Chapter 431: Rejection
He rarely spoke in such a tone that was almost like a scoundrel.
Lin Rushang bit her lip for a long time, then quickly moved closer to the screen and gave a soft "boo" in front of the camera, her cheeks so red that blood seemed to be dripping out.
The man on the other side of the screen chuckled softly, his eyes and brows tinged with smiles, and even his cold and hard aura softened. "Okay, I won't tease you anymore. Go see Eli tomorrow, and don't put too much pressure on yourself. If you really can't do it..."
"No, it's impossible." Lin Rushuang immediately interrupted him, her voice firm, "Yang Xin is still waiting for me."
He Tingchen looked at the stubbornness in her eyes and finally sighed: "Call me anytime if you have anything."
"knew."
After hanging up the video, Lin Rushang touched her hot cheeks, and her fingertips still retained the warmth of the fake kiss.
She took a deep breath, put her phone in her bag, turned around and picked up the medical record folder on the table - it contained Yang Xin's latest examination report, with key points marked on each page.
After watching it, I realized why Qin Yang and A Yao refused to eat.
"What are you two doing? Hurry up and eat. We'll take a taxi to Dr. Eli's house later."
Qin Yang held his chin and poked the steak on the plate with his knife and fork boredly.
"I just ate dog food and I'm full all of a sudden."
Ah Yao also echoed: "Me too."
Lin Rushuang hit them on the head with a fork: "Can you two be more serious?"
A Yao and Qin Yang looked at each other and laughed softly.
After this topic was brought up, Qin Yang couldn't help but ask again.
"Ms. Lin, didn't we agree to go to the doctor's house tomorrow?"
Lin Rushuang frowned slightly. "If I don't go, I'm afraid I won't have enough time. Besides, the doctor's condition is very complicated. To be honest, I'm not very confident that I can convince him, so it's better to end it early."
Qin Yang nodded: "Okay, then let's go after we eat."
After the few people had eaten, they quickly took a taxi at the hotel entrance and headed to Eli's house before it got completely dark.
"The area where Dr. Eli lives used to be an old aristocratic area." A Yao, sitting in the passenger seat, turned around and said to her, "Brother Chen said that he basically didn't go out in the past few years, and his mother is the only one taking care of the family."
Qin Yang added, "We checked and found that Eli's mother would go out shopping on Wednesday afternoon. Today happens to be Wednesday, so Dr. Eli should be the only one at home."
Lin Rushuang nodded, but she felt unsure.
The taxi stopped in front of a villa covered with ivy.
The wrought iron gate was locked, and the copper bells on the doorposts were covered with a layer of green rust.
Lin Rushang pressed the doorbell, and after a long time she heard the sound of dragging footsteps coming from inside.
The access control camera turned around, and behind the lens were a pair of bloodshot eyes, looking at people with undisguised vigilance.
"Excuse me, is this Dr. Eli? I'm Lin Rushuang, and I'd like to talk to you..."
"Let's not talk about it." The man's voice was as hoarse as sandpaper grinding on wood, and he hung up the phone before she could finish.
The doorbell indicator light dimmed instantly, and the crisp sound of a wine glass falling to the ground was heard in the yard.
Lin Rushuang was stunned. A Yao frowned and said, "How about we come back another day?"
"Wait." She pulled out a prepared document bag from her bag. Inside was Yang Xin's photo and medical record summary. "Please ring the doorbell again and say... I just want to give this to you without delaying him too long."
The doorbell rang for a long time, and finally the door opened a crack.
A man in a gray wool sweater stood in the shadows, his hair messy like a bird's nest, his chin covered with stubble, and only his eyes, in the dim light, were surprisingly sharp.
"Put your things down and let's go." His eyes swept over the file bag in Lin Rushang's hand, without a trace of warmth.
"Dr. Eli," Lin Rushuang paused mid-air as she handed the envelope forward, her tone earnest, "I know you were sad about what happened five years ago, but my friend..."
"Shut up!" The man suddenly interrupted her, his eyes instantly bloodshot. "I've long since left the medical field. I know why you came to see me. I can't continue working in the medical field in my current state. Please leave."
But Lin Rushuang knew she couldn't back down. She stepped forward, "I know you didn't mean it. The metal fatigue cracks on those instruments are so severe that even the most sophisticated detectors can't detect them..."
"Get lost!" Eli took a step back, bumping into the flower stand behind him, and ceramic fragments fell to the ground. "Don't mention that again!"
The door slammed shut, and you could hear the sound of rummaging through drawers and cabinets from inside, as if someone was smashing something.
Lin Rushuang stood there, the file bag in her hand was squeezed out of shape.
Ah Yao held her arm and said, "Sister Rushuang, forget it. He's in this state..."
"Wait a little longer." She looked at the closed door and said softly, "He's alone now, he might need some time to calm down."
The three people stood at the door for nearly an hour, but there was no movement in the villa.
The sunlight passed over the copper bell on the doorpost. Lin Rushuang sighed and stuffed the document bag into the gap of the door: "Let's go back first."
On the way back to the hotel, no one spoke.
The taxi passed through the square in the city center. Pigeons flew up and down beside the fountain. Lin Rushang looked out the window and suddenly felt her eyes a little sore.
As soon as I walked into the hotel lobby, I saw Shen Muyan sitting on the sofa next to the front desk, holding an unlit cigarette between his fingers, his brows tightly knitted.
When he saw them come in, he immediately stood up and walked over quickly.
"I heard from the front desk that you guys left two hours ago. Did you go to see Eli?"
Lin Rushang nodded with a somewhat lonely look in her eyes.
He glanced at Lin Rushuang's face and immediately understood the answer, "Failed?"
Lin Rushuang nodded: "He was very emotional and it was impossible to communicate."
"Don't worry about that for now." Shen Muyan suddenly grabbed her wrist and pulled her to the corner, his voice lowered, "The news of your return has already reached the head office."
Shen Muyan scratched his hair irritably, "Anna just called me and said that she would hold you accountable. At the very least, you'd be suspended from work, and at the worst... you might be sued for leaking trade secrets."
A Yao and Qin Yang's expressions changed.
Lin Rushuang calmed down: "It's okay, I'll go and explain it to her. You can't avoid it if you don't want to."
"You can't go!" Shen Muyan immediately stopped her, "Anna is angry now. If you go, you will be trapped. I will handle this matter. I will say that I asked you to transfer the project, and I will take the responsibility."
"No." Lin Rushuang pushed his hand away, her tone firm, "I led the project, and the transfer was my decision. It has nothing to do with you."
"Are you stupid?" Shen Muyan was anxious. "Anna has disliked you for a long time, and she just wants to use this as an excuse to kick you out of the company! If you explain yourself now, isn't that the same as sticking your neck out for him to chop off?"
"That can't let you take the blame for me." Lin Rushuang raised her eyes and looked at him with a firm gaze, "Chen Muyan, you helped me a lot in the company before. I can't let you take such a big blame this time."
Shen Muyan looked at the stubbornness in her eyes, and suddenly remembered that she was like this in the laboratory many years ago. Even if the experiment failed more than a dozen times, she had to find out the problem in the dozens of times.
He opened his mouth, but swallowed the words that were about to come out, and then took out a USB flash drive from his pocket.
"Maybe this can help you then."
Lin Rushuang took the USB drive and felt the cool metal shell with her fingertips: "Thank you."
"What are you thanking me for?" Shen Muyan turned his face away, his tone a little awkward, "If you really fail, who will compete with me for the project?"
Lin Rushang couldn't help but smile, and the heaviness in her heart seemed to be relieved.
She looked up at the sign at the elevator entrance and took a deep breath: "Then I'll go upstairs to rest first, you should go back quickly too."
"Well, don't feel too burdened."
Shen Muyan patted her shoulder lightly and then left the hotel.
A Yao and the others looked at Lin Rushuang with some concern.
"Sister Rushuang..."
"It's okay, I'll take care of it. You two should keep an eye on Eli." Lin Rushang forced a smile from the corner of her lips, then turned and walked towards the elevator.
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