Chapter 19 Dislike is an Instinct
Ling Wei stopped abruptly, looked up abruptly, and her clear eyes were now filled with undisguised disgust.
You Jingxuan's outstretched hand froze in mid-air. Even with his calm and composed nature, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, as if his fingertips had been burned by that gaze.
The next second, Ling Wei raised her hand and slapped his hand away with a crisp "smack".
Without another glance at him, she quickly disappeared behind the door at the other end of the laboratory.
You Jingxuan's fingertips still felt slightly numb from being slapped open. He looked at the resolute departing figure, his eyes filled with disbelief and astonishment.
He was so angry he laughed.
This was the first time in his life he had been so openly disliked, and he was even a little uncomfortable with it.
A few days later, Ling Wei's team received a politely worded notification from the secretary of Huayou Group: in order to help President You understand the core data of the project more "clearly"—after all, he is "not in the industry"—the data provider, Dr. Ling Wei, was required to submit a detailed written explanation within two days.
Ha, he doesn't have a professional team to analyze it?
They're deliberately making things difficult for people.
The system asked curiously, "Host, why do you hate Brother You? He's so capable. With his help, we could have resolved the issues from back then, including the Xu family's situation. Why not just tell him that it was because of Xu Ziqi last time?"
"Who said I hate him?" Ling Wei raised an eyebrow.
You Jingxuan is a sane businessman. He has no relation to her, so why would he risk everything for her and stab his own ally in the back? She doesn't have that kind of charm.
He wouldn't even take his younger brother's request seriously.
not to mention--
To cover their tracks, the Xu family not only removed Xu Ziqi from the blame but also made her a scapegoat. Afterwards, they completely suppressed the bullying incident, turning it into an accidental fight between classmates, and the reason for her transfer is now impossible to verify.
If she were to meet Xu Ziqi directly, she wouldn't be confident she could easily defeat her.
Instead of bickering and exchanging acting blows with Xu Ziqi, let's make the fire burn even brighter. Whoever makes the claim bears the burden of proof—I'm too lazy to provide evidence anyway.
The system suddenly realized that the host's current actions were all aimed at arousing the other party's curiosity and subtly planting a trap for Xu Ziqi!
When Ling Wei, having worked 48 hours straight and sporting heavy dark circles under her eyes, stood downstairs at the imposing "Huayou Group" building, it was already the appointed day for the Q&A session.
She was led by Secretary Wang to the private elevator, watching the floor numbers jump until they finally stopped at the top floor—where the president's office was located.
Secretary Wang smiled and said, "Ms. Ling, President You hopes to hear your answers in person."
Ling Wei smiled slightly: A helper, hasn't she delivered herself to my doorstep? The truth I found out myself carries far more weight than what she says.
In the spacious and bright conference room, Huayou's core senior executives, who were in charge of the "Young Seedling Project," gathered together.
Ling Wei sat in the main seat and turned on her dedicated high-performance text-to-speech device. With smooth gestures and precise keyboard typing, the device immediately converted her "words" into clear and steady electronic voices, efficiently dominating this professional defense.
You Jingxuan sat to the side, listening with a relaxed and elegant posture, his slender fingers occasionally tapping the tablet.
He pulled up Ling Wei's more detailed information, and paused slightly when his gaze swept over the record of "transferring schools after taking a year off due to health reasons".
A vague thought flashed through his mind—he had worked for several months at the branch office in Ling Wei's hometown years ago, could it be... that they had crossed paths?
However, I could not find any trace of it in my memory.
At that time, he was surrounded by many beautiful women, but Ling Wei was probably still in school.
He deliberately asked a few slightly tricky questions in an attempt to gauge her reaction.
Ling Wei didn't even lift her eyelashes at him, her eyes lowered as she focused on operating the equipment, her electronic voice steady and calm, as if he were just an insignificant background figure.
You Jingxuan picked up the bone china coffee cup beside him, took a small sip, and suppressed the unfamiliar feeling of unease in his heart.
The matter couldn't be clearer: he, You Jingxuan, had somehow managed to completely offend his younger brother's girlfriend, at some point in time.
This "achievement"... only made him more and more curious.
After the Q&A session ended, everyone dispersed.
As Ling Wei packed up her equipment and stood up, You Jingxuan's cold voice came from behind her: "Miss Ling, please wait."
Ling Wei did not stop walking.
“I’m very curious,” You Jingxuan stepped forward and stood in front of her, his height giving him an invisible sense of pressure, but his tone remained calm on the surface, “What exactly did I do to make Miss Ling so… unfriendly? And even involve Hoshino.”
Ling Wei stopped, looked down at her phone screen and quickly typed, then held it up:
[Mr. You've misunderstood; nothing of the sort happened.]
"Really?" You Jingxuan clearly didn't believe him. He took out his tablet and pulled up the surveillance footage from that day in the courtyard corridor—in the video, Ling Wei's face was deathly pale, her eyes filled with terror, as she fled in panic. He turned the screen towards her. "Then how do you explain this?"
The moment Ling Wei's gaze fell on the screen, her pupils suddenly contracted, her already pale face drained of all color, and her body swayed almost imperceptibly.
The next second, she suddenly and unexpectedly fell backward.
With quick reflexes, You Jingxuan stretched out his long arm and steadily pulled the person into his embrace.
The girl was so light that you could feel her slight trembling through her thin clothes.
He frowned, immediately scooped her up in his arms, and strode towards the top-tier lounge connected to his office, ordering in a deep voice, "Call the medical team!"
The elite medical team from the top echelon of the You family arrived quickly.
Examination results: The brief fainting caused by extreme fatigue and low blood sugar is not serious and requires rest.
Ling Wei slowly woke up. You Jingxuan was sitting on the sofa not far away. When he saw her wake up, he got up and walked over.
His posture remained elegant, but his tone carried an undeniable force: "Miss Ling is awake? Now, can you give me an explanation? I need to give Hoshino an explanation."
Ling Wei gripped the silky thin blanket tightly, her knuckles turning white, then slowly loosened her grip.
She fumbled for her phone, her fingertips trembling almost imperceptibly, and slowly but firmly typed:
For your brother's sake, and for yours, please stop asking.
You Jingxuan's brows furrowed into a deep frown, his eyes darkening: "What do you mean?" This question not only failed to provide an answer, but instead, like a stone thrown into a deep pool, stirred up even more ripples.
Ling Wei stopped responding and threw off the covers to get out of bed.
"You haven't explained yourself clearly yet!" You Jingxuan subconsciously reached out and grabbed her wrist, unconsciously increasing the pressure.
Ling Wei struggled violently. She had just woken up and was weak. In her struggle, he pulled her off balance and she stumbled.
Afraid she would fall, You Jingxuan instinctively tried to pull her up, but his foot got caught and he also began to lose his balance.
"Bang!"
The two of them fell back onto the bed together, with the man's tall body firmly on top of them.
You Jingxuan was completely unprepared for things to turn out this way. His nose was instantly filled with the fragrance of her hair, and beneath him was an incredible softness.
However, before he could even process this chaotic sensory overload—
Excruciating pain!
You Jingxuan groaned instantly, cold sweat pouring out, and he curled up and fell to the side, clutching the painful spot.
Ling Wei was also stunned. She straightened her bent knees. Oh no! That was just an instinctive reaction in a moment of panic.
System: "Ah~~~ Although I don't understand it, the host must have a deeper meaning behind this (*^▽^*)"
Ling Wei: ...Although her actions were more or less intentional, but this—
It's true, it's a real accident.
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