Chapter 162 Returning to Beijing
Director Cao shook his head, still looking cryptic, "You'll see this gift when you return to Beijing. You'll like it."
Lin Yuanshu was not reassured by Director Cao's words. She pursed her lips and, seeing that Director Cao was unwilling to reveal anything, she decided to ask in a different way.
She tentatively said, "Director Cao, to be honest, I'm quite surprised. I didn't expect you to prepare a gift for me. It's a pity I found out too late and couldn't prepare one in advance. I'm really curious about this gift. Why didn't you give it to me in person, but instead sent it to Beijing? I really can't figure it out."
Director Cao thought of the letter he had sent out yesterday and touched his nose guiltily; that thing could be considered a "gift."
Although he seemed to give up easily, he still felt quite regretful, feeling sorry that Lin Yuanshu could not go to work at the Xiangcheng Research Institute.
He truly admired Lin Yuanshu's abilities. Some people might only be able to conduct in-depth research on one type of drug their entire lives, but Lin Yuanshu could achieve remarkable results no matter what type of drug she came into contact with. It seemed that for her, the type of drug was completely unimportant; as long as it was a drug, she could research it.
He coughed lightly twice and said, "You don't need to worry too much. This matter is definitely a good thing for you, not a bad thing."
Lin Yuanshu nodded thoughtfully. It seemed that the gift was not a real item, but rather something that Director Cao had done for her. It was not advisable to inquire about it further.
She thought it over and over, and finally gave up trying to get Director Cao to talk. She decided to let things take their course. As the saying goes, when soldiers come, generals will block them; when water comes, earth will dam it. Since Director Cao said it was a good thing, there shouldn't be any major problems. Director Cao is a pretty reliable person.
One should always try to be optimistic.
Afterwards, Lin Yuanshu chatted with Director Cao for more than half an hour before leaving the office.
Two days later, the comrades at the research site boarded the ship to go home. Lin Yuanshu stood at the bow of the ship, looking in the direction of the research site. The days at the research site were a precious memory for her.
Although the environment was difficult and the conditions were rudimentary, it felt good to help patients, especially when they expressed their gratitude, which made me feel that my efforts were worthwhile.
When she returns to Beijing, she will face new challenges. After all, the college entrance examination will only be held for a few months, and she needs to plan her future carefully.
At the same time, Director Huang received a letter from Director Cao. He looked at the letter with a puzzled expression. He wasn't familiar with Director Cao at all! Why would he send him a letter? Could it be that something happened to Lin Yuanshu?
Thinking of this, he quickly opened the letter and read it at a glance. In the letter, Director Cao mentioned that the research center was about to be disbanded and that he was planning to poach Lin Yuanshu's talent. He also apologized to him insincerely, saying that he would not waste Lin Yuanshu's talent.
He slammed the letter heavily on his desk in anger. Back then, he had poached Lin Yuanshu from the First Research Institute to get him into his fold, and he didn't want to experience the taste of being poached himself.
He had said all of the things that Director Cao said to Director Yu. It's true what they say, what goes around comes around.
He knew that Director Cao was still up to no good and had never given up trying to poach his employees. He just hoped that Lin Yuanshu would not be deceived by Director Cao.
Director Huang took a deep breath and paced back and forth in his office, trying to calm himself down. But the more he walked, the more agitated he became. After reading the letter, he couldn't calm down at all. Director Cao really knew how to make things difficult for him.
He sat back down in his chair, called his assistant in, and asked, "Have you received any letters or telegrams from Comrade Lin Yuanshu recently?"
The assistant nodded without hesitation and said with a smile, "Yes! I must say, you and Comrade Lin Yuanshu are really in sync. She just sent a telegram not long ago saying that the research center has been disbanded and she is preparing to return to Beijing. Comrade Lin Yuanshu is really amazing. She was able to persevere to the end in that kind of environment. I thought she would not be able to stand it and would return to Beijing early!"
Most of the colleagues at the research institute thought that Lin Yuanshu would not be able to persevere in that environment, but the result was truly unexpected.
Director Huang breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing his assistant's words. Returning to Beijing meant there was still room for maneuver. If Lin Yuanshu had gone to work in Xiangcheng without saying a word, then there would have been no way to stop him.
He raised an eyebrow and said seriously, "Ambitious people don't give up easily. Can you contact Comrade Lin Yuanshu now?"
The assistant frowned and said, "It's a bit difficult. She's too far away from us now, and there's too much uncertainty. I don't even know if she's boarded the train! Has something happened to Comrade Lin Yuanshu?"
Director Huang instructed with a serious expression, "Since you can't contact Comrade Lin Yuanshu, then go and find out which train she's taking and how long it will take her to arrive in Beijing. You can manage that, right? I'll be picking her up at the train station."
His last sentence was also an answer to his assistant's question; he was unwilling to reveal the matter of Lin Yuanshu and Director Cao until things were settled.
He still trusted Lin Yuanshu to some extent. After chatting with his assistant for a while, he had completely calmed down. Thinking about it carefully, Lin Yuanshu wasn't the kind of person who would betray someone after using them.
Sensing the displeasure in Director Huang's voice, the assistant immediately patted his chest and assured him, "Yes, I'll go investigate right now and make sure it won't delay your work."
Director Huang nodded in satisfaction and waved to his assistant, indicating that the assistant could leave the office.
Seeing this, the assistant left the office without hesitation and hurried down the corridor, preparing to rush to the train station to ask the staff. Luckily, he knew someone at the train station, otherwise he really wouldn't know how to handle today's matter.
Because he was thinking about these random things, he accidentally bumped into Deputy Director Liu, and the two of them fell to the ground.
He quickly got up and apologized to Deputy Director Liu, who was known in the institute for being petty.
Deputy Director Liu stood up, brushed the dust off his clothes with one hand, and pushed up his glasses with the other. He said irritably, "Why are you in such a hurry? What are you rushing to do?"
He didn't say the following sentence, "Reincarnation is too harsh."
The assistant hurriedly explained, "Director Huang asked me to check Comrade Lin Yuanshu's train schedule back to Beijing. I was worried that the train station staff would be going home soon, so I ran a little too fast and didn't notice you. I'm really sorry."
Upon hearing this, Deputy Director Liu was overjoyed and said, "Comrade Lin Yuanshu is going back to Beijing! This is truly great news. The original is coming back. I want to see if that copycat can still be so arrogant."
Since Wu Qin came to the research institute, his fondness for Lin Yuanshu has skyrocketed, and he hates Wu Qin's arrogant gaze.
He had also caused Wu Qin to suffer a few minor losses, but Wu Qin still looked at him with that disdainful gaze, which made him very angry.
If it weren't for the Minister of Health and Director Huang protecting Wu Qin, he would have found a way to drive her out of the research institute long ago. How could he let Wu Qin continue to be arrogant in front of him?
The assistant took a deep breath, wishing he could go deaf and not hear anything, but he couldn't. So he could only pretend that he hadn't heard anything.
Deputy Director Liu didn't take a mere assistant seriously. If he cared, he wouldn't have spoken so arrogantly. He said softly, "Then go ahead and get busy! I won't keep you any longer. If you find Comrade Lin Yuanshu's train timetable, don't forget to let me know."
The assistant readily agreed, "No problem. Are you also going to pick up Comrade Lin Yuanshu?"
After all, this wasn't something that couldn't be revealed. If he refused, it would only anger Deputy Director Liu and make the matter bigger.
"Also? Who else is going to pick them up? Director Huang?" Deputy Director Liu asked, frowning.
"Yes," the assistant nodded in reply.
Deputy Director Liu couldn't help but reveal a bright smile, and said confidently, "Since Director Huang has gone to pick her up, it wouldn't be right for me not to go. Comrade Lin Yuanshu is now a great contributor to our institute! She deserves such a grand reception."
He wouldn't mind promoting Lin Yuanshu to suppress Wu Qin; he'd prefer the two of them to fight like dogs so he could reap the benefits.
The assistant glanced cautiously at Deputy Director Liu. He had a feeling that Deputy Director Liu had ulterior motives, but this was not his business. He would talk to Director Huang about it and let Director Huang decide what to do.
He was merely following orders, not in command.
Time quickly came to the day Lin Yuanshu returned to Beijing.
Inside the Dongfanghong Research Institute, Mas deliberately walked ahead of Wu Qin and was the first to push open the door and enter the laboratory.
He glanced at Wu Qin behind him, and after confirming that she had followed, he said to his team members in the lab, "I heard some fantastic news! Comrade Lin Yuanshu returned to Beijing today. Director Huang and Deputy Director Liu went to pick her up. I wonder if she'll take over our project when she gets back. Although I used to dislike Comrade Lin Yuanshu, I have to admit that her work ability is far superior to Comrade Wu Qin's. If Comrade Lin Yuanshu hadn't gone to the epidemic area, this project wouldn't have been given to Comrade Wu Qin..."
Mas's voice grew louder and louder, without any attempt to conceal it. Everyone in the lab heard him and couldn't help but look at him, admiring his courage to say such things.
One of the team members patted Mas on the arm and whispered a warning: "Don't you want to stay in this project team anymore? How dare you talk to Team Leader Wu like that? If she hears you, she'll make you regret it."
Mas chuckled lightly and said confidently, "I'm not talking nonsense, I'm just stating the facts. Comrade Wu Qin shouldn't be so petty. Back then, when I spoke ill of Comrade Lin Yuanshu, he didn't target me. Do you think Comrade Wu Qin is more petty than Comrade Lin Yuanshu? You clearly think the same as me, that if Comrade Lin Yuanshu had been in charge of this project team, we would have completed the task long ago."
It wasn't that he wanted to target Wu Qin, but rather that this was a task assigned to him by Deputy Director Liu: to belittle Wu Qin, elevate Lin Yuanshu, and ideally make Wu Qin dislike Lin Yuanshu. He was simply following orders.
Having suffered a great loss last time, he has matured a lot now and knows to be careful and cautious, and will no longer boast about his relationship with Deputy Director Liu.
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