Sixty-five stars
It wasn't until three in the afternoon that Lin Tang woke up in a daze. She subconsciously reached for her phone, which she habitually placed by the bed, to see if there was any important news. After all, Dean Zhang and the others must have seen the broadcast.
However, she scanned back and forth several times but didn't find her phone.
She sat up and found the bedside table was empty.
Just as he was about to get out of bed and search, Feng Chibai suddenly came over and asked calmly, "What are you looking for?"
Lin Tang lifted up his pillow and replied, "Where's my phone?"
Feng Chibai panicked for a moment, but he remained calm: "Don't worry about work, let's eat first."
She hadn't eaten anything since last night. Now that he mentioned it, she felt a vague pang of hunger. Hearing that, she understood that his phone was with her. While she had no idea what he was going to do with it, she didn't dwell on it for now and followed him to the dining table to eat.
After eating and drinking, she relaxed, was stunned for a while, and started to ask Feng Chibai for her cell phone again.
But Feng Chibai still didn't answer her, he just said: "You are too tired, take a rest."
Lin Tang pursed her lips, feeling something was amiss, but she couldn't quite place what was wrong. So she said, "Why are you acting so strange? Aren't you afraid that if I sleep too much now, I'll start to bother you and can't fall asleep at night?"
Feng Chibai said calmly: "It is allowed today."
"Why are you taking my phone, regardless of whether you allow it or not?" The more he refused to give it to her, the more she wanted it.
So Feng Chibai said frankly: "No, your phone is out of battery, I put it in the study to charge it."
Lin Tang said "oh". She didn't have the habit of playing with her phone while charging, so she didn't ask any more questions.
She settled down, took out a few books from her suitcase, and sat on the sofa in the living room, flipping through them boredly. Suddenly, she stood up again and walked towards a place in silence.
"Where are you going?" Feng Chibai noticed her actions and asked suddenly.
Lin Tang frowned in confusion: "Going to the bathroom, why are you so nervous?"
Feng Chibai said calmly: "You misunderstood."
He then lowered his head, waited for her to walk a few steps away, and then followed her back again. Seeing that she was just as she said, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
However, she had been gone for a long time, and Feng Chibai felt something was amiss, a sense of unease creeping in. He narrowed his eyes, abruptly stood up, and strode towards the study.
The moment he saw the door was ajar, the hanging boulder fell heavily, and he hurriedly pushed the door open.
The moment the view of the room opened before him, the person in the room also looked up at him because they heard the door open. The screen of the phone in her hand was still lit, and the light and shadow cast on her face. Her eyes were red, and she could not hide the shock in her eyes.
The next second, the broken tear line fell down.
It was not until this moment that she vaguely understood what Milson had meant.
He was indeed reminding her that if she didn't do as they said, if she hadn't made the last-minute flight change last night, then there would only be one way for her and everyone else to return.
"Lin Tang, this has nothing to do with you!"
Feng Chibai walked quickly up to her and held her shoulders tightly, fearing that she would fall down in the next second.
But Lin Tang gritted his teeth and said nothing, just kept shaking his head, his face wet, and he breathed in and out sobbingly.
Feng Chibai wiped the tears that fell from her face with his big palm and whispered, "Lin Tang, calm down. Your choice is not wrong!"
This time, the person in front of him finally spoke: "But they are innocent!"
"But you are innocent too!" Feng Chibai's words even overwhelmed her previous cry. His phoenix eyes looked at her with heartache, and he lowered his voice: "The fault lies with those who schemed so hard."
He hugged Lin Tang, clearly feeling her thin, trembling body, and the hot breath spraying on him through the layer of cloth. He put his palms firmly on her waist.
The person in his arms cried until she was almost collapsed, even more than the day he learned that Grandma Lin didn't have much time left. Her breathing became increasingly intermittent, as if she was about to faint in the next second.
She tugged at his sleeve, trying to find a foothold, and panting, she dialed Dean Zhang's number with one hand.
The moment the call was answered, the person on the other end seemed to understand the purpose of her call. Before she could even speak, he soothed her, "Lin Tang, the cause of the plane crash is still under investigation. Don't overthink it. You've worked hard lately. You should have a good rest today."
Even if everyone has a vague guess in their hearts, without evidence, they can only say it is an accident.
Fearing that she would feel guilty, Dean Zhang said a lot to her. After all, she was the person he had cultivated, and he couldn't bear to see her fall into a painful struggle, so he could only try his best to comfort her.
But after hanging up the phone, her tears still couldn't stop falling. She couldn't help but think about it, and she couldn't help but distance herself from it.
A feeling of suffocation enveloped her.
She cried and said, "What about their families..."
She can empathize most deeply with the pain of losing a loved one.
Even in my heart I began to blame myself.
Feng Chibai hugged her tightly and whispered softly but forcefully in her ear, "Don't worry, the country will provide assistance. If it's not enough, the Feng family is also willing to provide help."
However, Lin Tang could not hear anything and kept muttering, "I'm sorry... I'm sorry..."
Her mind was blank, her body on standby, unable to react. Her ears rang and her head swelled, tears streaming down her face. She cried until she was exhausted and fell asleep.
*
However, when I woke up the next day, public opinion began to develop in a bad direction.
Last night, the families of the victims dug out information about the seven scientific researchers boarding the plane from somewhere and learned that they had returned on the Feng family's private plane. They immediately began to condemn the Feng family for disregarding human life and that they only cared about the lives of these great scientists and not the lives of ordinary people.
As public opinion fermented, netizens began to dig up news of Feng Chibai and Lin Tang's marriage. Online comments were rapidly polarized. Some saw the Feng family as a typical capitalist, ignoring people with no connection or interest to them. However, others felt the Feng family was not wrong to act this way. After all, without knowing about the plane crash, they had no obligation to escort them back home.
At two o'clock in the morning, actor Su Yu posted a message on the tree hole: I was not wrong about what happened at that time.
This brief statement was quickly interpreted by her fans as a sign of a conspiracy behind the replacement of the M9+ product spokesperson. Someone re-checked the video of the press conference and discovered that Lin Tang was also present.
So everyone started to speculate that Su Yu, unaware that Feng Zong was married, had simply wanted to talk to him as if he were meeting his idol, but was replaced because his wife was too jealous. Netizens simply stated their speculation, but they didn't expect Su Yu to reply to such a comment with a crying emoji, tacitly acknowledging the truth of this situation.
For a time, her fans stood up for her, rose up in rebellion, and organized themselves to attack the comment section of Yunhe Company's official account.
But at four o'clock in the morning, Wen Yuting, the eldest daughter of the Wen family, angrily posted a message: I'm really sorry, you are not innocent. I don't know what your intention is to add fuel to the fire at this time.
The content directly tagged Su Yu.
Without exception, Su Yu's fans also turned their attention to her. However, Wen Yuting had the foresight to close all the comments and private messages on Shudong before posting that content.
Throughout the night, Shudong became a hot search topic and this news could be seen everywhere on major media platforms.
Lin Tang naturally saw it.
On the way Feng Chibai sent her to the research institute, she leaned against the window in a depressed mood, staring blankly at the scenery passing by outside the window.
She pursed her lips tightly, her eyes moist and hot. After hesitating for a moment, she lowered her eyes and said to the person next to her, "I'm sorry."
It has caused trouble for the Feng family.
It also caused him trouble.
But Feng Chibai said calmly: "Don't worry, if the Feng family is affected by this little bit of public opinion, then there is no need for me to fight for the inheritance rights anymore."
After all, a foundation that can be blown down by the wind is like a hot potato, and you never know when it will cause you trouble.
Moreover, in the business world, public opinion is common, sometimes even worse, and the Feng family has long been accustomed to it.
He held Lin Tang's hand, trying to reassure her: "Don't think too much."
Lin Tang's vision began to blur, but he ultimately chose not to say anything.
After arriving at the research institute, Dean Zhang held a meeting with all the people who were traveling to Country M this time.
In the vast conference hall, he sat at the front, facing everyone, and said solemnly, "I'm so glad you all returned safely. Both countries are working together to investigate the cause of the plane crash. However, the reasons are so complex that I'm afraid it will be difficult to reach a conclusion."
He glanced at Lin Tang and continued, "Regarding the four people who died, you don't need to blame yourselves too much. You didn't fly the plane, and the accident wasn't caused by you. Whether it was a natural disaster or a man-made disaster, it has nothing to do with you. The country will comfort the families of the victims and provide them with some assistance."
None of them had expected this to happen, and they were all saddened by the outcome. But since it had already happened, they didn't have the ability to travel through time and space to go back and change everything. They could only adjust their emotions first, and then try to take measures to avoid the next crisis.
After a moment of silence, Dean Zhang continued, "Because this incident is unique, and for everyone's safety, we need to install a positioning system on your phones so that we can detect any abnormalities and deal with them in a timely manner."
He didn't give a specific explanation, but everyone knew it.
They have seen the public opinion that has been going on from last night to this morning. There are people with extreme emotions in this world. If they are taken advantage of by someone with ulterior motives and temporarily lose their mind and do inappropriate things, they will be able to detect it in time.
He raised his hand and gestured to the person near the door, who immediately walked out. Not long after, several plainclothes police officers walked in.
The moment she saw Yu Jingming, Lin Tang was stunned. She hadn't looked very well since yesterday. The combination of days of exhaustion and yesterday's breakdown had left her feeling a bit drained.
Yu Jingming noticed it, and as he took her phone and helped her operate it, he said softly, "Sui Sui, you look very tired."
Lin Tang said weakly, "Really? Maybe I didn't get enough rest after running around for the past few days."
The positioning system is still in its trial phase and hasn't been officially released to the public yet, so the process is somewhat complicated and requires them to plot their daily movements on a map. Director Zhang advised them not to venture out during this period. If they stray from the system's recorded path, they should report it in advance and treat it as a special case. Police will then promptly respond to protect them.
After completing the data entry, Yu Jingming returned the phone to Lin Tang and said softly, "Our Suisui is a very talented astronomer. We finally solved a difficult and large project. Can we relax and have a good rest for a few days?"
Lin Tang forced a smile: "Maybe."
The main purpose of this meeting was to install the positioning system in their mobile phones. After everyone had completed the operation, Lin Tang walked towards the office.
On the way, Yu Jingming would say a few words to tease her from time to time.
When they reached a place, they stopped tacitly.
Ying Yu was standing not far ahead. The moment he saw Lin Tang, he couldn't help crying.
This was the first time he had seen Lin Tang in person in these days. He couldn't explain where his emotions came from, but he couldn't control them.
Lin Tang walked up to him, stroked the corner of his eye with his finger, frowned and asked, "Why are you crying?"
Ying Yu kept shaking his head: "I don't know... I just want to cry..."
And the longer he looked at her, the more he couldn't suppress this emotion.
Lin Tang patted his head gently and whispered, "Crybaby."
Yu Jingming also came over and took out a pack of tissues from his pocket and handed it to him.
Being watched by outsiders, Ying Yuzong felt a little embarrassed. He lowered his head and said to Lin Tang sullenly, "I'll go back to my post first."
After he left, someone suddenly came over and called Yu Jingming, saying that Dean Zhang wanted to see him for something urgent, so Lin Tang went back to the office alone.
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