Chapter 90 I Don’t Hate You Anymore
Sure enough, when he heard this answer, Shen Lai was not surprised at all.
She clenched her fingers. "What did he make you do?"
Qin Qifeng shrank his neck. "He paid me to mix substandard impurities into a specific batch of artificial joint material. Then he found several patients who had used that batch of products and paid them a large sum of money to file a class action lawsuit, creating massive negative publicity for the Shen Group."
Unexpectedly, one of the patients died of a sudden heart attack. Han Xinjie took this opportunity to bribe the other party's family and blame the cause of death on Shen Lingzhen.
Shen Lai was breathing rapidly. No wonder those patients suddenly came to him. It turned out that it was all Han Xinjie's instructions.
But Shen Lai didn't understand what good this would do for Han Xinjie. If the Shen Group collapsed, she, the vice president, would not have a good ending either.
Shen Lai's throat was dry, "Why did he do this?"
Qin Qifeng whispered, "Han Xinjie has coveted the position of chairman for a long time, but with your father around, he can only be second in command. So he secretly reached an agreement with a foreign competitor, promising to sell Shen Group's core technology at a low price if the deal is successful."
Shen Lai's heart sank little by little, because Han Xinjie's greed and evil thoughts not only destroyed the Shen Group, but also caused her family to be broken up.
Pei Jingyan looked at Chen Lai standing there quietly. Her eyes were empty and pale, like a transparent vase beside the dining table, which could be shattered with just a slight push.
A hand suddenly wrapped around his shoulder. Shen Lai felt the familiar warmth and slowly turned his head to meet Pei Jingyan's calm and steady gaze. "Are you okay?"
Shen Lai's eyelashes trembled slightly, she shook her head and whispered, "I'm fine."
Pei Jingyan stared at Shen Lai's face, his voice reassuringly calm, "Now that we have evidence, your father can clear his name this time."
Shen Lai felt a little sore in the tip of his nose and nodded.
She had been waiting for this day for half a year, and finally it came.
After the assistant took Qin Qifeng away, Shen Lai looked up at Pei Jingyan with an unnatural expression, "Thank you."
If it weren't for Pei Jingyan, she wouldn't know how long it would take to find evidence on her own.
Pei Jingyan put his big hand on Shen Lai's head and rubbed it. It was unclear whether it was a joke or a sarcasm. "You are suddenly so polite. I am a little uncomfortable with it."
Shen Lai retorted angrily, "You make it seem like I'm being rude."
Pei Jingyan raised his eyebrows playfully, "Have you ever been polite to me? I remember that before, you would just roll your eyes and walk away when you saw me."
The old things were brought up again, and Shen Lai felt a little embarrassed. "Then when you saw me, did you treat me like air? How dare you say that to me?"
Pei Jingyan raised the corner of his mouth, "Someone dislikes me so much, should I take the initiative to get close to him?"
Shen Lai choked, but had to admit that Pei Jingyan was telling the truth.
If Pei Jingyan had approached her to talk in the past, she would have definitely ignored him.
Shen Lai coughed lightly, "That's all in the past."
Pei Jingyan's eyes were filled with a hint of amusement. "Miss Chen, what you mean is that you don't hate me as much now?"
Shen Lai's body stiffened imperceptibly. She slowly raised her eyes and looked at Pei Jingyan, who was also looking at her. His bottomless pupils seemed to be able to suck people in.
Her heartbeat inexplicably accelerated, and she quickly looked away, tugged at the corner of her clothes with her fingers, and whispered, "I no longer hate you."
Shen Lai raised his eyebrows playfully and deliberately leaned closer and said, "What did you say? I didn't hear clearly."
Shen Lai's ears felt hot. She felt that Pei Jingyan must have done it on purpose. She pushed his strong chest away angrily and said, "It doesn't matter if you didn't hear it clearly."
The next second, his wrist was tightly grasped.
Chen Lai was stunned and looked at Pei Jingyan in confusion.
Pei Jingyan locked his gaze with Shen Lai's eyes, with unfathomable emotions surging in them, "Do you really not hate me anymore?"
Shen Lai pursed his lips and said after a few seconds of silence: "You are so good to me, but I still hate you. Doesn't it make me seem too conscienceless?"
Pei Jingyan let out a deep laugh from his throat, which sounded quite pleasant.
He then let go of Shen Lai's hand and nodded slightly, "Let's go to the police station now?"
Shen Lai nodded. He had finally caught the mastermind behind the scenes, so of course he couldn't let him get away.
When the two arrived at the police station, Han Xinjie was also brought there. The moment he saw Qin Qifeng, his legs went weak and he collapsed to the ground.
He knew that the things he had done in the past could no longer be concealed.
That night, the term "the real murderer of the Shen Group" became a hot search on Weibo.
Only then did netizens realize that the events of the Shen Group were originally planned by Han Xinjie, the vice president, and Shen Lingzhen was framed.
[Fuck, didn't Shen Lingzhen go to jail for nothing?!]
[Is this guy even human? I suggest physically castrating this scumbag!]
[I remember Chen Lai was criticized for this incident right after her debut? Now, can those who criticized her come out and kowtow and apologize?]
[Chen Lai is so unlucky. Her father was framed and imprisoned, her family went bankrupt, and her boyfriend was taken away by her best friend. Who could be more miserable than her?]
[I can't take it anymore. I feel sorry for Shen Lai. I've never seen such an unlucky female celebrity. It seems like even her breathing is wrong.]
[I'd like to apologize to Shen Lai first. I scolded her before because of the Shen Group. Now that I think about it, I'm such a worthless person!!!]
The incident involving Shen Lingzhen caused a huge uproar, and even the Weibo post where Shen Lai was blacklisted by the entire network was dug out. For a time, the public opinion on the Internet took a sharp turn, and Shen Lai's Weibo gained hundreds of thousands of followers, with comments below all supporting her.
Early the next morning, Shen Lai arrived at the prison gate and waited.
She paced on the spot, looking towards the prison door, her face full of tension.
Soon, the two prison gates opened and a familiar figure appeared at the door.
Shen Lai's eyes lit up and he ran over quickly, "Dad!"
As soon as Shen Lingzhen heard the voice, he was rushed into his arms. Looking at Shen Lai in front of him, he almost didn't recognize him for a moment, "Lai Lai?"
"Dad, it's me." Shen Lai's nose felt sore, and he tried hard to restrain his tears from falling. "You finally came out."
But in just half a year, Shen Lingzhen seemed to have aged by ten years, with white hair and wrinkles at the corners of his eyes. He no longer had the same glory as before.
Shen Lai's chest felt sore, "Dad, you look haggard."
Shen Lingzhen smiled and touched Shen Lai’s hair, “Silly child, it’s all over.”
Shen Lai sniffed, "You're right, it's all in the past."
She adjusted her mood and forced a smile, "By the way, you must be missing your mother. I'll take you to the hospital to see her now."
"Mom doesn't know you're out of jail yet. If she knew, she would be so happy."
Shen Lingzhen smiled and nodded, "Okay."
On the way to the hospital, Shen Lingzhen said, "By the way, Lai Lai, I heard that you found the evidence this time."
Hearing this, Shen Lai paused. Looking at her father's curious expression, she hesitated for a few seconds and stammered, "It wasn't me who found the evidence. Pei Jingyan found it."
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