He tried to calm himself and asked, "Is there anything that can't be said after drinking? Or while drinking?"
Li Lin said, "Some things must be said when you are sober, otherwise, I can't tell which of your words are true and which are nonsense."
Lu Tao was stunned. He had a vague feeling that Li Lin seemed to know everything...
"Brother Lin...I..."
He opened his mouth but in the end no sound came out because something was on his mind, he felt guilty, he was panicking... he stuttered and didn't know how to start.
Li Lin stood up, pointed to the tea gift box on the tea cabinet, and said word by word, "Open it!"
Lu Tao trembled all over, and said with trembling lips, "Brother Lin, this..."
Li Lin said again in a cold tone, "Even if you don't open it, I know what it is. One of the boxes contains money, right? Such a big box must contain a lot of money... If it is foreign currency, it may be a sum that I can never earn in my lifetime... Taozi, am I right?"
Lu Tao looked at Li Lin in panic and explained quickly, "Yes... No... It's not what you think... I just want to express your gratitude to me over the years... I really don't mean anything else... Brother Lin... You have to believe me..."
Li Lin frowned slightly, his tone became even colder, "Taozi! Am I treating you well just for money? If you think so, it really makes me feel disappointed!"
Lu Tao explained again, "Brother Lin, you know I'm not that kind of person. You know the relationship between us can't be measured by money... I know it's wrong for me to do this, but there are only two of us in this room. In the eyes of outsiders, you just took two baskets of tea... Even if there is money in it, so what? I have money, my money is clean, I am willing to give it to you, who can say anything?"
Li Lin said angrily, "Do you mean to admit that there is money in it?"
Lu Tao was stunned and stammered, "I...I didn't..."
Li Lin pointed at his head and said, "Lu Tao, you disappoint me so much! What you did doesn't make you worthy of being a lawyer! I, Li Lin, have hands and feet, I have a salary, I don't need your support! Besides, do you really think I know nothing? Isn't the money in the box something Sun Ligui asked you to bribe me with?"
When Lu Tao heard Sun Ligui's name, his mind went blank. He never thought that Li Lin knew everything about this... Considering his clever behavior just now, he was just like a clown!
Lu Tao was also angry, "Li Lin, since you know who ordered me, you must also know that I was forced, right? I didn't expect you to be so determined. You didn't even ask why and just turned against me... You are disappointed, and so am I! Yes, I admit that I was wrong and I was disloyal... But Sun Ligui told me clearly that he just wanted you to vote for him during the project bidding, it's that simple! Even if I am disloyal, I don't think it has caused you much loss... But you are unwilling to tolerate even this little mistake, and you blame me and humiliate me... Li Lin, I misjudged you!"
It can be heard that Lu Tao was threatened by Sun Ligui and was forced to do such a stupid thing.
He looked at Lu Tao with a look of regret, only to see that Lu Tao became more and more excited as he spoke, his eyes were red and tears were glistening in the corners of his eyes...
Li Lin thought to himself, how much of an injustice must this guy have suffered? A grown man is crying?
Li Lin sighed. When he was angry just now, he wanted to ask Lu Tao to take the money and leave, and never meet again.
But seeing Lu Tao's cowardly look now, he softened his heart again...
He instantly recalled that when he first entered Handan University, the first friend he made was Lu Tao...
Because Lu Tao is from the provincial capital and is a big shot in school, but Li Lin is from another place and is honest, so he is often excluded and bullied...
When Lu Tao saw Li Lin being bullied, he stood up to speak for him, but was pinned to the ground and beaten... Li Lin was a skilled fighter, but he just didn't like using force to solve problems. When he saw Lu Tao being beaten for helping him, he couldn't just sit there and do nothing, so he could only protect Lu Tao behind him and fight against that group of people.
From then on, Li Lin became famous overnight and no one dared to bully him anymore. Lu Tao also became a well-behaved little boy hiding behind him and followed Li Lin's lead in everything.
The friendship between classmates is an indelible feeling!
Li Lin shook his head helplessly, and gradually softened his heart.
At this time, Lu Tao became more and more excited. He strode to Li Lin, his eyes red, and cried, "Do you know that Sun Ligui, that bastard, hurt me terribly? He used the honey trap to take nude photos of me and threatened me that if I didn't send you the money, he would expose me and sue me for rape...Brother Lin, I'm desperate! I really thought this matter would not have much impact on you, so I did such a stupid thing to you...Brother Lin, believe me, I have always valued our brotherhood..."
Li Lin could feel that Lu Tao was still the silly Lu Tao, the Lu Tao who was easily deceived!
Li Lin patted him on the shoulder and said, "You have your own difficulties, why didn't you tell me earlier? Why are you hiding it from me? When he set up a trap to harm you, you should have called me!"
Seeing that Li Lin's tone had softened, Lu Tao said with a moved face, "I...I feel so embarrassed, I'm afraid you'll laugh at me..."
Li Lin smiled helplessly, "I've seen enough of your embarrassing moments. Do you want me to help you recall how you sneaked into the girls' dormitory with your butt naked and were chased by the whole school? And..."
Lu Tao begged for mercy, "Okay, okay, brother, please stop talking... I feel embarrassed just thinking about it now, you know I'm thin-skinned..."
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