What is not yours will never be yours
The bidding actually started at the end of June, and everything was proceeding in an orderly manner. In his busy schedule, Tao Xingye couldn't help but complain that Lin Yu was really good at bragging.
He clearly didn't do anything wrong, but they still lied to him and said that he did. However, he was smart and didn't believe it in the first place, so it can't be considered that he was deceived, right?
The clarification meeting was on July 5th, and Tao Xingye had a rare moment of free time on the evening of the 4th, so he went back to the old house. Tao Xinghai was sitting in the living room playing games, so he casually invited him to join in a few games.
"Okay." Tao Xingye threw his phone away and sat next to his brother, "Go over there, your brother and I will sit in the middle." Tao Xingye kicked Tao Xinghai away domineeringly, and just as he got into the state with the handle, the phone in his pocket kept ringing.
"Boss Tao, something happened."
When Tao Xingye arrived at the police station, his dejected mood was horrifying. Lin Yu sat in the holding cell, handcuffed. There was no moment more utterly miserable than that.
Zhang Songge and other employees were gathered outside the railing, chattering non-stop. Someone from Ruian had also come, and Lin Yu's three roommates were also outside.
Lin Yu was not afraid, but instead felt an indescribable regret.
Why? Because since she is now being held here as an undercover agent, it means that Tao Xingye did not replace the bidding document that she had touched.
A group of people saw Tao Xingye and automatically made way for him.
He was still wearing slippers and Tao Xinghai was following behind him.
"You handle it, I'll wait for you outside." Tao Xinghai had no intention of getting involved in all this. He came here only because he saw that Tao Xingye was in a very abnormal condition. He was really worried about letting Tao Xingye drive here by himself, so he had to be his brother's driver.
"Everyone, get out." Tao Xingye stared straight at Lin Yu who was sitting in the corner of the detention room. The others wanted to say something, but they didn't dare to talk back to him.
Suddenly, they were the only two left around.
"If you need money, why don't you come and ask me for it?"
"I'm not short of money."
"So they threatened you?"
"No one is threatening."
"Then why the hell did you betray me!" Tao Xingye punched the iron bars. Several police officers around him hurriedly stopped him. "Let me go. You don't need to teach me to be quiet."
Tao Xingye's eyes were bloodshot. "Do you know that industrial espionage is punishable by imprisonment? Even if you hate me, there's no need to sacrifice your future. Lin Yu, tell me, tell me why you have to go to this extent!"
"Really?" Lin Yu smiled faintly, and Tao Xingye felt as if someone had poured a bucket of cold water on him.
He was swaying, almost unable to stand, and looked at Lin Yu incomprehensiblely, "What happened to you?"
The smile on Lin Yu's face grew wider and wider. She didn't look like a detained criminal at all. She was so leisurely that she even had time to fix the hair around her ears. "Go back, Tao Xingye. Come pick me up tomorrow morning."
"Pick you up?" Tao Xingye's chest heaved. "Didn't you say we shouldn't meet again? There's nothing more to say between me and a criminal like you!"
He turned and left. Lin Yu watched his back disappear from his sight, tapping his fingers again and again.
It’s better not to see it. It’s better to be neat and simple, and save going back and forth over and over again, which always makes the hair messy and messy.
He has his own fiancée, she should stay away from him.
Lin Yu closed her eyes and leaned against the wall. She was too tired. A person only had so much energy. Even if she was talented, it still took a lot of her effort to make a complete model by herself.
It's funny that the first time she slept soundly was in the detention room.
In contrast, Tao Xingye was so anxious that he could barely walk. It was not until this moment, when he saw Lin Yu sitting behind the iron bars, that Tao Xingye finally understood that Lin Yu was not a part of him that he could easily give up.
At least not now. He took off the ring on his finger and took deep breaths to try to calm his thoughts, but the more he thought, the more confused he became.
"Brother," Tao Xinghai patted his shoulder, "the matter has not been finalized yet. There is still room for maneuver. The bid documents will be submitted when the bidding opens tomorrow. Even if it is really the same as what happened in Ruian, our family can afford the compensation."
"Can you afford it?" Tao Xingye was speechless. Of course he could afford it, but what about Lin Yu? These were the extremely precious years of her life. Could she afford it?
Tao Xingye opened his palm, and the engagement ring gleamed. Tao Xinghai looked at his brother's strange behavior, not understanding why.
"Brother, let me take you back."
"No need." Tao Xingye tossed the car keys to Tao Xinghai, "You go home first, I have something else to do."
Tao Xingye casually threw the ring into the trash can. If Tao Xinghai had not been paying attention to his brother all the time, he would never have noticed this quick and decisive action. There was no hesitation at all, as casual as throwing away a piece of garbage.
But that wasn't trash, it was the engagement ring between his brother and the daughter of the Xu family.
"Tao Xingye, your last name is Tao." Don't be silly, okay? Tao Xinghai really wanted to see what was going on in his brother's head. What a big deal! He was so dejected. It was just a loss of money. What could the Xu family's daughter really despise his brother?
Tao Xingye didn't turn around or stop. He completely ignored Tao Xinghai, stopped a taxi and disappeared in the sea of cars.
In the early morning, a taxi stopped at the bus stop at the entrance of the town. Tao Xingye, wearing slippers, found Lin Yu's home based on his memory.
The small building has not changed and is still lifeless.
He looked at the window on the second floor and recalled that Spring Festival when she looked at him in surprise with her messy hair.
"You deserve it! Even if you stay in there for the rest of your life, it has nothing to do with me!" Tao Xingye shivered and suddenly wanted to smoke a cigarette. He fumbled around but couldn't find a lighter.
His palms were empty, and the fire in his heart flared up again, but he didn't even have the strength to be angry. He squatted on the ground helplessly, holding his head.
It was so dark and quiet around, and there was no one around.
He kept cursing Lin Yu in his heart, scolding her for not living up to her expectations, scolding her for being so stupid, scolding her for not telling him about her difficulties, and scolding himself for not changing the bid.
She must have been threatened, right? Otherwise, why would she have confessed to him then? It was him, it was all his fault. Lin Yu had told him. He had insisted on his own way, it was his fault.
A tear suddenly fell into the air, and after a few drops, it landed on the ground, instantly engulfed in dust and vanished without a trace. Drop after drop of tears fell, and Tao Xingye squatted on the ground, unable to make a sound.
The phone kept ringing. He didn't want to answer it, but he knew that this was a critical moment. Any decision would affect Lin Yu's future punishment, so he had to be fully alert to deal with it.
It was Tao Xingguo who called. "Don't worry about domestic affairs. Go back abroad. Everything here has nothing to do with you. I will help you handle it."
"No need." He wouldn't leave. He wanted to stay here, no matter what happened to Lin Yu. "Dad, I want to marry Lin Yu."
Tao Xinghai's mind went blank for a second or two, and he looked at Xu Meihan beside him with some embarrassment. Xu Meihan's face was frozen, and she was almost unable to maintain her dignity.
Without waiting for them to speak, Tao Xingye hung up the phone, leaving the situation completely unresolvable.
Tao Xingguo rubbed his hands together, wishing he could run over to the phone and pull it out to Tao Xingye, asking him to admit he was joking. "Xiao Xu, don't take Xiao Tao's words to heart. You are her fiancée, and you are already the designated daughter-in-law of our Tao family."
Xu Meihan nodded, but her fingertips had already sunk into the flesh.
Tao Xingguo didn't notice it, but Tao Xinghai did. Tao Xinghai didn't want to get involved in these things, so he said hello to the two of them and went back upstairs.
Passing by Tao Xingye's bedroom, Tao Xinghai slipped in as if he was familiar with the place.
His brother is really careless. He even puts the safe openly next to the table, and no one knows what treasures are inside.
A sketchbook was placed on the table, and Tao Xinghai was flipping through it boredly.
The signature on the first page was actually more than ten years ago. At that time, I was still studying abroad.
The painting was of their mother. It was incredible that his brother could draw such a likeness based on just a few photos. After that, all the paintings were portraits of He Fan.
I turned the page again, and it was not a portrait, but a picture of a small town that looked very poor. There was no protagonist, only a house standing quietly.
The next page was even stranger. It was a large wheat field, and still no one was there.
Turning the page again, a torn corner caught his eye. "Brother, why did you tear this page?"
Tao Xinghai put the sketchbook back and left the room.
The next day, Lin Yu was awakened by a summons.
Hu Yuxin stood aside arrogantly, with a look of disdain on her face. The other two roommates seemed to want to say something, but remained silent.
Looking at them like this, Lin Yu thought that the trap he had set up was not unfair to them.
"Hu Yuxin, what's not yours will never be yours." Lin Yu whispered, "I wish you good luck."
The police uncuffed Lin Yu. Hu Yuxin's face fell, "Hey, police officer, you must have made a mistake. How could you let her go?"
Almost at the same time, several relevant personnel put a subpoena in front of Hu Yuxin and said, "Ms. Hu Yuxin, you are suspected of defamation and spreading rumors. Please come with us." Several other people were also taken away.
Zhang Songge looked at Lin Yu in confusion, "What on earth happened?"
"I discovered from the beginning that they were peeking at our company's models. I was also betting that they would steal our ideas, so I replaced your models with my own. To ensure that there was no room for error, I even stored the evidence on the blockchain. No matter what the final result is, if they sue me, they will be the losers."
Lin Yu handed the USB drive he had brought with him to Zhang Songge. "This is all the information you need to activate my model. This asset belongs to WuXi Jiansheng."
Zhang Songge took the USB drive in disbelief, "Boss Tao is also involved in this plan?"
Lin Yu didn't answer, so he should be considered as participating.
She gave Tao Xingye the power of choice. If he believed in herself, she would throw herself into the game and take risks for him to win it; otherwise, there wouldn't be so many problems.
"I'm leaving first, Sister Songge."
"Xiaoyu," Zhang Songge said, taking someone's hand, a rare opportunity. "You should know how much benefit you'll bring to the company this time. Wouldn't it be better for you to stay? In time, you'll definitely become a veteran."
Elder? Lin Yu hadn't thought about it that much.
At the beginning, she didn't plan to work there for too long. She went to WuXi Jiansheng just to deal with Tao Xingye.
"I signed a contract with a confidential unit and was supposed to leave anyway. I'm just leaving a little early." Lin Yu smiled at Zhang Songge. She rarely looked so relaxed, and her tone was light and cheerful. "I like theoretical physics. Staying in the company to study applied physics will only dampen my passion for physics."
Zhang Songge didn't know what to say for a moment. This girl could really be described with that sentence - a chest full of thunder but a face as calm as a lake.
Lin Yu is only twenty years old. At such a young age, he dared to set up such a scheme alone and cover it up perfectly. This is more than just simple cleverness.
However, she was not doing it for the money. If she had stayed at WuXi Pharma, she would definitely have earned a million-dollar annual salary one day. However, she chose to give up her bright future and go to a confidential unit to study theoretical physics.
In the past forty years, Zhang Songge has never met such a complicated person.
"Xiaoyu, if you need any help from me in the future, just let me know." Zhang Songge held the USB drive tightly and watched Lin Yu leave.
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