Chapter 23 Late Return 23
Lin Xu's eyes darkened, and his heart trembled when he met her cold and distant gaze.
Xu Muzhou set up the camera stand nearby. Xia Xiaoman pulled over two chairs, took one and placed it behind Fu Yin, while she sat beside him and recorded.
Fu Yin sat down without changing his expression, not even looking at Lin Xu.
A hint of loss flashed across Lin Xu's face, and his throat tightened.
His eyes were fixed on Fu Yin. He saw that she was looking down at the script with sweat on her forehead. He subconsciously raised his hand to touch her, but Xu Muzhou next to him grabbed her wrist.
"What is Mr. Lin going to do?" Xu Muzhou's eyes darkened, with a warning look in his face.
Lin Xu's thin lips tightened, he pulled back his hand and said in a cold voice: "Let's start."
Fu Yin handled the matter in a businesslike manner. He glanced at Xia Xiaoman beside him, confirmed with his eyes that he was ready, and picked up the microphone for a formal interview.
In the early stages, the questions asked were all simple financial questions. The trends abroad and domestically are different. Lin Xu’s development was not just based on luck.
"Mr. Lin has been abroad for five years and is only returning to China. Why did he choose to return now?"
"The domestic venture capital industry is booming, and switching back will benefit the company's future, but also for one person."
Lin Xu's gaze fell on Fu Yin, and his words were suggestive.
Fu Yin was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses and continued to ask the next question.
At the end of the question, Lin Xu's mind was not on the interview at all, and his eyes were not even on the camera.
Xu Muzhou stared at the camera with his fists clenched, and sneered in his heart when he saw that he never turned around to look at the camera.
The lengthy interview was over. Fu Yin performed extremely well, and the official smile he showed instantly disappeared after the interview was over.
"Did you record everything?"
Fu Yin reminded him, Xu Muzhou nodded slightly, and the records on Xia Xiaoman's side were also completed.
Fu Yin put away the script and microphone into his bag, glanced sideways at Lin Xu lying on the hospital bed, and hesitated for a long time before saying anything.
Xu Muzhou came over to show his courtesy and took the backpack from her hand: "Sister Yinyin, let me help you carry it."
"What did you call me?" Fu Yin frowned slightly and spoke awkwardly with his lips slightly opened.
The atmosphere was tense for a moment. Xia Xiaoman felt that the situation was not right and was the first to grab her things and walk out of the ward.
Lin Xu raised his head as the voice sounded, his black eyes fell on the man with a bit of coldness, and his fingertips tightened unconsciously.
"Sister Yin Yin, please consider what I said last time."
Xu Muzhou twitched the corners of his lips slightly, curved his lips, took the bag from her hand and put it on his back, then picked up the camera bag.
"We should go back to the TV station. We're still waiting for editing."
Xu Muzhou reminded him, and it seemed like he was saying this on purpose for Lin Xu to hear.
He didn't think he was inferior to Lin Xu in any way.
Those who come back late are not qualified to compare with him.
Fu Yin was stunned for a while. He didn't take it to heart but started to feel embarrassed.
Xu Muzhou turned and walked out of the ward.
She took a step to leave, but Lin Xu quickly grabbed her wrist.
"What did Xu Muzhou ask you to consider?" Lin Xuxin skipped a beat, his voice trembling a little, and he was obviously nervous.
Fu Yin came back to his senses and looked at him. It was the first time he saw such a panicked expression on his face.
He has always been gentle and calm. She thought nothing could make Lin Xu lose face. What happened now?
It’s just Xu Muzhou.
"Are you interested, brother?"
Fu Yin raised his eyebrows slightly, with a hint of playfulness in his tone, and made a deliberate joke.
Lin Xu's grip on her hand inadvertently increased, and Fu Yinyi felt something.
Her heartstrings were tense, her eyes flickered, and she was somewhat expecting what he would say.
"As a brother, shouldn't I care about you?"
"Yin Yin, he is not suitable for you."
After a long time, the man's low voice fell into his ears, which was obviously sour but was deliberately hidden.
Fu Yin clenched her fingertips, her nails gradually turning white, and coldly shook off his hand.
"Who's right for me then?"
"Put yourself in your brother's place and don't cross the line."
Fu Yin slowly pried Lin Xu's hands apart, responded in a cold voice, and finally left the ward behind.
Lin Xu sat on the hospital bed, his body out of control and his mood extremely irritable.
He recalled that day when he impulsively wanted to escape with Fu Yin, but when he met Xu Ning at the door, he hesitated.
He owes the Lin family his whole life.
But he owed Fu Yin even more.
His memory was confused, his head was dizzy and he was a little confused. Looking at the direction where Fu Yin left, his hands trembled uncontrollably.
He opened the drawer and took out the medicine, but it hurt to swallow.
He didn't hold the medicine bottle firmly and it fell to the ground with a crisp sound, and the pills scattered all over the floor.
He didn't feel any pain from the wounds on his body, but the violent heaving of his chest almost suffocated him.
Lin Xu gasped, moved on the bed and reached out to pick up the pills on the floor.
His hand was entangled in the needle and thread, dragging the shelf to the ground, and he fell to the ground uncontrollably.
With the sound of landing, Lin Xu lay on the ground, still picking up pills.
Xu Nianbai came in from outside, holding food in his hands and a smile on his face: "Brother, look at me..."
When Xu Nianbai entered the room, he was stunned when he didn't see anyone on the hospital bed.
His eyes unconsciously shifted downwards, and he finally saw Lin Xu's figure on the ground and walked up with a few quick steps.
"Ah Xu, are you okay?"
Xu Nianbai squatted down, nervously held his arms and placed them on his back to help him get on the bed.
Seeing the pills scattered all over the floor, he was stunned and hurried to help him pick them up.
"Why don't you call the nurse?"
Xu Nianbai frowned and asked worriedly, and felt even more distressed when he saw Lin Xu's pale face.
Sometimes, he really wanted to help him.
"I accidentally dropped it and thought I could pick it up."
Lin Xu chuckled and responded in a very calm voice.
He sat on the bed, his hands still shaking, his emotions still not stable.
Xu Nianbai picked up the medicine and threw it into the bottle. After finishing, she put the bottle on the table. She turned around and saw his shaking hands. She was a little angry: "I asked you to see a psychiatrist before, why didn't you go?"
"I'm not sick." Lin Xu responded coldly.
Xu Nianbai laughed angrily, picked up the medicine bottle and waved it in front of him: "You've taken medicine and you still say you're not sick?"
"You're not sick, what medicine are you taking?"
"Tranquilizer."
Lin Xu stared at his trembling hands, his eyes darkening.
Xu Nianbai sat on the bedside: "How about I go with you? Actually, I know a pretty good psychologist."
"It's okay. How's the matter that I asked you to help with?"
Lin Xu changed the subject and also wanted to divert his own attention.
"As you said, I asked someone to check several of Xu Ning's accounts, and they all showed irregular withdrawals of illegal funds."
"They're probably dividing the spoils."
Xu Nianbai said with a firm tone.
"Can you find out where the illegal funds went?"
Originally, he wanted to investigate it himself, but Xu Ning held 10% of the shares of Xushi Venture Capital, and his every move was under surveillance.
A madman like Xu Ning is sensitive and suspicious, and will cut the grass and root out the roots once he finds any sign of trouble.
He didn't want to harm Fu Yin.
Xu Ning knew his weakness.
"They are all black accounts. They can't be found now. It will take some time."
"I heard that the eldest daughter of the Wen family cancelled her engagement with you?"
Xu Nianbai raised his eyebrows slightly, and a smile appeared on his face when he thought of the news from the past two days.
He was also asking on Jiang Qian's behalf.
Of course, you don’t have to think about who wants to ask.
"Well, it's family ties anyway, there's no need to treat her unfairly."
Lin Xu looked indifferent and didn't care about these things.
He originally accepted Xu Ning's arrangement because he wanted to keep a distance from Fu Yin. When he found that he couldn't do it, he also mentioned it to Wen Shuyan.
That night when Fu Yin returned home for the first time in two years, he chatted with Wen Shuyan in the car.
Wen Shuyan wanted more to deal with her family and hoped to maintain this relationship for a while, and then move on to marriage if necessary.
But he never thought of spending the rest of his life with anyone other than Fu Yin.
"Your crazy mother doesn't care?"
"She's already busy with the group's affairs. Lin's stock has been unstable recently, and she's only thinking about how to make back her capital."
Lin Xu twitched the corner of his mouth and sneered.
Xu Nianbai nodded lightly and patted his shoulder: "My brother is pursuing your sister."
"You dare to tell me that?"
Lin Xu's eyes were cold, and he glanced at him as if he wanted to see through him.
Xu Nianbai clicked his tongue and laughed: "He's my brother, you can't bully him even if you are my brother."
"You're the only one who would protect me? Yin Yin is mine..."
"I don't care. My brother is a love-brained person. Maybe Fu Yin will like the puppy that sticks to him."
Xu Nianbai shrugged, and the smile in his eyes became even more intense.
It was worth it to see such an expression on Lin Xu's face.
Between family and brothers, he still chooses his wife.
"Get out."
"You are so heartless! You're kicking me out just like that? I even brought you so many delicious foods."
"Fu Yin is right, you don't deserve to eat this."
Xu Nianbai rolled his eyes at Lin Xu, then took a bag and left: "I'll come see you later."
The ward door closed and the room returned to calm.
Lin Xu picked up the phone on the table and opened the chat box with Fu Yin intentionally or unintentionally.
The record still stops at the message he sent yesterday.
Sliding my finger upwards, I saw more than a dozen messages of greetings from him.
He wanted to be selfish and asked Fu Yin to wait for him a little longer.
She was also afraid that he was too selfish and would limit her life.
He was not confident and was not sure whether Fu Yin still wanted him.
He came back too late.
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TV station.
The business car stopped at the entrance of the building and several people got out of the car. Fu Yin walked in front and Xia Xiaoman followed and held her arm.
"Sister Fu Yin, is Xu Muzhou really interested in you?"
"Even you gossip."
Fu Yin sighed helplessly. She didn't want everyone in the office to discuss her and Xu Muzhou in the future.
"Isn't this just curiosity? And I just saw that Mr. Lin looked at you in a different way. Did you know each other before?"
Xia Xiaoman thought of the relevant information written in the record just now, and it seemed to be about Fu Yin.
That look really doesn't look innocent. Anyone with a discerning eye can tell that there is something fishy going on between the two of them.
If it was really nothing, why did Fu become jealous when he saw him?
"Forget it."
"Sister Yin Yin, what are you talking about? I want to listen too."
Xu Muzhou came over and walked side by side with Fu Yin, wanting to be closer to her.
They chatted all the way from the hall to the office, and only when they returned to their workstations did Fu Yin feel that his ears were finally quiet.
"Sister Fu Yin, when we were recording just now, who was the person Mr. Lin was talking about? It's not a new relationship, is it?"
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