He paused, then added, "I've compiled the relevant cases into a document and sent it to your email."
As Yu Jiuyuan watched his departing figure, she suddenly remembered the "Rong Shenghan's Secret" in Xie Zhecheng's email.
The gene trafficker in the photo just appeared near the Yuan family's laboratory last week. Rong Shenghan's purpose in approaching Yuan Xu is probably more than just "cooperation".
"It seems Xie is quite worried that you'll be bullied." Rong Shenghan's voice was tinged with amusement. "A perfectionist's concern is well hidden."
“It’s much more aboveboard than some people using hacking skills as a pledge of loyalty.” Yu Jiuyuan closed the book and turned to walk towards the patent application meeting room. “If the vice president has nothing to do, he might as well go and see Lin Yanran. I heard he smashed the student union’s coffee machine because ‘the coffee he brewed didn’t suit his taste.’”
Rong Shenghan watched her figure disappear around the corner of the corridor, his fingers clutching a document tightly in his pocket. It was a security vulnerability report of the Yuan family laboratory, which was supposed to be his bargaining chip to get close to Yuan Xu, but now it had become a sharp blade in Yu Jiuyuan's hands.
In the conference room, Yuan Xu was nervously organizing the patent documents. The Su family's representative was already seated in the front row, a confident smile on his face.
When Yu Jiuyuan pushed the door open, she happened to hear the other person whispering to his assistant: "The Yuan family's children are the easiest to fool. They can trick you into giving them a patent by just making up a name for them."
Yuan Xu's face turned pale instantly.
Yu Jiuyuan walked over and sat down naturally next to him, her voice so soft that only the two of them could hear: "Don't be nervous, their core technical parameters are wrong. I had Xie Zhecheng check it, and they even reversed the direction of the gene sequence."
Yuan Xu suddenly looked up, her eyes shining brightly: "Really?"
"You don't trust a perfectionist's ability to correct mistakes?" Yu Jiuyuan smiled and nudged his arm. "Just focus on showing off your results, and leave the rest to me."
[Yuan Xu: Favorability +3 (currently 60) (triggers the "Absolute Trust" threshold)]
When the application meeting began, Xie Zhecheng was sitting in the last row, with a thick book on patent law spread out in front of him. He seemed to be reading, but his peripheral vision was always fixed on the direction of the Su family representative, like a hawk poised to pounce.
Rong Shenghan arrived a little late, carrying two cups of coffee, and naturally sat down next to Yu Jiuyuan.
He pushed one of the cups towards him and whispered, "I locked Lin Yanran in the student council office to copy the school rules. I heard she's already copied them three times, and her handwriting is even neater than Xie Zhecheng's."
When Yu Jiuyuan took the coffee, the temperature of the cup that her fingertips touched was exactly 65°C, which she preferred. This man always managed to precisely step on the edge of her comfort zone, never making her feel offended, yet always exuding a carefully crafted gentleness.
Rong Shenghan: Favorability +3 (currently 40) (triggered "Attention to Detail" bonus)
When the Su family representative presented the proposal, they indeed stole Yuan Xu's core data. Yuan Xu was trembling with anger and was about to get up to refute him when Yu Jiuyuan held her hand down. Her fingertips were slightly cool, carrying a soothing power: "Don't rush, let him finish his performance."
Only after the other party finished his speech triumphantly did Yu Jiuyuan slowly stand up and project a document onto the screen. It was a record of the transfer between the Su family representative and the gene trafficker, and the recipient's account was none other than the man in Rong Shenghan's previous photo.
“Miss Su said this was your company’s ‘independent research and development’.” Yu Jiuyuan’s voice was clear and gentle, yet carried immense force. “Then may I ask, why did your research and development funds flow into the international black market?”
The Su family representative's face turned deathly pale instantly. A commotion erupted in the conference room, flashes of light exploding as the meticulously planned plagiarism was laid bare.
Looking at Yu Jiuyuan's composed profile, Yuan Xu suddenly felt that she was more dazzling than any of the luminous creatures she had cultivated. Beneath her seemingly innocent and harmless appearance lay a sharp edge that could cleave through the darkness.
After the meeting, Xie Zhecheng silently followed behind Yu Jiuyuan.
As we walked down the deserted corridor, he suddenly handed me a thermos: "It's hot milk with some calming herbs in it. Your hands were shaking when you were standing on the stage."
The moment Yu Jiuyuan took the cup, she clearly felt the steadiness of her fingertips. It turned out that the perfectionist's observational skills had already quietly crossed the boundaries of "rules" and landed on details she hadn't noticed.
[Xie Zhecheng: Positive emotions +3, current level 41; Negative emotions -3, current level 4 (Trigger "Hidden Guardian" to unlock)]
The setting sun cast long shadows on the ground as it passed through the clock tower of St. Cherry Academy.
Looking at the three completely different "gifts" in her handbag—Yuan Xu's fluorescent protein, Rong Shenghan's legal documents, and Xie Zhecheng's hot milk—Yu Jiuyuan suddenly recalled the image of Lin Yanran being locked in the office copying school rules.
In this game, everyone is approaching her in their own way.
Some are as pure as light, some are unfathomable, some are clumsy in their protection, some are arrogant in their struggle, while she stands in the center of the game, watching these pieces gradually deviate from their intended course, a cold yet satisfied smile curving her lips.
As for who will ultimately remain on the chessboard?
Yu Jiuyuan tilted her head back and drank the hot milk in her cup, the warmth flowing down her throat and into her heart.
No rush, the real show is just getting started.
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