The intimacy and affection he desired to gradually build never materialized.
Because the two of them generally behaved very restrainedly in public, no one around them noticed anything amiss.
Yu Qingning noticed that the relationship between the two seemed different from before. It wasn't exactly intimate, but it wasn't exactly ordinary either. As a result, she became a little distant from them. In fact, ever since Yang Xile couldn't contact Lin Xiao and was almost frantic with worry, she had vaguely felt that something was wrong.
However, she dared not and was unwilling to bring all of this to light, nor did she want to seek the truth, because for her extremely introverted personality, Lin Xiao and Yang Xile were arguably her only two good friends in France, and she did not want to lose either of them.
Even if Yang Xile doesn't like her, even if he likes Lin Xiao, or even if the two of them really get together behind her back, she is unwilling to face this fact and doesn't want to take the initiative to expose it.
Moreover, Xiao Yu felt that since Lin Xiao already had such a handsome celebrity boyfriend, it was probably Yang Xile who was more attached to her. Perhaps it was because he had started living away from home at a young age and therefore longed for someone older than him to care for and look after him. However, to avoid the awkwardness of the three of them being together, she reduced her meetings with them, especially gatherings of the three of them.
As time went by, Lin Xiao gradually regained her energy and did well in her internship and the new school year. Ms. Deneuve especially appreciated her and recommended that she participate in the brand's annual fashion show so that she could learn more.
The teacher's only concern is that the child is getting thinner and thinner, to the point where he is almost as thin as a runway model in terms of weight and body fat percentage.
The teacher once asked her if there was an unresolved family issue, if someone was sick, or if she was overburdened with her studies. If it was a financial issue, she could apply for scholarships or grants, which she could easily obtain given her academic abilities.
Lin Xiao was very grateful for the teacher's kindness. She smiled and told her that the problems at home had been resolved, no one was sick, and she was not short of money. The reason she was thin was because she had broken up with her boyfriend. He was too handsome, and she felt insecure. So she dumped him before he could!
Her lie contained a bit of truth, and the romantic French teacher actually believed it, even suggesting that she seek psychological counseling to find more inner security.
In early July, Lin Xiao's graduation project was outstanding and won rave reviews. She graduated with excellent grades.
The investigation into her father's case has also made great progress. Apart from the bribery part, the so-called tax evasion of hundreds of millions of yuan has been found to be completely unknown to her father. It turned out that it was done by Zhang Jiang, the vice president who was released during the first round of interrogation, in collusion with the finance department and subordinate companies.
The individuals involved were quickly apprehended and brought back to justice. Lin Xiao was shocked when she learned of this, as she had always been grateful to Uncle Zhang.
When she returned to China to save her father, many people avoided her like the plague. Only Zhang Jiang, after receiving a phone call from her, immediately agreed to gather other senior leaders at the company to tell her about her father's situation.
Looking back, Zhang Jiang's initial enthusiasm might have stemmed from a desire to probe Lin Xiao's background and gauge her knowledge of the company as Lin Haitao's eldest daughter. Unfortunately, Lin Xiao genuinely knew nothing, and he uncovered nothing.
Secondly, they would first present the fact that Lin Haitao's bribery, tax evasion, and other illegal activities amounted to at least 300 million yuan, thus solidifying this impression and allowing them to pin the blame on Lin Haitao for all his illegal actions. Once this initial impression was formed, no matter how Lin Haitao explained, no one would believe him, leaving him truly "unable to defend himself."
Lin Xiao broke out in a cold sweat after hearing Wang Lu's analysis. She couldn't believe how vicious people could be; it was something she had never dared to imagine before. These people in the company were all trusted veterans of her father's company, the shortest of whom had been with him for over ten years, building the business together.
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