Chapter 293: Rabbit? Ying?
Xiao Da breathed a sigh of relief; reaching ninety miles is only half way to a hundred.
Lin Xianzi exposed the spy, seeming to be in a winning position, but she also completely fell out with Mo Shifu.
Lian Cheng’s compatibility was difficult to match, it was merely a threat. Mo Shifu’s real trump card had not yet been played.
Once defeated, the problems of Far East Pharmaceutical would spread to several continents. Even if Liang Chaosu staked all his overseas assets, he wouldn’t be able to save it. Even if he could save it, Lin Xianzi and Lian Cheng wouldn’t believe him.
He was trying to contain the worst possible outcome amidst constant obstructions.
“Feng Shien was promoted to President of Jincheng International two weeks ago. His father also transferred half of Wan Tai Group’s shares to him, and appointed him as the General Manager of Wan Tai’s foreign trade department, giving him real power.”
The marketplace is like a battlefield, especially at higher levels, where there’s one position for one person. Wealth and status; whoever wants radiance must fight for a limited spot.
Feng Shien went from being an illegitimate child to the top. The people he pushed out resented him, and those at the same level envied him.
At a time when he should have been dedicating himself to his work and establishing a firm footing, he neglected his duties and went to the other side of the ocean to accompany a woman.
His position not only did not waver, but became even more stable.
Liang Chaosu was silent for a moment. “She doesn’t like it.”
Seeing it with his own eyes at the hospital entrance, Xiao Da felt the same, “That video call was Lin Madam trying to provoke you. Perhaps she also wanted to foster Feng Shien and Madam together, but Madam wouldn’t accept it.”
Liang Chaosu closed his eyes to rest.
He didn’t know when he had developed insomnia. After several days of poor rest, Xiao Da slowly stepped back, grasped the doorknob, and prepared to close the door.
“You should yield to Bai Ying,” Liang Chaosu suddenly opened his eyes, for the first time ever inquiring about Xiao Da’s romantic feelings.
“With the turmoil in the Liang family, your resume in the Southern Province shines exceptionally. Bai Yixian is cunning, but he has no prejudice about family background. The test for you lies in choosing between feelings and commitment. As long as you persist, it won’t be difficult to have results with Bai Ying.”
Xiao Da was also astonished.
After a few seconds of reaction, he understood that Liang Chaosu was referring to how he and Bai Ying had stopped contacting each other after obtaining data at the hospital this time.
“Bai Ying and I… are not as you imagine.”
“You don’t want to take responsibility?”
“No.” Xiao Da didn’t know how to describe it. “In your view, deep love is the only reason for being together, so once there’s a beginning, one must take responsibility, persevere unswervingly, and head towards the end until death.”
Liang Chaosu stared at him, saying nothing.
“But Bai Ying and I are not deeply in love. We got together with just a good impression, a kind of inclination, a premature union that could be nurtured into deeper feelings later.”
“In essence, it’s just dating. The emphasis is on ‘dating’ first, then ‘loving’, and only then ‘affection’, just like… just like a business project progressing layer by layer. During this process, family members, career, and friends are all key points for mutual negotiation and adjustment. If negotiations fail, or adjustments cannot be made, then people go their separate ways, and the cooperation is void.”
Liang Chaosu let out a laugh. “That’s a far-fetched analogy. Do you think I’m ignorant about love?”
He understood emotions better than anyone else in the world. Those vast, obscure, and difficult psychology books had exhausted the complex and diverse emotional states of human nature.
Xiao Da chuckled awkwardly.
He had only started working for Liang Chaosu four years ago. Liang Chaosu spoke little and lacked the desire to share. Xiao Da didn’t know about his past; perhaps no one in this world knew.
Liang Chaosu offered no explanation. “Does Bai Ying also think so?”
Xiao Da finally came to his senses. “Please rest assured, I have absolutely not let her down.”
He originally didn’t want to mention who was responsible for their separation. “In fact, she had the initiative. She deleted me as a friend first. Madam won’t misunderstand that you instructed me to pressure Bai Ying.”
Liang Chaosu laughed again, placing the medicine bottle on the table. “Whether she misunderstands or not, I don’t know. You’ve misunderstood me.”
Xiao Da was startled.
Liang Chaosu’s smile was fleeting, appearing without warning and disappearing without a trace.
The study room’s doors and windows were tightly shut, the curtains drawn. His entire outline sank back into the dimness, and the conversation stopped. He signaled Xiao Da to close the door.
The doorleaf closed.
Xiao Da was completely bewildered. As the gap slowly closed, he peered at Liang Chaosu.
In reality, Liang Chaosu was ruthless, but not cruel. Based on his personality, he rarely spoke casually to his subordinates, but his good or bad deeds were always evident in his actions and details.
For example, both were following orders, yet Zhou Dazhi was imprisoned for life, while He Jinian was promoted and received a salary increase, reaching a higher position at Gu Corporation in his fifties or sixties.
Thinking of Gu Xingyuan, the next second, Xiao Da received a call from Gu Xingyuan.
“Bad news, Jin Tonghai is dead.”
Xiao Da’s face turned ashen with shock.
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Lin Xianzi postponed her return to the hospital again.
She was going to the Budapest airport to pick up Lin Ziqiu.
He had flown in overnight from the Far East Pharmaceutical headquarters in Singapore.
As soon as he got into the car, he reported urgently.
“We’ve only collected half of the evidence. Jin Tonghai, cornered, tried to escape from the Dian Province border to the Golden Triangle. That place is a mix of people, with many factions. He was probably trying to shake off the mainland police, but unexpectedly, someone injected him with an overdose of drugs, and he died.”
“The Burmese police investigated the scene. His corpse was face down, with blood characters pressed on his chest: one horizontal and two vertical lines, crookedly written. Horizontally, it looked like the radical for ‘grass’, and diagonally, it resembled the character for ‘wood’ missing a stroke. There are already rumors within the company that it was a silencing, with Mo Shicheng and us each taking half the blame.”
Mo Shicheng’s scheme was exposed, while they were being framed and blamed.
After all, the living have a will to survive and their stances can change easily, making them difficult to control. The dead, unable to resist, are much simpler.
Lin Xianzi’s expression turned extremely grim. “Mo Shifu has made his move.”
“His cleverness lies in not completely pinning the cause of death on us, but rather making the police suspect both sides, gradually peeling back the layers. People are more likely to believe what they discover themselves, and the police are no exception.”
Lin Xianzi’s chest vibrated. “Is he so confident that the false clues he created can deceive the police, and then use them to kill someone?”
“I’m afraid the follow-up will not be simple.”
That was stating the obvious.
Lin Xianzi thought of Liang Chaosu. “Has Liang Zhengping contacted Mo Shifu recently?”
Lin Ziqiu recalled for half a minute. “Not openly. Privately… Mo Shifu is strictly guarded against us.”
“Change direction and investigate this aspect first.”
Lin Ziqiu knew about the recent movements of the Liang family. “The Liang father and son seem to have made peace. Liang Zhengping should not have any contact with Mo Shifu in the short term.”
Even if the peace was a pretense, on the surface, Liang Chaosu had gained the upper hand, and Liang Zhengping would be even less likely to act rashly at this moment.
Lin Xianzi recounted her previous speculations, concluding, “He will definitely make a move. If not for revenge, then to probe and see how far Liang Chaosu has grasped the situation, whether there are any loopholes, and if he can make a turnaround.”
Lin Ziqiu received the order and returned to Lin Xianzi’s residence in Budapest, immediately making arrangements.
Lin Xianzi rushed back to the hospital.
As the sun set in the west, Lian Cheng and Feng Shien were preparing dinner in the small kitchen of the hospital suite.
Bai Ying stood at the doorway, absentmindedly gnawing on a cucumber.
Lin Xianzi noticed Feng Shien signaling her multiple times, becoming increasingly obvious. Bai Ying, however, seemed oblivious and continued gnawing on the cucumber.
The room was filled with orange-red light and shadows. Lian Cheng stood in a supporting role, sleeves rolled up, without a drop of water on her. As soon as Bai Ying finished the cucumber, before she could react, Lian Cheng seamlessly handed her another one.
A mischievous, wicked little idea.
Feng Shien had already accepted their three-person dynamic. When the cucumbers were gone, he washed two carrots and personally exchanged them with Lian Cheng.
Ensuring her logistical support.
This one was even more wicked.
Lin Xianzi couldn’t boast of being a good person. The moment Bai Ying took her first bite, she stepped forward to stop her.
“Bunny—Ying.”
Silence fell, both inside and outside the kitchen.
