Similar to the plot in the TV series, Yang Xue and Luo Yuzhu started an offensive and defensive battle.
The Yang Group opened a larger store opposite the Yuzhu Group's showroom, and Luo Yuzhu asked the design department to create several products that competed with the jewelry promoted by the Yang Group.
Yang Xue attacked Luo Yuzhu for plagiarism. In order to support his argument, he spread the news that Big Dog, who was released from prison just a year ago but returned to his old business of making and selling counterfeit goods, went to work at the Yuzhu Group Hardware Factory, causing a stir in the Commodity City. Strong response.
Back then, Big Dog and Chen Jintu planned to frame Chen Yulian. Strictly speaking, Luo Yuzhu was also one of the victims, and Big Dog was sent to prison by Chen Jianghe. They then recruited Big Dog into the hardware factory. Can that be a good thing?
Luo Yuzhu asked Chen Daguang to coerce and induce the merchants of the small commodity mall to sign the joint letter. It can also be judged by the fact that it was Chen Daguang slandering herself. After all, the two people communicated in private, and others did not know whether it was true or false. There were photos of Big Dog entering the hardware factory. There was no way to defend herself, which made her very passive in the selection of the top ten outstanding women in Yiwu. At the same time, merchants in the Commodity City launched a petition campaign to replace Luo Yuzhu with Chen Yulian in the selection, so the relevant departments and society Public opinion is in chaos.
Ordinary people don't care about things like this. The list has basically been decided internally. Now that the matter is so big, the official has to announce that it is considering making some adjustments to the list of candidates. After all, Lin Yue's mother has helped small commodities over the years. The merchants in the city have gained a lot of benefits, but where is Luo Yuzhu? Her Yuzhu Group did not share the profits with everyone.
Interestingly, unlike the rumors that Luo Yuzhu asked Chen Daguang to coerce and induce merchants to engage in collusion, she strongly denied it and refused to withdraw from the election. Media people from Jinhua City interviewed Chen Yulian, and Chen Yulian’s answer was that she would not run for Yiwu Ten Outstanding women, who are almost 60 years old, want to live a stable and leisurely life now. It is better to leave this honor to the younger generations who are younger than themselves and need more encouragement.
The news of Chen Yulian's rejection sparked another heated discussion. Looking at Luo Yuzhu, one regarded fame and wealth as floating clouds, and the other looked ugly. Anyway, the words were ugly. Mr. Luo was very angry and put the account on Chen Yulian's head. , thinking that there must be Lin Yue's shadow behind this incident, and the mother and son deliberately embarrassed her.
Around the same time, a post appeared online. The content was that Luo Yuzhu, as the general manager of Yuzhu Group, was very interested in becoming one of the top ten outstanding women in Yiwu, but when it came to supporting the elderly, that was Not human at all.
You must know that Luo Yuzhu only recently met Luo Dali through her youngest son Chen Lu. He claimed that he was here to atone for his sins. She expressed doubts about this and drove him away. The incident of turning face was exposed on the Internet.
With Chen Yulian as the comparison object, she suddenly became a clown. The pressure from all aspects drove her almost crazy. She even ran to Luo Dali's house and almost had a close relationship with the man who stole the money from the barley sold by the villagers in Chenjia Village more than ten years ago. The old guy who sent her to jail had a fight.
After returning to the company, she noticed the glances at her from the employees. She couldn't suppress the anger in her heart. Finally, she opened the cover of her phone and dialed Wang Xu's phone, telling him not to pay attention to Chen Jianghe's words and go find Hu Li. , act according to the original plan.
This time she must make Chen Yulian and her son look good.
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It's approaching noon.
The mountain behind Jingju Zen Temple.
The sunshine has dispersed the fog in front of the mountain. Standing on the bluestone road and looking south, you can see patches of green space outside the village in front of the temple. You can also catch a glimpse of the monks cleaning the corridors of the pagoda inside the temple. There is a faint trace of Cha Cha Cha. The sound of sweeping the floor reached my ears.
"Why are you here? You didn't answer my call either."
A familiar voice came from behind. Qiu Yan looked back and found that it was the man who had been running away like crazy these days, and his mood suddenly became excited.
"I...I...I didn't bring my phone."
"This is a very poor excuse."
Lin Yue walked to her side, sat down on the bench in the pavilion, crossed his legs and faced the bottom of the mountain.
"I remember the last time I brought you here was ten years ago. You didn't do well in the final exam, you were upset at home, and you didn't eat because you were so angry. It was no use coaxing you. I thought at that time that this little girl would be difficult to take care of when she grows up. Whoever marries her will be very unlucky."
Hearing him mention the past and the accusations, Qiu Yan's panic subsided a little: "Why do you think so?"
"When others are unhappy, they lose their temper, make a scene, or even fall and break something, then they feel relieved. As for you, you just embarrass yourself and compete with yourself. To put it nicely, this is called gentleness, maturity, and good character. In fact, all the sadness and pain are kept in the heart. Over time, it is inevitable that the heart will become depressed and cause harm to oneself. What is a partner? Isn’t it someone who can share with each other, support each other, and accompany each other for life? If you have to bear all the problems by yourself, then What’s the point of two people being together?”
Qiu Yan lowered her head and looked at the lush night grass under the pavilion, and found that her heart was beating very fast. In her memory, Brother Lin often comforted her as he did now, but the previous topics had never involved men and women.
Lin Yue continued: "You can always listen to what I say, but that time, I finally brought you here and told you that this is my haven to escape the hustle and bustle of the world. But the funny thing is that the mountain breeze that day It’s huge.”
Qiu Yan didn't say anything. She hadn't forgotten. It should be said that she would never forget the scene of the wind blowing in the mountains, the red leaves looming, and Zen singing from the west. The restlessness and blood-heat in her heart suddenly disappeared without a trace. This was also the scene of her recent days. The reason Tiandu ran here was just that... the mountain was still the same mountain, the temple was still the same temple, and the pavilion was still the same pavilion. She still couldn't find the feeling she had at that time. She thought the problem was with herself, because at the moment she was still the same mountain. Right is a dead end.
"Actually... it wasn't because of my poor grades at that time, it was because I eavesdropped on the phone calls between my father and my mother. My mother said that she didn't want to return to China anymore and was planning to stay and work there after studying. She also told my father very clearly that he was ready to give up. Custody rights over me.”
Lin Yue nodded and said, "I know."
"you know?"
"Otherwise, why did you spend most of the winter vacation that year at Chen Jianghe's place?"
"My dad said you were on a business trip and didn't have time to look after me."
"That's right, I'm on a business trip to the United States to find your mother."
No wonder!
Qiu Yan suddenly understood. It turned out that Lin Yue met her mother that winter. She didn't know how he talked to Zhang Xue. Anyway, Zhang Xue spoke highly of him and said that if it weren't for him, this family would have been destroyed. Ruined, let alone upgrading from a family of three to a family of four.
"Brother Lin, thank you."
She wanted to give him a sincere and grateful smile, but when she thought about the problems she was about to face, her nose felt sore, and helplessness and sadness came to her heart. She quickly turned her face away, pretending to comb her hair that was blown by the wind. Si took the opportunity to wipe the tears from her eyes.
"Heh... well, look, the fog has cleared, and those red maples are so beautiful."
She wanted it to look natural, but the twang gave her away.
Lin Yue pretended not to know, and looked along her direction. The white mist slowly opened in the valley on the side, and the red maple trees appeared in front of him with a touch of smoke.
"It's late autumn..."
Qiu Yan's focus was not on his emotions, because the mountain breeze brought a fragrance. For some reason, it was like a thirsty person drinking a handful of sweet spring, and the irritability and confusion in his heart were swept away. This is the mountain breeze in the early morning. Something the wind can't do.
That's the taste.
This is the taste!
Ten years ago, when Lin Yue brought her here, the flowers were in full bloom. She thought it was the smell of a certain kind of flower, so she searched nearby for a long time after getting angry. All have to be turned over.
Smell it again today, and as she has grown up, she is sure of one thing, that is, it is not only the mountain light and Zen singing that relax her, but this fragrance also plays a big role.
It is late autumn now, and there are flowers blooming on the mountains, but there are not many of them, and they are not the same as those blooming in spring. So why?
At this moment, Lin Yue handed her a bottle of water.
"Drink some water."
"Thanks."
Qiu Yan thanked him and took the mineral water he handed over.
"Wait a moment."
Just when Lin Yue was about to twist the mineral water bottle in his arms, Qiu Yan stopped his movement, put his face close to his arm that had not been retracted, and sniffed around the sleeves. Looking from the side, it looked like a Catch delicious kittens.
"This smell... turns out to be from you."
Qiu Yan stared at him blankly. Although he wiped away his tears, the redness in his eye circles would not go away for a while. With his face full of doubts, he looked a little funny.
Lin Yue pretended to be surprised and raised his arm to smell it: "Does it smell bad?"
"No, no, it smells very good." She hurriedly waved her hand to deny: "Brother Lin, where did you buy this perfume?"
"It's 4711 in Cologne. Because I went to the airport to pick up an important female client this morning, to show respect, I sprayed a little when I went out in the morning."
"No, Cologne 4711 doesn't taste like this." She said firmly.
"It must have been that I was sweating a lot all the way up, and the smell of the cologne has changed."
Can sweat change the taste of cologne?
What chemical reaction is this?
Qiu Yan didn't care whether it was ambiguous or not. He pushed back his sleeves, leaned his face towards him, and twitched his nose, sniffing very seriously.
Today, she must find the source of the scent.
"You... don't need it, right?"
Qiu Yan raised his head, looked at his face, pursed his lips, and very suddenly put his head into his arms, buried his face in his collar and took a deep breath.
She often did this when she was a child. When Lin Yue was leaning on the sofa reading, after finishing her homework, she would get into his arms with her Chinese textbook and recite ancient poems. But since she followed her parents abroad, she has never done this again until today. Kind of thing.
She was actually very nervous and afraid of being pushed away by him.
But no.
"It really is."
She didn't dare to be too presumptuous, so she took two deep breaths and turned her head away, pretending to be serious about studying the new discovery. Unfortunately, she didn't understand how brightly red her ears were.
"Where did this come from? Have you seen a doctor?"
Lin Yue smiled and said, "Born with beauty."
"Brother Lin, do you want to say that you are the male version of Xiang Fei?"
"Hey, do you also watch "Huan Zhuge Ge" abroad?"
"Huan Zhu Ge Ge" was released in 1998. Counting the time, Qiu Yan was in middle school in the United States at that time.
"What I saw was given to me by a Chinese classmate."
"oh."
Think about it, Qiong Yao's books were very popular in the 1990s, and people of Qiu Yan's age were at the stage of their lives when they were in love and fantasizing about love. Those Chinese boys and girls who immigrated to the United States with their parents in the mid-to-late 1980s liked to read her. Books are normal.
"Brother Lin, last time you were in a hurry to leave and said you were going to Shanghai. Was there something wrong with the Yang Group?"
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When talking about Qiong Yao's book, the contradictory design in it suddenly appeared in her mind. Generally speaking, things between men and women are mostly caused by misunderstandings or misunderstandings that lead to regrets. Recalling the conversation with Lai Ang, after hesitating for a long time, she chose to face this problem head-on.
"Something happened to the Yang Group. Luo Yuzhu told Yang Xue's mother the last conversation I had with her at your house."
The conversation between Luo Yuzhu and Lin Yue at her house?
Qiu Yan remembered.
"Destroy the Yang Group, bring down the Yuzhu Group, kill three birds with one stone?"
"right."
"Aren't you saying that this is a retort? You can't take it seriously."
"But based on my relationship with Yang Tianci, do you think Yang Xue's mother will believe it?"
"Indeed." Lin Yue gave Yang Tianci a great embarrassment back then. Yang Xuereng didn't care about this behavior because she liked him, but her mother was different: "Then...has the matter been resolved?"
“Almost like a solution”
"What's the meaning?"
Lin Yue thought for a while and whispered a few words.
Qiu Yan was dumbfounded after hearing the whole thing. He murmured to himself after a long while: "It's quite convincing. Back then, my dad always praised you in private for your cleverness and many methods. Brother Lin, you are indeed the best I have ever seen." The smartest guy, but...is this really a good thing?”
"Then do you think it's okay for parents to interfere in their children's emotional problems?"
This sentence stopped her because she was worried that she would also have to face this problem.
"Let's not talk about her." Lin Yue waved his hand: "You haven't told me yet, why you have been avoiding me and why you came to this place to be alone. Don't pretend that you are fine to deal with me. You know, you can't lie to me."
“I received my acceptance letter from Stanford Graduate School of Business.”
"This is a good thing."
"But I can't make up my mind whether I should continue my studies."
Of course she didn't avoid him intentionally because of this matter. To be honest, she couldn't do it. She had no choice but to use this matter as an excuse: "But after listening to your words, I have figured out that social universities can teach What was given to me is far more practical than what is in the books.”
"You...don't think about it anymore?"
Qiu Yan showed her signature smile and shook her head gently. Yang Xue's incident gave her a revelation, or the courage to face her parents.
Subject to Yang Tianci's last wish, Yang Xue escaped for ten years. What kind of life has she lived in these ten years... She can appreciate and understand that as the so-called teacher who never forgets the past, she does not want to follow Yang Xue's old path. , understands that escaping cannot solve the problem. As for what is waiting for her ahead, she can only take one step at a time and see.
"Well, since you have decided, I can only choose to support it." After saying this, he took out a small box wrapped in colored paper from the backpack behind him and handed it over.
"What's this?"
"I remember you would pester me for gifts every time I came back from a business trip."
As a child, she only wanted gifts. Now that she has grown up, she doesn't want gifts, she wants...people.
"Thank you." Qiu Yan looked at him gently, his eyes obviously different from before.
"Quickly take it apart and take a look."
"Um."
She nodded, tore off the outer colored paper, threw it into the trash can in the pavilion, and then buckled the outer lid of the gift box and opened it.
"Music box?"
She has liked this since she was a child. Lin Yue would bring her a different one every time he went on a business trip. Over the years, all kinds of music boxes not only filled the display cabinets, but also took up most of the bookshelves.
In Zhang Xue's words, others are eager to fill the room with books to show their erudition. She has read a lot of books over the years, but what is in the room? Music box! The key is that she can't bear to throw any of them away. I don't know why she is so fond of this. I still remember that when her family went to the United States, she took Qiu Yingjie and bought a large suitcase, saying that she could put her clothes and books in it, but it turned out that As soon as America opened it, oh...a box full of music boxes.
Yes, those were given to her by Lin Yue.
However, today's music box is very different from the previous music boxes. There is a snow scene inside the glass cover. In the middle of the snow scene, there are two clay figures, a man and a woman. When the switch is turned on, accompanied by "Wedding in a Dream", the two clay figures play in a spiral shape. The trajectories are getting closer and closer.
The music boxes he gave away in the past either featured a dancing girl as the main character, or a crystal swan that could change colors, or a spinning wooden horse, or a Coke tumbler...
"Do you know what's the biggest difference between this music box and the one I gave you before?"
She shook her head.
"I made the little clay figures in it, and I played "Dream Wedding". How do you like it? Do you like it?"
Just as she was about to say that she liked it, Lin Yue's cell phone rang.
"Hey, Li Ming, didn't you tell me not to call my number unless it's something important?"
"Brother Yue, your phone is turned off. I have no choice but to make this call."
"Look at how panicked you are, what happened?"
"Yes...yes...Brother Yue, your dad is here, now...now in the conference room of Yuzhu Group for an exclusive interview with reporters."
"Okay, I understand. Remember to send me a copy of the press release when it comes out."
"Brother Yue, why...why are you not in a hurry? He was invited by Luo Yuzhu, and he will definitely not say good things about you."
"..."
