Chapter 2675 It’s raining in Nancheng tonight 36
Xie Shao's situation has recently deteriorated significantly. He's been relentlessly pressured by Jin Chen and is now on the verge of imprisonment. With no way out, he's filled with remorse, regretting ever provoking this ruthless star.
Xie Shao used every connection he could think of, begging all the elders with whom Xie Qiudong had some past acquaintances. However, once they heard that the other party was determined to send him to jail and that the evidence was conclusive, everyone avoided the situation and did not want to get involved.
Left with no other choice, Xie Shao had to swallow his pride and reluctantly approach Leadwood Architects.
He knew that only a few days remained.
If they can't persuade Xie Linzhou to let Jin Chen do something more, and if he really goes to jail, even if he gets out one day, he'll be completely finished in this industry, his reputation ruined, and he'll never be able to make a comeback.
Xie Shao hadn't set foot in Leadwood Firm for a long time. The receptionist was a new employee who didn't recognize him. Among the staff coming and going, there were a few familiar faces who cast surprised or disdainful glances at him.
But Xie Shao didn't care about saving face at this moment; all he wanted was to see Xie Linzhou.
After arguing with the receptionist for ages, almost to the point of a fight, Xie Linzhou finally appeared.
"What do you want?" Xie Linzhou asked coldly.
Looking at Xie Linzhou, and comparing his current disheveled and wretched appearance, Xie Shao immediately felt inferior in terms of presence.
He clenched his fists and forced himself to lower his head.
"I've come to you for help... Xie Linzhou, we're brothers, you can't just watch me go to jail... Jin Chen likes you, doesn't he? Go talk to him for me! Go plead with him!"
Xie Shao nervously swallowed, trying to excuse himself for what he had done in the past.
"I... I was pressured too much by Dad before! You know, he had such high expectations for me... Actually, we were both pressured by him. There's no real deep-seated hatred between us, right?"
Xie Linzhou's expression remained unchanged. "You plagiarized my inspirations, stole my design achievements, and tried to squeeze me out of this industry time and time again. Now you're saying you don't care anymore?"
More and more people gathered around, watching the spectacle with barely perceptible eyes, and the whispered pointing and pointing felt like needles pricking Xie Shao's nerves.
His palms were almost bleeding from being squeezed, and he forced out a voice through gritted teeth, enduring the humiliation, "I...I can apologize to you...okay? Those...those were just borrowed..."
"But I have no choice! I don't have your talent! I want to live up to Father's expectations and not disgrace the Xie family, so this is all I can do! You can understand me, right? You must understand my situation!"
Xie Linzhou had never heard such absurd and shameless words before. He didn't even bother to show his sarcasm, and looked at Xie Shao with an almost pitying gaze.
"Xie Shao, now that things have come to this, you don't need to feel innocent anymore. Truly innocent people will not face legal sanctions."
Xie Linzhou watched as Xie Shao's expression grew increasingly grim, and finally managed a slight smile, though the smile didn't reach his eyes.
"Moreover, I have never understood you, nor Xie Qiudong."
His tone was gentle, but every word was like a knife: "For example, right now, I really don't understand, do you want to personally deliver yourself to be scolded again before going to jail?"
Xie Shao: "..."
"Xie Linzhou!" Xie Shao finally reached his limit, abruptly raising his head, his eyes bloodshot. "Are you really going to watch me go to jail? We're brothers! If I go to jail, your reputation will be ruined too! What will people think of you?"
Xie Linzhou shook his head slightly, as if he had heard something utterly ridiculous.
“I’m glad to see you finally get the punishment you deserve for what you’ve done. As for my reputation…” He raised an eyebrow slightly, his tone firm, “I don’t think that insignificant status can affect me in any way.”
The elevator door opens.
The security guards called by the front desk rushed over and stopped Xie Shao, who was about to pounce on them, when he had reached his limit of restraint.
Xie Linzhou watched coldly as Xie Shao, his face contorted with rage, launched into a tirade of vulgarities, yet he was still dragged toward the elevator by security guards like a stray dog.
As the elevator doors closed, shutting out the vile curses, Xie Linzhou stood there and let out a soft breath.
The hatred and resentment that had been building up in my heart also vanished.
He still loathed Xie Shao as a person and everything he had done.
But from then on, this person and these events would no longer affect his emotions or dictate his life.
Xie Shao is unworthy.
Downstairs, the elevator doors opened again.
Xie Shao, who was being escorted by two security guards, came face to face with Jin Chen, who was about to press the elevator button to go upstairs.
Xie Shao struggled even more fiercely upon seeing Jin Chen, roaring hoarsely, "Jin Chen! You treacherous bastard!"
"I hired you, I paid you! You dare to help Xie Linzhou against me! And now you want to send me to jail! Are you Xie Linzhou's dog?!"
The two security guards glanced nervously at Jin Chen, whose face remained calm.
Jin Chen raised an eyebrow slightly, looking at Xie Shao, who seemed to be going crazy.
“Guess,” he said slowly, “why I’m here.”
Xie Shao was stunned for a moment, unable to grasp the deeper meaning behind his words.
Before he could react, he caught a glimpse of a police officer running quickly into the building through the glass doors!
Xie Linzhou's pupils contracted, and he instinctively tried to struggle and escape!
"Don't move!" The two security guards were prepared and used even more force to hold him down.
"Officer! They're here! Quick!" the security guard shouted immediately.
Upon hearing that this person was going to jail, they dared not relax their vigilance in the slightest.
Jin Chen stopped watching the farce and stepped into another arriving elevator.
As the elevator doors slowly closed, he peered through the narrowing gap at Xie Shao, who was staring back at him with despair and anger, and gave him a cold, amused smile.
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17th floor, Lead Wood Office.
Jin Chen greeted the girl at the front desk and walked in as if she knew the way well.
"Brother Jin!" Fang Ming, who was busy, looked up and saw him, and immediately smiled. "It's just in time that you're here. We're having a team dinner tonight. We were just saying that we should tell the boss to call you to come along."
Jin Chen brought afternoon tea snacks along the way and handed them to Fang Ming, saying, "I brought some food to share with everyone so they can have a little something to eat."
"Okay! Thank you, Brother Jin!" Fang Ming happily accepted it.
"Where is Linzhou?" Jinchen asked.
An Yu, who was checking the data, looked up, a small piece of cake already stuffed in her mouth. "In the conference room, Ning Xuming from our team is back from Milan and is reporting to the boss on the project's final progress and payment status."
She swallowed the cake with satisfaction, feeling the sugar revitalize her brain. "Wow, Jin-ge, you're so thoughtful!"
Ling Gun Gun was happily munching on chocolate when he heard An Yu's words. Suddenly, he stopped eating and quickly went to look up the original storyline of this world.
[Host! That person named Ning Xuming had a crush on the Supreme God in the original storyline.]
Unrequited love...
Jin Chen's eyes flickered slightly, but his expression remained unchanged.
He took a cup of black coffee and gazed meaningfully at the closed door of the conference room.
After a while, the meeting room door opened from the inside.
Xie Linzhou and Ning Xuming walked out one after the other, both with relaxed smiles on their faces.
The project in Milan went very well, and the final payment was settled smoothly.
[The villain's darkening value is detected -15, totaling 5! 】
"You're here." Xie Linzhou gestured to the team members that they could get ready to leave work. When he saw Jin Chen, his eyes softened. "Let's have a team dinner tonight."
"Okay." Jin Chen agreed, put down his coffee cup, and stood up.
He then looked at Ning Xuming and extended his hand, saying, "Hello, Jinchen."
This was Ning Xuming's first time meeting Xie Linzhou's rumored boyfriend, and he couldn't help but take a few more glances at him.
He extended his hand to shake Jin Chen's hand politely: "Hello, Ning Xuming. I often heard Lin Zhou mention you when we were still in Milan."
Jin Chen smiled slightly and nodded in response.
Xie Linzhou raised an eyebrow almost imperceptibly, his gaze lingering for a moment on their clasped hands.
He was slightly surprised, as Jin Chen and his team members had never shaken hands so formally before.
