"Mr. Gao, this is just your subjective assumption that my sister plagiarized. Do you have any evidence?" Lin Yuhuan asked.
"Of course I have evidence."
Gao Ren held out his hand to his assistant, who handed him his phone. "I have a habit of documenting every sketch. My designs are more than a year ahead of Lin Xiawan's."
[Really?]
This fully illustrates the importance of leaving traces of one's work.
"So, Lin Xiawan, you still won't admit it?"
How do you know I didn't leave any traces?
Gao Ren
I was dumbfounded.
[My God, five years ago?]
[Five years ago, Lin Xiawan was still in high school, right? How could she have designed such inspired works?]
[This is definitely the early stage of a master.]
[So Gao Ren plagiarized Lin Xiawan?]
Lin Xiawan waved her phone, her confident demeanor a far cry from the timidity she displayed at the Song Family's house. Her gaze passed over Gao Ren and landed on Song Zhuang and his son behind him. " Song Zhuang, Song Fan, haven't you remembered? In my senior year of high school, I was bullied because I refused to give this design to that young lady. For that, you locked me in the storage room and prevented me from eating for a whole day and night."
Song Zhuang clenched his fist; it was this very incident that inspired Gao Ren.
Gao Ren is just his stage name; his real name is Ling Jie, and he is Ling Zhen's younger brother. Although Ling Jie paid for Ling Zhen's tuition while he was studying abroad, he and Ling Zhen did not have a good relationship.
When Ling Jie learned that their adopted daughter was the eldest daughter of the Lin Group, he scolded Ling Zhen and Song Zhuang for being greedy and only seeing money. He said that if they kept coaxing Lin Xiawan, they could become superior people.
But it's too late for regrets now.
After that, the matter was considered closed; he continued being a great designer, while Ling Zhen continued to serve her sentence in prison.
During that time, he did not visit Ling Zhen even once.
He didn't want anyone to know that he had an older sister who was in prison.
Until he accidentally saw Lin Xiawan's design online.
She's so young, yet she already possesses such talent. If she were given a few more years, wouldn't she be able to surpass him?
Jealousy twisted Ling Jie's mind. Ling Jie pretended to visit Ling Zhen, saying he wanted to help Ling Zhen get revenge, but in reality, he just wanted to bring Lin Xiawan down with him.
After witnessing all of this, Lin Tingyue remarked, "[What a petty and narrow-minded man.]"
[If he found out his wife was having an affair with Song Fan, he'd probably kill someone.]
Chapter 124
Chi Yan, who was both an assistant and Ling Jie's wife, panicked for a moment. Seeing Ling Jie looking over, she quickly lowered her voice and said, "This is obviously a trap set by the other party. We'd better leave quickly, or you'll be ruined."
Song Fan also said, "Yes, Uncle, a wise man doesn't fight a losing battle."
If Ling Jie also falls from grace, who will provide him with money?
After Song Fan found out that the child in his wife's belly wasn't his, he divorced her. He had been living off the money his parents had taken from the Lin Family, but then his mother went to prison, his father started drinking heavily, and the Lin Family took back their house and job.
These days he's practically living on the streets, and now that he's finally having a couple of good days, he doesn't want to go back to sleeping on the streets.
Well, they're playing along. He's still here, do they think he's dead?
Ling Jie's eyes were bloodshot. He grabbed Chi Yan's wrist and asked, "Did you betray me?"
Chi Yan tried hard to remain calm, and frowned as she asked, "When did I betray you...?"
"Say something."
Chi Yan was stunned by the shout, "I didn't... how could I dare betray you..."
Ling Jie's expression softened somewhat. Chi Yan truly wouldn't dare, unless she wasn't afraid of being beaten to death by him.
However, he used all his strength and couldn't stop in time, pushing Chi Yan to the ground.
Song Fan exclaimed, "Auntie!"
He quickly went over to help Chi Yan and asked in a low voice, "Auntie, are you alright?"
Chi Yan shook her head.
Seeing this, Ling Jie's face contorted with rage. "You still say you didn't? I'm out early and back late at the studio, which has made things convenient for the two of you."
Ling Jie had reached a state of frenzy; he pulled out his belt and was about to...
[Wow, he's a bipolar disorder.]
Fortunately, Lin Yuhuan was worried that these people would cause trouble, so he arranged for a lot of security guards to be nearby. As soon as the belt was pulled out, Ling Jie was restrained by the security guards.
[My goodness, is this really the same gentle and refined designer Gao Ren?]
[If he dares to beat his wife in front of the camera, wouldn't he torture her to death in private?]
I've met people like that before, they're all scammers.
Ling Jie yelled at the top of his lungs, "You two bitches, why did you betray me? Why?!"
"Why?"
Having been pushed to the ground, Chi Yan's hair was disheveled and her appearance completely ruined. At this moment, she stood up and stared directly at Ling Jie, "Of course it's because Song Fan is taller and more handsome than you, and not because he's a pervert."
"Say it again, go ahead and say it again if you dare!"
"What?" Chi Yan scoffed, "Did I hit a nerve? You're impotent, what kind of marriage are you going to have?"
An uproar ensued.
[Infertility?]
Lin Tingyue quickly glanced at it: [When Ling Jie was ten years old, he climbed a tree to peep at his neighbor taking a shower. He was discovered by the neighbor, and in his panic, he fell from the tree, and then...]
[Ten years old... Is Ling Jie a born bad seed?]
Ling Jie never expected that Chi Yan, this crazy woman, would actually dare to reveal his biggest secret in front of so many people. He struggled and lunged forward, shouting, "I'm going to kill you! I'm going to kill you!"
Having had enough, Chi Yan finally exploded. She stood rooted to the spot, glaring menacingly at Ling Jie, "Come on then, do you think you can kill me?"
" Chi Yan!!!"
"Or are you just that incompetent, as incompetent as your thing?"
[Is this something I can hear?]
The most terrifying thing about an incompetent man is that you never know what he's capable of doing for his pathetic pride.
[Ordered.]
Even as Ling Jie was handed over to the police, he was still shouting "bastard!"
Lin Yuhuan had someone clean up the site so that the exhibition could continue.
Lin Xiawan walked calmly and confidently to the front of the stage, stood in front of the microphone, and said with a smile, "Welcome everyone to my solo exhibition. Now, I hereby announce that the solo exhibition has officially begun."
The audience erupted in applause.
[Holy crap, how can she be so charming!]
[Several people can keep her calm under pressure; she's amazing.]
After her solo exhibition ended and she returned home, Lin Xiawan received a phone call from the police.
Ling Jie's intent to harm others is obvious to all. If he does have a mental illness, the police will consider transferring him to a mental hospital.
Meanwhile, Chi Yan and the Song Zhuang family father and son actually wanted to gain Lin Xiawan's forgiveness.
"I don't forgive them. On the contrary, I will pursue this to the end. Officer, please pass on their message."
Lin Xiawan hung up the phone and turned around to see Lin Tingyue tiptoeing around.
Lin Xiawan asked with a smile, " Tingyue, what are you doing?"
I've brought you some coffee.
Lin Tingyue handed the cup to Lin Xiawan, Lin Xiawan somewhat surprised. "There's a kitten too?"
Lin Tingyue proudly said, "This is the kitten's encouragement, a unique gift from Lin Tingyue."
Lin Xiawan ruffled Lin Tingyue's hair. "Then thank you for the encouragement, little cat."
"The kitten encourages you to keep up the good work; you'll definitely be able to stand on a bigger stage in the future."
"Thank you, Kitten."
Seeing how good the two sisters were, Bai Yaxin very gratified and told Lin Rusong that she wouldn't trade them even for a mountain of gold.
"Jinshan? What Jinshan?"
A certain money-grubber, having caught a whiff of something, stared intently at Bai Yaxin.
Bai Yaxin was both amused and exasperated. "There's no gold mine."
"I remember the Zhou Family is currently rolling in a small fortune. If Tingyue is interested..."
Lin Tingyue's eyes lit up, and she said eagerly, "Interested? Of course I'm interested!"
"Then I'll arrange a proper talk with President Zhou."
[This is outrageously extravagant!]
[But I think I'll pass; it's too dangerous.]
Lin Yuhuan sat up straight. Why did Tingyue feel threatened?
[This President Zhou owns many hospitals, some of which are legitimate, but others are involved in organ trafficking.]
Organ trafficking?
Upon hearing this heartfelt message, the Lin Family instantly held their breath; this was a momentous event in City A.
Just as they were about to continue listening, Lin Tingyue was interrupted by Ying An's phone call.
It's better to divert attention. First, it would be extremely dangerous for Lin Tingyue to get involved in organ trafficking. Second, they don't yet know who can hear Lin Tingyue's thoughts. What if Lin Tingyue goes to President Zhou and President Zhou can hear her too? Wouldn't that be terrible?
When Lin Tingyue returned after making the phone call, she found that the atmosphere in the living room had changed.
There was a slight seriousness just now, but now there's a relaxed vibe.
Lin Shengyan his hand on the sofa and asked lazily, "You finished talking so quickly? What did you say?"
Tomorrow is Valentine's Day, Mr. Ying said he'll pick me up early in the morning.
"Valentine's Day?"
Lin Shengyan dumbfounded. How come he didn't know?
"Yes."
[Second Brother, don't you have any experience confessing your feelings to Cheng Jinshuang on this day?]
Why did he confess his feelings to Cheng Jinshuang on this day? He always does it on April Fool's Day...
No, what does Cheng Jinshuang have to do with him?
Lin Shengyan seriously with a stern face, "You are not allowed to mention Cheng Jinshuang again!"
Lin Tingyue: "...?"
"I don't think anyone mentioned Cheng Jinshuang's name just now, did they?"