She subconsciously held the water glass tightly, and the elegant mint flowers bloomed faintly on it, with countless connections between the stems and leaves, and this was exactly what she was thinking.
Memories emerge bit by bit, and the brain connects all the things that happened during this period...
Ever since...ever since she came back from her resignation, everything seemed to have become strange. She didn't notice it at the time, but now that she thinks about it carefully, it seems that everything has a trace.
That time, her computer had been tampered with for some reason, and she almost caused a catastrophe because of tax issues. He punished her for copying 100 times. Although she surrendered at the time, she still felt aggrieved, but later in the media meeting
But it was a blessing in disguise for her. If she hadn't written the punishment before, she would not have remembered it so clearly.
Also, during the meeting that day, her cell phone was not set to silent, so he punished her to stay and clean the conference room after the meeting, but she discovered his notebook during the cleaning process, and the notebook contained exactly what she needed.
It turned out that she actually used it during the simultaneous interpretation process.
And before the media meeting started that day, she threw away a piece of information. The words he said to her before entering the "box", at that time she only thought they were harsh, harsh, and even provocative, but now thinking about it,
It seems like a hint, an encouragement?
The night after the meeting, a group of them went to eat seafood. Later, she was admitted to the hospital because she felt unwell, but he still couldn't forget what he had summarized and kept her in the hospital for one night. At that time, she felt that he was unreasonable.
, but now that I think about it, it seems that it is more like a different kind of care?
There were several times before that when she came home late because she worked overtime, and every time she met him outside the building. Was he working overtime with her?
And there's more...
Mint shook her head subconsciously. There were too many things that she couldn't even think of.
And all the things connected together explain one thing - he did it deliberately.
Every punishment he gave her made her improve.
So, is this his real purpose? Is he actually protecting her and helping her?
So...what about this time?
When everyone questioned her, he did not stand up to speak for her, but allowed the police to take her away.
When she wanted to get the list just now, he refused flatly, with a completely business-like attitude.
He... seemed like he didn't want her to get involved at all.
But he had done so much before, how could he remain indifferent this time?
Mint shook his head subconsciously, no longer believing in his indifference and ruthlessness, but chose to believe it.
Although she didn't know what he was doing, the many things that happened before could prove that he would definitely help her.
So...she just followed his wishes and waited obediently to see what he was going to do.
She was still confused, but this time, she felt an inexplicable sense of relief.
***
The days of waiting were excruciating. There was no new news for several days.
Mint was suspended from her job, but she didn't dare to stay at home because she was afraid of being discovered by An An, and she didn't want her son to worry.
So every morning, she hurried out after breakfast as usual.
She found another part-time job for herself, picking up group tours at a travel agency she was familiar with before. Because the police reminded her not to leave Xihai, she only took local one-day tours.
Although the money was a little less, it was still manageable, and it was much better than spending all day worrying at home.
Of course, the travel agency did not have tour groups every day, but she was not idle when she had nothing to do, because the small attic was about to be demolished, so she hurried out to look for a house during her break.
After visiting many housing agencies, she found that not only the rent was expensive, but the agency fees were also not cheap. She looked at one after another, and the more she looked, the more frustrated she became.
Mother's medical bills have to be paid again, and An An's medicine is almost finished, and she needs to buy new ones...
The money in my wallet and bankbook is getting less and less, and I can almost make ends meet.
Mint's pressure is also increasing. The most important thing is that if the case does not make progress for a day, she will not be able to go back to work for a day, she will not get her salary, and she will not have peace of mind for a day.
The police talked to her twice more, asking her some questions that she didn't know what to say, and then ended up with nothing.
In the blink of an eye, a week has passed and there is still no progress at all.
Mint went to the prison to see Shen Mei again. Shen Mei didn't lose his temper this time, but his attitude was still lukewarm.
Everything was so depressing that she almost couldn't breathe. Fortunately, An An was with her. After returning home exhausted every night, An An's cute little face was waiting for her, letting her Feel warm.
After getting up every morning, she used to drink a glass of water. Every time she picked up the water glass, her fingertips could not help but rub it for a moment. The elegant mint flower blooming on the glass gave her a sense of tranquility and hope. .
However, love is so short and forgetting is so long. How strong do you have to be to dare to remember it?
Finally, finally, after waiting day after day, new news arrives!
On this day, Mint was leading a tour group. At noon, he chose a place to lead the tourists to eat, and she also sat down.
The noisy restaurant was buzzing with people, the high-ceiling TV was on, and after an advertisement on the screen, the lunchtime news began.
"This morning, the opening ceremony of Joe's European branch was held in Paris, France. Mr. Qiao Lijie, general manager of Joe's, personally attended and announced at the same time that the core technology of Joe's branch, bazx-2, has been officially put into production..."
Mint's hand holding the chopsticks paused slightly. She had no appetite at first, but now she couldn't eat anymore.
It seems that Joe's has won the victory, and the new technology has been put on the assembly line.
Mint ate a few mouthfuls of rice in depression, and after taking a short rest, continued walking with the tour group in the afternoon.
The whole afternoon that followed, she was depressed. She felt that all her waiting for so many days had been in vain. After waiting and waiting, this was the result. She felt so disappointed, even desperate.
The weather was very hot, but she felt a sense of coolness in her heart.
Throughout the afternoon, Bo Mint accompanied the foreigners throughout the streets and alleys of Xihai.
But she didn't know that at the same time, Qiao's senior executives were also rushing around.
At six o'clock in the evening, Mint dragged his tired body home. He took a deep breath before entering to adjust his emotions before he dared to enter.
"An'an, mom is back!" She tried her best to pretend that nothing had happened and her voice was normal.
"Mom, you came back just in time. I helped you pick the cherries. Eat them quickly!" An An walked out of the small kitchen holding a small plate.
Mint looked at the plate of fresh cherries and couldn't help but be surprised, "An'an, where did they come from?"
"Grandpa Hu from the nearby orchard gave it to him! Their house was about to be demolished and his fruit trees couldn't be transplanted, so he invited the children nearby to come to his house and pick whatever they wanted to eat as a parting gift!"
Mint nodded. There are indeed many fruit trees in the Hu family's orchard. It is going to be demolished now, and the fruit trees cannot be taken away. But people make a living on fruit trees, so many cherries are very expensive!
"An'an, have you said thank you to Grandpa Hu?"
"Of course there is. Grandpa Hu also said that if there is not enough food, he will ask me to get more!"
Mint shook his head in disapproval, "Don't go and get it anymore. Grandpa Hu can sell these cherries for a lot of money!"
"I know, so I didn't take any other fruits, just some cherries that my mother loved to eat! Grandpa Hu said that among so many children, I took the least. He said that I was not greedy for petty gains, and I was very good.
You are filial, so you gave me a lot more!"
Mint's heart suddenly felt sour. How could her son be so well-behaved and good? He always thought of her first in everything. There were many kinds of fruits in the Hu family's orchard, but An An didn't take any of the ones he liked to eat. He just helped
She took the cherry.
"An'an, my mother's greatest luck in this life is giving birth to you!" Bo Min couldn't help but hugged her son.
"Mom, what's wrong with you? Did something happen?" An An noticed something was wrong. Her mother rarely expressed such fragile emotions.
Mint quickly held back her tears, shook her head and said, "It's okay, mom, go wash your hands, and we'll eat cherries together later!"
She quickly got up and ran to the bathroom.
An An looked at her mother's panicked back and couldn't help but feel worried.
Mom's condition hasn't been very good these days. He guessed it might be because of the demolition. She was a little worried, right?
In fact, he was a little worried. Demolition would be very troublesome. First of all, where they would live would be a problem. Houses in urban areas were very expensive, and moving was very troublesome. Neither he nor his mother could move large furniture. He felt more and more that
This house needs a man of the house!
Mint washed her hands and face in the bathroom. After adjusting her emotions, she opened the door and walked out.
She went directly to the small kitchen and saw that An An had washed and cut the vegetables. She looked at the rice cooker and saw that the rice was already washed, but it was just not yet stewed.
An An is waiting for her.
She quickly plugged it in and pressed the switch.
It takes about ten minutes to simmer the rice. Once the rice is ready, there is still time to stir-fry the vegetables. The mother and son are not in a hurry, so they go to the small living room to wait.
An An has already put the cherries on the small coffee table, the old-style TV is also on, and the mother and son are sitting side by side on the old small sofa.
I don't know how many families are like this in the lights of thousands of houses, but in this small attic, there is obviously a male master missing.
The remote control was broken, so An An had to run to the TV series and replace them one by one. Mint sadly picked up a cherry and put it in his mouth. It was sour, sweet and delicious.
I don’t know why, cherries are obviously not her favorite fruit, but when she was pregnant, pregnant women had all kinds of weird tastes, so she wanted to eat them on a whim. At that time, they had no money, and cherries costing one to two hundred yuan per kilogram were right.
For them, it was too luxurious, but in order to satisfy her, Guan Shouheng worked very hard to give tutoring lessons, and was so busy that he didn't even bother to eat lunch.
From then on, she fell in love with the taste of cherries more and more. She wanted to eat them, but she couldn't bear to eat them.
"Mom, do you want to watch the news station?" An An turned around and asked, bringing Mint's thoughts back to reality.
"Okay, whatever." Mint picked up two more cherries, put one in her mouth, and held the other in her hand. She sat back on the sofa and fed it to her son.
"It's so sour, I don't want to..." An An dodged.
"Where is it? It's delicious!" Mint forced the cherry into his son's mouth. Three seconds later, An An's little face became extremely ferocious.
Mint couldn't help but chuckle, "Don't exaggerate. If you don't eat, mom won't be able to finish it by herself."
"I really don't like eating, my teeth are sore!" An An couldn't help but protest.
Mint didn't believe it, so he picked up another one and put it in his mouth. It was obviously delicious!
"Okay, okay, let's watch TV!" An An quickly changed the subject.
The news anchor sat upright on the anchor desk with a serious expression, "The good news just came from Joe's European branch, but bad news followed. The Paris Environmental Prosecution Office announced that among the ten emerging companies they sampled, Joe
The bazx-2 technology just launched by Qiao's branch uses a powerful carcinogen. The French side has strictly ordered Qiao's branch to immediately stop some production and entrusted a lawyer to file a lawsuit..."
What?
Mint almost choked on the cherry in her mouth. Such a big change had occurred in just one afternoon?
She quickly stood up, walked to the TV, and turned up the volume for fear of missing any detail.
The anchor's voice was clear enough and the report was detailed enough. She also understood more and more clearly that Qiao was in trouble this time!
The bazx-2 technology that Qiao Lijie spent a lot of money to buy is a cancer. It would be better if it was just investigated, but the news said that the production line has been opened, which means that Qiao's larger investment has been reduced
The factory buildings, machines, raw materials, labor...every aspect is complete, but the more complete it is, the greater the losses will be.
And according to her understanding of Qiao Lijie, he will definitely be eager for quick success, and the bazx-2 technology is so novel and eye-catching. There must be many manufacturers who want to cooperate with Qiao. If they have signed a contract, then those manufacturers must be now
Those who want to draw a clear line with Qiao will even ask for compensation.
In addition, Qiao's branch is also established overseas. France will definitely deal with this matter through international business laws. Not only Qiao's branch will be fined, but even the entire Qiao's will be implicated!
The more Mint thinks about it, the more terrifying it becomes. Maybe Qiao's is in danger of going bankrupt!
***
At the Convention and Exhibition Center, the French team is working overtime for a meeting.
Due to Mint's suspension, their manpower has become even more scarce, and the work tasks have recently increased instead of reducing, which has made everyone in the team feel the pressure. They work overtime almost every day, and arrive late when they work overtime.
At this moment, the conference room was brightly lit and Team Leader Li was making important work arrangements, but Qiao Nawei's cell phone suddenly lit up.
Although the ringtone has been turned off, it still inevitably disturbs the meeting process.
"Sorry, let me answer the phone..." Qiao Nawei glanced at the number and stood up in a hurry.
Team leader Li couldn't help but frown, obviously he dared not speak out in anger.
Just as he was about to continue the meeting, Fang Yuan's cell phone also lit up.
She lowered her head and saw that it was Qiao Lijie!
Why is he calling? She has already warned him not to come to her if nothing happens!
"Team Leader Li, I'm sorry..." Fang Yuan also quickly stood up and went back to her office to answer the call.
"Fang Yuan! You stinky bitch! You actually framed me!" Qiao Lijie yelled as soon as he came up.
Fang Yuan immediately lowered her voice, "Qiao Lijie, why are you crazy?"
"Are you still trying to show off to me? There's something wrong with the information you gave me! Mr. Qiao has suffered a lot from you this time!"
"What nonsense are you talking about? How could I harm Mrs. Qiao?" Fang Yuan asked in confusion.
"Watch the news yourself!" Qiao Lijie dropped the phone.
Fang Yuan quickly searched the page. On the mobile phone news, the headline on the front page was the report of Qiao's accident.
Her face turned pale, how could this happen?
She doesn't care about Mr. Qiao's life or death, but according to Qiao Lijie's virtue, if something happens to him, he will definitely be a backup, and he will definitely expose their transaction!
asshole!
Fang Yuan's beautiful face instantly turned ferocious. After thinking for a few seconds, she quickly returned to the conference room and said, "Team Leader Li, I'm sorry, I have an emergency at home. I have to go back right away!"
This matter involves too much, Qiao is not easy to mess with, and Qiao Lijie will not let her go, so she has to find a way to get out now and go back to discuss it with her father first!
Just as she finished speaking, Qiao Nawei also stumbled back. She simply grabbed her bag and rushed out the door without even asking for leave.
Everyone looked at each other, what's going on?
Team leader Li didn't have any thoughts about the meeting. His face darkened and he said coldly, "The meeting is dismissed!"
Everyone also found it strange that someone was clearing the desktop while using their mobile phone or tablet, and then exclaimed, "Oh my God, something big happened!"
Big?
In the office on the 28th floor, Guan Shouheng stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, looking down at everything below.
In fact, this is just the beginning, the fun is yet to come!
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