“It’s an old client of his from before, a nanotechnology company. When Ji Lin first started working with this client, they were both in their early stages. It could be said that Ji Lin and the client witnessed each other’s growth. Now the company has grown larger, and they are on the verge of going public. However, they encountered a funding crisis, to the point where they can’t even pay their employees’ salaries this month…”
Such a similar story made Bai Duan Duan’s heart skip a beat, and she asked eagerly, “And then?”
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Rong Sheng sighed. “Then, several executives under the company’s owner betrayed him and sold the company’s trade secrets to a competing firm. The owner of the nanotech company wanted to sue these executives. However, they got wind of it from some source and acted preemptively. They destroyed all the evidence, and then they submitted resignation letters claiming they were leaving voluntarily. They even did something despicable before leaving. They burned all the backup copies of the written contracts, not just the company’s business cooperation agreements with other firms, but also the employment contracts of all the workers!”
“After that, they sent anonymous group emails to publicize the company’s plight, telling the employees to seek their own salary and that the company can’t afford to pay the wages for the month. They also hinted that all the written labor contracts were destroyed, so they could turn the tables and claim that the company had failed to sign proper employment contracts according to the law, demanding double compensation for all the years of work!”
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It was an unintentional complaint from Rong Sheng, but Bai Duan Duan couldn’t help but feel her emotions rise and fall with his words.
While she got angry when Ji Lin focused only on work and ignored her, at times like these, Bai Duan Duan realized that her heart followed Ji Lin entirely.
Because she could imagine Ji Lin’s struggle and repression.
Similar scenes, similar cases, similar developments. If he couldn’t prevent the company from suffering significant losses, his guilt would be doubled.
When his father had his accident, Ji Lin was still young and truly powerless. Perhaps, also for the sake of his father, he chose the path of law, earning enough money to repay the debt, and then resolutely returned to China to engage in labor disputes. It was not only for revenge against Lin Hui, but deep down, he may have wanted to make up for his own regrets. He couldn’t help his father back then, but he wanted to help business owners who faced the same situation as his father.
If he remained powerless in this case, it would mean more than losing a lawsuit. It would feel like turning back time, with Ji Lin standing once again in front of his father’s case, yet still unable to save his father…
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In the end, Bai Duan Duan didn’t even have a meal. She headed straight to the airport. Rong Sheng had told her that the nanotech company was in City D, and Ji Lin was currently on a business trip there. Half a day ago, he had briefly replied to her message, informing her of the hotel he would be staying in tonight.
Although Ji Lin’s extremely concise message didn’t mention this case at all and seemed to indicate that he didn’t need her, Bai Duan Duan sat at the airport, desperately wanting to see Ji Lin.
She wanted to be by his side.
The boarding announcement echoed in the airport for the third time, and Bai Duan Duan finally boarded the plane, filled with anxiety and unease.
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Over three hours later, the plane landed in City D. It was already late at night. Bai Duan Duan hailed a taxi and went straight to the hotel where Ji Lin was staying.
She had sent a text message to Ji Lin before the plane took off, but he hadn’t replied until now. Bai Duan Duan waited in the hotel lobby for an hour before finally seeing Ji Lin, who looked exhausted, return to the hotel after a meeting at the company.
He was dressed in a dark suit, his face cold and stern, tall and indifferent. By his side was another man, also in a suit, probably the representative from the company. They were walking and talking, their expressions serious. Ji Lin’s eyebrows, beautifully shaped, were furrowed, his lips pressed tightly together. Though he still exuded the sharpness of a unsheathed sword, there was a faint sense of fatigue and gloom between his brows.
The man next to him said a couple more words before bidding farewell and preparing to leave. Bai Duan Duan knew she should wait until the man was completely gone before appearing, but she couldn’t control herself. She stood up, ran towards Ji Lin, and fiercely threw herself into his embrace, tightly hugging him, all while Ji Lin looked up at her in astonishment.
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Ji Lin also experienced a moment of surprise, but quickly, his furrowed brows relaxed. He didn’t say anything, just held Bai DuanDuan tightly.
Bai DuanDuan buried her face in Ji Lin’s chest. “Ji Lin, I miss you.”
Ji Lin paused for a moment and then deepened the embrace.
The leader from the company hadn’t gone far yet when he turned around and saw Bai DuanDuan suddenly rushing into Ji Lin’s arms. Surprise and astonishment appeared on his face. Then he noticed the sudden softening expression on Ji Lin’s usually stern face, which further surprised and astonished him.
He had known Ji Lin for so many years, and this was almost the first time he had seen such an expression on his face. He couldn’t help but glance at the girl in Ji Lin’s arms, thinking that Ji Lin must love her very much.
After a brief separation following their embrace in the lobby, Ji Lin and Bai DuanDuan took the elevator together. Ji Lin’s floor was on the twentieth floor. When they reached the door of the room, it seemed like they exerted their maximum self-restraint to get there. But when Ji Lin took out the room card, that self-restraint crumbled. Ji Lin wrapped one arm around Bai DuanDuan, swiped the card with the other hand, and fiercely kissed her while leaning over. With a “beep” sound, Ji Lin roughly kicked open the door. He still held Bai DuanDuan in his arms, deepening this long-awaited reunion kiss. They leaned against the just-closed door, with Bai Duanduan’s back against the slightly cool door, but their lips were engaged in the most intense and passionate contrast.
No words were needed. Longing and love had already been exchanged between their lips, which refused to separate.
Bai DuanDuan looked at Ji Lin with her freshly kissed full red lips and dewy black eyes. Ji Lin, as if using the utmost self-restraint of his life, averted his gaze and covered Bai Duan’s gaze with his hand. “There’s a meeting tomorrow at 6 a.m. to discuss strategies, and at 8 a.m., there will be the first formal negotiation with the labor representatives.”
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Bai DuanDuan raised her lips and looked at him through the gaps between Ji Lin’s fingers.
So what now?
Ji Lin’s voice became slightly hoarse. “If you keep looking at me like this, neither of us will be able to sleep tonight.”
Ji Lin let go and kissed Bai Duanduan’s eyes. “Be good.”
His voice carried a faint gasp. “I can’t afford to be distracted by this case.”
But Bai DuanDuan stared straight at Ji Lin. “You know that sex can relieve stress, right? Often, after having sex, people are in a better state.”
Ji Lin stared at Bai DuanDuan and then, in a somewhat perplexed manner, covered her mouth directly.
In the midst of Bai Duanduan’s angry gaze, he gently kissed her cheek. “Yes, it can relieve stress, but with you, I don’t want it to be just for stress relief. So, not now.”
Trashy straight man. Although he rejected her so bluntly, Bai DuanDuan felt her heart skipping irregularly.
If it can’t happen, then it can’t. Bai Duan pushed Ji Lin away. “Tell me about the case then. Why didn’t you tell me about this case? Am I your girlfriend, or is Rong Sheng your boyfriend? I had to find out about this case from him.”
At this point, Ji Lin also knew that Bai DuanDuan was already aware of the Nano Company case. He knew there was no need to conceal it anymore and lowered his eyes. “Rong Sheng sure has a big mouth.”
“So why didn’t you tell me? If someone with a bit of imagination can easily imagine that you concealed your schedule and work details and were actually fooling around behind my back?”
“I won’t fool around,” Ji Lin glanced at Bai Duan. “Only with you.”
Bai Duan blushed and glared at Ji Lin with a show of force. “Then why did you conceal it?”
“Duan Duan, I’m not omnipotent,” Ji Lin said, somewhat uneasy, avoiding eye contact. “I can also lose.”
Ji Lin paused and said with a dry voice, “In this case, almost all the evidence has been destroyed. The other party was well-prepared and skillful. By the time my client discovered it, it was already too late. There’s no evidence left for preservation when I intervened. Currently, there’s no breakthrough in obtaining evidence.”
He looked up at Bai Duanduan. “There’s a high probability that I will lose.” Then he looked away. “I don’t want you to see me lose.”
Bai DuanDuan felt a sourness in her heart. “So you’re just carrying everything on your own like a fool?” She squatted in front of Ji Lin, holding his face. “Even if you can’t win, you’re the best in my heart.”
“In this case, I want to be by your side,” Bai DuanDuan held Ji Lin’s hand. “For all the future cases, I’ll be with you, whether you win or lose.”
They are so cute