The ice and snow gradually melted throughout the night, and Mai Xiaoshu had a good sleep that night after a long time.
The next day, when she woke up to the first rays of sunshine in the morning, she felt that the whole world had become beautiful.
She thought of An Chengye's confession yesterday and couldn't help but giggle, immersed in the sweet atmosphere. At this time, the phone on the table rang, she picked it up and saw today's big news - An Chengye's plagiarism scandal broke out at Shiku Technology!
"Although I am a fan of An, I think the evidence produced by that foreigner is credible. I am afraid that Shiku Technology is finished this time..."
"I've said long ago that An Chengye is just a pretty face. You girls just have no taste. People like him are praised as Internet elites!"
"The BBC is reporting this scandal, it's really embarrassing for the whole country!"...
When seeing countless people posting comments under the news to criticize An Chengye, Mai Xiaoshu was still shocked and said, "No, An Chengye would never do that."
After calming down, she called An Chengye immediately, but the only message she got from the other end of the line was "The number you dialed is turned off."
Things seemed to be more serious than she thought, otherwise An Chengye would not have turned off the phone. Thinking of this, she changed her clothes, wrapped herself in a scarf, and ran to the laboratory regardless of anything.
In the cold winter, there were fewer taxis on the road. After hailing a taxi for a long time, she could only run all the way. Half an hour later, when she rushed to the door of the laboratory, she was stopped by a figure.
"Yin Lunmei?"
Unexpectedly, it would be her who stopped him. Mai Xiaoshu looked at Yin Lunmei in confusion, but she frowned and said nothing.
Mai Xiaoshu tried to push her away: "An Chengye is in trouble. Now is not the time to pick a fight."
"Mai Xiaoshu, do you want to help An Chengye?" The sudden words made Mai Xiaoshu a little stunned. She turned her head and looked at Yin Lunmei. At this time, her expression was no longer arrogant as before. She looked at her with eager eyes and said, "Only you can help An Chengye this time."
Coffee shop corner.
Mai Xiaoshu first asked: "Do you know who created the scandal?"
Yin Lunmei nodded: "The American named Jim came prepared. He has the code of the first version of the program of Shiku Technology."
"Even if that's the case, it doesn't prove that An Chengye plagiarized him, right?"
"That code was already on his hard drive three years ago, before Shiku Technology came out. The hard drive history record cannot be faked. He said he copied a copy of the code and carried it with him, but lost it when he was on a business trip in China. He suspected that the person who picked it up was An Chengye."
"It's impossible. An Chengye couldn't have plagiarized. You know he's been a genius since he was a child. How could such a conceited person accept using someone else's code?" Mai Xiaoshu denied it repeatedly. "Software needs to be tested for a long time before it goes on the market. The American might have deliberately stolen An Chengye's code at that time and kept it until now just to make a fortune when Shiku Technology matures today."
"Even if what you said is true, he was indeed framed. But public opinion will not easily believe it, not to mention..." Yin Lunmei suddenly hesitated, her brows furrowed, as if she didn't know whether she should say it or not.
"What's more? What is there to hide?" Mai Xiaoshu grabbed her arm and asked.
"I'm afraid it won't be so easy for An Chengye to explain himself this time, because the people standing behind Jim are Jiang Xingye and my dad, and they still have key evidence to show. I overheard all of this last night. Although I don't know what the key evidence is, from their tone, that evidence is enough to destroy An Chengye!"
“Jiang Xingye and Uncle Yin?” Mai Xiaoshu looked at her in disbelief, as if frightened. After a long while, she stood up suddenly. “I don’t believe An Chengye would plagiarize, and I don’t believe Jiang Xingye would betray An Chengye!”
Yin Lunmei just chuckled: "You don't know that Jiang Xingye's father is An Chengye's adoptive father, right?"
Hearing this, Mai Xiaoshu shook his head in shock. It turned out that there was such a connection between them!
"Five years ago, An Chengye chose to leave . You can guess the reason without me telling you. He was not happy at all in that family. The two of them have been competitors since they were young, and it is not as peaceful on the surface as you think. Besides, Aunt Jiang is also a powerful character, and she will never allow her son to be inferior to others. Compared with my father and those shareholders, Jiang Xingye is the most scheming. He has always hidden his true face. On the surface, he is willing to be the second in command of Shiku Technology, but in fact, he has been deliberately waiting for an opportunity to overthrow An Chengye. He wants to prove to his father that he is better than An Chengye. These words were told to me by my father himself. I also reminded An Chengye to pay attention to Jiang Xingye, but he thought I was trying to sow discord and alienated me because of this. Now, Jiang Xingye has really taken action!"
Yin Lunmei looked at her with a suspicious look on her face and continued, "When they were young, they competed for their father's love. When they grew up, they competed with each other in grades and careers. Later, because of you, they became even more confrontational. I don't know if you are really stupid or just pretending to be stupid. Didn't you realize that the email on your computer last time was sent by me? That's because Jiang Xingye wanted to force you to leave An Chengye. He promised me that as long as you and An Chengye were no longer involved, he would no longer target An Chengye. And now it has become like this because you are ambiguously wandering between the two of them!"
Faced with Yin Lunmei's increasingly agitated expression, Mai Xiaoshu couldn't help but freeze all over. Her words didn't sound like fabrication at all. Although she really didn't want to believe it, if Jiang Xingye was the mastermind behind the scenes, everything seemed to make sense.
Because he was the mastermind behind this, he firmly said that he believed she was not a traitor even without any evidence;
Because he was the mastermind, the police came to her house right after she brought Miyamaru Satoshi back home;
Because he was the mastermind behind the scenes, he could easily get An Chengye's code. As long as he found another opportunity and planned this good show with Jim to finish An Chengye off, the company would belong to him completely in the future...
Mai Xiaoshu slowly wove together those details in her mind.
She smiled bitterly and had the answer in her heart.
In front of Yin Lunmei, she dialed Jiang Xingye's number, and a gentle voice soon came from the other end of the phone.
"Xingye, I found Miyamaru Tomo again." She made up a lie.
"Where are you? I'll come find you."
"No, I'm coming to you."
The other party was stunned for a while, and then answered after a long time: "Okay, I'm at home."
After receiving the address from Jiang Xingye, Mai Xiaoshu looked up at Yin Lunmei. This was the first time the two had a sincere conversation. She was very grateful to Yin Lunmei for telling her everything at this time, and she was willing to return the same sincerity: "Thank you for telling me this. I will try my best to convince Jiang Xingye and not let him make the same mistake again."
Yin Lunmei was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but feel a little worried: "You're going to go find him alone?"
"Yeah!" Nodding, Mai Xiaoshu rushed out of the cafe.
When she arrived at Jiang Xingye's doorstep, her eyes had already turned red.
Thinking of the way she dealt with the dog last time, she turned on the recording button on her phone before starting to knock on the door.
After a long while, the door opened. Jiang Xingye was still as gentle and elegant as ever, like a spring breeze.
Sitting at the table in the living room, he handed her a glass of warm water and said with concern: "Don't catch a cold."
Mai Xiaoshu took it without saying a word, and both of them remained silent.
Jiang Xingye forced a smile towards Mai Xiaoshu and asked in advance: "Where is Gong Wanzhi?"
"Xingye." Mai Xiaoshu paused, his face darkened and he said, "Gongwan Zhi told me everything."
Hearing this, Jiang Xingye's face flashed a gloomy look, but he quickly retracted it and returned to a friendly look: "Oh?"
Why did he remain so calm when he heard Miyamaru Satoshi tell her everything?
Mai Xiaoshu suddenly wondered if she had made a mistake. She didn't know where to start. She nervously picked up the water cup, took a sip, and put it down again. When the warmth spread throughout her body, she reorganized her thoughts and decided to cut the Gordian knot: "He said that everything was ordered by you."
At this time, rain began to fall outside the window, hitting the window with a pattering sound. Jiang Xingye chuckled, shook his head, and said softly like a dream: "Xiao Shu, I'm sorry."
"You admitted it..." Suddenly the atmosphere became solemn. She thought he would explain or make excuses to cover up everything, but he admitted it lightly.
Suddenly she felt dizzy and the objects in her vision became blurry. She wanted to grab something to prevent herself from falling, but she grabbed nothing.
"You... put drugs in the water?" Before she could finish her words, she fell to the ground like a tired little animal.
"Please forgive me. Father and honor are mine. I will explain this to you later."
Mai Xiaoshu, lying on the ground, tried hard to keep her eyes open, but she could not resist the effect of the drug. After hearing these words, she completely lost consciousness.