Chapter 81: What Once-in-a-Hundred-Years Talent? He's Just a Pile of Crap Now
What are small company and small factory bosses usually like?
Mostly, they trust their own experience too much, they overly admire so-called big-shot "elites," and they love treating motivational quotes and "success theories" like sacred books.
The ones who are best at making calculations are these kinds of people.
The ones who are easiest to scam are also these kinds of people.
Right now, Sun Yanlin’s mind was a bit messy. Deep down, he had truly admired Zhao Hailin. But now, the e-commerce company he founded was about to shut down.
Admiring some so-called "elite", could that fill his stomach?
Xia Changyu knew when to push and when to pull. He took a sip of tea and said, “Actually, I’m just a little confused. After all, this involves a lot of money. We’re all just running small companies, trying to make a living. If this project fails, I’ll go bankrupt too.”
Words like bankruptcy, failure, and losing the project were like needles stabbing into Sun Yanlin’s heart, and the look on his face became more and more serious.
He told Xia Changyu not to leave yet and kept making tea while saying, “I heard about Zhao Hailin from a friend. I heard he had some skills, so I got in touch and started working with him. At first, things went really well, but not even two months after the project finished, it collapsed.”
Xia Changyu paused, then said slowly, “I just want to ask... did your friend ever do a project with Zhao Hailin too?”
“Of course he did!”
“And how is he doing now?”
“He already went bankrupt.”
Xia Changyu narrowed his eyes and smiled a little, “Oh really?”
Sun Yanlin: “Uh (⊙o⊙)...”
He quickly told Xia Changyu not to leave yet and even called over that friend of his.
That friend also had heard about Zhao Hailin from another friend’s friend. Back then, they treated him like some treasure and happily teamed up with him on projects.
So Lin Yibai had been completely right.
All that talk about connections and resources from Zhao Hailin?
Wasn’t it just these "connections" and "resources" that he scammed in the first place?
When nobody knew the truth, everyone thought he was truly capable, and everyone wanted to befriend him to grow their own network.
Everyone thought they could help each other.
But if they knew the truth, would they still send it?
At this point, Xia Changyu didn't need to ask.
Sun Yanlin couldn't wait to speak first: “Old Lin, what about the project that your friend’s friend did with Zhao Hailin? How is it now?”
“What do you mean how is it? After the project finished, Zhao Hailin didn’t help, and the guy lost everything. He even got divorced... If his buddies hadn’t stopped him, the grass on his grave would already be a few meters high.”
The truth was finally revealed.
“......”
By now, a group of unfortunate people had gathered, and some things just couldn’t stand up to questioning or verification.
They might seem light at first, but when put on the scale, they’re heavier than a thousand pounds!
Once Xia Changyu had gathered enough evidence, he left the place.
As he was leaving, those angry bosses, this boss and that boss, seemed to reach a shared conclusion: that Zhao Hailin... he really deserved to die!
When he walked out of the e-commerce park, a refreshing breeze blew by.
The once-crowded parking lot was now empty.
It was then that he realized he had spent the entire afternoon at Sun Yanlin’s place, and now the moon was just beginning to rise.
His stomach still felt a little hungry, but it didn’t matter. Compared to the slight hunger, what he cared about more was the information he had collected.
“I knew she was a girl with a strong sense of right and wrong. From the beginning, I chose to believe in her without any doubt.”
Forget about those screenshots and online articles.
Forget about online investigations.
A girl like her, who seemed almost perfect, would never have any character issues.
The closer he got, the more he understood, the more he was pleased and liked her.
He got into his car, and what was he going to do now?
Eat?
No, eating didn’t matter. With his excitement and joy, Xia Changyu couldn’t wait to share his happiness with Lin Yibai.
He turned on the air conditioning and then typed a message.
[Baiyi, where are you now?]
“......”
“...”
Ding dong~
[I just finished taking a shower!]
Lin Yibai, wearing a white towel, was rubbing her hair while picking up her phone to reply to the message. She thought to herself, maybe she shouldn't go to Xia Changyu's place for part-time work tomorrow!
She did nothing all day and made 200 yuan?
But, it’s not completely that simple!
If Xia Changyu really collaborates with that top-tier expert, the loss would be counted in the millions.
Lin Yibai rubbed her shoulder and quietly said, “Now is the perfect time to talk to him about this.”
However, before she could send her message, the other side was already impatient and sent a message first.
The tone was urgent and the emotion so strong that Lin Yibai felt it through the phone screen.
[Xiao Bai, where are you!]
[Come out quickly.]
[Hurry up, I need to talk to you.]
[Quickly, I have something really important to tell you. Can we meet?]
What’s so urgent?
Lin Yibai thought, it can't be that urgent, right?
She could just tell him online, no need to meet up. She didn’t want to go out after just taking a shower.
She typed: [Can we just talk online?]
Xia Changyu hesitated for a moment but insisted: [Can it be offline?]
[But I just took a shower and don’t feel like going out.]
[Where are you? I’ll come find you.]
“......”
It really is a tangled mess!
Lin Yibai had no choice but to give in, mainly because the other party’s words were too urgent.
She typed again: [Do I really have to come?]
Xia Changyu sent a determined emoji and typed back: [Yes.]
[Fine! I’ll go out.]
[Are you really coming out? Where are you going?]
“Henghui Supermarket….”
After thinking for a moment, since there would be too many people there, Lin Yibai changed the location and said,
[How about the big iron frame at the badminton court in the north district of the school?]
Lin Yibai glanced at the pink heart on the wall behind the bed, and the overall pink-colored hotel room environment.
She thought, I really shouldn’t bring a guy to this kind of place!
She meant, it’s not the right time to bring Xia Changyu here... Huh? What am I saying? How could I bring that guy to such a place?
Impossible.
It’s absolutely impossible.
"Well, that's a real joke! Why is it that if I say no, it's just no?" Lin Yibai’s reason was very strong, and she said confidently, “Because I’m a guy!”
Don’t think that just because I temporarily look like a girl now, being a guy is something that will never change. So, bringing a guy to a hotel is just... crazy!
What would I bring a guy to a hotel for?
To mess things up? Or mess with someone else?
She stopped thinking about random things and went to the school. She was picking up some packages and then met Xia Changyu by the big iron frame outside the badminton court.
He seemed very excited. His gaze was full of anticipation, like when a guy sees a girl he likes and just smiles foolishly.