บท 36: Betrayal. (1)

Hao Ren parked the car on the side and asked, "Xiao Mei, do you have concrete evidence?"

The AI replied, "Boss, I have all the evidence from the money trail to secret meetings."

The young man took a deep breath and said, "Tell me about it."

After half an hour, he was sitting in the driver's seat with a cold face. He said, "Call Lingshi and invite her for dinner."

Xiao Mei did what he said, and then Hao Ren drove back to his house. He cancelled the plan of going to the office, because given the change of mood, he would not be productive. They had just uploaded their virtual assistant for mobile on forums and at the same time the million users who were using their computer OS, were also getting notified.

Within just a couple of hours, many online influencers began to review the product and the popularity sky rocketed.

...

Hao Ren was in the kitchen, preparing food while thinking about what could have been the reason for someone beside Han Lingshi to deal such a damage to her? The more he thought about it, the more he thought about it, the more complicated his thoughts became. Suddenly, the door was pushed open, and Han Lingshi's voice sounded, "Ren, I am here."

Hao Ren cleaned up his hands and came out to find her putting on her slippers. He wanted to say something when he found Maria with her. The latter smiled and said, "I invited myself, hope you don't mind."

The young man did not say anything and just turned back to the kitchen with a nod. Han Lingshi noticed this and asked, "Ren, is everything alright?"

Hao Ren nodded and said, "Byte Tech sent someone rude over to buy me out for ten million. I have been pissed because of that, don't mind me."

The ladies were surprised and Maria asked, "Has your product reached the level where Byte would want it? Why not cooperate with them?"

Hao Ren clicked his tongue and said, "Do you think someone like Byte will change their aesthetic for my product? If I cooperated them, they would want a controlling vote. I am not giving them the satisfaction of manipulating my company."

Maria sighed and said, "It could be good, they can invest in your company, right?"

Hao Ren looked at her and said, "I already have enough funds, I do not need investment. Otherwise, I would have asked Lingshi for it."

His voice was calm and while Maria felt bad for being told off, Han Lingshi was happy to hear that Hao Ren trusted her enough to lean on her when in need. She was aware that he did not wish to trouble her because she had told him not to reveal anything to anyone unless he became strong enough.

The young man served the food and then while eating he asked, "Lingshi, after dinner come to my study, I have to show you something."

Han Lingshi nodded and Maria gazed at the two. It was as if she was checking them to see any public display of affection. However, the two people were eating their food in peace.

Hao Ren had his mind focused on something else and did not have anytime to entertain any other ideas.

...

Wilma Fey reached her home, it was a big mansion in the city, and many people even among the rich dreamt of living in such places. The servants nodded to her, as she moved in. Wilma Fey was the youngest of the second generation of the Fey family, a traditional medicine family.

She crossed the garden and asked a servant, "Butler Yale, where is my father?"

The old servant replied in a dignified voice, "The master is in the study, Young Miss."

Wilma made her way through the luxurious mansion and came to the study on the second floor. She knocked and a aged voice sounded, "Enter."

Wilma came inside the study, this place was as big as some small houses and was filled with books and specimen. An old man was reading a book as he sat on his rocking chair. He raised his head to look at his youngest daughter and smiled, "What bought you over?"

Wilma took out a piece of paper, and two bottles and placed them on the small table beside him. She said, "I came upon a youngster who shared this formula with me. He prepared it right before my eyes, and the effect was too good. I bought it for you to check. After your go ahead, Magnificent will move it to the market and we will be able to compete with that Ye family."

The old man furrowed his brows, and read the description on the piece of paper. As he read, his eyes sparkled. The old man was eighty years in age, he was a tower in the world of traditional medicine practitioners. Wilma was shocked to see that a formula could get her father, who has seen all sorts of talents, so excited.

At this moment, a calm voice sounded from the said, "Old man, do you wish to blow your heart by getting so agitated? Have some decency and act like your age. Otherwise, if you died do not blame me for going to date with Yale."

The old man glared at the old lady who came in while Wilma smiled awkwardly, her parents were both examples of steel mouth and tofu heart. They loved each other a lot but they could never act sweetly. Mister Fey said, "Wilma, you can go ahead with this formula. However, you have to make sure that it stays a secret for sometime before anyone else can copy this."

Wilma smiled and said, "That guy has already taken care of that, dad. He registered this formula in the Medical Board archive. They have given him a green signal. Even if someone copies it, given the nature of that young man I can only pray for them. He will ruin them."

The old man smiled and said, "In the modern times of peace, such ferocious young people are rare. If you have a chance, bring him over to meet. I would like to see this young medicine genius."

The last word shocked Wilma, but she nodded.

...

Han Lingshi was sitting on the chair in the study, and was looking at Hao Ren who was closing the door and even locking it. He gave Han Lingshi a head phone, and said, "Xiao Mei, show her everything you have."

Han Lingshi saw the evidence and the explanation of everything going on in the shadows. Her expression was not filled with shock when Xiao Mei was pointing at Ye Shiling and her brother, but when she saw the second half, her fists clenched and her eyes became cold. The surprise and shock became evident.

Xiao Mei said, "Miss Han, the person who came up with all this is your cousin, Han Yuntian. He has been competing for the presidency of the empress group. The few tenders and contracts that you lost in the past few weeks were also because of him. The person who helped him pull out the sensitive information was Maria.

Maria has been dating Mister Han Yuntian for past two years and they are extremely secretive about this. She was also the person who hired a hacker overseas to put up the contract against your life, the money was given to her by Han Yuntian."

Han Lingshi took a deep breath and asked in monotonous tone, "How can I believe that you have not forged this evidence, Hao Ren?"

Hao Ren was not shocked and said, "As long as you do some research to cross check all this, you can find out that I am not lying. I gain nothing from that. Also, I suggest that you get done with it soon. I still want to give you lunch in the noon."

Han Lingshi was so angry at this moment that she started laughing and asked, "What makes you think that I would eat what you cook?"

Hao Ren looked in her eyes and replied, "The fact that you have one friend and that is me. If you wish to ignore it and act as if nothing has happened, then you are far too dumb. I would have to handle things my own way."

Han Lingshi approached him and grabbed his collar as she asked coldly, "What is your way? Sowing feud?"

Hao Ren's gaze turned cold and he pushed her against the wall in a swift moment. He grabbed her neck, not so hard but gently. Han Lingshi was frozen, she did not expect Hao Ren to react this way. His gaze was so cold that she could not help but remember the guards that surrounded her grandfather.

Those people had such cold aura on them because they were killers. She began to question how did Hao Ren get this aura. The young man said, "If anyone dared to harm you. I will kill them. I swear that I will remove every snake that hides in your shade."

As he looked at her and said those words in a soft tone, Han Lingshi was dazed. She did not expect him to be so intense. Hao Ren continued, "I am not obsessed with you Miss Han, but you are a person I admire and even love to some extent. If someone came to harm you, I will not sit by to watch."

Then he rubbed his cheek with hers for a few seconds before he took a few steps back and turned around. Han Lingshi wanted to say something when Hao Ren said, "We will talk when you have conducted your investigation. Good night."

Han Lingshi was shocked because this guy just issued an eviction order for her. She clenched her teeth and left the study. Hao Ren only heard her say, "Maria, let's go."

The latter nodded and left the place with Han Lingshi. Hao Ren sat down on the floor and asked, "Xiao Mei, did Maria notice anything?"

The AI replied, "She was trying to listen what you were talking about, and also she was trying to notice Miss Han's expressions to see if there was any change."

Hao Ren nodded and said, "The fox is clever, but soon it will show it's tail."

...

Han Lingshi left the building and drove Maria off to her home as usual before she took off to return to her own home. However, her heart was not calm, she parked the car at the side, and took her phone to call her people, and said, "Investigate if Maria has any connection with Han Yuntian, even if it is remote, I want to know about everything between the two in the morning, also check their phone and bank history."

She leaned back in her seat and mumbled, "Those who stand behind us are also capable of stabbing us. Let's see who is the knife holder."