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Chapter 841: Convention of the Zhai Family
Jian Yiling did not directly tell Qin Hongzhi whether or not his condition had a chance of being cured.
However, Jian Yiling was rather confident in her abilities. Back in the original world Jian Yiling lived in, the lives of individuals diagnosed with leukemia could be extended through the use of medication and drugs.
However, the price of the medication and drugs was rather expensive.
When Jian Yiling arrived at the Qin Residence, she met Qin Chuan and Qin Yufan.
Recently, the relationship between the two siblings seemed rather good.
When Qin Chuan saw Jian Yiling appear with Zhai Yunsheng, there was a little disappointment in his expression.
Furthermore, as Jian Yiling performed the medical examination on Qin Hongzhi, Qin Chuan’s gaze was fixated on Jian Yiling.
Qin Yufan noticed this. She pulled Qin Chuan aside and asked him: “What’s wrong with you lately?”
“Nothing is wrong with me.”
Although Qin Chuan said this, his expression said otherwise.
“Once upon a time, you refused to take action. Now, she’s engaged. It’s too late for you to do anything. Just let it go.”
Qin Chuan asked: “How did your heart let go of Zhai Yunsheng?”
Upon being asked this, Qin Yufan paused for a moment. Then she replied: “I don’t really know. I probably just saw the situation clearly. Perhaps, it’s because I tried and nothing happened.”
Qin Chuan: “But I haven’t even tried.”
Upon hearing this, Qin Yufan was a little worried.
However, she was in no position to advise Qin Chuan.
After all, when it came to romantic relationships, she would follow one path until the end.
In fact, if there was a wall at the end of that path, she’d probably walk right into it. Therefore, she had no right to persuade someone else to do otherwise.
After examining Qin Hongzhi, Qin Yufan kept Zhai Yunsheng and Jian Yiling back. She wanted to eat with them.
As Qin Hongzhi ate separately from everyone else, only the four of them were seated at the table.
“Yiling and I are planning to have a child,” Zhai Yunsheng said.
All four people at the table paused.
Jian Yiling paused as well. When did they agree on this?
A few days ago, didn’t he say it was still too early?
However, Jian Yiling did not think much into this statement. Instead, she continued to pick food up with her chopsticks.
Qin Chuan also paused for a moment before he continued to eat.
After a while, Qin Chuan said: “Engagements can be broken off. Even if you get married, you can get divorced. Therefore, children are no exception to that equation.”
Zhai Yunsheng smiled before he said: “Oh? Your concept of marriage seems rather pessimistic. Is that convention in the Qin family? I suppose the Zhai family is not quite the same. After all, my grandpa and father were faithful unto death.”
Qin Yufan touched her nose when she heard this. She could not argue against Zhai Yunsheng.
After all, her father was not a loyal man.
On the other hand, the men of the Zhai family remained infatuated with one person. After his wife passed away, Master Zhai did not look for a new partner. Zhai Yunsheng’s father also only loved his mother. And thus, the Zhai family was known in Beijing for their devotion.
In order to lighten the atmosphere, QIn Yufan changed the subject of conversation. She asked Jian Yiling about her cousin becoming a father.
Jian Yiling looked at Qin Yufan suspiciously: “You know about this too?”
Qin Yufan: “Jian Yumin posted it onto his Weibo.”
Many idols would hide their relationships from fans.
However, Jian Yumin was completely different. As soon as he found out he was going to be a father, he made a Weibo post. He told his fans that he had found someone and he was going to be a father soon.
In the comments under the post, many girls said that they were heartbroken.
There was another group of fans who expressed their disbelief. How could Brother Yumin possibly find a girlfriend when he was such a frank guy?
However, most of Jian Yumin’s fans sent their blessings to him.
As Jian Yumin’s post was incredibly popular, it was difficult for Qin Yufan to not know about this.
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Chapter 842: Exposing Wen Ruo (1)
After the jewelry design competition ended, Wen Ruo returned to work at XDL again. This time, Ada treated her better than before.
“I knew you could do it,” Ada said to Wen Ruo in a particularly friendly manner.
“It’s because you gave me this opportunity.”
“That’s not true. You earned your ranking in the competition. I did not help much. If you continue to perform well, when you graduate, you can obtain tenure at XDL.”
“Thank you, Sister Ada.”
“Also, if you want to transfer to the jewelry design department, I won’t stop you.. After all, you just won an award in that area. It would be good for you to continue to develop there.”
“No thank you. I feel like designing clothes is more suitable for me. Furthermore, I don’t want to let you down. You spent so much time teaching me.”
Upon hearing this, Ada was very happy: “Being grateful is an amazing trait.”
Then, Ada introduced some of her friends in the design circles to Wen Ruo. She told Wen Ruo that connections were very important in this industry.
Naturally, Wen Ruo was delighted. This was exactly what she needed at this moment.
With Ada’s recommendation, Wen Ruo got to know new people. At the same time, she managed to get new orders.
When she got home, Wen Ruo got busy with the orders that her mother accepted for her.
However, Wen Ruo worked incredibly fast. Within two days, the design was done.
As for the specific production process, Wen Ruo left it to her mother. Her mother would request a skilled individual to craft the design.
Wen Ruo did not get involved in the selection of raw material either. This was all carried out by Cai Qinyue.
Cai Qinyue was overjoyed to see her daughter’s designs: “Wow! My daughter is amazing! You spent so little time on this yet you’ve designed so many pieces of exquisite jewelry!”
“Mother, please find skilled individuals to craft the jewelry pieces. In addition, please use good raw material as well. Don’t waste the designs.”
“Of course! Why would I possibly waste this design? It was designed by my precious daughter!”
Cai Qinyue treasured her daughter’s designs.
Furthermore, she supervised the work with great care. She wanted to ensure that the final product was 100% true to the design.
In the end, the final product was indeed as beautiful as the design.
Cai Qinyue delivered the designs one by one and received the final payment.
Although the company had just started up, they managed to complete so many orders already. This achievement was worth celebrating.
Therefore, Cai Qinyue asked Wen Cheng to host a celebratory party.
Cai Qinyue wanted to invite all her friends and relatives. In addition, she wanted to send a special invitation to Wen Nuan.
As Wen Cheng assumed that Cai Qinyue was attempting to be friendly to his sister, he agreed to invite Wen Nuan.
However, although Wen Cheng invited Wen Nuan, Wen Nuan declined the invitation. She said that she was busy.
Cai Qinyue: “Hmm, is it because Wen Ruo’s too amazing? Is she jealous or something? Is that why she’s not attending Wen Ruo’s celebratory party?”
Upon hearing this, an unhappy expression appeared on Wen Cheng’s face: “Don’t think nonsense. Ah Nuan is not that kind of person.”
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The day after the celebratory party, something unexpected happened to Wen Ruo and Cai Qinyue.
A letter from the court and a lawyer from a jewelry company arrived at the Wen Residence at the same time. Both announced that they were involved with plagiarism.
“Nonsense! Who plagiarised?! These designs were created by my daughter!”
Cai Qinyue was furious. She felt that these people were deliberately looking for trouble.
When Wen Cheng received the news, he rushed back from work. He was equally as angry: “My daughter ranked highly in a jewelry design competition! Her talent has been widely recognized! Why would she steal someone else’s design? What nonsense are you talking about?”
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Chapter 843: Exposing Wen Ruo (2)
Upon hearing this, the lawyer replied: “Your company has been selling jewelry pieces to the general public. However, you’re selling designs that have already been used by another company. There are records of this.”
After saying that, the lawyer opened a file bag and took out a document. In the document, the company that was filing a lawsuit had already designed the jewelry pieces many days ago. The designs had been uploaded onto the Internet. These designs were identical to the ones Wen Ruo and Cai Qinyue sold in the past two days.
Upon seeing this, Wen Cheng and Cai Qinyue were in disbelief. They refused to believe in the so-called evidence in front of them.
And thus, Cai Qinyue said: “Are you jealous of my daughter? You’re intentionally setting her up? You can forge this so-called evidence!”
Wen Cheng said: “Yeah, this is impossible! It’s absolutely impossible! There must be some misunderstanding here!”
“Well, if she’s being set up, then you can discuss it when the trial starts,” the lawyer said expressionlessly..
Cai Qinyue was furious as she yelled: “Just wait! Once the court declares that my daughter is innocent, I’m going to sue you for slander and defamation!”
Then, Cai Qinyue drove the lawyer out of her house.
Both Wen Cheng and Cai Qinyue were filled with anger.
In the evening, when Wen Ruo returned home from work, she saw her parents sitting in the living room. They had serious expressions on their faces.
“Father, mother, what happened?”
“Wen Ruo, you’re finally home,” Cai Qinyue said as she got up from the sofa. “Do you know what happened today? We received a letter from the court. In addition, a lawyer came to our house. He wants to sue our company. Apparently, he claims that we stole their designs.”
“What?” Wen Ruo said. Upon hearing Cai Qinyue’s words, Wen Ruo instinctively tensed up.
How could this happen?
Could it be…
No, it’s impossible. Those designs were from thirty years ago. It was impossible for anyone to know about them.
Even if it was Wen Nuan, she would not have any evidence in her hands.
As she thought about this, Wen Ruo relaxed again.
“Mother, is there some mistake in here?” Wen Ruo asked.
“Yes, there’s definitely a mistake! Someone is probably jealous of you! They’re setting you up!”
“Mother, take it easy. Someone is just probably trying to set me up. Let me take a look at the letter from the court.”
Cai Qinyue handed the letter over to Wen Ruo.
Once Wen Ruo took a look at the letter, she said: “This jewelry company isn’t even well known. Are they trying to scam us or something?”
Upon hearing this, Wen Cheng angrily slapped the table: “I’d say so! How dare they! Don’t worry, I will hire the best lawyer for you. I will not let you be wrongly accused!”
Cai Qinyue also reassured Wen Ruo: “Don’t worry. Your father and I will protect you! We won’t let anyone bully you.”
Wen Ruo:” Father, mother, thank you.”
Then, Wen Cheng said to Wen Ruo: “As of now, we need to find problems in their evidence. If we find those things, we can prove your innocence.”
“Okay, I will go and check their so-called evidence first.”
And thus, Wen Ruo went online to look through sources. To her horror, she discovered that the other company had indeed released similar or identical jewelry pieces more than a week ago.
If the finished product came out a week ago, then the design would have been created even earlier than that.
How could that be?
The designs clearly belonged to…
Wen Ruo’s face gradually turned from red to white. Her original composure and calmness dissipated.
Wen Cheng asked with concern: “How are you going? Did you find anything?”
However, the expression on Wen Ruo’s face was incredibly ugly.
Upon seeing this, Cai Qinyue said: “What’s wrong? Why aren’t you saying anything? It’s okay if you didn’t manage to find anything. We will go and hire someone to help you.”
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Chapter 844: Exposing Wen Ruo (3)
Cai Qinyue firmly believed that her daughter was innocent. Therefore, as long as Wen Ruo was innocent, there would definitely be evidence to support their case.
Wen Ruo bit down on her lips. Fear began to spread in her heart.
She did not understand why this happened.
However, Wen Ruo was certain of one thing. She was certain that this incident definitely had something to do with Wen Nuan.
Wen Ruo raised her head and looked at her father: “Father, can you… Can you contact my aunt? I want to speak with her.”
“What’s wrong? Why are you looking for your aunt?” Wen Cheng asked in a puzzled voice.
Wen Ruo quickly made up a reason: “My aunt knows Mr. Kevin. Mr. Kevin has a lot of contacts in the circle. Therefore, she should definitely be able to help me with this case.”
“You’re right. Why did I not think of that? Just wait for a minute. I will call her now.”
Wen Cheng believed in his daughter’s words. And thus, he contacted his sister right away.
Wen Cheng: “A Nuan, my daughter encountered a bit of trouble. She wants to ask if you can help her.”
Wen Nuan: “Brother, what trouble did she encounter?”
Wen Cheng: “A stupid jewelry company is filing a lawsuit against her. They are claiming that she copied their company’s jewelry designs. However, as you know, she just won an award in a jewelry design competition. As a result, there must be a lot of people eyeing her right now. That’s why they’re causing her this trouble.”
Wen Nuan: “Oh? Is that so? Well, you should ask her to reflect on the situation. Are people causing her trouble or is she the one causing trouble?”
Upon hearing this, Wen Cheng was a little confused: “A Nuan… What are you…”
Wen Nuan: “Brother, previously when you were in the hospital, we agreed that this was not to be repeated.”
Before Wen Cheng could figure out the situation, Wen Nuan had already hung up the phone.
And thus, Wen Cheng asked Wen Ruo with a bewildered look on his face: “Wen Ruo, is there something you haven’t told me?”
When Cai Qinyue heard this, she was rather upset: “What do you mean by that? Do you think your daughter is lying or something? If your sister is unwilling to help, then so be it. Why is she instigating drama?”
Wen Cheng: “What are you even saying? A Nuan is my sister. She wouldn’t speak nonsense.”
Cai Qinyue: “Oh, so she wouldn’t speak nonsense. Instead, our daughter would?”
Upon hearing this, Wen Cheng felt that there was no point in arguing with his wife. Instead, he turned his head to question Wen Ruo: “Wen Ruo, please explain the situation to me. Are you hiding anything from me?”
At this moment, Wen Ruo knew that she couldn’t lie anymore. And thus, she could only seek protection from her father.
“Bam——”
Wen Ruo knelt down.
Wen Ruo’s kneel shocked Wen Cheng and Cai Qinyue.
Cai Qinyue hurriedly rushed over. She tried convincing her daughter to get up: “Wen Ruo, what’s wrong? Please stand up. What’s the matter?”
Wen Cheng also became anxious: “Wen Ruo, if you have something to say, say it when you’re standing up. Don’t kneel. You might hurt your knees.”
However, Wen Ruo refused to stand up. Instead, she said: “Father, I’m sorry. I know I made a mistake. I’m really sorry about it.”
Cai Qinyue: “Wen Ruo, what’s the matter?”
Wen Ruo: “I’ve been busy with work lately. That meant I didn’t have time to draw the designs. I just so happened to see my aunt’s previous designs. Therefore, I decided to borrow them…”
Upon hearing this, the expression on Wen Cheng’s face immediately changed: “So you stole your aunt’s designs?!”
Wen Ruo hung her head as she said: “Yes… I know I did the wrong thing… I shouldn’t have been lazy…”
Wen Cheng: “Yes you shouldn’t have! You definitely shouldn’t have!”
However, Cai Qinyue hurriedly backed her daughter up: “Don’t yell at your daughter. She’s been so busy lately. She needed to attend work and draw up designs. Don’t be too harsh on her. It’s difficult to make the right decisions when you’re stressed and overwhelmed.”
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Chapter 845: Exposing Wen Ruo (4)
Translator: Exodus Tales
Editor: Exodus Tales
Wen Ruo’s eyes were filled with tears as she pleaded: “Father, I know I did the wrong thing. Please tell my aunt to withdraw the lawsuit. If I’m really convicted of plagiarism by the court, there’s no way for me to stay in this industry in the future.”
Although Wen Ruo did not know how Wen Nuan managed to achieve this, she was certain that the lawsuit had something to do with Wen Nuan.
Cai Qinyue hurriedly added: “Yes! Our daughter’s future can’t be ruined like this!”
Wen Cheng helplessly slumped back onto the sofa. He looked at his daughter with eyes filled with pain.
After all, this matter involved his daughter’s future. How could he bear to hurt her?
However, his daughter did the wrong thing!
When Cai Qinyue saw her husband pause, she kneeled down as well: “Please… I’m begging you as well. Otherwise, just ask Wen Nuan to file the lawsuit against me.. I’m old already. It wouldn’t matter as much. Please don’t involve our daughter in this…”
When faced with his wife and daughter’s pleas, Wen Cheng felt helpless.
After all, that was the softest spot in his heart.
Wen Cheng paused for a long time before he said: “Children’s mistakes are also the mistakes of us parents. Even though you made a mistake, I also must take on responsibility. Wen Ruo, come with me to see your aunt. You should sincerely confess your mistakes and ask for her forgiveness.”
Upon hearing this, Wen Ruo hurriedly nodded: “I will, I will. As long as my aunt chooses to forgive me, I will do anything.”
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On the other hand, Wen Nuan was currently seated in Jian Yuncheng’s office.
This series of events was all arranged by Jian Yuncheng.
On the day when the results of the jewelry design competition came out, Jian Yunnao told Jian Yuncheng about the incident.
Jian Yuncheng knew that his mother left behind many more designs in the Wen Residence. And thus, he assumed that it was incredibly likely for Wen Ruo to continue to use the designs created by his mother.
Although they were too late to do anything about the results of the competition, they still had many more opportunities.
And thus, Jian Yuncheng asked his mother to redraw the designs that she had previously drawn.
Wen Nuan remembered most of the designs she had drawn.
And thus, she drew out most of the designs that she had created before she got married.
Then, Jian Yuncheng uploaded these designs onto the Internet. He specifically selected a website that would not attract much attention.
Then, as quickly as possible, he found a jewelry company. He asked them to create the jewelry pieces as per the designs.
After this, Jian Yuncheng patiently waited for Wen Ruo and Cai Qinyue’s company to produce their finished products.
Initially, he assumed that Wen Ruo would only steal a few designs. However, Wen Ruo instead saved him a lot of trouble and used a lot of designs created by Wen Nuan.
As soon as the finished product was produced, the evidence would be there.
After all, Wen Ruo’s actual designs and the finished products were both uploaded later than the other company.
This meant that the jewelry company could sue Wen Ruo.
After receiving Wen Cheng’s phone call, Wen Nuan’s mood became bad.
After all, Wen Cheng was her brother. She didn’t want to do such a thing to him.
Jian Yuncheng glanced at his mother. He knew that his mother’s personality was soft.
Therefore, he softly said to her: “Mother, when my uncle comes over in a bit, go and stay in my lounge room. I will discuss this matter with him.”
Wen Nuan glanced at Jian Yuncheng before she nodded. Then she said: “Yuncheng, he’s your uncle. Please show him a bit of mercy.”
Wen Nuan no longer cared about Wen Ruo or Cai Qinyue. However, she still cared about her brother.
There was no expression on Jian Yuncheng’s face: “Things have already reached this point. No one can escape the pain that should be suffered. It is better to face it than avoid it.”
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