After crying for a while, the exhausted Lin Zhaoqiu fell into a deep sleep.
The gray-haired father Lin held the urn of Lin’s mother in his arms and quietly locked himself in his old bedroom, talking to the wedding photo on the bedside while crying.
Lin Zhiyu stood at the door, holding a bowl of egg noodles in his left hand. He raised his right hand to knock on the door but finally stopped.
“Gege.” Xie Youzhou came over.
“Forget it; let’s go eat first.” Lin Zhiyu turned around, put the noodles on the table, and suppressed the bitterness in his eyes.
“Let them have a good rest and talk alone.”
Xie Youzhou opened his mouth but ultimately did not say a word.
He picked up a strand of egg noodles with chopsticks and ate voraciously without lowering his head for fear of missing something on Lin Zhiyu’s face.
Lin Zhiyu looked at the big boy in front of him, and his chaotic and aching heart suddenly felt a little relieved.
Those extremely negative and repressed emotions seemed to be wiped away by one hand.
Indeed, he should not be suppressed by these negative emotions. Compared to his previous life and the settings in the original book, he has rewritten the original trajectory of his destiny.
And he will continue to rewrite it.
And the Ruan family also needs to pay back what they did!
Lin Zhiyu clenched his slender fingers, picked up the chopsticks, and started eating. He needed the strength to do anything.
But as he was eating, a poached egg was suddenly put in his bowl.
When he looked up again, he saw Xie Youzhou, who had his face buried in the bowl, scooping up the noodles and drinking all the soup in one gulp.
“Gege, my mother suddenly took a vacation, and I have to go home.”
Lin Zhiyu moved his chopsticks, but he didn’t push the egg back. He suppressed the warmth rising from deep in his heart and just said, “Auntie is back.”
“Yeah, she just called me.” Xie Youzhou showed his mobile phone to Lin Zhiyu. Lin Zhiyu took a look and saw that there was a message ten minutes ago.
“Okay, you should head back now.”
“Gege.” Xie Youzhou suddenly shouted.
“What’s wrong?” Lin Zhiyu looked up at him.
The bottom of Xie Youzhou’s deep blue eyes was filled with Lin Zhiyu’s shadow, and the overflowing affection had nowhere to be hidden. It was the first time that Lin Zhiyu saw Xie Youzhou like this, and he felt as if he had been burned.
He dodged subconsciously. “What’s wrong?”
“Nothing.” Xie Youzhou didn’t dare to gamble after all. He smiled, full of a sunny and youthful spirit.
“Just wanted to remind my gege, don’t forget that we have to go to the lab tomorrow morning.”
“I won’t forget it.”
Lin Zhiyu also smiled, thinking that he was indeed dazzled just now.
……
The Lin family’s overturning of the verdict caused a sensation on the Internet because it was not only a case of unjust, false, and wrongful conviction but also dug out several officials who had accepted bribes.
These officials, who had been pampered by the public and lived in villas, were arrested, and their properties were seized one after another.
“Oh my god, they are so greedy. They are just bureau chiefs, but they can embezzle $200 to $300 million!”
“It seems that the evidence is irrefutable; otherwise, why would they act so quickly?”
“Oh my god, look at these locusts; they are so fat from eating the flesh and blood of the people; they should go to prison and lose some weight!”
“The Lin family is pitiful. They were framed. The company they created with decades of hard work is gone. They have to start all over again.”
“The loss of money is a minor matter. The boss lady, who worked for the Lin family company, was hit and killed on the road because she wanted to seek justice for her arrested husband and daughter! This is a life and a family!!!”
“Oh my god, they are unscrupulous!”
“Is there any hidden reason behind Lin Zhiyu’s academic theft? Lin Zhiyu was admitted to Huazhong University’s junior class at the age of 14 and was admitted to the undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral programs. He published his first SCI paper before he reached adulthood. He is truly an academic genius. I don’t trust Zou Wenbin, this idiot!”
“Upstairs plus one.”
“Are you guys above sick? Just because the Lin family overturned the case doesn’t mean Lin Zhiyu can get ahead of them. He stole other people’s academic achievements and slept with three women in one night. He is dirty, vulgar, disgusting, and just like Zou Wenbin, he is garbage!”
“……”
The news of the Lin family overturning the verdict and the corrupt officials being sent to jail became popular on the Internet overnight. The Ruan family tried to suppress the heat, but with Xie Youzhou there, the Ruan family could only fail.
Lin Zhiyu was inevitably pushed to the forefront again. Due to Zou Wenbin’s downfall and the Lin family’s unjust case, more and more people suspected that there might be hidden stories behind Lin Zhiyu’s case.
But there were even more people who were part of the internet troll army and who insisted that Lin Zhiyu was an academic cheater and a person of poor character, so much so that a fierce battle broke out in the comment section.
The Ruan family was very dissatisfied with this. This was not the effect they wanted. The quarrel represented a difference of opinion. What they wanted was to trample Lin Zhiyu under their feet completely and make him unable to turn over until his death!
More importantly, more than one billion US dollars have been invested in the paclitaxel project, and more and more connections of the Ruan family are involved. It is of vital importance to the Ruan family, and no accidents can be allowed.
At the command of Mr. Ruan, the Ruan family gave a complete death order this time.
Although they were confident that they would not be caught with any evidence, even if Zou Wenbin was overturned, the Ruan family would be an unaware and well-intentioned third party, but only the dead would speak.
Ruan Yanzheng will come to China in person, and Lin Zhiyu must be killed within seven days.
Ruan Yanshun will also accelerate the progress of the paclitaxel project, and the new paclitaxel announcement day originally scheduled for July 8 will be moved to next week to avoid any more nightmares at night.
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The Biochemical Laboratory affiliated with the Jingbei Road Science Academy was the one that Lin Zhiyu chose as the most suitable one for him of the three laboratories that were willing to accept him.
Today is Lin Zhiyu’s first official day at work.
“Gege, are Sister Zhaoqiu and Uncle feeling better today?” Xie Youzhou was driving and waiting for the traffic light.
“Much better. Qiuqiu ate a lot this morning. She was worried that she would not look good when going out with a bare head, so she ordered several hats online.” Lin Zhiyu’s tone could not hide his heartache, but he showed a faint smile.
Working on herself means that his sister is slowly returning to her normal state of mind.
“My dad is much better now. After dinner, he went to sort out the materials and prepare to reopen Lin’s home decoration as soon as possible.”
However, under his instructions, his father and Qiuqiu would not go out alone within a week.
“That’s good.” Xie Youzhou was relieved. “Have they put on the things I prepared for Uncle and Sister Zhaoqiu?”
“I brought it, and he also said thank you very much. I really couldn’t control my emotions yesterday, so I didn’t thank you properly for your help to our family during this time. He asked me to invite you to go home with me for dinner tomorrow night.”
Lin Zhiyu smiled and looked at Xie Youzhou. “Come on.”
“But……”
Xie Youzhou frowned in embarrassment.
“Are you free tomorrow night?”
Lin Zhiyu thought Xie Youzhou would come, but he didn’t expect Xie Youzhou to look so embarrassed.
Lin Zhiyu felt a little lost in his heart, but he did not realize that he subconsciously hoped that Xie Youzhou could come to attend their first family dinner after their reunion.
He also didn’t realize that Xie Youzhou’s position in his heart was completely different from that of his previous little brother.
“It’s not that I don’t have time…” Xie Youzhou coughed and slowly started the car, “It’s mainly because my mom is going to treat us tomorrow night, and we’re going to have a reunion dinner as well.”
Lin Zhiyu: “Is that so?”
Xie Youzhou quickly stole a glance at the co-pilot with his peripheral vision and cleared his throat: “Well, my mother asked me to invite my gege and his family to our home.”
“???” Lin Zhiyu was stunned, then laughed, “Are you doing this on purpose?”
“Gege, just tell me whether you agree or not.” Xie Youzhou started to act like a rogue.
“I think…” Lin Zhiyu paused deliberately, causing Xie Youzhou to look over.
“It should be fine; just drive carefully.” Lin Zhiyu smiled gently, “But I need to ask my dad and sister for their opinions first.”
As he spoke, Lin Zhiyu turned on his cell phone, and his expression changed instantly.
A message that just popped up was displayed above the phone.
“…has been approved and will be expedited; next issue…”
“Gege, what’s wrong?”
Xie Youzhou, who keenly sensed that the atmosphere changed, couldn’t help but speak.
“My paper has passed the review and will be expedited for publication in the next issue.” Lin Zhiyu’s expression did not change much, but there was a smile in his eyes.
Last week, Lin Zhiyu submitted his real research results on paclitaxel, “On the Mature Nineteen-Step Method for Paclitaxel Synthesis, Part I”, to more than a dozen Chinese journals, including first-rate Chinese journals such as “Hua Xia Biochemical Press”, “Hua Xia Pharmaceutical”, and second- and third-rate journals such as “Hua Xia Science Chronicle” and “One Hundred Thousand Biochemical Essays”. He has absolute confidence in his research results but he did not expect all of them to be approved.
The reviewers were all insiders in the biochemical field. It was impossible that they had not read Hao Tao and Zou Wenbin’s argument for the 23-step method for the synthesis of paclitaxel, which was almost the same as his previous 19-step method, with only one step changed.
It wouldn’t be surprising if they rejected him directly.
But he just wanted to give it a try, and publishing only the first part was part of his next plan. If all of them were rejected, he would simply publish them on his social blog.
Unexpectedly…
It was approved by one of the journals and was expedited for publication in the next issue, which would be published the next day.
“Gege, which journal is so discerning?” Xie Youzhou turned the steering wheel and said, “I must buy a few more copies!”
“If you want to read it, just look at my computer. It’s “One Hundred Thousand Biochemical Essays.” Lin Zhiyu opened his email and wrote a few words to express his simple thanks.
If you think a little, the reason why the editor-in-chief approved it and why he wanted to expedite it was clear. “One Hundred Thousand Biochemical Essays” is a third-rate journal in China. It is not very authoritative and its sales are not good. It is urgently in need of popularity and traffic.
Lin Zhiyu and Zou Wenbin are the latest hot words on the internet. No matter what the reason, it would be a waste not to take advantage of its popularity.
As expected,——
The next morning, within two minutes of the new issue going on sale, several small trending searches were bought and placed at the top of the China News Network.
Lin Zhiyu’s new paper is seriously similar to Zou Wenbin’s.
#One Hundred Thousand Biochemistry Essays
