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Uncle Ming had always been a elusive figure, and Lin Manrou had long since gotten used to it. However, he actually appeared near the company today, which was truly shocking for Lin Qingrou.

But after the surprise, she was instead deeply afraid.

Uncle Ming seemed to not care about anything else, ignoring everything else. However, it was as if all of her whereabouts were within his grasp. No matter if it was the first time he went home, or the time he changed his job, Uncle Ming seemed to have a pair of eyes that could see through everyone, staring at him constantly.

The only thing that was similar this time was that he still arranged to meet up in a secluded place.

She bluntly said, "Did you need anything for me to come this time?"

Recently, the weather had turned cold, but he was still braving the cold winter. It was something very important.

Sure enough, Uncle Ming took out a small wooden box from his pocket and handed it to Lin Qingrou.

She took it and looked at it carefully. She gently opened the lid and found something that she was most familiar with — the USB drive that she had been searching for a long time!

"Why are you here?"

She could hardly believe her eyes.

"Then, did you find the contents?" she asked.

Uncle Ming shook his head, his tone was still as indifferent as before, "After we find it, we will hide it at home until today, when we come to find you, we will pass this on to you. After all, you need it more than we do. "

Although Lin Qingrou was grateful, she still asked, "Where did you find it? I went to Ye Qingcheng's house and couldn't find her in the mansion. "

Uncle Ming could not help but cough before replying in a hoarse voice, "You don't need to worry about that. You can't be blamed for not being able to find it previously. Ye Qingcheng had actually put him in a very secluded place. It took us a long time to find it. "

Lin Manrou saw that he was trying to hide it, so she stopped asking. After putting away the USB, he asked Uncle Ming, "There is something that I don't know if I should tell you."

Uncle Ming nodded. "Go ahead."

Lin Qingrou looked at him and sneered, "I don't know if you have investigated this person, Quan Wei. She seems to be getting in the way. "

Uncle Ming did not say anything, because he was coughing even harder.

Lin Qingrou handed over a tissue.

Uncle Ming covered his mouth with a tissue and threw the tissue into the trash can at the side after his coughing had improved. He said very calmly, "Tell me, what did she do?"

Lin Qingrou nodded and said, "She likes Ye Qingming, do you know?"

Uncle Ming's expression had clearly changed to one of nervousness and surprise. His hands were tightly gripping the railing, but he was still trying his best to maintain his calm.

Finally, after thinking for a moment, he said, "It's up to you. As long as you don't hurt the innocent, I don't care what you do."

Lin Qingrou raised her eyebrows and smiled, "Since that's the case, you have a point. I understand."

At this moment, Uncle Ming looked at her with an unfathomable look, and immediately said in a serious tone, "Our matter must not involve anyone else, otherwise it would be too much of a sin."

Lin Qingrou nodded her head obediently.

Seeing that she agreed, Uncle Ming reminded her before he left: "You must keep this USB drive safe. "Otherwise …"

Lin Qingrou understood, and replied, "I know, don't worry."

After a while, seeing that Uncle Ming was getting farther and farther away, Lin Canrou found the cleaning lady in the park and said, "Excuse me, I just dropped something into the trash can. Can you open the trash can for me?"

The aunt didn't say anything else and immediately opened the lid, indicating that she should take a look.

Seeing this, Lin Qingrou took advantage of her inattentiveness, putting the tissue that Uncle Ming had just used into her bag, thanking the sanitation worker, and hurriedly left.

It wasn't until after work that Lin Qingrou was willing to ride over to Liu Yuxi's side.

Liu Yuxi listened to her recount the events of the afternoon from the beginning to the end, and sighed, "You really put in a lot of effort. You actually went to rummage through the trash cans."

Lin Qingrou shook her head, "There's no other way. If we want to accomplish this, we have to sacrifice something. I'm going all out. "

She took out the USB drive from her bag and showed it to Liu Yuxi. Liu Yuxi understood and immediately revealed a surprised expression.

"Uncle Ming gave it to you!? He's too powerful! "

Lin Qingrou quickly kept the USB and said, "According to him, it was found in an unimaginable place. As for where, I don't know, so it's even more impossible for him to say. "

Liu Yuxi sighed and said, "This old man is really godly."

Lin Qingrou pondered for a moment, then said to Liu Yuxi, "I just probed him with my question. Although Uncle Ming wants to pretend that he doesn't care for Quan Wei, from his words, I can feel that he doesn't want me to go against Quan Wei. Even when I said she was in a hurry. "

Liu Yuxi was suddenly enlightened, "Then there's a chance that Uncle Ming has a different attitude towards Quan Wei."

Lin Qingrou nodded, "That must be it."

When she thought of doing a DNA check, Liu Yuxi asked again, "If the results of the test say that Uncle has a relationship with Quan Wei, then can it prove that Uncle Ming is Zhao Qian?"

Lin Manshou thought for a bit and said conservatively, "That may not be the case. "Right now, no one knows who exactly Ye Qinggran was with. It might even be a friend or classmate of hers."

Liu Yuxi refused to believe it, "Ye Qingran's friend actually had such a huge grudge with Ye Qingcheng? It's even bigger than your hatred! "

What Liu Yuxi said made sense. If it was just Ye Qingran's friend or classmate, even if they had a huge grudge against him, they wouldn't keep pestering him after so many years.

"If Uncle Ming is Zhao Qian, then this matter would be even more complicated." she couldn't resist saying.

Liu Yuxi shook his head and said, "No, if Uncle Ming is Zhao Qian, maybe this matter will become simple."

"Why do you say that?"

"If Uncle Ming is really Zhao Qian, then the hatred between him and Ye Qingcheng will be deeper than yours. So if this is the case, you might as well push the boat with the water and watch how Zhao Qian takes his revenge on Ye Qingcheng. This way, you can stay out of it and do your own thing. "

Lin Qingrou took a sip of her tea. The taste of the tea was very bitter, but it was not as sour as her own heart.

"Out of the picture? I don't think I'll ever be able to do it again in this lifetime. "

She smiled wryly and said, "I have done so many things from the beginning to the end, it is already a fantasy that I want to be left alone." "Now that I'm no longer like myself, my only thought is how to get Ye Qingcheng to step by step off the stage."

Liu Yuxi looked at her worriedly and asked the most difficult question for her to answer: "What about Ye Qingming? If you had to sacrifice Ye Qingming, would you be willing to do it? There are still feelings between you, right? "

Lin Qingrou froze for a moment, the water in her teacup almost spilling out of it. The hand holding the teacup tightened involuntarily.

She thought for a while and said with difficulty, "There is nothing that I am reluctant to part with. If I can sacrifice him in exchange for Ye Qingcheng's downfall, then it is worth it!"

Liu Yuxi saw that she was trying her best to keep her emotions under control, and couldn't help but comfort her, "Maybe, you guys won't reach that step. Maybe you guys will always be like this … Maybe you guys will, I, sigh! "

In the end, even Liu Yuxi, who was always eloquent, was unable to speak. This was because they all knew in their hearts that this possibility, 'zero', would never exist.

If it weren't for Liu Yuxi's mention of her, Lin Qingrou would never have known of Ye Qingming's place in her heart. And if she had to face a cruel choice in the future, even if she could not bear it, no matter how much her heart ached, she would not be able to soften her heart by even a little.

To be merciful to the enemy was to be cruel to oneself!

When she returned home, Lin Qingrou found that Ye Qingming had already left work.

It was unknown if it was because her conversation with Liu Yuxi had caused her to be depressed, or because of Uncle Ming's unfathomable attitude that had annoyed her, but Lin Qingrou's expression wasn't very good.

"It's a little cold out there, isn't it freezing?"

It was rare for him to get off work early today, so he hurried home, hoping to catch her off duty. Unexpectedly, she waited for a long time. It was almost several hours after she left work before she returned.

When Ye Qingming returned home, he saw that her expression was bad and felt even more worried.

After Liu Yuxi spoke to her earlier, she hadn't been able to raise her spirits. She said to Ye Qingming, "I still have some matters to settle with the company, so I'll be going now."

Ye Qingming looked at her tired back and wanted to say something, but in the end, he didn't say anything.

Lin Qingrou changed out of her clothes. Only then did she feel a little warmer and a little more at ease. She took the familiar USB drive out of her bag. It was used a lot, and most of her body was gone. Her heart thumped in her chest. After confirming that Ye Qingming wouldn't come in now, he plugged it into the computer.

After the notification sound, a folder window automatically popped up on the computer.

In the dark corner, there was only a little light in front of the computer, making Lin Manshui's face shine with a strange light. She Weiwei frowned. Could it be that Ye Qingcheng would put such an important thing away safely in an ordinary folder?

Lin Manmei clicked her mouse, wanting to open the file.

Indeed! This was a specially encrypted folder. The password on the surface was opened, but once the password was entered incorrectly three times, it would appear on Ye Qingcheng's computer as to how to use the USB drive. And once that happened, not only would Ye Qingcheng notice the disappearance of the USB drive, he would also have the right to change the password on the computer. If he was even the slightest bit careless, all of these preparations would be for naught.

Lin Qingrou looked at the warning box on the screen and sneered.

As expected, Ye Qingcheng was still on his guard.

But, what was the password!? She didn't dare to try it out rashly, afraid that she would remind Ye Qingcheng of every move she made.

Out of helplessness, Lin Qingrou had no choice but to put the USB back into her bag. Although she was somewhat regretful, she was not too anxious. Instead, she became a bit more patient. After all, she had already thought of the situation. Ye Qingcheng was a smart person, and was also a cunning and smart person. If she wanted to fight with him, she would never have an easy way out.

Lin Qingrou lifted her head to look at the clock, stretching lazily. Only then did she recall that she had not been in a good mood when she returned home. She then left Ye Qingming outside. With that thought in mind, she opened the bedroom door with a smile without a sound. After looking around, she found that he was standing in front of the bookcase, looking for something.

Lin Qingrou walked up to him quietly. Just as she was about to raise her hand to scare him, Ye Qingming suddenly turned around, as if he had expected this. It was a huge shock to her.

Lin Manshou patted her chest and said, "You scared me to death, how did you know I was behind this?"

Ye Qingming took out the book he was looking for and pointed to the bookcase behind him with a smile. Seeing the glass windows on the bookshelf, Lin Manrou instantly regretted her mistake and complained, "You really picked up a rock and threw it at your own foot, scaring me to death."

Ye Qingming held her close, afraid that she would bump into the door. He continued, "In fact, even if you didn't come close, I still know how far you are from me."

She was curious. "You can hear me? I can't even hear my own footsteps. " She thought she had disguised herself well.

Ye Qingming rubbed his nose and buried his face in her hair. He smiled and said, "I can smell the scent of your body."

Lin Qingrou stayed at the company for the entire day. After work, she went to the city center to look for Liu Yuxi. She probably no longer had the smell of perfume on her body, so where did she get that smell from?

Ye Qingming sniffed and said confidently, "It must be because I can smell it again."

Seeing how serious he was, she couldn't help but start sniffing on herself. The two of them pressed against each other like two small dogs, unceasingly asking Lin Qingrou where the scent came from.

After a long while, Lin Qingrou felt a little dizzy. She did not know whether to laugh or cry as she said to Ye Qingming, "Forget it, I admit defeat. Whatever you say is enough." "The sweet and the smelly ones are up to you!"

Ye Qingming was also at a loss. He could clearly smell an indescribable fragrance from her body, but he just couldn't understand where it came from. Therefore, even he himself couldn't help but say, "This time, let's do it this way. We'll talk next time."

With that, he took the book and went back to his study.

Lin Qingrou smiled helplessly before discussing what to eat for dinner.

Ye Qingming put down his pen and asked her, "What do you know how to do?"

Lin Manrou thought for a moment. Although she really didn't know how to do anything, she couldn't lose in terms of momentum, so she said in a boastful tone, "What do you mean I don't know? Even if I don't, I can still learn it."

Ye Qingming looked at her. At first, he wanted to tease her with some difficult dishes, but when he thought about how miserable her cooking in the kitchen was, he could only say: "It doesn't matter, you just have to cook a few ordinary dishes at home. Recently, I've been getting tired of the infirmary, so I just want to eat some ordinary food."

Lin Qingrou looked at him, unwilling to give up, but thinking that she did not have much say in the matter, she could only nod and say, "Alright then, I'll call you when we eat."

Ye Qingming let her return to the kitchen to cook. At first, he was a little worried that she would be scalded or cut her hand. He stared at the book in his hand, as if the continuous chunks of the book had become a series of pulsing symbols that no longer had any meaning. In the end, he was still unable to concentrate on the book, so he just put it down and quietly went to the kitchen door, watching her cook.

To be honest, even though Lin Qingrou had a gentle, thoughtful appearance, she was not very good at handling household matters.

With her father by her side when she was young, she didn't need to do anything by herself. After her father passed away, she came to her aunt's house. Needless to say, her aunt's family didn't even let her wash the dishes.

She remembered later, on the university campus, Lin Manshui would sometimes leave her living expenses with Liu Yuxi until she needed them. Fortunately, even though Liu Yuxi didn't care about her small amount of money, he still carefully kept it for her. In terms of cooking, she was far inferior to Liu Yuxi. Lin never understood how Liu Yuxi managed to create so many delicious dishes in such a small space like the electric cooker.

On the other hand, Ye Qingming seemed to be able to pick up the scalpel and put it down while cooking. It was probably just as Liu Yuxi had said, smart people could do anything they wanted, and didn't even need to learn or research.

When Ye Qingming was young, he grew up with Ye Qingzhi and Ye Qinggran. When he still needed to take care of them, Quan Wei had become the other child in the family that needed to be taken care of even more. From then on, Ye Qingming had learned to take care of himself. From university to studying abroad, he had lived the most ordinary and unremarkable life. As a result, after he graduated, none of the students knew that he was actually Ye Qingcheng's younger brother.

Lin Qingrou was in the middle of chopping vegetables. She was so focused on slicing them that she forgot to heat up the oil.

Ye Qingming saw this and became anxious. He walked to the kitchen and turned off the fire.

Lin Qingrou looked at him in surprise. Then, she suddenly saw the oil in the wok. She finally understood why Ye Qingming had suddenly appeared. She let out a sigh of relief, put the kitchen knife to the side, and said to him, "I admit defeat, cooking is too difficult."

Ye Qingming looked at her happily as he took the tools and gestured for her to sit at the back.

Lin Manshou was happy to see it done, so she took the initiative to tie the apron to him. At the beginning, Ye Qingming had refused to bring a note because it was a new one bought by Lin Manshou and was even printed with the words "Lovely Winnie Bear". However, with Lin Qingrou struggling to get rid of him, he could only agree.

She even tied a butterfly knot behind her back when he wasn't paying attention.

She leaned back in her chair and asked curiously, "Do you find it annoying to have to go home to get a knife when you have surgery every day?"

Ye Qingming shook his head, "Of course not. This is not the same thing."

Lin Qingrou felt a little embarrassed. She recalled Ye Qingzhi's words that day, "That day, Big Sis told me to take good care of you, and now I'm the one taking care of you instead."

Ye Qingming smiled and said, "It doesn't matter who takes care of whom, there's no need to think so much."

Lin Qingrou watched him leave. Her mind kept repeating Liu Yuxi's question to her, "If you have to sacrifice Ye Qingming one day, will you be willing?"

Would she be willing? When faced with a victory that was within reach, would she abandon him without the slightest hesitation, or would she hesitate because of him during the final decision?

Lin Qingrou did not dare to think about it, nor did she want to. However, she understood that these were problems that she would inevitably face. Sooner or later, this would be their fate.

"What are you thinking about?" he asked softly, sitting across from her.

Lin Qingrou came back to her senses. She wanted to smile and say that she was fine, but her face was so stiff that she couldn't bring herself to smile.

"I... I'm fine. "I was a bit lost in thought earlier, thinking about the company's matters."

When he saw her strange expression, he was always a bit nervous. He stroked her shoulder and said, "It's fine. I'm home now, so I shouldn't think about those things I did at work."

She seemed to be feeling better after hearing his words, so she asked him, "What about you? When you get home, won't you think about what happened in the hospital? "

Ye Qingming thought for a moment and said to her, "How could I not? I only want what is useful. Other words are useless to me. Thinking about it is a waste of time."

Lin Qingrou nodded, as if she was used to hearing him talk about the hospital.