CHAPTER 92: CHAPTER 92: EDUCATED YOUTH OFFICE

Liu Pei was feeling even more uncomfortable, watching Lin Yun busy at work, "The money for the anti-inflammatory medicine, and even the things I brought before, your brother converted it all into money and paid me back."

Not a cent less, even gave a bit more.

This is the reason why Lin Yun was willing to accept Lin Xiang’s dividend offer before.

He wanted to pay back the money and goods he owed to Liu Pei.

"Still paid back, but your help to us is not just as simple as paying back. Anyway, these fabrics are a gift for you, you must accept them, otherwise I feel really bad about it."

Lin Xiang pulled Liu Pei’s hand, placing the fabrics on it.

The fabrics weren’t heavy, but Liu Pei felt her hand was weighed down.

She understood well, accepting Lin Xiang’s fabrics today meant she and Lin Yun would have no chance going forward.

But what could she do if she didn’t accept? Lin Yun was unwilling to even say another word to her.

"Alright, I’ll accept it. From now on, we’re all square, you folks don’t need to feel like you owe me anything anymore. It’s getting late, I’ll head home first."

Only after watching Liu Pei leave did Lin Xiang close the door.

Turning around, she found Lin Yun wasn’t working but staring at her instead.

"Girl, I’ll find a way to return those fabrics to you."

"Return, return, return!" Lin Xiang snapped, smacking Lin Yun on the back of his head, "We’re siblings! Siblings from different fathers and mothers, you understand? If you keep being so distant, you can move out of my family register!"

Lin Xiang glared at him, snorted coldly, and returned to the hall.

As soon as she sat down, she heard Mrs. Lin say, "Can’t move, whatever you say, can’t move!"

"Mom, what are you talking about?" Lin Xiang was puzzled.

Mrs. Lin glared at her, "Wasn’t it you just now, saying to move your brother out of the family register! Our family has sons being bullied like this, if your brother moves out, who knows what those relatives might do to us for inheritance, he can’t move!"

Lin Xiang helplessly smiled, "Mom, I was just making a metaphor. Don’t worry, with how my brother is, even if you forced him to move, he wouldn’t."

Lin Xiang yawned, "I’m a bit tired today, I need to sleep first. You and my brother can manage dinner yourselves, no need to worry about me."

Lin Xiang had been working nonstop for days, truly exhausted, and fell asleep as soon as she touched the pillow.

Once asleep, she found herself dreaming a long-missed dream.

The voice in the dream told her that the male lead’s affection for her had reached seventy-five percent, as long as she continued, she’d be able to return to her apartment, enjoy air conditioning, ice cream, and watch her beloved TV series, completely away from the drab 70s!

The next morning, just as Lin Xiang got up, she heard someone knocking on the door.

She got properly dressed to open the door, only to find several people wearing uniform outfits.

"Hello Comrade, we are from the Smartie Courtyard’s office."

Lin Xiang blinked, "We are true members of the Li Hua Team, we don’t have a Smartie here."

"We know. Here’s what happened, last night someone lodged a complaint at the Smartie Courtyard’s office, saying Comrade Lin Xiang from the Li Hua Team had paid money to hire village hooligans to assault a Smartie. We’ve come today to understand the specifics of the situation from you."

Lin Xiang pointed her finger back at her own nose, "Me? Hiring village hooligans with money? Comrade, I’ve been wronged! I barely have contact with the Smartie Courtyard people, never had enmity or grievance, why would I pay to hire village hooligans?"

"Besides, I’ve been running back and forth between the town and the team lately, overwhelmed with so many things, where would I find time to scheme against people? There must be some misunderstanding here, Comrade, please tell me, who complained about me? I want to confront them face to face!"

"I know, it must be Wen Siyuan right! If there’s someone I have conflicts with in the Smartie Courtyard, it’s surely Wen Siyuan and no one else! Comrade, you don’t understand, Wen Siyuan..."

Lin Xiang didn’t even give the Smartie Courtyard office a chance to speak, narrating all of Wen Siyuan’s deeds.

Before coming, the people from the Smartie Courtyard’s office surely conducted investigations, knowing Wen Siyuan was not as innocent as he claimed, yet as long as Wen Siyuan was a Smartie, he had to be protected by the Smartie Courtyard’s office, hence they arrived promptly to learn the situation from Lin Xiang.

But unexpectedly, the situation diverged so much from what they knew.

"Comrade Lin Xiang, are you sure you didn’t hire village hooligans to deal with Smartie Wen?"

Lin Xiang: "Comrade, who alleges must provide evidence, Wen Siyuan claims he was assaulted, says I hired village hooligans, then he should produce evidence to prove I did such a thing, right? Otherwise, with just his words, wouldn’t I be falsely accused? How is that fair to me!"

"And I can prove that I have been busy in town these days, promoting foreign merchants to sign foreign exchange orders, the collective and national interests are above all else, how could I invest my limited energy in dealing with a completely rotten person? Comrade, I wish to counter-report Wen Siyuan!"

The office staff hurriedly said, "Comrade Lin Xiang, you don’t need to be agitated for now, once we have thoroughly investigated this matter, we will clear your name."

"Turns out you haven’t investigated thoroughly yet!" Lin Xiang shifted from being wronged to enraged, "Just because Wen Siyuan is a Smartie, you first come over, without investigating or knowing the truth, and want to convict me?"

"Lucky I can prove my innocence, or else wouldn’t I be wronged to death?"

"I know your main duty at the Smartie Courtyard’s office is to protect Smarties, but you shouldn’t wrong others for the sake of Smarties, right? I want to appeal, complain to the leaders!"

Saying this, Lin Xiang was about to charge out, but the office staff promptly stopped her.

"Comrade Lin Xiang, please don’t be upset yet..."

"Why shouldn’t I be upset? I clearly did nothing wrong, yet you want to pin me up on the pillar of shame first, not even allowing me to defend myself?"

"It’s not like that..."

"Then how should it be!"

Lin Xiang yelled a few times, catching the attention of onlookers who came out to watch the commotion.

"Girl, what’s going on? Someone bullied you?"

"Exactly!" Lin Xiang whipped out a handkerchief, wiping nonexistent tears from her eyes, "These people are from the Smartie Courtyard’s office, they’re saying I paid money to hire village hooligans to assault Wen Siyuan, Smartie Wen, came to demand an explanation from me."

Seeing the situation was developing uncontrollably, the office staff hurriedly said, "Comrade Lin Xiang, you’ve misunderstood, we didn’t come to demand an explanation, just to understand the situation. The matter is serious, we couldn’t possibly believe just Smartie Wen’s side of the story."