Chapter 61.2: Are you someone’s current boyfriend? You’re just a current boss!

After achieving their goal, they lied and said they had something else to do before saying goodbye to Tang Li.

After being undercover for so long, they finally had a breakthrough. In Ji Lin’s car, Bai DuanDuan couldn’t help but stretch her back. It seemed that Ji Lin’s 500,000 yuan was worth it. With this powerful operation, they were able to trigger Tang Li’s sense of competition and loss.

Bai Duanduan looked at the pile of shoes, bags, scarves, clothes, and lipsticks in the car and felt like singing “Thank You for Being in My Life”.

“Ji Lin, don’t worry! I remember your great kindness, and I will work hard to repay you by working overtime in the future! I’m even willing to lower my cut for the next six months!”

Unexpectedly, Ji Lin didn’t take advantage of this opportunity. He coughed and said, “Oh, that’s not necessary.”

Too good to be true? Bai Duanduan stared at Ji Lin and felt that things weren’t so simple…

As expected, Ji Lin spoke again, just as Bai Duanduan was waiting for him to reveal his big move. He said, “As long as you figure out which boss treats you well, that’s all that matters.”

Huh?

Bai DuanDuan was confused for a moment before realizing Ji Lin’s implication. She immediately said, “You are the best boss I’ve ever met!”

“Oh, better than Lin Hui?”

Why did you have to bring up Lin Hui?

Fine, you win!

Bai DuanDuan sincerely said, “Better than Lin Hui!”

Only then did Ji Lin look at White Duan Duan and said sarcastically, “Good to know.”

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Although it did cost Ji Lin a huge amount of money, due to this audio and video evidence, Bai Dandan and Ji Lin were able to successfully retrieve Tang Li’s bank statements through labor arbitration, and it was very exciting to see that there was a large income of 150,000 yuan per month in Tang Li’s bank statements, and the person who made the payment was Lu Shuisheng.

“They were careless too. They probably never thought we could retrieve Tian Mu’s wife’s bank statements, so they not only boldly did not use cash transactions, but also had Lu Shuisheng directly transfer the money.”

Ji Lin explained the current situation of the evidence to Xie Miao, “The trial will start next Monday, and the evidence chain should be quite complete at this point.”

Xie Miao finally breathed a sigh of relief on his face and said, “You’ve worked hard to gather evidence. We’ll leave the arbitration to you after that.”

With this breakthrough in evidence gathering in Xie Miao’s case, Bai Dandan finally felt that she had fulfilled her duty and breathed a sigh of relief. After finishing the communication with Xie Miao and sending him away, Bai Dandan finally relaxed completely.

It was at this moment that her phone flashed a reminder: “Sister Zhaoxia.”

The reminder was just two simple words, but Bai Duanduan let out a deep sigh. She checked her calendar and realized that tomorrow was already November 28th.

Another year had passed.

It had been four years since Sister Zhaoxia had passed away…

As Bai Dandan stared blankly at the calendar, her phone rang.

It was Lin Hui calling.

Every year, he never forgets this day. That much had never changed.

Since Ye Zhaoxia had passed away, Bai Duanduan and Lin Hui would silently go together to pay their respects to her grave on the anniversary of her death. It was an unspoken agreement between the two, and no matter how busy they were, no matter whether they had conflicts or disagreements over work or anything else the day before, everything else would have to be put aside on November 28th. Only Ye Zhaoxia was important.

Four years ago on November 28th, Lin Hui lost his fiancée forever, and Bai Dandan also lost her gentle Sister Zhaoxia forever. Both of them inevitably lost the same important person.

Even though they had a serious argument due to their differing beliefs last year, on November 28th, Bai DuanDuan still put aside her grievances with Lin Hui and the two of them went together to pay their respects to Ye Zhaoxia at the cemetery.

Now this year, at this time, Lin Hui’s call came as expected.

Over the past few years, the two of them had reached an unspoken understanding and neither of them wanted to mention the fact that Ye Zhaoxia had passed away. On the other end of the phone, Lin Hui said concisely, “I’ll come to your building at 9:00 tomorrow morning?”

Bai DuanDuan thought about her work schedule for tomorrow and came up with a reasonable adjustment plan in her mind. She nodded and said, “Okay, how about 7:30 in the morning? We should leave a bit earlier because the maple leaves on ShangLing Mountain have turned red recently, and the roads in that direction will be more congested. Also, remember to buy roses and strawberries, and prepare egg omelets and pork rolls. I’ll bring plum wine and chocolate…”

Thinking of Ye Zhaoxia made Bai DuanDuan feel a bit sad. When Ye Xhaoxia was alive, her favorite flower was roses, her favorite fruit was strawberries, and she especially loved to eat the egg omelets and pork rolls that Lin Hui made. Despite having a weak tolerance for alcohol, Ye Xhaoxia always insisted on drinking plum wine with a strong aftertaste. She also had a sweet tooth and could eat chocolate all day without gaining weight, which made others jealous.

The memories of the past were vivid, but the person they were about had already passed away forever.

Every year on the anniversary of Ye Zhaoxia’s death, Bai Duan Duan and Lin Hui would discuss and divide the tasks, each bringing the things that Ye Xhaoxia liked when she was alive. Although they knew that all the memorials after a person’s death were in vain, just preparing these things that Ye Zhaoxia loved was a spiritual sustenance for both Lin Hui and Bai Duan Duan.

Bai DuanDuan struggled to hold back her tears and said, “Anyway, that’s settled. See you tomorrow.”

After she hung up the phone, she looked up and realized that Ji Lin was staring at her.

Meeting his inquisitive gaze, she turned his head away.

Bai DuanDuan suddenly remembered something, “By the way, Ji Lin, I need to take a day off tomorrow.”

“You’re going out tomorrow?”

“Yes.”

“For half a day?”

“I’m going to ShangLing, half a day won’t be enough. I’m taking a whole day off, and I’ll make up for it with a day off on the weekend. Also, I’ve already adjusted tomorrow’s work schedule. My phone will be available 24 hours a day, and I’ll continue to handle any urgent matters from clients. You can contact me anytime if you need anything.”

Her reasoning seemed sound and reasonable to herself. After all, who wouldn’t occasionally need to take time off for personal matters? Besides, there was nothing urgent scheduled for tomorrow. She thought it should be easy to get the day off, but she didn’t expect the expression on Ji Lin’s face to sour so visibly when he heard her request.

He looked at her for a moment before asking in a low voice, “Do you have to go?”

Bai Duanduan nodded, “Is there something happening tomorrow?”

Ji Lin pursed his lips and said, “No.”

Bai Duanduan breathed a sigh of relief, “That’s good.”

After that, Ji Lin fell silent. Bai Duanduan finished packing her things and was ready to leave the conference room when she heard Ji Lin speak again in a low voice.

“Are you going out with Lin Hui?”

“Did you two make up?”

Bai Duanduan was taken aback.

“Well, it’s not exactly a complete reconciliation, but at least we can coexist peacefully.”

Ji Lin didn’t say anything else and continued to wear a displeased expression. White Duanduan couldn’t figure out what was wrong with him. He usually kept his emotions in check, so she could only assume that he was unhappy with her sudden request for time off.

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The next morning, as agreed, Lin Hui arrived. The two nodded to each other in tacit understanding as a greeting and brought the things they were supposed to bring. They drove in silence towards ShangLing Mountain.

ShangLing Mountain is a very famous mountain range in A city. In early spring, you can enjoy plum blossoms, and from March to April, the whole mountain is covered in peach blossoms. By the end of November, the maple trees on the entire mountain range turn red, accompanied by other evergreens and other withered yellow leaves, layer upon layer, with beautiful and gradual colors. When Ye Chaoxia was alive, her favorite thing to do every year was to climb the mountain. The air on ShangLing Mountain is very good, and it is full of the fragrance of flowers and the singing of birds. There is also a large area at the top of the mountain provided for visitors to have picnics, barbecues, and camping.