233: Then I'll be going.

Lin Yu was genuinely amused this time.

He laughed out loud.

It wasn't a cold laugh, not a sneer, but a heartfelt, pure, and even cheerful laugh.

"Hahaha..."

The laughter echoed through the silent, oppressive scene.

It seemed so abrupt.

So out of place.

Everyone was stunned.

Including Feng Rui, who had just issued an ultimatum and was waiting to watch Lin Yu slink away in defeat.

"This kid... is he f*cking crazy?"

Was he driven insane by a single sentence of mine?

That seemed to be the only logical explanation.

Sun Zhi stood to the side and instinctively took half a step back. He felt that this young man named Lin Yu really had some mental health issues.

Zhang Hao and Li Qian were also bewildered.

They had imagined many possibilities.

Lin Yu might be angry, might be unwilling to accept it, might argue his case, or even might... submit.

But they never imagined he would laugh.

Laugh so happily.

Feng Rui's face turned alternating shades of green and white.

To him, this laughter was the sharpest mockery.

He felt like a clown performing hard on stage, while the other party was the only audience member who saw through all the tricks and was bursting into laughter from the audience seats.

"What are you laughing at!"

Feng Rui's rebuke sounded somewhat weak and intimidated.

Lin Yu finally stopped laughing.

He raised his hand and casually wiped away the physiological tears from the corners of his eyes.

"Nothing."

He looked at Feng Rui, his lazy demeanor returning.

"I just think it's quite interesting."

He paused, then continued in a tone of sudden realization.

"Alright, then I'll be going back."

After saying that, he actually turned around, ready to take Wang Qingxuan and leave.

It was clean and decisive.

There was not a shred of hesitation.

Feng Rui was completely stunned.

The bellyful of humiliating and oppressive words he had prepared were all stuck in his throat.

This wasn't how the script was supposed to go!

Shouldn't he be angrily questioning, or staying behind unwillingly?

How could he just leave like this?

"I won't see you out!"

Feng Rui squeezed the two words through his teeth, trying to regain a bit of face.

Lin Yu's inexplicable laughter finally caught the attention of the truly big shots in the back.

Old Shi, who had been resting with his eyes closed, slowly opened his eyes.

He just glanced calmly at the source of the commotion.

When he saw the young man wearing cheap sportswear, he didn't have any special reaction, immediately withdrew his gaze, and closed his eyes again.

It was as if he had only seen an eyesore of a speck of dust.

Beside him, President Shi of Panshi Biology had been carefully observing his grandfather's reaction.

Seeing that he had no interest, he stopped paying attention as well.

Wang Teng, on the other hand, was full of impatience.

If it weren't for the presence of Old Shi, he would have long ago called security to drag this wild kid who was causing trouble out.

However, among everyone, there was one person whose reaction was completely different.

Li Mo of Qingyun Pharmaceutical.

When his gaze followed the direction of the crowd and landed on the back that was about to turn and leave, his entire being felt as if it had been struck by a bolt of lightning.

He first blinked in disbelief.

After confirming that he had not seen wrong, an emotion mixed with ecstasy, shock, and extreme panic instantly swept over his entire body!

"Boss! The Boss is here!"

No, wait, what's going on?

Looking at the situation, is he leaving?

A terrifying thought exploded in Li Mo's mind.

He had racked his brains, used all his resources and connections in the alliance, and even spared no effort to reveal some intelligence that should not have been disclosed, just to finally persuade Old Shi to facilitate today's multi-party meeting.

This was the greatest value he, Li Mo, could fight for himself and Qingyun Pharmaceutical after kneeling and surrendering!

It was also the first pledge of allegiance he was submitting to his new boss!

But now!

In a flash, Li Mo's back was already completely soaked with cold sweat.

He no longer cared about etiquette, the occasion, or whether the person standing beside him was the alliance's pillar, Old Shi.

He only knew that if he let Lin Yu leave just like this today, he, Li Mo, would be completely finished.

"Boss... ah... Lin, President Lin!"

A distorted exclamation, full of urgency and panic, escaped from Li Mo's mouth.

The next second, under the jaw-dropping gaze of hundreds of people in the venue, this Qingyun Pharmaceutical CEO, who held a transcendent status in the Four Major Companies alliance and was always known for his composure and intelligence—the same President Li who wouldn't even give face to the other three major controllers besides Old Shi—actually left behind Old Shi, President Shi, Wang Teng, and all the other big shots beside him.

Like a cannonball fired from a chamber, he rushed desperately towards that young man.

Li Mo's exclamation was like a red-hot branding iron, suddenly thrust into a boiling pot of oil.

Then, hundreds of gazes, as if pulled by invisible threads, all focused on Li Mo in a flash.

"What's going on?"

This was the first and only thought that popped into everyone's mind at the scene.

"What did he just call? Boss? President Lin? Who was he calling?"

Countless question marks exploded in everyone's hearts.

However, before their brains could recover from this huge impact, a scene that made their souls fly out of their bodies occurred.

Li Mo.

The Qingyun Pharmaceutical CEO who was known for his intelligence and composure in the Four Major Companies alliance, to whom even someone with a hot temper like Wang Teng had to give some face.

The core figure who stood beside Old Shi, held a transcendent status, and represented the future of the alliance.

He moved.

After shouting that exclamation, his whole body was like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, suddenly catapulting from where he stood.

He didn't even bother to glance at Old Shi beside him.

He pushed aside the people blocking his way and, with an almost brutal posture, ran like a madman toward the other end of the crowd.

That direction... was exactly where the young man who had just been scolded by Feng Rui to "get lost" was.

The whole venue was in an uproar.

If Li Mo's exclamation just now was shocking, then his desperate actions at this moment were enough to make everyone feel terrified.

The sneer and disdain on Feng Rui's face were still frozen in place.

He hadn't even had time to enjoy the pleasure of completely stepping Lin Yu under his feet when he saw Li Mo.

Although Li Mo was on the same level as them and wasn't much of a person, in terms of ability, he was someone Feng Rui needed to consult.

That guy was rushing towards his side with a complex expression he had never seen before, mixed with panic and ecstasy.

No, not towards him.

It was towards the kid behind him.

Feng Rui's brain crashed.

It was a blank slate.

He completely could not understand everything happening before his eyes.

"What, what does this mean?"

Just at the moment when Feng Rui's mind was in chaos and he was struggling with himself, Li Mo had already rushed to the front.

He was panting, his forehead covered in fine beads of sweat, and his well-tailored high-end suit had become somewhat wrinkled due to his vigorous running.