80: Brother, please help me

Even a mythical genius who is 'allegedly a failure' and 'allegedly insane' is more newsworthy and offers more room for manipulation than a flawless genius!

What Feng Rui wanted was not a genius.

What he wanted was for the news of Fengxing Technology signing a mythical professional to be reported by all media outlets!

This eighty-million contract was not for Lin Yao.

It was for the market, for the shareholders, and for Fengxing Technology's precarious stock price!

"Madman!"

President Qian of Baisheng stared intently at Feng Rui, finally squeezing out two words through gritted teeth.

He wasn't scolding Lin Yao, but Feng Rui.

But he quickly realized.

Feng Rui wasn't a madman; he was a gambler!

He knew Feng Rui's objective... Feng Rui was gambling on Fengxing Technology's future!

President Qian's mind raced.

He couldn't let Feng Rui win the bet!

Even if Lin Yao was truly crippled, he absolutely couldn't let Fengxing Technology use this gimmick to escape its crisis!

"President Feng truly has great courage!"

President Qian's plump face once again forced a smile, but it looked worse than crying.

"Since President Feng thinks so highly of Miss Lin Yao, our Baisheng Pharmaceutical naturally can't fall behind!"

"We offer one hundred million!"

He raised one finger high.

"But!"

He changed the subject, looking at Lin Yao's parents with a businesslike expression.

"To be responsible to the company, and also to be responsible for Miss Lin Yao's future, before signing, we must conduct a comprehensive physical condition assessment of Miss Lin Yao."

"This is a standard procedure, and I believe Mr. Lin and Mrs. Lin can understand."

These words were flawless.

It not only matched the price but also left him plenty of room to maneuver.

If the check revealed no problems, signing a mythical professional for one hundred million would be a huge profit!

If the check revealed problems, the contract would automatically become void, and Baisheng would not only suffer no loss but also gain a good reputation for being rigorous and responsible!

"President Qian is right!"

President Li of Tianqing Group immediately followed, pushing up his glasses.

"Our Tianqing Group offers one hundred and ten million! Similarly, a pre-signing health assessment is required."

"After all, cultivating a mythical professional requires pouring in massive resources, and we must ensure everything is foolproof."

Suddenly, the corridor became lively again.

"Our Feihong Group, one hundred and twenty million!"

"Deep Blue Heavy Industry, one hundred and twenty-five million!"

Bidding voices rose and fell, but each bid implicitly added the 'comprehensive assessment' restriction clause.

They were all shrewd individuals.

They instantly understood President Qian and President Li's calculations.

It could both disrupt Feng Rui's plan and minimize risk.

Why not?

Father Lin and Mother Lin were completely bewildered.

They looked at these bigwigs who were ready to devour them a second ago, and then started throwing money around like crazy, their brains completely unable to process the information before them.

Only Mother Su in the corner, her face, twisted beyond recognition in the flames of jealousy.

Why?

Why could this little b*tch, even if she was insane, even if she had failed, still be worth so much money?

One hundred million! Two hundred million!

She had never seen so much money in her life!

She couldn't accept it!

"Yao Yao! Listen to me!"

Mother Su rushed out again, grabbing Lin Yao's arm, her expression filled with anguish.

"You can't let these material things blind you!"

"Look at them! What are their intentions? They even talk about checks! This is clearly distrusting you! It's an insult! An insult to us mythical professionals!"

She was indignant, as if she were the one being insulted.

"You are a mythical professional! The only mythical professional to appear in Linzhou in so many years! Your future is limitless! How can you be bound by these contracts with attached conditions?"

"Listen to Auntie, think twice! You must think twice! You deserve better!"

These "heartfelt words" were spoken with such sincerity.

Reporter Brother Wang's camera faithfully recorded Mother Su's face, flushed with excitement.

He was already grinning internally.

Amazing!

This old woman is a natural-born drama queen!

Praise to kill!

Naked praise to kill!

She wanted to put Lin Yao on the spot, to make her reject all contracts due to her so-called "mythical dignity," and end up with nothing!

Then, she could once again assume the posture of a victor and "comfort" this niece whom she had personally destroyed.

This human ugliness was simply the best news material!

All the pressure instantly converged on Lin Yao alone.

She looked at these hypocritical, greedy, and ugly faces before her.

Feng Rui's veiled hostility.

President Qian's unreasonableness.

President Li's hypocritical calculations.

And Mother Su's poisoned "care."

She felt like she was suffocating.

She didn't know what to do.

She subconsciously looked at her parents, but Father Lin and Mother Lin were already at a loss, only able to look at her with equally helpless expressions.

Finally.

Her gaze pierced through the crowd and landed on the figure in the corner.

The figure who had been incredibly quiet from beginning to end, as if detached from everything.

Brother.

Lin Yu.

Only he was out of place with everything here.

As if no matter how noisy the outside world was, it couldn't shake him in the slightest.

"Miss Lin Yao?"

Feng Rui's smile remained gentle, and he once again held out the contract with no additional conditions.

"What is your decision?"

Lin Yao ignored him.

She just looked at Lin Yu, her swollen eyes filled with confusion and an appeal for help.

"Brother..."

Her voice was very soft, tinged with a cry.

But these two words instantly silenced the entire corridor.

Everyone's gaze, in unison, shifted from Lin Yao to the young man forgotten in the corner.

Lin Yu?

That genius from five years ago?

The current good-for-nothing?

Why was she calling him?

Under everyone's gaze, Lin Yao took a deep breath and, with all her strength, uttered a sentence that petrified the entire room.

"I don't know... I don't know what to do..."

"Brother, you decide for me."

"Whatever you say, I'll listen to you."

As her words fell.

The whole world seemed to be paused.

The fat on President Qian's face twitched.

President Li's hand, pushing his glasses, stopped in mid-air.

Mother Su's mouth, ready to continue "persuading," opened into an O shape.

Reporter Brother Wang felt as if his brain had been struck by a bolt of lightning!

It's over!

This time, it's truly over!

Let Lin Yu decide?

Let a universally acknowledged madman, who had been obsessed with making junk cards for five years, decide a contract worth hundreds of millions?

Madman with madman!

This Lin family had truly assembled a pair of 'Sleeping Dragons and Phoenix Chicks'!

This was no longer a tragedy.

This was a comedy! A farce!

Under everyone's gazes, mixed with shock, disdain, pity, and schadenfreude.

The person who had been considered a madman for five years.

Lin Yu, finally slowly, stood up from the sofa.