387: Discuss next steps

“General Manager Liu, I wouldn't dare call you Xiao Lin younger brother anymore, hehe,” Xiao Hongmei said awkwardly. “You're such a big boss, I wouldn't dare call you that casually.”

“Sister Hongmei, what nonsense are you talking about? I'm still me, exactly the same Liu Xiaolin as before, no changes at all, still your Xiao Lin younger brother,” Liu Xiaolin continued. “What are a few companies? I think meeting Sister Hongmei is my greatest fortune, truly.”

“Ah?” Xiao Hongmei looked at Liu Xiaolin's sincere and handsome face, her face immediately flushed, and she thought to herself, “Does he like me? Bah, bah, bah, what am I thinking? He's a big boss worth hundreds of billions, how could he possibly like a small accountant like me?”

Seeing Xiao Hongmei's face turn red, Cui Zhenzhong thought she was scared and quickly said, “Hongmei, don't be a stranger, General Manager Liu is very easy to get along with. You can tell by how he keeps calling you Sister Hongmei. Don't be afraid, a sister for a day is a sister for life.”

“Yes, Minister Cui is right. Since I called you sister, I won't change it. And since you called me younger brother, you can't change it either,” Liu Xiaolin echoed.

“Ah? He treats me as a sister? He doesn't like me?” Xiao Hongmei felt a little disappointed.

Disappointment aside, her mind was still clear: “Alright, then I'll continue to call you Xiao Lin younger brother. By the way, you came to Yuhai City as a purchasing manager just to help General Manager Hai? Then why are you looking for me?”

“Sister Hongmei, you just said you still have the original invoice application forms signed by Cai Chenghan, right?” Liu Xiaolin said seriously. “I hope you can give me these evidences. I need them to clear Dr. Hai's name.”

“But General Manager Hai has already been sentenced, are these evidences still useful?” Xiao Hongmei asked.

“Useful. As long as you give me these evidences, I'll be able to find a breakthrough,” Liu Xiaolin said with certainty.

“Since you're here to save General Manager Hai, then I'll give you these evidences, but I don't have them with me now. I hid them at home. Let's arrange a place tomorrow, and I'll give them to you,” Xiao Hongmei said.

“How did you come today?” Liu Xiaolin asked.

“I took a taxi. My home isn't far from here, a twenty-minute ride,” Xiao Hongmei said.

“How about I give you a ride back later, and then you can give me the evidences?” Liu Xiaolin suggested.

“That works too. I'll have to give them to you eventually anyway, and it saves me from running back and forth,” Xiao Hongmei thought Liu Xiaolin's idea was feasible and agreed.

“Thank you, Sister Hongmei! If Dr. Hai can successfully clear his name, you'll be the top contributor!” Liu Xiaolin said happily. “Come, I'll toast you.”

Liu Xiaolin happily raised his glass and drank it all in one gulp! With such important evidence, it was certainly worth a drink!

“I wouldn't dare claim to be the top contributor. I'm just happy to do something for General Manager Hai. I hope General Manager Hai can be released soon. I'll drink to that too,” Xiao Hongmei said happily.

“I'll join in for a drink too, for General Manager Hai, for justice!” Cui Zhenzhong said and then also drank a glass.

After the three of them held up their empty glasses and looked at each other for a few seconds, they burst into laughter.

“General Manager Liu, with this important evidence, what do you plan to do next?” Cui Zhenzhong asked curiously.

“First, find a lawyer and prepare an appeal. Then, try to get help from Han Xiaoguo and Xiang Guangming, hoping they can correct their mistakes and return to the right path, not being used by Cai Chenghan to do bad things,” Liu Xiaolin said.

“Those two have always been with Cai Chenghan. Is it that easy to convince them?” Cui Zhenzhong asked with concern.

“Don't worry. Through these past few days of contact, I've found that they are outwardly harmonious but inwardly not. As long as I find a point, I can pry open their not-so-solid iron triangle,” Liu Xiaolin said with great confidence.

“Do you need us to do anything?” Cui Zhenzhong and Xiao Hongmei asked in unison.

“I'm not sure what I can have you do yet, but we'll take it one step at a time. I'll contact you when I need your help,” Liu Xiaolin said. “Moreover, I don't want you to be exposed. If Cai Chenghan finds out, it might be detrimental to you. If you are retaliated against because of this, I would feel uneasy.”

“I'm not afraid. I'm alone in Yuhai City now, with no worries,” Cui Zhenzhong said firmly. “This time, I must testify for General Manager Hai in the appeal.”

“I'm not afraid either. I'm not married and have no children as a weakness. I can also testify in court at any time,” Xiao Hongmei also said resolutely.

“Don't be so emotional. I understand your intentions, but for now, I really don't need you to do anything. Just wait for news quietly,” Liu Xiaolin motioned for the two of them not to get too excited. “Now, let's just eat and drink well. Come, for justice, let's have a drink!”

“Okay, a toast to justice!” Xiao Hongmei and Cui Zhenzhong also responded enthusiastically.

“Hurry and eat the dishes. The food Sister Hongmei ordered today is really delicious. I've never had such delicious seafood,” Liu Xiaolin urged everyone to eat.

“Of course! I grew up by the sea, so I know exactly what seafood to eat in which season,” Xiao Hongmei said proudly.

Because she had been drinking, her cheeks were flushed, and her fair skin with her rosy cheeks made her even more charming and attractive.

Liu Xiaolin looked at the beauty in front of him, his heart pounding, as if two or three fawns were bumping around inside him.

“Liu Xiaolin, what's wrong with you? Didn't you say you only loved Hong Tongtong? Why do you have unusual feelings for Xiao Hongmei now?” Liu Xiaolin secretly cursed himself in his heart: “You can't be like Chen Shimei, loving one after another! Wait, loving one? I actually fell in love with Xiao Hongmei? Impossible!”

At this moment, in Xiao Hongmei's eyes, Liu Xiaolin looked a bit drunk, staring at her with blurry eyes. She felt embarrassed being stared at. She could tell that Liu Xiaolin seemed to like her very much, and she also had a good impression of Liu Xiaolin. After all, a young man who was both handsome and rich was too rare!

If he wasn't married, she could consider developing a relationship with him. And, he was so young, he definitely wasn't married! Which meant she still had hope.

Thinking of this, Xiao Hongmei spoke, “General Manager Liu, I'll toast you. Thank you for coming all this way to clear General Manager Hai's name.”

“Sister Hongmei, I have to penalize you with three drinks! I already said no calling me General Manager Liu, you have to call me Xiao Lin younger brother,” Liu Xiaolin put down his glass and started to act playfully.

“Alright, alright, I'll penalize myself with three drinks. I hope Xiao Lin younger brother won't mind,” Xiao Hongmei very readily drank three glasses in a row.

Although they were small cups of two qian each, drinking three in a row was still quite bold!

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