Mind reading saves the whole family; I'm firmly in the role of a charlatan.

Chapter 298 was my hasty decision!
Xi Jingyue glanced at the man not far away who was chatting with Xiao Jinhang, his expression serious.

Du Yihan's eyes narrowed slightly, and her gaze towards Ji Yinde instantly became more wary. No wonder An'an had spoken of this person with such a tone before; it turned out...

Alright, alright, one at a time. I want to see just how many demons and monsters are hiding in this tiny research institute!

[This Ji Yin is utterly devoid of any good deeds. He always pretends to be noble and virtuous, seemingly honest, upright, and easy to talk to, but in reality, he's a smiling tiger who only eats people without spitting out their bones.]

To put it bluntly, Ji Yin was a bit arrogant. He was the only son in his family, came from a wealthy family, and was doted on by his parents. Because he was smart from a young age, he always ranked at the top of his class and was admired by his teachers, classmates, and even relatives and friends.

But all of this changed dramatically after he was admitted to Peking University.

In this place, even if you are smart, others are smarter than you; even if you come from a wealthy family, others come from a wealthier one.

The moment Ji Yinde stepped into the school gate, he realized that everything he had been proud of for more than ten years had become the most insignificant thing here. In particular, after years of hard work at B University, he was finally able to enter the graduate school. His parents bragged about it everywhere, and his relatives, friends and neighbors also praised and envied him.

But only Ji Yinde knew that he was just a logistics staff member doing odd jobs in his team. Not only did he not have access to the core content, but anyone could order him around. This was completely different from the grand ambitions he had before going to university, where he would make a name for himself at a young age.

Such a huge contrast inevitably caused Ji Yin's mentality to become unbalanced. On the surface, he seemed no different from usual, but in his heart, he had already been consumed by jealousy.

The resentment and unwillingness were amplified by Du Yihan's appearance, spreading like wildfire and becoming uncontrollable.

Du Yihan was younger than him, had a less pleasant personality, and came from a similar family background. She even attended a less prestigious university than him. Yet, this very person was able to gain the praise of Professor Lü, whom he had longed for. In less than two months, he established himself in the laboratory and even had Professor Lü make an exception and accept him as his last disciple, applying for a direct PhD program for him.

[Ji Yin was all smiles on the outside but cursing me in the inside. So when Xiao Jinhang egged him on, he immediately stepped forward to act as a witness and smear my third brother.]

That's all?!
Du Yihan was surprised to hear this, yet it made sense. She remembered that Du Anrao had mentioned not long ago that this person had deliberately instigated her relationship with Xiao Jinhang.

Upon closer reflection, if Xiao Jinhang hadn't been a complete scoundrel to begin with, and if there hadn't been a long-standing grudge between them, then to Du Yihan, this person would have been nothing more than an irrelevant passerby who came to the lab to freeload off their achievements.

Since Deputy Director Jiang had asked him to personally pick up Xiao Jinhang, he must have already informed him of Xiao Jinhang's identity and must have also instructed him not to make a fuss.

He, on the contrary, revealed Xiao Jinhang's connection to him right away, and kept saying "don't worry about it," which sounded like comforting words, but in reality, he was secretly encouraging Du Yihan to be the first to stand up and confront Xiao Jinhang.

With Elder Lü backing them up and the dean's relative by his side, if they were to fight, they would both be severely injured. If things escalated, they might even be kicked out of the lab together. Wouldn't that be killing two birds with one stone?
Once Du Yihan understood this, her heart sank. No wonder An'an said he was scheming and never did anything right, only thinking about crooked ways. He would be a menace sooner or later!
[Oh, so my third brother wasn't driven to suicide by public opinion, but was murdered. Oh dear, with my fiery temper, not one of you will escape. I'll make sure you all end up in jail, or I'm not a Du!]

Du Yihan initially frowned upon hearing the first few sentences, but as she heard the rest, she couldn't help but smile.

My younger sister is definitely the best; she's such a sweet and caring daughter. As for all these annoying things...

Du Yihan glanced at Ji Yinde and the other two, deciding it was better for him to handle it, rather than get his precious little sister's hands dirty. According to the plot, with the help of Liu Tianyuan and others, as well as several researchers in the lab, Xiao Jinhang successfully pinned the plagiarism charge on Dr. Du, using public opinion to force the school to take action against him, temporarily suspending his admission to the school and research institute until the matter was thoroughly investigated.

Seeing Dr. Du being driven away, Xiao Jinhang thought his plan to seize the research results had succeeded, and he was so excited that he held a celebration banquet overnight.

Unexpectedly, when he handed the so-called finished paper to some bigwigs in charge of drug research, he was told that papers and research results in their field were completely different things.

To prevent the loss of finished products, before applying for a patent, other rival companies would submit their papers, which would mostly contain theoretical research results. The specific data and significance of these results would only be known to those who actually conducted the research.

Without these materials, this paper is nothing more than a piece of "waste paper" that points to the direction of research.

Upon learning the truth, Xiao Jinhang was furious and stormed into Dr. Du's house with a weapon, demanding that Dr. Du hand over the finished drug.

As expected, the two had a heated argument and physical altercation, and then, for reasons unknown, the room suddenly exploded.

Xiao Jinhang realized something was wrong and ran out immediately.

Dr. Du was trapped under the overturned bookcase and unable to move or save himself.

Before he died, the last person he saw was Wen Xia Nuan, the female lead, who rushed over after learning that Xiao Jin Hang had come to cause trouble for Dr. Du.

At that time, Dr. Du, who had no idea about the relationship between the two, trusted his assistant and was unwilling to let his research results be tarnished. In order to help those poor people suffering from cancer, he took the initiative to hand over all his experimental data and finished drug products to the female protagonist, asking her to take them out to hand them over to the country and help him clear his name.

Du Yihan's lips twitched slightly. So, regardless of whether this person was reborn or not, she couldn't escape the fate of being killed, right?

However, compared to being scolded, Du Yihan cared more about her research results. When she heard Du Anrao say that he was foolish enough to hand these things over to Wen Xianuan, she suddenly had a bad feeling.

Sure enough, the next second I heard my younger sister let out a long sigh.

[Is this what they call the protagonist's halo? Third Brother, of all people to give this to, why did you have to give it to this female lead who's already been brainwashed by love? Isn't that like throwing a meat bun to a dog—gone forever? What about righteousness? What about human life? In the female lead's eyes, what's more important than her beloved boyfriend's life and future?]

Faced with a choice between national duty and personal feelings, the female protagonist ultimately chose personal feelings.

All the experimental data and research results were handed over to the male protagonist, confirming Dr. Du's reputation for plagiarism. While the male protagonist died with his eyes wide open in disbelief, he gained both fame and fortune.

Du Yihan: "..." I felt sorry for you before, but I was too hasty!