My cousin-in-law helped me achieve my ambitions.

When the clock struck midnight, Su Ming was the last one to leave the warehouse.

As he walked, he took out his phone and dialed that familiar number again.

"Hello, the number you dialed is currently switched off..."

Still turning it off.

From the afternoon until now, he has called Yang Jing no less than twenty times. Each time, it was the same cold female voice that came with the system, like buckets of ice water being poured on his heart.

Su Ming put his phone back in his pocket and walked dejectedly toward the factory gate.

285,000.

The number felt like a boulder, suffocating him. His mind was filled with the missing three thousand ICs, and with Tian Jing's words about "theft by the person in charge," "reporting to the police," and "jail."

He even started to have wild thoughts—could this be something that Yang Tian and her brother conspired together?

Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence? Yang Jing came to deliver goods, and Yang Tian happened to be dating him.

One person was responsible for digging the hole, and the other was responsible for filling it with soil.

Bury that idiot of his very grave.

The moment the thought popped into his head, it coiled around his heart like a venomous snake. The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed, and the colder he felt.

Just then, I heard a sweet female voice coming from ahead.

"Su Ming! Over here!"

He looked up and saw Yang Tian riding her women's motorcycle, parked in the usual spot at the factory gate. Today she was wearing a light pink T-shirt, her hair was tied in a high ponytail, and she was waving at him with a bright smile on her face.

She patted the back seat and said sweetly, "Come on, get in! I'll take you to eat spicy hot pot!"

Su Ming stood there, looking at her, his heart filled with mixed feelings.

Should he still love her? Does he even dare to love her anymore? He suddenly remembered what Tian Jing had said: the more beautiful a woman is, the more dangerous she is. Yes, if it weren't for Yang Tian dating him, how could he have so easily trusted Yang Jing?

As long as he didn't trust Yang Jing, the whole chip incident wouldn't have happened, and he wouldn't have had to carry the heavy burden of 285,000 yuan.

After he figured all this out, when he looked at Yang Tian again, he felt an indescribable emotion, and even a faint hatred for her.

Su Ming stood there, hesitated for a long time, and then slowly walked over.

As he approached her, his tone was so cold it surprised even himself: "Never mind. I want to go home early tonight."

Yang Tian's smile froze for a moment.

She scrutinized him, noticing his gloomy face and furrowed brows, and quickly asked, "What's wrong? Did Wu Yumin cause you trouble again?"

Su Ming shook his head: "No. I've run into a little trouble at work."

"What's wrong?" Yang Tian asked with concern. "What exactly happened?"

That concerned voice, that gentle gaze, was like a thorn piercing Su Ming's heart.

He suddenly became quite angry.

He looked up at Yang Tian, ​​a cold smile creeping onto his lips: "Do you want to know?"

Yang Tian was taken aback by his attitude, and a hint of grievance appeared on her face: "What's wrong? Have you been wronged?"

She remained gentle, and her eyes were still full of care.

This made Su Ming feel a little reluctant.

He took a deep breath, trying to suppress his anger, and calmed his tone: "Your brother came to deliver goods today."

Yang Tian paused for a moment, then said "Oh," and nodded. "I know. My brother is in business with our company. What's wrong? Did he give you a hard time?"

She thought for a moment, then shook her head: "That shouldn't be the case. He's our supplier; he should be begging you!"

Su Ming sneered: "Yes, he begged me to accept the goods. He begged me to sign quickly, and said there would be no problem, and he would take care of it if anything went wrong."

He paused, his eyes darkening. "But as soon as I signed, a problem arose. One IC was missing."

Yang Tian's smile froze.

"And then?" she asked cautiously. "You called him, and he denied it?"

Su Ming shook his head: "He didn't deny it. But he said he was on a business trip and that he could only deal with it when he got back. But I called him several times afterward, and he didn't answer."

Yang Tian laughed after hearing this.

She reached out and took Su Ming's hand, gently comforting him, "It's okay. My brother is like that too; he's often away on business trips and we can't contact him. He travels all over the country, and sometimes even abroad. It's common for his phone to run out of battery, or for him to be on a plane, or for places where there's no signal."

Hearing these words, Su Ming's anger only grew stronger.

He shook off her hand and sneered, "Yes, it's all my fault. I was too stupid and too trusting."

Seeing that he was really angry, Yang Tian quickly took his hand again and patiently comforted him, "Su Ming, please don't be like this, okay? It's just an IC, my brother would never cheat you."

"It's just an IC disk?"

Su Ming suddenly raised his head, his eyes blazing with anger, and his voice rose: "Yeah, your family is so rich! It's just an IC, right? An IC is only 285,000! Maybe it's nothing to your brother, but if we can't make up that amount, I'll go to jail! Do you know how much I'll have to pay for this?"

"Two hundred and eighty-five thousand?"

Yang Tian's face turned pale instantly.

She stood there, stunned, her eyes wide, her lips trembling slightly.

A few seconds later, she suddenly realized what was happening, and tightly grasped Su Ming's hands, her voice filled with panic and heartache:

"Su Ming, I'm so sorry! I didn't know things would be this serious! Don't worry, I... I'll call my brother again right now! I'll talk to him properly and ask him to go back and investigate!"

She took out her phone and dialed a number with trembling hands.

Su Ming stood beside her, watching her.

She held the phone to her ear, waited a few seconds, and then the hope on her face gradually faded.

She looked up at Su Ming, her eyes already red.

"The computer is off..."

Su Ming sneered, "I didn't wrong your brother, did I?"

Yang Tian's tears welled up instantly.

She rushed over, grabbing Su Ming's hand tightly, tears streaming down her face, her voice choked with sobs: "Su Ming, I'm sorry... I... I don't know what happened..."

Su Ming felt a pang of pain in his heart as he looked at her tear-streaked face.

But he still shook off her hand, sighed, and said wearily, "Forget it. It's all my fault. I trusted others too much. Let it be."

After saying that, he turned and left.

Yang Tian paused for a second, then chased after him.

"Su Ming! Su Ming, please don't do this!" She caught up with him, blocking his way, tears streaming down her face. "My brother probably had something really wrong, that's why he turned off his phone!"

Su Ming stopped and looked at her.

"It's been off for four or five hours now." His voice was cold. "If he really cared about this, even if the phone was dead, couldn't he at least lend me his phone to call back?"

Yang Tian opened her mouth, but couldn't say a word.

Su Ming walked past her and continued forward.

Yang Tian caught up again, blocking his way once more, tears streaming down her face, yet she still tried to force a smile to comfort him:

"Su Ming, don't be like this. Try to think more positively, okay? Maybe my brother just forgot. I'll call him again later, I'm sure I can get through... I'll take you out to have some fun, to relax a bit, okay?"

Su Ming looked at her.

Looking at her face covered in tears, her swollen eyes, and the smile she forced out.

A sudden wave of sorrow washed over him.

"Yeah, I'm trying to be more positive. You make it sound so easy! That's 285,000! I probably couldn't save that much even if I worked my whole life. You don't seem to care, after all, Yang Jing is your brother." He said softly, his tone as cold as the winter wind, "No matter what happens, you'll still side with him. And me? I'm just an unlucky fool."

Yang Tian was stunned.

"You can leave now." Su Ming turned around. "I don't want to go anywhere. I just want to go back."

He walked forward without looking back.

Behind me, I heard suppressed sobs.

Suddenly it started to rain.

At first, it was just a few drops, landing on my face with a cool sensation. Then it became more and more frequent and intense, soon turning into a torrential downpour.

Rain pelted Su Ming, wetting his hair and clothes, and streaming down his face.

fair enough.

That way, you wouldn't be able to tell that he was crying too.

He walked aimlessly, not knowing where he was going, only knowing to keep walking forward.

Suddenly, the sound of a motorcycle engine came from behind.

Yang Tian caught up with him on her bicycle and stopped beside him. The rain had soaked her to the bone; her hair was plastered to her face, and her T-shirt clung to her body, making her look like she had just been pulled out of the water.

"Su Ming!" she shouted at him, "Get in the car, okay? It's raining! I'll take you to the front to get out of the rain!"

Su Ming did not stop.

"It's none of your business," he said, his voice sounding faint in the rain.

He continued walking forward.

Yang Tian stood there, watching his figure grow smaller and smaller in the rain.

Then she abandoned her motorcycle and chased after it.

She ran after him, grabbed his arm, and hugged him tightly.

"Okay!" Her voice trembled with tears, exceptionally clear in the rain. "You want to get soaked, right? Then I'll get soaked with you!"

Su Ming was stunned.

He turned his head and looked at the girl beside him.

Rain streamed down her face, indistinguishable between rain and tears. Her eyes were red and swollen, her lips pale, and her whole body trembled, yet her grip on his arm was so tight, so powerful.