The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 236 - 235 Uncovering the Scheme_1

Chapter 236: Chapter 235 Uncovering the Scheme_1

Between good brothers, there’s no need for pretense.

Niu Dajun didn’t stand on ceremony with Qi Ling either, saying, "Alright, I’ll follow your lead today."

"You got it!" As Qi Ling spoke, his gaze involuntarily drifted over to He Tiantian.

Qi Xiaoyan understood and said, "Brother Qi, this is my good friend He Tiantian. She’s a young person who came from Nan City. She specially accompanied me here to take the exam. Sister Tiantian, this is my second brother’s friend, Qi Ling! He’s currently working in Huai City."

"Comrade He, hello!"

"Comrade Qi, hello!"

The two greeted each other!

The trio followed Qi Ling around Huai City, temporarily setting aside the tension that had built up after the exam.

During the time He Tiantian was accompanying Qi Xiaoyan for her exam, Huo Yingjie’s side was anything but peaceful, boiling over into chaos.

As for the letter He Tiantian had sent, the first person to see it wasn’t Huo Yingjie, but Director Liu of the Weapons Research Institute.

Director Liu’s primary duty was to inspect incoming and outgoing mail.

The first thing Director Liu saw was a break-up letter Zhou Yuanyuan had written to He Tiantian, which almost made him choke on his own saliva.

Had he gotten old?

Did he no longer understand the thoughts of young people?

This letter... Hadn’t Huo Yingjie and He Tiantian been fine?

Why were they suddenly breaking up?

Director Liu read the letter once more and felt something was off about the handwriting. Though it closely resembled the original, it lacked a certain firmness.

Unable to make a judgment on the spot, and seeing that there were other letters in the envelope, he hurriedly dumped them all out.

Huh?

There was also a photo?

Before he even had a chance to read He Tiantian’s letter, Director Liu picked up the small photo and took a look, choking on his saliva once again.

This damned weather, everything so dry and irritating—he was getting firey.

Now that this mess had happened, he felt like he had immediately caught fire!

Zhou Yuanyuan!

This headache of a girl!

He had told her so much before, yet she hadn’t remembered a single word, even daring to secretly imitate Huo Yingjie’s handwriting to write a letter to He Tiantian.

It was... truly... truly...

The height of foolish fearlessness!

Imitating Huo Yingjie’s handwriting was a crime in itself.

At the Weapons Research Institute, staff were forbidden from sending private letters on the outside, violating the institute’s discipline as well.

To put it mildly, this was sheer recklessness. To put it seriously, it was suspected of breaching the confidentiality of the institute!

Huo Yingjie was the most distinguished talent in the institute, without a peer. There were ten commendations on his desk, three of which were his. The country needed talents like him, and losing even one would be a huge loss for the institute.

This was a matter of great importance. Director Liu took a few deep breaths to calm himself, then opened the other folded piece of letter paper.

This was He Tiantian’s reply!

Director Liu saw the end, pursed her lips, and smiled.

Well done, He Tiantian!

She didn’t get angry at the sight of the letter and quickly spotted the suspicious aspects of it, even sending over the photo of Zhou Yuanyuan.

Such action was most appropriate.

Firstly, He Tiantian was self-aware, knowing that she couldn’t handle such a matter herself; hence, she directly turned to Huo Yingjie for handling, trusting Huo Yingjie.

Secondly, He Tiantian must have guessed that this was the work of Huo Yingjie’s admirer. If Huo Yingjie hadn’t changed his heart, he would also give her an explanation.

What a smart girl!

As Director Liu was reflecting on He Tiantian, her eyes fell upon the photo of Zhou Yuanyuan, sighing deeply!

Alas, such a good girl, why be so stubborn?

With her looks, her family background, her job, what kind of man couldn’t she find?

Why obsess over a man who doesn’t like her back, day in and day out?

Director Liu carefully put away the letter, then personally made a trip to the research institute.

Even as someone who had worked here for twenty years, upon reaching the Weapons Research Institute, she still had to go through a thorough check.

However, Director Liu didn’t come across Huo Yingjie; he was in the middle of an experiment!

Chief Engineer Sun was passing by and noticed Director Liu, asking, "What are you doing here?"

Seeing that it was Chief Engineer Sun, Director Liu didn’t hold back and directly said, "Huo Yingjie is your key aide, and I need to discuss this matter with you, too."

Seeing Director Liu’s serious expression, Chief Engineer Sun solemnly said, "Come, let’s go to my office."

Once in the office and with the door closed, Chief Engineer Sun frowned and asked, "What’s happened with Huo Yingjie? You’re the director of the institute, so you should know that Huo Yingjie’s work is extremely crucial right now, he cannot afford to be distract—"

Director Liu sighed bitterly, saying, "I’m well aware! But this matter is of a vile nature, and should someone exploit it, Huo Yingjie might suffer persecution!"

"What?" Chief Engineer Sun’s expression slightly changed, "That serious, what’s the matter exactly?"

Director Liu sighed, "Isn’t it just man and woman troubles!"

"Zhou Yuanyuan causing trouble again? Or has Yingjie’s little girlfriend changed her heart?" Chief Engineer Sun extended his fondness for Huo Yingjie to those around him and was quite familiar with matters concerning Huo Yingjie. Despite his youth, Huo Yingjie’s capabilities were formidable. Since the New Year, Huo Yingjie had made significant progress on several important materials projects, the contributions immense.

Such talent, Chief Engineer Sun would stake his life to protect; he could not allow Huo Yingjie to sustain even the slightest harm.

Director Liu was startled, then chuckled. Who said science guys are all blockheads?

She didn’t believe that anymore!

Look at Chief Engineer Sun, hitting the nail on the head regarding Huo Yingjie’s predicament.

"It’s Zhou Yuanyuan stirring up trouble again. Take a look at this letter." Director Liu took out the letter He Tiantian had sent.

Chief Engineer Sun swiftly read through it, his expression darkening yet tinged with pity, said, "Is love schemed in such a way really sweet?"

"Whether it’s sweet or not isn’t our concern. What worries me now is that Zhou Yuanyuan sending letters secretly, disobeying rules. There’s a postmark; a simple check will reveal where it was sent from. We’ll temporarily not discuss Zhou Yuanyuan sabotaging Huo Yingjie’s love life, but look carefully, Zhou Yuanyuan even imitated Huo Yingjie’s handwriting..."

Imitating handwriting?

That’s a major taboo!

Huo Yingjie is now an indispensable talent at the Weapons Research Institute. If there were hostile forces seeking to cause harm by forging his handwriting, that could indeed lead to significant troubles.

"If that’s the case, transferring Zhou Yuanyuan away isn’t a good solution." Chief Engineer Sun was troubled, aware that a woman entangled in love could do anything.

"If Huo Yingjie sees this letter, it will inevitably affect his work, you see..." Director Liu wanted to keep the letter with the organization’s name, temporarily storing it until they figured out how to deal with Zhou Yuanyuan, and then to bring it out again.

"No!" Chief Engineer Sun waved his hand, "No, we can’t keep this from Yingjie. If the experiments here go smoothly, they could be finished by tomorrow; you should talk to Yingjie tomorrow instead."

"But... that’s not good, right?" Director Liu hesitated, "The old saying goes, ’a man will fight for a fair lady; if Huo Yingjie loses control, the institute will be in turmoil again!’"