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Chapter 240 - 238 Third Strike

Chapter 240: Chapter 238 Third Strike

Lin Lulin frowned: "I’m on my way back now."

He had a bad feeling in his heart. Why is his apprentice so concerned about when he will arrive? Did the kid get into trouble? Or did his father suddenly need him urgently?

Upon hearing Lin Lulin’s response.

"Oh, oh, that’s good." A relieved voice came from the other side, "Senior Brother just told me that if you haven’t returned by now, I should call you—good you’re back, the meeting is about to start."

Lin Lulin frowned: "...?"

Senior Brother urged him to hurry back because the meeting was starting?

"...!"

It was like a thunderbolt went off.

The worry Lin Lulin had suppressed suddenly felt as if it was gripped forcefully, pulling it back up into the air.

He held out a bit of hopeful thinking: "Which Senior Brother? Is it a Senior Brother who’s already graduated coming back? Or did you actually listen to Nan Zhubin?"

A confused voice came from the other side: "It’s... Senior Brother Huang. He told me to call you back when the time comes, aren’t you giving a presentation today..."

Huang Xin?!

But wasn’t he just tasked with giving the presentation? Could Huang Xin have bailed?!

No... there’s an even scarier possibility.

Lin Lulin’s mind blanked.

He couldn’t help but look up at the hall in front of him.

Above, the three gilded characters "Mingde Hall" shone brightly.

At this moment, the professor who had been chatting amiably with him pushed him gently from behind.

"Old Lin, what are you spacing out for?"

Lin Lulin felt like a marionette being pulled into the hall inside, taking a step forward and entering.

...

Compared to when he first arrived here in the morning, Lin Lulin’s mindset had undergone a dramatic change.

No, one should say his mindset had changed dramatically multiple times.

Such emotional upheaval akin to a roller coaster is something Lin Lulin, even usually, finds hard to calm down.

Not to mention, at this moment, he’s dragging an injured body.

He couldn’t help but reach into his pocket to pull out a slice of ibuprofen for pain relief and swallowed it with the conference-provided bottled water.

Whether it was psychological or the medicine took effect so quickly, Lin Lulin suddenly felt the pain signals in his body were blocked, and the part of his brain originally occupied by pain seemed to finally have space to think.

——It seemed.

"Old Lin, are you okay?" His large movements caught the attention of those beside him, bringing a few concerned inquiries.

"...I’m fine."

Lin Lulin looked towards the front row’s slide presentation area and only saw Liu Pan, Huang Xin was nowhere to be found.

As previously mentioned, people tend to have wishful thinking.

Thought patterns like "abandoning wishful thinking" or "cutting losses timely" are counter-intuitive thinking methods that most people only reach through training.

With Lin Lulin’s professional acumen, he naturally possesses this kind of thinking method, which is why he decisively returned upon seeing Nan Zhubin.

But when this counter-intuitive choice is first denied, it’s hard for one to resolutely choose it again.

After all, this was not Lin Lulin’s initial inclination.

Like "courage," "decisiveness" is also something that can be depleted.

Lin Lulin scanned the leaders at the front, the professors beside him, and the various company management behind him.

[This opportunity... might only come once every few years. For this presentation, I’ve compiled the best results from the past few years...]

[If successful, if there’s gain...]

[And if I were to leave, it would have been best to leave just now. Words have already been spoken in front of the principal and chairman, I can’t leave now...]

Saying this, he glanced again at the front row’s slide presentation area, with only Liu Pan stationed.

[At the very least, I have to give the presentation, but should I let that kid do it for me? A mishap, right?]

[If I cancel the presentation last minute with no replacement, it’d be a mishap. Having such a mishap in a major conference...]

This meeting was elaborately prepared by Lin Lulin to improve his standing, how could he endure not gaining anything, and instead, suffering losses?

He started to convince himself.

[Such a major meeting; Nan Zhubin might want to cause a scene, but can’t stir up much...]

[Little Huang might be in urgent trouble, a stomach issue? Then miscommunicated with Little Liu, who’s just slow-witted, misunderstanding is normal...]

Thinking this, he felt a resurgence of chest pain, compelling him to pop another painkiller.

At the same time, he began anxiously searching for Nan Zhubin’s whereabouts.

"Tiantian, what are you looking around for?" Suddenly, a voice came from ahead, "Are you looking for that ’Mr. Nan’?"

"Dad, I’m today’s staff." A voice responded, and then a graceful figure stood up.

Xia Tian coyly showcased her work badge on her chest to her father, masking her earlier slip in facial expression control.

"I’m on door duty today."

"Haha, standing guard? Off you go."

Xia Tian escaped her father’s scrutinizing gaze, darted to the end of the hall which was also the hall’s highest and most expansive viewpoint.

Her sight involuntarily sought out the fleeting figure from moments ago.

Theoretically, it was someone distinguishable among a crowd.

"Hey, aren’t you that... student from the psychology center’s front desk?"

A puzzled voice suddenly sounded from behind.

Xia Tian blinked, turned around, and saw a girl with a height of about 160cm, parting long black hair, and looks elegant.

She didn’t recognize the other, but judging by the description, was she a past visitor?

Upon recognizing Xia Tian, the girl’s expression abruptly turned bashful: "Hey, did that really handsome male teacher from your place, the one surnamed Nan, come here today?"

Xia Tian narrowed her eyes slightly.

Then nodded.

The girl intuitively touched her own work badge on her chest: "Oh, I’m in broadcasting. After listening to Mr. Nan’s lecture, I’ve become interested in psychology, and it became even more interesting after consulting him that day. So today I took up a photography job to join the crowd."

She said this while patting the camera that could only stand upright with the help of a stand in front of her.

In a large meeting like this, it’s logical for the proceedings to be recorded.

"Hey, do you want to know what question I asked Mr. Nan for consultation that day?"

Xia Tian shook her head and continued her work.

"I consulted Mr. Nan about emotional issues, and about having children. I had this really crazy idea at the time about doing in vitro fertilization and then having my mom bear it for me..."

Xia Tian paused, acknowledging how novel the idea was.

Moreover, is this person too friendly, discussing such private topics so freely with her?

"See, I’ve shared my secret with you, so did Mr. Nan come today?"

Definitely with an agenda.

Xia Tian was just about to say something.

Suddenly, the meeting venue went silent, and then a host took the stage.

The meeting began.

While Nan Zhubin has yet to appear.

He was concealed in an unseen corner, like a leopard lurking before it pounces, his gaze persistently fixed on Lin Lulin.

[A little weaker, even weaker...]

[No, it could be even weaker...]

[Soon, joy, "go for it," Lin Lulin.]