Published at 10th of August 2023 12:04 pm

Chapter 73 – Accident

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The so-called project was a small program that Tang Li made a long time ago. At that time, he handed the samples and materials to Zhou Che and asked Zhou Che to help with the investment. He knew that Zhou Che would directly hook a big fish, the Tang family.

The Tang family’s patriarch, Tang Li’s second uncle, Tang Quanming, was very interested in the small program. He wanted to buy the program’s copyright at a low price.

But, who would have thought that the small company was actually a hard bone. No matter how much Tang Quanming negotiated, the small company did not budge. The employees also gave him an unclear attitude and this problem dragged on for more than a year.

This situation continued until half a month ago. Tang Quanming’s assistant sent a lot of good things to the small company’s representative, Lin Pingran. Fortunately, before Tang Quanming ran out of patience, he successfully signed a contract with Lin Pingran.

According to Lin Pingran, the inventor of the small program was very arrogant and unwilling to sell his hard work at a low price, so he wanted to raise the price again and again.

But on the other hand, the inventor was not an official employee of their company. Thus, if he wanted to rely on their company’s platform to make money, he had to follow their arrangements. He would already get half of the sale, so what else he could do even if he was dissatisfied?

Tang Quanming, who heard this from his assistant, immediately asked Lin Pingran about Tang Li’s contact information. Tang Quanming wanted to make Tang Li his person.

However, Lin Pingran did not dare to reveal Tang Li’s name.

First, Lin Pingran did not dare to play on Tang Li’s bottom line. Second, he was afraid that Tang Li would find a better place and regard their company as a springboard.

In order to avoid disputes, Lin Pingran spent day and night sorting out the contract between their company and Tang Li. As long as the two parties did not sign a legal labor contract, Tang Li could not sue him for selling the project at will.

Besides, when Tang Li registered the project in the name of their company, the small program was owned by their company. The company could deal with it freely. Even half of the sale the company gave to Tang Li was out of respect, not obligation.

After thinking about this, Lin Pingran’s restless heart slowly calmed down.

But, he did not expect that in less than two months, the small program has a problem——

it got involved in plagiarism.

What’s more, the object of plagiarism was a very famous and copyright-conscious company abroad. The rumors said that the plagiarized company made a lot of money every year by taking the infringement compensation fee.

Tang Li’s plagiarism was concealed very carefully. There was nothing can be seen on the surface, but as long as the user was a loyal fan of the plagiarized company. It could be seen that the small program had the same core as that company.

Originally, the Tang family just launched the small program for a week of trial, but unexpectedly, this one stone caused a lot of waves[1]. Not to mention being reported as plagiarism on Weibo’s hot search and major news websites, the plagiarized company also caught on this incident.

The plagiarized company’s work was very fast. On the next day, Tang Quanming’s assistant was contacted and asked to resolve the matter in court.

When Tang Quanming got the news, he was so mad that he got a heart attack. He dismissed the ongoing meeting on the spot and ordered his assistant to bring Lin Pingran over.

Lin Pingran, who was frightened, quickly spilled his deeds to Tang Li.

And it became this current situation where Tang Li received a phone call from Zhou Che.

After listening to Zhou Che furiously explaining the whole incident, Tang Li did not let out much reaction, as if he had expected that there would be such a day. He was silent for a long time, then answered with a crooked smile, “It’s such an important issue, but I’m the last person to know.”

Hearing this, Zhou Che was embarrassed. He guilty said, “I’m sorry. Tan Dong and I also only found out last week that Lin Pingran had sold the program to the Tang family for 8 million. We really don’t know what to do, so we think to solve this slowly…”

Tang Li sneered, “So you only remember me when something goes wrong?”

Zhou Che, who heard the ridicule, could only let out a dry laugh. He apologized again, before cautiously asking, “Then, how should we solve this matter?”

Tang Li replied concisely, “I don’t know.”

Zhou Che choked immediately, after a long time he bitterly said, “Brother Li, we all know that you’re a smart person and you won’t make such a low-level mistake. Although we don’t know why you’re against the Tang family, but our small company isn’t easy to create. Please help us… for the sake of our old friendship.”

Tang Li, “Oh.”

Zhou Che begged, “Brother Li…”

Tang Li seemed to be moved by Zhou Che and paused. He coldly said, “Tang Quanming should be fully responsible for this accident. What does it have to do with you?”

Zhou Che answered, “The small program was sold to the Tang family by our company.”

“You only sell samples. The program is processed and modified again before launching. Furthermore, Tang Quanming already bought it, right? Now, that program has nothing to do with your company anymore.”

Zhou Che was stunned and said, “But, Lin Pingran has been taken away by Tang Quanming.”

Tang Li did not care about it, “Well, for such a big problem, it’s normal for him to find a punching bag.”

Zhou Che, “…”

Zhou Che had spoken tirelessly, but Tang Li did not have the slightest intention to help.

Zhou Che finally hung up in disappointment.

Shen Yu was sitting not far from Tang Li. He could guess that something might have happened. Watching Tang Li turn off his phone directly after finishing the call, Shen Yu could not help but worry.

“What happened?”

“It isn’t a big deal,” Tang Li carelessly said. He walked to the sofa and sat next to Shen Yu. Tang Li gently touched Shen Yu’s hand, “When did this issue start?”

Shen Yu knew that Tang Li was asking him about his transparent presence, but he was more worried about the phone call just now.

“Tell me, what’s the problem?” Shen Yu held Tang Li’s hand. He frowned, “You always make me worried. I don’t like the feeling of being kept in the dark.”

Tang Li was quite moved. He sighed, “I don’t want to tell you because I hate making you worried.”

Shen Yu glanced at him, “But, that makes me more worried, you know.”

Tang Li had no choice but to tell him about the entanglement between him, the Tang family, and the small company in simple words. He reassured Shen Yu, “I just want Tang Quanming to owe me a favor. Nothing will happen.”

However, Shen Yu was shocked.

He naturally heard of Tang Quanming’s name. It was not after transmigrating, but when he read the novel before. The author mentioned Tang Quanming several times.

Treacherous, cunning, cruel, ruthless, and had a deep mind. He was similar to a smiling tiger[2].

It was precisely because this, Tang Quanming stood out in the Tang family, which was like a wolf’s den. He also held the most power in the current Tang family. He was the number one enemy in Tang Li’s heart, besides the male protagonist.

Such a big boss actually got slapped by the eighteen-year-old Tang Li.

Thinking about it, Shen Yu felt it was funny.

Tang Li looked at Shen Yu’s pale face in distress. He guilty said, “As long as Tang Quanming still needs me, he won’t dare to touch me.”

Watching Tang Li’s confident face, Shen Yu wanted to tease him, “What about when he no longer needs you?”

Tang Li narrowed his eyes. A fleeting sternness flashed in them. His face still had a faint smile, “I’m afraid that at that time, he no longer has the ability to touch me.”

Shen Yu, “…”

His family’s Chestnut was worthy of being the villain of the original novel. All of his words and deeds had a kingly demeanor.

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Originally, Tang Li planned to return to the Tang family in two days. As a result, the Tang family plagiarism broke out, thus Tang Li had to continue to live in Shen Yu.

The Tang family went crazy to find Tang Li, but Tang Li acted like nothing happened. He stayed with the Shen family and seriously prepared for the college entrance examination two days later.

At the same time, Shen Yu’s transparency issue had become more and more serious.

Even Chen Hao and others could not remember who he was. When Tang Li talked to them about Shen Yu, they all looked confused and looked at each other a few times. No one knew Shen Yu.

Shen Yu tried to call Mr. Shen and Kang Lin. The other parties seemed to have never known him. The grumpy Mr. Shen regarded him as an insurance salesman, directly scolded him, and hung up the phone.

Although Shen Yu did not show any reaction in front of Tang Li, he had to admit that deep inside, he was very scared. He was extremely afraid of being forgotten by the whole world. He even thought of suicide.

Fortunately, Tang Li could not only see him, but he could also perceive him. Tang Li even worked overtime while helping him find a solution.

These two days, Tang Li’s sleep time was no more than four hours. The dark circles under his eyes were exceptionally obvious.

Shen Yu was distressed but powerless.

On the morning of Tang Li’s college entrance examination, Shen Yu, who had insomnia all night, got up very early and found that Tang Li had not slept all night. He was leaning on the sofa with a laptop on his lap and a phone in his hand.

He was on the phone with someone. However, Tang Li spoke in English professionally which Shen Yu did not understand.

He only knew some simple words and conversations.

Shen Yu listened for a while and guessed that the person on the other side was describing his situation to Tang Li. He did not know what that person said, but Tang Li had a bad expression, looking disappointed.

Hanging up the phone, Tang Li turned his head and saw Shen Yu who was standing there quietly. Instantly, the gloom on his face was swept away and turned into a blooming smile.

“Good morning. It’s still early, do you want to continue to sleep for a while?”

Shen Yu let out a laugh. He didn’t mention the phone call and just said, “Wait a minute, I will send you to school. Then, wait for you to finish the exam outside.”

“Okay.” Tang Li responded very happily.

After Tang Li put away his laptop and phone, he looked a bit hesitant. In the end, he tentatively asked Shen Yu, “Do you remember the temple we visited in Jincheng eight years ago?”

Shen Yu replied, “Remember.”

The abbot there told him a lot of strange things, which made a deep impression on him.

Tang Li took Shen Yu’s hand and asked, “When I finish my exam, let’s go there to worship, okay?”

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