"Xuan, I need your help with something. You're my good brother, so you can't refuse," Wang Dahe said with a beaming smile.
"What is it? Just spit it out," Lin Xuan frowned.
The smile in Wang Dahe's tone reminded him of Lei Hui's smiling face when they interacted, which inexplicably gave him the creeps.
"Xuan, well, I saw that Jiangtong Beauty Company's skincare products have been sold out online. Can you bring a set for me?" Wang Dahe rubbed his hands together.
Previously, when he saw the strong effects of the skincare products from Lin Qingwan's company, he was tempted. However, Lin Qingwan was a member of the Lin family. Given how they had treated Xuan before, he couldn't possibly let the Lin family earn his money—not even a single cent!
Wang Dahe held back and didn't buy those skincare products.
Later, when he saw that the Supreme series skincare products caused disfigurement, he felt very fortunate that he hadn't used them.
After seeing the news about Jiangtong Company's healing ointment on Weibo, he immediately went to the shopping platform to order their skincare products.
But those netizens were too crazy and had actually bought out all the skincare products.
He had no choice but to wait for the next batch.
But then!
It was exposed online that Xuan was the researcher behind these skincare products.
That meant he could use his connections to buy the skincare products.
"Sure," Lin Xuan nodded and said.
It was a small issue.
"Xuan, you're really not being a good friend. You have such a good thing, yet you didn't share it with your good brother earlier," Wang Dahe complained.
Lin Xuan frowned. "You're a grown man, why would you need these?"
"Why wouldn't I need them? Can't you see my face is dark and has some acne?" Wang Dahe rolled his eyes. "Do you think everyone is like you, blessed with a handsome face?"
If he looked like Xuan, he wouldn't need those skincare products either.
He still remembered clearly how Shen Qianqian had called him dark and ugly before.
He needed to improve his image so it would be easier for him to pursue the girl he liked.
"My foster son, I have things to do, so let's leave it at that for now. I'll arrange for someone to deliver the skincare products to you right away. The whole set, plus the delivery fee, comes to thirty thousand bucks. Remember to transfer it to me," Lin Xuan said.
With that, Lin Xuan hung up the phone.
Wang Dahe: "..."
Stingy!
So stingy!
He was already so rich, yet he still asked him for this little bit of money for the skincare products.
Fortunately, Boss Su was more generous.
Wang Dahe transferred the money to Lin Xuan.
At the Lin family villa, Lin Qingwan was still constantly scrolling through her phone.
She wanted to know if there was any news about Mrs. Chen's face recovering.
She saw a trending topic that suddenly popped up.
Smack.
After reading the contents, Lin Qingwan's phone slipped from her hand.
Her face was so pale that there was almost no trace of color.
"That healing ointment actually works..."
Lin Qingwan clenched her fists.
If the healing ointment worked, it meant that Jiang Yutong's company's ointment and skincare products would sell like hotcakes.
Her company went bankrupt and closed down, while Jiang Yutong's company was soaring higher and higher.
In this round, she had lost completely...
Teardrops slid down Lin Qingwan's face one after another.
"Little Xuan, I'm your eldest sister. Why did you do this to me?"
If it weren't for Little Xuan, why would her company have ended up like this?
It was all Little Xuan's fault...
Lin Li also saw the news that Lin Xuan had developed the skincare products.
Lin Li suddenly clenched his fists.
To think that everyone now knew about Lin Xuan developing the skincare products.
Why was it that all the good things were monopolized by Lin Xuan?
He was truly indignant.
And that healing ointment actually had such great effects. Now Lin Xuan had another source of income.
In the future, he would have massive amounts of money rolling in...
If he continued to let Lin Xuan be, the gap between them would probably grow wider and wider.
No, he couldn't delay his entrepreneurial plans any longer.
He took a deep breath, walked to the door of Lin Qingwan's room, and knocked.
"Come in." Lin Qingwan sat on the floor, holding a wine bottle, frantically pouring alcohol into her mouth.
Lin Li pushed the door open and walked in.
"Eldest Sister," Lin Li said with concern. "I heard all about Jiangtong Company. Are you okay?"
"What could possibly happen to me?" Lin Qingwan laughed mockingly. "My company has already gone bankrupt. What else could go wrong for me?"
In fact, she had known early on that the healing ointment was very effective.
Since they dug this pit for her to jump into, they definitely had measures in place to heal the consumers' faces. Otherwise, those consumers would definitely take their anger out on them.
It was just that she still harbored a bit of a fluke mentality.
If only Jiang Yutong's skincare products had no effect, then her company wouldn't be able to rise either...
But ultimately, this was just her wishful thinking.
"Eldest Sister," Lin Li crouched in front of Lin Qingwan. "It's been a week, and you're still drinking your sorrows away in this room. If you continue to be so decadent, you really won't have a chance to turn things around."
"Eldest Sister, don't you want to take back everything that belongs to you?"
"Turn things around?" A mocking look appeared on Lin Qingwan's face. She lifted her head and burst into a fit of self-deprecating laughter. "Hahahaha."
"Do I have a chance to turn things around? Little Li, tell me, what chance do I have left?"
She had started founding her skincare company back when she was still in college.
Over the years, she had poured all her energy and heart into the skincare company, building it step by step into a well-known brand with a place in the domestic skincare industry.
Now, the fact that her company's skincare products caused disfigurement was known to everyone, and it was also revealed that her company had plagiarized Jiang Yutong's company's skincare products.
Dad was right. She could never work in the skincare industry again. If she tried to set foot in this industry once more, her competitors would definitely dig up the past.
And then plunge her back into eternal damnation.
She simply had no room to turn things around at all.
"Eldest Sister, are you resigned to this?" Lin Li asked.
"What can I do even if I'm not resigned?" Lin Qingwan pursed her pale lips. "Even if I don't want to accept my fate, I can't find any solution."
"Eldest Sister, I have a way," Lin Li said.
Lin Qingwan didn't speak.
What way could Little Li possibly have?
If he had a way, he wouldn't have been made so miserable by Little Xuan.
"Eldest Sister, I'm planning to start a business recently," Lin Li spoke up.
Lin Qingwan frowned.
"Eldest Sister, I know that starting a business will be hard, but I want to try. Besides, I've already thought of a good project," Lin Li said.
"What project?" Lin Qingwan couldn't help but ask.
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