After the cooperation was finalized, Lin's parents felt a closer rapport with Xu Xianrui and his wife.
They seemed to understand why Lin Yan had suggested they invest in their own company. They weren't unaware of social niceties, but their reaction wasn't immediate.
Favors were hard to repay. If they didn't ask for anything, Xu Xianrui and his wife would constantly feel indebted. It was better to make a reasonable request so they could offer some compensation.
Lin's father was confident his factory would be profitable. Of course, having taken so much money from them, he had to make money and not let their investment go to waste.
"Young Master Meng, the information has been found. However..." The voice on the phone was hesitant.
"However what?" Meng Shuo Jing's brow furrowed. Was she not living well? Were her birth parents treating her poorly?
"I saw the Meng couple here, and they seem to know Miss Fu Yan as well."
"My sister? Why is she there? Little Treasure is still so young, and they just found him. Why are they running off again?"
"It seems Miss Fu Yan saved Young Master Little Treasure."
What? Little Treasure was also saved by her?
Then their family's debt to Fu Yan would truly be insurmountable.
"What exactly is the situation?" Meng Shuo Jing asked.
"We found the video footage from that time. It seems Miss Fu Yan discovered the traffickers at the station and rescued Young Master Little Treasure. Oh, Miss Fu Yan's surname is now Lin, and her name is Lin Yan.
I've sent the video link to your email. Miss Lin Yan rescued Young Master Little Treasure while she was traveling after her middle school exams.
She's currently attending the best high school in Yi'an City. From my observations, her current parents care for her deeply."
"So my sister and brother-in-law went there to thank her?"
"Likely so. However, they also signed a contract. Miss Meng had bodyguards with her, so I couldn't investigate too thoroughly."
"I understand. Send me all the information you've found shortly. You don't need to investigate further on that end."
Meng Shuo Jing felt it was truly coincidental. He himself had almost been abducted, and she had rescued him. Now, his nephew had almost been sold, and she had helped again.
Their Meng family was indebted to her for two lives. He wondered if his sister would compensate her, allowing her to live a more comfortable life.
Her name was Lin Yan now? He felt he should go to Yi'an to see her in person, to see for himself if she was doing well.
No matter what others said, he wouldn't be entirely at ease. Knowing that she had saved his nephew now made him feel even more strongly that he should thank her properly. These were two lives!
However, he would wait until his sister returned. He needed to discuss this with his sister and see how they could help her and make her life better.
Fu Yin sat in her classroom, but her mind had drifted elsewhere.
This afternoon, during the third period, there was a basketball game for the high school division, and Meng Shuo Jing was one of the players. She really wanted to go watch.
Although Meng Shuo Jing had never responded to her, Fu Yin hadn't given up. She believed it was simply because she wasn't outstanding enough in the school, and their departments were different, so they had too few opportunities to meet.
But she knew Meng Shuo Jing must remember her. Now, she just needed to work hard to make him fall in love with her.
In her past life, he had gotten engaged to Fu Yan, wasn't it because Fu Yan was exceptional? The alliance between the Meng family and the Fu family was also a win-win situation.
Now that Fu family only had her, as long as Meng Shuo Jing remembered her, he would definitely choose her for the marriage alliance!
It was just that she had returned a bit late. She had to learn many of her current courses, and her painting skills weren't as prominent as her music or ballet.
Unless she could win several national awards, but she knew her talent wasn't that high.
Therefore, she still needed to showcase her other strengths, making the Meng family believe she was worthy of Meng Shuo Jing.
Once she could forge a connection with the Meng family, her standing in her parents' hearts would also increase. Wasn't that how Fu Yan was in her previous life?
She had the engagement with the Meng family, which allowed her, even though she wasn't the Fu family's child, to still suppress her, the Fu family's biological child, at every turn.
Fu Yin pondered how to ask for leave for the third period this afternoon. She wanted to go to the sports field to watch Meng Shuo Jing's game. However, this game was between two schools, and many middle school teachers would surely be present.
If the teachers saw her, how would she explain herself! She hesitated, unsure whether to take the leave.
Fu Yin looked out the window at the beautiful scenery, and her thoughts returned to the middle school in that small town.
She had originally forgotten about it, but a few days ago, someone had asked her where she had lived before. To cultivate her image of a tragic figure whose affluent life had been stolen for many years, she had described the town she lived in in detail to that person.
She had also expressed her concern for Lin Yan and that she didn't mind the past life and Lin Yan snatching her parents away.
Seeing their condemnation of Lin Yan, Fu Yin felt a sense of satisfaction. That's right, why should Lin Yan just walk away like that!
She should be hated by everyone, called malicious by everyone, so that it would highlight how pathetic she, the true daughter whose life had been stolen for over a decade, was.
This school was so wonderful! Every flower and tree was meticulously designed, and every teaching building had an elevator.
There were no old, worn-out desks and chairs, no walls that shed dust with a touch, and no concrete floors that could never be swept clean.
The cleaning here was handled by janitorial staff, and every floor tile was spotless. The cafeteria here offered a rich variety of dishes, with flavors comparable to a five-star hotel.
This was the life that should have belonged to her. Thinking of Lin Yan living in such an environment now, she couldn't help but smile.
"Fu Yin, what are you thinking about? Why are you so happy?" a classmate next to her asked.
Fu Yin snapped back to attention, realizing she had indeed smiled.
"Mmm, I was thinking about Senior Meng's game this afternoon. It's such a shame, I probably won't be able to go."
This classmate also knew about Fu Yin's admiration for Meng Shuo Jing, but who was Senior Meng? He was every girl's perfect male idol, so of course, he was hard to pursue!
"Then why don't you ask for leave? Anyway, the third period is geography class, which is particularly boring. And the geography teacher doesn't care about attendance, so you can just go." she suggested.
"That's what I was thinking, but I'm worried I might see other teachers there. If I see Teacher Yang, I'm finished," Fu Yin said hesitantly.
"It's okay, Teacher Yang likes you so much. She definitely won't be angry with you."
Fu Yin's grades were quite good in the class, especially in mathematics, so Teacher Yang had a very favorable attitude towards Fu Yin.
In fact, Fu Yin had already decided to skip class, she just wanted some validation.
"Then I'll go. After all, Senior Meng's games are truly spectacular, and I don't want to miss it."