Cheng Cheng and the Cicada
Chapter 43 Uninvited Guest
He had no mind to act as some judge of righteousness.
Even if Lin Xian’s manuscript was truly stolen, Xu Yun didn’t care in the slightest.
He stopped thinking about extraneous matters, prepared the experimental equipment again, and began preparing the hibernation chamber filling fluid.
He calmed himself down.
He began to conduct the experiment according to the steps in the manuscript.
But…
Problems soon arose!
"No… this chemical reaction formula is wrong."
Outside, the sky was already faintly bright, the sun began to rise, and dawn arrived.
Xu Yun scratched his hair, trying for a long time, but could not produce this chemical formula.
He tried many methods, but none succeeded.
He tried to skip this step and continue with the subsequent reactions, but he still failed.
"This is an unavoidable chain reaction, but it… but it… seems to be wrong."
Xu Yun's glasses were covered in white mist, and he couldn't understand.
This manuscript was undoubtedly correct, as the previous ice crystal experiment had already proved.
But this chain reaction chemical formula always failed in the lab.
What exactly was going on?
Based on past research experience, Xu Yun believed that there could only be two reasons:
1. The chain reaction formula was incomplete, lacking prior steps and environmental descriptions, perhaps Lin Xian had missed something while copying.
2. The reaction formula itself was wrong, not ruling out the possibility that Lin Xian copied it incorrectly.
"What should I do?"
Xu Yun hesitated.
Should he continue to study it himself?
Or should he go to Lin Xian and ask him directly?
Tap, tap, tap, tap.
Even though he hadn't slept all night, Xu Yun was still not sleepy at all, pacing and thinking in the laboratory.
After much deliberation.
He decided to go and ask Lin Xian in person.
His daughter had been in a vegetative state for too long, with the possibility of respiratory failure at any time… every minute and second was worth fighting for and couldn’t be wasted.
"I can only seek help from Lin Xian."
Xu Yun wiped his glasses and made up his mind:
"However, I must keep this information confidential."
"No matter what reason he's helping me for, his intentions are good, and I can't implicate him because of myself."
Xu Yun didn't have Lin Xian's contact information.
Although he knew he was from MX Company, he hadn't kept MX Company or Zhao Yingjun's contact information…
"I can only go to MX Company to find Lin Xian."
Xu Yun glanced at his phone.
It was now 8:30 in the morning.
He put on his coat and drove directly to the city center.
One hour later.
In front of the MX Company reception desk.
"Hello."
A middle-aged man, looking like a scholar with a tired face and thick glasses, came to the front desk, panting:
"Hello, I'm looking for Lin Xian."
The receptionist smiled politely:
"Sir, do you have an appointment?"
"Ah? No… no, I don't." Xu Yun was stunned:
"Just tell Lin Xian that it's—"
"Professor Xu Yun!"
In the lobby, a sharp, high-pitched male voice pierced the eardrums.
Everyone looked over.
The source of the voice was Wang Ge, the head of the MX Company's marketing team, who had just walked out of the elevator.
At this time, Team Leader Wang was dumbfounded, seemingly already in an out-of-body experience.
He ran and flashed all the way to Xu Yun.
Slap!
He tightly grasped Professor Xu Yun's hands, his face excited:
"Professor Xu… Xu Yun, why are you here! You see, you didn't even tell us in advance… We could have picked you up!"
"I'm not here to see you." Xu Yun shook off his hand, not wanting to waste time.
"I understand, I understand, you're here to see our CEO Zhao, right? Please have a cup of tea in the VIP room and wait a moment, I'll call our CEO Zhao down right away!"
Team Leader Wang had visited Xu Yun with Zhao Yingjun before, so of course he knew the weight of this great god.
Major beauty companies around the world were breaking their heads trying to say a word to Xu Yun, who wouldn’t budge. Even Zhao Yingjun had said at this week's morning meeting that they should give up on Professor Xu Yun's plan.
But now, the man himself had come to their door!
How could they not serve this great god, who would decide the life and death of MX Company?
"Professor Xu, please come this way, I'll call CEO Zhao down right away!"
Xu Yun wanted to explain something.
But Team Leader Wang was like a machine gun, not giving him a chance to speak at all, and forcibly dragged him to the VIP room.
Xu Yun sighed.
Right now, he wished he could fly to Lin Xian immediately and ask him about everything.
He was extremely anxious.
But he really didn't know which floor or room Lin Xian was in…
It would be better to meet Zhao Yingjun first and explain his intentions. It would also be a greeting, so he wouldn't be an uninvited guest.
Team Leader Wang bowed and invited Xu Yun to sit down, then instructed the service staff next to him:
"Quickly prepare tea, snacks, fruits, and the like. You stay here and brew a pot of tea for Professor Xu and see if he needs anything."
With that, he gave a smile and flashed out of the VIP room.
Arriving in the lobby, Team Leader Wang hurriedly took out his phone and dialed Zhao Yingjun's number:
"CEO Zhao, please come down to the first floor quickly! Something's happened!"
"What is it?"
On the other end of the phone, Zhao Yingjun's tone was calm.
"Professor Xu Yun is at the company! Professor Xu Yun!"
On the 22nd floor, in the office.
Zhao Yingjun stood up directly:
"Are you sure you're not mistaken?"
"Absolutely sure! CEO Zhao, please come down quickly! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for our company to be revived!"
Ding—
Three minutes later.
The elevator doors on the first floor lobby opened in response.
Zhao Yingjun walked quickly out of the elevator with three vice presidents. Without looking to the side, they headed straight for the VIP room.
Each of the three vice presidents looked as if they were facing a formidable enemy, their faces tense.
They were all very clear…
Professor Xu Yun might just be a cash cow for other cosmetics companies.
But for MX Company, for the Rhein brand that was about to hold a launch event, he was a savior-like existence.
The importance was self-evident!
"Why is Professor Xu Yun here?"
Seeing Team Leader Wang come up to greet her, Zhao Yingjun asked directly.
Team Leader Wang shook his head:
"I… I don't know, CEO Zhao. No one would have thought that Professor Xu Yun would play his cards so unexpectedly. We couldn't even invite him before, but now he's come directly to our door without even saying hello!"
Zhao Yingjun nodded and turned to look at the three vice presidents:
"Don't talk nonsense later, especially don't mention buying the authorization for that chemical substance. Don't mention it at all. First listen to what Professor Xu Yun has to say."
The three vice presidents also nodded.
Everyone could see that Professor Xu Yun was rushing over here with a purpose.
But what exactly was his purpose…
Even a god couldn't guess.
"In short, let's just play it by ear." One vice president muttered timidly.
……
Zhao Yingjun walked into the VIP room and looked at Xu Yun with a slight smile:
"Professor Xu Yun, please forgive us for the inadequate reception."
Xu Yun shook his head and said in a low voice:
"Ms. Zhao, I'm sorry for the sudden visit."
"But I'm not here to see you today. I have something very urgent to see Lin Xian. Can you take me to see him?"
Zhao Yingjun looked puzzled:
"Lin Xian?"
She never expected that Professor Xu Yun would be rushing over, with a tired face, to see Lin Xian urgently? It was really a bit of a surprise.
But she still nodded without changing her expression and took out her phone:
"That's easy to say, please have a cup of tea first, and I'll call Lin Xian down."
"No, no…"
Xu Yun quickly got up, pressed down Zhao Yingjun's phone, and shook his head with a serious face:
"Please take me to his office to find him. I want to… talk to him alone."
???
The three vice presidents looked at each other.
What was going on?
Did Lin Xian have that much influence!?