Chapter 63
Chapter 64: Sleepwalking Like A Shadow Chasing The Light (17)
Not only that, he was also exposed to a scandal of plagiarizing other people’s paintings, the academy dismissed him, and his reputation in all walks of life was completely ruined.
All of this happened in just a few days, and these days, the Internet is almost full of verbal criticism.
Lin Dai, who was once regarded as the next generation leader in the painting world, was cursed and slandered in the most vicious language.
Because of the scandal that he was exposed to, some agencies that once signed with him wanted to terminate his contracts and pay a large amount of liquidated damages. Lin Dai did not argue too much, but paid the liquidated damages readily. This also caused almost all of his remaining assets to be lost.
Chaoci flipped through the phone and watched them compare Lin Dai’s paintings with another painter, they were almost identical in composition, and the painter also showed earlier time evidence, Lin Dai was completely taken aback. nailed to the pillar of shame of plagiarism.
Chao Ci’s hands were shaking while holding the phone, so angry that his chest was blocked.
This painting is Lin Dai’s famous work and has a high reputation in the painting circle. Chao Ci did not understand painting, nor did he know Lin Dai before, but to say that Lin Dai would plagiarize, he dared to deny this possibility with his life.
Lin Da was still calm.
He was looking at the computer at the desk and seemed to be working on something. Seeing that there seemed to be no sound or movement in Chao Ci for a long time, he turned his head and glanced.
He found that his little boyfriend was staring at the phone with a bitter look.
He walked over, patted Chao Ci’s shoulder, and said with a smile, “Don’t look at this.”
Chao Ci is so old and has suffered a lot of ostracism and bullying, but this is the first time he really feels the most costless, malicious, and unprovoked cyber violence. He was so angry that he didn’t know what to say. Can only look at Lin Dai: “Aren’t you angry?”
“What’s so angry about this?” Lin Dai smiled and rubbed Chao Ci’s hair.
“These people are used to doing things that are high and low. If they really value their opinions, they will be very tired. Besides, what they say is not true, so why should you care?”
Chao Ci looked at this person who seemed to be light-hearted and didn’t care at all, but his heart was even more bitter.
“It must be Lin Zheng who did it.” He said bitterly, but he felt very uncomfortable.
because of guilt.
If it wasn’t for him, how could Lin Zheng target Lin Da like this.
At present, most of the assets under Lin Da’s name have been recovered and frozen, and some assets unrelated to the family have also been accompanied by liquidated damages, and the work has also been terminated.
If it weren’t for him…
“Don’t think too much.” Lin Da took the mobile phone from Chao Ci’s hand and threw it on the bed, while he took Chao Ci into his arms, “I stole his treasure, and he wants to take revenge on me. normal.”
“And the things that were taken away are not as good as you. In all, I made a lot of money.”
Chao Ci said dully in his arms: “I’m not his treasure…”
You didn’t steal it either.
It was yours.
Lin Dai smiled and rubbed Chao Ci’s slightly curly hair, but did not speak.
How could it not be.
It’s just that his arrogant and arrogant brother doesn’t want to look directly into his heart.
Of course he wanted to take advantage of this time to grab his treasure.
“I’m just sorry, we may have a difficult time in the future.” Lin Dai said.
Chao Ci shook his head in his arms, and hugged Lin Wei’s waist tightly.
…
Lin Dai terminated the contract with the school, so naturally the professor’s apartment could not be lived.
He rented an apartment next to the school.
Of course, Chao Ci didn’t want to let him face it alone at this time, and moved out of his doctor’s apartment to live with Lin Wei.
Although Lin Dai has no job, a capable person will not be short of means of making a living wherever he goes.
He picked up many drawings online, sold them without attribution, or picked up some designs, etc., which were enough to allow him to live a prosperous life.
Chao Ci was also slightly relieved.
However, such a good situation did not last for a few days. On the third day, all the orders Lin Dai received were refunded, and they only needed to pay the deposit.
Lin Dai pressed his temples in front of the table and sighed a little.
It is indeed his brother’s style of rushing to kill to this point.
In fact, he had already guessed it long ago, but after all, he took a bit of luck.
He didn’t want to tell Chao Ci about these things, but he went out to find a job the next day.
However, if he didn’t tell Chao Ci, it was impossible for him to guess.
When Lin Dai returned home, what he saw was Chao Ci with red eyes, sitting on the sofa. After hearing the sound of the door being opened, he looked at him with a pair of red eyes like a rabbit.
Lin Da was so distressed that he quickly stepped forward, wiped Chao Ci’s tears with his fingertips, and asked softly, “What’s wrong?”
Chao Ci suddenly jumped into his arms and said sorry to him in tears.
Couldn’t hide it from him.
Lin Da was a little helpless.
He held up Chao Ci’s face, kissed his tears little by little, then looked at him and said, “Fool, what are you thinking about?”
“Those lists have been withdrawn, but Lin Zheng is not alone. My mother still had several family friends before her death, and one of them was willing to believe me and asked me to go to their company to be a designer. Although because of my reputation now Not good, I can’t be a high-ranking player, but it’s pretty good,” he said.
In fact, it wasn’t that he had nothing to do with Lin Zheng. Although he has never thought about taking power these years, it is not that he has not left behind at all. It’s just that it takes some time, and during this time, he has to numb Lin Zheng.
If he had known earlier that he would meet Chao Ci and would want the treasures in his brother’s hands, he would not have pushed those powers back over the years. But regretting it now is not Lin Dai’s style.
Chao Ci looked at him suspiciously.
However, when Lin Dai told a lie, he couldn’t see any flaws.
In the end, Chao Ci took the initiative to kiss Lin Wei.
“You can’t tag me, you want me too, okay?”
…
Chao Ci slept until noon before getting up.
The body was very dry, and the memory of last night seemed to be stuck in Lin Da, who carried him into the bathroom.
When Chao Ci got up, he still felt that his steps were too empty when he walked.
He sighed with emotion: [Let’s not say anything else, these two brothers deserve to be twins in terms of kidney function. 】
Especially last night, it was the first time for Lin Dai to eat meat. This person usually seems to be very gentle, but last night he wanted to eat him alive.
The system understands the nature of Chao Ci better than most people. It rolled its eyes and asked: [Are you cool? 】
【Cool! 】The court speech was outspoken.
[Go to work when you are cool, do you still want to leave? 】
【Yes I do. 】Chao Ci rubbed his waist, 【Isn’t this a combination of work and rest? 】
He was just about to follow his plan, but suddenly found something interesting.
Lin Dai’s desk had one drawer locked.
Chao Ci has a lot of experience in unlocking, and if he has to pass through so many worlds, he can’t do it without any ability.
He got a piece of iron wire, put it into the keyhole and fiddled a few times, and the lock was opened.
There are many paintings inside.
At the bottom is a planning book for an art exhibition and a small notebook.
The date for the event should be two days later.
On the notebook are some messy manuscripts, which are some ideas of Lin Dai for this exhibition. Judging from the original date, it turned out to have started two years ago.
Chao Ci had seen these paintings, and they were originally displayed in Lin Dai’s studio. Some were painted by Lin Dai before, and some were painted by Lin Dai with him.
Each of them has been poured into Lin Dai’s infinite efforts.
One of them, Chao Ci watched Lin Dai spend a whole month.
They would have been cherished in the studio, displayed in art exhibitions, and praised by everyone. And because Lin Dai was slandered, the exhibition he had planned for two years had to be suspended.
Even, this small apartment has only one bedroom and one living room, not even a studio. The paintings can only be crammed into this small drawer.
Chao Ci’s eyes gradually turned red, and there seemed to be something stuck in his throat.
Uncomfortably out of breath.
…
But it was his turn to hide this from Lin Wei.
When Lin Dai came back at night, Chao Ci did not show any strangeness, and Lin Dai did not know that the secret he hid in the drawer had been discovered by Chao Ci.
The next day, Lin Dai still went out early, and when the sound of the door being closed came, Chao Ci, who was originally asleep, suddenly opened his eyes.
He put on his clothes casually and quickly, and turned on his phone.
He installed a positioning applet on Lin Dai’s mobile phone yesterday. In order to conform to the character of this world’s court speech, he still checked the Internet for a long time, pretending that he had learned some very simple and clumsy tricks. However, Lin Dai didn’t guard against him, so everything went smoothly.
An hour later, Chao Ci went out the door.
According to the positioning, he took the subway for half an hour, walked for another 20 minutes, and finally arrived at a place only a few dozen meters away from Lin Dai.
He was standing across the road, in front of a restaurant.
According to the location, Lin Dai should be in that restaurant.
Chao Ci did not dare to go too close, so he could only look for his lover little by little across the road and the glass of the restaurant.
Finally, he found it.
His lover, in the center of the restaurant, on a small table, plays the piano.
He was not embarrassed at all, he was clearly sitting in a restaurant as a pianist, but he seemed to be sitting in the light and shadow of everyone’s attention.
Calm and noble.
But Lin Da shouldn’t be like this.
He shouldn’t be like this.
This thought came up until Chao Ci saw someone at a table handing a tip to Lin Wei.
People like Lin Da should not have any adversity.
He is a man who grew up in good times and at the top of the pyramid. He deserves to have the wealth at his fingertips, and he deserves the respect that others take for granted. Only in this way can he create a Lin Da, a gentle, firm, and freewheeling Lin Da.
Instead of trapping yourself in such a situation for someone who has only known each other for a few months.
Something in my heart seemed to be shattered.
It seems that there is a thought that has always existed, and it is finally fed and strengthened by these guilt emotions.
Chao Ci returned to his apartment with Lin Dai in a daze.
He took out his mobile phone, and with trembling fingertips pressed the string of numbers that he was once very familiar with, but later felt that he would never call again in this life.
The call was quickly connected.
“Morning speech.”
The man’s voice sounded as quiet as ever.
But in the ears of Chao Ci, it seemed extremely harsh.
“What do you want to be willing to give up?”