From Sidekick to Bigshot

Translator: Exodus Tales  Editor: Exodus Tales

Normally, Cheng Yi couldn’t take on two cases at the same time. This was unless his original case had reached a bottleneck or required a long time to process events.

After a pause, Cheng Yi replied, “However, the situation has changed.”

“What? Why can’t you finish your sentence?! Don’t stammer through your sentences and make me guess!”

Cheng Yi turned around and looked at Jian Yiling, “The situation has changed because of Jian Yiling.”

Jian Yiling returned his look. She was also confused as to why he had said that.

Cheng Yi replied with a smile, “The case I’m working on will end early. With the help and guidance that you provided, at most, I’ll need a few days to finish up. After that, I can take on the new case.”

Although Jian Yiling hadn’t officially been at the research institution for the past few days, she had been continuously communicating with other researchers. The researcher that communicated with her the most was Cheng Yi.

Almost 99% of their conversation revolved around Cheng Yi’s project.

On this project, Jian Yiling gave him a lot of guidance and advice. Cheng Yi had learned a lot from her.

Jian Yiling’s eyes fell back to her own computer screen.

According to the original plot of the novel, Qin Chuan would eventually return to the Qin family. Later, he would also become enemies with Zhai Yunsheng.

If the plot remained the same, then Zhai Yunsheng, the villain of the original novel would be destined for failure. He wouldn’t be able to escape his imminent death. However, Jian Yiling was not clear on how Zhai Yunsheng had died in the novel. Regardless of how he died, Jian Yiling knew that he didn’t have a good outcome waiting for him.

However, Jian Yiling remembered Zhai Yunsheng’s kind acts. Although she wasn’t sure of the intentions behind his actions, it was a concrete fact that he had already helped her several times.

Jian Yiling raised her head again and said to Cheng Yi, “I’ll help you with the case that you’re on right now. Then we can take on the new case together.”

Cheng Yi thought about it for a moment before he replied, “If you help me with the case I’m currently on, I can definitely take on the other case. However, didn’t you say that you had other things to do this month? Don’t make yourself work too hard.”

“I’m fine.”

She could try to squeeze out time to study the case.

When Luo Xiuen heard what Jian Yiling said, she hurriedly added, “Yiling, you need to be careful of boys. You’re still young. Some boys are used to sweet-talking and lying to young girls. You must not listen to their words! Don’t be fooled by their appearance!”

Luo Xiuen was worried that Jian Yiling might have a crush on her so-called ‘tutor’.

As a person who had experienced many things in her life, Luo Xiuen understood the reasons why Qin Chuan could attract young girls.

Most of the people in the institution used their brains purely for academic purposes. They weren’t very good at other things. As a result, they could easily be tricked.

Jian Yiling shook her head and replied, “I’m not doing this for him.”

Jian Yiling knew that she didn’t make this decision for Qin Chuan’s sake.

She didn’t even want Qin Chuan to know that she was involved in this matter.

However, she would demand repayment from Qin Chuan. It’s just that the repayment wouldn’t be in the form of money. But rather, it’d be a promise.

From reading the original novel, Jian Yiling knew that Qin Chuan was a man who kept his promises.

“Really?” Luo Xiuen had to confirm the situation with Jian Yiling.

“Yeah,” Jian Yiling replied. Her eyes showed that she was certain about her words.

“Okay, that’s good then.” Luo Xiuen was afraid that the gem of their institution would be kidnapped by some random brat. She didn’t want that to happen.

However, when it came to what cases that Jian Yiling wanted to take on, that was her choice.

After their conversation ended, Jian Yiling and Cheng Yi discussed the specific arrangements for the two projects.

Then, Cheng Yi confirmed that he was taking on Qin Chuan’s mother’s case.