《President Qin's Little Wife Is The Strongest》


 Chapter 1

    Chapter 1: Chapter One: Reborn


    In City A High School,


    Rong Yue looked around the crowded hall as several students filled their entrance examination forms.


    ¡°Yue er, when we get to the district university, my uncle would help us select the best majors that fit what we want to study.¡± Tong Yang said with a sly light shing through her eyes even though her words soundedpletely considerate and kind.


    Although the girl beside her nodded her head, she didn¡¯t notice the clenched fists and chilly look that shed through her eyes at that moment.


    To think that she had returned to this moment.


    A time before she made the biggest mistake of her life.


    Rong Yue looked around the hall again as if trying to confirm that everything was true. That it was really happening.


    ¡°Rong Yue, would you be going to the capital university?¡± Xi Fan asked curiously as he tried to see what was written in her university application form.


    .....


    As the top student in her school, everyone had been curious about what school she would pick and yet, there were also some rumors about her picking some small time school.


    ¡°You will know once the admission letters are sent.¡± She said mysteriously while Tong Yang who was beside her also smiled gently.


    Without Rong Yue as aparison, Tong Yang was a very attractivedy, she had the kind of looks that would make men rush to protect her with only a blink of her eyes. However, instead of a pure looking eyes, anyone that took a look at her would see that she was scheming.


    More importantly, Rong Yue was the kind of beauty that couldn¡¯t be seen in hundred thousand of women and one look at that delicate face would usually leave one stunned and captivated.


    While standing there and looking around, Rong Yue was sorting through her memories of this particr time and thus, she was not surprised when Teacher Lu entered the hall and started looking around.


    ¡°Yue er,e with me.¡± He called out the moment his eyes met hers and Tong Yang who was beside her revealed a look of panic.


    ¡°Don¡¯t let Teacher Lu talk you out our decision, they don¡¯t know your family situation like I do.¡± She said with too much concern and a little bit of panic.


    Rong Yue nodded and then removed her grip gently. These were the same things she had fallen for back then, thinking that since her best friend came from a better family, she was more inclined to know the better decisions and so even when she had gotten a schrship offer from the capital university, a news had been circted online that imed she despised their eduction.


    Although it wasn¡¯t something important at first, but Tong Yang, who was already a small time influencer had escted it more until the capital university withdrew their offer.


    As for her, she hadn¡¯t even minded, Tong Yang hadpletely convinced her and her mother that those schools always buried talents if they didn¡¯t have the background to back it up.


    ¡°Teacher Lu, is anything the matter?¡± She asked gently as she met him at the entrance of the hall and the man who didn¡¯t look like he was anything beyond his thirties looked at her with aplicated gaze and then nodded his head negatively.


    ¡°The principal wants to see you.¡± He said after a while and led her away. As for Rong Yue who had already lived through this scene and knew what they wanted to talk about, she walked along quietly.


    The administrative block was quite close to the big hall they had gathered the senior students since most times it was only important matters they made them gather there for.


    It being close to the administrative block would only make it easier for the not so young staffs that they worked with.


    The principal office was at the end of the hallway with the front being upied by a secretary that was already in her mid forties. She smiled as soon as she saw Rong Yue and teacher Lu.


    ¡°The principal asked that I bring student Rong Yue over..¡± Since he was the one in charge of her ss, it was rtively normal for him to deliver such a message.


    ¡°You can leave her and go, the principal is already waiting for her.¡± The secretary said and stood up as a buzzer rang on her table.


    Teacher Lu nodded and then looked at Rong Yue before going. If it was in herst life, Rong Yue would have gone ahead to ask what was wrong with him.


    The secretary opened the door for her to enter, a office she had entered many times in the past because of her always outstanding results.


    ¡°You are here.¡± The man seated in the office said with a kind elderly smile as soon as she closed the door. Although her family wasn¡¯t able to contribute anything to the financial welfare of the school, Rong Yue herself always took severalpetitions right from the onset which usually made their school name have more respect and visibility in their city.


    This had made the principal take a liking to her and thus the moment he had heard the rumors about her settling for a small time college here in their City which would limit all her options and opportunities in the future.


    ¡°I heard... what university have you decided on?¡± He asked rephrasing his words at thest minute so as to not appear gossipy.


    Rong Yue smiled gently and then passed him her form without a word.


    The principal looked through it hastily and frowned the moment he saw ¡®District A university.¡¯


    ¡°Rong Yue, for a student like you, aiming for the capital university isn¡¯t a dream and you shouldn¡¯t limit yourself to small time universities like these. Although they have their strengths, but, they won¡¯t be able to allow your full potential shine in the future.¡±


    Rong Yue deliberately disyed a confused expression, ¡°although the capital schools are good, I have heard that they tend to bury talents with no financial background and since I still have to rely on students loans to pay for my university education, I have to pick schools like this.¡±


    With her words, it sounded like this wasn¡¯t something she wanted but was making herself settle because she didn¡¯t dare to dream higher.


    Principal Wang¡¯s face darkened at her words.


    ¡°Where did you hear such baseless rumors? With your grades, you can even get a schrship over there. On the other hand, these school that you pick are the ones that promote the wealthy kids because they still need funding.¡±


    Seeing her helpless and ignorant expression, he felt like he had to guide her properly before she would make a decision that would ruin her life.


    ¡°Since you don¡¯t know all these, go back to the ssroom, I¡¯ll pick a good school that would be sure to be suitable for the majors that you want.¡± He said thinking of getting another form for her.


    Rong Yue agreed and then passed him the admissions form with her.


    ¡°What majors do you want to focus on?¡± He asked her as he saw that she had left that space nk.


    ¡°I¡¯ll be picking them muchter.¡± She replied.


    It wasn¡¯t only her, many senior students usually had to fill their head with many subjects and all most of them thought about was graduating from school with good grades.


    As for the major they wanted, they usually preferred to have those picked out when they finally got the university admission and could think more clearly.


    So for this reason, that was not somewhere they had to pick at the moment.


    As for Rong Yue, she didn¡¯t think that going for only one major was good, besides, she had taken two majors up until thepletion and all in her past life so she wanted to take her time to decide.


    After talking more with the principal, he allowed her to go back to the ssroom, his original worries were already removed and so he could talk even more naturally with her.


    Rong Yue left his office and walked towards the direction of her ssroom while looking through the past life memories gently.


    Most of them were unhappy and bitter and she could still hear her final cries of despair as each part of her body was being pulled apart by those scientists.


    ¡°Tong Yang, Li Fan, you two better watch out because in this life, I¡¯ll be the one making the rules.¡±

 Chapter 2

    Chapter 2: Chapter Two: Mother, I Missed You


    As soon as she got back to the ssroom, Tong Yang who was already worried about what could happen if they managed to change her mind rushed to her side.


    ¡°Yue er, what was the matter?¡± She asked gently as she connected her hands with Rong Yue¡¯s hand and led her to their seat that was directly beside each other.


    ¡°Nothing, Teacher Lu wanted me to rethink my decision of going to District A university.¡±


    Tong Yan felt her heart beating wildly as she heard that, for her who had low grades and couldn¡¯t dare to dream about the capital schools, she didn¡¯t want to allow her friend also go there and be greater than her.


    After all, just by studying in the capital, there were many people and things one would do that could change their life history forever.


    ¡°Did you now listen to him?¡± She finally managed to ask.


    ¡°Since he doesn¡¯t know my family and my matters well, there¡¯s no way I can listen to him over you.¡± Rong Yue said with a faint smile.


    .....


    Considering that she already told the principal not to tell anyone about her choice of school, she had no doubt that she would not see iting her way at all.


    Tong Yan nodded and then smiled at her before going back to scrolling on her phone.


    Today was a free day and they were only supposed toe to school for filling up the admissions letter, instead of wasting her time, Rong Yue felt that going back home to meet her mother, was a better idea.


    Her mother had died when she was in college back then due tock of funds and care.


    As a top painter and designer, her designs had sold well and even rocked the whole country, however, anytime Tong Yan and Li Fan, her boyfriend from then made a sale, they always made one excuse or the other to have the money taken away from her. At first, they had imed most of the money went into promotion and since Li Fan was not just her lover but also her manager, she had let things go.


    Besides, her poprity had indeed kept increasing in ten folds. Only, it had been nothing to do about them making promotions but rather, her work was just too good that it had anyone that saw it wanting one for themselves.


    Unfortunately, all of these, she had discovered a little toote!


    Later on, she had even discovered that the two of them were originally a pair and Tong Yan had only sent the boyfriend to capture her heart so that no one else would be able to.


    The more she thought about, the more angry she got and the thought that the girl was beside her here made her even more frustrated.


    ¡°Yan er, I¡¯ll be taking my leave and going home now, after all, there¡¯s nothing to be done in school this morning.¡±


    Her friend understood that she had to do after school side jobs and assist her mother so it was understandable that she wanted to leave early.


    So she just nodded and waved her off.


    The most important matter which was to make sure she wasn¡¯t going to the capital university was already removed as such.


    As soon as Rong Yue left, many people gathered at Tong Yang¡¯s table with eyes gleaming with gossip.


    ¡°Is it true that the school belle picked district A university as her school of choice?¡± Someone asked and many echoed the same words.


    Tong Yan put on an helpless expression.


    ¡°Since her family condition is weak, Yue er said it would be better to stay somewhere that is close to her mother so that she can still work while schooling.¡±


    Many people had shocked expressions, it was better to go to the capital to get some work done rather than staying here.


    Tong Yan could guess what they were thinking and spoke up again. ¡°No matter how much have tired to talk her against it, she¡¯s determined to pick district A university and so I think that this is beyond just staying close to home, perhaps, Yue er has a reason that she can¡¯t disclose also...¡±


    Many people nodded in agreement while their mind churned with possible theories of matters that could have made her decide to make such a decision.


    Some of her ssmates were also happy, after all, those capita schools usually had slots that they couldn¡¯t go beyond, if one person was out of the way, it only meant that they had more opportunities of getting in there also.


    Neither of them would have imagined that the girl that was feeding them the story was the one beyond the sinister thought.


    As for Rong Yue, the moment she came outside the school gates, she stood there for a while and took in the fresh air while her eyes turned misty.


    She hadn¡¯t expected that in thest minute when she had been killed by those two evil people¡¯s plot, she would once again get another chance.


    Another chance to live a better life, to take care of her mother and also get to be happy by herself.


    Right now, she wanted to go home and see her mother before thinking of anything, after that, she would probably start thinking of ways to make money.


    Since her mother had suffered a lot, she understood that the sooner she started living better, the longer she would live. Together with the lessons from her past life, She didn¡¯t believe that she would do wrongly.


    As she strolled on the street, she attracted several looks from people who were impressed by her beauty. Coupled with her being on her uniform, which made her look young, contrary to the elegant and mature beauty she gave off.


    She was truly a sight to behold.


    As for the girl who was being stared at by everyone, she slowly made way to the subway where she boarded a bus that took her home without caring about all their stares.


    ¡°Yue er, you are back early.¡± Rong Xia said with a smile as her daughter walked in. She stood up from the chair while cing the embroidery she had been doing aside so she could wee her.


    ¡°Today was just to fill the admissions form, since we finished early, I decided toe back and help mother.¡±


    ¡°Mother, I missed you.¡± She said as she wrapped her hands around her mother.


    Rong Xia smiled gently, her face lighting up with how considerate her daughter was.


    ¡°You should rest, studying is hard and you shouldn¡¯t take on too much at once.¡± She advised while using her hands to straighten a part of her daughter¡¯s dress.


    Rong Yue smiled gently, her expression mirroring her mother¡¯s doting one,bined with their simr features, they really looked more like a pair of sisters instead of mother and daughter.


    Although her mother was hardworking and kind, in a neighborhood like theirs, her looks were too catchy and so Rong Yue had made her sit at home to avoid trouble. She would usually do some crotchet designs that would beter sold by her daughter for money.


    She also helped the people around with some little medicine knowledge that she had and was usually paid in kind or money since her methods were even better than those from the modern hospital most times.


    ¡°I made some poached eggs and porridge, you can have some before you rest your head.¡±


    Rong Yue nodded and then went into the room she shared with her mother, their house was a simple one room with self contained kind of apartment with one living room, kitchen and one bedroom and since that was all they could afford, the two of them managed it.


    After having the simple lunch, Rong Yue changed to a pair of ck pants and ck top, her appearance was already very eye catchy and so she had learnt to dress in in colors, especially since she always worked till it waste at night.


    ¡°Why are you going out so early?¡± Rong Xia asked, her eyes dropping slightly at the thought of how hard her daughter had to work.


    ¡°I want to see if there¡¯s anywhere I can sell some painting around before I go to work.¡±


    She spent some time convincing her mother whoter relented and thanked her.


    In this life and in her past life, her mother had lived a sad life because she had lost all of her memories. So even when she tired to work as aborer for some small timepanies, she always struggled to get things done since her memories were fuzzy and empty.


    As soon as Rong Yue left their area, she went straight to one of the branches of the painting association in their City.


    Although to be a member, one needed to have extremely good painting skills, she remembered that in her past life, one could also ce their paintings here if it passed the evaluation.


    As for how much it would make, it would only depend on the people that showed interest.


    ¡°What are you doing here?¡± One of the guards to the paintingmittee asked her hastily as he took in her shabby dressing. Even if her face was one of a kind, he didn¡¯t think that she was anyone important with how poorly she was dressed.


    ¡°I would like to make some enquiries about the association.¡± Regardless of how he was looking at her, she didn¡¯t allow her gaze to falter and she even used a sharp gaze on him.


    Although she was originally a weak person, she had no choice than to growter in life, unfortunately, she had been too deep in the trap that her best friend hadid for to save herself.


    But now, looking at the man with that sharp gaze, he suddenly felt like he could not afford to offend her.


    ¡°Ok...okay, you just go straight till you meet the receptionist.¡± He said and then moved out of the way.


    Rong Yue nodded and left without even bothering to thank him, he was not a good person, so there was no need to treat him as one.


    If she had been the weaker one here, he would have denied her of a simple thing like just making enquiries.

 Chapter 3

    Chapter 3: Chapter Three: Suspicious


    Rong Yue left the painting association after she was done with enquiries.


    Selling your painting in their association¡¯s exhibition room was not a problem, from what the receptionist said, the important thing was if she had the qualifications to paint something that would actually get epted in. After all most of the people that had gotten to an aplished stage in painting were people that were already past their fifties.


    Since she already had the information that she needed, she went to the florist shop where she worked.


    Luckily for her, other than having memories of the future, she still had every memory of the past intact and knew that she still had some money saved up.


    At this point of her life, she didn¡¯t have any painting equipment and all the works she had done were all done when she was visiting Tong Yang.


    Knowing the sly girl, she knew those works couldn¡¯t be retrieved. In all honestly, she didn¡¯t even want them, after all, those were the skills she had at the age of eighteen.


    With the experience of ten more years, those works would seem very amateur to her. But to someone like Tong Yang, it was already exceptional for their age group.


    .....


    ¡°You are here early?¡± Her boss asked as she arrived, after all, she knew that she was a student and she was only supposed to leave school by this time.


    Her boss, Auntie Su was a nurse for the elderly people. She worked the evening shift there and still needed someone to stay in her store which was why she had employed Rong Yue.


    ¡°Today was for filling out the college admissions forms, so we were allowed to leave as soon as we were done filling them.¡±


    ¡°Also, I wanted to see you for a matter so I decided toe back early.¡± She added immediately and the other woman paused her hands that were flying across the keyboard.


    ¡°Is anything the matter?¡±


    Rong Yue nodded her head sideways hurriedly afraid that the woman would misunderstand. ¡°It¡¯s not a big matter, I just wanted to know if I could get an advance payment for this month. I happen to need some money urgently and I don¡¯t have any.¡±


    Auntie Su sighed in relief after hearing her.


    ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll give it to you this evening.¡± She promised and then waved her over to help with the inventory of the new flowers and decorations that hade over today.


    After about an hour, she handed Yong Yue a total of two thousand, an amount that was way above her normal pay.


    ¡°Since you would be starting your examination soon, you will need more money, for the next few months, you can take this pay amount and when you are done, you can pay me back as you want.¡± Auntie Su exined as she saw the confused look on her face.


    Youg Yue felt her eyes get teary a little, she would never have imagined that her asking for money would result in this, after all, in the past life, Auntie Su had kept on giving her the normal pay she deserved.


    She nodded and then thanked her repeatedly until Auntie Su left.


    The reason why she wanted her sry was to get some painting materials so that she could paint and sell it for more money, after all, if she spent about five hundred on her material, she was certain that any of her work could sell for more than two hundred thousand at the very least.


    Before she was captured by those people, she had started to sell her work for millions but she understood that other than painting, many people bought artwork because of the creator and since she was still some girl that no one knew, two hundred would be a fair price.


    Now that she had more than she needed, she thought of getting a phone also, but since she closed in the evening, going back to the city to buy a phone would be arduous and that could wait till the next day.


    ¡°When people say the heavens doesn¡¯t sleep, they know very well what they mean.¡± Yong Yue muttered as she arranged some of the flowers in a way that made them more aesthetically pleasing to the eye than the previous arrangement.


    Since today was a weak day, it was quite slow but still she had gotten more than ten customers and since it was in a lonely district it was quite understandable.


    After all, things like flowers for date and all was luxury and only few of the low ss people would think of spending money on things like that.


    Usually Auntie Su had told her she could go ahead and close the shop the moment it was 7pm but today she decided to wait a little while more.


    If it was before, she wouldn¡¯t dare do that after all, things happened when it was dark and she was also a young and attractive girl.


    But after spending two years training and being trained in that base, she was certain that she could take down average men and even the average trained man.


    Fortunately for her, two more customers came and one of them was a youngdy. When she saw the beautiful girl that managed the store, her eyes shined brightly.


    ¡°You look like some celebrity out to do a shoot on managing flowers.¡± She praised and Yong Yue smiled at her gently while taking her order. Yong Yue noticed that the man that was here to buy some flowers had looked up at her when the girlmended her appearance and then went back to admiring a flower.


    The girl gave her some tip after she learned that she was only managing the store for someone.


    ¡°Thank you!¡± She said and then returned her gaze to the other customer.


    ¡°Would you need help choosing?¡± She asked carefully while maintaining a safe distance from him. Although there were a lot of things she could do, she didn¡¯t have much here and could only use her hands.


    ¡°I would be buying a lot of flowers, would your store be able to send it to an address for me tomorrow?¡± He asked looking up at her.


    The man¡¯s eyes shined at her appearance. Her appearance was astounding and even for a man like him that wasing from the capital, he still felt like he had never seen someone that looked this beautiful.


    ¡°As long as you pay for the order upfront, we would definitely send it out the next day. Also, we have cases that would ensure they don¡¯t get ruined while they are being transported.¡± Yong Yue exined and the man nodded in satisfaction.


    He took his time and picked a wide range of order while Yong Yue helped him put a tag on it so that they are easy to identifyter on.


    After about twenty minutes he looked at his watch and then pulled out his wallet.


    ¡°That would be all, I hope you don¡¯t mind that I¡¯m paying with my card?¡± He asked gently and Yong Yue nodded negatively.


    He had spent close to thirty minutes in the store and he could already tell that she wasn¡¯t someone that liked to talk much.


    Yong Yue took his card and then swiped it over the cash device. She confirmed twice that they had been credited with the money before she returned his card, after all, her instincts told her he was up to something.


    Also, it was already dark out.


    ¡°If that would be all sir, it is way beyond our closing time.¡± She said politely. The man looked at her with some appreciation, yet knowing the kind of work he had here today, he couldn¡¯t allow a girl like her distract him.


    He nodded and then stepped out of the florist store, Yong Yue sighed in relief, cross checked his order and packed them into boxes so that Auntie Su would just have to get the delivery man to carry them and deliver them.


    It was in that moment she realized he hadn¡¯t dropped any address at all. She removed the gloves and coat that couldn¡¯t be worn outside and ran after him. Unfortunately, his shadow was long gone already.


    Since he was gone, there was nothing more she could do than wait for him toe back for the order.


    She took a pen and scribbled down a note to exin to Auntie Su. If the man came back, she could just send it back to him. She also went back to leave the boxes open so that they could still get proper venttion before they were shipped out.


    As she packed her bag, she realized the man had left her some wad of cash and even though her instincts told her to not pick it, she also felt that leaving it in Auntie Su¡¯s store was even worse and so she pocketed the cash.


    ¡°If anything happens, we would see who is smarter, she mumbled as she locked all the doors and left the store.


    Her initial n of going to get the painting materials was already impossible since she knew that her mother would have been worried sick already.


    However, her brows furrowed the next moment as she felt all her body stand at alert.

 Chapter 4

    Chapter 4: Chapter Four: On ount That You Are Good Looking


    Rong Yue had lived thest three years of her life in the research base that Tong Yang and Li Fan had sold her to.


    After basking on her glory for more than six years, Tong Yang had attracted some negative attention where some people who needed highly intelligent people to carry out some research.


    Tong Yang had thus being captured and tested, but the people had found her IQ unimpressive and released her.


    She had however hatched a n with Li Fan....


    Her experience there had made her alert to danger and she could sense it greatly in that moment.


    Instead of moving out, she gently retraced her steps while moving like a nimble cat until she was covered by the shadow of the store.


    From here, no one around could notice that there was someone there, after all, she was dressed in ck. To make her blend even more, she let down her long and ck hair that had been packed in a pony tail and used them to cover her white and wless face.


    .....


    Before long, she saw two mene out from an alley that was opposite the store, her brows furrowed as she looked at them intently.


    Although they didn¡¯t appear frail, one of them was certainly badly injured as he leaned on the other which made their pace slower.


    They were both wearing ck but from where they hade out from made it easy that anyone that was on the street could see them.


    Seeing that they were not the ones she had sensed danger from, Yong Yue looked around again, this time more carefully and then she realized why she had felt a strong sense of danger. The whole street was full of danger and most of them were in strategic positions.


    She could see two men on the rooftop above them right where they hade out from while there were two others on a building that was not too far from the store.


    The more Yong Yue looked around to see, the more she saw and after counting close to ten men, she sighed and gave up.


    Out of curiosity, she wanted to see what made all these people that had auras like killers gather together here for. After all, this time in her life, nothing like this had happened.


    As she watched on, she saw all the men from where they had been arranged start moving, each one of them faster than the other.


    Before long, they had surrounded the two men that looked like they were struggling to move very fast.


    ¡°Who are you and how dare you try to attack our second young master.¡± The man carrying him roared angrily as he tired to move himself to cover the other man.


    For two people in a circle of more than ten people, there was no way he could block all the sides alone.


    The man that was injured and struggling to stand clenched his fists tightly and then forced himself to standpletely.


    ¡°If you don¡¯t want to lose your life, I¡¯m giving you a chance to go back and tell whoever sent you that this was a failed mission.¡± Although he was injured, his voice was firm and bold.


    The men surrounding him sneered.


    ¡°With how injured you are, you still dare to act like your usual domineering self?.¡± One of the men ridiculed while the other onesughed out.


    ¡°What has our second young master done that you are so hell bent on killing him?¡± They hade out as a group of eight just to check somewhere here that was said to have raw materials. Although they had taken the trip secretly, their team had been ambushed on their way back killing six men that had used their life to protect his master and injuring his master.


    He had managed to escape unscathed and thought that he could bring his young master away safely. As the weakest of the team, he had not expected that he would be the one to escape unscathed.


    Never would he have thought that they woulde here again after they had walked so much.


    Even though he had called for back up, their team here was weak and he wasn¡¯t sure they would even make it before anything happened to their master.


    ¡°Just by thinking that only him can rule the capital is enough crime. Or does he think he¡¯s invincible and can¡¯t be killed?¡±


    Seeing that a big fight might break out, Yong Yue knew that she could no longer go home immediately and then stealthily moved to where the back door of the store was.


    For someone like her, meddling in a matter that wasn¡¯t her business wasn¡¯t her style. More importantly, she couldn¡¯t fight all of them even though she felt they weren¡¯t that smart after all, no matter what it was, they needed to have left someone on the rooftops to survey everything that was happening in the vicinity.


    ¡°Young master, try to run in the direction of that store, I¡¯ll try to stall them.¡± He suggested but the injured man nodded sideways showing he wasn¡¯t agreeing with that thought.


    ¡°Try to bring them in that direction.¡± He said, he had seen a girl just now in that ce and then watched as she left, since he was someone with experience, he could tell that the girl was not someone that had hostility towards them and yet, she still had the ability to move away without the men there noticing.


    Although the subordinate wasn¡¯t sure that was the right thing, he decided he would do that once things got heated. As for Yong Yue, since she had no phone, she used the store¡¯sndline to call the police.


    From the discussion she heard, it was clearly an assassination and if her thoughts were correct, it was probably from some family in the capital.


    The capital was dangerous and yet, it was where things happened,ter in her past life, she and Tong Yang had moved there when the ie from her painting and dress designs had made them plenty money.


    What she would not have expected was that while she was trying to sneak out through the back door to pass another route that could take her home, a young man barreled into her.


    ¡°Please save me.¡± He muttered and then fell limp in her arms. Although she had received serious trainingter on, her body was still frail here. More importantly, she had not been expecting his arrival and so she fell down also.


    However, she knew that the people after him could not catch him here otherwise, she would be killed by association and so she hurriedly stood up and dragged his extremely long body into the shop.


    The store was designed in a way that when one entered from the inside. It looked they could see the back since Auntie Su had only decided to add on a hidden storeter on for the rare nts.


    For flowers that were rare like that, anyone walking in and seeing it was dangerous and so she made it that the back side of the store waspletely hard to notice from inside.


    This particr move was what saved them as the leader of the assassin group had been the man that entered some minutes back to make arge order.


    The moment they noticed that only the subordinate was still running, he had started to search the area. He had also seen that the little girl had closed and walked away earlier and so all he did was run past the store and continued searching.


    As for Rong Yue, she was inside the cramped store space as she looked at the man with the wless appearance that had been knocked out cold in the store with her.


    She could still hear footsteps and knew that those people were still out there. With an injured knocked out man like him, there was no way she could attempt the escape she had in mind.


    For someone that had watched her mother heal people and take care of the injured all her life, Yong Yue had good medical skills and so after a while, she finally gave up her reluctance and opened the man¡¯s coat.


    With the heavy scent of blood around him, he was certainly hurt somewhere and if she allowed him to bleed to his death, only heaven knew what kind of bad karma woulde her way just for that.


    Luckily, Auntie Su kept a first aid kit around and so the moment she undressed him, she got the box and then looked for his injury.


    Her brows furrowed the moment she realized he had two gunshots wounds in two areas, one by the side of his stomach and one to the shoulder.


    For her, something like this wasn¡¯t too challenging but the trouble that saving a man like this could bring to her was not something she was interested in.


    ¡°On ount that you are good looking, I¡¯ll do this for you.¡± She muttered with her red lips pulled into a tight pout before starting the treatment.

 Chapter 5

    Chapter 5: Such A Calctive Fellow


    Rong Yue treated him carefully and after she had stopped the blood loss in the two ces, she made him sit up slightly considering the position of the two injuries.


    It was only after about half an hour that the whole area was already silent. She said a prayer for his subordinate that had been with him. After all, with those group of men, him alone was not enough.


    What she didn¡¯t know was that after she had kept him inside her store, the subordinate had run with the ce the gps had guided him to, before long, he had met the backup they requested for and finished off those group of men.


    However, when he returned tob the ce for his young master, they didn¡¯t find him no matter how he had searched. And since his second young master had not told him about seeing a girl across, he didn¡¯t know there was another person around.


    ¡°Are you sure they hadn¡¯t captured second master while you ran off?¡± The team of new arrived back up asked after checking everywhere with no results.


    Their master had a lot of enemies, they knew that but very few dared to attack him, after all, the team he had built was insanely strong.


    Yet today, they had met a very targeted attack.


    .....


    ¡°First young master would have us buried along if there¡¯s any wrong with master.¡± One of the men said, his words making shivers run down the spine of the others.


    They all nodded in agreement and then continued their search.


    On the other hand, Rong Yue finally managed to take the man home. At first she had thought it wouldn¡¯t be something too difficult but with no cab and his amazing build, she had felt herself stay on the verge of copsing every now and then.


    ¡°Yue er!¡± Rong Xia jumped up as she saw her daughter stumble into the room with a man in her arms. From first sight, she could already tell the man was injured.


    Her eyes roamed over her daughter¡¯s body very quickly and it was only when she saw that she was fine that she assisted her to ce the man on the only sofa they had in their living room.


    One of their old neighbors had struck it better and thus distributed their furnitures and things to the neighbors. The mother and daughter had been lucky to get this since other people already had theirs.


    ¡°Yue ¡®er, you had me worried.¡± Sheined softly like someone that was just reporting something to her daughter.


    ¡°I came across this man on the road. He was left by the roadside to die and I thought to help him so his ghost doesn¡¯t chase me around after.¡±


    After some exnation, her mother epted and hugged her to ease her heart of all the pent up worry.


    Unknown to them, some of the neighbors that enjoyed staying out in the evening had seen here back with a man and many of them had assumed that he was some drunk man that she picked up.


    ¡°Say, who would have thought that Yue ¡®er would move with people like this? The man looks dead drunk and she even dares to bring him home.¡± One of them ed while snacking on some sunflower seeds.


    ¡°She¡¯s only still in high school and she dares to behave like this, would all her good grades be for nothing in the end.¡± San Wu, whose daughter was Rong Yue¡¯s mate but went to a lower school because she didn¡¯t have the brains to get a schrship in Rong Yue¡¯s school said snidely.


    Anyone that was sensitive would sense the pangs of jealousy in her words, yet since all of them saw things the same way, they all nodded in agreement while sneering.


    ¡°With a useless mother like that, it isn¡¯t surprising that she would turn out this way, after all, the daughter is like the mother.¡± This person hadn¡¯t said anything since and her words even contained a little sympathy as she felt that Rong Yue had a lot to deal with from an early age.


    They moved on to other topics about other people in the neighborhood.


    As for Rong Yue, her mother had forced her to clean up and have dinner while she tried to treat the stranger better.


    ¡°His actually so handsome Yue ¡®er, he looks even better than those people that are usually on the screen in our neighbor¡¯s houses.¡± She ed as she wiped his face clean. Considering that the injury had been there even before he came to Rong Yue¡¯s shop area, it had gotten some slight infection and had caused him to start having fever.


    Rong Yue nodded while she rolled her eyes! She had clearly treated him because of his looks alone right!


    Also, from how they had addressed him, he ought to be someone that still had some money. She had every intention to charge him for everything.


    She raised her left hand as she used her fingers to count all that she had done for him.


    From rescuing him to the first aid treatment to manual transportation and then straight to her mother treating him and amodation, she calcted everything and had almost reached a sky high amount of a million.


    ¡°Yue ¡®er, what are you calcting?¡± Her mother asked with confusion when she was her daughter so focused and lost in thoughts while still moving her fingers.


    She had just finished all the treatment and was confused on where he would sleep, after all, he was a very tall man and from his knees downwards, they were dangling from the arm of the couch.


    ¡°We have made it rich.¡± Yong Yue said with a smile before standing up to take her bowl to the kitchen.


    Since she had lost her memory, she barely got the grasp of many matters and so when Rong Yue mentioned them striking it rich, she only took it as some new ng or money that her daughter made at work.


    ¡°Yong Yue, where do we put the man for tonight, his body would certainly be ufortable here.¡± She said with concern. Since it was only one couch, it was impossible for the both of them to sleep here. Besides their bed was not any big too and the mother daughter pair were only able to sleep on it because of their slender figures.


    ¡°Right where he is. Only his upper body is injured and I would ce his legs on this stool here for blood flow.¡± As Rong Yue talked, she carried the stool and ced it right where his leg was.


    Although, her mother hesitated, she finally assisted her to ce his leg up there.


    Rong Yue nodded in satisfaction and went in to bring some several pieces of clothes that could be used to keep him warm.


    ¡°So we leave him like this?¡± Rong Xia asked with a hint of worry.


    ¡°Yes mom, let¡¯s go in to sleep.¡± After all she still had school the next day.


    As soon as the mother daughter pair left the living room, the man that was ced on the couch opened his eyes while he chuckled gently.


    ¡°Such a calctive fellow.¡± He muttered before closing his eyes back.

 Chapter 6

    Chapter 6: Chapter Six: You are Awake


    The next day when Rong Xue woke up, her mother already made breakfast for three of them but the man was yet to wake up.


    ¡°His fever appears to be subsiding but he still needs some more time.¡± Rong Xia informed her daughter while scooping some porridge into her bowl.


    ¡°Hmmm, mother has done well. When I leave for school today, you don¡¯t have to go to work, just watch after him and make sure he doesn¡¯t run off before I get back.¡± Since she had already nned to exhort his money, it would be very unfortunate if he was gone before she could get back. After all, she knew very well that her mother would not be one to disturb him.


    Her mother nodded in understanding. From the age of eight, Rong Yue had been the one making major decisions for them and since it hadn¡¯t led them astray too much, her mother didn¡¯t mind her doing it.


    Unfortunately, the loneliness and way of upbringing had made her desperate for Tong Yang¡¯s friendship which eventually led the little genius to her early grave.


    Rong Yue finished her food quickly and left the house, dressed in her school uniform, a mini blue skirt that stopped slightly above her knees and a white shirt that was tucked in.


    With the blue designs around the white top and her fair skin, she looked absolutely stunning. Yet, instead of her going straight to school, Rong Yue took a stop at Auntie Su¡¯s shop.


    .....


    Yesterday, she had treated the man but hadn¡¯t been able to clean up for fear of being caught and since she knew that Auntie Su only opened the store around afternoon, she went there and entered through the front door.


    She spent about fifteen minutes cleaning up before locking the shop back and leaving for school.


    ¡°Rong Yue.¡± Several people greeted as she entered school. Although she was the School belle because of her looks and grades, several guys only admired her from afar because at this age, most of the rich heirs were still controlled by their family.


    Each one of them usually had a teacher that was watching their every move and reporting home and sometimes, some of the teachers would even have close to thirty students that they are monitoring.


    This meant that, although they liked her, they didn¡¯t dare approach her or try to be with her. After all, they would get scolded and maybe put her in trouble.


    Rong Yue also didn¡¯t mind, after all, she also didn¡¯t want to marry into any of those families. The previous her had even been scared to climb up the ranks so it had made her keep a distance between her and those people.


    Since she had made a detour, the ssroom was already full by the time she got in. Unlike before where she had a timid aura and was easily flustered. The Rong Yue of today looked firm with her neck well raised like a princess.


    Although most of them couldn¡¯t pin point it, they could sense the difference in her including her best friend, Rong Yue.


    ¡°Why does it seem like our school belle is looking even better than before?¡± One guy asked his friend who nodded his head vigorously.


    She indeed looked more eye catching today.


    ¡°Perhaps, I¡¯ll move in with Rong Yue. Even without expensive skincare or good living conditions, she still manages to shine even better.¡± Tong Yang ed rather loudly.


    Her words worked like magic in reminding those guys about their family condition while also making the girls snigger at her misery. What was the point of being fine and having such a terrible family.


    After a while, even her beauty would fade without seeing proper care and money. At this age where she was still without responsibilities, it was easy for her natural looks to shine without money, however as she grew older, things would gradually be even more difficult for her.


    Rong Yue did as if she didn¡¯t notice the jab in her ¡®best friend¡¯s¡¯ words and smiled as she sat in her seat.


    Now that she was reborn and knew what kind of future her skills could get her, she didn¡¯t mind being considered poor now but she was certain that in less than a month, she was going to get a good ce for her mother and her where they didn¡¯t have to live like fugitive.


    She smiled slightly as she remembered the cash cow she had left at home. If she was already considered attractive before, then with the corners of her lips raised up in a small smile, Rong Yue could only be described as stunning.


    Some of the guys sighed in their heart and then looked away.


    sses soon started like normal and no one had time for any gossip again, after all, their exams were close and they had less than a month to prepare for it.


    ¡°You look exceptionally happy today. Is anything the matter?¡± Tong Yang finally couldn¡¯t hold back and asked. The more she looked at Rong Yue¡¯s radiant face, the more sour her mood was.


    ¡°Auntie Su gave me an advance because of exams, so I don¡¯t have to worry about feeding money.¡± She replied with an innocence smile. Seeing that it was because of that, Tong Yang sneered in her heart and continued eating her lunch while Rong Yue went back to eating her steamed buns that she had gotten from the cafeteria.


    Although it was free, the exorbitant amount paid by the kids ensured that the meal here was definitely good and it was even better than what she would have at home.


    Previously, Yong Yue would try to eat arge portion so that she would not have to eat dinner at home but now that she knew money wasing her way, she didn¡¯t mind eating only little now.


    After lunch, sses continued and since they had taken a day off yesterday, the senior students only ended sses when it was almost evening.


    ¡°Yue ¡®er, would you like me to give you a ride?¡± Tong Yang asked as they walked outside.


    ¡°No, I happen to need somethings outside for Auntie Su and my mother, I would not be going back directly.¡±


    The moment Tong Yan heard that, she waved her off and entered into her car, after all, she had once followed Rong Yue out of curiousity but the kind of market that Rong Yue visited were totally disgusting to her.


    Rong Yue on the other hand strolled until she was at the heart of the city. For phones, she got a good one that could use the inte for herself and then got one that was lesser and easier to use for her mother. Since it was just to receive calls, it was better to get her something that she would find easy to use.


    After getting the phones and keeping it in her school bag, she went on to get the painting materials, since she was without any materials at home, by the time she was done shopping, including some things that she felt was needed at home, Rong Yue had spent close to half of the money Auntie Su gave her. She boarded a taxi home because of therge stuffs she had gotten.


    It was evening, the time that people were just getting back from work. Some of the ones that had just returned were surprised to see Rong Yue get down from a taxi and also offload some stuffs.


    Did the god of wealth suddenly visit them or smile down at their house? After all, both mother and daughter often walked, if they couldn¡¯t work, they would usually wait in line for a bus or the subway.


    Although she could feel their gazes, she didn¡¯t pay it any mind since she didn¡¯t spend their money. However, her mother had a simr expression when she opened the door and saw the various bags around her.


    ¡°Yue¡¯er¡± she muttered softly while looking at her with concern. Since it was outside, she didn¡¯t say much and just helped her move the items inside the house.


    ¡°All these bags? You didn¡¯t spend much?¡± She asked cautiously, afraid that she would offend her daughter.


    ¡°Since my exam is soon, Auntie Su gave me two thousand and asked me to spend it on things I need. Also, I have a paintingpetition and so I had to buy my own painting materials....¡± As she talked, she paused when she heard a door opening.


    She paused at the sight of the man from yesterday. Now that he was standing, she could really see all his height. He made their house seem like some small ce for small ants.


    ¡°You are awake.¡± She muttered and then went back to the shopping bag, she wasn¡¯t sure of his size chart and so she had gone for something that was quite big.


    ¡°It¡¯s ufortable to wear those with your injuries, you can change into these inside while my mom stay here.¡± Rong Yue said and then threw a nylon to him. Although it wasn¡¯t an expensive brand, it was also not already worn clothes like what she and her mother wore.

 Chapter 7

    Chapter 7: Chapter Seven: Qin Yichen, Rich Heir?


    Qin Yichen caught the nylon and then turned to go inside. Rong Yue on the other hand furrowed her brows slightly. She had been willing to spend because she believed that she would get some money from this man. Yet, even though he had exquisite features, she couldn¡¯t help but notice that he didn¡¯t mind their house or the clothes.


    For someone that met most of these rich kids, she knew what they could take and what they couldn¡¯t. More importantly, she had thought this man was from the capital, so why did he not act repulsed by their ce.


    Or did he lose his memory?


    Her eyes shed with panic at that thought, she absolutely didn¡¯t want or take care of some man that wouldn¡¯t give her money. She was no Good Samaritan especially after what had happened to her.


    Everything she had done for him was only for the final reward she could get out of it.


    ¡°Mother, is he okay? When did he wake up?¡± She asked worriedly.


    ¡°He woke up not long after you left, his body health is very good, his wounds would start scabbing in some days time.¡± Her mother said with a small smile.


    .....


    She felt the man was well behaved. Even though he looked like he was some rich individual, he had eaten the porridge withoutin and then tried to help her with chores.


    Since she didn¡¯t want to sound rude, she hadn¡¯t told him her daughter wanted him to stay and only nned to dy slightly if he was ready yet the man had asked for the girl that had saved him and even said he was going to wait.


    ¡°He asked about you earlier and said he was going to wait.¡± She added and Rong Yue sighed and then nodded.


    If he could remember that someone saved him, then his memories were safe.


    In truth, it was just her anxiety for money that was allowing her overthink, after all, the man had only been shot by gun in his chest region down and had no fall or bleeding on his head.


    Clearly, it was impossible for him to have lost his memory.


    Before she could tell her mother about the phone, the young man came out and she was surprised by how he had made those simple clothes look really fine.


    Rong Yue was impressed with his looks even though she didn¡¯t show it in her eyes. She hadn¡¯t seen someone that looked this good even in her past life where she was already at the age of twenty eight.


    ¡°How are you feeling?¡± She asked politely. And when the man nodded, she smiled.


    ¡°The trouble of saving you yesterday was difficult and I had to use my frail arms to drag you back here. Also, my cat sleeps on that couch usually but had to move away for you. Now, my cat is missing.¡± She looked every bit of a money swindler as she stared at him like he was some pot of gold.


    ¡°In total, you owe me a total of one million yuan topensate for your life. Your life looks like it should be worth billions but I¡¯ll do this because our conditions are only so so.¡± She added immediately.


    ¡°Yue¡¯er¡± her mother called softly as she felt like the money her daughter had called was quite a lot.


    She and her mother were seated on the couch and so Qin Yichen took the stool his leg had been ced on overnight and sat down across from them.


    ¡°I¡¯ll certainly pay you back for all you have done.¡± He said seriously. Although he had been partly unconscious, he had still been slightly of how slowly she had dragged him to her house. Considering the distance, he had even assumed she would dump him somewhere at some point. After all, he had already gotten first aid.


    However, he also felt it was good that she brought him here, after all, his team was created by his own first brother and him, he didn¡¯t think that he should have gotten multiple attacks like that.


    ¡°Also, your watch had a kind of tracker, since it¡¯s just me and my mother here, I had to remove it somewhere along the way to avoid us being attacked unnecessarily.¡± Rong Yue added as he opened her bag to bring out the phones, she was familiar and sensitive to those kind of things now.


    More importantly, she had also felt that with how those men had waited for them there, it was either they had a tracker on one of them or someone was a snitch.


    Qin Yichen brows furrowed when he heard her words. He had known about his watch being missing and had thought it either fell off or it was apensation that the girl had taken. After all, the watch was a lot more expensive than the amount she was asking for.


    He hadn¡¯t expected that this was what had happened. Qin Yichen took another look at her, surprise filling his gaze, in her school uniform, she looked nothing more than seventeen and yet she had been able to hide in the shadows and avoid detection, and was also able to detect a tracker.


    Was this how high school kids were now? He shook his head immediately he remembered his little brother.


    Clearly, it wasn¡¯t a generalized situation.


    ¡°Okay, thank you.¡± He said gratefully before looking at the two packs of phone she brought.


    ¡°Mother, I bought you a phone that you can use to call me when I¡¯m not at home, when you get the hang of this one, I¡¯ll buy you a better one, we would have plenty money soon.¡± As she said thest part, she shot a look at her future gold bank happily and then helped her mother unlock the phone.


    She also opened hers and exchange the numbers she had gotten for the two phone.


    ¡°I¡¯ll be heading to work now, you can call me if anything happens.¡± She said and then packed the bags that held her painting stuff inside the room.


    After arranging them, she changed and then went out to go to the store.


    Since she was in a good mood, she plugged in the earphones that came with the phone and yed some music as she walked to the flower store.


    ¡°You are here.¡± Auntie Su greeted Rong Yue as she entered the store. The store had made more than three months money in one nightst night and had still not even sold the flowers.


    ¡°Hmmm, good afternoon. How are you?¡± She asked politely. Her eyes automatically went to the boxes that were still ced on the floor.


    ¡°The flowers have not been sent out? I left a note and sent a message to the delivery service.¡± Rong Yue cried out as she tried to remember if she had missed any step.


    ¡°They came by, we had sent it out, unfortunately, the address that was left by the customer doesn¡¯t exists.¡± Auntie Su said with a slight frown.


    She was the kind of person that was entirely honest and liked to work hard for her things. An order that had amounted to more than thirty thousand had been good news, she had received the payment yesterday and was eager toe to the store to see the things that had been sold.


    After seeing that it was send to address order, she had promptly hurried the delivery people toe over. Never would she have imagined that they woulde back after a while informing her the address didn¡¯t exist.


    Rong Yue frowned, she had suspected something was wrongst night, after all, he had been wasting time deliberately and picked out a lot of expensive flowers but since it was a send to address order, she had calcted that if the money payment had any issues overnight, they would not send out the next day.


    But for the address not existing, she hadn¡¯t seen iting.


    ¡°Let see if the person calls back today.¡± She said finally, she understood Auntie Su and knew she would feel ufortable with that type of transaction.


    ¡°You have a phone now? Even good, I¡¯ll send the money to you. If the customeres, you can directly refund if he doesn¡¯t want the order anymore. If he neveres, you can also keep the money.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t argue with me, this kind of money would affect the store¡¯s feng shui, I can¡¯t allow it to stay in the business ount.¡±


    Seeing that she wasn¡¯t going to change her mind, Rong Yue nodded. But since she just got the phone, she had to take some time to set up the social media ounts and then passed it to Auntie Su who was already ready to leave for her work.


    After sending the money, she waved her good bye and left. To her, if the man had no intentions to buy, then it was possible he paid that amount because of Yong Yue¡¯s good looks. If he came back, it would be best she gave him the money by herself.


    Also, if he didn¡¯t, then it was also because of Yong Yue¡¯s face so it didn¡¯t make sense to take the money.


    On the other hand, Rong Yue felt it wasn¡¯t so simple and she would have to talk to that man back at home. She suspected that the man from yesterday had something to do with the attack.

 Chapter 8

    Chapter 8: Chapter Eight: Master, Little Loli is here...


    While Rong Yue was at work looking through the inte for things she could do, after all, in those three years, she had been trained in several things to test her brain capacity.


    From coding and hacking to intense rushed activities to research, she had done it all, the only things she hadn¡¯t done was things in the entertainment industry since they had felt that it was demeaning for intelligent people.


    At that time, she had experienced a life that was worst than hell, after all, her learning capacity kept on shocking them and they had to test her limits.


    Her resilience had made them consider her the perfect candidate for a robot and so they had torn off her arms and legs without letting her use anesthesia.


    And then reced them with mechanical ones. She had cried and experienced heart wrenching pain in that moment and just when she felt herself give up the ghost, she saw herself back here again.


    In this world, she was going to make sure they didn¡¯t exist. That they didn¡¯t dare to treat human lives the way they did back then.


    While she was scrolling around different sites and trying to make more money without pressure, after all, she already had some money with the man at home and was certain that man was definitely not going toe back.


    .....


    It was highly possible that he imagined that some damage would be done to the store and paid that amount to ensure they couldn¡¯t report if anything happened.


    Now that nothing happened, he wouldn¡¯t go through the risk of being caught just to collect that amount.


    Unlike the previous day, she had more customers during the day and once it was 6pm, she closed up the store and went back home. Since she wasn¡¯t to paint, she had to make it back home early.


    When she got home, her mother was busy knitting something while the man whose presence in the house made their house extremely small just sat there peacefully.


    ¡°Are you sure it¡¯s okay for you to stay here like this?¡± She asked with knitted brows, after all he ought to have some people he could call toe and pick him.


    ¡°I might have to trouble you for a while, since I¡¯m still injured, I¡¯ll be unable to fight any harm thates my way.¡± Qin Yichen exined.


    Rong Yue looked at him for a minute and then nodded.


    ¡°Okay.¡± She said as she turned towards the room so she could start painting. For her, she didn¡¯t need to look for a certain mood or scenery before she could paint. Most times, she even preferred the abstract things.


    ¡°Can you lend me your phone? I¡¯ll like to call someone who can prepare some things for me.¡± He had wiped his phone and thrown it out while they escaped to avoid being tracked, never would he have guessed that the watch had been the one that waspromised.


    Ring Yue passed him the phone and then went inside. She took a quick bath and changed into her pyjamas.


    ¡°Mother, I want to paint for a while, you can go in to sleep. I¡¯lle and join you in a while.¡±


    After setting up her easel and painting materials she had realized that her mother would not want to disturb her when she started painting but it would also dy her sleep time.


    ¡°You haven¡¯t had dinner, I left some soup and rice for you.¡± Yong Xia said softly while she helped her clear a space for her painting.


    Although she didn¡¯t have her memories and she also wasn¡¯t that intelligent. Rong Xia understood her daughter, she knew how to endure hunger so she had to inform her about the food and since they didn¡¯t have a refrigerator, she needed to heat it up and eat tonight.


    ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll eat it once I¡¯m done painting, I¡¯ll be hungry by then.¡± As they were talking, Qin Yichen who had started a conversation with someone through her phone looked at them from underneath hisshes.


    The both of them looked too exquisite and beautiful for their living conditions that if he didn¡¯t know better, he would think they were just preparing to live this life.


    Even with the amount of girls he had seen in the capital, he hadn¡¯t met one with outstanding features like hers.


    However, as the second young master of the Qin family, Qin Yichen had never really considered women, neither had he ever considered beauty as a criterion for someone he would eventually settle with.


    Also, the girl was smart and cunny, he really felt like there was a lot to see from this mother and daughter pair.


    After they finished the set up, Rong Xia held her daughter¡¯s hands she nced at him.


    ¡°Don¡¯t stay upte okay? So that the young man can sleep. Also, don¡¯t let hime near you okay?¡± She warned as she shot wary looks at Qin Yichen.


    He seemed like a gentleman but she couldn¡¯t be too sure after all, her daughter was all she had.


    ¡°He¡¯s weak now, even if he tries anything, I¡¯ll beat him up.¡± She told her which made her mother giggle gently before heading inside.


    Talking about Strength made her remember that she needed to start training her body. After all, if the heavens had taken her back ten years then surely, they wanted her to get those rogues and callous people out of the way.


    After arranging her thoughts, she sat down and started to paint while leaving her phone with Qin Yichen who still seemed to be using it.


    Like that, man and girl sat quietly opposite each other, one sitting like a dignified schr while her slender fingers held the paint brush as painted.


    Qin Yichen would nce at her from time to time as he wondered what it was that she was painting exactly. However, he also didn¡¯t want to distract her and just continued talking with his brother on the phone.


    After all, if he didn¡¯t talk to him, he would be worried sick out of his mind.


    Since they already knew where they were and that there was a leak, his brother advised him to stay there while they fish out the person. A decision that he also agreed with.


    The two brothers were people of few words and so after while, they settled everything and he also promised to have someone send him aputer, hard drive and a card that he could use.


    Perhaps if the brother had any idea what type of house his younger brother was living in, he would dly use an helicopter to bring him away in that very instance.


    After about an hour, Rong Yue was finally done with the painting. She dropped the brush as she massaged her neck gently. For Qin Yichen who had been curious from the onset, his eyes shined immediately he saw her painting while he looked over at her in shock.


    He was not someone that obsessed over painting or went out of his way for them, but as the son of the top family in the capital, he had been trained in it and could identify good art. Although her painting style felt like it was unrestrained. The painting itself looked really good and emotions provoking.


    In the painting, a woman could be seen sitting with her back facing the viewer while the viewer could also see what she was looking at.


    Seated on the bare floor while being surrounded by a destend that looks like havoc had just wrecked through. The woman¡¯s eyes was fixed on a small ray of light that shone through from somewhere in the distance.


    Beside her, was a small bag that probably signified she was ready to go on a journey or move on from her past.


    At her small age, it was very hard to imagine that she had been able to draw something this insightful.


    His gaze towards her became quite deep and curious that Rong Yue who had been massaging her neck looked up with curiosity.


    ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡± She asked shooting him a re.


    ¡°It¡¯s very nice.¡± He ed and then turned away.


    To Rong Yue she felt like it was quite rusty but then it was still not too bad and she ced it in the corner to dry so she could sell it tomorrow.


    Seeing as she was hungry after all the work, she went to heat up the food that was left and sat on the stool to eat.


    ¡°Thank you.¡± Qin Yinchen said as he passed her the phone as soon as she was done eating.


    Rong Yue nodded and then turned to go inside, however, she felt her body freeze over as she heard a mechanical voice in her head.


    ¡°Downloadplete. Initializing host usuage mode in ten seconds.¡±


    ¡°Little Loli advices that host moves over to a ce that ispletely quiet to not affect synchronization.¡±


    ¡°Area check epted. Syncing in less than two minutes.¡±


    Rong Yue looked around to be sure that this wasn¡¯t some device ying and it was just her thinking it was in her head. She saw that the man whom she realized in that moment that she didn¡¯t know his name was preparing the couch to sleep.


    Clearly he hadn¡¯t heard anything.


    ¡°Master, little loli is here to guide you.¡± She head the voice in her head again.


    Wait, why does this voice sound familiar?

 Chapter 9

    Chapter 9: Chapter Nine: Almighty Integrated Robot


    Rong Yue teared up as understanding dawned on her. She could remember when she had just been taken to the base. There had been a little girl who was only just arrived at the base then, little Xie had some healthplications since she had been born through scientific research.


    Although her health was bad, she was almost as intelligent as Rong Yue at the age of twelve.


    At first, Rong Yue had no idea about her being born through science and had even worked harder using her own free time to research even further on how she could help the little girl that no one minded helping.


    Until one day, Little Xie had just disappeared. No matter how much she tried to ask or search the base, she didn¡¯t find little Xie. She had imagined that the little girl had been left to die somewhere or maybe killed through some research like the others.


    Never would she have thought that this was what they had used little Loli for.


    ¡°Little Xie! Are you there?¡± She called out, her voice having some frantic tone that made the man that had justid down in the couch stand up.


    ¡°Are you okay?¡± He asked out of concern that made Rong Yue regain her right mind.


    .....


    ¡°Hmm. I just remembered how one of my favorite characters in a movie died.¡± She said with a wince.


    Qin Yinchen looked at her for a while before nodding his head in understanding.


    ¡°If you say so.¡± Without another word, he turned and went back to the couch while Rong Yue went back to her room knowing that she had made a little slip up.


    Instead of going to sleep immediately, she entered the bathroom desperate to hear little Xie¡¯s voice again.


    ¡°Little Loli?¡± She called out softly.


    ¡°Master!¡± The familiar voice replied gently. If she wasn¡¯t an highly intelligent person, she would have missed the fact that the waves of little Loli¡¯s voice was the same.


    Even though she sounded like she was enthusiastic, it was clear that it was just a programmed voice.


    ¡°Master, I¡¯m right here in your head.¡± Little Loli¡¯s voice spoke up again.


    ¡°In my head?¡± She asked in confusion. How had the divne robotic systeme with her back here?


    ¡°Hmmm, you can¡¯t see me now after all, this device is still just setting up but after some upgrades, I¡¯m sure master would be able to see me.¡±


    Rong Yue yawned slightly, the tiredness from running around all day hitting her. Yet, she didn¡¯t dare to sleep without understanding what was happening.


    One of the most important things to her at the moment was, building a better life, getting back to those that had harmed her. Somehow, whatever this was, it was connected to the two.


    So instead of giving in to sleep, Rong Yue stayed up and tried to understand this whole thing she was hearing.


    After about an hour of patiently talking to little Loli, she was able toe to an understanding.


    Just like they had intended it to be, little Loli had be one with the operating of the robot they had built. Now, she who had it embedded to her brain cells could make use of the robot.


    ¡°Master! You can test it out.¡± Little Loli baited and for a moment, Rong Yue felt like she had gone back to the stolen breaks that she spent in theboratory.


    She was always so eager to see how something felt or worked.


    Without another thought, she used her mind to request for the virtual screen, one of the things that the robot they had built then had.


    A virtualputer screen appeared in front of her and just out of curiousity, she ran her hands through it to be sure it was truly virtual.


    After doing it, she giggled at her own childishness before she began operating it.


    The virtual system had everything like a normalputer and then had a little more to it like the speed and functionality.


    Back then, ten years into the future when they had created this, it had already gone beyond the technology that had in that time, now that it was even back in time, Rong Yue was certain that the biotic chip and hardware of theputers they had used to build this was still under discovery.


    After that, she used her mind to will out the space surveince system.


    ¡°For now, the system would only be able to bring out surveince of about 50km only in real time. However, the system can override any other surveince in other areas to get their data.¡± The little Loli¡¯s voice exined before finally activating it.


    Since this was something she had been in the core of building, she understood the data quite quickly.


    They had developed this in a way that it was supposed to constantly upgrade since they didn¡¯t want it to be overwhelming for the human body that carried it.


    Now that the chip had copied all its functions and embedded itself into her brain cells, it was only normal that it updraded steadily.


    Before long, the surroundings of all her house was presented to her on the virtual screen.


    It had splitted into eight screens showing the north, east, west and south of where she was in twoyers.


    Rong Yue nodded in satisfaction and then tested out some other features that they had added into the system for another thirty minutes before going back into her room.


    Her mother, stirred slightly as she climbed into bed.


    With her motherly instincts, she opened her eyes to confirm that it was her daughter but when her eyes saw the time on the wall clock, she frowned slightly.


    ¡°Yue¡¯er, it¡¯s sote already! Have you been drawing all these while?¡± Her mother asked.


    ¡°Yes, I only just finished. I¡¯ll be going to bed now.¡±


    Since she knew her mother, Rong Yue knew that the best method was to immediately go to bed without allowing her worry anymore.


    Just like she thought, it worked as her mother sighed softly while watching her daughter¡¯s breathing gradually even out to show she was asleep.


    It was only after watching her for more than ten minutes did she finally turn on her side and go to sleep also.

 Chapter 10

    Chapter 10: Good Cook?


    Rong Yue was surprised to see her mother and the young master bringing out dishes from the kitchen when she woke up the next day.


    Dressed in her neatly ironed uniform with her hair packed into a rolled up bun, Qin Yichen sighed at how attractive the young girl was. For their living conditions, it was already surprising that they weren¡¯t getting disturbed by men.


    ¡°Yue¡¯er, this young master used the vegetables outside to make several dishes, you should try some before going to school.¡± Her mother said softly as she set the table and then pulled her daughter with her to sit down.


    Rong Yue understood that her mother was slightly naive and she already felt that it was impossible that the man in front of her would have made something edible.


    She watched as he rinsed his elegant and slender fingers and then picked up the chop sticks after serving himself.


    Qin Yichen felt her gaze on him and looked up, shooting her a questioning re. Instead of being embarrassed, Rong Yue rolled her eyes and then looked at her mother that had taken a bite of the food.


    Her mother¡¯s eyes lit up immediately as she chewed on the food quite quickly and swallowed. Without thinking, she took a second mouthful and then a third making Yong Yue really wonder if the meal was really good.


    .....


    Noticing that her daughter wasn¡¯t eating, Rong Xia stopped eating and looked over worriedly.


    ¡°What¡¯s the matter? Are you okay?¡±


    ¡°Hmmm, I was just waiting to see him eat it in case there¡¯s some poisonous vegetables there.¡± She responded frankly making her mother flush in embarrassment.


    She looked at the young man that had gotten up early to cook to be sure that he wasn¡¯t offended before replying her.


    ¡°He¡¯s cooking is refreshing and good. Also, don¡¯t you know that all my herbs and vegetables are good ones? How can it be poisonous?¡± She chided gently.


    Rong Yue looked at Qin Yichen one more time, rolling her eyes at the man who had acted like he wasn¡¯t aware of the mother, daughter interaction as he ate his meal peacefully.


    She then picked her chopsticks and took a mouthful.


    Almost as if he was waiting, the moment her eyes lit up with surprise at the taste of the food, she met Qin Yichen¡¯s gaze who was watching to see if she would like the meal.


    Seeing as she liked it, the corner of his mouth lifted in a small smile that looked very ugly to Rong Yue who was embarrassed at being caught red handed.


    Since he already knew she liked it, she ate the food up very quickly and even got a second serving before standing up to go to school.


    ¡°Here, I won¡¯t be needing it in school and I know you would need a phone tomunicate and get your people to pick you.¡± Rong Yue said handing him the phone.


    Even though she had the intention of finding some work while she had break in school previously, she was willing to let him use it as a payment for making breakfast.


    Considering that he needed it, Qin Yichen didn¡¯t refuse and took the phone from her while his eyes conveyed his thanks.


    ¡°Mother, you don¡¯t have to treat anyone inside the house again. If it¡¯s something urgent, you can treat them outside or in their house.¡± She told her mom who nodded obediently as she rolled up the piece of already painting fromst night.


    Since it was just the right size for her bag, she kept it there and waved the both of them goodbye and left for school.


    As soon as she got to school, Tong Yang, who had arrived a lot earlier rushed to meet her.


    ¡°Rong Yue, you came just on time.¡± She said excitedly and pulled her towards the ssroom.


    After hearing the announcement, she had rushed out to make sure that she could control Rong Yue before she heard the words their ssmates.


    ¡°Just now, the socials department announced that there would be more announcemens regarding the award and graduation ceremony. I really can¡¯t wait to win the belle of the year.¡± She gushed while Yong Yue went into deep thought.


    In their past life, the rules of thepetition had been different and instead of allowing interested participants to enter thepetition by themselves, they had instead picked five suitable candidates and open the selection to the school.


    She had won thepetition by andslide but after seeing how miserable her best friend was, she had willing stepped down and allowed Tong Yang to take the brown home.


    Thinking of how she had sacrificed anything she could to make her happy and how she had paid her back, Rong Yue sneered in her mind before she smiled gently at her.


    ¡°I¡¯m sure you would look very good in the crown. You don¡¯t have anypetition.¡± She said looking around their ssroom.


    Since thepetition required that they were all rounders, there were other people but they also couldn¡¯tpare to Tong Yang not to mention Rong Yue.


    Tong Yang nodded before looking at Rong Yue with a pitiful and glossy expression.


    ¡°Would you bepeting? Father really wants me to win this because of my bad grades....¡±


    ¡°I won¡¯t be entering my name, I know you want this also.¡± Yong Yue assured her. Since she knew that no one was going to enter their name, she knew she wasn¡¯t going to be breaking any promises.


    Extra circr activities like this would close soon and the major award program would only be after their exams, however,petitions like this would have been organized and closed before that time.


    Tong Yang nodded and then thanked her eagerly while her eyes had a satisfied and victorious look.


    Before she rushed out of the ssroom, everyone was already mentioning that she was the one going to win the award. Since they had been friends the whole of high school, she knew that since Yong Yue gave her word, she wouldn¡¯t give her name to the socials department.


    The both of them walked to their ss in a silent harmony and each person¡¯s mind was filled with their own thoughts.


    Just as they were about to enter the ss, Fang An, the ss president crossed their paths.


    ¡°Yue¡¯er, the mathematics teacher asked me toe with you, it seems like you had entered some answers wrongly.¡± Fang An said with his eyes fixed on only Rong Yue.


    Tong Yang smiled broadly, hoping that he would look at her. even though he was the ss president, everyone knew that Fang An¡¯s family was one of the biggest families in their city.


    More importantly, his family had some ties to the capital. With how attractive he was, he was the dream boyfriend of most girls in their school ranking number two on the list of the most attractive boys.


    Rong Yue nodded and followed him unsuspecting.


    After they crossed the path that separated the ssrooms from the teacher¡¯s offices, Fang An paused and a shy look crossed his face.


    When he had gotten the thought of warning her, he hadn¡¯t bothered to think it twice. Now that he was standing in front of the pure beauty that he secretly admired, he wondered if she would find his words offensive.

 Chapter 11

    Chapter 11: Chapter Eleven: School Belle


    ¡°Student Rong Yue, I know that you are best friends with student Yan but I think that you should be careful around her.¡± He said after hesitating for a while.


    Rong Yue raised a brow in surprise. She hadn¡¯t expected that he would say something like this. She had no interaction with him in her past life even if he had been someone that she had respected.


    Also, something like this had not happened in the past.


    On the other hand, Fang An thought that she was annoyed at how he had reacted and immediately reddened further in embarrassment.


    ¡°No...I... I, I don¡¯t mean it any bad way. I just noticed that her reaction sometimes can be very suspicious when ites to you.¡± He managed to say as the scene of how she had acted when she was asked about Rong Yue¡¯s college choice was asked and her reaction this morning when the whole ss was supporting Rong Yue.


    ¡°ss president,¡± Rong Yue started politely.


    ¡°I understand and really appreciate your concern. I would be more careful from now.¡±


    .....


    For someone with her brain, she had quickly figured that no teacher was calling and he just wanted to warn her about her friend.


    ¡°Thank you.¡± She added with a warm smile that finally had Fang An let his guard down. Seeing that she wasn¡¯t angry at him, he sighed in relief.


    ¡°Also, about your school, as long as you get high scores, I can get my uncle to give you a rmendation letter, he works in the ministry of education in the capital and they always respect talents.¡± He added as they walked towards the ssroom.


    Rong Yue was about to nod but then stopped as she looked around sharply. Just now, she had felt as if someone was watching her.


    Without hesitating, she sent a kind message to little Loli. Since she didn¡¯t want to feel like she was connected to those vile people, she had decided that she was going to think that she carried a part of her with her.


    Soon, an image of a young boy in the same uniform just as them appeared in front of her.


    However, instead of the regr ck hair, he had bright blue hair that was packed into a low bun at the back of his head.


    She remembered him from her memory even though it was faint.


    He was regarded like the school delinquent, however, he got away with almost everything and since he was barely in sses. Everyone had grown to forget him already.


    Seeing his name information and keeping it at the back of her mind, she closed the screen at disyed Huang Ming¡¯s information and went back to the ssroom with Fang An.


    As they walked, she felt Fang An stealing nces from her which left her feeling perplexed.


    Everyone knew that this young master was aloof and proud. Although he never got in trouble, he was someone that usually kept to himself.


    Yet, he was showing a different side to her.


    More importantly, something like this hadn¡¯t happened in her past life.


    ¡®Did my rebirth change things? What more things are going to change?¡¯ She mused internally.


    Unknown to her, in her past life, there had been no young master since she had left work early. She had also not waited to eat two servings of breakfast at home on this day and was in school when the announcement was made.


    Because she was there, Tong Yang had been not let her go of her emotions till the point where Fang An would have noticed again. And thus, didn¡¯te to find her.


    When they finally entered the ssroom, the teacher had already arrived but seeing as it was her best student and the ss president, she was reluctant to talk and just asked them to be more conscious of the time the next time.


    Some of their ssmates grumbled while some didn¡¯t see it as a big deal, after all, in the hearts of the students, the two were like gods already.


    ****


    sses went by quite quickly and when they got the first mid day break, the senior ss students were called into the main hall.


    Knowing that it was regarding the news of their awards and final program in the school, all of them were ted including Tong Yang who already had every n to take the form as soon as they finished the programs.


    More than that, she had sent a message for her mom to get a booking so she could take her campaign pictures.


    ¡°Yue¡¯er, you would help me with campaign right? A lot of people like you a lot in school.¡± She said softly as she hooked her arm around Yong Yue¡¯s embrace.


    Yong Yue nodded and then removed her hand by making an act like she wanted to retie her shoeces.


    Even though she didn¡¯t want her detecting that anything was wrong outrightly. It didn¡¯t mean that she could allow herself to be mushy with someone with that had taken advantage of her several times and still sold her off.


    The whole hall was already packed when they got there and Rong Yue spotted Fang An who was already standing on the stage with the teachers in charge.


    Since he was the ss president and also quite influential, it was okay that he was there.


    ¡°Good day students!¡± One of their teachers stepped forward and addressed.


    Like any ce that was packed with teens, it took quite some time to be able to get them to calm down and listen.


    ¡°As much as you know most of what would be happening, there would be some changes to the events of this year¡¯s program.¡± The teacher started after getting their attention.


    ¡°This year, voting would close in a week and we would of course keep the results hidden until the final day of your graduation ceremony.¡±


    As soon as she said this, grunts of dissatisfaction filled the room as people got dissatisfied with that arrangement. Usually, the winner was announced as soon as thepetition was over and before thepetition giving them the opportunity to unt their wins.


    ¡°Also, unlikest year, we have decided that for every award, we would not be giving out the forms to interested people considering that the people well deserving of it might not be interested.


    We have carefully selected the suitable candidates for each award and the person with the most s would of course take the trophy for that category home.¡±


    At those words, the whole erupted in disagreement since many of the people that had the intention of taking the forms knew that if it was based on selection they would never get the chance to even enter not to mention trying to win hearts with the campaign.


    Tong Yang¡¯s face paled as the reality of what the teachers words meant hit her.


    Not only was she certain that Yong Yue would be there, she was also not sure that she would even be picked at all.


    ¡°Of course if a student wants to drop out, they would be removed and the next suitable person would be allowed topete.¡± The teacher making some more students feel like there was hope.


    Tong Yang turned to look at the Yong Yue that didn¡¯t seem to be fazed by the news and her eyes shed with malicious intent.


    ¡°Yue¡¯er...¡±

 Chapter 12

    Chapter 12: Game of Schemes


    As soon as all the important news were passed, the senior students were finally released to go for their break.


    Tong Yang who had been holding her words in the whole time was just about to speak when Fang An came to meet them.


    ¡°Student Rong, you have toe with me now, our ssroom teacher wants to meet with you.¡± He said with feigned hurry and as genuine as he seemed.


    Tong Yang felt a certain foreboding sense that this wasn¡¯t good.


    ¡°ss president, do you mind if I talk to her for a minute?¡± She asked shyly, and even rolled some loose ends of her hair in her hands.


    Fang An sent a dismissive look her way.


    ¡°You want me to keep the teacher waiting?¡± He asked fiercely his face morphing into a scowl. Afraid to offend him, Tong Yan shook her head hurriedly and then looked at Rong Yue hoping she could put in a word for her.


    .....


    ¡°Yan¡¯er, we have all the time in the world, I¡¯ll be back now.¡±


    She was already thinking of the best way to have the form filled before she could talk to her. Now that the ss president had given her a chance, she would only be dumb to not take it.


    Without letting her say anything, Fang An pulled her away and only stopped when they arrived in front of the office for her home room teacher.


    ¡°You should fill the form before she convinces you to change your mind.¡± He said gently before knocking the door.


    Rong Yue nodded even though some part of her wondered why he was helping her.


    Seeing the both of them, Teacher Lu was slightly surprised but also pleased.


    This was his best student and the ss president.


    ¡°Is anything the matter?¡± He asked looking between them with curiosity.


    Before Rong Yue could talk, Fang An started.


    ¡°I brought Student Rong to fill in her name for the school belle and best graduating student award early on to avoid trouble when there¡¯s a lot of people.¡± He exined.


    Since teacher Lu had been guiding them for a while, he understood each person¡¯s personality and so seeing him act like this made him think that the young master was behaving unusually.


    ¡°The best graduating student is not among the list of released awards. It would be graded simply based on your examination performance.¡± As he exined, he stood up and went to a shelf at the corner of the room and brought out some stack of papers.


    ¡°Considering her grades, there¡¯s a very high chance that the gift is going to belong to her eventually.¡± He added with a warm smile before passing one of the forms to Rong Yue.


    Rong Yue thanked him politely and then went ahead to fill the form quickly.


    In less than five minutes, she was done and allowed teacher Lu take her fingerprint to show that she was the one that filled the form for future purposes.


    The two of them chatted with teacher Lu for a while more and by the time they were done, time for their break lunch was already over. Rong Yue didn¡¯t mind since she had eaten two portions of breakfast which could already be considered for someone like her that barely got a portion normally


    ¡°So sorry that I made you miss lunch.¡± She apologized sincerely as they crossed the man made garden that was between the ssroom and staff rooms.


    Unknown to the both of them, someone had taken their picture while they were strolling.


    ¡°I wasn¡¯t exactly hungry. I should also apologize too because I¡¯m sure that you you had no ns of doing this at this point in time.¡± He said with a wry smile and then pulled out


    ¡°You can eat this, it would help you hold off until the end of day sses.¡± He brought out an energy bar from his pockets and stretched it to her.


    Rong Yue looked at the offered bar and the young man that didn¡¯t look like he should be passing off his food and refused.


    ¡°Even if you hadn¡¯t dragged me here, I would have skipped lunch because I ate quite the amount of breakfast at home this morning¡±


    Fang An tried his hand at getting her to take it two more times and only gave up when he was convinced that she didn¡¯t want.


    He tore into the energy bar and finished it in two quick bites making Rong Yue giggle.


    Clearly, he had been hungry and had pretended like he could survive without food.


    ¡°You were going to sacrifice this while you are clearly hungry. Why are you helping me?¡± As she spoke thest part, her face turned serious.


    For her, she hade to understand the average human wanted to only do a good deed because they could already perceive that this was something that would be beneficialter on for them.


    Caught off guarded with the question, Fang An¡¯s face turned a sharp shade of red as he looked at her briefly. He knew why he was doing this.


    However, he was sure that she didn¡¯t see him in that light yet so there was no good deed to be done if he made mention of it this early.


    ¡°I just don¡¯t want you being cheated because of your circumstances or your rtionship.¡± He responded with a shrug.


    Rong Yue studied his expressions for some seconds before nodding.


    As soon as they got to ss, Rong Yue noticed that odd nces were sent the way of both of them.


    She looked down cautiously, checking if there was anything on her dress. Seeing nothing, and went to her seat.


    ¡°Where did you both go? It¡¯s out there that you both are in a rtionship, is that true?¡± Tong Yang asked as soon as her best friend sat down.


    Instead of the normal talking voice she usually used to talk, she made her voice exaggerated so that almost everyone in the ssroom heard her.


    ¡°If I didn¡¯t know that you were there when he told me the teacher was calling me, I¡¯d have thought that you were really confused. What exactly are you trying to do?¡± Rong Yue asked daringly.


    Her reaction came as a shock to Tong Yang who was used to her acting soft hearted all the time.


    ¡°I....I don¡¯t know, I saw some pictures and was worried.....¡± stuttered while Rong Yue nodded stiffly.


    ¡°We are no longer kids and everyone should watch what they say since we would be responsible for our actions at the end of the day.¡± She added.


    Tong Yang felt embarrassment flush through her. She had wanted to nt a picture of the both of them dating knowing that Rong Yue was usually soft spoken. She also didn¡¯t have a phone that could allow her know what was going on.


    So to her, it had been a good trick since it would be difficult for Rong Yue to get s if girls were angry at her for stealing their prince away.


    The rest of the day, she bowed her head in silence only talking like once while Rong Yue acted like she didn¡¯t see how pitiful she was acting.


    ¡°Yue¡¯er, can we talk?¡± She asked as soon as thest bell to the school rang signifying that they had closed for the day.

 Chapter 13

    Chapter 13: Wu Hao


    ¡°Looks likes someone is finally growing up.¡± Someone said from the corner interrupting Rong Yue¡¯s thoughts.


    They had optional evening sses that both Rong Yue and Tong Yang had never waited behind for because the she had to go to work and also get matters done while Tong Yang had a personal tutor at home.


    Since little Loli already informed her that there was someone hidden in the shadows, she wasn¡¯t surprised when she saw Wu Hao step out towards her with his dyed dark blue hair.


    Originally, a color like that should have been hard to pull off. She had spent enough time in the entertainment industry to know that much.


    However, with his face, he had been able to still look attractive with that color.


    ¡°Look at you all grown and knowing how to tell your best friend that you are busy.¡± He said as he stalked towards her.


    As the school belle, he had always noticed her, even, he found her incredibly attractive but she had always been too gullible that he didn¡¯t want to talk to her.


    .....


    Now that he could see that she was changing and coupled with the fact that he had seen her with Fang An, he had every thought ofing to take back what was his.


    On the other hand, Rong Yue had no idea about his thoughts but felt slightly irritated with how he had approached her and his words so she stepped backwards gently.


    ¡°Little bird, why are you running? I won¡¯t harm you.¡± Wu Hao promised with a smirk that had her rolling her eyes.


    ¡°I don¡¯t want anything to do with you, if you insist on crossing boundaries, then I will show you exactly what I can do.¡± Rong Yue¡¯s voice was low and exuding some slight bit of danger while still sounding pleasing making the young man in front of her take her unseriously.


    ¡°You are whom, I Wu Hao wants to be with, what boundaries could there be.¡± He said dismissively closing the gap between the both of them in one stride.


    Almost immediately, Rong Yue lunged out and grabbed his outstretched arm and then used every strength in her to flip him over to her back till he rolled quite some distance away.


    ¡°Don¡¯t you daree near me again.¡± She warned as she walked to where she had flung him to and then kicked him one more time.


    Satisfied with using him to curb her anger, she went off on her own.


    As for Wu Hao, his eyes darkened with anger seeing his she had no disregard for him. Even though his identity in school wasn¡¯t public, quite the number of people knew he was from the capital and couldn¡¯t be messed with.


    Also, even though he was angry, there was still some part of him that liked her disregard and nonchnce. Made him start to imagine how his feisty beauty would fall in his arms the moment he revealed his identity to her.


    The more he thought about it, the happier he got.


    ¡°I¡¯ll have you very soon.¡± He said confidently before leaving the spot to go back home also.


    Rong Yue on the other hand had no idea about his thoughts and was already off on her way to the painting association. Since it was quite some distance away, she went to the closest subway since she still had some change on her.


    Although she had some money from what Auntie Su had returned, she had the ns of only using it for an emergency since there was still the slightest chance that the person coulde back, she wanted to keep it for as long as she could.


    With the train, she arrived at the painting association very quickly and was met with a different receptionist.


    ¡°I came here previously and asked if I could submit a painting for selling.¡± She exined after they had greeted each other with courtesy.


    The young man nodded in understanding. ¡°You can bring the painting, I¡¯ll take it for the basic level approval after which we can put it up for sale and see if your painting would catch anyone¡¯s attention.


    Also, you would sign a contract that says that we have the right to 5% of the money made from the sales of the painting.¡±


    Unlike the person she had met previously, the young man took his time to exin everything and it was only when she nodded in understanding that he took the outstretched painting from her hands.


    ¡°Give me a minute, I¡¯ll be right back.¡±


    Rong Yue sat down on the waiting seats arranged right beside the receptionist desk while the young man went inside.


    ¡°There¡¯s someone here sir, she brought this painting for appraisal and sale.¡± The young man said immediately he entered the small office.


    A middle aged man who was just in the middle of taking a sip of his tea looked up before gesturing him to drop the painting. Since he was only a low level staff, the young man dropped the painting and immediately went back to the building¡¯s entrance.


    ¡°I have passed it on, maybe in an hour, there would be some feedback.¡± He promised before sitting down and Rong Yue nodded in understanding.


    Time went by quite quickly and soon, an hour had passed already, just as Rong Yue looked over at the man, he also looked over, embarrassed and flushed.


    ¡°There¡¯s a door here, if you pass through this ce, you would be able to enter our exhibition room to check out some art pieces.¡± Seeing that she had already stayed beyond an hour, he thought that making her do that to keep time while he went to remind his boss about her work was already good enough.


    ¡°You might also be able to tap some inspiration from the work.¡± He added and Rong Yue finally nodded and stood up.


    Using his directions, she went inside, however, instead of going straight to the exhibition room, she went to where she had seen the young man enter before.


    From her standing point, she could see a man taking tea while also watching something that had him roaring withughter on hisputer.


    As for her painting? It was left untouched beside him like it wasn¡¯t something that had anything to do with him.


    Since this was a ce that even schrs worked, she decided that causing trouble would do her no good and decided to go in for the exhibition first.


    Considering what the front of the association looked like, she had not expected that the exhibition hall would be this extravagant after all, she had only painted in her past life and never got to show her face for things like this.


    Since it was a week day, the wide hall that had every wall full of paintings was barely filled and from the entrance, she could only make out three figures.


    When she entered, two of the men in the hall turned to look at her before going back to their business.


    As for the third person, the one closest to the door, Rong Yue was shocked just from seeing his profile.


    Although she had never talked to him in the past, he had taken Tong Yang as a student after thepetition that would hold some months from now.


    It was only after they hadpleted the process that Rong Yue came to understand that he was one of the four honorary members of the National painting association in the whole country.


    Her eyes shone brightly as her mind spurned with ideas. Since she needed to have her paintings checked, this was the best man for the job!

 Chapter 14

    Chapter 14: Master Wang Shu


    Rong Yue first started with the painting in front her of her while allowing little Loli to give her a clear view of the painting that master Wang was looking at so she could also understand it.


    For someone that her works were regarded as progidy, Rong Yue was able to get it quite quickly and so she strolled to the young master¡¯s side.


    ¡°I think the highlight of the painting is the drum that is supposed to block the light but somehow, the painted managed to make this drum pass light on everything else in the picture. For the first time, I thought the painter was making the drum the sun.¡± She said slowly, her eyes lost on the painting.


    From afar, she had been interested and seen it¡¯s worth but this close, she was shocked by how good it was.


    The painter had depth and skills.


    Master Wang who was already surprised that a young girl like her with attractive looks that should probably not have her think of painting.


    But when he had seen that she was someone who even understood painting, he was even more impressed.


    .....


    However, he was having trouble understanding what the painter was trying to pass on. He could see that there was something there.


    Something unique and yet, he couldn¡¯t get the grasp of it.


    Seeing how she was breaking it down, he was already eager to have her say what it really meant and so he turned when he didn¡¯t hear her speak again.


    ¡°The painter thinks he¡¯s the drum..¡± Rong Yue said her voice carrying an excitement as she saw something else in the picture.


    ¡°And that we can also be the drum, either by being like him or by taking from his light.¡± She finallypleted. However the master beside her was still trying to understand how that could be the meaning.


    ¡°How do you see it that way? Can you exin your view?¡±


    ¡°The drum, like I said before should not allow light through it since the painter and not given it an hole or anything of that sort, however, every light shining on the picture is gotten from the same drum.


    Upon looking closely, you would see very quickly that the drum has some natural holes from years of being used and worn that has allowed the light to pass through it.


    With this, it has now be able to pass light through it.¡± The more she exined, the more the man saw and his eyes shone with a kind of frevor that should be seen only in maniacs.


    ¡°How did you see all these at one nce?¡± He asked her with shock filling his eyes. He took one more look at her and nodded with pride beaming through his eyes.


    Rong Yue couldn¡¯t have known that the man had five grandchildren and yet, none of them liked the idea of painting. They just wanted to do several other things and he also didn¡¯t want to hold them back.


    Like this, it made him appreciate the youngsters that were still in the craft which was why he was even more surprised at her depth of knowledge.


    He listened to her as she exined how the painter was trying to refer to them, the ones looking at the painting as the smaller drum in another corner.


    The both of them moved to another painting and discussed for more than an hour.


    On the other end, the young receptionist had gone back to his boss office and yet, he had been unable to get the man to look at the work through and finally left dejected.


    Since their exhibition room was a bit exclusive, and was different from the ces where they kept the paintings for sales, he felt that he had alreadypensated her enough and would tell her the news when she finally came out.


    ¡°Are you a member of their association here?¡± Master Wang Shu asked her as they got to the tenth painting. Since they were both not beginners, they got the hang of most painting in minutes and some in seconds.


    Since he also had something he hade here to do, he wanted to know about her so he could meet the little girlter.


    A part of him was also thinking of taking her as his student, however, he had no idea if she had painting skills or was only someone that enjoyed to watch the art.


    ¡°No, I only came here to put up one of my paintings up for sale so I can make some money from it. The person in charge of the appraisal was busy and so I came here to while some time away.¡± Rong Yue replied honestly.


    Hearing her words, his eyes lit up brightly.


    ¡°You paint!? Let me see it immediately.¡± He said eagerly already rushing out of the door.


    Rong Yue wasted no time and led him out of the room to where the appraisal room was.


    ¡°Master Wang Shu. We were justing to pick you.¡± Two mening from the other side said just as soon as they got to the hallway.


    ¡°Hmmm, I just finished, I want to follow this little daughter of mine to see her painting first.¡± He said as he pulled Rong Yue¡¯s hand and dismissed them.


    Passing the information and checks from the capital was important but having a disciple was a lot more important to him and so he wanted to see what her painting was like.


    Thinking Rong Yue was his granddaughter, the two men who had rushed to meet him followed after him, nothing about their hurried footsteps and curious looks would make anyone connect them to the vice president and secretary of this city¡¯s painting association.


    To put it simply, one was the second in charge of the building while one was the third in charge, yet they were hurrying after an old man that was dressed simply and a young girl in uniform.


    Rong Yue led Master Wang to the room where the man was. Just like she had left him, he was now sitting with his leg over the table while eating a bag of chips.


    ¡°Is he the appraiser?¡± Master Wang asked wondering why someone would be having such work ethics. As someone of the older generation, he typically dislikedzy people that didn¡¯t want to get things done.


    ¡°Most likely, that¡¯s my painting on the table.¡± She said pointing at the rolled paper that was already put at one end of the table. With his leg on the table, it had been pushed behind till it was only some inches away from falling to the ground.


    The two men rushing behind them had only just arrived, however, Rong Yue¡¯s figure and the master had already blocked their view.


    ¡°How can you be so careless at work to discard a work or art while you are spending time doing what you want to do? Is this what you are being paid for?¡± Master Wang scolded angrily as he reached out to take the painting.


    The appraiser however, thought that the young girl whom he assumed to be the painter had gone to bring her family so that they could bully him.


    ¡°Who¡¯s this old man with no manners? Do you think the painting association is somewhere that you can barge into as you want?¡± The appraiser scolded back not bothering to save face for the elderly.


    His words were heard clearly by the two men behind who immediately rushed forward.


    ¡°Who gave you the audacity!?¡± The vice president roared as he lunged forward andnded a good p on the man¡¯s face.


    Seeing the vice president and secretary, his face paled immediately fear seeping into his eyes as he looked at Rong Yue and Master Wang.


    ¡®Has he offended the wrong people?¡¯

 Chapter 15

    Chapter 15: Genius


    ¡°Is this what you were hired for?¡± The vice president asked angrily while he used his side eyes to look at Master Wang Shu to be sure he wasn¡¯t angry.


    Since the old man wasn¡¯t someone that liked so much drama, he raised his hands up, just send him away, I¡¯ll appraise my little girl¡¯s painting myself.


    Together, the vice president and secretary dragged the insolent man out of the office, however, the moment they handed him over to the security, they rushed back in, eager to see what painting someone the old man regarded highly would do.


    At the same time inside the office, Master Wang immediately got Rong Yue to open the painting and she did quite quickly.


    She had gotten a kind of paper that was hard to fold and even when she had left it folded for a while it had immediately gone back to it¡¯s straight form since it had been tied loosely.


    The moment she straightened the painting on the table, the expression on Master Wang¡¯s face immediately because serious as he moved closer to it using his hand to old a part of it down.


    Usually, when he looked at pictures of renowned painters, what he usually checked for was the depth of their thought and the details.


    .....


    But for someone like Rong Yue, even though he had watched her unravel difficult paintings with him, he already had it at the back of his mind that experienced is usually earned and walked through and so the first thing he did was look at the style.


    ¡°You painted this?¡± He asked shock clouding his facial expression. The painting style was fluid and experienced almost like the person painting it had not needed to pause to think about anything at all.


    It was also very neat with strokes that elicited different emotions at first nce.


    ¡°Yes I did it justst night.¡± She said confidently. She was sure that no one could have done this. It was a work that she had done from her soul.


    ¡°It is really beautiful.¡± As he said this, he raised the painting up so that he could get a full look of what she was trying to say.


    It was in this position that the two people rushed in.


    As if under a spell. The both of them froze taking in the beauty of the painting from afar.


    With it being raised up, it was catching the light that shone into the room thus highlighting all the different colors that she had put into the painting.


    ¡°So beautiful.¡± The vice president praised. He had seen many great works. Some even better. Yet, there was something about the style and the emotions in the painting.


    The destion and slightly slumped shoulders that was also able to give off an illusion of her just starting to lift them so that anyone that looked at the picture understood that the woman was alone. That anyone and everyone would walk this life alone.


    But with the packed bag and her eyes that was already fixed on the sole source of light, anyone looking would also be able to draw light from it.


    ¡°Who drew this?¡± The vice president asked looking between the two people. He was sure that it couldn¡¯t be Master Wang, after all, as his fan, he knew what his style and work was usually like.


    However, he also didn¡¯t want to believe that the little girl that was beside him was the one that had made the painting.


    As if he read their thoughts, Master Wang shot his chest out happily.


    ¡°She did the painting of course. You can already tell that it¡¯s her style just by looking at her. Why are you still asking such a baseless question?¡± He scolded with dissatisfaction before bringing the painting down.


    Even without asking her, he was already ying the role of a master to her.


    ¡°You said you wanted to sell this at an auction price?¡± The old man asked her, his eyes, glistening with mischief as he nodded.


    ¡°How about this. You give me this painting as the fee for recognizing your master.¡±


    Master Wang Shu had a self righteous expression, almost as if she was taking advantage of him by giving her that option.


    However, if one looked at it from Rong Yue¡¯s perspective, it was easy to see that it was a short handed deal. She was already a master at this in her previous life and now that she had another chance with more time on her side, being a master without bing someone¡¯s desciple was very possible.


    In fact, her master would get a lot of im for doing only little for her at this stage.


    So to now even hand over a work that she was hoping to make even if it was only a million was not a fair deal for her.


    With her dissatisfaction showing on her face, Master Wang scratched at his head embarrassed while the other two men felt like she was being too immature and unappreciative. After all, the number of people that wanted him to be their teacher was quite a lot.


    ¡°How about I buy it and you still be my disciple.¡± He offered, his eyes hopeful while he clutched the painting to his chest like it was a life line.


    A painting like this was just perfect for his study. For a grandfather that wanted his children to do better than him, and also believed in enlightenment, he had a feeling that this picture would make them feel very inspired.


    ¡°How much would you be willing to pay?¡± Rong Yue finally spoke up, totally ignoring all his offers and asking about the price for the painting first.


    ¡°What¡¯s your starting price?¡± Master Wang asked sneakily.


    Rong Yue originally nned to sell it off at some thousands but seeing their reactions, she not only nned to change her mind, she had every intention of making it a lot more than what she thought since she knew he was rich and his evaluation simply meant the work was good.


    ¡°Three million.¡±


    Although it was high, considering the standard of the work, it was not outrageous so neither of the three men said anything.


    ¡°So would you collect the money when I be your master?¡± Old man Wang asked again, determined to take both the artists and the art.


    ¡°Hmmm, we can focus on the signingter but I want my money first so that I can know that you are a master worthy of being trusted.¡± Rong Yue said.


    As she said that, she memorized the ount that she had just recently created so she could give him.


    ¡°Your master is a trustworthy one,e out let me get my assistant to pay you the money.¡± He said beaming from ear to ear. To him, what she said meant that she had already epted as her master.


    ¡°Hmmm, let¡¯s go.¡± Since she only came here for selling of the painting which she hadn¡¯t even thought would sell in one day, Rong Yue was ted and followed the old man with giddy steps.


    ¡°Junior.¡± The vice president called out, making the both of them stop.


    ¡°If you are from our city, do you mind if we make a copy of that painting with our machine? We put it in your name just like that and exhibit it so that people can get more familiar with you.¡±


    Rong Yue wanted to refuse, however, the old man responded before her.


    ¡°That¡¯s perfect. You should also let them know she¡¯s my disciple okay?¡± He added with a wide smile.

 Chapter 16

    Chapter 16: Hardworking Wife and Chef Husband


    After settling all the matters at the organization, Rong Yue dropped her number with them, Rong Yue went home a happy person and even thought of what she could do to help Auntie Su manage her store easier since she knew that she couldn¡¯t keep working there.


    Unknowingly, she had spent close to two hours in the painting association from getting to Master Wang while checking the paintings and also to making him buy.


    Knowing that she had such an amount of money on the way made her even happier and instead of heading home as soon as she got to her bus stop, she stopped by a restaurant and got some takeout that would be enough for the three of them.


    She hurried her steps the moment she got to her street and saw her mother pacing slowly in front of their house.


    ¡°Mother!¡±


    ¡°Yue¡¯er, I was already wondering why you were taking so long. The young master said you didn¡¯t take your cell and so I couldn¡¯t talk to you.¡± Her motherined and then pulled her daughter in for a hug.


    For Rong Xia, one had to understand that her daughter was the most important thing to her. If anything happened to her, it was almost the same as killing her too.


    .....


    ¡°I went to submit my painting, see mom, my work got epted but let¡¯s go inside.¡± She said pulling her mother¡¯s hand the moment she noticed the several peeping toms around.


    Rong Xia followed her inside and then took the food pack.


    ¡°Wee.¡± Qin Yichen said monotonously as he stood up.


    Rong Yue looked at the expensive phone andptop that he had been holding just before she entered.


    ¡°You were able to contact your family?¡± She asked curiously, eyeing him suspiciously.


    To her, she just wanted his family to sort matters and then pay her so she could start to look for a better ce for her mother and her.


    ¡°Hmmm, my brother had some men send me gadgets so I can work while I¡¯m here.¡± He answered and then brought out the phone she had given him this morning from his pockets.


    ¡°Thank you.¡±


    ¡°Okay, why haven¡¯t they taken you with them? Can¡¯t they find a safe zone?¡± She asked, her eyes going to the bag beside him that suspiciously looked like it had clothes in it.


    Even though she didn¡¯t think he was dangerous, she felt like their house was small enough for she and her mother considering that she had also spent thest years of her past life in minimal luxury.


    Staying in a ce like this wasn¡¯t exactly convenient.


    ¡°I have different forces and all my safe zones are known by both, one of the groups are more trustworthy and they are the ones that brought this over, however, the moment they have to be with me, we would be exposing ourselves to the other group where I suspect a mole is.¡±


    If there was anyone from the capital watching these two, the person would have rushed ahead to pinch Qin Yichen to confirm he was real.


    Everyone knew that second young master Qin never says more than one or two words. He had enough people around him that would readily trante anything he wanted to say to the audience.


    Rong Yue nodded her head in understanding and then picked up theptop. She checked for anything manually to be sure she wasn¡¯t rusty and then asked for Little Loli to check also.


    The whole time, it only seemed as if she was admiring theptop. But for someone like Qin Yichen whose eyes and brain also worked at an insane pace, he was able to understand what she was doing.


    Surprise shed in his eyes as he watched her, dressed in her school uniform that amplified her youthfulness and her slender neck was bent over as she looked at the gadgets with concentration. He couldn¡¯t help but wonder if skills like that was something that an high school girl was supposed to have.


    After getting little Loli to check theptop, she did the same for the phone before handing it back to him.


    ¡°Very nice gadgets.¡± She praised


    ¡°Some money came into your phone while you were away.¡± Qin Yichen started.


    Although he wasn¡¯t one to care about someone, he found himself being worried that she was doing something she shouldn¡¯t be doing because of them not having money.


    ¡°It did!? Seems like that man could be trusted.¡± She said mumbling the second part to herself majorly.


    ¡°What man is that?¡± He blurted without thinking, however, Rong Yue who felt like it was a pretty normal thing since they were talking relied normally and then told him about what had happened there.


    Upon seeing how sincere she looked and remembering her painting, he was finally relieved.


    ¡°He might have made a mistake though, I think it was four million that came in.¡±


    Since he had been using the phone when the notification entered, he had seen the full message and amount.


    Hearing that the man had kept an extra million, Rong Yue¡¯s Fave lit up with happiness as she started considering epting him if he had so much money to spare.


    They talked for a little while more before she went in to shower and change.


    ¡°Should I call Auntie Su and inform her that you won¡¯t be able to make it today?¡± Her mother asked as she set the table for lunch as Rong Yue had requested.


    Quiting the work entirely was her sole purpose but she also felt grateful to Auntie Su who had been there for her when there was no one, so she couldn¡¯t leave like that. For someone like her that had been hurt by several people, she was determined to treat anyone that treated her with sincerity well and anyone that did otherwise was also going to get what they deserved.


    ¡°I would go, maybe while I¡¯m there, I¡¯ll think of a way to stop the work there.¡±


    Qin Yichen in a way sort of understood all their matters and he was satisfied when she decided to not just dump the work after getting paid from her painting work.


    Even though the takeout was nice, Rong Yue still felt like it was not as nice as the soup Qin Yichen had made earlier this morning.


    ¡°If you agree to cooking the meals, you can live here for free.¡± She said with a face full of self righteousness while looking at him to see if he would agree.


    Even though she felt like she was mature and older than him, in her youthful appearance, she looked like a glutton that was too ashamed to im what they were.


    ¡°Okay.¡± He agreed with a small smile while watching the satisfied smile that crossed her features.


    Rong Xia who was watching the both of them frowned slightly as she saw the their interaction and the look in Qin Yichen¡¯s eyes while her daughter was busy gobbling her food with no care for her surroundings.


    After eating her lunch, she waved goodbye to the both of them and left the house. It was almost like as if she was the hardworking wife that cared for the husband and her mother inw with how she left them home all the time.

 Chapter 17

    Chapter 17: I will not harm your daughter


    As Rong Yue walked to the flower shop, her mind was filled with many things like how she was going to settle the matter of leaving Auntie Su¡¯s shop. Also, she nned to return the money she had been paid already.


    The more she thought, the more it proved like there was no solution other than allowing her to hire someone else. She was about to give up when little Loli¡¯s voice sounded in her mind.


    ¡°You can build a self payment system that would scan all her products, this way, she doesn¡¯t have to worry about her sales person being sneaky.¡±


    ¡°You can read my mind?¡± She asked curiously, deliberating using her mind.


    Thest step of the project had been to pair her mind and thoughts with the robot own. To put it simply, they had wanted to strip her of her human mind and let her be of one mind with the robot they had built.


    ¡°Thest step had beenpleted and I amtched in your brain cells. With the use of some cryptic signals, I can understand your thoughts at a very fast pace.¡± Little Loli¡¯s voice sounded back.


    Rong Yue nodded in understanding even though she had some reservations about it. With her knowledge of the robot and technology, she was sure that with the right materials removing the chip and having it elsewhere wasn¡¯t going to be a problem for her.


    .....


    She reached the store a little past the time she was supposed to resume and Auntie Su was already packed and ready to go.


    ¡°I was just about to call you and then realized that I didn¡¯t get your number after you got a phone.¡± Auntie said smiling warmly at her.


    ¡°Hmmm, I¡¯ll send you a message, I know your number by heart now.¡± She replied with a sweet smile. A part of her felt reluctant to let go of the warmth that came with resuming work.


    But she also understood that change was something one couldn¡¯t stop. Another chance at this life meant that she at the very least owed the world and whatever it was that had given her this second chance a great shot this time.


    Auntie Su nodded and then carried her bag, ready to leave.


    ¡°Auntie Su, I have something to discuss with you.¡± Rong Yue finally gathered enough courage to brace the matter as the older woman turned back.


    ¡°I think I might be unable to keep working here. But since this is short notice, I¡¯ll work here for the rest of the month free and also pay back what I have gotten from you before.¡±


    Looking at the shock on Auntie Su¡¯s face, Rong Yue almost took back her words.


    ¡°Is something wrong? Is the pay too small?¡± Auntie Su asked, confusion apparent on her face.


    ¡°No, I have to take some courses and also take extracurricr activities. Since I don¡¯t have the money, applying for schrships needs student to be highly effective.¡± She had already prepared this exnation down previously while she was thinking of breaking the news.


    Hearing her words, auntie Su couldn¡¯t find it in her to be unwilling and so even though she was reluctant, she still nodded in understanding.


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to return the money, the whole time, you have worked without taking an extra yuan from me, even on days where we get more stocks than I bought, you don¡¯t fail to remit it all. And since you would not be working till you get to college, the money is also important for you.¡±


    Seeing that Rong Yue was about to refuse, she opened her mouth hurriedly, ¡°you can take it as a parting gift from me.¡±


    This way Rong Yue couldn¡¯t argue to avoid sounding rude.


    ¡°I¡¯ll put the information out here today and also put it online to see if we get enough interested people.¡±


    After talking for some while more Auntie Su left while Rong Yue started to search online from some materials. What she wanted to build was simple, yet at this time, something like that wasn¡¯tmon yet, also, what she wanted the device to do had one function that was not yet avable.


    Since there was some already built ones, she bought two and then bought the materials needed to make the device a better one.


    Afterpleting the order, she spent her time doing research and checking for things that could give her money.


    *****


    At home, Qin Yichen finally put hisptop aside. The whole time he had felt Rong Zia¡¯s gaze on him as if she had something to say but was hesitating.


    ¡°Is there anything you want to tell me?¡± He asked gently. It didn¡¯t need rocket science to understand that although she could carry out chores and actions she was already used to doing wlessly, she struggled with fitting into basic and spontaneous activities of the normal human life.


    ¡°Are you dangerous?¡± Rong Xia asked with caution, she didn¡¯t know how to describe the feeling the man gave her, although he seemed like a gentleman with values, she also felt like the air around him was stifling.


    She also knew that her daughter was very appealing and was worried that the man was only staying so that he could get closer to her Yue¡¯er.


    Since she saw their interaction this afternoon, she had been unable to keep straight.


    ¡°I would not harm or touch your daughter. You don¡¯t have to worry.¡± Qin Yichen promised and even though he didn¡¯t say it out loud, a part of him felt like, it would take quite some energy to win the little girl even if he wanted to harm her.


    ¡°Thank you.¡± Rong Xia felt like she could sense his sincerity and nodded, since she had removed the matter from her heart, her mind felt a lot lighter.


    ¡°I¡¯ll clean your wounds after you have your evening bath.¡± She told him and then went back into her room to get some knitting done.


    Just as she left, Qin Yichen¡¯s phone rang beside him. And he picked up immediately.


    ¡°Second Young Master, we have found one of the moles. We have a feeling there¡¯s more than one.¡± The man on the other side and every bit of gentleness in Qin Yichen¡¯s aura disappeared immediately.


    ¡°Is that X34?¡± He asked.


    ¡°Yes, master. How did you know?¡± The man on the other end was surprised. With how wide their forces was, they got and passed information in minutes and so seeing that they couldn¡¯t find the mole in close to three days had been disturbing to them.


    ¡°I had a suspicion early on and wrote his code down. Get men Y67 and S17 also, you will find the fourth mole yourself.¡± He ordered and then ended the call.


    As the young master of the Qin Family which was one of the biggest family in the capital, he had learnt to train himself to be assertive and also sensitive when dealing with people.


    Coming on this trip, he had already sensed that there was something wrong with the second side of the family, however, since he had gotten the men to tighten the security with several means, he had not expected that he would have been stranded like that.


    For the past three days, he couldn¡¯t help wondering what would have happened if the little girl had not been there that night...

 Chapter 18

    Chapter 18: Unruly Landlord


    After a long day at work, the only thing that kept Rong Yue who had spent half the time moving between several virtual ckmunities where people took several tasks and sold several things was the food that she expected that Qin Yichen would have made.


    Yet, the moment she entered her street, every bit of exhaustion disappeared from her body as she saw that the front of her house was crowded.


    Her feet covered the distance from where she was to her house speedily as she tried to remember if anything had happened to her mother at this time.


    ¡°Open the door immediately now.¡± She heard a gruff voice yell as he kicked at their door.


    ¡°Who are you?¡± The moment the man turned, she was reminded of him immediately, since it had been so long someone, like thendlord of the house had long since left her mind.


    ¡°You are here! Good. You and your mother have refused to pay my money and have also refused to pay with your body. I will have the two of you sent out this very minute.¡± As he spoke, his eyes moved around her body in a very lecherous manner that had Rong Yue irritated.


    She already had the thought of moving, but she had also felt that taking things slow and moving when the young man was gone was also a smart decision.


    .....


    Now, she felt like she had made the wrong choice.


    ¡°I¡¯ll pay you your money now.¡± She replied hurriedly as the men around him threw another kick at the door ignoring her totally while thendlord sent another victorious smirk her way


    Just as she was about to speak up, the door opened and instead of the weak Rong Xia that they had all expected, Qin Yichen stood in the door way.


    Even in simple house clothes, he looked absolutely stunning and gave off a certain pressure.


    ¡°You are shouting over this type of house?¡± He asked coldly shooting a re at him. Thendlord and his men suddenly felt like they were being looked over by some overlord and one of them even felt his dder suddenly be full.


    ¡°So handsome! Who is he?¡± One of the women who hade to watch the show eximed as she saw Qin Yichen and her eyes even shone brightly in admiration.


    Her words however, was like a wake up call for everyone.


    ¡°Just some pretty face and you think you can make me listen to you? Pffftt.¡± Thendlord sneered as he moved forward to where Qin Yichen was.


    ¡°You would move out of this house at this very moment or watch me throw every single item in the room out on the stre...¡±


    Before he couldplete his words, Qin Yichen kicked his leg out, hitting the approachingndlord on his knee urately. Since his gaze had been fixed on Qin Yichen, neither him nor anyone around them had seen him raise his leg and so he fell to the floor terribly.


    Like as if he had been trained for this, he moved at a frightening speed and had all the other men that had been causing a ruckus with thendlord all fall down with groaning.


    Rong Yue who had stood by one side and watched was amazed by his prowess. To any normal person, they would see that he was skilled and strong. However, for someone like her, she was impressed with how much of the body¡¯s anatomy he knew.


    With every kick he had delievered, he had picked up spots that when checked, one couldn¡¯t say he had done any much damage but the pain the individual that was hit would feel would be a lot worse.


    ¡°What are you still waiting for? Come on inside.¡± He said as he shot her an incredulous look.


    Rong Yue nodded and then looked at the gossipy neighbors before pulling a wad of cash out of her purse.


    ¡°This is for thest month and this month¡¯s payment.¡± She said, throwing the money at thendlord that was currently sounding like a pig about to be ughtered.


    As soon as she entered, Qin Yichen pulled her in and then locked the door.


    ¡°Next time just stay away from scenes like that and men with bad intentions.¡± He scolded slightly while Rong Yue red at him slightly.


    She looked around the room and saw that her mother was sitting in one corner while the materials she used for her knittingid beside her.


    ¡°I already paid him, you don¡¯t have to worry anymore.¡±


    Knowing that her mother was already frightened by the matter, she moved closer to her and wrapped her in a tight hug until she felt her muscles rx.


    ¡°What if hees back with more men? He won¡¯t always be here.¡± She shot a nce at Qin Yichen to make herself clear on who she was talking about in thest part of the sentence.


    ¡°I¡¯ll start searching for a new ce from tomorrow after school. We can move as soon as I find somewhere that¡¯s okay.¡±


    ¡°A new ce? Where do you want to find somwhere that can be cheaper than this?¡± Rong Xia asked in confusion. The both of them had moved from some factory site because she didn¡¯t want her daughter too embarrassed in school.


    This had been the cheapest they could find and they still couldn¡¯t cover it on time with feeding and other things.


    ¡°I made some money from one of my paintings today, I would use the money to get one apartment first, we can slowly furnish the ce.¡±


    Rong Xia looked at her daughter, her gaze filled with worry and concern and tears pooled in her eyes at how useless she was. She had constantly tried to get work.


    And had even been unjustly molested in one, yet she knew that telling her daughter would have broken her. She had no choice than to sit at home and do the petty things she could after realizing her ipetence to work like normal people or even protect herself.


    Although she felt like a burden to her daughter, she also felt like if she wasn¡¯t here anymore, her Yue¡¯er would feel very lonely in this world.


    ¡°Mother, don¡¯t worry, I¡¯m going to make a lot more money and provide you with afortable life.¡± Rong Yue promised her eyes tearing up also as she hugged her mother again, this time, a lot tighter as if she was scared to let her go.


    Qin Yichen watched the two of them from a corner in the room while managing to make his presence also unnoticed.


    He had thought that they were hiding here all this time but from the look of things, it allowed him to understand that they really needed money. Perhaps, the little girl had only just thought of selling her paintings for money.


    But how does she know about tech and trackers?


    As he watched them, a part of him was also lost in thought and it was only when he saw that the haze of the moment had gone already that he spoke up.


    ¡°I have an apartment here in this city, although it¡¯s nothing special but it can house the both of youfortably until you find a ce. If you also like it, I can sell it to youter on at a shed price for what you have done for me.¡±


    ¡°You want to use that to rece your debt?¡± For someone that loved money, the first thing that came to her head was him being unwilling to pay.


    Qin Yichen chuckled as he looked at her money grubbing appearance.


    ¡°The money is my repayment to you, this is for your mother.¡± He rified.


    ¡°Didn¡¯t you say it wasn¡¯t safe to be in any of your spaces?¡±


    ¡°Just before you came, they managed to figure out who the mole is. I also n to return tomorrow afternoon since i still have some urgent matters to sort in the capital.¡± He exined.


    ¡°Okay, when we see the apartment. We can talk better on this matter.¡± She said with a sigh and then a yawn that exposed how tired she was.


    ¡°I kept some water boiling for you to take a bath, you can take a bath ande out to have some soup before going to bed.¡± Her mother advised her and Rong Yue nodded and then stood up.

 Chapter 19

    Chapter 19: Moving Houses


    The next day, Rong Yue called teacher Lu and informed him that she was going to miss school since she had to go with Qin Yichen to check out the apartment.


    As for Qin Yichen, he had checked out her school¡¯s location and then picked one of his best properties which was just close by but also premium.


    ¡°The car is here.¡± He said standing up and the mother and daughter stood up also. Since their house was in a very back end neighborhood, the appearance of a luxury car like that had already attracted the attention of all the house wives ghat had nothing to do.


    ¡°Say, what can a car like that be doing here?¡± One of them asked the other through her window. The houses were built closely together making it able for them tomunicate without raising their voices too much.


    ¡°We would have to wait and see.¡± The other woman replied as she sat down by the balcony.


    They watched as a man dressed in corporate and luxurious suit step down to open the door and then Qin Yichen stepped aside to let the mother and daughter enter while he opted for the front seat.


    ¡°Isn¡¯t that the man from yesterday? Is he some rich man or what?¡± The woman talking had a sour expression as she looked at the car driving away jealously.


    .....


    She had seen the man yesterday and he had looked every bit stunning, however, she had ridiculed him thinking he was just like the mother and daughter, attractive with nothing.


    ¡°I suspected that something was wrong the moment she paid for two months at a go. Who doesn¡¯t know that they have to eat on tiny bits after paying rent and yet she had paid for two.¡± The other woman said, kissing her teeth.


    While they were busy analyzing their lives, Rong Yue was surprised when the car drove to a certain part of the city.


    Since her school was on the upside district, she was familiar with this area.


    ¡°You have an apartment here?¡± She asked without thinking as she changed her elevation of the man in front of her.


    ¡°Hmmm, it¡¯s somewhere around here but a little farther down, it¡¯s also very secure so you don¡¯t get worried about leaving your mom alone at home.¡±


    Seeing how thoughtful he was, even Rong Xia couldn¡¯t help being impressed and touched.


    The deeper they went into the district, the more impressed the both of them were until finally, the car stopped in front of a quite new building.


    With how huge it was, it was impossible to gauge the amount of apartments that were here. Although he owned the whole building, none of the workers knew and since he had handled most of it at home, they Just wee them like normal guests.


    The apartment was on the top floor and had a different elevator. Upon getting there, Rong Yue, from going to several ces and hotels while working immediately figured out that this was separate from the other regr apartments that might be here.


    ¡°So this is the pass code, Qin Yichen told them as he entered it and Rong Yue subconsciously looked around for a camera. It was only after confirming that it was at a blind spot did she feel relieved.


    ¡°Wow!¡± She mouthed, impressed as soon as they entered the house. He had managed tobine subtle with luxury giving it just the perfect bnce that she liked. Her mother also, nodded in satisfaction as she looked around the whole house, however she had several things that she was considering.


    ¡°So this is the house, if you walk some distance from here, you would see where the whole district buses are, they carry passengers from here outside where they can get public transportation.....¡±


    After exining the whole drill of how it worked, Rong Yue pretty more or less felt like it was a good deal, however, there was also a part of her that was hesitant about having to live in his house and still be connected to him.


    ¡°This is a lot better and healthier for your mother and you can teach her how to use the gadgets that would keep her entertained. Also, the study would serve as a good ce for you to study and you guys can take your time to find a way to gradually find a good ce and even get it furnished.¡±


    The more he thought, the more sold she was, until she finally nodded her head in agreement.


    ¡°We would take it, however, we have to sign a contract that you can¡¯t send us packing without two months prewarning.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s easy, I¡¯ll have my men prepare it while you go ahead and pack your things. You only have to pack personal belongings.¡±


    She hadn¡¯t thought that far but thinking of how she had a free day, it was perfect if they packed out now and got around with arranging gradually.


    Like that, the car dropped off Qin Yichen at some restaurant while he told them he needed to meet with someone while they got started with packing.


    Although they didn¡¯t have a lot, what they had still left the car filled up and their neighbors all stood out and watched from their various windows.


    ¡°Say they can¡¯t afford here and want to get a smaller ce?¡± Someone asked foolishly while the others red at the woman.


    ¡°With such a car for parking and considering that she had already paid for this month¡¯s money, they are clearly going to a better ce.¡±


    All of them watched on jealously as the car sped off and several spections were being brought on.


    ¡°I still feel like somehow, it¡¯s rted to that man from yesterday.¡± Another person said and her words got several agreements.


    ¡°Let¡¯s just watch and see, we might even watch theme back, after all, rich men tend to get tired as quick as it can be.¡±


    All the women agreed and then moved on to other topics of discussion.

 Chapter 20

    Chapter 20: We Are Family


    While Rong Yue and her mother were focused on settling on, the whole school was in a different atmosphere as Tong Yang constantly asked questions that made her ssmates worry for Rong Yue.


    ¡°She has never skipped school. What do we do?¡± She asked for like the tenth time. Some students felt like this matter wasn¡¯t such a big deal and were no longer discussing with her while some enjoyed the fact that they were fussing over.


    ¡°Let¡¯s just focus in ss and finish, we are in our senior year after all.¡± Fang An said.


    Although he lived within tricks and plots at home, he was in the end just eighteen years old and was desperately trying to figure out what n Tong Yang could have.


    ¡°ss president, you might be heartless but Yue¡¯er is my friend and we both know that this is unusual for her.¡± Tong Yang argued while Fang An rolled his eyes.


    ¡°If she¡¯s your best friend, why don¡¯t you have her number? Or her mother¡¯s number at the very least?¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t know but she just got a phone like two days ago, her mother also doesn¡¯t have a phone so there¡¯s no one to call.¡± She replied with an act of someone that was helpless about the situation.


    .....


    Fang An nodded and kept quiet while his mind worked fast to think of a way to contact Rong Yue. He had a feeling that Tong Yang was brewing something in her mind.


    ¡°You guys! Xie Rui ispeting against our ss Rong Yue for the school belle. There are three more people but I think that only Xie Rui is a worthy opponent.


    ¡°She¡¯s not as attractive as Yue¡¯er, also, her grades her only beyond average while Rong Yue is our year¡¯s overall best student. Are they reallypeting?¡± Someone asked with a sigh.


    To her, Rong Yue was the only one deserving of the award and so she didn¡¯t put any other person in mind.


    As Tong Yang heard the conversation, she clenched her fists in anger. She had a suspicion yesterday when Rong Yue had disappeared immediately, however, she had hoped that it wouldn¡¯t be true.


    Since her grades were terrible, she hadn¡¯t qualified for the nominations of the school Belle, however, if Rong Yue could give up her spot, she had the intention of getting her father to speak to the teachers so they could give her a chance.


    Even though she couldn¡¯t get Rong Yue¡¯s spot, she didn¡¯t intend on giving up and so since there was some few minutes before the next ss, she rushed out to see who the remaining nominees were.


    After checking and seeing who they were, she nodded in satisfaction and wrote their names down.


    There were lots of attractive girls in her school and even though there wasn¡¯t anyone like Rong Yue that surpassed everyone with a wide gap, therger share of them were very attractive.


    But since their grades was a criteria, two of the girls on the list were also schrships students like Rong Yue.


    As she looked at their names, several thoughts rolled through her mind. The best thing would be to offer them money and also help for college.


    If she made them feel that had something bigger to get, they would quickly relinquish the slot for her.


    As she was about to turn back to ss, a figure blocked her path making her look up at the clearly taller boy in front of her.


    ¡°What are you? Move from my path.¡± Shemanded snidely allowing her terrible mood to seep out in her words.


    ¡°Thest person that spoke to me like that doesn¡¯t know how to use their mouth, don¡¯t think you can go around using your Tong as some backing when it¡¯s only so so.¡± The boy replied kissing his teeth and something about the way he looked down at her while also talking in a very low tone made Tong Yang feel like she was really lesser than him.


    She turned hoping to pass another route before she brought the trouble that she couldn¡¯t handle herself on her family, however, as soon as she moved, the boy pulled her back immediately.


    ¡°You want to win Rong Yue?¡± He asked.


    Tong Yang looked up at him hoping to gauge his expression. He looked like he was serious and at the same time, he had a sinister look swirling in those eyes.


    ¡°Yes.¡± She nodded and the boy smiled evily.


    ¡°Good. Talk to thest girl on the list. If she doesn¡¯t agree, I¡¯ll know and I would get her to agree.¡±


    ¡°The school belle¡¯s position for this year, would definitely belong to you.¡± As he said that, he used his index finger to raise her chin up like as if assessing a good he wanted to buy.


    After releasing her, he pulled out an handkerchief from his pocket and wiped those hands clean and then dumped it by her feet.


    Tong Yang flushed red with embarrassment, yet, she stood there like he had done nothing while allowing his attractive face to mark a ce in her mind.


    ¡°Thank you.¡± She whispered and the boy nodded and without anything, walked away from her.


    As soon as he left , she let out a sigh in relief, all the tension from her body clearing immediately.


    ¡°Whew! Who is he that he dares to talk to me that way?¡± She thought angrily the courage that had disappeared just before returning immediately.


    However, she looked at the name on her list and then went to the school¡¯s forum to check for the student¡¯s profile.


    Just like she had guessed, the girl refused to give up the slot iming she also wanted to try her luck.


    ¡°You don¡¯t even stand a chance, but wait, I know the best thing for you.¡± She replied with a gloat as she looked around wondering if the boy was here.


    After standing for five minutes and not seeing even his shadow, she gave up and went back to the ssroom disgruntled.


    ¡°Have you been able to reach Rong Yue?¡± Someone asked as soon as she entered the ss reminding her of the initial n she had.


    ¡°Yes, she a bit sick, I intend on visiting her after school, if anyone of you is willing, we can go together.¡± She replied sweetly and then sat down.


    She had been to Rong Yue¡¯s house only once and couldn¡¯t go back, even if this decision to do this was only because she was certain that after seeing her house, a lot of people would be unwilling to for her anymore.


    As she imagined their reaction, a smile bloomed on her lips while her eyes gleamed with cruel satisfaction.

 Chapter 21

    21 Chapter Twenty One: Prying Tong Yang


    ¡°Yue¡¯er, are you sure that no trouble would arise with this?¡± Her mother asked as they finally sat down. For someone that had been bearing hardship since she could remember, she was surprised by how smoothly this was happening.


    She had woken up some day having no memory of who she was and being close to five months pregnant.


    In a world like this, surviving alone was difficult enough and yet she had to find a way to keep herself and her baby.


    Originally, she had some level of coordination but as time went on, things got more hazy for her and while it was something that probably needed medical attention, she knew they didn¡¯t have the money for it and thus kept quiet the whole time.


    In the previous life, her brain cells had started to fight against an abnormal growth that had led to her death eventually.


    ¡°Hmmm, don¡¯t worry, I know he¡¯s someone with a good family backing which is why he can help us like this, also, I can always tell him not to pay us again.¡±


    At the moment, she wasn¡¯t someone without her own abilities and she was also sure that with one or two more paintings, she could get afortable ce for them.


    ¡°Mother, with me, you don¡¯t have to worry about anything, after my exams, we would go to the capital together.¡± She promised and even though she wanted to talk about the treatment, she didn¡¯t want her mother to feel too much like a burden.


    .....


    Tears fell from Rong Xia¡¯s eyes as she looked at her daughter¡¯s confident smile.


    ¡°Yue¡¯er forgive me for being incapable, you ought to be having fun like your mates and also be happy, but you have to work so hard for the both of us.¡± Even though she was a lot naive, she had seen what it was like in other families in their previous neighborhood and while other families had a man in charge working and providing for the children, the ones that didn¡¯t have also had to work as women for their kids.


    ¡°Mother, you have made me stronger in your own way, there¡¯s no need to divide roles between us, all I know is that you are my family and the both of us should take care of each other.¡±


    The mother and daughter pair talked for a while more until Rong Xia stood up to make them lunch.


    Rong Yue went to her room that had been arranged by the housekeeper that Qin Yichen sent here, she reminded herself to get his number when he returned so she could be able to reach out to him as soon.


    ¡°At the very least, even the universe wants me to live a better life.¡± She sighed as she jumped on the bed that looked freshly made.


    Before long, she slept off without knowing.


    ****


    In City A high school,


    sses had just ended and Tong Yang had gathered close to twenty students who were willing to visit Rong Yue with her. Most of them were not exactly her friends and were just curious about seeing where she lived.


    On the other hand, Fang An had agreed to follow them because he felt like Rong Yue might be bullied by those peopleter on.


    ¡°I can have the teacher give us a bus that we can use while our parents wait here for us.¡± He suggested thinking that several cars pulling up at her ce might be disturbing.


    Most of them agreed and then called their drivers to inform them that they were going toe back. As for the ones that were registered for the evening lessons, they didn¡¯t bother calling since they would still end uping back for the lessons again.


    Fang An was able to get the teacher to ept them using the school¡¯s bus and the group of twenty set off together.


    Tong Yang sat in front beside the driver where she could easily guide him to her house.


    The farther the bus went, the more curious the students were. This was somwhere that the more they went in, the more terrible the living conditions were.


    ¡°Are you sure you know her ce?¡± Someone asked from the back her nose scrunching up in disgust just by looking at the dirty streets.


    ¡°Yes, I do. Have been here several times with Yue¡¯er and while it might not exactly look pleasing around, Rong Yue¡¯s house is clean.¡±


    A lot of the students felt their impression of Rong Yue being a stuck up person lessen, after all, if someone like her coulde here often because of her friend, then she had a good heart.


    ¡°We are here.¡± Tong Yang announced as the driver pulled the car to a stop. The students looked around the area with surprise shing through their eyes while a lot of them were hesitant to even get down.


    ¡°Let Tong Yang and I go down and see if she¡¯s home first.¡± Fang An spoke up and then opened the door from behind. A lot of people nodded at their idea while Tong Yang also got down from her side of the car.


    ¡°It¡¯s that single house there.¡± She said pointing at the house that looked like to be only slightly bigger than the house of pets in their rich houses.


    As she pointed to Fang An, she used her side eye to see his reaction and rolled her eyes when she saw that there had been no change in his expression.


    After knocking for more than five minutes, Tong Yang finally turned the doorknob and was surprised to see it open.


    However, she hadn¡¯t expected the house to be empty,pletely empty had looked nothing like where someone used to live.


    ¡®Has Rong Yue moved houses without telling me?¡¯ She pondered feeling like her n would go to ruin.


    ¡°What are you not doing here? This is not some ce for you fo have illicit affairs, shuuu¡± one of the neighbors that had heard the banging hade out to see what the matter was.


    The both of them felt embarrassed at her words and nodded their head side to side.


    ¡°No no, we came to check if our friend is okay, her name is Rong Yue and we haven¡¯t heard from her.¡± Fang An replied hurriedly, unwilling to be tied to Tong Yang in that kind of way.


    ¡°Ohh! You are her ssmates! They just moved today unfortunately, some luxury car came to help her mother and her pack their stuffs out of here.¡± The woman replied and then used her hand to gesture that they stepped out of the way.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go back, she might have skipped school because of this.¡± Fang An said pulling Tong Yang away so she couldn¡¯t ask anymore questions.

 Chapter 22

    22 Chapter Twenty Two: What is Your Name?


    Qin Yichen carefully opened the door as he got back from all the contract signing. Unlike when they had just arrived, he could already smell the signature scent that apanied the little girl.


    Somehow, despite all the fragrances and perfumes he had been exposed to since he was young, he felt like nothing seemed topare to how Rong Yue smelled.


    She smelled like a mixture of sweet and nature, a very rxing scent that didn¡¯t match how sly he hade to understand her as.


    The house was quiet and it was almost as if there was no one in there.


    ¡°Master, she chose your bedroom and since you said we couldn¡¯t appear before her, there was no way to stop her.¡± One of his guards that had stayed here to make sure that no one was tracking him came out from the shadows.


    ¡°Hmmm, leave it that way.¡± Qin Yichen said as a picture of her in his bed crossed his mind.


    In reality, he had only stayed here for a week previously, when he had monitored the construction of many of theirpany projects here in A city. As he was here now, he suddenly felt a sudden reluctance to leave.


    Before long, he had covered the distance between the living room and her room. Seeing as no sound wasing from the room, he opened the door gently and peeped inside.


    A certain kind of calm came upon him as he saw her all curled up in those same sheets that he had once used to sleep.


    .....


    Instead of turning back, he tiptoed into the room making sure he made no noise as he shut the door back and then sat on the bed beside the little girl.


    In the past three days of staying with her, he had felt a certain connection to her, something he had first put off as him being grateful to her, however, even after he had given them the house, and even sent her more than she had demanded, he was reluctant to part with her.


    Rong Yue who was deep sleep, suddenly stirred as a frown crossed those perfect features while drawing her brows together.


    Almost instinctivel, Qin Yichen raised his hand and used it to smoothen the frown between her brows very gently. However, instead of relieving her, Rong Yue frowned harder.


    ¡°Yang¡¯er don¡¯t do this!¡± She murmured as she turned in her sleep making the covers fall down slightly from her body.


    Since she hadn¡¯t been nning to sleep off, she had worn a very simple dress that had low neck line, the dress had at some point slipped below her neck and now revealed her white milky skin and a little cleavage to Qin Yichen whose ears reddened immediately.


    For someone that had practiced total abstinence for more than twenty five years, his reaction to her was extreme as he immediately felt his lower body react to the beauty in front of him.


    ¡°Yang¡¯er! They would kill me!¡± She screamed and then woke up with startle. Her reaction had however made Qin Yichen who had been watching her frown slighty.


    ¡°Yang¡¯er?¡± He murmured as he wondered what she could have seen that had made her act that extreme.


    ¡°What are you doing here?¡± Yong Yue asked, pushing her nightmare to one side as she looked at Qin Yichen with caution and apprehension.


    ¡°I brought the contract over, I just got here and heard you call for me.¡± Qin Yichen replied shamelessly.


    ¡°What¡¯s your name?¡± She asked curiously while eyeing him suspiciously. She didn¡¯t know his name so it was impossible that she was calling his name, the only way it was possible was if he had a name simr to Tong Yang¡¯er name.


    ¡°Qin Yichen.¡±


    ¡°Qin Yichen?¡± She felt like this was a name she was quite familiar with and yet couldn¡¯t remember where she had heard it from.


    ¡°Hmmm.¡±


    ¡°What do you mean by that, I don¡¯t know your name neither does your name sound like the witch I was seeing in my dream.¡± She scoffed shooting him a disdainful look at catching him lying.


    ¡°You were probably being told my name by that witch.¡± Qin Yichen replied shamelessly, his face devoid of any emotion which made it seem like he was speaking nothing but the truth.


    ¡°Have you brought the contract papers over?¡± Yong Yue asked, changing the conversation.


    Qin Yichen nodded and then passed her the brown envelope that he had dropped on the bed just now.


    Silence descended in the room, both of their breaths forming a rhythmic pattern as Rong Yue read through the contract carefully.


    Since she was a fast reader and her brain was automatically scanning the document, she was done in less than fifteen minutes.


    However, as she wanted to stand up so she could sign it, she realized that she had been dressed in nothing more than a short dress that had evene down while she was sleeping. She pulled her dress up hurriedly along with the covers while shooting the man in front of her a re.


    ¡°Shameless!¡± She thought in her mind unable to say it with how the man was looking at the moment.


    ¡°Please leave the room, I¡¯ll be with you in a moment.¡±


    Qin Yichen nodded and then stood up while the corners of his lips raised up. He had no intention of staying while she stood up, after all, he had proper upbringing. But seeing how the girl who was usually so fierce and sly be flushed and embarrassed had been quite pleasing to see.


    As soon as he left, Rong Yue hurriedly wore morefortable clothes and found a pen from her school bag that was hanging beside her dressing table.


    One had to admit that the people that worked with Qin z Yichen were all experts.


    They had been able to make her room look youthful and at the same time still have elements of someone that wasing out of their youthfulness making it suit her perfectly.


    While they signed the contract, the school was in another state entirely.

 Chapter 23

    23 Chapter Twenty Three: Leaving


    ¡°What happened?¡±


    Most of the students were unwilling to take such an exnation from the both of them and since Tong Yang had no need to direct the driver anymore, she had entered the back with the other students.


    ¡°Are you sure you remember the address, this is quite some ce.¡± One of the female students that had apanied them said while scrunching her nose at the dirty and wet environment.


    One had to know that most of them were extremely privileged kids and would usually have no reason to be in ce like this normally.


    Seeing that her unclear words had the exact reaction she wanted, Tong Yang sighed as she shrugged.


    ¡°I¡¯m not sure exactly but that Auntie said some rich guy had helped Rong Yue pack out of their house.¡±


    ¡°Rich guy?¡±


    ¡°Is she being kept?¡± Another person interjected immediately, their ears working on overdrive.


    ¡°I don¡¯t think Rong Yue is like that, even though she doesn¡¯t have money to even survive and I have to loan her some mostly, she has never resorted to that and would always work hard.¡± She said softly, her voice carrying some hint of hesitation.


    .....


    ¡°Although, I have to say that, she hasn¡¯t really asked me for money this month, I don¡¯t know how she¡¯s surviving.¡± Tong Yang added and if the bus wasn¡¯t that quiet, a lot of people would have missed it, but with how everyone was paying attention, it was hard for their mind to not run wild.


    She was extremely poor and always needed money, now all of a sudden, she didn¡¯t need money again and even moved out of their shabby house, it was indeed difficult to not think wild with a situation like that.


    ¡°Perhaps, she finally found a family member, didn¡¯t you say that it¡¯s just mother and daughter before?¡± Sun Li, one of the female ssmates said as she looked at Tong Yang dubiously.


    She was one of those people that couldn¡¯t be deceived by Tong Yang¡¯s act, also, she personally felt like Rong Yue didn¡¯t look like someone that would sumb to something like that making her speak out in her support.


    Although Sun Li was not one of the top students, she was from a respectable military family and quite the number of people respected her. Also, she was someone with high moral standards so her words was able to carry some weight.


    After she said so, many people stopped specting aloud, however, not many of them had ditched the idea of Rong Yue being kept, after all, with a face as attractive as that, it was hard for sessful men to note after her.


    And so even though they didn¡¯t say it in the bus anymore, with Tong Yang¡¯s arrangement, as soon as they returned to school, several news was spread around and even some news carrying pages also participated in carrying around the news of Rong Yue being a kept woman.


    As for the woman that was being talked about, she and her mother had just eaten an early lunch with Qin Yichen who was leaving for the capital and since his cooking was really good, when he had demanded that they ate a food together, she had immediately pushed the responsibility of cooking to the young master.


    ¡°Would you being back here again?¡± Rong Xia asked as she packed up some of the dishes that were already empty. One had to admit that as long as it was Qin Yichen¡¯s cooking, Rong Yue¡¯s appetite was really scary.


    She had taken close to three servings of all the food he had made without taking a pause.


    ¡°Qin Yichen nced at the young girl that was still engrossed in her mealpletely, the corners of his lips raising while a doting look crossed his eyes.


    ¡°Hmmm, we don¡¯t have many businesses here and since City A is only just developing, we are nning to make use of that opportunity.¡±


    Rong Xia nodded in understanding.


    ¡°When next youe, we would be sure to treat you to a meal also.¡± She said and then went into the kitchen leaving the two on the table.


    ¡°Little girl, I have sent the money for your help over to you, after now, I don¡¯t owe and perhaps, when next you meet me, you would be the one owing me.¡± He said with a knowing look and Rong Yue finally looked up from her meal.


    ¡°Tch, why would I owe you, besides, do you think the debt of life is something that can be easily paid off?¡± She asked with a huff, dropping her chopping sticks so she could re at him.


    ¡°If in the future, I realize that your life is worth much more than you have paid, then you still owe me some more money.¡± She argued shamelessly.


    She had really suffered in the past life and since she had only asked after meeting him, she had demanded only little.


    Now that she was re-evaluating him, considering this house and his aura, she felt like she had really charged him too little.


    Qin Yichen chuckled as he looked at her scheming expression.


    ¡°You only had that one chance, if you had charged any amount, I would have paid you regardless.¡± He said, eyes swirling with mirth.


    Rong Yue kissed her teeth gently and then went back to her meal.


    As he was eating, Rong Xia came from her room.


    ¡°I made you this healing salve, you can use it on your wounds so they can healpletely while you are away.¡± Rong Xia said handing a small bottle over to him.


    Qin Yichen collected it and thanked her. He had been reluctant to ask for it, after all, he felt like a recipe that could allow his wounds to start scabbing in three days was something that would be precious to the both of them and thus didn¡¯t want to cross boundaries.


    ¡°Thank you.¡± He said politely as he kept it in his side pocket.


    After talking with them for a while more, he went to where Yong Yue was seated still eating.


    ¡°Take care, little girl.¡± He said as he pressed a quick kiss to her forehead, his eyes swirling with unwillingness to leave her alone.

 Chapter 24

    24 Chapter Twenty Four: Doting Love


    For someone that had deeply loved in her past life, loved until the point where she had done everything for someone¡¯s else man while thinking he was hers, Rong Yue was determined to stay off men in this life, yet, she couldn¡¯t help the thumping in her heart as she watched the man with his broad and aloof shoulders walk out of those doors.


    She even felt a little reluctance at seeing him go which had her shaking her head furiously. On the other hand, Rong Xia smiled a little at the interaction of the two.


    It was almost like an old couple that were parting, however, one had to know that Rong Yue looked really youthful and looked like she wasn¡¯t eighteen yet, while Qin Yichen who was only twenty five exuded a mature aura that Rong Xia felt should only be found in men who were in their thirties thus making her unsure of his age.


    However, one thing she was certain was, the man was too old for her daughter!


    A rtionship like that would probably have her daughter bullied.


    Rong Yue stood up after eating and was surprised to see her mom frozen over and lost in thought.


    ¡°Mom, what are you thinking about?¡± Rong Yue asked while her mind was also trying toe up with answers.


    ¡°Just now, you both gave me the feeling of being a couple and it had me worried because of the age gap between you both.¡± Unlike normal adults that would try to hide their thoughts, Rong Xia was different and since it was even her daughter, she spoke things as she thought it.


    Rong Yue burst outughing even as her face med a little, she had just gotten over the weird feeling of missing him that she felt just now.


    .....


    She didn¡¯t expect that her mother would bring up something like this right after.


    ¡°You are overthinking, we might never meet again. Also, I have ways of making lots of money now and we might move out before anything.¡± Without waiting for her mother¡¯s reply, she rushed out of the living room to drop her tes.


    As soon as she entered the kitchen, she took huge gulps of water and breaths to calm herself and then patted her cheeks with her wet palms.


    ¡°Whew! Can¡¯t believe that mother would see that ruffian as someone that I can be a couple with.¡± She said and then tutted as she remembered how he had been unwilling to just allow her hold him up to a debt.


    As she had a free day, she picked up her phone immediately she entered the room, wanting to see if the order that was supposed toe today had arrived already.


    Yet, the first notification she saw had her eyes bulging widely.


    ¡°Ehh? 10 million?¡± She eximed shocked at the numbers. To be sure her eyes weren¡¯t ying tricks on her, she opened her ount and saw that she already had a total sum of 15 million truly.


    Although it wasn¡¯t an astronomical figure, to get, that was a lot and she really just wanted to call the man and ask him if he had made a mistake.


    It was very possible it was a mistake, after all, she had asked for one million, he could have added one zero by mistake. Thinking up to this point, she decided to call him to let him know he had made a mistake.


    However, she realized he had not left his number at all!


    Even worse, he had brought only one copy of the contract and even took it with him.


    Could there be any more annoying man?


    She finally gave up and sat down on the bed.


    ¡°Humph! I had asked him to owe himter in the future and he had refused, who would have imagined that he would make such a mistake.¡± She murmured while grinning at herself.


    ¡°In this life, even the heavens are on my team!¡± She added happily before finally going to check the orders.


    As for how she had fifteen million, she had gotten four million from master Wang Shu while she had gotten one million from doing several jobs online in the past days while staying in Auntie Su¡¯s store.


    ¡°Master, half of the items have been delivered to the store, some are on the way and from my tracking, they would be there in about an hour or two, as for onest time, it had only just left but I made the seller use an express delivery and added to the money, hopefully, it gets here soon too.¡± Little Loli replied and Rong Yue nodded satisfied.


    With this type of robot that had it¡¯s independent server and operating system (OS) she didn¡¯t really have to worry about a lot of things.


    ¡°Well done, I would prepare to go there now, maybe I¡¯ll go and do some grocery shopping with mother first before heading over.¡± As she talked, she opened her notes and started a list of things she needed to get, she also needed to get some basic tools that she would use to build the automated shop assistant.


    ¡°Mother, let¡¯s go and get groceries for the house, I have some free time today and would not have time after this.¡± Rong Yue told her mother who was currently knitting.


    ¡°Hmmm, see this dress I¡¯m making for you, when I finish it, you can wear it on hot days so that you don¡¯t get too hot.¡± Her mother said in a doting tone and as much as Rong Yue wanted to tell her that there was enough money to buy dresses and even knitted ones, the most important thing was the emotion and care behind the dress.


    For someone that had gone about five years without this mother, she wanted as much feeling as she could get from her mother.


    ¡°We can buy jackets so you make matching ones for the both of us.¡± She suggested and helped her mother pack the threads and her knitting pins aside.

 Chapter 25

    25 Chapter Twenty Five: Look What The Dump Dragged in


    As soon as they arrived outside, a car pulled up in front of the house while Rong Yue noted that all through passing through the lobby, they had seemed like the only ones living here.


    For such a huge structure, that was weird.


    ¡°I¡¯m the estate driver, since you both don¡¯t have a car here, I¡¯ll take you to the city anytime you need.¡± The middle aged man that stepped out of the car exined and Rong Yue nodded while praising the owners of the building in her mind.


    With how they made everything convenient, it ought to be full by now.


    ¡°Why does it seem like people aren¡¯t living here?¡± She asked him the moment he started the car. She and her mother sat down at the back seat together.


    ¡°It¡¯s only being recentlypleted and the owner of the house has yet to decide what pricing he would be putting it up for.¡± The driver said but in his mind, he knew that their young master had the intention of making this building somewhere that the people working under him could put their family.


    However, he was still contemting which had made the whole team stationed here surprised when they had to prepare the boss¡¯s house itself for the two women.


    Many of them had contemted on who could own the house for so many hours all day.


    After all, if it was only the young girl, with her stunning looks, it would be easy to believe that their boss who had earned a title of being a monk or homosexual back in the capital had finally taken interest in someone here.


    .....


    But with the mother with her, it made the matter even more difficult to understand.


    For the sake of his co-workers, the driver decided that he was going to be the one to help them find answers.


    ¡°The house you are staying in belongs to your uncle?¡± The driver asked, his expression neutral while he didn¡¯t move his eyes away from the road.


    If it were any normal person, they would have fallen for this trick and blurted out what he wanted to hear, but someone that had lived two lives and was even a genuis like Rong Yue, she was able to catch that he was fishing for information quite quickly.


    ¡°No, he¡¯s just someone I know.¡± She replied simply and then raised her head up so that her eyes met with the driver own in the rearview mirror.


    The man almost felt like cursing out loud. It was bad enough that her answer was as useless as fart.


    But she had even met eyes with him through the rearview mirror. Even worse, she had sent him a warning re!


    He had to use all the restraint in him to keep holding on to the steering without making the car swerve.


    ¡°Okay. That¡¯s great.¡± He said in a clipped tone.


    Ring Yue on the other hand was having fun and was even resisting the urge tough out loud.


    She could see the dissatisfaction and frustration on the man¡¯s face but it wasn¡¯t her business.


    Original, she had thought that they would have to leave the whole Pine wood estate to get something but as they were driving past, she saw a grocery store that lookedrge enough to have all they would be needing.


    ¡°You can just stop here, we were originally just looking for where to get some groceries.¡± She told the driver politely and the man nodded and turned into the bigplex.


    As expected of the pinewood estate, just the grocery store for the estate was exceedingly huge and even had so many high end cars parked there.


    ¡°The residential area here is little, however there are very high end stores here and other things so people who book appointments from these ces can get a pass to enter the estate for a certain amount of time as given by the person they want to see.


    After that, they would have to pay a fine or get arrested when they areing out.¡± The driver exined and Rong Yue nodded in understanding.


    She had originally felt like maybe the news she had heard about here was false, after all, many of her ssmates couldn¡¯t even afford to stay here and many of them always talked about how expensive it was to live here.


    ¡°Since you are still within the estate, I would wait here for you both.¡± Driver Yu said Rong Yue thanked him politely as they got down.


    Although it was probably in his work description, she put it at the back of his mind to get him something while they were shopping.


    ¡°The items here would be a lot more expensive than a regr market, do you think we should buy the things we need here?¡± Rong Xia asked worriedly.


    Seeing that her mother had yet to believe that she had enough money, Rong Yue decided that she should use Qin Yichen as a cover instead. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, that young master had sent the money I demanded from him.¡±


    ¡°He has? That¡¯s good.¡± Rong Xia said excitedly, her tonecking any restraint of an adult.


    ¡°Hmmm.¡±


    ¡°But that money should be kept for when you go to college, you might even be able to go to a better one than the one that Tong Yang rmended.¡±


    Even though she didn¡¯t see through Tong Yang, Rong Xia felt like her daughter going to a less quality school was because they were poor and thus believed that since they had money, she should pick a better one.


    After all, she wanted the best for her daughter.


    ¡°Hmmm, I¡¯m working on it, I n to go to the capital for my schooling.¡± Rong Yue told her mother who then nodded and didn¡¯t argue anymore.


    Just as they were about to enter the shopping mall, an oddly familiar voice rang behind them.


    ¡°Look what the dump dragged in.¡± Someone said behind them while throwing something at Rong Xia who yelped out softly in pain.

 Chapter 26

    26 Shopping With Her Mother


    Rong Yue¡¯s expression darkened immediately as she used her hand to support her mother.


    She turned to look at who it was and saw three young girls who looked like they should be in their early twenties. At this age, they were already so evil.


    Seeing how attractive Rong Yue and Rong Xia were after they turned, the girls expressions became even more sullen. At first, they had only felt that with how shabby they were dressed, they didn¡¯t want to enter the ce they had worked so hard to enter with these kind of people.


    ¡°Was that a mistake?¡± Rong Yue asked, hoping to give them a chance at salvation but the girl that was leading the way scoffed.


    ¡°What mistake? We are clearly telling the both of you to get out of the way. This isn¡¯t somewhere you should be.¡± As she responded, she squared her shoulders and then dusted her clothes dramatically.


    ¡°On whose qualifications? I don¡¯t seem to see the security stopping us. It shouldn¡¯t be your turn to do that right?¡± She asked with a piercing re.


    Somehow, even though they looked down at her, the three girls could not help but feel suppressed under Yong Yue¡¯s gaze and stepped back slightly.


    ¡°You should not go around thinking you are more than what you are.¡± She warned and then pulled her mom with her and left.


    Since the small stone they had thrown had only brushed the clothed part of her hand, there was no trouble and Rong Yue didn¡¯t want to cause a scene here, especially since she was with her mother whom she wanted to have only happy moments.


    .....


    ¡°Many people are like that in recent times, don¡¯t bother about something little like that.¡± She told her mother while making a mental note to order new dresses for the both of them.


    After that little scruffle, they didn¡¯t have any hitch anymore the whole time they shopped and while her mother was more hesitant, Rong Yue unleashed the inner wastrel in her and bought so many things that the store¡¯s staff had to get people to help them carry it out to the car.


    ¡°Mom, let¡¯s get some clothes.¡± She said after making sure the groceries were loaded in the car.


    ¡°We have spent so much already Yue¡¯er, it¡¯s okay if we manage now, your future¡¯s the most important.¡± Like always, her mother refused but was no match for her daughter¡¯s convincing.


    When they entered the first clothing store, the staffs and store assistant had a slight change in their appearance.


    In truth, there was nothing wrong with the clothes the mother and daughter had worn, they were clean andfortable clothes that normal people wore to rx in their house.


    However, most of these high end stores were used to seeing their customerse in dressed in luxury and so seeing someone dressed like this, they felt a certain type of way.


    On the other hand, Rong Yue had been known as the golden finger in her past life, even though no one had known she was the face behind the name, she had been respected worldwide with her designs and sometimes, she had satisfied the urge to reveal herself by walking the runway in her dresses.


    Simple stores like this didn¡¯t have anything to really suit her taste buds but she just felt getting some few ones to wear out for the both of them wasn¡¯t a bad idea.


    Ignoring the looks, she and her mother walked inside the store, she looked around as they walked and decided that she didn¡¯t really see what she wanted from the first section and was about to enter the second section.


    ¡°Young miss, I¡¯m not sure you can enter our second section.¡± One of the store assistant walked up to them. Her face was devoid of any disrespect, however, her bodynguage was enough to say all she wanted to say.


    ¡°In there, any item picked and tried on has to be bought as they are our exclusive items, if you want to look around, it¡¯s okay to look around in the first section already.¡± She added.


    Rong Yue rolled her eyes internally as she wondered why people ended up acting the same way when they felt people didn¡¯t measure up to some criteria they had in their mind.


    ¡°Leave the way.¡± She said simply acting like she hadn¡¯t heard a word the woman said.


    The store assistant sneered as she looked at them and then moved away. In her mind, she was ready for them to act out of hand and get detained.


    As for Rong Xia, her mind had been unable to pick most of happened, especially since the girl had kept a very straight expression all through.


    ¡°Hmmm, mother, the dresses here are a lot better and they seem to have styles that would really suit you.¡± Rong Yue said excitedly and walked to a rack that had dresses for elderly women.


    Rong Xia was still in her early thirties and so the dresses for her age group were a lot more sophisticated and free willed than that of Rong Yue.


    But since she didn¡¯t think she had anywhere she was going to, she made Rong Yue stop at just a few dresses.


    After shopping to her heart content, Rong Yue was finally ready to pay. The whole time, the assistant had been following them and even noticed that Rong Yue didn¡¯t check the price tag neither did the other woman check.


    She was eagerly waiting for them to be surprised after all, most of the dresses there cost about her month payment and she still even looked like she lived a better life than this two.


    The assistant was bound to be disappointed as Rong Yue brought out the card that the bank had recently sent to her and made payment for everything.


    Not just the assistant, even the store workers that had been murmuring and slightly watching their every action were shocked that they were able to cover it conveniently.


    ¡°I wish we had the man¡¯s number, it¡¯s such a chore to walk down there again.¡± Rong Yueined as she looked at the car that was still parked in front of the grocery store.


    Pitying her daughter, Rong Xia spoke up, ¡°let me have him drive here, you can stay here with the bags.¡± She suggested and the exhausted Rong Yue nodded, there wasn¡¯t much that couldn¡¯t happen, also, she was watching her from here.


    ¡°Young Miss, forgive me for earlier.¡± The store assistant ran towards her panting while she was carrying a small paper bag.


    ¡°Usually, a lot of peoplee in here just to take pictures and upload and don¡¯t end up buying, sometimes, they even reduce the clothes quality by wearing for too long.¡± The girl exined with a solemn expression.


    Rong Yue was surprised that she could own up to her mistake that easily.


    ¡°We give our premium clients a card to shop as VIP customers in any of our branches, although you haven¡¯t spent an amount that qualifies for that, you can take this as an apology from me.¡± She said as she bent her head slightly in apology again.


    As soon as she pushed the bag in Rong Yue¡¯s hands, she ran back inside.


    Rong Yue shrugged and kept the bag in one of the shopping bags before using her eyes to search for her mother again.

 Chapter 27

    27 Little Girl... I sure hope you are missing me


    After her mother and driver came, the both of them went back home. However, Yong Yue was unable to help her mother arrange the stuffs and had to rush to Auntie Su¡¯s store.


    Little Loli already informed her that all the items she ordered was around.


    ¡°You are here too early. Is anything the matter?¡± Auntie Su asked with a frown.


    ¡°Hmmm, a rtive helped me and mother move so I skipped school today, I felt like I could juste here and help you out.¡±


    ¡°You are such a good girl.¡± Auntie Su said with a soft smile and then stood up from the cashiers seat.


    ¡°By the way, some items came here for you, they are quite odd but since they mentioned your name, I signed off for them.¡± She pointed to a pile of bags in one corner of the room and Rong Yue nodded.


    ¡°You can seat there, I want to organize the orders and use them to do something here.¡± She said vaguely as she moved the orders to the back of the store.


    As someone that was easy going, Auntie Su didn¡¯t mind and just went by her own things.


    The setting up of the automated cash system wasn¡¯t difficult. And the only thing she wanted to do was make sure that the one for the store was able to connect to all the items in the store.


    .....


    That way, anytime she got stock, Auntie Su would be able to just scan it and enter the amount of the goods that came in with it.


    ***


    While she was busy setting things up, a certain man on the way to the capital suddenly looked at a random picture he had taken.


    Since he had gotten the phone back in city A, that was the first picture on the phone. And it was a picture of Rong Yue while she was eating.


    His Assitant and body guard who hade to pick him up was about to report a need when he saw his boss staring at a picture.


    His eyes widened like he had just witness a murder scene.


    The boss was looking at a girl. For future references, Lu Han hurriedly bent so he could get a clear view of the girl. Unfortunately for him, the boss sensed his presence and looked up.


    ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡± He asked coldly and turned the screen of the phone off at the same time.


    ¡°Errr, first master said he was trying to reach you and couldn¡¯t, he asked me to tell you toe home directly.¡± Lu Han managed to report without stuttering however, the entire back of his office shirt was already wet with how scared he was from the cold reing from his boss.


    ¡°That side already knows?¡± Qin Yichen asked coldly, a thoughtful look crossing his features.


    ¡°It¡¯s very possible, the Y team only just found the mole with them today, it¡¯s possible that they have gotten information of you being alive before then.¡±


    ¡°Okay, prepare everything.¡±


    ¡°Also, you don¡¯t have to follow me, go to work and start prepping the teams that would be involved in the project.¡±


    No matter what, he was very certain that he was going to being back to A city soon and since they had an important project, it was better he found people that would be responsible for it.


    ¡°Okay sir.¡± Lu Han said and then turned to go back to his seat in the flight.


    Qin Yichen on the other hand stared at the picture for some more time before taking it away and getting back to work.


    Although he¡¯s had several women try to get close to him, he had had never met anyone like Rong Yue.


    To someone like him, she was a breath of fresh air, yet, she had even more outstanding features than all of those girls he had met in the capital.


    ¡°Little girl... I sure hope you would be missing me.¡± He murmured, a shadow of a smile gleaming in his eyes while the corners of his lips were raised in happiness.


    If Lu Han was here at this moment, he would probably have his soul shocked out of his body at that expression his boss had on.


    On the hand, Rong Yue that was about fifty percent done with her construction suddenly sneezed twice and then frowned in dissatisfaction.


    ¡°Humph! Must be that little witch Tong Yang that¡¯s talking about me!¡± She grumbled.


    After that, she went about her work and finallypleted the scanner.


    Since it was evening already, Auntie Su was just about to ask what she was busy with since she would need to get to her other job in a while.


    ¡°Rong Yue, is anything the matter?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ming out now, I was doing a little thing here.¡± Rong Yue¡¯s muffled voice rang out and Auntie Su helped her hold the door open as she saw her carrying a slightly big box with her.


    ¡°What¡¯s that?¡± She asked curiously while Rong Yue just smiled.


    ¡°This box is supposed to help you scan all your flowers and vases so that no matter who you hire, they won¡¯t be able to steal anything from you.¡± She started.


    Before she could continue, Auntie Su interrupted.


    ¡°You are such a good girl, but since most of these flowers and nts don¡¯t have a code, it¡¯s almost impossible to keep track.¡± She said with a downcast expression, clearly, she had thought of it also.


    ¡°Hmmm, that¡¯s why I modified it. This one works by taking a picture and identifying what nts it is. You enter the number you have in stock. Now if anyone wants to buy, I have made it a two way thing so that no receipt can be generated without it.¡± As she exined, she pulled out a small chord and plugged it to the pos for the store.


    ¡°So now, when it scans the outgoing goods, it automatically deducts from the number in the store and also send a receipt out. This way, it gives total information of products sold and money that has entered into your store¡¯s purse.¡±


    As she heard nothing from Auntie Su, she looked up from the set up she was doing and saw that she had frozen over with shock while her eyes were gleaming with tears.


    ¡°I always knew you were so intelligent, but to be this intelligent?¡± Auntie Su said out ofck of words and then pulled her into a hug.


    Before long, she taught her how it worked and then simply told her to go, since this was herst time managing the store, she could as well spend it on helping her take stock with the automated machine.


    That way, she would even be sure that it¡¯s working in perfect condition.

 Chapter 28

    28 Trouble at school


    Rong Yue woke up to the aroma from her mom¡¯s cooking, since they didn¡¯t have to manage ingredients, Rong Yue¡¯s mom had made them a feast the previous night when she got back from the store.


    ¡°Hmmm, this is the life I need.¡± She murmured happily as she skirted around the room like a real kitten. Although she wasn¡¯t anywhere near how much she had made in the previous life, she was a lot happier.


    Firstly, she knew she had everything to be great, there was no uncertainty for her. Also, she was certain that people like Tong Yang couldn¡¯t harm her in this life.


    ¡°Little Loli, set a reminder to take my mother for a check up at the best hospital next week.¡± She told the robotic system as she undressed.


    Unlike yesterday, she didn¡¯t have a off day but she had every intention to talk to their hall master on not having to bear with evening sses at all, times like that needed to be used on making money not on studying what she could recite while sleeping.


    Before long, she was all dressed and ready for school and joined her mother for breakfast.


    After being spoiled silly by Qin Yichen¡¯s cooking, her mother¡¯s cooking was nice but not enough to have her overeat and so she was done with breakfast in minutes.


    ¡°Yue¡¯er, since there¡¯s more food at home, I packed you some lunch box so that you can study without worries now.¡± Her mother said gently, standing up to pick up the box in the kitchen.


    Rong Yue smiled happily and then pulled her mom in for a hug. Yesterday, when she had requested to add the box to their cart, she had almost guessed what her mother¡¯s thoughts were.


    .....


    However, since they were simple and very conservative, she had agreed without anything.


    ¡°Make sure you don¡¯t open the door for anyone okay? Also you can turn on the TV the way I have thought you.¡± Rong Yue reminded her like a fuzzy mom as she made her way out of the house.


    Just like she had thought, Driver Yu was already waiting for her downstairs.


    ¡°Are you always parked here or it¡¯s just coincidental that you are always here when Ie out?¡± She asked after a quick morning greeting making the middle aged manugh out.


    ¡°You are mistaken, there¡¯s a light thates on the moment you step out of the elevator outside here where the cars are parked. Since there¡¯s just this upied house, I know that it¡¯s you and know you don¡¯t have a car.¡± He exined making all of her fears and worries fade away just like that.


    The ride to the school was short since the young master Qin had already considered the distance to the school while picking the house. And for Rong Yue, this was a better option to her having to get a car when she wasn¡¯t sure she would be here for long.


    As soon as she entered school, the first thing Rong Yue noticed was the odd looks she was getting from her ssmates.


    For someone that was harmed with the events and things from the past life, the first thing she always did was try to see if there was something she was forgetting when she felt significant things happening and so like that, today, the first thing she did was she search her mind to see if anything had happened.


    Aftering up with nothing, she sighed and squared her shoulders.


    ¡®I didn¡¯t just live two lives for nothing, any challenge thates up, we face it head on.¡¯ She murmured and walked towards the ss.


    The reaction of the students when she entered the ssroom was all she needed to know that something had happened in just that one day of being absent.


    Unfortunately, she was not in the school tform and it was toote to cry over spilled milk.


    ¡°Ah! Yue¡¯er, you came today.¡± Tong Yang eximed in mock concern as she shot up from her seat so she could hug her best friend.


    ¡°Did you think I wasn¡¯ting? I took a leave from school to move houses yesterday and I informed the teacher also.¡± She said shooting a quizzical look at her.


    ¡°You did?¡± As she talked, she gave her a suspicious look that matched half of the students expressions.


    ¡°Student Yue, we were rmed when Miss Tong made us think that you being absent meant something was wrong and so under her guidance, we made a visit to your old ce yesterday....¡± Wu Hao, the ss president and the young man who had helped her previously interrupted.


    With the way he put it, he arranged the picture in a way that many students hadn¡¯t seen.


    Truly, being absent from school for one day wasn¡¯t a problem. More importantly, it wasn¡¯t like the teacher had asked where she was which meant that she had taken proper permission from the school and yet, all of them had entered a bus just to check her under Tong Yang insistence.


    ¡°So it¡¯s like that!¡± Rong Yue said while she shot Tong Yang a sharp nce.


    ¡°Student Tong Yang must have been really shocked. To have been willing to take you all on the arduous trip to where I used to live over a day¡¯s absence.¡± As she said that, she bowed her head slightly.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry for the trouble and inconvenience I have caused you all. Thank you for your love and care.¡± She said simply and then went to her seat.


    A lot of the students were shocked speechless. Although they all knew she was a schrship student, she had a certain air of aloofness that even some of the rich kids didn¡¯t have and because she had to split her time in between; work, school and painting, she barely had time to bond with all the students in her ss.


    Now that they saw her apologize so sincerely, some of them felt like they could understand her plight.


    ¡°Now that I think about it, there was really no need for you guys going over.¡± One of the students that had stayed back said.


    It was after all, always easier to criticize a crime that one wasn¡¯t involved in.


    ¡°Humph! Still doesn¡¯t change what we found out when we went there.¡± Another student countered.


    ¡°Congrattions on your house moving, would you be doing some house warming?¡± One of the students asked making the already loud ss be silent immediately.


    ¡°About this, it¡¯s not a new ce and one of our family friends suddenly has to make a trip out of the country for about a year and since his rent is still new, he asked us to stay there and in that way, we can also be the housekeepers till he gets back.¡± She exined with hesitation.


    ¡°If you all want toe, it¡¯s still fine, however, I think it would be rude to have more than five people in a house that doesn¡¯t belong to my family.¡±


    ¡°Student Rong is being too polite, this isn¡¯t something that we used to do and there¡¯s no need to have us over to your house and it¡¯s good you found someone willing to do that for you, your previous house was really quite pitiful.¡± Although he didn¡¯t want to say, after all, this was the girl he had taken a liking to but in this situation, it was more about helping her and less of getting in her good books.


    Most of the sensible students nodded in agreement while some acted like they still didn¡¯t agree with what was happening. However, they could force her to invite them over.


    Just as Tong Yang was about to say something to save her face, the teacher for their first subject came in making everyone rush to return to their seats.


    As for Rong Yue, she smiled to herself gently while acting like she didn¡¯t notice the look that Tong Yang was shooting her way. To her, there was no need to pretend anymore and she was determined to tear off the facade at any time.


    Having to pretend to be interested in someone she disliked was after all very exhausting.


    On the other hand, Tong Yang¡¯s mind was full with all sorts of evil thoughts. She had hoped that this incident would act as a buffer to Rong Yue¡¯s reputation. After all, her good reputation was one of the reason why she was well suitable for the award of the school Belle.


    If she was able to make people think that Rong Yue was some girl that sold her body, she would have lesspetition.


    While she was lost in her thoughts, her phone that was clenched tightly in her fist vibrated jolting her from her thoughts. As she looked down, she saw a message from an unknown number.


    The message was very simple, yet, it made Tong Yang¡¯s face brighten up like the sun of a new day.


    ¡°Send a message to her now, she would go with you to switch out the candidate position.¡±


    She guessed that this was the man she met the day before and hurriedly saved his number.


    After doing that, she sent the girl from yesterday another message.


    Originally, she had approached her politely but seeing as the girl had refused, she had already developed some little dislike for her. Now that she had some backing, she had no intention to talk to the girl respectfully at all.


    ¡°Meet me at the administrative office as soon as it¡¯s lunch break¡± she typed and sent, her face full with a satisfied smile.


    After seeing the girl¡¯s positive reply, she nodded her head and went back to focusing on the ss. For someone like her that liked to y dirty, she was very sure that the man must have something over this girl to make him tell her to go to her confidently and so she wasn¡¯t scared that things would go out of n.


    ¡°Rong Yue, just wait till I bring you down from your high horse!¡±

 Chapter 29

    29 Sun Li- A new Friend


    The whole time, Rong Yue already sensed that something was going on with Tong Yang but didn¡¯t say anything, it wasn¡¯t something that was difficult for someone of her strength to figure out.


    In fact, she could have little Loli ess the data base immediately and get things sorted but she was someone that had worked hard for a lot of things in her past life. She also understood that if she wanted to grow, she couldn¡¯t get dependent and let the system be taking over from her.


    With this thought process, she already made up her mind to not use the system unless it was really necessary.


    sses soon ended and she watched as Tong Yang rushed out of the ss as soon as it was time for break.


    Wu Hao on the other side upied the seat almost immediately.


    ¡°Please put your number here so that I can reach you for emergencies.¡± Although he had other thoughts, as the young master of the Wu family, everything he did was being passed on to his mother and father and thus, he had to be careful of his every action.


    Even worse was that the rosy young master position people thought he had was only a facade, at eighteen, he already lived a life where he was always looking over his shoulders to be sure there was no one standing there with a knife.


    ¡°Thank you for earlier.¡± Rong Yue said to him, her voice sincere and soft which made the young boy smile, a weight lifting from his shoulders.


    She took his phone and kept her number there before handing it back to him.


    .....


    At the same time, she opened her phone and went to the school portal so that she could join the school¡¯s forum. Unlike other times when she had nothing to eat, Rong Yue went to the cafeteria with her lunch box in good strides.


    Since she already had her meal, she didn¡¯t have to wait in line like most students and just found a corner to eat her food. She had barely eaten two mouthfuls when she felt a shadow of a person fall from above to the table making her look up to see who it was.


    ¡°Hi, I¡¯m not sure you know me. I¡¯m Sun Li.¡± The girl said, her face bubbling with excitement.


    It had been a while since Rong Yue had met with genuine excitement and seeing it now made her feel a little weird, however, she smiled at the girl and watched as she took a seat beside her.


    ¡°I thought I was the only senior student that still had her family packing food for her, I think it¡¯s nice to have a partner at this.¡± Sun Li said as she opened her food pack.


    Rong Yue chuckled at her words and the little pout that had formed on the girl¡¯s face as she tried to see if she could remember her.


    She had been too busy in her past life that she had barely even had the time to pay attention to her ssmates.


    ¡°Are you sure that they don¡¯t want some food packs too? They just might want it.¡± She told her with a shrug and a kind smile.


    She didn¡¯t know about the others but it was the kind of thing that she had wanted badly back then.


    Unknowingly, the both of them ended up chatting about a lot of things while eating. Although they were from different family backgrounds. Rong Yue was familiar with ethics and knew just how to keep the conversation flowing while also not looking messy with her food.


    ¡°You are too intelligent to be in high school.¡± Sun Li sighed, eyes gleaming with praise and respect for the girl.


    For someone that had a house full with older siblings, she had quite some exposure and yet, she had to admit that the girl in front of her sounded more like her brothers than her ssmates.


    ¡°You view me too highly.¡± Rong Yue said politely as she used some kitchen towel to clean her mouth carefully.


    ¡°You see, initially, I came here to sit with you because I wanted to warn you about Tong Yang. Although my brothers advised me against it as they feel that you can¡¯t be too different from your friend, I kept feeling like something was wrong and that you had no idea that she was like this.¡± As she spoke, she reduced her voice and leaned in closer looking nothing like the other girls in the school that always cared about their posture and a lot of other things.


    ¡°But you see this morning, I was able to confirm that you are a really good person. Besides, to be able to have Wu Hao, that guy support you, I¡¯m sure that I wasn¡¯t wrong.¡± She told her and Rong Yue had to resist the urge tough at her really cute expressions.


    ¡°Thank you for the concern, I¡¯ll do my best to be careful.¡± She promised not wasting the girl¡¯s goodwill.


    ¡°Hmmm, to be honest, after talking with you, I don¡¯t think you would have any trouble at her. And if you do, you can always tell me, I have so many people to ask for help from.¡±


    Although she was offering more with her words, what really got Rong Yue was the genuine concern that was shining in her eyes and between her brows. It had been a while to see someone other than her mother, Auntie Su and the boy from the other day- Wu Hao be that concerned about her.


    The both of them stood up and walked to ss together discussing several matters and Sun Li expressed her displeasure with almost all the subjects within their short trips that had Rong Yue stunned.


    ¡°So what subjects do you like and do well in then?¡± She asked her while also trying to see if there was some subject she hadn¡¯t mentioned.


    ¡°None!¡± Sun Li replied shamelessly making Rong Yue burst out withughter, the melodious sound attracting the people around them.

 Chapter 30

    30 Really Can¡¯t Compete


    She had guessed from all their conversations that the little one was azy bummer that had no interest in studying. The whole time, she had been very excited when she mentioned cars and music.


    Other than those two areas, she really didn¡¯t spark up on anything.


    ¡°Even if you want to study cars, you would have to still have proper knowledge of physics and mathematics. Don¡¯t you think so?¡± Since it was someone she had a good feeling about, giving her some advice wasn¡¯t a big deal to Rong Yue.


    ¡°Studying is so difficult! At least Teacher Lu tries to break it down for us but it¡¯s so sad that I have to put all those numbers in my head.¡± She whined making Rong Yue chuckle.


    She also wondered how she had managed to get in their ss, after all, everyone knew that the first ss was based on grades even though it wasn¡¯t a clear distinction, when one looked at the overall students in the first ss, even their bottom students were better than the middle students in the second ss.


    Sun Li was also someone that was sensitive and was able to guess her thoughts.


    ¡°My grandfather would kill me if I fail so I cram everything before the exam that way, I still get manageable grades but I don¡¯t remember anything as soon as we are done with that exam.¡± She confessed and then ran a hand through her hair in exasperation.


    One could see that she had lived so much around men that she didn¡¯t care about the little things girls cared about.


    Like her hair, every normal girl would not intentionally run their hands through their hair just like that in public.


    .....


    The both of them kept on talking until they reached the ss and Rong Yue felt like she had made a friend.


    ¡°Where¡¯s your phone? I heard that you just got one.¡± Sun Li asked as they turned the hallway that led to their ssroom and Rong Yue passed her to phone and watched as the girl imputed her number and then dialed her immediately.


    ¡°Hmmm, this way I can disturb you anytime I want.¡± She said yfully even though she knew that the real reason was because she wanted to be able to contact her if anything was wrong.


    As the both of them entered, they whole ss felt like they had seen something they weren¡¯t supposed to see.


    Since they had sat at a corner in the cafeteria, no one had noticed this pair.


    Seeing the school belle and someone they considered a ruffian was a sight to behold as many wondered what could have brought them together.


    ¡°Errrr...Yue¡¯er, are you sure you won¡¯t let this girl corrupt you? She¡¯s not meant for girls.¡± One of the boys that Sun Li had beaten up in thest few days spoke up as he looked between the both of them.


    Seeing many people looking at them awkwardly. Sun Li felt awkward like as if she was poop and Rong Yue was a flower that had been ced on her.


    ¡°Really? She¡¯s quite lovely in my opinion. I enjoy herpany.¡± Rong Yue said sincerely as she smiled at the girl that was shooting res at those young masters.


    The moment she heard Rong Yue¡¯s words, her entire demeanor softened immediately as her face brightened with a bright smile.


    ¡°I just knew that you were different. Nothing like these blind bats.¡± She said sweetly and pulled her in for a hug. All these boys felt like they had been force fed poison for having to look at her acting all sweet.


    After their little drama. They both went to their seats. Seeing how happy Tong Yang was looking, Rong Yue didn¡¯t say anything and just smiled at her.


    Tong Yang on the other hand felt like she had something over her now. Like before, she had already made her mom prepare for her photoshoot before getting home.


    By tomorrow when the final list came out, she wanted to release her campaign pictures along with it.


    Although Rong Yue was a lot prettier than her, she felt like with makeup and a good photoshoot, she would be a lot more attractive that Rong Yue looked like on a regr day.


    ¡°Rong Yue, would you give me your new address? I would like to pay you a visit during the weekend.¡± Tong Yang said as she held on to her hand sweetly.


    ¡°I think it¡¯s better if Ie over instead. Don¡¯t you think? After all who knows what emergency mighte up again.¡± She said while shooting her a knowing nce.


    Under that knowing and strong gaze, Tong Yang¡¯s facade faded immediately and she felt embarrassed with a loss for words.


    ¡°Hmmmm, that¡¯s also very nice.¡± She finally said, nodding her head obediently.


    Some of the people that were watching the interaction had to resist the urge tough with how the two of them acted.


    ¡°I think that Rong Yue seems a little different. Although she has always had this aura and aloofness, everything about her seems sharper now. Or what do you think?¡± One of the girls in their ss pointed out and all of the people that were close to her took another look at Rong Yue again.


    ¡°I agree!¡±


    ¡°I think so, even more, before, no matter what that little witch did, she was always so bearing of it but it seems like now, she had gotten some awakening.¡±


    Their voices weren¡¯t low and the two friends who had now resorted to looking through their phones heard them very clearly.


    Tong Yang felt frustrated at that nickname she had been called.


    ¡®It¡¯s been so long... haven¡¯t they have enough time to forget it already.¡¯ She thought angrily as her free hand clenched tightly beside her.


    She had to carefully act and talk to bring down Rong Yue and even change her own reputation while anything Rong Yue did was perfect.


    She had even done everything carefully yesterday. Yet with just some words from the bitvh and the ss president, everything had fallen apart immediately.

 Chapter 31

    31 Missing The Little Girl


    As soon as Rong Yue finished from school, she went to the gadgets shop immediately. With the little Loli constantly checking, she had found several jobs in the ck market and also in the tech world that she could do but with no system, she had been unable to take them on.


    She also had a certainputer type that she wanted since the technology now wasn¡¯t what she wanted.


    If someone looked at it logically, Although she was highly intelligent and smart, her biggest advantage was that she was from the future.


    Even more so, she had also been someone that had shone in the future. With the capabilities and time advantage, she was almost invincible already.


    After finding the store she went to the other day to get her things, she immediately requested for the things she needed and then ordered several parts alongside it.


    ¡°This girl, although we want to make sales, we still have to let you know the truth. Most of these things you are buying do not have any connection with each other and would most likely end up as a waste for theputer you have bought.¡± The store attendant said as he looked at all the things they had piled up on the table.


    Originally, she had already ordered for the bestputer now in terms of work capacity unlike a lot of people that would go for brand name and design, he had already seen that she was someone that understood her stuffs.


    However, he was also certain that there was no way these things could work together.


    ¡°Errr... I don¡¯t intend to use them on theseputer, this is just something that my boss asked me to get in passing also.¡± She exined her face be a little flustered. Her act was so smooth that the store owner thought that he had embarrassed now.


    .....


    Now that he thought about it, she was only an high school student, there was no way she could even know about all these tools to the point of knowing their functions.


    Besides, some of the parts she had requested were things that only experts knew existed in a system.


    ¡°Forgive me for being nosy.¡± He said politely and then went to draw up her bill.


    Although, Rong Yue didn¡¯t support his behavior, since he had only acted to get her not to waste money, she didn¡¯t mind and so she paid for everything and went on her way.


    ****


    In the capital city,


    After the weing he had gotten, Qin Yichen was very aware that this was the other side calling war on their own side of the family.


    Yet, only people close to him understood that to him and his brother, the Qin corporation wasn¡¯t anything much. In fact, he was handling it more out of filial piety than out of interest.


    And so even when it looked like his position was being threatened, the young man was more interested in looking at his wallpaper.


    He had no idea what it was that made him unable to take his mind of the little girl.


    Was it her heroic saving?


    Or the little foxy girl always trying to win one over him.


    He even wondered if he had seen the money he sent. For someone like him that was worth billions, paying her one million for saving his life was a little too small and so he had deliberately added some amount it.


    He also didn¡¯t want to send too much so that she didn¡¯t start to feel dependent on him.


    After a while, he felt like he could no longer resist and picked his phone up.


    ¡°Lu San, how is it going over there?¡± He asked, his voice still monotone like always but anyone that was used to how he usually talked would understand that there was a slight edge to his voice that was usually not there normally.


    ¡°Nothing much, master, the youngdy went to a gadget store to get aputer and some different parts. From the receipt I got from the store, it¡¯s seems like there¡¯s no connection. However, I feel that if you look at it from another angle, there seems to be a more terrifying possibility.¡± Lu San replied.


    He was currently watching Rong Yue, who was strolling like she had no worries in this life while carrying a bulging school bag.


    Since he had no idea what rtionship she shared with his master, he was paying attention to her even more than an X- level mission. After all, this was a first for them.


    On the other side, his words had piqued Qin Yichen¡¯s interest.


    ¡°Hmmm, send me the list, I¡¯ll have a look.¡± He already knew that she wasn¡¯t a newbie with gadgets andputers. For anyone that could detect the presence of a tracker that was ced by those side, she was certainly not a nobody.


    For someone as cautious as him, he had found it weird that with her skills, she had noputer at home and had just gotten a phone after she met him.


    Where then did the knowledgee from.


    Also, the mother and daughter pair¡¯s look....


    He wasn¡¯t someone that was moved by beauty or appearance, in fact, he had seen so much of it that he didn¡¯t regard it as anything special anymore. Yet, even he had to admit that the little girl¡¯s look were astonishing.


    And so he had to send one of his B level men to check what was going on with her.


    It was also another way to kill two birds with one stone. If somehow, those other side discovered that she had helped him, they might find trouble with her so Lu San being there also met that he could rest easy.


    ¡°I¡¯ll send it now. Also, I would make a trip to the flower store to check things out as soon as she¡¯s safe at home.¡± Lu San added before ending the call.


    Qin Yichen looked at the list that Lu San had sent almost immediately carefully. It was no news that the second young master of the Qin family was an all round frightening genius.


    From technology to finance, to even things as simple as fashion, he knew how to navigate his way in those things more than the average person and while he had his personal strengths, his expertise on those areas was already enough to have people call him a master.


    One of his personal strengths was technology. If perhaps, Rong Yue didn¡¯t have the future on her side, it would have been hard to determine who woulde out top if they bothpeted on their knowledge.


    And so when he saw the list that Lu San had sent over, he also had that same thought that Lu San had. Yet, he didn¡¯t dare to be presumptuous.


    ¡°That should be impossible right? Or is she trying to test it out.¡± He murmured to himself lost in contemtion.


    As he was thinking, the door to his office barged open and a young man with hair dyed purple entered the office.


    ¡°Why won¡¯t you tell me that you have returned?¡± He asked in an attacking and questioning tone as he plopped down on the seat in front of Qin Yichen.


    ¡°Do I have to tell you when I know you would be here with no invitation in less than twenty four hours?¡± Qin Yichen asked with a scoff and then young man rolled his eyes.


    ¡°Someday, I won¡¯t be there fussing over you and trying to be there for you. At that time, you would be as lonely as it is.¡± He threatened.


    Every move he made, he always told this boss, even though in most cases. The big boss even knew the move before him.


    But at least, he made an effort!


    Yichen on the other hand would never tell him anything.


    ¡°If I tell you anything important, with how dumb you are, you would probably be dead by now.¡± Qin Yichen shot back at him with with a what looked like an eye roll and yet wasn¡¯t an eye roll.


    ¡°What do you mean? Qin Yichen! Do you take me for someone who¡¯s so weak that they can¡¯t protect themselves?¡± He cursed out angrily!


    Whlile that was going on, Rong Yue suddenly felt like she was being watched as she strolled to the bus station.


    At a point, Rong Yue stoped and looked in his direction, however, he was a second faster than her and was able to put on a perfect appearance of someone that was only talking on the phone and rushing somewhere.


    Since he managed to fool her, Rong Yue, who had felt like someone was watching her eliminated the young man in casual tops like a college student and looked around one more time.


    ¡°It¡¯s probably my imagination.¡± She murmured and then continued humming as she walked.


    ¡°Little Loli, even if I don¡¯t use you, the least you can do is constantly watch around me right?¡± She asked the system with her mind.


    ¡°That¡¯s quite impossible at this system¡¯s level since I have to tap into cameras around to constantly see everything around you. That might cause a disruption in things or even a sh if we pass by a camera that¡¯s being investigated.¡± The little robot then dived into the many disadvantages that came with it having to watch around her all the time.


    ¡°So much just to tell me no!¡± Rong Yueined with an eye roll.


    Since she had gotten to the bus station, she entered the boss that would take her to their estate.


    When she got home.

 Chapter 32

    32 Dealing with her


    As soon as she got home, Rong Yue was stunned by the knitted dresses her mother had made in the time she was in school.


    One had to understand that while there were machines, knitting with her hands to make three different dresses for her was quite a feat and she wondered why she had never paid attention to this her mother¡¯s skill in the past.


    ¡°Mother, how did you make all these in the hours I was in school?¡± She asked curiously, as she walked into the kitchen, the aroma of lunch calling to her.


    ¡°I thought you would stay back in school since you aren¡¯t working anymore. I only made dinner.¡± Seeing that she was hungry, Rong Xia hurriedly exined and left the piece she was working on to join her in the kitchen.


    ¡°Go and wash up, I¡¯ll make some noodles for you to eat until it¡¯s time for dinner.¡± If they ate the dinner they were supposed to warm up now, they would still get hungryter in the day. It was better to make some quick meal for her now.


    ¡°Hmmm, okay.¡± Rong Yue agreed and went to her room to change and clean up.


    As soon as she was done, she carried the bag that had all the things she had bought earlier today.


    The speed of the currentputers were going to be too slow for her to adapt with. For someone that wanted to go full mode into the technology industry majorly. She didn¡¯t want to use the current speed and so she decided to getting some parts that would allow her to modify theptop up until it was at a suitable speed.


    After that, she could consider how she would build something she could sell for people.


    .....


    She carefully arranged everything on her study desk before going to get the tools she had brought back from Auntie Su¡¯s store.


    ¡°Okay, this is all I need for now.¡± She murmured to herself before going back outside to meet her mother.


    Although they were like close friends or maybe sisters, Rong Xia was someone that liked to give her daughter privacy, like previously, she never asked how much Rong Yue was making and just epted anything Rong Yue gave her after she made sure she met Auntie Su and when her daughter said she had to go a lesser school, despite how she wanted the best for her child, she said nothing and just agreed.


    While to some families, that would be detrimental, for someone that knew that her daughter wasn¡¯t one to mess around, it was a system that worked for the both of them well.


    ¡°Ahhh, so fragrant.¡± Rong Yue praised as she sat in front of the piping hot bowl of noodles, her mouth watering before even having a bite.


    ¡°It¡¯s still so hot, wait for it cool down a little.¡± Her mother advised as her brows furrowed slightly.


    Rong Yue shook her head sideways and immediately took her chopsticks and started to eat. Even when she saw that it would burn her tongue, she only blew on it a little and immediately gobbled it down.


    ¡°You don¡¯t know how hungry this daughter of yours is.¡± She said exaggeratedly when she finished her meal.


    Instead of going back to her room immediately, she sat there and talked with her mom for a while and also used that opportunity to check out the styles that her mother had made for her.


    ¡°Mother, how did you get the inspiration? These styles are so beautiful.¡± Shemented. Her eyes shining brightly.


    Even as at ten years ago when crotchet was already gaining slight ground in the fashion industry, knitting was not yet there after all, it was more arduous and wasn¡¯t easy for young people to start it all on their own.


    ¡°I just felt it would suit your figure well, you can take them with you to college, if you like it, I can also make some more in different styles.¡± She replied as she watched Rong Yue strip and wear one of the dresses.


    Unlike the normal sizes for dresses, she had made this one a size smaller so that it could achieve the same snug effect a normal dress.


    With Rong Xia¡¯s figure that was deserving of being a top model, the dress looked absolutely stunning.


    The room she had chosen had no mirror so Rong Yue went to her mother¡¯s room to take a look at the dress.


    Not only was the style trendy and beautiful, the fitting was more than perfect.


    Her mind was reeling with so much ideas for this skill her mom had alongside her admiration for her dress.


    ¡°You have done enough today, you shouldn¡¯t hurt your fingers also.¡± She consoled her mother as she took the two pins from her and then massaged her fingers for a while.


    Although it was difficult to convince her mother that was intent on making something nice for her daughter, she was finally able to make her sit in front of the television while she went inside.


    The moment she entered her room, she tied her hair up in a ponytail as she immediately got into her work mode.


    From taking apart the newptop to fixing the new one, everything that ought to have taken her about a day or more since she had to do severalpatibility testing only took her about two hours.


    ¡°Let¡¯s see if it worked.¡± Rong Yue muttered to herself, grinning as she put on theputer.


    Normally, the original system would have taken about close to seven minutes of start up time, but the modified one lit up immediately andpleted the start up process in less than two minutes.


    ¡°Ahh, two minutes? That¡¯s too slow.¡± She grumbled as she started the setting up of theputer.


    Back in theboratory, they had to do modifications for thousands ofptops in less than two hours and those systems needed to have achieved a start up time of seconds and nothing like minutes.


    But this wasn¡¯t because of her and her skills and was more of the materials avable in the time. To be able to even achieve this speed was already impressive.


    Even though she had lots of work that she wanted to do, the first thing she did was download some softwares and when she was sure she had all that she need, she imputed Tong Yang¡¯s phone details and then a nk screen appeared on herptop.


    Without thinking, her fingers ran across the keyboard as series of code appeared on the screen simultaneously.


    If there was anyone that knew just anything about coding and how to operate on the keyboard near her at this moment, they would have been stunned silly.


    Such speed!


    Before long, different pages came on the screen and she navigated through them.


    In mere minutes, she had hacked into Tong Yang¡¯s phone.


    She immediately copied all the important messages that were needed and logged out immediately.


    On the other end, Tong Yang took her phone to check the time and saw that it wasn¡¯ting on. She was about to show some guy when the phone¡¯s screen came back on all by itself.


    ¡°Ohh! It¡¯s no problem, I have solved it already.¡± She murmured and then went back to pressing her phone.


    On the other hand, Rong Yue¡¯s brows furrowed when she saw the almost empty conversation between Tong Yang and someone.


    Clearly, this person had assisted her with the whole school belle thing and she hadn¡¯t thought to delete the chats. So where were the remaining messages then?


    Her hands started moving again as she tried to see if there was some previously deleted messages, after checking and finding nothing, she closed the tab.


    It would be easy to find the person by observing Tong Yang in school. Also, she noted the identity of the girl that had her identity snatched. It was easier to find who the person was from the victim.


    When she was done with figuring out Tong Yang¡¯s part, she saved the pictures and messages she had kept in an encrypted folder and then moved to check her mail.


    She had used an incognito mail to apply for several work in the coding and hacking world and even though she had yet to meet the one she wanted, she already had some waiting that could help her get some more money.


    To her now, she felt like she was on a race for time. Although she had gotten her life back and things even seemed like they were working in her favor, she felt like she had a lot more responsibility than that.


    She had to make enough to be a force to reckon with. She also needed to start some technology before the organization could so that the government and wealthy men¡¯s power backing they had would not be for them solely.


    With a goal like that, she was even tempted to abandon her normal life and just pursue business but ended up deciding to find a bnce.


    It would be too sad if in the second chance she had, she still didn¡¯t get to enjoy life, she didn¡¯t doubt that she would be sad if she finally got her mission solved but couldn¡¯t find anything else to hold onto by then.


    With those thoughts running through her mind, she sieved the replies she had gotten carefully using the difficulty level to pay range as a determinant until she had a total of work that ranged to about $350,000.


    ¡°Seems like my painting seems to earn me more.¡± She said with a sigh as she promised herself to get more painting materials when she wasing back the next day.

 Chapter 33

    33 Hard To Compete!


    Almost as if he was reading her mind, her phone rang and seeing it was an unknown number, her brows furrowed slightly but she still picked up.


    ¡°You! Have you forgotten that you picked up a master huh?¡± Master Wang Shu¡¯s voice rang out as he scoffed at her disobedient nature.


    As the elder, he had waited for more than two days hoping that he would get a call from her but she hadn¡¯t even called to tell him she had seen the number.


    Yet, even though he was angry, in his house currently, there were two old men jealous at the raw prospect of their friend¡¯s student.


    ¡°She¡¯s too good.... It¡¯s almost as if it¡¯s a master¡¯s work.¡± One of them sighed.


    ¡°You didn¡¯t give me your number.¡± Rong Yue replied without bothering to be polite. Initially, she had the thought to call him to let him know she had seen the number but realized that she didn¡¯t have the number.


    Consequently, she had forgotten about the old man and was enjoying his money on the other hand.


    Realizing that what she said was true, master Wang¡¯s temper reduced slightly.


    ¡°But that means that you don¡¯t even understand the meaning of having a master. You should have gotten my number on that day.


    .....


    If you know how much people want this position that I have given to you, you would be a devoted student immediately.¡± He added arrogantly.


    He was someone that even the capital elites were hoping that he would pay attention to and even though when it came to the capital, he wasn¡¯t the biggest artist, his skill was still within the best and his words still weighed a lot in the industry.


    Other than him and that other old man, everyone else had so many students, yet he had none!


    One could know from this that his taste was incredibly high.


    ¡°I have yet to ept you as my master. Surely you can¡¯t be expecting that I have to pay respects to you all day right?¡± Rong Yue replied as she wondered if this man was worth it.


    If she had to call him every time, wouldn¡¯t that be a burden?


    Master Wang Shu was stumped for words as he heard her reply and immediately patted his chest for having the tact toe to his inner room to make this call.


    He couldn¡¯t imagine the embarrassment that he would have gotten if he had made the call in front of them after he had introduced her work as his student¡¯s work.


    ¡°How can you be so unreliable and not stick to your words in this manner?¡± He asked with his breath increasing.


    ¡°This master has even added your name to the association as my student. How can you be like this?¡± As he spoke, his breathing becamebored and it was almost as if he was about to faint and lose his breath.


    Rong Yue immediately panicked as she imagined that he was someone that was hypertensive.


    ¡°I was just casually asking, of course, you are still my master, why are you panicking?¡± She managed to say through gritted teeth.


    Fine! She would ept for this period of time, after this call ended, she would just block his number. She was sure that after seeing her work, there was no way he would ept Tong Yang with her old works.


    ¡°Humph! You said it yourself now, you are my student, I have recorded this call so don¡¯t have any thoughts of changing your wordster.¡± The old man said immediately, gone was any trace of someone that was sick and was about to have an attack.


    Rong Yue was shocked and outraged.


    This man had tricked her!


    Wasn¡¯t he too old for something like that.


    ¡°Dear student, you have gotten so obedient? Okay, I¡¯ll be going off now, you can just call me when you are free..¡± master Wang added and the ended the call.


    Rong Yue gritted her teeth in anger, although she had nothing to lose if he was her master, she was angry at being yed like that.


    ¡°Don¡¯t you worry, I¡¯ll get back at you without minding that you are an elder.¡± She swore as she went back to her work.


    Master Wang on the other hand was beaming and full of smiles. He had finally settled that girl. He would now go and make the registration while also pay a visit to her.


    As her master, I have to find my student and make sure that she has no difficulty with learning right? As the thoughts were running through his mind, he already made a call to his first grandson.


    Not only was she talented, his student was also an outstanding beauty, if he could get this single brat to apany him, he could get a grand daughter inw and student all in one.


    ¡°How nice would that be.¡± He murmured excitedly. He had always wanted his descendants to pick up the art and enjoy painting and yet it had seemed like all of them had decided to not pick up the genes. Not even one of the younger generations was interested.


    At most, one of them had picked calligraphy as a side passion. Now that he saw an opportunity, he was definitely going to try to snatch it up perfectly.


    As he kept on thinking, Rong Yue who had gotten back to work suddenly sneezed twice and her face scrunched up in anger.


    ¡°I¡¯m sure it¡¯s that old man that¡¯s talking about me again.¡± She muttered as she browsed through webpages.


    After replying to all the work she had epted, she switched off herputer.


    She had heard from one of the cleaning women that they had a gym in the building and although she preferred outdoor training, training in the gym still had its own benefits and then for someone like her current self that still had terrible stamina, it was more appropriate.


    She took some already bought gears and changed into them before leaving their house.


    The gym was on the bottom floor, but instead of taking the elevator, she simply used the stairs and by the time she had gotten to the bottom floor from the 14th floor, she was panting heavily.


    A young man and ady that seemed to be his wife or maybe partner seemed like they had ns of moving in and were making enquiries. As the man saw Rong Yue¡¯s face that was glistening with sweat and her panting slightly so she could catch her breath. His feelings were arosued as he walked to her mindlessly.


    ¡°Have some water.¡± He said kindly as he stretched his bottle to her. From where he was, he hadn¡¯t seen her features very clearly but as he moved closer, he was stunned.


    ¡°So beautiful!¡± He thought in surprise.


    It was hard for anyone to see Rong Yue and not have this thought. In fact, her face had made her stay at home a lot in the past and even made it that she didn¡¯t have a lot of friends as she wanted since most of them were always worried about how she would make them pale inparison to her if they went out together.


    She had also left her modeling career early on when everyone seemed to think she was some vixen and had many tabloids call her a slut.


    Out of exhaustion, she had given up and went back to just designing the clothes instead.


    ¡°No thank you.¡± Rong Yue declined politely and then stepped out beside him so she could continue where she was going.


    Although he had been taken by her beauty the first time that but seeing how she rejected him, the man who was already sided to having girls throw themselves at him immediately felt vexed.


    However, before he could say anything the girl that hade with him already made her way over. At first she is she see who her man was talking to as Rong Yue¡¯s frame was small and was only seeing that it was a woman from the head that poked out.


    Upon getting closer and seeing her figure and beauty, she immediately felt threatened and aggressive.


    ¡°This is a living area, why are you walking around here in clothes like this.¡± She scolded, her gaze fierce and aggressive.


    ¡°Darling, I just wanted to offer her water.¡± The man murmured as he shot a look of disdain at her.


    Rong Yue looked at the two of them confused. She didn¡¯t know if their brain was damaged as their actions felt abnormal.


    ¡°Humph! You are the kind one trying to offer help to a seductress like her! See how she¡¯s dressed, it¡¯s not hard to see that she¡¯s here to seduce people and has set her eyes on you.¡± As the girl talked, she dragged her man with her while Rong Yue just walked to the side door that led to the gym.


    As she walked, the young master kept ncing back at her subtly but was extremely cautious. Clearly, he didn¡¯t want the woman beside him to see that he was looking at her.


    ¡°Let¡¯s not stay here, if they have so many women like this here, it would be hard to have my friendse here with their partners, after all, it would be messy if she managed to seduce one of their men.¡± She said with self righteousness when in reality, she was also afraid that her own man would be seduced. After all, women like that didn¡¯t even exist in the entertainment industry.


    It was hard topete!

 Chapter 34

    34 If she wants it that desperately


    While the young man nodded and followed his wife out, he had other thoughts, all of what had transpired wasmunicated to a certain man in the capital.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, anyhow she deals with anyone, settle it.¡± Qin Yichen told the house manager who reported the matter to him.


    Just because of the mother and daughter, the house which ought to have gotten a grandunching, had been left alone.


    In his words, ¡°only those that won¡¯t make her eyes sullied can live here.¡± The manager was struggling every day to find people that could actually live here.


    Thankfully, it wasn¡¯t under the Qin corporation and so he didn¡¯t have to meet with some board members and show the results.


    Rong Yue came out all sweaty after spending some hours in the gym, since her phone had been on silent the whole time, she was surprised when she saw several missed calls from a certain unknown number.


    Although she hesitated, she called back immediately.


    ¡°You finally know to call back.¡± A cool and low voice sounded from the other hand. Rong Yue was slightly startled hearing that familiar voice.


    ¡°How do you have my number?¡± She asked curiously, it was almost as if when it came to him, her thinking was usually a lot slower.


    .....


    ¡°I used your number to make so many calls and even have a contract with you. Do you really think I still have to look for it again?¡± Qin Yichen replied with mirth in his voice while his eyes had a look of doting look on the other end of the call.


    ¡°Hmmm, you are calling so soon, is anything the matter.¡± She asked as she opened the bottle of water she had picked in the gym and drank the remaining water in it.


    To avoid the scene from earlier, she took the elevator simply.


    ¡°I was missing you.¡± Four words, a very monotone voice and yet Rong Yue went into a fits of cough as her eyes bulged open.


    If she didn¡¯t have that voice ingrained in her mind alresdy, she would have assumed that he was a different person.


    Yet the words were entirely different from the man she had or the image of him she had in her head.


    Seeing her reaction, Qin Yichen chuckled, however, his eyes turned slightly serious.


    ¡°I wanted to tell you that you could use the study, I have someputers there for your assignments, I remember you didn¡¯t have one before I left....¡±


    The more he talked, the more she felt like she didn¡¯t know this man that was talking. He wasn¡¯t arrogant when they met but at the very least, he was someone that didn¡¯t seem to care about anything.


    Why did he suddenly turn to some long winded mother with a traveling child. However, she responded ordingly to all he said and even thanked him.


    ¡°I¡¯ll be there soon okay? I also have some matters to solve in your city.¡± Qin Yichen said trying to test the waters.


    ¡°My city?¡± Rong Yue could feel it that something was very wrong, yet, she couldn¡¯t decide what it was making her keep quiet.


    The both of them talked for a while with Qin Yichen saying more words while Rong Yue responded so he could know she was listening.


    Eventually, she found some flimsy excuse to end the call and then entered her house.


    ***


    Just like that, Rong Yue maintained a routine of going to school,ing back to work out and then doing remote jobs.


    To normal people, the jobs that they needed about a month to do, she was able to finish it in a month and had a ie of close to $400,000 every day, it was huge and she even made sure to avoid working for the same set of people everyday.


    In thest three days, she had made a total of about one million dors already and decided to take a rest today after school.


    Other than work, thest three days had been quite interesting. A lot of people had kick started voting immediately.


    For the school belle, the only category she was in, Rong Yue was currently topping the charts, since the charts were only going to be open for just one more day after this, after which any other voting would be considered incognito.


    It was hard to pretend that they were still friends at this point as Tong Yang took campaigning into full mode.


    Every single day, she was actively bringing gifts to schools and even organized an event for the students.


    ¡°Yue¡¯er, you don¡¯t mind that I didn¡¯t invite you right? Since we arepeting against each other, the school might find it disrespectful of the award if the both of us are liaising together.¡± Tong Yang said softly as soon as the first period sses ended.


    ¡°Hmmm, it¡¯s okay, I also want you to win so I totally understand.¡± She said with a smile, before allowing her to say anything else, she picked up her bag and left the ss.


    Since it was a big award like that, all other sses could vote too and so for the Junior ones who didn¡¯t really know much, they were happy to give their vote to Tong Yang, however, the reason why Rong Yue was topping the charts was because of her face. Even without makeup and a simple selfie, her beauty shone through and for some of the junior boys that had seen her once or twice, they actively campaigned for her to be the winner yfully.


    But with that still happening, Tong Yang was getting closer to the number of votes that Rong Yue had and some people even predicted that after her outing, she would probably have more votes than Rong Yue.


    The person in question seemed to have no problem as she went about her normal life.


    Now that she knew that she was going to rest at home or either work, Rong Yue used her break in school to study in the library.


    Considering that her mental strength had developed past this level and it was also something she had studied before, most of what she did was revising through it to remind herself.


    So while that short time might be insufficient for other people, it was more than enough for her.

 Chapter 35

    35 Wonderful Surprise Waiting


    ¡°Do you not want to win?¡± Sun Li voice interrupted her reading as the girl looked at her new friend with a frown.


    ¡°I don¡¯t need it, if I win it, it¡¯s just going to be some trophy to have my mom keep looking at. But if she needs it that badly, then let her have it.¡± Rong Yue said with a nonchnt and Wu Hao came in at that moment. The both of them already knew she liked toe here every break now.


    ¡°You are letting her off easily, I have a feeling that after that sleep over she¡¯s nning at Oxar hotel, she would win a lot of people over.¡± Wu Hao analysed and then dropped his book beside Rong Yue as he prepared to start studying.


    Sun Li on the other hand really had no interest in reading and was unwilling to even join them.


    ¡°Humph! You are making it so easy for her.¡± She said and then leaned back on her seat. Since the person they wanted to support had no interest, there was no way they would just start acting out.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, if she acts beyond her boundaries, I would make it that she tops the least in the whole group nominated.¡± Rong Yue promised.


    By her timeline, she knew that the time when Tong Yang would visit her Master Wang was close which would also be why she dared to n that sleep over.


    If she became his student, and then told the people at the sleep over, it would be enough to propel her into the highest position.


    Rong Yue however had made ns to get her paintings from her today, if she doesn¡¯t, she would simply inform her master ahead and have him embarrass the girl.


    .....


    While she had that thought, she also needed to have a way to ess the video of her master making trouble for her.


    On the other hand, Rong Yue would never have imagined that the universe would make this n easy for her.


    After their break was over, the three of them went back to the ssroom. With this not being the first time, some people took even more notice of it this time.


    ¡°Has thepetition caused a rift between the two best friends? They don¡¯t seem to be talking to each other like before anymore.¡± One of the students murmured and all the people around her agreed. But with no conclusive evidence, they allowed the matter to die down.


    ¡°Tong Yang, I would be following you home today to get my paintings that I left with you previously.¡± She told her as soon as Tong Yang came back to the ssroom.


    As soon as she heard her words, Tong Yang froze. She had imagined that she had forgotten about those paintings. After all, it had been a while.


    ¡°Errr, I won¡¯t be going home directly, how about I give them to you some other day?¡± She had already made ns with her parents to visit the master in two days time. She was nning to take the best of Rong Yue¡¯s paintings with her and say it was the peak of her current inspiration.


    If she was able to be his student, she would only have to learn for some time to be able to do the same.


    Now she wanted the paintings?


    ¡°No problem, I don¡¯t have to go with you, I¡¯ll just go to your home and you can call your butler to arrange for me to go and pick it up.¡±


    ¡°Yue¡¯er, is it something you have to get urgently? The thing is some sensitive matters are happening at home and so I cannot allow youe home in this current time.


    Seeing that she had given her an opportunity to repent, Rong Yue nodded her in understanding.


    ¡°Okay, you can bring it to school for me as soon after the weekend.¡±


    Tong Yang nodded hurriedly d to have escaped the disaster, however, she would never have imagined that it was the real disaster that was justing.


    sses went by quickly and Tong Yang shared the invitation to therge night out sleep over she had nned.


    One had to admit that her family had really gone over the top, after all, Oxar hotel was the biggest in their city, to book the open space that had been designed to look like one was outside when they were actually indoors for their daughter showed how important this was to them.


    ¡°Yue¡¯er, my family would be holding a banquet in two days time to wee my brother who has just be the youngest general in our province and the second youngest in the whole of the country. There would be so many men and officials that it would be so boring going alone.¡± She said with a whine.


    She was happy for her brother but having to wear a gown and have to socialize all evening? Thezy bum wanted no part of that.


    ¡°My family is alsoing, I can keep youpany if Rong Yue is busy.¡± Wu Hao offered while Sun Li shot him a re. There was no difference in himing. Firstly, it would be wrong if they sticked together all evening after all, it would make other families think that some alliance would happen between them but Yue¡¯er was a safe option.


    ¡°Pleaseeeee.¡± She turned to Rong Yue and begged while making her original thuggish aura be like a puppy that wanted to be carried.


    The other two people were shocked out of their wits.


    Was this their same friend?


    The usually boisterous and even ruffian girl was now giving Rong Yue puppy eyes.


    ¡°You have to save me! Ask Wu Hao, gatherings like that are usually so terrible! They gave me wanting to go to heaven immediately.¡± She whined and then grabbed Rong Yue¡¯s hand in a tight grip


    Rong Yue looked at the totally transformed girl in front of her and sighed.


    She had other ns for that night too but she also really liked Sun Li. She didn¡¯t trust anyone but for someone that had treated her well....


    ¡°I woulde, but I can¡¯t promise to stay all evening.¡± It was the same night of the sleepover and she had to be on the watch.


    After all, she had a wonderful surprise waiting for Tong Yang.

 Chapter 36

    36 It is Over


    The weekend came quickly and Rong Yue was even more excited at the turn of events.


    Yesterday, her master Wang had called asking for her address because he wasing back to City A for a painting exhibition.


    He wanted to use that opportunity his precious little student. Since he wasn¡¯t going to be around in the capital, she was certain that Tong Yang and her family would not pass up a chance to meet the master here in their city.


    More than that, the little money grubber was excited at being able to sell off some more painting so she had hurriedly gone to get more painting materials.


    ¡°Are you done?¡± Rong Xia asked worriedly as she looked at the little daughter that had sat in the study all night.


    ¡°Hmmm, just finished, I¡¯ll get some sleep now.¡± Rong Yue replied with a satisfied smile on her face.


    One had to understand that oil painting required patience and carefulness to be able to carry it out. She had spent all night painting and was able to create four painting. However, she had made one a different style.


    In the past, she had only started to switch over to fauvism and had gotten mastery to a certain point.


    Instead of the regr impressionalism style and painterly, she had used this style and also didn¡¯t use oil painting going for acrylic instead.


    .....


    It was okay to use these things abroad at this time especially since they were still rtively new inparison to the others. But in China where oil painting had only just been epted from the usual Tang and Ming dynasty painting styles, going for this was quite some risk.


    Yet, art was always not to conform.


    ¡°After I sell these ones, I¡¯ll try some traditional paintings.¡± As she thought to the point, she realized what good it was having that master, after all, she wasn¡¯t so good in the traditional painting.


    ¡°Yue¡¯er, are you okay?¡± Her mother¡¯s voice broke through her thoughts making her realize that she had gotten lost in her ns again.


    ¡°Mmm, just a little tired.¡± She packed up immediately with her mom also assisting her and then left the study room.


    Since it was already morning, Rong Xia insisted that she had some soup before finally going to sleep in.


    The moment her exhausted body hit the bed, she slept off immediately, the exhaustion finally setting in.


    *****


    Rong Yue would ever have imagined that the man had called her to use the study because for confidentiality reasons, he usually had a surveince camera in all his study rooms in case there was a breach in there.


    His main reason for wanting her to use it was to see if she had truly modified theputer already. For someone that was a maniac in tech, Qin Yichen was really curious.


    Yet, he had not expected that tuning into the camera would give him a scene of the girl painting judiciously. From the time stamp, he had seen that she had stayed up all night to do them making him have a degree of respect for her.


    He watched the video a second time, his eyes fixed on that fair and petite figure. For someone that had been diagnosed as asexual, Qin Yichen couldn¡¯t exin why he was so drawn to her. He found his thoughts returning to her anytime he was less busy.


    A gentle knock on his study¡¯s door drew him out of his thoughts. ¡°Come in.¡±


    ¡°Young master.¡± The young man that had entered said with a slight bow


    ¡°The other side said they want to start an entertainmentpany, it would sh with our own branch of Nirvana.¡± The man reported, his face showing his conflicting thoughts.


    Qin Yichen had built Nirvana while he was in his teens. A lot of people had assumed that he was born with all his business skills but had no idea that he had single handedly started apany before he was even legal and had used his first brother who was only barely legal then as the name.


    From then, he had worked hard day and night even while he was studying overseas to get thepany to take off. Despite many set backs and difficulties, Nirvana had gradually grown over there and three years ago, they had started to move it to their country.


    With how the aristocratic families were, they were at first not willing to have some unknownpanye from nowhere and take their market, but with Qin Yichen¡¯s methods, he had skipped getting their approval and going for winning the hearts of the public instead.


    With their name in the entertainment industry, finance industry and the technology industry, it was a piece of cake.


    Most especially since he had made sure every of theirpany workers and systems had good structure and ethics.


    ¡°With that useless son of his? He would only be ruining the family name sooner orter.¡± He scoffed with clear disdain on his face.


    ¡°Let them go ahead, I haven¡¯t built something for ten years or have theme and topple.¡± He said confidently making the young man in front of him man up and chest out proudly.


    ¡°Okay master, we would turn a blind eye to them.¡± He said, however, instead of going, he stayed around to see what the man would say again.


    ¡°Also, keep an eye on the people on the old man¡¯s side, it would be bad if they get their hands on him while he¡¯s thinking they are on his team.¡± He added, as he talked, Qin Yichen moved the video he was watching previously away and then started checking through the stock markets carefully to be sure of something.


    ¡°Hmm, tell....¡± Is something the matter?


    He had just reassured him on the other issue and wanted to give him another assignment, yet, the look on Lu Yin¡¯s face was like as if he was being forced to take vinegar.


    ¡°Master... third...third.. young master has run away from school again.¡± He finally managed to say, his face getting worse as he saw the stormy expression on Qin Yichen¡¯s face.


    ¡®It¡¯s over!¡±

 Chapter 37

    37 There is this kind of beauty?


    Rong Yue woke up to the continuous ringing of her phone and her face scrunched up in dissatisfaction as she picked the phone still sleepy.


    ¡°Who¡¯s this?¡± She demanded and if it was any normal person on the phone, they would have detected very easily that she was not in the right mood but it was her master.


    ¡°You brat! Why are you not picking up my calls? The event starts in less than two hours and I have to see you before then.¡± He shouted, his voice shocking the young man beside and also Rong Yue.


    All the sleepiness cleared from her face and she sat up in surprise.


    In two hours time?


    Had she been sleeping for that long.


    ¡°I stayed upte toplete some paintings, I would be right there now.¡± She said hurriedly as she tried to get her bearings.


    Hearing that she had some paintings, master Wang¡¯s mood finally got better.


    ¡°Okay, if you want toe here,e quick, I¡¯ll have this punk here reserve a VIP booth that can amodate us all in the auction room.¡± The man was about to burst out of excitement at the thought of his little student.


    .....


    ¡°Quick go and reserve a standard VIP room, my little student said she¡¯sing over. Also, tell one of those people here that my student would being with some painting for auctionter today so they should leave some space for her.¡± He added and then pushed his grandson away so he could carry out the instructions.


    He had used all his energy in getting this his grandson here, also, he was good at calligraphy at the very least which meant that they would have something to talk about.


    From the way Rong Yue had signed her name on her painting, even Wang Lei, his grandson hadmented her calligraphy.


    ¡°Everything has been prepared already.¡± Wang Lei told him as he came back. Unlike his father, the young man was more reserved and sturdy. He looked like someone you could meet for the first time and bank your money on with how reassuring he looked.


    There was also this aura around him that made one want toe near to him despite his nk face. His looks were also above average, however, he was far from the league of idols.


    ¡°Try to look more human, do you think anyone would want to discuss with you with your nk face?¡± His grandfather scolded again as he hit him on the back.


    Wang Lei¡¯s mouth twitched with a slight smile. What his grandfather was trying to do.... It would perhaps take a baby to not notice. But he was also curious to see the girl that would make his father willing be a matchmaker, after all, despite the man¡¯s desires for them to settle, he had always left it to them.


    ***


    Rong Yue had never been more d about the knitted dresses her mother made for her. With the unstable weather, she picked one of the most conservative piece and packed her hair into a high bun before leaving the house.


    Thankfully, Driver Yu was there to carry her as she still had to carry four paintings.


    It was just the scroll type, it would have been easy but because she knew it was going to have to be put up immediately, she had framed each one by herself as soon as they dried up making them quite heavy.


    ¡°I think it would be better I drop you off where you are going.¡± Driver Yu suggested as he looked at those fourrge sized frames. With how she had carried it, it was hard to tell what they way but it was easy to guess that they would be heavy.


    ¡°You can do that?¡± She asked hopeful, her eyes glistening brightly at not having to go through that stress.


    ¡°Of course, it is. Especially since there are only two upied ts and the other family has a car, this can be considered as yours for now.¡± He exined.


    ¡°Ahh! That¡¯s just perfect.¡± She said with a sigh and then gave him the address to the painting association.


    Now that she knew he was taking her there, she patiently opened her phone and connected to a software.


    Previously because she was rushing, she hadn¡¯t been able to check out Tong Yang¡¯s location to confirm that she wasn¡¯t in the capital. Since she had already hacked the phone before, it was a very simple thing and within minutes, her phone already found the location.


    ¡®Even better, she¡¯s already at the painting association¡¯ she sighed and her heart leaped in excitement. Finally something interesting to do.


    The moment she got to the painting association, she called her master while still waiting in the car with driver Yu.


    ¡°My son woulde down now, my old bones can¡¯t be moving around.¡± Master Wang said on the phone as he described what his grandson was putting on.


    Rong Yue rolled her eyes at his dramatic self but was unsuspecting of what the man was nning. Before long, a young man appeared at the entrance wearing exactly what the man had said.


    Had master waited till all the children he was meant to have finish in heaven before giving birth or he was still going at it even till he was old?


    After all, the ¡®son¡¯ in front of her was quite young.


    She hurriedly got down from the car and walked up to him so she could confirm. ¡°Hello, I¡¯m Rong Yue. Are you from Master Wang?¡± She asked politely and her voice made Wang Lei who was originally looking around to turn to face her.


    On first take, the young man was stunned.


    There is this kind of beauty!?


    The young girl in front of him looked like she had just stepped out of some fantasy novel. With bright eyes and silky ck hair that had been packed up, making her facial features even more open for one to see.


    There was also a kind of glow in her eyes, like as if she was baring her soul to the world with just one look.


    ¡°Y...yes, I am.¡± He responded a littleter and shyly scratched the back of his head out of embarrassment.


    He had been wondering what she would look like all these while and even somehow prepared himself to be disappointed. After all, the more the expectation, the less someone got in return.


    However, he had still be stunned silly from her looks.


    ¡°Let me lead the way.¡± He added hurriedly since he didn¡¯t have anything to say.


    ¡°Hmmm, please hold on. I have some paintings to carry.¡±

 Chapter 38

    38 Reckless and Unrestrained


    After helping her register the paintings, the both of them headed into the private room and Wang Lei was impressed with herposure.


    She had handled everything there from the registration to the appraisal very calmly without having to put his father¡¯s name out there.


    As soon as they entered the VIP suite, master Wang stood up immediately.


    ¡°Good... good... I thought you were decieving this old man again.¡± He said as he beamed with smiles and then used his hands to hold Rong Yue¡¯s hands like he was looking at a doting grandchild.


    After looking at his son¡¯s hands however and seeing that there was no painting anywhere, his face turned cloudy immediately. ¡°You this brat! Were you decieviinh me when you said that there was a painting? Where is your so called painting?¡± He had been waiting expectantly thinking that he would get to feast his eyes one more time.


    And since Rong Yue had once deceived him, he already understood that this little girl was very sly.


    ¡°Grandfather, she brought four paintings, we have put them all up for auction.¡± Wang Lei exined hurriedly as he held his grandfather¡¯s hand that had smacked Rong Yue.


    ¡°F...four?¡± Master Wang Shu asked while looking stunned.


    How could they have carried four paintings to the auction house!?


    .....


    ¡°Quick let me call them, how can I not check my student¡¯s paintings before they are sold off.¡± He whined and the two before him had to resist the urge tough at his childishness.


    ¡°The appraisers already said her works would be kept in the second section where people would work around and bid for. That way you get to see it before it¡¯s sold offpletely.¡± Wang Lei exined.


    Although he was dissatisfied, after all, he could have bought them first or even seen them first but he had to wait.


    Also, he understood that he couldn¡¯t buy all her works, after all, she needed exposure all round, him buying it all would limit her progress.


    Thinking up to this point, the old man consoled himself with that and sat down back on his seat.


    ¡°Miss Yue, you can seat here.¡± Wang Lei said politely as he pointed at the seat beside him to Rong Yue.


    Master Wang Shu who had sat down to take a sip of his tea was stunned silly again.


    They were on first name basis?


    He had always known that his precious student was someone that anyone would like.


    So lovable!


    If Wang Lei could see what was running through his grandfather¡¯s mind, perhaps he would have coughed out blood at this man that had forgotten who his Kin was.


    ¡°The auction today is going to be a sale of famous artistry work, the kind that their names are already renowned and have no need for people to look at clearly.¡± Master Wang started to exin to her.


    While it might look like the first section was where the greatest works were, it was only a camouge for people that didn¡¯t genuinely know art, after all if they even had to look at it, they won¡¯t be able to tell the good ones from the bad ones.


    So what they did was put art that had very simplistic themes and was from an artist that already built his name. After all, there was only great and average works from every artist.


    Also, they would also slot in some simple paintings with unknown origins and allow the audience decide if they wanted it by looking at the digitally erged image.


    The second stage was a lot more important and unique and was also a ce for people to also connect with each other.


    The first stage soon started and the paintings were sold very quickly, after all, most of the works disyed already had their name and also had a fan base.


    In the VIP room, Wang Lei constantly refilled Rong Yue¡¯s tea cup and poured more almonds and sunflower seeds in her te without the little girl knowing.


    Rong Yue was fascinated by the auction process and paid rapt attention until the items were all sold out.


    Before long, a total of ten items were all sold at sky high prices.


    ¡°Hmmm, master, do you have any painting to sell today?¡± She asked curiously as her mind was trying to imagine how much her paintings would sell for.


    ¡°I brought one. Ipleted itst month and felt selling it here would be a good idea.¡± Although he couldplete a painting in a day or less, it all depended on the type of painting and the wish of the artist.


    Rong Yue had a overall rxed and unrestrained attitude when painting which made all her paintings give someone the feeling of freedom.


    As for her previous style, it was rigid and solemn, yet, her talent had of course managed to shine through in both styles.


    ¡°Are you thinking of your profit? Little money grubber!¡± Master Wang said with a sigh.


    How could she be so money minded.


    ¡°Hmmmm, when I decided to create four paintings yesterday, it was indeed for the profit. Otherwise, why else would I lose my sleep?¡± Her tone was as if she had said the most casual thing.


    Wang Lei and Wang Shu¡¯s had stunned expressions on their faces.


    ¡°Y...yo...you...made the four paintings yesterday night?¡± Wang Lei was stunned.


    ¡°Yes I did. I was up until morning and didn¡¯t sleep a wink.¡± She whined slightly as if dissatisfied that she had spent so much time on it.


    Wang Lei was even more stunned. Yet it was hard to have any negative feeling with her attractive face pulled into a pout.


    What was this reaction?


    As the grandchild to one of the world renowned painters in China. He belonged to that world whether he wanted it or not and so he had quite the fair amount of understanding of good paintings.


    Earlier, he had indeed seen that the art work was clearly done by the same person that had done the same painting that his grandfather had brought home.


    More importantly, it had been even better than that which he had seen. Even the reaction of the appraisers that had been brought from the capital was enough to let him know that his eyes weren¡¯t the only one that could see how good her work was.


    Although her master was stunned, he got over it quickly and decided that when he saw her works, he would be able to tell her the ces she should have exercised patience on.


    For her age, she was already doing shockingly well so he didn¡¯t jump ahead and express how he felt only nodding three time before taking an handful of sunflower seeds.


    ******


    In another VIP room in the painting association.


    ¡°Mother, I thought we were supposed to meet him before the auction?¡± Tong Yang asked worriedly as she looked around the hall that was already emptying.


    ¡°Mmmm, we thought we would get here before him but you spent so time on dressing up, of course we can¡¯t just go to his room and present himself.¡± Her mother chided softly.


    She cared about her appearance that even though they just had toe and get her a respectable master so she could get into the school of arts in the capital wlessly, she had instead spent more than two hours dressing up and doing her makeup.


    ¡°Mom! You don¡¯t know who I can meet here, it¡¯s always important that I look my best all the time.¡± She argued while her mother nodded with a doting look in her eyes.


    ¡°Come let¡¯s go to the second section, it would be easier to see him there.¡± Her mother said as she stood up.


    Just like everyone going to the second hall, they left their VIP rooms and left.


    As they passed a certain room, the temperature in the that room lowered immediately as a dangerous glint shed in Rong Yue¡¯s eyes that both the old man and the gentleman in the room looked at her with suspicion.


    ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡± Wang Lei asked hurriedly.


    Since the VIP rooms were designed in a way that you could see everything happening outside but no one could see the person inside.


    ¡°That¡¯s my ssmate who used to be my best friend. I asked her back for my paintings with her and she made several excuses of traveling and yet she¡¯s here attending the auction show.¡± Rong Yue said with narrowed eyes and her master who had thought it was some big matter chuckled.


    ¡®In the end, she was still a child!¡¯


    The three of them only stood up and walked out of the VIP room when they were ready to leave. At that time, the entire hall was already empty so they didn¡¯t have to greet any unnecessary person. Just before they entered the other hall, Rong Yue pulled a mask out of her small purse and used it on her face so that anyone of them couldn¡¯t see the person face.


    She didn¡¯t mind showing her face but she knew that showing her face would of course not allow Tong Yang to act the way she wanted her to.


    Wang Lei on the other hand nodded as he felt like her appearance was truly eye catchy, it might end up being her that would be admired and not even her work.


    With this, the three of them entered the hall, with Wang Lei leading the way, Master Wang following behind him and Rong Yue at the end.


    Instead of following him like a normal student would, Rong Yue immediately went to another corner of the room as soon as she entered.


    ¡°Isn¡¯t that master Wang?¡± Someone asked rather loudly and brought everyone¡¯s attention to the man that looked like he was in his sixties but was still brimming with life.


    ¡°Hmmm, looks like him! I did hear from someone that he was going to be here.¡± Someonemented while people that had heard the information also nodded.


    ¡°Little girl....¡± Master Wang started as he turned back so he could tell the little girl to walk beside him instead.


    Yet, there was no one behind him.


    ¡°That sneaky brat!¡± He murmured angrily as he managed to keep his emotions in check.


    As for Wang Lei? He was struggling to not burst outughing!

 Chapter 39

    39 Developing Feelings...


    Although he cursed out angrily at his little student, Master Wang Shu was impressed with how she had handled the matter, after all, a lot of people were always desperate to use his reputation when it came to things like this.


    ¡°Quick show me where her works her let me have a look.¡± Master Wang Shu told his grandson while shooting him a re.


    ¡°The appraisers felt the work had a lot of potential and was kind of different so they had promised to give it the prime positions.¡± As he talked, he looked around the hall to figure out its prime positions. However, his grandfather was more familiar with how industry arrangements usually worked and found the four painting in seconds.


    ¡°Is that her work?¡± He asked, her zing as he pointed at a corner of the room.


    ¡°Yes, that¡¯s one of it....¡±


    Before long, the both of them had found the four painting and master Wang Shu headed towards the first one.


    However, contrary to his n to admire it alone for a while, the paintings already had a crowd in front of it as he got there. After all, they were kept in the prime position and were also very good.


    More importantly, in somewhere like city A, even though he had decided toe to supervise the whole thing.


    Famous and extremely big artist would definitely not send their work down here. This made the contrast in the work quality even ring.


    .....


    ¡°If you both hade to me first, I would have allowed to put only one work up. What¡¯s the use of putting her prime work here?¡± He huffed angrily even though his eyes shone brightly as he took in the beauty in front of him.


    The painting style was even more unrestrained than the one from before. If one wanted topare, it was as if the woman in the first painting that Rong Yue had finally leaped towards the light and was ready to go all in.


    The strokes were confident, firm and still elegant. The three qualities were so interwoven together that not one could ovep the other one.


    It was a really beautiful thing to see.


    More importantly, art was something that always spoke to the soul and the people there could see the burst of inspiration from just looking at her painting and not yet even with the message being passed being exined.


    ¡°Who¡¯s Yue? This work is so beautiful.¡± One person finally said breaking the spell bound crowd.


    ¡°I don¡¯t think I have heard of this name before too... but this work is really good.¡± Someone elsemented and Master Wang nodded his head in pride.


    He turned to go to the other painting with his grandson only to see that the young man was no longer there.


    ¡°????¡±


    So this one had left him like that, he looked around to confirm his suspicions and true to what he thought, the young man had gone to join Rong Yue.


    Well, this was also important and so he strode away and went to find her other paintings.


    Usually, when he was in auctions like this, he would carefully look through most of the paintings and decide which one he wanted or which one caught his eyes the most but this time around, he was just eager to see what his student¡¯s works were like.


    The feeling was like rushing to see your child start walking.


    On the other side of the room.


    ¡°You don¡¯t want to be associated with him yet?¡± Wang Lei asked curiously. Her wearing a mask was still considered normal but even stepping away immediately was a bit different.


    ¡°Hmmm, I also want him to appreciate the works without the feeling of me being there. That¡¯s the only way he would be able to spot my mistakes very quickly. After all, if I¡¯m beside him, he would immediately take those mistakes as normal because of my age.¡± Rong Yue.


    Of course, she had another reason, she wanted to give Tong yang and her parents a chance to see him. A chance to embarrass themselves terribly.


    Wang Lei was even more impressed after her reply and he felt like she was more than just an eighteen year old high schooler. He had just met her today but he felt like there was already so many sides of her to see.


    Since he was less experienced in art, the both of them walked around and Rong Yue took the responsibility of exining to him carefully.


    When they finally stopped by one of her paintings again. Wang Lei¡¯s expression became very solemn.


    This painting had a more of the younger audience, after all this style was a lot different and the older audience not appreciate it immediately.


    ¡°Do you mind if I bid for this?¡± He asked as he turned to watch her, hoping to not miss any expression of her face.


    ¡°As long as it¡¯s because you like it and not because you feel it won¡¯t sell. Although it¡¯s a new style, i designed it specifically for the younger generation. Anyone looking at this regrly can begin to feel like they are like the young man in the painting, capable of holding up their world and that of those around them without feeling tired.¡± She exined carefully.


    They had passed one of their paintings earlier and she didn¡¯t react this way. That this one could mean some more to her made him even more determined to buy it.


    ¡°It¡¯s because I love it. I feel a work of this quality would make everyday easier to challenge.¡± He said determined and Rong Yue smiled also and nodded.


    As long as there was no lines crossed, she would have lived two lives for nothing if she didn¡¯t notice that Wang Lei was taking interest in her but with him being from the capital and being her master¡¯s son, she decided not to act rashly.


    And his location meant that she would probably not see him again in a year.


    While she was exining to him, several people in front of them had also heard her and even though they didn¡¯t hear the first part clearly where she mentioned that she painted it, the second part increased the value of the painting in their opinion.


    Many of them immediately started writing the prices that they wanted to pay for the painting after checking the initial bidding price.


    Wang Lei also took a paper from the box and wrote 15 million yuan in the paper and kept it there.


    From the initial price of two million, he had taken quite the leap.


    ****


    Master Wang had just finished looking at her fourth painting. He was about to look for thed or rather monster!


    How could she im to have done that in a night? Four ground breaking paintings in one night? If that was really possible, then it only showed how unfair the heavens were.


    That was pure cheating!


    ¡°Master Wang Shu!¡± A young woman called beside him making stop and looked at the approaching women. One was young, around the age of his student and the other one seemed like she was her mother.


    ¡°It¡¯s a surprise to actually meet you here!¡± Tong Yang¡¯s mother said with feigned excitement.


    ¡°We had earlier booked a meeting with you for today but your assistant calledst minute and canceled. Who would have thought that you wereing to our city.¡±


    Hearing that they had an appointment before made him more responsive.


    ¡°Hmmm, this auction is quite interesting, it¡¯s better if someone from the capital shows up also.¡± He said simply and the woman nodded earnestly.


    ¡°You see my daughter, she¡¯s a painting fanatic and has taken to your work greatly. We had the thought of bringing her to you so you could see her work and decide if she¡¯s a worthy enough to be your student.¡± She said in one go and master Wang¡¯s face fell.


    There were so many people eager to elevate their status by bing his student. He was used to it already. Yet out of courtesy, he still maintained an amiable expression.


    ¡°When next I¡¯m free, you can bring her over then.¡±


    For someone that didn¡¯t take any student previously, he had no intention of taking one again so of course even if they came, he was already determined to turn them down.


    ¡°Ahhh! Is that so... thank you so much Master Wang. She coincidentally brought some of her work here.... Yang¡¯er, don¡¯t be shy and show him some of your paintings.¡± Her mother said while nudging her daughter like it wasn¡¯t something they had both nned.


    Tong Yang also brought roll of folded papers together from the bag she carried and opened it.


    Originally, master Wang had no much interest or expectation in the work. But the moment she opened the first work, his eyes narrowed in suspicion.


    Her mother hurriedly took the other one and allowed her to show the work to him. Some people that also knew master Wang¡¯s identify had also gathered to see the work.


    ¡°This....¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s quite good for a girl this young right?¡± Someone said from the crowd and a lot of people nodded in acknowledgment.


    The work was really good for her age. Although the style and strokes still needed a lot more skill, but the age was a very strong determinant.


    Seeing ther crowd¡¯s reaction to her daughter¡¯s work, her mother felt even more pride course through her.


    While they had all given their opinions, all of them turned their attention back to master Wang that hadn¡¯t said a word since.


    The mother daughter were also waiting for his acknowledgment after all, even his assistantmended her daughter.


    ¡°Are you the one that did this painting?¡± Master Wang asked fiercely.

 Chapter 40

    40 Shameless!


    Out of excitement, neither of the two were able to read the mood properly and she hurriedly nodded.


    ¡°Yes master, I did them a while back..¡± she responded even calling him like he was her master already.


    ¡°Humph! Then you don¡¯t need me as your master anymore.¡± He dered with a snort. With his words, the mother was able to quickly see that something was wrong.


    ¡°Master Wang, she has no master guiding her and is just very talented. If you can ept her, I¡¯m sure there would still be more to learn from you.¡± Her mother added hurriedly.


    On the other hand, Rong Yue and Wang Lei had finished checking out most of the paintings and were even thinking of taking a break after all, they have been standing for a while.


    But Master Wang¡¯s voice traveled to their ears making them look around until they figured he was the one being surrounded by a crowd.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go there and make sure Grandfather is fine.¡± Wang Lei told her and Rong Yue nodded in agreement and like that, the both of them made their way over.


    Upon getting there, Rong Yue¡¯s eyes shed as she saw the painting and the mother and daughter pair around her master.


    On that night when she did her first painting, she had no intention of seeking for fame on this path. The most important thing had been making a good amount of her money do that her mother wouldn¡¯t have to suffers


    .....


    Yet, she had also deliberately stuck to her previous pen name in the past life. If she hadn¡¯t, Tong Yang would have been able to shine for a while before the truth woulde out.


    ¡°You dare call other people¡¯s works yours?¡± master Wang Shu used, eyes ring daggers at her.


    Hearing his words, Tong Yang instantly paled, after all, it was her greatest fear, yet, she hadn¡¯t expected that he would be found out.


    A part of her also felt like the master probably didn¡¯t believe she was this skilled and was just trying to call her that to make her panic as a test and so she braced up.


    ¡°Although it¡¯s a work from my peak inspiration, this is still my work, master.¡±


    ¡°Okay then, let me see the others.¡± He demanded and allowed her open them.


    Since he hadn¡¯t seen Rong Yue ever paint, he would have been doubtful of his student. But there was something about painting and the artist.


    You would always see a shadow of their work in them which was exactly what he saw when he looked at Rong Yue. It was also seen from the perspective that she studied painting that her mind had no boundaries at all.


    So with all these thoughts, he was very certain that she was the owner of her works. More importantly, if this girl here truly owned the works, then she wouldn¡¯t have picked these ones when Rong Yue brought those really perfect works.


    Without dy, Tong Yang showed him all the paintings she had and some of the people around that were really observant noticed something very quickly.


    ¡°Didn¡¯t she say the previous work was at the peak of her inspiration? The works have the same expertise.¡± Someone mumbled mindlessly while still admiring the painting.


    ¡°If you are really the artist that owns this work, then you don¡¯t need me this old man as your teacher, there¡¯s not much I can teach you.¡± Master Wang decided to help them save face at the end and declined her politely. Yet the mother was determined.


    Furthermore, master Wang¡¯s words confused her making her think that her daughter was too good.


    ¡°Even if you aren¡¯t the best master for her, she¡¯s heart set on you for now, if you can give her more guidance till she¡¯s polished, then she can find a more suitable masterter on.¡± Tong Yang¡¯s mother said tactlessly.


    The faces of most of the people there immediately changed after hearing her words while some hurriedly looked at Master Wang¡¯s face and the painting again.


    Some highly smart people just sniggered at the deluded woman. Surely, she didn¡¯t think anyone would ept her daughter with such a speech right.


    ¡°Humph! I give you the easy path but you have decided to take the hard path.¡± He scoffed.


    Coincidentally, he had just finished looking at Rong Yue¡¯s work and was nning toe and meet her when he was stopped by this annoying people.


    ¡°If you have works like the one behind me, of course you can¡¯t need me right?¡± He asked pointing to the work behind him.


    At that moment, about 90% of them in the room had already seen about two of Yue¡¯s works and all of them had been curious about the artist, after all, the style was unique and great.


    Upon seeing the work, Tong Yang paled. More than that, she felt like shock was passing through her body. The work was perfect!


    It was good to be imagined that it was done by a student or someone like her.


    Even if she wanted to im she was the one, that kind of starting point would only harm her after all, if she was asked to paint, she couldn¡¯t replicate 10% of that skill.


    People hurriedly looked at the painting pen name and the one on her hand and realized that it was the same.


    Even if the painting styles already had it¡¯s differences. The moment you looked at both of them, you could see some elements of the same source from them.


    More importantly, the signing at the bottom right corner of the paintings were the same.


    ¡°I saw that this Yue had close to four really good work in the auction. They were also ced in the auction¡¯s prime ce. Surely, the Art organization is trying to push this person.


    It¡¯s impossible that she¡¯s here asking to be someone¡¯s student.¡± Someone analyzed and this made people understand master Wang¡¯s words better now.


    Hearing thements around her, Tong Yang felt like she was about to faint even more.


    How was the pen name the same with Rong Yue¡¯s work?


    Could this be done by Yue¡¯er?


    At that thought she shook her head rapidly, the emotional and mental blow too hard for her to take.


    Then she remembered Rong Yue saying something like she wanted to give the work to the owner previously.


    Was she really not the owner too?

 Chapter 41

    41 Real Don¡¯t Shake


    ¡°Tong Yang, did you paint that also?¡± Her mother asked confused at what was going on.


    ¡°How can my student¡¯s work be hers hun!?¡± Master Wang asked irritatedly.


    ¡°If your daughter doesn¡¯t say the truth, the only way to prove that she¡¯s not lying is to make her paint right here in our association and it must be something worth the level of skill in Yue¡¯s past work or present work.¡± With those words, master Wang pushed her into the fire and Tong Yang shook fiercely.


    She couldn¡¯t even paint half of that in her peak moment not to talk about now where she was out of sorts.


    ¡°Master... forgive me, there¡¯s been some mistake here...¡± she started and then swallowed.


    ¡°My painting is also quite good but I wasn¡¯t aware that you would be here today and I had originally nned to give the work over to my friend that owns it on the way back from here. But since you asked and our painting styles are simr, I had decided to just show you this temporarily to not disappoint mother.¡± She said hurriedly.


    With her eyes already ssy with tears, some people already felt sympathetic for her and even believed her story.


    However, some people felt like it was impossible to act this way.


    Firstly, she had been asked just now if it was her work and she had nodded yes immediately. How was it now not hers all of a sudden.


    .....


    ¡°Don¡¯t ever show your face in front of me, artist with not morals or boundaries are the ones I hate the most, after all, your state of mind and heart would always affect the quality of work that you do.¡± He said fiercely and then with no advance warning snatched the bunch of paintings with her and walked out.


    ¡°Master Wang¡¯s so fierce today. Is anything the matter?¡± A lot of people asked, after all, the man¡¯s image was someone that was calm and collected.


    ¡°Didn¡¯t he just say it earlier that this ¡®Yue¡¯ is his student, of course, he would be angrier than normal. He might even know more than we know.¡± One of his fans exined hurriedly.


    Hearing that the work was from master Wang¡¯s work, most of them hurriedly went to bid for it. For someone that was going to be big in the future, it was better to have some of their works down now when the value hadn¡¯t be too exorbitant.


    Very soon, the crowd dispersed leaving the mother and daughter standing there ashamed.


    ¡°Yang¡¯er, why didn¡¯t you bring your work? You just ruined an opportunity we have been fighting for.¡± Her motherined.


    Somewhere in her mind, she still believed that her daughter was some really impressive painter and that even if she had brought her works, they would have still settled the matter.


    Yet, Tong Yang didn¡¯t have anything more than the slightest basic painting skills that weren¡¯t hard to find.


    Tong Yang stood stupefied there looking at the painting at the wall. She could see some simrities with the painting with her.


    Could this be Rong Yue? After all, the pen name Yue had always been something that she thought was from her name.


    But this painting was too good!


    Could Yue¡¯er paint this well? The more she thought, the more she felt like she was going mad and so like a crazy person, she moved from one painting to the other while checking and shaking her head in disbelief.


    In the end, her mother was not having any of her antics, after all, people knew them and they had just embarrassed themselves and her husband. She just wanted them to leave there.


    Without saying a word, she pulled Tong Yang out of the auction hall.


    ***


    Back in the auction hall,


    Wang Lei and Rong Yue stood together watching the girl that had been dragged off.


    ¡°Is she the one you were talking about earlier.¡± Wang Lei asked curiously.


    ¡°Hmmm, she¡¯s the one.¡± Rong Yue replied honestly.


    It had gone even better than she had imagined. After all, she didn¡¯t expect that the student that master Wang had just met would force him to be this defensive.


    But this also made the matter easier for her to understand.


    If Tong Yang had gone to meet her earlier than she did, he would also not have asked Tong Yang to paint also just like and with Rong Yue constantly giving her new designs, she was able to maintain the skills and style she had imed to have in her past life.


    ¡°I used to keep my paintings in her house and evenplete some there if I couldn¡¯t finish it in school. But she had refused to hand them over. Who would have thought that she would have such ns.¡± Rong Yue sighed.


    ¡°Perhaps my work was destined to be master¡¯s student.¡± She added with augh and Wang Leiughed alone with her.


    While the both of them were talking, there was also another young man and if Rong Yue had just looked around, she would have realized that he was the same man that she had seen across the street the other day.


    ¡°Master, the other party have been taken care of, from what I¡¯m seeing, someone had tried to hijack her work but Master Wang had defended her... he seems to have taken her as a student...¡± Lu San reported as he tried to reel in his thoughts.


    He had gone to the flower store yesterday and had gotten the shock of her life, now it seems like she was even an expert in painting!


    ¡°Second Young Master, isn¡¯t this girl too frightful? How did she get all these skills?¡± He asked curiously why also wondering who she was.


    ¡°Hmmm, only she is allowed to be like that, keep making sure nothing happens to her until Ie back.¡± He instructed him and if Lu San was beside his master in the moment, he would have been frightened by the intense doting look in his eyes.


    ¡°Also, that painting, make sure you get it no matter the bidding price you give.¡±

 Chapter 42

    42 Kissed her suddenly!


    The weekend had passed very quickly and Rong Yue was more than excited to go to school this morning.


    Firstly, her ount had gone up up!


    The best thing about the painting auction was, the Art association didn¡¯t work like the regr auction process. The cut they took was 50% of the base bidding fee.


    Which meant that if the price they had fixed was two million on a painting, they were going to get one million even if it was sold for a billion eventually.


    Just yesterday, with her four paintings, she had made a total of 95 million yuan!


    She was even reluctant to do anything to Tong Yang anymore, after all, if it hadn¡¯t been for her, she wouldn¡¯t have paid attention to the news and would not have made those timely works.


    One of her works in particr had made 50 million, Wang Lei, her master¡¯s grandson had been hoping to buy it, unfortunately someone had outbidded him already.


    ¡°Be careful at school.¡± Rong Xia told her as she closed the door. Without having to listen to several things from neighbors and having to treat people at every minute, Rong Xia was starting to look a lot better than she did previously.


    As for Rong Yue, she was glowing even more with happiness. For a little money grubber, she had woken up several times in the middle of the night to check her ount bnce and confirm that it was real.


    .....


    ¡°Ahh!¡± Rong Yue eximed in surprise as she saw that familiar figure leaning against the car in a coffee brown windbreaker.


    She hadn¡¯t seen him in a while and was surprised to suddenly meet him here.


    ¡°What are you doing here?¡± She asked curiously, she had not seen him in a while and yet he looked like he hadn¡¯t gotten sleep for days.


    Although his appearance was still enough to set even an old woman¡¯s heart racing, she could see that he was tired at one nce.


    ¡°I missed you.¡± Qin Yichen said bluntly as he looked at that face that he yearned for all these while.


    His words on the other hand made Rong Yue speechless.


    How could he say something like that without being embarrassed?


    Seeing her not talking even after a while, Qin Yichen chuckled.


    ¡°Have you been stunned silly?¡± He asked as he used one hand to pull her in to him and hugged her in one swift move.


    Some of the workers that had the courage to hide around to see what was between their second young master and the girl were stunned.


    Second master actually hugged her!?


    Didn¡¯t they say he was allergic to women? He seems pretty fine Ah!


    ¡°Qin... Yi..Chen!! Leave me this instant you son of a....¡± Before she couldplete her words, the man that was the object of her scorning bent and covered her lips with his gently.


    Like little feathers brushing her lips. He kissed her gently and then released her lips while still hugging her tightly.


    It was as if he knew what the perfect solution was as Rong Yue froze over, her glossy eyes filled with shock as she looked up at him.


    She waspletely shocked.


    Didn¡¯t he say he was going to the capital? Why was he here and kissing her.


    The moment she registered the kissing, her expression changed again as she raised her small fists to hit him.


    Qin Yichen allowed her to hit him while smiling gently.


    ¡°Get in, let me send you to school.¡± He said, acting like everything that just happened some seconds ago was just her imagination.


    She looked at him confused. She didn¡¯t want anything to do with any man, in fact, she didn¡¯t want to be in some rtionship with how she had suffered in her past life.


    But she also didn¡¯t believe that a man like him would want to be with her. Was that his normal way of greeting someone?


    She looked around for driver Yu, clearly unwilling to ride to car with this man that couldn¡¯t be trusted.


    ¡°He¡¯s not here.¡± Qin Yichen told her, smiling at her helpless expression.


    He had already known that she would not want to ride with him which was why he had gotten the driver to leave for today.


    However, he had not expected that he would suddenly kiss her like that too.


    This little girl....


    The both of them had their thoughts in several ces as Qin Yichen opened the door for her to enter.


    ¡°Why are you here? I thought you went to the capital.¡± Rong Yue asked after a while, although the car was silent, it was the type of harmonious silence that wasn¡¯t awkward.


    ¡°Mmm... I handled matters there already, I¡¯ll be here for a while to work on some projects.¡± He replied as he turned to the street where her school was.


    ¡°You can stop here, with this car, people would probably wonder who¡¯s inside and everyone knows I can¡¯t afford such a car here.¡± Rong Yue said and even though she said it with no reluctance or bad feelings, Qin Yichen felt a pang in his heart as he remembered their previous living conditions.


    However, he also understood that a girl¡¯s reputation was important and so he parked in a remote corner and unlocked the door watching as the little girl walked away until she became a small figure in the distance.


    After dropping her off, he went back to the building she was living and moved some of the things he had brought with him into the penthouse opposite the one Rong Yue and her mother was staying.


    ¡°Second Young master, this is the report of the survey you asked me to conduct while you were away.¡± Lu San said as he handed him a folder.


    The Lu brothers were a group of seven frighteningly strong men that Qin Yifeng had personally trained himself for Qin Yichen, his younger brother.


    Six out of the seven would usually be away on missions since even though the Qin Corporation was a normalpany, they usually had to settle manny matters in the background while one of them, Lu Yin worked with the master.


    Yet, the master had called for one more person, Lu San toe back, and protect a little girl!


    The seven of them were stunned but after following the girl around for the past one week, Lu San was certain that she was no ordinary girl.


    She had gotten Wang Shu to ept her as a student and even made such a huge amount of money from painting!


    Now that he was even making study for their ownpany, he was even more certain that the woman the boss asked him to protect and watch was quite important!


    Qin Yichen looked through the folder carefully nodding his head as he saw all the analysis.


    On the surface, City A looked like a ce that couldn¡¯t bring much revenue but if one looked any further, it was easy to see that it was somewhere that could bring a lot of money with the right strategy and industry.


    ¡°You can start making preparations, recruit the important roles and take some important ones from the headquarters temporarily.¡±


    ¡°The more important thing now is to get groceries.¡± Qin Yichen said as he started to make a list of the things he needed to buy.


    Lu Sam¡¯s lips twitched as he watched his master.


    He had actually said the more important thing was getting groceries? What happened to the master that used to have gastric issues because of his bad eating habits?


    He actually said groceries were the most important thing.


    The man on the other hand paid him no attention as he made a list of the meals he imagined that the little girl would enjoy eating.

 Chapter 43

    43 Scheming Against The Schemer


    The moment Rong Yue entered the ss, Tong Yang who had been waiting anxiously dragged her aside rudely.


    ¡°Yue¡¯er, those works that you gave to me, who drew them?¡± She asked anxiously.


    Through out the weekend, word had been spreading in their circle and she had even heard some people talk about it in ss this morning.


    Also, when she asked, her voice was a bit loud as she wanted other to hear.


    Clearly, she had every intention of passing the me to Rong Yue.


    ¡°Gave? I don¡¯t recall giving you any work.¡± Rong Yue replied straight forwardly, her eyes shining with mirth as she looked at the cunny girl in front of her.


    Tong Yang¡¯s words got caught in her throat but out of desperation, she pressed forward.


    ¡°You have me some works previously, but they were with me when I went to the Art association and it turns out that they belonged to someone else.¡± She exined further.


    ¡°Why would you take the work I gave you like you imed as someone else¡¯s work if you know they aren¡¯t yours?¡± Rong Yue asked again and Tong Yang panicked.


    .....


    Had Rong Yue heard about it also?


    ¡°Tong Yang, I don¡¯t know what you are talking about but I do remember that I left some work in your ce. And you said you would be out of town this weekend so I couldn¡¯t pick it up. How is it that you were at the art association?¡± She countered while saying everything word for word.


    ¡°I said no such thing! You clearly told me that you owned them and gave me those works to use as I wanted.¡± Tong Yang yelled exasperated.


    At this point, many students hade closer to them to hear what they were saying better.


    That was the reaction Tong Yang wanted, after all, most of her ssmates were also the people she had to rte with in their circle. If she could convince them, she had no much problem again.


    ¡°And so you took those works and imed them as yours?¡± Although there was no difference in Rong Yue¡¯s voice pitch or speed, she had a certain domineering look in her eyes that made Tong Yang falter immediately.


    ¡°I.... I didn¡¯t.¡± She muttered weakly and helplessly.


    ¡°Because I had to exin to the senior that owned the work, I had ced her on the call when I asked you about it, this is exactly what you said.¡± As soon as she said that, she pulled out her phone and went to her file.


    Tong Yang originally thought she wanted to show some messages that couldn¡¯t be counted as proof, yet, the next thing she heard her own voice through the phone.


    She felt like the ground was being swept off her feet.


    ¡°Rong Yue!!!!!¡± She yelled, struggling to hold on to her rationality.


    For someone like her that valued her reputation and face more than anything, she had canceled the sleepover she had nnedst minute making people that had been looking forward to it dissatisfied.


    However, she came to school today with the thought that she coulde to push the me on Rong Yue, she had even brought the whole stack of painting.


    She was certain that with the ¡®Yue¡¯ on it and her twisting things, it would be very easy for her to make Rong Yue take the me.


    Who would have thought that Rong Yue would be prepared for her and would be so eloquent also.


    It was almost as if she knew what she was trying to do already!


    Without another word, she grabbed her bag, threw the rolls of painting scrolls at Rong Yue and rushed out of the ssroom.


    Watching her rush away like that, Rong Yue was even more disgusted.


    To think that she had fallen for the tricks of someone this weak.


    She had really been too gullible.


    After Tong Yang left, most of the students turned to Rong Yue, consoling her and also telling her about what happened at the art association.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, I already saw it and knew she was trying to put the me on me.¡± Rong Yue told them honestly, after all, if people thought back to the matter, it would be easy to see that she had replied like someone that knew something ahead.


    Also, she had been prepared for something like this, only, she had thought that Tong Yang would have more ns than that.


    ¡°You did? Where did you see it?¡± several of them had the same question after all, in this generation, not many people wanted to focus on things like art and all.


    Their focus was always in the direction of media and entertainment. So they weren¡¯t at the Art association and word of mouth was different from seeing it already.


    Rong Yue brought out her phone and went to a link and showed them. She had previously hacked into that website and put the video there.


    So many looked at it on their phone while some just went to the website directly and saved the videos.


    In minutes, the school forum already had about fifteen people post the link while some directly uploaded the videos there.


    Rong Yue on the other hand just sat in ss, doing her best to study even in the noisy environment.


    As the student chattered on, teacher Lu, their head teacher entered the ss making all of them settle down hurriedly. Yet, when they had thought he was going to warn them about being noisy or something, he finally spoke up.


    ¡°Although progress is important but being honest and working hard is just as important. Even if this might seem like something to kick at while she¡¯s down, you all must also focus on studying so that when the time for you to be testedes, you won¡¯t look for a quick way to be praised.....¡±


    Since their first half period was for him, he used about fifteen minutes to guide them sincerely and also told them how to study better.


    After he was done, most of them were no longer in the mood to y around and just sat down to study.


    ¡°Rong Yue, follow me to my office with the ss president.¡± Teacher Lu said before leaving.


    Everyone looked at Rong Yue curiously as she stood up but since the ss president was also there, they felt it couldn¡¯t be too much of a problem and focused on studying back.

 Chapter 44

    44 Disciplinary Master Tang


    Even if it had been difficult to see before, it was very clear on who was their goddess by now. Not only had Tong Yang embarrassed herself, Teacher Lu had called Wu Hao over to help him some of the junior ss.


    Skillfully, Rong Yue had used her study time to teach the topic to them in a way that most of them in the ss already understood.


    As for the ones that didn¡¯t, all they knew was that this young girl had be a little goddess in their hearts. With this time of oue, most of the people that had voted for Tong Yang revoked it immediately and voted for Rong Yue before the voting ended.


    All of these had happened after she thought them of course and so their ¡®little goddess¡¯ had no idea of what was going on.


    As soon as the school bell rang, Rong Yue carried her bag again, already used to not staying for the evening lessons.


    Unfortunately for her, a certain master Tang was already waiting for her just at the building gate for the senior sses and the moment she stepped outside, he harrumphed loudly.


    ¡°You look like you have forgotten that you are a senior student. Rong Yue!¡± He asked aggressively making Rong Yueb her memory of the person hurriedly. The moment she remembered, her eyes sunk.


    This man!


    He was probably angry at her winning over Tong Yang when she tried to me him. Although a lot of people had no idea, she knew very clearly what their rtionship was.


    .....


    In the past, she had met the young man at the Tong family house several times and so she knew that he gave her preferential treatment.


    In fact, that Tong Yang could make it into ss A with her grades, she was sure this man was in the know.


    ¡°I don¡¯t partake in the evening study session.¡± She replied confidently. There was really nothing more anyone could teach her in high school anymore.


    ¡°Just some small grades and your wings have grown this big? A small fish like you that hasn¡¯t seen the world yet dares to be arrogant huh?¡± The more he spoke, the more terrible and degrading his words were, yet, Rong Yue didn¡¯t even flinch and just looked at him patiently.


    ¡°ording to the rules, you have missed more than it¡¯s allowed in a term which is three times, you would follow me to the administrative building now.¡±


    Unwilling to cause a scene, Rong Yue followed him obediently but her mind was calcting the whole thing carefully.


    The evening study session was for students to read undisturbed and also have the chance to ask other students questions. In the real sense, there were barely any teachers that stayed behind other than the enforces and some teachers that worked overtime.


    It was only when it was like two weeks left to the examinations that the teachers would start to step in. More importantly, some families got private tutors for their children so they could get into certain schools.


    When one considered all that, this study session wasn¡¯t something that was that fixed. But because he knew that Rong Yue had a terrible background and Tong Yang¡¯s mother had called to vent just now, he was picking on her.


    ¡°Disciplinary master Tang, is anything the matter?¡± The secretary to the principal asked the moment she saw the two of them.


    With the currentpetition, and with her preceding reputation, the teachers and staffs all knew her and so she was surprised when she saw the girl with a ster record following Mr Tang inside.


    ¡°Hmmm, nothing much... it¡¯s just that this insolent student has missed more than five study sessions and even dares to miss another one again.¡±


    ¡°With that kind of attitude, she still dares topete for the school bellepetition when she should be suspended.¡± He exined vengefully.


    The secretary frowned gently, her impression of Rong Yue waspletely different from what he was saying.


    Also, she was someone that was originally warm and had never liked Mr Tang¡¯s way of handling things so she didn¡¯t dare believe him immediately.


    More importantly, she knew that the principal paid a lot more attention to this top student from when he had mentioned her and had even made her to enter the data for her college separately.


    As she thought it out, she decided that instead of meting out the punishment, she told the principal first.


    ¡°Let me inform the principal first and then we can give her the most appropriate punishment.¡± She said and then pressed the buzzer on her desk. After getting the response to enter, she went into the office hurriedly.


    Outside, Mr Tang thought that the matter was already settled and gloated at her misfortune.


    ¡°Even if you want to offend some higher ups, at least, keep your tracks clean, just a little checking and it¡¯s shows you have actually been so unbridled.¡± He bragged while Rong Yue just stood there calmly.


    Before long, the door to the principal¡¯s office opened and the secretary stepped out.


    ¡°Student Rong Yue, the principal has demanded that youe inside.¡± She said, her face stern as she went back to her seat.


    Looking at the secretary¡¯s expression, Mr Tang imagined that the principal was even angrier than he had imagined.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, I¡¯ll constantly work hard to bring people like this to book okay?¡± He said self righteously and the secretary shot him an unreadable nce before sitting down.


    In her mind, however, she was scoffing at the shameless man. On just the simple matter of her not attending study sessions, he was already acting like some marvel level superhero?


    If one didn¡¯t know better, they would think that was really how focused he was on bringing people to the book when in reality, he had assisted a lot of these rich kids tomit several atrocities.


    Her and the principal were not blind to it and even some students had raisedints. But he has yet to be caught red handed.


    More importantly, the background of those kids he had helped was really not simple!


    So they could only sit back helplessly in the end.

 Chapter 45

    45 Chef Qin Yichen


    In the Principal¡¯s office,


    Rong Yue greeted him politely as she sat down opposite him, it was casual and yet still not rude or offensive. Like she was here to be counseled by him.


    ¡°Do you not like the study sessions?¡± Principal Huang asked her concerned. Teacher Lu attended to the senior students more and had told him about her matter, he roughly understood that she could be missing this because she had to earn survival capital.


    ¡°Hmmm, yes I don¡¯t like it. I¡¯m someone that prefers to read in solitude and away from other people. More importantly, my mother and I have just moved into a new ce and I think it would be inappropriate if she stayed alone till evening everyday.¡± She exinedying all the cards on the table.


    The principal was surprised that this was her reason but still probed further.


    ¡°Are you doing work shifts for money?¡± He asked, to others, it might seem intrusive but every student of City A high school understood this man¡¯s story.


    He was a poor student from the rural area with no parents and even though at this point of his life, he was not at the peak, he had been able to change his fatepletely by hardwork.


    Principal Huang was afraid that for a girl like her, it would be hard to climb up and take up all those struggling and hard work that he had to take on.


    ¡°No, I used to work at some flower store, but recently, I discovered that I could sell my paintings for money at the art association and I have been doing that for like two weeks now.¡± She said simply.


    .....


    She had no reason to tell him, yet, humans were always going to be human and in front of the empathetic human that genuinely cared about how she was doing, Rong Yue couldn¡¯t help but tell him.¡±


    As a literary man also, Principal Huang was well aware of how rewarding things like that could be, as long as she could make the cut to pass and let her work be epted, she would make enough money for her and her mother to survive.


    He was even more impressed by her resourcefulness.


    ¡°Good... good... one cannot wait to see what the world has in store and must rather fight for what they want out of life.¡±


    ¡°Okay since you don¡¯t need me to chip in help, then I would have to trouble you with some favor.¡± He said as an helpless expression crossed his face.


    Rong Yue nodded for him to continue obediently giving the man an illusion that she was very obedient and proper.


    ¡°You see, the school just managed to qualify for one of the spots of schools that would go for the annual APexpetition and award and like you know, the requirements are quite high...¡±


    Even though she already knew all about thepetition, she still listened to him dutifully and nodded when she could.


    ¡°Although you and Wu Hao would be the best candidates, you are still quite arge mile away from him. So I would like to ask that you put it more effort to study for this, after all, our school¡¯s reputation is built on our academic standards also. If we miss this one, we would really have nothing over the rival school anymore.¡±


    There were two main high schools in City A and they were always at a tooth to neck battle on who was the best among them.


    Now that in thestpetition, City A high school had a lesser ranking than the private school, they surely were suffering and getting lesser students than the private school.


    Even if he didn¡¯t exin that much, she could already understand.


    ¡°Mmmm, I¡¯ll study hard and also prepare study notes for the next year students.¡± She said generously making the man beam excitedly.


    ¡°You don¡¯t have toe to study sessions, just study at home where it¡¯s better for you. You can also try to study with Wu Hao, that boy..... he has a good heart but a tough life....¡±


    Rong Yue frowned as she tried to wonder what was wrong with him,st she remembered, their family was one of the top family in this city right?


    The principal discussed with her on some more issue before allowing her to leave reluctantly.


    ¡°Tell Mr Tang toe inside next.¡± He said as she opened the door to leave.


    ¡°Mr Tang, the principal asked that youe inside.¡± The man that was already impatient from waiting as the secretary was not even willing to make small talk was immediately energized when she came outside.


    He hurriedly entered the office while Rong Yue thanked the secretary before leaving the administrative building. There was no need waiting for some annoying scum when the principal already told her she could go back home.


    While she was handling matters, a certain young master had removed the expensive suit he traveled in to wear simple house clothes.


    ¡°Go to the traditional market and get me better vegetables. These ones won¡¯t do.¡± Qin Yichen said with a frown crossing those perfect features of his face.


    The little girl didn¡¯t enjoy eating vegetables so much and only barely managed to eat the fresh ones from her mother¡¯s garden.


    How would she see these ones that looked like they had stayed too long in the supermarket.


    Lu San nodded obediently while his thoughts were jumbled.


    Even if his master was suddenly interested in eating, did he have to be so picky so suddenly! He grumbled in his heart as he went to the nearest traditional markets.


    Luckily, he had followed Rong Yue around recently and was quite in the know of these ces.


    Although markets like this were usually better in the morning since they brought their things from the vige, going by this time still had better things than what he had bought previously from the supermarket.


    After getting everything on his young master¡¯s list, he rushed back home again.


    ¡°Are these one okay?¡±


    Qin Yichen looked up from the roasted pork and chicken he was doing to check the new vegetables.


    ¡°Hmmm, they are better. You can go, I¡¯ll do the cooking alone.¡±


    Even though he had run around all day, from the fragrance and sight of what he had seen in the kitchen just now, Lu San felt like it was really worth it.


    Who would have known that the second Young master could cook this good!

 Chapter 46

    46 Big Bad Wolf


    As soon as Rong Yue got back from school, she plopped down on the sofa beside her mom who was knitting while watching some drama.


    ¡°Ahhh! I¡¯m so exhausted.¡± She groaned out earning herself a sympathetic look from her mom.


    ¡°Did you guys do any special activity today?¡± Rong Xia asked carefully not sure if that was the right way to put it.


    ¡°Mmmm, my teacher had me teach some juniors some topic during my break and study session time.¡± She exined while her mom smiled happily.


    That meant her daughter was good!


    In the dramas she had been watching recently, she had watched some that was also done in school settings and could vaguely understand what it meant to be an outstanding student.


    Previously, she knew her child was doing okay and anytime she showed Rong Yue¡¯s result to people, they would usually praise her daughter. But watching the whole school settings and test scenes in dramas made her understand even better.


    ¡°It¡¯s only because you are amazing.¡± She said, simply encouraging her.


    More than anything, Rong Yue noticed that her mom watching these things was starting to help her intellect and how to rte to real life things.


    .....


    Before now, she could understand that her mother was someone that was highly intelligent. She would always find some way to cure someone and would even specially get new herbs.


    If not for Rong Yue being careful, she was sure that several people would have used her mom¡¯s reciepes ro make a lot of money by now.


    ¡°I¡¯ll go change and shower a bit.¡± She told her mom as she stood up and went to her room dragging herself like a tired woman.


    On the other hand, as soon as Rong Yue entered her room, there was a knock on the main door, startling Rong Xia.


    She wasn¡¯t sure if opening the door was the best option, after all, her daughter had forbidden her against it.


    After pondering for a while, she finally sat down back and acted like she heard nothing.


    Just as she yed her movie back, the sound of the door knob turning made the middle aged woman to freeze over, her brain going nk momentarily.


    ¡°I suspected that Rong Yue would have told you to not open the door for anyone so I used the code.¡± Qin Yichen saidzily as he entered the house.


    The familiar figure and face finally made Rong Xia to calm down as she patted her chest to ease her heart.


    ¡°Next time, you can use this screen here to check who is there, if it¡¯s someone you know and want to see, you can open the door for them.¡± He exined and then helped her see how to use the peephole that had been designed like a mirror instead.


    She nodded in understanding before going to sit down back.


    ¡°Does Yue¡¯er know that you areing?¡± She asked curiously, after all, her daughter had told her that the man had gone back to the capital which was a far ce from here.


    ¡°Mmm, I dropped her off at school earlier this morning.¡± Yichen replied ambiguously making Rong Xia slightly stunned.


    The both of them sat in silence with the voices from the TV apanying them.


    Since his men downstairs had told him that Rong Yue was back, he suspected that she was simply changing or resting in her room. After all, he had lived with them for more than a week and already understood what their living habits were.


    To not appear suspicious, he decided not to ask also, slowly bidding his time like someone that was here for a wife.


    His predictions were right as Rong Yue stepped out some minutester, her long hair that usually went beyond her waist was now rolled into a rxed and loose bun on her head while she was putting on a white shorts with an oversized ck tee.


    The outfit choice made it that the fair of her neck and chest was out for the young man seated to see while also giving him a full view of her long and straight legs.


    Having seen so many women in even more seductive styles and attires, Qin Yichen almost cursed out at how stunned he was by the little girl¡¯s appearance.


    Instead of being seductive, there was something pulling about the girl, from her appearance to her aura that had a bit of elegance and also warmth.


    Like the kind of a girl a man at the peak would want to go back home to meet after a long day.


    While he was lost in his thoughts, Rong Yue was also stunned silly from seeing the man causally sitting in their living room and watching her calmly.


    ¡°Yue¡¯er! You are here.¡± Her mother called out, breaking the ambiguous air around them.


    ¡°Mmmm... what¡¯s he doing here?¡± Although she knew he meant no harm, she also felt that it was unsafe if her mom had opened the door for him that easily.


    ¡°I used the code when I realized that you must have told her not to open the door for anyone.¡± He responded instead and his response made Rong Yue feel slightly better.


    Thinking that he had evaded the crises, Rong Xia spoke up, ¡°He said you were expecting him and that he had dropped you off at school earlier.¡± As she said that, her mother red at her suspiciously with a bit of usation.


    Rong Yue had not expected such an usatory look from her mother and flushed immediately while shooting a re at the culprit.


    The look in her eyes seemed to say ¡°you just wait! I¡¯ll deal with youter.¡±


    ¡°I saw him.....¡± before she could exin, Qin Yichen interrupted.


    ¡°Mom, I made lunch for the three of us, as a kind of weing meal to us being neighbors.¡± He said politely.


    Before allowing either of them to react to the way he had called Rong Xia and the news of them being neighbors, he continued immediately.


    ¡°Back when I studied abroad, it¡¯s normal to give the neighbors pie or food to let them know you have moved in.¡±


    ¡°Fvck You!¡± Rong Yue cursed internally as she looked at that face that was devoid of any emotion or scheme.


    Even Rong Xia had forgotten that he called her ¡®Mom¡¯ just now and nodded.


    ¡°Is it okay that you are moving in here? We have an avable room here and since you are already familiar with this ce, you can just join us.¡± Rong Xia suggested feeling like it was a waste of money for them all to be paying for two different apartments.


    ¡°No! No! It¡¯s better if he¡¯s there.¡± Rong Yue eximed. She didn¡¯t know why but she just felt like this guy had ulterior motives.


    He even dared to call her mother his Mom!


    She was burning with anger and already felt like she was being considerate by now chasing him out.


    ¡°Yes, Mom, it¡¯s better if I stay there, after all, I¡¯m here for business purposes and I might returnte on some nights. Also, this ce doesn¡¯t belong to me anymore as I have used it as a repayment of your treatment for me, you don¡¯t have to feel ufortable here.¡± He said tactfully, politely declining and also making her feelfortable in the house.


    He also left a good impression by declining which made Rong Xia pleased.

 Chapter 47

    47 Would You Move In Everyday, Mister Qin?


    While the both of them were interacting like proper adults, Rong Yue was boiling inside and since she knew her mom was na?ve, if she acted rashly, she would only help this man to score more.


    ¡°Mom has made lunch and dinner already, you don¡¯t have to worry.¡± Rong Yue declined politely.


    ¡°Yue¡¯er, I was carried away with the drama and didn¡¯t even realize time has gone, we can have lunch with him and have him over for dinner instead.¡± Her mother said making Rong Yue feel even more helpless.


    On the one day that she hoped that her mom would have made food, she had actually not made food.


    She couldn¡¯t help looking at the man and not remembering how he had kissed her early this morning.


    ¡°Mom! He¡¯s a big bad wolf!¡± She screamed in her heart, knowing she had to manage the grievances.


    Before long, the big bad wolf had already convinced her mom and they now had to go and eat in his ce. Feeling conscious from how she was dressed, Rong Yue went back inside and changed into a ck joggers pants making her skin the only thing that shone through all her outfit.


    Qin Yichen looked at her tightly pouting red lips and chuckled internally, his mind subconsciously drifting to how she had tasted earlier this morning.


    The moment they entered his house, every dissatisfaction that Rong Yue had disappeared immediately as she inhaled the aroma that had filled the whole apartment.


    .....


    She didn¡¯t even bother to look at the design and just followed the aroma making Qin Yichen and her mom chuckle with how cute she was.


    Caught red handed, she flushed embarrassed as she red at him.


    Clearly he was the bad wolf and was simply tempting her with his food.


    ¡°Quick! My mom is starving and needs to eat!¡± She said self righteously and even her mother couldn¡¯t hold back herughter anymore.


    ¡°Are you sure you can¡¯t be stolen with food?¡± Her mother asked yfully and Qin Yichenughed also at how urate her mother was.


    The entire air and mood around them turned harmonious in that moment together with the fragrance of all the delicately cooked meals that he had made.


    The whole house that was in only in colors like gray and white suddenly felt homely.


    At the very least, he was d that he at least had something the girl really liked and didn¡¯t enjoy doing.


    He could talk to auntieter when she was at school and get them to agree to an eating routine.


    ¡°You can sit here, I¡¯ll bring out the meals in the warmer now.¡± He told them as he pointed at the dining room that Rong Yue had missed out on out of her worry for eating quality food.


    ¡°Mmm.. hurry up!¡± Rong Yue said shamelessly.


    Without bothering to assist him, she watched as Qin Yichen brought out several food and dishes.


    He had carefully made three soups, two sides and a special rice that Rong Yue didn¡¯t know what it was.


    She was about to ask him when she saw the tray he was carrying.


    Her eyes brightened instantly that even Qin Yichen paused in his steps. Her eyes shone so bright, like as if they had the stars glistening in them.


    In that moment, Rong Yue has shed every form of cover or restraint that she was used to putting up around anyone. She was just an eighteen year old girl that was excited to see good food!


    While he was taking in the sight of the beauty in front of him, Rong Yue was falling in love with the huge tray that had two roast ducks and roasted chicken.


    The roast was a bright golden color and was glistening with the sauce that he had poured over it. With the steam that was rising from it and the fragrance. She had to use every bit of self control to not rush and snatch it from him.


    It was only when Qin Yichen dropped the tray on the table and in front of her that she regained her senses.


    ¡°Ahhh! Took so long, mom you can start to eat now.¡± She said loudly.


    Yet, even though it was her mother she called, Rong Yue was the one that hurriedly took her chopsticks and the serving spoon and hurriedly served herself.


    Since he wasn¡¯t used to her eating self, Qin Yichen didn¡¯t say anything and just smiled instead, his eyes full of extreme doting.


    The moment she ate a scoop of the rice alone out of curiosity, her eyes shined brightly.


    ¡°What did you make the rice with? I could eat it alone totally.¡± She eximed and then stuffed her mouth again.


    As Qin Yichen was about to exin, she raised her hand up, ¡°don¡¯t worry, let¡¯s just eat, as long as you know how to make it, that¡¯s fine.¡± She said and then reached for the bowl of soup.


    Rong Xia almost cried at how embarrassing her daughter was.


    Thankfully, it was someone that they were already used to, otherwise she would have been unable to eat.


    And like that, two people ate while one person eximed and then gobbled the food down without care for anyone else on the table and it was only when she had eaten to her full that Rong Yue looked up.


    ¡°Are you going to keep moving in everyday?¡± She asked mindlessly as she rubbed her already full to the brim stomach.


    Rong Xia couldn¡¯t resist and choked slightly on her food and had to take a lot of water before she was okay.


    What did her daughter mean by moving in everyday!


    Wasn¡¯t that too much!


    ¡°Okay, that would be exhausting, how about you Just be my chef? I happen to have money now you know.¡±Rong Yue said together with how she was sitting, she looked like the perfect image of some arrogant boss.


    ¡°Mister Qin, you don¡¯t have to mind her, she says a lot of unreasonable things when she¡¯s full.¡± Her mother tried to help her mediate and hurriedly said that.


    Who would have imagined that Rong Yue would not get the hint and instead continue.


    ¡°Mother, you won¡¯t have to cook anymore, I would just have to pay him some money and we get to eat good food like this for the rest of our lives!¡±

 Chapter 48

    48 So Frightening


    After eating to her heart content, Rong Xia wanted to do the dishes but was rejected by Qin Yichen and earned even more points in her heart.


    On the other hand Rong Yue didn¡¯t even request and just went to his sofa to lie down and sleep!


    ¡°Don¡¯t wake her, I¡¯m less busy anyway and she can juste back to meet you when she wakes up.¡± Qin Yichen said as he shot an helpless gaze at the girl.


    For someone that usually looked like she had her guard up, she was surefortable around him.


    Since she was asleep, Rong Xia went back up while Qin Yichen went into one of the room and brought a nket out for her. After covering her gently, he called Lu San back inside.


    ¡°Do the dishes while I get some work done.¡± He told him simply not minding the look the young man had on his face.


    Even though he had done all the running around, the boss had not even spared a potion for him.


    He had been thinking that all that food were for the boss.


    Just as he was about to enter the kitchen, he caught sight of a bundled figure in nket making him turn back to get a look at the person.


    .....


    Since her face was turned to the other side, he couldn¡¯t see the face. But he could see that it was a girl with the hair that was turned towards him.


    His boss had a girl inside his house!


    A girl!


    His mind worked fast, after all, he was one of Qin Yichen¡¯s top men and he had been following a certain girl for more than a week now.


    Was she the one?


    Qin Yichen felt his gaze and shot him a sharp gaze immediately sending the young man running for his life.


    Like that, a certain kind of stillness descended on the living room as the girl slept and the man worked.


    After about two hours, Rong Yue finally stirred awake. Upon seeing the unfamiliar house colors, her brows furrowed and she looked around carefully while trying to act like she was still asleep.


    Qin Yichen on the other hand immediately noticed that she had woken up but said nothing allowing the girl to observe until she finally recollected.


    ¡°Ahh! I almost thought I was kidnapped. Thankfully, it¡¯s only the house of the ¡®Big Bad Wolf¡¯ she said out loud before standing up, yet, her body froze over immediately the moment she saw the sight in front of her.


    Seated opposite her with aptop on hisp and working was the ¡®Big Bad Wolf¡¯


    Her face flushed instantly in embarrassment.


    ¡°Ma...mas...Master Qin¡± she managed to say, scared out of her life.


    ¡°Big Bad Wolf?¡± Qin Yichen asked as he stood up, his face clouded In dissatisfaction.


    ¡°Hmmm, great master, that was something from my dream that you don¡¯t have to bother about. Are you sure that you have to react this much to a dream.¡± She exined weakly, standing up and rushing to the back of the sofa.


    She had always seen this young master as gentle andposed up until this morning. As for now?


    He lookedpletely frightening that she felt like she was going to shit in her pants.


    ¡°Master Qin..¡±


    ¡°Something from your dream? Can you tell me more about this dream?¡± He asked again closing the remaining gap between them while the girl yelped out.


    ¡°Oh great master! Ignore the misbehaving of a small girl.¡±


    Gone was the taste of food and the n to hire this man, at the moment, she just wanted to run away and never look back again!


    Qin Yichen smiled at her reaction and while it was a genuine smile, on that cold face, it became frightening and dangerous to Rong Yue.


    To make matters worse, her running away had toe to an abrupt end as her back hit the wall making her eyes open widely.


    Before she could turn around and use another route, the young man had caught up with her, trapping her between the wall and him.


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to say too much. I saw when you woke up.¡±


    Hearing his words, her face sank as she looked at him with pleading eyes. Currently, her chances of actually sessfully overpowering a man like him was hard, after all, she had only trained for about four days at most and Qin Yichen had a really domineering build and size.


    With her mind working in several directions, she looked around carefully, hoping to see something that could save her.


    ¡°Let me show you what the Big Bad Wolf would do to the little Red Riding Hood.¡± Qin Yichen murmured and without any warning, he bent down and kissed her lips immediately, the girls eyes opening widely in surprise and causing her longshes to tickle his cheek bones.


    Her lips were soft and sweet, mixing with the vor or all the food she had just eaten. With her scent flooding his nostrils, the young man that had initially dived in for a short teasing kissing suddenly found himself losing control as he pinned her hand behind her with one hand while the other hand was wrapped securely around her waist.


    Seeing how he was not giving up, Rong Yue made the heartless decision to bite him.


    Before she could push her teeth to get to his lips, something crashed behind them making Qin Yichen to stop immediately and move her to his back.


    ¡°Ma...mas..¡± before Lu San could say a word, Qin Yichen interrupted him sharply.


    ¡°Get out if you are done.¡± He told him coldly not wanting Rong Yue to see his face.


    Lu San immediately opened the door and left.


    ¡°Sorry, it¡¯s the cleaning guy. Are you okay?¡± After he had gone, Qin Yichen immediately became someone else making Rong Yue surprised.


    He had simply changed from being a frightening bad wolf to being a considerate young master!


    Shock and doubt flooded her face as she nodded.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡± The anger she should have from the young man who had just kissed her was gone as she watched him head into the kitchen and clean up the broken ceramic.


    Lu San that had just been chased out was in a even worse situation.


    He had simply remembered the painting from the day before when he saw the style on the ceramic and wanted to tell him that he had kept the painting.


    Never would he have imagined that he woulde across the image of his master kissing a woman!


    His master was interested in women?


    After being by his side for more than six years and was even diagnosed as asexual, a lot of them had imagined that even if their master wanted to settle down with a partner, it would be a guy.


    Who would have thought that this was going to happen?


    With trembling hands and excitement, he hurriedly sent a message of what just happened to his fellow men on their own group chat.


    After cleaning the whole mess up, Qin Yichen looked at the girl that stood in one corner and just watched him carefully.


    ¡°Aren¡¯t you supposed to be doing some assignments?¡±


    ¡°No, we do them in school so that people don¡¯t give their tutors at home.¡± She replied obediently and then rushed to the door.


    ¡°Master Qin, I¡¯ll see you some other time! Bye!¡± Without another word, she turned the knob and rushed outside.


    ¡°Whew! The big bad wolf could have caught me this time around.¡± She wheezed and then sighed before entering her house.


    Previously, she had epted a job that needed her to send it in urgently yesterday. She had not expected that she would eat and just sleep off like that in that man¡¯s house.


    But at the thought of the delicacy she had eaten, she smiled while entering the code to her house.


    ¡°You are awake.¡± Rong Xia said as she saw the little money grubber.


    ¡°Hmmm, you could have just woken me up, wasn¡¯t it you that asked me to not stay alone with a guy.¡± She asked her mom, looking at her suspiciously.


    ¡°You looked like you needed the sleep and I know he can¡¯t harm you.¡±


    Rong Yue wanted to choke on her spit.


    Can¡¯t harm me?


    Someone that had almost eaten your little daughter up!


    Without saying much, she went up to her room and immediately started theputer. Immediately, the sounds of several notifications alert that she had already set rang out repeatedly from theptop.


    For all her works, she had fixed a certain sound to alert her so she could know when she got a job.


    ¡°Little master! The client already needs the job!¡± She saw repeated messages like this while she also saw some several notifications of new work offers.


    Although it hadn¡¯t been long, Rong Yue had already started to pave a way for herself in the industry by taking on works that most people didn¡¯t dare to do.


    At this point, it was fair to say that her work wasing to her without having to search.


    She carefully looked through the offers she got and picked the best ones that she liked. For her sanity, she picked about five works at once and then put out a message that she wasn¡¯t going to take on any work for the next ten days.


    After that, she sent the epted works a mail to let them know the expected date to get theirpleted tasks before she finally messaged the guy that had sent her several messages.


    ¡°Got it! You will see it in two hours.¡± She responded simply and then got to work.

 Chapter 49

    49 Fashion Designer Yue


    Days passed very quickly and Rong Yue maintained a routine of school, work and eating at Qin Yichen¡¯s ce. Fortunately, the big bad wolf had started to understand restraint and allowed her to do as she wanted.


    Today, however was a weekday, her initial n had been to spend time with her mom. However, the weing party that she had promised Sun Li to attend was also today making her dispirited.


    ¡°Why did you agree to go if you didn¡¯t want to?¡± Qin Yichen asked curiously looking up from his system to look at the grumbling girl in front of him.


    Rong Xia had the same thoughts and so she looked up from her knitting machine that Rong Yue just got from her.


    ¡°Hmmm, that¡¯s because you two don¡¯t understand loyalty. She¡¯s the only friend I have now in school and she¡¯s going to be bored at a party to wee her military brother. Of course, I have to go!¡±


    ¡°The Sun Family?¡± Qin Yichen asked after a while of pondering.


    Although each state had their notable military presence and force. Not many of the minor states had anything impressive.


    More importantly, he had gotten wind of the news earlier this week. Since news has leaked that the second Young master was around from the capital, he had gotten loads of invitations all through the week.


    The weing party for Sun Yan was one of those invites.


    .....


    ¡°You know them?¡± Rong Yue asked, surprised. After all, she had imagined that no family could attract him in their small city.


    ¡°Hmmm, I know the son.¡± He replied briefly and then went back to working.


    Rong Yue eventually stood up and went to her wardrobe to check for a suitable outfit.


    Since previously when she shopped, she had shopped with the intention of being home all day or going out in a disguise.


    At the moment, she had no outfit that would be appropriate for the asion.


    ¡°Mom, I¡¯ll be stepping out for a while, I need to get a dress for the party.¡±


    Even though she was just telling her, she was already by the door, showing the dynamics of their rtionship was vastly different from the typical mother daughter rtionship.


    Since she was just a guest and was still in high school, Rong Yue wanted something that would not make her look tardy while still not grabbing any much attention.


    After moving around all the stores in their estate and finding nothing she wanted, she changed her mind very quickly.


    From visiting clothes stores, she went into fabrics stores and it was only when she got to the third store that she finally got what she wanted.


    Since her goal was to not take up too much attention, she went for a cream colored material and bought real quality fur that matched the outfit.


    essories were not something she really fancied and so she went for something subtle.


    By the time she was done, she had spent close to two hours already. However, it was only close to noon seeing as she had left home early enough.


    ¡°You have gone ahead to spend money again.¡± Rong Xia said with slight usation.


    She had realized that her little daughter didn¡¯t just like food, she was also quite skilled at spending money also!


    ¡°Hmmm, I decided to make my clothes myself. Since there¡¯s still enough time, I¡¯ll just use your machine to make a simple dress.¡± As she talked, she offloaded the shopping bags and kept everything she needed to make the dress on one side while she kept her adornments in another bag.


    ¡°Let me help you set up the other room, so you don¡¯t have clothes everywhere.¡±


    Like that, the both of them got to work. Since Rong Xia also had some skills in fashion design, she was able to assist her in the cuttings after Rong Yue drew the style she wanted.


    ¡°Your drawing has grown so much in such short time!¡± Her mom eximed as she looked at the strokes in each of the dress.


    Compared to some of the sketches she had done in the past, this was very borate and detailed.


    ¡°You gave birth to a genius.¡± Rong Yue bragged shamelessly, her eyes also gleaming brightly at the style


    In truth, she wasn¡¯t sure of the style she wanted when she was getting the materials, she just knew the way she wanted to appear.


    But the moment she sat down, the nostalgia mixed with her new mind made her design something very quickly.


    After getting all her measurements down, and finishing the cutting of the design, Rong Yue got to work while her mother went back to her drama.


    As she worked, her mind explored the different possible paths that she could take.


    Her love for fashion designing was something she wanted to keep, but unlike in the past, she wasn¡¯t sure that was the path she wanted anymore.


    Why walk a path she had already embarked on before?


    Before the organization, her only specialty was painting and fashion designing. But after spending that much time there, she had developed technology skills and methods that were even out of this world.


    Restricting herself to fashion design only was like keeping herself in a cage.


    The more she thought about, the more conflicted she was, unknowingly, she made a tear in the dress from being absent minded.


    By the time she realized, it was already toote and the base of the dress was ruined.


    ¡°Is this the heavens telling me they don¡¯t want me designing?¡± She mumbled in dissatisfaction as she looked at the already ruined dress.


    Instead of discarding it, she ced it on a clothes hanger and sat in front of it, thinking of the best way to salvage it.


    After all, she had spent close to four hours on just this clothes. If she decides to go ahead and just discard it, she would have nothing to wear to the party.


    At this moment, her mom, who wanted to just check on her progress entered the room and was stunned to see the big tear by the base of the dress.


    ¡°What happened? Is your sewing already so rusty?¡± She asked concerned as she looked at the ruined dress.


    ¡°I was thinking about the future and ruined the present.¡±


    Looking at her sulking face, her mom looked at the dress again.


    ¡°Go and get ready, I¡¯ll help you fix it.¡±

 Chapter 50

    50 Grand Entrance


    Rong Yue got ready very slowly, taking time to style her hair and then stopping to have some food in between.


    By the time she was done with her make up, she had about an hour left to the event.


    When she went to the other room to get her dress, she was stunned by the clothes that was hanging back there.


    Where the tear had been previously, her mother had filled the whole ce to where the flowing gown stopped with knitted roses. Using a cream wool and some highlights with pink, it was like a white and pink rose.


    It not only made the w disappear, it made the whole dress way more attractive and more fitting to her age. Since the whole top gave off a regal look, anyone that saw the full image would immediately not feel like she was someone beyond her age.


    She smiled and picked up the dress not wanting to wake her mom that had dozed off on the sofa in the living room.


    Just as she finished dressing, her phone rang and Sun Li¡¯s name popped up on her screen.


    ¡°Are you on your way already? Wu Hao just got here.¡± She asked hurriedly. From her tone, one could spot her anxiety very easily and Rong Yue¡¯s brows furrowed slightly.


    ¡°What¡¯s the matter? Should I stay back?¡±


    .....


    ¡°No No! Please my goddess you have toe and show thisdies how it¡¯s done!¡± Sun Li hurriedly said.


    Back in her home, she looked at the elegantly dresseddies that were trying to steal the spotlight from her own party.


    She couldn¡¯t wait to see the look on their faces when they meet Rong Yue.


    After ending the call, Rong Yue went downstairs and was surprised to see Driver Yu in front of a luxurious ck Mercedes which was a far car from the regr sedan he usually drove to drop her in school.


    ¡°The young master upstairs said you needed a ride to a party, he asked me to use his car to drive you there.¡± He said respectfully. Previously, his tone with her had been familiar and polite but now, the huge leap made Rong Yue raise her brows.


    She looked around and then nodded as she got into the car. It was not hard for her to figure out that it was Qin Yichen, after all, not only had she not met anyone here, he was the only she had told about going over for a banquet.


    After giving him the address that Sun Li had given her, she took her time to look at the interior of the car.


    ¡®This is why money is so good!¡¯ She eximed internally as she felt the plush leather in the car. The car was delicately designed and even the interior was designed in a way that she could easily lean back and rest without feeling cramped.


    Somehow, the car made her reevaluate Qin Yichen. Was this man some top underdog in the capital?


    Although this car wasn¡¯t a limited edition, as someone that was familiar with the highlight of car releases, she could immediately tell that this car had been custom made from small details.


    Also, the color blend was clearly not from the color code that Mercedes made their car in. To let someone else use a car like that, it simply meant that it didn¡¯t mean as much to him as it would mean to a proper heir.


    Or did the Big Bad Wolf want to impress her?


    Seeing her thoughts moving in a different direction, she immediately kept them back in check and closed her eyes for some minutes.


    ¡°Miss. We are here already.¡± Driver Yu¡¯s voige interrupted her short name, jolting her awake slowly.


    ¡°Thank you.¡± Rong Yue said politely as she took a good look at where the car had parked.


    Perhaps because it was just a weing banquet, Sun Li had previously informed her that the banquet was at her house. But looking at the mansion in front of her, she felt like she just got a type of eye opener.


    This had to be why no one dared to offend Sun Li in school after all, they could remove like three of Tong Yang¡¯s home from the small estate in front of her.


    ¡°I¡¯ll be here to take you back.¡± Driver Yu told her as she opened the door and Rong Yue nodded gratefully to him while the image of Qin Yichen in her mind warmed up immediately.


    Instead of going in directly, she called Sun Li and informed her that she was outside already.


    ¡°I¡¯m going immediately!¡± The girl replied excited and ended the call.


    Wu Hao, who was calmly looking around smiled gently when he saw Sun Li running out of the hall.


    As the young mistress of the Sun Family, she was extremely precious but because of their family background, her training was also a lot more rigorous than other girls when it came to maintaining her image which made her extremely good in almost everything other than her studies.


    He could easily guess that Rong Yue was the one that came from her reaction.


    It was really impressive that she would decide to be close friends with someone Rong Yue who was not part of the elite family at all.


    The moment Sun Li saw Rong Yue, her mouth fell open in surprise.


    ¡®My goddess!¡¯


    ¡°You look even beautiful than I imagined in my head.¡± She eximed in surprise, her eyes gleaming brightly.


    This was beauty!


    Pure beauty!!


    Rong Yue chuckled as she saw her expression.


    ¡°You are overreacting, you look really stunning also. I almost didn¡¯t recognize you when you walked out.¡± Sheplimented.


    With how she acted in school, Rong Yue hadn¡¯t expected that this was how gorgeous Sun Li she would look. Carefully dressed up, she looked even prettier than Tong Yang¡¯s photo shoot pictures.


    Sun Li blushed at Rong Yuepliment as she grabbed her hand.


    ¡°Some girls have been strutting around and being an eyesore all night, you have to show them what real beauty is when we get inside.¡± Sun Li pleaded while using her exclusive puppy eyes on Rong Yue.


    ¡°There¡¯s no need, just you is enough to crush them.¡±


    Like these both girls talked and teased each other until they got to the entrance.


    ¡°I¡¯ll enter first.¡± Sun Li said rushing inside so that Rong Yue could get her stage to herself.

 Chapter 51

    51 Attracting Jealousy


    As the young miss of the Sun Family, Sun Li also had a lot of people watching her so as soon as she entered the hall, a lot of people looked her way while some men were also thinking of how to get her attention.


    It was after allmon knowledge that it was extremely difficult to get into this young Miss good books.


    And it was just as easy to cross her. With all the love and pampering from her brothers, a lot of people preferred to stay out of her way, after all, it was better to not be noticed by her than to incur her wrath.


    In the next moment, the door opened again and a figure in white stepped into the hall. Almost as if she was an Angel, the entire hall quietened and even people that had been talking stopped to look over at the cause of the abrupt silence.


    ¡°So beautiful!¡± A young master said breaking the spell of silence.


    Although she was still in high school, Rong Yue had an height that was enough to qualify her as a model. With her small figure that was entuated by the cream dress, she had the right to take the attention off everyone.


    More importantly was her face that was astonishingly beautiful. For anyone meeting her for the first time, they all had a simr reaction upon seeing that wless porcin like face that stirred hearts so easily.


    Seeing their reaction, Sun Li smiled happily before walking back to meet her.


    ¡°I left you a seat beside me.¡± She told her as the both of them walked to the top seats by the head table of the banquet.


    .....


    ¡°Is this your friend?¡± Zhao Yan, Sun Li¡¯s mom asked as she looked at Rong Yue excitedly. For someone that could never get her daughter to act like a girl, seeing such a beauty made her happy.


    More importantly, the aura around Rong Yue was really good, she had an aura that seemed to be from deep in her bones and not the usual superficial aura that girls had.


    ¡°Yes mom, she¡¯s the one I invited.¡± Sun Li allowed Rong Yue sit beside her and then leaned back so that her mother could see her.


    ¡°Yue¡¯er, meet my mom. Mom, meet Rong Yue, she¡¯s my only friend in school.¡± She introduced the both of them and Rong Yue greeted the woman politely while ignoring all the countless gazes on them.


    Since Zhou Yan already knew that Rong Yue wasn¡¯t from any top family from her daughter, she didn¡¯t bother to introduce.


    Originally, she had hoped the friend wouldn¡¯t feel intimidated in their circle, after all, it took quite a while for her only daughter to get a friend but after seeing Rong Yue, she realized it was the other way around.


    Before long, other guests arrived filling the big hall and Wu Hao waved at the two of them from where he was.


    Since banquet usually considered the host rtionship to the guest and the family, Wu Hao¡¯s family seating was quite some distance away from them.


    However, Rong Yue noticed from where she sat very quickly that while there were two young people in front of him, Wu Hao was only at the back.


    Seeing where she was looking, Sun Li leaned in and exined to her.


    ¡°Although he¡¯s the son of the first wife, his mom already died when he was young and his father brought home another woman with children already. So even as the first son, he doesn¡¯t have that much fighting power so he would only follow his family arrangement.¡± She exined to her in a low voice that only Rong Yue could hear.


    Hearing his story, Rong Yue felt pity for him immediately while feeling sympathy at the life of the rich, she could already imagine how hard it would be for him, after all, she had once lived with her mother in one of these elite families until she had enough.


    The party soon started and Sun Li¡¯s brothers, the three of them came forward while the one that was being celebrated Sun Yan was dressed in his military uniform.


    Everyone greeted him and Rong Yue noticed very quickly that every parent that went to greet him went with a daughter to present the gift.


    It was easy to see why he had stood out in the army, even though he had a little tan that showed how much time he had spent a lot of time outside, his body build was impressive and even in a city like this, he had a very good aura.


    The type that was rare to see in the capital. More than that, she could see also see the roughness that came from spending quite some time on the battlefield.


    It was hard to feign an aura like that.


    ¡°Why does it feel like they are offering him the girls instead of the gifts?¡± Rong Yue asked teasingly after a while when she saw Sun Li¡¯s pout as they were being gifted.


    ¡°That¡¯s exactly what they are doing.¡± She replied with a hiss.


    ¡°They don¡¯t know how much efforts he had kept into bing that relevant in the army, we barely see him once in three years back then. Now that he¡¯s achieved his goal, they want their daughters and family to have an easy life by marrying my brother.¡± She ranted as she red at all the people that dared to look her way.


    ¡°But don¡¯t worry, my brother certainly can¡¯t like girls like that. They look so fake and exhausting.¡± She added.


    Rong Yue nodded before feeling like her words were weird.


    Why did it sound like she was trying to cate her on behalf of her brother?


    Although while many people were going to greet Sun Yan, a lot of the male guests were also bidding their time to talk to Rong Yue as they tried to find her identity.


    As they Rong Yue and Sun Li were talking, in another corner of the hall, two girls were whispering while looking at Rong Yue with hateful eyes.


    ¡°Why does it really look like her? Although she¡¯s all dolled up, I can¡¯t forget the face of that vixen!¡± One of them said as she leaned forward to check Rong Yue out more.


    With the limelight on her, it was only normal that she would also attract jealousy.

 Chapter 52

    52 Dazzling!


    Rong Yue turned as she felt some intense gaze on her, tracing the gaze, her eyes fell on two familiar figures and a trace of dangerous light shed in her eyes.


    While she was younger, her mother had worked as a maid in the Fang family.


    For their twelve years, she had endured the bullying that came from these girls.


    The elder daughter, Fang Mian had even scratched her face once with the intention to ruin it and if her mother had no skills in herbal medicine, she would have had to move around with a face like that.


    She would not have expected that she would meet them here, but the more she thought about, the more usible it felt, after all, their family was also quite influential.


    As for the younger sister, Fang Yong, she usually after like she was someone that meant no evil and could do no evil. But in reality, she was even more cruel than her sister and would only y her white lotus role when there were people.


    Rong Yue acted like she didn¡¯t see them but also kept her vignce up, after all, she knew that they were always up to no good.


    ¡°Hehe, I said it sister! Why is our maid¡¯s daughter all dolled up here and sitting so high up?¡± Fang Mian had seen the moment Rong Yue looked over and was even more certain that she was the one.


    ¡°Are you sure, you are probably seeing it wrongly, that girl is so pretty after all.¡± Fang Yong said softly, her eyes however shed with hatred.


    .....


    More than anyone, she was the one that recognized Rong Yue the most. That face!


    The face she hated the most.


    More importantly, the Rong Yue now had an aura that even her wasn¡¯t sure she could dare topete.


    As a child that had been pampered to the heavens, only she knew how painful it was to see Rong Yue with a face blessed by the heavens even when she had no skin products or any good thing to wear.


    She had incited her sister many times to destroy that face. Yet, on many asions, the girl managed to escape. The one they had finally achieved it, her mother had saved her face in the end.


    After then, mother and daughter had left their home, subsequently, she had forgotten the both of them. Also, she had been certain that the older Rong Yue grew, the less attractive she would be with no money and resources.


    Yet, the reality in front of her, four yearster was so ring from her imaginations.


    So ring that she wanted to p herself.


    While the two sisters were lost in their thoughts, the banquets proceeded normally and soon Sun Yan was allowed to go and sit after getting all his gifts.


    After all the gifts were presented, everyone, especially the young ones started to move around instead of just sitting down and the older ones sat closer and discussed more serious matters.


    ¡°Let me introduce you to my brothers before I take you inside, I don¡¯t enjoy staying banquets like this.¡± She said with wrinkled brows.


    Rong Yue nodded, she had nothing to do and just came because she wanted to apany her.


    ¡°First brother.¡± Sun Li called out cheerfully as they walked towards Sun Yan. Although it was her first brother she called, the other two that were sitting close to him turned also to look at their sister as they heard her voice.


    From that single action, everyone could immediately see what ce she held in their hearts.


    As the three brothers turned, each and everyone of them was stunned upon seeing Rong Yue that was slightly behind them.


    Since they had entered after Rong Yue and were standing with their backs to her, they hadn¡¯t gotten the chance to see her.


    ¡°Where did our sister find this goddess?¡± The third brother, Sun Fan asked yfully.


    Although he was the most yful of the three of them, their family knew that he was the one that was the most aloof beyond all that surface yfulness.


    ¡°You all are here?¡± Sun Li said as she hooked her hands around Rong Yue.


    ¡°This is my friend from school, I invited her out for some fun.¡±


    ¡°Yue¡¯er, these are my three brothers. The one that just became a general is the first one, Sun Yan, my second brother, Sun Kai and my third brother, Sun Fan.¡±


    ¡°Hello, congrattions. I¡¯m Rong Yue and I got you a small gift to congratte your new position.¡± As Rong Yue said this, she passed him a small box.


    Earlier, she had gotten an expensive engraved pen for him while she was shopping after all, it would be rude toe empty handed.


    ¡°T..thanks.¡± Sun Yan said with a little stutter.


    Perhaps because he had spent a lot of time in the military, Sun Yan, the man that was as valiant as a lion on the battlefield and insanely intelligent when it came to discussing strategies was a bit awkward around women but since he didn¡¯t have to interact with them, he didn¡¯t pay attention to it.


    Yet, this girl in front of him gave him a certain urge to want to know her, to be her friend or maybe even more...


    Rong Yue nodded politely and then greeted the other two brothers.


    Seeing his brother¡¯s reaction to Rong Yue, Sun Fan immediately acted on it.


    ¡°Our sister had said so much about you these past few days in school. Has she been behaving well?¡± He asked to continue the conversation.


    Sun Li winked at Rong Yue, after all, she had promised her brothers that she would study well. On the other hand, Rong Yue felt this was an opportunity to finally help the girl.


    Usually, she would not be so blunt, but this was their final year and even if she didn¡¯t have interest in the academic path, even good grades were required in standard schools for creatives.


    ¡°Xiao Li is usually well behaved, I don¡¯t stay in school a lot for personal reasons so I only got to know her. But I also noticed that she seems tock the motivation to study. If perhaps, any of you know something that can motivate her well enough, it would help with her final grades.¡± She said surprising the two other brothers who were more in the know of how the girls behaved around here.


    They had expected that she would sing high praises out of fear to offend Sun Li.


    Being exposed, Sun Li flushed in embarrassment and instead of getting angry, she rushed to her first brother who had no idea that she was doing poorly in school and grabbed his hand.


    ¡°Brother, Yue¡¯er has been the best student since first year, she doesn¡¯t understand the difficulty of studying, you can¡¯t listen to only her.¡± She whined softly, losing every trace of the cold heiress.


    Sun Yan, however turned to look at Rong Yue.


    ¡°Is that so?¡±

 Chapter 53

    53 Ruthless!


    ¡°I try my best.¡± Rong Yue replied humbly suddenly feeling shy about her good results.


    ¡°How about you help her out then?¡± At this, Sun Yan had turned to her and reduced the gap between them. From an outsider view, the both of them were discussing while the rest were just there.


    ¡°Tutor her?¡± Rong Yue repeated as if she had heard something shocking.


    Tutoring was not the problem, the problem was Sun Li was really ready to not learn. Which meant that anyone that was going to help her had to be ready to devote a lot of time to it.


    Sun Li opened her mouth in that moment, ready to talk when Su Fan interrupted.


    ¡°Let¡¯s talk about such an important matter after the party. Would you be here to the ending, Miss Rong?¡± He asked, while ncing at his brothers.


    The both of them nodded and then looked back at Rong Yue.


    ¡°I nned to apany her for a little while before returning home. I happen to have some works that need me to finish and my mother is also alone at home.¡±


    ¡°However, if this is about being her tutor, I think it¡¯s a decision that Sun Li should make herself, and then, she can let me know what the final decision is.¡±


    .....


    Sun Yan¡¯s brows furrowed slightly, showing he wasn¡¯tpletely satisfied with her words while the other two brothers nodded in satisfaction.


    ¡°First Young master Sun, I also think that a professional might be able to take on the task better than I can.¡± She finally added before keeping quiet.


    ¡°Miss Rong is really thoughtful and impressive, you are right, this is something we should look at in a more extensive approach instead of being spontaneous. However, we appreciate your honesty with her grades, after all, even her teachers tend to sugar coat things.¡± Sun Kai said, his expression and words showed how much of a diplomat he was.


    Like that, the matter was closed while the five of them started to discuss random matters.


    ¡°Miss Rong, you mentioned something about work, do you also work asides from studying?¡± Sun Fan asked curiously.


    Rong Yue looked at him for a second longer than normal and then nodded.


    ¡°Yes, I do.¡± Her answer was simple and tactical. Polite but also restraining which impressed Sun Kai even more.


    ¡°Rong Yue.¡± A familiar but nauseating voice called out from behind them making all of them turn back subconsciously.


    ¡°I guessed that you were the one. But I didn¡¯t dare to be sure. After all, It¡¯s surprising that the daughter of our maid would be here at this banquet that was organized for the youngest general in our city.¡± Fang Mian said, her voice intentionally raised so that everyone could hear. While her sister acted like she was trying to drag her without really putting in any force at all.


    ¡°Sister, it can¡¯t be her.¡± Fang Yong said softly, her voice was delicate and soft making some men there feelfortable just by listening to her.


    However, Sun Tan¡¯s brows crinkled softly at her voice but he said nothing, his face remaining impassive and unconcerned.


    ¡°I am the one. What¡¯s the problem?¡± Rong Yue said, her voice firm but it couldn¡¯t mask the feminine allure that her voice had.


    Hearing her speak, Fang Rong was stunned, after all, Rong Xia and Rong Yue had both moved when Rong Yue was barely thirteen.


    Puberty had yet to hit her then.


    Even now, her appearance was way more shocking upclose.


    From afar, it was easy to tell that she was beautiful, her aura and featurespelling anyone that looked at her. But the moment you stood upclose.


    Her face was breathtaking. With that voice.... Fang Rong clenched her fists tightly inside her sleeves as her mind raced with several thoughts.


    ¡°Didn¡¯t I say it, I¡¯m certain it this wrench, I have seen her miserable face well enough to know that she¡¯s the one.¡± Fang Mian challenged further while the girl in front of them remained unfazed.


    ¡°Does working with your family and eating the food provided by your family make me a wrench?¡± Rong Yue asked calmly.


    ¡°Of course! You are eating our things.¡± Fang Mian replied self righteously.


    ¡°And does that mean you are also a wrench?¡± Rong Yue asked calmly, her expression had no change in it, almost as if she was trying to exin something to a small child.


    ¡°Pfttt!¡± Sun Fan could not resist and crackled out inughter embarrassing the two girls as what Rong Yue just said dawned on them.


    ¡°Y..You!¡± Fang Mian became infuriated and speechless. She had not expected that the girl would have grown wings and even start to talk back at her that fluently.


    Her exmation made a lot of people that had already been curious about what was happening move towards them, unwilling to miss the drama.


    ¡°Rong Yue, what my sister meant wasn¡¯t to call you a wrench, we are just surprised that you that used to be our maid at a point can be in a ce like this.¡± With her delicate voice, it sounded like she was genuinely sorry about what her sister had said, yet, her words werepletely terrible and even informing all the people that had just joined about what was happening


    ¡°So you mean that for someone that was willing to go through so many things, even doing chores and basic cooking that people like you would usually avoid would not want a person like me to be at his weing party?¡±


    She also understood how to y dirty with someone like this and so she made her voice softer, noting hard on like she had on the sister, after all, each one of them had different tricks.


    Seeing the wronged look on Rong Yue¡¯s face, together with that stunning expression, Fang Yong paled slightly, her fists clenching tighter.


    Almost all the men there suddenly felt like the Fang sisters were being unreasonable.


    Before Fang Yong could find a reply, Sun Fan who had been held back by her brother stepped forward.


    ¡°You dare to insult my best friend and tutor?.¡± Sun Li asked, unleashing her ferocious aura.


    ¡°I invited someone to my family and you dare to question why I invited her? What is your Fang family?¡± She scolded even further, making the two girls shiver.


    For Fang Yong, she had developed an interest in Sun Yan from the first moment that she met him, she had tried all to see him but he was never home.


    Upon hearing that he had such a thing going on today, she had begged her father to get the invitation with all that she could thinking that as long as she could get to meet him.


    Now that she had seen that Rong Yue was with them, she had deliberatelye so she could expose her identity.


    Yet, who would have imagined that their sister, who was already nicknamed ¡°the fierce tiger¡± would suddenly stand up for the girl.


    ¡°B..brother Yan....¡± She called softly as she looked at the man, hoping to stir some sympathy in him.


    ¡°Xiao Li is right, for guests that we have invited, you don¡¯t have the right to ask if they are supposed to be here. Please try not to make people ufortable in a situation like this.¡± Sun Yan said and then nced at Rong Yue to be sure she was okay.


    Seeing that no one was supporting her, Fang Yong immediately gave in.


    ¡°Sorry Miss Rong, my sister misspoke.... Sis, you should apologize to her.¡± Fang Yong said, ruthlessly pushing all the me on her sister.


    Seeing the situation, Fang Mian rolled her eyes.


    ¡°Slut.¡± She cursed before stomping off making everyone¡¯s face change.


    Fang Yong ran after her sister, making the air be better immediately.

 Chapter 54

    54 Her Safe Haven


    Since the whole situation had cleared up, many people that had been wanting to talk to Rong Yue now had full mixed feelings.


    Although the Sun family recognized her, it was mere friendship and both children were still in high school which meant that it wasn¡¯t a sustainable rtionship.


    And in a circle like theirs where people got married to expand their connections and depth, someone like Rong Yue was not a suitable candidate.


    Yet, most of the men there couldn¡¯t help themselves from constantly ncing at her while some had some lewd thoughts of just ying around with her.


    Finally, the first person that walked up to them was the daughter of the city¡¯s governor.


    ¡°Brother Yan, congrattions one more time. I¡¯m so proud that you are achieving all those dreams that we had from when we were just kids.¡± She said heartily while shooting a side nce at the brothers and then a re at Rong Yue.


    ¡°Xiao Li, let¡¯s find somewhere to sit and not interfere with the party.¡± Rong Yue whispered to Sun Li as soon as she sensed the energy the girl that had just arrived was sending was off.


    Although she could deal with her if anything happened, it was still better to not let anything happen at all.


    Sun Li nodded and was about to lead her away when Sun Yan also trailed after them.


    .....


    ¡°First brother.¡± Sun Fan pulled him back discreetly.


    ¡°You can¡¯t leave your own party!¡± He chided while Sun Kai blocked the both of them with his own body while facing them.


    ¡°Is anything wrong, brother Yan?¡± The governor¡¯s daughter asked, her eyes had not missed the fact that Sun Yan had tried to follow after the two girls.


    However, she shook her head, he was probably just trying to watch his sister. After all, it was no secret to close family friends like her that even though he was the one that Sun Li feared the most, he doted on her the most also.


    She stayed with them and talked for some while more before leaving to socialize with some other people at the party. Sun Fan who had been keeping his thoughts all this while rushed to his brother with eyes glistening with gossip.


    ¡°First brother, do you perhaps like that young girl from before?¡± Sun Fan asked and even though he felt he should be happy for his brother finally showing interest in a girl, he was also worried since this was their first time meeting her.


    She was also quite well behaved for someone of her age, it would be terrible if she was just acting all this.


    ¡°First brother can¡¯t just like her so quickly, you are over thinking.¡± Sun Kai hurriedly dismissed his brother, his eyes going in the direction of the two girls walking away.


    Although she was their little sister¡¯s ssmate, her poise and every step seemed like it hade from someone that was already five years older.


    ¡°I have.¡± Sun Yan said curtly making the two brothers stunned and Sun Fan¡¯s jaw ckened with shock.


    ¡°You have what?¡± Sun Kai asked, still unwilling to believe that was what his brother meant.


    ¡°I Have taken an interest in Rong Yue.¡± Sun Yan replied and then walked away from the two of them to meet other guests.


    Although he really wanted to turn and talk to Rong Yue, he also considered how that would look to the image of the young girl if he did that in public.


    After a minute of him leaving, Sun Fan finally regained himself.


    ¡°Didn¡¯t I tell you! I saw it the moment brother saw her and how he was reacting to her. I have never seen him behave like that before.¡± Sun Fan eximed.


    Even though he was excited and surprised at their brother finally liking a young girl, there was also a hint of worry in his eyes as he wondered what would happen from that point on.


    Was she just a beauty vase or one of those girls that would usually have beautiful appearance but their hearts were already ckened with schemes and pretense.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know if this is a good thing.¡± Sun Kai confessed as he looked at his brother¡¯s retreating back while his mind spurned with so many ideas.


    Before long, the both of them also parted ways and went to entertain guest, each person with their own thoughts.


    On the other hand, Rong Yue and Sun Li had gone quite some distance from the party hall.


    ¡°What do you do in your spare time?¡± Rong Yue asked curiously. From what she could see, the Sun family was quitex and it made her curious about what Sun Li¡¯s life was behind all those carefree girl.


    Somehow, even with all the brothers and doting, Sun Li felt like this was the first time someone genuinely wanted to know her as she looked in Rong Yue¡¯s eyes. It made the girl want to share her deepest thoughts with someone.


    Have someone hear the things that made her happy more than anything.


    ¡°I¡¯ll show you one of it, for the others, you can see them when we meet another time outside school.¡± Sun Li said. At the same time, she held Rong Yue¡¯s hand and hurried her towards another building that was just close to the one where the party was being thrown.


    ¡°This is the main building where my family lives in.¡± Sun Li exined as she led her into the house. Save for two servants that were walking, the entire house was empty and Sun Li led Rong Yue upstairs till they stopped at the room at the end of a hallway.


    ¡°This is my room, I¡¯m up here most times.¡± Sun Li said as she opened the door to the room.


    Rong Yue nodded and followed her inside.


    Yet, what she saw left her even more confused. Rong Yue¡¯s room was the typical girly room.


    It was huge, a lot more big than Rong Yue¡¯s new room and had about four doors. It was nude and had a lot of purple and looked like a regr room. Why did she spend all her time in here?


    Rong Yue patiently looked at every part of the room, searching for something that would give her an hint as to why so much time was spent there but she found none.


    Just as she was about to ask, Sun Li spoke up.


    ¡°My mom designed my room on my sixteenth birthday. It would break her heart if I don¡¯t like the theme and aesthetics.¡±


    ¡°Follow me. This is where I spend all my time if I¡¯m home and up here alone.¡±


    As she talked, Sun Li opened one of the doors in the room and Rong Yue followed her.


    A walk in closet.


    ¡°You love clothes?¡± Rong Yue asked, although it was hard to guess, it was also not impossible.


    Sun Li looked like someone that had a keen eye and even though her behavior was more inclined towards her third brother where they showed a different persona, it was indeed possible that there was this side of her.


    ¡°No, not clothes.¡±


    ¡°This.¡± Sun Li said as she parted a curtain that Rong Yue hadn¡¯t noticed all this while.


    At first nce, it looked like it was some curtain where someone could change behind it, but the moment Sun Li parted the curtain, Rong Yue realized that she could have never been more wrong.


    ¡°Wow.¡± Unexpected surprise filled her stunning features.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t see thising.¡± She muttered and then moved forward to where Sun Li was.

 Chapter 55

    55 My Family¡¯s Little Girl


    Never would Rong Yue had imagined that Sun Li would be someputer geek like her. She had set up her small world here with close to threeputers and other devices that it was hard not to know where her interestid when it came to something like this.


    ¡°Why do you have to hide it?¡± She asked as she settled into the chair that was ced in the middle of it all.


    ¡°It¡¯s udy-like.¡± Sun Li muttered


    Rong Yue nodded and didn¡¯t say anything more, however, her mind was filled with so many thoughts. When she had met her family earlier, they didn¡¯t seem like the type to take their child away from something she wanted.


    However, she had only met them once and didn¡¯t dare to conclude.


    On the other hand, she also felt that while having a passion was good, neglecting school was still wrong as a degree would help people move through so many doors in their career path.


    All these however, were thoughts she didn¡¯t express, deciding she could slowly help her friend while not sending her back into her shell.


    ***


    While the both of them were bonding upstairs, the hall downstairs was in a bubble as someone had rushed inside to announce that the second young master Qin was around.


    .....


    Qin Yichen!


    Even Sun Yan was stunned. After all, even though they had sent an invitation because they heard he was in their state, they didn¡¯t have any high hopes of him reallying considering the track record he had with parties and events like that.


    ¡°Sun Yan, go and wee him with your brothers.¡± His father, general Sun said hurriedly his eyes glistening with what looked like tears in them.


    After all the years they had spent in the military in their family, he hadn¡¯t expected that it would be his son that would take their family name to the height that it was now.


    The Qin family was not only the richest family, they were also impressive because they had managed to have some part of their family and kids in the military while some focused on some other areas.


    Sun Yan nodded and headed outside with his two brothers.


    True to the servant¡¯s words, they met Qin Yichen just strolling in the moment they got to the door.


    If Sun Kai and Sun Fan had ever felt that their brother¡¯s aura was the strongest and most powerful, they were humbled the moment they saw the man striding in from afar.


    With legs longer than they had ever seen and the most impressive aura and stance a man could have, they finally understood why he was called ¡®giant among giants¡¯.


    Despite having a face that could be called beautiful, everything else about him gave off intense and suppressive masculinity that didn¡¯t even make anyone dare to rte it to feminism.


    ¡°Second Young Master Qin.¡± Sun Yan greeted respectfully and then stretched his hand for a shake.


    ¡°General Sun Yan.¡± Qin Yichen returned the courtesy and then gave an extra nod of acknowledgement as he took in Sun Yan.


    From first look, he could even dare to say that he deserved the position. Although he had an aura that was more subtle than that of his second brother, it was still very impressive.


    As soon as he stepped into the hall, the hall became dead quiet.


    Just him alone had been able to suppress the three men that they had considered elite here.


    Many people had heard of the great second young master Qin. But for everyone here, this was their first time seeing him physically.


    A lot of the top families tried to reach out and greet him, yet, all he offered was a cursory nod.


    They could only ept it and take it that this was how the young man was.


    However, the atmosphere in the hall couldn¡¯t go back to the same way again.


    Not only were the men thinking of ways to get him to talk to them because of their businesses, even thedies already had some fantasy of getting someone like this to be interested in them and sweep them off their feet.


    ¡°We weren¡¯t expecting you toe.¡± Sun Yan said finally, attempting to start a conversation with him. After all, many people had tried toe close already just so they could hear him speak.


    ¡°Hmmm, I had some free time on my hand and decided to stop by.¡± Qin Yichen replied perfunctorily while he looked around.


    ¡°Also, I came to pick someone up.¡± He added like it was an afterthought.


    The people around him, felt they must have misheard him and dismissed it. After all, who in this celebration party was worth being up by the second young master?


    To anyone, they would think he was looking around carelessly and just assessing things without knowing that the young master was simply looking for a certain girl that had told him she wasing here.


    After a while, he noticed that there didn¡¯t seem to be any girl around the Sun family also and he asked with subtle interest.


    ¡°I heard that the Sun family younger generation were four, I seem to only see three.¡± He pointed out allowing general Sun to notice that his precious daughter wasn¡¯t there.


    ¡°There¡¯s one more, myst daughter. She doesn¡¯t enjoy gatherings like this and must have gone inside.¡± General Sun exined hurriedly while Sun Kai hurriedly his phone to call her.


    ??????


    Sinceputers were something that Rong Yue was also very interested in, the both of them talked for so long that they lost track of time until Sun Li received a call from her second brother.


    ¡°Yue¡¯er, my brother said we should return to the party.¡± She said softly unwilling to have this time they were sharing end.


    ¡°Hmmm, I also lost track of time. We can always talk but this is a special event for your brother also. We shouldn¡¯t have been gone for long.¡± As she spoke, she checked her watch and her brows furrowed slightly.


    It was gettingte already, however, she couldn¡¯t leave immediately they got downstairs to avoid looking impolite.


    The both of them went back downstairs and they were surprised to see arge crowd gathering around a particr side of the hall, making their entrance unnoticeable.


    Just when Rong Yue thought they could slide back inside the hall without anyone noticing, a certain devil that she hadn¡¯t expected she would see here turned his head backwards and locked gazes with her.


    ¡°So terrifying..¡± Sun Li muttered as she nced at Rong Yue only to see her stunned expression.


    ¡°Yue¡¯er, do you like men that are dangerous like this?¡± She asked worriedly. As a girl, she had after all noticed that the way her brother acted towards her friend was different earlier in the evening but she had hoped that they didn¡¯t rush things out.


    Rong Yue hurriedly shook her head sideways.


    No! How could she like the devil.


    Since everyone¡¯s gaze was on Qin Yichen, they had immediately noticed when he turned. Seeing that it was the two beauties that entered, Sun Fan hurriedly stood up.


    ¡°Xiao Li,e here and greet second young master Qin.¡± Sun Fan said and hurriedly dragged her towards Qin Yichen.


    ¡°Hello, Second Young Master Qin.¡± Sun Li greeted politely but then frowned when she saw that the person she was greeting wasn¡¯t even looking at her.


    ¡°You are here?¡± Qin Yichen asked in fake pretense as he looked at Rong Yue that had slowly reached the edge of the crowd.


    Everyone automatically followed his gaze and looked in the direction he was looking while also clearing the path so that everyone could look at Rong Yue.


    The center of the attention however, felt like cursing the devil that was staring at her with feigned surprise.


    She nodded her head and then looked away, hoping that it would be enough to shut him up.


    Everyone was looking between the both of them while wondering what their rtionship was.


    Didn¡¯t the Fang daughters just say that she was their maid daughter? How did such a person know and even gain the recognition of the Qin family master from the capital?


    ¡°You know her?¡± Sun Yan asked the question that was on everyone¡¯s mind. The more he looked at how Qin Yichen was looking at Rong Yue, the more uneasy he felt.


    ¡°Hmmm, she¡¯s my family little Xiao Yue and I came here to pick her up.¡± As he said this, he stood up from the top seat that had been given to him and ent to meet Rong Yue where she was.


    ¡°No matter what, you are still underage. How can you stay thiste outside and expect us not to worry.¡± Qin Yichen chided, his face sporting a scolding expression.


    Not only was everyone surprised, they also believed his act very quickly with how well he was acting.


    ¡°General Sun, Young master Sun Yan, thank you for having me, I¡¯ll be taking Yue¡¯er home now.¡± He said politely and then lowered slightly to grab Rong Yue¡¯s hand and led her out of the hall.

 Chapter 56

    56 Leaving Again


    ¡°What was that you did out there!?¡± Rong Yue asked as she flung his hands away from her.


    She had known that this big bad wolf was dangerous but she didn¡¯t expect him to be that reckless. After all, no one could imagine the thoughts that would be running through people¡¯s mind at the moment by now.


    ¡°Rx, there¡¯s nothing wrong with being my family¡¯s little girl.¡± Qin Yichen said self righteously and then raised his hands and used it to pat her head gently.


    His action seemed to only make her more dissatisfied as she shot him a threatening re.


    ¡°With my family name and your name, what exactly do you want people to think by calling me your family¡¯s little girl. Qin. Yi. Chen!¡± She called out angrily, even stamping her foot in the process and the young master looked at her one more time before striding forward and entering the car that was still parked ahead and waiting for him.


    Her reaction was well deserving as she was right, back in the hall, a lot of people including Sun Li were stunned speechless.


    Family¡¯s little girl?


    They clearly had very different names right?


    In fact, other than their attractive features, there was nothing that seemed to show that they were rted in any way.


    .....


    ¡°Did the Qin family finally adopt a daughter and kept it silent?¡± Someone asked, his words were in sync with many people¡¯s thoughts.


    ¡°Xiao Li, did you friend ever mention anything like that to you?¡± General Sun turned over to ask hisst daughter that had invited her.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know... Rong Yue keeps to herself in school mostly and we only became friends very recently when I walked up to her.¡± Sun Li exined weakly, her expression and reaction made it obvious that she had been quite surprised by that turn of events.


    Usually, thest part of her words would have been enough to have many people stunned.


    The fierce tigeress had actually gone ahead to talk to someone first?


    But with the situation at hand, only her brothers noted this dynamic while everyone was still trying to connect the dots.


    More importantly, a lot of people that had considered that a marriage bond with her would not be a good idea previously now had a very different reaction as they started to think of what would be the best way to approach her. After all, it was the Qin Family!


    The party ended soon enough and the Sun family members all sighed in relief at the Rollercoaster of events that had happened this evening.


    ¡°To think that I still had some worries of if her intentions towards our Xiao Li was pure.¡± Sun Li¡¯s mother, Zhao Yan said with a wry expression.


    ¡°It¡¯s only normal to feel that way, after all that was our first time meeting her.¡± Her husband consoled and everyone else nodded in agreement.


    As for Sun Yan, his brows remained tightly knitted as he felt like there was something he was missing from the scene before, yet, he couldn¡¯t point it out.


    ¡°Let¡¯s just leave it, if it¡¯s something she can share, she will let Xiao Li knowter on.¡± Sun Yan finally said and then turned to go back inside his room


    Usually, anytime he was curious about someone, what he usually did was carry out an investigation. But for a girl he was interested in, he felt that it was better to get to know her instead of invading her privacy.


    Back in the car, after all her anger, Rong Yue ended up dozing off, the exhaustion from moving around during the party and before the party finally settling in.


    ¡°Drive slower.¡± Qin Yichen ordered the driver as he helped her adjust so that she was resting on his shoulders instead.


    The car traveled through the streets slowly and carefully and several of the other road users wondered if this person had nothing to get to for driving at such a speed.


    When they got back, Rong Yue stirred the moment Qin Yichen carried her off the car in bridal style. She rubbed her eyes sleepily and then slept back immediately making the young man chuckle at how child like she looked when all her guards were down.


    Although, Rong Yue called him the Big Bad Wolf, she had probably not realized that the young man had started to be a part of her life in a way that was more familiar than she admitted.


    After all she had experienced in her past life, she was someone that couldn¡¯t even sleep deeply enough to not hear if someone stepped into her room or if her phone vibrated in the slightest.


    Yet, she had slept off with him beside her in a car she had never ridden in while also allowing him to carry her.


    Qin Yichen entered the code the moment he got to the top floor. He didn¡¯t let her know that he had ess to every room code in this apartments since he wanted her to feel safe. But he was sure that in this moment, she wouldn¡¯t think about how the door had been opened when she woke up the next morning.


    ¡°You came back together?¡± Rong Xia asked confused when Qin Yichen entered the house.


    ¡°Mmm, turned out that my friend is also her friend¡¯s brother.¡± He exined without stopping as he took Rong Yue to her room.


    ¡°I¡¯ll help her undress, you can leave..¡± Rong Xia said, arms folded as she stood by the doorway.


    Qin Yichen nodded and then took onest nce at Rong Yue before leaving their house.


    ????????


    The next day was Sunday and Rong Yue woke up quite early since she had slept off early the day before.


    Seeing herself in a familiar pyjamas had her squinting her brows as she tried to understand why exactly she was back home when she couldn¡¯t remember nothing about walking back to the house.


    ¡°You are up.¡±


    ¡°Mmm, how did I get homest night?¡± She asked as she sat on one of the chairs in the kitchen.


    ¡°You don¡¯t remember? You came home with the young man next door, Qin Yichen. He said something about you both attending the same party.¡±


    At her words, all the memory fromst night came back including her anger at the Big Bad Wolf for saying such auspicious things.


    Just as the thought of going over to harsh it out with him crossed her mind, the door bell rang and she stood up hurriedly so she could get it before her mom.


    ¡°You are just the person I wanted to see.¡± Rong Yue muttered as she saw the familiar figure through the peephole and then opened the door for him.


    ¡°Yue¡¯er¡± Qin Yichen called out warmly as he stepped into their house, the huge box in front of him was the first thing that Rong Yue saw making her furrow her brows in curiosity.


    ¡°What¡¯s this?¡±


    ¡°I made breakfast for the three of us, since your mom was uptest night waiting for you, I figured I could take the stress of having to make breakfast off her back.¡± He exined and then strolled into the kitchen as if it was his ce.


    As she stood and watched him, Rong Yue frowned as the same thought crossed her mind.


    ¡°Young master Qin, you have to understand the boundary betw...¡± before she couldplete her words, the aroma from the just opened food box filled the entire room and wafted towards her.


    Rong Yue felt her words get stuck in her throat as she took in a deep breath, allowing the fragrance settle into her nostrils even more.


    ¡°I was just telling mother about how caring you are, she said you brought me upst night.¡± She said immediately changing her words.


    Qin Yichen who had not missed the fact that she had the ns of scolding him just now gave her a knowing nce before he started with setting the table.


    Seeing how her entire mood and aura changed at the expense of good food, even Rong Xia was impressed.


    Clearly, she had given birth and reared a little glutton all these while without knowing.


    ¡°Mom, leave what you are doing and join us quick.¡± Rong Yue called heartily while pping her arms for her mother toe forward.


    Although she was using one hand to wave her mother over, her other hand was busily scooping food into her bowl as if she was afraid it would disappear.


    Rong Xia dropped the cleaning rag and then washed her hands carefully beforeing to sit at the table with them.


    Since the both of them were already used to Rong Yue¡¯s glutton ways, neither of them reacted oddly as they watched her take servings after servings of food and devoured them in minutes.


    ¡°Mmmm, are you sure you don¡¯t want to open a restaurant? Phis is too food to be true.¡± She said after a while, her mouth muffled from trying to talk with her mouth food.


    ¡°Yue¡¯er.¡± Her mother called out softly, feeling like she was being too unrestrained in front of Qin Yichen.


    ¡°I also wanted to tell you both that I have to go back to the capital again for some while, I¡¯ll make a trip back to continue the work here as soon as matters arepleted.¡± Qin Yichen finally said what was on his mind all morning.


    The family was still chaotic and he had to go back to deal with some matters back in the capital.


    Although he didn¡¯t want to leave, he still had to after all and just hope that he would meet the little girl very soon.


    ¡°You are leaving?¡± Rong Yue asked, her voice mncholic from the various emotions she was feeling.


    ¡°Mmmm... you will miss me huh?¡± He asked, the both of them acting like Rong Xia was not there watching the interaction between the two of them.

 Chapter 57

    57 Changing Seats


    Very quickly, the weekend finished and Rong Yue went to school the next day, after Qin Yichen left the previous day, she had surprisingly just stayed in the study and painted all day.


    However, this time, she had no interest in selling her painting for the first time.


    Before leaving this morning, she had taken a picture and sent it to master Wang Shu to get his opinion.


    Just as she entered the school gates, her phone rang and she pulled it out to see he was the one calling.


    ¡°I¡¯m a student and need to be in school by this time.¡± She so as in a whining tone as soon as she picked.


    Only heavens knew the amount of calls she had to reject from her master.


    ¡°That¡¯s true, you mentioned you are in your senior year. Do you want a rmendation from me in the top arts school in the capital?¡± Master Wang Shu asked as his mind raced with thoughts.


    If she schooled in the capital, he would be able to guide her even better and show her off to all his colleagues that were curious about who his student was.


    ¡°I already applied to the B university in the capital. I can get in with my grades.¡± She added before he rushed ahead and started to meddle in her matters.


    .....


    ¡°Okay. My student is the best after all, I know you can get in.¡± Master Wang Shu said.


    Instead of talking of the painting she had just sent like Rong Yue expected, Master Wang Shu asked something entirely different.


    ¡°Don¡¯t your parents have any interest in meeting your master or do they not allow you to paint?¡± He asked, his tone was different from his usual bubbly and intrusive way of conversing.


    As if he was afraid that with one wrong word, he would harm the rtionship between them.


    ¡°No, there¡¯s only my mom but I forgot to tell her.¡± Rong Yue replied as she realized that she had really not told her mother that she had a painting master.


    Upon hearing her reply, all the self restraint that Master Wang Shu had broke off immediately.


    ¡°How dare you say you forgot!?¡± He yelled out angrily, forcing Rong Yue to pull the phone away from her ears.


    ¡°Master, I¡¯m in school, I¡¯ll call youter.¡± She hurriedly said into the microphone and hung up immediately and then switched off her phone.


    ¡°Whew! How can my master be so agressive.¡± She sighed and then patted her chest in a dramatic way.


    ¡°Yue¡¯er, did I hear you say you have a master?¡± A sickening familiar voice rang out behind her making Rong Yue stiffen slighty.


    ¡°Tong Yang, you are back.¡± Rong Yue said in a natural tone while totally ignoring what Tong Yang had said before.


    She had expected that she would hide her face for more than a week and was definitely not expecting her being back in school today.


    ¡°Hmmm, I bet you must have missed me.¡±


    Rong Yue chuckled, her eyes glinting with mirth. Perhaps, if this was a week ago, she might have acted along. Now that she knew that there was no way someone like Tong Yang or even Li Fan was in her league, she had no interest for pretending to be friends with her.


    ¡°There¡¯s no way I would miss someone trying to pin their dirty deeds on me Tong Yang.¡± Rong Yue¡¯s said with her tone t and serious making Tong Yang frown.


    She had tried to pin or pull several things on Rong Yue in the past and she either fell for it or didn¡¯t and they still kept on being friends.


    Now that it seemed like Rong Yue was not even interested in being her friend anymore, her face morphed into a sinister light as she watched the tall and elegant back of Rong Yue bing smaller and smaller.


    ¡°Just some small rural girl and she thinks she can now talk back at me?¡± She muttered before marching towards the ss.


    Her initial n had been to walk in with Rong Yue and then inform everyone that they had resolved the matter between them, that way, no one would know if she had truly been wrong or not and would leave the matter ambiguous.


    Because of that n, Tong Yang hade to school earlier than normal and stayed in a corner up until Rong Yue walked in.


    Now that she had ruined her n, she could only enter the ss and hope to say it as soon as she sat down.


    Unfortunately, when she entered the ss, she saw that two boys were lifting Rong Yue¡¯s seat from the middle where the both of them had their seats.


    ¡°What¡¯s going on? Why are you moving the desk?¡± She yelled rushing forward while her eyes searched for Rong Yue.


    ¡°I asked them to Tong Yang, let¡¯s not pretend to be friends anymore and just go our separate ways from now.¡± Rong Yue said, her expression and tone showed that she was unwilling to wee any drama from her.


    For someone with a low mental strength like Tong Yang, she felt like the floor was being swept off her feet the moment she heard her words.


    ¡°Rong Yue...¡±


    Very quickly, the two boys that were d to be helping Rong Yue ced her seat beside the only single seat in the ss.


    Unwilling to embarrass herself, Tong Yang sat down with no more words.


    As for Rong Yue, she was d that she had finally gotten rid of Tong Yang. Although her seat was at the back, she didn¡¯t mind it too much especially since she didn¡¯t have to listen to the sses for her grades to do well.


    The morning sses began and ended without an hitch and during break, Sun Li who had been itching to talk to Rong Yue rushed over at once.


    ¡°My small ancestor! You haven¡¯t replied all my messages all weekend.¡± She said with a pout as she plopped into the empty seat beside Rong Yue.


    ¡°I had so many work to do so I turned my phone off.¡± While she had seen all the messages this morning, she had no interest in replying, besides, she figured she could meet the girl in school.


    ¡°Hmmm, are you going to the library? We can talk on the way there.¡±


    ¡°Goddess, do you know who owns this seat you will be sitting beside?¡± Sun Li rambled on.


    ¡°Sun Li.¡± Rong Yue called out but her one call was enough to make the rambling girl immediately keep quiet.


    ¡°I can¡¯t answer five questions at once and yes, I know who sits here.¡± Rong Yue added and then leaned back on her chair leisurely.


    All the several warnings that Sun Li already had in mind disappeared from her mind immediately.


    ¡°I have heard people say that he¡¯s a dangerous one and he doesn¡¯t seem to like girls that much. Perhaps i should move here instead?¡± Sun Li asked as worry lines creased her forehead.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine, he¡¯s only in school in the afternoon and I don¡¯t intend on getting in his way.¡±


    Although her reply was quick, she also felt touched about the thoughtfulness and genuineness of her friendships.


    Before deciding to move her seat to this ce which was the only seat space left free in their ssroom, she had weighed her options well already.


    Song Jian could be regarded as their ssroom weirdo. No one knew anything about him other than the fact that he had beaten up close to three rich kids already without having anything happen to him.


    There was also rumors flying around that he belonged to some gang here and there.


    With all of those rumors since when they were in their first year, no one really wanted to associate themselves with him.


    However, even with all that reputation, Song Jian had always been the third best student in their entire set making people feel like he might have some background behind him.


    Besides, if there was going to be any danger, she believed she would handle it better than Sun Li would do it was better if she was sitting here.


    After trying to convince her more than twice with no results, Sun Li finally gave up and moved on to another topic.


    ¡°Yue¡¯er, my brothers said they would like to meet you so we could discuss about my grades.¡± Sun Li said.


    Over the weekend, she had insisted on letting only Rong Yue tutor her which made her family helpless, especially now that they weren¡¯t sure what rtionship Rong Yue had with the young master was.


    However, Sun Li was reluctant to let this opportunity go. If she was her tutor, she would after all be able to create a lot more chances between Rong Yue and her brother.


    ¡°You want me to tutor you?¡± Rong Yue asked with arched brows.


    ¡°Hmmm, I heard that when you taught the juniors, they understood even better than when the teachers taught them.¡± She exined.


    Rong Yue looked at her expectant gaze for a while before nodding.


    ¡°I¡¯ll think about it. Before then, please do tell your brothers that we can meet during the weekend when our schedules aren¡¯t as tight. Also, you have to show me the other thing that you enjoy doing before then....¡± She went on to list two more conditions for Sun Li who nodded obediently the whole time.


    As the both of them talked on and on, neither of them failed to see that Wu Hao who was seated on another row kept on looking in the direction with hesitation.


    During the party, he had wished he could talk her from the moment she entered but not long after the socializing started, the both of them had gone off on their own. On the other hand, when they finally returned, it was even more impossible to talk to either of them when the young master had dragged her off.

 Chapter 58

    58 School Weirdo


    Since it was a short break, the bell signifying the end rang soon enough and Sun Li went back to her seat while Rong Yue tore a sheet from her note and scribbled something on it before putting it on the desk beside her.


    Just like she had guessed, some minutes to the time the ss teacher entered, a tall figure appeared by the ss door way and headed to the back of the ssroom.


    Unlike everyone that were dressed in their school uniform, Song Jian was dressed in in pants and a ck hoodie that was covering his entire head.


    The moment he got to the front of his seat and saw there was someone sitting there, he took a double take before finally sitting down.


    His first action was to look at the sheet of paper that was pasted to his table.


    ¡°Hello,


    I will be sitting here from now on and while I don¡¯t intend to invade your privacy, I¡¯ll appreciate if you don¡¯t invade mine too.¡±


    Rong Yue.


    He read the note twice, his attention lingering on the elegant and beautiful handwriting before he looked at part where she asked that he didn¡¯t invade her privacy one more time before he looked at the girl that was seated in beside him and focused on the book that was in front of her.


    .....


    Eventually, the words he wanted to say left his mind and he went ahead to just pull out his books from his bag also.


    Although she acted like she didn¡¯t care about him when he came, Rong Yue had used the little Loli to check his every reaction and when she was finally sure that they were on the same page, she felt her entire body rx and then focused more on the book in front of her before the teacher came.


    Since she had just done an exchange of missing study sses for the internationalpetition, she was doing her best to read up on the questions they were going to bring up there.


    Very soon the teacher came and during sses, Rong Yue could feel more than one student, including Sun Li and Wu Hao constantly looking back in concern repeatedly.


    However, contrary to anything they were imagining, nothing happened the whole day and the two people that were attracting the attention of everyone sat as still as statues the entire time.


    The moment sses ended, Song Jian picked up his bag and left the ss, while he didn¡¯t seem rushed, Rong Yue noticed that his strides were long and quick like as if he was aiming to cover more distance in a short time.


    ¡°Rong Yue, do you have some free time?¡± Wu Hao asked her as soon as sses finally ended for the day.


    Rong Yue nced at her watch and then back at her friend that seemed like he had something really urgent to do and nodded.


    ¡°I have some spare ten minutes after which I have to be on my way back home because I have some matters to attend to.¡±


    ¡°Okay, let me walk you to the gate.¡±


    The both of them left the ss after Rong Yue waved at Sun Li who looked like a pet that had been left behind by her master.


    ¡°Song Jian can be very dangerous and unstable, perhaps, you can move over to my seat while I move back there for you if it makes youfortable. I can also move beside Tong Yang if you don¡¯t mind.¡± Wu Hao started and then looked at her face to be sure that he hadn¡¯t said anything she didn¡¯t like.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry about him, I already left him a note to exin matters already and I don¡¯t think he would be any trouble to me. Besides, if we had to fight, I¡¯ll have better chances at you.¡± She added thest part jokingly and Wu Hao flushed as he looked at her petite frame.


    ¡°I..I.. actually do spend time in the gym, it¡¯s just hard to notice under my school uniform.¡± He exined stuttering a little and Rong Yue had to resist the urge to


    Laugh out loud at his expense.


    ¡°I saw it the other day when you were dressed up at the party.¡±


    ¡°Oh!¡±


    After that, an awkward silence where the both of them felt like there was nothing to say anymore happened until Wu Hao summoned the courage to say what he wanted to say.


    ¡°That day, y..you...you.. looked very beautiful.¡± Wu Hao said and he turned his face sway afraid that she would see how shy he was feeling.


    ¡°Thank you.¡± Rong Yue replied while she looked at the young boy that was hiding his face away thoughtfully.


    ¡°Wu Hao, is there something you are not telling me? You seem to be acting weird. Also, you said you had some matter to discuss, but you don¡¯t seem to be saying anything.¡±


    After practicing more than ten times, Wu Hao had felt that him confessing his feelings to Rong Yue would be easy. After all, he had been determined to keep his feelings up until after they were done with school. Unfortunately, seeing the way his stepbrother had been asking around about her and how many of the boys in his circle all seemed interested in her on Saturday.


    He had told himself this was something he had to do very quickly.


    More importantly, he wanted to try and protect. After all, he knew what the men in his circle where like and he was scared that they will ruin someone that is as perfect as Rong Yue in their dark and cruel world.


    ¡°Wu Hao?¡± Rong Yue called out again, this time, she stepped in front of him, more certain that there was something wrong with him.


    ¡°I.. I.. the principal told me we were attending somepetition together... t..the one for the global college talent... I wanted to ask when we could start studying together.¡± He managed to say and his shoulders slumped with relief and partly a bit of disappointment.


    How could he im that he could save her when he couldn¡¯t even tell her how he felt about her.


    Rong Yue squinted her eyes, looking at him more carefully but after a while of not being able to tell what was wrong, she nodded her head.


    ¡°Hmmm, I¡¯ll prepare the curriculum and we can discuss what schedule would work for the both of us tomorrow.¡±


    ¡°If that¡¯s everything, I will be going ahead first.¡± She said as she waved at him once and then jogged quickly to catch up with the bus.


    She had recently entered somepetition where they would allow her into somemunity of the most skilled and discreet hackers and web talents if she passed.


    The problem for Rong Yue was not even the difficulty but rather the fear that she wouldn¡¯t have enough time to participate in the sprints that was required of them to do.


    At this time when the whole revolution was still happening in closed groups, it would be beneficial for her if she could have a group of people that were skilled in herwork.


    Before long she had boarded the bus and she allowed herself to rey the scene with Wu Hao just now.


    Since the boy had helped her when she was trying to get rid of Tong Yang, Rong Yue had a favorable expression of him.


    More importantly, she already considered him a friend and definitely wouldn¡¯t want to watch anything happen to him.


    Yet, the more she thought, the more it seemed like he had been trying to tell her something but was scared about it.


    ¡®Is he having some troubles at home?¡¯ She muttered and then issued amand for Little Loli to check what the Wu Family internal affairs was like.


    ????????


    As soon as she got home, Rong Yue rushed inside her room after only a brief meeting with her mom.


    It was currently a little past four and the live streaming hackingpetition was going to start by 4:30pm in the afternoon.


    Because of the time differences, they had picked a time that could work for almost all the regions without it being at the time when anyone needed to be at work.


    For Rong Yue that was in China, there were also about four more people out of the fifteenpeting from China making it easy for their time to be considered as priority.


    She hurriedly set up herputer and keyboard to be sure that everything was in the way she wanted it to be before logging into the forum.


    As soon as she logged in a lot of the officials immediately marked her attendance and did a few minutes of briefing.


    ¡°The first qualification is to be able to pass through the firewall that would allow you to ess the testing phase. As soon as you are inside, you can begin the test. The first thing important thing is timing. Whoever breaks through first and get all the tests done would be the eventual winner. After that. We would carefully look through all your techniques to be sure there was no leak before hand.¡±


    After exining all the basics to them more than once and checking that all thepetitors were already logged in, the timer was activated and thepetition immediately started.


    ¡°For effective monitoring, we would appreciate that the camera for everyone is turned on.¡± The supervisors announced and Rong Yue who had hurriedly sat down for her testing shot up from her seat.


    To be discreet and also avoid drama, she had signed up as a boy!

 Chapter 59

    59 Diamond In The Rough


    ¡°Any time spent on getting past the first defense would not be ounted for unless your timer is on.¡± One of the supervisors added and many other cameras were turned on.


    Rong Yue immediately stood up from the front of the screen and went to her closet immediately.


    Since it would be suspicious if she was a guy on the document and then became a girl, she had to put on a guy costume.


    While she was getting ready and perfecting her disguise, some of thepetitors had already started trying to by pass the defense wall.


    To not look weird, Rong Yue took about ten minutes perfecting her disguise while a lot of the coordinators were already curious about who this person was that was wasting so much time.


    When she sat down back, one of thepetitors from America was already a few steps from breaking through the defense while most of the others were somewhere in the middle.


    ¡°Contestant x3 starting now.¡± Rong Yue announced as she turned on her camera filling up thest ck section that had been nk before now.


    Upon hearing news that someonepeting with them had just arrived, most of thepetitors sniggered.


    ¡°At least, we know someone has the bottom position.¡± Someone muttered and was carried into the ears of everyone.


    .....


    The organizers said nothing as they were also displeased with Rong Yue¡¯s tardy behavior.


    Rong Yue on the other hand, acted like she heard nothing as her fingers danced across the keyboard at a frightening fast pace.


    Her eyes were locked on the defense system and even though she had experienced that kind of firewall several times in her past life, she was still impressed, after all, this had only be a generalized firewall system about three yearster from now.


    It also ignited the sense of urgency in her.


    If this people had this ten years ago, she wondered what the organization was doing at this point.


    It made her understand that she didn¡¯t have anytime to waste and she needed to start finding the clues to where they were now, who was heading it and what was going to be the end.


    While her mind seemed to be in a myriad of thoughts, her eyes and fingers were still in perfect coordination and just as she was about to finish the final key, the guy from America announced that he had finally broken past the firewall.


    His announcement made the coordinators stunned as their muffled and excited chatters were heard.


    Firstly, it was a new technology and the test had started about twenty five minutes ago which meant that he had used only twenty five minutes to pass through the firewall!


    ¡°Passed.¡± Rong Yue announced perfunctorily as she pressed on the final key and then waited for the real test to start.


    ¡°Done?¡±


    ¡°How¡¯s that possible?¡±


    ¡°Didn¡¯t he just join?¡±


    Confused mutters were heard and many other contestants were shocked.


    After all, she had only joined five minutes ago. If she was already done, didn¡¯t that make them stupid?


    Although the coordinators found it hard to believe, with their scoreboard and security alert showing that she had passed the firewall, they couldn¡¯t argue and just kept quiet.


    Rong Yue on the other hand didn¡¯t mind any of them and just went ahead to start the test.


    The first level of the test was rtively easier than the initial firewall which meant that the firewall was a sieving criteria.


    They only wanted the best of the best here.


    On the other hand, the American guy, Alex, felt under a pressure upon knowing that Rong Yue had gotten the firewall in less than five minutes while he had gotten it in almost half an hour.


    It was not an hidden fact that the time and speed at getting by were the most important things in hacking. He was also someone that was used to wining and being the best so it was a kind of blow that he hadn¡¯t been expecting.


    It was only when it was announced that Rong Yue had finished all the first level tasks that he felt a cold chill that made him wake up rush down his spine.


    At this point, about three more of thepetitors had already passed the first firewall and with Alex, there were now four in the first level while Rong Yue was the only one in the second level.


    ¡°Whew!¡± Rong Yue exhaled and then massaged her fingers gently as she took in the tasks for the next levels.


    Since there were three levels in total, the second level was tougher and they were asking them to break into a recently created program that was modeled after the Qin corporation firewall system.


    As soon as Rong Yue saw the name, her brows furrowed slightly as the image of that man, Qin Yichen appeared in her mind.


    She had heard of the Qin corporation in her past life and they had been the king of the technology and finance industry.


    She shook her head as she dispelled the possibility of them being rted. There were after all so many people with that surname.


    With that thought, she got to work.


    While the firewall of the Qin corporation wasn¡¯t anything special to her, in this time, it was still impressive.


    And she was sure that in the years toe, it would grow to be something even more formidable.


    M


    Rong Yue got to work immediately. This time, to not appear suspicious and too heaven defying, she slowed her finger speed down and looked at the codes a bit more carefully. After all, she was sure that if she won, something as simple as going back to check the cameras that were allowing their faces to show


    to them.


    It would be even worse if this was something that the Qin corporation was backing meaning they could easily ess people that were Chinese physically after thispetition.


    ????????????????


    By the time Rong Yue finished hacking into the Qin corporation firewall, all the organizers were stunned speechless and even called their higher ups to report.


    Gone was the dissatisfaction they had from Rong Yueingte and all that was left was shock and awe.


    ¡°How is it possible that he broke the record in such a short time?¡±


    While they were still murmuring on the record she had broken, Rong Yue had started thest and final task .


    The third level had only one task,


    ¡®Build a firewall that can defeat the Qin Corporation firewall.¡¯


    Rong Yue hid a sneer as she saw thisst task. It was clearly a flip side question.


    The organizers most definitely didn¡¯t have the faith that there could be anyone good enough to create something like this.


    However, if there was someone that could really make it, the intellectual rights might no longer belong to the person after thepetition.


    With a promise of $2 million for the winner, they could easily proim they had paid for the rights if there was someone that could im something like that.


    On the other hand, the winner might not be able to challenge them as some of the people that would be in the top ranks of the association Rong Yue was aiming for might be in on it.


    Without letting anything show on her face, she started building carefully from the scratch.


    Building something that could build the current Qin¡¯s corporation technology was not something difficult for Rong Yue and she got to work immediately.


    As the only one in the third level, everyone already saw as the final winner, while Alex, who had gotten the first shine was still battling with the Qin Corporation firewall in the second level.


    Rong Yue took an hour in this stage as she had to take stops to drink water and massage her neck.


    After all, she hadn¡¯t even bothered to rest as soon as she got back from school.


    The moment she submitted, she stood up from theputer and desk without even bothering to see their reactions.


    When she had started the building of the program, she had deliberately used a very confusingbination of technology that she was sure no one could understand at first take.


    Also, she had built it with a code that would disintegrate upon first attack at its system. With this, she wasn¡¯t worried that they would try to steal her work or try to disqualify her either.


    On the other hand, all the higher ups that had not expected that anyone could do the third level had immediately gathered their experts and try to see if it could withstand a longer time attack that was different from what the Qin Corporation firewall could.


    At the same time, one of the higher ups made a call with an ted expression.


    ¡°Yichen, someone seems to have broken through yourpany¡¯s firewall in less than half an hour. Also, we are currently checking to see if they have truly built a program that could defeat your own.¡± The man announced.


    ¡°Hmmmm, send me a detailed profile on him, I¡¯ll run my checks before we take any action.¡± Qin Yichen said.

 Chapter 60

    60 Misconstructed Information


    ¡°Boss, we have sent all the details to you. Also, the young man had gone offline immediately he was done and we still can¡¯t reach him this instant.¡± Lu Bo, one of the six Lu guards who Qin Yichen and also the one that served as his eyes for the technology team of Qin Corporation reported to him the next day.


    ¡°You can track his IP address and I¡¯ll take the details and get his background details.¡± Qin Yichen said as he stared at the art painting in his living room and then ced his cellphone back into his pocket.


    With a cup of coffee in hand, this had very quickly be an habit for him. Every morning for the past one week since he left, he would stand there and look at the painting that Rong Yue made.


    It was almost as if staring at the picture helped him reconnect with his little girl.


    He pulled out his phone and then went to a certain contact. ¡°Yue¡±


    The name was simple and gave away nothing but the look in his eyes as he looked at his phone, more specifically, the contact gave away the emotions running through his mind.


    With a deep sigh, he returned the phone back into his pocket and then turned to Lu San that was carrying his folders.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡±


    ¡°Also, Lu Bo would send you some detailster on, for the young man that won the entrance test for the Anxi Association. Make sure to run a background check on him until you are sure he¡¯s safe to join.¡± He instructed and looked back slightly to be sure that Lu San had actually heard him before he finally started moving.


    .....


    On the other hand,


    ¡°It¡¯s colder outside today.¡± Rong Xia said as she pulled Rong Yue closer and wrapped a brown knitted scarf around her neck. Because of the white shirt from her uniform with the scarf, she appeared even more beautiful today.


    ¡°Thank you mother.¡± Rong Yue leaned in and gave her m a peck on both cheeks before grabbing her food box and heading out of the house.


    Even though the weather and extreme coldness that signified the beginning of another season made the whole ce seem gloomy, Rong Yue was on a different high when she woke up and saw that she had been sent the money for winning thepetition.


    Since she logged outst night, she hadn¡¯t logged in back and also didn¡¯t check her mail.


    By the time she got the message from the bank she had used, it was already toote as she needed to get to school.


    essing the mail from her phone while she was in school was also a bad idea, after all, she would have to reply and probably do the needful things like a video call for getting into the association.


    ¡°Yue¡¯er!¡± Sun Li called excitedly as soon as she got to the block for the senior students.


    ¡°Sun Li. How are you?¡± Rong Yue asked while looking at her suspiciously. Sun Li could be said as one of the most punctual students because her family most likely had a time for dropping her off.


    Even on days when she hade as early as thirty minutes earlier, she had still met Sun Li in school so now seeing her wait here for her, bag and food pack still in hand was enough to make her suspicious.


    ¡°I¡¯m fineeee..¡± Sun Li replied with a drag to show her cherry mood.


    ¡°Yue¡¯er, my family said they would like to meet you this weekend, on Saturday to discuss some matters with you. Now that it¡¯s certain, wo...would you apany me on Friday somewhere?¡±


    The first part of her statement sounded like she was informing Rong Yue, yet, the excitement and expectations that lit her eyes up when she asked Rong Yue to apany her made her curious.


    ¡°To where?¡±


    ¡°You would know soon. You just need to apany me there. Didn¡¯t you say you needed to know the things that I enjoyed doing?¡±


    Hearing her words, Rong Yue nodded.


    ¡°Okay, that¡¯s fine, I¡¯ll apany you after school.¡± She promised, wincing as the girl beside her jumped up in excitement.


    Rong Yue waited until her excitement died down and then the both of them made their way to the ss.


    On their way to ss, Rong Yue paused and frowned slightly as she saw the blurry view of someone with a mass of electric blue hair turn into a corridor just before they reached it.


    If he had been walking ahead of them, she should have seen him, yet, he had dashed out from somewhere and seemed like he had been running.


    Although he seemed to have dyed his hair, she was almost certain that the person that just dashed ahead in front of her was the young man that she had once met when she was alone in school some weeks back.


    If she had not seen him now, that memory would have most probably been lost forever.


    She silently wondered who her was as they walked, but was still able to keep her conversation with Sun Li flowing without appearing distracted.


    Like everyday, sses passed smoothly and Rong Yue was finally d to not have to sit beside Tong Yang.


    Although they still met and had interactions, it was apletely different thing from having to sit beside her and pretend to be okay.


    ¡°Wu Hao, let¡¯s create a sybus that we can share and then we can revise together an hour when we have a break and an hour after school.¡± Rong Yue told him as the three of them sat down together during lunch.


    Now, they had be close friends and all sat down together during lunch in schools and when they had any activity where their regr sitting arrangements didn¡¯t matter.


    ¡°Is that going to be enough? I have heard that it¡¯s quite difficult.¡± Wu Hao asked, uncertainty clouding his face.


    ¡°Hmmm, I think it will be, you study separately for how long you need to for you to cover what module we are on, I¡¯ll also do the same and we just revise after on to be sure that we have finished on it.¡± She went on to exin more to him until Wu Hao got the drift.


    The poor boy that had been trying to get more time with her nodded reluctantly.


    After lunch, Rong Yue was surprised to see that her seat mate who usually only came when the second half of the sses were beginning had already arrived even before the bell for lunch break ended.


    ¡°Good afternoon.¡± She greeted politely before dragging out her chair to sit down. She felt his gaze on her and out of curiosity, Rong Yue turned to look at him, after all, she had no idea what he really looked like with all that hoodie blocking his face.


    The moment she turned, her body stiffened with subtle surprise.


    The young man beside her had devastatingly handsome features, yet, that face had been destroyed by several red punch marks on his face that it was hard to tell exactly what he looked like.


    From the color of the punch marks and her experience with watching her mom treat people, she could confirm that this was something that had happened only very recently.


    However, there were also some that looked like they were already healing, all the scars made him look hideous and scary. After all, sporting a face full of ck and red hit marks wasn¡¯t something that someone would expect to see in a school.


    Her brows raised up subconsciously as she leaned in to whisper. ¡°Are you okay?¡±


    Song Jian¡¯s body froze at her words and he immediately turned away from her without saying a word.


    Although his reaction was evasive, Rong Yue felt like it seemed more rmed than angry.


    However, she said nothing and just faced her notes. Yet her mind was whirling.


    The bruises on his face wasn¡¯t small. If he was being beaten by a parent, or a guardian, no one could guarantee that he would not be beaten up someday.


    After ss, Song Jian dashed out of the ssroom before Rong Yue could even say a word making her chuckle softly.


    Somehow, she felt like, perhaps, all the rumors about this boy was just misconstrued information.


    Although his face was nothing pleasant to look with all the hit marks, she had not felt any evil or bad aura from him or even his eyes when she had looked at him.


    Even though she had all these thoughts, Rong Yue had no intention of doing anything, after all, she wasn¡¯t someone that enjoyed meddling.


    After ss, she waved goodbye to Sun Li who didn¡¯t want to attend evening study session that evening, while she and Wu Hao waited behind to create that shared sybus and reading guide.


    After spending an hour on creating it, she also bade him good bye and went back home to attend to all the matters from joining the Anxi Association.

 Chapter 61

    61 I¡¯m Not A Thief!


    Idle days passed quickly and soon, it was already Friday, originally, she was supposed to go out with Sun Li to see what it was that the little girl loved to do after school, however, she had unted her study sessions twice this week and had to wait behind for this day own.


    As for Rong Yue, she strolled leisurely out of school, instead of going the way she used to usually, she took another route.


    After numerous attempts, Rong Yue had finally made it easy for one of the people from the Anxi association to reach her.


    They had fixed a meeting for evening today and she had to change her appearance back to the boy she had registered as.


    Just as she turned by the alley to the left side of their school, Rong Yue saw about six to five men gathering something. Her brows furrowed as she wondered what exactly they were doing. For security reasons, she turned, making sure that her steps were light and quiet so that they wouldn¡¯t spot her.


    Yet, from the corner of her eyes, she spotted that familiar ruffled brown hair and hoodie making her pause in her steps.


    ¡®Song Jian?¡¯


    As if to answer her questions, some of the men moved aside, allowing one of them, a burly and sturdy man that looked like he ought to belong in some wrestling ring face him alone.


    ¡°You dare try to cheat our master, huh?¡± He said arrogantly as he delivered a kick to Song Jian¡¯s chest.


    .....


    Rong Yue winced slightly as she imagined what that pain would do to his young ribs.


    Was this why he was always bruised?


    ¡°You dare toe to school today? Huh?¡± The man grunted and then raised his leg, ready to deliver another kick to Song Jian.


    ¡°Stop!¡± Without even thinking it, Rong Yue rushed, her legs and training proving to be useful as she took less than a minute in reaching there.


    With her yell, she had sessfully distracted the man who turned to see who it was.


    The moment he saw Rong Yue¡¯s wless face with her ponytail swinging as she ran towards them.


    The arrogant and irritated look that was on his face a moment ago from being disturbed immediately faded away and was reced by a stunned andscivious look.


    ¡°Little beauty.¡± He said with a lustful look in his eyes as soon as Rong Yue got to them.


    From afar, it was easy to see that Rong Yue was a beauty. But upclose, she made anyone take in another breath and the man in front of her was no different.


    ¡°What¡¯s the matter? Do you need me?¡± He asked in a rush, quickly forgetting the Song Jian behind him as he moved towards her.


    ¡°Y..you.. what are you doing here?¡± Song Jian struggled to say. Although his wordscked empathy, the worry that was reflecting in his eyes was deep and genuine and Rong Yue sent a nonchnt nce at him.


    Before the bulky man or Song Jian could say anymore words, Rong Yue threw a kick at him, sending him flying without even flinching at the strength used.


    ¡°Ahhhh!! Damned bitch!¡± The man cursed as he struggled to stand up.


    Gone was his fawning expression and the men that were all gathered around him immediately started approaching Rong Yue while still waiting for theirmander¡¯s reaction.


    Even if it wasn¡¯t already obvious, everyone on the team knew that theirmander was a womanizer, to be more specific, he chased anything in pants.


    Faced with a beauty like this they weren¡¯t sure to attack.


    ¡°What are you looking? Grab her this very moment¡± he roared as he rushed over to grab Song Jian.


    ¡°Here¡¯s when we know how well we have been training.¡± Rong Yue muttered as she gently dropped her school bag and flexed her muscles.


    Song Jian on the other hand was already a shaking mess as he repeatedly waved his hand to tell her to run off.


    He was a guy and all they could do was beat him up. But for her, who was a girl, he was worried that they would do some immoral things to her if they captured her which would make him feel terrible.


    Yet, the next scene that happened in front of his eyes had Song Jian opening his mouth down in shock.


    In less than two minutes, Rong Yue had taken down three of the six men that had gathered around her.


    While a lot of people fought and tried to use brute force, Rong Yue had learnt from the organization to use tactics and directs jabs.


    From where she was, the first thing she checked were the weak points in their stance. More importantly, they were all regr people that didn¡¯t know any special techniques like she did, thus, it was easy for her to find where they were vulnerable and give them a hit that was strong enough to keep them down.


    ¡°So weak.¡± She spat as soon as she had kicked thest man far away to some dark corner of the alley. Themander looked at her in shock and his brows wiggled gently in fear.


    ¡°Don¡¯t try to threaten me with him, I don¡¯t know him, neither do I care what you do with him.¡± She said before he could open his mouth.


    She shot a nce at the Song Jian who was looking at her with shock from hearing her deny him.


    ¡°But anything you do to him, I¡¯ll do ten folds to you also. If you don¡¯t believe, then I dare you to try.¡± With each word, she took one step and the daring smile on her that made her look like some seductive demon thating straight from hell.


    The man felt pure fear gripping his heart from her aura that he didn¡¯t even think before he dropped Song Jian and started to move backwards slowly.


    After seeing that she had no interest in pursuing him, themander without bothering to wait for his team dashed off on his heels.


    Seeing that even theirmander took off, the young men all scrambled to stand up and started to run for their dear lives too.


    Before one of them could dash offpletely, Rong Yue pulled him back with his tshirt and grabbed him by the neck.


    ¡°Why are you all grown adults all gathered here and beating a young boy like him up? Have you no shame?¡±


    She had saved him, but she also felt like she deserved to know exactly why he had run off, after all, if he had been the one at fault, then she had also acted alongside him.


    ¡°Yo...young miss, I...we were sent by our boss, this young man owes us a huge sum of money. Other than that, we have also noticed that the hours he has been working for doesnt match the amount of money he hands in everyday.¡±


    Rong Yue shot a nce at Song Jian that was back to kneeling on the floor and frowned as she saw him bow his head.


    ¡°You are a man. You should never bow to any man except your parents and a master.¡± She scolded with dissatisfaction and then stretched out her hand to him.


    Song Jian looked at the stretched fair hand and then looked at that wless face again before grabbing on to it with a sigh.


    ¡°Don¡¯t think I don¡¯t know you are the man seated beside me. All those men were not fatally injured, any of them or maybe all could do a sneak attack if I start to fight with theirmander.¡± She exined and then added,


    ¡°Besides, I truly don¡¯t know you.¡±


    Song Jian nodded in understanding. ¡°Thank you very much. I¡¯m sorry for putting you through such trouble.¡± He apologized sincerely.


    With his hoodie off, Rong Yue could see that battered face clearly and she felt a sudden pity for him.


    This was a student just like her, why was he getting in matters with thugs like those.


    ¡°If you want to move in their circle and world, you must at least know how to fight.¡± She advised, and then turned away from him with the intention to go.


    ¡°Please... wait.¡± Song Jian asked as he leaned forward and grabbed her sleeves.


    ¡°I¡¯m not a thief, they simply don¡¯t know the hours I use at work because of the time I¡¯m in school.¡± He muttered softly.


    All his life, he had been called all sorts of names, they had gradually begun to lose value to him and became nothing but words.


    Words that didn¡¯t matter. That didn¡¯t define him.


    That was how he had trained himself.


    Yet, in front of this girl with those bright brown eyes and valiant soul, for once, he didn¡¯t want to have just any name.


    Didn¡¯t want her to think that he was the person they painted him to be. And so him that would usually shut the whole world off and be whatever it was that the world wanted him to be was anxious to exin himself.


    Rong Yue sighed softly as she looked up at the face that was desperate for some trust and nodded.


    ¡°But why do you have to work for them?¡±

 Chapter 62

    62 Scum Of A Father


    Song Jian froze as he heard her question. In a bid to prove himself, he had¡¯t considered the fact that he would have to tell her the full story.


    He stared at her for more than a minute, unable to say any words. As soon as Rong Yue saw that he was unwilling to talk, she turned to leave, after all, she still had to meet someone in about two hours.


    Also, she still had to change her appearance, which meant that she didn¡¯t have time on her hands.


    ¡°I owe them money.¡± Song Jian finally managed to say just in time to make Rong Yue stop in her tracks.


    She couldn¡¯t imagine how much a student could owe that would make those kind of men to be on his neck, after all, she had also lived in abject poverty all through her high school in her past life.


    ¡°It¡¯s cold out here, let¡¯s go to the diner opposite if you want to talk. If you don¡¯t, I can give you my contact so you can call me when you are free or think you need my help.¡± Rong Yue said, afraid to make him feel like she was forcing him to open up when in reality, she wanted no such thing like that.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, we can go across.¡± Song Jian said and even rushed forward so he could lead the way.


    As it was not rush hour time, the diner was rtively quiet and Rong Yue hurriedly made an order to get some hot chocte. ¡°Would you like the same thing?¡±


    Song Jian nodded absentmindedly and Rong Yue ced the order.


    .....


    She left him for the next few minutes as she took in details. In this cold weather, the boy was only wearing that barely thick hoodie. The same one she had seen on him all week. More importantly, there was nothing inside the cloth which showed that he most likely had no one being concerned about him and he also didn¡¯t have time for himself.


    ¡°Those seven men were sent from Hades. They are called loan sharks and since my father owed them arge amount of money before he ran off, it is now my responsibility to pay the debt off.¡± Song Jian started making Rong Yue¡¯s searching mind immediately go nk.


    At most, he was probably a boy just above the age of neen, to think that he had such a childhood responsibility was quite sad.


    Unable to resist, she asked ¡°Where did your father go?¡±


    ¡°I have no idea, but since one autumn two years ago, I haven¡¯tid my eyes on his shadow.¡± He replied coldly, the tightening of his jaws as he talked about his father was all the indication that Rong Yue needed to know how much it affected him.


    But since this was a matter that he brought up, she was also not responsible for closing it. Usually, she wouldn¡¯t have bothered, after all, she didn¡¯t know him and even though they had sat beside each other for a week, they hadn¡¯t even said one word to each other.


    Yet, she felt like she could see her past self in him, hardened, desperate and full of despair. Back then, she had been too helpless at all the card that life was dealing with her that even when she knew that Tong Yang didn¡¯t care for her as much as she did, she had willingly epted that dynamic out of desperation.


    Now that she saw that same despair reflecting in the eyes of the man before her, she didn¡¯t want to just walk away without doing anything. To her, turning her back in such a situation would be like her turning her back against herself.


    ¡°It¡¯s a lot¡± Song Jian murmured and then took in a deep breath when he saw Rong Yue¡¯s raised brows that were clearly telling him to continue.


    ¡°He loaned about $500,000 from the loan sharks and then eloped with another woman immediately.¡± He said and then bent his head, ashamed that the man he was talking about was the one who had birthed him.


    Disgust and anger coursed through Rong Yue as she tried to imagine how heartless a man could be. ¡°Your mom?¡± She asked, trying to get the full picture.


    ¡°She fell sick from the news and got a stroke, she¡¯s currently in the hospital at the moment.¡± He said with a sigh.


    The more questions Rong Yue asked, the more rmed she was at how bad it was for him. As a young boy, he was working sixteen hours daily and stole fours hours to attend afternoon sses. She could only now understand the reason why he always rushed out of ss. At this age where everyone was living to their fullest and focusing on new gaming technology and rtionship, he was racing against time everyday of his life.


    It was even more cruel that the loan sharks expected him to work twenty hours instead of the sixteen hours that he was currently doing and that was why he was being beaten up when she saw him.


    ¡°I would help you with paying off the remaining de...¡± before she couldplete her words, Song Jian interrupted.


    ¡°I understand that this is your kind intentions. But I hate to be indebted to someone after all, I¡¯ll still need to y you back someday. From my calctions, I would be done with paying the remaining off in the next two years, after which I would bepletely free...¡±


    Rong Yue watched as his eyes dampened from saying the time he had left to work for, yet, even when she offered two more times, his answer was the same and unyielding.


    ¡°Okay, I have about an hour left to meet someone on another side of the city, I¡¯ll think about your matterster and get back to you.¡± Rong Yue said, having no choice but to give up since his mind was made up. However, no matter how much he had refused, she still couldn¡¯t take her eyes off what had just happened.


    As she boarded the cab to take her close to where she would meet the representative from the Anxi Association, her mind was filled with thoughts of what her father was like. In the past life and in this life, she had never met her father. To make it worse, her mother had no recollection of him and just remembered being saved by the master of the Fang family while she was pregnant.


    There were so many possibilities that she had since as child taken the matter off her mind. But after hearing his story, a part of her wondered if perhaps, her father had anything to do with her mother¡¯s illness.


    ????


    ¡°Pervert! What are you doing in a woman¡¯s bathroom¡± a youngdy chided Rong Yue as she stepped out of the women rest roompletely transformed. By the time she finished changing out of her uniform and changing into the just bought male clothes, not even her mother could argue that she wasn¡¯t a boy. She had changed all her aura to appear like someid back young master, however, she hadn¡¯t calcteding out of the restroom as a boy would raise brows. Thankfully, the woman she had met was unwilling to cause trouble and just scolded her.


    She used her other phone that was being protected by the firewall that the little Lori had created to let the man know that she was already in the restaurant that he had picked. She strolled casually into the restaurant and the aroma of the food being carried around and being served made Rong Yue, who was already a food grubber feel hungry immediately.


    Just as she was about to give up and ditch courtesy by ordering a meal before their arrival, her phone with her signature message alert.


    ¡°I¡¯m here, where are you seated?¡±


    Rong Yue looked around and then using her intuition, waved her hand gently at the man that seemed to have just entered the restaurant. She was right as the man nodded and headed towards her. Dressed in a brown suit that was different from the everyday ck suit she was used to, coupled with the aura the young man gave off despite his basic physical appearance, she could already tell that his ranking in thepany wasn¡¯t low.


    This two things indirectly told her how much value they ced on her and the work she had submitted as herst task.


    ¡°Mr Su¡± the young man greeted politely before sitting opposite her.


    ¡°I¡¯m Lu Bo, the head of the technology department, Qin Corporation. To not make you confused, I¡¯m also a member of the Anxi Association and would be talking to you on behalf of both parties. Is that okay?¡± He asked carefully.


    Rong Yue nodded to signify that he could go on. However, before, he could say a word, she raised her index and middle fingers up to signify that she wanted him to wait.


    ¡°I¡¯m famished and would like to get something to eat before we continue.¡± She said simply like it was the normal proceedings that should have been followed.


    From the moment he had arrived here up until this, he had already realised that all the personality deductions he had about the young man he wasing to meet was slightly off mark. Yet, he was also someone that was an expert in dealing with situations,


    ¡°Forgive my ill manners, that should truly be expected as it¡¯s half day already¡± his response was smooth and took all the me to him making Rong Yue nod subtly in approval.

 Chapter 63

    63 On My Conditions


    If Lu Bo had only been slightly stunned from Rong Yue¡¯s request to eat first, this time, after watching her eat, he had be blown away.


    The boy in front of him had very distinct features and even as young as he was, he made someone feel like a growing beauty with those elegant brows and eyes. However, his mannerismscked control and restraint.


    Even in a restaurant like this, he ate and enjoyed every meal that had been ced in front of him without even bothering to look at him or hold small talk.


    What was even more surprising was how he didn¡¯t manage to look offensive with all that, up to the point that Lu Bo felt likeughing out loud at how he was eating.


    ¡°Mr Lu, you aren¡¯t eating?¡± Rong Yue asked as she finally looked up after she was fully satisfied only to realise the man opposite her had not been eating.


    ¡°I had something to eat at a meeting beforeing here.¡± He said politely and then took a sip from his ss of water. Rong Yue signalled the waitress that was close by so they could pack up the already used dishes.


    ¡°Mister Su, we noticed that the moment an attack was run on your program, the program crashed after two attempts by each attacker¡± Lu Bo spoke up and watched as a smile bloomed on the young boy¡¯s face.


    ¡°Was anyone able to get past it?¡± Rong Yue asked curiously, not bothering to give a reply to the past question.


    ¡°We were able to get three esses to it. The first two hackers were unsessful and the program crashed. As for the third, we would like to ask you to hack it yourself.¡± for an organisation that was big like that, they didn¡¯t want to be led by the nose by some young boy.


    .....


    If they tried the third one and failed, the boy could give them any narrative. But if they didn¡¯t, they would be able to know if it was a fluke.


    ¡°It¡¯s good that you are thoughtful. I can¡¯t work with an organisation that¡¯s struggling.¡±


    ¡°I designed the program to crash after two attempts to break into it. It¡¯s a destructive firewall, the kind that illegal or forbidden information should use as even if they had broken into it, as long as they don¡¯t know a final code system that I have added, they would be unable to get anything from it.¡± Rong Yue exined.


    Lu Bo was stunned beyond words. Something like that was possible?


    ¡°Do you mind showing us that your program is something usable from thest one that we had with us?¡± Lu Bo asked, going straight to the point.


    ¡°Sure. As long as yourpany writes an agreement that states that this still remains my work despite it being apetition submission.¡±


    Lu Bo was quiet for a while. After all, he was no novice to how things operated in the business world. The moment it had taken their second best hacker three hours to get to the point the firewall had shown signs of opening up, they had already decided this was something they were going to keep.


    However, it had suddenly crashed and erased like it never existed, confusing them. For the hacker, he swore that he had never seen anything like it and was just trying to get past it the whole time.


    At that point, they had realised that other than giving the kid a pass to be a part of the Anxi association, they also had to work with her if they wanted to get something better out of her.


    After weighing the benefits that kind of technology could bring to them and the potential of the young man in front of him, he nodded.


    ¡°As soon as you are ready, we will prepare the contract immediately.¡± he said firmly and Rong Yue nodded, satisfied.


    ¡°I don¡¯t mind showing you, I¡¯ll have to inform you ahead. This is not something that anyone can learn just by watching me do it. If yourpany is truly sure that you would like to work with me, I¡¯ll be waiting for your call.¡± This time, every aura of being carefree that Rong Yue had was all gone and Lu Bo could see the determination and strong will in them.


    For a boy that young, it was truly impressive and he found himself bobbing his head in understanding.


    ¡°I¡¯ll leave you to get the bill then.¡± Rong Yue said unashamedly and left the restaurant without looking back.


    With everything she was doing, her money was growing rapidly and she knew that to back things up, being in an association like this would make things a whole lot better for her. After all, in this world, money was not enough.


    After leaving the restaurant, Rong Yue boarded a cab to a ce close to their estate before entering a small cafe where she changed back into her school uniform and normal appearance before going home.


    Her brows furrowed instantly the moment she entered their house. Other than the living room being empty, she could already feel it immediately that her mother was not in the whole house with her instincts. Still she called out.


    ¡°Mom?¡±


    She repeatedly called for her mother while checking all the rooms in the house, her heart immediately dropped to the bottom of her stomach the moment she confirmed that her mother was not in this house.


    Unlike before, her mother was bing better at things and rting from all the reality shows and drama that she had been watching. But that didn¡¯t change the fact that in front of people with bad intentions, she could protect herself.


    ¡°Little loli, help me to check where my mother has gone.¡± shemanded as she picked up her phone to call her also.


    After four dials, her mother finally picked.


    ¡°Master, your mother seems to have gone to the market with driver Yu.¡± little Loli reported simultaneously.

 Chapter 64

    64 Dumbstruck


    After the scare Rong Yue had when her mother had gone off to the market yesterday, she was reluctant to leave her mother today and even after seeing close to three episodes with her, she still made no attempt to stand up and get ready for her meeting with the Sun Family.


    ¡°Yue¡¯er, if your friends are waiting for you, then you have to go and meet them. I¡¯ll be fine here.¡± Rong Xia said for the third time that morning. Today was a weekend and Rong Yue had previously told her about meeting the Sun family. However, the girl was reluctant to go after yesterday.


    ¡°What if you leave the house?¡± Rong Yue asked worriedly while her mother shot her a half re. ¡°In other homes, the mother does the worrying. Moreover, I won¡¯t go anywhere without driver Yu and I can¡¯t leave the estate. But it¡¯s exhausting having to stay indoors all day.¡±


    After hearing her mother¡¯s words, Rong Yue became quiet. She had never imagined how lonely it would feel for her mother here, after all, back in their previous neighbourhood, she still had people that she was treating and people that had one matter or the other to bring to her.


    ¡°Okay mom. I¡¯ll let you do the worrying.¡± she said resigned while her mind was swirling with several thoughts of what she could do to keep her mother busy.


    Since it was just a casual meeting with Sun Li¡¯s family, Rong Yue wore a casual nude knitted dress that clung to her body perfectly, highlighting her every curve and then packed her hair into a loose bun that made her neck look even more slender and beautiful.


    She grabbed a white coat and a ck knotted scarf to go along before leaving the house. Like always, driver Yu was there to drop her off and when he offered to take her to her destination, she agreed, after all, it would give her some time to talk with him.


    While she was busy conversing with driver Yu on not taking her mom beyond the estate, a certain man in the city was unhappy with the situation as he stared at the short clip of Rong Yue stepping out and putting on her coat.


    Even if she was dressed in rags, he was sure that her beauty would still shine. But today, she looked exceptionally happy and delighted as she stepped out. The thought that the little girl could be going to see some young boy immediately made Qin Yichen displeased.


    .....


    ¡°Ask Yu where he dropped her off after.¡± he ordered Lu San before hanging up.


    ??????


    After watching driver Yu go, Rong Yue walked to therge gates of the Sun family. Two of the security immediately pulled the gates asides as they remembered her from the other night. After all, a look like hers was hard to forget.


    ¡°Yue¡¯er! I asked you to tell me as soon as you got here. Sun Li grumbled as she raced down the stairs to pull Rong Yue into a hug like they hadn¡¯t seen in years.


    ¡°Judging by a military family, I imagined that they would have me call you. I didn¡¯t expect that they would let me in almost as soon as I got there.¡± Rong Yue exined as she hugged her back. The heating of their home was on full st, immediately pushing away the slight chill she had felt from when she got down from the car.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go up, we were just about to have lunch.¡± Sun Li said and then helped her out of her coat before pulling her upstairs.


    Although she didn¡¯t tell her, Rong Yue had made the Little Loli check on Sun Li yesterday so that even though they weren¡¯t able to go, she had to after all be prepared on what it was that Sun Li enjoyed doing before she could decide to help her with studying.


    The moment she got upstairs Sun Yan who had juste downstairs on the other side immediately paused in his steps. His eyes took in the girl that was calmly looking around while waiting for Sun Li to climb thest step. With her clear and glowing screen matched against the nude dress, she looked like some young fairy that had descended into his world and gave him a certain urge to keep and protect away from all the evil of the world.


    ¡°First brother¡± Sun Fan called out, helping his brother to snap out of his reverie. However, this time, even his parents had noticed that his reaction to Rong Yue was very different. The both of them looked at each other whilemunicating with their eyes.


    ¡°Whew! How did you manage to climb so fast?¡± Sun Li groaned as she finally climbed up, panting heavily. Her appearance, quickly breaking the weird atmosphere in the room. Rong Yue raised her brows up in surprise. For someone that was a racer, her physical fitness was terrible.


    ¡°Why are you looking at me like that, I usually take the elevator on the other side of the house¡± she huffed before holding Rong Yue¡¯s hand and pulling her to the table where the rest of her family members were.


    Every member of the Sun family greeted her warmly as she sat down on the table. For someone like Rong Yue that had food on the top of her favourite things to do, she didn¡¯t hesitate when they asked her to join them for lunch.


    ¡°Miss Yue, have you been well?¡± Sun Yan finally summoned the courage and talked to her as the servers started to dish the food.


    ¡°Have been well. I hope it hasn¡¯t been too hard settling into the normal civilian life?¡± Rong Yue asked, even though she was talking to him, her eyes had trailed very quickly to the trays of roasted ducks that was being brought in.


    Sun Yan followed her gaze and he had to force a smile back when he saw what she was looking at.


    ¡°Bring two trays here and let Miss Yue taste our family¡¯s delicacy.¡± he ordered as he used his hands to wave two of them over.

 Chapter 65

    65 Do You Like The Young Lady?


    Unlike what Rong Yue expected, lunch with the Sun family was not a big family like she knew of elite families. All of them chatted and discussed matters and even Sun Li ate as much as she did making her appetite not unusual to them.


    ¡°It¡¯s good that you eat well. Most girls now want to starve themselves to death.¡± general Sun said and nodded his head twice to show that he was happy with it.


    ¡°You just want everyone to be like your daughter that you have trained with such a huge appetite.¡± his wife, Madam Su retorted as she sent him a yful re but it was clear that she supported his opinion.


    ¡°Rong Yue, is it okay if I call you Yue¡¯er?¡± Madam Su asked as she passed a soup dish to Rong Yue. Rong Yue was stumped by the question but still nodded regardless before taking the soup bowl from her.


    ¡°Good, Xiao Li doesn¡¯t have any friends, now that she finally has one, you are like a family to us¡± Madam Su added and Rong Yue smiled, the warm ambience and aura in the air immediately made her feel like she knew their whole family better.


    ¡°Mom, you don¡¯t have to let her know she¡¯s my only friend! How can I make her feel like I¡¯m some treasure she was lucky to have picked up?¡± Sun Li asked with a re, her face distorting even more as everyone on the table burst intoughter.


    ¡°I already know that you are some treasure. Even if you are covered in the dirt now, you will eventually sher on.¡± rong Yue said with a teasing smile.


    As for Sun Li, the first part of the words had already made her ted. Her joy was, however, short lived as soon as she heard the next part of Rong Yue¡¯s statement. The words, coupled with her reaction made everyone on the table burst intoughter at the expense of their family member.


    ¡°How am I covered in dirt!¡± Sun Li yelled, face set in a scowl.


    .....


    ¡°Your bad grades, of course. When you eventually study well and get better grades, you will be a treasure that even I can¡¯t let go of.¡± Rong Yue said seriously and everyone on the table became quiet as they watched their sister and daughter¡¯s reaction.


    Usually, it was hard to talk about her grades in such a blunt manner, especially since everyone knew that she used to do well at some point. However, it was also something that bothered all of them after all, they wanted her to leave their small city and do so much also. However, as their princess, they also couldn¡¯t bear to hurt her.


    Sun Li looked at everyone¡¯s expression and Rong Yue¡¯s serious and almost stern one and dropped her head slightly.


    After what seemed like minutes of bated breaths and stillness. Sun Li finally raised her head up, her eyes a little dull from what it had been before.


    ¡°I¡¯ll work hard to be the treasure you don¡¯t want to let go off.¡± she promised before standing up from the table. Rong Yue didn¡¯t bother to think twice and rushed out of the dining room after her.


    The three brothers looked at each other and Sun Yan stood up hurriedly.


    ¡°Stay back, if we can¡¯t do it. Then let someone else do it.¡± general Sun said sternly. After all, even him couldn¡¯t bear to be harsh on his little princess. If her friend could. Then there was no need to interfere.


    ¡°What if Xiao Li hurts Miss Yue.¡± Sun Yan asked, revealing his real intention and worries and Sun Kai who had just taken a sip of fruit juice immediately choked on it.


    Wasn¡¯t this the doting emperor? He hadn¡¯t expected that his brother, the one that had fought to keep Sun Li all to himself while they were younger and she was still a baby would now put someone else above her when ced in the same situation.


    Sun Fan who already knew his brother was a goner from the day of the party burst outughing at his expense while their parents looked at each other.


    ¡°Sit.¡± his fathermanded sharply as he took his ss cup and chugged down all the water in it.


    ¡°Do you like the youngdy in that type of way?¡± his mother asked curiously and the sharp flush from Sun Yan¡¯s ears to his neck was all his family needed to know what his answer was.


    ¡°Your sister genuinely likes her, she won¡¯t harm her.¡± Madam Su finally said before she went back to her meal.


    No matter how free they were, the marriage matter of Sun Yan was a very important deal. Not only was he the heir, he had be a general already at the country level which meant that the army had to approve whoever he was going to marry.


    With that in mind and with how little they knew about Rong Yue, they could already tell that it was going to be difficult for them.


    ¡°You just got promoted. With the limelight on you for now, it would be impossible to just pick anyone as your partner. She¡¯s also a lot younger than you and you must be careful.¡± his father warned. However,ced in that warning, the care and concern was also apparent for everyone to hear.


    ¡°I¡¯ll have someone to check her connection with the Qin Family. If she¡¯s approved by the Qin family, then the military cannot be against her so much.¡± Sun Kai said and his family nodded in agreement.


    Sun Yan said nothing more and eventually stood up and left in the other direction. He had known that he had taken a fancy to the young girl. However, he hadn¡¯t been clear on what he wanted with her up until he had to answer his family when they asked.


    As she strolled in their garden, he suddenly saw two shadows that were quite closely huddled together.

 Chapter 66

    66 Your Stomach Or Your Location?


    Sun Yan leaned close to the wall so that neither Sun Li or Rong Yue could see him. For someone like him that had spent so much time in the military and was good at it, it was a simple matter.


    ¡°Do you really think I¡¯m dirt?¡± Sun Li asked amidst sobs, clearly she had been holding her emotions back earlier.


    ¡°You are the little treasure that decided to support me even when you had no idea about me. Even if you have dirt and everyone discards you, I¡¯ll still hold you dear to my heart without minding the dirt.¡± Rong Yue confessed and when she saw the doubtful look on Sun Li¡¯s face, she chuckled.


    ¡°I just know you can do so much more than what you are currently doing. Firstly, unlike so many elite families, your family is supportive. If you let them know that this is what you want after doing well in school, they might be willing to let you do as you wish.


    But now, you have bad grades, you are only leading them to think that it¡¯s your passion that¡¯s making you do badly in school. That way, they won¡¯t be able to love and respect it the way we do.¡±


    Sun Li¡¯s eyes lit up with understanding from what Rong Yue said. Although she wanted something different, she was going about it the wrong way and would not make her family understand exactly why she loved it so much.


    ¡°So I¡¯m the one going against myself?¡± she asked with uncertainty.


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°Also, you have to understand that every single member of your family adores you. It might seem overwhelming to you. But to me that has to love and give my all to my mother while taking all of her clueless attention, i know exactly what it feels like to have one person that you know would always be in your corner. But to have people that can guide you only because they want the best for you, that, my dirt covered treasure is priceless.¡± Rong Yue told her and then pulled her in for a warm hug that had Sun Li pouring out tears.


    .....


    She didn¡¯t know all of Rong Yue¡¯s story. But from what she knew, she was aware that it was only Rong Yue and her mother that lived together. From her words just now, it was not hard to see that her mother was not in the best condition.


    Yet, she managed to hold herself up properly and even do so well.


    Sun Yan who was still listening in the corners felt his heart thumping wildly with concern and admiration. She was not just beautiful, she had a beautiful soul and was even a fighter.


    If he hadn¡¯t been sure of what he wanted before, looking at his sister that had been straightened by a few words from her and even her glowing eyes from where he was, he was very sure at this point.


    Just as Sun Li wanted to speak up, Rong Yue¡¯s phone that had been in her hand the whole time rang and Qin Yichen¡¯s name popped up. However, she had saved his name as ¡°Bad Wolf Qin¡± making Sun Li who was able to see her screen easily from how she sat raised her brows in curiosity.


    ¡°Let me pick this.¡± Rong Yue said as she stood up and excused herself.


    ¡°Hello.¡± the familiar voice of the man rang out and up until that moment, all the times that he had crossed her mind and had been pushed to the back of her mind seemed to have added up and swallowed her whole in this moment.


    ¡°Hmm. you called today.¡± she said inly while doing her best to sound natural.


    The other end was quiet for a while but the soft sound of his breathing was enough to let Rong Yue know that he was still on the call.


    ¡°If you missed me, you should have called.¡± he muttered, sounding like a grumbling wife.


    ¡°Qin Yichen! State why you called or I would definitely hang up on you now.¡± Rong Yue growled softly, afraid that if she spoke too loud, she would allow Sun Li to know who was calling.


    Considering that he was someone their family knew, he definitely didn¡¯t want a situation where she would wonder what was between them. After all, she was d that none of them had brought the matter from that day up.


    ¡°Where are you?¡± Qin Yichen asked, ignoring her outburst from just now.


    ¡°How¡¯s that any of your business?¡±


    ¡°Your response decides if you get to eat any of my food anymore.¡± he said shamelessly and Rong Yue felt a burst of urgency from his words. This past week of him being away had made her realise just how supreme his cooking meals were. More importantly, after having the roasted duck from the Sun family today, she had been even more surprised at the vast difference between his cooking and their professional chefs. Although it was still a nice delicacy and she ate it all up, it was nowhere near what Qin Yichen made.


    ¡°I¡¯m at my friend¡¯s ce. The Sun Family.¡± she hurriedly said. Clearly, in that split second, she had decided that her stomach and taste buds were more important than her location.


    ¡°It¡¯s not good to be visiting families alone at your age. What if something happens? Huh?¡± Qin Yichen asked as his voice deepened even more, making him sound like an elder scolding a young one.


    ¡°That¡¯s not something you should worry about Qin Yichen!¡± she said hatefully as she ended the call. This time, out of her emotions losing control, she had called his name a little higher making Sun Li who had been listening attentively furrowed her brows more.


    Was there really some rtionship between the young master of the Qin family and Rong Yue? she pondered.


    ¡°Yue¡¯er, have thought about all you said and have decided that if you don¡¯t mind, I¡¯ll appreciate if you could be my tutor.¡± Sun Li said as soon as Rong Yue sat down back.


    Her words made Rong Yue smile immediately. She had not expected that Sun Li would immediately see reason from her words. After all, even she could see the stuborness that wasid deep in her bones.


    ¡°Let¡¯s tell your family then.¡±

 Chapter 67

    67 I like Men With An Over Inted Ego Like You!


    A week had passed very quickly and true to her words, Sun Li had quickly be serious with her studies. For Rong Yue who had been wanting a way to test how much she had gained in their time of working together, she was d when their calculus teacher had given out an impromptu test right after ss today.


    ¡°How was it?¡± she asked her after ss as both of them walked towards the school gate.


    ¡°I don¡¯t think I did it well. We haven¡¯t covered some of the topics but it was definitely better than what I would have gotten before.¡± Sun Li confessed and Rong Yue nodded in understanding. She had also not been expecting that she would be able to get it all right in one week.


    When they got outside, Rong Yue paused as she looked at the spot where Sun Li¡¯s driver usually parked was empty. She looked at her in confusion.


    ¡°Your driver isn¡¯t here yet?¡± Rong Yue asked with crinkled brows and Sun Li burst intoughter as she saw her really confused expression.


    ¡°You can¡¯t really have forgotten right?¡± she asked and when she saw that Rong Yue truly had no inclination for what she had said, she shook her head.


    ¡°Yue¡¯er, you promised that we were going to study at your ce today.¡±


    ¡°I did?¡± Rong Yue asked as her mind went back to when she had truly said that.


    ¡°I already asked my driver to go back earlier this morning and onlye to pick me up from school tomorrow afternoon.¡± she said using the opportunity to let Rong Yue know of her ns to sleep over.


    .....


    Rong Yue ran her hands through her hair helplessly. Sun Li sleeping over wasn¡¯t a problem. However, she had made ns to go and look for a certain boy that had been entirely absent from school the entire week. Even though she had given him her contact, he hadn¡¯t sent a message or called her this whole time.


    She was also worried that her beating up those men would have resulted in some bacsh for him and so, she had made the little loli find the information on him like his address and where he worked. All the information had beenpiled and sent to her phone and she was nning to stop by somece to change and then go look for him.


    Looking at Sun Li¡¯s eyes that were brimming with the excitement of visiting her ce, she sighed and then came to a decision.


    ¡°Okay, let¡¯s go.¡± she said and then moved in the direction of the bus station.


    ¡°How do you go home?¡± Sun Li asked curiously as she just followed Rong Yue without a word.


    ¡°Bus station.¡±


    Very quickly the both of them got down in the area that Song Qian lived in. For Sun Li, who had no idea that it was Song Qian they were here for, she felt a burst of pity at seeing where Rong Yue lived. Even though she had moved from the area that Tong Yang had taken them to, Sun Li had thought that she had moved to some ce that was better and was not expecting that they had moved to an even more degrading ce.


    ¡°Yue¡¯er, is it safe to stay here? You didn¡¯t have to insist on coaching me for free.¡± she murmured thest part as she was afraid that Rong Yue would think that she was nning to give her some pity money.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine, just be careful as it can be quite dangerous in areas like this.¡± Rong Yue said as she grabbed her hand. Back in her area, even with her outstanding beauty, most of them knew that they had more money than even Rong Yue and her mother while they also didn¡¯t harm her because many times when they had injuries they couldn¡¯t take to the hospital because of the gun ban in china, they would resort to Rong Xia to treat them. But in a ce that no one knew her like here, the both of them had an appearance that already had people having wild thoughts.


    Sensing all the bad intentions that were being sent their way, Rong Yue took Sun Li¡¯s hands and held her tightly as she looked for the house that Song Jian stayed in.


    When they got to the address, Rong Yue started to reevaluate the kind of life that the young boy was living. It was an upleted four storey building with people having used clothes and nylons and wrappers to cover the windows. She looked around carefully and then led Sun Li to a corner where two girls sat doing someundry.


    ¡°Hello,¡± she greeted politely while also making sure that she stood at a distance that made them feel safe enough.


    Sun Li looked at her curiously and also greeted as she felt maybe they were neighbours. Somehow, because she felt this was a ce that Rong Yue lived in, she didn¡¯t feel unsafe and just looked around curiously.


    ¡°We are Song Jian ssmates and we just wanted to ask if you have seen him around as we have been unable to reach him.¡±


    Upon hearing her words, one of the two girls, the younger one, stiffened as she looked around carefully.


    ¡°Who are you? Don¡¯t you know that you will implicate him bying here in your uniform and asking for him?¡± the older one said usatively as she red at the two girls.


    ¡°Please go away and nevere back.¡± she raised her hand and waved it in a dismissive manner as she sent both girls away.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I forgot to think about that, however, I¡¯m here because I want to help him, he has been unable to take sses and he¡¯s also not epting mary help from me.¡± Rong Yue said in the most agreeable tone that she could use.


    ¡°Elder sister, those men have taken my brother away and we haven¡¯t seen him in three days.¡± the younger one blurted out and then burst in tears.


    Although Sun Li was confused, she felt that she had a little idea of what was going on. Also, because of her military upbringing, she was able to tell that asking questions was not the best solution at this point.


    ¡°Pa!¡± the older sister delivered a p to the younger girl making the girl wail even louder.


    ¡°Please save my brother...h...he is already doing his best...¡± the younger girl managed to say amidst tears. At this point, Rong Yue abandoned boundaries and moved to where the girl was despite how the older one was ring at her.


    ¡°If you care about him, then you should know that he might not return alive. I can help him pay all the remaining debt so it¡¯s either you move over or you tell me everything you know.¡± Rong Yue told the girl, her voice was stern and determined and the girl sighed in relief.


    ¡°I can lead you there, if you dare to go.¡± the girl said as she bent down to rinse her hands that still had some soapy foam on them.


    ¡°Lead the way.¡±


    Like that, two girls in uniform and one slightly younger one left the building after the older one had sent her younger sister upstairs.


    When he had listed his problems, Song Jian had failed to mention anything like siblings, making her think that it was just him and his mother. Now that she discovered that he even had two sisters that didn¡¯t look like they were attending school, she felt even more loathe than she had felt before towards his father.


    The girl, whose name was Song Yan, led them to a park where she made them use tricycles and after a ten minutes drive, she stopped the tricycle in front of a huge building.


    ¡°Because of the amount of money that we owe, they seemed to have reported him to their big boss the moment he came to our city. He¡¯s the one that ordered that they bring him over this time.¡± Song Yan exined as they walked towards the huge ck building.


    Even during the day, six bouncers that looked like they just returned from a massacre stood in front of the building. The nearer they got, the more fretful Song Yan became and even Sun Li who had been putting a strong front the whole time cowered slightly.


    ¡°Yue¡¯er, if you want to save him, do you think i should call home? It¡¯s dangerous here.¡± she murmured to her in a voice that only Rong Yue could hear.


    ¡°No need. All they need is their money.¡± she told her and then patted her palm gently twice.


    ¡°We are here to pay the debt that Song Jian owes and take him back.¡± she dered as soon as they got to the front of the bouncers.


    The six bouncers looked at the three slender and frail looking girls and burst outughing.


    ¡°Are you in the wrong ce? Leave quickly, some of the bosses here happen to like little beauties like you.¡± one of them said and waved a dismissive hand at them.


    Rong Yue looked at each one of them for a minute before she let out a chilly and cold chuckle.


    ¡°I happen to like weak men with an over inted ego like you also.¡± she said coldly and swung her fists out immediately.

 Chapter 68

    68 Breaking In


    Rong Yue had very quickly checked their stance and was sure that they were the everyday ruffians. Although buff, in front of real skills, they didn¡¯t have a chance. Also, Sun Li was not weak. Even if she couldn¡¯t take them down, she and Song Yan still had enough strength to not be used as a bargaining chip which was why she had dared to do this.


    Very quickly, she had taken down five men in their vital one while using her leg to step on thest one. Not only were the men that were trying their best to stand up shocked, even Sun Li and Song Yan were also shocked.


    ¡°S..so strong..¡± Song Yan murmured, an admiration feeling in her heart as she looked at the young girl that didn¡¯t look older than her in any way and yet, was able to take down so many men. All the conflicted feelings and doubt that she had about her immediately faded away as her eyes gleamed with respect.


    For Sun Li, who had been forced to learn martial arts and Kung fu growing up, she had a feeling of respect and awe from seeing all those moves that Rong Yue had just done.


    ¡°Go inside and tell your big boss i¡¯m looking for him.¡± shemanded thest one surviving as she took her leg away from him.


    ¡°Try anything funny and you won¡¯t even get to keep your life.¡± she warned, her eyes checking his every move and it was only when she saw him obediently enter the building that she looked back at the men groaning and cursing on the floor.


    ¡°I¡¯m the weakest of the three of us and I was able to take down you all these easily, tch.. Really overinted ego.¡± she said with a kiss of her teeth causing the men to be red in anger.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, the pain would wear off in twelve hours and the locking of your limbs would automatically be easy to move.¡± Although her words sounded like she was consoling them, her tone was arrogant and cold, sending the opposite effect of the words.


    On the other side of the road, Lu San who had been dutifully following the youngdy was shocked out of his wits. Those skills!


    .....


    He secretly wondered if he was going to win if he had a face off with her.


    Several men rushed out from inside the building and before the two girls could react, Rong Yue stepped forward. ¡°Sisters, let me handle these ones.¡± she said as her face looked respectful. The two girls were not dumb and immediately figured that she wanted those men to think they were even stronger so they wouldn¡¯t make trouble for them.


    The both of them nodded and masked their fear away.


    Seeing these scenes, the three men that had just rushed out looked at the three girls and then the young men on the floor.


    ¡°Young misses, forgive their manners.¡± one of them said, effectively shifting the misbehaviour of those men away from their organisation.


    ¡°Our boss has asked that we escort you inside this instant.¡± another one said as he bowed his head slightly.


    Rong Yue nodded and then sent a nce at the two girls so they could go in together.


    As soon as they left. Lu San hurriedly called Qin Yichen. While others might not know, those that worked for the Qin Corporation knew very well who the boss of the ck Rose organization was. More importantly, that devil was back in the city and very possibly was inside the building.


    As for Rong Yue, although the men had treated them nicely, she didn¡¯t drop her vignce one bit as they were led through dark hallways. Somehow, the painting and design of the whole ce was ck, matching totally with what the outside looked like. As she took steps, she could hear loud music through every door they passed by despite the attempted sound proof, her ears were sharp enough.


    ¡°Little loli, check out what¡¯s happening here.¡± she instructed while she used her hands to cover her mouth and then coughed softly. She was aware that there were people that were skilled in lip reading so even if she made no sound, they could still read out the instructions she had given the system which was she had to pretend to cough.


    The men led them to the end of the hallway and then stopped in front of an elevator. Without allowing them to see the floor they were heading to, the elevator started and then stopped almost immediately.


    Different from every other part of the building, this floor was painted in white and Rong Yue looked around carefully, noting that there was no other colour in in sight.


    ¡°Take the other two and keep them entertained, only the fiery beauty shoulde in.¡± a voice rang out, surprising the three girls including Rong Yue as she decided that the mystery contained in this boss and building was far too much for this city.


    One of the reasons why she had the confidence to barge in was because she knew that no matter how big, this was only a branch if it was truly a force to reckon with.


    The three men looked at each other and then two of them moved towards Sun Li and Song Yan swiftly. ¡°Young misses, please follow them to the room over there, where you can be entertained until our boss is done with your leader.¡± The one standing beside Rong Yue said, although his words were harmless, he had clearly warned them by letting them know that he knew Rong Yue was their leader.


    ¡°They won¡¯t do anything to you, and I¡¯ll be back immediately.¡± Rong Yue said as she nodded at the two of them. She watched as they led them to the third room from the elevator and when they had gone inside, the man that was beside her swiftly stepped away and went back to the elevator, leaving only Rong Yue standing in the in white hallways.

 Chapter 69

    69 Mo Yifan


    ¡°A beauty that could shine even through blurry cameras, yet as fiery as a hundred year volcano.¡± a voice rang out behind her making Rong Yue turn without even thinking. Her eyes narrowed as she saw the man clothed in pure whiteing towards her.


    White was such a pure colour, yet on this man, he made the colour seem like an intriguing plot twist.


    The man before her had an out of the world beauty and a head full of ashen and almost silver hair. From his physical appearance, one could even mistake him as an immortal. Yet, Rong Yue was certain that immortals would not carry this aura that seemed like that of an ancient caged beast. His entire body reeked of a dangerous aura that made all the nerves in her body stand at alert and she watched him guardedly as he took step after step towards her.


    ¡°Don¡¯t lose your fire on my ount..¡± the man said, his voice low enough to be mistaken as a whisper as he closed the gap between them.


    His eyes were softened as he saw her up close, his entire aura softening by a little bit. He then used his slender hands to raise her chin upwards, so that Rong Yue could meet his eyes directly. ¡°I happen to like that fire.¡±


    It took Rong Yue a while to detach herself from the suppressive aura he had brought in and she immediately swatted his hands away from her chin.


    ¡°How dare you?¡± she spat out angrily, the arrogance deeply embedded in her from standing at the peak and being someone the whole world had once wanted to meet mixed with the sharpness from cheating death burst out from her as her brain registered what had just happened.


    The way he had treated her like she was just some toy made her eyes me up and the temperature in the hallway became even lower.


    The man in front of her chuckled, his eyes twinkling with excitement. ¡°I had almost thought I was mistaken for a moment there.¡± he muttered and then folded his hands across his chest like he wanted to watch a show.


    .....


    However, even though his stance still gave off an oppressive and slight ooze of danger, anyone that knew him would know that this was the most rxed anyone could see him.


    ¡°I¡¯m here for Son Jian. I would pay all of the money he owes while you hand him over to me and let your men know that you can nevery your hands on him again.¡± Rong Yue told him, going straight to the point as she moved what had just happened to the back of her mind.


    ¡°Who is he to you? Your boyfriend?¡± Mo Yifan asked, his eyes narrowing dangerously as he looked at the school uniform she was wearing. He remembered one of his men mentioning something about the brat going to school which was the only reason why he hadn¡¯t been killed by now.


    No matter how little, he could never let anyone cheat him and go scot free.


    ¡°That¡¯s none of your business. I have the money he owes and that¡¯s all.¡± Rong Yue replied back, having no intention to entertain him.


    ¡°I guess you are mistaken about something.¡± Mo Yifan started and Rong Yue somehow felt like what was about toe out of his mouth wasn¡¯t good news.


    ¡°The timepse for paying in money seemed to have passed.¡± Mo Yifan said as he closed the distance that Rong Yue had kept between them in one stride.


    Rong Yue didn¡¯t move and instead squared her shoulders and then folded her arms as she looked him back in the eye.


    ¡°Perhaps, you might want to see your little lover first.¡± Mo Yifan said sourly as he walked past her. Without him saying it, she followed behind him while a part of her prayed that nothing had happened to Song Jian.


    After seeing that he even had two sisters and had said nothing about it or even tried to sell them off to these men, she had grown another level of respect. There was also some part that felt like she needed to do this for him. Do this for her past self.


    When they had gotten to this floor, she had imagined that it was just like the others up until the man in front of her entered the passwords to a door that up until he had done that looked exactly like a wall. She looked at him with curiosity.


    Who was this man?


    Even the technology seemed a lot more advanced than all the other technology on the floors they had passed.


    She followed him without a word down another hallway and then another before he finally stopped in front of a door.


    ¡°Ladies first.¡± Mo Yifan said with mock courtesy as he opened the door and then stepped aside for her to enter. The moment she entered, anger red through Rong Yue¡¯s body at the sight of Song Jian, stripped bare with only his underwear covering his body while his whole body was tied up.


    ¡°Bastard!¡± she cursed out without thinking.


    ¡°Careful there, firefly, this is what is done to everyone and anyone that steals from me.¡± Mo Yifan growled lowly, her insult getting to him clearly.


    ¡°He didn¡¯t steal, he was skipping hours to attend school. Do you really want an eighteen year old teen to halt his life for you? What happens when he¡¯s done paying? A life that has no more hope or space for him to survive?¡± the more she looked at the badly handled Song Jian, the more upset she was.


    ¡°He¡¯s only alive because I already considered that act of defiance by him forgiven. However, I have no intention to let go of my debt with him.¡±


    ¡°I will pay for that, now let him go.¡± Rong Yue said immediately and Mo Yifan somehow found her anxiety and care for the boy an unpleasant feeling.


    ¡°Like I said earlier, he has passed the payment time of paying debts in cash. It¡¯s in there in the contract his father signed. Now the only payment eptable can only be decided by me.¡±


    ¡°State your price then.¡± Rong Yue said impatiently as she looked at the mischievous glint shining in the man¡¯s eyes.


    ¡°You.¡± Mo Yifan said and then added right after.


    ¡°I want you as the payment of his debt.¡±

 Chapter 70

    70 I Will Buy You


    It took some seconds for Rong Yue to understand what Mo Yifan said and her face formed into a scowl as she red at him. ¡°In your dreams.¡± she spat out, eliciting a chuckle from the man.


    ¡°I wanted to extend the information but it seems like you have no interest in that.¡± Mo Yifan said as he moved to lean on the wall just beside him. Rong Yue looked at him in disdain.


    ¡°Now that you know, can you put being a bastard aside and tell me how you want to be paid?¡± she asked impatiently. After all, she had thought that the only big deal was getting ess to Song Jian, she didn¡¯t imagine that she would have to cater to this boss here.


    As for Mo Yifan, he realised that this little flower in front of him didn¡¯t seem to know who he was. If it was any normal person, just by calling him a bastard was enough to have them already out of this world.


    ¡°He owes this branch about $420,000 if you want him to be free, either you or him must gamble for this branch for free, now, here¡¯s the catch. He has to earn that amount he owes in double and if he incurs any loss while gambling, he has to, of course, add it to the debt he already has.¡±


    Rong Yue¡¯s brows furrowed as she heard his words. ¡°What if he incurs a loss all through?¡±


    ¡°He has only a month to repay by that option. After a month, the underworld rules have every right to sell him off at the cost of his total debt.¡± Mo Yifan exined.


    ¡°You can also bring an external party to help you gamble away his debt.¡± he added and Rong Yue nodded absent mindedly.


    She had no idea on how to y cards but she knew that, almost every knowledge was avable to the world ss system that she had. After all, making deals with the underworld was tricky and she couldn¡¯t guarantee that anyone she found wouldn¡¯t be paid off by them already.


    .....


    ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll do it. But can you let him loose first?¡± she finally said, surprising Mo Yifan.


    ¡°Are you sure about this? $840,000 is quite the amount.¡± Mo Yifan warned, this time, his tone was more solemn. After all, he had taken a liking to her and didn¡¯t want her hands to be tiedter on.


    The first trick to being a leader in the underworld was letting your followers know that not just anyone could change the rules you already imposed. The moment that was done, authority would be questioned and thus, he had no intention of changing the rules even for this little flower.


    ¡°Hmm, I¡¯m sure.¡±


    ¡°Okay then, Miss?¡± Mo Yifan asked as he stretched his hands out for a shake. Rong Yue, however, just shot him a dubious look while ignoring the stretched hand.


    ¡°Rong Yue.¡±


    ¡°Nice to meet you Miss Yue. I¡¯m Mo Yifan.¡± he said and then stepped out of the room immediately.


    Some minutester, three well built men stepped into the room and gave Rong Yue a second long nce. From their gait, she could tell very easily that they were a lot stronger than the ones she had fought with earlier.


    She watched them quietly as they untied Song Jian. one of them gave him a p on the cheeks that startled Song Jian awake.


    ¡°I doubt that was part of the instructions you were given.¡± Rong Yue said with dissatisfaction. The three men acted like they had heard nothing while Song Jian, who was just struggling to wake up, looked in the direction of that familiar voice.


    Although he had talked to her only once, that cold and aloof voice was etched in his memory and sometimes, in his dream.


    ¡°W..what are you doing here?¡± he finally managed to ask and then sighed softly when he gave her one look over and realised that she wasn¡¯t tied up. He had thought the men from the other day had finally found her.


    ¡°Here to rescue you.¡± Rong Yue said and gave him a small smile. Before he could say anything more, one of the three men opened the door while the other two carried him away.


    Rong Yue sighed and then leaned on the wall as she made little loli begin to break down the simple concepts of card gambling. For someone that had an IQ that was deserving of the world ss system, Rong Yue understood the basics in less than ten minutes. She was about to start learning about the tricks when the door to the room opened.


    Two young women that looked like they were in their twenties stepped in, dressed in slutty clothes and heavily scented perfumes that immediately filled the room, Rong Yue wrinkled her brows in difort.


    ¡°The boss has asked us to lead you to another ce.¡± one of the girls said as she looked at the young and attractive Rong Yue with jealousy. For someone like her that had to keep her youthfulness with bottles and tubes of makeup, someone like Rong Yue made them feel insecure and naturally jealous.


    Rong Yue said no word and just followed them while keeping quite some distance away because of their perfume.


    They soon led her into another room on the same floor that looked like it was designed for guests with the long sofas and tables around. The girls stepped out leaving her alone in the room.


    ¡°Because I have taken a fancy to you, I¡¯ll be testing your skills, I would know the kind of guests you can y with.¡± Mo Yifan said as he stepped out from the shadows. This action of his sent rm through Rong Yue.


    He had been in here and she didn¡¯t notice? Her perception and sense of feel about her surroundings had always been urate. In fact, she had always felt a certain and familiar aura following her around. But since she had felt no ill intentions from it. Rong Yue had decided to leave whoever it was until they were ready to act.


    But this was different. The moment she stepped in, she had probed and scanned in the best way she could. Yet, she hadn¡¯t felt the aura from this demon that was now in front of her.


    ¡°Who are you?¡± Mo Yifan blurted as he stared at her constantly changing face. In the short time he was gone, he had confirmed her identity as a student. Moreover, she had been in that school since she was a child.


    However, the moment she stepped into the room, he had felt her searching in that very second. Something no high school should be doing. It had seemed almost like she had been trained that way.


    ¡°Is your memory bad? I¡¯m Rong Yue.¡± Rong Yue said with a scoff as she leaned back on the sofa. Her evaluation of this boss had changed the moment she realised that he could hide his presence.


    ¡°I would y two rounds with me, I know you can¡¯t win, but it would help me evaluate your skills.¡± Mo Yifan said as he pulled out a pack of cards from his pocket and then sat opposite her.


    Although each one of them had their thoughts, neither of them said anything as the game began.


    Very quickly, they had yed two rounds which could barely be considered a game as Mo Yifan had won in less than five minutes for the two rounds.


    ¡°You are terrible at this.¡± He groaned and felt even more worried when he saw her nonchnt shrug.


    ¡°Do you mind a third, I think you are a better teacher.¡± Rong Yue asked as she threw her stack of cards back at him.


    Mo Yifan picked it up and arranged the deck of cards before setting the stakes.


    Unlike the first two times, the third gamested thirty minutes, surprising Mo Yifan who looked at her curiously. ¡°Were you ying around earlier?¡± he asked, confused. Although she still lost, the time she could use to stand her ground was longer, also, he seemed to feel like he was ying against himself towards the end.


    ¡°I was learning.¡±


    There was a knock on the door and after Mo Yifan gave his permission, the men from earlier stepped in with a cleaned up Song Jian.


    ¡°Lead the both of them to the fourth floor, give them the most expensive guests and let them y.¡± he instructed and the three men nodded at the same time, making their actions seem practised.


    The whole walk to the elevator and down the elevator, Song Jian kept ncing at Rong Yue in confusion. He already knew the rules. However, as someone that had been working for the past three years with barely enough time to study and rest, he didn¡¯t even know shit about gambling making him not agree to that option up until now.


    ¡°Can you y?¡± he finally summoned the courage to ask.


    ¡°No.¡±


    ¡°W..w...what?!¡± they won¡¯t let you leave until there¡¯s a conclusion of whether i¡¯m to be sold or not.¡± Song Jian eximed as he felt his heart sink to the bottom.


    ¡°I¡¯ll buy you if we lose.¡±

 Chapter 71

    71 Won In Two Swoop


    ¡°Fvck!¡¯ one of the rich merchants in front of Rong Yue and Song Jian cursed out loudly as they lost $200,000 in one round. Seated around a square table, Rong Yue¡¯s face remained impassive as if she had not just earned such an amount in one y.


    Out of fear for her skills, Mo Yifan had sent her to a room that had rich merchants that were barely skilled. With just a little goading, she had been able to make them raise the stake from $50,000 to $200,000.


    ¡°I don¡¯t believe it.¡± one of them murmured in disbelief looking at the girl that was still brimming with youthfulness.


    All six of them were merchants and needed ways to keep theirpanies and businesses thriving and since gambling was one of the quickest ways to earn money you didn¡¯t work for as long as they yed it safe, they loved to indulge in it.


    And so when they had seen a young girl in her high school uniform and a young boy ask for a game, they had at first been offended until the gambling officiators assured them that they had a right to y. They had agreed very quickly with the intention of schooling them.


    How could they have expected that in just the first round, they would have lost that amount of money.


    ¡°It could have been luck.¡± one of them murmured as he looked at the surprised expression that Song Jian had and took a swig from his alcohol bottle. Three of them nodded, epting his narrative while the remaining two nodded their heads in disagreement.


    ¡°No, we all underestimated her.¡± one of them said, his eyes that were slightly zed previously from the drinks became clearer as he sat up.


    ¡°We will y again.¡± he dered and the others nodded. Not only did they need to earn their money back, they needed to also win profits from these two.


    .....


    Rong Yue nodded.


    ¡°Set the stakes now.¡± she said and her eyes shined happily, making the six men think that she was on some high from winning.


    ¡°Double!¡± the man that had assumed the role of the leader announced. Rong Yue took in the reactions of the others as she quickly determined that the man probably had the most money among them.


    ¡°I¡¯ll y this one more round, after which any money won belongs to the winner.¡± she announced.


    Her words made the six look at themselves in contemtion.


    ¡°$500,000¡±


    Rong Yue nodded in satisfaction. That was their limit and she also had no interest in pushing them.


    Very quickly, the game started and like the first time, Rong Yue carefully looked at each man¡¯s expressions to see the ones that had been handed a good hand of card. It didn¡¯t exactly matter much since they were all pooling together, but it would let her know where their trump cards were.


    To a lot of people, gambling was a game of skill, but Rong Yue was using psychology to make up for herck of skill.


    After determining which two had the best hand, she looked away from them and focused on the other four. In a game, there were four supreme cards, the most supreme being the Ace of spades. Luckily, this card was in her hands with one joker which meant that she already had the most superior card.


    Unlike the first game, it dragged out longer with each of her opponents ying carefully, just as they were about to enter a stalemate, the two with one joker and one king immediately put out their card as they expected at least one more man to bring out one of the supreme cards.


    ¡°Are you now ying as a team?¡± Rong Yue asked with furrowed brows like someone they had sessfully scared out of her wits.


    ¡°We have always been ying as a team, princess.¡± one of them replied as he sent a wink at her. However, aftermunicating with their eyes and trying to find who was with the remaining supreme card, their expressions started to change and they looked at her with suspicion, ¡°are you not going to make your next move?¡±


    ¡°You just said you are ying as a team, which means you have to finish ying before I can y.¡± she replied with an innocent expression.


    At this point, everyone had two cards left and since the first two had handed over theirst two cards, the remaining four had no choice either.


    ¡°Quite unfortunate that i won this round again.¡± Rong Yue announced cheekily, like someone announcing the weather as she dropped her two cards.


    ¡°This is impossible! How can you have those two cards?¡± one of them screamed fiercely as his eyes red daggers at her.


    ¡°I agree! Let¡¯s search her and see.¡±


    ¡°I warned you before we started, I¡¯m very lucky..¡± she said leaving the words hanging in the air,in her mind, however, Rong Yue added ¡®i even cheated death.¡¯ to her words.


    ¡°Sirs, since you all don¡¯t have two of those cards and your group did the shuffling of the deck, one can say that no foul y happened here, unless of course, one of you is working with this woman.¡± the moderator said as he stepped forward from where he had stayed the whole time.


    Without asking them, he packed up the stacks that they had bought that signified the amount that Rong Yue had bought and then also grabbed the ones that were with Rong Yue on her side of the table.


    ¡°I¡¯ll be leaving now, thank you for the game... and the money.¡± Rong Yue said as she stood up and pulled Song Jian along with her.


    ¡°H...how did you do that?¡± Song Jian asked as soon they left the room of stunned six men and were back in the hallway.


    ¡°The first time was them underestimating me which I expected, as for the second time, even though I was able to read them urately, I have to say that it was really luck. I didn¡¯t expect that I would get those two cards. I might have still won, it wouldn¡¯t have been this easy.¡±


    Song Jian nodded and said nothing more.


    ¡°If I remember, we still have about $120,000 left, you can assign us to another room.¡± Rong Yue told the moderator that was in front of them.


    ¡°The boss asked us to bring you both back to the top floor.¡±


    Like that, the two were back on the floor with those in white hallways. Only this time, they were not being handled like ticking time bombs and were led into another hallway.


    ¡°Lead the girl in.¡± Mo Yifan¡¯s voice rang out and Rong Yue sent a reassuring smile at Song Jian. Although she knew this man was dangerous, she could also feel it in her bones that he had no intention of hurting her.


    When she entered, Mo Yifan was sitting with one leg raised up on the executive desk in front of him while his eyes were fixed on the screen of the desktop in front of him.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know if to apud your luck or your reading room skills, either way, information moves around here quickly which means that you won¡¯t be able to make another room of men underestimate you. On the other hand, the more money you take from them in one night, the more hate you would incur..¡±


    ¡°Like i can see now.¡± he added after a second as he looked back at the screen. Rong Yue said nothing, knowing that there was more for him to say.


    ¡°So I would waive the debt, after all, you have won what the punk owes.¡± Mo Yifan said and Rong Yue nodded to show that she epted that arrangement. Gambling money was not what she enjoyed or looked forward to and so having the chance to not have to y was a good thing for her.


    ¡°I suspect I will be seeing you again in the near future, until then, Miss Yue.¡± Mo Yifan said as he fixed his gaze upon her like he wanted to keep those features of her in his mind. But he knew that her face like hers was not one that he could forget.


    And he knew that even if fate didn¡¯t bring them together, he would go searching for her.


    Rong Yue nodded and said nothing more as she stood up. She doubted they would meet again. After all, he was full and shrouded in darkness and while she was no light, that was the path that she wanted and would take.


    Outside the room, Song Jian sighed as soon as he saw here out and kept taking side nces at her as they were led to the general hallway while he wondered what could have happened in there.


    ¡°Your debt is already cleared. Also, none of his men would assault you or your family anymore.¡± she told him and a weak smile broke on his face as his shoulders sagged with relief. Although he was free from these people, he didn¡¯t think that he waspletely free considering that it was Rong Yue that helped him.


    As if she was reading his thoughts, Rong Yue spoke up. ¡°You don¡¯t owe me anything, all I did was y gambling with a friend. I didn¡¯t pay a dime so don¡¯t go around thinking you are owing something in return.¡± she scolded gently.


    ¡°Also, you should thank your sisters. They helped me find you.¡±


    ¡°My sisters?¡± just as he asked, the door to one of the rooms in that hallway opened as two men led Song Yan and Sun Li out. Rong Yue did a quick nce of them from head to toe and only sighed in relief when she saw that they were fine.


    ¡°Yue¡¯er! Are you okay? I was scared out of my mind the whole time!¡± Sun Li eximed as she rushed over, wrapping Rong Yue in a full blown hug. Vlearly, the past two hours had been testing on her mental health.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine.. See.. we can go home now.¡±

 Chapter 72

    72 Little Firefly Is A Phoenix


    Rong Yue¡¯s brows raised in surprise as she saw the three men that were outside the building immeditately they stepped out. She shot a nce at Sun Li who flushed in embarrassment.


    ¡°I was worried after you were gone for an two hours and i hadn¡¯t seen you.¡± she exined hurriedly making Rong Yue look at her time. The whole time, she had thought that she had spent less than two hours when it had really been four hours.


    ¡°Brother!¡± Sun Li finally called out and rushed to her first brother¡¯s embrace as all the strong front she had been putting on the whole time shattered. As for the other three that had seen more of the harsh rity of this life, they simply watched her with slight envy as Sun Yan rubbed soothing circles on her back.


    After a while, she eventually stopped sobbing, yet, she was too embarrassed to raise her head making her other two brothers chuckle.


    ¡°Take her to the car.¡± Sun Yan ordered as he passed the embarrassed sister to Sun Fan who immediately led her off.


    ¡°You both are Xiao Li¡¯s friends right? We can give you a ride if you don¡¯t mind.¡± Sun Kai said tactfully and led the other two away. As for Sun Yan, he sighed as he closed the distance between him and Rong Yue.


    The moment he had gotten his sister¡¯s message about her and Rong Yue being in danger with Rong Yue¡¯s location beiing unknown, he had felt some sort of inexplicable fear that had him leaving his meeting and rushing down here while calling his brothers.


    He couldn¡¯t exin the pure relief he had felt as he saw her walk through those doors without looking like she had been through anything.


    ¡°Are you okay? Did they hurt you?¡± he asked softly, afraid that he would ruin the beautiful scene in front of him. While seeing her in her school uniform reminded him of how young she was, it also emphasized that purity that shone through her deepest soul even more. Making him fall even deeper in love with her.


    .....


    ¡°I¡¯m fine. I¡¯m sorry that i put you through the trouble.¡± when she had thought of bringing Sun Li along, she had thought that the girl might enjoy some rescue mission, but seeing how her family had rushed down, she immediately felt guilty and her not thinking it through properly.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay as long as you are fine... however, the ck rose organization is something that even the government can¡¯t control. If there¡¯s some matter like this next time, you can let me know so that no one can harm you...¡± he didn¡¯t want to add that a girl like her was too big a temptation for men like those that had no restraints. However, as someone that was trained in the military, his words were always bordering on being conservative.


    ¡°Let me drive you back...¡± before Sun Yan couldplete his words, a certain bad wolf interrupted.


    ¡°Xiao Yue, you have made everyone worried.¡± Qin Yichen said as soon as he alighted from the car and saw that she was with Sun Yan. more importantly, they were standing so close together that they seemed like lovers on an evening side walk.


    The moment that he had gotten the call that she had stepped into the Dark Rose Oganization and that Mo Yifan was currently there, he had rushed down immediately with his private jet, afraid that if he was even a secondte, the evil bastard would have harmed her.


    Rong Yue looked over in surprise as soon as she heard that familiar voice. All the feelings she had suppressed in the past two weeks of him being away immediately resurfaced with a vengence and her body shook involuntarily.


    ¡°Big...¡± before she could call him ¡®big bad wolf¡¯ Qin Yichen closed the gap between her and pulled her into a tight hug while ignoring Sun Yan.


    ¡°You had me worried and rushing over from the capital.¡± he confessed with a sigh and then ced a kiss on her forehead that made Rong Yue flustered and warm all over.


    Sun Yan looked at the both of them and how different Rong Yue was around the young master Qin. also, he felt his mind whirling with several thoughts. He had rushed over from the capital to save her? Just who was Rong Yue to him?


    ¡°Young Master Sun, I see that we meet again?¡± Qin Yichen said, finally acknowledging him without releasing Rong Yue from his embrace.


    ¡°Miss Yue was here with my sister. I was trying to make sure she was fine also.¡± he exined as he felt a certain sourness and dissatisfaction from Qin Yichen¡¯s gaze and words


    ¡°Hmmm.¡± Qin Yichen gave no reaction and just nodded his head. ¡°I guess she must have gotten some fright, we would be going now.¡± Qin Yichen said after a while, however, he made no move to go making Sun Yan nod his head in understanding and left.


    He stopped midstride, turning to see if Rong Yue made any move, unfortunately, the moment she tried to raise her head and wave him good bye, Qin Yichen hugged her even tighter.


    It was only after Sun Yan was gone that Qin Yichen released his tight grip on her. ¡°You are so young, yet attracting so many love interests all over.¡± he muttered in displeasure as he ruffled her ck and silkly long hair. Without Rong Yue noticing, Qin Yichen looked at a certain window on the top floor of the ck rose building as he shot a warning re there before leading her away.


    Mo Yifan looked as all the cars finally from his office as his eyes shed with a peculiar light.


    ¡°The youngest general from the Sun family and the second young master of the Qin family.¡± he muttered as he rubbed his chin thoughtfully. For someone like him, those were all people he was aware of but had no bit of fair for them.


    ¡°Little firefly seems to be a phoenix.¡± he said with a chuckle that reverberated throughout the in white office.

 Chapter 73

    73 ¡°I¡¯m Your Man¡±


    After being saved by her, Song Jian had taken Rong Yue¡¯s advice to take some days off to rest and also treat himself while Sun Li had gone ahead to tell everything to a Wu Hao who had been shocked to know that Song Jian had such a story. The both of them had nned to give him some money but Rong Yue had refused and told them it would only make him feel ufortable.


    And so this morning, while she was looking through the questions that she had given Sun Li, the both of them were surprised to see Song Jian enter the ssroom dressed in his proper uniform while his face was scar free not giving away any hint of the experience he just had.


    Most of the students looked in confusion at the new face they hadn¡¯t seen before.


    ¡°Who is he?¡± someone asked, unable to hold her curiosity. Not only did the boy give off a mature and rugged vibe, his face waspletely wless and handsome making even the proudest of them feel curious.


    ¡°Can a new student join us in senior year?¡± another ssmate asked curiously. While everyone watched with piqued interest.


    The human brain would often time rte a good appearance to being well do like how a lot of her ssmates had felt when they met Rong Yue in their junior ss.


    However, after they saw him take the seat that Song Jian sat in, a lot of them connected the dots.


    ¡°This was Song Jian?¡±


    ¡°Hey.¡± Song Jian greeted as he sat down beside Rong Yue on the seat that Sun Li had just vacated. Neither of the two of them noticed the flustered expression on Sun Li¡¯s face as she looked at the already cleaned up and attractive man in front of her. As she was about to scurry off, Song Jian spoke up. ¡°Miss Sun Li, thank you for the other day. Yan¡¯er also sends her regards.¡± he said politely while Sun Li bobbed her head twice and ran off with her books.


    .....


    ¡± You look a lot better.¡± Rong Yuemented, however, she also had a bit of curiosity at how he had been able to heal so quickly. The only rate of healing she knew was through her mother¡¯s ointments and not the regr medicine she knew that was around.


    For someone that was the third best student, his wits were also sharp and immediately, got that Rong Yue was curious.


    ¡°My sister and I like to y around with herbs and some medicines to earn some ie on the side. I used one of the herbal pastes that we made.¡± he exined and Rong Yue nodded in understanding.


    While she said nothing, her mind was swirling with thoughts of what this could mean, for close to three weeks, she had been trying to find something that her mother could do for so long, she had even considered opening a knitted brand line but she was worried that it would be too tasking on her and would be better if it was just a spin off collection from a brand.


    ¡°If you don¡¯t mind, you can tell me more about itter.¡±


    Their conversation wasn¡¯t lengthy, after all, the both of them weren¡¯t people that liked to express themselves with words too much.


    After school, Rong Yue went back home after studying with Sun Li for a while in school, even though Sun Li still wanted to very much go to her house, she was worried that Sun Li would meet Qin Yichen who seemed to have abandoned boundaries when it came to their houses.


    Just as she stepped out of the gate, a familiar maybach parked beside her and the back window was rolled down.


    ¡°Get in.¡± Qin Yichen said and then rolled the window back up before anyone could see. Although she rolled her eyes, Rong Yue entered through the other back door all the same.


    ¡°Since when did we decide you would be picking me up from school?¡± she asked him with a sharp re. After spending close to two months around him, coupled with how he was the one person she had met first as soon as she stepped into this world, she had grownfortable around him.


    However, there was this part of her that was still guarded since she barely knew his matters. Also, the scar from her past life made it difficult for her to fully ept anyone other than her mother into her heart wholeheartedly.


    ¡°Since you made me rush from the capital to save your trouble finding self.¡± he argued back, not looking up from theptop keypad that his hands were flying across.


    ¡°Qin Yichen!¡± Rong Yue called out angrily as she clenched her fists in anger.


    ¡°Didn¡¯t you swear on your life that you were here for something else back then?¡± she used as she remebered how the man before her had told her back then on the way home that he had only said that to make Sun Yan think that he really considered her important.


    Seeing that his lie had been exposed, Qin Yichen shrugged, not revealing any slight embarrassment. ¡°The story is whatever version i decide to tell.¡± he said cockily and then leaned in to help her tuck some wayward behind her ears.


    Rong Yue flushed red and her nostrils red from his masculine musky scent filling her nostrils and the close proximity between them.


    Looking at that wless face in front of her, Rong Yue stayed frozen, afraid that if she made a move, she would make a wrong one and it was only when he moved back to his normal position that she heaved a sigh in relief.


    ¡°You don¡¯t know the boundaries between men and women.¡± she scolded as she tried to get her emotions under control back. She had no idea why her body had reacted to him in such a way.


    Qin Yichen shot her a knowing look. ¡°Between us, those boundaries don¡¯t exist, i¡¯m already your man.¡± he dered and not only did Rong Yue cough out in shock, the car was pulled to a sharp screech that showed that his words had made even his driver loose control.


    ¡°Since when did you be my man, be careful not to spout nonsense.¡± she warned with thest bit of self control she could muster, which was hard as watching the wless face say such words with no change in his expression.


    ¡°You saved me and i returned the favor of you saving my life. Have you forgotten so soon? Yue¡¯er?¡±

 Chapter 74

    74 Find Her A Partner


    Rong Yue felt like coughing blood as she heard his words. Her man? However, the certainty and confidence he had said it left her unable to refute. Instead of talking, she turned away from him as she watched the non existent scenery outside.


    ¡°Where are we going?¡± Rong Yue asked after a long winding silence the moment she noticed that the car turned in a totally different direction from the route home.


    ¡°I need you to see something.¡± Qin Yichen said mysteriously and Rong Yue brows arched up in suspicion. After what he had just said, her whole mind didn¡¯t trust that he would pull a surprise that would send her off bnce.


    Just as she was about to talk, the car came to a stop making her look out. ¡°Come down, we are here already.¡± Qin Yichen said getting down by himself while the driver opened the door for Rong Yue.


    The stark difference between the light through the tinted windows of the car and being in in light made Rong Yue squint her eyes as she took in the building in front of her. It was a remote street and they were currently parked in front of a traditional building. It looked exactly like the buildings of ancient China that woulde with a courtyard.


    Qin Yichen said nothing as she walked into the building, giving her no choice than to enter. Instead of the typical modern doors, the door to this building was wooden and ancient, giving her a feeling of someone that was going back in time.


    However, she noticed that the door also felt new, like it had not been used for long. Rong Yue had questions, but she also had patience. As soon as the doors opened, the strong fragrance of good blew in their faces making Rong Yue¡¯s face light up.


    ¡°Who are we here to see?¡± she asked without thinking as she wondered if she was going to get food to eat. ¡°Not who, what.¡±


    ¡°Come, this is a restaurant, not the typical one as there would be qualifications to eat here, you can decide thatter on, the important thing is to let me know what you think about the food.¡± Qin Yichen exined.


    .....


    ¡°Boss.¡± A woman that looked like she was in herte forties came out from one of the doors that was connected to the empty room space they were in.


    ¡°Are the meals ready?¡±


    ¡°Yes, we have prepared one of the rooms for the tasting.¡± as she talked, she turned and signified that they could follow her. Qin Yichen held Rong Yue¡¯s hand and followed her. Rong Yue looked up at him in confusion but said nothing since she was around someone.


    The moment they stepped into one of the rooms, Rong Yue felt a certain calm on her mind and body which made her look around carefully. ¡°We had some master aromatherapists to help us with the oils. It calms the body and has been said to have some effect with digestion if a person inhales it for slightly more than an hour. However, with the quantity used in each room, it would not be having that elevated effect.¡± the woman leading the way exined and Rong Yue nodded in understanding. She also kept it at the back of her mind to ask her mother once she got home.


    The room was box shaped and had arge table in the middle with a joined long sofa circling around it. From one nce, the quality of the sofa was easy to see and the colour was also very suited to the brown and white theme of the whole building.


    ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± Rong Yue finally asked as they sat down and the woman left the room. Even with a table full of food, Qin Yichen knew that if he didn¡¯t give her the answer she wanted, she would probably not even eat the meals.


    ¡°I gave them some of my recipes to develop so that you can eat it anytime I¡¯m away.¡± he started surprising Rong Yue.


    ¡°Are you serious? Why?¡±


    ¡°Didn¡¯t you like it so much? Every time you said I could start a career out of it.. So this restaurant would also sell their cooking, however, we would open this first and test the market.¡± he exined further. Yet, Rong Yue was still confused.


    He had paid her a lot of money already for saving it, it was good that it was a business but his first statement already had her muddled. She wanted to ask why he always seemed to be treating her extra well. Like sending ten times the money she requested and rushing down to save her from someone even he considered a threat.


    ¡°Are you about to devote your life to me?¡± Qin Yichen asked with a smirk as he saw the confused and touched look on her face. His words were, however, enough to break Rong Yue out of her trance as she red at him angrily.


    ¡°You still have some loose screws after all.¡± she murmured as she opened one of the dishes.


    Qin Yichen watched her, with deep doting as she opened all the dishes with eyes shining brightly. What he didn¡¯t mention was that the entire restaurant was built in her name.


    After all, he knew that if she knew, she would refute immediately. He also had no reasonable exnations other than that deep yearning to dote on her till the end of the world.


    After an hour of eating without interruption, Rong Yue finally leaned backwards and rested her back. She pulled the shirt of her school out from the skirt to make herself a lot morefortable. the whole time, she had acted like Qin Yichen wasn¡¯t there while enjoying her meal. Now that she looked up, she realised he hadn¡¯t eaten anything the whole time.


    ¡°Why didn¡¯t you eat?¡± she asked suspiciously, although she didn¡¯t wholly trust him, she knew he couldn¡¯t y any foul y like poisoning her.


    ¡°In case you decide to be dishonest, I have to see your every expression.¡±


    ¡°How was it?¡±


    Rong Yue leaned forward and drank some water before talking. ¡°The burst of vour is perfect. Although there¡¯s still quite the difference from your own cooking, it¡¯s also a close call.¡± she said honestly as she thought back to how each dish had tasted.


    ¡°The soups have their own signature taste, although I feel like I can feel your influence on it, but it has been greatly modified....¡± like that, she broke down all that she had noticed about the food to him and Qin Yichen nodded, taking note of what she had to say about each meal. When she was done, he called the woman and gave her the things he felt needed some changes.


    ¡°You can pack all the remaining and this for us as takeouts.¡± For someone like him that would probably not care if he didn¡¯t have his first meal up until evening, he paid a lot of attention to Rong Yue and had noticed her unwillingness to drop the remaining dishes.


    After getting the takeouts, the both of them left the restaurant.


    ¡°I¡¯ll bring you back once theyplete the designs and decoration.¡± he promised as he used his free hand to rub her head.


    Rong Yue red at him but said nothing. From earlier this morning in school, she had been thinking of something that her mother could do, after all, now, she didn¡¯t necessarily need it to rake in profits as her priority was keeping her mother upied.


    Also, she was getting to the point where she was going to start building her own businesses after all her exams andpetition was done, it was going to take up a lot of her time and she wanted her mother settled before then.


    Up until they got home, she remained lost in thought to the point where Qin Yichen had to pull on her arms to let her realise that they had gotten home.


    ¡°What¡¯s on your mind?¡± he asked curiously as he carried her backpack and the takeouts.


    ¡°I¡¯m trying to see something that can upy my mother¡¯s attention, she¡¯s starting to get tired of staying at home alone all day.¡± she blurted without thinking and only realised after.


    ¡°Forget I said anything, I¡¯ll think of something all by myself.¡± she said immediately as she hurried her steps. Unlike when she had just moved in, there were now about two more families here, however, they were all private people that didn¡¯t care about anything and so, the both of them didn¡¯t have the attitude of someone that wasn¡¯t alone.


    ¡°I think it¡¯s quite simple, her methods and herbal mixtures and tinctures are really unique. You just have to find a way to sell the things she produces on arge scale while still keeping the active and important part of her recipes private.¡± Qin Yichen saidzily and then waited for her to press the elevator button.


    ¡°And you think I haven¡¯t thought of that?¡± Rong Yue asked with an eye roll. ¡°The whole process is going to be too much for her to handle.¡± she added with a sigh.


    ¡°Then find her a partner.¡±

 Chapter 75

    75 President Qin!


    A few weeks had passed and very quickly, there was only about two weeks left for their final examinations. However, unlike normal sses, the senior sses would take an examination with everyone all over the country, since it was needed for university grading, the questions being the same was also very important.


    And so the whole senior ss was usually like a graveyard day and even during their study sessions. For people like Rong Yue and Song Jian, the both of them kept to their normal routine. The only thing was, Rong Yue had splitted the subjects they had to do into two and made Song Jian teach Sun Li half so that she had more time.


    ¡°I would send my answers to you in our study group.¡± Sun Li said as she waved Rong Yue goodbye. Unlike today, Rong Yue was in a rush and so she nodded in agreement and left the ssroom.


    After a month of deliberation, the Anxi association had finally agreed to work with her terms. She was more than certain that they must have tried to trace her but found it impossible. The thought that she might be blocking all their sources with some technology was all they needed to give in.


    Like before, she entered a male boutique and shopped for outfits to wear to their meeting which was in less than an hour at one of their branches.


    After changing and making use of the wig she had kept in her bag earlier, she left for the meeting by leaving through a store¡¯s window. Now that she knew that there was someone following her which she suspected to be Qin Yichen because of how he had known she was at the ck Rose Organisation, she didn¡¯t want to risking out of the store and then going to the branch with him on her tail.


    Just like she had thought, after an hour, when Rong Yue was just entering the Anxi association building, Lu San realised that something was wrong, he had clearly seen her enter the boutique and yet, she hadn¡¯te out in an hour.


    He shrugged and kept on looking around more carefully as he guessed that maybe she wanted to do arge scale shopping.


    ¡°Mister Su.¡± Lu Bo greeted with a warm smile and extended his hand for a polite handshake. If this young boy had piqued his curiosity for thest three weeks, now, all he had was respect. After all, had worked side by side to find out information on the boy so they could have a bargaining chip, but it had seemed like they were searching for a ghost the whole time.


    .....


    ¡°Mr Lu. have you been well?¡± Rong Yue asked, changing her voice entirely. Although she didn¡¯t sound masculine, she also didn¡¯t sound like a girl and was somewhere between a boy that was just about to hit puberty.


    ¡°This way please, the entire team is already set up and waiting for you.¡± he said politely and Rong Yue allowed him to lead the way as they went to the elevator.


    The branch was not somewhere where a lot of things happened, after all, it was an A city branch, so the entire office wasn¡¯trge and they were soon in the small hallroom in a few minutes.


    Rong Yue looked away guiltily as soon as she saw Qin Yichen seated in the head seat. She had searched him up and there was barely enough information to hold on to, now that she saw him sitting up there and how everyone in the boardroom looked at him before anything made her genuinely surprised.


    If the people Sun family had treated him this way because he was from the capital, some of the other people in the room were also from the capital and would not bat an eye at him if he was not from the main branch of the Qin family. As her mind ran through multiple thoughts to process these thoughts, she didn¡¯t realise that everyone was looking at her weirdly when she didn¡¯t reply to a question that she was asked.


    ¡°Mr Su?¡± Lu Bo called out again, this time, a little louder this time and sighed softly when Rong Yue looked in his direction. ¡°Sorry, I was surprised to see him here.¡± she blurted and everyone in the room chuckled. As soon as she realised what she had said, Rong Yue wanted to curse out at him!


    The man just always found a way to ruin things for her. Luckily, the people in the room assumed that she was surprised that someone of Qin Yichen¡¯s level decided toe here.


    ¡°Our president values your technology and skills greatly. Coincidentally, he came to City A for some matter and just decided to meet with you before leaving.¡± Lu Bo exined and Rong Yue nodded eagerly as she got back into the role again.


    However, now that she knew that this man that always seemed to be hovering around her was actually the president of the Qin corporation!


    ¡°To not waste time, we would allow you to hack into your firewall and show us around it and what it can do. After then, we would discuss terms of partnerships and coborations.¡± Lu Bo continued and most of the men seated all stood up and walked to the end of the room where they had set up all that Rong Yue needed.


    Rong Yue looked around while also asking Little Loli to do a clean sweep of the room for her. As soon as she walked to theputer, she turned back to look at them.


    ¡°Can we move to another ce or would the camera, over here, there and there be taken out?¡± she asked innocuously as she looked at Lu Bo and then all of the remaining people in the room. While Qin Yichen was rtively young and Lu Bo also looked like he was in histe twenties, the other men in the room were in their forties orte thirties.


    Such a young boy looking at them like he had been offended and betrayed made them look away guiltily without a word, after all, they all knew why those cameras had been ced there.


    ¡°Remove it.¡± Qin Yichen ordered and one of the technical team hurriedly rushed out to get an indoordder to take it off.


    Rong Yue nodded and then gave Qin Yichen a small head bow before sitting down in front of theputer where they had loaded the program.


    Everyone in the room stood in an orderly file behind her as they watched with bated breaths at the young boy in front of them.


    Rong Yue massaged her fingers as she waited for theputer speed which was a lot slower than her own modifiedputer as soon as it came on. Her fingers immediately got to work as they danced speedily on the keyboard, leaving the people around her stunned. As for Qin Yichen, his eyes were trained on those slender fingers that danced over the keyboard more than even what Rong Yue was doing.


    His eyes narrowed with suspicion the more he looked, after a while, he looked away from the back of the guy¡¯s neck and slender fingers and looked at what was being done on the screen.


    In less than five minutes, Rong Yue got into the firewall which although was an incredible time, didn¡¯t move the people as they understood that for something she created, she knew all the loopholes. Even if she had created it that day, she might have enough time to understand it without disintegrating it.


    Once she was in, she started to exin what each add on and plug in would do to their firewall and also exined the logic behind the trigger disintegrator. The more they heard, the more shocked everyone in the room was. To think that a boy this young was able to think of all these and then build it in minutes.


    That was simply mind blowing!


    ¡°How did you think of this so easily in the screening exam?¡± one of the asked curiously and everyone nodded along. ¡°I had the thought to create something like this before this, although it was supposed to be more borate, it was an exam after all and i had to also consider the time.¡± Rong Yue exined stunning all of them.


    While it made sense that she had thought about it before, the fact that this was not considered borate showed just what potential the little boy had.


    ¡°Okay then, we are satisfied with what we had seen, if you don¡¯t mind, we would ask one of the hackers from before to reload and hack into it for us to be certain that they are still the same type.¡± one of the executives suggested and Rong Yue stood up with a nod to show that she agreed.


    Very quickly, the hacker was called in and even after forty minutes of trying to find a way in, the program disintegrated with a simple wrong button from him.


    ¡°Say, is it the same one?¡±


    ¡°Yes it is.¡± the hacker said hurriedly while he shot a look of surprise and respect towards Rong Yue before leaving.


    Satisfied that all their boxes were checked. ¡°Mr Su. If you don¡¯t mind, we would like to work with you exclusively with this program on a market level. If you don¡¯t mind, we can discuss the contract terms now and when you are satisfied with everything in there, we will sign it.¡± Lu Bo said as he took over again.


    ¡°The Qin Corporation would like to know if creating the advance program as an exclusive one for our corporation of which I would hold full rights to. As for this current program, we can sign the deal on that as soon as you agree to their terms.¡± Qin Yichen, interrupted with his shocking words that made everyone take in a deep breath of air.


    Clearly, this program had to be greater than the Qin Corporation firewall which had to be why even the big boss was ready to change into it.


    Without even bothering to think about it, Rong Yue nodded. ¡°I agree.¡±

 Chapter 76

    76 Dancing Around


    After settling all the paperwork on signing the contract, Rong Yue had gone home directly, Qin Yichen on the other hand called Lu San who was already wondering why Rong Yue hadn¡¯te out of the store in over an hour.


    ¡°Where is she?¡± Qin Yichen asked sharply, cutting off Lu San who was still bothering with greetings.


    ¡°Master...¡± he stuttered, unable toplete the situation at hand, he hurriedly stood up from the vintage point he had sat and went into the store.


    ¡°She entered this store about four hours ago, she hasn¡¯te out yet.¡± he finally managed to say as he realised saying nothing at all was making his master¡¯s aura be a lot more murderous.


    ¡°And? What type of store is it?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m going in there now, to be sure she didn¡¯t get caught up in shopping.¡± Lu San answered as he looked inside the store.


    ¡°It¡¯s a boutique with unisex items.¡± he added, reading thebels on their branding that was by the counter.


    ¡°Check the windows, forget about the surveince, I¡¯m sure it has been tampered with and check the clothes they had all sold recently from the male section.¡± Qin Yichen ordered and then hung up. Even without waiting for Lu San, he could already guess what the answer was and he was sure that she didn¡¯t want him to find out.


    However, he had every n to test her and see if she would confess. Although he had those thoughts, a part of him was excited at discovering that the little girl was the one that had designed such a program.


    .....


    His little girl was the most amazing. Since he had watched her painting back when she had newly moved in. Back then he had felt like her fingers were one of the best he had ever seen and didn¡¯t forget how they looked.


    ¡°Branch at the grocery market close to the house.¡± he told his driver before leaning his head back to take a little nap.


    Rong Yue on the other hand skidded outside the house happily, after changing, she hade home directly. For someone like her that prided in her disguise skills, she would never have imagined that a certain man that paid attention to even what his woman¡¯s fingers were like would have discovered her already.


    More importantly, she had sold partial rights to the first program for close to a 100 million yuan while she also had the oneing from Qin Yichen on the way, in total, today had turned out productive and she had gotten an invite to the weing of the new members into the Anxi association that was going to happen next month.


    ¡°Yue¡¯er, you look happy.¡± her mother pointed out as soon as she entered and Rong Yue nodded and ran into her mother¡¯s embrace. ¡°Something really good happened to your daughter today.¡± she said and although she wished she could say more, she was afraid that her mother would have a slip of tongue when the big bad wolf was here.


    ¡°That¡¯s good, I heard from the news that your exams are in a week. You didn¡¯t mention so that I can make enough herbal medicines to help you with studying.¡± her mother used, as she shot Rong Yue an offended re.


    ¡°I told you, you must have been caught up in that series when I did.¡± Rong Yue retorted with a snigger. Since Rong Xia could not prove that it had not really happened, she shrugged and allowed the matter to pass.


    ¡°I¡¯ll go to the market tomorrow to get herbs to help you make soups that would help with studying.¡± she said and Rong Yue nodded.


    ¡°Mother, the medicines and ointments you make, how do you know the urate measurement to use with each ingredient?¡±


    ¡°You know by understanding the nature of the herb, the nting source andstly, the ailment you are trying to cure. The ailment is the one that makes its demand most of the time. While you as the maker just focus on making sure that the herb that answers to that call doesn¡¯t affect anything else.¡±


    ¡°A lot of times, modern people say that it¡¯s because when you take herbs in their natural state, you take in every part of it including some toxin, but in truth, a properly made medicine, would have other herbs that can cancel out the toxins in that main ingredient while also treating the organ where the ailment might have affected.¡± she exined.


    Rong Yue looked at her mother with eyes full of surprise. She had known that her mother was getting better and better. However, this was totally different from how she was, it had felt as though the moment they brought up the discussion of herbs, her mother had transformed to this knowledgeable person.


    ¡°Is there some matter?¡± Rong Xia asked with slight worry and her voice brought Rong Yue out of her thoughts.


    ¡°Not really, I was thinking that if you had the chance to package your herbs, teas and ointments, it would help a lot of people to get better health at maybe a cheaper cost and also, let you have something that¡¯s entertaining your mind.¡±


    As soon as Rong Xia heard her words, her eyes lit up as tears welled up in her eyes. ¡°A..are you serious?¡± she asked with uncertainty and then scooted over until she was able to hold her daughters hands.


    ¡°Do we have enough money left for the getting of herbs, that¡¯s the major thing. It¡¯s even better if I get the seeds and grow them myself.¡± she said eagerly and Rong Yue nodded as her own shoulders also dropped in relief. She hadn¡¯t been sure that it was something her mother would enjoy doing on arge scale.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine, I¡¯ll handle all those for now, I would also talk to some people that I think you can work with also.¡± she said.


    After then, the both of them went into a full blown discussion about the kind of products that she needed to put out and how they would go about the nting.


    For Rong Yue, who had not seen her mother look this genuinely happy for a while, she had long forgotten that she hade back in with the thought of taking a warm shower and lunch. And it was only when the doorbell rang that the both of them realised how long she had been talking for.


    Rong Yue stood up to open the door after seeing it was Qin Yichen.


    ¡°You are just getting back from school?¡± Qin Yichen asked, surprised to see that she was still in her uniform.


    ¡°I was taking your advice and telling mom about the business and got carried away.¡± Rong Yue replied but her entire focus was on the box of food that Qin Yichen was carrying. The fragrance of the food had quickly filled the whole room. She was already hungry and felt her stomach rumbling.


    ¡°I have something to celebrate so I did a small feast for dinner.¡± he exined as he ced the box on the dining table. ¡°Go and clean up, I¡¯ll set up the table with your mom.¡±


    Rong Yue nodded and went inside while Qin Yichen went back to his penthouse to carry the remaining box.


    By the time Rong Yue came out, all cleaned up and changed, the table was already set up.


    ¡°What exactly happened that made you this happy to cook?¡± Rong Yue asked curiously as she started to dish her meal.


    Before, she would only focus on eating while her mother and Qin Yichen had small talks while they ate. Later on, she had started to join them making them seem like a family sometimes.


    ¡°Mypany discovered some genius developer girl.¡± Qin Yichen said as he cast a side nce at her fingers that were holding on to the cover of some dish bowl. Because she had already assumed that Qin Yichen could not have known she was the one, Rong Yue looked up confused as she heard him say a girl.


    Had there been something wrong with her disguise?


    ¡°A girl?¡± she asked him, to be sure she heard right. Qin Yichen on the other hand was only ying with the emotions of his little girl and her reaction was exactly what he had expected.


    ¡°A boy rather, he seemed rather feminine though.¡±


    Rong Yue looked at him with suspicion as she suddenly felt like she couldn¡¯t catch up with this man in front of her as she felt as though there was something she was missing out on from this conversation.


    ¡°I was surprised, after all, although everyone is bing more open about women and scaling their careers, things like technology are still being dominated by men.¡± she exined and Qin Yichen nodded in agreement.


    ¡°He was able to develop a firewall greater than that of mypany¡¯s current which would of course increase our stock prices again and also make morepanies want to work with us.¡± he exined and Rong Yue nodded in understanding the whole time.


    Like that, they spent the whole evening dancing around business talks and technology while Rong Xia deliberately finished her meal and left the both of them at the table.

 Chapter 77

    77 Final Examinations


    A week had gone by quickly and every student in City A high school all had solemn looks on their faces. Qin Yichen drove the car to a slow stop in front of the school, his face looking solemn like the senior ss students.


    Rong Yue looked at Qin Yichen who looked as if he was dropping her off for some military assignment.


    ¡°It¡¯s just my final exams, there¡¯s nothing difficult there.¡± Rong Yue said with a shrug as she undid her seatbelt.


    ¡°Hmmm, I know, my little girl is a genius.¡± Qin Yichen said with a teasing smile, his eyes moving from impassive to intense.


    ¡°I¡¯m just unhappy that I have to return to the capital.¡± he said and without allowing Rong Yue to digest his words, he pulled her in and kissed her heavily on the lips.


    Rong Yue¡¯s eyes widened in shock as she pushed him off while ring at him fiercely.


    ¡°Qin Yichen!!!!!!¡±


    ¡°That was just a goodbye kiss from your man to you. Best of luck, Yue¡¯er.¡± he responded shamelessly. He had known she was going to push him off, however, he realised these past few days that she had started to see him like he was family.


    Now that he had to leave to handle some matters, he decided this was the best way to tell her goodbye.


    .....


    ¡°Humph! Go and don¡¯te back.¡± Rong Yue said as she used her hand to pat her racing heart. Without another word, she dashed out of the car without another word.


    Only she could exin exactly how she had felt when he had pressed his lips against hers. Even though she was only eighteen now, she had much more experience with intimacy matters from her past life and having her heart go racing by some rich president was definitely not part of the ns she had for herself.


    It was only when she had walked to the school gate that she felt like her heart had finally calmed down.


    Although they were going to do the exams in their schools in their city, they were to use the school¡¯s biggest auditorium and external invigtors were going to be sent in.


    Each day had a total of three papers, two in the morning, one in the afternoon.


    ¡°Yue¡¯er!¡± Sun Li¡¯s familiar voice called out, pulling Rong Yue out of her thoughts as she looked around. Wu Hao, Song Jian and Sun Li stood together in front of the exam hall and were all waving her over.


    ¡°You guys look so chirpy, don¡¯t make people think we have some exam questions.¡± Rong Yue teased as she joined them. Contrary to how everyone else looked, their group looked really prepared and ready.


    Other than helping them study properly, she had set possible questions for them and also gave them areas to focus on. Although she had taken the same testst year, it had been a long time back and even she didn¡¯t want to remember the exact questions so that her friends were not implicated.


    ¡°How many times did you answer the sample questions I drew for you?¡± she asked Sun Li who still had a revision handbook in hand and had gone back to studying it. As soon as she said that, the other people around looked at Sun Li with envy.


    Even though her family was the best among the four, the other three were the top best in their year and they were all friends. Even worse was that Sun Li had been studying with them which gave a lot of people the impression that she had some cheat advantage.


    Now hearing that some questions were even drawn out for her made them even unhappier.


    ¡°The entrance examinations have always depended on how well you study and your luck. After all, being a local champion here means nothing when you arepeting against elite students from the capital and other better cities.¡± Tong Yang said snidely.


    Since she and Rong Yue were no longer seatmates, she had also long since torn off her pretentious mask and attacked her when she could. Rong Yue nced at her and then turned back to look at Sun Li like she had heard nothing.


    ¡°I did it three times, even my brothers found some of them challenging and had to check the solution sheet you had given them to answer it.¡± at the thought of how her two brothers had struggled, Sun Li giggled, full of excitement.


    ¡°It¡¯s only normal, it¡¯s been a while, also, with the nature of their careers, they really have a lot more to do.¡± Rong Yue said and then left her to study. Song Jian also had some small jotting book that he was using for somest minute while Wu Hao and Rong Yue were the only two without any material.


    Since her and Wu Hao were studying for a more difficult exam, they had long since finished studying all the possible questions for this and moved to the more advanced ones.


    ¡°Teacher asked us to report to his office the moment we are done with our papers on wednesday, I think they need to test us to be sure that we are ready.¡± Wu Hao told her and Rong Yue nodded as the both of them went on to discuss other matters.


    From studying together daily, she had built a rtionship with Wu Hao that was in a way more solid than what she had with Sun Li.


    While Sun Li was in her rebel phase, she had yet to see the cruelty of the world like the other three had, that childlike view of how the world worked was different from the thoughts of the three.


    ¡°We should take a break from studying for it these three days also, it would be better to test ourselves on what we know than somest minute pressure reading.¡±


    ¡°I agree.¡±


    Sun Li was about to bring her note to ask Rong Yue a question when the bell rang for themencement of the examination. Everyone hurriedly kept away their study materials and got on a straight line file to enter the hall.


    Since it was done based on their examination number, the four of them had different sitting arrangements and separated as soon as they entered therge hall that could take 650 students.


    The total senior students were barely 200 which gave the external invigtors enough chance to space them out. And after an hour of arrangements, the exam finally started and each student was given two answer sheets and two questions, allowing them to decide which one they wanted to do by themselves.


    To make it easy on them, they had paired Language with physics. Rong Yue carefully looked through her questions as soon as they were allowed to start.


    English was something she had struggled with slightly back then but after going out and bing a model that had to work with international clients, she had eventually gotten better at it, also, this time, she read it even more than subjects and so she started with it first.


    Like everynguage paper, they were asked to write an essay on a certain program and then they had a section for multi choice questions.


    Very quickly, she wrote a three page article and then moved to her multichoice questions. In an hour, she was already done with her English paper and moved to the physics question. For each paper, they had two hours with a thirty minute break in between. However, since the breaks were usually supervised, a lot of people would rather just use it to gain more grounds.


    At the end of the two hours, the invigtors rang the bell for their short break and started the collection of their papers.


    ¡°I¡¯d like to hand over the two papers.¡± Rong Yue told the invigtor as soon as the woman got to her seat.


    The normal reaction to an attractive person in serious settings was usually quite off and the situation was no different for Rong Yue, the woman who had been momentarily stunned by how attractive she was frowned slightly when she heard her words.


    ¡°You can¡¯t give up without trying.¡± she chided softly as she looked at the well arranged answer sheets that were on the left side of Rong Yue¡¯s table.


    ¡°I answered all the questions already.¡± Rong Yue told her politely. And even when the woman shot her a nce of disbelief, she acted like she hadn¡¯t seen it. ¡°Hand over one first.¡± The woman said and went on to collect all other students¡¯ answer sheets on that row she was assigned to before heading to the front of the exam hall.


    After a while, she left the exam hall and came back with the senior teacher of City A high school and teacher Lu.


    ¡°This student here.¡±


    Rong Yue looked at the three of them in confusion.


    ¡°Rong Yue, why do you want to submit now?¡± teacher Lu asked kindly, his tone kind and concerned.


    ¡°I finished both papers already and only asked if I could hand both in and leave the exam hall.¡± Rong Yue while the senior teacher looked at the external invigtor to be sure that was what happened.


    After getting her approval, the teacher picked Rong Yue¡¯s second answer sheet and looked through all the pages without paying attention to what had been written there.


    ¡°All the pages here have been filled up with answers. Also, this youngdy is our school¡¯s best student. If she can hand her paper in now, then you have my permission, otherwise, she can just stay here and wait till she can.¡± the senior teacher said and then dropped her answer sheet.


    Hearing their words, the woman was stunned.


    ¡°Best student?¡±

 Chapter 78

    78 Working Together


    Today was thest day of the senior year exams and for the past three days, everyone had gotten used to Rong Yue leaving the hall after half the time. On some papers, she was even done with her papers before the evening time.


    However, even though everyone was used to seeing it, their reactions were different. A lot of her ssmates felt like she was only trying to be a show off, after all, there was even a paper that Wu Hao had also been unable to finish.


    As for the teachers, they had long since casted their worries aside after repeatedly asking her if there was a problem.


    ¡°Are you handing over early today also?¡± the female invigtor from the first day asked Rong Yue with intense ridiculing in her eyes. She worked with one of the top universities in China¡¯s capital and she knew better than anyone what these questions were like. More importantly, she was also a highly rated tutor, that being the main reason why she had been sent here as they didn¡¯t want there to be any chances of her supervising any of her students.


    She was certain that it was impossible for a student to finish these papers in that time that Rong Yue was using.


    ¡°Yes, I am.¡± Rong Yue said, not paying any attention to the deep ridicule in the woman¡¯s eyes and passed her paper over.


    The fourth day only had two papers in the morning, however, she couldn¡¯t leave because she had to sit for a school organised test with Wu Hao.


    ¡°Perhaps, I¡¯ll be lucky enough to remind you not to overestimate yourself if I¡¯m sent to invigte this school next year.¡± she said arrogantly and then picked up the two answer sheets that were by Rong Yue¡¯s table.


    ¡°And I¡¯ll set a reminder to pay you a visit when I¡¯m in the capital.¡± Rong Yue retorted, not bothering to raise her head to meet her eye. Although she didn¡¯t pay any mind to her initially, Rong Yue felt that as an elder, she had truly gone overboard with her words just now.


    .....


    The female invigtor sneered and then moved to the seat behind Rong Yue. Although she was irritated by her words, it was still an examination hall. More importantly, she was certain that the girl was only just shooting her mouth. But out of curiosity, she checked the name on Rong Yue¡¯s papers before adding the next student¡¯s own to the stack with her.


    Rong Yue left the exam hall and went back to the ssroom where her bag was and pulled out her phone. In thest three days, she had barely touched her phone and maintained a routine of getting home, getting some long hours of sleep and taking the medicinal herb that her mom made for her. Now that she was done, she looked through the bunch of emails and frowned when she saw a particr address showing with every scroll.


    ¡°Who is this?¡± she pondered aloud, opening the mail and seeing the content of it. ¡°Oh!.¡±


    Back when she had just started, she had joined a team of people toplete work and assigned tasks. It had however been easy for her to forget them as they usually left all the work to them and then splitted the money easily. Now that she had her own way of getting her works, she wasn¡¯t really interested in working with them anymore.


    They had sent her series of emails prompting her to do a certain task all week long. She curiously clicked the link as she sat in a yoga pose like she was no longer on school grounds.


    When she saw the task, her brows raised up in suspicion. ¡°Create a firewall stronger than Qin Corporation?¡± She wondered why it was now a bar for how strong firewalls could be and hurriedly went to the web to see what she could find about the firewall. Back then when she had to break through it, she had seen that it was indeed a level above the technology that was moving around now.


    After about ten minutes of reading, she came to understand that it had been an uncrossable firewall in an hackingpetition that happened some months before she came back in time. Moreover, the person that had created the firewall himself was Qin Yichen!


    Knowing that the Big bad Wolf was able to create something like that made her a lot impressed. She had thought that he was only good in the business aspect and didn¡¯t expect that he would also be good at technology.


    She sent the team a message to decline just as Song Jian entered the ss. ¡°I thought you would be long gone. How was your exam?¡± he said as he plopped down beside her.


    ¡°There¡¯s some tests that the school arranged for me and Wu Hao for the uingpetition.¡±


    ¡°Competition? Would you guys be awarded money?¡± he asked eagerly, making Rong Yue look up from the phone to look at him.


    ¡°I have no idea, I only epted because it was the condition for me skipping evening sses.¡± she said with a shrug, however, she closed the page she was on and went to search for thepetition online.


    ¡°There¡¯s money to be won but I doubt the chance to enter thepetition is still possible.¡± she told him as she passed her phone to him. Song Jian looked through all the details and sighed. ¡°I had no idea something like this existed, I would have joined.¡± he said dejectedly, and Rong Yue squinted her eyes at him.


    ¡°Do you need money?¡± she had expected that he would need money and she was even nning to have them work together, however, she also needed to know if it was something urgent.


    ¡°Well, I want my sisters to enrol in proper schools and maybe eventually move out from where we stay, but for now, what I earn can only cover feeding and that bit of amodation.¡± he exined and Rong Yue nodded in understanding.


    ¡°I was hoping we could work together actually, that is if you don¡¯t mind of course.¡± she added thest part hurriedly so that he didn¡¯t misunderstand her intentions.


    ¡°Are you serious? What kind of work?¡± Song Jian sat up urgently. From being friends with her, he already had an idea of how impressive this girl was and his feelings had quickly moved from being grateful, to being infatuated, to understanding that she was just that person that he could admire from afar.


    He would never have imagined that she would consider him worthy of working together.


    ¡°The other day, you said something about your sister being good at making herbal medicine right.?¡± Rong Yue started and only continued when he nodded his head positively.


    She then exined the idea that she had about starting a traditional medicine brand. With what she had in mind, the both of them coulde together, with the two sisters being more active, all they had to do was guard all the recipes preciously and Rong Yue had the intention of getting a manager who would be someone she trusted.


    ¡°What do you think?¡± She brought herself to ask when she was done speaking and Song Jian had yet to make a sound.


    ¡°Errr..¡± Song Jian started and then scratched his hair, embarrassed.


    ¡°Are you going to talk or not?¡± Rong Yue asked as she shot him a re.


    ¡°It¡¯s a good n. I just don¡¯t think it¡¯s going to be feasible at this stage that we are, if we were to start now... it would be the stage that needs a lot of money, but you know that not only do I not have money to do what I need to, I don¡¯t have to spare into investing into this.¡± Song Jian finally managed to say.


    Rong Yue burst outughing.


    ¡°Who¡¯s asking you for your money? If you think it¡¯s a good n then arrange a meeting with your siblings and let them meet my mother, if the both sides think they can work together, then I¡¯ll start looking at the other things needed.¡± she said conclusively and Song Jian, who wanted to reply, kept quiet as students started to enter the ssroom.


    Everyone entered with a cheery mood as everyone started to throw textbooks that they didn¡¯t need anymore. Song Jian stood up and picked one of the thrown textbooks with an intention to keep and give to his sisters.


    ¡°Leave it, you are too smart to not make money.¡± she chided as she pulled him back before the rowdy ssmates could see, however, Sun Li, who had just entered the ss and wasing directly towards the both of them saw this scene and felt her heart dampen instantly.


    ¡°Even if we don¡¯t work together on this, we would work with something else. Besides, I have met your sisters and I would like to believe that they would have no problem working together.¡± Rong Yue assured him.


    Before she could say more, Wu Hao came to call her for the test.


    Since they didn¡¯t have any hand in the entrance exams, all the teachers that taught the senior sses had some free time on hand and were all gathered in the staff room as soon as the both of them arrived.


    ¡°We have all brought out questions from topics that are usually in the preliminaries of thepetition. As long as you get a good ranking on the preliminaries, that is already good enough.¡± one of the teachers said as he walked forward with some small stack of papers.


    ¡°Only the preliminaries?¡± Wu Hao asked in confusion, clearly not aware that their school had given up on fighting for the winning seat and just wanted to do better than the schools in this province.


    ¡°Do you think you can do any better than the preliminaries?¡± a teacher asked and then covered her mouth to hide her sniggers.


    Wu Hao fists clenched slightly and teacher Lu came forward.


    ¡°That¡¯s not important, the important thing now is taking this test and allowing us to understand how prepared you both are.¡±

 Chapter 79

    79 A Furious President


    Rong Yue and Wu Hao said nothing more as they started with the test. Since it was going to be international and with a lot of applicants, the exam wasputer based. However, the teachers had opted for just setting theputer timer while allowing them to use the written one they had done.


    Out of the two hours they had allocated, Rong Yue had finished in thirty minutes and sat back on her seat while Wu Hao finished his tests in an hour.


    ¡°Too hard?¡± the teacher that had scolded them earlier said with a scoff as he walked forward and took their papers.


    Unlike the final examinations, this was apetition that tested all areas and so the man made copies quickly and passed the papers to all the teachers that had set the questions in there.


    ¡°I find it a lot simpler than the ones you would usually set, I found just one section tricky.¡± Wu Hao confessed as he dragged his chair closer to Rong Yue.


    ¡°They are basic, if we score anything less than a ny on this then we have no chance at all.¡± Rong Yue said with a chuckle and then the both of them watched as the teachers marked and then very quickly came together.


    ¡°Good! Good! You both did very well, Rong Yue scored a 100 while Wu Hao got a 99 with a little mistake.¡± teacher Lu announced with a beaming smile. The two students in front of him had an impassive face like what they had done wasn¡¯t any great feat at all.


    ¡°Perhaps we would do even better than we expect.¡± one of the teachers said with a sigh and all the others nodded in agreement.


    ¡°Although you scored a 100 here, by our estimate, that¡¯s only a fifty in the preliminaries examination as what we set is half the difficulty level of the real thing. So you both cannot begin tog behind in your studies.¡± he added and the both of them listened without a word, after half an hourter, they finally dismissed them to go.


    .....


    Rong Yue was surprised to see that Sun Li and Song Jian were standing in front of the staff office building when they came out, after all, they had spent nothing less than two hours there and were expecting the whole school to be deserted.


    ¡°How did it go?¡± Sun Li asked anxiously as she sprang up from where she was sitting forgetting that there had been a block there when she sat down.


    She let out a loud shriek as she thought she was going to fall while Song Jian and Rong Yue rushed out at the same moment to save her. Before Rong Yue could get there, Song Jian had already saved the day and held her out by the waist.


    ¡°You should be more careful.¡± he chided gently as he helped her steady her feet with his hands that were by her waist. Sun Li nodded hurriedly with her face flushed red in embarrassment. Wu Hao subconsciously nced at Rong Yue to be sure she had seen the dazed look in Sun Li¡¯s eyes as she looked at Song Jian and the both of them shared a knowing look.


    Perhaps because she hadn¡¯t expected that someone like him would have such a hard life, or maybe his perseverance had gotten to her, Rong Yue had noticed from the first day Song Jian had returned to school that there was something wrong about how Sun Li was looking at Song Jian.


    ¡°Yue¡¯er, my brothers asked that I bring my friends over for a congrattory lunch. We were waiting for you both.¡± Sun Li said as she looked at Wu Hao as if asking for his opinion. Although her first brother had only asked her to invite Rong Yue over, she had felt it would be weird and had decided that it would be better to invite all of them.


    Song Jian and Wu Hao subconsciously looked at Rong Yue as if waiting for her decision.


    ¡°Okay, is it today?¡±


    ¡°Yes, I had my driver wait so we could all leave together.¡±


    Like that, the four of them entered the big jeep that had been sent to pick Sun Li up.


    The distance between her house was about an hour drive and h=the four of them spent time discussing things that had happened back in school and what their ns were for the future.


    ¡°If I don¡¯t get into any university in the capital, you three intend to leave me?¡± Sun Li asked as she discovered that even Rong Yue that was rumoured to be going to a college in their city had actually picked the number 1 school in the capital.


    ¡°You will get in.¡± Rong Yue said confidently. Sun Li was not retarted and had only been unwilling to go to study. With all the training and coaching, she felt it was impossible for her to not get into a college in the capital at all.


    Besides, one had to also put into perspective that if that was what she wanted, her family would do their best to get it. As for the other two, she had no worries at all.


    A message ding from her phone pulled Rong Yue away from the conversation as she checked her message. Since Qin Yichen had left A city, he had constantly left her messages and more importantly, had the restaurant that he had named ¡®Yue¡¯ send her lunch and dinner all the time.


    ¡°Have you had lunch yet? Heard you called to have them send only dinner over¡±


    Like always, his messages were direct to the point and Rong Yue replied immediately to let him know of her ns.


    Qin Yichen¡¯s reply was just as quick, like he had been waiting for her to reply. ¡°Sun Yan¡¯s sister?¡±


    ¡°Yes, that Sun family.¡± Rong Yue replied innocently, kept her phone back in her purse and then continued her conversation with her friends.


    In the Qin Corporation, three men that were seated in front of Qin Yichen suddenly exchanged nces as they felt the sudden change in the air.


    ¡°Second brother? Has your third brother run off again?¡± Mo Fan asked, his eyes shining with a thirst for gossip.


    ¡°The very next time he runs, I will be dying your hair back to ck, all his rebellion ising from you.¡± he shot at him, eyeing the bright purple hair in Mo Fan¡¯s head.


    ¡°Lu San, call A city¡¯s military, I need them to call Sun Yan in for an emergency call this instant.¡± he ordered as his eyes went back to the little girl¡¯s message.


    He felt like he almost couldn¡¯t wait to have here in the capital where he could see her all day and all the time. It was not hard to see Sun Yan¡¯s intention towards her. Although he felt his chances were low, Qin Yichen was not one to take chances. And when it came to her specifically, he always felt like nothing, not even her meal could go wrong.


    Mo Fan and Lu San nodded while Mo Fan stood up in a rush. ¡°Second brother, I¡¯ll be back now, I¡¯ll leave you to cool off some steam.¡± he said and rushed out of the room.


    Very quickly, there was only one person left in front of Qin Yichen.


    ¡°Rewrite the entire report.¡± he said with a dismissive wave of his hand that had the manager running out of the room like he waspeting with the speed of light.


    ??????


    Sun Li led them to the living room as soon as they gathered and Rong Yue was surprised to see the small crowd that had gathered and pulled her into a hug as soon as they entered.


    ¡°Xiao Li! You didn¡¯t mention that....¡± her mother started but before she could finish her words, Sun Kai, the second brother of the family cut in.


    ¡°Are these all your friends, we had invited only your cousins over thinking that you would want to bring more friends.¡± Sun Kai said as he walked towards them.


    ¡°Congrattions, you all would go into the world and might not even get to see as much again, so we thought doing something like this would help Sun Li keep your memories forever.¡± he said fluently and the three of them greeted him back in return.


    The other members of the family came in groups and greeted them eagerly. Afterwards, they took pictures with her before leading them to the garden where they had set an outdoor table.


    Just from how everyone acted towards Sun Li, it wasn¡¯t hard to see that she was the princess of their family.


    ¡°Where¡¯s first brother? He asked me to bring a girl home for him and now he¡¯s nowhere to be found?¡± Sun Li pulled her third brother aside and asked. They had been here for close to thirty minutes now but there was no sign of him anywhere.


    ¡°He had an emergency at work but he called to say that he was on the way back now.¡± Sun Fan told her. Now that all of them knew their brother¡¯s intentions towards Rong Yue, they were all worried he wouldn¡¯t be here soon enough.


    As for Sun Li, she knew her brother¡¯s intention towards Rong Yue and while it felt weird to know that her brother liked someone that he was about ten years older, she had seen a lot of things like that happen in her circle.


    Also, she liked the thought of Rong Yue being her sister inw!

 Chapter 80

    80 Lunch Party


    Just like he had promised, Sun Yan came back an hour into the party still dressed in his uniform. All the times that Rong Yue had met him, he always had a restrained aura around him.


    But in the uniform that had be like a second skin to Sun Yan, the fierceness that he had on the battlefield was all unleashed in that uniform and he didn¡¯t even notice as he came into the garden where everyone was sitting around and chatting.


    They had eventually allowed the kids to separate and rte with Rong Yue and her friends, although Rong Yue noticed that either Sun Li was around her or one of her two brothers, making any conversation with any of Sun Li¡¯s male cousins very short and irrelevant.


    ¡°You four should showcase your special skills to entertain us!¡± one of the cousins suggested loudly.


    ¡°What do you mean? We are the guests and the ones being celebrated, you should be the one showing us your skills to entertain us.¡± Sun Li shot back immediately.


    Unlike all the girls her age and in their circle, Sun Li was weak in the four arts and just loved things that came with thrill. She knew a bit about dancing because her brother had made her learn a martial art that involved dancing with the sword.


    Just as Sun Li was about to continue with her verbal attacks, Sun Yan who had stepped in quietly was spotted by someone.


    ¡°First cousin!¡±


    Everyone immediately turned at the call wondering where he was. As the new pride of the family, everyone there was most eager to see him despite today not being his show.


    .....


    Sun Yan stepped out from the shadows as he carried the small girl that had rushed at him first.


    The argument on who was to disy died down with his arrival as everyone rushed to greet him.


    With him in the uniform, most of the younger youths felt like they were seeing their hero.


    After all the greeting from his family ended, Rong Yue pulled Song Jian and Wu Hao to greet him also.


    ¡°Young master Sun.¡± Rong Yue greeted politely and even gave a slight bend of her head to show her respect. Although their age gap wasn¡¯t anything much, one had to also appreciate the achievement he had gotten at his age.


    ¡°Yue¡¯er.¡± Sun Yan called out the name in his heart by reflex and only realised a littlete. Thankfully, the other two didn¡¯t know how close their rtionship was and there were also not people around them.


    However, the small crinkle of Rong Yue brows made Sun Yan¡¯s heart take a blow. Clearly, she didn¡¯t think he was familiar enough to call her that.


    His fists clenched slightly by his side while his facial expression remained wless and expressionless.


    ¡°Xiao Li tells you every time at home that it has stuck that way more than your name, forgive me, Miss Yue.¡± He apologised sincerely and Rong Yue nodded with a smile.


    ¡°Congrattions on your final examinations. Xiao Li said you three helped her study hard. Thank you for your care.¡± He continued and this time, he added those two into the conversation.


    He exchanged some small talk with them until his two brothers came in and joined.


    ¡°Xiao Li said you both would be representing the school for the Global Schr preliminaries.¡± Sun Fan asked as he looked between Wu Hao and Rong Yue.


    The other two had clearly not heard that bit of information and they looked at them with a bit of eagerness.


    ¡°Hmmm, we did the final qualifying test after ourst paper today.¡± Rong Yue said, hoping that would end the conversation.


    ¡°Ahh! Xiao Li doesn¡¯t like to study but she picked the best students of the school as her friends.¡± Sun Kai said with a low chuckle as he remembered how his sister whined with every page she studied.


    ¡°Humph! Wait till my resultse out and beat what you have.¡± Sun Li said with a kiss of her teeth as she joined them.


    ¡°Also, Song Jian also has the third best grade in our year, however, he¡¯s notpeting.¡± She added proudly as she shot him a shy look that her brother noticed immediately.


    Different from the news of Rong Yue and Wu Hao doing well, this was even more surprising to them, they had heard his story and knew how hard his life had been. To be able to rank as the third best with all that meant that, even Wu Hao might not be better than him in the grand scheme.


    ¡°I heard you arguing with your second cousin about presenting? Why don¡¯t all of you still in high school showcase your skill? You can pick two from each side to be fair and because I¡¯m hungry out of my mind already.¡± One of the aunties said, making everyonee back together.


    Sun Li looked at their side of four and cousins that were more than ten. If they had topete with both sides best, weren¡¯t they already at a disadvantage?.


    Also, all her friends other than Wu Hao were not from the high ss society.


    ¡°Rather thanpete, third Aunty, why not just call it an exchange of pointers. One team picks a theme and another sends a representative.¡± Sun Yan said with a small smile that made him look agreeable, but the resolution in his eyes was enough to make everyone know that it was the final word.


    ¡°First cousins still know best.¡± Most of the cousins responded.


    ¡°We would pick paintings!¡± A girl that was standing not far from Rong Yue and her friends said immediately as she shot apetitive re at Rong Yue.


    Feeling a gaze on her, Rong Yue met her eyes and then looked at Sun Yan and his brothers that were beside her and smiled.


    With all her emotions on her face like an open book, it was not hard to guess that she wanted to provoke Rong Yue.


    Sun Li on the other hand, noticed none of these and looked at her friends.


    ¡°I¡¯m bad at painting, but they already know, so it won¡¯t be embarrassing.¡± She said with a small smile and the other guys smiled.


    ¡°I might be a better option but I think we should first pick what our theme would be, I think the worst case scenario would be losing at a game we suggested.¡± Wu Hao said.


    The three of them nodded in agreement.


    ¡°I¡¯m good at ying the zither and other instruments. We can pick music for our own theme.¡± Wu Hao said confidently and Rong Yue looked at him in surprise.


    He didn¡¯t seem like someone that would find things like that entertaining in the least bit.


    ¡°So music then. I¡¯ll do the painting.¡± Rong Yue said and the other three nodded.


    ¡°We would pick music.¡± Sun Li announced and the other team all cheered in agreement.

 Chapter 81

    81 Compete


    Very quickly, the Sun family¡¯s servants brought out the tools they had for music and painting and set it down.


    ¡°So how do we go about it?¡± Someone asked curiously and Rong Yue spoke up.


    ¡°Since the tasks are mildly varying, we can allow the peoplepeting in music start at the same time with the painting.


    Once they are done with their presentation, we would also stop the painting.¡±


    A lot of people looked at the people beside them in thought while Sun Yan nodded in agreement to show that he supported the idea.


    ¡°It not only saves time, it also sets the mood tone for the artist also.¡± He added, sealing her suggestion in stone and the girl who had shouted that she wanted painting scowled as she looked at Rong Yue with pure dissatisfaction.


    The two teams immediately arranged themselves and brought out their representatives. While Wu Hao took the zither, something that a lot of people felt would be mismanaged by him, after all the softness of a zither didn¡¯t go in line with that of a man. The other team decided to y the piano.


    Since it was also not apetition that was to fight to the bones, many words weren¡¯t said and Rong Yue went to sit by her painting stool.


    ¡°Any rules?¡± The girl asked, eyes up in the air with an impression of being the better person between the both of them.


    .....


    ¡°When the audience see the works, they will know the winner.¡± Rong Yue said with a shrug. She held her hand to her stomach as a low rumble sounded from it and she sighed softly.


    She was slowly starting to regret skipping lunch anding here. After all, Sun Li had invited her for lunch, making her think that there was going to be a lot of food of various varieties.


    Now that they had used close to two hours with nothing yet, the foodie in her was already greatly dissatisfied.


    Wu Hao and the person he waspeting with, decided that ying together was also the better way for them.


    And so the girl sat in front of the piano and took in a deep breath before she allowed her fingers to move over the keys of the piano.


    The air in the garden changed with two more keys as it felt like she was trying to move an Angel over to her. Every note and key was soul stirring, surprising even Rong Yue slightly.


    For a ce like this, she had certainly not been expecting much.


    More importantly, she was worried that Wu Hao would find her hard to beat.


    The tempo of the zither was also like a wind, feeling like it was not much trouble but was still fleeting.


    Wu Hao took in a deep breath before continuing, after all, he hadn¡¯t expected that the girl could y so well.


    To everyone watching, they felt that the girl¡¯s skills had rendered Wu Hao out of the game automatically and her family used that opportunity to gloat even more.


    Wu Hao, however, understood that the girl was trying to suppress the chances of him entering as every key she yed went in a different direction from the previous one.


    But no matter the skill, what was needed was practice and expertise.


    Within minutes, Wu Hao found the best ce to enter and with one strike of his string, he shattered the well maintained bnce that the girl had built up until this point.


    Eyes closed and focused, his fingers moved deftly over the strings of the zither, sending heart stirring notes into the air that made it hard for the girl to follow. With just his entrance, he had changed the narrative of who was leading this performance!


    The girl steeled her emotions as her fingers raced across the keys, eager and desperate to catch up.


    On the other hand, Rong Yue¡¯s hands moved swiftly across the paper in front of her as she looked at Wu Hao from time to time.


    At that moment when the final note ended, she dropped her brush with a small smile.


    ¡°Well done.¡± She muttered as eyes met with Wu Hao searching for one¡¯s. It was almost as if he was ying for her as his shoulders sagged with relief and a smile spread through that originally still face as he read her lips thatmended her.


    Their interaction was brief and silent. But for Sun Yan who had kept his entire gaze on Rong Yue as she painted, his heart fell a little slightly.


    ¡°Are they together?¡± He asked, thinking it was still Sun Li who was beside him and pping.


    ¡°I¡¯d like to believe it¡¯s one sided.¡± Song Jian replied, looking up to meet Sun Yan¡¯s shocked gaze.


    Sun Yan said nothing and then walked towards Rong Yue curious to see what she had painted.


    As the winner for the music was already clear, everyone already gathered around the two girls. Curious to see what both girls had painted.


    ¡°Lou Lou¡¯s painting has gotten even better.¡± The mother of the girl who waspeting with Rong Yue eximed as she stood by her daughter¡¯s work.


    One of the aunties hurriedly directed the servants to ce each painting side by side.


    ¡°Wow! Did you paint this in less than twenty minutes?¡± Someone eximed looking at the half finished work that Lou Lou had painted and the full canvas that had been done by Rong Yue.


    The work was perfectly done and more importantly, she had done a painting of the exact scene that was here.


    It was almost like she had taken them back to that moment when Wu Hao had gotten to the peak of his ying.


    Not just the bystanders, even Lou Lou and her mother gave up without an argument and she red at Rong Yue.


    ¡°Who¡¯s your teacher?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s just a game, how is that any of your business?¡± Rong Yue asked calmly, her eyes piercing as if she could see her soul.


    Before it could get out of hand, Sun Li pulled Rong Yue away.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go and eat, I¡¯m starving!¡± She eximed and then sat at one of the tables.


    Without waiting for anyone, the both of them started loading their tes with food. Song Jian and Wu Hao joined them very quickly as they started their own food party.


    ¡°If you keep using every chance to look at her from afar, you would probably never be more than her friend¡¯s brother.¡± Sun Fan teased as he looked at his brother who had his eyes trained firmly on Rong Yue.


    ¡°If I talk to her now, that¡¯s still going to be the only impression she would have.¡± Sun Yan retorted and then walked away. His shoulders taut and tight.


    After a long afternoon meal, the celebratory lunch finally ended and Rong Yue bid everyone goodbye as she left with Song Jian and Wu Hao.


    Just as she got outside, her phone rang with a familiar number.


    ¡°Master.¡±


    ¡°My dear disciple! You have to hurry to the capital and save your master.¡± Master Wang eximed.

 Chapter 82

    82 Wee To The Capital, Rong Yue.


    ¡°Grandfather was determined to have me pick you up.¡± Wang Lei said with a wry smile as he looked at the dissatisfied Rong Yue.


    Although, she was clearly frowning, with her features, instead of making people want to steer clear of her anger. Wang Lei had the deep urge to take of her troubles.


    ¡°My mother is going to be worried the entire time I¡¯m there. Also, I have apetition I have to attend to in less than a week.¡± Rong Yue whined and she thought of the million of things that she had nned to do.


    It was even more annoying as she knew that this was something she had do for him as her master.


    Their ride to the airport was stress free and Rong Yue got down with her bag of supplies that she had packed and a small traveling bag for her essentials.


    Wang Lei had already booked the tickets and the both of them checked in and waited till it was time for them to take off.


    In reality, this wasn¡¯t something that Rong Yue was really needed for. However, his father had bragged too much about his student that themittee and all his friends had ganged up against him by organizing this.


    ¡°So is this somepetition with award or what?¡± Rong Yue asked. Now that she was resigned to her fate and had calmed down, she wanted to know more about what she was going to face in the capital.


    The capital....


    .....


    Back then, she had longed to be there with all her heart. And there she had been, her career and designs blowing up everywhere and if she had by any chance revealed that she had been the one who was also designing it, she could have directly marched forward to being a national level goddess.


    However, for Tong Yang, she had kept the secret that her paintings and designs all belonged to her.


    But the capital wasn¡¯t just where she grew. It was also the ce where her dreams were buried. And it was only now when she looked back that she realized how much everyone around her had taken from her.


    ¡°It¡¯s a celebration party of one of the highest level officers in the country, however, his best form of entertainment is painting and so instead of gifting him a painting, the association of painters has instead offered to let the younger generation do a paintingpetition at his party to liven things up.¡± Wang Lei exined and Rong Yue sat up straight as anger clouded her expressions.


    ¡°Are you telling me that all this is just some sillypetition to entertain some old man¡¯s birthday????¡± She asked as she felt like she had heard the most absurd thing in the world.


    Wang Lei chuckled, unable to resist how she looked being angry with her mouth in a tight pout.


    ¡°You shouldn¡¯t let the men in the capital see you angry.¡± He said without thinking only realizing what he said after. However, he didn¡¯t take it back because he understood that it was the most important thing and that the men around there were always looking for vulnerable girls to destroy.


    Although her being Master Wang¡¯s disciple was a good backing, it was not enough to keep a lot of the young masters away at the end of the day.


    ¡°There would be awards to whoever wins thepetition and the person would also get a status elevation, after all, all the dignitaries from the capital would be there on that day.¡± Wang Lei exined and then after some more listings of what she stands to gain, Rong Yue finally felt some of her anger melting away.


    ¡°If this is how he¡¯s going to spring surprises on me, I would have to demand being paid as his student.¡± Rong Yue said yfully before finally plugging in her ear phones and listening to some music.


    She had several ns that she needed to do in A city and at first, she had been worried about leaving her mother behind, but after meeting Song Jian¡¯s family, she felt like it was easy to solve that matter.


    If she could find a way to have both families live together, it would be a lot easier for her mother and for them to do businesses.


    As for the workings, she was starting to search online to see if she could see some of these highly skilled people that would act as bouncers for them.


    The more dreams she had, the more she realized how much she needed to do to actualize them.


    Her entire trip was spent analyzing her thoughts in her head until she had a clear map out for how the traditional medicine store and factory would look like did she finally give up the thought.


    ????????


    While they were on ne, trouble was brewing in a certain office in the capital.


    ¡°What do you mean by packed bags and left without a word? Have you asked her mother?¡± Qin Yichen demanded unreasonably and Lu San was starting to curse his luck for having to watch this little miss.


    She was almost as good on her feet as their third master. When he had been relieved from running after the third master and watching his every step, he had thought that his evil days were past behind him, but now, he wasn¡¯t sure anymore.


    ¡°She left with the young master of the Wang Family, the grandson of Wang Shu.¡± He added hurriedly, hoping that it would be enough for them to find her.


    ¡°Her master? Send some men to wait for her at the capital airport. She will most likelynd there.¡± Hemanded, however, Qin Yichen also didn¡¯t waste any moment as he cleared his table with the intention of meeting her at the airport.


    ¡°Tell the board to send any report to me using email if it¡¯s urgent, if it¡¯s not, I¡¯ll attend to it tomorrow.¡± He told Lu Bo who wondered where his master was going to this early in the day.


    ¡°Master, is there any urgent matter?¡± He asked cautiously, after reading his mood and confirming that Qin Yichen didn¡¯t seem to be in an exactly foul mood.


    ¡°Hmmm, I¡¯m going to pick yourdy boss.¡± He said with a calcting smile that had shivers running through Lu Bo¡¯s body.


    Lady boss?


    Since when did they get ady boss? As he stood there, shocked frozen, Lu Bo¡¯s mind raced through all the girls that had ever been around Qin Yichen in the capital or had their families nning anything as he tried to see if there was anyone that had progressed with his master recently.


    As for Qin Yichen, It was only when he got to the entrance of the capital airport that he realized that he couldn¡¯t just show up and wee her.


    From when he had arrived to save her from the bastard Mo Yifan, he had already sensed then that she was starting to suspect him. If he showed up now, he was only going to confirm that theory.


    Typically, he might not have minded, but he understood that his Yue¡¯er loved her freedom and not being restrained the most and if he ever gave her such an impression, he would only send her far away from him again.


    The more he thought, the more he realized that this was just a wasted trip.


    However, instead of leaving, he sat there in the airport and worked while waiting for the next ne that wasing in from A city.


    In less than an hour, the ne arrived and he drove to their exit point. Since his car was tinted, he knew that she couldn¡¯t see him, however, he just wanted to be sure that this was where she hade to before leaving.


    ??????


    ¡°I¡¯ll have to hold your hand as it can get really crowded here in the capital.¡± Wang Lei told Rong Yue as the nended and people started to get off.


    ¡°Hmmmm.¡±


    Since her luggage was just two bags, Wang Lei took the two from her and carried them on one hand while his other hand was holding her palm firmly in his as they left the picking point to the exit.


    Like he had expected, one of their family drivers was already there and waiting and he waved his hands quickly as soon as he saw his young master.


    His eyes also opened widely a little at the little beauty that his master was holding.


    With a peach coat over a ck dress and her hair packed into an high bun, Rong Yue¡¯s appearance waspletely alluring and shocking at the same time.


    It was like, she was standing there like the moon until you Finally looked up and gazed at her beauty.


    The moment you looked at her, it waspletely hard to look away. Moreover, it was hard for Wang Lei to hide his interest in the way he let go of her palm and ced his hands on her shoulder des instead as he guided her to where the car was parked.


    In another car, just behind their family car, Qin Yichen¡¯s fists clenched tightly on the steering wheel as he used every bit of self control that he had to not go there and snatch her away from Wang Lei¡¯s loose embrace.


    The driver finally got to them and took the luggages from Wang Lei while rushing ahead to take it to the car.


    ¡°Wee to the capital, Rong Yue.¡± Wang Lei said, his eyes fixed on Rong Yue as she looked around taking in what the capital had looked like ten years ago.


    She had to admit that truly, when technology had struck, it had struck hard and quick, after all, what this ce looked like ten yearster in her memory seemed like some far far distance future.


    ¡°Thank you.¡± She mumbled while in her heart, those lines werepletely different.


    I¡¯m here, and this time, I¡¯ll make my mark in my own way!

 Chapter 83

    83 Tricking His Little Wife


    The drive to the Wang family was quick as the driver had opted from using the main road that was busy to using a more remote one.


    The moment the car drove into thepound, Rong Yue spotted Master Wang Shu rushing over while two young boys, who looked to be in their early twenties were by his side, trying to caution him and to also be sure that nothing happened to him.


    Rong Yue felt her anger dissolve for a moment as she saw his eager and delighted face making her rush down from the car and hurry towards him.


    As for the two young ones by his side, they were stunned out of their senses as they saw Rong Yue and they froze in their steps.


    ¡°Yue¡¯er! You finally know to see this, your old master.¡± Master Wang Shu said excitedly as he pulled her in for a hug. Clearly, with her, he had put aside all his reservations and saw her as his family already.


    ¡°You forced me down here.¡± Rong Yue teased as she hugged him back. The care and genuine affection in the hug made her feelfortable and also made a part of her that she didn¡¯t know feel safe.


    ¡°Y...you are Rong Yue?¡± The boy beside Master Wang Shu asked, interrupting their moment as the tips of his ears tinted red sharply.


    ¡°Yes, this is Rong Yue, grandfather¡¯s disciple.¡± Wang Lei said as he finally walked up to them.


    ¡°Miss Rong Yue, these are my two cousins from my second uncle. Wang Bo and Wang An.¡± He said while shooting the two stupefied cousins a re.


    .....


    The both of them quickly regained themselves and introduced themselves properly to Rong Yue.


    ¡°Don¡¯t make her stand outside for nothing,¡± Master Wang chided and then pulled Rong Yue inside with him.


    When they got inside, she was surprised to see that more than ten people were waiting there, giving her a sense of deja vu like when she had gone to the Sun family ce after their examinations.


    ¡°Grandfather told the whole family that his precious disciple wasing which is why you are seeing everyone here, at least, apart from people that aren¡¯t around in the city.¡± Wang Lei exined and Rong Yue nodded in understanding.


    She could already tell from the brimming excitement on their faces that they certainly had been looking forward to her arrival.


    A lot of them showed surprise, while some showed looks that gave away that they were impressed when they saw her.


    ¡°This is my disciple, Rong Yue.¡± Master Wang introduced her properly.


    ¡°If any of you is rude or acts out of line to her, I¡¯ll have the person¡¯s ie for the month cut off.¡± He threatened yfully and chuckles rang out in the room.


    Since she was holding on to him, Rong Yue felt his pulse and was able to detect that he was getting exhausted, so she bowed her head slightly in general greeting and then led him to sit down.


    ¡°You could have waited for me toe in and meet you, but you have exerted quite some energy in rushing out to meet me, so your pulse is reading as slightly weak and stressed right now.¡± Rong Yue told him as she sensed his refusal to sit in one ce.


    Everyone in the room looked at Rong Yue, impressed.


    ¡°You also know medicine?¡± One of them blurred out curiously, after all, their grandfather had told them that she had only just written her entrance examinations for college.


    ¡°Very little, my mother practises ancient traditional medicine and has passed down some of her knowledge to me.¡± She exined.


    After making sure their grandfather was okay, everyone in the family for the boys younger and the fathers with their wives all greeted Rong Yue kindly before allowing Wang Lei who was already more familiar with her to lead her to rest.


    ¡°I never would have expected that you knew medicine too. Is my grandfather okay?¡± He asked, thinking of how his old man avoided going to the hospital like it was taboo.


    ¡°Like I said, I¡¯m not that proficient in it but his vitals seem okay, he just doesn¡¯t get enough physical exercise so a little one would have him exerting stress. You can have a professional trainere to help him do it right daily till his body gets better at that.¡±


    Considering the lifestyle that master Wang Shu lived, it was not hard to understand why he was not used to physical activities when he was either sitting in front of a painting or checking out some.


    He was also someone that enjoyed reading literary works which meant more time spent sitting down.


    ¡°We arranged this room for you, you can rest and when you feel better or morefortable, you cane down to join us.¡± Wang Lei told her before leaving her alone in the room.


    The style in the room was simple and they had used in colors that made it easier for her to adapt too. She plopped down on the bed as she saw her two bags by a corner in the room already.


    Because of the rush of leaving and all, she hadn¡¯t gotten the time to tell a certain someone that she was in the capital and also to tell her mother that she was fine.


    ¡°Mom, I¡¯m at the capital already.¡± She told her mom the moment she picked the call and Rong Xia heaved a sigh in relief at the news.


    ¡°How is your master? Hope there¡¯s no pressing matter? Are they treating you okay?¡±


    ¡°Hmmm, they are treating me okay, I just got here and everyone is fine, I¡¯ll call you once I have rested some more.¡± She told her mom, ending the call very quickly and then called Qin Yichen.


    The first call went through but wasn¡¯t picked up and Rong Yue rolled her eyes in dissatisfaction. She was about to send him a message and wait till he sees it when the phone rang again.


    ¡°Yue¡¯er?¡± Qin Yichen¡¯s voice sounded hoarse and distant as he picked, making Rong Yue frown a little at that. However, she kept it at the back of her mind and spoke up.


    ¡°Guess where I am?¡±


    ¡°In your house?¡± Qin Yichen asked, feigning cluelessness and Rong Yue chuckled at his act.


    ¡°Mmmm, my master called me over for some paintingpetition that he wants me to participate in....¡± She said, allowing the words to hang in the hair.


    ¡°Qin Yichen, are you okay?¡± Rong Yue asked, her expression falling away from the yful and teasing one she had a minute ago.


    Qin Yichen sneezed and then coughed gently before speaking up.


    ¡°There¡¯s nothing, I just have a little cold. Where are you Yue¡¯er?¡±


    ¡°Isn¡¯t your master in the capital?¡± He asked after some seconds.


    ¡°Hmmm, I¡¯m in the capital at the moment.¡±


    From wanting to surprise him with the news and also making sure that she didn¡¯t run into him and get embarrassed at not telling him, Rong Yue was now more worried of how he sounded on the phone which was a lot unlike him.


    ¡°Is there someone to watch mother? I can send tell the people around to keep an eye on the house and her for safety reas....¡± Withoutpleting his words, another bout of cough racked through his body and the hoarse and dryness that apanied it was clear for Rong Yue to hear.


    ¡°Is there someone with you? You should take some water.¡± She murmured as she tried to think of what she could do.


    She had only just arrived here and it would seem slightly weird to ask that they allowed her to go to see someone, considering that he had been the one to ask her toe over also.


    However, she also didn¡¯t want to leave Qin Yichen alone.


    ¡°I got some meds from the pharmacy already...¡± another bout of cough


    ¡°Is everything okay? Are youfortable there? If you aren¡¯tfortable, I¡¯ll send someone to pick you.¡± Qin Yichen offered and Rong Yue rolled her eyes, annoyed that he was still thinking of her even when he was so sick.


    ¡°I¡¯ll ask master when thepetition is so that I can pay a visit to you by tomorrow.¡±


    The both of them talked for a little while more and Rong Yue ended the call as she didn¡¯t want to make him continue talking while his throat was that ufortable.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, focus on practising for thepetition, I¡¯ll feel better by tomorrow.¡± Qin Yichen said onest time before ending the call.


    He smiled as he looked at his phone screen.


    For this little girl, the stronger he acted, the more she would most likely not notice him.


    If he had asked them to meet originally, Rong Yue would have refused and not want to disturb her master. Now that she felt he was sick, he was sure that her free day tomorrow would be upied by him and not Wang Lei.


    As for Rong Yue, she was worried sick and even sent her mother a message to ask what was the best way to take care of cough for him.


    Little did she know that she who had always been very cautious and careful had fallen into Qin Yichen¡¯s wellid n.

 Chapter 84

    84 A Suspicious Friend.


    ¡°Rong Yue, let¡¯s take you round the capital today okay? You can use that opportunity to see your future university.¡± Wang Bo told Rong Yue with a patronizing smile after breakfast.


    Afterst night, every member of the Wang family younger generation had moved to name basics with her especially this two that seemed like they wanted to upy every bit of her time.


    ¡°I have some ces to see and I would like to get a dress for the asion.¡± She told them with a small smile. Although she said it just like that, she had thought over her words all through breakfast.


    ¡°Grandfather already ordered you a dress, my first aunt does traditional qipao and would have your dress brought in this evening.¡± Wang An said and then looked at her eagerly, hoping she would say yes.


    ¡°Rong Yue is used to doing things on her own, you should allow her to get out and see things by herself.¡± Wang Lei chided as he walked back into the living room.


    ¡°Let me drop you off at your first stop. I¡¯m leaving for work now.¡± He told her as he picked up a key from the key storage.


    ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll leave with him.¡± She told the other two that were looking sullen and unhappy.


    ¡°I¡¯ll be back soon and then we can do anything you want me to do with you.¡± She offered which was a good decision as the both of their eyes lit up like puppies that had been given bones.


    After exchanging some more words, she rushed after Wang Lei hurriedly since she knew that sneaking out would not be easy if her master came down.


    .....


    ¡°Where¡¯s your first destination?¡± Wang Lei asked as he started the key, with two meetings and the ne ride, she didn¡¯t feel he was some stranger anymore and feltfortable giving him the direction that Qin Yichen had given her.


    ¡°Rose springs?¡± Wang Lei asked with surprise in his voice and expression. Although it was not the most elite location in the capital, it was the newest and from the charts, it was going to keep sky rocketing in price. However, no one could buy it and rumors were that the young master of the Qin family had bought the wholend even before it wasunched.


    For fear that the friend Rong Yue was going to meet could be doing some rough y, Wang Lei spoke up.


    ¡°I don¡¯t think that¡¯s a residential area at the moment, are you sure of the address?¡±


    ¡°Hmmm, my friend cannot lie about such. It also happens that he is quite sick at the moment and I have to get some medicine for him also.¡±


    The more Rong Yue said, the more suspicious Wang Lei became. If for any reason they had to believe that the friend was really living there, it was impossible to afford a ce like that and not have people caring for them.


    ¡°Okay, you can drop at a supermarket ahead to get some medicine and food essentials before going,¡± without saying anything else, he drove into the parking lot of a nearby supermarket.


    As soon as Rong Yue got down, Wang Lei picked his phone and made several calls and it was only when he was sure that it was only the Qin family that had ess to thend that he stopped making calls.


    ¡°Rong Yue, where your friend is staying doesn¡¯t seem to be a residential area, you can call him and let me talk to him to be sure of the address.¡± Wang Lei told her as soon as she entered.


    ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll do so.¡±


    Rong Yue called Qin Yichen twice without being able to reach him which made Wang Lei even more certain that something was wrong.


    ¡°Let¡¯s just keep going, I¡¯m sure there¡¯s no trouble.¡± Rong Yue told him after a while. Regardless of what, she knew who Qin Yichen was and was sure that he couldn¡¯t deceive her.


    They would have to get there first to be sure. Since she insisted, Wang Lei said nothing more and drove the car gently for about half an hour more until they arrived at the entrance of the Rose Springs estate.


    ¡°We are here,¡± he informed her, looking around carefully to be sure that all was fine while also looking at the empty gate post.


    Rong Yue on the other hand sent a message to Qin Yichen and then attempted to open the door.


    ¡°It¡¯s getting quitete to go to work. You can leave me here, my friend would exin the rest to me,¡±


    ¡°What are you saying, Rong Yue? If anything happens to you, grandfather would possibly disown me for abandoning his only student. I¡¯ll wait here with you.¡± He added resolutely and then locked the doors using the car central lock.


    About five minutester, two young men rushed towards the gate from inside and then opened it. Hearing the pure of a machine, Wang Lei instinctively drove his car back to allow the car enough space to pass.


    However, the car didn¡¯t move even after a long while and instead, the sound of a door opening sounded.


    After a while, Qin Yichen appeared by the gate and kept on walking towards them. With a mask and sunsses on, it was hard for Rong Yue to see his face or condition but months of seeing that his distinct figure and aura, she was certain that he was the one.


    ¡°That¡¯s him,¡± she informed Wang Lei who was still staring suspiciously at the man in ck sweatpants and a grey sweatshirt.


    ¡°Are you sure?¡± The more Wang Lei looked, the more the man looked suspiciously familiar to him.


    ??????????


    ¡°Who¡¯s that?¡± Qin Yichen asked her like he had no idea after Wang Lei drove off.


    ¡°That¡¯s my master¡¯s grandson, he decided to drop me off. Since you are so sick, why do you have toe and pick me up by yourself?¡± She asked as she sent him a re.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t drive, it¡¯s just safer toe and pick you up myself.¡± Qin Yichen said and then sneezed making Rong Yue forget her next line as she tried to drag his body that clearly weighed more than hers to the car.


    Rong Yue looked around in curiosity as she looked at the empty estate that had nothing in sight.


    ¡°Why is where you leave so empty?¡± She asked, her gaze not moving from the scenery outside. Although thend mass was well maintained and gave off a natural and pristine atmosphere, for somewhere that someone lived, it was a little too empty.


    ¡°My house is further down.¡± Qin Yichen siad and then without any warning pulled her body from where she was until she was almost sitting on his legs.


    ¡°Qin Yichen! Don¡¯t start with me this time.¡± Rong Yue growled angrily as she tried to escape from his embrace.


    ¡°Just stay like this for a little while, I have missed you,¡± Qin Yichen confessed and used that opportunity of her looking away to draw her closer to him.


    Rong Yue stiffened in his arms as he ced his head in the curve between her head and shoulders. Although she felt ufortable and could feel her heart thumping like it was on some roller coaster ride, she also didn¡¯t want to be aggressive with him this time when he was weak.


    ¡°Okay, five minutes only.¡± She managed to say after a while and then sat there still while the car drove slowly through the tiled roads.


    From her increased vintage on his leg, she could see thendscape better and was able to see that there was also some ntation down down from where the road was.


    ¡°Is that a farm I see over there?¡± She asked curiously. After more than a minute of not getting any response, Rong Yue turned her head to see what was wrong with him only to find him fast asleep!


    Her first reaction was anger but as she looked at the eye bags under his eyes and how fatigued he looked, Rong Yue refrained from saying anything more and just allowed him to sleep on her shoulder like that.


    After like fifteen minutes, the car turned into another path and Rong Yue looked up, her mouth parting open as in slight surprise as she saw the luxurious houses in front of her.


    They were a total of five to six houses and each one was a mansion in its own right. However, it was clear that they were built separately since she was able to spot some quick variations in designs. Also, each mansion had a its own fence and gate allowing one to know that each houses probably had different owners.


    The driver stopped at thest house which Rong Yue also felt had the least conspicuous style. However, other than it being bigger than the rest, the design and execution in architectural design seemed to be a lot better than the others also.


    As soon as the car rolled to a stop, Rong Yue tapped Qin Yichen awake.


    When he had requested for a hug from her, he hadn¡¯t expected that he would sleep off and only had the intention of riling up his little girl.


    He raised his hands to massage her shoulder des as his eyes became solemn with me.


    ¡°I missed you too much that I was unable to sleep these past few days.¡± He said shamelessly as he felt Rong Yue¡¯s re and usations from her eyes.

 Chapter 85

    85 Let Me Teach You To y


    Rong Yue looked at Qin Yichen¡¯s departing back suspiciously with pursed lips.


    Although he had looked quite tired when he had fallen asleep on her shoulder, she was finding it hard to ept that he had a cough as bad as what he had the previous day on the call.


    ¡°How can you live all alone here?¡± She asked as she crossed her arms over her chest with narrowed eyes.


    ¡°I don¡¯t like to live around people.¡± Qin Yichen said ndly as he entered the kitchen.


    Without him in the living room, the whole space felt evenrger than it was before and Rong Yue looked around carefully.


    The design of the living room was intricate and elegant. It felt as if in every piece of item, a part of Qin Yichen was in there.


    She was not someone that paid attention to things like house interiors in her past life, but now, she was a whole lot different and hade to understand that it was easier to see through things by looking very well.


    She was still checking the center part of the room when she smelt a sweet fragrance from the direction she had seen Qin Yichen go in through, she used the hallway she had seen Qin Yichen him pass and was finally able to get to the kitchen.


    ¡°Why are you here?¡± She asked with a scowl, she loved good food but it didn¡¯t mean that she wanted someone that was sick to make food for her.


    .....


    ¡°You should be resting.¡±


    ¡°Just by seeing you, I¡¯m already better.¡± Qin Yichen said with no change in his expression as she dished out the food from the pots.


    ¡°I already made a long time before now and just had to heat it up, don¡¯t act as if your man is about to die.¡± He teased as he moved closer to her.


    Just as he was about to corner Rong Yue, she escaped right under his arm.


    ¡°You are clearly feeling better already, I¡¯ll be leaving as soon as I¡¯m done eating.¡± Rong Yue informed him as she found a tray and ced the dishes inside.


    Qin Yichen said nothing and just followed her, knowing that any more teasing would have her bing ufortable.


    The both of them ate infortable silence, each person mulling over their own thoughts.


    ¡°So what¡¯s thepetition that your master invited you about?¡± He asked after a while, breaking thefortable silence that they were in.


    However, before Rong Yue could reply, the door to the living room burst open and a man with bright purple hair rushed inside.


    ¡°How can you be cooking and not tell me? The whole estate has been filled with the smell of your cooking.¡± Mo Fan yelled as he rushed to the dining room.


    However, before he could sit down, he froze as he saw Rong Yue who had also stopped with her chopsticks in the air.


    The both of them made eye contact and then looked at Qin Yichen.


    ¡°Why do you have to yell so loudly.¡± Qin Yichen said as his brows furrowed in dissatisfaction.


    ¡°Bro... who is this? Why do you have a girl in your house?¡± Long gone was the thought of rushing in here to eat as he stared at the astonishing beauty in front of him.


    ¡°How can you have such a beauty in your house??¡± He blurted out as he turned and walked around to meet Rong Yue.


    Although Rong Yue had seen a lot of people and celebrities move around with colored hairs, even brightly colored hairs like this, in a time like this where the inte was still being explored. It was notmon to see someone with hair dyed this brightly.


    Also, he seemed to have called Qin Yichen his bro? Rong Yue looked at Qin Yichen, expecting him to reply.


    ¡°Mo Fan,¡± Qin Yichen called out making Mo Fan who had been about to sit down beside Rong Yue stop and freeze at the deadly gaze Qin Yichen was giving him.


    ¡°If you can¡¯t treat your future sister inw with respect, then you can move back to your family house in less than 48 hours.¡± He threatened.


    However, before Mo Fan could say anything, Rong Yue spoke up.


    ¡°Future sister inw? Do you justy im to any nurse thates to treat you Mr Qin?¡± She asked with a daring expression on her face.


    Her words and tone made Mo Fan¡¯s eyes widen in rm as he wondered where she had gotten the courage to talk to the second master like that.


    But a look at Qin Yichen¡¯s face had him be even more stupefied.


    ¡°As long as the nurse is you, you can alsoy im to me to help you feel better.¡±


    ¡°Second brother?¡± Mo Fan called out, breaking the eye contact that Rong Yue and Qin Yichen were keeping.


    ¡°You have less than two minutes to get out of..¡± seeing how his face had changed from dissatisfaction to anger, Mo Fan shot out of the room like the house was on fire.


    ¡°That¡¯s one of my friend, he¡¯s more like a brother and can be quite mischievous. You can be rest assured that nothing can happen.¡± Qin Yichen said after she had left.


    Although he didn¡¯t know what Rong Yue¡¯s mind was yet when it came to epting him, but he was sure the little girl would not want to be tagged as his girl at this stage of her life.


    ¡°Okay.¡±


    After dinner, Rong Yue gave him instructions on all the herbal medicine that her mother had prescribed.


    Wang Lei had dropped her off quite early in the morning and it was already noon, considering the distance from Qin Yichen¡¯s ce to where her master lived, if she didn¡¯t leave now, she was going to get home slightly around evening.


    ¡°Let me drop you off.¡± Qin Yichen said as he picked up one of the car keys that were on the table.


    The drive back to her master¡¯s ce was more rxed and the both of them talked a lot about the ns she had for the business she was setting up.


    Although she had thought with her experience and two lifetime, she was going to have no hitch with running it, but talking with Qin Yichen helped her notice some holes in her ns and he also helped her n some in a better way.


    ¡°I have a friend that has a building that can suite your warehouse, he used to use it as branch for his production of wines, I think it would do just fine.¡±


    ¡°Would he like to sell?¡± Rong Yue asked, and Qin Yichen chuckled.


    ¡°When you know someone¡¯s selling price, cash or kind, there¡¯s barely anything or anyone that can¡¯t be bought.¡±


    Rong Yue mulled over his words and nodded in agreement after some seconds.


    ¡°We are here already,¡± Rong Yue told him and the car slowed down in front of therge house.


    Qin Yichen stretched his hand under the car seat and pulled out a small brown paper bag.


    ¡°Here, I got you this on a trip I made to Paris earlier this week, I was going to bring it along the next time I made a trip down to A city.¡± He told her as he passed her the bag.


    Rong Yue looked at the bag skeptically before epting it from him. ¡°You can have a look when you are in, it¡¯s impolite to wait here for long without entering.¡± Qin Yichen said.


    However, while his words were telling her to leave, his actions were saying somethingpletely different as he pulled her small figure towards him and ced a quick and chaste kiss on her lips.


    Rong Yue pinched him sharply as she pulled away and rushed out of the car swiftly.


    ¡°It¡¯s getting harder and harder to deal with this Big Bad Wolf.¡± She muttered as she ced her hands on her chest to calm herself down properly before entering the house.


    ¡°Rong Yue! You are back, we have been waiting for you all day.¡±


    ¡°First thing first, let¡¯s exchange numbers. Grandfather said we shouldn¡¯t disturb but your dress was already hours ago.¡± Wang Bo added immediately as the both of them dumped the games they were ying as soon as she entered.


    ¡°I rushed back as soon as I could, turns out my friend stays on the other other side of the capital.¡± She answered as she went to sit beside them.


    ¡°How can your ranking be this low?¡± She said with a disdainful re at the both of them as she position that was beside their names.


    ¡°You don¡¯t know anything about this, this game is rtively new and it¡¯s difficult as hell,e and see how it¡¯s being yed.¡± Wang An said as he picked up his game cursor.


    Rong Yue sat there without a word and watched as they lost in less than ten minutes.


    ¡°Let me show you how to y.¡± She said as she took the cursor from Wang Bo¡¯s hands and then scooted closer to them.


    Although Wang Bo had a look of curiosity.


    Wang An was more arrogant and kissed his teeth.


    ¡°Don¡¯t expect that the men in the game would be kinder to a beauty okay?¡± He teased as he restarted the game to take them to the beginning.


    ¡°They are only going to keep seeing Wang Bo¡¯s identity.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t keep talking, just watch as I whoop your ass.¡± She said as she clicked for the game to start.


    Rong Yue clicked starting the game from thest yed level since she was sure she was going to find the earlier levels even more annoying.


    ¡°Are you sure you don¡¯t want to start from the beginning? We have used close to nine months to get to our current level.¡± Wang Bo advised on the side.


    ¡°I said I was going to teach you both how to y, not to try to understand the game.¡± Rong Yue said cockily as she picked apetition and started to y. Instead joining a team, she decided to be a solo yer.

 Chapter 86

    86 I Can Fit In


    Since she was ying Solo, Rong Yue had to sometimes face people that had teamed up in two to a staggering number of seven to get to the main target.


    Like many video games that would be developedter on, this one had a main goal of yers getting to the end goal of each level without being killed


    The hard part of the game was the fact that, your score and equipments would also increase with the number of killings and enemy defeating that you do.


    So while one could clear a level by hiding and tricks until they got to the main target like Wang Bo and Wang An, their score level would be low.


    The first two people that Rong Yue met were of two levels higher than them and Wang An shouted ¡°Quick Hide!¡± The moment he saw them moving towards her.


    ¡°Hiding would only make you weak.¡±


    Before either of them couldunch an attack, Rong Yue pressed two buttons on her control immediately annihting the two of them and then advanced forward.


    She was surprised to see that unliketter games, she wasn¡¯t able to pick the spoils of her war in this one.


    Like that, she advanced gradually, taking enemies with her along the way.


    .....


    At this point, not just Wang Bo, even Wang An was already struck speechless as he looked at her with extreme shock.


    ¡°Do you think she ys this game usually?¡± Wang Bo asked his brother in a whisper as he watched as Rong Yue navigated around men that were in a group of six easily.


    ¡°It¡¯s possible, she¡¯s ying like those professionals.¡± Wang An whispered, afraid to disturb her.


    After about twenty minutes, Rong Yue cleared two levels. More than that, she unlocked an kill overlord for taking down all the enemies in those two levels which took her level to an immediate ten steps higher.


    ¡°Fvck! How is this possible.¡± Wang An yelled out as he shot out from the seat.


    ¡°Fifth young master, Your grandfather has instructed that if you use cuss words more than twice a day, you are to do the family punishment. This is your second time already.¡± A middle aged man appeared from the hallway that was closest to the living room, shocking the two brothers while Rong Yue chuckled in amusement.


    She had noticed him standing there and thought that they wanted him to watch her movements, she would never have imagined that he was there because of Wang An.


    ¡°Did you take notes down?¡± Rong Yue asked with a teasingly sweet smile that had Wang An who was already angry even angrier while Wang Bo sat there with pursed lips as he looked at all thebels that were being disyed on the screen.


    The three of them watched the number rankings in front of them move up at a frightening speed and then stopped when it was on the list of the top twenty people.


    ¡°Just how many people did you kill?¡± Wang Bo asked, as he finally closed his mouth that had ckened from surprise.


    ¡°I think 60 on one level and 80 on the other level.¡±


    ¡°Rong Yue! Why did you use his ID to y? Now I have to endure him being at an higher level than mine!¡± Wang An roared out, his face turning red from anger.


    The both of them had been in about eighty something which he had epted. But now that Rong Yue had used Wang Bo¡¯s ount to y, he had left him with a veryrge gap.


    ¡°You can apply all that I taught you from this one to your game and you would be able to reach him in no time.¡± Rong Yue said cheekily as she stood up, picking the paper bag that was beside her the whole time with her.


    As Rong Yue was about to go up to her room, a maid walked up to her.


    ¡°Miss Rong, grand elder asked that I bring you to his study.¡±


    Master Wang¡¯s study was a separate building on its own and they had to leave the main house and walk down a little before getting to it.


    However, from the scene around, Rong Yue could understand why he had chosen that ce as his study since people that dealt with art usually need a good source of inspiration and calm to be able to paint without restriction.


    ¡°Master.¡±


    Rong Yue greeted politely as soon as he opened therge oak wood doors for her.


    The study was simple and spacious withrge ceiling to floor windows.


    ¡°Rong Yue.¡±


    Rong Yue looked at her master¡¯s solemn face as she sat down on the heated padded floor in front of him. From the first time she had met him, this was the first time that he had such a serious expression on his face.


    ¡°Is everything okay?¡±


    ¡°Hmmm, I¡¯m just worried about tomorrow. I might have called you in a rash of excitement without thinking of how you can blend in there or how you would take to an environment like that.¡± He confessed.


    After she had arrivedst night, he realized that with his little knowledge of her family, an asion like this might be very challenging to her.


    Not only that, she could even lose her creative spirit if she had to face people like this early on.


    ¡°I grew up with my mother alone. But we worked for an aristocratic family in city A before we eventually left when I was twelve. I understand the mannerisms and behaviors that are expected in such gatherings.¡± Rong Yue said as she quickly understood everything that he was trying to say.


    Rong Yue went on to say some of the things she was expecting like some petty tricks and the fiercepetition that was always among aristocratic families.


    ¡°Nobody there knows me. And I have nothing to hide anyway.¡± She added with a shrug that had the old manughing also.


    Even though he had already guessed that she didn¡¯te from a good background considering that her family hadn¡¯t rushed to meet with him and how she was ready to sell her arts away, he had not expected her reality to be this way


    And the way she had said it like it was the most normal thing, like it wasn¡¯t a disadvantage for her made him even more impressed.


    ¡°Okay, if you say so.¡± Master Wang Shu said with a resigned smile and then stood up.


    ¡°Although we can¡¯t tell you what the question is going to be tomorrow, in fact, the question has yet to be decided upon, but what is eptable is allowing you to know yourpetition.¡±


    ¡°Follow me.¡± Master Wang Shu said Rong Yue stood up and followed him into a door by end of the study room.


    ¡°We have seven masters including me, in the art association. Which means that tomorrow, you would bepeting against six people.¡± Master Wang started and then led her into another room that was a lot bigger than the room from before.


    However, it had a lot of shelves and many papers and scrolls, it was not hard to guess that it was a storage room.


    ¡°The best among them is Luo Yunxi, the boy has won several paintings but this is his best work. And I¡¯m sure you would be able to tell his strength from this. Over the years, his growth has slowed down tremendously since he is quite an arrogant one. I¡¯m sure you would hand him a blow.¡± Master Wang Shu said with a scheming chuckle.


    It was not hard to see that he had extreme confidence.


    ¡°The next best one among them is Bai Lu, the girl has constantly shown great growth in all that she does, with her family as her backing, she has the chances of reaching the peak faster than anyone. You must be very careful however, of the ones that appear to be the nicest.¡± He warned and then passed her a second scroll.


    Rong Yue nodded earnestly, having some idea before hand was also not a bad thing and it would at least make her prepared.


    ¡°Ning Li is the third one you will be meeting, although her master has another student, he is currently not around and would not bepetiting.¡±


    After a brief intro on them all and giving them scrolls of their best works, master Wang Shu left Rong Yue in the room alone with her thoughts.


    Rong Yue sat there in silence and looked through each of their works. They were all good and she could remember that back then, there had been Bai Lu, daughter of the Bai family, a family that was a second teir family in the capital.


    She had upied the top position in the past life until one of Rong Yue¡¯s work had blown up internationally.


    Although they had never met, she had been a threat to her work but back then, Bai Lu had gotten ten years to use to prove herself and take the position she wanted.


    She looked at Ning Li¡¯s work one more time and then wrapped all the scrolls back before leaving the room.


    ¡°You are done?¡± Master Wang asked as soon as she came out.


    ¡°Hmmm, I have checked them all.¡±


    ¡°The important thing is not to just win. It is to win without using your full strength. Until you have grown beyond now, yourpetitors should not know your full capabilities.¡±


    Rong Yue felt her heart warm up immediately and she nodded her head heartily.


    ¡°I understand master.¡±

 Chapter 87

    87 The Pang Family Party


    The halls in Master Pang¡¯s were intricately decorated to the skies and every of the guest were dressed in their finest.


    Usually, for an asion like this, only the old master Wang would attend as every other member of the family didn¡¯t like to associate with the elites.


    For Wang Lei who already had an high ranking position in the government, he would often try to attend some and then leave some out.


    But today, every member of the Wang family had dressed to their finest and taken about three cars that they could use to get there conveniently.


    ¡°I don¡¯t think grandfather should allow Rong Yue go like this, I can bet that all those capital heirs would be losing their mind the moment they see her.¡± Wang An grumbled in dissatisfaction as he took another nce at Rong Yue from the front.


    Dressed in a very light blue qipao that gave the illusion that one was looking at the sea ahead and had been decorated with green and a deeper blue, Rong Yue looked like some goddess that had just stepped out from the seven seas.


    Her hair and makeup were aimed at being light and simple, yet, her aura and that devilishly beautiful face made all of that n to die out.


    ¡°We are here.¡± Wang Bo murmured, his gaze fixed on Rong Yue who looked like she was taking a nap.


    Her eyes snapped open, lighting up the originally wless face as she smiled slightly.


    .....


    ¡°You both can go, I¡¯ll walk inside with her.¡± Wang Lei, who had driven them over said as he waved off his brothers out of the car.


    ¡°Eldest brother, that¡¯s even more dangerous. You are at the age where so many families want you to marry their daughters and so many of these elitedies have their eyes on you.¡± Wang An argued, ignoring his brother¡¯s face that had formed a scowl.


    ¡°I heard from school that he¡¯s number eleventh on the list.¡± Wang Bo added from the back.


    ¡°Exactly, and you both know that those top ten are giants all over, so there¡¯s even more attention as you seem to be the most attainable for those seeking to climb up thedder or maintain theirdder position.¡±


    ¡°If you enter with her, you will only allow people to cause her so much trouble all through the day.¡± He argued and Rong Yue chuckled as she looked at the three brothers.


    ¡°We can all enter together, that way, it won¡¯t create any solid impression.¡± She offered and the other two nodded.


    Wang Lei¡¯s hands clenched tightly around the steering wheel. He had been nning to use the entrance to warn the men that were inside that she wasn¡¯t avable. Unfortunately, his two cousins had ruined his ns one more time.


    After parking appropriately, the four of them got down from the car and Wang Lei passed the key to the butler before leading the way.


    Since she was the only female, the three of them fell into position beside her with Wang Lei on her left while the other two were on her left.


    Wang An also took on the noble duty of carrying the bag that had all her materials and tools for the paintingpetition.


    As soon as they got to the hall entrance, all of the people manning the door looked at Rong Yue and their eyes opened a little wider in surprise at her looks.


    Used to having that effect on people, Rong Yue paid them no mind and waited for the wide wooden doors to be opened.


    With their lineup and the habit of people turning over as soon as the door opened, every eyes in the hall was on them the moment the doors parted.


    ¡°We appear to bete,¡± Rong Yue mumbled as she looked at the already filled hall.


    ¡°It would seem so.¡± Wang Bo said with a cheeky smile as they took in everyone in the hall.


    ¡°Who is she??¡±


    ¡°Isn¡¯t she too stunning to be real?¡± A girl asked her friends as her eyes shed in jealousy.


    With how the rich usually picked theirselves and their genes, most of them had the same level of beauty and would usually rely on their skills, intellect and auras to outshine the other.


    But for the girl in front of them, she didn¡¯t even have to disy anything else other than her and she already took all the lights away.


    Her dress although perfect was not shy and looked to be more of a garment than an adornment to her beauty.


    The more they walked forward, the more hateful res they got.


    However, while the girls were feeling intimidated and frustrated at seeing such a challenging person, the men were unable to restrain themselves.


    ¡°What family is she from?¡±


    ¡°When was there a beauty like this in the capital?¡± Another young master asked as he licked his lips deliciously.


    ¡°Seeing as she is with the Wang Family, perhaps a distant rtive?¡± Someone offered and although he seemed to be giving them a solution, his eyes also had the calcting andscivious look in them also.


    ¡°I heard they haven¡¯t had any female for their past four generations. It¡¯s impossible for her to be from them and we wouldn¡¯t have known.¡±


    ¡°We would eventually know.¡±


    The four paid no mind to their discussion and just found a suitable ce to stay for the asion.


    ¡°I suppose we ask grandfather when thepetition is so that we can leave immediately. Things are looking suspicious here.¡± Wang Bo joked as he looked at all the attention they were getting.


    ¡°Hmmm, I¡¯ll let him know, you both should stay here with her, I have to at least say hello to some people around now that I¡¯m here.¡± Wang Lei told them before giving Rong Yue a light pat on the shoulder.


    She nodded in understanding without saying anything. More than him, she understood the importance of socializing in an event like this.


    He was already in histe thirties and had a good position and so a lot of the older people here would have even more expectations from him.


    As for the other two brothers, they were both still in their early twenties and were in the university, they didn¡¯t need to dabble in serious matters and could just hang around with their guests.


    At the high table of the event Pang Ye looked from beside his father at Rong Yue with interest.


    ¡°Which family¡¯s daughter is that, I don¡¯t seem to have seen her before?¡± He asked his mother who looked at where his eyes were.


    Seeing Rong Yue, the mother also felt her mouth cken in surprise at the beauty of the girl. Even from a distance, it was like she was opening their minds to another boundary of beauty.


    Usually, her son was always indifferent to most capital girls and would asionally just have fun with some of them. To see him being interested in a girl was something she wanted to see from the depth of her heart.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know, but it¡¯s only a matter of asking, after all.¡±


    ¡°Leave it to your mother, I would help you get answer.¡±


    After saying that, she picked up her phone and sent a message out and then went back to making causal conversation with her father.


    Not long after, the doors opened again and the old master of the Pang family came in with his eldest son and heir, adorned in bright red outfit that seemed to make him look younger that the 80 years he was celebrating.


    ¡°He looks ten years younger.¡± Rong Yue murmured out her observation while the two two caught on to it very quickly.


    ¡°Hmmm, it¡¯s like that in the top families here, the Qin family master is 75 this year and yet, he looks to be nothing close to 60 when you meet him, with legacies of wealth being passed down, they look a lot more younger than they are.¡± Wang An replied quickly and she nodded.


    ¡°You also look like you are barely sixteen, thankfully, grandfather already told us your age.¡± Wang Bo added from the side and Rong Yue chuckled.


    ¡°It¡¯s good to look younger.¡±


    ¡°You look like eighteen with how you are dressed and made up now. It would have been better if you looked fifteen, at least, we would go home with lesser troubles.¡± Wang An said as he eyed a group of young masters that had been moving closer to them with style in thest minutes.


    ¡°It¡¯s not important, no one can do anything to us.¡± Rong Yue said confidently.


    ¡°Let¡¯s get something to eat, I¡¯m starting to get hungry.¡± She told the two of them as she noticed that the group of four men were closing in.


    If this was some club or bar, the restraint that the four of them were showing would have been nonexistent but in a ce like this, they had to be careful with their every actions.


    ¡°You want to have some of the side tray meals?¡± Wang Bo asked curiously and his face also had a look of uncertainty. It was not hidden that the food in the hall was usually not for hitting and more like for decoration.


    And properly nned parties would generally have some ce where they wouldter have tables and chairs for serving the guests.


    ¡°Hmmm, since they made it and ced it here, it would only be rude if we don¡¯t eat right, moreover, the celebrant is already here, we can eat if we want.¡± Rong Yue said, trying her hand at convincing them and the two boys eventually gave in and nodded.


    Since they also wanted to avoid the four men, they walked to the other side of the hall.


    With her appearance, a lot of the people in the party were keeping an eye on her every movement and as soon as Rong Yue took a te, a lot of them frowned in dissatisfaction.


    Before they could say anything, therge doors opened and the butler by the door announced.


    ¡°Second Young Master Qin and third Young Master Mo have arrived!¡±

 Chapter 88

    88 His Woman


    Rong Yue looked at the familiar figure of Qin Yichen as he strolled into the hall like monarch.


    The sharp change from his entrance could have been picked by even a little child as everyone froze in what they were doing just so they could.


    From that distance, the both of their eyes met and Rong Yue looked away immediately, unwilling to create any drama with him.


    However, Qin Yichen¡¯s brows crinkled in dissatisfaction as he saw her turn her head away.


    With two boys beside her, was his little girl now ignoring him?


    Also, he had gifted her the jewelry set because he had intended that she wore it here, clearly, his little girl had not gotten his hint.


    ¡°Isn¡¯t that the little girl from the other day?¡± Mo Fan asked as he followed Qin Yichen¡¯s gaze and saw Rong Yue.


    All dressed up, she looked even better than she had the other day and Mo Fan chuckled mischievously.


    ¡°Seems like your little flower is starting to attract other insects too.¡± He jabbed before finally giving the hall a quick sweep.


    .....


    Not only had Mo Fan noticed Qin Yichen¡¯s gaze, as the number one bachelor in the capital, a lot of girls had him on their wishlist and had clearly been noticing his every action from the moment he entered.


    ¡°You can¡¯t tell me that vixen has attracted Second Young master too? Everyone says he doesn¡¯t like women, no?¡± One girl asked with curiosity as she looked between them.


    ¡°You are imagining things, he must have just been looking at the hall, besides, isn¡¯t that vixen focused on just eating? There¡¯s no way he can find someone like that attractive.¡± Someone else argued, closing the matter swiftly. Even though some of them had their reservations, it was also a truth that no one was willing to ept, after all, in so many ways, they had also tried to get this same man and failed.


    The young master of the Pang Family and the master all came down from the high table to wee Qin Yichen and Mo Fan.


    Although Mo Fan was yful and reckless, everyone knew that Qin Yichen had taken him like an adoptive family making him have more than just the backing of the second teir Mo family.


    While everyone in the hall scurried to win the favor of the two new highly esteemed guests, Rong Yue, Wang An and Wang had taken to enjoying sampling the food that had been ced there.


    ¡°This cake is also quite nice.¡± Wang Bo said as he passed a small te to Rong Yue.


    ¡°Hmmm, nice.¡± Rong Yue agreed as she took some more bites of the chocte cake.


    It was only when she was finally full that the three of them decided that they wanted to walk around the hall. But with Rong Yue¡¯s presence, they also couldn¡¯t be too rash.


    Just as they were about to leave, Wang Lei came back to meet them.


    ¡°You two have all been eating all this while, can¡¯t you just apany her?¡± Wang Lei scolded them before turning to Rong Yue.


    ¡°Are you full? I heard there are some shrimps on the other side¡± he said with a doting expression that had his two brothers almost vomiting blood.


    Didn¡¯t he just use them of being food centered? Who was the hypocrite now?


    ¡°I¡¯m full for now, we can check it outter.¡± After eating, Rong Yue felt she could now pay more attention to knowing what was going on around her.


    Without anyone deciding, the party had people split in four groups, signifying the second and third teir families. Since in asions like this, they couldn¡¯t allow women to stay with men, each sides had a clear line leaving only people from the Wang family and Rong Yue not having a clear division.


    ¡°Our family can be said to be somewhere in between at the moment. Previously, we had belonged to the second tier but there has been some recent drops in our finances and since a lot of the younger generation are still in school, we have been unable to recover as quickly as we wanted.¡± Wang Lei exined to her in a low voice and Rong Yue nodded in understanding.


    Now that she knew what their challenges was, if someday, there was a way to help them, she would of course not hesitate to do so.


    After all, she had only spent two days here but they had made her feel like she was a part of them in all sense of it.


    ¡°To go back up is not hard, it¡¯s all about leveraging, also, you have to maintain a strong hand on the younger ones, it is easy to be distracted in this generation.¡± She said as she looked at how a lot of people resorted to their phones or gossip.


    Even in schools, it was exactly like that.


    The both of them talked on for a while, watching as several families presented their gifts to the old master Pang.


    When it was finally time for the painting association to start their painting, Rong Yue took her knitted bag from Wang An and stepped forward to where Elder Wang was.


    ¡°Yue¡¯er, is everything okay?¡± He asked carefully. He had already discussed with his sons and they had all agreed that if there was any challenge at all, it was better for Rong Yue to notpete than topete and be embarrassed.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine, I just finished eating.¡± She replied and then looked around at the otherpetitors.


    Not only was she looking around, everyone in the hall was surprised that the girl standing there was the Master Wang¡¯s student that they had all be curious about.


    After bringing out one of her works, news had spread very rapidly in their circle, allowing them know that there was someone on the level of Bai Lu and Luo Yunxi who could paint.


    More than just that, if one looked at her age, it was easy to see that even the youngest amongst the previous six was more than five years older than her!


    That had gone beyond being talented to being a genius.


    Also, some girls that had held some fantasy that the prettier she was, the more useless she would be could already feel their hopes fading away.


    Rong Yue felt a gaze on her after she had retracted her gaze, from her sweep just now, she could feel that it wasing from where Bai Lu was standing.


    However, she decided to ignore it and waited to her to retract her gaze.


    ¡°Grand Elder Pang, we have decided that instead of just gifting you a painting, we would let our youngsters all disy their skills and you can pick your favorite amongst them.


    Since their skills are all jaw breaking, we intend to gift the rest to the charity in your name.¡±


    After the vice president had exined the matter, grand Elder Pang nodded in satisfaction, after all, to watch someone paint was in a way, another type of gift.


    Moreover, he was being given a chance to see the younger generation that wasing into the light.


    ¡°Ahh! Good! Good, it would be better to do it in the other hall where people are seated and are much more calmer to watch these talented ones.¡± Like that, he moved the painting forward and the students and their masters all stepped backwards.


    The whole time, Qin Yichen didn¡¯t take his gaze away from his little girl.


    It was almost as if he wouldn¡¯t have another chance to keep that face in his memory and wanted to use the advantage that he got now to soak in and memorize all of her features lest he forgot it.


    ¡°With how you are staring at her, people would soon start to figure out that there¡¯s something between you both.¡± Mo Fan said with a tut and swept his gaze around the room to be sure no one was paying too much attention.


    Yet, with Qin Yichen¡¯s title, position and looks, it was almost impossible for something like that to happen and so he could only sigh in resignation.


    ¡°It¡¯s even better, that way, all of these boys would know to stay away from her.¡± Qin Yichen said coldly, his eyes shing with a sharp glint.


    Mo Fan chuckled and then shifted his mind from the pair of developing lovers as he studied the people in the room.


    To everyone in the world, he had an identity of being a reckless and wasteful son, yet, only Qin Yichen was allowed to see his true self and still let him be the way he wanted to be when he was outside.


    Finally, the presenting of gifts ended and guests were invited to move to the other hall where the banquet was to be held.


    To avoid arge crowd of moving, names were called out one after the other as family names. So that everyone in the family could move with their representatives and go into the other hall.


    Unfortunately, instead of starting from the top, they started from the bottom, wanting the lower families to have sat down in wait for the higher ones.


    After all the third tier families were called, Rong Yue was surprised when they started with the second their families and they had still not called the Wang Family and so she shot him a quizzical gaze.


    ¡°Our family is connected to the Pang family by marriage and so they would allow us to have an higher seating than others in their own asion.¡± He exined and Rong Yue nodded in understanding.


    ¡°The Wang Family.¡± The person in charge finally called and Rong Yue stood up with everyone else in the family, however, before they could leave, someone from one of the second tier families that were still waiting spoke up.


    ¡°I don¡¯t suppose that the youngdy is from your family no? Elder Wang?¡±


    ¡°She¡¯s my student. That automatically makes her my family.¡± Elder Wang said with his face going from its impassive one to a scowling one.


    ¡°I don¡¯t think it works that way. If she has no ranking, she can sit here till it¡¯s time for thepetition, bloodline has always been the only pass.¡± The young wife said arrogantly.


    Rong Yue looked back, taking note of her appearance in mind without allowing any emotions to show on her face.


    ¡°And so do you mean that your bloodline is more valuable than that of my woman?¡± A cold andzy voice rang out from the high table shocking everyone in the room speechless.


    His woman?

 Chapter 89

    89 I¡¯m Done.


    Everyone, including everyone from the Wang family stared in shock as Qin Yichen got up from the high table and walked to where Rong Yue was standing.


    ¡°Do you dare say you have more qualifications than her?¡± He asked again, his eyes cold and arrogant and the woman that had dared to talk before nodded her head hurriedly before shrinking into her seat.


    Rong Yue however shot a warning look at Qin Yichen in anger. She had clearly acted like she didn¡¯t know him, yet, this man was like a ghost that couldn¡¯t be gotten rid of.


    ¡°Where do I know you from?¡± Rong Yue asked as she shot him a re, Mo Fan who was sitting down with mouth gaping wide at his brother¡¯s action hurriedly ran down.


    ¡°Little sister, please don¡¯t mind the Second Young Master, he was just trying to save you from being harrassed just now.¡± Mo Fan hurriedly said as he stood between them.


    He hadn¡¯t expected that his brother who had the best self control and restraint he had ever seen would lose it all for a girl.


    Certainly, what he felt for the young girl wasn¡¯t simple, however, it would also cause waging tongue and trouble for this girl if she truly had no family background, after all, it was no small thing to be the one to stand beside a man like Qin Yichen.


    ¡°Second young master hates when people try to abuse their power the most, especially when they are nothing more than some mere scheming woman like the one over there, please ignore his words.¡± He added again and Rong Yue nodded as if her confusion was cleared up before walking away with the other members of the Wang Family.


    Qin Yichen shot both Mo Fan and Rong Yue a nce and then looked at the woman that had talked earlier.


    .....


    ¡°Perhaps, you should consider teaching your wife some basic morals and manners. Elder Wang is one of the best teachers and professors that our country has. It is not yet her turn to point a finger at him.¡± He scolded and then walked out not bothering to look at the man that had slumped to the chair weakly.


    Since he was the one that had ordered his wife to stir trouble, he didn¡¯t dare scold her in public and the both of them could only bow their heads in embarrassment.


    Mo Fan¡¯s rification seemed fishy to this group of rich family that were usually untrusting but it was also hard to believe that some girl that no one knew would be the woman of the second young master of the Qin family.


    Coupled with the expression of absolute confusion that Rong Yue had on, a lot of them chose to believe Mo Fan¡¯s words were the truth.


    ¡°Yue¡¯er, do you really not know the young master of the Qin family? He had seemed really invested in you when he had said those words earlier,¡± her master asked as they finally sat down on the seats arranged for them in the banquet hall.


    ¡°No, I don¡¯t.¡±


    With her response, all of them let the matter go and very quickly, all the arrangements for the hall wasplete, leaving the high seat on the right hand side of the grand elder Pang empty for Qin Yichen.


    The event started normally and many exotic dishes were being served while the dancers and performers hired were also doing their disy.


    After the second dance, grand Elder Pang raised his hand up to show that he had something to say.


    ¡°Let the youngsterse ahead and paint, it¡¯s more suitable to the atmosphere.¡± He said and all the painting masters stood up as soon as he said that.


    Rong Yue stood up at her master¡¯s instruction, carrying her painting bag and following him as they walked down to the stage.


    The organizers too were swift and immediately ced six other foldable easels there for them.


    The entire hall became quiet as they watched each of the six disciples take their stand beside their masters.


    Five of them were already known and familiar faces while Rong Yue who was the new face was undeniably the most attractive one also.


    ¡°This is not apetition but a presentation of gift and while it might serve as a validation of your skills, you must know that there is no special reward attached to this,¡± the head of the painting association and also Ning Li master stepped forward and addressed the six of them.


    ¡°You are allowed to use any painting style but you must know that the first thing about painting is your grasp of what you want and what we see.¡± The man said and then retreated.


    The other masters all retreated and the six of them sat down on their stools and started to arrange their easels.


    Just like her master had said, she could see the arrogance with which Luo Yunxi and Bai Lu carried themselves.


    Picking the first rows which had three stools with Ning Li, while the other two picked the second roll that had two stools, Rong Yue was the only one that was sitting on her row.


    However, since they were facing the audience and backing the high table, her work was also the one that could be seen by the elders on the high table first.


    Without looking at anyone, Rong Yue wore her painting apron where she arranged all her paints and then calmly brought out her tools, arranging the air brushes and calligraphy brushes on the easel.


    After she was sure that she didn¡¯t need to bend for anything, she finally started her work.


    From the night before, she already decided on what she wanted to do.


    In her past life, Bai Lu¡¯s special had always beenndscape painting. While she had always preferred to use realism and other forms, Rong Yue had decided to usendscape today with a different twist at the same time.


    Not long after they started, Qin Yichen walked back into the hall, his face expressionless and empty like they were usually and the organizers led him to his seat on the high table.


    From where he was, he could see Rong Yue¡¯s slender neck and her hands that worked busily. Because of her dainty figure, it was also easy to see almost everything that was happening on the paper in front of her.


    ¡°Can she paint? It would be a shame if she doesn¡¯t win this.¡± Mo Fan whispered, his eyes trained on Rong Yue.


    Although she was beautiful and would stir the heart of any man, since he had met her at Qin Yichen¡¯s ce first, all of Mo Fan¡¯s feelings towards her was curiosity.


    He wanted to know what was special about the girl that had his friend losing his control and also allowing her so close to his heart.


    ¡°Only she cane first.¡± Qin Yichen told him confidently before retracting his gaze and looking at the other contestants.


    Since it was for an elder, a lot of them focused on using oil painting which could be considered more difficult to work with and also took more time to dry off.


    Rong Yue also, had brought along her oil paintings. However, instead of the one bought off the market stands, her oil paints had all been remade by her mother to make it easier to work with it and safer to be around.


    After about an hour, Rong Yue stood up from her stool and then bowed her elegant neck slightly to the people on the high stage as she started to pack up her work.


    Since it was the closest work to all of them, everyone of the people on the high table could see the work she had done and even Grand Elder Pang had his eyes wide with surprise and only recollected himself after some seconds.


    ¡°Did that young girl paint this just now?¡± He asked with surprise racking through his old mind.


    Although he wasn¡¯t much of a painter, he had spent all his years watching and attending anyrge painting event and his collection of art was said to be on par to wth the old man of the Song Family.


    ¡°Yes grandfather,¡± Pang Ye said as he watched Rong Yue slender back as she walked back to her seat.


    From what he saw now to even Qin Yichen¡¯s reaction to her, Pang Ye was certain that he had made the right choice.


    Although the Qin family would never let their heir be with a girl that didn¡¯t have a background, the Pang family had always been different in their own ways and respected abilities and moral standards more than the bloodline in one¡¯s vein.


    ¡°Perhaps, our country would have a dark horse now.¡± Grand Elder Pang said with a sigh, his eyes still locked on the work.


    As for the people in the hall, a lot of them felt that Rong Yue couldn¡¯t have done anything amazing in an hour considering that all the others were still seated and still painting with all seriousness.


    ¡°You are done?¡± Elder Wang asked as everyone in their family leaned in to know what happened.


    ¡°Hmmm, I¡¯m done already,¡±

 Chapter 90

    90 You Aren¡¯t The Artist


    Although they were in a mental haste to know what had happened with the painting, they couldn¡¯t rush other people on the team and could only wait that they finished their painting soon enough!


    Since Rong Yue has said she was done, Wang Lei and Elder Wang were not worried since they both knew what she was capable of. However, for the mothers and the other two brothers, they were worried out of their mind.


    As for Rong Yue, she was casually testing out everything that had been ced on their table carefully without any hint that she was affected by the whispers in the hall.


    Thankfully, the other five also understood that this was a party and were done with their work in thirty more minutes which meant that they had used double the time that Rong Yue had used.


    ¡°Let every work be split up and rearranged, we would then decide who the winner is,¡± Pang Ye said as soon as he saw the masters standing up.


    Since they had decided not to set a theme or question at thest minute, Wang Shu was sure that every painting there had been seen by each of their masters before. Other than him who had no idea what Rong Yue had drawn.


    Regardless, it would eliminate cheating in the voting as each master would only know what work belonged to his student and not the others.


    After the works had been properly separated and rearranged, the masters were asked to step down and then the works were turned for everyone in the hall to see.


    ¡°Has the Grand Elder seen one that he would like to keep the most?¡± The president of the association and also Ning Li¡¯s master asked as soon as he was down in the center of the hall.


    .....


    ¡°Hmmm, I¡¯m sure he does, however, he has said that his way of giving back to the youngster would be to let everyone appreciate their skill also.¡± Pang Ye said, speaking for his grandfather.


    ¡°Okay, if that is it, we would proceed with scoring the work and hope that no matter which onees on top, it doesn¡¯t affect the Grand elder¡¯s decision.¡± After saying that, the man in histe sixties bowed slightly and then turned back so that he could look at the work.


    Since they were now arranged side by side, it was easy to keep them all in one¡¯s sight.


    ¡°Master Pei, since you are the president, we would let you go first.¡± Bai Fu said with a scheming smile in his eyes.


    Master Pei was the president while master Long was the vice president, as for master Wang, he was the third person after them in skills, since he had always been in a struggle with Bai Fu who closely followed him, the both of them hardly ever saw eye to eye.


    More importantly, since there was Bai Lu in the his family who was now his direct student, Bai Fu had always used that against Wang Shu.


    In a gathering like this, he certainly didn¡¯t want his student to lose to Wang Shu¡¯s student.


    ¡°If you say so,¡± Pei Wu said with a nod and then stepped forward.


    His eyes moved over the paintings in one clean sweep before pausing at the painting in the fourth position.


    Master Pei Wu¡¯s eyes lit up as he moved forward and crouched low in front of the painting. Since all eyes were on him, they also moved to looking at the painting.


    For people that were knowledgeable about painting, they all leaned forward in their seat as they found themselves being sucked into the painting.


    ¡°That painting looks really beautiful,¡± Wang Bo said with a sigh.


    ¡°Seems like Bai Lu has perfected her oil painting to another level again,¡± someone in the audience and a lot of other people nodded in agreement.


    None of them noticed that the girl in question who was maintaining a poker and impossible to read face had clenched her fists under the table.


    ¡°It will be hard topete with this one, but if Rong Yue gets the second position, it would still be good for grandfather,¡± Wang An said with a resigned sigh.


    ¡°You can¡¯t be too certain yet, as a man, it¡¯s inappropriate to count your eggs before the chicken hatches,¡± Wang Lei used that opportunity to school them while Rong Yue didn¡¯t take her focus away from her food.


    ¡°Is she always eating?¡± Mo Fan who already knew what Rong Yue had drawn asked curiously as he nced over at her.


    ¡°You are staring at her even more than me, Mo Fan, is your Mo family getting toofortable?¡± Qin Yichen asked him with sharp and piercing re that had Mo Fan feel like he had just been thrown into the wind.


    ¡°You can¡¯t be this calcting!¡± He argued as he forced himself to look away from Rong Yue, other than the fact that her appearance made most people¡¯s eyes go to her every now and then, Mo Fan just felt he needed to keep looking to know exactly why she was able to get the man beside him interested.


    However, he also understood that for a man like Qin Yichen, being territorial would definitely be a baggage and so he tucked his curiosity about her away as he watched the show.


    ¡°This painting is very unique and moving,¡± Master Pei said as touched the paper gently, his gentleness was almost as if he was touching a child and was scared he would hurt the child.


    ¡°Although she¡¯s only twenty two, her painting has indeed grown that it seems even I, her master is shocked by her speed,¡± Bai Fu, who had imagined that it was his nephew said excitedly.


    Although he knew her skill level, he was confident in her abilities to grow. Also, he knew that his niece was the type to rise up to challenges, with the whispers in the hall, he had already taken it to heart that she was the artist behind the work.


    Master Pei nodded in agreement and then looked over the other paintings carefully too.


    Although he didn¡¯t say a word, it was clear to see which work was his favorite.


    ¡°The first work for me is this, the oil paints are well mixed and the artist was able to maintain a strong firm on their brush while still making fast and deliberate stroke, the control of the brush is already very good for this age.


    Finally, the message passed across through the painting is sharp and yet can be seen from different angles, I¡¯m afraid that perhaps, this level of skill was something even I didn¡¯t have ten years ago.¡± Master Pei said and then pointed out two more works to get the top three he chose.


    The vice president and Master Wang Shu had the same choice and Bai Fu smirked in confidence.


    Since he was the fourth ranked, it was his turn to pick and everyone could already guess his choice.


    ¡°While sometimes it might seem like some people are skilled on the surface, true and deeply rooted talented would always shine through. Like Elder Pei has said, a skill like this is something even us didn¡¯t possess in our youths and that alone is enough to say that, the artist would go far in the painting world and perhaps, even internationally.¡± He dered heartily and all the uniform nods had him feeling even more pride.


    He picked two paintings and then looked at one more oil painting that was in the middle.


    ¡°Although this is also oil painting, the gap is startling and it is advisable that instead of trying to pick a path that someone else has taken and conquered, an artist must take his own path and then tune it to be theirs,¡± Bai Fu said cockily while shooting a nce at Wang Shu and then stepped back to let the other two vote.


    He had said those because amongst all their students, only Bai Lu, his own student, loved to use oil painting, if there was some other oil painting there, then it could only mean that the new girl who was Wang Shu student had done it.


    The other two votes were also in sync with the previous four, proving that the painting by ¡®Bai Lu¡¯ was the best among the six.


    President Pei presented the results to the hall and then asked the standing housekeepers to turn the easel so he could show the high table their results.


    ¡°Hmmm, the first is also a unique one for me, I have also picked it as my favourite, although young, this little girl has so much in front of her and one can only imagine what peak she would get to,¡± he said with a light shining in his eyes.


    He appreciated talent and this right here was the best he had seen in a while.


    ¡°I¡¯ll award this girl because of her talent and because her painting had helped me to resolve a certain matter that had been on my mind for a while now, if there¡¯s anything you want, you can tell your master Wang Shu and I¡¯ll do my best to give you appropriately... other than that, I¡¯ll...¡± before he couldplete his words, Bai Fu interrupted.


    ¡°I¡¯m afraid you are mistaken sir, the painting was done by Bai Lu, my niece and student,¡± he argued as he looked at his niece to stand up, Bai Lu, however, looked away, unwilling to save her uncle and master.


    ¡°Then old age must be getting a hold of me, earlier, the girl over there stood up from the easel with this painting, am I right?¡± Grand Elder Pang said as he looked at his son and grandson.


    ¡°Grandfather is right, the young miss over there was the one that did this painting,¡± Pang Ye confirmed sealing the final blow and Bai Fu looked at his niece in shock.


    ¡°Bai Lu! Is the painting not yours?¡± He asked about to lose his mind from embarrassment.


    ¡°Master, I never said it was mine,¡± Bai Lu said as her face flushed in embarrassment.


    Not only had he gone to the heavens to praise the work, he had even insulted her work, making her embarrassed further.


    ¡°So the artist of that work earlier is this new girl?¡±

 Chapter 91

    91 Qin Yichen, I Still Love My Life


    Everyone that had once felt that there was no way Rong Yue couldpete with these four got an immensely great face p while Wang An, Wang Bo and all the other family members finally let out a sigh in relief.


    ¡°I already told all of you not to worry, Rong Yue has not met her rival,¡± Wang Lei said with a small chuckle.


    Not only was her painting good, her calligraphy which she used to mark her name on the painting was really good too, it was so good that she had made it seem like a stroke in the painting itself.


    ¡°Wang, you have gotten yourself a good one,¡± President Pei said with a sigh, his gaze still fixed on the painting.


    Rong Yue finally finished eating and then looked around the hallzily her eyes meeting with several curious ones that were on her.


    From the corner of her eyes, she felt a certain ring gaze and she looked around to see it was Bai Lu, Rong Yue nodded subtly before turning away.


    Back then, Bai Lu hadn¡¯t crossed too much of her lines but she knew she had been a shrewd person and once in a while, she had even spoken against her in the news making all her fans attack her.


    Now that the time was about eight years past and thepetition she was facing wasn¡¯t Tong Yue disguising as her and was herself, Rong Yue was sure that the matter wouldn¡¯t just pass smoothly.


    ¡°Although she isn¡¯t the best, Luo Yunxi is older and is also a man and so Bai Lu would probably not mind, but seeing all you ruthlessly pushed her off her seat, she wouldn¡¯t let it go just like that,¡± Wang Bo told her as he remembered all the details he knew about Bai Lu from people.


    .....


    Since they all attended the same university, it was not hard to know the type of person she was.


    ¡°Hmmm, if she has the ability, she should fight back,¡± Rong Yue said with a shrug.


    Grand Elder Pang also gave the gifts that he had prepared to Rong Yue and she got up to greet him politely.


    ¡°If you don¡¯t mind, you should drop by when you have some free time to discuss some paintings with me,¡± Grand Elder Pang said, surprising a lot of people in the room, they hadn¡¯t expected that he valued her work to that extent.


    ¡°Hmmm, next time I¡¯m in the capital, I¡¯ll ask master to bring me around,¡± Rong Yue replied heartily already warming up to the elder.


    From her words, everyone from the younger generation sighed in relief as they felt it was already good that she wasn¡¯t from here.


    If she asionally came around, there was no way she could match up to the authority they had built over the years.


    Elder Pang nodded in satisfaction and then used his side eyes to nce at his grandson that was also staring at Rong Yue.


    ¡°How old are you this year, and what college do you attend?¡± Master Pei, the president of the painting association asked with a kind smile, as someone that was used to looking at matters more intricately, he felt that although her eyes and soul felt mature, this girl was still very young.


    ¡°I¡¯m going to turn eighteen in some months and would enter college in the next academic session,¡±


    Her answer had people stirring in the hall.


    She was seventeen!


    A seventeen years old girl had beaten all the otherpetitors that were nothing less than twenty one.


    The youngest was Ning Li who was only twenty one while Bai Lu followed right after with twenty two.


    Yet, Rong Yue was only seventeen.


    While everyone was praising her in their minds and some verbally, Mo Fan shot a look at Qin Yichen.


    ¡°Isn¡¯t she too young?¡±


    ¡°She would be eighteen very soon, also, age is nothing more than a number,¡± he replied stoically as he returned his gaze to his little beauty.


    Throughout the party, people sang praises to Master Wang at his good eyes and some even wanted to find out more information about Rong Yue and her background from him.


    Although the most influential families lived in the capital, there was still some families in other notable cities that had a solid background and if Rong Yue was from one of those families, it was going to be a good opportunity for them to start thinking of a marriage alliance.


    Elder Wang, however was tight lipped and deflected all their questions smartly, he carefully created an ambiguous personality for her.


    Knowing them, a lot of them would forget after a while and wouldn¡¯t bother to search.


    After a while, everywhere had loosened up and the young men and women started to socialize gradually.


    Pang Ye, who had been waiting for the perfect time came up to meet the Wang family.


    ¡°Cousins! I had no idea you all would be making an appearance today, you are so hard to see every other time,¡± he said as he pulled Wang Lei into a hug.


    Since the both of them were in their mid twenties and had grown up together, their bond was quite good and would asionally hang out when they had enough time to spare.


    ¡°Father was bringing Yue¡¯er, we didn¡¯t want her to stay all alone and decided to apany her,¡±


    ¡°Yue¡¯er? Do you mean Miss Rong here?¡± He asked as he turned his gaze to Rong Yue that was talking with Wang An and Wang Bo.


    ¡°Hmmm,¡± Wang Lei¡¯s eyes were fixed on Pang Ye, yet, he was unable to pick anything from his eyes or bodynguage as he looked at Rong Yue which made him drop his suspicions.


    ¡°Yue¡¯er, meet our cousin, he¡¯s also a guest for today¡¯s party, Pang Ye,¡± Wang Lei said as he called her attention.


    Rong Yue had been discussing the games with the two brothers and giving them theoretical lessons on how they were supposed to advance and also beat the other people in the game when Wang Lei called her.


    With eyes still gleaming from schooling the two, she turned around to look at the young man that was now standing beside Wang Lei.


    ¡°Young master Pang, it¡¯s a pleasure to meet you, thank you for the hospitality.¡± Her tone was neither scheming or calctive while the purity in her eyes made Pang Ye feel even more drawn to her.


    Her gaze was sharp and clear, it wasn¡¯t hard to guess that, although she wasn¡¯t a calctive person, she was also not someone without her own thoughts.


    ¡°As long as it was good enough for you,¡± Pang Ye said and then turned back to look at Wang Lei.


    ¡°I still have to greet other guests, I¡¯ll be going now,¡± he said as he gave Wang An and Wang Bo brief greetings and left.


    Wang Lei on the other hand looked at his departing back for a while before letting out a sigh in relief.


    He had felt there was more to Pang Ye¡¯s visit, yet he couldn¡¯t point it out, it was like he had one answer in his heart but none of Pang He¡¯s actions had really pointed that out.


    After a while, he let out a sigh and pushed the thoughts out of his mind.


    ¡°Can I go out to get some air?¡± Rong Yue asked after a while as she felt she needed some air to let her dinner digest, she had eaten close to four rounds of meal since they came and was starting to feel a little bloated.


    ¡°Hmmm, just be careful,¡±


    Rong Yue nodded in understanding and then stood up before allowing the two brothers to follow her.


    Now that she knew they were going to be in the same university, she didn¡¯t want to look forward to her first year anymore. Thankfully, they were already in their final year and would only be badgered by them for one year.


    Therge hall had seven doors with six doors by the side and one door at the entrance through where they had entered from.


    Rong Yue took one of the doors closest to them by the side and stepped out into a corridor.


    ¡°Is there a way out from here, she asked one of the guards that were patrolling the corridor.


    ¡°Hmmm, there¡¯s a garden there where guests can go, if you want to leave the building, you would go in this direction,¡± the guard told her, already used to people having a need for air in events like this.


    After walking a while more, Rong Yue saw the garden ahead and sighed, although her dress was perfectlyfortable, she was not a fan of being surrounded by so many people.


    She found a bench and sat down, leaning her head on the back rest so that she could get some rest.


    ¡°So you really don¡¯t know me huh?¡± A cold voice rang out, breaking the silence and Rong Yue opened her eyes to see Qin Yichen walking in.


    ¡°As the second young master of the Qin family and the president of the Qin corporation, are you expecting me to agree to knowing you in a hall full of elites that would fight to their bones just to be with you?¡± Rong Yue asked, her brows scrunched up as she shot him a re.


    ¡°Qin Yichen, I still love my life,¡±

 Chapter 92

    92 You Finally Dare To Show Your Face


    As reluctant as everyone in the Wang family was, after telling them that her mother was alone back in city A, they were more understanding and allowed her to go.


    Rong Yue took her leave the next day in the morning, not needing the help of Wang Lei to escort her anymore.


    After her conversation with Qin Yichenst night, she was even more eager to leave before he could pay another visit to the Wang family, after all, deep down, Rong Yue knew that she couldn¡¯t look away from him.


    From her first day back here, to all the significant moments she had in this new life, he had always found a way to be there.


    It was hard to block such a person out of her heartpletely and she was trying her best not to make the same mistake like she once had.


    The flight was short and as soon as she got down from the airport, she saw a card raised up with her name which made her brows crinkle in confusion.


    She was certain there was no one that knew that she wasing home, which meant that it could be for another Rong Yue.


    With that thought, Rong Yue walked past the man, however, Lu San who had been keeping an eye on her since she stepped down immediately ran after her, discarding the card.


    ¡°Miss Rong, your ride is here!¡± He eximed as soon as he caught up with her.


    .....


    ¡°I don¡¯t recall ordering for a ride, who are you?¡± Rong Yue asked even as she saw that he was the person that had been apanying her all these while.


    ¡°Forgive my manners, master asked me to take you home and help you around the city till he returns,¡± he said hurriedly, scratching his head in embarrassment.


    Rong Yue looked at him for a while, she was surprised that despite her movement, Qin Yichen was able to tell that she would leave this early enough to have someone wait here for her.


    Clearly, he was simply telling her that even though she didn¡¯t agree to being his woman, he wasn¡¯t giving up, neither was he nning to let go.


    She sighed and then released the hold of her luggage to Lu San that was already holding on tightly to it.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go,¡±


    Lu San sighed in relief as he rushed to the exclusive car that Qin Yichen had asked him to start using for their future young miss.


    Previously, the only instruction had been to follow her around, but afterst night where Qin Yichen clearly asked him that he was to assist and protect that future miss openly, he clearly didn¡¯t dare to ck.


    This was their future miss!


    ¡°You finally dare to show your face after a month of sneaking around?¡± Rong Yue spoke up as the car drove out of the airport and it took Lu San every bit of control to not m the brakes in shock.


    Somehow, he had always suspected it that it was very possible that Rong Yue knew she was being tailed, like the day he had followed her to the Dark Rose, however, since she has never said anything, he had imagined that it was just in his mind.


    Now, she just said it directly!


    He looked through the rearview mirror at Rong Yue that had leaned her head back and had her eyes closed and decided to say nothing also, after a while, he got to the estate.


    As he turned to inform her that they were there, Rong Yue already opened her eyes and opened the door.


    ¡°If he asked you to follow me around, then you can make yourself useful by getting lunch and dinner for the three of us,¡± she told him as she grabbed her luggage from the car trunk before he could get there.


    ¡°The three of us?¡± Lu San asked confused as he wondered who the third person is.


    ¡°Aren¡¯t you a person?¡± Rong Yue asked as her eyes danced with mirth that immediately made Lu San to flush in embarrassment.


    Without another word, he dashed into the car and drove off.


    Clearly, the task of watching the future young miss was definitely not going to be an easy one.


    As for Rong Yue, she carried her bag upstairs all by herself. Initially, she had thought to reject him and send him back to Qin Yichen.


    But after thinking it through, she realized that it was just at the right time, she currently needed to do a lot of things that went from setting up the traditional medicine business to her also setting up her own first stream of ie.


    Going to the capital had taught her exactly what she wanted to start with.


    However, she also had exams andcked man power. Since Qin Yichen was sending this one to her for free, she had no reason to refuse.


    Besides, she was almost certain that knowing him, he wouldn¡¯t even allow the young man the chance to leave making this the best solution.


    As for Lu San, he was almost crying inside as he drove to the Yue restaurant that Qin Yichen always got Rong Yue¡¯s meals from.


    If he hadn¡¯t seen her capabilities in the painting and technology field, perhaps he might have some prejudice or grudges at how she had sent him forth like that. But after knowing what she could do at her age, he was totally willing to do what he could do to please her on behalf of their master.


    In his mind, he already imagined that both Qin Yichen and Rong Yue were in a mutually agreed upon rtionship.


    ¡°Yue¡¯er!¡± Rong Xia¡¯s voice was filled with excitement and a myriad of emotions as she threw herself into her daughter¡¯s embrace.


    Since they barely had enough to eat and with how good she was with herbal medicine, her figure was only slightly different from Rong Yue¡¯s own and was even weaker since Rong Yue trained every day to strengthen her bones.


    ¡°I missed you,¡± she confessed, tightening her hands around her daughter.


    ¡°Me too, are you sure you won¡¯te along with me when I go to college?¡± Rong Yue teased as she pulled back and looked at her mother.


    Although she was the older one, Rong Xia¡¯s eyes had pulled up with tears already which made Rong Yue¡¯s heart ache also.


    Clearly, the three days of her being away had really been hard on her mother and yet, she had forced herself to sound like all was okay over the phone.


    Not only that, she had also pushed her off like she was not going to be affected when Wang Lei came back.


    ¡°Hmmm, I¡¯ll be preparing my mind, this time, I was not expecting it,¡± Rong Xia said honestly and then pulled her to the sofa to sit while she carried the luggage inside.


    From the moment she had given birth to Rong Yue, she had understood something, the little one was a part of her and was her family. Regardless of anything that happened over the years, they would both be together when the night fell either hungry or happy.


    This was the first time that she was away from Rong Yue.


    ¡°You came back alone? What of your master and how did thepetition go?¡± Rong Xia asked all at once as she got back from keeping the luggage away.


    ¡°I already asked someone to bring us lunch and dinner so that you don¡¯t have to cook, let me tell you about everything one after the other,¡± Rong Yue said as she went inside the room to change into morefortable clothes.


    After that, she spent the entire morning telling her mother about how she had met Master Wang Shu to how everything had gone in the capital.


    She also told her what the capital looked like and was slightly surprised to see her mother not being surprised when she described all of those things.


    By the time it was noon, the door bell rang and Lu San came in with threerge thermo boxes of food.


    ¡°Why did you get so much?¡± Rong Yue asked as she closed the door behind him before helping him offload the boxes.


    ¡°Master said you must have missed it and I needed to get more than enough so you can satisfy your cravings,¡± Lu San said, skipping out on the part where he had also considered that if she didn¡¯t have enough, then there wouldn¡¯t be enough food for him to eat.


    ¡°Mother, this is Yichen¡¯s friend, he would be staying with us for the main time as he doesn¡¯t have a ce to stay, also, he would be helping me with the setting up of the warehouse and gship store so it¡¯s going to be easier if he stays here,¡± she exined to Rong Xia who was looking at Lu San suspiciously.


    Although, he was doing his best to appear normal and not threatening, it was hard to not see that faint aura of danger that he carried.


    ¡°As long as you trust him,¡± Rong Xia said with a sigh, closing the matter.


    As for Lu San, he was very sure that his master would kill him if he slept in here with them, but he also didn¡¯t want to correct Rong Yue in front of her mother and so he stood there without a word.

 Chapter 93

    93 Settling Matters


    For Rong Yue, the next few days were incredibly tight, the qualifying stage of exam was in one week and she and Wu Hao had only finished their final revision today.


    ¡°You are exhausted, are you sure you don¡¯t want to get some rest after this?¡± Wu Hao asked as he packed his books into his bag.


    ¡°Once I go to the capital, I would be lying to myself if I say that I woulde back home often, that would be too much and now is the only time I have to do this, besides, Song Jian is assisting,¡± she exined as she got up.


    The both of them always met up at a library that was close to the heart of their city, like this, Rong Yue could have Lu San run things up until the time that she wanted to leave.


    After some more words, Rong Yue and Wu Hao said their goodbyes and separated. Rong Yue got into the already waiting car that Lu San parked right in front of the library.


    ¡°Young Miss,¡± he greeted respectfully and Rong Yue rolled her eyes in sarcasm. She had always been someone that could get her way around things, with Lu San, even with their age gap and his capabilities, he waspletely obedient to her on every matter other than this.


    No matter what she said, he would not agree to call her anything other Young Miss, two weeks after, she had started to give up already.


    ¡°The men at the warehouse started work this morning while I already had someone drop mother so that she could confirm that the ces for the nting were enough like you asked,¡± he reported and Rong Yue nodded her head in understanding.


    ¡°Let them follow any instructions she gives them, since there¡¯s work going on in the warehouse now, we can have some professional give us the proper quotation for the equipments we would need. I would like to start work on their gship store, after all, branding and creating awareness is everything,¡± she told him and Lu San nodded in agreement.


    .....


    Although she was barely eighteen, Rong Yue did business like a veteran and covered all the spots. Especially since he now knew that all the money she was using was all earned by her, Lu San had beenpletely bought over by her.


    ¡°I¡¯ll take note, also, what¡¯s important now is you finding a manager that can handle everything, Song Jian is doing okay, maybe even better than I expected but he would be going to college too and with their rtionship, he would not be stern and firm enough when your mother and his siblings take over,¡± Lu San voiced out his worries.


    ¡°I almost forgot this important part, I would work on it this night or maybe outsource it to someone,¡±


    This evening, she had something that was important and couldn¡¯t be pushed back so she could only do thatter on.


    ¡°Master alreadypiled a list of qualifying people, you can look at themter on and just pick one,¡± Lu San said, starting the car so that he didn¡¯t have to hear her reply.


    Rong Yue, however, had nothing she wanted to say, he had done this so many times already in the past week that she was already used to it.


    It was easy to see that he was trying his best to make things easy for her, as for anything he was expecting, perhaps, they would handle it when she got to the capital.


    However, if he had not done it, a list like that was going to be drawn up the little Loli.


    ¡°Change this car to a less conspicuous one, I¡¯ll be back very quickly,¡± Rong Yue told him before getting down from the car. Since her mother was still at the warehouse, this was the best time to make a trip to the ck market.


    For someone that had a lot of ns, Rong Yue had decided that her first business was going to be in the jewelry line, however, a line like that was difficult to start as a nobody which meant that she had to take it step by step.


    In the whole country, City A had a rtively good amount of pure stones that she could use to start from the scratch.


    Her intention was to get some stones at a good price, sell some away and then gradually start scouting for a good way to start her own designs.


    Out of all the types of jewelry, jade was the most essible to her and the only one she could get with very little capital.


    As soon as thepany had taken off slightly and had a side dealing of providing stones, she could take her hands off and use the money on it to get better stones. All of these were however ns for the future while the most important one here was actually getting the stones.


    Rong Yue went upstairs and changed her disguise into that of a woman that was around the age of twenty five. In all of her previous appearance, the only thing that was still recognizable were those sharp eyes and it would be hard to make a connection with how she was dressed.


    With red heels as added height and a hair wig that had bangs and was brown, Rong Yue looked nothing like her normal self and she proved this when she got downstairs and knocked on the car that Lu San was already sitting in.


    ¡°How may I help you miss?¡± He asked politely as he rolled down the window.


    Rong Yue looked at his tense shoulders and how he was watching her every move and chuckled.


    ¡°Hmmm, I needed to confirm if my disguise was good enough,¡± she said as she sashayed to the other side of the car and got inside.


    With that familiar yful voice, Lu San could guess who the yful voice belonged to, yet he didn¡¯t want to believe that the eighteen year old that he had been following around for close to two months now was the woman that was currently in his car.


    ¡°We are going to the ck market, in case I make any mistake, I wouldn¡¯t want to be traced back to my family or anything, the best would be to change my appearance.¡± Rong Yue exined and then threw him a mask.


    ¡°You would use that when we get there, you also can¡¯t be traced,¡±

 Chapter 94

    94 The ck Market


    Since she knew that with the aid of the system, she could easily see through things, she wanted to test it on the stones. If it worked, it was going to make things easy for her while for herpetitors, they might try to trace things from that point on.


    With that thought, she decided that not going as herself was the best option.


    Lu San nodded in understanding, started the car and drove in the direction of the ck market.


    By this time of the day, the ck market was at its peak and from just standing at the entrance, Rong Yue already felt alive.


    She hurriedly bought a bunch of meat sticks that she saw being roasted on open fire through some mesh and ate as she walked.


    Although she hadn¡¯t been to a night market before, with the little Loli system, she had been able to gather a lot of information that one could only get bying here.


    ¡°I¡¯ll like to get some things here first, you can help me take them to the car after,¡± Rong Yue whispered to Lu San and then stopped by a stall.


    Usually, most of these stalls sold really good imitation of goods and one had to be sharp to know if they were buying the high imitation at an high price or bad imitation at a low price.


    There was however, also some that imed they were selling quality and would usually just sell something else. With this record, most of the things in the ck market had quickly be a game of luck.


    .....


    As soon as she found a stall that had some of the things she liked, painting tools, Rong Yue waited there and looked through his things,


    ¡°Young Lady, are you a painter, this brush is from the Feng dynasty and has one of the best brushes for you to paint.¡± The stall owner said with a smile that exposed his already brown teeth.


    Rong Yue nodded and said nothing but in reality, she was alreadyparing all the items that she found attractive with the system to know which were good or not.


    One had to know that, things in the ancient time had even more quality and spirit to them for items that didn¡¯t include technology.


    She just wanted something that would stand out amongst all others.


    ¡°The calligraphy set over there has passed the check and is seen to be from the Han dynasty,¡± the little system rang out, Rong Yue looked at the set that didn¡¯t seem old and haggard and then looked at another item, a tactic that she was employing to not let the stall owner know the item she wanted.


    ¡°I¡¯ll take this, this and this,¡± Rong Yue announced, picking three items on a random and cing them aside.


    ¡°You have a good eye, that bracelet that you have picked is from the Qin dynasty,¡± the man said with a calcting smile.


    ¡°It¡¯s an imitation from the Sui dynasty, you should do your research before you try to sell,¡± she scolded and then off handedly added the calligraphy set to the pile of items she had picked.


    Seeing that she was someone that knew her thing, the man was able to read theck of excitement from her stance and face and didn¡¯t bother to cut corners anymore.


    Instead he sold them only at the price he had set as a base price for his own profit.


    After buying, Rong Yue also paid and left the stall.


    Since her main focus was the stones and she already had one ancient calligraphy pen from this, she didn¡¯t want to waste anymore time.


    ¡°What you have bought is not a lot, I can just hold on to them and follow you to the stone gambling stores, they are around that end,¡± Lu San spoke up before she could send him off.


    Since his master had asked him to watch her, a ce like this was thest ce he should leave her alone and even though he had a suspicion that she was trying to shake him off, he was also shameless enough to ignore it.


    The stone gambling stores were towards the end of the ck market and more importantly, it had the busiest part as this was what some people lived their lives on. If they bought a stone at a cheap price and saw some good jade in it, they would sell it off at a price that was most times ten times what they had bought the stone itself.


    The profit also depended on the quality and type of stone they found and some people had over the years had made a big fortune out of stone gambling.


    However, even though it had an upside like that, it also had the downside of being addictive and some people would eventually ruin their lives by hoping to find some stone that had a rare Jade inside it.


    In the end, it was like a two edged sword.


    Rong Yue looked at the stalls and decided to pick the one with the least crowd.


    If she picked the one that had all that crowd, she would have to struggle to pick what she wanted.


    However, she also kept it at the back of her mind that if the store had no good stone, she would eventually have to try another store.


    In total, there were about six stone gambling stores in this ck market which gave her more than enough chance to have her options.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go to that one,¡± she told Lu San, heading forward without waiting for him.


    Just before she could enter the store, a middle aged man blocked her path with a fawning and cunny smile.


    ¡°Youngdy, this store hasn¡¯t opened any Jade in close to eight months, you can say that they have taken all of their good stones away and just want us to buy the scrap they have dumped, if you know what¡¯s good for you, leave there ande over to the store there, we have really good raw stones that would guarantee you a good Jade,¡± the middle aged man said and then pointed to a crowded shop that was opposite them.


    ¡°Hmm, I¡¯m here for something else, entirely,¡± Rong Yue said dismissively and then walked forward to go inside the store she was going before.

 Chapter 95

    95 Imperial Jade


    The store she entered waspletely deserted and even two of the workers had their head on the wooden table and were sleeping.


    ¡°Wee! How can we help you?¡± A girl rushed to stand from a cuboid makeshift counter that she was sitting, it was clear to see that she was the ountant.


    ¡°I¡¯m here to buy raw stones,¡±


    ¡°Really!?¡± The girl eximed, shocked and it was only after some seconds that she realized that her reaction was off.


    ¡°Sure, sure! You are are in the right ce,¡± she hurriedly added. As for the other two, they had woken up starlted from her loud voice.


    From the looks on their faces, it was clear to see that they didn¡¯t expect to have any customers and even Lu San looked at Rong Yue as he tried tomunicate to her with his eyes.


    This store didn¡¯t seem like it would have any stone that was good.


    ¡°Are these all your stones?¡± Rong Yue asked, ncing around the medium sized store and one of the two that had been sleeping rushed to reply.


    ¡°We have more stones inside, however, their prices are slightly higher than this as our store experts have selected them to have higher chances than the ones out here,¡± the young man replied honestly and Rong Yue also nodded in understanding.


    .....


    ¡°I¡¯ll look through here first and then check thoseter,¡± without wasting anymore words, she went ahead to start looking through the stones.


    Lu San followed her closely behind with one of the huge metals carts that had been stacked together by the wall in the store.


    Since he had no knowledge on stone gambling, Lu San only watched in silence as Rong Yue selected five stones in less than ten minutes.


    ¡°Young Miss, do you want me to invite an expert to help you choose?¡± He leaned in and whispered, afraid that she would just burn money.


    ¡°You don¡¯t trust me?¡± Rong Yue asked with a teasing and sly grin on her face that left Lu San no choice but to stand back and watch her.


    After picking ten stones from the first section, Rong Yue pointed at two and ordered that they used their store¡¯s cutter to help her cut it.


    Originally, she had no intention of cutting it here, but after looking at the tragic condition of their store and how sincere their workers were, she decided to give them some free publicity.


    Finally, she wanted to test how urate the little¡¯s Loli x-ray methods were.


    As if hearing her, the system rang out in her mind, ¡°just this little bit of stone is no problem, it¡¯s onlyyered buildings I can¡¯t see through now,¡± it said like it was whining and Rong Yue chuckled to herself.


    Although she had been curious about the matching of the system to her body, she still had every intention to start her own research when she got to the capital, that way, she would also stay top of her game.


    ¡°Stay here with them, I¡¯ll go with her to pick some more stones from inside,¡±


    With Lu San there to watch, she could be assured that no foul game involved.


    True to their words, the moment Rong Yue entered the inner store, the system¡¯s transparent screen immediately appeared and pointed out numerous stones that had jade in them with their ranking.


    With that guide, Rong Yue selected close to seventeen stones and selected three stones that had nothing in them. Together with the one she had bought from the outer store, that was already a total of thirty stones, the cashier that was also acting as a guide for her felt like she was going to copse from excitement.


    One had to understand that, the raw stones were also not cheap, after all, the store owner had to let go of the opportunity to have real Jade by putting them on disy, so for one customer toe in and buy twenty high ss stones that had a sess percent of 36% and also buy ten of the ones that had a 10% rate.


    It was really good!


    Lu San¡¯s eyes widened as he saw the cart they wheeled in.


    The first stone was already at the final stage and there was no sh of light or anything even at this point, it was not difficult to confirm that there was nothing in it.


    With that kind of result and seeing the pile of stones that was being wheeled inside, ck lines appeared on Lu San forehead. Yet, he didn¡¯t dare to say anything.


    ¡°Young miss, we are about to start the cutting of the second one, the first one is empty,¡± he told her as soon as she entered and Rong Yue nodded, she already knew that it was empty.


    ¡°Cut the second one,¡± she said resolutely and then had the other guy that was standing doing nothing to carry two more stones and add to the cutting table.


    ¡°I would be going off with the rest of them,¡±


    Lu San nodded in understanding, and then made some calls, after all, the stones were too much for him to carry alone.


    The cutting guy finished with the first one and the disappointment that moved through the room was even greater than before.


    However, the guy started with the cutting of the second one,


    Rong Yue stood on the side, looking through her phone while the workers started with the cutting.


    ¡°Ahhhh! There¡¯s a sh of green!¡± The cutter eximed, pausing the machine as he turned the slightly opened stone to show Rong Yue the light that was gleaming it from it.


    ¡°Hmm, that¡¯s okay, cut it more carefully,¡±


    After about twenty minutes, the guy had finished with the cutting and the fist sized Jade sat on the table shining brightly.


    From its luster and quality, she could already guess that it wasn¡¯t some high quality Jade, however, it was also better than mid level grade and would still sell at a decent price.


    ¡°Cut these other two also, let¡¯s see what¡¯s inside them,¡± she said and then signaled for Lu San to take the piece of jade that they gotten already.


    Like the second time, one strike was all and there was already a bit of light shining through, this made the cutter feel very energetic and was very quick with his hands.


    Before long, he was done cutting the first stone and yet, the air in the store was dramatically calm as everyone looked at the Jade that was on the table.


    Emperor Jade!


    The extremely hard to find jade was here on the table.


    ¡°Is it possible? Let me call the masters,¡± the girl said as she ran out of the store.


    The boy who had done the cutting however knew his stones better and was very certain that it was the emperor Jade. His eyes shone with a gaze of disbelief and awe.


    ¡°E..emperor Jade!¡± He repeated as he looked at Rong Yue.


    ¡°You are insanely lucky miss,¡± he finally managed to say and then went back to cutting the remaining stone that she had requested to be cut.


    Lu San sighed as he looked at Rong Yue¡¯s nonchnt expression. Clearly, when it came to their future young mistress, he couldn¡¯t dare to underestimate her for even one minute of the day.


    ¡°Lu San, I just got a message from Song Jain, he says that the equipments have just arrived,¡± she said, looking up from her phone.


    It was almost like the matter of cutting an emperor jade was nothing of a big deal.


    ¡°I¡¯ll check it as soon as I drop you off at home,¡± almost as soon as he talked, four men entered the store and bowed to Lu San respectfully.


    ¡°Carry the stones here to the base, I¡¯ll pick it up when I drop by, also, none of the stones must change.¡± He said sternly and the four of them nodded and then lifted the baskets of stones away.


    As for the girl that had rushed out of the store earlier, she rushed in with three more people, however, Rong Yue also noticed from the corner of her eyes that people seemed to be rushing here also, since she was prepared to give them free publicity, she also didn¡¯t mind and just walked toward the man cutting.


    ¡°Can you hurry a bit more,¡±


    ¡°Young miss, are you the customer that cut the emperor¡¯s jade from our store?¡± A man that seemed to be in histe fifties asked as he looked at the Jade on the table and then at Rong Yue.


    ¡°Boss, you have confirmed that it¡¯s the Emperor¡¯s Jade?¡± The cashier girl asked, interrupting him and the man nodded eagerly.


    ¡°It is, it is,¡±


    Before he could turn back to talk to Rong Yue, several people ran into the store, eyes searching around for the green Jade that had been cut.


    ¡°Didn¡¯t they say this store has no jade? How did someone manage to cut the imperial jade from here?¡± Someone asked in a rather loud voice and many other nodded in agreement.


    They had stayed away and yet, someone hade here and picked such a Jade with no struggle, it was of course normal that they felt cheated.


    ¡°Look another one is being cut, let¡¯s see what happens,¡± someone eximed and everyone sobered up, looking at the dim green light that was peeking through.


    Before long, their curiosity was satisfied, as the stone finally cut through and the green luster of the jade shone brightly in the dim store.


    ¡°Emperor Jade again!!¡±


    ¡°Shit, how did we miss out on this store?¡± Someone eximed and several others that were quick action takers immediately started looking through the stones that had began to gather dust in the store.


    Several people also approached Rong Yue with the intention of getting her to sell her stones but she was firm on her decision.


    ¡°I don¡¯t want to sell.¡±

 Chapter 96

    96 Tang Xuan


    Rong Yue had resolutely left the ck market the previous night without considering what was happening, as of today, just the news that she had cut two imperial jade from that store had their sales skyrocket and pass all of the ones from before.


    As for the culprit, she was just getting back from her morning training when she saw Lu San standing outside the door.


    ¡°Is anything that matter?¡± She asked directly, not bothering with greetings.


    ¡°The equipments are all in order and the stones have been properly kept also,¡± he reported, clearly, he was here for his next line of duties.


    ¡°Okay, arrange a meeting with these three...¡± Rong Yue gave him a list of three people that she had interest in working with and then asked him to make some reservations.


    Other than a manager, she also needed to meet with a designer that would have the same idea that she had and then meet with people that would deal with the marketing.


    So all through the night, she had tasked the Little Loli with finding people that could fill out that role and request for a meeting with them.


    Lu San nodded in understanding and left the house while Rong Yue went in to clean up.


    Her qualifying exams were in a four days and she was going to meet with Wu Hao this morning to do somest revision, after that, she would meet all the people she needed to meet and then go to the warehouse to see what was happening.


    .....


    In summary, she had a very busy schedule and even Lu San being there to help was not enough to make things easypletely.


    She hurriedly cleaned up and packed all the things she needed for the day before stepping out of her room.


    ¡°Yue¡¯er, are you on bad terms with Qin Yichen?¡± Rong Xia asked as her daughter came out fully dressed and ready to go out some minutester.


    Hearing her mother¡¯s words, Rong Yue¡¯s brows furrowed slightly as she tried to remember thest time she had heard from him. Realizing that they had both not spoken since she left the capital ten days ago, she sighed in relief and plopped down on the dining table.


    ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡±


    ¡°We were talking yesterday and he said he called to be sure you were doing well since you haven¡¯t been speaking to him,¡± Rong Xia said as she shot an usatory look at her daughter while scooping food in her meal.


    Speaking to him? She couldn¡¯t even remember him sending her a message. Clearly, he had done this on purpose.


    ¡°Mother, have been very upied with so many matters and I barely even get the time to think about myself, of course, I won¡¯t have the time to talk to him also,¡± she whined, folding her arms across her chest so that she could win over her mother.


    ¡°Some people turn out to be more important than even the greatest riches, if you think a man like him being willing to amodate you without minding anything is easy to find, then it¡¯s only because you are still young, as you grow older, you will learn to realize that most people are only out for themselves,¡± Rong Xia advised, with all the things she had seen in movies, she could tell that Qin Yichen was trying to pursue her daughter who was hell bent on not reciprocating.


    Rong Yue on the other hand was surprised that her mother could say something of this point and her eyes teared up greatly as she nodded.


    It would seem that her mother was really getting better. The main point that her mother had said about Qin Yichen didn¡¯t stick to her memory!


    After breakfast, she gave her mom a quick kiss before leaving the house. Since Lu San was away handling some matters, she had to leave the estate with driver Yu who as usual dropped her off at the library that she and Wu Hao picked.


    ¡°You have lost quite the amount of weight. Aren¡¯t you eating well?¡± Wu Hao asked as she entered the study space that he had already picked.


    With her hair packed in a firm bun and her body hugging knitted top and skinny jeans, it was easy to see that she had lost a lot more weight than thest time he saw her which made him slightly concerned.


    ¡°There¡¯s so much to do, even if I eat the whole world, the rest is the most important thing, also, I have been training my body recently,¡±


    ¡°Have youpiled the questions?¡± She asked, clearly attempting to steer the conversation away from that part.


    ¡°Here,¡±


    The both of them spent the next two hours studying which was more of Rong Yue helping Wu Hao with the questions that he was struggling with.


    At the same time, the little Loli booked several meetings for Rong Yue with all the people they had reached out too in the same restaurant.


    With millions in her ount already, she had enough money to invite a lot of these talents to work for her on the brand she wanted to create.


    ¡°We will see in three days time,¡± Wu Hao said, his expression was better and more rxed now that he felt he had covered all the important parts.


    ¡°For this first stage, the important thing is to qualify for the capital exams, don¡¯t try to be a dark horse yet,¡± Rong Yue told him before leaving the library to go to meet Lu San that was already waiting in the car park.


    She was simply telling him to not put in his best! After all, if they managed to beat the students that were champions already in the country ande out on top, all eyes would be on them and they might even attract bad intentions.


    It was always better to move steadily than rushing ahead.


    ¡°There are two meetings with the best two you picked in a restaurant close by here, you can grab lunch while at it,¡± Lu San said as she entered the car, he had fully taken on the role of being her personal assistant.


    ????????


    The first person she was to meet was once a winner of top managers in A city and was still working with a foodpany, since she had experience that Rong Yue felt was close to what she needed, Rong Yue had felt the need to pick her, after all, the important thing was who had the better benefits to offer.


    However, ten minutes to the agreed time and she was runningte making Lu San slightly flustered as he checked the mail to be sure he had the time correctly.


    Just as he was about to tell Rong Yue that it was the correct time, a woman in her thirties walked In through the door, from their vintage point upstairs, they could see her very clearly.


    ¡°She¡¯s here already,¡± Rong Yue said calmly, her eyes, however, werepletely focused on the woman¡¯s every move.


    ¡°Wee, miss Tang,¡± Rong Yue said politely as the woman was led in by the restaurant¡¯s staff.


    Tang Xuan looked at the young and out of the world beauty seated like a painting and then looked at Lu San, ¡°I suppose you must be Mr Lu?¡± She asked, disregarding Rong Yuepletely and Lu San nodded in agreement, however, the air around him dropped by several degrees at her tant act of disrespect.


    ¡°You mentioned that you were only the assistant, where¡¯s your boss?¡± Her tone and voice wereced in dissatisfaction and although Rong Yue felt that it would be impossible for her to work with her mother just by this attitude, she didn¡¯t let any of her expression show on her face.


    ¡°This is my boss here,¡±


    Tang Xuan looked at Rong Yue and then at Lu San before she let out a deriding chuckle, ¡°ahh! Forgive my manners, I thought this was some assistant,¡±


    ¡°Are you representing your family little miss?¡± She asked as she finally sat down opposite Rong Yue.


    ¡°No, this is something that I wouldpletely own, I would only expect that you use your skills to manage and help scale the business,¡±


    Her eyes looked at Rong Yue and then nodded in satisfaction.


    ¡°You seem to know that I am one of the best in the industry, I do not have to mention that again, so any brand I take on needs to have a suitable n, image and budget before I can do that. Let me see what you have,¡±


    ¡°Yes, I understand that you are one of the best in City A, however, my brand is a brand that would have its end users as their priority which is something I am sure you are incapable of,¡± Rong Yue started.


    Her voice was low and calm, making her soundpletely mature and confident in herself and even Tang Xuan had no choice than to listen.


    ¡°So to not waste your precious time, I would have to cut this meeting short by letting you know that you are not the right fit for us.¡±


    Tang Xuan¡¯s face went from red to white as she looked at the expressionless face that Rong Yue wore.


    Although she hade in here like a boss, she had only agreed in the first ce because her currentpany were struggling with their finances, also, the offer that Rong Yue had was extremely generous.


    Her sole purpose ofing in like that was just because she wanted to have the upper hand in their rtionship!


    ¡°Miss Tang, since she has made up her mind, we won¡¯t be changing it, if you can excuse us,¡± Lu San said, standing up to show that he was ready to escort her if she didn¡¯t make a move.


    Tang Xuan on the other hand was still a woman with pride and so she stood up immediately, picking her bag and walking out with no words.

 Chapter 97

    97 Hiring Fang Mo


    After letting of the Miss Tang, Rong Yue went ahead to have her lunch while waiting for the second person. As for Lu San, he immediately reported what had just happened to Qin Yichen.


    Qin Yichen who was in a meeting raised two fingers up to let the person that was talking pause as soon as he heard the familiar ding of Lu San¡¯s message. His face darkened immediately upon reading the long text, how dare an insignificant manager like her think that she could make his woman bow to her?


    ¡°Deal with her ordingly,¡± with that instruction, he went back to the meeting knowing that Lu San would already understand.


    It was easy to give Rong Yue a golden finger manager that could work well with her, after all, his mind was made up on making her his woman no matter how much time it took.


    However, because he knew very well that this was just something she was building for her mother and a friend, he decided to just let them have a considerably good manager for the start.


    But that didn¡¯t mean he was going to allow some mere manager bully his little girl!


    Everyone in the room watched Qin Yichen with bated breath as his faced darkened and frown lines appeared on his face as they wondered what could have happened to thepany, after all, they wouldn¡¯t dare to think that it was because of a girl that their boss was this angry.


    After a few seconds, Qin Yichen regained control over his emotions and waved his hand for the person that was doing a presentation before to continue.


    All of them at the board table sighed in relief, as long as it wasn¡¯t something too dangerous.


    .....


    But the next few minutes proved that it was not the best decision as every presentation had close to ten ws each pointed out by Qin Yichen.


    A lot of them looked at Lu Bo helplessly as they sat back stiffly in their seats.


    ¡°President, do you think they should go and redo the proposals instead, it seems like they havee unprepared,¡± Lu San bent and whispered into Qin Yichen¡¯s ears after seeing that his emotions were already soiled.


    With the chime of the phone, Lu Bo was sure that it was Lu San that had sent a message. With everything that had been happening in the past week, he was very certain that this was rted to the boss.


    Although he was happy that the boss was finally seeing someone that he liked, for someone that didn¡¯t seem like she could take care of herself. It would even be worse if the Qin family ridiculed the boss because of her.


    At this point, he had forgotten that Rong Yue was only an high school student and even the young heirs from the rich family were all still ying around at this stage.


    Also, he had no idea that she was the developer that he was full of awe and respect for, after all, she had been in a disguise on the two asions that they met.


    Back in city A,


    The second candidate was Fang Mo, although he was a lot younger than Tang Xuan and was in his early thirties, he had managed hispany extremely well and gotmendable results in about five years.


    When he came in, Rong Yue greeted him and he replied politely before greeting Lu San full of respect.


    ¡°She¡¯s the boss that you are here to meet, I¡¯m only her assistant,¡± Lu San said as he nced at Rong Yue.


    Fang Mo¡¯s face morphed into shock and surprise as he had clearly not been expecting it, he gave a more respectful nod at Rong Yue before settling in the seat opposite her.


    ¡°Thank you foring, although it is notrge scale yet, I intend to make it one with time and I have the products that would back my intended results. Since you have experience in the health industry, you have to understand that the most important thing would always be the results, word of mouth is something that would eventually happen,¡± she exined to him and her detailed knowledge made Fang Mo even more serious as he nodded his head repeatedly.


    She passed him the document she had already done to show him what she wanted.


    Fang Mo read through it seriously for a while, his eyes twinkling as he saw theyout she had done. Although she was young, he was sure even the best teams he had worked with couldn¡¯te up with this.


    Also, he was more than certain that this girl in front of him was either a genuis or had someone behind her doing all the nning.


    ¡°This is very impressive and feasible. As long as the products can do the miracles you im they can, I don¡¯t see a reason why it shouldn¡¯t work,¡± he said honestly and that made Rong Yue nod internally.


    He didn¡¯t see this as an opportunity to sell himself or make himself seem more dignified and was rather very open about how good the work they were nning to do was.


    ¡°So would you mind joining the team? We would work hand in hand to make this a sess,¡± Rong Yue promised alongside her offer as she looked away to take a sip of her milkshake.


    Fang Mo sighed and then looked back at the document again. It was so good that even he could already see the picture of iting alive.


    However, he was also not much of a risk taker.


    ¡°Mr Fang, you must know that if yourpanyys you off, you value would drop with that as many people would not believe it was a strive for thepany that implicated you. Also, there¡¯s no saying what hand your opponent would deal with you since they are already so desperate. So....¡± She left the remaining parts of her words hanging in the air.


    Hearing her words, Fang Mo froze. Her knowing the deep internal matters of theirpany that even the staff had no idea about was definitely a sign that she had capabilities that weren¡¯t small.


    Also, she had been able to point out all the possiblities of his predicament that was troubling him.


    He finally looked up into her bright and gleaming eyes that made him feel like she was looking into his soul and somehow, it felt like everything was perfectly in her control and nothing could go wrong.


    ¡°So what do you say?¡± Rong Yue asked, breaking the magical moment and Fang Mo sighed softly, ¡°I agree.¡± He said as he fell back into his chair.


    Rong Yue smiled widely, d that it had gone well and she stretched her hand for a handshake.


    ¡°I cannot guarantee what tomorrow holds, but I can promise you that as long as you don¡¯t betray me, you will not for one day regret this decision you have made,¡± she promised and then passed him another folder.


    ¡°I¡¯ll give you five days to clear things up with your oldpany after which would start work in full, before then, an onboarding pay would be made into your ount,¡± she told him.


    Since they were done there, Lu San packed up all the documents and followed behind Rong Yue as she left the restaurant.


    Not only was he impressed by how she had handled the negotiation by taking control of his weak point, emotions and then offering him the perfect solution that he needed, Lu San was also curious to see what was inside the document that she had shown Fang Mo.


    Tomend those ones were important but one had to also understand that she had been able to spot that Tang Xuan was a bad fit for the role and didn¡¯t bother to risk showing her the intricately drawn n that they had.


    All in all, he was won over by her professionalism and skills.


    ¡°Young Miss, Do you want to have a look at the machines or would you prefer to take a detour home?¡± Lu San asked as they got to the car park.


    ¡°Let¡¯s have a look at it once and for all, if it isn¡¯t okay, we can send them back and if they are okay, I will make a few tweaks on them for them to do better works,¡±


    Lu San¡¯s mouth twitched as he remembered how she had bought several parts for herputer and then created a recording goods machine back at the store she used to work.


    He didn¡¯t want to ask further as he felt that it was possible that Rong Yue had known he was following her even from that time.


    With that, he made a left turn and the both of them went towards theboratory that they had built.


    Since it was partnership, the best thing Rong Yue did was find the essence of each product and keep that recipe aside while the other workers would be working on mass making the ones that made up the whole part.


    She had also drawn the production warehouse in a ce where no team would know what was happening in the other team.


    With all that preparations, it was only normal to anticipate everything falling in ce.


    But would it go as smoothly as she had nned?

 Chapter 98

    98 Xu Ning!


    Upon hearing that she wasing, Song Jian decided to wait for her.


    ¡°Young Miss, master said you should eat some more mood since you don¡¯t like the one from the restaurant we just left,¡± Lu San said as he parked the car and Rong Yue¡¯s brows curved upwards.


    ¡°And how does he know that I don¡¯t like the food?¡± Rong Yue asked slyly. Although she knew that Lu San would definitely be reporting her matters to Qin Yichen, she wasn¡¯t expecting something like him knowing what she ate.


    ¡°He asked what you had for lunch and I told him,¡± Lu San said with a shrug, in all honesty, he had no idea how his boss had also figured out that she didn¡¯t like her food.


    Rong Yue nodded and then leaned her head back on the chair, although she appeared calm on the surface, her mind was swirling with so many thoughts.


    It was hard to understand why a man like that would want her and care about her. More importantly, he seemed to want to make her entire life easier with his every action.


    It was hard for her heart to not be moved, after all, she had a clear mind and was able to separate what was good from what wasn¡¯t worth it.


    Her eyes remained closed up until the car stopped and she got down.


    ¡°Rong Yue,¡± Song Jian greeted warmly as he did his best to keep his excitement at bay.


    .....


    His immediate sister that had been with Rong Yue the other day also stepped out from the inner room and greeted Rong Yue.


    Unlike her brother, she was still skeptical about if they could really earn money and build a brand with their herbal medicine knowledge, however because of her trust and gratefulness towards Rong Yue, she did everything withoutints and hopefulness.


    ¡°You have worked so hard,¡± It was so clear from the eye bags on both their faces and the exhaustion between their brows.


    ¡°You both would be a type of face for the brand, it¡¯s not enough to have clear and healthy bodies and skin, people would note for a massage if they think that you are still struggling with exhaustion, so you both must take care of yourself,¡± she chided softly, holding on to Song Yan¡¯s hand.


    Having been away from theboratory for a while, she spent some time on learning and seeing what they had produced and Rong Yue nodded in satisfaction the whole time. Thankfully, she hadn¡¯t misjudged them.


    ¡°You can keep this product away from the firstunch, I intend for Aura to do productunches all year round so that they can keep themunity excited.


    So for now, we can focus majorly on minor andmon health challenges that people face and then focus on herbal beauty treatments too,¡±


    As she talked, Song Jian recorded everything down and nodded.


    ¡°If that¡¯s going to be our majorunch focus, then I think we have gotten all we need already. Yan¡¯ er, bring the list of finished products so we can show her,¡± he said to his younger sister who hurried out of the room.


    He then went on to exin to her about the marketing quality and how he felt the production cost was a lot.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, we are selling luxury, as high as the cost is, we would make it back regardless,¡± Rong Yue said with a chuckle.


    Back in the future, many brands came up with the herbal and natural beauty products, however, most of them always had their actives wrong and focused on the same forms which made people see the herbal products as slow and sometimes ineffective.


    Now that she was making a first move with products that actually had good results, she was certain that they were going to be a hit.


    Song Yan entered the room back with a note pad in her hands. The three of them sat around the notepad and analyzed the products they had listed and created here.


    ¡°For this one, you must put it in two, there should be the sensitive ones and the normal ones,¡± Rong Yue said as she pointed at a tincture that had a herb that some people were known to react to.


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to worry, my mother¡¯s form for this doesn¡¯t have this nt, we can directly make hers into the one for sensitive skin,¡±


    They spent three hours talking on everything and by the time Rong Yue demanded that they had a break to have some food, they had already covered thirty main products. Since their goal was forty five with thirty for medicinal purposes and the remaining fifteen for beauty products, they were more than halfway done.


    Lu San had also used the time when they were working to pick up the meal order that Qin Yichen had told the staff at Yue to make for Rong Yue.


    As soon as he ced the box on the table and brought each dish, Rong Yue felt her the corner of her eyes tear up slightly as she looked at each dish.


    It was not hard for her to see that it was Qin Yichen that made the order for her.


    As for Song Yan and Song Jian, although their life was better now, it was still not up to the point where they could eat foods like this everyday.


    So their mouths watered at the sight of the food and they looked at Rong Yue as if to ask for permission.


    ¡°The food is for all of us including Lu San, you don¡¯t have to worry about shortening my ration.¡±


    Since they didn¡¯t know what ration of food Rong Yue usually ate on a normal day, the two of them dived in and were won over with just one taste of the meal.


    As they ate on in silence, Rong Yue also watched the news that was focused on the financial situation of China.


    With all her ns, things like this were considered important to her.


    Yet, as a particr face came up on the screen, her body stiffened and she tightened her grip on the cutlery she was holding.


    Xu Ning!


    ¡°Known as the golden finger and the golden egg in B city, Miss Xu Ning has been discovered for embezzling millions of dors from the Hong Foundation, she is currently on the run and would be apprehended as soon as she is found!


    Rong Yue felt all of her body trembling as she looked at that familiar face on the screen.


    No... no... it¡¯s not possible that her sister Ning was a thief... couldn¡¯t... not possibly be.


    As she saw the familiar face stered on the screen, her body shook so terribly that even Song Jian and the rest realized that something was wrong.


    ¡°Rong Yue, is everything okay?¡± Song Yan asked as she moved closer to her. Since she was a girl, she didn¡¯t bother about boundaries and directly held her shoulders.


    Her eyes widened at the intense shaking of Rong Yue¡¯s body and yet, none of them could exin what was wrong, her eyes were nk and staring into space while they were also teary.


    On the other hand, Rong Yue¡¯s mind has slipped to when she had met Xu Ning. Although her science wasn¡¯t perfect, she was invisible when it came to finance and management.


    At first, she had loathed her, after all, she had managed the organization and even when she had superiors, Rong Yue always felt that it was impossible for her to be good.


    However, anytime any of them were operated on or badly treated, Xu Ning would sneak in and help them with medicines and food and sometimes evenfort them.


    It was on one of those fateful days when they had checked if Rong Yue¡¯s body had the capacity to be a match for the robot that she hadshed out at Xu Ning who had tried tofort her after.


    Eventually, she had discovered that Xu Ning had been working with them when she discovered that they were doing illegal business.


    When she had tried to leave, they had done exactly what they were doing now... following her chain of thoughts, Rong Yue¡¯s eyes regained focus immediately as she shot up from her seat.


    ¡°Lu San, book the next flight to the capital for me, I¡¯ll leave immediately,¡± she ordered as she rushed out of theboratory leaving the remaining three people stunned.


    Lu San¡¯s reflexes were good and he chased after her immediately while the two siblings also got up in session.


    Since they were all used to the collected and calm Rong Yue, this Rong Yue that waspletely emotional and human was new to them and made them all feel slightly shaken.


    Lu San let out a sigh as he looked at Rong Yue¡¯s outline in the car. Thankfully, she hadn¡¯t run off out of her emotions because he was sure that a news like that would probably have Qin Yichen asking for his head!


    ¡°Go home, I need to pack a bag for my trip and tell mother that I have some urgent matters,¡± Rong Yue told him as soon as he entered the car.

 Chapter 99

    99 Pour Out Her Grievances


    As soon as she told her mother everything, Rong Yue had Lu San drive her to the airport.


    ¡°Stay here with my mother, I wouldn¡¯t want her being too worried or anything happening to her.¡± She instructed as she took the small bag she had packed from him.


    This was an important trip for her because based on her instincts, this was the determining point of Xu Ning¡¯s life. If she left her alone now, there was no saying what was going to happen to her.


    Besides, if she doesn¡¯t alter her fate, she would once again be wrapped around the finger of those evil bastards that would exploit all of her strengths without letting her her gain anything.


    It was also uncertain how far they would go for their purpose.


    ¡°But,¡± Lu San started, wanting to argue, after all, he had been given the task to follow her around to make sure that she was well protected.


    ¡°No buts, Lu San, stay here in A city, I would be back soon,¡± she assured, her gaze was firm and decisive making Lu San have no choice than to back down.


    ¡°Young Miss, I¡¯ll let Master know that you are on your way to the capital,¡± Lu San said with a sigh and then he eventually turned around to go back to the car.


    This was her own fight and she had no interest in putting Lu San into such waters.


    .....


    Initially, she had thought that she had some more time, that she would wait till she was fully in the university before she started to deal with them.


    But now, it was clear that there was no waiting! She had to save Xu Ning and that was all that was important.


    Her mind was a mess and as much as it looked like she knew what she wanted to do in the capital, the Rong Yue boarding the ne had a very nk mind on what n to use.


    All through the trip, Rong Yue¡¯s mind worked quickly on what she was supposed to do, sometimes, she went online to check the news on Xu Ning and some other times she made the system to get all she could on the group ofpanies that Xu Ning managed.


    Eventually, she was able to lock down on where Xu Ning was hiding. Towards this person that she had once heldplicated feelings towards, Rong Yue knew very well that it was not going to be easy to make Xu Ning fight against them.


    She was the soft type and one that would rather suffer in silence than let anything happen to the people around her.


    Upon thinking to that point, Rong Yue¡¯s brows furrowed as she felt like she hade up with some important point.


    There had to have been something that they held over Xu Ning that would have made it easy for them to make herpliant.


    Very quickly, she had the little system start a search on the people that were rted to Xu Ning. Perhaps it was because it had already had most of her information in its data base, it didn¡¯t take long for the system to provide everything that Rong Yue needed.


    Although she was an orphan, Xu Ning had her uncle who had raised her with his own kids. It was very likely that they were the ones being used against her.


    ¡°Little Loli, confirm that the uncle and his children are all safe. If they aren¡¯t, pin down all their locations and send to my phone.¡± She instructed, her voice barely above a whisper.


    On a normal day, Rong Yue would try to do most of the work and allowed the system to cote all the data she gathered, after all, she was someone that loved to depend on only herself.


    But on a day like this, she knew that she had topromise and make sure that no stone was left untouched.


    Not only that, she also couldn¡¯t operate herputer from the airport, after all, this was not the peak of technology she was used to. After getting matters done, Rong Yue studied all the data that was on the transparent screen carefully before she nodded her head.


    While it seemed like her family members were safe, they also seemed like they were not safe. Which made the matter tricky. As she checked the whereabouts of the uncle, Rong Yue¡¯s face morphed into a frown.


    It was hard to not find this uncle suspicious, she noted everything down before resting her head and closing her eyes for the remaining hour of the trip.


    As soon as she got out from the luggage room, the first thing she saw was a huge card showing her name. With the card raised over the person¡¯s face, it was hard to see who it was, yet, with that height and that familiar physique that she had gotten used to since she got back here, there was no way Rong Yue wouldn¡¯t know who it was.


    The man she had originally dismissed with the excuse that he was annoying was now standing here at a time where she felt the most overwhelmed since she got back.


    It was like she was getting a sharp wake up call that what she had to do was a lot and she was still too weak to take on all the evil people that were involved in all of it.


    Yet, she had to try! After all, she didn¡¯t dare to disappoint the heavens for this opportunity they had given to her. The more she thought about, the more teary she became and she didn¡¯t even realize that while she was walking towards Qin Yichen, he was also walking towards her.


    In one pull, Qin Yichen pulled her into hisrge and warm embrace as the card fell to the floor in reckless abandon.


    ¡°Little gir, I¡¯m here now,¡± Qin Yichen whispered, his eyes narrowed with a glint of danger in them as he got a read of Rong Yue¡¯s emotions. Even worse was when he felt the liquid that poured from her eyes with her face pressed against him.


    In the three months he had known her, never for once had he seen her like this, while he liked that she was able to depend on him, he was more infuriated at whoever was behind her feeling this way.


    He Qin Yichen had yet to bully the little girl to tears and someone in this world dared?


    The more words he spoke, the more Rong Yue cried as he ran his hands through her hair. Her vulnerability surprised Qin Yichen and even Rong Yue. But it was only normal, after all, even with all the hurt that she had ended thest life with, she had immediately pushed everything to the back of her mind as soon as she woke up.


    This event had been like a trigger to everything she had experienced before. And it pushed all of those feelings right out of her.


    In the busy city airport, several people looked at the couple that were so wrapped together. Not only was Qin Yichen on sses and mask, Rong Yue¡¯s face was also buriedpletely in his chest making no one unable to recognize any of them.


    Qin Yichen steered her into the car with his arms still wrapped around her while Lu Bo looked at the crying Rong Yue through the rearview mirror.


    Seeing her in another weak state, his eyebrows tightened even further as Qin Yichen allowed her petite figure to burrow into him.


    ¡°Just cry till you don¡¯t want to anymore,¡± Qin Yichen told her and then told Lu San to raise up the car divider.


    After a while, Rong Yue finally got a hold of her emotions but was too embarrassed to raise her head up. Qin Yichen chuckled as he used his hand to raise her head up.


    ¡°I don¡¯t even dare to make you care, little girl, even if you don¡¯t tell me, everyone and anyone that has made you cry would hear from me!¡± He said seriously making Rong Yue flush terribly from the intensity of his gaze.


    However, he didn¡¯t directly ask her anything as he knew that she was not going to feelfortable talking about it now.


    With his hands still wrapped around her, Rong Yue had no choice but toy in his embrace without saying anything.


    ¡°Lu Bo, drive home,¡±


    When they got to the estate, Rong Yue was once again reminded of when she hade here, this time however, even though they didn¡¯t say anything, it was clear to see that things between them had changed by a whole lot.


    After all, all of the grievances of the past life and the one she knew she would have to face head on, Rong Yue had poured all of it out in tears to him.


    It was easy to see that even though she had been resisting in her mind, her heart had longtched on to him.


    ¡°I would make dinner for you and then you can tell me what you need me to help you with, this is after all, still the capital,¡± Qin Yichen said and Rong Yue nodded in understanding.


    ¡°I have cried this time, but it will be thest time,¡±

 Chapter 100

    100 I¡¯ll Support You!


    Not only had Qin Yichen been anticipating her arrival, he had also done some grocery cooking. So as soon as he sent Lu San off and made the both of them have their privacy, he entered the kitchen.


    Since Rong Yue was only just getting herself, she didn¡¯t follow him and also didn¡¯t hear when he called her mother.


    ¡°Hello, Auntie, I picked her up already,¡± he said politely, his tonecking any of the domineering president that ruled the capital with his iron fist.


    ¡°Ah Chen, I don¡¯t know how I can thank you enough, although a lot of times Xiao Yue is smarter than the kids her age, on some other matters, she is also very childish and stubborn. So this time, I¡¯m really in your debt,¡± Rong Xia told him sincerely and a small smile showed on the corner of Qin Yichen¡¯s lips.


    ¡°There¡¯s no need to thank me mom, this is what I should do,¡±


    The both of them talked for a while more where Rong Xia told him about the warehouse, Qin Yichen was also patient enough to share some ideas and suggestions that made her really happy.


    If anyone was looking, they would simply think that it was a conversation between mother and son.


    As for Rong Yue, after she got control of her emotions perfectly, she walked around Qin Yichen¡¯s living room as she tried to find the ce with the best feng shui that was good enough.


    With the ce already been in remote area and and with good soil and greens, the feng shui was already a lot better than the average ce or city.


    .....


    She finally settled on a spot that was at the end, opposite the door way and sat down in a lotus position on the bare floor.


    Since she was training her body using the guide from the system, this was one of the way that Rong Yue usually used to control her breathing and regte her internal Qi.


    Although, she could sense that it was nothing close to the explosive results that the practitioners of the ancient China used to get, it was already enough for toughening her body and mind


    Today, she used it to calm herself while she allowed her mind to look at all the information that she had gotten today. After all, even though she was hurting and angry, she still needed to find a way to make sure that Xu Ning was not threatened by anything.


    When Qin Yichen finished the feast he had been cooking to cheer her up, he met her in this position and his eyes shed with interest. Not wanting to disturb her, he walked slowly and sat down on a couch, his gaze not moving away from her for even a second.


    After a while, Rong Yue¡¯s fists clenched together as she finally figured out how Xu Ning was sessfully coerced. And from here, it was not hard to see that she would survive for at most only two days more.


    On the surface, it looked like every member of her uncle¡¯s family was safe and they weren¡¯t even going out like that safe for when the uncle went out with one of them. And so even Rong Yue had at first imagined that all the children were fine, especially since Little Loli had also sent the videos of the children being at home with no one.


    However, while meditating, she had finally connected thest missing dot!


    The uncle was also working for the Hong Foundation in secret. So him leaving the house with one kid every time was a type of warning for them to not try to escape.


    The more she thought, the more she got more evidences to prove her thought as she searched through everything from Little Loli carefully.


    After thirty minutes, she finally opened her eyes and the first thing she saw was Qin Yichen standing over her while he bent down until he was at her eye level.


    Rong Yue immediately fluttered at the closeness while her face turned a fine shade of light pink from the blush.


    ¡°How can you stay that close to me?¡± She asked shooting him a re as she grabbed his stretched hand to stand up.


    ¡°I¡¯m already your man, of course, such a little bit of closeness is nothing. You should be grateful that I¡¯m waiting till you are older before we do anything else,¡± he said shamelessly, walking away without waiting to see her re.


    Yet, after what had happened earlier, Rong Yue felt that she could not continue being irresponsible, at the same time, she wasn¡¯t certain that it was what she wanted yet.


    There was so much for her to, so much she had to hide and Qin Yichen was up there, up there. More importantly, she wasn¡¯t dumb to think that he didn¡¯t have his own battles, after all, she could never forget the man that was hanging on thest thread of his life to survive after being ruthlessly attacked.


    So when she thought of all of them, they made her hesitate, with the pain of thest life, all she wanted to do was push him away.


    But it was easy to see that Qin Yichen was the type of person to know what he wanted and go for it immediately and because of that, it made a part of her want to try, to give him a chance.


    The moment Qin Yichen came out with the first tray, every conflicting thought cleared from Rong Yue¡¯s mind as she rushed to the table at the speed of light.


    At that moment, food had be the most important thing while every other thing had been sent to the back of her mind.


    She stared in surprise at the table full of dishes, ¡°do you always have this much food at home?¡±


    ¡°Mother called that you wereing so I stopped to get groceries on my way back from work and drove back to wait for you,¡± he exined and then started to load her te with food.


    ¡°You are not going to ask me what happened?¡± Rong Yue asked me after a while, shooting him a gaze that were searching and Qin Yichen chuckled.


    ¡°I was going to give you till after dinner, if by then you don¡¯t say a word, I¡¯ll of course find out matters by myself, after all, I already know the trigger. Finding the remaining is only a matter of understanding you and the situation,¡± he told her his ns without hiding anything and Rong Yue chuckled.


    ¡°I knew you were not one to not take any action,¡±


    ¡°So what happened?¡±


    Rong Yue sighed softly, using it to loosen the conflict she had in her mind before speaking. ¡°The woman in the news, golden manager and finance genuis, Xu Ning is someone that I care about. Although she doesn¡¯t know me, she had helped me indirectly at one of the darkest part of my life.¡± She paused as she grabbed a ss of warm water.


    After taking a small sip, she continued, ¡°And I know she¡¯s not the type to do the crime that she¡¯s been used for. This is the reason why I want to help her, I want to save her from those people!¡±


    Her voice became stern and solid towards thest statement that Qin Yichen sat up a bit more and then held her hands from across the table.


    ¡°It¡¯s not impossible, however, on the surface, the Hong Foundation might seem like a medium size organization but behind the scenes, they have their hands in many scandals and many evils that one can¡¯t imagine, it won¡¯t be easy to save someone that they have set their eyes on.¡± Qin Yichen exined and Rong Yue nodded to show that she agreed.


    ¡°But I still have to try, after all, she once helped me.¡±


    Qin Yichen was someone that didn¡¯t pay mind to rumors or small schemes. Even though his sources had every minute details jogged down about almost everyone, he would only ask about the ones that concerned him.


    ¡°Anything you want to do, I¡¯ll support you.¡± He said simply, and Rong Yue felt her eyes sting with tears slightly again.


    She then went ahead to tell him all that she had learnt including Xu Ning¡¯s location.


    ¡°I¡¯ll have Lu Bo put her new contact on a phone now, it¡¯s a burner phone that¡¯s usually used in the military,¡±


    Rong Yue nodded again as she wondered what she would tell her while Qin Yichen sent Lu Bo a message.


    Not long after, Lu Bo came in with the phone wrapped around a fingerprint.


    ¡°Master,¡±


    ¡°Hand it over to her and go back,¡± Qin Yichen said simply. Although Lu Bo had his thoughts and reservations about Rong Yue, it was nothing rted to how he treated Qin Yichen so he did as he asked and left the house again.


    Rong Yue called the number as soon as he left and her heart started to thump wildly with anticipation as she felt the phone ring. After all, the phone number that the system had found was unreachablepletely.


    ¡°H..he.. hello,¡± a shaky yet, familiar voice rang out from the other end of the phone as soon as the call connected.

 Chapter 101

    101 Rescue Mission


    After giving her some time to arrange her shaky breath, Rong Yue spoke up ¡°Xu Ning?¡±


    ¡°Who is this?¡± Her tone was guarded and cautious which was expected.


    ¡°You helped me sometime in the past, I¡¯m here to return the favor, if you of course want my help,¡± Rong Yue said slowly, she made sure each of her words were clear.


    Thinking this was a bait, Xu Ning refused quickly, ¡°I don¡¯t need help, thank you,¡±


    After that, the line went dead making Rong Yue sigh helplessly. However, instead of giving up, she hurriedly called back.


    ¡°Even if you surrender, you would be giving your life up for someone as wretched as your uncle. If he can use his kids as a gamble, you can be certain that eventer, when he has you in his palm, there¡¯s no guarantee of those kids been safe,¡±


    On the other end of the call, Xu Ning¡¯s were trembling as she stared in shock.


    She knew everything!


    Should she really turn to someone for help?


    .....


    For someone that had been abused all her life by her uncle, this was her first time of fighting back. More than all the job and skills, she didn¡¯t mind her reputation being tarnished, after all, her n had been to go to another continent and live peacefully.


    But when her uncle had decided to ruthlessly use those kids as a bargaining chip, she didn¡¯t dare to make any drastic decision.


    ¡°W..who are you?¡± She finally asked again.


    ¡°When you agree to let me help you, I would eventually let you know who I am then,¡± Rong Yue replied and her fists clenched at the silence on the other end.


    ¡°Even if it doesn¡¯t go well, the most that could happen is you eventually having to do what he wants,¡± since she already knew that her team yer was someone that didn¡¯t know how to face challenges head on, and would rather survive in silence, she knew that she couldn¡¯t just push her forcefully.


    After about five minutes of torturous silence where all Rong Yue did was listen to Xu Ning¡¯s breathing over the phone, she spoke up.


    ¡°What do you need me to do?¡±


    ¡°Nothing much, I¡¯ll ask for your address as soon as I get your cousins and keep them in a safe ce. I know that as soon as they are safe, only then can you be as ruthless as I want you to be.¡±


    ¡°Before then, you are not allowed to give up or turn yourself in!¡± Rong Yue said fiercely and then hung up on the phone.


    She looked at Qin Yichen that had remained quiet the whole time but didn¡¯t for once take his gaze away from her.


    ¡°Do you think she would wait?¡± She asked as she took his ss of unfinished juice and downed it in one go.


    ¡°She would wait, this is all she has now.¡±


    ¡°But, how do you intend to take her cousins, from the surveince, they are with their father and the one being taken out is simply apanying their father, which means you can¡¯t use the police.¡± Although he had a solution for all of it, he wanted to know what her ns were, after all, he knew that his little girl wasn¡¯t someone that was weak.


    ¡°I¡¯ll take the one that is always apanying the father while they are out. As for the ones at home, I hope to hire some men to carry out the task,¡± she pulled out her phone to show him the surveince of the house.


    ¡°From here, if someone sneaks in and sneaks out, it would be difficult for the neighbors to see, so I intend to use that entrance.¡± She exined and Rong Yue nodded in agreement.


    ¡°That is also so good, share the video with me and I would have some men go there tomorrow as soon as their father leaves the house,¡± Qin Yichen said, taking off the burden of her needing to find manpower.


    ¡°Thank you,¡± Rong Yue murmured, genuinely grateful. When she had rushed down to the capital, she hadn¡¯t even thought that she was going to get his support or any support at all.


    ¡°There¡¯s no need to thank your man, you own every part of me,¡± Qin Yichen said teasingly, not forgetting to be shameless.


    This time, Rong Yue didn¡¯t reply aggressively and just smiled. In her mind however, she was pitying him for the future. After what she had gone through, if he wanted to be her man? Then he would have to know that there could only be her in his life!


    ¡°The house has a fierce security system. But I can handle it, it only means that I have to be close by when they are nning to rescue them,¡± she informed him as she stood up to clear the dishes.


    ¡°Okay, we would go together then,¡± Qin Yichen didn¡¯t ask her how she nned to save the other child. To him, as long as she wanted it, there was nothing she couldn¡¯t do.


    ¡°Leave the dishes and get some rest, the housekeeper woulde over to do it in a bit,¡± Qin Yichen said as he pulled her along with him to the room he had prepared for her.


    Thinking that the house keeper wasing, Rong Yue didn¡¯t struggle also, after all, she had a busy day and was genuinely tired also.


    However, after closing her room door, Qin Yichen came back to pack the dishes himself. For someone that enjoyed his space so much, he didn¡¯t appreciate staff being there when he was. However, if he didn¡¯t tell her that, it would be impossible to get Rong Yue to go upstairs that easily.


    ??????????????


    After a good night sleep, the first thing Rong Yue did was go for a challenging workout, since she was carrying out an operation save today, she had to be sure of her physical stamina.


    By the time she got down, Qin Yichen already had breakfast and was making some calls. Upon hearing her footsteps, he turned back to look at her with a smile.


    ¡°Have all of them wait for me outside the estate, I would be out soon,¡± He said and then hung up.


    The both of them had breakfast very quickly and even Rong Yue that loved food perhaps more than her life, ate only a little today.


    With a team already waiting outside the estate, three cars drove towards a remote area of the capital. As for Rong Yue, she was on herputer more than half the time.


    Firstly, Little Loli was tracking all of the uncle¡¯s movements but since she needed an exnation for all the updates, she simply just worked on finding the evidence that would clear Xu Ning¡¯s name after they rescued all her cousins.


    Very quickly, they had arrived at the area that Xu Che was living.


    ¡°Enter from the side door, it¡¯s the most inconspicuous and you will see an underground door to leave the house, beside it, there is a camouged painting, it¡¯s a window and would lead you outside. The underground passage is a decoy mechanical trap and can¡¯t be used,¡± he warned and the five men nodded seriously.


    They were not used to their master following them for a mission, so for this one, they had every intention to do it well.


    After they all left, Rong Yue started to deal with the rm system that was installed on all the doors.


    Also, she was certain that a man like Xu Che would be cautious and so she carefully reced the video of the kids ying about an hour ago and arranged it to keep ying for the next hour.


    Rong Yue¡¯s fingers flew swiftly across the keyboard and a soft clicking sound was the only thing that showed that there were people in the car.


    Qin Yichen on the other hand just passed the time by looking at those familiar fingers as they passed over the keyboard.


    If he hadn¡¯t been sure previously, then this would have allowed him to be certain that the person from that day was the one right in front of him.


    But as he already knew, he just admired her speed and elegant fingers silently.


    After a while, her fingers finally stopped as she leaned her head back on the backrest.


    ¡°They are inside there already,¡± she said with a sigh, yet her eyes never fully left the screen as she watched them take the other two kids.


    One had to admit that they were swift and, more than just the kids, they also packed their essentials for them so that they wouldn¡¯t feel like they were too away from home.


    When they were done, they came out the way Qin Yichen had ordered exactly and left the house.


    ¡°Master,¡± the head of the team said as soon as they came out.


    ¡°Take them to where we already arranged and have two follow this car, make sure they are well taken care of. No harm must touch them.¡± He ordered and Lu Bo who was in the driver¡¯s seat looked back in surprise.


    For Qin Yichen that hated to say so many words, he sure did give many exceptions when he was around Rong Yue.

 Chapter 102

    102 Queen Of Disguise


    Now that the two kids were safe, she had to save the youngest one who was also the one with their father.


    ¡°Are you sure you can handle it?¡± Qin Yichen asked, his brows furrowed softly.


    Lu Bo also shot her a skeptical look through the rearview mirror. All she had ever done was depend on their master, how could she im that she could save the kid by herself.


    It didn¡¯t cross his mind that even this recent one would have only been possible because of her disabling the security system and also getting ess into the surveince inside the home.


    ¡°He¡¯s currently at Hua Center, discussing with some people, it won¡¯t be difficult to get him toe with me,¡± Rong Yue said confidently as she checked in with the little Loli to be sure that he was still there.


    Getting her confirmation, Qin Yichen turned to look at Lu Bo, ¡°Lu Bo, drive to the Hua center and make sure you get there in as little time as you can.¡±


    Following his master¡¯smand, they soon arrived at the bustling Hua Center and Rong Yue got down, leaving herptop and only taking a credit card along.


    The first thing she did was enter into a boutique where she shopped for some clothes, shoes and head tie.


    In less than fifteen minutes, she stepped out of the boutique a taller older woman and even the way she walked had changedpletely. Even if she was to be caught, her original identity could never get away.


    .....


    For Rong Yue, the kind of diguise they had been taught was topletely be another person. At the moment, even her eye¡¯s color were different and if someone wanted to use her eyes to recognize her, they would find it difficult, after all, even her gaze was that of a middle aged woman.


    She then used the guide of the little Loli to get to where the man was.


    One had to see that Xu Che was a cautious person, after all, he had left the kid with the security people outside where he was meeting some partners. This only meant that if anything happened to the child, the two security would be implicated.


    Also, as it was a public space, it was impossible to consider brute force as they would get support in the twinkle of an eye. Thus, what she needed was to y a game of wits and on their intelligence too.


    ¡°Ah Luo, did your father leave you all alone here?¡± She said in mock hunger rushing to hug the child as soon as she entered the building.


    As the security stand was in front, it was also the first ce anyone would see.


    ¡°Madam,¡± one of the guards called out with warning.


    ¡°Did his father abandon my Luo Luo here? He is used to doing this every time. Yet he had the guts to tell me to pick them up here,¡± she said with a sigh.


    None of them noticed that in that split second that she bent down, she had whispered some words to the boy.


    Thinking she was the child¡¯s mother, the two security weren¡¯t as harsh, after all, the child didn¡¯t seem to not know the mother.


    ¡°You can¡¯t take him away,¡± the other one said firmly as Rong Yue carried the boy up.


    ¡°Who¡¯s taking my baby away?¡± She asked fiercely, standing up straight and ring at them.


    ¡°See my husband here, I¡¯m sure he must have been the one to drop Luo Luo here, I¡¯m going to wait for him here also and keep my Luo Luopany.¡± She showed them a picture at the back of her phone that had her, Xu Che and the three children in it,¡± upon seeing the picture, the both of them let down their guard and nodded.


    As for Rong Yue and Xu Luo, they sat down on one of the two chairs there.


    She could already guess that whatever meeting Xu Che came for would be closing soon so she had to carry out the second part of her n already.


    She stood up and walked up to them again, ¡°Where¡¯s your toilet, Luo Luo needs to pee,¡±


    The man she talked to nced at the Luo Luo that had burrowed his head in her embrace and pointed her to a toilet at the end of the hallway.


    Rong Yue murmured some thanks impatiently and said walked off with Xu Luo.


    ¡°Are you really from Auntie Ning?¡± Xu Luo asked as soon as they got into the toilet, it was not hard to see that he was quite the intelligent one.


    ¡°Hmmm, she wants me to take you away from papa so that he doesn¡¯t use you as a threat to take her life away,¡± Rong Yue said and the boy¡¯s eyes widened.


    ¡°D..daddy...wants to kill Auntie Ning?¡±


    ¡°No... daddy wants to make sure that Auntie Ning has no choice but to be a ve for life.¡±


    Although the little boy that was barely eight didn¡¯t understand fully, he knew what a ve meant and just nodded his head.


    As soon as Rong Yue entered the bathroom, she entered a stall and disguised herself and Xu Luo.


    In fact, the two people that came out was a young boy in his teens carrying as backpack and, holding onto his little sister that had two pigtails and wore a pink dress.


    If it was only her, nning an escape was easy, after all, all she had to do was make sure that there was no camera and then use the window. But with the little boy, it was too much a risk and so she had to just improvise.


    The two of them passed by the security without even looking at them and left the floor that Xu Che was on easily.


    As for Rong Yue and the small boy, she bought him ice cream and some cookies leisurely and then led him into the car where Qin Yichen was waiting.


    She pulled off the short hair wig immediately, allowing her dark and long curls to tumble down her shoulders easily.


    Since she had earlier told them that it was a boy, Qin Yichen¡¯s brows raised with confusion while Lu Bo sneered in mockery.


    ¡°Miss, you seem to have brought the wrong child,¡± he said, looking at the cute little girl that was taking ice cream.


    One had to understand that the most impressive thing about Rong Yue¡¯s disguise methods was her not having the same appearance even when she was in disguise as a boy.


    Rong Yue noticed his hostility immediately which wasn¡¯t that difficult to and cocked a brow upwards.


    ¡°I¡¯m the one that knows the child that I want to pick up, I don¡¯t believe that is any of your concern right? However, you can stop the car if you are unwilling to drive me and Luo Luo, a car should be the least of our problems,¡± she shot back and then returned her gaze to the little boy in herps that was happily licking up his ice cream.


    ¡°You should keep some cookies for your elder siblings, we would meet them now,¡± she told him and the little boy who totally looked like a little princess nodded his head in understanding.¡±


    Qin Yichen saw what had happened and was also displeased with Lu Bo which was why he hadn¡¯t stopped Rong Yue from scolding him.


    However, he was nning to give him some face and scold him in privateter on.


    Lu Bo had no choice than to drive towards where the other kids were. Halfway there, Xu Luo finally finished his ice cream which made Rong Yue pull off the hair clips and wig that she had ced on his head.


    With a little wipe of the features that she had drawn to highlight his face to be more feminine, a young and cute boy now appeared before them.


    Qin Yichen already guessed that it was a disguise, after all, he now understood that she was someone that was quite skilled in that area.


    But for Lu Bo who had been driving and didn¡¯t notice when she cleaned it all off and pulled off the dress, leaving the boy in a top and shorts,


    The moment he looked backwards for a brief second he was shocked out of his mind resulting in him stepping on the brake mindlessly.


    ¡°Lu Bo.¡± Qin Yichen called out sternly while his hand was still ced in front of Rong Yue and the boy.


    ¡°F..forgive me master,¡± he apologized hurriedly and then started the car back.


    Rong Yue smiled to herself, although this Qin Yichen¡¯s assistant might be efficient, his EQ was way behind that of Lu San.


    ¡°When we get back, take a one month leave to get your mind in the right ce, you can go to the base to train the new recruits.¡± Qin Yichen said making Lu Bo¡¯s hands freeze over the steering as he shot a gaze filled with resentment at Rong Yue.


    He felt that it was already bad that she was incapable. But she was also instigating trouble between him and his master that was totally uneptable.


    However, as a person, he didn¡¯t stop to understand that he had caused all of these by himself.


    After all, Rong Yue hadn¡¯t forced him to speak up, neither did she make him hit the brakes rashly.

 Chapter 103

    103 Do Ghosts Really Exist?


    As soon as they dropped Xu Luo off, the first thing that Qin Yichen did was swap out the driver while Rong Yue called Xu Ning.


    ¡°Ning Jie, I think you can call your uncle now, tell him that you would not be partaking in anything else, however, you have to let him understand that since you have the ability to take three children away, you can also reveal all that they were doing,¡± Rong Yue told her slowly.


    Xu Ning was uncertain and only calmed down slightly after she saw the video of the kids ying together happily in a ce that was different from home.


    ¡°W..why are you helping me?¡± She finally asked after a while.


    Although she had gone to hide, even she wasn¡¯t sure that she could hide there forever, after all, from her work to everything that she owned, it was closely rted to her uncle.


    Yet, she didn¡¯t want to apany him with his evil ns.


    ¡°Because I know you are just a spawn now, if I don¡¯t help you, you will go down a path that you don¡¯t like but yet, you will be helpless against.¡±


    The confidence from Rong Yue¡¯s words were contagious making Xu Ning clench her fists tightly. ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll do as you asked me to,¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll have some guards sent over to you, after all, I know your uncle would attempt to find you,¡± after they discussed some more, Rong Yue ended the call and sighed in relief.


    .....


    Although they were just getting started, the first round of the battle had been sessfully conquered. Also, there were high chances that they would win the second one, after all, Qin Yichen had sent people to protect Xu Ning.


    Qin Yichen pulled Rong Yue closer to him with just one tug while he ordered the driver to go home straight.


    ¡°The Hong Foundation on the surface is just a foundation but recently, they have colluded with some people that even I am yet to find out, this way, the foundation is getting a lot of money and sacrificing a lot of children.¡± Qin Yichen had done his investigation and felt it was important he told her this.


    ¡°Your friend must know a bit about this, however, I doubt she knows anything about the other organization. If you truly want her uncle to be powerless against her, you need that organization to see them as useless and back out with their support.¡±


    Rong Yue was quiet for a while as she allowed her mind to process what she had just heard. With all that Qin Yichen had just said, if she didn¡¯t understand then she was truly not worthy to be the woman he was interested in.


    Since she had told Xu Ning they were giving the uncle a chance to repent, Qin Yichen was warning her that the uncle couldn¡¯t be given a chance at survival.


    Some people would only turn around if they got to a dead end. As long as there was a path ahead, they would continue to charge forward.


    Xu Che was exactly this kind of person.


    ¡°I¡¯ll give him 30 hours and see if he steps out to rify, after I¡¯ll take action regardless of if he rifies or not,¡± Rong Yue told him and Qin Yichen nodded with satisfaction while his hand that was pulling her close rubbed on her head dotingly.


    Despite them not having any verbal agreement, Qin Yichen understood that in her heart, she had epted him already, all that was left was for her to take the decision that was needed.


    After all the exhaustion from the rescue and all the brain power that she used in dealing with the matter, Rong Yue was exhausted and slept off in Qin Yichen¡¯s warm embrace.


    Like this, the both of them formed the picture of a perfect couple.


    On the other hand, Xu Che soon finished his discussion with those people behind the scenes. Because they were discreet and never wanted anyone to discover their footsteps, not only did theye in disguise and all covered up, they also spent a lot of time searching if there was anything implicating in the document and in the meeting ce.


    This way, what should have originally just taken two hours ended up taking six hours.


    Yet, because of his interest, he never for once thought of how the barely eight year old son was going to handle sitting by himself for six hours. Also, it was the safer option, after all, they couldn¡¯t meet his child since those people had an interest in gathering kids.


    ¡°Don¡¯t forget that Xu Ning must keep working with you, one of our bosses is interested in her financial and management skills and so we would keep watching to see if she is someone we can work with,¡± one of the women there said and Xu Che bobbed his head to show he understood.


    In reality, those people just wanted to see if Xu Ning was easy to control. If she was, that was good! If she wasn¡¯t, they were at a stage too early to take on a troublesome team member....


    By the time they left, the two security that had allowed Rong Yue to go with Xu Luo were already scared shitless.


    They had sent one to check the situation in the toilet previously but found no one, however, they had also seen no one pass beside them. So how could the both of them have vanished into thin air.


    Their only saving hope was Xu Che knowing that the woman had taken his son away.


    ¡°Where is my son?¡± Xu Che asked, the exhaustion between his brows was easy to see. However, since he had just gotten another big money in the bag, his mood was naturally good.


    ¡°His mother came to pick him up,¡± one of the security spoke up quickly. He had decided this was the best approach, after all, they couldn¡¯t say that they weren¡¯t watching properly.


    Upon hearing that, theidback aura around Xu Che disappeared immediately, his wife died while giving birth to Xu Luo, how could she possibly pick him up?


    ¡°His mother?¡±


    ¡°Yes, she sat here for a while and even showed us a picture of your whole family...¡± the security man went ahead to tell him everything he knew about the matter and even got a surveince video to show him.


    Although Xu Che found the matter odd, he assumed this was Xu Ning doing and requested to see the woman, after all, only her had a picture of him and the kids together with her in it.


    Unfortunately, he was bound to be disappointed as he soon saw that the woman in the video was not Xu Ning!


    In fact, she looked so much like his wife that he thought his eyes were deceiving him.


    Or did ghosts truly exist?


    After seeing that there was no way to exin how they had left the toilet, Xu Che was even more baffled. However, instead of holding the security liable, the first thing he did was call Xu Ning.


    ¡°Xu Ning, did you take Xu Luo away?¡±


    Xu Ning sneered as she heard his words, after all, Rong Yue had told her that Xu Luo was now safe about five hours ago. For his father to just realize that he no longer knew the location of a son he had brought out, the timing was really ridiculous.


    However, she didn¡¯t let any of her emotions show as she scoffed slightly. ¡°Xu Luo? No I haven¡¯t, but the boy might have realized that you didn¡¯t deserve to be his father and then run off,¡± she said carelessly and then hung up immediately.


    After all, she was not good at keeping up an act and the longer she stayed talking to him, the more he was very likely going to discover.


    Xu Che also didn¡¯t suspect anything and immediately demanded that they searched the whole Hua Center for the boy and the mysterious ¡®wife¡¯


    Yet, four hours more and he still count find his son and the woman. There was also no surveince camera to show that they had left there at all making people feel even more helpless.


    ¡°Mr Xu, perhaps you should go home and take care of the other kids, we would start a search for him now and also make sure that we find clues from the camera,¡± the leader of the police team told him as he ced a pat on his back.


    There was very little Xu Che could help with. By letting him go, they could focus on their work more, besides he still had a family to go to right?


    Xu Che reluctantly agreed and made his way home after collecting the police leader¡¯s number.


    However, the day¡¯s surprise was not over yet as not only did he not find his son at home, the other two children were also nowhere to be found!


    This was enough to make him infuriated as she immediately called Xu Ning, this time, he wasn¡¯t even nning to be nice.


    ¡°Bitch! I cared for you all these years, do you dare to go against me?¡± Xu Che yelled as soon as the call connected.


    However, he soon realized that the call had been intercepted.


    ¡°Mr Xu, you are standing in the way, it would be best if you give up trying to force Xu Ning¡¯s hands, after all, I¡¯m determined to support her till the end of the world.¡± The firm yet delicate voice rang out,


    Xu Che gritted his teeth and then opened his mouth, intending to ask more questions.


    ¡°There¡¯s nothing to ask me, you just need to behave properly, rify the incident and of course stay away from Xu Ning from now on...¡±


    ¡°...otherwise, Mr Xu would be forcing my hand..¡± Rong Yue¡¯sst words were firm and resounding making Xu Che¡¯s heart thump loudly in fear.


    Before he could say anything, the call ended, leaving the beeping sound in his ear.

 Chapter 104

    104 Power Couple


    ¡°What¡¯s the next thing you n on doing now?¡± Qin Yichen asked as he ced several dishes on their table. After forcing her to go to bed earlyst night, he had woken up early to make them breakfast.


    ¡°I n to meet with Xu Ning today, hopefully, her uncle would step out and clear her innocence. However, I can¡¯t ask her what she knows since it would make her untrusting towards me so....¡±


    Qin Yichen nodded in understanding, he didn¡¯t need her toplete her words to know that she would go about things in a roundabout manner.


    ¡°I have an important meeting this morning but I¡¯ll send a team of guards with you incase she¡¯s being followed,¡±


    Rong Yue nodded in understanding, after all, she hadn¡¯t even expected that he would apany her all through yesterday.


    And since she was going to be on a disguise, going out with some guards was already enough also.


    The both of them made small talks while they ate and Rong Yue finally asked what was bothering her, ¡°why do you live alone in such a deste ce? Do you hate being around people?¡±


    Qin Yichen looked at her two eyes that were twinkling with gossip, leaned in and then flicked her forehead slightly, ¡°you are starting to behave like some nosy brat that barges in every time to disturb my peace...¡±


    ¡°....it¡¯s easier to avoid a lot of families including mine by staying here,¡± he added right after and Rong Yue nodded in understanding.


    .....


    ¡°Are you the only child from your parents? When I checked I saw that you have four branches in the Qin Family,¡±


    ¡°My family is the third branch, and I have two siblings, my brother is in the military and manages the man power that we both built while my younger brother is just about your age,¡± Qin Yichen could already guess that she wanted to know his family so heid it all out for her.


    ¡°Okay...¡± Rong Yue wondered how it felt having siblings and being in the middle but she said nothing, from his tone, it was not hard to see that he had a good rtionship with his family. But he also seemed to have been attacked by his family back then....


    ¡°...our third branch is the only leading the family as it used to be my father¡¯s responsibility, but that was of course only agreed on in the previous generation, there are also different opinions in this generation, which is why you had to save me three months ago,¡±


    ¡°So you are in battle with all the other branches?¡± She asked as she suddenly felt sympathetic towards him. How could he handle having to deal with three other families aiming at him?


    ¡°The fourth branch has only one daughter, she doesn¡¯t care about the family businesses. As for the second branch, they are not together on if to fight or not which makes the attack power from their scattered. The first family on the other hand, they are determined to take the lead....¡±


    He spent about ten minutes exining his family matters and Rong Yue finally understood while someone like him that didn¡¯t like anything interfering with his mind space would stay here. If they couldn¡¯t match his security here, he would at least be able to keep the attacks to only when he is outside thefort of his home.


    Sometimes, rich families looked dazzling and impressive from afar but when you are near, half of it is even more rotten than the average family.


    ¡°Eat up, I¡¯ll get some men to arrange your meeting with her now,¡± feeling ufortable under her concerned stare, Qin Yichen sent her focus back to food while he stood up to make some calls.


    As for Rong Yue, she ate as much as she could and only stopped when her phone rang for the third time.


    ¡°Rong Yue, Song Jian said you went to the capital. Would you be missing thepetition? It¡¯s starting tomorrow!¡± Wu Hao¡¯s worried voice rang out from the other end of the call.


    With all of the running around to help Xu Ning, Rong Yue hadpletely forgotten that she had somepetition exam tomorrow. Wu Hao¡¯s words was the one that just made her return to her senses.


    ¡°I¡¯ll be there tomorrow,¡± she promised and then hung up the phone as she tried to think of what to do.


    She still needed to meet up with Xu Ning and then start dealing with the Hong Foundation so that they never exist again to traffic children.


    ¡°I have to go back tomorrow, the preliminaries for the Ster Competition starts tomorrow and I¡¯m going to be representing my school,¡± Rong Yue told Qin Yichen as he stepped into the dining room again.


    ¡°Meet with Xu Ning, there¡¯s no need to deal with the other matters personally, as soon as her name is cleared, you can keep her beside you, her skills her one of the best three in China....


    ¡°...as for her uncle, he would have to go to jail for all that he has done.. those three children would be her responsibility, however, considering that she wants to protect them so much also, she might not mind as much as a girl her age would,¡± Qin Yichen calmly analyzed everything to her as she sat down back.


    Rong Yue allowed her mind to think through everything and eventually nodded.


    ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll meet her today and handle the other matters like you have said.¡± As for offering Xu Ning a job, that was indeed something she was considering but she couldn¡¯t directly offer her without winning her trust.


    After breakfast, she went out and the driver Qin Yichen had assigned her to carried her to the designated meeting spot.


    Since Qin Yichen had picked a ce that she was closer to, she ended up waiting in the car for a while before Xu Ning finally arrived.


    When she sat down opposite Xu Ning, her brows arched in confusion as she looked around.


    ¡°I¡¯m the one you are waiting for, Miss Xu,¡± she said calmly.


    Xu Ning looked at her, her expression was full of doubt and suspicion, after all, the girl in front of her looked like she should still be at home ying dress up and attending sleep over with some other heiress friends.


    ¡°As long as I can help you, my age should not stand between us,¡±


    Xu Ning studied her for some seconds and then nodded.


    ¡°Where are the kids?¡± It was clear to see that it was priority to her.


    ¡°Here, they are safe and seem even happy to be away from home,¡± Rong Yue said as she passed her a phone that had the surveince of the kids.


    ¡°My uncle would try to find them, it¡¯s only if he can¡¯t that he can agree to give up,¡± Xu Ning warned.


    ¡°He would get a copy of tomorrow¡¯s headlines today if he doesn¡¯t step out to rify your name, at that point, the least of his worries would be finding the kids,¡± Rong Yue said with a chuckle.


    ¡°Until this matter is resolved, this is going to be the only time that you meet me,¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t want to be seen with me?¡± Xu Ning asked with a little worry, although they had just met, she had started to see Rong Yue as the only thing she could hold on too.


    After all, to everyone in the world, they saw a girl that was on top of her game and was winning several awards. They would never understand that she was bound to her uncle.


    So now that she saw someone that ready to pull her away, she really didn¡¯t want to lose her.


    ¡°No, I have some exam to take tomorrow, I¡¯ll be waiting till the resultes out to return to the capital, by then, we would meet again.¡±


    ¡°...I¡¯ll still be helping you handle matters, since I decided to help you, I won¡¯t leave you hanging,¡± she promised and only after she said that did Xu Ning sigh with relief.


    ¡°Thank you so much...so much.. I can¡¯t tell you the things I know, after all, they would only put you in trouble, but I¡¯ll never betray you..¡±


    ¡°I know the things you know Ning Jie, that¡¯s why I¡¯m helping you. Because these kids deserve to be helped and not be used or sold..¡±


    Xu Ning¡¯s eyes opened wide as she heard her words and then nodded solemnly.


    Although Rong Yue wanted to tell her that next time, even if she had to give up herself or the cousins, she couldn¡¯t let millions of life be wasted just to save hers and the Villian¡¯s kids.


    But she understood that she was still at a fragile state and everyone had different mental fortitude.


    The both of them chatted for a while more and polished their ns, Xu Ning then offered to stay with the kids so that she could help them and make their mind much more calmer.


    ¡°I¡¯ll make arrangements for that, goodbye..¡±


    After they separated, Rong Yue entered the car that was waiting outside.


    However, she was shocked to see Qin Yichen inside working.


    ¡°How are you here?¡±


    ¡°I finished my meeting early and came as soon as I was done,¡± he replied and then pulled her in to his embrace.


    ¡°How did it go, did she agree to your ns?¡±


    ¡°Yes, she was a little worried but she finally agreed..¡±


    The both of them chatted for a while before Qin Yichen went back to working while Rong Yue allowed her mind to wander

 Chapter 105

    105 Little Genius Ancestor!!


    Rong Yue sighed as she looked at the brimming center while she and Wu Hao were being guided by the teachers.


    It was almost like fate had helped the teachers chose after all, Wu Hao wasn¡¯t supported by his family while Rong Yue didn¡¯t want her mother to go through the trouble.


    So different from all the people in their province, one had to say, their school had the least amount of crowd. With only teacher Lu and teacher Han, it was easy for people to look down on their unimpressive appearance.


    ¡°It seems like City A high school barely has anything to show this year, how can they send just two teachers?¡± Someone mocked.


    ¡°Last year, they already lost to a lesser school in their own city, of course, they won¡¯t want to send so many faces to be pped,¡± one of the teachers for another school said, hoping to get a reaction from them, after all, at some point in time, City A used to beat them in scoring, now that there was some opportunity to hit them while they were down, she didn¡¯t want to let go of it.


    Teacher Lu was about to advise the two students to not bother and not get carried away but was even surprised to see that their attention was in a totally different ce.


    Rong Yue was calmly exining something to Wu Hao who listened calmly.


    ¡°Don¡¯t forget that it¡¯s important to not show your best hand like I said,¡±


    Forpetitions like this, it was a normal thing for top families to want to use this as an advantage to showcase their children.


    .....


    Standing out too early from the beginning was just going to cause too many troubles along the way.


    It was better to avoid it early on.


    Wu Hao nodded in understanding and did somest minute revision while Rong Yue looked through the evidence she wanted to send to Xu Che. After confirming it was what she wanted to send, she sent it and then made the system go in a sleep mode, after all, she didn¡¯t want to be distracted during the exam or draw suspicion.


    Few minutester, the examination center was finally ready to start bringing them in. Although each school were to bring only two students.


    In the province for this center, there were more than fifty schools as it gathered most of the schools in the lower cities. So there was a total of close to a hundred student.


    To reduce the possibility of cheating, Wu Hao and Rong Yue were ced very far from each other, same as the other students.


    Since it was the elimination stage, the questions were tough but also not too difficult, the main purpose was to get the top fifty in the entire country.


    For provinces like this, it was difficult for them to get such a ranking and they only fought hard to make sure they did better than the school in their cities.


    As soon as all the sitting arrangements werepleted, the invigtors moved around and checked one more time before they allowed them inside the hall.


    As for Rong Yue, sheid her head on the table as soon as she sat down, allowing her brain to rest from all the calctions and ns she had been making because of Xu Ning all night long.


    More importantly, she did her best to get he emotions under control.


    ¡°Are you sure you are here for the exam or for a sleepingpetition?¡± The invigtor scolded as soon as he got to Rong Yue¡¯s side. However, after she raised her head, he was stunned speechless for a while before he moved forward.


    Since he had already made people look over, most of the people that turned to see what was happening were also surprised by Rong Yue¡¯s appearance.


    With how pretty she was, could she still have anything upstairs? However, to be a school representative meant that she needed to have something upstairs so most of them were even more impressed.


    As for girls, it was already normal for them to be easily susceptible to jealously, most of them felt ufortable with her outstanding appearance. But since they knew what they were here for, they quickly looked away.


    Some of them alsoforted themselves that it wasn¡¯t possible for her to be that smart with her looks.


    Actually, being pretty and intelligent was not a difficultbination and most of the average families and socialite families managed to pull it off.


    But to have a beauty like that of Rong Yue that was stunning like that, it was hard to not make people envious.


    Rong Yue didn¡¯t mind anyone and just patiently waited for the papers to be distributed.


    As soon as they were shared, she started her work immediately, not paying attention to her surroundings.


    Unlike the central examination, this questions were tougher and also focused onbining the Chinese curriculum with other curriculum, after all, the finalpetition was going to be international and so the people that represented the country needed to have sufficient knowledge on all fronts.


    With a total of 100 multi choice questions and twenty theory, a lot of people already had mental strain just by looking at the questions.


    Rong Yue on the other hand didn¡¯t find questions like this difficult and since she was also not looking to attract any unnecessary attention, she deliberately stalled on each question to make sure that she wasn¡¯t done before time.


    Even with how much time she had to wait, out of the three hours assigned to the paper, she was done in two hours, leaving her with an hour of free time.


    She ran through the questions again, making sure that she had randomly failed enough. With her method of calction, she already checked before to know the scores that made it to the top fifty.


    After making sure that she had a mark or two above that, she finally ced her head back on the table with about thirty minutes left.


    One had to know that, the test would have taken her about an hour and she had deliberately stalled for long. And even now when she was still thirty minutes ahead, a lot of people had questions they didn¡¯t dare to finish in thirty minutes.


    To be more precise, about seventy percent of the students in the hall were not yet halfway done with the question.


    Knowing how hard it was, the moment the invigtors and other student saw Rong Yue ce her head on the table, they quickly assumed that she had given up and couldn¡¯t keep up again.


    ¡°It¡¯s no surprise that she has given up, a beauty like her would have been spoiled silly by the whole world as a child. It would be hard for her to have the mental fortitude to take an exam like this,¡±


    ¡°I agree, I wonder which school sent her, after all, if it was based on beauty, I doubt any school in our province canpete, but this is based on academics after all,¡± another teacher replied, continuing the gossip.


    ¡°We can only know if we ask her.¡± With that, three of the many teachers that had been selected to invigte the students made their way to where Rong Yue was seated.


    ¡°Student, are you done with your paper already?¡± One of them asked, knocking on the table rather loudly.


    Rong Yue, who had slipped into a light slumber was quickly awakened by the knock as she raised her head up. Since her eyes were still in a daze from just waking up, she looked even more adorable, making the teacher soften his stance considerably.


    ¡°Are you done with your exam? This type of exam is directly rted to the performance of your school,¡± he advised.


    ¡°I have done what I can,¡± Rong Yue replied honestly. The students closed by sneered as they heard that while the other teachers too had simrical expressions on their faces.


    If a supervisor from the capital was present, those teachers would very well not be looked well on, after all, they were causing a distraction for something that wasn¡¯t worth it. If she was caught cheating or something, it would have been excusable. But now, they were just finding gossip for their sake.


    ¡°What school are you representing?¡±


    ¡°City A High school,¡± Rong Yue replied.


    ¡°As expected, it¡¯s city A High school, to be able to present a level of beauty like this is already enough. They can leave the grades for us that actually put in the work.¡±


    She watched as the teachers went while doing their best to hide the mocking looks on their faces.


    After checking the big wall in front of the hall and confirming that she still had about twenty more minutes, she immediately went back to sleep, after all, there was no point losing sleep over something that she had finished doing.


    As for Wu Hao, he also cross checked his answers onest time before finally closing his paper. However, instead of directly resting like Rong Yue, he just looked around the hall at the other students that were struggling.


    The papers were soon collected and the Rong Yue that was closer to the entrance waited outside for Wu Hao.


    ¡°How was it?¡± Teacher Lu asked as soon as he saw both of them.


    ¡°We would not disappoint you,¡± Rong Yue said solemnly, however, one of the teachers that had been inside just now heard her words and scoffed.


    ¡°You gave up halfway into the exam, yet, you are so confident of your failure,¡± he scolded, not bothering to wait to argue.


    Clearly, he felt Rong Yue was just being arrogant.


    But teacher Lu already knew that this little ancestor was good at finishing early so he didn¡¯t say a word, only gesturing for them to walk ahead so they could go back.

 Chapter 106

    106 [Bonus chapter] One


    Since they hade in one car, teacher Lu led them to where the car was parked but just before they could cross, a familiar car parked beside them startling teacher Han.


    Yet, Rong Yue soon realized that this was the car that Qin Yichen used anytime he was around.


    ¡°Teacher Lu, teacher Han, my uncle is here to pick me so I¡¯ll be going with him,¡± she told them politely and then waved at Wu Hao.


    Even though the three of them were curious as to how Rong Yue had an uncle with such a luxurious car, they didn¡¯t get a chance as the car was heavily tinted. As for the other students watching, they had no idea about Rong Yue¡¯s background. With her appearance, it was easy to believe that she was from a family that was doing exceptionally well.


    ¡°I thought you promised to rest all day?¡± Rong Yue asked him as she sat down beside him.


    ¡°I¡¯m just sitting in the car, that¡¯s also part of resting. How was your exam?¡± Qin Yichen waved her usations aside and immediately asked how the exam was.


    ¡°It was okay, a little easier than I expected,¡± she confessed. Something like this was something she couldn¡¯t tell other people, after all, she would be worried about sounding arrogant. But for Qin Yichen, she wasn¡¯t worried at all and always felt like she could fully be herself around him.


    ¡°The next one is the really hard one as they would be needing just five representatives to go outside the country, three would be for thepetition while the other two would be the back up,¡± he exined.


    ¡°How do you know so much? Did you partake before?¡± She asked curiously, shooting him a suspicious look.


    .....


    ¡°It seems like you have never checked on the one time that China won the globalpetition before then,¡± he said as he flicked her forehead. He also used that opportunity to pull her closer to him which made Lu San who was spying through the rearview mirror to raise the barrier, after all, if he had an ident from seeing his master doting on his woman, he would really be in trouble!


    ¡°So you won it?¡±


    ¡°Hmmm, don¡¯t you trust your man?¡±


    Rong Yue had long gotten used to him being shameless and just smiled, the three hours of being in the exam hall was also not easy and since she knew there was still many matters to deal with, she leaned even further into his embrace, hoping to get some sleep.


    ¡°I got you some moon cakes, you can eat some of them before you sleep,¡± Qin Yichen said as he picked up a delicately designed paper bag and handed it to Rong Yue.


    In herst life, moon cakes had been one of her best snacks, however, it was also a very tricky snack as a lot of people would often get the filling wrong or the cake dough.


    Since they were in city A, she looked skeptically at it as she pulled out the squared box that it had been packed in.


    Qin Yichen saw her every reaction but didn¡¯t say anything, only smiling slightly.


    Very quickly, Rong Yue bit into one of the small sized cakes and allowed the burst of vors from each ingredient to burst in her mouth. Before long, her eyes opened wide in delight as she threw the remaining part in her mouth and reached for another one quickly.


    Qin Yichen chuckled helplessly as she grabbed the box from her, ¡°slow down, it¡¯s not going anywhere,¡± he chided softly.


    Since he already knew she was a grub, she wasn¡¯t embarrassed and even focused more on snatching the box out of his hand. ¡°Hand it over, it¡¯s already mine since you gave me,¡±


    Qin Yichen smiled helplessly and then patted her head, Rong Yue ate each cake in three bites and eventually had to pause at the fourth one when Qin Yichen forced her to drink the warm milk tea in the sk he had brought along.


    It was totally like he was treating her as his daughter with how he thought of her every need.


    The cake was a total of ten and Rong Yue finally offered Qin Yichen one when she was on the right one.


    ¡°I want only the one you have eaten from,¡± he said as he pulled her hand towards him and ate the remaining half there. Rong Yue red at him but she was too tired to do anything more.


    After eating herst two cakes, she dozed off on Qin z Yichen. The city they had written the exam was about two hours away from city A by car and so she slept for about half an hour.


    Eventually, they got back to city A, but seeing as she was still asleep, Qin Yichen felt all other matters could wait.


    ¡°Just take us home, when she¡¯s awake, we would settle other matters,¡±


    ¡°But you have to go back to the capital today,¡± Lu San reminded as he his eyes met with his master¡¯s eyes through the rearview mirror.


    ¡°Send us home,¡± this time, his voice was firm, telling Lu San that he didn¡¯t want any argument.


    It was at this moment that Rong Yue opened her eyes sleepily.


    ¡°Why are you asking him to send us home, didn¡¯t you say you wanted to have a look at theboratory and production rooms?¡± Rong Yue asked, rubbing her eyes as she raised her head up.


    She shot Qin Yichen a look that was using him of cheating on her.


    ¡°Since you are awake now, Lu San would drive there first,¡±


    Lu San had to resist hisughter as he peeped at the both of them through the holes of the barrier from the rearview mirror. His master had always been someone that was impossible to control and even his first elder brother would often yield way for him, after all, once his mind was made up on a matter, it was hard to turn him back.


    Now that there was someone that could do that with just one re, he was very excited at Rong Yue¡¯s effectiveness.


    However, for someone like Qin Yichen, it was always dangerous for them to have weaknesses, after all, he had many enemies that had never had something to hold against him.


    As for Rong Yue, she happily checked the news to see if her threat on Xu Che was effective. Just as she expected, he had personally stepped out and confirmed that it was just another staff that was trying to frame Xu Ning!. Since Xu Ning already had a reputation in the industry at the age of 28, several people stood up to confirm that it was really not the way she usually worked.


    This made Rong Yue satisfied and then called Xu Ning.


    ¡°He has rified the matter, that way, you can consider that I have helped you. However, even though your method of justice is by retreating and removing yourself from the matter, that had never been my method, so the Hong Foundation would cease to exist in a week.¡± Rong Yue told her sincerely.


    Since she had also not gotten any information from Xu Ning, it could not be counted as using her so the youngdy in herte twenties could only nod her head as she listened.


    Although, she was a coward, she understood very well that what her uncle was doing was wrong, after all, it implicated a lot of young children¡¯s life.


    ¡°I won¡¯t stop you...¡± Xu Ning finally muttered after a while and Rong Yue sighed in relief from knowing that she hadn¡¯t trusted and fought for the wrong person.


    ¡°It¡¯s good that way, after all, even you can¡¯t stop me, since you have been with them all their lives, the children would be your responsibility,¡±


    ¡°...as ast favor, I would give you a job once I deal with the foundation, after all, there¡¯s no way to be sure that the next work you get isn¡¯t being controlled by those people behind the scenes,¡±


    After getting Xu Ning¡¯s agreement, Rong Yue ended the call and sighed.


    ¡°It¡¯s not going to be easy to take down something like this, after all, too many people benefit from it,¡±


    ¡°Cooperate with the country¡¯s legal security, it would be faster that way and would also make you stay behind the scenes. It¡¯s too early to attract an enemy that even the government might be backing,¡± Qin Yichen advised.


    Although he was sure he could protect his little girl, it was also not good to step into the open when the enemy was still in the dark.


    Rong Yue nodded, she had started to get used to taking what Qin Yichen said as the best option, after all, his thoughts were usually so clear and aligned.


    ¡°Also, let Xu Ning manage a branch of the Qin Corporation for seven months before you let her work for you. It would be too suspicious if she moves from all the offer she¡¯s getting to work with a newpany immediately.¡±


    ¡°Is three months better? I would be starting mypany when I move to the capital,¡± Rong Yue argued, after all, her main focus was developing technology, she just wanted several businesses to ensure that she was able to build her own connections and increase her money.

 Chapter 107

    107 Her Biggest Supporter


    The trip to the factory was quick and Song Jian and his sister were already waiting. Not only that, as soon as they got down from the car, Rong Yue was surprised to see that Fang Mo was also there. It was clear to see that Lu San had not rested all the time she was in the capital.


    ¡°Rong Yue,¡± Song Jian greeted warmly as he looked at Qin Yichen with a guarded expression. One nce at him and it was easy to tell that this was a man with a lot of power, there was also a slight whiff of danger that came from Qin Yichen that made him worried.


    ¡°Song Jian, Yan¡¯er,¡± Rong Yue greeted warmly as she hugged Song Yan. Even if there was nothing official between her and Qin Yichen yet, she didn¡¯t dare to hug him and just gave him a warm smile to allow him know that she was fine.


    ¡°Manager Fang, Lu San has told me how hard you have been working,¡± she said politely even though she hadn¡¯t heard nothing, after all, it would help the man feel his efforts were being recognized.


    The production factory was at a discreet area that didn¡¯t have many houses, considering that they were going to be working with nt based materials, they were going to have very few waste products. With all these alone, Rong Yue was certain that they would have it easy getting the factory approved.


    However, the most important thing was making sure that their production processes was kept in a safe manner.


    As soon as she entered inside the factory, Rong Yue nodded in approval, this was exactly what she had imagined.


    ¡°Is this enough to keep them from meeting each other?¡± Qin Yichen asked as she looked at the separate rooms for different processes.


    ¡°The rooms would be sound proofed so that no one other than the people in that section knows what is being done. Also, the pass for each staff can only work for that room and for one day entry, currently, the only challenge we can have is if the person that checks them in ispromised and allows the wrong fingerprint match to get a pass,¡± Lu San exined hurriedly and to Qin Yichen.


    .....


    Qin Yichen nodded but it was clear from his expression that he still had his reservations about the matter. After all, the early stages would be rtively safe. But as soon as people saw that thepany actually had results, their main focus would be on the recipes.


    ¡°Other than me, no one can bring together the bits and pieces to make theplete form, everyone is only doing their mechanical bits, so even if they leak it, the chances that it would be beneficial to the person is very little,¡± Rong Yue added in and this time, Qin Yichen was more convinced and said nothing more.


    After making sure that everything she wanted was the way it was, Rong Yue was d and happily exined everything to Qin Yichen. It was almost like this was a trip prepared for the sole both them, after all, only Rong Yue was able tomunicate with Qin Yichen as she introduced each room while the other three just tagged along.


    ¡°Master, your flight is in two hours,¡± Lu San reminded as soon as they finished the tour. Previously, he had thought that Rong Yue didn¡¯t like to talk, who would have imagined that she would spend an hour just giving Qin Yichen a tour.


    ¡°I already changed it, it¡¯s in four hours,¡± while no one was looking, he had already sent a message to have someone handle the matter, after all, it was rare that Rong Yue wanted to tell him so much, he didn¡¯t want such a moment toe to an end.


    Rong Yue on the other hand was about to take him to theboratory but Lu San¡¯s words made her realize that she was taking up so much time with something that wasn¡¯t that important!


    So she changed her mind immediately, ¡°there¡¯s nothing to see about theboratory yet, although the equipments have arrived, I still haven¡¯t modified it,¡±


    Qin Yichen could guess that Lu San¡¯s words had made her change her mind but he only nodded in agreement. For someone that ruled an empire as huge as he did, he was always quick to understand people and so he knew that even if he made Rong Yue show him theboratory, she would only be doing out of obligation and would rush through matters.


    Moreover, he was nning toe before sheunched, so it was not a bad idea to check it at that time.


    ¡°Your phone has been ringing all day, do you want to pick it?¡± Qin Yichen said as he passed the military phone that she had used to talk to Xu Che to her.


    Rong Yue understood that the man was getting desperate and walked some distance away to talk to him.


    As soon as Rong Yue turned and left, the Song siblings also made up a feeble excuse and rushed into theboratory.


    Manager Fang Mo was also notfortable around Qin Yichen and wanted to rush into the warehouse but Qin Yichen was faster than him.


    ¡°Manager Fang, I¡¯ll like to have a word with you,¡± he said politely, but themanding power in his tone and stance was hard to ignore. Fang Mo stopped immediately and turned back to stand in front of Qin Yichen obediently.


    ¡°Although your skills are not the best out there for her, as long as you are faithful, I know that you will grow with her. However, if you for one minute of your life betray her, even without using the Qin Corporation, I¡¯ll make sure that you and your daughter¡¯s life be miserable.¡± Qin Yichen said calmly, yet, the lethality of his words and tone had Fang Mo shaking in his pants.


    He had wondered why he felt the man was familiar, but since the media appearance of the Qin family was very little, it was not hard to understand why anyone would not recognize him at first nce.


    Moreover, who would have imagined that the king of the capital would suddenly decide toe to city A!


    ¡°I...I..¡± Fang Mo tried to talk as he nodded his head continuously, yet, no words were formed in his mouth and he ended up bowing his head to show his sincerity.


    ¡°I don¡¯t need your promise, this is nothing but a warning,¡± Qin Yichen said and then walked away to meet Rong Yue that was already approaching.


    ¡°Why was he calling?¡± He asked as he pulled her into his embrace in one clean move.


    ¡°He¡¯s worried that the other side would catch up to him, but that¡¯s only a cover, people like those ones would seek to save themselves in a situation like this, clearly, he¡¯s the one that¡¯s scared that he would be caught,¡± Rong Yue exined with a low throaty chuckle.


    She had no intention of letting Xu Che grow, after all, she knew exactly what he would grow to be. As the money increased, he eventually handed over the head position at Hong Foundation in the past life and joined the research team. Although she barely met him, the system had all of the information regarding everything he had done.


    To let a monster like that go was just a bad mistake.


    ¡°Leave him to shake some more, I¡¯ll make them to add more pressure as soon as I get back,¡± Qin Yichen promised,


    ¡°It¡¯s impossible that his board of directors don¡¯t know what he has been up to, I¡¯m looking for the best way to have all of them taken in, it¡¯s better to bring the foundation downpletely,¡±


    Qin Yichen nodded and then used his hand to shield Rong Yue¡¯s head as she entered the car. Clearly, he had every intention to support anything she wanted to do.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go to the airport, I know that you would still have a slot for your original flight, it¡¯s better to go ahead and rest,¡± Rong Yue said as Lu San started the car.


    ¡°Are you worried about me?¡± Qin Yichen asked yfully, as he leaned in until his face was only some inches away from hers.


    ¡°W..who¡¯s worried about you! I just want you to go back quick enough before you stay here and annoy me any further,¡± Rong Yue lied as she felt her heart racing terribly.


    ¡°You¡¯ve always been a bad liar,¡± Qin Yichen teased further as he pinched her nose a little. Seeing her red and flushed face, he suddenly felt like he wanted to tease her even more and so without any warning, he leaned in and kissed her lips before pulling back almost immediately.


    ¡°...Y..You!¡± Rong Yue was flustered and struggled to make a proper defense, yet, nothing wasing to her mind as all that flooded her mind was his scent and how his lips had felt against hers.


    ¡°I¡¯m your man now, that¡¯s something that every couple does,¡± Qin Yichen said shamelessly and then before she could say anything more, he pulled her to hisps and buried his head in the gap between her neck and her shoulder de.


    Rong Yhe wanted to push him away at first, but then she remembered how he had fallen asleep in a simr position some while ago and stayed still.


    However, the man in her embrace this time wasn¡¯t sleeping. Qin Yichen just wanted to bury himself in her unique and clean fragrance before they had to separate.


    Sometimes, it was funny how life worked, after all, several women had tried totch on to him so desperately, yet, his soul felt bound to just this one person.


    They soon arrived at the airport regardless of how slow Lu San drove, to avoid any nosy reporter that knew him by coincidence, Qin Yichen had Lu San park close to the VIP entrance.


    He gave her a quick kiss on the forehead and then got down from the car.


    Rong Yue watched his broad and departing back until she couldn¡¯t see him anymore.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go back,¡± she told him as she rubbed her neck that was slightly sore from staying still. However, she didn¡¯t mind, after all, that man had done more than enough for her also....

 Chapter 108

    108 Too Good To be True


    The days had passed very quickly and Rong Yue had gotten into full business mode. While they were still awaiting the college examinations results, a lot of students were using that time to tour, y around and even date.


    On the other hand, Sun Li was trying her best to discover what she wanted to do, after all, the few time that she had spent around Rong Yue had made her to see things differently.


    Although she loved racing and gaming, her talent and abilities there was nothing exceptional, especially in the racing. But when it came to gaming, it was still sufficiently better and had a lot of points and ranking.


    But she also felt that wasn¡¯t too sufficient, after all, her family had given her so much already. So these days, she spent time trying to understand a lot of things.


    She would also update everyone on the group on how it was going, after all, they all supported her without me.


    Today, she wanted to visit several stores and see if there was anything that would catch her attention.


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to just focus on how it¡¯s being operated, you might see some section of how things are being run that you would like,¡± Song Jian typed out after seeing all the messages that she had left on the group.


    Since Rong Yue was barely there, he and Wu Hao had to be her support. But to the other two guys, they still felt like Rong Yue was the only one that could help her.


    As for Rong Yue, she was indeed had a thought in mind for her but didn¡¯t want to rush it, after all, this was high school and the interest in gaming might just be a passing interest.


    .....


    More importantly, she had someone that she still needed to find before she told this to Sun Li. Because of this, even though she read all the messages and their schedules, she ignored all her messages and whining from Sun Li on the group and only wished her best of luck.


    ¡°I¡¯ll meet you at our study ce by evening¡± she typed and added @Wu Hao to let him know.


    Although studying was good, since he was her friend and had helped her when she just came back in time, she wanted to do more for him.


    Perhaps it was from spending time in theboratory or it was the system being synced to her mind, Rong Yue had now developed something where she was able to tell people¡¯s best abilities.


    Now, she felt there was something that Wu Hao was good at that was useful. But she of course could not push it on him also.


    ¡°Young mistress, we have arrived,¡± Lu San called out, interrupting her thought process.


    Rong Yue looked at the big building in front of her and sighed softly.


    Although she wanted to start a jewelry business, she had many things that made her to hesitate and so instead of just jumping into it, she decided that a tour of the biggest jewelry factory would do her some good.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go in together, you can bring the box,¡± Rong Yue told him as she got down from the car while Lu San held the door for her.


    Today, she decided toe out with her real appearance as that would help her get things done faster.


    It was a good bet since as soon as she got to the front of the receptionist with Lu San following behind her, the face of the youngdy became reverent.


    ¡°I¡¯m here to sell some jade stones and also buy jewelry,¡± Rong Yue told her politely and the woman bobbed her head upwards in understanding.


    ¡°You can sit here for a while, someone woulde and lead you in,¡±


    Rong Yue did as she said, however, it barely too five minutes before a young man arrived and greeted them respectfully. After looking at therge suitcase that they were holding, his expression softened.


    ¡°Good day, young miss, we can proceed inside to discuss matters regarding the selling,¡± he said respectfully and then led the way.


    Rong Yue stood up and followed behind him and Lu San did the same thing too.


    In the world of jewelry business, DRK was the biggest boss and even wives of the highest caliber of people would want to get from them.


    While they were on the same level as the Qin jewelry line, the major difference was what they stood for. Qin Jewelry usually focused on items that were exclusive and released only two designs in a year.


    The quality was always of the highest level and would be in limited numbers which meant that regardless of when it was, only a few quantity was avable. This model also made it be unavable to the general public and so among the businesses that the Qin family had, their jewelry line was most likely the most unnoticed to the general public.


    Because of this, Rong Yue had decided to learn from DRK.


    The man led them to the first floor and the first office where ady and one other man were waiting.


    It was not hard to see how much attention they paid to receiving stones, after all, there had been a decline on the supply of quality Jade.


    ¡°We would not drag matters, can you please let us see the stones you have for sale?¡± The woman asked as soon as she saw Rong Yue.


    For fear that she would be some flower vase that liked to drag matters and enjoy making herself special, she hurriedly spoke up.


    However, Rong Yue¡¯s face remained impassive as if she hadn¡¯t heard anything or picked up her energy.


    ¡°Ah San, you can show them,¡± she said and then stepped sideways so that Lu San could open the box for them.


    The moment the box was open, the three of them immediately sat up with their back straight and eyes wide open.


    Three emperor jade! And two special colored jade!


    The woman shot an apologetic gaze at Rong Yue as she looked back at the box. Each of the stones wererger than a grown man¡¯s fist.


    While the emperor jade was the king, in modern day now, colored jade essories were also a huge catch, however the one that came naturally colored was indeed of better quality than the one that came colored from the white tacky ones.


    Now that Rong Yue had brought a red one and a pink one, they could already imagine what huge sales they could make if it was made into a special collection.


    ¡°Lu San, show them the other ones,¡± Rong Yue said softly making the three of their ears perk up.


    ¡°The stones here were carefully picked by me, so as the raw stones, if you would not mind, you can cut this in front of us and see that our sess delivery rate isn¡¯t little, if you are satisfied, we can strike a deal that suits each person.¡± Rong Yue exined her intentions clearly to them and the three looked at each other.


    They had several suppliers, the only matter was the quality. A lot of times, they ended up buying a truck full of very few Jade at exhorbitant amounts.


    However, they just couldn¡¯t reject an offer like that too immediately and so the three of them exchanged knowing nces with each other.


    ¡°We would take it for the cutting first,¡± One of the men spoke up and stood up immediately.


    Rong Yue nodded in satisfaction and she also liked their way of doing things, they weren¡¯tgging and also knew how to weigh matters very quickly.


    Although their arrangement wasn¡¯t going tost for long, Rong Yue was sure that it would be enough to allow her to know what went behind the scenes.


    The three of them led Rong Yue and Lu San to an under base part of thepany, this way, all the cutting and production noise was minimized.


    Seeing this, Rong Yue was d that she made this decision. It was not only the most cost effective way, it was the most secure way to keep things, however, she was already even having better ideas as they walked through the hallways.


    They finally entered arge hall where there were piles of stones everywhere and several cutters.


    Lu San immediately opened the second part of the box and handed them five stones.


    ¡°Young miss, what do we expect from these stones?¡± Thest man that hadn¡¯t said a word since spoke up and the other two nodded to show they all had that same question.


    ¡°It¡¯s very simple, I want to supply you stones for the next six months as that¡¯s how long I can guarantee for, however, there has to be an agreement to sell the stone on the price of the exact Jade in the stone,¡± she said confidently.


    ¡°Can you determine that?¡± Thedy among them asked.


    ¡°No, I can¡¯t, but I have a 90% sess rate of knowing if a raw stone has jade, and we would only bring stones with Jade for you.¡±


    The three of them looked at each other, and then looked back at the confident youngdy.


    Her offer, seemed a little too good to be true....


    ¡°Let¡¯s see what these stones have to offer,¡±


    Everyone nodded and the cutters were given the permission to start cutting.

 Chapter 109

    109 The Dark Rose


    After cutting more than twenty stones from the first trip Rong Yue had made to the night market, Lu San was already confident in her skills and so when he saw them carefully inspect the stones to be sure that there was no cracks or anything, he looked just unfazed as she was.


    When the five stones passed the check, the started the main cutting.


    Rong Yue noticed that their equipment was more advanced than that of the night market store that they went to and so in less than ten minutes, all of the five stands with the stones being cut were already glistening with light from the stones.


    The three bosses that had met with them were stunned silly as they saw the light. She had imed there were stones in all of them. And there seemed to be truly!


    As soon as the stones were all cut, they were even more more shocked. All of them had stones.


    Since when has that happened to them? Most of their cutters spent days cutting before they could find 10 Jade and yet they had been delivered in one day to them.


    More importantly, other than emperor jade, every of the five Jade that had been cut before had a partner from the one she had brought before.


    Was this coincidence?


    The woman turned back to look at Rong Yue, ¡°did you know the stones that were in them?¡± She asked, her eyes searching to see if she would find any clue from Rong Yue.


    .....


    ¡°It¡¯s a beautiful coincidence as the emperor jades were picked from more than a year¡¯s gathering to impress you, the new one however, is from ourst batch of sourcing, since they were broken apart from only one source, it¡¯s not hard to see that there are three to five more smaller pieces containing simr ones,¡± she exined patiently.


    Since she covered all the dots, there was nothing more for the woman to ask and she nodded in understanding.


    ¡°Then that is a good thing after all. We would be buying these ten jades from you at a very good price, however, we hope that you can exin what you want from your next deal to us appropriately,¡± one of the men spoke up.


    ¡°I would like to supply you stones, however, as I don¡¯t have cutting equipments, I won¡¯t be able to know the value of the stone that I bring, if you would allow me to supervise all the cutting process every time, and sell at the value of the Jade inside the stone for the next three months, then we have a deal,¡±


    The three of them looked at her in confusion. It was hard to understand a deal like this, after all, she could get enough money to buy a stone cutter just from today¡¯s deal. Even a little child would know that she had ulterior motives just based on the condition she had ced.


    For people like them that had been in the important running of a big jewelry empire like DKR, they were notcking in sense and could already sense that something was wrong.


    If the benefits they stood to gain wasn¡¯t so great, they would have immediately rejected a deal like this.


    ¡°Since the boss is around, let us ask him to handle a matter like this,¡± one of them whispered but his words received a re from the woman immediately.


    ¡°What do you mean the boss is around? A matter like this should be taken to the boss?¡± The woman replied harshly, their boss was barely here, if they took a matter like this to him, he would of course think they were bing worse.


    ¡°You should know that boss is here because he¡¯s displeased about the little turn over rate, let¡¯s take this matter up, if his assistants think it¡¯s trival, they won¡¯t let us reach the boss,¡± the second man said, it was not hard to see that his authority was the highest between them as the woman gave up as soon as he talked.


    ¡°Miss, if you don¡¯t mind, we would lead you and partner to a resting ce, while we would meet with the higher ups to let them know your offer,¡± she spoke up.


    Rong Yue nodded, having no problem with that and signaled that Lu San goes ahead to pick the newly cut five Jade.


    The three of them then left the cutting room. They were led to the fourth floor and shown to a room that looked like it was designed for this purpose exactly, however, Rong Yue was sure that there was going to be cameras there.


    Lu San was also aware of such a thing and so even though the both of them entered and sat down without searching for a camera, they barely exchanged any words.


    ¡°What do you think would be their final decision,¡± Rong Yue asked him after a while.


    ¡°It depends on how badly they need the Jade,¡± Lu San said, after then, the both of them discussed several causal matters after which Rong Yue started to y with her phone.


    Since she was trading stocks, she liked to keep her eyes on things in the market, everyday, she was able to rake in huge profits everyday.


    But regardless, she couldn¡¯t be careless, after all, she would lose money if she made any mistakes.


    ¡°Master, I¡¯m watching over it, you can let your mind rest,¡± Little Loli eximed as she felt Rong Yue¡¯s line of thought.


    ¡°Okay,¡± Rong Yue agreed quickly and then closed the software on her phone, everything she had been doing all disappeared like as if they were never on the phone.


    In the top floor of DKR, a young man in an all ck shirt and pants entered the top executive room and exined some matters to the man that was seated on the white chair and dressed inplete white.


    ¡°Is that some matter you expect me to handle?¡± He asked with frustration crossing his attractive features.


    ¡°No master, but thedy in question is the same one that came this city¡¯s headquarters thest time you were there,¡± the man in ck said.


    After that day, his master had made him collect all the information on the woman, it was not hard to see that she had left an impression on him.


    So instead of just going down to deal with the matter, as soon as he checked the camera and realized that it was Miss Rong Yue, he had decided to inform him.


    Mo Yifan smiled widely as he heard that part of the information.


    ¡°To think that she was the one that came to meet me first,¡± he said with a low and throaty chuckle.


    ¡°Have them send her up, where are the jades she brought and give me a recording of everything she has done since she came here,¡± he demanded and then leaned back into his seat.


    His assistant rushed out and went to bring all the required matters, he also asked the three handling the matter of sourcing to send the two upstairs.


    When Rong Yue and Lu San were called upstairs, her eyes glistened with a little suspicion. Was the matter such a big deal?


    For her, she had put out her offer in an obvious way because she wanted them to understand that she was interested in how they ran their matters. As long as they didn¡¯t mind sharing, they would also gain an unlimited supplies to Jade for three months which would give her enough time to learn the ropes.


    In fact, she felt like after the trip today, she didn¡¯t necessarily need them, she had her capital and she had gotten an office blue print.


    Even if this was just some A city branch, it was still enough for her to get started.


    Later on, she was certain that her own blueprint would get even better than this.


    ¡°If they seem unwilling, we can just sell this at the highest price possible and move forward, I don¡¯t necessarily need much,¡±


    Lu San nodded in agreement, there was no need to let go of good Jade if they didn¡¯t want to cooperate.


    Unfortunately, was Mo Yifan going to let go of this chance totch onto Rong Yue, after all, he had been keeping his eyes on her.


    The waiting room on the top floor was about ten times better than the one they were in before, however, the familiar painting of white that was in the hallway and room had Rong Yue¡¯s brows squinting in confusion.


    It was almost like she was taken back to the top floor of the dark Rose organization.


    Her suspicion was however confirmed in less than three minutes when an adjoining room to the waiting room opened and Mo Yifan stepped in.


    It was like everything became clear in a minute for her.


    DRK stood for Dark Rose!!


    If she wasn¡¯t sure that she didn¡¯t want to deal with them before, she was now more certain that she didn¡¯t want to do business with an underworldpany!


    ¡°Miss Rong, it¡¯s usually so hard to reach you, who would have thought that I¡¯ll have the honor to meet you today,¡± Mo Yifan said with a knowing smile as he sat down opposite her.


    ¡°I have no idea what Mr Mo is trying to say, our previous meeting was nothing more than coincidence,¡±


    ¡°It seems like you want to start a jewelrypany, would you be needing my help in any way?¡± He said, ignoring her dismissal of the two attempts he had made to contact her.


    ¡°Let me be direct here, I had no idea of DRK¡¯s rtionship with the Dark Rose, I came here to seal a deal with DRK but I¡¯m afraid that would be impossible now,¡± Rong Yue said coldly, her facial expression was enough to show that she meant what she said.


    ¡°I guess Miss Rong has a misconception about me,¡± Mo Yifan said, standing up from where he was seated.


    ¡°You can settle matters with the representatives that you have met, I¡¯ll do my possible best to not get involved, however, three months is far too much for you,¡± he said and then gave her a knowing nce.


    ¡°I had no intention of hiding my real purpose here. However, I don¡¯t have any interest here again,¡± she said confidently.


    Although he had been nice to her, she still couldn¡¯t forget what Song Jian had gone through all those years from his organization.


    So when looking at that devilishly handsome face that could rival the one of that man she hade to know, she had no good feelings towards him. In fact, he was like a rose to her, exactly like hispany.


    Pretty and moving on the outside but full of thorns.


    And she had no interest in seeking for benefits on her behalf.


    ¡°Since you are set on your decision, I guess we would wait for faith to bring us together again,¡± Mo Yifan said and left the room without looking back.

 Chapter 110

    110 Arrested!


    Lu San watched with pursed lips as Rong Yue discussed with the architects. Somehow, even though Qin Yichen had told him to pass it to her, she had discovered that it was something that Mo Yifan had handed over.


    Originally, he had also felt that Miss Rong would not be interested in a blueprint from the Dark Rose. Unfortunately, the big boss that always found a way to follow his little wife¡¯s matters around had asked him to give it out.


    After all, one had to understand that no one designed security sensitive structures as good as Dark Rose.


    ¡°He simply wants me to feel indebted to him, however, I have a better design in mind and have no intention of having anything to do with the underworld,¡± she argued and then went back to her discussion with the architect that they had flown in from Beijing.


    Since she was determined to not use it, Lu San put it away. Besides, it wasn¡¯t like he was itching for someone to fight for his young master¡¯s wife along the way.


    After about an hour, Rong Yue and the architect had finally finished talking.


    ¡°Since A city is rxed, it¡¯s better to build the headquarters here, after all, we won¡¯t be calling too much attention at the beginning. After this, we can just transport things to the capital when we are ready.¡± Rong Yue exined.


    However, even though she trusted Lu San, she was still unwilling to show all her methods.


    In truth, she had already changed her initial ns from the visit to the DRK and decided that she wasn¡¯t going to be building just an anyhow jewelrypany, what was important to carry it out.


    .....


    Unlike other people, her ess to the dark web and underworld online was wide and she was able to quickly ce orders for cutting machines, she was also looking at the best way to get ores and stones into the country for people that sold jewelry.


    That was the major need! After all, she had sold those stones at a eye raising amounts. Now, if she was going to get the stones and ore at a price for nothing, she could sell to several jewelrypanies.


    After, when she was sure of her connections and has made enough design to sustain thepany and staff for close to two years, she could then start a jewelrypany.


    For Lu San, he had no idea that his boss had changed her mind. Now the building she discussed with the architect was going to have arger underground system that was close to threeyers from what was in DRK, the outer surface was only going to be used to selling the stones.


    But to build a building where they wouldn¡¯t know that something was being built underneath other than the builders was the main thing she was discussing with the man and now that all the matters was settled, she was ready to start work.


    Another important thing she had to focus on was getting man power. It was important to have trusted men that could watch things and search for information, but as she had little Loli, she wasn¡¯t exactly worried about the information part.


    Also, her personal hacking skills were already heaven defying. To find someone that could actually contend would indeed be a challenge in this time.


    With all the running around of the past two days, she finally slept off as soon as she got into the car. Seeing that she was sleeping, Lu San reduced the speed of the car to the point that it¡¯s seemed it was crawling to avoid shaking her.


    Back in the capital,


    The Hong foundation were having trouble keeping the information from circting, even after calling several people to help them take the news down, it was futile.


    More importantly, a lot of people were just getting into the social media wave, to see a matter like this where a foundation was actually using the children under them for ulterior motives was ground breaking.


    People were not stopping as they sent several verbal attacks at them. Some were even determined to bring them downpletely. After all, this was the downfall of someone, it was hard to not rejoice in it.


    There were also sincere groups like mothers and little girls that felt that it was not good to treat children like that.


    In one word, the capital was aze and several award bodies that had previouslye out to praise the good work that Hong Foundation was doing had to step out and reim the award and title.


    In the board room of the Hong Foundation, all the shareholders sat with pale faces as they looked at the damage that had happened. Not only had their shares fallen, they had also gotten several legal summons.


    ¡°My uncle in the government is the only one stopping us from being taken away at the moment, however, he said we must find a way to settle matters before 48 hours, otherwise, the people he had called would be unable to hold on again.¡± He said with shaky arms.


    He was one of the top holders and was also fully in support of them providing ¡®some¡¯ children to those people. How then could he not want to do everything to fight.


    As for Xu Che, he had aged badly in thest three days. Other than being worried about his three children, he was lost at not being able to contact that person anymore.


    A matter that he had assumed was someone trying to make money off him now seemed like it was beyond that! Someone was determined to bring him down.


    ¡°President, what do you say? Is there any thing we can do?¡±


    He didn¡¯t dare to tell them that his kids had been taken, after all, it would be an admission of him saying he was the one being attacked.


    ¡°Since those ones are so powerful, can¡¯t the organization step forward and help us? We have helped close to five hundred kids to get to them.¡± Someone spoke out with indignation.


    ¡°You know that we have already heard from them, stop before you push us further into this pit,¡± another director eximed.


    How could they tell him that they had already contacted them, but when they did, it was only at that moment they realized what it meant to be a puppet!


    They had risked everything for the benefits and worked with these people, yet, at the crucial point where they needed their benefits and influence, they had discarded them.


    It was even worse that the organization had given them an ultimatum that if they didn¡¯t solve matters in a week, they were going to destroy Hong Foundation themselves to avoid them being implicated.


    Gone was the familiar ties and the partnership and all that was left was ruthlessness. It was really hard to ept.


    ¡°It¡¯s better not to mention those green eyed wolves!¡± Someone that knew why their reaction also said.


    As the fifteen or something were all arguing together, the door burst open and Xu Che assistant rushed in, yet, before she could say a word, about twenty to thirty officers rushed into the board room.


    ¡°Everyone in this room is under arrest by the direct permit from the head office in the military and security department of the country! Any word said can be used against you!¡±


    In minutes, the men were all rounded up despite their struggle until they had no choice than to help.


    Some of them had grown up as rich heirs, when had they ever faced a matter like this.


    One in particr immediately let slip as he felt the iron from the hand cuffs pressing down on bim.


    ¡°Didn¡¯t you say that your uncle or was it brother would be able to get us 48 hours more, were you tricking us by making us all gather here until we awaited our deaths!??¡± His voice was loud, making some of the smart ones curse him.


    Did he have to implicate them with his stupidity? By saying this, he was already saying that he was guilty.


    Out of care, one of the officers warned again, ¡°anything you say can be used against you in the court ofw,¡±


    The man kept quiet but all the board members could but help but have the same suspicion as he did.


    He had clearly said that they were going to get close to 48 hours, yet in less than 48 minutes, they were all rounded up by the police?


    It was even a perfect time where they were all together in that moment.


    All of them weren¡¯t naive and they had dealt with several business and worldly matters all these while, everyone knew that it was always better to settle matters outside the police station as things became more difficult and tricky inside.


    With the media exposure of this case, all of them were better off running away with their families on that same day rather than being in the trap of thew.


    So they all had their suspicions towards that man, yet, the couldn¡¯t cry over spilled milk and could only obediently follow.


    Besides, with the cuffs holding them down, did they really have a choice?


    Of course not?


    For master Qin Yichen, anyone he set his eyes on, was as good as gone!

 Chapter 111

    111 Be an artiste under me!


    Since more than three days had passed since they took the exam, thepetition results from the province exam was released and Wu Hao called Rong Yue excited. Even though he had expected that their result would not be anything too outstanding since they had both not done their best, Wu Hao had not expected that he would even rank higher than her.


    ¡°Rong Yue! The results are out already on the website and our school portal,¡± Wu Hao said excitedly, Rong Yue who had just finished the meeting with the architect and was feeling slightly tired frowned slightly. Not only had the call woken her up, Wu Hao¡¯s talking voice was quite loud, making her frown in vexation.


    ¡°I¡¯ming to you now, we would talk when we get there,¡± she said and then hung up!


    As for Lu San, he was angry on her behalf after all, Rong Yue¡¯s mother hadined about her staying up all night working on some paper so he was hoping she could get some sleep and was driving slowly and yet one call had disrupted all his ns.


    ¡°Stop by some cafe where I can get something to drink,¡± she told Lu San before closing her eyes back.


    While Rong Yue didn¡¯t bother about the result, City A high school had blown up with the uploading the result.


    ¡°Sister Rong has gotten us the best results this year,¡± Sun Li said excitedly, since she was the only one in their group around in school, she was even more excited and wanted to unt the most.


    ¡°Wu Hao did even better than Rong Yue! He must have studied really hard,¡± someonemented in awe.


    Since they had started high school. Rong Yue was the top scorer for all these years. Not one paper had missed or anything gone wrong with her scores.


    .....


    To see that Wu Hao had beaten her this one time was really surprising after all, he was always behind her and not by a few marks also.


    ¡°Tch, I told you all she was getting too proud, yet you wouldn¡¯t believe me, isn¡¯t this a proof?¡± Tong Yang said as she smiled in ridicule.


    Although being in the top 30 was impressive and meant the both of them could get to the next round, Rong Yue and Wu Hao had both been in the bottom twenty five which meant they were definitely going to drop in the next round.


    But that alone was enough for City A high school teachers and principals.


    ¡°Tong Yang, your grades are in the lower middle here in ss and yet you can still attack people that came from top cities in our province and was still able to rank in the top thirty out of more than a hundred students. You are purely evil!¡± Someone scolded making Tong Yang¡¯s face flush red.


    ¡°All of you are blinded by beauty and can¡¯t see what is wrong,¡± she yelled as she jumped up and ran out of the ss.


    ¡°Don¡¯t mind her, she just jealous of Rong Yue, when has our school entered top 100 in thest province,¡± someone said as they happily went to weibo to brag about their school students, of course the post wouldn¡¯t make any waves, after all, it was hard to make people pay attention to the bottom rankers in an examination.


    Sun Li felt like Rong Yue hadn¡¯t used all of her study capabilities and defended her ¡°when sister Rong did revision questions for some topics, in the college examination I was able to do it well, I¡¯m sure that if she reads more, she might be able even pass the next round, we can¡¯t let someone like Tong Yang make us feel less happy at what they had done,¡± she said.


    Her words were the thoughts of many people and they nodded in agreement.


    If they had any idea of how Rong Yue had left the exam hall with more than hour left, perhaps they would spit out blood!


    As for the person they were talking about, she was seeping on the chilled milkshake that Lu San had gotten her. Although the snacks wasn¡¯t as nice as all the ones that Qin Yichen usually got for her, it was still manageable.


    As she thought to that point, she suddenly wondered what he was up to, after all, if he was here, she wouldn¡¯t even have to make a request for the drink before he would have ordered something for her.


    A warm feeling filled her heart as she thought about him, yet, she resisted picking up her phone and calling him.


    As soon as they arrived at the library Wu Hao usually studied, Lu San parked the car in a safe spot while Rong Yue calmly finished her milkshake and pie before getting down.


    ¡°You can go ahead and check how things are going in the production warehouse, I would meet you there,¡± she told him knowing that he would want to wait.


    ¡°How will you get there?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll get a cab or have Wu Hao¡¯s driver bring me,¡± she said and got down.


    Lu San waited for her enter the library before driving off.


    ¡°You are here!¡± Wu Hao said excitedly as he stood up as soon as Rong Yue entered.


    ¡°Congrattions,¡± Rong Yue said perfunctorily as she sat down.


    ¡°How much effort did you put?¡± To her this was the most important part, after all, this was just like a small test, the important thing was the main finals.


    She wanted him to stand tall and show his family that he was not an embarrassment.


    ¡°Although the college entrance examination questions were tough, they are a bit different from these ones, here it has different countries style so I¡¯m not sure but I think that I already used about 51% of my strength for this, I will study harder and try to make up the gap.


    While he would have ced in top three if he used his full strength, thepetition they were going to face ahead were also not weak, he understood that his grades was not enough for him to take down those other opponents.


    ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll prepare some questions for you, study diligently, also allow your brain to be upied with other things, that way you are developing other areas of your brain,¡± Rong Yue advised.


    Other than studying, the only thing that Wu Hao enjoyed doing was music, however, there was no path for him there so he was focused on his studies only.


    As if she was reading his mind, Rong Yue spoke up.


    ¡°I have a proposition for you, if you agree, you will be the manager and the first artiste. If you don¡¯t, you can forget about it and tell me if you need my help with anything you like,¡±


    Wu Hao looked at her and sobered up as he felt that her tone had be a lot more serious.


    ¡°I want to enter the entertainment industry, however, my entertainmentpany is not going to be the regr one as it would be more focused on dominating the inte and technology. But I¡¯ll also hope to train artists that would be able to promote these things as it grows.¡±


    Although she didn¡¯t like to talk much, when it came to matters like this, Rong Yue didn¡¯t hold back.


    ¡°So you want me to y and sing without showing my face?¡± Wu Hao asked, excitement growing in his eyes.


    ¡°Yes, but that¡¯s not the major thing you would be doing, you have a good eye at reading people, since you want to learn business management, forget about what your family has to offer and let¡¯s build one together.¡± She paused, gauging his reaction and after seeing that there was no resistance, she continued again.


    ¡°While you will y online, I can also help you writing your songs, but your major role in thepany would be scouting for talents. When you find a talent that¡¯s good enough, I¡¯ll draw up a n for what suits them the most. For now, we can stick to just you and one more artist,ter on, we would focus on growing more and getting more managers...¡±


    Like this, Rong Yue spent the next one hour exining what she thought to Wu Hao who was already sold by the idea.


    ¡°Rong Yue, I¡¯m interested, is there a contract we need to sign or is there anything you need me to get started on?¡± He asked excitedly.


    ¡°Hmmm, pick an artiste name and create a profile, when you are done, send a recording of you ying a song and singing to me, I¡¯ll tell you what needs to be changed, after that, we would do a proper recording and you can then release it,¡±


    Wu Hao nodded without any resistance.


    ¡°I¡¯ll do as you have said,¡± although he expected that before they got to that point, it would take a while, he had no idea that Rong Yue had it all nned out.


    Currently, a style like this wasn¡¯tmon yet, people were also just jumping on many social media sites. At the moment, it was the first person toe that would take all the spoils of the day.


    More importantly, to her, she just wanted this to be a way that Wu Hao also fulfilled his music dreams without having to go through the industry dirty water. Later on, if he wanted to reveal his face, she was not going to hold him back.


    ¡°Okay, I have other matters to handle, I¡¯ll be leaving now,¡± she told him and then left.


    Wu Hao watched her retreating back and sighed. Even though he had understood that he couldn¡¯t stand beside her in the way he wanted to, he was determined to work hard so that he wasn¡¯t only looking at her from afar.

 Chapter 112

    112 My Money Can Raise The Both Of Us!


    After spending about six hours modifying the equipments so that they could start work effectively, Rong Yue copsed on a bench, exhausted.


    On the surface, with that heaven defying face, she appeared like someone that wouldn¡¯t bother with a lot of things especially since she carried an air of indifference andziness around.


    Yet, anyone that knew her also understood that when it came to being responsible, no one would work as hard as she would when it was something that mattered.


    Song Jian sighed as he passed her a bottle of mineral water, ¡°you have worked so hard, you should drink some water,¡± he said with concern.


    Rong Yue raised two fingers as she told him to wait for some minutes. Everyone in the room including Lu San who would asionally take his phone and type some update to the big boss were all looking at her without a word.


    Eventually, after about five minutes she raised her head up and looked at all of them.


    ¡°Thank you, I just needed to catch my breath really quick,¡± she said, then took the mineral water that Song Jian was still holding from him.


    Since she stood up, some trendils of her hair already scattered and some were touching her cheeks. Toozy to move them one by one, she used one hand to sweep through her hair and arrange it before she uncapped the water.


    She chugged the entire bottle down in one swing unaware of what that simple action had done to the people nearby.


    .....


    Even Song Yan who was a girl felt her heart racing at a different speed.


    Everyone loved beauty, in the eyes of a master beauty like Rong Yue, it was hard for anyone to maintainposure and even Lu San had to shake his head and cough to regain his mind.


    Thankfully the call alerted everyone and they snapped out of their daze.


    ¡°I¡¯lle by in three days to see how it¡¯s performing. In the meantime, I¡¯ll go ahead and optimize the recipes to make them special.¡± She said with a small smile at Song Yan who flushed harder.


    The two siblings escorted her out and as if remembering something, Rong Yue paused mid stride.


    ¡°I happen to remember that you have a younger sister, I hope she¡¯s not too bored staying alone at home?¡± She asked with concern.


    ¡°No, it¡¯s better that way so she can watch over our mother and the house, either way, she still has to stay at home to read,¡± the both of them were almost saying the same thing which reminded Rong Yue of something important,


    ¡°Have you moved from the ce I visitedst?¡±


    Song Yan and Song Jian shared embarrassed looks as they looked at each other, seeing her raised eyebrows, Song Jian had no choice than to speak up.


    ¡°We were nning to move after theunch of the store,¡± he exined.


    Rong Yue nodded in understanding.


    ¡°I¡¯ll drop by tomorrow then, we would discuss matters.¡±


    However even though she was still talking to them, her brain waves already told little Loli to make contract between them and her so that she could bring it along tomorrow.


    She had thought about allowing them to live with her mom, after all, her mother was getting better and she was also doing her research.


    Initially, Rong Yue had made ns to see the doctor but then she realized there was nothing the doctors here in City A can do.


    She was also afraid to tell her mother that there was something wrong with her brain and her not remembering anything so that her IQ was not tampered with.


    So she had instead drawn a n and started introducing her mother to reality TV and so many dramas that could help her understand the way people were and how life worked.


    The next step she wanted to do was take her for a test in the capital, she nned to do that when she was going for the next level of herpetition, that way, her mother would also meet her master.


    Since everything was all nned, the only thing remaining was the team of doctors that would do the final job.


    Her mother diskliked modern day medicine. And it wasn¡¯t the normal kind, it was the type that she felt from deep in her bones, Rong Yue suspected that her mother had once gotten involved with the modern medicine practices in a way that had led to trauma.


    For this reason, she found it difficult to even propose any method to her.


    In thest life, she had been as helpless like that and eventually, she had no choice when her mother¡¯s brain started to deteriorate.


    ¡°Master, learn medicine and operate on your mother,¡± the little loli¡¯s voice rang out.


    Rong Yue sighed as she heard that. It was something she had also thought about. Besides with her experience from learning from her mother and what they had been thought in the organization, she could do some basic things.


    Like this, so that when she became the robot¡¯s body, her movements would not be too stiff, the organization had made her spend hours with doctors and researchers learning everything they were doing. With her high memory, she had learnt a lot from then butcked the basics.


    Seeing that she was considering it, the little Loli spoke up excitedly.


    ¡°Downloading all medical rted textbooks and materials that can teach ancient Chinese medicine and modern day medicine from the system base,¡±


    Rong Yue sighed as she heard that and eventually gave up. She would do as the system suggested. Learn it until she found a suitable doctor that could take charge, either way, it wasn¡¯t a knowledge that could waste.


    There was also the part where she had higher chances as she had resources from the future that were not yet in today¡¯s medicine. If she learned well, she would be able to build modern day technology that would aid the operation.


    Before then, she had to make sure that her mother¡¯s condition didn¡¯t deteriorate.


    ¡°Originally, I wanted you to help me check into where we could get raw stones and ores inrge quantities that can be for my n, but as you have decided to download so many data, I can only wait until you are done.¡± She grumbled to the system as she sat down inside the car and leaned her head backwards, she was till feeling a little exhausted.


    Before she could doze off, she got a call, as she pulled out the phone and saw Teacher Lu¡¯s name there, she squinted her eyes a little and then picked it up.


    ¡°Hello, teacher Lu,¡±


    ¡°How are you, Rong Yue, congrattions on your result...¡±


    ¡°Thank you, teacher Lu. Is anything the matter?¡± She asked intuitively as she heard the hesitation in his voice.


    ¡°Nothing much, just that the principal wants you toe to school tomorrow to discuss some certain things. If you are free..¡±


    ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll drop by at school tomorrow, thank you for informing me, teacher Lu!¡± She said politely and then hung up.


    It was very possible that teacher wanted to increase the coaching and see if they could push them further. She was not surprised, after all, that was the way the human mind worked.


    Originally they wanted them to just pass the stage where they would have the best ranking from A city, after seeing that they managed to enter the top 30 in the province.


    They would of course try to push them further so that their ranking for the next round wasn¡¯t too shabby.


    The next round of exam had about 300 peoplepeting including the people that had their province fall in Beijing and closer cities. It would be difficult to rank well but top 100 meant something huge for them.


    After ending the call with teacher Lu, she thought that she finally had the chance to sleep on the way home, unfortunately, her phone rang not too long again.


    Her brows furrowed even more tightly but as she saw the name on the screen, without realizing, her entire demeanor changed greatly.


    ¡°Yue, how can you not care about your body and work for six hours straight?¡± Qin Yichen asked as soon as she picked. His voice waszy and sultry with a little bit of dominance.


    As she heard his words, she shot a nce filled with annoyance at Lu San who hurriedly grabbed the steering wheel tighter and looked away.


    ¡°He was exaggerating, I only worked for some hours, but I got tired in the legs and needed toy down,¡± she said without blinking and even Lu San wanted to cry out in grievance!


    She had worked six hours and called it some hours???


    ¡°Just some hours huh?¡± Qin Yichen returned her words to her with the same voice that had Rong Yue losing control of her emotions.


    ¡°It¡¯s just some hours,¡±


    ¡°Hmmm, if you don¡¯t admit your mistake, I¡¯lle down and check my self, perhaps, you will work only ¡®some¡¯ hours daily,¡± he said, this time, she could hear the seriousness in his words.


    Rong Yue sighed in defeat, not confessing but not repeating her previous stance.


    ¡°There¡¯s already food at home, shower, eat and sleep. There¡¯s no need to work so hard all the time at a stretch, hmmm, my money can raise the both of us,¡± Qin Yichen deliberately reduced his voice to the lowest volume so that as soon as she heard it, Rong Yue felt a certain feeling pressing against her chest as she felt warm all over.


    Unable to say anything to his words, she decided to run. ¡°Okay, bye!¡±


    Without giving him a chance, she hung up directly!

 Chapter 113

    113 You Are Not Worthy!


    The next day, after having breakfast with her mom, she slung her school bag that had nothing save for her phone, earbuds and some papers.


    Over the night she had been very busy with preparing contracts, it was easy for her mom that knew her well to see that she didn¡¯t sleep well.


    ¡°You didn¡¯t sleep well, do you have to go to school today also?¡± Her mom asked worriedly as she looked at the slight eye bags under that attractive face.


    ¡°Hmmmm, I won¡¯t stay long today and would try toe back early,¡± she promised and then walked over to give her mom a hug.


    Rong Xia watched as she left and said nothing, after a while, she pulled out her phone and dailed a number.


    She talked to the person for about ten minutes and if anyone was listening, they would see that the only thing she talked about was her daughter, after the call ended, her eyes looked at the door with a little bit of hope and sadness before she started to pack the dishes.


    Every mother wanted the best for their child, for someone like her, even though she tried to hide it, she knew that her daughter was doing too much.


    And so during this time, she had worked hard with Lu San on the personal greenhouse they were building. With the assistance of only one person, most of the herbs that would be needed in the future for the greenhouse was already growing well.


    More importantly, the greenhouse wasrge, almost as big as somepanies office space as they needed to nt inrge quantities. Without Rong Yue interfering, she had nted each nts in different small spaces separated by ss so that neither one would affect the other.


    .....


    She hoped that when it was needed, her daughter would not have to stress about that.


    After clearing all the dishes, Rong Xia went to the pants that she grew under the shade of the window and picked from about five of them, after then she mashed them together, extracted their juice and used it to massage her temples.


    These were things that she would only do when her daughter wasn¡¯t at home.


    As for the oblivious daughter, Rong Yue quickly arrived at school, since teacher Lu had sent her a message to be in school before 10am, she went to meet her ssmates first and Sun Li who spotted her from the window rushed out in excitement as soon as she saw her.


    ¡°Yue¡¯er!¡±


    ¡°You still haven¡¯t changed and would still shout my name every time,¡± Rong Yue teased as she pinched her cheeks slightly.


    Sun Li flushed brightly at her teasing as if she was in front of the guy she admired. ¡°You won¡¯t reply me all day, all I can do is wait till youe to school to see you,¡± Sun Li pouted angrily.


    Originally, she had held dreams that her brother would pursue Rong Yue and they would be sisters for life.


    Who would have imagined that as soon as she finished herst paper examination, her brother had announced that he had been sent for a special mission that could take close to a three to four months!


    By the time he returned, wouldn¡¯t it be that Rong Yue would have forgotten him? It was even worse that sister Yue¡¯s appearance was so perfect.


    Even she as a girl couldn¡¯t help being moved by her, it was hard to expect that a girl like that would not be taken by someone before her brother came.


    But even though she thought like this, there was really nothing she could do.


    As for Rong Yue, she had no idea what thoughts were running through the girl¡¯s mind and was just giving casual replies to her questions.


    ¡°So what do you think I should do? You are the one that told me to learn and do other things that would make my family proud, now I have studied so hard but I need to find something I¡¯m doing... Song Jian is always busy everyday!¡± She said in one go.


    Between everything she had said, Rong Yue happened to have heard just one line.


    Song Jian is alwasy busy everyday!


    ¡°What does you wanting to do something have to do with Song Jian being busy?¡± She asked, raising her brows as she peered at Sun Li with thosezy dark eyes.


    Sun Li saw that she had revealed her thoughts by mistake and faltered.


    ¡°Y..you are also busy everyday, I¡¯m just saying that in the group of four, I¡¯m the only one with some free time,¡± she said, looking away to avoid Rong Yue¡¯s eyes that felt like she could see through her soul.


    ¡°You must remember to always live for yourself. That is why I have decided to allow you experience everything you want and everything that crosses your mind so that when you eventually get something that¡¯s right for you, you will know that it is really right for you,¡±


    Even though it wasn¡¯t much, Sun Li understood what Rong Yue meant and nodded her head gratefully.


    ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll keep searching and when I do find it, I¡¯ll let you know!¡± She promised, nodding her head repeatedly so that Rong Yue could sense her sincerity.


    Rong Yue nodded and then without any warning rubbed her head softly.


    ¡°I¡¯ll be waiting,¡±


    When she entered ss, she saw that everyone was here like as if exams hadn¡¯t ended and even Wu Hao was already back.


    Perhaps since they had all studied fiercely for the exams, they were all scared to take a break and go ying without seeing their results.


    Not long after she entered ss and talked with her ssmates a little, Tong Yang entered.


    ¡°Tch, even if you are in the top 30, there¡¯s nothing to be proud about, after all, you can¡¯t change what¡¯s in your college examination form,¡± Tong Yang said cockily.


    The matter of Rong Yue¡¯s college form had always been a mystery and even the people that were close to her felt like this matter was something that would bite her in the back.


    As for the ones that Tong Yang had sessfully roped in, all of them nodded their heads as they attached Rong Yue.


    ¡°No matter what, you can only go to a school in this province, it doesn¡¯t matter if you are in top thirty since you won¡¯t be going beyond the province,¡± another girl said fanning the mes.


    ¡°And why are you so sure of the school I would be going? Did I discuss my admission choice with you?¡± Rong Yue asked the girl that just spoke up.


    Not realizing that Rong Yue was pulling her into a trap, her gaze still remained provocative as she spoke back, ¡°You don¡¯t need to tell me, this is something that Tong Yang saw herself, she even promised to get her uncle in that college to take care of you,¡±


    ¡°Ohhh, there¡¯s that too? Why don¡¯t I know of this?¡± Rong Yue asked, her expression was entertaining as it had a look of someone that was watching a drama making everyone in the ss curious about where the matter was going.


    ¡°Rong Yue, you don¡¯t have to pretend and hide so much out of embarrassment, my uncle would still help you have an easy time in the province college, there¡¯s nothing to be ashamed about,¡± Tong Yang said as she felt like Rong Yue was being pretentious.


    In thest months, even though she felt like strangling her she had left Rong Yue alone, as she slowly cultivated herself.


    She was determined to show Rong Yue that beyond being brilliant, background was also very important. For her, the day of payback was going toe when they had to go to college and Rong Yue went to the college that she had picked.


    She had even told her uncle in advance so that he could ¡®take care¡¯ of her when she eventually resumed.


    ¡°Embarrassed? Why should I be embarrassed? Did you perhaps see my college admission form?¡± Rong Yue asked her curiously, but deep down, she wondered how her old self was allowed to fall tricks to her n.


    Although one had to admit that she wasn¡¯t being easy on herself, after all, in her past life, she had kept Tong Yang beside her for ten years and the girl had increasingly grown evil and made sure that other than her, there was no one left in her circle.


    Now, she was still too naive to fight with the Rong Yue that had the mind of an adult.


    ¡°Are you saying that you aren¡¯t going to the school I rmended?¡± Tong Yang asked as her heart skipped a beat at the thought of things not going her way.


    ¡°Hmmm, you rmend doesn¡¯t mean I have to follow your advice right? After all, won¡¯t it be stupid of me as the top scorer to follow the advise of a student that isn¡¯t even getting middle grades in the same ss?¡±


    ¡°Rong Yue!¡± Tong Yang growled loudly as she stood up.


    ¡°You don¡¯t have the right to insult me! Other than your brain, you have nothing else,¡± she added as her body shook from the anger.


    ¡°What school did you put?¡± She asked again, determined to get to the bottom of the matter.


    ¡°And just because you ask, I must answer?¡± Rong Yue¡¯s brows cocked upwards as she looked down at Tong Yang condescendingly.


    She stood up from the table she had been leaning on, allowing her full height and her long legs to show, ¡°let me tell you onest time, you, are, not, worthy!¡±

 Chapter 114

    114 Complicated Feelings


    Tong Yang felt like cold water had been doused on her from head to toe as she heard Rong Yue¡¯s words.


    She was not worthy? Although she felt her head quiver with some unknown feeling of fear creeping in, she still didn¡¯t relent. ¡°Not worthy? To talk to you?¡± She asked with a sneer as she stood up. However, her body was not as impressive as that of Rong Yue. She was also shorter making her pale inparison. Yet, Tong Yang was determined to drag her down today.


    ¡°I know you. And I know that your mother can barely think on her own and you have no father. With that type of background, you really have the guts to tell e that I¡¯m not worthy huh?¡± at this point, she had no interest in pretending to be a good person and immediately revealed all of her thoughts in the open.


    The faces of everyone in the ssroom immediately changed and even Sun Li felt like things had gone really bad. She knew that Rong Yue wasn¡¯t from a family in the society but she had never imagined that it would be that bad, her eyes immediately swelled in tears at the grievance that her friend would have had to bear with all these years.


    Before Rong Yue could reply, she had already rushed to defend her, ¡°even if she has only her mother, she¡¯s clearly not brainless, after all, she raised such a good daughter. As for you, even with both parents and all that benefits that you were born into, you are dumb and your behaviour stinks.¡±


    She took a pause to catch her breath and then continued. ¡°Two of your parents cannotpare to the one that Rong Yue that has. So yes, Tong Yang, you are not worthy!¡±


    With how she had put her words, even Rong Yue was surprised at her eloquence while a lot of the other students were impressed and also agreed with her. It was impossible that Rong Yue¡¯s mother wouldn¡¯t be able to think. With such astonishing grades and excellent character, it was easy to see that she had taken care of this only child.


    Tong Yang was embarrassed but she had no way of refuting what Sun Li had just said.


    Seeing that she had been scolded till she was speechless, she put on a pitiful expression and tried to gain sympathy from the people around but everyone looked away from her unwilling to associate with someone that was like that.


    .....


    Even though there it was not possible that everyone there was on the high moral ground, no one was willing to support her at this time and look like the bad person also.


    With no one to support her, Tong Yang hissed and left the ss unwilling to be embarrassed further.


    Most of the ssmates wanted to talk to Rong Yue but there weren¡¯t sure what to say.


    Thankfully, teacher Lu came in at that time and called the both of them along.


    ¡°The teachers are very proud of you, at least, everyone feels like we can raise our head against the municipal high school, even though it¡¯s private, they have been getting more applications in thest year,¡± teacher Lu told them as they walked to the staff office.


    Wu Hao apanied him while Rong Yue just nodded her head.


    When they got to the office, everyone including the principal were already waiting and they smiled as they saw the both of them.


    Although Wu Hao was two ranking higher than Rong Yue, it didn¡¯t change how the teachers reacted and they praised both of them equally.


    ¡°Ahem,¡± the principal coughed lightly, grabbing the attention of everyone.


    ¡°The reason why I called the both of you is because with your ranking, you have exceeded our expectations and moved into the next level,¡± he started and the air in the room became more serious. Other than Wu Hao and Rong Yue, all the teachers had solemn expectations like they were about to face a great challenge.


    ¡°It would have been fine if you didn¡¯t get it, but now that you have gotten it, although we don¡¯t expect you to go beyond here, we think it¡¯s important that you both get good enough rankings so that you can have some second tier universities interested in you.¡± The principal added and then signaled to his secretary.


    She smiled at the two of them before walking towards them, ¡°this time, only the top five gets to the international level, but for the both of you, if you can rank in the top twenty, the opportunities is still going to be substantial,¡± she said with a smile while Wu Hao and Rong Yue could only nod.


    ¡°The school is thinking of getting you both a tutor from province B so that it can boost your ranking, as their fees are exhorbitant, we can¡¯t go beyond that,¡± the secretary said, her face a mix between reluctance and hope.


    Even though a tutor from province B wasn¡¯t the same as a tutor from Beijing, it was the next province after the capital province and would be enough to make their results do a lot better than before.


    Rong Yue smiled and then nced at Wu Hao. Even though this wasn¡¯t something she cared about before, now that teachers had shown so much care, she had to also show some sincerity.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, although we only ranked like this in this one, it was deliberate and the both of us had nned to only go all out in the final selection rank, although a tutor from province B is good, they can¡¯t take us beyond the next rank which is not our aim,¡± Rong Yue said slowly.


    From her first words, the teachers were already surprised. But for someone like teacher Lu that knew how she had finished earlier and even knew that the gap between her and Wu Hao was usually not small before, it was easier for him to believe.


    For the others, they were a little skeptical.


    Was it really that easy?


    ¡°It might sound hard to believe but that was what Rong Yue told me to do, even though the questions were rtively easy for me, I only used about half of my study power, also, we already have a tutor helping us out,¡± he added on second thought.


    It would be easier to believe if he told them they had some tutor that was helping out. It was easy to see that Wu Hao might not be as intelligent when it came to studies or other matters like Rong Yue, but he was quite good at reading and handling people.


    Upon hearing that there was some tutor, the teachers became calmer and decided to believe them.


    ¡°If you both say so, then we can only wish you the best,¡± the principal said as he looked at them withplicated feelings.


    ¡°Thank you,¡± the both of them muttered at the same time, after all, this was quite thoughtful of the entire administration.


    ¡°Even if you both have a tutor, we haveplied this list of questions from the past year and solutions, you can look through them slowly anytime you are bored to revise and refresh your mind,¡± teacher Lu said and like that, every teacher passed two copies of some notebook to them.


    Rong Yue and Wu Hao collected it gratefully and waited some while to chat with them.


    Eventually, the teachers sent them off so they could use their time for other things.


    ¡°The teachers really went out of their way for this,¡± Wu Hao said as he looked through the questions for some subjects.


    ¡°Hmmm, they all want the best for us,¡± Rong Yue said casually but anyone that was familiar with her would know that this was a favour that was already noted down by her.


    ¡°By the way, don¡¯t you think that there¡¯s something Sun Li can do? She talked to me about how bored she was earlier today before you came,¡± Wu Hao told her as they neared the ssroom.


    ¡°I already talked to her, I have intentions of growing the e-sports in the country, since she likes it, it won¡¯t be a problem for her to join the team, but unlike the rest of us, she¡¯s a little bit less responsible, I¡¯m giving her some time to grow while I also build the team,¡± Rong Yue told him.


    Wu Hao looked at the girl that had just casually talked about something that so manypanies were trying to do like it was child¡¯s y, yet, he couldn¡¯t help but believe her.


    He also knew that Sun Li was a little too rash now and it would be better to give her some responsibility after a while.


    ¡°Also, I¡¯m scared that I would tie her down, after all, she once lived without ambitions, that¡¯s why I have left her to keep exploring so that we can all know what her limits her,¡± for someone like Rong Yue, she took life a little more seriously, after all, she once wasted her own first chance.


    She didn¡¯t want to influence Sun Li too much and steer her away from the path she was meant to follow.


    For someone like Wu Hao, she knew his family hadter caused some troubles from him in the past life and was more inclined to help.


    But she didn¡¯t know how Sun Li¡¯s life had gone!


    Was she creating a better life for her or was she steering her away from what she was meant from? The uncertainty was what made her slow and unwilling to dive in and help.

 Chapter 115

    115 I will bring the trophy home


    Two weeks had passed quickly and Rong Yue had gotten used to being busy like a bee, she would sleepte at night since she had to create the major programs that was needed for the game revolution she needed.


    During the day, she would run around to get the stone factory ready.


    ¡°What¡¯s theponent of this active?¡± Song Yan asked harmlessly as she pointed at the bottle Rong Yue had given themst week.


    ¡°It¡¯s the most important ingredient for this reciepe, I won¡¯t be sharing it as that¡¯s the only way that we don¡¯t have any leak in the future,¡± Rong Yue said.


    Although she trusted them, if they were threatened or trickedter in the future, harm would be done already even if she saved them.


    Song Yan also nodded in understanding, after all, the bottle of nts concentrate was really too good.


    Previously, Rong Yue had told her to add only five drops into the base quantity they made.


    Afterparing it on people that had willing signed up, the one with the concentrate was more effective and had given an effectiveness gap of more than a week!


    With something like this, she understood that it had to be kept tightly away from people and so she nodded her in understanding.


    .....


    Since the two were good at catching up and had done all she needed them do, she didn¡¯t to stay long there anymore.


    ¡°The main store is already being designed, when the timees, Song Yang can move over there to handle matters and be in charge of the upper floor, you can keep monitoring things here and be in charge of the distribution of the actives,¡± Rong Yue decided to tell them the future ns in advance.


    Rong Yue saw the hesitant look on their faces and was confused.


    ¡°Is anything the matter?¡± She asked carefully, looking between the brother and sister.


    Song Jian eventually spoke up, ¡°Hmmm, nothing much but Yan¡¯er is thinking of renrolling back into high school, she should originally have just one year left before she dropped out, but since she has skipped close to two years now, I don¡¯t know if they would still allow her,¡±


    Rong Yue originally thought that the two had no age gap and that Song Yan was just in another high school, now that she looked at it, she realized that, she did seem a little more mature than Song Jian.


    ¡°Okay, let her do that, she can just drop by in the evening, from the n I designed, neither of you have to spend all your time here, there¡¯s a manager and official for all those roles, but they are still outsiders, at the beginning, it¡¯s always better to have the real owners to make those people know how to act,¡± she exined.


    ¡°But you can just let your mother take on the role, to your sister can do what she wants when she¡¯s free, or any ce that needs attention,¡±


    Since everyone was still going to report to her, Rong Yue felt there was no big deal about who was on ground.


    She then decided to keep her mother in the main store with their mother, as for the backend, she was already nning to use three levels of security, it would be hard for them to breach it, after all, things like the iris technology and fingerprints security were not yet widely spread by this time.


    The two thanked her happily before allowing her to leave.


    ¡°I told you there was no problem telling her, she¡¯s not nning to enve you to this, Yan¡¯er,¡± Song Jian told his sister as soon as Rong Yue left.


    ¡°I was just worried, after all, who had helped us like this in the past few years, it¡¯s hard to immediately believe that everything is all good,¡±


    It was easy to understand where Song Yaning from, after all, nothing like free lunches existed.


    But for Rong Yue, the major priority was getting her mom something to do to keep her brain cells excited while she was in school.


    ¡°When would you be opening the store, the core designs are done,¡± Lu San asked,


    ¡°The designer I hired for the traditional look is only going to arrive tomorrow, I would meet with her before I go to the capital,¡± Rong Yue replied and then closed her eyes and leaned back to rest.


    Since it was ancient Chinese recipes they were following, she had decided that she was going to make people feel like they were going back in time when they entered the store.


    To not make it too boring and archaic, she had opted for the pce and luxurious theme of the olden days. Unfortunately, the only designer she thought capable of bringing her imagination to life was only going to arrive from Xi¡¯an tomorrow.


    ¡°Isn¡¯t that going to be stressful?¡± Lu San asked worriedly but after not getting any reply, he looked in the rearview mirror and realized that she was asleep already, he sighed softly as he realized how hard she had been working recently.


    Unwilling to disturb her, he turned off the music and slowed down the car so she could rest properly, after all, more than anyone, he was aware of how much work she had been doing in the past few days.


    When they eventually got back home, Lu San parked the car and was surprised when Rong Yue opened her eyes immediately, also, her eyes was so alert that it made him feel suspicious.


    Was her mind that sensitive and alert?


    ¡°Young Miss, Would we be going to the night market today?¡± Lu San ran after and asked.


    ¡°No, we won¡¯t be going anymore, in thest two weeks we have bought close to a thousand stones, almost all these ones with stones, when they have new stock, I¡¯ll visit them again, also, we can check other cities when I have time,¡± she told him and walked inside.


    For her, that was the starting quantity for the business, but instead of visiting stone gambling stores, the best thing was to get mines and find ces that had the real stones that people always needed.


    But she couldn¡¯t tell Lu San her ns so it was already enough to tell him anything along the line.


    ¡°You are back early today,¡± Rong Xia said as she pulled her daughter into her warm embrace.


    ¡°Hmmm, I would be up early, I want to get some early rest,¡± she told her sincerely as she sat on the couch.


    ¡°Yichen said you have you have some toughpetition tomorrow? Didn¡¯t you say it was something simple?¡± Rong Xia asked with a little bit of scolding in her tone and Rong Yue chuckled.


    ¡°Ah! Are you now believing him over me? Who is to take the exam?¡± She asked with a re that made her mom feel like she had truly offended her.


    ¡°Yue¡¯er,¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s a simple exam, don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll bring the trophy home for you,¡± unwilling to continue the conversation she went directly to her room.


    It was only after she got back inside that she calmed down, she had already gotten used to her mother¡¯s not minding about anything all these while, now that she had someone to call for second opinion, it had made her feel a little vexed just now.


    ¡°Damn you! Qin Yichen,¡± she cursed out angrily as she thought of that devilishly handsome man that had now somehow warmed his way into her mother¡¯s mind.


    Thinking of her mother¡¯s worry, she that had not read anything eventually ditched her n to code some more for the game and decided to study a little. Even though she was confident, with her mother¡¯s worry, she decided to do somest minute revision and see if she should cover somest minute things.


    Unlike others, her mind was almost photographic which meant that looking at it until it was imprinted in her mind was enough to have her understand and remember everything that was in there.


    She carefully studied for close to an hour until the system¡¯s voice rang out in the quiet night.


    ¡°Master, the nightcoder¡¯s location has been found! He¡¯s in the capital city!¡± One could see from the system¡¯s excitement that this was something that had taken it a while, although a while to other people definitely didn¡¯t mean a while to the system, but it had still taken some effort.


    Rong Yue¡¯s hands that were about to turn a page stilled for some seconds as she heard the announcement, eventually, she flipped the page. ¡°Remind me about it when we get to the capital on the third day, I¡¯ll handle it then,¡± she said and then went back to study, since she had decided to study, then she was going to study!


    On the other hand, Rong Xia was worried silly about Rong Yue and didn¡¯t know if she had really offended her by asking Qin Yichen about the exam, eventually, she couldn¡¯t hold it anymore and went to knock on Rong Yue¡¯s door, after knocking once, she tried the knob and saw that it was open.


    However, all of the worry that she had been bothering her vanished as soon as she entered and saw that she was studying diligently.


    She sighed in relief and quickly changed what she had nned to say before.


    ¡°Do you want some tea or warm milk? You didn¡¯t eat aftering in?¡± She asked softly.


    ¡°I¡¯lle out after studying this material and find something to snack on, since I joined, then you don¡¯t have to worry, I¡¯ll bring the trophy home for you,¡± she promised and gave her mom a cute and genuine smile.


    Rong Xia nodded in understanding and left her to study.

 Chapter 116

    116 Going To the Capital


    Rong Yue slept through the three hours flight to the capital, surprising teacher Lu and Wu Hao who was still anxiously studying.


    Since he was to go all out this time, he didn¡¯t dare to ck one bit and had even been unable to do the things Rong Yue to do regarding his music. But the girl that had spent the previous day running around was sleeping so soundly.


    If Lu San was here, he would have corrected Wu Hao by telling him she had been running around in the two weeks space that had been in between the result release and now.


    ¡°I have booked an hotel ahead, we would get a cab to take us there as soon as we get our bags,¡± teacher Lu said and Rong Yue nodded as she rubbed her eyes sleepily. Since she had no luggage, there was no need for her to wait with them and just went ahead immediately while mumbling that she would wait for them outside.


    ¡°If you see an avable cab, you can book the cab for us, we would be right there,¡± Teacher Lu added.


    Thankfully she had suggested leaving first because the moment she got to the arrivals, the first thing she saw was a certain person, leaning against the car while his tall and domineering build made everyone look like a prop beside him.


    Her brows arched up in surprise and then rxed immediately. Thinking about it, it was rtively normal since he was either the one that changed the tickets or asked Lu San to do it.


    Qin Yichen pushed forward from the car and walked towards her in quick and long strides. Without a word, he bent and wrapped his arms around her tightly.


    ¡°Yue¡¯er,¡± he said tenderly as his hands moved to her hair. All this time, he had longed desperately for her, yet, he also understood that if he stayed by her side and abandoned everything, perhaps he might not even have the power to protect his little gem.


    .....


    ¡°Wee,¡± he murmured in her ears before pulling away.


    ¡°Come, let¡¯s go,¡± without remembering that he had changed three tickets, Qin Yichen pulled her along.


    Throughout the whole thing, Rong Yue had just stood there stiffly. A part of her wanted to embrace him back, after all, they hadn¡¯t seen in a while.


    But the walls guarding her heart was still there and made it hard for her to just charge ahead. So she just stood there lost on what to do. However, unlike him, she still remembered that she hade here as a person of three.


    ¡°My teacher and Wu Hao are still inside,¡± Rong Yue told him as she stretched her hand to pull him back.


    Her words were like a switch to Qin Yichen as he stopped and looked back at the entrance to the arrivals with displeasure.


    He had rushed over to pick his little Yue¡¯ er up from the airport, and had totally forgotten that there were some other people.


    ¡°Hmmm, we would wait for them,¡± he said reluctantly and led her to wait by the car. The both of them, one with a mask and the other with her hoodie pulled low to hide her face, formed an attractive sight for anyone looking.


    Just by looking at their build and aura, it was easy to tell that they weren¡¯t normal people and asionally, some people even stared for a little more than normal.


    After about ten minutes, Wu Hao and Teacher Lu stepped out and looked around for Rong Yue.


    Rong Yue waved at them from the car, teacher Lu saw her first but paused as his eyes deepened. The girl was in the same outfit that Rong Yue had worn but the man beside her and the car they were leaning on made him confused.


    He nudged Wu Hao who was still trying to call Rong Yue, ¡°isn¡¯t that Rong Yue over there.. the one waving,¡±


    Wu Hao looked and then nodded hurriedly, ¡°yes, she¡¯s the one, quick let¡¯s go!¡± He said without hesitation, since he had seen Rong Yue move around with Lu San, he was already ustomed to seeing her in a good car and didn¡¯t feel this was weird.


    Teacher Lu however, pulled him back, ¡°are you sure, that car and the man beside the girl over there isn¡¯t just anyone,¡± he warned, afraid that on their first day at the capital, they would offend someone they shouldn¡¯t offend.


    ¡°It¡¯s Rong Yue, I¡¯m sure!¡±


    Reluctantly, teacher Lu could only follow him along with caution.


    Rong Yue already saw their interaction from afar and could already guess what had happened. Not happy with having to think of something to tell Teacher Lu, she red at Qin Yichen before pulling her hoodie cap off so he could see her face clearly.


    ¡°Teacher Lu,¡± she called out softly, ¡°we can go in this car, my friend came to pick me up,¡± she said hurriedly and then opened the passenger seat to enter inside.


    Qin Yichen understood what she was trying to do and smiled at her tricks.


    ¡°Good afternoon teacher, I¡¯m her master¡¯s student so I decided to pick her up, if you don¡¯t mind, she would be staying with us during her stay here in the capital,¡± he made his thoughts known quickly now that she was not here to refute.


    Teacher Lu nodded, not knowing what to say. Just some months back, they had been thinking of every way to get Rong Yue to go to a good school here in the capital but she had refused, now that he had seen this man and she even had a master, he wondered how she had felt when she said she had no connection.


    After all, anyone with eyes would see that this man wasn¡¯t ordinary in any way.


    Qin Yichen had drove over all by himself in the limited edition maybach. Now that he had rified matters, he walked swiftly to the driver¡¯s side and started the car.


    ¡°What hotel have you booked?¡± He asked them after driving out of the airport.


    Teacher Lu hurriedly pulled out his phone to see the hotel that was booked, keside,¡±


    Qin Yichen¡¯s brows furrowed for a while as he tried to remember which hotel was that, when his mind came up with no results, he had no choice than to ask for the location on the hotel¡¯s details.


    ¡°That¡¯s close to the airport but it¡¯s a long distance from the university where the next stage exam would be done, I¡¯ll have someone book a different hotel for you both,¡± he said in consideration.


    From thekeside hotel, they were going to use more than an hour and thirty minutes to get to the school. For two people that were not too familiar with the capital, it was too risky to have them take such a journey the next morning all by themselves.


    Teacher Lu was about to refuse but Rong Yue spoke up, ¡°it¡¯s okay, it¡¯s better this way, if he spends so much time on the road, there¡¯s no guarantee that he would be able to take the exams properly,¡±


    With her words, the two in the backseat quickly rxed and thanked Qin Yichen sincerely.


    With Qin Yichen in the car, the car ride after that was silent and Rong Yue pulled the car seat a little backwards and continued her sleep.


    Up until the time that Qin Yichen dropped teacher Lu and Wu Hao off at the hotel he had picked for them and dealt with the booking, she didn¡¯t wake up.


    Although one had to also give some me to Qin Yichen as he drove the car quite slowly, also, when he had parked, he had made the other two open the door very gently, afraid that they would disrupt her sleep.


    On the road, usually, the capital streets were very busy and a car maintaining the speed he was using would have called for several dissatisfaction and honks. But seeing the te number on that car, no car driving behind dared to honk and those in a hurry would only carefully overtake the car and move on.


    So by the time he arrived at the estate he lived in, Rong Yue had already slept for more than an hour.


    As he carried her out of the car, she stirred and opened her eyes slightly.


    ¡°Why are we getting down now? Let¡¯s drop teacher Lu and Wu Hao off first,¡±


    ¡°They are at the hotel already, you have been sleeping for so long and didn¡¯t realize,¡± he whispered back while his eyes shined withplete doting. Despite her subtle struggle to get down, he carried her into the house first before dropping her on the couch.


    Rong Yue finally rubbed her eyes open and looked around the European decorated vi.


    Despite being styled so simply, most of the items he had used would most definitely cost a lot more than the houses of some people.


    Qin Yichen entered back with her bag and took it inside the room she had stayed previously when she was here.


    ¡°You have been running around all these weeks like a little bird, now can you see that your body was only barely holding on?¡± He scolded, yet, his tone was still low and filled withplete to even raise his voice at her.


    ¡°I¡¯ming to the capital soon, I have to settle matters with my mom and other things there,¡± Rong Yue said with a nonchnt shrug like his anger had nothing to do with her.

 Chapter 117

    117 Can¡¯t You See You Are Tired?


    ¡°You!¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t be so angry, I¡¯ll be fine.¡± She added quickly as she saw he was displeased with her.


    ¡°Are you hungry?¡± Qin Yichen asked as he saw her rub her stomach subconsciously, Rong Yue nodded her head as she looked towards the kitchen.


    Knowing that his cooking was what she loved the most, he stood up and rubbed her head gently.


    ¡°Come and have some snacks first, I¡¯ll make you ate lunch,¡± he said and sauntered into the kitchen.


    Rong Yue stood up and followed him. This was her third time here and the previous two times, he had already made the meal before she even came or woke up.


    This was going to be the first time that she would see him cook after a while. But that was just her thoughts and Qin Yichen had very different thoughts in mind.


    Earlier, he had intended to take her out to eat at one of the cuisines in the restaurant and then have her eat the snacks if she felt hungryter on or while she was studying. But seeing her sleep like that, he had changed his mind and brought her home directly.


    Thankfully, he already had his groceries equipped, only that the little date he had nned was ruined by her being too tired!


    .....


    ¡°Stay outside and wait for me, I¡¯ll bring you some drink,¡± Qin Yichen said as after handing her a box of cakes and cookies.


    ¡°Don¡¯t you need help here? I can also co....,¡± without allowing her to finish, he pulled her out of the kitchen.


    ¡°With how tired your body is, you would probably cut or burn yourself if you stay there with me, wait here obediently okay?¡±


    Rong Yue nodded and then allowed him to go. On the other hand, she went upstairs to her room to get herptop and other devices so she could get some work done.


    The moment she turned her phone on, several notifications and calls came in, after all, everyone that knew she was traveling expected her to have been out of the ne for close to two hours now, yet, as she had slept as soon as she entered the car, she had forgotten to turn the phone on resulting in so many messages.


    She called her mom first, spending some time to calm her down and get her to understand that she was already safe with Qin Yichen and only forgot to turn her phone on.


    After talking to her mom, she sent a message to all the others like the Song siblings and Sun Li.


    Previously, she had also informed master Wang Shu that she would being to the capital and gave him the details, although he didn¡¯t make ns toe pick her up since he felt that she was going to be with people from her school.


    However, he had be worried sick the moment he couldn¡¯t reach her and even called his eldest grandson to also try to call her.


    ¡°She might have slept off at the hotel as soon as she got back, or perhaps dropped off the phone at the bottom of her luggage,¡± Wang Lei said, after thinking for a while.


    His words were able to calm his father down who nodded, ¡°true, that brat can be quite uncaring about a lot of matters,¡±


    ¡°Also, she promised to bring me a lot of medicine and tonics this time around, you should go help me pick it up from the hotel tomorrow after her exam,¡± he told him before using his hand to wave him off.


    Wang Lei nodded with a grimace, his grandfather hadn¡¯t even asked him how his day went or if he was okay, recently, the only thing that concerned the man was his precious student.


    His expression softened as he thought of the little girl, wishing that he could go ahead and see her in that moment. Yet, the events thest time also rang in his mind, filling him with uncertainty.


    Eventually, he shook his head and removed his mind from the matter. After all, there was nothing he could do by allowing his thoughts to run wild.


    Back in Qin Yichen¡¯s ce,


    Rong Yue talked for an hour straight while snacking with the designer that was working on the gship store design back in A city.


    By the time Qin Yichen was done, he saw her still working even after she got here. He sat for a while, listening in on the conversation without showing any reaction. After he understood the drift, he picked up theptop and left the living room inrge strides.


    Stunned out if her mind, Rong Yue¡¯s reaction was slow and by the time she stood up to chase after him, he was already inside his study and had locked the door.


    She ran back to the living room to pick her phone so she could say one more thing to the designer and get her to end the call. Unfortunately, Qin Yichen who had already guessed what her reaction would be had kept the phone away before then.


    ¡°Big Bad Wolf,¡± she cursed out angrily as she sat down with a sullen face.


    On the other hand, Qin Yichen didn¡¯t end the call as he dropped herptop on the study table and sat down.


    ¡°Continue listing the matters that are disturbing the work process,¡± he ordered, looking behind thedy to see what she had already done.


    As she saw the man that appeared on the screen, the designer was stunned silly as she saw his exquisite looks.


    For someone like her that worked with a lot of high ss people, she had seen looks, but she had never seen a man that looked this good making her a little giddy.


    ¡°She¡¯s so young and you still dare to make her work so many hours? Do you not know the work you are meant to do?¡± He scolded, not holding back at all.


    The designer felt the pressure that wasing from him just through the video call and shook her head hurriedly.


    ¡°T..the design is quiteplicated,¡± she rushed to exin, amidst stutters and Qin Yichen¡¯s frown deepened even further,


    ¡°If you can¡¯t do the work, leave first thing tomorrow, she has made too many sacrifices just to work with you, as a person, you should have your conscience.¡± He pushed further.


    The woman faltered, unable to say anything, she looked down.


    ¡°I¡¯ll do what I can do,¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll send a team to join you tomorrow with a blue print, use the idea of what she has told you and the blueprint to do the design, I¡¯ll be there to check it myself,¡±


    Not giving her a chance to reply, he ended the call, and then stood up to go back outside.


    When he came out, Rong Yue was already standing outside his study with a sullen expression. Upon hearing the door open, she looked up with an expression filled with grievance.


    ¡°I already talked to her, she has enough to work for tonight and would get a team to help her out tomorrow, you can send a blueprint to the team so they have an idea of what you want,¡± he exined to her as he passed theptop over.


    ¡°Team?¡±


    ¡°Hmmm, I have a team of high ss designers, there would be some that would be familiar with that theme, just have them go over and work with her till she¡¯s done,¡± he insisted.


    Since he already knew that the timeline between the exam tomorrow and the main one wasn¡¯t a lot anymore, he felt it was too stressful to have her go back to city A and then back to the capital again.


    ¡°It¡¯s only a week, it¡¯s better to stay and get some rest, besides, you will still need to make time for Xu Ning and your master before leaving...¡± the more he said, the more Rong Yue¡¯s brows furrowed as she felt like all he was saying was true but was also a lot of trouble.


    If she waited behind, that would mean that their store would only be able tounch next month while she would have to use that one week to polish theunch n.


    Looking at the tightly knitted brows, Qin Yichen said nothing and allowed her to run through the thoughts herself.


    After what seemed like ten minutes, her shoulders finally slumped in defeat, ¡°okay, I¡¯ll wait till then,¡± she muttered in a barely audible voice and then left the hallway to go back to the living room.


    Qin Yichen followed behind her, his eyes on her deep with intense doting. After waiting for her all these weeks, even before she came, he had long been determined to get her to spend more time one way or the other.


    Thankfully, he had resolved the matter very quickly.


    As for Rong Yue, the moment Qin Yichen brought out the door they were supposed to eat, all of her bad mood immediately vanished at the aroma from the food.


    Perhaps, after seeing how she had reacted to the roasted duck the first time he made it. He would always try to include it in meals that he made for her.


    ¡°Eat well, just from thest time I saw you, you have already lost so much weight, to wait for you to grow up is one thing but if you are still losing the small flesh, what do you want your man to do huh?¡±

 Chapter 118

    118 The Competition


    Rong Yue had stayed up for aste till morning to get somest revision done and only got to sleep around 4am while Qin Yichen had gotten up some hours after then and made her breakfast.


    Since the exam was starting by 8am, she finally came down by 7amzily and still a little groggy despite taking a warm shower. However, her brows scrunched together when she saw a head with mass of purple hair backing hair.


    Upon hearing her steps, Mo Fan turned around excitedly.


    ¡°I said it! I saw little Junior sistere in yesterday in big boss hands how can he say you aren¡¯t here today,¡± he said excitedly and then jumped to hug Rong Yue.


    rmed, Rong Yue turned to the other side and allowed the young master to fall t on his face.


    Qin Yichen came out of the kitchen to meet this scene and was stunned. Why was Mo Fan lying on his face on the floor?


    ¡°Big boss,¡± Mo Fan stood up in a rush as he tried to hide his grievances after all, even if he had fallen down, his knowledge about Qin Yichen was enough to know that he was only going to be in more trouble if he spoke up.


    As for Rong Yue, she didn¡¯t even care about him one bit and had her eyes fixed on the big tray of food that he was carrying.


    ¡°Yue¡¯er,¡± Qin Yichen said with a tone doting. Rong Yue frowned a little as his raspy and seductive voice entered her ears and then shot him a re.


    .....


    Was he trying to seduce her this early!


    ¡°I made breakfast, your exam wouldst about three hours, you have to eat something before leaving,¡± Qin Yichen walked towards her after dropping the te and led her to the table, stunning Mo Fan that was looking at them like he had seen a ghost.


    Since when was this big boss this nice and doting?


    Just yesterday, everyone had told him that they got a bonus increase and the big boss left work early, giving them a chance to close early.


    He had waited outside his house to ask Qin Yichen if he was okay after hearing the news. Who would have thought that he woulde across a scene like that yesterday.


    Not only that, he had rushed here this early morning to confirm that his eyes hadn¡¯t seen nonsense and it was exactly like he had seen!


    Was the worlding to an end?


    Or was it really that even the big boss couldn¡¯t escape the clutches of beauty? He looked at Rong Yue¡¯s exquisite face one more time and sighed in his heart.


    One had to give credit to this little sister¡¯s beauty, she was not yet even at her peak stage and already beat all the famed beauties of the capital that he knew.


    Perhaps, all the other beauties were not fatal enough for his master previously. And this little sister was the one that had finally dealt the killing blow.


    The more he looked at them, the more certain he was that his thoughts were right.


    While his thoughts were running wild, Qin Yichen patiently helped his little girl load her te with proteins and enough carbohydrates.


    After that he left the table to prepare the snacks she would eat on her way to the exam and on her way back.


    Even some parents didn¡¯t do that much for their children.


    Mo Fan rushed to Rong Yue as soon as the big boss left the living room and spoke in a fawning tone, ¡°Little sister, do you remember me? I¡¯m that brother that...¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t.¡± Rong Yue didn¡¯t even give him a chance to finish.


    Of course she remembered him but with her having an exam, she didn¡¯t want any mindless chatter from him and thus shut him up early.


    Unfortunately Mo Fan was not an expert in reading her moods like Qin Yichen and pressed further.


    Although stumped for words that after meeting on three asions she didn¡¯t remember him, he continued again, ¡°Little sister, I was there when you did that painting... the one with,¡±


    Before he could finish his words, Qin Yichen stepped into the living room and pulled him back with his cor.


    ¡°She has apetition today, why are you disturbing her?¡± He asked, his face stern as dissatisfaction at Mo Fan¡¯s behavior filled him up.


    ¡°C.petition?¡± Mo Fan stuttered a little as he ran quite a distance away from the both of them. His mind however didn¡¯t stop working as he tried to remember if there was any paintingpetition recently.


    Unfortunately, nothing came up in his mind, leaving him with no choice but to take his phone and try to search.


    ¡°Hmmm, let¡¯s go, I¡¯ll drive you over there,¡± Qin Yichen totally paid him no attention as he held Rong Yue¡¯s hand intending to lead her outside.


    Rong Yue pulled her hand away as she shot him a warning re. ¡°It¡¯s just an exam, I can walk by myself,¡± she said and then checked her bag to see if there was anything she had forgotten anything.


    Qin Yichen wasn¡¯t offended, after all, this morning alone, she hadn¡¯t pushed him away. He was also not expecting her to immediately ept him so he said nothing and allowed her to walk ahead.


    But even if the two involved were not affected, it didn¡¯t mean that a bystander like Mo Fan was going to take it the same way!


    His eyes opened wide with shock as he looked at how the little sister had rejected his big boss with a re.


    Heavens! What did he just see?


    He rubbed his eyes a little and looked at their departing figure.


    Without wasting anytime, he rushed out to get his car, determined to get to where thepetition was being held.


    It would be good to see this little sister p people¡¯s faces in the capital.


    ????????????


    The distance from the First Capital University where the exam was being held to Qin Yichen¡¯s ce was about twenty minutes. By the time she arrived at the capital, she was just right on time.


    Neither of them said any words and Qin Yichen only helped her open the door and rubbed her head a little.


    Despite the different levels of qualifications, there was still about two hundred students here, with their parents and families making the ce a little crowded.


    Rong Yue called Wu Hao and teacher Lu and finally got their location.


    She walked quickly amidst the slightly densed crowd to the front of entrance.


    ¡°Quick! Go inside, it¡¯s already time to start getting arranged,¡± teacher Lu said, pushing both of them forward.


    Without words, the both of them hurried inside the hall.


    Since they were from the same school and province, they were shared into separate halls and the two of them had to go their separate ways after getting their hall number.


    She was thest person to enter her hall and settled down hurriedly.


    This stage of the exam was separated into three stages. One was the multiple choice questions where they only had to select answers, the second was the theory and the third section was the oral difficulty questions.


    Since the winners were going to represent the country, it was also important for the country to make sure only the best of them was selected.


    This third part was a way of knowing they were capable ofpeting with the others.


    After her first exam, she had already understood that finishing too early wasn¡¯t exactly good do Rong Yue ready the questions slowly and also shaded the answers very slowly, yet, even with that, by the time she was done with her objective parts for the more than 150 questions, she was still half an hour than the others.


    For the next twenty minutes, she acted like she was still busy with her questions and only submitted when it was ten minutes to the deadline time.


    She started her theory immediately. This time, she was already bored from the work and tired and didn¡¯t bother to cut time. She carefully answered the questions and submitted an hour ahead.


    ¡°This student... giving up this early on things is not a good behavior, you might remember how to solve other questionster,¡± the invigtor closest to her advised as she requested to submit.


    ¡°I understand sir, I¡¯m done,¡± she said politely. Since she could sense that the man was only genuinely concerned about her, she didn¡¯t want to cross him and just replied politely.


    The man nodded, took her papers and directed her to where thest exam phase was.


    Like the invigtor, everyone also felt that the girl must have found the questions too difficult and gave up along the line.


    The ones that saw Rong Yue¡¯s appearance were even more convinced of this thought and went back to their struggles feeling they were at least better than someone.


    As for the girl they felt they were better than, she was already in the third room and greeted the five people that were seated in a straight row.


    ¡°Student Rong Yue from City A high school,¡± she introduced politely.


    Despite being surprised that someone hade in an hour and some minutes earlier than the time their section was scheduled to start, they still responded to her like they were meant to.


    ¡°This section is quite different, you might want to take some minutes before you start because you can¡¯t stop for even one second or minute once you do,¡± one of the masters seated offered.


    Rong Yue nodded in understanding, ¡°I¡¯ll take it now ma¡¯am,¡±

 Chapter 119

    119 Were High school Students This Impressive now?


    The five lecturers had stern look on their faces that they felt would intimidate Rong Yue but she only shrugged and told them to start again.


    ¡°This student... okay, if you say so..¡± one of them said with a sigh.


    ¡°In this section, you would be answering a question from each one of us, you have a timer and how quick you finish determines if you pass. This is the most important part of your selection,¡±


    Rong Yue nodded in understanding and then folded her hands around herself.


    ¡°Okay... your first question...¡±


    Back outside the hall, Mo Fan who had hidden away before couldn¡¯t hold it anymore and finally came to meet Qin Yichen.


    ¡°Second young master, what paintingpetition is thisrge?¡± He asked, looking around curiously. Painting was one of the skills that made it easy for anyone to be respected within the upper ss and also gain fame with this new inte age.


    But it was also getting more difficult and mediocre skills didn¡¯t matter. So for apetition to have this many applicants, Mo Fan felt it couldn¡¯t be anything good.


    ¡°Who said it¡¯s a paintingpetition?¡± Qin Yichen asked, shooting him a disdainful re. His little Yue¡¯er was skilled in everything.


    .....


    Was painting the only thing she couldpete in!


    ¡°Ehn, it¡¯s not painting? So whatpetition is this?¡± He looked around again checking if he would see any hint.


    ¡°To have followed us as soon as we left home up until this point, aren¡¯t you devaluing your brain by not bothering to do some basic investigation?¡± Not only was his words stern, his eyes waspletely mocking making Mo Fan face turn red in embarrassment.


    But he also knew that it would be impossible to get this big boss to talk so he turned around and went to ask around.


    Just like Qin Yichen had said, he discovered this was the second stage for the global schr programpetition!


    The little girl was dealing with something like that too? Even though he was already entering into histe twenties, he had the basic knowledge of these things after all thesepetition had existed for a long time.


    More importantly, his big boss had dominated the entirepetition back then! It was impossible for him to know. So he rushed back to Qin Yichen.


    ¡°Big boss, didn¡¯t you say she¡¯s from some small city in province D? Why are you making her throw face away?¡± Mo Fan asked anxiously.


    It was already enough that she didn¡¯t match up to his status, but if he allowed herpete and she failed at this level already, it would be very bad for when she wanted to enter the almighty Qin family.


    One could really understand why Mo Fan was so anxious.


    ¡°So you are saying?¡± Qin Yichen wouldn¡¯t even bear to say anything to his little girl. Yet there was someone that dared to hint that she wasn¡¯t capable to him?


    His face became frosty while his eyes were sharp as he looked down at Mo Fan.


    ¡°You seem to have so little time on your hand, Qin Heng ising soon, you would be in charge of him, when hees,¡± Qin Yichen said making Mo Fan stiffen and his face twitched twice.


    To be in charge of the third young master!


    It was even better to be sent to some desert to find gold. Not only was the young master unruly, he was just as smart as his two brothers and even the first brother would have some difficulty with him.


    But to now let him, handle him? That was simply suicide mission.


    Qin Yichen also knew how difficult his youngest brother was. In fact, he would send him over some times to his parents because he med them for having a child after so long!


    Who would have known that those two were dissatisfied with two boys and wanted to try for a girl? Unfortunately, they had no luck on that side and even when the younger one was already younger than Qin Yichen by almost fifteen years, it still turned out to be a boy!


    His character was just like Qin Yichen and was even more unruly putting only this second brother in his eyes. And even then, he would still challenge this older brother sometimes by running away if he was being restricted over something.


    Mo Fan also knew that the holidays were over and this Budda wasing over, but how would he have known that by just being snoopy this early morning, such an important and heavy weight task would have been given to him!


    ¡°B..big boss.. it¡¯s not possible for me to handle little master for this long break, I would be unable to do anything else, do you think you can send him to the main house to stay for the break.¡± He said, struggling to pull himself out of the matter.


    ¡°Hmm, don¡¯t you have so much free time, I¡¯ll have Lu Bo to check your schedule and move over anything you have doing then, with your investigation and running around skills, you would be able to follow his whims and even enjoy it!¡±


    After saying that, he didn¡¯t even wait around for him and entered the car.


    Mo Fan knew that at this point, there was no escape for him, he could only hope that he wouldn¡¯t have to die before the three months period ended, after all, he was only this strong.


    But more than anything, he regretted it! Regretted running after them out of gossip.


    While he wasmenting and wishing he could turn back the hands of time, Rong Yue who was inside had already answered all the questions by the teacher in lesser than one minute, stunning all of them.


    The questions hade in right after the other yet she had been able to answer everything without hesitating at all.


    Wasn¡¯t this a little too much?


    ¡°Is that all?¡± She asked with caution after a while of hearing nothing from them.


    ¡°Yes.. yes... you can leave,¡±


    ¡°Then, thank you teachers, I¡¯ll take my leave now,¡± she said politely and stepped out of the room.


    As soon as she left, the teachers looked at each other, each of their faces mirroring the same expression.


    ¡°This... isn¡¯t it too shocking? She¡¯s only how old this year?¡± One man finally found his voice and spoke up.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know, it¡¯s even about how an high school student could answer those questions in such a little


    Amount of time... do you perhaps think she had the questions before?¡± One of the women asked, still looking at the timer that showed that Rong Yue had used a total of only two minutes for all five questions.


    ¡°That¡¯s not possible,¡± someone spoke up immediately and pulled out a paper. ¡°The question that Old Shen asked was definitely not here and she didn¡¯t flinch at all.¡± He said and pointed at the original question that old Shen had asked.


    Because he and the other man was close, they both knew very clearly what question it was that old Shen had pushed forward and even when he had heard it.


    As a parent, he had already felt that it was quite unfair, after all, she already had a record that was mind blowing. By asking a question that even professors in their school were unable to solve, it might make the other teachers think the girl wasn¡¯t so capable after.


    That was a really ruthless method. However, when he had thought that it was over for her, she had answered it and even exined the logic behind it.


    The both of them had their eyes meet but Old Shen said nothing. He had just felt in that moment he should test that girl with it.


    Others might not know but even though the question had remained unanswered up untilst month, someone had solved it from abroad and even imed that it was a young student that did it and they were unwilling to divulge information.


    The possibility of that student attending thepetition was high. And so despite submitting a different question, he had nned to ask all the students this question for the next stage to see if they had any chance at all.


    Who would have know that he would find a student from the first try!


    Were highschool students these days really that impressive? After all this one was an high school student and that one was also one!


    But of course, his question was answered very quickly in the next stage when all of the others came by and hour after.


    Not only were they unable to answer the question, only a handful used less than ten minutes!


    A result like this might have been good in the previous years. But after Rong Yue that looked nothing more than sixteen, the teachers standards had been raised making them unable to ce their sight on anyone.


    They noted down the few skilled ones and just allowed the others pass through the motions.

 Chapter 120

    120 Quick, tell me how to make a girl happy!


    ¡°Say, after all these time, none of the students are like the first girl,¡± Old Shen said dejectedly. He had already been thinking that with the situation of things the standard had been raised so high already.


    ¡°To have finished that early, clearly, she better than all of them!¡± One of the women said with a scoff. Before, they had all thought that with such delicate features and bearing, she would not do well.


    Rong Yue walked out of the exam hall and went straight to where the car was parked. Since there were parents and teachers all around, a lot of them were surprised to see someone that hade out after two hours.


    That was an hour early, Ah!


    Moreover, it was already passed across that the exam questions this year was undeniably tough. So had this child given up or was she just too good?


    Since they were in the capital, the dominant schools and province were all nearby and since they didn¡¯t recognize Rong Yue as a star student from any school they knew, they of course didn¡¯t think much about her anymore and went towards the second option.


    As for teacher Lu, he rushed out to meet her as she was walking towards Qin Yichen.


    ¡°Rong Yue! How was it? Were you able to get something done?¡± He asked carefully, he knew that she was used to finishing quick but this time he wished she had taken a bit more time to try and push harder.


    ¡°Hmmm, I did all I could,¡± her response was simple and was not able to put his heart at peace. But before he could say more, Qin Yichen with his face mask on walked up to them and held her hand to lead her away.


    .....


    ¡°Were you able to finish?¡±


    ¡°Hmm, it was quite easy, I already thought it was going to be so tasking when you told mom it was a big deal. In the end, you just like to disturb me,¡± she said with a pout.


    While waiting for time to pass in the exam hall, she had regretted staying up for two days for revision, she had even taken questions that were said to be hard to solve and outstanding.


    In the end, this was what she got?


    She was dissatisfied alright and med Qin Yichen partly for the misinterpretation.


    Qin Yichen looked at her sulking expression but said nothing, allowing her to enter the car while he used his hand to block the top so she doesn¡¯t hit her head.


    ¡°Have some snacks, you were inside for long,¡± he told her, handing her the box of snacks and her phone.


    Rong Yue took it and her face rxed a lot, feeling her dissatisfaction has gone.


    They rode in silence while Rong Yue scrolled through her phone. After seeing the message from Wang Lei, she wanted to give him the address to Qin Yichen¡¯s ce but also felt it wasn¡¯t proper, after all, it wasn¡¯t her house.


    ¡°Someone wants to give me something and needs a ce to meet me... is there some hotel nearby?¡± She finally asked, not looking up from the phone.


    However, because she didn¡¯t look up, she didn¡¯t see how Qin Yichen¡¯s expression had changed and just kept on scrolling.


    ¡°Why do you need an hotel?¡± Qin Yichen struggled to keep his emotions under control and after some minutes, he finally managed to talk without sounding weird.


    More than just the question, he also felt it was quite unfortunate that she didn¡¯t even try to look at him in the entire journey.


    The big boss that had wanted alone time with his little Yue¡¯er was now regretting not just bringing a driver along. At least, he would have been able to make the first move!


    ¡°To have him meet me. Also, it won¡¯t be appropriate to stay in your ce for the next one week no?¡±


    Him? That was enough to send bells in his mind as he ran through the possible options. She hasn¡¯t been to the capital many times. Other than Xu Ning that was a girl, the only other connections he could suspect was the Wang Family.


    ¡°If it¡¯s only to hand something over, my address is better, otherwise let the person pick a ce and I¡¯ll drop you off there.¡±


    ¡°But a young girl like you staying alone in an hotel is not good and can be quite dangerous, staying in my ce is okay and there would be more people by tomorrow so you don¡¯t have to worry about the house being too empty...¡± Qin Yichen said and then thought of the dying blow.


    ¡°But if you don¡¯t want, the only ce I can agree to have you stay is with your master, perhaps, you would use the opportunity to hone your skills,¡± the way he said it without any restraints or reservations would think that all he was doing was thinking for her.


    But this big boss knew very well that Rong Yue would not be able to endure living with her master for a week!


    The old man hadn¡¯t seen her for so long. If she delivered herself into his hands, then she would definitely be in trouble!


    On the other hand, there was his grandchildren that already loved her so much. With the holiday in view, there would be more people in their family mansion.


    In that kind of situation, would she even get a single moment of peace?


    The more Rong Yue thought about it, the more her brows furrowed in thought.


    After thinking to a point, she made up her mind, ¡°I¡¯ll just give him the address,¡±


    Unknowingly, she had yed into his trap but Qin Yichen didn¡¯t make it too obvious and just nodded.


    ¡°That¡¯s also eptable,¡±


    After concluding, she sent Wang Lei the address and went back to a certain site on her phon. Ever since she had entered the ck, she had been trying so hard to find a certain someone with no sess.


    At the end of herst life was only when she was exposed to things like this so she only knew the person and knew nothing about what he was like on this end.


    And so even with so many asking around, she still found no solution. The only other way was to get him in real life. Only problem was, before she had died, his face had been exposed after he was betrayed but his real name was not there!


    For a matter like this, she was starting to consider giving up. If fate wasn¡¯t bring them together, there was no reason to force things.


    So now, she was saving some skilled people¡¯s name and intending to use them to build a team. With an idea of what some people turned out to be and what some did to their partners, she had a list of five suitable people now for her game building project.


    But Qin Yichen had no idea she was working and so even when he saw that serious face as he typed, his own face got even darker.


    Was he really that unattractive that her phone was able to take all of her attention like this?


    The more he thought, the more dissatisfied he was.


    ¡°Did he really wait for me to finish the exam also?¡± Rong Yue asked out of the blue, pulling Qin Yichen out of his thoughts.


    ¡°Who?¡±


    ¡°Your friend from this morning. His car had followed us from this morning and is still railing behind us now. Must be that he waited all these while,¡± she analysed as she looked through the side mirror.


    Qin Yichen was surprised by how observant she was and nodded, ¡°he has some free time, from tomorrow, he won¡¯t be able to do that,¡±


    ¡°But how did you know he was the one in the car?¡± He asked curiously.


    ¡°With that kind of car color, looking like the car is dripped in blood, only a man like him that dyed his hair purple would drive such a thing,¡± she exined making Qin Yichen chuckle.


    The air around him also rxed greatly as he felt that they had finally gotten something to say,


    By the time he drove back into his mansion, he only helped her open the door but didn¡¯t follow her inside, waiting for the shy red sport car that wasing behind.


    One had to give it to Mo Fan also. To want to follow someone and even take a car that shone so brightly on the road. It was easy to see that he had been too rash or his skills were too easy.


    For even Rong Yue that didn¡¯t know who he was to notice the car and deduce that it was him, his methods had been really tacky.


    As soon as Mo Fan parked, and saw Qin Yichen leaning on his car outside and smoking a cigarette, he wanted to run inside.


    ¡°I¡¯m waiting here for you, you dare to sneak away?¡± His cold voice rang out making Mo Fan not dare to take any step forward.


    ¡°B...Big boss.¡±


    Not paying any attention to his shaking figure, Qin Yichen spoke up. ¡°Quick, tell me how to make a girl happy!¡±

 Chapter 121

    121 Pleasing His Little Wife


    ¡°Quick, tell me how to make a girl happy!¡±


    Mo Fan looked as if he had been struck in the face. The big boss was asking him how to make a girl happy!


    It can¡¯t be that little sister is angry at him right?


    Although he appeared very friendly and easy to get along with, Mo Fan was just like Qin Yichen when it came to letting people in.


    He really could not just bear to allow peoplee close to him or even girls. So his knowledge on wooing girls was of course very limited.


    However, the major difference was, unlike Qin Yichen, he still indulged in movies and things that went around them which gave him some little knowledge.


    But who would know if his suggestion would put him in trouble? So his first reaction was to reject immediately. ¡°Big boss.. you already know I don¡¯t have much experience. I¡¯m just as single as you are,¡± he said, shrinking his neck inwards.


    His words might have been ridiculing to only Mo Fan some months ago. But now? They were just the wrong choice and Qin Yichen¡¯s face darkened immediately.


    ¡°You and who is single?¡± His voice was low and dark, sending fear and chills to Mo Fan immediately.


    .....


    Clearly he had his little Yue¡¯er. Even though things weren¡¯t perfect yet, with him here, was there anyone that could take his little girl away from him? So to say he was single... wasn¡¯t that just like an insult, maybe even a course.


    The more Qin Yichen thought, the more his expression darkened making him feel unpleasant. Naturally, the source of this problem also became an eyesore to him.


    ¡°B..big boss is of course not single! You have little sister and the both of you are a perfect match made in heaven.. that was a slip of tongue.. ah!¡± He cried out pitifully, cursing hisrge mouth several times.


    At this point, if anyone saw him, perhaps he would not be envied for being around Qin Yichen anymore and they would understand just how miserable he really was.


    His words finally appeased Qin Yichen a little and he nodded in understanding, giving him the go ahead to answer his question.


    ¡°They say girls all like pretty things and would usually enjoy shopping for hours. Also, they like flowers and a lot of fancy things.. perhaps if you get a lot of these things for little sister inw, she would be happy and even give big boss plenty kisses,¡±


    Qin Yichen¡¯s expression of Mo Fan became better the moment he called Rong Yue sister- in ¨Cw and he smiled, the corners of his mouth lifting to give a really beautiful light up to his face.


    As for Mo Fan, he heaved a sigh in relief secretly and thanked the heavens that he was witty enough to add that to his words, who knows if he would still be able to stand and say anything.


    ¡°Also, you can take her out on a date, it¡¯s said that girls like to be shown that they are the only one, perhaps if she meets more people that are important to you, she would know how serious you really are about her...¡±


    He was going to add allowing the third young master to stay around them but was Qin Yichen someone that was that easy to fool, not only did he not let him talk, he shot him a disdainful look before leaving him alone and walking in.


    With that kind of younger brother, how could he let hime close to his little Yue¡¯er, that would be like inviting the tiger to feed on them.


    He hurriedly went inside the house to meet with her while thinking of everything that Mo Fan had said.


    One had to know that it was indeed hard to believe that it would be the solution that would make Rong Yue happy and even Qin Yichen was aware of this.


    Previously, he had bought her some jewelry sets that were auctioned for billions of yuan and even had it customized, yet, he was somehow certain that this little girl had most likely not even opened it.


    He wanted to ask but also felt asking might make him seem petty thus putting him in a tight corner where he didn¡¯t know what to do.


    But he felt that she liked money, she was a little money grubber and he had done a lot in the background to help her get those things done. Which meant the credit didn¡¯t go to him and Rong Yue didn¡¯t associate that happiness to be from him.


    The more he thought, the more bleak the situation seemed.


    It was like being able to give her the world but not knowing what part of the world he wanted to give her. The matter was indeed quite...


    When he entered, Rong Yue was talking on the phone making him slow down his steps. As someone that had been trained in several body building techniques, it was indeed not a feat and even Rong Yue didn¡¯t hear him enter.


    ¡°Do I have to travel down to see the mine? I can see from over here and pay right?¡± Her voice sounded tangled, like she was in a tight position but her words were even more surprising.


    She wanted to buy a mine? That was definitely something he hadn¡¯t thought of and was like a light bulb to him that was looking to pamper his wife to the moons.


    ¡°Okay, leave them alone, I¡¯ll find a better ce,¡± Rong Yue said again and ended the call. Her grip on the phone tightened.


    She had found some good mines in country Y and was already excited as this seemed to have the best deal. Yet, the seller was determined to see the big boss before selling! Wasn¡¯t that being unreasonable?


    It was okay to demand more money. But to demand to see who was providing the money seemed a little ridiculous and left her with no choice than to abandon the mine.


    The man that she had found as an intermediary was also unable to do anything and Rong Yue sent him the money for his payment.


    Perhaps after working with her manager some more, she could send him over there and go in disguise. To go wasn¡¯t exactly her problem but she was busy to the skies not able to sacrifice a full week for such a trip.


    She was also a girl and would need to be more careful, so her ns on that end seemed to be meeting different difficulties.


    It also made her realize how much she needed to build her own power.


    Which of thisrge house power or organization didn¡¯t have men to carry things out? Having people with brain was not enough as sometimes situations needed brute force.


    But this was also not something she had any experience in. She was never involved with the underworld in herst life and the only reason why she knew the dark web and night market was because a lot of times, the organization had them buy things from there to be able to teach the AI (artificial intelligence) that was being kept in the Little Loli.


    Like that, she knew a lot of their news and kept it to mind but it was still not enough to make up for ces she didn¡¯t know about.


    ¡°Master... there¡¯s a way to get men to work with you!¡± The little Loli cried out, making Rong Yue¡¯s eyes lit up, but in the next moment, shemanded the little Loli to stop as she heard Qin Yichen walk in.


    She had no idea the man had been there since and only now just made his steps noticed.


    ¡°Are you hungry?¡± He asked, deciding to pretend to have heard nothing.


    ¡°Hmmm, I¡¯m still full from the snacks,¡± not in the mood to eat, she declined and stood up, walking to her room.


    Qin Yichen looked at her departing back for some minutes before pulling out his phone.


    ¡°Lu Qin, send me all of the mines that we have under us,¡± he said as soon as the other end picked the call.


    ¡°Okay master, is it for jades or all the mines we have?¡± There were so many mines that all gave several stones and ores, if it was everything, it would probably take a whole day to update all of their inventory and condition to send to their boss.


    And that alone was considering the speed that he used to do his things and not for normal people.


    The question was also difficult for Qin Yichen as he had only heard a little and so he went into contemtion for a while, only responding when he had thought it through.


    ¡°Everything,¡±


    ¡°Have it sent before noon, tomorrow,¡± he added, he was in a hurry to see his little Yue¡¯ er smile so of course he had to pick the best ones quickly.


    Lu Qin responded in understanding and then gave some causal report before Qin Yichen ended the call.


    He was also surprised that master would think about this now, after all, he had long removed his mind from matters like that. To ask all of a sudden, it only meant that something was wrong from one of those mines right?

 Chapter 122

    122 Only I Can Be Your Man In This Lifetime!


    Rong Yue was unaware of what a certain doting master was doing behind her back and only went back to her room, a little dissatisfied at how things were going.


    ¡°Little Loli, quick speak up on what you wanted to say previously,¡± she called out, a little agitated and the little system hurriedly opened the virtual screen in front of her.


    Within the short time that she had conversed with Qin Yichen, the system had gone ahead to draw up a chart of the information.


    Rong Yue¡¯s eyes moved through the list quickly, her eyes lighting up.


    Unknowingly, there were ces like this where men that were physically able gathered and could be recruited!


    Herrge and white eyeballs roamed over the screen at an incredible speed. She read them one after the other. After a while however, her excitement dimmed, as she ced her chin on her hand, lost in contemtion.


    Men like this were strong and usually wanted to work under someone that could offer them protection and riches. If they worked with just anyone and caused harm, it was no doubt that they wouldn¡¯t be able to escape so many apanying troubles.


    But by working with someone that had status and power, it was easy for them to handle matters and also handle their own matters. In this way, both sides benefited and grew.


    So to get really skilled men, she really needed to be strong enough to bring them under her arms.


    .....


    Her mood became even more sullen looking at all of the information that the system had given her. Isn¡¯t it all so useless?


    She still needed to think of what she had that could really attract men like this to her!


    For the next one hour, she sat in the same position, still like a statue and if someone entered in that moment, they would be frightened by how she looked like she was already gone but her mind was working in several speed.


    Getting some casual bodyguards for guarding warehouses and things like that were not difficult, what was difficult was able men that were either exceptional in several skills or were very good at fighting.


    But the more she thought, the more she realized that all she had was money, and information...


    Information...


    Immediately, her petite frame jumped up from the bed and rushed to her bag, pulling out a note, pen and herptop.


    She had never thought of it before but now, it seemed like this was the best thing that she had on hand.


    Since everyone moved to the side of the strong in the dark web, building a solid foundation was going to be the main system for any other business she had and any one she was going to create.


    Very quickly, after scribbling some details and important things to note inside the book, she switched on herptop and allowed her fingers to get to work, moving at an incredibly high speed.


    Her major n was very simple, to create awork that supplied hard to find and true information to people. At this time, there was barely any firewall that could hold her out. If she got into selling information, she could demand for any payment she wanted in return.


    The best catch was, she would have a virtual organization! An organization that included able men going around for exchange of things and alsopleting tasks for her. They wouldn¡¯t have to meet her and wouldn¡¯t know who the boss was.


    Her mind was moving just as fast as her fingers, processing and mapping out just how big this could grow in her hands.


    And truly, as much as she imagined, Rong Yue would never be able to guess just how big this would be in the nearest future.


    After five hours of non stop coding, she finally stopped, feeling like her mental strength had depleted by a lot.


    Also, she was starting to feel extremely hungry. She went through what she had done and nodded in satisfaction before rubbing her hands and neck that was already sore from sitting in one ce for an hour.


    Since they had gotten back in the afternoon, she had not eaten anything other than the snacks in the car so she went outside, in hopes that she could find something to eat quick before continuing to work.


    Rong Yue was this type of person. As long as she started on something, she would give it her everything not holding back one bit.


    Her intention was to build thework tform that would start the beginning of the project tonight and then get started on pushing it out during her stay here.


    For something that she nned to put on the dark web, she had to essentially make sure that the firewall was not crackable. So she was making something even stronger than what she had given to Qin Yichen and the Anxi association.


    Thinking back at it, she realized that by now, she had missed two of their meetings by simply telling them she wasn¡¯t in the capital. Although traveling down was not a big deal, she just wanted to be onboard with them so that if there was any news about any new technology was avable in the country, she would be able to know through their first hand information.


    ¡°You finally know toe down?¡± Qin Yichen¡¯s voice broke through her thoughts making her look over to the source of the voice.


    Upon seeing the man that was slouched on a reclined chair, Rong Yue¡¯s eyes narrowed slightly. She was a girl after all.


    Other than her being a mature girl that was very much aware of the opposite sex in herst life, in this life, she was already a few months away from eighteen, the age where girls were most excited about boys the most.


    Seeing this man with his long legs stretched out while that face looked like it was straight from some demon of seduction, she was stumped for words, pausing for a moment.


    Qin Yichen looked at her with hooded eyes as his expression softened. He had long thought that his little Yue was resistant against his charm.


    But seeing her look stunned at his appearance today, he felt that perhaps it was feeding her too much in the past that made her not to see him, didn¡¯t she look at him differently when she was hungry today.


    ¡°I made you some food earlier but didn¡¯t want to disturb you,¡± his voice was sultry and hoarse, with his tone lowered to sound ambiguous, Rong Yue kept looking at him for a bit more time than normal.


    By the time she would regain her mind, Qin Yichen was already standing right in front of her!


    ¡°I always knew that our hearts were made to be together,¡± Qin Yichen teased, watching her ears tinge pink from embarrassment at being caught staring.


    Before he could allow her reaction to extend, he pulled her in and ced a quick kiss on her small red and puckered lips.


    ¡°Ahhh! Get away, you big bad wolf!¡± Rong Yue cried out, hitting his chest as she tried to pull away from him. But was Qin Yichen¡¯s strength something that she could resist against.


    Not only did he not let her go, he pulled her in closer and ced a kiss on her earlobes.


    ¡°You still don¡¯t want to ept me, huh?¡± He asked, he soundedzy and domineering at the same time, confusing Rong Yue that was wrapped in his arms.


    ¡°Don¡¯t you know that looking at me with eyes like that would make mee to you? Huh?,¡± as he talked, he ced another kiss on her nose.


    ¡°Do you go around looking at men like that or you have reserved it just for me who¡¯s your man?¡± He asked again,


    Other than being triggered by her gaze, he felt that it was really dangerous for her to look at a man like that.


    What would happen if he didn¡¯t teach her well and she went around looking at other men like that?


    ¡°Which man? I don¡¯t have a man.... get off me, you scoundrel!¡± Rong Yue was extremely ufortable being wrapped up in his arms like that.


    With his scent flooding her nostrils and clouding her thoughts and that seductive voice blowing into her ears, she became very anxious, afraid that she might do something that went beyond her own moral lines if he didn¡¯t let go of her soon.


    ¡°You still dare say that I¡¯m not your man? If I¡¯m not your man, who dares to be your man? Ehn, Yue¡¯ er?¡±


    ¡°How.. how can I not know my ma...¡± before she couldplete her sentence, Qin Yichen leaned in even closer and sealed her lips with his own.


    He didn¡¯t want to hear her refuse him, absolutely didn¡¯t want to. Even if he knew that she had not fully epted him as her partner, it didn¡¯t mean that he was willing to hear her say it that openly.


    All of the passion and emotions that he was feeling was expressed through the kiss as he kept pulling her petite body into his own built frame, as he took more and more of that sweet lips that he couldn¡¯t get more.


    Eventually, it was only when he felt that she was struggling for air that he eventually released her lips, yet, he didn¡¯t let go of her hands even once!


    ¡°Yue¡¯er, I¡¯m your man and only I can be your man in this lifetime!¡±

 Chapter 123

    123 You are done so quickly?


    ¡°Where are you going?¡± Qin Yichen asked as he looked at the fully dressed Rong Yue that climbed down the stairs slowly with a coat on.


    ¡°My master¡¯s son wants to collect some medicine and prescription that mother made for him, so he said we should meet for breakfast,¡±


    Qin Yichen¡¯s face darkened as he heard her words. Hadn¡¯t he already dealt with this matter yesterday? He had hoped that when the man came, he would show his face so that he would know that his deration at the birthday banquet hadn¡¯t been baseless the other time.


    How did everything change in one night?


    ¡°Since I¡¯m not staying there, it won¡¯t be polite to have hime all the way there, besides, since he wants to eat breakfast with me, I can¡¯t possibly resist,¡± although her face was set in ce as she answered him, her tone was entirely helpless.


    After all, she was someone with an high IQ and her rebirth had helped her develop her EQ even better, with those two in ce, she would have to be dumb to not know that Qin Yichen had intentions towards her.


    Also, it was clear that he was eating vinegar with how clenched his fists were making her have no choice but to speak up.


    ¡°What¡¯s impolite there? To be able toe to the capital¡¯s best estate ande to my house, even his father cannot afford him such a face, yet he¡¯s getting to pick things up here,¡± Qin Yichen grumbled in dissatisfaction.


    The more he thought about the both of eating breakfast together in some restaurant, the more sour his mood turned.


    .....


    He had already nned to go out and have breakfast with her this morning. As food was the only way to lure her out, he was nning to take her shopping and do many other things that couples did outside before he showed her the mining sites he had gotten for her.


    With all of those ns, he felt that after today, even if the littless wanted some more time, their rtionship would advance a bit more than now where he had to kiss for more than a minute before she relented.


    Who would have thought that some young master would ruin his ns before it even started?


    ¡°It¡¯s not a big deal, besides, things like that cannot simply be looked at from a perspective of benefits. I also had some matters I was hoping to settle outside before so it is all together in one,¡± she exined further, her brows furrowing a little from the extra words that she had to say.


    Qin Yichen picked up that little action and as the number one wife doting master, he hurriedly dropped the matter.


    ¡°Where are you both meeting? I¡¯ll drop you off?¡± He stood up, allowing Rong Yue to see that he was fully dressed to the brim too.


    Curious, she asked, ¡°Were you also going somewhere?¡±


    ¡°Hmmm, I have some matters to resolve and would only get back in the afternoon, I can pick you up once you are done,¡±


    It was difficult to go in and out here and she was nning to get a cab to the entrance and have Qin Yichen pick her up after. But if their ns were in sync, there was no need to reject so she nodded in agreement.


    The both of them left the house together and Qin Yichen dropped her off at the restaurant where she was meeting Wang Lei.


    One had to give him credit for understanding Rong Yue to a certain point as he had gotten a restaurant that wasn¡¯t just about the aesthetics and was more about the taste.


    However, instead of driving off after dropping her, Qin Yichen simply parked in front of the restaurant and got started on working in the car.


    Rong Yue had no idea about this and only focused on locating Wang Lei as soon as she entered.


    Seated at the extreme corner end of the restaurant, Wang Lei¡¯s presence was still easy to spot as he gave off a refined schrly energy.


    Upon seeing Rong Yue, his eyes lit up brightly and he stood up hurriedly to wee her.


    ¡°Little sister Rong, you look even better than thest time I saw you, one might think that the air in A city is even better than the one in the capital,¡± his tone was yful and lighthearted making one unable to find anything wrong with his words and so despiteplimenting how good she looked from thest time they saw, it was still well refined and arranged.


    ¡°Brother Wang looks even better, how¡¯s master, I had thought that he wanted to find a way to sneak here which is why I agreed to breakfast,¡± Rong Yue said while looking around as if expecting the old man to jump out when she wasn¡¯t looking.


    ¡°Ah! You know him so well already, he had nned to do just that but I didn¡¯t even let him know I was meeting you today as I don¡¯t know if you have other ns,¡±


    Rong Yue gave him a grateful smile as she sat down opposite where he had sat previously. She didn¡¯t mind being around her master but one had to have the time and mental capacity to apany him that day Ah!


    He could make her go on and on about everything she had been doing just to keep a conversation going and not to mention if they talked about painting.


    ¡°How did your exam go? I heard that this year¡¯s question was unbelievable hard as they wanted to pick only candidates that wouldn¡¯t embarrass the country over there,¡±


    Wang Lei worked in the government and things like the globalpetition where their country¡¯s face and name mattered were always important to almost every department.


    Besides, his rank was not low as he was very intelligent and resourceful, adding on to having a good background and a grandfather like Master Wang Shu, he definitely had a smooth sailing career.


    ¡°Hmm, it was okay,¡± Rong Yue answered vaguely making Wang Lei feel relieved. He had thought that Rong Yue would put too much emphasis on thepetition and being unable to move forward would affect her, thus he had tried to sound her out.


    Because he knew she was participating, he had kept his ears out for information the whole time. As someone that had been a remarkable student, after hearing some of the questions he had known that it had been a very difficult exam.


    For someone like Rong Yue that wasn¡¯t exactly used to the best teaching methods and resources, being able to get to that level was already impressive enough, he already felt that advancing would be difficult for her and just wanted her to not feel bad at not getting it.


    But never would be have imagined that he had totally misinterpreted her answers!


    The both of them talked about several different matters and he Wang Lei was even more stunned by the level of intelligence that Rong Yue had despite being in high school.


    ¡°Do you have somewhere to go after now?¡± He asked, casually, his eyes was the only giveaway of how much he was expecting her answer. Although he had used his grandfather¡¯s medicine as an excuse, the real thing he wanted was to spend time with her and let them develop a rtionship that was not as polite as what they shared now.


    But he was also scared of ruining the rtionship between them by being too obvious thus, a man like him that was usually proud and would not look at women twice now had no choice than to carefully pick his actions and words around a girl that was about six years younger than him.


    One had to understand while Rong Yue was incredibly young, it was difficult to feel she was just an high school student when one stayed around her or talked to her, making them forget her real age and only feel they were talking to someone that was on the same mind pace as them.


    ¡°Yes, I need to do some shopping around the city and then go back home, I have some work I need toplete,¡± her answer was vague and still detailed passing across the important message that she was busy but also not saying enough to make him think she wantedpany.


    ¡°Okay, I guess we can end our meeting here, if Miss Rong has some free time again, you can let me know, my brothers and grandfather are all wishing they could see you also,¡± he said and then signaled for the waiter.


    Rong Yue nodded in agreement.


    Knowing that she liked food, Wang Lei requested for takeout for the remaining dishes but she refused, after all, she still had to go around for some of the things that she needed.


    The both of them parted way in front of the restaurant and Rong Yue pulled out her phone to book a cab. Now, there was only onepany that provided the service and since it was still young, the waiting time for getting cabs was a lot slower thanter in the future which she was already used to.


    However, before the cab arrived, a familiar ck maybach parked beside her.


    ¡°Yue¡¯er, you are done so quickly?¡±

 Chapter 124

    124 I Would Be Unmarried In This Life!


    Rong Yue¡¯s brows crinkled as she nced at her watch to confirm the time. He had dropped her off two hours ago. Surely he couldn¡¯t have waited for her all these while right?


    She entered the car first, not wanting to cause a scene but as soon as she closed the door. She turned to question him immediately.


    ¡°Why are you still here?¡±


    ¡°Hmm, where should I be? To drop my woman off for another man and leave? Ehn, Yue¡¯er?¡± Qin Yichen retorted immediately.


    His blunt replypletely stumped Rong Yue as her whole trial of argument ended and she was left with only ring at him.


    ¡°You... you keep calling yourself my man, since when did I agree to be your woman?¡±


    Qin Yichen¡¯s eyes deepened as he looked at her angry and fuming face, he liked when he saw her looking like that. At the very least, it was a lot different from her nk face that seemed to not care about anyone.


    ¡°You already saved my life and I already gave myself to you as a pay back. Since you have not rejected me since then, you want to reject me now that I have taken any woman beside me away?¡±


    ¡°What women have you sent away? Quick, call them back,¡± Rong Yue shot back quickly.


    .....


    She remembered that in her past life when she was in the capital, Qin Yichen¡¯s fame was even greater than this, after all, he was holding thergest share of the entire economy and some other countries in his hands.


    But he had remained single making people to think that he had a sexuality that he didn¡¯t want to talk about.


    So she knew very well that even if there was no her, this man had no other person beside him, how could he have said that he had sent them away!


    ¡°Don¡¯t trick me into eating hard grass, you already paid me for my help, there¡¯s no need to pay me with yourself!¡± After saying her piece, she turned away, unhappy.


    Qin Yichen¡¯s hands tightened on the steering wheel when he heard her words. He was hard grass.


    He had always been worried about their age difference but since Rong Yue never talked about it, he had felt it didn¡¯t matter.


    Despite being a man that many regarded as being top in his world, there was no way he would want his woman to look down on him. So her words felt like a stab on his confidence.


    The car ride became deathly quiet making Rong Yue suspicious and then turned to look at him. Usually, Qin Yichen would argue on a matter like this until he had thest word.


    Looking at his stoic and expressionless face and his grip on the steering, Rong Yue realized that this big boss that was always so shameless was actually angry at what she had said before.


    With how ufortable the air in the car, Rong Yue couldn¡¯t wait to get off and shouted at the first store she saw.


    ¡°You can drop me off here! I¡¯ll be getting some things and would only returnter in the evening,¡± she said in one go, as if afraid that if she was any slower, she won¡¯t get a chance to say it.


    ¡°You want to get down?¡± Qin Yichen asked in a clipped tone and watched the girl nod her head hurriedly. Fat chance!


    Without any warning, he pressed on the brake and sped across the store she had pointed out. However, he didn¡¯t even slow down one bit scaring Rong Yue that kept glimpsing at his expressionless face several times.


    When she couldn¡¯t handle it anymore, she yelled out angrily, ¡°Qin Yichen! Stop this car this very minute or you would regret it,¡±


    Despite being angry, he could still hear the slight undertone of panic in her furious tone and so Qin Yichen stopped the car, the sharp change in speed made the both of them lurch forward a little but even after that he didn¡¯t unlock the car.


    Seeing that he had stopped the car, Rong Yue let out a sigh in relief. She had been afraid that he would have lost his mind.


    ¡°Am I really not someone you can put in your heart at all? Is there anything you want that I cannot give you?¡± Qin Yichen asked after a while, he had done everything he felt was going to make her look at him, but then sometimes it would seem like she had started to look at him.


    Making him press on and then on some days, she would push him away heartlessly. Her words today, had however made his confidence suffer a blow. Was the eight years gap too much for her?


    If she wanted to date a man that was her age, clearly, he would only appear like a clown to her. The more he thought about it, the more worried and frustrated he had be making him lose control for a bit.


    ¡°Is there someone in your heart, Yue¡¯er?¡± His words in the silent car was exceptionally loud and Rong Yue¡¯s eyes dimmed a little.


    When she had said those words, her intentions hadn¡¯t been to rile him up. But it was even better that the matter had gotten to this point. She wasn¡¯t sure she could hand over her heart to someone in this life.


    ¡°There¡¯s no one in my heart,¡±


    Qin Yichen let out a soft sigh of relief as he heard her words, his hands that was holding onto the steering also loosened greatly. Unfortunately before he could catch a breath, Rong Yue continued.


    ¡°But in this life, I don¡¯t intend to ever marry or be with anyone. So I would only hold you back by letting you stay beside me and wait for me...¡±


    As she got to that point, she closed her eyes, hardening her mind.


    ¡°.....I might never be ready.¡±


    Qin Yichen felt like someone had poured cold water all over him as his entire body stiffened greatly.


    The car was silent for more than five minutes as if each person was lost in their thoughts. With him parking on a street that she had no idea where it was, Rong Yue knew that she couldn¡¯t just get down and leave.


    But in her mind, she felt a little bit of disappointment, after all, his affection and the way he had treated her almost made her to change her mind. She hadn¡¯t expected those few words to change his mind.


    Perhaps, she should have said it sooner?


    ¡°As long as there¡¯s no one in your heart, I¡¯ll stay beside you, we can walk this life together, alone, but still together,¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll be the only man by your side, protecting you and making sure that you can do anything you want to do in this life,¡±


    The Qin Yichen now had a totally different aura and didn¡¯t seem so dispirited. Instead, he started the car and started to drive out of the estate he had drove into in a haste.


    It was almost as if his decision didn¡¯t concern her. If she wanted to stay alone, it was alright, as long as he was allowed by her side.


    Rong Yue felt a burst of warmth in her heart as she looked at the side profile of this man that was determined to not look at her.


    ¡°I¡¯m going to the Shen group stores, I need to get some technical equipments,¡± she told him as she saw him driving back towards where they had passed previously.


    The store from earlier wasn¡¯t anything special and she was almost certain that if she found the hardwares she wanted there, then it was going to be by some huge stroke of luck. Now that he was back to normal, it was still better to go where she was going before.


    Qin Yichen turned at the next turning point deftly and drove towards a different part of the city.


    The car was in afortable silence as the both of them, man and woman had several thoughts rushing through their mind at that moment.


    For Qin Yichen, he was regretting losing control of his emotions earlier and also wondering what it was that Rong Yue had experienced to have decided at this age to not be with any man for life.


    It was a big decision and if it was anyone that was here, they would brush it off by saying she was yet to see the world. But he was not only someone that was perspective and had a high IQ, he also knew Rong Yue well.


    Well enough to know that the littless hadn¡¯t been ying around when she said it. The more he thought about it, the more solemn his mind became as he felt a kind of pain on Rong Yue¡¯s behalf.


    Someone hade into her life before he could and had hurt her. He wondered if it was something from her mother, after all, her age still seemed a little too young to have gone through any significant rtionship.


    Despite his intelligence, even when he parked the car in front of the huge technologypany that he had decided to bring her to, he had still not found a scenario that could match the situation on hand. After all, he would never have imagined that there was something like a rebirth and that even him had lived a life before this, in a different way.


    ¡°They are one of the biggest suppliers to the Shen stores, you will find more things here,¡±


    After opening the door, he walked over to her side swiftly, covering the distance between both sides and opening the door for her.


    For a ce like this, the advantages would be difficult to get without an identity which was why even though Rong Yue wasn¡¯t too happy about him knowing the things she needed to get, she didn¡¯t argue.


    Although he was on the news almost every time, Qin Yichen¡¯s face was not openly broadcasted and many times, the only image that apanied his news was his back view or side view that was notpletely clear. This made it that only top people and some people in the media knew what he looked like.


    When they entered the first floor of the Shen stores, the receptionist sat up hurriedly upon seeing a man that seemed to have been carved with utmost care.


    ¡°How may I help you?¡±

 Chapter 125

    125 Having Eyes but cannot see!


    Qin Yichen totally ignored her as he led Rong Yue to sit on the waiting chair while he pulled out his phone and made a call.


    Seeing that he had ignored her like that, the receptionist felt embarrassed and furious andshed out quickly. ¡°Do you think this is your family house that you can just walk in and make yourselffortable?¡±


    ¡°If you don¡¯t have a business license, you have nothing to with us here as we only supply to reputablepanies,¡±


    ¡°Only reputablepanies, you don¡¯t sell in retail?¡± Rong Yue asked confused as she looked over at Qin Yichen. All she wanted was about five hardwares and they were not even of the same type! Which meant that she was getting only one of each.


    Even some retail customers would buy more than that!


    Hearing Rong Yue¡¯s words, the receptionist eyes shed with even more disdain as she sneered at them.


    ¡°You are here to buy in retail? Does this look like some roadside store to you?¡± She asked hautily and then sat down back, deciding that neither of them was worth her attention.


    Which one of those customers didn¡¯te to theirpany with millions of money to purchase new and in trend goods. Yet, she didn¡¯t even put most of them in her eyes.


    Upon seeing this man enter, she had been attracted by his looks and bearing, even thinking that she had finally met someone that she could finally pay attention to.


    .....


    But not only did he not give her face, he was even just a flower vase! The embarrassment of trying to curry to him together with her thinking that he was just some man that had nothing to his name, she was filled with anger at the both of them in her heart.


    ¡°You still dare to sit down? Quickly leave, ourpany doesn¡¯t deal with customers like you...¡±


    The loud sound of footsteps interrupted her mid speech as she saw the top manager of thepany rushing down from the elevator.


    Thinking there was an emergency, she rushed out from behind her work desk table as she waved harshly at Rong Yue and Qin Yichen.


    ¡°Can¡¯t you see there¡¯s an emergency? The both of you can return some other day if you want to work with us. Otherwise, we won¡¯t be selling in retail!¡± She said loudly, hoping that her boss that wasing over would hear and give her some rewardter.


    Unfortunately, her thought process were entirely different from reality as her manager froze in his steps upon hearing her words.


    ¡°What did you just say?¡±


    The man closed the remaining distance very quickly and as he confirmed that the man was indeed Qin Yichen, he froze all over, almost losing his mind.


    ¡°You stupid girl, what do you mean by talking to people that havee to ourpany like that?¡± He yelled loudly as he gave her one dirty p.


    The receptionist had worked with thepany for more than three years and she knew exactly how arrogant this boss was. To see him p her for talking to someone like that, she was totally unresigned and thought that her manager was being fooled by their attractive appearance.


    Holding her cheek in one hand while her eyes was filled with grievance and red was enough to make any man feel bad for her.


    ¡°Manager... you... the both of them are not people that have worked with us. Also, they don¡¯t have any intention to and only want to buy some retail goods,¡± she whined while batting hershes at him.


    Usually, because of her looks, the manager was usually nice and considerate towards her, and would sometimes y around with her. Today however, even if they gave him three times the guts. He didn¡¯t dare to be nice to her and his face got even worse.


    To have eyes and not see was really a sickness. But in other to not make things messier, he looked away from her and rushed to meet Qin Yichen.


    ¡°Second young master,¡± he greeted with reverence, his head bowed with slight respect. Making the receptionist eyes bulge widely in shock.


    ¡°What can we do for you?¡± The manager asked after a minute of getting no reply from Qin Yichen.


    Qin Yichen walked over to Rong Yue that was already absorbed into her phone and held his hand out to pull her up.


    ¡°We want some products and I thought it was better toe here than the other retail store, who would have thought that...¡± he didn¡¯tplete his statement, leaving him to interpret it in any way that he wanted.


    But just from his tone, the manager was already shaking in his pants.


    This girl had really dared to anger this big boss!! He rushed forward quickly, afraid that if Qin Yichen left today, theirpany might not even dare to exist anymore.


    ¡°Boss Qin! Please don¡¯t go, this one is just a new staff and has not worked with us for a long time so he had eyes but couldn¡¯t recognize mount Tai.¡± He eximed, rushing forward but not daring to grab onto Qin Yichen.


    ¡°You dare to lie to me?¡±


    ¡°No.. no... she¡¯s really just an ignorant staff, she would immediately be fired from thepany,¡±


    The receptionist that was already shaking with regret from seeing how her boss treated this person was immediately pulled into the fire.


    Even when they had metpanies of several young masters, he had not treated them like this so who was this man?


    The more she thought, the more fearful she became. Upon hearing that she would be fired, her mind went silly in fear.


    ¡°Manager... you are the one that said I should turn away anyone that wants to buy in retail,¡± she at first stammered but thinking of her job being on the line, she spoke quickly while also looking as pitiful as she could with the intention that Qin Yichen would pity her.


    She was after all still a beauty in her own right.


    Butparison was really what ruined things as her face beside Rong Yue¡¯s face was pretty much ordinary.


    ¡°Did I ask you to chase people away? Don¡¯t you know how to refuse people politely,¡± the manager didn¡¯t spare any words against her as he kept on asking her questions that rendered the girl speechless.


    ¡°Rest assured Second Young Master, if youe next time, you will meet a better person,¡± he said as he turned to Qin Yichen.


    Qin Yichen nced over at his little girl that was still pressing her phone and just chuckled, waving the manager aside.


    Usually matters like this would not even affect him. But this time, he had only just told his little girl that he was going to walk by her side and support her. And now someone came to cause trouble in front of her?


    So the girl had to be punished to vent his anger.


    ¡°Where are the newly developed hardwares that were just released?¡± He asked, his eyes still fixed on her. Anxious to please the Buddha they had just offended.


    The manager rushed to tell them about all the new products as he led them inside thepany.


    ¡°Second Young Master you might not know but we have some products that are yet to be announced also because their speed would shock the whole world, we have yet to tell people but since you are here now, if you don¡¯t mind, I can show you around,¡± he said fawningly.


    Qin Yichen looked at Rong Yue as if asking for her opinion.


    ¡°Tell us about them first, we can decide if it¡¯s worth it then,¡± Rong Yue¡¯s melodious voice rang out. Because of how she had yelled before and the weather, her voice sounded a little hoarse but was still pleasing to the ears.


    The manager looked at her and then looked back at Qin Yichen as if asking for permission. Surely, this young girl that didn¡¯t look past sixteen couldn¡¯t be the one they were going to listen to right?


    ¡°She¡¯s the one here to buy from you, anything she says goes,¡±


    The manager was even more shocked at Qin Yichen¡¯s response. But he bobbed his head up and down quickly and started to exin what new products they were.


    Thankfully, she hade here with Qin Yichen, one of the things she needed was part of what he listed, did that mean that if she hadn¡¯te here, she wouldn¡¯t be able to find it.


    She ran through her memories but was unable to pick when it was that it had beenunched, after all, around this age, she was barely paying attention to anything technology rted.


    ¡°We would see those ones first then,¡± she spoke up after allowing the man to talk for more than ten minutes.


    The manager then changed the floor they were going to quickly and pulled out his phone to make some calls.


    As for Qin Yichen, with his tall height, he was able to see what Rong Yue was doing on her phone if he wanted, but he usually respected her privacy, but this time, he just slightly leaned in, hoping to ask her something when he saw the various lines and charts on her phone screen.


    Wasn¡¯t that the trade market?

 Chapter 126

    126 Kicking A Rock


    Surprise shed through his eyes as he took a better look. The trade market was one of the good ways of making money but it was also one of the easiest ways to lose money too.


    With the high risk, only professionals ventured into it at this time of the world. He stepped back but kept looking through her phone to be sure that she was trading right.


    However, by the time the elevator got to the top floor, Rong Yue kept her phone away without even bothering to log out or anything.


    ¡°The new products don¡¯t have a lot in stock yet and are less than ten for each one,¡± the manager informed them as he opened thest door on the hallway they were with a password.


    Rong Yue nodded without realizing the man couldn¡¯t see her and just followed him in. The manager on the other hand thought they were dissatisfied with such a result and kept thinking of ways to cajole them.


    ¡°If you like the prototype we can immediately tell the manufacturing department to make some more...¡± the more he talked, the more excited the manager¡¯s tone got.


    After all, if their product was good enough and Qin Yichen considered giving them an investment or just evaluation, it would shoot theirpany to the skies and they would even be able to increase the price.


    If all of these happened, the higher ups would also respect him for bringing a big boss like this to thepany.


    Rong Yue looked around the room briefly and her gaze settled on a ss covered horizontal standing case that held the newly created hardwares.


    .....


    Qin Yichen sensed her gaze going there and spoke up, ¡°quick show us what we are here for, there¡¯s no time to waste.¡±


    The manager rushed ahead and opened the case and then made way for Rong Yue to check things out.


    Rong Yue looked through them carefully but none of her reactions was what the manager had expected making him feel like perhaps she doesn¡¯t know the worth and was just ying around.


    ¡°This is the new ace cutter, the back up it does to the firewall around a ce and ....¡± His words were interrupted by a sharp re from Rong Yue.


    ¡°It¡¯s unable to cover even this whole room and has such a short width. Is there a need to be this excited?¡±


    The manager flushed with embarrassment as she pointed out the major w of the hardware and he finally understood that she didn¡¯t give the expected reaction not because she didn¡¯t know the worth.


    But because she knew it too well! He looked at her again, this time with a new light as he wondered how she was able to know things like that on one nce without any checking.


    Rong Yue however paid him no attention as she selected about six hardwares and took two of each one.


    Since Qin Yichen had brought her here and she already knew how he also valued technology, she felt that making for him would make some sense, after all, the things she saw here, although couldn¡¯t do all she wanted, it would reduce the time she would spend by half if she had bought the ones out in the market at this time.


    After she was done picking, Qin Yichen pulled out a ck card and handed it over to the manager.


    Deduct the exact amount for this items, there¡¯s no need to give a discount,¡± he warned before pulling Rong Yue aside for the manager to pass.


    He was only here because it was the closest and best option for him and had no intention of owing them any debt. Later on, he could go ahead to take her to somewhere better if she needed more.


    Seeing that his n to give a discount so that he could call on a Favourter had been discovered, the manager had no choice than to give up and allow him do hismand.


    After then, the both of walked out of the room with the packed hardwares.


    As soon as they arrived at the first floor, the receptionist from earlier rushed out and came to kneel in front of Qin Yichen.


    ¡°Wuwu...Young master, please forgive my ignorance! I¡¯m the only breadwinner of my family and need this job... I promise to be indebted to you for life...¡± she cried out sharply, attracting anyone that was passing by.


    Qin Yichen¡¯s brows scrunched up with distaste while Rong Yue looked away from her as she felt she was really a sore sight to look at.


    Earlier, she had still looked passable but with tears smudging all of her makeup, she looked really hideous to Rong Yue who had a high standard for fashion and didn¡¯t want to dirty her eyes.


    Qin Yichen scoffed arrogantly as she brushed her hands that was about to touch his leg off


    ¡°Indebted to me? Are you even worth it?¡±


    The receptionist froze as she heard his words, totally not expecting such a reaction, after all, which man didn¡¯t like to be a damsel in distress?


    ¡°Ahh little sister, please do beg him for me....earlier.. it ... It was only a momentary mistake¡± she turned to Rong Yue and begged.


    ¡°A momentary mistake? Exin to your boss clearly, after all, we have nothing to do with your employment, you are only embarrassing yourself by being like this,¡±


    ¡°Also, as a person, if you dare to mock people that you think are beneath you, you should be able to bear the consequences of your actions,¡±


    For someone like this that had impure heart and motives, there was no need to help her, Rong Yue knew very clearly that if she had been the only one to drop by today here to buy something, this woman would have had her turned away at the door.


    It was that simple.


    And so for people that behaved in such manners, there was no need having unnecessary sympathy for them.


    Qin Yichen agreed with her thoughts and he used his long legs to brush her hold off as he walked away with Rong Yue.


    The girl cursed out at them as she saw the departing back, after all, she knew that this time, she had truly struck a hard rock.


    More than losing the job, what made her more infuriated was missing out on a perfect man like that! She assumed that Rong Yue was his sister, with the two of them having perfect genes that made one heart beat faster and Rong Yue¡¯s really young appearance, that conclusion was quite reasonable.


    After seeing how the manager had treated the man, she had already realized the big mistake she made.


    She could have made a man like that fall for her instead of just going on being rude to them.


    In all of it, not for one moment did she reflect on her moral standards, only feeling that her only mistake was not seeing correctly and missing out on a good man like that.

 Chapter 127

    127 Young Master Devil!


    ¡°I¡¯ll be right back,¡± Qin Yichen told Rong Yue after they had driven some distance away from thepany and got down from the car.


    He went down and entered a cafe that he had seen in several parts of the capital recently and got two cups of drinks.


    Rong Yue¡¯s brows raised up in curve as he passed her the cup of milkshake as soon as he entered the car.


    ¡°How did you know I was thirsty?¡±


    ¡°With how hoarse your voice is and you pinching your throat so many times, I¡¯ll have to be blind to not know.¡±


    ¡°The other cup is a fruit juice, you can take anyone you want,¡±


    He knew that she liked sweet things and just getting water for her with such a dehydration level would most likely make her unwilling to drink.


    So he had kept looking around for a ce that would have something appropriate.


    Although surprised, she felt more of gratefulness and warmth from his actions. This man that she had told that she was going to live this life single but was still determined to stick by her side, it was hard to not feel touched and so rather than say much , she only muttered a thanks to him. ¡°Thank you,¡±


    .....


    Qin Yichen smiled and then reached out his hand to rub her hair while she sipped on the fruit juice without stopping.


    Like that, the original air in the car when they had left the restaurant had already changed with all of Qin Yichen¡¯s actions and even if she might not admit it, the biggest convincing that she needed was today.


    While Qin Yichen was busy trying to woo his little wife over, someone on the other side was having a very difficult time.


    Just picking up the young master from school, Mo Fan had spent more than two hours running after him and ying hide and seek just to be able to put him in the car and drive him home.


    His entire face was already red from exhaustion as he miserable tried to sleep but couldn¡¯t with the Young master that kept making demands all through.


    ¡°Young master, don¡¯t you want to sleep, we would be home soon,¡± he patronized helplessly.


    ¡°Why should I try to sleep? Unlike you, my tolerance is quite high,¡± Qin Heng shot back mercilessly.


    Mo Fan nodded quickly, not wanting to start another argument. However, the car soon descended into silence allowing him to doze off a little.


    Unfortunately, that little mistake ruined his entire task as by the time they arrived at the estate, Qin Heng already dropped off and went to Qin Yichen¡¯s home!


    By the time Mo Fan was woken up the driver, his heart leapt out with fear upon finding the little master gone.


    ¡°Where¡¯s Xiao Heng?¡±


    ¡°Young master already went to second Young Master¡¯s house, he said to let you sleep some more.¡± The driver exined simply, not realizing that something was already wrong.


    Mo Fan felt his heart drop and opened the door rushing out of the car, ¡°And how long was that?¡± He yelled without stopping and the driver who had sensed that something was wrong rushed after him.


    ¡°About ten minutes ago,¡±


    Mo Fan stopped abruptly as he ced his two hands on his head. Knowing that little master, ten minutes was more than enough time for him to find a way to enter big boss house.


    Perhaps the little devil had already guessed the plot from the moment he saw that he was the one to pick him.


    The more he thought, the more scared he was, after all, Qin Yichen had warned him that he didn¡¯t want the little master making trouble for Rong Yue.


    Now that the little boy had sneaked in. Perhaps only Qin Yichen himself could bring him out of that house.


    ¡°I¡¯m already a dead man..¡± he muttered exasperated as he walked back to his own ce dejected.


    Just like he had guessed, Qin Heng had indeed yed a trick on him.


    Stressing him by making him search around the whole school for him and running around and then making sure that this uncle that didn¡¯t have any much stamina didn¡¯t get sleep immediately was all of his n.


    After all, if Mo Fan had gotten his sleep at the right time, he would have sensed it the moment the car stopped in front of the house.


    So he calcted the distance and the time it would take for Mo Fan to be in deep sleep before deciding to let him sleep peacefully.


    Just like that, he had been able to get down quick and find a way to break into his brother¡¯s house.


    In this world, the only person the little master didn¡¯t mind being around was Qin Yichen and that was because he felt his brother was like him and also adored him.


    To let him stay in the same house like Mo Fan whom he felt had an even less IQ than himself was like an impending doom to the boy.


    So the moment he saw who had been sent to pick him, he decided that he couldn¡¯t take any chances and went all out immediately.


    Just to be sure, he had rushed up to the top floor room in Qin Yichen¡¯s home and was looking down outside from there to see what would happen after Mo Fan woke up.


    ¡°Humph! This young master knew they were trying to trick me,¡± he said with a snort that was way too mature and urate for a boy that was just going to be ten.


    ¡°To think that brother Mo Fan felt that he was enough to handle me means that I¡¯m being disregarded here,¡± he mused to himself as he walked around the house trying to see if he could find the reason why his brother was not letting him stay here.


    After walking around the living room for more than an hour with tightly furrowed brows.


    He entered the kitchen, his little frame with his hands hanging behind his backs like a little Sherlock was a really funny sight to see.


    Unfortunately, he had no audience.

 Chapter 128

    128 yed


    Rong Yue and Qin Yichen got home some hourster with her bag full of everything she needed and Qin Yichen¡¯s hands full of groceries that he felt he would need in the one week that she was staying here.


    He made a mental note to call Rong Xia and exin to her about Rong Yue¡¯s stay hereter tonight. Although the mother and daughter spent a lot of time together and had a great bond, Rong Yue was not a wordy person and he was sure that for something like this, she would only exin that she was going to spend more time here.


    As soon as he got to the front of the door, Qin Yichen paused as he called out to Rong Yue in a low voice, ¡°Yue¡¯er, my little brother is home you don¡¯t mind right?¡±


    Even though his tone was warm and calm, his eyes that looked over to the mansion beside him, the one that Mo Fan stayed in was shing with a glint of anger.


    That little brat! He didn¡¯t even know how to keep a young boy in his home.


    Rong Yue shrugged and continued to move forward, ¡°it¡¯s okay, didn¡¯t you tell me more people would be joining uster?¡± She didn¡¯t mind if there were one or two more people. As long as she could stay in her room and work, that was all that mattered.


    Qin Yichen nodded and then increased his strides so he could enter first.


    The door was unlocked, just like he had guessed. Even though Qin Heng hadn¡¯t entered from the front door. He wasn¡¯t surprised to see that the littless had left the door open just so he could know he was here already.


    When they entered, Qin Heng was seated on one of the high seats by the mini bar in the living room while his short legs dangled in rhythm.


    .....


    He said no word, his eyes fixed and taking in the little movement behind Qin Yichen¡¯s back as he tried to see who it was.


    Rong Yue looked up, upon getting that intense feeling of being watched and her eyes met with Qin Heng¡¯s gaze.


    Her eyes shed with surprise at the mature feeling in his eyes as he stared at her. It was almost like he was assessing her carefully, Hi,¡± she greeted with a little wave and without any waste of time walked up to her room to get started on her work.


    She had a time limit that she had given herself for the project. Now that she had all those hardwares, she could finish in a day and get started on the game demo that she wanted to build.


    After she left the living room, Qin Heng finally jumped down from the bar chair and looked at his brother with his most innocent look.


    ¡°Wee, second brother,¡± he said reluctantly and his mouth formed into a tight pout.


    ¡°You know you are not wanted and still dare to stay, where¡¯s your shame as a man and the third young master of my Qin family?¡± Qin Yichen berated sharply, not holding back one bit.


    While he was surprised at how easily he had defeated Mo Fan and even entered the house, he was more concerned about his brother staying where he wasn¡¯t wanted.


    He wasn¡¯t raising a man that would stay where he was unwanted. At this point of course, the big boss had forgotten that he was wrapped around his little wife¡¯s hands and was constantly wanting her attention even when she didn¡¯t want to give it.


    ¡°Ah! Not wanted? How do I not know? All I did was get down and enter my second brother¡¯s home, does brother not want me now that you have a little wife?¡±


    His voice was clear and sounded like he was truly surprised to hear that he wasn¡¯t wanted.


    ¡°Now that brother has talked to this point, I really cannot stay here and must call mother and father quick,¡± he said, looking back to see Qin Yichen¡¯s reaction as he walked to thendline that was just by the corner.


    ¡°Mother has been hoping that one of the two of you would bring a girl home, if she knows that all her trips to those temples and monks have finally yelled fruits, I¡¯m sure that she would not waste time ining to take me back,¡±


    He walked as he talked, moving closer to the telephone and would also asionally use his side eyes to check if his brother was reacting to his taunt.


    It was like the two brothers were ying a game. While Qin Heng was betting on his brother not wanting their parents to know that he was keeping a little girl in his house, after all, his mother was a master at intruding.


    Instead ofing to pick him up, she would instead get some of her stuffs here and instantlye and live with them!


    But Qin Yichen also knew that this little brother adored silence the most. He preferred to only talk when he wanted to and not when he was being made to.


    That alone was a sharp contrast from their mother¡¯s personality and since he was still too young to handle her, he would cause mischief a lot of times until she finally sent him here himself.


    Would the boy then dare to call her over himself?


    ¡°When shees, Mo Fan would bring your luggage over and send you over with her,¡± Qin Yichen said as he started to walk forward, acting like he didn¡¯t care one bit about what he did.


    ¡°Also, it¡¯s good that you know not to stay where you are not wanted, it¡¯s how to make sure your value never goes down,¡± he added as he got to the foot of the stair case.


    He didn¡¯t have to look back to know that his brother was most certainly clenching his fists tightly in anger.


    Instead, the big boss acted like nothing was important and directly went upstairs!


    Qin Heng watched as his brother went upstairs with anger in his eyes.


    How could he totally treat him like this!


    In truth, his major reaction was that he had been unable to win over his brother this time around again!


    Earlier, after looking around the house, he had noticed that two sets of dishes had been used regrly and his brother had also cooked more often. He then went back and checked the rooms more carefully again.


    Previously, because of how Rong Yue stayed in the room, it was hard to see her presence and all she had done was pack her things back carefully into her small luggage box.


    But now that the little master was on a mission, he didn¡¯t even spare the bathrooms of any room and eventually found her room by seeing the women products in the bathroom.


    Although he was surprised that there was really a girl staying here, he also felt that it made a lot of sense, if this was a woman that his brother cared about, she wouldn¡¯t want him around as they developed their love.


    There was also chances that it wasn¡¯t a romantic rtionship and was just some acquaintance that he was really close to.


    But either way, the little master had dared to gamble because he knew that his brother was someone that hardly allowed someone toe close.


    If there was someone close enough to be here and sleep here, she was definitely important enough!


    So instead of ying tricks, he had decided to y his second brother this time around. In truth, he has already disconnected thend line, hoping that even if he had to start pressing the number for his brother to believe, it wouldn¡¯t connect.


    Who would have thought that his brother didn¡¯t fall for his blurb and directly went upstairs!


    He felt like he had worked so hard only to hit a cotton ball.


    It was really painful, ah!


    The more he thought, the more annoyed and dissatisfied he was.


    Eventually, he went to able to get his emotions under control and went to the room that he usually stayed in when he was here.


    But his mind was also on the girl he had seen earlier when he came.


    With how she looked, wasn¡¯t she too young for his brother?


    The more he thought, the more confused he was and when he could not hold his curiosity in anymore, he rushed back downstairs and connected thendline.


    After ringing twice, he was able to connect to Mo Fan.


    ¡°Big boss!¡± Mo Fan cried out in fear thinking that his retribution had finally arrived.


    He had heard when the car pulled up and was already dying even before the call came through.


    ¡°Who¡¯s the woman with my second brother? If you tell me the truth, I would try not to tell him how easy it was for me to trick you ande here,¡± Qin Heng said slowly.


    His voice was just as low as that of Qin Yichen with a little tinge of childish speech falling through.


    But that childish trace in it was the major reason why Mo Fan knew for certain that if Qin Yichen knew how he was yed at the little master¡¯s hands, surely, hw would be sent out of the country first thing in the morning!

 Chapter 129

    129 Would not have kids!


    ¡°Y..young master...¡± Mo Fan called out, still hesitating as he tried to weigh which option had more consequences.


    After a while, he spoke up, ¡°she¡¯s the woman that your second brother is pursuing,¡±


    Qin Heng¡¯s cute and adorable face scrunched up as soon as he heard that.


    His eyes had a look of confusion as he asked again to be sure ¡°Still pursuing?¡±


    It was hard to believe that the woman that his big brother wanted turned out to be someone that didn¡¯t want him? Or what did still pursing mean?


    The little boy had no idea if tough at his big brother¡¯s misfortune or to be angry at the girl for ying hard to get.


    Since he had barely seen her face with how Rong Yue barely looked up, and only felt that her aura was distinct, he wondered what it was that made his brother to bring himself that low for a woman.


    After ending the conversation with Mo Fan, he ended the call and went back upstairs.


    ????????????


    .....


    Thest two days had passed very swiftly and Rong Yue had barely stepped out of the room as he maintained a routine ofing out to have dinner and making breakfast before even Qin Yichen was awake.


    It was not hard for Qin Yichen to guess that she was building something with her dedication while for Qin Heng whom Qin Yichen had eventually allowed to stay, he felt more confused than ever.


    Was Mo Fan saying the truth? Rong Yue was behaving like a person that was renting a room, not appearing and staying inside all the time.


    For him, his impression of girls was nothing like this and most of the ones he had met were even especially showy. Always wanting to have all the attention of everyone in the world.


    And so today, which was thest day, he finally decided to probe his brother.


    ¡°Second brother, who¡¯s the girl that¡¯s staying here?¡±


    Qin Yichen shot him a nce that didn¡¯t evenst up to a second before going back to his meal. ¡°Didn¡¯t you say that she was my woman and you were going to call your mother? Why are you still asking me questions?¡±


    ¡°It can¡¯t be that you both are not yet official and she¡¯s only bearing with you right?¡± Qin Heng pressed on again, determined to know what was going on.


    But before he could say more, soft footsteps descending from the staircase made the both of them to turn over simultaneously.


    Unlike her usual low key and conservative dressing, today, Rong Yue was dressed in a deep brown knitted dress that stopped at her ankle and then packed her long and silky hair into a bun that rolled up on her head.


    Her entire person seemed graceful and stunning and even Qin Heng was surprised by her pure and dazzling appearance.


    Perhaps, with looks like this, only his brother could match up to this appearance in the entire country.


    It was almost like she was a painting when she stopped and watched the two brothers carefully.


    As for Qin Yichen, his eyes shined brightly as a deep look passed inside them.


    Only his Yue¡¯ er could look this stunning!


    Just as they were looking at her, Rong Yue also looked at the miniature Qin Yichen that was in front of her.


    Seated on a chair that was way toorge for him and with his legs dangling just halfway, the little boy didn¡¯t give off an aura that a boy his age should have.


    Instead, he sat with his back ramrod straight like the man opposite him while his bearing was also simr. The best thing however was his cute and overly beautiful face!


    Rong Yue was someone that loved beautiful things and so her eyes lit up as she took in that adorable appearance.


    While Qin Yichen was just as attractive, he had outgrown a little bit of his beautiful appearance in exchange for a more masculine one. But the boy in front of her, if one just packed his hair upwards, he would be nothing different from a Lolita.


    Together with that cold appearance, it was really enough to make a child star that would turn the skies around.


    More importantly, back in her past life, one of the things she had wanted the most was a child.


    At 26, she was always giving her fianc¨¦ hints of her wanting to get married and start a family so that she could have a feeling of having a family but he had always acted like he didn¡¯t get the hint.


    And anytime she asked him directly, he would make an excuse by saying he didn¡¯t want them to get married on her money.


    Yet, the man had never tried to get a job!


    It was onlyter that she realized that, all along, she had never been the woman in his heart and he was already building a life with Tong Yang.


    Although in this life, she had pushed Tong Yang out of her reach, she didn¡¯t forget that the both of them had a debt with her.


    Only that if she punished Tong Yang too much, her path might never cross with that scum that she had been with in the past.


    Snapping out of her thoughts, Rong Yue rushed towards the dining table, quickly forgetting that she had an appointment today that she had to go for and ran to Qin Heng.


    ¡°Ohh little beautiful baby!¡± She cried out softly, reaching out to pinch his cheeks and then pulled him into her embrace.


    ¡°How can you be this cute? Really has sent this heart racing the moment I saw you!¡± She tightened her hug making Qin Heng¡¯s face turn red from embarrassment and the tight grip.


    Qin Yichen¡¯s face on the other hand already had ck invisible lines and he felt that all this time, this little girl had never acted like his face was anything impressive.


    He had thought that she didn¡¯t care about appearance and never bothered to use the honey trap for her.


    Who would have thought that she would react like this upon seeing his brother?


    The longer the hug stayed, the more annoyed he grew.


    ¡°Qin Heng! Don¡¯t you know to greet properly when you see a senior?¡± He said harshly startling the two and Rong Yue pulled away from the littless.


    ¡°Which eyes of you saw that he didn¡¯t greet me? He clearly did, why are you scolding a little boy like that? You almost scared him!¡± She said all at once not taking one break at all.


    But instead of her words pacifying the big boss, he only made him angrier as he looked at her with a warning re.


    ¡°You are his senior sister inw, you can¡¯t indulge him, otherwise when we have kids in the future, he would train them the same way while we are traveling the world,¡± he said with a straight face.


    His words had the same effect on the other two parties as they looked at him with shock.


    What kids?


    What sister inw?


    Qin Heng was someone that usually didn¡¯t like to be held by others, he had felt bullied just now and the only reason why he had endured was because of his brother and this sister seemed to have a very sweet and calming fragrance around her that made him feel rxed.


    But after hearing her talk, he was even more certain that this was a sister! And she at was at most in her high school final year.


    How could his brother have the face to call her his woman?


    Also, was his brother nning to let him raise his children?


    ¡°Why are you looking like that? Your parents gave birth to you when I was eighteen already, I have been raising you since then, don¡¯t you think it¡¯s only normal that you raise my kids too?¡± He said in a chiding tone before looking at Rong Yue that was shooting him a re.


    ¡°Yue¡¯er, are you going somewhere? Have some breakfast and I¡¯ll drop you off now,¡±


    His tone was a stark difference from when he had talked to the little boy now. Unfortunately, while that would have earned him some points with other girls, Rong Yue red up instead.


    ¡°What children? To have children with you, won¡¯t you scold them like this? How can you talk to a darling in such a manner?¡±


    ¡°Where have you put your heart?¡± The more she thought, the more displeased she was, especially when she looked at the little cute darling and saw that his eyes was teary and looked really aggrieved.


    She quickly rubbed on his neatlybed hair. ¡°Hmm, don¡¯t mind uncle, his like that all the time,e with sister, I¡¯ll take you to so many ces,¡± Rong Yue said, moving her hand from his head to hold his hand.


    Qin Heng wanted to refuse at first. But when he saw how unhappy his second brother was, he hurriedly nodded his head in eptance, taking on the role of a sweet and obedient boy.


    Without waiting for Qin Yichen, she stood up with the little darling in her hand and left with him.


    Qin Yichen looked at their departing back and made a very quick decision.


    There was no way he would have kids with his Yue¡¯er in the future. He had always imagined what their children would look like.


    But seeing how that stinky brat took all of his little wife¡¯s attention away, he immediately changed his mind!

 Chapter 130

    130 Whispering Shadows


    Even though he wanted nothing to do with that little brat, Qin Yichen still ran out regardless and even packed a te of food for Rong Yue to eat on her way out.


    Because he knew that it was impossible for them to get a ride here, he didn¡¯t rush out senseless despite being in a haste.


    Unfortunately, when he got outside, no matter how much he looked, neither of them was there again!


    He rushed back inside to see if they never really left but after a quick brush of the surroundings, Qin Yichen confirmed with much anger that the two of them had really gone!


    Didn¡¯t that younger brother of his like to distant himself from people? How had he followed Rong Yue so easily?


    The more he thought, the more annoyed he was, eventually, he went back inside to check the surveince.


    On the other side, Qin Heng and Rong Yue were seated in the back seat of Mo Fan¡¯s car.


    After getting out and realizing that there was no way they could walk out of the estate, Rong Yue was embarrassed and didn¡¯t want to go back inside to meet Qin Yichen.


    Fortunately, Qin Heng knew Mo Fan¡¯s number and dailed it on her phone.


    .....


    After giving him directions like he was totally their driver, the both of them sat down and turned away from each other.


    For Qin Heng, his reason was very simple, he didn¡¯t feel repulsed by this sister and more importantly, he felt that if he was going to be getting a sister inw, he had to know everything about her.


    So with that opportunity presenting itself, he would have to be dumb to not follow her.


    There was also the part where if he had said no, he would have been the one left behind as Rong Yue would be unable to im she was protecting him. His brother would also use that opportunity to swoop in and take her out.


    The little boy had thought everything out in that little time and decided that the best thing was to follow this little sister out.


    Rong Yue on the other hand would not have imagined that there was a child that had such deep thoughts, after all, he looked nothing more than eight years old. With that dazzling and beautiful appearance, shepletely felt she was going around with a little darling.


    ¡°Little darling, take and use this to y, when we go out, I¡¯ll buy more things for you,¡± as she spoke, she pulled out her modified tablet and handed it to him.


    Mo Fan that was driving almost cursed out loud!


    Little darling?


    More like little demon master!


    But those were only his thoughts and he knew that he didn¡¯t dare to say it out! Not to mention Rong Yue that had been hugging Qin Heng tightly when he came out to meet them, he didn¡¯t even dare to offend this little demon master.


    Although the game was not fully developed, she had built the essential things and what they needed was the hosting software that would allow millions to y it without it crashing.


    But because she was building a team, she didn¡¯t want them to think that she would be there to do everything all the time and thus kept this finished work aside.


    After opening the game, she went back to her phone to chat with the person she was meeting today.


    Since she had looked for Feng Buyan for so long with no result, she had given up and held out a challenge two days ago.


    The winner who was whispering shadows¡¯ had insisted that if they didn¡¯t meet, he wouldn¡¯t agree to meet with her.


    At first, she had been reluctant to agree, after all, he wasn¡¯t the gaming diamond that she was looking for and just a recement. How could she bend her head totally.


    But after more than thirty hours of trying to recruit this whispering shadows with no result, she had eventually given inst night.


    With the pressure from the Hong foundation, Rong Yue now felt that she needed to speed up a lot of things that she was doing.


    If she wanted arge bite of the technology world power, the best way to attract attention that wasn¡¯t power provoking was by using this game!


    So in a way, she understood that she didn¡¯t have any more time and was getting desperate thus giving this man an opportunity to meet her.


    At first, Qin Heng didn¡¯t think much of the game after all, he hadpleted most of the already existing games before he went to school and was only looking forward to buying new ones when he got back.


    So, he had just epted the tablet and wondered what brand it was at first. But after seeing the unfamiliar game, his interest had increased and he had started to take it seriously.


    Unfortunately, up until they had gotten to the restaurants where Rong Yue wasing, the little darling that would barely use ten minutes inpleting a level in all of those new games, found out that even after half an hour, he had still not gotten the hang of this game.


    Not to mention trying to coborate.


    His eyes shined with interest while his brows knitted tightly in concentration.


    ¡°Little darling, sister won¡¯t take a lot of time and then we can go out to do other things okay?¡± She told hun as she rubbed on his hair.


    Without allowing the boy that was perfectly capable of walking to get down from the car, Rong Yue already lifted him in her arms effortlessly.


    She found that having him near to her made her feel like she had a new child that she had to look after, but not only that, there was also something about him that made her feel interested, like as if she had met his soul before!


    For someone like her, that had been given another chance at life, she didn¡¯t dare to take things like this for granted and hurriedly yed with the beautiful baby.


    While walking inside, the both of them attracted a lot of attention with their astonishing appearance.


    Moreover, Rong Yue was not being low key as she pinched his cheeks asionally. Also people wondered why a girl that looked this frail and little was carrying a boy like that looked like he should be able to walk on his own.


    Rong Yue didn¡¯t mind and only looked around, trying to find the person that would fit the image of whispering shadows that she had in her mind, while Qin Heng on the other hand was keeping his eyes fixed on the game interface as he tried to understand it.


    The game wasn¡¯t exactlyplicated, but for other game yers, they probably just wanted to enjoy the game and the whole experience.


    But Qin Heng liked to defeat the game and find loopholes in the building. However, was a game that Rong Yue built herself something that he could easily break apart like that.


    Instead, the more he looked, the more he got drawn into the world of the game. It was almost like it was a real world that existed from the ancient times in itself!


    After sweeping through the restaurant twice, she unwillingly dropped Qin Heng and pulled her phone out to call him.


    She found that he had gone to the second floor and Rong Yue almost cursed out. How could he just decide to pick the second floor.


    ¡°Little darling, we would be going upstairs, don¡¯t look at the screen alone,¡± she warned the little boy even though she held his hand.


    Qin Heng nodded but didn¡¯t remove his gaze from the tablet, he had full trust in her holding on to him.


    Eventually, Rong Yue found whispering shadows as soon as they entered the second floors, with his back facing them, since she already knew the color code of his outfit and walked towards him.


    However, when she sat in front of him, the face that she met sent her into shock as she tried to put matters together.


    This face was clearly that genius Feng Buyan!


    Was Feng Buyan and Whisperinh shadows then the same person?


    As she remembered the way he had sounded in chats, she found it hard to put it together after all, Feng Buyan had a famous reputation for being a nerd.


    In fact, it had also being the reason why despite being acknowledged as a Genius developer and programmer, he didn¡¯t have any technology that could be called his own because he had been cheated on most of his projects!


    Where then was the stubborn and unyielding man that had talked to her on the dark web?


    Feng Buyan on the other hand had a different trail of thoughts. He had assumed that the person he was meeting was some nerd like him, seeing this beauty that sat opposite him, although very attractive, work was the most important thing to him.


    ¡°Beauty... do you think you can sit somewhere else? This seat is already taken,¡± he said politely and then nced back, expecting that the man he was waiting for would arrive anytime soon.


    His words and action confirmed Rong Yue¡¯s suspicions even more but still she called out rather loudly, ¡°Whispering shadows?¡±

 Chapter 131

    131 I Was Starting To Think You Are Some Heaven Defying Genius!


    ¡®Whispering shadows¡¯ was a nickname he had picked on the dark web so that no one could ever tie him to that identity. But why did this little pretty girl across him know his name?


    ¡°I¡¯m conquering heavens, we agreed to meet here today,¡± Rong Yue added quickly as she saw the emotions passing across his face.


    Feng Buyan was stunned speechless!


    The little master that had created all those testing methods and was trying to recruit him was a little girl?


    There was really no way to exin how he was feeling at all.


    Rong Yue could guess his thoughts, but even though she was just as surprised as he was on his true identity, she pushed her emotions aside and spoke up. ¡°I know that you feel that I¡¯m too young to be the one, but sometimes, we have to remove the identity of a person from their capabilities.¡±


    Her voice was steady and clear, totally not sounding like how girls her age would sound chirpy and a little too sweet.


    Feng Buyan was also what one could call a child genius and his family had nurtured him up until he had been framed.


    So now at twenty two, instead of having all the opportunities needed to grow his career, he was working on the dark web to raise money to survive and some other money to save up.


    .....


    After thinking for more than ten minutes, he finally nodded, ¡°okay, we can work together for a while, if you can convince me, we would sign your proposed contract,¡± this condition was already considered as giving her a quite huge chance.


    ¡°I¡¯ll convince you now, we don¡¯t need to wait for a while, also, as the team leader, you would be the only one that would be meeting with me for now, I can¡¯t imagine having to convince everyone one after the other,¡± Rong Yue saidzily and then leaned back in her seat.


    Her hands subconsciously went to Qin Heng¡¯s head and rubbed it a little. She leaned in to talk to him as she realized that she hadn¡¯t ordered anything for him!


    ¡°Little darling, is there anything you want to eat? Sister will buy it for you,¡±


    Qin Heng shook his head in refusal without even bothering to look up, anyone could totally see that he was absorbed in the game he was ying.


    Rong Yue however didn¡¯t give up and signaled for the waitress toe. She ced an order for two milkshakes and water for the both of them and totally ignored Feng Buyan that was across her.


    Feng Buyan watched her with interest, his lips twitched a little as he took in her every action that seemed like that of an adult. Only that with her wless and young appearance, it was difficult to ignore that this was just a little sister.


    However, he also looked forward to her performance, after all, she had sounded so confident.


    While waiting for her order, the table waspletely silent with only the asional low sounds that came from the tablet that Qin Heng was holding inplete concentration.


    As Rong Yue was hungry, she didn¡¯t say anything and it was only when her order arrived that she finally spoke again.


    ¡°You can ask me anything, or give me anything to solve in rtion to the work we have together, if I don¡¯t perform satisfactorily, you can immediately leave,¡±


    Her tone was neither arrogant or humble and Feng Buyan nodded as he watched her drink her milkshake slowly.


    He scrolled through the dark web using his phone. As a lot of people would usually bring their difficult tasks here to people that could do it for extra money, there were many ces that held task boards.


    But the one that led was Fox Alliance. Not only was their tasks very rewarding, they also had a ranking system for several abilities that allowed people on it to get more jobs over there.


    While it was rtively new, a lot of people that had abilities had jumped over to getting their tasks from there simply because the reward system was very fair on the people that worked, and more importantly, the submission of information to get started there was very minimal which made most of those people that tried to hide behind their screen to feel morefortable working with them.


    Feng Buyan first scrolled through the Fox alliance ranking and after confirming that Conquering Heavens wasn¡¯t there, he went ahead to checking for the next avable tasks.


    Since he was on the top three ranking, Feng Buyan knew just how difficult the tasks that had been left unsolved were.


    He carefully estimated each one and picked the one that should have the least time requirements and then sent the link to his chat with Conquering the heavens.


    ¡°I have sent you a link on the chat tform, if you can solve that task here, I will sign the twenty years contract even.¡± He said confidently and hit his chest twice to emphasize that he was serious.


    Rong Yue¡¯s brows arched upwards. Beforeing here, he had only agreed to the five years exclusion contract that didn¡¯t have any shares.


    But now he was willing to sign away twenty years if she solved this task?


    She opened the chatting tform that the two of them used on her phone and used the link to view the task.


    After checking the task and seeing that it was something she could do, she agreed quickly, ¡°You have to add your name in the promise while I¡¯ll record you so that you can¡¯t go back on your words,¡±


    Feng Buyan nodded, confident that it wasn¡¯t something that she could do. But he also felt that it was okay if she was able to do it, after all, that would prove that she was capable and was someone he could work with.


    Without wasting time, Rong Yue recorded his verbal promise and pulled out herputer from the bag she had brought along.


    ¡°Please help me to make another order for this milkshake,¡±


    ¡°Okay, but you would have to move over here for me to see that you don¡¯t perform any tricks after you ept the task.


    ¡°Hmmm¡±


    Feng Buyan ced the order and then scooted further inside for her to sit beside him.


    ????????????????????


    On the other side,


    Qin Yichen had figured out very quickly that Mo Fan was the one that drove them out and called him to ask for the location.


    Although he didn¡¯t want to give him, between the little demon and little sister, Mo Fan knew that the scariest was still this big boss.


    More importantly, from his tone, the little demon was going to be saved by hiding under the little sister¡¯s influence and would leave him as the only punishable scapegoat.


    Now that there was a chance for him to redeem himself, he jumped on it quickly and gave him their exact location.


    Qin Yichen drove there by himself, but instead of entering the restaurant immediately, he called Mo Fan that was waiting inside his own car over.


    ¡°Do you have any idea what she came here to do?¡± He knew that the more important it was, the more annoyed Rong Yue would be if he barged in.


    ¡°It seems like she was going to meet someone from a call she picked while we were on the way,¡± Mo Fan¡¯s answer was harmless but also the exact thing that Qin Yichen didn¡¯t want to hear.


    She had dressed up so prettily and didn¡¯t even want to wait for breakfast, who was it that could be that important?


    Although she had told him she had no ns to be with anyone in this lifetime, as an highly intelligent person, Qin Yichen didn¡¯t believe herpletely.


    After all, in his own twenty six years, he had always said the same thing, yet, she didn¡¯t even use a week to have him wanting to stay around her and building a rtionship with her!


    So in other words, although he had agreed few days ago to silently stay by her side, he was also determined to make sure that no man had the chance to take her heart away from him.


    Mo Fan looked at his face through the rearview mirror and quickly had a suspicion in his heart.


    ¡°Big boss, it¡¯s impossible for it to be a male friend, after all, she took little dem... little master with her..¡± Mo Fan hurriedly ced his heart on his chest.


    Just now, he has almost called Qin Heng little demon, only god knows what would have happened to him.


    His main point however was useful as Qin Yichen nodded in agreement.


    It was indeed true that she couldn¡¯t take the little boy to someone that she had an interest in.


    But their age gap also made it easy for her to im that Qin Heng was her younger brother!


    ¡°I¡¯ll go inside and check now,¡± without allowing Mo Fan to say anything else, Qin Yichen stepped out of the car and entered the restaurant that Rong Yue and Feng Buyan were in.


    Back inside the restaurant, Feng Buyan did not only order another milkshake for Rong Yue, he also ordered a full meal for himself as he knew that the shortest amount of time that she would need to solve the task was close to six hours.


    And that estimate was also an estimate of someone that knew what they were doing!


    If one didn¡¯t know, they would most likely spend a lot of time but still get nothing out of it in the end.


    But that was of course only his own imagination as twenty minutes after she started, Rong Yue had broken through the major barrier that had been ced on the website where she was supposed to retrieve the information from.


    His eyes opened wide in shock as he looked at the full interphase of the directory that the task owner wanted them to go.


    ¡°C..conquering the heavens?¡± He mumbled incoherently as he had been shocked out of his mind.


    In the next moment, another barrier popped up as Rong Yue wanted to try to get the exact information.


    ¡°Hehe... I was starting to think you were some heaven defying genius! Turns out there¡¯s still another one here...¡±

 Chapter 132

    132 Shocking Him Senseless


    Rong Yue gave him a side nce and then looked back at the screen.


    ¡°If you didn¡¯t know there was another barrier, it only means you didn¡¯t even get to break the first one, you dare to talk?¡± She asked with an eye roll.


    Her hand speed was just the same and it ran across theptop keyboard at a frightening speed.


    Qin Heng that had been absorbed in the game looked up when he felt the table was a bit too quiet.


    From his vantage point across, he couldn¡¯t see what Rong Yue was doing as theptop was blocking the view.


    But looking at how attentive Feng Buyan seemed beside her, he was curious to know what they were doing.


    Also, he had not forgotten his secondary mission! To find out more about this sister that his second brother liked!


    He quickly stood up, holding the tablet tightly to his chest and walked up to the other side of the table.


    ¡°I want to sit near my sister!¡±


    .....


    His voice was clear and sharp and despite the childish tinge to it, it was still surprising that his voice had so much tone to it.


    Feng Buyan looked at the still fast paced hacking that Rong Yue was doing and the little boy that had his face set in a determined line.


    Eventually, he stood up and allowed Qin Heng to enter and sit beside Rong Yue while he entered after him.


    Since the boy was still growing, his height was nothing beyond that of most seven year old kids and he didn¡¯t block his view.


    However, in the small time that he had stood up, Rong Yue had broken the second barrier!


    ¡°So fast,¡± he muttered underneath his breath. Just him alone, he had spent close to eight hours trying to break the first one.


    Unfortunately, after thinking that he had it all under control, he had made a misstep and was discovered.


    Since it was the ce where a certain institute kept their most information, one had to be careful to not attract their attention and so he had given up and admitted that it was beyond their power.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, there¡¯s onest one,¡± Rong Yue said from the side as she consoled him.


    She knew this type of security wall well and knew that the third one was going to be tricky but easy to get across as long as one could see through it.


    So despite knowing there was a third one, she didn¡¯t fret and only removed one hand from the keyboard to pay attention to the little boy that was now glued to her side.


    ¡°Little darling, I¡¯ll be done soon okay? We would go to many fun ces after,¡± she promised and then went back to using her two hands.


    This time however, it was almost as if her hand speed got faster, making it impossible to see her movements at all!


    Not just Feng Buyan but even the little master was surprised as he looked at how her hand was sweeping across.


    As the technology wave had hit a lot of other higher countries and their country was just trying to catch up, schools like the ones that Qin Heng was sent to usually taught things like basic coding and so he knew that what this sister was doing was rted to coding.


    However, what made him shocked was her hand speed! He had seen his second brother who was a technology genius work before and he had never seen such hand speed. So he quickly assumed that this sister was even better than this brother.


    But this sister had to be younger by his brother with close to seven years right? How can she be so good at such an age.


    Rong Yue had no idea but just this scene was going to change the little darling¡¯s journey for life as the little boy that would usually feel that he was way too intelligent beyond his other age mates and didn¡¯t want to go to school,


    Today, he would realize that there was no limit to their being the appearance of heaven defying people. The more he looked at her, the more his eyes eas filled with surprise and a little bit of respect even though he had no idea what she was doing exactly.


    ¡°Done!¡± Rong Yue announced fifteen minutester as she finally took her hands off the keyboard and massaged it. She took a sip of her second milkshake and then leaned back.


    Feng Buyan on the other hand felt like his entire body had turned to stone.


    From the start up until now, they had barley used an hour. An hour! And she was already done with everything.


    She had used an hour for everything. He remembered how he had been stuck on the first level even after eight hours and instantly felt that there was no fairness inparison.


    When he had set the conditions, he had put in the factor that she was supposed to be better than him and gave her a six hours estimate. He also had no idea then that there was even two more levels of barriers on the way.


    If he had known, he would have just picked another task! After all, he would have estimated a whole day for that.


    But everything, all of it, she had used an hour!


    To say he was shocked was an understatement and he leaned in to grab thatptop so he could confirm himself.


    However, it was in this exact moment that Qin Yichen who had been looking for the pair found them.


    His face turned dark immediately as he looked at the man leaning in towards his woman while his brother sat down without doing anything.


    Since it was from their back view, it was easy to misunderstand things but Qin Yichen didn¡¯t consider that as he was already clouded with jealousy.


    A rational part of him told him that he was overthinking things and that he needed to calm down but he already closed the gap before he could even think things through!

 Chapter 133

    133 Appeasing His Little Wife


    ¡°What do you think you are doing?¡± He thundered as he got to their table, his hands immediately reached out and pulled the ¡®leaning¡¯ in Feng Buyan back to his seat edge.


    ¡°Don¡¯t you understand boundaries?¡± He asked with a re as he looked at Rong Yue and Qin Heng that looked like they were frozen in time.


    ¡°Second brother¡± Qin Heng called out at this point, however, all he received from him was a re.


    ¡°You still know that I¡¯m your brother huh?¡± all Qin Yichen thought was that there was someone trying to take advantage of his woman and this brother that he had invested all of his energy on had actually sat there without doing anything!


    But as he was not the main offender, Qin Yichen didn¡¯t give him too much attention as he looked down at the man he was holding on to.


    He was at most around the age of twenty two making Qin Yichen feel even more ufortable. After all, Rong Yue had once made a jab concerning his age. Before he could speak, Rong Yue¡¯s clear and melodious voice rang out.


    ¡°Qin Yichen, you are holding him too tightly,¡± Rong Yue said with a hard stare as she looked at Feng Buyan face that was already getting a little red from his clothes pressing against his neck.


    She picked up theptop and then ced it in front of him. ¡°You can check if I am truly done or not, I have made the submission.¡± As she said that, her phone dinged close to four times with notifications and she stood up to meet Qin Yichen where he was.


    ¡°With little darling here, can anything really happen?¡±


    .....


    Even from a mile away, anyone could see that he was raging with jealousy. In that moment, Rong Yue mind didn¡¯t even realize that Qin Yichen had no right to be jealous as they weren¡¯t dating and all she was focused on was calming him down.


    Her words worked as he let his hold on Feng Buyan go while his eyes softened a little.


    ¡°He¡¯s someone that I want to work with and you havee here to actually harass him. Qin Yichen only you can dare to do this,¡±


    After saying her piece, she folded her hands across her chest as she turned to look back at Feng Buyan, totally ignoring Qin Yichen.


    Qin Yichen also realized that in a moment of anxiety, he had acted out of line and immediately felt regret. But it was already done and all he could do was think of way to make this littless forgive him.


    ¡°The task board has been updated already.¡± Rong Yue leaned over to where Qin Heng was seated and carried her bag over.


    Initially, she had prepared the contract now that it had changed, she had to prepare a new one as the time had changed.


    ¡°You can sign this one first, I¡¯ll send the updated one over to youter on,¡± she told him, not wanting to waste any more time.


    Feng Buyan nodded twice and signed the contract, not wanting to stay any minute more under Qin Yichen¡¯s piercing re.


    After settling the matter with him, Feng Buyan rushed off after settling his bill leaving the other three on the table.


    Qin Heng hurriedly bowed his head and focused back on his game, leaving the two in their staringpetition.


    Qin Yichen eventually decided to speak up first, ¡°Yue¡¯er, he was leaning in from the back, that kind of position is really not good between a man and a woman that are not together,¡±


    ¡°Not good between a man and woman? So he can¡¯t reach over to take anything anymore and must solely ask me to pass, Qin Yichen!¡±


    Qin Heng looked up for a brief second on hearing how she talked back at his brother, scared that this little sister that liked him so much.. okay, that he also liked a little would have to face the wrath of his brother.


    However, he was shocked to see Qin Yichen smile instead. ¡°Yue¡¯er, you know that I¡¯m a man and I can¡¯t bear to see any other man around you. Also, I have to protect you well enough to make sure no one dares to take advantage of you. That¡¯s only why I rushed out,¡±


    From his tone to his words, everything sounded like he was anxious to please his little wife making him sound very pitiful.


    Rong Yue rubbed between her brows already disturbed by his act as she felt that there was something she was missing. But looking at his face, it was hard for her to remember what it was.


    As someone that liked beauty, Qin Yichen¡¯s face already won him some points.


    His acting was also wless. Completely locking her where he wanted her.


    Eventually, she nodded and then waved her hand. ¡°It¡¯s okay, you didn¡¯t at least make him change his mind and decide not to work with me anymore. I can let this matter go.¡±


    She then turned to the boy that was looking at his brother as if he was seeing a ghost.


    ¡°Little darling, didn¡¯t I promise to bring you to somewhere really fun? Let¡¯s go already!¡± She drew him closer into her embrace, rubbing his head affectionately as she stood up.


    It waspletely like as if Qin Yichen was there or didn¡¯t matter to both of them.


    Qin Heng sneaked a look back at his brother¡¯s stormy expression and instantly felt a lot better.


    Hehe.. it looks as if there¡¯s someone that can finally handle this second brother of me.


    He raised his head to look at Rong Yue¡¯s fair white face that was currently looking at the surroundings and burrowed into her embrace even more.


    ¡°Sister.... Can you carry me,¡± he blinked his white and huge eyes twice, turning on his own attractiveness. Together with those longshes fanning his face as he blinked, Rong Yue felt like even if he asked for someone¡¯s head, she might not hesitate at all so she bent her waist a little and carried him up without any argument.


    This action however made the man behind them infuriated.


    He was clearly this old but was still asking to be carried?!

 Chapter 134

    134 Who Did You Call A Cheat?


    Rong Yue and Qin Heng paid the brooding big boss behind them no attention as the both of them walked towards Mo Fan¡¯s car. However, before they could reach the door handle, Mo Fan¡¯s car suddenly started and sped out of the driveway.


    Rong Yue stood in shock as she watched the speeding car while wondering what had him running off like that.


    But the little darling in her arms was more perceptive and looked back to nce at his brother that was just right behind them.


    After chasing away the obstacle, Qin Yichen used that moment to speak up.


    ¡°Mo Fan seems to have an emergency, let me take you both to where you are going,¡±


    Rong Yue looked at him and at the path that Mo Fan¡¯s car had disappeared to, having a certain suspicion but she said nothing as she entered the car¡¯s back seat with her little darling.


    On a normal day, Rong Yue would always sit beside Qin Yichen like a normal couple anytime he drove. But now that his little brother was in the picture, she had directly gone to the back!


    His expression that had just gotten better from sending away one hinderance immediately darkened as he realized that this was even an harder obstacle.


    At this moment, he was feelingplete regret!


    .....


    He had miscalcted by thinking that Qin Heng and Rong Yue would have some shes, thus making her one week stay unbearable for her which was why he wanted Mo Fan to hold him.


    It had also been the perfect way for Mo Fan that would alwaysze around to find something to do.


    Never would be have imagined that his little brother would overpower Mo Fan in one day.


    Even worse was, his Yue¡¯er had taken a liking to him and since this morning, it was almost like she had shifted all the attention that he was supposed to be getting to the little brat.


    ¡°Take us to the arcade center in the heart of the city. Little darling seems to like games,¡± Rong Yue told him after thinking for a great while on what she could take the little boy.


    Since she had handed him the tablet this morning, he had held on to it tightly and constantly yed the game. So she could already guess that he enjoyed ying games.


    Moreover, the arcade center not only had so many games, they also had an out door type of park with many activities that the both of them could do.


    For someone like her that usually didn¡¯t y with her work, she somehow didn¡¯t think twice just to give the boy what he wanted!


    Qin Heng smiled a little when he heard her words. The arcade center was new and a lot of his friends had talked about it when he was in school. But as much as he wanted to go, his first brother was never around and his second brother didn¡¯t have his time!


    Even his mother that loved to tear his ears down with her chatter was most often times out on trips with her husband totally neglecting him.


    His only option had been Mo Fan that he didn¡¯t totally didn¡¯t want. So like this, despite wanting to go in more than six months, he had not gotten a chance to go.


    With Rong Yue suggesting it, his impression of her got even better and he smiled happily.


    Qin Yichen was surprised to see his brother genuinely smile like that as he nced at them in the rear view mirror.


    The little boy had always been one that didn¡¯t like expressing his emotions at all but now just one arcade center and he was already so happy?


    The ride to the arcade spot was fast as they were already close to the heart of the city. Only that, as soon as Qin Yichen parked the car, the two left the car without even waiting for him!


    As he parked the car and turned to follow them, his phone rang with a familiar tune.


    ¡°Master, I already created all the documents, but the young miss would have to sign it for it to be transferred over to her fully,¡±


    He had assigned him the task about two days ago since he wanted to gift his Yue¡¯er a mine. However, it had taken him more than a day to choose as he had to carefully go through the evaluation of each mine to know which one still had the most potential future value.


    It was only in the early hours of this morning that he had finally decided on one of them.


    One had to give it to the Lu group on the efficiency that each one of them had when it came to handling matters.


    Now, the major three that worked around him were all settling one matter or the other that rted to Rong Yue.


    But he didn¡¯t mind, after all, for small matters, he didn¡¯t need any of them as he also had other men around him.


    ¡°Have them send it over to my ce, I¡¯ll get her to sign it today,¡±


    The both of them talked for some more time and discussed some other matters that had nothing to do with the mine but were also urgent.


    ¡°Errr, master, it¡¯s said today that someone hadpleted the task no 3 on the fox alliance task board. Should we go after the person?¡±


    Qin Yichen¡¯s steps faltered as he heard those words. After all, those were very important tasks.


    ¡°Find out who did it and also intercept fox alliance selling out the information to the person that tried to ask for it. Let their top team know that the Sinx alliance would cover any loss,¡± His decision was sharp and conclusive.


    No matter what, that information was not allowed to leak, after all, it was clear to see that whoever wanted it had bad intentions!


    ¡°Okay, send a message for the others,¡±


    With his dismissive tone, the person on the other end of the call quickly understood that his master had other matters and hung up the call, allowing Qin Yichen to finally chase after the two that had long disappeared into the arcade center.


    Qin Yichen¡¯s strides were long, covering enough ground quickly and in less than a minute, he was already inside the arcade center and looking for the two.


    Although one was slightly older, with how petite she was and that her attention drawing face, there was no telling how much trouble those two could get in, in such a short amount of time.


    Qin Yichen had guessed right because in the arcade, Rong Yue and Qin Heng were standing together with the same expression of irritation on their faces while a family of five stood opposite them.


    ¡°You are clearly children from some wretched home and have sneaked in here, how can you say you want to go before us?¡± The woman who seemed to be the mother among them asked with a scowl.


    Annoyance shed past Rong Yue¡¯s eyes as she tightened her hold on her little darling¡¯s hands.


    She had thought that since it was already six months now, and it was a work day, that this ce wouldn¡¯t be too crowded. But she had forgotten to consider that most children were already on an holiday and most parents would want a day or two with their family.


    Parents that also worked in the educational sector would have more time on their hands and so the arcade was full.


    Since she had a ck membership card, she had just gone to the next avable first game she saw, and was just about to swipe her card to let Qin Heng start ying.


    But who would have thought that they would be disturbed by this family of five?


    Despite how annoyed she was, she tried to reason with them. ¡°This game spot was empty, if you had been here, surely, I can¡¯t have climbed over the head of the five of you to swipe my card right?¡±


    ¡°Tch, what do you mean climb over us? I have only turned for a few moments and yet you had already jumped forward. Where are your parents? I¡¯m certainly sure they are of no good,¡± the elderly woman scolded even more.


    Rong Yue¡¯s brows furrowed as her mother¡¯s delicate and elegant face shed in her mind. What about her mother wasn¡¯t good?


    In fact, a woman like this would have to bow to her mother!


    Not only was the woman shrewd and uncouth, her two daughters were not too far off. One seemed like she was in her early twenties while the other one looked slightly older than Rong Yue.


    But which one of them didn¡¯t have eyes to see that, despite being more than two years younger than them, the allure and beauty that Rong Yue had was certainly more than ten fold of theirs. Coupled with Qin Heng in her hands, it really made one envy their genes to the heavens.


    ¡°Of course it¡¯s like that, if it isn¡¯t, why are you holding a card that¡¯s different from the issued game card of the arcade center? Isn¡¯t it because you wanted to use this card to cheat people?¡± The younger one yelled out.


    Her voice was louder by quite a lot and some of the people nearby turned to look at them


    Rong Yue opened her mouth, ready to exin that this was a premium card but before the words could leave her mouth, someone acted before her.


    ¡°Who did you call a cheat?¡±

 Chapter 135

    135 Defending His Little Wife


    The family of five looked behind Rong Yue while Qin Heng and Rong Yue turned as they heard the domineering voice ring out behind them.


    As soon as they saw Qin Yichen¡¯s appearance, they immediately thought that this was one of the administrators of the arcade center and thus changed their attitude.


    ¡°This mister, it¡¯s good that you are here, this little girl is clearly trying to cheat her way into ying around here!¡± The woman rushed to exin. Hoping that if she said the first word, it would be her the man would believe first.


    This kind of trick wasmon in confrontations. But, only this time, she had miscalcted as she was reporting the little wife to the big boss.


    Her two daughters on the other hand were struck into a daze as they looked at Qin Yichen¡¯s elegant and exquisite features. Also, with tge Domineering aura around him and how he was dressed, it was easy to see that he was someone with status.


    To see a man this attractive, young and also rich was not easy and so the elder one stepped out quickly while pushing her chest forward.


    ¡°Let me exin the matter to you in a much better way, brother,¡± she said coquettishly. With her face and all of the signs she was giving, she imagined that the young man would find her attractive.


    But who would have imagined that the next words from her mouth was, ¡°who¡¯s your brother?¡±


    Her face flushed quickly as she hurriedly made her face to look like someone that was being made to suffer a grievance.


    .....


    Since they were born in the less than middle ss, she had always dreamt of advancing even more than anything and so when she saw this chance, even after he had been rude to her just now, she wasn¡¯t willing to give up the chance!


    ¡°I just thought it would be wrong to address you as an uncle, after all, the age difference between the both of us can¡¯t be that huge,¡±


    Seeing that he didn¡¯t say anything more, she continued right after, ¡°you see, this two here, they took advantage of the fact that my family turned to look at something and quickly climbed on the game seat. Not only did they do that, the card they also want to use isn¡¯t the card that belongs to your arcade center.¡±


    Now that he finally understood what was going on, Qin Yichen turned back to look at his little wife¡¯s face.


    ¡°Yue¡¯er, let me see the card with, you can¡¯t have possibly taken the wrong card right?¡±


    When he entered, the first thing he had seen was a ce with quite some number of people trying to get a card, upon seeing that Rong Yue and the little brat wasn¡¯t there, he had quickly guessed that the two of them had no idea how things like this worked in foreign countries and so he had waited and bought the most expensive card they had to offer.


    So thinking that she had truly pulled out her normal card, he was trying to cover up for his wife in front of others.


    ¡°Okay,¡± Rong Yue murmured as she passed him the card that she held in her hand.


    Qin Yichen was at first about to make a show by saying that she had the wrong card but as he saw the at the top corner of the card, he paused and took it from her hand.


    His lips twitched as he looked at his little wife surprised. How did she get a premium card?


    ¡°So how can you all dare say she¡¯s using the wrong card?¡± This time, his voice held no restraint as he used his pressure on them.


    The family of five cowered back a little while their first daughter that had spoken up earlier looked between Rong Yue and Qin Yichen.


    As her eyes went down to Qin Heng¡¯s frame. She immediately froze because she realized that this man in front of her and the little boy looked like they had been cut out from the same frame.


    The realization that they had been defaming the man¡¯s family immediately made her feel like she had been pped on the face.


    Why did these two dress so normal like they were just random kids?


    The more she thought, the more anger reflected on her face until she was ring fiercely at the two of them.


    Qin Yichen¡¯s prescence had quickly attracted the attention of the management as a manager rushed over with two guards.


    ¡°What¡¯s happening here?¡± He asked, looking between the two groups.


    One group had three people that all looked refined and excellent while the other group had five people with each person having sinister and nasty expression on their faces.


    Just from this, he could already guess who was wrong but still listened as the mother of the other family said the same story all over again.


    ¡°May I request that you let me see the card you have with you?¡± He asked, turning to face Rong Yue¡¯s group.


    ¡°Earlier he had collected her card, be sure that he doesn¡¯t change it as the other card that she was holding was ck in color.¡± The second sister said quickly.


    Qin Yichen handed him the two cards he had in his hands.


    ¡°Like she said, the ck one was the one she was holding previously and the one with me is the other one, you can check the two and make your conclusions,¡± unlike every other person, Qin Yichen¡¯s voice was calm and steady, making all the youngdies around feel like they were looking at some real life CEO.


    His appearance was also not helping matters and so while the manager bent his head to check the cards, the surroundings was filled with so many giggles and some girls even dared to ask for his number shamelessly while hiding their face.


    Rong Yue¡¯s brows furrowed as she looked at all the girls screaming and murmuring in delight and then shot Qin Yichen a stink look.


    Really too attractive! And was like some attention grabbing person!


    While everyone was talking about several things, the manager on the other hand felt like he was seeing double and he rubbed his eyes twice, trying to make sure he was seeing well.


    How could this be?


    The other card looked like the same one that he had created and even had the same initials. More importantly, the only people that knew the existence of this card were less than five and only the owner of their arcade Center had ess to it.


    Not only did he respect the card from the depth of of his heart, he had also asked the people working here to look out for something like this.


    What even made the matters worse was that, the other card was also the most expensive card avable in their arcade center.


    Neither of the two cards were people that could be offended.


    ¡°Err... this woman, to validate what you have said about the time of arrival at this game space, we would have our technicians check the surveince footage immediately,¡± as the manager said that, he turned and nodded at one of the guards behind him, allowing that one to rush ahead and get the task done.


    ¡°We would have to see to know who have arrived here so that we can give you appropriate justice,¡± he added hurriedly.


    The family of five looked at each other awkwardly, this matter, deep down in their hearts, they knew who had gotten here first exactly. But they had also been making their way towards this game spot because not only was it empty, it had two games in one!


    Their son had also rushed out to argue with Qin Heng. As the only son of their family, he was pampered to the skies and they didn¡¯t hesitate to give him what he wanted. Besides, they were just a team of two young underage children.


    But as things had gotten to this stage, they certainly couldn¡¯t say that they didn¡¯t want the footage to be checked right?


    ¡°Okay, do quick and check the card so you can send these group of cheaters out,¡± the mother said hurriedly, hoping that they would be sent out before the footage arrived.


    If the other group was already seen as guilty when the footage came, it won¡¯t matter that they hadn¡¯t gotten their first. In fact the footage might not be yed at all!


    Thinking up to that point, she nodded, eager to see justice happen.


    The manager however didn¡¯t act the way she thought.


    ¡°On this matter... the two cards are not fake, however...¡±


    Before he couldplete his words, the father barged in quickly, stepping forward while wagging his index finger.


    ¡°Don¡¯t think that you can cheat my family, just because they look they have some status, if you can¡¯t announce that their card isn¡¯t what was issued to others, then you would hear about this matter on the news!¡±


    As it was a rtively new business and no one knew who was behind the scenes, he felt like a threat like this would make the manager scared for his life.


    Hearing his threat, the little bit of respect the manager was giving him was torn away as he gave him a stern expression.


    ¡°This card that the youngdy holds is our premium VIP card and only our founder boss can issue it. As for the second card, it is our most expensive card and can allow a person to pay for close to thirty hours. Which of these cards seems like a card that a cheat would hold?¡± He scolded sternly.

 Chapter 136

    136 Scold without mercy


    ¡°This card that the youngdy holds is our premium VIP card and only our founder boss can issue it. As for the second card, it is our most expensive card and can allow a person to pay for close to thirty hours. Which of these cards seems like a card that a cheat would hold?¡± He scolded sternly.


    The manager kissed his teeth upon seeing how unwilling they were to ept that they were wrong. After managing the arcade center for the past six months, he had seen his fair share of people.


    For people like this, he understood them quite well.


    ¡°While the surveince video is being processed, I¡¯ll swipe this card and a regr bank card on our system so that everyone can see that cards made by our Arcade center have a special way of operation.¡±


    Without wasting time, as soon as he told them, the manager pulled out his wallet from his pocket and brought out the bank card and handed it to the guard to show everyone.


    For people that were smart, they didn¡¯t need to look too much after seeing the of the arcade center on the card. Also, the manager had dared to bring out a normal bank card which meant he was most likely sure of what he was saying!


    But for the family of five, they were the type that didn¡¯t want to stop until they were in their grave. They felt this was just another case of the rich trying to exploit them that weren¡¯t.


    Very quickly, the manager swiped the normal bank card to the card slotting part of the machine. The game had no reaction.


    Secondly, he pulled out the card that Qin Yichen had bought. Since a lot of other people knew about that one, it was also going to add more credibility.


    .....


    With one swipe, the card beeped and spat out coins so that they could start with using the machine. Now that everyone had seen that, he passed the card to Qin Yichen back. Before he could turn to tell the guard to pass the premium card, the first daughter spoke up softly.


    ¡°Mr manager, surely, we all know that the other card is your most expensive card and that it would work. The other card is the one that has suspicious origins.¡±


    Since she felt that the three of them were siblings, she also didn¡¯t want to sound too sharp so that she wouldn¡¯t leave a wrong impression on the man. So her voice was sounding considerate as if she was just voicing out a casual opinion.


    ¡°The other card has been tested, of course the other one would be tested too,¡±


    The manager collected the card from the guard and also slotted into a second machine, just like the first one, the coins popped out of the coin dispenser.


    ¡°You can see that both cards works just fine with our payment machines,¡±


    Just as his words rang out, the guard that had been sent to bring the surveince video rushed in and handed a tablet to the manager.


    ¡°The video has been processed, you can have a look,¡±


    The manager watched the short clip that was less than a minute twice and then passed it to the guard that allowed people nearby to watch it while he still held on to the tablet.


    Anyone with eyes could clearly see that the person who had arrived first was the girl and the little boy. Moreover, it wasn¡¯t a matter of seconds and was more than a minute!


    To then have the guts to im they were right the whole time made a lot of people surprised as they cast scornful gazes at the family.


    ¡°Even if the little boy is like that, at the very least, there are four others and all of them could have corrected him, instead they chose to bully the boy and girl.¡±


    ¡°Very despicable behavior and to think they had the mind to actually argue with them so loudly!¡±


    The more they heard, the more the family of five flushed with embarrassment and they tried to look for the fastest way to get out.


    But Qin Yichen was faster than them and quickly called the manager¡¯s attention to it.


    ¡°You can¡¯t just cause all of these trouble and slip away, apologize to my Yue¡¯ er¡±


    The manager was also not slow and signaled to the two guards that that were with him.


    ¡°Since you have caused a customer of ours much difort, we would appreciate it if you can apologize to them to close this matter, luckily, they don¡¯t seem to want to drag matters as your entire family has ndered them earlier by calling her a cheat.¡±


    Rong Yue looked at the manager from the corner of her eyes and nodded subtly.


    She was d that despite his usual reserved and polite nature, he was able to handle the matter well. She had also not expected that just a casual trip here with her little darling would have caused so much drama and even make the manager to see her holding the card.


    She sent a look full of dissatisfaction before looking at the little darling that had been silent the whole time and said nothing.


    ¡°Y..you.. can¡¯t say that, our little San was only doing this to get some friend, instead, these two had mistreated him. They are the ones offending customers instead!¡± The mother hurriedly refuted.


    ¡°Madam, earlier, you imed that you got here first which has now being proved to be a lie and now you are trying to change the truth of matters? At the very least, you are a mother and a wife, you should be a little bit more reasonable.¡± Someone from the spectators called her out quickly as they felt infuriated upon hearing her weak defense.


    The first daughter also pulled her mother back a little as shame filled her at them being caught.


    However, instead of giving up, she put up a look full of grievance and also lowered her eyeshes as she walked towards Qin Yichen.


    She batted her eyesshes and then started to speak.


    ¡°This mister, this is indeed a misunderstanding and we all listened to my younger brother¡¯s version of the ount which is what caused all of these, as he is still little, please forgive him.¡± She said in one breath.


    When she looked up, her eyes were misty and looked extremely pathetic. Even some of the men around felt their hearts wavering as they pitied her.


    At least, she was not like her mother who refused to see that they were wrong even at this point.


    ¡°Why are you apologizing to me? You have called Yue¡¯er a cheat so many times by your family, also in that surveince, I happened to see that when it all happened, your entire family were in the same vocal position. Surely, you must have seen when he ran up to them. Howe when it leaves your mouth, it now sounds like it was all your brother¡¯s fault?¡± Qin Yichen didn¡¯t hold back one bit in scolding her.


    And before she could reply, he continued.


    ¡°Also, as his elder sister, you are not just apologizing on his behalf and not teaching him well, you even dare to push all of the me on him when clearly you all are the ones that should guide him? Haven¡¯t you seen how she has held her own brother behind her back since this matter happened? Do you think you are such a good person and some simple apology like that would hold any weight?¡±


    As he talked, he pointed at Qin Heng that was partly hidden by Rong Yue¡¯s hips.


    It was easy to see that she didn¡¯t want any of the matter happening toe near him.


    What made it even worse was that this girl looked like she was only around sixteen years of age while the first daughter of this family looked like she was close to twenty five already.


    Just from thisparison, it was easy to see that she was totally wrong and had no good culture.


    All of the men that were starting to be swayed by her also shook their head as they felt like they had been betwitched just now and started scolding them back with frevor.


    Seeing that everything was bing messy, the manager stepped forward.


    ¡°This arcade center would seek for repentance on their behalf from this master and ask that you forgive them.¡±


    ¡°Also.¡± He turned to look at the family with annoyance in his eyes.


    ¡°Guards, kindly help us escort them out, they can take back the value money of their card back now as if they want to return on another day they would be denied entrance immediately into our arcade center. This means that they are being cklisted as we speak.


    The faces of everyone in the family immediately paled as they heard those words. It wasn¡¯t like the arcade center was something they couldn¡¯t live with. But to be cklisted from somewhere like this was a big dent on their reputation!

 Chapter 137

    137 Little Miss, You Have Been Exposed


    Rong Yue watched as the family of five was led out by the guards without saying anything. With them leaving, the crowd that had gathered around also left.


    ¡°This Young Miss and Mister, sorry about what just happened, people like that would asionally show up,¡± he apologized while his left hand was at the back of his head as he tried to think of the way he couldpensate them.


    They already had the premium card and the next best card after that, it showed that these were people that didn¡¯tck money. And so, a mere gift of telling them they didn¡¯t have to pay for their coins would not be worth anything.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, it¡¯s has nothing to do with your management. You have also handled the matter perfectly,¡± Rong Yue said, getting into her role as a big boss for a moment.


    While the manager was slow in catching on, Qin Yichen¡¯s eyes already narrowed at her words.


    On the surface, her words soundedpletely normal as she was just being kind enough to let the matter go.


    But for Qin Yichen that had his suspicions the moment he saw the card, this statement was a bit too much for a customer! It totally sounded like she was giving him an assessment on how he performed!


    The manger nodded repeatedly, d that she hadn¡¯t taken offense and then looked at Qin Yichen.


    ¡°Anything Yue¡¯er says goes,¡± Qin Yichen said with a shrug and then used his hands to rub Rong Yue¡¯s hair a little.


    .....


    The manager¡¯s mouth twitched slightly as he tried to make an exnation in his mind on why a brother would be this doting. Especially with that intense look of adoration in the man¡¯s eyes as he rubbed the young girl¡¯s head.


    Rong Yue shook her head free from his grasp before raising her white andrge eyes to re at him.


    Qin Yichen chuckled, feeling like she looked extremely adorable like that and then rubbed her head one more time.


    The manager thus made the move to leave them, however, as he turned, he remembered a certain important matter!


    How did the master card that he had sent to his boss suddenly appear with this girl? Was she their young miss?


    ¡°This Miss, please do you mind telling me where you got that card from? It is our special card and there¡¯s only one of it,¡±


    Rong Yue looked at manager Bai whose eyes were shining with eagerness to know what the truth of the matter was and smiled. Since she had already guessed that he might ask about the cardter on, she had already prepared an exnation at the back of her mind.


    In fact, she had been a little surprised to see him turning to go without asking, after all, who wanted a dumb teammate.


    Now that he asked, she sighed in relief and replied casually.


    ¡°My uncle gave this card to me when I informed him I wasing here. Is there any matter?¡±


    Her answer was wless, coupled with the fact that Manager Bai would never have imagined in his wildest dreams that this little girl would be the person that had reached out to him in less than four months ago, he didn¡¯t suspect anything and nodded hurriedly.


    But now that he knew that it was indeed from their family, his attitude got even more respectful towards them. ¡°Please do let your uncle know that this ce has been running well!¡± He added before turning to go.


    Rong Yue nodded obediently and then led Qin Heng away.


    ¡°Little darling, let¡¯s go over to that side, I¡¯m sure there would be better games that aren¡¯t jinxed over there.¡± Without any warning, she bent down and lifted the boy up.


    Qin Yichen followed them as they went to the other side of the arcade room. However, this time around, Qin Yichen carefully checked everything out. To think that his little girl had gone ahead to have something like this?


    Although he was sure she owned it, he still had some nk spaces as he remembered that when he had met her about five months ago, she had no money and was just thinking of painting some art to sell off.


    The arcade center had opened six months ago. So he wondered if it was that she had used up all of her money to build this up or if something else had happened along the way. After all, as he remembered the living condition of the mother daughter pair back then, the more he crossed that out of the line.


    The most important person to Rong Yue was her mother and the little girl would do anything to have the woman not worry about her. So if she had the means back then, it was impossible to not have done anything to make their lives better.


    He also knew that the moment she got her sry from the flower shop, she had bought a phone for the both of them and then resigned as soon as she sold her painting.


    All of this made it easy to see that her priority was clearly taking care of her mother and their living conditions.


    But if that was the case, how did she set up a ce like this in just a mere six months.


    The arcade center was the biggest in the capital yet and the only reason why the ticket and ying fee wasn¡¯t too high was because they wanted all kids to get equal chance to explore all of the high technology games regardless of their parent¡¯s financial capacity.


    But he had started to hear whispers of their n to branch out and many otherpanies were intending to partner with them. A part of him had suspected before today that the arcade games ce would have different types all over the country and their entry fees would start to differ based on the location also.


    When he had that suspicion previously, he had thought in his mind that the person that owned this was someone that was very thoughtful and patient with their nning.


    He just had not expected that his Yue¡¯er would have something to do with it.


    After setting up Qin Heng on a virtual game console, Rong Yue stepped back. She had no idea that Qin Yichen had been directly behind her thus allowing her to hit his chest and Qin Yichen hurriedly wrapped his hands around her to pull her into his chest.


    Rong Yue tried to struggle quickly, feeling ufortable about allowing him to just embrace her like that.


    ¡°What uncle is that gave you this card, Yue¡¯er?¡± Qin Yichen leaned in to ask, allowing his musky and masculine scent to flood Rong Yue¡¯s nostrils while his voice blew past her hair, allowing her heart to thump wildly from all of that proximity.


    She turned her head to look at him and her eyes met with his curious and suspicious ones. In truth, she was not surprised that he asked, after all, he knew that there was no such uncle.


    But Rong Yue had just one n, to glide over itpletely!


    One had to give it to Qin Yichen¡¯s brain that it was well developed. After all, Rong Yue had indeed only taken over the arcade center three months ago which was exactly three months after they had opened.


    While trying to buy some new parts, she had seen arge number of game equipment on sale and were still very new. More importantly the person had imed that it was right here in China which made her curious.


    Later on, their country would be one of the biggest manufacturing bases for a lot ofpany and would even advance beyond what the world imagined. But at this time of her rebirth, if there was such gadgets in the country built through cheaperbor, everything would be sent out.


    As someone interested in the gaming industry, she had made further inquiries from thepany and realized that it was a brand that wasn¡¯t even in China which meant it had been shipped in.


    When she asked to see the goods, the man had given her the location of this arcade center!


    She hadn¡¯t paid a visit and eventually used only video calls and the trusted intermediary which was manager Bai to buy the whole ce from the man.


    After then, she had carefully drafted a marketing n and also tweaked the running codes that were set up for most of the games consoles.


    In truth, this had been her own first time ofing too and had always used it as ast minute decision. However, she was surprised by how well he had handled it and how good the business was going.


    But all of these, she definitely couldn¡¯t tell Qin Yichen because in this life, she felt that some matters would only be kept in her own heart. Never to be told to anyone.


    And if she did decide to tell someone, she would only share some parts and not everything!


    After gazing into her eyes for a full one minute and seeing her determination and evasion, Qin Yichen sighed and gave up.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, you don¡¯t have to say anything.¡±


    He turned away, breaking the eye contact, after all, even if he had sounded like it was totally okay, deep down, he knew that he really wanted her to share up and tell him things.


    It was like constantly being around someone but regrly realizing that there was so many things and part of the person life that one still didn¡¯t know.

 Chapter 138

    138 Results Are Out!


    After ying for more than three hours, Rong Yue waspletely exhausted and hungry. Upon seeing how tired she was, Qin Heng that had rubbed around her all day while they yed games together decided that he had yed enough.


    ¡°I¡¯m hungry!¡± He said with a pout as he gave an eye signal to his brother.


    ¡°You are hungry? Let me go over there and get you some snacks,¡± Rong Yue turned to run over there quickly but her arm was grabbed by Qin Yichen.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, he has had enough for today. Let¡¯s go home,¡±


    ¡°Little darling, are you ready to go?¡± Rong Yue totally disregarded his words and first asked the little darling to be sure he wanted to go home and it was only when he nodded twice that she also agreed.


    ¡°Okay then, let¡¯s go home.¡±


    She bent down, wanting to carry him but the big boss behind her was faster and lifted Qin Heng up like he weighed nothing.


    On a normal day, he would not carry the boy as he felt he was old enough to walk around on his own. But since he knew that Rong Yue wanted to carry him, he decided to do the task and save her from the trouble.


    Qin Heng on the other hand didn¡¯t like the exchange. He didn¡¯t like to be carried and since he was four, he would try to walk everywhere.


    .....


    Especially since his second brother wasn¡¯t one to dote on him, he didn¡¯t have to fight for something like that.


    But Rong Yue¡¯s body had a really unique fragrance that felt calming to the little boy. Her body was also very soft, making him like being in her embrace.


    So when Rong Yue wasn¡¯t looking, he would wriggle in Qin Yichen¡¯s arms, and then push him away slightly so that he could release him.


    Qin Yichen acted like he couldn¡¯t feel his resistance and only let go of him when they got to the car.


    The ride home was quiet and Rong Yue drifted to sleep very quickly while Qin Heng who had moved to sitting beside her had also slept off while leaning on her arm.


    When Qin Yichen looked at the rearview mirror when he felt like the car was too silent, this was the scene before him and he reflexively slowed down the car.


    His eyes shed with surprise by how the two of them had bonded together in less than a day.


    Wasn¡¯t this little brother very picky on who coulde near him? He had even gone over to lean on her arm by himself!


    Also, Rong Yue was also someone that had her guards up with almost everyone and even with her friends, Lu San had told him that she would still hold back on many matters.


    But with his brother, she had taken to him very quickly.


    As if to prove his point, the sleeping Rong Yue raised her arm to hug Qin Heng closer and then rubbed his hair a little before her arm dangled down back.


    Upon seeing that scene, Qin Yichen felt like he was seeing things and had to drive like a snail.


    His brows furrowed a little the more he watched the two that looked like they were depending on each other in the back seat. Eventually, he shook his head and continued driving.


    Even though he was someone that was fiercely possessive. He was still rational enough to know that this was nothing to be worried about.


    When he got home, the two were still sleeping. Usually, he would just carry Rong Yue inside but now that the two were tightly wrapped around themselves. It was impossible to carry one without the other.


    But he was also very unwilling to wake his little wife and so finally, Qin Yichen decided to sacrifice his brother for the greater good and tapped him awake.


    Qin Heng stirred as soon as he stirred him awake and rubbed his sleepy eyes while trying to know where he was.


    d that he had been able to wake him up without any struggle, Qin Yichen attempted to pull him out of the car first and then carry Rong Yue.


    Unfortunately, the moment he pulled at him, Rong Yue sleepily dragged Qin Heng back into her embrace as if she didn¡¯t want him to leave.


    Qin Yichen¡¯s understanding broke at that as his face darkened and then pulled at the little boy¡¯s arms again.


    Qin Heng red at him and snatched his hand out.


    ¡°Sister, we are home,¡± he called out sweetly while tapping on Rong Yue¡¯s arm.


    Rong Yue was also someone that would usually not sleep too deeply and only the exhaustion from running around with her little darling had made herpletely exhausted and so the moment he tapped her, she also stirred awake.


    Rubbing her eyes awake, she looked around and saw that they were already back at Qin Yichen¡¯s vi and then looked at the ck face Qin Yichen and the adorable little darling and instinctively hugged Qin Heng.


    ¡°Did you sleep? Little darling looks even more cute looking like this,¡± she said and pulled his cheeks gently and yfully.


    Qin Heng flushed from her praise and nodded once. The two of them once again,pletely acted like they didn¡¯t know Qin Yichen was there.


    Rong Yue pulled him closer to her as the both of them got down from the car.


    Qin Yichen feltpletely infuriated.


    Just now, he had felt that the little brat was his brother and there was no problem. But now, he didn¡¯t think so any more.


    However, there was something that he had that the little brat didn¡¯t have!


    ¡°Yue¡¯er, what would you like to eat? There some duck in the cold box, should I roast some for you?¡± He knew this was one of her best foods as she liked to eat meat more than vegetables.


    Upon hearing his sultry and endearing voice from behind her, Rong Yue stopped with Qin Heng who she was holding beside her.


    ¡°Hmmm, little darling, would you like some tender roasted duck?¡±


    Qin Heng looked at her and then looked at his brother¡¯s exasperated face.


    Although this brother was very annoying on a normal day, he knew that just today alone, he had totally monopolized his woman and they both ignored him when they could.


    If he acted out of line now, he would probably not know how he would die at night so he cooperated properly by nodding.


    ¡°Yes, I¡¯ll eat anything.¡±


    After the matter was settled, the three of them entered the house and Rong Yue took Qin Heng to his room before going to hers.


    A day that she had originally nned to be very productive had gone down in a different direction very quickly.


    But at least, now that she had gotten the contract with Feng Buyan, she wasn¡¯t too worried, after all, the gaming team wouldn¡¯t need her as much as they did before. She would then be able to focus on other matters.


    As soon as she switched on her phone, it dinged and vibrated for more than five minutes before it finally became quiet. She had switched it off so that they could y without any distractions and so for her that had so many things she was doing at the same time, she simply had too many messages.


    ¡°I really need to upgrade the little Loli to be able to reply to some messages,¡± she muttered while rolling her hair into a quick bun.


    Her other hand worked simultaneously in replying some messages.


    Since she had solved the second task on the Fox alliance task board, there was a lot ofmunication in that part of the dark web.


    The dark web was like a world on its own and had so manymunities. Just getting ess was not enough to know all the under currents and important matters.


    But ces like Fox Alliance had gained quick momentum in the past few months.


    Little Quacking Duck: Boss! You asked us not to solve this task. What has changed?


    Little Quacking Duck: The owner of the task is already asking us for it.


    Little Quacking Duck: Boss! Where are you?


    Red Riding Hood¡¯s Wolf: Stop disturbing boss, do we dare to submit a task that hasn¡¯t been handed over?


    As Rong Yue scrolled through everything, she rolled her eyes at the three previous messages and some other ones that he had sent and then ignored him by directly responding to thest one that the Red Riding Hood¡¯s Wold had sent.


    Conquering The Heavens: I only did it because someone dared me. This is information that cannot be released. Tell the owner that the person that solved it has refused to hand it in.


    Conquering The Heavens: Also, take it off our task board. There¡¯s no need to leave it there.


    After replying to the matters of the Fox Alliance, she opened the normal messages on her phone and saw that so many people had messaged her on the normal social media.


    Before she could start attending to them, a call from Wu Hao came in.


    ¡°Rong Yue, have you seen your results?¡± He asked hurriedly, from the tone of his voice, she could sense that he was either very excited or was worried.


    After staying here for a few days, she had started to forget that she had even taken an exam.


    ¡°No I haven¡¯t, it¡¯s out already?¡±


    ¡°Ehn. It¡¯s out on our profile. It would be released nationally by tomorrow.¡± Wu Hao replied.


    ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll check it now and let you know. Have you checked yours?¡±


    ¡°Hmmm, I came fifth!¡±

 Chapter 139

    139 The Brother¡¯s Tug Of Power


    The result he had was within her expectations and she had only being worried that a dark horse would be among the previous first five, thus, pushing Wu Hao to the sixth position.


    In the end, it had indeed fallen within her calctions. After ending the call with him, she went ahead to log into the portal that each participating student had for the exam.


    As she was trying to ess her results, a call from master Wang Shu came in and her eyes that were already a little droopy from being tired raised a little.


    ¡°Master,¡± her voice wasnguid and calm, making the man on the other end of the phone unable to guage her emotions.


    ¡°Ah! Rong Yue, you have already done very well to have gotten to this point. Just tell this master what school you want to get into and I¡¯ll have them give you a slot immediately,¡± he said hurriedly, afraid that she would be dispirited.


    As someone that had yearned for a granddaughter all his life, what he wanted the most this time was to pamper this student to the end of the world. It could even be considered that in his mind, he had already adopted her already!


    Thinking that she didn¡¯t make the cut for the exam¡¯s next level, he didn¡¯t want her to overthink the matter and called to console her immediately.


    ¡°Hmmm,¡± Rong Yue that was currently inputting her password to the site didn¡¯t say much and just acknowledged him.


    But her reply made her master even more convinced that her mood was not entirely good.


    .....


    ¡°Like this, there¡¯s a paintingpetition in like two weeks, if you win that one, this master is sure that all of those schools would be rushing to take you in also!¡± As he was talking, the page that Rong Yue was on finished loading, disying her results on the screen.


    ¡°More over...¡± before he couldplete his words, Rong Yue cut in.


    ¡°Master, I passed as number one..¡± Rong Yue said and the other end of the call immediately became silent.


    Seeing that even after some seconds, her master said nothing, Rong Yue decided to talk first.


    ¡°Master, you don¡¯t have to worry, this student came in as first position,¡± she repeated, this time her voice had a lot more energy than the first.


    She would have convinced him from the moment he called but for someone like her that hated to overestimate herself, she had waited until she saw it there.


    After all, there was no saying if some people would go ahead and use connections.


    ¡°F..first..¡± master Wang Shu was struggling to make sense of her words.


    Was the first position that easy now? Also, even if it was that easy, surely, there would be several geniuses from those top school in the capital that would be able to get it right?


    But he also couldn¡¯t say that it was impossible which would mean that he didn¡¯t trust his student and thus, he had no choice than to nod about the matter.


    ¡°Good.. good! As this old man doesn¡¯t understand a lot of things on you people¡¯s matters, I¡¯ll ask your first brother to call you and you both can talk better,¡± after saying that, the old man hung up quickly, afraid that he would lose hisposure or even get some heart attack from being too stimted.


    As for Rong Yue, she didn¡¯t know that she had left her master in a dilemma. She took a picture of the website and sent to teacher Lu, Wu Hao and her mother.


    After that, she went back to the chat page that she was on before.


    She nodded in satisfaction as she saw that the two had done just as she instructed. The task shepleted was something that was essing a certain firewall of their country.


    The firewall itself was a very special one as there was only one of it and the difficulty in the several routes that one would need to go through.


    If it wasn¡¯t because she understood Feng Buyan¡¯s skills and how important it was to totally win his trust, she would typically not attempt something like that just like that.


    But since it was already done, cleaning up the mess was even more important.


    After erasing all the trails of IP address and making sure no one woulde to her looking for trouble, she left some messages for Feng Buyan and then logged out.


    Although the arcade center was fully air conditioned, as she had done a lot of running around with her little darling and had needed a shower.


    On the other hand, Qin Yichen just got the opportunity to talk to the little brat that was taking his wife away and so as soon as he was sure Rong Yue was inside her room, he had gone to the room beside.


    ¡°Didn¡¯t you im to be an adult that didn¡¯t need boarding school? Why then are you snuggling around like a little child?¡± Qin Yichen asked, his toneced with dissatisfaction.


    The little boy that was currently ying on Rong Yue¡¯s tablet raised his head to look at his brother.


    Even when they had said he had some sickness that was close in diagnosis to autism, his brother didn¡¯t say this much words...


    Instead of replying, he acted like he heard nothing and went back to ying the game. Even after ying for the whole day, he was only just finishing the second level which left him a little frustrated.


    He used to be the one that would even discard games just because they weren¡¯t interesting enough.


    Wasn¡¯t this one a little too interesting?


    Qin Yichen¡¯s eyes darkened as he looked at the boy in front of him.


    ¡°Mother wille to pick you up, first thing tomorrow,¡± he told him and turned to leave the room.


    Between these two, despite their age difference, it was always a game of who had the highest bargaining chips at hand.


    For Qin Yichen, he would leave him to behave like that because he knew it was training him. But this time, he really meant his words. After all, his Yue¡¯ Er was the one person he held the most dear in his heart.

 Chapter 140

    140 The Both Of You Are Kids!


    Qin Heng looked at his brother¡¯s departing back and then went back to his game. If this was a day earlier, perhaps he would have started to beg and think of tactics to not be taken by the people from the other side.


    But now, he knew that he had the support of Rong Yue. Even if he had to leave, his brother would have to risk letting his mother meet with her which was something his brother wouldn¡¯t want.


    So in this way, the little boy knew that he had no need to worry. All he had to do was turn up the charm!


    Qin Yichen made dinner for the three of them very quickly and after telling Qin Heng to go downstairs using the housendline, he went up to Rong Yue¡¯s room.


    Perhaps, she was a little toofortable here or it was her being used to it because despite living in a man¡¯s house, Rong Yue had forgotten to lock the door and so when Qin Yichen stepped into the room to inform her about dinner, he was stunned to see his little wife in nothing but a towel, her entire body dripping full of water from her bath.


    He immediately swallowed as he felt blood rush to his head just from the view in front of him. Even with his own resistance, it was hard to hold ones mind back in a situation like this, after all, Rong Yue was a world standard beauty. The type that would only bring cmity to even the bearer.


    Now, with her skin a little flushed from soaking in the hot bath, and her cute appearance of struggling to dry her hair, it was really hard to look away and keep one¡¯s thoughts pure.


    ¡°Yue¡¯ Er, food is ready,¡± he informed her gently, his voice made her to look up while her hands still held the towel and her long hair.


    Qin Yichen entered the room and walked towards her swiftly.


    .....


    ¡°Although your hair is beautiful, it¡¯s a little too difficult to handle. Sit, let me help you dry it so you don¡¯t get a cold,¡± Qin Yichen said and without giving her any chance to reply, he already led her to the dressing table in the room.


    He wrapped the towel that he had pulled from her hand around her waist long hair and then pulled out a hair dryer from one of the drawers.


    Rong Yue said nothing, only looking at Qin Yichen¡¯s reflection while he dried her hair.


    After some minutes, Qin Yichen finished with drying her hair and helped her to pack it into a loose bun.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go and eat dinner,¡±


    Rong Yue waited for him to leave the room and then touched her slightly warm cheeks that had been steaming hot from having him so close.


    ¡°This man, really having no boundaries and thinking I¡¯m his woman!¡± She said with a humph, her face, on the other hand, showed no sign of anger at all.


    After waiting for more than fifteen minutes, the two finally came down for dinner and met Qin Heng seated there and ying with the tab.


    ¡°Little darling! Hope your eyes don¡¯t hurt, you have been ying the game since,¡± Rong Yue asked worriedly. Even though her tablet didn¡¯t use a regr screen or anything of what was used around. She still worried since he was just a child.


    Qin Heng nodded and gave her a sweet smile.


    ¡°The game is too addictive, I really can¡¯t bear to put it down,¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s the name, I would like to buy mine,¡± he added making Rong Yue happy.


    ¡°This game is one that I developed, I¡¯ll send you one as soon as it has been polished and ready for release,¡±


    Information like this was something that she would have withheld from Qin Yichen but around the boy, she had no reservations at all and just said it the way it was.


    However, she would not have imagined that the little boy was just as monstrous as his brother. What was it to design a game?


    He knew very clearly!


    Then to design a game that was this intricate andplex, even beating the ones that he had seen even from foreign countries. That was another thing entirely.


    And so when Qin Yichen saw the look on his younger brother face, he reached out and grabbed the tablet, his hands swiping through to check the game interface.


    ¡°Is that what you went out for today?¡± He asked, his mind connecting the dots.


    ¡°Hmmm, the young man can be a bit of a rascal because of his family but his skills are impressive. If I use him as a front for the project, the beginningunch would be wless and he would be able to bring the team along well,¡± she exined.


    Qin Yichen nodded, agreeing with her analysis. After all, the Feng family was one of the families under the protection of his Qin family. So he knew the situation there well. Even if he didn¡¯t know who the young man had been when they met, after having his men search while they were ying games, he already knew all the information about him.


    It also made him feel safer that it was someone that he could handle if he wanted to y tricks with his little girl.


    Qin Heng stretched his hands out for the tablet, unwilling to be apart from it any longer, however, his brother sent him a re instead.


    ¡°Thest time we went to the hospital, didn¡¯t the doctor say your eyes are also sensitive? Not only have you refused to get sses, you still want to y games all night long?¡±


    Qin Heng¡¯s beautiful and wide eyes immediately teared up, while looking at the tablet with longing. This made Rong Yue feel the sudden urge to protect him.


    ¡°Don¡¯t scold him like that, hasn¡¯t he been studying for these few months?¡±


    ¡°Hand it over, I¡¯ll make sure he doesn¡¯t y it all night long,¡± she offered, stretching her hand to take the tablet but Qin Yichen¡¯s reflexes were faster and he raised his hand up.


    ¡°There¡¯s no need, I¡¯m the one to care for the both of you, I¡¯ll hand it over to him tomorrow!¡±


    Rong Yue flushed at his words. Wasn¡¯t he just calling her a kid too??


    Where was the man that was just dering that he was her man a day ago?


    Her face scrunched up with dissatisfaction at his words and Qin Heng saw this his brother unscrupulousness was already winning over her.


    ¡°Sister, there no need, Qin Heng is leaving tomorrow any way, there¡¯s no difference if I have it for one more night or not,¡± the boy said with a little pout and one drop of tear fell from his eyes.


    With his eysh lowered and coated in tears, all of Rong Yue¡¯s tender emotions towards him werepletely triggered and she red at Qin Yichen before standing up to sit beside Qin Heng.


    ¡°Little darling, why are you leaving so soon? Didn¡¯t you promise sister you will be here till I go back?¡±


    Seeing that his n was working, Qin Heng looked at his brother with eyes filled with grievance. ¡°He threatened me to leave tomorrow!¡±

 Chapter 141

    141 Qin Yichen¡¯s Little Star


    Hearing Qin Heng words, Rong Yue¡¯s face changed and she red at Qin Yichen with a frosty re. ¡°Little darling is so young and cute. You can¡¯t be bullying him just like that!¡± She said angrily, her mouth pulling into a tight pout.


    Watching how she fought for his younger brother, Qin Yichen sighed, knowing that sending away that little boy would be impossible. However, Rong Yue was leaving for internationalpetition in one day.


    For normal citizens, the results were only going to be released when the representing students were already traveling but for Qin Yichen, just one call was what he needed and so before going to dry her hair, he already knew that his little girl came in first.


    As she didn¡¯t talk about it, he also said nothing.


    Besides, he was also someone that couldn¡¯t resist any of her requests, it was impossible for him to hurt her emotions and so just like that, Qin Heng, by hugging the right thigh was able to evade matters.


    ¡°He¡¯s just acting to get your pity, who¡¯s going to pick him up tomorrow?¡± He asked, feigning negligence. Also, he didn¡¯t bother to return the tablet to Rong Yue or Qin Heng and simply leaving it by his side.


    Rong Yue had no proof and so her im ended there.


    The rest of their dinner was uneventful and Rong Yue went back to her room after to continue work. Her brows scrunched together when her normal e-mail dinged with a notification.


    She had an email that she used to register for normal things that included her school and others and then used another one for her own matters.


    .....


    Sitting on the work table, she opened the email and saw about two from the ministry of education and one from the international body.


    The first two told her about the details of departure and all she needed to bring. They were all things she had guessed and already had.


    So Rong Yue rested her back lookingpletelyid back while reading the list. Her mind also worked in ticking them off and noting down how she was going to pack her things.


    For consideration of students that stayed outside the capital, the takeoff was in the evening.


    The one from the international body was informing them about the exam process and consequences for unting any rules. After she was done reading, she shut down the tab and sent a message to Wu Hao to check his email and start packing.


    Rong Yue was someone that always had her mind working around the clock for everyone she loved. Wu Hao came from a family that could be considered big in size and they were all congratting which made him pay very little attention to his phone.


    But as his notifications from Rong Yue had a different sound, he took out his phone from his pocket and checked out.


    Seeing those short and straight to the point messages, Wu Hao that was already not enjoying their hypocritical greetings hurriedly used it as an excuse to chase them out so that he could start preparing.


    He also sent the email to teacher Lu who was going to help him get to the capital because he couldn¡¯t trust anyone from his family to drop him off tomorrow.


    As for Qin Yichen, after getting to his room, he got a call from his person in the ministry of education who told him all the necessary next things. Knowing that she would be leaving tomorrow, he quickly made all the necessary arrangements for her.


    Anyone that saw his long winded notes and how he checked them three times would doubt if that was the young master of the powerful Qin family, after all, even when he had won thepetition back in his time, he wasn¡¯t the one to bother with all these details. But for his little girl, the young boss loved to do it himself.


    After that he had connected the tablet from Qin Heng to aputer and yed game the entire night.


    Previously he was a game lover, however, responsibility and taking over the Qin family from his father had made him unable to have enough free time to enjoy it.


    But today, after knowing it was a game that his woman designed, he couldn¡¯t resist the temptation and wanted to take a look!


    What he didn¡¯t expect was that from taking a look, he ended up spending the next five hours ying the game and being unable to stop.


    Even without thinking about the quality and the high thoughts that the builder had put in. What was most impressive was how addictive!


    Also, she had made the build of those people to lookpletely human and some of the yers might end up forgetting that they weren¡¯t in the human world.


    This kind of thing, Qin Yichen was certain it would be a game changer in their industry and all around the world. When he finally got the mind to leave it alone, he sent the file from the tablet to hisputer.


    If Rong Yue was here to see a scene like this, she would have been shocked out of her mind. There was so much to be bypassed if there was going to be any hardware connected to her tablet.


    More importantly, to make it safer, sending things from it was almost impossible but somehow, Qin Yichen had bypassed it in minutes.


    Clearly, he was just a monster like her!


    So by the time he sat down to begin his day with one of the several virtual meetings he was having, Qin Yichen¡¯s mind was filled with her and how much waves she was going to make in the capital. And even in the whole world.


    She was the kind of star that was hard to see but also the type that would take things by the hinges.


    Qin Yichen left the house after all his meetings and asked Mo Fan toe stay inside while he went to get some things ready for Rong Yue.

 Chapter 142

    142 Sister, Come Back Quick!!


    By the time it was evening the next day, Rong Yue walked out of her room with a small bag in her right hand while her left hand rubbed her still sleepy eyes.


    When she finally took in the scene in the living room, her entire brows raised up in question.


    Mo Fan was looking at her like she was some monster while Qin Heng was holding her tablet while his mouth formed into a tight and cute pout.


    At one nce, it was easy to see that he was full of grievances. As for the big boss, he was probably the only one with a normal reaction as he looked like he was asleep on the reclining chair he was on which was kind of normal as Rong Yue knew that he caught up on his sleep anytime he could.


    But the box beside him was also an anomaly, she couldn¡¯t remember him mentioning any trip.


    ¡°Sister Rong Yue, you are truly deserving of my brother! How can you have scored more than all the students from the capital?¡± Mo Fan finally said, his eyes were shining in adoration like she was the master and he was simply trying to attach to her.


    Rong Yue frowned and shot him a warning gaze. She had just woken up from sleep and truly didn¡¯t have the energy to deal with Mo Fan.


    Qin Yichen¡¯s eyes also snapped open in that moment and his overbearing aura filled the room and shot towards Mo Fan like some attack.


    ¡°If that¡¯s what you are here for, get out.¡± He said sternly as he stood up.


    .....


    Mo Fan felt his heart shaking as he shivered. Young master was even fiercer today. Was something the matter?


    But even with his mind working on over drive, he didn¡¯t stop and quickly carried Qin Yichen¡¯s box and rushed out of the house.


    The two guards that Qin Yichen had arranged for were already outside and collected the bag from him. Since the Lu brothers were all upied with running several important matters, for this trip, he could only take the next best thing.


    Inside the house, Rong Yue looked at Qin Yichen for a moment and then looked at the little boy that was still looking like he was filled with grievance.


    All of thezy and aloof demeanor around her faded as she crouched beside him, ¡°Little darling, what¡¯s the matter?¡±


    The little boy¡¯s eyes teared up as she asked the question. About an hour ago, he had discovered that the little sister he was holding as support was actually leaving!


    He had never been the type to get attached to people and even if his mother was going to travel for months, he would only wave her a goodbye before focusing back on his own things.


    But now, someone that he had bonded with in less than two days made him feel a great sense of loss when he heard she was leaving.


    He even felt that living with her was better than staying with his brother and didn¡¯t want to be left alone.


    ¡°Sister asked me to not leave but is leaving me,¡± Qin Heng finally managed to say and Qin Yichen that was looking at their interactions rolled his eyes.


    The little boy clearly had a wide vocabry and could say many things, however, he had decided to actually speak like a little child that was loved deprived.


    His words got to Rong Yue that already felt like he bore some simrities with the little Loli from that year.


    ¡°I¡¯ll only be gone for three days, after then, little sister would abduct and take you with me,¡± she assured calmly.


    ¡°Also, I¡¯ll leave my tablet with you, if your brother wants to take it from you...¡± she leaned in, whispering the remaining part into his ears.


    Qin Heng¡¯s eyes shined bright as he heard what Ring Yue was telling him. So matters could be handled in this way too?


    ¡°B..but big brother is also traveling,¡± he rushed to say, and Rong Yue turned to the side to look at Qin Yichen, however, the man that had been beside her just a moment ago had now disappeared and all that was left for them to see was his departing broad back.


    ¡°Qin Yichen! Are you going to leave him all alone at home?¡± Rong Yue asked as she caught up with him, panting.


    ¡°He had been staying alone at home from when he was three years old. He¡¯s already seven, why can¡¯t he stay alone at home?¡± Qin Yichen asked back, his arm folded across his chest.


    His words however made Rong Yue feel a pang in her heart. How could a child like that stay all alone at the age of three?


    Reading her mind, Qin Yichen broke her thoughts, ¡°Xiao Heng demanded for it, his IQ is over 200 and the little boy had always liked his space since he was young. He only stays here because he knows that I won¡¯t disturb him like his mother. I¡¯m not his parent!¡±


    He was telling her that he had no obligation to care for him and this was what the little boy wanted.


    ¡°B..but...¡± Rong Yue still felt that matters shouldn¡¯t work like that. Regardless of his IQ, he didn¡¯t deserve to be left alone at home.


    ¡°If you are not assured, ask him what option he wants, does he want to go back home while I¡¯m not here ande back after or would he stay here with Mo Fan?¡± After saying that, Qin Yichen didn¡¯t say anything more and simply went to the car.


    Rong Yue took the pain and went back inside to meet the little darling that was still cradling the tablet.


    However, no matter how much she convinced the boy insisted he didn¡¯t want to go to his mother making Rong Yue helpless.


    Eventually, she had no choice than to leave, after all, she was not the only one traveling this time.


    After she left, Qin Heng that had been won by his brother this time, looked at her back longingly.


    ¡°Sister,e back quick!¡± He said in his childish voice before trudging back to his room.

 Chapter 143

    143 Dazzling Beauty!


    The trip to the United States was smooth with Rong Yue and Qin Yichen sleeping all through it. With the capital being Qin Yichen¡¯s turf, he was able to change the flight arrangements for Wu Hao and Rong Yue.


    Itsted a total of fourteen hours but with the arrangements Qin Yichen had made, neither of them felt tired or restless.


    When the nended, Rong Yue and Qin Yichen got down and entered the same car, leaving the airport almost immediately.


    On the other hand, teacher Lu with Wu Hao waited for the other representatives from China.


    For the top five, three boys and two girls had won the position and so with the two government representatives, five people alighted from the flight.


    ¡°Where are the others,¡± a girl among them asked as she looked around.


    Among the three students, she was the most curious to see the girl that had won first ce. After all, for the past years, in her generation, there had not been one girl that could beat her academically.


    Also, to catch up to some certain goals, she had worked extra harder beyond her original capabilities to be able to qualify. Yet, some girl had beat her to it. Even worse, she came in fourth, a distance she felt was too bad besides another girling first.


    Teacher Lu and Wu Hao walked up to them as soon as they noticed theming out of the luggage clearing section.


    .....


    ¡°Master Lu,¡± the government greeted respectfully, on a normal day, a mere teacher from somewhere like city A was nothing impressive and they wouldn¡¯t even pretend to be respectful.


    But the case was different when the man was apanying their country¡¯s biggest hope and also another genius right behind.


    All their pride was tucked away and they looked around him curiously.


    ¡°We heard that you were in the executive section a littlete and couldn¡¯te to say hello. Hope the flight was not too difficult for you?¡± The other one asked kindly.


    ¡°Ahh! Don¡¯t mention, the arrangements were only changedst minute by my students, otherwise, I would have refused it so the students could revise together.¡±


    Seeing that Teacher Lu was even discreet enough to put the matter in such a way, the two representatives had their impression of him changing for the better.


    ¡°Master Lu, where¡¯s Miss Rong?¡± One of them finally asked, his eyes looking around curiously. They had seen Wu Hao previously while they were about to board the flight. But for the main highlight of the day, none of them had yet to see her.


    The other three students too nodded, sharing the same curiosity.


    ¡°Ahem! On that, my other student¡¯s family has already gone ahead. Her health is a little frail and after that fourteen hours, she needed to be taken for a checkup to make sure that nothing affects the exam,¡± teacher Lu exined hurriedly.


    Wu Hao looked at him from his side eyes, his impression of his teacher changing one more time.


    To lie this fluidly without flinching! Teacher Lu really deserved an award, after all, both of them had been with Rong Yue and they knew very well that she was in very perfect health condition.


    If one had to say it inly, she was even in a condition that was way better than that of the other people in front of them.


    However, since the other ones weren¡¯t there, they believed very quickly, after all, if she didn¡¯t have a sickly disposition, then there was no need to have a family member follow her around.


    More importantly, her health would also affect their country¡¯s ranking and they wanted her to be fine, so none of them argued and even sent well wishes to Rong Yue.


    ¡°Since that¡¯s the case, the five of us can go ahead together, tomorrow, the students can all meet for the final revision,¡± representative Zhen said, he also stretched his hands out at the same time to stop a cab.


    On the other side,


    Qin Yichen who had gotten his branch president for their United States branch to pick them up was currently massaging Rong Yue¡¯s hands and wrist while they were in the car.


    James who had met Qin Yichen on more than one asion felt like his view of the world was changing the more he saw.


    Surely, siblings shouldn¡¯t treat themselves this well right? Also, there had never been any news of the Qin family having a daughter.


    But to him, the possibility of them hiding their secret daughter was of a higher chance than Qin Yichen treating an outsider this good. Moreover, this girl looked so young!


    As they neared the hotel, he looked through the rearview mirror, his eyes meeting with that of Qin Yichen, ¡°President, the four towers hotel is right ahead, would you be needing anything before we go?¡±


    ¡°Go straight to the hotel,¡± Qin Yichenmanded. At the same time, he pulled Rong Yue¡¯s phone that she was using to type happily away from her.


    ¡°Your wrist hurts and your eyes are heavy but you are using the cell phone even more than the person who is healthy,¡± he scolded as he tucked the phone away into his pocket.


    ¡°When we get to the hotel, I¡¯ll hand it over to you,¡± he added.


    His words immediately made Rong Yue who was just about to protest stop. Her hands halted in the air.


    After some seconds, she sighed, leaned her head back, and closed her eyes.


    The trip to the hotel was short, although the hotel was picked by the government, for the Qin family that held Beijing in their hands, telling them the hotel to pick for the students wasn¡¯t a difficult thing.


    This way, Qin Yichen was able to make sure that she got standard treatment while also staying together with the other students.


    James rushed ahead to confirm the reservations while Qin Yichen carried their bags.


    Rong Yue on the other hand looked around curiously. Although she had gotten the chance to travel around the world in herst life, it was not at this stage and even the great America was not yet close to what it looked like ten years into the future.


    Since she was nning to depend on technology, she studied everything she saw, using it to gauge what point they were at right now.


    The room that James booked was a penthouse that had three rooms. It was more than enough for the two of them and Qin Yichen ced her bag in one of the rooms.


    ¡°You can get some proper sleep, I¡¯ll make food avable when you wake up,¡± he told her before stepping out of the room.


    On the other hand, Wu Hao and the other people had only just arrived. Unlike Rong Yue, each of the students had several bags and had to spend time offloading the cab properly.


    Feng Ya, the only girl amongst them had three bags and was looking around to see if she could get some assistance.


    However, her eyes opened wide like she had seen a ghost as she stared at a firm and domineering back that she was familiar with.


    ¡°He¡¯s in the US?¡± She mumbled softly as she tried to remember thetest news that she had heard about him.


    She shook her head as the departing back disappeared from her view.


    ¡°Perhaps, I have gone sick from thinking about him..¡± she mumbled, shaking her head to get rid of the thoughts.


    ¡°Student Feng, let me help you with this bag, you can try to carry the other two until we get to the reception,¡± one of the government representatives said as he took her biggest bag from her.


    ¡°If we run into our own country¡¯s girl during thepetition, we won¡¯t be able to recognize her as we have no idea what she looks like,¡± Feng Ya murmured as she wondered if Rong Yue was also an attractive person.


    Although social media was just on the rise, several people in high schools and colleges were all registered and used it.


    Yet, when she checked for Rong Yue¡¯s name, she had been unable to see anything.


    For someone like her, appearance was really a lot, after all, it was said that what someone cared about the most was always important to them.


    In the capital, Feng Ya was also regarded as one of the top five beauties in their popr groups. Her brain was what gave her the edge over the others.


    And so now that she had seen someone beat her hands down, she was very curious about what she looked like.


    ¡°Surely, student Rong would also be some dazzling beauty right?¡± She added, seeing that none of the two boys replied to her first question.


    The boy on her left, Wu Da chuckled, ¡°I doubt that student Rong can be a beauty like that, after all, abination of beauty and brains like you is really hard to find.¡± The boy said, licking her boots in the process.


    Feng Ya smiled but hid her thoughts while ncing at the other boy, Zi Bao who had kept quiet and said nothing.


    As for Wu Hao, he was walking slightly in front of them and had heard the conversation. However, he made no reaction like he heard, after all, thepelling was in two days, he was sure that when they finally saw Rong Yue, their view of the world was going to change!


    At the same time, he looked at Feng Ya¡¯s face one more time from his side eyes and resisted the urge tough.


    If this was called dazzling beauty, then he was ready to see these two blinded by Rong Yue when they met!


    The seven of them made their way into the hotel.


    To save cost, teacher Lu and Wu Hao were paired to one room, the other two boys were paired to one room while Feng Ya had one room to herself.


    As for the two representatives, they had their own individual rooms too.


    ¡°Teacher Lu, bear with the arrangement as the government officials didn¡¯t know that you woulde with the student,¡± one of them apologized sincerely.


    ¡°I understand, it¡¯s better this way, I get to keep an eye on Wu Hao and make sure he¡¯s managing his time properly!¡± Teacher Lu said.


    After getting their room cards, all of them went their separate ways.

 Chapter 144

    144 Wavering Feelings


    Rong Yue woke up after a good night¡¯s rest and walked out of her room.


    ¡°Good morning,¡± she said to Qin Yichen while rubbing her eyes sleepily. Despite the time, he was already seated by the dining table and working.


    After spending some time with him in his own house, she already knew that unlike her, Qin Yichen was an early riser.


    ¡°Mmm, teacher Lu and Wu Hao have called you several times,¡± Qin Yichen said, passing her the phone.


    When he got backst night, he realized that she had gone to bed and had to force her awake to have a proper meal.


    Right after eating, she had gone back to sleep immediately leaving her phone in the living room.


    Even though he didn¡¯t want to intrude on her privacy, the calls had been consistent. Also, as he saw that it was those two, he ended up picking up the call and talking to them.


    ¡°Ahh! Why didn¡¯t you wake me then?¡± Rong Yue asked as she picked the phone up and saw the numerous unanswered calls.


    There were also some calls where their names and numbers weren¡¯t showing and hadn¡¯t been picked up. Just by looking at the time, Rong Yue was able to tell who had called.


    .....


    ¡°You still have about an hour and a half before it starts, I¡¯ll make breakfast while you get ready.¡±


    Without waiting for her reply, Qin Yichen closed hisptop and stood up.


    Last night, he had gotten a meal they could eat immediately but with the sharp taste in location, he had gotten groceries as he felt that changing her food type when she was preparing for thepetition wasn¡¯t the best thing.


    Rong Yue¡¯s response was dyed and she only nodded by the time Qin Yichen was already in the kitchen.


    She called back a number and a now familiar voice rang out on the first ring.


    ¡°Boss Yue! I called several times fromst night!¡± Feng Buyan eximed.


    ¡°Hmmm, I was on a flight the whole time,¡± as she wasn¡¯t sure of the timeline, she had avoided using her phone on the ne.


    ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m done studying the whole source code and all that you sent me, is it okay to start working immediately?¡± Feng Buyan asked with the excitement of someone that had just started work.


    Rong Yue was someone that was used to this kind of thing as she had experience with these tech geeks.


    In thest six months, she had worked with more than ten online and knew how they used to be when they just start.


    ¡°What of your team? You would soon find the work overwhelming. I¡¯ll send your next task. When you send your team, you will start real work then.¡± She told him, ced the phone in hands-free, and went to a certain app on her phone.


    The fox alliance loaded very quickly and several messages came in through. After ncing and seeing that there was nothing that needed emergency response, she closed it back.


    As she was doing that, Feng Buyan was exining his difficulty with finding people.


    She remembered that he was bad with people, after all, in hisst life, he had suffered two cases of being cheated out of his intellectual works. And her only n wasn¡¯t to only work with him but to help him develop those things even faster in this life.


    ¡°Go and recruit people online, it¡¯s your team so it has to be people that you feelfortable working with. If you are done, I¡¯ll look through it.¡±


    Without giving him any chance toin, she ended the call.


    She replied to some emails and then plugged in her phone before going to get ready.


    By the time she was done dressing up, Qin Yichen had set the table with breakfast.


    ¡°The bag you packed is so small, I doubt you packed any jacket. I got you one to use for your stay here as it¡¯s rtively colder by this time here,¡±


    Rong Yue looked at the man like he was some nagging wife and eventually nodded her head in understanding.


    Her mood was solemn like she was tired without even starting her day but the moment she ate the first mouthful of food, her eyes lit up and her mood immediately rxed from the burst of vors in her mouth.


    ¡°Do you like it?¡± Qin Yichen asked with his gaze still fixed on her.


    Rong Yue nodded sharply and went back to eating. The pasta had been cooked with a lot of seafood and Chinese spices while he had cooked the chicken and duck into smaller sizes.


    ¡°Frozen foods don¡¯t taste as good, if they are in smaller sizes, you would be able to enjoy it better,¡± He exined since he knew that she preferred her meat tender on the inside but crispy on the outside.


    With the style he had used, however, the entire meat was tender.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay. Thank you,¡± Rong Yue said with a sincere smile. If it was at first when she didn¡¯t know his identity, she would have just felt grateful.


    But knowing that this was a man that stood at the summit of this world, made each of his actions stand out even more and it if it wasn¡¯t for the vow she had made to herself, perhaps, she would have already epted his interest already.


    At the same time, it also made her respect him and a part of her envied the woman that would get to stay with her till forever.


    Perhaps he would not break her trust?


    A part of her also imagined what the future could hold for them if she eventually let go of her barriers. And so the entire breakfast, Qin Yichen found himself staring at her and trying to read her emotions as he found her gaze on him weird.


    ¡°Don¡¯t let your thoughts run wild, I¡¯m only taking care of you because of your mother¡¯s request.¡± Qin Yichen said after breakfast.


    Being someone that had an IQ that wasparable to what she had, it was impossible that after watching her lost in thoughts for thest ten minutes, he wouldn¡¯t guess her emotions.


    ¡°You should go join them earlier, since they haven¡¯t met you, don¡¯t gote.¡± He told her while passing her a nude jacket.


    Rong Yue nodded in understanding and took the jacket that was simr to one of the ones she had back at home.

 Chapter 145

    145 Meeting The Others


    The meeting was scheduled in one of the exclusive meeting rooms in the hotel and after asking around, Rong Yue used the elevator to the third floor which was the location.


    Despite being in the US, anyone she walked up to had to suck in air at her exquisite beauty. It was like they were elevating their thoughts on oriental beauty.


    One could also see that she was just about to enter her blooming phase as a woman. To be able to take breaths away at this age, it wasn¡¯t hard to imagine what the case would be like in a few years.


    Rong Yue was already used to their reaction, she had also prepared her mind to make sure she was strong enough to protect herself.


    Being beautiful and weak was one of the worst things that could happen to anyone. It was also one of the reasons why she had preferred for her mother to stay back inside the house as she didn¡¯t want a situation where she would attract the gaze of someone that had evil intentions.


    When she got to the meeting room and told them she was for thepetition, the hotel staff that was waiting by the door let her inside.


    There was only one person in the room and the boy stared awestruck at Rong Yue¡¯s face.


    ¡°A... Are you in the wrong ce? We are having a meeting here in another ten minutes,¡± he managed to say after oveing the initial shock of seeing her.


    ¡°I¡¯m here for the briefing by the international guide for thepetition,¡± Rong Yue said as she sat down.


    .....


    It was only then the boy remembered that they had not met the top best student yesterday. But thinking that this was her appearance really made him surprised.


    Thinking about the conversation they had with Feng Ya just yesterday made Zi Bao want tough out loud. Although he hadn¡¯t said anything yesterday, a part of him had also agreed with the logic that Wu Da had given after all, abination of beauty with brain was hard to find.


    Especially when the beauty was this blinding and the brain was also just as shocking.


    However, he got control over his emotions quickly enough and greeted her warmly.


    ¡°So it¡¯s miss Rong, sorry that I mistook you because we haven¡¯t been introduced, I¡¯m Zi Bao and I¡¯m also a participant from our country,¡± he said while extending his hand for a shake.


    Rong Yue looked at the hand in front of her with irritation shing through her eyes, after all, she didn¡¯t like to have random body contact. In fact, other than Qin Yichen and her friends, she would go out of her way to have contact with other people.


    However, as this was a student from her country and he had done it so tantly, she had no choice but to stretch her hands out also and give him a handshake.


    At the same time, since she was looking down, her longshes had prevented Zi Bao from seeing the irritation that shed in her eyes.


    After the introductions, he went to sit down while Rong Yue ced her hands in her jacket pocket to wipe it.


    Her hand met with something and she pulled it out and saw a pair of ck leather gloves in them. Most likely, he had bought them for her and forgot that he had kept them there.


    However, the fact that Qin Yichen had even thought to get her gloves also made her heart flutter one more time.


    Without wasting time, she wore the gloves and went back to scrolling through her phone.


    The next people that arrived were Wu Hao and Teacher Lu and the moment they saw Rong Yue, they rushed up to her, confirming her identity.


    ¡°Rong Yue! How are you feeling now?¡± Teacher Lu asked as he sat down beside her. Just seeing her alone was enough to have some of his worries go away as he had feared that she wouldn¡¯t make it for the introduction, thus leaving a bad impression on the others.


    ¡°Hmmm, hope you have been well too?¡± She asked politely as the three of them started a warm conversation.


    Their conversation was interrupted by the two government officials entering the room and like some diamond, their eyes were also attracted to Rong Yue the moment they entered.


    One of the officials paused as he looked at the dazzling girl sitting down and talking. It was almost like he was seeing a real-life princess for the first time.


    ¡°Mr. Lu, is this Miss Rong?¡± One of them finally asked as they walked to where the three were seated.


    Teacher Lu had also gotten engrossed in the problem that Rong Yue was exining and hadn¡¯t noticed their entrance. He stood up in a rush, afraid that he would be seen as rude.


    ¡°Rong Yue, meet the two masters that the country has sent to guide you here,¡± he said pointing at them and then introducing Rong Yue to them also.


    Rong Yue stood up, after all, they were older people than her and she couldn¡¯t just remain sitting.


    ¡°Nice to meet you both sirs, I hope the change in location hasn¡¯t been too harsh on you?¡±


    With her warm smile, the two already grown men were stunned by the reaction it had on their minds and they had to use a lot of individual effort to get themselves back.


    One of them in particr sent a gaze filled with respect at teacher Lu, after all, to remain around this kind of startling beauty and still be able to have hisposure, he had to have a great level of self-control.


    She chatted with them for a brief while, answering all of their questions until they were satisfied.


    ¡°Let¡¯s not disturb you anymore, the international representative would be here in a few minutes also,¡± they eventually said and went back to sit down.


    ¡°To think that she¡¯s such a beauty too, perhaps, our country would have the most attention this year,¡± one of the Chinese representatives said to his partner.


    This type of beauty, he was sure that when ced on the screen for everyone to see was definitely going to cause some waves.


    Perhaps, if the government officials had seen her before, they might have had some reservations about bringing her here.


    However, it was already done and they were both certain that while she might garner attention, it was hard to cause her any damage also.


    After waiting for a while more, the doors opened again and two excited voices flowed into the room as they entered.


    ¡°Good morning everyone, sorry we are a littlete, we stopped to get coffee for everyone,¡± Feng Ya said with a small bow as she entered the room.

 Chapter 146

    146 Scheming Feng Ya


    The room was designed like a small conference hall with a projector screen on the wall while behind the table, the chairs were arranged.


    This way, anyone that entered the room from the front door in a way had ess to everyone there and since Rong Yue was gged by Wu Hao and teacher Lu, Wu Da who was naturally the type to look around eximed in surprise.


    ¡°Ah!¡±


    Everyone, including Feng Ya, looked at him and traced his gaze to Rong Yue.


    The ones that were already in the room chuckled silently and Wu Hao that had been waiting for such a scene since the other day was even more excited.


    On the other hand, Feng Ya¡¯s face darkened as she saw Rong Yue, her hands clenching into fists.


    ¡°Who is this?¡± She asked, losingposure. Rong Yue on the other hand finally noticed the air in the room had changed and looked in her direction.


    ¡°She¡¯s one of the participants too,¡± Wu Hao told Rong Yue silently and she nodded in understanding.


    It didn¡¯t take her long to know the type of person that this ¡®participant¡¯ was, and she also didn¡¯t need a soothsayer to tell her that they wouldn¡¯t get along so instead of stressing her mind, Rong Yue simply looked away, not minding the both of them.


    .....


    Feng Ya was even more infuriated by the dismissal that she had gotten from Rong Yue as her small face twisted with darkness, surprising Zi Dao and the government representative.


    However, she was able to control herself quickly enough and walked up to Rong Yue with her hand stretched out for a handshake.


    ¡°Hello, I¡¯m Feng Ya, we didn¡¯t get the chance to meet yesterday,¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m Rong Yue. Nice to meet you,¡± Rong Yue took her hand, shaking only the tip before letting go and then greeting Wu Dao that also introduced himself.


    Just yesterday, he had said it was impossible for the girl to be as beautiful as Feng Ya, however, he had gotten his face pped pretty quickly as this girl was a lot more attractive than that.


    The room regained its normalcy as soon as the just-arrived pair sat down back.


    The United States representative also arrived a little while after that and the purpose of their meeting started very quickly.


    Unlike Chinese people, he was a lot more open-minded and praised the looks of the twodies in the room, while also guiding them.


    From the behavior expectations to the sets of testing that would be presented to the students, he did his best to prepare their minds using close to two hours.


    Rong Yue listened carefully, understanding the exam more from his exnations, and even though she didn¡¯t yet know what each level was going to be, at the very least, she could almost guess already.


    As soon as the meeting ended and the United States representative took his leave, Rong Yue was the first to stand up.


    ¡°I¡¯ll see you guyster,¡± she told Wu Hao and teacher Lu after, she turned to the others and greeted them goodbye politely.


    ¡°Miss Rong! Do you mind if we study together? It would be okay if we both study in the same room,¡± Feng Ya said standing up and walking towards Rong Yue.


    For someone like her, her self-confidence and esteem were built on certain things, now that she could see that even her looks couldn¡¯t stand a chance beside Rong Yue¡¯s looks, a part of her mind had started to see Rong Yue as someone who she needed to pull down.


    This way, she wanted to know more about her so that she could know where to attack.


    There was also the saying that the closer you got to a beauty, the harder it was to keep seeing their beauty. As one would often see their ws, beautiful people were also known to have a lot more character ws.


    ¡°Sorry to disappoint you Miss Feng but I have no ns to study today,¡± Rong Yue said politely, not only did she not bring any study material, but she even had some work to handle as she would be absent the entire day tomorrow also.


    Her words, however, sounded different to the three students nning to study overnight.


    ¡°You have no n to study??¡± Feng Ya asked with a suspicious look in her eyes.


    For her to have this grade, she had spent close to three months in an intensive studying process and barely even slept.


    She also had ns of staying up and getting only a little sleep to get the best result she could achieve.


    And here, someone that had scored even higher than her said she wasn¡¯t going to study??


    One had to understand that, despite each country bringing five students, the hope of the country always rested on their top student the most.


    If Rong Yue had a bad ranking, she was going to have more scolding than if anyone else in the room had a bad ranking.


    In fact, even the government officials felt a little skeptical.


    ¡°Is there any problem? Studying together would give us the best results possible,¡± Feng Ya added and Rong Yue had to resist the urge to roll her eyes in annoyance.


    ¡°Last-minute studying doesn¡¯t work for me, so it¡¯s better to just rest and be in my best condition for tomorrow,¡± after replying to her, Rong Yue gave a polite nod to everyone in the room and left.


    Feng Ya¡¯s lips formed into a small pout of annoyance as she went out of the room too.


    In the meeting room, the two representatives turned to look at teacher Lu.


    ¡°Would matters be okay like that?¡± The both of them asked as they wondered if they were supposed to have convinced Rong Yue to study a bit more.


    After all, her exnation was a solid one as someone could meet a person that couldn¡¯t handle the pressure of studying under pressure.


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to worry, Miss Rong isn¡¯t an irresponsible student.¡± Teacher Lu said as he stood up also, nning to take his leave.


    Since he had assured them, the two officials too also took their leave.

 Chapter 147

    147 Who Sent Them Then?


    Knowing she was going toe after her, Rong Yue didn¡¯t even bother to use the elevator and instead entered the next meeting room first. It was only after she heard several steps move away that she stepped out and used the elevator to go back to the top floor.


    Qin Yichen wasn¡¯t home when she got back and she pulled out her phone as she removed her jacket to see if he had left her any message.


    Seeing that there was no message, she sent him a message instead and then went into her room to work on her exercises.


    Just recently, she had picked a set of martial arts techniques that she was nning to use to train her body.


    As the system had ess to several books and even lost knowledge, Rong Yue had a huge advantage over others. However, she barely used it as she wasn¡¯t the type to depend on external factors.


    After sitting in a position to meditate and find her acupoint, she called her mom and ced the call on hands-free.


    ¡°Yue¡¯er, how are you?¡± Rong Xia¡¯s soft and gentle voice rang out from the other end of the call.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine, I called since it seems like mother isn¡¯t missing me with all the work you have to do now,¡± Rong Yue teased, her face curving into a bright smile that could stun an entire city.


    Without her knowing, her entire demeanor while talking to her mother was different as she listened to all the work going on with the factory and gship stores.


    .....


    ¡°With Yichen¡¯s help, we would be able tounch by next month,¡±


    ¡°Qin Yichen¡¯s help?¡± Rong Yue asked as she sat up, wondering what it was that he did.


    ¡°Hmmm, he sent some group of young men to guard the whole ce, also, some of them have been working with us and the other staff to get things ready very fast,¡± Rong Xia exined innocently.


    Upon hearing her words, however, Rong Yue¡¯s brows furrowed as she struggled to understand what was going on.


    Why did he send such manpower to her?


    ¡°Also, as we have more than enough hands now, Lu San has moved over the ones here to help with some other thing that he said you are handling,¡±


    ¡°Ehn ehn...¡±


    She had known that Lu San must have moved them to the jewelry factory that she was trying to build. The only thing that made her a little confused was how no one had thought to inform her about anything all this while.


    It was almost like the reigns had been passed over to someone else entirely.


    ¡°Yue¡¯er, is something the matter? You aren¡¯t talking,¡± her mother¡¯s worrying voice rang out, breaking her chain of thoughts.


    ¡°No mom, I was only wondering why I¡¯m only hearing of this just now, also, while it hasn¡¯t been up to two weeks since I was away, there seems to have been a lot of changes,¡± she replied and then rubbed her temples.


    ¡°Yichen told me not to disturb you about anything since you were preparing for the exam. And since I felt so too, I didn¡¯t mention,¡±


    ¡°How is it over there? Have you finished studying what¡¯s important?¡± Rong Xia asked, skillfully diverting the topic as she could already sense that the matter of Qin Yichen¡¯s involvement was affecting Rong Yue.


    ¡°Hmm, I¡¯m done studying, just to go tomorrow. Also, thepetition would be broadcasted all over the world, you can watch me tomorrow,¡± Rong Yue said thest part excitedly as she felt like knowing that her mother would be watching was also going to make her put in some extra effort.


    ¡°It would be broadcasted for the whole world?¡± Rong Xia asked, sounding worried instead of excited.


    Rong Yue paused, as she tried to process her mother¡¯s words now. Somehow, she felt like she had sensed a trace of panic from her mother¡¯s tone just now.


    ¡°Yes, there would be a live broadcast, is anything the matter?¡±


    Her mother sighed on the other end of the call, and Rong Yue¡¯s brows furrowed a little more from it.


    ¡°Mother is a little worried as with your appearance, it¡¯s easy to attract evil intentions. Moreover, this is something that would be shown to the whole world, you won¡¯t even be able to tell what kind of evil eye is watching you,¡±


    Hearing her mother¡¯s worries, Rong Yue felt like there was some sense in it, and even though she felt like she was missing something, she overlooked it.


    ¡°I¡¯ll change my appearance a little then, that way, mother isn¡¯t too worried to watch me happily,¡±


    The both of them talked for a while more on some other unimportant matters until Rong Xia had to attend to something else.


    After that, Rong Yue also focused on her martial arts manual, reading and trying to focus on all the parts that had been pointed out in the manual.


    She studied for close to two hours and it was only when she felt that she had reached her maximum that she closed the virtual screen in front of her disying the manual.


    A little hungry, Rong Yue stepped out of her room, preparing to go out for a little stroll, that way, she could get something to eat and also shop for some small makeup and things to help her alter her appearance slightly.


    However, she was startled to see Qin Yichen was already back and also resting on the sofa.


    All of the things her mother said came to her mind and she stormed to where he was.


    ¡°Qin Yichen! When exactly were you nning for me to know that you sent so much manpower to my mom??¡± She asked a little angry at his interference.


    Qin Yichen sat up, his eyes fixed on her face which was now formed into an adorable scowl.


    ¡°Manpower? Weren¡¯t you the ones that sent them there?¡± He asked, his genuine expression and confusion sending Rong Yue off guard.


    Her?


    ¡°What do you mean by I sent them there myself?¡± Rong Yue asked as her voice increased by an octave.


    ¡°Lu San informed me that you got a new group of men to assist with the work and that the ones you previously hired weren¡¯t doing much there, so I told him to move those ones to the jewelry factory you are working on,¡±


    Qin Yichen paused, his eyes searching her face while his mind was churning.


    ¡°Since you clearly didn¡¯t send them there, then who did?¡±

 Chapter 148

    148 Warming Up To Him


    Rong Yue¡¯s lips pursed in frustration as she tried to think of what was happening.


    How could about fifteen men appear out of thin air to work with them? Not only that, from the look of things, whoever was behind the scenes was able to take advantage of the situation on the ground, so much that she had not noticed until after a full week had passed.


    ¡°I¡¯ll figure it out,¡± she told Qin Yichen before walking back to her room, her brows formed into a frown as she reyed her mother¡¯s words in her head.


    Thankfully, the men had been left to work at the gship store, otherwise, it would have been too dangerous if they had sent them to the jewelry factory.


    Because of theyout, she had decided to use, she didn¡¯t want people that weren¡¯t trustworthy seeing the factory until it was fully done, otherwise, it would be difficult to keep matters undercoverter in the future.


    After thinking for some minutes and finding no clue, Rong Yue gave up, deciding that the matter would be settled when she returned to city A.


    ¡°I would be stepping out for a stroll now, I¡¯ll be back before it¡¯s dark out,¡± Rong Yue told Qin Yichen who had now resumed work back in the living room.


    ¡°I¡¯ll go with you,¡± Qin Yichen stood up immediately, not asking for her permission and only deciding that he was going to apany her.


    Rong Yue on the other hand looked up at his towering figure, her eyes narrowed a little, giving away that she wasn¡¯t exactly happy with him deciding to follow her.


    .....


    However, she said nothing, turning around and walking towards the living room.


    In this life, she was starting to ept that she had to deal with this man that didn¡¯t know what it meant to say no.


    Since she knew his attitude, she decided not to argue with him. Besides, as soon as she resumed college, there was going to be a wall of time and distance between them.


    The both of them walked together in silent harmony, attracting several gazes as they stepped out of the elevator on the first floor.


    ¡°There¡¯s a store close to this ce, we can walk around here until you get the things you need,¡± Qin Yichen exined, surprising Rong Yue.


    ¡°How did you know I needed to get some things?¡±


    The corners of his lips curled upwards into a smile as he looked at the girl beside him with tender eyes. ¡°Since when do you just take a stroll for nothing?¡± He asked her, eyes shining with mirth.


    He knew her schedule back in city A with Lu San¡¯s help and knew that she would rather spend a whole day in the gym, building her strength than spend an hour walking.


    Rong Yue nodded, epting defeat. A part of her was also worried about how well he knew her.


    Was she being fair to him by closing her heart?


    While her mind was all over the ce with several thoughts, they soon reached the store.


    As soon as the both of them stepped inside, several gazes turned towards them, their extraordinary beauty and aura were the type that was impossible to ignore.


    Especially since they now stood together, like a pair made in heaven.


    ¡°Are those two celebrities?¡± Some girl whispered to her friend as she looked at Qin Yichen with starry eyes.


    His appearance was just too good, and the aura around him was dignified and elegant.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know, maybe they came over to our country for some project. The girl looks like a goddess also.¡±


    Many more people said things like that while Qin Yichen and Rong Yue simply ignored the whispers around them.


    If it was only one of them, perhaps, it might have been easy to be inconspicuous. But with both of them and their well-matched appearance, it was inevitable and so they weren¡¯t affected by it.


    They walked through the rows of shelves, Rong Yue picking things that she needed while Qin Yichen silently apanied her.


    Since she only needed some makeup and sses, she was done in no time and they went to the cash point together.


    However, Qin Yichen saw something on the counter from the corner of his eye.


    ¡°You can wait outside first,¡± he bent and whispered to her.


    Rong Yue gave a curt nod and then went outside, with the small shopping bag in her.


    Just by randomly standing outside, a lot of people entering the stall and passing by would stop to take another look at the girl that was standing there in a nude jacket.


    Eventually, Qin Yichen returned with another shopping bag and they both left.


    Although they weren¡¯t holding hands, the chemistry between them was enough to make any passerby know that they were together.


    ??????????????????


    The official time for thepetition was 10 am in the morning but the participants had to arrive earlier than that.


    Rong Yue woke up early, did some of her martial arts exercises, and got ready. Unlike her usual self that would sleep in and only arrive at the exact time the event was starting, this time she was more devoted and even did some slight makeup to tone down her features.


    Despite her skills in disguise, she couldn¡¯t exactly change her entire appearance because the government already sent the ID of the participants over.


    If she looked too different from her documents, it would make others have something to pick on about their country.


    When she finally stepped out of the room in her hoodie and cargo pants, Qin Yichen was just setting the table.


    She


    ¡°Mom called and told me to make sure you had breakfast before leaving,¡± Qin Yichen told her as he noticed her raised brows.


    ¡°Thank you.¡±


    Qin Yichen looked at her again after hearing her words, there was barely any formality between them usually and he suspected that perhaps she was trying to keep him at a distance again.


    ¡°I have told Lu San to find who sent those new men over, before we get back, we would know,¡± Qin Yichen started as he pulled out a chair for her to sit on.


    ¡°Hmmm, I¡¯m also looking into it.¡±


    Silence enveloped the room as neither of them said anything more.


    Rong Yue served herself and ate slowly, she didn¡¯t know if it was the Feng Shui of this ce but she had woken up feeling a little out of sorts. She also had a suspicion that perhaps something was going to happen today that wouldn¡¯t be in her favor.


    As her mind was trying to take in everything and not miss any important information, she was solemn.


    Qin Yichen was also someone with very high intelligence. Seeing that she didn¡¯t want to say much, he also didn¡¯t ask any more questions and they ate breakfast in silence.


    After eating, Qin Yichen packed the dishes and dropped them off in the kitchen before grabbing her bag.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go, I¡¯ll drop you off there before I handle other matters,¡±


    Rong Yue nodded, for her, who was feeling a little uneasy, going with Qin Yichen was better and safer than going with Feng Ya and the others.


    Since the Qin family had branches all over, and Qin Yichen was also someone that expanded his power all around, in just their one day of being here, he had gotten an assistant to sort getting a personal car to the front of the hotel.


    The two of them painted a picture of siblings with Qin Yichen carrying her school bag while Rong Yue walked right beside him empty-handed.


    ¡°Don¡¯t stress yourself, although they don¡¯t y fair, I¡¯m sure thepetition won¡¯t be a challenge to you,¡± Qin Yichen encouraged when she pulled out revision notes from her bag.


    ¡°I feel a little uneasy, I¡¯ll just look through the forme one more time before we get there.¡±


    Qin Yichen nodded in understanding and then slowed the car to a speed that made itfortable for her to study.


    Despite having the system, she didn¡¯t want to build herself on something that was built with the life of others. Also, since she had taken the pain toe here, she had no interest in anything else that was different from winning.


    And so she revised carefully one more time before closing her revision notes. By that time, Qin Yichen had also driven to thepetition venue.


    The venue was heavily guarded and just from the outside, it was easy to see that this was a huge building.


    Qin Yichen looked around for Teacher Lu and the others while Rong Yue got her things ready. The car they were in was heavily tinted making the ones outside unable to see the two of them.


    As soon as he found their location, Qin Yuchen pointed it out to Rong Yue, ¡°They are standing right by that tree, just show the security your ID and they will let you in.¡±


    ¡°Hmmm, see youter,¡±


    Qin Yichen looked at the exquisite face that had taken over his mind and sighed softly.


    Without any warning, he pulled her into a hug, his arms wrapping around her until her body was leaning against his broad and firm chest.


    Contrary to the resistance he was expecting from Rong Yue, she did nothing. Her body which had stiffened when he first hugged her rxed slowly in his embrace.


    Surprise and hope filled Qin Yichen¡¯s heart, after all, he had acted on his impulse, and never in his thoughts would he have expected that she wouldn¡¯t push him away.


    ¡°Yue¡¯er, are you finally epting me?¡± He asked, his husky voice and suggestive tone made the air in the room feel even more ambiguous.


    Rong Yue flushed red in embarrassment but said nothing. Her silence could neither confirm nor deny that his words were true.


    However, she felt like her thoughts were in a jumbled mess at the moment. She still didn¡¯t think that she could allow herself to trust anyone but at the same time, she didn¡¯t feel repulsed by the thought of them being together.


    With his hands wrapped around her and his clean fragrance wrapping around her in the small car space, she could feel the unease she had felt all day until she felt a lot better.


    ¡°It¡¯ste now, hurry so they don¡¯t leave you out.¡± Qin Yichen said and released her from his hold.


    Rong Yue red at him before opening the door.


    Just now, wasn¡¯t it him that pulled her back and hugged her? And he could even tell her to hurry with a straight face.


    It was really infuriating Ah!


    As soon as she got down, teacher Lu that had been looking around for her rushed towards her and met her halfway.


    Together, they passed the security check and entered the space that was for the participants.


    Teacher Lu looked at her altered appearance with bangs and nerdy sses and nodded with approval. ¡°Although it¡¯s not too significant, looking this way would create fewer troubles,¡± he murmured and led her to the group.


    When Feng Ya saw her, she rushed and greeted Rong Yue excitedly.


    .....


    No one had worried about Rong Yue¡¯s looks more than she. After all, this exam was an opportunity to showcase herself back at home, she had no intention or hope of winning and the main thing was allowing people at home to see that she had represented the school.


    If there was someone like Rong Yue on screen, it would be hard for anyone to remember her, after all, looks like that were hard to meet.


    But seeing that she had covered her entire forehead with bangs and then wore sses, even though she didn¡¯t look terrible, half of her face was already hidden like this and didn¡¯t have as much effect.


    All that was left was her outstanding aura, but to someone vain like Feng Ya, she didn¡¯t think that was a problem.


    ¡°Now that you are here, let¡¯s go. Other countries have registered and entered.¡± One of the government officials said as they started to lead the way.

 Chapter 149

    149 So, There¡¯s A Problem


    Afterpleting the final registration process that used the biometrics registered to confirm that the same person was the one present, the five of them were led into the hall by the US officers.


    Like the previouspetition they had done at home, this had two levels. Since each country had five participants sent, the number was toorge for individual testing.


    So the first stage was a test to cut off more than eighty percent of the students present.


    About twenty minutester, the whole hall became silent as everyone was finally seated in front of their assignedputers.


    The briefing started right after as a voice boomed from the wall-installed] speakers.


    ¡°These smartputers would disy twenty-five questions in the four core subject areas for your level.¡±


    ¡°Each student is expected to have a pass level of twenty to be able to go to the next subject.


    This means that we are not just checking your overall performance but want students that can check the boxes in every area.¡±


    Murmurs filled the hall as they heard the instructions, after all, getting twenty out of twenty-five questions was not an easy feat for this level ofpetition.


    .....


    Some of the questions they would be asked to solve weren¡¯t even in the curriculum of some countries¡¯ universities.


    Rong Yue remained calm as she looked at theputer model she had been given.


    Unlike her, she knew that the biggest trap for this kind of testing method would be time.


    Now that she knew theputer model, she knew how fast she could type on thisputer without it crashing.


    ¡°Also, if you have failed to solve up to twenty questions correctly, you would be logged out by theputer. Participants like these can step out of the hall voluntarily in an orderly manner.¡±


    After listing some more instructions, the exam hall became quiet.


    The tense atmosphere was broken with a shrill sound and theputers in front of everyone came on all by themselves.


    Following the instructions, Rong Yue typed her ID which also had her country¡¯s code as part of it.


    The first paper was literature andnguage, Rong Yue felt like a core subject like this shouldn¡¯t have been written out in English as the machine trantion could have some ws but since her English was more than perfect, she answered the questions speedily.


    Just like she guessed, the exam time for the twenty-five questions was about ten minutes and before some other participants even got to the fifth question, the time was already up.


    The timer for a five minutes break lit up on Rong Yue¡¯s screen while a lot of students stood up from their seats.


    Even for some whom English was their primarynguage, the time they had been given was too short to get anything done.


    That was why out of more than fifty countries, in the second stage of the exam which was always shown on TV only about ten countries or less got to that stage.


    The hall that was being used had about ten doors and students that hadn¡¯t been able to pass the first section trooped out through the doors.


    The five minutes were just enough for them and the hall doors were closed just as soon as the second subject started.


    Rong Yue sighed in relief when she saw science. Although she didn¡¯t mind any subject, Wu Hao was not exactly the best at mathematics and she had hoped that it would be thest when his nerves had calmed down by a lot.


    The science was the same with twenty-five questions thatsted a total of ten minutes. Rong Yue finished in seven minutes and started her break earlier than the others.


    At another corner of the hall, Feng Ya banged the table in anger when she saw that she had gotten only eighteen questions right which disqualified her from thepetition.


    Although she hadn¡¯t held hopes of winning, her priority had been getting on screen but now, she had lost before she could even get to that stage.


    She followed the next batch and left the hall while her eyes roamed around the hall quickly trying to see if Rong Yue or anyone from their team was still inside.


    Outside the hall was just as chaotic. Any country representative that didn¡¯t see their studente out, or still had their student inside the hall was excited while the ones that had all of their students out already just left.


    Teacher Lu and the two government officials stood there with smiles on their faces as the second batch came and there was no one from their country. Their smiles however turned stiff when they spotted the familiar white fur coat that Feng Ya.


    ¡°Student Feng Ya, you are out already?¡± One of them asked awkwardly.


    Looking around and seeing that she was the only one that hade out, Feng Ya also felt embarrassed and didn¡¯t know what to say in reply. Instead, she just nodded and kept quiet.


    Thankfully, after the doors opened one more time, Wu Da came out and joined her making her feel a little better.


    ¡°That testing criterion is too tough, I don¡¯t think they want any other country to pass,¡± Wu Da whined without caring about who was listening.


    ¡°You can¡¯t talk like that, if you are unable to do it, you admit your faults.¡± One of the officials chided him and then suggested they left where there were a lot of people.


    Even though it might seem like just casual talk, it could blow up if they weren¡¯t careful.


    Just as they stepped away from the hall and closer to the entrance they hade in from, teacher Lu¡¯s phone rang and he excused himself to pick up the call.


    ¡°Teacher Lu, I¡¯m the one who called you just now, I¡¯m Yue¡¯er family member, and brought her here for thepetition.¡± Qin Yichen said politely.


    Teacher Lu looked at Qin Yichen¡¯s wless appearance with a dumbstruck appearance. Even though he was sure of his sexuality, in front of a man like this, it was really hard for him to react normally for their first meeting.


    Thinking of that stunning face of Rong Yue, he couldn¡¯t help but sigh in his heart. Surely, the heavens smiled down on this family.


    To have created two people like this, one had to apud their genes.


    However, he also had a little doubt, although there was nothing shy about this man, it was still easy to see that he wasn¡¯t someone with an ordinary background.


    Didn¡¯t the students say Rong Yue came from a normal family?


    Meanwhile, Qin Yichen was starting to wonder if the man in front of him couldn¡¯t talk. Seeing teacher Lu not talk for a while left him no choice but to keep talking.


    ¡°So, there¡¯s a problem...¡±

 Chapter 150: Advancing

    When the time for the mathematics section was up, more than eighty-five percent of the original people that were in the hall had cleared out.


    The students still by theirputers were less than fifty, and only Wu Hao with Rong Yue remained from the China team that hade.


    Other than the short time, the students also had to read the questions in English, which added to their difficulty.


    By the time the social sciences section ended, there were only twenty students left.


    Rong Yue stood up, not leaving herputer but also looking around for Wu Hao. A smile bloomed on her face the moment she saw him, and she sat down back.


    Although the only family she had ever had in her past and current life was her mother, she also sympathized with Wu Hao for having to live such a difficult life and still being willing to go the extra mile for others regardless.


    To her, thispetition was one way of letting his father see exactly how important the son he was ignoring was.


    "To the sessful contestant, congrattions, yourputer will now generate a code which you must present before you are granted ess to enter the room where the final stage will be held."


    The few of them listened to the instructions that boomed out from the speakers. After confirming that they could leave, they stood up and walked out of the halls.


    Since they had an hour''s break, it was better to use it to rx properly and recharge for the next section.


    "Goddess Yue!" Wu Hao called out jokingly as he rushed to meet up with her.


    "How was it?"


    "Many of the questions you set actually showed up in different variations. Also, since you forced me to take all the questions in English, it wasn''t new for me, and I didn''t have to waste time with the trantion." He exined.


    The trantion feature worked. However, for questions set in English, using the machine trantion on them might change the sequence and give it a slightly different meaning.


    Rong Yue nodded, pleased that their efforts hade to something eventually.


    "You should rest. The second part is the most tasking one,"


    Wu Hao nodded obediently, already used to taking her instructions seriously.


    When the two of them walked up to where the rest of their team was, Rong Yue felt like she had already used up her social battery.


    As soon as the two officials saw them, their faces lit up like the sun.


    "The two of you are out. Quicklye to the lounge to rest. It must have been hard on you." One of them said as he grabbed Wu Hao''s hands.


    On the other hand, Teacher Lu had a smile that shone even brighter than the other two.


    Even though some of him had suspected that Rong Yue would climb the stage and represent their country in front of the whole world, seeing it happen was apletely different matter.


    Moreover, he would never have thought that Wu Hao would beat the top students from the capital, not to mention winning the best of each country and entering the final phase.


    But despite all of these emotions that he was feeling, he still thought of the two of them first.


    "Rong Yue is not used to being around people. Since her family''s car is over there, let her go ahead and rest while we are waiting for the second part." Teacher Lu said, making everyone on the team stop.


    Rong Yue shot teacher Lu a grateful look and nodded.


    Before she could get a pass from the others, Feng Ya spoke up as she looked at Rong Yue with eyes filled with jealousy. The most important segment was appearing in the broadcasting section for thepetition. However, she underestimated the difficulty of the exam. Despite putting in her best with exclusive tutors and studying hard, she could not go beyond the first phase.


    Then there was also Wu Hao, that had passed the qualification too. Now, if the two of them climbed the stage, the people back home would know it wasn''t the country''s standard ornguage barrier. Instead, it would only mean that she was not good enough.


    With all these thoughts in her mind, her expression toward Rong Yue waspletely negative, and she attacked her with her words.


    "Since we have arrived, you have been separating yourself and staying alone. Is your City A so special that you can''t stay with people like us from the capital, or are you perhaps hiding something?"


    Seeing that she was about to cause disunity and upset Rong Yue''s emotional bnce, teacher Lu stepped forward.


    "This student, whatever matter it is that you have, the both of you can settleter, but you must know that the next phase is crucial for the country."


    The officials caught on very quickly, too, and echoed teacher Lu''s words back to her.


    "It''s better to rest inside for the break. After the final stage, we can all talk back at the hotel regardless of the results."


    Seeing that they all said that, Rong Yue nodded gratefully at them and walked off with teacher Lu.


    After they had walked some distance away, teacher Lu finally spoke up, "Errr, Rong Yue. Your brother gave me the car keys and told me you would need to get some rest while waiting for the final stage."


    "Where is he?" Rong Yue cut in, her brows narrowing together in confusion.


    "He said he has some urgent matter and would be back before the final stage is over,"


    Rong Yue nodded and took the keys from him. However, the unease that she had finally managed to push away this morning returned with full force.


    As she opened the back seat door and entered the car, Rong Yue felt her heart calm down a bit more as she inhaled the familiar fragrance of Qin Yichen still lingering in the car.


    On the back seat was a paper bag that was obviously from a food ce with two cups beside it.


    It was clear that it was an emergency. After all, from the size of the paperback and the two cups, she could tell he had ns to eat with her. However, whatever it was must have been urgent.


    Despite her phone being in the car, she didn''t turn it on or call him as she knew he would be displeased if he found out she wasn''t resting.


    Seeing that he had time to get her food before rushing off, Rong Yue adjusted her mood and ate some of the packed food before resting her head back for a little nap.

 Chapter 151: Stupid!

    Back in City A,


    Almost all City A high school students gathered in the school''s hall. Despite being on a break, most of them had decided to watch this happen with big fanfare after all, having two students represent the country was a big deal.


    "When would thepetition start showing? We have been here for almost an hour now," some of the students whined.


    "I just checked the inte, the first level has beenpleted, and they say that China has qualified with two participants out of twenty." Someone announced as he read it out from his phone.


    "Only two?"


    "Even if it''s two, that''s like ten per cent of the final number. Only heavens know how many people were there," another person argued immediately after.


    The whole hall was bubbling with conversations, and whoever had anything clever to say wanted to be heard by everyone.


    Not only in City A high school but also all around City A, many screens had tuned in for the news, eager to know what would happen with their own participants.


    Usually, they wouldn''t care this much, but after the local news had carried that their country moved to the next stage, many more people were curious to see their own people.


    It was also the people''s way of showing their support.


    As soon as the second phase of thepetition started, the twenty qualified students all stepped into the other hall.


    To make it easier for people, a g of each country that had a representative there was raised. Also, each student had a band representation of their country''s g on their wrist.


    As Rong Yue and Wu Hao stepped onto the stage, the whole room burst into apuse, with the room stirring up greatly.


    "Is it my eyes, or sister Yue looks a little different from what I remember?" Someone asked as they looked at the slender figure standing under their country''s g.


    "Hmmm, now that you mention it, she does look different. It must be the bangs and the sses she''s putting on. It haspletely watered our Yue Yue''s beauty." Another person replied.


    As they were on break, the gathering wasn''t an official one, and the school only supported the joint viewing because of the two students that were there. So no teacher was restricting their speech or trying to control the crowd.


    "It seems like out of our country''s five, only Wu Hao and Rong Yue made it to this point."


    "Our school is the best, after all!!" Most of them eximed in excitement.


    As for Sun Li, she had decided to stay back at home to watch thepetition. Since her whole family wanted to watch and support her friends, it would still be better to watch it here.


    Including her brothers and parents, most of Rong Yue''s close friends and family felt it was clever that she had decided to change her appearance a little. Otherwise, the attention would be a little too much to handle for her.


    ????Somewhere in the capital¡­


    Mo Fan rushed into the house beside his house and changed the station. Even though Qin Yichen had instructed him to live here so he could watch Qin Heng, he had been chased out one hour after they had gone.


    Mo Fan also didn''t fight him about staying. After all, living with this little devil was a gloomy life.


    "Little master, your sister Yue is on the TV."


    When they had both travelled, neither Rong Yue nor Qin Yichen had told him where they were going. However, Qin Yichen hadn''t been trying to hide his tracks which made the gossipy Mo Fan figure things out very quickly.


    Despite keeping it in mind the whole time, he had only remembered at thest minute when his team had lost in the game he was ying.


    Qin Heng looked up at him, his childish eyes shing with what seemed like annoyance at Mo Fan''s presence and went back to the game he was ying.


    When thepetition was finally on the screen, he looked up at it once and then ced his game console down to focus on the TV.


    Seeing the two representatives from his country, he roared over inughter. "Ahh, that pretty girl didn''t make it to the finals¡­ this young master already knew that she didn''t have what to take to do it."


    Heughed some more but continued to watch. Every other country that had managed to qualify had only one representative left in the game. Only their country had two representatives making it very eye-catching in the line-up.


    As for Qin Heng, after looking at the screen, he looked back at Mo Fan, that was stillughing and rolled his eyes.


    "Stupid!"


    Mo Fan froze as his face heated up.


    "Little master, what''s the matter?" A part of him hoped that some other matter had annoyed this little devil.


    After all, he was still an elder and couldn''t ept such an insult from him.


    Even more, getting offended by the little devil was a losing game. Everyone in the family would support you punishing him. However, when the little devil began his revenge, everyone would also pretend not to see.


    So, in the end, it was better not to cross paths with him.


    "Our country''s representative is sister Rong Yue. She had only used some props to make men like you to not only focus on her looks." After saying his piece, he turned his head away as if telling Mo Fan not to ask him anything.


    As for Mo Fan, he had to wait until the camera zoomed in on Rong Yue and when she announced her name before he could believe it was her.


    He could not believe that the girl had passed up an opportunity for instant fame with that look of hers. Instead, she had gone ahead to hide her beauty under full and messy bangs. With the sses, it made itpletely difficult to see her face.


    In a way, if she even returned to the country, it would be easy for her to avoid the media if she returned to her normal look.


    For the first time, Mo Fan looked at her a little differently. Perhaps, only a girl like this could move that man''s heart.

 Chapter 152: Effortless Victory

    "The instructions for the final stage are quite simple." The host said as he climbed onto the stage.


    "Right here are twenty judges from twenty countries with no qualified representative. They will be here to supervise and make sure that every¡­."


    "The questions would be disyed on the screen over here. Each contestant will press the button in front of them if they know the correct answer to a question.


    A strike will be given if you ring the bell without knowing the correct answer."


    After giving a lot more rules, thepetition began.


    As soon as the first question was disyed on the screen, the sound of a bell rang out.


    Rong Yue stood by her assigned desk, watching the entire process. As someone that was careful, she didn''t want to answer the first question so that she could see the whole process y out.


    The first question was answered correctly by that student, and the second question was disyed. In the first second that the question was put up, Rong Yue pressed her buzzer bell and then selected the answer.


    The entire process wasn''t even up to ten seconds, and it was almost like she hadn''t given the remaining the chance to participate.


    Wu Hao, that was standing beside her, smiled as he watched her. Nobody knew how intelligent Rong Yue really was as much as he did.


    In fact, to a certain extent, the things that would have taken Wu Hao about three years to master, Rong Yue had shortened the time to two months for him.


    In his mind, she was no longer a genius but was more like a monster-level AI.


    "Correct! Ten points to participant Rong Yue." A woman from the judges'' section replied.


    She was from the same continent as Rong Yue''s country and could pronounce her name correctly.


    For the next five questions, Rong Yue answered them in the same manner, shocking the entire audience and judges.


    Now she had about sixty points, while only one other participant had ten points.


    Rong Yue gave Wu Hao a knowing nce after she answered the fifth question. Since they were beside each other and had studied together for a while, Wu Hao understood what she meant, and so as soon as the next question came on, he pressed the buzzer and solved it as quickly as he could.


    The time slot for answering was a minute, and he finished in fifty seconds. After getting one point, he answered the next two questions, giving him thirty points.


    For the next question, as soon as it came on, he removed his hands from the buzzer as he saw that his chances of getting it correctly weren''t sure.


    One of the other participants answered the questions and made the audience sigh in relief. For thest nine questions, one country had totally dominated and didn''t leave a chance for the others.


    However, they were too quick to rx as Rong Yue answered the next five questions without any gap. At this point, she had a total of 100 points, while Wu Hao had 30 points.


    Both of them maintained the same routine. She would answer five questions and then let Wu Hao answer the ones he knew next. Once he skipped a question and gave another country, she would then take a turn again.


    Initially, this section of the examination had about a hundred questions. With the number of participants, if each person answered an equal amount, they would all have fifty points.


    However, Rong Yue alone already had 200 points from answering twenty questions, while Wu Hao had 120 points.


    They didn''t need a guess to know how thepetition would go.


    Most of the other participants were also ring at Rong Yue, especially the ones that didn''t have any point at all.


    Rong Yue left the next thirteen questions for the other countries, loosening thepetition room''s atmosphere.


    However, for the audience watching, many of them were specting that the girl was letting them win because she didn''t want to answer all the questions.


    The first half ended, and they were left with fifty questions.


    Rong Yue did the same and answered a total of twenty questions from the fifty, while Wu Hao answered ten. As the second section was even more difficult, he couldn''t meet up with the twelve he had answered in the first section.


    With his previous twelve questions, he had a total of 220 points, while Rong Yue had a total of 400 points.


    The both of them sat down daringly as if telling the audience that they were already done with thepetition.


    This type ofpetition left no suspense, and while the other eighteen participants fought for who was going to be the third position, the other two just sat and watched.


    Outside the hall, the two ambassadors got calls from the country ordering them to make sure that Rong Yue didn''t leave their presence.


    It wasn''t that their country didn''t have talents, but most of the time, the foreign government would snatch them up as soon as they were discovered, making it difficult for them to serve the country and add to their country''s shine.


    Looking at how Rong Yue had answered questions in ten seconds and calmly, they were certain that most of the top universities overseas would reach out to her.


    "Yes, sir, we nned to let them enjoy the country for two more days, but as it is, we would book the first flight for tomorrow morning." The first ambassador promised.


    "No, let them take an excursion. Let her know that the government sponsors everything. If you bring them back in a rush like that, they would think the country doesn''t think much of them!" The person on the other end argued quickly.


    "Allow her to buy anything she wants. I would contact her teachers and family here in the country. It would be best if she stayed with us. Her potential is limitless."


    "Also, that boy, the both of them have a certain chemistry. Since they are from the same school, they might have a rtionship. It''s better if you get the boy to stay also, and that way, the girl would want to stay also."


    After giving all the necessary information, the person hung up to start the other processes.

 Chapter 153: [Bonus chapter]

    While thepetition was going on, Feng Ya was on the media and was trying to let all her friends know that she was also part of the team representing the country.


    However, the reaction was not only low because we''re watching thepetition itself, a lot of people on the inte even asked her to show them Rong Yue making her almost lose herposure.


    After trying for a few more minutes, she ced her phone away and turned to the ambassadors.


    "Who''s winning now?" She had been absent minded the whole time and didn''t even know how the majorpetition was going.


    She was someone that would naturally not care about something as long as it didn''t involve her. Now that she had kept her phone away, she showed some slight interest in what was happening around her.


    But it was the wrong question to ask and even the ambassador gave her a look of dissatisfaction before looking away.


    She walked away, and then focused on therge screen that was outside, by that time, Rong Yue had already finished acquiring all her points and wasn''t reacting to most of the questions. But Feng Ya that hadn''t been following the whole time thought that Rong Yue didn''t know the questions.


    She ignorantly picked her phone and typed a message degrading the country''s representative on her media by iming that the representative was even worse than she who had been disqualified in the first section.


    "Did our country''s representative get some cheat for the first section?? How can she pass the first section with this type of slow brain??"


    Instead of stopping, she went on again and recorded a snippet of Rong Yue sitting down and answering nothing with her phone from therge screen.


    Although the recording was a little blurry, anyone that watched it would still see what was in the video.


    Satisfied with her recording, she typed a caption before posting it.


    "The first section was so hard and even me, a top student dropped out from it. However, this girl had qualified and went on to represent our country. But from what I see, she had definitely gotten this through an illegal means after all, her participation here has been horrible."


    "It would have been better if we didn''t qualify, but to have a representative embarrass the whole country in front of an international audience, that is even worse!!!"


    After making the post, she read through one more time and sent it for the whole world to see.


    Satisfied with what she had done, the deep jealousy that she felt towards Rong Yue was finally satisfied and she kept her phone away.


    Meanwhile, in thepetition room, they had arrived at thest question. By this time, from the scoreboard, everyone could see their positions.


    But two countries had a tie and the two sides were already taut with tension to see if one person could pull the other one down.


    However, the moment thest question was disyed, both parties withdrew their hands from the buzzer and looked away.


    For some of them that knew a little more, they had seen the question before and knew that it was an impossible question.


    After a few minutes of the question being disyed and hearing no one answer it, Rong Yue finally looked at the question disy screen.


    She took a few moments to do the working in her head and then pressed the buzzer. Not just the other participants, even the judges sat up with more seriousness as they heard the buzzer.


    "Contestant Rong Yue, are you sure you can answer this question? Giving the wrong answer would have a point deduction from your original score." One of the judges spoke into the microphone out of worry that she would spoil her good record.


    The question had just been solved by some of the professors and it was a tightly kept away answer.


    However, they had decided to add it to thepetition because they wanted the young talents to want to work harder when they saw a question that none of them could attempt.


    Even the judges didn''t know the answer to it. This meant that even if Rong Yue answered it, they would have to call the higher level bosses to ask if the answer she had supplied was correct.


    "I''m positive." Rong Yue replied right after.


    The woman then nodded, giving her the permission to answer.


    Rong Yue pressed the correct option on the keyboard in front of her. However, the disy screen for the questions gave no reaction making everyone confused.


    Some participants thought she had got it wrongly and some of them snickered at her failure.


    One of judges stood up and cleared his throat to get their attention.


    "The thing is, this question is on the list of the world impossible questions. It had only been recently solved and the answers has not been globally shared. For your answer we must contact¡­" before the man could finish talking, the door to the hall they were using burst open with a team of about three men and one woman rushing in.


    The woman among them greeted everyone with a wave and then stopped in front of Rong Yue seat.


    "Sorry about the interruption. But for the sake of fairness to all parties, we must request this participant to solve thisst question on paper. If you are able to solve it correctly, we would then close this year''spetition¡­." She paused, her gaze turning sharp as she looked in the direction of the camera.


    "If you are unable to answer this, all of your points that you have gained earlier with that of your partner would be marked as invalid."


    As soon as her words dropped, everyone outside and within the hall broke into an uproar.


    After all, the consequences were a little too severe.


    However, the person in discussion, Rong Yue, didn''t have a change in her expression as she looked at the woman with narrowed eyes.


    "A question like this can only be solved with two theorems. I''ll solve using both. But, I also demand that I get somepensation for this consequences you have ced down."


    "After all, it would be a little unfair that you can alter the terms and conditions for thispetition but do not offer an alternative reward for me answering this super question." Rong Yue shrugged with her expression carefree.


    It really made the people that were watching at home all feel a little better, just now, everyone had their hearts up from the heavy consequences that the woman had announced.


    From the confident look on Rong Yue''s face, the woman didn''t also know what to say, but this was in front of the whole world and she couldn''t be partial so she nodded her head.


    "If you win, an appropriate reward would be given to a genius like you, certainly."


    After hearing that, Rong Yue also nodded and sat down.


    One of the men that had rushed in with the woman stepped forward and ced a nk sheet with a pen in front of her.


    Rong Yue mumbled a thanks to me and got to work.


    Not just the hall, even the people outside and the ones watching from home all had very simr reactions of holding their breath to see how things were going to turn out.


    Rong Yue, who was supposed to be under all of the pressure however didn''t act like it was so.


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    The woman made sure the hall became quiet and all the other participants all sat down and watched.


    At this point, they didn''t seem likepetitors anymore and had be an audience for Rong Yue''s shine.


    Without requesting for a calctor, Rong Yue started writing out the solution to the question using the first theorem. It was also the simpler method of solving it.


    While she was busy solving, the woman that had barged in with her team made several calls to some professors that could verify her answers.


    Since it was not an easy question, she assumed that they would spend some hours here and sent two men in her team to get some refreshments for the other participants.


    However, before the people that went to get refreshments could return, Rong Yue stood up and passed a sheet to her.


    "You have given up?" The woman asked with a mocking sneer on her face. It was easy to see that she hadn''t expected Rong Yue to answer the question.


    "No, I''m handing over the solution using the first and easy theorem. I''ll start the second solution now." She replied calmly.


    Instead of waiting for the woman to react, she ced the sheet on the table in front of her and returned to her seat.


    For those that knew Rong Yue, they would understand that her patience for the woman had grown thin and she was just restraining herself.


    She started the solution for the second method, her hands moving at a hard to follow pace.


    While she was still solving, two men, dressed in casuals walked into the hall. The both of them held their Identity cards up so that the viewers could see that they weren''t just normal people.


    The woman Rong Yue had submitted too from the topittee walked up to them and greeted them respectfully.


    She then handed over the paper to them before facing the audience.


    "We apologize to all the countries and participants for the hitch in thepetition process. However, we are doing all these to ensure that the process is a fair one." After she exined, she signaled towards the men that had just entered and one of them joined her on the stage.


    "Hello, my name is James and I''m a professor of quantum physics. Thest question that had been given in today''spetition is an unsolved math problem. It had only been solved a week ago and the answer has not been revealed to the public¡­"


    "If you are wondering why we kept a question like that there, it was only ced to make sure these students don''t relent regardless of their performance. But today, one of the participants had actually selected the right answer."


    Saying up until that point, a lot of the people that were confused before understood what was happening.


    The participant Rong Yue was being suspected of cheating. After all, there had to be a limit to one''s intelligence.


    "If she''s able to prove her answer, this would show that another genius has been born into this world and the American government promises to do everything to nurture her to the best of her abilities. However, if we find that she is unable to answer these questions, then it means that her previous performance also can''t be trusted."


    "My colleagues David and I are professors from the MIT university and we are also on the team that finally solved this question. If there''s any problem with it, we are in the best position to judge."


    After saying his piece, murmurs broke out in the hall and outside.


    The ambassadors with Teacher Lu wanted to curse out in anger. If their country had participated in any form of cheating, at the very least, the two of them would know.


    Also, what was the nonsense about doing their best to nurture her?? Couldn''t they nurture their own people.


    "Teacher Lu, would she still be able to handle it under all of these pressure?" One of them asked, a little worried for Rong Yue''s mental health.


    As if to answer them, the camera was moved back to Rong Yue and the screen showed that fast moving hand and bent head as she wrote on her sheet.


    It was almost like she hadn''t heard anything that the two people had said and was in another world of her own.


    Some older people nodded in approval. Even if she was not able to prove herself right, herposure as a teenager was a lot impressive.


    On the other hand, Feng Ya was having the fun of her life and she constantly said terrible things about Rong Yue on the inte.


    "I already knew that there was something wrong with this our representative. To think that she had actually gotten questions ahead, isn''t it better to not qualify than to give our country a bad name??"


    However, although some of her friends agreed with her, not everyone saw things from her perspective and some people started mming her.


    Fighting evil: @fengya, don''t you think that you have misced priorities? I just think that you are jealous she qualified and you didn''t!


    Justpassingby: @fightingevil, I agree with you, just now, she said that Rong Yue had been unable to answer anything meanwhile the girl had answered the most questions. Now that things have gone the other way, she has turned around to say something else.


    Happysoul: I agree also.


    So many people liked the twoments as it made a lot of sense, while somemended Rong Yue''sposure even in the middle of all her enemies.


    After about thirty minutes, Rong Yue finally stood up with her other paper and Wu Hao who had been watching her the whole time finally let out a sigh in relief.


    Even from the time she had taken, Wu Hao could already imagine just how difficult the questions were, after all, even the hardest questions in their sybus would barely take her one minute if she was alone with him.


    "I''m done with the second theorem. Using this theorem, the equations are clearer and easier to see, however, because of the indices in the question, it might be difficult for anyone who doesn''t have a proper understanding of quantum mechanics to be able to follow to the end.


    For the first theorem, the indices are broken down quickly and made to be normal numbers, that way, there are lesser steps and it''s easier to calcte."


    This time, she had used close to five pages from the solving sheet she had been given to show the second theorem.


    James looked at David and then took the sheet from her.


    Just from looking at the first theorem, the both of them had been able to see that this girl knew what she was doing.


    Not only that, the first theorem she had submitted was also simr to what their team had ended up using to solve it.


    So while it had some little changes, they were still a little conflicted as someone could have shown her the solution.


    But the chances were low and they were both still discussing to know the best way to settle the matter.


    Now that she had brought another theorem, she was basically giving them a way out.


    If the second one was nonsense, they would just disqualify her!


    If it wasn''t, then they had to do everything in their power to bring this heaven defying genius to them.


    Rong Yue returned to her seat while the two professors started to check the second theorem.


    At first, from the page one, they would asionally nce up in the direction of Rong Yue. Since the camera man was also striving to follow the major characters, he caught one or two scenes of these.


    By the time they got to the third page, professor James and David were already speaking in hushed tones and one could see that the argument was about the solution in front of them.


    "Miss Yue," Professor David called out. "Pleasee over and enlighten us on some of your steps."


    He was a professor in advanced mathematics while James majored in quantum physics, yet, the both of them were finding it difficult to understand her thought process.


    Rong Yue stepped down and walked towards them. And just like that, the three of them began to discuss. In fact, a few viewers pointed out how it seemed like Rong Yue became the teacher while the other two showed enlightened looks from time to time.


    After she exined up until the fifth page, the three of them stood up earnestly and David rushed to the microphone.


    "Sorry for the hold up, after using two theorems, we have confirmed that this student had indeed solved these questions based on her own intelligence. Topensate for the allegations, we have decided to invite her to study in our college right after thispetition." David announced.


    The whole room burst into apuse and several murmurs. It was difficult to get into MIT but to be even invited, it was really hard to imagine just how brilliant she was.


    Some of the participants even had jealous gazes while the ambassadors outside the hall were really trying their best to not burst inside the hall.


    They had been given a task but before they could even begin to work on it, who would abeg imagined that this would happen?


    However, a cold light shed in Rong Yue''s eyes as she heard this offer. After making her write two theorems and sharing it with them, they wanted to settle by just an invitation.


    David paused, waiting to hear Rong Yue''s response and the hall became silent gradually also with everyone looking at Rong Yue.


    "I refuse." Her throat was a little dry from not talking this whole time and when she talked her voice was a little hoarse, but it was still loud enough for everyone in the silent hall to hear her.


    Not only David, everyone including the judges all had shocked looks on their faces at her reply.


    "You refuse to join our school?" James asked not even bothering to use the microphone and Rong Yue nodded.


    "The question has been left unanswered by even your students in thest ten years, yet, I have provided two solutions to it in less than an hour, with just this alone, would it be difficult for me to enter your school through the normal process?"


    "Also, I have exined and showed you a theorem that belongs to me and doesn''t exist to the public, together with the allegations I have previously suffered, the invitation doesn''t seem like a genuinepensation."


    Her words were clear and easy to follow and this time, a lot of the judges also nodded their heads in agreement.


    On the surface, it seemed like a good offer but if one looked beneath it, it was really just so so.


    Someone with her type of brain could easily enter the school also, so what was the entire point of the "invitation"


    David flushed in embarrassment after hearing her reply.


    "Erm.. this¡­"

 Chapter 154: Missing?

    David was caught unaware and there was no way he would have expected that a young girl that was such a genius would still have enough EQ to point out all the loopholes in the offer he had made.


    "T..that was the first reward, but you are right, an invitation like that shouldn''t be considered a reward. For Participant Yue, the original cash price would be tripled, also, your theorem would be named after you as it was created by you."


    After stammering a little, he finally regained his confidence and was able to appease.


    "Lastly, Miss Yue would be granted the opportunity to make a request from our country''s science and technology department when she wants it," he adds and the room went into an uproar.


    Rong Yue nodded and then walked back to her seat.


    The original host was given back the microphone.


    "We would now announce the positions and results now¡­"


    Everyone had seen it on the scoreboard.


    Also, just one country had snatched up the first and second ce there was really no suspense and the audience gave no reaction to that announcement.


    The positions were, however, still read out and Rong Yue and the top five all stood up as they were called out.


    Rong Yue stepped outside with Wu Hao''s hands interlocked with hers as soon as that step was done.


    "It''s good that you wore your hair this way, if you hade with your face exposed, perhaps, you would start to contend for a position beside the world''s biggest stars." Wu Hao teased.


    Rong Yue nodded with seriousness. She would usually try her best to remain out of sight. Even though heaven already made that an impossible task with her face.


    But even with that, she would never find trouble on her own. And if she had somehow known that the question was that troublesome, she would have ignored it from the very beginning.


    One couldn''t cry over spilled milk, and since she had already answered it, she had to see through it to the end.


    Before anyone could reach them, teacher Lu and the two ambassadors circled Rong Yue and pulled out of the crowd and paparazzi.


    "Well done! Well done!"


    "The both of you have made the country proud in so many ways." The ambassadors echoed each other with their smiles going from ears to ears.


    Even the other two participants other than Feng Ya that had holed up in the bus seemed as happy as though they had been the one to win the glory.


    "For a moment there, I thought you had answered it by sheer luck and our hardwork would be watered down." Wu Da said as he hugged Rong Yue.


    The team of seven were all excited and on a certain cloud of high as they walked to to the bus they hade with.


    However, Rong Yue was calm and her eyes roamed through the crowd up until they were in the clear for that familiar outstanding and lone figure.


    But no matter how much she searched, Qin Yichen''s shadow wasn''t even there.


    "Boss Yue, you would meet us at the hotel right?" Wu Da asked as they entered the bus, since her family''s car was still there, all of them assumed that there were people in the car and she would go back with them.


    Although, it did seem a little weird that even after such a win like this, her family hadn''t rushed out to congratte her.


    "Mmmm, I would meet you back there." She answered and then waved them bye.


    As soon as the bus left, she entered the car using the key that she had collected from teacher Lu earlier and sat inside for a while.


    She had known him for more than four months now. And even if her heart had been locked, she wasn''t stupid and she knew exactly how Qin Yichen felt this whole time.


    He had gone from being sorry that he became a burden to taking an interest in her.


    And not for one time has that man being absent.


    She had even seen one of her earliest paintings in his house. Even if he wasn''t there by himself, he would send someone over so that she would never for one moment forget that she was in his heart.


    But right now, he wasn''t here.


    Instead of being disappointed, she was a little more worried and she started to dial his phone as she slipped into the driver''s seat.


    She had yet to get her license in this world but she had more than enough knowledge on driving. So without any hitch, she drove the car out from the garage and towards the hotel.


    After trying Qin Yichen''s line for more than five times and each one disconnected, she pressed the elerator, going on a faster speed.


    If she wanted to find him, as long as he was in this world, no one could stop her.


    But herptop was back in the hotel.


    As alternative, she had the system call Lu San and Lu Bo to know if they knew his whereabouts, however, none of them picked her calls.


    At this point, she was certain that something had happened, and she needed to know what.


    With her speed that was just on the brink of crossing the limit, she soon overtook the bus that the others had gone with and got to the hotel in no time.


    She pressed the elevator in a rush, her hands stumbling over some other numbers.


    Before she got up to their floor, she dialed her mom, knowing that she might not have the time again.


    "Mom, I''ll be resting my head for a while, I''m back at the hotel. When I wake up, I''ll call you back."


    The conversation was brief and she hung up as her words fell.


    The elevator stopped in front of the penthouse at the exact same time and she dashed out of it and entered into their house.


    Like the cautious person she was, when she entered the house, she calmly searched around with her mind on full alertness and it was only when she confirmed that neither Qin Yichen or anyone else had been here since they left that she entered her room.


    "Where are you Qin Yichen?" she mumbled to herself as she opened herptop, ready to work.

 Chapter 155: Finding Qin Yichen

    After hours of tracking his phone and using the surveince cameras from thepetition venue, Rong Yue finally found Qin Yichen''s location.


    Her eyes narrowed as she looked at the spot where a red dot was hovering over.


    Until she turned 25 in herst life, she had never heard about this ce and if she never got to go to the organization, she would have lived life not knowing a ce like this existed.


    Although it was not as dangerous as the Bermuda Triangle, in this country, it was the most dangerous gang mob spot.


    She leaned back on the chair and used her hands to massage her temples.


    From the videos, she could see that he had gone there willing, but she also knew that they had called him over because he would usually not leave matters that involved her.


    Also, since he left, he hadn''t sent a message¡­


    The more she thought about it, the more it seemed like everything was going smoothly there.


    She made up her mind, deciding that she was going to go there. It seemed too bold a step but she also knew that if she was the one in this situation, Qin Yichen would have done the same.


    Or maybe even more.


    She picked up her phone and contacted Wu Hao.


    "Wu Hao, please tell Teacher Lu and the others that I''m feeling a little unwell and won''t be able to join you guys tonight." She told him the moment the call connected.


    "Is everything okay?" Wu Hao''s worry was evident in his voice as it was two notes higher than usual.


    "Hmmm, I already got drugs but I would have to get some sleep to feel better."


    After talking for less than a minute, she hung up and let out a heavy sigh.


    A situation like this also made her realize how unprepared she was for the battles she had to fight in this life. As she packed herputer and some other things into her bag, her mind worked at an insanely high speed on the things she needed to do.


    Finally, after close to thirty minutes of thinking, Rong Yue stood up, wore an all-ck outfit, and left the hotel''s penthouse using the window.


    Her disguise was not as wless as it used to be as she didn''t have many of her things here. But for someone that hadn''t met the old her, it would be difficult to connect the two.


    She had used makeup to tone down the usual freshness and purity that her still-young face had.


    Now, she could pass off as someone that was done with school.


    Instead of passing all the usual routes, she avoided all cameras and didn''t pass the hotel entrance, instead, she used the hotel''s side walls until she was downstairs.


    Then using the fake identity she had just created for herself in the American database, she booked a car rental.


    Using hired cabs online at this time was not yet in trend and she needed a car that she could drive back.


    After waiting across the hotel for about ten minutes, the carpany she had hired finally arrived with the car.


    She did all the necessary steps and drove off right after.


    On the surface, her expression was calm and didn''t even look like there was a ripple on it.


    But for her, in a situation like this, the calmer she was, the more the matter was weighing on her.


    It also made her understand just how important that man had be to her in thest few months.


    To think that she had decided to keep her heart empty in this life and she had only met this man for less than six months.


    The drive from the hotel to The Viridian took Rong Yue about an hour long even with the high speed that she was driving at.


    The Viridian was the end of the street with no other building after it, so she parked about a street away, getting down and using her leg toplete the remaining distance.


    Since it was a high crime scene, many gangs also hung around there to get jobs and stay in the loop. As it was starting to get dark out, most of them stayed on the street and drank while some were spilling out of the nearby casinos.


    Rong Yue walked briskly and then entered one of the normal diners there.


    If she wanted to enter the Viridian normally, she needed to be invited by someone on the inside. Doing that would be messier so she decided on sneaking in by attacking their server.


    If she bought herself a timeg of an hour, that would be enough to find Qin Yichen.


    The only problem was, she couldn''t sneak theputer inside, this made the mission more dangerous because if she used more than the one hour she had nned to, she was going to struggle with escaping the Viridian''s doors.


    She set the timer on the code, hid the miniputer at the back of the dining and left.


    Unlike the whole street that was filled with mobs, the closer she got to the Viridian, the calmer it got. Also, the fence and surroundings of The Viridian were fairly quiet and only the gate had guards standing in front of it.


    Rong Yue sighed before walking through a more lonely route of the Viridian.


    A part of her was hesitant because it would be too much of a gamble if Qin Yichen wasn''t in any trouble. But the uneasy feeling she had all morning made her unable to stay still and wait.


    But she didn''t rush to go in either, the code she had written would be active in thirty minutes which would be exactly thirty minutes past 7 pm.


    It would be dark out by then and she would be able to sneak in with the disabled security.


    At this moment, she wished she had paid more attention to the robot that was now connected to her Brain waves, after all, an ace card like that would make a great difference in a situation like this.


    But she had cared deeply about Little Loli back then and it made it hard for her to listen to the system talk with the little Loli''s voice.


    She took a deep breath, sighing as she checked the time one more time again.


    "Qin Yichen, you had better stay safe!"

 Chapter 156: Waitress Rong Yue

    Night came soon and Rong Yue climbed over the wall of The Viridian. While that part of their building was a weak spot, it was also where their technology wasyered the most, that way, they would catch anyone that tried to slip in through that part.


    However, Rong Yue already disabled the security so it became a walk in the park for her.


    She checked left and right carefully to make sure there was no patrol officer around and then jumped down.


    "Fuck! Don''t tell me that tonight is a sensitive night, what are you?" One man yelled as she was walking towards the front entrance.


    From her vantage point, she saw that they were holding two men back and not allowing them to enter. The scene made her eyes narrow slightly as she took two steps back.


    Initially, she had felt that since she sneaked inside by herself, she could enter without any issues, but from what it looked like, even their security was tighter.


    Rong Yue couldn''t help but suspect that it had to do with Qin Yichen. Although she had never researched the man too deeply, she also knew that in the capital, the biggest family was the Qin Family which would mean that even other countries would recognize their power.


    Discarding the thought of entering through the front door, she found a blind spot that only the cameras could watch and used it.


    Their technology security was in her palm and she wasn''t worried about being caught.


    It took her much longer but Rong Yue finally managed to climb into The Viridian building.


    She entered the room where the staff used to change and sneaked inside. As they all had different shifts and lived in the building itself, all their staff knew each other and knew who they were working with.


    Two girls entered with one grumbling to the other, "I wish I was on the morning shift, the night shift would always have so much unpredictability,"


    "There''s nothing much we can do, just make sure we don''t make any mistakes with how tense things are," the other girl replied as she started to take off her clothes.


    Rong Yue didn''t want to peek at her body or anything, but she also needed to be sure that there was no special way to their dressing.


    "It''s easy for you to say, your shift is on the second floor today. But I have to go to the fifth floor where the real problem is!"


    This time, her friend didn''t say anything, silently agreeing with her and focusing on getting ready only.


    "Why are you not getting changed?" The one to work on the second floor asked as she checked herself in the mirror.


    "I need some little time to get my mind ready, one little mistake and my life would be flushed down the drain."


    Her friend nodded, but instead of waiting with her, waved her goodbye and left the room.


    Rong Yue and the worried girl were left in the room.


    Even though she knew what she had to do, Rong Yue hesitated for some seconds before stepping forward and giving her a direct hit at the back of her head.


    The acupoint she used was not easy to get for someone without experience but for Rong Yue, it was easy.


    She hurriedly dragged the girl into a deep corner of the room and searched her body for an ess card. She pulled the card out and looked for the uniform with that name tag on the rack.


    In less than five minutes, she had finished wearing the clothes, despite just going to eighteen, Rong Yue''s height didn''t lose out to this girl and she was even some inches taller.


    She also did some makeup to hide her race and appear as pale as the original girl.


    When she was satisfied with what she saw in the mirror, Rong Yue stepped out of the room.


    "Sandra! Why are you still dragging your feet? The fifth floor is a mess," a middle said sternly as soon as Rong Yue stepped outside.


    Rong Yue nodded and rushed along, not slowing down until she entered the elevator and pressed the fifth floor.


    She swiped the ess card and entered.


    In Viridian, other than the floor the staffs were at, every other floor was independent of the other and operated on its own terms.


    The fifth floor was an executive floor that held only special guests.


    Some part of it was a bar while it also had several rooms that could be booked for individual or group entertainment.


    Rong Yue entered the operations room on the fifth floor since she already studied the map ahead of time.


    "You are five minuteste in reporting for duty,"


    Rong Yue bowed her head hurriedly, "forgive me, sir, I had a bathroom emergency," she exined.


    The man shot her an irritated look before waving her off. "Be extra careful and watchful tonight, there are some very important guests and the top bosses are down here," he warned.


    Rong Yue nodded and then looked at the task board for the next order.


    Every room and section had an attendant that was connected to the operating room''sputer. They would immediately input any request or order that the rooms had.


    The next order on the board was a room that wanted more drinks. The ones in the operation room hurriedly prepared the order. It was a lot and she couldn''t use a tray and so they passed an order cart to her with the loaded drinks.


    Rong Yue also didn''t waste any time, she left the room almost immediately, rushing to deliver the order.


    Since they were behaving like this, Rong Yue could already imagine that if Qin Yichen was on this floor, he would be at an extreme end and not in a room that needed thisrge amount of drinks.


    But she also couldn''t be too obvious about what she wanted.


    She delivered the drinks to the room that had requested for it. Her steps were brisk and steady. After delivering it, she went back for another order, but this time, she walked to the extreme end with the tray order, walking past the attendants that stood in front of each room.


    There was a room that didn''t have an attendant inside and Rong Yue knocked and then opened it, nning to feign a ''wrong room scenario''


    From her observation, she suspected that the room had the highest chance of having Qin Yichen inside.


    However, her thoughts and reality proved to be different the moment she pushed the door open.

 Chapter 157: X-Ray Eyes

    The room was empty!


    Rong Yue groaned internally but didn''t abandon her act as she looked at the number on her tray and then at the door again.


    The attendant next door asked her kindly, "Mistake?"


    "Hmmm, I thought this was where I wasing to, the order is simple and didn''t look like it was ced by one of us," she exined quickly.


    Since the attendants and the waitresses were all staff, their rtionships weren''t bad and she was able to get away.


    She took the order to the correct room and walked back to get another order.


    This time, she was starting to get frustrated. Even with her speed, about seven minutes had been wasted already.


    Just before she entered the operation room, Rong Yue heard something that made her stop and slow down, "The rush is too much, the sixth floor is literally empty,"


    "As the sixth floor was out ofmission, most of them can''t afford the seventh floor ande here instead." Another person said.


    Rong Yue entered and said with an exhausted sigh. "The hallways are allpletely full, if it wasn''t for the soundproof rooms, perhaps, our guests would bepletely disappointed today,"


    The man at the bar kissed his teeth as he red at her. "You camete and you are still having the guts toin??"


    "You think it''s easy running around with an upset stomach? I''m even afraid that if I lose control, I''ll spoil the room for the guests,"


    Upon hearing that, the manager that was slouched at the back shot up from his seat.


    "You! Hurry and go back out, find a way to make sure your stomach is okay, ande back insideter." The sixth floor manager said hurriedly.


    Rong Yue showed a hesitant look, not moving her legs to make them think she still wanted to work, but the manager got even more furious. "Quick leave! Don''t ruin the air for us here too."


    After hearing that, she then nodded and stepped away.


    Instead of leaving the fifth floor, Rong Yue rushed to the toilet on the floor and made some changes to her looks.


    Also, the card she was holding onto was useless on the sixth floor so she had to find another solution.


    "There''s only one way," Rong Yue mumbled as she climbed out of the toilet using one of the stall''s windows. She carefully got outside and then held her weight with the window''s frame.


    Little by little, she pushed herself up. Her target was the sixth floor''s washroom.


    If she was able to get herself inside there, she would try to find another waitress to swap. But from what she had heard, she doubted that there was even anyone working on the floor this evening.


    If that was the case, she would change back to the top she had underneath and would wear it with the skirt that she was on her.


    The Viridian was arge ce and the gap between each floor was evenrger than what other work buildings used to have.


    Just on climbing up, she spent about twenty minutes, making half of her time gone.


    She vowed within her heart to show Qin Yichen enough trouble for what she had gone through.


    "He would cook all my meals all through college!" She swore internally.


    Finally, she climbed into the toilet on the sixth floor.


    The option of searching using the windows had crossed her mind but the windows used in the Viridian were spy-proof which meant that unless one opened it, there was nothing that could make one see through them.


    "Master! You can use the X-Ray eyes!" An excited voice rang out in her head.


    Rong Yue paused, her hand on the doorknob freezing as she thought about it.


    "Activate X-ray eyes!" She said decisively as she opened the door.


    The hallways were empty and quiet. A sharp contrast from the fifth floor and it was also easy to see the sharp contrast between the decorations and the amount of money that had been spent on this floor.


    With the X-ray eyes activated, she was able to easily see through each room.


    Since she started from the toilet at the end of the hallway, she walked past the inner rooms first, and by the time she got to the fourth private room.


    Rong Yue paused, looking at that familiar shirt and head full of ck hair.


    Her shoulders sagged with a little relief and her eyes teared up a little.


    It had been a gamble but she eventually found him here.


    "Qin Yichen," Rong Yue mumbled, looking at the man that was passed out on the couch.


    There was another man in front of him, with a mask on. Other than the two of them, the room waspletely empty, and even the table had just one bottle of wine and two ss cups.


    Was he dead? Asleep? Poisoned?


    With the way he was leaning against the couch arm, slouched and out ofposure, she ruled out the possibility that he was sleeping.


    She waited a while more, observing the room and observing the situation inside.


    But even after three minutes, there was no movement from either party.


    The masked man was seated casually and seemed to be waiting for something or someone.


    His eyes would also asionally drift towards Qin Yichen that was across him.


    Rong Yue took a deep breath before bending down and pulling out two knives that she had hidden in her boots.


    With the knives in hand, she pushed the door open with one kick fierce kick. Her hands worked at the same time and shot a dagger at the masked man''s leg.


    Even with therge noise that the door banging made, Qin Yichen didn''t stir at all and Rong Yue''s brows crinkled with worry upon seeing that.


    Her eyes turned to the masked man as she looked at him with cold and unfeeling eyes, "If you have harmed him, prepare to lose your life too!"


    She rushed to Qin Yichen while the masked man pulled out the dagger at his ankle.


    "Who are you?" The man asked, eyeing the uniform on Rong Yue.


    Her English was fluent but he could still pick the eastern traces in it.


    "All you need to know is that I''m here to bring him away," she replied, at the same time, she already stayed in front of Qin Yichen while picking a fighting stance.

 Chapter 158: Willing Bait

    The masked man looked at her fighting stance and chuckled aware that she was not an expert. The disregard in his eyes was obvious and even Rong Yue knew that her chances were slim.


    In fact, if their database hadn''t beenpromised by her, she would have no chance at all.


    Also, she still had to carry Qin Yichen.


    There was only one way.


    To take this man down!


    And then try to escape before anyone noticed that anything was wrong with him.


    With her mind made up, she pulled out a Taser from her dress pocket.


    "Youngdy, I''m afraid you have touched matters that have nothing to do with you," he said while raising his hands to check the watch that was strapped on his wrist.


    "Perhaps, you don''t know where you are, but he''s not someone you can take away."


    Her fists clenched as she heard his words, even more determined to deal with him.


    "He is my person. As for who you are¡­ it''s not important!"


    All that mattered was that he had touched someone that she cared about. To her, nothing else was more important than that.


    Her words, however, made the man look at her cynically. Everyone that had done simple investigations on Qin Yichen would know that the man stayed away from women.


    In fact, dealing with him would have been a lot easier if he showed interest in men as that was the weakness of most men.


    But Qin Yichen wouldn''t pay even the best of women any attention. Some people had even been daring in the past and tried to take care of him by giving him, beautiful men.


    Neither those men nor thepanies they owned still existed anymore.


    So everyone had given up. Yet, there was a woman here iming that Qin Yichen was her person.


    "This is myst warning, after now, even the heavens wouldn''t save you," the man warned, his hands moving to his back pocket.


    Rong Yue''s eyes followed his hand movement, knowing that he wanted to pull out a weapon.


    Guns were banned in their own country but in a ce like this, she was certain that a man like this would have one so without giving him the chance to do anything, she lunged at him.


    Arching her leg mid-air until it was at the level of his lower body while also stretching her hands out.


    While her speed was fast, she was, however, still not a match for the masked man.


    Before she could get to him, he grabbed her hand that was stretched out and Rong Yue used that opportunity to deliver a life-ending kick to his lower body.


    "Fuck!" The man cursed out as he released his grip on her while grabbing his lower organ in pain.


    "I''ll end you!" He swore as he got up shakily. However, before he could make any move, Qin Yichen that had beenying still like he was passed out on the couch stood up.


    "Andrew, you have yed enough. we will be leaving now," Qin Yichen said with sternness.


    Even though his little girl was in disguise, he knew very well that it was Rong Yue and pulled her into his embrace.


    "Let''s go home."


    Andrew looked at the both of them with anger shing through his eyes.


    To get to this point, he had prepared so much, even making a certain organization prepare this incense that would alter and make one''s memories foggy.


    Yet, it hadn''t even worked and it can even be said that Rong Yue had saved him. After all, if he had made that request to apletely sane Qin Yichen, he would have exposed himself and gotten himself inplete trouble.


    Rong Yue on the other hand looked at Qin Yichen with ring eyes.


    From the way he got up, it was easy to see that he had only been pretending this whole time.


    To think that he had not gotten up after hearing her voice. Without care, she reached out and pinched him.


    "You have been alright the whole time?"


    Hearing an using tone, Qin Yichen leaned down and ced a kiss on her forehead.


    "You came to save me, how could I not enjoy the moment at all?"


    Because of how close he was, Rong Yue flushed red as his cold and velvety voice blew into her ears. She squirmed, attempting toe out of his embrace but Qin Yichen was stronger and held her body in ce.


    "Be obedient and stay here,"


    After cajoling her, he stood straight and looked at Andrew in front of him.


    "Andrew, even The Viridian wouldn''t save you if you cross my path one more time,"


    "Get lost!" With one shove, he pushed the masked man out of the way and went outside the room with Rong Yue.


    "Come, let''s climb down from here. I''ll get us out from the fifth floor," Rong Yue said and then nced down at her watch worriedly.


    They barely had five minutes and she wasn''t sure that would be enough for them to make an escape.


    She had not realized that she was the only one trying to find an escape route.


    Patting her head dotingly he calmed her down, "I walked in here by myself. Even their bosses couldn''t stop me if I want to leave,"


    The confidence and arrogance in his tone made Rong Yue slightly startled and she nodded mindlessly.


    Was his influence outside the country just as great?


    "Don''t worry, we would talk when we get back home," Qin Yichen said and then pulled her towards the sixth-floor elevator.


    Just like he said, no one stopped them and Qin Yichen led the way until they were out of The Viridian.


    Despite the millions of questions that she had for him, Rong Yue quietly led him to the cafe where she had left herputer.


    Everything was still intact and she packed the bag back. "I booked a taxi earlier, we can use it to go back,"


    Without any warning, Qin Yichen pulled her into his arms, resting his head on the crook of her neck. "Yue''er, thank you,"


    Even though he hadn''t been in any real danger, for her toe to a ce like this, with her preparations, he could see that it wasn''t because she didn''t know how dangerous it was, but rather, because she knew.


    Because she had thought he was in danger, the little girl that he wanted to keep away from all harm had braced all the dangers and came for him.


    At this point, there were no words that Rong Yue could use to persuade him.


    He knew that he was in her heart. Even if her heart wasn''t ready yet.


    But that was enough.


    Feeling his breath on her neck, Rong Yue felt her body getting warmer and warmer until it became unbearable and she pushed him away.


    "Why are you thanking me? Wasn''t I worrying for nothing the whole time!"


    "You could have left me a proper message that would have allowed me to know that you were making yourself a willing bait!"

 Chapter 159: My Little Bride?

    Qin Yichen chuckled at the girl''s anger and allowed her to ramble on and on. In fact, instead of getting angry or ufortable, he was enjoying it and wished that she wouldn''t stop.


    She was usually soposed with her emotions locked away from the world. If he wasn''t a sensitive person, understanding her would have been a very difficult thing.


    But watching her face red with anger and her mouth moving nonstop made him feel like he had finally broken some part of the ice that was around her.


    "So you were concerned about me, huh?" He asked in a low whisper as he used his hands to pull her into his embrace more.


    Rong Yue struggled at first, ufortable with the intimate action, after all, they were no longer in danger and her reasoning was back to normal.


    "Humph! Who cares about you," she lied, her face reddening a little.


    Her eyes darted around nervously as she thought of a proper excuse, "I was only worried that my darling Qin Heng would be worried if something was to happen to you out of the blue,"


    Perhaps, up until now, even now had no idea how much the man had wormed his way into her heart.


    "Hmmm," Qin Yichen nodded, totally not believing a word she had said.


    "You have even taken my family as yours. Are you ready to be my little bride?" His voice was teasing, brushing past Rong Yue''s ears and making herpletely flush.


    Embarrassed by the closeness and his warmth that had closed in on her, she tried to push him away one more time. However, even though she had started training, she was no match for Qin Yichen that had been training since he was a child.


    His strength was higher than hers by many levels and when she pushed, it was like a little child trying to pull a boulder.


    She gave up, rolling her eyes in annoyance.


    When they got to the car she hired earlier, Qin Yichen entered the driver''s seat and took the key from her. Confirming that no one was following them, they both left The Viridian area.


    The car ride was silent and Rong Yue cleaned up the aftermath of her taking over the Viridian''s system so that they don''t see her traces after.


    Although his eyes were fixed on the road, from the corner of his eyes, Qin Yichen watched her, her slender fingers dancing across the keyboard in a rhythm that he was already familiar with.


    "When are you going to give mypany the security system you promised?" He asked, mirth dancing in his eyes at his exposure.


    At first, he had decided to keep quiet, not wanting to scare her away. However, this time, he felt there was no need to be silent anymore, lest his little girl thinks that he was easy to fool.


    Rong Yue''s hands which were moving at a speed too fast for the eyes froze on the keyboard as she looked at him.


    Her mind shed back to the conversation she had with him while she was in her male disguise.


    "What security system?" She asked without thinking, her eyes looking away nervously. Even though she hadn''tmitted any crime, it was a lot too much to know that this man had ess to everything about her


    Seeing that even now when she had changed her skin color, he had been able to know it was her, it was very possible that he had known about the other disguise from the first time.


    "Your fingers gave you away," Qin Yichen added as he slowed the car down, that way, he was able to talk to her without using as much focus.


    Rong Yue nced down at her fingers, wondering what was so special about it that it had made him recognize her even in a male disguise.


    Her originally warm aura and mood became cold as she looked at him with a bit of wariness, "Why didn''t you say anything?"


    "Yu''er, it''s not my business if you want to keep a matter hidden, it''s up to you. And so if I know, I would pretend to not know."


    His gaze was deep. And the sincerity in his eyes was more than enough to convey the point he was making to her.


    "If you ever need my help, I''ll help you regardless of what I know or what you tell me."


    If it was any man that was saying this, her heart would have been disgusted and repulsed by the touching words, after all, words were nothing but empty promises.


    But it was Qin Yichen, a man that had shown her so many times that his words were not empty nothing. And many times, he had even shown her with actions the kind of person he was and not just words.


    It was hard for her heart not to be shaken by his sincere words.


    Rong Yue said nothing, allowing his words to keep hanging in the air while silence filled the car. However, Qin Yichen didn''t mind only increasing the speed and getting them to the hotel quickly enough.


    As soon as they entered their suite, Rong Yue that was walking ahead and had said nothing the entire time, turned around so that she was facing Qin Yichen directly and finally spoke up.


    "Yichen, thank you."


    It was three words, but it was more than enough for the man in front of her.


    Because at that moment, standing in front of her red-rimmed eyes, he could see his reflection in her eyes.


    And he could see all the unspoken thousand words that were in her heart. He knew her well enough to know the words she was saying and the ones she wasn''t saying.


    He reached out, his long arms reaching her easily and pulling her into his embrace.


    "Silly girl, you don''t have to thank me," he chided, but his gaze and tone were gentle and soft.


    This time Rong Yue didn''t pull away from his embrace and just stayed there, her eyes bing teary with every second.


    Her mind also wondered that maybe, just maybe if she had met this man in herst life.


    Would she have had an ending like that?

 Chapter 160: Working Together As A Couple

    Rong Yue pulled away after a while and her eyes narrowed into slits as she red at the man in front of her.


    "You still haven''t given me a proper exnation!" Just thinking of how much trouble she had gone through just to save him, she felt like he really deserved a beating!


    Qin Yichen grinned and then pulled her into the living room. He pulled out a chair by the dining table and forced her to sit there.


    Since he knew the little girl was a glutton, anything he wanted to say was better said with food and so he went into the kitchen and brought some leftovers and snacks.


    "I''ll have the team prepare proper meals on the ne, for now, you can eat this first," he told her in a pampering tone.


    Even though her expression softened at the food in front of her, Rong Yue didn''t want to let go that easily so she kept ring at him until he started talking.


    "The Viridian is not owned by only one power or one country despite it being located here. Previously, when I got the message, I knew it was someone that was trying to overreach, but I also cannot take my brother''s security for granted so I had to go,"


    "Your brother?" Rong Yue''s brows crinkle as she tried to make sense of the situation. After all, the brother she was familiar with was Qin Heng.


    "Hmm," Qin Yichen hummed and leaned back into the chair, his broad shoulders spreading out and giving off a kingly aura.


    "My first brother in the military also manages our family''s manpower, however, recently, things have been unstable and so many powers have been curious about where our base is as they can''t find him¡­"


    Rong Yue listened patiently as he exined why his brother''s location was so important to many key figures.


    "So I pretended to have been affected by the incense so that I could hear what information he was trying to get out of me."


    Her eyes opened wide as he revealed his plot. "Did I ruin matters for you?"


    Qin Yichen smiled, leaning in and taking one of the grapes that were in front of her.


    Usually, Rong Yue might have red at him for taking the grape but as she was worried about the thought of ruining his n, she didn''t even pay attention to that single action.


    "Hmm, you have," Qin Yichen teased watching as the girl''s face dropped and her brows crinkled with worry.


    "Maybe I should hack into his phone?" She murmured, her eyes asking for his opinion.


    It was not her matter so she couldn''t just decide to deal with it in the way that she knew and she had to ask him what he thought first.


    Qin Yichen''s eyes deepened as he heard her words. There was something extremely casual in the way she had said it. Like as if she was certain it couldn''t be impossible.


    He had yet to see someone with that type of confidence in these matters yet.


    After all, even though there were some powerful forces in their country too, it was also true that at this moment, they were still a little ahead here in technology


    And so even though he didn''t really need them to hack into Andrew''s phone, there was that tone and aura when Rong Yue talked that made him curious.


    Also, he really wanted to see her work again and so he decided to y the little girl.


    "Hmmm, if you are sure that you can ess his phone, maybe we can get some information from it,"


    As he talked, Rong Yue stood up and took the bag she had ced on the couch before sitting opposite him again.


    "I''ll start by checking if he is still at the Viridian. If he is there, there''s a signal blocker there that I would first work with," she exined and then got to work.


    Just like she guessed, Andrew was indeed still at The Viridian. More importantly, there were now two men that had joined him in the room.


    The rooms at The Viridian didn''t have cameras in them and she was only able to confirm Andrew from the far camera outside that room.


    As the camera was outside the building and far, it didn''t pick the faces and just the figures but she was sure which one was Andrew.


    "Here, there are now two more men inside with him, they might give you a clue as to what he is nning," she turned the camera over and showed Qin Yichen.


    Qin Yichen''s eyes shed with surprise and respect. She had barely used ten minutes to pull out that video from where they were.


    Not only was there a signal blocker, but it was also important to consider the distance!


    However, Rong Yue didn''t even notice as she continued.


    Her n was simple, hack into the phone to be able to turn on the recording, hear the conversation, and also read through his phone.


    With a n in mind, she worked decisively, gaining control over Andrew''s phone in about ten minutes.


    She first navigated from there and turned on the recording feature, that way, herptop was now connected to the phone''s speaker.


    One voice soon boomed out from the other end.


    "A woman? Didn''t they say he was allergic to women and wouldn''t even dare to let anydy touch him?" One of the three men asked.


    When Rong Yue heard that, she looked up at the man in front of her. What allergic???


    "There''s no way I can be lying at this point. From what I see, he had only been pretending to be affected the whole time, as soon as I wanted to deal with thedy, he gave up his pretense," Andrew argued back, clear agitation in his voice.


    "We should thank thedy, the consequences would have been dire if he knew you wanted to ess the backend security of the Qin Corporation," a new voice which meant it was clearly the third person in the room added.


    Just from his voice, one could tell that he was a tactical and shrewd person and even Qin Yichen''s eyes narrowed.


    "You say it as if what I am interested in is the Qin Corporation. We just need the secret loop he had added to their security system that way, finding Qin Feng wouldn''t be hard anymore," Andrew shot back.


    Rong Yue and Qin Yichen''s eyes met and tactic understanding passed through them.


    There was something Andrew needed and he was trying to understand Qin Yichen''s security.


    She remembered them saying during thepetition that the security he had built was something out of the ordinary.


    Clearly, it had made even these Americans helpless!


    Respect for the man in front of her filled her mind. Even though in the future, their country would catch up very fiercely, at this time, being able to create a technology that could make them helpless was also a great feat.

 Chapter 161: Exposed

    The both of them listened to the conversation going on in the room and when they were sure they had gotten the important parts, Qin Yichen stood up.


    "Let''s go to the airport, the ne is ready there,"


    Rong Yue nodded and stood up, she didn''t have to wait for them to finish talking, after all, she had already configured the recording to send to her once it was done.


    Her luggage had been small and she only had the extra jacket that Qin Yichen had gotten her and the stuff she had gotten to change her appearance a little.


    After packing everything, she came out of the room and saw that Qin Yichen was already waiting with his luggage too.


    He grabbed her bag like it was the most normal thing to do and then led her outside.


    It was only in the elevator that Rong Yue remembered that she hade here with some other people.


    She pulled out her phone, intending to call teacher Lu to tell him that she was leaving already. Thepetition was already over and any other thing left wasn''t as necessary.


    Besides, knowing Qin Yichen, she was certain that he wouldn''t prepare for their trip back if there was still anything left.


    Teacher Lu picked on the first ring. As soon as she told him she was leaving, he was surprised.


    "Ahh, Xiao Yue, we are having dinner on the down floor, we woulde to see you off. I had previously told them that you were sick and couldn''t join us." Teacher Lu said.


    Thankfully, they were all here having dinner and nning how they wanted to spend the next few days.


    He wouldn''t have imagined that the star of the show was already leaving.


    However, he was someone with a very high EQ. It was going to be hard to tell all these ambassadors that she had left the next day.


    It was better to let them see her off and see that she wasn''t too well.


    Rong Yue agreed and told him she would wait at the checkout point.


    Downstairs in one of the private dining rooms, a table of seven had been having the time of their life before the call.


    The two ambassadors were sensitive and even before Wu Hao could talk, they already asked.


    "Is that Rong Yue?"


    "Hmmm, seems like the weather here isn''t too good for her, her brother is about to leave with her," he exined.


    Even though he didn''t know for certain what their real rtionship was, he had assumed they were siblings with their out-of-the-world appearance.


    "Let''s go see her off before we finish dinner then," the two ambassadors said and stood up.


    Feng Ya that had been eating dinner silently too also stood up with them. Even though she didn''t care about Rong Yue, she didn''t know why, just the mention of her name now gave her heart a big reaction and filled her with jealousy.


    Even though she didn''t have any aspirations of winning thepetition, after all, she knew her own capabilities.


    Seeing another girl from her country do it so easily had her feeling vexed. She also wished she was the one that was in that position.


    Deep down, she felt like Rong Yue had snatched what should have belonged to her. Not stopping to think of if she was even up to the other person''s standards at all.


    Wu Hao also stood up leaving the other two boys no choice but to stand up.


    When they got to the lobby, Rong Yue and Qin Yichen had just also climbed out of the elevator.


    "Say goodbye, I''ll be waiting in the car," Qin Yichen told her as he knew that the chances of the two ambassadors recognizing him were there. Even though he had kept himself out of media attention, he couldn''t refuse business meetings and some parties. People in the capital''s inner circle knew what he looked like.


    While he didn''t mind being seen with his little girl, he was certain that she wasn''t ready for that kind of attention.


    He turned to go, narrowly missing the group by a second.


    "Student Rong Yue," the ambassador greeted eagerly as he saw her.


    She had removed all the disguise and her normal appearance was back.


    Even though they had seen her before, the group still couldn''t help but pause as they saw that exquisite face. Coupled with her recent achievement, it made her glow up even more in their mind and they couldn''t help but praise her genes in their mind.


    Rong Yue exined pleasantries with them politely and apologized for leaving them behind.


    "Teacher Lu said your brother is here, where is he?" The other ambassador asked as looked around.


    "He went to prepare the car that would take us to the airport," she pointed towards the entrance and all of them looked at the tall figure that was already at the door of the hotel.


    Just from his back view, they could already imagine that her ''brother'' must have excellent looks like her.


    After all, it was easy to see how he carried himself and his charisma from here.


    However, when Feng Ya saw the figure that was at the entrance, she eximed with bulging eyes, "Young Master Qin?"


    She opened her eyes and closed her eyes, her gaze fixed on the man that was now walking towards a limited edition car that was just parked in front of the hotel.


    "Huh? Young Master Qin?"


    While Wu Hao and teacher Lu didn''t know what they were talking about, the remaining from the capital all turned their head to look around.


    Young Master Qin was the type to rarely appear in the paper or be seen in public. Despite being the one that handled the family matters that had to deal with the general public, he also controlled a lot of the mediapanies and so his pictures avable were very few and only the top families in the capital knew him very well.


    And so despite his famed and well-praised name, his appearance was what a lot of people had conjured in their head from the things he had done.


    If they could use this opportunity to see him here, wouldn''t that be great?

 Chapter 162: Going Back Home

    "Quick show us where Young Master Qin is?" Wu Da asked, eagerly looking around.


    Upon seeing that Feng Ya didn''t answer, they followed her gaze and saw that she was looking at ''Rong Yue''s brother''


    "Surely, you don''t mean that Student Yue''s brother is Young Master Qin," one of the ambassadors said, his eyes rolling with disappointment.


    Before Feng Ya could say anything, Qin Yichen entered the car that was coated with deep tint.


    It was impossible to see anything even if they went close not to mention how far they were standing.


    Upon hearing what they said, Feng Ya that had been staring at that figure without blinking finally looked away and looked at Rong Yue.


    "Who was that?" The agitation in her voice was easy to sense.


    From the first time she had met him at a ball in their family, she had be obsessed with him and the idea of him.


    And so, even though her status was not yet enough to meet him now, she who was just from a side branch of the Feng family had set a goal.


    To grow until she had the right to stay by his side!


    Because of that, she had worked hard in everything all these years. Since he had won thispetition back then, she had also fought with everything she had to make sure that she could qualify.


    Almost as if she was giving them something to be familiar with.


    "My brother? Do you know him?" Rong Yue asked with a pretty innocent expression. It was almost like she had no idea who the Young Master Qin is.


    Feng Ya looked away from her and at the car wondering if she had seen incorrectly.


    Perhaps, she had missed him too much because of thispetition and started to imagine things? It was usually so hard to meet him and so any opportunity she had, she would her best to get selected to go for the banquets he would attend.


    "I guess I saw wrongly," she said, looking away from Rong Yue. Even though she still had some lingering doubt, she felt that it was most likely her who was seeing things.


    There was no way this girl from City A could know Young Master Qin.


    Rong Yue said her farewell to all of them and hugged Wu Hao briefly.


    "I''ll see you at home," she promised before turning to leave.


    The group waited until she had entered the car and then left.


    However, Feng Ya that was still in a daze asked mindlessly. "Isn''t Rong Yue from city A? Are families over there so rich now? That''s a limited edition car," she muttered, her voice full ofplex and bad intentions.


    Teacher Lu paused in his steps but his brain didn''t stop as he replied quickly.


    "That looked just like a normal car rental type of car to me, what does student Feng mean?"


    It was after all impossible for them to bring their car over here just because of an exam, the probability that it was a car rental was high!


    Feng Ya said nothing in reply, her mind rolling over the reply.


    Eventually, she let it go and walked faster to meet up with the group.


    Back in the car, Rong Yue entered and shot Qin Yichen a look of displeasure.


    She was, after all, a person that had lived another life. If she missed the obsession and yearning that was shining in Feng Ya''s eyes as she gazed at his back, then she would have lived for nothing.


    More importantly, to see his back view and know that it was him in one nce, then she had to have seen him often enough.


    Just the thought of that left her feeling vexed at the man beside her.


    Qin Yichen picked up on her sour mood quickly.


    "Yue''er, is anything the matter?" He asked as the driver started the car. His tone was gentle and full of worry.


    However, Rong Yue had no idea about how she was supposed to exin what she was feeling to him.


    They weren''t a couple right? So she couldn''t just tell him that she was angry that another woman seemed to recognize him from just his back view.


    So she nodded her head and looked outside,pletely ignoring him.


    Seeing her reaction, Qin Yichen knew for certain that something must have happened while she was saying farewell.


    Even though it might not have been a big problem, he still whipped out his phone and sent a message to Teacher Lu.


    Their ride to the airport was smooth and quick, Rong Yue mumbled a thank you to the driver when they arrived and left Qin Yichen with the luggage.


    Instead of going to where the normal airlines were, Qin Yichen led her down another route.


    "Our family has been staying within the country recently, so I felt the both of us using this ne would give it an opportunity to get used," Qin Yichen exined.


    Rong Yue''s brows rose up as she silently wondered just how rich this family is. While it might have seemed absentminded, she had picked up on the ''this ne'' and knew that this was most likely not the only ne they owned.


    It also made sense, after all, the Qin family was a quiterge family, havingsted generations.


    As they got closer, two men rushed towards them and grabbed the luggage from Qin Yichen while greeting them respectfully.


    "We have made all the arrangements as requested," one of them said with a low bow. Even though he was an English man, he had gotten some bit of training on their culture also,


    "What of the food? Have all the courses I requested been made avable?"


    Looking at Qin Yichen''s frosty re, the man wiped an imaginary sweat as he bobbed his head repeatedly.


    "Seeing how borate the meal course requested was, Chef Zhang together with Chef Micheal are still working together, both of them would surelyplete all the requests by the time we are ready to go," as he said this, he nced at Rong Yue with curiosity.


    Was this their master''s sister?


    After all, she was such a stunning beauty! The type that was difficult to find. More importantly, she seemed a little young to be his lover right?


    When he had gotten the food order from Qin Yichen, he had been almost certain that a woman wasing along. After all, those sweets and several desserts were not things that their master ate.


    Lost in his thoughts, he didn''t even realize that Qin Yichen and Rong Yue already walked past him and into the ne.


    By the time he noticed, their shadows couldn''t even be seen outside anymore!


    "Hmmm, I''ll ask the other ones over there if the Qin Family has a little princess that they are hiding,"

 Chapter 163: Making It Up To Her

    Just like he had promised, the full course was reallypleted before the ne took off and tray after tray of food was carried into the ne.


    "After takeoff, I''ll ask them to serve you," he said and then before Rong Yue could do it, he leaned in and did her seatbelt for her.


    Rong Yue felt her heart race a little faster, the thumping sounds it made from being in close proximity to him made her flush red.


    With his scent wafting into her nose and his warmth spreading towards her from how close he had leaned in, she felt like she was going to go crazy with these feelings.


    Just as she raised her hands up to pull him away, Qin Yichen stood up back and sat properly, giving her no choice but to talk. Instead, she could only re at him with eyes filled with anger.


    Qin Yichen looked at her from the corner of his eyes, his lips curling upwards with excitement.


    Previously, he had taken things very slow, allowing her to grow used to him while he just silently did things for her.


    But after what happened today and the fear he had seen in her eyes when he turned around, Qin Yichen knew that his ce in her heart had grown quite well.


    In fact, he had grown even more than he imagined. He had thought that she was slowly warming up to him. Like not pulling away when he hugged her and even letting him help her rescue her friend from the despicable uncle.


    That was the stage he had thought they were in. But now that he knew that he had wormed his way into her heart even more than that, Qin Yichen didn''t want to sit back and let things cool down.


    He wanted to strike on the hot iron and make his little girl his in the proper way!


    The ne steadied soon and very quickly, a foldable table was set up in front of Rong Yue.


    It was clear that it was specially designed for the ne. Although the legs were foldable, the sides of the table all had another edge to them to keep the dishes from sliding down if there was a little turbulence.


    Seeing the feast he prepared, Rong Yue smiled, letting go of some of the anger in her heart.


    Initially, she had been angry about Feng Ya and thenter got angry at how out of control her heart had behaved because he came close. She of course med that simple action on him.


    But seeing the food in front of her and all of the sweet fragrance that was wafting into her nose. Rong Yue almost drooled and shot him a happy expression.


    Without wasting time, she dug in, taking her time eating small portions of each dish served.


    It was clear to see that two chefs had worked on this as the two tables they had arranged beside her were full of both intercontinental dishes and local dishes from their country.


    Taking a spoonful of some soup, she turned to Qin Yichen, her eyes shining like crescents as she looked at him.


    Seeing her so happy until she was beaming, Qin Yichen also smiled, his eyes full of doting and gentle love.


    If food is what he needed to make her this happy, then his little girl had to worry about growing too fat with how much he was going to feed her!


    "Since you didn''t stay to attend the celebratory dinner, I tried to help you make your trip back memorable."


    "Yue''er, congrattions," as he said that, he reached out, his long hands covering her head and then rubbing it in the most delicate way. It was almost like he was giving her a massage with one hand.


    Rong Yue on the other hand felt like the world had juste together, with good food of different types in front of her and in her mouth, and Qin Yichen giving her a head rub, life felt incredibly perfect at that moment.


    And just like that, for the fourteen-hour trip back, Rong Yue ate and took a nap.


    She did it interchangeably and every time she dozed off, Qin Yichen would help her adjust the nket so that she didn''t catch a cold.


    All of the hostesses on the ne were not just stunned by the gentle and tender expression on their master''s face, they were also filled with intense jealousy.


    "Perhaps, she''s his younger sister, Hasn''t there been many of our colleagues that tried to seduce the Young Master?" A girl whispered to the others while keeping her eyes glued on Qin Yichen.


    After adjusting her covers, he had gone back to working and also told the hostesses to take back the food so that they could be heated up when Rong Yue woke up.


    Despite him not showing it to Rong Yue, he was already a little about his brother.


    To the outside world, it seemed like the two Qin brothers held different roles and positions. However, between the two of them, there was no separation.


    Every strategy used in their camps was drafted by both of them. The only thing was that his older brother, Qin Feng was not a fan of numbers, thus, he had dodged thepany and finance matters for Qin Yichen.


    So while Qin Yichen was holding all their finance and business running, he held the reigns for the other physical things.


    Now that he knew that they were trying to break into their major camp, Qin Yichen couldn''t sit still and wait for his brother to handle matters.


    All through the flight, he mapped out ces on theirnds where they would include traps andnd mines.


    He also made ns to ask Rong Yue for her help in creating a threeyer technology security. He had seen what she created and he was certain that if the two of them worked together, creating a threeyer security that was hard to break through wouldn''t be hard.


    He worked for close to seven hours straight, not taking a break from the screen, and would only nce to make sure that Rong Yue was okay anytime she took a nap.

 Chapter 164: Home Sweet Home

    By the time the nended back in their country, Rong Yue woke up by herself, her body sensing the descending of the ne.


    Surprise and a little bit of worry shed through her eyes when she saw the little ck lines under Qin Yichen''s eyes.


    All of the time that she woke up, she had seen him working, and even now, his eyes were still fastened to theputer.


    "Have you suddenly discovered my charm?" Qin Yichen asked, turning to face her with his lips curled up with a smile.


    He had known when she woke up and felt her gaze on him the whole time. He had of course not turned because he was hoping this little girl could discover his charm and refuse to let go.


    Rong Yue rolled her eyes, not taking his words to heart.


    "It''s not good for the body to work long hours without resting, you have gone for three days without proper rest," Rong Yue chided gently, totally not seeing him as an outsider.


    Upon hearing her words, Qin Yichen''s smile deepened and he closed theptop.


    "Are you afraid that I would be unable to satisfy you in the long run?" He teased, enjoying the view as Rong Yue''s eyes widened and her mouth hung open withck of a proper reply.


    "Scoundrel," she mumbled and then turned away, her face a faint shade of red from being embarrassed.


    Qin Yichen also didn''t push her too much, only leaning backward as they waited for the ne tond.


    Since it was a private ne and the both of them barely had any luggage, they got off with the bags they had carried in and went to the arrival hall directly.


    However, Rong Yue was stumped when she was where they were. This she turned to look at him, curiosity shining in her eyes.


    "There''s the matter of the guards that were sent over, also, you haven''t seen Mother in a while, she must be worried by now," Qin Yichen exined, as he walked towards the car that was there to pick them up.


    Lu San rushed out as soon as they got close to him, his usually cold face was brimming with happiness.


    "Young Master, Young Mistress, wee back," he greeted, opening the car booth and dropping the bags inside before opening the door.


    Rong Yue acted like she hadn''t heard his greeting, after all, no matter how many times she had told him, he was set on calling her what he wanted.


    "Congrattions, young Mistress, the both of you are truly a pair made in heaven. To win the samepetition for the country must be heaven''s sign," Lu San added cheerfully as he drove out of the airport.


    Rong Yue''s face darkened as she red at him. However, a certain young master beside her was beaming and full of smiles.


    He looked at Lu San''s reflection through the rearview mirror and felt that he looked good, especially today.


    "When the store and the jewelry store areunched, you can take two weeks off to rest," he told him generously.


    Lu San''s eyes widened with surprise and he nced at Rong Yue that still had a sullen expression.


    Understanding what happened, he nodded hurriedly and thanked him.


    He couldn''t wait to tell the other five that he now had a two weeks unscheduled break from work!


    Since the country hadn''t announced their arrival back from thepetition, even Rong Xia, her mother wasn''t expecting her back.


    However, because of the time difference, when they arrived, it was still quite early in the morning in their country and she was still home.


    When she saw her daughter, Rong Xia that had just dressed up to go out of the day and was only waiting for Lu San burst into tears, as she hugged her.


    "Xiao Yue, you have returned to mother," she cried out, hugging her daughter tightly.


    Rong Yue felt her eyes grow misty as she also hugged her back.


    Qin Yichen watched the both of them, saying nothing to disturb the moment.


    "How was it over there? Was the weather to your liking? I didn''t expect that you woulde back so soon," Rong Xia rambled on.


    Rong Yue answered her questions patiently, taking the time to bond with her mother.


    "Yichen, thank you for apanying her, I would have been too worried if she had to go all alone," Rong Xia finally said the moment she remembered that they hade together.


    Qin Yichen replied politely and then excused the both of them.


    Since he had a t just across from theirs, he decided to get some rest before they had to start the findings on who sent the men over to work for Rong Yue.


    On the other hand, Rong Xia brewed tea for her daughter, knowing that she enjoyed watching her do it.


    In the past, she had only been able to do it with any type of cup that they had. But now that things have gotten better, she had aplete tea set now and really wanted her daughter to watch her use it.


    "Mother, about those men that came over to assist, hope you haven''t given them too much control?" Rong Yue asked carefully.


    Even though it wasn''t obvious, she could tell that her mother''s mind was getting better. Which meant that keeping her busy was probably a good thing?


    But she also didn''t want to burden her with a sensitive matter like this, thus, she had to ask carefully.


    Rong Xia''s hands that were holding therge tea cup paused, her eyes shing a little before she raised her head up.


    "Lu San seems to be handling them. They are only in charge of the store and don''t go to the jewelry factory,"


    Rong Yue nodded and let it go, "I''ll check matterster and also round things up for the store opening."


    Thanks to Qin Yichen, she had been able to achieve the design she wanted with her designer and the team that he sent down.


    So even though she had been gone for two weeks thereabout, work didn''t stop the whole time.

 Chapter 165: Planning To Elope??

    After drinking tea with her mother, Rong Yue left the house without informing Qin Yichen.


    Since she had seen a lot of banners and posters with her face on it while they were entering their city, this time, she wore a ck hoodie and used the cap to cover her head before heading to the factory.


    She knew that Song Jian and Song Yan would be there working hard.


    Her guess was right because the moment she opened the door to the innerboratory and entered, Song Yan turned back, her eyes bulging wide as she saw that it was Rong Yue.


    "Rong Yue!" She eximed happily and threw herself into her arms.


    "You have been adding a lot of weight recently, what if you push Rong Yue to the floor?" Song Yan said with a fake scowl on his face.


    Seeing the two of them banter so happily, Rong Yue smiled too, her eyes crinkling up with happiness.


    "Yue''er, I didn''t think that you will be back so soon. Where''s Wu Hao?" He asked and then instinctively looked behind her for his friend.


    "He''s still over there, I still have some matters to settle in the capital, I thought it would be better if I came earlier to sort matters here."


    After that, she personally tested all the new products they had created while she was gone. Even though she trusted them, she was still the type of person to always exercise caution in matters like this. After all, the experience of a lifetime was enough to make her understand that, the human heart was truly, the greatest weapon.


    "I''ll send a batch of miracle fluid tomorrow, it would be enough to cover for six months," she told them after passing all of the new batch.


    "When is the opening, the gship store has attracted a lot of attention already,"


    Although it was not one of thergest cities, there were still a lot of families that had money here.


    Also, Rong Yue intended to take advantage of the inte business model that would be a hitter on.


    She discussed some of the ns with them. But because both of them were not going to be knee-deep in marketing, she also didn''t want to talk beyond what was necessary.


    "Yan''er, even though you would be starting the next session in school, you would have to drop by and monitor the situation here, also, Mother and the manager would drop by asionally too,"


    Song Yan nodded obediently. If not for her brother and Rong Yue''s insistence, she was prepared to leave school alone and just focus on the business. But those two knew that wasn''t good and didn''t agree with her.


    But as it wasn''t her final year, she would have some more free time.


    More importantly, Rong Yue was nning to install small sizes of cameras in every nook and cranny here. With that, it would be easy to see what was going on by herself.


    As soon as she was done chatting with them, she left.


    However, even though she had slipped out of the house herself, when she came outside the factory, a familiar Maybach was waiting in front already.


    Lu San opened the door and stepped out immediately. "Young Mistress!" He called out eagerly.


    "Why are you here?" Rong Yue asked with clear dissatisfaction on her face. She had already nned to check the matters with the factory by herself.


    Seeing her reaction, Lu San that had also stayed around her for a while instantly regretted him telling his master that she had left the house.


    Even though doing that earned him some brownie points, he still understood that if she got genuinely angry, the one to lose out would be him.


    Cold sweat trickled down his back as he wondered what excuse he was supposed to give.


    Even though she was displeased, Rong Yue opened the door and entered, thinking that it would only be a waste of time and effort if she called a cab when he was already there.


    However, when she entered and saw the man sitting on the other side, her eyes narrowed.


    "What are you doing here?"


    "Are you nning to elope with another man now that you are back home?" Qin Yichen asked, his eyes staring intensely at her. He had always felt that between her two friends, one of them had ulterior motives.


    Now that Wu Hao seemed to be letting things go, of course, he didn''t want a new one to start his own.


    Also, he was just as curious about who sent the men as she was!


    "Don''t you think you should get some rest? You didn''t sleep the entire journey and now you want to move around town with me?"


    "I know you are worried about me, but since I''m good with things like this, it would be easy for me to know where those men are from when I see them,"


    "I was nning to check the factory first to see the progress before going to the gship store." Rong Yue argued, despite knowing that he wasn''t going to go back home.


    After saying that, he nodded at Lu San that started the car and drove out of the factory area.


    The factory was within the town but in a lonely area. After all, she had ns of letting thosepanies buy from them, so while the factory was underground, the building on top was designed like apany.


    One had to give credit to Lu San, after all, in less than two months, he had managed the project to get to this stage.


    Her blueprint was to make it have three floors underground and four floors in the open, and right now, the underground sections have beenpleted and even the first floor was already in view.


    "We had to rush the underground so that people around don''t notice that it took a lot more time than the typicalying of foundation. Also, we used only trusted men and made them sign a non-disclosure agreement," Lu San briefed her as they drove in,


    She knew most of these things already but he was trying to help his master cate the little wife a little more!


    Rong Yue said nothing, only getting down when the car was parked properly.

 Chapter 166: Preparations

    After confirming that things at the factory were going fine and giving some extra instructions to the managers, the three of them left and went to the gship store.


    The ancient royal pce design was dazzling and attracted a lot of people. Since the store was also at the city center of City A, every day, conversations would be made over who owned it and what it was for.


    Since work was done, the extra men that hade over to assist stayed there day and night with shifts to guard the store.


    However, it was during the day today and Manager Fang was also on site.


    As soon as he saw her, his eyes lit up and he rushed towards the three of them.


    "Miss Rong! Wee, and congrattions on bringing glory to the country." He said, his face beaming with a pleasant smile.


    Rong Yue nodded, pleased at her choosing this man as her final option.


    "You have been working hard," shemented also, looking around the entrance.


    She shot a nce at the towering man beside her, her eyes softening even more just at the work that was done.


    If she wanted to judge how well he had done it, she would say that he had done it about ten times better.


    Just by walking through the door, a person would feel like they had been transported back to ancient times. The exact feeling that she wanted the customer to get.


    Also, it was not just the ancient times, it was the ancient Royal feeling it gave off.


    From the antiques to the decorations. Everything was perfect and nothing was out of ce. However, she also noticed that the designers had gone soft on the use of gold to avoid making it look too tacky.


    "Manager Fang, we would need to train all the workers here before you can start to focus on something else," she started, and then walked forward with him, that way, she didn''t feel like she was surrounded by so many men all at once.


    "All the female and male workers must be dressed to match the style of our store. Also, their courtesy needs to match the courtesy of the ancient dynasty," as she told him, she made a mental note to get someone that could train the workers ahead.


    Today was a Tuesday and she wanted the opening to happen this next weekend.


    "I thought of that and already contacted an etiquette master from the next province, I can ask her toe as soon as possible," Manager Fang said as he pulled out his phone to dial a number.


    Rong Yue was surprised that he had thought to that point and nodded in approval. She waited in silence as he talked to the etiquette teacher.


    "She said that two weeks is the shortest time that it would take for her to be able to train our workers, but she also offered that for the opening, she can bring some already trained people to work for us while she is still training our staffs,"


    The arrangement suited Rong Yue and she agreed.


    ording to her calctions, their gship store would need about thirty female workers at the very least.


    There were three floors and each of these floors had different purposes.


    The base floor was like a reception but because of the theme of the store, they made it look like the entrance to a pce. Anyone that entered here would then be guided by one of the staff to the floor they needed to be on.


    The first floor was the store, it was divided into two where the customers could first see a specialist for rmendations before they proceeded to get the products.


    The second floor was the aromatherapy room. It focused more on beauty and would be managed by professionals.


    The third floor was for administrative purposes and Rong Yue had ns of including a medical restaurants where people could get soups and drinks that would help their health.


    However, she wanted to test out the running of the store first to see how well it would go before adding that.


    "For theunching, the grander the better. It would be better if everything is perfect, that way; we can reach the luxury and high paying clients first. After that, we introduce subsidiaries that caters to everyone,"


    Rong Yue and manager Fang walked together through all the floors and she gave him instructions.


    Also, she kept him updated on the things she had also done in regards to the opening ceremony.


    Because she was not from a big household in the capital, she had used the influence from the Sun family.


    Also, every invitation that she sent out were all beautifully packed.


    "Miss Rong, I also think we should do a live coverage of the event, that way, it would make theunch sales that you nned to sell out even more,"


    Rong Yue epted immediately. By the time they walked back to the base floor where Qin Yichen and Lu San were, they had spent close to an hour.


    Thest part of their conversation had been overheard by Qin Yichen and he turned to look at Lu San beside him.


    "Pay a visit to the connections we have here in City A. I want everyone that''s important enough to be there for the opening." Qin Yichen instructed, his eyes not leaving Rong Yue''s figure for one second.


    "Should I let them know that you will be present?" Lu San asked back in a whisper.


    Qin Yichen said nothing for a moment, just when Rong Yue was close enough to them, he turned his head and replied him.


    "Keep it a secret for that day."


    If he told them he was going to be there, the crowd would be a little too much for Rong Yue to handle.


    Even though the base floor could hold three hundred peoplefortably, it would still be a lot of stress on her.


    Also, if they didn''t know, it would make it easier to keep his identity secret to the majority of the other guests.


    At this time, Rong Yue walked to where they were, and Manager Fang''s whose notepad was filled with so many notes and scribbles nodded at Qin Yichen and Lu San before he hurried off to get to work, leaving the three of them.


    "I have settled matters with him, let''s talk to the men outside," Rong Yue said, walking forward without looking at the three of them.


    She had no idea that when she was on the second floor, Qin Yichen had made Lu San to spar with more than three of those men.


    Just from their technique and reflexes. He was already sure of where they were from. However, he was curious about their master''s intentions for sending men to his woman.


    Because of this, he said nothing, wanting to see the reaction the men would have towards Rong Yue.


    When they got outside, the ten men acted like they didn''t see anyoneing and going, their stance professional.


    Rong Yue scoffed as she walked up to one of them.


    "Who owns this building?" Her aura had changed from when she was talking to Manager Fang or from when she was just some genius student.


    Now, even though she was shorter than the man she stood in front by several feets, her stance and aura was domineering and didn''t make her seem any inferior beside them.


    "Young Mistress, this building belongs to you." The man answered respectfully with an head bow.


    "Why then have you decided to camp out in front of my building? Who gave you the right?"


    The men exchanged nces each one of themmunicating with the other.


    Just by calling her young mistress already made Qin Yichen''s aura darken. However, he didn''t step forward knowing very well that the woman he liked would prefer to handle it since she was already here.


    "Our Master assigned us to stay here and assist with the process. Also, we are to make sure that no one sneaks into this building regardless of their identity." One of them replied.


    Rong Yue turned her gaze to the speaker, the question in her eyes obvious.


    "Who is your master?"


    "We don''t dare to reveal his identity," the ten of them answered in unison.


    Rong Yue rolled her eyes.


    "He sent ten men to stand in front of my store and ten shadow guards to guard my factories. And he wants to keep his identity hidden?"


    "Fat chance!" She shot back with a scoff, her entire person overbearing and domineering.


    While her words seemed like empty threats, none of the men or even Qin Yichen had an idea that as she turned to look at each men, she was using the system in her to scan their faces.


    As long as it ran the data on them, she would know where they wereing from.


    "I''ll be here tomorrow, if your master isn''t ready to reveal his identity, then he must be prepared to lose twenty men as none of you would make it pass then."


    Without another word, she turned and left surprising Qin Yichen.


    "Don''t you want to know where they are from?" Yichen asked as they walked back into the car, his eyes deep and curious.


    Clearly, he hasn''t expected her to leave them that easily.

 Chapter 167: Confronting Rong Xia

    Don''t you already know where they are from?" Rong Yue shot back, her eyes gleaming with mischief as she looked at Qin Yichen.


    If it was anyone that had dared to talk to him like that, Qin Yichen might have gotten angry. But it was his little girl. He smiled and stretched his hand to her head. Rubbing her head gently.


    Rong Yue said nothing as Qin Yichen pulled her into his embrace, his scent enveloping her nostrilspletely.


    She was also looking at the screen that the system had projected forward. Her eyes took in the identities of the men. Just like she had guessed, they were from DRK.


    Just thinking of Mo Yifan and his beautiful appearance, Rong Yue''s brows furrowed. The man was not hard to read, but his intentions and persona were a little difficult to understand.


    However, even if it didn''t feel like he had bad intentions, Rong Yue wasn''t sure she wanted anything to do with someone in the underworld.


    "What would you do about the men?" Qin Yichen asked, knowing very well that her threat to kill them didn''t stand.


    "Now that I''m back, he will pay me a visit himself."


    Qin Yichen nodded, and the both of them talked about theunch that was this weekend.


    Since she knew that Qin Yichen must have dealt with things like this several times, she shared her thoughts with him and noted his suggestions, which were helpful.


    By the time they drove into their street, Rong Yue was already tired and had dozed off to sleep.


    "Drive slower," Qin Yichen told Lu San, who understood and brought the car to a gradual slow.


    Qin Yichen pulled out his phone and sent messages to a certain someone.


    Even if he didn''t want to interfere too much in her matters, he was also unwilling to allow another man to make a move on his woman!


    Since Mo Yifan seemed to have a lot of free time on his hands, it was only normal that he gave him some work to do!


    Just before the car parked, Qin Yichen put his phone back into his pocket and wrapped his free arm around Rong Yue.


    When they had just met, Rong Yue would have woken up startled if he had ced his hands around her like this. But now, her eptance of him had seeped beyond how she showed it.


    He carried her out of the car while Lu San trailed behind them. Looking at his master carrying a woman with that tender and gentle look on his face, he was tempted to take a picture and send it to the others.


    But in the end, he didn''t dare to do it. Only looking long enough to keep the memory in his mind.


    Qin Yichen carried Rong Yue upstairs and pressed the code to their house. When he entered, Rong Xia was seated on the couch, watching TV while eating some snacks.


    She looked up when she saw theming in and returned to watching her television. Qin Yichen nced at her briefly before taking Rong Yue inside the room.


    Unlike Rong Yue and all the other people that had stayed around Rong Xia, he didn''t buy her act, and so after taking off Rong Yue''s shoes and tucking in her bed. He went to sit beside Rong Xia.


    "Is your life in danger?" He asked casually, as though the both of them had discussed something before this conversation.


    Rong Xia''s face still had a clueless look, and she looked in the direction of Rong Yue''s room.


    "Is Xiao Yue in trouble?"


    Qin Yichen leaned back as he looked at Rong Xia''s innocent appearance. It was really easy to buy her act that she knew nothing about what he was saying.


    However, since his heart was set on Rong Yue, Qin Yichen was not the type to deal with uncertainties.


    "Yue''er isn''t that delicate. Even if you want to hide from the rest of the world, you are taking away her chance of having a normal mother because you want to protect her." He paused, looking at the door to Rong Yue''s room.


    "Eventually, she would find out, and I don''t think that any exnation would be enough to make her ept that you have deceived her for so long."


    At this point, Rong Xia''s expression changed and she increased the volume of the TV series she was watching.


    "And you n to tell her?"


    Qin Yichen chuckled lowly, his previously restrained aura bursting out and filling the room. However, Rong Xia wasn''t affected one bit and her gaze was still piercing into his.


    "When she agrees to be my woman officially, I can''t promise not to tell her¡­" he paused, arching his brows while his eyes gleamed with an emotion Rong Xia couldn''t read.


    "You can''t expect me to lie to my woman, right?"


    Rong Xia scoffed, anger brimming through her eyes.


    "You are dealing with a matter that is bigger than you, no one loves Xiao Yue more than me, and I want to keep her safe."


    "With or without you,"


    The room was tense. Each person set to do what they thought was right. Qin Yichen finally broke the eye contact that they had kept and stood up.


    "Yue''er is like a diamond. There''s no hiding her. No matter how many times you make her alter her appearance. Her dazzling light is still going to make whatever it is you are running from find her."


    "And when it does, she wouldn''t be prepared to fight it."


    After saying his piece, he left their house.


    As much as he wanted to make her confess. He loved Rong Yue and didn''t want to cross a path of no return with her mother.


    And so, even though he had known she was only pretending to be sick in thest four months, he had acted like he didn''t notice. After all, it was her life.


    However, when she made Rong Yue alter her appearance for thepetition, it made him understand that whatever reason she was doing this for, the threat still existed.


    Otherwise, she wouldn''t make her daughter do that. And to Qin Yichen, nothing was as important as making sure that his little girl was safe.


    Because of that, he spoke up. But from what he could see, it was clear that Rong Xia was still intent on hiding whatever it was from her daughter.

 Chapter 168: Just Who Is The Owner?

    The next few days passed quickly, and soon, it was the weekend.


    Since she had sent out invitations about four days ago, many people in City A already knew that a store was opening today.


    Rong Yue had decided to name it ''Lyfe''. When pronounced, it sounded like Life. It also made a lot of people curious and wondered what this store was selling.


    But more than what it was selling, they were also concerned about who was behind the business.


    To be able to invite all of these people meant that it had to be someone influential!


    Theunching was in the evening, but Rong Yue and all of them were already there from early in the morning.


    Mother Song and Rong Xia had formed a good rtionship over time and the both of them after arranging matters with the children went up to get ready.


    On the other hand, Sun Li, Song Yan, Song Jian and their little sister all stayed together in one room with Rong Yue.


    They had worked all day and Rong Yue had ordered ate lunch for them to eat before getting ready for theunch.


    "Do you think people woulde today?" Sun Li asked, a little worried.


    Although she and her mother had offered to help Rong Yue out after seeing how effective her products were, they had also noticed that most of the families and friends that they told had brushed the matter off.


    After all, in this generation, there had been so manypanies that hade in the name of traditional and ancient Chinese medicine and beauty treatments. But in the end, their products would be even lesser than the western and foreign ones.


    With more than one urrence, a lot of people had lost any faith in herbal remedies and just wanted to stick to the more expensive foreign ones.


    "It''s okay if only a few peoplee. The important thing is to have a properunching event. If thepany grows through word of mouth eventually, we would recoup all costs," Rong Yue replied with a shrug.


    She had nned theunch very carefully because she wanted the first momentum to be good.


    However, all her hopes were not on it because she understood that her influence was not yet enough. She had some influence in the ck market and the digital world, but she didn''t want to make those connections physical yet.


    At least, till she was strong enough.


    And so, because of this, she had a mind of someone just doing their best.


    Song Jian had a different perspective however. "In thest two weeks, people have been really curious about here, it had evene up on the inte once a while."


    "Even if they don''t buy immediately, I believe that we might have a lot of virtual audience and people that can''t wait to bash our products." He analysed.


    Rong Yue also nodded, agreeing with his theory.


    People hated being yed the most. With how big they had gone with their design, there would surely be some group of people that would want to buy just to bash them.


    Since their product were actually good, it was impossible for those people to get the end result that they wanted. Because of this, their word of mouth would help down the line.


    The five of them chatted and after eating, they all went to get ready. As for Rong Yue, she had no ns of exposing herself as the big boss and so she didn''t dress too borately.


    Her n was to enter theunch event with Sun Liter on.


    Time passed and soon it was already 7pm, the time they had picked for the event.


    The Sun family came quite early, showing how much value they ced over the friendship that Rong Yue had with their daughter.


    Seeing her three brothers with her parents, Sun Li waved eagerly at them, excited that all of them were able toe.


    The live cameras was also recording everything happening outside and inside the building to the audience that were at home.


    "Wow! I feel like I have been transported back in time to the ancient China!" Someonemented the moment the camera did a slow intake of the entrance to the inside. Also, thedies that were arranged to greet and wee people were dressed to match the timeline.


    Every of their action made it seem like they were watching an ancient drama.


    "I''m going here tomorrow. I need to get this feeling in person!" Another personmented.


    "Me too!" +3


    "I agree!"


    "See you there tomorrow guys!"


    "My ce is close, I''ll be going there now!" Another person said.


    Thestment got so many people that agreed to do the same.


    While people were awed by the grandiose of the store, another thing soon caught their attention.


    The guests!


    First, the military Sun family that would usually stay away from public eye had been the first to arrive which showed the emphasis they ced on this.


    Some other people had arrived after then and while some people knew them, there was nothing too rming.


    However, just now, three people from the An family walked in. Unlike the Sun family, the An family was a family with deep roots in the capital. But because they were business oriented, they had moved a branch down to manage things here about ten years ago.


    Now, in City A, if one wanted to count the top strongest families, if the An family came second, no other family would dare to im first.


    They had also sent three important representatives and also gave a cash, flower and calligraphy gift to the store.


    Manager Fang was also shocked silly upon seeing them and even when they had handed him the flower, he was still finding it hard to believe.


    "Wee, Young Master An, I''m sure my boss must be pleased that you were able to make it," Fang Mo said politely and the stepped aside for them to enter.


    The second row of girls took over and led them over to their seats.


    However, it didn''t end there. Right after the An family came in, Mayor Bo, also stepped in with his wife in his arms.


    "I hope we haven''te toote?" The middle aged man asked, his voice pleasant and friendly.


    Even though Manager Fang felt like he was dreaming, he didn''t show it as he nodded his head sideways.


    "We have only just begun. This timing is perfect."


    Mayor Bo gifted them and deed.


    "I can already tell that business would be good and help our City. You can consider this personal property of mine when you want to start a subsidiary branch."


    Upon seeing the gift, the people at home watching on television and the ones viewing on their phones felt like they couldn''t watch anymore.


    Just who is the Master behind Lyfe?

 Chapter 169: Launch

    The more guests arrived, the more stunned the viewers got. Also, even the people that were in the hall were surprised that the owner had been able to get these people toe.


    By the time the hall was upied, Rong Yue was certain that she hadn''t sent any of these people invitations.


    Even Sun Li was stunned silly. "Yue''er, even my family wouldn''t be able to get all of these people in one room. Are you selling immortality?" She asked with bulging eyes as guest after guest came in.


    Rong Yue said nothing, but her eyes deepened and she pulled her phone out of her pocket. She sent a message to Qin Yichen and when his reply came, she couldn''t help the small smile that tugged at the corner of her lips.


    Sometimes, she didn''t want to let go, afraid that she would suffer the same fate as before. But now, she was going to take this as heaven''s way of making it up to her.


    Life had been too tragic the first time. Surely, the heavens couldn''t let her suffer the same fate again right?


    Also, after she had rushed ahead to save him from The Viridian, she had known that there was little she could do to deceive herself anymore.


    Because of this, she was finally getting determined to let her heart love.


    "Xiao Yue, if your businessunch is this grand, I wonder what your eighteenthing of age party would be like," Sun Li murmured. Awe swimming in her eyes.


    Just when they thought all the guests had arrived, a certain limited edition car parked in front of their store with three cars apanying him.


    Anyone with eyes could easily tell that this was an important guest and the cameras flocked towards the car.


    One of the apanying cars opened and rushed to open the door for the car in the middle.


    Several cameras and humans watched as one white leg after the other was brought out of the car.


    When that devilishly beautiful face was revealed to the world, the crowd online and physical went into a frenzy.


    From the second floor where Rong Yue was watching everything, she kissed her teeth, a slight trace of anger and amusement on her face. "He really came," she mumbled, her eyes watching the eye catching figure that stepped out of the car.


    As though sensing her gaze, Mo Yifan raised his head up and his eyes met her on the second floor.


    He sent a wink and a smile to her that made Rong Yue''s face harden with anger. "The bastard!" She cursed in her heart. Wondering why he would do something like that with all the camera light that was on him.


    Even Sun Li turned to look at Rong Yue in suspicion. "Did that guy just wink at you?" She asked, her eyes revealing her worry.


    The outside world might not know and just take Mo Yifan as the big boss of a conglomerate that was devastatingly handsome. However, for someone like her with a military background. She knew that DRK dabbled in a lot more than just business.


    In fact, the business was insignificant beside the web of underworld power that the man held in his hands.


    "It can''t possibly be me," Rong Yue lied.


    "Let''s go back downstairs," she added right after, pulling Sun Li out of the room.


    Qin Yichen came when the event had started and all of the reporters were already inside. However, there were some bystanders outside that saw this man with an appearance that was even better than Mo Yifan enter the store.


    "Seems like another big shot has arrived! Who is he?" Someone asked, their eyes shining with gossip.


    However, Qin Yichen had reallye in a low key manner. By the time people noticed him slipping in, he was already at the entrance. In the end, someone that wanted to take picture only managed to get his back view.


    When he entered the hall, Mayor Bo and some others that had met him physically immediately stood up to greet him.


    Although he wasn''t the president, the influence the Qin Family held in the country was massive and even the president would think twice when matters concerned them.


    Also, their foreign influence was even more frightening making them a person that a lot of people respected.


    Rong Yue looked at him from where she was, her eyes taking in the familiar figure and she didn''t even realise that her eyes had softened.


    "Seems like someone has been putting in too much effort behind my back?" A low and husky voice said behind her startling Rong Yue.


    She rolled her eyes as she turned and met Mo Yifan standing behind her.


    "It''s only been a month since Ist met you and you seem to have given your heart away, was I not clear about my intentions well enough?" Mo Yifan continued, his hands stretched forward as though he wanted to touch her.


    Rong Yue stepped back, avoiding contact with him.


    "It''s rumored that Young Master Mo hates human contact the most,"


    "It seems like we really cannot believe what the rumors says."


    Seeing her angry and fierce expression, Mo Yifan smiled even harder. "There''s no way you expect me to stay away from my woman to be,"


    Rong Yue rolled her eyes and stepped back even more.


    "Please watch your words, people that don''t know would misunderstand,"


    Thankfully, the storeunch was filled with more of the older generations and there was not a lot of looking around. But even then, Mo Yifan''s closeness to Rong Yue already made the Song siblings ufortable. After all, they knew who the man was.


    Also, Song Jian felt a little guilty as he felt that it was because of him that she had interacted with a man like this.


    "I seem to remember Miss Yue threatening to kill my men, I already asked the others to dig arge grave for them in advance," Mo Yifan said his eyes swirling with mischief.


    Before Rong Yue could reply, another voice interrupted. "The grave would still serve its purpose if they don''t disappear along with you after tonight," Qin Yichen said with venom sipping through his words.


    He had always considered himself a gentleman, but just seeing how close Mo Yifan was standing to his Xiao Yue made him want to send him flying across the room.


    However, unlike normal people, Mo Yifan didn''t seem to be affected by Qin Yichen''s threat. Instead, he straightened up and met his gaze.


    "Despite how hard you tried to keep me away from being here today, it''s nice to meet you again, Young Master Qin," Mo Yifan said with his hands extended out for an handshake.


    Rong Yue looked between both men, a little confused as her mind worked at a speed of light.


    It was not hard for her to understand what was happening after some minutes. Clearly, Qin Yichen had guessed that Mo Yifan would make an appearance here and tried to stop him in advance.


    Just thinking about it made the corners of her lips raise with a smile.

 Chapter 170: The Battle Between Bigshots

    As both of them were big shots, Rong Yue separated them quickly enough, not wanting their personal issues to ruin theunch. And soon, theunch started in full swing.


    As Lyfe was going to provide beauty and medical solutions to people, they had also invited some experts, and Manager Fang disyed pictures of the people that had used their products.


    He also disyed all the certifications and procedures that they had gone through to be able to sell these products to them.


    When the picture of theirboratory was shown, a lot of the guests were impressed, and the ones that had onlye for just giving face reasons and to build connections felt like trying their products wouldn''t be a problem.


    "To celebrate ourunch, we have also packed a bag with our essentials for every guest here, as our products have been tested through several procedures, you can put your mind at rest and test our products for their effectiveness¡­."


    Despite all the big shots that were there, Manager Fang didn''t act out of line and sold the brand and products to them.


    By the time he was done, a lot of people had checked their bags for the trial products that was packed in there.


    The sample products were in small bottles that were customised for only that purpose.


    Some of the guests also ced orders for some more products that weren''t ced there.


    For theirunch, Rong Yue didn''t want them to use up all their recipes and so they had produced only seven medical products and seven beauty products.


    By the time they dominated the market with those products, she had ns that they wouldunch products twice in year to stimte the market.


    She had nned everything for the next five years and handed it over to Manager Fang. Because of this, Manager Fang was able to act within those expectations too.


    Theunch finally ended and with the live reporters, Manager Fang announced their ns for aunch sale that came with a ten percent discount.


    After confirming that they could purchase using the websites. Most of the online viewers out of the fear of missing out, they rushed to the page and started to purchase the products that they needed the most.


    Just as expected, because the younger generation had more understanding of how these things worked, the beauty products finished even before theunch event ended.


    The medical products was also about eighty percent sold out. A number that was beyond the estimate that Rong Yue had made.


    It was astonishing and the Song siblings were happy beyond their minds as they reloaded the website constantly.


    "Brother, only two products are still left in stock!" Song Yan announced excitedly at the back.


    The more she reloaded, the less products she was seeing.


    "Hmmm, it''s good. That way, money for expansion woulde in quick." Song Jian replied.


    Both of them didn''t mind that they were going to have to do more work. After all, if their products were showing sold out, it meant that a lot of people had interest in it.


    They needed to produce more to make sure that their customers could order and receive the products.


    Wu Jin, one of the tech guys that manager Fang had employed was also seated with the Song siblings and was looking at the metrics from theputer.


    "More than half of the orders aren''t from our city but from other cities. Thankfully, Miss Rong already asked me to discuss with third partypanies that would help with logistics."


    Most of the people in City A already liked the concept of the store and wanted to visit themselves. So as much as they wanted the products, they didn''t buy online and nned to visit the store physically.


    With products being sold out, Manager Fang thanked the guests and online viewers and theunch was brought to a final close.


    The reporters were escorted out, allowing the guests to interact with each other freely without feeling like they were on camera.


    Rong Yue on the other hand already left the scene, leaving all of the important matters to Manager Fang.


    Mayor Bo upon seeing that even after the final close, there was no show of the real owner couldn''t hide his curiosity anymore.


    He walked to Qin Yichen and started a conversation.


    "President Qin, thankfully, I got your invitation. I might have missed out on knowing that a ce like this had been built in my city," Mayor Bo said with a polite smile.


    Despite being old enough to birth Qin Yichen, he didn''t put on airs of an elder while talking to him.


    "I should be thanking you for honouring the invitation, theunch was a sess thanks to your appearance and some other people here." Qin Yichen said and then gave him a toast with his ss of wine.


    "Is the Qin Family considering entering the health and wellness industry?" Mayor Bo probed.


    However, deep down, he knew that this didn''t belong to the Qin Family as this was not even up to ten percent of theunch they used to hold.


    Also, Qin Yichen didn''t make a formal appearance or speech. It was obvious that the Qin Corporation wasn''t involved in this.


    Qin Yichen smiled, about to give him a dismissive reply, but then he saw Mo Yifaning towards them from the corner of his eye and changed his mind.


    "My woman decided to do this in her free time, but as she hasn''t epted my hand fully, the most I can do is to help her from behind the scenes."


    "Your Woman?!" Mayor Bo eximed, forgetting his manners out of shock.


    While it wasn''t too surprising that Qin Yichen had a woman, the shocking part was hearing that the woman hadn''t fully epted him!


    Also, the calm way in which Qin Yichen had said it. Like it was normal for him to court the woman he wanted to be with!


    "Isn''t it too early to call her your woman?" Mo Yifan said arrogantly as he joined the conversation without an invite.


    His words made Mayor Bo and the few people that was trying to eavesdrop be very curious. His words were, after all, very provocative.


    "Why do you think she would want to enter the messy Qin Family and have to deal with all the troubles thates with being in your family when she can be with me and have anything she wants?" Mo Yifan continued, his words making it sound like they were in somepetition over Rong Yue.


    Qin Yichen nced at him once and then looked away, deciding to ignore him. Mo Yifan''s methods were shameless and he didn''t want people thinking that his woman had anything to do with a gangster like him.


    "Mayor Bo, I''ll pay a visit to your home before I return to the capital. Enjoy the rest of your night," after saying that, Qin Yichen left humiliating Mo Yifan by ignoring himpletely.


    However, if that single action had angered Mo Yifan, it was hard to tell as his expression remained the same with his eyes unreadable to the people around him.


    Mayor Bo took one nce at him, gave him a polite nod and stepped away from him. Although he was curious about who that woman was that could attract this two.


    He didn''t dare to talk to Mo Yifan after Qin Yichen had ignored him.

 Chapter 171: Keep Her Away!

    The sales that Lyfe made in the next few days was beyond anyone''s expectations. Rong Yue decided to set a limit for the amount of people that the aromatherapy section could take in a day to not stress the staff.


    Even with that, the waiting list already exceeded a month because after each day, the people that had experienced it would go on to tell other about how magical it was.


    In those few days, they had also sold out on three different days and the Song siblings with the other people in theboratory worked overtime everyday just to get products avable.


    Rong Yue also had to make more batches of her miracle fluid.


    In this new week, Wu Hao and the team that had traveled for thepetition came back and Rong Yue had to return to the capital to meet them.


    As soon as the flightnded, Rong Yue stirred from her sleep. The exhaustion from running around because of Lyfe was still heavy on her body.


    "Keep sleeping," Qin Yichen told her softly as he used hisrge palm to pat her head. Just thinking of how much she had done in thest three days made his heartache.


    For a big family like theirs, the direct heirs were usually trained fiercely, and he was also used to working hard like that.


    However, it was unusual to see girls work that hard. Especially since she was so young. But he also knew that he couldn''t tell her to stop. The most he could do was support her by the side and make things easier for her


    Since they had taken the private ne to City A, they had also used it toe back to the capital.


    Up until they arrived in Qin Yichen''s vi, Rong Yue was still sleeping. As soon as they got down, Qin Heng, that had been peeking from upstairs, saw his brother carrying Rong Yue and rushed down.


    "Sister Rong!" He called out rather loudly as his small legs ran from the doorway to meet them. Even with his brother shooting him a re that would have killed some other people, Qin Heng paid him no attention, his eyes fixed on Rong Yue, that was in his arms.


    As though connected by spirit, Rong Yue stirred in Qin Yichen''s arms. "Little darling, is that you?" She mumbled as she tried to regain control of her body.


    Qin Yichen was unwilling to let her go and his grip around her tightened even more.


    Qin Heng''s eyes brightened up as he heard her call him little darling. He couldn''t help but re at his brother, who was carrying Rong Yue at a height that his head couldn''t reach.


    Helpless, he could only trail behind them until Qin Yichen entered the house and ced Rong Yue on the sofa.


    Rong Yue stood up abruptly, her bones cracking from that action as she rushed to crouch before Qin Heng.


    This whole time that she had been gone and busy, she hadn''t realised how much she missed this little boy until she heard his voice.


    Qin Heng also buried his head in her embrace, his entire aura different from the icy Little master that he was all the time.


    Not only was Mo Fan stunned, even Qin Yichen was a little surprised by how open his brother was around Rong Yue. His eyes deepened as he watched the two of them.


    "Did anything happen to him when I was gone?" He asked Mo Fan.


    Mo Fan thought for a moment before replying. "Everything was normal. The little master refused to talk to anyone and only came out of his room to eat once a day,"


    After the two of them hugged, Rong Yue coated Qin Heng with kisses as she pinched his cheeks simultaneously.


    "I thought my little darling already forgot me all this time," Rong Yue teased, wondering why the boy didn''t even call for once since they left.


    "The others would be at the government building in an hour. You should hurry up," Qin Yichen reminded her.


    Rong Yue shot him a re before separating from Qin Heng. "Little darling, I would be back soon okay?" She rubbed his head one more time before going up to her room.


    Unlike the first time she hade here, she had packed a lot more luggages this time around. After all, she already settled matters with Lyfe and from her estimate, the jewelry factory would need about a month before things got finalized.


    She nned to spend more time in the capital to set up things like the gamepany and the technologypany that she wanted to build.


    Also, since she had a lead on the organisation from the Hong Foundation, she knew that there would still be otherpanies in the capital that they would have sunk their ws into.


    While she was still growing, she could at least make sure that they weren''t growing too fast also.


    Before stepping into the shower, she replied to her messages and made an appointment with Feng Buyan, who couldn''t want to show her the things he had worked on all this time.


    Because she had altered her appearance before going on screen, he had no idea that she was the one that won thepetition this time around.


    Also, Grandmaster Wang Shu had heard of their arrival back in the country and wanted to see his precious disciple.


    Since she liked the man and was grateful to him, she sent him a message, promising that she was going to pay him a visit soon.


    The meeting was a formal asion and so, Rong Yue picked out a body fitting light blue dress.


    The dress outlined her growing curves, making her look elegant, while the colour against her already white skin made an eye-catching contrast.


    She packed her hair in a neat bun, picked up her phone and went downstairs.


    Qin Yichen had taken less time to get ready. Like her, there were many things that needed his attention in thepany. And since he had been away for like a week and some days, some people had taken the time to act out of line.


    Regardless of that, he still waited till Rong Yue came down.


    When she came down, Mo Fan, that was currently replying to some gossip on his phone and Qin Heng looked up at the same time.


    "Sister is the most beautiful girl!" Qin Heng mumbled, his eyes shining bright.


    Qin Yichen shot him a nce before standing up, his long legs closing the gap between him and Rong Yue in minutes.


    "Are you sure you are allowed to look this good over there?" Qin Yichen asked, his voice low and seductive as he pulled Rong Yue into his embrace.


    Just from the gawking expression that Mo Fan had and his brother''sment, Qin Yichen felt like locking up his little girl and keeping her away from every other man.


    Rong Yue rolled her eyes and used her small hand to push him a little, creating space between them.


    "If I don''t go, the others would soon start to say I''m proud because I won," Rong Yue told him. Even though she knew deep down that he would also not hold her back.


    It was exactly because she knew that he wouldn''t hold her back that she was willing to give her heart to him.


    "Sister inw is really the most beautiful," Mo Fan praised as he stood up, looking for some gossip.


    With Qin Yichen''s tall frame and Rong Yue''s slender frame, he couldn''t see what the both of them were doing and got curious.


    Qin Yichen turned, blocking Mo Fan''s view of Rong Yue while his sharp eyes red at Mo Fan.


    If he hadn''t called her sister inw, he would have probably sent him flying out of the house with one kick.


    But on ount of him knowing the right word to use, he didn''t act too coldly.


    "Go and get the butler to prepare a more subtle car, we would leave soon," he instructed and waved him away so that he wouldn''t gawk at Rong Yue.


    By this time, Qin Heng had already left the tablet he was using to y a game and sneaked behind his brother to meet Rong Yue.


    Seeing her little darling, Rong Yue bent down and wrapped her arms around his neck.


    With his mouth formed into a pout, he asked her the most pressing question in his mind, "Sister is going out again?"


    For him, the time he went out with her was the best time he had in a while. Usually, when they went out with his family, the whole experience would be different because of their identity and sometimes the whole space would be cleared out.


    Even if he didn''t enjoy talking to other kids, he didn''t like the feeling of not having the normal experience also. Because of this, most of the Qin Family members felt that he was impossible to please.


    Rong Yue smiled, her gaze softening as she remembered her little Loli.


    "Don''t worry, I''ll be back very soon to be with my little darling," Rong Yue promised.


    Before Qin Heng could voice aint, Qin Yichen turned to look at the two of them.

 Chapter 172: Presentation

    Qin Yichen watched Rong Yue retreating back as she entered the ministry before making a call.


    "Tell the minister that I don''t want the picture of the winner in the news¡­." Qin Yichen said as soon as the person on the other end picked up the call.


    "P..president Qin.." the instruction was a difficult one, and even with his identity, the person on the other end knew that it was going to be hard to do that.


    "Find a way around it. I don''t want her face on the news and I don''t want any negative news either.." without waiting for another reply, he hung up, his brows creasing slightly from the call.


    Since he had already guessed that her mother was hiding from some people, Qin Yichen had the intention of keeping her from too much public eye until he knew who the enemy was.


    Or at least until her mother was willing to talk. But at the same time, he didn''t want to alert Rong Yue.


    Even though he knew it was going to be hard, he still wanted to do it. To protect her.


    The whole way, he kept thinking about a solution himself, afraid that those ones wouldn''t be able to get the work done.


    Eventually, he found a solution and sent one of his men to handle it.


    On the other side, after getting to the ministry, Rong Yue saw Teacher Lu and the others already waiting and hurried over.


    "Student Yue, wee," one of the ambassadors greeted her as soon as they saw her.


    "How are you feeling now?" Teacher Lu asked, the concern on his face obvious as day.


    "I was able to rest this week even though I missed out on the tour. I guess I''ll get to experience America, maybe as an exchange studentter," Rong Yue said with a soft smile.


    Her reply also made the two ambassadors happy as it meant that she nned to stay in the country to study. This meant that they had aplished the task the higher-ups gave us.


    "Student Yue might be a star very soon. With her looks and her grades, she could very well be the country''s princess,"


    The other two boys and Wu Hao smiled, silently agreeing with his words. In their hearts, she was already a goddess. They didn''t think that it would be hard for her to be a country princess.


    While they were talking, the secretary of the minister of education came to meet them and led them inside.


    Even though they would be awarded global awards, the country had also made ns to award them for bringing them the honour that hadn''te in more than six years.


    The presentation of gifts was the main highlight, and the picture was just what they were going to present to the rest of the world.


    The minister was already waiting for them and he looked around the team for Rong Yue when they entered.


    Teacher Lu stepped forward very quickly to exin matters. "This is Rong Yue, the student that won the globalpetition. She had dressed differently back then not to distract the audience from her academic capabilities."


    Upon hearing that, the Minister nodded in understanding and felt that things made a lot more sense now.


    Previously, after his secretary had gotten l the call from Qin Yichen, he had gone back to check the recording that their department had made of the wholepetition.


    After all, it was rare to hear that President Qin wanted to protect a woman. But he had felt more curious after seeing the very ordinary appearance of the woman.


    Even if her aura was distinct and she had been able to deal with those sneaky professors under such pressure, he felt that if she was from the Qin Family or was a girl that President Qin fancied, her appearance couldn''t be that nd.


    But now, seeing the peerlessly beautiful Rong Yue, he felt like either of those options was possible. But because of how young and clean Rong Yue was, he leaned towards the first option.


    It was impossible for him to disobey if the Qin family wanted to protect her appearance. Luckily, he felt like the girl herself had given him a way out.


    Instead of going into things directly, he decided to form a rtionship with her first.


    "Student Yue, have you decided on what college you want to go? I''m sure any college in our country would dly take you in," he said, his face curved in a friendly smile.


    Rong Yue felt like the man''s entire aura towards her changed the moment teacher Lu exined, but she took it as him just being nice because she won thepetition.


    "I have yet to settle on one. I would make a choice in the next few days," she replied. Since she didn''t do the picking back then, she had forgotten which one the principal had filled in for her and only remembered that it was the best school.


    As for which school was the best, that was something she had to look up again.


    The minister felt like it was normal. If she were the Qin Family''s hidden princess, things like her education wouldn''t be easily settled like that. And if it was, it wasn''t something that she would reveal just like that.


    "Tell me when the timees, I''ll put in a word so you can skip the admission processes,"


    Rong Yue nodded like a good student and thanked him sincerely. Even if she didn''t mind using the normal route.


    If the time came and she was busy, she saw no problem in telling this man so that she could save some time!


    The minister asked some more questions, and Rong Yue answered him well. Her mood towards the old man wasn''t bad, and as long as it wasn''t a personal question, she answered him well.


    As for the other people in the room, the ministerpletely forgot that they were there.


    After chatting with them for a while, the minister allowed them to go for the wardrobe adjustment so that they could take pictures.


    As all of them prepared to leave, he called Rong Yue back.


    "Student Yue, to not bring unnecessary attention and rumours, I think it is better you are dressed a little simr to how you looked for thepetition," Minister Zi said, his tone coaxing, making one not feel like they were beingpelled to do something.


    Rong Yue agreed, making Minister Zi sigh in relief at the sessful mission, and she went to the room that had been prepared into a styling room.


    Despite the change in her dressing, she was still the star of the show and so when the five representatives were to take a picture, Feng Ya hurried and took the middle spot.


    The photographer frowned and looked at Rong Yue, that stood beside Wu Hao.


    Since the secretary already gave him instructions before, he didn''t mind anyone''s identity and changed the arrangement.


    "She''s the winner and the one people want to see first, let Rong Yue take the middle spot with this man beside her," the photographer instructed and pointed at Wu Hao.


    After taking the group pictures, he also took a picture of just Rong Yue that was going to be on the front page before allowing them to join the minister in the small hall that the award ceremony was going to happen.


    As they had already been rewarded with a tour, the government didn''t have any ns for the other three and only Rong Yue and Wu Hao were called up.


    Feng Ya stood at a corner in the small hall, her eyes filled with envy as she watched all the camera lights that shone on Rong Yue.


    As Rong Yue stood on the stage, receiving cheers and apuse from the crowd, Feng Ya seethed with jealousy. She couldn''t stand to see someone else bask in the sess that she felt was rightfully hers. The way Rong Yue smiled and waved to the crowd only made it worse.


    "This is ridiculous," Feng Ya muttered to herself, scowling. "Why is she getting all the attention?"


    As she watched Rong Yue ept the gifts and pose for pictures with the event organisers, Feng Ya felt a sense of rage boil up inside her. She wanted to scream in anger and even felt like she would do anything to rece her!


    Unfortunately, no matter how much she red at her, the program ended without her being called up to the stage.


    Just before she turned to go, Wu Da, that was beside her and had stayed silent the whole time, finally spoke up.


    "Rong Yue is not the type to engage in mindlesspetition. But she also seems like the kind of person that would repay people ording to how they treat her," he advised and walked away.


    Feng Ya, however, felt he was mocking her and sneered.


    Even if she was just from the side branch of the Feng Family, she had an identity that was better than Rong Yue. Also, in the future, she was definitely going to be the Young Miss of the Qin Family.


    Why did she have to care about a mere Rong Yue?


    Thinking up to that, she scoffed and walked out, disregarding his words.

 Chapter 173: Lethal Beauty

    After the program ended, Rong Yue returned to the styling room to change her appearance before wishing all of them farewell and leaving.


    As soon as she stepped outside the Ministry, a middle-aged man rushed towards her.


    "Young Miss, Young Master asked me to wait here and take you to where ever you wanted to go,"


    Rong Yue nodded, not minding such a gesture anymore. She had also nned a meeting with Feng Buyan and didn''t mind having a free ride there.


    Now that she was outside the ministry, she was d she had used the appearance from thepetition.


    Since she was going to move around, it was easier to do without people recognising. Her original appearance was attention-grabbing, but at least they wouldn''t know who she was or try to make a conversation.


    Her phone dinged with a notification, and she looked at an unknown number.


    Unknown number: Sister, you promised you would be back early, but you aren''t here yet!


    From the tone and the content of the message, she already knew who the sender was. When she hugged him back at home, she whispered that she woulde back soon into his ears.


    She would have ignored the message if it were anyone else, even Qin Yichen.


    But it was like she and the little boy had a heaven-made bond as Rong Yue happily replied to him.


    Rong Yue: I''ll be back soon. Sister would buy you many goodies on my way back.


    After sending the message, she told the butler the address that Feng Buyan had chosen for them to meet.


    When she got to the restaurant, Rong Yue nodded internally. Indeed as a rich heir, he had great taste.


    Unfortunately, in the previous life, he had terrible luck and every time he created something good, he would be taken advantage of.


    "Aren''t you too well dressed for the asion?" Feng Buyan asked as he looked at her blue dress.


    Despite being from one of the elite Families in the capital and meeting several elite girls since he was old enough, he had yet to meet a woman that couldpete with Rong Yue''s looks.


    Rong Yue shot him a warning re as she sat opposite him. Since he had booked a room for them, the both of them could discuss freely without worrying about others.


    "How is my dressing your business?" Rong Yue asked and then stretched her hand out, demanding thepleted project he had brought.


    Feng Buyan kissed his teeth yfully, "As expected, all beautiful women are exceedingly arrogant!"


    Rong Yue ignored hisment and picked up the menu.


    The Imperial was one of the restaurants she had liked back when she became a super-rich designer. She liked that she coulde here, sit alone in a room, and ring the bell when she needed something.


    The taste of their food was also very unique and easy on the tongue.


    By this time, it wasn''t as equipped and beautiful as it would be in ten years'' time, but for the standard that was avable at the moment, The Imperial was still one of the best restaurants avable.


    Rong Yue pressed the bell while Feng Buyan was setting up theputer.


    "Give me your seafood exclusive package and¡­" she listed about three pastries and requested that they pack them in boxes for her.


    At this time, Feng Buyan, that was setting up hisptop, finally stopped and stared at Rong Yue in shock.


    The seafood exclusive package was a full course meal; everything would have a ssh of seafood, including the dessert.


    As The Imperial had standard chefs, the seafood was usually arranged into every section so the customer wouldn''t feel nauseouster.


    Also, the quantity was usually enough for a table of four people. They were only two and Rong Yue had still added three boxes of pastries!


    Feng Buyan couldn''t help but stare at her corbones and slender neck that gave the illusion of a proud and elegant swan.


    Even though it was clear that she was young and still growing, her figure could be considered perfect, with no extra fat anywhere.


    "You are about to enter puberty. If you keep eating like this, you will be unable to keep your figure,"


    Even the waiter couldn''t help but take in a deep breath upon hearing his words. Who didn''t know that it was wrong to say such things to women?.


    Especially a beautiful girl like this!


    Looking at Rong Yue''s indifferent face, the waiter felt like it was the calm before the storm and rushed out to get their order.


    Rong Yue acted like she didn''t hear a word from him when he talked about her figure. She knew her body best and had always been a foodie in the past.


    Now that she had the money to eat when she wanted, she did not need to hold back.


    "Aren''t you going to order?" She asked as she saw him turn hisptop to face her. She hadn''t eaten much since they got off the flight, and then she had also gone for the award ceremony.


    She didn''t want to talk about the work without eating a little first.


    Her words, however made Feng Buyan pause as his eyes widened in shock.


    "Didn''t you order the seafood exclusive package for the two of us?"


    "Why would I order for you? Are you unable to order?"


    At this time, she felt like she finally knew why this man always ran into bad luck in his past life!


    If he was this nosy and annoying, it was understandable that people with little patience would trick him.


    Also, one could see how easily he yed into someone''s hands with how he was okay with eating whatever she ordered.


    Feng Buyan, on the other hand, felt like it was Rong Yue''s first time here. It was possible that she didn''t know the quantity that would be brought here, so he thought that it was up to him to enlighten her.


    "The food you ordered is enough serving for four people. The both of us can eat and have enough,"


    "I bought it because I''m taking some back for someone. If you want to have some, ce an order for yours!"


    Since her little darling was waiting for her, she nned to take most of the food and the three boxes of pastries back home for him.


    Just thinking of Qin Heng''s cute face when eating made her lips curl up with a smile.


    Feng Buyan, that was across her and fuming, couldn''t help but be dazzled by her appearance at the moment, and he even let go of his anger.


    If Rong Yue was usually a peerless and elegant beauty, she became a lethal beauty when she smiled!

 Chapter 174: Dont Disturb Us!

    Under Rong Yue''s urging, Feng Buyan ordered a simple drink and a bowl of soup and rice. A decision he soon regretted as he watched Rong Yue eat her seafood dishes.


    "They should use you for a food advert," he mumbled under his breath and managed to shove another spoonful of rice into his mouth.


    He didn''t think that her eating would look this appetising.


    Luckily, Rong Yue asked them to serve only a portion and was done eating very quickly.


    She called the waiter to clear the table and then got into work mode.


    "The entire team want to meet you just from the first version you created. All of them feel like their skills would reach another level if they meet you," Feng Buyan gossiped as she scrolled through the final work.


    "Did you get all of them to sign the contract?" Rong Yue asked, a little still worried about the team he had assembled.


    She had ced a bug on all of theirputers and did a check on them. But there was still that lingering fear of her being unable to change his fate.


    What if it was already predestined? Or hemitted so much evil in his past life that he now had so much bad karma waiting for him.


    "All of them signed it. Also, I didn''t give anyone the full information like you instructed and only gave them in parts for their area of speciality."


    Rong Yue finally nodded in relief and passed theputer back to him.


    "I''ll send you the things you need to upscale. I''ll get moving with the other legal processes while you guys do that."


    Her going to The Viridian to find Qin Yichen had reminded her that she wasing from the bottom. And her enemy was growing stronger every day.


    Even if she stalled for some time by taking out their support pirs. She also couldn''t take out too much at once as they would suspect.


    After all, they also had a lot of information at their disposal.


    The only way was for her to grow strong quickly enough.


    Feng Buyan wanted to stay and chat more with her but Rong Yue excused herself, carrying the bag that held the takeout packs and left.


    The butler seemed to have been keeping an eye on her as he hurriedly asked the restaurant valet to drive the car over as soon as she stepped outside.


    It was around 5 pm already and Rong Yue couldn''t wait to change out of this dress into something morefortable.


    As she leaned back in the car, attempting to get a nap, her phone rang.


    Previously when Qin Heng had sent her a message, she had forgotten to save his number, but her memory was sharp, and she knew it was his number at once.


    He had texted as soon as she left the ministry, and she had spent over three hours with Feng Buyan. Rong Yue could already guess that the boy would be lonely and bored out of his mind.


    As soon as she picked, she was already cajoling him.


    "Little darling, I''m on my way already and will be with you shortly,"


    However, instead of her little darling''s voice, Qin Yichen''s deep baritone boomed out from the speaker.


    "Where are you?" His voice was husky and low, making Rong Yue unable to regain her mind for a minute. Still in a trance, she replied without hesitation.


    "I''m on the way home. I had a meeting with someone while getting lunch,"


    "Hmmm, tell Butler Yang to bring you to my office, Xiao Heng is here, and he is unable to eat lunch or dinner,"


    Upon hearing that he couldn''t eat, she regained her mind, but her brows furrowed even more with worry.


    "Is he sick?"


    "He is being stubborn. He has refused to eat if he doesn''t see you,e quickly!" Without allowing her to reply, Qin Yichen ended the call.


    He understood the way her mind worked and knew that the longer the phone call, the harder it would be to trick her.


    As soon as he put the phone down, he nced at the little figure that was crouching over on the side, unwilling to look here.


    "Your sister is on her way here. You can eat anything you want when she gets here," he said and then went back to his work.


    Qin Heng pursed his lips as he looked at his brother. After forcing him toe with him to the office, he had declined every offer he made for food.


    Even when he ced an order himself with his phone, Qin Yichen hadn''t allowed the food toe into the office.


    "I''ll tell her what type of man you are!" He threatened with a sullen face.


    Qin Yichen spared him a nce before going back to the documents he was analyzing.


    Since he returned to the office, he had attended three meetings already. He wanted to analyze the feedback from these ones first and then call them back the next day after knowing the kind of projects they epted.


    "You haven''t been eating vegetables the whole time that we were gone, I bought you a box of vegetable sds and soup. You are the one that refused to eat them."


    Qin Heng red at him and kept quiet for a second. He knew that his brother was shamelessly using him to bring his beautiful sister here.


    Even though he wanted to see his sister, he had no ns of seeing her with his grumpy brother.


    He wanted her full attention on him! As he thought about that, his own mind also tried to create a solution to his sneaky brother.


    "I''m going back to the main house, you can see how you will trick sister another time!"


    Qin Yichen''s eyes narrowed and he shot him a re.


    If Qin Heng was no longer staying with him, Rong Yue would definitely find it ufortable staying with him and only the butlers for a long period of time.


    He had even started considering how to organise their dates by tricking her with Qin Heng and then sending Qin Heng offter.


    None of it would work if his little brother went back to the main house again.


    Seeing his brother''s reaction, Qin Heng knew that he had said the right thing and he quickly became cocky.


    "Brother, when sisteres, don''t disturb the both of us,"

 Chapter 175: Negotiation

    Qin Yichen sneered at his words. He had spent so much time and effort convincing his little girl and slipping into her heart.


    Even though he still had to wait a while for anything to happen between them, he didn''t especially mind as long as they kept each otherpany.


    Now that his younger brother was acting as the stumbling block, he felt displeased. He would have sent him back to the Main House if it were in any other situation.


    Since he and his brother handled living with their mother, nothing should stop this one too!


    However, he really needed this brother at this moment!


    "When we return, I''ll ask Mo Fan to send you back. Xiao Yue would also find a ce to live in and soon forget about you,"


    He said it calmly, not sounding like a threat, but when Qin Heng heard him, he felt his heart thump in his chest.


    For a child like him, he definitely didn''t have romantic feelings for Rong Yue and didn''t even understand such things.


    But he liked the way he felt around her and the type of way she treated him. Without knowing, him that didn''t like others treating him like a child enjoyed the way Rong Yue treated him like a treasure that she just discovered.


    Also, he had only been joking about going back to the Main House! The moment he went back, his mother would have the servants dress him up like a little princess so she could pretend she had a little girl like she wanted.


    He pursed his lips as he red at his brother, not knowing what to say next. He didn''t want to ept, but at the same time, he didn''t want to refute and show his weakness!


    Qin Yichen smiled upon seeing his expression and added,


    "Be good and help me win her over. If I get married to her, she will be your sister, and you will be able to see her anytime you want," he told him while ncing at him from his side eyes.


    Qin Heng said nothing in reply, and the office descended into silence.


    About half an hourter, Qin Yichen picked up a call from Rong Yue, telling him that she was already downstairs.


    His smile curled up at the thought that she would see his workspace.


    Would his little girl be impressed by how huge the corporation was?


    After dropping her call, he called his work secretary, Secretary Cai Huo, to pick her up downstairs.


    Downstairs, Rong Yue grabbed therge food bag that she had been given at The Imperial and got down from the car. Since Qin Yichen said someone wasing to pick her up, she told Butler Yang that he could go back.


    Even though she knew it was his work, she still felt it was a little exhausting to have him wait for her while she got some other matters done.


    Butler Yang nodded in understanding and thanked her. Since his boss had already told him to always agree with anything she requested, he didn''t dare to argue with her.


    However, he still sent a message to Qin Yichen to tell him about Rong Yue''s orders.


    Just as he sent the message, Secretary Cai came downstairs.


    As he saw Butler Yang standing beside a delicate and astonishingly beautiful young girl, it was not hard for him to know who he was supposed to bring upstairs.


    Surprise shed in his eyes at how pretty the young girl was, more importantly, because the president had asked him to bring her up.


    Even if others didn''t know, he knew very well that their President didn''t have a younger sister. But he also didn''t jump to conclusions about this woman''s rtionship with Qin Yichen.


    "Butler Yang," he greeted with a nod since they were quite familiar with each other.


    "Miss, I would escort you upstairs," he told her with a respectful nod.


    He stretched his hand, attempting to help her with therge bag out of courtesy. However, Rong Yue moved the bag back slightly.


    "Thank you, but it''s not a bother for me,"


    Secretary nodded in understanding and led the way. Although there was a private elevator connected to the top floor, Secretary Cai took the usual route into the office since he hadn''t gotten specific instructions to use it for the guest.


    Rong Yue looked at therge building for the Qin corporation and was impressed by the sheer size.


    As someone that was knowledgeable in design, she could tell at one nce how much had been put into the building.


    The inside was even more luxurious, and the ceilings were raised very high, making anyone inside it to feel like they were just little beings.


    When they entered, as the President''s secretary, so many people respected Secretary Cai and had seen him go out earlier.


    Seeing a dazzling beauty beside him, the staff on the first floor couldn''t help but gossip.


    "Is that Secretary Cai''s girlfriend? She''s very young and pretty," someone asked, her voice hushed but not low enough.


    "It''s impossible that he would bring his girlfriend to the office. Other than Secretary Cai, no one else has the permission to go up there without the President''s permission," someone else replied; this person was more daring, as though instigating the group of people.


    Even if it were top bosses, Secretary had nevere down to escort them up, it was indeed a rare thing to see, and all of them couldn''t help but gossip.


    Secretary Cai and Rong Yue acted like they didn''t hear anything, both entering the elevator.


    As soon as they disappeared from view, the first floor became a mess of voices.


    "That girl has to be the most beautiful person I have ever seen!" Someone eximed, unable to hold back anymore.


    Although thedies agreed, they also couldn''t help but get jealous.


    "I think she''s still quite young; she looks about sixteen years old. Surely, she can''t be the girlfriend of any one of them," one of the girls said.


    Qin Yichen was about twenty-five years old, and Secretary Cai was even older than that. They felt that Rong Yue was too old for both of them.


    "I think it''s just because her skin is good. Her aura doesn''t seem like that of a sixteen years old. She might be an adult already," one male staff argued.


    As a man, he was able to sense these things better. From the air around her and Rong Yue''s curves, he felt she couldn''t be that young.


    They all discussed, upying themselves with gossip until one of the managers came downstairs.


    "What are the group of you doing around here?"


    With one sentence, all of them rushed back to their seats, afraid they would be in trouble if they stayed any longer.

 Chapter 176: A Perfect Family

    On the other hand, Rong Yue and Secretary Cai arrived at the top floor, and Secretary Cai opened the door to the office after a knock.


    The moment Rong Yue entered, the first thing she saw was Qin Heng standing at an obvious corner of the office with his arms folded across his chest.


    She rushed at him, dropping the bag of food as she pulled him into her embrace and started to coax him.


    "Little darling, don''t be angry with sister, okay?"


    "See, I brought all the best food and snacks for you to eat, okay?"


    Qin Heng''s mouth, which had been pulled into a tight pout, finally loosened, and he looked at her with a doubting gaze.


    "You don''t trust me? I have brought all the best things for my little darling, okay?"


    Under her cajoling, Qin Heng finally caved in and gave her a small smile.


    Secretary Cai hadn''t left; after all, he knew the President was even more approachable than this Little Master.


    Regardless of how the brothers handled themselves, Qin Yichen doted on his family and would do anything for them when it concerned an outsider.


    And so, over the years, Secretary Cai was used to him throwing people that tried to approach Qin Heng because of Qin Yichen out.


    Instead of leaving, he stayed close because he felt Rong Yue was going to have the same fate!


    But why was the Little Master smiling?


    He nced over at Qin Yichen and saw that his lips were curled up in a soft smile as he looked at the two of them.


    Also, the gentle and tender look in his gaze was hard to miss. Secretary Cai blinked, feeling as though he was seeing things.


    However, the scene in front of him was still there.


    After appeasing her little darling, Rong Yue carried him like he weighed nothing and then scanned the office for a chair.


    It was only then that she noticed Qin Yichen.


    Upon seeing that she finally noticed him, Qin Yichen scoffed in mock anger. "You have only just realised that your man is right here?" He asked shamelessly.


    The other three people in the room all had different reactions to his words.


    Secretary Cai''s eyes widened like saucers, and he pinched himself sharply.


    He felt like the world before him wasn''t real and that he had entered into some online drama series!


    Rong Yue, on the other hand, almost fell over to her face in embarrassment. She had known that he was shameless, but she hadn''t expected that he was this shameless!


    Even though she might have shown her eptance in the one week they spent in City A after their arrival back in the country, they didn''t make anything formal.


    Also, even if they did, did he have to say matters like that in such a way?


    Her ears heated up and she shot him a re, wishing she could pull his ears.


    Qin Heng, on the other hand, had the calmest reaction. Nestled in Rong Yue''s embrace, he only shot his brother a look of disdain at his brother''s childishness.


    "Cai Huo, you can leave for now. I''ll take a lunch break," Qin Yichen told Secretary Cai that was still standing by the doorway.


    He stood up from the desk and walked towards Rong Yue, hisrge frame towering above her.


    Without a word, he pulled Qin Heng out of Rong Yue''s embrace.


    "He has been willful all day and would only behave appropriately when he sees you," Qin Yichen told her as he bent and picked up the food bag she had left to meet Qin Heng.


    Rong Yue wasn''t sure of the exact reply to give him; after all, she felt like her little darling was allowed to be willful every now and then.


    Qin Yichen opened one of the three doors connected to his office and stepped aside for Rong Yue to enter.


    It was like a boardroom. However, it wasrge but was delicately designed. She could already guess that he used it for dining for entertaining special guests.


    The more time she spent with him, the more she appreciated his taste and how he did his things. He was nothing like anyone she had met in her previous life.


    Also, there was this part of her that knew deep down that he would not be the type to mess around with other women.


    Qin Heng settled in one of the chairs while Rong Yue and Qin Yichen set the table.


    Thankfully, the package she ordered had four portions, and she had eaten one. It was just perfect for the three of them and they looked like a perfect family of three.


    "Little darling, I bought this for you. I''m sure you would love it," Rong Yue said as she passed him a box of cookies.


    She had loved it in the past and felt like a child would also enjoy it.


    However, Qin Heng did not fancy sweet things. But seeing as it was Rong Yue that gave him, he said nothing and epted the box of cookies.


    Even though she adored him, there wasn''t a lot for the both of them to say, so when Qin Yichen pulled her into a conversation about her day, Rong Yue''s attention was quickly diverted.


    "He''s quite hardworking, they were able to finish the upscaling and I think they would be done in a week from now," Rong Yue said when they got to the part where she met Feng Buyan.


    Since she nned to enter the game industry with advanced technology, she didn''t mind discussing it with Qin Yichen, who ran the biggest technologypany in the country.


    The Qin Family had existed for many years and had many businesses. However, they could keep their position because they were quick to spot where the next money jackpoty.


    And so, despite being the best in many industries, they were still the top sellers in technology too.


    "You can start discussing with investors. Call the manager for the Game Center over to handle that. He is quite capable. Miss Xu Ning is good, but she would do better in a position that isn''t as fragile,"


    With both of them, they didn''t need to talk too much to understand each other. Games were entertainment, but it was a different situation since Rong Yue was building a new technology.


    If she used Xu Ning that had some ties to those people, she would be pulling the Gamepany into unnecessary trouble.


    Also, he quickly figured out that she had other things that she was going to develop as time went on and advised her to put Xu Ning in one of them.


    Rong Yue also nodded and thanked him. She decided she was going to follow his advice.


    Since she wanted an entertainmentpany because of public opinion and easy advertising ess, she could also allow Xu Ning to manage that.


    Qin Heng had grown sullen, thinking that he was forgotten, and couldn''t help but speak up,


    "Sister, I can help you with the Beta testing for your game,"


    Rong Yue agreed immediately, her face lighting up with a bright smile.


    "My little darling is the best!"

 Chapter 177: Little Quacking Duck

    The three of them ate lunch, and Qin Yichen was the first to step out, hisrge workload a lot more than usual.


    Qin Heng and Rong Yue cleared the takeouts into the bin and settled into afortable silence.


    Qin Heng returned to looking at his tablet and ying games while Rong Yue started looking at the Fox Alliance messages.


    As she was the leader, she had assigned them some tasks to be ced as priorities. It was also a way for her to know the mercenaries that could do work well.


    Now that she had so much to do, she needed manpower.


    Lyfe and the jewellerypany were okay as Qin Yichen had assigned men there. Mo Yifan had also not taken his men away and left them there.


    But since she wanted to start two things here, she felt that more physical men were needed.


    The moment she logged into the red app with a fox as a symbol, her phone constantly buzzed for close to ten minutes, and Rong Yue ced the phone on the table and leaned back in the chair.


    Herzy aura made her seem like a big boss that was watching her subjects act out.


    After the notifications stopped, she finally picked up the phone and checked through them patiently.


    Red Riding Hood''s Wolf: Boss, I have reports on some mines in Country X; they said that some merchant is trying to sell out the ones they have.


    The message was sent three days ago, but Rong Yue hadn''t logged in. Now that she was reading it, she checked the document attached to the conversation and replied.


    Conquering the heavens: if the prices are good, we can send some men there to make sure that they are really worth it.


    Since the Fox alliance wanted to gain control of information in the dark web to arge degree, she had made Yu Cui start working on recruiting arge number of men.


    Red Riding Hood''s Wolf: I sent some yesterday. Since you weren''t online, I thought it would be bad to miss out on it if it was a good deal. The men will be back by today; I''ll let you know.


    Yu Cai was someone that didn''t say much but handled matters effectively. Even if she had been like a team leader for their team in the past, she didn''t mind working under Rong Yue now since she felt Rong Yue was much more capable than she was.


    Conquering the heavens: if the deal is good, keep three of the best ones and let''s sell the information to the others.


    She had seen about ten mines on the list and felt other people would also be interested. After ending the conversation, she left the chat with Yu Cai and opened another one.


    This one had more than forty messages, and Rong Yue frowned slightly as she scrolled to look at the messages that Jin Fu sent.


    She nced up at his username and felt like it was really urate. He really was a little quacking duck.


    Little Quacking Duck: how can you be our boss and take a vacation for close to a week!!!


    Each message was more outrageous than the other, and it seemed like he had typed as each thought came to his head.


    Still, Rong Yue patiently read through all his messages and replied to the important ones. As soon as Jin Fu saw that Rong Yue was online, he called her immediately.


    Because she didn''t want them to chat on the dark web where one could guarantee the privacy of the chats to those with skills, she had created another app that wasn''t downloadable to anyone unless she sent them the APK and ess code.


    The app worked like future chat apps; they could chat and have group calls.


    Rong Yue picked up the call and ced it on hands-free.


    "Boss! How can you just being online by this time!" Jin Fu eximed as soon as the call connected.


    Qin Heng looked up and frowned, feeling like the person was a little noisy.


    Rong Yue saw the little frown on his face from the corner of her eyes and felt displeased at Jin Fu.


    "You have two seconds to get to the main point you have to say," she told him, cutting off his long string ofints.


    Jin Fu''s face reddened on the other end of the corner as he heard that velvety voice.


    Conquering the heavens seemed to be a girl?


    And if he wasn''t wrong, why did she sound so young?


    He shook his head, feeling like he was hallucinating. It was definitely a sissy boy that did nothing but okay games and sat at theputer all day.


    "Firstly, I wanted to tell you about the ount you asked me to create for the organisation, the process has beenpleted, and I have moved the previous earnings there,"


    Rong Yue made a sound in acknowledgement and listened to him ramble off about the earnings.


    "Next time, give that details to the people we work with. Also, find someone that can handle the finances,"


    Jin Fu was good at hacking and moving around the dark web. He did not need to keep strings of numbers like that when he could spend all that brain on getting information they could control.


    Also, money was not her problem, and she even felt like she would change the payment methods soon.


    However, they were only just building theirwork. They couldn''t act too cocky yet.


    She and Jin Fu talked for nearly twenty minutes, and by the time he was done, Rong Yue sighed in relief.


    "Are you sure you aren''t a woman?" Jin Fu asked. His thirst for gossip was evident in his voice.


    Instead of Rong Yue''s reply, the only sound he heard was the beeping of his phone.


    Rong Yue had simply gone ahead to hang up.


    Qin Heng''s finally softened after the call ended. Jin Fu''s chatter was clearly too much, but since he knew his sister was working, he had endured it without saying a word.

 Chapter 178: Help Me

    Before long, it was dark out, and Qin Yichen packed up the rest of his work. Usually, with his workload, he would stay overtime in the office, but since Rong Yue and Qin Heng were in the office with him, he decided to handle the rest.


    When he entered the break room, Qin Heng had slept off, cuddled in Rong Yue''s arms while Rong Yue seemed to be talking to someone on the phone.


    "Manager Bai, if we don''t strike first, others will act on it. I''ll create the n in a document and send it to you. We must speed things up."


    Since she followed Qin Yichen''s advice, she had to speed up some things.


    Previously, she had nned to open chains of the arcade centre around the capital and then look at other provincester, but now that he advised her to put Manager Bai in charge of the gamepany.


    She felt that now was the best time to arrange matters.


    Qin Yichen walked to where she was and lifted Qin Heng out of her arms. Even though she wasn''t showing any sign of difort, Qin Heng was still a seven-year-old boy and wasn''t exactly paperweight. He didn''t want her hands to be sore because of him.


    "You are done with work?" Rong Yue asked as she stood up and carried her bag.


    "Hmmm, I''ll continue the rest at home,"


    "Yue''er, I have asked Lu San to tie up any loose ends over there ande over to assist you. I don''t know what your main goal is, but I do know that it is certainly big."


    Deep down, he could tell that she seemed to be chasing something. Perhaps, she knew her mother''s secret and was working towards being able to protect them.


    Or maybe she had another goal. But he knew that her goal wasn''t money. And he wanted to assist her in any way possible.


    Rong Yue''s eyes teared up slightly at his words. If it had been a month ago, she would have refused his help first, but this time, she nodded her head in understanding.


    She was already used to working with Lu San. Also, if he were seen assisting Manager Bai, then things would definitely be easier for them.


    The three of them used the private elevator and went directly to Qin Yichen''s private garage in the main office building. Butler Yang had gone. Qin Yichen ced Qin Heng in the car and did his seat belt while he told Rong Yue to sit beside him.


    Rong Yue didn''t argue, and her easy eptance made Qin Yichen''s lips curl up with satisfaction. The morefortable she became around him, the happier he was.


    "Have you been able to settle Andrew?"


    She had almost forgotten him with all the opening of Lyfe. Now that she remembered, she asked immediately.


    "He''s okay, I have informed my brother, and we both decided to create a different security system for the base,"


    Rong Yue''s ears perked up as she heard that. "Didn''t you say you want me to help you with a new security and firewall for yourpany? I can also help with this," she said hurriedly, as though she was afraid he wouldn''t ept.


    He had done so much for her, and she felt like she had done nothing to repay him all this time.


    Qin Yichen''s eyes curved up into crescents at seeing how eager she was to help him.


    He had initially nned to ask her to help, but when he saw how busy she was, he decided it was better to leave her alone.


    So even now, when she offered, he asked, "Are you sure you can handle it?"


    Rong Yue nodded. She didn''t think that it was a thing that would take her more than a day for each one of them.


    As she wanted it to be extremely tight, she nned to do it with the help of the robot that was now lodged in her brain cells.


    Also, she would devote a whole day to each one. Putting aside what he had done for her, she didn''t mind doing that much for him since she liked him.


    "Let me know ahead when you are ready; one day is enough for each one. However, for the base, if it''s possible, I''ll prefer to build the security base there."


    For thepany, she could still build it as a file and have him install it into their existing security system.


    But for the base, it was better to see it to be able to build it.


    Qin Yichen nodded in understanding. Since he was also skilled in this aspect, he understood what she meant,


    "For the base, I want a threeyer security system. I''ll tell my brother ahead so that we can take two days to go there to do it together¡­."


    Qin Yichen exined what he had in mind, and Rong Yue was once again floored by his intelligence level. The security she had hacked into to prove her skill to Feng Buyan was also a three-level security, but what Qin Yichen had in mind was even more impressive.


    On the surface, it was a threeyer security system, but to an intruder, it was a fiveyer security, and with the both of them, she doubted that any hacker would be skilled enough ever to find out that it was more than threeyers.


    They talked all the way home, the both of them not realising that the boy in the back seat had long woken up and watching them.


    As he watched them talk, Qin Heng hated that he was still young. Even if the family all said that he was just as intelligent as Qin Yichen, every child in the Qin Family had a growing process.


    Because of him, his Second brother had already broken so many rules as the current head of the family, but even as the head, he still had many elders that he had to consider sometimes.


    So Qin Heng knew that he couldn''t request to work or get involved in some matters yet. Regardless of how much he wanted it.


    Rong Yue felt his gaze eventually and looked back.


    "Little darling! You are awake. Are you hungry?" She turned her body to face him.


    Qin Heng nodded his head sideways, and Rong Yue nodded. Seeing that he had returned to ying with his tablet, Rong Yue turned back.


    Just as she pulled her phone out of her pocket, she saw a shing notification.


    Xu Ning: please help me!

 Chapter 179: Adorable Qin Heng

    As soon as she saw the message, Rong Yue brows furrowed and she called Xu Ning back. The first time, the cell was unreachable and she tried a second time.


    Xu Ning picked up this time.


    "Xu Ning, what''s the matter?" As she asked, she pulled out the smallptop from her bag switching it on so she could check her location from the call.


    "Just a few minutes ago, my nieces came back without their brother, and I got a message on my phone that says that if I want him, I should prepare an exchange person," Xu Ning said amidst sobs.


    Rong Yue''s brows furrowed again as a trace of dissatisfaction crossed her face. Her fingers on theputer paused, and then she closed the page and started another program.


    Qin Yichen nced over at her worriedly and took the phone from her hands. He parked the car carefully and then used one hand to cover the phone speaker.


    "I''ll hold the phone; just hide your location first."


    Upon hearing him, Rong Yue looked up at him in surprise, not expecting that he would have figured it out at the same time as her. She nodded and looked back at what she was doing.


    "Why are you not saying anything?" Xu Ning asked from the other end of the call, her voice still filled with panic and tears.


    "You have never told me anything about your family; how would I help you find someone that I have never seen? Xu Ning, are you trying to court me after you have dumped my brother?"


    Rong Yue''s voice was calm and didn''t betray any emotions, making one unable to gauge what was going on in her mind.


    The Xu Ning on the other end of the call also said nothing for a while before finally speaking.


    "I thought that since I was in trouble, you were the only one I could call."


    Rong Yue scoffed, "I only helped you with money the other time because you promised that my brother would nevery his eyes on you again."


    "Don''t call me again."


    With that, Qin Yichen ended the call while Rong Yue''s hands still kept flying fast on the screen. She shuffled between two programs for close to five minutes before she was done.


    "Done?"


    "Hmm, I think they managed to hack into her phone and wanted to test out the one contact that she kept there¡­." Rong Yue paused, remembering that Xu Ning had started working at a Qin Corporation branch in the capital here.


    She would have some colleague''s numbers and would also make calls to people that were coborating with them.


    "Maybe they wanted to call the one person that wasn''t work-rted," she finished, and Qin Yichen nodded in agreement.


    "That number wouldn''t connect to me anymore, and they also cannot draw any information from the call they made,"


    Since she already told Xu Ning not to save her number on the phone, she knew that they didn''t know her name, and she had been able to block them from tracing her. They didn''t have a problem.


    Qin Yichen started the car back. Even though he had many questions, he didn''t ask anything. He was silently supporting her only when she needed it.


    He knew that whoever it that was behind the Hong Foundation must have started to suspect that Xu Ning might have been involved in all of what happened and wanted to run some checks on her.


    They would end up in a dead end eventually.


    He remembered that Rong Yue had ns to let her start an entertainmentpany with her and warned.


    "For your coboration with Xu Ning, I think you shouldn''t start with her. Perhaps, stage it in a way that seems like Xu Ning is the one that approached you."


    Her tactics were not as deep andplicated as that of Qin Yichen since even in her previous life, she had spent very little time interacting or plotting with people.


    Rong Yue nodded in understanding. The rest of the ride home was quiet. By the time they got back, Qin Heng had fallen asleep, and Qin Yichen had to carry him up into the mansion.


    "Xiao Heng feels safer around you. He has never slept in a car or outside his bed before¡­." Qin Yichen said he left the remaining part of the sentence unsaid, but Rong Yue couldplete it.


    He had slept three to four times when they were outside.


    Looking at his adorable face, Rong Yue''s heart ached for him. Being born into a family like this was a blessing and a curse at the same time.


    Looking at it from the outside, it would look like it was pretty endurable and a good thing.


    But for those that had been born into it, it was a little difficult.


    "Let me tuck him in," she offered and stretched her hands so he could pass him to her.


    Qin Yichen hesitated for a second before moving Qin Heng to her open arm. With him leading the way, he stopped at the second floor where Qin Heng''s room was.


    He opened the door for Rong Yue and stepped aside.


    Rong Yue ced Qin Heng in herp and undressed him first.


    She looked up at Qin Yichen, that was still standing by the door, "Don''t just stand there. Bring a bowl and towel so I can wipe his body¡­."


    "Also, bring a pair of warm pyjamas; it''s getting colder recently,"


    Qin Yichen''s eyes deepened as he watched her fuss over his younger brother as though he was her brother. After a while, he entered the room and brought everything she needed.


    Rong Yue wiped his body and then dressed him. While she was dressing him, Qin Heng stirred in her embrace and his eyes fluttered open a little.


    Afraid that he would wake up and struggle to sleep back, Rong Yue massaged one of his acupuncture points and allowed him to fall into a deep sleep.


    With the help of Qin Yichen, she tucked him into bed.

 Chapter 180: Troublemakers

    In city A,


    Lyfe had been in the limelight for close to two weeks, and just as they had predicted, anyone that went there came back with nothing but praises.


    Manager Fang had hired great salespeople so that each one of them would make customers spend more money. Coupled with the design of the store that made the customers feel like they had attained some unimaginable level of luxury, a lot of them spent even more than they nned to on every visit.


    But what made the store have an increasing number of customers was because every day, one customer or the other would send pictures of the goods that they had bought together with what the product had done for them.


    With many more peopleing to assure them of how good the products were, more people wanted to try it!


    Song Jian stood with Manager Fang as they analysed the products that needed more production.


    "This rejuvenating serum is remaining just one, a lot of people have been adding it into their carts. If we don''t have it, it might slow down sales," Song Jain nodded in understanding and wrote it down.


    For a product like this, Rong Yue had told them to make it every single day. That way, they would hardly run out of stock.


    "I think we must quicken the development of the bigger factory. If we are interested in getting other stores, then our production is still little,"


    The both of them discussed for close to thirty minutes, when they were done, Song Jian went upstairs to meet his mom.


    Since Mother Song and Rong Xia led the aromatherapy section, they were always in the gship store. Today was not any different. However, the moment he stepped out of the elevator, he could hear several loud voices and what seemed to be a scuffle.


    Song Jian rushed inside the room worriedly.


    "This Madam, it''s impossible for you to react to our products, they are all herbs that are gentle on the skin and good for blood cirction," Rong Xia said, her face set in a frown as she looked at thedy in front of her.


    Her skin was red and she was constantly itching despite her fierce look and argument.


    "It''s not enough to just say it. As you can see, after using your product on me, my body is reacting badly to it and I''m itching. If you can''t provide the list of herbs that you have put into this, how do you expect me to know what I''m reacting to,"


    As soon as he heard her words, Song Jian understood and sneered internally before stepping into the room.


    With how well they were doing, it was not surprising that there would be people with malicious intentions. Also, she was certain that there would be some people that would want to know what their secret was so they could do the same thing.


    "I have called for an ambnce. We would go through the standard procedure and have the doctors do aplete assessment to know what you are reacting to. If it is indeed something on our list. We would offer our apologies and cover all costs¡­" Song Jian paused, his eyes shing with warning.


    "If we find out that this is all an arranged act or that you reacted to something you ate before you came here, we would have no choice than to sue your for defamation."


    Upon hearing his words, the woman''s hands that was constantly tearing at her skin paused as though she was reconsidering her ns.


    Rong Xia nced at Song Jian and nodded in approval. She stepped aside, leaving the situation for him to handle.


    "Ma''am, please stop the scratching and allow the masseuse to continue,"


    The woman did a little bit of acting before she eventually caved and dropped her arms.


    "Seems like my reaction to this has stopped," she mumbled.


    She had only collected money from someone to act out so that they can get the ingredients. If she allowed herself to be taken to the hospital she would have to pay the final costs herself.


    Also, she would miss out on this premium treatment and still have to fork out so much money eventually.


    To her, it was a lot of loss and she wasn''t sure that it was a good idea. Since she might not even meet that person again, she calmed down and allowed herself to get the massage.


    Song Jian left after greeting the two mothers to handle things in theboratory.


    When he got there, he was surprised to meet a scene just as simr as what he had left back in the gship store.


    Instead of rushing to handle this one, the first thing he did was call Rong Yue.


    "Yue''er, you were right, people are really trying hard now to get their hands on the ingredients and form that we are using," he told he immediately she picked the call.


    Rong Yue was also not surprised and she just told him what they needed to be careful with.


    Since there was also a process of keeping one''s form secret for life, she promised that she would settle things in the capital.


    They talked for a short while and Song Jian ended the call so that he could go and meet the people there.


    Song Yan''s mouth could be as venomous as a snake and she was giving the group of men dressed in suits a hard time. As soon as she saw her brother, she changed into a gentle girl and called out for him.


    "Xiao Yan, who are these people?"


    "They im that they are from some organisation and need to check that all our procedures are meeting the standard criteria,"


    One of the four men also stepped forward as soon as he heard her exin.


    "Usually, we woulde with a notice, but due to severalintsid by some customers, we had toe on a short notice." The man presented his ID card his every action looking like he was really an officer.


    Song Jian didn''t buy his act and sneered.


    "We had a visit just yesterday, it''s impossible to have another one today. I''ll call your boss now to call your team back,"


    As he said that, he pulled his phone out also looking like he was really going to call someone.


    The three men at the back panicked and acted out immediately.


    "There''s no need to call, perhaps we checked our duty wrongly."


    "Is that also possible? I have to call, what if the four of you are just criminals pretending to be officers?"

 Chapter 181: Who Else Can Be Your Man?

    Seeing that they had been caught, neither of the four men wanted to wait and be caught, so they rushed away quickly.


    Song Yan giggled as she looked at their fleeing back.


    "Brother, that was so cool!" She praised and grabbed his arm, acting coy.


    Song Jian smiled and ruffled her head dotingly. "Next time, don''t argue with such people. Strength and tactics are the best way to deal with that kind of people,"


    Song Yan nodded and pulled him into theboratory.


    Since it was mass production, the major thing she needed to do was control the machines and since she had been doing it for more than a month she could handle it.


    Also, Rong Yue had made it easy for her, and each herb was prepared in different rooms. As long as she picked them up in the collection room, the machines would do the extraction and get them ready for mixing.


    "Some of the workers are starting toin. I think that we should start using a shift method so that work goes on around the clock," Song Yan said.


    Song Jian looked at her with pride. Her suggestion was part of Rong Yue''s six-month n for the factory. By Rong Yue''s estimate, after the six-month gap, word of mouth would have skyrocketed, and they would need work to go on around the clock.


    However, her six-month prediction had already happened in about four weeks. It was really hard to imagine how things would be in six months.


    Perhaps, they would hold off theirunch until things were more stable.


    "We can start that after a while. This time, I estimate that some people are ordering because they are worried that the quality would reduce once ourpany grows."


    Song Jian exined what he had noticed when he discussed it with the guy that ran the website. Most of the customers had simr locations; order numbers had also increased.


    So while order output was exceedingly high, the new profiles being created were not yet overboard.


    Song Yan finally understood what was happening and smiled in satisfaction.


    "They will be shocked when they see that we only n to get better even in the next ten years!"


    "Also, I heard that the college entrance exam results would be out soon. How would we survive when you leave?" Song Yan asked as she remembered the news she had heard this morning.


    "With Manager Fang, I know you don''t need me,"


    The both of them chatted as they entered theboratory and started work for the day.


    Back in the capital,


    Rong Yue was just as busy as them. With adequate money, there was nothing impossible, and that was simply the major strategy for the arcade centres.


    Since the capital was busier and usually had a lot of traffic, people would not want to go over to the other side just because they wanted to take the children out for a fun day.


    One of the stores was in the upper district and required more attention after all, if she wanted the elite families to find it appropriate to bring their kids there, she also had to make it to their taste.


    Luckily, Qin Yichen and Lu San helped her, and together, they had drawn the design.


    There was also one that was designed to be even cheaper than the first one, this way, she had met the taste of everyone in the capital.


    Qin Yichen was impressed with that logic and praised her. "You should focus on the provinces close to the capital after you are done with the release of the game,"


    The both of them were seated in the living room. It was past Qin Heng''s bedtime and he was already upstairs in his room.


    Qin Yichen lifted her leg and ced it on hisp shocking Rong Yue.


    "What are you doing?" She asked as she tried to pull her leg away from him in embarrassment.


    Qin Yichen''s hands tightened over her ankle even more restricting her movements.


    "Lu San told me about all the running around that you both did today, as your man, I want to assist by massaging your legs,"


    Looking at the serious expression on his face, Rong Yue was stumped for words.


    This same words! Her man.


    Usually, anytime Qin Yichen pulled a move like this, Rong Yue would soften and allow him to do what he wanted.


    But this time, she didn''t, instead, she red at him and resisted even harder.


    "Since when did you be my man?"


    "How do I have no recollection at all?"


    Qin Yichen''s smile widened as his on her deepened.


    He leaned in so that his forehead was almost touching her forehead.


    "If I''m not your man, then what am I?"


    Rong Yue flushed, stumped for words and unable to reply him.


    "Yichen!"


    Qin Yichen pinched her cheeks lightly, a frown crossing his face in displeasure, "If you keep calling me that way, I would have no choice but to teach you a lesson, as your man, I''m the only one that should see your tender side,"


    Unable to reply, Rong Yue could only stare into his eyes, her own eyes filled with anger as she felt like this man was used to taking advantage of her.


    It was not like she repelled him anymore and she was certain that he must have seen how her heart was opening up to him also.


    In thest weeks since they got back, he would make breakfast and then still help her with her hair anytime it was damp.


    Often times, they came back home together with Qin Heng or not.


    Also, most of her ns were bared open for him. Clearly, he must have seen that she wasn''t as against a rtionship as she used to be.


    Yet, he was acting all ignorant and skipping the normal process that he ought to take as a man.


    "You are a friend, a friend that I''m living with temporarily,"


    Hearing the reply to the question, Qin Yichen''s free hand creeped up to her waist and pulled her into his embracepletely.


    "You have taken advantage of me all these while and you want to be my friend? Do you want me to show you what happens between a man and a woman that lives together?"


    Qin Yichen didn''t even give her a chance to reply before he closed her lips with his own. Allowing himself the pleasure of experiencing what he had ached for so long.


    He had stolen a kiss from her more than twice when she was sleeping and when he had pretended to sleep walk.


    But to kiss her so openly and have all of her around him, he had only dared to dream but never dared to carry it out, after all, what would happen if he frightened his little girl away.


    Now that he could see her eptance of him in her dark and clear gaze, he didn''t want to waste words. He had already imed her as his woman so many times with his words.


    Rong Yue pushed against him out of his instinct, his manly scent flooding her nostril and making her thoughts clouded.


    The more she struggled, the tighter Qin Yichen hugged her until she couldn''t help but surrender to him.


    Eventually, she returned the kiss cautiously and then stopped again.


    Qin Yichen however didn''t stop and his hands around her waist kept on taking liberties around. It was only when he felt that Rong Yue was losing her breath that he stopped.


    Even then, he ced his forehead with hers.


    "Yue''er, I am your man and will remain the only man that you will let into your life¡­" he paused, his fingers moving up to touch Rong Yue''s swollen and red lips.


    "Even in the next life, only I is allowed to be your man."


    "Since you have epted me into your heart, there''s no need for formalities,"


    Rong Yue red at him and in that moment when he was too focused on staring at her lips, she pushed him away and stood up.


    However, having stayed in that position around him for a while and because she stood up in a rush, as soon as she stood up, her legs folded back and she fell in the same moment.


    Qin Yichen reached out and grabbed her just before her entire body could hit the floor.


    "Let go, Qin Yichen. I haven''t epted anything with you, if you want to¡­." Before she couldplete her words, Qin Yichen sealed her lips with another kiss.


    A shorter one and he let go of her soon enough.


    "Don''t jinx our rtionship. Even Qin Heng already sees you as his Aunty. How can you say we aren''t together?" He refuted shamelessly.


    Rong Yue felt like her eyes were opened to how shameless this man could be.


    Didn''t he stop her little darling from hugging her just yesterday? How can he have the face to say such words.


    Also, because of the fate she had suffered in the previous life, she didn''t want a rtionship where they didn''t state things clearly with each other.


    As much as she trusted Qin Yichen, she didn''t want to be a fool a second time.


    "Qin Yichen, wait till my 18th birthday before I give you the reply to the question you haven''t asked,"


    After saying that, she pushed herself up from his embrace and went upstairs.

 Chapter 182: Big Boss??

    The next day, Rong Yue and Qin Yichen settled back into their usual routine without any conversation about the previous night.


    She had at first worried that things would be awkward, but when she came downstairs, Qin Yichen was done setting the table for their breakfast as usual.


    Qin Heng was the first to see her, and he greeted her happily, "Good morning!"


    Rong Yue couldn''t help but smile as she saw the bright smile on his face.


    "My little darling, how did you sleep?"


    The both of them started a conversation easily before Qin Heng returned to ying his game.


    "Qin Heng is going to the Main House today, my mom has missed him, and he has some birthday party to attend also," Qin Yichen started as he sat down at the table.


    Their main house was in one of the best districts, and the families that could afford to live there were the best of the best.


    So attending parties of their grandchildren and children was always a big deal. Because Qin Heng was born a lotter, his age group were all grandchildren of these families while he was a direct son.


    He didn''t like that, especially when his mother insisted on going to these parties.


    "Are you sure he wants to go?" Rong Yue asked as she took note of the frown on her little darling''s face.


    "He doesn''t. But he has no choice," what Qin Yichen didn''t add was that this was his responsibility at this age, and there was no way the family would be okay with him missing out on it.


    The three of them ate breakfast silently, and Lu San came in when they were almost done.


    These days, it was just like Rong Yue had be his new boss. Together with Butler Yang, they often went out together and handled matters.


    "Young Miss, I have started the application for the patent right application. This way, those people wouldn''t dare anymore,"


    "Also, I have asked Song Jian to send the necessary information for that of Lyfe."


    Rong Yue nodded in understanding and thanked him.


    The patent right was very important for the game technology she was releasing, and even before registering thepany, she had made Lu San register for the Patent.


    As for Lyfe, even though that step was necessary, she wasn''t worried about them copying her products after all. The major reason why they were working so perfectly was because of the final elixir that was added.


    Even Song Yan didn''t have the recipe to that!


    "Also, Young Miss, I heard that the College examination results are starting toe out," Lu San added after some thought.


    Everyone was already talking about it but he suspected that Rong Yue wouldn''t pay mind to a matter like that.


    Just like he suspected, Rong Yue had no idea about the exam results but as she knew that she had done well, she didn''t think it was anything important.


    "I''ll check itter when we get back,"


    "What school are you nning to go too?" Qin Yichen asked, he knew she wanted to go to the imperial university previously but he also felt like she might have changed her mind.


    Also, for other people, their school choice on the form might determine if they could get in or get something lesser, but for someone like Rong Yue, he knew that she would have to pick again.


    In thest few days, he had gotten calls from the Minister of Education requesting that he handled the Deans of universities that were trying to reach Rong Yue to get her to attend their university.


    Normally, the minister would have released her details and allowed the top schools to bargain for which school she would pick.


    But since he had gotten an initial instruction from Qin Yichen, he didn''t dare to release her personal details to them. However, the pressure was a lot and he called Qin Yichen often.


    Rong Yue shrugged, the decision not as important to her, "I don''t know, the imperial university seems okay,"


    She had graduated from university in her previous life already and she wasn''t exactly looking forward to the experience again.


    "It depends on the course you are interested in, the imperial has an overall advantage but for some certain courses, the Capital University is able to rival them and even surpass them."


    Rong Yue nodded in understanding, her previous course choice had been Design. When she was reborn, the course choice was still the same and the principal had only changed the university.


    Now, she didn''t exactly have a lot of interest in design, she had done some sketches in her free time but she had a goal that was more important than design.


    She had to stop the organisation from their evil and arduous works!


    "I''ll think about the course I''m interested in and let you knowter tonight,"


    Qin Yichen nodded in agreement and didn''t stop her.


    The moment they entered the car, Lu San started a full on report.


    "I finalized the papers for the arcade centers. Since they are now under the samepany, the opening for the main headquarters would be easier,"


    "It''s okay, the papers would be done today, I talked to a person already."


    Since the Fox Alliance was growing in might, she had put up an information that she knew a certain person needed two days ago.


    Now that the person already caught the bait, she had exchanged the information for them speeding up the patent rights of Infinity technology.


    Lu San didn''t doubt her, after working with her for more than two months, he already knew that she was also someone that had her means.


    In fact; the more he worked with her, the more he felt like his Young Master really had good eyes!


    All these years, they had been worried sick that their Master would remain single and lonely for life but who would have imagined that he was only waiting for the right person???


    The moment he found her, he hadn''t for once left her alone, in fact, he felt that his Master was even more passionate in chasing his woman than the other frivolous Young Masters in the capital!


    Manager Bai just sent a message that he has arrived at the new branch when Rong Yue and Lu San got there too .


    For the second branch in the downtown area, she hadn''t gone down to handle matters as the specifications was even lower than the first ce they had opened.


    She had left matters to Lu San and Manager Bai.


    When they got down, manager Bai was already waiting at the entrance of the store.


    His face brightened when he saw Lu San and then eagerly looked behind him for the Big Boss of thepany.


    In thest few months, despite studying management in one of the best schools in the capital and having more than ten years of experience. He was incredibly impressed with how Rong Yue handled matters and always looked forward to meeting his boss.


    At first, he had thought it was Lu San, after all, to be part of Qin Yichen''s private guards of six, he didn''t just have good fighting skills but was skilled in every other area also.


    Butter, he had realised that Lu San was also taking orders from their ''big boss''


    Now that he knew he was meeting the Big boss today, his emotions were over the top and he had even dressed in one of his best suits, afraid that he would leave a bad impression on her.


    He looked behind Lu San and around trying to see where the big boss was.


    When Butler Yang got down and hurried to the other side, Manager Bai rushed forward, already guessing that the Big Boss was the oneing down next.


    However, he froze in his steps as a fair, long and slender leg was revealed.


    Even though she was wearing simple converse, it was still easy to see that it was a girl that owned this pair of leg.


    As Rong Yue got down fully, his reaction finally normalized.


    He had met Rong Yue before with Qin Yichen and guessed that she was rted to the Big Boss.


    Thinking that she tagged along with his boss, he only nodded at her respectfully and then went on to look at the car again, expecting the Butler to open the other side.


    Not for once could he have imagined that the ''Big Boss'' he was waiting for was this dazzling beauty here.


    Rong Yue could already guess his thoughts and she decided to tease him about it, "Manager Bai, aren''t you happy to see me here?"


    "I''m guessing that you are still expecting my uncle toe out of the car right?"


    Manager Bai nodded eagerly before noticing that her tone seemed a little strange.


    As he was someone with a considerably appropriate IQ, it didn''t take long for his brain toe up with a theory.


    His eyes widened in shock as he looked at the knowing smile on Rong Yue''s face, unable to believe his mind.


    "Y..you are the big boss?!"

 Chapter 183: Got Full Marks

    Rong Yue smiled, not epting and not denying.


    "Manager Bai, you have worked hard all these while,"


    However, despite her praise, Manager Bai felt like he was dreaming.


    He might have even believed it if the man that had been with her that night was the big boss, but this was clearly just a young girl!


    Was she even old enough to understand most of these things?


    The more Manager Bai thought about it, the more he felt like his five years in the management school were some type of waste.


    "Young Miss, let''s go inside so we can return early," Lu San reminded from the side.


    Since his first boss was still Qin Yichen, his most important assignment was making sure that Rong Yue was alright. His second assignment was to listen to her and assist her.


    Rong Yue nodded, nced at Manager Bai and headed inside.


    Lu San paused when he got to Manager Bai''s side and warned, "Manager Bai, my Young Miss has been impressed with your work all these time, if you act out of line after knowing who she is, you will only have yourself to me,"


    Manager Bai nodded in understanding and followed after Lu San.


    As they entered inside, he exined a lot of things to Rong Yue. Since she had sent a blueprint over and some of the things had changed when they were carried out, he exined carefully and it was only when Rong Yue agreed that he was able to sigh.


    "For this one, you can change it to make it face this direction, the one in the blueprint is still better for the feel the customers would get,"


    Unlike the first two, this one had game rings with a special ce for families to sit and watch their kids, it was easy to see that the people escorting the young heirs and heiress were just as important as the kids.


    Also, Rong Yue had thought ahead for situations when some families wanted to buy this ce out, the supervisors had their own space and it wasrge enough for refreshments.


    More importantly, while the materials and game equipments for all the centers had very standard protective gears, she made sure that the ones for this ce also had over the top cleaning arrangements.


    It would make parents morefortable knowing that after one person, their children didn''t just sit on the person''s body fluids.


    Since theyout was okay and she gave Manager Bai instructions that he wrote out, after like two hours, they were done touring the three floors of the arcade centres.


    The capacity was bigger than the downtown one but not asrge as the just expanded middle town one. Since a lot more people fell in the middle ss, Rong Yue calcted it and made that one thergest.


    "Manager Bai, you can go and start work on the things we discussed, I''ll handle the modifications for the game systems," Rong Yue dismissed him and pulled out her miniptop from the cross bag that she was carrying.


    "Young Miss, would you be able to finish the configurations?" Lu San asked as he looked at all the game machines here.


    "There are about twenty types of machines here, I just have to configure them in batches, I''ll be done soon." Rong Yue assured him, in fact, she didn''t tell him that she already had the configurations done and all she had to do was upload them to the machines.


    For the first two arcade centers, she had simply done it virtually, but this time, she was trying to override the initial thing that was there. If it worked, she could do it for the others when she had some free time again.


    As soon as she started the program, her phone rang, she pulled it out of her pocket and smiled a little as she saw Sun Li''s name.


    After the opening of Lyfe, the both of them hadn''t talked again. Even when she dropped by to thank her family, Sun Li hadn''t been at home.


    "Xiao Yue!" Sun Li eximed from the other end the moment the call connected.


    "Hmmm, how are you?" For Rong Yue, it was weird to have someone that was actually younger than her in reality call her that way, but she also didn''t want to waste words on correcting her.


    Also, she was only older than her with her soul but their real age, Sun Li was older and had done her eighteenth birthday some months back already.


    At that time, the both of them weren''t friends and in the previous life, Tong Yang that had attended couldn''t help but talk about it for more than a month.


    Thinking of Tong Yang, Rong Yue''s hands stilled on the keyboard and her mind seemed to have zoned out from the call also.


    At first when she had been reborn, she had hated Tong Yang to the bones. But now, she could easily forget about her unless a memory that had her in it came up.


    Perhaps it was because she couldn''t help but feel grateful to her. After all, if she hadn''t messed with her life so much, the heavens might not have considered giving her another chance.


    However, she still hadn''t forgiven her for theirst life. For now, she knew that Tong Yang''s family would find a way to make her enter a university in the capital.


    She had no idea how they had done it in theirst life but she remembered that Tong Yang had entered one of the best schools in the capital while she had entered themunity college she wanted.


    Eventually, she was in the capital just as much when her career took off. While she modeled, she also designed her own dresses and some more.


    With her fame, most of the dresses she wore became a standard and they sold out on many designs.


    Tong Yang had managed it all and then took it all from her eventually.


    This time, she was going to wait for Tong Yang toe to the capital.


    She wanted to see just how capable she could be without having her to use as a cannon fodder!


    "Xiao Yue, can you hear me?"


    Rong Yue''s mind was snapped back to the conversation from Sun Li''s exmation.


    "I nked out for a moment, what did you say?"


    "I said the college examination results are out and I just saw mine!" Sun Li repeated.


    Rong Yue remembered Lu San saying something like that earlier that morning and nodded before replying.


    "How was it? Did you do well?"


    The total and maximum score was 750 and a lot of universities would set a standard cut off mark based on the quality of their school.


    Usually, anyone that scored below 400 would have it difficult to get into a proper college.


    "Yes, my brothers are surprised that I got up to 570,"


    From Sun Li''s tone, one could see how excited she was, Rong Yue''s mood was also affected and she smiled, "it''s good that you were able to improve, when you enter the university, you must continue to do well and not ck anymore,"


    The score might not be good enough for those that had spent all year preparing or even years. But Sun Li had only taken studying seriously in thest month of exam. Together with Rong Yue''s materials, getting that score was already impressive.


    "Have you checked yours? Everyone is curious to know your score after all, you won the worldpetition this time around," Sun Li continued as she looked at the numerous messages on the school group chat talking about Rong Yue''s results.


    Rong Yue, guessing that Sun Li wanted a long chat ced her phone on hands free and then continued the configuration she wanted to do.


    "I''m outside at the moment, I would check when I get back home,"


    "I ced a bet that you would get above 700! You must not disappoint me," Sun Li added and then clicked the button.


    Their group chat was currently doing a poll for the score that Rong Yue would get and she had already picked the above 700 option.


    She had initially called so that you could hear the correct score before hand and then select the appropriate score in the poll. Now that Rong Yue hadn''t checked, she could only use faith to pick.


    "Don''t worry, you won''t lose," Rong Yue assured her while chuckling.


    She had answered the questions for the college entrance examination well and she knew that she would do well.


    Not only was she confident, she even felt like if she lost some marks at all, it would only be because the person marking it had some problems with her perspective.


    "I''ll call youter, I need to call Song Jian and Wu Hao to ask for¡­. Ehhh??"


    "Fuck! How is this possible?" Sun Li cursed out as she mmed her hands on the table.


    The sound of her banging table made Lu San look over as he wondered what was happening on the other end of the call.


    Rong Yue too paused what she was doing out of concern.


    "What''s the matter?"


    "Xiao Yue, Tong Yang got full marks in the exam!"

 Chapter 184: Best Student Tong Yang?

    Best student?


    Even Rong Yue that felt that there was nothing much that could surprise her was stunned when she heard Sun Li''s words.


    Full marks?


    It would be a miracle if Tong Yang was actually able to score up to 600. Even if her parents paid someone, they shouldn''t be bold enough to do that right?


    "Are you sure about this?" Rong Yue asked as her fingers pressed forward on herputer one more time. Deliberating on if she should end the program and check things out for herself.


    "She sent a screenshot and video just now, the whole school group is in a mess,"


    Rong Yue hummed and then ended the call, "Lu San, is cheating possible in the college entrance examinations?"


    She felt like the process waspletely strict and someone like Tong Yang, even if they found someone, they should only be able to add a few marks to her score and not perfect things like this!


    "It''s generally impossible but there are always some loopholes that people try to exploit before the papers get to the final destination."


    He didn''t add that they were already looking into tightening loose ends by making the exam to be taken usingputers only.


    Rong Yue nodded in understanding. Before, she wanted to get home before checking her results, but after hearing what had happened to Tong Yang, she logged on to the website.


    Since she knew Tong Yang''s details, she didn''t even have to hack into it and entered. After confirming that it was indeed 750 that was there, Rong Yue leaned back.


    In the previous life, Tong Yang might not have scored too badly but she certainly didn''t score full marks, otherwise she would have remembered.


    She also didn''t remember news of anyone having full marks at all back then.


    This time around, if there was an anomaly with full marks, perhaps, it would be her as she hadn''t held back in answering the college entrance exam questions.


    Thinking up to that point, Rong Yue frowned and logged into her own profile to check her results.


    The website loaded slowly, after all, there were many people that had taken the exam and a lot of people were still waiting to check theirs.


    Rong Yue frowned slightly, not used to waiting for sites to load and leaned back in the chair she was sitting on.


    It was easy for anyone to see that she was slightly irritated and not in a good mood.


    Lu San also noticed this and sent a message to Qin Yichen.


    "Young Miss is displeased,"


    He wanted to say more but he didn''t want to say too much at once, he waited for Qin Yichen''s reply toe in but nothing came in, instead, Rong Yue''s phone started to ring.


    The website had just finished loading and Rong Yue wanted to put in her details before Qin Yichen''s call came in.


    Her scrunched brows lightened a little as she picked the call.


    "Yue''er, who crossed you??" Qin Yichen''s low baritone rang from the other end.


    Rong Yue nced up, looking at Lu San that was looking away guiltily before replying.


    "It''s some small matter, I''ll be home soon."


    Qin Yichen could already sense her unwillingness to talk on the phone and after some small talk, he ended the call.


    Rong Yue put in her details and her fingers tapped on theptop as she waited for it bring the results.


    The site loaded in less than two minutes this time around and the home page was disyed.


    Aggregate score: 510


    Upon seeing the score, Rong Yue''s brows arched upwards as though she was questioning the score itself.


    Just from the score, she could already tell what had happened!


    Previously, her goal had been a smallmunity college and she hadn''t listened to the advice of anyone. Because of that, she didn''t try to do too well in her exams.


    Back then, everyone felt it was weird that their best student had scored only 510 but seeing that same score now, Rong Yue finally understood what had happened.


    In thest life and this life, only one person could have scored the same 510 but because of Rong Yue taking it more seriously this time, the person had now scored full marks!


    She scoffed as she figured out what had happened.


    "I originally wanted to leave you alone untilter, but since you have decided to be stubborn, you only have yourself to me!"


    She closed that web tab and continued the configuration that she was doing.


    While she was doing the configuration, she got several other calls from Master Wang, Song Jian, Wu Hao, Teacher Lu and even the principal!


    She could already guess that all of them wanted to know her scores in the entrance examination.


    The international worldpetition that Rong Yue won was known as challenging to everyone.


    But in truth, what made it more difficult for their country representatives to pass was because the sybus was slightly different.


    Anyone that could do well there had to be a genius because they would have to study for their college entrance exams that was even more difficult and then study the sybus for the internationalpetition.


    Because of this, even star students in the country would hardly have the time to cover enough to shine there.


    That was the simple truth and it was already a known fact.


    For Rong Yue to win such apetition, a lot of people were curious about her own score in the college entrance exam.


    And so, not only the school group but even several teenagers around the country were all asking about it.


    As the scores were usually released first to individuals before being released generally, her close friends and families were worried and wanted to know if she performed well.


    Rong Yue ignored all the calls and finished the configuration in about an hour and a half.


    After she was done, she and Lu San tested things out on each group of machines.


    "Young Miss! This is even more amazing than the previous one," Lu San eximed as he tried out the racing game.


    It gave a lifelike illusion of him being in the car.


    "This is really going to push these risingpetition aside," he added as he removed the helmet and stared at Rong Yue with respect and awe.


    Even though he didn''t tell her, as the big underboss in technology, Qin Yichen had heard about some people trying to import the machines and bringing them in so they could also make money.


    He had been worried initially and wanted to suggest buying them out to Rong Yue.


    However, this configuration made it even better! He was certain that anyone that visited it here would not want to visit another ce.


    Rong Yue smiled as she guessed his thoughts, "the other arcade center has been modified by me in the first ce, this is just a more advanced more,"


    In other words, she was simply telling him that not just anyone could import machines in and start topete with her.


    That was the kind of things that she liked.


    The human mind was verypetitive and she knew that anyone that sees something selling so well and had enough capital would try it out also.


    Even though she did the configuration, she knew for certain that people would eventually find a way around it soon.


    The most important thing was to build something that people couldn''t copy immediately, that way, her own would have enough time to be in the lead among the customers.


    By the time others start to crop up, they won''t find it easy to just take over.


    Since she was done with the configurations, the both of them stepped out of the arcade center and met Manager Bai that was still handling the renovations from earlier.


    As soon as he saw them, he rushed over making all the people working to nce over.


    Most of them asssumed that Rong Yue was probably the child to the owner and looked away, going back to handling their tasks.


    "Boss, I didn''t know you would be done this soon, I wanted to treat you to a meal," Manager Bai said respectfully.


    Since this was their first time meeting, it was only normal that he did something like that for her.


    However, Rong Yue had other matters to handle and couldn''t wait for the meal.


    "Let''s make it after the lunch. Some matters came up and I have to settle them now," she exined.


    Manager Bai nodded in understanding and the three of them parted ways.


    "Young ''Miss, where to?"


    "Let''s go back home," without knowing, she had started to see Qin Yichen''s ce as home and didn''t even think twice before calling it her home also.


    Picking up on it, Lu San smiled inwardly while praising his master.


    Seems like he would be able to bring his little wife home soon!

 Chapter 185: Over The Moon

    The whole ride home, Rong Yue was on herptop, as the calls got worse with every minute, she turned off her phone and used herptop to log into the Fox Alliance ount.


    Since she already had a vague idea of what had happened with her results, she nned to discuss it with Qin Yichen.


    She didn''t have connections with people in the education sector and knew that even if somehow she was able to hack her way around it, the result and rification it would provide would be different from knowing the relevant people.


    Her intention was simple, rely on the big boss that was at home!


    The car ride was very short with Butler Yang''s skilled driving. As soon as the car parked in front of the mansion, Qin Yichen walked out to the front.


    He was in the garden doing some studying and getting some air when he heard the sound of the car. As it wasn''t a residential area that was open to others, sounds were easy to hear when they were outside and not in the soundproofed house.


    Lu San didn''t enter with them, and since Qin Heng had gone back to the main house to attend a party, only the both of them were at home.


    "What''s the matter?" Qin Yichen asked, his gaze not leaving her as she settled into a chair.


    A month ago, she might have refused to talk and try to find a way out herself, it would have been hard and might even take some time, but now, she didn''t mind him helping.


    "Someone swapped out my results with theirs. My dashboard shows that I scored 510,"


    Qin Yichen''s eyes darkened as he heard her words. He sat up instinctively. "Hacking?"


    Rong Yue shook her head. It had happened so smoothly in the past and now. She suspected this was an arrangement that was made long before she even went for thepetition.


    "The papers were most likely swapped out. It''s a girl from City A, Tong Yang¡­."


    She gave him some more details, including her usual performance in school and how Tong Yang had stolen her paintings in the past.


    The things that Tong Yang had done at this point weren''t too wicked, and Rong Yue also didn''t say anything about the future to Qin Yichen.


    She wasn''t ready to share that much with him.


    Qin Yichen pulled out his phone directly and called the Minister of Education. His call was picked on one ring, "President Qin," the minister greeted respectfully.


    "Rong Yue took her college examination in City A. But it seems like you have beenx in monitoring cities that aren''t the capital,"


    With the threat hanging in the air, the Minister felt like he had once again returned to when he just started his career.


    "W¡­What''s the matter, President Qin?" He managed to ask.


    "For all the papers, get your colleagues to bring out Rong Yue''s papers, I need to see how they were marked with my own eyes," since he couldn''t exactly tell the Minister that the papers had been swapped, the first thing he could do was demand to see them.


    When they fetched the papers out, it would be easy to see what had happened to them.


    He ended the call and casually passed it to Rong Yue, "he will call back. Bring the phone into the kitchen,"


    Rong Yue had gone out early in the morning and only came back after lunchtime. But it was too early to start making dinner, so he wanted to make her a simple meal that she could eat until it was time for dinner.


    True to his words, he had just finished making the noodles and poached eggs when the Minister returned the call.


    Rong Yue dropped herptop on the table in front of her and went into the kitchen. She met Qin Yichen on his way back carrying the tray with two bowls of noodles.


    Although it was just noodles, the fragrance from the food immediately made the tension in Rong Yue''s shoulders disappear, and she picked up the call and kept it in hands-free mode.


    "P¡­ President Qin," the Minister''s voice was shaky, and one could already see that he seemed to have figured out what happened behind the scenes already.


    "Have her papers been found?"


    "We have found the papers and checked them well, the grade markings are correct as they follow the standard marking guide that was issued, but we noticed that there seems to be some name change in all the papers"


    If it was one paper, he might not have mentioned it. However, correction pens were used on all her papers. It was really suspicious.


    Also, they had seen her answer the questions on the television. The Minister didn''t also believe that she could score this low.


    Luckily, his attention to detail made Qin Yichen happy, and his expression wasn''t as tense as it was before.


    However, instead of giving him direct instructions, he only told him, "Go and do what you should do,"


    The call ended, and the both of them went to the dining table.


    "To be a Minister of Education, one must have wless grades and academic performance in every area. I''m sure that he would have seen things like this even when he was the student union president. He would handle the matter well,"


    Rong Yue nodded in understanding and said nothing more. Since they have confirmed that the papers were indeedpromised, what she was thinking about now was the best way to deal with Tong Yang!


    Usually, the results would be released individually a day before and then released to everyone after.


    From what Sun Li had said, it was easy to see that she was already showing off her scoff.


    Rong Yue sneered as she thought of Tong Yang going around unting full marks when she knew full well that she didn''t deserve it.


    In City A,


    Most of the people in the province considered education as the most important thing. Since their kid''s futures depended a lot on how well they performed, no family would miss a chance to show off their kid''s performances.


    The same went for the Tong family, and they had, in a matter of hours, gone into celebration mode.


    "Yang''er, your brother and his friends will being down from the capital. They want to be around when the results are made public tomorrow," Madam Tong told Tong Yang that was currently dressing up.


    "Where are you going? A lot of people already know that you scored full marks. If you go out now, there will be a lot of eyes on you,"


    As her mother, she had already started ns that would make her congrattions party the best in the city. Since she was nning the party, she didn''t think that Tong Yang needed to go out again.


    At the very least, she had to seem like a serious student, right?


    Tong Yang smiled in satisfaction as that was the exact reaction she wanted.


    "Some of my friends are hanging out together tonight and invited me. The Sun''s family princess and Mayor Bo''s daughter would be there also,"


    Mother Tong''s eyes lit up as she heard that, "She''s back in the city?"


    "Wear a nicer dress, I heard that she''s in one of the good schools in the capital if you can make her your friend now, by the time you pick the school you want, the both of you can help each other out,"


    Tong Yang nodded, agreeing with her mother''s thoughts. Usually, the best student would bepeted for by all the good schools.


    This time around, she even had full marks. She was certain that the schools would start vying for her from tomorrow!


    "Okay, go. Your brother''s flight will arrive soon. I''ll tell him that you went out,"


    Tong Yang nodded dismissively. She didn''t care too much about her brother and his friends that wereing. After finishing up her makeup, she checked herself in the mirror onest time before leaving.


    When she got downstairs, her mom was in a meeting with some of the party organisers.


    "I didn''t know Tong Yang was such a good student too. Seems like City A high school has been able to churn out so many great geniuses this year," one of thedies said.


    "That''s true. The two world champions are from there also," another person added from the other side.


    Upon hearing that, Mother Tong''s body stiffened slightly.


    "The teachers and principal all deserve to be praised for their efforts," she stood up with a flimsy excuse and rushed to meet Tong Yang that was just about to enter the car.


    "Tong Yang!" She pulled her aside until she was sure that no one else was there.


    Even though the whole family was sharing the glory, only both of them knew what they had done behind the scenes.


    "Is that girl going to be there?" Mother Tong asked.


    Tong guessed who she was talking about and rolled her eyes in dismissal.


    "Even though she won something that big, she is, after all, still from a poor family. No one has seen her around for a while,"


    Mother Tong sighed in relief, "There''s no need to keep her around you anymore, with this your score. Your future is settled,"

 Chapter 186: Still scored below 600?

    Bo Jingyi and Sun Li were childhood friends. As one was from a family in politics and the other from a military family, both of them had strict upbringings.


    However, their personalities were greatly different from each other, and with them being in different grades, they hardly kept in touch anytime Bo Jingyi was not in the city.


    "How''s your brother? I heard he got promoted again. Isn''t he too young to be a Mayor?" Someone asked Sun Li.


    The promotion had happened a while back, but neither of them had been sessful in making Sun Lie out for dinner.


    Now that she was here, they wanted to try and get some gossip out of her mouth.


    Sun Li knew what they doing and just shrugged dismissively, "he''s not the first young person to advance that quickly. As long as you are capable enough, the sky is the limit."


    Bo Jingyi smiled as she heard Sun Li''s response thinking that she had indeed changed a lot from the past.


    "The legendary Qin Family''s first son is the first and youngest General, he already created the record 3 years ago and from what I have heard, he has climbed about two ranks higher now,"


    For the next thirty minutes, the group of six talked about the Qin family and other top families in the capital.


    Bo Jingyi did more of the talking as she had the most experience and stayed in the capital.


    "I heard that the Second Young Master is the most impressive. The two brothers aren''t inpetition and other young masters in the capital treat the Second Young Master Qin as a god," someone started as she remembered a gossip that she had heard online.


    Bo Jingyi''s eyes deepened when she said that and she smiled.


    "He is the most capable one among them," then she turned to Sun Li.


    "Li''er, my father said Second Young Master Qin came to your brother''s party, is that true?"


    Despite going to the capital, she had realised after a year that meeting Qin Yichen was no easy task. When she came back home and tried to get help from her father, he had told her to forget it and focus on another person.


    But how could there be another person like him? As she heard about the gossip of him going to the Sun family sometime, she made someone n this dinner and then invited Sun Li out.


    Sun Li looked at her from her side eyes. With her instincts she could already tell that Bo Jingyi had interest in him. Thinking up to how she had seen Qin Yichen with Rong Yue more than once she suddenly didn''t feel like responding.


    "There seemed to have been such a guest, I went upstairs early that night," Sun Li lied.


    "You guys, I invited a new friend of mine over, from the Tong family," one of the girls announced as she looked at her phone.


    "Tong Yang?" Sun Li asked, her nose scrunching up in disgust.


    "Yes, that''s true, you both attend City A high school."


    "Did you know that she scored full marks for the college entrance examination?"


    Sun Li nodded. However, even after seeing that screenshot, she still felt like something was wrong somehow.


    Since they were in the same ss, she knew that Tong Yang''s grades weren''t too bad because she sat beside Rong Yue.


    In the past, Rong Yue didn''t have her guards up against her and during normal school examinations, tests and assignments, she would usually copy from Rong Yue.


    It was an open secret. It was even clearer after the both of them separated, Tong Yang''s ranking in ss had dropped before the college entrance exams.


    Now she had full marks?


    Bo Jingyi didn''t know the back story that Sun Li knew but she was only in her first year of college and knew what the college entrance exams were like so when she heard that Tong Yang had full marks, she couldn''t hide her surprise.


    "How is that possible? Even the best students in the past had never gotten full marks!"


    The girl that called Tong Yang over chuckled arrogantly and pulled out her phone, "see her aggregate, she really scored full marks,"


    "Wow,"


    Just as she finished showing her the screenshot, Tong Yang walked in. Even though it was a casual meet and eat, she had dressed like she was going on a first date and even applied make up.


    As soon as Bo Jingyi saw her, she instinctively frowned as she felt like the aura that Tong Yang carried didn''t seem like that of an intelligent person.


    However, she didn''t say anything and waited for them to be introduced.


    "Jingyi, meet Tong Yang."


    Tong Yang eyes gleamed as she looked at Bo Jingyi. From her dressing to her aura and her looks, everything gave out a nice and elegant feeling.


    "Miss Bo, I have heard so much about you already but I didn''t expect that you were this beautiful," Tong Yang fawned shamelessly.


    Bo Jingyi smiled and returned the greeting. Tong Yan settled down too with her shoulders raised high.


    "Sun Li, have you checked your results already?" Tong Yang asked looking for a way to bring her results into the conversation.


    "Yes, I got 570" Sun Li''s shrug already made it clear that she didn''t care about the score like that.


    Also, even though they were in City A, excluding her parents support, her three brothers were all doing well.


    With her first brother in the military and her second brother in the capital, she didn''t have to care about so much.


    However Tong Yang was on a high from her results and didn''t use her brain.


    "Even with all that studying you did with Rong Yue, you still scored below 600? I wondered what she scored."


    Before Sun Li could reply, someone else interrupted. "Isn''t Rong Yue that girl that won the championship? What did she score?"


    Tong Yang felt ufortable as Rong Yue''s international championship was talked about. However, she knew that since Rong Yue''s papers were swapped with hers, she was definitely going to have a lower score.


    "Sun Li is her friend, I don''t know anything about her," she lied through her teeth.


    Bo Jingyi was disappointed just from watching Tong Yang.


    Even though her scores were good, she was not good at reading the room and knowing how to handle situations.


    This time of person even with a good grade would find it hard to climb to the top as she wore her schemes on her face. She didn''t want them to start a conversation around their grades and shifted the topic away.


    However, as much as she didn''t want that, it was amon topic amongst the other girls and she could only look on as the girls all praised Tong Yang and asked about how she studied for the exam.


    Sun Li was the first to stand up.


    "You guys, I''ll get going now, my curfew time is in an hour,"


    "Ahh, you have a curfew time even after examinations? As expected of a military family!"


    Sun Li gave no reply to the girl and left.


    Bo Jingyi waited a while more before also leaving.


    As soon as they left, Tong Yang grabbed her friend''s hands, "Young Miss Bo is so elegant,"


    "Hmmm, I heard that despite skipping a grade and going to college ahead of us, her grades in college is still impressive,"


    "Can you help me invite her to my celebration party tomorrow?" Tong Yang asked, revealing her intentions.


    The bigger the identity of her guests, the more connections her family would be able to build. Also, she felt like she would make a better impression on Bo Jingyi if she saw her tomorrow when she would be the center of everyone''s attention.


    "It''s hard to bring those two out of their house, but I''ll ask her and see what she thinks,"


    The remaining four of them talked for a while more before splitting up.


    Tong Yang left there feeling on top of the world.


    She had no idea that this was thest moment of glory she would have about the matter.


    Back in the capital,


    Rong Yue and Qin Yichen had finished lunch since. Since the weather was not bad, she followed him back into the garden with herptop.


    "You should use this with all the time you spend looking at yourputer," Qin Yichen passed her a ck case that was obviously a sses case.


    Rong Yue looked at the sleek and low key case. From the feel, she could tell that the material used in making the case wasn''t just any material.


    "Thank you,"


    The sses inside was just like the case, ck all around other than the lenses but it looked solid and sturdy. It was exactly the kind of style that she would have gone for.


    After putting it on, she went back to work immediately. As she had a purpose, Rong Yue didn''t want to waste time on anything else.


    Infinity was going tounch in two weeks and the paper works was almost done.


    The firstunch was the game that could be downloaded on the store and every gadget that had ess to their web store.


    However, before the next update, she wanted to create and release the virtual reality version of the game and she needed to prepare the machines that would make that possible.


    Just thinking of all she had to do made her unable to be too rxed and her fingers flew fast across the keyboard.


    The both of them sat together in silent harmony until Qin Yichen''s phone rang.


    Seeing that it was the Minister of Education, Qin Yichen picked after the third ring.


    "President Qin,"

 Chapter 187: Found The Evil Doers

    "President Qin,"


    "We have found some papers that had the same name changing."


    Qin Yichen didn''t say anything, waiting for the Minister to continue his report.


    "The student with the second altered script had full marks. As of now, I have sent for all her academic reports, and the staff in charge of City A''s papers have also been summoned," the Minister''s voice was shaky, and it was easy to see how much importance he ced on this.


    Qin Yichen was, however, dissatisfied that this was not the final report. He raised his left wrist up to nce at the time and frowned slightly, "I want the final report in an hour,"


    His little wife''s result was mixed up because of their negligence. The least they could do was make sure they sorted it out in due time.


    Without waiting for a reply from the Minister, he ended the call and looked at Rong Yue, that had gone back to her work.


    "You will get your marks soon,"


    Rong Yue didn''t mind and nodded in understanding, "Thank you," she wanted to say more, but as she saw the stern look on Qin Yichen''s face, she kept quiet, not wanting to offend him.


    She also wanted the score to reflect soon so that she could pick up all the calls she was rejecting.


    As someone with principles, she didn''t want to tell them the score that was reflecting at the moment so that they don''t get worried. At the same time, she also couldn''t tell them her real score since that wasn''t what was showing on her dashboard.


    In the end, her hands were tied.


    She sighed as she went back to work again. The report on the mines had been sent, and she carefully watched the videos that were made by the men sent there.


    Even though they had trained them for many months and a year in The Organization, she didn''t have any experience or knowledge of something like that.


    In the end, she asked the system to evaluate the mines and picked the top three. There were a total of seven, and using the system''s evaluation, she sent the information to Yu Cui so that she could put them up for sale.


    As soon as she was done handling matters with the Fox alliance, she opened her chat with Feng Buyan. He was almost as noisy as Little Quacking Duck.


    Most of his questions were, however, valid, and she patiently replied to everything.


    Conquering The Heavens: I''ll send you the address tomorrow. You and the other team members go there to decide how you want your workspace to be designed.


    Whispering Shadows: Would you be there? All of them want to see you.


    Conquering The Heavens: I have a lot at the moment. We will meet when things settle down.


    Rong Yue closed the chat before Feng Buyan could reply. If they met her now, some of the team members might start to have silly ideas.


    Currently, the main building for Infinity was arge office space with about five floors. For the team, she estimated that they wouldn''t even need a floor to amodate the eight of them.


    However, them seeing how imposing the building is would also keep them in check. If she went there now, wouldn''t she ruin the hard work that she and Lu San had spent thest week doing?


    While she was working, Qin Yichen would asionally nce at her and then go back to typing on his phone. Rong Yue didn''t notice as she had already grown used to his presence.


    "Yue''er, once the results are out, it would be better to make up your mind about the school to avoid so many people disturbing you," Qin Yichen said, breaking the silence.


    Rong Yue looked up from herptop to meet his gaze.


    "I understand, I''ll decide the course I want to go for this evening,"


    Qin Yichen''s brows raised as he was surprised to hear that she hadn''t decided. Thest time when he asked her, she hadn''t replied, and he had felt she didn''t want to talk.


    But now he realised that it was because she didn''t know!


    A little bit of amusement shed in his eyes as he looked at her. Somehow, the deep desire to protect her grew even stronger in his heart.


    "The course you choose doesn''t really matter. Follow your heart desires," even if she didn''t have anything she was doing, he alone was enough to provide for her in this life.


    But she already had a lot she was doing, she also had an eye for picking suitable people. All of the people she had chosen to work with were like the perfect missing piece for what she needed them to do.


    Because of this, he didn''t feel that she had to pick some course because of the difficulty level or because of what it could offer.


    If she could work a little less, it would be even better!


    Rong Yue''s eyes curved upwards, and she couldn''t help but smile while also nodding her head to show that she agreed with what he was saying.


    The only thing was that she had other things to consider.


    Instead of pondering over it alone, she decided to ask him.


    "Yichen, if you wanted to go against a big and strong enemy, what''s the best identity to use¡­" she paused, thinking over her words before she continued.


    "Is it better to be nobody and throw them, of course, or to be strong enough so that they are guarded against it?"


    The question looked like it was an obvious answer for someone that was still naive. After all, one of the oldest forms of attack methods was catching people unaware.


    But Qin Yichen also knew that it was impossible for Rong Yue to remain an ordinary person.


    Also, the stronger the enemy, the more disadvantageous it would be to appear ordinary.


    "You might avoid detection early on, butter on, they might start to look a little too deeply into you¡­" if he suspected someone and the investigations came out clean, he would spend more effort to unravel what was hidden.


    So, if her enemy was someone that liked to get to the bottom of things, being too ordinary was not good.


    "It''s better to disy some cards. If yed well, you would be the one controlling what they know and what they don''t,"


    Rong Yue lowered her eyes, her mind reying his suggestions.


    Eventually, she nodded and looked at him, "Yichen, thank you."


    Qin Yichen didn''t say anything, although he didn''t like her thanking him, he also understood that it was quite different in this situation.


    "One hour is already up," Rong Yue mumbled, and almost as though the Minister of Education could hear them, Qin Yichen''s phone lit up.


    "President Qin, we have resolved the matters and changed the papers to the original owner."


    "Okay, we will check her dashboard now,"


    "Also, the scores that would be released tomorrow must have the original result."


    The Minister nodded eagerly on the other end. Even though Qin Yichen had given him just an hour, he had worked at the speed of light and gotten matters solved.


    From the dashboard to the official result to be released, everything had been handled before he called Qin Yichen.


    "Also, we have recorded an official confession of the perpetrator, I would send it to you,"


    Qin Yichen nced at Rong Yue. As the call was on hands-free, she could hear everything, and she shook her head to tell him that she didn''t want to take matters further.


    What she wanted was, of course, different from what Qin Yichen wanted, but he still obliged to her wishes.


    "Send the video, but there''s no need to take action yet. If they don''t act out of line¡­" his meaning was obvious.


    He was giving Tong Yang a chance to have her future. As long as she didn''t act out of line, she could live on.


    However, once she acted out of line, he didn''t mind teaching them the lesson they needed.


    Even though he said this in front of Rong Yue, he still had ns to deal with the criminals.


    They wanted to snatch what belonged to his woman.


    He had to let them know who was behind her first!


    The Minister reported some trivial matters and also asked if she had decided on the school she wanted.


    "There''s still a month before school resumes. She would decide before then."


    "Ah, okay, President," one could easily tell that Minister Xu had many things he wanted to say but didn''t dare to. Eventually, he decided to end the call first.


    Even if she was the Qin Family Princess, they couldn''t keep her away from the school Deans that wanted to see her. In the end, he would have to create a way for both parties to meet without causing Rong Yue any trouble.


    As soon as Qin Yichen ended the call, Rong Yue logged into her dashboard on her phone this time and took a screenshot of the new result.

 Chapter 188: You Dont Want Kids?

    Master Wang had called her the most and she called him back first.


    "Grandpa Wang," she greeted politely, knowing that he didn''t want her calling him master.


    "Humph! Now you know how to call?" Master Wang''s infuriated voice rang out from the other end.


    Instead of getting angry, Rong Yue''s eyes softened a little more. "There were some issues with the results initially, I have only just essed it now,"


    Master Wang Shu misinterpreted her words and thought that his fears had eventually happened.


    "Xiao Yue, you must have studied so hard for the internationalpetition. It''s not a big deal okay?"


    He continued when he didn''t hear any reply from the other end.


    "I have contacted some of my friends in the top schools, getting into any school you want won''t be a problem. Also, Wang Lei works in the Ministry, he might be able to do something about it."


    He felt that Rong Yue had sacrificed a lot to bring the country glory and wasn''t able to perform as well in her entrance examination.


    For him, he was angry on her behalf and just wanted to find a way topensate and didn''t mind what anyone would think.


    Rong Yue''s eyes misted a little before she regained control of her emotions. "Grandpa Wang, don''t you know your colleagues will mock you if you behave like this?"


    "They don''t dare! Neither of them has a daughter that is as impressive as you!"


    Rong Yue couldn''t help but chuckle.


    "I sent a picture of my result to your phone, you don''t have to worry too much," after that, she asked him about his health and some other matters before hanging up.


    She was a little busy recently and wasn''t nning to go for any lesson anytime soon.


    Besides, painting was a talent that she wasn''t really interested in exploring.


    Qin Yichen had also heard the conversation and his view of grandmaster Wang improved greatly. He also noted it in his heart that if the Wang Family ever needed help, he would step in to help them!


    As the matter was rtively settled, Rong Yue shared her result to Sun Li, Wu Hao and Song Jian. Since she knew that the other two weren''t interested in gossip or anything, she warned Sun Li to not upload her result anywhere and wait for the general announcement.


    Spoiled Heiress: it''s good that you got full marks. That Tong Yang was beginning to act out of line.


    Spoiled Heiress: Just the thought that the both of you have the same score is still disturbing.


    Rong Yue smiled and wondered what Sun Li''s expression would be like tomorrow.


    Song Jian and Wu Hao sent her congrattory messages and Wu Hao sent her a recording of a music that he had just made.


    Since he didn''t have a lot that he was doing at home, he had gone ahead to follow Rong Yue''s instructions and made the music.


    It was almost as if Rong Yue was the one that had trained him as the music sheet was directly in line with his vocal chords. Just by singing, he could tell that she had made it with him in mind.


    He didn''t hide his thoughts and asked her over the phone.


    "Your emotions are a little messy now, when you are in a better ce, you can write your own music."


    She didn''t tell him that she had specifically written it as an avenue for him to clear his mind. While he was talented, she didn''t wasn''t sure yet if the entertainment industry was the best ce for him.


    But it wasn''t also a bad idea to let him explore his passion.


    All of them were just eighteen, he had the right to do anything he wanted for a while and chasing his passion wasn''t a bad thing.


    She spent about an hour chatting with all of them and Song Jian also gave her some updates on what was happening at the store.


    "We would move the productunch to our anniversary celebration, for now, focus on regting orders and reaching more people."


    "Have you decided the school you want?"


    Song Jian scored even higher than Wu Hao in the entrance examinations but since she didn''t talk with him much before, she had no idea on what school he had picked back then.


    "I didn''t pick any school." They barely had money for feeding and he hadn''t even had thoughts of going to college when his sister wasn''t in high school yet.


    Because of this, he hadn''t taken an application form at all.


    Rong Yue''s brows scrunched together as she saw his reply. However, she also couldn''t help but have a certain thought.


    "Let''s wait and see,"


    If her guess was right, Song Jian would get an admission letter in the next few days. Their principal was one of the few people that ran a school for the students and not just because of the money.


    He had given Rong Yue a partial schrship and allowed Song Jian to flunk on fees and sses because his grades were good.


    She was almost certain that he would have gone ahead to take an application form for him.


    After ending all her conversations, Rong Yue looked up to see that Qin Yichen was no longer outside with her.


    Unknowingly, she couldn''t help the small twinge that she felt in her heart from not seeing him there when she looked up.


    "Yu''er,e inside, I made dinner already," Qin Yichen said as he stepped into the garden.


    Earlier he had stepped aside to make some calls. Rong Yue was resuming school soon and her eighteenth birthday was also soon. He had decided to throw a banquet and then give her the mine as a gift.


    But he also wanted to congratte her for getting top scores.


    Born into a family like the Qin family made it that, growing up, he didn''t have to think about sucking up to anyone or pleasing anyone.


    His older brother was about four years older than him and would even take his opinions very seriously. This was a first for him to always want to please someone and make sure that he was in her heart.


    As they both walked inside, his phone rang again and Qin Yichen stopped, allowing Rong Yue to walk forward before he picked up the call.


    "Yes,"


    "The designer said he would want some royalties from it," the person on the other end of the call reported.


    Qin Yichen''s aura dropped sharply, "change him. There''s now need to work with someone that wants to reach for the sky through us."


    "Also, let the next designer know that it is a personal brand. They are only being hired to work for the main time."


    In his opinion, his little girl was quite good at design. If she wanted, she could draw it and have people recreate it. He was only doing this because she didn''t have time to make or even buy what she wanted.


    "It''s gettingte, where''s my little darling," Rong Yue said, turning around to meet his gaze.


    Qin Yichen ended the call abruptly and slipped the phone into his pocket.


    "My mother has missed him too much and has insisted on keeping him at the Main House for a while." If he refused her request, his mother would surely go and throw a tantrum with their dad.


    As long as she got his father involved, Qin Yichen could already guess that the both of them would invade his privacy here and insist on staying.


    If it was before, he might not have minded, he was quite good at ignoring the pair. But now, he didn''t want to scare his little girl.


    In the end, he could only sacrifice his brother.


    Rong Yue pursed her lips, she enjoyed seeing Qin Heng with his mouth formed into a little pout anytime he was ying a game or doing something on his phone.


    Also, he had gotten the best of the family genes and was even still young, anytime he looked up at, she always felt like the world became a lot brighter and better!


    "It''s understandable that your mom misses him, my little darling is the most adorable in the world," Rong Yue said with a sigh.


    Qin Yichen closed the gap between them and used one hand to pull her into his arms.


    The whole movement caught her by surprise and she couldn''t help but yelp a little.


    "Our kids are going to be the most adorable, are you in a hurry to meet them?" The man''s voice was close to her ears and as he spoke, it blew past her ears and sent shivers down her spine.


    Qin Yichen didn''t stop there and nipped her earlobes with his lips.


    Rong Yue pushed him away, her heart hammering in her chest and she felt like her ears would burst just from the sound alone.


    "Who told you I n to have kids?" She red at him as she tried to control her breathing and her heart that was shocked silly by his closeness just now.


    "You don''t want kids?¡­"


    "That''s even better, I won''t have to share your attention with anyone in this life!"

 Chapter 189: Wasnt he too shameless?

    Rong Yue''s eyes widened as she heard his reply.


    Wasn''t he being too shameless?!


    "You are starting to realise I''m the best man for you?" Qin Yichen added, his eyes twirling with mirth.


    Just from how she treated Qin Heng, one could tell that she was the type to obsess over kids. He didn''t believe that she didn''t want her own children.


    But in truth, that was also his feelings. He had never cared about kids or barely anyone. Now that he cared about her, he was unwilling to bring kids that would still her attention.


    One younger brother was already enough, he couldn''t imagine having one or two more kids to fight for her attention.


    "You are shameless," Rong Yue finally said and then walked away. She couldn''t argue with him and win. It was better to save her energy and eat instead.


    The both of them walked into the kitchen and started to set the table for their dinner. Despite them being just two, Rong Yue was surprised by all the meals he had made.


    Had he been inside for so long or she just hadn''t noticed?


    "I already made some of them while you were handling matters with the arcade centre, I only came back inside to make the dessert just now," he exined.


    Rong Yue nodded, and her lips curled upwards as he opened all the dishes they had ced on the table.


    "It''s not easy to get full marks, my wife is the strongest, and this is my first gift for your results,"


    Rong Yue''s brows raised up with question. She didn''t think that getting full marks was a big deal. But she couldn''t pretend and say she didn''t know it was a big deal to others. After ignoring her master''s calls, she had switched off her phone so she could eat in peace.


    But he said his first gift?


    "How many gifts are you nning to give me?"


    "As many as possible," he wanted to say that she could own everything he had, but he felt that Rong Yue wouldn''t like to hear that sort of thing, so he held back.


    The both of them ate dinner in silence, with Qin Yichen doing more of watching her eat than actually eating himself.


    Like an old couple, they cleared the dishes together before saying goodnight and going to their rooms.


    *****


    The next day,


    Rong Yue slept inte and only woke up past 9 am Qin Yichen had some early morning meetings, and he had nned to go to the office before.


    However, since Rong Yue didn''te down, he made Lu Bo set up the meeting in his home study. He had just finished and wasing downstairs when Rong Yue stepped out of her room also.


    Still sleepy, she mumbled, "Good morning."


    "Did you sleep well?"


    Rong Yue was about to nod but then paused as she realised that she had indeed had a really blissful night.


    As not all the core team members of the Fox Alliance were in the country, they had different time zones, and sometimes, she would get messages while she was sleeping, and if it were important, she would reply to them and go back to bed.


    For the less important ones, she would leave it for the other team members to reply to and sleep immediately.


    But this night, she hadn''t gotten any messages at all!


    She went back inside the room and searched around for her phone. Eventually, she found it under one of her pillows.


    "Just like I thought, I had left it turned off," after the call from Grandmaster Wang because of her score, she had turned the phone off to be able to eat properly.


    It was normal to feel sleepy when one was full, and she ended up not turning her phone back on.


    It had passed already, and she also had a good sleep, so she didn''t beat herself up over it and went downstairs while turning it on.


    If she hadn''t modified her phone, with the current gadgets in the world now, her phone might have blown up or gone off forever with the number of calls and messages that wereing in.


    Rong Yue frowned subtly and then ced the phone on another chair before sitting down.


    "Mother called. She was unable to reach you and got worried," Qin Yichen reported as she unboxed the food he had ordered.


    Even though he wanted to spoil his little wife, he was, after all, still the boss of a big corporation. The meetings this morning were urgent and more than one. In the end, he could only order a meal box from one of the many ces that he trusted.


    The wooden box had no logo and was designed into several partitions.


    "I forgot to turn the phone on before sleeping. Is anything the matter?"


    Qin Yichen shrugged, his mind going back to the conversation he had with her mother. Eventually, he nodded sideways, deciding to keep the matter for a while still more.


    "She was only worried and didn''t say much once she knew that you were with me,"


    The way hemunicated with Rong Xia had changed greatly, and he suspected that she also found somefort in having someone she didn''t have to hide from.


    Her phone had finally quietened down, and Rong Yue started to look through it calmly.


    As expected, there were so many messages from the Fox Alliance group. Perhaps, many people were nning to go into the mining industry. Their alliance had gained many top secrets just for the information about the price.


    Red Riding Hood''s Wolf: Boss, this is the report. Some have included more than two secrets just to get us to do the processing for them.


    Conquering The Heavens: Hmmm, let the men keep their eyes on mine, I already sent the amount that would be able to cover everything to you.


    Talking with Yu Cui was indeed better. The both of them quickly discussed all the things that were new, and Rong Yue left the group.


    As Yu Cui used to be their team leader previously, as long as she carried her along and shared ideas with her, she had no doubts that Yu Cui would carry the remaining team members along.


    She also left a pinned message to tell them she was reinforcing the system''s backlog and firewall in a few minutes, and they would be logged out until she was done.


    Now that they were getting more information, the information vault that they had created needed to be guarded even better.


    Rong Yue''s n was very simple, she would restrict the ess to the vault to be a one-way thing. Any folder and documents sent to anyone using the Fox Alliance system will immediately be saved and deleted by the Vault''s artificial intelligence.


    Like an AI, Rong Yue would need to install a grading system that she wanted to use so that the vault would then determine the level of the information passed to it.


    To do that without needing any humans meant that she would need to build the system from scratch by herself.


    It was, of course, not something that she nned on doing anytime soon, so she could only strengthen the firewall for now. When she had more time and resources, she would do the other one.


    Also, she had to make sure that every person on the team was someone she could trust before making such a big move.


    She put her phone aside and started eating. The food tasted a lot different from Qin Yichen''s cooking, but it was also really good, and she ate two portions before she dropped her chopsticks.


    "Was the meal okay?" Qin Yichen asked with a little concern.


    Even though she was petite, he had seen her eat three portions easily on many asions and was worried that this time around, the food was not to her taste.


    "It''s not as good as your cooking, but it''s nice and easy on the taste buds,"


    "Also, I think it''s better to eat meals like this more often and keep your food for more special asions," Rong Yue added as an afterthought.


    Even if his cooking was the best, in her opinion, she didn''t want him to spend too much time doing something like that all the time.


    Qin Yichen could also read her thoughts easily from her expression and nodded.


    "We can ask a chef toe here and handle the cooking for most days."


    "Do you have anywhere to go to?"


    Rong Yue shook her head. For now, she didn''t have to handle anything physically. Lu San was handling a lot of the running around, and she had to just focus on the part that needed her brain.


    She nned to split her time between Infinity and The Fox Alliance today. After all, in a month''s time, she wouldn''t have as much time with the school also resuming.


    Just in time, Qin Yichen spoke up, "The final results and ranking have been uploaded."

 Chapter 190: Soaring The Skies?

    "So early?"


    Her eyes moved to the wall clock to check the time. It was around 11 am, and since the Ministry also operated like any other government section, there would usually be some asionalgs. This time, they acted ordingly and sent it right on time!


    Since she already knew her results, Rong Yue didn''t have to bother about anything else.


    However, the same wasn''t for everyone. Some people would be unable to tell their family what they scored out of shame and the family would have to wait for this final announcement.


    In City A,


    Tong Yang had gotten up early. Her birthday banquet was starting around noon, but every single process would take time. Her mother wanted her to look her best today.


    The both of them knew the real truth and knew that even if she went to the best school, Tong Yang might be unable to keep up the standard of Rong Yue''s results.


    But the advantage was that she was going to have the limelight on her. If her appearance was wless, they could give several mediapanies and agencies to help push her poprity.


    When she got to school, she could quickly snatch the position of the school''s beauty or goddess!


    The both of them had nned things out well. Also, she was going to be very active in school functions and activities so that even if her result weren''t too high like people imagined, there would be a reasonable exnation.


    Her hair was curled up in a bun with light and bright makeup, Tong Yang looked really beautiful.


    She nodded as she looked at her reflection in the mirror.


    "Leave some loose tendrils here," she instructed the stylist. She had a firmer and wider face. With the two strands hanging by her face, it made her face look softer and more alluring.


    "You can go out now, you will retouch the make-up when it''s time for me to make my appearance."


    From her dress to her nails, her mother had been there to help her with it, Tong Yang was pleased with her final look and took her phone out so she could take some selfies.


    She had changed her name after the results came out yesterday to Soaring The Skies.


    {photos}: I''m so d I decided to take a pause on my painting passion so that I could study harder for the entrance examinations. This is a reminder to everyone that hard work pays off.


    All the pictures were from her best angle, and she looked really sweet in them. The post soon got a lot of engagement.


    Social media worked with algorithms. Since the day before, when she posted the screenshot of her dashboard and result, Tong Yang''s page had been getting a lot of activity.


    Those that came were even more impressed. Her profile had a lot of pictures that were taken from the best angles. It was always good to see beauty with brains in every time period.


    It wasn''t different now too, and many people wished her and shared her results.


    The moment she made this post, too, many people started to share, and its engagement increased rapidly.


    She had some time to kill, and Tong Yang smiled happily as she saw the way her post was doing.


    Many people wished her and prayed for her, and so manyplimented her looks.


    This was everything she had always wanted!


    Her heart was full, and she was grinning while replying to everything.


    Soaring The Skies: I didn''t do it all by myself. My parents and teachers have all contributed to this amazing result.


    Her reply made people think that she was even humble despite all her good points.


    While it was being shared, a B-list celebrity saw the post and reposted it. She had previously suffered nder for being an empty head she felt like this news was timely.


    Su Yan: Just came across this beautiful and impressive genius. Not only is she beautiful and humble, but she was able toe out with full marks in the college entrance examination. Beauty doesn''t hinder intelligence! ^~^


    She had millions of followers that saw the post. All of them went to Tong Yang''s page out of curiosity.


    "Top marks?"


    "It''s been decades since such a thing happened. Is this a miracle??!"


    Even if the person got the whole part of their calctions and objectives correctly, there were still the Language essays. Did the person write two wless essays??


    Just thinking about it made a lot of people in shock.


    "It seems like it is true when they say there will always be someone better!"


    "I agree with thement above! Just some days ago, we haven''t gotten over the student that brought our country glory, and we already have another heaven-defying genius!"


    When Tong Yang saw thatment, she wasn''t happy that Rong Yue was dragged into the conversation. She quickly logged into her incognito ount and replied to the person.


    User 13456: "The college entrance examinations are even harder than the previous one"


    Herment got many agreements.


    "But still, that student had answered those tough questions at the speed of light. Even the foreign ones couldn''t measure up in any way! I''m sure that she is just as good as this person,"


    Some people shared the same views as thestment. They didn''t believe that there would be too much difference. Rong Yue''s video of when she was answering the questions was, after all, stuck in their minds.


    But some people still felt that their own country''s exams were harder.


    "If that girl can''t score up to full marks, then it''s proof that they aren''t on the same level," someone else pointed out.


    "But are people these good now these days? It was not like thisst year!"


    "My family''s son only scored 480."


    "Haha!"


    Many people agreed, and Tong Yang was happy to see that also. She knew very well that it was impossible for Rong Yue toe out with full marks.


    Usually, the final scores would only be released by noon. Nobody was in a rush, and more than eighty per cent of the people didn''t also go to the site as they already had a fixed time.


    Most people had no idea that the public release had happened because the Minister was afraid that he would keep a certain president waiting!


    Because of the argument, there were more than a million people curious about the result Rong Yue would have.


    On the other hand, Tong Yang dropped on her page that she was having a celebratory party and even gave the fans she had just gotten her home address.


    She was over the top and didn''t really think before doing anything.


    People that were in City A hurriedly replied and promised that they would attend. The B-list actress that reposted also sent Tong Yang a personal message.


    Su Yan: Let me know when you are in the capital! I''ll have my assistant arrange a meeting with you.


    It was beneficial for both sides. Su Yan would create an image of someone that cared about academics and dined with the genius, while Tong Yang would be able to grow her page.


    The deal was bnced, and Tong Yang epted immediately too.


    While all of that was happening, time had passed quickly, and it was now time for her celebratory party.


    Her mother had invited several reporters so that as soon as the general list became live, they could start a live broadcast of the party and let her daughter be seen by everyone.


    From the hall to the decorations, everything was perfect, and Tong Yang was also called downstairs as soon as most of the guests arrived.


    "Have you been able to invite the Bo family''s daughter?" If the reporters thought that they were friends, it would also add more prestige to her daughter.


    She was thinking in every direction to make sure that her daughter owned the day.


    "She said they are both on their way," Tong Yang started as she pulled out her phone to check the messages.


    "Mother, she is here," she added excitedly.


    Dressed in a light blue dress that was flowing, the elegant and beautiful look that her mother was aiming for was achieved perfectly.


    Most of their ssmates that hade to greet her ande over with their parents felt like they were seeing her in a new light.


    "Results were only released yesterday. Tong Yang and her family must have been nning this for a while." Someonemented as they looked at the mboyant entrance and the intricately designed hall.


    "Yes, perhaps, her family must have all prepared her well for the exams," it was not unusual to throw parties if someone scored even from 650 above.


    If they all worked hard for her to score high, it''s normal for them to prepare the celebratory party.


    "But I still find it unbelievable that she did full marks. Or did she perhaps see the exam questions before hand?"

 Chapter 191: Amazing Genius

    The host cleared his throat, "Let''s wee our amazing genius!"


    The whole hall was filled with apuse as Tong Yang climbed down the final step to enter the hall. So many people and her ssmates were filming the process.


    With everyone''s eyes on her, Tong Yang''s every step was graceful and perfect, making everyone respect her.


    As it wasmonly known, nobody looked better than a sessful and beautiful woman!


    Bo Jingyi stood in a corner, watching Tong Yang''s arrival while her eyes were filled withplex emotions.


    A part of her felt like there was something about Tong Yang that seemed undeserving of this moment. She had taken the entrance examinationst year and knew that it was no easy feat.


    Also, statistics had been released, and it stated that this year was even harder.


    She was someone that had always felt she was good at reading the room or people. So this situation left her greatly conflicted.


    "Jingyi, after meeting you only once, Tong Yang really wanted me to invite you over. I''m sure she would be delighted when she sees you,"


    Bo Jingyi wasn''t surprised to hear that. Tong Yang was an arrogant person that liked to show off. To people like that, anything that could be shown off was important to them.


    So it wasn''t news that she wanted to build a rtionship with her. Instead, it even made her look down on Tong Yang even more.


    Was someone like her really deserving of getting top marks??


    But even though those were her thoughts, she didn''t show it on her face, after all, she was also someone that understood the way the world worked. It was clear to see that if she associated with Tong Yang for a while, she would also reap the benefits when they returned to the capital.


    Thinking up to that point, she raised her neck high, adjusting her posture and then stepped towards the centre of the hall where Tong Yang was.


    She could already see what angle the live stream was being taken from and walked towards Tong Yang from that direction.


    "Miss Tong, congrattions on your great achievement. It is really not easy to get a result like that," her words were formal and warm. Not making anyone have a particr opinion.


    However, Tong Yang didn''t want that. Instead, she pulled Bo Jingyi to herself.


    "Sister Jingyi, if you talk like that, people wouldn''t know that we are good friends,"


    On a normal day, Bo Jingyi wouldn''t have appreciated someone that was trying to leech off her. But as a person, she also had her own ambitions and struggles.


    Even though she was in the capital university, her father was a mayor of a city like City A, her influence wasn''t that great and wasn''t enough to push her into where she wanted.


    She was still relying on studying hard and using her intelligence to climb up the socialdder. However, she had a ratherrge goal. The Qin Family! Because of this, she had to n all of her actions strategically.


    Right now, she understood that a rtionship with Tong Yang would put her in the limelight in school, and it would also help in her academics.


    For someone like Tong Yang could get full marks, she believed that she must have some special studying method!


    "Let''s take a picture together then!" The both of them quickly posed for a picture, smiling brightly.


    At the same time, the live stream that was being held was starting to trend.


    Themon entrance was arge scale activity. People had also seen their results while some were waiting to check their friend''s result on the full release.


    All through the country, it was amon topic, now that someone with full marks was holding a celebration, it was quite normal that people wanted to see the person.


    [how can she be so beautiful!]


    [She''s a beauty with the best kind of brains!]


    [Can I marry you? My mother wants genius grandkids!]


    There were all kinds ofments in thement section. Each one weirder than thest one.


    Tong Yang couldn''t see it, but she could already imagine. Since she was being seen as a genius, she didn''t want to abandon the guests and be seen pressing her phone, and so she left her phone in her small purse and greeted everyone politely.


    Some of the media that her mother called also arrived, and one of them stepped forward to interview her.


    "Miss Tong, getting full marks is something that hasn''t happened in close to a decade. And even then, it can be said that the questions and difficulty level have increased over the years. Can you tell us how you were able to achieve this?"


    Tong Yang''s intelligence wasn''t low, it was slightly above average and with the standard of City A high school, she would originally be a middle-performing student. However, she was able to make Rong Yue her seatmate.


    Sometimes, she learnt from her, and sometimes, she copied her directly. Like that, she had taken herself from being an average student to being one of the top students.


    But to her, studying was such a hard thing to do and so she gave an answer from her own perspective.


    "In my final year, I had a big falling out with my friends because I didn''t want to do all the activities they did. I also had to give up my chance to be Master Wang''s student because studying was my priority then¡­"


    Tong Yang paused as though just thinking of the things she gave up made her heartache. Even the reporter felt sad on her behalf. After all, which person didn''t enjoy theirst year in school?


    At the same time, some people caught the most important part of that sentence.


    Master Wang''s student?!


    Who didn''t know Grandmaster Wang? Despite using their country''s painting method, he had beenmended by several international figures!


    Even though he wasn''t the oldest, people liked him the most. More importantly, all his life, he had never really had a student so hearing that she had a chance to be his student, so many people were amazed.


    [is there any purpose to life? Not only is she a genius, but she can also even paint well???]


    So many people were shocked out of their minds. However, City A''s students that were in the same ss as Tong Yang had a conflicted view.


    Didn''t Tong Yang try to steal from Rong Yue back then? After that, the two friends had fallen out, but now she said she had a chance?


    Not just them, Bo Jingyi also had a conflicting opinion on this. She could see that Tong Yang was the type to seek fame. Was it really possible that she had given up on such a thing just to score top marks?

 Chapter 192: Rong Yue -750!!!

    The reporter was also smart and picked up the important part. "You said you had a chance to be Master Wang''s student?"


    Tong Yang nodded and then looked at her mom. As if in sync, her mom stepped forward. "You don''t want to talk about this here. After all, my Xiao Yang has decided to walk a different path for now."


    The reporter nodded in understanding and then moved the question back.


    "How many hours did you study in a day?"


    Tong Yang showed a shy and embarrassed expression, "Because my understanding speed isn''t as good as others, I spend about ten hours a day studying,"


    Many people that were watching the live broadcast were too shocked to speak.


    [how can she say her understanding speed isn''t good??]


    Studying for ten hours a day when one had exams wasn''t really a big deal but that didn''t mean they woulde out with full marks.


    [In the end, it''s hard to understand the mind of a genius]


    Even inside the hall, the reaction was the same but people didn''t feel like Tong Yang was bragging, instead, they felt she was just saying the truth.


    Tong Yang was also satisfied with their reaction and said a little more to the reporter.


    Since it wasn''t something that the government organised, there was only so much space that the news would give for the best performing student.


    The reporter didn''t waste too much time and moved back to cover other things.


    If it turned out that they needed more material, she would have other things to give them.


    As the party progressed, people that knew when the Ministry of Education used to upload their dashboard hurriedly went to check for their friends results.


    The list was a lot and only people with determination would search through it carefully.


    As for individuals, they already had their scores on their dashboard, all they needed to do was confirm their ranking from the official page.


    In the Sun family, even if her scores wasn''t too excellent, her family was still happy that she had put all her efforts in.


    "Xiao Li, your brother would be going to the capital to develop this year, we have decided to let you school there," Madam Su started carefully.


    Their only daughter was willful but she was still someone that knew her limits thus, only of them doted on her to the sky and allowed her to be willful to the end.


    But, they also knew that if they kept her around, she might not learn how to stand on her own.


    Sun Li didn''t notice their worry and jumped up in excitement. "You will let me go to the capital?"


    All her life, her parents and siblings had decided that there was no need to move to the capital where things were fiercer.


    Her two brothers had gone and they made her third brother stay in their City so that she wouldn''t be too bored.


    She had already expected that she would also resume in his school. Because of this, she had lost any zeal to study. In one word, she hadn''t been looking forward to her university experience.


    Seeing how happy she was, Madame Sun and Father Sun could only look at each other helplessly.


    "What school is Xiao Yue going?" Sun Kai asked as soon as she was calm enough.


    "She hasn''t decided, I think that all the top schools in the capital would be vouching for her this time around,"


    Upon hearing that, the four of them nodded in understanding while her third brother asked in curiosity.


    "What did she score this time?" All of them knew that Rong Yue used to be top scorer and also knew that she had worn the internationalpetition but as the results were just released and they hadn''t seen her, they didn''t know her score.


    "Rong Yue got full marks!" The joy on Sun Li''s face was almost as if she was the one that scored the full marks.


    However, her parents and two brothers were shocked silly.


    She had also scored full marks? Was full marks now easy to get?


    As they were in the top three strongest families in City A, they had awork channel that was very strong. Because of this, they knew that the Tong family was currently celebrating their daughter that had gotten top marks.


    Since they were a military family, they barely attended events and this time, it wasn''t an asion that was suitable for them to attend.


    Upon hearing them, Sun Li was reminded of that sour bit of news.


    She was free with her family and didn''t hide her feelings, "I don''t know what the Tong family did but it''s impossible for Tong Yang to score full marks."


    "I agree," Sun Fan was someone that had seen Tong Yang around asionally, she had even tried to seduce him before so he knew that she was a wretched person.


    Three pair of eyes shot at him the same time.


    Even if they allowed Sun Li to speak freely and be willful, was he allowed to speak anyhow too?


    "Anyhow, it doesn''t concern us, the college entrance exam isn''t easy to cheat."


    After that, because they were curious about her ranking, Sun Kai went upstairs to bring hisputer while Sun Li asked the kitchen staff to make her some snacks.


    She had scored 570, she didn''t want to know her rank as it would definitely be low, more than a hundred people could even get the same score as her, why would she dare to search for her ranking in such a situation.


    But since her family wanted to check, all she could do was to get some snacks to eat while they searched for her name.


    Sun Kai came back soon and loaded the page for the result.


    The ranking was done in order and it was hard to not see the first name because it was on the first page.


    Moreover, the first name was quite eye catching.


    Rong Yue - 750 marks!

 Chapter 193: Exposed!

    Sun Kai was not surprised to see it, but he still pointed it out. "Rong Yue is really a genius that''s hard to find,"


    "But I don''t seem to see Tong Yang''s name here?" Sun Fan asked. He was standing behind the couch and looking over their shoulders.


    Not only was Tong Yang''s name not there, but the gap between the first position and second position was also quite wide.


    Rong Yue - 750


    Lu Wei - 721


    She had scored 31 points more than the person behind her. That itself was difficult to achieve as the third person had scored 720, only one point lower than the second position.


    But even up until the tenth position, Tong Yang''s name didn''t show.


    "Xiao Li, what name does the Tong Family daughter use in school?"


    Although the four of them hadn''t opened the result page because of her, it was human nature to be curious and enjoy gossip.


    The family was throwing a party for their daughter scoring full marks, but her name wasn''t even in the top ten.


    "Tong Yang," Sun Li replied with a shrug, she still didn''t know what was going and was eating her snacks


    Following their instructions, Sun Kai reloaded the page multiple times but no matter how many times there was only one person that scored full marks.


    And it wasn''t Tong Yang!


    The Sun couple were the most confused. Clearly something was wrong here. They also didn''t feel like anyone would be so stupid to throw a party over fake results.


    Also, it was a known thing that the general results was always released. That was how colleges knew the top people they wanted to pouch over!


    "Perhaps she used another name that Xiao Li doesn''t know," Madam Sun said and closed the conversation, on the other hand, Sun Li didn''t and she went to the website with her phone.


    After that, she took a screenshot and put it on Weibo,


    "My best friend has the most amazing brain in the world¡­ from global championship to getting full marks! #genius"


    Her other ssmates saw the screenshot and just like her, they hurriedly went to check the website.


    Most of them weren''t checking for themselves especially when their score was beneath 600, they could already tell that they weren''t in the top one thousand and didn''t want to check.


    But Rong Yue getting full marks was huge news! Also, didn''t Tong Yang also get full marks.


    As more people checked, more people uploaded screenshots with different captions.


    [Tong Yang had full marks and is currently celebrating her results, but her name isn''t on the list. What''s happening?]


    The topic was originally trending and many people were watching the live stream of Tong Yang being interviewed.


    In the short time, she had gained some vain minded fans that quickly defended her when they saw one of the screenshot.


    [She uploaded her results yesterday, it''s impossible for it to be fake]


    [Maybe her scores were too good and the body is still confirming?]


    Sun Li scoffed as she saw their replies. They had been in the same ss for thest three years. She knew Tong Yang abilities even better than Rong Yue.


    After all, in that ss, her seat was at the back and she could see everyone well. The most important thing was that she didn''t care much about study back then and usually spent her time watching other people.


    How could she not know?


    In fact, she felt that she had prepared even harder than Tong Yang for this college entrance examination.


    Because of all these, it was easier for her to believe that Tong Yang had fabricated the picture than for her to believe there was a glitch.


    The inte was a mess, with more and more people confirming that Tong Yang was indeed not on the list.


    On the other hand, the party was going strong, as she wasn''t with her phone, so Tong Yang had no idea what was happening. She cut the cake under the administration of everyone.


    "Tong Yang, have you decided on what you would study and where?" Someone asked as she struck a pose with the giant cake.


    "Well, my dream has always been the capital university. Since my score met the criteria, I would be going there in a month."


    As she spoke, some people in the banquet hall were starting to see the information being passed on the inte.


    Bo Jingyi, who was originally not interested in the party, was among the first to see it. She had moved to a corner of the party and used her phone as a distraction.


    She saw the first name on the list.


    Rong Yue - 750


    It wasn''t that there were no full marks. Someone had even gotten it, but it wasn''t Tong Yang''s name that was there. She scrolled down a little more until she had checked the first thirty names.


    Tong Yang''s name wasn''t there.


    Her lips curled into a smile as she walked to the friend who had invited her.


    "I heard that the Ministry has done the release of the official results for this year. Have you seen it?"


    Even though she had guessed that something was fishy, she didn''t want to be the one to call Tong Yang out on it. After all, she still had her reputation to consider.


    But it was fine for someone like this to be the sword.


    Just like she guessed, her friend opened her phone and saw several notifications from Weibo.


    She had been one of the people that posted Tong Yang''s results and had been tagged by so many people.


    Unsuspecting, Zhou Bei smiled excitedly, "with the release, it seems like Tong Yang''s score has gotten even more attention,"


    She had just said it when her smile fell. All of thements were different from what she was expecting. Instead, she was tagged to several posts and asked if she and her friend were liars.


    Zhou Bei followed the tags and saw the screenshot. Her eyes darkened as she saw more and more screenshots. None of them had Tong Yang''s name on it.


    She was about to leave Weibo to check the website herself when she saw another tag.


    [We have seen Tong Yang''s name! Genius student, my ass!!]


    She hurriedly clicked the post and saw a screenshot.


    Tong Yang - 510


    The school''s name was right beside it, and it was City A high school.


    There was only one Tong Yang in their senior year, right?


    Also, the post caption exined that a group of people had shared themselves to search all the results before they finally found it.


    Suddenly Zhou Bei didn''t know what to say or think anymore. As it wasn''t her, she wasn''t too sad. At the same time, she found it a little hard to understand.


    Why would Tong Yang lie and say she had full marks when she didn''t?


    If she had even scored something between 680 and 740, it might have been easy to understand or forgive.


    But her score was really low! So low that most standard schools wouldn''t even give her admission with it.


    Filled with anger and indignation, Zhou Bei marched to where Tong Yang was taking pictures with others.


    "Tong Yang, did you really think that you could fool the whole world?"


    Her voice was loud, and she walked speedily, her heels making loud nks as she stormed to the middle.


    The live stream was still on, and even the person holding the phone was also worried. In thest twenty minutes, thements had changed from them praising Tong Yang to them insulting her.


    As she was one of the newly hired helpers by the family, she couldn''t disobey Tong Yang and stop the live stream. At the same time, she had tried to get the attention of the mother and daughter.


    However, no matter how hard she tried, the mother and daughter pair didn''t even give her a chance to talk. In the end, she could only hold the phone and keep doing the live stream.


    "What are you talking about, Zhou Bei?" Tong Yang turned to ask her with elegance and superiority.


    She had her mother were confident with what they had done. If they had held any slight worry before, everything had been dispelled after the results were released.


    Also, she and Rong Yue had stopped being friends. It was impossible for anyone to know that she hadn''t prepared for the exam at home.


    She was fearless and turned to face Zhou Bei.


    "Do you think that we wouldn''t know? Or that the Ministry wouldn''t release the final report to everyone?"


    Zhou Bei looked at the help holding the phone for the live stream and was even more determined to let people know that Tong Yang had also tricked her.


    "The reports have been uploaded, and while someone got full marks, it is not you. So why have you been lying to all of us?"

 Chapter 194: Tong Yang - 510!!

    Tong Yue stepped back slightly before she regained her bnce.


    Everyone pulled out their phones to understand what was happening. As it was a trending topic, it wasn''t hard to see, and most of them started giving Tong Yang suspicious gazes.


    Tong Yang could also not bother about her ''cultured student'' facade and pulled out her phone.


    Her eyes darkened as she saw the first screenshot.


    Even if others didn''t know, she understood what it meant if Rong Yue''s name was the first on the list!


    Wasn''t her uncle swapping the both of them results? If Rong Yue had full marks, then that meant it was unsessful.


    But she had seen the results with her own eyes the previous day, she didn''t want to believe that things could change just like that!


    Her mind was in chaos as she quickly followed the various tags on her phone.


    She had been tagged to a particr post by many people.


    [Miss Tong, you must have been toozy to search for your name, this is your result here!]


    Tong Yang - 510


    Tong Yang staggered as she saw that result.


    What was happening? She had clearly seen that she had full marks on her dashboard the day before.


    "Something is wrong! There must be a glitch!"


    She was already losing herposure and couldn''t help but shout.


    The people around her weren''t as tolerant. The reporter that her mother had spent so much to hire was also the same.


    "Miss Tong, did you create a doctored image of your dashboard to fool us?"


    "No! No! That''s my result! She took my results."


    Madam Tong also rushed towards her quickly as she heard the whispers around.


    "Tong Yang is just eighteen. How can you give her a sole interview?" She shouted as she pushed through the crowd to get to Tong Yang.


    Upon seeing her mother, Tong Yang felt like she had seen her salvation and ran to her side.


    "Mother, someone must be ying tricks! I clearly had full marks the other day," as she wailed, she passed the phone to her mother, who saw the grading.


    Madam Tong''s face darkened, but she also understood what was going on.


    Didn''t her brother change it sessfully?


    Yesterday, she had logged into her daughter''s dashboard several times to show her friends. She knew that Tong Yang hadn''t doctored the picture.


    But why was the final report different?


    On the other hand, Tong Yang''s brother couldn''t watch anymore.


    "Tong Haun, what''s going on?" One of them asked. Although his voice was calm, it was hard to miss the ridicule in it.


    All of them had checked their phones and had a rough understanding of what was happening.


    Just before, the three of them had been fighting over who would date Tong Haun''s sister, but now that matters had gone the other way, the three of them had different expressions.


    "Something must have gone wrong. Although my sister has many ws, lying or stirring up trouble like this isn''t something she would do,"


    Although he was also embarrassed, he still felt that something was fishy.


    If his sister hadn''t seen that score with her parents, it''s impossible that they would throw such arge party and even invited the media.


    He had been watching the scene from the side before, but now that his friends were already acting out, he left them and walked to the centre.


    "Mom, Yang''er, what''s going on?"


    Seeing her son, Madam Tong heaved a sigh in relief.


    "I also don''t know what''s going on. Someone is bullying Tong Yang,"


    "Madam, are you saying that your daughter really got full marks?" The reporter asked.


    Interviewing someone with full marks first was indeed a catchy topic, but it was not as controversial as the matter on the ground.


    She could already tell that this matter might even give her a promotion!


    "Yesterday, I logged into the dashboard by myself and saw the score! Tong Yang really scored full marks!"


    Someone in the crowd shouted, "Show us the dashboard!"


    Things had be very messy and even Bo Jingyi had moved to the extreme end of the hall.


    She wanted to watch the drama, but she also didn''t want to appear where she could be recorded.


    She also regretted not following her instincts and staying away from Tong Yang from the beginning!


    Upon hearing people asking them to log in, Madam Tong agreed quickly.


    Tong Yang pulled out her phone and the crowd surrounded the two of them. Tong Haun stepped back but didn''t leave the circle also.


    Some of Tong Yang''s ssmates had pulled out their phones to record.


    Most of them were only there for the fun of it. They would hurriedly post it and attract traffic if she could prove that she had that score.


    But If she could not provide evidence, they would still do the same thing!


    Tong Yang logged into her dashboard in front of everyone, the website didn''t have as much traffic as yesterday, and she got in immediately.


    The score sections were written inrge fonts and were bold. As long as one logged into the profile and clicked on results, they would see it immediately.


    Aggregate score - 510


    Tong Yang''s eyes widened with disbelief, and she felt like she was holding a hot potato.


    "M¡­mother.."


    Her mother was also stunned at the new score.


    Where did things go wrong?


    She had seen 750 yesterday. Why was she seeing 510 now??


    Just as she was thinking about it, she remembered the first screenshot she had seen.


    Wasn''t the first name there Rong Yue?


    In front of everyone, there was no way she could reveal her thoughts. Instead, she used her eyes to signal to Tong Haun.


    Tong Haun slipped out from the crowd to get their manor''s security.


    Since they couldn''t prove that Tong Yang hadn''t lied, the first thing they could do was chase people away.


    Just like that, the party that had started with great fanfare was reduced to people being chased out.


    Madam Tong pulled Tong Yang into one of the rooms.


    "How did the matter be like this?"

 Chapter 195: Must Arrive Safely!

    Tong Yang felt like she wanted to disappear for a thousand years. Like her mother, she had no idea how the matter had turned out this way.


    Wasn''t everything fine just yesterday?


    "Is it possible that the girl discovered what went wrong?" Her mother asked as she pulled out her phone.


    Tong Yang didn''t consider Rong Yue a big deal. She shook her head sideways to express her doubt. Rong Yue couldn''t know.


    "Mom, even if she filed aint about her score, she can''t get a response so quickly. Also, even if they check, won''t they see her script there?"


    Her uncle had promised to swap their answers before sending the papers to the capital.


    The work was supposed to not leave any traces!


    She had even deliberately done poorly so that Rong Yue would have no choice but to enter a substandard university.


    In the end, Rong Yue had full marks, and she had to manage 510?


    She was too unwilling.


    Her mother also wasn''t satisfied with the score and hurriedly called her uncle.


    "Didn''t you say you woulde for the celebration party before? Why didn''t youe this time around?" She asked fiercely the moment the call connected.


    "I was called to the capital for some matters yesterday; there''s no way I can make it to the party," Zhou Fan said with disregard. It was not hard to see that the both of them didn''t share a bond that went beyond benefits.


    Madam Tong was already angry. Upon hearing the nonchnce in his words, she was angered even more andshed out, "Zhou Fan! Despite how much I paid you, you decided to embarrass my daughter and I."


    "If you don''t find a way to deal with this mess, I''ll fight you to the end!"


    Zhou Fan had just gotten to the capital airport and entered a taxi. Because of this, he had yet to learn about what was happening on the inte or the news.


    Also, his words were casual because he also had a lot on his mind. More importantly, he didn''t take his sister seriously in the first ce. But when he heard her words, he couldn''t help but sit up.


    "What are you talking about?"


    "I don''t know how you did it, but why did Xiao Yang''s dashboard show full marks yesterday, and today it''s showing 510??"


    "Also, the list that the Ministry of Education released also showed that Rong girl got full marks¡­"


    Upon exining everything to him, Zhou Fan''s eyes darkened, and his heart was filled with a foreboding feeling.


    Just yesterday, he had received a message that told all of them involved in the College entrance examination to report to the capital. He had called all his colleagues in City A, but they all said they had booked different flights.


    Thinking he was lucky to go ahead of them, he hadn''t minded and took off this morning.


    He was also a shrewd person. Now that he hadbined the two things, he felt like this meeting wasn''t just simple.


    Without thinking twice, he ced the call on hands-free and checked the website.


    As soon as the result loaded and he saw the first name on the list, his expression sank.


    "Sister, it''s over!" His hands holding onto the phone trembled greatly.


    "Why did you both pick someone with excellent results."


    After he did the paper swapping, it was only then that he saw that the girl had won the globalpetition. He was slightly worried back then and felt like this kind of student shouldn''t be tampered with.


    After all, there would be plenty of eyes on her performance.


    But after some weeks passed and his sister also assured him that she didn''t have any background, Zhou Fan had let his worries go.


    Besides, even if he was worried, the deed had already been done.


    Madam Tong still didn''t know the gravity of what was going on.


    "You didn''t think that I would know you betrayed me? You wait!"


    Before she could end the call, Zhou Fan stopped her.


    "What are you saying? Do you think I can control the dashboard with my position?"


    "Let me warn you ahead, for the scores to have changed to what your daughter originally got. It must mean that our little scheme has been discovered,"


    "It''s impossible for them to discover," Madam Tong shot back and ended the call. Her major anger was directed at the anger and embarrassment that this had caused the both of them without even thinking of the crime they hadmitted.


    In the car, Zhou Fan''s back was already soaked with sweat. Should he go forward or find a way to hide before matters got worse?


    He regretted allowing his sister to convince him to do such a thing. He had done it so carefully, and the matter would have gone smoothly. After all, no one would suspect that answer sheets were swapped.


    Unfortunately, he had miscalcted!


    Only after a while did he realise the car he was in was moving, and he hadn''t given the driver the address.


    "Sir, I don''t think I gave you my address?" He asked, his heart thumping with fear of being kidnapped.


    "Mr Zhou Fan, I''m the driver assigned to you by the Ministry of Education. I''m to make sure you arrive at the ministry safely¡­."


    Zhou Fan trembled as he heard the silent threat in the man''s words.


    Make sure you arrive safely!


    The driver was also moving at a steady but fast speed. It was impossible for him to decide to jump down or attempt an escape.


    In the end, he could only lean back in his seat, his mind running as he tried to think of a suitable excuse for the crime he hadmitted.


    By the time the car came to a stop in front of the Ministry Of Education, Zhou Fan had alreadye to a resolute conclusion.


    If he had truly been caught! The only option was to deny it and then push the me on his sister!


    He was only in this mess because of her in the first ce!

 Chapter 196: Block Them Out

    At the same time, because of how much publicity Tong Yang had done, the matter was now a big mess on Weibo.


    After so many had insulted Tong Yang, all her friends who posted before hurriedly deleted it, they didn''t want to be dragged down by her trouble!


    People were also just as curious.


    Someone indeed got full marks this year!


    [Who is Rong Yue? She actually got full marks!]


    The person that asked this was part of the group that searched out Tong Yang''s results. They were also in their senior year, and at first, they had all felt envious of Tong Yang''s results .


    Also, Tong Yang could be considered a beauty from a rich family. It was almost like she had it all.


    So when they sensed foul y, they were also the first group to step forward and drag Tong Yang down.


    Rong Yue''s name on the list left no name for doubt. It was the verified results.


    [Isn''t that the name of the girl that won the global championship a while ago]


    The person that said this also attached a video of thepetition there. The name below was the same.


    [Ah! It''s our genius little sister again!]


    [I believe she is capable of full marks! Little sister is a genius!]


    They had all watched the live video. In fact, short clips have been made of Rong Yue answering the questions at the speed of light.


    To students, she had been ced on a pedestal before, but with the news of someone getting full marks, most of them had gotten distracted and forgot the news.


    Now that she was the same person, they didn''t find it hard to believe.


    [To think that she mastered both curriculums. Maybe the world has a new Einstein!!]


    There were so manyments, and many City A high school students that were ashamed for supporting Tong Yang finally found their voices back.


    All of them couldn''t wait to unt that she hade from their school and praised her to the skies.


    As for the person being praised?


    She had worked all night and slept inte. When Rong Yue came down in the afternoon, Qin Yichen, his assistant and Mo Fan were seated in the living room discussing.


    As soon as they heard her steps, Mo Fan shot up.


    "Sister Rong! You are awake!" His voice was loud, as though he was afraid the world couldn''t hear him.


    Rong Yue''s forehead crinkled a little from the high volume. Qin Yichen noticed and stood up to walk towards her. "Get out,"


    Mo Fan looked at him with wide eyes, "Boss, how can you tell sister inw to get out?" Was this the new way to court ady?


    Cai Huo, Qin Yichen''s work assistant and secretary couldn''t help his lips from twitching as he looked at the sincere confusion on Mo Fan''s face.


    From his calctions, dealing with the young master Mo was enough to reduce a person''s IQ daily!


    "I''m asking you to get out,"


    Mo Fan froze and his body trembled slightly under Qin Yichen''s gaze.


    "Brother, I have been waiting here all morning to meet sister Rong!" Even under Qin Yichen''s sharp gaze, one had to apud Mo Fan for still being able to talk back.


    One could already see that he was used to him and his oppressive aura.


    Although she didn''t want to get involved in their conversation, she knew that Qin Yichen wanted to send him away because of her, in that case, she had to speak up.


    "Let''s just leave him, he''s not affecting¡­"


    "Yes! Sister inw is the best"


    Before she could finish, Mo Fan interrupted with an excited cheer, his behaviourpletely out of line for a man in his early twenties.


    "Sister-inw, how many hours did you study to get full marks?" Mo Fan started, asking the first question from the list he had in his mind.


    Before Rong Yue could reply, Qin Yichen answered on her behalf.


    "She studied for two hours a day on a good day, One hour on a busy day and skipped studying on days she was too tired"


    As he said it, his eyes didn''t leave Rong Yue''s exquisite face as though he was telling the girl about his devotion.


    Rong Yue was also surprised, and she couldn''t help but feel deep warmth from his gaze and his words.


    Just now, when Mo Fan had asked the question, even she had no idea how many hours she spent studying in a day. Most times, all she did was revise and read more advanced topics.


    But when Qin Yichen spelt it out, she also realised that he was correct!


    On days when she didn''t have a lot of work, she would study for two hours and then spend some time with stocks and in the ck market.


    On days when the stock market was moving well, or if she had a transaction going on on the ck web, she would only study for one hour before bed.


    And sometimes, she would skip out on it immediately. It could be said that he knew her even better than herself.


    This kind of man couldn''t help but move her heart.


    Neither of them saw the shocked look on Mo Fan and Cai Huo''s face.


    Two hours!


    Wait, two hours was the highest, on some day, she didn''t even study at all!


    Both of them could be considered more intelligent than the average person.


    Mo Fan had an incredibly high IQ but because of the matters at home, he would often act like all he cared about were games and acting like a spoiled brat.


    But to him, that was his coping mechanism. It was also the best way to protect himself from the schemes in their family.


    However, one had to know that to be beside Qin Yichen and even get an house in his private estate meant that he was not an insignificant person.


    Cai Huo was also someone that Qin Yichen had pouched right after he finished his high school education. From his university days, he was already working for him and his intelligence was also outstanding.


    However, in this moment, the two of them felt like they were looking at a little monster!


    She even skipped out from studying on some days???


    Ignoring their shocked expressions, Qin Yichen held Rong Yue''s hands and pulled her into the kitchen.


    "You should go to bed early so you don''t miss breakfast," the chiding was gentle and it was almost like he was coaxing her.


    Rong Yue nodded without any resistance.


    Since he had cooked the meal himself, he had no interest in sharing with the two brats in the living room.


    He served the both of them and they sat down by the kitchen ind to eat.


    Or rather, Qin Yichen watched her eat and kept adding food into her bowl. It was only when she was full and leaned back in her seat that she realised that Qin Yichen''s te was still untouched.


    "Why aren''t you eating?"


    "I like watching you eat,"


    Rong Yue almost choked from his words, ''okay, I should not have asked him''


    "The Minister called earlier, he said he has already ''invited'' the person that was in charge of the papers. Also, because of the other party''s making the matter public, he had decided to give a public recognition¡­" before he could finish speaking, Rong Yue''s phone that she had just turned on rang.


    Seeing that it was an unknown number, my brows scrunched slightly before she picked it up.


    "Hello," she had just finished eating and taking the warm tea that Qin Yichen made for her, so her voice was clear and a little velvety.


    The person on the other end was stumped for a while before regaining their mind.


    "Miss Rong, I''m calling from Province B university. We have been trying to reach you for a while and only got your number this morning¡­." Before the person could finish, Rong Yue ended the call, her brows drawing even tighter.


    Since he had been trained in martial arts, Qin Yichen''s hearing was very sharp and he heard everything the other person said.


    "Block unknown numbers froming in," he knew that her coding skills were more than enough to do that.


    Rong Yue also felt that the suggestion was good and nodded in agreement.


    While Qin Yichen ate, she worked on her phone and made sure that unsaved contacts couldn''t call her.


    As soon as she finished, Wu Hao''s call came in.


    "Yue''er congrattions," the voice on the other end was calm and mellow. It didn''t have the exuberance that young people used to have.


    Rong Yue''s brows crinkled as she wondered what was going on with him.


    "I sent some recordings to you, when would we start working together?"


    Although it was a good thing, Rong Yue couldn''t help but worry about him regardless.


    "Wu Hao, what''s going on with you?" She asked, the worry in her tone evident.

 Chapter 197: Overreaching

    "Nothing, it''s just that now that I only have myself to depend on, I can''t just sit and wait till somethinges¡­"


    Rong Yue said nothing for a while, she knew Wu Hao''s family condition, and she remembered thatter in the future, things had really changed for him, including his family.


    From his words now, it seemed he had separated from this family right now.


    "I''ll listen to it soon," Rong Yue finally said. Even if she was concerned, it wasn''t a conversation she wanted to have here.


    "Also, the Principal said he has been trying to reach you, the pressure from the universities that want you is quite a lot,"


    In just a day, many cars had arrived in City A high school. It was a small city and news travelled fast.


    "Hmmm, I understand."


    She was about to end the call when something crossed her mind, "Wu Hao, it''s not okay for my mom to stay alone, can you stay with her for a while?"


    Before, she had wasted all her care on the wrong people, now, she wanted to help the people that genuinely cared for her.


    Wu Hao was just out from high school, regardless of how he made it sound, she knew that him staying in some hotel or lodge was not good for him.


    Since she wasn''t at home, he might as well stay with her.


    "Yue''er¡­" Wu Hao started, wanting to refuse her indirect offer.


    "It''s only until youe to the capital. I''ll alsoe back soon,"


    Wu Hao said nothing but Rong Yue could already tell that he had agreed.


    "I''ll send you the address."


    Qin Yichen''s brows crinkled as he heard their conversation. The penthouse he had gotten for them had only two rooms. If Wu Hao moved there, wouldn''t he have to stay in Rong Yue''s room?


    His face darkened as he thought of that and he snatched the phone out of her hands.


    "He''s a man and needs his space if he is going through something. Also, how can you randomly invite a boy into your house? Am I dead in your eyes?"


    Although his words were bitter, his tone and expression made Rong Yue unable to get angry. What was with this grievous expression?


    "When I had no one on my team, he was willing to go out there for me,"


    Her words hung in the air, both of them not saying anything but clearly in their thoughts.


    Eventually, Qin Yichen gave in first. "Let him stay in my ce, it''s just across and your mom can still have important meals with him,"


    Rong Yue thought about it for a while and nodded. Wu Hao would also have his space, after all, her mom usually had to go to Lyfe everyday and couldn''t stay with him at home.


    With both of them agreeing, she called her mom to inform her of the arrangements.


    Rong Xia didn''t mind, especially since he was going to be in the next house.


    "I only get backter in the evening now, it''s better that he stays there¡­" she had met Wu Hao once or twice and knew that he wasn''t the type to talk much.


    She didn''t mind looking after him in the little way that she could.


    "Everyone has been talking about your results all morning over here," Rong Xia added as the conversation about Wu Hao closed.


    "Hmmm, it''s normal to talk, you can let them know your daughter is the one making you proud¡­" Rong Yue teased.


    The both of them talked for a while and she also spoke with Song Jian''s mother that wanted to congratte her.


    Qin Yichen had stood up to pick a call earlier and walked back into the kitchen as soon as she ended the call.


    "Minister Zhang just called me, the Deans from the top schools just called him again," he informed her as he settled in front of her.


    "You might have to meet them after he clears the matter of the result."


    Everyone trusted the Ministry Of Education and with Rong Yue''s result from the Global championship, no one doubted that she could get full marks.


    However, Qin Yichen wanted the exnation cleared up because of her. How could they n to take what belonged to his girl and he would let them go scot free?


    After being exposed, he wanted them to endure the scolding that their actions would bring them.


    Tong Yang was only scolded for being an imposter and a liar, the matter was still hot on Weibo but things happened every day, in thest three hours, it was eventually dwindling, after all, she was not a big celebrity that everyone knew.


    Qin Yichen was determined to blow things up.


    Rong Yue didn''t mind and nodded her head in agreement.


    "Aren''t you going to work?" Rong Yue looked at him with suspicion.


    This man used to have all the free time in the world. Weren''t CEO''s of big corporations the busiest? He seemed like he had even more free time than she did.


    "I worked from home today, I''ll goter in the evening," he didn''t tell her that he had moved all the important meetings that he had because he wanted to tell her congrattions again.


    To him, her little wins were more important than the biggest projects in the Qin Cooperation.


    "Seems like all thepanies are starting to notice infinity, someone submitted a proposal that we break into that niche early on,"


    Rong Yue''s brows curved upwards in surprise.


    Since they did the legal registration and copyright of the prototype. They also had to submit some documents that included revenue of the first Arcade Center that they hadunched.


    Less than a weekter, someone was already considering it? It was hard to figure out that the revenue was leaked by someone.


    Rong Yue didn''t mind, "if your board thinks it''s a good project, I can assist you,"


    Qin Yichen''s lips curled upwards while his gaze turned tender.


    "Our family already has one, there''s no need to open another one. I would buy shares in yourpany."


    ******


    The days passed quickly, Rong Yue busied herself with theunch of Infinity''s gship game and didn''t pay attention to anything.


    She didn''t expect that Minister Zhang would ask that shees down to the Ministry.


    Rong Yue''s brows scrunched slightly and Qin Yichen smiled as he saw the unwillingness.


    "It''s the best way to deal with the matter. Since the both of them didn''t relent, we can only make them take the papers again!"


    Since she barely had any time for the inte, Lu San took up the task and gave her a quick briefing.


    "Miss Tong Yang has refused to relent and spent thest two days creating a petition against the Ministry. The only way to make her give uppletely is if she has to defend her own results."


    Rong Yue''s brows raised after hearing what Lu San said.


    Something like that happened? She had nned to go easy on Tong Yang and let her enjoy for a while. Who would have thought that she would reject the offer?


    "Since it''s that way, I have no choice than to go."


    On the other hand, Tong Yang had spent thest day doing live streams where she swore that she had full marks.


    The mother, daughter pair had been unable to reach Zhou Fan and took matters into their own hands.


    Tong Yang even started a petition requesting for her script to be reevaluated.


    Humans were easy to sway and soon some people started to feel like maybe she was indeed cheated.


    If she wasn''t confident, why would she make such a demand from the Ministry of Education.


    The more people made that analysis, the more support Tong Yang got. After two days, she already had about five thousand signatures to her online petition.


    Some of the onlookers also signed out of curiosity.


    They didn''t have anything to lose. If she was really cheated, they would have a show to watch. If Tong Yang was being delusional, they would also be there to scold her.


    On the second day, Tong Yang was invited by the Ministry of Education with the request toe with one of her guardians.


    Naturally, her mother apanied her.


    Today, the both of them alighted at the capital airport and Tong Yang''s face broke into a smile.


    "Mom, thank goodness that I didn''t give up!" Tong Yang said with a sigh.


    She knew that the papers with her name on it was now Rong Yue''s papers. Once they brought the paper out in front of everyone, she would be the one to walk away with full marks.


    As their hired cab drove through the streets in the capital, Tong Yang''s longing for being here increased tremendously.


    "Mom, I must attend a school in the capital!" Her eyes shone with determination and a type of hunger towards everything she saw around her.


    She didn''t just want a school in the capital, she wanted the best school!


    She wanted the way everyone praised her when they heard she got full marks.


    All the jealous and envious gazes. And the ones filled with admiration, she wanted it all!


    The both of them settled into silence, taking in the beauty of what the capital was. By the time they arrived at the Ministry of Education, Tong Yang''s fists were clenched from determination and anxiety.

 Chapter 198: Test Them Again

    Since she had no idea what Minister Zhang had nned for her, as soon as the car stopped in front of the Ministry, Tong Yang started another live stream.


    "I''m here now in front of the Ministry of Education. Like all of you that believe in me, they have also decided to give me a chance."


    She turned the camera so that her viewers could see where she was. After that, the mother and daughter walked inside the building.


    The Ministry of Education was huge, but since they were invited over, the administration already had their visit slip prepared.


    With the guidance of some personnel, they went to the building they were guided to.


    Minister Zhang and some people were already in the medium-sized meeting room and were waiting for their arrival.


    When they entered and saw therge group of people seated on the round table waiting for them, Tong Yang''s vanity was stroked.


    With her live stream still active, she said to her fans, "Just like you all, the Ministry has understood the severity of the situation. Our country is indeed fair and just in their ways!"


    A lot of her stupid fans cheered with her, while some felt that matters weren''t that simple.


    Before Tong Yang could reply to somements, two of the staff walked up to her.


    "Miss, you are not allowed to bring a phone inside here," the man didn''t wait for her to talk before taking the phone out of her hands.


    Tong Yang pouted in displeasure but thinking of where they were, she didn''t say anything and watched as her mother also handed their phone over.


    The two media representatives in the hall also turned on their cameras as they started recording everything that happened.


    "Miss Tong, wee." The two of them were ushered to their seats.


    Since it was a small meeting, two media representatives were more than enough.


    "Miss Tong, it was brought to our notice that you made aint about being orded marks that don''t belong to you."


    Tong Yang nodded, "I prepared seriously for the college examinations. Even more than any exam I have ever taken. Also, when the results were taken, I saw a very different score on my dashboard."


    This time, Minister Zhang spoke, "And what score did you see, Mrs Tong?"


    "I saw that I scored 750."


    "And do you think your performance and answers in the examination are worth 750 marks?"


    Minister Zhang''s gaze was piercing, and he said his words one by one. Tong Yang felt her body stiffen slightly, which made her hesitate before answering.


    However, thinking of all the praise she had gotten and her delusion, she nodded and replied, "Yes."


    Minister Zhang''s eyes narrowed, and a trace of disgust shed in them. To him, Tong Yang was too young to be this scheming. Since she had dug her grave herself, he couldn''t save her.


    Even if he wanted to, he didn''t dare to go against the Qin family because of her!


    "Earlier, our teams have searched out for your exam papers upon seeing yourints¡­."


    As soon as Tong Yang heard that, she sat up, thinking things were going ording to her ns.


    "However, we noticed that the names on your exam paper have been altered."


    "Not only that, but we also noticed that the names on the paper of another candidate have been altered. Because of this, we started our investigation and awarded the marks ording to our judgement."


    "Why would you do that?" Madame Tong asked angrily.


    Minister Zhang smiled like he hadn''t heard the rudeness in her words.


    "Since we have noticed your dissatisfaction with the decision we made, we have to revisit it."


    The two of them nodded, and the exam papers were brought forward.


    The papers with Tong Yang''s name were passed to her. Upon seeing the documents with full marks in front of them, Tong Yang nodded in satisfaction.


    "These are indeed my exam papers,"


    "Miss Tong, the exam papers in front of you has been altered my an external party. Your name was written over anotheryer of correction pen. Also, the handwriting that wrote the name doesn''t match the answers inside the paper," as he exined to the camera, Minster Zhang signaled for them to bring the second paper type.


    "These papers here have also been altered and we noticed that the handwriting on the name here is the same as the one over there."


    Minister Zhang paused and allowed what he said to sink in. Since he knew that they now had viewers, he couldn''t rush matters.


    After taking about a minute break, he continued.


    "For proper justice, we have also invited the second party involved in this situation."


    On cue, the door opened and Rong Yue apanied by Teacher Lu entered the room.


    Upon seeing Rong Yue, the mother and daughter stiffened and Tong Yang had a guilty expression on her face.


    However, when she met Rong Yue astonishing appearance, she couldn''t help but feel jealous and angry.


    She already had looks that could make the world bow at her feet. Why did she have to fight for things with her?


    "Miss Rong, wee¡­" Minister Zhang gave her a brief summary of what had happened in thest minutes before she entered after that, Rong Yue nodded in understanding and sat down.


    Since she hade with her real appearance today, most of the people that hadn''t seen her real face before were surprised.


    Not only that, even the viewers were already talking about it on their phones.


    [Who is watching the live broadcast by the Ministry of Education? Did you see the goddess that just entered the room???]


    Sensing the change in the room, Minister Zhang sighed inwardly at the trouble that Rong Yue''s looks brought and then gave a nce to the media reporters.


    He had warned them earlier that they should only focus on the mother and daughter pair.


    The room went back to its previous bnce and Minister Zhang was able to continue.


    "Previously, wepared the examination paper with the test papers that Miss Rong had submitted during her preparation for the Global championships. The handwritings were tested and came out as a match!"


    "That''s impossible!" Tong Yang argued immediately.


    Seeing how she acted without any courtesy, Minister Zhang sent her a warning nce.


    "Since it is not enough to bring justice to both parties, we have decided to test them again!"

 Chapter 199: Answered Only Twelve Questions!

    "Since it is not enough to bring justice to both parties, we have decided to test them again!"


    Tong Yang''s face froze upon hearing that, and fear filled her heart.


    Very quickly, papers were ced in front of Tong Yang and Rong Yue.


    Also, Madame Tong and Teacher Lu were instructed to move aside to let both parties work independently.


    "There are 30 theory questions there that have been randomly selected from thest examination questions. They are questions that you have both seen before, and we would like to see your answers to them."


    Following instructions, the camera focused on Tong Yang, and everyone could see the slight panic on her face.


    Minister Zhang checked his time and announced, "The both of you have an hour to answer all the questions."


    Rong Yue got to work immediately. She leaned back and read through the questions carefully. Her aura was confident and firm.


    Even though the camera only went to her side in one minute, it was easy for people to sense that aura through the screen!


    She read the questions for about five minutes and started answering the questions. The media person gave another five seconds of screen time so that people could see that she had started answering the questions.


    While Tong Yang was answering the questions, she frowned and cursed Minister Zhang in her mind.


    How could this be called randomly picked? This was clearly a selection of all the hardest questions!


    She was already panicking. If she couldn''t get a decent score, it would be hard to fight for it.


    Madame Tong was even more worried; she knew her daughter''s capabilities and could only pray that the questions weren''t difficult.


    Rong Yue''s hand on the question paper moved speedily, and after twenty-five minutes, she raised her hands. "I''m done."


    Tong Yang''s hand trembled as she looked at Rong Yue in fear.


    "You must have seen the questions before this!" She used wildly, her mind unable to believe that while she had only answered five, Rong Yue was done.


    "Yes, I have seen the questions before," Rong Yue said with a faint smile hanging on her lips.


    "But you have also seen the questions before, or you don''t remember?" Rong Yue continued. This time, there was a subtle pressure in her words.


    "These questions were lifted from the questions we answered in the college examination that just passed."


    As she said that, Tong Yang remembered that it was the case, she had even just thought about it.


    Her face flushed awkwardly.


    "Miss Tong Yang, you still have about thirty-five more minutes. You can use keep answering the questions," One of the staff reminded her.


    Tong Yang nodded and went back to writing. The camera was focused on her, and everyone watching had started a discussion on the inte.


    [she wants topete with the speed of Rong Yue? Didn''t she check herself?]


    Everyone who paid attention to things like this knew Rong Yue''s speed for answering questions.


    There was no longer surprise, and most of them just felt deep admiration for her.


    [Can we get more screen time from Rong Yue? I need to see that beauty again!]


    [She looks nothing like the Rong Yue from the Global championship, is there some foul y going on there?]


    When City A High School students sawments like these, they jumped on it.


    [She was in disguise before. This is her true look]


    [I agree x10]


    With more and more people saying the same thing, the firstment was swallowed.


    [Rong Yue is the real beauty with brains! And to think that she doesn''t want to unt her looks.]


    [She knows that her brain is more than enough! She doesn''t need to use her beauty as a card.]


    Since Rong Yue finished first, most of the audience already supported her. By the time thirty-five minutes was up. Tong Yang answered twelve questions.


    She wasn''t wrong. To make the gap between them clear, Minister Zhang had instructed them to select the hardest questions under every subject.


    Whoever scored the initial full marks shouldn''t have any difficulty with it right?


    More importantly, it would also prove that their marking guide for the person that scored full marks was true!


    The two answer sheets were handed over to the professionals to mark them.


    Since Tong Yang only answered twelve questions, the professional marking her paper finished first.


    "Miss Tong answered only twelve questions, and she got seven correctly out of the twelve questions."


    Minister Zhang nced at Tong Yang, his gaze heavy, before looking away. He instructed another professional to look through it to avoid errors.


    While Tong Yang''s paper was going through the second check, the person in charge of Rong Yue''s paper also finished.


    "Miss Rong answered all thirty questions. All the questions were answered correctly."


    Before Minister Zhang could talk, she passed the answer sheet to the remaining professors at the round table.


    "To make things easier, let''s make copies of her paper so that everyone can look through it at the same time."


    The suggestion was good, and a staff went to the secretary section at the edge of the room to make copies.


    Now, everyone had a copy of Rong Yue''s paper, and the camera was well-positioned to show everyone as they checked it.


    "There''s no fault in her answers." One of them said after ten minutes.


    "I agree," three others echoed at the same time.


    Minister Zhang stood up, his face filled with satisfaction.


    "Miss Tong Yang, earlier, you said that your answers in the college entrance examinations deserved full marks, right?"


    Tong Yang, at this point, wanted nothing more than to hide.


    She had scored seven while Rong Yue had answered everything. Was there anything else to be said?


    "Y¡­yes.." she managed to answer.


    "In that case, we wouldpare the handwriting of the answer sheets we had before and what we have now!


    As soon as Tong Yang heard that, her body stiffened, and she fell back into her chair.


    "T¡­there''s no n..need,"

 Chapter 200: Know Your Capabilities

    Minister Zhang''s lips thinned out in anger. As they were on the news, he had to restrain his temper. However, it was impossible not to get angry at Tong Yang.


    When she didn''t want the score, she stirred up drama everywhere and argued that she was cheated. Now that things were going in her favour and her brain was awake, she wanted them to end things here.


    "Miss Tong, getting justice for you is our priority." Turning to the staff that was holding the previous papers, he signalled him to bring them over.


    Not only that, a camera was brought to take pictures of the handwriting.


    Since this was a task from President Qin, Minister Zhang was determined to do it to the end.


    After the pictures were taken, he instructed them to upload it on their official page. Public opinion was also important and while the experts were called over to check, people were alsoparing on their phones.


    Tong Yang was already a shivering mess. She knew that there was no way out now.


    Helpless, she nced at her mom. Madame Tong was also at a loss, in front of all these dignified people, she didn''t know what to say or do.


    Besides, the exam had been done in front of everyone. To also push them into a corner, the questions were what they had both seen before.


    They couldn''t im that Rong Yue was being favored when it was their old questions. If Tong Yang really scored full marks with those questions.


    Even if Rong Yue was told the questions in advance, at least, Tong Yang should be able to meet up with more than half of the questions.


    But she only managed to solve seven.


    Which was even beneath average.


    Like this, they didn''t even have anything they could push the me on.


    The experts paired the handwritings together very quickly. As they weren''t simr in any way, Rong Yue''s elegant strokes were ced aside while Tong Yang''s papers were also ced aside.


    "Minister Zhang, we have sorted the papers based on the handwritings,"


    Minister Zhang already knew what the results would be and everything else that he did was just formality.


    "Miss Tong Yang, when the mistake was first discovered, we thought it was an error, we invited some experts topare handwritings, and awarded Miss Rong Yue the marks she deserved."


    "However, even when things were done like that, you didn''t give up and kept wanting what didn''t belong to you. Which is why we had to invite you down here."


    Minister Zhang turned to his assistant and the door to the meeting room was pushed open.


    Held down by two police officers, Zhou Fan was pulled into the room. Upon seeing him, Tong Yang and her mother''s faces changed.


    "Sister!" Zhou Fan shouted out of anger the moment he entered. He felt that he was in this amount of trouble because of his sister.


    Madame Tong stiffened and turned her face away from him.


    Minister Zhang''s stepped forward while everyone else sat down. Rong Yue leaned back in her seat as though she was about to watch a show.


    "Every student writes their names on the paper first but in this case, every single exam paper was canceled out¡­." Minister Zhang carefully exined to the audience watching on how it was suspicious in the first ce to how they invited Zhou Fan thinking that he had done such a thing to reward his niece.


    "But when we saw how Miss Tong was unwilling to ept defeat, we had to think of this solution because our team realized there was more to this matter."


    "We would allow Mr Zhou Fan to tell us about his involvement in this matter."


    The microphone was passed to him and his hand trembled first before he steadied it with his other hand.


    "I have confessed tomitting the crime of altering the student names. In the beginning, I had no idea that Rong Yue was such an hardworking student. I only thought that I was going to help my niece boost her score."


    Everyone in the room was a professional. Although they had surprised looks on their faces, they didn''t say anything and allowed Zhou Fan to continue talking.


    "But her mother assured me that Rong Yue was someone from a humble background and didn''t have anyone that could fight for her," Zhou Fan continued.


    Rong Yue''s brows narrowed as she nced at the mother daughter pair. So this was what they had thought all those years back then?


    They had taken and taken from her as much as they could because she had no background??


    "Zhou Fan!" Madame Tong yelled out angrily trying to get him to stop talking.


    Zhou Fan paid no attention to her and kept talking.


    "To prove that this wasn''t something I do to vite my normal work ethics, I have recordings of my conversations with Madame Tong,"


    Zhou Fan turned to the policemen that nodded to the camera. One of them also pulled out a phone from his pocket.


    Packed in a transparent bag, the police man pulled it out and then yed the recording.


    [You don''t have to worry, the girl is from a wretched family, they can''t fight against whatever score she gets]


    [But I saw it on the news that the girl won the global championships. Won''t people be waiting for her results?]


    The woman scoffed as soon heard that, [everyone would be watching Tong Yang and praising her, who would remember the Rong girl by then?]


    The both of them talked about some other matters and the recording ended.


    By this time, even though they were professionals, most of them had anger on their faces at the disregard.


    Madame Tong on the other hand had frozen over in fear. As the media representative brought the camera closer to her, she lost control and lunged at him.


    "Get the camera away from here!" She yelled as she tried to snatch the camera away.


    One of the policemen holding Zhou Fan down intervened very swiftly and pinned her down.


    "Do you want to add assault to the crimes you havemitted?"


    His words was like cold water on burning coal and Madame Tong stopped resisting immediately.


    "I did everything on my own free will, my Xiao Yang knows nothing about this," she added.


    Since she had already been caught, Madame Tong didn''t want her daughter''s name to have any stain.


    It was only fabrication. It was impossible that she would have any heavy sentence because of that.


    Unlike Tong Yang, she didn''t need to search for work or anything. So as a mother, her main goal was to protect her daughter.


    But who in the audience didn''t know that it was a lie?


    How could a parent know the student to swap with. And then know her family situation?


    Also, Tong Yang had kept insisting that she performed very well even though she was just an average student. Clearly, she had confidence in something!


    But if her aplice doesn''t say anything, they also couldn''t pry things out of her mouth.


    Minister Zhang instructed the police to take them away from the meeting room while he sat down.


    "While it is indeed challenging to get full marks, the exam answer sheets have been marked by several authoritative people in the education sector. We have also seen that Miss Rong Yue was able to answer the thirty hardest questions from thest concluded examination in a very short time,"


    "This shows that she deserved the marks awarded to her as earlier decided by the markingmittee¡­." He paused and nced at Tong Yang that was cowering in her seat.


    Her face was pale and it was easy to see how embarrassed she was from now she was angling away from the camera.


    "Also, as people, we should learn to understand our capabilities. When we know very clearly what we are capable of, it would help us to focus on improving ourselves."


    "Instead of seeking shortcuts for instant glory," hepleted the speech and nced at Tong Yang one more time.


    As soon as he finished, Tong Yang stood up and rushed out of the meeting room. Nobody tried to stop her and the air in the room got even better without her.


    "Miss Rong Yue, congrattions!" One of the professionals that were invited stood up to congratte her.


    Rong Yue stood up out of courtesy and thanked him. With him leading the way, most of them came to greet her, after all, they had read her answers and most of them could tell that this was a real genius!


    She didn''t answer the questions in the textbook way but answered them in a way that seemed like she was trying to even teach the reader.


    In this growing time, it was indeed a little hard to find such a good student.


    Also, she had once brought glory to the country. Everyone of them were happy with her and wished her well.


    As for Rong Yue, the attention quickly made her brows crinkle slightly at the tip. Yet, she was unable to leave.

 Chapter 201: Reject Them All

    With Minister''s Zhang intervention, Rong Yue left the room. The media representatives also cleared up their equipment. They had nned to do a private interview with Rong Yue, but the minister had rejected that suggestion.


    As soon as Rong Yue stepped out of the room, Tong Yang, who had stayed in a corridor the whole time, lunged at her.


    "Rong Yue! How dare you scheme against us?" Tong Yang yelled.


    Her eyes were bloodshot, and her beautiful appearance when she arrived was all gone already.


    However, even when she had been nailed to the cross, Tong Yang still needed someone to me for her wishful thinking and greed.


    Rong Yue was not surprised. After all, Tong Yang had taken more than this in their previous life.


    Instead, she stepped back and crossed her hands across her chest. Tong Yang missed her target and got even more enraged.


    "You said I schemed against you? Did I ask your uncle to take my answer sheets? Did I report you to the Ministry Of Education? Did I create a petition for you?"


    Her every word was sharp and stabbing at all the mistakes that they had made. Tong Yang''s face was scrunched up in anger as she tried to control herself.


    "You were the ones that threw a party and invited the media, knowing fully well your performance in the examination."


    "Tong Yang, you did this to yourself!"


    Without saying another word, Rong Yue pushed her aside and left the hallway.


    As soon as she stepped outside the Ministry, she met a familiar car already parked and waiting. The windows were deeply tinted, and no one could guess who was inside.


    The front door opened, and the butler stepped down to open the door for her.


    "Young Miss, wee."


    He was used to Rong Yue not being a person of plenty words and so he didn''t mind that he got no reply.


    The man in the car, however, was able to sense her sour mood the moment she entered the car.


    "Has it been sorted?" Even though he had gotten updates from Minister Zhang''s secretary, Qin Yichen still wanted to hear it from her.


    "Hmmm, the police has taken the brother and mother away. Tong Yang is still deluded and thinks that I caused what happened to her,"


    Qin Yichen nodded in understanding, he had met many people and shameless people were not hard to find. He pulled out a box from the middle space of the car and raised the partition.


    "You have been gone all morning, you should eat first."


    As the fragrance of the pastries filled the car, Rong Yue''s brows that were drawn together loosened and she smiled softly.


    Even though he was unpacking the box, Qin Yichen''s eyes didn''t leave her for one bit and as soon as he saw her smile, he stopped what he was doing and looked for a while more.


    Rong Yue barely smiled. It was hard to notice as she had a peerlessly beautiful face. Just by sitting and keeping a nk expression, she already looked very charming.


    The level of perfection that came from her face made it difficult for people to notice that she wasn''t smiling.


    But Qin Yichen had always noticed. He had also been one of the few people to see how ethereal it was when her face lit up with joy or a smile.


    Now, it was a light smile with her lips spreading open only a little. But it was enough to make him leave everything else just to look at her.


    "Aren''t you going to let me eat?" Rong Yue asked after noticing that Qin Yichen made no attempt to pass the drink.


    Her voice broke the trance Qin Yichen was in and he shook his head slightly.


    After inserting a straw for her, he passed her the first cup of milk shake.


    The box was specially arranged with one section for cups of drinks and the other one filled with varieties of pastries.


    Everything in the box were things that she liked but as he wasn''t sure of what she would want in this moment, he had made them prepare everything.


    "If you don''t want the strawberry vor, you can take another one," he told her as he put two mooncake on a paper te.


    Rong Yue said nothing and instead took a long sip from the milkshake.


    Her eyes brightened and she shook her head sideways twice.


    "It''s just perfect."


    Seeing that she liked it, Qin Yichen passed the paper te to her and then picked hisptop back to continue working.


    However, after like two minutes, a moon cake blocked his line of view.


    "You should eat some too," Rong Yue said. Although she wasn''t smiling anymore, her face was a lot brighter than when she entered the car.


    Qin Yichen smiled at her concern for him. But instead of taking a bite, he used his hand to grab the half eaten one in her hands.


    He was not a fan of sweet things and although he didn''t mind to eat it once in a while, he only bought them because of her.


    Now that she wanted to share, he only wanted the one she had eaten from!


    Rong Yue red at him but didn''t argue, instead, she held the half eaten cake as he took a bite and then held it in front of his mouth till he ate thest bite.


    "This one is vani, you would like it," she passed him the milkshake that she felt was the least sugary before she went back to eat.


    Although they weren''t talking or doing anything else, the air between them was good and Qin Yichen had a broad smile on his face the whole time.


    By the time they got back home, Rong Yue had dozed off in the car.


    Qin Yichen wasn''t surprised as he knew she had a habit of napping after eating a meal. This time, she had taken two cups of milkshakes and ate about four pastries.


    He had even made the butler drive slower after she slept off.


    Rong Yue stirred a little in his embrace as he carried her out of the car before sleeping back.


    As soon as Rong Yue entered, Manager Bai that had been sent for by Qin Yichen stood up in a rush.


    "President Qin,"


    Qin Yichen gave him a re that made Manager Bai shut up and keep quiet.


    However, just when he got to the foot of the stairs, Rong Yue woke up.


    "Did I hear Manager Bai''s voice just now?"


    Qin Yichen''s face darkened but he gently ced her down while still holding her to give her support.


    "I invited him over so that you could discuss matters with him as soon as you get back,"


    He knew that she wanted tounch infinity in a week''s time and then do the publicunching after three weeks of stabilizing things.


    Even for a big corporation like the Qin Corporation, that was a short time so he understood how busy she was.


    Now that she had to take time out for the result matter, he had gotten Lu San to send Manager Bai over after discussing with him.


    Rong Yue''s heart warmed and she sent him a grateful nce before walking to Manager Bai.


    "Manager Bai, sorry for the disruption, I had some urgent matters to handle,"


    Manager Bai nodded his head hurriedly. Usually, he was the type to be chatty but with Qin Yichen around, he felt like even breathing was a miracle and could only nod his head.


    Rong Yue understood quickly and gave Qin Yichen a knowing nce.


    "Qin Yichen, I''ll go to the garden with Manager Bai,"


    Qin Yichen nodded and brought her bag to her. She had packed it earlier this morning before she found out that she had to deal with Tong Yang''s matter.


    Manager Bai greeted Qin Yichen one more time before stepping out with her.


    As soon as they left Qin Yichen''s oppressive aura, Manager Bai returned to normal and got into work mode.


    "Boss, even though we haven''tunched the other two locations, news is starting to spread and in thest two days, I have gotten several emails frompanies and individuals that want to invest."


    He knew that they didn''t need funding for the arcade centers but the new project that Rong Yue wanted tounch was huge, he wasn''t sure that their earnings would be enough for it.


    At first, he had made a document that analysed the best people they could work with, but after meeting Qin Yichen, he felt that the document wasn''t necessary.


    Did they really still need investors?


    But even though he had that thought, he still reported it first.


    "Reject all, I have all the funding that we need."


    We hit 200 chapters!!!! ??????


    My schedule just got better and I promise update would be good from now till the book ends.


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 Chapter 202: You Still Have Me

    Manager Bai nodded and crossed it off his list. From the beginning, he followed all of Rong Yue''s instructions, and the Arcade Center was a sess. He had no reason to do otherwise now.


    "Also, Manager Bai, you have to get a professional and skilled secretary. Then you should also find small managers that can handle each Arcade Center¡­."


    Manager Bai''s eyes opened wide in shock. Was he getting a promotion?


    Rong Yue''s lips also curled upwards from his expression. "Did you think you would keep managing that same ce?"


    "You have three weeks to do a proper handover. After that, you will move to the headquarters and be the executive manager,"


    His skills were enough to handle it, and more importantly, Rong Yue liked that he was someone who listened to instructions.


    He was easy to work with, so she had no reason to be searching around for someone else.


    Besides, she had no ns of having a board of directors that would help with anything. She was building these things so that she could stand against the organisation. Having the shares divided would only make things more messy.


    "Once we don''t let people invest, we would have a lot ofpetition that woulde up," Manager Bai voiced out and then ticked another thing from his list.


    Manager Bai was good at handling things, but his marketing skills and knowledge weren''t as good. A certain name crossed Rong Yue''s mind as she thought of that.


    Gu Yan.


    "I''ll get a marketing expert to join the team."


    Also, for now, don''t send the rejection emails out. Instead, send the best ten emails informing them that the team is considering theirpany."


    If they did that, the investors would keep calm until theunch. Since they didn''t even know about the game she wanted tounch, they would only keep looking at the Arcade centres.


    As long as Infinity couldunch without anypetition in the same timeframe, she knew that they would have no problem.


    If any otherpany came up after theirunch, she knew it was impossible for them topete with Infinity.


    Even if they pouched her workers, duplicating the game would take them at least two years because she did the major world-building and only left the polishing to Feng Buyan and his team.


    Manager Bai made sure to bring up all the questions he had and then wrote down every instruction from Rong Yue.


    After spending about two hours together, the housekeeper brought a ss of milk for Rong Yue and asked Manager Bai if he wanted anything.


    Just being in President Qin''s house made him tense already. How could he dare to want anything?


    "Just water is fine," he said with a small bow. His thoughts were clear to see. Even the housekeeper here deserved respect of the highest level!


    "The team of developers will start onsite work by tomorrow. It would be best if you also go there with a design team to modify your office.


    Also, please send a list of the roles that we need. I''ll let you know the ones I''ll get myself."


    As soon as Rong Yue finished speaking, Manager Bai pulled out a sheet of paper from the folder with him.


    "I have a scanned copy that I can email to you. This is the list,"


    Rong Yue took it and nced through it. In less than five minutes, she marked out the roles that she wanted to handle by herself.


    It was a gamepany. It was better to hire people that were veryputer smart.


    Also, there used to be a lot of job openings on the dark web. People that knew how to use their skills would often keep an eye out for things like that.


    They talked about other matters, and Manager Bai left after spending three hours with Rong Yue.


    As soon as he left, Qin Yichen walked into the garden and sat opposite her.


    "You should tell him to reject all the investors from the beginning," Qin Yichen started.


    Rong Yue''s hands that were typing on her phone paused as she looked up at him.


    "Once you have stirred up interest in the business industry, you are halfway done with yourunching."


    "If you reject them all now, some otherpanies will try to create such a subsidiary. When that happens, their marketing makes more of the ordinary people know about Arcade centres."


    Qin Yichen exined the ''kicking up a fuss'' logic until Rong Yue understood.


    "You should hire a marketing expert and ask him to submit a strategy using this,"


    The main Infinity game didn''t need too much publicity. It was the kind of thing that a person needed his group of friends to y. After downloading, most of them would invite their friends naturally.


    More importantly, the game was addicting!


    There was a marketing expert that she had once worked with in the past. As one of the top models, she had met with so many brands and their teams.


    Gu Yan was one of the best that she had met back then.


    And anytime they wanted to do a newunch, he would invite her for a meeting to tell her the theme he had in mind before allowing her to go for the shoot.


    But she wasn''t sure of what role he would have now and how much experience he had.


    Perhaps there was someone better?


    Qin Yichen noticed that she seemed lost in her thoughts and didn''t say anything else.


    Like that, the both of them sat down for another fifteen minutes before the ringing of her phone pulled her out of her thoughts.


    Rong Yue looked at Xu Ning''s familiar number for a few seconds before she picked.


    "Sister Xu,"


    "Yue''er, how are you?" As she was afraid of anyone listening in on her call, Xu Ning didn''t dare to use her first name.


    "I''m okay, how are you too? Is anything the matter?" As soon as the call started, the screen on Rong Yue''sptop changed as she used her other hand to type speedily.


    She wanted to give the call anotheryer of protection. This way, even if someone tried to trace the callter on, they wouldn''t be able to hear them.


    "There''s no problem at all, but there''s a new staff in my workce, he''s a little suspicious, and when he thinks my guards are down, he tries to ask some questions that should be personal,"


    Xu Ning went on to exin some scenarios to Rong Yue.


    Previously, Qin Yichen had sent her to work as an executive in one of their subsidiarypanies. She didn''t have to interact with many people, and the pay was good enough to care for her and her uncle''s kids.


    For someone to be close enough to irritate her, it had to be someone of a considerably high position.


    Another suspicious point was the person being new to thepany too.


    "When did he start work?" Rong Yue asked.


    "About three weeks ago, he was very reserved at first, but he is getting more daring every day."


    "Okay, I''ll check him out and give you feedback tomorrow,"


    "Yue, thank you so much."


    Xu Ning told her about some other matters and gave her a brief rundown on how the little ones were coping. Just like that, the both of them talked for twenty minutes.


    Rong Yue was very patient with Xu Ning. In her previous life, Xu Ning had also lived a miserable life.


    She had no personal family and was all by herself. She worked very hard to protect her uncle''s kids and used her talent to manage something she loathed.


    By managing the organisation, her own will and person were breaking from within. In very few cases, she would fight for some kids or try to mediate when things got too tough.


    With all of these memories, she couldn''t help but be a little gentle when dealing with her.


    When she ended the call, Rong Yue rubbed the space between her brows and leaned back in the chair.


    "This subsidiary is a littlex in handling matters; they didn''t even know that their system was infiltrated!"


    Before the call ended, she started searching for the ''new'' staff.


    Now, his information page was in front of her, and she could see that he wascking in skills. Who could have done the interview and given this kind of person a job??


    Qin Yichen shot an arched brows in her direction, and Rong Yue turned herptop to face him.


    After looking at it for about a minute, his lips curled up.


    "This was done so that the staff would bear the responsibility if he were discovered. The staff is a decoy,"


    He was able to figure out the scheme behind it immediately and also wondered who the people targeting Xu Ning were.


    Even now, they didn''t want to let her go.


    His ck eyes grew deeper as he looked at Rong Yue with a little bit of worry.


    "Be careful."


    "If it''s too much for you, you still have me."

 Chapter 203: Picking Her Major

    Rong Yue sent his work information to Fox Alliance.


    [Check for this person''s real identity and give me all the details about him]


    After sending the message, she left the app and hacked into the school that the kids attended.


    She searched around and confirmed that there was no new staff or student after the kids had been enrolled; only then did she feel a little better.


    Xu Ning''s full capabilities weren''t known by the organisation yet. They were most likely targeting her because of what she knew.


    Even then, she didn''t know much by this time, so she didn''t think this was a problem.


    The sooner she allowed someone to get close to her, the better it was for her.


    Rong Yue called her back.


    "Sister Ning, I think you should allow him to get close to you gradually. Let him know that you only know little and that you think your uncle was captured because he stole some funds he shouldn''t have touched."


    "Okay, I understand. I''ll go out for a drink with him next week."


    "Also, congrattions on your result." Xu Ning added after a while.


    The first time, she was too worried about giving anything away, but she knew that the call was safe since it was Rong Yue that called.


    "Hmmm, thank you."


    There was not much to say between them, and Rong Yue ended the call.


    "Lu San made a trip to City A. I think something rted to the ongoing construction,"


    Rong Yue checked through her phone, Lu San was the type to keep her updated on every matter, and she soon saw the message.


    [Young Miss, some matter came up regarding the construction, I''ll head over there now to have a look.]


    [Okay, please let me know if anything goes out of hand.]


    Rong Yue also thought about going back home. She had rushed back here because of the matter regarding thepetition and then because of Infinity.


    Wu Hao, on the other hand, went back as soon as they finished with the award back then.


    Her eyes fluttered close a little as she was lost in thought.


    School was going to start soon, in a month. She had yet to decide on which school. Also, her major was still undecided.


    Irritation shed through her narrowed eyes as she thought about everything that she needed to do.


    Publicunching for Infinity was three weeks while school was starting in one month.


    There was only one week between them and she also wanted to go home.


    She hadn''t spent time with her mother in a while and she would barely have the time if school started. Not only did she n to spend time on research, she also had to pay attention to Infinity. And the Fox Alliance also.


    "I think I would go home also," she told him as she stood up, slinging her backpack on one shoulder.


    Qin Yichen stood up almost immediately, his figure towering over her.


    "Mother keeps refusing to visit the hospital. I want to try one more time before I go to college." Now she had the money. More than enough money.


    But she was also afraid that if she pushed too much, she would hurt her mother. After all, she didn''t want to directly say she had some mental regression, right?


    Also, in thest few months, her mother had gotten better little by little, making her feel like it was a miracle that came with her rebirth.


    Perhaps, it was heaven''s way ofpensating her.


    From the look on her face, Qin Yichen could tell that she was feeling guilty. And it made his heart ache even more for her.


    He really wanted to tell her about what he had discovered, but he knew that it might cause a rift in their rtionship.


    Even then, he had increased surveince on her mother. He was determined to know if there was any lurking threat that would affect Rong Yue.


    "You can tell her that you want a full checkup with her. I can arrange matters for that,"


    Rong Yue nodded in understanding and then mumbled her thanks.


    She knew that he didn''t like to hear it, so she didn''t say it loud enough.


    By the time they entered inside the house, the housekeeper and all the day staff had all finished for the day. The huge mansion was empty and made Rong Yue a little ufortable.


    "What of my little Darling? Won''t hee back anytime soon?" Things were often better with him there, and Rong Yue always felt happier just by looking at his jade-like face.


    "His specialists said it was time for another checkup to be sure of how well he is doing?"


    "Is he sick?" She stopped in her tracks as she was a little worried.


    "My parents and the specialist think that he''s on the autistic spectrum. They are not clear on what level he is at¡­"


    "They need to know so that they can create a suitable management n," Qin Yichen added.


    In addition, he wanted to spend more time with her without Qin Heng fighting for her attention.


    Rong Yue''s face scrunched up in a frown as she thought about her little darling.


    With how they interacted, she didn''t think that he was autistic.


    "Are you sure the diagnosis is right?"


    Qin Yichen''s lips curled up with a smile as he heard her words. He also had a simr opinion and felt that his younger brother was just toozy to be bothered about speaking.


    Also, he didn''t like to rte with people his age as he felt their IQ was too low.


    "You can''t advise a worried parent," Qin Yichen replied, and Rong Yue nodded in understanding.


    If his mother felt he was abnormal, it was hard to make her think otherwise.


    ??????????


    The days passed very quickly, and with Qin Yichen''s help, the news about Rong Yue started to die out.


    Her screen time had been little, and he had also influenced the spread of the videos. So while some people knew that she was a stunning beauty, the news didn''t circte.


    Also, Rong Yue didn''t try to ride the wave, and she didn''t even have an ount that people could follow.


    With all of these, the news died out in about three days.


    People would talk about it amongst themselves on very few asions, but the focus was always more on Tong Yang and less attention was paid to Rong Yue.


    Dressed in ck pants and a hoodie, Rong Yue came downstairs to meet the familiar trio.


    It was no longer new that Cao Huo would report here early in the morning, and Mo Fan liked to stop by before going about his daily activities.


    Mo Fan''s eyes widened as he took in her appearance.


    "Sister Rong, is this what you would be wearing today?"


    Two pair of eyes fell on him simultaneously, and Secretary Cao sighed in his heart before looking away.


    "Is anything wrong with it?" Rong Yue asked as she sat at the dining table.


    Like always, Secretary Cao Huo packed up the files and moved to another part of the living room.


    "You want to meet the Dean of the Universities like this?" Mo Fan ced emphasis on ''dean.''


    He was used to girls putting on elegant dresses for important asions. Seeing howid back she was dressed, he couldn''t help himself.


    Rong Yue shrugged. Her nonchnt expression was enough to let him know that she didn''t care.


    Qin Yichen also felt the same way. There was no need to dress up for such a meeting.


    Seeing the looks on their faces, Mo Fan gave up and went back to eating his breakfast. Since they didn''t care, how could he keep talking about it?


    "Have some breakfast. You might not like what they order," Qin Yichen told her as he filled her te with food.


    In thest few days, Minister Zhang carefully arranged a meeting with the top three universities. The three ranked best in almost every course, and the overall student experience was also good.


    Since he couldn''t give them her contact, the meeting was to make sure they could talk to Rong Yue freely.


    Once Rong Yue decided, her admission would be processed from the university''s back end.


    The arrangement was convenient, and Rong Yue also agreed to it.


    But to someone like Mo Fan, being invited to dine with the heads of the top three schools was like the greatest honour possible.


    It was enough that Rong Yue wasn''t shouting about it. But she was dressed so simply?!


    "It''s just a meeting. What I''m wearing doesn''t matter."


    "Have you settled on the school you want?" Qin Yichen asked, changing the topic of discussion.


    "I have two options. Maybe it would be better to meet with them before I make my final decision."


    After many days of thinking, she finally settled on a major that could help with her ns and a minor that she could do for fun.


    The most important thing was knowing which school to go for.

 Chapter 204: Stand Outside

    Qin Yichen dropped Rong Yue off in front of the Imperial restaurant. Minister Zhang had gone all out for the meeting and even booked a VIP room in the imperial restaurant.


    "Tell me when you are done. I have a meeting nearby,"


    Rong Yue nodded and waved before getting down from the car.


    Unlike most people entering the Imperial restaurant, Rong Yue''s dressing was a lotid back.


    The imperial restaurant was designed like a hotel. It had a reception area when you first entered. After confirming the reservation and seat, the person would then be directed to the appropriate floor or room that they booked.


    Since bookings were always made ahead, the reception area was usually empty, unlike most hotels.


    When thedy at the reception saw Rong Yue, her eyes lit up with surprise at her appearance. As though carved out of jade, the first reaction anyone would have when they saw Rong Yue was surprise and praise.


    But when the receptionist noticed the simple clothes that Rong Yue was wearing, her surprise and praise became judgemental.


    Although she had never met a girl with a beauty that was at this level, the receptionist had also met her fair share.


    Several girls woulde here hoping to use their beauty to meet up with some other men.


    "Good day, Miss, please let me know your reservation name,"


    Rong Yue nodded to acknowledge her and then kept typing on her phone.


    She was someone that had met with several important people at the peak of herst life. She didn''t want to assume that the booking was made under Minister Zhang''s name without confirming.


    Since she didn''t remember to ask Qin Yichen, she hurriedly sent a message to him.


    [Did he send you the reservation name?]


    Qin Yichen had just parked the car when his phone dinged with that special ringtone. And he replied almost immediately.


    [He would send someone down to get you]


    Upon seeing his reply, Rong Yue gave the receptionist a curt nod and went to sit down by the side.


    Since she had some free time, Rong Yue opened a certain app on her phone, and very quickly, charts and lines like a graph appeared on the screen.


    Even now, technology already made it easy to use Bots and some AI for trading, and Rong Yue had one that she had made early on when she had just gotten her rebirth.


    She carefully looked through the recent trades and recent stocks.


    If someone looked through her portfolio now, they might think she was a careless and inexperienced investor. After all, she had so many shares in somepanies that were just evaluated or were going through difficult times.


    There was a particrpany where she was close to owning the highest number of shares because their stock price was low, and there were rumors that they would dere bankruptcy.


    Even experts had already concluded that the Nile Group was going to go down in less than two weeks.


    However, someone like her still held on to her shares in thatpany!


    It was difficult for any experienced person to understand. However, it was also how Rong Yue had made a lot of money recently.


    Since she had a good knowledge of everything major that had happened in the past, she invested with a good mind.


    She also knew that the Nile Group would have a huge turnaround in the next few days.


    Thinking of a certain someone, Rong Yue sent a screenshot to Qin Yichen.


    [Aren''t you thinking of increasing your influence in this country? Hold a lot of shares here under a less attractive name.]


    If he used his original name to buy the shares, she was certain that he would rewrite history as many people would follow because he did so!


    Qin Yichen had just entered a private room in another restaurant. Three young men in suits and another young woman were already in the room before his arrival.


    Upon entering, his phone dinged with that familiar ringtone again, and he pulled his phone out at the speed of light.


    On seeing the message from her, his lips curled up, and his eyes glowed with delight.


    His little girl was even starting to look out for him! He really liked the feeling of when she took out time to think about him.


    He stepped out of the room without any consideration and dialled a number.


    "Buy sixty percent of the Nile Group shares using Preston. Scatter it and don''t cause a scene,"


    "Master, from insider information, they would announce bankruptcy in the next five days, they are currently trying to move their remaining liquidation to help the board membersnd gently."


    If they invested, it would simply help thepany have some more money to use and settle the board members.


    "Since when did you start to question my instructions?" Other than the fact that he trusted his little wife, He also didn''t mind losing some money if things went south.


    This was the first advice his wife had given him. If he didn''t take it, how would she feelfortable sharing things with him in the future.


    To Qin Yichen, gain or profit was not important at this moment. The most important thing was pleasing his wife!


    The person on the other end hurriedly apologised and Qin Yichen ended the call and entered the room again.


    "Yichen, we thought an Angel had smiled on the earth when you entered just now," the only woman in the room said.


    She was in herte twenties, about two years older than Qin Yichen. But even then, her appearance didn''t give away her age as she looked well-kept and pristine.


    "Someone sent me a message," Qin Yichen said with a casual shrug and settled into the seat opposite them. However, that reply made the other four people in the room exchange nces with each other.


    What kind of message could have made the ice master of the capital smile that happily?


    Or was this no more the Second Young Master that they knew?


    "It''s rare that we are able to see you today, Young Master Qin," one of the other men said as he raised his ss.


    Qin Yichen leaned back in his seat, "are there moreing or is there a reason why the four of you invited me out?"


    Even though the Qin Family was the leading family, they still had to maintain connections and build rtionships. After all, even a giant could be pulled down by a multitude of ants.


    Qin Feng was not the type to mind things like social interactions. Since he was already holding the political forte for the family, the responsibility fell on Qin Yichen and the others from the side branches.


    Qin Yichen''s circle of friends had very few people and was known as the ''Exclusive Eight.''


    Each one belonged to the strongest family and had skills that made them stand out in this generation.


    Since it was based on capabilities, half of them were older than Qin Yichen with two to four years, while some were the same age.


    "Mo Fan is the only one in the country and isn''t here. Zhou Shuren and Han Tian aren''t in the country."


    The aura around Qin Yichen dropped sharply. Although all of them were friends, they still had boundaries. More importantly, the only person that Qin Yichen considered a close friend was Mo Fan.


    One of them quickly sensed that Qin Yichen didn''t like their exclusion of Mo Fan and hurriedly said, "Yichen, Mo Fan doesn''t like to discuss business or matters like this. If it were only to hang out, we would even invite him first.


    "Does the Mo Familyck talents that he can relegate matters to?" Qin Yichen''s voice was sharp, and his eyes on the four were piercing.


    The girl, Li Zhuhai, sat up, "I''ll call Young Master Mo over now,"


    "There''s no need. Create another day and ask him to confirm my avability,"


    Without giving any of them a chance to talk, Qin Yichen stood up and left the room.


    The meaning behind his words was very simple. If the four of them wanted ess to him, they needed to go through Mo Fan first!


    On the other side,


    Rong Yue sat patiently in the lobby and even got carried away from analysing the stock market.


    Thinking her previous guess was true, the receptionist rolled her eyes in disdain.


    ''She doesn''t have a reservation. Why is she behaving like someone that is so important?''


    "Miss, although the seats were ced here, the management doesn''t expect them to be used unless a special situationes up," she started.


    "Huh?" Rong Yue''s eyes were filled with confusion as she raised her head to meet the receptionist''s gaze.


    Seeing the pair of clear and ck eyes, the receptionist couldn''t help but take a step back.


    "I said that you have to prepare your reservation details or leave,"


    Just now, she had seen the assistant managere downstairs for a brief moment. Although it was only for a brief moment, he had nced at thisdy before looking away.


    The receptionist guessed that he saw Rong Yue as an eyesore. She didn''t want to lose her job or make any mistakes, and thus, she decided that she would chase Rong Yue away.


    "If you want to meet up with someone who can take you in, it''s better if you stand outside."

 Chapter 205: Honoured Guests

    "...it''s better if you stand outside!"


    Understanding dawned on Rong Yue and her gaze became sharp as she looked at the receptionist.


    At the same time, she sent another message to Qin Yichen.


    [Has the meeting being shifted or did Minister Zhang give us a wrong time?]


    He was someone that handled matters cleanly so she had patiently waited for the person that was to pick her up.


    On the other side, Asst. Manager Yan stood outside The Imperial Restaurant and kept looking around.


    Coincidentally, a sleek and expensive car stopped in front of the restaurant and Feng Buyan and her mother got down from the car.


    The both of them were dressed in thetest designs of expensive brands.


    Upon seeing her, Asst Manager Yan''s face lit up and rushed towards them.


    "I''m the Assistant Manager of Imperial Hotel and I have been instructed to bring you to the reserved room,"


    Feng Yan''s pride was stroked and she nced at her mom and said with a big smile, "Mom, didn''t I tell you that Father would eventually let things go?"


    Being weed by the assistant Manager wasn''t a small honor and even Madame Feng couldn''t help but let out a sigh of relief.


    The both of them had been a little worried because of her results. Her father was determined to use her in climbing thedder of the Feng Family.


    Because she had focused too much on the Global Competition, her college examination result wasn''t anything spectacr.


    If a normal student had scored 630, a lot of people might praise them and celebrate. But Feng Buyan and her family had done a lot of image building.


    Even when she hade back, they had done a lot of public rtions to make everyone know that she had qualified and was part of the team that went over there to bring glory back to the country.


    "Are the two deans here already?" Madame Feng asked. Unlike her daughter, she didn''t get carried away for long and got to the important things.


    "Yes, they arrived about thirty minutes ago," Manager Yan replied.


    On hearing this, her mother''s eyes shed with a bit of worry. They had decided toe thirty minutes earlier to give the two Deans respect but they had evene before them.


    Thinking of how long they had been waiting made her worried and she tugged on Feng Yan''s hands. "Let''s hurry."


    Thinking of who had instructed him to wee them, he added with a fawning smile, "they also brought Minister Zhang along and one more Dean."


    Upon hearing that Feng Buyan''s eyes widened in shock.


    Minister Zhang!


    They had gone through so much trouble to make these two Deans see her. How did they get so lucky to even meet Minister Zhang here too?


    Feng Yan looked at her mom with excitement. "Mom¡­"


    "Minister Zhang already knows me because of thepetition, this time, it won''t be hard to convince both of them,"


    If she could get the rmendation from this two, she would most likely get the admission into the top school in the country!


    Her fists clenched tightly at the thought of getting into the Capital University.


    "Manager Yan, please lead the way," Madame Feng told him and this time, there was a subtle change in her walking posture.


    She was also not in a hurry anymore as she felt that the two Deans most likely came to meet Minister Zhang. They didn''t need to rush and disturb their meeting.


    As they entered the restaurant, the first thing that Feng Yan noticed was Rong Yue.


    She was impossible to miss, even dressed in casual clothes, her beauty was hard to miss.


    "What is she doing here?" Feng Yan asked with a bit of anger.


    She knew that Rong Yue didn''t have an impressive background. Also, with the recent news, she was even more certain that she was from a an insignificant family.


    So she didn''t expect that she would see her in this type of ce.


    Madame Feng''s brows also furrowed, she was a full time housewife and her daughter was her major upation. So despite the difference in their generation, she followed the news that was rted to Feng Yan''s age group with dedication.


    It was impossible for her to forget the face of the person that her daughter disliked the most!


    "It seems like even the Imperial Restaurant now opens their doors to all kind of people," Madam Feng added and said it loud enough for Manager Yan to hear.


    "No¡­ no.. this must be some mismanagement issue. There are several girls like that nowadays," manager Yan hurriedly exined.


    Afraid that the ''honored guests'' would be dissatisfied with him or the restaurant, Manager Yan rushed forward to settle the matter.


    "Don''t you know how to manage your role anymore?" He asked with a loud yell at the receptionist.


    "If they don''t have a reservation, they are to be sent away immediately, why are you keeping people in the lobby?"


    "I was just about to send her off, she came before and said she had a reservation, but she has waited for close to twenty minutes now and hasn''t given me the reservation details."


    "Miss, our restaurant has its rules and regtions. If you didn''t make any prior booking or have someone you are here to meet, we cannot entertain you,"


    Rong Yue''s brows crinkled a little as she stood up, from the corner of her eyes, she saw Feng Yan and could already tell that some drama was going to start soon.


    Although the meeting with the Deans and Minister Zhang was considered important, she didn''t think it was worth this amount of trouble.


    Anyways, she already came here and waited a considerable amount of time.


    She wasn''t anxious about her admission. On the contrary, she felt that even if there was no school avable here, at most, she would go outside the country for her education.


    Seeing that she was about to leave, the reception sneered and rolled her eyes in disdain.


    "You are looking for a man that you can use your body to entice and still put up such an arrogant attitude?"


    Although she meant it to be a whisper, Manager Yan and Rong Yue heard her very clearly.


    Rong Yue stopped in her tracks.


    "Would you mind repeating what you just said now?" Even without looking at her screen, her fingers moved urately behind her back to turn on the voice recorder.


    The receptionist was also fearless and puffed her chest out.


    "What? Do you want to beat me up for saying the truth?"


    "You clearly came here to entice rich men so you can sell your body, but unlike others, you didn''t even put any effort for your appearance. Now that you are being chased out, you still act so arrogantly??"


    Rong Yue''s eyes narrowed. At first, she didn''t mind leaving peacefully, after all, she had waited here for a while and even sent Qin Yichen another message.


    But seeing how the girl talked, she couldn''t help but want to teach her a lesson.


    "I hope you have this same confidence when epting your punishment."


    The receptionist didn''t take her words seriously and even rolled her eyes.


    "What punishment? As long as you leave and don''t be a nuisance here, that''s more than enough!"


    Manager Yan also turned to Rong Yue clearly about to add some words. It was at this moment that Feng Yan decided to join in the fun.


    "Rong Yue, what are you doing here?" Feng Yan said in a sickly sweet voice.


    Madame Feng also followed over.


    Since they had some free time, it was not a big deal to watch some drama.


    "Miss Feng," Rong Yue greeted casually like she was only managing to acknowledge her existence.


    Manager Yan''s frowned as he saw her dismissive attitude towards their honored guests.


    "Young girl, having good looks is not enough for you to act recklessly," he cautioned with a self righteous look on his face.


    Feng Yan gloated in her heart but her face showed a gentle and amiable smile.


    "Manager Yan, you don''t have to say things like that. Rong Yue is someone I know and have worked with,"


    Manager Yan also smiled, "You are indeed a young Miss of a rich family, your courtesy and manners is really unlike what we see these days,"


    Seeing the drama unfolding in front of her, Rong Yue brought her phone forward and started to check for something within the Fox Alliance''s database.


    As their major force wasworking, having the original and valid contact of every important person was a necessity.


    After finding Minister Zhang''s contact, she copied the number and dialed it.


    She remembered that they had exchanged numbers the first time they met, however, she hadn''t saved his number and couldn''t find it before, she had also gotten carried away with what she was doing and didn''t notice time pass until the receptionist came.


    While she was doing that, Manager Yan gave the receptionist a signal to call the security over.


    It would be better to have them take her away directly!


    On the other hand, just as the call to Minister Zhang connected, rushed footsteps resounded in therge and empty lobby.


    "Miss Rong!"

 Chapter 206: Grave Mistake

    Everyone instinctively turned around and saw Minister Zhang and some other man walking over hurriedly.


    Rong Yue stood out, dressed in all ck, that made her white and clear skin shine even more. Also, she was quite tall and even stood well above Manager Yan, making it easy for them to spot her from afar.


    "Yan Bo, I gave you the instruction to wee Miss Rong Yue upstairs for over thirty minutes now; how are you handling your matters,"


    The man that talked was the General Manager of The Imperial Restaurant. Not only was he well in age and experience, he had worked with several big organisations in the past.


    To be hired by the Imperial Restaurant was one of the reasons why the owner of the Imperial Restaurant was respected. After all, handling a restaurant was different from managing apany or corporation.


    Also, because of his identity, Manager Huo barely interfered with customers or the staff and managed things behind the scenes.


    Instinctively, Manager Yan shook his head and replied, "They only just arrived now. I was just weing them," as he said this, he looked in the direction of Feng Yan and her mother.


    It was only some seconds after he replied that he realised that something was wrong.


    His expression was funny as he looked at Rong Yue and then at his boss.


    "Boss, do you know thisdy?" Even when asking, he still had a skeptical look on his face.


    Manager Huo and Minister Zhang were smart people with a lot of experience¡ªthey understood what was happening at once.


    Manager Huo cursed within his mind.


    "I asked you toe down thirty minutes ago; Miss Rong has been waiting patiently for you. Why did you say she only just arrived?" Qin Yichen had called him as soon as he dropped her off that she was downstairs.


    After passing the task to his direct subordinate, Manager Huo had long thought that Rong Yue would already be in the private room that Qin Yichen reserved.


    He didn''t expect that he would get another call about thirty minutester!


    Not only did he have to clean up this mess, his big boss was already angry!


    Just thinking of the trouble made his expression go from bad to worse.


    "If you can''t even manage a simple task like this, you don''t need to keep your job."


    Just as he finished talking, the receptionist that had gone to bring the security arrived.


    Seeing that more people had gathered over, she ran over.


    "That''s her over there. Quickly grab her and send her out before she annoys our esteemed guests,"


    The receptionist made sure that her voice was loud. Like any normal human, she also wanted these esteemed people to notice her and see her in a good light.


    Seeing Manager Huo, the two security guards rushed forward. However, one of them stopped as he saw that it was Rong Yue.


    He had seen her earlier when Qin Yichen dropped her off.


    The security was a car fanatic and would unintentionally notice every special kind of car that came into the restaurant.


    Qin Yichen''s car was one of such, and other than the value. He knew the vehicle that had dropped Rong Yue off belonged to a very special person.


    Not to talk about the making and brand of the car. Just the te number was more than enough.


    So instead of getting into action, he greeted his two bosses first.


    "Perhaps there''s a misunderstanding¡­" Before he could finish, Manager Huo interrupted.


    "Yes, there''s indeed a big misunderstanding. Miss Rong, please forgive me for not handling things properly," Manager Huo gave her a sincere bow as he apologised.


    Not just the receptionist but even Feng Yan and her mother had shocked looks on their faces and their mouths hanging open.


    What was this situation?


    Minister Zhang also joined in.


    "Rong Yue, I had no idea that you were runningte and even told the Deans that I gave you the wrong time,"


    Even though they were all itching to meet her, he didn''t want them to think she was shabby, and when he saw that she was runningte, he made an excuse for her.


    He had no idea that the whole time, she was waiting downstairs.


    "I didn''t have the room details as someone was supposed toe down. I didn''t expect that while I was waiting, so many things would happen."


    As she said that, her eyes went to the receptionist.


    She had already decided to teach her a lesson. Even if these two hadn''te down, she would have still found a way to punish her!


    Even if they were dumb, Assistant Manager Yan and the receptionist quickly understood that they had been mistaken.


    Manager Yan had the worst expression on his face. He had been sent down to wee her. Instead of doing what he was sent, he even wanted to chase her out!


    Just thinking about it made his palm sweat, and he red at Feng Yan and Madame Feng.


    "These two, earlier, I weed you with such grandeur and even told you about Minister Zhang. Didn''t you both know who you came here to see?"


    Now that things had gone south, he didn''t mind ming these two.


    Feng Yan''s face alternated between red and white, and she tightly held the rope to her bag.


    "You said the Deans were already upstairs and waiting," she had an aggrieved expression.


    If it were a normal situation, Manager Yan wouldn''t bear to scold a woman that was already looking wronged like this.


    But this time, he was desperate to save his neck.


    "Wasn''t it the two of you that asked? There''s only one room with Deans in the VIP section¡­."


    "¡­who doesn''t know that only VIP customers are weed by the restaurant?"


    Before he could say anymore, Manager Huo interrupted, "You were the one that did a shabby thing with your work. There''s no need to pull another customer into this."


    "Madam, please let us know the name used for your reservation?"


    d that they weren''t being scolded anymore, Madame Feng let out a small sigh, "Feng Zhu,"


    The receptionist rushed to her duty post to check for the reservation.


    "I have found it," however, when she saw the booking status, the receptionist had a funny look on her face.


    "This¡­"

 Chapter 207: Your Brother

    "What''s the matter?" Manager Huo asked with furrowed brows. He also made a mental note to demote this receptionist.


    Since he just came, he didn''t know that she had offended Rong Yue. He only felt she was dyed because Yan Bo didn''t pick her up.


    "Made by Mr Feng Zhu, there is a reservation for a four people private booth."


    Getting a private booth in the imperial restaurant was an achievement in itself.


    The first floor held the lobby and two halls. Those two halls were general halls. Anyone who wanted a table for two or four people would go there.


    Although it was a general hall, the ambience and design still made it very ssy.


    Also, the number of tables wasn''t a lot and didn''t feel crowded to guests.


    The second floor was where the private booths were. Here, the guests had privacy as each booth was specially designed to give privacy to the customers.


    It was more difficult to get as the number avable to guests was even less than the space on the first floor.


    The third floor was the private rooms, while the fourth room was the VIP floor, there were only two rooms on this floor, and one was permanently booked for the restaurant owner.


    Earlier, Manager Yan had thought that Feng Yan and her mother were the honoured guests that booked the room on the VIP floor. Now that he realised that their booking was just a private booth, his face darkened with anger.


    What kind of mix-up was this?


    Didn''t they know what kind of money they had? Instead of reflecting on himself, he felt that they were the wrong ones for epting the elite treatment he had given them.


    Manager Huo gave the security man who had tried to support Rong Yue a knowing nce.


    The man nodded man stepped forward.


    "Madam, Miss, let me show you the way to the second floor,"


    Although they were both curious about why these two men came down to wee Rong Yue, they were also embarrassed about how they had acted just now.


    Since they were given a chance to leave, the mother, daughter pair followed the guard hurriedly.


    Rong Yue nced at Feng Yan''s departing back for a second before looking back at her phone.


    Other than when they went to thepetition, this was the second time she was meeting her, and Rong Yue could already tell that this was someone that she wouldn''t get along with.


    After they left, the other security also left as he wasn''t needed.


    Manager Huo turned to Yan Bo, "Your bonuses for this month would be scraped off, and your position would be under review going forward."


    This was an instruction from their big boss, and he had been unable to handle it. This kind of staff¡­ there was no need to keep him!


    But as an experienced manager, Manager Huo knew that he couldn''t just end his work right now as it could cause a scandal.


    However, that alone was enough to make Manager Yan fall to his knees in front of Rong Yue.


    "Young Miss, please forgive me for having eyes but not recognising Mount Tai!" Yan Bo pleaded.


    Rong Yue nced at him and then looked away.


    If he had not been stopped by the arrival of Minister Zhang and the other two, he would have had no intention of treating her like a normal human. Exclusive content from m,v le


    She was certain that he would have even added to it.


    For people like him, she didn''t dare to have any shred of pity.


    "Embarrassing and causing a fuss to customers can have you relieved of your role, Mr Yan. I''m sure you still know how to behave yourself."


    Manager Huo''s words were firm and worked like magic. He stood up and gave her a deep bow.


    Rong Yue said nothing, and when he left, Manager Huo let out a sigh of relief and turned to her.


    "Miss Rong, let''s go." Manager Huo and Minister Zhang said at the same time.


    Rong Yue smiled slightly. Although it was a smile, it was nothing like the one Qin Yichen used to see.


    Instead, it felt a little chilly and made the two of them feel like the room got colder.


    "I still have something else to deal with. Just now¡­" Instead ofpleting her statement, Rong Yue yed the recording she had made.


    Hearing what the receptionist had said, Manager Huo''s face darkened.


    He really wanted to p the receptionist.


    While there were truly girls like that, it was already clear from Rong Yue''s dressing that she was nothing like that.


    Her outfit wasidback and dismissive. How could shepare her to those types of girls?


    "Miss Rong Yue, I''ll handle this matter, she would have to face a defamationwsuit, and she would also be let go from our workce¡­" if the imperial restaurant sacked her, getting work from another organisation would be very difficult.


    He had said it in a low voice to make sure that the receptionist didn''t hear. But even then, she kept ncing over to see if she could hear what they were saying.


    Rong Yue didn''t mind letting him do the work, so she nodded in agreement.


    "Since you would handle it, I''ll leave it to you. Thank you, Manager Huo."


    They exchanged a few words, and Manager Huo collected the recording from her while escorting her to the top floor.


    "Thankfully, your brother had booked the Imperial Restaurant. Even if the Deans are anxious, they are in a good mood from all the delicacies they have been served," Minister Zhang said in an attempt to clear the air.


    However, Rong Yue''s ears only caught one word.


    "My brother?"


    Since when did she have a brother?


    She always wanted a younger sibling, but that waspletely impossible with her family''s condition.


    However, Qin Heng''s face shed in her mind as she thought of a little brother.


    "Miss Rong, Isn''t President Qin your brother?"

 Chapter 208: One Condition

    Rong Yue nced at Minister Zhang one more time but decided not to answer that question.


    However, she couldn''t help but think of what Qin Yichen''s face would look like if he had heard Minister Zhang calling him her brother.


    Minister Zhang rapped his fingers on the door twice before opening it, and he stepped aside, allowing Rong Yue to enter first.


    "Thank you,"


    "Good afternoon." Rong Yue greeted politely to the three people in the room.


    The three of them had been searching for her since the Global Competition. They already knew what she looked like.


    But even then, seeing her in the flesh, the three of them couldn''t help but praise the heavens for such a creation.


    "Miss Rong Yue, it''s nice to meet you finally."


    The three of them echoed their greetings before the room became calm again.


    "Miss Rong Yue was dyed downstairs for about thirty minutes because she didn''t look like the other customers here¡­" Minister Zhang gave them a little brief on what had happened downstairs.


    After knowing she hadn''tete out of tardiness, the air in the room felt lighter, and the three Deans rxed around her.


    They had experience, and they weren''t used to students like her being arrogant, so despite Minister Zhang saying he gave her the wrong time, they knew he was covering up for her.


    Now that they knew the reason, they also let the matter go in their heart.


    The three top schools in the capital were QianXin University, QiYaun University and JingAn University.


    In overall standards, QianXin University was the best and ranked highly on every global list.


    But in recent years, the other two have put up fiercepetition. They scouted talents as soon as they came out of High school, and they gave them enough resources for research and everything they needed.


    Because of this, they now had some alumni who couldpete with some of them from QianXin University.


    Now, in the capital, people would first consider their course and know if that university was the best choice for it.


    "Earlier, Minister Zhang said you hadn''t decided on your major and school. Have you decided now?" Dean Wei Yang from JingAn School started the conversation.


    "Miss Rong Yue, my JingAn school is devoted to helping geniuses like you grow! If youe to our school, every resource you need will be provided."


    "Your school is not the only one that can provide all the resources. Miss Rong, just this year, we have topped two global lists and won manypetitions. If you school in QiYuan, there''s no way you will regret it."


    Dean Luo Wuying added, not wanting to be left behind.


    "Miss Rong, have you chosen your major? You should know that our QianXin University does everything in its power to maintain our legacy. For courses that we are proficient in, it is impossible to find a better one in the country," Dean Gao Chun, who had kept quiet all this time, finally joined in.


    "Also, if you choose to attend our school, a genius of your level would be given a 100% schrship. Also, we would provide everything that you need to make your study experience wless!"


    Looking at the sleek way Dean Gao Chun talked, the other three wanted to curse at him for being so smooth, but it was their work. Everyone wanted her to join their university.


    "I want to major in Biomedical Engineering," Rong Yue finally said.


    As soon as she said that, the three Deans had different expressions on their faces.


    Dean Gao Chun''s face lit up while the other two had weird expressions on their faces.


    The Biomedical Research department was still in progress all over the world, and it was also costly. Also, most talents would want to either study engineering or technology, while the ones that liked the medical profession did medicine directly.


    Among the three schools, QianXin had the best and most developed.


    "Miss Rong Yue, have you thought about it well enough? A genius like you would have many breakthroughs in the medical field," Dean Wei Yang said, hoping that he could convince her.


    Rong Yue smiled gently. "The world is fast developing with many sicknessesing up. Technology needs to prepare to meet all of these health difficulties."


    Minister Zhang couldn''t help but nod in agreement as he heard her words.


    Studying medicine was good, but learning how to help doctors cure better was even better!


    If one could create equipment that would finish diagnosis and cause of illness in minutes, the number of lives doctors would save would increase.


    "Miss Rong, I''m sure you must have done your research. In this country, QianXin has the best department in Biomedical engineering," as Dean Gao Chun said this, he couldn''t help but push his chest forward with pride.


    "Also, we would provide you with a full schrship and the best research resources as soon as you need them,"


    Since everything was alreadyid on the table, the room became quiet as the three of them wanted to hear what Rong Yue would say.


    "QianXin University is indeed my first choice, and my family also thinks it''s the most suitable for my major. However, I do have one request."


    As she said, the three Deans all perked up, and even Minister Zhang was curious to know her condition.


    "As long as it is something achievable in QianXin, we would do our best to get it done."


    "I would like to skip the first year?"


    "What?"


    "Hmmm?"


    "Miss Rong?"


    "That''s impossible¡­"


    The four men all had different replies, but onemon reaction was the shock on their faces.


    Even Minister Zhang didn''t know about this, and so when the other three looked at him to know what he felt, he could only shrug helplessly.


    Dean Gao Chun was in the same situation, and one could already tell from his expression that this wasn''t a simple matter.


    He wanted Rong Yue to attend his school, but.. this was also not an easy condition.

 Chapter 209: Over-reaching

    Minister Zhang had an equally troubled expression. Getting into the second year wasn''t a problem. There were several transfer students that did that.


    But which one of them didn''t have some existing school experience?


    Also, there was a little bit of attention on Rong Yue. If she was moved to the second year, it would certainly cause some controversy.


    "About this¡­ let me discuss it with the school administration and get back to you, Miss Rong."


    Rong Yue nodded in agreement, and the other two nned to discuss it with their school. If QianXin could not ept, maybe they could find a way to please Rong Yue.


    Like that, the major matter for the day already came to an end, and everyone in the room rxed.


    All of them were academics, and now that poaching her wasn''t the major mission, they wanted to talk about other things.


    "Miss Rong, you answered the question that one of my professors deliberately added to the entrance examination. He has been sending me several appeals to meet and discuss with you ever since your result came out."


    Rong Yue smiled gently, "that must have been question 15 in the physics section, right? I already suspected that this was something out of our sybus, but with the way he had phrased it, it would make a person think that it''s just some slightly harder question."


    Hearing her reply, the other three were even more shocked while Dean Gao Chun nodded repeatedly.


    "You are indeed a good one! A genius!"


    While the five people were discussing on the second floor of the imperial restaurant, Feng Yan had a different reality.


    Her aim was to get into QianXin University. Not only was it the top school, it was also the school that the rich and elite groups usually attended.


    It had a legacy in the capital, and many rich families wanted their kids to go there just like them.


    Feng Yan was not any different. With their connections and her result, getting into QianXin University was not a problem. The only challenge was the major.


    She wanted to study Finance at QianXin University!


    One had to know that, for a school like that, the finance department was not just a ce to learn but also a ce to build connections!


    Most top families would have at least one child studying finance there to help with the family business.


    Anyone studying there would have ess to these people. For Feng Yan, she wanted nothing more than that.


    However, the pass mark to get into that department was frightening.


    If a person had rmendations and connections, they could get in with a 650. For someone that had nothing, the least eptable mark was 700!


    Like everything that was difficult to get, it became highly valued. Even students in their third year in the finance department would already have scouts from toppanies talking to them!


    Feng Yan knew all of this and wanted it.


    She had one goal, and that was to stand beside President Qin or, at least someone from the four top families. If she wanted to be useful enough for him, getting into that department was the best thing.


    "Madame Feng, originally, it is rare to see a Dean writing a rmendation letter for a student to another university. Also, even with the both of us, it is still not enough.." one of the two deans said.


    The four of them had eaten their meal first, and while waiting for the dessert, the conversation started.


    "How can it not be enough? You are both highly revered." Madame Feng asked, a little agitated.


    "It''s like this, both of us can be considered Deans of Second rate schools, but our rmendations don''t mean much to a first-rate school. However, if the both of us send, Gao Chun might want to give us face¡­"


    As soon as they heard that, the mother and daughter pair smiled happily and nodded their heads.


    Unfortunately, they couldn''t be happy for long as the man shattered their happy bubble.


    "For us to send a rmendation letter for a major like that, your daughter needs to have at least 650 in her entrance examination."


    She scored 620. For other courses, that was quite good and was more than enough. But for finance, it was nowhere close.


    Feng Yan''s face fell, and she pursed her lips.


    "What do we do then?" If she told her husband that they hadn''t been able to make it work¡­ she couldn''t bear to imagine his reaction.


    "My only advice is to find the Deans from other schools and, most importantly, let her choose another major!"


    The two Deans exchanged a knowing nce at each other. They had received benefits from Madame Feng just bying here, but even then, they wanted her to fork out some more.


    Madame Feng gritted her teeth but still pulled out two brown envelopes from her designer bags.


    "The both of you would surely know the best way to go about this. Please help my daughter!"


    The two Deans received the envelopes eagerly and smiled at her.


    "Madame Feng, you are a very determined person, but this matter is very tricky."


    "If you are really determined to enter the Department of Finance in QianXin, the next avable solution I can give you is that she takes a major in that faculty. After that, she can then change her major in the second year."


    Madame Feng was not much of an educationist, she had married into the Feng family because of her good looks and her ability to handle men.


    For something like this, she was a little lost. However, Feng Yan understood what the men meant.


    "Is that really possible?"


    "Hmmm, if you pick the business faculty, you can take any major that your score would work for in your first year and work on building connections with the professors and seniors in the finance department. When youe out with a good grade, asking for a transfer would be easier¡­"


    Feng Yan nodded in understanding and then thanked them.


    Her mother felt that the matter was settled, and she also smiled with relief.


    "Thank you so much for helping Xiao Yan. We will make sure to thank you when she eventually gets in."


    The four of them chatted for a while before the two Deans left.


    As soon as they left, Madame Feng turned to her daughter, "Is everything resolved already?"


    Feng Yan''s eyes dimmed, "Mom, let''s keep finding someone. The admission process woulde to an end soon enough."

 Chapter 210: Want To Snatch From His Woman?

    The days passed quickly and after getting most things ready, Rong Yue got into the car with Qin Yichen to leave the capital.


    She had ns to go for only one week or ten days, and since Qin Yichen was busy, the both of them were finally going to separate after about a month of always being together.


    "Manager Bai said that somepanies are already working on their Arcade centre," Rong Yue informed him as she remembered that bit of information.


    "Hmmm, I have asked Cao Hui to keep an eye out. If anyone is making a big move, I''ll let you know,"


    Rong Yue nodded, already used to that dynamics.


    "I have told him to open the other branches this weekend. Since the opening date is ahead of what they expected, it would also foil some of their ns."


    Like that, both of them discussed the n for the Arcade Centerunch.


    For most of thosepanies, what they had their eyes on was the Arcade Center. They had no idea that Infinity was going to release a groundbreaking 3D game.


    If they knew, perhaps, they would fight hard for the investment opportunity instead of giving up and trying to set up their own.


    Qin Yichen''s n was also wless because he was using all of those people as cannon fodder for his wife.


    Rong Yue personally modified her machines making the user experience very different and more absorbing to the customers.


    But she only had three arcade centres.


    By the time many more opened in the capital but couldn''t provide the same experience Rong Yue''s arcade centre gave, they would no doubt be working for her!


    The more publicity they did, the more they would draw people to the idea of ying those games. And in turn, when people realised that the experience at Infinity was better, they would eventually go over to Rong Yue''s centres.


    When they got to the airport, Qin Yichen''s reluctance was clear, and Rong Yue couldn''t help but let out a rare smile.


    "It''s only for a week. Besides, have you forgotten that thousands of people depend on yourpany to survive? Don''t always abandon work,"


    With her chiding, Qin Yichen could only open the door and get down from the car.


    It was only a week, and Rong Yue didn''t move many things from City A in the first ce, so for this trip, all she had with her was a small bag.


    Qin Yichen carried it and started to follow her. However, Rong Yue didn''t want his eye catchy appearance together with hers to attract too much attention.


    "There''s no need to follow me. I''ll let you know right before we take off."


    Qin Yichen frowned, a little displeased, but at the same time, he understood why she didn''t want him to go with her.


    Helpless, Qin Yichen could only pass the bag to her, allowing her to leave.


    However, he didn''t get into the car until he couldn''t see her figure anymore.


    In another part of the capital, Mo Fan sat down in one of the best clubs.


    Although it was a club, every floor was well soundproofed, and right now, he was in their games section.


    "Why have the four of you invited me out?" He asked, his eyes looking at the three men and one woman before him.


    As members of the Exclusive Eight, they were all familiar with each other since they had grown up together.


    However, at the same time, the group was, in a way, divided into two. These four were closer, and if it wasn''t because they were the weaker four, Mo Fan knew they wouldn''t have bothered with the others.


    Years had passed, they had all grown and the bond was definitely not as tight as before.


    But for the sake of benefits, everything was maintained well on the surface.


    At the moment, Mo Fan''s yful andidback appearance was gone; what was left was the aura of a young master.


    Seeing this, the four of them that had been turned away by Qin Yichen couldn''t help but look at each other.


    What was this?


    Even if the Mo Family was part of the strongest Eight families, Mo Fan was the only heir from the Direct branch.


    But who knew why? Because of his family situation, Mo Fan would not pay any attention to the family business.


    With that kind of attitude, many people in their circle had stopped respecting him.


    In truth, if he didn''t have a close rtionship with Qin Yichen, most of them would not even consider him.


    But now, four young heirs from the three strongest families sat there thinking of how to win him over.


    Li Zhuhai was the first to speak, "I don''t know if you have heard about it. But in thest six months, there has been this Arcade Center that newly opened. The location and building are all perfect and many people, from kids to even teenagers, enjoy spending time there¡­"


    Mo Fan leaned forward and picked up his ss of drink, "I only managed to spare time for us to meet today. If you want to check that ce out, we can check it out another day,"


    On hearing his reply, Li Zhn, Li Zhuhai''s brother, had a displeased and disdainful expression on his face.


    "Who wants to y there?" He asked with a sharp scoff.


    Other than Mo Fan, his Li Family had the strongest background here, and because of this, he didn''t hold himself back any bit.


    Mo Fan''s eyes narrowed, "Zhn if you have something to say, say it and stop going in circles¡­"


    "Surely, your Li family must have many important matters that don''t include spending time with me."


    Before Li Zhn could reply, Lin Hua, one of the other men, spoke up.


    "Just recently, the revenue for that Arcade Center was leaked and in six months, it has grossed more than a billion!"


    "Pffft!" Mo Fan had to use hisrgest self-control to avoid spitting out the drink in his mouth.


    Mo Fan already knew that the Arcade Center belonged to Rong Yue. Since he spent so much time with them in the morning, he already picked up quite a bit of information from them.


    But never in his wildest dreams would he have imagined that she was actually making that much money.


    At this point, he finally felt that things made sense.


    No wonder his Brother Qin finally fell in love!


    He simply met a monster like him!


    The more he thought about it, the more colourful his expression got.


    Not only was she some learning genius, she was also a business genius like him!


    Just thinking of how she spent her time in leisure and didn''t even go out every day to deal with the centre, Mo Fan felt like his mind was handling too much shock that he was capable of.


    But while he was in that state of shock, the other four in the room took it as something else.


    The disregard and disdain that they had for him even increased because, to them, he was shocked out of his mind just because of a revenue in billions.


    "Young Master Mo, although that is good, it''s not enough to shock you this much, right?" Li Zhuhai asked with a slight smile on her face.


    "It''s not an amount we have all not seen, but it is indeed impressive that something like that can generate that amount in a six months."


    "More importantly, they have even opened two new branches!"


    "Two new branches meant more exposure and more customers. It won''t be hard to expect 4 billion in revenue from such a thing." Hao Song that had been silent the whole time, finally talked.


    Mo Fan nodded and finally got his emotions under control while his thoughts were running wild.


    If they had this estimate for the Arcade Centers, he wondered how they would react if they learned about the game?


    He spent a lot of time ying video games and even sneakily tried the one that Qin Heng was ying from Rong Yue.


    Just from that one time, he could already tell that a game like this would dominate the market.


    So he couldn''t help but imagine how much Rong Yue would be raking in soon.


    And to think that she was only going to be Eighteen next month!


    The more he thought about it, the more he couldn''t bear to stay here anymore.


    He wanted to rush over and use his brother of cheating him!


    What blinded by beauty?


    This was clearly a beauty with brain and capabilities, okay?


    "So why are you telling me this?" Mo Fan finally asked the question that the other four had been waiting for.


    As soon as he said that, Li Zhn sat up to reply.


    "You see, as a group, we don''t have anything that ties us together. Even if people know us, they know we are all doing our thing individually¡­."


    Mo Fan''s mouth twitched slightly as he heard his words.


    Why did he feel like these four were looking for trouble?


    "We have decided that thispany should belong to our group!"


    "What?" Mo Fan blurted, his drink spilling a little.


    He instantly regretted agreeing to meet these four.


    They wanted to snatch what belonged to Qin Yichen''s woman?

 Chapter 211: Putting Li Zhelan In His Place

    Mo Fan wished he could run away from here immediately but at the same time, he knew that if he returned to Qin Yichen with iplete information, he would also receive some me.


    So he sat still and waited to hear what they had to say.


    "Although it might not seem like a big niche, but we should know that the world is fast developing, there would be several leaps in the entertainment industry and we should hold this one down now."


    "It is just a small business, surely, the four of you should be enough to handle matters." Mo Fan asked while swirling the wine in his ss.


    Hearing no reply from them, he continued, "What do you need Qin Yichen for?"


    Snatching a business of that scale wasn''t a big deal. Especially since that was how the Li Family usually handled their matters. They would buypanies that weren''t doing well or had very high potential.


    With their connections and influence, they would take it to even greater heights. Because of this, they had subsidiaries in almost every industry.


    Li Zhn looked away from a moment, avoiding Mo Fan''s gaze, after all, he hadn''t prepared for Mo Fan to think of something like that.


    The truth was, unlike other people, they had made ns to buy the first Arcade center before it became Rong Yue''s own.


    Instead of paying the old owner straight up, they had stalled for time and tried to use their connections behind the scenes. After seeing that the turnover wasn''t any good, they had dumped the idea and backed out of the deal.


    Because they had some affiliations to it before, they had quickly noticed when a new person bought the equipments. Andter, bought the entire building too. However, they weren''t expecting much from it.


    But it went beyond their expectations and Rong Yue that understood that those types of game was new to people had used a different strategy to bring customers in.


    Now that people liked it and even found it addicting, their family wanted a share back.


    As one of the top Eight families, they still had many talents and resources and it didn''t take them long to realize that the machines were already altered.


    The one they backed out from was not the same one.


    Because of this, they had imported a small number of those machines and they had spent thest two months trying to modify them.


    Unfortunately, regardless of which expert was called, they were unable to understand how the machine was taken from the original product to the altered one.


    With that stumbling block, they could only opt for buying thepany out.


    But all their attempts at finding out the person behind also failed.


    In the end, they decided to pull in Qin Yichen.


    Since Qin Yichen was aputer expert and had many experts in technology, they wanted to pull him into the project so that he could either find the person or find the secret behind the altered machines.


    Of course Li Zhn couldn''t tell Mo Fan about what had happened and could only try to find a lie.


    "It''s a good opportunity for all of us to do something together, we are getting older and our group can''t be for show only right?"


    Mo Fan scoffed before cing his ss down.


    "The four of you have never said anything like this. When you took over the top Entertainmentpany, you didn''t feel that our group of eight could do anything together. Now that you need to borrow Qin Yichen''s influence, you areing here with such righteous statements?"


    "Mo Fan!" Li Zhuhai yelled as her hands mmed down on the table.


    Mo Fan also stood up, not affected in anyway.


    "What''s the matter? Am I lying? You must have hit some stumbling block and decided to call on Qin Yichen¡­"


    "¡­if I''m not wrong, I''m sure that you must have reached out to him first. But because of one reason or the other, you couldn''t and then ran to my side."


    As he said that, the faces of the four of them changed greatly. After all, everything he said was true.


    And neither of them expected that Mo Fan''s thought process was so clear to be able to pick such a thing out.


    Seeing them, he sneered in his heart. He could understand what they were thinking about him.


    Clearly, they thought that because he didn''t want to help that scum father of his with managing the Mo family, he was a useless heir.


    But if he was that useless, and didn''t have his own capabilities, it was impossible for him to stay by Qin Yichen''s side for this long.


    "If you need Qin Yichen, find your way to meet him. As for me, neither me or my Mo family can be used by the likes of you."


    As he said that, Li Zhn shot up from his seat. His face red and squeezed with fury.


    "Don''t go too far, Mo Fan!"


    "Even if your Mo Family is stronger, it is not to the point of suppressing my Li family."


    Mo Fan chucked and then folded one arm across the other. His appearance looked like he was expecting to watch a show.


    From the disregard in his eyes, the other three couldn''t stand it and also stood up.


    "Even if your Mo family is stronger now, with you around, the same can''t be said for the next generation," Li Zhuhai said mocked.


    "I, Mo Fan don''t care if the Mo family falls or not, but no matter when, as long as I''m alive. I''m enough to go against your families."


    As soon as he said that, he turned around and used his leg to kick the door open.


    With the air of a tyrant, he walked out of the private room that they were in.


    If any of the four were outside in the corridor at this moment, they would have been shocked by how quickly Mo Fan changed his aura.


    He pulled out his phone and flung his other arm while walking casually.


    On him, the aura of a carefree heir was brought to perfection for anyone watching.


    Back in the room,


    The four of them had sour expressions as they feltpletely humiliated by Mo Fan.


    "Just because he runs around Qin Yichen like a dog, he thinks that he can act like this with us?"


    Li Zhn was most proud of his achievements. Previously, out of the eight families, the Li family was the weakest and what had saved them was their rtionship with Qin Yichen on most asions, after all, out of the Exclusive Eight, the Li Family had two children there.


    But ever since he took over the business with his sister, they had grown stronger than the Hao and Lin Family making them the sixth strongest.


    That was an achievement in its own and if they crossed out the reclusive Zi family, they would be in the top five.


    Because of this, he had grown cocky and didn''t even put someone like Mo Fan with no achievements in his eyes.


    Yet, that same person had talked to him withplete disregard and even pushed him down.


    The anger and hatred in his heart was intense and he clenched his tightly to hold himself back.


    "Now that Mo Fan isn''t cooperating, how do we work with Qin Yichen?" Hao Song asked from the side.


    Unlike the others, after thinking about the matter again, he felt that Mo Fan didn''t act out of line.


    On the other hand, he felt that they were the ones that had treated him with too much disregard.


    The anger in his heart wasn''t much to start with and was now dispersed.


    "What Qin Yichen? Since he treated us four with disregard, there''s no need to involve him." Li Zhn yelled.


    Other than his sister, the other two in the room frowned subtly.


    "Just me is enough, I''ll find out every information I need from the dark web and get thepany. If they don''t want to help, the both of can get out!"


    Since the rooms were well soundproofed, he didn''t care about being overheard and thundered angrily.


    Hao Song drained the remaining wine in his ss and stood up.


    "Since you can solve it alone, there''s no need for this to be a coboration as we would only be leeching off you¡­"


    "¡­I''ll take my leave now."


    His words were simple and he didn''t even wait for a reply before opening the door.


    His family was the weakest and he didn''t want to attract unnecessary trouble. Also, he didn''t want to work with Li Zhn if it wasn''t a group work.


    Perhaps, he didn''t have as much capabilities as Li Zhn did, but he was also not the type to reach beyond his capabilities.


    Li Zhn''s face darkened with his departure but it didn''t make him sober, instead he got even more angry.


    "I have no reason to work with trash like you in the first ce. Since you want to leave, then get out!"

 Chapter 212: Getting Ready For Launch

    In City A,


    Lu San rushed forward to help Rong Yue with her bags as soon as she came out of the arrivals.


    "Young Miss," he greeted with a curt nod, and Rong Yue gave him a small smile.


    Since he came to settle some matters in City A ahead of her, Qin Yichen just called to inform Lu San about her flight details.


    "I didn''t inform your mother about your arrival," Lu San told her before starting the car. He wasn''t sure whether she wanted to surprise her mom or not.


    Rong Yue was also d that he hadn''t slipped and nodded in approval.


    "That''s fine, I''ll like to surprise her when she gets back from the gship store."


    "How is the progress? It should have gotten to the final stages by now?" Rong Yue asked, diverting the topic to work.


    Since he left, Lu San had been unreachable, and she wasn''t able to ask him what the problem was.


    On the other hand, the project manager that she had hired for the work itself had told her that everything was going on well. Because of this, she couldn''t help but wonder what was happening exactly.


    What was the difficulty that made Lu San rush down?


    Also, she had ns to make a lot of progress on the matter in the next few days. That way, the trips she would make to City A would reduce by a lot in the future.


    Using the influence of the Fox Alliance, the first supply of raw stones and some ores would arrive in a few days. Since she was here, she would also have a chance to supervise it.


    "Yes. Before, Master wanted us to use a certain type of material as the final coating because of the things we would be handling, they ran out of supply some few days ago, but the new batch arrivedtest night¡­."


    Like that, Lu San gave a full exnation on everything that had been happening.


    By this time, Rong Yue was already used to Qin Yichen''s way of handling things.


    He would do everything to get the best for her and then say nothing about it.


    But even now, she couldn''t help the warmth that crept into her heart.


    She didn''t want to make a mistake like she did in herst life, but at the same time, Qin Yichen was a man she couldn''t help herself from trusting.


    At most, she would work hard and bring herself to the top again. This way, nothing would be able to bring her down.


    They soon arrived at the warehouse, and Rong Yue''s mouth couldn''t help but open wide in surprise.


    She looked at Lu San with a stunned expression. "What is this?"


    Didn''t he say he was having some difficulty with some supplies?


    Not only was there no difficulty. The entire building wasplete and standing tall!


    Rong Yue kept looking at the building and then at Lu San, that had a faint smile on his face.


    "Master made me keep it a secret from you." He said sheepishly.


    "At first, we had nned to finish it by next week but you suddenly mentioned that you wanted to go home before theunch of infinity so he had me rush down here to oversee everything."


    Hearing his words, Rong Yue closed her eyes for a second, and she couldn''t help getting overwhelmed.


    From a nce, she could tell that the final building had even exceeded what she had in mind.


    The more she looked at it, the more she couldn''t help her eyes from getting teary.


    Without thinking, her hands already dialled his familiar number and it was only when the call connected and he spoke through the phone.


    "Yue''er, what''s the matter?" Qin Yichen''s calm and deep baritone rang out from the speaker.


    His voice jolted Rong Yue back from her thoughts, and she couldn''t help but clench her hands around the phone one more time.


    "Qin Yichen, thank you¡­" She had so many things to say, and there were so many emotions in her heart at the moment, but she couldn''t even bring her emotions into her words.


    But the man on the other end of the call could already tell from the crack of her voice.


    "Haven''t you agreed to stop saying thank you?"


    "But¡­" Before she could say anything, Qin Yichen interrupted again.


    "I only moved the time forward. In the end, it''s all your work.."


    Rong Yue didn''t reply, and her eyes were fixed on the building that had about five floors.


    In the remote area, it stood tall and firm, with many men standing around as guards.


    If one didn''t know better, one would think it was some underground base for illegal dealings.


    Eventually, she sighed and then pulled the phone from her ears.


    Gradually, she would learn how to express herself with him.


    With Lu San as her guide, the both of them entered the building, and Rong Yue felt that there was no end to how much Qin Yichen had gone for this.


    Perhaps, he had even doubled the initial budget that she had with this level of grandeur.


    "Miss," Manager Fang Mo greeted as soon as she entered. Clearly, he had been called here by Lu San.


    "I didn''t expect the construction to finish so soon. Thankfully, I had already finished work based on the instructions that you gave me," he added right after with a slight smile.


    "Hmmm, you should also get an assistant. Although Lyfe wouldn''t need you as much, it would still have its effect on your time,"


    Manager Fang Mo nodded in understanding and quickly scribbled things down on his notepad.


    After looking at the first two floors and being satisfied with what she saw, Rong Yue turned back to talk to Manager Fang Mo. "Let me hear the n you drafted based on the document I sent to you,"


    "Based on the type of customer and the type of stones, ess cards would be provided to every customer."


    "Also, to prevent spies, we would have customers based on a subscription. This means that anypany that wants to get rare stones from us must go through a certain level of scrutiny before they are epted.


    "The most important thing is that every member only has the opportunity to upgrade their card once in a year."


    Rong Yue nodded in approval as she saw that he understood her goal.


    It was apetitive industry, and she couldn''t allow everypany to have the same supply level. If she did this, she would attract hatred from the higherpanies and they might want to attack.


    Because of this, she wanted a system that controlled the amount a certain customer could buy at a certain time.


    Companies that were on a low scale could only take the basic card where two stones would be avable for purchase every month if they wanted to buy.


    The highest was the VIP, and they had ess to 10 rare stones in a month.


    While the numbers seemed small, just some stones were enough to make arge number o pieces of jewellery, especially in smallpanies.


    Also, many people would only want to buy new ones after they had sold the old ones.


    Like this, the number was not too small and at the same time, Rong Yue didn''t want the supply to be more than the demand. After all, that was the major trick to doing business with the rich.


    The three of them discussed as they checked out every floor and Rong Yue gave Manager Fang Mo instructions.


    For the things he could handle, he wrote them down. For the ones he couldn''t yet, he fixed a date to meet with Lu San to discuss matters.


    Like this, Lu San was indirectly training her staff for her.


    The entire tour took about five hours but it was also very sessful because by the time they were done, Manager Fang Mo was ready for the next phase, recruiting and building a team.


    Unlike Lyfe and Infinity, this one didn''t need arge scale marketing, it was after all, a business-to-business model and they didn''t need to announce it to the world.


    That was also why she had picked a rather remote location.


    For their customers, they were going to send an invitation to everypany that was in this line of business. She knew that the ones around would have no problem. But for the ones that were already big and established, getting them toe would not be easy at all!


    As for how they were going to make theme, Rong Yue told Manager Fang Mo to leave matters to her!


    "I''ll send the openings to agencies tomorrow and also pouch some talents from otherpanies. Since the pay is verypetitive, I''m sure that many people would not mind working for us,"


    Rong Yue nodded but still reminded him of the most important part.


    "Make sure you do a check on them, you can send the top three candidates for each position to me, I''ll send you documents on them so that you can review it."


    With that promise, Manager Fang Mo nodded eagerly. As long as she could find the information, him looking through them was not a difficult matter.

 Chapter 213: Exposed!!

    After settling things with Manager Fang, Rong Yue and Lu San went home.


    Lu San was currently staying in the same building even if it was a different apartment, so it made it convenient to help for him to help Rong Yue.


    "Madam Rong Xia usuallyes backte in the evening. You still have about an hour until shees back home," Lu San informed her as he parked in the underground garage.


    "Thank you, Lu San."


    Even though he was under instructions to help her, he did it so sincerely, even though he was way older than her.


    She sent Qin Yichen a message before taking a quick shower.


    Since she wanted to surprise her mom, she wore her pyjamas and snuggled in a corner of the dark living room.


    Her phone was also reduced to the lowest level of brightness.


    Just like Lu San said, after about twenty minutes, Rong Yue heard the sound of the lock being entered into the car.


    Very quickly, she turned off her phone and stayed still, preparing to jump up once her mom was fully in the house.


    The door opened and Rong Yue waited in bated breaths. Even after some seconds, the light didn''te on making Rong Yue worry.


    She was about to stand up, however, her mother''s familiar voice rang out.


    "Sun, have you done the search on him? If I don''t have any hold over him, he might spill matters to Xiao Yue,"


    "His security is one of the toughest in the country and he''s also hard to follow. If there''s any way to know anything, it has to be through your daughter."


    Rong Yue''s brows furrowed while her heart was filled with a sinking feeling.


    What was her mom talking about?


    "No, I can''t use Yue''er. In the end, he is still someone that my daughter likes and can be said to be on our side." How deeply she disagreed with the idea was obvious in her tone and the other party kept quiet for a while.


    "You would eventually have to tell her. After all, if they find you, they will want to take her also."


    "They won''t find me¡­" Rong Xia replied sharply but the tremble in her voice made Rong Yue and the third person in the room know for certain that she wasn''t as confident as her words.


    "I still think you should tell her, it''s better if you prepare her mind ahead."


    "I''ll handle my own matters, give me a briefing on everything happening with the camp. Is Yifan acting in line?"


    Although she couldn''t see them, Rong Yue heard the soft sound of the chair being pulled out and then heard as that person did a lot of discussion with her mother.


    From the conversation, she could clearly pick out that this person was even beneath her mom!


    In the corner of the room where Rong Yue was hiding, her body was trembling.


    Although the conversation between her mother and that person hadn''t even been up to half an hour, that short time was more than enough to shatter everything that Rong Yue had known in her two lives.


    She had after all grown up with a mindset of wanting to work hard to help her mother. She had also been afraid that she would burden her mother and so even when she went through the worst things, she would keep it to herself and handle them alone.


    By the time she became a teenager, their roles was reversed and Rong Yue became the mother, handling all the work while Rong Xia was like the daughter.


    She had even been worried that her mother was mentally regressing.


    But right now, hearing everything, her mind was shocked senseless.


    "I would ask them to move to the second phase then. Goodnight boss." Like that, the other person left leaving the living room empty.


    For more than a five minutes, Rong Xia sat still in the darkness, lost in thoughts.


    It was only after sometime that she stood up and then walked up to turn on the lights in the living room.


    Hearing het steps, Rong Yue also stood up. She clenched her fists, right now, it was easy to see that the Rong Yue that willed herself to be strong because she had so much to protect was gone.


    As soon as the light came on, Rong Xia shrieked and pushed back till her back hit a wall at the sight of her daughter.


    What should have originally been a pleasant surprise quickly became a nightmare as she looked at Rong Yue with worry and fear in her eyes.


    "Xiao Yue? What are you doing here?"


    As she asked, Rong Xia tried to regain control over her emotions. Also, with her intelligence, she could clearly see that whatever had happened, her daughter had heard the conversation clearly.


    "I came home to give you a surprise," Rong Yue said through gritted teeth.


    "It''s no wonder that you have be a little better with how stronger I was growing¡­"


    "I had initially thought that you being able to manage Lyfe was heaven''s blessings¡­


    Apensation for how unfair things had been for us.." Rong Yue paused as she took in a deep breath.


    Despite how much pain she was feeling now, a little bit of what she had heard also rang back in her mind.


    Her mother was running from something. And because of that, she had decided to act like an idiot for thest seventeen years.


    "Even if you wanted to deceive the whole world, you didn''t have to deceive me."


    Tears streamed down her face as she said that and Rong Yue''s body fell to the ground, unable to hold her up anymore.


    On seeing that, Rong Xia rushed forward and quickly helped her sit up.


    Her medical skills had always been unique and she used her hands to check the pulse of her daughter.


    It was only after she confirmed the Rong Yue was fine that she sighed in relief.


    However, her eyes didn''t look any better.


    "Xiao Yue. If I didn''t deceive you, how could I have fooled the world?"

 Chapter 214: How Did You Know

    Hearing her mother''s reply, Rong Yue''s body trembled slightly as she sat down on one of the chairs.


    "Since when did Qin Yichen know?"


    One of the things she had also picked from the conversation was that Qin Yichen knew that her mother was faking it.


    "He discovered thest time when you both came back from overseas."


    "I''m sure he didn''t want to hide it from you because he warned me that if I didn''t tell you in a few months, he was going to tell you."


    Rong Yue leaned back in the seat but her aura had dropped greatly. "And you were going to find something on him?"


    For her, there was no one as important as her mother. But in this moment, she found herself struggling to ept the reality that was in front of her.


    Even if she had hidden it from her as a child, now that she was this old, she still kept on hiding it.


    And even when she was threatened by someone, she still chose the option of hiding things from her.


    It really made her heart ache.


    Without asking anything more, Rong Yue stood up, grabbed a bottle of water from the fridge and went inside her room.


    In moments like this, talking was not a good solution. At the same time, she was worried that if she said something, she would damage the rtionship that she had with her mother.


    What was supposed to be a surprise and happy reunion was ruined by the secret that her mother had kept for years.


    At the same time, Rong Yuebed her memories. In herst life, her mother''s memory kept regressing up until she was like a child that hadn''t started education.


    She was unable to stay alone at home and Rong Yue had kept her in an hospital that had one of the best care avable.


    After staying in the hospital for more than a year, her mother passed away and Rong Yue rushed back leaving a fashion show to mourn her mother''s death.


    At that time, her ie wasn''t little but she also feltpletely alone in the world. She had thus be even more dependent on Tong Yang and Li Fan.


    Now that she knew her mother was pretending all along, she felt there was too many missing pieces.


    Did her mother really die? If she did die, why did she have to pretend up until she died?


    Also, who was this enemy?


    The more she thought about, the more she was unable to understand. What even made it worse was that, she couldn''t even search up anything on her mother.


    Even with her hacking skills from the future, even she was unable to find anything.


    "Little Loli, perform a thorough search on Miss Rong Xia and let me see everything you have," as she gave themand, she also confirmed that the system the right picture.


    After handing matters to the system, she pulled out her phone and sent a message to Qin Yichen.


    [How Did You Know?]


    It was just four words but she was certain that when he saw the message, he was going to understand what she was saying.


    Back in the Capital,


    Since Rong Yue wasn''t in the capital, Qin Yichen agreed to one of the evening business meetings.


    "President Qin," everyone stood up and greeted him respectfully the moment he entered.


    Despite all of them in the room being old enough to be his father, neither of them held back with respect and praising him.


    "President Qin, we didn''t think that you would ept our invitation," one of the men said as he raised his ss as a show of acknowledgement.


    Not just him, everyone nodded in agreement.


    In thest three months, people that had seen Qin Yichen were few and some even felt that he was trying to take a break from working too hard.


    Some also felt that some matter hade up.


    No one had a clear answer but one thing was clear, the big boss was not avable.


    But even though they knew, out of respect, they would still send out invitations every time.


    Now that he was here, a lot of them were surprised.


    "Hmmm, I had some free time today."


    If it was any other person, with all the big figures of the capital gathered in one ce, pushing things aside might not be that easy. But it was Qin Yichen.


    The Heir of the Qin Family! Neither one of them dared to be dissatisfied.


    "It''s good that you had some time today,"


    The air in the room regained its causal atmosphere.


    It was not a serious business meeting. It was the kind of thing where one person hosted people in their circle.


    People on the scene would have the chance to discuss with each other and many people would make deals outside the offices here also.


    It could be said that gatherings like this determined how things were in the capital. If a nouveau-rich family was able to be in this meeting, their stand and economic power would greatly increase. After all, it showed that they had been epted by the real big shots!


    Today, one of such person was the Feng Family''s second master.


    From the start, the Feng family was a third-rate family in the country. But they had been lucky and had some dealings with the Qin Family side branch.


    Because of this, their status had increased greatly.


    Among the third rate families, they were the strongest and with a few more push, they were going to be a second rate family.


    As his brother was the real head of the family, he didn''t have the right to be in a gathering like this, him being here made a lot of people feel that the Feng family was going to have a lot of changes in recent times.


    "Perhaps, this second master would soon be the real head of the Feng Family," someone murmured.


    ****

 Chapter 215: Once In A Lifetime Opportunity

    Upon hearing that statement, Feng Zhu was even happier and grew even more confident.


    He stood up and walked up to Qin Yichen''s seat.


    "President Qin, I have heard about you so many times and seeing you up close, one can see that you are indeed a king among men,"


    At the same time, Qin Yichen''s phone dinged with a familiar sound. It was the special ringtone he had made for Rong Yue.


    Other than her, there was no notification or call that would make his phone ring out. Qin Yichen pulled his phone out immediately and didn''t even realise that Mr Feng Zhu was standing behind him, ready to praise him.


    As he saw the four words and one sentence, Qin Yichen''s heart sank.


    He was good at reading Rong Yue but this time around, even though he was almost certain about what she was talking about, he couldn''t tell her mood when she was asking this question.


    As his brows furrowed, his aura became gloomy and spread across the room.


    Very quickly, all of them in the room realized that something was wrong and sat up quickly.


    Feng Zhu was the one behind Qin Yichen and with a little craning of his neck, he was able to see his phone screen.


    Although he couldn''t see the message, he saw the name of the person that had sent the message.


    ''Xiao Yue''


    That was clearly a girl''s endearment. Thinking about it, Feng Zhu stepped back as his eyes gleamed with schemes in them.


    From his perspective, he felt that things were easy to understand.


    President Qin wanted to rest from the excess work today so it was only normal that he would need thepany of a beauty. After all, he was young and hot blooded.


    But now, it seemed that the beauty was unable to make it and was disappointing Qin Yichen.


    As he thought of this, he hid his emotions and went outside the room.


    He was an opportunist and felt that this was currently a chance from heaven.


    If he missed out on this opportunity, he would probably never get it again.


    After confirming that no one from the room had followed him, Feng Zhu pulled his phone out and called his daughter.


    Unlike him, Feng Yan had met Qin Yichen every now and then when she followed his elder brother to banquets. He also knew that his daughter also wanted to climb up the socialdder using this man.


    Now that there was an opportunity, she was the first person he called.


    "Yan''er, if you are still interested in being the Young Madam of the Qin Family, wear your best dress ande to The Medallion immediately!"


    On the other end of the call, Feng Yan who was just racking her head about how she would get in QianXin University leaped up from her bed in shock.


    "Father? What are you saying? There''s a chance for me to be with Second Young Master Qin?"


    "Yes, hurry up and get here now before you miss this chance."


    Right after she heard her father''s confirmation, Feng Yan rushed out of her room and ran to her mother''s room.


    "Mother! Help!"


    What''s the matter?" Madame Feng frowned slightly as she felt that her daughter was acting without ethics that should belonged to the daughter of a rich family.


    "You have to help me, just now, father called and asked me to wear my dress toe and see Second Young Master Qin."


    Feng Yan gave her mother a quick rundown of the conversation she had with her dad.


    Very quickly the both of them rushed to her walk in closet and searched for a proper dress.


    Even though she needed to be dressed attractive enough, as a daughter from a rich family, she couldn''t expose too much or dress wantonly.


    So Feng Yan picked a ck dress that made her skin look fairer and hugged her curves. Her body hadn''t reached the peak of seduction, after all, she was only neen but she still yed to her strengths.


    After dressing up, she went with the driver to The Medallion.


    Back at The Medallion.


    No matter how much Qin Yichen looked at the messages, he was really unable to figure out Rong Yue''s intentions. In the end, he decided to call her.


    Without realizing it, the whole time that he had been thinking, the room had be still like a graveyard and all of them were looking Ay him with worry.


    Was the Qin Corporation in trouble?


    Unlike Feng Zhu, most of them already knew Qin Yichen loathed being with women. Which one of them had not tried to push their daughters to him and failed?


    So now, seeing his mood, other than Feng Zhu that was new, no one else had impure thoughts.


    "President Qin, The Medallion has some rooms avable for use, I would get them to prepare a room for your use immediately."


    Qin Yichen nced at him, weighing the options in his heart. Eventually, he nodded.


    He could just respond to the call in there and talk with Rong Yue.


    Feng Zhu beamed widely, thinking that he had gotten the situation right.


    With two of the managers in The Medallion, they led Qin Yichen to their VIP room.


    As soon as he left, the heavy pressure in the room was gone and the several big shots couldn''t help but sigh in relief.


    "Why do I feel like Feng Zhu seems to know what was wrong with President Qin? He can''t have seen what happened right?" Someone asked after a while.


    He had been seated rather close to Qin Yichen and saw when Feng Zhu was craning his neck to check things out.


    He couldn''t help but suspect that Feng Zhu had seen something.


    "We would eventually know, Yichen is not easy to take advantage of."


    After saying it that way, most of them were past their middle age and understood what he was saying. Perhaps, Feng Zhu was over reaching and would soon meet with trouble.


    Qin Yichen gave Feng Zhu a polite nod and called Rong Yue as soon as the room was empty.


    This was his first time at The Medallion, a recreation spot that had only opened up about two weeks ago. But seeing how the room was designed and decorated, he couldn''t help but nod his head.


    He had seen many things all around the world and could tell at a nce who knew what they were doing.


    Rong Yue picked on the second ring.


    "Yue''er,"


    "You already know?"


    "Hmmm, I know now."


    Rong Yue''s reply was short but he could pick the me in her tone.


    "I suspected for a while, after all, I lived with her for a week when I was recovering back then. But since you deeply believed and yed the role, I couldn''t help but take it as what it was."


    "Then how did you then discover?"


    "Firstly, her medical skills and knowledge of herbs. They are a little too good for someone that is regressing. But there are many wonders in the world that can''t even be exined with science."


    "Also, you said that she was recovering, so I didn''t want to ask too much, after all¡­" he didn''tplete it but how could Rong Yue not understand.


    He was telling her that even if he strongly suspected that something was off, she hadn''t even epted him, it wasn''t right if he asked too much questions.


    "But when we traveled for thepetition, she called you to go with a different image¡­"


    "My guards were up and I took a gamble by threatening her." After that, he told her about what he had discussed with her mother.


    The whole time, the other end of the call was silent but Qin Yichen knew that she was still there.


    She wasn''t talking but he could hear the soft sounds of her breathing anytime he paused.


    "If I told you first, it might bring our rtionship closer but it would also mean that your rtionship with your mom would be torn by me.."


    Seeing that she still had no reply, Qin Yichen''s brows crinkled a little and he tried to think of something else to say.


    However, Rong Yue beat him to it as she finally responded.


    "Yichen, thank you."


    Without waiting for his reply, she ended the call.


    Qin Yichen could tell that she wasn''t angry. In fact, she didn''t me him any longer and appreciated him.


    But he also didn''t like that she was in a down mood because of what was happening.


    He wanted to shield her from anything that the world wanted to bring her way but he couldn''t shield her from her mother.


    At the end of the day, he also knew that her mother was only protecting her too.


    Her method might have had some ws in them but at the end of the day, her only aim was to protect her daughter.


    So he had to give them time to sort their matters out.


    As he ced his phone in his pocket, Qin Yichen opened the bottle of wine that had been ced in his room.


    After taking a swing, he ced the ss down and looked at the wine. It was a brand that he enjoyed, yet he couldn''t help but feel there was something different about the feel of the wine in his mouth today.


    His expression darkened the moment he saw that there were two cups of wine on the tray. One was ced behind the bottle and he hadn''t noticed it earlier because of his chaotic thoughts.

 Chapter 216: Climbing The Ladder

    Qin Yichen had faced many of these things since he was eighteen. He had joined thepany at the age of fifteen, and at eighteen, some board members had tried to make a move on him so they could have leverage.


    From the odd taste of the wine and the two sses, he could already understand what was happening behind the scenes.


    He called Cai Huo and added Lu Bo to the call.


    "Come to The Medallion, Lu Bo, watch the door to the VIP 001 room and Cai Huo, call Qin Yu and ask him to deliver the hangover medicine to you."


    Medicines like this would take some time, depending on the quality, and he wanted to know what the person was nning.


    However, not up to a minute after he made the calls, there was a knock on the door.


    His lips curled up in disdain.


    "Quite impatient!"


    Outside the door, Feng Yan and Feng Zhu stood there, their faces filled with anticipation.


    "Father, are you sure Second Young Master Qin is in there?"


    "Would I lie to you? I personally escorted him into this room."


    "Later, when you enter, I''ll tell him that you are to give him a massage to relieve stress when the both of you drink wine and get into the mood of things," he paused, looking around to confirm that there was no one else on the corridor.


    "You must not struggle and ept anything that happens after." Feng Zhu warned with seriousness.


    Feng Yan was also not dumb, and she nodded shyly. "I''ll do my best, Father."


    Before Feng Zhu could say more, the door opened, and Qin Yichen''s figure appeared before his eyes.


    Seeing Qin Yichen, Feng Yan''s eyes widened, and her mouth opened slightly.


    She had seen him every now and then in gatherings, but because of her background, she couldn''t get close to him.


    Seeing him from such a close distance, she was stunned by how perfect his looks were.


    "Mr Feng Zhu, I requested that no one should disturb me," Qin Yichen said, pulling Feng Yan from her daydream.


    "President Qin, forgive me, but I noticed you were a little tired. My daughter has learnt aromatherapy and some massage skills. She can help you rx."


    Qin Yichen scoffed slightly as he took in their shameless appearance. However, he stepped aside and entered the room for Feng Yan to enter.


    Upon seeing that he agreed, the Father and daughter were excited and their eyes gleamed with happiness.


    "Yan''er, you must make our family proud!" Feng Zhu whispered as he pushed his daughter in.


    As soon as the door closed, he did a little happy dance before going down to where the other executives were.


    When he entered, he walked with his head raised high as he felt that he would be the Father-inw to the Qin Family in a matter of months.


    Since he was being so obvious, the other chairman andpany heads all noticed his mood was exceptionally good.


    "Did you get something good from President Qin?" Someone finally asked.


    "Hehe... it''s nothing much. He just promised to see meter when he is done settling some matters."


    He didn''t want to talk, and the others left him. After all, they couldn''t bring themselves down to his level.


    In the room, Feng Yan could not believe she was in the same room as Qin Yichen.


    Her face was stained with a shy blush, and she stood in one corner.


    But seeing that he just sat on the couch and was looking at her, Feng Yan decided to break the silence.


    "President Qin, you would have to remove some of your clothes and lie on the bed,"


    "On the bed? Didn''t your father say you were an expert in massage? How can you use the bed and get it done properly?"


    Feng Yan''s body trembled slightly from the fierce aura from Qin Yichen.


    At the same time, she was worried. Didn''t Qin Yichen want to ''rx'' with her?


    She gently pushed out her chest while holding her two arms behind her back.


    Seeing her actions, Qin Yichen''s heart turned cold.


    At first, he had allowed the girl to enter because he felt she was too young to be a tool for her father.


    If he turned them away, Feng Zhu might take her to another person in the executive meeting downstairs.


    But from her actions now, he could tell that Feng Yan also wanted this.


    Since she wanted to use her body to marry into a top family, then he was willing to help her!


    "I have asked them to prepare a massage room. You can disy your skills there,"


    When she heard that, Feng Yan''s face lit up and she nodded gently.


    "Thank you, President Qin. I''ll work hard to help you rx well."


    At the same time, Qin Yichen could already feel some heat growing from the drink, his eyes shed with mischief.


    "Pour a ss of wine for yourself and one for me."


    Feng Yan nodded and poured the wine using the ethics of a properdy. In her mind, she was already in the clouds as she imagined that she would soon be the Young Madam of the Qin Family.


    The more scenes she imagined, the more excited she was.


    She passed Qin Yichen a ss and then sat opposite him while sipping from her own ss too slowly.


    Her body was not as strong as Qin Yichen''s, and in less than five minutes, she was starting to feel hot.


    Qin Yichen stood up as he got a message from Cai Huo and Lu Bo.


    "Wait here. I''ll ask someone to call you over."


    After that, he stepped out of the room.


    "President," Cai Huo was already standing outside the room.


    He passed Qin Yichen the pill he got from Qin Yu and a bottle of water.


    "Stay here and handle matters. I''ll leave with Lu Bo,"


    "Since they want to climb thedder so badly, give them a rope."


    ??????


    After leaving, Lu Bo drove Qin Yichen back to the mansion.


    Back at The Medallion, Feng Yan was already feeling hot and bothered when the door opened.


    "Miss Feng, you cane to the massage room now,"


    She jumped up as soon as she heard that and followed him. In the first ce, it was one of her greatest dreams to be with Qin Yichen, and because of that, she didn''t even mind if they didn''t go through the normal process.


    Now that she was feeling hot all over, she only managed to walk to the massage room that was prepared.


    Cai Huo instructed the man inside the room properly and left when she entered.


    At the same time, Feng Zhu, that had told one of the staff to help him keep an eye out was informed about what happened.


    However, the staff didn''t mention that Qin Yichen had left the Medallion. After all, Lu Bo had cleared the areapletely until Qin Yichen left.


    So, Feng Zhu felt that his daughter and Qin Yichen were inside the room together. Thinking of that, he couldn''t help but grin happily.


    This time, the others confirmed that something had indeed happened, and some of them that were sharper could already guess what was happening.


    However, they would never have guessed that the one inside was his daughter!


    "Feng Zhu, you can''t possibly have arranged a beauty for President Qin?"


    "You are not in the circle and don''t know that Qin Yichen can''t be defeated by beauty?"


    Upon hearing that, Feng Zhu smiled even more brightly, "There''s no man that doesn''t appreciate beauty. Perhaps, the one that President Qin likes is cute and pure beauty."


    With the confidence he used to say it, the others in the room couldn''t help but feel that he had really taken Qin Yichen down.


    Some of the executives with morals didn''t look kindly at him, while the ones with no morals were more shameless.


    "Feng Zhu, don''t just arrange innocent beauties for Qin Yichen. He''s still young and can get his women. Send them to us¡­"


    Like that, the conversations in the room were taken to another direction.


    The more principled men kept quiet while some even stepped out of the room.


    Feng Zhu didn''t mind making some calls for some minor celebrities to be brought to entertain the men in the room.


    In his mind, he felt that, since he was going to be connected to Qin Yichen soon, he didn''t have to manage money.


    Unfortunately, his ns had been ruined, as Qin Yichen, whom he thought was with his daughter, had already returned to his mansion.


    When he entered the living room, Lu Bo rushed forward in attack mode and kicked a certain figure.


    "Ahhh! Brother Yichen!" Mo Fan cried out in pain as he rolled from the couch to the floor.


    On seeing that it was him, Lu Bo stepped back with a grimace, "Sorry, Young Master Mo, I thought it was an intruder,"


    "Why did you stay in here without putting on the lights?" His house was just beside his own so Qin Yichen felt that he had to have a reason.


    "Some brats were plotting against my sister-inw, I rushed here to inform you both and didn''t expect that I would sleep off while waiting for you,"

 Chapter 217: Who Is The Government???

    On hearing that, Qin Yichen''s expression darkened.


    "Who?"


    "It''s those trash from the Exclusive Eight," Mo Fan scoffed, showing that he truly didn''t consider them as something important this whole time.


    However, for Qin Yichen, the young master that held thergest power in the capital, his brows didn''t still rx.


    Unlike any other thing, this was his woman that was involved and it was only normal that he couldn''t rx until he knew what was going on.


    "It''s like this, they have their eyes on Infinity and they wanted us six toe together and snatch it away."


    Qin Yichen sat down, his brows loosening considerably.


    "It seems like the Li family has been developing too fast for those two brats."


    He could already tell that they had some evil intentions when they came to meet him.


    Other than their disregard for Mo Fan, he knew that they were up to no good. Which was why he didn''t entertain them.


    After telling Mo Fan of how he had sent them his way, Mo Fan cursed out, clearly offended.


    "Those bastards! I could already tell that they only came to me because they couldn''t meet with you."


    "Do they think that sister-inw is someone they can easily push over?"


    Qin Yichen chuckled darkly as he heard Mo Fan''s words.


    "On the contrary, it is because they have tried and didn''t find it easy. That is why he woulde running to use my influence."


    Li Zhn schemes were easy to see through for Qin Yichen and he pointed it out.


    But he wasn''t worried. Even now, it would be impossible for them to find anything.


    Either it was the technique or the identity of the person that owned it, the person hiding it was Rong Yue.


    As far as he knew, he hadn''t met anyone that could match her skills yet. Because of that, he wasn''t worried that they would go ahead and disturb his little girl.


    But at the same time, that didn''t mean that he was going to let them go.


    "Lu Bo, if I remember, Li Zhn has been performing so well recently because he has the help of a certain gang behind him¡­"


    Lu Bo stepped forward hurriedly and nodded his head.


    "He pushed won theirst project because the Faceless Gang attacked some people from the government representatives."


    Other than managing Qin Yichen''s affairs, another important thing that the four of them had to do was keep an eye on everything that happened in the Capital.


    Since it was their family''s turf and they were like overlords, if they didn''t know the major things that happened in the city, they would very quickly lose their influence.


    So part of what the Lu brothers did was keep an eye on every important movement.


    To achieve this, each one of them had different men and information sources that were working for them. The only important thing was getting the information to Qin Yichen when it was needed.


    "Hmmm, take down his right limb, maybe he would learn to focus on something else. Also, let the projecte to a pause."


    Mo Fan was originally happy and mourning Li Zhn in his heart. But when he heard Qin Yichen''s instructions, he couldn''t help but pause as his face was filled with worry.


    "Isn''t it too much if you pause the project, would the government approve of that?"


    Mo Fan was worried because the project was not a small matter, it was the building of thergest subway. Also, many powerful people were involved in this as there would be use of raw materials, the construction and many other stages.


    If he halted it, many families andpanies would be dissatisfied with that decision.


    However, Qin Yichen''s face was nk with no ripples.


    "The government?"


    "Who is the government?"


    Hearing the tyrannical reply, even Mo Fan could feel his body trembling slightly.


    Wasn''t Qin Yichen just like an ancient emperor that stepped down from his throne?


    He was too fearless?


    "There was originally some problems with it. We were going to overlook matters and send so many inspecting team once the project starts¡­."


    "But since it hasn''t started, there''s no need for them to start!"


    Mo Fan nodded in understanding and then smiled happily.


    "That Li Zhn and his sister really needs to be taught a lesson. They think that now they can act anyhow just because they are the sixth strongest family."


    "Even my Mo Family doesn''t dare offend you or those hidden dragons," as he said that, he kissed his teeth, while his eyes had a rare gleam in them that exposed how happy he was.


    Qin Yichen said nothing but his mood became mellow as he thought about what Rong Yue might be going through at the moment.


    For someone of her intelligence, she should have seen the clues a long time ago.


    Her not noticing anything was off only proved how much she trusted her mother.


    Also, it was a lie that Rong Xia had weaved even before she was of age.


    So, it was the reality that Rong Yue grew up in. She didn''t know anything other than that.


    Thinking of all that, it became quite normal that she didn''t notice anything was out of ce.


    He was also just as miserable.


    If it was anyone else that hurt her, even if he had to fight against the heavens, he would probably not mind. But this time, it was her mother and it was for a good cause.


    The most he could do was be angry. But he knew that he couldn''t act against her mother.


    Mo Fan also picked on his sour mood.


    "Brother, is anything the matter? Your mood seems weird.."


    Instead of replying, Qin Yichen just stood up and went upstairs.


    As for Lu Bo, he turned around, ready to leave.


    However, Mo Fan called him back.


    "What''s going on? Did someone else also get on Second brother''s mood?"


    Lu Bo''s eyes flickered and he looked at Qin Yichen''s disappearing figure.


    "Although some people didn''t know their ce, I doubt that they are the reason why Master''s mood is like this." After saying that, he rushed out, afraid that Mo Fan would force him to say more.


    At the same time,


    Feng Yan, who had entered the massage room at The Medallion was having the time of her life.


    Since she took the wine with the wine ss that her father tampered with, all her body was hot and needy by the time she entered the room.


    Not to mention that she had no exceptional skills in massage. As soon as she entered the dimly lit room, she had started to take off her clothes, prepared to entice ''Qin Yichen''


    However, she didn''t even have to do too much as the man had also been given clear instructions by Cai Huo.


    Before long, the both of them had gotten lost in each other''s embrace and sounds of pleasure and love rang out in the room.


    Feng Zhu was also informed about the good deed.


    By that time, many of the big shots were already going back to their rooms.


    However, Feng Zhu boldly stepped forward.


    "Everyone,e let''s go and join President Qin upstairs,"


    "President Qin?"


    "Did he invite us upstairs?"


    "Mmm, just now, this servant informed me that President Qin is still around. If anyone or you is interested in going?"


    When Feng Zhu said this, most of them felt that he was ying with fire.


    The rather smart ones declined quickly.


    "Since President Qin is resting, it''s best to not disturb him."


    With those two taking the lead, many of them also decided to not go.


    It didn''t matter if they met Qin Yichen now, everyone knew that unless it was family, the only thing Qin Yichen valued was abilities.


    Some of them could also tell that Feng Zhu was ying with fire.


    However, there was still some curious few.


    It didn''t matter what happened, they knew that Qin Yichen would not me them since they weren''t the ones that gave themand.


    If Feng Zhu was ying with fire, they believed that they could still get away scot free.


    So they followed him.


    When they got to the VIP floor that Feng Zhu had prepared for Qin Yichen, it was empty with only one staffing out of the room.


    Feng Zhu didn''t mind as he knew that Qin Yichen had requested for the massage room. He had only made a show bying here first.


    "Where''s President Qin? The guest that was in this room?"


    The male cleaner bowed his head slightly before responding.


    "He left here over an hour ago."


    "He left?" Feng Zhu asked, feigning surprise.


    "Hmmm, he and his bodyguard used the elevator to the garage and left the building,"


    Coincidentally, the cleaner had been on the first floor when Qin Yichen checked out. It was also why he took the keys and came up for the cleaning.


    However, the news was a different story for Feng Zhu as his face paled a little.


    "What do you mean he left the building?"


    (Nothing in this chapter or book represents the true structure of power in any country and it is only fiction!)

 Chapter 218: Inverting Black And White

    The cleaner took a step back in fright. But with how anxious Feng Zhu was, he had to respond quickly.


    "I saw that he checked out and left the key here. That was why I came up to clean the room."


    Feng Zhu''s eyes darkened, and his heart was filled with a scary premonition.


    Didn''t the staff say that his daughter and President Qin were already in the room?


    The people that had followed him over also sighed in regret upon hearing that Qin Yichen had gone.


    "It''s only normal, it''s already surprising that President Qin even came up to the room. Usually, he barely spends up to an hour if he attends a gathering like this."


    "Yes, I already knew that President Qin can''t be easily taken down by beauty. What kind of beauty has he not seen before¡­"


    The few of them started to share their opinions and then prepared to leave.


    But Feng Zhu couldn''t leave as he was worried about his daughter.


    If President Qin had left, then where was his daughter? Did they leave together? Thinking up to that, he turned to the cleaner one more time.


    "Did President Qin leave with anyone?"


    "There was a man behind him,"


    Disappointed, Feng Zhu could only go search for the staff he had bribed before.


    Unfortunately, that staff hadpleted his task and gone to work on another floor.


    While repeatedly calling her phone, Feng Zhu finally found the massage section in The Medallion. However, not only was there no one else there, but when he entered, Feng Zhu heard some shameful sounds.


    He followed the sounds until he stopped in front of the room that it wasing from.


    Hearing the obscene sound that wasing from the room, he was at a loss for what to do. Even though they were sounds filled with passion, he could still tell that it was his daughter''s voice.


    He couldn''t barge in, but at the same time, he couldn''t let his daughter be defiled by another man, right?


    It was okay if it was President Qin. Even if he didn''t marry her, the benefits their family would get for keeping such a secret were going to be enormous. But now, he was losing on both sides.


    Inside the room, Feng Yan was lost in passion, as it was her first time, it had been painful at first, and the man on top of her had wanted to back out, but she had been afraid that he would lose interest because of her virginity.


    However, Feng Yan had bitten the bullet and pushed him down. After the initial pain and under the influence of the aphrodisiac, she was now having a good time also.


    Now that they had gone two rounds, she wrapped herself around the man one more time.


    But the man wasn''t receptive this time and even yanked her hands off him.


    "Youngdy, I have helped you out, but you can''t drain all of my energy," the man said with a lewd smile.


    His words made Feng Yan recover her mind slightly.


    Coquettishly, she leaned into his embrace and replied, "Second Young Master Qin, you are already so strong. How could I drain your energy?"


    The man chuckled but still pushed her up.


    "If you want it one more time, you must remember my name then. I am He Ming!"


    Feng Yan fell from hisp in shock.


    "Second Young Master Qin, you don''t want to reveal your identity?" Feng Yan asked with fright.


    How could he not be President Qin?


    He Ming stood up with a chuckle and went to the electricity control in the room. From how he moved, it was easy to see that he knew his way around the room very well.


    As the light came on, the two figures in the room could see each clearly. However, the two of them had two different reactions.


    He Ming had thought that thedy was one of the women he usually slept with, but seeing the beauty on the floor, he could immediately tell that he was wrong.


    This was clearly a Young Miss!


    On the other hand, Feng Yan''s eyes were wide open with disbelief and shock.


    He Ming was still wearing his work uniform. Even though Feng Yan had ripped the top off, the pants were still on him.


    Also, from his very ordinary appearance, Feng Yan could tell that he was a meremoner that was working at The Medallion.


    She shot up from the floor and gave He Ming a dirty p.


    "Who are you?" She looked around the room and confirmed that he was the only one in the room. After that, a shrewd and scheming look was shown on her face.


    "You bastard! You dare to assault me? You will spend the rest of your life behind bars."


    "Hehe.. just now, you are the one that forced yourself on me and even ripped my shirt off while I was sleeping. Now you say that I assaulted you?" He Ming could already guess the kind of person she was and became on high alert.


    He was, after all, not a saint too.


    Feng Zhu, that was still standing outside, heard the ruckus happening inside the room and knocked gently.


    Hearing the knock, Feng Yan almost passed out from fright and looked down at her body.


    Her wrists were red, and her clothes were dishevelled. But because she had been the one to force He Ming, her clothes weren''t torn, and after a quick arrangement, she moved behind the door.


    "Who is there?"


    "Yan''er, it''s Father."


    A sigh of relief burst out from her chest, and her eyes even reddened as she opened the door.


    "Father, what''s happening?"


    Feng Zhu took a look at the man inside the room, and his anger surged as he confirmed that it wasn''t Qin Yichen.


    "You brat! You dare take advantage of my daughter?" Feng Zhu and his daughter were simr, and their first line of thought was putting the me on someone else without considering their own actions.


    Unfortunately, He Ming was not a pushover also. He scoffed at the two of them.


    "Your daughter assaulted me. The massage section closes in the early evening, and no onees here. Since your daughter is here, she must have been looking for something!"


    "Also, she was clearly drugged and out of her mind. Let''s call the police and determine who is in the wrong immediately!"


    The moment he pulled out his phone, Feng Yan and Feng Zhu rushed forward at the same time.


    "Wait!"


    "Mr He Ming, let''s settle this."


    He Ming smiled and, however, instead of returning the phone, he very swiftly turned on the recorder without allowing the two of them to realise.


    "Your daughter assaulted me, but the two of you want to turn ck and white. Now that I have requested to call the police, you both are stopping me¡­"


    "Mr He Ming, there''s no need to take things too far. As you said, I was drugged, and my mind was clouded. I didn''t even know what I was doing."


    "But you still took advantage of a man that was trying to sneak in some sleep."


    "Also, look around. Not only is there no cup or anything, there isn''t even a drop of water. I can''t possibly be the one that drugged you." He Ming added.


    His words were intended for the recording and the two of them at the same time.


    Feng Zhu knew what had been added at the bottom of the two sses and knew how his daughter was drugged. Seeing that the man was not someone to cower easily, he decided to change his approach.


    "Mr He, you are right indeed. My daughter must have been drugged by some unknown people. But my Yan''er is still a young girl. Not only has her chastity been ruined, she has to face your allegations too."


    Upon hearing that, He Ming also showed a helpless expression.


    "At first, I wasn''t going to hold it against her. But seeing that the two of you are good at inverting ck and white, how can I trust you both?"


    Feng Zhu sighed but still stepped forward.


    "Yan''er, step outside. I would discuss it with Mr He."


    Feng Yan nodded and stepped outside the room. As soon as she got outside, the courage she had shown inside the room disappeared, and she fell to her knees.


    Although she had never really nned to keep herself till marriage or anything special, she also had hopes that she could use her v-card to tie down the man she would be with.


    More importantly, she hade here today thinking that she was going to have her first time with Qin Yichen, but now that she had regained her rity, she could see that not only was it, not Qin Yichen, it was clearly a worker at the hotel!


    She had grown up prideful, and the mere thought of her doing such a thing with a man like that made her feel disgusted to her bones.

 Chapter 219: Callous

    Inside the room, Feng Zhu didn''t have to worry as Feng Yan was not there anymore. His shrewd attitude was raised to the peak.


    "Let''s forget the matter just happened. I''ll provide somepensation."


    "As a man, I''m sure that you must have also enjoyed what happened."


    Hearing that he could get somepensation, He Ming''s expression also rxed, and he smiled.


    "It''s not the grievance that''s important. What''s important is making sure that when I''m drunk, I don''t expose such a matter¡­"


    Feng Zhu''s eyes darkened as he heard the provocation.


    "Don''t bite of more than you can chew, Mr He."


    The both of them locked gazes for a while and eventually, He Ming looked away. His willpower unable to withstand the power that Feng Zhu''s gaze held.


    Feng Zhu pulled out a card and handed it to him.


    "The money in this card is more than two million and it is now yours. If another soul knows what happened today, not only would you not be able to keep your life, even your entire family would not get a chance to survive!"


    "Hehe¡­ Mr Feng, there''s no need to take matters too far, since you understand my troubles and have alsopensated for them, this matter can be considered solved¡­."


    Feng Zhu''s expression loosened a little as he saw that he was behaving properly.


    "As long as you know your limits."


    He Ming clenched his fist as he red at the departing back of Feng Zhu. However, there was nothing he could do.


    As soon as the door closed, his eyes shone brightly. Because regardless of if was assaulted or not, he had gained two million yuan!


    More importantly, he had really enjoyed being with Feng Yan. Not only was she a beauty, her body was well taken care of.


    He had also taken her innocence and received the full devotion that Feng Yan thought she was giving to Qin Yichen.


    It was simply a deal where he had lost nothing and gained on both sides.


    Originally, he was one of the staff that worked in the spa at The Medallion.


    However, he had recently fought with his girlfriend and didn''t have a ce to live in, thus, he had stayed behind sneakily, nning to spend a night in the spa.


    Who would have known that he would not only get the embrace of a beauty but that he would even get paid on it?


    He saved the recording and even backed it up on his phone before stepping out of the spa.


    Feng Yan and her father had also left the floor and were on their way home.


    Feng Zhu sat in the driver''s seat while Feng Yan huddled herself in the back seat.


    The car was silent with each person having their own thoughts.


    "Yan''er, you can''t tell your mother what happened¡­" Feng Zhu said, breaking the silence.


    Seeing that she gave him no reply, Feng Zhu continued.


    "If your mother knows, she would be more cautious in searching for a good match for you. Do you want to marry into a third rate family because of what happened?"


    Feng Zhu knew his wife and knew that she had a rather open and naive mind.


    If she knew, she might want to train Feng Yan in the direction of a seductive beauty that could conquer men. However, Feng Zhu wanted her to keep her image of an innocent and pure beauty.


    "Yan''er?" Feng Zhu called again after seeing that his daughter still showed no signs of hearing him.


    "Father, how could you have allowed such a thing to happen?!"


    "Didn''t you say that President Qin needed a woman to rx with? Why did it turn out that my first time was taken by a lowly man like that?"


    "Why?"


    "Feng Yan, it doesn''t matter. It only means that you have be a woman."


    "Also, how did you leave President Qin and go and be with that scoundrel?"


    Hearing her father''s heartless reply, Feng Yan scoffed as her eyes darkened. "Be a woman?"


    "Don''t even think about hiding this from Mother. You already treated me badly because of my result and now you have made me to lose my first time to a useless person." Unable to bear staying in the same ce with her father, Feng Yan opened the door and rushed out of the car.


    However, Feng Zhu didn''t bother to get down or chase after her, instead, his deep eyes was filled with irritation.


    Although he didn''t suffer the humiliation, she was just as annoyed as Feng Yan was.


    After all, if he had known that Qin Yichen was that hard to trap, he would have used Feng Yan with some other high ranking big shot.


    As someone from a side branch, he didn''t have ess to the direct connections of the Feng family.


    He also had to thread carefully so that he wouldn''t alert the people that were in the family.


    Because of this, he had to n his every move carefully.


    He was the one that decided to let Feng Yan enter the Finance Department at QianXin University. But to not make the Feng Family Head suspect him, he had asked his wife and daughter to solve the matter with their own methods.


    This was his first reckless move and it was because he had seen an opportunity. He didn''t expect that Qin Yichen would totally escape the n.


    Also, he felt that Feng Yan being with that useless man was not so simple. After all, his daughter was a very prideful person.


    She must have definitely thought that it was Qin Yichen she was with.


    Thinking up to that point, Feng Zhu''s hands on the steering tightened and his eyes also had regret in them.


    Some people had tried to warn him but he had been deep in his ambitions.


    Even worse was that he couldn''t dare to show himself to Qin Yichen and request for justice, after all, nothing happened between him and his daughter.


    The more he thought about it, the more infuriated Feng Zhu got.


    It didn''t even cross his mind to search for Feng Yan that had gotten down from the car in anger.

 Chapter 220: Ready To Settle

    Days passed, and Rong Yue finally felt that she was ready to talk to her mother.


    In thest two days, the tension in the house was sharp enough to cut through ss.


    Since she was working on the Jewelry warehouseunch, she would go out early and onlye backter in the evening.


    Lu San and Manager Fang Mo also worked even harder than her.


    "Has the food box been sent over?" She asked as she entered the already warmed-up car.


    "Yes, Young Miss. It was delivered some minutes ago." The food ce was the one that Qin Yichen had arranged to take care of her meals some months ago.


    However, in thest two days, Rong Yue only ate fruits or took tea anytime she was in the office. Although Lu San had no idea what she ate anytime she returned back home, he could tell that she wasn''t eating well.


    It had only been two days but she had lost feasible weight. Even though Rong Yue wasn''t chatty before, he could still tell that she seemed more withdrawn in thest few days.


    Even though he was being observant because he was ordered to, Lu San was also human and Rong Yue had always treated him well so he couldn''t help but worry about her.


    Now that she was willing to eat, he went all out and ordered many delicacies for her.


    After getting a reply, Rong Yue mumbled a thank you and then leaned against the car door.


    The entire ride back home was silent like always and Rong Yue slept through it.


    Unlike her reaction anytime Qin Yichen was in the car, Rong Yue woke up with high alertness the moment the car stopped at the estate.


    Wu Hao had taken Rong Yue''s offer and was now staying in the penthouse opposite with Lu San, since it had two rooms, the both of them shared a room.


    Lu San dropped a smaller sized box in front of his own apartment and then carried the big sized box with Rong Yue.


    Since Rong Yue was back home, Rong Xia woulde home directly after work. Like today, it was clear to see that she hade back for a while.


    Also, the pain in her eyes as she watched Rong Yue was easy for anyone to see.


    "I bought dinner for the both of us," Rong Yue announced as soon as Lu San left.


    It was just a simple statement but Rong Xia''s reaction to it was dramatic.


    The tea cup in her hand shook, revealing the shock she had gotten from that statement.


    "Yue''er, have you forgiven me?" She asked as she rushed forward. Her hands grabbed Rong Yue''s hands.


    Rong Yue shook her head and stepped back slightly.


    "I''m giving you a chance for me to forgive you. But you have to tell me everything."


    On hearing this, Rong Xia''s expression flickered and it was easy to see that she was in a struggle regarding Rong Yue''s request.


    But after some minutes, she nodded her head with resolution.


    "You are even more important to me than my own life. As long as you would forgive me, I''ll tell you everything that has happened and might happen."


    "Yue''er, it was not my intention to deliberately trick you or make you go through so much pain and hard work.


    But, back then, I had no choice. You were too young to understand theplexities of the matter."


    "And then, when you grew older, I couldn''t bear to tell you even more."


    "Yue''er, since you were a child, you have had to grow up without a family. Although I was there with you, I couldn''t do the things that normal parents did with their kids."


    "When you grew older, I felt that you didn''t deserve to know the things I was dealing with, after all, if you know about it, it would only make you to have another matter in your heart."


    Hearing her mother''s words, Rong Yue was unable to maintain her indifference and her eyes glistened with emotion.


    She could understand what she was saying. Since she was younger, she had to keep her eye out for jobs and anypetition that could give them money.


    She would also worry that people would insult her mother or ridicule her. So after a while, she stopped her mother from working.


    Although that meant that they had to move to an even worse neighborhood, she didn''t mind because her mother would not have to be insulted all the time.


    This was why, when she realized that she had been doing everything for naught, her mind was unable to bear it.


    What made it even more unbearable was, now that she knew her mother was fine, she found out that she couldn''t understand why her mother had died about five years from now.


    With all those questions hanging on her mind, Rong Yue''s mood was dark and heavy.


    But now, hearing things from that perspective, she couldn''t help but understand her mother. But, in the end, she said nothing. Allowing her mother to continue.


    "Yue''er, let''s sit down, after all, this is going to be a long story. But I''ll tell you everything from the beginning." Saying that, Rong Xia pulled Rong Yue to the kitchen ind and pulled a chair out for Rong Yue to sit down.


    At the same time, she opened the box of food that Lu San had dropped.


    "You haven''t eaten a proper meal in thest two days. Let me serve you, I''ll tell you while we eat."


    Rong Yue nodded gently, the anger in her heart could be said to be greatly reduced.


    As the aroma of the food wafted into the room, her face rxed even more and she couldn''t help but smile softly.


    In the end, she was still someone that cherished food more than anything else.


    At the same time, a certain young master was smiling as he read the report from Lu San.


    Knowing that she had ordered some food, he could guess that Rong Yue was ready to make up with her mother.


    "If she knows what''s best for her, she would open up and tell her everything¡­"

 Chapter 221: Revelation

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    "I was abducted from my family when I was at the age of five." Rong Xia started.


    Rong Yue''s fists tightened as she saw the tremble from her mother''s hands.


    "Even now, I don''t know my family but I know that they used to be in the capital."


    "For twenty three years, we were kept in aboratory that wanted to make some groundbreaking discoveries. They gathered talents and geniuses from around the world and made use of their intelligence."


    "Like you, I had exceptional brain and I was one of the very few people that was able to survive being in theboratory and all the tests they gave us."


    Rong Yue''s eyes narrowed as she heard her words. Why did this sound so simr and familiar.


    Also, from what she was saying, she could sense that these were the people her mother was wary about.


    "Did you escape from there or did they let you go?" She asked, afraid that if she let her mom keep talking, she would go through the pain of reliving all those memories.


    "I.. I escaped. I escaped with five others."


    "Mom¡­" Rong Yue stood up abruptly and rushed to her mother''s side.


    The crack in her voice was very heartbreaking to hear and it was enough to tell her just how much pain she must have been in.


    "T..they were going to move us to another location, a new facility that they had just built. Yue''er¡­ it was our only chance because after then, it would have gotten even harder."


    "Mom¡­ you don''t have to say everything¡­"


    "It''s okay, I can talk about it¡­"


    Seeing that her mother wanted to talk, Rong Yue pulled the seat closer to her and held her arms.


    "Before I left, I had been assigned to a project. It was their biggest one. It would have destroyed the world but if we didn''t do it, we were subjected to inhumane treatments."


    "So we had to¡­" thinking of how she had done all those evil things for them. Rong Xia broke down and cried miserably.


    Rong Yue stood up and hugged her mother, but in her past life, she had experienced something really simr.


    She was very certain that if it wasn''t the organization that had taken her mother, it was something even worse.


    Also, for that facility to have been existing since her mother was five years old meant that they had already be a frightening existence.


    The more she thought about, the more Rong Yue''s heart bled.


    "Mom, you didn''t have a choice."


    After like ten minutes, Rong Xia finally managed to get her emotions in control. She then exined how she had escaped with her team to her daughter.


    "If we didn''t fake our deaths, there''s no way they would let us live. So the explosion was the best bet. However, I have always been worried.."


    "Why? Did you leave a clue behind?"


    "Not that I know of. But we were five that escaped together and right now, three of them have died in mysterious ways. There''s no way to point the death at them but at the same time, it feels too coincidental."


    Upon hearing that, Rong Yue''s heart beat sped up.


    Because more than everyone, she knew very well that her mother had died quite early in her previous life.


    In fact, her mother had died 5 years from now. And it also started to make sense why her mother that was only feigning to be an idiot had be brain dead and died.


    "Mother, they know."


    "I''m certain that they know."


    Neither of them was able to remain calm and Rong Xia pulled away from her embrace with fright.


    "Yue''er, how do you know?"


    "How do you know?"


    Rong Yue stepped back a little, her slender figure was trembling slightly as her mind worked at a frightening pace.


    "I just know it mom, it''s a gut feeling that I don''t think is wrong. Besides, if they have found three, they might have gotten something from one of them. So it''s better to assume that they know and prepare for them¡­" she paused and took a deep breath.


    "Than to overlook things and be caught unprepared!"


    Rong Xia was silent for a while, her eyes lost in thoughts as she looked at her daughter.


    "Rong Yue, you deserve a normal life¡­. Also, Qin Yichen really loves you. If you are with him, I''ll not have to worry about your safety."


    Tears fell from Rong Yue''s face as she heard that, she understood that her mom didn''t want to put her in danger.


    "You are my only family. What''s the point of staying safe and alive if you aren''t here?"


    "Also, mom, as long as we work together, I''m sure that we would find a solution." She had a feeling that maybe this ce that her mother was running from was the same ce that had captured her.


    She had always wondered why they had picked her because back then, she had been nothing more than a model.


    But somehow, it was as though they expected her to be a genius and time after time, they tested her limits.


    Like her mother, her mind was sharper than others and she was quickly connecting some things that didn''t make a lot of sense together.


    Although she couldn''t confirm on the spot, she knew that if she talked with her motherter on, she would be able to confirm if it was truly the way she guessed.


    "Mom, we would fight them together, since they suspect that your team escaped. Even if they are in the shadows, we now know that they are in the shadows."


    "As for us, we would also not be unprepared¡­."


    Since she knew that her mother wasn''t an idiot, Rong Yue exined all the things that she had been doing recently to her mother.


    Rong Xia understood the core of them very quickly too and her eyes became even teary.


    "There''s no way I can find a daughter that''s more perfect than this," Rong Xia said with more tears rolling down her face.


    As for Rong Yue, she smiled gently and then pulled her mother into a hug.


    "Even if the world try to stop us, we would fight them together!"


    Like that, their bond that was already perfect before became even closer.


    Each one of them had their wounds and pains that they hadn''t talked about, yet. But it didn''t stop them from understanding each other.


    Rong Xia also understood that having more money was a type of power so she gave Rong Yue some pointers.


    "I haven''t also remained idle all these years. I have also tried to build my own force of people. Although they don''t have a lot of money, I sell them some things that they can''t find anywhere else. With this, I earn enough money to use and grow my men."


    "Mom, what are you nning?" Rong Yue''s mouth fell open in shock.


    Even though her mother used some few words to describe everything, she could already tell that there was more to it than that, after all, producing something that they couldn''t buy anywhere else was not something easy.


    Also, building her own people?


    As she thought of it, Rong Yue''s eyes fell open in shock.


    "Mom? Are you building a personal army that can handle those people?"


    In this moment, despite the two lives experience that she had, Rong Yue couldn''t help her heart from beating fast in excitement.


    She looked at her mom like she was looking at her own superhero.


    Rong Xia also blushed hard from the way her daughter was looking at her.


    While Rong Xia had never despised her, she had also never looked at her in such a way.


    It was a new feeling but Rong Xia felt her heart warm up in a new way.


    "Even though I have escaped, there are several others out there that are still locked up and being exploited by those monsters."


    The anger and pain in Rong Xia''s gaze was enough for Rong Yue to know that her mom had made up her mind to save the others if she could.


    Rong Yue was also happy, after all, she wanted people like Little Loli to grow up as a normal child in this life and not exploited by those evil monsters.


    The both of them were lost in their thoughts for a few minutes, each person processing their emotions and responsibilities in their mind.


    After what seemed like ten minutes, Rong Yue broke the silence.


    "Mom, I''m sorry." She was truly sorry that in theirst life, up until her mother died, she had never realized that it was just a cover up.


    She felt that she had not paid proper attention. And she had selfishly taken the life that her mother gave her.


    After all, just to make sure that Rong Yue was fine and safe, Rong Xia feigned being an idiot for eighteen years.


    That level of sacrifice was impressive and hard to imagine.


    But Rong Xia didn''t feel that Rong Yue should apologize.


    On the other hand, she felt ashamed and a little worried about pulling her daughter into her battles.

 Chapter 222: Glacier

    The days passed quickly.


    Since there were no secrets between them anymore, the bond between Rong Yue and her mother was even better than what they had before.


    Today was theunch of the jewellery warehouse.


    As she had nned, in thest two days, she had sent invites to all the jewellerypanies around and some that weren''t even close by.


    As long as they saw what they wanted, she knew that there would be no problem.


    More importantly, she had promised them that an auction for ten pieces of emperor Jade would be held to celebrate thepany''sunch.


    What was emperor jade?


    Even if a person broke open ten thousand raw stones, they might only find a hundred Jade if they had great luck.


    As for the emperor Jade, it was even more impossible, and a million raw stones might not produce one.


    And now, a newpany wanted to ce ten up for auction?


    Wasn''t that too much of a fairytale?


    Thus, even those big jewellerypanies that didn''t want toe couldn''t resist the temptation.


    So in thest two days, so many big shots hade to City A.


    With the various cars and increased hotel bookings, people noticed that such a thing was happening and also talked about it amongst themselves.


    However, no one could figure out what was happening in their City.


    At the same time, Rong Yue and her mother were in the car with Lu San and were heading towards the factory.


    It was on a remote side of their city, and they spent some time to get there.


    "Hehe, it seems like the auction was a good n," Rong Xia said with a charming smile on her face.


    Dressed in a blue cheongsam, she looked like she was in her early thirties, while Rong Yue looked like her younger sister instead of her daughter.


    Seeing the chemistry between them, even Lu San couldn''t help but smile from the front seat. Of course, he also made a mental note to tell his master about how they both were doing better.


    "Lu San lead Mom to the inner room where she could watch the auction from. I''ll meet Manager Fang to settle some matters at thest minute.


    All the guards in front of the building already knew her and stepped aside for her to enter the moment she entered.


    Due to the nature of their business, they had a floor that room that was built as arge hall. Since today was theunch, the auction and the opening ceremony would happen there.


    But at the same time, she wanted to be certain that when the prospective buyers came in, they would see what she wanted.


    After a little stroll around the first two floors, she nodded in satisfaction.


    Although she was intelligent, she couldn''t do everything by herself, so having capable people who could work for her was also important.


    Like the organisation, the real people that controlled things behind the scenes never appeared before her.


    However, they forcefully took geniuses from around the world and ced them in different roles.


    So, the people that could work for someone also reflected a person''s strength.


    After walking around for a while and confirming that everything was the way it was, only then did Rong Yue head to the floor where the auction was holding.


    Manager Fang Mo was already used to her ways. On the third floor, he stood by the entrance and weed guests. But only he knew he was doing that because he wanted to see Rong Yue when she came up.


    As soon as she saw her familiar figure from afar, his face lit up.


    "Yao''er,e and take over greeting the guests." Although she was new, Su Yao had experience with otherpanies. Besides that, her looks were charming and wouldn''t make the guests feel like they weren''t treated well.


    "Boss, you are here."


    "Hmmm. I have checked everywhere already. Well done."


    Since he had done well, Rong Yue didn''t hold back onplimenting him.


    Manager Fang''s smile went from ear to ear, and he updated her on all the people that had arrived.


    "I heard that even DRK sent their representatives here. Although I''m a little worried, not only are they ourpetitors, I have done my research and heard that they have some ties to the Dark Rose gang." Manager Fang as soon as they arrived at the top floor.


    "They won''t do anything. If they do, I''ll handle it." She was sure that Mo Yifan had been keeping an eye on her matters. Now that she was ready tounch, it wasn''t surprising that he had decided to send some people over.


    Luckily, she had refused his blueprint. Otherwise, won''t people think that this was another branch of DRK?


    Seeing her confident look, Manager Fang also lit away his worries and reviewed the day''s itinerary.


    When it was finally a few minutes to the opening ceremony, the both of them separated.


    Rong Yue went into the inner viewing room to join her mother.


    "If you sell out those ten emperor jades, the next few months will not be easy for you." Rong Xia said as she looked at the already packed hall.


    However, instead of the worry on her mother''s face, Rong Yue had a cheeky smile on her face. It was clear that even before her mother thought of it, she had already predicted such an oue.


    "Before the auction, we would allow them to decide the fate of theirpany,"


    Rong Xia''s brows arched upwards with curiosity.


    "What are you nning?"


    "If I tell you now, won''t it ruin the fun?"


    Seeing that she didn''t want to talk, Rong Xia could only smile and then go back to watching the hall.


    At the exact time that the opening was supposed to start, ady in herte twenties climbed the stage.


    She was wearing a white dress that hugged her curves. More importantly, her looks were also outstanding and just by standing on the stage, most of the audience became quiet immediately.


    "Wee everyone to the opening of cier."

 Chapter 223: Daylight Robbery

    The invitation card that had been sent had nopany name and only read that a warehouse was opening and they wanted to do an auction.


    Now that the name was revealed, it caused a sensation amongst the guest and could be regarded as a crucial time.


    Rong Yue smiled when she saw their reaction. Although cier wasn''t a rare stone, it could be said to have an appearance simr to some stones.


    Also, it was something very powerful and revered. As the audience heard it and imagined a cier, they couldn''t help but see an illusion.


    Satisfied with their reaction, Su Tong smiled and then continued talking.


    "I''m sure that many of you came here because of the auction that would be held here in a few moments¡­." Su Tong paused and allowed the murmurs in the hall to subside.


    Even though most of them came for that reason, they didn''t believe that a newly created Warehouse could actually auction ten emperor jade.


    It would already be a miracle if they could bring out two!


    "However, I''m sure that you know that as it is our opening ceremony, we can''t just dive into the auction."


    "So now, the first thing we would do is give everyone in this room an opportunity to be part of the cial Family."


    Su Tong was someone that Rong Yue had invited from outside City A for this sole purpose.


    She had seen how she handled auctions, and with the aid of Fox alliance, she was able to contact her work to with her.


    Someone walked on the stage and brought a box to where Su Tong was standing.


    "Since it''s our opening ceremony, we have 30 membership cards here that can be sold to individuals orpanies."


    "You must understand that to work with cier. You must have a membership card. Besides that, the type of membership card acquired would determine the amount of purchase you have ess to."


    As she said this, the room became silent as they tried to understand what Su Tong said.


    "Isn''t that too outrageous?" Someone from the audience shouted with dissatisfaction.


    There were other murmurs in the background to show that people also had simr thoughts.


    "Hehe, it is because we are still new. If we have customers beyond what we can handle, wouldn''t that be detrimental to us."


    "Also, to make sure thatter on, customers don''t feel that we are being partial, this is the only way to settle matters."


    Some intelligent people understood what Su Tong was saying and nodded in understanding, while somepanies felt that they were too arrogant.


    "Our basic membership card would be sold for $25,000."


    "Also, fifteen basic level cards are avable for this opening ceremony." Su Tong added right after.


    She also didn''t forget to add that the number avable was only for the opening ceremony because Rong Yue already told her they had ns to sell some after the opening for the people who wanted a pill for regret.


    After she said this, the hall plunged into silence as everyone had to take their time to weigh the situation. But even then, one man at the back raised his hands.


    "I''ll take one of the basic membership cards."


    Rong Yue had invited more than fifty jewellerypanies. Other than thepanies and their representatives, some individuals who were into jewellery making and liked to keep stones had heard about the opening.


    Most of them had rushed down here, so the small hall had nothing less than a hundred people.


    Roughly only thirty per cent of the people here would be able to get membership cards.


    Very quickly, some other people also showed their interest. Most of them were small and medium-sizedpanies.


    Getting genuine stones was already hard for them and they were taking a gamble with this one.


    After about half an hour, the fifteen basic cards were sold to two individuals buying in their name and then eightpanies.


    "Our next card is the Master Membership Card," after introducing the advantages of the Master Membership card, Su Tong announced the price.


    "The Master Membership Card would be going for $55,000, and we have only ten of this avable for this opening."


    This time it was not as smooth as people were worried about spending that amount of money and not getting anything.


    "What if we buy your membership cards and don''t get to have stones supplied by yourpany?"


    Su Tong chuckled softly, her smile still bright as though the man hadn''t attacked her.


    "If you have the basic card, then you must have seen that customers have the right to a full refund if they are unable to purchase goods during the validity of the membership card."


    After saying this, many people felt more assured, and like the first time, the Master Membership card was purchased by ten differentpanies.


    All of them were medium-sizedpanies with a substantial number of customers buying from their brands.


    Pleased with the progress, Su Tong smiled and then dipped her hand in the box onest time.


    Unlike the two cards that were white, this card was ck in colour and was smaller than the other two.


    From the stage, it was impossible for the others to see the card''s design but everyone was curious.


    "Thest five cards here are the VIP cial cards." Su Tong started and then exined what they could gain by having this card.


    Although many people were already on the edge of their seats, most of the business veterans were more interested in hearing the price.


    Su Tong didn''t keep them waiting for long and quickly revealed the price.


    "Our VIP membership card would be sold for $100,000."


    "What?"


    "Isn''t this just daylight robbery?"


    "Hehe, gentlemen anddies. You must know that in this industry, the lifeline of our business is the avability of raw stones. We are providing you with a sure-proof supply of raw stones¡­"


    "¡­more importantly, a VIP card holder gets a 10% discount on every order."

 Chapter 224: Since You Want It So Bad

    The discount was attractive but the price was also substantial. After all, most of them hade with money but it was money to get an Emperor Jade.


    If they spent everything on a membership card and missed out on the Emperor Jade, wasn''t that aplete loss?


    Because of this, even after the firstpany''s representative raised up his hand to make a purchase, some other people stepped out to make calls to the upper heads of theirpany.


    Standing on the stage, Su Tong still had a pleasant smile on her face as she waited for people to make their decisions.


    Before long, two more people bought the VIP membership card leaving just two more with Su Tong.


    One man walked out from the side room with a pleasant smile on his face.


    "I would take one of the¡­" before he could finish his words, therge double doors to the hall was pushed open and two men, each one with his own aura.


    "I''ll take the VIP membership card," the both of them said at the same time.


    The man standing on the side rushed forward with speed.


    "I haveid my im on one of these cards first." He announced with anger and wanted to show off his might.


    But standing in front of Mo Yifan and Qin Yichen, his aura was not only inferior, his height and physical appearance was also a lot inferior.


    Rong Yue was in the viewing room and could see everything from where she was.


    Her face had darkened greatly at their appearance and actions.


    Firstly, Mo Yifan was someone that had a jewellrypany. If one looked at it from another angle, they werepetitors, after all, his ownpany also had a branch here in City A. But he hade here and decided to get one of her VIP membership cards.


    It really made it difficult for one to see it as a good thing.


    On the other hand, Rong Yue didn''t think that Qin Yichen also needed the membership card.


    There were also some people that recognized Mo Yifan. Even though, he ran an underground organization, he was still the CEO of Drk and many people knew him.


    Only those that were really well informed would know that he was also the gang lead of Dark Rose.


    "Why is the boss of Drk buying from this cial? Can it be that he wants to partner with them?"


    "Ehn, I doubt it. People have said that he is extremely ruthless. Since he hase here, I can guess that this cier won''t be here for long."


    "Ah, is that possible? Is there a rare stone warehouse without a backer?"


    "Who''s the man beside him, he''s just as intimidating."


    With both of them standing there, one dressed in a white coat and white pants, and the other one dressed in ck, the difference between them was extremely high catchy.


    "President Qin, you can''t be nning to interfere in the stone industry right?" Mo Yifan finally said as he turned to look at Qin Yichen.


    There was an evil and mischievous glint in his eyes as he talked that made Qin Yichen irritated.


    "You are the one that shouldn''t be here. I''m here to support my woman," Qin Yichen replied with a shrug.


    "Hehe, aren''t you being too forward? Xiao Yue can''t be called a woman yet, she isn''t even ady yet, and you can''t say for certain that she belongs to you.."


    While he was not one to get angry, he couldn''t stop his fists from clenching after hearing thest part of Mo Yifan''s words.


    Before he could reply, his phone chimed with a familiar sound and his mood lightened immediately.


    Their heights were almost the same and Qin Yichen didn''t try to hide his phone screen.


    In fact, as soon as he heard the chime that he had set for Rong Yue, he had ced the phone at an angle that Mo Yifan could see things from.


    [Yichen, don''t argue with that scoundrel, since he wants the card, leave it for him.]


    [As many stones as you want, you just have to let me know]


    Seeing that he was called a scoundrel, Mo Yifan''s face didn''t show any displeasure and he smiled instead.


    "Hehe, it seems like she knows who is more powerful between us."


    "Ahh, since we both came at the same time, why not auction for this card and leave the other one for the man that came before us."


    Mo Yifan''s voice wasn''t low and he made sure that everyone in the hall could hear him.


    While Rong Yue already told him to leave it for Mo Yifan, he was after all, a man and he couldn''t back down in front of a challenge.


    Also, since he could make some more money for his woman, there was no need to miss out on this well fed pig!


    Besides, as soon as Su Tong heard that, she quickly gave a signal to the men below the stage.


    One of them rushed and gave the third man a card and then requested for his bank card.


    As for Su Tong, she quickly took control of the situation.


    "Since the two of you would like to hold an auction for this, then the starting price would be the original price which is $100,000"


    Qin Yichen ced the first bid.


    "$700,000"


    "Damn!" Someone in the audience cursed out from shock as he heard the price.


    Who was this monster?


    To directly multiply the price by seven. Besides. It was only a card right?


    There was really no need to be so fierce right?


    In fact, many of them felt that the other person wouldn''t bother to bid anymore.


    However, Mo Yifan only smiled and nodded his head continuously.


    "President Qin, your style of doing things is really good."


    "I''ll bid $1,000,000"


    Not just the audience, this time, Su Tong and even Rong Yue were shocked to the core.


    It was still just a card right?


    Some people in the audience even leaned in to ask from the people beside them.


    "Does the benefit for this card include the Emperor Jade?"


    "I don''t think so, if they said so, I''m sure all of us here would have heard it."


    "Besides, those two men just came in. It''s very possible they think that they are bidding for the Emperor Jade."


    Many people had varying opinions and some were even curious about Qin Yichen''s identity.


    Since they knew who Mo Yifan was, they wanted to know who Qin Yichen was.


    At the same time, Qin Yichen finally responded.


    "Since you want this card this bad, I''ll leave it for you."

 Chapter 225: Evildoer Mo Yifan

    Qin Yichen walked away without waiting for Mo Yifan to speak.


    However, Mo Yifan''s expression also remained unchanged. As though he had known that Qin Yichen would do that all along.


    The both of them had exploited each other cleanly. One wanted a membership card and the other person wanted to make more money for his woman.


    Since Mo Yifan had more than enough, Qin Yichen didn''t mind taking some from him and giving his Rong Yue.


    "Thest VIP membership card would now be yours for a sum of one million dors."


    The formal auction hadn''t started and there was no gravel on the stage, but Su Tong still followed the normal process.


    Under the watching eyes of the crowd, the card was given to Mo Yifan.


    A glint of light passed through his eyes as he paid and held the small ck card.


    "This partnership was indeed hard to buy." Mo Yifan murmured before keeping the card in his pocket.


    Right after he sat down, Su Tong brought the card ownership to a close.


    "Now that we have done that, we would get to the next event of the day."


    "Like we promised, we have ten Emperor Jades avable for sale today."


    "Three of these Emperor Jade would be sold to the highest bidder among the guests."


    "As for the other seven, they would be said to our cial customers."


    As soon as she said that, the room broke into an uproar, after all, she had not informed them about this arrangement earlier.


    Also, she didn''t cross the lines as they were being sold three Emperor Jades."


    Out of ten, three didn''t seem like a lot. After all, on a normal day where could they possibly see three Emperor Jades?


    But just thinking that they could have a higher chance of having an Emperor Jade if they had bought the membership card was enough to make them regret it.


    Not minding the emotions of the other people, Su Tong started the auction.


    The moment the first three jades were brought on the stage, Su Tong pulled the cloth covering them away, allowing the splendour of the jade to be revealed.


    "For the sake of authenticity, we have invited some of the country''s best appraisers. Before payment making payments, you can verify the authenticity of the Jade."


    With that said, most of them felt more confident about bidding for the Jades.


    "The three of them have a starting price of $2,000,000."


    Imperial jadeite was hard to see and a lot of people weren''t bothered about this pricing because each of the stones that was ced on the table would definitely weigh more than a kilogram.


    It could even be said as a good deal. However, the trap in it was the auction. With different people of varying power levels here, it was easy for the price to go beyond the normal market price.


    "$2,100,000" someone started, taking things slow.


    "$2,500,000"


    "$3,000,000"


    "4,000,000"


    After this price was called out, a lot of people stopped calling out prices as they felt that there were still two more to be bought.


    Like this, the first stone was sold out.


    Rong Xia had a wide smile on her face as she took a sip of her tea.


    "This stone business is a smart idea. After now, don''t hold auctions again as it would make greedy people start to have other thoughts."


    "Also, since you can monopolise the market now, you should stretch out to other types of stone. Things are fast changing and with how things are going, you need to add other rare stones."


    Rong Xia was clearly a very intelligent person and Rong Yue couldn''t help but feel her heartache at their circumstances.


    In herst life, she never even got the chance to see her mother in this light.


    "I already got some mines in Xu Continent. The workers would start bringing batches in very soon." She didn''t want things to be too mboyant from the beginning.


    Back in the hall, the people that had backed down when the first stone was being sold gnashed their teeth in anger.


    The second stone had sold for $6,000,000 while the third stone was sold for $9,000,000.


    It could be said that the first person had gotten the biggest advantage.


    "Thank you dear guests for participating in our opening ceremony. As for our cial Members, we would now begin the auction for the Imperial jadeite."


    As soon as Su Tong said that, some men brought cart after cart to the stage and removed the cloth that was covering them.


    Even if they had been told beforehand, many people couldn''t help but take a deep breath at the arrangement.


    At the same time, none of the men left the stage as they stood behind each stone like some type of protector.


    Seeing that, even if someone wanted to have evil thoughts, they couldn''t help but abandon them immediately.


    "The starting price for the stones is "$1,5000,000."


    Even though the stones looked bigger and even seemed like they were shining brighter than the first one, the starting price was lower.


    It was clearly to let everyone know that their method of treating their members was extremely difficult.


    At the same time that the auction started, there was a knock on the door that Rong Yue and Rong Xia were staying in.


    Rong Xia used a mask to cover her face while Rong Yue stood up to open the door.


    "Miss Rong Yue, it is really quite difficult to find you." Mo Yifan said in azy drawl as he leaned against the door frame.


    "And why are you looking for me?" Around Mo Yifan, Rong Yue couldn''t help but raise her guard every time, after all, he had an aura of an evildoer and it was hard to predict what his thoughts were.


    So every time they met, she always weed him with hostility.


    Seeing her reaction, Mo Yifan''s eyes dulled a little.


    "You can''t be too partial towards President Qin okay? His hands are soaked in as much blood as mine," As he stepped back, he adjusted his coat as though he was showing off his peerless looks to her.


    Rong Yue rolled her eyes at his pretentious behaviour.


    "I didn''t ask for a saint. But it''s better to deal with someone that at least doesn''t change skin too much, right?"


    Although he performed as much evil as possible, Mo Yifan walked around in white clothes that greatly contradicted his true nature.


    A person like that really made Rong Yue skeptical.


    "As your highest valued VIP member, I don''t think that you giving me an audience would be too much of a big deal for you right?"

 Chapter 226: Persistent

    "We can talk after the opening ends."


    Satisfied with her response, Mo Yifan turned around and left. But even when she couldn''t see his figure anymore, Rong Yue still stood by the doorway, lost in her thought.


    "Xiao Yue, is anything wrong?" Rong Xia called out from inside the room. She had heard the whole conversation and could tell that the other party had gone. Seeing that her daughter wasn''ting back in, she couldn''t help but call out to her.


    "I don''t know. It''s hard to read that person. I''m afraid that I would be entering a trap." Rong Yue confessed as she sat down back.


    "Hmmm, he''s hard to read. For some people, they hide their true nature to protect themselves from the world. But some others, they hide their true nature to protect themselves from their self."


    "There''s no need to worry too much about the first type of people. But for the second type, there''s no telling when they would lose control and snap."


    Although her words didn''t indicate the type that Mo Yifan was, she was pointing Rong Yue in a direction.


    If she discovered that Mo Yifan was the second type, moving far away from him was better.


    Back in the hall, the auction for the seven stones was fiercer than the first three. All of the people that had gotten the membership card had money and were willing to invest in thepany.


    Like this, four of the VIP card holders bought four out of the seven stones. As for Mo Yifan, he did not need the stones and didn''t even stay in the auction hall.


    For the remaining three stones, one was bought by someone with a Basic Level card and the other two were bought by two people with the Master Level Card.


    Even though there had been an initial discount for the starting price of the seven stones, the minimum price was $7,000,000, while thest stone had been sold for an astronomical price of $15,000,000!


    Like this, the auction was aplete sess and even Rong Yue couldn''t help but smile. At the very least, she had already made a profit of fifty million dors from this opening.


    "Thank you, everyone for attending the opening auction for cier. We hope that in the subsequent years, we would be able to satisfy every one of our members in the cial Family." With this, Su Tong brought the opening to a grand close.


    Now that everything was sold out, all the ten people that had purchased the stones went to the back room for authenticity and payment.


    In the hall, most of the people that hadn''t bought any stones and didn''t have a membership card all sat down dispirited.


    Those that had a card weren''t too discouraged. Although they didn''t get the Imperial Jade. Once ciers started sales in the next few weeks, they had the chance toe and ce an order for raw stones.


    So in a way, they didn''t have to worry too much.


    But their expressions were full of regret for those without the membership cards.


    The moment Manager Fang Mo climbed the stage to give his speech, he was swamped with questions.


    "Is there a way to get more membership cards?"


    "Why would you sell to only those with a membership card? Isn''t that gatekeeping resources?"


    Manager Fang Mo smiled gently and waited for the sidements to stop.


    "Ourpany only has a capacity for forty members¡­."


    As soon as they heard that there was some hope, everyone became excited, and Manager Fang''s smile deepened.


    They were given a chance before but most of them watched the cards get sold out because they felt cier was being arrogant.


    Now that they didn''t even have a fair chance to fight for the Imperial Jade, having a membership card was something they desired.


    "But while there are ten membership cards left. We do not n to sell them out yet."


    "In the end, cier is still a newpany, and we would like to try working with our thirty members for the next six months. When we see how well we were able to satisfy them and improve our systems, we would definitely leave an opening for more members to join."


    In other words, if they wanted the cards, they had to try again six monthster!


    Six months was more than enough time for theirpetitors to overtake them with new jewellery release.


    Just thinking of that made most of them have sour expressions on their face.


    "Isn''t six months too much?"


    "With how big yourpany is, isn''t thirty members in six months too small?" Another person voiced out.


    In truth, it was indeed small. But Rong Yue was more focused on long-term benefits.


    She wanted the first six months to be for the staff to get used to things.


    Also, if those thirty members had a tremendous profit difference, selling their membership for a higher price would not be a problem after six months.


    "Mother, you can leave with Lu San first. I''lle back with Yichen." Since Qin Yichen was here and had to discuss something with Mo Yifan, so she didn''t want to make her mother wait.


    Right after Rong Xia left, Mo Yifan knocked on the door.


    "Miss Rong," he said with a polite smile that had hairs standing on Rong Yue''s back.


    "You are quite persistent. The opening has just ended," Rong Yue said with a subtle re. She felt that for him toe the moment her mother left, he had most certainly been watching the door.


    But it was not a big deal, so she didn''t push further.


    "Hehe, it''s quite an important matter, but you are also not easy to meet." Qin Yichen''s estate was almost impossible to enter.


    If he wanted to use his underhanded means, he would cross every line with Qin Yichen and didn''t want to go through all that trouble.


    "I would like to make a proposition with you." Mo Yifan said before settling into the chair beside her

 Chapter 227: Evil Or Good?

    Rong Yue''s brows arched upwards, but she didn''t say a word. Mo Yifan took it as a signal to continue.


    "Your onlypetitor is my DRK, but I have recently gotten quite bored of it. Previously, I sent you the blueprint so they could have simr designs¡­"


    Even though she said nothing, one of the fingers on her left hand jerked voluntarily and betrayed her emotions.


    "I need yourputing skills to bypass a certain firewall. As long as you can help me. All of Drk would be handed over to you."


    The offer was tempting, and even Rong Yue couldn''t help but nce at him twice to be sure he was serious.


    Drk had an endless supply of stones and sold them to wholesalers. But their most impressive part was the brand they had created among the people.


    Every single one of their collections would sell out in less than a week after its release date.


    Rong Yue was confident that the profit couldn''t be small.


    But even though she was tempted, she still pushed it away.


    "Mr Mo, I don''t do business with people in the underworld business. Your hands are stained with a different type of blood."


    She could never forget the miserable state that Song Jian had been in when she went to save him.


    Some people had their hands stained to protect themselves and the things they cherished from the evildoers.


    But Mo Yifan hadn''t even let a young boy like Song Jian go. It could be said that in her heart, he had no redemption.


    As she said this, she stood up as she felt the conversation was over.


    "Aren''t you the rising queen of the dark web? Even if your hands are clean now because you areying foundations. Who is to say that they would remain clean till the end."


    The room was quiet as Rong Yue realised that Mo Yifan had done a very thorough check on her.


    He most certainly knew about her Fox Alliance in the Dark Web. While she didn''t like him knowing, it was also not enough to change her mind.


    "Mr Mo, even if they are stained with blood, it would be because I''m purging the world of its evils. If you are one of the evils, I won''t hold back."


    Her words were firm and clear, making Mo Yifan unable to reply until Rong Yue left the room.


    As soon as she left, his cold and nk face creased over as hints of pain gleamed in his eyes.


    He leaned back in his seat while his face had a self-deprecating smile.


    "Hehe, is there any human that doesn''t hold evil in them?"


    The words sounded like he was trying to defend his own life''s path. But the intense pain and his clenched fists created a contrasting picture.


    Clearly, even he, as a person, held so many conflicts in his heart.


    While he was lost in his mind, Rong Yue met up with Qin Yichen.


    "Congrattions," he didn''t hold back this time and pulled her into his embrace tightly.


    From when she had found out the truth about her mother up until now, he had been extremely worried but couldn''t rush over since it was such a sensitive time.


    "I came all the way here, and I''m only seeing you now. What does that scoundrel want from you?"


    As they walked, he wrapped his hands around her waist to pull her into his embrace, and even when his legs were longer than hers by a lot, he walked at her pace so that their steps were in sync.


    Rong Yue also allowed him to do anything he wanted as they already had a silent agreement with each other.


    As she exined things to him, Qin Yichen''s brows crinkled a little. Even though she didn''t tell him about Mo Yifan knowing about the Fox Alliance. Qin Yichen knew that Mo Yifan already knew that Rong Yue had excellentputer skills.


    "Taking Drk from him isn''t such a bad idea. If hees again. Then ask him what he wants first."


    Like always, when they got to the car, there was a small thermal box. But this time, Qin Yichen was driving so he made her select what she wanted before returning the box and then starting the car.


    The car ride was silent, and Rong Yue only broke the silence when she saw a certain news.


    "Ehn¡­ madam Tong has been taken to prison?"


    "She could have gone quietly, but their family insisted on going to court."


    "Tong Yang''s examination result has been scraped. If she wants to attend university, she can only wait one more year or leave the country."


    Even though she didn''t follow up on the matter, Qin Yichen had taken care of each one of them from his end.


    Even Tong Yang''s father and brother had also had their share of ''bad luck'', but he didn''t bother to tell her. After all, they were just some insignificant people.


    ?????


    While the both of them chatted about random things, a certain grandmaster was busy preparing for a press conference.


    "Wang Lei, adjust the tie. Isn''t it a bit too tight?" Grandmasterined as he pulled the necktie down one more time.


    As he had lived the life of a creative and would hardly ever take on things like press conferences or public meetings, he wasn''t used to dressing formally.


    "Grandfather, why do you have to be the one to make the announcement? It''s okay if the others do it, right?" Wang An argued from the side.


    As all of them were boys, picking outfits for over an hour was really not something they wanted to do.


    "Humph! What do you know? Can''t you see that your little sister was bullied by some brat? She even had the guts to say that she declined to be my disciple. Is she even worthy of being my maidservant?"


    Upon hearing this, the three brothers kept quiet. Other than their grandfather, they had also been annoyed when they found out what happened online.


    They were even the ones to show their grandfather, so they didn''t mind if he wanted to defend her.


    "It''s good for the world to know I have a disciple now. That way, when it''s time for thepetition, they won''t be wondering who she is."


    Also, he had one more reason, if he told the world publicly that Rong Yue was his student, he knew that it would be very difficult for her to refuse thepetition.

 Chapter 228: Art Gathering

    Wang Lei walked with Grandmaster Wang Shu until they got to his designated location for the press conference.


    Other than Master Wang Shu, there were also two other traditional painting masters there to represent the association.


    In recent years, more painting styles have been developed, and most young people have opted for the easier methods.


    Since even painting with tools on theputer was already a thing that most people did, there were very few people that still put effort into traditional painting.


    But at the same time, it didn''t mean that it had diminished the value that people ced to it.


    For people with skills, they could sell their paintings at auctions and even create a gallery.


    Also, among the rich and higher ups, enjoying art was a thing of ss and elegance.


    To be able to admire a painting and understand the intent behind it was something that was always important.


    "This time, I have asked Pei Tian to make sure that the press doesn''t ask us unnecessary questions as the highlight should be the Art Gathering." Master Pei Wu said as he stroked his beards.


    Neither of the four of them was young and instead of the regr type of press meetings, they had instead arranged a high table on a stage while the press could use their microphones to ask the Masters questions.


    This way, they could prevent any ident or disturbances to the Masters.


    "Wang Shu''s appearance might even be more of a highlight to today''s meeting."


    Although Master Bai Fu said it in a light hearted manner, the sourness on his face was enough to show how displeased he was with the situation.


    "Hehe, it would make all the people know that our country would win this year''s art gathering. It doesn''t matter if it''s difficult, true talent would shine anywhere!"


    "Besides, all these years, I didn''t have a student to push forward in thepetition. It''s only normal that I don''t show my face too much. But this time around, it''s important that I do so."


    Each of Master Wang Shu''s replies was sharp and straight to the point and Master Bai Fu could only keep quiet.


    Not only did he find a student, he even found one that was younger than all the others, but her painting skills were too incredible.


    Among the four of them, there was only one person that had a student that had a high chance of winning against Rong Yue.


    As the conversation between them ended, the press conference started.


    Like Master Bai Fu guessed, the first question was regarding Master Wang Shu''s presence.


    "Master Wang Shu, even though you have created an excellent legacy in thest fifty years. You have always been known to be reclusive and would even avoid gatherings like this. Is there anything special about this press conference?"


    Master Wang Shu smiled gently before speaking into the microphone. "The life of an artist is better spent in the things of value. Previously, I had left matters like these to my brothers because I had no much business in thepetition between the younger generation¡­"


    After saying this, he paused, creating tension, and just before the press representative could ask what was different, he continued.


    "I epted my first disciple this year and like the others, and she would be participating in this year''s Art Gathering. It is only normal that I show up as her master right?"


    Murmurs filled the hall as many people were shocked about the news.


    "Master Wang Shu had a student?"


    Even though he had stopped having exhibitions that were public, he had rocked the world with his excellent painting skills in thest few years.


    Because of this, many people had always felt deep regret that he never took a student.


    However, no matter how many times he was asked, Master Wang Shu had only one reason.


    "Art is a skill to be cultured and not taught."


    He had always insisted that when he met a true talent that he could guide, he would take such a person in as his disciple.


    "Just recently, a girl had imed that she denied your offer to be your student. Could she be that she had finally epted the offer?" Another reporter asked while many others nodded along.


    Upon hearing about Tong Yang, Master Wang Shu had to resist the urge to curse out loud in the hall. After all, the matter was a very unpleasant thing.


    Not to talk about it being a lie and Tong Yang dragging his name. She was also someone that tried to snatch things from his beloved Rong Yue.


    It was already good that he wasn''t arresting her!


    "Ahan, there are some youngsters that would really do anything for the sake of fame. Although I now have my own student, that girl must have been telling a lie."


    "Talking about my student, I''m sure a lot of you must know her as she had been in the limelight recently."


    "Her name is Rong Yue and she is not only a talented artist, but she is also a world champion and top scorer."


    Even from far away, it was easy to see that Master Wang Shu was very satisfied with his student. His smile was wide and his tone had a hint of showing off as he mention Rong Yue.


    Most of the reporters indeed knew Rong Yue as one or two of them had written reports about her in thest one month.


    Thus, it was surprising that the Tong Yang that had tried to steal Rong Yue''s result was also the one that tried to im that she was Master Wang Shu''s student.


    All of them could already think of headlines just from this ''coincidence'' and they started scribbling in their notes.


    After a few more questions about Master Wang Shu, the reporters finally closed that highlight and moved to another one.


    "In thest few years, our country has been suffering defeat in the Art Gathering, is there going to be a change this year?"


    The Art Gathering was always held once in a year. And this time, it was being held in their country.


    However, a lot of people couldn''t bear to be happy because in thest three years, they had suffered crushing defeat from other countries.


    "The younger generation have been training hard for this year''s gathering. Since it would be held in our country, it is very important that we take the first ce."


    This time, Master Pei Wu was the one to reply and the reporters noted down his confident and mature reply.


    "Also, a lot of people have beenining about the traditional art dominating the gathering forcefully. Outside of the Art Association, a lot of people believe that if our country can adopt the new and general painting styles of other countries, winning would not be a challenge."


    The reporter that stood up this time was a woman and many of her colleagues started to snigger as soon as she asked her question.


    She was known to not relent and would make trouble for people in press conferences.


    However, the agency that she worked for was very mysterious and this made a lot of people unable to deal with her.


    Hearing the questions, Master Bai Fu was angered the most as his face had darkened greatly.


    "What a good youngster. Is there a need for apetition if our country adopts their painting techniques?"


    "Although our painting techniques are difficult. It is also the reason why a lot of people that are artistic have a cultured aura around them.


    Because it cannot be learnt by just anyone."


    "If one searches for quick sess by adopting their own painting techniques, isn''t that the same as admitting defeat?"


    Most of the reporters nodded their head in agreement because in a way, it was the truth.


    The Chinese painting technique was unique and difficult. It was hard to learn and many of the young people didn''t have the patience to learn it.


    Because of this, the people that could learn it were few and most of them hadn''t mastered it like the older generations.


    This was why when brought together with the talents of other countries, it would appear as though they were weaker.


    But in reality, they had put in even more effort than those other people.


    However, the result was what always mattered and not the process or effort.


    The woman sat down after being scolded thoroughly while the press conference continued excellently.


    "Although our techniques are difficult, the youngsters that have been epted into our association are also greatly talented and we believe that with them, they would be able to show the world the beauty of our own techniques." Master Wang Shu added.


    "Also, this time around, our association has decided to open thepeting slots to the general public!"


    Master Long Yan who had been silent the while time announced.


    "What?"


    "Public auditions?"

 Chapter 229: Can Only Protect

    "Public auditions?"


    Master Long Yan nodded and then exined further.


    "There are many talented people in the Art industry that are not in any association. But this doesn''t mean they shouldn''t have the right topete."


    "Because of this, we would give everyone a fair chance and then select the best few."


    This was the Association''s way of pleasing the people.


    Deep down, they didn''t believe that their students could be beaten down by people that were outside the association.


    Also, other than pleasing the people, they would also justify their decisions.


    In thest few years that they had lost thepetition, a lot of people had mentioned that the Art Association only sent out the incapable people in their association rather than the real talents of their country.


    "When would this audition hold?"


    "Hehe, the Art Gathering is in two months. For us to be well prepared, the audition and selection process would be in a week and it wouldst for two weeks."


    After that, the details and venue for the audition was shared.


    The reporters asked some more questions, and eventually, the conference was brought to a close.


    "This time around, those people in the Association would have some work to do," Master Pei said with a chuckle.


    Although they were the ones that released the news, most of the works would be done by their juniors.


    As for selecting the candidates, they felt there was very little chance that someone could actually beat the students they had trained all these years.


    They parted ways soon after, and Master Wang Shu called Rong Yue immediately.


    Rong Yue had just gotten back home with Qin Yichen and had no idea such a press conference was going on.


    But when she saw his name on her screen, she picked up at the first ring.


    "Xiao Yue, this old man has finally rified matters to the whole world," Master Wang Shu''s excited voice rang out from the other end of the call.


    However, Rong Yue didn''t understand what he meant and could only wait for him to continue.


    "Now that the whole country knows that you are my student, I''m sure they would be looking forward to your performance during the auditions."


    "You shoulde over tomorrow so that I can discuss our grand n with you."


    "Also¡­" Without getting any response from her, Master Wang Shu finally said everything that he had in mind before keeping quiet to hear her response.


    "Master, I don''t seem to understand anything. What Gathering and audition are you talking about?" Rong Yue confessed.


    "Also, I''m in City A at the moment. I''lle to your ce as soon as I get back."


    Hearing that she had no idea about the Art Gathering, Master Wang Shu was stunned, but at the same time, he decided that he would tell her when they met.


    By that time, she would have also heard one or two things from the media.


    "In that case, call me when you are back in the capital. Since your resumption is soon, I''m sure you will be here in a few days.."


    Unlike before, now that the secret was out in the open, Rong Xia didn''t have to feel guarded around Qin Yichen and was instead grateful to him. After all, he hadn''t exposed her and didn''t also treat her in anyway.


    She was already making dinner when the both of them entered and she smiled up at them.


    "Yue''er, you should take a shower before dinner is ready,"


    Rong Yue nodded and went into her room, leaving them alone.


    "Mr Qin, thank you." Rong Xia started.


    "Xiao Yue doesn''t want me to run an investigation on you. Even though I don''t understand your intentions in wanting to be around my Yue''er, I would hope that her judgement of people is good."


    In truth, Rong Xia had always secretly watched Qin Yichen. Because for aboratory like that to exist, she believed that they would have the backing of certain strong people.


    But after watching him for a while, she could tell that he didn''te with ulterior motives. Besides, a man like this would note down from his high throne just because he wanted to catch her.


    Most importantly, she had sensed the hurt and worry that he was feeling when he discovered that she had deceived Rong Yue.


    "The people I''m fighting against are strong. And they are also in the shadows. So while I cannot guarantee that they won''te to me. I want to be able to guarantee my daughter''s safety."


    Qin Yichen sat down by the kitchen ind. His brows were drawn as he reyed her words in his mind.


    "They are strong enough that the most I can do is protect her?"


    From how Rong Xia had said it, he had picked up two things. She valued Rong Yue''s life more. Secondly, whoever the enemy was, they were strong enough that the most he could do was to protect Rong Yue and even his own power wasn''t enough to defeat them.


    "They have the backing of several countries. If you want to go against them, you will face opponents of your level in dozens."


    Every country had its top echelons. If Qin Yichen wanted to take down the organisation, she could already tell that he would offend several people.


    Rather than pulling him into the mess that she owned. She would prefer that both of them stay out of it and protect themselves.


    "Protecting you is protecting Yue''er. If I can''t even protect you, then I''m not qualified to stand beside her." Qin Yichen said frankly.


    Rong Xia''s brows furrowed as she felt that he wanted to back out.


    Had she really misjudged him?


    "If you want to protect Rong Yue, send me everything you know about them. It is only by knowing our enemy we can n our battles."


    Qin Yichen stood up.


    "I have some meetings to attend to now. Tell Rong Yue that I already left."

 Chapter 230: Leaving

    Rong Yue had no idea about their meeting. After her shower, she saw that she missed a call from Minister Zhang and called him back.


    "Miss Rong Yue,"


    "Minister Zhang, I hope you are well?" Her tone was casual. Not showing too much respect and showing no disrespect.


    "I am, I am."


    "Yesterday, I discussed with Dean Gao Chun, and he said that although they can''t give you an immediate entrance into the second year, you canbine the first and second year courses. This way, when you should resume for your second year, you would directly resume for the third year."


    "But taking the first and second year courses is going to be too difficult for one person¡­ perhaps, you might want to consider taking the normal¡­"


    Before he couldplete his words, Rong Yue cut in.


    "I''ll take the courses for both years together."


    Studying was not a problem for her, and she didn''t think the first year course was anything significant. Since they could let her do both, it didn''t matter if she had to add in some more courses.


    "Miss Rong, you should think about it carefully."


    "If you take both courses and you aren''t able to cope. Everyone would see it as you overestimating yourself." Minister Zhang advised gently.


    "I understand your worries, but I''ll be fine."


    If Minister Zhang knew that she was nning tounch apany that would value billions while taking the courses for two years, he would probably be frightened out of his skin.


    Seeing that her mind was made up, Minister Zhang could only give up.


    "Since you said so, I''ll let him know that you would do both. But, I''ll also tell him to draft a timetable that would be easy for you to attend."


    "Thank you, Minister Zhang."


    After the call ended, Rong Yue opened the application with a Fox as its logo.


    Conquering The Heavens: [An order for the new curriculum and courses for the first and second year of QianXin university.]


    Little Quacking Duck: [Boss, are we now epting orders from university students? I spent my college life studying hard!]


    Don''t Wake Me Up: [Can''t parents ce an order like this? Are you an orphan?]


    Even Rong Yue couldn''t stop the tugging of her lips to the side as she saw the message.


    She just wanted the curriculum so she could read ahead anytime she had some free time. It wasn''t even the examination questions, so Jin Fu''s reaction was indeed overboard.


    Little Red Riding Hood''s Wolf: [Jin Fu, your tasks are the lightest. Upload the entire curriculum and lecture materials before work hour ends.


    Rong Yue looked at their bickering messages for a while and then solved some of the issues they had left for her on the task board.


    Conquering the heavens: [Clear your next week. I have some internal work that we need to do]


    She wanted them to ssify their information based on different grades. For some information, another information of that same importance had to be exchanged, and there had to be a certain amount of money paid.


    While they had the information exchange in ce now, it wasn''t fixed and was determined by whoever was dealing with the client.


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    After that, Rong Yue stepped out and went to join her mom in the living room.


    "Qin Yichen has some meetings that he went to attend to."


    "Hmmm, he was getting calls all the way home."


    Seeing the casual chemistry that they already shared in this short time, Rong Xia smiled with satisfaction.


    In the end, as long as the both of them were together, she wouldn''t have to worry about Rong Yue too much and could focus on her matters.


    "What are we having for dinner."


    "I made egg drop soup with some stir fry for rice."


    The next few days passed in a blur and Rong Xia ended up having the busiest schedule.


    She made materials of her experience in the organisation and handed it over to Rong Yue and Qin Yichen.


    After seeing most of it, Rong Yue could already guess that it was the same ce. The only difference was that, the ce she had been taken to was most likely the new facility.


    In a way, it could be considered good. She knew the new facility and knew their future ns. On the other hand, Rong Xia had stayed with them for a very long time. She knew their methods and even had some important data from when she was working there.


    Qin Yichen and Rong Yue were returning to the capital today. Not only were the auditions in two days, the opening for Infinity was also in four days.


    With all of those activities, she had to leave City A and get started on things.


    As for Rong Xia, even though she had insisted that she had her men that were being trained, Qin Yichen arranged five shadow guards.


    One of them was ady and was going to be staying in the same house with her. Although she was a trained fighter, her physique was dainty, and it would be hard for someone to guess that she possessed strong martial skills.


    Also, she was acting as an assistant to help Rong Xiamunicate with others which would serve as a perfect excuse.


    Seeing all these arrangements, Rong Yue was satisfied, and the way she looked at Qin Yichen revealed how grateful she was.


    "Where would you be staying? I heard that some girls can be very nasty to their roommates." Rong Xia asked as she looked at the bags that Rong Yue had packed.


    "She would be staying with me,"


    "And my little brother. My ce is close to her university and it would be safer than staying on campus or her living alone outside."


    Hearing the other part of his statement, Rong Xia''s face eased up and she nodded reluctantly.


    "I might not be as strong as your family but if you harm my daughter¡­" even though she didn''tplete her words, it was very easy for Qin Yichen to pick the underlying threat in her words.


    "Your birthday is in a month, I''lle to the capital by that time." Rong Xia added as she pulled Rong Yue into a hug.


    "Take care of yourself mom, and if you notice anything, don''t forget to tell me."


    The both of them stayed locked in each other''s embrace before they finally separated.


    As for Qin Yichen and Lu San, they carried Rong Yue''s boxes and went to the boarding section.

 Chapter 231: Asking For A Favour

    When their flightnded in the Capital airport, the first thing Rong Yue did was to reply to a message from Su Tong.


    Rong Yue: [Sister Su, I just got back in the capital, where do you want us to meet?]


    Although they had only worked together once, the both of them had formed a friendship bond in that time.


    It wasn''t deep but it was also enough for them to talk every now and then.


    And since the opening of Infinity was in a few days, Rong Yue had ns to work with her again.


    This was because, Su Tong had a very appealing charisma and she was really good at reading the room,


    For someone like her, when put in charge of a room, she could totally dominate it.


    Rong Yue liked that about her.


    And since Su Tong had no idea that she had any rtionship with the Fox Alliance, there was nothing to worry about in their rtionship.


    After Lu San and Lu Bo were done loading the car trunk with her boxes, Qin Yichen held her hand to lead her to another car.


    Right at this time, Su Tong replied to her message.


    Su Tong: [We can meet at The Medallion. Everyone had been talking about how excellent this new ce is.]


    Su Tong: [At least, now, I have an excuse to check it out ^~^]


    After reading her messages, Rong Yue''s lips curled up in a small smile and she stopped in her steps.


    "I have a meeting with someone at The Medallion, I cane hometer,"


    Qin Yichen was silent for some seconds before responding. "That''s fine, I''ll drop you there."


    He opened the door for her to enter the passenger seat and then entered the driver''s seat beside her.


    "I have asked my brother to start work on the organization your mom talked about. He would try to see if they left any traces in their previous location that she knew."


    "However, we have to be very careful. Also, I n to suppress the news frommon entrance results. As for the Art Gathering, we would do like we discussed with your mom."


    The two of them had very simr appearances.


    It was so great that anyone that knew Rong Xia when she was young would definitely suspect that she was the same person.


    The only difference was that, while Rong Xia had a naturally gentle aura and air around her.


    Rong Yue''s aura was more pronounced and there was a sharpness hidden in her eyes when she met someone.


    Although she would generally restrain herself around people, it was easy to see that edge if she was to be offended.


    "I''ll do as you have said."


    "After the opening of infinity, let''s visit your brother''s base so that we can change the security system."


    She made ns without taking school into consideration as to her, it was just formality and a camouge for her identity.


    If she had been taking things slowly before, she was more than angry at the association now. After all, they had not only harmed her, they had taken her mother, Killed her mother and then killed her too in her past life.


    The debt that she had to settle with them wasn''t little in any way!


    Thinking of school, she calmly informed Qin Yichen about her ns to take the courses for two years together.


    Qin Yichen didn''t think anything was wrong with her n, after all, back when he had been in college, he had done something simr.


    Moreover, instead of one major and a minor course, he had taken two majors and then one minor course.


    He knew that she could handle something like that, but at the same time, he didn''t want her to be too strapped for time so he had a different suggestion.


    "If they make a timetable, it''s better if they don''t let you attend the second year courses."


    Rong Yue nodded, "Hmmm, I''m thinking of it too. However, it would depend on the lecturers eventually." She felt that not all of her lecturers would be okay with her doing two year courses at once and then even skipping sses.


    But she couldn''t be certain and could only wait until she got to school before she saw the situation of things.


    The both of them talked about some other random things on their way to The Medallion.


    "Recently, the Feng family has been unstable as a side branch has been trying to take over the main branch. Since Feng Buyan is your person, you can tell him to be careful of that Feng Zhu fellow." Qin Yichen said, changing the topic of their conversation.


    Rong Yue frowned as she tried to remember how significant Feng Buyan''s family was.


    In the past, she only knew that he had the title of the ''retired creator''


    He would create so many amazing things but somehow, someone on the team would cheat him out of the rights.


    Even if he took matters to court, they would have proof and evidence, making him unable to win.


    At a point, a lot of people didn''t believe him anymore as they felt that no one should be that stupid.


    But when she finally entered the organization, she knew that he was a true genius as they were even nning to bring him to the organization one way or the other.


    "Hmmm, I''ll warn him about it."


    Qin Yichen didn''t tell her about how Feng Yan had tried to climb into his bed as he felt that it might have a negative effect on him instead of a positive one.


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    Finally, they stopped at The Medallion and Rong Yue thanked him and got down from the car as soon as Qin Yichen parked.


    As for Qin Yichen, he watched until she disappeared into the building before he turned his car away.


    Normally, he would have found a way to stay behind so that he could drive her back. But this time, his schedule was already too packed and him making time to even drop her was because he ced her own matters before his own matters.


    "Sister Rong Yue," Su Tong stood up as soon as Rong Yue entered the private room that she had booked.


    "This ce is really nice, I think I find it more rxing than The Imperial Restaurant." Su Tong said, entering into a conversation easily.


    "Hmmm, the Imperial seems to have tried to blend many things together but skipped something. But this ce seems to have found that perfect fusion."


    The Medallion was like a different city on its own.


    When one entered, they would be taken to where they wanted depending on what they needed. There was a five star hotel, a restaurant that had a Michelin Star Chef and several small recreation spots.


    However, the most impressive thing was the fusion of everything.


    Like how the ce where a person could hold gatherings had some rooms on the top just in case they needed to settle some emergency.


    Also, every building has several floors and they all had different prices.


    This way, exclusivity and quality was also maintained.


    And so even though there was a lot of excellent things, one still needed to have the money to afford them.


    From how everything wasid out clearly, it could be seen that the person that designed this was a very thoughtful person.


    Su Tong was already in love with this ce and Rong Yue apanied her in admiring the whole ce.


    "Sister Rong Yue, this one that you wanted us to meet, I''m sure that it must be for a certain matter."


    The both of them were standing by the window and admiring the view that they had from their floor.


    At this time, Su Tong''s face didn''t have any yfulness and it was clear that she had gotten into serious mode.


    "Hehe, sister Su Tong is indeed the smartest. I really cannot hide anything from you." Rong Yue said with a little giggle.


    "It is true that I do have something that I need you for. In truth, they are two things but I want to tell you before hand that this is not a thing that you must do."


    "If you like it and you want to do it, I''ll be very grateful, after all, there are very few people that canpete with your skill level."


    Su Tong smiled gently, not disagreeing with the statement but also not saying anything.


    "The first matter is that a friend of mine would be needing your help in theunch of apany in a few days¡­."


    "He was also present at theunch for cier and he was really impressed with how you handled things."


    As soon as Rong Yue finished saying that, Su Tong burst intoughter.


    "Rong Yue, that can''t be the reason why you called me here right? It''s only a small matter and you made me feel like you wanted the heavens from me."


    Rong Yue chuckled.


    "The reason why I talked like that is because of the second matter¡­"

 Chapter 232: Surreal

    "The reason why I talked like that is because of the second matter¡­"


    Su Tong''s brows raised as she heard her words, and her face became solemn.


    "I would like you to work with me permanently."


    "I''m nning on building an entertainmentpany. It would focus on every area, from influencers to movie queens and idols. However, you should know the industry is messy. I need someone that is good with handling people and knows how to steer people in the right direction." Rong Yue said,ying all the cards on the table.


    She knew very well the level of control that Su Tong had over people. She also knew how to excite them and how to make them ept her own reasoning.


    Unlike those who went to school to learn, hers was more natural and effective.


    Not to mention, mostpanies only needed someone that would know how to revert situations, but Su Tong knew how to even collect millions from people.


    "Hehe¡­ sister Rong Yue, since you were able to get information on what was most important to me. Then you should also know where I work and who I work for."


    "To tell you the truth, lord Tao Min is holding my sister. If I don''t keep working for him, anything can happen to her. Even while I''m working, if I host a night in the underground base and I don''t earn up to his expectations, my sister gets punished,"


    As she talked, Su Tong''s eyes dimmed, and Rong Yue could see a slight trembling from her hands.


    "I know all of these. But what I''m asking is, if I can help the two of you get free from Tao Min, would you be willing to work for me?"


    "I promise you would have a normal employment and pay for your role. I''ll also provide.." Rong Yue carefully exined all the benefits that she was going to offer her.


    However, Su Tong''s expression didn''t change one bit.


    "What of my younger sister?"


    "You are her legal guardian. You will be the one to decide what happens to her. I''ll only concern myself with your matters."


    After hearing that, Su Tong''s finally had a slight smile on her face and there was a look of intense longing as she looked at Rong Yue.


    "Sister Rong Yue, how can you give me freedom from that bastard?"


    "If you are able to give me freedom from him. Even if you want me to work for you for the next ten years, I don''t mind at all."


    With Rong Yue, her younger sister would at least live a normal life. At the same time, she would be able to live beyond the walls of the underground bunker where she spent most of her days.


    "You don''t have to worry about that. Give me a month, I''lle and pick you up." Rong Yue promised.


    After that, they both ordered some dishes and talked as they ate.


    By the time Rong Yue left, Su Tong had cried twice from talking about the things she had experienced while working for Tao Min.


    Tao Min ran an underground gang. From assassin to smuggling drugs, gambling dens and many other terrible things, he had his hands deep in them.


    His secrets weren''t hard to get. After all, more than twenty people traded with Fox Alliance every day.


    On most asions, about six would buy information. As for the others, the type of information they needed was needed for them to exchange another one.


    Even if the information they wanted wasn''t avable, the most that Rong Yue needed was two hours, and she would find the information through various channels.


    She knew all the dirty deeds that he did and before she had nned to negotiate with him. Give him a piece of information in exchange for Su Tong''s freedom.


    However, after discovering everything he had done to the two sisters, her heart turned cold.


    More than just holding them captive, he had broken the two girls. At the age of twenty-four, Su Tong was fed up with life, and her sister was the only thing keeping her going.


    A man like that. No, a beast like that didn''t deserve to walk the earth with normal people. So, Rong Yue was determined to take care of him and his gangpletely.


    However, she had some other urgent matters on hand. Since the opening for the entertainmentpany wasn''t anytime soon, she told Su Tong to endure for one more month and then she would find the best way to deal with Tao Min.


    After leaving The Medallion, Rong Yue booked a cab to take her to Qin Yichen''s estate and then sent a message to Mo Fan.


    Even though they didn''t talk much, Mo Fan was the type to always pester someone and in the few weeks that they had been neighbors, they had finally exchanged numbers.


    "Hehe, sister inw, what''s the matter?" Mo Fan''s excited voice rang out from the other end of the call. Explore stories at m,v l''e-NovelBin


    "Hey! Little ancestor! Don''t touch that!" Mo Fan yelled.


    Rong Yue kept quiet as she guessed that he wasn''t talking to her. After what felt like a minute, Mo Fan finally returned to the call.


    "Sister-inw, when would you being back? You need to hurry up and save me!"


    "Is my little darling there?" Rong Yue asked and her face lit up immediately.


    "Yes, he''s has been asking of you for thest two days, please hurry ande back."


    "Ehen ehen, why did you call me, sister-inw?" Mo Fan finally asked as he remembered that she was the one that contacted him.


    "I''m at the estate gate, I don''t want the cab to drop me off."


    Since it was a private residential area, she didn''t want the cab to go inside.


    Mo Fan was the most excited.


    He was already running out of his mind from having to monitor this Little ancestor.


    "Is that Sister Rong Yue," Qin Heng asked, looking up from Mo Fan''sputer.


    "Hehe, aren''t you trading the wrong stocks, brother Mo? Very soon you won''t even be able to pay for your wedding" Qin Heng said and then shot Mo Fan a disdainful look.


    Mo Fan resisted the urge to curse out at him as he carried him up.


    "Leave those unimportant matters, your sister Rong Yue is around and we are going to pick her up."


    Even though Qin Heng struggled until Mo Fan dropped him and allowed him to walk on his own, he still followed him obediently.


    If Mo Fan had looked back, he would have seen a slight smile on Qin Heng''s little face as he followed him.


    Rong Yue paid the cab driver and waited for the two of them by the estate gate.


    As soon as Mo Fan parked the car, Qin Heng opened the car at the speed of light and then rushed to Rong Yue legs.


    "You left me," he used as his little Jade face was filled with grievances.


    Rong Yue crouched in front of him until they were at face level.


    "My little darling,"


    "I have missed you the most," Rong Yue pinched his cheeks and then ced two kisses on both sides.


    Qin Heng''s face flushed red from her kisses and he hurriedly used his small hands to cover his face.


    "Now that sister is here, you can''t leave again, okay?"


    Rong Yue nodded hurriedly.


    "Hmmm, I''ll be your handbag, anywhere you go, I''ll tag along."


    Qin Heng smiled at her response and then wrapped his hands around her neck.


    Although he was grown and didn''t need carrying, Rong Yue still carried him.


    Since she had been training hard recently, it was not difficult for her to carry him.


    As for Mo Fan, he was standing by the car and was watching the scene in front of him with shock in his eyes.


    "Wasn''t this the same Little Devil? Lords! So this ancestor could behave like a normal child?"


    The more he watched, the more shocked he was and he had an expression that made it seem as though the world he knew was disappearing in front of him.


    "Hehe, sister-inw is the strongest." He could already tell that this was a done deal.


    Mo Fan knew that Qin Yichen''s parents had always worried about who his wife would be.


    Since he was the only one that Qin Heng could manage to live with and would listen to, it was almost like Qin Yichen was his father.


    However, it was also possible that his future wife would not appreciate that kind of situation and so they always hoped that he would find someone that wouldn''t mistreat theirst son.


    But now, not only did Qin Yichen find someone that wouldn''t mistreat Qin Heng, this little ancestor even liked Rong Yue and seemed to always want to stick around her.


    Although he felt it was too good to be true, he still opened the door and drove the both of them back home.

 Chapter 233: As Beautiful As Her Painting...

    "Even though it''s the auditions, you can''t reveal all your skills," Master Wang Shu advised as they entered the car.


    Wang Lei held the door open until they were both inside and then entered the passenger seat.


    Although it was just the audition, the other two brothers also went with them in another car.


    "This time, don''t do oil painting, you can try another technique."


    Master Wang Shu knew that some other countries would want to see their countries representatives using the audition and so he didn''t want her to release all her cards.


    "Is it the same venue that would be used for the Art Gathering?"


    Rong Yue had a faint recollection of the Art Gathering. Since Tong Yue had used her identity as a painter in the past but didn''t really have a lot of skills, she would always avoid the Art Gathering regardless of how many times she was invited.


    At a point, it became obvious to people and people started toin about it. After all, their country had lost so many times, and yet, one of the thriving painters in their country didn''t want to go out there to bring back some honor.


    Now that she was the face of her own work, Rong Yue felt like she wouldn''t have a problem winning for the earlier ones.


    Wang Lei also told her about some of the other talents that were in the Art association.


    "This time, I heard that the second student of Master Pei Wu, Du Yating, would also be there."


    "He''s the top undefeated person and also has some international awards under his belt. ording to what people are saying, he has been able to find a perfect blend between Chinese styles and foreign styles¡­" Wang Lei recounted everything he knew carefully.


    "You already met Bai Xiang, she''s from the Bai family and is also ranked as the second person. The other time, I suspect that she didn''t take thepetition seriously and she would now be guarded against her¡­"


    "As for Luo Yunxi and Ning Li, you don''t have to worry as even me who isn''t an artist knows that they can''t stand beside you when ites to skills or ability."


    Wang Lei didn''t think Bai Xiang was better than Rong Yue but he also knew that she waspetitive and didn''t know how to take a loss.


    He was also worried that Rong Yue would paint things too casually and give them an opportunity to win her.


    As he thought of all these, he couldn''t help but advise her.


    After giving her a rundown, Master Wang Shu patted Rong Yue''s shoulders.


    "Don''t mind Wang Lei, he doesn''t know that this old man''s requirements for talent is extremely high."


    "Although that Du Yating has some aplishments, he can''t stand beside you if you train for one year or more."


    "Also, the soul of your painting is very fierce. It''s hard for anyone to make their paintingse alive."


    Rong Yue smiled at his praise but didn''t say anything.


    Before they set off at all, she already made ns and had checked the previous works that won the Art Gathering.


    As for the auditions, she didn''t n to go above and beyond in getting the first ce.


    As long as she got one of the top five spots, that was more than enough.


    "Thank you, Master, this student understands."


    "Thank you, brother Wang Lei, I''ll keep everything in mind."


    After that, the car became silent and the four of them were lost in their own thoughts.


    By the time the car stopped at the Capital headquarters of the Art association, the whole ce was already packed full.


    Rong Yue''s brows arched upwards in surprise as she hadn''t expected that a lot of people would show up here.


    However, it didn''t change anything and she wasn''t too disturbed.


    Not only was the car park full, even the entrance was full with people lining up to enter.


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    "The people from the Art Association don''t need to go through a basic check at the door, we would go through the side door."


    The check at the door was very simple, anyone that wanted to partake in the auditions needed to show one of their paintings.


    More importantly, it had to have their signature or something that could prove that they owned the work.


    Since people from the Association already had their works submitted at one point or the other, they could easily skip that step.


    However, even when they entered, the crowd was not any less. After all, although there were four main masters in the Art Association because of their reputation and skill level, there was still several others that had joined at one point or the other.


    Some of them nned on entering the auditions while some brought their students to enter the auditions.


    Rong Yue looked around the hall briefly and made a rough estimate that about hundred contestants were already inside.


    The ones outside was ten times that number but there was also no guarantee that all of them would be allowed into the hall.


    As soon as they saw Master Wang Shuing in, a lot of people stood up to greet him and show their respects.


    Rong Yue also noticed that four young people stood up and also walked towards them.


    "Master Wang Shu," Bai Xiang greeted with a small smile and then stepped back. However, her gaze stayed on Rong Yue for a second before she stepped back.


    "Master Wang Shu, you look really happy today, it must be because of younger sister right?" Luo Yunxi asked as he nced at Rong Yue with a knowing nce.


    "Haha.. you know me best. It''s nice to finally have my own studentpete with all her seniors. She''s still learning so you must go easy on her okay?" Master Wang Shu said, his smile wide enough to go from ears to ears.


    After that, Ning Li greeted Master Wang Shu and stepped back for thest person.


    "Brother Luo said junior sister''s painting was as beautiful as she was. I thought it was a tricky way to describe art but it is only now that I have seen her that I understand him."

 Chapter 234: Blinded By Beauty

    Rong Yue had met the other three before, as for this new man, it was easy to figure out his identity.


    Du Yating.


    Her brows furrowed slightly as she felt it hard to understand what his words meant.


    Not just her, the three Wang brothers stepped forward a little as they felt that this person was a little weird.


    He had an amiable smile on his face and he was dressed like a gentleman and a schr. However, in that moment that he had looked at Rong Yue, it wasn''t hard to see the lecherous intent behind that gaze.


    They were men and were able to pick something like that quickly.


    "Sister, let''s walk around the hall, you can leave grandfather and his guests," Wang An said as he tried to pull Rong Yue away.


    However, Du Yating spoke up at the same moment.


    "We students of the other three masters have always shared a cordial rtionship with each other. Now that we have a new younger sister, we have to get to know her."


    "Isn''t that right?" As he said this, he nced at Master Wang Shu.


    His words had another meaning, was Master Wang Shu trying to keep his own student separate?


    "Since it''s like that, Xiao Yue, you should go with your seniors and leave your brothers to stay with me." Master Wang Shu said. But at the same time, he gave Luo Yunxi a sharp and warning gaze.


    Although he wasn''t the most skilled, he had a family of simr background with Bai Xiang and he believed that he could protect Rong Yue if anything was going to happen.


    As for Ning Li, he was Master Pie''s second student and shared a close rtionship with Du Yating.


    Rong Yue said nothing as she walked with them to sit at a corner.


    "Sister Rong, not only is your painting talent good, you are also a genius in studying too!" Luo Yanxi said as soon as they sat down.


    The news about Rong Yue''s result didn''t blow out of proportion and for someone like Du Yating that was barely in the country, he hadn''t heard about something like that.


    "Does brother Luo and Sister Rong Yue share a special rtionship? How do you know about her studies?"


    Ning Li chuckled lowly before exining. "You are just meeting sister Rong so it''s normal that you don''t know."


    "Sister Rong Yue got full marks in the college entrance examination this year."


    On hearing that Du Yating''s eyes shed with a strange light. There was however obvious surprise and praise in his gaze.


    "Ah, younger sister is a genius indeed." Du Yating knew how hard the examinations were, as he had also done all his education in the country.


    However, he didn''t expect that Rong Yue was this beautiful and was also good with studying.


    While they were waiting for the outsider checks to be done, the three of them chatted together and asionally when they asked Rong Yue questions, she would look away from her phone and reply them.


    Theunch for Infinity was in three days and she was talking with Feng Buyan and Manager Bai on the group chat.


    FBY: Boss, when would you being, the team are anxious to meet you?


    Rong Yue: Is there anything that Manager Bai wasn''t able to solve on your end?


    Even though she knew that the reason why the team wanted to see was because of her coding skills, she didn''t want to meet any of them yet.


    Firstly, infinity was in its early stages and with theunch, there would be a lot of people trying to know about the things in the backend.


    Until she was sure that she could trust them, Rong Yue didn''t want to meet with them.


    Rong Yue: theunch is the most important thing now, tell them to focus on theunch.


    She also sent Manager Bai some information that he needed and delegated some things to Lu San before she finally finished with her phone.


    Just as Rong Yue finished with the messages, the outsider check finished and Rong Yue was surprised to see that less than twenty people got into the main auditions.


    Together with the hundred and something in the art association already, there were about One hundred and thirty peoplepeting and they were going to have five people representing the country.


    A middle aged man that Rong Yue had never seen before climbed on the stage.


    "Wee everyone."


    "As we all know, the Art Gathering for art and culture ising up in the next two weeks. This time around, we opened up the selection process to give talents that weren''t able to join the associations chance."


    "For this selection, everyone would be painting the same theme and it is from that theme that we would then pick the best five."


    "Although it is the same theme, you are allowed to interpret in your own way as that is the soul of art."


    "Each room would can contain forty people and every tool and material that you might need has been ced there already."


    After giving them the instructions, the door to four rooms were opened on the side.


    "I''ll be going," Rong Yue said and then walked away hurriedly before any of them could say a thing.


    Although she didn''t move too far, it was impossible to call her back without drawing attention to themselves. So they could only let her go.


    "Since she doesn''t want to be friendly with us, why must you force things?" Bai Xiang asked as she gave them a mocking re.


    Before now, she used to be at the center of attention in their group.


    Although Du Yating wasn''t around every time, the other two would always treat her like their princess. However, today, they hadpletely ignored her and tried to talk to Rong Yue time after time.


    "Sister Bai, it is only normal that exceptional women aren''t as expressive. Since you are also a cold beauty, if it is based on appearance, you should understand that sister Rong would be even harder to talk too."


    Hearing his words, Bai Xiang''s face darkened greatly.


    Luo Yanxi however, acted like he didn''t say anything wrong. Before now, Bai Xiang always had an arrogant air around her and would only yield if they ttered her well enough.


    Although Rong Yue wasn''t easy to talk to, he could feel that it was because she was a person of few words.


    As long as it was directed towards her, she would answer in the best possible way.


    Seeing that Bai Xiang wanted to sow discord, he stood out and supported Rong Yue.


    "Junior sister Rong Yue is still young, she clearly doesn''t want to stay in the same room with us as she doesn''t want to be under so much pressure." Du Yating also joined in, defending Rong Yue.


    "Good! Good! The three of you are blinded by beauty!" Bai Xiang scoffed angrily before stomping off

 Chapter 235: Can Have Some Candies

    As Luo Yunxi guessed, Rong Yue didn''t want to stay in the same room with the four of them.


    Also, she wasn''t as famous as the other two. When she entered the room, she was given a card that gave her a number.


    Rong Yue picked one of the extreme seats at the end of the room and read the theme.


    [Loss is one of the greatest and most experience. Use your brush to tell the world why they can recover from their loss.]


    She read the theme three times before closing her eyes.


    As she sat there, Rong Yue''s mind was transported to when she had lost her mother. To the time that she had experienced a great amount of pain in the organisation.


    To watching Tong Yang enjoy everything that she owned. Everything that was hers.


    She could easily be one of the people who had experienced the greatest loss. But she had also been unable to recover from it.


    More precisely, she didn''t want to recover from it. She wanted the pain to keep fueling her determination to seek the revenge that she wanted.


    Before knowing it, the two people supposed to monitor the room she was in entered.


    "If there''s no problem with any of the equipment in front of you, you can start."


    Rong Yue sighed gently and then arranged the avable colours.


    After thirty minutes, the originally white and nk canvas in front of Rong Yue had been painted a deep shade of ck.


    She leaned back to check her work and then picked up three other colours.


    She mixed them carefully and then started to paint on the ck paint.


    The time they were given was two and a half hours. So in a way, the test also tested their ability to act on the spot.


    The trickiest part about the Art Gathering was that up until that day, none of the participants knew how they were to be tested.


    Rong Yue finished her painting in an hour and some minutes and then wrote her number on the corner of the painting.


    Because she had no idea what the painting would be used for, she used very cursive fonts for the number so that it didn''t seem odd in the entire painting.


    When she was done, she leaned back and brought out her phone.


    She had two messages from Qin Yichen and one message from a number she didn''t have saved before.


    Qin Yichen: [Send a message once you are done, I''ll pick you up from there.]


    Qin Yichen: [Xiao Heng kept some candies in your pocket, take one if you feel hungry.]


    Rong Yue''s hand automatically went to her pants pocket and saw that there were indeed two candies there. One was a fruity-voured one, and the other was milk voured.


    She opened the milk-voured candy and threw it in her mouth. Her face lit up with a small smile as she suckled on the candy.


    Her lips pursed as she opened the message from the unknown number as she didn''t know what to expect from it. However, her face brightened when she saw the message''s content.


    Unknown number: [Sister, when are youing back?] Explore more at m,v l''e-NovelBin


    She could already tell that it was Qin Heng that sent the message.


    Rong Yue: [I will be back in about two hours.]


    Like that, the both of them started chatting.


    At the same time, Du Yating, who had finished his painting in about an hour and forty minutes, stood up and walked out of the room he was in.


    His seat was in front, and most people could see his painting. Just by looking at it, most of them sighed in regret.


    "This Du Yating is a dragon among men. His painting sends a message to my mind." Someone eximed as he kept on looking.


    Most of them in the room couldn''t help but admit defeat.


    Luo Yunxi was in the same room, and even he couldn''t deny that Du Yating''s painting was really impressive.


    In less than two hours, he had painted a person on a dark and deste road.


    The road was extremely lonely, and he had a bag that was even bigger than him while walking this path.


    However, he had also created a curved route with his brush and strokes. From the angle that the man in the painting was on, he couldn''t see that route, but for anyone looking, they could see that route was lit up and looked much more weing than the one they were on.


    A painting like this would do exactly what the theme asked them to do.


    It wouldfort someone that had just experienced loss.


    They now had to walk a path of their life that they used to walk with the person, and it would feel incredibly lonely.


    The burden of also carrying the loss was great and would weigh the person down like the baggage the man in the painting was carrying.


    But he also made the viewer understand that there was another path right up that was better.


    Like a message to tell the person that they should keep pushing and it would eventually get better.


    When Du Yating stepped outside, his master, Master Pei, was happy, and he got down from the stage they were seated at.


    "Yating, how was it?"


    "Master, a theme like that can be considered easy for me. I spent more time on the techniques and not the message itself."


    To Du Yating, this kind of thing was child''s y, and he was sure he would win. After chatting with his master for some minutes, he found a corner in the hall to sit down.


    As for Rong Yue, she had gotten carried away with chatting with Qin Heng from texting. He had even pulled her to y a game with him.


    By the time she finished ying the game, two hours from thepetition''s time was already up.


    As soon as she finished thest round, she stood up from her seat and walked out of the room.

 Chapter 236: Innocent And Harmless??

    On seeing her walk out of the room, Du Yating''s eyes shone bright, and he stood up.


    It was difficult to me him as Rong Yue was indeed a stunning beauty. Not just him, but many people around all noticed her when she stepped out.


    With her hair packed in a ponytail and revealing her delicate and slender face up until her swan-like neck.


    Her looks were extremely enchanting.


    Before Du Yating could get to her, Wang An and Wang Bo already rushed to her.


    "Sister Yue, how was it?"


    "Master said it can''t be tough for sister. Can''t you see that she is the second toe out?" Wang Bo countered immediately with a smile.


    "Come, while you were inside, big brother went to get some snacks so you could eat while we are waiting for the results."


    Hearing there was food, Rong Yue smiled happily and was about to follow them.


    However, Du Yating reached them at this point.


    "Sister Rong, how was it?" Du Yating asked with a sweet smile on his face.


    Although he found it impressive that Rong Yue coulde out this early, he didn''t think that her work could be anything impressive.


    Training on how to use speed with strokes while also maintaining the quality of the artwork was not easy.


    It was the kind of thing that a person could only learn with time, and he believed that at Rong Yue''s age, she couldn''t have achieved that kind of thing.


    Unfortunately for him, he had no idea that Rong Yue had more than fifteen years of extra experience from her past life.


    "It was okay,"


    Hearing her dispirited reply, he felt that his guess had been urate. However, Du Yating was pleased to know that.


    It was only if she was greatly behind him that he could easily impress her with his own skills.


    "Don''t be affected by that, sister Rong. After all, you have only just started."


    "Also, if you need any help from me, I''ll do my best to help you."


    Wang An and Wang Bo both frowned as they listened to him. After all, although he sounded like he was consoling her.


    It also sounded like he was looking down on Rong Yue''s painting skills.


    "Hey man, are you looking down on the student that my grandfather chose?"


    "What are you sounding so righteous about? In the past, you wanted to be his student, but he turned you down. Now that he has a student, do you think my sister would be inferior to you?"


    "What a righteous way of offering your help!" Wang An was the type to get agitated very easily.


    Also, he already considered Rong Yue, his sister. She had just been bullied outside, and now, he saw that she was about to be bullied in front of him.


    Wang Bo didn''t stay idle either as he joined in. "Don''t have any thoughts about my sister. Otherwise, we three brothers would make it so that you can''t even use your hands to paint anymore."


    Seeing the two brats younger than him speak so rudely, Du Yating clenched his fists together.


    However, his face still had that fake and amiable smile and he didn''t talk back for three reasons.


    One, the Wang Family was not a power that he could afford to offend in the capital, after all, he was a person of humble background.


    Secondly, he was older than the two, and arguing with them would only make him look stupid.


    As he thought of that, he could only keep quiet and pretend he didn''t mind.


    The third reason was that he wanted to be in Rong Yue''s good grace. From the short time they had spent outside, he could already tell that she was someone that liked to keep herself away from troubles and insignificant things.


    If he argued back, he felt that he would seem too lousy in front of her.


    "Brother, you both must have misunderstood my intentions. I was only encouraging sister Rong and letting her know that if she wants to talk about painting with someone who understands, she can talk to me also."


    "Humph! Why would she want to talk to you when she has grandfather? Don''t think that I don''t know men like you, okay?"


    Without allowing him to reply back, Wang An walked off with Rong Yue.


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    As for Rong Yue, she looked back and gave Du Yating a small smile.


    To her, it was her giving him some face back, but she wouldn''t have expected that Du Yating would think that she smiled at him because she thought highly of him.


    "Sister, you came out second. I''m sure that it''s only because this man has about ten years more of experience that he was able toe out earlier than you with about twenty minutes."


    "Hehe.." Rong Yue only smiled as she knew that she had already finished a long time inside the room.


    In fact, it could be said that she had finished thirty minutes earlier than Du Yating and not twenty minutes after him.


    The three of them walked up to where Wang Lei was.


    "This is Grandfather''s personal office in the Art Association. We can stay here since he has to stay with his friends outside." Wang Bo exined while Wang An was telling Wang Lei about what Du Yating did.


    "Yue''er, you must be careful around that Du Yating. He''s the type to go above and beyond to get a woman, and he seems to have his eyes on you." Wang Lei advised.


    Although he liked Rong Yue also, his advice wasn''t from a ce of jealousy and was more of concern towards Du Yating''s interest in her.


    Rong Yue smiled and settled on one of the chairs.


    "As long as he doesn''t act out of line, we would coexist peacefully without anyone bothering the other."


    "But if he dares to cross any line with him, he won''t even know what he did wrong¡­." She left the statement iplete, but the fierceness in her eyes made the three brothers shocked and speechless.


    Wang An had his mouth ckened open.


    "Was this still his innocent and harmless sister?"

 Chapter 237: Really Unreachable

    After thirty minutes, the time allocated for thepetition was used up, and every participant was sent out of the room.


    "The time is too short! I spent an entire hour thinking about what to paint,"


    "We really can''t bepared to Du Yating. Not only did he finish before everyone, but I also heard that his painting was exceptional."


    Many peoplemented on the work, and the ones that had been in Du Yating''s room couldn''t stop talking about his painting.


    "I heard that he won several awards overseas, I was doubtful before, but seeing what he did today, his skills have improved."


    "We would now enter the rooms. Please note that iplete or messy works would be immediately disqualified." One of the higher-ups of the Art association informed them.


    If a rough estimate was done from the hundred and twenty people, less than fifty peoplepleted the painting.


    On hearing this, some people directly left the hall as they felt there was nothing to wait for.


    At this time, the four students of the three other masters were standing together.


    "I haven''t seen sister Rong Yue. Could it be that she didn''t finished and has left in shame?" Bai Xiang asked with a mocking smile on her face.


    Luo Yunxi had been in the same room with Du Yating, while Bai Xiang and Ning Li had stayed in the same room.


    Neither of them had stayed in the same room as Rong Yue and thus, they didn''t know anything about how she had performed.


    "Rong Yue came out some minutes after me. She left with the Wang brothers "


    Just thinking about the two Wang brothers filled Du Yating with dissatisfaction. But none of his emotions were shown on his face.


    "What?"


    "She came out before us?"


    Two voices rang out at the same time¡ªone belonging to Bai Xiang and the other one belonging to Ning Li.


    To Ning Li, even though Rong Yue''s work had been picked above his thest time, he didn''t feel bad about it as he felt that it was based on that Grandfather''s taste.


    And even after that, he had trained seriously all this time so that he could beat everyone else ande after Du Yating.


    Hearing that Rong Yue came out before him left a sour taste in his mouth.


    "Forty five paintings have passed the first check. We would take them to the gallery for the seniors to pick the best ten."


    They would then carefully pick the first five out of the best ten.


    There was a lot of consider in art, and they couldn''t just pick in one go.


    Everyone else that hoped their works would be among the first ten sat down in the hall.


    As for Rong Yue, she had just eaten a full meal with the Wang siblings. She was feeling a little sleepy but as she was alone with three men, she was unable to sleep.


    Instead, she used her phone to keep herself busy.


    Yichen: [Are they done already?]


    Rong Yue: [They have only just started the review process.]


    Yichen: [Hungry?]


    Rong Yue: [No, Brother Wang Lei got me food, and I''m a little full now.]


    On the other end of the phone, Qin Yichen''s aura dropped sharply, startling all the people around him.


    "President, is anything wrong with the numbers?" The manager presenting the report asked, his body already trembling slightly.


    Qin Yichen looked up at him with a piercing re.


    "I''ll edit the report immediately!" Without waiting for Qin Yichen to say a word, the man removed the presentation from the disy screen and rushed back to his seat.


    "Everyone should polish their work. This meeting will be adjourned till tomorrow. Cai Huo would let you know the time." As soon as he said that, Qin Yichen stood up and left the board room.


    "It seems like the president is distracted today, is something wrong with one of the subsidiaries?" Someone asked while wiping off imaginary sweat from his face.


    "I don''t think so. Just a minute ago, he was smiling at the phone, the same way he has been doingtely and then the next minute, his expression went cold."


    "It can''t be that something is wrong with the Qin Corporation, right?"


    "Is the President someone that the bunch of you have the right to discuss? If you don''t hold your tongue, you won''t have a job by tomorrow," secretary Cai Huo said sternly before packing his materials and leaving.


    All the others hurriedly packed up their things and left.


    As for Qin Yichen, he was already downstairs.


    "Young Master," butler Zhang greeted him as he got to the underground garage.


    "Head to the Art Association headquarters."


    He knew that Rong Yue liked to sleep anytime she had eaten to her full.


    But what made him more worried was that Wang Lei had gotten her food.


    From the first time he had seen them together, he could already tell that Wang Lei had a little interest in Rong Yue.


    Lu San had also informed him about Wang Lei buying one of her paintings back then.


    Butler Zhang had been around Qin Yichen for a long time and was able to sense that he was in a haste and he drove the car quickly through the city.


    By the time they got to the Art association, they had only spent fifteen minutes.


    "Butler Zhang, please find a ce to rest nearby, or you can have one of the driverse pick you up," Qin Yichen told him and pulled out his phone to dial Rong Yue.


    "Yue''er, I''m outside."


    Back inside Grandfather Wang''s office, Rong Yue was already dozing off with her head in her hands.


    As for the Wang brothers, Wang Lie had made the two of them stay still and keep quiet.


    When he heard her phone buzz, he had stood up, intending to silence the call so she could keep on sleeping. However, Rong Yue picked the call before he could even leave his seat.


    "Huh?" Rong Yue ced the phone to her ears one more time as she felt like she was hearing things.


    "You are outside?"


    After hearing Qin Yichen''s confirmation one more time, she stood up.


    "A friend of mine is here to see me. I''ll be back once they are ready to announce the results."


    Without waiting for their reply, she walked out of the room.


    Wang Lei stood up.


    "The both of you should stay here, I''ll make sure that sister Rong is fine."


    Based on his instincts, he could tell that the person Rong Yue was meeting wasn''t a friend.


    From the way she had told them that she wouldn''te back until the top ten paintings had been selected.


    If it was just a friend that dropped by, he felt that she couldn''t have known how long he was staying from that short conversation.


    More importantly, she had been surprised to hear the person was outside.


    Since the hall was crowded, Rong Yue didn''t notice Wang Lei following her.


    When she got to the parking lot, she saw Qin Yichen''s customised Maybach parked there.


    Among all the cars in the garage, his Maybach was the most eye catching car there. It was impossible to miss.


    Since she stayed with him, she had be familiar with most of his cars.


    So even though the ss was tinted and impossible to see through, she knew he was the one inside.


    Qin Yichen also stepped out of the car the moment he saw her.


    "Yue''er."


    "Why are you here? Didn''t you say you had some meeting you would leave forter today?"


    "Hmm, it finished already," Qin Yichen lied smoothly as he embraced her.


    Just as he pulled her in for a hug, he saw Wang Lei''s figure at the entrance.


    Wang Lei''s eyes were bulged wide as he looked at Qin Yichen''s outstanding appearance. He had met him on two asions and knew who this man was.


    More importantly, thest time he had seen Qin Yichen, he hade out to defend Rong Yue. At that time, Rong Yue had denied knowing him.


    But seeing the doting look on Qin Yichen''s face and howfortable Rong Yue was in his embrace, he could already figure out what happened.


    "Besides, you allowed another man to feed you while I stayed in some meeting, huh?" Qin Yichen said, and he made his voice deliberately loud enough for Wang Lei to hear him.


    Wang Lei''s face stiffened, but he turned away and left instead of saying anything.


    Although he had been interested in Rong Yue, even if there wasn''t any other person, he didn''t think he had high chances from the beginning.


    It was not a thing that he had ced all his heart on. It was just that she was the first girl to stir his heart in the way she had done in his twenty-eight years.


    And he had wanted to try his best.


    But seeing that there was already someone, Wang Lei walked away with his shoulders slumped in disappointment.


    "Just like I thought, you are really unreachable.."

 Chapter 238: Fiery Woman Painting

    "Even if you didn''t do that, he would have given up eventually," Rong Yue told Qin Yichen as she pulled away from him.


    Before Qin Yichen could ask the obvious question, she rified.


    "I didn''t know he was following him, but when I entered the garage, it wasn''t to sense as it''s quiet here."


    Qin Yichen smiled. Because he knew that even though Rong Yue might not have approved of his methods, she allowed him to deal with Wang Lei anyhow he wanted.


    "For people like him, it''s better to make them give up early."


    After saying that, he opened the backseat and helped her get into the car before he entered right after her.


    Rong Yue was already sleepy and she fell asleep immediately with her body leaning against Qin Yichen. As for Qin Yichen, he brought out his iPad and got some work done.


    At the same time, a message came in from Lu Bo.


    Lu Bo: [Master, the Nile Group has dered their bankruptcy publicly. About the shares that we just bought?]


    Qin Yichen: Leave them there.


    That amount of money wasn''t enough to make him feel anything. And somehow, a part of him trusted Rong Yue too much.


    Since she told him to buy those shares, then he was going to stick by that decision.


    Time flew fast and inside the Art Gathering, besides the four masters, ten of the best painting masters in their Association were all standing in front of one work each.


    All of them held a book and a pen in their hand. After standing in front of a work, they would score the work without discussing anything with another person.


    Also, to not waste too much time, each person had about five minutes in front of each work, this meant that they had a total of fifty minutes for the scoring process.


    "Why is it that all of them leave that middle work without giving a score," President Pei murmured as he watched the expressions of the other ones.


    As the president, he was the one that decided the way they were going to judge the work so he stepped aside from the decision making. Other than him, Master Wang and the other two didn''t join the scoring process too.


    After fifty minutes was up. Everyone handed their scoring sheets to President Pei.


    With the assistance of the secretary, President Pei had the scores totaled and then divided by ten.


    "Heh? Why does the exhibition 72 have no scoring at all?" For the work to enter the top ten, it meant that the person had some level of skill but seeing that it had no marks at all, made him very surprised.


    Grandfather Wang and the others also had curious expressions and looked at the faces of the painting masters that had scored the works.


    "Ehen, that work, I was too worried about giving it an inappropriate score." Someone spoke up after some seconds.


    "An inappropriate score? Someone bring exhibit 72 let me have a look." President Pei ordered.


    Very quickly, the painting was brought done and brought to a closer distance for the four masters to have a look at.


    Upon seeing it, the four of them had very simr expressions.


    "This¡­"


    "Isn''t it too deep for someone of this generation?" Grandfather Wang asked, his eyes not leaving the painting at all.


    However, there was also a smile swirling in his eyes as he could feel something familiar about the painting.


    If nothing went wrong, he was sure that Rong Yue was the owner of the painting.


    "I agree. Other than the wless technique, his understanding and perspective of the theme is a little too deep. Even a person as old as me might not have thought of this." President Pei said. His eyes held deep admiration and praise for the work.


    But there was also a hint of pride in the way he spoke.


    Grandfather Wang picked up on it and replied calmly.


    "His? How can you be certain that the painter is a man?"


    "Hahaha¡­ there are not many people that can do a thing like this in our country. I think it''s quite clear as to who created this." I''m his opinion, only Du Yating was capable of doing something like this so President Pei believed that he was the one that owned the painting,


    The painting in question was indeed incredible. Almost all of the canvas had been covered in ck. Deep ck that made it a little frightening.


    However, all of this darkness converged at the middle of the canvas. In that middle, there was a woman seated with fiery hair.


    Her hair was fiery red and there was a stream of light that seemed to be pushing out from the woman.


    If one looked carefully. They would be able to see that while all of that darkness seemed to be entering the woman with the fiery red hair, what came out of her was light. Bright orange and golden light.


    The more important thing was, that shade was the exact color of her hair.


    It was as though, even when she allowed all of that darkness to enter her, she didn''t let it affect her.


    Like she had refined it like a cultivator and brought out something else.


    If one wanted to rte it to the theme, it simply told the viewer that, although there was a lot of darkness in them, they couldn''t let that darkness take over.


    They couldn''t let the darkness corrode then from the inside and thene out of them.


    The painter wasn''t consoling the viewer.


    Instead, the message was telling them to fight. To fight the grief and channel it into something else.


    The climax of the painting was that the woman in the lotus position had her fists clenched tightly too.


    The painter had even shown the little bulging of her veins.


    A work like this, was simply too perfect!


    The more they looked, the more shocked the masters were.


    "This work is the clear winner." President Pei shouted.


    "A skill like this, finally our country won''t be losing out this year!" His excitement was contagious and the other three nodded in agreement.


    Although they all had their own selfish interests, deep down, they were all art fanatics.


    Also, at this moment, no one knew who had made this painting, so, it was easier for their hearts to just admire it and forget about the struggles.


    Let''s see the top five that you all scored before.


    The top five works based on the scoring was ced on small canvas holders for the masters to look at them.


    "The one ranking first from your score sheet would be second. Although it is very good and the painter has a lot of potential, it is still a far cry from this fiery woman painting." As President Pei talked, he pointed at the painting of a man with arge luggage on his back.


    That painting was then covered with a cardboard that read second and then ced aside.


    "The one you guys scored second and third are in a tie. But that work with the smile is quite uplifting. Although it''s simple, but the soul contained in this work is very strong. A person that''s suffering from grief can at least have their heart stroked with memories upon seeing that childlike smile,"


    Grandmaster Wang said as he pointed at a portrait. The face wasrge as the painter didn''t intend to reveal much about the owner of the face.


    However, the smile was truly too soul stirring. When he looked at it, he couldn''t help but remember the moments in his life that had made him smile this hard.


    The other two agreed and the painting was given the third position


    The one that tied with it was then given the fourth position.


    As for the fifth position. It was given to a garden like painting.


    The other nts in the garden were all wilted but there was one that stood strong.


    It was good but not too good.


    While the person had thought of a perfect scene for the theme, their skills were a little weak and the painting didn''t carry any soul. It didn''t make one feel too deeply about the painter.


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    Also, because it didn''t carry any soul, it made the message a little confusing.


    However, the next work was even mediocrepared to this, they could only give it the fifth position.


    The masters too didn''t mind as they knew that the major people that would represent their country were the first three.


    "Go and inform them that the results have been finalized." President Pei said as he leaned back in his seat.


    They had originally thought that they would not be able to finish picking the top five today but the gaps in strengths made it easy for them.


    As for President Pei, he had the brightest smile at this moment because he felt that only one person was capable of creating that best work.


    And that was his best disciple, Du Yating!

 Chapter 239: How Come Its You?

    With that thought in mind, President Pei called everyone out, and they brought all thepetitors to the hall centre.


    As for Rong Yue, she was still sleeping soundly and only when Wang Lei saw that they were being called for did he call her number.


    Seeing the contact name, Qin Yichen could already guess that something was happening inside the hall.


    Instead of answering the call, he gently tapped Rong Yue awake.


    In his mind, he didn''t really feel that the Art Association deserved him waking her up from her sleep.


    But he also knew that Rong Yue was doing this because of her master. Since she respected her master so much, he couldn''t allow her to miss out on anything that she considered important.


    "I think the results have been finalised,"


    Rong Yue was still sleepy and rubbed her eyes for a minute more before she became partially awake.


    Her face was a little flushed, and she was every bit adorable with her lips in a small pout.


    Unable to resist, Qin Yichen closed the gap between them and locked her in his embrace.


    Rong Yue''s reflexes were still slow, and by the time she tried to push, his lips had already covered her small red ones.


    At first, she tried to struggle, but seeing that he was determined to have his way, she stopped resisting and let her body rx in his embrace.


    Only when he saw that she was starting to struggle for air did Qin Yichen pull back.


    "Hmm, you taste really sweet," Qin Yichen teased her with a shameless smile on his face.


    "Humph!" Rong Yue turned her face away from him, but a sharp redness crept up from her neck to her face.


    Her phone started to vibrate again, and Rong Yue saw Wang Lei''s name.


    "You said the results are ready?" It could be said that it was the kiss had woken her up as the other time, she had thought she was in a dream.


    "Hmm, he called some moment ago. It must be that your attention is needed inside," Qin Yichen passed her a bottle of water that he had unscrewed before letting her leave the car.


    Like Qin Yichen, she didn''t bother to pick up the call and only increased her pace to enter the hall.


    When she entered, everyone was already seated. Also, one or two reporters were now inside the hall, and she spotted Wang An standing and anxiously looking around.


    The moment he saw her, his face lit up and he waved in her direction.


    Rong Yue walked hastily and got to where they were. Just like she guessed, they had saved a seat for her.


    "Sister, where did you go?" Wang An asked innocently. However, Wang Lei''s hands trembled slightly as he remembered Qin Yichen pulling Rong Yue into his embrace.


    From how intense the doting expression on his face was, he could already imagine the kind of rtionship they shared.


    "A close friend of mine came around, and I used the opportunity to sleep in his car."


    To Wang Lei, she was denying her rtionship with Qin Yichen, but to Rong Yue, even though that was how things were, she had already decided not to say they were in a rtionship until he asked her properly.


    "Fellow art enthusiasts, we have gone through the work from the younger generation and we have only one word¡­" the host paused, creating suspense first before continuing.


    "We have the assurance that our country''s legacy and art will not be suppressed in the nearest future!"


    On hearing that, everyone in the room was extremely happy and apuse rang through therge hall.


    "But for this special asion, we have decided to pick the best five to represent the country. These best have stunned us with their ability and we are confident that, with them, our country would not be shamed."


    At the same time, five works were brought to the stage.


    While they had only painted on a canvas, the works had been framed and gently carried to the stage.


    At the same time, the screen that was disying things was showing the five-covered canvas.


    "Starting from the bottom, this art with exhibit number 28 has won fifth ce. May the artist step forward with their exhibit number card?"


    After the host said this, there wasplete silence, and everyone in the hall waited to see who it was.


    Eventually, Bai Xiang stood up.


    Apuse filled the room as the artist stood up, but Bai Xiang waspletely unhappy. Although she had made it into the top five, she hadn''t nned on being in the bottom five!


    But in the end, it was still something, and she couldn''t deny that she was the one.


    At the same time, she couldn''t help but wonder who the top four were if she was the fifth person.


    Did that mean that Rong Yue had beaten her one more time?


    After handing over the exhibit number card to the host, the art was opened, and everyone could see it clearly on therge screen.


    "Wow, it''s so beautiful!"


    "That yellow flower is standing so tall. It makes me want to be strong like it." Some bystandersmented while some artists admired the work that Bai Xiang had done.


    "Bai Xiang, with the art alias Bai Lu will be going with the team of five to represent our country."


    After that reveal, the next painting was next.


    As for the Wang brothers, their exposure to art was very solid and the three of them didn''t consider this painting much.


    "And they said the future is secured? If this kind of work is ranked in the fifth position out of a hundred and twenty, it must mean that the other works are nothing more than trash!" Wang An said unrestrained.


    Some people around them gave them weird faxes, and Wang Lei shot his brother a stern look.


    Even if he didn''t mind the looks of others, he feared his brother greatly and behaved himself immediately.


    "With exhibit number 92, this art is the fourth one that we have selected, we would please ask that the artist steps forward."


    At this time, Luo Yanxi stepped forward quite quickly. The process was faster and he didn''t mind at all about the ranking.


    To him, the most important thing was that he hade in the top five!


    The third position had many people on edge. Du Yating wasn''t worried as he felt that only he could take the first position.


    On the other hand, Ning Li was also ted after all, there were three positions left, and he was sure that he would enter the top three.


    His expression waspletelycent.


    "For the third best-ranked work, we have exhibit 13!"


    On hearing this number, Ning Li nced in the direction of Rong Yue, expecting the number to be hers.


    However, instead of Rong Yue, a boy with a hoodie and sses stepped forward to im the artwork.


    On seeing this, his mouth lifted up with a smirk.


    "It seems like Junior sister had been extremely lucky the first time around."


    "It''s only a pity that because of her, Master Wang would lose face this time around." Ning Li said.


    As for Luo Yanxi, he didn''t think that it was that easy to conclude.


    "There are still two positions left, you can''t be too certain."


    "Are you thinking that she is capable of beating me? This time around, I had really put my all into this painting, okay?"


    "Hehe, we will see eventually."


    After the third person identified his work and registered his real name, there were only two paintings left.


    Not only were the people in the hall excited, even the people at the high table were very excited.


    After all, the second and first works stood out really well. They all wanted to see the artist.


    President Pei was also as curious.


    Since he felt that the first work was done by his student, and he knew that Ning Li hadn''t gotten to that level of skill yet, he had been waiting to see who it was that did this painting.


    "For the second-ranked position, Exhibit 98!"


    "What?" Du Yating yelled out uncontrobly.


    He hadn''t expected that his number would be called for the second position.


    Instead of standing up, he checked his exhibit te card one more time to be sure that it was his number.


    "Ah, senior brother, you are the person?" Not only was Ning Li shocked, even the other two were shocked at the turn of events.


    Ning Li, however, was the one that had fallen the hardest.


    He knew what skill level his senior brother had, and he believed that if he was the second best, it was impossible for him to rank better than him.


    This meant that this time, he had not made it into the top five!


    "I guess there might be some mistake, but that is indeed my number." After consoling himself, Du Yating stood up.


    On seeing his disciple stand up, President Pei was equally shocked.


    "Yating, howe it''s you?"

 Chapter 240: Too Frightening

    "Master, I think there must be a mistake. Perhaps the work has been wrongly covered," Du Yating had the same thoughts and said this as he climbed the stage.


    "Open the second-ranked work and let Du Yating confirm if that is the work he had painted," Grandmaster Wang suggested from the side.


    If anyone looked closely, they would have seen that his eyes had the hint of a mocking smile.


    From the beginning, he had suspected that the first work, which was exhibit 72, was his own disciple''s work.


    But President Pei had constantly insisted that the work was done by Du Yating.


    Now that things got to this point, he didn''t want them to open the first ranked work and steal from Rong Yue''s shine, so he hurriedly made this solution.


    Following his instruction, the member that had been acting as the host opened the work with the exhibit number 98.


    On seeing it, Du Yating''s body trembled because that was really his work.


    Before he could even speak, some of the people that had been in the same room with Du Yating spoke up.


    "Ahh, isn''t this the same painting that Du Yating did? How can he say there''s a mistake?"


    "It can''t be that he doesn''t want to ept his work because he didn''t get the first ce right?" Another person said, pointing out the thoughts that most people had.


    As at that time, he had picked a front seat so that everyone could see him. Now a lot of those people also served as evidence that this was indeed the work he did.


    President Pei was also able to hear the murmurs from most people as there wasn''t too much distance between the stage and the audience seats.


    His face had gone from one shade to two others in less than a minute. After all, he had boasted back inside that the only person capable of the first work was his student. Yet, the truth was a far cry from it.


    The second work was for Du Yating.


    "Yating, is this your work?"


    "Yes¡­"


    Du Yating was struggling but there was also only one answer to the question.


    What should originally be a good asion was turned sour because of the two reactions that both masters and disciple had.


    He handed over the exhibit card number and the cover over his work was also removed.


    "Woah, it''s actually really beautiful." Someone eximed, breaking the silence.


    "It is. If the second work is this good, just how amazing is the first ranked work?"


    "Just by looking at it, I can hear my mother telling me to carry on without her, that the road ahead would be better." A youngdy said as her eyes turned red with tears.


    It could be said that the work was really good.


    The disy system was also very clear and allowed them to see every detail that was drawn by the artist.


    As he heard thements made by the crowd, the displeasure that Du Yating was dispersed and he looked at his master with a questioning gaze.


    However, he couldn''t get any reply and was soon sent back to his seat.


    "For the first ranked work, we have Exhibit 72!"


    Rong Yue wasn''t surprised and stood up causally.


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    Bai Xiang clenched her fists as her eyes red at Rong Yue with full hatred.


    "How can she beat brother Du Yating? Is that something that a person like her can achieve?"


    Bai Xiang was already twenty two. She was about five years older than Rong Yue.


    If Rong Yue could close the gap of five years with her talent, she didn''t think that Rong Yue could close the gap of twelve years with Du Yating!


    Du Yating was after all, also a talent!


    The more she thought about it, the more jealous and unreconciled she felt.


    Ning Li had an even worse reaction. Not only did he not enter the top five, he had been defeatedpletely by someone that hadn''t even used months in the Art Association.


    He red at Rong Yue slender figure as she climbed the stage.


    "Senior brother, how can her painting beat yours?" Ning Li asked Du Yating that had only just sat down.


    Du Yating had an even worse expression. His fists were clenched and he looked like he had just swallowed a fly.


    "We would wait until they reveal it. However, even master didn''t know my work. For this work to get the first ce, it must mean that they all passed it."


    "Also, Master hadn''t suggested any form of consulting with the team after knowing I came second."


    Du Yating still had his mind working properly. More importantly, he knew his master quite well and he knew that he loved his face.


    For his master to have left him with the second position, it only meant that the work that Rong Yue had created was not disputable.


    Only that, he hadn''t really expected her to be that capable.


    On his face, his expression finally got better and there was even a trace of expectation on it.


    Luo Yanxi was also surprised but he had a very calm reaction. To him, such a thing was possible. That it had only happened this soon was the only surprise that he had.


    "This girl is very young,"


    "Hmm, and her looks are very outstanding too!" Someone added right after as Rong Yue''s figure was projected on the screen.


    "I heard that she is Master Wang''s disciple. For her to win the first ce this time around, it shows that Master Wang had always wanted a disciple but he never met the one that he approved of all these while!"


    "Hmmm, I agree. To be this young and beat that Du Yating, her future prospects in the Art industry is limitless!"


    Praises filled the hall as Rong Yue handed her Exhibit number over.


    Like that, the host pulled open the cover and her painting was revealed to the whole room.


    "Wow!"


    Other than a few gasps, the whole hall was silent.


    Everyone eyes were fixed on therge disy screen that was showing the painting of the fierydy.


    Regardless of what they thought before the painting was revealed, everyone felt that their mind had been broadened.


    At the back of the hall, no one noticed Qin Yichen standing in one dark corner. At some point, he had slipped into the hall, after all, he didn''t want to miss seeing his girl being called to the stage.


    "Seems like I only saw the tip of the iceberg before." He murmured with his lips curled up in a smirk while his eyes were filled with intense gazing.


    "This was created with brush?" Someone finally asked, breaking the magical silence in the room.


    "That fiery woman looks so real! I feel like she could walk out of the painting any moment from now." Someone added while wiping some fake tears from his eyes.


    "Would she have printed it out? From here, I can even see those clear and smooth strokes of the brush¡­"


    "It''s only that she is indeed a lot skilled, it''s almost as though her hands didn''t stop all through,"


    It was normal to take breaks while painting and while some people polished their art.


    For a work that was done within this short time frame, it was only normal that the little pauses taken by the artist for their hand is seen in some ces.


    Even if it were experts like President Pei and Grandfather Wang, seeing such brush pauses was only normal.


    But for Rong Yue, there was no such thing, as though after she started, her brush didn''t stop for once on the canvas.


    "If we look past the skill, I think what''s frightening is the thought behind the painting!"


    "She''s looks really young or is my eyes ying tricks on me?" One middle aged painter asked with awe in his eyes.


    "You aren''t wrong, my little sister is only going to turn eighteen in three weeks from now!" Wan An replied with his chest puffed out with pride.


    "Ehen, third brother, didn''t I tell you that sister would win the first ce? Those other disciples thinking themselves to be a big deal. If they had a any talent, would grandfather reject them ruthlessly?"


    Wang Lei shot him a warning re but he turned his gaze back to the painting on the screen.


    From his actions, it could be seen that he couldn''t spare the time to deal with Wang An.


    "What a frightening interpretation¡­"


    All through the hall, everyone had simr expressions.


    Admiration, surprise, inspiration.


    Rong Yue''s work was good enough that it made some painters to have a creative breakthrough. It was though they saw another angle they could use in their work.


    At another corner of the hall, three figures in suit stood together. They clearly didn''t want to be seen by others as they had also stayed in a dark corner.


    Also, from their looks, it was easy to tell that they were foreigners.


    "Isn''t this girl too frightening? A painting like this, I don''t think any of our country''s kids can do it." One of them said with a sigh.


    His face had mixed feelings as a part of him really admired the painting while another part was worried about their own people.


    "I doubt that this was created by that girl." Another one replied.


    Unlike the first one, his eyes had a shrewd look in them and were trained on Rong Yue as she walked back to her seat.

 Chapter 241: Not Qualified To Stand Beside Her

    "Hehe, I just knew that those ones were nothing beside you,"


    Wang An was the first to rush and hug Rong Yue, while the other two were a lot calmer.


    "Rong Yue, your painting is really beautiful. I hope that they give it back to you," putting thepetition aside, Wang Lei felt that it would be too unfortunate if she lost that painting.


    Rong Yue didn''t mind. Either she got it back, or they kept it. She only went to the painting association because she needed money back then.


    Now, she was doing all these only because of Grandfather Wang.


    She had only her mother in the past and now. Right now, he made her feel like family.


    With how the three Wang brothers always called her, too, she couldn''t help feeling like they were one big family.


    "I''m sure that Grandfather would do the best thing for me. Anything he decides is fine."


    Besides, she was also tired; after all, they hade here since morning.


    "That''s true. Grandfather cares about you even more than us and would not allow anyone to wrong you. Let''s leave this matter to him."


    Grandfather Wang Shu also left the stage and joined them where they were standing. The four of them with the addition of Master Wang, became the center of attention.


    "From the moment the work was opened in front of me, I could already tell that they were yours,"


    "Humph, thinking that their students could do something like that!" Grandmaster Wang snorted before he began to beam from ear to ear.


    It was not hard for anyone to see how happy he was about the results of the audition.


    More importantly, he was d that he had been able to give President Pei a face p.


    "Master, a friend of mine is waiting outside, as I still have some other matters to handle, I''ll be leaving now."


    Wang An and Wang Bo rushed after her while Wang Lei walked with his grandfather.


    "Why do you look this dejected? Did she refuse your feelings?" Grandfather Wang asked with a sneaky smile on his face.


    Wang Lei, however, had a surprised look on his face.


    "Hehe, you think you can hide it from me that you are interested in Xiao Yue?"


    "It''s better to forget it. At first, I held such hopes, but the more I know her, the more I could tell that she is like a phoenix. She is bound to soar the skies and leave everyone in her path staring in awe."


    Grandfather Wang soared. After all, who didn''t want such an excellent daughter. But he knew his own grandson. And knowing the kind of person he was best.


    He was someone that was very passive and would live life like a monk sometimes. Wang Lei would be unable to stand beside her and shine. And yet, he would be unable to give her the best kind of support if he stayed in her shadows.


    "Even if you are interested in her, you are not suitable to stand beside her. It''s better to forget feelings like this early on¡­"


    "Knowing her, she has already even known about your feelings and only pretended not to know."


    Wang Lei''s shoulders slumped with every of his grandfather''s sentences.


    As he recalled Qin Yichen''s domineering figure as he pulled Rong Yue into his arms and then gave him a subtle warning, he felt that his grandfather was most likely right.


    A girl that could make the most powerful man in their generation to hold her in such regards.


    He was indeed over reaching.


    "I understand, grandfather. I''ll treat her as my sister from now on."


    Grandfather Wang Shu nodded in approval.


    "It''s good that you are still able to think clearly."


    As for Rong Yue, the two Wang brothers couldn''t find her in the crowd and she soon got to the basement garage and entered the car.


    "Let''s go home. Little darling has been waiting for me for a long time."


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    She had promised that she would take him out today, but things had gone on longer than she expected.


    Now that they were done, that was the only thing that she had in her mind.


    "Your painting was beautiful.." Qin Yichen said as he ignored what she had said regarding Qin Heng.


    "You came inside?"


    Seeing the surprise in her eyes, Qin Yichen chuckled and then used one hand to ruffle her hair while using the other hand to steer the car.


    "Did you think I''ll miss an opportunity to see something like that."


    "My grandfather is a painting enthusiast. If the work is returned to you, allow me to exchange it with something of equal value. I''ll like to give him your painting."


    Growing up, the two brothers had been raised by their grandfather more.


    As someone that had reached the peak level in the army, when it was time to settle down and enjoy more time with his wife finally, their grandmother died because she was trying to save his older brother.


    Because of that, he couldn''t bear with the loss and would only allow Qin Heng to visit him.


    However, Qin Heng wasn''t much of a talker. The great and heroic General Qin spent most of his time lonely.


    Qin Yichen felt that Rong Yue''s painting would give his grandfather another perspective of his mother''s loss.


    He didn''t exin any reason to Rong Yue but she nodded in agreement.


    "There''s no need to exchange with anything, since you want it, I''ll give you. If they don''t return it, I''ll create something even better."


    Qin Yichen''s eyes glowed, and he nodded in agreement.


    The drive home was unlike their typical rides.


    The both of them ended up talking about her ns for infinity; after all, it was in a few day''s time.


    "I''ll have Lu San deliver the invitation cards two days before, this way, it would not give a lot of people time to investigate and look into things."


    "Hmm, it''s better that way," Qin Yichen''s mind also went to the scheming pair of siblings that had their eyes on Infinity and felt that it was better to take them unaware.


    At the same time¡­


    In another part of the capital, Li Zhn and Li Zhuhai were seated in a private room.


    There were two people in front of them.


    "Didn''t you say that you would soon meet with the owner and give us the information today?" Li Zhn asked with a fierce scowl on his face.


    "Y..yes.."


    "Before Manager Bai said she was going toe in a few days to check everything, but even now that business has started running, we have yet to see her."


    The other man was more stable and was able to respond without stammering.


    "And you said it''s a young girl?"


    "Hmmm, we didn''t see her face clearly, but from her voice, she sounds really young, sir."


    "I''ll be giving the two of three days to make here to your branches. If you have to make all the equipment there to stop working or you would stage a y, the important thing is you must find a way," Li Zhn said.


    The two of them nodded their heads repeatedly and then, with a wave of his hands, they rushed out of the room.


    "Brother, do you think that these two are the best people to use? From what I see, they can''t drag the person out."


    Li Zhuhai felt that if they didn''t have her contact details, it simply meant they didn''t have any ess to her.


    If there was an emergency, the person they would call would be Manager Bai.


    "Why don''t we grab that Manager Bai instead?"


    Li Zhn scoffed with disregard.


    "Do you think that I haven''t thought of that also? I don''t know, but despite sending two groups to capture him on two asions, none of them was able to get him, and I haven''t even heard from them."


    Li Zhn wasn''t new to the business. If he couldn''t even hear back from the people he had sent, it meant the other party was very dangerous.


    He also didn''t have any feedback that could make him analyse the strength of the other person.


    "If we can''t even capture that Manager Bai, what makes you think we can deal with the real owner? It''s even possible that she isn''t even a young girl, and the girl they saw is just another person working for the boss behind the scenes."


    The more Li Zhuhai thought about it, the more worried she was, "I think that we should leave thispany and get started on another one."


    On hearing her words, Li Zhn frowned slightly as if he was contemting it.


    However, before he could make up his mind, his phone dinged with a notification.


    As he picked up his phone and read through the message there, his face lit up brightly.


    "Seems like even the heavens have decided that thispany would belong to me. I have just gotten some news from the dark web."

 Chapter 242: Matching Outfits

    Although there was a lot to be done, Rong Yue''s priority was taking Qin Heng out.


    In the biggest mansion in Rose Springs, Qin Heng sat down on a high seat and swung his little legs in the air.


    "I just heard the sound of a car. Quickly check if it''s sister Yue,"


    There were only two people in the living room, and Mo Fan had long since ced earphones in his ears to attend a virtual meeting.


    However, in the next moment, he felt something hit his chest. "Fuck! What''s that?"


    On instinct, he nced at Qin Heng and saw that the little Devil had even grabbed another item that would most likely get thrown at him.


    What was even more frightening was the dark and irritated look on Qin Heng''s face.


    Even Mo Fan, who was a dignified young master, couldn''t stop his heart from beating faster from Qin Heng''s gaze.


    He couldn''t help but think of Rong Yue''s nickname for him.


    ''Little Darling?''


    ''This is clearly a little Devil! In fact, he must have been a bloodthirsty cultivator in hisst life!''


    However, regardless of what he thought, he didn''t dare to say it. This was, after all, the Qin family''s treasure.


    Even if they gave him ten times the amount of guts that he currently had, he still wouldn''t dare.


    "Little Ancestor, what''s the matter? Are you ready to eat now?" In thest two hours, he had offered every kind of food possible, but Qin had turned down every food.


    "Why are you always thinking about food? Is that the only thing in that big head of yours?"


    "Hehe, ancestor, you can''t forget that I''m still your elder brother, okay," Mo Fan said, attempting to win back some of his dignity.


    However, Qin Heng was even more ruthless.


    "How can you be my elder brother? Are you cursing my brother to be stupid?"


    "A car just came. Help me check if it''s my sister who just got back."


    As he said this, he nced at a digital wristwatch on his left hand to check the time.


    Seeing how much time had gone, Qin Heng''s mouth was pulled into a pout.


    Gone was the domineering look that he was giving Mo Fan just now. Instead, he looked like a little child that was just waiting for his mother''s hug.


    When Rong Yue entered the house, the first thing she noticed was the already-dressed Qin Heng waiting in the living room with a sulky look on his face.


    However, the moment he saw Rong Yue, his eyes brightened, and he ran towards her.


    "Sister!"


    "My little darling,"


    "I''m sorry I made you wait. Sister had some things that she couldn''t abandon¡­" Rong Yue then went on to press several pecks on his face.


    As for the faces of the two men behind them, it was really interesting to see.


    Qin Yichen''s face was sullen and filled with anger as he red at Qin Heng.


    At the same time, Mo Fan had a mix of relief and disbelief on his face.


    ''Wasn''t this young master too skilled at changing face?''


    Where did all the grievances that he was pushing at him now?


    After consoling him, Rong Yue rushed upstairs to take a bath and then deliberately wore a white top and ck shorts just like Qin Heng had on.


    After packing her hair in a high bun and then rolling it, she went back downstairs.


    This time, Qin Heng was munching on a chocte bar.


    "Take," he stretched another piece that wasn''t open the moment she came downstairs.


    Rong Yue smiled happily and took the bar from him.


    Somehow, she couldn''t help the satisfied and familiar feeling that she always had around him.


    "Sister-inw, you are even wearing matching outfits with Xiao Heng,"


    Hearing his words, Qin Heng finally noticed what Rong Yue was wearing and then looked down at his own clothes.


    Without any warning, he flung himself into Rong Yue''s embrace.


    Although he didn''t say anything, the tight hug was more than enough for Rong Yue to know that he liked that they were wearing the same thing.


    Rong Yue also smiled, and at the same time, she made a mental note to take him shopping.


    Since they were just going out to have fun, she could take him to get some matching clothes with her.


    Besides, she had also brought very little because she knew that she was going to buy things here by the time school resumed.


    Qin Yichen soon came down, and his eyes narrowed as he saw his brother snuggling in Rong Yue''s embrace while Rong Yue yed games for him to see.


    "You are already seven, do you still need someone to carry you?"


    Unlike when Mo Fan was talking, Qin Heng didn''t retort and only red at Qin Yichen.


    "I''m the one who''s hugging him. Besides, you are raising your voice. Xiao Heng is young and can get easily traumatised by things like that."


    With Rong Yue scolding him, her hold on Qin Heng wasn''t firm, and so when Qin Yichen grabbed him, with one pull, he already pulled him out of her embrace.


    "He''s young, and this is the age that he can be taught. If you spoil him now, he will only be a tyrant with no ability or backbone when he grows up."


    Even as he was lying against his brother, Qin Yichen maintained a straight and righteous expression.


    In the end, Rong Yue was unable to find the right words to use and argue with him.


    "In the future, you can leave the raising of the kids to me."


    Rong Yue''s face flushed red in embarrassment.


    She was just entering college in like ten days from now, and now, this man was already talking about kids?


    They weren''t even dating.


    "What kids? Who wants to have kids with you?"


    "Hehe, that''s even better, I was already worried about having to share your attention with some stinky kid."


    Qin Yichen pulled her into his embrace as he gave her apletely shameless and teasing smile.


    This time, Rong Yue didn''t reply, and she just turned her head away.


    She already understood that this man''s mouth was really evil!


    There was no way she could beat him, and the best way was to keep quiet.


    Qin Yichen allowed Qin Heng to walk in front while he held Rong Yue.


    Also, he had learnt from his past experience and had Butler Zhang drive them.


    This way, the two of them sat in the middle with Qin Heng in their middle.


    While Rong Yue didn''t mind and would even lean over to pinch Qin Heng''s cheeks every now and then, Qin Heng didn''t feel asfortable with Qin Yichen''s stifling aura in the car.


    "It''s alreadyte, and there won''t be a lot of ces open anymore. Where are the two of you nning to go?" Qin Yichen asked as the car neared therge estate gates.


    "It''s notte enough to see the night market. Let''s just go shopping around in the city central. After that, we can take Qin Heng to see the night market,"


    In the past, one of her best spots had been the night market in the city centre.


    Anytime she was overwhelmed or unable to find a reason to keep going out of loneliness, she would go there.


    The bustling night markets in the capital were one of the biggest, and this particr one was even more interesting.


    A part of her longed to see it again, while another part of her wanted Qin Heng to also see it.


    Since the boy was the type to barely talk and liked to live in his head, she felt that a scene like that would be good for him.


    "The night market?" Qin Yichen asked, pulling her out of her thoughts.


    "Hmm, the one close to the city centre is really beautiful. As long as we hold Qin Heng close, he would definitely like it."


    Rong Yue answered subconsciously and didn''t even notice the suspicious look in Qin Yichen''s eyes.


    As long as he knew, her first time in the capital was when she came for the second level of the exam and also met with the Wang Family.


    From that time to this time, he had always been around her anytime she was in the capital, especially at night.


    His mind raced through his memories as he tried to confirm that he hadn''t missed anything.


    It was only when he was certain that he asked her, "You have seen the night market here before?"


    At first, Rong Yue was already nodding her head as she was already in that moment in her past.


    But when she saw the suspicious look in his eyes, her heart thumped in her chest as she shook her head repeatedly.


    "Although I haven''t been there, from the pictures and things that Sun Li told me, I feel like I have been there before!"

 Chapter 243: Doesnt Dare To Accept Payment

    Qin Yichen could tell that Rong Yue was lying but he didn''t ask her anything more.


    As for Qin Heng, his face had a rare smile that was filled with expectations.


    It was the weekend and the city center was busy. Butler Zhang found a safe spot and parked the car.


    The three of them stepped out. From afar, they seemed like a family of three, but when people got closer to them, and they realized how young Rong Yue looked, most of them would have weird thoughts.


    As for Qin Yichen, he was using a low cap that covered his face and he held Qin Heng''s hand.


    "Let''s go to a shopping store first, I want to buy some matching outfits with my Little Darling."


    There were several fashion branch stores here and Qin Yichen picked one of the high end ones.


    Although the store was pricey, it wasn''t behind their capacity.


    Also, it was one of the few brands that actually put a lot into their quality and not just the brand name. "They should have some styles that can be matching for the two of you."


    Before they could enter, Qin Yichen''s phone rang and he stayed outside to pick the call while Rong Yue and Qin Heng walked in.


    Seeing the simple clothes that they had on, two of the shop attendants looked away, ignoring the two of them.


    One of the attendants on the other hand walked forward with a broad smile but it was also easy to see that the smile didn''t reach her eyes.


    Qin Heng''s looks were very attractive and pure. Together with the air around him, the woman felt that a family that was poor couldn''t raise a son like this.


    At the same time, she felt that Rong Yue was also very beautiful. It was possible that Rong Yue was one of those girls that would be a mistress and give birth for the man.


    With all of those thoughts in her heart, her attitude wasn''t sincere and she just wanted to know if this was a customer she could make money from.


    "Your baby is too handsome!"


    "Thank you," other than feeling that Qin Heng was too young to be called a baby, Rong Yue didn''t think anything was wrong with her question, however, thedy and the others listening in the store all nced at her with scornful gazes.


    "I would like to see your matching outfits, a design that the both of us could wear to twin,"


    Her request made thedies all certain and the store keeper led them inside.


    "She''s so young, but she''s using her beauty in such a wrong way from this age."


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    Rong Yue didn''t hear their side remarks and was already checking out clothes with Qin Heng.


    "Little Darling, let me help you put this on. I think it would look very nice on you,"


    "Little darling, try this one with the fur,"


    "Do you have anything for winter already, if you do bring some out."


    Knowing that she didn''t have to think about money, as long as she saw any nice design, Rong Yue added it.


    For some clothes, once Qin Heng tries one and she likes it, she would go ahead and add three more colors!


    Even the shop attendants watching were stunned by her spending power.


    Other than the first few outfits, the ones she chose subsequently didn''t have matching pairs with her.


    But she liked every single thing that he wore. Like Qin Yichen, Qin Heng was wless and was like a walking hanger.


    After choosing about five matching sets and ten single sets for Qin Heng, she looked outside, wondering where Qin Yichen had gone too.


    As she picked her phone to send him a message, she saw that he had already sent a message. She didn''t notice amidst all the shopping.


    Qin Yichen: Need to sign some documents for Lu Bo, I''ll be with you both shortly.


    Since he was busy, Rong Yue didn''t mind and kept her phone back.


    But now that she knew that they had to wait for Qin Yichen here, she didn''t hold back anymore!


    "Little Darling, do you want to check some more? All of these clothes are so good on you,"


    "Miss, you must know that after testing these clothes, you have to pay for them as our customers would not like to buy clothes that others have worn."


    Hearing that they had to buy everything, Qin Heng frowned slightly. Before Rong Yue could reply, he already replied.


    "It''s too much clothes, I don''t need everything."


    The moment he said that, the faces of all of them in the store changed and the attendant with them looked at the two of them with ridicule.


    "Earlier when you were putting on the clothes, you didn''t think to tell your mom that the clothes were too much for you to wear, now that it''s time to pay, you think that it''s too much clothes?"


    Not just her, the others too gave some ridiculing side remarks. Rong Yue''s happy mood was ruined as she looked at the store attendants.


    "Did I say I wouldn''t pay?"


    "Or is it normal for you guys to talk back to a young child like this? Even if you weren''t trained at home, the store manager should have trained you."


    Two of the store attendants burst intoughter.


    "Hahaaa, seems like this isn''t your first time of the two of you doing like this. But if you think that with this little act, you would be able to get all of those clothes for free, then you are dreaming!"


    Rong Yue clenched her fists as she looked at Qin Heng. Even if she didn''t want to mind them, she felt that Qin Heng being embarrassed like this was her fault.


    After all, she was the young master of the strongest family. She didn''t even think that he had toe out to do his shopping on a normal day.


    Now that she brought him out, she had even made him go through this kind of humiliation.


    So even if she wanted to walk out, she didn''t as she felt that the best thing was to pay and let them know that they weren''t beggars.


    Even if it was going to be theirst job, she would at least, pay the money first.


    "Little Darling, don''t mind them okay? Sister has a lot of money that can even buy this store." She deliberately made her voice low so that only Qin Heng heard what she said in his ears.


    Even though he was young, she knew that his intelligence was frighteningly high.


    "Pack all the clothes that we have selected and picked."


    As she said this, the store attendants burst outughing one more time.


    "You are still young and there''s no reason to use all of your money just to prove a point. Although it''s your son''s clothes that''s more. You must know that everything you have bought might even be up to a million,"


    Although the clothes were expensive and they had picked quite the number, it wasn''t up to that price but because she wanted to scare Rong Yue and make her embarrassed out of her mind, she said it in such a way.


    "And, is that your store doesn''t dare to ept the payment?" Before Rong Yue could talk, a cold and authoritative voice rang out from the middle of the store.


    Since all of them were watching the ''show'' they had left the store middle and didn''t even see when Qin Yichen came in.


    "You are done already?" Rong Yue asked, her sour mood bing a little better just from his appearance.


    "Okay, there''s nothing we are doing here anymore also, he has picked more than enough clothes,"


    Qin Yichen nced at the pile that they were standing beside and even him couldn''t help but want tough out.


    Didn''t they just want to get some matching pairs, why did they get so many clothes?


    "Brother, when you weren''t here, all of them here tried to bully sister just because she picked out a lot of clothes for me."


    "Hmm, I saw it just now,"


    Even though he felt the clothes were a lot, it still didn''t lessen the anger he was feeling from the scene he had seen just now.


    At the same time, the store attendants were stunned as they tried to make sense of the situation around them.


    Brother, sister?


    That means, she wasn''t the child''s mother? But wasn''t the age gap between these siblings too much?


    While they were still pondering, a door from the back of the store was pushed open and then the sound of hurried steps filled the store.


    "President!" Still panting, the store manager rushed over until he was standing in front of Qin Yichen.


    As he looked around, he was able to quickly sense that something was wrong from the way the attendants were standing.


    "Ehen, why aren''t you all greeting the president?"

 Chapter 244: Kicking An Ironplate

    "If your store can''t change all of your staff, there''s no need for this branch to remain open,"


    Qin Yichen''s words made everything clear to the manager. They had offended this great lord. And their offence wasn''t anything small.


    All of the staff had shocked expressions on their faces as they looked at their manager kneeling down.


    "What are you lot doing? Kneel down and apologise to the president!" He hollered angrily while also ming himself.


    He had gottenints about the conduct of the staff for a while. But all of them had banded together.


    Anytime he got aint, neither of them would be willing to speak up about who hadmitted the offence.


    In the end, he would have no choice but to give up.


    The cycle had gone on for months as he couldn''t fire everyone.


    It had also not caused too much of a big deal as they would only bully people they felt were poor and powerless.


    But who would have thought that they would kick an iron te this time?


    With their manager''s yell, they all started to bend, ready to kneel down to apologise to Rong Yue and Qin Yichen.


    But Qin Yichen was faster than them.


    "People like them can''t kneel down to me. I don''t deserve their apology."


    "Manager, you should round up the total for the clothes that they had just bought."


    The staff all stood with their backs bent. The manager had asked them to kneel. But this man had insisted that he didn''t want them to kneel.


    They were confused on what they should do and could only maintain that awkward position.


    But the manager didn''t even pay attention to them and rushed to stand in front of Rong Yue.


    "Young Miss, please ept my apology and take all of those clothes for free!"


    If it was any normal person, they would use their identity and take the clothes. After all, it was a lot of clothes.


    But Rong Yue didn''t think so. Instead, she felt even more displeased by his offer.


    "Store manager, sometimes, a person''s subordinate also reveals the kind of person that they are."


    While he looked apologetic and pitiful, Rong Yue wasn''t swayed by his current appearance because she believed that if after now, this man would dismiss all of them.


    There was no way he would keep letting them work for the store.


    But he had kept them despite their behaviours in the past.


    The reason was simple. He also felt that the people they had bullied were insignificant.


    As long as they could fawn over the rich ones, he wasfortable with them being in the store.


    In fact, she felt that if he had given all of them a significant punishment, they would have changed their ways.


    So in a way, the store manager was not without fault!


    "Please help us calcte the total amount of the clothes. I insist on paying."


    As she said this, she pulled out her wallet and pulled out a card from it.


    Although it was a regr card, now that they knew she wasn''t any normal person, none of them dared to underestimate her.


    "Most of the clothes you bought are for Xiao Heng. Let me pay," Qin Yichen pulled out a ck card and passed it to Rong Yue.


    Seeing the card, all of the attendants that were in a half-bent position suddenly fell to their knees.


    What was a ck card?


    Unlimited wealth!


    It was also something that only a few people possessed it. But now, this ck card was now in this man''s hands.


    And they had disrespected his people.


    The manager wasn''t surprised. After all, he knew Qin Yichen''s identity, but still, his body shivered a little more.


    While all of them had borate reactions, Rong Yue only red at Qin Yichen.


    "Are you trying to use your wealth to seduce a beauty? I bought these clothes for my little darling. It''s only normal that I would be the one to pay for them."


    She passed the card to the manager, that had finished packing all of the clothes.


    Such petty work was something that he would usually not do. But at this time, he had to do it and even pray that it wouldn''t be hisst work.


    The Qin Family was the one that owned most of thend in the city centre.


    This big space that had several stores and buildings was also theirnd that they had developed.


    They had then loaned out spaces for several brands to set up their things here.


    If he insisted on closing this branch, not just the store attendants. Even the manager would be out of work!


    Because of this, he was panicking while entering the price for each clothes.


    By the time he was done, he had swiped Rong Yue''s card and given her the payment receipt.


    "Young Miss, with how much you have spent in one go, from now, you will be our store''s VIP customer. When youe¡­"


    Before he could finish his words, Qin Yichen cut in. Explore more stories with m,v l''e-NovelBin


    "What VIP customer? There''s no need to give her that kind of thing as it would not be valid after today."


    The clothes that they had ordered weren''t little and even if Qin Yichen was strong, it would still be a little bothersome to carry about ten bags of clothes downstairs.


    He scribbled the address on a piece of paper. However, instead of the address at Rose Springs, he simply gave him the address of one of the other penthouses that he had.


    To him, someone like this manager didn''t deserve the honour of knowing where his main house was.


    "Send the clothes to this address."


    "President, please forgive this man for having eyes but not recognising Mount Tai,"


    "Our store has one of the best prices to quality margin here, and several peoplee here because of our designs. As for these girls, all of their appointment would end today!"


    As the manager begged, Rong Yue also looked around and felt that he wasn''t lying. As someone that was skilled in design, she could already tell that their designs were good and cared about the wearer.


    Although she felt they were overpriced, as she didn''t know the other store''s prices, she couldn''t denounce his words as a lie.

 Chapter 245: Using Tricks On Her

    But at the same time, she didn''t appreciate the subtle threat that the manager had hidden in his words.


    While he was begging Qin Yichen, he was also telling him that he couldn''t close the store down because many people came to the mall because of their store.


    If even Rong Yue was able to hear the hidden threat, it was impossible for Qin Yichen not to notice it.


    But before he could respond, Rong Yue spoke up.


    "Hehe, I also think that the store is really nice, and their designs arefortable. All of the ones that Little Darling wore were so unique."


    Hearing that, the manager''s eyes brightened, and he nodded several times.


    "President Qin, it''s really like this, our designs are unique."


    "President Qin?" One of the store attendants blurted out without thinking.


    The others had more control, but their faces had the same expression.


    Shock. Fear. Regret.


    Even if they had never seen him. Who didn''t know the mighty President Qin?


    Even people outside hispany referred to him as the Almighty President and he was only a little behind when it came to the actual president when it came to influence.


    To think that, this time, they had offended a man like this.


    "So instead of closing this store down, I think the best thing to have their main office change everyone here, right?"


    "There''s no need to have good designs if the people working with them are no different from scum!"


    The manager already felt that he had swayed Rong Yue. He already felt some sort of relief. After all, even a blind person would see that Qin Yichen really valued Rong Yue.


    The doting and indulgent look in his eyes was obvious to see.


    More importantly, when Rong Yue spoke up the first time, he could already see that she had a lot of influence over his decisions.


    But with what she just said, Rong Yue pushed him from rock bottom into hell!


    "Indeed, my wife is the smartest. Let''s do it like that," as he said that, Qin Yichen pulled out his phone and sent a message to Cai Huo.


    "There''s no need to send out the clothes. Someone would be here to clean this whole ce up soon."


    By cleaning up, he meant the few of them that were working in the store.


    They were going to be chased out soon. There was no need to have them send out his order.


    The manager''s body was still trembling until the three of them left. He could already see his future prospects being cut off from this very moment.


    In just a day, he had gone from heaven into hell!


    "Pah!" He struck one of the store attendants that was close to him.


    "Haven''t I always told you that the customers are the Kings?"


    He threw another kick at one and didn''t even care that the girl was rolling around from how heavy-handed he had been.


    "Look at that girl''s face. How many beauties of that level have you seen in your life?"


    "Even if she weren''t wearing luxury brands, anyone with eyes would see that she had extraordinary bearing!"


    As heshed out with his words, heshed out with his legs and hands as. He hit them to vent his anger.


    At this moment, all of them were stunned that the manager who was usually nice and sometimes flirty, was actually such a hideous person.


    But there was no pill for regret as no one could save them.


    As for Rong Yue and the two Qin Brothers, they went back to the car.


    It was already dark out, and they went to the Night Market.


    Seeing the rowdy street, Qin Heng''s eyes lit up, but before he could run off, Qin Yichen bent down and grabbed him.


    "If you want to y here, you can''t run off by yourself,"


    Without allowing him to argue, he carried him with one arm.


    On a normal day, he would be the person that would stop Rong Yue from carrying his brother.


    But the night market was a ce that bustled with many activities. He was worried that if he left him alone, his brother would fall in the hands of evildoers.


    After all, he still had to pay attention to Rong Yue also.


    "If you are tired, I can also carry him,"


    "I already said the kids would be my responsibility. Even if they are three kids, I can handle them all by myself,"


    Rong Yue scoffed but didn''t say anything more as her attention was pulled by a stall up ahead.


    "See, these meat are usually very tasty and crisply fried. I heard that the recipe can only be found in the night market." As she said this, she rushed off to the stall and pulled out her wallet.


    "Give me three sticks,"


    Very quickly, she paid for three sticks and then turned to the two brothers.


    She handed one to Qin Heng and handed one to Qin Yichen.


    However, Qin Yichen didn''t take it.


    "I''m already carrying him. There''s no way I can hold the meat,"


    Previously, he was holding Qin Heng with only one hand but now, he was using one hand to carry him and then using the other one to support his body.


    Seeing that, Rong Yue sighed helplessly and started to eat her own stick meat.


    "It''s okay; I would keep your own for when we get back to the car."


    "The meat would have be cold and tasteless. Just feed me as we are walking," as he said this, he leaned in and opened his mouth.


    Rong Yue looked around, a little embarrassed.


    However, the woman selling the stick meat thought they were a couple.


    "Youngdy, you should feed your husband. It''s hard to meet a responsible man like this nowadays,"


    With the woman''s urging, two other women looked over, their eyes ready for the gossip.


    Seeing how she was already attracting some attention, Rong Yue hurriedly brought the stick meat to Qin Yichen''s mouth.


    Because of her haste, she didn''t realise that she had given him from the same stick that she ate from.


    As for Qin Yichen, that was his n all along. How could he mind?

 Chapter 246: The Opening To A New World

    The opening for Infinity was today.


    Unlike cier. There was no incentive attached to the invitation cards.


    It was just one word.


    "Come and experience the opening to a new world."


    It was catchy and arrogant, and that was the main intention that Rong Yue had.


    They also didn''t say much about thepany. Just the name, the date and the venue.


    But despite the simplicity of the invitation, everything regarding the nning was detailed to the end.


    Usually, she was good with openings andunch because she always made her products good.


    This time, Lu San had gone all in and even Qin Yichen wasn''t left out.


    With those two added into the mix, it was impossible for the opening to be anything short of impressive.


    She had booked the hall in The Medallion. It was the first event that would be held there, and the managers also worked with their own team to make sure that after today, they would have a lot of people booking the hall.


    For publicity, she had made Manager Bai pull in many inte influencers and reporters. At the same time, every reporter from the entertainment and business industry was also invited.


    By this time, the thing everyone was talking about was the invitation card.


    A lot of people that saw the pictures online were very curious.


    Firstly, the name was thought-provoking.


    Infinity. Something that was never-ending.


    And then those words made people stirred up even more.


    [The birth of a new world?]


    [I really want to see what thispany is about.]


    [Me too, x10]


    [I''m going to the address, I don''t believe that they would stop me.]


    The inte was already buzzing with so many articles about it.


    As for Rong Yue, the big boss behind the scenes, she wore a ck dress and curled her hair into waves.


    She was going to attend theunch as a guest this time around. She had absolutely no ns of showing her face.


    A lot ofpanies too also sent representatives. With how much buzz it had caused on the inte, they also wanted to know what thepany was about.


    "Sister, I''m all dressed!" Qin Heng yelled as Rong Yue climbed down the stress.


    Qin Yichen and Mo Fan looked up, their eyes meeting with the slender and stunning beauty that wasing down the stairs.


    Mo Fan went into a coughing fit as he turned away while Qin Yichen stood up without thinking.


    Her appearance was too perfect.


    The ck dress clung to her body like a second skin and highlighted her slender waist and perfect figure.


    It also stopped above her knees and made it easy for everyone to see her beautiful legs.


    However, the most eye-catching thing was still her face.


    With the ck dress, her white and wless skin was given more highlight and she looked like a seductive Angel that just came to earth.


    "Isn''t this too much for the opening?" Qin Yichen asked with his eyes not leaving her face.


    Rong Yue''s red and small lips formed into a cute pout at his question.


    "Out of everything, this is the most important one. It''s the one that can give me the right to charge forward and search for those evil and despicable people."


    "It''s already okay that I won''t be standing on the stage and will only be behind the scenes, but I should at least dress appropriately right?"


    Before Qin Yichen could reply, Mo Fan jumped forward.


    "Sister-inw, you look perfect. But you must understand that, as your man, my brother only worries that other people would have second thoughts when they see you¡­"


    Mo Fan felt like, despite seeing her every day and having some immunity to that peerlessly beautiful face, he was unable to handle it when he saw hering downstairs.


    How were people that hadn''t seen her supposed to react?


    In fact, he didn''t think that Qin Yichen was overreacting. Instead, he felt that he was being too calm about this!


    Qin Yichen shot him a deadly re.


    "Since when did you be a trantor in our rtionship?"


    Mo Fan coughed and stepped backwards.


    "There''s a lot of publicity about the event. If you go out like this, it will attract arge amount of attention."


    "Hehe," Rong Yue giggled as she looked between the two of them.


    "I''m going with you both. Which media would dare to take a picture of President Qin?"


    "Besides, it''s impossible for anyone toe and meet me when I''m with you both¡­ if that''s why you are worried, then let''s go."


    Indeed after she said that, there was a faint smile tugging at the corner of Qin Yichen''s lips.


    He knew her well and already felt that she wouldn''t want to go there with him.


    But now that he knew they were leaving together, he did not care about how morous she was looking because Rong Yue was right.


    With him beside her, which man would dare to have silly thoughts?


    And even if the media took pictures, they would not even dare to release the pictures of her.


    "Is my Little Darling also going?" Rong Yue asked as she crouched down to kneel before Qin Heng.


    Like Qin Yichen, he was wearing a ck suit with a light blue tie on his neck.


    With his regal and cold air, he was like a total young prince.


    Rong Yue didn''t hold back and even pinched his cheeks twice.


    "My little darling is the most adorable!"


    "He said he wants to support you. Besides, he was the first Beta tester for your game. It only makes sense that you bring him with you."


    Rong Yue nodded in understanding and then stood up straight while her hand was still locked with Qin Heng''s hands.


    The four of them went outside, and Butler Zhang already got the car ready.


    As he saw them, he opened the door and gave them a curt bow.


    Rong Yue assisted Qin Heng to get in first and she got in after.


    As for Qin Yichen, he went to the other side and entered the car without Butler Zhang opening the door for him.


    Mo Fan was no different, and he entered the passenger seat.


    Like this, the team of four and two more cars filled with bodyguards left Rose Springs and headed to The Medallion.


    "We are going to be an hour early. If Brother goes by this time, a lot of people will suspect that he has something to do with Infinity.


    "That''s the n." Qin Yichen relief from the back seat.


    That was his major n.


    News travelled fast among the upper echelons in the capital.


    If he got there an hour early, it would give some higher-ups enough time to rush down and attend the opening ceremony too.


    In a way, Rong Yue was leaching off his power. But he didn''t mind. After all, the most important part was the product. And he knew that she had worked really hard on her product.


    He didn''t mind using his own influence to make it well known. After all, she was his woman.


    Even if Rong Yue didn''t want to do anything, he wouldn''t have minded in any way.


    Rose Springs was in a remote and restricted area but still in the heart of the city. The three of them got to The Medallion very quickly.


    Just like they guessed, the entire ce was already filled with reporters. Some of them had been invited and paid to be here. Some of them were here because of the curiosity that people had on the inte.


    Mo Fan was the first to get down. A lot of the media knew him and even though his face was not as openly spread as the other young chaebol, they still knew him at first nce.


    "Ehn! The young master of the Mo Family is here!" Someone screamed out.


    Very quickly, camera shes filled the whole ce. Although they didn''t dare toe closer, all of them made sure that they had enough shots of him.


    "But why is he in the front seat?" Another reporter asked as he saw the door of the back seat opening.


    Qin Yichen got down first.


    At first, all of them had aimed their cameras. However, more than eight guards rushed forward and surrounded the whole ce.


    "Drop all cameras. President Qin would not take it lightly with anyone that tries to take his pictures."


    Hearing thatmand and the name, all of them dropped the camera, but there were also many more that were curious.


    "President Qin?"


    "What is President Qin doing here and this early too?" Another person voiced out.


    But as that tall figure stepped out of the car, all of them felt that their words were stuffed back into their throat.


    He was really here.


    "He is really the one!"


    Very quickly, most of them brought out their phones.


    Even if they couldn''t take pictures, they wanted to be the first to release the news.


    [President Qin is at the opening for Infinity!!!]

 Chapter 247: Escape From Reality

    Many people might have doubted it if it had been only one person.


    But more than thirty media channels said the same thing at the same time. A lot of people couldn''t help but believe it.


    [I already suspected that there was a big power behind thispany. Do you think it''s easy to im that they can build a new world?]


    [I agree, I believe it''s only normal that they have the power of the Qin Group behind them.]


    Many people had varying thoughts, and they all talked about it animatedly.


    As for the bigpany owners, they were also attracted to the news and started to call the people that they knew in the media industry to confirm the news.


    After confirming the news, many of them who had invites quickly started preparing for the opening.


    For the ones that didn''t get an invitation, they were even more dejected.


    If they had known that someone like President Qin was behind this matter, they would have rushed matters and found a way to get invited.


    While all of this was happening, Rong Yue and Qin Heng got down from the car.


    Qin Yichen bent down and carried Qin Heng up. However, his good graces were sharply rejected by Qin Heng''s little punches.


    Unable to hold him back, he dropped him down. But before standing up, he said in a voice only Qin Heng could hear.


    "If you make Rong Yue carry you, you will go back to the Qin Mansion today!"


    Qin Heng looked at his brother, that still had an expressionless face after tantly threatening him and couldn''t help but roll his eyes.


    Did his darling sister Yue know how two-faced this man was?


    ''Humph! I have to grow up quickly enough to take sister Yue away from my scoundrel brother.''


    As only their back view was seen, the reporters had no idea about Rong Yue''s age and only saw her perfect figure and the exquisite aura that she gave off.


    "Is President Qin married?"


    "There''s even a young boy between them, it can be that he married when he was in his teens, right? That boy looks like he should be seven already," someone analysed while also writing things down.


    "You few don''t know anything! The Qin family''s main brain has a son that is exactly this age. However, rumours have said that he is autistic. He doesn''t look anything like the boy I''m seeing here¡­"


    "I seem to have heard this matter too."


    "People that know him in school even say that he doesn''t talk to anyone, and even the teacher can''t get him to talk¡­"


    "¡­but the child just now looks rtively normal, he even gave that woman a kiss on her cheeks!"


    "Perhaps they aren''t the same person. But who would dare to report a story about President Qin?" Another person asked the most important question.


    When he said this, most people who had been instinctively writing the news and what they were hearing stopped as they lowered their heads.


    All of them worked forpanies and didn''t own their publishing sites. Since even their bosses wouldn''t report news about Qin Yichen, there was indeed no need to report matters on this.


    "Young master Mo doesn''t mind being reported about, I would go ahead and publish this nice shot that I took of him!"


    Since one person was doing it, all of them rushed to do the same thing and very quickly, the picture of Mo Fan was posted as he got down from the car.


    [Oh, my darling Young Master Mo!]


    [He keeps getting finer and finer, very soon, he will climb up to the top five most wanted bachelors,]


    Some of the people on the inte were his fans, and they had even voted for him to be the sixth most wanted bachelor in the country.


    [You should not go beyond your capacity. Do you think the people in the top five are people that your Young Master Mo can push away?]


    As the argument started, a lot of them were still using the same hashtags. Very quickly, the opening for infinity became the most searched and talked about topic.


    People that just came online simply joined in the fun while those that were more curious took pictures of them going to the location.


    [I''m going to try my luck and see if I can get into the hall, I would really like to see the opening of Infinity!]


    At the same time, infinity page and some big influencers suddenly released a new post.


    They were going to give out ten new invitations on the spot. Anyone that got there the earliest would get the invitations.


    Unfortunately for theizens that wanted to go, even some big bosses wanted thest-minute invitation cards and immediately sent their assistants to go there and get the invitation card for them.


    The assistants and theizen hurriedly rushed there.


    In the end, only threeizens got the invitation cards and rushed inside immediately. For some that stayed outside and tried to take pictures and create drama concerning them getting the invitation, all of them had their cards snatched from them.


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    Although they were paid enormously for it, the ones that hadn''t been swayed by money weren''t even given a choice!


    After the ten invitations were used up, twenty guards, all dressed and armed, stood in front of the hall.


    Regardless of who it was, they had to show their invitations and also couldn''t bring someone else in.


    More than an hour had passed, and the group of four that had opened the hall had watched people troop in.


    Fortunately, as the owner, Rong Yue had reserved seats at the top front of Qin Yichen and the three of them.


    More importantly, the seat was not at the hall''s centre but only at the side.


    In fact, anyone that entered the hall couldn''t help their gaze from going in that direction. This was because the four of them were seated with their backs facing the entrance.


    But their seats were isted.


    There were also about four guards that stood around the two corners and behind the seat.


    Yet, even though people knew that they couldn''t go there, they were all d to see that Qin Yichen was really there.


    It was like a type of confirmation that they had made the right decision.


    In less than thirty minutes, ny per cent of the guests had already arrived, and the main hall door was closed.


    "Wee everyone to the dawn of a new world," Su Tong said as she walked to the centre of the stage.


    She was dressed in a red dress that hugged all of her curves and made her body look even more enchanting.


    The moment she climbed onto the stage, several people had their mouths hanging open.


    "Who is this woman? She is actually this enchanting?"


    Not just the people there, even the people watching the live stream at home couldn''t help but scream as they saw her dazzling appearance.


    "To be here today, you would be one of the few people that would get to experience, first hand, the world that infinity would like to create."


    "I''m sure that many of you would wonder what world we want to take you to," Su Tong paused as she looked around the hall.


    Despite every eye being on her and every kind of gaze being on her, her confidence didn''t falter, and her attention waspletely firm.


    Mo Fan couldn''t help but nod.


    "Sister-inw, where did you get someone like this? She''s really impressive!" He praised as his eyes went back to Su Tong''s attractive figure.


    Qin Yichen, on the other hand, didn''t seem to care as he bent down to look at Rong Yue.


    "Should I ask Lu San to bring some snacks now? I had him prepare some earlier,"


    Not just Rong Yue, even Mo Fan and Qin Heng looked at Qin Yichen with scornful gazes.


    Even if someone here needed snacks, the first person he should ask should be Qin Heng, who was his younger brother, right?


    Yet, this president had shamelessly ignored his own brother and only remembered his beauty.


    Faced with their gazes, Qin Yichen didn''t mind and asked Rong Yue again.


    "Should he bring them now? I also asked him to prepare your favourite milkshake,"


    "There''s no need. We can have some snacks while the Beta yers start ying the game."


    Since it was theunch of the realistic game, the first thing was allowing people to see how it worked and letting some people y it.


    Each yer could be a character in the game. And more importantly, they could be their own character!


    It was a really tempting thing, and they needed to make sure that people could see it from the opening.


    "In our chaotic world, there''s the never-ending pursuit of humans to get some freedom, some form of escape from everything that''s going on around us."


    "It''s why we would work every day just to save up for a week of vacation."


    "It''s also why we would create a different life on the inte so that we can forget the reality that we are in¡­" As Su Tong said this, a lot of people couldn''t help but agree, and they responded with several nods.


    On the live stream, a lot of people were conversing fiercely.


    More importantly, everyone''s interest was piqued to the highest level!


    What was this escape and alternate world that was being promised?

 Chapter 248: A Successful Launch

    Su Tong smiled with satisfaction as she had them where she wanted them.


    "We have created a system that would allow people to enter a different reality. A world that isn''t restrained by the world that we were born in,"


    Su Tong walked forward, the beam of light chasing her red-d figure.


    "Everyone, we would like to introduce you to Infinity!"


    "Our world of endless possibilities!"


    Even without knowing what she was talking about, many people apuded and started cheering.


    Their hearts had beenpletely stirred by her every speech and action.


    Looking at the stage, Mo Fan shook his head twice before breaking eye contact with Su Tong''s figure.


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    "Sister-inw, you can''t have called someone that uses magic, right?"


    "Even without revealing the main product, the whole room is already stirred up,"


    Rong Yue smiled.


    She had seen Su Tong''s performance before. Rather, she had experienced the peak of Su Tong''s career in herst life.


    She knew that this was even small. She was like a person blessed by the heavens. Her every action was pleasing, and people wanted to listen to her.


    By cing her on a stage, it was like having her sit on her throne.


    But even then, she had exceeded Rong Yue''s expectations.


    As rehearsed, the veil behind Su Tong was brought down, and arge screen was presented to people.


    "Ehn, what is this?"


    "Let''s just wait, I''m going to make sure I don''t blink,"


    People had simr reactions.


    The screen came on, and the symbol for infinity designed in interlocking blue and purple, was disyed on the screen.


    Immediately, a mechanical voice rang out from the speakers in the hall.


    [Wee to infinity, would you like to create a profile or explore our world as a guest?]


    "For testing purposes, we would be exploring Infinity as a guest to let everyone know what this world is all about," Su Tong exined and the people behind the screen selected the guest option.


    Satisfied, Su Tong nodded and waited for the next pop-up.


    Manager Bai and Lu San already walked her through the process multiple times.


    As soon as the character design phase came up, Su Tong spoke again.


    "Today, because of myck of expertise, I would be unable to be your tour guide. However, we have gotten a group of people that are especially skilled in this field,"


    As she said this, four men and one woman walked onto the stage and gave a curt bow to the audience.


    "These are our beta testers, they would show everyone how thergest part of the infinity world works," after saying this, she stepped back until she was backstage.


    As for the stage, the entire ce was now properly lit up, and people were able to see the seats that had been arranged for the beta testers.


    The five of them sat down. On each person''s table, there was a control and virtual lenses.


    As they settled in, Manager Bai walked to the stage.


    "Infinity is a personalised world. Because of this. Even though we have a group here, everyone would only be able to see what one person is ying,"


    Like that, he exined to them while it would be a group that is disyed on the screen. Only one out of the five testers could be the main character.


    As soon as that person lost, the game on the screen would end.


    The other four were ying from different profiles that were in front of them.


    Everyone waited excitedly as the character design started.


    The girl''s screen was the one being disyed to everyone, and she designed her character to look like Su Tong.


    Seeing that familiar image and how real it looked, everyone in the hall and the ones watching the livestream were stunned.


    "It is so real?"


    "I think what''s shocking is that it created this in minutes! It looks like she entered the screen."


    "In infinity, it''s your world where you can decide what you would look like. And with our extremelyrge database, you would get your character in a few minutes."


    A lot of people were already impressed with how real the character came out.


    But they were even more stunned when the game started.


    Although it was in a ce of ruins, it was lifelike.


    When the character picked up a cup and a broken bottle, it was almost as though they were watching a real life movie.


    For the next one hour, the opening explored the game and the virtual world that infinity had to offer.


    After a round of game was lost, Su Tong came on stage again and exined the different challenges and some rewards that came with ying.


    More importantly, she made sure to hint at the audience that there was a lot moreing in the future.


    With the thought that this was just the beginning, a lot of people were even more excited.


    Gaming was already a thing, in fact, it was a fast growing and many gamers and enthusiasts were starting to look at it like a career.


    But there had never been anything so lifelike yet in the industry.


    "The gaming set would be sold at aunch price here. After now, it would be sold in infinity stores and branches,"


    As agreed, the price was higher than other game sets but not by a wide margin.


    For the first sale, Rong Yue was not focusing on profit and wanted people to buy and fall in love with it.


    Infinity was a slow journey. For her. She had ns to use it to build economic power and so she couldn''t rush things.


    With Su Tong, two hundred pieces sold out on the spot and the website was already showing out of stock from the first hour.


    As she was informed from the backstage, she had no choice than to end the sales.


    Even though she was the one that designed it, Rong Yue also bought three sets.


    As the opening was done with, their group of four left through the side door.


    With Qin Yichen gone, the decorum in the room was broken apart as several of them quickly rushed at Manager Bai and Su Tong.


    "Which conglomerate is Infinity under?"


    "Is this another subsidiary under the Qin Group?"


    Manager Bai made sure that Su Tong was behind him while several body guards rushed forward to also protect them.


    "We are not refusing a press coverage but we would request that, until there is decorum, we would not be answering any questions."


    As Manager Bai said this, most of the reporters stepped back as they knew that the most important thing was the coverage.


    "Manager Bai, are you the one in charge of thepany?"


    "Yes, I''m the one. We previouslyunched games for kids at our various arcade centers across the city. After seeing how helpful they were in helping children have a good time," he paused, allowing most of the reporters to finish with the transcribing before he continued.


    "We then decided that it wasn''t only kids that deserved to be happy, even the adults and teens needed to be happy too."


    "This led to the birth of Infinity, a world where you can be anything you want to be!"


    "It''s only a game, is it just a marketing strategy to have you guys say such big promises?" Another reporter asked, he felt that since it wasn''t a subsidiary of Qin Group, he didn''t have to worry too much.


    "Hehe, it might sound like big words but the mind is the most important part of our identity. As long as you can get a few minutes or hours where you can be anything you want to be, that''s more than enough for a lot of people."


    "More importantly, what you have seen today can be said to be the tip of the iceberg. There''s so much more to explore when you get the game set. And so much moreing from our end."


    Seeing that he was well prepared for them, very few raised opposing questions and a lot of people just wanted to know how things would go from here.


    For things that they had nned to discuss, Manager Bai talked about it.


    For matters that Rong Yue didn''t instruct him on, Manager Bai evaded those questions very easily.


    "Let''s end it here today, subsequently. We would be meeting with you people and giving you more details on Infinity."


    "Miss Su Tong, don''t me leave yet!" A reporter shouted as soon as Manager Bai gave a bow and was ready to leave.


    "Your skills are very impressive and you handled the opening like a professional, can we know where you work and how otherpanies can contact you?"


    Standing behind Manager Bai, Su Tong''s face went pale from fright as she heard that question, after all, there was no way she could talk about where she used to work.


    Even though she trusted that Rong Yue could save her. Until she was free, she didn''t want to endanger her sister.

 Chapter 249: Kidnapped!

    As expected, theunch of Infinity made it to every section of the news.


    It was in entertainment and business. More importantly, all of the people that had gotten their game set were unable to keep quiet about it.


    In just three days after theunch, the waiting list had grown to thousands.


    "Who would have expected that they had something like thating? It''s really too impressive," Li Zhuhai said with a sigh and then took a sip of her tea.


    "It makes me even more interested in getting thepany."


    "The men have already gone to her school. I''m sure that they would have her before it''s closing time." Li Zhn replied with a satisfied expression on his face.


    Previously, he had struggled hard to find how to deal with Manager Bai until he got news from one of his contacts in the underground dealings that Manager Bai had a daughter, but because he already separated with the mother, the mother had won over the rights over his daughter.


    As for him, he only had visiting days. For anyone investigating him, they might only find out that piece of news if they were spent a long time following him.


    "Seeing how big they did theirunching, I don''t think that you should still bother. This is no longer a smallpany that we can take under our wing. Besides, people are saying that thispany is rted to Qin Yichen."


    Li Zhuhai held back but the next thing that she wanted to ask was if her brother dared to go against a man like him.


    Even though they were in the same circle, the difference between them was like heaven and earth. It was not easy to imagine.


    Li Zhn, however had a different thought pattern.


    "It''s impossible for them to have a Qin Yichen involved. As the young master, why won''t he put it under the Qin group and make it an independentpany?"


    "Besides, everyone in the industry can see that this is a goldmine, apany that would value in billions if they don''t make any mistakes. If Qin Yichen has any sort of backing to it, they would hurriedly dere it so that they can guarantee some level of protection for themselves."


    Hearing her brother''s words, Li Zhuhai was swayed. After all, this was something that could change the game for theirpany.


    The Qin Group was pressing down in every industry. But the most painful was their authority in the technology industry. That was the industry that no one knew how far it could go.


    There was no urate prediction and the Qin Group called the shots in this same industry. Even the rights to perform some certain research was granted to only them.


    If they could bring Infinity under theirpany, it was going to give them a boost and something they could hold onto in the long run.


    Li Zhn''s phone rang in the next minute and he looked at the screen.


    "It''s done sister," Li Zhn said with a broad smile on his face.


    "They have the girl?"


    "Hmm, she''s been taken to an hideout. Once she talks to her father, I''m sure that he woulde rushing to where she is in minutes!"


    After saying this, Li Zhn cackled withughter and then finished the contents of his cup.


    Li Zhuhai also had a faint smile on her face and she stood up.


    "Let''s go, the sooner we get things started, the sooner we get to meet the owner."


    The two of them stood up and Li Zhn left a big tip on the table because of his good mood.


    At the same time, in Infinity headquarters, Manager Bai stood in a room with Feng Buyan. In front of them was a big screen that showed the website.


    "The pro version and the normal type have all sold out. For the waitlist, there are more than a million people waiting,"


    Manager Bai''s hands trembled from excitement.


    "Was the price list updated before this happened? We can''t use the opening price to sell this many pieces."


    "Hmmm, we updated the price list. For theunch price, there are only about a hundred orders left to deliver."


    Hearing that, he nodded with satisfaction.


    "I''ll send the report to Miss Rong this evening. For now just make sure that there is no glitch in any of the sets that are packed,"


    Even though there was a team for that, Manager Bai felt it was safer for Feng Buyan and his team to check as they were the ones that ''built'' it.


    Feng Buyan nodded and then took out his notepad to write out some of thements on the websites.


    As people had different skill levels, there were some people that asked questions on how some features were to be used.


    Even with the detailed user guide, Rong Yue had prepared for these type of situations and asked them to make videos of each feature and upload it on the website.


    While one person was noting down yhe difficulties that people had, Manager Bai was calcting the total number of production that was needed.


    He also checked how quickly the orders wereing in. As he rounded up, Manager Bai''s phone rang, breaking the silence.


    "Daddy! Help!" A childish voice rang out from the other end of the phone.


    As he heard his daughter''s voice, Manager Bai''s body swayed slightly.


    "Xiao Ying, what''s the matter?"


    Hearing his exasperated voice, Feng Buyan held back and looked at him with furrowed brows.


    At the same time, he picked hisptop and started to type speedily on it.


    "If you want your daughter, you muste to the location that we would send to you now. Also, you bettere alone or you can forget about your daughtering here alive,"


    "It''s better if he doesn''te, she''s so tender and delicate¡­ imagine how good it would feel having to y with a girl like this," another voice rang out in the background.


    As he heard this, Manager Bai''s eyes reddened and he hurriedly replied.


    "I''lle, I''lle! Send the address quickly."

 Chapter 250: Crush Them

    "How can you just agree to go like that, what of the money they asked you to prepare?" Feng Buyan asked as he nced sideways from theptop.


    "Money? They didn''t mention any money," It also made Manager Bai realise that something was fishy.


    Which person would capture a child and ask the parent to rush over without asking for money?


    "Bring your phone. I''ll try to track the location that the call came from."


    Feng Buyan pulled out his phone and handed it to Manager Bai.


    "Call Miss Rong. For them to only ask you toe over in this sensitive time, I can''t help but feel like this is rted to Infinity."


    His words made Manager Bai feel a lot calmer, and he nodded in agreement.


    Thinking about it, it was highly usible that it was because of Infinity that his daughter was captured.


    He was someone that barely rted to other people. Also, he spent most of his time working. Where would he have the chance to offend other people.


    The most important thing was that he would not be the person they would call if Bai Ying was captured because of money. After all, the person that was on her contact information wasn''t him.


    With Feng Buyan working on the location, Manager Bai stepped aside to inform Rong Yue.


    "Miss Rong¡­ my daughter has been captured¡­" After a minute, he finally exined everything.


    "It''s some people that don''t know when to stop. They have tried to attack you twice already."


    "I have some men protecting you, you can go to the location. They would protect you. Just y along with them for a while."


    Rong Yue had the phone on hands off, and she was constantly typing on her keyboard.


    Lu San was beside her in the mansion and was also working on hisptop.


    "They have made their move?"


    "Hmmm, they would want to know who is behind him once he gets there."


    "Have you found out their identity?"


    Rong Yue didn''t reply for a minute but her hand speed increased.


    Qin Heng was also in the living room but was ying the new game by infinity all by himself.


    However, when Rong Yue increased her hand speed, he nced over and opened his mouth in shock.


    ''She is even faster than my brother!''


    [You have lost!] the female machine voice rang out from the disy screen and pulled him back to his game.


    Despite how busy they were, Rong Yue and Lu San chuckled upon hearing that he had lost.


    "Your performance got even worse. You spent less than an hour in this round," Rong Yue teased.


    Qin Heng''s mouth formed into a pout but instead of defending himself, he said nothing and then started the game again.


    He didn''t create a profile and yed as a guest one more time.


    "Found them!" Rong Yue called out after about ten minutes.


    Her back fell to the chair with a sigh.


    Lu San stood up and came to her screen.


    On Rong Yue''s screen was the figure of Li Zhn and Li Zhuhai from the restaurant they were in a moment ago.


    "It''s them?!" While Rong Yue had no idea who they were, Lu San knew them very well and was surprised to see that both of them were finding trouble with Manager Bai.


    Even before theunch, they had sent men repeatedly and refused to give up.


    "You know them?"


    "Hmm, in a way, they can be called Master''s friends as they belong to a group together. But in reality, they aren''t friends, and master can barely tolerate them."


    "This Li Zhn can be considered as a very ambitious person. Ever since he took over, he had taken their Li family from the eighth to the sixth family on the ranking.


    Also, he has reconnected with all theirworks in the underground world."


    Hearing about him, Rong Yue could more or less guess what was happening.


    Since they didn''t know who the owner were, they wanted to take over Infinity.


    Rong Yue scoffed as her lips curled up into a sneer.


    If she allowed people like this to take something that she worked so hard for, then she would have lived two lives for nothing!


    "So they like to take what people have worked hard for? Then I''ll show them what it''s like to lose their hard-earned work,"


    "Or rather, I''ll let them get crushed by the works of their hands,"


    While she was chasing the greatest evil, she didn''t mind purging the world of minor evil like these two.


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    As for Rong Yue, after making up her mind on the best way to punish them, she got to work.


    Before she could get started, the housekeeper came with two trays.


    "Young Mistress, you have been working for thest four hours. Please take a short break and have these snacks,"


    She ced a tray with milk and varieties of snacks on the table and then ced the second tray in front of Lu San.


    Although he was a bodyguard, they had grown up with Qin Yichen and even developed skills in various niches.


    They were also professionals. They were just willing to serve Qin Yichen with their lives.


    "Thank you, I''ll take a break now."


    She knew that the housekeeper was under strict instructions from Qin Yichen. If she refused to listen, she was only making things difficult for the housekeeper.


    Rong Yue took one of the cakes and took a bite from it.


    Her eyes closed as the strawberry vour melted into her mouth.


    "Is it to your liking, or is there anything you want me to change?"


    "I think it''s just perfect. Can my little darling have some too? He hasn''t eaten a thing since breakfast,"


    "Young Master Qin Heng doesn''t like to eat sugary snacks,"


    As she said this, Qin Heng abandoned his game and ran over.


    "I want the same snacks as sister!"

 Chapter 251: The Person Behind Him

    As Rong Yue instructed, Manager Bai left Infinity headquarters and went to the location that he was given.


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    Feng Buyan, on the other hand, also confirmed that the call was from that location.


    However, Rong Yue didn''t allow him to ask and told him to keep managing things at Infinity.


    As far as she was concerned, the firewall she created could not be broken into by anyone in the next two years.


    "Should we go there now?" Lu San asked, his gaze not leaving theputer that was showing Manager Bai''s movement.


    "There''s no need. Now is when they are most guarded, it''s better to leave just the guards protecting him¡­."


    "¡­also, I''m a little curious about what they want from him and Infinity."


    Since she had researched them, she could tell that what they wanted was not Manager Bai.


    They wanted to use him to lure her out.


    The pair of brothers and sisters had performed so many atrocities in thest few years. But she also wanted to be sure that they had evil intentions before she went off to start dealing with them.


    While Rong Yue was calmly strategising, Manager Bai was in a mess at the moment.


    The location was at a remote location in the capital, and he drove for more than five hours just to get there.


    As soon as he stepped out of the car, about five armed men jumped at him from their hiding location and covered his eyes.


    Manager Bai was very cooperative and allowed them to lead him inside the building.


    The moment they entered, Bai Ying, that was tied up in a corner, saw her fathering in.


    "Daddy!"


    "Xiao Ying, Daddy is here to save you," as he said this, Manager Bai, that was cooperative before, started to struggle as he tried to get free from the men.


    "Release him. Let him see what condition he has put his daughter in."


    The first thing he did when he got his freedom was to rush at his daughter.


    "Xiao Ying! Daddy is sorry that this happened to you,"


    Although she was tied up, he was relieved to see that there was no sign of struggle or any violence on her.


    "Xiao Ying, how did you meet these people?"


    Although he wasn''t the one with the legal control, he had always sent anything that her mother demanded.


    It was the holidays, and while he wanted his daughter to take a break and rest, his wife had insisted on her taking extra sses so that she could perform better when school resumed.


    Her school''s security was also tight.


    "Daddy, it''s my fault. I thought they were the people that mommy sent to pick me up¡­" As she said this, Xiao Ying burst into another wave of crying.


    "As interesting as your reunion is, that''s not why I brought you here, Manager Bai,"


    This time, Manager Bai stood up and stood in front of his daughter protectively.


    However, after scanning the dump they had been brought to, he didn''t see anyone other than the gangsters that brought him there.


    "Who are you? Do you dare to reveal yourself?"


    "Is a person like you worth it for me to reveal my face?" Li Zhn scoffed, his eyes filled with disregard.


    The abandoned warehouse had two floors, and he was currently on the top floor with his sister.


    From where they were, they could see everything happening on the base floor.


    Manager Bai also traced the sound waves and guessed that the person talking was up there.


    "If I''m not worthy. Why, then, have you brought me here? How much do you want from me?"


    "Manager Bai, I make the rules and ask the questions. If you cross the line, you have only one price to pay,"


    "Your daughter''s life."


    Despite his confidence, Manager Bai trembled after hearing thatst word as his daughter''s life was truly precious to him.


    "Good that you know how to obey instructions,"


    "I''ll ask you once, who is the person behind Infinity?"


    "I know it''s not you, as you don''t have that capability. You have only one chance. If it''s a wrong answer, your daughter will lose one of her hands,"


    Manager Bai took in a deep breath.


    "The owner of Infinity is not something I also know. I have an immediate boss that onlyes every now and then. But that person doesn''t have all the power in Infinity."


    "Wrong answer, Manager Bai."


    "Men cut off her hair."


    Manager Bai rushed to protect Bai Ying with his body as the men approached with a knife.


    "You are not ying fair! That''s all I know!"


    "How can you not have met the real owner? They have kept you in charge of matters once the beginning of the arcade centre."


    "It must mean that your daughter is not as important as you im." Li Zhn added.


    Before Manager Bai could reply, he was thrown aside by the men, and two others grabbed Bai Ying''s hair and cut it short with a knife.


    Seeing how his daughter cried when her hair was thrown on the floor in front of her, Manager Bai felt a pain that made his body sway.


    "I''ll ask you one more time, who is the person in charge?" Li Zhn''s cold voice rang out again.


    "I don''t know who is in charge, but there''s only one person that gives me instructions."


    "Call the person now."


    Outside the abandoned warehouse, Li Zhn and his sister had about fifteen men guarding the whole building and being on the lookout.


    For this mission, they had taken a whole gang and paid them.


    Even if someone had arrived with Manager Bai, the person would suffer the same fate of being captured.


    However, this tight security of theirs was currently being infiltrated.


    A group of six men quietly snuck into the back of the building and tackled the four men that were there.


    They did it so swiftly that neither of the four men was able to make a sound before they were tackled and silenced.


    "Three on the left, three on the right, we would attack both sides at the same time,"

 Chapter 252: Sister, Your Disguise Is Perfect

    Since they had shared themselves into two groups, three men on each side, they were more than enough to silence the men on each side.


    After taking down both sides, the front, which was the most guarded, had five men standing there.


    "The man in the middle is the strongest, two men should take him on as he mustn''t have time to alert the ones inside. As for the others, one man to each of them," themander issued the instructions, and the six of them took action immediately.


    In less than ten minutes, the remaining five men were taken down, and the six men started to drag their bodies into the bushes around.


    "Six, sneak inside and check on the situation of things."


    Since Rong Yue already told them that neither Manager Bai nor his daughter could be harmed, if anything was to happen, they had to take immediate action.


    The one that was called sixth immediately stepped into the building.


    "Hope there''s no problem here?" He asked in a gruff voice that was simr to that of gangsters.


    "Just stay in your spot and guard things well,"


    "Okay, boss,"


    He stepped out quickly after taking note of what was happening inside.


    "Although they haven''t been harmed by a lot, they are also not safe in there¡­" Sixth reported everything he had seen inside, and their boss nodded in understanding.


    "Stay here. I''ll contact Commander Lu San," their leader said and then stepped to the side.


    After informing Lu San about the state of things, he came back and stood in his previous position.


    On the other hand,


    After getting the call, Lu San informed Rong Yue, who was currently ying games with Qin Heng.


    "Hmmm, it''s like I thought. A leopard doesn''t change their spots."


    "Little Darling, let''s y another roundter," after giving him a quick kiss on his head, she went upstairs.


    About twenty minutester, ady with dyed brown hair that appeared to be in herte twenties stepped into the living room.


    "Who are you?" Lu San jumped up as he saw an unknown woman climbing down the staircase.


    "Wow!" Qin Heng, on the other hand, had a very different reaction as he dashed forward to hug Rong Yue.


    Seeing Qin Heng''s reaction, Lu San held back a little as he couldn''t attack when she already had Qin Heng in such close proximity.


    But even then, his fists clenched tight as he grabbed one of the vases from the dining table.


    "Young master, please step back. It is improper for you to approach strangers,"


    At the same time, he was already trying to figure out when this strange person had entered the house.


    Although Rose Springs wasn''t heavily guarded by men, the technology security and traps that were built in were very firm, and they covered every area.


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    To think that a stranger appeared in their house!


    Seeing Lu San''s reaction, the other two couldn''t help butugh at his clueless and worried expression.


    "Sister, your disguise is so perfect!"


    "Let''s go,"


    Hearing that familiar voice, Lu San''s already defensive posture trembled from shock.


    "M..miss Rong?"


    "Hehehe.. is there someone else at home? Since they want to meet the head of Infinity, we have to provide someone, right?"


    After saying that, Rong Yue swaggered off and left the living room.


    As for Lu San, he spent about three minutes trying to regain his senses.


    How could that woman and Miss Rong be the same person?


    Not only was there a clear difference in height, the face shape, colour and aura were all very different.


    "I won''t let my brother know that you couldn''t even figure out sister''s disguise. Otherwise, he might really send you to train again," Qin Heng said with a serious and emotionless tone.


    Gone was the little boy that had rushed to praise Rong Yue a minute ago, and all that was left was a young master.


    "Thank you for your grace, Third Young Master."


    "I''ll take my leave now,"


    Rong Yue was waiting outside, and Lu San hurriedly drove a car out from the underground garage.


    Unlike most of the cars that Qin Yichen carried, this one had a normal te number. But it was also a custom-made car that cost millions of yuan.


    Rong Yue got in and startedpiling the things that she wanted to use to threaten the Li siblings.


    Or rather, the punishment that she had prepared.


    Before long, her phone rang and showed Manager Bai''s name on the disy screen.


    "Miss, please, there''s a problem with the software. Some people have juste here and imed that they are the ones that created the source code for our Infinity game and server."


    Manager Bai''s voice was shaking and frantic. If she hadn''t already discussed things with him, Rong Yue would have thought that he was already unable to handle the pressure again.


    "What? This was designed from scratch by the big boss. Send them off, I''ll take care of them."


    "B..boss¡­ they have my daughter with them."


    "Please save me!"


    "Manager Bai, have I mistreated you in any way?"


    "No.. no, Miss, this subordinate isn''t lying. They have truly captured my only child and have me tied up too."


    The phone was on hands-off, and Lu San had to stop himself fromughing because of the drama that Manager Bai and Rong Yue were acting.


    "Let me speak to them."


    There was a pause on the other end, and then a distant voice was heard.


    "If you really want me to keep their lives, you bettere to the location in the next thirty minutes. Also, if you dare to bring anyone with you, you can forget about leaving here alive,"


    Rong Yue said nothing for the next few minutes. After a while, she finally spoke up.


    "If you take their lives, you won''t get what you want. As for me, don''t expect me to throw my life away bying alone."


    Without another word, she hung up the phone.


    "He''s truly a conceited fellow, he really thinks that just by grabbing Manager Bai, he can have a wholepany under control?"


    Rong Yue felt that this Li Zhn wasn''t a smart fellow and the people that had fallen into his traps were even more foolish.


    To fall for schemes like this, they didn''t deserve to run an organisation in the first ce.


    "Although he doesn''t have many tactics, he is able to run around doing several evil with his family''s background and their underground forces," Lu San exined.

 Chapter 253: Toying With The Li Siblings.

    Lu San drove very speedily and arrived at the remote ce where they had taken Manager Bai''s daughter.


    Following them was another car that had four guards that Qin Yichen had sent for backup in case things went out of hand.


    Once they were parked outside.


    Since he was theirmander, the six guards all bowed as soon as Lu San stepped out of the car.


    Once Rong Yue got down, too, they bowed again.


    "Has anything happened?" Lu San asked them while standing in front of the abandoned building.


    "Since the other call, they have left the two of them alone. I guess that they are waiting for you both,"


    Rong Yue nodded in understanding.


    "Let the six of them lead the way. These four can stand outside and guard things."


    Even though her training hadn''t reached the peak, Rong Yue was able to tell that these four were stronger than the six that were here before.


    Lu San also knew their strength level and nodded in agreement.


    Inside the abandoned building, Manager Bai had been tied up too, and his phone had been taken from him.


    However, Li Zhn was disappointed after going through all the contacts and seeing that, other than Rong Yue''s number, there didn''t seem to be any other contact that wasn''t his family.


    This meant that, truly, that was the only person he knew.


    "She hasn''t called back since. It must be that you aren''t even important to thepany," Li Zhn mocked.


    Manager Bai said nothing and acted like he didn''t hear anything.


    Li Zhn was dissatisfied from being ignored and threw down one of his shoes at him.


    "You better pray that shees here. Otherwise, your daughter would not leave here with aplete body."


    "Aren''t you running your mouth too much?" Rong Yue''s domineering voice rang out as she entered the room.


    Seeing the men walking in, the four gangsters that were initially chatting sat up and picked up their sticks.


    "Be a good dog and sit down. All your others have been taken care of."


    Hearing that, the four of them shivered and sat down back.


    Seeing that, Li Zhn''s face darkened with anger.


    "How did you get in here?"


    "Come down and talk to me if you want answers."


    As she said that, Lu San walked forward and used his handkerchief to clean one of the stools lying around so that Rong Yue could sit down.


    The tables had been turned very easily, and Ali Zhn and his sister had a very rich expression on their faces.


    At this moment, if they wanted anything, they needed toe down and talk because, not to mention the men that they had hired, the both of them might not leave there alive at this point.


    After all, the men that had been hired were currently standing in one corner of the room like cowards!


    As for Manager Bai, he had already been untied and even his daughter was sitting in Rong Yue''sp.


    "Xiao Ying, were you scared?" Rong Yue asked as she ran her hands through the now short hair on Bai Ying''s head. Explore more at m,v l''e-NovelBin


    The hair had been cut messily, and the remaining part was lying on the floor.


    Just by seeing it, Rong Yue was extremely angry at the sight.


    Even though that hade quickly enough and saved her, it remained that this was something that Bai Ying would have to endure and remember until her hair grew back.


    They had simply taken what was very important to the little girl.


    How could Rong Yue not get angry?


    "I was scared at first. But after they brought daddy, Ying''er didn''t worry because I knew that my daddy would save me," Bai Ying said with a small and sad smile.


    "But¡­ they took my hair¡­" As she said this, she broke into tears. As though afraid that she would be heard, Bai Ying used her hand to cover her mouth so that her tears were just some muffled sounds.


    Not to mention Rong Yue, Lu San and Manager Bai also felt their hearts breaking from that sound.


    Despite how much she wanted to let out. She was afraid that she would be heard and used her hand to cover the sounds.


    "Do you know who I am? Even if you have taken my men down, I must tell you that you are not enough to go against me." Li Zhn said as he climbed down the stairs toe to the base floor.


    After weighing his options, he had realized that his best option was for him to use his family background to scare Rong Yue and the men away.


    "Who are you? I don''t care about your background¡­"


    "But I know that you are trash! Complete scum that dares to harm a young girl just because of your selfish interest."


    "You dare! I''m from the Li Family!"


    "What Li Family? Scum like you is certainly from the deepest trash possible." Rong Yue sneered and feignedplete ignorance.


    She acted like she didn''t know what family he was talking about and enraged him to the skies.


    "Isn''t your partner going toe down? Don''t try to test me to know how far I would go to take care of my own people."


    Upstairs, Li Zhuhai frowned as she heard her words.


    From the very beginning, she had been silent. Even Manager Bai should have no way of knowing that she was actually up there.


    She had stayed up so that if things got dangerous, she could quickly call for more help while no one was noticing anything.


    "You can decide to note down. But you should know that you cannot call for backup as there is no more signal in this ce."


    "If youe down, there are a lot of possibilities, but if you don''t, you can forget about leaving here today."


    After she said this, Li Zhuhai stood up and came downstairs very quickly.


    Unlike her brother, she had moreposure.


    Seeing Rong Yue''s beautiful and mature appearance, she couldn''t help but feel jealous and curious. After all, she knew almost everydy that was worth something in the capital.


    "Miss, may I have the honour of knowing who you are? I''m Li Zhuhai from the Li Cooperation, and I believe that you might be mistaken about some matters."


    "Oh, I''m mistaken about some matters?" Rong Yue stood up after dropping Bai Ying off, and her hands wrapped around her chest.


    "Please enlighten me about what''s happening here."


    "My brother and I are interested in yourpany, we would like to partner and thus, we requested that Manager Bai introduce us to the higher-ups. But who would have guessed that he was stubborn and didn''t want the progress of yourpany? He actually tried to attack my brother instead of giving us the information we requested for."


    "Because of that, we had to use some other means to get him to agree," Li Zhuhai said with a broad smile.


    However, her lie was indeed too messy, and Rong Yue felt like her guess was correct.


    These two siblings were very stupid. However, they were ambitious and used their family background to get matters sorted.


    "Do you take me to be a fool? Or are you the stupid one?"


    "You want to discuss a partnership, but instead of going to thepany, you abducted his daughter and brought her here.


    Is this the kind of setting where your family discusses business deals?"


    "Lu San, do a live stream, let the world see the kind of setting that the Li Cooperation does their own business meetings." Rong Yue gave her consistent replies. Making sure that Li Zhuhai didn''t even have the chance to reply.


    When she finally did, Li Zhuhai had gone pale from fright.


    "Miss, we are both people that can discuss matters with each other. Don''t take things too far!" Li Zhn shouted, clearly on the verge of explosion.


    He had a huge following on social media. After all, he had spent a lot of money to build his image as a sessful young master that was going to be a big boss in the future.


    If this kind of matter leaks. Especially with the publicity that Infinity had recently, it would be really disastrous!


    "Mr Li, aren''t you overreacting? Men tie Manager Bai up and let everyone see how Young Master Li does his meetings." Although she was saying this, Lu San was actually not recording anything as he had seen the eye signal from Rong Yue.


    More importantly, Rong Yue had done something to the server here and there was no way to actually connect to the inte.


    Yet, the two siblings had even forgotten that single point.


    "Zhn, there''s no live stream," Li Zhuhai stepped forward and informed her brother in a whisper.


    Clearly, she had been able to figure that out after a while. Also, she had been the one trying a phone call earlier.


    After knowing that there was no live stream, Li Zhn calmed down and regained some of his confidence back.


    "Since you know my background, aren''t you scared of the consequences if you offend us both?"

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    Rong Yue scoffed as she heard his confident words. "Consequences?"


    "What do you think you can do to me? If I take care of you here, together with these gang leaders, people would only think they are the ones that harmed you."


    "Miss, this is something we can discuss. If you are interested, we would love to partner with Infinity." Li Zhuhai joined in while her face had a forced smile.


    Rong Yue ignored her and looked at Li Zhn.


    "The things you have done using your Family background should be considered pure evil. Anything I do against you both is me helping the world to get rid of scum like you."


    "Firstly, for daring to take my staff and tying them up, the both of you mustpensate."


    Thinking that what they had topensate for was money, the two of them nodded quickly.


    What they thought was quite simple.


    The most important thing that they needed to do was get out of there. Unless she was from the top five families, they didn''t think that Rong Yue would be of any substantial harm to them.


    "Lu San," Rong Yue called out and then gave him a signal that just the two of them understood.


    The men behind Lu San were also used to coordinating with him. Four men stepped forward in seconds and grabbed Li Zhuhai and Li Zhn.


    After making sure that they were held tightly without being able to resist. Another pulled out a sharp pocket knife and grabbed Li Zhuhai''s long hair.


    "Stop! What are you doing?" Li Zhuhai asked as fear gripped her heart.


    "The both of you are used to using the rules of the jungles to handle matters. Today, I have every n of doing the same."


    "Since you can cut the hair of a young girl without feeling remorse, then you should feel bad about losing your hair too."


    Li Zhuhai''s eyes reddened as tears started to fall from her eyes.


    Even though she was in herte twenties, this was the first time that she had to experience this level of grievance.


    To have her hair ripped off with a knife by a man that shouldn''t be allowed to carry her shoes was the worst nightmare for her.


    The men didn''t think of any design or appearance as they cut her hair. As the messy chunks fell to the floor, Li Zhuhai cried terribly.


    However, regardless of how she cried, Rong Yue felt no sympathy. In fact, she felt her heart grow even colder.


    If her hair meant this much to her, despite knowing so many solutions she could use to maintain her image, then Li Zhuhai could only be called callous for watching as Bai Ying''s hair was cut off earlier.


    "It''s okay. That''s more than enough for her to regret what she has done."


    "Also, let me warn you. After today, the lives of the two of you would be in my control. I would send you the rules by which you must live your life¡­" before Rong Yue could finish, Li Zhn interrupted her by spitting on the floor.


    "A mere you want to control my life now? You are dreaming."


    "Let me warn you. After today, my Li family will deal with you till the end of the world. For however much pain you have given us, you have the equivalent amount of punishment."


    Rong Yue smiled as he threatened her to the skies. For her, these two siblings were nothing more than children that she wanted to discipline.


    Both of them hadmitted so many atrocities. She didn''t even have to do much. Their atrocities would be enough to punish them.


    It was that simple.


    "The day of your death isn''t here yet. But I''ll let you have an example of what your life would be like from now on," Rong Yue''s words were firm and filled with confidence and even the pair of siblings couldn''t help but look at themselves with worry.


    Li Zhn was only worried for a minute and then scoffed at Rong Yue with absolute disregard.


    As for Li Zhuhai, she was naturally more skeptical and cautious in nature. Her gaze was fixed on Rong Yue as though she wanted to mark her face in her mind.


    "Let''s go. Take Manager Bai and his daughter to the car, there''s nothing left here."


    "As for the two of you, the rules by which you must live by has been sent to your phones. If one of you vites one of the rules, the two of you will have to bear the consequences."


    After saying that, Rong Yue turned around and left.


    Originally, a person like Manager Bai would have been worried about the Li Family. After all, he knew what type of influence they had in the capital.


    But he already knew that Rong Yue had Qin Yichen behind her.


    He didn''t worry too much but still warned Rong Yue when they got outside.


    "Miss Rong, those two siblings are really dangerous like snakes. They would usually attack people behind the scenes and are very sneaky in nature. Since you have offended them, you must be very careful."


    Rong Yue smiled brightly.


    "Manager Bai, thank you for your concern and I''m sorry that you had to experience this. It would be best if you take Bai Ying home with you, andter on, I would talk to you about her hair."


    Even though she wasn''t good with things like that, she had a faint feeling that her mom and the Song siblings might be able to find a solution to it.


    "It''s nothing. After all, you came to save us in the end. At first, I didn''t think that it was you; it was only after a while that I was able to spot some simrities," Manager Bai praised, his eyes still showing surprise as he gazed at her disguised look.


    Rong Yue also smiled and then bent down to hug Bai Ying.


    "As long as you have your daddy. No harm would happen to you okay?"


    "Hmm, Bai Ying knows that Daddy treats her the best!" Bai Ying said with a bright smile.


    Rong Yue gave her a kiss on her left cheek and stood up.


    "The guards following you are these six. You can assign one to take care of Bai Ying in the meantime. However, I''m sure that those two would not dare."


    Rong Yue sounded so confident, and even Manager Bai couldn''t help but be influenced by how she felt. He nodded his head repeatedly.


    "I''m not her legal guardian, so I can''t assign her a bodyguard. But if two of them can be keeping an eye on her in secret, I would definitely appreciate it."


    On hearing that, Rong Yue frowned slightly, but she still nodded.


    "Have her stay with you tonight. Later on, we can discuss this matter."


    While it was not weird that he wasn''t his child''s legal guardian, Rong Yue felt that things were weird from Bai Ying''s trust and reliance on her father.


    Generally, kids would be very reliant on who they stayed with as they saw the person more often and would grow used to that person''s care.


    Unless the person wasn''t reliable.


    As for Bai Ying, even though she could tell that she had been brought here because of her dad. She still trusted himpletely.


    Also, she didn''t mention any other person, even when she was crying.


    But as it wasn''t urgent, she didn''t want to ask about the matter immediately.


    After they left with the six guards, Rong Yue restored the servicework in the area and entered the car with Lu San.


    The guards that hade with them also entered the car and followed behind them.


    After about two hours of driving, Lu San broke the silence.


    "Young Miss, we are being followed." Other than the car of the guards behind them, Lu San had noticed that another car had been trailing behind them for a while now and told her.


    At the same time, he contacted the guards in the other car to confirm that they also knew that they were being followed.


    Instead of being worried, Rong Yue smiled brightly. Even though it was a smile, it waspletely different from what Qin Yichen used to see when he made her happy.


    Instead, her current smile was frightening and scary and even Lu San couldn''t help but feel some shivers in his spine just from looking at her through the rearview mirror.


    At the same time, he couldn''t help but say a silent prayer for the two siblings.


    After all, the more he stayed with Rong Yue, the more he realized that she was just like their master.


    In fact, every time, he was able to understand why she was the one that was able to capture their master''s cold heart.


    Both of them were the same.


    Frightening and deep with capabilities to match it.


    As for Rong Yue, she was genuinely happy that they were being followed. After all, she really wanted the two of them to suffer some serious damage other than the hair that she had cut off.


    "Hehe, I was already wondering when they would get their first lesson."


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