Chapter 191: Second Uncle's Team Was Accused of Stealing Core Technology
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As soon as the reporters saw Professor Dou's team walking out, they immediately swarmed around them like bees to their hive.
"Professor Dou, it is rumored that the robot you brought with you today is the same robot you used to participate in the International Robot Competition. Some people pointed out that your chip's technology was stolen from a core technology of Y Group. How do you explain this?"
A male reporter immediately raised the question when he approached. The other reporters were instantly silent. Professor Dou, who was talking to another group of people, turned around.
Professor Dou's expression instantly became stern. He asked a question instead of answering the one directed at him, "Before you ask this question, do you have any evidence to prove your point?"
When Professor Dou became stern, the people surrounding him did not even dare to utter a single sound.
The reporter was obviously here looking for trouble and did not fear him. "But neither did you bring out evidence to clear your name. Isn't that akin to admitting that the rumor is real?"
The reporter was very aggressive.
Someone standing beside Professor Dou could no longer remain a bystander. With a deep voice, he said. "You said we stole Y Group's core technology, then did they produce evidence to prove that we had indeed stolen it?
"It's said that Y Group is currently gathering evidence and I believe they will reveal it soon."
The reporter's intention to bootlick Y Group was extremely obvious. Everyone was aware of this, and the majority of them were from the capital. Therefore, they looked down on the reporter's action of bootlicking the other party, when they had yet to reveal any substantial evidence
With the thought that Professor Dou was Zi Yi's Uncle, He Fei could not remain a bystander anymore and directly stepped forward as he angrily shouted back, "Since they haven't taken out any evidence, why are you speaking up for them? Are you still from our country?"
The reporter looked at He Fei and his expression changed to one that appeared to be afraid of him. However, he still continued with his fearless and heroic attitude. "I'm only asking for facts here. Young Master He please do not accuse me of such an act. You're not someone from this circle and I doubt you have seen the live broadcast of the International Robot Competition. Otherwise, you would not have said such words to insult me."
The reporter put on a pretense of lowering himself and said to the camera, "Since Young Master He has stepped forward, and he also accused me of such an act, I believe that there's no need for me to dig further to know the real truth."
"What do you mean!" He Fei never expected the reporter to distort the truth in such a way. His eyes widened in anger. Coupled with how he originally wasn't in a good mood, he had the impulse to go and give him a beating.
Just then, a solemn and powerful voice sounded from behind him.
"What's going on?"
Everyone subconsciously looked towards the person. They saw Lu Jingye walking towards them, together with his secretary and a group of bodyguards.
The spectators subconsciously made way for him.
Lu Jingye first greeted Professor Dou when he arrived. He then glanced at the furious He Fei before looking at the reporter and asked, "What's going on?"
His voice did not sound harsh, but it carried an air of authority that made one dare not to be presumptuous.
The reporter inexplicably felt anxious. "S-second Young Master Lu... It's like this..."
The reporter recounted the situation to Lu Jingye and in the end, he stressed to him by saying, "I only came here to report the facts."
"Is what you're doing called reporting the facts? You're obviously siding with Y Group!"
He Fei was speechless: "..."
Lu Jingye called out to He Fei. After he shut his mouth, Lu Jingye asked the reporter, "How's the progress on Y Group's side in collecting the evidence?"
"This... I don't know."
"You don't know?" Lu Jingye tilted his head toward his secretary and said, "Give the upper management of Y Group a call. Since everyone is concerned about this matter, we shall solve it today."
Everyone present was baffled.
How?
Chapter 192: Second Young Master Lu Taking Action
The secretary got through to the upper management very quickly.
Lu Jingye took the mobile phone and spoke with the other party in fluent D Country's native language before he politely asked in Chinese, "Since Y Group claims that Professor Dou's team stole your company's core technology, have you managed to gather any evidence?"
He put the phone on loudspeaker after that.
The other party's tone of voice sounded furious. "We will find the evidence very soon!"
"Is that so?" Lu Jingye's voice suddenly contained a hint of seriousness. "Our side has already taken out evidence that our core technology was developed earlier than yours. Shouldn't the Y Group provide everyone with an explanation?"
"What? Impossible!"
When Lu Jingye said that, not only did the senior executives of Y Group raise their voices, but even everyone present was whispering in disbelief.
"Since Second Young Master Lu has said so, does it mean that it was Y Group who stole the core technology?"
"Second Young Master Lu never lies."
While standing in the crowd, Zi Yi overhead them. She glanced at Professor Dou and the group of people around him, before shifting her attention to Lu Jingye.
Unexpectedly, she met gazes with Lu Jingye.
Lu Jingye suddenly gave her a brief nod.
Zi Yi's lips curled up and she returned the nod with one of her own.
It was considered as them having greeted each other.
Lu Jingye turned to Professor Dou and said, "I'm really sorry for making a decision, without discussing with you beforehand, to reveal the evidence."
Professor Dou looked at the calm, restrained, and polite young man before him. In fact, he admired how he dealt with things, but... the evidence was stolen. Therefore, he could not take out any evidence right now.
Just as he was about to speak, a confident, cold voice sounded over the phone. "Then show us the evidence."
The voice then openly said to his subordinates, "Go and gather everyone from the board of directors."
Afterward, he said to Lu Jingye, "Since Second Young Master Lu is standing up to support Professor Dou and his team, why don't we openly resolve this matter. Originally I had already obtained the evidence, but I did not wish to discredit Professor Dou and his team's reputation. However, from the current looks of it, it is unnecessary right now."
His words caused the majority of the expressions of everyone present to change. Even Dou Xiaoyong's expression had changed.
Just then, Lu Jingye gave him a glance to appease him and said to the other party, "Ok. We will broadcast this confrontation live globally."
"Little Lu, this..."
"Sure!"
Lu Jingye looked towards Professor Dou and his team and said, "Everyone, please remain calm."
His voice was gentle and calm, which had a strong soothing effect. With just a few words from him, he had calmed everyone down.
Everyone suddenly thought of Lu Jingye's capabilities and felt that the young man before them might have a way to help them resolve this crisis and get back at the Y Group.
Lu Jingye called his secretary and whispered some orders to him. The secretary then walked away to somewhere quiet to make a call.
No one knew what Lu Jingye had up his sleeves. But looking at the expressions of Professor Dou and his team, they were still somewhat worried.
"Does Second Young Master Lu truly have evidence? Why do I feel that Professor Dou and his team seem worried?"
"Could it be that because Dou Jingning is his teacher and so, even without any evidence, he intends to support Professor Dou?"
Everyone had differing opinions and even He Fei knitted his brows in worry.
He wanted to persuade Lu Jingye to refrain from being impulsive. But when he thought of what Zi Yi said about liking his Second Brother, his legs felt as if they had grown roots.
If Second Brother was unable to take out evidence, would Yiyi's favorability for him decrease?"
No one noticed Zi Yi pushing down her hat in an attempt to hide as she walked out from the crowd and found a remote corner to squat down. She took out the laptop from her backpack and swiftly started typing on it.
Chapter 193: If It Can't Be Resolved, I Will Bear All Consequences
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Zi Yi had basically guessed what Lu Jingye wanted to do and so she intended to help him.
As expected, she soon discovered that the date stamp of Dou Xiaoyong's design had been changed. Moreover, the one who tampered with it was a famous hacker in the hacking world.
Lu Jingye should have also sent someone to track down this issue. However, Zi Yi knew that he would not get any results in a short period of time.
A chilly glint flashed through her eyes. "If you like framing others so much, I'll give you a taste of your own medicine... In addition, I'll add on a big gift together."
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While she muttered to herself, she broke through the encoded virus wall that the hacker had built in a short time. At the same time, she set up her own serial virus. As long as there were any movements on the other side, everything would be restored to its original state.
"President, all preparations are complete."
A moment later, the secretary came over to report.
They had already completed all preparations for a worldwide live broadcast.
Lu Jingye looked up at the screen.
"We're ready too."
Through the screen, the chairman of Y Group asked Lu Jingye with a serious expression, "President Lu, do you truly intend to interfere in this matter today?"
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With a calm expression, Lu Jingye said, "Yes. Since this matter has caused trouble to Professor Dou and his reputation, this needs to be resolved."
He then said to his secretary, "Inform the Network Department to broadcast this live everywhere on every platform."
His words caused everyone to be shocked.
Dou Xiaoyong walked over to him and finally called out to him in a soft voice, "Little Lu."
Lu Jingye looked towards Professor Dou and said, "Please believe in me. If I can't resolve this, I will bear all the consequences."
Dou Xiaoyong looked at him in shock. "Little Lu, you..."
"Please be at ease, Professor Dou."
Just then, his secretary came over and said, "President, everything is set up."
Lu Jingye nodded and gestured to everyone around him. "Take a step back."
Everyone subconsciously retreated towards the back and shortly afterwards, a group of bodyguards blocked out a large area.
Behind them was Professor Dou's robot exhibition area.
The Chairman of Y group said, "Since President Lu insists on it, let's settle this once and for all."
He then turned to his subordinates. "Bring up the whole process of making iChip."
The person sitting next to the Chairman swiftly tapped on the keyboard. After a moment, the whole process of how their company made iChips was displayed on the large screen.
At the same time, a researcher was explaining the difficulties they had encountered while making the iChip along with its solution. Also, he explained how they overcame the bottleneck.
The similarity of their explanation of the iChip making process was 80% similar to Professor Dou's and his team.
The people in the surroundings started to discuss.
"It's really similar... in that case... could it be that Professor Dou and his team really did copy their technology?"
"Look at the timestamp of the recording. Why was it three months ago? Nearly half a month has passed since the International Robot Competition. How could they develop such an advanced chip in less than three months?"
The moment someone said that, everyone present exploded.
Many people who were forced to watch the live broadcast on the net were originally cursing at the sudden broadcast. But when they heard what was said, many people subconsciously went to investigate further. For a moment, all the citizens were in an uproar.
Y Group had also discovered the timing and the President became anxious. "What's going on? Who changed the timing! Check, immediately investigate!"
At that moment, Lu Jingye said to Professor Dou and his team who were excited at the situation, "Professor Dou, you can bring out your evidence now."
Chapter 194: Beautiful Counterattack
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Professor Dou gave him a long look and suddenly understood his intentions.
Looking at how the Y Group changed the timestamp of their iChip development and making process, he understood what had happened.
It was no wonder they were unable to find out why the Y Group could confidently claim that Professor Dou and his team stole their core technology. As it turns out, it was evident that there was a mole in their team.
As soon as some things became clear, some people's previous behaviors could not withstand scrutiny.
With a stern expression, Professor Dou turned around and glanced sharply at several colleagues behind him. He then pointed out someone. "Professor Zhang, go and bring up the recording of the production of our core chip."
The person named Zhang Zhirui trembled and hastily nodded. "Yes, yes."
After that, he turned around and went somewhere.
When Zhang Zhirui walked out of everyone's line of sight, the spectators thought that they would have to wait. But all of a sudden, someone pointed at the monitor and exclaimed, "Look, Professor Zhang is being filmed!"
All eyes were on the big screen.
Zhang Zhirui had not gone to retrieve the evidence. Instead, he went to a remote corner, anxiously took out his mobile phone, and dialed a string of numbers.
Just as everyone was guessing who he was calling, one of the phones of the Y Group's senior executives rang.
Everyone's attention was on the senior executive.
He took out his phone with a calm expression before putting it back in his pocket and said, "My apologies, it's a call from my family."
But just after he said that his phone started ringing and it was answered automatically. Immediately, a panicking voice sounded. "Mr. Amis, what should I do now?"
Amis's expression instantly changed. He wanted to immediately hang up the call but discovered that his phone seemed to have been electrified, as an electric current passed through his hands.
The person over the phone continued. "I feel that Professor Dou is starting to be suspicious of me. The recording of our core technology is not with me. Could it be that he has found out that I was the one who passed the core technology to..."
B!
Before Zhang Zhirui could complete his sentence, the president of Y Group slammed the coffee table and sternly shouted at him. "Amis, you want to chat with your family, get out!"
"Mr. Jonas." Lu Jingye's voice sounded and it carried traces of seriousness. "What else do you have to say?"
Jonas immediately retorted. "I am completely unaware of this."
He then looked towards Amis. "What's going on?"
Amis was sweating cold buckets. He never expected his phone to lose control. "Someone is deliberately smearing our company."
"Smearing the Y Group? Do all of you treat people as fools?"
Professor Dou sullenly said that before he turned to another person beside him. "Go and get Zhang Zhirui. We'll get them to confront each other face to face."
That person hastily ran over to where Zhang Zhirui was.
Lu Jingye had also sent two bodyguards to tag along.
In less than a minute, Zhang Zhirui was brought over. Evidently, he was aware that his phone call was revealed to the worldwide live broadcast.
"Zhang Zhirui, so you're the culprit!"
"N-no... It's not me. I didn't." Zhang Zhirui subconsciously refuted
Professor Dou stared at him sternly. "You're still lying at this point in time!"
He then glanced towards Lu Jingye. With his affirmative gaze, he took out his phone and dialed a number. "Send us the recording of the process of making the core chip."
A minute later, Professor Dou linked the recording to the big screen.
Chapter 195: Eat It Together
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Several people exclaimed in surprise.
"Professor Dou and his team had already started developing this chip since March last year!"
After the recording ended, snowflakes suddenly appeared on the big screen. Immediately after, the recording of a conversation between the senior executives of Y Group and Zhang Zhirui was played out. In addition, in the bank account of Zhang Zhirui's daughter, who resided in F Country, the transaction of transferred tens of millions was displayed. The money has been transferred through someone else that the senior executives had found.
Unexpectedly, there were even phone records.
The truth was fully revealed piece by piece, like peeling an onion.
Everyone was stunned.
Even Professor Dou asked Lu Jingye secretly. "Little Lu, did you get someone to do this?"
Lu Jingye was looking at the screen. Even though his expression appeared as per normal, he had many doubts in his heart.
He could confirm that the employees in his companies did not have such capabilities.
So, who was the one helping the Professor and his team?
Somehow, Lu Jingye had the urge to locate Zi Yi.
However, when he scanned through the crowd quietly, he discovered that she was nowhere to be seen.
Could it have been done by that young lady?
Lu Jingye said, "I can't confirm for now."
Shortly after, he reminded Professor Dou. "No matter who it is, since the facts are all revealed, you should unleash your anger at being falsely accused this whole time."
Professor Dou remained silent for several seconds and nodded. He then turned to the Y Group senior executives on the screen.
...
The following matters were beautifully resolved.
When Professor Dou started to retaliate against Y Group, Zi Yi glanced at the reporter who wanted to sneak away and directly revealed all his misdeeds to the public.
"Since you like to exert cyber violence on others, then I'll let you have a taste yourself."
After she was done with everything, she put away her laptop, glanced at the time, and walked towards the door.
However, when she had just arrived in the underground parking lot, there was a wave of steady and powerful footsteps behind her.
She subconsciously turned around and smiled when she saw who the other party was.
At the same time, she stopped and waited for him.
Lu Jingye walked over to her, looked at the young lady wearing a hat, and asked, "Were you the one who helped Professor Dou and his team?"
Zi Yi smiled but did not answer. Instead, she asked, "Aren't you afraid others might be looking for you?"
"My secretary is there in my place."
Zi Yi took off her hat and fiddled with it in her hands. "As the President of a large corporation, you're chasing a beautiful girl right now. If the paparazzi photographs this scene, then your image would be ruined.
Lu Jingye pursed his lips and stared at her.
Zi Yi liked his serious appearance. She giggled and headed for her car. "Lu Jingye, I won't answer the question you asked. You can take a guess."
Lu Jingye looked at her departing back. Since the young lady has said so, she was indirectly admitting to it.
In that case, what else was she capable of?
"Yiyi," He suddenly called out.
Zi Yi stopped and turned around to look at him.
Unexpectedly, Lu Jingye took out some sweets from his suit pocket and passed them to her. "Wedding candies distributed by a director of the company. I heard it's delicious."
When the director was distributing the candies, he subconsciously thought that she would like it and so, kept some in his pocket.
Zi Yi stared at him fervently for a little while, before she took the sweets. First, she unwrapped the wrapper and ate one.
Indeed, it was delicious.
She then narrowed her eyes and smiled at him. "It's sweet."
After which, she unwrapped another one and fed it to his mouth. "Since it's wedding candies, let's eat it together."
Lu Jingye subconsciously pursed his lips and stared at her.
Zi Yi did not take back her hand and wore a determined expression.
Chapter 196: You're Not Allowed To Sleep With Anyone. Otherwise, I'll Be Jealous
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A few seconds later, Lu Jingye opened his mouth and ate the candy.
Zi Yi was elated. She tiptoed and rewarded him with a kiss on the corner of his lips. Following that, she headed to her car, not forgetting to give him a wave before she left. "Lu Jingye, bye~"
Lu Jingye looked at the car driving away and felt that the candy in his mouth tasted really sweet.
After Lu Jingye turned around and walked back to the elevator, the safe passageway left unlocked was suddenly pushed open and He Fei walked out.
He stood there with his eyes downcast, and his thoughts were indiscernible.
...
It was nearly 11 a.m when Zi Yi arrived at the Painting and Calligraphy Association.
"Little friend, you're finally here." Senior Bai was particularly happy at her presence.
Zi Yi apologized. "I'm sorry, I was late."
"No worries, you're aren't late. We weren't in a hurry anyway."
Senior Bai led Zi Yi to meet a few industry seniors and they were all very enthusiastic as they met her.
At noon, everyone went to have a meal and under the strong requests of various seniors present, Zi Yi drew a painting for the association before she left.
She returned straight back to her villa.
The housekeeper and the servants had already been waiting for her return.
"Miss Zi, you're back."
Zi Yi walked together with the housekeeper and he said, "There's still another half an hour before dinner. You can head upstairs and wash up first."
Zi Yi nodded. When they walked past the backyard, she deliberately glanced at the pavilion and rockery, and discovered that it had already been repaired.
"Thanks."
The housekeeper smiled in return. "It's something we ought to have done. The pavilion and rockery have been restored according to their previous styles. Also, as for the lilies in the pond, I have already tasked others to replant them.
Zi Yi nodded and suddenly recalled the pot containing the emerald orchid that she had brought back with her. "What about my orchid?"
"It's being kept in the villa for the time being. I'll get someone to deliver it after the underground basement has finished its construction."
Zi Yi responded with a hum and headed for the living room.
At 9 p.m in the evening, the sounds of a car driving in could be heard.
Zi Yi was currently commanding the robots to upgrade the defense system of the wall at the courtyard. When she saw Lu Jingye alighting from the car, she happily greeted him. "Lu Jingye, you're back?"
Lu Jingye glanced at her standing at the edge of the wall and walked towards her.
He first glanced at the robot before he responded.
"Is there anything I can help you with?"
Zi Yi shook her head. "Nope, I'm almost done here."
She then thought of something and said with a smile, "Your room is the second one on the second floor. The housekeeper has prepared it for you. Go and take a shower."
Zi Yi's villa was built in a way that the front yard only had one floor, while the backyard had two floors.
Lu Jingye stiffened for a second and his expression instantly turned serious.
When she saw that he was about to preach again, Zi Yi blinked her beautiful eyes and said innocently, "Other than the front yard having empty rooms, all the rooms in the backyard have been converted for other usages with the exception of my bedroom. Your room was only vacated after the housekeeper had the servants move out everything that wss piled inside."
She added on. "The rooms in the front yard are all occupied by the servants and the bodyguards. You can't possibly go over and squeeze in with a few people in a room, right? If that's the case, I won't allow it."
While she said that, her face tensed up and appeared particularly serious. "As my future boyfriend, you're not allowed to sleep with others. Otherwise, I'll be jealous."
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Lu Jingye who had a lot to say: "..."
In the end, Lu Jingye headed for the room prepared for him.
Zi Yi went to knock on his door at 10.30 p.m in the evening.
Lu Jingye opened the door and blocked the entrance as he looked at her.
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With a smile on her face, Zi Yi asked in a particularly friendly tone, "Are you accustomed to staying here?"
"Yed."
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He stared at her and said, "It's getting late, sleep early."
Looking at Lu Jingye who looked at her as if guarding against a pervert, her lips curved up. She then tiptoed and kissed him on his lips before she giggled, took a step back, and said, "A goodnight kiss."
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Afterwhich, she went back to her room.
Chapter 197: Lu Jingye, You're Really Handsome!
The night passed by silently and the killer did not pay a visit to Zi Yi's villa.
When Zi Yi got up in the morning, she felt regretful. "It's a pity that I can't test my upgraded protection system."
Lu Jingye, who was currently sitting on the sofa and reading the global financial news, looked up at her.
Zi Yi felt his gaze and went over as she sat beside him. She glanced at his tablet and said, "Can you be even more boring than this? You're reading global financial news early in the morning..."
She took away the tablet from his hands and pulled him up. "Come on, let's go for morning exercises."
Lu Jingye looked at her hand and asked, "Where?"
"Let's go outside and run."
"I'll go get a change of clothes."
He then pulled out his hands and went upstairs.
When Lu Jingye, dressed in casual clothes appeared before Zi Yi's line of sight, her eyes lit up.
Lu Jingye was originally handsome. Normally when he wore a suit, he would look calm and restrained. After he changed into casual clothes, the aura he gave off seemed to have changed into one that was elegant and gentle.
"Lu Jingye, you're really handsome!"
He looked at the young lady's sparkly eyes and signaled to her. "Aren't we going for a run? Let's go. We'll be in time for breakfast when we return."
"Mm-hmm."
The duo walked out of the courtyard together and started running on the road.
Rarely would there be cars or pedestrians passing by here. Therefore, early in the morning, the road was basically empty.
Zi Yi ran and looked at Lu Jingye at the same time. No matter how she looked at him, she felt that he was particularly handsome today.
"Look at the road."
Lu Jingye would remind her from time to time.
In the end, he simply had no other option but to pull her hand and run together.
Zi Yi was elated.
This type of happy mood lasted until they arrived at the gates where Lu Jingye suddenly received a call.
Zi Yi saw a sudden change in his expression as he said, "I'll be right over."
After he hung up the phone, he said, "Yiyi, I have to be away for several days. I'll leave some bodyguards for you." He paused for a moment before he continued. "It's best if you stay in my villa."
Looking at his serious expression, she asked, "Did something happen?"
"It's something that happened in my family."
Lu Jingye took large strides inside after he said that.
Looking at Lu Jingye's back view, it was her first time seeing him walk in such a hurry. She guessed that the problem at home must be rather serious. She pursed her lips and thought about whether she should hack into the Lu family security system.
Lu Jingye left immediately after.
In the end, Zi Yi hacked into the Lu family CCTV, but she did not discover any big problems.
She found it strange and thought, "Could something have happened to Lu Jingye's younger brother?"
The Lu family was very meticulous. In particular when it came to Lu Jingye's younger brother. There were no traces of him on the internet.
Zi Yi checked out the underground black market and discovered that the reward money for several medicinal ingredients together with the bounty for catching the silver fox was at the very top.
She then continued checking and the person who sent out the reward was anonymous and did not continue to pursue it.
She was more interested in the silver fox and so, she checked up on her, only to find out that she was ranked second in the list of the killer leaderboard. She possessed strange martial arts, and coupled with her proficiency in disguise, she had never appeared before people with her real appearance. Therefore, no one knew of the silver fox's true appearance.
"Silver fox."
Zi Yi thought for a moment. "Lu Jingye's younger brother is so skilled, but you were able to repeatedly escape from his pursuit. It seems like you're really skilled."
She felt that she honestly wanted to meet with her.
But before that, she decided to create some items that were unavailable in this world.
In the following days, Zi Yi stayed cooped up in the racing club.
Time passed by in a flash and it was soon time for the college university examination results to be released.
Chapter 198: College Entrance Examinations Released
The college entrance examination scores came out at 8 p.m on the 24th.
Early in the morning at the dinner table, Zi Xu said to Zi Xuan, "After your results are released tonight, I'll prepare a celebration party for you. You can invite all your classmates over."
After the college entrance examination, Zi Xuan had checked through her answers with the best students in the class. Even her teacher had affirmed her results. Right now, she was merely waiting for the official release of the results.
Zi Xuan nodded. "Ok, thanks, Dad."
Li Peirong smiled and added on. "Other than inviting Xuanxuan's classmates, we should also invite all the teachers who taught her. It can be regarded as a thank you banquet for their hard work in cultivating Xuanxuan."
Zi Xu nodded in agreement. "Ok. I'll personally invite them."
It's said that people are in high spirits when involved in happy events. Zi Xu was in a great mood for the entire day. After breakfast, he said to the mother and daughter, "I'll return earlier from work today. Let's accompany Xuanxuan and check her results together."
"Ok!" Li Peirong handed Zi Xu his briefcase, not forgetting to remind him. "You mentioned you would get Xuanxuan an apartment near the Metropolis University when the time comes. After her acceptance letter arrives, let's go and check out the apartments together?"
Zi Xu hesitated for a moment. To be honest, the company's cash flow was very tight in recent days. However, at the thought that his second daughter was making him proud, he agreed. "Sure. We'll get Xuanxuan to choose the apartment herself. I'll buy whichever she fancies."
"Thanks, dad!"
Looking at Zi Xu's car driving out, Li Peirong turned around and reminded Zi Xuan. "Since your dad promised you an apartment, choose one in the most upscale residential area. Apartments near the Metropolis University have great room for appreciation and it will be your private property in the future."
"Got it, Mom."
The two of them walked inside and Li Peirong said, "Your father is a prideful person. He will definitely ask you what you would like at the celebration dinner. When the time comes, ask for his company's shares."
Zi Xuan stopped walking and disagreed with her. "Mom, Dad's company is mine in the future. Why do I have to ask for it now?"
Li Peirong glanced at her daughter who became stupid from excessive studying. "You don't understand. That slut is also a legal heir of the company. If you don't obtain the shares earlier, what if something happens in the future?"
In fact, Zi Xuan had high ambitions and was also proud. "How could Dad pass on the company to that idiot?"
"Why don't you ever listen to me?" Li Peirong said, "I haven't told you about this, but your Dad went looking for that sl*t in the capital previously. In the end, it was the man by her side that scared him into returning. Do you know the background of that man?"
Li Peirong lowered her voice as she said, "That sl*t became the lover of a triad boss."
Zi Xuan widened her eyes in disbelief and was infuriated. "How could she mingle with the triad!"
Li Peirong saw her daughter's reaction and said, "You know how what personality that sl*t has. Your Dad said to neglect her out of anger and even confiscated all her bank cards. Originally, we thought she would return and admit her mistakes. But look what she ended up doing.
Therefore, when you study at Metropolis University in the future, act like you're both strangers if you see her. If other people know that she's your sister, you will only be pointed at by others."
Zi Xuan's expression turned uglier with each passing second. She was so embarrassed by Zi Yi. She never ever imagined Zi Yi could have degenerated to such an extent.
"How could she do this!"
Just as Zi Xuan was sulking on the sofa and Li Peirong was continuously bad mouthing Zi Yi, Zi Xu's call came through.
As soon as Li Peirong answered the call, Zi Xu's voice trembled. But she was unsure if it was trembling due to excitement or anger. "Peirong, take Yiyi's ID card and check her results online at once."
"What am I supposed to be checking for?" Li Peirong's first reaction was that Zi Yi had an accident in the capital, and Zi Xu was extremely angry. Her lips curved up uncontrollably.
Chapter 199: Don't You Think This is a Scam She Set Up?
"Use her ID number and log in to the Independent Enrollment website of Metropolis University and check if she has been admitted!"
Li Peirong suddenly raised her voice. "What did you say?"
Zi Xu suppressed his excitement and said eagerly, "Forget it, immediately recite her ID number and I will check instead."
Boom!
Li Peirong felt a thundering explosion in her brain and her ears buzzed. Her expression instantly turned ashen, while her hand that was holding on to the phone trembled. The phone subsequently dropped .
Zi Xu frowned in displeasure when he heard the sounds on the opposite end.
He stood up and walked out of the office.
He then informed his secretary. "Cancel my whole schedule for the day."
"President Zi..."
Before the secretary could say anything, Zi Xu had disappeared into the elevator.
Zi Xu returned to the villa. Before he even entered, he eagerly shouted, "Peirong, take out the household register."
Ever since answering the call, Li Peirong had been standing there without moving and had only recovered her senses at hearing Zi Xu's voice.
She quickly readjusted her facial expression when Zi Xu walked in. "Ah Xu, is what you said real? Yiyi really participated in the Metropolis University's Independent Enrollment examination and obtained first place?"
Zi Xu controlled his internal joy and said, "The teacher from the Admission Office called me personally. How could it possibly be fake?"
"But..." Li Peirong's internal thoughts were dark and twisted.
She was well aware of that sl*t's capabilities, so how could she get admitted into Metropolis University!?
They must have made a mistake!
Zi Xu simply headed upstairs when he saw that Li Peirong remained unmoved.
Li Peirong then hastily followed him from behind.
When they arrived at the second floor, Zi Xuan was standing in the corridor while her expression was mocking.
When Zi Xu headed upstairs, she called out, "Dad."
"I checked it. The Metropolis University has a high threshold for its Independent Enrollment and with Zi Yi's capabilities in her studies, she is not even qualified to take the exam at all."
Zi Xu suddenly stopped walking when he heard her. His excitement finally slightly subsided. He turned around and faced his second daughter.
Zi Xuan continued speaking, "Don't you know her capabilities? She's merely an idiot, so how could she be admitted to Metropolis University!"
When Zi Xuan heard that Zi Yi was admitted into Metropolis University, she felt that it was the biggest joke ever.
Zi Yi was an idiot, how could she ever be admitted?
She specially went upstairs to check and discovered the high threshold of the Independent Enrollment Examination.
Thinking of this, she suddenly sneered. "Don't you think this is a scam she set up? First, she got you all excited so that you would publicize this everywhere. But in the end, this was not the case at all. In the end, you would end up losing all your dignity."
After Zi Xuan said her piece, she headed for her room.
Li Peirong was elated deep down inside. She looked at Zi Xu's livid expression and said, "Ah Xu, what Xuanxuan said made sense. We all know how capable Yiyi is. She's not fit for studying."
Zi Xu was so angry his face turned purplish.
"How dare she deceive me with this! Does she honestly think I am helpless against her?"
Zi Xu gnashed his teeth and said to Li Peirong, "Increase the scale of tomorrow's dinner celebration. I will announce something to everyone."
He was going to hand all his assets to Xuanxuan, and let that unfilial child of his not get a single cent!
Li Peirong guessed his intentions and was delighted. "Okay, I'll make preparations at once."
Chapter 200: I Intend to Apply for The Philology Major
When Zi Yi received a call from the Admission Office, she had just finished testing out the racing car, on which she had installed wings.
The teacher's voice was particularly kind over the phone. "Student Zi, I wonder if you have decided on what major you would like to apply for?"
Zi Yi had already decided ages ago. "I intend to apply for the Philology[1] Major."
"Huh!" The other party was surprised. "Student Zi, are you sure?"
"Yes."
Before the admission teacher hung up the phone, she said, "In fact, there's still time for you to reconsider." After which, she hung up.
Zi Yi did not take it seriously and continued her car modifications.
Not long later, she received phone calls from various popular subjects in the Metropolis University. They all advised her to reconsider and at the same time, promoted their major.
In the end, even the higher-ups gave her a call and had her make a trip down to M.U, so that he could give her some advice on choosing a major.
Zi Yi thought about it for a second and agreed.
After arranging the date and time, Zi Yi went over to her bar.
She had got someone to tear down all decorations in the bar. When she walked in, it was basically empty, with only a single empty shelf there.
Zi Yi spoke to the robot by her side. "Start decorating the bar. A, you're responsible for the renovation process."
A Robot: "Yes, Master."
Zi Yi set up instructions in A Robot's main program and looked at the group of robots standing nearby. She thought for a moment and said, "I will design your gender and appearance. You can choose what you prefer from the database. However, some adjustments have to be made and in order to avoid trouble, only 50% of the original images can be used."
The group of robots appeared very happy and they even started to discuss with one another, in a very human-like behavior.
"I want to be a Loli."
"I want to be a stylish man."
"I want..."
Unknowingly, Zi Yi stayed in the bar until 9 p.m in the evening.
The current timing was the busiest hours for bars.
The other bars were all rowdy and yet, Zi Yi's bar was closed.
Over time, all sorts of rumors had spread around.
"This bar was originally operated by a young master from the Ouyang family. I heard that he gifted it to a woman not long ago."
"Young Master Ouyang is sure rich, to think he is willing to hand over such a profitable bar to a woman. Could it be that she is his *ahem*?"
"It has been closed for quite some time. I heard from people nearby that trucks of items are being delivered every day."
"The things that are delivered must be great."
The bar street was a place where rumors spread the fastest, as more and more people started talking about it. And so, the number of people who had bad intentions for the bar increased.
It was only after Zi Yi had just left the bar, that she suddenly received an alarm from the robots.
She pulled over and took out her tablet to connect to the surveillance camera inside the bar.
She saw several individuals sneaking behind the back door and trying to pry open the lock.
Zi Yi gave orders to the robots. "Let them enter."
The back door was soon unlocked. After they entered, they immediately headed for the wine cellar. One of the individuals said excitedly, "There must be plenty of good wine in the cellar. We are going to get rich tonight!"
After they entered the wine cellar, their eyes instantly shone.
"Hahaha... brothers, we've struck the jackpot. I didn't expect so many good wines to be stored in this wine cellar."
"Move them quickly. If we clear this place out, we can live lavishly for the rest of our lives.
Zi Yi sneered and quickly gave instructions to her robots. "Give them a scare and keep them locked up. I will deal with them tomorrow."
After she gave the order, she turned off the connection and continued driving.
However, as she drove, she discovered someone following her from behind.
[1] The historical study of language.