Yu Yan couldn't help but feel something different about Ying Yue's smile. Soon enough, the parlor was flooded and more people kept coming in. It was jam-packed. Xiaoyu's eyes almost popped out. What was going on here?
"Where's Ying Yue, she was here not long ago? "
" Ah, I missed my chance to see my goddess."
" Hey, isn't that Huaze Lei? What is he doing here? "
How did they know Ying Yue was here not long ago?
" Yu Yan, look at this." Xiaoyu sighed as she handed her phone. Yu Yan saw red. Ying Yue is going to have it from her when she gets home. Ying Yue had posted a picture of herself in the parlor, telling her fans to hurry if they want to meet her.
She purposefully wanted to punish her for not following her to the club. Whilst Yu Yan and Xiaoyu were lamenting, Yang Mei was so happy. Money signs were showing in her eyes as she enthusiastically came to join her staff. She was going to make lots of money today!!!
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" I tried to talk to her." Ling Xiao argued back, beads of sweat rolling down his forehead.
" Mhm.. " Gu Jingze replied. Ling Xiao felt like dying. What did his 'mhm' mean? He felt as if the temperature of the room tripled, contrasting the cold penetrating gaze Gu Jingze was giving him. He wished he could walk out and call Mo Ginshen, he was part of Gu Jingze's few friends, the only one who could salvage the situation.
"She means to tell me the only way she could pass my dad's art shop to me is if I follow her terms. " He sneered, his face lifting into a cold smirk. Ling Xiao could help but believe he was cursed in his previous life. If not, why was he the one who had to deal with such a man.
Gu Jingze was very famous in Crisco. Being a top model before, he was one of the few businessmen who had a huge fan base. It was rumored that he never dated, he had never dated anyone before. The only woman he paid attention to and tried to pursue was Zhi Ruo.
Apparently, she was cheating on him. He had his own share of women. Being a one woman person, Ling Xiao found that very annoying and couldn't wait for someone to change Gu Jingze. However, as wayward as he seemed to be, it was rumored that no woman had ever kissed him.
Ling Xiao strongly believed that rumor, being an eyewitness to the numerous times Gu Jingze had firmly pushed a woman off when she tried to kiss him. However that didn't mean anything, in fact, Ling Xiao thought it was silly. To sleep with many women, but never kiss anyone. Wasn't sex more intimate?
Now he had to deal with his mum problems. Ji Nuan, Gu Jingze's mum was not really liked by her son. Recently, she had called Ling Xiao, since her son didn't pick up her calls. She had told him he had to marry before she passes over his dad's art shop to him.
Gu Jingze had lots of restaurants, clubs, hotels, in fact, he even had a food industry and a gaming company. However, he had eyes only for his dead dad's art shop.
Ever since he was young, his mum abandoned him, leaving him to his dad to take care off. However, when his dad died of testicular cancer, she came back to take care of Gu Jingze. Now, she's pestering him to take in a wife or she'll force him to marry the woman of her choice.
With his mum's attitude, Gu Jingze knew she could pick a random girl off a tea shop to be his wife. Ling Xiao really wanted to see how the almighty Gu Jingze would take care of this.
"Book a ticket to England." Gu Jingze said, eyes full and round with wickedness.
" Ah? "
" Study,... I'll get my final certificate there." Was the almighty running from his problems? Then, it finally clicked. Ling Xiao looked at his boss and shook his head. He was trying to show his mother that she couldn't control him. Hence, he was moving to England. It was like a game or cat and mouse. He was acting as though he didn't care about his dad's shop anymore.
However, Ling Xiao knew, though, to everyone, Gu Jingze may look like the rat, he was definitely the one doing the chasing. The young secretary didn't know when he laughed out loud as he pictured a rat chasing a cat in his head. Gu Jingze cleared his throat.
"Secretary Ling, I'll like to know what's funny." His eyelids lowered a bit, however his gaze lingered on the poor man.
" It's... it's... ow, my tummy hurts. I need to pee." The secretary bent low as if the pain was unbearable and dashed out.
Gu Jingze chuckled. Though he may never say it, to him Ling Xiao was like a brother he never had. Just then, a pair of light brown eyes flashed through his memory. What was going on?
Those eyes were so beautiful. Where had he seen them before? Frustrated, he picked up his suit, ready to drive off to his gaming company, where he had to resolve a sensitive issue.
"President Gu." The staff greeted, bowing their head slightly and he nodded in return. Dressed immaculately, his staff were with the greatest ethics ever. He made his way to where he knew his friends were already waiting for him. This gaming company was very special to him, as he had always loved online games since he was a kid. They kept him busy away from his sorrow and loneliness. Apart from that, the company was managed by his best friends, so he cherished it a lot.
"President, they are currently discussing the problem right now." The head of security department said as he tried to catch up with Gu Jingze's long strides.
"Call for a meeting, everyone should be present. I'll be in the meeting room in a few minutes time. They should be waiting." Gu Jingze scanned his finger at the biometric screening door and walked in leaving the sweating man behind.
"Hey, What do you mean by England? We all agreed to complete our PhD in Crisco." Mo Ginshen complained, as his best friend entered.
" Change of plans, it's not important."
"Of course it is, you can't do that." He Yiqui said, he already had their grand entrance prepared. Gu Jingze, Mo Ginshen, He Yiqui and Fu Jin had been best friends since they started walking. Their parents had been so close, naturally they grew up to confide in each other.
"Fine, I'll think of a way out. For now, what's going on?" Gu Jingze probed.
" You've arranged a meeting, don't keep them waiting." Fu Jin, the gentle one amongst them said as he stood up.
" Right, we'll discuss with everyone." He Yiqui agreed and they all went into the meeting room.
" Sit." Gu Jingze commanded and all the staff sat, some on half of their buttocks. They were really scared, why would the President call for a general meeting? The last time he did that, he fired the workers who weren't efficient enough. They absolutely hated when he came, the environment being so cold and choking.
"What's wrong?" He asked and the head of security department stood up immediately and clicked on the device in his hands to start the projector.
"Five years ago, when you went for the opening of the restaurant in Chicago, the company faced a huge problem. A virus was sent into the system and all the settings were changed. It happened exactly at twelve am and ended exactly at two am that same day.
The virus was very complex and couldn't be taken care of by the security management...." The man was already sweating. Gu Jingze raised an eyebrow. They couldn't solve it, why wasn't he informed, then.
"Carry on." Mo Jingshen said and the man dabbed his forehead with his handkerchief and continued. Most of the staff stared at him in admiration. If they were the one the President was directing such a gaze to, they would have peed their pants.
"The virus was only to change the configuration of the way the members signed in and also prevent all users from signing in." Even the director himself was confused with what he was saying but he knew better than to lie to almighty President Gu.
"What was changed in the sign-in format?"
"Users were able to sign in without disclosing their personal information, not even their gender, or email address, only their username."
" It was definitely sent by a user." Fu Jin said confidently.
" Why would someone do that?"
"The person is a freak. Probably didn't want to register his or her personal information."
"Who sent this virus?" A cold voice broke out. It was Gu Jingze's .
"At that time, all users couldn't access the gaming site. New ones couldn't register too, all but two people, the ones with the user names Tricky and Adonis."
" So they are the two main suspect of this crime?" He Yiqui asked. The whole staff were perplexed. Why had they called a general meeting if they only wanted to speak to the head of department. However, they dared not say a word.
"It's definitely them." Fu Jin piped in, squinting his eyes.
" Why are you saying this now? Shouldn't you have done so five years ago?"
" We....we didn't think it was a big issue since the site was back to it's perfect, normal condition. We tested everything and nothing was changed." The man said and Gu Jingze raised an eyebrow.
" However, we were on the lookout for someone who could do such a thing."
"You should be. The server was hacked, even from overseas, I don't think anyone should be able to do so. The entire system was changed, a virus was introduced and people stopped playing for a whole two hours!" Gu Jingze said. Though, his tone was calm, it was chilly. The staff felt as if their hearts were being snatched out.
"It was...we couldn't break the virus code. The person was just toying with us."
" Person?" If Gu Jingze had heard correctly, the man mentioned Tricky and Adonis, didn't he?
" Ah...I mean...the virus was sent by Adonis, then."
"Then? You mean this happened twice and i wasn't told." Gu Jingze yelled this time and some of the staff flinched.
" We didn't take notice of it, a year later, the same thing happened, only that it lasted less than five minutes and Tricky registered."
"Without personal information?" Fu Jin asked.
" Yes, exactly the same thing."
" This is a serious issue, they may be spies collaborating together."He Yiqui commented.
" What did you do about this?" Mo Jingshen asked.
" Well, we constantly trailed him."
" Him?" Gu Jingze, being a smarter person asked. Why did they assume it was a man?
"Adonis, I mean.." The man corrected himself.
" And?"
" Just yesterday, Adonis' location was turned on at the same time he was logged into the site. we hit the jackpot, he's right here in Crisco." The man said and Gu Jingze pursed his lips. Let the game begin!