"Do you think someone daring enough to take a 1 billion yuan job would be willing to work for others?" Si Yechen retorted.
"..." That's true, the main reason she takes online jobs is because she can work freely on her own time, without having to clock in 9-5.
"Not to mention, it took less than half a day for her to crack our original system and build an entirely new model. With her level, her abilities, how could she be willing to work together with the rest of the team day after day cooped up in a lab?"
With her skills, she could create new systems all on her own, what would she need the others for? More trouble than help?
Qingmu felt it made sense, but had to reluctantly give up on this unrealistic idea of recruiting such an expert.
Her abilities were definitely above their entire research team!
If they could get someone of her caliber, it would greatly benefit their group's future development.
"Or how about we give her a share of the profits? She can come in whenever she wants for work hours! As long as she helps us create even more powerful systems? Or invests in other research?"
"Rather than that, better to just give her another 10 billion to build an entirely new system."
"That's true..."
"This new system is very important to us, best if it's developed by our own people."
No matter how skilled she was, if she later had ulterior motives, they would be the ones to suffer in the end.
"I understand." While regretful, Qingmu could only give up on this unrealistic idea.
After ending the call, Si Yechen worked at the computer for half an hour before getting up and heading to the bedroom.
"Yanyan, asleep?"
He knocked on the door, no response from inside.
He wondered if the little girl had covered herself with a blanket. It was summer after all, if the AC was too cold she might catch a cold.
Thinking this, he turned the door handle. The bedroom was quiet, only the curtains fluttering in the breeze. The girl slept on the bed, beautiful as a painting.
Si Yechen suddenly hoped time would freeze like this, because the scene before him made him feel this was the essence of tranquil days.
The snowy white bedding made Qing Yan seem to be lying in snow. Her skin was originally fair, lying on the huge bed, her beauty and delicate features seemed even more petite and cute.
Si Yechen walked over softly, pulling the blanket over her. Her phone suddenly fell out from the blankets onto the floor.
Didn't expect the little girl would play on her phone even before falling asleep?
Si Yechen had just picked it up when he noticed the screen was still on. She must have been scrolling through her phone, then fallen asleep in the middle of it.
The screen showed the personal page of a back end account. The username was just two words: Lord Qing.
The little girl was Lord Qing?
Looking further, the mission bar showed a 1 billion yuan task had been completed an hour ago. Checking the exact completion time, the whole process only took her thirty two minutes, and it was done casually after their date!
Qingmu had been shocked at first, thinking she used up half a day, since their team hadn't cracked it after working for months...
But he didn't expect the little girl didn't use half a day, only 32 minutes!
32 minutes to solve a problem their entire team had been stuck on for months!
If Qingmu knew, he would probably be shocked enough to question life...
Si Yechen's gaze landed on the girl's fair and beautiful face. Yet another secret identity revealed. Just now Qingmu had suggested recruiting this top hacker to come work for them?
Si Yechen's lips quirked up. Just how many more identities did this little girl have that he didn't know about!
Each one more capable than the last, each one more amazing.
Gently covering her with the blanket, Si Yechen leaned down and left a kiss on her soft lips.
"Sleep well."
Si Yechen's gaze lingered on her, as if he couldn't look enough. After a while, he finally locked her phone screen and placed it on the nightstand before softly leaving the room.
Qing Yan didn't know how long she had slept when she woke up, but the clock hands already pointed to 4:30pm. At Si Yechen's place, how could she have slept so soundly and comfortably?
The white curtains in the bedroom billowed gently in the breeze, tranquil as a beautiful movie scene. She picked up her phone and suddenly found someone had sent her another 1 billion yuan job for doing something simple - be nicer to those around her.
What was this about??
Did the client send to the wrong person???
Just for being nicer to those around her, he would give her 1 billion? Was he crazy??
But the money had already been deposited into her account, and the mission auto-activated.
She could only open the chat window and send a question mark.
After sending it, she got up to freshen up and went downstairs.
Si Yechen stood in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, his tall straight figure cut a striking silhouette.
Holding a wine glass in one hand, gazing at the scenery outside, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Didn't you nap?" Qing Yan had assumed he would rest after finishing work, didn't expect to find him standing here like this. Had he encountered some difficult problem?
"Awake?" Si Yechen turned around, placing the wine glass back on the servant's tray. In a few steps he reached Qing Yan's side.
He stroked her cheek, kissed her. "Stayed up late again last night?"
"No."
"I had them prepare afternoon tea, let's go to the garden together to eat." Si Yechen held her hand gently as he spoke.
When the butler set the things down in the garden, he couldn't help sneaking another look at Qing Yan. Miss Qing Yan was even prettier than when they first met. Perhaps because she had just woken up, but her clear bright eyes were like twinkling stars in the sky.
The master was truly fortunate to have a partner like her.
"You were sleeping very soundly just now." Si Yechen said gently. Did she like his bed, or his scent?
Qing Yan suddenly realized, "You came in earlier? So my phone..."
He saw it?
Si Yechen's lips quirked up. She really was clever, reacting in less than two seconds.
"It fell to the floor when I went to cover you with a blanket. You forgot to lock the screen."
"So you saw everything? The client was you? You're Mr. M?"
"Mr. M is Qingmu's account, but yes, I did ask him to place the order."
Initially it was to hire top hacker Lord Qing to crack the system. Later after finding out the little girl's identity, he added another 10 billion.
"..." No wonder. Only he would do something like this, casually spending 10 billion just hoping she would treat him nicer??
"Don't I treat you well enough usually?" Qing Yan raised a brow in question.
"You do." Si Yechen picked up a pastry to feed her. "But if you could be even better..."
"How so?" Better to what extent?
"For example...you could also feed me one."
"..." As if!
"10 billion is too little for Miss Qing Yan's skills." Si Yechen continued feeding her, lips curving in a smile. "If I knew the top ranked person was you, I would have added another zero."
100 billion??
"Either way, the money earned is for spending on my wife. Sooner or later makes no difference."
"..." Qing Yan didn't expect that in the end, the one who wanted to crack the system and placed the order was him. She thought of an idea after considering it.
Hadn't he placed the 10 billion order for her to treat him nicer?
She would create an entirely new system for him tonight then, no point in accepting the money for nothing.