[Ding! Mission Complete.]
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Lei Feng left the company after attending the meeting, his purpose was complete. He would not be able to accomplish anything else by staying here. As for the matter of misappropriation of funds, it was not enough to bring Gu Feitain down. So no point in pursuing it.
He parked his car at a nearby cafe and saw a familiar face sitting there with another girl. He knew her as well. It was Gu Ling and Zhu Yiting talking to each other like girlfriends.
He walked into the coffee shop and sat down. Ordering a frappechino.
Gu Ling was sitting facing the door so she saw him coming right away. She was conflicted about whether she should call him out. Zhu Yiting also recognized him when he ordered the coffee, after confirming it was him she took Gu Ling's hand and joined him.
"Long time no see Lei Feng." Zhu Yiting punched him lightly in the shoulder.
Lei Feng smiled back, "It's only been a month. How are you doing princess?"
"I am good, stop calling me princess. I did not tell you my identity earlier because I did not want to create a gap between us," she replied while showing her tongue.
She sat down together with Gu Ling opposite Lei Feng.
"I want you to meet my good sister Gu Ling. We have been friends with each other for 4 years."
"This is Lei Feng, my friend from school." she introduced both of them.
There was an awkward silence in the booth. To clear her doubt Lei Feng said in an emotionless voice, "I know her, she used to be my good eldest sister."
These words were like a thorn in her heart so Gu Ling's eyes turned red.
"I am sorry, I am sorry...." she kept mumbling and soon started crying.
"Look, you made her cry." Zhu Yiting comforted her.
She knew Lei Feng's story from the internet but she did not expect his relationship with his family was this bad. Originally she wanted to ease the tension between these two. She knew Gu Ling for a long time so she knew Gu Ling was not a bad girl at heart. She was once hurt emotionally so he rarely connected to others emotionally.
Their first meeting was exactly the day when her boyfriend humiliated her and she went drinking and was later rescued by Zhu Yiting's bodyguard, they became friends.
Seeing her like this made Lei Feng a little sad but he swore not to get back together with them ever again.
"I heard you left the company?" he asked to ease the atmosphere.
"Yes, I had a big fight with our father." She replied while wiping away her tears.
"We both live together now." Zhu Yiting added.
Lei Feng was slightly surprised, "Oh~~"
"Didn't your lovely brother Gu Tianchen beg you not to leave? I find it hard to believe that he let you leave," he said with a little sarcasm.
Gu Ling was suddenly angry after hearing that name, "Don't speak that b!tch's name in front of me. It is all because of him that I left the family."
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After a while waiter brought the order and Gu Ling said, "I am sorry, I did not fulfill my duties as an elder sister. I hurt you too deeply to ask for forgiveness."
"Wounds heal, scars don't. Your family scarred me for life, no amount of apology can make up for it. So, don't try. I just want to live a life away from you people." Lei Feng said devoid of any emotion.
This made Gu Ling cry again. Zhu Yiting was sitting on pins now. She realized it was not a good idea to combine seats.
She said a light sorry to him.
Lei Feng shook his hand indicating it did not matter.
"If there is anything I can do to get your forgiveness, please tell me!!." Gu Ling made a last-ditch struggle.
Lei Feng was amused by it and said, "Oh really, tell Zhao Lang to divorce Gu Feitian and I will think about it. haha!"
He called the waiter to pay the bill, walked outside, and left.
"Ignore him," Zhu Yiting said trying to comfort her.
Gu Ling on the other hand had something else in her mind. 'It this is what it takes to get you back. I will try'
Lei Feng didn't know that his sarcastic joke would be taken seriously by his sister.
He returned to his room and connected to Brother Hong. They discussed company matters and progress on the decoration of villas. Lei Feng was happy to see the progress and he reminded him of the press release that is scheduled this Monday.
Brother Hong reassured him that all things were going smoothly and they were all ready for a full-scale launch.
He decided to hold the conference in Lotus City because his connection to the people of the city was much better than in Beijing. The initial user base is crucial for any business.
Also, he holds the identity of the biggest shareholder of the Ancient group which made things easier to handle. He asked Brother Hong and the team leader to return to the Lotus City tomorrow night to begin the preparations.
Lei Feng wanted to get his revenge on Gu Feitian before leaving this city. He was making plans on how to proceed but couldn't find the breaking point.
He knew about Gu Tianchen's secret but if Gu Feitian was prepared, he would be able to counter his allegations if he didn't provide solid evidence. He planned to use his ability on Gu Feitian next week and try to get information on Lin Fang.
He contacted the orphanage from where his foster mother adopted him to see if he could get any clues about his kidnapping.
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Two days went by but there was no major progress on his side. He went to the orphanage to check out but Dean did not know who left him there since the other party did not leave a name or ID.
There was no CCTV in the orphanage 16 years ago so clues were broken here.
He wanted to search for Lin Fang but it is like looking for a needle in the haystack.
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Sunday, Morning
Lei Feng received a call from an unknown number, he picked it up.
"Hello, Lei Feng it's me, Gu Ling. Please don't disconnect. I want to talk to you about something. Please."
"Speak."
" I want to work at your company."
....
Him: "Why do you think I will hire you?"
Her: "I can get your company listed next year for sure. I am experienced in this area. I was a team leader at Ancient group as well."
Him: "I am not convinced. Why do you want to join me? I find it hard to believe."
Her: "I tried convincing Mom to divorce Dad but she got angry and slapped me. I am homeless."
Him: (amused) "Doesn't sound like a 'me' problem."
Her: (Crying) "But I did it because you asked me to."
Him: "You never believed me ever before."
Her: "Now I do, so I want you to believe in me as well."
Him: "Contact Xu Hong from Future Tech. and say my name."
....
He disconnected, still feeling all this was a little fishy. He called Brother Hong and Wang Jing to not let her near the core secrets of the company. Just let her do finance.
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Soon the day of the press release came.
Lei Feng dressed nicely and sat along with Xu Hong and Wang Jing. They decided to hold the event in The Hilton Hotel's conference hall since he was living in it.
They went through the process once again, he even warned them that there might be disturbances from the Gu Family today so keep security tight and not let anyone related to the Gu Family inside.
At 1 pm, the press release began as scheduled. They distributed devices that contained preinstalled software in them to each person. Then Wang Jing took the stage to talk about the features and uses of the app. There were two variants of the app, One for users who just wanted to watch videos. The requirements for hardware on the phone were low on this app. The Other module was for content creators who want to live broadcast. It had more features like beauty filer etc. and requirements for the device were higher.
Instructing the reporters on how to use the creator version of the app. After a few minutes, everyone was connected and live. DouYin's main website was displayed on the projector behind them.
All the people using the live broadcast feature were appearing on the homepage with their names and profile pictures. Lei Feng used his phone to log in to the app to other modules of the application. He opened the home page and clicked on one of the reporters present in the room.
The whole process was aired live. A lot of people were excited about this.
Towards the last, Lei Feng announced the gifting mechanism and safety features that come with it.