Yu He's cheeks flushed, her heart pounding like a drum.
She scrambled to get up. After a quick glance at Qin Beitng's face and confirming his eyes were still naturally closed, she let out a sigh of relief. She quickly pulled the bath towel back over him, then tugged the blanket up to cover him, tucking him in securely.
The doorbell continued to ring. Yu He put down the medicine and first splashed cold water on her flushed cheeks in the bathroom before going to answer the door.
"Boss."
As soon as the door opened, Shi Ban, wearing a baseball cap and mask, looking like a thief, glanced left and right. Seeing no one, he quickly darted into the living room of the suite.
"Boss, I've brought you what you needed." He put down his backpack and took out a laptop.
This was something Yu He had asked him to deliver while Qin Beitng was showering.
"Why are you dressed like this?" Yu He took the laptop and opened it on the coffee table.
Shi Ban removed his hat and mask as he complained, "You have no idea how tiring it is to date a superstar. You constantly have to avoid being spotted by reporters, the media, and sasaeng fans. If you get photographed, you have to explain later that they're really not your mistress."
"...Keep your voice down," Yu He reminded him.
Shi Ban glanced at the closed door of the suite. "Is your man in there?"
As he spoke, he turned back and noticed the lingering blush on Yu He's cheeks. "Why are your cheeks so red?"
"..."
Yu He thought about the awkwardness in the room just now and thought, *It's all because of you.*
"Were you guys doing something 'shy-shy' just now?" Shi Ban leaned closer to Yu He with a gossip-filled expression, "Is your Qin Seventh Lord fierce? Is he good?"
"..."
"You can get lost!" Yu He said coldly.
"Boo hoo, you use me and then tell me to get lost. You're just the best. You don't even consider me. I've been targeted because of you," Shi Ban whined pitifully.
Yu He shot him a sidelong glance. "Continue."
"They couldn't find any information on you, so they started coming after me. Especially Bai Yang from Xing Que. Ever since I ran into him last time, I've noticed he's been paying attention to my activity on the hacker network. I'm too scared to go online freely anymore," Shi Ban said.
"They" referred to the group hunting down Raven, who in their eyes, was currently a walking dollar sign. Whoever caught him first would get the money.
"Oh." Yu He responded indifferently, as if the matter had nothing to do with her.
Seeing her detached attitude, Shi Ban couldn't help but urge her:
"You should take this seriously. Even people from Xing Que are involved. Those devils are not to be underestimated. You absolutely must not go online recently. Wait until the heat dies down. I have a feeling Xing Que's intentions might not be pure. Don't let them catch you."
"I know. You can go now," Yu He waved her hand impatiently.
Shi Ban pouted, put his hat and mask back on, and was about to open the door to leave when Yu He suddenly called him back.
"Wait, take this special medicine for the heart. Use it first."
As Yu He spoke, she tossed him a small bottle.
Shi Ban caught it and stared at the bottle in his hand, with the dosage instructions written in small print. He was a little stunned.
"How did you know the person I wanted you to help treat had a heart condition?"
After asking, Shi Ban felt his question was redundant.
His godson had congenital heart disease, which wasn't exactly a secret. With Yu He's abilities, she could find out all the information with just a few clicks.
All along, he had considered Yu He to be aloof and unapproachable.
He even felt that in Yu He's eyes, their relationship was purely one of mutually beneficial cooperation. No matter how enthusiastically he tried to approach her, she always maintained a cold demeanor, telling him to get lost after she had used him.
But at this moment, Shi Ban was touched by her.
He hadn't found a suitable opportunity to ask her to treat his godson's illness, yet she had already developed the special medicine.
Her thoughtfulness was truly meticulous!
He vowed to never again complain about Yu He being cold and heartless.
"Boss, thank you! Muah~"
Shi Ban tightly grasped the small bottle in his hand and, filled with emotion, rushed back into the living room, wanting to hug Yu He. However, she unceremoniously pushed him away with one hand.
"One million. Remember to transfer the money to my account," Yu He said.
Shi Ban: "..."
The boss was still the boss.
...
After Shi Ban left, Yu He casually deleted the hotel's surveillance footage and then logged into the anonymous WeChat account. She found the Xing Que Hall Master and sent him a message.
Anonymous: "There's a batch of special medicine made from the leftover materials of the Black Spirit Pearls. Limited quantity. Want to put it up for auction at your Xing Que? Interested?"
Yu He's fingers tapped rhythmically on the tabletop, waiting for the other party's reply, planning to probe their limits further.
However, ten minutes after sending the message, there was still no reply.
She glanced at the time. It was already 1 AM. Had they gone to sleep?
She fumbled in her bag for a USB drive and plugged it into her laptop. Then, white code began to appear on the black screen of the computer.
If Shi Ban were still there, he would definitely be so angry he'd spit blood. He had just cautioned her not to go online, and she immediately did!
Meanwhile, at Xing Que.
In the office of the main control building.
"Someone is attacking the firewall."
Jin Niu, carrying a bucket of instant noodles, glanced at the firewall alert and the auto-intercepted data prompts as he passed the large screen.
"Let them attack. The Hall Master designed this firewall system personally. In my life, I've never seen anyone break through it."
Bai Yang was squatting in his chair, playing a game, with a lollipop in his mouth, saying nonchalantly.
"That's true." Jin Niu sat back down, pulled up the firewall's automatic interception data, and began to watch while eating his noodles.
Halfway through his noodles, Jin Niu exclaimed, "Holy crap!" and jumped up from his seat, spilling his noodles all over the keyboard.
Bai Yang was startled by him, his mouse slipped, and his game character was killed. He cursed angrily, "What the hell? You scared me!"
Jin Niu frantically unplugged the keyboard interface. He didn't bother cleaning up the noodles, his face almost pressed into the computer screen.
"The person attacking the firewall seems to be Raven!"
"Holy cow!" Bai Yang immediately quit the game and pulled up the firewall data. The more he looked, the more excited he became. "Is this the legendary 'iron shoes are worn out, but the fish and dragon are found without effort'?"
After saying that, he shifted his sitting posture and quickly typed on the keyboard, trying to catch the opponent.
"Quick, quick, quick, catch him!" Jin Niu immediately switched to another keyboard and joined in.
At the Di Sheng Hotel.
Yu He saw the prompt on the screen and a slight smile curved her lips. She got up, connected the power to her laptop, rubbed her fingers, and then her ten fingers danced rapidly across the keyboard.
This night was destined to be extraordinary.
Until the dawn broke outside the window, Jin Niu and Bai Yang felt their fingers were so sore from typing that they couldn't lift them, and they still hadn't managed to capture any useful information about the opponent.
Yet, the other party was still attacking the firewall, and at the same time, they were defending against the two of them while attacking the firewall. Were they even human?