"To the company," Yu He insisted.
Chen Dong, seeing he couldn't dissuade her, agreed with a "Yes," gave the driver the address of Shengda Venture Capital, and quickly took out his phone to message Qin Beiting.
Sitting in the back seat, Yu He watched his subtle movements, her gaze growing colder. Da Feng Fiction Network.
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XS Group, CEO's Office.
Qin Beiting sat at his desk, looking at the contents of the post Bei Ming had sent him on his computer.
[Interpol offers a $100,000 bounty for hacker "Crow".]
He hadn't been on the hacker network for a while and was surprised to be greeted by such big news.
But wasn't it him who had invaded the satellite?
He scanned the news post, and as he reached a white crow logo embedded in the content, his scrolling mouse paused.
The logo looked familiar; it seemed the person who had previously hacked his computer had this icon in their code.
The man's narrow phoenix eyes narrowed. Such a coincidence?
The Gu family and Crow had caused a stir in Beishi before. Crow then attempted to hack his computer, but had first infiltrated USA-224. Had he been secretly assisting the Gu family?
He sent Bei Ming a message: [Check Crow's profile.]
"Brother Ting, the meeting is about to start," Qi Xifeng said, entering to remind him.
"Mm," Qin Beiting replied with a hum, closed the post, and cleared his browsing history before getting up.
Five people were already waiting in the conference room; they were all top management of the company.
The meeting began with a serious atmosphere, and each person took turns reporting their annual summary and plans for next year.
"This year's total financial profit is..."
"Ding, ding."
Suddenly, several consecutive WeChat notification sounds abruptly interrupted the meeting.
Qi Xifeng's expression became stern, and he looked around at everyone present, "Whose phone is not on silent?"
Not setting their phones to silent during a meeting, such basic common sense, meant they weren't fit to attend the group's top-level meeting.
The five high-level executives nervously checked their phones, exchanged glances, and finally their gazes fell on Qin Beiting.
He calmly picked up his phone from the table, glanced at the WeChat message from Chen Dong, and abruptly stood up.
"Meeting adjourned," he stated, leaving the room.
Qi Xifeng: "..."
He immediately got up and chased after him, "Brother Ting, is something wrong?"
"The young lady wants to come to the company to see me."
"Huh?" Qi Xifeng thought he had misheard. "Just to see you?"
"Uh-huh," Qin Beiting hummed.
The young lady had never actively sought him out like this before. He had to hurry back.
"..." Qi Xifeng, with a look of utter speechlessness, pressed the button for the CEO's exclusive elevator.
Boss, haven't you forgotten your domineering CEO persona?
How could you abandon such an important group meeting just because she wanted to see you.
"You still haven't told Miss Yu your current identity?" he asked.
Although Qin Beiting's identity was kept secret from the public, those close to him and new hires knew.
Qin Beiting's mind flashed to Yu He's exquisite face, and he said, "No, she's rather timid and not in good health. I'm afraid she wouldn't be able to handle it."
Qi Xifeng, who had seen the video of Yu He and Qin Beiting fighting posted in the group chat by Lu Yiming: "..."
The elevator descended to the underground parking lot.
"Shall I give you a ride?" Qi Xifeng took out his car keys.
"No need. For the Gu family matters, you hurry up," Qin Beiting took the car keys and got into the driver's seat.
At the same time, on the other side.
The taxi driver stopped the car at Shengda Venture Capital, and both Yu He and Chen Dong got out.
Chen Dong glanced at his WeChat. Qin Beiting was stuck in traffic on his way from XS Group and hadn't arrived yet, so he was asked to stall for time.
He quickly sent Qin Beiting a message: [We've arrived.] Then, leading Yu He into the company, he said, "Miss Yu, Brother Ting is still in a meeting. I'll take you to his office first."
The front desk lady's eyes lit up when she saw Chen Dong bringing in a refined and elegant beauty. She smiled, greeted them, swiped their elevator card, and then returned to her post, opening WeChat to send a message in a dedicated fan group.
Front Desk Cutie: [OMG, Assistant Chen is here, and he brought a stunning beauty! So pretty, her skin is amazing.]
Admin Yingying: [Assistant Chen is here, so CEO Qin won't be far behind, right? This kind of loyal subordinate and dominant CEO pairing is just too great to ship.]
Finance Qingqing: [For business powerhouses like CEO Qin and CEO Liu, a younger partner is more sexually charged. Didn't you all notice, whenever CEO Qin arrives, CEO Liu smiles so much more?]
Admin Yingying: [Hey, wait, a stunning beauty?!!]
Front Desk Cutie: [Yes, they're going to the top floor, CEO Qin's office.]
Admin Yingying: [OMG, is my Chen-Qin ship about to collapse?]
Secretary Xiao Hu: [CEO Liu's office is also on the top floor.]
Finance Jingjing: [Is my Qin-Liu ship also about to collapse?]
Front Desk Cutie: [If it collapses, it collapses. Investing anew is never a loss. Besides, the stunning beauty is really too beautiful, like a fairy descended, untouched by worldly affairs. Paired with CEO Qin's cold and abstinent demeanor, they're a match made in heaven. I'm shipping them.]
Front Desk Cutie: [Too bad there are no photos. If you saw her looks, you'd be like me, forgetting about Assistant Chen, CEO Liu, and everyone else.]
Admin Yingying: [Really that beautiful? @Secretary Xiao Hu, go check it out.]
Finance Jingjing: [Curious. @Secretary Xiao Hu, go investigate for us.]
Secretary Xiao Hu: [No problem.]
The elevator reached the highest floor.
Yu He stepped out of the elevator and said, "Take me directly to the conference room. I'll just look at him from outside; it won't affect them."
Chen Dong's heart sank. Had Yu He discovered something about Brother Ting?
"The conference room has solid walls, you can't see anyone," he said evasively.
Yu He gave him a suspicious look but said nothing.
She had just had a whim to come and see if Qin Beiting was really working at the company arranged by the Qin family, and how much truth there was in his words.
If he had truly lied to her…
The thought of this possibility made Yu He feel a pang of sadness. Her peach blossom eyes became calmer.
Chen Dong led her towards Qin Beiting's office. Fortunately, the cleaners came daily, so the office didn't look like it had been unused for a long time.
"Wait a moment, I'll get you a glass of water," he said, then went out and checked his WeChat. Qin Beiting hadn't replied yet, so he immediately made a phone call.
In the office.
Yu He scanned the surroundings. The office layout was quite standard. Her gaze fell on the computer on the desk, and she was about to approach it.
"Knock, knock." The office door was suddenly knocked upon, and then, a man in a fitted suit pushed the door open and entered.