"Allow it?" Qin Beiting shot a cold glance at Zuo Ye.
Zuo Ye's smile vanished, and he said earnestly, "That's right! She was originally my person!"
Qin Beiting let out a light laugh. "She's your person?"
His tone was as if he'd heard the world's biggest joke.
Even Qi Xifeng, who was sitting nearby, couldn't help but look at Zuo Ye again. He actually dared to say that. Seven Master had been with Miss Yu for six years.
"That's right!" Zuo Ye straightened his back, his expression darkening slightly. "I am her savior. Her life, including her body, belongs to me! If it weren't for me, how would you have met her?!"
Qi Xifeng was a little surprised. He had saved Sister-in-law five years ago?
No wonder their people had searched for so long and still couldn't find Sister-in-law.
"When did you save her?" Qin Beiting narrowed his phoenix-like eyes.
Qi Xifeng inwardly cursed, wanting to stop him, but it was too late. Zuo Ye had already spoken. "Five years ago, if I hadn't pulled her out of the sea, her life and the two lives inside her belly would have been eaten by fish, leaving not even a trace!"
Five years ago...
"The truth is: my mommy didn't remember her past either, so she didn't know who our daddy was."
"Qin Beiting, if you think you've been fine alone for the past five years and don't want anyone to bother you anymore, then forget me completely! Let's never see each other again."
Qin Beiting's mind suddenly flashed with what Duoduo and Yu He had said before. Could it be true?
They had known each other five years ago, and might have even loved each other, otherwise, he wouldn't have so easily given that courtyard house to Yu He.
That courtyard house was given to his mother by his father back then. His father had promised to give his mother a home, but ironically, his mother later discovered that his father was already married.
Yet, his mother had accepted it in the end and given it to Qin Beiting, telling him not to resent his father, that they had once loved each other.
She had also told him that when he grew up and met someone he liked, he should build a home with her there and be loyal to her alone for a lifetime.
"Seventh Master..." Qi Xifeng stared intently at Qin Beiting, worried that Zuo Ye's words might be too much for him.
But Qin Beiting remained silent. His icy gaze was fixed, and his face showed no discernible emotion, making him impossible to read.
This made him even more intimidating.
"So, I saved your life three times, and this is the profit you give me in return?" Zuo Ye tapped the contract on the table, his tone full of dissatisfaction, even issuing a threat. "If you're this harsh, then I'm sorry, I'll have to take her back to my country F. I can't let her stay here."
"Heh, you'll just take her away if you say so?" Qin Beiting suddenly let out a cold laugh. Then, with his slender, well-defined fingers, he picked up the contract from the table and tore it in front of Zuo Ye.
Torn!
Zuo Ye stared intently at the contract ripped into pieces, a bad premonition dawning upon him. "Seventh Master Qin, what do you mean by this?"
Qin Beiting threw the torn contract in front of him. "As you can see, I've changed my mind about this cooperation."
If Zuo Ye were more naive, he might have thought the other party had agreed to change the terms.
But he was also a veteran of the business world and understood what Qin Beiting meant. He didn't want to cooperate anymore!
He had spent so much time and effort, finally reaching the point of signing the contract, only for Qin Beiting to refuse to cooperate and tear up the contract on a whim!
Did he really treat Future Technology as some nobody?
Acting so arbitrarily?!
"Have you thought this through? If we don't cooperate, not only will Future Technology and XS Group be at odds forever, but you'll never see her again in this lifetime!" Zuo Ye warned in a low voice.
The "her" here, of course, referred to Yu He.
He thought his words would make Qin Beiting, who supposedly adored Yu He, waver. Instead, he saw Qin Beiting looking fearless, even sporting a dismissive cold smirk.
"Buzz." At this moment, Zuo Ye's phone vibrated in his pocket. He took it out, looked at it, and answered, "Speak, what is it?" Da Feng Novel Network.
"Mr. Zuo, something's wrong. Someone has reported our latest household robot system for suspected plagiarism." The person on the other end sounded anxious.
Zuo Ye was stunned and questioned, "That was developed by Esther! How could it be plagiarism?!"
"I don't know, but the Chinese media has already reported it, saying that the main brain design framework of our robot is very similar to the main brain framework of a medical robot design registered by XS Group. Although their robot hasn't been produced yet, they have registered the patent."
The person on the phone took a breath and continued, "The plagiarism incident is quite serious. It's likely to attract media attention soon, which will greatly affect our product sales. I don't know about the Western market, but the Asian market will definitely be inaccessible. We need to quickly finalize the cooperation with XS Group to show it's a joint effort, not plagiarism."
"I understand." Zuo Ye hung up and opened his browser, quickly finding the media reports.
He skimmed through the media reports and soon discovered that although the design registered by XS Group was conceived five years ago, the patent registration was recent.
Not registering it before and only registering it now meant Qin Beiting was deliberately targeting him!
"Qin Beiting, aren't you worried that this report will lead everyone to accuse Esther of plagiarism?!" Zuo Ye clenched his phone, realizing how ruthless this move was!
"Mr. Zuo, there's one thing you might not be fully aware of," Qi Xifeng interjected, explaining to him.
"In China, how many people know that Esther is Yu He? Secondly, given your company's hiring practices, surely Catherine is more famous than Esther in your company, right?"
So famous that many people even believe that this new household robot was designed by Catherine.
"Finally, you know better than anyone how you used Miss Yu to develop this robot for you!"
"You!" Zuo Ye was choked with anger. "As long as we announce who the robot's designer is, Esther will never be able to hold her head up in China again!"
"You should worry about yourself first." As soon as Qin Beiting finished speaking, two uniformed police officers entered the conference room.
After showing their badges, the officers said, "Zuo Ye, your passport's duration of stay in China has expired. Please leave China immediately."
Zuo Ye frowned slightly. "My assistant is already helping me renew my stay permit."
"Your application for an extended stay in China has not been approved. Please come with us!"
Zuo Ye found it strange. He had extended his stay before, and it had always been processed quickly. Why was it different this time?
He quickly realized something. "Qin Beiting, you are too despicable!"
But before he could argue, the two police officers each took an arm and forcibly escorted him out.
After Qi Xifeng saw them out, he returned and said to Qin Beiting, "He has been blacklisted by immigration. He will never be able to set foot in China again and will no longer be able to harass Miss Yu."
Qin Beiting let out a mocking laugh and stood up. As he was about to leave the conference room, his phone rang. It was Lola.
He immediately answered, "Seventh Master, Miss Yu has escaped."