A long time passed.
"Chen Dong, how do you treat a treasure that has been lost and found?"
In the dimness, Qin Beiting suddenly opened his eyes. His phoenix eyes had regained their calmness, and his divine gaze was as deep as an unfathomable abyss.
"Cherish it?" Chen Dong, seeing that he had regained his senses, breathed a sigh of relief and quickly hung up the call to Qi Nan.
"I was too hasty," Qin Beiting muttered to himself.
Chen Dong: "?"
He suddenly couldn't keep up with his boss's thoughts anymore. Indeed, the matter of emotions was too difficult.
—
Yu He hailed a taxi and gave a suburban address.
She owned a villa there, which she bought before coming to Bei City. It was located at the border of Bei City and Jing City, convenient for future actions.
At this moment, a text message arrived on her phone.
[Did you die outside? If you don't come back soon, your room will be gone!]
The message was from an unnamed phone number, which she recognized as Ye Zizheng's.
"Driver, please change the destination to Jiangwan Shuyuan No. 8," Yu He said to the driver.
This was the Ye family's address.
Forty minutes later.
Yu He got out of the car at the main entrance of the courtyard. The gate was wide open, and two large trucks occupied the yard. Movers in uniform were busy carrying things in and out.
Were they moving?
"Young Master, don't you even want the piano? This piano cost 100,000 yuan back then. Perhaps Young Lady can still use it," Aunt Cui said with heartache as she watched the workers carry out the piano.
"If my sister wants to learn piano, we'll buy her a new one. There's no need for a second-hand one that someone else has used."
Ye Qichen sat on the sofa with his legs crossed, designing a room layout on his iPad while giving instructions.
"Dad, there are two photos left on that wall. If you think the empty space looks bad, you can take some photos of my sister another day and hang them up."
"This... can we keep two?" Ye Jianming rubbed the photo frame.
The wall next to him was covered with photos of the family taken by Cheng Lizhu, mostly highlighting the children's achievements.
The two photos Ye Qichen mentioned were of Ye Zisu winning first place in the provincial piano competition for elementary and junior high school, and Ye Jianming's photo with her and provincial leaders.
Ye Jianming was not attached to Ye Zisu herself, but rather to the sense of honor derived from the photos with provincial leaders.
"No!" Ye Qichen refused ruthlessly. "I want all traces of Ye Zisu's presence here to be completely cleared! Only then will my sister come back to live."
He had reflected on it. Yu He's reluctance to live at home before was not only because of the family's favoritism towards Ye Zisu but also because Ye Zisu's presence made her feel uncomfortable.
Therefore, he had to eliminate all traces!
"Did you hear that?" Cheng Lizhu went to snatch the album from Ye Jianming's hand, but he held on tightly.
Cheng Lizhu couldn't get it, so she went to pack other things first.
"Brother, the room you designed isn't as good as my current study. That was the room she snatched from me before, and she treasured it. There's no need to replace it."
Ye Zizheng, standing beside them, pointed at the design on the iPad and complained.
Ye Qichen was designing the room that Ye Zisu had previously occupied, intending to give it to Yu He.
That room was a master bedroom, superior in all aspects to Yu He's current room.
"Your study is too small. Girls have a lot of things, and it's not enough. If my sister likes the decoration of this room, I can have people renovate it to match," Ye Qichen said firmly.
This was because the room was closest to his own.
"Ye Zisu's room still smells like a white lotus! She might not even want to live there!" Ye Zizheng added.
"That's her choice. Why are you babbling?" Ye Qichen turned away from the iPad. "Also, call her 'sister,' not 'her her her.' It's rude!"
"None of your business! Unless she calls me 'brother' first, why should I call her 'sister'?" Ye Zizheng turned his proud head away.
"Miss, you're back." At this moment, Aunt Cui's voice suddenly came from outside.
The four people in the living room immediately turned their gazes towards the entrance.
Ye Jianming, with a loud clang, immediately threw the photo frame he had been fiddling with into the trash can.
Cheng Lizhu: "..."
Ye Zizheng quickly scurried past Ye Qichen and stood before Yu He, crossing his arms and holding his head high. He said,
"Back so soon? Afraid I'd snatch the room from you, right? You really prefer my study the most!"
If she didn't choose this young master's study, he would break off all ties with her!
He wouldn't even share his pocket money with her!
Yu He: "..."
"Sister, ignore him. Come and see the new room I designed for you."
Ye Qichen pushed Ye Zizheng aside by his shoulder and handed the design to Yu He with anticipation.
Yu He looked at the design. It was very detailed, and many aspects were carefully considered, showing that much thought had been put into it.
"Not bad," she said.
Getting his sister's approval, Ye Qichen was very happy. "If you like it, I'll have the renovation company start the work tomorrow."
Yu He felt a little unaccustomed to this sensible and approachable brother suddenly caring so much about her, but seeing the changes the family had made for her, she suddenly felt a warmth in her heart.
Her restless mood from the whole night also improved slightly.
"Okay," she nodded in agreement.
Ye Zizheng: !!
The country bumpkin didn't choose him!
He was going to break off all ties with this country bumpkin!!
—
Gu Group, President's Office.
"Three days, and no one has taken the job yet?" Qin Meimei asked Gu Yan, holding a glass of red wine while standing by the floor-to-ceiling window.
Gu Yan shook her head. "No. We've posted on all the platforms that can issue tasks, both domestic and international, and there's been no response."
"These good-for-nothings, not making money when it's there, are all big idiots!" Qin Meimei cursed and slammed her wine glass onto the coffee table.
"Mom, I'm sorry. I underestimated 'Crow's' influence before. I just found out that 'Crow' is 'S's' only disciple," Gu Yan said guiltily.
"What?" Qin Meimei and Gu Tianlei, who was sitting in the president's chair, exclaimed in unison.
They both knew about the 'S' incident; he was a national hero.
Eight years ago, when Country M invaded our country's defense system, the person dispatched by our army was 'S.'
He not only intercepted all the enemy's intrusions within a day but also counter-attacked, paralyzing Country M's defense system for a week.
The incident caused a global sensation, and 'S' was thus crowned the undisputed leader of the global hacking world.
It was a pity that this leader of the gods announced his retirement from the hacking world two years ago due to health reasons, which was a cause for regret.
'Crow' being 'S's' only disciple was enough to earn the awe of hackers worldwide.
And their Gu family, due to a momentary lapse of anger, had inadvertently offended such a terrifying existence.
"What were you doing before?!" Qin Meimei glared at Gu Yan, a look of disappointment and resentment on her face.