She was reminded of how she tirelessly conducted experiments today. Despite her hunger, fatigue and weakening body she persisted.

She worked all the way until the early hours of the morning in the hope that effort would be rewarded. Yet with a single sentence, he could obliterate all her hard work, demonstrating such cruelty and ruthlessness!

"Third Young Master Jun, tell me, why did you have FSA Company compete in the final round? I want to know the truth." She doggedly stared at him, all truths had been unveiled except this one.

Bai Sijia looked at Third Young Master Jun with the same curiosity. She also wanted to know the purpose of his actions.

Third Young Master Jun stayed silent for a long time before he leisurely opened his mouth. His voice was icy cold.

"Ye Lu, do you know what real revenge is?"

"What?"

"Kill two birds with one stone, a bloodless victory, and a stab straight to the heart."

Ye Lu’s face whitened further: "I don’t know."

"Although I had finalized ZA Company, I couldn’t make it too obvious to avoid arousing anger from the other bidders by showing favoritism. Thus, I had to turn their attention elsewhere."

Ye Lu’s heart trembled: "So, FSA and I became the targets. Your blatant bias made us enter the final round. Everyone saw us as the enemy, transferring all hostility onto us, and diverting away from ZA Company."

"Yes, when all companies assumed that FSA was the pre-selected candidate, ZA’s unexpected victory made it seem like a fair outcome. There won’t be any disputes." Third Young Master Jun calmly explained the cause and effect.

Ye Lu’s body shook, and her heart ached sharply.

It turns out she was merely a pawn he exploited, and ZA Company was the real inside scoop. She was unwittingly burdened with unfounded charges.

Thinking back to this period and the humiliation and ridicule from the other companies for making it into the final round, she was wrongly taking the blame on behalf of Bai Sijia.

Her body was trembling uncontrollably, consumed by extreme sorrow.

"Your methods are impressive, Third Young Master, they truly have me in awe! With what you called ’kill two birds with one stone’, isn’t it an understatement? It’s more like three birds with one stone, achieving all goals, and severe vengeance against me while stripping me of all hopes."

Third Young Master Jun lowered his gaze: "I thought you were very clear, I would not select FSA Company. Didn’t you always think so? How could you have hope?"

"Yes, I should have known. You would never let FSA win the bid. I was so foolish, I actually believed you were just and would decide fairly. It turns out, all my efforts just proved that I was nothing more than a manipulated pawn, and a tool for your revenge."

Ye Lu stared at him angrily, tears flowing down her cheeks.

If she had known about the internal preference beforehand, she would not have put in all that effort, let alone expect to win the bid, or have illusions of a prosperous future.

He gave her hope, and single-handedly crushed it. The only things she gained from this so-called bidding competition were humiliation, exhaustion, and the unbearable frustration of helplessness.

She angrily grabbed a coffee cup off the table and furiously splashed it in front of him.

"Go to hell with your business rules, Third Young Master Jun, you complete asshole!"

Coffee dripped down his entire face. He looked at her tearful and angry face with a cold stare.

"Is this your loser’s attitude? Ye Lu, you really can’t afford to lose. If you feel so hopeless, then you should savor this taste of revenge, understanding the unbearable pain of a knife stabbing into your heart!"