After Switching Bodies, the Mad Overbearing CEO Takes Over the Entertainment Industry-Chapter 163 - Tiantian’s Candy
Chapter 163 -163 Tiantian’s Candy
He turned on the protective desk lamp beside him and then pressed the answer button, “Hello?”
“Ah Jiang, I just received a message that our headquarters building has been invaded by a mysterious hacker. I need you to find this person.”
Qin Jiangsheng’s brow furrowed slightly and after a moment he responded, “Hmm.”
Mo Jiu chuckled, “They might have spotted you too. If this leaks and the police find out, do you think you could still get away?”
Apparently afraid that Qin Jiangsheng wouldn’t take it seriously, he threatened him with the prospect of being kicked out of the organization. If it didn’t leak, it was fine, but once it did, his life would be over.
“I’ll find this person.”
“And silence them,” Mo Jiu added.
His tone was casual, “I’ll wait for the good news.”
After the call ended, Qin Jiangsheng turned to look at the time—it was 2:10 AM. He opened the laptop on his desk, which was provided by Old Sir Bai; in fact, everything in this room, including his clothes, had been delivered by Old Sir Bai’s people.
If the old residence wasn’t so far away, and if he wasn’t worried about delaying Qin Jiangsheng’s studies, he would have already taken Qin Jiangsheng to live with him. He entered a string of codes on his own computer. The hacker was cautious, quickly retreating upon detecting something amiss. Following the residual traces, Qin Jiangsheng located a red dot, but the location was in the outskirts—a clear trick.
The adversary was quite tricky, giving them a false location. Qin Jiangsheng was momentarily helpless, only able to slowly probe, and thus he logged out of the system and opened the study software.
The number one spot he once occupied was now taken by Ji Tian. Since that day, he had stopped answering questions. Unexpectedly, Ji Tian really put in the effort, grinding through two thousand questions in three days, making him doubt whether this person ever slept on time.
He glanced at his own ID, which expressed his dislike for milk, and finally clicked into his homepage to change his name: [Want to Eat Candy]
The kind of candy that Tiantian likes.
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On the fifth day of Shen Zhiyi’s disappearance, although the police hadn’t given up the search, they also warned the family not to hold out too much hope. After so long, the odds were grim.
At the same time, the court case He Chenxi was confident of winning also ran into trouble. Wu Qin’er suddenly recanted in court, accusing He Chenxi of being the bully, paying her to lie and take down Liu Huixing. Because of this sudden development, the case kept turning over.
After leaving court, He Chenxi returned home under the escort of bodyguards, also ignoring the slander online. Holed up in her apartment complex, she sent a message to Ji Tian: [Tiantian… initially Qin’er had agreed to help me expose Liu Huixing’s atrocities, but in the end, she turned coat due to promises from the company of future resources and support.]
Ji Tian was in class at the moment and glanced at the vibrating phone: [Then you have no choice but to release all the evidence you have, recordings, screenshots, and show no mercy. You even need to sue one more, tsk.]
He Chenxi felt very heavy-hearted. She had almost used up all her family’s savings on the lawsuit. If she lost, she couldn’t withstand the consequences.
Xue Anyu had also been relentlessly reaching out to her, initially admitting his mistake, but later resorting to unbridled threats. If she dared to expose him, he would make He Chenxi pay with her life.
After ending the conversation with Ji Tian, she felt unbearably stifled and particularly wanted to find a place to vent. After disguising herself, she headed out to a distant bar. Starting tomorrow, she was going to sue those bastards to death.
Ji Tian chatted with He Chenxi and soon after Lin Shihuan sent her a message, stating he would send someone to pick her up in the afternoon, since the auction was going to be held at sea, scheduled for seven o’clock in the evening.
Ji Tian had never gone out so late before, mainly because her family was strict with her. As for Ji Weinan, he was much more carefree. Wanting to test the waters with Ji Lingyun and worried that he might have plans to come home in the evening, she hadn’t even sent her query when a message came in from him: “I’m off to Port City for a business trip today, is there any particular gift you’d like?”
He frequently brought gifts for Ji Tian when he traveled on business, not really caring whether she liked them or not. If he liked something, he bought it. As a child, he often bought her robots, which now gathered dust in the storeroom. This was the first time Ji Lingyun had asked for her preference.
Her eyes lit up as she replied without hesitation, “Diamonds! I want those that sparkle with rainbow colors, big and bright, and most importantly, expensive.”
At the company, Ji Lingyun: “…”
Big, bright, and expensive.
He turned to look at Wen Jiangxue, who clung to his shoulder like a vine: “So, do all you girls like these flashy but practically useless things?”
Wen Jiangxue’s eyes shifted to him. Even without makeup, she was stunningly beautiful. She said, in a lazy tone, “I like them. Diamonds are quite useful, you know; they’re needed for marriage. It’s a wonder if I’ll ever receive a diamond from Mr. Ji in my lifetime.”
Ji Lingyun’s lips moved subtly. After catching the carelessness in the deepest part of her eyes, he also replied with a cold laugh, “Keep dreaming.”
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Pouting, she exhibited her displeasure, “So heartless, even though I like you so much. All my affection has been misplaced.”
“My wedding ring is reserved for my first love only, don’t even think about it.”
Wen Jiangxue: “…”
Visibly upset, she turned her back on him, “Like I care. Once I marry into a good family, I’ll make my husband buy me ten thousand diamond rings!”
Ji Lingyun glanced at her with an amused smirk, “I’m curious to see who in Capital City is so reckless as to marry you.”
“How can you be like this, unwilling to like me and yet not letting me go? I’ve been with you for five years; what am I after?” Wen Jiangxue angrily poked his solid chest through the suit with her finger.
“You know what you’re after. After all, it was you who came to me at the beginning.”
Wen Jiangxue’s face stiffened. Five years before, when she had nowhere to turn, that’s when she set her sights on Ji Lingyun. Back then, young as he was, he had already begun trying to take over the company, while she herself had been thrown out by her own Wen Family. After her parents died in a car accident, her uncle’s family usurped her inheritance, and she had no choice but to seek the powerful elites of Capital City.
Most of those interested in her were ugly, middle-aged businessmen, and some even had several mistresses behind their wives’ backs while producing a slew of illegitimate children. Wen Jiangxue could not get past that barrier in her heart.
That was, until she lingered outside an entertainment venue one day and Ji Lingyun appeared, dressed sharply in a suit, tall and handsome, attending the place for business discussions.
Back then, Ji Lingyun was especially aloof and avoided women; at the time, people said he had come to the venue to talk business and was sent out by Ji Yanshang for some hands-on experience. Wen Jiangxue only wanted to climb the social ladder to reclaim her family fortune. She gradually orchestrated chance encounters with Ji Lingyun, pretending to fall in front of him, spraining her ankle, spilling water on his clothes accidentally, appearing vulnerable and crying when bullied—all designed to trigger a man’s protective instincts and deepen Ji Lingyun’s memory of her until he took the initiative to stand up for her and asked for her name. At that point, she considered her mission accomplished.
After spending some time together, Wen Jiangxue was sure that this man was all about looks. Because she was beautiful, she caught his eye. She hated that her least favorite trait had become her quickest route to success; it wasn’t exactly revolting, but beauty could indeed be a weapon.
