Ye Ke was making calls to various senior managers at the Gu Corporation while simultaneously giving direct orders to Fu Jiachen.
The vice president who received the call was utterly bewildered.
“What’s wrong?” his business partner beside him asked, surprised.
The VP sighed with emotion, “Our Second Miss wants to acquire a large amount of the company’s stock.”
“Miss Ye is indeed a formidable figure,” the partner said, chuckling at this point. “Though her younger brother seems slightly less impressive in comparison.”
“Not just her brother,” the VP continued, smiling. “You know ‘Y’, the one taking the entire internet by storm lately? She’s also a member of the Ye family, and she’s the eldest daughter.”
“She’s a Ye?!” The partner was stunned, then shook his head. “What a shame. In any other family, a genius hacker like her would receive the full support and nurturing of the entire clan. But to be in the same family as the Second Miss… Compared to Second Miss, this hacking genius seems a bit lackluster.”
Ye Ke possessed an exceptionally unique insight in finance and had already built her own commercial empire. Ye Shaohua was merely a budding genius still in the process of growth.
In the eyes of these business titans, Ye Shaohua wasn’t even worthy of being considered Ye Ke’s rival.
Meanwhile, Ye Ke hadn’t expected to run into Gu Jingyan while waiting downstairs.
And not far behind Gu Jingyan, walking towards them with the light at his back, was a tall, handsome figure.
She had only met him once, but Ye Ke remembered his name: Gu Jingyun.
Some people were born with an aura that was simply unforgettable, and Gu Jingyun was one of them.
Ye Ke’s steps faltered for a moment. She suddenly recalled that in her previous life, she had never met the person behind the Gu Corporation. Looking at it now, that person must have been Gu Jingyun.
Thinking this, she immediately stepped forward. However, only Gu Jingyan stopped. Gu Jingyun walked past without even a sideways glance, his stride never breaking.
“Young Master Gu, I just made contact with someone from Stellar River Networks. Are you interested in collaborating with them?” Ye Ke had originally planned to call Stellar River’s person in charge, but seeing this, she put her phone down. Although she was speaking to Gu Jingyan, the corner of her eye was fixed on Gu Jingyun.
Ye Ke had long thought that if there was one enterprise in the future that could rival Stellar River, it could only be the Gu Corporation.
Gu Jingyan was quite familiar with Ye Ke over the past two years. Hearing this, his expression lit up with pleasant surprise. “Ah Ke, you know someone from Stellar River too? Third Brother, Third Brother! Did you hear? She knows someone from Stellar River!”
At this point, Gu Jingyun, who had been walking straight ahead, finally stopped. He glanced at Ye Ke, his gaze profound.
Ye Ke’s heart skipped a beat. She was just about to say something when a cool, clear voice came from behind. “How did you find your way to the hospital?”
“You stood me up, so I had no choice but to come find you here,” Gu Jingyun said directly, turning his head slightly. A hint of a smile seemed to flicker in the depths of his eyes.
“My mistake.” Ye Shaohua tossed her phone lightly and raised an eyebrow with a smile.
Witnessing this scene, Ye Ke’s face changed dramatically.
How could this be? Over these past two years, she had grown so close to Gu Jingyan, yet she had never seen him have any contact with Ye Shaohua. How did Ye Shaohua even know the Gu family?
Could it be that everything was destined to return to the starting point? Had all her efforts changed nothing?
No wonder Ye Shaohua had been so brazen earlier! So she had the Gu family backing her!
Ye Ke was almost driven mad. Jealousy surged to the tip of her heart at this moment. “Elder Sister, I never imagined you were acquainted with Third Young Master Gu.”
“I forgot to mention it,” Gu Jingyan said with a laugh, unaware of the conflict between the two. “God Ye, Ah Ke, you members of the Ye family are really one more genius than the last.”
“Is that so,” Ye Ke forced the corners of her mouth up, but it wasn’t a smile. She looked at Gu Jingyun. “Third Young Master Gu, as a man of honor, you wouldn’t interfere in our Ye family’s internal affairs, would you? The Ye family has always only nurtured those with true talent.”
Gu Jingyun was aware of the enmity within the Ye family. Hearing this, he looked deeply at Ye Ke. “Naturally.”
Hearing Gu Jingyun’s reply, Ye Ke instantly breathed a sigh of relief. “Third Young Master Gu is indeed a man of his word.”
What she wanted was for Ye Shaohua to be left with nothing. In the business arena, Ye Ke believed that even ten Ye Shaohuas wouldn’t be a match for her. Her only fear was the Gu family intervening. Fortunately, Third Young Master Gu was staying out of it.
Ye Ke secretly rejoiced. The fact that Gu Jingyun agreed so readily seemed to indicate that Ye Shaohua held little weight in the hearts of the Gu family either.
However, what Ye Ke didn’t know was that this matter involved Ye Shaohua’s own intervention. Gu Jingyan had been collaborating with Ye Ke for so long. If the Gu Corporation intervened, Ye Shaohua would likely hold back out of consideration for the Gu family’s face.
Now, with Gu Jingyun explicitly stating in front of Ye Shaohua that he wouldn’t interfere, given Ye Shaohua’s temperament, the Ye family was likely in for a stormy upheaval.
On the surface, those words were directed at Ye Ke. In reality, they were a message to Ye Shaohua.
“God Ye,” Gu Jingyan was still excited about what Ye Ke had said earlier, completely oblivious to the undercurrents in the room. “Did you know? Your younger sister actually knows someone in Stellar River’s management! They’re about to establish a long-term collaboration! It’s different from you just selling a piece of software to Stellar River. This is a long-term partnership. I told you, your Ye family is full of prodigies.”
Hearing this, Ye Shaohua narrowed her eyes slightly, her expression pausing.
Ye Ke saw this but mistakenly thought Ye Shaohua was jealous of her collaboration with Stellar River. The light in her eyes grew even more smug. “I was just on the phone with someone from Stellar River. There’s just one thing that’s quite strange. Elder Sister, didn’t you say you had collaborated with Stellar River? But when I asked Stellar River’s management about it earlier, they said they didn’t know any ‘Y’. I find it very odd. Elder Sister, weren’t you supposed to have worked with them?”
As she spoke, Ye Ke observed Ye Shaohua’s expression, the corner of her mouth curling upwards.
Ye Shaohua twirled her phone. The truth was actually quite simple. It was because no one at Stellar River knew she was ‘Y’. If that group found out she was too lazy to do research at the company and instead spent her time happily posting software on hacker forums, wouldn’t they collectively come after her?!
Wait a minute… Ye Shaohua suddenly remembered something. The Academician had recently revealed she was ‘Y’… So her secret identity… was about to be exposed?!
“What’s wrong?” Gu Jingyun noticed her smile freeze.
Ye Shaohua glanced at Gu Jingyun and sighed. “You might not believe it, but it seems this brilliant and mighty me… has miscalculated!”
Meanwhile, Ye Ke, thinking she had hit the nail on the head, smiled even more radiantly.
