Yu He's mind was a mess. She never imagined that the person she had gone to such lengths to find this morning, hiding her whereabouts from her boyfriend, would turn out to be her boyfriend himself!
"You recognized me during the auction last year when we were competing for the Black Spirit Pearl?" Yu He asked.
She recalled Qin Beiting mentioning before that he had recognized the anonymous divine doctor as her based on a bracelet she wore.
Thinking back now, with him being the殿主 (Diànzhǔ - Hall Master) of Xing Que, it made sense. On the day she bid for the Black Spirit Pearl, the only people she had close contact with, besides Ruan Tianxin, was the Hall Master of Xing Que!
"Yes." Qin Beiting, who usually handled things very well, found himself at a loss for words at this moment, especially with the girl's expression making him feel a little intimidated.
"Qin Beiting, you're quite something!" Yu He pushed him away, sliding off the table.
Not only did he keep her identity a secret, but he also made her spend 880 million to buy the Black Spirit Pearl for him to use!
He truly gained both money and possessions!
Not only that, but he deliberately made her agree to three requests, added her WeChat, and tricked her into taking photos for him, doing transactions, and so on.
And it was during this process that she gradually fell in love with Qin Beiting...
Yu He thought about all the things that had happened with the Hall Master of Xing Que during this period, and she truly felt like an idiot, being toyed with by him!
Qin Beiting took a step back after being pushed. He had anticipated that Yu He would be angry when she found out he had lied to her.
Moreover, he had considered telling her his true identity during this period, but due to Xing Que's rules, he had temporarily held back.
He had intended to change Xing Que's rules first and then tell Yu He, but he never expected that due to a momentary oversight, his disguise would be so suddenly revealed.
"Baby, I'm sorry. Please let me explain. I had unavoidable reasons for not revealing my identity, and at the time, I only knew you were the anonymous divine doctor, not that you were Crow."
Qin Beiting continued to explain, "I only recently discovered you were Crow. I found out from the deletion records of Xing Que's financial system transfer logs."
Yu He was very angry, but considering that she had indeed hidden her identity from him before, she suddenly felt a sense of guilt. Her mind was in a complete mess. Looking at him, their eyes met, and they both fell silent.
They both knew that they had concealed their identities from each other, but they never expected it to be such a coincidence.
Yu He noticed there were two computers on the desk, a desktop and a laptop. The hidden door of the office closed automatically. There were only two people in the office, and it was unlikely anyone would find them here in a short time.
She didn't know how Qin Beiting knew about the secret office within the CEO's office, but she sarcastically thought that as the Hall Master of Xing Que, what was there that he couldn't do?
"Let's have a match." She picked up the laptop, wanting to witness his identity firsthand.
Qin Beiting had the same intention.
Although they had sparred several times before, each time Yu He initiated the intrusion and it ended hastily, leaving them unsatisfied.
"Alright, you use the desktop." Qin Beiting took the laptop from her hand.
A desktop was better to use than a laptop.
Yu He sat at the desk, and Qin Beiting sat on the sofa, facing her diagonally.
They both booted up their computers and inserted their USB drives.
Qin Beiting looked up. From his angle, he could only see Yu He's exquisite profile. Her lips were slightly pursed, and she didn't look happy.
And why would she be happy?
Yu He thought of the C++ book she had just annotated and was preparing to give him to help him learn. It made her look so ridiculous now.
He was V-god, the world's number one hacker, on par with her master!
Her actions were like a tiny spark compared to a roaring fire.
Yu He took a deep breath. "Let's begin."
Qin Beiting was a little excited. Was his baby accepting his identity by competing with him?
He recalled that Yu He always initiated the intrusions before, so he said, "You go first."
Yu He didn't stand on ceremony. Her fair, slender fingers landed on the keyboard, and she began to type.
In the spacious office, only the pitter-patter of the keyboard remained.
Yu He's eyes darted back and forth between the rapidly changing windows and code on the screen, feeling somewhat dazed.
She thought about how they had been poring over a basic computer programming book together not long ago, and now they were competing.
What made her most dazed was that the man who had been playing the victim in front of her, saying he had a hard time at the Qin family and needed to be self-reliant, was actually the Hall Master behind the Xing Que organization, an organization feared even by the four great families!
Yu He momentarily lost focus, and a loophole appeared in her code. Qin Beiting, however, acted as if he hadn't seen it, skillfully avoiding it.
Yu He's brow furrowed slightly. "Be serious. Don't hold back!"
Qin Beiting looked up at her, a slight curve on his lips. The girl's skill was even higher than he had expected.
She had even noticed the tiny, subtle deliberate slack he had given her.
"If you're not serious, I won't feel any sense of accomplishment in winning."
A vein twitched on Yu He's forehead. She hadn't expected this man to have such an annoying way of speaking. It was clear that everything he had shown her before was an act!
She even suspected that she didn't understand him at all.
"Heh, really? Then don't lose too badly later!"
After saying that, Yu He forcefully pushed away the chaotic thoughts in her mind and began to focus.
Apart from S, Qin Beiting hadn't encountered such a formidable opponent in a long time. Moreover, he couldn't help but marvel at the girl's learning ability.
The previous time they dueled, the obvious loopholes she had then were gone, and she had learned many of his techniques and updated her methods for dealing with the viruses he created.
His little darling always managed to surprise him, making him fall for her more and more.
Yu He concentrated with all her might, without any reservations, and engaged in a fierce battle.
Two hours later.
Yu He looked at the green checkmark in the middle of the code-filled screen and let out a long sigh of relief, feeling much more relaxed. She leaned back in the boss's chair and looked at Qin Beiting on the sofa, her heart pounding.
Qin Beiting also withdrew his hands from the laptop keyboard and rubbed his sore neck, looking up at Yu He.
They gazed at each other for a moment, and Qin Beiting said with a smile, "You won."
Yu He, however, felt no joy in winning. Instead, a surge of anger rose within her. She abruptly stood up and walked over to the sofa, reaching for the laptop.
Qin Beiting, however, moved the laptop aside and said, "I lost. Please let me off the hook, baby."
"Heh, keep pretending. Don't think I don't know you've been deliberately going easy on me!"
Yu He pounced forward and snatched the laptop.
Qin Beiting had been cautious, but he hadn't expected her to discover it. Fearing she might fall, he stopped snatching the laptop and instead pulled her into his lap, letting her sit on his legs.
Qin Beiting's code was still displayed on the screen, and Yu He found the places where he had deliberately gone easy on her.
Looking at this code, Yu He became somewhat angry. "Qin Beiting, in your eyes, have I always been this easy to fool?!"