Su Baiwei finally managed to shake off the reporters and returned to the apartment Fan Yunshi had bought for her, but she felt utterly dejected, like a deflated balloon.
Her remarks today would surely displease the Fan family immensely. How could she become Mrs. Fan if her reputation was ruined? Fan Yunshi was undoubtedly plotting how to get rid of her.
How could she possibly mend this mistake? The more anxious she became, the dizzier she felt.
Suddenly, her stomach churned, and she rushed to the bathroom to vomit. After retching for a long time, tears streamed down her face. She suddenly looked at herself in the mirror and laughed, her face contorted with triumph and malice.
"Hahaha, heaven itself is helping me. Yuan Qinghe, you can never win against me."
After rinsing her mouth and washing her face, she put on a mask and a baseball cap before taking a taxi to a nearby hospital.
Waiting anxiously for the examination results, Su Baiwei breathed a huge sigh of relief upon learning she was indeed pregnant. Her leverage had increased; she was certain she could enter the Fan family once she gave birth.
After making arrangements with the system, Su Baiwei left her prenatal check-up report on the bedside table along with a farewell letter. She packed her bags, preparing to head to the accommodation arranged by the system.
On her way to the high-speed train station, Su Baiwei was intercepted by Jun Jiuli. She was directly ensnared and taken away, then knocked unconscious and stuffed into a spatial dimension in a place with no people or surveillance.
If she wanted to study the system, this was a ready-made experimental subject. She didn't dare to use too much force on 007 for now; if she accidentally broke it, she'd be stuck here forever. Hahaha, how could someone as brilliant as her make such a rookie mistake? kuAiδugg
Meanwhile, Su Baiwei's statement as Fan Yunshi's fiancée caused Yunshi Technology to lose a large number of loyal female users, and many male users began to boycott as well.
Several old shareholders were also extremely displeased with Fan Yunshi's actions, coupled with the outstanding work left by Assistant Qian. All of this gave Fan Yunshi a massive headache.
He needed to appease the shareholders and devise solutions. He’d been living at the company recently, personally overseeing several projects, and even encountered some glitches.
Some partners withdrew their investments, and a few shareholders privately sold off their stocks. Yunshi Technology was in turmoil.
Fan Yunshi temporarily set aside romance and persuaded the bank to grant a loan. He intended to lead his team in developing a new mobile phone.
He restarted the projects in his hands and issued a sincere public apology. Fan Yunshi then allocated 3% of the company's shares to Jun Jiuli as compensation.
This shifted public perception back in his favor. Just as everyone in the company rejoiced, Mr. Fan finally realized he hadn't seen his true love, Su Baiwei, for almost a month.
He drove to the apartment with a triumphant air, only to find it empty. He immediately felt a sense of unease.
Pushing open the bedroom door, he found only those slips of paper and a handwritten letter. The handwriting was elegant, with a few watermarks on it.
Fan Yunshi’s hand holding the letter began to tremble. Vivi was carrying his child and had left alone to a faraway land. She must have been so helpless to resort to such measures.
He truly wasn't a man, so irresponsible. Blaming Vivi for everything that went wrong.
She was also innocent; she certainly wouldn't want this. She just loved him too much. Love was something not everyone could control.
After reading the contents of the letter, his heart ached even more. How could she be so foolish, thinking she wouldn't be a burden to him? How could she survive abroad without money?
The domineering CEO immediately ordered his subordinates to search for Su Baiwei, his heart filled with anxiety. Staying in the apartment, he felt as if he could see Su Baiwei's shadow.
He wallowed in his misery in the apartment, spending his days smoking, drinking, and missing her, neglecting the company entirely.
He ignored his father's scolding, so his father took charge himself to oversee the company. During this time, he fired several key employees to appease some shareholders, which greatly displeased the research and development department.
However, his father didn't understand these matters at all. He only felt that those people were working for the Fan family and that appeasing the shareholders was paramount.
Moreover, being older, he simply didn't understand the younger generation's mindset. He halted several projects, completely angering the core personnel. They spent their days doing nothing at the company and had their bonuses deducted.
Everyone was an employee; who could tolerate this? They resigned one after another. The shareholders saw Fan Yunshi's颓废 (tuífèi - decadent/demoralized) state, and his father's inability to manage the company.
With the departure of core technical staff and fewer promising projects, they couldn't make much money, so they began selling their stocks at a low price.
His father had no choice but to sell off family assets to buy back those stocks. He even went to the apartment and beat Fan Yunshi, but his son remained unresponsive, like a soulless puppet, which infuriated his father.
Out of options, he had to spend more money to hire people to search for Su Baiwei, hoping his son would recover soon.
Shui Wa: "Hahaha, the host is right. The male lead can ruin himself."
"His father is more capable. I only made people say a few extra words, and he truly thought he could handle it."
"Host, how is the research on that system coming along? ⸜(๑'ᵕ'๑)⸝⋆*"
"I haven't analyzed what kind of energy body it uses for normal operation. However, I can transfer this thing into you. Whether it can be upgraded depends on your fate."
"Really? I love you so much, host. When will the transplant begin?"
"No rush, I'll transplant it after the mission is completed."
"Okay, thank you, host. I'll give you a shoulder massage. (ૢ˃ꌂ˂⁎)"
As she spoke, the red ball of fluff floated behind Jun Jiuli, diligently serving her. Shui Wa had some intelligence, but not much. It was less like an intelligent system and more like a seven or eight-year-old child.
This made Jun Jiuli even more curious to see Shui Wa's internal structure. 038 was not as user-friendly as Shui Wa, and she had already deciphered its code and programs.
However, Shui Wa's interior was unfathomable, and she dared not act rashly. They were both systems, yet completely different. Could it be that Shui Wa was not a data entity? What exactly was it?
Jun Jiuli pondered for a long time, finding no answer. She decided to take things one step at a time. For now, Shui Wa posed no threat to her, so she would continue like this.
Although the Fan family held absolute controlling stakes, the company was an empty shell, with no profitability. Every project required funding, and the bank could no longer provide further loans, forcing projects to halt.
The Fan family was completely ruined. The company announced bankruptcy. The family's entire assets, including the apartment, were sold to the bank to settle debts.
Fan Yunshi could no longer drown his sorrows in alcohol because he couldn't even afford it. The family lived in a cheap rental apartment, blaming each other.
Jun Jiuli had already sold the shares she held to Fan Yunshi at a high price before his family's decline, recovering her investment with a profit of three hundred million, incurring no losses.
It was at this time that Jun Jiuli released Su Baiwei. She, with her improved system and a five-month pregnant belly, arrived at the door of the Fan family's rental apartment.