Mr. CEO, Spoil me 100 Percent! - Chapter 111

Chapter 111: Fallen Into His Sight

 

His ex-wife didn’t rouse his interest.

His current fiancé Chu Tianxin couldn’t do it either.

Junting was certain no woman in this world would be able to do so.

Mubai’s standard for woman was too high, she would have to be incredibly competent and superb to attract Mubai’s attention.

Is there even such a woman in this world?

Alas, he felt clearly Mubai was showing an incredible amount of interest in that woman.

She… had fallen into his sight.

Junting was unable to make it to Lin Lin’s birthday party so he was unable to recognize Xinghe.

Naturally, he couldn’t understand why Mubai was rooting for Xinghe even though the latter hadn’t even done anything yet.

Junting looked Xinghe’s way. He had to admit, the woman had an attractive quality about her when she worked on the computer.

But she had a sickly pale about her. Her features weren’t perfect, it was passable.

In other words, Xinghe, appearance-wise, was not that impressive.

If Mubai wasn’t attracted to the woman’s physical appearance, that meant he was interested in her… talent?

Junting chuckled at the absurdity of his hypothesis. He was all the more certain Mubai was going to die without knowing what love is.

It was not that Junting wasn’t looking out for his friend but he simply couldn’t imagine Mubai suddenly gaining interest in an unknown woman.

Furthermore, Mubai was already engaged. It would be highly inappropriate for him to show immense interest in someone other than his fiancé.

However, Junting had to concede the woman had a presence that demanded attention.

Junting asked with a hint of a smile, “Mubai, do you think she will win? But how does Xia Zhi know someone like her? After this, I need to pull him aside and ask.”

“15 minutes,” Mubai replied apropos to nothing.

Junting was confused. “What 15 minutes?”

Mubai smirked, “She will take less than 15 minutes to take down Chui Corps’ King Kong Internet Security.”

Junting’s jaw dropped. “How is that possible‽”

He tried hacking King Kong Internet Security and it took him several hours to do it. The roomful of hackers was worse than him, it had been half an hour but none had managed to even make a dent on King Kong Internet Security.

So how could this woman crack it in 15 minutes?

Mubai added confidently, “If she is who I think she is, that is all the time she’ll need.”

Junting chuckled mirthlessly, “CEO Xi, you can’t be fooled by her bravery, that doesn’t translate into capability. Even though I also wish for her to win but she couldn’t possibly do it within 15 minutes!”

“Well, care to make it interesting? Name your bet. I’m willing to bet anything.”

Bet… anything?

Junting was shocked, Mubai was that confident in this woman?

Why else would he be willing to bet anything on her victory?

Junting looked once more at Xinghe, more seriously this time. For some reason, this time he could feel there was something extraordinary about this woman.

His inner voice told him that she would prove herself victorious and make a name for herself through this competition!

But… who was she? How come he hadn’t heard of her before?

All the big-wigs in the room were equally curious about Xinghe’s identity but they had something more immediate on their mind, which was whether she could win the competition.

Chapter 112: Impossible!

 

The international competition had become a personal contest between Xinghe and ET.

The other hackers had fallen into the background.

All eyes were on the two of them, eager for the result.

Xia Zhi and Xiao Mo had stopped operating the computers. They stood behind Xinghe, watching her computer screen unblinkingly.

Two minutes in and Xinghe had taken down King Kong Internet Security’s first wall of defense!

The audience burst into an uproar—

She only needed two minutes to break through the first wall!

The competition attracted hackers that were best of the best, but even the fastest among them took ten minutes to get past King Kong Internet Security’s first line of defense.

However, she only used two minutes… It was unimaginable!

Xiao Mo and Xia Zhi gripped their fists excitedly.

If not for the fear of disturbing Xinghe, they would have openly cheered her on.

On the other side of the room, Chui Ming gritted his teeth in anger!

He didn’t expect Xia Xinghe to be insanely good with a computer.

It had been only two minutes but Chui Ming could feel the weight of a calamity pressing down on him. He was breaking out in cold sweat.

This turn of events shocked everyone in the room.

CEO Wang almost yelled out at Xinghe, Well done, keep going!

On the other hand, the moment Junting finished his conversation with Mubai, Xinghe got past King Kong Internet Security’s first layer of defense. He stared at her disbelievingly, saying, “I can’t believe my eyes, she is as good as you said…”

Even though Mubai had predicted Xinghe could do as much but at that moment, he too was pleasantly surprised.

He leaned back down in his chair and gazed covetously at Xinghe. His mouth broke involuntarily into a charming smile.

Similarly, ET was gazing enthusiastically at Xinghe.

He knew she was something special when she walked in and she didn’t disappoint.

The stronger his opponent, the more inflamed his fighting spirit. The speed at which his fingers flew over the keyboard increase, and it was the same for Xinghe

The whole venue was filled with sound of their fingers tapping crazily on the keyboard.

Like an orchestra, the increasing tempo tugged at everyone’s nervous hearts until…

Ding!

The news that Xinghe had cleared King Kong Internet Security’s second line of defense appeared on the TV screen.

Four minutes…

This time she had used only four minutes to break down the second wall!

“Clang!” The cup that was on Chui Ming’s table clattered to the floor.

“Oh my, CEO Chui, why so careless?” CEO Wang commented sardonically, “Could it be that CEO Chui was made flustered by the competition’s latest development? What am I saying? Of course, someone like CEO Chui wouldn’t be so easily affected.”

“You think she can win‽” Chui Ming glared at CEO Wang threateningly, his sense of decorum all but tossed out of the window, adding, “Let me tell you, no one can beat my company, Chui Corps! She won’t be able to get through the third defense, I swear my life on it! Plus, my company’s hacker hasn’t even shown his true capability yet.”

CEO Wang smiled inwardly watching Chui Ming all flustered.

Because it meant that Chui Ming was nervous and afraid.

He replied smilingly, “Of course, CEO Chui is right. The hacker you employ truly is someone impressive and the third defense is indeed hard to get through. Well, just look how your hacker still hasn’t been able to hack through X PC Manager’s third defense.”

Chapter 113: The Most Beautiful Thing in the World

 

Chui Ming heard the sarcasm in his words.

He scoffed, “The competition hasn’t finished yet; first place is still up for grabs.”

“Alright then, we shall wait and see,” CEO Wang concluded happily. He was in a good mood because someone who could threaten Chui Ming had finally appeared.

But… could this woman really win?

Nobody could tell.

After all ET had performed some crazy feats too. Furthermore, Xinghe arrived so much later than he did. Even if she was better than ET, it would be an uphill battle to catch up.

However, why were they hoping for her to win?

Xinghe’s victory equated to their loss but they were more than glad to see Xinghe’s reversal.

It must be said that Chui Ming had truly failed as a human being. Everyone in the room was waiting to see him fail.

Chui Ming understood this and it added to the pressure on his shoulders.

This competition he couldn’t lose, because if he did… it would be game over for him!

Yes, he couldn’t lose!

Glaring at Xinghe, a murderous intent crossed his eyes. He waved for his assistant to lean in and he whispered some orders into his ear.

His assistant nodded and slipped out the hall without drawing anyone’s notice.

King Kong Internet Security’s third defense was indeed good and hard to break through but it was still nothing for Xinghe.

Her calm and collected demeanor spoke of a wealth of confidence and ease, so much so that it had influenced her opponent, ET.

ET was delighted to have found a worthy match, but he also started getting the jitters.

This was because he didn’t expect X PC Manager’s third wall to be so strong.

He leveled at it to the best of his abilities but it remained standing. He’d made zero progress in the last ten minutes.

On the other hand, his opponent had caught up to him.

Someone who could write such a good defense must have a great offense as well.

ET could sense it in his gut that the third defense for King Kong Internet Security was coming down soon.

But he refused to admit defeat. He would fight until the last remaining second!

Deep down though he couldn’t help but admit he was fighting a losing battle…

It was not only him who felt that way. Everyone in the room could see Xinghe winning the competition!

Even Mubai had gotten slightly nervous for Xinghe’s sake.

His long fingers tapped rhythmically on his knees, his eyes still glued onto Xinghe.

He realized the Xinghe before him then was more attractive, more remarkable than she was at Lin Lin’s party.

During the party, Xinghe had on a million-dollar dress and the perfect make-up.

Now, her hair was pulled back into a simple ponytail and she wore the plainest of white T-shirt and no make-up. In fact, she was looking a bit pale and enervated.

Logically speaking, her previous appearance should be more alluring than her current appearance.

But, for some reason, the current Xinghe radiated a confidence that was intensely attention-grabbing.

Mubai stared, spellbound, at Xinghe like he was hypnotized…

He could even smell a hint of spring in the air.

Perhaps this was why they say spring is the season of romance. He felt hugged by the most serene of feelings that he closed his eyes satisfactorily with a smile.

Chapter 114: A Disgusting, Meaningless Trick

 

Suddenly, Xia Zhi rushed to Xinghe’s side and with a terrified expression, relayed something to her. Xinghe stood up so abruptly that her chair fell backwards!

Bang!

The sudden commotion alerted everyone.

They stared at Xinghe’s sudden movement confusedly.

“What did you say?” Xinghe asked Xia Zhi sternly.

A horrified Xia Zhi said hurriedly, “Sis, the person said they have kidnapped Dad. If you don’t stop competing, they are going to kill him…”

A moment ago, Xia Zhi received a call from an unknown number. His initial thought was to ignore it but since it kept on ringing, he walked to a quiet corner and answered it.

Little did he know it was a ransom call!

They had the audacity to kidnap his father to force Xinghe from continuing on with the competition.

Xia Zhi had doubts regarding the call’s authenticity so he came to ask his sister for her opinion.

“Sis, do you think this is real?” Xia Zhi asked apprehensively.

Xiao Mo furrowed his brows and spat out the accusation, “This must be Chui Ming’s handiwork!”

Only Chui Ming would benefit from this unusual request and only he was despicable enough to do something like this!

Chui Ming—

Xinghe’s vengeful eyes sought out Chui Ming among the public.

He returned her a cold and gloating smile.

No one else knew what was happening. They were curious why Xinghe suddenly stopped competing and entered a staring competition with Chui Ming. Could it be that something happened?

“Could Chui Ming have done something behind our backs?” Junting spoke the first thought that came to his mind.

Mubai’s face glossed over icily. He turned and told one of his bodyguards, “Go and…”

He stopped mid-sentence.

He was going to ask the bodyguard to investigate what had happened but to his surprise, Xinghe sat back down and resumed competing.

Both Xia Zhi and Xiao Mo were surprised.

Xia Zhi was befuddled. “Sis, what are you doing?”

Didn’t the kidnapper warn them to stop competing?

Xiao Mo shared his confusion. Was she really going to continue with the competition?

Chui Ming’s face fell instantly, Xia Xinghe was… not intimidated by his threat!

“Sis, aren’t you worried they are really going to…” Xia Zhi asked anxiously but before he could finish, he heard Xinghe’s firm reply, “It’s fake!”

Xia Zhi stared at Xinghe, asking, “How can you be sure?”

“Xiao Lin is still at home,” Xinghe answered as way of explanation.

Xia Zhi and Xiao Mo understood immediately.

It was true, Xiao Lin was at home. For the sake of both leverage and convenience, there was no reason for them to only kidnap one person and not two.

Chui Ming didn’t know that Xiao Lin and Xiao Mo recently moved in with them so the lie he made had a glaring loophole.

Furthermore, it had only been ten minutes since Xinghe made her appearance. How could a kidnapping be done in a short period of time‽

Plus, this kidnapping had to happen after Chui Ming recognized Xinghe as a threat. That meant the kidnapping had to occur within a brief window of less than ten minutes.

Therefore, the ransom call had to be a fake threat to undermine Xinghe, to buy ET more time for him to win the competition.

Of course, only Chui Ming would come up with a plan as despicable and as meaningless as this!

If he was afraid of losing so much, Xinghe promised she would let him have a taste of utter defeat!

She would let him regret ever threatening her.

Xinghe collected herself and her expression became exceptionally serious and determined as she prepared to ram Chui Ming down.

Chapter 115: You Lost!

 

Her fingers madly danced over the keyboard…

People could tell this was her going all-out. She’d started getting serious.

People were shocked!

It turned out that she hadn’t been giving it her all.

Even so, her result was already scarily good. They could only imagine what kind of spectacle it would be now…

Chui Ming’s eyelids twitched involuntarily, his expression rigid and pale.

Xia Xinghe, that bitch wasn’t threatened!

Chui Ming knew he had to stop her from competing but he was out of ideas!

He combed his brain and finally another plan surfaced in his mind. He quickly ordered his assistant, “You go…”

“It’s over!” CEO Wang suddenly jumped up in his seat and cheered. It gave Chui Ming quite a scare.

The words ‘it’s over’ chilled his heart.

He had no idea who CEO Wang was referring to. He turned to the competition floor quickly and in that moment, he could see his life flash before him. It was over… for him.

He was frozen over with fear and desolation.

Xia Xinghe had done it.

She had hacked Chui Corps’ King Kong Internet Security!

The third defense, it only took her… seven minutes!

In total, she used 13 minutes; 13 minutes to crush the supposedly invincible King Kong Internet Security!

No, this couldn’t be true, this mustn’t be true!

Chui Ming couldn’t get it into his head that Xinghe had managed to take down the software that was the product of a dedicated team as well as unbeatable for years on the market with just 13 minutes!

The formidable hacker that he employed hadn’t even broken through X PC Manager yet.

The moment Chui Ming thought that, ET finished his job.

But what was the point? The victor had been crowned!

Furthermore, it took Xinghe 13 minutes to hack King Kong Internet Security and ET almost half an hour to hack X PC Manager!

It was obvious who the winner was.

It was Xinghe. She handily beat all the hackers there. Her prowess was beyond their imagination…

“Wow, Sis, you’re amazing! You’re my idol!” Xia Zhi pulled his sister excitedly into a hug. He was overjoyed.

Xiao Mo almost joined in but he caught himself. Instead, he kept a respectable distance and cheered for Xinghe’s victory.

“Amazing, truly amazing…” Almost all the CEOs stood up to give Xinghe a thunderous applause. Even the other hackers clapped for her.

Junting clubbed Mubai’s arm excitedly, saying, “That’s crazy! Xi Mubai, do you have supernatural powers? How could you know she could do it in about 13 minutes? Are both of you even human?”

Mubai glanced at him deliberately and warned, “I advise you to stop what you’re doing while I’m still in a good mood.”

Only then Junting realized he had crossed the line.

Mubai was iffy about public displays of emotion especially with those who weren’t his family.

He pulled back his hand awkwardly and asked, “By the way, why are you in a good mood? Is it because you have your sight set on that lady? Come on now, you can tell me. She knows Xia Zhi so I can help introduce the both of you.”

Mubai’s mouth curved into a mysterious smile. “You’ll eat your words when you realize her true identity.”

“What do you mean by that?” Junting was puzzled. Then, he saw Xinghe look at Chui Ming condescendingly and these following words escaped from her red lips.

“You lost!”

Chapter 116: You Are Not My Equal

 

She said it loud and clear.

Xinghe was openly challenging and disrespecting Chui Ming!

Chui Ming’s face instantly turned several shades darker.

He finally lost it. He pulled himself up and said sinisterly, “I lost? Xia Xinghe, aren’t you getting a bit ahead of yourself? Winning this competition only proves that you’re a more than average hacker but it doesn’t prove that your software is better than Chui Corps’! You happen to know some hacking tricks and you dare say I lost‽ Where does your confidence come from?”

Xia Zhi was incensed facing Chui Ming’s oppressive interrogation. “Chui Ming, the fact is you’ve lost. Words are not going…”

“He’s right.” Xinghe raised her hand to stop Xia Zhi from continuing.

Xia Zhi turned to her in surprise. “Sis, why are you agreeing with him?”

Xinghe explained softly, “Because he is in the right. This competition proves nothing beyond the fact that I’m a good hacker. It can’t prove that our software is better than his. After all, both software packages were hacked by only one person. If we use only this to determine the software’s quality, then the result would be too surface-level.”

“It’s good that you know that!” Chui Ming scoffed, making fun of Xinghe’s idiocy.

Since she herself had admitted it, then she couldn’t blame him for going down hard on her!

“So, Xia Xinghe, how dare you say that we, Chui Corps, have lost? If you can’t show the proof to back up your claim, I demand an apology!” Chui Ming didn’t care that he was being exceptionally petty. He had to reclaim some semblance of authority no matter what.

Plus, Xinghe openly challenged him, he didn’t have to pretend to be courteous towards the b*tch anymore.

He must let this b*tch know it is unwise to cross him!

Xinghe was unperturbed. She looked on leisurely as if victory was already in her hands.

“I dare to say it because it is the truth,” she uttered nonchalantly.

“Ha!” Chui Ming sneered, the cold sheen in his eyes deepened, “The truth? Just because you hacked our software first?”

“Because of the result from the testing committee.”

Everyone was startled.

The testing result hadn’t been announced yet, so how could she know beforehand?

Chui Ming implored with hints of uncertainty, “You know the result?”

“Not yet.”

“Then how dare you say something like that‽” Chui Ming’s eyes clouded over with malice, adding, “You’re just a puny hacker, how dare you speak so insolently or do you not consider my Chui Corps a worthy equal!”

To his astonishment, Xinghe nodded. “You’re right, I don’t consider you people my equal.”

“You… Xia Xinghe, I gave you an inch but you’re taking a mile‽ Watch yourself or I won’t go easy on you!” Chui Ming purposely threatened. He wanted to let the room know if anything was to happen to Xinghe, it was her own fault for asking for it.

Xinghe was unruffled. She held eye contact with Chui Ming as she slowly strode towards him. “Oh yea? What do you plan to do?

“Are you going to frame me, kidnap my family or have me assassinated‽”

Chui Ming was burning up within taunted by Xinghe.

He gripped the hands behind his back tightly to prevent himself from physically assaulting the woman.

But Xinghe was not done.

She strode emphatically to the VIP area, saying it to his face, “Chui whatever your name is, what else do you know other than these nasty tricks? I’m here to tell you, from today onwards, I, Xia Xinghe, am going to let you know what the consequence for crossing me is!”

Chapter 117: Who Dares to Disrupt the Peace?

 

The people who heard her were shaken to the core.

Who is this Xia Xinghe that she dared to speak to Chui Ming so impudently?

Is she that unafraid of death?

This was more than ruffling Chui Ming’s feathers, she had him up against the wall. Wasn’t she afraid Chui Ming would lash out at her?

Xinghe was for her part, devoid of fear because being fearful or not wouldn’t change the fact that Chui Ming was already targeting them. Might as well lay everything out in the open and have a fight to the death with him!

Chui Ming didn’t think Xia Xinghe had the guts to step on his ego again and again.

The savagery in his eyes was openly displayed to the crowd. “Very nice, Xia Xinghe, I’ll admit it, you have balls of steel. However, if your X PC Manager loses after the result’s revealed, I will make sure you pay severely for the insults that you’ve leveled against me!”

“In other words, you’re confident that you’ll win?” Xinghe challenged with a sneer.

Chui Ming too responded with a sneer, “Of course, or you think that little third-rate software of yours can win? Don’t make me laugh!”

Chui Ming had backing behind his words.

Even though he begrudgingly admitted X PC Manager was not bad but it was still incomparable to King Kong Internet Security which had stood the test of time. Over the years, the software had been updated and improved.

It could be said that it was the perfect security software.

He wouldn’t believe one hastily written software could be better than his!

Simply put, Chui Ming was confident King Kong Internet Security would come out victorious. He was going to shove his victory hard into Xinghe’s ugly face.

“You’re the one making a clown out of yourself here,” Xinghe retorted bluntly, “You dare to use something you stole to enter the competition! Chui Ming, your face is truly thicker than the Great Wall of China.”

“Xia Xinghe—” Chui Ming growled angrily. This time Xinghe had really pushed his buttons, accusing him of stealing another person’s software.

She completely disregarded his public standing, slamming him left and right.

He blew his fuse.

“Men, go teach her a harsh lesson, make her pay for the words that came out her mouth!” Chui Ming ordered. As the few large bodyguards rushed towards Xinghe, Xia Zhi and Xiao Mo instantly pulled Xinghe behind them, shielding her from harm’s way.

“Who dares to disrupt the peace?” Right then, Mubai’s thunderous rumble of voice rang across the competition hall.

He stood up slowly and his impressive presence put a halt to both parties’ actions.

“CEO Xi, Xia Xinghe baselessly insulted me so many times. I’m not going to let her off even if you intervene on her behalf!” Chui Ming warned Mubai.

His influence was not as powerful as Mubai’s but even so, it was powerful enough to give everyone pause.

Mubai’s expression was stone cold as he said, “I’m not intervening on anyone’s behalf but understand that this is a competition venue. Learn to respect the competition and the organizers.”

“I’m not the one creating the scene,” Chui Ming countered.

Xinghe added softly, “I’m just telling the truth.”

“How dare you say that it’s the truth when the result is not even out yet?” Chui Ming glared at her cruelly, adding, “Xia Xinghe, if the actual result is different from what you said and you lose, I demand you get down on your knees to kowtow and beg for my forgiveness.”

Chui Ming was making an empty threat but to his surprise, Xinghe nodded her head and agreed. “You got a deal.”

The room was shocked.

Xinghe was so confident in her company’s work?

“Wonderful, I won’t let you wiggle out of your promise!” Chui Ming snickered triumphantly. He couldn’t wait to humiliate the b*tch.

“But…” Xinghe stared icily at him. “What are you going to do if you lose?”

Chapter 118: First Place Is X PC Manager

 

“We – Chui Corps – will never lose,” Chui Ming said confidently, tooting his own horn.

Xinghe commented with a smirk, “Chui Ming, are you sure you want to brag about that, it’ll only lead you to more humiliation later. Well, if you’re so confident, do you dare to indulge me in a bet? If you lose, I want you to openly admit to this room of people that you, Chui Ming has lost.”

Chui Ming coughed. It was not that he wasn’t up to the challenge but the punishment Xinghe wrought was his soft spot.

Chui Ming viewed his face to be more important than his life.

He punished anyone that dared to make him lose face.

Therefore, the bet that Xinghe offered was worse than asking him to kill himself.

Even though he was sure he wouldn’t lose but on the off-chance that he did…

Could he really do it in front of so many of his peers?

Xinghe agreed easily when he goaded her into accepting his side of the bet so it would be shame on his part if he appeared squeamish in accepting Xinghe’s bet.

However, for some reason, he found it difficult to give his assent.

Of course, Xinghe wouldn’t let him back out of it so easily.

“Well?” she challenged forcefully.

In a fit of anger, Chui Ming gave his consent.

“Good! Everyone heard it right? If I lose, I will kowtow to Chui Ming and beg him for forgiveness, but if he loses, he will yell out before this room of people three times ‘I, Chui Ming, have lost’ loudly. That’s our deal right, Chui Ming?” Xinghe asked pointedly.

Chui Ming narrowed his eyes with lethal intent. “Yes, that’s right.”

“Then we shall await the test result.” The moment Xinghe finished her words, the staff members from the testing committee appeared in the room.

“The results are here!” Someone yelled excitedly.

Almost instantly, everyone turned towards the staff who’d just walked in.

The committee’s chairperson stepped forth and said, “Ladies and gentlemen, all the software submitted by the companies have been fully tested. I have the result in my hands, I’ll announce it now.”

The chairperson pulled out a remote, aimed it at the TV screen and clicked.

At that moment, the atmosphere in the room was the most nervous it had ever been!

Chui Ming was a bundle of nerves. He stared at the TV screen unblinkingly, his entire body tensed.

Xia Zhi and Xiao Mo felt their hearts stop from an overload of anxiety.

Even Junting held his breath waiting for the result…

The ranking finally appeared clearly on screen. Everyone could see it.

The first place was… X PC Manager!

The committee chairperson picked up the microphone and said, “Congratulations to the first place winner, X PC Manager.”

“This is impossible!” Chui Ming rushed to the front of the crowd, his eyes glued to the screen. “Something is wrong! How can I be beaten by a newly written software!”

The chairperson wasn’t privy to what happened earlier so he consoled Chui Ming kindly.

“CEO Chui, there’s nothing wrong. Both of your products underwent the same test, being assaulted by 100 different strains of computer viruses. X PC Manager didn’t fail once but yours failed five times. In other words, the security rate for X PC Manager is 100 percent while yours is 95 percent.”

“Impossible! Something is wrong with the test, I demand a retrial!” Chui Ming’s face gloomed over. He refused to accept this result.

Chapter 119: Ruin Chui Corps with a Bet!

 

He insisted adamantly that the result was rigged. He refused to recognize his King Kong Internet Security as worse than X PC Manager.

“Chui Ming, the result is as clear as day, why are you arguing still?” Xiao Mo commented sternly, “Don’t be a sore loser!”

Chui Ming zeroed in on him, his gaze as chilly as the grave…

Xiao Mo was unfazed. In fact, he returned Chui Ming a similarly chilly gaze.

His hatred towards Chui Ming was bubbling to the surface. Now that Chui Ming had lost, of course he was not going to let him off the hook so easily.

“I had no idea CEO Chui was such a sore loser. Don’t you forget about the promise you’ve made before the whole room!”

“That’s right, Chui Ming. We’ve not forgotten about your bet. You lost, so come out with it. Or are you going to argue your way out of this one as well?”

“I’m sure a person of CEO Chui’s stature wouldn’t go back on his own words, right?” CEO Wang mocked.

“Then, Chui Ming, quickly admit defeat!”

“Yes, admit to the crowd that you’ve lost!”

The cries for him to surrender kept on coming. Chui Ming looked around him and every face he saw had that satisfying smirk.

Chui Ming felt his vision go dark.

He didn’t expect this day would ever come, the day where his ego would be trampled into the ground.

It was all thanks to Xia Xinghe.

Not only that, even Chui Corps’ professional reputation was scattered to the wind.

Following that would be the collapse of his profit…

It was all over.

And yet, the most damning thing was forcing him to admit defeat before the roomful of people!

It would be easier to him to hand over his life than doing that.

But what option did he have? Deny it ever happen? Then… it would truly be over for Chui Corps!

No one would work with a company that had a bad reputation. If he refused to admit to the bet, he would drag the whole company down with him.

Bad news travels especially fast.

After the business world saw Chui Ming as an untrustworthy person… Chui Corps would crumble overnight.

This was Xinghe’s plan since the beginning. She was going to ruin Chui Corps with a bet!

Chui Ming looked at Xinghe suddenly and said with a scowl, “Xia Xinghe, I’m sure you must be satisfied with how things are going.”

Xinghe smirked in lieu of an answer.

Satisfied?

Not even a tiny bit, this was just the beginning.

Xinghe would show no mercy towards those that violated her bottom line. Chui Ming, Wushuang, and Wu Rong. Time and again they had threatened the people dear to Xinghe’s heart; she would squash them like a bug.

They would be served with their rightful comeuppance soon enough.

“Chui Ming, if you don’t want to openly admit your defeat, how about giving me three audible kowtows?” Xinghe suggested softly like a queen who had the world under her fingertips.

The muscle of Chui Ming’s face twitched violently.

He finally had a taste of his own medicine after forcing Xiao Mo to kowtow to him.

He shouldn’t have stopped right there and kindly let Xiao Mo go.

He should have ruined that damnable CD when he had the chance!

Chui Ming deeply regretted showing his enemy mercy, and to think he once had the perfect opportunity to ruin Xia Xinghe and her clan…

He forced himself to suppress his ego, hatred, and anger.

He wasn’t born yesterday. When push came to shove, he could suffer the humiliation and go for a tactical retreat.

After all, it wasn’t a total defeat.

“Fine, I, Chui Ming, have lost!” Chui Ming wheezed through gritted teeth, “Words don’t mean everything. So, are you happy now?”

“Louder!” Xinghe ordered harshly, “and remember, you promised me three times!”

Chui Ming’s gum bled from clenching his teeth so forcefully.

Xia Xinghe, that b*tch, I will kill her!

Chui Ming swallowed the saliva that was laced with blood and yelled at the top of his lungs, “I, Chui Ming, have lost! I, Chui Ming, have lost! I, Chui Ming, have lost!”

Chapter 120: You Have to Go Alone

 

Each ‘I, Chui Ming, have lost’ was more severe than the preceding one.

It was as if he wasn’t saying ‘I, Chui Ming, have lost’ but ‘I will kill you, Xinghe’!

After the humiliating litany, Chui Ming launched a sudden kick at a nearby chair and the chair went flying into the air—

Bang!

It landed with a heavy thud. Everyone could feel the anger radiating off of Chui Ming.

He glared intimidatingly at Xinghe before turning to leave with angry steps.

His murderous intent increased with each step.

He swore to kill Xia Xinghe and everyone related to her!

Everyone present was impressed by Chui Ming’s murderous aura. They couldn’t help but worry for Xinghe. Even though today she had won, would she be able to bear Chui Ming’s coming rage?

They had no idea even if Xinghe didn’t openly challenge Chui Ming, he would still plot for their demise.

Xinghe, on her part, was never afraid of him seeking revenge!

“Is it Miss Xia? Congratulations…” After Chui Ming left, someone quickly smoothed over the awkward atmosphere in the room.

Then, more came over to congratulate them.

This was because winning this competition meant a partnership with Xi Empire. Xi Empire had said a long time ago, they would only cooperate with winners of this Hacker Competition.

Chui Ming had lost his chance. X PC Manager written by Xinghe’s team was so impressive that the partnership had to be theirs.

As everyone predicted, Chang An approached Xinghe and said, “Miss Xia, our CEO would like a word with you.”

“Miss Xia, congratulations…” Xinghe was bombarded with well wishes.

Xinghe wasn’t exactly a crowd person so she merely nodded with a smile as acknowledgement.

“Let’s go,” she told Xia Zhi and Xiao Mo. Overhearing her, Chang An interrupted, “Miss Xia, our CEO would like to talk to you alone. It’s about the company partnership.”

“Then you should talk to our company’s legal representative, Mr. Xiao here,” Xinghe said as she referred to Xiao Mo beside her.

Chang An replied politely, “We know, but our CEO gave special instruction that he wants to talk to you alone.”

“Sis, what do you think Xi Mubai is up to?” Xia Zhi asked curiously.

Xiao Mo who had a better understanding of things explained, “Miss Xia, I believe CEO Xi has realized you’re the real creator of X PC Manager. You might as well listen to what he has to say.”

“Impossible, how can you let my sister go alone?” Xia Zhi objected out of habit. Xiao Mo was puzzled because Xinghe was more than capable of fending for herself, so why couldn’t she go alone?

Xiao Mo wasn’t privy to Xinghe and Mubai’s relationship, so he naturally didn’t understand what Xia Zhi meant.

Xinghe was indifferent to the arrangement. Mubai and she were divorced. She had let go of that particular part of her past. They were only acquaintances now.

Furthermore, they needed the partnership.

Xinghe nodded. “Fine, I’ll go with you.”

“Sis…” Xia Zhi furrowed his brows worriedly.

“It’s okay.” Xinghe consoled him. She gave him a hug before leaving with Chang An.

The moment Xinghe left, Junting quickly came over to greet Xia Zhi. Of course, that was only a front to find out more information about this mysterious Xia Xinghe.

“Zhi, tell your senior, what is your relationship to Miss Xia? How come I’ve never heard you tell me you have a sister that is so crazy good with computers?” Junting looked at Xia Zhi with a huge smile. The crowd around them leaned in closer waiting to hear Xia Zhi’s answer.

They were morbidly curious about Xia Xinghe’s real identity!