Chapter 27
Yu Congyan wasn’t the only one feeling anxious.
CEO Shao had planned to retire comfortably behind the scenes after this operation, waiting to watch Yu Congyan being kicked out of the inheritance race.
But now, he was caught off guard by a barrage of negative news.
CEO Shao felt dizzy looking at the information his subordinates handed him. His company’s image was completely ruined.
“How could you be so careless? It was just a simple leak, how did you expose us?!” CEO Shao roared.
He had only intended to target Yu Congyan, a simple act of suppression, how did it backfire so spectacularly?!
His subordinates didn’t dare to speak.
Everything had been going smoothly last night. There were some minor obstacles when releasing the information, but no major problems.
The real turning point was this morning.
Whether it was the widespread release of information about the Shao Group’s past scandals, or the swift clarification of the rumors surrounding the program team, the topics immediately trended, burying their carefully prepared material under a pile of memes.
Their efforts were practically wasted.
CEO Shao sighed, leaning back in his chair.
At this point, he had to find another way out. He opened his phone and dialed a number.
“So, have you changed your mind?” Yu Xuan’s mocking voice came from the other end.
CEO Shao naturally couldn’t swallow this insult. Yu Xuan had offered to collaborate before, but he had dismissed him, thinking someone who hadn’t even taken over the family business wasn’t qualified to be his equal.
Now it seemed joining forces was the only option.
Even before taking over the Yu family, Yu Congyan had been able to gather information, quickly assess the situation, and resolve the problem. If he successfully inherited the company, he would become a formidable competitor.
The potential consequences were endless.
It was better to join forces with Yu Xuan first, then deal with the Yu family after their victory.
He had met Yu Xuan before and knew he was impulsive and easily manipulated, readily agreeing to help without considering the potential consequences for the company or his own image.
“I agree to help you deal with Yu Congyan, but after we succeed, I want an additional 10% of the profit.” CEO Shao said.
He wasn’t doing charity work.
This involved interfering in the Yu family’s affairs, a risky move that could easily backfire without sufficient incentive.
“Sure, as long as we work together to take down Yu Congyan, you can set the terms.” Yu Xuan readily agreed on the other end of the phone.
He should have been the sole heir to the company. If it weren’t for Yu Congyan’s sudden appearance, the old man would have already handed over the company to him.
This was just a temporary collaboration to reclaim what was rightfully his. Once the company was back in his hands, he could easily manage it with a little effort.
These small losses were investments for future gains.
Yu Xuan thought confidently.
Completely unaware that while he was calculating, CEO Shao on the other end of the phone was also planning how to completely dismantle and devour his company.
“It’s almost time.”
Yu Xuan looked at the approaching date and sent a message to Xia Wansheng using a different phone number.
“Don’t forget our agreement.”
Xia Wansheng didn’t have time to check his phone.
When he asked the director for leave to go home, he clearly saw a look of curiosity in the director’s eyes.
“I’m just going back to get something, I should be back tomorrow morning.” Xia Wansheng explained.
If all went well, he wouldn’t be coming back.
He didn’t know how long the system maintenance would take. At least there was still a self-service offline option, but who knew if he would wake up one day to find all offline channels locked.
Then he wouldn’t be able to leave, it was better to go offline sooner rather than later.
Working for free was something he was getting used to. Consider it a vacation.
“No problem, no rush, take care of your business first.” The director said with a smile.
He didn’t really care about the program itself, as long as they made money and maintained a good relationship with the investor.
As long as he could put food on the table, nothing else mattered.
The Yu family servants had originally planned to take a few days off. After all, Xia Wansheng was away filming, and CEO Yu had followed him, seemingly worried.
But in the middle of the night, Housekeeper Zhang received a call, instructing all the housekeepers to go on vacation.
“???” Such a strange request.
Although puzzled, Housekeeper Zhang still agreed.
Xia Wansheng had planned to quickly sneak into the study and complete the mission while Yu Congyan wasn’t paying attention.
As long as he could successfully steal the document and send it to the villain, he could go offline.
But why was Yu Congyan constantly watching him today?!
This wasn’t normal.
And the familiar housekeeper and Aunt Liu were nowhere to be seen. Yu Congyan explained that they happened to have the same day off.
“I’ll go see where I left it.” Xia Wansheng tried to appear anxious.
He actually was anxious.
His original plan was to retrieve the item, give it to Yu Xuan, and then wait.
Now, Yu Congyan, either because he was attached to his home or for some other reason, insisted on coming along, restricting his actions.
Time ticked by.
Yu Congyan showed no intention of entering the study, but neither did he want to return to his bedroom.
A busy CEO, wasting time with him in the living room, wasn’t he afraid something would happen at the company while he wasn’t paying attention to his phone?!
Finally, after a long wait, Yu Congyan finally showed signs of returning to his bedroom.
Xia Wansheng didn’t waste any time, quickly and quietly approaching the study and turning the doorknob.
Good, just like in the original plot, Yu Congyan happened to forget to lock the door today.
Then, according to the plot, the document should be—
In the safe on the top shelf of the bookcase.
Xia Wansheng reached out, then looked up and made eye contact with the camera above him.
“…”
Yu Aotian’s security measures had improved.
Well, even if the camera angle wasn’t ideal, he still had to complete this mission.
He just needed to make the act of stealing the document believable. Whether he sent the real thing or not to the villain didn’t matter.
Xia Wansheng struggled for a while and finally reached the safe.
He couldn’t open it, but the act itself was enough to incriminate him.
Xia Wansheng took out his phone and saw a message from an unknown number.
Yu Xuan’s threat arrived just in time. He couldn’t quite remember his number.
With this, the matter was basically resolved. He took a picture as proof of his effort.
This was creating a paper trail. Since he was working overtime, he had to let his boss see his efforts.
Before the large image could be sent, Xia Wansheng heard a sound from the doorway.
Yu Congyan was probably about to enter.
Xia Wansheng was startled.
His work wasn’t finished yet?!
Although he had anticipated this scenario, it was still awkward when it actually happened.
Xia Wansheng instinctively closed his eyes, not wanting to face it.
But reason told him it was worth it. The client was nowhere to be found now, time to cut his losses…
Yu Congyan pushed open the door and saw this scene.
Xia Wansheng was sitting on the sofa, eyes closed, seemingly deep in thought. The safe sat conspicuously on the table, unopened.
The picture on his phone was still loading, Xia Wansheng was about to try again when a shadow loomed over him.
He didn’t dare to look Yu Congyan in the eyes, telling himself he was doing this to go home, stealing the document was a last resort, just finish the plot quickly and be done with it.
But he wasn’t met with anger or scolding. Yu Congyan remained silent for a long time.
Xia Wansheng looked up hesitantly, seeing the complex expression on his face.
As if he had known he would do this, but couldn’t bring himself to be angry.
“Are you being threatened?” Yu Congyan asked softly.
He had already guessed, but he still wanted to confirm with Xia Wansheng.
“No, I did this on my own.” Xia Wansheng said sincerely.
Although he didn’t know what misunderstanding had occurred, shifting the blame would only make going offline more difficult.
Just call the police and arrest him, or pretend to let him go and then secretly order someone to drown him in the river…
Then he could return to his familiar, boring life as a wage slave.
There wasn’t much to look forward to, but at least he could go back.
“I’m sorry, I dragged you into this.” Seeing he still wouldn’t admit it, Yu Congyan knew he wouldn’t get an answer from Xia Wansheng.
But the cameras had captured everything, the countdown threat from the unknown number was clear.
It seemed his actions against the Shao family weren’t harsh enough. He had already warned them, yet they still dared to threaten Xia Wansheng.
CEO Shao, who was struggling to salvage his company’s image, suddenly felt a chill down his spine.
Was someone plotting against him again?!
He hadn’t done anything this time!
“No, you misunderstood, I’m here to steal the document…” Xia Wansheng didn’t know what Yu Congyan had misunderstood. His attempt to explain only seemed to make things worse, the other person’s expression darkening.
As if he had already decided he was a threatened little white flower and was now baring his fangs.
Xia Wansheng kind of wanted to call the police now.
How did the plot deviate so much?!
