After Rebirth, I Became the Richest Woman - Chapter 14

In the cleaning room of Muxin Club, amid the pitch-black surroundings, a person with a lollipop in her mouth flew across the keyboard of a laptop with all ten fingers. After about ten minutes, she finally let out a long breath and closed the computer.

This person was none other than Ning Han, the hacker who had bribed the cleaning auntie.

Just now, she had disguised herself as a cleaner and, while the people inside the club’s private room were not paying attention, placed a miniature Wi-Fi jammer there.

This was Ding Qi’s invention. Even if someone was using a highly secure private network, it could still steal information through advanced computer techniques.

Although Ning Han was currently employed at Qiyue Games under Yesheng, being a programmer was her side job. Her main job was obtaining evidence of other people’s underground transactions and selling it to economic crime investigation police who were eager to make achievements.

This behavior was illegal, but it was extremely fast and effective, so the police leadership tacitly allowed it.

Ning Han was happily thinking about the hundreds of thousands that would soon be in her hands when the cleaning room door suddenly opened. A fully covered person wearing a black mask and cap appeared in the light and shadow.

The person at the door stared sharply at Ning Han and did not move for a long time.

Ning Han turned her head forty-five degrees downward and let out an “Aish~” sound.

“You finally decided to come back?”

Ning Han looked like she wanted to cry. “Are you a dog? You can find me just by following my scent.”

The person at the door took off her mask, her expression resentful. “Do you hate me that much?”

“There are plenty of fish in the sea. Why cling to this one flower?” Ning Han rubbed her eye socket with a headache. “Hackers and cyber police are mortal enemies, okay?”

“Then you don’t have to hide from me like this, not even giving me a single chance.”

The person who had suddenly appeared was Qi Jing, the cyber policewoman Ning Han had provoked two years ago.

“What chance am I supposed to give you? A chance to drag me into the police station?” Ning Han scratched her hair. “What do you like about me? I’ll change it, okay?”

“I can stop being a cyber police officer for you,” Qi Jing said without the slightest hesitation.

Ning Han sighed helplessly. “Miss Police Officer, you are a proper, upright successor of socialism. I’m just a hacker struggling to survive in the gray areas. Can we just mind our own business and not interfere with each other? Please don’t throw yourself into love so recklessly. I really can’t bear it.”

Qi Jing approached step by step, frightening Ning Han into retreating two steps until her back pressed against the shelf holding cleaning supplies.

Qi Jing pinched Ning Han’s chin with her hand. After confronting her for a moment, she did not do anything more excessive. She only said, “You have the right not to accept me, and I have the right to keep chasing after you. Let’s wait and see.”

After saying that, she turned and left.

Ning Han muttered, “With such a domineering entrance and exit, isn’t she basically a living she-devil? I’d have to be insane to submit to you. That’s practically scarier than being arrested and thrown in jail.”

After cleaning up the scene, Ning Han also carried her bag, put on her cap and mask, and left Muxin Club.

After returning, she carefully checked her computer and found traces of intrusion. She immediately felt depressed. Qi Jing’s existence was simply a blow to her self-esteem. She had only stayed at Muxin Club for half an hour, yet Qi Jing was able to discover her and rush over. If Qi Jing really wanted to arrest her, who knew how many times she would already have entered the police station by now.

Two weeks had passed since Ye Xinuo had invited Lu Mingqi at the birthday banquet. Only then did Lu Mingqi finally find time to arrange a visit to Ye Xinuo’s house with Qin Moyan.

Ye Xinuo had originally wanted to invite Lu Mingqi to visit her private painting collection. If she could build a good relationship with the Lu family, losing a few paintings would not hurt that much. But Qin Moyan’s appearance made her change her mind. She only had someone hang the previously mentioned Sister Afei in the reception room. Otherwise, if that old fox took a fancy to more pieces, all the hard work she had accumulated over the years might be emptied out.

Lu Mingqi and Qin Moyan stood in front of the 1.7-meter painting frame, both of their eyes filled with amazement.

This painting was created at a one-to-one scale. The woman wrapped in a black nun’s habit had a dignified face. At first glance, her eyes seemed calm and rippleless, but after looking a little longer, one could sense an unyielding strength in her pupils. The triangular composition of the entire painting could be called perfect.

When Ye Xinuo had looked at exhibitions overseas in earlier years, she had fallen for this painting at first sight. Back then, Modiga, the artist who painted it, was even more niche than now, so she had acquired the painting with almost no effort.

At this moment, the aura Qin Moyan gave off was much softer than usual, causing Ye Xinuo to glance sideways at her. The way she focused on the painting was quiet and peaceful, making it difficult to look away.

Ye Xinuo did not forget her main purpose today. Aside from the painting, she also chatted with Lu Mingqi about many artworks. Sometimes, industry big shots were actually very willful. If they got along well with someone in conversation, the entire direction of the market might change several times over.

When it was time to part, Qin Moyan truly showed no politeness at all. She had the hired workers who had long been waiting at the door come in and pack up the painting.

Lu Mingqi smiled and said, “Moyan has finally gotten what she wished for. I wonder if, aside from this painting, there are any other works you like. Give me a chance to show off a little.”

Ye Xinuo thought inwardly, It looks like this Lu Mingqi is really not ordinary toward Qin Moyan. If the two of them really get together, then with this awkward relationship between me and Qin Moyan, I won’t even have anywhere to cry.

“Xinuo can help me find anything I want. It would be too much trouble to bother Mingqi,” Qin Moyan said.

Hearing Qin Moyan say this, Lu Mingqi knew she was rejecting him again. He could only silently feel bitter in his heart and smile as if nothing had happened.

But Ye Xinuo could not get over it. What kind of thing was Qin Moyan saying? If she was only using Ye Xinuo as a shield, then fine. But why did that look just now make it seem like she really wanted to empty Ye Xinuo out?

At the entrance of the villa district where Ye Xinuo’s home was located, there was a tennis court. Someone must have forgotten to close the gate when entering, because a tennis ball flew out and struck Yu Qing’s car window with a bang.

Yu Qing braked urgently. A girl in a tennis outfit with a ponytail ran over. First, she checked the window glass, then knocked twice on the car window.

“I hit your car. I’m sorry! I took a look, and there’s a small scratch. Why don’t you give me an account number, and I’ll compensate you?”

Yu Qing shook her head. “Forget it. I can tell you didn’t do it on purpose.”

“That won’t do. Wait here for me.” After saying that, the ponytailed girl jogged back to the tennis court.

Yu Qing stared at the girl’s back in a daze.

“Ah!”

At Hucheng University’s tennis court, a baby-faced girl with a ponytail let out a scream.

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry! Are you all right?” Yu Qing put down the racket in her hand and jogged over to the girl she had hit.

Han Qiuzi covered her head. Her vision went dark, and she squatted on the ground with her head buzzing.

“I’ll take you to the infirmary.” Yu Qing supported Han Qiuzi from behind and said gently, “Can you stand up by yourself?”

Han Qiuzi took the opportunity to lean into Yu Qing’s arms. “My legs are weak. Why don’t you carry me there, Senior?”

In Yu Qing’s impression, junior schoolmates were all soft, cute, and shy. This young junior did look soft and cute, but asking Yu Qing to carry her right away was far too impolite.

In the end, it was her own fault. Filled with guilt, Yu Qing could only accept her fate, half-crouch in front of Han Qiuzi, and carry her on her back.

Yu Qing never would have expected that from then on, this seemingly soft and cute junior schoolmate would cling to her. She would block Yu Qing downstairs from her dormitory whenever she felt like it, freeloading meals and drinks, sticking to her like a tail no matter how Yu Qing tried to shake her off. She would always bring up being hit by the ball, saying she had been given a concussion and needed nutritional supplements.

“Hello.”

Yu Qing’s thoughts were pulled back to reality, and she said softly, “Hm?”

“I only have one thousand in my wallet. I’ll give it all to you. If it’s not enough, call me again.” The ponytailed girl’s hand reached through the car window, holding ten hundred-yuan bills and a business card.

Yu Qing refused. “It’s just a small scratch. I can fix it myself.”

“No.” The ponytailed girl was firm. “Dad told me that when you cause trouble for someone else, you must apologize. If you don’t accept it, I won’t leave.”

Yu Qing still had to go find Ye Xinuo and could not delay for too long, so she had no choice but to accept the money and the business card.

The ponytailed girl smiled and said goodbye, then ran back to the tennis court in a flash.

This girl resembled Han Qiuzi somewhat, and she also had that naturally carefree air about her.

If Han Qiuzi had not met me, she probably would have lived a more carefree life.

Yu Qing thought so.