Unknowingly shrouded in mist, Yun Qing woke up early the next morning, brushing her teeth, washing her face, and finishing breakfast before she set out to conquer Xuan Mei's firewall.

Because her work tasks are special, she doesn't need to clock in at the Xuan Mei Group. She only needs to work from home.

It's just... there's still a feeling of being restricted.

At the mere thought of that insufferable man, she wanted to smash his head in!

Although Xuan Me's firewall is complex, it's child's play for Yun Qingxi.

She first breached it in 18 seconds, giving the engineers a little time to upgrade. Then she went in again, taking 20 seconds. The other side only...improved by 2 seconds!

Although there have been improvements, the level is still quite poor.

Yún Qíng xi sat cross-legged on the sofa, took out a bag of potato chips and threw one into her mouth.

No challenge, no fun.

……

At the same time, in the office of the CEO of Xuanmei Group, Ye Ziyu was seriously reviewing this quarter's financial statements. Ye Zipei pushed the door open and said: "Grandpa, the network information department just reported that the hacker known as cloud has once again broken through the company's newly established firewall."

"Oh?" Ye Ziyu raised an eyebrow, "How long did it take her to break through the newly built firewall this time?"

"20 seconds." Ye Zi Pei answered calmly.

As the son of Ye Yi, Ye ZiPei perfectly inherited Ye Yi's calm and collected demeanor. Both father and son are incredibly similar in both personality and appearance, almost like they were carved from the same mold.

Hearing this answer, Ye Ziyu's face flashed a trace of coldness.

"Isn't it outrageous that the company's state-of-the-art security system, which cost hundreds of millions of dollars to build every year, is so easily breached?"

Ye Zi Pei awkwardly smiled, after all, cloud's first time coming in after work took 18 seconds, and the second time took 20 seconds. It was really too bad.

"Our company's network security department has been utterly humiliated. After the cloud attack, they left a message saying that a wall made of tofu would be more solid than our company's firewall." Ye ZiPei said.

A wall made of tofu?

Ye Ziyu was both angry and amused.

"By the way, Grandpa, I heard that cloud is a girl?" Ye Zibei was curious. "What kind of person is she? Why isn't there any information about her in the company employee database?"

Ye Ziyu inexplicably felt a little displeasure: "You have a strong curiosity about her."

Receiving inexplicable hostility, Ye Zi Pei scratched his head, unable to understand what he had done wrong.

It wasn't just him who was curious; other colleagues in the company, especially those from the technical department, were also very curious about Yun Qingxi.

And Ye Ziyu deliberately didn't hide the fact that this new employee was the legendary cloud, who was as elusive as a mythical dragon. Now many people in the company are speculating about cloud's identity, so he dared to ask Master, whether cloud is actually a girl.

"Whether or not, we'll know when she gets here." Ye Ziyu said this, his face noticeably colder, obviously not intending to continue this topic.

Topic ender Yezhi Yu came online, Ye Zi Pei didn't dare to say anything more, he respectfully finished reporting today's work, tidied up the files on his desk and left.

Yun Qing received an email notification asking her to come to the company. It was already the second afternoon.

She called Ye Ziyu directly: "Hey, didn't we agree that you wouldn't have to work today? You're such a dishonest person, can I ever trust anything you say?"

Even though he couldn't see her current appearance, Ye Ziyu could imagine her puffed up like a pufferfish right now.

"It's not that I want you to come to work, it's that I want you to participate in the company's anniversary celebration." He explained patiently for a few sentences.

"Anniversary?" Yun Qingxi was taken aback.

Ye Ziyu nodded on the phone: “This is a good opportunity to introduce you to other employees in the company.”

Given that the email attachment contained a digital invitation for the anniversary celebration, he felt that Yunqing Xi, as a software engineer, and Bai Ke, with his meticulous nature, should not have overlooked it.

This girl, she seems very careful, but also very careless.

Two completely different qualities were balanced in her, somehow reminding him of a person - his mother, An Xiaonuan.

Mother is the same way with her husband, very attentive, gentle, and sweet in matters of affection, but otherwise somewhat absent-minded.

Could it be that from the first moment he saw Yun Qingxi, he had a special and familiar feeling? Was it because she resembled his own mother?

His subconscious told Ye Ziyu that it wasn't like that.

But the reason why he made an exception and implemented protection for this woman, he couldn't quite explain even at that moment.

He has always been purposeful in his actions, except for his protection of her, for which he couldn't find a specific purpose.

The Xuan Mei Tech department isn't short of talent, cloud is a top white hacker in the Chinese region, but Andrew Uncle's son, An Zixuan, is also very skilled in this area. In other words, Yun Qingxi isn't his only option.

The only problem was that he didn't hire An Zixuan, his childhood friend, but instead chose Yun Qingxi, a stranger.

"I see," Yun Qingxi nodded on the phone. She had already seen the attachment at the back of the email, "Tomorrow is it? Fine, I won't be absent."

Perhaps to deter her absence, the last line of the attachment specifically stated that missing would result in the deduction of the entire monthly bonus.

The clear sky makes her feel like those words were added specifically for her, targeting her alone.

It is said that Ye Ziyu is a hard-handed and cold person. The employees of Xuanmei Group are one by one devoted to this new head of the family. Those who have dissenting opinions are either "beaten" into submission or directly kicked out of the company.

Facing such a CEO, who would dare to miss Xuan Mei's anniversary celebration?

Perhaps only I have the guts to do it.

For Yunqing, the reward was undeniably tempting. Her current job was simple: to attack Xuanmei's firewall with all her might. The faster she breached it, the larger the reward. Every second saved meant tens of thousands more in her pocket.

Although this was child's play for her, playing cat and mouse with the employees of Xuan Mei's technical department was still quite interesting. She gradually felt that this wasn't so boring after all.

Especially when she found herself on the "Wanted List" and in a fairly high position, she felt that leaning on Xuan Mei for now wasn't such a bad choice.

As long as one is an employee of Xuan Mei, and recognized by Ye Ziyu, no one in Longcheng would dare to touch them.

After hanging up the phone, she opened her closet and began to choose what to wear tomorrow.

She doesn't usually attend many banquets, but she has never eaten pork, at least she has seen pigs run. At least these T-shirts, jeans and down jackets are not suitable for wearing at banquets.

As for the evening gown... going to the mall now seems a bit late, and I'm not sure if I can find a suitable outfit and shoes that match within such a short time.

I was just worrying when the phone suddenly rang.

That was a strange number.

Yúnqíng hesitantly picked up the phone. She had already written an app that blocked all unsolicited marketing and harassment calls, and she rarely shopped online or ordered takeout, eliminating the possibility of delivery personnel contacting her.

She really couldn't think of any stranger who would call her.

"Miss Yun, hello. I'm Ye Yi, Mr. Ye's assistant. We met at the coffee shop last time," came a voice that was deep and steady.

Night one?

The sky is clear and I have a vague impression.