A world.
A place.
A fantasy that explains what might actually happen in the future. A war. Deaths. 
One girl.
One man.
An entire mystery.
What happens in the end?

Most of us have had to deal with a computer virus or some sort of malware by now. It wasn't fun; it was annoying, time consuming, and very frustrating.
Install Anti-Virus/Malware Software.
This tip may go without saying, and I almost just casually mentioned it in my opening paragraph. However, I have seen many computers—especially home computers—that don't have anti-virus/malware protection. This protection is a must-have first step in keeping you computer virus free.
Keep Your Anti-Virus Software Up to Date
Having protection software is the first step; maintaining it is the second. Free anti-virus software is better than nothing, but keep in mind that it's not the best solution. Microsoft does provide a security package for "free." It's free in that if you have Windows on your machine, you are granted access, but you did pay for your Windows license. Many users aren't aware of this program, but it's actually decent protection.
Keep Your Operating System Current.
Whether you are running Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, or any other OS, keep it up to date. OS developers are always issuing security patches that fix and plug security leaks. These patches will help to keep your system secure. Similarly, keep your anti-virus software up to date. Viruses and malware are created all the time. Your scanning software is only as good as its database. It too must be as up to date as possible.

One reason why you should not use expensive software for your freelance work because you don't get paid until your work is completed. You can use cheaper software that doesn't need paying yearly or monthly subscription fees but you can not use expensive software that has a yearly or monthly subscription like Autodesk Cinema 4d, Adobe and other industry standards software. Some people can use free and open-source software like Krita for concept art and matte painting and for movie and TV shows are Blender and other freemium software for VFX and animation software for their freelance work or startup business. Some people don't work but they use cheaper or less expensive hardware to start a VFX or animation or other business that is good for their budgets not over the budget. If your budget for your movie or tv series visual effects is not like Hollywood standard budget for your movie or tv series visual effects you can use freeware, alternative software, freemium and cheap or free and open-source for your VFX, modelling, animation and sculpturing and other things during the production, pre-production and post-production for your content. If you want to make your own video game you can use Unreal engine, Uchronia Project Blender Game Engine, Unity, armoury game engine and lot more. Blender is the best software that is used by independent game studios next to nuke, cinema 4d, lightwave 3d, Reallusion Iclone, TV paint, Krita, Unreal, Unity, CryEngine, Godot, Cocos2d,libGDX Panda3D, Construct and other software. Cinema 4d is less expensive than Maya and 3dsMax.

Chapter 122. A movie that never existed
"What's your name, by the way?"
Ren asked as they sat on the lounge area.
"Ah, My name is Ying Yue."
The girl was still nervous as she glancing at Ren while fidgeting her fingers.
"That's a nice name. What is the title of your screenplay, by the way?"
"It's «A born star»."
"That's a nice name, Director Ying."
"No, no, I am not a director yet. I have still not directed a project."
Ying Yue shook her head as she said that and Ren just smiled as he took the screenplay from Ying Yue's hand.
He holded the screenplay in his hand, as he thought if he had seen the movie or not.
But no matter how much he thought, he had never heard about a movie with that name.
He didn't thought much about it as he opened the screenplay and started reading through it.
Ying Yue, on the other hand was looking at him with a nervous expression.
'Will he like it? Or not?'
That was the thought is her mind.
She was very nervous and was trying to see the expression on Ren's face but his face was just blank.
He was reading the screenplay with a serious expression.
Ying Yue became more nervous seeing him like this.
For her, Ren was a big star who was currently shooting his next drama.
Her meeting him was just a coincidence and now he was reading her screenplay.
She didn't knew what to think about it.
She just wanted him to like her project. She had already gotten tired after going from one production house to another.
Ren was her last choice!
'It's good!'
Ren thought after reading the whole project.
It was not a commonly seen genre nor it was a movie which is easy to made.
Investors will hesitate to incest money in the project. It will also take huge efforts to make but the story was really good.
It was a story which will be liked by almost all the age groups. It was engaging and heartbreaking and Ren liked it quite a bit.
"The story is not a major genre. Have you written the story yourself?"
Ren asked that as he looked at Ying Yue with the corner of her eyes.
"Yes, I wrote it after thinking about it for a long time. I have also polished it quite a bit before bringing it to the investors."
'But she still is looking for a investor.'
Ren thought that, because Ying Yue was looking for CEO Wang to invest in her project.
It was not a project investors would be keen to invest in. That's why she hasn't found a investor yet.
"I actually have showed this project to a lot of investors but they all rejected it by giving my some excuse. Some even wanted to switch me out with another director because I am still a rookie."
Ying Yue said with a low laugh.
"It's not a project, investors would be keen to invest in."
"Yeah, but I still wanted to direct this movie, if I find some investment."
Ying Yue said with a expression that showed the hardships she has gone through.
"Many investors has asked me to sell the screenplay to them but I don't want to give it to others, it's my project."
When Ying Yue said that, Ren thought that she has really endured the hardships.
He suddenly remembered his struggling days as he stared at her.
He then looked at the screenplay in his hands, he has liked the screenplay quite a bit.
It was really engaging but he had never seen this movie, nor he had heard about this type of story before.
It meant that it was a movie that does not exist in the future Ren had come from.
He didn't knew if it would be a hit or not, he can't be sure about that.
He hesitated because of that.
'A role that can surpass my acting!'
That was what he was looking for. He wanted to do that type of role.
He glanced at the screenplay in his hands as he thought that this movie can help him surpass it.
His grab on the screenplay got tighter because of that. He looked towards Ying Yue as he thought about all the odds and evens of his decision.
Ying Yue got slightly scared and nervous when she saw Ren looking at her with a serious expression.
She thought that Ren would say that he didn't liked the screenplay like countless others but when Ren opened his mouth, she was shocked beyond her core.
"I really liked the story."
"Re-really?? You lik-liked the story."
She shuttered as she said that. She didn't believe her ears at that moment.
"Yes, the screenplay was written very well. I really liked it. Although it's not a mainstream genre, it's quite good."
"Really! Thank you! It is a great compliment for me."
Ying Yue said as she slightly bowed. She was filled with emotions of joy currently.
"Who are you thinking for the male lead?"
When Ren said that, Ying Yue fell into confusion. She hasn't selected a selected a particularl actor to play the role.
She didn't have the privilege to do so.
She was just a rookie director who hasn't even directed her first project. She don't have any privileges currently.
"Then, what to do you think of me as the male lead?"
"You! As the male lead!!"
She shouted in surprise and in a high pitch tone. It was good that there were no people currently in the lounge area or there would be rumors spread in the company.
"You really want to act in my project?"
She asked Ren with a shocked expression. Her heartbeat was quickly rising.
"Yes, I really liked the screenplay."
"You don't have a problem with me as the director?"
Ren shook his head when he heard that. He didn't have any problem with that.
He himself was a rookie at one point and he didn't think that Ying Yue would agree if he said that he don't want her as the director.
That's why, he said with a confident voice.
"Yes, I don't have a problem with that. Please let me be the male lead in your movie."


Ren, he was someone with great talent in acting and singing but due to bad luck and some wrong choices, he was only able to become a third rate actor.

After dying in an accident, he noticed that he had returned to the past.

With the help of his talents and the knowledge of future, he started his journey to become the trendiest star of the century.

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"Hi" Shuvam replied stiffly.

Shuvam was scared. He was scared sh*tless. But he knew there was no going back. After all, he had installed the software thingy himself. The temptation he got while reading the last line of the message he got in his phone ' It will help you achieve your goals in life. ' was too big. 

He looked at the robot thingy and asked, " What are you ? "

" I am the one who will help you achieve your goals. My name is Andy. ", the robot 'Andy ' replied.

" Why are you helping me ? "

" Because you were chosen. "

" Who ? Who chose me ? "

" You will know when the time comes. For now, know this , In the cyber world there is nothing impossible for me. So, let me help you achieve your goals and one day when I require your help, you will have to repay me in full. "

After saying this, Andy revealed a wide grin from his earlier non existent mouth.

Shuvam had read a lot of light novels. He was really when he realized that this OP system would help him achieve his goals in life. But when he saw the grin on Andy's face, Shuvam was once again scared. It seemed like he was making a deal with the devil himself.

But when he remembered the warning he got from his father. He decided to go on with it. After he couldn't just magically get 70% in his upcoming 12th grade exams and he didn't want to give up on studying game development.

" As long as you help me make games, I will comply with all your requests." , Shuvam said solemnly.

" Since you agree to help me, I will surely help you grow. But first of all, you need to employ a hacker bot from the software you just installed. "

" What would I need that for ? " 
Since he wanted to be lead a happy and fun life by playing and making games, he frowned when he heard that he needed to employ some hacker bot and second he didn't even know how to do it. 

" Let me tell you this. Each and every person on this planet has their cyber activity constantly monitored. I have prevented them from hearing to us and monitoring you but I can only prevent them for about half an hour. So you would need hacker bot to prevent them from monitoring you."

" How do I employ one? There are no files related to the software or a shortcut to open the software."

" The software is called ' Game dev system ' and you have to say ' interface ' in order to open the software. "

"Interface", Shuvam said ecstatically.

The whole screen changed. He was taken to a new screen which had drak-red background and a few options to select from.

He was currently on the ' Current Projects ' tab. It said ' No current projects ' in big bold silver letters. There were other tabs such as employment office, employed bots and profile.

Andy appeared on the right side of the screen and explained how the software functioned and its options.

" This is the software. You can check your current projects in the current projects tab. The progress of the ongoing projects can be checked here. The employment office is where you employ bots for making them do your work. The bots are bought using dev coins. You will be given a startup amount of coins to work with and later you will  earn them on the basis of the popularity of your games. Employed bots shows you the list of bots you have employed and shows whether those are bots are free or working in any project. Your profile shows you the popularity of your finished games and your current balance. "

" Now go to the employment office tab and employ a hacker bot. "

" What is my startup amount? "

" You have been provided with 1000 dev coins as startup amount. Since only basic bots are available for you to employ, it will cost you 100 dev coins to employ a basic hacker bot. "

" OK. I will buy one ASAP. But why basic? Will it be able to prevent those people from monitoring me? "

" It is more than enough for now. "

When he clicked on the employment office tab, he was shocked. There was a row of names with prices beside them. He felt like he was on a crappy e-commerce website with just name of the products and their prices. There were lots of bots. He saw animator bots, AI maker bots, hacker bots, level design bots, musician bots, assistant bots, 3d modeling bots, programmer bots and game testing bots. The prices were pretty much same, assistant bots and game testing bots were 10 dev coins each whereas the remaining ones were 100 dev coins each.

He was ecstatic when he saw these different types of bots that are needed to develop games .Since Andy was still there, he controlled himself and clicked on the hacker bot option.

It took him to an description page. The name of the bot was displayed in bold letters with its price - 100 dev coins, free space required - 100 GB and its description saying ' These bots help you by stopping any cyber attacks on you, preventing others from monitoring your cyber activity and helps you carry out cyber attacks on others. '

There was a blue ' employ ' button at the right side of the page. Shuvam clicked it. 100 of his dev coins and 100 GB of his free space went away just like that. 

" I suggest you employ two of those. "

" Two. Why? "

"You pressed the blue ' employ ' button which means you employed a defensive hacker not which prevents others from attacking you. Now press that circular button at the side and you can employ offensive hacker bot. You will be needing one offensive bot to get you some money in order to buy better hardware."

" Wait, you can give me money, too? "

"Of course, employ a hacker bot  and tell it to transfer money to your bank account. But the bank account needs to be yours not anyone else's."

Thinking how he can go to Kathmandu on his own and study game designing, he grew ecstatic and was grinning.

Shuvam got an software that is an amazing piece of tech. See how he uses it to make his career as an anonymous game developer who is known for for making the most complexed games of uncrackable nature.
Watch him make his dreams come true, help his family, get admired by gamers and be the best indie game developer.

"What? How...? I don't understand," said Li Mei. 

What did Zhou Yu have to do with Mr. Wang? 

But now that she remembered it, Mr. Wang had called him 'Master Zhou'. 

"My family owns the greater part of the shares in the company he worked for. I made a few calls and we saw no other way to salvage this production after the scandal he caused. There's also a non disclosure clause, where you agree not to say anything about what happened with Mr. Wang," said Zhou Yu. His expression never changed while he spoke. It was always the same serious eyes. 

"What happens if the police wants to ask me questions?" said Li Mei. 

"That's been taken care of." 

"Can I read it before signing?"

"Take your time," said Zhou Yu, and got up to leave. "I will have someone pick it up later." 

Li Mei watched him head towards the door, and then she started to read the contract. But just before he closed the door, he walked back in, and spoke without looking at her. 

"Don't get your hopes up with my cousin. He's always attracted to those who pretend they're not interested in him," he said. 

"I was not pretending! I didn't know who he was," said Li Mei, getting angry. She was not playing games, or whatever Zhou Yu thought. "I don't want anything with him." 

"Hmm. That's what you say now," said Zhou You. 

Despite having his back turned towards her, she knew he had smiled when he said that. Then he closed the door and left. 

Li Mei could not believe her luck. After the incident with Mr. Wang, she had given up all hope of working in the movie. The Zhous had been a godsend. First saving her from Mr. Wang, and then offering her a chance to pursue her dream. She wasn't sure she liked Zhou Yu, but she didn't have to like him. After all, this was just business. 

Before she got the chance to finish reading the contract, the concierge called her from the restaurant, telling her the Zhou cousins were waiting for her downstairs in the restaurant. 

She gave it a quick read and signed it, leaving it on the table. Then she took the elevator down to the third floor where the private restaurant was located. Thinking it would be just the two of them, she entered quickly, only to find that the enormous central table was filled with people. 

One of them was Anna Mikhailov, a famous Russian model who had just done a publicity campaign for a luxury brand. Li Mei didn't recognize the rest, but all of them seemed to be rich and famous. She was the only one there whom nobody knew. 

"Li Mei, come!" said Zhou Jiao, getting up to greet her. 

The table went silent and all eyes turned to her, as she approached the table. 

"Hello," said Li Mei, giving a slight nod. 

"And who might this green-eyed beauty be?" said the oldest of the men, the one wearing a top hat and a velvet coat. 

"This is Li Mei, the future star of Wings of Glory!" said Zhou Jiao, pulling out a chair next to him so Li Mei could sit by her side. 

"Marvelous! She looks just like the actress who played her fifty years ago!" said another woman, whose name Li Mei didn't know. 

Li Mei sat down, hoping everyone would stop looking at her. Despite being an actress, she was shy and quiet, and she wasn't prepared to be around that many people after everything that had happened earlier in the day. Only Zhou Yu, always taciturn, seemed to be more interested in his phone than in her. 

"Vell, it looks like ZeeJay haz a new friend," said Anna Mikhailov, emphasizing the word friend. 

"We just met today," said Li Mei quickly, noticing Anna's sarcasm. She didn't want to create a rift with this gorgeous woman for nothing. 

"Hmm," said Anna, and smiled. Then she took a sip of wine. 

Li Mei was saved by the butlers, who brought in the food and began to serve it. The menu was salmon with sauteed potatoes and a shrimp cocktail. 

Soon the conversation switched to other topics like ZJ's future projects, an upcoming fashion show Anna was doing, and general gossip about the entertainment world. 

Throughout all of it, Li Mei felt completely out of place. Just this morning she had been eating dumplings out of a street vendor, feeling on top of the world just because she was staying at such a fancy hotel for free. Now she was dining with the prettiest, richest people she had ever known. 

The man in the top hat spoke to Zhou Yu softly, discussing a screenplay he was working on. 

"So the leading lady falls in love with the prince, and he doesn't realize he loves her back until it's too late," he said. "Then he has to travel to his evil brother's kingdom to get her back. Standard historical fantasy. The fans will love it."  

"That sounds a lot like 'A rose blooms in blood'" said Li Mei without thinking. Then she almost covered her mouth with her hand. "I'm sorry, I couldn't help but overhear what you were saying. But it does sound very similar to that movie."

The man turned his head to look at her. 

"You're right," he said, after a short pause. "Did you see that movie?" 

"Yes. I analyzed the screenplay in class, for a project. It's based on an ancient Chinese story, with several nods to Italian Neorealism. Everyone saw it as an epic historical fantasy, but deep down, it was a story class struggles after the devastating war caused by the prince," said Li Mei. 

The man's eyes widened. 

"So she's a beauty with brains. You don't get that a lot," he said. 

Li Mei didn't know if she should be flattered or offended. But she took it as a compliment and smiled. In the meantime, Zhou Yu hadn't taken his eyes off her. Zhou Jiao, on the other hand, was deep in conversation with Anna Mikhailov, talking about a tennis match he would be attending in London. 

After desert had been served, the wine and champagne kept flowing. The air was getting stuffy, and Li Mei's vision was getting blurry, so she excused herself and went out to the balcony to get some air. Just as she closed the glass door, it opened again. 

"Are you OK?" said Zhou Jiao, smiling. 

"Yes. I... I can't thank you and your cousin enough. For everything. First for helping me with Mr. Wang and then for still offering me the part. This is a dream come true," she said, out of the bottom of her heart. 

It wasn't every day that the kindness of strangers meant the whole world to someone. These two had not only saved her; they were giving her a second chance. And for what? Maybe it was pity that she had been abused by one of their employees. Maybe it was just as Zhou Yu said, and the production for the movie couldn't be delayed, risking the scandal involving Mr. Wang getting out. Either way, she had gotten what she came here for, and so much more. 

"I'm looking forward to acting with you," said Zhou Jiao, getting closer to Li Mei. He grabbed on to the balcony's rails and looked out. 

"What?" said Li Mei. "You're going to be... Captain Lane?"

All Li Mei ever wanted was to pursue her acting career. When she thinks her chances at starring on her first big movie are gone, two mysterious men show up to save her. 
Who is the cold, calculating Zhou Yu? And his cousin, the international super star Zhou Jiao, also known as ZJ? And why are they being so kind to her? 
Li Mei has a lot to learn about fame, deceit, and treachery. In the super star business, things are never what they seem.

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So, a customer called me over the phone and asked me on what is the best antivirus he should get, which would protect his PC from getting hacked.

I recommended Kaspersky Internet Security and I said to him that he has to pay for it.

"Pay for it?" he says... "That's stupid."

I told him; "You pay for protection, you pay for its price."

"Why should I pay for an antivirus when I can get for free?"

I explained the beneficial difference of paying for an antivirus that has all the security features and having a free antivirus. Of course, there is some free antivirus that you can upgrade for premium features like the Big Triple A's (in reference to Avira, Avast, and AVG).

He says "Ok. I will just download from torrent."

Hours later, he calls back to tell me that Kaspersky is a bad antivirus program. He explains that it did not do its job even for a pirated copy. Because, he explains that everytime it updates... It gets a notification every 5 seconds that Kaspersky is not working. Do take note that when you download a pirated copy of Kaspersky, it would definitely do that.

So, I told him that he should reinstall it instead or buy a license key. And he said he doesn't want to buy. He wants to get it for free and ranted at me angrily that I should install it (the pirate copy of Kaspersky) for him. I explained that "even if I installed it and you pay me, I rather let you buy the software (antivirus with Internet security features) instead because they're of the same price".

He ended the call afterward. Not one word heard from him again about this issue. Either he paid for the program or probably went to buy an Apple Macintosh.

And if you ever wondered why I am very hesitant to install the pirate software he provided, it's because I am pretty sure he is sure ready to shift the blame on me.

If you feel down and work in customer service or similar, this book has all the compilations of my experiences of being a computer technician, a former profession that I have always been into. But most of the names are either marked out or just modified. The stories are mostly what I have experienced either terrifying or just humored in some way that whether I understood the customer or not. Regardless, I hope you find it funny in its own way.

Heading to Tian Corporation, Tian Xi quickly typed up two business proposals detailing the development of the most recent security system software of her world and her own invention, the holographic lens device.

Although it was called a lens, the device was actually a simple earpiece paired with a set of specially developed contact lenses that could project a number of interactive holographic windows and make and receive calls and texts. Normally, it would take more than just money to bring such a cheat-like product into existence, but as the creator Tian Xi only needed the money and materials to make one.

When they arrived at the building, Tian Xi was warmly welcomed by the employees. The company seemed to not mind how useless the original was, probably because with or without her they knew nothing too bad would happen. 

Secretary Bai, the head secretary, was waiting for her at the front desk.

"Yo, what's up, Secretary Bai? I was gonna head up. Wanna tag along as we talk?" Tian Xi waved, handing him her notebook with her proposals pulled up.

"Young miss, these are...?" Secretary Bai naturally received them and swiped through the pages, skimming them as his eyes brightened considerably.

"He he, met an expert online and he gave me these as a meeting gift," Tian Xi rubbed her nose as she lied with a straight face, "How fast do you think we can make use of the software?"

Secretary Bai had a fire ignited in his eyes as he enthusiastically answered, "The software should be able to rank in the top 3 most secure within two months if it is as great as the proposal makes it out to be. However, this hardware..." He was also worried about the credibility of the online expert.

Tian Xi lazily smiled as she consoled him, "Secretary Bai, don't worry about the expert. I have something he needs. As for the hardware, if you could get me the materials I could complete it within six months. I can send you the capital later."

When they reached the CEO's office, her father was already waiting with a happy smile. When Tian Xi told the folks of her plans to be more involved in the business, he was beaming. The original only occasionally stepped into the corporation building and most of the time it was only to bug some money off of her old man.

After entering the office, Secretary Bai passed the notebook to CEO Tian, then stood respectfully to the side.

CEO Tian's reaction was similar to Secretary Bai's and the conversation also resembled the one Tian Xi had in the elevator just minutes ago.

While the family had no real ambition to improve, who wouldn't get excited at a gigantic meat pie falling into their hands from the sky?

"On the topic of this security system, Xi-er, do you think that it could withstand the hackers from this morning?"

The atmosphere in the room tensed abruptly.

Earlier this morning, four top companies were hacked one after the other, sending the business world into a storm. Not to mention the Nan group, even Ou and their Tian Corporation were implicated! The scariest one, however, had to be that the hacker had the ability to break into THE Gu Corporation--the apex of the business world.

In order to keep the Tian Corporation from falling into Gu Yuan's radar of suspicion, Tian Xi ended up also "hacking" into Tian Corporation. Of course, she didn't really steal anything, but since Tian Corp was a technology company whose current security software was already widely used worldwide, it hit them hardest where it hurt the most.

"Don't worry, dad," Tian Xi gave him her brightest smile, "Even Gu Corp's top expert would have a hard time cracking it."

Her words were proved correct two weeks later when the software was released and implemented into their products. While the earlier hacking incident had taken a huge hit on the company's reputation, Tian Xi's security system proved to be infallible in tests and therefore cleansed the company's ruined image.

The testing stage was made public, and they invited many hidden and known experts to have a go.

As a result, the security software was widely sought and immediately replaced many of the older software. It was also bought in bulk by the other technology companies to implement into their own hardware products, leading it to top the list of the most secure security system software after only 2 months of release. Its position was probably not going to be replaced for at least the next decade or so as long as Tian Corporation updated its properties efficiently.

Tian Corporation was able to form many profitable contracts with not only technology companies, but also retail, automobile, and even real-estate. Basically, the flexibility of the security software was something that all industries worldwide wanted for their own--whether to apply onto their own products or to keep their assets secure.

Nevertheless, by the sixth month after the release, Tian Corp topped the other first-rank corporations and became second only to Gu Corporation.

Just when everyone thought Tian Corporation's momentum would finally die down, news of the collaboration between Gu and Tian Corporation swept the business world off their feet!

.

.

.

Gu Yuan raised his brow at the terms Tian Xi proposed in the contract in his hands.

They were both currently seated in a private room in a luxurious restaurant, The Golden Phoenix. Tian Xi's back rested on the back of the black booth seat with her slender legs crossed as she carelessly smiled while spinning the glass of red wine in her hand. Gu Yuan sat across from her in a similar manner.

The contract in Gu Yuan's hand proposed an equal collaboration between his Gu Corporation and her Tian Corporation. Six months ago, Tian Corp didn't even have the qualification to mention a collaboration with him, much less an equal one. Now, however...

He glanced at the device on the table before them. It was the revolutionary lens that Tian Xi scrapped together over the past few months.

Tian Xi had offhandedly thrown it on the table after she handed him the contract in a show of power: This little thing? To me and you, it's just a piece of scrap metal. But to this underdeveloped world... he he.

She wasn't sure of the extent of Gu Yuan's skills with him being a veteran host from 1000 years ago, but this was free labor on her part for him, so why not take it? It's not as if he would lose anything. In fact, he'd be making a huge gain with zero effort.

All I'm asking for is a piece of the cake. Preferably half.

"Is CEO Tian aware of this?" He asked with his baritone voice that could enchant even men.

Tian Xi blinked innocently, "Of course."

She then played with her fingernails, not elaborating. 

Her doting father gave her full responsibility over the matter with Gu Corporation. He told her that even if the collaboration didn't go through, it wouldn't matter.

Of course, if Papa Tian was aware of their tryst during the gathering, he would not have allowed her to even look at Gu Yuan's face through a computer screen, much less sit together with him alone in a private room.

"In exchange for the full rights over the security software as well as the lens, you want the profits skewed towards your Tian Corporation until our annual revenues even out. When they do, split the profit fifty-fifty. I heard CEO Tian was quite fond of you..." Gu Yuan gave an evil grin and chuckled as he continued, "Is he really aware that you are handing yourself over on a golden platter to me?"

As expected of a veteran in transmigration. He was perceptive enough to know that Tian Xi was inadvertently hinting to merge their respective corporations in the future. She applauded him in her heart and wondered how many worlds he'd been through.

Tian Xi replied with a small smile, "Whether or not he's aware...would it matter in the end?" Would Gu Yuan accept or decline her offer? If he declined, it really wouldn't matter at all. If he accepted, it'd be too late for CEO Tian to do anything after they sign the contract today.

Letting out a low laugh, Gu Yuan glanced at Tian Xi's abdomen briefly before bringing his gaze back to her unfathomable pair of dark eyes, "Who is your developer?"

[Host, he is suspicious of you.] 001 warned.

'Silly 001, of course I know that,' Tian Xi inwardly rolled her pretty eyes before answering ambiguously, "We both have many experts in the field working for us. Wouldn't you agree? If you want, once you agree to my terms, I would gladly introduce you to the one responsible."

This way, he would be unclear as to whether or not she was just a puppet for another host. The existence of the lens was proof that he was not the only host in this world, but as to whether Tian Xi was that other host is a whole other matter.

She already muddied the waters with her lack of pregnancy, the hacking incident, and now the lens. Tian Xi couldn't help but to inwardly stand up and give herself a big round of applause.

"No need. I accept your terms. Pleasure to work with you...Xi-er," He flashed her a seductive smile. Tian Xi gave a light snort in response, resting her glass on the table and crossing her arms over her chest.

Following that, Gu Yuan placed the stack of papers down onto the table and took out a pen to sign the contract.

His signature was full of elegance, yet powerful. In contrast, Tian Xi's was free, yet refined.

"Now that our business here is done, Mr. Gu. I have other business to attend to," Tian Xi got up to leave when a system notification sounded in her mind.

[Side Task 2: Tongue-kiss Gu Yuan. Time Limit: 10 seconds. Reward: 200 points]

'...' WTF. These side tasks are perverted as hell. I'm filing a complaint for sexual harassment!

[Host, I promise you that it is not me who is issuing these tasks!] 001 pleaded. He was also 99% sure that the one being sexually harassed this time was not going to be his host, but rather...

He lit a candle for Gu Yuan in his heart.

'Then who the hell is perverted enough to want a host to have sex with someone, and now to indulge in a deep kiss with that same person a few months later!! What if I actually had morals and ended up blushing for no reason?!'

How would she explain turning red for no reason to Gu Yuan in that case, huh?!

The momentary lapse in narration took no time at all in reality, as before she knew it, Tian Xi had already walked to Gu Yuan's side, bent forward, and placed her small hands on his broad shoulders.

She slowly lowered her lips towards his, then eyed him suggestively before engulfing his lips in hers as she slipped her satiny tongue into his mouth, entangling with his.

Gu Yuan grabbed her supple waist with his large hands and pulled her closer to him, deepening the kiss.

They both closed their eyes in pleasure and indulged in the kiss for a few more seconds before parting with satisfied sighs.

Just as Gu Yuan was about to push her down onto the booth to take things further, Tian Xi pried his hands off of her waist and smiled helplessly at his very-noticeable erection, "I look forward to our collaboration."

Then, she took the contract, leaving him the blueprints and rights to the software, the lens, and the towering tent between his legs. 

 She didn't forget to give him her staple provocative wink before strutting out and shutting the door behind her.

As a result, Gu Yuan was fuming in anger at having been led on yet unable to release. So, he called his beautiful secretary over to vent his frustration.

[Host, Gu Yuan is cheating on you.] 001 was upset. Where was the promised loyal dog love interest like in all of those other system novels?

"Who cares. Similar to how he treats me as a temporary toy, he means nothing more than a point bank to me." Tian Xi shrugged, chuckling disdainfully. This type of man wasn't worth her time.

She had more pressing matters to dedicate her time towards. 

For example, this world's male and female leads who were currently entangled in their own pleasure a couple of doors from the room she just left, and Ou WenYan who had yet to give up the heir position despite not having her Tian family's support.

Not sure how Ou WenYan got wind about her meeting with Gu Yuan at The Golden Phoenix, but it was a fact that he was already waiting for her downstairs at the main entrance.

Every 1000 years, systems are released into the world to find the perfect hosts to compete for the top spot on the Void World's Leaderboard. The prize for first place is to have one wish of any kind granted no matter what it may be!

World-class businesswoman Tian Xi was having a pleasant nosebleed-inducing dream...until she suddenly died of blood loss! 

[Ding! Binding complete. Host, I am your system, 001! Let's aim for the top, yo!]

A once-in-a-millennia genius man, Gu Yuan, had grown bored of Earth. With a cold affirmative grunt, he bound his soul to his system, 000.

Pushing and pulling, the power couple breezes their way to the top of the leaderboard!

(A/N: I have taken the liberty to cut out the R18 scenes for this book on here. For the uncensored version, you can just go to my Wattpad. But generally, the story can be read without them.)

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Ever since Si Zhengting had seen her internet browser, Zhuang Nainai had set up a password for her cell phone. However, when a text message arrives, it would appear directly on the screen. 
The number that had sent the text message over was saved as "Senior" in Zhuang Nainai's contact list. The content was as follows: 
"Junior, I was quite busy these days and didn't show you concern. How's your work going?" 
Upon seeing this, Si Zhengting's expression immediately became somber. 
It's the easiest for people to develop feelings for each other in a senior and junior relationship. 
Moreover, he didn't show concern for her? What was he trying to do by sending this text message then? 
Si Zhengting felt gloomy all of a sudden as he frowned and sat on the sofa. 
After Zhuang Nainai took a warm bath, wore her pajamas, and came out, she saw Si Zhengting sitting on the sofa while holding his notebook, but she didn't know what he was doing. 
Being used to this look of his, Zhuang Nainai didn't find it uncomfortable at all. She directly lied down on the bed, picked up her cell phone, and began playing with it. 
As such, she saw Senior Su Jinhui's text message. 
Although she was leading a fulfilling life in the company, she was unhappy at the fact that she was being picked on by Zhang Zhaowen every day. Now that someone was so concerned about her, honestly speaking, Zhuang Nainai could feel the warmth. 
She then picked up the cell phone and replied, "Thank you for your concern, Senior, everything is fine." 
She was completely unaware that once she had sent that text message, Si Zhengting's computer had let out a "cluck" sound. 
It seemed like the other party was waiting for her text message. Thus, she received a reply shortly after sending it.
"When you first enter a company, unpleasant incidents will definitely occur. Just treat it as a trial. If anything crops up, you can come and find me." 
While holding her cell phone, Zhuang Nainai turned her body over and tapped her keyboard at lightning speed, "Got it~ Senior, I'll return you the money once I receive my salary tomorrow." 
Su Jinhui replied, "There's no hurry, feel free to ask me for help anytime." 
Anytime? 
Zhuang Nainai's eyes brightened up. "Senior, do you know of a software called Illustrator? Can you send it to me?" 
The Illustrator software was a design software specifically for fashion designing. The illegal copy online wasn't very user-friendly. Thus, most people who do fashion design use the official edition of the software. 
It was merely a software, he didn't have to violate the company rules whatsoever. It was an easy favor that required little effort. 
Su Jinhui replied, "No problem." 
Zhuang Nainai said, "Thank you, Senior!" 
Su Jinhui teased her, "It's your catchphrase again~" 
Zhuang Nainai smiled in embarrassment. Ever since that incident, they'd not been in contact with each other. 
However, just a few days ago, she had heard that Su Jinhui had a girlfriend. Thus, she had probably misunderstood the other party. 
Come to think of it, it was quite narcissistic of her to think that Su Jinhui had taken a fancy to her. 
She felt more comfortable this way. 
Zhuang Nainai quickly sent a text message over. "I'll treat you to a meal after I've received my salary!" 
Upon sending this text message, she immediately felt a rush of cold air in the room. She raised her head and glanced in bafflement at Si Zhengting, who was sitting on the sofa. 
It seemed like this person had come across something that made him unhappy. At this moment, he was releasing cold air all around him. 
This time… it definitely wasn't because of her!
Zhuang Nainai was so certain of this that she didn't do anything. As such, she got out of the bed quietly, wore her slippers, and held her cup, intending to pour some hot water to drink. 
Zhuang Nainai had to walk past Si Zhengting's back to get to the drinking fountain, which was on the other side of the room. 


He's the heir of the Imperial Group, ruthless and calculating. Yet, he dotes on his wife so much. 

"Hubby, I'm thinking of getting a pet. What do you think is good?"

"You are the pet."

"…"

"Hubby, is a rose or peony prettier?"

"You are the prettiest."

"…"

Zhuang Nainai: …Can you say something constructive?

One day, someone asks him, "Why are you always the one bowing your head first when you quarrel with her?"

Si Zhengting: "Because I'm 185 cm, and she's 165 cm. When am I not the first to bow my head?"

In short, this is a black-bellied CEO who dotes on his wife in every way you could think of and tries his best to build a family after marriage by baking a little bun baby.
 


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