"Did you know Ye Ke from before?" The academician was no fool, upon witnessing the exchanges between Ye Ke and Ye Shaohua, it became clear to him that the two were at odds. He couldn't help but ask.
Both of them were important figures in the laboratory, especially Ye Shaohua.
"It's nothing, it won't affect our collaboration," Ye Shaohua understood what the academician was thinking and replied.
"That's good," the academician breathed a sigh of relief, "However, this Ye Ke is a bit strange. She doesn't seem like you; she has more talent in computing than the average person, but definitely can't compare to you. Oddly enough, every piece of programming she presents surpasses our current developmental level."
It was actually because Ye Ke presented a software concept that was nearly a decade ahead of its time during a competition that she got scouted by the Imperial City laboratory early on.
Hearing this, Ye Shaohua raised an eyebrow. The academician's words made her curious. She had seen Ye Ke's software; indeed, they were impressive, but according to the academician, they didn't seem like something Ye Ke could produce.
Unless, those weren't actually Ye Ke's own work.
Thinking of Ye Ke's reincarnated identity, Ye Shaohua's eyes narrowed slightly. If that was the case, Ye Ke was shameless to some degree.
The next day, outside the First People's Hospital of Imperial City.
"Sister, are you really not going in to see Dad?" Ye Han stood outside the car door, asking Ye Shaohua one last time.
Ye Shaohua leaned against the car door slightly, "No need, I'll wait for you here."
Ye Han entered the hospital doors with a touch of disappointment.
Emerging with a middle-aged man from the hospital gate, Fu Jiachen immediately spotted the lazily leaning figure against the car door.
Her features were picturesque, her expression cool. The morning light shone on her, turning her almost into a stunning painting.
Even the most hurried passerby slowed their pace at the sight of her, as if afraid to disturb her.
Fu Jiachen had not encountered Ye Shaohua many times, but Ye Shaohua was too distinctive. No matter how crowded the setting, no matter how many years passed, he would recognize her at a glance.
"Mr. Fu?" The middle-aged man spoke in his faltering Chinese alongside him.
"Dr. Ryan, I'm just going to greet a friend," Fu Jiachen said as he walked towards Ye Shaohua.
Ye Shaohua was looking down, seemingly playing a game. Unable to resist, Fu Jiachen was the first to speak. "I heard from Ake that you've also joined the lab?"
"Is she also a friend of Miss Ye?" Dr. Ryan asked with some excitement. "Does she know about automation intelligence?"
Ye Shaohua glanced at Fu Jiachen and Dr. Ryan, showing no significant change in expression, merely nodding slightly before taking a phone call. Her expression carried a bit more vivacity than before.
Fu Jiachen shook his head slightly upon seeing Ye Shaohua like this.
Dr. Ryan was the head of the J Country laboratory and possessed extraordinary talent in computing. He was one of the leading figures internationally. Anyone who studied computing knew of Dr. Ryan, a representative of J Country's networking technology.
Dr. Ryan had come to Imperial City because Ye Ke had rushed out a network intelligence design the previous night, and he couldn't wait to come to Hua Country the moment he saw the few points Ye Ke had raised.
Seeing Ye Shaohua so casual, even laughing on the phone, Fu Jiachen frowned. He had heard two years ago that Ye Shaohua was admitted to the Computer Science Academy at Stanford, a university he was certainly aware of, far better than University Beijing. But now it seemed, Ye Shaohua who graduated from such a prestigious university was just so-so.
In the lab, anyone who heard the words "network intelligence design" and Dr. Ryan's name would be thrilled, definitely seizing the chance to interact with Dr. Ryan, unlike Ye Shaohua, who was nonchalant.
Recalling what Ye Ke had said the previous evening about stirring the IT world, and now seeing Ye Shaohua's demeanor, Fu Jiachen knew that even among the talented, there were differences.
Ye Shaohua might be from a more famous university than Ye Ke, but she still couldn't catch up with Ye Ke.
Thinking of this, Fu Jiachen let Dr. Ryan go to the car first, while he appraised Ye Shaohua's ordinary car, casually lighting a cigarette, and spoke nonchalantly, "Life must not be easy for you now, eh?"
Ye Shaohua glanced at him, making sure he was speaking to her.
"You went abroad two years ago, it must not be easy for a girl to fend for herself," Fu Jiachen glanced at Ye Shaohua's expensive-looking clothes. "However, the person you're with clearly doesn't value you enough, huh? A Volkswagen is all it took to send you away?"
"What are you talking about?" Ye Shaohua detected something in his words, her brows furrowing deeply as she faced Fu Jiachen.
"Don't pretend you don't understand what I'm saying," Fu Jiachen fixed his gaze on her overly captivating face. "You chose to study computer science instead of learning Go, just because you wanted to be like Ake, didn't you?"
Ye Shaohua hadn't hung up her phone yet, her face took on a look of disbelief.
"That person won't be sincere with you, look, he wouldn't even buy you a car. What about when you're old and your beauty fades?" Fu Jiachen pressed on relentlessly.
In the end, he said, "Leave that person. After all, we used to be acquainted, and you almost married into the Fu family. How about one million a month? Of course, don't expect Ye Han to help you, now that the Ye Family is in Ake's hands."
Having followed Ye Ke for the past few years, Fu Jiachen's family wealth had doubled. Recently, he had worked with the Gu Family in collaboration with Ye Ke.
He, like Ye Ke, thought that Ye Shaohua was just an ordinary college student with no financial independence.
Offering her so many benefits was somewhat out of pity for her, she shouldn't greedily ask for more.
Wait a second, Ye Shaohua's thoughts caught up. The racing car she had spent nearly eighty million to modify, that she didn't want to make a fuss about so she just put on a Volkswagen badge, was perceived by Fu Jiachen as nothing more than an ordinary Volkswagen? The same supercar she wouldn't sell for a billion?
Ye Shaohua had lived for many years, but none was as amusing as today's event.
What a joke, she, the founder of Xinghe with a net worth of tens of billions, could be bought with a mere million?
"What's wrong?" Gu Jingyun, on the other end of the phone, seemed to have heard someone else's voice and paused, "Aren't you with Ye Han?"
"It's nothing, just ran into an idiot. We'll talk more at school later." Ye Shaohua hung up the phone, then turned to look at Fu Jiachen.
Seeing Ye Shaohua so calm, Fu Jiachen felt calm as well, "Have you thought it through?"
Hearing this, Ye Shaohua laughed, "Fu Jiachen, I'm curious how someone like you has managed to develop your family business to its current state. Do you think it's easy to get into Stanford University? As a high school student with no recommendation letter from teachers, without an interview, and without having taken the SAT Exam, what do you think I relied on to get the admission notice?"
"Also, have you never wondered why University Beijing wanted me back? A student originally from a foreign country, why would they trust me to join the national laboratory as soon as I return?"
Ye Shaohua wanted to say more, but her phone rang again at that moment. It was an academician from University Beijing, "The lecture is starting? I'll be right there. Don't touch those programs, just wait for me."
After hanging up the phone, Ye Shaohua sent a text to Ye Han and then started her car and drove toward University Beijing.
Fu Jiachen was left standing there, taking a long time to recover.
Today, many people came to University Beijing, including domestic and international reporters as well as well-known doctors in the field of computer science.
Today was the press conference about automation intelligence held by Dr. Ryan and Ye Ke.
Seated in the audience, Fu Jiachen watched Ye Ke speak eloquently on stage. This was the genius girl Ye Ke; ever since she released that automation intelligence, renowned computer specialists from around the world had been shaken.
After completing her presentation with Dr. Ryan, Ye Ke announced that the Ye Family would soon start this project. Those who wanted to cooperate could invest now. She didn't see anyone from Xinghe Networks, but she knew her technology would even make them interested.
When Ye Ke was about to leave the stage, she saw Gu Jingyan and Ye Shaohua sitting in the front row and smiled at Ye Shaohua.
Ye Shaohua, no matter how smart you are, how can you compare with the geniuses who will emerge in ten years? From now on, you'll realize how foolish and wrong it was to choose to return to the country and to my laboratory!
"Your sister is quite startling, isn't she?" Gu Jingyan whispered to Ye Shaohua, pointing at Ye Ke, "I knew she was a financial prodigy, but I didn't expect her talent in computer science to be on par with yours!"
Ye Shaohua glanced at Gu Jingyan without saying anything, just walking outside.
"Hey, where are you going?" Gu Jingyan was startled.
Ye Shaohua simply waved her hand but didn't answer.
Ye Ke had already come down from the stage by then, and seeing Ye Shaohua backstage, she assumed like the rest, that Shaohua was there to inquire about her automation intelligence. However, Shaohua just stood by the announcer's side, seemingly ready to go on stage.
Dr. Ryan had also noticed Ye Shaohua. He had heard from Fu Jiachen in the morning that Ye Shaohua was only Ye Ke's sister who had studied abroad for a few years.
With that thought, Dr. Ryan smiled. Among the three members of the Ye Family, the young lady was unremarkable, the youngest was clueless about anything other than racing, and it was fortunate they had the second young lady to carry the prestige.
Indeed, even if born of the same father, there are all kinds of people.
The academician on stage was introducing, "People in the computer community should all be familiar with Y. To be honest, we of the older generation admit we can't compare. The latest software from Xinghe Networks was developed by her, and everyone is curious about that young champion. We are very honored to have such a remarkable talent with us today. Please welcome Y to the stage."
What kind of person is Y? I believe there is no one in the computer community who doesn't know of this figure. Since appearing two years ago, Y has been an insurmountable mountain in the hacker community. No one knows whether Y is male or female, no one knows how old Y is, only that the firewalls released by Y on the Hacker Forum are used almost worldwide.
The FBI has tried many times to uncover this genius but failed despite using innumerable resources.
Y is a talent that almost tops the hacker community and the computer field, a legend in the hearts of countless computer enthusiasts; even the proud Ye Ke had to acknowledge Y's extraordinary talent in computing.
No one was surprised when Y won first place in the hacker competition, but what was surprising was that Y turned out to be from Xinghe Networks — that's Xinghe Networks!
It turns out Y had joined Xinghe Networks long ago and even designed a globally popular software, and now was about to collaborate with the laboratories of Hua Country!
Countless people were eagerly anticipating; everyone wanted to know who Y was. The media frenzy intensified.
Even Ye Ke, who had already stepped down, couldn't help but look towards the backstage, knowing Y must be back there.
She searched backstage but didn't see anyone who looked like Y.
It was only after the academician finished speaking that Ye Shaohua walked onto the stage.
Ye Ke's entire face froze. What did she see? She actually saw Ye Shaohua going on stage? How is this possible!
"Everyone must be surprised, this famous, formidable Y is actually student Ye..."
Backstage, Ye Ke's makeup wasn't even fully off when she collapsed onto the chair.
On the side, after hearing the translation, Dr. Ryan's glass fell to the ground.
Ye Shaohua casually mentioned a few collaboration projects; her pace of speech was neither fast nor slow but interspersed with information from various disciplines.
Countless people in the audience, even the doctors, started recording.
Laymen watched the spectacle, but insiders understood what Ye Shaohua was talking about, "My god, isn't this part something only a physics master's student would learn? How can she, a computer science major, talk as if it's her field of expertise?"
"Forget about that, her advanced mathematics is even better than mine, and I won the national competition!"
"Academicians, stop consoling us. We can't catch up to someone like her."
Even Fu Jiachen, who understood little, knew that Y was the one who had defeated Ye Ke, the one who sent the audience into a frenzy with just a few words.
He was infatuated with Ye Ke's genius and had just thought that Ye Shaohua didn't even recognize the famous Dr. Ryan, seemed to have learned nothing, just a gold-plated dummy who couldn't compare to Ye Ke in any way.
He was proud of his potential to cooperate and make money with Ye Ke, yet he had never imagined that Ye Shaohua had long been the ruler of Hacker Empire.
Even Ye Ke had once been defeated by her, such a person, such a person...
Thinking back to how he had just scorned Ye Shaohua on behalf of Ye Ke, Fu Jiachen felt a shameful urge to run away. Ridiculous, he, Fu Jiachen, was the truly laughable one!