Ever since Xu Zifan learned that Lin Siyan had gone with Luo Jian, she had guessed that Lin Siyan was going to deal with him. Otherwise, she wouldn't have chosen the young master of the Luo family so conveniently. In the eyes of a strategist, people who are not helpful are just passersby who are not worth her time, so every move she makes must have its purpose.
So Xu Zifan made arrangements within the company. The most serious form of competition in business is malicious rivalry, and the strategist wasn't a businessman, so she could only steal trade secrets. During this time, Xu Zifan also made several moves. The core secrets of several projects were only known to him and Ji Yawen; what the senior executives knew was just a facade. This is how he tricked the Luo family through Lin Siyan, and also incidentally made it more difficult for Lin Siyan to control Luo Jian.
After transferring the executive who had been seduced, Xu Zifan showed great interest in a major project. In the original story, the original owner of this body had worked diligently after being seduced by Lin Siyan, so he was familiar with this project. It seemed to have unlimited potential, but investing in it would result in total financial ruin, and it was large enough to cripple the entire group. Now, he could take advantage of this.
Ji Yawen had recently learned a lot from Xu Zifan. While organizing the project documents, she had a vague feeling that something was wrong. Although she couldn't find any flaws no matter how hard she looked, she just felt that this project was too risky. She cautiously said to Xu Zifan, "Chairman, there seems to be a problem with this data. Wouldn't it be too risky for us to invest in this project?"
Xu Zifan was somewhat surprised, because this project was a massive scam, a well-planned scheme that had been meticulously designed in every aspect to fool so many business tycoons. He hadn't expected Ji Yawen to be able to detect it; it seemed she was even smarter than he had imagined, just as brilliant as he had been in his twenties.
Xu Zifan smiled after reviewing the data. "Sit down."
Ji Yawen was a little surprised by his reaction and sat up straight, waiting for him to speak. Xu Zifan leaned back in his chair and looked at her, "Assistant Ji, to be honest, I will not invest in this project. Everything right now is a trap I set for the Luo family."
Ji Yawen asked in surprise, "The Luo family would compete with us for this?"
"They will, given their own sense of certainty." Xu Zifan typed a few words on the computer and turned the screen to show her. "The bidding price we agreed on in the meeting this morning has been stolen."
Ji Yawen frowned. "Is it the same as last time? Chairman, I'll prepare new tender documents and new quotations immediately. Who leaked them this time?"
Xu Zifan said casually, "It was stolen by a hacker. Don't worry about it. I wasn't planning to win this bid anyway. This small project looks good, but there's not much profit in it, so we don't want it. We also don't want the one we're bidding on next week."
Ji Yawen immediately understood, leaned forward and lowered her voice, "Chairman, do you mean these two projects are meant to rip off the Luo family? To let them steal our trade secrets, then think they've succeeded and get carried away, ultimately snatching our most promising big project and leaving them severely weakened?"
"That's right." Xu Zifan smiled at her. "This is something only the two of us know. Don't let it get out."
"Chairman, don't worry, I will definitely keep my mouth shut!" Ji Yawen's eyes shone brightly. The boss entrusted her with such an important task and trusted her so much. She really was a one-of-a-kind assistant!
"Okay, you don't need to worry about Lin Siyan anymore. There might be danger, so try to stay away from her. Keep pushing the research lab to develop something useful as soon as possible, regardless of how effective it is, as long as it can affect the mental magnetic field."
"Yes, Chairman!" Ji Yawen's suppressed imagination resurfaced. What danger was Lin Siyan in? Lin Siyan was currently at the Luo family's house, and now the Chairman was going to target the Luo family. Perhaps they had a grudge? However, the Luo family had always been their malicious competitors, fond of copying their products without leaving any evidence, and their character was terrible. If the boss's plan succeeded this time, it would be like eliminating a formidable enemy. She felt her blood boiling; she was ready for battle!
After Ji Ya-wen learned the secret, Xu Zifan stopped hiding it from her and often took her along on overtime and business trips, leading to much more interaction between them. This also revealed to Ji Ya-wen that Xu Zifan was actually a computer hacker! No wonder he wasn't worried at all about Lin Si-yan hiring hackers to steal secrets; it turned out that everything the hackers could steal was deliberately released by him. How could her boss be so omnipotent?! She decided to throw away all the posters of celebrities and heartthrobs in her house and put up a poster of her boss! From now on, her boss would be her only male idol!
Ji Yawen felt like she was becoming a die-hard fan of her boss, but there was nothing she could do about it. Anyone who spent every day with such an amazing man would inevitably fall in love with him. She admired her boss, took him as her role model, worked hard, and studied diligently, deriving immense joy from it!
Xu Zifan's arrangement was known only to the two of them. Lin Siyan's theft of trade secrets constituted sabotage against another company, an act of attack, hence the 10,000 points penalty. This time, she was cautious and didn't make any definitive statements, only gently telling Luo Jian that she had obtained it with great difficulty and hoped it would be helpful to him; she did all this only for his well-being.
During this time, she devoted a lot of energy to Luo Jian, and his favorability rating finally rose to 65 points. After winning the bid and being praised by Luo's father, it rose to 70 points. He no longer fooled around with other women and returned to Lin Siyan's villa every day, as if he was settling down. Lin Siyan brought him immense pleasure both in his career and in bed. He felt that she was the woman most suited to him. This woman also knew how to be charming and flirtatious, which made him like her more and more every day. He started taking her to various parties.
A week later, Lin Siyan used another 10,000 points to have the system steal Xu's company secrets, which she then handed to Luo Jian in bed. Perhaps the environment was too comfortable, or perhaps Luo Jian was more satisfied with her.
Lin Siyan's favorability rating soared to 78 points, making her very happy and restoring her confidence. She was overjoyed at having snatched two projects from the Xu family, but this wasn't enough. Once she became Luo Jian's fiancée, she would appear before Xu Zifan and thoroughly humiliate him!
Xu Zifan watched as the system stole the confidential information and then reinforced the firewall. This was perfectly reasonable; after being hacked twice in a row, anyone would be on guard, and continuing to let others steal from them would only arouse suspicion. This time, without a doubt, the Luo family defeated Xu Zifan again, snatching a project. Luo Jian was beaming, and his father was also very satisfied with his youngest son, allowing Luo Jian to bring Lin Siyan home for dinner, which was seen as acknowledging their relationship. Only the eldest son of the Luo family was depressed, finding Luo Jian and Lin Siyan extremely displeasing, and began to sabotage Luo Jian; the two brothers were engaged in fierce open and covert struggles.
Another month passed, and everyone in the industry knew that Lin Siyan was Luo Jian's true love. Netizens mocked Lin Siyan, saying she was indeed a scheming woman; with so much dirt on her, how could she make a rich young man settle down for her? Her methods were truly not to be underestimated, and even more people disliked her. But she didn't care. She only felt that she was one step closer to getting revenge on Xu Zifan and gaining his attention. The time to face Xu Zifan face to face was almost here. Sometimes, heartbreak is more memorable than sweet romance, and she was going to be the one to break Xu Zifan's heart.
Luo Jian's affection for Lin Siyan rose to 82 points. She proposed engagement to him several times, but Luo Jian always said he wasn't in a hurry. She was anxious. Her goal wasn't the Luo family, but to use them as a stepping stone to attract Xu Zifan. She needed a respectable status, and engagement was essential. Therefore, she set her sights on the Xu Group again. Because the Xu Group was extremely cautious this time, she hadn't been able to find anything. Desperate, she used 10,000 points to buy hallucinogens and managed to extract information about Xu Zifan's most important project from a senior executive.
Xu Zifan's emphasis on this project and his secrecy in keeping his decision a secret from outsiders indicates his wariness of the Luo family and his determination to win it. Xu Zifan is a chosen one; the project he's set his sights on is sure to be incredibly profitable. Lin Siyan immediately informed Luo Jian of this. Luo Jian was also excited; he wasn't solely relying on Lin Siyan, but he was also actively seeking to uncover Xu's secrets.
The two worked together, but Xu Zifan discovered their plan and maintained tight security, preventing them from finding anything. Even when Lin Siyan spent 10,000 yuan to have the system hack into Xu's company, it was blocked. Lin Siyan was just one step away from her engagement. If she could secure this major project, she would become a key figure in Luo's company, gaining a higher status and more influence. She was determined to win this project, and finally, she gritted her teeth and decided to take matters into her own hands.
To avoid leaving a trace, she spent 50,000 points to buy a disguise pill, changing her appearance. She then spent another 20,000 points to have the system block Xu's surveillance, allowing her to sneak into Xu's headquarters at 2 AM to personally steal internal data. While some people at Xu's Group do work late at night, it's rare and easy to avoid; others are busy working and won't specifically look at her.
Xu Zifan's office was on the top floor, completely deserted, which made it easy for her to commit the crime. She had the system unlock the door, crack the computer password and folder password, and spent 30,000 points to finally steal the encrypted files. She was extremely nervous but also felt incredibly excited. Emboldened by successfully stealing the data, she stole a lot more, taking some useful and some useless information back to show Luo Jian. In case it came in handy, Luo Jian would definitely be grateful to her.
Xu Zifan was in his study at home watching the office surveillance cameras. His hacking skills far surpassed the system's, allowing him to record Lin Siyan's every move without the system noticing. Although Lin Siyan's appearance had changed, he had also hacked into the traffic system, extracting all the surveillance footage from her departure to her return to the villa. The car Lin Siyan drove and the card she swiped when entering the villa area were all hers, with timestamps. He packaged this up and sent it to Ji Yawen; this was all evidence of Lin Siyan's crimes, instructing Ji Yawen to keep it for later processing.
Ji Ya-wen was checking her emails as usual when she woke up in the morning, and she was completely stunned when she saw these videos. They even hacked into the transportation system! Had her boss's hacking skills reached unimaginable heights? She glanced at the posters on the wall, her heart filled with a surge of motivation. It was true that being a fan of a great idol could inspire her to strive harder; her boss was more positive than any idol. She'd probably never stop being a fan.
This major project negotiation was much more formal than before. Three business tycoons and several presidents of well-established companies held a meeting, each outlining their strengths and the profits they could generate. The Luo family's proposal was remarkably similar to the Xu family's, offering even greater potential profits, immediately attracting everyone's attention.