Plan A
Running with the Ball 27
Su Xin raised an eyebrow, watching Fourteen’s broadcast, and fell into deep thought.
Only 50,000? That’s asking for too little.
Although Feng Linhan didn’t have much savings, it would still be very easy for him to get 50,000 yuan.
“Master Fourteen, check He Qin’s search and browsing history.”
【Okay.】
Su Xin received the data from Fourteen and had a rough idea of what that woman was planning to do.
He Qin didn’t lack that 50,000 yuan at all right now, because a month ago, she had already sold her flower shop, which had a good income and reputation.
What she sold was not just the shop, but also all the flowers in the shop, as well as her channels and repeat customers. All together, it sold for a lot of money, enough for her to live freely for a long time.
Su Xin felt that this move He Qin made was undoubtedly very correct. Her only ties in this city were that flower shop and Feng Linhan. Now that she had sold the shop and had a falling out with him, even if the matter was exposed, no one would point and criticize her. Who would point and criticize an unrelated stranger? After all, this kind of thing has happened far too often in society.
Moreover, something else had happened with He Qin, it was just unknown what she wanted to do now.
When Feng Linhan heard He Qin’s demand, he was relatively relieved. Asking for money was always better than asking for other things. Besides, it was only 50,000 yuan. Over the years, he had handed over all his salary, used to pay the mortgage together, crying, but he also had some other income he hadn’t told Jiang Xiao about. The money he had saved up was quite a bit. In any case, he could still come up with 50,000 yuan.
He immediately transferred the money into that account. There was no reply from the other side. Feng Linhan wanted to say something, but in the end, he held back and said nothing.
Su Xin lay on the bed, stroking her belly. She had just finished her shower, and after drying her body, she slowly lay down on the bed.
Master Fourteen, did you know, I’ve never experienced this kind of slow and leisurely feeling before.
Needing to carefully support my lower back to walk slowly. Although my belly isn’t at a very exaggerated stage yet, that feeling is just very deliberate.
【Does it feel bad?】
If it weren’t pregnancy, but an illness, I would feel it was bad.
Su Xin placed both her hands on her belly, able to faintly feel that stirring sensation.
The little child is moving.
Bai Jianglan came in from outside, got on the bed, and touched Su Xin’s belly with her warm palm.
“She moved again.”
Bai Jianglan smiled foolishly, without any of her usual air of a cold and aloof CEO.
Su Xin didn’t always sleep in the same bed as Bai Jianglan? A few days ago, Su Xin had also slept alone in the secondary bedroom’s bed, but occasionally she would get leg cramps in the middle of the night, which wasn’t very comfortable. This was discovered by the attentive Bai Jianglan, so she proactively asked Su Xin to sleep in the same bed with her, to make it convenient for her to take care of her at night.
For this, Bai Jianglan specially went to learn massage techniques, making Su Xin laugh at her for not attending to her proper duties.
At that time, Bai Jianglan replied with a righteous expression, saying that Su Xin’s affairs were the most important affairs.
Although neither of them had explicitly stated it, it was already a matter of tacit understanding1.
And that kind of delicate affection was not obtained through hugs and kisses. They hadn’t done those things that cross the line between friends, but only through daily conversations and those actions of care where everything was left unsaid.
“Yes, she is very healthy.”
“Have you thought of a name for her?”
“Not yet, isn’t it still early? There are still five months to go.”
“Do you think it’s a boy or a girl?”
“Do you prefer a boy or a girl?”
Su Xin stroked her tummy and looked towards Bai Jianglan.
“I like both.”
Anyway, as long as it comes out of this belly, she likes it.
“I think it might be a girl, and I also prefer girls.”
“Because little girls are cuter, and quieter.”
Su Xin likes quiet, obedient children. She found it a bit hard to imagine her own child being a naughty bear child2; it would be best if the child was cool like her mother.
Su Xin remembered that she herself seemed to have been a little princess back then, dressed up beautifully, wearing a princess dress, and holding a doll.
Later, it seemed she no longer liked wearing dresses, feeling that kind of clothing was cumbersome and troublesome, not at all convenient for moving around.
“Then let’s turn a room into her princess room. We’ll decorate it to be very cute and cozy.”
“You’re so sure it’s a girl? What if it’s a boy?”
“It doesn’t matter. Then we’ll just convert another room.”
CEO Bai said very domineeringly, “We’re not short on money.”
“Little fool.”
Su Xin pinched Bai Jianglan’s cheek, lay down carefully, and prepared to sleep.
At four in the morning, Su Xin was woken up by Fourteen.
【Host, she’s taken the bait.】
Su Xin didn’t open her eyes, using her consciousness to converse with Fourteen in her mind.
Patch it through.
Through He Qin’s previous search history, Su Xin could find what He Qin was looking for.
He Qin was actually looking for a hacker.
People who don’t understand this field have a hard time coming into contact with these things, so He Qin had been secretly making inquiries and asking people.
Fourteen disguised itself as a master hacker, using traces online to guide He Qin step by step, leading her to its door.
Su Xin felt that He Qin should be grateful. If she wanted to find a hacker, in this world’s existing scientific civilization, who could possibly be more formidable than Fourteen?
He Qin took a sip of coffee. She was already very sleepy, but she still persisted until four in the morning.
I don’t know if this person is reliable, and I’m not sure if I can even make contact. Actually, I don’t need someone particularly amazing, but I don’t understand what the rules are in this field, or what kind of person can achieve what I need.
He Qin discovered the computer screen in front of her suddenly went black, which sobered her up instantly.
“How could this happen?”
He Qin frantically pressed the laptop’s power button, but it remained pitch black. She closed the computer, then opened it again, but there was still no effect.
Suddenly, many characters appeared on the computer in front of her, continuously scrolling down, leaving He Qin a bit bewildered.
Did the computer get a virus?
The characters on the screen were suddenly all cleared, and the shape of a robot was displayed.
A flat and mechanical voice, as if it had been processed by a voice changer, but the content of what it said gave He Qin hope.
“I heard you were looking for me?”
He Qin suddenly thought of the hacker she was looking for before her computer shut down; that was a name she had managed to find out.
“Yes, there’s a video. I hope you can show it to some specific people at a specific time.”
“This request doesn’t sound difficult, but you have to tell me who it’s for.”
“Just some teachers in an ordinary high school. You should be able to hack into their computers, right?”
“Of course, no problem.”
“Then the price…?”
“Miss, what price do you think is appropriate?”
“I have 50,000 yuan here, I don’t know if that’s enough.”
“Very good. A pleasure doing business with you. Tell me the time and place, as well as the video file. You can send it to this social media number in a moment. The answer password is ef179. After the matter is handled, I will give you the account number, and you can just transfer the money there.”
“Okay.”
He Qin quickly picked up her phone and jotted down that number.
The computer returned to normal, as if everything that just happened was only a dream.
He Qin wiped the sweat from her forehead, opened the social media app, and added that number.
It was a newly created side account with half a star, and all the profile information was the default.
He Qin clicked “add friend,” entered the answer, and successfully added the friend, then sent the time, place, and video over.
Su Xin saw the video and felt that He Qin was really going all out. She hadn’t expected her to actually adopt this method of killing one thousand enemies to lose eight hundred of her own3. This way, the evidence in her own hands was no longer needed; the other person had sent it out herself.
Su Xin tut-tutted in her heart and sent an “ok” message.
That video was an intimate, passionate action film of Feng Linhan and He Qin.
He Qin actually wanted to find someone to hack computers and send this thing out.
After all, posting it online would easily get it banned and reported. The internet is so vast, who knows who is who; it would be difficult for He Qin to get any traction.
He Qin had really opened Su Xin’s eyes. Indeed, when a person is shameless to the extreme, they are invincible4. Is she banking on the fact that not many people know her, so she’s not afraid of being cursed out?
This must have been He Qin’s plan from the start, right? To use the money Feng Linhan gave her to deal with Feng Linhan.
If Feng Linhan found out the truth, he would probably die of anger.
Su Xin fell asleep. As a pregnant woman, sufficient sleep is very important.
Today was Monday.
This high school had a rule that on every Monday of every month, there had to be a meeting.
The first Monday was for the math, physics, and chemistry groups. The director, the three group leaders, and the subject teachers would meet in the conference room to make summaries, discuss problems, and give criticism and praise, in order to promote learning progress and more effective academic management.
Each group had twenty minutes. One group would leave, and another group would then come in.
Every teacher had to speak. Feng Linhan was sitting below the math group leader. The projector was on, and the computer was connected to the internet. When Feng Linhan began to speak, the computer screen’s display suddenly changed.
The passionate action film with sound made the other teachers’ faces change, a look of bewilderment on them.
The director’s face turned black. Feng Linhan frantically tried to stop the video that had come from who-knows-where, but it was full-screen, and he couldn’t find a pause or stop button. In the end, he could only shut down the computer.
The images inside became more and more unbearable to look at, and the uncomfortable sounds made Feng Linhan want to die of shame and anger.
“All of you, get out. Tell the other groups that the meeting is canceled for today. No one is allowed to gossip. You, come with me to my office.”
Feng Linhan’s face was pale. He felt dizzy, his limbs weak. He didn’t dare to look at the eyes of the people around him, and followed the director out with his head down.
How is this possible… How could this happen!
That scene was clearly at He Qin’s home. Feng Linhan remembered He Qin saying she had evidence. Could it be that He Qin did this?
Why? Wasn’t taking the money enough? Is she trying to kill him?
“I don’t want an explanation for this matter. You go back and pack your things yourself. I will have another teacher take over. Do you understand what I mean?”
The director snorted coldly. How could he not know that the person in the video wasn’t Feng Linhan’s wife? No matter what, it was disgraceful. He couldn’t keep a problem like this in the school.
“Director, this is a misunderstanding, I don’t know who made that video…”
Feng Linhan tried hard to explain. He didn’t have such a thing at all; who knew why it would appear and be played.
The way those people looked at him made Feng Linhan feel like he had no place to hide his shame.
“I know it wasn’t you. You’d have to be out of your mind to show this damn thing. But, as a teacher, with improper conduct, how can you still teach students? Or was this video faked by someone else?”
Shouted at by the director, Feng Linhan trembled and shook his head, his face the color of vegetables5.
The director was perfectly clear6 in his heart. It wasn’t Feng Linhan, but the computer couldn’t have played it for no reason. Someone must have tampered with it, with the aim of dealing with Feng Linhan. If, by any chance, it was played in front of the principal during the next general assembly, he would definitely be chewed out to death. So, no matter how well Feng Linhan taught, he had to go.
“Go to your office now, pack your things, and leave. Get out.”
Feng Linhan knew the matter was settled. He gritted his teeth and left.
He went to his own desk with stiff movements, but his phone started to vibrate.
It was He Qin.
Feng Linhan’s eyes were filled with rage. How dare she still call.
“Linhan, although I really don’t want to be entangled with you anymore, I just went to the hospital for a check-up. I’m pregnant.”
Feng Linhan’s phone fell to the floor. He looked at everything around him and felt the world spin.
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