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Chapter 330 Li Qiuwen Offers Her Loyalty (6k views, please subscribe)

Seeing Jian Xiaojie's pleading expression, Lü Yao chuckled.

People may not necessarily be happy when doing good deeds, but they will definitely feel excited when doing bad deeds. This excitement can be the joy of successfully hiding after doing something bad, the excitement of having a trembling hand while doing something bad, or the pleasure of successfully plotting something bad.

Most people are afraid of doing bad things not because they have a strong sense of morality or conscience, but because they are afraid of the consequences that will follow if their bad deeds are exposed.

Only by breaking free from these "inner demons" can people further expand the lattice of the world's cage and unlock a completely new world.

People like Jian Xiaojie, who are capable of bearing many consequences, can often do things beyond what ordinary people can imagine. Looking at Jian Xiaojie's expression of wanting praise, Lü Yao suddenly thought of a sentence that he later read on the Internet: "I don't understand. I only found out that beating people is illegal after I left my county."

Lu Yao shook his head and gave Jian Xiaojie a thumbs up with a smile: "I have to say, it has to be you. I really admire your insight into human nature."

As he spoke, Lü Yao launched into a detailed analysis: "To bring a man down, often all it takes is one woman. She discovers she's been cheated on on the eve of her wedding, gets dumped immediately after the wedding when something goes wrong, and then discovers her carefully protected car, thinking it was her own, is actually a ride-hailing vehicle..."

These things, once they happen, can quickly enrage a man to the point of losing his mind, and he may not be able to get over it for a long time afterward.

Lu Yao let out a long sigh: "Sister Jian, you're really attacking my spirit."

Jian Xiaojie was all smiles after being praised by Lü Yao. She slid into the sofa and sat on the other side of Lü Yao, propping her head up with her hand and laughing, "It's nothing. You're praising this method as if Jia Xu were alive."

In the context of Lü Yao and Jian Xiaojie, "poisonous as Jia Xu" is not a derogatory term.

He began seriously, "Actually, there are only so many ways to get rid of someone, and the basics are just emotions, career, and relatives and friends. But to use them well and appropriately, you need to be very precise."

As he spoke, Lü Yao even used cooking as an analogy.

The ingredients are the same, but the same ingredients can bring out different flavors in the hands of different people.

Jian Xiaojie was quite pleased with Lü Yao's string of compliments.

Although Lü Yao and Jian Xiaojie were already quite familiar with each other, and Jian Xiaojie herself was a clear-headed and capable woman, who wouldn't like to be praised? Some people don't like being praised because the words of praise from the person being praised are really not pleasing.

So even though flattery and bootlicking are despicable behaviors, there aren't many people who can actually do them well.

This could lead to situations where "Chinese translations of Chinese" occur on the internet in the future. For example, the classic TV series "Da Ming Dynasty" was not popular when it was first filmed.

It actually became popular on the internet ten years later.

There are countless explanations of this movie online. The words and actions of the characters in the TV series need to be broken down and analyzed by film bloggers before netizens can understand them.

Therefore, how to speak is an art.

However, this subject is not taught at any stage of education at the University of Tokyo.

After chatting for a while, Lü Yao and Jian Xiaojie grew closer and closer. Eventually, their breaths became intertwined, and an ambiguous atmosphere filled the space between them. As a result, the temperature gradually rose, and the air between them became increasingly ambiguous.

But who is Jian Xiaojie?

She's a real pleasure-seeker.

Just as Lü Yao and Jian Xiaojie's lips were about to touch, Jian Xiaojie suddenly pulled away and stared at Lü Yao with a playful look, a scrutinizing gaze that was like a basin of... hot coals!
In such an ambiguous and entangled atmosphere, anyone would get hooked.

When someone you're having an ambiguous relationship with suddenly withdraws and looks at you like that, anyone would instantly have their most primal and volatile instincts triggered.

This is also a method that Jian Xiaojie often uses. Her favorite thing to do is to throw a lit match into the pile of dry wood and then watch the pile of dry wood gradually burn until the fire roars.

"call……"

It must be admitted that Lu Yao's blood circulation had indeed accelerated just now, and he was indeed a little tipsy. However, his young body contained a soul that had been accumulating for nearly twenty years in the future. Both fiery and calm qualities were present in Lu Yao at the same time. And the accumulation of twenty years allowed Lu Yao to use clear and calm reason to suppress his boiling blood.

Following Jian Xiaojie's example, Lü Yao leaned back and entered a relaxed and leisurely mode.

Jian Xiaojie licked her lips: "You've got something."

After saying that, she got up gracefully and went upstairs to rest.

Once back upstairs, Jian Xiaojie went straight into Wang Shu's room and made a bet with him: "Do you think Lü Yao will sneak into our room tonight?"

Wang Shu was speechless. Who would want to bet on this?

But Jian Xiaojie was full of interest: "Or is he going to be unable to resist sneaking in while you're asleep? What if we sneak up next to you and wake you up?"

Wang Shu, who was already unable to do these things due to her pregnancy but was in great condition due to pregnancy hormones, felt her heart race and her breathing quicken as she listened to Jian Xiaojie's conversation. Wang Shu glared at Jian Xiaojie: "Why don't you go back to your room? I'm getting annoyed just listening to you talk."

Jian Xiaojie immediately shrank to Wang Shu's side, looking pitiful and aggrieved, and pretended to cry, "Waaah, so being affectionate really does make you look cheap. We've only been living together for a short time, waaaah, and you're already getting annoyed with me?"

Wang Shu's head was buzzing from Jian Xiaojie's antics, but if he ignored her for a long time, Jian Xiaojie would probably keep making a fuss. Wang Shu had no choice but to play along with Jian Xiaojie's act.

While Jian Xiaojie and Wang Shu were making a ruckus upstairs, Lü Yao had already regained his composure and returned to work.

If Lü Yao remembers correctly, Apple's new product launch event will be held on the 16th of next month. Lü Yao plans to directly confront Apple with his futuristic designs after the event.

It's quite interesting to compare Apple's current products with its own future products.

Even Lü Yao began to look forward to online reviews of the "geek phone".

As for Yao Xinjie's matter... Jian Xiaojie's actions were indeed very satisfying, but Lu Yao didn't actually care about Yao Xinjie's situation. Someone of Yao Xinjie's caliber could no longer cause Lu Yao any emotional turmoil.

If Yao Xinjie hadn't been so foolish as to insist on fighting a losing battle, Lü Yao wouldn't have even noticed that there was such a person in the company.

When the other man showed an attitude of wanting to provoke him, Lü Yao simply used him as a "showcase" to demonstrate his attitude and character, and to give a warning to the increasingly restless eyes outside.

Judging from the feedback received from Rong Nianqing and Jian Xiaojie, Lü Yao's actions this time were indeed quite good.

In the following days, Lü Yao handed over all the main participants in this public opinion storm to his legal team, and he began to focus on preparing for the upcoming release of the geek phone.

Two days later, at the MCN company.

Li Qiuwen, who was the biggest contributor to this public opinion incident, sat somewhat melancholy in her office. The chat records exposed by Lü Yao had blurred Li Qiuwen's existence, so the outside world did not know what role Li Qiuwen played in this false accusation storm.

However, anyone with a brain within the MCN company knows what role Li Qiuwen played in this false accusation scandal.

So now there are rumors circulating in the company about Li Qiuwen.

These rumors say that Li Qiuwen, this kind of traitor, is a pure villain, and that even though she has now climbed up to the boss, she should stay far away.

Some say that Li Qiuwen actually slept with her boss, calling her shameless, despicable, and a mere "secretary."

There are even more exaggerated claims that Li Qiuwen actually betrayed her friends for personal gain. She initially approached Yao Xinjie and his group with the intention of elevating her own status. After discovering their true motives, she resolutely betrayed them for her own advancement.

These rumors did indeed have some impact on Li Qiuwen's mindset; she couldn't understand how people's hearts could be so dirty and despicable.

So much so that now when she walks around the company, people always give her strange looks.

After this incident, Cheng Xinyu arranged a separate office for Li Qiuwen, hoping to minimize the impact of the outside world on Li Qiuwen. However, Cheng Xinyu's concern only fueled more gossip in the company.

While Li Qiuwen was feeling melancholy alone in her office, Cheng Xinyu knocked on the door from outside.

Coming to her senses, Li Qiuwen looked at Cheng Xinyu and forced a smile, saying, "Sister Xinyu, you're here."

After entering Li Qiuwen's office, Cheng Xinyu closed the door behind her. Then, she asked with a smile, "Why do you seem to be spacing out? What are you thinking about?"

Li Qiuwen smiled and shook her head: "No."

Cheng Xinyu tilted her head and looked at Li Qiuwen with a serious and concerned look in her eyes. Li Qiuwen smiled helplessly under her gaze and said, "Actually, it's nothing. I'm just a little annoyed by the rumors in the company. But I know that it's because my heart is not strong enough and I can't remain calm in the face of honor or disgrace."

Hearing Li Qiuwen blame herself for the mistake, Cheng Xinyu smiled and shook her head, saying, "How can this be your fault? It's clearly those people outside spreading rumors."

The knots in people's hearts will not be untied by time. All knots in the heart will either be successfully avenged or faded away by time.

As for someone who can successfully enlighten themselves... well, that person could be considered a quarter of a saint.

After all, the Sage once said, "It is easy to defeat the bandits in the mountains, but difficult to defeat the bandits in one's heart."

One who can defeat the inner demons can be called a quarter of a saint.

So Cheng Xinyu sat down next to Li Qiuwen and started making small talk to help distract Li Qiuwen: "Have you seen the information online? Chen Xiaoyu wants to divorce Yao Xinjie and blames all the mistakes on Chen Xiaoyu, but Yao Xinjie actually found their old chat history where Chen Xiaoyu complained that the company was giving her too much money."

"This chat history is from last year. Chen Xiaoyu thought the chat history was lost and couldn't be retrieved, but Yao Xinjie recovered part of the chat history, and that part contained the topic they had discussed."

As she spoke, Cheng Xinyu laughed: "They're fighting like dogs now, making a huge fool of themselves online." "These kinds of people are just naive, they deserve what they've got."

By scolding Yao Xinjie and Chen Xiaoyu, Cheng Xinyu hoped to alleviate some of Li Qiuwen's psychological burden.

Cheng Xinyu was aware of the rumors circulating in the company, but she couldn't control the gossip behind people's backs. She could only run around to Li Qiuwen more often. Ever since she established the persona of "confidante sister" and "tree hole sister" online, Cheng Xinyu had really started to study psychology.

In some psychological cases, many undercover agents develop psychological problems after completing their missions.

Although those people were really no good, and even used Li Qiuwen as a tool, for many people with a conscience, the act of "betrayal" is not without its burdens just because of the righteousness of their "stance".

If you encounter a situation where the "undercover agent" is truly treated like a brother, the impact on the undercover agent's psychology will be even greater.

So Cheng Xinyu used the ugly conflict between Yao Xinjie and Chen Xiaoyu to correct Li Qiuwen's mind, while talking about other things to distract Li Qiuwen.

A person's "mental state" is very strange.

The more you focus on something, the greater its impact on you.

Therefore, if something happens that causes significant psychological trauma, one must not keep it bottled up. One must distract oneself, such as after a breakup. The best way to get over a breakup is to start another relationship.

The best way to delete a file is also to "overwrite" it.

As for those who say "this method is unfair to the current partner," they don't understand emotions, let alone people.

After Cheng Xinyu started chatting, Li Qiuwen's attention was indeed diverted, and she felt much more relaxed, but Cheng Xinyu was not done yet.

The process of healing one's mind is often quite long. The kind of "psychotherapy" depicted in movies, TV series, or even when you actually go to see a psychologist, where they make you fill out a bunch of forms, do a bunch of tests, or have you lie in a relaxed and comfortable environment and chat with you using jargon, is utterly useless.

During her studies of psychology, Cheng Xinyu had a conversation with a senior psychologist who said that the best way to heal psychological trauma, or rather, a significant milestone in the treatment process, is whether you can get the patient into bed together.

Regardless of gender.

Only when a therapist reaches this level can they be considered to have truly touched the heart of a mental patient.

However, this behavior is explicitly prohibited in psychotherapy.

of course.

Despite the prohibition, many psychologists, when encountering someone they like, will take advantage of the patient opening up to them to leave a "mental Trojan horse" and then invade their lives.

This kind of thing is repeatedly prohibited in the industry but still happens, and a very few people are even addicted to it.

It can only be said that people who work in this industry will become somewhat psychologically unstable over time, and this is normal within the industry.

So after learning about psychology, Cheng Xinyu began to feel fortunate that she didn't have to make a living from it.

time flies.

Cheng Xinyu, who had just arrived close to the end of the workday, glanced at the time and suddenly said, "Qiuwen, I know there have been a lot of bad rumors circulating in the company lately, including rumors that you and the boss have been doing this and that."

Cheng Xinyu suddenly tilted her head and smiled, "Have you ever thought about turning rumors into reality?"

Li Qiuwen was stunned: "Huh?"

How did you suddenly come up with this?

Since being rejected by Lü Yao last time, and after Lü Yao discovered that she had been used as a pawn, Li Qiuwen had no more thoughts about that matter.

Cheng Xinyu sat down next to Li Qiuwen and said with a smile, "Weren't you originally planning to have something happen between you and the boss?"

Li Qiuwen was a little embarrassed and annoyed: "Oh, that was then, it's different now. I don't have those kinds of thoughts anymore."

But Cheng Xinyu shook her head and said, "No, you should have that thought."

As she spoke, Cheng Xinyu looked at Li Qiuwen with a particularly serious expression: "You should know why I personally went to find you and recruited you into our company. It was because I saw the ambition in your heart."

"You and I share the same view on the internet: the future will indeed belong to the internet. However, the waves of internet development come in waves. How long will the internet's dividends last? After the internet's dividends pass, and we've accumulated some wealth, what will we do then?"

Cheng Xinyu leaned back in her chair, arms crossed, her eyes deep and unfathomable: "I'm not afraid you'll laugh at me. My past isn't clean, but thanks to my past experiences, I've met all sorts of wealthy people. I've met rich people from A8 to A11 levels, but these rich people all have their own anxieties."

"The anxiety of the A11 level wealthy people is unclear, but the A10 level people are prone to betrayal, while those below A10 are harmed by beauty, power, and their own judgment. If they are not careful, they will fall into an abyss."

Cheng Xinyu sized up Li Qiuwen: "What level of wealth do you think you can handle?"

Li Qiuwen fell silent.

She didn't even know what A10 and A9 level wealth represented.

As for the claim that once you reach a certain level, you will naturally possess the abilities and judgment of that level, Li Qiuwen herself doesn't believe it.

Seeing that Li Qiuwen remained silent, Cheng Xinyu continued, "On the pyramid of wealth, we not only have to climb up ourselves, but we also have to rely on big trees. And right beside us, there is a very tall and high-quality big tree."

Li Qiuwen understood that the big tree Cheng Xinyu mentioned was Lü Yao.

Simultaneously.

Even someone as intelligent as Li Qiuwen understood that Cheng Xinyu's sudden visit to tell her so much and teach her these principles was not simply a matter of mentoring a younger generation or providing free instruction.

She is cultivating allies for herself.

Having been with the company for so long, Li Qiuwen knows more or less about its development. Take the MCN company for example, its internal structure is quite complicated. Although President Lü seems to be the boss, several large local businesses in Shangnan have also started to recruit their own people into Lü Yao's company.

Therefore, Lü Yao also began to cultivate Cheng Xinyu, Xiao Nali and others to counterbalance the big local businesses in Shangnan within the company.

At the same time, Lü Yao also has his own loyal faction within the company.

Cheng Xinyu is considered one of Lü Yao's protégés, but Lü Yao doesn't only have one protégé within the company, which is why Cheng Xinyu wants to win over Li Qiuwen.

She could vaguely sense from Cheng Xinyu that Cheng Xinyu wasn't interested in monopolizing the company, but she seemed to have long-standing worries and wanted to increase her weight and importance in the company.

While Li Qiuwen remained silent, Cheng Xinyu continued, "In the future, some people will remain internet celebrities forever, but who wants to remain an internet celebrity forever? We all need to transform. Instead of gambling on an uncertain future, why not place our bets on areas with clear advantages?"

"Especially since that place is willing to accept your bargaining chips."

Li Qiuwen couldn't help but sigh inwardly. Yes, the rules of this world can be cruel sometimes. At many high-level poker tables, many people's meager chips simply can't get them to the higher levels.

Li Qiuwen refused last time.

That time, it wasn't that she didn't have enough chips, but rather that her chips had been tampered with and were not cleanly dealt with.

Now, thanks to the manipulator's efforts, all the filth that maliciously entangled her chips has been cleaned up, and she seems to be able to sit at the table again, except that the chips she's using are... herself.

Even so, this was a rare opportunity, and what was even rarer was that Cheng Xinyu was willing to bring her to the table.

So after a long silence, Li Qiuwen said, "I understand. What do I need to do?"

Cheng Xinyu smiled gently and calmly: "You need to offer your loyalty."

Li Qiuwen was not a stupid person. The way to offer loyalty was simply to submit a pledge of allegiance and hand over her "handle" to the other party. After thousands of years of development, the human world has long used benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and trustworthiness as weapons to forge people's minds. Once it comes to a real and important occasion involving significant interests, no one will believe in these things.

The only things that can make people believe you are those things rooted in the deepest and darkest parts of human nature.

So Li Qiuwen said, "Then, I'll do whatever you say."

As she said these words, a fleeting struggle crossed Li Qiuwen's face, but just as Cheng Xinyu said, she did indeed harbor great ambitions.

Cheng Xinyu was very satisfied with Li Qiuwen's performance, and she was also very satisfied with her own performance.

This is actually a form of scheming. Scheming isn't always about deceiving people. Scheming techniques are varied, but they all follow the same principle, and the principle is always divided into yin and yang.

Among the many schemes employed, there are also schemes that allow everyone involved to benefit.

For example, the scheme that Cheng Xinyu set up this time is called the "Peach Blossom Spring Gathering Scheme" in the Qianmen Techniques. In the interpretation of this scheme, the eternally famous Peach Blossom Spring Gathering is full of conspiracy theory. Therefore, this scheme itself has two uses: "positive" and "negative".

Cheng Xinyu took out her phone and typed a message while saying, "Don't worry, you'll find that there are only benefits and no drawbacks later on."

After saying that, Cheng Xinyu edited and sent a message: "Boss~ It's been so long since we made fried rice together~"

(End of this chapter)