I was exposed for adding my female boss to my group of female friends.

However, these were just attempts to shift blame. If Gu Zongyan had genuinely offered a few words of comfort, Gu Yuqing's attitude wouldn't have been so bad.

“Gu Chengxi invited me before, and I’ve already agreed. She will go,” Gu Yuqing said, frowning.

Hearing this, Gu Zongyan became happy again.

"That's good. You need to know that your sister actually cares about you a lot."

Gu Yuqing remained noncommittal.

The problem is that to attend her complicated coming-of-age ceremony, you need to invite a dance partner.

After Gu Zongyan left, Gu Yuqing planned to call Chen Ya immediately to ask how the game's revenue was going.

Just then, her phone screen lit up, and Gu Yuqing's face suddenly darkened when she saw the caller's name.

She walked to the office door, locked it, and checked it carefully twice before answering the phone.

"Hello? Mom?"

“It’s me. ...I know.”

"..."

After hanging up the phone, Gu Yuqing felt somewhat uneasy.

A rope always breaks at its thinnest point; the busier you are, the more things you can't get rid of.

After fixing her makeup, Gu Yuqing drove to the place where she had arranged to meet her mother.

The "mother" in question is not the woman Gu Zongyan recently married. Gu Yuqing has always called that woman "aunt," never "mom."

The person Gu Yuqing was to meet was her biological mother.

Like Gu Yuqing, Gu Yuqing's biological mother had a delicate face and an undeniable air of a mature, sophisticated woman.

However, the difference is that Gu's mother is older and has obviously been damaged by alcohol. Her skin has aged badly, and you can only tell that she has the potential to be a beauty. She is far inferior to Gu Yuqing.

I talked with my mother for a while and found that she didn't actually have anything important to say. She just missed her daughter terribly and kept talking to her until six o'clock in the evening.

If this dragged on any longer, Beichen's office would be closing soon. Gu Yuqing had mentioned leaving several times, but her mother ignored her each time. Finally, she couldn't take it anymore, picked up her bag, and stood up.

"Mom, I really have to go."

Suddenly, Gu's mother grabbed Gu Yuqing's hand very hard, which startled Gu Yuqing.

"You haven't forgotten that day, have you?"

Gu Yuqing was momentarily surprised and asked, "Which day?"

The expression on Gu's mother's face suddenly took on a hint of madness:

"The day I pulled you to stand on the rooftop, I asked you, 'Are you scared?' Do you remember?"

Gu Yuqing felt as if she had suddenly returned to her teenage years.

"If it were you now, would you still tell your mother that you're not afraid?"

Gu Yuqing stood there, speechless for a long time.

After a long standoff, Gu's mother finally released her eagle-claw-like hand and reached out to pat her head.

"Did I scare you? It's okay, Mom just wanted to remind you not to forget the hatred you felt back then."

Gu Yuqing swallowed hard, and after a while, nodded blankly.

"Ah."

"Go."

Gu Yuqing turned around, took out her keys, and walked towards her car.

On the way, her mind was a jumble of thoughts, her mother's words from earlier stirring up a chaotic mess.

As the saying goes, with a stepmother comes a stepfather. Gu Zongyan was no exception to this custom.

Gu Yuqing has been able to maintain her status to this day thanks in no small part to her birth mother, or rather, thanks to the dramatic leap that may have happened back then.

For the past thousand days and nights, Gu Yuqing had never doubted that she was still the same rebellious teenage girl she once was, and that she would dare to jump off the building if her mother said just one word.

However, she hesitated when her mother asked her that question just now.

She couldn't tell whether she was being corrupted by her current comfortable life or whether she was gradually making peace with the world as she got older.

What frightens her most is the image that appears in her mind when she thinks about standing on the rooftop...

It's Chen Ya.

……

It wasn't until 7 p.m. that Gu Yuqing finally returned to Beichen Company.

Because she was anxious, she didn't call Chen Ya. Now she was even more anxious.

According to Beichen Company's past corporate culture, employees would have already left work by this time.

But based on Gu Yuqing's understanding of Chen Ya, that person should still be at the company.

After taking the elevator upstairs and entering the office area, Gu Yuqing was surprised to find that Beichen Company was unusually full tonight.

And it seems like everyone is very excited?

Gu Yuqing walked blankly toward Chen Ya's office. A crowd had already gathered in front of the large display screen at the entrance, chattering away, but she couldn't hear what they were saying at all.

She glanced at the numbers on the screen; there were many numbers, many single digits, making it difficult to count them all.

At that moment, Gu Yuqing already had a premonition. A very good premonition.

Pushing open the door to Chen Ya's office, Gu Yuqing saw Chen Ya sitting calmly behind his desk and asked loudly:

"How much water is flowing in? How much has been flowing in?!"

The once noisy hall suddenly fell silent.

The employees stood behind them, mouths agape, staring in their direction.

Chen Ya stood up, slowly straightened his clothes, and then walked slowly towards her, saying:

"As I said, we'll see how much we really put in the effort a month from now."

Gu Yuqing felt her mouth was a little dry: "I don't care! Tell me how much fluid is flowing now!"

She hadn't been this forceful when she asked Chen Ya to help her put on her shoes before.

Chen Ya had no choice but to reply, "Currently, it's fifteen million... US dollars."

Gu Yuqing's brain seemed to freeze; she spent a long time trying to figure it out but couldn't.

"Huh? Fifteen... dollars?..."

At this moment, Lu Keke stood behind Gu Yuqing, clenched her fists, and shouted loudly:

"Sister Yuqing, ignore him! He's just showing off! It's over a hundred million!"

"Converted to RMB, that's over a hundred million!"

Chapter 382 Achieving 50 Million

"One hundred million..."

Gu Yuqing went through the number in her mind in a daze.

As the head of Gaoshan Capital, she has handled too many annual profits and net income figures, and has lost her sensitivity to large numbers. For a moment, she had no concept of this number.

Looking at Chen Ya, who was called "Smug," his expression showed no smugness whatsoever. Instead, he looked sincere, as if he really thought that one hundred million was nothing special.

Suddenly, emotions surged before reason, and in an instant, Chen Ya became blurry in her vision.

The next second, she crashed solidly into Chen Ya's arms.

"Hoo hoo..."

Gu Yuqing made indistinct sounds as she hugged Chen Ya's chest tightly, as if she wanted to release all the emotions she had been suppressing for so long.

The sudden release of pressure, like a high-intensity workout, drained all her strength. Now her legs are weak and she can hardly stand.

"We've made our money back!!!" Gu Yuqing shouted loudly, wiping her snot and tears all over his chest, disregarding her image.

Earning 100 million a day, strictly speaking, she hasn't even broken even yet.

But if this trend continues, breaking even is a sure thing, and they might even make a fortune!

At first, Chen Ya was a little at a loss, but in the end, he could only gently pat Gu Yuqing's shoulder and keep saying:

"Good good..."

Seeing this, the employees wisely dispersed and returned to their workstations.

Smart people know not to look at or listen to what is improper, let alone most of these employees who were part of the "Chen Ya and Gu Yuqing's head-pressing squad." Several of them almost fainted on the spot.

In the end, only Lu Keke stood there, her heart filled with mixed emotions, silently repeating to herself:

"Sister, we really want to support you, but this pair is welded together too tightly, and we can't pry them apart. We can only silently send you our blessings from the bottom of our hearts. Love."

After silently reciting the instructions, she turned around and closed the office door for the two of them.

Once the door was closed and her escape route was cut off, Gu Yuqing realized she had lost her composure. She pushed Chen Ya away and turned her back to fix her smudged makeup.

Chen Ya panicked and cursed Lu Keke in his heart. There was nothing wrong, but closing the door made it seem like something was wrong. He quickly pushed the door open and rushed out.

"Art team, quickly come up with a celebratory illustration for surpassing 5 million downloads and send it to the marketing team!"

Qin Sulan nodded repeatedly and said, "Okay, Mr. Chen, is there anything else? If not, you should get some rest."

Chen Ya didn't answer, but turned to the other side and said, "The operations team must not let their guard down! Temporary victories mean nothing; what truly determines success or failure is the game's long-term lifespan!"

The operations team leader said, "Okay, Mr. Chen, you and Mr. Gu should go and rest. We're fine here."

Several people nearby chimed in, "Yes, let's hurry back with President Gu."

Chen Ya was speechless for a moment, not knowing what to say.

Moreover, considering the time, he really should go back now.

Since he fell ill last time, Gu Yuqing has set a strict schedule for him. If he hasn't come home by 8 p.m., Lu Aiai will call to let him know.

Chen Ya gave a few more instructions, then walked out of the office in full view of everyone. Gu Yuqing followed behind him.

This was the first time he felt he hadn't been able to control the people in the company.

The two walked one after the other, while Gu Yuqing, who had watched the whole thing, kept chuckling behind them.

Chen Ya turned around: "What are you laughing at?"

"Nothing?" Gu Yuqing gave him an innocent and cute look, then continued to chuckle.

"I'm being put on hold, aren't I?" Chen Ya said belatedly. "I didn't do anything, but I don't know what gossip those employees will tell me tomorrow."

Gu Yuqing laughed even harder, and Chen Ya said, "What are you laughing at? You're being gossiped about too!"

"I don't know, but I'm happy to see you get the short end of the stick!"

Gu Yuqing smiled; it had been a long time since she had smiled so openly at someone.

Chen Ya was momentarily stunned.

Gu Yuqing, with her charming smile, is truly captivating at all times...

nice.

……

At 8 p.m., Teacher Gou was still live streaming.

He did a live stream for 10 hours straight today, and he's become quite emaciated; his voice is almost hoarse from speaking.

As a streamer in the mini-games section, this was the first time he had ever streamed a game for such an immersive time.

In the past 10 hours, he not only completed all the storylines that are possible at his current level, but also defeated every monster he could find on the map, and even almost collected all the Anemo Sigils.

He has leveled all his main characters to level 50 and even pulled a 5-star red greatsword character, which he is now rampaging across the world map.

Having reached this stage, he should be among the most advanced players among all the players who started playing.

He stretched, ordered takeout, and then glanced at the live stream.

The screen was filled with comments. The number of concurrent viewers reached 5, surpassing his previous peak.