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

"What are you looking at? Didn't you get enough yesterday?" Chen Ya asked.

"No." Gu Yuqing's inquisitive gaze remained fixed on him. "I've only just gotten to know it; I still need to study it more."

Chen Ya climbed back into bed.

The sun had risen another seventeen or eighteen degrees. Chen Ya lay down next to Gu Yuqing and asked, "What are your plans next?"

The next chapter of my life can be considered a new chapter, saying goodbye to some parts and starting anew with others.

Gu Yuqing also felt that she really needed to think about this matter carefully. After thinking for a moment, she said:

"First, I plan to visit your hometown."

This answer was somewhat unexpected for Chen Ya.

"What are you going there for?" Chen Ya asked. "There's nothing to see there."

"I don't want to go home anytime soon," Gu Yuqing said. "I made a big fuss yesterday, and when I get back, a million people will be asking me all sorts of questions. I don't want to face that right now. So I'll just find somewhere to kill a few days."

She waved her phone in front of Chen Ya, who glanced at it and saw a bunch of messages on the lock screen.

“Wu Qiutong also sent you a message,” Chen Ya said.

"I know, I replied," Gu Yuqing said lazily.

Wu Qiutong sent me a message last night, and the first thing she said was:

"Sister, you're so brave."

The second question was: "Did you really do it?"

Gu Yuqing replied, "No, but soon. He's taking a shower."

The other person replied with a lemon-eating emoji.

Chen Ya said, "If you want to kill time, there are far better places than that. You can just find any scenic spot and stay there for a while."

"Which scenic spot haven't I been to?" Gu Yuqing said.

"The main problem is that it's a rural area with very poor living conditions; you won't be used to living there."

Gu Yuqing said, "I just want to see what kind of place could produce someone like you."

"Alright, alright," Chen Ya surrendered, "What about after these few days?"

"Afterwards, I plan to start a company." Gu Yuqing's white feet peeked out from the end of the blanket, swaying back and forth.

"Start a company?" Chen Ya was even more surprised. "Do you still need money?"

“Why wouldn’t I need it? You can never earn enough money,” Gu Yuqing said. “I have big ambitions.”

"So what are you planning to do?"

“Whatever you do, I’ll do,” Gu Yuqing said. “If you make mobile phones, I’ll make base stations; if you build cars, I’ll sell tires. I’ll just follow you and get the scraps.”

Chen Ya was shocked: "You can do that? That's so shameless!"

"As long as I make money, who cares about being a scoundrel or not."

However, Gu Yuqing's strategy was indeed a good one.

Beichen now possesses core technologies and is in an unstoppable position; it is impossible to compete with Beichen.

It's just that Beichen gets to eat the meat and drink the soup, which sounds like a heretical path, but maybe in a few years, he'll earn much more than those "righteous" people.

"And then what?" Chen Ya asked.

Gu Yuqing buried her head in his chest.

"I don't know!"

Who knows what will happen in the future? Maybe she'll suddenly marry Chen Ya.

However, that future never came to pass.

Because not long after, Chen Ya disappeared.

It all started with an accident. One night, Chen Ya suddenly disappeared on his way back to the company from the research institute.

The news report stated it was a car accident, but Gu Yuqing visited the driver who was also injured, and it was clearly a gunshot wound.

Gu Yuqing also went to see Xia Longju, Lu Aiai, and even her own father, but she got no results.

The only certainty is that Chen Ya is still alive.

Later, Gu Yuqing met Jiang Xinhai.

The two, who could usually argue fiercely over the phone, didn't quarrel when they met. Instead, they both felt somewhat sad because of the same man.

The two had dinner together and spent several nights together. They both discovered that the other's personality was not as unapproachable as they had previously thought.

Their main topic of discussion was what Chen Ya had done and where he went afterward.

In order to find Chen Ya, Gu Yuqing created a group chat and added Jiang Xinhai, Lu Aiai, and Lu Keke to it. Later, she also added Xia You to the group chat.

The group is called "Scumbag Boy Search Group".

This group aims to find the scumbag Chen Ya. Group members must use all means to dig up clues about Chen Ya in their respective fields.

The results were also very encouraging. They found Chen Ya's childhood sweetheart, Su Xiaonuan, and also found Liu Ruyan.

Later, based on the clues provided by Liu Ruyan, Chen Ya and the Japanese woman were finally brought into the group, and the truth about this scumbag's past was finally revealed, which is cause for celebration.

Considering Chen Ya's feelings, the original group name was too disrespectful to him, and since the person had already been found, it was changed to a slightly more respectable name, "Heartbroken Boys Take-In Group".

Even so, Chen Ya's status in the group was still the lowest, and he was someone everyone hated.

But what kind of faces people had when they privately chatted with him after the initial outcry is unknown.

After Qin Yun joined, the group had grown to a whopping 10 people.

Qin Yunchu sat by the window, holding her phone, listening to Gu Yuqing's story, and sighed with emotion.

I was mistakenly added to this group, which led to a series of stories (or rather, incidents), a kind of ill-fated relationship.

Unexpectedly, this group was created in this way, and she only learned the truth today.

In the past, she would never have imagined that she would join the employees' harem group, and that she would hear the origin of this group from Gu Yuqing, whom she admired.

It's all so wonderful and magical.

She is now very glad that Liu Ruyan added her as a friend back then, and that she took that step out of curiosity (gossip).

Otherwise, she would still be prejudiced against Chen Ya and would never have known about the many grudges and entanglements behind him.

That concludes the story.

Today was already quite exciting, and now that the story is over, Lu Qingxuan and the others are starting to feel sleepy.

Just then, Gu Yuqing's phone rang.

She looked up at the screen, her expression immediately changed, and she decisively answered the call.

"what happened?"

Qin Yun Chu knew from her tone that it must be Chen Ya on the other end of the phone.

A dignified CEO like Mr. Gu would never speak to a second person in such a gentle voice.

"Mmm, mmm... mmm."

It's unclear what Chen Ya and Gu Yuqing said, but judging from their expressions, Gu Yuqing's demeanor grew increasingly serious.

After a long while, she hung up the phone, her expression a mix of complex emotions, shifting between light and dark, before finally saying:

"Everyone, something's come up, I might have to go out for a bit."

"What's wrong? What happened?" Qin Yun Chu asked.

Gu Yuqing shook her head and said, "I can stay in the room as long as I want. Just call the front desk if you need anything. I have to go now."

Liu Ruying asked helplessly, "Will you come back?"

Gu Yuqing hesitated for a moment, then shook her head and said, "I don't know."

After saying that, she changed her clothes and left in a hurry.

"What could it be?" Lu Qingxuan turned to look at the others.

Everyone shook their heads.

They couldn't think of anything in the world that could make Gu Yuqing show that kind of expression.

If so, it must be a big deal.

Just then, Xia You, who was lying on the bed, had already sat up and was playing on her phone in the corner.

She suddenly said, "Ruriko has been taken back to Japan."

"Ruriko? Is she that Japanese girl from that group?" Qin Yunchu asked.

"Mm." Xia You nodded, her eyes still glued to her phone screen.

"Who?" Lu Qingxuan asked in confusion.

“Oh! I’ve seen her before!” Liu Ruying said. “She’s a very pretty girl. Isn’t she at Haiya Company?”

Lu Qingxuan was still trying to piece together her memories when Qin Yun Chu frowned and asked Xia You:

"What exactly is her identity? What good will it do if she goes back to Japan?"

Xia You did not answer.

She's the kind of person who, if there's too much to explain, simply won't explain anything at all.

This made Qin Yun Chu very anxious.

Just then, her phone screen suddenly lit up.

Upon closer inspection, the phone screen displayed:

"Chen Ya is calling."

Her phone was on silent, so no one else noticed.

Qin Yunchu stood up nonchalantly, ran into the bathroom without saying a word, and carefully closed the door.

Sitting on the toilet, she answered the phone, trying to keep her voice down:

"Hey?"

"Mr. Qin? This is Chen Ya." Chen Ya's voice came from the other end. "Are you resting now? I have something to ask you."

I need to prepare the outline and take two days off.

The story is about to begin a new chapter. The next stop is Japan for some reason. There are still some details to be finalized in the new story. The outline is still being refined, so I need to take two days off. I hope you understand.

If all goes well, I will speed up the writing process and add more chapters once the outline is finalized. Please consider this leave as a non-issue.

Many readers have reported that they've forgotten the earlier plot points and even don't remember who the characters are.

It's not everyone's fault; I forgot myself and only remembered after reading the previous parts. I write too slowly, and over time, I forget things myself—this kind of thing is actually quite normal.

So let me help you summarize the plot. Of course, since I've forgotten how I originally conceived it, my guess is that the timeline is like this:

When the protagonist was twelve or thirteen years old, his father left home. At the same time, the protagonist's system awakened. He made a lot of money by plagiarizing martial arts novels. After that, he continued to plagiarize various works and maxed out the achievement of "Literary Writer". After that, he embarked on the path of farming achievements.

When the protagonist was sixteen or seventeen, he was working on a movie with Su Xiaonuan; when he was eighteen, he met Jiang Xinhai, and later found Xu Xiangxiao and wrote songs for the two of them.

Afterwards, Haiya Company was acquired by the Lu family, and the protagonist went abroad. After completing the "Musician" achievement, he returned to China, founded Beichen Company, and met Gu Yuqing, Lu Aiai, Lu Keke, and Xia You.

After surviving an assassination attempt, he was taken in by Xia You. This part of the story hasn't been written yet, so I won't reveal more.

Later, he and Lu Aiai delved into the study of superconductors, and in the process, he became involved in Lu Aiai and Lu Keke's family. This part of the story has not yet been written, so I will not reveal it.

After achieving scientific results, Chen Ya retired and went to collect the "Philanthropist" achievement, just in time to encounter a major earthquake;

After that, Chen Ya wanted to rest for a while and get rid of all social relationships. He lived in the welfare building he built while playing the "Philanthropist" game. At this time, he unexpectedly picked up Liu Ruyan, a girl who had run away from home.

Later, for some reason, Chen Ya went abroad to carry out a mission. While completing the mission, he also brought a hostage, Asai Ruriko, back to China. This story will be described in detail in the next chapter, so I won't go into it here.

At this point, all the members of the "Red Faces" group were gathered. Chen Ya decided to finally complete the "Working Class" achievement, where he encountered CEO Qin Yun Chu at the company. The story of this book begins from this point in time.

Okay, that's the timeline of the story.

Because the author used various techniques such as flashbacks, digressions, and supplementary narratives, the writing style was quite elaborate, which was not very user-friendly for readers who were following the story closely.