Chapter 559



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¿Y?

The entire special department was stunned.

Damon, who was sitting in front of the computer, even shouted excitedly, “And! My God, to think I have a chance to talk to Y in this lifetime.”

Someone seconded. “First it was Q who invaded us today, and now it’s Y. What kind of luck is the special department having? Geez, I feel like I can brag to everyone else in this line of work from now on! We’re talking about big bosses.”

The people next to him were dumbfounded.

“But why is Y suddenly hacking into our system?”.

“Yes, and so openly too. No one just shows up, right? Besides, judging by his tone, he has no bad intentions.”

Someone looked at Ruth and made a guess. “Could it be that Y has come especially to explain himself on Ruth’s behalf? Is he afraid we won’t believe him? Actually, he doesn’t need to…”

“It’s also possible that Y is greeting us on Ruth’s behalf, isn’t it? Besides, judging from what she said, Y seems very friendly…”

“Can I say something? Y seems more approachable than Q. Q is too cold and unapproachable~.”

“What’s the point now? I’ve already heard everything you’ve said. Besides, Miss Smith is still here – what if she finds out and tells Q?”

As everyone speculated, Johnson laughed again and said, “It seems that Mr. Y is a very polite man! I’ve also emailed him before to invite him to join the special department, but he ignored me. Come to think of it, Ruth is more respected by him after all!”

“As expected, the relationship between Y and Ruth is not simple after all!”

“If all this is true, then suddenly I have a bold guess here, and that is that Y likes Ruth!”

Nora: “?”

What on earth?

Was this something that could be tolerated?

The corners of her lips tightened and she scoffed, “That’s not necessarily true.”

“Even if it’s not necessarily true, it’s still Ruth who brought Y here!” Johnson said, “So, whichever way you look at it, it’s all still to Ruth’s credit!”. He looked at Morris again. “One’s personality has to be taken into account when hiring someone! Morris, this is not a time when an individual should try to make himself a hero. Teamwork is the most important thing! An approachable person like Ruth would definitely bring more pleasant surprises to the department!”

Johnson looked at Ruth and said, “Work hard, Ruth! You have a promising future.”

Ruth, who had been totally dumbfounded when Y appeared: “…”

She stared blankly at the computer screen, feeling dumbfounded!

Why was Y here?

As she continued to be shocked, other words appeared on the screen, “Apologies, I don’t have a Messenger account, so I can only use this method to clear some things up with everyone.”

I didn’t have a Messenger account…

When those four words appeared, Ruth felt as if a bomb had gone off in her mind.

However, the rest had yet to notice. In particular, Damon was even typing a response excitedly, “Okay. What would you like to clarify?”

The others were also silently marveling.

“Advanced hackers approach people in such peculiar ways…”

“Yes! I suddenly find their actions so cool!”

“What do you mean by ‘so cool’? It’s more like ‘too cool’, okay?”

“It’s obvious at a glance that you guys are science and engineering students. How uneducated! This is called ‘the coolest thing ever’!”

While they were goofing around, someone suddenly realized something. He said, “But why wouldn’t he have a Messenger account? Isn’t he friends with Ruth on Messenger?” As soon as he said that, the entire IT department went silent.

Also, almost as soon as he said that, another row of words appeared on the computer screen, “Just to clarify, I don’t know any person named Ruth. Of course, if the special department ever needs my help, Miss Nora need only say so and I will do my best.”

The entire room fell absolutely silent again.

Startled, everyone slowly turned to look at Ruth.

As if she had suddenly contracted some kind of contagious disease, the people who had gathered around her immediately turned away in silence.

Ruth clenched her fists tightly.

She stared straight ahead, shocked. She would never have imagined that a master-level figure like Y would suddenly swoop down on her department, and even hack the IT department to great fanfare just to clear something like this up.

How could this be?

It was like someone bragging on the outside that they knew a certain celebrity – would the celebrity specially make a social media post to clarify that they didn’t know her?

How could a nobody like Ruth possibly attract the attention of someone as talented as Y!

It must have been Nora!

And it was the Hunt Corporation consultant. To make herself look good again, Nora must have gone to Mr. Hunt and asked him to talk to Y, right?

When Ruth realized this, she suddenly felt she had accidentally messed with the wrong person!

She clenched her fists tightly. In the midst of her fury, Morris’s deep, serious voice was heard. “Ruth, please explain what the hell is going on, do you or don’t you know Y?” Ruth couldn’t help but stammer. She swallowed saliva and suddenly said, “I, I…. How are you all so sure that person is Y?”

Damon’s jaw tensed and he said slowly, “Because of his skills. You think any hacker can hack into our IT department?”

Ruth: “!!!”

He clenched his jaw. Suddenly, he lowered his head, his demeanor so aggrieved that even his eyes turned red. He said, “I’m sorry, everyone. Me… I may have been tricked!”

He took out his phone, opened the chat window with Y and said, “I chat with him a lot. When he said he was Y, I believed him. I didn’t expect that I had really been cheated on.”

With her crying, it would be hard for others to keep blaming her.

However, the corners of Brenda’s lips spasmed and she clicked her tongue loudly. She said, “At the time you entered the apartment, you stated that you knew this person and the other person. So, have you discovered that the Y you knew is a fake? In that case, could the Black Cat you claim to know also be fake? What other big boss do you know too?”.

Ruth’s face flushed immediately. Apparently unable to stand the pressure, she ran off with her face covered in tears. After she left, everyone in the special department began whispering among themselves.

“What’s going on?”

“Maybe they really cheated on her?”

Johnson felt as if he had been slapped in the face. He stared at the people in front of him and suddenly said, “All right, stop speculating What’s there to say, go do your jobs.”

As soon as he said that, Morris said coldly, “Captain Johnson is right, go do your jobs right now! You can’t do any work just by flapping your lips! You think you’re special just because you know certain people? Also, let Ruth serve as a cautionary example to all of you. Despite being a member of the special department, she was cheated by a swindler! Shame on her!”

Her words were simply too mean!

Nora almost burst out laughing.

Johnson blushed even more. He looked directly at Morris. “You…”

But before he could finish, Morris interrupted him and said, “Johnson, the department should recruit people who at least have a working brain! Besides, your character takes priority.”

Morris left immediately after saying that.

Johnson felt as if his cheeks stung and burned from being slapped in the face. He looked back at the people around him, waved his hand, and said, “All right, go away! What are you all looking at?”

Nora walked out of the IT department with a smile on her lips.

As soon as she entered her office, her phone rang. She picked it up and looked around: it was Justin. She raised her eyebrows slightly and hit the answer button.

“Nora.”

The man sounded very aggrieved. “Remember to give me a chance to explain next time something happens!”

Nora looked straight ahead and leaned back in her chair. “… Okay.”

Her perfunctory tone, however, made Justin feel very unsatisfied. He let out a quiet sigh and said, “We are lovers. If even lovers have to be so suspicious of each other, wouldn’t life be too exhausting?”

Nora was silent for a moment.

She had never been in love, nor had she ever known how to relate to people. She had only felt awkward when Ruth said she knew Y and when others said that Y might like Ruth. That was why she had ignored Justin’s messages.

Thinking about it again, she had gone too far.

He looked seriously at the phone and said, “Okay, I’ll keep that in mind next time.”

“How are you going to make it up to me this time?” The man suddenly asked in a low voice.

Nora: “?”

The corners of her lips gradually hooked upward. In a lazy tone, she asked, “Do I have to make it up to you?”

“Yes, you have to.” The man was like a puppy. He said, “Besides, I haven’t seen you for two days, I miss you. Shall we have dinner together?” Nora was about to tell him to bring the two children when the man spoke softly again. He said, “Just you and me. I’ll reserve a private room in a place where no one will disturb us, okay?”

The man’s voice was very low and sounded like he was cajoling her, which made Nora feel as if feathers were tickling the bottom of her heart. She coughed and replied, “Okay.”

Nora’s smile remained on her face even after she hung up.

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At Hunt Corporation.

The corners of Lawrence’s lips spasmed at the shameless words of his boss. After Justin hung up with a smile on his lips, Lawrence handed him the document in his hand.

Justin took a couple of glances at it and signed it.

As Lawrence was about to leave, Justin suddenly said, “Lawrence.”

Lawrence stopped and looked at him, “Yes, Mr. Hunt?”

Justin asked unhurriedly, “How long do you think it will take for people to get hold of my power and take my place?”

Lawrence: “?????”

The whole company is under your control, boss. I’m afraid your uncle and his family will have to wait a hundred years after this batch of employees changes!

What the hell was his boss thinking?

As he thought about it, Justin said, “With that, I’ll become harmless and easy to control, right? And Uncle Ian won’t worry anymore.”

Lawrence: “????”

Justin looked at him silently.

“… Boss, I’ve got something to do!”

Lawrence fled the office before Justin could say anything else. He was very afraid that his boss would ask him to make plans for the company’s bankruptcy!

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In the special department. Nora was alerted to an impromptu meeting. As soon as she entered the conference room, Johnson said, “All right, as is clear from the investigation, the Y that Ruth knew was indeed fake. She was deceived by the clever tricks of the other party. Fortunately, she suffered no loss. The good news, however, is that it is true that Ruth knows Black Cat.”

Nora, aka Black Cat: “?”

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