Zhong Yunze complained to Xia Yu, “Right now, our company is competing for a project. Originally, this project was always given to our company, but now, unexpectedly, another company has emerged to compete with us.”
Taking a sip of cola, Zhong continued, “Generally, when competing for a project, the company that has been cooperating for a long time holds an advantage. We understand all the intricacies and know their preferences. However, this newly emerged company has managed to match us evenly.”
“An inside traitor?” Xia Yu sat on the edge of Zhong’s bed.
“I don’t know. It could also be that someone from the project company wants to promote the other company,” Zhong shook his head.
“Check for the traitor first?” Xia asked again.
“We can’t. All the senior employees are under suspicion. If we isolate them, the company won’t be able to function,” Zhong explained, his mood slightly improving after venting.
Finishing his cola, he picked up the empty cans from the floor and threw them into the trash bin.
“It seems I’ll have to ask someone for help,” he sighed.
“Who?” Xia picked up a can of cola and took a sip.
“An Tianfeng.”
“Cough cough!” Xia was taken aback and coughed violently.
Zhong looked at him, puzzled. “It’s just cola, not alcohol. Why are you coughing like that?”
“You know cola isn’t alcohol!”
Composing himself, Xia placed the cola aside. Although he knew there was a connection between the Zhong and An families, he hadn’t expected Zhong Yunze to actually be able to get An Tianfeng’s help.
“An Tianfeng used to be my father’s good friend. Our company once worked on projects for An’s group. I told you about that before, right? When I was little, I even attended An Siyao’s birthday party,” Zhong began chatting casually with Xia.
“Speaking of An Tianfeng, one must mention his rise to success. In just twenty years, he built such a massive group…” Zhong spoke with admiration for An Tianfeng, feeling that with An’s help, the problem would surely be resolved, which lifted his mood.
“Oh, by the way, you mentioned An Siyao is An Tianfeng’s daughter, but online, I can only find information about his son. There’s no news about his daughter at all,” Xia asked, voicing his confusion. Since the topic was sensitive, he didn’t ask further about An Siyao.
“That’s because An Siyao was once kidnapped shortly after birth. Although the attempt failed, it scared An Tianfeng badly, so he shielded his daughter’s and wife’s information online,” Zhong explained.
“I see.”
In other words, although An Tianfeng might not be a very responsible father, he is actually quite protective of his family.
Considering how An Siyao turned out, “irresponsible” might still be an understatement.
After chatting with Zhong for a while longer, Xia managed to break free and returned to his room, logging into An Siyao’s account.
It was 5 p.m., and dinner would be served half an hour later.
During this half-hour gap, Xia didn’t know what to do. He went to Xu Youxiang’s place intending to visit her but found the female programmer who taught programming giving Youxiang a lesson.
Seeing Xia arrive, Youxiang ended the lesson and dismissed the female programmer.
Sitting on the edge of Youxiang’s bed, Xia glanced in the direction the female programmer had left.
He supported Youxiang’s efforts to learn programming. However, learning from the same person could lead to some issues.
The change in learning efficiency was minor and could be explained by reasons such as rapid learning being mentally exhausting. However, if Youxiang learned something again after Xia had already mastered it, there would be no explanation.
“When you control my body, the things you learn, I can remember too,” Youxiang noticed Xia’s concern and explained.
Is that another effect?
When I use the experience card and learn skills by proxy, does the body’s original owner also gain the experience?
It wasn’t that surprising, considering that while Xia controlled the body, all the senses were accessible to the original owner.
The knowledge he acquired would also end up in the original body’s mind.
So, while I’m studying, Youxiang is also improving? Then I’ll never catch up with Youxiang?
No, Youxiang could only remember the parts that were taught. Just like when I played the piano using An Siyao’s body, An Siyao only gained piano experience, while I actually gained comprehensive musical experience.
It was a good thing that Youxiang could improve. In the near future, she would be better equipped to work for him.
Reassured, Xia checked the time, lifted Youxiang onto her wheelchair, and wheeled her to the dining room for dinner.
That evening, after a long absence, Xia played the piano in the piano room for a while before receiving a call from an unfamiliar number.
He pressed the answer button, and Liu Manman’s voice came through the phone.
This girl was quick.
“Is this An Siyao?” Liu asked.
“Yes,” Xia replied.
“I’m Liu Manman, the third-place finisher in the previous competition. Do you remember me?” Liu continued.
“I do,” Xia answered.
“I’d like to discuss the upcoming Global New Generation Music Conference with you. Can you tell me where you live?”
Liu didn’t directly state her request. According to unscientific statistics, the success rate of making requests over the phone was much lower than doing so in person.
“Let’s talk on the phone,” Xia picked up a piece of paper and a pen, writing the words “find you,” showing it to An Siyao.
“I want to form a team with you to participate in this conference. Also joining us will be Xia Yu, the second-place finisher.”
Although Xia hadn’t agreed to participate, Liu used his name without hesitation. If Liu could convince An Siyao, Xia would indeed go along, so it wasn’t exactly a lie.
This was a classic case of getting something for nothing, double-dipping.
“Global Music Conference?” An Siyao’s voice echoed in Xia’s mind.
Xia relayed An’s question, and Liu explained in detail.
“Can I participate?” An Siyao’s voice was filled with delight. She had not performed well in the previous instrument competition and only won first place because of Xia. She had been upset about it ever since.
Now, with the opportunity to participate in another music conference, she wanted to redeem herself.
“I agree,” An Siyao replied.
Hanging up the phone, Xia wrote down the conversation in his notebook.
Then he received another call, this time from Zhong Yunze.
“Xia Yu, An Tianfeng is coming to my house!”
“Okay, okay.”
After writing down the content of this call, Xia lay in bed and fell asleep.
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