"Do you want to try?"
An Yubei nodded.
"All right, I'll let you try."
Ji Shang agreed so quickly that the staff were left suffering.
The staff were already run off their feet, and now a young master who knew nothing and could only make trouble had arrived.
As employees of the Ji Group, who among them wouldn't recognize An Yubei? They knew this young master's troublemaking all too well.
They had no idea why President Ji, who was meticulous at work, would allow such an unreasonable request.
God, they were working, not playing around!
Sensing his employees' pleading looks, the director of the technical department quickly stood up. "President Ji, this isn't something to play around with. One wrong move and we could be wiped out."
The Ji Group's technical department handled all the group's data and network security. If hackers breached it, the blow would be devastating.
"Please put the bigger picture first, President Ji, and bring President You in as soon as possible to counter the hacker."
Only You Zhi could handle a world-class hacking attack like this. They were out of their depth. All they could do now was stall for time and preserve as much corporate data and user information as possible.
This was no joking matter!
"Didn't we already send someone to fetch him?" Ji Shang's tone brooked no argument. "What's wrong with letting my little brother try?"
The technical director: "...!"
He had no response.
Go on, spoil your little brother, without a care whether we live or die.
"Director, this is bad! The attack has intensified again. The network is about to crash."
The technical director went over to check, his brows tightly furrowed. If the Ji Group's information was stolen, the company would be finished.
Just then, the constantly rotating words "Ji Shang is trash" turned into a countdown, and a mechanical voice came from the computer. "You have only ten seconds."
"In ten seconds, I will seize the highest level of access."
The technical director's forehead was covered in anxious sweat. An Yubei soon walked up beside him and said, "Let me."
The technical director looked as though he had seen his savior. It wasn't that he believed in An Yubei's skills, but that he thought someone had come to take the blame.
If the highest level of access was seized and company secrets were stolen, none of it would have anything to do with him. Young Master An had interfered.
The technical director stepped aside and gave the computer to An Yubei, who tapped away at incomprehensible code, looking quite proficient.
The countdown soon stopped. Just a few minutes later, all the company's networks were restored, and work could resume normally.
An Yubei still wasn't finished. He also upgraded the group's system and reinforced its firewall while he was at it.
Unless this hacker improved their skills, they wouldn't be getting in again.
"Big brother, it's done."
With all the computers working again, everyone stared blankly at An Yubei, exchanging bewildered looks.
Was this really still the ignorant, unskilled Young Master An?
The technical director was also won over by An Yubei's skills. He shamelessly asked, "Young Master An, how did you do that?"
An Yubei demonstrated it once on the computer for the technical director, then clearly explained the principles behind it.
The technical director said in surprise, "It's that simple?"
"It's that simple."
The technical director let out a long breath, feeling that You Zhi might be replaced. After all, An Yubei's skills surpassed his.
After they left the technical department, Ji Shang asked curiously, "Xiao Bei, when did you learn about computers?"
After all, as far as Ji Shang knew, An Yubei was someone who had struggled even to get into university. How could he know something so complicated?
An Yubei didn't know how to explain it either. After all, he was no longer the original An Yubei.
"I just sort of knew how."
An Yubei began to dodge the question. Ji Shang noticed but didn't call him out.
"Xiao Bei, would you like to change majors?"
Since An Yubei hadn't passed the university entrance requirements, the Ji family had used their connections to get him admitted. The only drawback was that he couldn't choose his major.
As a result, An Yubei had been assigned to animal husbandry. Ji Shang was considering having him study computing.
"No, I think animal husbandry is pretty good. I want to learn to raise pigs."
Raising pigs would be great-a skilled trade without all the scheming.
Ji Shang continued coaxing him. "Actually, changing majors would be pretty good too. You could join the company and help your big brother in the future."
The subject was getting increasingly dangerous, so An Yubei hurriedly put a stop to it. "Big brother, I just want to lie flat and spend money. I don't want to work hard."
"I'll leave things like running a big business to you. I just want to be a salted fish."
Ji Shang didn't pursue the subject. Instead, he asked, "Do you still have enough spending money?"
An Yubei was still considering whether he had enough when a text notification sounded. He picked up his phone and saw that ten million had been deposited into his account.
An Yubei jumped into Ji Shang's arms. "Thank you, big brother."
Ji Shang caught An Yubei around the waist. "It's noon. Let's go get hot pot!"
"Okay!"
Elsewhere, You Zhi had just woken up in bed and was looking with great displeasure at the fellow who kept knocking on his door.
"What is it?"
The employee said, "President You, something terrible has happened. The company has been attacked by a hacker, and the network is down. The director can't resolve it. Please hurry over."
With a sour expression, You Zhi said, "You disturbed my sleep over that? What does it have to do with me if he can't resolve it?"
Even after being snapped at by You Zhi, the employee didn't dare offend this technical expert. He plied him with flattery, coaxing him to hurry over and solve the problem.
You Zhi responded to persuasion, not force, and liked being flattered. So the employee catered to his tastes and said plenty of nice things, finally winning him over.
You Zhi told him to wait a while so he could wash his face.
It's an emergency, and you still want to wash your face?
The employee was angry but didn't dare say anything, so he could only wait patiently.
Soon, he received a phone call. A moment later, he looked at You Zhi walking toward him and found himself at a loss for words.
You Zhi was a little irritated. Seeing that the employee was no longer anxious, he asked, "Not in a hurry anymore?"
The employee paused, then said, "The problem's been solved."
You Zhi immediately became interested. "Who solved it?"
"I heard it was President Ji's little brother, Young Master An."
You Zhi never concerned himself with anything else, so he didn't know An Yubei. He didn't even have much of an impression of his boss, Ji Shang.
"Is he very good?"
The employee didn't know what to say. "I suppose so!"
"I want to see what he's got."
I've finally found an opponent. How exciting, You Zhi thought.
Ji Shang and An Yubei arrived at the hot pot restaurant. It was mealtime, and plenty of people were waiting in line.
Since it wasn't a star-rated restaurant and relied on volume, there was no holding tables or booking ahead. They could only line up themselves.
Standing there in his expensive suit, Ji Shang was a striking sight. With An Yubei's good looks added to the mix, plenty of people came over to ask for their WeChat details.
After more than half an hour in line, they finally got a table. While they were waiting, Ji Shang had given Zhao Ze a task: open a hot pot restaurant.
That way, they wouldn't have to queue whenever they wanted hot pot.
Once they sat down, An Yubei asked Ji Shang what kind of broth he wanted. Ji Shang said anything was fine, so An Yubei chose a split pot.
He was worried Ji Shang couldn't handle spicy food!
While he was choosing dishes, a shadow fell over the menu. An Yubei looked up and met Lu Jinsheng's resentful gaze.
An Yubei smiled. "Lu Jinsheng, what are you doing here? What a coincidence!"
Lu Jinsheng didn't look very happy. He even seemed a little angry.
A moment later, Lu Jinsheng asked with a hint of resentment and hurt, "Xiao Bei, why did you block me?"
A completely bewildered An Yubei: "...!"
When did I block Lu Jinsheng?
Ji Shang, outwardly steady as a rock but inwardly panicking like mad: "...!"
It's over. I'm about to be exposed.