odessanovel Chapter 313
Chapter 313
There was no evening self-study class on Friday night.Rong Yu, Ji Zhouye, and the others agreed to go check out their company.
The company was located on the Third Ring Road. They had rented an office of about a hundred square meters, which was currently under renovation.
"Although it looks a bit small, the company is just starting out. We'll take it step by step," Hai Chang'an said. "This area is the partners' office; the few of us will share one room for now. Over here is for game planning, here's for tech, and here's for operations... We also partitioned a small, separate office right here so Miss Rong has a place to rest when she comes over."
Rong Yu: "..."
In such a small office space, there was really no need to reserve a special spot just for her.
After thinking for a moment, she said, "Let's turn this into a pantry. It would be nice for the employees to have a place to rest and chat."
Si Lin took out a small notebook and jotted it down.
Tang Mi said, "We've already chosen our new face of the team. He's the captain of another equally matched team, a guy. Here are his photos and resume, take a look, Miss Rong."
Zhou Shiyu chimed in, "Ji Zhouye went to pick him up. Once he's here, Miss Rong can evaluate him. We won't sign the contract unless he gets Miss Rong's nod of approval."
Just as they were talking.
Ji Zhouye returned, but he was alone.
Si Lin asked anxiously, "Where is our new face of the team? Where is the guy you were supposed to pick up?"
Rong Yu's brow darkened. "What happened to your arm? Did you get into a fight?"
"I..." Ji Zhouye scratched his head. "I went to pick that guy up, but then I heard him and his teammates badmouthing Yaoyao. If they were just criticizing Yaoyao's esports skills, I could have tolerated it. But those guys were actually spreading dirty rumors about Yaoyao! What they said was absolutely disgusting. I couldn't hold back, so I fought them. I took on three of them at once. Pretty impressive, right?"
Hai Chang'an looked at him in disbelief. "You're an adult. You are an adult now! Why are you still using violence to solve problems? Because you fought him, our deal for the face of the team has fallen through again?"
"No, seriously, Hai Chang'an, are your morals messed up?" Tang Mi slapped the back of his head. "They were spreading dirty sexual rumors about a girl! Does that kind of person deserve to be our partner, huh?"
Rong Yu took out a band-aid, applied it to Ji Zhouye's arm, and asked coldly, "Does Yaoyao know you got into a fight for her?"
"Of course she knows," Ji Zhouye smiled. "She happens to be here for a competition and watched the whole thing. After the fight, she even gave me a hug. We hugged for a whole minute, hehehe."
"What..."
Rong Yu instinctively felt something was wrong.
But she couldn't pinpoint exactly what it was.
Just then.
A cracking sound echoed.
She looked up in disbelief and saw the newly installed suspended ceiling crashing down. In a split second, she only had enough time to drag Tang Mi and Si Lin, who were closest to her, out of the way.
"Ah!"
"It hurts so much! My arm got hit."
"Damn it, why are we so unlucky? Ji Zhouye, what evil deeds did you do to get punished by God like this!"
"..."
The renovation workers were terrified and scrambled to pull them out of the debris.
Si Lin only had superficial wounds.
Zhou Shiyu's arm was pierced by a nail and bleeding.
Ji Zhouye had it the worst; his head was smashed open, leaving a bloody gash.
Rong Yu immediately rushed them to the hospital.
The doctors treated their wounds accordingly.
Ji Zhouye was howling in pain when his phone suddenly buzzed. He hurriedly checked it and instantly jumped up from the bed in excitement. "Yaoyao just advanced in the World Esports Championship! She's currently the only female captain in Asia to make it to the finals. Oh my god, Yaoyao is too amazing... I need to call Yaoyao to congratulate her!"
Even though his head was still hurting, he couldn't wait to make a video call, but suddenly he froze. "What's going on? I'm not her friend anymore?"
Si Lin leaned in. "You've been blocked and deleted."
"What? Yaoyao blocked me?" Ji Zhouye was stunned again. "How is that possible? She just gave me a hug when we met earlier. There's no way she would block me!"
Hai Chang'an took out his phone and sent a message to Yaoyao. "I've been blocked too."
Zhou Shiyu, Tang Mi, and Si Lin all checked their phones. They had all been blocked.
Ji Zhouye muttered, "Is it because I didn't let her be a partner? Is she mad? But I explained it clearly to her, and she didn't seem to mind. Why would she block me? Did she accidentally click the wrong button... No, I have to go find her and ask her clearly."
"Stop right there!"
Rong Yu's voice was very cold.
She pushed Ji Zhouye back down. "Stay honestly in the hospital. I'll come talk to you after I look into some things."
She walked into the corridor and made a call. "Chuan, I had you look into Yaoyao last time, right?"
Ji Jingchuan said, "Yes, Great-Grandma. Yaoyao's real name is Zhao Yaomei. She's from the south and started emerging in the esports industry three years ago. She's a gifted esports player. What else do you need me to investigate, Great-Grandma?"
Rong Yu said slowly, "Investigate her family, especially around the three-year mark. Also, look closely into which fans Yaoyao has interacted with, how those fans met Yaoyao, how far their relationships developed, and what their current situations are. I want all the information. If you run into any difficulties, you can ask Secretary Jiang for help. The sooner, the better."
"Understood, Great-Grandma!"
After hanging up, Rong Yu stood in the corridor, her brows tightly furrowed as various thoughts raced through her mind.
She had a very absurd and outrageous speculation in her heart.
Although it was absurd.
She didn't dare dismiss it.
She had to cross-check it against the facts to confirm.
If it were true.
Then this Yaoyao was truly terrifying.
As she looked up, she saw a figure flash by at the end of the corridor. It looked a bit familiar. Was it Duan Fei?
But upon closer inspection, the figure was gone.
Duan Fei froze in place, then quickly hid behind a pillar.
Rong Yu?
Why was she also at the hospital?
He spoke to the person on the phone, "I've already arrived at the hospital. Wait for me for five minutes."
He stood there waiting for a good while. Once he no longer saw Rong Yu, he stepped out and walked towards the hospital room. Just as he reached the door and was about to knock, he looked through the glass and saw Rong Yu sitting right next to Zhou Shiyu's bed.
Rong Yu and Zhou Shiyu knew each other?
He turned around and left immediately.
Zhou Shiyu waited for a long time but no one came. She made another call. "Hello, Baby, why aren't you here yet? Did you get lost or... What? A sudden meeting? Okay, then you go do your work, your studies are important."
"You're injured, what kind of meeting is your boyfriend attending? He doesn't care about you at all," Si Lin rolled his eyes.
Zhou Shiyu said, "He's the class monitor. The semester just started, so there are a lot of things to do. What's wrong with having a meeting? You haven't attended Huaqing University, so you wouldn't understand."
Tang Mi peeled an apple for her. "Tsk, a little puppy boyfriend isn't all that great anyway. You might as well just get an arranged marriage. At least you'd have someone around to run errands for you, and spending his money wouldn't give you any psychological burden."