After Tang Yiyi replied, she hesitated for a while, but eventually opened the mysterious compressed file sent by the stranger with the help of the system. The sender’s origins were mysterious, and the timing of their reaching out to her made it seem more likely they were a foe rather than a friend.
However, to be paralyzed by fear was never her style. Besides, her account was currently frozen, and apart from the recipes in the system, she had nothing of interest to anyone. And with the system as a backup, she wasn’t afraid even if the file hid a virus.
So, after much deliberation, Tang Yiyi allowed the system to open the file package sent by the stranger. To her surprise, it didn’t contain the virus she expected but a large amount of evidence against Xiong Wei! It was even more comprehensive than what she had asked the system to gather!
With these materials, she had nothing to worry about anymore!
But who exactly was this mysterious person? Why were they helping her?
Tang Yiyi thought for a long time but couldn’t recall knowing anyone with such skills. She had no choice but to try and reply to the stranger’s private message—Who are you? Why are you helping me? What’s your purpose?
To her surprise, the reply came quickly—I can’t stand what Xiong Wei is doing, just consider it as me doing a good deed for the day.
She asked the system to trace the sender’s address, but, unfortunately, the sender fled too quickly, and the system couldn’t find anything. Helpless, Tang Yiyi gave up on tracing the sender’s identity and seriously replied—Consider this a favor I owe you, if you need anything in the future, feel free to ask.
However, this time the mysterious person did not reply. Tang Yiyi didn’t know what they meant by this, so she temporarily put the matter aside and thought about Pang Zhi, who had also offered to help her. Compared to the mysterious person’s "no strings attached" offer, Pang Zhi’s "honesty" was much more reassuring.
She wasn’t afraid of someone asking for help, just afraid they would ask too much, more than she could give! But no matter what happened in the future, at least for now, she was very grateful to the mysterious person.
Tang Yiyi was curious, though, whether Pang Zhi would come?
At the same time, Pang Zhi, who was on Tang Yiyi’s mind, was also in a dilemma. He held his personal terminal with chubby paws, excitedly watching the 3D figure that popped up on the screen: "Bro! She replied to me! She wants me to go to her house now! What do you think she wants?"
The person he was talking to was a handsome young man, who couldn’t help but laugh at Pang Zhi’s troubled appearance: "Isn’t she just asking you to her house? If you’re scared, don’t go. There are so many small businesses in the Food Empire you can invest in. Why the Tang Family?"
Pang Zhi was displeased: "Didn’t you tell me last time that I could invest in whatever I wanted if I liked it? Brother, you don’t know, Chef Tang is an amazing cook. If the Tang Family grows, it’ll definitely be profitable!"
When he mentioned this, it made the young man angry: "I don’t even know who said the Tang Family’s food was good last time and promised to send some for me to taste, but nothing has come to me yet!"
Pang Zhi instantly felt guilty and gave a sheepish grin: "Well... wasn’t I worried the taste would go bad by the time it got to you? I was just scared you’d get sick from it."
The young man looked at him with disdain: "Do you think I would believe that?"
Pang Zhi was cornered and had to ask: "Then what do you think I should do? Anyway, I just want to invest in the Tang Family!"
Seeing his determination, the young man stopped persuading and simply said: "Do as you please, it’s your pocket money, spend it however you like. I only have one request. This person might want to discuss collaboration terms with you, don’t be foolish and agree to anything right away, consult with me first. I don’t want you to be tricked into losing money, understand?"
Hearing the first part, Pang Zhi laughed, but he couldn’t laugh at the end. He scrunched up his face in dissatisfaction at the young man: "Bro! I’m not stupid! How could I be tricked into losing money? Fine! Since you’ve agreed, I’ll go find her now!"
He hastily hung up the call, fearing further lecturing. Stepping out, he was accompanied by two tall and muscular bodyguards in black, riding the trendiest sports car straight to Tang Yiyi’s residence.
The sports car performed superbly, taking only 10 minutes to reach Tang Yiyi’s place from the Central District. This was the first investment of Pang Zhi’s life, so he was inevitably a bit excited. Before the car even stopped, he hastily opened the car door.
The two bodyguards couldn’t stop him in time. As they saw the door opening, they quickly covered their noses, ignoring Pang Zhi! Pang Zhi was the unluckiest, rushing to the door in excitement, only to be hit by a disgusting stench when he opened the car door, which rushed into his nostrils.
Pang Zhi had been pampered his whole life, never encountering such a smell. He quickly covered his nose, his initially eager face now scrunched into a sour expression. Unfortunately, it was too late to cover his nose; the smell was unbearably bad!
Pang Zhi even felt tainted by the stench!
He slid his chunky body back, quickly closing the car door. His eyes darted toward the two bodyguards, then to the pile of trash outside, clearly indicating—Go handle it!
The two bodyguards, who usually enjoyed the perks of following Pang Zhi, were unwilling to handle such dirty work. They exchanged a look of mutual disdain! Then, one of the bodyguards took out a personal terminal, called a cleaning company, and requested immediate cleanup and air purification services.
Pang Zhi saw this but said nothing. These two bodyguards were his usual company, and if they really went to deal with the garbage, he would never want to see them this lifetime!
The cleaning company arrived quickly, wearing thick protective suits and driving a garbage truck, promptly getting to work.
Inside the villa, Tang Yiyi stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, watching the scene outside, satisfied with the curve of her lips. This Pang Zhi person seemed to catch on well! Asking him over was a good move. Otherwise, she really wouldn’t have managed to get a cleaning company to handle the trash with her accounts frozen!
She was considering, if Pang Zhi was reliable, she might just work with him. Of course, the prerequisite was that he would abide by her terms.
Tang Yiyi narrowed her eyes dangerously. Meanwhile, sitting in the car, Pang Zhi suddenly felt a chill down his spine! He looked around suspiciously, wondering if someone was watching him. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you’re welcome to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets at qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)