I transmigrated into the villain's white moonlight, but the protagonist is my brother.

The upper class in the northern part of the city is supported by wealthy businessmen.

Among them, the Gao family's status in Beicheng is no less than that of the Gu family in Yunchuan.

The Gao family has a solid foundation, having been rooted in Beicheng for generations, and is a leading enterprise in the local real estate industry.

However, the Gao family's position now seems to be under some threat.

Gao Yang sat on the sofa as the lights in the private room went from dim to bright.

On the coffee table were some empty glasses with only the bottom of a bottle remaining, which had been haphazardly moved around.

There were several folders in the middle.

“Let’s make this clear first, I’m just an intern, so I can’t get any useful information. I’m at the very bottom of the company.”

Gao Yang lowered his eyelids reluctantly and continued, "These are all the people I can access. There's nothing else. One of them I even wrote myself."

He's only twenty-two this year, and it will be another two or three months before he gets his university diploma. He's young and naive, and doesn't really like this way of gathering information overtly or covertly.

The business battles depicted in the movie are sophisticated and exciting, but his brother only orders him to... pour boiling water on other people's money trees at the company.

Write a negative review of Future Real Estate online.

An anonymous source revealed that the mysterious CEO of Future Group is actually a buck-toothed, bald old man.

They unplugged the headquarters' network cable and pulled the power switch.

Now it's even more outrageous; Gao Qiu directly ordered him to steal Future Group's confidential documents.

Gao Yang was speechless.

what?

who? ?

me? ? ?

Are you suggesting I, an intern who hasn't even graduated yet, steal the top secrets of Future Group, a leading real estate company?

Amidst this utterly absurd expectation, Gao Yang calmly accepted the situation.

After working overtime as usual, he diligently cleaned the office and casually brought over a few planning documents that had been approved by General Manager Shen.

Gao Qiu raised an eyebrow. "You can write project proposals now? Then I'll look at yours first."

After some searching, he picked up the document written by Gao Yang from among five or six documents.

Gu Qingyu crossed his legs and looked down at his phone, showing no interest in their childish "business battle."

Besides, Gao Yang didn't even have an alias; he went to do his internship openly and honestly. Even if he wanted to steal some secrets, he probably wouldn't have had the chance.

Gao Qiu skimmed through Gao Yang's proposal, not expecting much and just watching the spectacle, but he straightened up after reading less than a page.

"What's wrong, bro? Is there something wrong with what I wrote?"

"Don't say anything yet, let me finish reading first."

He really perked up and went back to review the proposal from the beginning, as if checking his son's homework.

At the bidding meeting a while ago, Shen Yan bought two low-quality plots of land, No. 3 and No. 5, and Gao Yang's plan strongly recommended these two plots.

Compared to other prime plots of land, which boast convenient transportation and comprehensive facilities, Plots 3 and 5 naturally lack these advantages.

Their advantage is that they have a wide terrain and a large area.

But what's the point of Everbright? Nobody wants to go there.

After a long silence, Gao Qiu put down the folder in his hand, turned to look at Gao Yang, and said, "Why did you write it like this? Plots No. 3 and No. 5 are clearly far away and in terrible condition, with serious air pollution. Do you think there's any potential for development there? Or are you deliberately setting a trap for Shen Yan?"

He suddenly paused for a moment, "No, you're not qualified to set a trap for him. Shen Yan couldn't possibly be fooled by such a clumsy plan. So why did he buy it?"

"..."

The shy boy blushed slightly; his brother's words made it sound as if his writing was terrible.

“I originally recommended plots number one, seven, and eight, but a new secretary who joined the company a few days ago gave me some guidance, and I thought it made sense, so I changed it.”

Gao Qiu narrowed his eyes.

secretary?

"What secretary? Shen Yan hasn't had a secretary for all these years, has he? Who is that secretary?"

Upon hearing this, Gao Yang pursed his lips, looking listless and unhappy, as if he was reluctant to part with her.

"I don't know, but since President Shen didn't want her, she resigned the next day. That lady was really super patient and had a great temper, but she just left without even saying goodbye."

Gao Qiu chuckled at his expression, casually tossing the folder aside. "What's wrong? Can't bear to part with the beautiful girl? Finally fallen in love?"

The other rich kids in the private room also joined in the commotion. They all knew that Gao Qiu, his younger brother, was shy and had never had a girlfriend in his twenties, so they were even more enthusiastic.

"So what if you didn't say hello? You're not planning to stay there long anyway. If you like her, just go after her!"

"I want to know how beautiful she is that she could captivate Yangyang, hahaha! Do you have a photo? What's her name?"

"That's right, that's right! Let us see it quickly, I'm so anxious, I'm so anxious, I'm so anxious!"

Surrounded by so many people teasing him, Gao Yang blushed to the roots of his ears, his neck turned bright red, and he looked as red as a tomato.

He gripped his phone tightly, looking nervous, and vehemently denied it, "I didn't mean it, I didn't... I really didn't..."

The others immediately understood what was going on when they saw how nervous he was, and then they tried to snatch his phone.

We're all in the same circle, and we've known each other since childhood, so we're quite familiar with each other and naturally have no worries.

The group was laughing and joking around when Gao Yang's voice was urgent yet soft.

The phone screen lit up, and the screen saver prominently featured a delicate profile picture, clearly taken secretly, but it wasn't hard to tell that she was indeed a beauty.

"Wow, that's really nice. Wearing glasses, he looks quite aloof, huh?"

"What's her name? Do you need us to check her background for you? If all else fails, how about she become your company's secretary? Being close to the source makes things easier."

Gao Yang was panting heavily as he snatched the phone. Now that they had seen the photo, there was no point in fighting over it anymore. He straightened his collar in annoyance. "Her name is Xie Yan. It's not certain whether she can come to our company."

Gu Qingyu, who was standing to the side, paused and glanced at him.

However, Gao Yang's phone screen had already gone dark, and the wallpaper was no longer visible.

His eyes darkened slightly.

Second brother, I suddenly miss my sister.

2222 paused for a moment.

After all these years, words of comfort are no longer of any use.

Stop thinking about these things and look forward.

He lowered his head and remained silent for a long while, then suddenly raised his wine glass and drank it all in one gulp.

In just a short while, the conversation among the people next to me seemed to have gone a bit off track.

While Xie Yan's name may not be widely known, it is frequently the subject of conversation and often becomes a topic of discussion.

Everyone knows that Shen Yan's first love, who passed away ten years ago, had this name. It seems that it was from that time that he became ruthless and unrecognizable to his family and friends.

Back then, when his own father, Gu Jinhua, was hospitalized, he turned around and reported Gu's company for tax evasion, sending Gu Jinhua to court. The once-glorious CEO Gu passed away from a heart attack while still under investigation.

Many people say that Shen Yan is a wolf in sheep's clothing, and perhaps he secretly tortured Old Gu to death.

Jiang Yuanfeng was also sent to prison by him, and the entire Jiang family fell apart and declared bankruptcy.

Even the Xie family, who had previously switched babies and kicked Xie Yan out of their home, were not spared. Now, there is no trace of the Xie family left in Yunchuan.

Shen Yan's methods were extremely extreme and cruel; he treated the world with an attitude of almost destroying everything.

Under his terrifying strength and methods, no one was spared except Gu Qingyu.

People usually say that women gossip, but the group of men in the private room were even more enthusiastic when they talked about these things, their mouths never stopping, spittle flying everywhere.

"But what are the chances of having the same name? How come this person with the same name just happens to want to be Shen Er's secretary? Could this be another honey trap set up by someone?"

"No way, didn't Gao Yang say that the person walked quite nimbly?"

"Yeah, but Xie Yan is really pretty. I'd love to have her as my mistress, hahaha..."

After a few rounds of drinks, some people got carried away and said some offensive things.

Gao Yang sat on the sofa with a grim expression, sulking but not knowing how to vent his anger.

He has always had a very good temper since he was a child, he has never been angry, and he never curses.

Suddenly, a glass was thrown out with a "bang" and shattered on the ground, the force of which sent shards of glass flying everywhere.

Everyone then turned around and discovered that Brother Gu, who had been silent all along, had stood up at some point, his face gloomy and extremely frightening.

"Wei Ming, if you can't speak properly, then shut your stinking mouth! You think you can fantasize about others just because you've drunk a little horse piss? Are you out of your mind?!"

The person who had just uttered those nonsense words immediately came to his senses and looked at the imposing President Gu a few steps away, feeling somewhat intimidated.

After a moment of surprise, the others quickly tried to smooth things over, complaining about Wei Ming's mistake while trying to calm President Gu down.

It's really strange, all those capitalists in the entertainment industry have slept with every celebrity in the industry, regardless of gender, but Gu Qingyu is a breath of fresh air, a righteous evil.

However, he was clearly in a bad mood, and unlike others who would calm down easily, he ended up turning around, slamming the door, and leaving.

The group of people in the private room looked at each other, wondering what was wrong and why Brother Gu had suddenly become so angry.

"Oh my god, I remember now! Xie Yan, who died, used to be Brother Gu's fiancée!"

"Damn, does that mean Brother Gu is still hung up on me?"

"It seems Wei Ming has stepped on Brother Gu's landmine..."

Wei Ming stood there, now completely sober, feeling lost and disoriented. He then bid farewell and hurriedly left.

******

The changes in Jianghai City are not too great, but there have been some changes nonetheless.

Xie Yan traveled light, carrying only a bag. She first visited a farmhouse, only to find that a subway line had been built in that area, and the farmhouse had long since moved away.

As for where they moved to, Xie Yan had no idea.

Helpless, she went back to Yunchuan again, and inexplicably returned home.

The password at the door hadn't been changed, the leather sofa and glass coffee table were covered in a layer of dust, and the wooden floor was neglected and dull.

The whole room was dusty and had a faint, pungent smell of dust.

It's clear that no one has been back for a long time.

Clearly, Shen Yan hadn't been back for a long time either.

However, the furnishings and layout of the room were still the same as before, which gave Xie Yan a slight sense of reality.

She had been thinking of coming back to visit, but now that she's seen it, she feels it's not very interesting.

Ten years have passed, and all the friends I knew back then have gone their separate ways, and I can no longer see them even if I want to.

Afterwards, Xie Yan leisurely wandered around Yunchuan for a few more days before returning to Beicheng.

She saw the news about Starway Entertainment; Xie Qingyu must have returned to China.

Xie Yan returned to her hotel to rest for the night, and took a taxi to Xingtu Entertainment early the next morning.

Xingtu's headquarters is located in a commercial area on the south side of the Second Ring Road in the northern part of the city. The glass outside the building glitters in the morning light, as dazzling as the surface of a blue lake.

The entertainment company's main selling point is its eye-catching design; the four large, golden characters "Starway Entertainment" on the top of the building gleam, exuding an aura of wealth.

Xie Yan looked around the company's first-floor lobby with a sense of novelty, admiring its exquisite and artistic decor, before strolling to the front desk.

The receptionist was a pretty young woman with exquisite makeup, and her voice was sweet. "Hello, how can I help you?"

"I'm looking for your General Manager Gu."

The receptionist, seeing the woman before her with her distinguished bearing and beautiful appearance, dared not be negligent and immediately asked politely, "Okay, do you have an appointment?"

"……No."

Xie Yan coughed twice. "But please tell him for me that... my name is Xie Yan and I'm back."

Upon hearing this, the receptionist's expression immediately changed, but she still maintained her politeness.

"I'm sorry, ma'am, we can't see you without an appointment. Please make an appointment for another day."

Xie Yan paused, a little annoyed.

She still couldn't get through to Xie Qingyu's number; he might have changed it. If she wanted to see him, she would have to go to his company.

I never expected Xie Qingyu to be doing so well now. It's so much trouble to even make an appointment to meet him.

"I really have something very important to tell him, could you please tell him for me?"

Xie Yan patiently pleaded several times, but the receptionist's expression grew increasingly impatient.

"No way, I've seen plenty of people like you. If you don't leave, I'm calling security!"

After she finished speaking, the receptionist gave a wink to the security guard at the door, and immediately two tall, burly men walked over.

Xie Yan frowned, just as she was thinking of waiting at the company entrance, when she heard the sound of an elevator.

A man who looked to be about thirty years old came out, followed closely by several people, and he was carrying something in his hand.

As soon as they stepped out of the elevator, they headed straight for the main entrance, their eyes fixed straight ahead.

The person being dragged away blushed deeply.

President Gu was incredibly strong; grabbing him by the back of the collar with one hand was no different from lifting a dog.

The man suddenly began to struggle violently, then fell to his knees with a thud, his knees slamming into the bright tiles with a sound that was hard to bear.

He crawled a few steps on his knees, covered in sweat, his hair disheveled, looking panicked and anxious. He grabbed the leg of the person in front of him and cried, tears streaming down his face.

"Mr. Gu, Mr. Gu, I beg you, please don't fire me. It was my fault, I shouldn't have acted so recklessly. Please spare my life. No company will hire me. I have to pay 16,000 yuan in mortgage every month, my child needs to go to school, and I have to support my wife who is pregnant with our second child. I—"

It's really pitiful to see a grown man crying like that.

Gu Qingyu frowned and kicked him away without any mercy.

"You signed a non-compete agreement, so you can't go to other companies. Everything you're going through now is the result of your own actions. Just accept it."

His voice was deep, cold, and ruthless. He casually waved his hand and summoned several security guards.

The security guards lifted the distraught man up like a pig and threw him out.

Xie Yan quietly watched everything at the doorway from behind, as well as that mature yet unfamiliar figure.

"...Qingyu?"