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

As night falls, the city lights gradually come on, and the streets are filled with traffic, their headlights leaving trails of light.

The lights of Xingtu Entertainment building shone brightly all night. Tan Qing was making coffee in his office, holding his phone in one hand. "Zhuoran, I have something to do, I have to go now. Take good care of yourself."

After hanging up the phone, he closed his eyes slightly and rubbed his temples wearily.

These past few days have been absolutely agonizing. He had just finalized a collaboration with this Mr. Gu while abroad last month, but the day after he returned, Mr. Gu wanted to break the contract.

The penalty for breach of contract is a minor issue; the real problem is how complicated it is to handle. The other party is extremely difficult to deal with. Tan Qing has been working overtime for several days to deal with those contracts and the withdrawal of investment.

After a while, he got up and knocked on President Gu's door. When he went in, he found that President Gu was holding half a cigarette between his fingers.

Xie Qingyu sat imposingly on the sofa. The lights were off, and the glow of his cigarette flickered in the darkness. His cold, handsome profile appeared exceptionally mature in the faint smoke.

Seeing Tan Qing enter, he stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray. "What is it?"

Tan Qing turned on the light and handed over a document. "This was just given to me by the legal department. If we breach the contract, the other party may file a lawsuit, and in addition to the penalty for breach of contract, we may also be required to pay compensation."

Hearing this, Xie Qingyu frowned in annoyance, "Then pay up. I have plenty of money."

His mood had been extremely bad these past few days. Despite his robust physique, he hadn't groomed himself for a few days and some stubble had sprouted on his chin. Xie Qingyu wished he could travel back a month and give himself a good beating.

How could someone risk such a huge blunder by collaborating with a foreign company that steals secrets?

He had even heard some rumors in the US but didn't take them seriously. Because of his negligence, Xie Yan is now being suspected.

Tan Qing sighed silently. He hadn't seen President Gu smoke in a long time. He glanced at the cigarette butts in the ashtray and remembered that the last time President Gu smoked so heavily was ten years ago when he was under the most pressure.

But the problems still need to be faced.

"Besides compensation, it may also bring a series of industry repercussions, such as overseas boycotts, reputational damage, and especially the complexity of international legal procedures..."

A rational voice kept speaking, but Xie Qingyu's temples throbbed. "None of that matters. I just want to withdraw my investment and cancel the contract. Nothing else matters."

After saying that, Xie Qingyu got up and left, drove off with a throttle, as if he wanted to vent all his emotions.

The car window was half open, and the cool night breeze blowing in couldn't extinguish the fire in his heart.

A mechanical voice suddenly rang out, "Hey, you're speeding! Watch your speed, or you might hit someone!"

Xie Qingyu remained silent with a cold face, but eased off the accelerator.

Seeing his state, 2222 couldn't help but speak up, "Hey, didn't I already say Xie Yan is fine? Besides, so many people are being investigated, it's not just her. Is it really that serious?"

[...I can't explain this to a system that has no feelings for you.]

2222: [...] I really want to electrocute this person until they scream.

After a few seconds of silence, Xie Qingyu seemed to have thought of something, and asked, "[Can you find out who leaked the data?]"

If we find out the truth, then everything will be fine, right?

2222: [Hehe, I can't reason with you ignorant humans.]

Xie Qingyu: [...] I really want to drag 2222 out and beat him up.

Just as he was bracing himself to extract some useful information from the system, his gaze inadvertently drifted over the street and paused for a moment.

This place is outside the most bustling city center. Under a street lamp, a short-haired girl is standing, leaning against a bus stop sign, looking down at her phone. Several shady-looking blond men are watching her subtly.

Xie Qingyu frowned, then drove over and stopped.

Although the northern part of the city is a prosperous economic hub in the capital, a sports car worth millions parked in front of you still draws attention.

Several passersby stared at the expensive car, unable to tear their eyes away. The car window slowly rolled down, revealing a strikingly handsome face.

Zhou Panpan looked up from her phone, her eyes lighting up when she saw who was in the car. "Brother Gu!"

Xie Qingyu nodded. "Get in the car. I'll take you wherever you want to go."

The two were old acquaintances, and Zhou Panpan got into the passenger seat without saying a word.

She smelled faintly of alcohol, and her face was slightly flushed when viewed up close. Xie Qingyu glanced at the time; it was already past eleven o'clock at night.

He pursed his lips. "You're out socializing so late? It's not safe for a girl like you to be out alone so late at night." He was referring to the group of blond-haired men on the roadside earlier.

“I was just going out for a meal, what’s so unsafe about it? Have you forgotten that when I was kidnapped in college, I crushed a bad guy’s testicles? You were the one who saved me back then!”

Zhou Panpan's cheeks were flushed, her face radiant with confidence. She rolled up her sleeves to show off her recent fitness results, "Brother Gu, look at my biceps! I can bench press 40 kilograms now! I could take down those energetic young men with one punch!"

"..." He hadn't seen Zhou Panpan in such a bold and unrestrained state for a long time.

Perhaps it was the alcohol, but Zhou Panpan seemed unusually excited. She touched and looked around, finally fixing her gaze on Xie Qingyu's stubble. "Brother Gu, it's been two months since I last saw you. You look much older."

Xie Qingyu felt as if he'd been shot in the knee, and then heard the person next to him mutter, "Sigh, our CEO Shen looks really haggard lately, his leg is really..."

She stopped mid-sentence, her muddled mind suddenly recalling the deep-seated hatred between Brother Gu and President Shen. She sat up straight, pursed her lips, and became quiet.

Wasn't President Shen's leg injured by Brother Gu? She had almost forgotten about that.

Zhou Panpan cleared her throat, seemingly trying to stay awake. "Um, I live in Xianhu Residential Area. Thank you, Brother Gu."

"No trouble."

The rest of the journey was relatively quiet. Zhou Panpan turned her head away and remained silent, and Xie Qingyu was also unusually silent, not knowing what to say.

Actually, the two of them had a pretty good relationship a long time ago. Xie Qingyu rarely met someone with the same interests. Back in college, they even went to comic conventions together to buy grain. However, Zhou Panpan had to work with Shen Yan later, so they weren't as close anymore, but they still contacted each other occasionally.

Even breathing filled the silent carriage. Xie Qingyu glanced to the side and realized that Zhou Panpan had fallen asleep with her eyes closed. The night breeze gently blew her short hair, revealing her smooth forehead, making her look charming and cute.

Xie Qingyu glanced at it twice, then casually closed the car window to keep the cold air out.

Twenty minutes later, the car stopped at the entrance of Xianhu Community. Xie Qingyu was devastated to find that Zhou Panpan had fallen into a deep sleep and could not be woken up at all, as if she had been knocked unconscious.

But he didn't know which building Zhou Panpan lived in!

How is this done!

Should I book a hotel room?

Hiss... If Zhou Panpan wakes up halfway through, he's afraid he won't be able to explain it clearly, after all, her strength is so great that it makes all men tremble.

After thinking for two minutes, the sleek and cool sports car slowly started moving, turned around on the spot, and headed home.