"So, what do I do now?" Wang Yiyang sat on the sofa thinking.
"First, I'll quit my job. I don't have the heart or time to focus on work right now. Saving my life comes first."
"Then I'll resolve the martial hall situation. I need to find out who's trying to harm my grandfather and me. I can use Myst Pharmaceuticals' resources to accomplish this."
"After handling the martial hall problem, I'll focus my energy on preparing to deal with the threats."
According to the system's information, the troubles I'm facing likely come from within Myst Pharmaceuticals itself.
A problem serious enough to make even a board director who's head of security want to retreat voluntarily is definitely not something minor. I need to gather sufficient intelligence through my available channels first."
After arranging the steps one by one, Wang Yiyang stood up and used mobile banking to quickly transfer one million to his personal account for daily use.
Then he checked the time. 3:15 PM.
"I haven't had lunch yet. Let me grab something to eat first."
He glanced at the weather outside. The sun was nice, neither cold nor hot. He simply took off his jacket, wearing just a black hoodie and jeans as he headed out.
At a small noodle shop downstairs, he ordered a portion of minced meat noodles and quickly finished eating.
After paying, he directly called a taxi and headed straight to Qiushang Industrial Park, where his workplace Xinda Network headquarters was located.
At the same time, in the taxi, Wang Yiyang had Jane's squad begin interrogating the guy named Dada.
Compared to himself, Jane and her team were true professionals at interrogation.
Additionally, he deployed a new squad to specifically protect Moon Empty Martial Hall, while sending other personnel to investigate Zhong Can's movements.
The moment Zhong Can made any move, he had to ensure he could control him immediately.
Having done this, Wang Yiyang believed he'd maximized his identity's resources in the short term.
If problems arose again in the near future, there was truly nothing more he could do.
The taxi wheels slowly came to a stop at the entrance of Qiushang Industrial Park.
Wang Yiyang pushed open the car door, paid via phone, and got out. Looking at the buildings in the park, his heart suddenly felt as though he was experiencing yesterday again.
In just a few short days, he'd not only gotten himself caught in two dangerous crises, but now carried over one hundred million in deposits with many elite subordinates under his command.
"It feels like a dream I haven't woken from yet." Wang Yiyang felt dazed.
He closed the car door with a bang and strode into the park, just like the other busy office workers around him, walking straight toward the buildings.
The male and female office workers heading in early morning each had breakfast bread or hot drinks in hand.
Wang Yiyang also saw several people chewing food while holding file materials in their other hand, reading as they walked.
Some had constantly ringing phones, answering calls until their hands hurt.
Still others were running along the path, seeming as though they'd be late at any moment.
Wang Yiyang suddenly felt he stood out from everyone else.
Everyone around was rushing about, while he alone moved slowly. Like the old man sweeping the floor nearby, he looked leisurely, with a mixed-up expression on his face.
Walking slowly into Building Five where Xinda Network was located, Wang Yiyang entered the elevator with several other people.
"Which floor?" A young man by the buttons asked.
"Fifth floor, thanks."
"Fourth floor!"
"Eighth floor, thanks."
A group of people spoke up one after another.
Since Wang Yiyang was also going to the fifth floor and someone had already spoken, he just stayed quiet.
Ding. The elevator reached the second floor. Someone pressed the button to stop it from outside.
The doors opened. Two women in office attire rushed in, carrying large stacks of printed materials in their arms.
One of the women who entered had shoulder-length brown hair, pale skin, and a beautiful appearance. She wore delicate light makeup, and her eyes held a sense of distance toward everyone.
But as she entered the elevator, she noticed Wang Yiyang standing there.
The woman's eyes showed signs of remembrance, as if she recalled this ordinary male coworker who sat in front of her.
However, since the two weren't close, she only nodded slightly without greeting him.
Wang Yiyang also returned a smile and nod, considering it a greeting exchanged.
Wang Yiyang recognized this girl.
She was an old colleague at Xinda Network, but because they were in completely different social circles, they'd never really interacted.
The girl's name was An Yuxi, a name with grand presence and a personality to match. She was one of the two most beautiful women in the department.
Many male coworkers maintained surface politeness, but in reality, whenever they had a chance, they'd indulge in some admiration of her.
The previous Wang Yiyang occasionally had similar thoughts, after all, it was natural human nature.
Seeing beautiful girls, attraction between the sexes was inevitable.
But now he truly had no such mindset.
Ding.
The elevator arrived at the fifth floor.
Wang Yiyang and An Yuxi, along with two others, squeezed out of the elevator. Outside, many more people rushed in, refilling the vacated space.
That's what commuter life was like.
Wang Yiyang turned back to look at the elevator becoming increasingly compressed like a can, and suddenly felt a strange sensation in his heart.
This office work life that he'd always found tedious, now that it was about to end, he surprisingly felt a touch of reluctance.
Exiting the elevator, he walked to the front desk check-in and swiped his card.
Wang Yiyang raised his head and glanced at the company nameplate hanging on the corridor wall: Xinda Internet Limited Liability Company.
No one greeted him. No one paid attention.
Even the girl at the front desk he'd gone out to eat with before was just yawning, quickly touching up her makeup with a small mirror.
Wang Yiyang followed the corridor, passing through two other small companies on the same floor, finally reaching the entrance to Xinda Network's office hall.
He scanned the entire office hall. In the densely packed sea of cramped workstations, most of his coworkers had arrived.
Between each workstation were wooden partitions, and the constant clicking of keyboards filled the air densely.
"You're here? Isn't your vacation not finished yet? How did you come back early?" A hand suddenly patted his shoulder from behind.
Wang Yiyang turned his head to look.
Wang Dongning, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, walked in carrying a milk tea in one hand and a file folder in the other.
"Come on in. Why are you standing at the door?" Wang Dongning walked toward his position.
Wang Yiyang followed him. His position was right next to Wang Dongning's. At the company, Wang Dongning and Xie Xiaodan were his two closest friends.
This trip back, on one hand he planned to quit his job. On the other hand, he mainly wanted to say goodbye to these two friends.
Reaching his position, the two sat down. Wang Yiyang quickly gathered up his personal belongings. He didn't even turn on his computer.
He stuffed all his things into plastic file bags: his thermos, electric heating shoes, his personal mouse, and casual magazines for entertainment and rest.
Wang Yiyang took three or two strokes and stuffed everything into plastic bags.
"I'm planning to quit. Want to grab lunch together in a bit? You and Xie Xiaodan. Do you have time?" After finishing, he stood up and walked to Wang Dongning's side to ask.
"Quit?" Wang Dongning looked completely dumbfounded. "You were doing fine. Why would you quit? Your product isn't about to be completed?"
"There's something going on with my family. I have no choice."
"...You're quitting just when you're about to succeed?" A tall woman on the right side who had been talking with An Yuxi also heard the conversation and asked with some disbelief.
This woman was Xie Xiaodan, one of only two friends Wang Yiyang had at the company.
Wang Yiyang and she had become acquainted because when Xie Xiaodan first started, the company had her handle all the odd jobs and errands. She'd just graduated then, unfamiliar with everything, making mistakes constantly.
It was Wang Yiyang and Wang Dongning who couldn't stand it anymore and offered guidance to help her smoothly get through her probation period.
Xie Xiaodan was straightforward and generous by nature, spoke justice, and had a hot figure. Though her face wasn't as beautiful as An Yuxi's, she was still cute.
When she first started, because she didn't know how to dress up, she appeared plain and unkempt, so others didn't notice her. Later she gradually learned makeup and clothing coordination. The ugly duckling transformed into a swan.
So now she was quite the sight to behold around the company.
"Bro Yang, you're about to get promoted if this succeeds. Quitting now..." Xie Xiaodan's words carried both confusion and a hint of urgency and regret.
"There's family matters. We'll talk later." Wang Yiyang smiled.
He picked up his bag and stood up, heading directly to the supervisor's office.
An Yuxi also heard the conversation from nearby and glanced curiously at Wang Yiyang.
She was on good terms with Xie Xiaodan, basically best friends, and knew Wang Yiyang's product this time was genuinely impressive with great potential.
To abandon such a good project without any hesitation, and not even show a trace of regret on his face, was quite unusual.
She and Xie Xiaodan were different. Xie Xiaodan's personality aside, her abilities were genuinely solid. Combined with her excellent education as a postgraduate from a first-tier federal university, her future prospects were quite large.
But she was different.
Her education was just from an ordinary second-tier university, and she was merely an average graduate. Her abilities at the company were mediocre, she had no family background, and came from the countryside.
So if she wanted to quickly establish herself in Yingxing City, the fastest way was to find a husband with favorable conditions.
An Yuxi had positioned herself very clearly from the start.
So her friendship with Xie Xiaodan was partly motivated by seeing her excellent education and abilities, while also being a local of Yingxing City with a good family background.
And people of different types formed different circles. People from different levels and circles actually had difficulty coming together.
So one major purpose for An Yuxi in making friends was to integrate herself into the other person's local circles.
Or to use the other's circle as a stepping stone to expand her own network.
Otherwise, just staying in the company day after day facing a group of ordinary office workers, when would she ever find a suitable match? Would she really end up with one of these colleagues who earned just a few thousand monthly and spent it all?
Her roommate from university, less beautiful and shorter than her, had already married a good husband and was bragging about luxury goods and vacations on her social media every day.
Even women with those conditions could live well. An Yuxi didn't think she was any worse than them.
Looking at Wang Yiyang, this coworker who used to be quite familiar but never closely interacted with, seemed to have returned from a vacation with a subtly different temperament.
An Yuxi was slightly curious.
Very quickly she saw Wang Yiyang emerge from the supervisor's office carrying non-compete agreement documents and other contract papers. His identity badge was also gone from his chest.
So he really had quit.