After the incident, both Jennie and Angler Tech maintained their silence.
However, it did not mean that people followed the flow. After the attack, Angler Tech suffered a huge blow in terms of their stocks and overall reputation in the business world. Of course, who would want to collaborate or work with someone, who had stolen trade secrets from another company? Who knew, what kind of things Angler Tech had done, to maintain their ground in the tech industry? Who knew, if any of their other products had also been stolen.
Although it was not confirmed that Angler Tech really had stolen Jennie's malware, many people had already made up their mind not to associate their businesses with that company. After all, it was always better to be safe, than sorry.
Meanwhile, Jennie was nearing the completion of her 'Colossus' project. Until then, that project had been done under utmost secrecy. For Jennie, the amount of money that project could have risen if it was announced, was nothing, compared to the knowledge about her mother being indeed alive.
Lisa had already informed her about Li Qiang's location, being found. It only meant that she could do her surveillance easily and more conveniently..
Speaking of Li Qiang. He was currently busy with his family affairs and looking for Wang Ruo. For some reason, Li Qiang couldn't find Wang Ruo anywhere. It was as if she just vanished into the thin air. Li Qiang knew that once Wang Ruo disappeared, it would be difficult for him to locate her. After all, she was an expert in disguise. He couldn't help but wonder if Wang Ruo was still following Jennie around, or she found a way to get close to her.
On that particular day, however, Lisa received a very surprising visitor at his office. he had just had lunch with Jennie and took the private elevator through his office when all of a sudden the elevator stopped moving.
Lisa initially thought that it was just some electronic problem, so he tried to call Chu Yang, but his call did not go through. Sensing that something was wrong, Lisa's senses got alerted but found nothing particularly threatening. Until he heard a loud thud, just above his head.
Footsteps echoed before the emergency trap door above his opened, revealing a woman he had never expected to see.
"Long Die?" Lisa said while watching Long Die climb inside the elevator and jump in front of him.
"Relax." Long Die raised her arms, silently telling Lisa that she was harmless. "I am here to talk to you."
"Who are you?" Lisa asked the moment he heard the confidence in Long Die's voice. Jennie mentioned that Long Die was a shy and self-conscious, forty-year-old woman. He was sure that Long Die would not climb out from elevators nor she would have the guts to talk to him like this.
"Good catch, young man." Long Die smirked. "I am indeed not Long Die..." she calmly said before removing the contact lens in her right eye, revealing her silver-gray orbs.
Lisa's eyes instantly widened. "Wang Ruo? You... You..." he stuttered, unable to voice out the things that he wanted to say.
"Oh please... what's with that reaction?" Long Die stifled a laugh before putting back her contact lens into her eyes. "I was expecting a hug from my son-in-law."
"Just kidding." She added. "I have some important matters to tell you and this was the only way that I could talk to you, without raising any suspicion."
"What is it?"
"First, I will let you call your secretary. Inform him you are safe. Just trapped inside the elevator. They need at least five minutes to open it. So, don't worry."
"I'm not." he said as he dialed Chu Yang's number and informed him about the situation.
"Don't worry about the camera. They can only see you, standing here, not me." Long Die said when she noticed his gaze at the CCTV on the elevator.
"You're alive?!" It wasn't a question, but a statement. Lisa was honestly shocked to see Wang Ruo, getting close to Jennie to the point of even working with her.
"You're not surprised?" she asked. "Don't tell me that... she also knows?"
Lisa nodded, making Long Die's expression darken. Jennie knew that she was alive?
"She is looking for you."
"How did she know that I'm alive? Did Li Qiang tell her? Was it Nancy?"
"It was Wu Minxia. The woman, who pretended to be Jennie. At first, we did not believe her, but Jennie couldn't stop her mind from assuming... hoping."
Long Die felt how tears pooled in her eyes. So, her daughter hoped that she was still alive?
