Chapter 144: Sockpuppet Account X?
Translator: Lordbluefire
After these words rang out, everyone here looked at her.
Even Chu Cichen started slightly.
Chu Ciyuan only looked at her and spoke in a frivolous tone, “You are Shen Ruojing?”
Chu Cichen frowned and just when he wanted to say something, a juvenile voice rang out from above.
“Correct, she is my mommy!”
Chu Yu and Chu Tianye were both watching the show from up above. Chu Yu was unhappy hearing this, hence, he immediately spoke out.
Chu Ciyuan was one year older than Chu Cimo, so he could actually be considered the ‘second’ son.
Ever since Chu Cimo learned that Chu Ciyuan felt resentment toward Matriarch Chu, he no longer acknowledged Chu Ciyuan as his elder brother.
However, Chu Yu still remembered who Chu Ciyuan was. After saying this, he and Chu Tianye went down. The two little fellows directly stood protectively before Shen Ruojing, and Chu Tianye blinked his eyes. “My mommy is your sis-in-law, you should be more respectful to her!”
Chu Ciyuan sneered. “Sis-in-law? Big bro has never treated me like a younger brother before.”
Chu Cichen didn’t grow up in the family, so he wasn’t close to his brothers.
It was also very rare for him to interact with his cousins, and he was only different when treating Chu Cimo. He was way stricter because Chu Cimo was his biological younger brother.
Hence, he had never really interacted with Chu Ciyuan.
Maybe because of this, Chu Ciyuan’s tone was filled with thick resentment.
Matriarch Chu lowered her eyes. She had raised him since he was young, so she would have some feelings for him no matter what. She explained, “Your big bro grew up overseas.”
“…” Chu Ciyuan turned his face away and didn’t look at her. He then spoke to Shen Ruojing directly, “Can you find someone more impressive than me? Do you know who I am?”
Chu Tianye curiously asked, “Who are you?”
“I’m CY!”
Chu Ciyuan shouted.
But when Shen Ruojing heard this nickname, she frowned slightly.
(It’s actually this brat.)
Back then when she established the Hacker Alliance, this brat was only in his teens. He was indeed very talented and could now be considered one of the elites in the alliance.
However, Chu Tianye cocked his head. “Are you very impressive?”
Chu Ciyuan was stumped. After all, he couldn’t praise himself, right? But still, he decided to say this. “My master is Hacker X!”
After hearing this, Chu Tianye stared at Shen Ruojing in astonishment.
…Shen Ruojing only gave him a pointer or two. How did she become his master?
Shen Ruojing silently mocked this guy in her heart. She then slowly spoke, “Let’s make a bet.”
“What?”
Shen Ruojing touched her chin and seemed to be pondering. “Earlier, you were the one attacking while the Chu Corporation was defending. Let’s swap the roles now and I’ll attack the network of this villa while you defend. How about it?
“No problem!” Chu Ciyuan narrowed his eyes. “Let my mother enter the ancestral hall if I win!”
Shen Ruojing’s gaze dimmed. “If you lose, kneel and apologize to Matriarch Chu.”
It was very rare for Shen Ruojing to be angry.
But today, she was a little infuriated.
Matriarch Chu treated her very well, so she was really fond of her. After interacting with Matriarch Chu for so long, she had never seen Matriarch Chu being so upset before.
The illegitimate child of others would always be raised outside, and no one would bring an illegitimate child back home. However, Matriarch Chu not only brought him back, but she also raised him to be an adult and forced him to study well. Given his current hacking skills, he could be considered an elite.
Yet, this fellow actually wanted to bite the hand that fed him?
One must never let a rebellious youth do what they wanted!
Chu Ciyuan touched his chin and still refused to look at Matriarch Chu. He then coldly laughed. “No problem. I just hope you don’t lose too miserably!”
Chu Cimo, who was at the side, couldn’t help but stomp his foot in anger. “Shen Ruojing, are you sure you can do it? How can you use my mother as a bet?!”
If they lost…
Wouldn’t Matriarch Chu feel so aggrieved that she wanted to die?
Chu Yuan also frowned and glared at Chu Ciyuan. “Vile creature, do you know what you are doing? She is your foster mother!”
Chu Ciyuan sneered. “Foster mother? Correct, she raised me and gained a good reputation in doing so. But since I was young up till now, how many times has she treated me nicely? I wonder how much she hates me in her heart. She always deliberately targeted me privately, and there was even a period when she refused to give me any living expenses! This is a so-called good foster mother? Isn’t she satisfied when I left during these years? Did she think I wouldn’t come back to snatch the inheritance with my brothers?”
Chu Cimo immediately shouted, “When I was in university, I also didn’t have any living expenses. This is our mother trying to educate us!”
As an affluent second generation, Matriarch Chu had a special education method for them.
Chu Cimo was her biological son, so no matter how harshly she treated him, he had never complained before.
However, in Chu Ciyuan’s eyes, her actions were deliberately targeting him…
Matriarch Chu didn’t expect that despite treating them fairly, Chu Ciyuan would actually feel this way.
She stared at Chu Ciyuan with disappointment and then laughed coldly all of a sudden. “Fine, fine. Let’s gamble…We will follow Jingjing’s agreement with you! If she loses, I’ll let your mother’s tablet enter our ancestral hall, and I’ll apologize to her for failing to educate you well!”
“Sis-in-law!” Chu Yuan shouted. Even his eyes turned red. “W…why must you do this?!”
Matriarch Chu then turned her head away, not willing to speak any longer.
Shen Ruojing didn’t look at the others. She only turned and stared directly at Chu Cichen.
Chu Cichen was silent. His gaze was very deep, and no one could tell what he was thinking.
Shen Ruojing could feel a hint of desolation from his aura.
Chu Ciyuan was complaining, but at the very least, he grew up in the Chu Family since he was young. Matriarch Chu was the one who took care of him and educated him. What about Chu Cichen? He was the person with the least sense of belonging to this family.
He was sent overseas once he was born to be educated out there. He never knew the feeling of kinship…
But now, everyone was already used to him being strong.
They had forgotten that when he was young, he was merely a child that lacked motherly love.
Shen Ruojing suddenly lowered her head and whispered something to Chu Tianye.
Chu Tianye immediately glanced at Chu Cichen and ran over while saying, “Daddy, hug me!”
Chu Cichen’s lonely aura instantly vanished.
He bent his waist and carried Chu Tianye up.
Chu Tianye planted a kiss on his face and mischievously said, “Daddy, I’m such a caring child. In the future when you split your inheritance, can you give me an additional portion?”
“…”
A shallow smile curled Chu Cichen’s lips.
His large hands patted Chu Tianye’s head. After that, he looked at Shen Ruojing. Their gazes matched. The woman rubbed her nose and coughed before shifting her eyes away.
Her little actions were really adorable.
Earlier, her actions were all seen by him.
A current of warmth suddenly suffused his heart.
Right now, the coldness in his eyes faded and more warmth could be seen within.
However, Chu Ciyuan and Matriarch Chu didn’t notice the change in Chu Cichen’s emotions, as the two of them were currently filled with anger.
After hearing Matriarch Chu agreeing, Chu Ciyuan coldly smiled as he looked at Shen Ruojing. “Let’s not waste time anymore. Begin!”
Shen Ruojing took out her phone. “Hmm, give me two minutes.”
Her long fingers rapidly typed on her phone.
Chu Cimo, who was beside her, spoke in astonishment, “You really know computer technology? This must be fake, right?”
As he spoke, Shen Ruojing placed her phone down. “I’m done. The network of this villa is down. If you can recover it, it will be considered your victory.”
Chu Ciyuan mockingly laughed. He took out his own phone and started operating it.
Shen Ruojing only stood there in a composed manner.
Chu Cimo grew nervous, so he mumbled, “Hey, are you sure you can do it? Although Chi Ciyuan’s character sucks, he is pretty good at computer stuff. When he was in his teens, he could already help our company mend the firewall…”
Matriarch Chu also stood straighter subconsciously.
However, Chu Yuan was frowning and felt that they were joking around. He decided that he would be the villain later. If Shen Ruojing lost, he would reject Chu Ciyuan’s request. Having a tablet entering the ancestral hall wasn’t a joke…
Just when all of their thoughts were going wild, Chu Ciyuan’s brows began to crease tighter and tighter.
He had no way to recover the network.
He basically couldn’t find the gap and what the other party had done to attack…
What could he do then?
Impossible.
Back then, after X gave him pointers, his techniques improved vastly. It was already very rare for him to find someone that could make him feel at a loss! And the previous time he had such a feeling was when he pitted himself against X…
Could it be that she was X?
Chu Ciyuan lifted his head and stared at Shen Ruojing in disbelief. “A…are you X?”