When Evelyn opened her eyes, there was no one around her. Everything from last night felt like a dream. The outside sky was somewhat hazy, much like her current state of mind-a desolate emptiness.
Suddenly, someone knocked on the door.
Before Evelyn could respond, Eleanor pushed the door open, holding a tray with a simple bowl of congee.
Evelyn glanced at it, feeling weak, and said, “I won’t eat. Take it away.”
“Madam.” Eleanor smiled and walked over. “Boss said that you can only go to work after you’ve fully recovered.”
At this, Evelyn almost immediately sat up on the bed. “Are you serious?”
“Of course, Madam. How could I dare to lie to you?”
“Quick, bring it here. I’m starving.” Evelyn rubbed her hands, thinking that this was the most delicious food in the world.
Eleanor, seeing her enjoy the meal, stood by her side, “Madam, please do not take offense at my words. In the more than ten years I have worked for the Wilson family, I have never seen the boss care so much about anyone. You didn’t eat, and he didn’t even attend to a billion-dollar deal, rushing back in a hurry. And this porridge, the boss personally cooked it early in the morning. Before he left, he specifically instructed me to make sure you finish it. He said you had some alcohol last night, and porridge would be good for your stomach.”
Eleanor finished speaking and saw Evelyn’s expression stiffen, feeling uneasy.
She has said similar things before, but Madam never listens. And she might even smash up the kitchen when she’s in a bad mood.
Time passed by.
Evelyn finally reacted and finished all the porridge. She was extremely appreciative, saying, “I understand, Eleanor. Thank you.”
Eleanor froze, full of disbelief.
Madam didn’t scold her!
Madam even thanked her!
…
After having breakfast, Evelyn felt much better. She sent Henry a message with just three words: “Thank you, dear!”
Henry didn’t reply, and she didn’t pay much attention to it. She turned around, took out her laptop, and logged into V God’s hacking account. This time, she didn’t deliberately hide her tracks.
Many messages came through. She clicked on the one signed as FNX, and her eyebrows involuntarily furrowed. This was the third message from The Wilson Group, almost identical in content, with the only difference being an increasing amount of reward money.
She couldn’t recall any groundbreaking projects initiated by The Wilson Group in her previous life. What could it be that made Henry so persistent?
While pondering this, a message from someone named Alex suddenly flashed in.
V God: ‘Alex?’
Alex: ‘Ah, it’s me, it’s me. V God! I finally found you. I’m your loyal fan, I…’
Alexander, excited to have found V God, was completely oblivious to the impending danger about to crash down on him.
V God: ‘Alex?’
Alexander hadn’t finished typing his message when another one from V God appeared, listing several programming projects he was currently working on.
Alexander: ‘??’
He had admired this godly figure for so long, and now it seemed that the god was paying attention to him as well? Oh, it was so thrilling!
Alexander immediately sent the messages to Henry.
‘Henry, V God contacted me on her own. She recognizes me. Ah, I have a feeling that my nearly-dead game is finally going to see the light of day.’
‘Bro, I hope you won’t be too envious.’
Henry’s quick response: ‘Don’t be too tragic later.’
Alexander: ‘…’
Alex: ‘V God, I have a new project here. Are you interested?’
Alex: ‘V God, I can pay you triple the reward.’
Alex: ‘V God, where are you?’
Alex: ‘V God??’
As he watched the avatar darken, Alexander was distressed. Just when he was feeling down, calls started pouring in.
“Boss, Project YB was attacked by V God, and 70% of it was paralyzed within three seconds.”
“Boss, Project YX was attacked by V God, all data lost, completely irreparable.”
“Boss, V God attacked your favorite game project. Within five seconds, the entire system… paralyzed.”
The assistant’s voice trembled. Alexander’s reaction was no better than him. He stared at the chat interface, not daring to blink, afraid he might have misread it.
But it was exactly the same. All the projects he was working on had been attacked by V God, all projects that V God had confirmed with him earlier.
But why?
He had never met V God, so why would V God treat him like this?
Unless… V God actually knew him and he accidentally offended him. But the only person he had offended recently was, Evelyn?