Earlston, Scotland, 17:00;

Rong Xinghe lowered her gaze from the book she had been reading to her darling. It'd been about one hour since he had fallen asleep on the couch itself, his head on her lap. He must've been tired, she inferred. Did he have to get up so soon to prepare meals? Couldn't he leave things to the staff for his own sake, for once? Such a stubborn man he was.

As she was almost done with her novel, the woman shut it close, a yawn escaping her mouth. The girl leaned back a little, stretching both her arms, before bringing them to cup Xi Yuan's face. Planting a tender peck against his forehead, the Rong Xinghe rested her own head against the couch edge, closing her eyes to relax them for a bit, only to be drawn to a sweet peaceful slumber.

Moments later, another photo reached Li Jungah in City A. "Look, Chonglin!", she handed her phone to her husband, who was going through a business article in the newspaper, "I've never seen our Yuan so carefree and relaxed before."

As he looked at the picture, Xi Chonglin's mouth tipped up to one side, "You're right.", he said, "And it's all thanks to this girl.

"He better treasure her for the rest of his life."

Meanwhile, as Xinguan enjoyed their siesta in stillness, Huang Biu traversed through almost every document inside the man's study. Anything, that could hit Xi Corporations with a formidable blow, was what 'that' person had asked her to bring to him. Would he really act on it, though, she pondered. Xi Business Empire was a multidimensional organization with a lead in technology. But its branches went on to expand to the Entertainment industry, the hotel chains, and even the medical field.

And granted that every sector of this mighty empire was of ace quality, provided they were all led by those personally chosen by the acting CEO; the Telecommunication and Technical section stood the tallest, for it came under Xi Yuan's direct surveillance. The man had literally introduced Country X to 8G networking on the ground level, and with quite the efficiency, one could say.

It'd be too foolish to challenge such a person's authority, she thought. Xi Yuan was an immensely smart man. There was no way he would have left any of his systems unprotected from hackers or unforeseen threats. Why would Rong Yufan want to lock horns with this man then? Weren't they up against Rong Xinghe? And most importantly, what if she were to get caught up in the crossfire? Thank God that there were no CCTV cameras installed inside the Farmhouse since the Xi family barely visited the small town of Earlston. But she still needed to be cautious in there, for no matter what she did, she couldn't let her brother know about who she'd collided with.

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Xi Corporations Headquarters;

City A, Country X, 14:00;

The next day, Xi Fang stormed into his office, followed by a team of lawyers as the company employees crowded in front of the 138-inch high-definition TV screen behind the fancy reception desk, shocked to their very cores.

"For the first time in history, Xi Corporations has lost a battle in business.", the news reporter stated, a tremor of thrill in his tone, "Yes! You heard it right. The French medicinal company, Soulagement Pharmas, was supposed to sign a contract with the Xi Corps' 'Regality Pharmaceuticals' today. But our sources have confirmed that, at the last moment, recently launched Korean company 'Jeong Pharmoholics' stole the show by coming up with an even better proposal.

"None of the three companies have made a statement yet, but from the looks of it, Xi empire might suffer a loss of 20 Million USD from this defeat! This might be President Xi Yuan's first debacle since he took over as the CEO of the conglomerate establishment. But is it his loss, really? Or should Vice-President Xi Fang be held accountable for the downfall, for he was the one to manage the entire..."

"Who the hell sold such a classified proposition report to the Jeongs?!", Xi Fang clenched his fists, his back facing the seven legal practitioners.

"Calm down, Sir.", one of the men sighed, "We will not let Soulagement Pharmas accuse us of copying Jeong's ideas, which was ours, in the first place. We assure you of that."

"I asked a question, damn it!", the man yelled, turning around to glare at the bunch of men, "Who did it? It's my brother's reputation on the line here. A small drug company had the nerves to--"

The man was interrupted mid-sentence as the phone in his pocket rang up. The man extracted it to peer at his elder brother's name across its screen. Inhaling a sharp breath, he picked it up a moment later, gesturing the men across the room to stay quiet, "I am handling it, brother.", he said into the device.

"I did it.", Xi Yuan disclosed through the other end.

"I will get the entire PR team to suppress the headlines and-- Wait, what?!", Xi Fang was flabbergasted.

"Not me, exactly.", the man shrugged, "But the file went through my system. I am sure."

"How is it even possible?", the younger brother scratched the back of his neck, muddled, "You literally have the most secure and advanced software lodged in all your devices, brother. It's just not possible to hack into them."

"There are always loopholes in technology, Fang.", Xi Yuan smiled, "Nothing is invincible. What bothers me though is why would the hacker use such an insignificant file to attack us. It's weird how they disregarded the other important ones. 20 Million is such a small scar."

Xi Fang shook his head, exhausted, "What do you suggest I do then, brother?"

"Well... file a lawsuit against Jeongs before they aim at us. Press the charges for copyright infringement upon them. Assemble everyone in the team who worked on this proposal and urge them to prove our authenticity in the court, and gather all the shreds of evidence supporting our case.", the man informed calmly, his voice undeterred, "Stick to your PR plan, on a simultaneous note. Aside from that, don't face the media head-on. Keep Ying and Wei away from the journalists too. It's better for all the three of you to lie low for some time. I will take care of it, Fang. Don't worry."