The Self-Redemption of the Wronged Fool [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 17

Cui Miao could not accept having someone he considered inferior treading upon his head, so he began to inquire about Ji Qiuchi’s situation. Unfortunately, almost everything he knew came from Zhao Chengyu, and Zhao Chengyu stated that aside from being a computer science major, there was nothing else to know about Ji Qiuchi’s past.

Wait… could Ji Ning have transferred assets before the divorce? Is that why he wanted a divorce? Zhao Chengyu’s eyes darkened with a flash of ruthlessness, and he immediately chose to send people to investigate the situation. However, they found nothing except for the fact that the other party had rented an apartment nearby.

He had completely forgotten that for all those years, it was always Ji Ning who had to ask him for household expenses before he would provide any money. Ji Ning did not go out to work and spent all day managing the household; how could he possibly have any extra money?

Because they were starting a new project, the members of the God’s Domain project team had basically moved to the fourth floor. Ji Qiuchi also had his own office on the fourth floor, but he remained in the same area as everyone else.

Cui Miao came over to confront Ji Qiuchi, only to discover that Qi Ye whom he had admired since joining the company not only sat down right next to Ji Qiuchi but was also speaking to him with a gentle and pleasant expression. Cui Miao suppressed the displeasure in his heart.

He could not help but speak up: “Brother Ji, what a coincidence; we are actually in the same group. I told you back then that you were too impulsive. If there was a misunderstanding, it should have been resolved on the spot. Was a divorce really necessary?”

As soon as he said this, many people were secretly astonished and could not help but look at Ji Qiuchi. Ji Qiuchi had been personally brought in by Qi Ye, and everyone was very curious about this prominent figure.

Qi Ye, dressed in a white shirt, looked on with cold eyes: “It is currently working hours. If you want to talk, talk about official business.”

Although their company was not strict and lacked messy regulations, the benefits were good, and it was considered the most well-regarded working environment in the industry.

Ji Qiuchi gave Cui Miao a faint glance. “I no longer have any relationship with him. As for you, why haven’t you married him yet? I thought that as soon as we divorced, the two of you would go and register your marriage. Haven’t you liked Zhao Chengyu for many years?”

This single sentence made the gossiping onlookers cringe. They peeked at Cui Miao, whose face turned various shades of blue and purple before he finally forced a strained smile.

“Brother Zhao and I are just friends.”

They said that, but the company was only so large, and everyone generally knew what was going on. Even if they didn’t, within one night, various WeChat groups and social media feeds would make sure everyone was informed. Cui Miao and Zhao Chengyu were recognized by everyone as a couple, and it had been that way for a long time; they had no idea Zhao Chengyu was even married.

Only Ji Qiuchi remained poised and generous, making people feel that he was instantly much better than those two.

When Zhao Chengyu learned about this, he was nearly exploding with rage: “Why did you go and find trouble with Ji Ning for no reason?”

“Brother Zhao, Ji Ning is the planner for God’s Domain. With your ability, you should have been in the group, and others have their own projects to do. But now Ji Ning is here while you weren’t selected isn’t he just using a public position to settle a private grudge? I just wanted to get an explanation for you,” Cui Miao said.

Zhao Chengyu pinched the bridge of his nose: “Then why did he select you to be in the group?”

“He surely did it to humiliate me, but my work ability is not bad; he has no way to find fault with me there,” Cui Miao replied.

The two talked for a long time, and Zhao Chengyu still found the situation difficult to accept. From Cui Miao’s mouth, he also learned many things about God’s Domain. The more he understood, the angrier he became; by all appearances, this was a project destined to win. All the new technologies were being used in this game, and whether it was the art team or the music team, they had recruited top-tier masters. It was a team consisting entirely of elite-level employees.

Even though Zhao Chengyu knew Cui Miao always sided with him, it was hard to accept that Cui Miao was in the group while he was not. Now that the other was talking about God’s Domain in front of him, Zhao Chengyu felt he was showing off. Within a month, the two of them had countless arguments.

Ji Qiuchi sneered when he learned of their situation through the system: “They are fighting already? Their feelings for each other are nothing more than this.”

As for Qi Ye, he was actually Lin Ming, who had found Ji Qiuchi through a tracking signal. However, Lin Ming was not his real name; Qi Ye was. This time, he had quickly located this world. He still remembered everything that happened in the previous world, and fortunately, they had met again so soon.

However, Ji Qiuchi looked at him with a very unfamiliar gaze. This time he saw clearly: Ji Qiuchi was carrying a mission, and he was indeed performing an emotional-type task. Clearly, he never used to do such things and only liked him. But now… Chi Chi had even been married to Zhao Chengyu? That man wasn’t worthy; even though Qi Ye knew it was fake, he was still very angry.

To the onlookers, it seemed that Qi Ye was responsive to every request from the planner, Ji. Any problem was not a problem in his eyes. It truly seemed the director treated Ji Ning very well; they had never seen the director look so “worthless” as he did now. How could he be so gentle? How could he smile like that? Usually, his entire body screamed “do not approach,” “you owe me money,” and “don’t touch me.” It was a miracle.

After the project began, everyone discovered that they were completing tasks even faster than planned. Sometimes, Ji Qiuchi alone could do the work of several people; there was basically nothing he did not know. When other group members reported their work, Qi Ye didn’t even need to speak; Ji Qiuchi himself could provide unique insights.

He was actually that powerful. It turned out Director Qi’s vision was not wrong. “If I were him, I would certainly smile even more ‘worthlessly,'” some thought. There were also those who felt sorry that such a person had actually encountered a scumbag.

The better Ji Qiuchi performed, the more the entire group admired him, and naturally, the more they disliked Zhao Chengyu. News spread from person to person, and before long, rumors were flying everywhere. Zhao Chengyu also felt that the gazes around him were not quite right.

Of course, it was impossible for Ji Qiuchi to say anything; his mind was not on that pair of scumbags at all. Meanwhile, Cui Miao only said things that everyone thought were unreliable upon hearing them. After this incident, Cui Miao quieted down, so people could only get news about Ji Ning from Zhao Chengyu.

Many in the company had good feelings toward Zhao Chengyu, and many disliked Ji Ning. There was only one spot for each role, especially for such an important planning position in such a major project, where even Qi Ye acted as his deputy. In fact, Zhao Chengyu had participated in many previous projects, including Spirit Legend. Although some people in God’s Domain had worked on Spirit Legend, they did not believe Zhao Chengyu lacked resentment now that he wasn’t included. Naturally, they would not let this opportunity pass; it was a perfect chance to listen to gossip.

During a dinner gathering, after a few glasses of wine, Zhao Chengyu could not help but vent the frustration in his heart. Cui Miao had finished his work quickly today, so he had come along to accompany Zhao Chengyu. He did not know that his workload was much lighter compared to others; he only felt that being able to leave work early was due to his own ability.

“I was indeed married to Ji Ning for seven years, and I never knew he could make games. He always stayed at home, eating and wearing what I provided. I don’t know why he wanted to divorce me,” Zhao Chengyu said.

“Yes, I have known Brother Zhao for many years and frequently saw Brother Ji, but I never knew he actually knew our Director Qi,” Cui Miao spoke up inconspicuously.

The crowd was not stupid; they looked at the two and chuckled, though they followed along with the criticism of Ji Ning on the surface.

“Tsk tsk, our company says it relies on strength, yet the other party has no seniority at all. He can work on this project just by relying on connections. For three years, our company prepared so much for God’s Domain, only to let him take credit for it. Tsk, young people are ignorant; I’m waiting to see what kind of thing he produces,” another planner said angrily, gripping his wine glass.

The entire dinner only invited a few people either those who were not selected for the project or those who currently had no projects on hand. Hearing Zhao Chengyu say these things, how could they not feel jealous? The doubts within the company regarding Ji Qiuchi were basically held by members of other groups. Most were envious that he got this project and was leading it in collaboration with Qi Ye. They had no idea which stage the development had reached, and they were only waiting for Ji Qiuchi to fail.

When Ji Qiuchi heard the system’s report, he did not feel much. He was completing the work in his hands, and once the last bit was done, he turned off his machine. As soon as he looked up, he saw Qi Ye. A slight smile appeared at the corner of Qi Ye’s mouth: “Working so late?”

“Yes, there was a small issue, but it is fixed now. But why hasn’t Director Qi gone back yet?” Ji Qiuchi asked.

“I just finished as well. Let’s go, we can head back together.”

Speaking of coincidences, Ji Qiuchi discovered while taking out the trash that they actually lived in the same apartment building and had become neighbors. Ji Qiuchi had quite a good impression of this company leader. He originally thought the things he wanted to do would take a lot of time, but he didn’t expect to be so highly regarded by the other party.

Ji Qiuchi naturally would not ruin the other’s reputation. He brought out technology that was far beyond this era, one of which was the technology to allow artificial intelligence to generate emotions and self-awareness. Since the games they produced were aimed at audiences who liked virtual anime characters, players could express their feelings through self-scripted dialogues and obtain emotional fulfillment from the characters.

In different situations, the characters would give different emotional rewards and various types of positive feedback, making the character even more charming. Many well-known companies specializing in Otome or male-oriented games desperately hoped to create such a program. Of course, Ji Qiuchi also placed many restrictions on this technology, guiding the consciousness of these characters to remain within the game world.

He would not let them know they were in a 2D world rather than a 3D one. AI losing control was still a very difficult problem for people to solve nowadays; it would become a disaster. Although this kind of technology would be questioned no matter where it was taken since in everyone’s cognition, only humans possess self-awareness and emotions the integration of this technology into the game was actually kept secret. Most people would only feel that the company’s characters were incredibly realistic and charming, with many auxiliary answer options, without knowing that they were not true “paper people,” but souls that already had feelings.

Ji Qiuchi kept half of the details to himself when talking about this, but Qi Ye accepted it very easily and handed the project to him. He trusted him immensely and provided convenience for Ji Qiuchi within the scope of his authority. In the end, the God’s Domain project had been Qi Ye’s project from the start. Ji Qiuchi respected Qi Ye deeply; this was a true mentor. He believed they would definitely be the best partners.

With Qi Ye blocking those messy distractions, the development of the project moved very fast. They had applied for the game license long ago, and it was almost time for it to be approved. Only Cui Miao finally discovered that his work content was different. The completion speed of their current project was somewhat eerie. He always felt that Ji Ning was just putting on a brave face to look good, and if the high-level management checked seriously, something would surely go wrong.

Of course, he raised questions more than once. However, Qi Ye only coldly told him to leave. If God’s Domain succeeded, it would be helpful for Cui Miao’s resume, so he naturally didn’t want any accidents to happen to the project. However, he mostly couldn’t stand Ji Ning being so arrogant and hoped he would be kicked out of the project.

But it was at this time that Qi Ye inadvertently revealed that he was the one pursuing Ji Ning, and that Ji Ning was unaware of it. This directly overturned the rumors within the company about Ji Qiuchi seducing Qi Ye to move up. Everyone knew what kind of person Qi Ye was after being with him for so long; his reputation was the company’s reputation. He was a founder, and even he stated he was the one chasing the other person. The wind in the entire company shifted instantly.

Only Zhao Chengyu finally could not help but corner Ji Qiuchi at the company: “Do you know that guy named Qi has bad intentions? Do you think he likes you? He is just deceiving you.”

“Director Qi is our superior. If you have an opinion about him, you can raise it with him directly. It’s not very good to speak ill of people behind their backs, is it?” Ji Qiuchi glanced at Zhao Chengyu and spoke indifferently, clearly not “understanding” the other party’s implication.

“Aren’t you just regretting our divorce and following me to the company? Stop making a scene. I agree to remarry you. After all those years of feelings, it’s impossible for me to…”

Before Zhao Chengyu could finish his words, Ji Qiuchi interrupted him: “I’m sorry, you’re saying I entered the company for you? Remarry? The happiest thing in my life was divorcing you. You say Director Qi has bad intentions maybe I’m the one who has thoughts about him?”

“Impossible!” Zhao Chengyu’s voice rose a few notches.

Ji Qiuchi looked at him with a mocking expression: “What’s impossible? Director Qi is younger and richer than you. It’s normal for me to take an interest in him, right? Alright, stop being crazy and get lost.”

“Ji Ning! You’re just doing this to spite me, aren’t you?!”

Zhao Chengyu could not help but reach out to grab his hand, but he did not expect to be blocked by a tall figure. The person who arrived was none other than Qi Ye.

“Don’t make things look too ugly. You are divorced, Mr. Zhao. You no longer have a relationship. If he is unwilling, you cannot force him.”

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