When she returned, Yuan Meng hadn't had breakfast, and her stomach was really protesting. The delicate pastries in front of her were like cute little chubby guys waving at her and shouting non - stop: "Come and eat me! Hurry up and eat me!"
Yuan Meng heaved a sigh of relief after Ling Qianchen left. She had only pretended to be hungry for show, but after eating a few bites of the pastries, she actually had a better appetite.
She picked up a crystal red bean cake. The slightly transparent crystal skin revealed the red bean paste inside, looking extremely tempting.
After taking a bite, she looked around, swallowed the food in her mouth, and then Yuan Meng asked, "Uncle Butler, why haven't I seen Granny?"
She had stayed out all night yesterday and was prepared for her granny to call. Who would have thought that she slept soundly all night and the phone didn't even ring once.
She had even thought up an excuse and planned to explain it properly when she got back. But unexpectedly, her granny hadn't shown up for such a long time after she returned. Naturally, she was a bit curious.
The butler looked at Yuan Meng as if she were his own junior, with a kind smile on his face. "You mean the old madam? She's gone on a trip abroad. It was arranged by the young master himself. He said it wasn't good for the old madam to stay at home all the time, so he let her go abroad to relax."
Arranged by Ling Qianchen? Well, she got it. Going abroad to relax was probably just an excuse. Ling Qianchen probably thought that his mother had always been an obstacle to their divorce, and since he couldn't force the issue, he found an excuse to send her abroad. He could take advantage of this period to get the divorce done. By the time Yu Luqing came back, everything would be settled. If he was determined not to remarry, Yu Luqing would have no choice but to accept it.
Sure enough, when a man wanted to achieve his goal, he would stop at nothing. Even his own mother couldn't stop him.
However, Yuan Meng was happy with this result. After all, no one liked being scolded. Well, it wasn't just once in a while. It was more like being scolded three times a day, every day without fail.
Just thinking that no one would be bossing her around for a while, Yuan Meng felt really happy. There was a sincere smile on her face as she looked at the pastries on the tray in front of her.
"We common people are really happy today."
"Dinglinglingling."
The phone rang. She held a pastry in one hand and casually took out her phone with the other, then clicked to answer.
"Hello." As soon as she said hello, she looked up and saw Ling Qianchen with his eyes slightly lowered on the phone screen.
Her hand reacted faster than her brain and she directly hung up the call.
What was going on? She looked at the screen. She was crazy. She had been so carried away just now that she hadn't noticed who the video call was from and had just answered it.
Fortunately, she had reacted quickly and hung up the call the moment Ling Qianchen looked towards the screen. She just didn't know if he had seen anything.
On the other side, Ling Qianchen looked at the page where the call had ended. When he made the video call and was waiting for it to connect, he had glanced at some documents. Just as he was about to look at the phone screen, the other side hung up. Thinking of the scene he had caught a glimpse of, why did it feel a bit familiar?
Since he hadn't seen clearly, it was just a feeling of familiarity. Maybe he had been there before. Thinking like this, he didn't pay much attention.
He picked up his phone and tapped on the screen to send a message.
"Do you have time? I want to talk to you about the network security system and ask for your opinion."
"Ding."
There was a WeChat message soon.
"Sorry, I'm not convenient to have a video call now."
After sending the message, Yuan Meng directly turned off the phone screen. She looked up and saw the butler's slightly confused look. "Miss, what's wrong? Who called? Why did you hang up?"
"Oh, no one. It might be a telemarketer. I didn't notice and just answered it. I hung up as soon as I heard the other person's voice." Yuan Meng explained indifferently. "Uncle Butler, I want to go back to my room. Can I take these pastries up?"
She blinked her eyes, looking pitiful but full of longing.
The butler felt his old heart soften instantly. Due to their status, he didn't reach out to ruffle Yuan Meng's hair.
"Of course you can, young mistress. You can take whatever you like. You might as well take some milk up too. It'll be a bit choking if you just eat these pastries."
Look, look. The butler was so nice. Ling Qianchen should learn from him!
Yuan Meng nodded with a big smile. She put some of her favorite pastries and milk on a tray and carried it upstairs.
The butler watched Yuan Meng's back as she went upstairs. There was still a kind smile on his face. Wait, something was wrong. It seemed that it wasn't a phone call just now, but a voice call or something.
Oh well, it didn't matter. The young mistress wouldn't lie to him, would she?
After returning to her room, Yuan Meng locked the door. She took out her phone and saw that Ling Qianchen had already replied.
"It's okay. We can communicate in text, but if possible, I think it's more convenient to have a voice call."
A voice call? She couldn't have a video call because she hadn't restored her original appearance, but there was no such concern for a voice call.
She replied with an okay, and the call came in soon. It seemed that Ling Qianchen had been waiting for her reply.
"Is it convenient?" A slightly cold but magnetic male voice came from the phone.
"Yeah. Do you have any ideas about the security system you want to discuss?" She cleared her throat, and her voice was no longer the soft and cute one she had used to ask for pastries downstairs.
"I do. You're a top - notch hacker, so you should know more about this than me. The network security systems currently on the market can be roughly divided into three categories: firewalls, IDS, and IPS. Each of these three security systems has its own advantages, but in the current market, although they're already quite perfect, there are still some deficiencies. And this time, the Liu Group wants to develop a network security system that can make up for the deficiencies of the three existing security systems on the market." Ling Qianchen said.
Yuan Meng on the other end of the phone nodded. She didn't care that Ling Qianchen couldn't see her and continued, "That's right. However, the three existing security systems on the market are already quite mature. It's really a headache to develop a more perfect system."
The two continued to delve deeper into the issue of the network security system, and before they knew it, time passed quietly.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, and the butler's voice came in. "It's already noon. It's time to eat. The kitchen is ready, young mistress."
Yuan Meng's heart skipped a beat when she heard the knock on the door. As soon as the butler started speaking, she quickly and clumsily hung up the phone.
Ling Qianchen on the other end of the phone still heard the first sentence. He thought, why did this voice seem a bit familiar?