Chapter 7 The Little Genius Has No Large Expenses

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That night, Bian Xun was completely alarmed.

The mysterious person could transfer millions of assets directly from his account without any interception, and the amount was always very strange.

Even if it's fraudulent spending, why are there both whole and fractional amounts?

That evening, the president's office on the 30th floor of Wujiang Group was filled with bank managers, asset analysts, property security consultants, legal lawyers, and top-notch technical personnel. A veritable gathering of talent, all sweating profusely, were ready to do their utmost to solve the president's problems.

Because it concerned Bian Xun's personal property safety, the news was kept extremely confidential. No one in the entire company heard a word about it, only vague rumors that something big had happened. Even Zhou Jie, a seasoned veteran with extensive connections, only heard bits and pieces of information from the security guards on duty that night.

It seems like Boss Bian is planning to arrest someone...?

Inside the CEO's office.

"Technicians are still working hard to track it down. The flow of funds is extremely difficult to trace, and there are no overseas branches. It's as if it vanished into thin air. If it's cracked, it's estimated to be the most complex telecom fraud case of this century. The bank will also give you an explanation, but we'll need to wait a while. Our legal department will also actively collect evidence and make preparations..."

Bian Xun listened to Assistant Zhang's report with his eyes half-closed, and after a while, his dark eyes opened.

Each lost bill wasn't a full amount; it was more like a… purchase. But considering the 16.18 million lost this time, the amount isn't small. If it was for purchasing real estate, the listing price would be immediately collected by analysts and quickly and accurately captured.

Perhaps it wasn't a single expense, but rather the purchase of the same item... but many sets were bought.

"Check the approximate value of this price."

"Yes, Mr. Bian."

The man in the suit gripped a pen in his hand, his dark eyes holding a cold, calculating look.

Since the loss has already occurred, let's try to recover it from other things.

On the thick sandalwood table lay the contract for Xu Lanyi's endorsement and promotion, a signal from the Bian family regarding the marriage alliance.

Bian Xun looked down for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Does this person have any dirt on him?"

Upon hearing this, Assistant Zhang immediately understood the boss's ruthless intentions: "Are you trying to use power struggle tactics to frame the other party?"

"...There are some difficulties," Assistant Zhang recalled what he knew and gave a fair assessment: "Actress Xu is a spotless artist and has always been known for her strong work ethic."

"She has a very good reputation and is hailed by fans as a benchmark for contemporary clear-headed female protagonists."

…

Ning Ye couldn't sleep that night and spent half the night browsing the web.

Knowing what was going to happen next, she remained calm and didn't pass on her anxiety to the child. After confirming that Ning Zhitao was fast asleep, hugging her leg, Ning Ye leaned against the headboard and began to examine the credibility of the whole dream.

She searched for Xu Lanyi's name on the web.

Ning Ye had never been a fan of any celebrities, so she used the most basic method: searching on a search engine.

This search gave Ning Ye a basic understanding of the actress.

Actress Xu is clear-headed and independent, with numerous memorable quotes. For example, in an interview last month, she attended a fashion gala in a haute couture gown and was asked if she was considering romantic relationships. The woman smiled faintly with her delicate red lips and said, "I don't force it, I don't care, and it's not necessary." This became a trending topic that night.

Xu Lanyi has tens of millions of fans across the internet. Ning Ye saw a blogger analyze that the proportion of her fans who are die-hard career-oriented is the highest among all actresses of her generation. This is attributed to Xu Lanyi's consistent public image. She comes from a wealthy family, and entering the entertainment industry was simply her artistic dream. She has always been fighting for her fans and her dream, and except for periods when she was injured, she has been almost constantly working.

If it weren't for the plot, no one would have suspected that she would ruin her career for a man.

But Ning Ye now knows a very important piece of information: it's just a matter of time.

Her child is the same age as Tao Tao, so even if their birth months are different, their pregnancies would likely have occurred around that time. Ning Ye searched for news about the actress in reverse and discovered that celebrity studios even release detailed schedules every month, making it easy to find. She traced back five years and found that the actress had suffered a serious accidental injury around that time.

Press releases were not hard to find. During that period, almost the entire internet was marketing her dedication and seriousness, and all her fans cried and wrote long essays begging her to take a break for a while.

So, in accordance with her fans' good intentions and to avoid worrying them, Xu Lanyi underwent nearly eight months of treatment and recovery, including a two-month trip to the United States to seek relevant medical treatment. All of this is documented in photographs.

She made two more public appearances during the remaining time, but neither was publicized by the media. Instead, she quietly appeared in impoverished areas to do charity work, and the only reports online were vague encounters with passersby. She only made a comeback after her injuries had fully healed.

Ning Ye stopped searching.

It's around this time.

She actually found it hard to understand why Xu Yinghou thought that finding a perfect biological father for her child would fill the void left by this deception.

She was unfamiliar with the atmosphere of the fandom, so she had to catch up on it tonight. It turns out that the husbands of the top actresses of the same generation are also compared, and several of Xu Yinghou's rival artists happen to have troubled marriages. Their fans have been fighting each other for years, and Xu's fans are the most combative, often dragging out the cheating husbands, old men's husbands, and boyfriends of her rivals to repeatedly lash out at them.

…Considering Bian Xun's face, which rivals that of celebrities, and his current wealth and status, it seems understandable.

Ning Ye studied diligently throughout the night, gradually calming down as if she were filling in knowledge gaps. By then, the sky was a clear, misty blue.

She always seemed to be like this, able to solve problems big and small on her own. Even when she was with Bian Xun, whom everyone considered unattainable, she remained composed.

It is now almost certain that the plot of this world has indeed begun to turn.

The female lead is an extremely outstanding, proud, and self-important person; the whole world would want to kiss her.

How much scrutiny and judgment must one endure to become her child?

Ning Ye looked at Ning Zhitao sleeping soundly beside her in the morning light. The child's sleeping habits were not very good. Sometimes she would sleep with her mouth open, leaving a round, damp mark on the pillow.

She gently pinched Ning Zhitao's little mouth shut, and quietly released it after the child stopped breathing through her mouth. Then she took out her paternity test report from her backpack on the other side of the table.

It arrived yesterday, but I've been busy moving and haven't opened it yet. When it was finally time to open it, after learning so much information, her hands actually became more determined.

—"With a genetic similarity exceeding 99.9%, it is basically confirmed that they are biologically related."

This is indeed her daughter.

The child will not know what he has changed since he traveled through time. This means that if the story continues as it is, the future that Ning Zhitao is used to, the future in which she lives with her parents, will no longer exist.

On what grounds?

The protagonist's perspective thus determined the lives of these supporting characters.

Ning Ye vaguely remembered that in the plot, she had been delaying the registration of her daughter's household registration so that she could achieve a leap in social class after running away with the baby, marry into a wealthy family, and be included in Bian Xun's household register.

Ning Ye was completely baffled; she had never registered her child's birth.

That's because the child just got into the world, okay?

In the storyline, Xu Lanyi will also transfer Ning Zhitao to her own household registration, change her surname and age, and completely turn her into her own child, treating her "equally".

As soon as it was light, Ning Ye took her child and got into the car heading to the household registration office.

She had checked a couple of days ago; the household registration office is open during the long holiday and can be processed even during the festival. No one could possibly be faster than her.

Registering a household with the mother is actually more convenient than registering with the father. You can apply at the place of household registration. Since the child is under 6 years old, the process was smoother than Ning Ye had imagined.

As she walked out of the police station lobby, a little figure appeared on the back of her thin household registration page.

It's really my own child now.

Ning Zhitao smiled at her, her eyes crinkling. Although she didn't understand why her mother had taken her out to play so early in the morning, she was very happy. These were all places she had never been to before!

Ning Ye acted quickly and decisively. With a household registration, the child could apply for kindergarten. The birth rate is generally very low now, and kindergartens can only fill two classes per year, so it's not difficult to enroll.

She found the phone number she had left in the Xia Lu residential area and arranged a meeting time with the other party. She planned to go there in person on the morning of the last day of the National Day holiday to complete the formalities and send her child to kindergarten.

Two major matters have been finalized.

Ning Ye breathed a long sigh of relief.

Then it dawned on them that the entire holiday was almost over, and neither the mother nor the child had gone out to play. The child even thought that coming to the police station was because they had gone out to play.

Ning Zhitao sat obediently next to her in the taxi. Ning Ye was thinking about where would be a good place to take the child when she suddenly heard a loud shout from the side: "It's Dad!"

Ning Ye looked in the direction of the sound and found that the car was almost home, having passed by Wujiang Group first.

Beneath the building, while searching and making phone calls, listening to bank reports on the progress of the black card tracking, he stepped out of the Maybach, his figure standing out in the crowd.

Suddenly, as if guided by some unseen telepathy, his sharp black eyes turned in their direction.

Ning Ye immediately and instinctively blocked the window.

The plot says that Bian Xun will soon find out about his daughter.

Ning Ye's feelings towards her ex-boyfriend were actually quite calm. Even after they met again, he remained cold-blooded and mean, but she was still able to maintain a respectable relationship with him.

But after watching the plot, she still couldn't help but feel a bit of resentment towards him.

Find a stepmother for the child. With a stepmother comes a stepfather!

Go be the male protagonist of your novel.

Bian Xun stood by the car and vaguely heard someone say "Dad." When he looked up, he saw Ning Ye flash by in the taxi.

Did I hear that right?

This title has nothing to do with him, and it will never be used in the future.

Bian Xun was currently dealing with bills, and even with the help of advanced technology, he couldn't find any information about the mysterious person who stole the funds.

The entire group mobilized all its resources and was on high alert, waiting for the next bill to arrive so that it could be immediately tracked down.

Bian Xun watched her taxi drive away.

Five minutes later, a bill of 36 yuan appeared in the black card account.

"...?"

Ning Ye got off the bus, paid the fare, and noticed that the small print at the bottom of the page had randomly changed to "*1".

I still don't understand the meaning of this random number, but as long as it doesn't stop me from swiping my card, it's fine.

She took the child home first, where the Little Genius watch she had ordered yesterday lay at the door; the delivery was extremely fast. Ning Zhitao immediately became engrossed in the Little Genius, holding it in her hands and fiddling with it.

Following the tutorial, Ning Ye became the first contact in her address book, with the nickname "Mom".

It seems she's made a mental note for herself as well.

She left the remaining functions to the child to figure out himself, and planned to go out to buy some fruit and food, and take the child for a walk in the nearby park.

After going downstairs and leaving the Xia Lu residential area, I suddenly saw a familiar Maybach parked at the entrance.

Ning Ye pretended not to see, but was stopped by a pair of shiny leather shoes.

Her white sneakers under her jeans and her standing next to him looked like two distinct groups of people.

He looked around the neighborhood, then looked down at her and asked, "You moved?"

Actually, the kindergarten where their two children will be attending is right next door, which is quite amazing.

Ning Ye paused for a moment, then said, "No, I'm just taking a stroll around the area around the company."

Bian Xun gave a nonchalant chuckle.

Ning Ye didn't want to say more, so she went into the supermarket next door to buy things. Bian Xun was not far away, but she didn't dare to take out her black card to make a purchase. She carried the shopping basket around and returned to the cashier. Just as she was about to take out her phone, an arm under a shirt blocked her way.

The expensive shirt fabric gleamed with a delicate sheen, and beneath the silver-stamped cuffs lay a wristwatch with a sophisticated dial.

Ning Ye looked up at him.

The man turned his face halfway to the side, revealing sharp and perfect lines from his brow bone to the peak of his nose. As he took out the children's milk and Little Prince-packaged bananas she had bought from the cashier, he pulled out a familiar black card from his wallet, his tone cold and distant.

No major expenses today. Just a quick purchase.

"?" What a jerk! He drove up in a luxury car and told his ex-girlfriend about his extravagant lifestyle.

Ning Ye didn't want to pay him any attention; she just wanted to quickly put the children's food back in her shopping bag. But then, out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of a familiar watch on Bian Xun's wrist. "!"

As Bian Xun finished paying and looked down, he saw a children's smartwatch suddenly appear on his wrist, bumping against the dial of his Patek Philippe watch.

With a tearing sound, it cracked.

"..."

Net loss of three million.

At this moment, Assistant Zhang received a data spreadsheet that had been prepared all day and sent it to his phone. Among the approximate values ​​of 16,180,000, there were inexpensive small commodities priced at 16.18, clothing priced at 161.8, and small appliances priced at 1618, among which was a... Little Genius children's smartwatch.

Bian Xun's forehead tightened; he couldn't explain what had appeared on his wrist using common sense.

But there is one thing that seems to explain it.

Someone used his money to buy a 10,000 yuan Little Genius product.

……who?

A note from the author:

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Mr. Bian: Children are getting closer and closer.

My schedule has been a bit irregular lately, I'll update before midnight tomorrow.

Keep giving out red envelopes~