E-Ladies: Navigating the Wired World
Chapter 116: Episode 116: Seizing the Advantage and Counterattacking 8

Chapter 116: Episode 116: Seizing the Advantage and Counterattacking 8

"Are you blind? It’s us who are blind to befriend you!" Zhang Jingwan retorted as soon as Mi Lu criticized her.

"I even considered you my best friend! And what did it lead to? Inciting your best friend to commit a crime? Just because I accepted your help when I first came to Beijing! You’ve been using me as a pawn!" Zhao Caiyun burst into tears, overwhelmed with emotion, "I realized that when you asked me to join another group, it was to spy! And I kept treating you as a friend, I was such a fool!"

"Oh wow, now you blame me? Saying you’re ungrateful isn’t even a bit untrue!" Mi Lu switched her posture, propped up her legs, and gave Zhang Jingwan and Zhao Caiyun a disdainful glance.

"Wanwan, have you forgotten who paid to settle those messes between you and Pei Yonghua? And did it so cleanly that his wife couldn’t spot a flaw?" Mi Lu said with a mix of contempt and disdain.

"And you, Xiaoyun! If it weren’t for me paying for those onigiri you stole from the convenience store, wouldn’t you be a habitual offender on the wanted lists of major convenience stores by now?"

Mi Lu changed her posture: "A drop of water should be returned with a gushing spring— I was a lifesaver to you both, don’t you think you owe me a lifetime of repayment?"

Zhang Jingwan and Zhao Caiyun’s expressions grew uglier, and Zhou Xueyin also looked complex. However, this feeling of being trapped flashed by, soon returning to her usual disdainful demeanor.

"When young, rectifying mistakes once they’re acknowledged is sufficient! As long as you don’t repeat them, there’s still a chance for a turnabout in life!" Zhou Xueyin comforted them.

"And you, Mi Lu! You knowingly commit crimes! Your actions are far worse than theirs! And for your own gain, you didn’t hesitate to drag others down with you. Aren’t you afraid of retribution?" Zhou Xueyin frowned as she looked at her.

"In this era, the bold won’t die of overconfidence, but the timid definitely will of starvation! I don’t want to be a starved coward. Unlike you, after all this hustle, your annual income is still less than 500M!"

Mi Lu’s narrow-minded thinking actually made Zhou Xueyin laugh. However, before she could say anything, Da Boyi countered, "Miss Mi, not to say that the value of a company is solely reflected in its annual revenue..."

"Hmph... no need to waste words on her, she’ll never understand," Zhou Xueyin helplessly shook her head, "Mi Lu, now you have two choices, declare bankruptcy, and hurry up and leave the internet industry!"

"Who are you to threaten me, huh?" Mi Lu would not give up that easily.

"Me? Threatening you? You flatter yourself! I’m informing you! If you’re not willing to leave the internet industry peacefully, we can still resort to legal measures to force you out!" Zhou Xueyin looked at Mi Lu calmly.

"Haha, stop kidding, your company is barely making ends meet! I heard you were just fined 300K a little while ago? And you still have so many outstanding payments? You still have the time and energy to compete with me, I’m truly flattered!" Mi Lu taunted.

"Wow! You seem well-informed about my company’s confidential issues? Well, let me tell you, my company was not fined 300K? And the payments were all cleared long ago! I had Xiaoyun see those fake account books deliberately! Meanwhile, your Xiaolu Technology has never even had its social security up-to-date, including your own!" Zhou Xueyin struck where it hurt the most.

"You! You played me!?" Mi Lu realized too late that letting Zhao Caiyun steal the data had walked right into Zhou Xueyin’s trap.

"You’re the one with malintentions. How is it my fault for playing you? Desperately trying to ruin another company without considering whether you have the capabilities! Did you really think everyone was as simple-minded as you?" Zhou Xueyin continued tauntingly, "What Xiaoyun saw was exactly what I wanted you to see!"

"Fine, you’re ruthless!" Mi Lu was so furious she couldn’t speak, just staring viciously at Zhou Xueyin.

"Make your choice fast! Either leave the internet quietly or we hand over all the evidence to the authorities and get you charged with business fraud, putting you away for two years. Choose for yourself..." Zhou Xueyin didn’t bother wasting words with such a person and straightforwardly let her choose.

"You just wait! Even if I leave the internet now, one day I’ll be back!" Mi Lu said through gritted teeth, how could she possibly give up so easily?

Giving up the company meant she had to pay back 100k to Cheng Weilu. But how could she repay it when she had already squandered all the company’s funds?

"Do you think you are the big bad wolf? ’I’ll be back’? Are you also going to say ’just you wait’ like the rabbit?" Zhou Xueyin replied sarcastically, "Let me tell you, Xiaolu Technology, a while ago, I already signed a transfer agreement with Cheng Weilu. Now this place is officially mine!"

"Men! None of them are reliable! The company was transferred without even notifying me..." Mi Lu muttered bitterly.

"Notify you? Why should I notify you? Who do you think you are? Now let me give back to you exactly what you said to that young employee: Get lost!" Zhou Xueyin said menacingly, as if she had transformed into someone else.

"You guys are ruthless..." Mi Lu still thought about how to get revenge on these people, but she also knew that they had caught several of her vulnerabilities, some of which were quite severe.

If she clashed head-on, she would probably lose more and more, ultimately leading to her complete downfall.

"Give me two days... I’ll move out..." Reluctantly, she squeezed these words out between her clenched teeth.

"Fine! Anyway, the lease here expires in two weeks, and even if you don’t leave, your belongings will still be cleared out," Zhou Xueyin said nonchalantly. "Oh, and one more thing, don’t think about taking revenge. If I see any disparaging remarks about my company, Da Boyi, or Cheng Weilu online, no matter who says it, I will hold you responsible, and then don’t blame me for not being polite!"

"Zhou Xueyin... well done!" Even though her desire for revenge was burning fiercely, just the thought of possibly going to jail extinguished all her bad intentions.

A week later, Zhou Xueyin dissolved Xiaolu Company and bound the domain name ’woaimai.com’ to her own server. Whether netizens typed in ’51buy.com’ or ’woaimai’, they could easily access the forum.

Later, Zhao Caiyun found out that from the first time she stole company information, Zhou Xueyin had been setting up this trap. Unexpectedly, Mi Lu had very cooperatively added fuel to the fire, ultimately playing herself into ruin.

Even the social security betrayal was something Zhou Xueyin had Zhang Jingwan deliberately reveal to Mi Lu, unknowingly making Zhao Caiyun a pawn in Zhou Xueyin’s game...

One day in August 2006, Zhou Xueyin received a complaint call: "Hello? General Manager of 51buy, Zhou Xueyin... Hmm? One of our forum posts contains false information? Oh? Please explain it to me? Alright, I’ll verify it and get back to you as soon as possible. Goodbye!"

"Hehe, come to the office!" Zhou Xueyin called Liu He to the office, "The House of Beauty is complaining that your sunscreen comparison article targeted their product. What’s the matter?"