QILIN.

Isn’t that the e-sports club where the world champion team is located?

Three years ago, they officially separated from ordinary e-sports clubs and became a publicly traded internet e-sports company. Their business ventures have extended far beyond electronic sports and into the global gaming industry.

It is rumored that QILIN has deep connections with the gaming companies where their active players are currently located. Moreover, they have been expanding their presence in the gaming field.

Large-scale interactive online games are one direction, high-precision, big-budget single-player games are another direction, and the biggest direction is VR gaming devices. Everyone wants to leverage their software advantages during the early stages of VR technology to gain a hardware advantage.

It is said that the highest-completed free VR game at the moment is being developed by QILIN. Not only that, but QILIN has also managed to secure exclusive partnerships with several game companies that have a history spanning hundreds of years.

In short, they are amazing, a company that can usher in a new generation of gaming life.

It is because of this that people around the world are paying exceptional attention to QILIN.

QILIN clearly started out based on technology and is now venturing into the most cutting-edge areas of gaming and AI. With the dust settling in various fields, it’s hard not to speculate if some big shots have joined in to play.

Lei Ya opened the car door for him and invited him to take a seat. She then got into the car from the other side and sat beside him.

“Indeed, it sounds exaggerated to achieve all of this in five years, but my brother’s greatest strength is not starting from scratch or developing the technology himself. He is very good at choosing the right timing and selecting the right people.”

“In simpler terms, he knows how to seize opportunities,” Lei Ya said. “He used part of his own money to seize a company framework where everything was readily available. The most precious assets were the people and the ideas.”

“I understand.”

Although Lei Ya couldn’t fully understand everything, she grasped the meaning. “Our VIT team now, he took over a disbanded team from an international tournament three years ago, and he personally led them. He does indeed have good vision.”

“That team has been with him for many years.”

Lei Ya sighed, “Do you know his philosophy?”

Rong Yi thought for a moment and playfully replied, “High risk, high return?”

“Hahaha, you know it!” Lei Ya nearly laughed to death. It was their secret code. “So you see, he would be more suitable to work in finance.”

Rong Yi nodded.

Indeed.

With Xiao Yin’s abilities and tactics, to put it bluntly, if he hadn’t stayed in the e-sports circle, his achievements would likely be tens of times greater than they are now.

The Lamborghini started with a cool roar.

Rong Yi glanced down and saw that his mother and relatives were frantically calling him.

He silenced the vibrating phone and asked, “Where are we going? Do you still have work?”

“I don’t know,” Lei Ya asked, “Sister-in-law, would you treat me to some stir-fried dishes? I’ll take a photo and make my brother jealous.”

Rong Yi smiled, “Drive a Lamborghini to eat stir-fried dishes?”

“What’s the problem?”

At this moment, Lei Ya finally showed a bit of her sister-like side. She had the same sharpness and cleanliness as Xiao Yin. “The food in your city is also famous. That picture you posted that day made us drool.”

Rong Yi quickly shared his location with the driver, and the Lamborghini made a turn, parking in front of a stir-fried dish restaurant near Rong Yi’s elementary school.

Rong Yi was generous and said, “Come on, my treat. Anything you want to eat.”

Lei Ya followed him inside and sat across from him, picking up her chopsticks and smiling.

Rong Yi was truly an interesting person.

No wonder Xiao Yin liked him. He had a unique aura, calm and casual, free-spirited. Even if he dressed plainly or had an ordinary background, he still had a radiance that caught people’s attention.

Even without such good looks, Xiao Yin would definitely still like him.

Rong Yi took a few bites of green pepper shredded pork with rice, and Lei Ya also dug in. Suddenly, Lei Ya raised her head and keenly stared outside.

For a moment, it seemed like a cold gleam flashed by.

Before Rong Yi could even feel the tingling sensation, the feeling of being watched vanished.

He looked back and saw nothing outside the door.

“There are reporters.”

Lei Ya swallowed a bite of food and casually said, “They wouldn’t dare to take pictures of me. Who do they think I am?”

“My brother told me about you and told me to be mindful of the cameras, so don’t worry.”

Lei Ya continued eating and then looked at her phone. “We can’t let others break the news first. Our media outlet will release news in five minutes about us dining together. Do you mind, sister-in-law?”

“I don’t mind. But how will you match the photo?”

Rong Yi was curious about Lei Ya’s job. It seemed like she had control over various media channels.

“Of course, it will be matched with my circle of friends.”

Lei Ya lifted her phone and handed it to Rong Yi.

Rong Yi took a look.

Ten minutes ago, she posted on her Moments, “Had lunch with Captain Easy!” The photo was of a dish on the table.

The number of likes below was countless.

Easy and Lei Ya, two names that seemed completely unrelated, had a strange impact when combined.

Due to their participation in competitions, Rong Yi himself was a frequent topic in online searches, especially since VIT entered the playoffs. Every match he played made headlines, occasionally mixed with news about his relationship with Xiao Yin.

This was Rong Yi’s first time witnessing the process of media work.

Five minutes later, online media articles had already appeared on his own homepage.

[Lei Ya and VIT.Easy dining together?]

There were even financial gossip articles.

[Having been seen entering and leaving together twice, is Lei Ya about to get married to her boyfriend?]

[That’s impossible. Easy and Yin’s relationship has already been announced.]

[But how can Lei Ya and Easy appear together at the same time? One is a TV station bigwig, and the other is a professional e-sports player. How mysterious!]

[Everyone, have you noticed something?”

[What did you notice?]

[Lei Ya and Brother Yin look alike!]

[Oh no, Brother Yin is being replaced.]

[Oh no, it’s a substitute story.]

[Wake up! Looking alike means they are siblings! We didn’t think about it before, but their appearance seems to hint at it!]

[One with the surname Lei and the other with the surname Xiao. Can the Lei family look into it? Are there any big shots with the surname Lei?]

[We couldn’t find anything about the Xiao family before, but adding Lei gives us a clue. There’s a very famous foreign couple of investors, one with the surname Xiao and the other with the surname Lei. They’re quite powerful.]

[We can only find their names; there are no photos or public activities. No one dares to speculate.]

[Could it be true? Do they have extraordinary abilities to keep Lei Ya and Brother Yin constantly trending?]

[Everyone, take a look first. Miss Xiao chose this profession herself. Brother Yin obviously doesn’t care.]

Everyone became excited.

They were thrilled by the tiny traces they found about the Xiao family.

The more they investigated, the more excited and amazed they became.

—This is too incredible!

The wealth had reached unimaginable levels. Just the bidding at the auction required counting the zeros at the end of the price many times over.

At the same time, the Li family was in shock and regret, caught in silence.

After a while, someone finally asked Li Er, Yi’s cousin.

“How does your son have a connection to the Xiao family? Their only young lady personally came to pick him up.”

Li Er looked bewildered. “I… I don’t know. Wasn’t he just playing games?”

“Now you know.”

Li Er’s face turned pale, and she frantically searched on his phone. “He mentioned having a date while playing games. Someone named Xiao Yin.”

“Also the boss of his team.”

“Xiao Yin, the second son of the Xiao family, is also the most favored and highly anticipated child in the family. The eldest brother holds the family business, the third brother pursues art, and the sister studied finance before switching to journalism and becoming a television director in China.”

“If nothing unexpected happens, Xiao Yin will inherit the family in the future. He doesn’t want the family’s assets, but he’ll have to take them because they won’t be given to anyone else.”

“If… if…”

Li Er became increasingly incredulous as she listened. “Someone like him is in a relationship with Ah Yi?”

“Now I’ve heard the news that he has come out to his family. My cousin is well-connected in the finance circle, and his expression looked a bit unpleasant—I don’t know if it’s because of the close relationship, he might be implicated and disliked by the Xiao family.

“Actually, if…”

Gradually, someone proposed a conjecture, “If A Yi didn’t leave this time, during the Chinese New Year, they would probably come back to meet the parents…”

What they didn’t know was that Xiao Yin not only had this plan but even prepared a substantial betrothal gift to meet Rong Yi’s maternal family.

The more they talked, the worse everyone’s expressions became.

They could never have imagined the opportunity they missed—a chance to soar to the sky in a single step.

The true ladder to reach the sky didn’t lie with any of them but with Rong Yi.

The speed at which the news spread became faster, and the fervor grew stronger.

Lei Ya was extremely skilled; after waiting for a while, she immediately went on social media, reposting the news and generating attention for her own platform.

—”Stop guessing.”

—”It’s my sister-in-law.”

Low-key and decisive.

A thousand waves surged once again.

Lin Yi’s message came in simultaneously.

“Damn it, Easy brat—did you go to meet the parents during the Mid-Autumn Festival? The Xiao family is directly acknowledging you!”

Rong Yi scrolled through the messages and almost choked.

“I didn’t—”

“No need to explain! Miss Xiao, in order to confirm your identity, exposed her own and Brother Yin’s news! Now the entire internet is discussing the Xiao family and your entry into a wealthy family.”

“Tell me quickly, does the Xiao family live in a castle? I’m from a small place and haven’t seen it, so I’m not familiar with overseas situations.”

Lin Yi started joking, “Or is it a manor? The kind with snow-capped mountains and a ski resort?”

Rong Yi: “……………”

He decided not to respond to him anymore.

Lei Ya remained composed, flipping through the messages, and said to Rong Yi, “Sister-in-law, can we stay one more day in City A? But if you want to leave earlier, that’s fine too.”

Rong Yi tilted his head to look at her.

Lei Ya coughed lightly.

“Well, my brother… might be able to come back tomorrow.”

Rong Yi was momentarily stunned, then restrained his expression, not showing too much surprise.

He only sought confirmation from her, “Really? He can come back tomorrow?”

“Yes, it seems so, after the meeting is over.”

Lei Ya looked at the photo sent by her own biological mother, her eyes brimming with tears, and thought of an appropriate way to phrase it, “Um, you wouldn’t mind…”

Rong Yi: “?”

“You wouldn’t mind if my brother had a bit of a bruised appearance.”

Lei Ya had a serious expression as she described it to him.

“His phone got dropped, and he got injured too. He has a cut on his nose.”

“He might look quite unsightly.”

“But he insisted on coming. We couldn’t dissuade him either.”

“You won’t dislike him, will you?”