Fatal Attraction: The CEO & His Mischievous Wife - Chapter 164

“…do you know how much I hate you? Why do both of you like to tease me like this?” Ming Ming’s huffed around with her hands wrapped around her c.h.e.s.t.

“Why don’t you say that again without a smile…if I didn’t know you personally you would look like a m.a.s.o.c.h.i.s.tic person.”

Ying Yue kept her face neutral but her eyes were practically dripping with amus.e.m.e.nt. If given the opportunity she would never stop teasing Ming Ming, it was one of her favourite pastimes. The reaction was always within her expectations too, so she knew what she would get from riling them up. At this point, Ming Ming also knew her strategy so she was willingly entertaining it.

“YOU DARE SLANDER ME!”

“and do you dare call it slander?”

“….Neo I think I like you better…..” Ming Ming turned to Neo with a pout on her face. The commentary between Ying Yue and her, almost made him crack the focus he had going. He could not tune them out nor could he stop himself from listening intently.

“…”

“…Do you think I don’t see you smiling?? Am I just blind to both of you?? THAT’S IT, I’M FINDING NEW FRIENDS.”

“Go ahead.”

Ying Yue’s eyebrow raised in a challenging manner. The threat was full of talk and no action. Its not like they did not have casual friends in different cities but none were as close to them. Or privy to the knowledge about each other like they did. So not matter how times she threatened such, there would be no care about it.

“Waah why are you so quick to abandon me?? I’m going to drink away my sorrows.”

“Okay okay don’t give me that look. I’m just grabbing colder water, if I talk to you guys one more time I will become a hot head or my blood pressure will continue to rise. Hence the cold water, so stop looking at me. I’m going and Neo let me know when the sound thing starts to work. I need to see someone else getting bullied like you guys bullied me, shared camaraderie or whatever they call it….”

Using that as her ending sentence, Ming Ming walked away and headed towards the kitchen. With her exit, a natural silence emerged and allowed him to be more focused. It was easier with less distractions and he knew that Ying Yue would not intentionally distract him. Though his facial expressions rarely changed as aggressively as Ming Ming’s, Ying Yue was able to read him like a book. He equated that to her observation skills in general and her years spent with him. On his side, he felt like he could read her fairly well but her understanding of other people was top tier in comparison.

She stood behind him casually leaning against the desk with her eyes trained on the screens. He could tell that she was not watching him at the moment, there was no feeling of eyes baring into his back like usual. Thankfully, his three screens were very self explanatory and she could understand what they represented without further commentary.

At this moment, Zhuang Wei was trying to input a series of codes all trying to break the black screen state of his computer. Looking up at the defences he put in place, there were still a couple minutes before he would be successful. That gave him the same amount of time to hack into the sound system. He had already started putting in his codes but had a bit of trouble determining what sound system he was attacking. If he did not do it carefully, he risked just gaining control of one versus both the speaker sets. There was visual aid for him to know what speaker system was installed, if there was a third party plug in or just the internal mechanism given in the computer. Depending on the answer, the codes would need to be altered to accurately attack the right one. If he got it wrong, it was like trying to combat air since there was nothing receiving the codes.

Typing in another series of codes, he began to pull the computer’s parameters and tried to get a picture of the device he was working with. It seemed to be a normal computer from his perspective with just a few modifications made to it. Like he had bought an Intel or Toshiba computer from the store and just upgraded it slightly. Though, he doubted that type of computer was enough to hold down the fort of such a big empire. The ones he worked with were all created and processed by them, Ming Ming handled the physical mechanics while he completed the software portion of it. Which made it a completely modified system and infinitely harder for someone else to grasp an understanding of their computers.

It was not like others and ran smoother since it had been tuned towards their preference. This change could also be the reason Zhuang Wei was struggling against him so much. Not to say skills did not have a place in the battle but the computer you used could also negatively affect your performance. He still personally believed that the other s.u.c.k.e.d just out of anger.

Glancing back at the second screen, he watched the keystrokes for a couple more seconds and determined that he only had two minutes left to hack the sound system. Zhuang Wei had made it past the first four of his defence lines and there were only three more left standing. Clearing his mind, he forced himself to type faster and input the codes at a quicker pace. The past couple of minutes helped him gain an understanding of the computer but he was still not completely sure. With the time left, he could only make his best guess and put all his energy into one assumption. The success was at 50/50, so the odds were just equal and not in his favour, yet there was nothing else he could do at the moment than take the chance.

His heart started pounding as he started to be cognizant of the adrenaline running through his veins. Timing was always a problem in hacking but there was always this rush he felt when he was against a clock. The stress from it could wipe him out emotionally for the rest of the day but in the moment he felt like he could fight four bears.

Looking back at keystrokes, the estimated time left had dropped down to just thirty seconds. Keeping his eyes wide open, he tried to stop himself from blinking as he put in the last couple of codes.

‘5…4….3….2….1….and -‘ He slammed the last key with extra force as he entered it at the last second. Immediately his system started rendering it and a new sound came out of his speakers. It wasn’t loud but he was able to hear murmurs and the sound of someone else typing a keyboard.

“Neo you did it!!” There was an elated voice behind him and even he could not stop his smile at this time. He had made a last minute assumption and ran with it so he was not sure if he would be successful. Hearing the noises now made him feel happy that his guess was not wrong. Using those emotions, he went back to his keyboard and put out the same commands as before to force the black screen.

The only reason Zhuang Wei was able to get this far is because he had let him. If he had added his own commands with each attack, there was no way he would have made it to the final line of defence. He could see that Zhuang Wei was only a couple lines from breaking through, an evil smile formed on his face.

Putting in his codes he immediately kicked the other out and forced them back to the starting line. To have the prize ripped from him at the last second was the best mental attack Neo could give. Just as he actioned it, the noises from their speakers became louder.

“F*ck, you’ve got to be kidding me.” There was a deep voice speaking and it was filled with frustration. Following those words, there was the sound of something crashing into the floor. By the sounds alone they could not determine what it was but he assumed it was something light.

The sounds gave him a wave of satisfaction as the smile on his face grew. ‘Yes be angry, get angrier!’