After the fake young master left home, he discovered that it wasn't raining at all outside.

Lin Shen stood beside the coffee table, watching Zhu Yan eat with her head down, feeling a pang of heartache.

He hesitated and was reluctant to explain because he was afraid that Zhu Yan would be hurt if she heard it. After all, if he put himself in her shoes, he would feel bad to some extent if he encountered such a thing.

But he didn't know what the head of the family was thinking, and he didn't dare to interfere with the head of the family's choice. Besides, there was something he hadn't dared to tell Zhu Yan.

Xie Sheng'an almost lost his life saving Bai Zheng. Perhaps that's why he's so beloved.

With all that commotion, Zhu Yan couldn't eat anything at all. After a few bites, she got up and wanted to go to the study.

But as soon as the door opened, Zhu Yun was kneeling on the ground.

This surprised Zhu Yan somewhat.

"Why are you kneeling here?"

Zhu Yun had been kneeling for too long and was getting sleepy. He almost fell asleep when Zhu Yan suddenly came out, which startled him.

"Didn't you tell me to kneel?" Zhu Yun was a little puzzled by Zhu Yan's question.

"Didn't Xie Sheng'an tell you to get up? Go back to where you came from, and be more careful in the future." Zhu Yan walked past him and headed towards the study.

Zhu Yun had been kneeling all morning, and Zhu Yan's anger had long since subsided, so he didn't want to make things difficult for him anymore.

"Xie Shengan? Who is he? Young Master, I can't get up unless you tell me to."

Zhu Yan suddenly stopped, and that was quite interesting.

Zhu Yan leaned against the wall, giving Zhu Yun a once-over. Quite the flatterer, she said, "Don't be so eager to please me. Have you thought about the consequences if this young master you're talking about changes one day?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Shen was nearly paralyzed with fear. Did the young master even know what he was saying?!

Now Lin Shen was truly certain that the young master was heartbroken, otherwise he wouldn't have said those words.

At this moment, Zhu Yan understood that the only connection between the Zhu family and him was that vague bloodline; he could only rely on himself.

Zhu Yan didn't wait for Zhu Yun's reply and turned to walk towards the study.

"I don't care who the young master is, I just want to follow you." Seeing that Zhu Yan was about to leave, Zhu Yun got up and grabbed his... hem.

Wow, this guy is really interesting.

"I don't lack people around me." Zhu Yan shook off Zhu Yun's hand.

"I'm useful, I also know cybersecurity, and I genuinely want to learn from you," Zhu Yun called out, watching Zhu Yan's retreating figure.

Cybersecurity?

Forget it, even if Zhu Yun is good at cybersecurity, Zhu Yan wouldn't dare to use him. After all, he's surnamed Zhu, and what if he falls out with the Zhu family in the future?

"No," Zhu Yan refused coldly.

"K God, please, I really admire you." Zhu Yun's words not only stunned Zhu Yan, but also left Xu Zhiyuan and Lu Ze in disbelief.

K is Zhu Yan's code name on various international platforms. Apart from Xu Zhiyuan and Lu Ze, no one knows it. How did Zhu Yun find out?

Zhu Yun was surprised that Zhu Yan acted as if he hadn't heard anything, paused for a moment, and then left, going straight into the study.

Zhu Yan sat in the leather chair next to the desk and pondered for a while.

"Call Zhu Yun in," he instructed Lin Shen.

"Yes, young master." Lin Shen went out and called Zhu Yun in.

Zhu Yan turned on the computer on the table, typed on the keyboard for a while, then turned the screen towards Zhu Yun. It displayed a bunch of gibberish, completely incomprehensible. "Do you understand?"

Zhu Yun's eyes widened when he saw the code, and he nodded quickly.

"Give it a try." Zhu Yan raised his chin.

Zhu Yun grabbed the computer, plopped down on the floor, buried her head in the computer, and started typing away furiously on the keyboard.

"Not bad hand speed." Zhu Yan thought to herself, then got up, moved behind him, and looked at him carefully, her admiration becoming increasingly undisguised.

Just as Zhu Yun was getting more and more engrossed in typing, the computer screen suddenly went black.

Zhu Yun was stunned. What was going on? Was this another test the young master had given him?

This...this...I've never seen this before either.

Zhu Yun felt a little guilty and turned her eyes to the left, trying to observe Zhu Yan's reaction out of the corner of her eye.

Zhu Yan himself was completely bewildered; the computer had actually crashed. It wasn't actually his computer; he'd just seen one on the desk and used it without thinking. He never imagined the Zhu family would use such a low-spec computer.

"Put it down, you can leave now." Zhu Yan sat back down in her chair.

"Young Master, please give me another chance. I didn't perform well. Please." Zhu Yun thought Zhu Yan was trying to get rid of him.

"I'm not in a good mood today and don't want to teach you." Zhu Yan took back his computer and casually typed a few keys on the keyboard, seemingly checking his work.

Bad mood?

!!!

"Young Master, you've agreed to teach me!!!" Zhu Yun excitedly rushed to the desk, leaned on it, his pupils dilated, his eyes filled with joy.

"It depends on my mood."

"Okay, don't worry, I will definitely make you satisfied." Zhu Yun's eyes were only filled with excitement at Zhu Yan's approval.

Lu Ze glanced at Zhu Yun sideways and pursed his lips.

Well, Brother Yan has another person by his side, someone who's here to steal my job.

Zhu Yan noticed Lu Ze's unusual behavior, stopped what she was doing, and casually tapped her right hand on the desk. "Lu Ze, what's wrong? Feeling threatened?"

When Lu Ze heard Zhu Yan call him, he immediately came to his senses and stubbornly said, "How...how could that be? How could he compare to me?"

Lu Ze would never admit that the person in front of him who had just called for a beating that morning was more powerful than him.

"Tsk tsk tsk, hey Lu Ze, although I don't really understand your skills, I think he does look a bit better than you." Xu Zhiyuan, always eager for a good show, kept stabbing Lu Ze in the back.

"Tch, what do you know?" Lu Ze glared at Xu Zhiyuan, then turned around, sat on the sofa, crossed his legs, and looked at Zhu Yun with disdain. "I can't compare to Brother Yan, but I can't compare to him? What a joke."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yun could not stand it. No matter what, he was still the young master of the Zhu family, and when he got serious, he was quite imposing. The young master could say whatever he wanted to him, but why was this carefree person so arrogant?

Seeing Zhu Yun's posture, as if he was about to fight Lu Ze, Zhu Yan said calmly, "He is X."

(『◉⌓◉』)

Zhu Yun immediately stopped walking.

What?

Him? X?

"Ahem... Well, you are indeed a little better than me, just a little." Zhu Yun looked away.

Lu Ze was even more smug, and he even raised his chin at Xu Zhiyuan, his face full of smugness.

Xu Zhiyuan rolled his eyes at Lu Ze and kicked him, "Trying to show off?"

"Ugh! Was it really necessary? I just showed off a little." Lu Ze pouted, glanced at Xu Zhiyuan, and rubbed his leg.

Xu Zhiyuan ignored him.

Serves him right, who told him to show off?

The cheerful atmosphere in the study was broken by a knock on the door.

"Young Master, the Patriarch and the others have brought Young Master Xie Sheng'an to see you."

……

The room fell silent.