My brother entrusted his child to me, and I livestreamed raising the baby, making the Empress cry wi

Inside Toys "R" Us at the CBD Mall.

Lin Ye was holding Xiao Douzi's hand, watching her pick and choose among a row of plush toys.

In the end, Xiao Douzi chose a small hamster the size of her palm. It was white and fluffy, and when she held it in her hand, its eyes sparkled.

Just then, Lin Ye's phone vibrated in his pocket.

Lin Ye frowned slightly, took out his phone, and glanced at the screen—Wang Musheng.

He was an agent for his investment company.

Wang Musheng has been with him for more than five years. He is always steady in his work and rarely calls him when he is resting.

Lin Ye's eyelid twitched.

He knew something must have happened.

Lin Ye didn't answer the phone immediately. Instead, he silently said in his mind, "System, turn off the live stream."

[Ding—Live stream has ended.]

The light in the sky went out instantly; he no longer cared what was happening in the Great Flame Kingdom.

The more important thing now is to see what happened at the company.

"Little Douzi," Lin Ye squatted down to look her in the eye and pointed to the less crowded corner at the end of the shelf.

"Godfather is going to take a call over there. You can choose for yourself first, okay? If you see one you like, just ask the lady next to you to get it for you. Godfather will be right back."

Little Douzi looked at him with bright, sparkling eyes and nodded earnestly: "Okay, Godfather, Little Douzi will wait for you to come back obediently."

Lin Ye smiled and ruffled her hair, then stood up, took his phone, and walked to the corner.

It was indeed quiet around the corner.

To the left is a row of floor-to-ceiling glass windows, outside which is the city skyline.

To the right is the mall's fire exit, the door is closed, and there is a green "Emergency Exit" sign above it, emitting a dim light.

He then pressed the answer button and held the phone to his ear.

"Mr. Lin," Wang Musheng's voice sounded a little tense on the other end of the phone, "Is it a convenient time for you to talk?"

"Speak," Lin Ye said in a low but steady voice.

She turned slightly to the side, her shoulder pressed against the cold glass window, her gaze still fixed on the direction of Xiaodouzi.

"Something happened at that precision manufacturing plant in Xingcheng." Wang Musheng spoke faster than usual. "The motherboard of the five-axis CNC system of the core equipment burned out, and the entire production line stopped."

Lin Ye frowned.

The precision manufacturing plant in Xingcheng is a key investment project for him this year, specializing in the production of high-precision blades for aero engines.

The equipment was imported from the United States. The entire system cost him more than 200 million, and the motherboard alone was worth 100 million.

"What's going on!?" Lin Ye's voice was still steady, but the last syllable of his voice trailed off.

"The production line suddenly tripped this morning. The electrician checked and said it was due to voltage fluctuations at the power company, but in the end, all the other equipment was fine, only that motherboard burned out." Wang Musheng paused.

"The engineers at the factory inspected it and said that the core control chip on the motherboard was burned through and could not be repaired; it could only be replaced."

"How long will it take to replace it?" Lin Ye asked.

"The US has replied. They said this motherboard is a custom-made part and they don't have it in stock. They have to order it from headquarters. Production, testing, and shipping will take at least three months." Wang Musheng's voice was filled with obvious anxiety.

"President Lin, our factory can't wait three months. The first batch of blades, due next month, is already half-finished. If we stop for three months, the penalty for breach of contract will be 300 million."

Three months.

The production line was shut down for three months, and it's not just a matter of money.

Lin Ye frowned even more deeply as he pondered.

The factory in Xingcheng was his stepping stone into the high-end manufacturing field. The client was the largest aero-engine company in China. Losing this order would make it difficult to enter the market again.

"Did they ask in the United States if they could expedite the process?" he asked again.

"Even expedited service will take two and a half months," Wang Musheng sighed.

"It's impossible to meet the delivery deadline, and the expedited fee will be 50%, plus we'll have to send someone to fly over and supervise it personally. Mr. Lin, I've done the calculations, and even with expedited delivery, the penalty for not meeting the deadline plus the losses from the work stoppage will mean a loss of at least 500 million."

More than 500 million.

Lin Ye ran his fingers over the phone case a couple of times, making a soft rustling sound.

It's not that he can't come up with the money, but this project is the core of his entire high-end manufacturing strategy. If there is a delay in delivery, the damage to his reputation will be far more than just 500 million yuan.

He even started to wonder if someone was deliberately targeting him.

A fellow industry player? A competitor? Or someone who doesn't like him venturing into other industries and stealing business?

Voltage fluctuations caused other devices to be fine, but the most important part, the motherboard, burned out.

coincidence?

Lin Ye didn't believe in coincidences.

But right now, the most important thing is not to find the culprit, but to solve the immediate delivery problem.

As for whether anyone resorted to underhanded tactics—

He will investigate this thoroughly!

Lin Ye didn't say anything more; his mind began to quickly consider countermeasures.

Suddenly, something occurred to him—

System Shop!

He remembered there was a repair product that he had glanced at before, but at the time he thought he wouldn't need it and didn't look at it in detail.

He immediately had the system open the online store, quickly scanned the various products, and his gaze fell on one of them.

[Component Repair Talisman: Performs microscopic, non-destructive repair on specified components, restoring their performance to factory settings. Before use, attach the talisman to the damaged component's surface. The talisman will automatically analyze the damage pattern and perform molecular-level reconstruction. Depending on the complexity of the component, the repair time will be no more than 2 hours and no less than 2 minutes. Requires 80000 Shock Points to redeem.]

Molecular-level recombination.

Repairing this motherboard is more than enough.

But Lin Ye glanced at his current shock value balance—the live stream hadn't settled yet, and he only had 5200 points left after exchanging for the backlash paper from his previous exchange.

80000 points is far from enough!

"President Lin?" Wang Musheng waited a moment on the other end of the phone before tentatively calling out.

"Wait a moment," Lin Ye said calmly. "I'll call you back in a bit."

"Okay." Wang Musheng didn't ask any more questions and hung up the phone.

Lin Ye put his phone back in his pocket and walked back to Xiao Douzi's side.

The little girl had already moved to another area, and there were several more fluffy animal plush toys in the car.

"Are you done shopping, Xiao Douzi?" Lin Ye bent down and asked her.

Xiao Douzi glanced at the line of cars following behind, smiled sheepishly, and nodded.

"That's enough, Godfather. There's too much. Little Douzi won't be able to play with it all. And Little Douzi is a little hungry." He said, rubbing his little tummy.

Lin Ye smiled, patted her head, and said gently, "Okay, then we won't buy it."

He then turned around and said to the clerk behind him, "Pay for the rest of them together. Deliver them to room 2601, Times Square."

The shop assistant quickly responded, signaling the line of cars behind to catch up, and pushed her shopping cart toward the checkout counter.

The bill has been settled.

Lin Ye, accompanied by two rows of store clerks, left Toys "R" Us with Xiao Douzi in tow.

Two rows of shop assistants stood neatly in line and shouted in unison, "Welcome to visit us again!"

His voice was loud and clear, attracting the attention of customers in several nearby shops.

Lin Ye didn't turn around, he just waved his hand slightly.

He took Xiaodouzi's hand and walked towards the food court on the third floor of the mall.

"Come on, godfather will take you to eat."

As Lin Ye walked along the road, thinking about the Xingcheng factory, he silently said in his mind, "System, proceed with the live settlement."

The system responded immediately.

[Ding—Live stream settlement in progress. Please wait.]

A light screen, invisible to outsiders, unfolded before his eyes, casting a pale blue glow on his face.

The densely packed data appeared line by line, item by item, clearly listed.

Lin Ye suddenly opened his eyes wide, as if he had seen something incredible!