Xu Youyuan said: "After I came out of the bureau, I asked the group to investigate the matter thoroughly, but I was rejected on the grounds that the incident had subsided. Neither the chairman nor the senior management wanted to make extra troubles.
"SQUALL is not afraid of negative news, let alone the negative news that has been reversed. Some people may still say a few words after the incident, and in a few years, everyone will forget about it. And 'reshape the universe' It has reached its fifth year. Five years is also a critical stage for a popular game. Even because of the rise of other holographic games, there are signs of an unhealthy decline in revenue. At this time, a sensational news was created. , it may be a positive thing in the group's view to shift people's attention back to 'reshaping the universe'."
Shi Ye: "You said that all this was directed and acted by SQUALL?"
Xu Youyuan: "It's possible."
"But this is no child's play. Is it too risky to make such a big event just to make a front page headline?"
"Besides, there is another important reason." Xu Youyuan's eyes and deep voice made Shi Ye tremble.
"You mean... want to deal with you?" Shi Ye wondered, "Want to pull you off the producer? Put you in jail?"
"It's not that I didn't think about that possibility."
"If you are going to be imprisoned, why do you have to spend a lot of money to reconcile, find someone to blame, and let you out?"
"If I really had an accident, I would have confirmed all the evidence, and 'reshaping the universe' would not be able to keep it. What benefits would SQUALL get?" Xu Youyuan said, "At first these thoughts were just guesses hidden in my mind. , and soon, when I was recalled to the company and asked me to resign on the board of directors, I knew everything was as I thought. SQUALL didn't really want to put me in jail, but it wouldn't let me off so easily. It wasn't an accident, it was a big hole where I wanted to tear my legs off."
Hearing this, Shi Ye deeply understood the terrifying nature of the matter: "You Yuan, what did you do to become a thorn in others' eyes?"
Xu Youyuan's eyebrows sank into a gloomy air, and she did not answer Shi Ye's question.
But Shi Ye could see that Xu Youyuan understood everything, but she didn't want to say it.
Presumably this has a lot to do with it.
Maybe there is a crisis in Xu Youyuan's professional environment. Shi Ye, a layman, can't understand it, and her friend must have a reason for her to explain it.
However, there is a matter related to her now, which must be asked.
"Wait a minute, talking so much, what does it have to do with my sister?" Shi Ye pulled the topic back, "Don't change the subject."
Xu Youyuan smiled at her: "I don't have the habit of changing the subject."
After the vehicle incident, she felt an unprecedented danger, and the attitude of the board of directors made her feel extremely chilled.
This was clearly a cauldron that fell from the sky and was firmly buckled on her head.
If this matter were put in ten years ago, the 20-something-year-old Leng Touqing might have been so hot that he would have to stay where he was. He was so angry that he would carry a huge cauldron, and he would not fight back on the spot without finding out the truth. The face never stops.
Now Xu Youyuan, who has been immersed in the workplace for many years, understands that she cannot turn the situation around by herself, at least not now.
What she can do now is to quickly hide in the dark, recharge her batteries, investigate secretly, and clear her grievances.
As a producer, she is also the person in charge of the entire team. Whether it is development or pre-launch testing, the fireproof encryption of the entire game, the inside story of the vehicle incident has not been disclosed to the outside world, and she cannot get rid of it.
The company can bear most of the compensation, but Xu Youyuan must also be punished.
Originally, her financial strength was not a problem, but the money spent on the treatment and aftercare of her deceased mother in the early stage was already huge, and this punishment would only be a traumatic experience.
The company didn't let her down, and the final decision hurt her more than hurting her bones.
"We have given an explanation to the society. As long as you hand over all your equity, leave SQUALL, and give an explanation to the group, we will find a solution for the rest, and you don't have to worry about it."
While she was going home to accompany her dying mother, the old club hit her hard on the back, trying to break her spine. Not only did she take away her own son who had condensed all her efforts to "reshape the universe", but also ruined her reputation in the industry and society.
She knew that SQUALL was finally going to start that project, the one she was vehemently opposed to.
Kick her out completely, make her bear the guilt, and even give her a cowardly image. SQUALL eliminated Xu Youyuan's big trouble in complete self-protection.
Fortunately, her bones were hard enough, and she was next to each other, at least standing, not lying down.
What really shattered her life was not SQUALL, who was hiding an unspeakable secret, but her wife—Xiao An, who is now her ex-wife.
When Xu Youyuan was in a mess and came home with personal belongings brought back from the company, when she wanted to sleep well and fight again, she saw Xiao An sitting in the living room waiting for her.
The dog they raised together tried to jump on her lap, but she refused.
"I know it's very sudden, and you have just experienced an unpleasant experience, but I don't want to wait any longer. In fact, before your mother became seriously ill, I had the current idea, and I always felt that it was out of time for fear of causing you a greater burden. I held back and didn't say it, but I didn't expect to be soft-hearted until now, it's not good for you or me." Xiao An was wearing professional clothes at home, and the whole person was tense and firm, with compassion and heartlessness.
Xiao An said: "I think it's better not to drag it on... Who knows what will happen if we continue, I don't want to embarrass us. You Yuan, you are my closest person, and I don't want to hide it from you."
There was no derailment, no quarrel, and no major setbacks. Xiao An talked to her in a way that adults are familiar with.
It's like the smiles on both sides when being tossed by Party A, and it's like the follow-up instruction when dismissing an employee. This is a war without gunpowder in the adult world, and it is the cultivation of keeping the scene beautiful no matter what happens.
Sitting at the home where the two have lived together for three years, the lovers and legal partners of nearly five years parted ways in a peaceful atmosphere in less than fifteen minutes.
The luggage was packed long ago, and the friend's car was parked outside the house. Xiao An specially waited for Xu Youyuan to come back. After saying goodbye to her, she left directly.
Shi Ye said: "The divorce between you and Xiao An was too sudden, and it was caught in the middle of your mother's death and the vehicle incident. It's hard for me to ask the cause and effect. So... why did you separate?"
"There's no reason." Xu Youyuan thought about it and said, "It's okay, but I don't love each other anymore. I put all my energy on work, and I don't care much about her. She feels like she is single. , but also bound for family reasons. Since it is no different from being single, why not just be single? That's what she thinks. I have no other ideas. Since love is dead, there is no reason to be tied again. "
Shi Ye couldn't speak for a while.
She and Xu Youyuan are very familiar, but no matter how familiar they are, she doesn't have much to talk about when the couple lives behind closed doors, and she knows it coldly.
"She thinks I don't know what love is anymore." Xu Youyuan looked at Shi Ye very seriously, "She thinks I can't love anyone anymore. She said that the gifts I give on various festivals are not because I love her, nor are they Because she needs it, it's a habit. It's like the habit of getting up in the morning, brushing your teeth and washing your face, and doing it again at night. Day after day, the same thing, without any passion, she doesn't want to enter the middle-aged life that is getting more and more numb, she Totally tired of it."
"Do you think she's right?"
Xu Youyuan said: "I didn't think it before, but I thought about it after I was free in the past few days. Maybe she was right. I didn't agree with her statement before, but I didn't have time to think about it. Later, didn't I lose my job? I have enough. I have time to think about what she said. I admit she is right, I do care more about work. However, how can I maintain my current life if I don’t work hard? If I don’t go up, someone will immediately pass over my head, Born in this position at this age, do I have any other choice?"
Shi Ye knew: "That's why you and my sister are in this complaining mood..."
Xu Youyuan had a headache: "Even if I'm irritable, I can't take the initiative to sleep with your sister. I said, this is a complete accident."
The divorce procedures with Xiao An were handled very quickly. The two signed the electronic agreement respectively, and they didn't even have to go to the Civil Affairs Bureau. In this era, everything can be done online.
The two agreed to divorce and divide the family property equally. Of course, Xu Youyuan had not much family property to divide.
Xu Youyuan wanted to keep the only house she had now, so she was separated from Xiao An's money for a few months.
Xiao An didn't agree. She wanted to go abroad. She had already signed up for all the courses, and she was just short of the last payment. She must get her fair share now.
"Selling a home takes time."
"I have a friend who can pay the full amount. The transfer procedure is also very fast now, don't delay any longer, You Yuan."
Shi Ye was a little angry: "It's procrastination for her, but what about you? You're not prepared at all. After such a big event, she actually urged you to sell your house?"
Xu Youyuan did not comment, and continued: "The house was sold soon, and then I moved to the western suburbs, as you know."
When Xu Youyuan moved out of the duplex building facing the bustling river view in the city center, she didn't bring anything except two boxes and a backpack for daily necessities.
The previous car was sold and replaced with a small broken car without a driverless system. Fortunately, Xu Youyuan is old and has caught up with the age of the driver's license test, so it is no problem to drive by herself.
The exchanged money paid the rent for a whole year. In this era, even for a one-bedroom apartment in the western suburbs, the rent is staggeringly high. However, compared with the tens of thousands of rents in the city, the suburbs are still very cost-effective except for being farther away, that is, they pay a little bit of gas every month.
After cleaning, Xu Youyuan moved in.
After living in the western suburbs for about a week, she calculated the remaining money and knew that she had to find a job, and she desperately needed income.
You can write code, draw original paintings, and even write some scripts. Xu Youyuan always took a breath and never let up. Over the years, she has accumulated a lot of contacts at work, and Xu Youyuan thought that even if she did not work, it would not be difficult to take up some private work and make a living.
Unexpectedly, these contacts all left her at a critical moment.
The vehicle storm of "reshaping the universe" is a household name across the country, not to mention the industry. Xu Youyuan was kicked out of SQUALL because of this incident and became a bereaved dog, which has reduced her from an industry boss to a laughing stock in the industry. Even a scourge. In addition, SQUALL continued to suppress secretly, and all the news Xu Youyuan sent to friends in the industry fell into disrepair.
Thirty-four years old, a tired middle-aged woman, who had just experienced the loss of her mother, a divorce storm, and a fall from the clouds. She was injured and found herself trapped in a valley with no way out, with only one person left.