Chapter 1543 - 1533: Guilt

Chapter 1543: Chapter 1533: Guilt

Jiang Cheng listened to the technician’s guidance while relying on his insight, his mind working at full speed, his hands continuously tapping on the keyboard.

The sweat on Jiang Cheng’s forehead grew bigger, and his fingers hit the keyboard faster and faster. His expression was no longer as calm as before, and it was unclear what exactly was going on.

This technician had been working with Jiang Cheng for five years. In his heart, Jiang Cheng had always been steady, unflappable in emergencies, and knew how to balance work and life.

This was the first time he saw Jiang Cheng so flustered. What was it for? Because of this lock? No, definitely not, it was because of the woman standing next to him.

This woman was dressed in designer clothes, her posture exceedingly dignified, but in the eyes of these technicians, she was no different from those gold-diggers who pursued Jiang Cheng before!

They sized up Mu Xue, thinking she might be some socialite, but didn’t understand why Jiang Cheng took a liking to her. This woman did have some looks, a decent figure, but they had never heard of any other merits she might have, and they had never heard the name Mu Xue before.

She just stood there watching, doing nothing. Sigh! It seems Jiang Cheng has found himself a burden, unfortunately!

This woman’s name is Mu Xue, Jiang Cheng’s current lover. They have been together for three months now, perhaps appreciating Jiang Cheng’s abilities, she stuck by Jiang Cheng’s side relentlessly, and Jiang Cheng couldn’t do anything about it. Gradually entangled, Jiang Cheng discovered that this girl held no ulterior motives, unlike other women who were only after Jiang Cheng’s money. She didn’t need money, as long as she had Jiang Cheng by her side, she was satisfied.

She simply genuinely liked Jiang Cheng and wanted to be with him. Jiang Cheng was worn down by her persistence and decided to give the relationship a try, and their relationship gradually improved.

However, in the current situation, she, the spoiled rich girl, probably can’t be of much help!

Mu Xue looked at the screen filled with incomprehensible words, symbols, and code. She really wanted to help, but having been spoiled since childhood, these were entirely outside her area of expertise.

If it was before, she probably would have just waited for others to solve it. But now this was about the person she loved, they were in a relationship, so she couldn’t just stand by.

Jiang Cheng, is this really so difficult? Why don’t you take a break, you’re dripping with sweat." "No worries, just stand by," Jiang Cheng replied gently, his tone filled with pampering warmth. "The most important thing right now is to unlock this lock!"

"Exactly, don’t create more trouble, Miss. Just stand aside and watch, there’s nothing here that requires your assistance. The only thing you can do for us is not to disturb Jiang Cheng, let him focus on unlocking this lock, or else none of us will leave here in one piece today! Step back!

It seems the technicians didn’t like Mu Xue, thinking she was a burden, and wondered why they should even care about her!

Mu Xue didn’t dare disturb Jiang Cheng further, understanding that there wasn’t much she could contribute here.

However, she sincerely wanted to prove she wasn’t a burden, that she wasn’t a woman needing to rely on a man! She stood by Jiang Cheng, watching him worriedly.

Large beads of sweat dripped from Jiang Cheng’s forehead, and Mu Xue gripped the handkerchief in her hand tightly, wanting to step forward to wipe the sweat for him, but she couldn’t. This was the bottleneck period for cracking the password, if she went forward now it would disturb Jiang Cheng.

Then today, as the technician said, they truly might "not leave here alive".

Time passed quickly, and after a while, Mu Xue saw Jiang Cheng’s computer screen showing success, the codes no longer looked as complex as before.

It seemed Jiang Cheng had broken through the most difficult bottleneck period, and what followed was a slightly easier advanced stage. Time again passed for quite a while.

Suddenly, beside Mu Xue, she saw the strip showing the system’s crack code on Jiang Cheng’s computer slowly approaching one hundred. At this point, Mu Xue quickly ran to Jiang Cheng’s side.

Watching the squares of the code cracking strip fill up slowly, seeing the number on the computer screen gradually turn to one hundred, suddenly Jiang Cheng uttered the words, "Lock opened!"

Mu Xue immediately saw the password everyone had been longing for. Jiang Cheng finally let out a sigh of relief, looking at Mu Xue with a slight smile.

Because she hadn’t been much help before and was told by others she was useless, Mu Xue, out of defiance, was eager to know the password and to finally help them by unlocking it.

She desperately wanted to prove she wasn’t a woman who succeeded by relying on a man; she wanted to prove she really could do it. She was too absorbed to look at Jiang Cheng. After knowing the password, she immediately disappeared from Jiang Cheng’s sight.

Before Jiang Cheng could react, she was already rushing towards the password lock. In her current state, she barely resembled a socialite, but it was clear everyone started admiring her. Such a small girl, so brave, was indeed commendable!

Just as her finger was about to touch the password lock, suddenly a small knife flew out from behind Mu Xue, the knife aimed precisely at a critical spot.

But by then, Mu Xue had no time to dodge, and she could only watch the flying knife about to hit her, when Jiang Cheng, upon seeing the situation, immediately jumped up, rushed toward Mu Xue, scooped her up, and pushed her away.

They both fell to the ground, neither appeared seriously injured. But that knife was truly sharp, instantly leaving a small cut on Jiang Cheng’s arm, from which bright red liquid dripped onto the dark wooden floor.

The sudden flying knife was enough to scare anyone out of their wits. "Mu Xue, watch out!" Jiang Cheng yelled quickly. Thankfully, his sharp eyes saw it in time, and he promptly pushed Mu Xue aside, shielding her with his body, though unfortunately, his own arm was cut.

Blood began to flow from the cut. Mu Xue, seeing this, panicked and realized. "What to do, what to do? Are you okay, Jiang Cheng?" Yet Jiang Cheng remained calm.

"It’s nothing," Jiang Cheng said lightly. Mu Xue looked at Jiang Cheng’s wound, "Nonsense, it doesn’t look like nothing at all."

"You’re really hurt," Mu Xue said, looking at the blood oozing from the wound, feeling very guilty. Previously, she thought she was useless and still needed others’ protection.

"Alright, it’s nothing. Stand over there, and don’t make others worry like this in the future, okay?" Jiang Cheng said, looking at Mu Xue’s face, which was full of grievance.

Seeing the small person in front of him, she must feel particularly guilty right now, but it didn’t matter, did it? This was what he chose to do, he just wanted to protect her after all.

"Okay, I’ll be cautious, cautious, and more cautious next time, so I won’t bother you again, I promise." She spoke loudly, just to make sure Jiang Cheng understood her current feelings, her deep concern for him.