Chapter 336 - Interesting But Stupid
"She saved me and my mother."Mr. Hou started. "When I was in highschool, I fell in love with the smart woman who liked to spent most of her time in the library with me. It was Scarlette."
"How did she save you?"
"My mother's gambling was really bad. At first, I was working during weekends to feed myself and my late brother. However, this escalated to working to provide money for her. I didn't do anything about it." Mr. Hou lowered his head. Seeing this, his wife immediately patted his back.
"It's alright… honey."
Sienna knew that this reaction was because of the fact that Mr. Hou's younger brother died while working as a delivery guy when he was still in highschool. That's right. Mr. Hou's brother died because their mother forced him to work so he could gave her money for her gambling and debts.
"Then she discovered that I am learning how to make softwares. One of her friends told her that I could easily hack a machine… and I… "
"So she asked you to help her cheat?"
Mr. Hou nodded.
"It was Scarlette who saved me back then. She gave me the money to put my mother in rehab. She… also gave me money for my brother's burial rites. She told me that everything happened because… I helped my mother. Then she comfort me."
"So… she convince you that it was your fault?"
He nodded at that.
"And… as payment you gave her something?"
Again, the man nodded.
"A code?"
"Yes. This was really— This was really— It happened a long time ago."
Sienna nodded. Mr. Hou went to school late because of his mother. So he was already older than Scarlette and all of his classmates when he was in highschool.
"The code that you gave her was that of a security software?"
"Yes. It was for a security. It wasn't a software yet. But… I designed it because we started talking about hacking and other things that wasn't as popular back then. I thought she was really smart and that her visions were unreal. When I was with her, I started to see a good future, where everything can be run by a small… single computer."
"Excuse me?"
"The code was originally a part of something that I wanted to make in the past. It was something that the younger, unpractical version of me once thought of."
"A computer that could control other computers." Sienna stated.
"Yes."
"And you told her this idea?"
"Yes."
Sienna lowered her head. "I understand."
"Because of that incident, I was convinced not to touch the computers again. Until now, I always thought that my talents could bring me nothing but bad luck. " Mr. Hou shook his head. "I don't regret anything in the past."
"Oh?" What an interesting but stupid man.
"So you were saying that she was using this program to earn millions?"
"Yes. Sadly, we can no longer take it back from her. I believe she already got rid of all the evidence that it was yours aside from the signature that you included in the code, yes?"
"How did you— "
"I saw the program. She wanted to sell it to me." Actually, everything became really clear after she heard Mr. Hou's words. The reason why Scarlette showed her the code…
The reason why she suddenly revealed her betrayal.
The reason why she tried to bait Sienna into buying the software.
Everything was really simple.
Scarlette wanted to suffer together with the male lead.
Now… now…
Just how stupid was this reason?
She fought the urge to roll her eyes.
Actually, the female and male lead of this world is going to create a kind of super computer that would help the country. It was something that the authorities could use to track criminals from all over the world.This computer isn't only something that one could use for tracking but it was something that could also hack any computers in the world.
The technology would become an asset in the country.
Because of this, the male and female lead would stand on top of everyone else.
Sienna sighed inwardly. The plot is slowly revealing itself in her head without the help of the system. She wondered what is happening inside her now.
"So… you wanted me to take back the software?"
"Do you want to?" Sienna asked.
"No. That woman saved me."
"That woman was the same person who pushed you into misery." Of course Sienna was just spouting lies. This was nothing but her assumption. She thought that everything that happened to Mr. Hou might be connected to the crafty Scarlette too.
That woman liked to destroy her enemies.
She did everything to suppress the female lead in secret.
It wouldn't be too surprising if she do the same nasty things to suppress this man too.
"What are you talking about?" Mr. Hou asked.
"Well, I want you to think about it, Mr. Hou. Who told you to help your mother? Who told your brother about the delivery job."
"It was me…"
"Really?" Sienna lifted an eyebrow. Her instincts were telling her that the man before her already knew what she meant. "If that is the case then… there is no reason for us to talk about this anymore."
"I don't want to betray Scarlette."
"Even if…"
"Yes. I am not that type of person that would hate people who wronged me."
"So you don't want to take it back?"
"No."
"Even if that person might be the same person who killed your brother?"
"No. Revenge won't give me anything. Ms. Rouse, I already have a family, a small child. I don't want to put them in any risk."
Again, interesting. But boring. Ugh, she felt irritated.
Was it because she was the exact opposite of this man?
"Anyway, I am not going to asked you to take it back. Don't worry about it."
The man gave her a suspicious gaze. "Really?"
"Really. However, I want you to work for me. I want you to create the super computer that you want to create. I will provide you with…"
"I'm taking it."
"Hm?"That was really quick!