I Treat You as My Sister, But You Want to be My Wife?!
Chapter 596: Secret Deal

Chapter 596: Chapter 596: Secret Deal

Shi Jia was a bit angry when she saw the other party’s resolute attitude. She pouted, thinking she was only trying to help. Why was he losing his temper with her? If this framework were dismantled, who knew how much time it would waste? This person was really stubborn. If Lin Kai were here, he would definitely support her ideas wholeheartedly; she guessed it would have been approved by now.

She also regretted not just following Linn and Mr. Lin when she had hesitated earlier. That moment’s hesitation had cost her the chance and offended two people. Zhang Tao’s attitude toward her just now must have been because she had initially spoken up for Lin Kai. It was utterly ridiculous.

She had thought she was some great character. If it weren’t for them, he couldn’t have created this software space on his own. And now he dared to throw his weight around here. If the software weren’t genuinely useful, she wouldn’t even want to stay.

Unable to hold back, she blurted out, "Look at him, if you didn’t know better, you’d think he single-handedly made the software. Could he have managed it without us? I think we’ve just been giving him too much face. Calling him ’Mr. Zhang’ all the time has made him too arrogant."

If we all left with Mr. Lin now, I’d like to see if he could still smile. If it weren’t for this project being here, I wouldn’t have stayed. Want to start over, huh? Then go ahead, start over. I’d like to see if it can turn out as he expects it to."

It was truly ridiculous how someone would take another’s words as if they were a divine decree. To an outsider, it’d appear he was looking after his own dog." Because she was angry, her words flew out thoughtlessly, one after another. When she finished, she realized what she had said and quickly covered her mouth.

Oh my God, she had actually spoken like that in public, and in his presence no less. What if she had been overheard? Was she going to get fired or sidelined? No way, why was she so unlucky? She looked around quickly and, seeing he wasn’t there, breathed a sigh of relief. Then she looked at her colleagues.

To her shock, they were all staring, seemingly unable to believe that such a well-behaved woman could speak like that in private. Shi Jia didn’t know how to handle it. Previously, Mr. Lin would have helped cover for her, reminding her to not speak recklessly.

Now without Mr. Lin’s reminders, she found it hard to control her own outspoken nature. Her personality was such that she sometimes couldn’t help but blurt out the unvarnished truth, like these complaints that were only supposed to stay in her head but had now come out into the open.

"Ahem, don’t take it to heart, everyone. Those were just some careless words I spoke without thinking. Please don’t spread them around, it’s just how I am occasionally." After saying this, she turned around, embarrassed, and quickly went back to her work, hastening to dismantle the framework.

The others seemed to understand and didn’t say much more, only occasionally pulling out their phones to send messages quickly, as if gossiping about something. Seeing this drove Shi Jia nearly mad. Oh God, if only she hadn’t been so impulsive. Now she’d become the laughing stock of everyone, which really irritated her.

She thought it might be time to look for a new job, not knowing when she might get undercut and have to pay for others’ gains. Since she was leaving anyway, none of this mattered to her anymore. With that thought, she secretly snapped photos of the design drafts and prepared to send them to someone. The laws weren’t so strict at the time, so she could exploit the loopholes.

Who could catch her? She acted so no one would notice. But who to sell to? Shi Jia logged onto a website and posted the software’s concept—not in great detail, just enough to attract interested parties. If interested,

they would contact her directly. Better to make money from selling the framework than keeping it as it was. Excited, Shi Jia no longer thought about how much the software might benefit her. Since she was leaving anyway, why not make a quick buck before she went?

This website was perfect for hiding her identity. All her posts could be made without fear of being traced, and it also had many shady dealings. She posted the information, and soon people noticed and commented, wanting to see more details and saying money was no issue.

Seeing this, Shi Jia was thrilled that someone had taken notice. The framework would sell, if only the boss weren’t so obstinate, clinging to his dated ideas, which was why the software hadn’t launched yet. She felt incredibly smug, as if she could validate her thoughts immediately.

She no longer held any grudges against her colleague’s unusual behavior because she was about to make a large sum of money. Why wouldn’t she be happy? So she hurried to private message the person to discuss the price. The person inquired briefly and also asked about the future development timetable.

Shi Jia then typed up all of Shen Dong’s brainwashing scripts and sent them to them, but she was cautious, insisting on seeing the money first. It seemed she had guessed right; the person immediately transferred a hefty sum of money to Shi Jia. It was the first time she had seen so many zeros, even though she knew research was lucrative.

On receiving her initial payment, joy overwhelmed her. Even a simple concept could fetch so much money, and she hadn’t even given them everything yet. This must have been just a deposit, she thought with glee. So she assertively told the buyer:

"This must be just the deposit, right? I can show you the concept, but you’ll have to pay more later. I put a lot of thought into this."

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