Chapter 68:A Little Flattery, and She’ll Come Running Back
Seeing Wan Yue’s face again, Damon realized her preliminary win wasn’t luck She’d also won the finals.
In the challenge round, the top twenty finalists chose their opponents. They could propone & problem, but had to solve it themselves. If the opponent failed to solve the problem or offer a viable approach, they were eliminated.
The 20th, 19th, and 18th ranked competitors all chose Wan Yue! After she solved their problems, hey were eliminated. The 17th, 16th, and 15th did the same.
Netizens were outraged.
“Why are they all challenging Jiang Wan Yue?Looking down
“It’s like the six major sects besieging Mount Hua!”
“My QQ Farm is calling; my crops are dying!”
on housewives?
The competitors couldn’t see the comments. One by one, they challenged Wan Yue, and one by one, they were defeated. Wan Yue remained on stage.
Damon watched Wan Yue on the screen, mesmerized.She seemed even more beautiful.Did she really understand all this?She only had a bachelor’s degree.Had she secretly studied during her seven years as a housewife?
A shareholder suggested, “Let’s invite Ms. Jiang to be our CTO.”
“She’s excellent, and she’s Mr. Fu’s wife.It’s the perfect fit.”
Damon’s face was grim.“We’re divorced.”
The shareholders didn’t consider it a major obstacle.
“Get back together!”
With his looks and status, what woman can’t he get?”
“Women
are like dogs; a little flattery, and they’ll come running back.”
The second–ranked finalist stepped onto the stage, forced to challenge Wan Yue.Damon’s breath caught in his throat.Should he really recruit her?Going from housewife to CTO, overseeing all of Fu Corporation’s R&D?It would be the talk of the town.
He looked at Fu Lingyue.“Uncle, what do you think? Wan Yue has no work experience. Giving her . such responsibility…”
Fu Lingyue interrupted.“Whether she accepts Eu Corporation’s offer is another matter entirely.” Damon chuckled.“Uncle thinks Wan Yue will refuse to work for me out of spite?“He found it improbable.“What company would offer a housewife with no experience a CTO position?”
The other shareholders nodded.
One commented, “It’s because of her connection to Mr. Fu that we’re comfortable giving her the position.”
“She might have some
resentment, but I believe Mr. Fu can win her back.”
The shareholders looked at Damon with a mixture of hope and amusement.
11:48
< Chapter 68 A Little Flattery, and Sh….
Fu Lingyuan, stroking his chin, chuckled.“Excellent! Excellent!”
Damon sighed.“Fine, I’ll give her a chance.”
***
Menu
On the screen, Wan Yue defeated the second–ranked finalist.The head of the ALI committee announced her victory.She accepted the gold medal.
The host asked, “Ms. Jiang, how did a seven–year housewife win the gold medal?”
Wan Yue looked up, the stage lights almost blinding her.She took a deep breath, recalling her
ighteen–year–old self.Her eyes shone with brilliance.
“The secret to my success? I started loving myself.I found the courage to embrace a new life, unburdened by others‘ expectations, unshaken by their judgments. I allow myself to be doubted, but I don’t seek validation from anyone but myself. I am
She smiled radiantly.“I’ll look back on my past, but I won’t return.”
Her victory sent shockwaves across the internet.
“Congratulations
to this
remarkable
my own master!”
woman! May her future be
“Ms. Jiang Wan Yue, a vast world awaits you!”
bright!
“I said it before; when a woman stops seeking validation from men, her world expands!”
Top universities congratulated Wan Yue.Within thirty minutes, prestigious international universities sent congratulatory messages and invitations.
Netizens realized the competition’s global reach. Companies, including state–owned defense contractors, offered her jobs.
Some netizens went to the accounts of several wealthy wives who’d previously bullied Zhou Zhou.They deleted their apology posts after seeing Wan Yue’s success.
“Jiang Wan Yue won gold! What do you have to say, ladies?”
Opportunistic, two–faced, snobbish! You bully children and the vulnerable, but you won’t be punished in real life. I’m going to destroy your reputations online!”
Those wives were watching the livestream.As one competitor after another was defeated, their faces grew increasingly grim.Wan Yue’s influence grew with each victory.Some wives quickly deactivated their social media accounts.
After the competition, a wealthy wife asked in a group chat:
“Should we apologize again?”
Another responded bleakly, “My husband and mother–in–law are yelling at me.
“Mine too.”
Their husbands learned about the incident at Chongde and received messages from the world’s top universities and corporations. The consequences for those wives, both online and at home, were yet to be fully realized. Their husbands posted formal apologies on their corporate Weibo
accounts.
Wan Yue stepped down from the stage, surrounded by congratulatory scholars and professors.She saw Shane standing a few meters away, watching her.
