Chapter 234 - 233: Violent Storm
Chapter 234: Chapter 233: Violent Storm
Having grown up in one, Ye Ling knew better than anyone the damage a single-parent family could inflict on a child.
It was a sense of loneliness that children from typical families could never possibly understand!
It was precisely because he understood that he was so grateful to Ye Feng. If the man hadn’t given him love and care since he was young, doing his best to make up for the absence of a mother’s love, then perhaps...
’I might have been left with childhood trauma, too?’
"You don’t have to think about it so much in the future. My home is your home. You can think of my dad as your dad, and my mom as your mom!"
Ning Ruoxi turned her little head and said with a serious expression,
"And let me tell you, my mom is super nice and incredibly gentle. She’ll definitely like you a lot."
"Thank you."
Seeing Ning Ruoxi’s earnest expression, Ye Ling couldn’t help but plant a kiss on her forehead.
Instantly, Ning Ruoxi’s eyes crinkled in bliss as she giggled foolishly.
"Then I’ll take you home this winter break," Ye Ling said, the corners of his lips curling into a smile.
Hearing this, Ning Ruoxi’s little face fell again. "But I’m still a little nervous..."
"Relax. Didn’t you already meet my dad when he came to visit? The old man adores you. It makes me wonder who the biological child is."
Ye Ling huffed.
’Honestly,’ he thought, ’if I hadn’t lived with Ye Feng my whole life and gotten used to his "tough on the outside, soft on the inside" personality, I’d probably have to seriously wonder if I was picked out of a trash can.’
"Pfft."
Ning Ruoxi burst out laughing, and that little bit of anxiety in her heart completely vanished at Ye Ling’s words.
"Then if you bully me again, I’ll have Uncle Ye beat you up!"
As she spoke, Ning Ruoxi excitedly brandished her little fists.
A few dark lines seemed to form on Ye Ling’s forehead.
So.
’We’re not even married, and my status in the family is already dropping by another notch?’
...
「Time flew by, and the semester at Modu University finally came to an end.」
Ye Ling had been going to campus less frequently during this period, mainly because the design and construction of the Noah operating system had reached its final stages. He wanted to push the project forward and get it done before the end of the term.
Meanwhile, on the international stage, the Xia Wei Group was suddenly hit by a massive storm of controversy.
Numerous overseas corporate groups had suddenly launched an attack on the Xia Wei Group!
First, Guge Company announced that effective immediately, Xia Wei Group’s newly released phones could no longer be equipped with the Little Green People operating system. Furthermore, previously released phones would no longer receive updates for the Little Green People OS!
Following that, several other overseas high-tech companies announced the unilateral cancellation of their business partnerships with the Xia Wei Group.
This news swept across the entire world in an instant, causing a massive uproar.
On the major media websites in Xia Country, countless consumers expressed their outrage.
’So many corporate groups, all of them established high-tech companies, ganging up to attack the Xia Wei Group? They’re really honoring them, huh!’
’Sigh, it’s not the first time, really. Have there been few instances of companies from our country being jointly suppressed by those high-tech giants?’
’So what is the Xia Wei Group supposed to do now? If they can’t use the Little Green People OS, doesn’t that mean they’re completely paralyzed?’
’Support domestic products! I’m going to go buy a Xia Wei Group phone right now!’
’Some people might not realize the severity of the situation. The Xia Wei Group isn’t just a company that sells phones. It also holds a huge market share in the 5G sector. That’s the real reason those corporate groups want to take them down!’
’Exactly! To put it bluntly, the Xia Wei Group developed too quickly and started cutting into those big companies’ pie!’
’The poster above gets it!’
Almost all the major online forums in Xia Country were discussing this incident.
You could say this incident was the spark that lit the fuse.
Over the years, there had been many instances of overseas corporate groups giving Xia Country’s companies a hard time. Everyone had long since had enough!
...
「Peng City, Xia Wei Group.」
In a massive conference room on the top floor, a man in his fifties or sixties with somewhat graying hair sat in the center. Seated below him were numerous high-level executives of the Xia Wei Group.
That man was none other than the current chairman of the Xia Wei Group, Ren Guofeng!
At this moment, a suppressive atmosphere filled the conference room.
Just this morning, they received the news: Guge Company had announced that Xia Wei Group’s smartphones could no longer use the Little Green People operating system!
What did this mean?
It meant that if the Xia Wei Group couldn’t create its own operating system, its future phones would regress to the prehistoric era.
The kind that could only make phone calls!
"Chairman, these foreign corporate groups are coming on strong this time. They’re trying to push our Xia Wei Group into a dead end!"
A man among the seated executives couldn’t help but speak up.
This person was Lin Xiao, the very man who had previously gone to Modu University to meet with Zhou Xing!
"That’s right!"
The other Xia Wei Group executives couldn’t help but sigh as well.
Over the years, the Xia Wei Group had developed rapidly. In just over a decade, it had become the leader of Xia Country’s smartphone industry and taken the world stage!
Recently, it had even surpassed Fruit-brand phones!
It was likely because of this rapid pace of development that the original commercial titans felt threatened, prompting them to join forces to strike at the Xia Wei Group.
This joint restriction initiated by Guge and other corporate groups could be said to have struck the Xia Wei Group’s Achilles’ heel.
A direct hit to their vitals!
Although the Xia Wei Group had developed rapidly over the years, it still lagged behind in many areas of core high technology.
Take smartphones, for instance. The core components all came from those foreign companies.
The operating system, the chips, and so on...
Although the Xia Wei Group had long been preparing for a rainy day, such as with the development of the Noah operating system, it now seemed they were too late!
"Guge’s move this time really caught us off guard."
Ren Guofeng sighed and shook his head. "At first, I thought those corporate groups wouldn’t make a move until the middle of this year at the earliest. I never expected it to be so soon..."
"The Noah operating system isn’t ready yet. What are we supposed to do?"
"So the company really can’t launch an alternative to the Little Green People OS right now?"
"It’s not that we can’t launch one, it’s a problem of the ecosystem!"
The Xia Wei Group executives began to debate again, their faces filled with worry.
They felt that this time, the Xia Wei Group was truly facing the biggest problem in its history.
This was their most dangerous period. If they survived it, the Xia Wei Group might just soar to new heights. But if they didn’t...
Then things would be truly difficult!
The most likely outcome would be getting carved up and devoured by those corporate groups.
After all, the Xia Wei Group currently occupied more than half of the smartphone market. In the eyes of those corporate groups, it was a prime cut of meat!