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Ending the call and chuckling at her confidante's bright situation, Ling Qingyu sighed with satisfaction and enjoyed her 'garden.'

"Athena, please ensure at least one satellite is always in sight of ISIS. Monitor their movements and report to me regularly." Ling Qingyu listed out further actions. "Remember I didn't put any more restraint on you. You can roam around freely in your digital world. So, if you can please also analyze any discussions or secrets and explain to me."

"Yes, Mom. I guarantee that you'll be satisfied with my work."

"Of course, I always am, Athena. You're my pride. Don't stress too much; my main goal is never on that organization but merely want to be up-to-date."

"Well, I understand, Mom." Athena replied while she thought otherwise. If her mother didn't have any further conspiracy, she would be the first to disbelieve it. Nonetheless, Athena admitted within these few weeks, she was delighted to freely 'hack'.

Ling Qingyu no longer showed signs of refusal or control over her actions. It seemed like she soared to the sky like an eagle out of parent's guidance. Somehow, even though she obtained what she always wanted to do, she felt pity that her mother stopped teaching her.

Was this what humans called contradictory emotion? No, like Mother told her, she was already a living being with her own heart. What is a human?

Her mother told her, that being human meant having humanity and not getting lost because of the ways of the world. Having values with morals, ethics, and discipline were the components of a human being.

"How's your Spirit Electronics doing?" Ling Qingyu remembered Athena's business in the real world.

"Everything's pretty good. The reviews are outstanding except for some idiots who always had hatred for the world." Athena answered. "Mom, put on the glass and you can follow what I say."

Ling Qingyu complied and saw Athena's projection sitting on the chair beside her with a pair of spectacles, shuffling a deck of paper. She wondered when this childish behavior would vanish.

Listening to her report, Ling Qingyu realized so much had gained in the gaming industry. Steam became consumers' number one choice. With a variety of games, created by Athena plus great storyline, Athena's product had an absolute edge over her competitors.

She also watched Athena's scrolling down over people's comments and smiled. Although Athena managed everything and had nothing to do with her, Ling Qingyu was satisfied with her daughter's journey.

From the gaming and apps industry, Ling Qingyu received a revenue of 2 billion yuan per month unexpectedly. Heck, Athena looked so promising! And this didn't include her income from online trading of stocks and bitcoins.

Given Ling Qingyu's amount restriction to avoid affecting the economy too much, the income from trading appeared similar. In fact, if Athena did an absolute best, the number could become more terrifying.

Not to mention, she had no idea how many assets belonged to her in foreign nations because she didn't bother to sift Athena's work. In and out, the list came and went, how could she have the time and energy to check? Let Athena roam around freely and mess up the economy as long as no drastic consequences occur.

Many other corporations sought cooperation with Athena, which her daughter dealt with social events seamlessly online. There was nothing to add on her part. Really, if not for identity issues, Athena would step on and crush every rich list.

Because of her great luck, she had Athena on her side and she had the capital to fear no one in this world. Her need for connections and social circles dropped when she could manipulate people through Athena's hand.

Ling Qingyu nodded as she listened patiently to Athena's self-report and asked about some areas where she wasn't clear. Afterward, she had a general idea about the progress and felt great joy.

She admitted she couldn't do any better than Athena. Although she used to guide Athena, whenever her daughter inquired about solutions to the problems she encountered, Athena's learning strength and potential were obvious.

"Great work, Athena. If not for my dream, I would lie down and receive my daughter's filial piety." Ling Qingyu joked.

"Mom, if you don't have any ambition, I wouldn't be your daughter in the first place." Athena flattered back.

"Right, how's our progress with hardware—computers, tablets, and phones…etc?" Ling Qingyu asked.

"Mom, if we are to mass-produce, I'm afraid we still need to wait," said Athena with a dejected look.
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"Oh, why? What's stopping our Athena?"

"If we don't want any other imports to prevent outsiders' interference and manufacture products independently, at least over 70-80 percent of our products, we must own a chip-manufacturing and electronic component production factories," Athena replied.

"Because I cannot go out in reality, I've communicated with two factories online that were on the verge of shutdown after several months of being unable to meet break-even.

"Don't worry, Mom. I've investigated their backgrounds. Apart from some specks of dirt within the departments, which we can clean later, there are no huge issues from the broader spectrum. Very clean in my opinion. These won't affect our future. One of them is located in our Province N and the other…the other is in Province S."

In the latter part, Athena spoke softly as if she feared her words would poke Ling Qingyu's fragile heart. Province S contained unbearable memories for Ling Qingyu. Ling Muchen and Ling family, she hated, resided and suppressed the province as a top family like Shen and Xia in Province N.

Sensing Athena's consideration for her emotion, Ling Qingyu laughed at her daughter's cute reaction and brushed away the topic. Also, she felt immense gratitude, understanding Athena's growth and maturity as well as her carefulness with issues pertaining to her.

"Well, what's the matter? You don't need to look at my face for everything." Ling Qingyu shook her head. In fact, her quivering wrists and slight frown clearly proved her restlessness and naturally, Athena captured everything but pretended not to know and continued.

"They beckon me to meet in person in the last 3 days for further discussion. Because you ask me to solve everything myself, I've been shrugging off with various excuses." Athena hugged her knees and blushed. "So, Mom. I guess you have to take a trip for me. I can't help further."

"Athena, you're absolutely great. I forgot about this step but I'm glad you solved everything to this stage. I admit, I'm very impressed." Ling Qingyu praised. "As for the person to send, I might need a team. I guess it's time to grow my army since we have the ambition to set up a group."

Ling Qingyu's business began to expand from the famous clothing brands and beauty products, innovating new designs to the popular fashions. Her hands had begun to pick other important industries. Of course, she could grow from one industry but the power wielded would never be satisfactory.

If she were to seek wealth and some status, her original company would appear fine. But her goal and ideals demanded more.

"Actually, you can take your time, Mom. I can temporarily be your aide because I can discuss the contract with them once you have laid the framework. There's absolutely no need to rush to search for talents and ruin yourself."

"Haha, then, I'll thank Athena for your hard work." Ling Qingyu wondered if her secretary, oh no, President Zhao would take the offer. She could be trusted and Ling Qingyu could free her hand.

Zhao Xiurong: "…"

Shaking her head, Ling Qingyu denied her thought. If she implemented her idea, she swore, Zhao Xiurong would rush into her room someday and grapple her collar and shake till she begged. Recalling carefully, she really didn't allow Zhao Xiurong to rest. So much work piled on her shoulders; the situation was already pitiful enough.

If she overstepped, who knew whether Zhao Xiurong had the idea to resign early… (`^ o ^`)