*

Pei Wu looked at the humanoid robot that had suddenly collapsed into her arms and their hands that had accidentally clasped together. Just moments before, the robot had been warm like a human, but now it was ice cold.

The humanoid robot has the same body temperature as humans, and its highly realistic skin is not hard like a robot, but as soft as a real person.

It was only when its body temperature suddenly returned to its cold state that it began to resemble a robot.

She noticed that the chip on the back of the humanoid robot's neck was flashing red light in a regular pattern.

'Is...the power out?'

*

When his friend mentioned Pei Wu, Shen Yu Nan suddenly recalled what Pei Wu had just said to the servant. He had only been missing for a day and hadn't sent money home the next day as agreed, yet his family had already called his company.

He did use the company phone to call home once, but he didn't tell his family it was the company landline. He didn't think they would be that smart.

Suddenly, a scene flashed through Shen Yu Nan's mind: his younger sister rummaging through his luggage when he returned home for the last Chinese New Year. The image in his mind was of him angrily snatching his business card from his sister's hand.

He suddenly tightened his grip on the chopsticks until the joints turned white.

Shen Yu'nan didn't have much of an appetite to begin with, and now he was staring blankly at the packed food on the table.

After returning to his room, Shen Yu'nan still didn't turn on the light. He sat on the edge of the bed for a while before calling home.

The call was answered quickly; after only two rings, a heavily accented local dialect came from the other end.

"Hello, hello, Xiao Nan, you finally answered the phone..."

"I'll transfer you 30,000 first," Shen Yu'nan interrupted the other party before he could finish speaking.

"No, no, thirty thousand won't do..."

The voice on the other end of the phone suddenly rose in pitch, becoming frighteningly sharp. Shen Yunan even subconsciously moved the phone a little further away, but the harsh, piercing voice from the other end of the phone echoed throughout the quiet room.

"I'll find a way to transfer the rest to you before tomorrow evening."

"Can it work?" Shen Yu Nan lowered his voice slightly after hearing her question.

"Okay. Also, I've already been fired from the company, so don't even think about having any ulterior motives. The company won't give any benefits to a fired employee. If you call the company again, I won't let you find me, just like last time."

Shen Yu Nan hung up the phone after he finished speaking.

He lowered his eyes for a long time before looking up at the scenery outside the window. The night outside was dark and the stars were twinkling, making it seem quiet and vast. However... in this huge world, there was nowhere for him to stay.

*

Pei Wu placed the humanoid robot into the charging compartment to charge. Only after seeing the flashing red light on the back of its neck settle down did she feel relieved enough to go to the restaurant for her meal.

The original owner of the game, Pei Wu, would only have one or two meals with her mother throughout the year, which was considered a great act of filial piety.

Pei Xing is a person who is used to being disciplined, and his whole being exudes the family style cultivated by his superior family background.

However, the original owner of the Pei family, Pei Wu, was spoiled and pampered as the only heir of the Pei family. But when facing her mother, whom she could hardly even be considered a familiar person, she had to pretend to be a well-mannered young lady.

Once or twice a year was already the limit for the original owner of Pei Wu.

While Pei Wu was eating, she heard the system's voice: "Data is updating, please wait."

The refreshed data shows Romance Value: -10 and Friendship Value: 5. Players still need to work harder!

Hearing the system's words, Pei Wu lowered her eyes to hide her unease.

After dinner, Pei Wu returned to her room. The first thing she did upon arriving was to check on the humanoid robot that was charging.

The robot sleeping in the charging compartment looks just like a normal human asleep.

Pei Wu then flipped through the instruction manual that came with the robot.

"The instruction manual doesn't seem to specify how long it needs to be charged."

late at night

Shen Yu Nan woke up once again in the body of a humanoid robot. Looking at the exquisitely decorated ceiling, he knew that he was in the Pei family's main residence.

He sat up and looked around.

At this moment, Pei Wu was already fast asleep in her bed.

Shen Yu'nan sat up from the game pod, still wearing the white T-shirt Pei Wu had just prepared for him. He glanced down at his hands...

He had an idea that urgently needed to be tested.

He walked slowly to Pei Wu's bedside. Pei Wu was already fast asleep, her hands folded over her abdomen in a graceful sleeping posture.

Shen Yu Nan's footsteps were extremely light, and his gaze involuntarily fell on Pei Wu's hands clasped together on her abdomen.

'I just shook her hand... and I can go back into my body.'

Shen Yu Nan continued walking, but Pei Wu's bed was quite large, and she was sleeping in the middle of the bed, so Shen Yu Nan could only reach her hand by placing one knee on the bed.

Shen Yu Nan hurriedly grasped Pei Wu's hand and subconsciously closed his eyes, but this time it did not return to his body as he had imagined. After a few seconds, he opened his eyes in disappointment and exhaustion.

'Could I have guessed wrong?'

'Intimate contact can indeed temporarily bring you back to your physical body. But methods that have already been used cannot be used again.'

The system sensed Shen Yu Nan's thoughts and, for the first time ever, gave him an explanation.

"What do you mean by intimate contact?" Shen Yu'nan continued to ask.

"Naturally" refers to behaviors between men and women that stimulate hormones in each other. For example, holding hands, kissing, and...

That's enough!

The system ignored Shen Yu Nan's words and continued speaking, "The amount of hormones surging determines how long you can temporarily return to your own body, but the most important thing is to complete the tasks given by the system. All other actions only allow you to temporarily return to your body. Only by completing the main quest can you leave the robot's body permanently."

'Why me? Why did they choose me?' Shen Yu'nan finally voiced the question that had been lingering in his mind.

'......'

The system paused briefly, then continued in its cold, mechanical voice, 'Do you want to escape your family? Do you want a relatively fair life? Do you want to make a name for yourself through your own abilities, free from the constraints of others? Besides these, is there anything else you need me to fulfill for you?'

Perhaps it is you who are calling for me, rather than me choosing you.