Xia Chuhe felt a rare blush creep up her cheeks; she always found it easier to like people who were sincere and straightforward.

Xia Chuhe did not directly refuse him: "Let's talk about it when it's safe."

To avoid making the atmosphere awkward, Mingxiang instead started talking about all the interesting things he had encountered while gliding.

The rain gradually stopped.

Xia Chuhe picked up his phone and was surprised to find that there was a signal inside the cave.

“There’s a path on the map. Just follow the path in the forest for one kilometer and you’ll reach the nearest boardwalk.” Xia Chuhe quickly took a screenshot and saved the route.

Mingxiang smiled and said, "Our luck has improved, so today's flight experience was pretty good, right?"

Xia Chuhe nodded emphatically: "It's barely passable."

Mingxiang looked dejected, his head hanging low as he carried his emergency kit, resembling a big dog with drooping ears.

Xia Chuhe couldn't help but comfort him: "But I will still give Coach Ming a five-star rating. Thank you for taking me to warm up by the fire and treating me to chocolate."

Mingxiang instantly perked up: "Can I treat you to dinner after get off work on Friday? If you agree, we can go to the park to collect leaves together after dinner."

Although she didn't know what collecting leaves was, Xia Chuhe didn't mind Mingxiang's invitation. Anyway, she had nothing to do on Friday and didn't really want to refuse, so she accepted.

After walking along the forest path and reaching the boardwalk, Mingxiang bought tickets and took Xia Chuhe with him to slide back up the mountain from the bottom to the top to rejoin the main group.

When they returned to the company's designated meeting point, only Bu Yi, Dong Xian (an HR intern), Lu Danggui, and her robot were there.

"Where are the others?" Xia Chuhe asked.

Upon seeing Xia Chuhe, Bu Yi breathed a sigh of relief: "It's long past the assembly time. I saw the weather forecast suddenly said it was going to rain, so I told everyone to go back first. Dong Xian and I will wait here. Where did you go? I can't get through to you on the phone. If you don't come back soon, I'm going to call the police."

Xia Chuhe briefly explained the accident that occurred during gliding, then turned to Lu Dangui: "Why haven't you gone home yet? Are you adjusting well to your new job?"

"I'm a little worried about you," Lu Dangui said. "Adapt."

Strangely, Xia Chuhe felt a sense of familiarity towards the concern shown by his new colleagues.

Before she could delve into the source of this feeling, Mingxiang handed her a dry towel: "I just bought this at the convenience store next door, use it to dry your hair."

Xia Chuhe took the towel, loosened her braid, and dried her hair.

Bu Yi gave her a wink that was full of ill intent and gossip.

Xia Chuhe: "..."

After the team building activity, Xia Chuhe returned to his daily work. The repetitive days passed quickly, and Friday arrived in the blink of an eye.

She hadn't forgotten her promise to Mingxiang.

Mingxiang chose a well-regarded Sichuan restaurant in a shopping mall near the company and ordered a bunch of dishes that Xia Chuhe liked.

After ordering, Mingxiang handed the menu to Xia Chuhe: "Take a look, is there anything else you'd like to eat?"

Xia Chuhe took the menu and put it aside: "Did you have someone do your research?"

"What?" Mingxiang asked, confused.

Xia Chuhe shook his head: "It's nothing."

It's strange that she ordered all the dishes she likes; how could Mingxiang have known?

After dinner, Mingxiang took Xia Chuhe to the park to collect leaves.

Picking up leaves, literally means picking up leaves.

There are rows of ginkgo trees in the park. It's autumn now, and the ginkgo leaves have fallen all along the way. The streetlights shine on the leaves, creating a dreamlike, unreal effect.

Mingxiang said with some regret, "It's getting late today, and it's a bit difficult to distinguish the veins of the leaves. But I didn't know if you would like to come out with me this weekend, so I had to ask you to come today."

Mingxiang picked up a leaf and waved it in front of Xia Chuhe: "Using a leaf as a bookmark symbolizes that your studies, career, and family business will flourish. This leaf is for you."

"Superstition," Xia Chuhe muttered, but still accepted the leaves.

However, Xia Chuhe eventually mixed this leaf with a pile of leaves and returned it to Mingxiang.

She felt that Mingxiang seemed to like pretty leaves, so in the end she picked out a bunch of neat leaves and gave them to Mingxiang.

After collecting the leaves, Mingxiang wanted to take Xia Chuhe home. The two still lived in the same neighborhood; after the fire, Xia Chuhe had rented another room in the same complex.

Xia Chuhe politely declined, saying, "I drove today."

"Okay, then be careful on the road," Mingxiang said.

On his way home, Xia Chuhe was stopped at a red light and casually glanced out the car window.

Her gaze was drawn to a girl carrying a large bag. The girl looked somewhat familiar, but the person behind her looked even more familiar.

It was a person who looked similar to Lu Danggui, and he was also carrying a large hiking backpack.

Xia Chuhe was about to look again when the red light turned green, and the cars behind her kept honking their horns to urge her on. She had no choice but to look away, suppress her curiosity, and hurry home.

The girl carrying a large bag, followed by someone who looked remarkably like Lu Danggui, was none other than Zhu Guanshan.

Zhu Guanshan and Professor Zhu had a fight.

Professor Zhu wanted Zhu Guanshan to accompany him for drinks in order to secure a project.

When Professor Zhu made the request, "I'm treating President Lu to dinner tonight, and you'd like to come with me," Zhu Guanshan wasn't surprised. Inexplicably, she felt this wasn't the first time such a thing had happened.

But no matter how many times it happens, Zhu Guanshan will never become numb to it.

She only gets angry, over and over again.

Enraged, Zhu Guanshan pretended to agree to Professor Zhu's request, then took advantage of Professor Zhu's inattention to pack up his daily necessities, steal a stack of designer watches, and run away from home with his robot Lulu.

Lulu reliably booked two tickets for Zhuguanshan to Xijing. They would get off the train halfway through the journey, choose a small city, and live incognito.

Before that, Lulu needs to take Zhuguanshan to "dispose of the stolen goods".

Zhu Guanshan had no experience in selling stolen goods, and the robot Lulu was even less likely to have any, but Lulu still quickly found a not-so-clean shop.

Zhu Guanshan asked curiously, "Aren't there automatic filters that block things with incorrect values ​​on the internet?"

"I'm going to share a little secret with you, but please don't tell anyone, okay?" Lulu asked with a smile.

Lulu's appearance, personality, and other characteristics are all based on Lu Dangui. The biggest difference between Lulu and Lu Dangui is that Lulu is very gentle with Zhu Guanshan. Even when talking to Zhu Guanshan, Lulu is smiling.

Zhu Guanshan: "I won't say it, I like sharing secrets with you."

LuLu dropped the biggest bombshell in the softest voice: "The internet has no barriers for me. I am an incomplete, growing robot, and one of the manifestations of this incompleteness is that I have not been implanted with robot rules."

Zhu Guanshan was so shocked that her eyes widened, and she was speechless for a long time. She silently digested Lulu's secret, and then asked a question that was not very important to human safety.

"A growth-type robot means that everything about you will be related to the information you receive. So, are you unique?"

“Yes, I am unique,” ​​Lulu said softly.