"Um."

"It is equipped with an emotion recognition system."

Xue Xunzhi took off his goggles, his forehead slightly damp with sweat.

"It can determine the user's emotional state through micro-expressions and voiceprint changes."

He tapped the sensor on the robot's chest.

"For example, right now, it judges that you are curious."

As he demonstrated, the robot's display screen suddenly turned into a crescent shape:

Good heavens!

"If this works out, the investors in the science park will be fighting tooth and nail to get their hands on it!"

Professor Li slapped his leg suddenly.

Before the welding torch had even cooled down, Xue Xunzhi had already buried himself in his work again.

Another design he drew, featuring algorithmic architectures that surpass existing technologies, was created by him.

The two talents merged perfectly at this moment.

The rigorous logic of programming, combined with the unbridled creativity of the alternate personality, is weaving together, through solder and code, a ladder to financial freedom.

Outside the window, the setting sun cast long shadows of the robot, making it look like two people standing side by side.

He was alone in the lab late at night.

The blue light from the computer screen reflected on his tired but focused face as lines of code scrolled by.

My phone vibrated; Zixi had sent me a message:

[Staying up late again? Take care of yourself. I ordered takeout for you, remember to eat.]

The next photo showed her holding the doll he had given her, her eyes crinkling with laughter.

Xue Xunzhi looked at the screen and couldn't help but smile.

Okay, I'll be right back.

Then, he shut down his computer and rubbed his sore neck.

Outside the window, the moonlight quietly spilled onto the campus path, and Xue Xunzhi glanced at the moon.

He had to live, to live consciously.

For her sake, and for my own.

*

The spotlights at the technology summit shone like a galaxy, and Xue Xunzhi stood in the center of the beams, his impeccably tailored suit highlighting his tall and imposing figure.

He activated the robot's voice command, and it suddenly came to life on the display stand.

The metal joints made a faint humming sound as they moved, like the breathing of some futuristic creature.

When it turns toward the audience, the pupil module quickly focuses, and the iris patterns shrink as subtly as if they were real.

"Now I will introduce the functions of the Dawn System to you."

His voice was amplified through the microphone throughout the venue.

The robot suddenly slid to the third row, and its robotic arm precisely pulled out a tissue, handing it to the lady who was secretly yawning and wiping away tears.

"Based on micro-expression analysis, you need this right now."

The mechanical voice was incredibly gentle.

The room fell silent for a second.

A wave of applause erupted and swept through the entire exhibition hall, while the flashes of light bathed Xue Xunzhi's figure in a golden glow.

One of the white-haired academicians even stood up excitedly, tapping his cane on the ground with a crisp rhythm.

At the celebration banquet that evening, Xue Xunzhi received investment calls from three top venture capital firms at the same time, but he said he would consider them all.

"Fifty million, is that enough to start your company?"

Zi Xi slapped the bank card on the lab table, her eyes sparkling.

She looked like she had just run from the dormitory, still wearing the strawberry-patterned pajamas he had bought for her.

"Xixi, this won't do..."

Xue Xunzhi's hand, which was adjusting the circuit, suddenly stopped.

Why not?