Mingyao, on the other hand, was like a transparent person, serving no purpose other than acting as a support for Jiang Rongrong.

As she turned around, Mingyao discovered that Chao Muxue was standing right behind her.

Holding the IV drip, she bit her lower lip, looking in the direction Wang Zhouheng and Jiang Rongrong had left with mixed feelings.

"Dr. Chao".

Mingyao greeted her warmly, and Chao Muxue snapped out of her daze and returned her a smile.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Chao Muxue asked, "Do you have any leads on her?"

Mentioning Ming Suqin filled Ming Yao with bitterness.

There are no leads yet.

Chao Muxue patted her shoulder twice in a comforting manner, "Don't be discouraged, you still have me and Wang Zhouheng, don't you?"

She glanced at the time, smiled, and said, "I have a seminar being held at another hospital this afternoon."

"I will keep an eye out for you, and I will let you know as soon as there is any news."

Mingyao was extremely grateful. "Thank you!"

"Why are you being so polite?"

Chao Muxue said with a smile, "You are Wang Zhouheng's friend, and you are also my friend."

Mingyao looked at her and felt that something was off.

Chao Muxue was smiling, but there was no light in her eyes; in fact, one could read bitterness in them.

When Mingyao returned to the ward, she found her assistant waiting at the door.

"Ms. Su, Mr. Pei is in a video conference."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Pei Siyu sent a text message instructing his assistant to let Mingyao in.

Mingyao was puzzled. She wasn't a staff member involved in the research and development. Wouldn't going in just cause trouble?

Pei Siyu faced the computer screen, his expression more serious than ever before.

Mingyao sat quietly in the corner, gazing at his face out of the corner of her eye.

A man is most handsome when he's working hard.

Mingyao knew Pei Siyu was a handsome guy, but he was even more handsome when he was working than usual.

Mingyao was completely mesmerized.

"Su Xueya, do you have any opinions?"

Mingyao was so focused on Pei Siyu that she didn't notice what he said at all.

Pei Siyu frowned. "Su Xueya?"

"Huh? What's wrong?!" She jumped up from her chair, her eyes wide as saucers.

Pei Siyu paused for a moment, then asked, "Do you have any objections to the plan proposed by Xu Sitian?"

"Me?" Mingyao looked at Pei Siyu in disbelief, pointed to herself, "President Pei, are you asking for my opinion?"

"Um."

“But I…” Mingyao twisted her fingers, looking embarrassed. “I’m just a receptionist, I can’t give everyone reasonable advice.”

"President Pei, please don't make things difficult for me."

Even in the hospital, as long as it's office hours, Mingyao must keep her personal and professional life separate.

Pei Siyu was oblivious to his presence; instead, he felt even more confident in Mingyao: "This plan is based on the suggestions you made last time."

"Please feel free to say anything you want to express."

His tone became very gentle, which gave Mingyao strength without her even realizing it.

Mingyao also decided to give it a try.

Pei Siyu asked Xu Sitian to retell the report, and a fleeting look of panic flashed in Xu Sitian's eyes.

She cleared her throat and began her explanation again.

Mingyao frowned as she looked at Xu Sitian's confident declaration on the screen.

Isn't Xu Sitian's plan just a copy of her ideas?

Throughout the entire process, Xu Sitian never mentioned that she had made any suggestions for revisions to the project plan.

Mingyao grinned, looking at Xu Sitian with great interest.

She's trying to take all the credit for herself!

"Xiaoxue, do you have any suggestions?"

Mingyao snapped out of her daze and said with a smile, "My thoughts are similar to Miss Xu's, and I have no objections."

Pei Siyu stared into Mingyao's eyes for a while, then asked in a deep voice, "Is there anything else you want to say?"

Xu Sitian visibly tensed up, forcing a dry laugh as she tried to change the subject, "Does President Pei think there's anything wrong with my proposal?"

"Xu Sitian, did you really write this plan yourself?" Pei Siyu asked coldly.

Xu Sitian was stunned, and asked with a forced smile, "President Pei, what do you mean by that?"

"Do you suspect that I stole someone else's idea?"

Mingyao was also observing Xu Sitian. When Xu Sitian talked about her idea of ​​stealing, there wasn't even a trace of guilt or panic on her face.

How shameless!

Mingyao sighed silently in her heart.

But how did Pei Siyu realize that Xu Sitian had a problem?

Pei Siyu hummed in agreement: "I do have some opinions."

He said seriously, "Your plan is good, but it also has quite a few problems."

"The companion function you mentioned, which requires sensors to monitor the user's heart rate, is a good idea, but it's too cumbersome for buyers."

"Our robot is designed to be intelligent and efficient. Wouldn't it be redundant for users to buy an affection watch on top of purchasing the robot?"

"And the robot's appearance, you mentioned using cute cat and dog images."

"The idea is good, but it has too many limitations."

Pei Siyu refuted Xu Sitian's design drafts point by point.

Mingyao admired Pei Siyu immensely, and before he offered any objections, she didn't think there was anything wrong with Xu Sitian's plan.

After Pei Siyu's explanation, she suddenly realized the truth.

As expected of Haidu's renowned genius, his abilities fully deserve everything he has now.

"And there's storage functionality," Pei Siyu said, flipping through two pages of the proposal. "Don't you think this storage functionality is too vague?"

"What are you storing?"

Xu Sitian choked up, and after a long while, she stammered, "Storing... calming music and the voices of my family."

Pei Siyu then asked, "What's the purpose of the extra storage for family members' voices, which can be synthesized using AI?"

Mingyao looked at Xu Sitian with some sympathy.

She was the one who suggested the storage, but she only mentioned it briefly.

Initially, she envisioned storing users' memories, but with current technology, there is simply no way to read users' memories.

Secondly, if users are allowed to input their own memories, many of those memories will be embellished.

Elaborated memories cannot effectively provide companionship for robots and may even negatively impact the healing and companionship effects.

Xu Sitian not only stole her ideas, but she couldn't even do it properly.

Xu Sitian stammered and said a lot of irrelevant things, and finally avoided Pei Siyu's gaze, not daring to look at him.

"Xu Sitian, you didn't write your own proposal, did you?"

Xu Sitian's stammering explanation only confirmed her guilty conscience.

Pei Siyu's face darkened visibly, and the chilling aura emanating from him caused the surrounding temperature to plummet to below zero.

"Xu Sitian, I'm giving you a warning."

His voice was icy, "If this happens a second time, you're fired!"

Xu Sitian's face was deathly pale, and her lips were pressed into a thin line.

"I'll give you three days to create a completely different design."

"yes."

After the meeting, Pei Siyu stared at Mingyao and said, "Pay more attention in the future. Don't just obediently answer every question someone asks you."

"One should always be wary of others."