Around 10 p.m., Xia Xiaobing finished her work for the day—of course, she was working overtime at home. She had already taken a shower and could go to bed whenever she felt sleepy.

Xia Xiaobing closed the document and was about to turn off her computer as usual when she remembered something.

Then, she opened the backend of the AI ​​Xiao Qiu.

Due to limited time and energy, Xia Xiaobing couldn't possibly listen to every single sentence, but she had already added a script to Xiao Qiu's backend. That was to highlight words like 'love,' 'like,' 'Lu Zhe,' and 'action.'

Xia Xiaobing glanced at the recent records and found that the tester Tang Qi's statements were all things like "I like playing games," which were completely harmless.

"Even I can't handle this good-for-nothing young lady... Heh."

Xia Xiaobing chuckled, left her desk, and lay down on the bed.

She was exhausted from work today and didn't have time to think about anything else. A few minutes later, she drifted off into a peaceful, dreamless sleep.

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"It's about time to go to sleep..."

In the living room of that apartment, Xue Xiaodie put down her digital pen and said this.

Beside her was Tang Qi, who had fallen asleep at her desk while watching a video lesson. She didn't respond to the gentle reminder at all, her face buried in her arms, fast asleep.

"Hey, you can't sleep here, you need to go to bed!"

As Xue Xiaodie said this, she pushed her hard.

Tang Qi then slowly woke up.

She raised her head, a thin, transparent thread trailing from the corner of her mouth.

Xue Xiaodie covered her mouth and chuckled, but still took out a tissue and handed it to her.

Tang Qi took the tissue and, still half-asleep, realized for a moment that she had been drooling while dozing off. She quickly wiped her mouth. At the same time, she secretly glanced at Lu Zhe across the table.

Lu Zhe was looking down at his book, seemingly unaware of what was happening here.

Tang Qi breathed a sigh of relief that he hadn't seen her embarrassing state.

Xue Xiaodie added, "It's past eleven o'clock, go to sleep."

Tang Qi nodded, stood up, and walked towards her bedroom. Before entering, she heard a conversation behind her.

Xue Xiaodie: "Aren't you going to get some rest?"

Lu Zhe: "I'll finish reading this right away."

Xue Xiaodie: "Then I'm going to sleep now, goodnight..."

Lu Zhe: "Okay, goodnight."

Tang Qi went into her bedroom and closed the door.

Then it was time to take a shower.

The master bedroom has its own bathroom. She put on music on her phone and leisurely took a shower, brushed her teeth, did her skincare routine, and changed into her pajamas while listening to the music.

But instead of going to bed, she walked to the wardrobe and admired herself in the full-length mirror on the wardrobe door.

This pajama set is absolutely adorable. It features a short-sleeved top and a short skirt, in a pink and white color scheme with lace detailing and playful little ribbons at the back. And beneath the short skirt, those slender, delicate legs…

Tang Qi examined herself for a while, feeling that bare legs seemed a bit monotonous. So she took out a pair of white, thin knee-high stockings from the wardrobe and put them on. This made her look even cuter, and also had a certain irresistible allure.

Just then, she noticed her phone on the bedside table was lit up. Picking it up, she saw a WeChat message from Xue Xiaodie: "[I'm thinking about something. Since we considered the possibility that the speaker could be eavesdropping, is it possible that President Xia anticipated we would think of that?]"

Tang Qi sat on the edge of the bed, typed a sentence, and sent it: 【You're making it so complicated.】

Xue Xiaodie: [Actually, it's very simple. We've realized the possibility of eavesdropping, and President Xia should have thought of that too. So I'm wondering if it's possible that President Xia has something more to do besides eavesdropping. For example, using big data or something similar to analyze our personalities?]

Tang Qi paused for a moment, then replied: 【You're overthinking it…】

Xue Xiaodie: [We can't let our guard down!]

Tang Qi: [Okay, okay, then you can think about it some more. I'm going to sleep now.]

Xue Xiaodie: [Go to sleep. Just to reiterate, you really need to be careful; you can never be too cautious!]

Tang Qi: [Understood, understood, goodnight!]

Xue Xiaodie: [Goodnight...]

The communication on WeChat ended there.

Tang Qi walked to the bedroom door, placed her hand on the doorknob, turned it gently, and opened the door silently.

She peeked halfway out first, making sure no one was around, then tiptoed out and half-closed the bedroom door. This entire sequence of actions was done with considerable caution.

Then, she quietly walked through the empty living room and headed towards someone's bedroom...

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After taking a shower, Lu Zhe dried himself off and put on shorts.

He was holding a hairdryer, standing in the ensuite bathroom of his bedroom, drying his hair.

The hairdryer was so loud that he didn't even hear his bedroom door open. So when that delicate pink figure appeared in the bathroom doorway, he was completely shocked.

"Assistant, I really can't sleep. Can I come and play with you for a while?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Zhe turned his head and stared at Tang Qi, his mouth already agape in an "O" shape.

Seeing that he was staring blankly without reacting, Tang Qi blinked and asked again, "Have you dried yourself? Do you want me to help you dry yourself?"

Lu Zhe shook his head. He touched his hair again, and feeling that it was almost dry, he turned off the hairdryer and set it aside.

Without the noise of electrical appliances, the space became quiet, so quiet that it was almost unsettling.

Lu Zhe suddenly felt thirsty and said in a low voice, "I'll go out and get some water."

Tang Qi seemed a little nervous as well. She nodded slightly, took a step back, and made room for her.

Lu Zhe grabbed a short-sleeved T-shirt and put it on, then walked out of the bedroom and went to the kitchen to get a bottle of mineral water. Then, with a feeling of unease, he returned to his bedroom.

What I saw after going inside made my already tense mood even worse...

Tang Qi lay on his bed. To be precise, she was lying on her side. She propped her face up with one arm, staring intently at Lu Zhe as he pushed the door open and entered.

Lu Zhe closed the door, but just then he heard Tang Qi say, "Should we lock the door?"

He swallowed hard, thought for a moment, and decided not to lock the door. This was a warning to himself, a warning against acting impulsively, and a warning to resolve the immediate problem as soon as possible.

“Our relationship is ambiguous right now, isn’t this really inappropriate?” Lu Zhe asked as he walked to the bedside. “Xue Xiaodie definitely doesn’t know you’ve come here, right?”

Tang Qi smiled like a kitten that had just stolen some cream: "Of course she doesn't know. She spent ages telling me to be careful of President Xia tonight!"

Lu Zhe: "..."

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