The Book of the World: [? This seems to have changed. Let me check for you.]
When Qiao Mei came before, she used her own soul, which was not completely compatible with the original body.
But things are different now. Now that the two souls have merged, corresponding changes will occur.
The search didn't take long. Qiao Mei only opened her smart bracelet to check the income in the mecha bounty Q&A section before the Book of the World returned with the results.
[The mission participant has been found. Currently, your body has become like that of an ordinary woman. If you don't take precautions, the chances of pregnancy are very high. Therefore, the mission participant needs to be careful about this, as the possibility of danger will be greatly increased if you become pregnant.]
Pregnant women already have difficulty moving around, and they also have to constantly watch over the baby in their womb, which is indeed quite dangerous.
Qiao Mei's own life is not even in her own hands right now, so of course she won't let the child be born so early. Otherwise, she won't have the ability to protect the child, and if something happens, the blow to her will be devastating.
"I understand. I'll talk to Cangcang about this later."
She knew from the Book of the World that they wouldn't get pregnant even if they didn't use protection, but things are different now. If they want to get close again, Ao Cang has to take his medicine beforehand.
After telling Ao Cang about this during lunch, Qiao Mei used the black market's information network to buy Qiao Yingying's address outside the Eighth Palace.
"The West Courtyard..."
Qiao Mei opened the navigation app, searched for its name, and roughly estimated the distance and the time it would take to get there.
With everything prepared, the next step was to figure out how to trick Ao Cang into not following her.
While she was racking her brains, so was Ao Cang.
He and Qiao Mei were practically inseparable, like conjoined twins.
Tomorrow is Sunday again, a day off.
As is their usual habit, they will still spend time together.
After thinking for a moment, the two of them came up with the same idea and each opened their personal computer bracelets to send a message.
[Qiao Mei]: "Qingqing, I have something I'd like to ask you for help with. Is it convenient for you?"
[Ao Cang]: "Boss Shang, there's something I'd like you to do me a favor for, is that alright?"
Shang Duojin and Shu Qingqing were having barbecue together when they heard a notification sound and simultaneously opened their smart bracelets, where they each saw a somewhat strange message.
"That's strange, Qiaoqiao has never asked me for anything before."
Hearing Shu Qingqing's murmur, Shang Duojin frowned and replied, "It's the same on my end. Ao Cang has basically never contacted me alone, so why this time..."
The two people put their smartwatches together and looked at them. They realized that the messages they received were almost identical. The only difference was that the senders were different.
Upon seeing this, the two almost simultaneously had the wrong idea, exchanging bewildered glances and saying, "Could they have been arguing?"
Shu Qingqing felt this was highly likely, so she told Shang Duojin not to act rashly and that she should first probe Qiao Mei's intentions.
But Qiao Mei was very tight-lipped. No matter how she asked, she wouldn't reveal a single word. She could only ask what kind of help Qiao Mei wanted.
[Qiao Mei]: "Tomorrow I'll lie to Cang Cang and say I'm going shopping with you, and you can cover for me."
Seeing this, Shu Qingqing was completely bewildered, not quite understanding why the two of them would use shopping as a way to give each other the silent treatment after an argument.
But Qiao Mei was her best friend, so she couldn't very well say she wouldn't help.
Shang Duojin also received a second message from Ao Cang at this moment. The message meant that it was no wonder that he and Qiao Mei were boyfriend and girlfriend, almost exactly the same.
He said he would lie to Qiao Mei tomorrow, saying he was going to her house to learn how to cook from her family's chef, and that Qiao Mei would help him cover for him.
Shu Qingqing and Shang Duojin exchanged the messages they had received again. For the second time today, they looked at each other, unsure of what to say.
After a long pause, Shu Qingqing sighed, "Agree to him and see if you can get any information from Ao Cang. I'll try to talk to Qiao Qiao later."
After saying that, she put the last piece of roasted meat wrapped in vegetables into her mouth, took a swig of fruit juice soda, and then let out a loud, almost rude burp, which stunned Shang Duojin.
"Thank you for the meal today. I was very satisfied with it, but there was really no need for it. I don't usually celebrate my birthday. If you hadn't told me, I would have forgotten about it myself."
Yes, today is actually Shu Qingqing's birthday, but since she has never celebrated it formally before, she didn't tell Qiao Mei and the others.
She happened to be at Shang Duojin's company to sign a contract when he brought up this matter.
She was going to sign with a new, high-paying company, so of course she had to hand over her identity documents and other personal information to him for his review.
So she naturally assumed that he remembered her birthday because he had seen it in the documents, and didn't think much of it.
Shang Duojin fanned himself with his hand and said with disdain, "You bad woman, I'm a normal person too. Can't you treat me like a human being? Hiccuping like this without any manners, people who know you understand that you're human, but people who don't know you would think that you're possessed by some wild boar, hiccuping so much!"
Shu Qingqing was treated to a meal by Shang Duojin today and enjoyed it so much that she didn't hold it against him: "Alright, stop talking nonsense. Aren't we going to visit your lousy little company next? Come on, let's go take a look and see how I would rate your company based on my experience of looking at all kinds of companies."
Shang Duojin retorted, "What do you mean by a small, run-down company? Once you go there, I guarantee it will dazzle your eyes!"
After saying that, Shang Duojin activated his optical brain bracelet to locate the target, and then boarded the aircraft with Shu Qingqing.
On the way, Shu Qingqing looked at the lights of thousands of homes blending into the night and, recalling this time of year in previous years, couldn't help but thank Shang Duojin.
"Thank you again for today. I actually lied to you."
Shang Duojin frowned at her, switched the aircraft to autopilot mode, and asked, "What did you lie about?"
Shu Qingqing's long eyelashes trembled: "I actually remember my birthday very clearly every year."
In previous years, she had spent this time in solitude.
The few times they did get together were also the excuses that woman used to borrow money from her.
Thinking about it carefully, this is the first time, apart from the years when her father was still alive, that Shang Duojin has genuinely celebrated her birthday and sang her a happy birthday song.
She concealed the sadness in her eyes, and when she looked up at Shang Duojin again, there was only a faint smile in her eyes: "So after we finish touring your company later, I'd like to take you somewhere as a way of thanking you."
Shang Duojin was rarely treated so gently by Shu Qingqing, and was momentarily stunned.
"Where?"
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