Extremely intelligent
After getting off work, Qu Shiyao returned to her apartment.
The system and Qu Shiyao completely ignored Gao Huixin's last sentence, "The domineering CEO is targeting you."
Since we've already offended them, the more debts we have, the better!
【Host! Host! Quick! Tell this system what brilliant plan you have to invite those people from Dingfeng!】 The system was so anxious that its electronic voice was splitting, frantically spamming Qu Shiyao's mind.
Qu Shiyao ignored the system's "outrageous" urging and let her actions speak for themselves.
She calmly sat down in front of the computer, casually crossed her legs, and used the permissions provided by the system to accurately locate the official contact email of Dingfeng Industry.
Fingers clattered on the keyboard, and an email was quickly generated.
Summary: CAQ Group eagerly anticipates a deep collaboration with your company. Prices are negotiable, and terms are generous! As long as Dingfeng is willing to cooperate and it doesn't violate any laws or regulations, CAQ is open to discussing any terms, prioritizing your company's needs!
She also included her manager's contact information at the end.
The system's core data processing almost crashed: [...]
This...this isn't a cooperation invitation! This is clearly a contract of servitude for the CAQ Group!
After signing this contract, it's highly questionable whether CAQ will even be able to make any money!
CAQ Group's core objective in wanting to cooperate with Dingfeng was to obtain exclusive operating authorization for Dingfeng's products and earn a share of the profits through its strong sales and after-sales network.
Now things are really messed up. According to the host's email, as long as Dingfeng dares to nod, CAQ will be reduced to begging on their knees. The roles of primary and secondary have been completely reversed!
The system is so confident that it's betting with its core code that there's no need to wait until Friday. When Dingfeng's top management sees this "sincere" invitation tomorrow, they'll probably book flights overnight to fly over and sign the contract!
only……
[Host, isn't this move a bit too far? If the CAQ higher-ups find out, they'll tear you apart!]
The system was worried. It wasn't afraid that the host would be fired, since no one could change the main storyline now. What it was worried about was that the host's coveted "humiliation fee" would be deducted!
After all, this guy dared to extort a million from the system!
Qu Shiyao calmly took out her phone and tapped it with her finger.
"Use whatever means necessary—make sure that someone from Dingfeng steps through the doors of CAQ!" Si Cheng's hoarse, sickly voice, yet undeniably authoritative, came through the phone's speaker clearly.
The system was shocked. "When did you record this?!"
"Oh, just as you were thinking about whether Si Ba would go crazy and mess with me on the spot, you casually pressed the record button."
Qu Shiyao tossed her bangs with a flourish, letting out the arrogant laugh typical of villains: "Hehehe... Little system, you're still too green! In the workplace, especially in the workplaces of domineering CEO novels! Voice recorders and phone recording functions are lifesavers! Do you understand?"
That makes sense!
The system protested, "But that doesn't change the CEO's determination to kill you afterwards!"
Qu Shiyao jumped up, put one foot on the chair, and launched a comprehensive attack on the system from her superior position: "Tsk, I think you really need to be sent back to the factory to reset your core logic module! Look at you, you've been brainwashed by an old-fashioned domineering CEO virus!"
System: 【!!】 Core temperature spiked instantly!
“First,” Qu Shiyao held up a finger, speaking clearly, “regardless of whether it’s a fictional world or not, we have to be reasonable when we do things! Reason prevails everywhere! With the recording in hand, Si Cheng won’t dare to openly deduct my hard-earned money! Understand?” She emphasized the words “hard-earned money.”
System: [...] As expected, salary is the host's Achilles' heel!
“Secondly,” she held up another finger, “the readers’ opinions! Some fans of the original novel might think the female lead’s actions towards the original male lead are too ‘vicious’ and too ‘scheming,’ and they don’t like the way they see it. But we have this audio recording as evidence, so the nature of the situation changes! We are ‘perfectly executing the CEO’s orders’! It was the CEO himself who said ‘no matter what means we use’! If the CEO goes back on his word or retaliates, then he’ll be in the wrong! The label of being petty will be welded onto him! The readers will only think he deserves it!”
The system fell silent, its core data stream rapidly analyzing... It seems... to make sense?
This move... seems to be able to shut up some of the original fans and even turn the tables on the domineering CEO?
"At this moment! Aren't you blinded by my wisdom? Aren't you super impressed with me?!" Qu Shiyao stood with her hands on her hips, pointing her nose at the invisible system, her tail practically wagging in the air with pride.
The system was so enraged by this arrogant attitude that its core almost overloaded and started smoking! If it had a mouth, it might have been so angry it would have twisted out of shape!
After struggling for a long time without being able to utter a single rebuttal, it could only angrily retreat to a corner of the data sea, silently light a row of virtual white candles, insert a few virtual e-cigarettes, and then tearfully pull out its little notebook, gritting its teeth as it wrote down:
On July 5th, the host maliciously belittled the system's intelligence in a highly insulting manner! This system has taken note! Let's see what happens tomorrow...
"Ding-dong—!"
The doorbell rang abruptly.
Qu Shiyao looked towards the door in confusion: "Who is it?" The system also temporarily put aside its "grudge-holding" and curiously peered over.
When the door opened, Yi Yu was standing outside, wearing his signature dark blue apron, holding a large bowl filled with clear, cool mung bean soup.
"Sister Shiyao!" Yi Yu's eyes lit up the moment she saw Qu Shiyao, a slightly embarrassed smile on her face. "I thought the weather was especially hot and humid today, so I made some mung bean soup to cool down... but my hand slipped and I made too much..."
His tone carried just the right amount of concern and probing: "I don't know if you... like mung bean soup? If you don't, then... I'll just have to throw it away..."
After saying that, Yi Yu lowered her eyelids slightly, looking like she felt it was a pity but there was nothing she could do about it.
Qu Shiyao had just arrived home and hadn't even had time to order takeout yet. Her stomach was rumbling loudly, and this bowl of refreshing mung bean soup was a godsend!
"Oh dear! I can't accept this! You've gone to so much trouble!" She said politely, but her body language betrayed her words. Her hand naturally reached out and steadily took the heavy bowl of mung bean soup.
System: [...] Host! Could you please be any faster?! What happened to your apology?!
Qu Shiyao took the bowl, tilted her head back with a heroic air, and gulped down the entire bowl of mung bean soup in a few big mouthfuls. At the end, she smacked her lips with a hint of lingering satisfaction: "Mmm! Not bad! Refreshing and thirst-quenching! It's just... the sweetness could be increased by another twenty percent!"
The system's core code was practically twitching: This eating manner... is he a reincarnated starving ghost?! At least use a spoon to drink a couple of elegant sips, okay?!
It secretly observed Yi Yu's reaction—none of the imagined disgust, embarrassment, or disillusionment! That sunny, handsome face was filled only with overflowing joy and satisfaction!
"Okay, okay! I'll try adding more sugar next time and adjust the sweetness!" Yi Yu almost blurted out "I'll add more sugar for you next time," but then suddenly remembered her "made too much" setup and quickly corrected herself.
He quickly jotted it down in his mental notebook: Sister Shiyao has a sweet tooth! Next time, increase the sugar content by 20%!
"Thank you for the mung bean soup!" Qu Shiyao handed the empty bowl back. Looking at Yi Yu's neat short hair, she subconsciously raised her hand and ruffled his fluffy head a couple of times, like petting a large dog. The feel was surprisingly good.
Yi Yu's face instantly turned as red as a ripe tomato! Even the tips of his ears were so red they seemed to be dripping blood!
He was so nervous that he didn't know what to do with his hands and feet. He stammered for a long time before finally mustering up all his courage.
With his head down, his voice was barely audible, like a mosquito's hum: "Sister Shi... Sister Shiyao... I... Can I ask you something?"
"Ask away!" Qu Shiyao was in a good mood, thanks to the mung bean soup.
Yi Yu took a deep breath, lowered her head even further, and didn't dare to look Qu Shiyao in the eye. Her voice trembled as she asked, "Do you...do you have a boyfriend?"
For the sake of that big bowl of delicious mung bean soup, Qu Shiyao answered crisply and decisively: "No!"
"Really?!" Yi Yu suddenly raised her head, her bright eyes instantly bursting with immense joy. She seemed to be injected with boundless energy, even the strands of her hair radiating happiness!
"Well... Sister Shiyao! I'm going back now! You should get some rest! Goodnight!"
He finished speaking in a flash, took the bowl, and almost simultaneously, with a youthful and silly air, ran back to his apartment, his back view radiating "I'm so happy."
The system silently watched the "silly fish" leaping away, its core processor unusually falling silent.
"[Host...]" After a long pause, the system finally spoke softly, "[This system now... may, probably, perhaps... truly believe that the fish likes you...]"
【But!】The system's electronic voice suddenly rose, filled with disbelief.
[He just left like that?! All he asked was, 'Do you have a boyfriend?!' Shouldn't he have struck while the iron was hot, asked about your hobbies? Try to gauge your feelings? Or... at least subtly probe your criteria for a partner?!]
From the system's perspective, Yi Yu's actions were as naive as a blank sheet of paper!
If Yi Yu could meet even one-fifth of the "CEO-level criteria for choosing a spouse" that the host listed in the office this morning, it would be a miracle if his ancestors' graves were emitting auspicious smoke!
Qu Shiyao closed the door and, upon hearing the system's question, casually replied as she walked towards the sofa, "Maybe... it's afraid that asking too directly or obviously will scare me?"
[His behavior of bringing steamed buns, mung bean soup, and asking if I had a boyfriend was so obvious it couldn't be more obvious! He was practically holding up a sign that said 'I like you'!] The system felt that the host's "obliviousness" was comparable to the fish's "naivety".
"System!" Qu Shiyao threw herself into the sofa, her voice slightly coaxing, "Come on, let's do a hypothetical question: If I hadn't analyzed for you before that Yi Yu might like me, based on his behavior—bringing me food, asking if I have a boyfriend—how would you judge his feelings?"
System: [...] The data stream momentarily stalled.
It carefully reviewed its past... and it seemed... before the host pointed it out, it only thought this kid was being overly enthusiastic? At most, it might have thought it was the neighbor's boyfriend trying to seduce the host? It didn't think about "liking" him at all!
“So…” Qu Shiyao’s voice trailed off, carrying a profound sense of knowing everything.
【so? 】
The system's core data tightened due to her tone, and the atmosphere became inexplicably tense. Did the host have some profound insight?
"So—of course, I'm still the smartest, the most insightful, and the most discerning! Hahaha!" Qu Shiyao broke down in an instant, rolling around triumphantly on the sofa.
Then he stood up, hands on his hips, laughing wildly, his eyes looking down at the invisible system with a contemptuous air that said, "How could you mortals possibly understand my wisdom?"
The system felt a loud "buzz" from the core processor, as if it had been struck by a high-voltage current!
All logical circuits short-circuited instantly! A torrent of angry, aggrieved, and frustrated data frantically assaulted the firewall!
【Aaaaaaahh ...
This is unbearable!!! Is there anywhere I can complain about my host?! I want a new host! Immediately! Right now!
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