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At 7:30 in the morning, Qu Shiyao dreamt that she was punching and kicking the domineering CEO, about to make him infertile, when suddenly—
“Boom——!!!”
It felt like an atomic bomb had been dropped into my brain! The earth shook violently! A mushroom cloud rose! My soul was literally jolted out of my body for three seconds!
【Host! Wake up! A wonderful day starts with refusing to be late! Go for it! ()】The system's electronic voice was full of energy, with a kind of "praise me" excitement.
Qu Shiyao suddenly sat up in bed, her hair a mess that looked like a bird's nest, her pupils unfocused, and her face deathly pale, as if she had just crawled out of a car accident scene.
"System..." her voice was weak and feeble, "I think... I'm in the late stages of a concussion... there are bombers having a party in my ears..."
[Ah?! Where are you injured?! Is it serious?!] The system panicked instantly, data streams erratically. [I immediately activate the medical scanning module…]
"Scanning fee, lost wages, compensation for emotional distress..." Qu Shiyao's eyes were fixed intently on the system, like a hungry wolf locking onto its prey. "A conservative estimate... one million. So, are you paying in cash or by card?"
System: [...] I knew it!!!
One person, one mind, launched the Nth round of "battle over responsibility for wake-up service and compensation," arguing from the bedroom to the bathroom, from toothbrush foam to turning the doorknob.
As soon as I opened the apartment door, the door next door clicked open as well.
Yi Yu peeked out, her short, neat hair still damp with moisture, a sunny yet slightly shy smile on her face: "Sister Shiyao! Good morning! Heading to work?"
"Good morning!" Qu Shiyao instantly switched to social mode, suppressing the violent image of her choking and shaking the system in her mind, and revealed a "kind and friendly" neighborly smile.
Her gaze instantly locked onto Yi Yu's face, like an X-ray scanner!
Something's different... What is it...?
[Host! Watch your eyes! Turn your wolfish gaze away!] The system screamed in her mind.
"Has Sister Shiyao had breakfast?" Yi Yu asked nervously, her fingers unconsciously fidgeting with the door frame.
"Not yet, what's wrong?" Qu Shiyao's gaze remained fixed on him.
Yi Yu's face seems a little paler? Only two days? ??
"What a coincidence!" Yi Yu's eyes lit up, and before Qu Shiyao could react, he turned around and rushed back into the house.
A few seconds later, he came out carrying a bulging, steaming food bag and shoved it into Qu Shiyao's hands without a word. "My hands were shaking this morning, and I made too much dough! I made more than a dozen big meat buns! Sister Shiyao, can you help me with these? They're all pure meat filling!"
Two days ago, he took a special look and found that Qu Shiyao ate more meat than vegetables, so he remembered Qu Shiyao's "can't live without meat" attribute.
It's heavy! It's piping hot! The rich aroma of meat wafts straight into your nose through the bag!
Qu Shiyao's eyes lit up instantly! She decisively pulled out a plump, white steamed bun and took a big bite!
The piping hot, savory meat juices burst in your mouth! The dough is soft and fluffy, the meat filling is firm and chewy, the saltiness is just right, and the aroma is so enticing it's heavenly!
"Mmm—!" Qu Shiyao squinted her eyes happily, quickly devoured one, and looked at Yi Yu in shock, "You made this?! This skill is enough to open a shop!"
Yi Yu blushed slightly at the compliment, scratched his head, and smiled shyly and contentedly: "I'm glad Sister Shiyao likes it! I was worried the taste would be too ordinary..."
"ordinary?!"
Qu Shiyao interrupted him, patting his shoulder with a hearty pat that almost made him stumble, "This bun! This taste! One bite and you'll ascend to heaven! Even Buddha would have to renounce his vows after eating it!"
【Host! ! ! 】
The system's electronic voice cracked with fear: "[It's almost eight o'clock! If you don't leave soon, the time clock will give you a mocking smile! Also! Take your hands off that guy's shoulders! Mind your behavior!]"
Qu Shiyao then remembered that she had to go to work. With the second steamed bun still in her mouth, she waved her hand indistinctly, "Ah! I have to go to work! I'm off! Thanks, Xiaoyu!"
After saying that, he rushed towards the elevator as if a dog was chasing him.
Yi Yu stood at the door, watching the energetic figure disappear into the elevator, and couldn't help but smile. He touched his shoulder, which was a little numb from being patted, and muttered to himself, "Returning to secular life... is it really that exaggerated?"
Remembering that Qu Shiyao's gaze had lingered on his face for a while, Yi Yu quickly took out his notebook and pen from his pocket and marked the whitening mask method he had previously recorded.
It works! Sister Shiyao really does like fair-skinned people!
At this moment, Yi Yu was unaware that Qu Shiyao simply thought his face looked a little pale and wanted to ask him for his whitening secret.
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Qu Shiyao pressed her finger on the time clock one minute before 9 o'clock, and with a "beep" she successfully defended her perfect attendance award!
Carrying the steamed buns, she walked into the assistant's office with her head held high, like a victorious general.
From the system's perspective, the host looked like a victorious husky, striding with an air of utter defiance, ready to wreak havoc on the house.
"Shiyao! Good morning!" Gao Huixin was the first to look up, her gaze precisely locking onto the bag in Shiyao's hand. "Oh! You brought breakfast? Steamed buns?"
The word "baozi" (steamed buns) was like a spell. Chen Xu, who was buried in his work, suddenly looked up, his eyes glowing green, like a wolf cub that hadn't eaten for three days, staring intently at the bag.
"Yeah! My next-door neighbor, who's a college student, made too much and forced it on me."
Qu Shiyao shook the bag, the aroma of meat filling the air. "Want one? One for each of us? I can't eat this many."
"Yes!!!" Chen Xu was the first to respond, his voice so loud it could lift the roof off! The others followed suit.
Soon, everyone had a steaming hot meat bun in their hands. One bite, and the rich meat juices filled the mouth; even though it was still slightly warm, it was still incredibly delicious.
"Wow! This minced meat is absolutely delicious!" Zhuang Rou'er exclaimed, her eyes sparkling as she ate. "Shiyao, is your neighbor... a girl? She's so skillful!"
“He’s a guy,” Qu Shiyao said, munching on her third bun with satisfaction, her words slightly mumbled, “He studies at Yunhai University here.”
"Male! College! Student!" Shi Qingqing instantly caught the key words. Forgetting all about eating her steamed bun, she sneakily leaned closer, lowered her voice, and winked, "Isn't he handsome? Is he single? He's so nice to you, and even 'forced' you to eat a steamed bun... Something's up, sister!"
The air in the office instantly became gossipy and thick.
Five pairs of eyes, ten X-ray-like gazes, instantly focused on Qu Shiyao's face, gleaming with the excited light of "leniency for confession, severity for resistance."
Qu Shiyao slowly swallowed the last bite of her steamed bun, elegantly wiped her mouth, and without even raising an eyebrow at the crowd's burning gossip spirit: "A very sunny kid, single... I guess. As for the situation?"
She shrugged. "Friendly neighbors, you know?"
"Oh~~~~~" Everyone let out a long, unspoken groan, their faces clearly saying, "I don't believe you for a second."
Chen Xu nudged Qu Shiyao with his elbow in a suggestive way: "Shiyao, tell me honestly! With such a high-quality potential guy in front of you, don't you have any thoughts? I think he's definitely interested in you!"
Qu Shiyao finally reacted. She raised an eyebrow slightly, glanced around at the expectant faces, and then, under the watchful eyes of everyone, slowly extended her right hand, began counting on her fingers, and spoke in a serious tone as if discussing an academic issue:
"Thoughts? Of course. When it comes to finding a partner, first of all," she held up her first finger, her expression serious, "the physical attributes have to be up to standard. Tall, rich, and handsome—these are the basic requirements, and none of them can be missing."
Ignoring the momentary freeze in everyone's smiles, Qu Shiyao raised her second finger, "Secondly, their character must be reliable. They must be kind, upright, responsible, emotionally stable, and not prone to domestic violence."
The third finger is raised, "Then, our values must align. We need to be able to talk to each other, eat together, and play together."
The fourth finger: "Neither personality should be complementary nor similar? It depends on the specific circumstances of the relationship..."
The fifth finger, "Oh, by the way, you need to have healthy lifestyle habits, no bad habits, and it would be best if you could share some hobbies..."
She listed seventeen or eighteen points, each clear and logically sound, which gradually froze the smiles on the faces of the five women in the office, causing them to crack and eventually crumble into dust.
This... this isn't about finding a partner! This is clearly HR setting the criteria for hiring a CEO! And it's at an SSR level of difficulty!
Qu Shiyao looked at their stunned expressions, nodded with satisfaction, and concluded, "So, feelings are important, but feelings must be based on rational analysis! My neighbors, you know..."
She paused for a moment, then said in a light tone, "He's a very nice person, cooks well, and it would be great to have him as a dining buddy and neighbor!"
Everyone: "..." A...dinner buddy?! Where did all the pink bubbles we imagined go?! This is so suffocatingly real!
At this moment, Yi Yu was unaware that he had unknowingly received the first "friend card" from Qu Shiyao in his life.
The system silently observed the entire process, its internal chatter exploding with messages: [No such person found, danger alert lifted… Love-struck risk reduced to zero… This host is a steel-willed straight woman with an unyielding mind, no need to worry about it affecting the host's plot modifications…]
Upon hearing Qu Shiyao's "CEO's criteria for choosing a spouse," even its core processor couldn't help but twitch.
Watching its five colleagues, speechless at the "human clarity," the system silently lit a row of virtual white candles in the sea of data. The flickering candlelight reflected its cold, electronic prayer: [May the host be forever and ever alone!!! (Sneaky.jpg)]
According to big data analysis, it is said that the probability of a wish coming true gradually increases if you light a candle every day and sincerely express your wish.
So he'll light candles every day from now on, praying that his host will stay single forever!
Then it took out a memo compiled from data streams, opened it, and added the events of the day to the end of each of the things Qu Shiyao had criticized it for every day:
Today, this system kindly woke up the host, but instead of being grateful, the host demanded 1 million in compensation, leaving this system heartbroken and wishing it could battle the host on the spot...
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