The next day, when Lu Zhe arrived at the office, he felt that he hadn't slept well again.
Sitting at his workstation, he glanced out the window. The clouds in the sky were a hazy gray, and his mind was a complete mess.
Last night before going to bed, he was really troubled by his recent romantic entanglements with the girls.
As a result, I had insomnia again.
Of course, he slept better this night than the night before, probably four or five hours. But two consecutive nights of sleep deprivation left him feeling quite unwell.
Moreover, some issues still haven't been fully understood...
Lu Zhe picked up the small speaker and asked in a low voice, "Xiao Qiu, do you think it's possible for a poor boy to fall in love with a rich girl, and then the girl's father throws a million dollars at the poor boy to get lost?"
AI: "There are billions of people in the world, and a lot of things will happen, but what does that have to do with us?"
Lu Zhe was taken aback by the answer.
At this moment, his boss Mao Kai walked over, patted him on the shoulder and said, "The algorithm department colleagues have been working hard these past few days. Have you noticed the results?"
Lu Zhe: "Has this AI become smarter?"
Mao Kai smiled and nodded: "It can answer questions from the side, and the feeling of conversation should be more flexible."
Lu Zhe looked down again.
The speaker's exterior remained unchanged, but the artificial intelligence inside... no, the AI named 'Xiao Qiu' wasn't actually housed in the tiny speaker; its algorithm was likely located in the company's server room. This speaker was merely a port for the AI to communicate with the outside world.
Lu Zhe thought to himself, this guy is indeed different from others. Humans are ultimately limited; it's impossible to chat with two people at the same time, nor is it possible to maintain the same relationship with two people.
Mao Kai looked at him and suddenly asked, "What are you thinking about?"
Lu Zhe shook his head: "It's nothing, I was just thinking... what kind of questions I should ask Xiao Qiu next."
"Haha, whatever you want then."
Mao Kai finished speaking with a smile, waved his hand, and walked away.
Lu Zhe should get back to work, but holding the speaker, he was at a loss for words and didn't know what questions to ask the AI.
Suddenly, he subconsciously looked up at the camera above him.
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Xia Xiaobing sat in her private office, looking at the computer screen in front of her.
On the screen was a live feed from a camera—Lu Zhe was staring blankly at the small speaker.
"So adorably clueless?" Xia Xiaobing narrowed her eyes, subconsciously smiling as she murmured to herself, "You look so listless, this isn't like you at all."
The office was empty and the door was closed, so any sounds coming in from outside were muffled. Therefore, she could speak freely without fear of being overheard, as long as she kept her voice down.
Moreover, the volume of her self-talk was exceptionally soft, like a whisper in a lover's ear.
"Didn't you sleep well again last night? Or are you having some real-life problems?"
"Could it be that they're short of money...? There doesn't seem to be any reason for them to ask for an advance on their salary."
After staring at the boy on the screen and talking to herself for a while, Xia Xiaobing patted her cheeks to cheer herself up. Then, she closed the video monitoring window and opened her work file.
But before getting to work, she glanced at the dark clouds outside the window.
"It looks like it's going to rain today..."
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Although dark clouds loomed over the city from the morning, it didn't start raining until 6 p.m.
The rain was quite heavy.
By 6:30 PM, when it was time to leave work, the rain still hadn't stopped. This presented Lu Zhe with a problem: he hadn't brought an umbrella, so how was he going to get home?
Lu Zhe stood up, looking at the rain outside the window, estimating that if he walked straight out, he would be soaked through in less than fifty meters. And Miss Tang's apartment was several hundred meters away.
Or should we just go back in the rain?
He turned his head and looked at his colleagues around him.
The algorithm department is still working overtime, while the testing department has all left. As for our supervisor, Mao Kai, it seems he went out to answer a phone call when it first started raining and hasn't returned since.
Just then, he noticed a tall, beautiful figure walking towards him. It was the company's boss, Xia Xiaobing.
Lu Zhe looked around. There was no one else there. It seemed... they really were after him?
Xia Xiaobing walked up to him and asked calmly, "Aren't you going home from get off work?"
Lu Zhe: "Uh..."
Seemingly guessing what he wanted to say, Xia Xiaobing said directly, "Didn't you bring an umbrella?"
Lu Zhe nodded.
Xia Xiaobing smiled. The smile was calm and natural, as if it were just a boss showing polite concern for an employee.
But then she lowered her voice and said, "Turn off the phone and come with me."
After saying that, Xia Xiaobing turned and left.
Lu Zhe was completely bewildered. But since his boss had spoken, he could only shut down his computer and follow Xia Xiaobing out of the office.
Ms. Xia wore high heels, which made a "thump, thump, thump" sound when she stepped on the hard floor. The heels weren't very high, only about three to five centimeters, but because she was already tall, her silhouette looked exceptionally slender and graceful as she walked.
The two entered the elevator.
There was no one else in the enclosed elevator space. Only then did Xia Xiaobing speak again, "Let me take you home."
Lu Zhe was taken aback: "Uh...is that okay?"
"Why not? I'm driving anyway, and I happen to have some time today."
As she spoke, Xia Xiaobing pressed the elevator floor button. But she didn't press the first floor; instead, she pressed the second basement level.
Lu Zhe immediately realized why they had to go underground—the underground of this office building was a parking lot, and presumably, President Xia's car was parked there.
Xia Xiaobing suddenly asked again, "What have you been doing lately?"
Lu Zhe answered without hesitation: "Work hard."
Xia Xiaobing couldn't help but chuckle, and then said, "I know you work hard at work, but I'm just asking you, what do you do after get off work?"
Lu Zhe considered it for a moment.
It seems inappropriate to tell my boss about working as a personal assistant for a rich heiress after get off work, right? Otherwise, I'll feel like I can't fully commit to my job.
So he said, "Play games."
Indeed, during the time I spent with Miss Tang, aside from cooking and chatting, we basically just played video games together. This is certainly not a lie.
As they were talking, the elevator had already reached the second basement level.
The moment the elevator doors opened automatically, Lu Zhe heard the beautiful boss say:
"Yeah, who doesn't like playing games? I like them too..."
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