Exposing one's true nature
“…So I hope you can leave.”
The long speech finally showed signs of coming to an end with this sentence. The complex memory palace in his mind began to peel off layer by layer. Mu Qingyan's thoughts returned to reality, and the scene in front of him slowly turned into the pure white tones of the hospital.
She quickly calculated the progress of the laboratory's completion and decided to delay it for a few more days just in case.
"You just said, when will Miss Ye come back?"
This was equivalent to implicitly admitting that he had not listened carefully. Yan Chi's expression instantly became a little ugly, and he knocked the coffee cup directly on the nano table.
"The 7th of next month." He gritted his teeth.
——About 2 weeks left.
"Well, if you don't mind, I can move out at -" Mu Qingyan looked at his mechanical watch, "Move out at 10 am on the 1st? After all, I do need time to arrange things. For example, in the company, I have to complete the handover before I can resign, and there are other things -"
"Who told you to resign?"
Mu Qingyan frowned, somewhat puzzled.
——The sweetheart is coming back, so of course the fake fiancée has to disappear completely. Why, is it that this guy suddenly remembered his work ability now?
Just as I was about to ask, a doctor in a white coat came out hurriedly:
"Master, they don't accept mediation..."
…
Even from the perspective of his duties as Yan's operations director, Mu Qingyan never thought it was a good idea to build a hospital completely managed by advanced autonomous robots.
It's just that her identity is awkward, and Yan Chi once mocked her, saying, "If you don't have the IQ to understand, don't interrupt," so she was happy to just watch from the sidelines.
Perhaps the treatment of some minor injuries and pains gave Yan Chi the confidence to facilitate the first major surgery performed by a robot a month ago.
——Mitral valve replacement with mild hypothermia and beating heart.
The result was naturally as Mu Qingyan expected.
During the collaboration, the AI surgeon bumped into the assistant's robotic arm. With a tiny deflection, the scalpel cut the patient's fragile cardiovascular system, and blood splattered, blocking the camera.
The "three major laws" deeply engraved in the positronic brains of all robots began to take effect. The assistant AI thought that the other party was hurting humans, and instantly clamped the hand that wanted to remedy the situation.
Eventually, the best time for treatment was missed.
So today, Mu Qingyan accompanied the young master to negotiate with the family of the deceased at the request of Yan Chi's father.
"I've already told you, I don't want money! I just want to know how you're going to deal with those two monsters!" The haggard woman's face was covered in tears. "Why... in your eyes, is my husband's life just a 'small mistake'?"
The two doctors holding medical records next to them looked at each other.
"But ma'am, we informed you of the risks before the surgery, and you signed a consent form. I'm afraid this isn't appropriate now."
As the doctor spoke, the watch on his wrist projected a document with a bright signature at the bottom.
Almost at the same time, the patient's family members burst into sharp wails:
"No! Get away! You monsters! Get out! Don't come near me!!!"
Yan Chi had no choice but to step forward and reveal his identity to calm the other party down.
"AI surgery is cheaper, which I believe is why you chose this place. So, ma'am, if you take this money, at least you can ensure that you will have enough food and clothing for the rest of your life. As for our doctors, they may indeed need to be upgraded. I hope you—"
"No worries about food and clothing? Upgrade?" The woman's voice was hoarse, as if she had heard a huge joke.
She moved step by step to the window with a miserable look in her eyes, and suddenly, she took out a fruit knife and put it on her neck.
Yan Chi's expression finally lost its previous calmness.
More and more people gathered around, and even the security guards were a little overwhelmed. Mu Qingyan sighed secretly and took a step forward:
"Ma'am, please calm down for a moment. If I can get your husband back, would you consider Yan's compensation terms?"
The noise stopped instantly, and the nurses around looked incredulous.
Yan Chi looked over with suppressed anger:
"Mu Qingyan! Do you know what you are saying? If you can't help me, get out of here!"
Mu Qingyan ignored it and took a look at the phone:
"Can I borrow the AI charging bay here?"
…
This city, which relies on finance, technology, fashion and entertainment, seems to be filled with an illusion of drunkenness and dreams at night.
On the subway, the rain curtain cut off everything outside the window, and the gorgeous night scene swept across Mu Qingyan's cheek, like a string of characters flowing past.
It makes her look less like a real human being.
She could feel the surprised and inquiring gaze of the person sitting next to her, exactly the same as when Yan Chi watched her operate the memory module and merge it with the AI that looked like the victim of the medical accident in the hospital just now.
The more adept it is at doing the job, the more of a joke it makes to the advanced autonomous robots waiting by to help.
"When did you..."
It was rare that Yan Chi spoke to her in such a hesitant tone.
"If you have time to think about this, you might as well improve the quality of Yan's R&D Center and ensure that the robot stays quietly by that lady's side instead of acting like that 'good doctor' and breaking her heart."
The subtle pun added a hint of embarrassment to Yan Chi's expression, but soon it turned into obvious anger.
"Do you want to blame me too? I said this is an inevitable trend. If it succeeds, Yan's position in this field will be forever unshakable!"
Like a newborn calf, he is ambitious.
But…
"You can't do that..."
"I can't do it? Mu Qingyan, have you forgotten how you just calmed that woman down? Why didn't she call that robot that looked exactly like her husband a 'monster'?" Yan Chi curled his lips and smiled sarcastically, "It seems she has also understood that the existence of technology is not useless. At least it can replace her dead husband!"
"I'm not questioning the technology. It's just that the memory module that the machine is equipped with isn't the one developed by your Yan family. Otherwise, it would be nothing more than a pile of junk."
"you!"
Yan Chi seemed to have heard the hidden meaning, and he also saw with his own eyes how Mu Qingyan adjusted his emotional charge with ease.
After the robot was activated, Yan was unable to cope with his wife's extremely rapid emotional outburst and response.
"I know what you're worried about, but even Infinity only uses AI equipment to assist in precision surgeries. Why is Yan's company so confident? You want to run before you can even walk? Okay, that's never a problem—"
Mu Qingyan turned her gaze from the car window and continued, "But before that, Yan Chi, you should first ask yourself if you are a genius."
“…”
Yan Chi looked at the calm face of his "fiancée" and couldn't think of any words to refute.
Mu Qingyan had always been gentle and elegant in front of him, so it was natural that he felt uncomfortable when she showed her aggression for the first time. He had no choice but to change the subject abruptly:
"Why didn't I know you had such a bad temper before? What, you're not going to pretend anymore?"
The other party ignored him and turned up the speaker on his phone to the maximum:
"...Next, please look at the international economic news——
Infinity's third-quarter revenue was $35.87 billion, compared to a market estimate of $254.9 billion. Infinity founder and current CEO Dustin Chu announced that it would charge European users for its ad-free home AI services. The Federal Robotics Trade Commission (FRTC) launched an antitrust investigation into the company...
Infinity is a top scientific research company in Country M, and its business is roughly the same as Yan's, so Yan Chi also listened for a while.
Beside him, the girl who had just argued with him slowly closed her eyes, her expression dim, as if she was suddenly very tired.
After a long time, so long that he thought the journey would remain quiet, Mu Qingyan murmured softly:
"She didn't understand... She just... had no other choice..."
Yan Chi frowned even more.
…
Airport VIP lounge.
It was getting late, but the rain was getting heavier, and everything on the tarmac in the distance became blurred.
Mu Qingyan stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window in a daze. The glass reflected the screen behind her, which showed a young male artist being interviewed.
Countless flashes were flashing, but it was obvious that their focus this time was not on that handsome face.
Mu Qingyan was stunned for a long time before she realized that the little star had a white bandage on his leg and was sitting in a wheelchair.
Even so, he didn't seem to care much and was smiling and joking with the reporters.
——Mingming, he looks very serious...
A feeling of dizziness came over her, and she couldn't help but lean against the cold glass, listening carefully to the sound of raindrops hitting the glass, so as to give her chaotic brain a rest for a while.
——Strangely enough, after so many years, she almost forgot that it could rain so heavily here.
——Just like that day…
——Those crying eyes...
"Hey! Mu Qingyan! What's wrong with you? Can you fall asleep while standing——"
She opened her eyes suddenly.
In front of her was someone who had inexplicably followed her to the airport.
"What?" she asked expressionlessly.
Yan Chi was stunned for a rare moment, then sneered:
"Shouldn't I be the one asking you this? Have you been acting too much all this time? Don't think you can just pretend like this—"
Mu Qingyan didn't want to pour garbage into her ears, so she turned and left.
Caught off guard, someone grabbed her wrist.
Yan Chi didn't know what was wrong, and suddenly became aggressive:
"Aren't you here to pick up a friend? You've already started leaving the station, why don't you go look for them? Could it be that what I said was true? No one asked you to pick them up at the airport—"
"I'll only say this once, Yan Chi, let me go."
Just when Mu Qingyan was about to lose his patience and was about to kick the man out, a gentle voice came, interrupting the two people's entanglement -
"Achi, why are you here?"
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