Come on! Let's Give Secretary He a Warm Welcome!

"Still, your tool has a lot of flaws. I should be able to improve it. Hmm, probably."

Hexi said uncertainly.

"Haha, you're still the same."

Han Fei said with some emotion.

Hexi looked at him.

"You used to help me like this too. You knew a lot, and you often helped me solve my troubles. I was only able to reach such a high position because of your help. From now on, please keep helping me too." Han Fei looked at Hexi sincerely as he spoke.

Hexi looked at him and nodded vaguely.

She had received too much information today. Something about it all felt strange.

But for some reason, she vaguely felt that there was a will inside her that made her unable—or unwilling—to hurt him...

If she thought about it that way, perhaps it was the will of her pre-amnesia self.

So.

All of this.

Seemed to be real.

My name is Hexi.

I'm an alien.

I'm being hunted.

And I have... a secret crush.

Probably.

"Let's go. I'll take you back to your room. Oh, right, remember to get up tomorrow morning. As my secretary, you have to work. It'll also help with your recovery," Han Fei said with a smile.

"Also, don't reveal your name. Although you can only move around within this shielded courtyard for now, you still need to remember that outside, you only have one name: Secretary Hexi."

"You should understand why."

Han Fei looked at her seriously.

Hexi, who had begun trying to accept her identity, nodded in full agreement.

Indeed, she had no idea where her enemies were. She could not reveal her name.

Seeing how compliant Hexi was, the corners of Han Fei's lips lifted imperceptibly.

But.

A trace of doubt inevitably rose in his heart.

It all felt like it had come a little too easily.

"Little Hexi, I know you probably don't trust me very much right now, but after you've lived here for a while, you should change your mind."

Han Fei looked at her with pity and sorrow.

This was another test.

But.

"Mm, it's not that I don't trust you."

Hexi shook her head in confusion. "I... I think the old me made me not want to hurt you, so you should be someone important to me."

Han Fei's brow twitched.

Countless thoughts surged through his mind.

A storm raged in his head.

Yet he still put on a relieved expression.

Han Fei's earlier phone call.

Had been to tell Black Star to be more proactive.

He had not said what exactly it was supposed to do.

He had merely dropped a hint.

Fortunately, Black Star truly was an Artificial Intelligence.

From its master's series of scumbag tactics, it had figured out what it needed to do next.

It quickly arranged a room.

It also forged a contract.

As well as plenty of traces of everyday life.

But.

Hexi seemed to have no intention of doubting anything. She merely looked excitedly at her room, touching things everywhere.

The sight left Han Fei somewhat dazed.

Was this really Hexi?

No.

Perhaps.

For now, she could only be called Hexi.

"Come here, Hexi."

Han Fei clapped his hands, signaling for her to sit beside him.

Hexi obediently did as told.

Seeing how close she was to him, Han Fei's heart began beating rapidly in spite of itself.

But Han Fei quickly calmed down.

Heh.

After all, he was a man who could remain calm even when faced with Qi Lin's choice. He was not some lust-crazed fool.

"Little Hexi."

"I remember you were very talented in scientific research. You helped me a great deal."

"So, could you develop some kind of shielding technology? Or something that could hide a person's dark information?"

That was right.

This was the plan Han Fei had thought of in that instant.

I'll use Angels' technology to defeat the Angels!

Yet Hexi did not give Han Fei the reaction he wanted. Instead, she lowered her head slightly, seeming... a little aggrieved?

What was going on?

What was this?

Had I exposed myself?!

"..."

"..."

A stretch of silence followed.

Han Fei quietly shifted his butt farther away.

"I'm sorry. I caused you a lot of trouble before. I'll listen to you from now on, but could you please not..."

Hexi raised her head and looked at Han Fei worriedly. That look in her eyes.

Han Fei suddenly understood.

"Fine, but you still need to research it. Don't misunderstand. I only need it to keep future enemies from stealing my secrets."

Hexi's expression changed repeatedly at those words before finally settling into the faintest smile.

"Mm, I understand."

"Alright, I'll go downstairs to take care of something first. Stay in your room for now and see if you can recover any memories. We can eat together in a bit."

"Mm-hmm."

Waving as she turned away, Han Fei walked out of the room.

The smile on his face gradually disappeared, replaced by indifference.

In fact.

He had just discovered a hidden ability the Drifting Bottle had possessed all along.

Remember Black Star?

The Artificial Intelligence that remained immensely useful to him even now.

When he had first fished it out, its underlying logic had already regarded him as its master.

At the time, Han Fei had guessed that it was because of the Drifting Bottle.

After that, since he had not obtained any more Artificial Intelligences or intelligent life forms, there had been no way to verify it.

As for those inanimate objects, they were truly inanimate and did not distinguish between friend and foe.

But now.

Hexi was an intelligent life form.

Then.

Using Black Star as a reference.

And considering what Hexi had just said.

Black Star was not an intelligent life form, merely an Artificial Intelligence, so it had been imprinted with instructions to regard him as its master.

As for Hexi, although she did not recognize him as her master, she probably could not hurt him either.

Perhaps because she was an intelligent life form, the restraint was not as strong as it was on a program like an Artificial Intelligence.

But it could not forcibly control her, nor could it brainwash her into remaining loyal.

Tsk.

A hidden ability of the Drifting Bottle?

A rather useless ability.

But Hexi, who was currently mentally impaired and blank as a sheet of paper, seemed to have mistaken that feeling for something else.

Han Fei had no intention of explaining it. On the contrary, it was best to let the misunderstanding continue.

From a pragmatic perspective.

Hexi was a great treasure.

Han "Half a Politician" Fei thought so.

Come On! Say Hello, Secretary He!

The next day.

"Um, Han Fei?"

She called Han Fei's name uncertainly.

Han Fei opened his bleary eyes.

"Aunt Li, there's nothing going on today. Let me sleep a little longer."

And then.