Return to Shanghai City

After a 140-minute flight, the plane landed at Qiaohong Airport in Shanghai City.

As soon as Chen Mengchuan disabled airplane mode on his phone, Guo Siming's call came through.

"Brother Chuan, Brother Chuan, oh my god, I finally got through to you. I have a few issues here, and I was hoping Brother Chuan could take a look for me," Guo Siming said.

"Have you compiled the issues?" Chen Mengchuan asked.

"Yes, Brother Chuan, I sent them to your email about 2 hours ago. Brother Chuan, you never replied, so I decided to call," Guo Siming replied.

"I just got back from Xian and got off the plane. I'll check my email later and get back to you."

"Okay, Brother Chuan, thank you, Brother Chuan. You're busy, Brother Chuan. Goodbye..."

Hanging up Guo Siming's call with a dark expression, Chen Mengchuan turned to Zhao Wanyu. "Where do you live?"

Zhao Wanyu was slightly taken aback, feeling a bit awkward.

Chen Mengchuan realized his question was phrased poorly and cleared his throat. "I mean, where is your place? I can take you back, and then I'll find a hotel for myself."

Zhao Wanyu smiled and rolled her eyes.

"Forget it, everything I say sounds weird. I'll take you back," Chen Mengchuan said, feeling speechless.

After collecting their luggage, Zhao Wanyu told Chen Mengchuan, "I have a few apartments in Shimao Binjiang."

Shimao Binjiang? A few apartments? Chen Mengchuan was surprised.

"I didn't realize you were such a rich young lady."

"It's alright. Come over to my place," Zhao Wanyu said generously.

Seeing her say that, Chen Mengchuan didn't refuse.

An hour later, Zhao Wanyu found a key from her bag and opened a unit on the 26th floor. After turning on the lights and entering, Chen Mengchuan was still shocked. He had indeed underestimated Zhao Wanyu.

This apartment, with its luxurious large terrace, was at least 300 square meters. The open-air balcony alone was nearly a hundred square meters.

"Looking at your luxurious mansion, I feel like my place in Su City is just a doghouse... How about you just keep me? I'll just laze around your place every day, eating and drinking your food." Chen Mengchuan joked.

Zhao Wanyu: "Okay, I'll keep you. You just have to tidy up the balcony, clean the room every day, and cook me breakfast and dinner. How about that?"

"Haha, let's forget it. If I clean this place, my arms will probably fall off. And I can't possibly take care of all those plants on the balcony."

"You can rest or do whatever you want. I'm going downstairs to buy some daily necessities and groceries. I'll cook something simple for dinner tonight," Zhao Wanyu said, dropping her bag and luggage.

Chen Mengchuan felt a warmth in his heart and smiled. "I'll go with you and help carry your bags."

"Won't that delay you?"

"No."

After putting their things down, they went downstairs again. They picked out some daily necessities and a large pile of groceries at the supermarket opposite the residential complex before heading back.

Back at Zhao Wanyu's place, in the spacious kitchen, Chen Mengchuan helped Zhao Wanyu prepare the ingredients. They busied themselves for an hour, making three dishes and one soup. Like a young couple, they sat facing each other at the dining table and ate dinner together. Chen Mengchuan felt an indescribable sense of strange harmony.

After dinner, he politely offered to help with the dishes in the kitchen but was ushered out by Zhao Wanyu. Chen Mengchuan then opened his laptop in the living room and began to diligently search for information on Xu Shuwei and Toni Chen Miantang – their resumes, papers, project works, product achievements, and so on...

Zhao Wanyu, having finished washing the dishes, came out and saw Chen Mengchuan engrossed in his work. She didn't disturb him, took her phone and earphones, poured a glass of juice, and settled on the sofa to play mobile games.

After losing several games, Zhao Wanyu angrily took off her earphones.

"You're playing pretty well," Chen Mengchuan suddenly said from behind her.

"Wow, you scared me."

"So girls play shooting games too," Chen Mengchuan said with a smile as he sat down beside her.

Zhao Wanyu smiled. "Tencent's Chicken Dinner Battlefield. There are a lot of girls in it. But there are too many cheaters, so I can never beat others and am stuck at Diamond."

"I rarely play games. I occasionally saw colleagues play this one," Chen Mengchuan said with a smile.

"Come on, I'll teach you," Zhao Wanyu said with a laugh.

Chen Mengchuan smiled, intrigued, and took out his phone. "Okay."

After downloading the game, Zhao Wanyu leaned close to Chen Mengchuan, carefully teaching him how to move, aim, and shoot, as well as the game's mechanics, what the safe zone meant, and the functions of gun attachments.

They played for over two hours, and finally achieved a chicken dinner!

Putting down their phones, Zhao Wanyu poured two glasses of apple juice, and they walked to the terrace.

"I didn't expect you to know so much," Chen Mengchuan said with a smile.

Zhao Wanyu knew he was referring to the game. She pouted her lips. "I've just played for a long time. It's nothing. You guys are the real experts."

"Are you talking about artificial intelligence?" Chen Mengchuan asked.

Zhao Wanyu nodded. "Yes, making robotic arms move through various algorithms and programming, performing precise identification and tasks. Do you know how I felt the first time I visited Ke University's factory? It was like stepping into a giant warehouse of futuristic robotic technology."

"Hahahaha, robots and artificial intelligence are two different things. Your university's artificial intelligence is very powerful, but it's mainly concentrated in the industrial manufacturing field, like your robotic arms. It's weaker in many civilian areas. Of course, Ke University also has some decent applications in medical devices," Chen Mengchuan said with a smile.

"Aren't these the most direct applications of robots?" Zhao Wanyu asked with a smile.

"Artificial intelligence is different. True artificial intelligence should be able to think independently, judge right from wrong, imagine the future, have emotions, and be capable of liking and loving..."

Zhao Wanyu looked a bit stunned. "What's the difference between the artificial intelligence you're describing and humans? That sounds like something out of movies. How many top artificial intelligences in the world can't even pass the Turing Test?"

"Of course, there's a difference. Artificial intelligence that reaches that level would be far smarter and more rational than humans. Perhaps it wouldn't match humans in creativity and imagination, but once it becomes a human assistant, it would be a combination of exponential power," Chen Mengchuan said.

"A combination of power of a powers? That's a term I've never heard before," Zhao Wanyu asked.

"It's a metaphor. For example, if a person is 100, and a robot is also 100, their combination isn't just 100 + 100, nor is it 100 * 100. It's 100 raised to the power of 100," Chen Mengchuan explained with a smile.

Night.

Long after the lights were turned off, Chen Mengchuan lay in bed still thinking about tomorrow's meeting. Suddenly, a small sound came from the doorknob. In the darkness, the door was quietly pushed open.

A gentle presence approached the bedside.

It was Zhao Wanyu. Why wasn't she sleeping and why was she in his room? Chen Mengchuan closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep.

After confirming Chen Mengchuan was asleep, Zhao Wanyu hesitated for a moment before skillfully lifting the covers and slipping under them.

Chen Mengchuan's heart pounded...

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