When quitting time rolled around, even employees at Candy Technology, with all its excellent benefits, were eager to head out. As the saying went, if you weren't eager to clock out, there was something wrong with your head.
One of the best things about Candy Technology was that when the workday ended, no manager would tell you to stay. Not that it mattered—some managers ran out the door even faster than the employees.
As groups of two or three made their way to the cafeteria or back to the dorms, they passed through the First Floor Lobby and were surprised to see Zero standing listlessly by the entrance.
Wait, why did Zero look a little different today? It seemed like she'd grown taller.
Could a robot grow taller? Obviously not. The only explanation was that Zero had gotten a new body. This made some people take a few extra glances at her, but that was all.
In Zero's eyes, those looks were like people watching a monkey at the zoo. Naturally, they did nothing to improve her mood.
Pouting, Zero thought, Boss is unbelievable. I told her there was no way nobody would recognize me, but she still wouldn't believe me. Suddenly, Zero's eyes lit up, and she left with a beaming smile.
The boss had just spoken: the face-recognition test was over early.
In the office, Mo Jingchun, Candy, Li Xuanyu, and Zhou Yaling sat around the coffee table. The other three chatted and laughed as they watched Candy brew tea.
They weren't making a child do work. Candy had volunteered to take over the tea-brewing today.
Mo Jingchun figured Candy thought brewing tea was fun, like playing in the mud as a child. Come to think of it, wasn't tea-brewing meant to be enjoyable? Otherwise, why do it