Director Shen, You're Such a Gossip

The center's employees all know that Shen Qi is generous and treats his employees well.

Shen Qi would always send generous gifts to his employees when they had happy occasions at home.

Cui Xiaoyi is getting married soon, Shen Qi has promised to give her a gift.

But Director Shen is such a gossip! He asked me and my boyfriend so many private questions... Cui Xiaoyi spent the whole afternoon in Shen Qi's office, asking and answering Shen Qi questions.

"I have Type O blood, and my boyfriend Type AB blood."

"His name? His name is Cheng Yingjun, Cheng as in Cheng Yaojin, and Yingjun as in handsome and dashing."

"Actually, he wasn't that handsome, but he wasn't ugly either."

"I am an only child, and he has a younger brother."

"Our first date was at a haunted house in my hometown... well, I was the one who asked to go, and he seemed reluctant, but he still came with me."

"My favorite color is red, and he likes white."

"What kind of job should I do if I go back to my hometown? I'll probably go into human resources, and I'll most likely get a job in a public institution."

"Regarding the wedding, of course I want it to be romantic; I hate those formulaic weddings. Him? He said he'll listen to me."

"Children? I don't think it's a big deal not to have children. He said he likes children."

"Money? I think enough money is fine, and he thinks so too... By 'enough,' he means at least a billion."

"My personality? Director Shen, you know me very well. I'm lively, cheerful, witty, and brave. I'm passionate and sometimes speak without thinking. His personality... I think about it carefully. He doesn't seem to have a particularly distinct personality. He's the kind of person who hone himself into a low-key person for the sake of his career. He's a businessman, after all. Harmony brings wealth, and impulsiveness is the devil."

"When women are young, they are very picky, but when they reach marriageable age, most of them marry an honest, reliable man with a stable career."

"He gave me that sense of security, so I married him."

Cui Xiaoyi is a chatterbox; once she starts talking, she can't stop.

Shen Qi quickly entered data into the computer. "Xiao Yi, based on your statement just now, can I give you a test?"

"A computer program can predict marriage?" Cui Xiaoyi had worked at the center for so many years, dealing with scientists every day, and her understanding of science and technology surpassed that of ordinary clerks.

"That's a way for fortune tellers to make a living; what I do is scientific prediction," Shen Qi said with a shake of his head. He then asked, "Because this involves your privacy, would you allow me to use science and technology to predict your life?"

"Is it really that amazing?" Cui Xiaoyi hesitated for a few seconds, but her curiosity gradually took over. "Okay, I agree."

Shen Qi gave the instructions "One Two Three" and selected the Chaos Algorithm.

The command "One Two Three" was executed immediately. It deduced the human individual's abilities at an incredibly fast speed, and the results scrolled across the screen in succession.

Cui Xiaoyi resigned and returned to her hometown from the capital.

Cui Xiaoyi and her boyfriend got married at the most luxurious hotel in her hometown.

Cui Xiaoyi and her husband went on their honeymoon, traveling through seven European countries.

Cui Xiaoyi has given birth; she had it done through in In Vitro Fertilization Baby.

"This... can even be calculated for In Vitro Fertilization Baby?" Cui Xiaoyi was dumbfounded, half believing and half doubting.

The "One Two Three" sequence continues:

Cui Xiaoyi moved to a new house when her child was two years old.

Cui Xiaoyi became a full-time housewife when her child was 5 years old.

Cui Xiaoyi's child went abroad to study at the age of 12, and Cui Xiaoyi accompanied him.

After Cui Xiaoyi's child graduated from university, Cui Xiaoyi moved abroad.

Cui Xiaoyi bought a cemetery plot when she was 55 years old.

Cui Xiaoyi chose to die in a dream at the age of 127.

Computer Science program simulated Cui Xiaoyi's entire life.

In real life, Cui Xiaoyi remained silent for a long time.

Shen Qi shut down his computer, stood up, and said, "Let's go, it's time to go home."

Cui Xiaoyi asked hesitantly, "Is this reliable?"

"Perhaps, it might happen, it might not happen; it's believable, but not entirely believable."

"But Director Shen, this isn't the life I want!"

A few days later, the Biological Computer that Shen Qi needed arrived.

Shen Qi ordered the "One Two Three" method to deduce whether Dark Matter exists in the Butterfly Nebula.

Within half a day, "One Two Three" gave the deduction result. "Does not exist."

Shen Qi ordered One Two Three calculation to determine the probability of an earthquake occurring at two coordinate points in the Northern Hemisphere.

"One Two Three" quickly concluded. "There is a probability of it happening, less than one in ten thousand."

Why Dark Matter doesn't exist, and why the probability of an earthquake is less than one in ten thousand—the specific reasons are something Shen Qi needs to figure out himself. For such particularly complex academic questions, what "One Two Three" can do is provide probabilistic predictions.

"You're quite skilled at betting on football and fortune telling, able to make detailed and accurate predictions. But when it comes to the academic issues I'm most interested in, it seems your abilities are still limited."

Shen Qi fell into deep thought, recalling an unsolved Millennium Prize Problem in mathematics— the P versus NP problem.

If computers completely surpass the human brain, what will humans still be able to do?

If "One Two Three" can solve a problem that even Shen Qi couldn't handle, then what is the point of Shen Qi's existence?

Shen Qi input the framework data of the P versus NP problem into "One Two Three" and commanded "One Two Three" to deduce the probability that the P versus NP problem can be solved.

Click!

My computer crashed.

Shen Qi restarted the computer. It seemed that in certain specific problems, computers were no match for the human brain.

Knock knock knock.

Someone knocked on the door.

"Please come in."

The person who came was Cui Xiaoyi.

Shen Qi handed his signed resignation letter to Cui Xiaoyi: "Xiaoyi, take care."

Cui Xiaoyi took the resignation letter and immediately tore it to shreds.

Shen Qi asked in surprise, "Xiao Yi, what's wrong?"

"Director Shen, if the resignation letter isn't submitted to the school's personnel department, it won't count. I'm not leaving, I don't want to resign. Can you please not be angry with me and let me continue working?"

"Xiaoyi, aren't you getting married? Or is your boyfriend coming to work in the capital?"

"Why get married? Who am I going to marry? I'm not getting married! I'm happy being single forever!"

"Come, come, sit down and let's talk." Shen Qi invited Cui Xiaoyi to sit on the sofa. He opened the refrigerator, took out a bottle of cold drink, and handed it to Cui Xiaoyi: "Calm down, Xiaoyi. This is a life-changing event, you can't act impulsively. Tell me, what exactly happened that caused such a significant change in your mindset within just a few days?"

"I had a fight with him," Cui Xiaoyi said wearily.

"Oh, why were you arguing?" Shen Qi asked.

Cui Xiaoyi shook her head and said with a wry smile, "Everything was great when we were dating, but when it comes to marriage, the conflicts surface when the couple and their parents discuss the specific details related to the wedding. I hadn't really discussed any specific things with him before, but we talked about it these past few days, and the results were far from ideal. In short, I don't want to get married anymore. Marriage is really terrifying!"