Eight the next morning.
"Good morning, Ms. Gwen."
Gwen had just arrived outside Li Si's house when Bumblebee spoke without warning. Then he opened the door automatically.
"Good morning."
Gwen replied, then hurried toward Li Si's bedroom.
The bedroom was a mess. Li Si was still fast asleep, sprawled out like a starfish, while his blanket had been bunched into a ball.
"Li, why are you still sleeping? Get up!"
Gwen rubbed her temples helplessly and reached out to shake Li Si.
But he didn't react at all. He just rolled over and kept sleeping.
"Ms. Gwen, would you like me to wake the young master? He set up a sleep-wakeup program for me, but the scheduled time is still half an hour away."
Bumblebee's voice came from the speaker in the corner.
"All right. Looks like I really do need your help."
Gwen shook Li Si a few more times. When he still slept like the dead, she couldn't help but sigh and press a hand to her forehead.
"It's my pleasure, Ms. Gwen."
Bumblebee's voice came from the speaker again, and a series of faint noises came from beneath Li Si's bed.
Several nimble mechanical arms reached out from underneath. Each held something like a toothbrush or a damp towel, and they brushed and washed him in one smooth routine.
Click!
Once he'd finished washing up, a recessed compartment opened in the wall beside the bed. Two mechanical arms emerged, holding a tuxedo. They deftly turned Li Si this way and that to dress him, then even straightened his collar and smoothed out the creases before retracting.
Bzzzt.
A faint current swept over the tuxedo. The jolt finally roused Li Si, and he blinked groggily.
"Good morning, Gwen."
Li Si climbed out of bed with a yawn and