A Beauty's Invitation (4)

But although Su Yating wanted to leave, Castle, petty as it was, had no intention of letting off the woman who had once called it an "intercom" so easily. "Stop her!" Castle's voice was so cold that Pei Shao shivered.

"Wait!" Obediently, Pei Shao called out to Su Yating, silently swearing that in this life, he could offend anyone but Castle.

"What is it?" Su Yating turned around and looked disdainfully at Pei Shao and Lin Meijing.

Lin Meijing looked at Pei Shao with concern as well. Wasn't it better to end things here? If they gave Su Yating another chance, wouldn't she very likely mock them again? Although Lin Meijing had left Everglory, she still knew Everglory's capabilities very well.

"Sister Lin, um... actually, I solved the problem with the analysis software too! During the two hours you were out, I casually coded a fairly satisfactory program. Not only did it analyze the deviations, but it also produced a detailed list showing how far each person could drive within an hour under different conditions, including slopes, snow, rain, and even each person's weight. It's on the computer now. If Miss Su is interested, why don't you come take a look?" Facing the burning gazes of the two great beauties, Pei Shao forced himself to repeat what Castle had told him.

Oh my God! That software's source code had to be at least three hundred thousand lines. Could any normal person finish writing that in two hours? I wouldn't believe it even if you beat me to death! I could only pray that neither of these beauties knew a thing about computer programming. Otherwise, I'd probably be sent to a research institute as a lab rat tomorrow!

Pei Shao knew a little about computers, so after Castle forced him to say that, he immediately came to his senses and was so frightened that his face turned green.

Su Yating and Lin Meijing walked over to the computer in stunned silence. Sure enough, all sorts of data had been listed with astonishing precision, with professional algorithms they could not understand appended afterward as supporting explanations.

This time, Su Yating was truly shocked. Two hours—only two hours had passed since she walked out the door, yet every reason she had to ridicule him had been casually defused by this man named Pei Shao!

What kind of monster had suddenly crawled out of nowhere? No! This was impossible! Mentally unsettled, Su Yating stared wide-eyed at Pei Shao, while Lin Meijing watched him with an equally strange expression.

"Don't be nervous. The best part is only starting now." Castle continued forcing Pei Shao to perform.

Thus, the two beauties once again watched Pei Shao raise his head and say mournfully to Lin Meijing, "Oh, right, Sister Lin. I also took some time just now to look into the typos and obvious flaws in Everglory's latest magazine issue. Some of the rumor-mongering gossip terms in there are especially spectacular. I'll give it to you later. Maybe Everglory's editorial department will receive letters from dissatisfied readers tomorrow, or perhaps some popular celebrities might even sue them. And it seems the person responsible for that section is Miss Su! Miss Su, would you like to take a look too?"

Lin Meijing and Su Yating were dumbfounded once again. Su Yating even shoved Lin Meijing aside and hurried to Pei Shao's computer, staring at the words on the screen for a while. Within just a few minutes, Su Yating's eyes had widened like a pair of bells! Lin Meijing, who leaned over beside her and studied the screen for a moment, was equally stunned.

"Who exactly are you?" Su Yating looked at Pei Shao nervously, as if he were some kind of monster.

"I'm an employee here." Pei Shao blinked, looking utterly innocent.

Seeing the disbelief on Su Yating's face, he politely extended a hand in a gesture of seeing her out. "My humble name is Pei Shao. This is my first job, but I've always remembered something my boss once said... Hmm, how did it go? 'I, Lin Meijing, am someone who demands perfection in everything. If I do something, I have to be the best in the industry.' That's right. I've taken those words as my motto, studying hard and improving every day."

"You... you..." Su Yating's lips trembled with rage. The flames in her beautiful eyes were almost enough to burn Pei Shao alive. Never in her life had anyone angered her like this, especially not a man!

"Hey! Su Yating, this is my company. What are you trying to do?" Sensing that Su Yating was about to explode, Lin Meijing immediately stepped forward and stood in front of Pei Shao. "I think you should go back and revise your materials properly, so you don't embarrass yourself later."

"You... you two..." Su Yating clearly had not expected today's perfect opportunity to turn out like this. Furiously pointing at Pei Shao's nose, she suddenly stomped her foot. "You'll regret this!" Su Yating swung her arm fiercely, gritted out those words, then turned and stormed out.

But as Su Yating reached the door, the heel of her right high-heeled shoe suddenly snapped, making her stumble and fall to the ground. Humiliated, Su Yating angrily kicked off her shoe, glanced back at Lin Meijing and Pei Shao, who were struggling not to laugh, then suddenly let out a hysterical scream and smashed the shoe onto the floor. Then, barefoot and covering her face with both hands, she ran out.

Watching a scene that looked like something straight out of a movie, Pei Shao stood there blankly for a moment before exchanging a look with Lin Meijing. Then the two of them burst out laughing almost at the same time, finally venting the resentment in their hearts.

As they laughed, they both suddenly stopped, and the magazine office fell strangely silent.

Lin Meijing quickly glanced at Pei Shao, only to find the man opposite her staring directly at her. Her face immediately flushed, and she lowered her head slightly. "Today... thank you."

"Um... heh heh, heh heh!" Pei Shao clearly had no talent for being romantic at crucial moments. He scratched his scalp, looking like he was simply grinning foolishly.

"The woman in front of you has experienced an instantaneous point-three-fold increase in hormone secretion. Her heartbeat has accelerated to eighty-eight beats per minute, her blood flow has slightly increased, her emotions are somewhat agitated, her nostrils are twitching very slightly, and the cells around her tear glands are highly active, showing signs of an episode. Based on my limited data analysis, she is currently in an abnormal state," Castle said seriously. "According to my research into human behavioral tendencies, you should act more gently now, or perhaps take the initiative."

"Uh..." Pei Shao was even more bewildered. "What should I do?"

"Go hug her."

"No way." Pei Shao stared blankly. "I'm not some hooligan... Oh, do you mean put an arm around her shoulders or her waist? Should I use one hand or both? And I'm afraid she'll say I'm harassing her."

"Shoulders." Castle's answer was remarkably precise. "Your movements should be gentle, not forceful, but decisive. Your expression should be soft, and you can accompany it with a sigh and a smile."

"Let me work up to it first." Pei Shao swallowed. "I'm a little nervous."