Achoo!
Rubbing his nose, Lu Zhou, seated at his desk, muttered softly to himself.
"Xiao Ai, why have I been sneezing so much lately? I don't feel unwell anywhere."
Over the past few days, he had been sneezing more and more frequently, often several times in a row.
Strangely enough, though, there were no signs of a cold.
It felt as if someone were talking about him behind his back...
As if to confirm his suspicion, a string of bubbles popped up in the lower-right corner of the computer screen.
Xiao Ai: [Master, Master, I know! Someone must be talking about Master's handsomeness behind his back. (ω)]
At the sight of that message, Lu Zhou smiled awkwardly.
This Little Guy...
Although its intelligence had not improved much after the upgrade, its ability to flatter people had somehow become increasingly polished without anyone teaching it.
Still, he liked honest, straightforward good kids who said whatever was on their minds.
Just as Lu Zhou was about to continue researching the project in his hands, a call suddenly came through to his phone.
After pressing the answer button, he sniffed, his nose still faintly itchy, and spoke.
"Hello?"
"Hello! Academician Lu, this is Old Lü. You remember me, right?"
Um...
Old Lü?
Hearing that name, Lu Zhou paused slightly.
To be honest, he really could not remember who exactly was calling him.
When Lu Zhou remained silent for a long time, the voice on the other end became somewhat awkward.
"Uh, don't tell me... you really don't remember me?"
"How could I not..."
He replied in a slightly odd tone. Lu Zhou frowned and thought for a while before a name suddenly popped into his head. His eyes lit up, and he blurted out, "Director Lü?"
Lü Kaimin, Director Lü from the Energy