The [characters] Lin Zhe hired through the Check-In Panel were no different from real people.
Their physical anatomy and identities-even their ID cards-were all real and verifiable.
But...
Old Lu falling in love really had caught Lin Zhe completely off guard.
Wasn't this old geezer a workaholic?
All he thought about every day was working overtime, and he got ridiculously excited whenever he did.
Lin Zhe genuinely hadn't expected Old Lu to find time for a romance.
And his partner was actually a young woman!
"Old Lu, today I finally understand what it means to never judge a book by its cover."
"I really underestimated you. Who knew you were such a ladies' man!"
"Tell me how you hooked up with her."
Lin Zhe plopped down on a solid-wood dressing table Old Lu had already finished beside them, interested in the story of their relationship.
"Ahem, what do you mean, hooked up? We're in love, all right? Xiaomiao and I..."
Old Lu didn't hide anything from Lin Zhe.
He told Lin Zhe every detail of how he and Lin Xiaomeng had met, gotten to know each other, and fallen in love.
In a sense, Lin Zhe was both his employer and his "creator."
Lin Zhe was also the most important person in Old Lu's world, and he hid absolutely nothing from him.
All along, Lin Zhe had been courteous and considerate toward Old Lu.
He treated him no differently from his own friends and family.
To Lin Zhe, Old Lu wasn't just an ordinary employee, either.
Now that he heard Old Lu was actually in love and even planning to start a family,
Lin Zhe naturally supported it wholeheartedly and fully encouraged him to pursue his own happiness.
Everyone had the right to pursue their own happiness.
Old Lu was