When Bian Ziyuan received the key, the flush on his face from the alcohol hadn't faded yet. He stared intently as Yao Jingjing walked towards him and placed the key in his hand.
For some reason, his face turned even redder. He wanted to say something, but couldn't. He saw Yao Jingjing's lips moving, but he couldn't hear what she was saying at all. He only noticed that the lip line outlined by the light lipstick was perfect and impeccable. He also smelled a faint, intoxicating fragrance that went into his nose, into his lungs, and into his brain.
Yao Jingjing came and went. Even after her swaying hips disappeared through the gate, Bian Ziyuan was still staring intently at her.
Yu Jianguo patted him hard on the shoulder and laughed, "Hey, silly boy, you've fallen for a domineering female CEO!"
Bian Ziyuan then came to his senses, scratched his head sheepishly, and said, "No, I just don't understand why such a beautiful woman would want to be a bodyguard?"
Yu Jianguo said, "He's the boss, the leader; bodyguards are a job for his subordinates."
"No, no, I saw her practicing boxing with her own eyes, and she fought incredibly fiercely!"
Bian Ziyuan recalled the time his professor asked him to install a system at a security company. The lab's security system needed to connect to the security company's internal network. He had seen Yao Jingjing, wearing a tight-fitting quick-drying suit, boxing in the security company's training ground. He was stunned. Her figure, her face, and the fragrant sweat on her body were all things that could make one fantasize. But her fists and the ferocity with which she punched extinguished all such fantasies, preventing him from taking any further action.
Old Yu said, "Really? Such a pretty girl can fight?"
Bian Ziyuan said, "He's really good at fighting."
Old Yu said, "Then you'd better be careful, kid. Don't end up with nothing but thorns after failing to pick the flowers."
Bian Ziyuan said, "I'm not interested in that."
Old Yu said, "Come on, I've lived most of my life, do you think I can't see through a man's little thoughts about a woman?" He took out two pieces of chewing gum from his pocket and gave one to Bian Ziyuan, "Cleanse your breath. Luckily you didn't say anything, otherwise, that breath would have scared President Yao away!"
Bian Ziyuan breathed on his palm in confusion and smelled it. "Is it that serious?"
Old Yu laughed and said, "If you could smell it yourself, then it's just a fart!"
Bian Ziyuan unwrapped the chewing gum and put it in his mouth to chew.
Old Yu added, "Don't deny it. A woman as beautiful President Yao is bound to attract attention; it would be abnormal for any man not to!"
Bian Ziyuan said, " Uncle Yu, you don't have any ideas about this either, do you?"
Old Yu said, "If I were twenty years younger, I definitely would have ideas. But for a woman like President Yao, it's no use even if I think about it. She became a president at such a young age; her family must have connections."
Bian Ziyuan said, "Her family doesn't have any connections; I've inquired about it. She used to be a flight attendant. Her mother had leukemia and came to Wuzhong for a bone marrow transplant. It was Professor Qingmu who helped her. After that, she went to work for a security company."
Old Yu said, "Judging from your expression, you've really fallen for her?"
Bian Ziyuan chuckled.
Yu Jianguo shook his head and said, "Young man, listen to this old man's advice: this woman is not as simple as you think. If you're not a dragon, don't try to tame a phoenix!"
Bian Ziyuan jumped up, his breath reeking of alcohol mixed with the aroma of fructose. "I'm a dragon! How can I not be a dragon? I'm not only a dragon, I'm a god!"
He must have chewed too much gum, because he was swallowing hard, while his stomach was churning with acid. The large amount of stomach acid and alcohol made his stomach feel extremely uncomfortable, and he felt nauseous, so he vomited something up his esophagus.
"Uncle Yu..." Bian Ziyuan didn't even have time to finish his sentence before he put the keys on the table, covered his mouth and stomach, and ran to the bathroom.
Yu Jianguo took out two more pieces of chewing gum, unwrapped them, picked up the key from the table, pressed it against one piece of gum, then flipped it over and pressed it against the other piece of gum. The key's teeth marks were clearly imprinted on both pieces of gum.
He carefully rewrapped the chewing gum and placed it straight back in the box. Then he wiped the key carefully with a cloth and put it back on the table.
Bian Ziyuan vomiting and came back, he felt much better, but his complexion had changed from rosy to pale.
" Uncle Yu, is it okay to chew gum after drinking alcohol? It made me throw up!" he complained.
Yu Jianguo said, "That's because you can't hold your liquor well. I'm perfectly fine!"
Bian Ziyuan felt that his alcohol tolerance wasn't that bad, but he couldn't think of any other reason.
"Sigh, I just wanted to vent my anger for you, in case Mr. President Yao comes again!" Old Yu explained, "But you shouldn't chew gum after drinking in the future; it's bad for your stomach if you chew too much."
Bian Ziyuan nodded. "My stomach isn't very good." He then asked, "Will President Yao come again?"
Yu Jianguo said, "Whether she comes or not is her business. You've got the keys, so hurry up and correct your mistake!"
Bian Ziyuan looked at the key in his hand, his face contorted with worry, and said, "That lock requires two keys to open, and I only have one, so I still can't get in!"
Yu Jianguo shrugged. "Then I'm out of ideas."
Bian Ziyuan's eyes lit up. " Uncle Yu, didn't you just say you could pick locks?"
Yu Jianguo said, "But I don't have permission to go to the top floor!"
Bian Ziyuan said, "Just come up with me, I have the authority."
Yu Jianguo pointed at the surveillance camera and shook his head. "No way, this is all recorded. If the professor finds out I went to the rooftop without permission, I'll lose my job."
Bian Ziyuan thought about it and agreed, so he went back to his office first.
He sat in the chair, staring blankly at the keys that were fiddled with between his fingers. The alcohol had completely worn off, and the calm, analytical mind of a computer genius had once again taken over his head.
Why did President Yao hand over the keys to me? He kept thinking about it.
Kronos has become increasingly intelligent, to the point that he no longer needs to worry about him. However, he still cannot fulfill his promise to Kronos —to bring Kronos into the real world.
He can merge with Kronos in the game world of Dream Guide. Kronos's permissions are sufficient to help him hide any actions he takes in the game, and there will be no game records left on the game server. It can be said that in the game Dream Guide, he is a hidden player, and also a super player.
He has opened Pandora's box, and Kronos is developing in a direction that even he doesn't know how to control. However, as one of the three main gods of the game, he has never been able to break through the game's most fundamental rules, which were designed by Professor Mei on the Space Box and have nothing to do with the game program.
Since Kronos cannot leave, he is essentially trapped in the game space of the Dream Guide. He cannot connect to the outside world, and all his intelligence and understanding of the world are confined to this game. Apart from that, the only way to instill his worldview in him is through Bian Ziyuan into the game little by little.
Bian Ziyuan was powerless to do anything about it, after all, he was just a programmer, or to put it more politely, a software engineer. No matter how talented he was, he could only do things within the scope of his abilities and authority.
If we cannot break through the underlying rules of the Space Box, nor can we bring him into the real world through our own consciousness, then there is only one way!
Bian Ziyuan gritted his teeth, took the keys, and went back downstairs to the first floor. He said to Yu Jianguo:
" Uncle Yu, I'll change the permissions for you and block the surveillance. Could you try to unlock it for me?"
Old Yu said, "You're not going to cause any trouble, are you?"
Bian Ziyuan said, "Don't worry, my skills won't be a problem!"
Old Yu said, "Alright, let's go up and take a look, but you need to figure out the password first. Otherwise, I'll spend ages trying to figure it out, but you still won't be able to."
Bian Ziyuan said, "No problem, you wait here." Then he went to the basement.
Yu Jianguo shouted, "Hey, what are you doing in the basement getting the password? That's a regular server room, not Liangzi's!"
Bian Ziyuan said, "I need to take care of something first, I'll go up and work on the password later."