A woman, completely covered up, walked into the office. She seemed to know the office's secret, easily opening the combination lock. When she saw the lights on inside, a glint of cunning flashed in her gloomy eyes.
Nuomi quickly scanned and discovered that the person was a Beta man disguised as a woman. He narrowed his eyes, flew to the doorway, and appeared using Luo Mi's skin.
Who are you? And why do you have office secrets?
"Ah!"
The sudden noise startled the man who hadn't found anything in the room. He turned around stiffly, saw Luo Mi, and trembled with fear.
"I... I..."
"Click!"
Nuomi wasn't going to listen to his excuses. She snapped her fingers, and the AI bodyguard instantly rushed to the office door. She opened it and said, "Whoever you are, go to the police station to say what you have to say. The charge of stealing trade secrets is enough."
"No! I haven't done anything! You can't arrest me! I just want to know who's in charge of this company, I didn't steal any trade secrets! Ah—let me go! I'm going to sue you for unlawful detention!"
The man was dragged away, cursing and swearing. Nuomi frowned, pulled up a virtual panel, and added two more sets of smart bodyguards disguised as security guards.
Looks like I wasn't careful enough. Some people really are insidious. I can't let you ruin the foundation the host built. Hmph ╯^╰
Nuomi turned off the lights, revised the secret of the president's office, and then left the company. As he passed by the artist department, there were still many relatively unknown artists chatting in their seats. When they saw him pass by, they all stood up to greet him.
Nuomi would always nod slightly with a blank expression, then walk away, appearing aloof and outstanding. As a Beta, he could be considered an elite among everyone.
Unfortunately, Nuomi is a system that doesn't understand matters of the heart. She can't understand the many admiring glances she receives, and even if she could, she wouldn't give any response.
After all, it's simply impossible for them, in every aspect. Forget reproductive isolation, it's practically a world collapse. Moreover, the Quick Transmigration Bureau has clearly stipulated that the system cannot have any bonds with any other organism besides the host.
The main concern is that the system might malfunction, causing it to betray the host and plunging the host into crisis.
However, given Nuomi's personality, even if he did develop feelings, he wouldn't betray them. His only true feelings have already been given to his only host.
" Vice President Luo is handsome and very gentle. Although he seems aloof, he treats all the artists in our company equally. He's very fair about resource integration and allocation. I'm so lucky that I didn't leave when they acquired the company, hehehe..."
"Yes, yes, I couldn't afford the penalty for breach of contract, and I thought I would be exploited even more. But to my surprise, not only was I not exploited, but my salary and benefits are actually better than my cousin who works at a state-owned enterprise in the empire. And I don't have to deal with all those awful things I used to experience. I'm going to work here until I die!"
"Luckily we were smart. Those who resigned and can't come back are probably regretting it now, hahaha..."
The group huddled together, discussing the benefits offered by their respective companies. Each person wore a relaxed and happy smile; the complexities of backstabbing and intrigue were gone, and everyone seemed genuinely simple and unassuming...
When Nuomi found Shang Shujue and the others, the two were eating skewers at a roadside stall. Shang Shujue was eating with gusto, but his hands never stopped. Song Yanqing bought him milk to help relieve the spiciness. When he saw Nuomi coming over, he brought over his portion.
"I've ordered for you, eat quickly, don't leave any for A-Jue, he just ate a lot, and his stomach will hurt if he eats any more. Don't listen to his nagging, and don't give him any if he asks for some."
"Hey~ Song Yanqing, don't you love me anymore? I just ate a few more of your skewers, and you're trying to sow discord between me and Nuomi! You've gone too far!"
"I'm being unreasonable? Don't come to me for rubbing your stomach if it hurts from the spiciness later, you heartless little thing."
"Hmph ╯^╰ No need, I still want to eat~"
Shang Shujue and Song Yanqing bickered and teased each other all the time, and Nuomi was already used to it. After sitting down, she protected the skewers on her plate, avoiding Shang Shujue's hand, smiled at them, and then raised her eyebrows and seriously instructed Shang Shujue.
"Hey, host, you really have to listen to Brother Song. Remember when you ate too many chili peppers and got acute gastroenteritis and were hospitalized? It scared him half to death, and it scared me too."
Looking at Nuomi's serious expression, and then at Song Yanqing's solemn nod, Shang Shujue sighed softly, "Alright then, let's not eat spicy food for now. Can we have something non-spicy? I'm so craving it."
His tone was soft and pitiful, making it hard not to soften one's heart. Song Yanqing couldn't resist ordering him another skewer, this time a non-spicy one.
Shang Shujue finally stopped making a fuss and even ate to his heart's content. It was only then that Nuomi told them about someone sneaking into the office...
"The information they gave us is from the Lin Family. It seems that the so-called protagonist's family in this world is actually the real villain. They did wrong things but pretended to be victims. It's disgusting."
The expression on Nuomi's face when she said this was somewhat similar to how Shang Shujue usually looked when she was angry. Song Yanqing couldn't help but smile slightly as he watched, and Shang Shujue smiled too.
" Nuomi, you truly are my best partner. You've perfectly mimicked my expressions! Amazing! But we don't need to rush right now. They can't shake us, and we can't defeat them for the time being. Let's observe first."
"Don't worry, I've already sent a pair of bodyguards disguised as ordinary people to infiltrate the Lin Family."
The actual content of their conversation was censored; to onlookers, it sounded like simple, casual chatter, so no one paid them much attention, after all, the barbecue skewers were really delicious...