Unless absolutely necessary, Xia Zhiyi would never harm Gu Miaomiao.
Xia Zhiyi a plan in mind for how to deal with it. Now, although he knew that the thing's power was not as strong as he had imagined, he would not act rashly out of caution.
As for Fu Chi...
Xia Zhiyi: "Don't do dangerous things, and don't go to dangerous places."
Fu Chi gave a soft "Mmm," and said, "Yes, I know."
Xia Zhiyi hesitated for a moment, then said, "How about I stick with you for the next while? Would you mind if I came to the company with you?"
Upon hearing this, Fu Chi remained silent for a moment before speaking frankly, "I don't object to you doing this, and I would even be happy if you were truly willing to spend 24 hours a day with me. But you have your own things to do, and I hope you can manage your time and energy reasonably."
Xia Zhiyi pursed her lips.
Fu Chi: "It's okay. Although it might sound strange for me to say this, I have a gut feeling that I won't have another accident like before."
"Intuition and all that..."
Fu Chi looked at him. " A-Yi, I'm not so weak that I need your constant protection, nor do I want to leave that impression on you."
Can you trust me?
The two stared at each other for a moment, and finally Xia Zhiyi gave in, sighing as she said, "Alright, alright, since you put it that way, then let's do it your way."
"However, if you need anything, please contact me immediately. I won't be leaving the Imperial Capital again until this is all over. If you need to go on a business trip, please take me with you."
"After all, even if I could use my Qinggong to quickly get to your vicinity, the distance across cities would be too far."
Fu Chi smiled and agreed, "Okay."
The two leaned against each other and chatted for a few more minutes. After they had covered most of the important business, Xia Zhiyi spoke with a hint of complaint, "If things go smoothly, I'll probably be incredibly busy for the next few years."
Upon hearing this, Fu Chi tilted his head slightly. "What?"
Xia Zhiyi: "Well... how should I put it? In a way, I guess I've surrendered myself."
"Although I initially considered using the technology I possessed to seek government support, my dream has always been to become an actor. Considering that I might be left in the lab and unable to continue my acting career if the technology were fully exposed, I've kept a low profile until now."
"Because of what happened before, I'm really worried. What if it involves my sister and Xiao Zhen... But as long as I think of a way, I should be able to get out of this mess, right?" Xia Zhiyi said, her brow twitching as she thought about the dozen or so items on her to-do list.
"If I had known, I should have refused to cooperate with the base in the first place."
Upon hearing this, Fu Chi gently patted his head, his eyes tender. "If you don't want to..."
Xia Zhiyi gently shook her head. "It's not that I was unwilling. If I really wasn't willing, I wouldn't have done it before. If I really wanted to, Li Jing wouldn't have been able to find out who I was in the first place."
"Okay, I just want to retire comfortably, so I don't want to do too much. It's not that I'm really against it."
Yes, he's been working hard for so many years, and now that he's back in his own world, he wants to retire.
Is that strange?
Not surprising at all.
Who wants to spend their whole life working?
Moreover, Ordinary Person's life is only about a hundred years, at most living to 110 or 120, but they retire in their sixties or seventies, and if they are lucky, they may even be living a retirement life in their fifties.
Where is Xia Zhiyi?
I've never grown old, so I've always been "working".
Xia Zhiyi buried her face in Fu Chi's chest and murmured, "No, to avoid being forced to work all the time, I'll write a teaching material for them after this is over."
It's better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish!
He admitted that he hadn't written it before partly because he was too lazy to write it, and also because he hadn't expected it to cause such a stir. After all, Xia Zhiyi hadn't anticipated that thing would target someone as important as Fu Chi, had she?
But now, if he writes a textbook and lets those practitioners study it on their own, he should be able to free himself up.
Xia Zhiyi: I'm so smart.
It just so Xia Zhiyi had read a lot of written materials when she was learning hacking skills. With a little sorting, she could compile a textbook. Some of the content could even be directly copied from other worlds, making it the least brain-intensive thing to do.
Fu Chi didn't know much about this, but he knew Xia Zhiyi was very capable, and that was enough.
"Do you need my help?" he asked.
Xia Zhiyi nuzzled against Fu Chi's chest and yawned, "No need, just let me hug you for a while to recharge."
Yes, that's enough.
*
Gu Miaomiao never expected that when she saw Xia Zhiyi again, her life would have undergone earth-shattering changes.
But after receiving Xia Zhiyi's call, she still tidied herself up and appeared in front of her boss with a smile.
"Good morning, it's been a while. How have you been?" Xia Zhiyi smiled and gestured for Gu Miaomiao Gu Miaomiao sit down before handing her the menu and asking gently.
In fact, Xia Zhiyi knew Gu Miaomiao's situation perfectly well without her having to tell her.
However, saying it directly might offend Gu Miaomiao, so she decided to ask instead.
"Long time no see, Mr. Xia." Gu Miaomiao took the menu, hesitated for a moment, and then ordered a cup of green tea. "I'm doing pretty well now. Although I've encountered quite a few things, everything is moving in a positive direction."
When Gu Miaomiao's parents had their accidents, they had contacted Xia Zhiyi.
Xia Zhiyi gave a soft "Mmm": "If there's anything I can help you with, just let me know. My assistant should have contacted you by now, right?"
How are things going with Sister Taotao? Are you getting used to her?
Gu Miaomiao: " Miss Ming is a very nice person."
Xia Zhiyi smiled and said, "Really? That's good. It's best if you two get along. You'll probably still be in contact with her most of the time, so I might not be able to reach you, but don't worry."
"By the way, about you and Fu Yunyi..." Xia Zhiyi paused, then smiled and said, "First of all, congratulations. Personally, I think Fu Yunyi would be a good boyfriend. Although he's a bit silly, he's quite nice to his own people, isn't he?"
Unexpectedly, Xia Zhiyi brought this up. Gu Miaomiao paused for a moment before replying, "Yes, he... is a good person."
Hearing this, Xia Zhiyi chuckled, "Hey? You're already giving me the friend card?"
Xia Zhiyi: "What a pity, I think he seems to like you quite a bit."
Gu Miaomiao was stunned.