Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
She liked him, therefore she wanted to know him, understand him, and draw close to him.
But she had not expected this to happen at all…
She had been inexplicably turned into a robot and then chucked into this spacious president’s office without care.
That’s right… I’m just a robot. Right now, she was just another electronic device, much like a computer or a handphone… Who would care about her? It was no wonder she was thrown here and forgotten…
Minutes ticked by. She sat in a corner and stared dumbly at the busy scene outside the full-length window.
She had really become a robot.
She did not feel hungry, or thirsty. Neither did she feel tired or sleepy… But, she could still be discouraged, and sad… and lonely.
Kacha——
Chen Yuheng opened the door and stepped in.
Oh, he’s back…
The man frowned the moment he saw her. Closing the door behind him, he commanded, “Stand up.”
She quickly stood up and soothed the creases at the hemline.
He made his way to his seat and gave her a vexed look. He did not understand why the robot displayed such a piteous expression when all he had done was step out for lunch.
What did Ace do to this robot?
He had not sat down for long when he stood up abruptly, made his way to the door with a few quick steps and opened it.
Is he going out again?
She cautiously looked at him with this thought.
Standing outside the door, he knocked on the glass panel and yelled, “Alan, get someone from the maintenance department to come over here. The phone has gone dead. Cheryl, prepare a copy of teaching material for robots and pass it to me before you leave the office.”
The people out there could be heard moving as they responded to his orders.
He looked so cool when he gave his orders…
She could not help wondering at the English names she heard. Almost all the employees here had an English name, working in an MNC was really different…
I wonder… what his English name is…
Just when her thoughts were going wild, Chen Yuheng had already walked over to her, reached out his hand to… touch her butt… and caught hold of…
Her mind seemed to explode in an instant!
“No, you can’t!” She instinctively reached out and pushed him away!
There was a loud frenzy. First, he bumped into a chair which shriveled away to knock into a decorative vase next to the wall. The vase fell to the ground and smashed into pieces…
She was dumbstruck by her own action… When did I become… so strong?
“S-Sorry…”
She apologized and wanted to go forward to help him up. But… the look of fury on his face made her hesitate with fear…
Sorry… I really didn’t do that on purpose…
The workers outside ran to the office’s entrance to check on him when they heard the commotion.
“President Chen, are you alright?”
“I’m fine,” he stood up and shook his elbow that was hurting slightly. Looking at the mess on the ground, he ordered, “Lu Lu, come in to clean up the mess.”
“Eh, alright…” The lady turned around to fetch the cleaning tools.
The crowd at the door dispersed while the man looked at the culprit who had created this mess with mixed emotions. In his heart, he wondered if this latest model had a serious malfunction. Any robotic actions that would cause harm to humans were strictly prohibited in the programming.
But, would Ace, a top-notch robotics innovator, commit such a gross error?
Or perhaps, I didn’t activate the robot correctly?
Lu Lu returned with a broom, wipes and other cleaning tools. Just as she was about to start clearing, she was stopped by the man.
Pointing to the pool of broken glass pieces scattered about on the floor, he said to Gu Anbao, “Clean up the floor.”
He wanted to see if she came with the basic functions of a caregiver-robot.
Nodding her head, she stole a bashful look at his hurting elbow.
Is the knock… serious? Is it painful…?
Feeling guilty, she paid extra attention when she swept the floor, even picking up the glass fragments caught in the cracks between the wooden floor planks.
His assistant stared at Gu Anbao with sparkling bright eyes. The robot’s bushy tail flapped side to side as she swayed her butt while sweeping. How adorable! Ahhhhh! Look at the robot, she even tugs at her hemline to make sure her butt is not exposed when she’s working!… Hey, look, she threw a glimpse! She took a secret glance at the devil king! Her little actions are so cute! I can’t stand it! I wanna hug her!
Lu Lu almost melted with adoration…
She took another look at her boss again. Hey… he looks so stern… Doesn’t he like the cutesy type? My demon lord! If you don’t like it, you can give her to me! Give her to me!!
The secretary screamed in her heart as the CEO revealed his verdict without any expression on his face. “Too many unproductive actions.”
Unproductive actions referred to those impractical fillers, such as shaking the leg when seated, or rimming the glass when drinking, or even stirring the rice with chopsticks when eating.
To him, the robot’s constant action of tugging her hemline, the small, hesitant steps she took to avoid the glass fragments, and the action of trying to find a comfortable grip on the broomstick by swiping her hands up and down the broom, were all considered unproductive actions for a robot.
The repercussion of such mindless actions was reduced efficacy and increased mistakes.
Or perhaps, Ace had deliberately configured the robot in this way to amplify the humane side of her? Looking solemn, he considered the viability of putting such a model in the market.
Hula——
The strength exerted by the robot was wrong as a few fragments missed the dustpan and instead, flew onto the carpet laying at the side.
His brows furrowed deeper as he came to a conclusion: This won’t do.
Gu Anbao looked abashed as she slowly walked over to him. It seemed as though she wanted to say something to him but she stopped herself again as her expression turned sheepish.
Lu Lu was absolutely enamored by the girl’s shy and coyish behavior while, on the other hand, the man’s face sunk deeper. It was obvious that he was very unhappy.
Is this model competent enough to look after Old Master?!
Gu Anbao dared not look into his eyes as she muttered with her eyes fixed on her toes, “Eh… the carpet has a few fragments as well. Can I… use the vacuum cleaner instead…?”
He rubbed his temples with frustration. “So this model is not only programmed to harbor excessive unproductive actions, but even the speed of her speech is altered? Why is she stammering… What has Ace actually done…”
His secretary jerked her head in his direction with a look of utter disbelief! Thoughts racing inside her: Devil lord! Don’t you find her adorable at all? Don’t you find her shy and soft-mannered way of talking too adorable to be real? Ahhhhh!
The man continued, “It’s a good thing she’s rather adaptable. At least she knows that the glass fragments on the carpet have to be cleared with a vacuum cleaner.”
Gu Anbao made a silent action of covering her face with delightful embarrassment: I’m praised by him…
Devil king, are you only able to praise her for her adaptability? Haven’t you seen how adorable she is; not at all? Lu Lu couldn’t help thinking.
The man dipped his head ever so slightly before he threw a glimpse at the woman with a frown. “What you waiting for? Go and get the vacuum cleaner.”
“Ah?… Yup, alright! I’ll get it straight away…!”
She jogged out of the room to get the machine.
Now, she was alone… with him… in the room again.
The nervousness seemed to return once more.
Please! Get me to do something; anything! Don’t look at me like that without a word…
“Turn around,” he opened his mouth to speak.
Obediently, she followed his instructions and turned her back to face him.
The round, bushy tail, with the robot’s round and perky butt, came into the man’s vision.
His forehead twitched a couple of times as he thought to himself: What kind of nonsense is this…
He had to remove it.
As he pondered, he reached out his hand to grab hold of that round and fluffy thing before him…
Her body shook involuntarily.
Her heart was about to explode again, but she forced herself to bear it…