Master, I Need Charging

“… President Chen?” Cheryl returned to her seat only to find her boss acting strangely, and hence, she attempted to alert him in a hushed tone.

The man composed himself, feeling rather vexed.

After Lu Lu and the female group of employees had finished kneading the fox ears, they finally dispersed to their respective work stations.

The two male employees, who stayed behind to watch the fun, prepared to leave as well. Before they left, they seemed to say something to the robot, motioned a few successive shagging actions at her, and jeered at her as they walked away.

The CEO’s face sunk instantly…

The robot looked at the two male employees quizzically. She did not understand what they were laughing about or see the lewd actions they had made behind her back.

Now that everyone had left, she could finally heave a sigh of relief. She stood at her station, prim and proper, once again. Looking up, she caught Chen Yuheng staring at her from behind the glass wall…

Her cat ears instinctively gave a vigorous shake, and she gave him a meek smile. A smile that was awkwardly shy, sweet, and intimate.

The knot inside the man’s heart unraveled somehow, as his vicious mood dissipated.

But, still, it did not feel good… to see his personal robot being surrounded…

Furrowing his brows, he pulled a piece of paper from the proposal and scribbled a few characters on the back of the paper. Then, he lifted it up for her to read.

It said: Go to the office.

His assistant could only stare at his impromptu action with wide-eyed disbelief. ?! Devil king, you… what… what are you doing?!

The man regretted his action the instant he lifted the piece of paper.

Has the fever damaged my mind? How can I expect a robot to understand a command in Chinese? First, it has to dismantle the characters, word by word, and then switch the programming into a series of understandable commands in order for it to execute the action. What may seem to be a simple task of recognizing the words for execution is, in fact, a series of very complex steps for an AI system.

Perhaps he should have used English instead. At least, it was easier to teach 26 letters to a machine rather than recognizing tens of thousands of Chinese characters.

See, the robot is indeed stunned by what she has just read.

Gu Anbao hesitated. She wondered if she had read the words wrongly. After all… he had put down the written instruction almost immediately after he had held it up…

He wanted her to go to the CEO’s office… But, why?

She surveyed the area around her, wondering if she had embarrassed him by standing in this place?

This must be it… If not, why would he chase her away before his meeting was over?

Her ears drooped low with disappointment as she slowly retreated to his office with her head hanging low…

The man was caught off guard when he saw her walking to the office as told. He was too astonished for words… but soon, his shock was replaced with delight.

His assistant kept her head low and tried not to stare directly at the weird expression on her boss’s face. Secretly, though, she thought to herself. What Lu Lu said was all true! The devil king has been muddled up by his new robot!

“Cheryl,” he suddenly called out to her.

Alarmed, she wondered in her heart if he knew what was on her mind. Don’t tell me he can hear what I’ve just said in my mind?! Really, is that so?

“Pass me the list of employees working on this level.”

“Oh, all right…” Her clumsy action belied the guilt inside her as she hastily pulled out the required name list from her notebook to show to him.

He mindlessly scrolled through the list and then placed a glaring red mark against two names. “Fire these two,” he instructed.

“Ah?” She was totally unprepared as she held a blank expression. Aren’t we having a meeting to unveil the company’s next big plan? Why is he firing people without warning? Devil king, are you filing a new trick this time?

Fortunately, she was a senior secretary with years of experience under her belt. After composing herself quickly, she approached him cautiously, “What’s the reason for firing these two?”

The man recalled their earlier actions and replied with a sullen look, “They were lewd.”

Devil king, are you pulling a fast one on me? Do I look like I’m easily teased?

By then, the devil king had already reframed his expression and posture. He looked at everyone inside the meeting room before starting his speech with a gentle smile. “Now then, everyone, please give your suggestion and feedback for the proposal you’ve just read…”

The meeting continued…

No one could be more involved in their work than Chen Yuheng once he found his flow.

In fact, it was more appropriate to describe him as being obsessed, rather than passionate about his work. He would start the moment he opened his eyes in the morning until late at night, even forgetting to eat at times. Sometimes after working for a full day, he would hold teleconferences with the branch offices on the other side of the world as well. He was like a 24-hour work machine that never stopped.

Although he had never once asked his staff to work overtime, those working for him dared not take it easy. After all, their boss worked so hard. This was how his nickname, devil king, came about.

…

Shen Xinran called numerous times to get him without success. In the end, he had found the calls a nuisance and switched off the phone.

She also tried to catch hold of him at the office, to no avail…

Despite that, she displayed no intention of backing off despite the challenges. Believing that he would not reject his own mother, she took Yu Qinglan along.

Seeing her CEO’s mother in tow this time, Cheryl dared not tarry and led them to the waiting room.

Although she knew that her boss had avoided the actress many times, she felt sorry for him this time around. This was because he was really busy at the moment.

“Miss Shen, President Chen is really in a meeting now. I’m not lying to you…”

The young girl refused to believe her. “If he’s really in a meeting, then why don’t you let us wait for him inside his office?”

“He’s having a teleconference with the branch offices in Europe, so it’s not convenient for you to go there now. Madam Yu and MIss Shen, why don’t you take a rest here first. I’ll inform him of your arrival immediately after he finishes his meeting…”

“Telling me to wait again… All you can do is to make me wait!” The young woman told the secretary off with great displeasure. “You told me to wait yesterday too and I still didn’t get to see him after two hours! No way, I have to see him today!”

Her mother pulled her back and signaled to her lightly with her hands to stay calm. At the same time, she looked at Cheryl and asked, gently and slowly, “Xinran has taken special leave from the production set to come here. Time is precious and we can’t keep waiting… We made a trip here because there’s something we really need to discuss with him. It won’t take long. I believe it won’t be a major issue if we disrupt his meeting for one or two minutes…”

Thinking that her boss’s time was equally precious, the secretary was rather unhappy to hear what his mother had said, although she continued to maintain a polite smile on her face.

“Ma’am, you’re right. We are also very sorry that we’ve made Miss Shen wait in vain the last few times. But as you know, Madam Pei Lijun has just left RK and this has greatly affected the company. President Chen has been extremely busy recently because he’s the only person left in the commanding post now. If you really cannot wait any longer, why don’t you leave a message which I’ll definitely relay to him.”

The older woman looked worried after she heard the secretary’s update. “Is he too busy nowadays… Please remind him to rest…” No matter what, he was her flesh and blood and she could not help feeling worried about him.

“Don’t worry, I’ll definitely remind him,” Cheryl affirmed with a polite smile.

The actress tugged at her mother’s elbow and reminded softly. “Mom… the robot…”

The woman then continued to pass the message. “There’s something we’d like to trouble you with. Please let him know that Xinran needs a robot helper very soon, and needs him to source a suitable model…”

Before she could complete her request, the young woman interrupted abruptly. “I want his personal robot!”