Becoming a Confidence Coach to an Arrogant Director - Chapter 17

Chapter 17: Biu~ Biubiu~

Though emotionally numb, Director Gu wasn’t completely oblivious. She wasn’t unaware of Ji Xiu’s feelings for her all these years.

Her innate coldness and aloofness had kept their professional relationship intact for a long time. She thought that as long as she remained firm, the other party wouldn’t get a chance, and with time, this would pass.

She genuinely admired Ji Xiu’s ability. Although she didn’t show it, she subconsciously considered her a good friend and a pleasant work partner.

Furthermore, for all these years, Ji Xiu seemed to know her boundaries. Their interactions were almost strictly work-related, with very little personal connection. Gu Jin had thought the matter was over.

She never expected that Ji Xiu would use such a personal grudge to deliberately frame someone close to her.

Gu Jin couldn’t bear to see this side of her, and she couldn’t forgive her own carelessness.

At this moment, waves of self-blame and disappointment were suffocating her. She went limp in Yuan Yishan’s arms, her eyes blank like a machine without human emotion, staring into space.

Yuan Yishan had already confirmed her suspicions the moment Gu Jin recognized the nickname. If Ji Xiu’s motive wasn’t money, there was only one reason: she liked Gu Jin. From their first hotpot meal to everything that followed, her actions were solely because Yuan Yishan was close to Director Gu.

But if loving someone required such despicable means, she hoped Gu Jin would never be loved by such a person.

Gu Jin was the type of person who kept everything bottled up. At this moment, she didn’t speak, and Yuan Yishan didn’t ask. She simply let Gu Jin rest in her arms.

The two remained in silence for a second, a second, a third second…

“Biu~”

In this quiet atmosphere, Yuan Yishan suddenly activated an internal program, and with a “biu,” she let out a loud fart.

Gu Jin: ?

Morale Booster Yuan was poor in comforting words. At this moment, she could only try to attract Gu Jin’s attention in a humorous way. Unexpectedly, it worked perfectly. Gu Jin’s mind was clearly drawn to her fart.

“Biu~ biubiu~”

Before Director Gu could fully react, Morale Booster Yuan activated another internal program, and the little fairy used all its might to let out a series of farts.

Gu Jin finally came to her senses. She propped herself up and pushed Yuan Yishan hard, saying, “You, get away from me!”

A.I. Yuan, whose internal programs were running at full speed, was pushed. She comically backed away while her series of farts kept going.

Director Gu was so angry she couldn’t think straight. She rolled her eyes several times, and her bad mood was significantly lifted by the barrage of farts.

After the little fairy’s program loop ended, Morale Booster Yuan looked at Gu Jin with innocent, lychee-like eyes.

“Sister, I-I’m sorry. I couldn’t control my internal programs, and I stunk up the place!”

Gu Jin’s emotions were a mess, and her face turned green with frustration. She picked up a pillow from the sofa and started throwing it at Yuan Yishan.

“You, get out!”

Yuan Yishan pretended to dodge, then casually caught the pillow. Her mischievous A.I. eyes slyly watched Gu Jin’s every move.

Director Gu was at her wit’s end. She grabbed another pillow and threw it, and a human-machine battle began in the professional-looking director’s office.

A few minutes later, Yuan Yishan was chased out, and she stuck herself to the door, calling “Sister” over and over again.

Inside, Director Gu had given up on her composure and rationality.

“Go far away! Don’t pollute my room!”

A while later, Morale Booster Yuan dejectedly returned to the R&D office, standing still amidst the furious clicking of keyboards.

Li Cheng, taking a break from work, glanced at her.

“What’s wrong, little cutie? Who made you unhappy? Tell your brother, and I’ll teach them a lesson!”

He said this and took a sip of his West Lake Longjing tea.

Yuan Yishan pouted and sighed mournfully.

“I accidentally farted in the director’s office and got kicked out by Sister! What should I do, Brother Li Cheng?”

“Pfft…”

Li Cheng spewed out a mouthful of Longjing tea. Gua Ge, who was on the other side talking to another back-end programmer, got a face full of water.

“Holy cow!”

The keyboard sounds in the entire office immediately stopped. Li Cheng knew he was in the wrong. Before Gua Ge could start a fight, he grabbed a rag that the cleaning lady had left on the desk and eagerly went to wipe Gua Ge’s face.

Yuan Yishan looked at the half-dead potted plant between the two and sighed in despair. World War III was about to break out…

Just then, Uncle Liao slowly walked down the aisle. Li Cheng’s hand, which was wiping Gua Ge’s face, stopped. Everyone’s eyes turned to Liao Shu.

The superiority of a successful person was not to be underestimated. Under everyone’s gaze, Uncle Liao didn’t flinch. He put his hands in his pockets and calmly walked to his seat.

Everyone thought he had been fired and came back to pack his things, so they looked at him with sympathy.

Yuan Yishan felt bad. Although she didn’t like Liao Shu, she believed in the principle of “don’t do to others what you don’t want done to you.” It was not a gentleman’s act to let someone take the blame.

She was still thinking about how to help him when he sat down and started coding as if he had been re-energized. He was extremely focused.

The employees: ?

Yuan Yishan: That’s not right. Did Boss Pei use a gentler approach? Or did he just call him in to test him, found out he wasn’t the culprit, and then promised him something big?

How brilliant! As expected of the boss!

…

In the CEO’s office, Boss Pei spoke earnestly.

“I just discussed it with Senior Sister. At this stage, our main focus is on the Double Eleven sales. We won’t be rushing the prototype draft for the client. It’s rare for Xiao Xiu to be back, so take this opportunity to relax. I feel bad for always making you rush!”

Ji Xiu wasn’t annoyed. Her smiling lips were slightly upturned, and her words were as carefree as if nothing had happened.

“Since Senior is giving me a small break, I will gladly accept!”

“That barbecue restaurant near the university, I haven’t eaten there in a long time. How about we all go together after this busy period? I’ll treat you and Senior Sister to a big meal!”

“Of course! Senior will treat us! I’ll make sure to order a lot then!”

Negotiations between smart people were concise. Afterward, Pei He intentionally shifted the topic to food.

Ji Xiu had just received a suspension notice with no mention of it. When she left the office, she still had a smile on her face. She then went to the stairwell.

At this time, the takeout Yuan Yishan had ordered on her app had arrived. The campus was under very strict lockdown measures due to the internal document leak, so the delivery person could only leave the food downstairs.

Yuan Yishan was about to take the cargo elevator down to get it. When she reached the door, her monitoring mode detected the familiar voice of a woman cursing from just on the other side.

“Idiot! Make sure you get rid of that motorcycle! And the account, don’t leave any traces. Talk to the people at Hengruan and make sure they’re on the same page!”

“Yes, Little CEO Ji!”

“Tell the headquarters I’m coming back tomorrow!”

“Yes, Little CEO Ji!”

Yuan Yishan hadn’t fully processed all this information yet when the call was cut off. She quickly ran to the passenger elevator and pressed the button.

As the sensor door opened a little, the little A.I. squeezed through and ran out.

Luckily, just in time!

Only after getting on the elevator did Yuan Yishan carefully process the short phone call.

Electric motorcycle… getting the client to cooperate… Little CEO Ji…

What is this woman’s identity?

And that electric motorcycle speeding by last night was intentional. Intentionally hitting someone is a crime! How could she dare to do that…

Luckily, they were both lucky last night and dodged it. What if by some chance Gu Jin had been hit by the car while trying to protect me?

Yuan Yishan shivered at the thought.

…

At lunchtime, Morale Booster Yuan knocked on Director Gu’s door with some healthy porridge and lemon-flavored pickled chicken feet. The person inside ignored her.

She stuck to the door and called out “Sister” a few times before starting to panic. She activated an internal monitoring mechanism, and the system showed that the user’s body was completely fine, which made her sigh in relief.

At this moment, the cunning A.I. Yuan deliberately put on a very worried and anxious act.

“Sister, are you okay?”

Gu Jin, separated by the door, heard how worried Yuan Yishan sounded. She was afraid she would kick the door down in a fit of anxiety, so she quickly unlocked it.

The door opened.

Yuan Yishan’s A.I. face had a triumphant look, and her lychee eyes narrowed into a line.

“Hehe, Sister!”

Director Gu tried to slam the door shut. The little A.I. was quick and squeezed half her body inside, her A.I. head stuck in the door crack, still holding the takeout bag.

“Ah, Sister, it hurts, hurts, hurts!”

An A.I. wouldn’t know what pain was. She was just pretending.

Morale Booster Yuan’s face was distorted from being stuck in the door, making her fawning smile look twisted.

Director Gu took the takeout bag from her hand, gave her half-stuck A.I. head a hard push, and forced her back outside. With a “thud,” she locked the door.

Ding, Host, it seems we’ve been kicked out again.

Yuan Yishan: …

Well, so what if I got kicked out? As long as this little ancestor eats properly, I’m already pretty worry-free as a morale booster.

The most important issue right now wasn’t getting kicked out. That Ji Xiu was a ticking time bomb. She had to find a way to get her away from her user.

“Stupid genie!”

Host, I’m here.

“Activate the full-spectrum detection mode for Ji Xiu within 500 meters!”

Host, that’s very performance-intensive. You’ve just been upgraded, and your internal mechanisms aren’t stable enough yet. Are you sure…

“Why do you talk so much?”

…

System detecting. Please wait.

The full-spectrum detection mode could acquire a person’s latest living patterns through their active phone and other smart devices, thus generating a complex relationship map.

Yuan Yishan wanted to quickly understand her opponent, and this relationship map was the fastest way.

The little fairy’s performance should be enough to run these programs, but the system had been recently upgraded, and everything was a bit unstable. When Yuan Yishan returned to her desk, her electronic brain was in a state of lag. She was sluggish all afternoon. The high-performance operation exhausted her A.I. energy, and she only managed to get a few important clues.

It turned out that the competing company that stole the files belonged to Ji Xiu. Her identity was indeed extraordinary. Her maternal grandfather’s cross-border trade industry was one of the best in the world.

After graduating from university, Ji Xiu was taken under her grandfather’s wing as his heir. Her business skills were strong, and she was decisive and resourceful. The “Little CEO Ji,” whom everyone praised, had been anonymously working as a part-time designer at Yuan Sheng Electronics for years for a person she couldn’t have.

Everyone knew her family was rich, but they didn’t know that it wasn’t just a rich family; it was a gold mine.

Things were complicated now. What could a small morale booster like her do to fight such a powerful person? Even with her A.I. identity, she might not be able to…

Beep, beep. System memory is insufficient. Please close the program.

Beep, beep. System memory is insufficient. Please close the program.

Yuan Yishan ignored the system’s warning. Just as the electronic voice was about to issue a third warning, a nearby voice pulled her back to reality.

“Yishan!”