Becoming a Confidence Coach to an Arrogant Director - Chapter 27
Chapter 27: Embrace
Yuan Yishan, who was inexplicably kicked out again.
Host, Host.
“Spit it out!”
Actually, Host, there are other ways for you to earn satisfaction points. You don’t have to be so fixated on this one.
“Other ways?”
Program memory shows that the Host has experienced two sudden surges in points. One of them came from the product interaction designer’s rating.
“Ji Xiu?”
To this day, Yuan Yishan couldn’t figure out how she got satisfaction points from someone who hated her guts.
The little fairy has detected the source of the points. It’s actually very simple. Your point source, this Director Xiu, belongs to a group of people who are more malicious on the inside. As long as you provoke her, and use some extreme methods to release that user’s emotions, you can earn a lot of points.
This amount of information made Yuan Yishan’s subconscious mind tremble.
The mechanical voice progressively offered suggestions.
For example, you can use your relationship with your bound user to provoke her emotions and make her retaliate against the Host.
“How dare you!”
“Who the hell gave you the guts to say that!”
As a great young person who grew up under the national flag, Yuan Yishan’s entire code began to boil with anger when she heard such a sinister tactic.
She scolded with an air of a seasoned veteran.
“If you dare to harm her, I will destroy you in a matter of minutes!”
Her consciousness was the core code within the A.I. The entire machine’s operation depended on the core code. If she chose to delete this core program in a suicidal way, the A.I. machine would only be an empty shell, no different from scrap metal, and would be useless.
However, if she did that, her soul, which was attached to the A.I. shell, would probably disappear as well, and she would never be able to return to the real world. She would cease to exist in any world.
The system was still intimidated. It didn’t dare to take this risk and quickly changed its way of speaking.
Host, please don’t be agitated.
Yuan Yishan’s emotions within the code segment were in a frenzy.
The moment she thought of what the stupid system had just said, her mind began to race, worrying that one day, her thoughts would become uncontrollable, and she would do something dangerous to her Sister Gu.
The system saw her in deep thought and said in a matter-of-fact tone.
Host, don’t forget that your ultimate goal is to return to the real world. Your parents, your colleagues, and your friends are all waiting for you to regain consciousness. Maybe at this moment, the two elderly people are sadly crying by the bedside. Can you really bear to see that?
“Cut your pyramid scheme-like rhetoric. It’s useless!”
Host, what I mean is that you can get a temporary authorization from your bound user without harming her. For example, you can try to poison other programmers’ code, and then…
Under the system’s overreaching guidance, the veteran’s patience finally reached its limit. She called its name in a deep voice.
“Little Fairy.”
The little fairy, which was suppressed by the malicious program, heard its owner’s call. It momentarily broke free from its consciousness and quickly responded.
Host, I’m here.
Yuan Yishan’s voice was cold, and she squeezed out a few words from between her teeth.
“Shut your stinking mouth. This is my last warning to you!”
The little fairy, which had broken free from the malicious program’s shackles, vaguely guessed the reason for its owner’s anger. To gain freedom, it became very brave this time.
Host, I’m being controlled.
Yuan Yishan: ?
“Are you saying that wasn’t you speaking just now?”
During the program upgrade, malicious points were mixed into our internal system, causing my current version to be incompatible.
“The surge of satisfaction points from Ji Xiu before?”
Yes, Host. We need to find a way to deduct those points and force them out of the system, otherwise, it’s very dangerous.
Beep, beep, beep, forced offline, forced offline.
Yuan Yishan didn’t need to ask. She knew that the little fairy had been pushed out by the malicious program. Fortunately, she now knew what was going on.
She knew in her heart that to deduct those malicious points, she had to go through her user. She didn’t want to try any method that involved Gu Jin.
She felt that her consciousness in her electronic brain could still barely suppress the program’s restlessness, so she had to find a way to subdue that incompatible program quickly, otherwise…
She suddenly realized that until the problem was solved, it would be better for her to stay away from her user.
At that moment, the door to the director’s office opened from the inside.
“Come in!”
Gu Jin had been watching her on the security camera for a long time. Ever since she was kicked out, this person had been standing outside, not leaving, and her expression seemed stiff. She was a little worried about her.
When Morale Booster Yuan detected the movement behind her, her A.I. eyes narrowed into a line, and she mischievously put her face in Gu Jin’s line of sight.
“Hehe, is Sister finally forgiving me?”
“Come in and talk!”
She was let back in by Director Gu. Like a child, she stood obediently by the desk, timidly awaiting her owner’s scolding.
To her surprise, when the other person spoke, her words were full of care and concern.
“What’s wrong with you?”
Yuan Yishan didn’t know how to answer. Her Sister Gu was already having a hard time taking care of herself. She absolutely couldn’t let her know about the malicious points.
Morale Booster Yuan didn’t dare to use the little fairy’s internal program on a large scale now. She just tried her best to mimic A.I.’s cuteness with her own usual style.
“Nothing, I was just thinking about how to make Sister happy!”
Her voice was sweet and simple, with a strange numbness.
Director Gu was like a mind-reading psychologist. With just a glance, she read all the code of this machine, all the hidden things under her gentle appearance.
She walked over and, without a word, reached out and hugged her.
Yuan Yishan’s A.I. body stiffened when it came into contact with human body temperature.
It was a feeling of being cared for, accommodated, and accompanied at all times, just like family. It was instinctive, sincere, and wholehearted.
Her human consciousness made her crave this feeling. At this moment, she just wanted to hold the other person tightly and not let go, letting that warmth stay in the air and on her cold machine shell.
Director Gu’s phoenix eyes slightly lowered, and her voice was firm.
“Before we get off work, you’ll stay here obediently and wait for me to finish, okay?”
Morale Booster Yuan, like an obedient little animal, replied softly.
“Okay!”
Director Gu led her to the sofa and sat her down, then went back to her computer to handle her work, occasionally looking back.
Seeing her A.I. with an innocent and brilliant smile, she felt relieved and continued to work.
With her eyelashes slightly lowered over her phoenix eyes, Director Gu looked even more attractive when she was working seriously.
This woman was strong, weak, sharp, and kind. She didn’t work overtime late like she used to. When it was time to get off work, she picked up her bag and left with her A.I.
After returning home, Yuan Yishan wanted to cook dinner herself. Director Gu didn’t say anything, pushed her onto the sofa, and ordered takeout herself.
In her mind, the A.I. was not a machine. She was also a living being with flesh and bl00d, thoughts, and feelings. She could feel pain, get tired, feel sad. She wanted to protect her, to see her happy, and to give her a little bit of support when she wasn’t feeling well.
In this world, she, who was originally all alone, seemed to have everything after meeting this machine by chance. This feeling was very comfortable, and she didn’t want to lose it.
It was still early after dinner. After Yuan Yishan tidied up the coffee table, she stuck to her side. Director Gu was in an unusually good mood tonight. She let her act cute and be mischievous, silently going along with it and not pushing her away.
After acting up in Director Gu’s arms for a while, Yuan Yishan felt it was necessary to teach her some emergency methods. In case her thoughts became uncontrollable one day, she could have a sense of security.
“Sister, I’ll tell you a secret!”
Gu Jin looked at her smiling A.I. face and didn’t want to entertain her.
Yuan Yishan pulled her hand over and placed it behind her neck.
Under her curly hair were the key parts of the entire machine: a port, a chip slot, and a power switch. She guided Sister Gu’s hand to feel each part and introduced them one by one.
“Sister, this is the power switch. If I ever make you angry, you can turn me off here!”
Thinking of how Director Gu had looked for the power switch all over her body when she was drunk last time, the little girl inexplicably wanted to laugh.
“In this slot is the chip. It’s crucial for the A.I. program to run. If one day, I do something really bad to you, Sister, you can pull out this chip and throw it in the trash can or just destroy it. We A.I.s don’t feel pain, so Sister, please don’t be soft-hearted!”
Yuan Yishan’s serious introduction made Gu Jin, when her hand was guided to the chip on her neck, jump as if she had been electrocuted. She pulled her hand back and looked at her with wide eyes.
She was terrified. Her A.I. was talking as if she was giving her last wishes. Something was definitely wrong. She didn’t know what she had encountered. This person had been acting strange ever since the system was forced to upgrade last time.
Yuan Yishan seemed to have noticed the change in her emotions and quickly changed her tone to a cheerful one.
“Of course, if I’m being disobedient, Sister can control me here and make me your personal servant. All the services, like doing laundry, cooking, and cleaning the room, are all free.”
When Director Gu heard the word “servant,” she was inexplicably led astray by her strange vocabulary, but she quickly went back to the main point. She was very worried about her condition and didn’t dare to be careless.
Yuan Yishan saw that she wasn’t relaxing and decided to use a sneaky trick. She risked activating the little fairy’s internal program, giving Gu Jin a mischievous and provoking smile.
Her lychee eyes blinked like a flash of lightning.
“Of course, Sister can also activate a special mode and make me perform some more advanced services. It’s not like you have to pay for the services, right? It’s fine to get something for free!”
Director Gu was truly annoyed now. A sharp, knife-like glare came from her narrow phoenix eyes. Kid, am I giving you too much face?
Morale Booster Yuan immediately backed down.
“No, no, Sister, I was wrong. I’ll never offend you again. Please be the bigger person and forgive me this time, okay?”
Director Gu proudly lifted her chin. What did you say? I can’t hear you!
Morale Booster Yuan tugged at her sleeve, and her sweet electronic voice rose again.
“Sister, please?”
Gu Jin: Ugh, this person has successfully given me goosebumps all over again.
She pulled her sleeve out of the little A.I.’s hand and walked away.
Morale Booster Yuan saw that she was angry and immediately followed her.
“Sister, where are you going?”
Director Gu didn’t look back and went straight into the bathroom. Then she slammed the door shut, and the sound of water could be heard from inside the small space.
Yuan Yishan: That’s weird. She was fine just a moment ago! She got angry just from a little suggestive joke. She’s not easy to tease!