Becoming a Confidence Coach to an Arrogant Director - Chapter 30

Chapter 30: Little Gu is Abandoned

The old version of the little fairy used all its strength to suppress the new program. Yuan Yishan momentarily regained her consciousness. The red film in her A.I. pupils faded little by little, and her dark, star-like eyes also looked empty.

She tentatively reached out her A.I. claw, wanting to comfort her user.

“It didn’t hurt you, did it?”

Gu Jin dodged, her voice filled with a biting cold, and she only said one word.

“Go!”

Yuan Yishan’s outstretched hand hovered in midair and then timidly retracted to her side.

The beautiful phoenix eyes of the person in front of her were filled with only a sense of disorientation and endless loss. She repeated herself.

“There are no points for you to earn. Go!”

Sister Gu’s words, which were a stab to the heart, were undoubtedly driving away a little ghost that she had raised. There’s no bl00d for you to drink anymore. Go quickly!

Morale Booster Yuan opened her mouth, wanting to explain something, but not a single word came out. She belatedly realized and probably guessed what she had said to her user when her consciousness was out of control.

Host, Host, our code is very likely to be overridden a second time in a short period. Please leave the user as soon as possible.

The system’s prompt sounded again. She didn’t have time to think too much. She took one last reluctant look at her Sister Gu, left only a “good” and then hurried out of her room.

Gu Jin listened to the sound of the security door closing. Her heart felt as if it had been gouged out by a sharp, dull knife, and a cold wind blew through the emptiness. Yet, she chose to ignore this piercing pain, staring blankly in the direction the person had left.

She just left like that, with just one “good.” She didn’t offer any extra explanation and left so completely. After all this time together, she wasn’t even willing to look back at me once…

Time rewound second by second, replaying the little moments of the past few days. Unknowingly, cold and reserved Director Gu’s pale little face was already covered in tears.

She curled up in the corner of the sofa, voluntarily rejecting the oxygen around her, like a fish out of water. Her throat was dry and parched, and she felt like she was suffocating.

…

After some unknown amount of time, the phone screen on the coffee table suddenly lit up and a vibrating sound rang.

Almost out of inertia, the person on the sofa struggled to get up, grabbed her phone, and looked at it. It was a message from Pei He.

The screen lit up and then went dark again. After the voice call went unanswered and automatically hung up, a direct call came in. Gu Jin looked at the phone, took a breath, and swiped the answer button.

“Senior, about what time will you be here? The design draft from the outsourcing company is out. I was thinking of having a meeting so we can all go over it.”

Director Gu tentatively opened her mouth, only to find her throat was dry, as if something was stuck in it. She couldn’t utter a single syllable.

“Hello, Senior, is your signal bad? Can you hear me? Hello…”

The call was hung up after countless “hellos” from the other side.

In her current state, it was difficult for her to even get up, let alone go to the company.

Before the phone rang again, Director Gu replied with a message.

“Sorry, I’m not feeling well. You can go over it with them first.”

Not feeling well again!

Boss Pei, upon receiving the message, felt a moment of displeasure. Soon, it seemed he thought of something, and his unhappy mood vanished instantly. His words were filled with lightheartedness.

“Okay, Senior. You rest well. I’ll make the arrangements here. No problem.”

“Mhm.”

Gu Jin replied with one word. After putting down the phone, she curled up in the corner again.

The coldness in her body didn’t decrease with the smaller space. The mechanical electronic voice played over and over in her mind like a slideshow.

Earning billions of points to return to the real world.

Deliberately approaching the user to earn more points.

…

She held her hands to her heart from the cold, as if by curling up and covering herself, the coldness in her bones could be reduced a little…

…

Yuan Yishan searched for a long time before finding an unfinished building in a remote area that had been recently shut down. Luckily, the old broken generator could still generate some electricity. She leaned against a wall for a while, thinking it over, and still decided to use her work phone to send a message to Li Cheng.

Brother Li Cheng, Sister Gu and I had a fight. Can you help me send her a message to see if she replies? Just ask her about work and don’t mention me!

She was genuinely worried that something might happen to her Sister Gu who was alone at home.

After coming to this world, she had the most contact with Li Cheng and Gua Ge, so she could only tentatively ask them for help.

Li Cheng, who was in a meeting, felt his phone vibrate. He secretly glanced at it when the boss wasn’t looking and felt uneasy.

Sending a message to Director Gu to ask about work? Isn’t that just looking for death? He wouldn’t dare even with twenty guts.

He then received another message. The little cutie’s tone was sincere.

Brother Li Cheng, please, I really have no other way. I’m worried about Sister.

Li Cheng: …

He nudged Gua Ge next to him and motioned to the text on his phone screen.

Gua Ge, who saw the message, felt the same anxiety and trepidation as him.

Li Cheng whispered, “What should we do?”

Gua Ge also whispered, “F*ck, how would I know!”

Yuan Yishan, not receiving a reply, ordered takeout for everyone for the next three workdays on her phone. After much deliberation, she also ordered three different meals a day for her Sister Gu for three days.

She thought that even if Sister Gu locked herself at home, she would at least move when she heard someone knocking on the door.

Right now, she needed to fix the program as soon as possible. Even if she couldn’t get close to the user in the future, she could still know if her Sister Gu was okay while her consciousness was clear.

Just as Yuan Yishan was about to shut down the program, she received a reply from Li Cheng.

That, little cutie, for you, I’ll risk my life, okay? When you and Director Gu make up, you have to put in a good word for me!

As a machine, after reading the entire message, her cold A.I. heart was warmed up by something again. Her brief message was full of gratitude.

Thank you, Brother Li Cheng. I’ll repay you when I have the chance!

Li Cheng replied with an ellipsis.

A few minutes later, Director Gu’s phone screen on the sofa suddenly lit up.

Sister Gu, who was curled up in the corner, saw the message on the screen. She didn’t know what she was hoping for and subconsciously reached for her phone.

Director Gu, I have a question I’d like to ask you! Do you have time right now?

Director Gu was stunned when she saw the contact name. Soon, her thoughts seemed to be taken away by the message.

They always avoided her. How could they ask her a question? Could it be her?

On the other side, Li Cheng and Gua Ge were trembling as they stared at the message box on the phone.

“No message!”

“No message is good news! I don’t want to die so young!”

“That’s true!”

A few minutes later, Li Cheng nudged Gua Ge.

“Hey, how about you use your phone to send a message and try?”

Gua Ge immediately refused.

“No way! You want me to be buried with you too!”

“But what if something really happens? The little cutie looked pretty anxious!”

…

As the two brothers stared at each other and guessed, Director Gu received another message.

Hello, Sister Gu. I’m Zheng Kuo from the R&D department. Our frontend has a problem that’s a bit tricky. Do you have time now? Can you take a look for us?

Gua Ge, when talking to leaders, was quite good with his words. Although he was also risking his life, his way of speaking was designed to make it hard for people to refuse.

When Director Gu received the message again, the pain in her heart seemed to ease a little. She adjusted her mood slightly and replied.

What’s the problem? Tell me!

On the other side, Li Cheng and Gua Ge were staring at the screen.

“Holy sht, holy sht, holy sh*t!”

“She replied! Holy sh*t, what now?”

The quick-witted Li Cheng was an expert at passing the buck.

“You reply. I’ll send a message to the little cutie to let her know!”

“Holy sht, you fcking…”

Gua Ge was still cursing, but Li Cheng didn’t care. He quickly took out his phone and replied to Yuan Yishan.

Little cutie, if I get killed by you one day, please, for the sake of our years of friendship, remember to burn me some incense at my grave!

Yuan Yishan heard the phone chime and quickly grabbed it to look.

Don’t be like that, Brother Li Cheng! What did Sister say?

Li Cheng typed out the exact message from Gua Ge’s phone and sent it back.

What’s the problem? Tell me!

The fact that she could reply meant that she was still awake. Yuan Yishan’s heart, which had been hanging in the air, finally settled. She then started to push her luck.

Brother Li Cheng, if it’s convenient, can you go to her place after work tonight and help check on Sister Gu? I’m worried about her.

The message was sent, and in less than three seconds, she received only two words.

Goodbye.

It was to be expected. He was so timid. The fact that he sent a message at all was already a huge risk for a friend. Yuan Yishan couldn’t pester him any further. After turning off the screen, she quickly got to work.

“Little fairy.”

Host, I’m here.

“Prepare to restart!”

Okay, Host. The user is not with you now. After the system restarts, our hardware and software might be affected for a short time. Please be mentally prepared, Host.

“Mhm. I don’t have the authority to mark it, but during the standby period, I’ll guide you with my consciousness to check the core program. After we restart, you’ll use the old version to override the new one and replace the code.”

Host, don’t worry. Ever since we left the user, my internal mechanism has been between 52.1% and 52.9%, just a little bit better. I will do my best to win this opportunity for my owner.

“Begin!”

Beep, beep, shutting down. System restarting.

Yuan Yishan’s consciousness was in a suspended state. On the other side, Gu Jin, upon receiving the error screenshot that Gua Ge had found somewhere, quickly found the cause of the problem and made a few annotations before sending them back.

Then, her thoughts once again fell into a daze. The memories that had lingered since they met played over and over in her mind.

Those innocent eyes, full of stars, reached out to her every time she felt like she couldn’t make it. The care was so genuine, so how did it turn into a deliberate approach with an ulterior motive?

The more she thought about it, the more sad she became. She was so sad that her consciousness became a little groggy.

She vaguely heard someone knocking on the door outside. Sister Gu, who was curled up in the corner, instinctively tried to get up, but she hit her injured ankle.

The physical pain made her mind become sober. She curled back into her original position, and the sound outside also stopped.

Sister Gu sat with her knees hugged, waiting for dozens of seconds, but there was still no sound outside.

Then, a string of unfamiliar numbers appeared on her phone screen. After a few seconds of hesitation, she couldn’t resist that little bit of hope in her heart and answered.

“Hello, your takeout has arrived. I’ve left it at the door. Please remember to grab it!”