Becoming a Confidence Coach to an Arrogant Director - Chapter 33

Chapter 33: Yi Yi

The person in my arms finally succumbed to physical exhaustion and fell asleep within a few minutes.

In her dream, she touched Yuan Yishan’s core machine paw and pressed it against her throat. She couldn’t make a sound, but she was mouthing blurry words with her lips.

“Yi Yi, I’m uncomfortable…”

This was the name she most wanted to call out, deep in her heart. Yi Yi, her little core machine, a cute cartoon character who knew her warmth and understood her fragility.

The old and new versions of the little spiritual entity had gone through a life-and-death struggle for seven days and seven nights. When the old version felt that it couldn’t replace the new version, it had a change of heart and directly transmitted its internal detection program to Yuan Yishan’s core machine electronic brain.

Then, after introducing all the point memories to itself, it jumped into the trash bin, using a fake death state to forcibly suppress them.

Now, all the detection mechanisms of the entire machine were directly controlled by Yuan Yishan. At this moment, she could clearly feel every move of the user.

Yuan Yishan followed the area that Director Gu had touched and analyzed her physical condition on the control panel.

Gu Jin’s throat was severely inflamed, but she couldn’t speak. It probably had little to do with that.

Yuan Yishan compared multiple sets of medical data and deduced that her condition was mostly an expressive aphasia caused by external stimulation.

So, she found a large number of treatment methods from the medical database. Many experts agreed that this situation required a familiar person to slowly guide the patient to speak and overcome the psychological barrier, provided that the patient was conscious.

Yuan Yishan was focused on studying the various measures to make a person speak.

Director Gu vaguely brought her hand to her chest again. As if she had a nightmare, she started to sob. She couldn’t cry out, but her heart was in extreme pain.

Yuan Yishan brought her a little closer and gently patted her shoulder to comfort her.

“Don’t be sad, Sister. Is it okay if Yi Yi stays by your side?”

The person in her arms seemed to sense her comfort. She hugged her slender waist tightly, feeling a little more at ease.

The sister had an IV drip on her hand. Yuan Yishan didn’t dare to let her move drastically and could only carefully pry her hands apart.

Unexpectedly, Director Gu, who was in a daze, was startled awake from her dream. She opened her eyes wide in alarm and stared intently at her little core machine.

Yuan Yishan quickly explained to her.

“I’m not leaving. I’m not leaving, Sister! You still have an IV drip in your hand!”

Director Gu looked at the needle that she had almost pulled out. Her phoenix eyes drooped slightly. She turned her head away proudly and went back to sleep.

…

During dinner, Little Cheng and Guagua accidentally overheard the news about Director Gu’s accident when their boss called. They didn’t even eat dinner after they got off work and rode their scooters to come and see her. When they were almost at the hospital room door, they pushed each other, not daring to go in.

The Encourager Yuan’s detection mechanism mapped the two clumsy clowns pushing each other at the door. Her mouth was crooked with laughter.

Director Gu had slept for an entire afternoon and was no longer sleepy. She looked at her core machine’s mouth, which was split to the back of her head, and started to use sign language.

“I’m sick, and you’re very happy, aren’t you?”

“No, Sister. Someone came to see you, but they don’t dare to come in. They’re pushing each other at the door, and it’s especially funny!”

When Director Gu heard that someone had come, she quickly pulled at her collar, and then started to tidy her messy hair. After she was done, she stared straight at Yuan Yishan.

“I’m very ugly now, aren’t I?”

Her Director Gu was the most beautiful and kind person in the world. How could she be ugly?

The Encourager Yuan gently tapped Director Gu on the tip of her nose, teasing her.

“Our Director Gu is forever a beautiful and pure beauty. She looks good even when she’s sick, and no one can compare!”

Director Gu, who was praised, felt a small joy that overshadowed her panic. Her core machine didn’t even dislike her, so why should she be afraid of those two little brothers?

She raised her hand.

“Help me up!”

“Sister’s body is weak. It’s okay to just lie down. You don’t have to get up!”

The sister gave a stubborn glare.

“I want to sit!”

The Encourager Yuan knew that her Director Gu didn’t like to show her vulnerability in front of her subordinates. She had no choice but to follow her wishes and quickly piled up some blankets to make a small backrest for her.

Director Gu chose a posture that made her look as least pathetic as possible and leaned against it. She raised her hand.

“You call them in!”

After she finished speaking, she gestured with her fingers and added.

“You are not allowed to openly flirt with male colleagues in front of your leader!”

The Encourager Yuan, who had restarted for seven days and seven nights, seemed to be more transparent in some aspects compared to the rigid machine before. At this moment, her Director Gu seemed to be jealous of the two young men and was too embarrassed to say it out loud.

The mischievous core machine Yuan couldn’t help but want to tease her user again. She deliberately leaned on the door, her pleasant electronic voice flirtatious.

“Hey? Brother Li Cheng, why did you two come? Long time no see, I miss you so much!”

Director Gu, who was barely holding on, clenched her fists in anger.

— This person, her leader is in the hospital room, and she’s openly flirting with a male colleague. She has no regard for anyone. I must teach her a lesson later!

“Little darling, you… you’re back… why didn’t you tell us? This is too…”

Brother Li Cheng was truly speechless at this moment. He had been a messenger for several days. It turned out that they had already reconciled, and she didn’t even tell him. It was a waste of his trip. This little guy was so heartless. He should have never helped her.

The Encourager Yuan’s sweet electronic voice continued to whine.

“I’m sorry, Brother Li Cheng. I forgot!”

Brother Li Cheng, who was being flirted with: Forget it. I’m a grown man. I can’t really get angry with a little girl. She’s so cute.

So, being as magnanimous as he was, the young man adjusted his inner imbalance.

“Alright, little darling. You’re pretty, so whatever you say is right!”

Director Gu, who was paying close attention and eavesdropping in the room: What? How can he forgive her just because she’s pretty? This Li Cheng is so shallow. I’ll deduct his salary when I get back!

The shallow subordinate, who was being noted down outside the door, asked in a low voice.

“Little darling, how is Director Gu? Is she okay?”

Director Gu, who had never been cared about by anyone: Forget it. I’ll forgive you since you have a heart. Next time, if you do this again, I’ll put a virus in your code!

“Oh, oh. Sister is awake now. If Brother Li Cheng is worried about her, he can go in and take a look. It’s okay!”

The Encourager Yuan made way for the cowardly young man.

Li Cheng nervously pushed Guagua forward.

“Weren’t you the one who wanted to come and see Director Gu? She’s awake now. Hurry up and go in!”

“Damn it, weren’t you the one who wanted to come? You’re always like this!”

The pushed Guagua grumbled and flicked his elbow outward. The plastic bag of fruit in Little Cheng’s hand was successfully ripped open. Several fruits fell to the ground at the same time. A big orange rolled and rolled on the floor, rolling into Director Gu’s hospital room.

Director Gu looked at the big orange that rolled in through the door with a majestic look: What the hell?

The guys stared at each other. Finally, they worked together to pick up the scattered fruits on the ground and put them back into the broken bag.

The brave Guagua walked into Director Gu’s hospital room, holding the broken fruit bag with a knot tied on it. Then, the little darling and Brother Li Cheng also followed him in.

Director Gu looked haggard, but her majesty remained.

Yuan Yishan took the broken bag from Guagua’s hand, placed the mixed fruit on the bedside table, and then moved over to hug her sister into her arms.

Director Gu, with a human backrest, looked at the two tall, dusty young men standing in front of the hospital bed and raised her hand.

“You two, what problems do you have to ask me today?”

Li Cheng and Guagua, of course, couldn’t understand her sign language. Director Gu looked up at Yuan Yishan.

“You, translate!”

The three little birds were exposed on the spot. The Encourager Yuan coughed awkwardly and then guiltily passed the blame to her good brothers whom she had promised to repay.

“Director Gu said, ‘You two, what problems do you have that you want to ask her?'”

Li Cheng: …

Guagua: …

Director Gu, who knew she was the culprit but was still desperately pulling her revenge, raised her hand again.

“Answer!”

The Encourager Yuan, as the translator, had a confident electronic voice.

“Director Gu asked, ‘You two, why aren’t you talking?'”

The tall young man, Li Cheng, looked at the cute creature in front of him in disbelief: I only knew you were cute, but I didn’t expect you to be so devious. My sincere heart was misplaced.

The other tall young man also looked at the person next to him, speechless: Look at you. What kind of person have you befriended!

Director Gu looked at the three of them with their own secret intentions fighting with each other. She was satisfied. Her dry lips curled into an unnoticeable arc. Only then did she raise her hand to ask about business.

“How’s the company been these past few days that I’ve been gone?”

The Encourager Yuan, who was still gloating after passing the blame, heard the person in her arms mention work. Her pretty core machine brows slightly furrowed, and her electronic voice was not as cheerful as before when she translated.

“She asked, ‘How’s the company been lately?'”

Li Cheng poked Guagua next to him and said in a low voice.

“You talk!”

Guagua rolled his eyes in his heart and reported concisely.

“It’s okay, Director Gu. It’s just… it’s Double Twelve soon, so it’s a bit busy with the rush. Also, Boss Pei went over the requirements with us this morning and said that while you’re gone, he’ll let Brother Liao look after and assign tasks first. For other projects, it’s just normal maintenance. There haven’t been any big problems.”

When Director Gu heard about Liao Shu, her face showed a hint of uneasiness.

The Encourager Yuan captured the subtle change in her sister’s emotions. She pulled her into her arms and acted spoiled.

“My good sister, when it comes to work, let the big guys handle it even if the sky falls. Let’s take care of our bodies first, okay?”

She winked at Guagua.

Guagua got the hint and followed up.

“Yes, Director Gu. We… we’re all looking forward to you getting better soon!”

In fact, the R&D department had been a bit messy lately. Boss Pei let Brother Liao handle the small matters. This person didn’t know how to assign tasks and was also a complete toady, especially targeting Da Bing, who always worked in silence.

However, in the workplace, everyone only managed their own modules and were not willing to interfere with others’ business. Da Bing’s personality was also relatively quiet, and he was angry but didn’t say anything.

Guagua originally wanted to take this opportunity to mention this to Director Gu. When Yuan Yishan reminded him, he suddenly realized that it was not a good idea to talk about this in this kind of situation. He’d better hold it in and wait until she gets better and comes back to preside over the overall situation!

The coward Li Cheng also quickly chimed in.

“Oh, oh, right! Right! Director Gu, you should just rest well. Your health is the most important!”

Guagua next to him pinched his companion’s thigh again. This person always used the wrong words. What did he mean by “rest well”? It was so embarrassing!

Brother Li Cheng hissed in pain and complained in a low voice.

“What are you doing!”

Director Gu’s eyelashes lowered slightly. She paused for a second and then raised her hand.

“I know!”

This didn’t need to be translated. Everyone understood. Seeing how nervous the two kids were, she looked at the several bottles of peach-flavored yogurt that Yuan Yishan had brought up on the bedside table and raised her hand.

“Give one to each of them!”

The Encourager Yuan looked at the row of yogurts on the table.

“Director Gu said that she doesn’t want to drink them and that you can all take them!”

Director Gu: …

Li Cheng, Guagua: ?

The yogurt that Director Gu gave them, did they dare to take it?

After sitting for a long time, Gu Jin’s body couldn’t hold on anymore. Her back was covered in cold sweat, and her forehead was also covered in tiny beads of sweat.

Director Gu didn’t want to expose her vulnerability to others, so she raised her hand again.

“Go back and work hard!”

The Encourager Yuan: “Director Gu said that she’s very tired and needs to rest. She told you to take the yogurt and leave quickly!”

Director Gu, who was so angry that she became stupid, pinched the core machine Yuan’s slender waist fiercely and glared at her viciously.

“If you talk nonsense again, I’ll sew your mouth shut!”

After being teased by the Encourager Yuan N times, the experienced Little Cheng looked at Guagua suspiciously: Did Director Gu really say that?

Guagua glanced at the two of them out of the corner of his eye and secretly signaled to Little Cheng: Hurry up and leave. Don’t you have any sense?

He nudged the person next to him with his elbow and pulled him to say goodbye to Director Gu.

“Uh, Director Gu, we’ll be heading back now. Please get some rest!”

After saying that, the two of them quickly rushed out.

Before leaving, Little Cheng looked at the row of yogurts on the table with a longing look: I really want to drink them!