Becoming a Confidence Coach to an Arrogant Director - Chapter 41

Chapter 41: The Embarrassed Director Gu

The two of them arrived at the company. Director Gu went to the boss’s office, and the Encourager Yuan, after exchanging a few polite words with the overworking guys in the R&D area, felt it was pointless and returned to her own workstation.

She had come in a hurry and hadn’t had time to study the new phone after installing her sister’s secondary SIM card. Now was the perfect opportunity to tinker with it.

After turning it on, she tried to log in with her real-world messaging account, but the message showed that the account didn’t exist. So she used the secondary SIM card number to apply for a new one and immediately added her Director Gu.

Director Gu was in the boss’s office talking business. She felt her phone vibrate, so she paused, glanced at it, accepted the request, and then continued the conversation.

It wasn’t that there was a problem with the module that Brother Liao was responsible for. Instead, there was a big overseas project. Even the top cross-border e-commerce company in the country had failed in the bid, but Boss Pei had managed to get the development rights. The client had specifically requested that the highest-ranking person in the technical team take over personally.

It was an unexpected surprise. After weighing the pros and cons, Boss Pei finally decided to let Director Gu handle it in the early stages. Once the cooperation was stable, he would find a way to take the development rights from her. At the beginning, he couldn’t lose the big picture for the small details and miss out on such a strong client.

Director Gu calmly took over the new project, but this time, she had ulterior motives.

…

The Encourager Yuan, who received the message, was very surprised by Director Gu’s instant reply.

The little darling continued to fiddle with her new phone. On such a memorable day, how could she not set a couple’s ringtone? But what should she use?

After a lot of thought, the Encourager Yuan took a snippet from her core machine’s electronic brain’s emotional playback library and changed both her phone’s ringtone and Director Gu’s messaging app voice call ringtone to it.

After that, she chose a couple’s avatar and downloaded many entertainment apps at once. In her excitement, she even forgot to turn on Wi-Fi. In just a few minutes, she used a lot of data, and her phone almost got suspended. If the mobile carrier hadn’t sent a reminder message, she wouldn’t have realized the problem.

Seeing that Director Gu hadn’t returned yet, the Encourager Yuan had no choice but to connect to the Wi-Fi and continue to confidently scroll through her phone.

The technology of this world was still very different from her world. Although Director Gu had bought her the highest-end model, she quickly played with all its features. But she still hadn’t waited for her Director Gu. She had no idea what they were talking about.

The Encourager Yuan felt bored and lay on the table to take a nap. When her core machine’s electronic brain was in an empty state, it was no different from a sleeping human.

After Director Gu finished her business, she was too lazy to go find her, so she just made a voice call.

The new phone in the little darling’s hand made a strange sound like a kitten. At first, it was just a faint snippet.

Later, as Director Gu called repeatedly, the muffled tone gradually became clear, to the point that the surrounding workers who were seriously working were intentionally or unintentionally drawn to this phone.

Director Gu, who was still in the dark, was calling and coming to find her at the same time.

The core machine was sleeping on her workstation, her face hazy. The newly bought phone was in her hand, making a “woo woo woo” sound one moment and a “yi yi, yi yi” sound the next.

Director Gu was dumbfounded.

The developers around her who had been enjoying the show for a while, seeing her standing there, pretended they couldn’t hear anything. They put on their headphones, and their keyboards started clacking away.

The Encourager Yuan’s empty electronic brain seemed to be getting a sense of rhythm from this music. In her dream, the corners of her lips slightly curved up. It was a good thing she was a machine, or her saliva would have overflowed the screen by now.

Director Gu, who was extremely embarrassed, forced herself to calm down. She walked over with a cold face, ready to take the phone from the core machine’s hand.

The machine, which was in a self-sleeping state, detected that someone wanted to take the phone from her hand. It was startled awake and held on to her beloved object tightly.

The little darling subconsciously raised her chin and looked at the person with wide, angry eyes.

And Director Gu, who was so angry she was dumbfounded, didn’t even realize she should end the phone call. She just stood there and listened to the sound.

The Encourager Yuan suddenly buffered and clicked to end the “woo woo woo” voice call. She detected the mix of shame and helplessness in the person’s expression. She also felt helpless. Her lychee-like eyes blinked at the other person. They were so clear and bright that it was impossible to be harsh on her.

Director Gu held it in for a long time before she calmed down and said one word coldly.

“Let’s go!”

She held her breath and walked steadily. The Encourager Yuan nervously followed behind her. The two of them walked out of the R&D office under everyone’s watchful eyes.

In the elevator, there was a silent awkwardness.

Director Gu’s breathing was all messed up. She had never been so embarrassed in her life. At this moment, she was feigning coldness and composure, but her heart was so flustered she didn’t know what to do.

The Encourager Yuan, a machine, was also in a dazed state. At this moment, her heart was filled with self-blame.

— How could I have forgotten to turn off silent mode and let her get so embarrassed? When we get back tonight, not to mention kneeling on the keyboard, it’s possible that she’ll even turn me off and pull out my chip…

She was thinking about how to deal with this, but there was no perfect solution.

So, the usually lively little darling, after being silent for the entire ride and having a few internal struggles, finally chose the most foolish solution to avoid having her chip pulled out.

She decided to give up her chance of being the “1” and let Director Gu take it back.

The Encourager Yuan, who had made the decision, imagined Director Gu not being able to do it and her, a machine, cooperating by making a “woo woo woo” sound. That image filled her heart with excitement.

When the two of them entered the house, Little Yuan volunteered to speak to her Director Gu.

“Sister, you go change your clothes first. I’m going to take a shower!”

Director Gu was suppressing her anger. She had been secretly observing the machine next to her the whole way. She saw her little head in a tangled state, her core machine pupils flickering. She was deliberately being aloof, just waiting to see how this person would explain it to her when they got home.

But as soon as she entered the house, she ran to the bathroom. A core machine didn’t even need to take a shower. Finding such an excuse to coax her, she instantly wanted to part her core machine’s curly hair, turn her off, and teach her a good lesson.

The Encourager Yuan saw her sister’s unhappy expression and quickly added.

“I’ll be below later and let you take it back, Sister.”

Director Gu didn’t even understand what “take it back” meant before the person hid inside.

After changing her clothes, the machine was still hiding in the bathroom and wouldn’t come out. She was choosing a skin that was suitable for being the “0.”

Director Gu originally wanted to go and knock on the door, but her phone vibrated. She was very sensitive to this now and quickly ran to look at it.

It was Boss Pei, who, after finishing his discussion with her, created a small group chat. The people inside were some of the clients’ representatives. They seemed to be a very diligent team, or maybe it was because of the time difference, but as soon as the client was brought in, they started talking about work and the various processes that needed to be aligned later.

And when the Encourager Yuan was fully prepared and came out in a very sexy skin, Director Gu was holding her laptop and typing away, not even noticing the existence of the sexy beautiful girl next to her.

“Sister, aren’t you going to take a shower?”

The Encourager Yuan spoke in a sweet voice, eager to let her sister take it back.

Director Gu was busy aligning with the client and didn’t even look up.

Little Yuan thought the other person was still angry with her, so she ran over again and circled her, looking very charming.

Director Gu occasionally looked up at her. Because her mind was filled with work, she didn’t pay any attention to the changes in this machine compared to before.

The Encourager Yuan’s attempts at flirting were unsuccessful. She opened her control panel, and the image showed that her Director Gu was being technically assessed by the client.

Only then did she run over, get half a cup of warm water, and obediently sit down on the sofa across from her.

She couldn’t disturb her sister’s work, so she could only silently support her and become her solid support. When she encountered technical difficulties, she, as a machine, was ready to take over at any time.

From the client’s tricky technical problems to the business needs analysis, Director Gu, a workaholic, was busy all night. Her little core machine stayed with her all night.

The next day, the guys who were anxious about not having any work to do the day before were even more flustered when they received their tasks.

Director Gu’s technical requirements were very strict. The needs she had organized overnight were enough to keep her subordinates busy for a while.

Now, what worried her was the design. In the past, with Ji Xiu around, she didn’t have to worry about it. Now that she had to cooperate with an outsourced company, she had to do everything herself. In the end, she could only hand over her simple-minded apprentice to the machine to teach.

The good thing was that the Encourager Yuan was most familiar with Zhongxun Group’s methods. Teaching Da Bing was like when she taught a new employee. She originally wanted to liven up his personality as well, but since he was Director Gu’s personal apprentice, she didn’t dare to make too many big moves. So she could only teach him technical skills.

…

Everyone was doing their part. After a week of nonstop work, the project gradually stabilized. Da Bing also successfully received an offer from Zhongxun Group’s headquarters, which was a good thing.

It was a rare opportunity to get off work early in the evening.

The Encourager Yuan originally wanted to take her Director Gu out to improve their lives, but seeing her tired face, she didn’t bother.

She drove smoothly and parked the car in the underground garage. Just as she got out and walked a few steps, she saw a familiar figure nervously holding several boxes of hickory nuts at the elevator entrance.

“Brother Da Bing?”

“Why are you bringing so many hickory nuts?”

Da Bing, who was holding the hickory nuts, opened his mouth in embarrassment. He wanted to express his gratitude, but he could only say the word “I.”

He had actually been struggling for a long time, not knowing what gift to give to his mentor. In the end, he drove to Lin’an for a whole afternoon and quietly brought a trunk full of his hometown’s specialties, specifically to wait for her.

The Encourager Yuan asked herself into an awkward situation. Director Gu, on the other hand, was very calm.

“Mm, carry them up!”

Director Gu’s face was very impolite, but she was secretly smiling in her heart.

— This person really knows how to give gifts. It’s about time to replenish this machine’s brain.

The three of them took the elevator. The young man carried the hickory nuts upstairs and put them at the door. He then turned around and ran.

“Brother Da Bing, aren’t you coming in to sit for a bit?”

The Encourager Yuan politely called after him. She was pulled behind Director Gu’s back by her core machine’s curly hair. After that, she looked at the simpleton who was forced to stop and spoke coldly.

“Go over there and do a good job, okay?”

Da Bing nodded heavily. When the elevator door opened, he couldn’t wait to leave.

After seeing the simpleton off, the two of them returned to the room and immediately closed the security door.

Director Gu had been very tired lately, but something was always on her mind. She had tossed and turned, thinking about what the little one had said that night. She finally understood what “take it back” meant. She had finally gotten a chance to get off work early and couldn’t let this person escape.

While changing her slippers, she issued a serious command.

“Go take a shower!”

The Encourager Yuan had already forgotten all about that matter. She stared at her Director Gu with a blank look.

“Huh? Sister, are you confused from being too busy? We core machines don’t need to take showers!”

Director Gu said one word expressionlessly: “Take it back!”

The Encourager Yuan: Take it back? Take what back?

Her core machine’s electronic brain quickly reviewed a few things.

— Oh my god! Sister, how could she still remember that…