Chapter 38
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Chapter 38
When Fu Yue returned to the white house, it was already around six or seven o’clock in the evening. Exhausted both physically and mentally, after just having dinner, Fu Yue had already fallen asleep a few times in her spot.
Now, she was nodding off in place again with her milk tea in her arms, bowing her head slowly. Just as her head was about to make intimate contact with the hard living room table, a hand suddenly reached out to stop her head. At the same time, another hand held her milk tea.
Fu Yue was startled awake by this action, causing her to squeeze the plastic cup in her hand. A large amount of milk tea spurted onto Arnold’s hand and Fu Yue’s face.
Now Fu Yue was finally awake.
She pushed away Arnold’s arm, looking at her damp hair and clothes. Fu Yue regretfully grabbed some tissues, wiping off the moist milk tea from her body.
Arnold was calmly wiping his hand beside her, casually glancing at Fu Yue, reminding her expressionlessly, "If you were as usual, this wouldn’t have happened."
Yes, he was right.
If she had just let herself be surrounded by Arnold like she did yesterday, she could have leaned on him to sleep, and he could have helped hold her milk tea for her.
But that was yesterday before anything happened.
"Hmph, I don’t want to!" Remembering the good deed he did today, Fu Yue still felt proud. Who knows what good things are waiting for her next!
Thinking about this, Fu Yue immediately stopped watching TV shows and went straight back to her room holding her portable screen.
Doing a thorough cleaning job in the room using the nutrient pod, Fu Yue also woke up. Having nothing to do while lying on the couch, she decided to delve into what happened today.
No matter how she thought about it, she just couldn’t figure out why Arnold suddenly wanted to carry out such a big and complex operation.
Especially since these operations seemed to be targeted at her.
When you don’t understand something at work, remember to ask for help from your senior colleagues.
Fu Yue immediately contacted Zhang Minli and told her about the strange events of the day.
As expected, she was first met with a burst of expected laughter.
"Hahaha…Fu Yue, you guys are so funny, hahaha…" Zhang Minli laughed and fell back on the couch, "I think you guys could go straight into comedy skits. General seems to have even hired the audience actors already…"
After laughing for a while, Zhang Minli wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes. She sighed and said, "Actually, I think General is trying to improve your favorability rating this time."
Fu Yue was surprised, "He is? Why didn’t I notice this?"
"Although his approach seems to be doing the opposite and doesn’t look very wise."
"But if we look closely, the essence of his actions is to hope our dear Fu Yue can increase his affection like the female lead in a TV drama." Zhang Minli said as she winked at Fu Yue charmingly.
However…Sister Minli, you didn’t say this yesterday.
Seeing Fu Yue’s skeptical look, Zhang Minli blushed, "I only found out this info today by threatening Carter with his documents."
Although Fu Yue wasn’t sure why Zhang Minli was blushing in this conversation, her focus was elsewhere now.
"Why do they want to improve our favorability rating?"
Zhang Minli, "Maybe it’s because… They wanted to use us to test flirting techniques, and then apply them on other females!" Fu Yue suddenly had a realization.
So, all the guys’ actions suddenly made sense. No wonder there have been so many flirty moves these days. First, they experiment on her as a test subject, if it works out, they continue, if not, they switch to another plan. Fu Yue suddenly felt like she had a good deal.
But this could be considered as a form of animal cruelty, Fu Yue rolled her eyes in her mind.
Zhang Minli, "???"
"Haven’t you thought… maybe he’s trying to woo you?"
Fu Yue immediately put on a surprised expression, like an old man on the subway looking at his phone, and her body leaned back instinctively.
From her actions to her expression, she fully showed how unbelievable she found this situation.
"He probably just wants to torture me." Fu Yue’s tone was firm.
Zhang Minli pondered, "But that makes it even worse, Xiaoyue. What if he really just wants to find a companion…" Oh, right.
If that’s true, then she wouldn’t just have to deal with a difficult boss, it would double in difficulty.
Thinking about the possibility and the tough times ahead, Fu Yue frowned, laying face up on the sofa, and said hopelessly, "I should go confirm it tomorrow too."
"It may not be true… And you can try talking to him…" Zhang Minli comforted her, as she had heard Carter’s confession today.
But Fu Yue waved her hand, indicating that she didn’t need any more comforting.
Arnold barely ever understood her suggestions; he always acted before thinking.
Even if she didn’t do things right, she couldn’t even get an apology. Only cold money transactions could slightly soothe her wounded spirit.
With a feeling of despair, Fu Yue didn’t even bother watching her favorite TV show after hanging up the phone. She hurriedly went to sleep in the nutrient tank.
That day, Fu Yue had an unusual nightmare.
In the dream, Arnold turned into a robot, with a lifeless expression, accompanied by a tall woman.
Two people walked over and stood in front of Fu Yue. Arnold introduced the woman next to him in a cold manner.
"This is my new companion," the voice said flatly once again.
The woman had a face almost identical to Arnold’s, speaking in the same emotionless tone, "I am your new boss."
Before Fu Yue could react, the scene changed to the living room.
Instead of sitting on the sofa like before, she stood blankly on the side. She watched her new leader take the seat where she usually lay.
"Fu Yue, massage her legs," Arnold gestured for her to get moving.
As she started, the boss tossed a handful of beans into the extra fire pit nearby, commanding, "If you don’t pick them up before tonight, don’t even think about leaving today."
"Her clothes will also be confiscated," the female boss added, "She can only wear white tight clothes like us. So… no need for clothing allowance anymore, right?"
"I promise to pick them all up obediently!" Fu Xian Durayella Yue immediately assured.
Without pausing to think, Fu Yue wiggled the matchsticks and hurriedly completed the task.
One… two… three… Counting the beans she had picked miserably, Fu Yue suddenly woke up.
After a moment of confusion, the awakened Fu Yue immediately became excited.
No way!
She couldn’t accept such a miserable fate!
Two devilish bosses were beyond what a normal worker could endure.
Like a charged terminal, she immediately got up energetically and went to the wardrobe.
To please her boss, Fu Yue deliberately chose his favorite tight outfit with a coat today. After pressing the button to release gas from her body, Fu Yue sighed.
Thinking about how she had vowed yesterday to make Arnold admire her, today she had to bow down to showcase and the terrifying future.
She’s too difficult.
Leaving the living room, Fu Yue saw the Zerg tribe already waiting inside, as usual.
"Good morning, General," she walked over and saw the breakfast that had just appeared on the table.
Just as she was about to eat, she heard Arnold’s voice.
"Arnold," the boss suddenly reminded.
Fu Yue reacted and remembered that she should address the boss by name from now on.
Concerning the doubled clothing allowance, Fu Yue turned her head seriously and looked at Arnold who was staring at her, then immediately corrected herself, "Arnold."
"Hmm."
Seeing the boss’s expression, Fu Yue hesitated for a moment, then acted as if nothing had happened, and began eating the fried dough sticks.
Before, she didn’t notice anything different about Arnold. It wasn’t until she met him in her dream, in the way he was when he first arrived. That Fu Yue saw the difference between them.
When Fu Yue first met Arnold, she often felt like he wasn’t human. His movements and expressions were very robotic and efficient. This always made her very nervous, afraid of making a mistake or doing something wrong that would make her disliked and rejected.
Now, even though Arnold still mostly has a blank expression on his face. Occasionally, he would twitch the corners of his mouth in a funny way, which looked a bit amusing.
Though now he still occasionally makes Fu Yue nervous, it’s due to worries about displeasing their boss’s tricky ways, rather than a fear of Arnold himself.
Fu Yue took a sip of her porridge to calm her nerves, feeling like she was now quite experienced in handling issues with her boss.
So, perhaps… she could give a try to what Sister Minli mentioned yesterday.
If things didn’t seem right, she could just stay silent.
With determination in her heart.
After finishing her breakfast, instead of letting her boss watch the morning news, she stood facing Arnold on the sofa.
Since she was being questioned, she needed to show some attitude and take action.
So, to create a sense of pressure, Fu Yue deliberately placed her hands on Arnold’s shoulders, leaned in a bit closer, and asked, "Why did you do that yesterday?"
Seeing her pet with both hands awkwardly on his two shoulders looking a bit angry, Arnold stayed silent for a moment, then hugged her arms and brought her close to his face.
Yes, this is better.
"Ah…" The sudden attack caught Fu Yue off guard completely.
When she realized, she subconsciously hugged the neck in front of her and found herself looking into a pair of beautiful red eyes.
"I want to improve your favorability rating towards me," Arnold honestly responded. In fact, he couldn’t ignore his own feelings towards Fu Yue anymore.
Fu Yue showed a "I knew it" expression.
Is she just an unfeeling machine for boosting favorability?
Fu Yue couldn’t help but think of her previous dream. She felt like she had been a pet for so long, diligently enduring her boss’s cruel and heartless tests every day.
And now, she gets this in return?
Thinking of the unfamiliar female boss, she was slightly very angry, "Then why did you manipulate my favorability rating?"
This seemed like a very difficult question, making Arnold silent for a long time without giving an answer.
Alright then, she’ll ask in a different way.
"Are you… are you trying to use me for experiments, to find a female partner?"
Arnold responded quickly this time, "No."
"…Oh." Fu Yue’s mood suddenly brightened. As long as they wouldn’t bring in another person to increase her survival difficulty, this was already the best news for a corporate slave.
Just as she was about to let go of Arnold, he suddenly gave the reason.
"I just simply want your liking."
Fu Yue, "?! Is that what she meant?"
"What about after getting my liking?" she tentatively continued speaking.
"I want you to admit your affection towards me."
Fu Yue, "!!!"
She dared not ask any further, fearing it might start an office romance.
So she randomly pointed to a place, "Oh, um, I have something to do in the living room… hahaha, just remembered it suddenly, I’ll go back to my room now…" She rambled, and then Fu Yue stumbled back to her room, almost bumping into the door.
As soon as she entered the room, she collapsed on the floor, hands covering her face.
Should have known… should have known, she shouldn’t have asked further!
"Oh my, office romance never ends well…"