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Chapter 735: Chapter 628: This Unlucky Kid_2

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This left him unclear: had his superior disappeared without reason, or had he gone on a business trip?

It couldn’t possibly be that he went to see Angela on a workday, could it?

Wasn’t he afraid of being dragged to the rooftop to be blown by the wind?

After some thought, Los, holding the document, mustered the courage to knock on the office door of the big boss.

“Come in,” Xu Shuo said without lifting his head.

Afterward, the sound of the office door being pushed open echoed, but the person entering moved without sound, without the slightest noise.

Xu Shuo lifted his head to look, only to see a young man dressed in a dark grey ill-fitting suit walk in, his head slightly lowered, his black hair thick, half of his face obscured by his glasses, exuding an air of unsophistication and timid honesty from top to bottom.

He looked like someone with social anxiety venturing out of the house.

If Themis’s arrival in this world was a dazzling entrance, then Los was like a country bumpkin quietly sneaking into the city.

The corners of Xu Shuo’s mouth twitched imperceptibly.

“What is it?”

Los, holding the document in his hands, said in a low voice, “Director Pei is out, and this planning case needs his review before it can proceed.”

This was the plan that had been rejected for revisions yesterday. Los had spent all night making the revisions, and indeed, he needed to have the case reviewed by the director, making this excuse flawless.

Although even without a review, he could continue working on it.

Seeing this, Xu Shuo extended his hand and said, “Give it to me.”

After he handed the “Free Night” project over to Pei Sheng, he didn’t care for it any longer, as the project was meant to give Pei Sheng something to work on and practice with, with the funding wholly taken care of by the Pei Corporation.

And now, Xu Shuo opened the document.

After a while, he became absorbed in thought.

After a bit, he looked at Los with a strange expression, “Are you guys actually making a game, or a chip?”

Los was taken aback, then explained, “Because the current stage of technology cannot replicate the project from your original planning document, we can only develop the corresponding technology first. It’s definitely impossible to achieve a hundred percent replication, but at least we can reach about half.”

Xu Shuo: “…”

The planning document was framed around a holographic game set in the future world.

So it’s quite normal that it couldn’t be created in this world.

When Xu Shuo gave the planning document to Pei Sheng, he merely suggested he follow the ideas to develop it, not actually to create an immersive holographic game.

But he hadn’t anticipated.

That a programmer would take it so seriously!

Xu Shuo seemed to understand why Pei Sheng had rejected the planning document over and over again, but if there were unreasonable aspects, why didn’t he just point them out? Has that guy ever communicated with the staff at all?

The progress of the project was so slow; they probably didn’t even have a game framework by now, right?

Pei Sheng didn’t turn into a hands-off boss, did he?

And he’s still not changing his ways and continues to slack off?!

Slap!

Xu Shuo closed the folder expressionlessly and slapped it heavily onto the desktop.

It seems like Pei Sheng has been getting a bit too comfortable lately.

Los, standing nearby, subconsciously flinched, surprised at the coldness that burst forth from the boss, the low pressure making him think there was an enemy nearby.

“You don’t need to show him this plan, redo it.”

Xu Shuo flicked the document with his finger, pushing it away and callously decreeing the fate of a programmer’s night of overtime work.

Los didn’t really mind.

He picked up the document and asked as if uninterested, “When will Director Pei be back? Since there was no prior arrangement, there are many things in the department that need his review.”

Xu Shuo glanced at him, “He won’t be back today, if you have any questions, go find Director Li.”

Los: “Oh.”

It seemed he wouldn’t unearth any news here; indeed, the boss was not an easy target.

Los walked out of the office with a changeable expression, and Xu Shuo watched his retreating figure thoughtfully, his right hand pressing the computer keyboard, bringing up the communication channel with Pei Hong.

Before long,

Pei Hong sent over a photo.

In the photo, a man and a woman stood amidst the bustling street crowd. The woman, dressed in shorts and a tank top, laughed joyfully, her flamboyant fiery-red curly hair extremely eye-catching, gorgeous and beautiful.

Even the ice-cold photo couldn’t hide the peculiar aura surrounding the woman.

Seeing this person, Xu Shuo’s gaze paused.

The color of this bunch of hair was too conspicuous; he almost instantly remembered the woman who had bumped into his car some time ago.

Because of this, Los had nervously advanced him his salary to fix the car.

Although he didn’t quite understand how this person suddenly became so poor, after all, she had pledged to pay for the car with such certainty, the situation became awkward when it came time to pay.

Anyway, Xu Shuo still didn’t let himself pay.

At the time of the accident, because the woman was flung out and was lying on the ground, Xu Shuo only saw the messy red hair and couldn’t make out her face clearly.

But because this hair color was really too eye-catching, it was hard not to make associations.

This woman, she’s connected to Los, right?

Xu Shuo stroked his chin, seeming a bit clearer on why Los had come to find him just now. It probably wasn’t just about the planning case; more importantly—

was Pei Sheng that unlucky kid being targeted?

However, since the other party knew Los and seemed to not have a hostile relationship, the woman should also be a character from Script Space.

Perhaps even from Sixth Palace.

Well, thinking this way, there’s no need to worry about Pei Sheng encountering a scam.

After all, the woman’s likely target was him.

With this thought, Xu Shuo didn’t really mind; after all, there had long been many odd people around him, so one more didn’t seem to be a big deal.

Xu Shuo propped up his chin and continued with his work.

…

Noon.

Mingzhu Grand Theater.

After watching a Yuet drama, the two of them walked out of the theater with the crowd, chatting amicably. Pei Sheng said something that made Angela laugh continuously.

The person hiding in the corner took a photo.

At this time, Pei Sheng took the opportunity to suggest taking Angela to try some local delicacies of Yangcheng.

And he also sneakily probed her for where she was from.

Angela laughed, “Actually, I’m mixed race. I used to live in Britain, and it’s only recently that I came back to Yangcheng, so I’m really not that familiar with this place. Why don’t you take me around?”

Pei Sheng’s eyes lit up, “Of course, I can!”

Having learned some information, Pei Sheng felt invigorated, as if he had taken a big step closer to his goddess!

The two naturally ended up at a small restaurant.

Pei Sheng had been here quite a few times—had brought different ladies here quite a few times.

So he gave the owner a look, and the latter instantly understood, discreetly made a gesture, and then arranged a nice private room for them.

“You seem to come here often?”

Angela propped her chin, blinking with a smile, “You wouldn’t have brought other girls here, would you?”

Pei Sheng immediately tensed up; it was rare for him to feel so nervous in front of a girl. The last time he cared this much about someone’s opinion had been a long time ago.

“Just friends.”

Pei Sheng didn’t hide the truth but still stubbornly said, “Because the food at this restaurant is really good, I’ve come here to eat with many friends. They have very famous roast goose here, you should try it later.”

Angela chuckled, her eyes seeming to speak, twinkling under the light of the private room.

Under such gaze, Pei Sheng embarrassingly blushed and started looking for a topic, “You… where do you live now? I could pick you up from your place next time we meet.”

“The place I live is quite remote,” Angela said with a tilted head and a smile.

“Distance is nothing to worry about!”

“Let me think. It’s in Shixia Street within Heiyu District. It kind of looks like an urban village there, and the rent is pretty cheap,” Angela pondered.

“Eh?”

Surprised, Pei Sheng said, “What a coincidence! My workplace… my company is also on Shixia Street!”

Angela slightly raised her eyebrows, her face showing surprise, “Really? I remember that area does have a lot of office buildings. There’s a new building by the overpass that was built this year, right? Where is your company located?”

“It’s that newly built building!”

Pei Sheng became more and more excited as he spoke, feeling that it was a destined connection between them, and he couldn’t help saying, “Since you live so close, I could take you to see the company some time!”

“Sure,” Angela giggled, covering her mouth.

—This big fool.

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