Chapter 16: Even the System Grew Angry

About half an hour later, Chen Xiao saw Xu Wu come out, still carrying that same proud demeanor, like a peacock displaying its feathers. Chen Xiao vaguely heard her muttering, "Treat me to a meal? As if you deserve it." It seemed the conversation hadn’t gone well. When she saw Chen Xiao, her eyes flickered, and she deliberately said, "Chen Xiao, if you have time, let's go out for a meal sometime!"

Damn, she’s setting me up! Chen Xiao immediately caught on. She happened to pass by him, and in retaliation, Chen Xiao slapped the full moon behind her back and said, "Sure! Just call me anytime!"

The slap sounded crisp and springy, which surprised Chen Xiao. Xu Wu was clearly stunned, first frozen, then furious, about to lose it, but Chen Xiao had already dashed to the entrance of President Yang’s office.

Before entering, Chen Xiao seemed to bring his hand to his nose to sniff, making Xu Wu’s face burn bright red. In her heart she cursed, “Bastard! I’ve been guarding against wolves all my life, only to be caught by a wolf cub!”

Once inside the office, Chen Xiao knew there was no chance today. President Yang, full name Yang Ming, was the Vice President of Sales at Zhongjian Equipment Company. When Chen Xiao arrived, Yang Ming didn’t even stand up. He sat leisurely in the main seat on the sofa, puffing on a cigarette. Seeing Chen Xiao, he motioned to the sofa, inviting him to sit.

“Chen Xiao, you’re close with President Xu, huh?” Yang Ming was in his forties, already losing half his hair.

“Close?” Chen Xiao laughed, “We’re okay, just some occasional exchanges.”

“Oh? What kind of exchanges?”

Damn, this pervert. Chen Xiao could tell from his sly grin that he was thinking rather… in-depth.

“President Yang, I’m here mainly to introduce Dr. Feng’s robotics products and see if there’s any chance for cooperation.”

“No chance for now,” Yang Ming said without even glancing at the materials.

Chen Xiao replied, “Then I’ll leave the product information and contact details. If you need anything later, just reach out. We’ll come right away to cooperate.”

Yang Ming nodded, and Chen Xiao got up. As he left, he saw Yang Ming toss the product brochure straight into the trash.

Chen Xiao’s expression soured, but he knew this was standard business fare—there would be more such humiliations in the future. That was normal.

But with a system on his side, his path of toil could never be viewed with ordinary logic. He would change all this, starting by crushing every stumbling block in his way!

“Ding~! Emotional fluctuation detected in the host. Hidden task activated: Bricklaying Counterattack!”

[Task Description: On the road to becoming the greatest bricklayer in history, there will always be small setbacks—crush them and move on!

Task Objectives: Hit the girl he can’t get, grope the chest he can’t touch, pat his bald head, and see what kind of fool he really is!

First Stage Reward: Complete a meal with the woman favored by Yang Ming; reward: a cashback card (dining only), cashback multiplier random from 10 to 100 times.

Second Stage Reward: Complete the chest-groping move on the woman favored by Yang Ming; reward: a property.

Third Stage Reward: Pat Yang Ming’s bald head three times; rewards: +4 Professionalism, +10 Endurance!]

Damn, the rewards are so generous, the system must be pissed to assign such a vulgar task!

Well, considering the +10 Endurance, I guess I have no choice but to stoop low. It’s all out of necessity—I dwell in darkness but yearn for the light...

“Pfft! So low!” Chen Xiao had just reached the front desk when he saw Xu Wu’s furious face, like a rose full of thorns. Seeing Chen Xiao, she looked ready to scratch him. She wouldn’t even dare touch those places herself—how dare he?

Chen Xiao refused to indulge her. She provoked him first. If it weren’t for the system task, he wouldn’t bother with her, but now he had no choice.

He declared loudly, “President Xu, I’m still waiting for you. Come on! Let’s go to the usual place for a meal!”

Afraid Yang Ming might overhear, he said it loudly enough for Xu Wu to be confused—she was even better at acting than him.

“Come on, don’t just stand there like a fool. Choose whatever you want to eat today, I guarantee you’ll be satisfied!”

Xu Wu’s eyes rolled as she thought, “You said it, don’t blame me for teaching you a lesson! Don’t cry when the bill comes!”

“Alright, Chen Xiao, let’s go downstairs!”

Chen Xiao extended his arm. Xu Wu was puzzled at first but then realized he wanted her to link arms with him. She glared at him furiously, signaling not to get any ideas.

Chen Xiao stood firm. She wanted to teach him a lesson and wouldn’t quit halfway. Gritting her teeth, she awkwardly linked her slender arm through his.

Both with their own thoughts, their steps were uncoordinated. Suddenly, Chen Xiao cried out as if he had tripped, then his arm swung, bumping into something soft and springy. How could this woman be so bouncy everywhere?

“Bastard!” Xu Wu grabbed her bag and hurled it. That bastard had already explored two forbidden zones. She vowed to go down with him!

Chen Xiao quickly dodged, saying, “It wasn’t on purpose, really not on purpose! It was so small, I didn’t notice!”

“I’ll kill you!” Xu Wu completely lost it. “I’m a 34C! What’s small about that? Where are your eyes?”

Chen Xiao dashed into the elevator and said, “Hey, stop! It’s a misunderstanding!”

Xu Wu was still breathing hard, glaring at him fiercely, waiting for an explanation.

“Alright, I admit it—I’m in deep trouble. How about this: you order a feast at lunch, and I’ll apologize properly, okay?”

“Fine! But if you can’t pay, get ready to wash dishes!”

When the elevator reached the parking garage on basement level one, the system notification popped up. Chen Xiao almost wanted to bite Xu Wu in gratitude—not to take advantage, but because her cooperation had completed two stages of the system task at once.

[First Stage Completed: Reward—Cashback dining card with random 10-100x multiplier.

Second Stage Completed: Reward—1000 square meters office space on the 22nd floor of Yunfeng Tower.]

Damn, that was powerful. The first reward was nothing special, but the second meant he now owned the entire 22nd floor of Yunfeng Tower! Isn’t that where Zhongjian Equipment Company’s office is? That means I instantly became the landlord!

The two arrived at the parking lot. Xu Wu got into her Volkswagen Golf and said to Chen Xiao, “Sorry, my car doesn’t carry men!”

Chen Xiao didn’t take her seriously. He opened the passenger door, plopped down, ignoring the murderous look in her eyes.

“I’m not a man, I’m a sunny boy!”

Xu Wu’s teeth ached from anger. How disgusting! Sunny boy my ass—he was clearly a pervert!

She gripped the steering wheel tightly as if it were Chen Xiao’s neck. She truly wanted to strangle him. When had Xu Wu ever suffered such a loss?

Meanwhile, Chen Xiao busied himself searching online for information about Zhi Fei Aerospace. They were also working on drone applications but focused more on hardware, while Dr. Feng’s robotics leaned more towards artificial intelligence and software.

Hardware has its issues—current technologies are mature and lack competitiveness. But Dr. Feng’s robots could imbue drones with more human-like qualities, offering much greater imaginative potential.