Normally, AI account applications are approved instantly.
But Ruan Li stared at the screen for a full minute, and it still hadn’t gone through.
She scratched her head.
Was this also part of the aloof persona?
She was determined to get that forty-thousand-yuan training fee!
Thinking this, Ruan Li sent another message: [I have last night’s video.]
This time, the application was approved.
【Tsuki】：?
Just a single question mark.
This AI really was quite aloof.
Ruan Li clattered away on the keyboard.
【Lazy Pear Mud】：If you don’t want last night’s video to be seen, meet me at the usual place tonight. Be there or be square.
【Tsuki】：Still planning to run off after having your fun?
Ruan Li’s fingers paused.
Wait, how did this AI know about last night?
Ruan Li was genuinely startled.
Although she knew this type of AI could monitor phones, she still exited the chat, planning to write her thesis for a bit to calm down.
When she finally looked up from the sea of knowledge, she realized it was already 5 p.m.
The originally clear sky was now overcast with dark clouds. Lead-gray clouds, as if saturated with ink, hung low on the horizon, brewing a heavy storm.
Sure enough, that scoundrel Jiang Siyan hadn’t come.
Ruan Li packed up her computer and called for a ride-hailing car on her phone.
But she hadn’t expected that because this place was too remote, and with the impending rain, even after raising the fare three times, no car was assigned by the platform.
“Excuse me.” A cafe server approached. “Miss, we’re closing soon.”
Ruan Li turned around and realized she was the only customer left.
She was really afraid of times like this when everyone was gone.
It reminded her of when she was trafficked.
She had also looked up then to find everyone had disappeared.
Dark clouds churned, the air muggy and damp.
“Hello.” Ruan Li showed the server her phone screen. “I really can’t get a car. Could you possibly give me a ride to the subway station? I can pay.”
“I’m sorry, miss.” The server apologized. “We all live nearby and don’t go into the city. Really sorry.”
“It’s fine.” Ruan Li wasn’t the type to trouble others. After gathering her things, she stood under the cafe’s eaves.
The cafe’s lights turned off one by one.
Finally, even the sign’s light went out.
The servers left one after another. The server who had spoken to her earlier was kind enough to leave a small lamp for Ruan Li, casting a warm, yellowish glow.
A bolt of lightning split the sky, stark against the low-rise buildings, heralding the coming downpour.
Ruan Li wanted to curse. She called Jiang Siyan.
The call didn’t connect.
【Please, Female Supporting Character, stop bothering the Male Lead! Little Sister Treasure sprained her ankle, and the Male Lead is at the hospital with her!】
【Little Sister Treasure fell asleep, and the Male Lead has been by her side the whole time. So sweet~】
【Little Sister Treasure even hired two thugs to harass the Female Supporting Character, hoping the Male Lead would save the day!】
【Little Sister Treasure is so kind!】
【So, does that mean the Female Supporting Character is about to get bullied by thugs? Love to see it, watch it every day!】
Ruan Li grew alert. With a glance, she spotted two male figures approaching in the distance.
…
In front of the low-rise buildings, a black Rolls-Royce Phantom sped through, splashing rainwater from the ground.
The Fu Group planned to build a drone base in the southern suburbs, and Fu Shiyu was in the area for inspection.
Leaning back in the rear seat, his phone vibrated, receiving several voice messages.
From Jiang Siyan.
[Brother Yu, are you in the southern suburbs?]
[“My fiancée is at the coffee shop in the south of the city. Could you help bring her back?”]
Immediately after, the other person sent a photo.
As the image loaded bit by bit, Fu Shiyu’s indifferent gaze drifted toward the window.
Outside, dark clouds loomed over the city, and almost no shops were open along the streets. Under a faint streetlight, two drunkards were closing in on a woman.
Through the dim, grayish air, his vision clearly captured a familiar face.
It was the same face that had appeared in his dream yesterday, tear-stained and sorrowful.
“Stop the car.”
Fu Shiyu got out.
Just as the car door closed, the phone he had tossed onto the leather seat finished loading the photo of his roommate Jiang Siyan’s fiancée.
It was Ruan Li.
But Fu Shiyu never saw the photo.