Given Lu Yi’s overtime schedule, it was indeed possible for her to remember the time incorrectly.
But Yalan preferred believing she was hiding some kind of secret.
At this point, Yalan speculated that Lu Yi had likely encountered the silver-haired female. However, Lu Yi was timid and afraid of trouble. With only a small amount of intimidation, the silver-haired female could easily force her into obedience.
The silver-haired female in the video did not resemble prey at all.
She looked more like a hunter lying in wait…
And the silver-haired female would definitely hunt again.
It was only a matter of time.
Furthermore, Lu Yi herself might eventually become the woman’s prey. Concerned for his subordinate’s safety—and perhaps acting impulsively after seeing the workplace bullying Lu Yi endured—Yalan had suddenly promoted her to become the president’s secretary.
“Haa…”
Yalan helplessly took a sip of coffee.
He truly did not know what had come over him.
It really had been a moment of impulse.
After all, his original plan had merely been to transfer Lu Yi into a department directly under the president…
When Lu Yi arrived at the Operations Department, the first thing she saw was the newly promoted Bernite looking delighted.
No, more accurately—
Minister Bernite.
The moment he entered his personal office, Lu Yi knocked and followed inside.
“Minister Bernite, these are the documents for the Operations Department.”
“Alright. Secretary to the President, please have a seat while I verify the integrity of the files.”
Bernite kindly pushed a chair toward her before sitting down in the boss’s chair and carefully opening the sealed document bag.
Most confidential documents within the Paranormal Association were preserved in paper format precisely to prevent hackers from stealing or leaking information online.
Several years ago, the Weimang Star Police Department suffered a massive hacking breach. The cat-eared detective Hermoke had single-handedly invaded their tightly secured system and arrogantly extorted a massive processing fee from Chief Kiel afterward.
Ever since then, the police department no longer mocked the Paranormal Association’s document management as “outdated” or “unenvironmental.”
Instead, they obediently adopted paper-based confidentiality themselves.
Lu Yi’s thoughts drifted away until Bernite’s voice pulled her back.
“Alright. No issues.”
Lu Yi immediately stood up.
“Then I’ll head back first—”
“Wait.”
Bernite smiled kindly.
“There are a few secretary duties I need to hand over to you.”
“Ah! Alright!”
Lu Yi quickly sat back down again.
This promotion had happened far too suddenly. While delivering the documents earlier, she had even searched for “secretary work guides” on the interstellar network, desperately trying to study in case Yalan fired her tomorrow…
The company system suddenly sent over a huge pile of files, nearly causing Lu Yi’s outdated optical brain device to explode.
Bernite looked confused.
“Hm? Why did the transfer fail?”
Lu Yi stared at the red warning displayed on her optical brain.
“…I think the storage is full.”
“Alright then, looks like we’ll need to replace your optical brain…” Bernite recorded something while continuing, “By the way, do you own a vehicle?”
“No.”
“Then we’ll assign one.”
“W-Wait, but I don’t know how to drive—”
“Then we’ll assign a driver too.”
Lu Yi: …?
Did the president’s secretary really receive benefits like this?
“There’s no need, Minister Bernite!” Lu Yi did not want a driver monitoring her every day, so she hurriedly said, “I can get my license this month. I don’t need a driver.”
“Ah… that works too. Then your tuition fees can also be reimbursed. The reimbursement procedures are all in the work log. You’ll need both a flight vehicle license and a standard driver’s license to handle the president’s emergency summons.”
Lu Yi weakly asked,
“Emergency summons?”
“That’s right.”
Bernite revealed an indescribable expression.
“As you know, President Yalan frequently goes on field missions. Most of the time, the secretary’s desk is empty because you’re either meeting him or on your way to meet him.”
Lu Yi: …
No wonder the salary was so high.
“But don’t worry. After work, you’ll still have plenty of free time to relax.”
After completing all the applications, Bernite stood up and handed her a chip.
“Go to Logistics and replace your… um… ancient optical brain.”
“Understood!”
Lu Yi bowed respectfully before turning to leave.
“Wait one more moment!”
Bernite stopped her again. After thinking for a bit, he still decided to speak.
“Actually, President Yalan isn’t as frightening as he looks.”
Remembering how nervous Lu Yi had been the first time she saw Yalan, Bernite wanted to say something good about his boss.
“President Yalan may appear cold and ruthless, but he’s actually a very upright person.”
“Upright…”
Lu Yi nodded without much expression.
“I understand. I’ll work hard.”
“Mm. Go ahead. If you have any problems, feel free to ask me anytime.”
After saying goodbye to Bernite, Lu Yi walked through the corridor, her expression gradually worsening.
An upright person…
If Yalan ever truly caught her, she would definitely be executed according to the law.
After receiving her brand-new optical brain, Lu Yi seriously organized all of her future work into detailed reports. She even continued studying during the trip home.
Although secretary work was complicated, it was still far easier than the Affairs Department. It also followed clear systems and routines. As long as she took it slowly, she could eventually adapt.
On the way home, she spent an outrageous amount of money buying a biometric lock.
Her heart bled while spending the money, but when she thought about her rapidly increasing salary…
She gritted her teeth and replaced it anyway.
Safety came first!
Who knew whether that gang-like man would appear again?
By the time everything was finished, it was already nine at night. Lu Yi casually ate something to fill her stomach before crouching beside the cat cage and staring at the sleeping golden kitten.
The meat paste she had prepared earlier remained completely untouched.
When asleep, the kitten looked much gentler. After struggling internally for a long time, Lu Yi finally decided to let it out.
After all…
Yesterday it had cried itself hoarse.
Carefully opening the cage, Lu Yi took a deep breath and reached out to pick up the kitten.
“Don’t wake up… don’t wake up…”
Just as her fingertips were about to touch the kitten—
Sharp claws suddenly scratched across her pale skin.
“Meow!!”
The kitten instantly exploded in alarm, arching its back and glaring at Lu Yi.
“Ah…”
Lu Yi fell backward onto the floor. A sharp pain spread across her arm, and blood quickly began to seep out.
“…Meow.”
Hermoke had only just awakened from instinctive alertness. Realizing he had scratched the wrong person, his flattened ears slowly rose again while the sharpness in his eyes softened instantly.
Damn it.
He had scratched Lu Yi badly enough to draw blood!
Just as he was about to climb out of the cage, Lu Yi suddenly cried out in panic:
“Don’t come closer!”
She fled upstairs as though escaping for her life, not even locking the cage door behind her.
Feeling somewhat guilty, Hermoke wanted to follow after her, but hunger weakened him until he collapsed back onto the floor.
Turning his head toward the untouched pet food, even his dignity as a beastman was slowly being shattered by starvation.
This truly was a disastrous field mission!
He, Hermoke, was practically becoming a real housecat at this point!
After hastily treating her wound, Lu Yi ran into the bathroom pitifully to take a shower.
Sure enough, she and cats were naturally incompatible.
Soaking in the bathtub, she opened the adoption website, only to discover that the previous adoption post still had zero interest.
Just as Lu Yi was about to bump the post again, her mind suddenly sank heavily.
Her bones began changing, and her throat became unbearably dry—
Her bloodlust had returned!
She had clearly replenished herself with blood only the day before yesterday, so why was the bloodlust returning this quickly?!
Standing up, she forced herself to remain rational while opening the small cabinet nearby.
Inside rested half a bag of stored blood.
Looking up into the mirror, her soft delicate features were gradually becoming seductive and enchanting. Silver-white color spread downward from the roots of her hair—
Meanwhile, outside the door, Hermoke had finally finished eating the meat paste and was hesitating over how to apologize to Lu Yi.
Then a strange bloody sweetness drifted into his nose…
Mixed with the scent of fresh blood.
Standing outside Lu Yi’s bedroom, Hermoke hesitated over whether he should enter…