Memory inheritor

Chapter 232 Getting ready for a break

Looking at the document sent by Gu Shiming on WD, Wei Hongsi thought, "I've left my senior brother hanging for so long. Does he think I've gotten arrogant after becoming a project manager?"

Gu Shiming is now the company's vice president, and most people probably reply to his messages instantly. You'd be hard-pressed to find many people in the entire company who would dare leave his messages unanswered for a long time.

Wei Hongsi wasn't worried that Gu Shiming would be angry about this, but as a subordinate at work, and given that it concerned important company work, it was indeed inappropriate and somewhat impolite not to reply in time.

After receiving the document, he explained that he had been busy with urgent matters that morning.

A short while later, Gu Shiming replied: "It's okay, I knew you were busy." He added a head-patting emoji.

Wei Hongsi looked at the screen and couldn't help but smile.

Soon after, Gu Shiming sent another message: "Make the revisions as soon as possible. It needs to be reviewed at the board meeting at 3 PM this afternoon. Is that alright?"

Wei Hongsi replied, "No problem!"

He then finished processing the backlog of work on WD and began revising the materials. The changes weren't numerous, and he finished them before lunchtime.

Wei Hongsi stood up and stretched, then said to Liu Lu, "Let's go eat."

"Okay," Liu Lu replied, locked the computer screen, and slung her bag over her shoulder.

Today, instead of carrying her usual small backpack, she opted for a smaller crossbody bag, which looked more natural when carried around.

Summer clothes are relatively thin, and women's clothing has almost no pockets, so many personal items are put in such small bags.

Wei Hongsi usually carries a chest bag containing small items that he needs to keep with him, but he doesn't carry it everywhere.

The two came out of the office, where Lu Jiaqi, Li Xuan, and Xia Shiyu were chatting. When they saw them, they walked together toward the elevator.

Lu Jiaqi glanced at Wei Hongsi a few times without making a sound, then nodded secretly, quite satisfied with her own judgment.

Wei Hongsi said, "Thank you, Sister Lu, the clothes fit perfectly."

Lu Jiaqi said with a smile, "Oh, don't be so polite. You've helped me accumulate quite a few points."

Wei Hongsi knew this was just polite talk; what use were those points anyway?

Lu Jiaqi leaned closer to Wei Hongsi and whispered, "Why don't you buy two more pairs of shoes and get your hair done while you're at it?"

Wei Hongsi smiled slightly helplessly and said, "Okay, then I'll trouble you, Sister Lu."

He suddenly had a feeling that everyone around him was an expert, able to see through his flaws at a glance. It seemed that if he hadn't listened to Liu Lu's advice that morning and had come to the company in that outfit, he might have really become the center of attention.

But then he looked at his male colleagues in the elevator and thought Lu Jiaqi and Liu Lu's standards seemed a bit too high. Weren't they all dressed casually?

Lu Jiaqi asked Wei Hongsi for his shoe size, then took out her phone and started searching. Everyone entered the elevator, and she was looking at her phone.

On her way to the restaurant, she was looking at her phone: even while waiting in line for food, she was still looking at her phone.

After finally getting their food, the group sat down at a table. Lu Jiaqi handed her phone to Wei Hongsi: "What do you think of these styles? If they're okay, we can deliver them this afternoon."

Wei Hongsi found it somewhat amusing and asked, "Is it really necessary to be in such a hurry?"

Lu Jiaqi said, "The meeting is tomorrow!"

Wei Hongsi thought to himself, "So that's the reason." Tomorrow's meeting will include representatives from two other major companies, representatives from official institutions, and leaders from Beijing; it's definitely something to be careful about.

Thinking about it this way, Lu Jiaqi's eagerness seemed quite reasonable. He was going to give a presentation, which, broadly speaking, represented the company's image, and more specifically, he was the spokesperson for the CDD project department.

Knowing that Liu Lu was also an expert in this area, I said to her, "Why don't you take a look for me too?"

Lu Jiaqi then moved her phone in front of Liu Lu. Liu Lu flipped through the pictures, selected three pairs, and said, "I think these are more suitable for President Wei."

These styles were all selected and saved by Lu Jiaqi through screenshots, so they had already passed her test and naturally wouldn't say they were bad. However, she felt that the three shoes Liu Lu chose had slightly overlapping styles, all with a casual feel, and all were lace-up.

Seeing Wei Hongsi so naturally asking Liu Lu to help him choose, Lu Jiaqi hesitated and asked, "Aren't you going to choose a more formal pair?"

Liu Lu said, "I noticed that President Wei likes sports, but those kinds of leather shoes are a bit stiff and tend to fall off when he runs."

Lu Jiaqi thought to herself, what kind of strange reason is this? Even if you want to exercise, can't you just change your shoes?

Wei Hongsi immediately understood; Liu Lu was worried that he wouldn't be able to run fast enough in case of danger, or that he would lose his shoes. He could only play along, saying, "Yes, something a bit sporty would be better."

Lu Jiaqi remembered that Wei Hongsi had mostly worn sneakers and athletic shoes before, so she understood. She thought the new girl had a keen eye for detail! She said, "Then let's choose these three?"

Wei Hongsi felt there was no need for him to watch anymore, so he nodded and said, "Okay."

As he ate his meal, he heard Shen Qing's new song "The Brave" playing again in the restaurant. If yesterday's performance was a coincidence, the continued playing today seemed deliberate, suggesting that the restaurant manager was also a fan of Shen Qing.

This song was played on repeat in the restaurant for two consecutive days, and anyone who is interested in pop music would naturally notice it.

After finishing their meal, on their way back to the main building, Wei Hongsi heard many colleagues giving positive reviews of the song "The Brave One," which made him quite happy. It seemed that the song's reputation had turned around.

Back in his office, he opened the weekly chart for new songs on the music platform. "The Brave" had only risen slightly, currently ranking 87th, still far from Shen Qing's goal.

He glanced at the comments under the song and found it was still full of insults and all sorts of nasty things. After reading just a few, he got really angry and swiped to close the app.

Sure enough, this is something you shouldn't look at; it will seriously affect your mood.

Wei Hongsi checked on Shen Qing's work progress again. The progress was about what he expected. It seemed that Miss Qing was working very hard and probably didn't have time to look at those vulgar words on the music platform.

Seeing Liu Lu still sitting there staring at the computer screen not far away, I said to her, "Aren't you going to take a break at noon?"

Liu Lu turned her head and said, "I can skip my lunch break."

Wei Hongsi thought to himself, "So you still need a midday nap." He said, "You probably don't get much sleep at night, right? How can you maintain your energy if you don't rest?"

Liu Lu thought for a moment and said, "Then shall I take a nap?"

Wei Hongsi said, "You can rest on the sofa."

Liu Lu asked, "And you?"

Wei Hongsi said, "I don't have the habit of taking a nap, and I get plenty of sleep at night."

Liu Lu said, "I don't need to sleep on the sofa." She got up and walked to the door, then turned to Wei Hongsi: "Mr. Wei, is it alright if I lock the door?"

Wei Hongsi said, "It's okay."

A man and a woman sharing an office, locking the door during lunch break—I doubt many people in the company would dare to do that.

When Lu Jiaqi came in to talk, the door was wide open.

However, Liu Lu's identity was very special, and since Wei Hongsi had agreed to let her sit in the same office, he didn't care about these details.

It's hard to say whether Liu Lu's obsessive-compulsive tendencies stem from professional habits or from the need to adhere to certain rules; if she's not allowed to lock the door, she probably won't be able to rest.

Liu Lu hesitated for a few seconds in front of the door, but in the end she didn't lock it. She turned around, walked behind her desk, picked up a chair, placed it in front of the door, used the back of the chair to block the door, and then sat down.

Wei Hongsi couldn't help but find it amusing and said, "The glass under the door is transparent. Wouldn't it be even stranger if people outside could see it like this? It's okay, just lock the door."

Liu Lu also felt that this was inappropriate, so she closed the door, picked up a chair, and sat back down behind her desk.

Wei Hongsi thought to herself, "What good would it do for a little girl like you to hold the door shut? If an enemy were to break into this building, would they need to come all the way here to be discovered?"

He said, half-jokingly, "Now do you think it would be more convenient if it were a gay man?"

Liu Lu said, "Isn't it even stranger for two men to be in an office and lock the door?"

Wei Hongsi was speechless for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "You should rest."

Liu Lu smiled, put her handbag on the table, rested her head on it, and leaned on the table.

Wei Hongsi thought to himself, no matter how special you are, you are still a girl, not a machine. You still need to go to the toilet, right? You still need to go out alone.

Honestly, he felt that some of Liu Lu's principles were unnecessary, but he would not object to Liu Lu adhering to these principles and would cooperate with her as much as possible as the circumstances allowed.

Wei Hongsi put on his headphones, listened to Shen Qing's songs for a while, and quickly calmed down to think about ways to break the "circuit breaker mechanism." He jotted down whatever came to mind.

Around 1 p.m., Feng Weixu replied to the message, sending over the revised plan he and Jiang Haiyang had prepared.

Wei Hongsi and Feng Weixu discussed the matter online and finalized the follow-up work plan, as well as the problems they each needed to solve.

This matter is quite urgent. Wei Hongsi can try to get more support from the company. He plans to make the request after the afternoon meeting, which will alleviate the difficulty Feng Weixu has in finding people during the holidays.

Feng Weixu only needs to lead a team to solve the most critical part; the other tasks can be broken down and sent over to the company for them to handle.

Wei Hongsi still remembered Xia Shiyu's plan to take the postgraduate entrance exam, so he sent Xia Shiyu to the school to work with Feng Weixu.

After finishing their business conversation, Feng Weixu said, "You've been busy with so many things lately, haven't you? I've never been this busy during summer vacation."

Wei Hongsi thought to himself, "I didn't want to go through all this trouble, but what can I do? It's such an eventful summer. Suddenly, a teenage victim appeared. This matter can't be left unresolved."

It's just that dream interpretation has great limitations, making it impossible to fully obtain the necessary information, and it's also blocked by the subconscious firewall, thus catching them off guard.

But he said, "This is so fulfilling! You don't want to waste your time, do you? Besides, Dai Mengqi is back, so it's great that you two can work together!"

Feng Weixu said, "She's been too busy these past few days. Didn't you invite Shen Qing to participate in the development of the 'Other Shore' system? She needs to create a custom neurosemantic package for Shen Qing so that she can better experience and participate."

Wei Hongsi said, "Oh, that's good. Let our Senior Sister Dai hurry up and urge Shen Qing on her side."

Feng Weixu couldn't help but laugh, "You've arranged so many things for Shen Qing, aren't you afraid she'll get tired? Just so she won't have to pay attention to the rankings?"

Wei Hongsi said, "You found out too?"

Feng Weixu said, "We all know that there are a bunch of idle people on music platforms. I suspect that it's an organized online troll army deliberately smearing us."

Wei Hongsi was silent for a moment, then said, "You know what, it really does look somewhat like it."

Feng Weixu asked, "So, should we go and find out what's going on?"

Wei Hongsi said, "Let's wait a couple of days. We can wait and see. I think people who really listen to music won't pay attention to those messy things."

After communicating with Feng Weixu, Wei Hongsi formulated the hardware integration work plan according to the agreed-upon scheme, organized it, and distributed it to relevant personnel so that they could start working as soon as they arrived at work in the afternoon.

After Wei Hongsi finished doing this, he heard the door lock click, turned around and saw Liu Lu unlock the door.

"Am I disturbing you with my call?" Wei Hongsi asked.

"I'm not afraid of noise when I sleep, so I can listen to music while I sleep. Although the quality of my rest might be a little worse, it won't affect my lunch break," Liu Lu said as she returned to her desk and sat down.

Wei Hongsi was somewhat surprised: "Your skill is quite impressive."

"Amazing!" Wei Hongsi exclaimed sincerely. He thought to himself that he could study Liu Lu's brain when he had the chance.

After exchanging a few casual words, the two got back to work.

At 2:30 PM, Liu Lu left her seat and approached Wei Hongsi: "Mr. Wei, there's an update. The task force just sent word that two patients with 'mental pollution' are being prepared to be sent from KR to Yuecheng for treatment. They are expected to arrive this Thursday."

Wei Hongsi asked with some surprise, "Why did those people over there suddenly have a change of heart? Has something changed?"

Liu Lu said, "It is understood that the 'KR psychological virus' infection incident has continued to occur in the past week, causing dozens of bloody incidents, but they have not been reported."

Wei Hongsi said, "It seems the authorities are really anxious. If they had sent the person here last week, or if we hadn't encountered any teenage victims of memory implantation, it would indeed have been a good thing. But now—"

He shook his head as he spoke. He was currently preoccupied with many urgent matters and felt he might be unable to properly attend to the patients in KR.

Liu Lu said, "The supervisor asked for your opinion on how to handle the patients who have been brought in. Should you refuse?"

"We definitely can't refuse," Wei Hong thought for a moment and said. "Let them send the people over first. We can give those two patients a full diagnosis first, and then try out the existing treatment methods, as long as they don't worsen their condition."

"It's better here than over there."

Liu Lu asked, "So I should reply with that?"

Wei Hongsi asked, "Is this matter related to Yu Zhi?" Seeing Liu Lu nod, he said, "Then let's say that."

It wasn't that he didn't value the patients in KR, but there are priorities, and even when contributing to human society, there must be a distinction between internal and external matters. Besides, it's their fault for not acting sooner. The three people they were supposed to send last time were killed en route, and the KR government has to take the blame for that.

Wei Hongsi couldn't believe that their country couldn't handle such a small matter as sending people over; it could only mean they didn't take it seriously at all. Another week passed, and the situation escalated, so they finally picked up their previous plan again.

Liu Lu returned to her desk and replied to Yu Zhen's message.

After reading her reply, Wei Hongsi said, "I need to go to the 11th floor to check on the progress, and then I'm going to the 22nd floor for a meeting. Do you want to come with me?"

Liu Lu said, "I'll wait for you at the conference room door."

Wei Hongsi reminded her, "You need to go through security to get to the 22nd floor."

Liu Lu nodded and said, "I know. I have special authorization from above and General Manager Dai, so I can be exempted from inspection."

Wei Hongsi was greatly surprised. As far as he knew, even General Manager Dai couldn't enter the 22nd floor without being inspected; in fact, no one in the company was exempt. Liu Lu had completely defied the rules; she was truly parachuted in.

He could only concede and said, "Let's go then."

The two of them took a walk around the laboratory on the 11th floor, and when it was almost time, they went to the 22nd floor together.

Following the rules, Wei Hongsi handed over his electronic devices and went through security to enter the office area. He turned around and saw Liu Lu scan her ID card and be allowed to enter.

The two arrived at the door of conference room 2206, and Liu Lu sat down on the chair by the door.

Before entering, Wei Hongsi couldn't help but glance at her again, thinking to himself, "Bringing a little assistant to the board meeting, I guess I'm setting a precedent here."

A few people were already in the meeting room, sitting and talking. Only internal board members were attending this meeting; otherwise, Xia would also have been eligible to attend.

Wei Hongsi greeted everyone in the conference room. He noticed that the way the leaders looked at him was different than before, but he didn't say anything.

But when they reached Gu Shiming, the senior brother added, "Changing your image and adapting to your new identity is very good!"

Wei Hongsi said somewhat embarrassedly, "Actually, I wasn't even aware of it myself; it was my colleagues in the department who reminded me."

Gu Shiming smiled and said, "That's even better, it shows you did a good job. Everyone makes mistakes and has areas where they're not good at, so being able to remind each other and give appropriate advice is what makes a great team."

Wei Hongsi nodded, feeling that he could share his senior brother's words with his colleagues in the project department during the team building activity this weekend.

People entered the conference room one after another, and each time they passed the door, they would glance at Liu Lu.

When Liu Lu noticed someone looking at her, she stood up and greeted them. She had read the company's onboarding training materials and remembered all these executives.

But apart from a few people like Dai Songquan and Wu Wenjun, no one recognized her. Seeing this young girl sitting at the door, only greeting people but not introducing herself, they didn't press her for details. Those allowed into the work area were all authorized, so she couldn't possibly be an outsider; they could only speculate.