Otherworld Girl Development Guide

Mary looked at her helplessly. Why was the mayor's granddaughter working so hard as a beat cop?

"Hehehe..." Ellie laughed shyly. She hadn't thought much about it at the time; she just wanted to save the child.

I met your good 'friend' a couple of days ago.

Mary made a seemingly casual remark, which immediately caused Ellie to widen her eyes in surprise. Why would her best friend go to see her "good friend"?

"Huh? You went to see Zhou Mingrui!"

Ellie looked nervously at her best friend, while Mary immediately became annoyed, thinking, "So now that you have a boyfriend, you don't need your best friend anymore: Don't worry, he's not my type."

Just then, there was a knock at the door. Mary looked towards the ward door and saw Zhou Mingrui push open the door and walk in, while Shi Qiang stood guard at the door.

Zhou Mingrui was stunned for a moment when he saw Mary.

What are you doing here?

Why can't I be here?

Mary squinted and glanced at Zhou Mingrui, noticing that the two little girls beside him hadn't followed. Then, remembering Ellie's earlier behavior, she glared at Zhou Mingrui, leaving him somewhat bewildered.

Walking to the bedside, Zhou Mingrui placed the flowers in his hand on the bedside table, turned to look at Ellie, and thought that Ellie had matured a lot in the year since he last saw her... well, in every way.

"Are you OK?"

"Hmm...it's okay, I just need to rest for a bit."

Ellie's eyes reflected Zhou Mingrui's image, and the two locked eyes.

Immediately, Mary pouted, watching her best friend being lured away by a rabbit...

"Oh, right, I have some good news for you," Zhou Mingrui said mysteriously.

Ellie tilted her head to look at Zhou Mingrui, waiting for his next move. He then took out the support department's badge from his pocket and waved it in front of Ellie.

"From now on, we're considered family."

"You joined the support department?" Ellie asked in surprise.

"Yes, this attack involved Shangqiu. Shangqiu's attitude is zero tolerance for such behavior. Following instructions from higher-ups, we decided to form a joint investigation team with Krobel, and I joined the support department as a result. Of course, I'm just in charge of logistics."

There's another reason: a bilateral trade agreement has been signed, factories need to be built in the fractal silica region, and warehouses are needed to store topaz and sapphire crystals. Rabbit plans to build a large, comprehensive warehouse in the international trading city of Krobel, and he needs to be a tool... roughly equivalent to a Protoss probe? However, his probe can perform two-way teleportation.

According to the rabbit expert's analysis, since fractal silica can grow on its own, it is equivalent to a kind of "crop". Therefore, there is no reason why it cannot be artificially intervened to make it grow in the direction the rabbit wants, such as making it grow its internal circuitry.

This requires the lab to come up with a solution. If we could make fractal silicon grow CPUs on its own, then, to say the least, the price of graphics cards would instantly plummet to rock bottom.

"Oh, I see." Ellie said with some surprise.

Mary Zi glanced to the side, thinking, "It would be a miracle if I believed him."

Knock knock knock~ The knocking sounded again, and the group looked towards the door.

A man with purple hair and amber eyes led his wife and a little boy with burgundy hair into the ward. Shi Qiang stood behind them and nodded to indicate that they were alright.

“Miss Ellie, my name is Harold Highvas, and this is my wife, Sophia Highvas. Thank you so much for saving our child…” The man became more and more agitated as he spoke: “...otherwise…otherwise…I really don’t know what to do!”

"Big sister, thank you for saving me!"

After saying this, the three of them bowed deeply to Ellie.

"Although I know Miss Ellie's injuries are not serious, please make sure that I cover your medical expenses. Please rest assured, Miss Ellie, my family's special medicine can effectively remove scars and will not leave you with any trouble."

For girls, leg injuries that leave scars will inevitably affect their clothing choices.

Chapter 63 Rain

“Mr. Harold, you’re too kind. This is what our support department should do…”

Ellie wanted to refuse Harold's offer, but looking at his expression, it seemed like he wouldn't get up unless she agreed. In the end, Ellie had no choice but to nod and agree to let him pay for her medical expenses, since it was just a minor injury and didn't cost much.

Harold had heard of it; indeed, their family's scar removal medicine was very effective, so she didn't have to worry about scars on her legs.

"...Thank you, Mr. Harold."

"Not at all! I'm the one who should be thanking you!"

Harold breathed a sigh of relief, which made him feel a little better.

After getting up, Harold noticed a man from Shangqiu staring at them from inside the room. He initially thought the man was looking at his wife, but soon realized that the man was staring intently at him.

The other man's gaze swept over him from head to toe. Harold considered himself to be fairly good-looking, but being stared at like that by a man made him feel a little awkward.

Zhou Mingrui squinted and looked Harold Highvas up and down. The more he looked, the more familiar he seemed. Purple hair, amber eyes, and a face shape that resembled Bell's... Could it be such a coincidence?

You search high and low without finding it, only to have it come to you effortlessly!

“Hello, Mr. Harold Heyworth... My name is Zhou Mingrui.”

Zhou Mingrui stepped forward and extended his right hand. Harold was taken aback for a moment, but having dealt with people from Shangqiu before, he also reached out and shook hands with Zhou Mingrui.

"Hello, Mr. Zhou."

"Mr. Harold, I'm quite interested in your family's highly effective scar removal products. Would you mind if I spoke to you privately?"

"Uh...of course."

"Ellie, wait a moment..."

After exchanging a few words with Ellie, Zhou Mingrui gestured for Harold to follow, and then left the ward.

After the men left, Sophia went up to Ellie and started chatting. As a businessman's wife, she knew very well what "wife diplomacy" meant.

Zhou Mingrui walked up the stairs towards the rooftop. Harold hesitated for a moment, then followed. He had a feeling that the other party's visit wasn't just a simple business meeting; did business meetings take place on the rooftop...?

Upon opening the rooftop door, one sees a pretty, well-proportioned, pink-clad angel with chestnut hair, wearing a pink nurse's uniform, hanging clothes out to dry.

"Uh... sorry to bother you." Zhou Mingrui said apologetically, not expecting there to be anyone on the rooftop.

"It's alright, I've finished my work anyway."

The chestnut-haired nurse smiled at Zhou Mingrui, then, realizing the two had something to discuss, she walked off the rooftop.

Only Zhou Mingrui and Harold remained on the rooftop.

Zhou Mingrui stared at the other man in silence until the man became somewhat uneasy before saying, "Mr. Harold, I feel we are destined to meet. I have decided to invest in your special scar removal medicine. I still have some distribution channels in Shangqiu, so there's no need to worry about sales."

Harold breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Zhou Mingrui had finally started talking business. As an honest businessman, he was quite well-known in Crobel, and the other party was obviously Miss Ellie's friend, so their relationship was not ordinary.

"Mr. Zhou Mingrui, rest assured I will provide the goods at the best price."

Price doesn't matter, I just want to be friends with you...

The scar-removing medicine is very effective! As long as you have a normal IQ, you can sell this kind of thing without losing money. Anyway, Zhou Mingrui doesn't plan to make this himself; he'll just give it to Bai Que Ling.

“Uh… okay, Mr. Zhou Mingrui, it’s an honor to be your friend.” Harold breathed a sigh of relief only after repeatedly confirming that Zhou Mingrui wasn’t interested in his wife.

"Your children are adorable."

"Mr. Zhou, are you talking about Colin?" Harold couldn't help but start talking when the topic turned to the child: "That kid is just a little too curious."

"It's a good thing that kids are curious. I wonder if Colin has any siblings?"

Upon hearing this, Harold fell silent, a trace of pain appearing on his face. This only confirmed Zhou Mingrui's suspicion that the man before him was very likely the biological father of Lingdang.

“Sigh, Colin had an older sister named Rain…” Harold sighed and looked up at the sky: “...but she died very young.”

Perhaps because he had been suppressing his feelings for too long and needed someone to confide in, or perhaps because he felt that Zhou Mingrui was Ellie's friend and should be a reliable person, Harold began to recount his early experiences.

"...In my early years, I lost money in business and owed a huge sum of money to the underworld. To escape their pursuit, I sent my young daughter to live with a friend..."

"...I planned to bring her back after the debt issue was resolved, but then a fire broke out and my friend's entire family perished, including my daughter Ryan..."

Harold rubbed his sore eyes and continued, "...This incident became an indelible wound for my wife and me, so we poured all our love into Colin. As long as our family was happy, that would be the greatest compensation for our deceased daughter, which also led us to spoil Colin."

Harold felt he had said too much and said apologetically, "Please excuse me."

"I think Colin is very smart. Krobel's school might not be able to bring out his strengths. How about we consider a school in Shangqiu?"

"Ok?"

Harold looked at Zhou Mingrui in surprise. What kind of place was Shangqiu? It was the City of Hope, currently the place with the best education on the mainland. The newspapers now only did one thing every day: publicize how awesome Shangqiu was.

Under these circumstances, going to school in Shangqiu... countless businessmen would try their best to get in but couldn't, and spending money was useless. How could this Mr. Zhou in front of me actually manage to do it?

"why?"

Harold looked at Zhou Mingrui seriously. Having been a businessman and experienced the coldness of human relationships, he did not believe in the existence of a free lunch. He had no connection with Zhou Mingrui and did not think it was worth it for him to do this.

“Who knows, maybe Ryan is still alive in this world…” Zhou Mingrui handed his business card to Harold, then turned and walked towards the rooftop entrance, leaving Harold with a complicated expression.

So, Bell's original name was Rain... It doesn't sound like a girl's name. Through Harold's words, Zhou Mingrui learned the whole story. It turned out that Bell's parents didn't abandon her, but rather it was due to life's hardships and an accident. Zhou Mingrui could accept that.

Harold looked down and saw Zhou Mingrui, chairman of Shangqiu Xinghuan Group, with his contact information attached. This purely symbolic form of contact is a characteristic of people from Shangqiu.

When he looked up again, he found that Zhou Mingrui had already walked into the stairwell, and he heard a sentence in his ear:

"...If you've made up your mind, you can contact me. I guarantee a worry-free experience throughout the entire process."

Chapter 64 Fate Plays a Trick (9/21)

Zhou Mingrui returned to the ward, and soon Harold also entered. The two of them had no unusual expressions, as if they had just finished a business deal.

"Thank you very much for your investment, Mr. Zhou Mingrui. I won't bother you any longer. I'll be leaving with my wife now. Please come visit us at No. XX in the residential area when you have time. I will do my best to be your host."

"Don't worry, I'll visit Mr. Harold when I have time."

After speaking, Harold bowed slightly and left the ward with his wife Sophia and Colin.

After the others left, Ellie turned to Zhou Mingrui and asked, "Aren't you busy today?"

In Ellie's memory, Zhou Mingrui was always incredibly busy; when he was at the Xirang base, he would often be gone for days at a time.

"I don't have anything planned for today, so I'll keep you company."

After saying that, Zhou Mingrui sat down on the edge of the bed and started peeling a nutritious local fruit.

"Mmm." Ellie's cheeks immediately flushed.

Mary took a deep breath, let out a soft hum, and jumped up from her seat.

"I have other matters to attend to at IBC Bank, so I'll be leaving now."

After saying that, he walked out of the ward, wanting to avoid seeing it!