My game, Orange Flavor, is great!

The background NPCs who aren't romanceable characters look quite rough around the edges. Look at Tian Mu and Yan Wen, those two middle-aged men following behind Chi Ying and Liu Qingluo; they're almost completely overshadowed by the aura of the two female supporting characters.

Yes! She's one of the nine supporting actresses, so she definitely has the aura of a supporting actress protecting her. Don't panic!

Lu Zhao silently cheered herself up, and subconsciously nodded to Chi Ying and Liu Qingluo as they passed by.

“I knew you’d come to this meeting,” Tian Mu said, stopping last in front of her. He patted her shoulder with a serious expression. “You’d better do your best later.”

Her face twitched, and she thought to herself that she would be lucky if she didn't collapse on the spot.

The conference room door slowly opened, and the four ministers entered one by one. She and Li Manqiu exchanged a glance, gently patted their faces, took several deep breaths, and then mustered their spirits to follow them inside.

After everyone was seated, Tian Mu glanced at the silent group and stood up to preside over the meeting: "Everyone here is very busy, so I'll keep it brief. The topic of this meeting is the newly emerged S-level potential spirit race member, Duan Yuelai."

Furthermore, since Duan Yue was discovered by both captains of our operations department, their request to participate in the discussion has been approved. If everyone has no further questions, let's begin.

Lu Zhao sat next to Tian Mu and listened for more than an hour to talk about the importance of S-level potential spirit race and the fate of the previous S-levels. He thought to himself, if this is considered brief, what would happen if it were too long?

Finally, Minister Tian, ​​whose throat was dry from talking, stopped to take a sip of water and asked everyone with a smile, "So, everyone, do you have any good suggestions so we can discuss them together?"

She was about to stand up when Li Manqiu pulled her back down.

Before she could even finish her bewilderment, the middle-aged man from the technical department stood up.

Oh, I see. We need to let the higher-ranking person finish speaking.

She sat obediently in place for two hours. In fact, for the first hour and a half, it was Uncle Yan who did all the talking. Chi Ying and Liu Qingluo knew exactly what she was thinking, so they only talked briefly for a few minutes before it was over.

After a long wait, Lu Zhao cautiously stood up when Tian Mu finally looked at them. Seeing that Li Manqiu didn't pull him back, he dared to go up. Staring at the people below, he inexplicably started to feel dizzy.

I don’t know if everyone is like this, but every time she was called on by the teacher to speak, she would be in this state of trembling hands, weak legs, and blank mind. It only got a little better after she became an adult.

Trying hard to imagine the people below as pumpkins, she coughed lightly and began to speak with a slightly trembling voice. As usual, she first complimented the suggestions of the first few people before getting to the main topic.

“Minister Yan just said that we should treat Duan Yue the same way we treated the previous S-level Spirit Race ‘Superbrain’,” she turned to look at the middle-aged man, “I don’t agree with this proposal.”

Admittedly, this is a successful solution with precedent, but that only applies to 'superbrains'. In other words, we can't simply transplant a targeted solution onto another person. For example, in the simulation training room on the second floor, if I have fire-based abilities, you can't possibly simulate an entire ocean for me during training, can you?

Although Yan Wen below looked a little unhappy, at least he didn't show any signs of disagreement.

Lu Zhao breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "Duan Yue is a child, so we have to treat her like a child. Going to school, reading, and having necessary interactions with her peers are all important parts of her mental development. I don't think you all want to see an S-level spirit race that you've raised turn out to be a machine without empathy, do you?"

“But Duan Yue is different from ‘Superbrain’. She is an offensive type of spirit race, and her ability is the most volatile fire. Even the slightest external stimulus can cause her to lose control of her emotions.” This time, it was Chi Ying who raised the question.

Putting aside their personal relationship, this was indeed a significant flaw in Lu Zhao's proposal. If it couldn't be guaranteed that Duan Yue's emotional changes wouldn't lead to a loss of control, then her proposal simply wouldn't pass.

However, she had already thought this through.

Lu Zhao smiled slightly, took out the detailed plan he had prepared in advance and distributed it. "I have also considered this point. You can take a look and think carefully about whether my method is feasible."

Her method was simple: the Spirit Management Bureau wanted to cultivate Duan Yue and make her useful to them in the future. The Spirit Management Bureau certainly had its own selfish motives, but these motives were also the last hope for Duan Yue to grow normally and thrive.

“It’s better to guide than to block. Forcibly brainwashing her or making her agree with the Bureau of Spirituality will not do any good. So while she is still young, we can regularly send Duan Yue to the Bureau of Spirituality for training. Once she can stabilize her initial state, we can also let her participate in simple tasks.”

Of course, this is just a general direction. She has already written the specific plan in the proposal. The details may still need to be modified, but as long as the basic policy remains unchanged, Duan Yue's growth can be best protected.

Seeing the ministers below begin to discuss, Lu Zhao felt a little relieved. She subconsciously turned her head and exchanged a glance with Li Man, who had not spoken.

Well done.

Reading the meaning in the other person's eyes, she finally smiled.

In the end, both of Lu Zhao's and Yan Wen's proposals were sent to the General Strategy Office, and the decision on which one to use would depend on the General Strategy Office's opinion.

However, Lu Zhao was confident that although her plan was still rather rough, it would definitely attract the big shots in the General Strategy Office. Not to mention, Tian Mu would also speak up for her.

"You did pretty well today," Tian Mu said as the meeting ended, sneaking up to her again. "But don't shake next time. You looked like you had Parkinson's from nervousness on stage."

Oh dear, she thought her back had stopped shaking.

Lu Zhao looked embarrassed and scratched his head awkwardly.

Chapter Ninety-Three: Another New Child Arrives

Although there were some minor flaws in the process, Lu Zhao was still very satisfied with the outcome. When he left the conference room, his expression was visibly much happier.

I'll tell Xiao Fei about this after I get off work!

She was practically jumping around on the way, and Lu Zhao was excitedly planning to go back to the second floor with Li Manqiu to rest for a while, but the person behind her suddenly called out to her, "Lu Zhao."

"Huh? What is it?" She hurried over, her eyes sparkling as she stared at the other person.

Li Manqiu stared into her eyes for a while before looking away and asking, "Did you submit your task this morning?"

Oh, I almost forgot about that.

She picked up her phone and was about to enter the task interface when she heard Li Manqiu say again, "I have other tasks to deal with, so I'm leaving now."

"Oh..." She blinked, then obediently waved to the person while holding her phone.

Today, Li Manqiu sat there with her all afternoon, and even added several important information points for her. Originally, she planned to treat her to dinner tonight to thank her properly.

It seems I'll have to wait until next time.

With a hint of regret, Lu Zhao watched her enter the elevator before picking up his phone. To his surprise, he discovered that today's task had already been submitted, but the system had allocated 5% of the completion rate to her.

Hmm? Shouldn't it be distributed equally?

When she called the back-end service to inquire, she was told that the other person who was working with her had voluntarily given up that part of the completion rate, so the system automatically allocated the entire completion rate to her.

Lu Zhao blinked blankly, slowly put down the phone, and subconsciously looked up at the closed elevator door.

So... did Li Manqiu give her the task on her own initiative?

No wonder that person reminded me to pay attention to submitting the task.

Looking at the 37% completion rate displayed on the interface, Lu Zhao felt quite uneasy. Of that, 2% should have been completed by Song Lingge today, and half of the remaining 5% was given to her by Li Manqiu.

What to do... I owe someone another favor.

She couldn't help but sigh, her good mood instantly replaced by melancholy.

Although she tried her best to restrain herself, it was undeniable that after spending time together, her relationship with Li Manqiu and Chi Ying had inevitably improved a little.

Even though it was only a tiny bit, and she knew that the original owner's consciousness would not return to this body, she still felt a little uncomfortable.

The sudden alteration of the original owner's interpersonal relationships was not something she intentionally wanted to cause, but now that it has actually happened, she can't pretend to ignore it.

Well, since the original owner won't be coming back, she doesn't need to be so restrained and forcibly control the interpersonal relationships she had before transmigrating. As for the rest, she'll just let fate decide.

……

Back on the second floor, Lu Zhao was preparing to rest for a while before going to the hospital to watch over Xia Zhifei. But as soon as he entered the tea room, he saw Song Lingge sitting inside drinking tea.

"Captain, is the meeting over?" Song Lingge asked her without even looking up.

Lu Zhao's heart skipped a beat, and he stammered to cover it up: "What meeting? I didn't attend any meeting."

The other person covered their mouth and chuckled softly, then looked up at her with amusement in their eyes, "Captain, you're still the same as before, you can't lie."

Lu Zhao paused for a moment, then walked to the bar and grabbed a bottle of coffee. "How did you know I went to the Fourth Department meeting?"

"I went to visit Xiao Fei after I finished my task this afternoon," Song Lingge explained frankly.

Oh, no wonder...

It seems that Xiaoyue's matter has not been fully exposed yet. If the entire Bureau of Spiritual Affairs knew about it, then this news would be considered semi-public, and there would really be no time to deal with it.

She breathed a sigh of relief, then went back to sit down and quietly raised her index finger at her: "Shh, this has to be kept secret, you can't tell anyone."

"Don't worry, I know about this," Song Lingge picked up her teacup and took a sip, then remembered something, "By the way, you asked me to investigate Fu Qingtao's daughter before, and now I have some leads."

Lu Zhao was taken aback, and quickly leaned over to ask, "Did you find out which hospital his daughter is in?"

After Fu Qingtao was taken away, she secretly investigated, but found that there was no record of his daughter Fu Ying being hospitalized in any hospital in Yongling City. Left with no other choice, she asked Song Lingge to help find Fu Ying's whereabouts.

“You told me before that there was no record of Fu Ying being hospitalized in the entire Yongling City. I found that very strange at the time, because the records showed that Fu Qingtao had not left Yongling City in the past few years, so his daughter should still be in the city.”

Song Lingge put down her teacup and took out a document from her handbag. "So later we went to check on the couple's family. Fu Qingtao's father passed away a long time ago, and his mother also died in that car accident. However, his ex-wife is still in Yongling City."

Lu Zhao suddenly realized, "You mean, Fu Ying changed her name and has been being taken care of by his ex-wife?"

Thinking about it that way, it makes sense.

Fu Qingtao was already busy with work, and in order to earn money, he worked overtime from dawn to dusk. In his spare time, he would even steal small things. How could he have time to take care of his daughter?

“That’s right, her ex-wife’s surname is Wu, so I looked up the name ‘Wu Ying’ and found it.” Song Lingge raised an eyebrow slightly and pushed the document forward.

Lu Zhao picked up the document and skimmed through it, his mind filled with surprise and doubt. "City Central Hospital? Isn't that the hospital where Xiao Fei is staying? Wait a minute... it says his ex-wife immigrated abroad a week ago. What does that mean?"

"It means that his ex-wife doesn't want his daughter anymore." Song Lingge spread his hands helplessly. "Before this, he always paid for it, and his ex-wife took care of Fu Ying with all her effort. They did this for five years."

However, his ex-wife also had her own life. In the past few years, she had met new boyfriends, and since Fu Qingtao had leaked energy fluctuations during that period, he couldn't frequently go out to steal. Therefore, dissatisfied with this, his ex-wife chose to go abroad with her boyfriend.

This... poor child.

Her father was arrested, and her mother abandoned her; her only two relatives in the world had left her.

Lu Zhao sighed inwardly, "How is that child now?"

“The situation is not optimistic,” Song Lingge shook her head. “She has only prepaid half a month’s hospital bill, and she still shows no signs of waking up. If we can’t pay the bill in another week, I’m afraid we will have to…”

"Alright, that's enough!" Lu Zhao didn't want to listen anymore and looked up at the ceiling with a headache.

She's not a bodhisattva; she can't help everyone.

Chapter Ninety-Four: Lu Bodhisattva is Good

"So I think we can help that child apply for a subsidy."

After summarizing his remarks, Lu Zhao fed Xia Zhifei a sliced ​​apple and tentatively asked, "What do you think?"

They'd already gagged her, and then they asked her what to do...

Xia Zhifei was speechless, quickly chewing and swallowing the apple. "Didn't you say you weren't a bodhisattva? Why are you meddling in such trivial matters?"

"I..." Lu Zhao blushed slightly and hurriedly denied it, "I didn't want to get involved either! But... but before coming here, I went to see that child."

Even though it was just through the door, she could clearly see the child lying on the hospital bed, almost unconscious, relying on a ventilator and a lot of medication.

She didn't know if a person who had lost consciousness would regain it, but if she were the one lying in the bed, she would definitely think, "If only someone could come and save me."

“I’m just asking for your opinion,” she emphasized, her voice slightly hesitant. “If you disagree, then I won’t think about it anymore.”

Xia Zhifei raised an eyebrow knowingly, then deliberately leaned closer to her and asked, "Really? What if I disagree?"