28: Chapter 28 Forced to Provide Assistance, Highly Intelligent Robot

"What's the matter?"

Qin Ya was just about to speak when the electronic lock of the villa's main door emitted a sharp beep.

The heavy solid wood door was pushed open, hitting the door stopper with a dull thud.

Su Qingxue strode in, wearing red-bottomed high heels, with a somewhat excited Chen Shuyu following closely behind.

The two had clearly just rushed back from Guanghui Technology's R&D center without a moment's rest.

Without even putting down her bag, Su Qingxue stood right in front of Lu Li, her phoenix eyes locked tightly onto his face.

"Lu Li, you're pretty capable, aren't you? Gained some real skills?"

Su Qingxue's voice was cold, carrying an explosive edge after being suppressed.

Chen Shuyu walked over from behind, draped her coat over the back of the sofa, and leaned in close to Lu Li:

"Lu Li, stop hiding it. Chief System Architect Zhang Chen is practically worshipping you as a deity in the lab. He said that across a screen, you solved a kernel issue in two hours that had plagued the entire team for half a month? And you even reconstructed the compiler?"

"Chief System Architect Zhang Chen said in the lab that you connected with him and personally typed out the code. Didn't you say this system had nothing to do with you? Is it the work of that Ada Wong?"

The paper cup in Lu Li's hand shook slightly, almost spilling half a cup of cola onto the back of his hand.

Sure enough, Chief System Architect Zhang Chen immediately told Su Qingxue about this.

And he even gave him away.

However, this was all within his expectations.

"Wife, don't falsely accuse an innocent man!" Lu Li raised his hands in a gesture of surrender.

"I was just a mouthpiece! The one who actually did the work was my expert friend overseas. Although I'm a game designer and know some programming, I can't even recognize the variable names in advanced code like system-level compilation."

He defended himself desperately. His intervention this time could be said to allow Guanghui Mobile to completely dominate the mobile phone market.

Then he had to consider the aftermath in advance. He didn't want to actually plunge into this industry and become a system engineer.

When the time came, it would be hard to leave, and he would be swept along by circumstances.

"A mouthpiece?"

Su Qingxue sneered, not buying it at all. She took a step forward, closing in on Lu Li, and the overwhelming pressure of someone controlling a hundred-billion-level commercial empire washed over him.

"Chief System Architect Zhang Chen said you touch-typed and reconstructed the underlying code in a video conference right in front of the entire project team. You did it so fast that they couldn't even keep up with their understanding.

Now tell me, which expert friend can control your hands and help you type across the Pacific Ocean?"

Her logic was tight and flawless.

Lu Li blinked, his gaze starting to wander around the living room. This woman was too sharp. Doubao AI, which was Ada Wong—this overused card probably wouldn't work this time.

If he didn't give a reasonable explanation, he wouldn't get through tonight.

But fortunately, he had prepared in advance.

"Actually, my desktop was also being remotely controlled. The expert was using my computer to solve the problem for Chief System Architect Zhang Chen's side."

Lu Li sat up straight, his expression righteous and solemn, as if he were stating an absolute fact.

"If you don't believe me..."

He suddenly turned his head and pointed his finger straight at Qin Ya, who was sitting restlessly opposite him.

"Qin Ya was right there beside me! She was there the whole time! She can testify! Right, Qin Ya?"

The blame was instantly shifted.

Qin Ya froze on the sofa.

The equity transfer agreement in her bag hadn't even warmed up yet. It bore Lu Li's signature, along with that priceless algorithmic formula.

On one side was her high school classmate and friend of several years, and on the other was the man who had just taken control of her company's life and death, even giving her a future and leaving her awestruck.

Su Qingxue turned around and looked at Qin Ya.

The sharpness in her gaze softened slightly, carrying an inquiring look.

Chen Shuyu stared at Qin Ya even more suspiciously:

"Xiao Ya, did you really see it? Don't help him lie to us, this matter concerns the future of Guanghui Technology."

Qin Ya felt her throat go dry, her heart pounding non-stop. Lu Li was desperately winking at her, his expression carrying a subtle threat amidst the comedy.

If she didn't help him back up this lie, that piece of paper would most likely be invalidated.

"Th-that's right, Qingxue."

Qin Ya felt her voice drifting a bit. She didn't dare look at Su Qingxue; this was the first time she had ever lied to her friend...

"At that time, Lu Li's computer was indeed being controlled by someone else. He barely touched the keyboard, and the code just appeared line by line on the screen."

After saying this, she felt her back drenched in cold sweat.

Mainly because Su Qingxue's aura was far stronger than hers.

The two of them were like one being the boss of a startup, while the other had already reached the top of the industry with hundreds of billions in assets.

Su Qingxue stared at Qin Ya for a full three seconds.

Qin Ya was someone she trusted, who had never lied to her from high school until now.

Since Qin Ya said so, was it really that overseas expert operating it?

"Is that so?"

Su Qingxue withdrew her gaze, her tense shoulders relaxing slightly, but the cloud of doubt in her heart did not completely dissipate.

"This friend of yours is truly a once-in-a-generation genius. To think he solved such a huge problem for us again. By the way, what is your friend's asking price for the Xingchen System?"

She didn't press further, but instead asked about something else, turning to sit on a single-seater sofa, crossing her fair legs.

"Purchasing this deeply customized system would also allow us to better request technical support from them, or even have them send people over!"

This was Su Qingxue's long-term plan; she wanted to poach this overseas team bit by bit.

Lu Li broke out in a cold sweat. Good grief, if you want to poach them, aren't you going to dig up my secrets?

He didn't want to provide technical support every single day.

"My friend said that the system is just a little toy he whipped up in his spare time. He doesn't care about it. He's not short of money; he worries about how to spend it every day. You can use it for commercial purposes however you like."

Su Qingxue's eyes grew suspicious again as she grumbled, "That friend of yours is quite like you! But do you think he's trustworthy? I'm just worried that if we actually use this technology, they might sue us for infringement later..."

This was exactly what Su Qingxue feared. Unlike the Full-screen display technology, which was hardware-based—where the other party hadn't applied for patents or the design had certain differences, making it impossible to be sued.

But the compiler code at the bottom of the system, as well as the kernel code, almost entirely copied the Xingchen System.

If they sued Guanghui Technology for plagiarism and piracy when the time came, they would probably have to pay hundreds of millions in damages.

"Don't worry, my friend is absolutely fine. He said if you don't believe him, you can even sign a maximum authorization contract!"

Lu Li guaranteed it. In this world, no one would sue Guanghui Technology.

Because the author of the Xingchen System was him.

This matter had to rot in his stomach too!

"Forget the authorization contract, hubby. I trust you. No matter the process, the Xingchen System is complete, and all the bugs have been patched."

Su Qingxue pulled a laptop out of her bag, her fingers sliding quickly across the trackpad,

"I've decided to move up the launch event for the guanghui 7 ultra. We must beat Tianqiong Interactive Entertainment to it and crush them in one go. This time, I want them to lose even their underpants."

At the mention of Tianqiong Interactive Entertainment, the decisive and ruthless aura about her practically overflowed.

This giant of the internet gaming industry actually dared to enter the mobile phone industry, even provoking Guanghui Technology, poaching several key generals, and almost dragging Guanghui Technology to its death.

Lu Li slumped back onto the sofa and let out a long sigh of relief.

That was close.

He was almost exposed. If Su Qingxue found out he was a top hacker and algorithmic genius, how could he continue to live off her with a clear conscience in the future? He'd probably be dragged to the company to work like a dog, 996 every day.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for resuming the 'living off a woman' state for a full month.]

[Reward distribution in progress...]

Lu Li lazily picked up the remaining half cup of cola, wondering what good stuff he would get this time.

Last time was the Doubao AI he researched in his previous life. This time, it'd better be something smaller.

Just don't let it be a Lithography Machine, otherwise, with a house this big, he really wouldn't know where to hide it...

He'd probably have to run away from home immediately.

[Reward: Epoch-making bionic Robot 'No. 18' prototype.]

[Remarks: This unit utilizes nano-biological skin technology, perfectly simulating human physiological characteristics. It has been delivered to the host's spatial warehouse, please extract it within 1 minute.]

[Technical data has been automatically delivered to the host's bedroom.]

Pfft—

The cola in Lu Li's mouth almost sprayed out. He forced himself to swallow it down, coughing as he choked.

Staring at the virtual screen that only he could see, he felt completely broken.

A strong intelligent Robot?

Wasn't this the proud creation he had released in 2035 in his previous life?

With this thing coming at this time, where was he supposed to claim it?

If it were a Virtual Helmet or something, he could just stuff it into the storage room.

People rarely went there, and the storage room already had a bicycle, so having an extra helmet would be completely normal, right?

But where was he supposed to hide a whole person...

If Su Qingxue came home one day and saw a stunning beauty in the house, even if this beauty was made of iron, he would be torn to pieces on the spot!

He also remembered that when this thing left the factory, it seemed to be wearing very skimpy clothes.

[Countdown: 45 seconds.]

Lu Li stiffly turned his head to look at Su Qingxue, who was processing emails on her laptop.

Sensing his movement, Su Qingxue looked up: "What's wrong? You look like you've seen a ghost."

Chen Shuyu also looked at him curiously. The two were currently discussing the details of the launch event.

Three women, six eyes.

If he dared to extract it here, today next year would be the anniversary of his death.

Lu Li twitched the corner of his mouth, grimacing:

"My stomach hurts, I'm going to the restroom..."

No matter what, he had to go upstairs first to find a safe place to hide it.

Seeing him head towards the second-floor restroom instead of using the guest restroom on the first floor, Su Qingxue didn't think much of it.

Lu Li did have this habit; he didn't like having people talking outside when he was using the restroom.