บท 54: "Do It Now!"
Zhao Yang was already in front of the elevator by now. The man was waiting for the elevator door to be opened as he talked with his AI, Tianjin.
"Tianjin, " the man called with his unique low and magnetic voice. Hearing the voice, Lai Jiayi's ears felt hot even when she was just eavesdropping on him.
"Yes, master?" The swan AI hurriedly responded.
'Usually, my master has something to ask if he called me.' Tianjin looked at Zhao Yang, who was pausing for a second.
'I'm his greatest creation, so of course, he will rely on me– from time to time. But why does my master insist on hiring a secretary when he has me…'
Tianjin's eyes glowed red.
'He also prefers to hire humans than using a machine even though he's the prince of technology!' Tianjin almost bit her wings.
'He doesn't need humans in his life! Right?'
Tianjin was protesting in her mind when Zhao Yang's voice startled her.
"Tianjin, you hear me?"
"A-ah, yes, master."
"The housemaid, " Zhao Yang only spoke two words and didn't say anything anymore, but Tianjin was no idiot.
She immediately knew what her master wanted to ask without him asking.
She hurriedly replied, "The new housemaid is doing a good job in cleaning and serving food. Young master Yun also likes the food she cooked."
Tianjin started to report things to Zhao Yang, not knowing that someone is eavesdropping not far from her place.
After all, this place Lai Jiayi chose as her hiding place didn't have any CCTV!
[Yaya, isn't that AI talking about Xuan Lincheng?] Lai Jiayi asked Yaya through telepathy.
'I don't think I will hear something about that girl here. She had started her job as a housemaid, huh?'
Yaya nodded and also answered through telepathy, [Yes, that's her, quack. She must be doing a good job being a part-time housemaid, quack.] Yaya spoke in a rather gloomy tone.
"I have a feeling that Xuan Lincheng's love barometer already rises around 2 or 3%, quack…" he suddenly muttered.
"Wait, wait, how– "
"After all, Zhao Yang is someone who likes people who did their job well, quack."
"So?"
"He appreciates hard-working employees. Thus, it's easy to raise his affection just by being a good employee, quack!"
"Oh, damn it!" Lai Jiayi's face turned gloomy, but then she saw Yaya also had the same dark look.
She patted him again. [...don't worry, we will raise our barometer too...]
'If not for the last time incident, my barometer might rise to 3%...no, no stop it. There's no time to dwindle in the past. Let's just get this plan work.'
Lai Jiayi had just thought, so when the elevator let out a DING sound. It means the door was opened.
'! This is the right time!'
The girl hurriedly hid Yaya inside her clothes and grabbed her cleaning tools before she peeked out from the pillar.
The girl saw that Zhao Yang had stepped to the elevator. Thus, without waiting any longer, she ran as fast as she could while shouting.
"Ah, ah, wait, wait, I want to get in!" Lai Jiayi acted as if she didn't see who's inside the elevator. She just barged in, and right after, the elevator door closed.
'What a close call!'
The girl panted hard as she put down the empty water bucket she was holding. She put her hands on her bent knees and lowered her head. Her ponytail swayed as did so.
"Huff...huff…" Lai Jiayi tried to catch her breath as she was drained.
Sweat started to go down her forehead to her chin, dripping to her messy clothes.
The girl looked like she had just gone through a marathon, but strangely, her high ponytail hair didn't look messy.
Even though her face was covered with a mask, one could still vaguely see her beauty that couldn't be hidden by just a medical mask.
In fact, under the dim light of the elevator, the girl's sweat acted as a sparkle making the girl's face glowed in a strange light.
Zhao Yang, who saw this, couldn't help but subconsciously moved further back. The elevator wasn't big, only fit for eight people, so he quickly reached the wall.
Even though he already moved back, sadly, he could still see the girl. Seeing the girl was busy with her cleaning tools, the man couldn't help but furrowed his eyebrows without saying anything.
'She looks like she's unaware of anyone else in the elevator. Is she really clueless? She doesn't see me?'
Zhao Yang clicked his tongue.
'A girl who dropped me off yesterday now acts as if she doesn't see me.'
The man silently lamented, but he didn't do anything and just stayed silent.
Tianjin also saw Lai Jiayi just like Zhao Yang, and she didn't say anything.
'This girl...is that rude girl, right?'
The AI glared at Lai Jiayi.
'I want to smack her head!!' she shouted in her heart, but she controlled her emotion.
'Why should I pay attention to a mere cleaning service? So be it.'
Thinking like this, the AI decided to press the first-floor button on the elevator wall instead of talking to Lai Jiayi. Still, her eyes were following Lai Jiayi's every movement.
'I have to be wary of this girl!'
Just as the master-AI pair watched the tired girl, the girl abruptly raised her head, and coincidentally, her gaze met Zhao Yang's gaze.
BA-THUMP!
Zhao Yang couldn't help but feel something strange in his heart, seeing the overly familiar amber eyes he yearned for.
'That's Biyu's eyes…' his body instantly turned rigid.
His heart was beating fast, yet he didn't show anything on his face. He only silently clenched his fist tight.
On the other hand, once Lai Jiayi's eyes met Zhao Yang's eyes, she couldn't keep her calm. The girl staggered, even almost stumbled on the bucket next to her.
"A-ah…" Lai Jiayi subconsciously stuttered as she moved further back, avoiding Zhao Yang.
This was her natural reaction toward men, but in this situation, it seemed like she's afraid of Zhao Yang because she's guilty.
What a way to use her weakness!
[Jiajia, should I do it now, quack? The elevator is about to reach the first floor. It's in the fourth-floor now, quack,]
Yaya suddenly spoke, making Lai Jiayi, who was overwhelmed by Zhao Yang's presence, immediately forgot her fear.
'Right, we have to execute our plan now before Zhao Yang leaves!'
[Do it now! Make sure the impact won't be great, so none of us gets injured.] Lai Jiayi grabbed the elevator handle as she said so.
The girl then turned her body around, showing her back to the man. She just very naturally avoided Zhao Yang's eyes, not showing her nervousness at all.
Hearing Lai Jiayi's command, Yaya nodded. [Sure, quack!]
He didn't waste time and immediately switched the controller in his system.
Right after he executed his action, in less than a second, the elevator stopped moving out of the blue.
BRAK!
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