The next morning, the first thing Lin Yao did after arriving at the company was check through the materials she had long since organised. She even strove for perfection in the formatting and punctuation.
“Wait, that’s not right.” Halfway through checking, Lin Yao muttered to herself, “Should I leave a few mistakes in? That way, Yan Luji would have an excuse to come find me.”
“No.” Lin Yao immediately rejected her own idea. “He already thinks I’m stupid. If I make another low-level mistake, won’t he dislike me even more?”
“What exactly should I do to create more chances for contact?” Lin Yao tangled her hands in her hair and cried out in frustration. “Pursuing someone is so hard. How do you even do it?”
Lin Yao agonised over it for ages but still could not think of a suitable method. She could only request outside support.
[Xiao Ming, save me!]
She even added an expression of world-ending destruction after it.
[Your confession got rejected?] Yue Mingyuan sent an expression of delighted schadenfreude.
Lin Yao replied with an expression beating him up.
[What happened?] Yue Mingyuan asked seriously.
[I don’t know how to pursue someone.] Lin Yao disliked typing because it was too slow, so she simply deleted the message and sent a voice note directly. “Xiao Ming, how do you pursue someone? I’ve never pursued anyone before.”
“That’s all?”
“Hurry and give me some advice. How exactly do I pursue him?”
“It’s simple. Pursuing someone means letting the other person know you like him. There’s one method that’s simple, direct, and effective.”
“What method? Hurry and tell me,” Lin Yao said anxiously.
“Confess.”
“That’s too direct. What if he rejects me?” Lin Yao asked.
“Then I can only give you six words: don’t abandon, don’t give up.”
“Then how thick-skinned would I have to be?” Lin Yao said worriedly. “Isn’t there any method that can increase the success rate of my confession?”
“Then you can only rely on ambiguity,” Yue Mingyuan instructed. “Dress up prettier and appear in front of him more often. If you feel that he likes you a little too, then you can confess.”
Prettier? Lin Yao quickly rummaged through her bag and took out the makeup mirror inside. After glancing at herself in the mirror, she immediately sucked in a cold breath. “What the hell, when did my hair get messed up like this?”
After spending ages fixing her hair, Lin Yao took out foundation and touched up her makeup. It seemed a little too pale, so she added some blush. Her lips looked too light, so lipstick—she should apply a little lipstick too.
After dawdling for over half an hour, Lin Yao used her cosmetics one after another. Only then did she pick up the USB drive containing the materials and head to the twelfth floor.
“Doctor Lin, you look so pretty today.” Programmer Number One.
“Doctor Lin, do you have a date today?” Programmer Number Two.
…
Along the way, after receiving countless warm compliments from the adorable programmers, Lin Yao’s confidence swelled as she arrived at the door of Yan Luji’s office. She gathered her courage and raised her hand to knock.
“Come in.” Yan Luji’s voice came from inside.
Lin Yao took a deep breath before carefully walking in. “President Yan.”
“Doctor Lin? Do you need something from me?” Seeing that it was Lin Yao, Yan Luji asked in some surprise.
“I… I came to give you the health survey report.” Lin Yao showed him the USB drive in her hand.
“Thank you. But you didn’t need to specially bring it over. You could have just sent it directly to my email.”
If she sent it directly to his email, how could she create a chance to meet him?
Lin Yao smiled and said, “I thought there might be some parts you wouldn’t understand. If I bring it over in person, you can ask me directly.”
“That’s true. You were thoughtful. I’ll take a look now.” Yan Luji took the USB drive from Lin Yao and plugged it directly into his computer.
Yan Luji carefully read through the survey report Lin Yao had organised, while Lin Yao stood beside him and stared at him seriously. Slowly, her thoughts drifted up into the clouds.
The male god’s ears really are good-looking. Pale with a hint of red. The shape really is as charming as the Arabic numeral three.
His eyebrows are good-looking too. His eyes are good-looking too. Is this what martial arts novels often call sword-like brows and starry eyes?
And his mouth. I wonder when I’ll be able to kiss it. It’s just that his lip colour is a little dark, but after I help him regulate his body, they’ll definitely become a very pretty pink.
His facial contours are good-looking too, sharp and defined. Although his skin is a little dull, I can regulate that too. Once it’s regulated, it’ll definitely be fair and tender. No, fair and tender would be too feminine. But it doesn’t matter. He looks good no matter what.
And his hands. Xiao Dong said he can also play the piano and guitar. No wonder his hands are so beautiful…
“Doctor Lin? Doctor Lin?” Seeing Lin Yao staring blankly at his hand, Yan Luji could not help waving his hand in front of her eyes and calling out, “Doctor Lin.”
“Ah?” Lin Yao woke as if from a dream. “Were you calling me?”
“I have a few questions I’d like to ask,” Yan Luji said.
“Go ahead.”
“I wanted to ask how you designed these final scores.” Yan Luji pointed at the computer and said, “What score means their body is unhealthy?”
Lin Yao bent down and moved closer to Yan Luji’s side, pointing at the computer as she began to explain. However, at the instant Lin Yao leaned over, Yan Luji frowned almost imperceptibly and thought to himself, Doctor Lin usually carries the scent of Chinese medicine, which is quite comfortable to smell. Why is the smell of cosmetics so strong today?
“I designed it based on a hundred-point scale. A score above 80 means the body is very healthy. 60 to 80 means the body is in fairly good condition and they only need to pay attention to exercise. 50 to 60 means there are some minor physical issues, and they need to pay attention to their lifestyle habits. 40 to 50 means the body may need regulating. If it’s below 40, they must come to the infirmary to find me,” Lin Yao said.
“What about below 30?” Yan Luji asked curiously.
“They may need to be sent to the hospital for emergency treatment,” Lin Yao answered.
“Oh, I understand. Thank you,” Yan Luji said.
“You’re welcome.” Lin Yao replied with smiling eyes.
Yan Luji looked at Lin Yao with a smile. His inner thoughts were: Now that everything’s settled, why hasn’t Doctor Lin left yet?
Lin Yao also smiled back at Yan Luji. Her inner thoughts were: I wonder if my smile looks good. Am I beautiful?
“Is there anything else?” Yan Luji asked, ruining the mood.
“Oh, oh. Then… then I’ll go.” After observing for so long, she still had not discovered any difference in the way Yan Luji looked at her.
Lin Yao walked out gloomily. The consequence of being careless was that she slammed her head into the glass wall, accompanied by a loud thud.
“Are you all right?” Yan Luji heard the noise and walked over to ask.
“I’m fine, I’m fine.” Lin Yao covered her forehead awkwardly.
Yan Luji unintentionally glanced at the glass that had just been hit. Then the muscles on his face twitched uncontrollably.
“I’m really fine.” Lin Yao raised her head and discovered that Yan Luji was staring blankly at the glass. So she followed his line of sight and looked over too. With just that one glance, she wished she could find a hole in the ground and crawl into it.
“Cough… In the future, don’t apply your foundation so thickly.” In the end, the poisonous-tongued President Yan still could not hold back.
Lin Yao looked at the clear foundation print on the glass, so clear that even her facial features were visible, and immediately wanted to die. Heaven wants to destroy me!!
Watching Lin Yao flee in panic, Yan Luji could not help letting out a low laugh. Then he pulled out a few tissues and carefully wiped away the mark on the glass.
Looking at the thick layer of foundation on the tissue, Yan Luji sighed again. “It really was thick.”
The first thing Lin Yao did after running out of the office was go to the bathroom and remove all the makeup on her face.
“I’m so embarrassed. I don’t have the face to appear in front of him again today.” Lin Yao looked mournful. “How am I supposed to wear makeup in front of him in the future?”
…
After Yan Luji received the materials from Lin Yao and Doctor Liang, he put all the information into the completed app system that very afternoon. He also set up the function requiring users to fill in the survey report once a week.
After everything was completed, Yan Luji downloaded the latest version of the app onto his phone and began testing it himself.
He entered the system, registered an account, and the first thing he had to do was fill in the survey report. Yan Luji answered each question seriously. When he reached the tenth question, the app began sounding an alarm. An emotionless electronic female voice prompted:
“Hello, you have insomnia.”
Mm, quite accurate. Yan Luji continued.
The sixteenth question.
“Hello, your stomach may be experiencing discomfort.”
The thirtieth question.
“Hello, your liver may be experiencing discomfort.”
The forty-second question.
“Hello, your kidneys may be experiencing discomfort.”
The fifty-sixth question.
“Hello, your body’s immune system is weak.”
The final question.
“Hello, your total score is 28 points. Please seek hospital treatment in time. Please seek hospital treatment in time.”
Yan Luji stared at the black skull alarm icon he had personally designed on his phone. His face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
“Is this thing even accurate? Do I look like someone who needs to be hospitalised?” Yan Luji snapped.
“What’s making that noise?” Xiao Dong, who had come after work to find Yan Luji for drinks, heard the sharp alarm sound as soon as he entered the office.
“Nothing.” Yan Luji wanted to exit the app interface, but unfortunately, he had brought this upon himself by designing a restriction that prevented users scoring below 40 from exiting. Truly, one could not live after committing one’s own sins. Yan Luji could only force his phone to shut down.
“Are you done with work? Want to go drinking together?” Xiao Dong asked.
“Drinking?” The lively bouncing skull icon from just now kept appearing in Yan Luji’s mind.
“Didn’t we agree yesterday?”
“Well… I’m a little tired today. I want to go home and rest.”
“Are you okay?” Xiao Dong asked with concern.
“I’m fine, I’m fine. I’ll leave first.” Yan Luji took his phone and car keys and left in a fluster, leaving behind a baffled Xiao Dong.
**Author’s note:**
Spoiler: Yaobao is about to confess.
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