Lai Jiayi's chest was stuffy all of a sudden, and her heart couldn't help but ache.
'I have a bad feeling….'
Uncle Shan saw Lai Jiayi's shoulders were trembling. The man slightly narrowed his eyes while sighing.
The middle-aged man slowly opened his mouth and said, "He is still under treatment, no one can visit him…"
Uncle Shan said Lai Jiayi's father was still under treatment, but Lai Jiayi knew very well what that means.
'My father...is still in a critical condition, right?'
The girl subconsciously bit her lips. Her hands trembled slightly as she inserted the plate she grabbed to the plate-cleaning machine.
Without speaking for a few seconds, the girl focused her attention on cleaning the plate, and only after it was cleaned, she turned around.
"Thank you for the information, Uncle. But can I visit my father tomorrow, maybe?" Lai Jiayi flashed a thin smile.
Her face looked fine, and no one saw her tears, but Uncle Shan knew pretty well how stubborn this girl was.
Uncle Shan secretly sighed before nodding his head weakly. "The doctor said you could see your father tomorrow. The doctor also has something to discuss with you…"
Hearing this, Lai Jiayi's eyelashes trembled a bit before the girl calmly nodded her head.
'Discussion. It must be about the agreement between us.'
"Alright, once again...thank you, uncle," Lai Jiayi thanked Uncle Shan before she went to Shan Liang place.
Shan Liang was looking at her with an anxious face, not knowing what to do or say.
Lai Jiayi, who saw this, couldn't help but smile bitterly. "I'm fine. I'm going back to my room first...enjoy your breakfast."
Lai Jiayi patted Shan Liang's back a few times before the girl strode away from the dining room.
Her smile earlier told others either she's strong or she tried to be strong.
Lai Jiayi quickly headed up to her room. Her lonely back as she disappeared from everyone's sight made the father-daughter pair feel bad for her.
Once the girl was gone, Shan Liang nudged her father. "What to do? Yiyi looks so sad…" She lowered her head, recalling Lai Jiayi's smile.
That girl had always put on a strong look, but she was actually hurting inside.
Uncle Shan shook his head, and his face darkened a little. "We can't do anything. Just let her be alone for a while...don't disturb her…"
This was what they could do for now. Aside from providing shelter, they couldn't help anything.
Knowing this, Shan Liang nodded. 'I better not ask her out today then…'
Third floor, Lai Jiayi's temporary room.
"Eh, you're back, quack!" The AI immediately noticed Lai Jiayi when the girl appeared.
Since the room didn't have any door and was directly connected to the stairs, it's so easy to spot anyone coming up.
The AI happily flew toward Lai Jiayi, not knowing that the girl was feeling bad.
To his surprise, Lai Jiayi only looked at him with empty eyes before ambling to her bed.
She didn't speak and directly threw her body to the bed producing a creaking sound.
'...uh...what's wrong with her?'
The AI inched closer, and only then he realized that Lai Jiayi wasn't looking well. Her face was pale, and her eyes looked hollow.
'But she looked fine when she went down to eat earlier! Could it be that– something happened in such a short time?'
The AI wanted to ask but seeing Lai Jiayi's exhausted appearance...he didn't say anything. The AI only approached Lai Jiayi and landed on her exposed back.
Startled, Lai Jiayi asked in a hoarse voice, "...what are you doing?" She suddenly felt something warm on her back, rolling up and down.
It must be that dumb AI's doing.
The AI stopped rolling on Lai Jiayi's back, and with a grin, he said innocently, "I'm warming you up, quack! So you will be energized quack~ "
He then continued his action, rolling on Lai Jiayi's back while turning on his heater mode.
This way, he would burn his machine for a while, but in return, his whole body became a heater.
Lai Jiayi, who was feeling very sad, suddenly had the urge to laugh. The cloud in her mind slowly disappeared, replaced by a bright sun.
How could this AI be so cute??
The girl couldn't help but giggle. She closed her eyes and didn't say anything, allowing the AI to do anything as he pleased.
'It turned out this was his way of consoling me...giving me a warm massage?'
"Not bad." Lai Jiayi praised while closing her eyes.
Time passed by, and right at 10 a.m, the AI finally opened his mouth after exhausting his energy to console his contractor.
"So...when will you make a plan, quack?"
"Plan?" Lai Jiayi tilted her head.
"Tomorrow, the game will start for all players, quack. Since we are at a great disadvantage for getting the worst job…quack…" the AI pursed his lips.
"We should think of a plan else we will lose for sure, quack!"
Hearing the AI's words, Lai Jiayi opened her eyes slowly, and a smile was formed on her face.
Time to make a plan!
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