After Assistant B sent the last message, he focused on the quiet person on his other phone. "Boss, it is done." He knew that when his boss said to send a request, he meant to notify them, but he would still go to that meeting with or without the other person's agreement.
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Wang Zimo sat down and looked at a fountain pen encapsulated in a glass display case on the left side of his mahogany marble top executive desk. He touched it like it was his most prized possession. His warm smile reflected on it.
Suddenly, he thought about something, and his smile turned into a frown as he started tapping his desk. "What should I bring her? Should I just bring flowers or food?"
"Food."
"Flowers."
Both Elle and Assistant B answered at the same time. Wang Zimo turned his head and looked at the phone. Assistant B answered "food," while Elle answered "flowers."
Wang Zimo continued tapping on his desk, unable to decide, but he knew time waits for no man. "Buy whatever famous snacks people go for nowadays and a bouquet with a mix of purple and blue. Get it ready and pick me up. You have one hour."
There was a silent pause before his assistant replied, "Got it, Boss. See you in one hour."
"Hmmm," Wang Zimo acquiesced.
"Ending the call," Elle notified Wang Zimo when the other side cut off the call.
While Assistant B was busily utilizing all available personnel to scour the city for the most in-demand snacks for Liu Leah's age group and buying five to ten different bouquets of purple and blue flowers for Wang Zimo to choose from, Zero, on Liu Leah's side, was looking at his host's status window.
~ Status Window ~
Name: Leaf
Race: ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ Human(⬛⬛)
Gender: Female
Age: ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
Pbucks: 100⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
Soulpower: ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
Level: Max
Strength: ⬛⬛⬛
Endurance: ⬛⬛⬛
Agility: ⬛⬛⬛
Intelligence: ⬛⬛⬛
Wisdom: ⬛⬛⬛
Charisma: ⬛⬛⬛
Appearance: ⬛⬛⬛
Luck: ⬛⬛⬛
Ability:
Space: 9 sq meter
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛
Privileges:
System Store: Upgraded => System Mall: All Inclusive
~Mission Status Overview~
Main Quest - incomplete
[Title: Liu Leah's End
Liu Leah will die at the hands of Wang Haoran within two months of entering the mission.
Reward: +100 Pbuck
Penalty: -100 Pbucks
Countdown: 53:06:00:59]
Mandatory Side Quest 1 - completed
[Need more details?]
Mandatory Side Quest 2 - completed
[Need more details?]
System Announcement: Emergency Quest!
[Cause the miscarriage of Li Mei.
The twins inside Li Mei do not conform to the script the God System wrote.
Reward: +100 Pbucks
Penalty: -100 Pbucks
Countdown: 29:06:00:59]
Zero looked at his host, watching Zed cook while sitting next to Zhou Chun, who was busy typing away on her brand-new laptop. "Ahem, host. You do not have to answer, but I want to ask you something."
Leah raised her eyebrows and focused on Zero's voice while watching her man cook without changing her facial expression. "You finally asked. I thought you were scared to ask."
Zero was scared of Leah, but he had grown bolder because of how carefree Leah had been for the past few days since they had started entering their first mission world together. He noticed that Leah had the patience to warn first and ignore those she found annoying. She didn't punch a hole in someone's gut and then ask questions later.
Zero had gathered that she seemed to think first before taking action, but he wasn't sure if the days he had observed her would justify these findings. He took his chances and asked, something he would never have done when he used to be a system.
"I used to be and am defined as a human. I think I am still human," Leah answered, then chuckled.
"Host, I do not understand," Zero immediately replied.
"You will understand when you get your memories back. Why don't you answer what you are first rather than asking me what I am?" Leah questioned back.
Shocked, Zero turned pale, and cold sweat started forming on his body. Leah's words shook him, and he started thinking about it when a sudden headache engulfed his head and heart.
"Tsk, Here we go again," Leah complained under her breath.
"Listen to my —-, leave the —--- behind. — are not —---."
"Listen to my voice, leave the thought behind. You are not ready."
A soothing voice invaded his soul origin. It was muffled at first until it became clearer. Then he realized he was again kneeling with his hands gripping his head tightly.
That voice was Leah's—no, it was Leaf's.
"Tsk, it looks like it will take you a long time to be complete. Forget what I said then about yourself. Your body will absorb your memories slowly."
Zero was aware that he was not a system or that he was a system, but his origin was something else, and Leaf, his new master, knew more about it. He didn't know if he had willingly become a system or been forced to. Just like Leah said, he needed time to adapt to his memories. He had all the time he needed anyway.
Shaking his head to clear his mind, Zero closed his eyes and opened them again. "Host, how can a human do what you do?"
"What did I do?" Leah asked with an indulgent smile directed at Zero and Zed.
Thinking back on what happened, Zero opened his mouth, but no sound came out. "Wait, what did you do? You hijacked a system's server and API without the God System noticing. You removed my authority and gave it to another. How do you use your sea of consciousness like someone from a Level S world? You even improved the body you are occupying unimaginably, like what we sell in the system mall, but those are expensive even for senior hosts."
Zero bombarded Leah with his confusion and questions.
Leah's smile grew more prominent as she replied, "You are asking the wrong questions."
Friday, who had been silently eating melon seeds on the side, was enjoying the scene. It thought that its big brother Zero and Master were getting along well. After all, having a pig teammate would damage its Master's efforts. It believed that once his big brother remembered who he was, it would be fun, as its tasks would be easier to finish, and it could level up faster.
Friday knew that it was useful now because they were currently in a low-level world, but once they entered a higher-level world, Friday in its current state would be useless.
Zero and Leah's question-and-answer session was interrupted by a ringing and notification sound.
Ring— Ring—
Ting— Ting—
Zed's phone started ringing while Zhou Chun's laptop kept receiving notifications. Zed washed his hands and answered the phone while Zhou Chun read her messages.
"Keep the gates guarded. I will deal with it," Zed said, smiling warmly, turning around to face Leah. Her smiling face changed to a confused expression afterward.
He was about to speak when Zhou Chun beat him to it. "Miss Wang Zimo's assistant sent a request to meet today, and that was more than an hour ago."
Leah faced the frantic Zhou Chun beside her, then started digging for all the information she could find from Liu Leah's memories and Friday's database about Wang Zimo.
After digesting all the information, Leah looked at Zed and smiled. Her smile indicated something else as if she was happy about witnessing a spectacle about to happen.
Zhou Chun was anxious. Her assistants scanned through all the messages they received before sending them to her, and before she received this notification, it was too late. Her young miss had a friendly relationship with Wang Zimo, but they cut all ties when Liu Leah got engaged a year ago.
She was extremely relieved that it happened, so without further ado, she deleted all contacts Liu Leah had with Wang Zimo. Zhou Chun's assistants did not receive the notification immediately as it was from a number or email address that was not flagged as necessary.
She knew that this request amounted to nothing. Wang Zimo did whatever he wanted, and this notification was just a reminder that he was on his way, not asking for permission.
"Wait, this villa is new, and they sold all other previous properties by Miss," Zhou Chun was about to sigh in relief when Zed's words shattered her happy moments.
"A man named Wang Zimo is in front of the gate. I will deal with him and then come back."
Judging from Zhou Chun and Leah's expressions, this man was someone they knew. Based on the words of the assigned security guards at the gate, Zed frowned. This Wang Zimo looks like a suitor according to what he was carrying.
Wang Zimo was reported to be carrying a lot of flower bouquets and snacks in his car.