And also have to take care of the boss's private life and daily needs.

Chen Zhi rubbed his somewhat stiff cheeks from smiling too much, preparing to head back to Deep Space Technology.

He had barely taken two steps.

"Finished delivering your warmth?"

A sour voice suddenly came from behind him.

Chen Zhi stiffened all over, his footsteps halting.

The voice was too familiar.

He slowly turned his head.

The afterglow of the setting sun spilled over the red pillars of the West Gate. Pei Ningxue was leaning against one, arms crossed over her chest, staring right at him.

The evening glow made her delicate face look a bit red. It was hard to tell if it was from the wind or from anger.

Chen Zhi's mind raced.

Just now, he and Lin Wanwan had been waving and blowing kisses at the gate. How much had this little demon seen?

But outwardly he remained calm, even raising an eyebrow in a tone of great surprise.

"Why are you here?"

"I've been here since three-thirty this afternoon."

Pei Ningxue pushed off the pillar and walked over slowly in her limited-edition white sneakers.

She stopped right in front of Chen Zhi, the distance between them no more than a fist's width.

"Dr. Chen, you certainly are busy."

Pei Ningxue's tone was full of vinegar.

"I stood here in the cold wind for two hours, just to watch you deliver warmth to your official empress. With so much mutual affection, I was almost moved to tears."

Good lord, she had been staking him out.

He put on a look of sudden realization, then turned the tables by reaching out, pinching Pei Ningxue's chin with two fingers, and lifting it slightly.

Pei Ningxue was stunned by his sudden move. All the sarcastic remarks she had prepared instantly caught in her throat.

"Stood in the cold wind for two hours?"

Chen Zhi leaned in a bit closer, staring into her eyes with a playful tone.

"What, is your heart disease acting up again? Waiting here specifically for me to cure you?"

Pei Ningxue's cheeks instantly burned hot.

This bastard!

He had clearly been caught red-handed, so how could he still flirt with her so self-righteously?

There were still students coming and going all around them!

She slapped Chen Zhi's hand away and turned her face aside in a bit of a panic, muttering:

"Who... whose heart disease is acting up! Hooligan!"

The aggressive, interrogating aura she had just a moment ago instantly weakened.

"I'm here on serious business!"

Pei Ningxue took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down. She raised her chin, restoring her haughty demeanor.

"I'm here to inspect our future child's inheritance!"

"Take me to see this Deep Space Technology of yours."

Looking at her like this, Chen Zhi couldn't help but laugh.

This woman might talk tough, but her body was honest.

"Alright, let's go."

He didn't tease her anymore, turning and walking toward Science Building No. 1.

Pei Ningxue quickly caught up, and the two walked side by side along the campus's tree-lined path.

The sky had grown dark, and streetlights flickered on one by one. The evening breeze blew past, rustling the leaves of the plane trees along the road.

The two soon arrived at Science Building No. 1.

This building held a very special status at Peking University, housing quite a few national-level key laboratories.

Chen Zhi led Pei Ningxue to the entrance of the basement level.

He leaned over and scanned his face.

"Beep."

The heavy door opened in response.

Pei Ningxue followed Chen Zhi inside, her footsteps involuntarily pausing.

This was quite different from the startup company she had imagined.

Before her was a massive server room, containing nothing but rows of black server racks.

Dai Damai was hunched over a computer, his fingers flying across the keyboard.

Hearing the door open, he whipped his head around.

His bloodshot eyes were filled with pure excitement.

"Boss!"

"It worked! It actually worked!"

He rushed over to Chen Zhi, so excited he could barely speak.

"The first batch of three hundred A100s has been fully integrated into the network! Just now, the computing cluster ran successfully!"

Chen Zhi's eyes lit up.

"How are the results?"

"Explosive! Absolutely explosive!"

Dai Damai gestured wildly with his hands.

"Moss's computing power instantly increased tenfold! And guess what? It started optimizing its own underlying retrieval logic!"

"We didn't do anything, didn't even change the code, and it started evolving on its own! It's eating data, eating it incredibly fast, and digesting it just as quickly!"

As Dai Damai spoke, his eyes turned a bit red.

As a tech guy, watching the code he typed come alive with his own eyes was simply too thrilling.

"Boss, we really did it. This is true artificial intelligence, not that artificial idiocy!"

Chen Zhi patted him on the shoulder.

"Good work."

This was the very thing that could change the future landscape of the world.

As long as the graphics cards were in place, Moss would be able to give this world a little shock.

Dai Damai wiped his face, calming himself down, before suddenly remembering something. His expression fell again.

"Right, Boss, there's one more thing."

With a bitter face, he pointed to a messy pile of receipts and documents on the desk.

"We're burning through funds way too fast. Not counting the graphics cards you brought, we've already spent tens of millions on purchasing servers, software, and memory."

"Plus, the company now has a mountain of tax reports, administrative procedures, social security, and housing provident funds... I absolutely can't handle it!"

Dai Damai scratched his already thinning hair.

"I've been getting a massive headache these past few days just trying to reimburse the invoices for this equipment. I'm a tech guy, what do I know about this stuff? The tax bureau even called me just now saying there's an issue with our tax registration."

"Boss, we need a finance person right now, immediately."

Chen Zhi looked at the pile of documents and felt his own head throb.

Although he understood some capital operations, he really didn't want to touch this kind of trivial administrative and financial work.

Furthermore, for such a core position, he had to find someone he could trust.

Just then, Pei Ningxue, who had been standing quietly to the side, suddenly spoke up.

"I'll do it."

Her voice was crisp and clear.

Only then did Dai Damai notice there was someone else standing next to Chen Zhi.

He had been so caught up in his excitement just now that he had completely treated this great beauty like thin air.

Looking closely at her now, he was instantly stunned.

Wasn't this girl way too pretty? She was even prettier than the 2D waifus he saw in anime!

And this JK uniform paired with thigh-high socks...

Dai Damai hurriedly averted his gaze, wiping his hands awkwardly.

"Um... Boss, who is this?"

"I'm from the Guanghua School of Management."

Pei Ningxue took a step forward, exuding a strong aura.

"I grew up looking at financial statements. I'm more familiar with these things than you guys."

She pointed at the messy pile of invoices on the desk, confidence in her eyes.

"Bookkeeping, tax filing, cash flow, administrative approvals—these are all child's play to me."

Pei Ningxue turned to look at Chen Zhi, her gaze burning.

"Let me be the CFO of Deep Space Technology."

Dai Damai was dumbfounded.

He looked at Pei Ningxue, then looked at Chen Zhi.

Chen Zhi smiled—a slightly wicked smile. He crossed his arms and looked Pei Ningxue up and down.

"You want in?"

"I do."

Pei Ningxue nodded, not backing down at all.

"Alright then."

Chen Zhi stuffed his hands into his pockets, his tone casual.

"But our company is just starting up and funds are tight. Every penny has to be spent where it counts."

He held up three fingers.

"Three thousand a month."

"No benefits, no weekends off, and you're on call 24/7."

"Besides finance, you will also have to handle admin, HR, and secretarial work. You will even be responsible for your boss's daily personal life."

"Are you taking the job or not?"

"Boss, this... isn't this a bit inappropriate?" Dai Damai whispered. "The pay is way too low..."

Pei Ningxue gritted her teeth.

She stared at Chen Zhi's highly punchable face and took a deep breath.

Her chest heaved violently for a moment.

She knew Chen Zhi was doing this on purpose.

He was testing her bottom line.

For the proud Pei Ningxue, this was simply trampling her face into the dirt.

But.

If she turned around and walked away now, she would truly lose.

She would lose to Lin Wanwan, and to that Li Zhiyi who had not even shown her face yet.

If she wanted to capture this man's heart, she had to first infiltrate his life and his career, making him unable to live without her.

Pei Ningxue closed her eyes. When she opened them again, her gaze had changed.

"I will do it."

She squeezed the words through her gritted teeth.

"When do I start?"

Chen Zhi raised an eyebrow, thinking this girl was quite interesting.

Able to bend and stretch when needed—she was a force to be reckoned with.

"Right now."

He pulled a stack of receipts he had casually stuffed into his pocket and shoved them directly into Pei Ningxue's arms.

"Organize these reimbursement slips by tonight."

"Tomorrow morning, I want to see a complete financial report and an analysis of the company account's cash flow."

"No sleeping until you are done."

Holding the stack of receipts, Pei Ningxue froze for a moment.

Then, she raised her chin, revealing an unyielding expression.

"No problem, Boss."

With that, she turned and walked toward an empty desk in the corner of the server room.

Smack!

She slammed the receipts onto the desk and got straight to work.

Watching this scene, Dai Damai was completely dumbfounded.

This... she was hired just like that?

Isn't this a bit too casual?

"Boss, this..."

Chen Zhi patted his shoulder, pulling him back to reality.

"Stop spacing out and get back to debugging."

"Our CFO is in position. From now on, you just ask for the money; how to get it is her problem."

"Oh, right. Let me know when that batch of graphics cards arrives tomorrow."

After saying that, Chen Zhi turned and walked over to Pei Ningxue, who was currently burying herself in work.

He stopped behind her.

He looked at her focused side profile and the snow-white nape of her neck exposed as she looked down.

Chen Zhi leaned over, bringing his face close to her ear. His warm breath brushed against her sensitive earlobe.

"Work hard."

"If you do a good job, I will raise your salary to five thousand."

Pei Ningxue's fingers paused on the keyboard.

Without even lifting her head, she spoke in a cold voice, though a careful listener could catch a slight tremble.

"Get lost."

Chen Zhi smiled, straightened up, and turned to leave the server room.

Stepping out of Science Building No. 1, the night had completely enveloped the campus.

Scattered lights flickered around Weiming Lake, and the faint strumming of a guitar could occasionally be heard in the distance.

Chen Zhi took out his phone and checked the time.

Eight o'clock in the evening.

Lin Wanwan had sent a WeChat message featuring a sticker of a bunny spinning in circles.

"I am back at school! Today was super fun! Love you~"

Chen Zhi's fingers tapped rapidly on the screen, replying with a kissing emoji.

Then, he sent another message to Pei Ningxue: "Work hard, and the position of third wife will be yours in the future."

"Get lost."