Chapter 113: A Date in a Dreamscape

There was only one explanation—Guan Ailin must have overheard the conversation between Wen Nan and Yang Jingyuan just now.

With that thought, Wen Nan glanced around and quickly spotted the phone Yang Jingyuan had carelessly tossed onto the cup holder of the front row seats.

If Guan Ailin had truly planted a bug, it was most likely hidden inside that phone.

So, before Wen Nan left earlier, when Guan Ailin called Yang Jingyuan to the office under the pretense of discussing something, that was just a ruse. Her true intention was to install the listening device.

It seemed the CEO wasn’t the naive novice people assumed her to be; she had her own countermeasures, and they were glaringly obvious—a blatant, bold move.

At that moment, Wen Nan suddenly realized another problem—he and Yang Jingyuan had been intimately entangled in the car for several intense hours... had the CEO heard everything?

Before he could dwell on the thought, a message from Guan Ailin popped up on the system:

“Come to my office.”

Leaving the garage hastily, Wen Nan stepped into the elevator and headed to the top floor. Just as he pressed the button for the penthouse, a new member’s information appeared in the system’s guild chat:

Name: Zhang Tianzhou
Level: 3
Strength: 237/500
Agility: 36/500
Armor: 68/500
Charisma: 2/500

Was this the other player who had crashed into the wall, as the Three Fire brothers had discovered? Another level 3 player, and the name—Zhang Tianzhou—soundingly close to Zhang Tianyu, the player who hit the wall last time. Could they be brothers?

It was likely these two had encountered trouble in different main quests within the same instance.

Still, it was mere speculation. With only player names available and no real-name verification required, nothing could be confirmed. Everything would only become clear once this dungeon ended and the two had been escorted off this map.

Putting away the guild information, Wen Nan messaged Gu Jinxing and Hu Jiayao on his way up:

“Jiu, did you take the confidential documents to the company dorm?”

“Jinxing: Yes, currently at the refresh point.”

“If needed, I can bring them downstairs to the company building.”

“No need. Do you have scanning equipment on hand? Just scan an electronic copy for me, preserving all details, especially the official seal—make it clear.”

“Jinxing: Got it. The system should be able to scan it; hold on.”

As Wen Nan stepped out of the elevator, the scanned copy of the confidential documents arrived.

He detoured to the nearby printing room, printed the file on company letterhead bearing the official logo, grabbed a matching document envelope, slipped the papers inside, and sealed it with a strip of adhesive tape from the drawer.

Done with this, Wen Nan walked over to the cubicle and placed the envelope on Zhang Beibei’s desk.

“What’s this...?”

Zhang Beibei had been sitting distractedly at her workstation, looking around aimlessly. The sudden thud of the envelope startled her. She glanced down at the sealed document, paused, then recognized it. Excitement surged through her as she jumped up.

“Senior Brother! You did it? You got it! You really are my all-powerful hero!”

9527: [Congratulations! Target “Naïve Junior Sister who can squeeze out water” has reached 98% affection progress.]

Ignoring decorum, the junior sister rushed forward and threw herself at Wen Nan, attempting to kiss him.

Wen Nan gently pushed her back and gave her a warning look to tone it down.

Noticing several pairs of eyes nearby glancing over, Zhang Beibei quieted down, stuffed the file into her bag, then pulled Wen Nan aside to whisper in his ear:

“Senior Brother! While you were gone this morning, something happened at the company. Did you hear? The alarm went off for over half an hour. I saw so many security guards rushing downstairs, and now the entire fourth floor is sealed off—not even a cockroach can get in!

“I was terrified just now. I messaged you, but you never replied. I thought maybe you got caught helping me and triggered the alarm...”

Wen Nan shook his head with a smile and ruffled her hair. “You already said your Senior Brother is an all-powerful hero. This little matter won’t defeat me.”

Zhang Beibei lifted her round face, her eyes filled with admiration and deep affection.

9527: [Congratulations! Target “Naïve Junior Sister who can squeeze out water” has reached 99% affection progress.]

9527: [Congratulations player! You have perfectly completed the affection quest for this character. Subsequent interactions and storylines related to her may be skipped without affecting affection or mission completion status.]

Perfectly completed already? The junior sister... and he hadn’t even tested if she really could squeeze out water yet...

Lost in thought, the girl suddenly leaned in on tiptoe and kissed Wen Nan passionately on the lips.

Wen Nan froze for a moment, letting her act.

Well, at least he could confirm—there was definitely a lot of “water.”

Just as the kiss deepened, the door to the CEO’s office clicked open.

Startled, the junior sister quickly pulled away, burying her head low as she returned to her desk.

Guan Ailin stood by the door, glanced at the junior sister’s direction, then at Wen Nan. She said nothing and turned into the room, leaving the door wide open.

It was an unspoken summons for Wen Nan to enter.

Lowering his head, Wen Nan whispered into the junior sister’s ear: “You promised me before—you have to follow through.”

She hesitated briefly, then bit her lip and nodded firmly. “Yes, Senior Brother. Don’t worry!”

Entering the CEO’s office, Wen Nan closed the door behind him and approached Guan Ailin’s desk.

Guan Ailin sat in the swivel chair, tilting her head up to look at him with a calm, unreadable expression. Her voice was cool, almost cold:

“Mr. Ye, your schedule has been quite full today. Gone all morning from your cubicle, enjoying yourself for hours. Just returned, and now you’re cozying up with the junior sister again?”

[Mind Reading] was on cooldown—unusable.

Wen Nan checked the system repeatedly; Guan Ailin’s affection level remained at 65%, unchanged.

So, her teasing tone carried no real hostility.

No hostility? Then what was it—so sharp and sour?

Wen Nan smiled and ignored her words, saying nothing about the garage incident. Instead, he asked plainly, “Ailin, what did you want to see me about?”

Her tone grew even colder. “Don’t call me ‘sister’ if you’ve called others that before. Don’t try to fool me with that.”

Wen Nan nodded in compliance.

Leaning forward, Guan Ailin pushed an envelope toward him.

Wen Nan paused. Could it be another confidential document?

He opened the envelope and froze at what he saw inside.

Two movie tickets, bearing the title: “Get a Dog.”

Wen Nan stared at the tickets, mouth slightly open but at a loss for words.

Then Guan Ailin asked:

“Tonight, Crown Cinema. Want to go together?”

9527: [Congratulations! New side quest triggered—A Dreamy Date.]

9527: [You will receive an additional 100 attribute points, to be awarded after the trial concludes.]

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(End of chapter)