Chapter 803

At that time, Little Buding was young and impetuous. He thought that being able to enter the world-renowned biotech company, receiving a generous salary and enjoying the best benefits, was the greatest reward for his years of hard study and research. It’s just five years without leaving the company.

After visiting the headquarters once with his classmates, he threw those concerns aside.

Exchange five years for a miracle.

After much hesitation, he signed the contract.

When the contract took effect, Little Buding indeed started working at the headquarters, researching the visualization of bio-brainwaves.

He was a core member, and because he was smart and capable, he was promoted to team leader at one point.

Two years later, the company assigned him to participate in a core project.

Without thinking twice, Little Buding agreed.

The management system here was even stricter, the benefits were even more generous, and he could personally see the project he’d helped develop being put to use. At first, Little Buding was incredibly enthusiastic about this job.

Jiang Lai was his partner.

The company said they had selected a group of volunteers to experiment with the visualization of thoughts within brainwaves.

Specifically, it involved projecting human thoughts into a modeled world, then using technology to convert these internal thoughts into pictures on a screen.

It’s like projecting your dreams into reality.

This technology helps patients who are paralyzed or in vegetative states to enjoy the world in another form.

In the world of consciousness, they could transform into any form they desired, regain a healthy body, and genuinely experience a new world.

Each world model required testers to ensure the story’s logic and integrity within it.

Jiang Lai was doing this job.

At least, that’s what Little Buding thought.

He believed he was always doing the most meaningful work, contributing as much as he could to the progress of humanity.

But now, he suddenly felt tired.

It’s as if he knew that even someone as clever as Jiang Lai was just a puppet controlled by others. The self-proclaimed genius Little Buding realized he was just another insignificant piece in this massive setup.

He could no longer feel the satisfaction that the job once brought him.

Right at the five-year mark, he wanted to leave.

Facing Shi Yubai, his heart thumped nervously and inexplicably.

"Boss, I’ve already prepared my resignation letter. I’ll show it to you right now."

"That’s not necessary."

Shi Yubai refused him.

"Once the five-year term ends, you can leave directly without a resignation letter."

"Really?"

Little Buding’s face lit up with joy.

He then excitedly clasped his resignation letter tightly, and the heavy stone weighing down his heart was completely lifted at this moment.

Five years.

He had actually stayed here for five years.

When Shi Yubai agreed to let him go, Little Buding suddenly felt he’d been waiting for this moment for a very long time.

If the person partnering alongside him isn’t Jiang Lai, then this job is indeed irrelevant.

In the corridor, Liu Zhi’an bowed his head, looking at the employee deployment list in his hand.

"Really approved Mao Mao’s resignation application?"

These people held the company’s core secrets, and before leaving, they needed to complete one last task.

"Yes, make sure the memory erasure is thorough."

"Okay."

At this moment, Little Buding hummed joyfully. Looking at the office in front of him, he sighed.

"Goodbye, oh wait, no, never again."

Having spent so much time with Jiang Lai, he had yet to meet her face to face in reality.

Once the resignation process was complete, he could go to the Jiang Family to meet Jiang Lai.

She was so wealthy, perhaps after his resignation, she could help him out.

But he wondered about Jiang Lai’s health.

She completed all her tasks, logically speaking, she should be able to return home healthily.

Little Buding thought lightly about it, and while packing, he suddenly glanced at his computer.

Having returned to the real world, he wasn’t sure if he could still contact Jiang Lai.

He tried to turn on the computer.

Facing the camera above him, Little Buding quickly typed on the keyboard. The computer’s main page was a resignation letter, and from the camera, it seemed he was refining his resignation report.

In reality, Little Buding was already attempting to connect with Jiang Lai’s brain consciousness.

As long as she was sleeping, he should be able to get through.

After trying three times without a response, suddenly, on the fourth attempt, Jiang Lai’s hoarse and weak voice came through, causing Little Buding’s heart to leap, and a surge of joy followed.

"Jiang Lai! It’s your President Ding!"

"President Ding..."

Listening to Jiang Lai’s tone, Little Buding felt a bit unsettled.

She seemed not to recognize him.

"What’s wrong, Jiang Lai?"

A bad thought flashed through his mind.

"You don’t remember me, do you?"

"So who are you?"

"I..."

Little Buding fell silent, feeling suffocated, like the gloomy rainy days in summer, unable to utter a word.

"I’m leaving now; my task is complete, and so is yours, so I’m leaving.

I want to say goodbye."

Jiang Lai’s breathing was slow, her voice leisurely, and her response equally slow.

"Am I dreaming?"

"Yeah, just pretend you’re dreaming, goodbye Jiang Lai."

He disconnected, Little Buding covered all traces, using the experience he’d accumulated over the years, erased the record of the contact this time.

Before leaving, two people in white biohazard suits led him to a glass house.

"According to regulations, a full-body examination is required before leaving."

He undressed, walked into the disinfection chamber, and after full-body disinfection, lay down as instructed.

Seeing the semicircular instrument overhead, Little Buding had already guessed most of what was to come.

Struggling now would be useless; all he could do was close his eyes and let nature take its course.

Before slipping into unconsciousness, he vaguely heard Jiang Lai’s voice in his ears.

"Goodbye, President Ding."

Before he could think further, Little Buding fell into slumber.

——

In the observation ward, Liu Zhi’an routinely came to check on Jiang Lai’s health.

He entered with two assistants, seeing Jiang Lai sitting on the bedside with her back to him, he started preparing medications without uttering a word.

Once the medication was ready and drawn into the syringe, Liu Zhi’an approached Jiang Lai.

"Miss Jiang, please cooperate and lie down."

Jiang Lai remained silent and obediently lay down, her eyes fixed on Liu Zhi’an.

"Are you close with Yu Bai?"

"He’s my superior."

"Oh, ask Yu Bai to come see me."

"Please wait a moment, once this injection is done, I’ll call him over."

Jiang Lai retrieved her hand, clenching tightly.

"I want to see him right now."

Although her voice was weak, her tone was stubbornly firm, which irritated Liu Zhi’an, causing him to frown.

All these years, he had been serving Jiang Lai and was tired of it.

Awake, she was more troublesome than asleep.

"You, go call Dean Shi."

One of the assistants turned and left.