He couldn't help but think that with his wealth, what kind of talent couldn't he find?
Usually, talented individuals would flock to him.
Whatever talent they needed, they could simply offer a high price and choose from the very best.
But Wen Bai's robotic craftsmanship was exceedingly good, even better than the top chefs his butler had recruited.
Considering this was just a simple breakfast, prepared so quickly and with such high quality.
Wen Ziyue instructed his subordinate, "Get me a robot like that."
He subtly pointed at the eye-catching robot that had followed Wen Bai out and stood a few steps behind him.
575 saw Wen Ziyue smiling at him and politely returned the smile.
Wen Ziyue's subordinate acknowledged the order and went to make arrangements.
Wen Bai noticed Wen Ziyue's constant, albeit subtle, glances behind him.
Wen Bai suddenly stopped and turned around, nearly bumping into 575 behind him.
575, who had been watching Wen Bai's every move, steadied his master.
Today, 575 was wearing new casual clothes bought by System 001 yesterday, a light grey suit that made 575 look remarkably human. He also had a chain around his neck that suited him well, presumably also bought by System 001 yesterday.
575 looked like a pleasant and exceptionally skilled cook, if one overlooked his pair of deep blue phoenix eyes.
System 001, noticing that its host had finally paid attention to 575's attire, chimed in with a self-congratulatory compliment, "575 looks completely different in his new clothes. My taste is truly excellent."
Wen Bai suddenly realized that Wen Ziyue had been looking at 575 all along.
Uncharacteristically, he felt a sense of unease. He stood in front of Wen Ziyue, blocking his view of 575.
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Two cars stopped one after another at the main entrance of the Robot Research Center.
Unusually, Wen Ziyue was traveling with a low profile.
Previously, Wen Ziyue, worried about Wen Bai, had forcibly assigned some personnel – those men in suits.
There were often ten or twenty of them.
Coupled with the impressive retinue Wen Bai had seen upon his first visit to his original body's castle-like home, Wen Bai had mistakenly believed that people of Wen Ziyue's and his original body's stature were extremely ostentatious.
He had assumed Wen Ziyue had to bring dozens of people with him whenever he went out.
This time, there were only two, which made him feel much more at ease, finally free from being the center of attention.
The group arrived at the research center. As they alighted from the cars, Department Head Li from the promotion-and-fortune-seeking Department, and Old Zhang, head of the Advertising Department, were already waiting at the entrance to greet them.
Department Head Li led Wen Bai and Wen Ziyue inside, with 575 following behind Wen Bai.
Department Head Li was well aware of how much Mr. Wen treasured his robot and had specifically allocated time at the research center just to repair the robot in front of him.
He thoughtfully moved aside, creating space to allow Mr. Wen's robot to stay closer to Mr. Wen.
As the group entered the building, Old Zhang engaged in pleasantries, Wen Bai remained silent with a poker face, and Wen Ziyue responded with casual nods.
As they passed a certain area, 575 suddenly stopped moving forward, falling far behind the others.
He tilted his head in a particular direction, as if trying to discern something.
Wen Bai noticed that his robot had created a considerable distance between them – several meters.
Wen Bai stopped and turned back, calling out, "575."
Upon hearing his master's call, 575 immediately turned back and caught up.
After the group had moved on, a person in a white lab coat and sunglasses slowly emerged from the spot 575 had been looking at.
The sunglasses were a bit large, slipping down on the small face, revealing a pair of deep blue eyes.
Its gaze locked onto the back of Wen Bai in the group.
It took two steps forward in the direction Wen Bai's group had left.
Then, as if hesitant, it glanced at the tall robot accompanying Wen Bai.
The figure in the white lab coat tilted its head, and the sunglasses slipped further, almost falling to the ground.
The slipping sunglasses were suddenly caught by its extended left hand, gripping a corner of the glasses.
Then it extended its right hand, revealing fingers that should have been long and beautiful, but one middle finger was missing a section.
It looked down at its hand for a moment, then glanced at the sign on the door of the room in front of it, and then turned away in the opposite direction of Wen Bai's group.
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Wen Bai and his entourage were led to an outdoor office with a beautiful view.
This was a spot specially chosen by Old Zhang. When he saw Wen Ziyue today, he was grateful that he had carefully considered the meeting location.
The male lead, Gou Zhe, was already there, having arrived with his agent before Wen Bai's group.
Hearing the commotion, the person who had been sitting in a chair looking at his phone raised his head.
Upon seeing them, Gou Zhe and his agent rose to their feet.
After a friendly handshake and greetings, they got down to business…
Wen Bai, sitting expressionlessly at the table, listened to their discussion as if it were gibberish and began to drift off.
Old Zhang and Department Head Li mistook Wen Bai's wandering gaze for deep contemplation of their proposal's feasibility.
Wen Ziyue's opinion of Wen Bai began to change.
He was surprised that Wen Bai had stayed for so long without leaving.
He now thought that Wen Bai had indeed changed and was willing to engage in something productive, even if he considered it a trivial and time-consuming matter.
Gou Zhe listened as Old Zhang spoke: one moment suggesting that mutual cooperation during the live stream would enhance the effect, the next expressing hope that the person on the other side would appear on camera, and then mentioning that a face change would occur if they appeared on screen.
What was the point of the other person appearing on camera then? Gou Zhe couldn't understand.
Despite finding it troublesome, Gou Zhe was also somewhat curious about the person sitting opposite him, who seemed lost in thought.
It was the first time he had encountered someone who zoned out in front of him and wouldn't even bother to look at him.
The agent, on the other hand, was increasingly impressed by Wen Bai and Wen Ziyue…
Simply because, in her opinion, neither of them was paying attention to Gou Zhe.
She couldn't help but wonder if wealthy people had such high levels of enlightenment and were so indifferent to appearances.
Although the two individuals opposite them were already attractive, and even the robot was exceptionally dazzling…
The agent outwardly agreed with everyone's opinions, but inwardly, she was repeatedly amazed, believing this combination was truly extraordinary. She wished she could secretly take a photo to keep, but their status prevented her from doing so.
Meanwhile, not far behind Wen Bai, 575's gaze, which had been focused on Wen Bai, shifted again.
Unbeknownst to everyone, 575 had already slipped away from the group and headed in a certain direction.