"Boss Su, I've decided to resign from Zuanka Technology. I'm never working as a test subject again."
Zane stood in front of Derek Su.
He was clearly much older than Derek Su,
yet at that moment, he had his head lowered like a child who had done something wrong.
Derek Su had not expected Zane to actually dare to work as a test subject again.
Just last night, when he returned from Vacation Island with the Mecha Girls, he found Zane lying on the bed like a dead dog. His whole body reeked of disinfectant. Add to that his deathly pale face and the freshly healed needle marks on his body, and there was no need to guess where this guy had gone.
"I really was wrong. This time, I fully understand my mistake!"
Zane looked miserable as he complained, "I never thought Zuanka Technology would be that insane. The previous experiments were over in an hour, but this time they went straight for six hours. Even an elephant would lose a layer of skin after going through that!
"They injected me with drugs, then used a dialysis machine to clean out my blood... I only found out after the experiment was over. No wonder I felt like my whole body was about to collapse the moment I got off the operating table."
Derek Su's face was dark, and the corner of his mouth twitched.
He wanted to get angry, but he had no idea what to say.
After all, Zane's intentions were good. He had done it to investigate the secret of becoming a Techmaster, for the development of Stella Club, and most importantly, to save Mr. Liang.
Besides, Zane was still injured right now...
Derek Su rubbed his brow in exhaustion and said helplessly, "As long as you understand that yourself. Don't go again."
Zane quickly took out the resignation letter he had already prepared and showed it to Derek Su, patting his chest as he promised, "Boss Su, even my resignation letter has already been approved. I absolutely won't go back. Don't worry!"
Seeing Derek Su's expression soften slightly,
he pulled out another contract and said with an awkward smile,
"Boss Su, this is the job I just found! The pay isn't high, but it's easy work. I'll have more time to train with Lingwind in the future. Maybe we'll even be able to join you on the provincial-level track~"
Lingwind's eyes lit up when she heard that.
But she was also a little confused.
That was not what Zane had told her before.
Had her master really come to his senses and decided to stop taking risks?
She suddenly felt a little conflicted...
Derek Su glanced at Zane's employment contract.
The moment he saw the words "Zuanka," his vision nearly went black.
"Are you seriously picking a fight with Zuanka Technology now? There are so many places hiring nearby, but you just have to go to Zuanka? Is there nowhere else that can fit a big shot like you? If you're really that bored, come work part-time as an assistant coach at Stella Club. Then you can run with Stella and the others while carrying tires!"
Of course, Zane had no intention of wasting his limited life dragging tires around. He had a far greater mission to accomplish.
He pointed at the contract and said nervously, "Boss Su, please take a closer look. I'm not going there as a test subject. I'm going there as a cleaner."
Derek Su looked more carefully at the contract and realized it was true.
The employment contract really did say cleaner.
Monthly salary, 3,800. Lunch included.
"Come work as a cleaner at Stella Club. I'll pay you six thousand a month!"
"No!" Zane refused at once.
Under Derek Su's irritated stare, he lowered his head and stammered, "Since things have come to this, I'll just be honest. Boss Su, I'm not young anymore. The truth is, I'm so attached to Zuanka Technology not only because I want to gather information, but also because I found my true love there!"
"Huh?"
"True love?!" Derek Su froze.
Absolute Shadow, who had been calmly drinking tea nearby, almost sprayed it all out of her mouth.
Behind the sofa, Lingwind's pupils trembled as she listened in.
It was as if she had heard something completely unbelievable.
Then she lowered her head, clenched her fists, suddenly stood up, sniffled, and ran back to her room while rubbing her eyes under the confused gazes of the surrounding Mecha Girls.
"You're not joking, are you?!" Derek Su asked in disbelief.
"Of course not." Zane looked completely serious. "She's the cleaning supervisor at Zuanka Technology. She has a good personality and speaks gently. When I was working as a test subject, she took good care of me too. She even helped me pull up my pants after I came out of the restroom. Most importantly..."
He lowered his voice and leaned close to Derek Su's ear.
A little embarrassed, he said, "She's stacked!"
Then he took out a photo and showed it to Derek Su.
In the photo was a woman in her thirties who still had plenty of charm. She was wearing a cleaner's uniform, and her hair was styled in very down-to-earth woolly curls.
Oh. No wonder Zane was not interested in Lingwind.
After all that, Zane liked this type?
Absurd!
But she really was stacked.
"You..." Derek Su glanced sideways at Zane, whose face was practically glowing with delight. In his mind, ten thousand alpacas were stampeding side by side. Lingwind was so good, yet he gave up the sweet and soft Lingwind to choose an older woman.
The only way to describe it was that his tastes were unique.
Although Derek Su did not want Zane going to Zuanka Technology, a place that clearly seemed suspicious, he could not stop Zane from pursuing true love. After a moment of silence, he could only shake his head and say helplessly, "Forget it. You're already a grown man. I even have to call you uncle. You know your own limits. I can't be bothered to manage you."
Zane was overjoyed.
He bowed repeatedly and said, "Thank you for your support, Boss Su!"
He raised his head, his eyes bright.
Derek Su thought Zane really liked that cleaning supervisor. The Mecha Girls around them looked at him with disdain, secretly feeling that Lingwind deserved better. Only Zane himself knew what the light in his eyes truly meant.
[Sorry, Lingwind.]
Looking in the direction Lingwind had left,
Zane lowered his head, and his gaze dimmed slightly.
He was not stupid. How could he not know how Lingwind felt about him?
But his plan was almost certain death.
He could not drag Lingwind into that danger.
[Warehouse No. 1...]
[Vase!]
Zane's gaze grew increasingly firm.
The general search range had now been narrowed down. However, as a cleaner, where exactly he worked would be arranged by the cleaning supervisor, the woman in the photo. So he had to build a good relationship with her.
He planned to start a relationship with the cleaning supervisor.
With his looks as a handsome middle-aged man, he was quite confident.
He would win that woman over within two months.
When Derek Su participated in the provincial-level race, when everyone's attention was focused on the provincial-level track...
that would be when he made his move!
... Derek Su did not fully believe that Zane would behave himself so obediently.
Over the next week, he secretly observed Zane's situation and found that Zane really did get off work on time. Every day, he went to Zuanka to do cleaning work, and he did seem to be preparing to pursue his love.
That bastard Zane was even researching lipstick shades!
The only pity was Lingwind. She had been gloomy for the past few days.
Fortunately, with everyone in the club keeping her company, she would figure it out one day.
Fundamentally speaking, it was still very difficult for humans and Mecha Girls to truly end up together.
Lifespan alone was an enormous gap.
During this period, Derek Su had not stopped training the Mecha Girls in the club either. He even participated in one training race, bringing his accumulated MP points to 60.
... And so, the days passed one by one.
Summer quietly slipped away.
The beginning of autumn.
When red leaves covered the mountains,
the Xiangshan Advanced Race,
the provincial-level advancement race known as the Misty Track, was finally approaching!
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