"First Meeting"

"No, I just make sure the floor will be really slippery so that Zhao Yang won't think I fake my fall." Lai Jiayi laughed dryly. 

"Oh, what a dedication, quack. Good, good! You can do it, quack!" Yaya nodded in satisfaction. 

Under Yaya's command, in just a few minutes, Lai Jiayi managed to make the floor really slippery. 

She then stood at that spot, waiting for Zhao Yang to come out. 

'Here we go, we have to succeed!' 

Lai Jiayi then thought of perfecting her plan even more, so she immediately mopped the floor on the other side. 

Her area was near the wall, while the other spacious area should be where the target would walk on. 

Even the position was already determined! One could see how hard-working these human-AI pairs are.

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7 a.m 

"He should be here soon, quack! I'll hide behind that plant and wait. Good luck, quack!" 

Yaya immediately went to hide behind the nearby plant pot so he could still observe the upcoming event. 

With his words of encouragement, Lai Jiayi nodded. She turned her body, facing the direction of Zhao Yang's house. 

'Now I have to wait until Zhao Yang approaches me, maybe around 30 centimeters away?' 

Just as Lai Jiayi calculated the distance, the door of the target's house was opened with a CLACK sound, surprising both Lai Jiayi and Yaya. 

'He's here!' 

Lai Jiayi quickly lowered her head and started to mop the floor, looking serious. 

She didn't seem to notice Zhao Yang, who had just locked his house and started to walk toward her. 

Well, that's what others see. 

Tap. Tap. Tap. 

The sound of the man's footsteps echoed throughout the corridor, colliding with the sound of Lai Jiayi's heartbeat. 

BA-THUMP. BA-THUMP. 

The girl gripped the mop handle tightly as she waited for Zhao Yang to pass by. 

The distance between her place and Zhao Yang's place was quite far, so it took time for him to arrive. 

At first, the man was immersed in his own thoughts thinking about his company, but as he came closer to Lai Jiayi's place, the sight of an eye-catching orange uniform caught his attention. 

The man couldn't help but glance that way. 

He immediately saw a girl with a high ponytail wearing a green mask is mopping the floor diligently. She looked serious enough that she didn't seem to notice him. 

"...is she the new cleaning service?" Zhao Yang opened his mouth slowly and asked with a faint voice. 

Tianjin couldn't help but look at the girl with her eyebrows knitted. "Yes, master. She's a new employee." 

Tianjin glanced again at the girl, and upon seeing her face was covered with her hair plus that green mask, she didn't pay any more attention to the cleaning service. 

'That girl must be ugly.' Tianjin cursed Lai Jiayi. 

"..mn.." Zhao Yang silently nodded as his distance became even closer to Lai Jiayi. 

Now, he's just a meter away! 

The man just silently walked straight without showing any expression on his face. 

Lai Jiayi felt like her back was drenched with sweat. A chill ran down her spine as the sound of the footsteps became even louder than before. So did the sound of her heartbeat. 

BATHUMP. BATHUMP. BATHUMP. 

It wasn't a heartbeat of excitement but more of nervousness. The girl felt like the world was moving in very slow motion as the man she targeted didn't pass by soon. 

The suspense was killing her. 

'Hurry, hurry, come, and let me fall!' 

Lai Jiayi glanced down to see the man's shoes striking the shiny white floor. His black leather shoes made a great contrast with the floor, somehow creating a rather pleasing view. 

'Leather. It's rather smooth and a bit slippery, isn't it?' Lai Jiayi pondered. 

'Ah, nevermind. Now...judging from the location of his shoes...he is about 30 centimetres away from my place!' 

Knowing that this was the right time, Lai Jiayi took a deep breath and slowly turned her body facing Zhao Yang. 

She seemed to notice him now and immediately lowered her head as a sign of politeness. 

Zhao Yang also noticed the change in Lai Jiayi's action, but he ignored it. The girl lowered her head so fast that he couldn't see anything. 

Just as Zhao Yang stepped on the 'slippery zone', his eyebrows slightly furrowed. 

'The floor is a bit slippery today? or is it because it has just been cleaned…' 

While Zhao Yang's mind was somewhere else, Lai Jiayi was ready with her plan. In a second, she would pass by Zhao Yang. 

'This is it. I have to slip and fall now!' 

Lai Jiayi didn't waste time and immediately 'pretended' to slip. She aimed to make a back fall. 

Swiftly, Lai Jiayi let her shoes slip, but one thing was out of her calculation. Her boots were made of rubber. 

Somehow when she tried to slip, it was...a bit hard unless she ran on a slippery floor.

'...uh? Eh? Eh?? Wait, why is it so hard to fall? Hurry, hurry, he's about to pass by! Ahhh!!' 

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