"Accident"

The elevator shook, and the people inside instantly fell to the elevator floor.

BRUGH! 

Zhao Yang's knees hit the cold, metallic elevator floor. The noise was so loud that even Lai Jiayi was startled by it. 

"Master!" Tianjin, who saw her master fall on his knee, hurriedly scanned his body with her eyes to see if he got injured anywhere. 

The swan's eyes shone as she scanned Zhao Yang's body. 

'That noise was so loud. The master must be injured! He might get a bruise on his knees or something, ah!' 

Tianjin checked Zhao Yang's knees first, but thankfully, after a few seconds examining her master, she found no injury. 

'Eh, I forgot my master wears a strong, durable suit akin to armor.' Tianjin patted her forehead and sighed. 

It's another invention Zhao Yang made light clothes that were as strong as armor. It was even installed with bullet-proof material. 

No wonder he's not injured. 

"I'm ok, don't worry, " Zhao Yang grunted softly before he grabbed the elevator handle to support him while standing up. 

"I'm just a bit...shocked, " Zhao Yang muttered. 

'But thank God I make the clothes this way. I don't get any injury thanks to the clothes.' 

"Really? I'm glad…" Tianjin cold yet attentive voice rang throughout the small elevator 

Still, she wanted to be sure about it. So, the AI circled her master again to scan his body once more for check and recheck before returning to his side. 

'Yep, nothing happens. He's alright.' 

While Tianjin was busy with Zhao Yang, Lai Jiayi grimaced in pain. 

'Ouch, my knees hurt!!' 

Lai Jiayi cautiously touched her knees, but she just rubbed it for a while and slowly stood up. 

Lai Jiayi's first action when she stood up was to see the tools scattered around her legs. 

Mop, bucket, broom. She dropped them when she fell earlier. 

Seeing this, the girl began to pick up the scattered cleaning tools around her before leaning to the elevator wall as she whispered in her mind, 

[Good job! You manage to stop the elevator from working, ] Lai Jiayi excitedly spoke. 

'That's right. This elevator incident is what Yaya and I had planned. Inside a small cramped place, a woman and a man stay alone for quite a long time…' 

Lai Jiayi faintly giggled. 

'Won't it be a good chance to develop feelings? Of course, today's objective is just to get his forgiveness.' she sighed, before speaking to Yaya again, 

[Thank you for the great work!] 

[Hehehe, you can count on me, quack!] Yaya heard Lai Jiayi's praise and couldn't help but laugh to express his happiness. 

'The first step of the plan worked. No one is injured, that's good. Now...I just have to control this elevator for a little longer…' 

Yaya rubbed his wings. 

'Since the system used by this elevator is old, I can easily hijack into it and take control. Though it isn't easy, it's worth it.' The duck put on a smug smile. 

[By the way...how long do you want me to stop the elevator, quack?] he suddenly asked out of the blue. 

[An hour or so. I think Zhao Yang will do something about this situation, so we can't get a lot of time either.] 

Lai Jiayi chose the safest option, which was only an hour. 

[In an hour, help might come and get us out of this elevator.] 

[I see, sure thing, quack!] Yaya answered energetically before he set the elevator system to stop working for an hour. 

Just as Lai Jiayi finished asking Yaya for his help, the voice of the young man behind her startled her. 

Zhao Yang was currently talking to his AI in a rather loud voice. 

"See if you can open the elevator door, " Zhao Yang commanded with a cold, flat voice. 

He didn't look panic facing this kind of situation. His face was as stoic as before without a change in it. 

Lai Jiayi, who heard his voice, couldn't help but shudder in an unknown fear. She didn't even see his face but just from his voice alone, she felt scared. 

'Oh God, I'm not good around men, and this time I meet a super scary man. A cold, calm, and sturdy ice block!' 

Lai Jiayi cursed while glancing at Zhao Yang. 

This ice block emitted cold air to everyone around him. There's a strange aura in his body that made people couldn't help but feel worthless. He emitted such a strong aura, befitting of a king. 

'Scary ah. How can I be so unlucky to get this dangerous ice block as my target??' 

Lai Jiayi had the urge to cry. 

'Sure, he looks like a smart, calm man from the way he dressed in such a neat style but...those eyes…' Lai Jiayi gulped. 

'It resembles a hungry, lonely, and aloof wolf. Ice wolf.' 

Just recalling those dark blue eyes that had an icy feeling in it, Lai Jiayi couldn't help but shudder again. 

'Oh, c'mon! I have to do my plan right this time!' 

The girl then waited for the right time as she calmed her heart. 

While Lai Jiayi was thinking about the man behind her, Tianjin had finished checking the elevator state. 

She hurriedly went back to Zhao Yang's side and reported, "The elevator stopped working. There's a malfunction, so the door is also stuck, can't be opened." 

Tianjin's report was very straight to the point, leaving unnecessary details behind. It's pretty much to the man's liking. 

"Can you fix it?" Zhao Yang's voice once again rang throughout the square elevator. 

Lai Jiayi instantly rolled her eyes. 

'...fix? Fix the broken elevator Yaya staged before? Impossible ah. Just give up and sit silently, waiting for help. No one can save you so quickly!' 

Or so she thought. 

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