Zombie Bodyguard
Chapter 719 - 716: Programmers Can Fall in Love too

Chapter 719: Chapter 716: Programmers Can Fall in Love too

Lin Tian found that, like Zhou Botong, Liu Wenxing would never stop talking once he started on his area of expertise, as if he was chanting a Tightening Spell.

To avoid being bombarded by his incessant chatter, Lin Tian quickly took out his cell phone and dialed Miss’s number.

Although Lin Tian already had a CEO-level pass for the Xiao Group, it wasn’t enough to gain access to the Xiao Group’s supercomputer center. He needed authorization from either Miss or Mrs. Xiao.

The call connected quickly, and Xiao Manxue’s pleasant voice came through the phone, "Lin Tian, shouldn’t you be in class right now? How come you have time to call me?"

"I was just thinking about you, is that not okay?" Lin Tian blurted out, but he regretted it immediately. Teasing Miss like this, he was sure he could forget about getting access to the supercomputer now.

As expected, there was a moment of silence on the other end of the line, followed by Xiao Manxue’s snort, "Humph, don’t give me that. Sweet talk doesn’t work on me. You’d better save it for your little nurse."

My little nurse? What little nurse? Lin Tian was taken aback, then quickly realized Miss was referring to Kikuchi Mika. The whole affair had been clarified; why was Miss still holding onto it?

Could it be that Miss was jealous? The thought suddenly popped into Lin Tian’s mind, startling him. Then he quickly suppressed it. With Miss’s cool and domineering personality, how could she be jealous? That was impossible.

"Uh, Miss, I have something serious to talk about." Lin Tian, with a thick skin, immediately threw his previous words to the wind, and then spoke seriously.

"You have something serious? Say it then, I’m very busy right now." Xiao Manxue voiced her doubt whether Lin Tian was indeed serious or not.

Lin Tian thought about it and decided to be direct. Beating around the bush would backfire with Miss, and he said earnestly, "I’d like to borrow the lab’s supercomputer."

There was another pause on the phone before Xiao Manxue asked, "What do you need it for?"

"I need to crack an encrypted USB, but its encryption level is too high for ordinary computers to break. Thus, I require the supercomputer’s processing power," Lin Tian explained truthfully.

However, he concealed the origins of the USB. Sun Hai’s matter was still unclear, and Lin Tian didn’t want to tell Miss yet as it would only lead to unnecessary speculation.

"Lin Tian, you know that’s impossible. You’ve been to the lab and seen the lab’s rules on the wall. One of them clearly forbids connecting external storage devices to the lab’s system. You don’t need me to explain the risks involved, I assume you understand," Xiao Manxue outright denied Lin Tian’s request.

Lin Tian of course understood. Not just a lab, even an ordinary company would typically prohibit external storage devices from connecting to the company’s computer systems.

The purpose of this was not only to prevent the leakage of secrets but to also thwart computer viruses carried on storage devices. A virus getting into the lab’s internal systems would be catastrophic.

So, Miss’s reaction was within Lin Tian’s expectations. It was a principle that any group president should have. He didn’t blame Miss. He would have done the same in her position. He had only asked on the off chance that it might be possible.

"What’s the origin of that USB?" Xiao Manxue asked again, perhaps feeling that it was a bit harsh to refuse Lin Tian outright after all the help he had given the Xiao Family. But she also had to be responsible for the entire Xiao Group, so she wanted to know the details.

Lin Tian knew that without being clear, he wouldn’t be able to use the supercomputer, so he said, "I can’t tell you the origin for now, but this USB has some connection to Sun Hai."

The USB was found on Cui Haolong after Lin Tian killed him. If he were to reveal its origins, Miss would definitely know that he killed Cui Haolong. Some things are better left unknown as they come with associated responsibilities.

"It’s related to Sun Hai?" Xiao Manxue said with curiosity. She seemed to ponder for a moment before continuing, "Well, I’m currently at an international jewelry contest, and it’s inconvenient to talk about it now. Let’s discuss it when I get back to the country. Even if I agreed to help you now, you wouldn’t be able to get in without my being there in person to authorize it."

"That’s fine; I’m not in a hurry these next couple of days. No worries, I’ll hang up now. Time to head back to class," Lin Tian said straightforwardly, not one to cling to an issue.

"Wait a second, I met a foreign woman here at the event, and she said she misses you. Lin Tian, you’re spreading your influence quite fast, eh? Your reach has extended abroad, first a little nurse from Japan, now a blonde woman," Xiao Manxue commented, her tone a bit strange, though it was hard to tell if she was getting jealous.

Lin Tian shook his head helplessly and protested, "Miss, you’re overestimating me. The furthest I’ve ever been is Japan, and among the beauties I know, there has never been a blonde woman. You must’ve misunderstood because of your poor English."

"My English is poor?" Xiao Manxue seemed to choke on Lin Tian’s words, and it took her a while to retort, "I won’t argue with you. Her name is Charlotte, remember who she is now?"

Charlotte? Lin Tian paused, then a silhouette emerged in his mind: blonde hair like Rossi’s, and while she had a great figure with the beautiful curves of a Western woman, her face was quite plain.

She was the European woman who bid 1.8 billion for the Three Pure Ones Holy Realm Jade Carving, whom Lin Tian had only seen once at the auction, and was not at all acquainted with.

"Uh, Miss, Charlotte is European, you know. Western people have their ways, saying ’I miss you,’ ’I love you,’ and so forth casually. It doesn’t mean anything special. Even kisses on the cheeks are normal greetings. What could it possibly mean?" Lin Tian explained.

"I was just joking. You didn’t need to explain," Xiao Manxue laughed, her tone clearly lighthearted. Lin Tian could detect the cheerfulness in her voice.

Yeah, why do I need to explain myself? Do I care about Miss misunderstanding? Lin Tian hung up the phone, scratching his head as he pondered for a while.

Then he caught Liu Wenxing trying to hold back his laughter and burst out, "Wenxing, what the hell are you laughing at?"

"Hahaha..." Liu Wenxing couldn’t help but burst out laughing, and it took a while before he said, "Brother Tian, the way you two were talking, anyone who didn’t know better would think you’re a couple."

"A couple? Brother, I’m still single. Where’d you get the notion of a couple from? Damn it, talking to you is pointless. Both of us are bachelors, and here we are discussing couples. If Zhou Botong knew about this, he’d die laughing," Lin Tian complained.

"Brother Tian, I... I’m not single anymore..." Liu Wenxing suddenly said sheepishly.

"What? You’re in a relationship?" Lin Tian said in surprise. The guy was a typical geeky computer expert and programmer. Him being in a relationship was unexpected.

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