Even After My Death-Chapter 664 - 567 Qi Xingzhou: Another Day with a Love-struck Brain

Chapter 664: Chapter 567 Qi Xingzhou: Another Day with a Love-struck Brain

Changzhou Technology Co., Ltd. was the gift Qi Chen gave to his younger brother, Qi Xingzhou, when he was twenty.

Back then, the company was nothing like the massive entity it is now; it was just a newly registered startup.

Aware that Qi Xingzhou was not good at socializing or managing, Qi Chen not only helped register the trademark for him, but also hired a professional manager and a specialized team to run the company with substantial salaries.

By giving this gift, Qi Chen initially only wanted to find something for his younger brother to do.

On one hand, he was afraid that Qi Xingzhou would become disconnected from society if he stayed cooped up at home for too long.

On the other hand, he did not want to squander Qi Xingzhou’s talent in engineering and research and development.

Even if the company operated at a loss, it would have been fine, as the other ventures of the Qi Family could easily support Qi Xingzhou’s lifestyle for a lifetime.

Who would have thought that within a short span of three years, Changzhou Technology not only avoided losses but instead saw net profits rising year after year, with exceptionally delightful figures each quarter, contributing tens of billions in revenue to Qi Corporation this year alone.

The net profits earned by Changzhou Technology placed it at the forefront among all subsidiaries of Qi Corporation.

Qi Chen had always taken pride in his younger brother.

Upon hearing from his assistant that Jiang Ning had appeared in the building ten minutes ago, Qi Chen immediately put down his pen, left his office, and took the executive elevator to the eleventh floor, which was exclusively occupied by Changzhou Technology Company.

He knew that Jiang Ning must be there to see Qi Xingzhou and that she had greatly helped his younger brother.

As he walked, Qi Chen thought that Jiang Ning was a benefactor of the Qi family; this being her first visit to Qi Building, he ought to personally greet her and treat her with the hospitality due to an honored guest.

Yet, as he approached Qi Xingzhou’s office and was about to knock, he overheard through the gap in the door his younger brother offering to give away the office.

Qi Chen: "..."

He was overthinking it.

His younger brother’s sincerity towards Jiang Ning clearly exceeded his own.

Qi Chen stood silently at the door for a while, but ultimately decided not to disturb the two inside and left quietly on tiptoes.

Inside the office, Jiang Ning and Qi Xingzhou were completely unaware of his visit.

Jiang Ning laughed as she rejected Qi Xingzhou’s exaggerated offer, "I don’t want it. Who just gives away their office like that? And it’s your brother’s office... Be careful, he might beat you up if he finds out."

"He won’t beat me," Qi Xingzhou replied firmly, his tone leaving no room for doubt as if he knew such an event would never occur.

As for Jiang Ning mentioning that it was his brother’s office, Qi Xingzhou frowned, opened his mouth to say something, but before he could organize his thoughts, Jiang Ning’s attention was caught by something in the corner.

Curiously, Jiang Ning pointed and asked, "What’s that?"

Qi Xingzhou followed her finger and realized she was pointing at a robotic dog the company had developed a few days earlier.

The unpowered robotic dog lay quietly in the corner. It wasn’t very large, which is why Jiang Ning hadn’t noticed it right away.

"This is a new product that the company is developing, an AI intelligent robotic dog," said Qi Xingzhou.

Jiang Ning’s eyes lit up upon hearing this, "AI intelligence?"

This term made it hard for her not to think of a particular kind of worker: "Can they help with guide dog’s work?"

Qi Xingzhou looked at Jiang Ning with a hint of surprise and nodded, "Yes, one of our initial intentions in developing it was for it to eventually take over guide dogs’ work, to serve more people with special needs."

As he spoke, he activated the robotic dog in the corner and showed it to Jiang Ning: "It’s still in the trial phase right now, the technology isn’t very mature, and it only responds to simple commands and emergency reactions. More complex functionalities are still under research."

Jiang Ning had never had much exposure to AI intelligent products, and the lively appearance of this robotic dog immediately intrigued her.

Moreover, because it was powered by intelligent computing, despite looking like a large toy, its practical applications went far beyond what it appeared to be.

Jiang Ning marveled at it and couldn’t help thinking about the last TV program she attended, where Changzhou Company provided a batch of smartwatches and holographic equipment.

Thinking about it, she asked, "By the way, the holographic equipment from the last show, wasn’t there talk of releasing a holographic game? How is that progressing?"

"We ran into some special circumstances," Qi Xingzhou replied while tinkering with the robotic dog, calmly revealing a few words under Jiang Ning’s puzzled gaze: "It was appropriated by the state. They see value in this technology and think it would be more suited for other purposes."

A simple sentence astonished Jiang Ning.

Appropriated by the state?!

Intelligently, Jiang Ning did not ask further, and even the way she looked at Qi Xingzhou was filled with admiration.

Since Jiang Ning’s arrival, Qi Xingzhou had turned into a playful child, solely focused on sharing all the other smart products in his company with her, hardly motivated to work.

Discovering Jiang Ning’s special interest in the robotic dog, he texted Chen Shi to bring over some additional smart products from the testing department—items unseen on the market thus far—and displayed them one by one for Jiang Ning.

If Chen Shi had been in the office too, he would have seen that his boss was acting like a peacock in full display.

Qi Xingzhou’s beautiful eyes occasionally glanced at Jiang Ning, ignoring the mountain of paperwork on his desk. It wasn’t until Jiang Ning noticed his incomplete work and urged him to focus on his job that Qi Xingzhou reluctantly returned to his seat with a puckered lip.

However, upon noticing that Jiang Ning had not left and was curiously tinkering with the prototypes, Qi Xingzhou’s mood instantly lifted.

He stole a glance at Jiang Ning, then couldn’t resist looking again, thinking: If only Jiang Ning would come to the office to see him every day, or if he could bring Jiang Ning to work every day.

He wouldn’t ask her to do anything; just having her within sight would be enough.

Every time he saw her, he felt especially delighted, uncontrollably drawn to her.

He would even be willing to give her all his salary if she wanted.

However, having failed at giving gifts repeatedly, Qi Xingzhou realized he had to keep such thoughts to himself; saying them out loud would likely earn him another look from Jiang Ning as if he were the foolish son of a feudal lord.

What Jiang Ning didn’t understand was that he was fully aware of the value of these material things. Precisely because he knew their worth, he wanted to give such valuable and meaningful items to Jiang Ning.

The more precious the gifts, the deeper the bond between them.

The deeper the bond, the closer their relationship would be.

He very much wanted to become a part of Jiang Ning’s life.