Why didn't you tell me earlier that my little sister is still waiting for me?

Lin Bufan naturally noticed the change in Huang Yimei's expression, but he didn't care. Instead, he continued to smile and said, "Not only is there someone here, but she's also a beautiful woman!"

On the other end of the video, Huang Yimei's eyes became increasingly dangerous, but a hint of a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth: "Oh? How beautiful is she? Is she as beautiful as Xu Li?"

This question was like a bucket of cold water poured on Lin Bufan's head, making him stuck instantly.

If Huang Yimei had asked about who was prettier compared to her, Lin Bufan would definitely have said that Xu Hongdou was prettier. So after seeing Xu Hongdou, Huang Yimei would have nothing to say. Moreover, if she said it to her face, it would be like a joke and there would be nothing to worry about!

But Huang Yimei happened to use Xu Li as a comparison, which made things a bit difficult!

Although he couldn't see Huang Yimei's movements, Lin Bufan dared to guarantee that Huang Yimei must have turned on the screen recording software at this time. If he dared to say that Xu Hongdou was prettier than Xu Li, especially if he said it behind her back, then after Xu Li saw the video, she would definitely not be able to settle it without a week of ideological and political classes!

But if you say she is not as pretty as Xu Li, Xu Hongdou is standing next to her. Isn't this a slap in her face?

After thinking about it for a while, Lin Bufan decided to come clean.

Alas, I don’t want to play anymore!

"See for yourself whether she is prettier than Xu Li!" As he said that, Lin Bufan suddenly turned the camera of his mobile phone towards Xu Hongdou who was standing beside him in amazement.

Although Xu Hongdou had not appeared in the camera screen before, causing Huang Yimei to not see her, she, who was standing next to Lin Bufan, had already clearly seen Huang Yimei's face on the other end of the video through Lin Bufan's mobile phone screen - a face that was exactly the same as hers, like a reflection in the mirror!

Huang Yimei, on the other end of the video, saw Xu Hongdou, and her pupils shrank sharply, her face filled with shock. But compared to Xu Hongdou, who was completely stunned, Huang Yimei recovered her senses faster.

"Heh..." Huang Yimei chuckled in the video, her tone full of ridicule as if she had seen through the trick: "Lin Bufan, you're quite capable! Are you trying to arouse my curiosity, then turn back and confirm it in person?

But don't forget, I've seen Odebiao before. Tell me, is this AI face-changing or holographic projection?"

Lin Bufan got anxious when he heard this and shouted into the camera of his phone, "Huang Yimei, do you think Odebiao is easy to make? Do you know how much effort I put into making Odebiao? I just checked into the hotel and I'm unfamiliar with the place. How can I make such a realistic holographic projection for you in an instant? Look at the light and shadow, the details, does it look like a projection?"

"It's not a projection?" Huang Yimei raised an eyebrow on the other side of the screen, still with an expression of "I don't believe you!" "So that's ultra-high-precision AI real-time rendering? Or a human skin mask? Lin Bufan, you can even make a mecha, so making a realistic bionic man or a super-high-level AI shouldn't be a big deal for you, right? You really did everything you could to trick me into coming here!"

"I... I'm so fucking..." Lin Bufan was so angry at Huang Yimei's powerful "reasoning" ability and distrust that he almost jumped up and down. "Huang Yimei, why are you so stubborn? I'm talking about real people! Living, breathing, flesh-and-blood real people! Why don't you believe it?"

In a hurry, Lin Bufan didn't care about anything else. To prove that Xu Hongdou was real, he stretched out his "evil" hand, pinched Xu Hongdou's smooth, fair face, pulled it back and forth twice, and shouted at the camera of his mobile phone: "Look, look! Take a good look! This feel! This elasticity! This temperature! Can AI do this? Can holographic projections be pinched? Can bionic human skin be this delicate and lifelike and still have body temperature?!"

The slight pain of her cheek being pulled finally brought Xu Hongdou back to her senses from her shock and confusion.

"Ah! What are you doing?! Let go!" Xu Hongdou was embarrassed and angry. She shook Lin Bufan's hand off, leaving a few faint red marks on her fair cheek. She covered her face, which was pinched and hurt, and glared at Lin Bufan with her beautiful eyes wide open. Her chest heaved with anger: "Sir! Please show some respect! If you keep touching me like this, I will really call security!"

"See! See!" Lin Bufan, as if he had discovered some shocking evidence, excitedly pointed his phone camera at the enraged Xu Hongdou, his voice rising an octave: "Rose, did you see that? She's angry! She scolded me! She even wanted to call security to arrest me! Can AI have such realistic emotional reactions? Can it be so angry that its face turns red and it even hits someone and calls security? If this technology was yours, would it be so out of your control?!"

On the phone screen, Huang Yimei was stunned as she watched her "self" over there, her cheeks flushed with anger, her eyes filled with shame and indignation, clearly in a state of genuine rage. That vivid, alive, completely uncontrollable anger from Lin Bufan certainly didn't seem like something that could be projected or projected.

Especially the strangeness and offended anger in the eyes of that "himself", and the professional warning of the hotel manager... This seems... really doesn't seem like a drama that Lin Bufan can arrange in an instant?

The suspicion and ridicule on Huang Yimei's face were gradually replaced by surprise and uncertainty. She frowned slightly and stared carefully at the woman on the screen who looked exactly like her, trying to find any flaws.

Xu Hongdou also stared intently at Huang Yimei on the screen, trying to find even the slightest difference—perhaps the arch of an eyebrow, the height of a hairline, even the placement of a mole. But she was disappointed. The face mirrored hers, a perfect replica of every feature, even the faintest mole on her nose. This uncanny resemblance left her with a strange unease, as if something uniquely hers had been silently stripped away.

"How is this possible..." Xu Hongdou muttered to herself, her fingers unconsciously tightening. She desperately hoped to find a flaw in the other person's face, even a tiny difference, to prove it was just a sophisticated imitation. After all, anyone who suddenly discovered that there was someone exactly like them would feel a sense of panic, a sense of being shaken to their very foundations. The "uniqueness" she had known for over twenty years was being overturned.

Just as Xu Hongdou took a deep breath and was about to ask something, Huang Yime on the other end of the video suddenly looked away and said to the front: "Master, please turn around and go back to the hotel we were just at." As soon as the words fell, the video call was hung up neatly.

The room instantly fell into an eerie silence. Lin Bufan and Xu Hongdou stared at each other, their phone screens dimmed, revealing their dazed expressions.

A few seconds later, Lin Bufan was the first to react. He touched his dripping colorful hair awkwardly and said, "Um... Manager Xu, you see, I told you I wasn't lying, didn't I? You two really look exactly the same..."

Xu Hongdou was still in shock, her professionalism allowing her to maintain composure, but her slightly trembling fingers betrayed the turmoil in her heart: "Who...who is that lady?"

"Her name is Huang Yimei, and she's my friend." Lin Bufan explained, then suddenly added as if remembering something: "Oh, right, she not only has parents, but also a brother. Her life trajectory from childhood to adulthood is well documented, so it stands to reason that she couldn't have been adopted!"

Xu Hongdou tried hard to digest this information, her brain working rapidly to find a reasonable explanation.

She's not adopted, so am I?

impossible?

I have an older sister. Even if I want to adopt, I should adopt a boy. Why would I adopt a girl?

Did I pick it up at the train station?

……

Looking at Xu Hongdou's confused face, Lin Bufan also began to have wild thoughts.

I haven’t even finished one yet, and a second one comes along!

Now if we add the two together, won’t the difficulty be doubled?

Or, if two things come together, the negative times the negative equals a positive!

……

Xu Hongdou, who really couldn't figure it out, decided not to think about it anymore. Business was more important, and she could deal with other things later!

Xu Hongdou looked at Lin Bufan again, her eyes becoming serious and earnest. "Mr. Lin, I'm sorry to bother you. Actually, I came here not only to bring you some fruit, but more importantly, I wanted to confirm something with you."

Lin Bufan was wiping his wet, colorful hair with a towel. He paused when he heard this and looked at Xu Hongdou with a raised eyebrow. "Oh? What's going on? Does your hotel have a hidden rainbow hair care service?"

Xu Hongdou automatically ignored Lin Bufan's teasing and said solemnly, "I watched the episode of 'Yearning' you participated in. You mentioned that your biotech company has made breakthrough research in cancer treatment... Is this true?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Bufan immediately recalled that Xu Hongdou had a close friend who didn't survive more than two episodes, and it seemed that she died of cancer!

Lin Bufan shook his damp, multicolored hair, a few drops of water splashing onto Xu Hongdou's uniform. He tilted his head, looking at Xu Hongdou with an exaggerated expression. "Cancer? Manager Xu, this is a global problem! Instead of seeking out those top scientists and authoritative doctors, you're pinning your hopes on someone like me..." He stroked his colorful hair, as if searching for the right adjective: "...Putting your hopes on a handsome guy like me with such an unruly hairstyle. Don't you think that's unreliable?"

Xu Hongdou's eyes remained unwavering, and her voice was calm, yet with a barely perceptible tremor. "My friend has been diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer. The doctor told me clearly that with current medical technology, this is already... known as the king of cancers, and they're powerless to treat it."

Lin Bufan's smile widened, with a hint of amusement: "Oh? So you're just trying to save a dying horse, or are you just going to try your luck?"

Xu Hongdou took a deep breath and continued to speak to herself, "I've looked up your information. Although most of the information online is... gossip, you have indeed developed many amazing things... So I think what you say may have some credibility.

After a pause, Xu Hongdou seemed to have suppressed something for a long time, and suddenly let it out, her eyes instantly red. "Like you said, this is really a last-ditch effort. But she is my best friend, as long as there is a slight chance, I will try it no matter what."

Lin Bufan touched his chin, pretending to be in deep thought, and walked around Xu Hongdou: "Hmm... it sounds very touching. But Manager Xu..." He stopped, looked directly into Xu Hongdou's eyes, with a hint of cunning in his smile: "You are right, I am indeed an amazing man, and curing cancer is not impossible for me - but why should I help your friend, no... to be precise, why should I help you?" Lin Bufan emphasized the word "you", obviously he was hinting at something!

Xu Hongdou seemed to have anticipated Lin Bufan's question and didn't appear surprised or flustered. She straightened her back, maintaining the proper demeanor of a front office manager, but her slightly tightened fingers betrayed her nervousness. "Mr. Lin, if you truly have the ability to help my friend, I'll consider any terms that are within my capabilities and consistent with my principles. Or... you can just name a price."

"Ask for an offer?" Lin Bufan laughed heartily, as if he had heard something amusing. His colorful hair trembled with laughter. "Manager Xu, do you think I look short of money? Money is just a game of numbers to me."

what--

Cool!

In his previous life, when Lin Bufan saw those people on TV saying this, he just felt that they were so fucking pretentious. If I said one trillion US dollars, how would you respond?

But now that these words came out of his mouth, Lin Bufan felt a little elated all over. He thought that this was the feeling that those XD people were pursuing!

Xu Hongdou frowned slightly, and at the same time, a bad premonition surged in her heart: "You...what do you mean?"

Lin Bufan deliberately drew out his tone, pacing slowly like a villain in a movie, his fingers twirling nervously: "Manager Xu... haven't you seen movies? When those villains get hold of the heroine's weakness and then say they don't want any money..." He suddenly leaned in closer, his colorful hair almost brushing Xu Hongdou's face. He lowered his voice, with a deliberately hoarse and threatening tone: "... Tell me, what do they usually want? Hmm? Hehehe..."

Lin Bufan's laughter, which imitated a villain, sounded particularly harsh and funny in the hotel room.

The bad premonition was confirmed, and Xu Hongdou's face instantly turned red with anger: "You...you are shameless!"

"Shameless?" Lin Bufan laughed even more exaggeratedly, as if he had heard a huge joke. He even exaggeratedly wiped away the non-existent tears from the corners of his eyes. "Manager Xu, do you have any misunderstandings about shameless? I'm clearly providing you with a solution to the problem! One is willing to fight, the other is willing to be beaten. It's a fair deal, no one is cheated!"

Lin Bufan slowly walked to the cart next to him, picked up a crystal clear grape, put it into his mouth slowly and deliberately, chewing it carefully, as if he was tasting some unparalleled delicacy.

He swallowed the grapes and then looked up at Xu Hongdou, who was shaking with anger. A playful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Or... this best friend you mentioned is not as important to you as you say? Otherwise, why would you not even consider such a small... um... small sacrifice?"