The backdrop can also be propped up.

At the entrance on the first floor of the cafeteria, Lin Huanming saw a girl.

The girl's attire was out of place among those around her; she looked like a college student still in school.

Seeing the girl constantly moving to make way for people entering the cafeteria, Lin Huanming guessed that this must be Xiao Xunlan, the one who had called him.

Lin Huanming walked up to Xiao Xunlan and asked, "Your name is Xiao Xunlan, right?"

The girl looked at Lin Huanming's face and quickly nodded, saying, "Yes, Professor Lin, I am Xiao Xunlan."

“Okay—what questions do you want to ask me?” Lin Huanming asked.

"Well... I heard that your group has a lab for companion robots to use alone," Xiao Xunlan said, "so I was wondering if I could borrow it?"

"Borrow it? Sure, you go and apply to the company. Once it's approved, the manager will give it to me, and I'll grant you access to it then," Lin Huanming said, looking into Xiao Xunlan's eyes. She had always felt that something was off about Xiao Xunlan.

If she wanted to use the lab, she could have submitted an application, but Xiao Xunlan didn't do that. Instead, she called directly to ask.

“Uh…that…application…” Upon hearing Lin Huanming’s words, Xiao Xunlan nervously put her hands behind her back.

"What's wrong? Is that application difficult to approve?" Lin Huanming asked. "If you clearly state your reasons, I don't think the company will hold your application back."

“Well, actually…” Xiao Xunlan knew very well that if she wrote down the truth, the company would definitely not approve her application, and she might even go to jail for it.

"What's wrong? If you're not clear about the specific procedures, I can write it for you." Lin Huanming looked at the young woman in front of him, wondering what she wanted to do.

"Ah, um... Professor Lin, could you come with me somewhere?" Xiao Xunlan was determined to tell Professor Lin her secret. There was no other way; the press conference was indeed a perfect opportunity.

There will be a lot of people at the press conference, and if I bring a robot into the company, it won't attract too much attention, since there are robots everywhere in the company anyway.

Moreover, since Lin Huanming and his team are conducting experiments on companion robots, their laboratory equipment is definitely better than what Xiao Xunlan prepared on her own.

Lin Huanming nodded. Anyway, even in the most secluded places inside the company, there were cameras, so there was no need to worry too much about Xiao Xunlan suddenly doing anything threatening.

After walking to a relatively secluded corner, Xiao Xunlan finally revealed her true purpose for coming to see Lin Huanming: "Professor Lin, I would like to borrow your laboratory to debug my own robot."

"Your own robot? I remember that the owner can change the programs of companion robots, right?" Lin Huanming looked into Xiao Xunlan's eyes and continued, "You shouldn't need to bring it to our lab specifically, right?"

“Well, my robot is a little different from the usual companion robots.” Xiao Xunlan swallowed hard when she heard Lin Huanming ask this. “It looks more like a human.”

"It looks quite human... so you've ordered a companion robot, right? That's alright, isn't it?" Lin Huanming asked. "Or did you order a robot from our competitor?"

"No, no, no, it's not a robot from our rival company, it's just the earliest generation of companion robots." Xiao Xunlan quickly defended herself, hesitating for a long time before finally revealing what she had originally wanted to hide.

"I programmed my robot, so it is now learning and imitating human behavior."