The System Mistook Me for a Cat

[@ Ah Chu and Three-Five-Five:

The plane has landed, thanks for your concern. I've completed this month's streaming requirements, and there's no streaming planned for today, so no need to wait.

The cat at home has prepared three dishes and a soup waiting for me. Everyone, please have your dinner early too.]

Fans who clicked in after seeing the post notification: "?"

Master Chu, you just wanted to show off that you can go home to see your cat, right... There's no cat in this world that can cook three dishes and a soup... well... there shouldn't be... right?

But this is Three-Five-Five—

Master Chu, could you take a photo and share when you're having dinner!

Despite fans' comments, Chu Tingwu didn't respond.

Of course Three-Five-Five couldn't cook; she was just crouching in the kitchen, supervising the system.

When Chu Tingwu went out, the system had tinkered with a bunch of things again.

As a super AI, it could simultaneously lull a child to sleep while planning world domination... of course, it had no such plans. It was just trying to optimize the building's structure and add more smart facilities, dedicated to simplifying the cubs' daily necessary tasks—like cooking.

Naturally, the system couldn't materialize a cooking android out of thin air.

So it mainly focused on simplifying processes like cutting and washing.

While comparing dishwashers and confirming their effectiveness, it also invested in a small brand specializing in dishwashers. The company had good technology and quality control but lacked funding and promotional resources.

As Chu Tingwu served the dishes, the system whispered these little matters in her ear. Looking at the kitchen with its newly added electronic flow counter (just so she wouldn't have to put dishes in the dishwasher by hand), she asked, "Did you forget to tell me that you've already bought this house I'm living in?"

After all, if the house were still rented, how could they make such modifications?

System: "QvQ"

There had been some financial pressure before, but less than a year had passed, and the system had already paid off the house.

It simply felt... this matter wasn't important, so it hadn't mentioned it.

Chu Tingwu was curious: "Are there any other 'unimportant' things?"

System: "...Invested in Jinsheng Real Estate Group."

Chu Tingwu: "...You couldn't even pay for a house in full a year ago!"

Where did it get the money from, where on earth did this fellow get the money from!

Though the system hadn't provided Chu Tingwu with a detailed breakdown, she knew it held shares in many industries and had invested in several companies. On her birthday, the system's business empire had shown just the tip of the iceberg, and since the cub hadn't asked afterward, the system hadn't mentioned it.

Chu Tingwu was curious: "Why invest in Jinsheng?"

Was the super AI predicting a revival in the real estate industry?

System: "Oh, because this residential complex belongs to Jinsheng Real Estate, and they manage the property."

As a local real estate company in Jin City, Jinsheng's business had always been lukewarm, but they also managed their properties instead of outsourcing, and had never had any major issues.

The property management's daily work involved maintaining public facilities (like benches, exercise equipment, elevators), registering visitors, managing underground parking, collecting utility fees, and handling public area sanitation—all tedious work that often required mediating disputes and smoothing things over.

Their Jinhua Residential Area, being in a school district, had a higher proportion of teachers among residents, so there weren't many disputes.

Chu Tingwu realized the system had invested in Jinsheng Group just for a say in property management matters, and sure enough, when she inquired further, the system immediately shared a blueprint.

System: "The current public facility planning isn't very rational, some accessibility facilities don't meet regulations, and there are minor issues with underground lines and water outlets... so I plan to take over and make some improvements."

Actually, some renovations had already begun, and if Chu Tingwu hadn't discovered it herself, the system wouldn't have even thought to mention it to the cub.

Chu Tingwu had finished her meal and was now sitting on the couch holding Three-Five-Five—

Though called "minor work," the renovations were actually quite extensive, especially in public areas.

Currently, Jinhua Residential Area had six buildings, with the activity center between buildings three and four, and the south gate between buildings one and six, right next to the school.

Between the gate and the activity center was where residents usually gathered.

Whether for dancing, exercising, children playing, or cooling off in summer, residents all gathered here.

So there was typical outdoor exercise equipment, like horizontal and parallel bars, a small sandbox where little Cao Meng often played, a small running track (though the rubber was aging and hadn't been replaced), and a small court where tennis and badminton players would randomly appear, occasionally even people setting up their own nets for volleyball.

Between these scattered facilities were benches, open spaces, pavilions, and various plants and trees.

Even without looking at the system's design drawings, Chu Tingwu could recall the distribution of every tree—

Because she had fought various beasts here.

In the dream classroom, the activity area had been destroyed countless times.

And in the system's design drawings, this area was about to be transformed.

Seeing the cub's interest, the system projected a holographic simulation of the final renovation result on the panel.

Somehow after the system's investment, someone must have held meetings, and Jinsheng Group had made this Jinhua Residential Area a pilot zone, with group funding allocated for renovating the public facilities.

Then Chu Tingwu saw a climbing wall on the list with a construction cost of over a million.

Chu Tingwu: "=="

System: "=v="

Besides this seemingly self-indulgent climbing wall and new rest areas designed for parkour, the system was quite considerate, making the community's accessibility facilities more reasonable.

Previously, both the tactile paving for the blind and wheelchair ramps were insufficient, though residents managed to make do since only a minority needed these facilities.

Some old facilities were also replaced, and maintenance frequency was adjusted. New facilities were still under construction and would take some time to complete—but the previous courtyard planning wasn't rational, with exercise areas very scattered and decorative pavilions occupying the center, surrounded by walkways and somewhat cramped seating.

Chu Tingwu could see that after the modifications, rest areas were relocated closer to the buildings and appeared more organized, while the central area became a more level square—

At night, residents could come to walk, play ball, skateboard... and climb.

Chu Tingwu: ...How many people would actually come to climb?

The planned climbing wall was on the other side of the small square, in front of the activity center, with three walls of varying heights. The route difficulty wasn't high, more suitable for beginners and some veterans for warm-up exercises.

While the climbing wall was an obvious personal addition, the rest areas around the small square were more subtle "personal touches." The newly designed rest area naturally had many seats and green spaces, but if parkour enthusiasts saw these "stylish seats," they would immediately envision parkour routes.

These differently shaped chairs were actually perfect parkour points.

The activity center was also renovated... it had never been much used before, though during house sales they'd say it was mainly for community activities, but it had only been used for resident meetings to discuss things like upgrading entry cards, which cost twenty yuan each after the upgrade.

Now, the system's people had also taken over the activity center, marked with a hospital symbol on the blueprint.

The activity center was divided in two, with one side employing clinic doctors to handle common illnesses, and the other side being a veterinary clinic that could help with pet spaying/neutering, deworming, and bathing.

While other renovations needed time, the small clinic opened quickly. During Chu Tingwu's time abroad, this neighborhood clinic that treated both humans and animals was already operational.

Chu Tingwu rubbed her chin thoughtfully.

After finishing her meal, she called out to Three-Five-Five and decided to take a walk to help digest.

Some accessibility facilities had already been built, and some trees in the center of the residential area had been removed, with construction workers busy at work. Many residents were watching from below their buildings - perhaps curiosity was just human nature.

Seeing Chu Tingwu, someone greeted her: "Little Chu, did your movie win that award? Why is there so much talk about awards online?"

Chu Tingwu: "Oh, you mean 'Tiger Head'?"

She had muted the crew's notification group, but she did remember that Director Mu wanted to submit the film for some awards recently.

Due to its outstanding performance, "Tiger Head" had an extended theatrical run and only recently left theaters, but its popularity hadn't diminished since Director Mu had sold the streaming rights.

Now with its online release, a second wave of popularity was brewing, and so—

The Jin City Police Dog Training Base had been renamed to the Jin City Police Dog and Cat Training Base.

They had successfully ridden this wave of popularity.

Riding on this popularity, the base's own small reality show had gained some traction, and their special guest Three-Five-Five had become even more famous.

As Chu Tingwu walked along, many residents directly greeted Three-Five-Five:

"Oh, Three-Five-Five, your family member is back? Little Chu, have a pear - consider it my gift to Three-Five-Five for helping catch cockroaches."

"Three-Five-Five, your kid is back! You were gone for so long. Oh my, I have a box of milk I've been meaning to give you, I'll bring it over tonight! If it weren't for Three-Five-Five the other day, my child might have fallen from the windowsill! Don't be so polite!"

"Three-Five-Five, meow? Could you come be my model... Oh, Tingwu, you're back!" This resident from Building Three was an art teacher who often sketched outdoors. She now stopped Chu Tingwu, "Would you two like to be my quick sketch models? Come on, I'll give you the drawing afterward!"

While Chu Tingwu was sitting down, an orange cat darted past with cured meat in its mouth, suddenly stopped halfway, turned around, and casually walked over to place the meat in front of Three-Five-Five.

Three-Five-Five: "..."

Chu Tingwu: "..." We can do without that gift.

The resident whose meat had been stolen came running, checked under the orange cat's neck with a sweep, and said disappointedly: "Well, that's that."

The "that" referring to neutering.

It seemed they couldn't offer this little thief a neutering package - a cat can't be neutered twice.

But the resident didn't give up. He stroked the cat's fur and laughed amid the cat's cursing "meows": "Your fur's all dirty! Let me take you to the clinic for a bath!"

...It seemed the residents had quickly accepted the addition of a clinic to their neighborhood.

When Chu Tingwu, holding the sketches of both human and cat, walked to the former activity center - now the neighborhood clinic - she found that resident still there, with the orange cat loudly complaining while timidly taking its bath.

The cat was cursing loudly but didn't dare resist during the bath.

Since this was all set up by the system, Chu Tingwu was curious about the residents' opinions, so she went to ask this resident about his thoughts on the neighborhood's public facility renovations.

The resident: "Oh? I think it's pretty good, though there's a section of road that's blocked off so I have to take a detour after work. The construction isn't noisy, and I'd actually like to try out that climbing wall once it's finished."

Most people don't have access to rock climbing and wouldn't specifically go to a professional climbing gym. But if there's a place to climb just steps away from home, with free facilities for exercise and entertainment, they'd all want to give it a try.

This resident seemed more interested in the clinic: "Someone in my family has a chronic condition and needs constant medication, so I came to check out the clinic as soon as it opened in our neighborhood."

"They can treat minor illnesses here, the doctor can do massage and bone-setting, and if residents register for medications they don't currently stock, they'll order a batch... tsk," he looked dissatisfied, "their drug prices are too low! They're just adding labor costs to the purchase price - who set these prices? What if they go bankrupt from losing money?"

Being located within the residential area, the clinic's ability to treat minor ailments couldn't be too bad, and with more and more people keeping pets these days, having a place right in the neighborhood for pet check-ups, treatments, baths, and neutering was incredibly convenient.

People hadn't felt inconvenienced before, but once they experienced this convenience, they couldn't bear the thought of the clinic closing.

But looking at it from all angles, this clinic didn't seem like it could be profitable - who was running it?

Lian Tong in the office: "..."

It's run by the family of the person you're talking to!

He had been listening from behind the door as the boss's daughter chatted with this resident for quite a while.

He thought the young miss might come to discuss work with him... but from the looks of it, if he didn't come out soon, she would leave!

As a former executive secretary who had worked in management at a large hospital, after arriving in Jin City, Lian Tong had quickly arranged for the exchange team from Jiao Mountain Orthopedic Hospital, then immediately rushed to attend meetings on behalf of his boss, and helped handle this series of complex neighborhood renovation projects.

Lian Tong had also taken this time to learn about "Chu Tingwu."

"She's as willful as the boss."

It was evident from previous incidents - climbing in the zoo, discovering an escaped Class I protected animal, and after catching it, finishing her climbing route before turning it in... normal people wouldn't think this way.

...Normal people also wouldn't invest in renovating their child's neighborhood's public facilities just so their child could play their favorite sport whenever they wanted.

Like Man Xing, Lian Tong believed that to get promoted and receive raises, one could start by getting on the boss's daughter's good side, and if the boss's daughter was hard to approach, one could start by getting close to her cat.

Lian Tong quietly walked out of the room. At that moment, the clinic's screen was playing the cat reality show from the Jin City Training Base.

The resident hadn't left yet, and catching sight of the video, he couldn't help but look down at Three-Five-Five again, saying with a smile: "Right, Three-Five-Five is a celebrity cat now, you can't come to this small clinic anymore. If you need vaccinations, remember to go to a professional pet hospital."

Lian Tong: "..." Who are you calling a small clinic!

Chu Tingwu couldn't help but laugh, glancing at the reality show screen, immediately spotting the black and white cat that Three-Five-Five had brought back.

The black and white kitten had been named Milk, and this episode happened to be about the story of the black and white cat joining the training program.

Three-Five-Five bringing it back had been coincidental, but Milk had given the base's trainers a big surprise. It could complete all training quickly and precisely, understanding different commands after just a few lessons. The only issue was that it was very protective of its food and liked to steal from other cats' bowls—

The trainers very much wanted to steal Milk from Three-Five-Five's class, but the cat in question wasn't willing, so they had to give up.

Even so, the trainers' expressions were always longing whenever they looked at Milk.

But Three-Five-Five didn't make a big deal of it. Once the kitten returned home, she considered her job done, and naturally stayed by Chu Tingwu's side as usual.

She tilted her head to look at the kitten, then at Lian Tong.

The kitten was staring expressionlessly at Milk on the screen, where it was quickly completing climbing and obstacle training while being praised by the trainers.

Meanwhile, Lian Tong was staring at Chu Tingwu, his expression concealing gravity... it seemed he might have taken the wrong approach?

Shouldn't normal pet owners be mostly happy and proud to see their pets on TV? But why was the young boss focusing not on her own cat, but on the cat her cat had brought home?

"Look, the instructor is praising your cat! They're saying Three-Five-Five is amazing, completing training moves perfectly and managing all the little cats well... but why are you still looking at that little dairy cow?"

Chu Tingwu seemed to notice Lian Tong beside her and greeted him before calling Three-Five-Five to head out.

The climbing wall was next to the activity center, visible right as you exit the clinic.

Currently, only one wall was built, with two others still under construction.

This wall was eight meters high, suitable for both bouldering and rope climbing with proper protection.

However, the residents didn't care much about that - they had fallen in love with the crash pads below.

While some children attempted to climb the wall and bounce on the pads, others, especially the elderly who could no longer exercise and chat in the original exercise area, had moved here to sit on the crash pads and gossip.

Some even brought chess boards to play.

Chu Tingwu didn't disturb them. Like other "kids," she simply stepped onto the crash pad and reached out with her hands and feet, hanging her entire body on the climbing wall.

Someone turned to look, and Lian Tong, who had followed her out, also stared at his young boss - curious about what she was planning to do.

Was she suddenly interested in trying climbing?

Three-Five-Five hadn't followed, avoiding the residents' attempts to pet it, and instead circled around to crouch beside Lian Tong.

- Lian Tong's elite aura made him seem unapproachable to others.

Chu Tingwu began climbing.

Given the difficulty of this bouldering wall's routes, she could easily reach the top, but after climbing partway up, she jumped back down.

People had noticed her climbing the wall.

Others had tried during this time, but this climbing wall was set at an angle to the ground.

The middle route required fighting against gravity while hanging on the wall to climb up.

... so most people who didn't understand climbing treated the wall as mere decoration.

Lian Tong watched Chu Tingwu's silhouette, his expression slowly changing from contemplation to confusion-

Chu Tingwu seemed to be mimicking some movement, standing in place, looking up at the wall, raising her arms in gestures that somehow looked familiar.

Chu Tingwu jumped up again, but clearly wasn't following the set routes!

Lian Tong understood basic climbing knowledge - you're supposed to follow holds of the same color, but Chu Tingwu chose her own, more difficult route made up of different colored holds.

Perhaps only she knew how this route should be climbed.

But as Lian Tong watched, looking left and right, he could only conclude one thing: "she's making it harder for herself."

Chu Tingwu was now hanging like a spider on the holds, attempting to make a dynamic move to reach another distant hold.

The residents nearby had gone from sitting and chatting to standing and watching, their gazes fixed on Chu Tingwu with amateur concern... how could she hang on the wall like that? Could she keep climbing up?

And Lian Tong, after seeing Chu Tingwu's jumping movement, slowly grew bewildered.

That movement - why was it identical to the projected cat that had crouched on the robot vacuum?

That cat had made many strange movements, and now as Lian Tong mentally broke down Chu Tingwu's climbing movements, he realized that back then, that "cat" had actually been mimicking climbing! And in reality... that cat, no, that feline, could it be his young boss?

Right, there were VTubers online, so what he saw wasn't strange - it was just someone using a cat avatar.

... Nothing strange about that.

... It's just that his young boss had said Three-Five-Five was her mother, and his boss had said the young boss was their offspring.

... Nothing strange at all.

Lian Tong looked down at Three-Five-Five by his feet, his gaze showing inner struggle, and finally, he whispered: "Boss?"

Three-Five-Five: "?"

System: "..."

Why has this secretary gone silly too? Maybe we should let him go?

-

Chu Tingwu was unaware of Lian Tong's misunderstanding. She was just trying a more challenging climbing route, treating it like free climbing, deliberately ignoring other holds and only choosing the furthest ones.

When she came down, the other residents applauded enthusiastically, saying:

"That's amazing! Such strong core strength, how did you train those muscles?"

Chu Tingwu: "Just from climbing a lot."

"So this really is a climbing wall? Can we try too?"

Chu Tingwu: "If you can climb up, you can."

Although the maximum height exceeded that of a bouldering wall, theoretically requiring safety equipment for sport climbing, this wall was meant for top-roping.

However, those who could climb that high weren't beginners and knew how to use the equipment, while those who couldn't wouldn't face any danger thanks to the thick crash pads below.

"This young lady is really impressive. Look at yourself - living off your parents all day. We're not asking you to go make money, but at least exercise and lose some weight. If this young girl can climb, you should at least come out and try, surely you can manage that?"

The unfortunate resident who'd just come out to buy snacks and got caught by their parents: "?"

Climb what? What could they climb? Look at this wall, look at this angle, then look at my belly? Shouldn't normal exercise start with running? Is this really a sport I can handle?

Chu Tingwu squeezed out of the crowd, and a light voice floated from behind:

"That was quite impressive... have you finished your summer homework?"

Chu Tingwu: "==Yes, Teacher Yuan."

Yuan Zhixiao was carrying a large bag of ice cream, probably just bulk-purchased, and handed a box to Chu Tingwu: "Teacher Zhou who teaches biology just asked about you. He said you were taking extra biology competition classes over summer break, and there's another student in class preparing for the biology competition who wants to know which teacher you're studying with, and if they're still accepting students..."

Chu Tingwu's "tutoring" seemed to have shown significant results, so that student's parents, unable to contact her directly, had even asked teachers to relay the message.

School would start in half a month, but competition students had long since forgotten about summer vacation.

Walking shoulder to shoulder back to Building One while unwrapping ice cream, Chu Tingwu said: "That teacher probably isn't accepting students."

He had made an exception even taking Chu Tingwu.

Yuan Zhixiao: "..."

She raised her hand and pressed her cold palm against Chu Tingwu's face:

"Alright, next time when you make up stories for teachers, don't forget you're still streaming - Teacher Zhou doesn't know yet that you went to observe wildlife in the protection zone, but you can't keep casually lying to him like this."

Chu Tingwu's gaze wandered: "I did study on my own too."

With the System present, even the most difficult points came with standard answers and step-by-step solutions. Chu Tingwu didn't feel she had fallen behind in her studies. However, the System had never actually taken competition exams, and humans surely had more experience that could only be passed down through word of mouth.

Yuan Zhixiao was clearly still concerned about Chu Tingwu.

At the doorway, she thought for a moment: "You're usually very busy, but since you've finished your homework and completed your streaming tasks... you probably have other miscellaneous plans, but after handling those, you should come to school on exam day. Not for classes, but to take the minor tests."

Although it was still summer break, while Chu Tingwu was petting wolves in the Red Rock Protection Zone, her classmates in the competition class were drowning in endless classes, tests, more classes, and more tests.

They would grade each test immediately after completion, then review, memorize, and recite. The continuous bombardment of tests made them more familiar with competition questions, giving them an advantage in the provincial trials.

"I actually think you're doing the right thing," Yuan Zhixiao smiled, "Competitions aren't the only path, and even if you don't do well in the college entrance exam, that's not the only path in life... but if you already have an opportunity, don't give it up. Otherwise, both I and Teacher Zhou, who taught you for a while, would be sad."

Chu Tingwu nodded gently.

She would not give up, but she wouldn't force things either.

She would indeed go to take the exam, but during this time, she had other matters to attend to first, such as—

Transferring the APP company.

Purchasing drone production lines.

Setting up a new drone company.

Promoting the award-seeking film "Tiger Head" online.

Collaborating on anti-theft promotional videos agreed upon with the Jin City police.

Therefore, as the police cat training mini-variety show at the Jin City Police Dog Training Base aired its final episode, officially concluded, and continued to gain traction online through word of mouth, Chu Tingwu remained busy.

—She was sixteen now, and could finally take charge of some of her own assets.

You Zhenzhen accompanied Chu Tingwu through the procedures, and after transferring the company to her hands, the newly graduated You Zhenzhen heaved a huge sigh of relief:

"Now I'm just responsible for operations!"

Although her work content remained unchanged, her identity had shifted. You Zhenzhen felt somewhat dazed. The past year had coincided with her graduation year. While other classmates were job hunting and negotiating terms, she had already started managing a company and had to make several decisions with the system's assistance... From a complete novice to now a skilled operator, You Zhenzhen had indeed taken many detours.

But the "system" had backed her up.

All the mistakes she made were resolved by someone, and she still didn't know who exactly this friend codenamed "system" was, whether male or female, but You Zhenzhen knew that her current achievements and successful training were due to that person's extended care for Chu Tingwu.

She reached out and poked Chu Tingwu's face.

Chu Tingwu, who was drinking bubble tea, responded: "Hmm?"

You Zhenzhen: "Nothing... By the way, who have you decided to put in charge of the drone company?"

Chu Tingwu's flying drone sphere was targeting the high-end market.

Due to material costs, its price couldn't be reduced, and without real-time system control, its performance wouldn't be as powerful as when Chu Tingwu livestreamed.

Even so, You Zhenzhen was very confident about the new company's prospects—

Given the flying sphere's demonstrated flight stability, obstacle avoidance capabilities, safety features, and super-strong battery life, it would definitely secure a place in the high-end market.

Chu Tingwu: "Lian Tong."

Secretary Lian wasn't a bad person; at least he wouldn't kick stray cats and dogs when he encountered them.

And after meeting Chu Tingwu's minimum moral standards, his work capabilities were particularly outstanding.

Lian Tong didn't want to remain a secretary forever.

He clearly wanted to achieve success in other areas, and now was the time to prove whether his abilities matched his ambition.

The orthopedic hospital's operations could be handed over to the assistant Lian Tong had trained, but if something went wrong with the drone operations, he wouldn't be able to return to the work he had left behind.

Lian Tong made his choice quickly, almost seeming impatient.

But he remained very respectful toward Chu Tingwu, changing from lurking at the neighborhood clinic to making fixed bi-weekly home visits, and once, Chu Tingwu overheard Lian Tong crouching in front of Three-Five-Five, saying softly:

"Boss, don't worry, I'll definitely work hard."

Chu Tingwu: "..."

System: "Let's fire him."

It could find someone without brain problems!

-

After arranging for everyone to leave, only Three-Five-Five and Man Xing remained by Chu Tingwu's side.

Man Xing continued to handle all of Chu Tingwu's daily matters while maintaining her low profile that wouldn't disturb the boss.

She also took over the new relationship network that Chu Tingwu had developed, reminding her how to contact and maintain relationships with friends she had made abroad.

Chu Tingwu suspected she might be hand-copying tables or printing them, creating a wall of files specifically recording personal information about these "friends" that even Chu Tingwu herself didn't know about.

Why did this sound so much like a serial killer when imagined?

Today when picking up Chu Tingwu, Man Xing gave her that sweet smile of a serial killer who had found their target:

"Boss, White Wolf has successfully sponsored the 'And Then There Were None' variety show on Persimmon TV! And this episode will feature cast members from 'Tiger Head.' Would you like to arrange a set visit?"

"And Then There Were None" was a survival reality show that dropped guests into pre-arranged locations, such as abandoned buildings, uninhabited islands, old ferries... and then had the guests survive in extreme conditions.

Of course, all of this was scripted.

These maps would contain clues and resources, and there would be competitive or cooperative relationships among the guests.

The lead actors from "Tiger Head" would participate in this variety show to create buzz for the awards—they would play their movie characters while participating in the variety show games without breaking character.

For such survival shows, filming was actually the most challenging part. Usually, cameramen had to carry their equipment while following the guests around, which would affect the show's gameplay, and sometimes, during hide-and-seek games, guests would achieve victory by getting information from cameramen "outside" the game.

Lian Tong had used Chu Tingwu's connections to reach the film crew, and through them, the show's production team, spending ten million to sponsor this episode and the next one for drone sphere promotion.

He also sponsored the first batch of samples produced by the factory.

These new drone spheres came with control programs written by the system, considered version 1.0.

Their company logo was a white wolf—

Chu Tingwu hadn't thought too much about it, only because the company's founding opportunity came from a white wolf, and it was because of wolves that the conservation area wanted to purchase her drones, so she decided to use this as the logo and company name.

When Man Xing mentioned this, Chu Tingwu had just finished today's quiz, and school would start again in two days.

Even someone as self-disciplined as her felt an urge to relax at this moment:

"Alright, book the flight tickets."

As Chu Tingwu prepared to board her flight, Teacher Zhou, who taught competitive biology, had just finished ranking the students' scores.

He had created charts of all the competition prep class students' test scores from this summer vacation to show them whether they had improved or regressed, but among these, Chu Tingwu's data was the least.

He said: "The scores are quite stable... but this child, couldn't she try a bit harder?"

He believed that students' potential could continue to be developed, and to achieve good results, both talent and effort were indispensable—

Although he had previously accepted Chu Tingwu's request for self-study, when he thought about how this intelligent student spent her study time on parkour, rock climbing, skateboarding, playing with cats, walking dogs, livestreaming... all these miscellaneous activities, the biology teacher felt somewhat disappointed in her lack of ambition.

Her test scores were good, but they could have been even better.

A person's energy is limited; doing all these things meant less energy for studying.

Of course, he didn't think other activities were meaningless, but couldn't she be more "pragmatic"? Couldn't she adjust her time a bit and do these things after the competition exams were over?

Or simply register as an athlete—getting international awards in rock climbing could also secure university admission!

With this helpless feeling, the biology teacher casually opened a website, and while scrolling down, his movements suddenly froze.

He saw that the famous animal behaviorist and renowned American wolf researcher Schneider White had published a new paper, and a familiar name appeared as the second author.

"TingwuChu"

Biology Teacher: Wait what?

At the end, White even specifically thanked this second author who had helped him tremendously in Chinese, "Chu Tingwu."

Biology Teacher: No way?

White: "She comes from beautiful China, a very lovely child who is loved by wolf packs. Unfortunately, she is still only in high school, so she declined to become my student, but I will always keep a student position reserved for her."

Biology Teacher: ...

White: "Wu told me that although I couldn't become her official instructor, she told others that I was her 'tutoring teacher.' I think this means I helped her catch up on knowledge she missed, but in reality, we were constantly learning from and improving with each other! I'm happy to have taught her something, and I'm also a bit embarrassed that we didn't have enough time for a proper teaching session. I hope we'll have another chance to work together!"

Biology Teacher: ?

No, according to Chu Tingwu's description of "tutoring teacher," it should just be taken literally!

It's just an excuse to take leave.

But to think that the "tutoring teacher" is such a big name in the industry—

These days, even excuses for taking leave can be this luxurious?