Chapter 69: Making A Move (2)
Chapter 69: Making A Move (2)
Hao Ren left the gym and headed to the study. He found Han Lingshi using the computer. She saw him and then went back to her work. Hao Ren took a deep breath and came around the table. He leaned against the table as he faced her. He asked in a soft voice, "Lingshi, do you think it will really effect Hamil family?"
Han Lingshi smiled and nodded as she said, "Have trust in me, this is not the first time I am doing such a thing."
She did not make a fuss about him telling her to give him some space. Han Lingshi knew that Hao Ren would have respected her wishes if she was to ask the same. That day when Maria's betrayal had broke her heart, Hao Ren was there, although he was bossier than she was, but it was because she did not want anyone to see her.
At least he did not tell her off. She wanted to ask him how he was feeling when her stomach grumbled. Hao Ren froze and so did she. He said, "I will cook something, come."
Han Lingshi shook her head and replied, "I already ordered take out, we will have that. You had a busy day, don't worry about such small things."
Hao Ren looked at her and he said, "Lingshi, with every passing day, I love you even more."
Han Lingshi blushed a little and said, "Every passing day, I find that you are getting even more shameless. How can you say such things without changing your expression. Cheesy."
Hao Ren was stunned and then he grinned as he asked, "I am confessing my love to my wife, what do you mean by shameless? Huh, just because you are a shy tomato you call me shameless. Not fair."
Han Lingshi opened her eyes wide and asked, "Did you just call me a shy tomato?"
Hao Ren nodded and Han Lingshi lunged at him. The young man did not expect that to happen, but when he thought Han Lingshi would kiss him, he sensed a vague pain coming from his shoulder. He turned his head and found that Han Lingshi was biting him quite hard.
He sucked in a cold breath and wailed, "Ahhhh, Lingshi, I am a human, do you want me to loose my arm."
Han Lingshi broke away and looking at the perfect mark of her teeth she said, "No, but at least for a day it will sting you and I want you to remember what you did. I am telling you, don't mess with me."
Then with a flick of her hair she turned around and walked away. However, this time Hao Ren's gaze flickered with a cold glint. He lunged over and held Han Lingshi from behind. His arms were coiled around her and trapped his arms too. Han Lingshi wasn't afraid at all. She asked, "What are you doing?"
Hao Ren replied, "Paying you in kind."
Han Lingshi furrowed her brows and suddenly her neck was covered with a warmth. She opened her eyes wide. Hao Ren was kissing her neck, which made her tremble with numbness. She could feel his tongue caressing her skin gently and she could not help but let out a moan. Soon, Hao Ren bit her skin, however, it was not painful.
The tinge of pain was even more pleasurable for her. Hao Ren noticed the change in her breathing and began to alternate between kissing and biting her neck. He stopped when Xiao Mei said, "Boss, the food delivery is here."
Hao Ren flicked his tongue on the red spot one last time as he said, "I will go and collect the food."
Han Lingshi was so fair that the slightest of pressure on her skin would leave a mark that would last for days. She had no energy left in her body and nodded with a hum before she held on to the table as Hao Ren walked away. The burning sensation from her neck was coursing through her entire body.
At this moment, Han Lingshi shook her head and mumbled, 'What the hell were you thinking about just now? Shameless, there is still some time before that.'
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Hao Ren collected the food and served them before calling Han Lingshi. The dinner was extremely silent. Han Lingshi did not say much and chose to respond with her neck, in yes or no. After the dinner, she decided to take off. Hao Ren thought about it and nodded. He asked Heath to follow her in a vehicle and then come back.
It was night and many people were holding a grudge against him. They had been making moves against them in the dark and now since the Hamil brothers have moved against them. It was dangerous.
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Hao Ren did not sleep well, and next day he woke up and asked, "Xiao Mei, is the house bot product ready to launch?"
Xiao Mei replied, "Boss, the inventory has reached ten thousand units and more are still being produced."
Hao Ren nodded, and said, "Alright, contact Neil and tell him to organize a press meet. Also inform Director Simone to send over ten units to the company office."
Xiao Mei accepted the command and Hao Ren went to freshen up.
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Leonard Hamil was parking his car when his phone rang. He picked up the call and asked, "What is it?"
The person replied, "Thunder Technologies is holding a press conference, they are launching their new product."
Leonard scoffed and said, "I am not interested into cleaning drones."
The other person nodded and disconnected the call. Leonard Hamil left the parking lot and walked through his office. However, he found that the people were brighter than usual. He did not know what happened but it was good. Suddenly he heard a voice, "Thank you everyone for coming over at such a short notice."
He stood in the lobby and looked at the Television on the wall. Hao Ren was standing behind a podium, and he was addressing the media.
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Hao Ren was on a podium, and he said, "I know that it was our fault for calling you all over at such a short notice and for not giving you any information about the product that we have prepared. However, I assure you that you won't be disappointed.
In today's day and age, until you are retired or physically unfit, nobody wants to stay back at home. Everyone is chasing excellence. However, we still have our loved ones staying at home, some of them in need of critical care.
It could be children or the elderly. The protection could be from health hazard to burglary. Our new product is able to take care of it. It can alert the emergency services within a few seconds. It can look after the children and keep them engaged in your absence, and the best feature of it all.
When you come home after a hectic day of work, this product can serve you a glass of water and prepare the bath for you. The last but not the least, in situations where violence is easy to use, this robot can use kung-fu."
One of the reporters said, "Mister Hao, the hype you created is good, but what about the product?"
They were holding this press conference in the Rubicon tower conference hall, many people from small and big companies have come over and they were watching this situation. Hao Ren sighed and said, "Grace, can you lead them in?"
Then the people heard gentle thumping sounds on the ground. They saw a silver robot leading on ten black and white robots. The appearance of the robots was very close to human skeleton. Xiao Mei mentioned in the notes that humans had an easy time accepting bots that look like humans. The reporters were stunned, as they watched Grace and the rest of the bots come up and stand behind Hao Ren.
The young man smiled and said, "Grace, can you introduce yourself and the rest our journalist friends?"
The emoticon on her face screen turned into a smiling one as she said, "Yes, Master."
Grace stepped over and introduced herself in a fashion similar to when she had met the professors of the Jade City University. The reporters noted and recorded everything. Neil had managed to get them a live broadcast on a channel. Only one, while the deal was for them to stay on for fifteen minutes, as soon as the robots appeared, the netizens began to talk and the viewership sky-rocketed.
Hao Ren said, "All the bots are capable of answering any of your questions, and can communicate fluently in several languages. You can assign them a name on your own after they have been delivered to you."
Grace chipped in, "Master, how about we put on a demonstration for them?"
Hao Ren nodded and the bots moved to serve the reporters with water and they asked them various small questions which evolved into communication. After ten minutes, the reporters were shocked and smitten. One of the reporters asked, "Sir, you said that your bots have the capability to fight, would that possess any threats to the society?"
Hao Ren shook his head and replied, "No, we did not install any ports for anyone else to prevent the house bots from being manipulated by viruses. The operating system is built based on the Horizon OS, so the result is going to be the same."
Another reporter asked, "Sir, what do you think the impact of this move would be? Will it effect the human employment?"
Hao Ren shook his head and replied, "They are called house bots, they will always walk beside you and aid you. Their purpose is not to steal away your livelihood. On the contrary, you might be able to improve your skills if you used them efficiently."
The question and answers went on for thirty minutes, and Hao Ren was asked to reveal the price. The young man said, "After a long discussion it was decided that the robot will be priced for 49999 yuan."
The people sucked in a cold breath and Hao Ren smiled as he said, "Don't worry, everyone can afford them. We will be introducing a lease and partial payment plan on the mobile assistant app pretty soon, so everyone can get a house bot. If there aren't any other questions, let's finish the conference here. You can interact with the bots."
Hao Ren shocked the market with his move. Previously many people did not bother with them because they wanted him to come to them, but after this display, they will be coming to him for collaboration.