"Illusion... Illusionary hearing? Sleep, sleep, sleep."

Although Yu Nai's scream caused quite a disturbance, ultimately, it was all caused by Juxi's mouth.

"You... You... Bastard!!!" Yu Nai jumped up and cursed, "I thought you were actually going to kiss me, but all you wanted was to bite me?!"

"My arm is numb. If you didn't get up, would I resort to this?" Juxi yelled, rubbing her arm.

"Sleep, sleep. I'm tired already."

Juxi was really exhausted and didn't hear what she had just said.

The next morning, Yu Nai was the first to wake up, but she lay a meter away from Juxi's side, showing no signs of getting out of bed.

"Xi, do you remember that you're supposed to cover for me all day today?"

"Mmm..."

"Hurry up. If you don't get up soon, I'll report you for skipping work to the administrator. Who knows what kind of punishment you'll get!"

"I know, I know! Mmm... It's so uncomfortable to sleep. You've bothered me all night, and now I just want to lazy around in bed."

"Lazying around in bed? My goodness, you better think twice. If you really do that, I'll make sure the administrator intervenes! If the administrator is involved, I guarantee you won't be able to stand tomorrow, just as exhausted as today! Are you willing to keep dragging on like this with me?"

"I... I'll get up now."

Helpless, Juxi reluctantly got out of bed, quickly cleaned up, and sat behind the counter.

Just like the day before yesterday, there was still no customer today.

But then again, everyone went to the beach to play, right? Juxi thought, if that's the case, it is impossible for anyone to come to this place!

"What a frustrating day. If no one comes here again, what is the purpose of us working here?" Juxi punched the counter and accidentally startled Hai who was underneath it.

"Wow... Master, I was resting under the table. Could you be a little quieter?" Hai crawled out from under the table with an aggrieved look.

"Hai?"

Juxi was taken aback and asked, "Hai, how did you end up here?"

Hai touched its head and explained, "Actually, there's a device under there that can charge me. If I enter standby mode, I can recharge enough energy to last for two days overnight."

After saying that, it grabbed a broom from the corner of the room and started cleaning in the library.

First, it dusted off the books, meticulously ensuring they were spotless. It even cleaned the cracks in some of the bookshelves to maintain their pristine condition.

"Aren't you afraid of getting fired if something goes wrong?" Juxi asked out of boredom.

"Huh?" Hai peeked its little head out to ask Juxi, "Master, are you talking to me?"

"Yeah, can you guarantee that those notebooks won't be damaged at all?" Juxi, lying weakly on the table, greeted him like she was bored.

"Of course, I've activated the destruction mode. Those notebooks can be destroyed in an instant!" Hai suddenly revealed an evil expression, its head screen forming a skull face, scaring Juxi almost to the point of falling to the floor.

"Hey! Don't..."

With a thud, Juxi really fell to the ground, but he still endured the pain and stood up.

"Master, I was just joking. My only aim was to cheer you up," Hai scratched his head, looking like a child who had done something wrong.

After Juxi stood up from the ground, besides sighing silently, there was no further mention of it.

He neither had the mood nor the time to repair Hai, so he returned to the counter and sighed inexplicably, like a student at school, resting his head on the desk.

Soon, it was noon, and whether it was due to the weather here or some other reason, the temperature was consistently low, even during the hottest times, never exceeding 20 degrees Celsius.

According to the local time algorithm, it should be close to summer now, but the temperature remained unchanged.

"If only I could go out and bask in the sun... don't you think so, Yu Nai?"

"Mmhm, the sun outside is so comfortable, and there's nothing else to do anyway."

"Then can you let me bask outside too..."

"No, you're on duty right now. If you dare to take one step out of the library, you'll be charged with dereliction of duty!"

"...Alright."

Helpless, Juxi could only return to the counter. Although it was indeed a bit chilly here, Juxi could tolerate it.

"So boring..."

Juxi soon found it unbearable. Looking at the time, he realized there were still a full five hours until noon!

During such a long time, he had nothing to do and no one to chat with. (Yu Nai was out of the question; he would only provoke his anger)

If we talk about passing time, I'm afraid there's only... Thinking of this, Juxi once again focused his gaze on the books.

Indeed, it was time to rely on the notes again!

Stealthily, Juxi approached the bookshelf and carefully took his notes onto the table while Yu Nai was sunbathing.

Honestly, this book was thicker than usual. It couldn't be finished in just one or two days.

"Oh, what's this?"

Inadvertently, Juxi suddenly found a small tag sticking out between the pages, even though it wasn't there before.

But since it was already here, might as well take a look at it directly!

Juxi flipped to the protruding page and placed his finger on one of the lines...

Immediately, accompanied by a strong dizziness, Juxi felt as if he had entered a strange world.

When Juxi woke up again, he found himself in an unfamiliar place, but this time it was different. It seemed like he was in the deep levels of the sea.

Luckily, Juxi didn't have thalassophobia; otherwise, he would have already given up during the rescue mission.

"Where am I..."

When Juxi fully regained consciousness, he realized that his whole body was wrapped in a heavy suit.

This outfit looked somewhat like a diving suit, but it was too heavy. It looked more like a spacesuit.

Juxi glanced at the instructions on the suit and noticed similar suits in the room. The writing on them read: Deep Sea Diving Suit.

I see, now I am underwater! Juxi suddenly realized, and his fingers couldn't help but tremble violently.

Thinking that he is now in an unknown area, he doesn't know what to do, so he can only temporarily observe the situation around him.

First of all, in the deep sea area, Juxi is absolutely impossible to escape!

Secondly, the environment in the depths... He found himself in a place that resembled an underwater base. Although the surroundings were not very spacious, the place was well connected, and he could easily go to many places.

But there is a more serious problem, which is Juxi's current attire!

Although it is designed to withstand pressure, the base is still in a state without water, and according to the current situation in the room, the underwater base should still be operating normally.

"Have I been here before?" Juxi murmured to himself.

"Xi!"

Just then, a strange middle-aged man appeared in the distance and said, "Come over here, my son. Let's go and see your mother... You also want to see where your mother works, don't you?"

"..."

Juxi really wanted to walk over, but he felt strange right now, and if there is anything strange, it is his height.

Now Juxi looks like a seven or eight-year-old child on the surface, the kind of age that would struggle when speaking complex language.

He really wanted to run towards where the stranger was, but his body didn't respond, and he couldn't take a step forward no matter what.

Just as Juxi was unable to move forward, he suddenly leaned forward, along with his body...

"Ah!"

"I said, Xi!"

Yu Nai slapped Juxi on the head and said, "Sleeping on duty... Huh? I said, what are you actually doing? So this is it?"

"Yes... Yes." Juxi awkwardly smiled and said, "Actually, you didn't see, I just dreamt that I had been to underwater!"

"Underwater? Xi, are you using this as an excuse to avoid work and be lazy?!" Yu Nai didn't understand, he just thought Juxi was being lazy.

"No! Uh... Yu Nai, you misunderstood me! I just wanted to understand my past. I almost saw my biological parents just now! It's all because..."

Juxi didn't finish his sentence, and Yu Nai suddenly came over and snatched the notebook from his hand.

"Juxi... Although I know what I said just now was a bit harsh, you still need to know that it's better not to remember certain things too clearly."

After Juxi mentioned his parents, Yu Nai's tone seemed to subtly change.

At this point, Juxi could only notice work-related issues.

"Yu Nai..." Juxi stuttered, "However you like... However you like, please forget what I just said."

"..."

Yu Nai didn't say another word and left, which made Juxi quite worried, as if he had touched a sensitive nerve.

This time, Juxi sat quietly in his seat, not causing any more strange things, and proactively wiped the desk to keep his hands busy.

After carefully observing Yu Nai for a few minutes, Juxi finally came to a conclusion - she missed her family!