The package has assigned me way too many objects.

The math teacher was also an older man who followed the news. As soon as he heard "spray," he thought of the case of Congressman Locke's assassination in the restaurant. At the time, he was walking with his family nearby and witnessed the police officers examining the pile of yellowed suits for clues with disgusted expressions.

That stench that filled the air... Ugh! Even today, thinking about it still leaves a lingering, nauseating aftertaste in my nose.

The teacher, of course, hurriedly sent Chu Yinan away.

Chu Yinan happily went to the restroom first, turned on his high-pressure water pump to empty his inventory, and then went downstairs to the school clinic to slack off, while also skipping Ms. Yizhi's class meeting!

"Is no one in the school clinic?" Chu Yinan looked around. "Then it seems I can save myself the trouble of even faking illness."

He found an unused hospital bed, lay down, drew the curtains, crossed his legs, and started looking at his phone. He hadn't done this in a long time, and started fiddling with the matchmaking system, because it had recently received an interface upgrade.

Yu Tang and Jiang Xuan Ya's task progress is currently quite synchronized, and the number of subsequent date tasks is also displayed.

Yu Tang's side is (2/10)

Jiang Xuanya, however, is (2/5)

Is there any underlying logic to this? I don't understand.

On that dating channel, Chu Yinan still couldn't see the detailed profiles of the matched individuals; he could only distinguish them by their nicknames.

"I guess the only upgrades are the interface optimization."

While I was staring blankly at the screen, someone sent a message in the dating channel!

[Fei: What is this channel for? I found out the matching system matched me with someone, but I thought it was an error and ignored it. But recently they've been sending me messages urging me to go on a date. Are they kidding me?]

This message, like a stone thrown into a deep pool, stirred up ripples and waves, and soon more people came to reply.

[Wei: That must be really frustrating. Actually, my situation is similar, but they haven't been rushing me at all. What's this place for?]

The thing Chu Yinan least wanted to happen still happened: "How am I supposed to explain this...?"

Chapter 6 Marissa

[Liu: Me too. Does this mean all the users on this channel are experiencing matchmaking errors?]

Could this be Aunt Liu?

[Lu: Aren't there any staff or anything?]

If I remain silent at this point, things will likely take a turn for the worse. So, I'll just find an excuse to gloss over it.

Chu Yinan quickly typed in the text, mimicking the stiff tone often found in translated texts, and also changed his nickname to "AI" to pretend to be a staff member.

[AI: Excuse me, everyone. You can think of this as a troubleshooting and maintenance center. Due to the severe pressure brought about by the current birth situation, the matching system is constantly and dynamically adjusting its strategies. In the process of responding to these solutions, some matching failures may occur. Therefore, we have gathered you all together to provide solutions.]

That's right, that's how they fool people!

Chu Yinan's con artistry was becoming clearer, but he felt it wasn't right to deceive people like this, yet he had no other choice.

[Philippines: Why don't you just unblock us directly? With AI's technological capabilities, that shouldn't be difficult, right? Is it really necessary to go through all this trouble to bring us onto the same channel?]

Her words also puzzled the other channel members, but they all remained silent and waited for the AI ​​personnel to respond.

[AI: Unfortunately, the limitations imposed on AI by its permissions are significant. Those who follow the news are likely aware that the Joint Parliament has been repeatedly voting to weaken AI's administrative authority in recent years, without providing AI with an opportunity to appeal or protest. This has led to shortcomings in AI's work due to these restrictions. Problems that AI cannot currently handle can be seen as a result of its own inability to address them, leaving it with no choice but to resort to this inefficient method.]

Chu Yinan's words did not receive any rebuttal or criticism from the channel members; they were mostly accepted by them. The series of cases that had occurred in recent days had significantly reduced the residents of Twin Islands' trust in the Joint Council, to the point that they could even be said to doubt it.

[Philippines: Okay, so what's your solution now? I've already followed up twice, and now they've started warning me that if I continue to resist, my credit score will drop!]

[AI: Our current solution is to assign your matched partner to one of our hired staff members. This person will then conduct a simple dating task with you, simply going through the motions to achieve the targets, and after that, the relationship will be terminated. Any rewards given during the dating relationship will be considered compensation and will not be taken back. We hope you understand.]

[Liu: Will I be assigning these tasks to a complete stranger of the opposite sex in the future? I'm a little worried about that.]

Any normal woman should have this concern, and Chu Yinan could understand Aunt Liu's thoughts.

[AI: The people we hired are of good character and will not pry into your privacy or interfere in your lives. However, we hope you will refrain from publicizing this oversight on our part.]

[Fei: I didn't even enable matchmaking, but I've already been assigned a partner. Oh well, when will someone contact me? I'm worried my credit score will be affected!]

This Ms. Fei has a very bad temper; she seems like a troublesome person. You should break up with her quickly; keeping her in the channel seems to bring a lot of negativity.

[AI: We will contact you briefly during your lunch break soon to discuss a time to complete the task together.]

[Philippines: Then I'll wait for your people to contact me. I'm very busy here. Please send someone over as soon as possible to resolve this. Time is money!]

Chu Yinan originally thought that other people would also ask for advice, but he guessed that they were intimidated by Miss Fei's decisive and efficient manner, and the channel was silent.

"That's good, I was worried I wouldn't be able to reply in time." Chu Yinan felt relieved. In any case, he would start with Miss Fei to collect the remaining tasks Valentina wanted.

When the bell rang, Chu Yinan was worried that the school doctor would return, so he moved to the restroom and dialed Miss Fei's number.

But it was turned off after three seconds.

"She rejected the call? Judging from her tone in the group chat, she seemed like a working woman. Could she be in a meeting or something?"

Chu Yinan muttered to himself, thinking that this really was not the right time. Why did they have to start a meeting so suddenly? He should go eat first. Surely the meeting wouldn't start at 12:30.

*

Canteen.

At this time of year, the cafeteria used to be packed with people, and you had to slow down and follow the flow of people at the main entrance on the first floor. But now there are far fewer people, and many students head straight to the school gate after school to go home for dinner.

Although it hurts to spend my lunch break on the way home, I always feel that eating in the cafeteria will have a strange smell.

Chu Yinan was powerless to change this fact; he had done all he could weeks ago.

"We can only let time heal the wound. The shop owners who contracted the canteens will probably suffer heavy losses."

When Chu Yinan entered the canteen, he glanced at the stew shop, which was now closed. The signboard was covered with white paper, probably because they didn't want any trace of the shop to continue affecting the business on this floor.

Chu Yinan went upstairs and ordered a vegetable salad, which came with lemon sauce. He couldn't eat it without it.

He had just taken a couple of bites when Chu Yinan's phone rang. The number was a string of random characters. He guessed, "Could it be that Miss Fei calling back... Hello, may I ask who this is?"

【Sir/Madam, are you an AI staff member? You're the one in the channel...?】

The voice on the other end of the phone was still the AI-processed female voice, which Chu Yinan had heard several times before, but this time the caller seemed to be a more obedient type.

Her tone was timid and shy, and she spoke in a very low voice, as if afraid of disturbing others.

Chu Yinan hoped it wasn't another weirdo like the obedient girl. He stopped eating and said, "Yes, my surname is Chu. Are you also someone who encountered a matchmaking bug? How should I address you?"

[It's Marissa. I was worried that speaking in the channel might disturb others, so I took the liberty of calling you. I hope I haven't bothered Mr. Chu.]

"No, this is my job. Are you being pressured by the matching system to meet?"

[I don't have this yet, but if possible, I'd like to get rid of it as soon as possible, otherwise I might not have time later.]

"No problem." Chu Yinan readily agreed. "When are you free to come out? Is the weekend okay?"

Okay, let's meet on Saturday morning then. We'll decide on the exact location later. Sorry to bother you, Mr. Chu.

After hanging up the phone, Chu Yinan felt inexplicably relieved. It was only a few words, but he was unconsciously very tense.

"This time, this one should be a normal, well-behaved girl, right? I wonder when Miss Fei will be able to make a call, but I'll have to find a way to sneak out on Saturday."

Chapter 7 Comforting the Teacher

After finishing his meal, Chu Yinan stared at his phone until almost 1 p.m., but still hadn't received a reply from Miss Fei.

"What's going on? Usually, after hanging up the phone, shouldn't you call back when you have time to explain the situation? At the very least, you should be able to reply with one click." Chu Yinan was completely baffled.

Now, after hanging up the phone, there's a one-click reply function that lets you explain why you were busy. The process takes no more than two seconds.

"Could they still be in a meeting? At one o'clock? It seems like artificial islands don't allow this kind of overtime system."

After some hesitation, Chu Yinan still felt that as a boy, he could take the initiative, since he had taken the card-drawing reward from this woman back then.

beep--

The call was dialed again, and after about thirty seconds, just when Chu Yinan thought no one would answer, the call was finally connected.

The voice on the other end of the phone was impatient, yet also weary, sounding like the anger of someone woken from a nap. She complained as she asked:

"Who is it? It's lunch break!"

Hang up the phone, what an annoying guy, it's your boyfriend calling...

Chu Yinan vaguely heard another man's voice, but it stopped before he could hear the rest of the conversation; it was most likely that Miss Fei had covered the microphone.

After an hour of frustration, Chu Yinan's blood pressure was a bit high, so this Miss Fei was... well, it's over now that it's resolved, it has nothing to do with him.

But wait, if this woman has a boyfriend, she should have actively started matchmaking and linked with him. But she said she didn't start matchmaking. Is she lying?

If she wasn't lying, does that mean Ms. Fei never intended to be a match for her boyfriend?

He calmed the strange feeling in his heart and tried not to show too much emotion. He said, "Hello, Ms. Fei, I am a staff member commissioned by AI. I am here to help you break the matching relationship. I called you once before, but you hung up on me."

"I'm at work. When you call, shouldn't you at least check the time?" The woman's reproachful voice came through, sounding rather harsh and demanding.

Chu Yinan took a deep breath to compose himself, treating her as a female version of Prosecutor Li Zaiye, and continued, "I've been waiting for your call, but I haven't received it, so I'm calling now to confirm the meeting time."

"I'm so busy, how could I have time to return your calls? Isn't it my job to call back to confirm? And you had to call during my lunch break, really... never mind, I won't hold it against you."

Miss Fei paused, and Chu Yinan guessed that she was probably looking at her schedule.

"Saturday morning from 9:00 to 10:30, after which I have to meet with an important client."

"Didn't ask—"

Before Chu Yinan could finish saying "No problem," a rapid beeping sound came through the phone; the other party had already hung up, leaving him bewildered on the cafeteria table.

"I think I can understand why people nowadays don't want to get married and have children."

Chu Yinan thought to himself that if there had been someone like Miss Fei in the family that adopted him, his temper would probably have become very bad now.

Never mind, it's just part of the job anyway, no need to take it to heart.

In any case, the meeting is now settled. As long as these people don't say anything inappropriate in the group chat, his identity as a "customer service representative" will not be exposed!

Chu Yinan was truly impressed with his own wit.

*

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After spending some time in the cafeteria, Chu Yinan headed back to the classroom to rest. However, as he walked out of the cafeteria, he ran into Ms. Iori Risa, who was coming down from the second floor of the cafeteria.

"Hey, Chu Yinan, why are you only finishing your meal now? I didn't see you during class meeting just now," the female teacher, wearing black stockings and high heels, asked.

Because I went to the school clinic to slack off early... Chu Yinan wouldn't be so foolish as to say that to someone's face. He said somewhat embarrassedly, "My stomach was a little upset, so I went to the toilet, and then I lay down in the school clinic for a while, so I ate dinner a little late."