Your Adorable Boss is Now Online
Entry for the 2019 Yunqi Realism Writing Contest The poorest system in history, Furball, picked up a host on a whim just to avoid being eliminated. But due to an accident, the two of them were forced
Chao Xu woke up.
Chao Xu had a bit of a headache.
Chao Xu realized she had lost her memory.
She was so panicked right now that she even found herself eating a melon.
Who am I? Where am I? What am I supposed to do?
In the midst of dead silence, confusion, and a complete blank, a strange voice sounded in her mind.
“O lost maiden, would you like to become a host for the Milky Way Corporation? No need for 9,998, or even 998, not even 9.99! I’ll even give you points to secure you the center spot!”
The crisp yet slightly desperate voice rang out. After half a day without seeing a single soul in this godforsaken place, Chao Xu turned her head to look and saw a plump, round dumpling.
The dumpling was pure white, soft and glutinous, and when it plopped onto the ground, it would flatten itself into a little pile.
Raising her eyebrow, Chao Xu swallowed instinctively.
It looked like a rice cake—adorable and appetizing.
Unaware that it was already being sized up as food, the furry ball, not noticing the green gleam in its potential host’s eyes, pleaded tearfully, “Miss over there, yes, you! Look at me! I can protect you! And I can give you points to spend!”
If it failed to bind a host again today, it would be eliminated by the Lord System.
But hosts who disdained a bottom-tier system like it were everywhere. Left with no choice, it wandered off hoping for luck, but even after offering points for free, it had been rejected multiple times today.
Eyeing the dumpling’s fluffy body, Chao Xu wiped her mouth