How Do We Play If This Boss Isn't Nerfed?

Before dawn broke, Lin Ye finally made it home.

He slipped silently through his bedroom window and rushed into the bathroom to wash up.

A dozen or so minutes later, he had changed into clean clothes, once again transformed into the handsome, quiet high school student.

Without waking his mother and sister, who had just gotten up, he quietly left the house.

He hailed a taxi by the side of the road.

At 8:00 AM sharp, Lin Ye arrived at the Science and Technology Innovation Building.

He walked into the elevator and pressed the button for the 17th floor.

DING.

The elevator doors slid open slowly.

A spacious, brightly lit office area with a modern, high-tech feel unfolded before Lin Ye’s eyes.

The floors were polished like mirrors, the lighting soft and bright, and rows of workstations were separated by frosted glass partitions.

The air was filled with the faint aroma of coffee and high-end fragrance.

Sharply dressed white-collar elites bustled about, moving with purpose.

Everything here looked so normal, as if it were truly a respectable biotech company.

Lin Ye walked up to the door of Suite 1701.

The receptionist was a young woman with delicate makeup and a sweet smile.

"Hello, how can I help you?"

Lin Ye took out his sister’s employee ID, along with a printed proof of employment and a letter of resignation.

"I’m here to handle the resignation process for my sister, Lin Wei."

After confirming the documents, the receptionist picked up the internal line and dialed a number.

"Mr. Hu, someone’s here to process a resignation."

A moment later, she hung up the phone and gestured for Lin Ye to proceed.

"Mr. Hu will see you in his office. Please follow me."

Following the receptionist’s lead, Lin Ye arrived at a private office with a plaque that read "Head of R&D."

"Mr. Hu, he’s here."

"Come in."

A mild, middle-aged man’s voice called out.

Lin Ye pushed the door open and walked in.

Behind the desk, a middle-aged man of about forty, wearing gold-rimmed glasses and a well-fitted white shirt, looked up.

When he saw it wasn’t Lin Wei who had entered, his eyebrows twitched almost imperceptibly.

"And you are?"

A faintly apologetic smile instantly appeared on Lin Ye’s face.

He stepped forward quickly and offered a polite greeting.

"Hello, Mr. Hu. I’m Lin Wei’s younger brother, Lin Ye."

"I’m terribly sorry. My father suddenly needed someone to look after him, so my sister had to fly out last night to be there. She left in such a hurry that she asked me to handle her resignation for her. I apologize for any trouble this has caused."

Mr. Hu’s eyes narrowed slightly. His gaze lingered on Lin Ye for two seconds from behind his lenses, an almost imperceptible scrutiny that Lin Ye caught with precision.

But a second later, a smile spread across Hu Hai’s face. It was a professional, disarmingly friendly smile that could put anyone at ease.

"Ah, I see. It’s no problem. Family comes first."

He nodded, took the documents from Lin Ye, glanced over them, then picked up a pen and signed his name at the bottom of the resignation form.

"There you go."

He handed the papers back to Lin Ye.

"Take this form to the finance department at the end of the hall. They’ll be able to settle your sister’s pay for the week."

"Also, please tell your sister that if she returns in the future, the doors of Dawn Creatures will always be open to her."

His words were flawless, and Lin Ye didn’t detect anything unusual.

Lin Ye nodded, took the papers, and offered a sincere thank you.

"Thank you."

With that, he turned to leave.

However, just as he turned, Hu Hai’s voice sounded again from behind him.

"Wait a moment."

Lin Ye stopped and turned back, a perfectly calibrated look of confusion on his face.

Hu Hai was still sitting behind his desk, fingers interlaced in front of him, the same mild smile on his face.

"Would you be interested in working part-time for us, in your sister’s place?"

Lin Ye was instantly on alert.

’What does he mean by that?’

’Is it just a simple invitation?’

’Or have I exposed myself somehow?’

A thousand thoughts raced through Lin Ye’s mind, but his expression was one of perfect bewilderment and helplessness—exactly what you’d expect from a high school student in a sudden, unexpected situation.

"Huh?"

"You... what did you say?"

He blinked, his voice laced with confusion.

The mild smile on Hu Hai’s face didn’t waver.

"I could tell the moment you walked into this office."

"Your posture, your stride... there’s a vitality about you that you can’t hide."

"You’re a martial artist, aren’t you?"

’So that’s it,’ Lin Ye realized.

’Aura... it’s such an ethereal yet real thing. Being in the thick of it, I didn’t pay much attention to my own.’

’I can’t believe this seemingly refined man saw right through me.’

"Our company’s security department is currently short-staffed."

"I’m very sympathetic to your family’s situation. And from what I know, the pay in the security department is quite generous. If you pass the interview, your base monthly salary would be even higher than your sister’s."

"And your father’s subsequent treatment and recovery will surely be expensive."

The situation had developed in a way Lin Ye had never anticipated.

He had only come today to take on any potential risks in his sister’s stead and then cut all ties with this company for good.

He’d never considered actively joining them.

The investigation in the Ruined City had hit a dead end.

But now, an opportunity was right in front of him.

A chance to get inside Dawn Creatures and investigate from the source.