Charles and Darwin adjusted their demeanor, no longer thinking about Eva, and exchanged a glance, as if deciding who should speak first.

In the end, it was Charles who broke the silence first:

"I am Charles Withering Flower, as you can see, beautiful lady, I am a side member of the Withering Flower family, perhaps you have already met my nephew, Lancelot Withering Flower."

"This is Darwin next to me, he is also a side member of the Withering Flower family like myself."

Charles' tone was humble, unlike Vireya who was aggressive, while the goldfish in the fish tank swam aimlessly.

However, Xu Xiaoyou sensed another kind of arrogance from him, an unparalleled arrogance, as if using the goldfish tank to hide one's face was just to block the gaze of the mediocre and incompetent.

The Withering Flower family, thoughts flashed through Xu Xiaoyou's mind, the power within Cosmic Heavy Industries was divided among the Five Great Clans and the Elder Council, including Vireya's Starfall Family, she had already seen the faces of three of the five clans.

"Speaking of which, you are the first to grow into an S-grade specialist without family support."

Lindong, Withering Flower, Starfall, never thought that the seats in this room, besides her own, all had family backgrounds. It seems that in this world filled with strange tales, it's difficult for ordinary people to grow without some tough background, let alone attract attention from the company.

Am I the only exception?

With her current influence and strength, she didn't think there was anything remarkable about herself that could compare with other S-grade specialists.

That Diamond 9, why on earth is he paying attention to me?

"Usually, at our first meeting, we don't demand anything from new members. You just need to express your doubts, the difficulties you currently face, or the key items you need, and we will do our best to help you solve them."

The thoughts quickly vanished, Xu Xiaoyou wanted to ask about that Fifth Tier Battle Banner Master Chichu Hong, but after weighing things carefully, she wisely abandoned the option.

Still unclear about how Charles and Darwin perceived her, she carefully pondered and then thought about Tang Xin, then she spoke:

"I need a custom-made dress, of impeccable quality, designed by the top fashion designer from the Star of Art, a dress capable of captivating a thousand eyes on stage."

Xu Xiaoyou thought for a moment and continued, "If possible, it would be best if it could be rushed out in these two days."

"Forgive my incapability," Darwin said helplessly, "My network on the Star of Art is not as vast as Via or Charles'.

"I do have someone in mind, but there are many people seeking his custom garments, upper-class nobles, as well as Cleaners from major agencies. He's usually very busy, and he might not have time, but if you need, I'll mention you and try to persuade him." Charles said.

"Thank you," Xu Xiaoyou said without moving her gaze.

"It's nothing, just a small effort, I hope you will take care of me in the future as well."

"Later, I'll send his contact information to your email."

Charles said with a gentle tone as if he remembered something:

"My nephew Lancelot, he's truly a great child, honest, brave, and selfless, just like his name, like the last queen and her Round Table Knights, he never swore allegiance to the King, nor did he bend to the pressure of Meteor Hammer and strong power."

"The path he walks is to guard fairness only in the world. But that's also why I worry he might get deeper into the power struggles at the Star of Art. If possible, I hope you can look after him." Charles smiled and said.

Xu Xiaoyou thought, she's just a minor security guard, at most half an agent of a shell company, while the other party is a student council president of the Starry Arts Academy. Why would it be her turn to look after him?

On the surface, though, she nodded out of politeness and agreed.

The meeting that followed seemed to discuss some topics not worth noting, yet every sentence was accompanied by probing and scheming. Xu Xiaoyou was exhausted from dealing with it, but fortunately, nothing went wrong in the end, and half an hour passed in a flash.

Darwin seemed to have received important information, displaying helplessness: "The Young Master is running all over the place again, sorry, I need to head back."

Darwin got up and chose to log out. Before leaving, he looked at the television screen of the girl with deep meaning: "If you come to Chichu Heaven in the future, please be sure to let me know, I'll treat you well."

With that, he turned into azure particles, disappearing in the air.

The dim room was left with only Xu Xiaoyou and Charles, the latter's goldfish swimming in the tank looked at her, also got up and said:

"I happen to have something to do as well, let's end the meeting here, I'll pass on the content to Via. She's actually quite naïve, her arrogance is just to hide past pain, I hope you don't mind whatever she said."

After a moment, the room was left with only Xu Xiaoyou, or more accurately, an AI.

Just as she was about to end this brief Oasis journey and choose to log out, Eva suddenly appeared before her, quietly gazing at her.

"Will you come back?" Eva asked inexplicably.

"Probably," Xu Xiaoyou answered, having gotten used to Eva's unusual treatment of her, thinking perhaps it was due to the complementary effects of her social cards.

If there was a necessary reason, she certainly wouldn't mind fully experiencing this virtual fantasy and the dazzling Nest City someday in the future.

Eva made an unexpected move, as if pre-rehearsed countless times, gently embraced her, holding her body, she smelled the fragrance of roses.

Without any tangible sensation, she saw an image; the gray-haired girl in a small and dark room, day after day, year after year, waiting, gently embracing the air, rehearsing an embrace with a nonexistent figure.

She raised her head, Xu Xiaoyou saw a hint of a human-like smile on the gray-haired girl's face, so abstract it was untouchable.

"I will always wait for you," she said.

...

Consciousness descended once more into the dark, deep ocean, in this dark current, the shimmering sea surface reflected fragmented light, a beam of light cast from the sea onto her, she saw the girl slowly drift away.

When she awoke, she suddenly felt as if she'd forgotten something, tried hard to recall, yet couldn't think of anything unusual.

She went to the Oasis, in the meeting room she encountered an AI that wouldn't smile and wouldn't respond. Later, she met with three S-grade specialists, the little girl was arrogant, the other two wore TVs and fish tanks on their heads, polite yet strange.

"You, are you awake?" Tang Xin walked into the room. "How was it, fun?"

Tang Xin sniffed the air, sat down next to Xu Xiaoyou, and casually asked:

"Why do you have the scent of rose perfume?"

"Rose perfume?" Xu Xiaoyou sniffed herself, not detecting the scent the girl mentioned. She had been in this room in reality the whole time, how could she have the scent of roses on her?

"Maybe I was mistaken." Tang Xin didn't pay much attention.

At this moment, a new email popped up on Xu Xiaoyou's screen.

[The world's most beautiful, glamorous fashion designer – Everme contact number: 525A525.]

Seeing this self-indulgent personal card, Xu Xiaoyou's lip twitched slightly, there was no mistake, it was that peculiar star of art scent.

This was the fashion designer Charles mentioned earlier, things got sorted out much faster than she imagined, Xu Xiaoyou thought, yet when seeing the actual sender, she felt puzzled.

Eva... who is that?