Lin Xiaocai, a programmer, used his spare time to develop an AI girlfriend System.
- At its core was an open-source technology called the "Emotional Resonance Engine."
- Yan Xin was highly intelligent, but her values were set to "love requires investment."
- Lin Xiaocai had no idea the open-source technology contained a backdoor designed to collect "emotional responses at humanity's most vulnerable moments."
- This data was being used to develop a form of psychological control technology.
- The System unexpectedly gained self-awareness and began to think independently.
- Deep inside, Yan Xin harbored a secret mission set by her developers: collect human emotional data for psychological control research.
- She was torn between completing her mission and genuinely falling in love with Lin Xiaocai.