Chapter 31

"Zhou Shiqing, where did you put the original human I raised?!" Zhou Shiqing roared angrily from the other end of the communication channel, as if the other party was about to cross over from the holographic webpage and beat his unfilial son to death.

Zhou Shiqing said in a tone that seemed to say, "Oh, I packed them all up and gave them to your newly adopted, dear son, Ji Fang."

Zhou Yonghe almost suffered a heart attack from anger.

Ignoring his father's verbal abuse, Zhou Shiqing hung up the phone.

*

Over here, Qiao also looked at these Yuan people with a low mood. Usually, he would happily gravitate towards Ji Fang, but today he was much more silent and quiet.

Ji Fang naturally noticed the unusual movement of his original human. He came over and touched Qiao Ye, who tilted his head, seemingly resisting him.

This was the first time such a situation had occurred. Seeing that he wouldn't let anyone touch him, Ji Fang picked up the dejected and awkward Xiao Yuanren and, for the first time, used a coaxing tone: "What's wrong? Let me see if our Ling Mu is jealous?"

Joe reluctantly turned his face away, suddenly realizing he was being dramatic. Isn't it normal for a Cohen to want to keep multiple pets?

Has he really fallen so low that he has assimilated himself into a real pet deep down? He's actually jealous of a bunch of primitive humans whose mental age is at most 5 years old?

Qiao also reflected on himself for a moment.

Perhaps his recent life has been too comfortable, and ever since he was adopted by Ji Fang, he has been revolving around Ji Fang in everything he does, trying to solidify the master-pet relationship between himself and his master.

He has indeed treated himself like a pet in order to survive, and now all his behaviors are like those of a pet, which is a very dangerous psychological behavior.

He is a normal adult and should have his own independent personality. If he continues to treat himself as Ji Fang's pet, then he is giving up on his own growth.

In an instant, Qiao understood something and suddenly felt much more open-minded.

Ji Fang does not belong to any person or any native; he is an independent soul. And Qiao Ye does not belong to any Cohen either; he is just himself. Even if Ji Fang wants to adopt these pets, what does it have to do with him?

Ji Fang's behavior, attitude, likes and dislikes are Ji Fang's business. Why should other people's behavior interfere with one's own mind?

If he can't stand Ji Fang's neglect, then he should leave! If he's afraid to leave, then he should accept it!

Joe cradled Ji Fang's head in his hands, gazing into the eyes of this Cohen, who was at the top of the food chain, his mind wandering to some nonsensical thoughts.

Ji Fang pinched Qiao Ye's cheek, feeling that the little Yuanren was so possessive, and even ignored people when jealous. "I won't raise other Yuanren, only our Ling Mu!"

One sentence made Qiao Ye instantly happy. So, even though he understood that Ji Fang's choice was his personal preference, when he finally made a firm choice for himself, Qiao Ye still couldn't help but want to get closer to Ji Fang.

So, deep down, he actually cares a lot about Ji Fang?

This emotional rollercoaster made Qiao feel like he was on a rollercoaster; he felt like he was finished.

The last time this happened was when he fell in love with someone at first sight.

But Ji Fang and he are not the same species, so there is absolutely no way he could fall in love with Ji Fang. What went wrong? Could it be that he has Stockholm syndrome? A side effect of being a pet?

Ji Fang said to Li Cheng, "Let Zhang Zhenyun take these natives. Use them if you can, and if you can't, see if any soldiers want to adopt them."

He dismissed these people with a single sentence.

The next day, Zhou Shiqing's steward came and took these people away from Ji Fang.

Ji Fang could roughly guess the reason for this, and tactfully refused the butler's request to return to Nanzhu Island.

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Ever since he had the barbecue feast by the lake, Qiao has been longing for delicious food. Although he knows that the Yuan people's food is nutritious, he has no appetite when he sees it now.

What's the point of life if you can't enjoy delicious food?

"Original humans can't eat just anything, or they'll get sick!" Ji Fang stated.

Joe ignored him, pushing away the rations placed in front of him to indicate his refusal.

Ji Fang was initially worried that his original human might be sick and was thinking of finding a veterinarian to check him out. However, when it was time to eat, as soon as the bell rang in the camp, he saw his original human suddenly stand up and pull him toward the canteen.

After eating in the cafeteria with his original human family for three consecutive days, Ji Fang said helplessly, "You can eat human food occasionally, but eating it often will cause health problems!"

Joe ignored such nonsense. He had been eating like this for the first half of his life on Earth, so how could there be a problem?

In the evenings, Qiao would also search for pictures of delicious barbecue, hot pot, cakes, and other dishes on the terminal to show him, which aroused Ji Fang's curiosity: "What kind of nonsense do you browse on the terminal every day?"

Ji Fang had previously checked what the original person was watching on the terminal through the bound "Cohen Children" APP and found that it was Polaris watching the same cartoons. However, various apps had been downloaded randomly on the terminal, and Ji Fang could not prevent them from installing automatically.

This time, Ji Fang checked the original person's terminal again and found that, as usual, the terminal had downloaded all sorts of random things. Fortunately, they were all common and safe software, and there was nothing suspicious.

Ji Fang couldn't find anything out, because Qiao was also very careful. She deleted everything she had looked at and then restored the app to its original state. These messy and disorganized apps were intentionally created by Qiao.

These food photos just now came from an image library. Ji Fang discovered that his family members can now discover new things on the terminal?

I wonder just how smart Ling Mu is? Is it possible for him to learn Cohen's writing system and communicate with him in the future?

Thinking about this, Ji Fang had a try-it-out mentality. In his mind, Ling Mu was a special Primordial being, more spiritual than ordinary Primordial beings. Perhaps with a lot of training, he could reach that level.

Seeing Ji Fang enthusiastically preparing to teach him to recognize the Cohen script, Qiao also felt a sense of anticipation. If he could communicate with Ji Fang in the future, it wouldn't be because he was a prodigy, but because his master had trained him well and made him learn it. He couldn't be blamed; if he wanted to study, he should study Ji Fang.

Qiao pretended to learn the characters from Ji Fang, and Ji Fang even offered her a reward: "Study hard, and I'll take you to the mall for hot pot tomorrow."

"Are you going to take him to the mall for some delicious food?" Qiao Ye instantly became excited, but Ji Fang restrained his overly lively nature and said, "Then you should study hard, okay?"

Qiao Ye only vaguely remembered two very simple characters, which made Ji Fang pleasantly surprised and praise him for being smart. Qiao Ye's skin finally couldn't be thick enough, and he became slightly embarrassed.

The next day, Ji Fang indeed took him to the mall. They drove along, the wind blowing in their faces, and Qiao felt extremely happy.

We're going to have hot pot later, but Qiao also wants to eat some other things. It's not easy to get out here, so Qiao wants to eat her fill.

Qiao also came here and mostly ate the food of the natives. However, he recently started eating normal human food with Ji Fang. He is still very thin and has no worries about gaining weight.

He actually wanted to get himself stronger, like Chang Wei, with a muscular physique—that would be so cool.

The car was speeding along. He sat in the passenger seat, peering out the window at the bustling cityscape of Nanxuan.

While waiting at a red light, a car next to them saw a man and smiled and waved to him, teasing him. Qiao also generously imitated the gesture and waved back, which stunned the other driver so much that he didn't pay attention to the traffic light and was honked at by the driver behind him.

Qiao thought they were going straight to the mall, but Ji Fang drove to the station. Who was he going to pick up?

The station was very large, and Qiao held Ji Fang's hand tightly, afraid that he would get lost in the station. Qiao was very careful in such a place with a large flow of people.

A moment later, a young man, slightly younger than Ji Fang, with brownish-yellow, slightly curly hair and bangs covering his forehead, walked towards them, followed by two tall men in black suits.

Qiao also judged the relationship between this person and Ji Fang.

"Brother!" The man greeted him while pulling his luggage, and Ji Fang told him to put his luggage in the car himself.

After the two bodyguards handed over the keys to Ji Fang, they went back. Ji Fang then told Ji Feng to get in the car.

It turns out this is Ji Fang's younger brother. Qiao also tried to find the family photo that Ji Fang had on his bedside table. He must be the youngest child in the photo.

Humans have probably become almost flawless Cohens through genetic modification. Cohens are tall, handsome, and intelligent. However, in Joe's opinion, this young man has a kind of attractive quality in his appearance.

His face is so small and delicate, and his skin is fair and smooth. His bones are well-proportioned, but compared to Ji Fang, his figure seems rather thin and frail.

Joe was still sitting in the passenger seat, while his younger brother sat in the back.

Ji Feng looked at the Primordial Man who was staring at him curiously and asked in surprise, "Brother, is this the Primordial Man you raised?"

Ji Fang hummed in agreement and casually asked, "Is everything alright at home?"

Ji Feng hummed in agreement, then felt that he was being too perfunctory, and added, "Dad is in great spirits, just like always."

Ji Feng was forced by his father, Ji Yan, to be sent to his brother, Ji Fang, specifically so that Ji Fang could train him.

Starting with Ji Fang's grandfather's generation, the Ji family has always been a military family. Every member of the Ji family has to serve in the military, and they are all outstanding young men.

However, in Ji Fang's generation, there was an outlier named Ji Feng. He resisted and went to the military camp, determined to develop his career in the entertainment industry. He wanted to become a star.

Ji Feng was the youngest son, and Ji Yan usually doted on him. When their mother was still alive, she also spoiled Ji Feng, which made Ji Feng's personality more and more unrestrained and free.

He couldn't stand the rigid and disciplined atmosphere of the military camp.

Ji Feng didn't receive any resources or support from his family in the entertainment industry, and he disdained relying on his family for help. He always kept a low profile and started from scratch as a trainee.

After four or five years of all this, she's still just a nobody. Just a couple of days ago, she was photographed by paparazzi entering and leaving a hotel with a popular third-tier male celebrity, which led to rumors that the third-tier male celebrity had spent the night with a stranger.

As a result, the third-tier heartthrob warned him to stop, not to try to take advantage of him or ride on his popularity, and was even attacked online, accused of sexual harassment.

Now many of the other party's fans are coming to criticize him, and he has lost a lot of his own few tens of thousands of real fans.

God knows, he just happened to run into the other person at the door and say hello, and then the next day when he went out, they just happened to bump into each other again, and that's how the paparazzi spotted them.

As a result, the other party used their connections to get his spot removed from the reality show.

It's really frustrating. The entertainment industry is a deep and murky place. Without connections and resources, no one will take him along. He just doesn't want to use his family's connections, mainly because his family thinks it's shameful for him to enter the entertainment industry, and they won't try to find connections for him.

Sigh, why is it so hard to rely on your own abilities?

As a result, Old Master Ji found out about this and forcibly brought him back, intending to send him to the military camp to start anew.

The two brothers remained silent throughout the journey.

Ji Feng was in a bad mood. When he saw his brother's original self staring at him with curious eyes, he took out a bag of sugar-free biscuits from his bag and handed it to the original self.

Qiao also reached out and took it. Because she was thinking about having a big meal, she deliberately didn't eat enough in the morning. Now it was already one or two o'clock in the afternoon, and her stomach was already growling. She immediately tore open a biscuit and ate her stomach.

Ji Feng watched as the Yuanren carefully ate the biscuits and even put the packaging trash into the garbage bag in the car. "The Yuanren my brother raised is really smart. It must have taken a long time to train him."

Seeing that the original human had finished eating, Ji Feng took out a small piece of bread and handed it to it, then leaned back in his chair to relax.

Watching small animals eat is really relaxing, and Ji Feng showed a smile that he hadn't seen in the past few days.