Narcissus: Before Becoming You

【Note: This article has no real-life character prototypes; any resemblance is purely coincidental.】

Actress Qiao Zheng, who gained notoriety in the entertainment industry, has endured cou...

Chapter 75: Testament Have you ever played a home building game? Qiao Zheng...

Chapter 75: Testament Have you ever played a home building game? Qiao Zheng...

Have you ever played a home-building game? Qiao Zheng's gift to Qiao Zhizheng is like porting a game from the 2D world to the 3D world.

Following Qiao Zheng's instructions, Qiao Zhizheng entered parameters into the tablet connected to the house's control system, and a brand new world emerged in this empty house.

This feeling is quite fascinating. I feel like I have become the creator of the world. If I ask for stars, they will appear in the "sky". If I ask for the moon, the clouds in the "sky" will quietly move away, revealing the moon hiding behind the clouds. Flowers, grass, streams, mountains and rivers, white deer and ponies drinking water by the water...

Qiao Zhizheng walked around on the grass carpet, bent down to touch a flower, and a hummingbird was startled and flew past Qiao Zhizheng's eyes. Qiao Zhizheng couldn't help but chase it. After a few steps, he hit a soft barrier - probably hit a wall.

Turning around and continuing walking, the wind carried a sweet fruity scent, the flower petals were tender, and the fingertips brushed against the seemingly sharp grass leaves, bringing a slight sting. Qiao Zhizheng subconsciously took off the sensor to check and found that her fingers were intact. Everything just now was an illusion, but the touch... was so real.

Qiao Zhizheng was a little curious about the principle.

Qiao Zheng's technical knowledge was limited, so she could only share what she knew. "Xu Xunzhen said that the forehead and temporal regions have denser nerve endings, making them more sensitive to external stimuli. Sensors receive signals from home equipment, then transmit electrical waves to the nerve endings, giving people different sensory experiences."

"It's still some distance away from the 'holographic' Xu Xunzhen imagined. It's a relatively safe 'semi-finished product', serving as Xu Xunzhen's bridge to 'holographic' reality. It's already been put into production and will be released soon."

The R&D cost of "holography" is huge. This "semi-finished product" does not mean that the semi-finished product has not been successfully made, but it is half of Xu Xunzhen's expectations. She wants to accumulate funds by selling "semi-finished products" to support her to continue moving forward on the "holographic" road.

"Then can I make a holographic version of you?"

"Well...you can try."

The tablet in Qiao Zhizheng's hand contains parameter templates extracted from big data, including landscapes, flowers, plants, and animals. Real-person data requires adjusting the parameters by oneself.

Qiao Zhizheng had a lot of fun playing "Creation". His wholehearted involvement consumed his energy quickly. The moment he opened his eyes, he started creating "Qiao Zheng". When he got home, took a shower, he closed his eyes and went to sleep.

Qiao Zhizheng embodied the meaning of the idiom "losing one's ambition due to excessive playthings" with his own life.

"Playthings can ruin one's ambition. The ancients were right. I don't even want to go filming anymore."

On the other end of the phone, Qiao Zheng wiped her hair and looked at Qiao Zhizheng, who was lying on the bed trying hard to open her eyes but her eyelids kept drooping. She began to doubt whether it was right or wrong to give her this gift so that Qiao Zhizheng would not have time to be sentimental and think about all sorts of things.

Qiao Zhizheng fell asleep, with the camera of her mobile phone facing the upturned corners of her mouth.

——Ah, it seems like it was a very correct decision.

Qiao Zheng opened the control software on her phone, turned the bedroom light to a gentle night light, returned to the video call interface, leaned the phone sideways on the pillow, looked at Qiao Zhizheng's sleeping face, and fell asleep unknowingly.

Qiao Zhizheng worked hard and finally created "Qiao Zheng" before the filming started.

The created "Qiao Zheng" has empty eyes, and its every move is based on the parameter template set by Qiao Zhizheng. It has no independent ability to act. Qiao Zhizheng inputs the parameters himself, and by looking at the movements of "Qiao Zheng", he knows that she is going to take the next action she has set.

It's like opening a blind box. Before you open it, the boss said that there will be five hidden models. But when you open it with full confidence, all you get are ordinary models.

When hugging, there is warmth, fragrance and real touch, but it does not give people spiritual reality. Qiao Zhizheng feels empty in her heart. This false possession has an extremely powerful aftereffect.

Qiao Zheng smiled slightly when she heard her thoughts, "Then Xu Xunzhen will have to keep working hard."

Qiao Zhizheng: “?”

"In a few years, when holographic technology is fully mature, we'll be able to hug each other face to face through holograms even if we're thousands of miles apart."

The device will simultaneously project the person's current state, smell, appearance, etc., and place it next to the other person so that they can touch and feel it. At the same time, the body's senses will be transmitted to the subject in real time.

Qiao Zhizheng's eyes lit up, "Wow~ I'm already looking forward to that day."

Before Qiao Zheng could say anything, Qiao Zhizheng swept away her disappointment and excitedly went out, not stopping all the way, "I'm going to see how far Xu Xunzhen has come."

Xu Xunzhen's company is located in the science and technology park next to the residential complex, which means...

Qiao Zhizheng blinked at Qiao Zheng on the screen, lowered his head slightly, and said nothing.

Qiao Zheng raised her eyes slightly, and knew what Qiao Zhizheng was going to do. She opened her soft lips and said, "Okay."

Qiao Zhizheng rubbed it happily, "Yeah!"

The biggest advantage of dating yourself is that you already know everything without me having to say anything.

A faint fragrance came from the soft armchair and penetrated into her nose. Qiao Zhizheng leaned back a little and closed her eyes, as if she was falling into someone's arms.

Xu Xunzhen sat on the sofa, looking at Qiao Zhizheng with her eyes closed and a lazy look on her face. He remembered that Qiao Zheng usually liked to sit on this chair with her eyes closed, enjoying the sunlight coming in from the window. She would also tap her fingertips back and forth on the table like Qiao Zhizheng did now, probably playing an unknown piece of music.

——Oh, no, something is missing.

Qiao Zhizheng opened her eyes and looked at Xu Xunzhen who had half stood up.

"Golden Pixiu..."

"Golden Pixiu..."

All I can say is that both of them know Qiao Zheng quite well.

Xu Xunzhen felt uncomfortable watching Qiao Zhizheng not counting anything in her hands at the moment.

Qiao Zhizheng thought that since she was already here, it would be a shame if she didn't see the golden Pixiu that she usually played with.

The two of them met eyes, connected to each other's channel, and turned their eyes to the safe under the desk at the same time. Qiao Zheng would put her golden Pi Xiu here every time she went on a long trip. She bought this safe specifically for this golden Pi Xiu, and usually didn't put anything important in it.

A minute later, Xu Xunzhen looked at Qiao Zhizheng, who was squatting in front of the safe and pressing the combination expertly. "Qiao Zheng told you the combination in advance?"

Qiao Zhizheng didn't say yes or no, but turned to look at Xu Xunzhen.

Humph~ There's no need to ask these questions, okay? Qiao Zhizheng used the same few passwords over and over again. Based on her careful observation, even Qiao Zheng, who had ten years more experience than her, still used the same passwords.

Xu Xunzhen couldn't understand the thousands of words in that look. Qiao Zhizheng's hands moved quickly, and before Xu Xunzhen could turn his head away, the safe door opened with a "click".

There were quite a few things packed in the small safe.

The golden Pixiu they were looking for was lying pitifully in the corner. The largest area of ​​the safe was occupied by a stack of documents, and on top was a conspicuous notarized will.

Xu Xunzhen immediately understood what he meant, stood up, turned around and walked out.

When Qiao Zhizheng heard the door close, his mind cleared up for a moment. He took out the stack of documents from the safe and wanted to stand up and put them on the table to look at them, but his legs were weak and he had no strength. So he simply pushed down and sat on the ground instead of squatting.

The more I read it, the more speechless I become.

The notarized will stated that if Qiao Zheng had an accident or was declared dead after being missing for a long time, the remaining property in her hands would be inherited by Qiao Zhizheng.

Of course, the will did not mention the remaining property. This "remaining property" was the conclusion drawn by Qiao Zhizheng after reading other documents under the notarized document.

Apart from the company shares, which were of great importance and could not be easily transferred at this time as transferring them could easily cause turmoil in the company, all the cars, houses and jewellery under Qiao Zheng's name were transferred to Qiao Zhizheng.

At this moment, a cold joke even appeared in Qiao Zhizheng's mind - Qiao Zheng only had the right to use the car, house, and jewelry, but not the right to buy or sell them.

Qiao Zhizheng was amused by her own dry humor. As she opened her mouth and laughed out loud, a salty tear flowed to the corner of her mouth. Qiao Zhizheng pursed her lips, and the tear flowed down her lip line into her mouth.

——It’s bitter.

As mentioned before, Qiao Zhizheng knew what she wanted to do without her saying anything.

Similarly, Qiao Zheng didn't need to say anything. Qiao Zhizheng knew what Qiao Zheng was thinking when he saw the supporting documents.

——It’s nothing more than worrying that I will suddenly come into this world and suddenly disappear.

——Yesterday has passed, and what will happen today and tomorrow is still unknown.

——The unknown is really a scary thing.

——It was so scary that Qiao Zheng, who used to care about nothing but only cared about Qiao Zhizheng, began to get scared and dealt with everything in advance.

If Qiao Zheng disappears, according to the law, if a missing person has been missing for four years, or has been missing for two years due to an accident, or if the missing person is missing due to an accident and the relevant authorities prove that the person is unlikely to survive, interested parties can apply to the People's Court to declare the missing person dead. From the date of the court's declaration of death, inheritance begins, and the heirs can inherit the property according to the will.

Qiao Zhizheng flipped through the pictures one by one, and by the end she was already in tears.

Just then, the cell phone rang.

Qiao Zhizheng didn't want to answer the call at this time, but for some unknown reason she took out her cell phone and looked at the screen. It was a call from Qiao Zheng.

Qiao Zhizheng patted his chest, trying not to let his unstable breathing reveal his mood. He exhaled and answered the phone.

Qiao Zheng's tone was full of confusion: "After you came to the company, did you feel that Xu Xun was really weird?"

Qiao Zhizheng: "Hmm?"

Qiao Zheng continued, "She called me in a strange tone, asking if there was anything I wanted to eat or drink, and asking me to be nice to myself right now."

Qiao Zheng didn't understand when Xu Xunzhen meant "this time." From the tone of Xu Xunzhen's voice, she thought Qiao Zheng had contracted a terminal illness and would die tomorrow.

Qiao Zheng questioned Xu Xunzhen, but Xu Xunzhen refused to say anything and said to Qiao Zheng -

"'I shouldn't have always asked you to work overtime with me. It's all my fault. I'm sorry.' She actually said that to me, and then she hung up the phone. Don't you think she was weird? Her voice sounded a little strange, too."

Qiao Zhizheng said in a low voice, "Ah, is that so?"

Qiao Zheng heard her nasal tone and said, "Huh?! You seem a little weird too. What's wrong? What happened?"

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The author has something to say: ① It is Article 46 of the Civil Code that states: "If a natural person has been missing for four years, or has been missing for two years due to an accident, or has been missing due to an accident and the relevant authorities have proven that the person is unlikely to survive, an interested party may apply to the People's Court to declare the missing person dead."

Sister Qiao, have you ever thought that if you really disappeared, Sister Qiao would not be willing to declare you dead~

Xu Xunzhen: Based on my years of experience watching dramas, this is definitely another story about a person who has a terminal illness but can't bear to tell those around him, so he writes a will in advance, and finally finds a corner where no one knows, waiting to die (raises his hand to wipe away tears)

"Holography" is all made up by me. This world is an imaginary world. The "holographic" logic is also made up by me. Don't take it seriously.

Finally, thank you for reading this. I still love you~love you~love you~mumumu[kiss][kiss][kiss]