Particles and the Universe

Si Dekang felt that something was wrong recently.

Every day when he went in and out of the community, people around him would always look at him with strange eyes. Every time he wanted to look back, those people would quickly look away, pretending nothing had happened and then disperse, leaving him helpless.

Soon, this abnormality spread from the community to the company. Colleagues around him, especially those of the younger generation, always looked at him with disgust. Gradually, even the leaders would occasionally cast complicated glances at him, as if he had done something unforgivable behind the company's back.

But when Si Dekang tried to ask, those people always avoided the question and only told him implicitly: Don't be so old-fashioned, learn to cherish the people around you, and as a father you should love your children.

Si Dekang was puzzled by what he heard.

Si Dekang didn't know that the discussion around him officially began when he left.

"Look at him. I think he likes to curry favor with the boss. He doesn't look like an old-fashioned person at all?"

"What do you know? People like this are just looking down on people. They are double-standard. They only dare to be strict with people who are easier to bully than themselves, but have no standards for people who are better than themselves."

"That's right! I saw him lecturing Xiao Chen and the others before, with all the rules and regulations. Later, when I found out that Xiao Chen was the vice president's niece, I never dared to raise my voice in front of Xiao Chen again."

"How could such a man be Xiaoshi's father? Oh, my poor Xiaoshi, how could she end up with such a family?"

"Looking at him, it seems like he doesn't know anything about 'Seasons'? I don't think he's someone who plays 'WONDELAND' either."

"Fortunately, he follows 'WONDERLAND' and doesn't know about Xiaoshi's live broadcast. Otherwise, why would he discriminate against Xiaoshi and think that he is a burden? Poor Xiaoshi has been abused for more than ten years. Why should he let this old man enjoy the fame and money now?"

...

As the most popular and out-of-the-box anchor since the launch of "Full Immersion Device" and "WONDERLAND", "Four Seasons Poetry" is currently well-known, especially among the younger generation, and is no less famous than first-line artists. But when it comes to fame, neither Si Jishi before nor after the time travel has much pursuit - before the time travel, live streaming was just to earn a living. Because of the content of the live streaming, little Si Jishi was more afraid of "fame" than happy. His father's "education" to change his clothing preferences since he was a child has left him with an indelible psychological shadow. Little Si Jishi was afraid that people around him would know about the "live streaming", afraid of being discriminated against by classmates, and even more afraid that his father would know about it and get a beating and disgusted eyes.

It was not until he realized that he had completely let go of himself after traveling through time, and was caught and beaten by Rui Hang, and forcibly dragged back to the class, and forced to accept the "love and care" of his classmates, that Si Jishi realized that no one cared about the things he was afraid of in the past. His classmates were very accepting and even willing to do things with him. Si Jishi finally opened his heart and silently classified this group of people as the most important existence in his life, and no longer suppressed himself. Of course, because of Rui Hang's constraints, Si Jishi never dared to let go too much again. It's just that this fear born from "violence" is completely different from the fear of his father - one is a thorough abuse in the name of his biological father for more than ten years. The other is a "punishment" for his mistakes in the name of "violence", full of love and care.

As for Si Jishi who returned to Earth, after a long life, "becoming famous" has become a low-level interest for him. He now broadcasts live, but he just likes it and just wants to do it. As for whether it will be popular or not, or what the result will be, Si Jishi doesn't care at all.

He likes to go to different places and meet all kinds of people - this is also the biggest reason why he chose to become a "bard".

However, Si Jishi had to admit that his identity as an "anchor" made things much easier for him.

For example, in the matter of "educating" Si Dekang, Si Jishi greatly shortened the usage time by relying on his identity as an anchor, and was able to quickly achieve results without having to break through each person's psychology one by one.

Si Jishi only needs to pretend to be a poor son oppressed by his father, and wander around Si Dekang's company without Si Dekang knowing anything. He wants Si Dekang's colleagues to notice that this old-fashioned son is actually the top anchor of "WONDERLAND", but after being insulted and hated by his father, he "inadvertently" reveals his grievances and privately asks these people not to make it public.

As for the community, Si Jishi didn't even need to say much. He had lived here for a long time, and once he became famous, his past would inevitably be talked about. Si Jishi could even omit the mention of adding fuel to the fire, as there were people who were indignant for him.

Regarding "Complete Concentration Device" and "WONDERLAND", older people are less receptive to new things than young people, especially conservative people like Sidcon. In addition, due to the push of big data algorithms, Sidcon is currently completely unaware of the popularity that Si Jishi has gained from "WONDERLAND".

Although the leaders of Sidcon are not young, they must learn about emerging things like holographic devices that have a huge impact on every industrial chain, even if they are not interested in them.

Rumors are the easiest to spread in the company. Even if someone knows nothing about "WONDERLAND", they will definitely hear some gossip about it. Even if many of these people agree with Sidcon's views in their hearts, they will not have a direct conflict with a group of indignant people who are positively expressing their values. This stepping stone created for the other party, the words of approval, will make them think that "I am different from Sidcon." When they witness the public's rejection and disgust of Sidcon, in order to prevent themselves from being targeted, they will quickly join this "exclusion" and shout the most fiercely. On the one hand, they show that their values ​​are "correct" and they will not go along with Sidcon and his ilk, but on the other hand, they secretly fear that once their completely different values ​​are exposed, they will suffer the same fate as Sidcon.

With such a high-profile exclusion, even if Si Dekang knew nothing about "WONDERLAND", he would sooner or later discover the truth. But for Si Jishi, the few days gained were more than enough.

...

After being looked at with contempt for several days in a row, even though Si Dekang called himself a "simple guy", he still felt uncomfortable and felt uneasy every day at work.

I finally got home and had the chance to relax, but my wife, who usually spoke to me in a gentle and soft voice, was holding our son and looking at me with a dark face.

"...Yuanyuan?" Si Dekang felt strange, but he still forced a smile subconsciously, pretending not to notice Shao Yuanyuan's emotions, and approached her with a bit of flattery: "I'm back..."

A slap landed directly on Si Dekang's face, crisp and loud, accompanied by a burning pain, which made Si Dekang's mind go blank and he even forgot his anger for a moment.

"Si Dekang, I'm warning you—" Shao Yuanyuan's voice was filled with unprecedented anger. Her sharp voice irritated his eardrums, causing Si Dekang to involuntarily recall the quarrels that disgusted him before his ex-wife's death: "Siqing is the only child of our Shao family! Your son has led him astray, and our Shao family will not let you go!"

“You, what are you talking about?”

"Why, are you pretending to be clueless now?" Shao Yuanyuan sneered, "If you have time to ask me, why don't you go ask your good 'son' what he did to my nephew!"

Shao Yuanyuan raised her hand and pointed at Si Dekang. She was shaking all over with anger. "My brother called me today and said that Xiaoqing kept claiming that your son was his 'true love' and that she wanted to be with him against the secular world and ethics... If you hadn't been targeting your son, how could my nephew be targeted by this bastard because of a moment of weakness and become like this now? I tell you, all of this has something to do with you!"

"Is it related to you?" Si Dekang sneered, "From the time you married me until now, do you think I don't know that you have been targeting him openly and covertly? If I didn't think that boy needed to be disciplined and didn't expose your superficial gentleness, would you still be able to pretend until now?"

As an extremely egoistic person, although Si Dekang hated Si Jishi, he hated his responsibilities even more - how could a husband and a father do anything wrong? If he had problems, then his wife must have bigger problems.

Such values ​​and train of thought made Si Dekang's first choice when facing Shao Yuanyuan's questioning not to solve the problem or to curse Si Jishi with her, but to choose to remove himself and shift the blame to others.

Even though Shao Yuanyuan knew Si Dekang very well, in this situation, any attempt to shirk responsibility would only make things more complicated and her anger more uncontrollable.

"What do you mean? Are you blaming me? Are you saying I'm pretending?" Shao Yuanyuan's voice became louder, and she looked at Si Dekang in disbelief: "Do you still want to speak up for your son?"

"Why are you making so much noise? Do you want all the neighbors to hear you making a scene?"

"Throwing a tantrum? Well, Si Dekang, I have worked hard to take care of your household for so many years, gave birth to a son for you, and asked my brother to use his connections to find you this job, and you accuse me of throwing a tantrum? Si Dekang, do you still have a conscience? If they hear it, they hear it. I am upright and honest, why should I be afraid of being heard?!"

——That’s what a quarrel is like. One incident can often become the fuse that sets off everything together.

Si Dekang, who was already becoming more and more sensitive under the targeting of his colleagues, didn't care about Shao Yuanyuan's feelings and face for a moment. He just felt that his authority was insulted, and his words became more and more outspoken: "My son seduced your nephew? That kid Si Jishi, I will really beat him to death later. He is a beast, and your nephew is not a good guy either - your nephew's nose is in the sky. When he came here for the first time, he didn't even bother to say hello. Does he think he is great because he has been abroad? I think he just learned bad things abroad and pestered my son..."

A slap landed on Si Dekang's face again. The child in his arms witnessed his parents' quarrel and let out a sharp howl.

The sharp noise and the humiliation of being slapped in the face made Si Dekang unable to help but point his finger at the door and shout, "Get out!"

"You want me to leave, right? Okay, let's go! Don't regret it!" Shao Yuanyuan turned around and left with the child in her arms, dragging a huge suitcase out of the room. She gave Si Dekang a cold look, slammed the door and left.

The originally noisy house suddenly became quiet. Si Dekang sat alone on the sofa. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He took out his cell phone and was about to scold Si Jishi first, but suddenly footsteps were heard at the door.

Si Jishi, dressed as a girl, appeared in front of Si Dekang, completely igniting his anger: "How dare you come here?"

"...Dad." Si Jishi looked at Si Dekang timidly.

Si Dekang stood up with a bang, rolled up his sleeves and walked towards Si Jishi aggressively. Just like every time he "educated" him in the past, he would beat Si Jishi up severely to make him understand the feeling of pain.

Si Jishi stood in front of the wide-open door, a look of fear in her eyes: "Dad...what are you going to do..."

Before Si Dekang could raise his hand, Si Jishi had already screamed in fear: "Dad, don't hit me!"

"Bang--" The door of the neighbor's house was pushed open forcefully. The neighbor, who just wanted to watch the show, listened for a long time and finally couldn't help but rushed out. Like a hero who judges justice, he stood in front of Si Jishi with great righteousness, and gave Si Dekang, who was eyeing him and ready to take action, a "blow of justice" first.

Si Dekang, who was suddenly beaten, felt confused: "Why did you hit me?"

Although he had an average relationship with this neighbor, they saw each other every day and had never had any conflicts. Why did he beat him up now that everything was fine?

But Si Dekang did not expect that the appearance of this "warrior" would completely ignite the anger of the nearby neighbors.

The story about Si Jishi had long been spread among every household. They knew Si Jishi's identity and were amazed at his excellence and talent, so they felt more and more pity for this young boy who was only "eighteen years old".

There was no need for Si Jishi to say much. These residents, who had long been disgusted with Si Dekang, took advantage of the chaos and beat Si Dekang up first.

"Don't be afraid, we are here, he won't dare to bully you." The neighbors said one after another.

Without waiting for Si Jishi to say anything, Si Dekang glared at her angrily and roared, "You instigated these people to beat me? Well, the son I raised for 18 years turned out to be an ungrateful person!"

"You saved a man like you, and you still have the nerve to say you raised him for eighteen years?" The neighbors only felt more and more angry. "Whenever they were not happy, they beat him to death. They ridiculed him as a daily routine. They left him alone in school when Xiaoshi was in junior high school and didn't want to take care of him. They were even stingy with his living expenses, only giving him two hundred yuan a month - do you want him to starve to death outside!"

"I can educate my son however I want, and you outsiders have no right to criticize me!"

"Oh, outsiders are more conscientious than you as a father! You have no idea how outstanding your son is!"

"Son? He's not worthy of being my son!" Si Dekang seemed to have his reverse scale touched, and shouted: "I, Si Dekang, will not admit that I have such a son who is neither male nor female and instigates others to beat his father!"

"Dad..." Si Jishi staggered forward a few steps, trying to help Si Dekang up from the ground, but he slapped her back: "Get out, all of you!"

"...Are you going to disown me?"

Si Dekang, who was furious, looked at Si Jishi coldly and snorted, "That's right, you are not qualified to be my son, Si Dekang! And all of you, I will sue you!"

"You bastard!" The neighbors were filled with righteous indignation and wanted to beat Si Dekang again, but were stopped by Si Jishi: "Uncles, uncles, and brothers, thank you for your help, but... it's not necessary. Since he doesn't recognize me as his son, I won't force him..."

A tear slid down Si Jishi's cheek, and then the tears rolled down like pearls from a broken string, one by one, with breathtaking beauty, making everyone who stood up for Si Jishi involuntarily feel pity for her.

"Please bear witness to my words. From now on, I will no longer have any relationship with my father...Mr. Si Dekang."

"Xiao Shi, it's good to get rid of this bastard. You are a big anchor now and can support yourself. Why do you have to care about the face of such a person?" The neighbors all comforted her.

Anchor?

Si Dekang, who was still sitting on the ground, was stunned.

Although Si Dekang has no idea about what's popular among young people, the popularity of tX music has allowed him to come into contact with various things that he could not have access to in the past.

For example, "anchor".

He knew nothing about the live streaming platforms that categorized anchors, and his only impression of them was that they “sell goods” and “have money.”

Not to mention, these neighbors specifically said that Si Jishi was a "big anchor."

Si Dekang suddenly felt that this evil creature was not so unpleasant after all.

He was just thinking about words of reconciliation when he heard Si Jishi say, "If Si Dekang really wants to sue you in the future, please contact me. I will help you hire a lawyer and will never let you spend money or suffer any trouble!"

Si Dekang was furious again - unfaithful and unfilial, neither male nor female, so what if such a person became an anchor? Wouldn't it be a public disgrace to his old Si family's family tradition and reputation?

Si Dekang stared at Si Jishi stubbornly, wanting Si Jishi to see the contempt for power and money in his eyes, to see his own dignity and integrity, and to see the bitterness and difficulty of being a father.

But Si Jishi never gave him another look. He walked out the door surrounded by a group of people, leaving himself alone in the cold home.

After an unknown amount of time, Si Dekang sat up from the ground, covering his wound and cursing Si Jishi. At the same time, he took out his cell phone, opened his audio, and tried to search for Si Jishi's name.

Si Jishi has never disclosed his real name, but related searches were enough for him to find the existence of "Four Seasons Poems".

——Top anchor of "WONDERLAND".

——The number of fans across the entire network has exceeded 100 million.

——It is said that the cheapest advertisement costs millions.

Si Dekang's eyes almost popped out of his head. It was not until now that he realized what he had missed.

That's pure money! In front of this money, dignity and masculinity are meaningless!

Si Dekang wanted to call Si Jishi, but a call from the company came in first.

"Boss, you don't need to come to the company tomorrow." On the phone, the head of the human resources department said earnestly, "I saw the video. You... Sigh, you should learn how to behave before you do anything. How could you do this to your son?"

"Manager Xu?" Si Dekang wanted to say something, but the call was hung up unilaterally. Si Dekang tried to call back, but all he got was a cold busy tone.

"Video, video..." Si Dekang muttered, and hurriedly clicked on the local hot search with trembling hands. The first thing that popped up was his crazy look pointing at the camera and cursing Si Jishi, and Si Jishi's pitiful look of crying silently.

Generally speaking, videos from Y City rarely get over a thousand likes, but because of Si Jishi's appearance, this video has received over 200,000 likes, and the comments section is full of unilateral criticisms towards him.

Si Dekang's hand shook and the phone fell to the ground. It flashed a few times and then went completely black.

In the darkness, familiar footsteps suddenly sounded from behind.

Si Dekang trembled with fear at first, then suddenly realized something and turned around abruptly - Si Jishi was standing at the door, looking at him expressionlessly.

"Xiao, Xiaoshi?" Si Dekang was stunned for a moment, then he quickly forced a smile, his expression was more flattering than ever before: "Xiaoshi, it was Daddy's fault, can you forgive Daddy?"

Si Jishi walked up to Si Dekang, held Si Dekang's hand and squatted down.

"Dad," he said, "I want to ask you a question."

"Okay, okay, you can ask whatever you want." Si Dekang nodded randomly and said incoherently: "You can say whatever you want, I, I apologize to you..."

"How did my mother die?"

Si Dekang choked, his eyes wandered for a moment, and he said with a stiff expression: "She died of illness. Didn't you watch her die in the hospital?"

Si Jishi pulled her hand out with great force, and the huge force made Si Dekang stagger and fall forward. But he did not hit the ground - Si Jishi grabbed his neck and lifted him up with one hand.

At this moment, the thin young man in women's clothes in front of him burst out with a terrifying power that was completely different from his body shape. He was no longer the timid look in the past. Just one look made him angry.

There was a coldness in his eyes that frightened Sidkang, and the fear from the bottom of his heart frightened him more than the fists of his neighbors.

"...I originally wanted to give you a chance. If you feel even a little guilty, I will stop and we will owe each other nothing from now on." Si Jishi sighed and threw Si Dekang into the sofa.

The sofa cushioned Si Jishi's force, preventing Si Dekang from getting too hurt, but it also knocked him dizzy: "What a pity, you are really a complete scumbag. Enjoy the rest of your life, my dear dad~"

After saying that, Si Jishi left this home for the last time, without looking back or regretting.

The community is brightly lit, as if countless stars have fallen to the earth, echoing the lonely moon in the sky.

After many years, he lived in such a warm light. It was not until Si Dekang was caught by his mother for cheating on his wife, but he was shameless and brought his mistress into the house that his mother became depressed after the divorce and passed away early.

Si Jishi had imagined how he would take revenge on Si Dekang when he had the power one day. But now that he had gotten his revenge, he did not feel happy, nor sad or happy.

Having witnessed the vast universe and experienced the long years, a person's joy, anger, sorrow and happiness seem so insignificant on the scale of the universe.

Si Jishi raised his head, looked at the bright moonlight, and sneered.

“It’s so boring.”