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Wei Shao stayed by Philo's bed. The other team members tried to communicate with him several times, but he seemed to be deaf or dumb, and did not make a sound or move.
Finally they had no choice but to leave.
The system probably knew it was in the wrong and said nothing.
Wei Shao closed his eyes and pondered for a long time in silence, and finally asked the system: [Does he like me? 】
System: [What does that mean? 】
Wei Shao opened his eyes and said calmly: [Don't play dumb with me. You were so nervous before, was it because you found out that he liked me? 】
The system couldn't understand why he was suddenly sure, since it was the only one who could see the progress bar.
Wei Shao looked at Philo's pale face, closed eyes, long eyelashes, and high nose bridge on the bed, and finally stopped at the two pale lips.
He remembered that Philo had said before that he wanted to kiss him.
When he heard this, he did not feel disgusted, but shocked and ashamed. However, these emotions were crushed to pieces by the sound of Philo's heartbeat that seemed to stop at any moment.
He felt depressed and felt sorry for Philo.
What's there to like about him?
He just entered Philo's life earlier than others. He was not good enough, not strong enough, and could not even provide normal companionship. As long as Philo was willing to open his eyes and walk out, he would probably realize his blindness at this moment.
Philo opened his eyes without knowing when, and moved his dry lips: "...Brother."
Wei Shao pursed his lips tightly, and the previous anger surged up again. He turned his head away and ignored it.
Philo gently tugged at his sleeve: "I'm sorry."
His face still bore the fingerprints left by Wei Shao in his rage. Wei Shao said coldly, "You are not sorry to me, but to yourself. Your life is your own. I will not care next time."
Philo lowered his eyes: "Okay."
This was not the answer Wei Shao wanted at all, but Philo had stopped talking and just stared quietly at the ceiling of the room.
Wei Shao suddenly asked: "Do you understand me?"
Philo slowly turned his head and looked at him again.
Wei Shao's voice was very flat, as if he was talking about something that had nothing to do with him: "I have never lacked money, but I am still a rotten person. When everyone else was studying, I didn't study. I fought, skipped classes, and smoked. When I saw those happy families, my first reaction was not envy, but annoyance and disgust. In fact, I have a younger brother, but when I see him, I want to strangle him to death."
He looked at Philo expressionlessly: "Do you understand?"
This was the first time he took the initiative to talk about his past, and the first time the system did not stop him. However, the effect of this passage was almost zero.
Philo tilted his head back slightly, exposing his neck to a greater extent in the air.
He said to Wei Shao: "I am also your brother, I will pinch you."
Wei Shao stood up suddenly, kicked the chair hard, and said angrily: "Are you mentally ill?"
Philo said nothing.
Wei Shao felt a throbbing pain in his head. He said "You take a rest" and walked out the door. However, the moment he grasped the door handle, Philo on the bed suddenly called him.
"Wei Shao."
Wei Shao paused.
Philo said in a hoarse voice, "I like it no matter what."
Wei Shao took a deep breath: "But I don't like it."
Philo said, "I know."
Wei Shao didn't go back for the next few days, but he didn't talk to Fei Luo anymore. Their previous way of getting along had been completely shattered and there was no going back.
During a break when Philo was sleeping, Wei Shao suddenly asked: [Has the progress bar you mentioned moved? 】
The system replied dryly: [No. 】
Wei Shao fell silent.
System: [You don’t want to stay? 】
Wei Shao said slowly: [No. 】
System: [There is no best. With his love for you and your pity for him, it is impossible to fill up the progress bar. Don’t even think about it. 】
After Wei Shao returned, the system looked at the progress bar that shouldn't have made any progress, and finally made up its mind.
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Philo only remembered that he fell asleep, and then his consciousness seemed to be forcibly dragged away from his body. When he regained consciousness, he was already in an unfamiliar place.
The towering buildings and speeding vehicles are somewhat similar to the abandoned planet, but there are more differences.
For example, the words here, on the road signs, and on the store plaques, were all written in words that Philo could not understand.
Philo felt a sense of panic for no reason, not because of the unfamiliarity of this place, but because his intuition told him that this might be Wei Shao's hometown.
He knew that Wei Shao was different from him and from most insects, but he didn't know why he was different.
The insects passing by on the road were also very strange. Philo noticed a rather unfamiliar group at a glance. They looked neither like male insects nor female insects. Most of them had beautiful long hair, and some of them even had a male or female insect on their hands.
Philo subconsciously hid behind the bus stop sign, but found that he could not touch the objects there.
[No need to hide, they can't see you. 】
Philo's body suddenly tensed up, and he asked cautiously, "Who are you?"
[This is not important. What is important is whether you see this? The... "people" here. 】
Philo, unguarded, caught the unfamiliar word: "'Man'?"
[They are all human beings, and there are male and female humans. Obviously, your brother is a male, and in the future, he will have only one female wife. 】
Philo understood the purpose of this thing, pursed his lips and said nothing, with even more hostility in his eyes.
The system tempted him to look up: [Look, are there any men holding hands outside in this world? Men and men are like male insects and male insects in your world. 】
Philo clenched his fists little by little: "...So what? I'm not a man, and things between male insects do exist."
The system's voice seemed to be compassionate: [As you said, although men and men, male insects and male insects are not accepted by society, they are not impossible. However, it is not the case for humans and insects - do you remember what his reaction was when he first saw your insect claws? 】
Philo was almost instantly reminded of the past by its words, and a faint fear filled his chest: "What do you mean?"
[Humans do not have insect wings, insect claws, or insect patterns. They do not have estrus or violent periods. Humans believe that they are the most perfect creations of God. They are favored by the Creator, and every part of their bodies is just right. However, insects——]
As the system spoke, the scene around Philo suddenly changed. It was a corner of a shopping mall filled with insecticides. There were even exaggerated advertisements in front of the medicines, with pictures of the ugly dead bodies of insects.
Then the system took him to see all kinds of insects in the world and made him realize humans' disgust for insects.
Philo's pale lips trembled slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but was interrupted by the system: [You want to say that you are not these inferior insects, but is there a difference? 】
Philo looked at the passing crowd in confusion and fear, and slowly hid his hands behind his back.
The scene changed again. It was a corridor outside a classroom. Young and handsome boys and "girls" were walking in groups of two or three, leaning against the fence. Two girls were huddled together. One of the girls had a pink envelope in her pocket. Her face showed conflicting emotions of shyness and anticipation. Her eyes were fixed on a tall figure in the corridor of the opposite teaching building.
Philo followed her gaze and found that familiar...person almost instantly.
System: [Is she very pretty and cute? She likes your brother too. 】
Who do you think your brother likes? Is it a bug that is tying him up with its life, preventing him from returning home in peace, or is it a human of the opposite sex? 】
All of Philo's defenses finally collapsed at this moment.
He stared blankly at Wei Shao opposite him, and two lines of tears silently shed from his brown eyes.
Wei Shao, who was originally in a daze in the corridor, suddenly felt as if his heart was stabbed by something. He suddenly raised his eyes and looked towards the teaching building opposite.
Nothing.
Wei Shao was already very annoyed, and now for some reason he felt even more nervous.
He naturally didn't know that a girl opposite him screamed and her face turned red because of his glance, and behind the girl, an invisible figure slowly squatted down and buried his tearful face in his knees.
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Although Wei Shao was upset, he was still worried about the little lunatic, so when the time he agreed with the system arrived, he hurried over.
The landing point was home, but Philo was not at home. Based on past experience, Philo should be back soon. He immediately put on a calm and natural attitude, sitting on the sofa and reading a book.
However, after waiting for a long time, Philo did not come back.
He tried poking the system a few times, but it was dead and silent.
Wei Shao looked up frequently, flipping through a book from beginning to end, but he couldn't read a single word.
He finally couldn't hold back any longer and decided to go out and look for it.
As a result, as soon as he stood up and rushed to the door, it was opened.
Fei Luo, who was outside the door, was dirty and pale. His first reaction when he saw him was to shrink. Wei Shao wanted to pretend that he was just going out to throw away the garbage, but he couldn't help but ask one more question: "Are you cold?"
Philo looked at him for two seconds and shook his head silently.
Wei Shao felt that his attitude was a bit strange, but he couldn't figure out the reason. He looked up and down and was attracted by the black leather gloves on Philo's hands.
Fei Luo hid his hands behind his back, then avoided Wei Shao and walked into the room without looking back.
Wei Shao felt even more strange and followed him to the door of the room, but was almost hit on the nose by the door slamming shut.
Wei Shao frowned and knocked on the door, but received no response.
He knocked again: "Philo."
Still no response.
He didn't care whether it was appropriate or not and just turned the door handle directly. He was stunned by the resistance when he pressed down.
The door is locked.
There was still no sound from inside. Wei Shao felt a little panicked for no reason. He stood at the door without moving, and there was no sound from inside.
His jaw was taut, and he walked deliberately to his door, then slammed the door of his room shut, and then tiptoed back to the door of Philo's room.
There was only the slightest sound of bandages being torn off, and...
A strong smell of blood permeated the air.
Wei Shao knocked on the door without even thinking: "Fei Luo!"
The sound of bandages tearing inside stopped suddenly, but there was still no response to him.
Wei Shao said in a more serious tone: "If you don't make a sound, I'll kick the door!"
"...Here." The voice inside was a little trembling, as if it was in pain.
Wei Shao directly ordered: "Open the door."
Philo's voice came through the door: "I'm bandaging it."
Wei Shao said in a deep voice: "I know, open the door."
"Wait till I finish wrapping it, okay?"
Wei Shao's face was tense, and he exhaled heavily: "It's packed and out."
Ten minutes later, Philo's door was opened. Wei Shao stared at him carefully and asked about the causes of his injuries one by one. Most of them were abrasions and wounds caused by cold weapons, not fatal. Philo answered all the questions correctly.
Only when asked about the bloody bandages on his hands did Philo's answer seem a little strange.
"I did it by accident."
Wei Shao immediately frowned: "What kind of carelessness?"
Philo stared at the cracks in the floor and repeated mechanically, "It was an accident."
Wei Shao thought of the black gloves he wore when he came back, and his brows knitted tightly. He said directly: "Untie them and let me see."
Philo stepped back.
Wei Shao was about to take action, but he heard Fei Luo's voice, so light that it seemed like it could be blown away by the wind: "Can you please stop minding my business?"
Wei Shao was stunned, and for a moment he even thought he had heard it wrongly: "...What?"
Philo did not raise his head, but still stared at the floor, and said:
"Leave me alone, Wei Shao."
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