Chapter 88 That is an arrow that never turns back
Fate did not respond immediately. The office suddenly became quiet and depressing, along with Anushka's breathing.
Is Fate's silence a sign of hesitation? Review? Or is he re-planning his distance?
If this situation had occurred during a previous text chat, Anushka would have immediately gone to the trouble of renting the room or rummaging through drawers to find a strong sedative to chew dry to maintain mental stability.
But now.
Fate was silent... Anushka checked the time. It was 10 seconds. He immediately spoke to the brain ring: "Fate."
The breathing sound from the intelligent brain ring was very steady and did not change.
Anushka paused. If this audio communication was a gambling game, he had already put anxiety, irritability, threats, confusion and countless money and power representing status on it. Now, Anushka was still raising the stakes, honesty, desire, longing and eagerness about the self.
“…I really want to know.”
"Please tell me, I really want and need this answer."
"Can I, Fate?"
The breathing sound on the other end of the intelligent computer ring changed slightly.
In this extremely minute second, Anushka simply hated why the smart ring in her hand was so high-tech. The sounds it recorded were so clear that Fate's breathing changed and he felt very nervous.
Fate on the other side of the brain ring said softly: "Daifa doesn't live with me, but..."
Anushka's suppressed breathing and all self-control collapsed instantly! He was unprepared and had no time to hide it, so he let out a suppressed physiological gasping sound in his throat. Due to depression and tension, Anushka's throat muscles were tight and suddenly relaxed, and the bass she breathed out sounded intense, weird, and had a sticky accent that Anushka herself didn't like.
Fate: “…”
Anushka: “…”
What the hell is that sound!? How can my throat make that sound??
Anushka stood up straight away! The boss chair behind him made a sharp screech and almost fell over. He grabbed the back of the chair tightly to prevent it from making a bigger noise.
Throughout the entire month of August, Anushka hated this minute tonight the most, even more than the night when the Capital Alliance banquet targeted the bug cubs in Janening's house, and more than the confrontation with Chloe when the Capital Alliance bombed the warehouse.
He completely lost control of himself, and his bestial side was revealed when Fate made a voice call.
Fate, who originally wanted to continue speaking, fell silent.
Anushka covered her mouth, the blood from biting her lips and tongue was all in her hands, while her hand on the other side was shaking badly as she typed the reply.
SVIP Standard A567: [x$ didn't mean to be mean to you, sorry#*&. 】
…
"…well…"
Anushka heard a soft sigh, which gradually became weaker and weaker. The word "You..." made Anushka's throat tight and painful.
“I can’t hear you, Anushka, are you holding your breath or did you bite your tongue?”
Anushka: “…”
SVIP standard A567: [Tongue.]
"Don't wait for it to heal on its own. Is there any hemostatic spray in the room? If there is, find it and spray it. Did it get on your collar?"
Anushka replied first: [Yes, no. ]
"Okay. Heal the wound in your mouth, and then we can talk."
Anushka immediately reached out to pull the drawer. The iron drawer made a loud clanging sound, and Anushka's scalp exploded. He quickly slowed down his movements, but it was too late. The drawer on the left side of the desk had been pulled out and smashed to the ground. The continuous loud clanging noises made the office very noisy.
The smart ring on the table was silent for a while, and then a voice came out again. Fate said, "Don't worry, I'll wait for you."
Anushka nodded before realizing that this was not a video.
After a period of quiet busyness, Anushka cured her tongue. The audio communication continued, but he chose to type back the message.
SVIP Standard A567: [OK.]
A voice came from the speaker of the intelligent brain ring, and Fate asked, "Why are you not talking?"
SVIP A567: [The sound now is disgusting. 】
“…”
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Black Shield.
2nd floor.
The system nodded in agreement when it saw the message. It was a little desperate and confused as it asked in Shi Cunjin's mind: "How could A567 make such a sound? Is this a failure of his character?"
Shi Cunjin: “…”
A567 Innocence, the system is just a program. Two beings can reach the same understanding on the "evil voice", which is simply like a dragon lying in wait and a phoenix chick lying in wait.
Shi Cunjin pinched his eyebrows and drank a sip of ice water. The text message from A567 popped up again.
SVIP A567: [My voice is not like this. Something unexpected happened tonight.]
Shi Cunjin replied into the microphone: "Yeah, I know, I heard your normal voice before, don't worry, it's fine, I don't mean any harm."
"..." (The brain ring suddenly went silent)
Shi Cunjin:?
Why is the breathing sound gone again?
Shi Cunjin helplessly reminded: "Anushka, breathe."
“…” (Start breathing!)
Shi Cunjin talked about the previous topic again: "Daifa doesn't live with me, but he will often help me with affairs in the future. By then, you..."
The intelligent brain ring suddenly interrupted: "... often help you handle affairs? Didn't you say that you don't need treatment? Under what circumstances would you let him take full charge of your account? You..."
Shi Cunjin frowned, lowered his voice slightly, and said calmly: "Anushka."
“…”
SVIP Standard A567: [Yes.]
Another one pops up in 3 seconds.
SVIP A567: [I am listening. ]
SVIP Standard A567: [Very serious. ]
SVIP Standard A567: [Sorry.]
Shi Cunjin: “…”
You shrink when I call you?
…
…
Rover base.
Instructors' dormitory.
Anushka heard Fate laugh. The sound was light, as if he couldn't help it, and he only laughed for a moment before suppressing it. Then Fate coughed lightly, and there was a lighter sound of water. Anushka had excellent hearing, and he heard the sound of Fate swallowing water, and then the sound of the glass being placed on the table.
…Fate is drinking water. What does he drink? What does he like to drink? Anushka’s Adam’s apple moves.
The worst part about the whole thing, when we had an audio call tonight, was that Anushka could sense that some of his words silenced Fate, and some of his words made Fate laugh, but he had no idea what the words that made Fate laugh had in common.
This frustrates Anushka.
He listened quietly to Fate's words.
Fit said gently, "…In the future, you may see the proxy posting again. My daily life is very busy. The account is now on track, and I will take time to do other things. The proxy posting is someone I trust and will not do anything to harm my interests. The last read message was a mistake. After I woke up, he told me and apologized immediately."
Anushka typed a few lines, deleted and reduced them, and finally said to the microphone: "...OK."
For a moment, neither of them spoke.
On the Black Shield side, Shi Cunjin looked at the time. It was just past 6:10. He needed to tidy himself up and prepare for the meeting at 7:30.
Shi Cunjin was about to bring up the topic and end it when Anushka suddenly spoke up. This time, he was so straightforward that Shi Cunjin could no longer resist.
"Is that person your partner or your brother?"
Shi Cunjin thought back through his brain: "Anushka, you are getting too far."
Anushka was silent for a while and then said frankly, “I can’t stop.”
…
Rover base.
Instructors' dormitory.
Anushka decided not to bear it any longer, this audio call was hard-earned, and he was not sure if there would be another such audio call.
He asked Fate: "Can I get a goal from you?"
Fate on the other side of the brain ring did not respond immediately.
Anushka understood instantly that Fate had always understood! Fate had always known what he was thinking! But Fate didn't say anything! Didn't ask him for anything?!
Anushka was troubled by anger and sadness.
He couldn't hold back his temper anymore, and his words became increasingly fierce and angry: "When did you know this? Why didn't you say it? Is it fun to see me so nervous? How could you ignore me for so long? You wrote those stories and were willing to explain so much to me, but you always avoided my advances! My advances are not unique in the universe, but they are definitely in the top three! How can you be completely indifferent? You are simply..."
"Anushka." The gentle voice called him.
Anushka pursed her lips sharply.
Fate's voice came from the broadcast port of the intelligent brain ring: "It's because I understand."
Anushka's heart started beating wildly, and her heart rate soared to the point where her smart ring displayed a silent reminder box: Do you need medical attention?
Fate said: "You are very good, sincere and generous. I believe it will be difficult for me to meet another friend like you on the Internet. Even in real life, I think you will be the best one among the insects I know."
Anushka covered her mouth and her chest rose and fell twice.
Fitt said gently, "But sometimes, text stories are the easiest traps to deceive. Words can be disguised and edited countless times. I am good at playing with words. Everything I show you is just what I want to show you. I don't take your fear as fun, nor do I mean to ignore your value. You are a rising star with great potential and future, but you don't understand emotions very well and haven't fully figured out how to get along with each other."
Fate said the words that Anushka least wanted to hear in the gentlest and calmest voice: "And your current emotions are most likely just the fusion of the story and your own experience. The chick complex can explain this very well."
"You don't understand this," Fate said. "You're too unfamiliar with it to know how to deal with it, but I'm not."
"It is precisely because I understand that I cannot take advantage of your ignorance and lead you down this path. This is not a response, it is just a means of controlling you."
"I just realized this tonight. I thought I was keeping my distance..."
Anushka interrupted without hesitation: “Don’t even think about it.”
The AI ring was silent for a while, and Anushka could hear Fate's breathing coming from there.
Fate's breathing was always steady, just like his emotions and reason. Suddenly, his steady breathing changed slightly.
“Anushka, I don’t want to deceive you or take advantage of you. I need some time to sort this out and make a choice that is good for both you and me.”
Anushka said, “But you did describe and encourage such behavior, your stories were like this, and you taught me how to interact with you in this way. Being sincere, showing private emotions... Is this wrong? You taught me the wrong way?”
Suddenly, Anushka heard Fate laughing again, helpless and surprised.
Fate on the other side of the brain ring asked softly: "Anushka, are you using the method I taught you to deal with me?"
Anushka's ears were burning with heat. Even though he knew it was just an audio communication, he still turned his head to the side and avoided looking at the smart ring on the table.
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Black Shield.
2nd floor.
The system was even more confused in Shi Cunjin's mind. It asked carefully: "Teacher Shi... aren't you trying to find a way to guide A567? Wouldn't it ruin the plan if you reminded him that this emotion is just a hen-and-bird complex? Just open his line directly... What if he loses favorability after saying so much? Anyway, he is jumping headfirst into you now!"
Shi Cunjin replied in his mind, "No. And this is something that must be made clear. A567 cannot tell the direction of his emotions. His character card is still 10% dark. If you want to light up 100%, you must let him figure everything out himself. Otherwise, no matter how much I do here, it will be in vain."
System: "I see! Great! Come on, Mr. Shi! Go for it!"
Shi Cunjin did not tell the system his true thoughts.
In his eyes, Anushka was no longer just a piece of paper, but a real person of flesh and blood.
Treating a sincere heart made of flesh and blood, Shi Cunjin is willing to treat it with sincerity, explain everything from the beginning, and slowly guide this clumsy soul.
However, Shi Cunjin still underestimated Anushka's desperation and impulse.
The brain ring vibrated slightly, and Anushka's voice came over: "You don't have to make a decision or sort out anything. I am happy."
Shi Cunjin paused.
Anushka’s voice was calm and composed: “Fool me, Fate.”
"I have the power to prolong this deception until the end of my life."
"Although I don't have the power to truly influence the Capital Alliance, the court, or the military, I have applied for a recall. I will become someone like Joshua. You can choose not to respond, or continue to hesitate, wait and see about the risks, or make your plans."
"Until I achieve that, please don't distance yourself from me."
Anushka paused for a few seconds, and Shi Cunjin could hear his trembling breathing coming from the intelligent computer loop, as if the person on the other end had mustered a lot of courage and took several deep breaths.
Anushka said, "Just wait for me, I will grow up soon."
The next second, the call was disconnected.
Shi Cunjin sat down, slowly raised his hands, covered his nose and lips as if to cover a cough, and drooped his eyelashes.
…He actually copied the love words Joshua said to Milan.
...really...
The system was chattering, "Ahhhh!! He actually hung up on you! What the hell! He said all these things in a very arrogant way and then hung up on you!!!"
The system kept yelling for a long time, but when the teacher didn't say anything, it had to keep quiet. After a while, it reminded him, "It's almost seven o'clock, teacher!"
Shi Cunjin stood up with the cup in his hand and went downstairs to the kitchen to have a simple breakfast.
While washing the dishes, Shi Cunjin remembered something and asked the system: "Have you found the hair dye rinse?"
The system said: "I'm sorry, Teacher Shi... I searched the Internet and couldn't find anything related to hair dyeing. It seems that female insects don't have this demand. I did find a lot of industrial dyes! But the kind that dyes cars and mecha steel... Teacher Shi, if you use it to dye your hair, you will lose your hair and get cancer..."
Shi Cunjin asked: "What about the one who dyes clothes?"
The system said, "Yes, we have it, but we won't deliver it if you order less than 1,000 pieces."
This is a bit troublesome.
Shi Cunjin put away the dishes, turned around and walked to the living room, turned off some of the lights, and made sure all the blackout curtains on the first floor were tightly closed.
Before finding a hair dye wash, Shi Cunjin could only reduce the indoor light source to cover up the shiny silver hair.
His new hair and skin don't glow naturally, but their hair and skin are incredibly good, one is as smooth as satin, and the other is flawless matte skin. When the light is shone on them, it's like a special effect in an advertisement. Reducing the direct light source can mask the shine to a certain extent.
Shi Cunjin had already thought of an excuse. After the low and medium species went through the developmental week, not all of their bodies would develop fully. His new excuse was that the skin and eyes had weakened to a certain extent.
For example, albinos are sensitive to ultraviolet rays. Shi Cunjin plans to announce to the public that she cannot be exposed to light after a week of development and is mildly allergic to dust. She needs to be fully armed every day, covering from feet to neck, and a black turtleneck is a must-have clothing for daily wear.
Time quickly came to seven in the morning. Shi Cunjin used the smart brain ring to send a message to inform Bill in advance: Zhou Xin has a physical defect in his development and is sensitive to light. The light in the house is dim, so there is no need to be confused when entering the house.
Bill wrote back to comfort his employer, Young Master: "I have seen many new worms after the developmental period. Some of them have nictitating membranes that cannot be retracted, scales and wing bones that grow crooked, and even nails that cannot be retracted. At least your limbs are still normal. I will remind Tom that nothing will change."
The result was well described in the news.
When the meeting time arrived, Shi Cunjin opened the door. Bill, who was standing outside the door, saw the bug in the door and subconsciously took a step back.
Tom, who was standing next to Bill, was bumped. He looked up at the door and couldn't help but exclaimed, "Wow."
Ruby the Wasp, who was standing on Bill's other side, looked up at the door and said, "Wow."
Shi Cunjin, who was standing behind the door with only half of his face exposed, said: “…Please come in first.”
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A love story from a younger man’s dream: Are you going to use the method I taught you to deal with me?