Chapter 54
A decent person, doing decent things. After Zhan Mu released an announcement, his followers increased by nearly 500,000. In fact, in the eyes of the public, he did nothing at all. It was just that some people wanted to suppress him, and he responded in a relatively calm manner.
It even made it to the hot search list in the city.
Zhan Mu twirled the pen with his fingertips, browsing netizens' comments, and then switched to the backstage. Sure enough, he had earned a few hundred more yuan from recharging and rewards. The discussion was very high, but the money he made was indeed not ideal.
"If this happens a few more times, will my followers increase by a million in one go?" Zhan Mu muttered with narrowed eyes, but then he hissed, "No, no, it's not good if this kind of random social event happens a few more times, don't you think?"
Lu Chao has turned into a small fluid cube and continues to charge.
He may not have heard.
Zhan Mu clicked his tongue, feeling a little unhappy. To be honest, why wasn't Lu Chao a real AI? He still had some human consciousness and emotions, so Zhan Mu had to take care of his mood occasionally, which was really annoying.
He began to fantasize again about those so-called big shots, who were surrounded by people and had a lot of people agreeing with them when they said something. With so much emotional value, he guessed that they must be very happy every day.
Having said that, Zhan Mu soon realized the disadvantages of being famous.
"Boss Zhan, long time no see." He looked up and saw Li Lizhen with pink hair, light makeup, a bright smile, and girlish clothes, a lavender halter dress with floral patterns.
Zhan Mu raised an eyebrow, feeling strange. Li Lizhen came over with her phone, pointed at him on the screen, and asked with a smile, "Wow, is that you? You're famous now, so amazing."
High-end seduction often only requires simple words.
Zhan Mu laughed out loud twice, feeling quite happy. However, he cleared his throat twice and smiled playfully. He looked at Li Lizhen and asked, "Lili, right? How old are you?"
"Hmm?" Li Lizhen moved a plastic stool from his shop and replied, "I'm eighteen."
"That's impossible. Uncle Guo next door said you didn't graduate from junior high school," Zhan Mu said. He suddenly stood up, his hands in his pockets, and didn't sit next to Li Lizhen, suggesting that they should keep their distance. Anyway, he didn't like little girls.
"I...haha, fifteen years old." Li Lizhen laughed awkwardly, holding a small paper bag. Zhan Mu only then saw that she took out two pieces of ice cream from it, and they were cola flavored.
The little girl looked shy, handed it over, and said, "I'll treat you to a popsicle. I often see you drinking Coke. Do you like the taste? Eat it. It's my treat. Don't hesitate."
"..." Zhan Mu was embarrassed. He didn't know whether to accept it or refuse it. But it was just an ordinary crushed ice cream worth one dollar.
"Okay, thank you." Zhan Mu accepted it.
The atmosphere was subtle, and people even felt depressed. As a Sima man, facing the perfect advances from a strange girl, he wanted to refuse but didn't want to make her sad. He felt awkward, but also felt a sense of honor and joy.
Zhan Mu spoke politely and cautiously, but his mind was in a turmoil, trying to figure out how he could make her give up without ruining his reputation in the town.
Li Lizhen seemed not to notice his little thoughts. She ate shyly, sat elegantly, and lifted her skirt from time to time, looking like a pure and sweet girl.
Just today, Zhan Mu realized that he had never asked himself what kind of person he really liked: beautiful? virtuous? smart? respectable?
Zhan Mu didn’t know, anyway, Lu Chao was better than her, because Lu Chao gave him the feeling that he would never run away.
Maybe this is the good thing about digital life.
"It's quite boring, why don't we go out for a walk?" Zhan Mu mentioned it casually, which scared Li Lizhen. She laughed and answered yes, then picked up her small paper bag and followed him. Zhan Mu also picked up a parasol from the store.
Since they were just strolling around, Zhan Mu didn't ask her to hold an umbrella. Li Lizhen was subconsciously surprised. She didn't smile but took out her phone excitedly to take a few selfies. At the same time, she also framed Zhan Mu in the screen.
Zhan Mu didn't react, but he walked straight to the gate of No. 2 Middle School. Li Lizhen grumbled, "What are you doing here, brother? There are no snacks these days, not even a milk tea shop."
"Why did you drop out of school?" Zhan Mu changed the subject, scratched his brow, and said, "At your age, you should play with your peers. Is there any difficulty at home? Otherwise, I can help you."
Li Lizhen froze, feeling as if she had been slapped in the face. She felt an indescribable embarrassment and irritation. She looked at Zhan Mu, who seemed calm and even harsh, and kept all the complicated factors and reasons stuck in her throat.
"I just don't want to read it anymore." Li Lizhen's face changed.
Zhan Mu: "Is it because your family is poor that you have to have an unlucky father who sucks your blood?"
"..." Li Lizhen looked at him suddenly, her expression changed drastically, with a trace of unspeakable pain and worry as if salt was rubbed into her wounds.
Zhan Mu took a deep breath, noticed her awkwardness, and tried to organize his words. Just as he was about to speak, he was interrupted by Li Lizhen, who shouted, "Brother, will you treat me to a meal? If not, I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
There was so much to talk about.
Zhan Mu was immediately deflated, but also seemed relieved. He nodded, but he said without a smile, "Okay, then I'll leave too."
But he didn't move first. Li Lizhen took a breath, curled her lips in a sneer, turned around and walked away in the scorching sun.
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Zhan Mu returned to his shop with a twisted mouth, feeling bad because of what happened just now. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Lu Chao who had turned into a human again. He didn't say a word, as if pretending not to know, and was typing on the keyboard of his computer.
"Well, the one at the beauty salon asked you to give her some information. It's printed out. Go quickly." Lu Chao didn't even raise his head. There seemed to be an unspeakable temptation hidden in this silence.
Zhan Mu nodded and stood in front of the printer, only to find that it was the information he requested last time. The beauty salon had previously said that he could pick it up in person, but today they asked him to deliver it over.
Zhan Mu: "She printed the same thing last time. It's weird."
"You want to be the boss, so isn't it right for others to cooperate with you?" Lu Chao's eyes were complicated. Of course, he still didn't turn around, but Zhan Mu peeked at him from the computer screen and saw a hint of anger in his tense expression.
I guess he knows what happened just now, but he just doesn't say it.
Lu Chao even spoke this sentence in the dialect of Zhan Mu's side.
"Damn, so awesome." Zhan Mu didn't know what he was thinking about. After complaining, he picked up the thick stack of information and left.
Zhan Mu opened the parasol and walked there. Soon, he found a private beauty salon called "Mei Fei Se Wu".
As soon as he entered, he found that his third mother was there too. It really is a small world. His mother had said before that his third mother had bought thousands of beauty cards. It was true. Here he ran into her.
"Kids nowadays like to play with mobile phones, it's normal." The slightly plump female boss had beautiful makeup and was applying a facial mask to Zhan Sanma. They chatted casually as if she was a regular customer.
"Oh, you don't know my... " Zhan Sanma seemed to hear Zhan Mu's footsteps. She teased, "It would be great if you were as motivated as our Zhan Mu. All he does every day is play games, and that phone, he's in front of him from morning till night."
"Did your daughter pass the normal school entrance exam?" the female boss asked kindly.
"You haven't graduated yet, so you don't know." Zhan Sanma rubbed her temples. She had a mask on her face, so she could only move her lips. She whispered, "Ask her to join the army. It's not hard for women to be soldiers, the benefits are good, and there's more money to be made after retirement. Or she can stay in the army."
Zhan Mu suddenly felt that this guy was not asking her to deliver the goods, but to audit the performance of someone else's outstanding graduate to satisfy her sense of superiority and vanity.
"Third Aunt, so you are here too." After Zhan Mu's polite remarks, he put down the documents, greeted the female boss and wanted to leave.
"Our Zhan Lao Si and his son." Zhan San's mother smiled and said, "Hey, it's so sunny, why don't you sit down and play for a while? How is your shop doing recently? Our Chang Jian said you are very capable. You bought an electronic doll, and it's a male model. Hahaha! Oh, what are you young people thinking about nowadays?"
“…” This is so loud right in front of me.
Zhan Mu hung his face, the feeling of being verbally bullied came back to him, embarrassment and speechlessness swept over him like a tide.
He twitched his lips and said, "You can become a woman."
After hearing this, the female boss glanced at him, suppressing her laughter. She seemed to be trying to save Zhan Mu and smooth things over, explaining, "It's normal, it's normal. Technology is so advanced now, and robots are everywhere in places like Yuzhou. Rich families don't hire housekeepers or nannies anymore, so they just buy these electronic dolls. It's convenient. Robots are not people anyway."
"I have something to do, so I'll leave first." Zhan Mu wanted to escape from the scene.
The moment he stepped out of the door, he heard Zhan Sanma's voice drifting softly from inside: "Really? Marrying an electronic doll? You're crazy."
Zhan Mu put on a forced smile and was about to leave when he remembered that he didn't bring an umbrella. So he turned around, forced a smile, went back to get the umbrella, pretended not to hear, and then left and returned to the shop.
The sunlight was merciless, the weather was so dull it felt like an air fryer, and the cat was sleepy. Lu Chao was spraying it with a moisturizing spray when Zhan Mu came back, his face sullen, and he scolded him, "Why don't you just turn into a woman!"
"Ah, what?" Lu Chao turned around, feeling that his resentment came out of nowhere. What did he do wrong that made him go crazy for no reason?
"I've discovered that you're really a bitch. Really, I'm feeling that more and more." Zhan Mu took a sip of water, glanced at Lu Chao coldly, and said, "And you're so fucking hypocritical, don't you think? Damn it, why do I feel like I, the boss, have to indulge you all the time, when you're obviously the employee, okay?"
Lu Chao froze, speechless. He finally understood and sneered, "If you think that girl is better, just say it. Anyway, there's nothing much between you and me. I can leave anytime, anywhere."
"I really can't figure it out all of a sudden. What else do you have besides a good-looking face..." Zhan Mu rubbed his hair irritably. He was really tired of him. Seven years hadn't even arrived yet, and the seven-year itch was coming.
He couldn't think of any good points about Lu Chao for a long time, and was seduced and teased by Li Lizhen. He felt that he might as well give up his moral integrity and have sex with both men and women.
Lu Chao was so angry that he couldn't say a word. He didn't leave in anger and wanted to retort him: "I understand, so you are a double-door. Hey, hey, hey, Boss Zhan, tell me about your psychological journey. Are you particularly upset about the last time..."
"It feels great." Zhan Mu answered seriously.
Lu Chao was immediately humiliated, feeling completely defeated. Zhan Mu's expression and attitude suddenly made it seem like Lu Chao was the one who suffered the most.
In fact, Zhan Mu was already familiar with him and was too lazy to pretend.
Zhan Mu narrowed his eyes, put on an evil and vulgar smile, covered his mouth and said, "I just feel that since you are not a person, you are an electronic data person, hiss... When it comes to morality, we really don't need such a heavy burden. Otherwise, let's go to that Hongjie Bar together tonight, you know what I mean? Have a couple of drinks, a few drinks."
Zhan Mu continued to reveal his true nature, saying, "That's right, today's Li Li, who was it, I forgot, I think her figure is..."
"People like you." Lu Chao's eyes widened. He could no longer bear it and looked around for something to slap him twice, but he couldn't find anything. Even a gentleman would not do such an outrageous thing.
He thought for a moment, then stood up and kicked the small plastic stool under Zhan Mu's butt hard!
"Hey, hey, hey, hey... Never mind. Why did you kick me?!" Zhan Mu lost his balance and fell out of the store with a bang. His expression was distorted by the sun and he was speechless.
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In the next few days, the daily conversations in Master Zhan's shop became strange and real.
Lu Chao was often hugged and embraced by Zhan Mu, and they would be affectionate with each other. From time to time, she would kiss him on the face and say, "Why bother? It's really important. Aren't you uncomfortable being so reserved? We are all men, so what if we spend a little money?"
"Get lost." said Lu Chao, who was living under someone else's roof.
Zhan Mu thought about it and looked at him expectantly: "So are you afraid that I'll cheat on you, or are you simply concerned about me and don't want me to go out and fool around and make myself sick?"
Lu Chao answered honestly: "Afraid of infecting me."
You're a data person, and you're afraid of getting sick? Damn!
"...stingy." Zhan Mu muttered.
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