Chapter 28 Jinjiang's first release: His child is not lost, but dead...
When Li Zhuo returned to Changyang again and saw the familiar big tree outside Swan Bay, he was dazed and stunned for a few seconds.
He still remembered the lush green tree in midsummer, with leaves rustling against each other in the wind. In the cold winter, all the leaves fell off, leaving only bare branches.
Time flies.
After returning to the house where he had lived for half a year, the first thing Li Zhuo did after entering the house was to go straight to the balcony and take a look at the vegetables in the ceramic pot outside.
I thought the vegetables would wilt after not being watered for so many days, but looking at the fresh vegetables still clinging to water droplets, Li Zhuo exclaimed, "How amazing!"
Mo Liang was in the living room. According to normal hearing, he shouldn't have been able to hear Li Zhuo's voice, but he seemed to have super hearing and responded to Li Zhuo, "I water it every day."
Li Zhuo didn't question how he watered Chang Yang's potted plants in Hai City, and nodded: "No wonder, it's growing so well."
That evening, Mo Liang cooked a serving of sesame-filled dumplings, and the two of them each got five, so they spent the Lantern Festival together.
After dinner, Mo Liang played controller games with Li Zhuo in the game room for another half an hour. During this time, Li Zhuo discovered that he had deliberately given up twice, and the third time he gave up less obviously.
“I think the house is still too small.”
Throwing away the handle, Li Zhuo, who was sweating due to the excessive heating in the room and the high tension, was drinking water in big gulps when he suddenly heard Mo Liang say this in a serious tone.
"What did you say?"
Mo Hao explained patiently, "I see you seem to really enjoy growing flowers and vegetables, but now you only have a small greenhouse. I feel a little sorry for you..."
Li Zhuo was silent.
Most of the units in Swan Bay are two-unit-per-elevator units or three-unit-per-elevator units. Li Zhuo's previous unfinished house belonged to the latter, with a smaller unit and a relatively backward location. Mo Liang's unit belongs to the former, and he bought all the units on the same floor and connected them to create one-unit-per-elevator units with greater privacy.
One unit has four bedrooms, two living rooms and two bathrooms. After the two units were connected, the area doubled. He must have spent a lot of effort on the redecoration and design.
Apart from the two bedrooms, the rest of the rooms can be said to be... varied.
There is a consultation room exactly the same as the new psychological counseling room in the school, a study room about the same size as a bookstore, an extremely spacious sunken bathroom, and the rest of the facilities include a game room, a gym, and a home theater.
The first time he came here, Li Zhuo almost got lost. After living here for a while, he gradually memorized the location of each room. Now, Mo Liang actually said that the house was a bit small and felt that it was a bit pitiful for him to live here...
“…”
Li Zhuo tacitly pretended not to hear this.
If he had asked a few more questions at that time, he would have known what Mo Liang was using as a reference.
——He owns an entire planet, but his most precious child can only live in such a small place. He can only grow flowers and vegetables in a limited space. Of course he feels that the child is very pitiful.
He thought to himself, as expected, he should buy a bigger house for his children.
"Why are you looking at me?"
Li Zhuo, confused, faced Mo Liang's familiar gaze filled with pity and said that it was enough for now. Then, fearing that he might say something else, he immediately started the next topic: "Is the hot water ready?"
Mo Liang took a handkerchief and gently wiped the sweat from his forehead: "The water temperature is adjusted, do you want to wash now?"
Li Zhuo is used to soaking in the bathroom for a while before going to bed.
In the past, he usually took a bath alone. Mo Liang was afraid that he would feel bored, so he prepared audio-visual equipment and some snacks and fruits in the bathroom.
But later when he went to Hai City, there were a few days when no one knew what happened. Mo Liang was very worried about him and followed him closely.
This made Li Zhuo himself a little nervous.
One night before taking a bath, he said that he thought he had never seen Mo Liang sweat before. He knew it was abnormal and had always avoided it.
But it was a different time then.
Firstly, they had known each other for so long and had experienced so much, so he trusted Mo Liang, this inhuman creature, more and more.
Secondly, he had seen the black tentacles emerging from under Mo Liang's skin, played with them as ropes, and had been rescued several times.
Thirdly, he had just made up his mind to cut off ties with the Li family and was in need of someone to rely on.
Li Zhuo probably didn't even realize that he was subconsciously dependent on Mo Liang at the time. He just thought he was too curious when he said, "Want to join me?"
After saying that, he was afraid that it was too presumptuous, so he added, "It's okay if you don't want to, I just said it casually."
How could Mo Liang be unwilling?
A single thought surged through his mind at that moment: [My child actually approached me! My child actually approached me! My child actually approached me!]
After all, according to the parenting guide, young children have different personalities. Someone like Li Zhuo shouldn't be approached too hastily. You have to wait for him to take the initiative, otherwise it will destroy the trust that has been hard-earned...
What does it mean that a child can do this?
It means I trust him even more!
Mo Liang quickly said, "Okay."
That time when they took a bath together, Li Zhuo discovered that Mo Liang really didn't sweat. Even if it was very hot, his skin would not turn red, let alone sweat.
Like... a mannequin.
He asked as usual:
"What fruit would you like to eat today?"
Li Zhuo thought for a few seconds and answered one or two questions.
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Li Zhuo had many scars on his body from farm work in his early years. Later, Ms. Lu Fei took him to the beauty salon several times, and after applying some medicine, his scars improved a lot.
But in the final analysis, those things only lighten the color of scars, and they don’t have the magical effect of renewing the skin. The old scars are still there, but they have become much lighter.
Li Zhuo was used to these scars and didn't think it was a big deal, but the last time he took a bath with Mo Liang, his expression was particularly distressed.
He felt sorry for the wound that no longer hurt.
Perhaps it was because of Mo Liang's caring reaction that the pain, which had not originally occurred, or had even been forgotten by Li Zhuo a long time ago, was finally remembered.
The wound on his knee was from a fall, and on the instep of his foot was from when he was six years old and didn't hold the sickle firmly. He bled a lot at the time and thought he was going to die, but he didn't...
He told Mo Liang everything in this way, and a trace of bitterness flashed through his heart, but Mo Liang noticed it quickly and asked him what was wrong.
Mo Liang always seems to be able to quickly perceive his emotional changes, it's amazing.
…
When Mo Liang, wrapped in a bath towel and carrying a plate of cut fruit, walked to the edge of the pool, Li Zhuo had half of his face completely submerged in the hot soup of just the right temperature. The hot steam made his entire eye sockets warm.
He floated up from the water and looked at Mo Liang.
Although it's not the first time I've seen him, I still have to sigh. Mo Liang usually dresses warmly and rarely wears short sleeves in summer, so he looks inconspicuous. Now I can see his tight muscles.
His pectoral muscles bulged high, much thicker and stronger than he had imagined. The outline of his latissimus dorsi was clear and smooth, and every muscle texture showed strength and maturity.
Although Li Zhuo has gotten rid of his previous skinny appearance like a skeleton, and has been well taken care of by Mo Liang, and has grown taller and gained some weight, he is still old after all, and his body is only covered with a thin layer of muscle, with a bit of the youthfulness and vitality unique to teenagers.
Seeing Mo Liang coming, even though he knew that the pool was very big and could easily accommodate more than a dozen Mo Liangs, he still moved him around.
The latter naturally noticed that
The smile on his lips deepened.
He placed the cut fruit on the bathtub side table, opened the multi-function screen panel, clicked on the TV series that Li Zhuo had watched last time, and adjusted to his previous viewing progress.
After making all the preparations, he stepped into the pool. The water level in the pool rose by a large section instantly with his arrival.
He imitated Li Zhuo and sat down slowly, but hesitated for a moment when putting the towel on his head: "Why do you put a towel on your head?"
Li Zhuo replied as if it was a matter of course: "Actually, I don't know either, but that's how it was played on TV, so there must be some truth to it, right?"
"I see."
Mo Liang stopped asking.
[The child wearing a towel is so cute.]
[It seems like I have grown ears...]
In the hot mist, several "little black snakes" swam slowly and quietly at the bottom of the clear water.
Li Zhuo, who was originally watching TV, was like a child who saw a new toy, his eyes shining, and he quickly and sharply caught a few parts of Mo Liang's body that he had deliberately released.
He was much more experienced than the first time he saw it, especially after discovering that those black things obeyed him very well. He also gradually discovered that black was not the only color. Not only could they change color at will, but even if they were accidentally torn apart, they could still be connected back together...
The feel seems to be able to change at will?
I don’t know if it’s because Teacher Mo discovered that he really loves playing with it, but the feel of the toy is becoming more and more like that of a stress-relieving toy, and it no longer has the cold touch it had before.
So one plays and the other watches.
One curious person asked, "You have so many tentacles, can you tie yourself up?"
One who had never done it before but still cooperated said: "I don't know, but if you want to see it, I can try."
“…”
If other civilizations enslaved by the polluted civilization witnessed this scene, they would probably think they had lost their minds. Those creatures actually dropped all their defenses and used their bodies as toys for humans?!
Of course, there was no one else here except Li Zhuo. Mo Liang's eyes once again carefully scanned the boy's straight legs, arms, and shallow scars on his feet.
A huge sadness once again overwhelmed Mo Liang.
If this situation were to be made public, his fellow tribesmen probably wouldn't believe it. The emotions of an ordinary human being could actually affect Mo Liang at all times.
The former was in a bad mood, and he was also in a bad mood. The former was sad, but he was ten thousand times sadder than the former.
He was able to deduce from the scars left on his skin when he was injured and how big the wound was at the time.
Just thinking about it, his pupils uncontrollably dilated little by little until no whites could be seen. When Li Zhuo looked over, he quickly returned to normal and said gently: "Why are you looking at me?"
Li Zhuo shook his head: "Nothing."
The TV series happened to be showing a funny scene. Li Zhuo picked up a piece of fruit with a fork and drank the juice that Mo Liang prepared for him.
The water temperature is always at the most suitable temperature, fruit drinks are always at hand, and the children are watching TV series. Their hormones show that they are in a good mood.
Mo Liang was also happy.
Before going to bed at night, he tells his child a bedtime story as usual, and after he falls asleep, he records the child's sleep habits, eye movement frequency, number of times he turns over, etc.
The child became closer to him.
This is good news.
As the child's intimacy with him grew, he could feel his memory gradually returning.
For example, he recalled that on the way to this small world, he had felt inexplicably irritated several times. He originally thought that it was because he was rejected for being close to the original world, so he did not investigate further.
Now that I think about it, the time of irritability converted into the time of the small world corresponds exactly to the injuries on my child, so is it because the child I feel connected to is hurt?
He only has one child with whom he has a deep connection, and he has been trying various methods to find his child. When he received the system task push, he was in the middle of a crucial space-time experiment...
Wait, Mo Liang doesn't like being disturbed. He has always had the habit of turning off all his senses when entering the laboratory. Even the consciousness of shared links will be withdrawn. His fellow tribesmen cannot contact him. How did the system push the task in?
In an instant, the memory plate was spinning at high speed, as if countless images were flashing by...
…
The light spots of memory lit up one after another, point A connected to point B, point B connected to point C, and Mo Liang naturally thought of more memories.
Poor child, a weak child, a child with hypothermia who has almost no vital signs...
Mo Liang transformed his body into a blanket-like shape, raised his body temperature, and wrapped his thin and pitiful child tightly in it.
He took good care of Li Zhuo and accompanied him wholeheartedly in a way that he thought was good for him, but the child he cherished and loved so much became increasingly unhappy.
I had clearly recreated the city in my child's memory one-to-one, including the schools, hospitals, shops, and various buildings...
The only problem is that all the "people" in it are played by Mo Liang's differentiated parts, but Mo Liang is very sure that each "person" looks different.
The clever kid discovered the truth.
The smell on my body is getting more and more bitter...
In order to make his children happier and to let his children stay with him longer, Mo Liang really spent a lot of energy.
But his child kept running to the surface, leaving the nest he had carefully prepared for him, and he had to go out to look for him again and again.
The child couldn't understand Mo Liang's words and was extremely resistant to his approach. He felt a constant bitterness, and the liquid flowing from his eyes was the most bitter...
Later, Mo Liang realized that it was his emotion...
In the end, the frail human was infected with a common virus. His breathing stopped, his heartbeat returned to silence, and his body temperature gradually became ice-cold...
He won't move again.
——In the absolutely safe space that Mo Liang created for him, he lost his vital signs.
Mo Liang, completely unable to accept this, went into a tizzy, a wave of self-blame, regret, and sadness washing over him. He had messed everything up! He had actually killed his own treasure! He could never forgive himself!
Mo Liang has been trying to find a way to save his only child, but it seems that in the process, his memory is becoming increasingly blurred...
He forgot Li Zhuo's name, what he looked like, and everything about their acquaintance. He only remembered that he once had a very cute child. He was very important to him and he had to find him, he had to...
The rescue system would release information about the target being rescued. The familiar smell attracted Mo Liang, and as if guided, he took the initiative to walk out of the laboratory for the first time and took the first mission.
It was precisely because of his past "failures" that Mo Liang subconsciously paid special attention to Li Zhuo's emotions and various indicators of his body...
That's why I have to listen to his healthy heartbeat and feel his steady breathing and pulse at all times to calm the anxiety that is constantly surging in my heart.
…
The memory puzzle pieces lit up one by one, until only two or three in the corner were left unlit.
is that so?
Is that so?
Is your child not lost but dead?
As a parent, this is such a huge sin, and he actually boasted in his heart that he took good care of the child...
He is such a failure as a parent!!
I actually made such a serious mistake!
If Li Zhuo were awake, he would have seen a terrifying scene that would have made his heart beat faster: the man's skin was like wax melting at high temperature, flowing and sliding bit by bit...
The night light at the head of the bed flashed twice as if there was a bad connection.
The original skin had lost its support at this moment, and was floating flat on the ground like an abandoned piece of tattered clothing, with the unknown substance inside squirming.
Those black things did not harm the human boy sleeping on the bed. Instead, they wrapped around him very carefully in a protective manner.
A thin tentacle reached out and gently brushed the human boy's cheek, lingering for a moment when passing by the previous wound.
Finally, all of them converged on the human boy's chest, wrists, radial arteries, and carotid arteries. Threads of black tentacles carefully approached Li Zhuo's mouth and nose, sensing whether there was airflow in and out...
He could clearly feel the human boy's breath and body temperature, and squirmed with excitement at his healthy signs.
[Living Child…]
A child who can breathe...
[A child with a normal body temperature...]
【Like…Love】
[I like it so much...I love it so much...]
…
Forgive me...
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