Chapter 29: Jinjiang's first release uses its own vulnerability to reverse domestication...
Teacher Mo…what happened again?
Li Zhuo thought about it for a long time but still couldn't figure it out.
Teacher Mo has been particularly worried about him recently. Previously, he would not let him go out alone. In the past few days, he has started to strictly control his diet. Everything he touches must be sterilized.
Once he saw Mo Liang wiping the door handle that he touched every day and thought he was dazzled.
On the fifth day after returning to Changyang, Li Zhuo, who had just finished his winter vacation homework, came out and saw Mo Liang wiping the chair where he would sit for lunch with a serious face. He really couldn't help it.
"Teacher Mo, tell me the truth. Am I seriously ill? I won't live long."
Mo Liang paused and didn't immediately refute him. Instead, he reacted strongly and asked, "Are you feeling unwell? Where are you feeling unwell? When did it start?"
Li Zhuo: “…”
After doing this a few times, Li Zhuo got used to it. It turns out that people's acceptance is a gradual process.
Of course, it’s not entirely because of habit. Part of the reason is that Li Zhuo found something else that attracted his interest more.
During a casual chat, he listened to Mo Liang talk about some of their stories about the world over there, and found it very interesting.
Seeing that he was very curious about other planets and their cultures and technologies, Mo Liang provided him with a lot of information like offering him treasures.
That is much more valuable than the incomplete things he picked and chose and gave to the Mo family.
Because of this, Mo Liang once again discovered that his child had talents that were not recorded in the character file.
He was really interested in those obscure materials. He only went out twice with his classmates during the entire winter vacation. The rest of the time he stayed indoors. If he was not doing his winter vacation homework, he would study those materials day and night without eating or sleeping.
Sometimes when they encounter difficult words, they will ask Mo Liang, and Mo Liang will patiently explain them in detail.
As luck would have it, Mo Liang had been called "teacher" by Li Zhuo for quite some time in the past. Only now did he truly live up to the title of his teacher.
However, this "teacher" soon ran into a dilemma. First, the unique disasters of the Pollution Civilization had caused their development path to be completely different from that of other civilizations, and he himself was not the type to learn.
As a result, he could still cope with some of Li Zhuo's unfamiliar words. Later, as Li Zhuo's reading became more and more in-depth, the questions he asked became more and more profound.
Among them, he asked about technical vocabulary, which Mo Liang had never been familiar with. But facing those clear black and white eyes, he really couldn't say that he didn't know it.
How could a qualified parent let their child down?! So he turned to the system, and the system searched the database...
For a moment
The house is filled with a strong academic atmosphere.
At this time, Li Zhuo was no longer like before. He was no longer interested in those obscure alien texts in order to get good grades, to get a good ranking, to surpass others, or to make others look good. He was simply interested in those obscure alien texts.
He was too serious about his studies that he neglected to exercise. In the last week of the winter vacation, the sudden drop in temperature caused Li Zhuo to contract seasonal flu.
It burned for about two days.
In the past two days, Mo Liang was sometimes sad and blamed himself, and sometimes happy. The sadness and blame were because he had tried his best to clean the house into a sterile environment, but the child was still sick; the happiness was because Li Zhuo, who was lying in bed in a daze, was more dependent on him than usual.
The sick boy spoke in a sullen voice, and even Mo Liang had to feed him food.
"Here, have a bite of this."
The inhuman creature coaxed in an extremely gentle voice as he carefully placed a spoonful of porridge to the sick child's mouth.
Li Zhuo, feeling dizzy, casually opened his mouth and ate the food that was delivered to his lips. This scene filled Mo Liang's heart with great satisfaction and joy.
He carefully changed the towel on the sick child's forehead and wiped his hands and feet meticulously, feeling his subconscious dependence and trust in him.
The fever-addled Li Zhuo was incredibly clingy. When Mo Liang placed his hand over him, he'd naturally press his cheek against his. Even after falling asleep, he'd snuggle in his arms, mumbling "Mom"...
At this moment, Li Zhuo no longer looked as skinny and pale as when they first met. His complexion was rosy, and his eyebrows and eyes were black and white. The young man, who was only eighteen years old, looked pleasing to the eye no matter how one looked at him.
So cute!
He wanted to feed him himself!
In fact, he did so. Anyway, this human male body already had mammary tissue, so he only needed to fine-tune the hormone balance to feed him some nutrients that were good for the body.
Those two days were truly blissful, but unfortunately, as Li Zhuo's temperature gradually returned to normal, he no longer wanted to be cared for like a baby.
Thinking of this, Mo Liang sighed.
The winter vacation is over and Li Zhuo has returned to school. The time he spends with his children has been reduced from 24 hours a day to only during meal times. Although he can see them in other ways, he still feels that it is better to see them in person.
Look, I haven’t seen my child for just a few hours and I’m already missing him.
I miss him...
I miss him so much...
While missing his children, Mo Liang began to write today's diary.
It records in detail every strand of Li Zhuo's hair that has fallen out, every nail that has been cut, as well as some substances that he cannot see at all but are falling off every day.
He recently spent too much time studying extraterrestrial communication, and his eyesight, cervical spine, and water intake have all deteriorated significantly compared to usual.
[The last method was effective, you can continue...]
How often have you used your phone recently?
[Socially lately, um… I've been talking to this girl a little too much…]
【Does he want to fall in love? 】
The thought that there would be another human being who would be closer to his child than he was, and who would occupy a position in Li Zhuo's heart that was even more important than his own, and that he and he would be together every day for the next few decades...
The suffocating feeling in Mo Liang's chest became even stronger.
The sky outside the window is as clear as a mirror, with a few white clouds floating leisurely. A bird is stretching its wings and flying freely in the sky...
Mo Liang was wearing an apron and busy preparing lunch for the children in the kitchen. Just thinking about that scene, countless tentacles with clear division of labor suddenly stopped.
If his child leaves him, won't he go back to his old ways?
[That long, endless loneliness, that cold, suffocating loneliness...]
He had just gained a little warmth from his own child, but now he had to experience the feeling of emptiness all over again?
[Absolutely not, absolutely not, absolutely not, absolutely not, absolutely not, absolutely not, absolutely not, absolutely not, absolutely not, absolutely not, absolutely not, absolutely not…]
A gray bird accidentally flew by, and it seemed to be pulled down by an invisible big hand. It fell straight down and quickly disappeared in the sky.
*
When Li Zhuo, who was doing homework in the classroom, looked up, the sky outside the window was still the same peaceful sky.
What a nice day today, he thought.
Since the last summer camp and Hai Shi’s birthday party, plus two small gatherings during the winter vacation, Li Zhuo is no longer so afraid of socializing.
After taking the first step, he found that making friends was not as difficult as he had imagined.
Unconsciously, Li Zhuo was no longer alone as before. Sometimes when he walked outside, his former summer camp friends would greet him familiarly.
When discussing topics in the dormitory, they would naturally throw them to Li Zhuo. As time went by, the invisible barrier between them was being dissolved bit by bit.
Although he did not become a social expert like Deng Yuliang all of a sudden, it was definitely a huge improvement and change compared to before.
The teacher lectured at the podium, and the students listened intently, their notes rustling incessantly. A breeze gently blew the half-open curtains, revealing a dense cloud outside the window, which moved slowly.
The sunlight shines through the fluttering curtains, casting mottled light and shadows on the desks, creating a peaceful and beautiful scene.
Everything seems to be no different from usual, but it seems that everything is different.
Li Zhuo thought, I don’t know what to eat for lunch?
Why not just ask?
He had just finished writing the last stroke on the paper when a string of crooked words automatically appeared on the blank draft book. It was the lunch menu.
——【Are you hungry?】
Along with the words, there was also a sudden breeze, which brought the freshness of morning dew from the mountains and forests, gently caressing his cheeks, ruffling his hair, and leaving a faint itch.
Li Zhuo didn't even need to guess who was behind this, and he immediately wrote a reply:
"If you're not hungry, just ask."
He was convinced that if he said the word "hungry", it wouldn't take long, perhaps in the next second, for Teacher Mo to think of a way to send him food.
They are just parents who dote on their children endlessly.
I remember when I was in Pingshan Village, there was a family in the neighboring village who spoiled their children extremely much.
After all, it's a child in old age. That couple took medicine and prayed to Buddha but couldn't conceive. They waited until they were in their forties to have such a precious baby. Isn't he a treasure?
There was a shortage of supplies in the village, and most children only had new clothes to wear during festivals. Usually, they wore old clothes given by relatives, or some clothes and pants left by their older brothers and sisters.
This is true in every household.
The only difference is that the child in that family can wear brand new clothes even on ordinary days, has his own toys, and won’t be scolded even if he drops a bowl.
Especially the latter one,
Li Zhuo was really envious at that time.
Most childhood memories become blurred with time, and only the more profound memories are always remembered.
One of the incidents was that he accidentally slipped and broke a blue patterned porcelain bowl while washing dishes. He was scolded and beaten by the man.
The bowls and plates in the house were numbered, and if one was broken, one would be missing. Not only did the man scold him for being useless, but even the little Li Zhuo himself felt that it was his own fault.
I am so useless.
Unable to sleep in the middle of the night, the frail Li Zhuo, wearing an old set of clothes that was obviously too small for his size, wiped his tears while trying to piece together the broken bowl. However, he ended up cutting his hand on the sharp edge of the porcelain pieces, and he couldn't hold back his tears any further.
Transparent tears fell into the soil one by one, mixing with the blood on the ground and spreading out.
In fact, if that man were still alive, he would definitely not remember it even if I told him about it. After all, in his eyes, it was just a trivial matter.
Except for the moon that day.
Later, it was a coincidence that the period when Li Zhuogang and Mo Liang's relationship gradually improved last semester was also the second month after he was invited to have dinner with him.
At that time, he had just been allowed to enter the kitchen. When he was having lunch at Li Zhuo's apartment, he was so distracted by something that he broke a bowl.
Almost immediately, he squatted down to pick up the fragments and blurted out, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I was thinking about something else and didn't notice it in my hands. I thought I had already put it on the table. I will definitely pay attention next time."
Mo Liang's reaction at that time was also quite big. Seeing that there was only a very small cut on his hand with a trace of blood, he found a bunch of medicine for him.
Mo Liang looked at him with a look that showed he didn't understand what he was saying. "It's just a bowl. If it breaks, it breaks. If you want to smash it, you can smash the whole thing."
Mo Liang added, "Don't pick them up anymore. It's not worth it if you get your hands hurt. You are the most important."
“…”
At that time, Li Zhuo seemed to have suddenly become severely myopic, and the scene in front of him was so blurred that he could not see clearly. He took a deep breath, turned his back and secretly wiped away his tears.
"Teacher Mo, let's eat."
That night, Li Zhuo thought that the band-aid that Teacher Mo put on him was expensive, so it didn't hurt. After taking it off, the wound was completely invisible, and even the skin seemed to be better?
Now that I think about it, the Band-Aid was just a cover-up. He must have used some other method to make his wound heal quickly.
He had never dreamed of such a thing before.
From the first sentence Mo Liang spoke to him, from the moment he accepted the bottle of strawberry milkshake, from the moment he noticed the first abnormality...
My life has long been rolling in a strange and unpredictable direction.
The meals in the teachers' apartment that were absolutely delicious, the repeated attempts to avoid harm that defied physical science, the "help" that was just right every time, the "good luck that was like divine blessing" on the mountain during the summer camp, the restful sleep every night, and so on.
In the past, Mo Liang would try to cover up some abnormalities, but now that his identity has been discovered by Li Zhuo, he directly exposes all the abnormalities in front of him.
An ordinary human boy and a strange non-human creature live under the same roof every day, together day and night, and are protected in all aspects by the non-human creature in various incredible ways.
Li Zhuo thought seriously, even if he posted these things online, no one would believe it, right?
The bell for break rang, and Li Zhuo followed the crowd to the playground. When passing the corridor, he subconsciously glanced in the direction of the psychological counseling room.
The classmate next to him asked him what was wrong?
He shook his head and said it was nothing.
With his eyesight, he naturally couldn't see the psychologist, but he knew that Mo Liang must be watching him from somewhere.
must.
In fact, thinking back to the beginning, Teacher Mo originally just cooked for him every day, and later appeared around him frequently, gradually infiltrating his life, and now, this inhuman monster has become Li Zhuo's subconscious dependence.
This dependence is not one-way.
It is a two-way penetration!
Especially after returning from Hai City this time, Li Zhuo could clearly feel the changes in Mo Liang, including his obviously more nervous and cautious attitude towards him.
As if he were some fragile item?
The kind that needs to be handled with care.
In addition to this, Mo Liang's physical contact with him increased dramatically, and before he knew it, he was able to sleep in the same bed with him naturally, hold him in his arms naturally, and gently comb his hair for him.
Every morning when he sees Li Zhuo wake up, he will give him a gentle smile, say good morning to him, kiss his forehead, say that he loves him very much, say that he likes him very much, and praise him for being so well-behaved and quiet when he sleeps.
Because these changes happened step by step and imperceptibly, when Li Zhuo suddenly looked back, his relationship with Teacher Mo was already like this.
His first reaction was not whether such feelings were right or wrong, but how long would this "inhuman monster"'s love for him, which was so strong and completely wrong, last?
Any relationship has a shelf life, just like his parents, weren't they also full of guilt towards him at the beginning?
According to the law of increasing entropy, the process of prosperity and decline is inevitable. Everything in the world cannot escape this law. No matter how brilliant and dazzling a flower blooms, it will eventually turn into withered petals in the passage of time.
Will there be a day when he disappears as suddenly as he appeared?
So how would he know?
After finishing his morning exercises, Li Zhuo returned to the classroom and wrote a few lines of homework. Suddenly, he stared at the tip of his pen. After thinking for two seconds, he stabbed his palm without warning. However...
It doesn’t hurt, not at all!
He could clearly feel a resistance, and he knew without a second thought that Mo Liang was trying to stop him. Then he put the pen back as if nothing had happened.
——The test was successful.
Li Zhuo moved so quickly that even his regular deskmate Deng Yuliang didn't notice his behavior. When the latter turned around, Li Zhuo had already put away his pen.
"Wait until noon to go to the canteen? I heard the boss just got a new flavor of soda, it tastes pretty good. It was sold out last time I went there, so let's go earlier this time."
Li Zhuo smiled and said, "Okay."
*
At the same time, on the other side, 0255 was reporting to Mo Liang on the progress of the current rescue mission.
The first one changes the original outcome of the goal and it has already been achieved, and the third one makes the goal feel happy from the bottom of the heart and remains in a completed state.
Only the second one makes the mission target happy, and the progress has been stuck at 98% since returning from Haishi.
[After checking, it turns out that you are currently a very trustworthy and reliable person in his heart. He will probably talk to you no matter what he encounters...]
【That’s not what I’m asking.】
Mo Liang stared at a window of a certain teaching building with a look of love that could drown a person. He could clearly see his child listening attentively in class, but what happened to the pen from before?
This is already the fourth time this month.
【This time it’s a ballpoint pen…】
[Last time it was a utility knife…]
【The last time was...】
The "man" frowned tightly.
I've checked all of his recent footage, including any humans he's interacted with, his call logs, his internet searches, his diet, his micro-expressions, and nothing seems different from usual. My child... why is he suddenly acting like this...?
【……】
The light on 0255's body became brighter and brighter. Finally, after continuous checking and matching with the database, it found that the current behavior and status of the mission target were very similar to its status at the Li family for a period of time before.
When he wants to attract attention or wants to confirm his position in the other person's mind, he will use this method to test whether the other person cares about him.
In short, that’s it…
Mo Liang thought for a long time.
Is he doubting that I'll suddenly stop loving him like that human couple? How could I possibly do that?!
[Perhaps because he has seen similar cases before, so…] 0255 tactfully shut up. [Now all he can do is… appease her.]
[I don't want possibilities, I want a solution!] Mo Liang was so uneasy that his body began to become unstable again. [I want my child to be well and healthy! !]
Thinking about how Li Zhuo had just shown a slight sign of hurting himself, this source of pollution immediately became very nervous.
The 0255 motherboard of the advanced intelligent AI is about to burn out. I still can't understand how a high-dimensional being can regard an ordinary and fragile human as the most important existence, and now this human is taking advantage of their own vulnerability to reverse domesticate and reverse tame them?!
It's... incredible.
Li Zhuo's characterization is clearly described by a few bland words, but upon interacting with him, it's clear that there's more to him than meets the eye. He has a natural talent for learning languages, and his personality also has this extreme and morbid side.
Humans are so complicated.
【I figured it out! ! 】
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