Chapter 061
Today everyone has just been given character settings, and no official names have been chosen yet.
However, at the end of the show, Chu Xinrou reminded them that they could just use their real names, which would make it more realistic and would give the audience a different experience whether they were rehearsing or watching the finals.
At this moment, looking at the man so close to her, Xu Jingning was a little dazed. She couldn't tell for a moment whether he was joking with his role or had something else to say.
But before the atmosphere could reach a certain level, Yan Xun got into the car with a smile, and the scene just now came to an abrupt end, as if it was just an illusion.
Xu Jingning took back the words that were about to come out of his mouth in a moment of impulse, and imitated Yan Xun's usual behavior, reaching out to grab an electronic device and pretending to be busy in order to avoid the topic.
Turning his head, he took a quick look and saw that what he was holding was Yan Xun's tablet.
The other party was just looking at him leisurely.
Seeing that the man was too embarrassed to speak, Yan Xun finally spoke: "Please help pass it to me, thank you."
Xu Jingning quickly handed the tablet over.
As long as you don't continue what you were talking about, it doesn't matter who is busy.
At least we can get through this.
As soon as he got home, Xu Jingning locked himself in the room again.
It’s not that he’s still embarrassed by what happened just now. Both of them have come to this point, and in fact, he can handle some situations calmly. It’s just that today’s "straight ball" came suddenly, and happened to hit the point of his curiosity, which caught him off guard.
Only when he returned to his private space did Xu Jingning breathe a sigh of relief.
Calm down, there are more important things to do right now.
After a moment of calming down, he called out 2874: "Have you come to any conclusion on the matter I asked you to keep an eye on a while ago?"
2874 responded quickly: "Which one are you talking about? It's a bit difficult to search for melons. It seems that because of the guidance of the performance, many people have restrained themselves a lot. I can't find any melons with good value for money."
"It's not that." If 2874 hadn't reminded him, he would have almost forgotten the task he had assigned. He then explained, "It's Shen Luo's side. Hasn't the settlement been made in such a long time?"
Judging from previous years, the extent of the publicity brought about by Shen Luo's self-explosion should be the highest energy Xu Jingning has ever received in all these years.
However, as the heat of the incident gradually subsided, 2874 never came to report settlement-related information.
Xu Jingning was a little nervous while waiting, but it didn't seem like he was in a hurry.
2874 was silent for a while before speaking again: "Don't worry, it should be settled in half a month at the latest. Maybe there was some glitch that caused the delay until now."
"Ningning, you don't have to worry too much. After all, the money you've saved up is more than enough."
Xu Jingning was suddenly speechless.
Then, he started to ask again: "Well, then take a look at what else needs to be upgraded..."
"Ning Ning, no more, they have all been upgraded."
This was the first time that 2874 interrupted Xu Jingning so calmly. However, at this moment, Xu Jingning did not use a malicious tone to criticize the system as before, but remained silent for a long time.
He remained silent until 2874 suspected that he had been distracted and forgot to ask him to go back.
After a long while, Xu Jingning sighed: "You guessed it, right?"
2874 replied muffledly: "...Yeah."
How come I was so stingy in the past, too lazy to even upgrade this small system's insignificant functions, but I suddenly became generous this year and spent energy casually?
2874 also discovered several times that Xu Jingning secretly maxed out its skill points without informing it, which were of no use to it at all.
Even when he upgraded the entity shaping that consumed energy each time like last time, Xu Jingning did not hesitate, but he only let him use it twice.
After figuring out why Xu Jingning did this, 2874's first emotion was sadness.
Although Xu Jingning had noticed that the little system was in a bad mood, he was still in the mood to laugh out loud: "Oh, upgrading can also make your brain grow? I thought your newborn systems didn't have this thing."
2874: "..."
I have been following him for eight or nine years, so it can’t be considered a nascent system.
But from another perspective, Xu Jingning was not wrong. The more skill points he gained, the stronger the computing power of 2874 would be. This also allowed him to figure this matter out before that time came.
It almost choked up as it spoke: "So you should have guessed... I will leave after I have enough energy, right?"
Xu Jingning chuckled and replied, "Yeah."
In fact, when Xu Jingning first obtained a large amount of energy for five years, he began to think about the operating mode of the system.
Since it is a life-extending system, it is naturally linked to the age. However, 2874, who cares so much about the age, has never calculated with him how much energy he has accumulated over the years.
However, this did not prevent Xu Jingning from doing his own calculations, and he came up with a set of reasonable guesses that he thought were roughly correct.
This is the first time that 2874 has brought people with it, which means that it will meet many hosts in the future, and will not be tied to Xu Jingning for its entire life.
As for when it will leave——
"The energy is almost full, right?" Xu Jingning tried to slow down his tone so as not to stimulate this depressed little system. "Otherwise, you wouldn't have reacted just now and asked so hesitantly."
Because they don't have much time left.
2874 was about to cry: "This is no reason for you to waste all the energy you worked so hard to get."
Xu Jingning was deliberately delaying his departure.
2874 sobbed and explained awkwardly, "Yes, you are right. The system should leave after reaching the mission standards."
"The standard lifespan is one hundred years, but this is only the energy needed to complete the life-extending mission. It doesn't mean that you will live to be exactly one hundred years old."
Xu Jingning teased him deliberately: "Why, are you cursing me to die early?"
“Don’t talk nonsense!”
In the past, 2874 would discuss life and death with the fifteen-year-old Jingning without any regard for the consequences. However, after so many years and learning many rules of the human world, it began to fear ghosts and gods and was afraid of unfounded rumors.
It said in a dull voice: "Ningning, you will live a very long time."
But he has to walk the road ahead on his own, and 2874 will never see him again.
Before long, Ningning will become an ordinary person like other living beings. She will be affected by natural disasters and man-made calamities, but she will no longer be the child who is out of tune with the world.
In fact, after so many years of companionship, 2874 has also noticed that people with outstanding personalities like Xu Jingning have always been very popular, especially during the school days. He was pretty and likable, and many people often rushed to establish friendly relationships with him. At first glance, Xu Jingning was indeed close to them, but after graduation, she quietly faded out of their world.
In the end, he didn't even have any close friends.
Even after entering the entertainment industry, the agent who is closely related to his daily work is also his biological sister.
It was as if Xu Jingning was deliberately keeping a distance from others and putting the small system before many people.
It was he who defined himself as an "outlier" who did not quite fit in with the crowd.
But Xu Jingning is obviously such an outstanding person, he deserves to be liked and seen by everyone.
2874 barely controlled his emotions and made his tone sound more relaxed and cheerful: "Ningning, I haven't done anything for you in all these years. You are smart and alert enough. I am more like a tool that you can use wherever you point it. So after I leave, you will definitely live a very, very good life. You will have good friends to confide in, people you love, and people who will always accompany you."
Xu Jingning lowered his eyes slightly and interrupted it softly: "But you are my friend."
An irreplaceable friend who grew up with him during those lonely and unknown years.
2874He cried out "Wow!" and started to cry.
The originally gentle farewell atmosphere was suddenly broken like this.
Xu Jingning was also afraid that he could not control himself, so he forced 2874 back into the room.
Then, he walked to the wine cabinet of Yan Xun's house and found a bottle of wine with ease.
That was given to him by Director Fang after the second public performance.
At that time, Xu Jingning had no place to live, and he was a little hesitant to accept such a bottle of high-end wine. It was Yan Xun who suggested, "Why don't you leave it at my house first and I will keep it for you."
Now, as the owner of this bottle of wine, Xu Jingning felt that it was time for it to come into play.
At this point, Yan Xun was working in the study as usual, and was a little surprised when he heard the knock on the door.
This private residence has basically no visitors except for regular cleaning staff. Even if they come, they will definitely communicate with Yan Xun in advance. And since Xu Jingning started living here permanently, when did he resume the good habit of knocking on the door?
I went to open the door and it turned out to be the person I had guessed.
"Ningning, what's wrong?" Yan Xun's gaze moved downwards, and he first saw Xu Jingning's somewhat distracted eyes, and then her eyes were slightly red, as if she had been crying, but he was not sure.
He could only guess from some more reasonable places: "Are you sleepy? Why don't you go to bed?"
Xu Jingning shook his head and raised the bottle of wine in his hand: "It's okay, I'm just in a bad mood and want to vent to you."
Yan Xun understood.
A slender and strong hand held the corkscrew, and with a "pop" sound, a faint aroma of wine began to float in the air.
The bottle of wine Fang Shu gave was sweet and not very concentrated, so it could be drunk as a beverage.
But some people just wanted to drown their sorrows in alcohol and drank a whole glass in one breath.
When my mouth was filled with the sweet smell, I realized that the wine didn't seem to be intoxicating at all: "...Tsk."
Yan Xun looked at his nonsensical but inexplicably adorable behavior, and his heart softened for a moment. He smiled and asked, "What's bothering you? Tell me about it."
"Ah?" Originally, he just wanted to find an excuse. At this time, Xu Jingning came back to his senses and slowly realized that he really needed to find a topic. "Do you... know about imaginary friends?"
This is the most appropriate wording he could find so far.
It's just that the way he opened his mouth was a bit strange.
Sounds like a friend only kids would have.
But Yan Xun just responded quietly, waiting for him to continue.
This action greatly encouraged Xu Jingning, and he couldn't help but reveal his unknown past: "When I was very young... you should know that my health was not very good, so bad that I had no chance to get along with people of my age. So when I was fifteen, an imaginary friend suddenly appeared."
"I don't know what it looks like or where it comes from. It may be some alien technology, but it lives in my mind. As long as I think, I can talk to it."
"It's a kid much younger than me, it knows nothing and is curious about everything. At first I thought it was annoying because of its noise every day, but after I got used to it, I realized that I also like noise... Because of it, I feel more alive."
A person who has been plagued by illness for fifteen years does not have the energy to make a fuss even if he has just recovered from a serious illness.
It was 2874 that gave him the chance to be reborn, and it was also 2874 that made him truly willing to integrate into society and prompted him to experience the joy of being a human being.
"I used to think about it a lot, wondering if it was just my illusion, but in the following years, it was always there, and I thought it would never go away... But how could I have so much good things?"
Chen Luo said that he was born with fire in his destiny, but Xu Jingning knew that it had nothing to do with fate. It was the small system that had been silently supporting him.
"In fact, in the past six months... I chatted with it much less as a friend, but I knew it was about to leave, but I didn't cherish the time we had together."
As he spoke, Xu Jingning suddenly began to feel nervous.
Yes, how could he not notice it? He had clearly guessed that the time with 2874 was running out, but he was only concerned with dealing with those gossips and forgot that when he was not so busy before, the two of them could bicker for a whole day.
Perhaps even alcohol at a lower concentration is still alcohol, and Xu Jingning felt like he was indeed drunk.
Otherwise, how could he hear 2874 answering this question?
2874: "Ningning, in fact, compared to being with me, seeing you willing to get close to reality and get close to people in reality makes me happier."
Xu Jingning closed his eyes.
Fake and deceptive.
His voice was trembling, how could he be happy?
Finally, a tear could not be held back and slowly slid down from the corner of the eye.
Then, someone reached out and wiped away the warm and sticky touch for him.
Yan Xun did not say anything, leaving people enough space to calm down.
Xu Jingning has always been good at maintaining his emotions. He was just tired and a little out of control temporarily. He didn't really need anyone to give him specific guidance.
Yan Xun also realized that something was wrong from this series of incoherent remarks.
After a while, he saw Xu Jingning open his eyes, holding the wine glass and muttering: "A few years ago, I really thought it would never leave me."
"But no matter how hard I try... I can't stop it."
At this point, Yan Xun finally spoke up: "All good things must come to an end. If some people are destined to leave, let them go."
"Anyway, those traces won't disappear, right?" Yan Xun said with a smile, "and Ningning will remember them forever."
“No one will ever be able to take its place.”
After the chat, Xu Jingning's mood was indeed much better. She said goodbye to Yan Xun calmly and went back to rest, feeling tired but slightly relieved.
The remaining Yan Xun remained where he was, his expression slowly becoming less serious.
I didn't expect Xu Jingning would reveal so much to me because of a moment of carelessness.
Yan Xun is not a good person. From the very beginning when he investigated Xu Jingning, he felt that this man had some special abilities. After all, many of the things he experienced seemed too coincidental. How come they all happened to be related to him, but he was always just a passing bystander and was not involved in those events.
But all the evidence shows that this person is indeed impeccably clean.
After getting in close contact with him, Yan Xun could not deny that he was also attracted to him, so he once thought that he might have over-speculated, and perhaps some people were blessed by God.
But today, when Yan Xun heard Xu Jingning tell him these things in person, he vaguely touched upon something.
That is an ability far beyond human cognition.
But, he will keep it a secret for Xu Jingning.
Not sure if it was an illusion, but Yan Xun seemed to have heard the voice that Xu Jingning described.
It was a very childish electronic voice, but it threatened him fiercely: "After I leave, you have to take good care of Ningning!"
"Although I haven't been able to take care of him much...but I can't find anyone to entrust him to. I hope he can be fine."
Perhaps influenced by Xu Jingning, Yan Xun's heart moved, and he absurdly stretched out his hand and made a pinky promise with the "little friend" in the air: "Okay, I promise you."
"I will take care of him for the rest of his life."
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