Seeing this, Gu Zhilin couldn't help but find it amusing. It seemed that he had indeed rejected what the entire Earth Alliance had been dreaming of.
However, he didn't regret it much. After all, firstly, he wasn't prepared to enlist, and secondly, Lu Jin'an came to find him because of a speculation by artificial intelligence.
However, this speculation still suggests that he is his best partner.
This was something he couldn't accept no matter what; after all, the other person was a man!
Compared to Wen Yifan's surprise and regret, his younger brother Wen Yili's reaction was quite different.
"It's right that Brother Zhilin refused. Brother Zhilin hasn't studied at the combat academy, let alone received military selection training. The idea that Lu Jin'an would suddenly approach Brother Zhilin and ask him to be his partner just doesn't make sense. Who knows if it's a partnership or something else?" The boy was still annoyed by Lu Jin'an's appearance.
While clearing the table of dishes and chopsticks and gesturing for Gu Zhilin to sit down and eat, she continued, "Brother Zhilin, didn't you say you were going to the research center today? Why did he go and bother you?"
Seeing the boy's growing hostility towards Lu Jin'an, Gu Zhilin found it somewhat amusing: "It wasn't harassment. He just happened to be working at the research center and we just happened to run into him."
In order not to further lower Lu Jin'an's impression in the boy's eyes, he kindly did not mention that Lu Jin'an had taken on the task of going to the research center on his behalf.
"He's a general, not an ordinary soldier. Why would he have a simple mission like going to the research center? I'm afraid he's deliberately using the mission to get close to you. Alhpa and the like are the most scheming. Brother Zhilin, you'd better be careful."
Seeing Wen Yili's confident demeanor, and the fact that he was right, Gu Zhilin found it somewhat amusing: "Xiao Li, have you forgotten? You're also an Alhpa. Are you saying you're also calculating?"
Upon hearing this, Wen Yili stiffened, awkwardly averted his gaze, and then said sheepishly, "It's not like I'm denying it."
"What?" Gu Zhilin didn't hear clearly.
"It's nothing. Zhilin, let's eat."
Wen Yifan's cooking skills are quite good. Although the ingredients are simple, natural, and some are synthetic, the meal she prepared tasted delicious.
After dinner, Gu Zhilin took Wen Yili to meditate.
After saving the two brothers, Gu Zhilin discovered that Wen Yili had a physical problem that even modern medical technology could not cure.
So Gu Zhilin decided to try cultivating Taoism with him.
Who knew this kid was born for this? Although he's not good at divination, he can quickly enter a meditative state.
Therefore, his mental strength was greatly enhanced, which also helped his physical recovery.
He is much better now than he was two months ago.
Moreover, Gu Zhilin discovered that his path of cultivation was particularly arduous in the 21st century. Although he successfully established his foundation, it was still difficult for him to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
However, in the modern world, with the Earth's magnetic field disrupted and cosmic rays taking full advantage of it, his cultivation is more convenient.
He suspects that the reason why there were no successful cases of spiritual practice among Earthlings in the past was probably because Earth was not suitable for spiritual practice in the past.
Unfortunately, although it is a good time for him to cultivate, his body cannot be exposed to cosmic rays like modern people, and he has instead developed radiation sickness.
Two hours later, Gu Zhilin opened his eyes and saw that Wen Yili was still in a meditative state. He told Wen Yifan not to disturb him and then returned to his room to continue meditating.
As soon as Gu Zhilin entered the room, his AI received a message from Lu Jin'an.
This was a friend that Lu Jin'an forcibly added after he had promised to be friends with the other person on the racing car.
"I'm sorry about today. I didn't mean to release pheromones. Could you please apologize to your friend for me?" Lu Jin'an's sincere attitude made it impossible for Gu Zhilin to be angry.
Actually, he had no reason to be angry.
"It's okay, it's not your fault. Xiao Li's reaction was too extreme. You shouldn't take it to heart."
"Xiao Li? You two are so close!" That sounded a bit sour.
Gu Zhilin couldn't help but find it amusing: "Yes! I treat him like a younger brother, and I have a good relationship with both of them."
"And what about me?"
"What?"
How is our relationship?
Gu Zhilin was already immune to Lu Jin'an's bluntness, but he was still speechless when asked this question: "Lu Jin'an, it feels like we just met yesterday and became friends today."
"..."
"I don't know why, but I always feel like I've known you for a long time."
Looking at the message sent by the other party, Gu Zhilin recalled the first time he met the person yesterday, when the other party's expression was indifferent.
He didn't look like the person I knew back then.
"You weren't like this when we first met yesterday, General Lu." Gu Zhilin couldn't help but tease him.
This time, the other side remained silent.
After a long while, a long reply came from the other end: "I'm sorry, I admit that I came to see you yesterday entirely because of the Endbrain's calculation results. I initially approached you with a 'let's give it a try' attitude, so my attitude might not have been very good. I apologize for that and hope you won't be angry. Through our interactions over the past two days, I've come to realize that you are truly outstanding, very capable, and a very good person. I genuinely want to be friends with you. So... I hope you can seriously accept me as a friend, not because of the Endbrain's prediction of being the best partner, nor because I want to find you as my partner, but simply because we can be friends, okay?"
Looking at these words, Gu Zhilin thought of Lu Jin'an's serious face.
Based on that person's speaking and acting habits, Gu Zhilin knew that he had sent him this message very seriously.
On the other end of the communication, Lu Jin'an kept a close eye on the movements of the AI.
He rarely sends messages; he usually only speaks his mind. The reason he messaged Gu Zhilin today was simply to apologize.
He was completely surprised that we talked so much later, but he knew that he was expressing his true feelings.
He was actually quite nervous after sending this message, wondering if such a long post would bother Gu Zhilin.
He seemed to be a Taoist priest who disliked trouble.
Will he look down on him as a friend?
For the first time in over twenty years, Lu Jin'an, who had always been confident, began to doubt himself because he hadn't received a timely reply to a message.
He slammed himself onto the bed, buried his head in the blankets, and felt incredibly ashamed of himself.
"Master, we've detected an increased heart rate and elevated blood pressure. Would you like us to lower the room temperature?" the smart butler Judy asked.
"No need." Lu Jin'an then got out of bed and went to the bathroom to wash her face with cold water.
Just as she finished washing her face, she received a reply from Gu Zhilin: "General Lu, don't be nervous. Since you said you wanted to make friends, I naturally consider you a friend."
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