“Sound—” The man closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, his bloodshot eyes, which had been churning with emotions, had returned to calm.
“He is Dr. Li,” Li Shang said. “Sorry, I startled you. He’s the most neurotic one among us.”
Recalling the man's state just now, which was both frantic and fragile, Xia Linyin suddenly wanted to know what the man had gone through to develop such a neurotic, sensitive, and vulnerable personality.
"What is his identity?" Xia Linyin couldn't help but ask.
"Dr. Li's world is very interesting. Human cloning technology is very advanced. The wealthy people there will prepare a clone for themselves, so that they can replace their organs when they get old and their organs begin to fail."
"Furthermore, to prevent clones from replacing the original, they will wait until they are middle-aged before starting the cultivation of clones. Once they discover that any clone wants to replace the original, they will be beheaded in front of all the clones as a warning to others."
"For clones, replacement is a more serious crime than escape."
After a pause, Li Shang continued, "The clones don't have names, only code names. And the clones call themselves pigs. No one cares about their thoughts, no one cares about their feelings. They are just pigs that will be gutted and have their organs removed when needed."
"That's their value, that's the meaning of their existence, but nobody wants to die."
"Dr. Li was not originally called Dr. Li. He had no name, only a code name 001. He was a clone of the real Dr. Li."
"Dr. Li is a leading figure in cloning technology and possesses one of the most intelligent minds in the world. 001 perfectly replicates his high intelligence. From the moment he knew his fate, 001 began to plan. When Dr. Li's organs began to fail and needed transplantation, 001 knew that the time had come. The time he had been waiting for had arrived. This was his only and last chance."
"001 accelerated the aging of his own cells and eventually succeeded in replacing Dr. Li in a way that was indistinguishable from the real thing. However, due to the difference in their upbringing, there were still differences in his personality and habits compared to Dr. Li. These subtle differences were discovered by Dr. Li's personal secretary, and after being exposed by the secretary, 001 was hunted down worldwide."
"Although 001 was eventually caught, the federal government could not kill him because 001 destroyed all the data in the laboratory, and the core cloning technology was in his mind. The government had no choice but to imprison 001 and order him to continue his research."
"Later, 001 released all the clones in the laboratory, and a battle between humans and clones officially began. The player's mission is to kill 001, who caused chaos in the world."
After listening to Li Shang's story, Xia Linyin couldn't help but reach out and hug him tightly around the waist.
Having experienced so many tragic and heavy fates time and time again, she would probably have collapsed long ago.
Xia Linyin raised her hand and stroked his back, offering silent comfort.
The moment Xia Linyin hugged him, Li Shang was overjoyed. His smile was as sweet as if it had been coated with honey.
When Xia Linyin stroked the base of his wing, he softly hummed in a low, magnetic voice that made one's bones melt.
Xia Linyin looked up at him in surprise, then, as if she had suddenly discovered something, a sly glint flashed in her eyes.
With a vengeful air, Xia Linyin stroked his wing again, then smiled maliciously, "Your voice is also very nice, hmm, it sounds absolutely wonderful."
Xia Linyin quickly learned what it meant to reap what you sow. The man raised his hand and cupped her face, his eyes bloodshot like churning lava, burning with a scorching heat, "Yin'er..."
Xia Linyin frowned: "Dr. Li?"
The man whispered a few words in Xia Linyin's ear, his voice hoarse and barely audible. Xia Linyin blushed and covered his mouth, silencing him.
The madness in those bloodshot eyes terrified Xia Linyin. Was it too late to say, "I only see you as a younger brother"?
He licked her palm, and then she saw a captivating light swirling in his bewitching red eyes, utterly alluring.
Xia Linyin quickly withdrew her hand, but the man grabbed it. Xia Linyin struggled, crying, "Xiao Li, calm down! Xiao Li! Xiao Li!"
Xia Linyin's struggles and resistance made the man's eyes even bloodshot. It was as if a bloodthirsty beast was hiding in his eyes, and now, that beast was about to break free of its cage and rush out!
A chill ran down her spine, and Xia Linyin trembled. She quickly called out, "Xiao Li, you know I've always considered you my younger brother!"
The man paused, and time seemed to stand still after Xia Linyin shouted those words.
The man didn't move, and Xia Linyin didn't dare to move either.
She lowered her voice and said, "Maybe we were lovers before, but you've erased that memory. Now I only see you as a younger brother, do you understand?"
The first time they met, Xiao Li left a very deep impression on her. His image was deeply imprinted in her mind: frail and silent. Whenever she thought of him in the cemetery village, the boy in the wheelchair, her heart would ache.
At that time, she truly treated him like her own younger brother.
Even though he has grown up and become a mature and charming man, her impression of him doesn't change so easily.
Li Luo admired him, respected him, and was grateful to him, all of which placed him in the position of a mysterious and powerful savior.
Before this, she had never thought about developing anything with Li Luo.
And now, she also knows that Li Luo and Xiao Li are actually the same person, just with different personalities.
Too much information flooded her mind, and at that moment, her thoughts were in complete disarray.
I don't know how to deal with this man who has multiple personalities.
The man suddenly chuckled softly, a laugh that sent chills down one's spine, "Little brother..."
Long, slender, jade-like fingers slid like snakes across Xia Linyin's smooth skin. "Would my younger brother treat you like this?"
The man bit Xia Linyin's earlobe, his deep, husky voice incredibly alluring, "Hmm?"
"No..." Xia Linyin grabbed the man's hand, but she couldn't stop him.
"Like this, like this, or like this?"
The man suddenly exerted force, his movements rough and fierce, yet his voice was incredibly gentle, "Do you like it, Yin'er?"
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