Gu Xi's voice suddenly rang out in the already empty room, startling Lin Jiu so much that her hand froze at Jiang Fei's lips, just millimeters away. Jiang Fei turned around following the sound, and her eyes lit up when she saw Gu Xi. She casually wiped her lips and said, "You're back..."
She was halfway through her sentence when she suddenly remembered something. She pursed her lips, the surprise in her eyes gradually subsiding. She simply stood up and whispered, "You're back?"
Gu Xi watched the changes in her eyes and felt a growing sense of melancholy. "Mm."
"Have you finished everything?" Jiang Fei asked again in a low voice.
Gu Xi was taken aback. Looking into Jiang Fei's eyes, she immediately realized that Jiang Fei probably already knew why she had left her this morning.
"Hmm," he responded softly again.
"Hmm." Jiang Fei responded listlessly, remaining standing still.
Gu Xi frowned, then turned to look at Lin Jiu, who had already stood up and was still standing next to Jiang Fei. The sight of the two of them together was particularly displeasing. After a long while, he turned his gaze back to Jiang Fei: "Come here."
Jiang Fei paused for a moment, glanced at him, and finally got up to walk towards him.
However, the next second, she was swiftly stopped by a hand. Lin Jiu gripped her wrist tightly, saying nothing, just looking at her.
He didn't want her to go there, and he didn't want him to be with someone else.
Jiang Fei turned to look at him, puzzled.
Lin Jiu's lips moved, and after a long while, she managed to squeeze out, "Don't go..."
"Lin Jiu," Gu Xi's cold voice came before Jiang Fei could respond, but it was more furious than usual, "Let go."
Lin Jiu's fingers trembled, and his body instinctively tried to loosen its grip upon receiving the command, but he refused to let go. His hand trembled slightly as he held her tightly, his head lowered, and his voice was very soft: "Don't go." It seemed that he could only repeat this one sentence.
"Lin Jiu." Gu Xi's voice was slightly deep.
Lin Jiu felt commands constantly surging in his brain, the electric current in his body increasing, and the punishment for disobeying the commands gradually sweeping over his entire body, trying to control his body. At the same time, a powerful force was also growing in his heart.
He couldn't let go, and he didn't want to let go.
However, the next second, Lin Jiu felt a warmth on the back of her hand.
He paused, the noisy sound of electricity surging through his body disappeared, leaving only the sensation on the back of his hand.
Jiang Fei gently covered his hand, and then removed it.
She was very weak, but he felt as if she weighed a ton. He could not resist her and could only watch helplessly as she walked towards Gu Xi.
"Let's go." Jiang Fei had already walked up to Gu Xi.
Gu Xi glanced at Lin Jiu, her eyes devoid of any warmth.
"Gu Xi?" Jiang Fei reached out and tugged at the sleeve of his arm.
Gu Xi snapped back to her senses, nodded slightly, and turned to walk up to the elevator to the top floor.
Lin Jiu remained standing behind them, staring intently at their backs.
After a long while, he couldn't help but place his hand on his heart.
He didn't understand. He was just an AI, and... no pain system had been installed on him, so why did he feel...?
"It hurts," he murmured.
The sky outside gradually darkened.
Top floor.
Jiang Fei glanced at the top of Gu Xi's head; his favorability rating had risen to 40 and was still fluctuating.
Turning his gaze away, Jiang Fei looked out the window. The gloomy, rainy days in the metropolis were only for ordinary people under the clouds. The top floor of this skyscraper was above the clouds, and all that could be seen was the boundless black cloud.
I don't know how long it's been.
"Don't you have anything to say?" Gu Xi spoke first.
Just now, when she was with Lin Jiu, she didn't have this silent expression.
Jiang Fei glanced at him blankly, thought for a moment, and shook her head: "No."
Gu Xi stared intently at her. Even without mentioning Lin Jiu or asking where he had gone, he couldn't believe that she had no ulterior motives in being willing to be his guinea pig.
Now she's saying no? Does she still want to keep it a secret?
Why?
“Oh, right,” Jiang Fei suddenly remembered something, “you shouldn’t punish Lin Jiu.”
Gu Xi frowned involuntarily: "What?"
“But… today marks two years since I was brought here, and Lin Jiu is only accompanying me out of consideration for our past friendship,” Jiang Fei said, her eyelashes fluttering slightly as she looked out the window, her expression dazed. “You once told me that every year on this day would be the day I was reborn.”
She's talking nonsense.
Gu Xi had always only ever used Yuan Shi, so she would never remember what she had said to him.
Gu Xi froze for a moment. He didn't remember ever saying those words to her. In fact, he had never cared about her.
However, he still had some impression of the simple alley on the outskirts of the city where he had taken her away.
Dirty, filthy, and poor.
And she huddled in that corner.
For her, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call her life a "rebirth".
But he abandoned her.
Thinking about that experiment, and how I'm now free from the sedatives...
"What do you want?" Gu Xi suddenly asked.
Jiang Fei was puzzled.
Gu Xi lowered her eyes: "Today's compensation."
Since she wouldn't mention the experiment, he wouldn't either. He didn't believe she truly had no ulterior motives.
It took Jiang Fei a while to react, her eyes slightly brightening: "Compensation?"
"Um."
She thought about it carefully, and after a long while, she smiled softly: "I want to hear you play a piece for me," she paused, and emphasized again, "just for me."
Gu Xi seemed surprised that she would make such a request, and was unusually taken aback for a moment, but still nodded in agreement.
It was still the same empty music room as last time, with only a black piano sitting in the center.
The difference was that today Gu Xi was wearing a sharp suit, still handsome and imposing. He glanced at Jiang Fei, got up and sat down at the piano, his hands on the keys, seemingly pondering which piece to choose. In a moment, a quiet piano piece flowed from his fingertips.
Jiang Fei stood to the side, watching him in the dim light, her eyes half-closed for a long time.
He wasn't the first person to play for her, and he certainly won't be the last.
However, at this moment, Gu Xi was like a goddess in an oil painting in an ancient castle, sexy and aloof, making one reluctant to touch her.
Unfortunately, she is not human.
Having been a guinea pig, it's not unreasonable for her to check the results now, is it?
Jiang Fei lowered her eyes and smiled, then slowly walked forward until she reached Gu Xi's side.
Gu Xi's fingertips did not stop, and the music was not abnormal at all. However, when she smelled the faint fragrance that was gradually enveloping her, her body tensed up slightly. Without the suppression of the sedative, her heart suddenly felt a strange itch.
It was unfamiliar, yet it sent chills down my spine.
"Who are you thinking about today?" Jiang Fei whispered, leaning against the piano beside her.
Gu Xi raised her head slightly, her light-colored long hair fluttering, her blue eyes becoming even more profound.
Jiang Fei was also looking at him, and after a while she smiled quietly: "When you play the piano, it always makes people feel very lonely..." and also very alluring.
The music suddenly went off-key, and although it quickly returned to the tune, the abrupt sound was still clearly noticeable.
Jiang Fei reached out and pressed a few keys haphazardly. The disordered music disrupted the original rhythm. Gu Xi stopped playing, and the music gradually faded away. She looked up and stared intently at Jiang Fei.
“Last time, you said you didn’t feel anything…” Jiang Fei said, and then, as if she had mustered up her courage, she suddenly lowered her head and kissed his lips.
A brief, fleeting kiss; after touching his lips, there was no further action.
Gu Xi's hands clenched tightly, and it felt as if a line was drawn across her lips, tugging at her heart and... her lower abdomen.
Without the sedative, his body seemed to regain normal sensations, but unlike when he touched Lin Ran, she avoided and feared him. The woman in front of him was looking at him at a very close distance, her eyes sparkling like stars, like a moth drawn to a flame, uneasy yet resolute.
He instinctively reached out, his fingers threading through the back of her long hair, deepening the kiss.
It wasn't a fleeting touch, but a passionate intertwining of lips and teeth, brimming with allure and desire.
The piano lid was quietly closed, and Jiang Fei was held tightly by the waist and placed on the piano. He raised his head slightly, and there was no longer any gap between the two.
After an unknown amount of time, the sound from the video call suddenly broke the ambiguous atmosphere in the room.
The two froze simultaneously.
Gu Xi's breathing was slightly erratic, her thin lips were flushed red, and her long hair was already disheveled.
He could feel the changes in his body; a strange desire began to grow within him.
In front of Jiang Fei.
Jiang Fei stared at him, then suddenly burst out laughing and gently nudged his arm: "Hurry up and answer the call."
Gu Xi looked at her smile, and her heart trembled at that moment.
One, two...
He turned around abruptly and walked unsteadily toward the door.
Jiang Fei watched his retreating figure with practiced ease.
Who can truly distinguish between love and desire?
However, his favorability rating did rise to 50.
Outside the door.
Gu Xi rubbed his lips with his fingertips; they still seemed warm. He paused for a moment before answering the video call. The staff member's image appeared: "Mr. Gu, Mr. Ji and Ms. Lin's engagement banquet has been moved up to three days from now."
Gu Xi's expression changed slightly, as if the lingering warmth in her heart had been suddenly extinguished by a bucket of cold water.
The sudden move to bring it forward means that his act with Jiang Fei is finally coming to an end.
Even... a conflict arose between Lin Ran and Ji Wei, and everything was developing in the direction he had envisioned.
Given Jiang Fei's current feelings for him, she certainly wouldn't refuse his request, even if it would hurt her.
And he shouldn't have cared whether she was sad or not...
Gu Xi didn't know how he got back to the music room. Jiang Fei was still standing by the piano, looking at him with concern in her eyes: "What happened?"
Gu Xi looked down at her slightly swollen lips and said nothing.
"What..." Jiang Fei was about to ask when she suddenly remembered something. She quickly reached out and lifted his sleeve, touching the spot where the metal met the flesh: "Does it hurt again? Here..."
"No." Gu Xi interrupted her, looking down at his arms. He was now able to openly show these things to her.
"Gu Xi?"
Gu Xi looked up, her expression no longer cold as before: "Three days from now, come with me to a banquet."
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