The Gu family's research lab welcomed an unexpected guest.
When all the staff saw Jiang Fei, they were all surprised, but because Gu Xi only had people monitor her movements and did not restrict her freedom, no one stopped her.
Jiang Fei didn't wander around aimlessly. Instead, she stayed outside the research room, watching the busy crowd through a glass partition.
The people inside are conducting experiments on a fresh corpse. After all, a corpse is more "docile" than a living person whose fate is uncertain. Moreover, after a person dies, certain organs, tissues, and cells will retain certain functions and responsiveness for a short period of time, which is more useful for experimental research.
Jiang Fei smiled, ignoring the gazes of those around her, her expression remaining unchanged.
She was very quiet, without making a sound, and left silently as night fell.
When Gu Xi heard her subordinates report Jiang Fei's "abnormality," she only frowned and didn't say anything more.
In the following days, Jiang Fei did not do anything unusual. She would still come to see him every day to help him inject the sedative into his spine, and then gently massage that bone until the medicine was gradually absorbed and the pain disappeared.
She would rush to the door to greet him every day when he came home, her eyes always smiling.
Jiang Fei became the only person he allowed to freely enter and leave his room.
Gu Xi knew very well that Jiang Fei was right. Dying once or dying ten thousand times would have the same result. Jiang Fei knew his biggest secret, so knowing other harmless things wouldn't matter.
For so long, I've hidden my body like a rat that can't stand the light of day. Now, being able to openly reveal myself to someone is the most novel thing in my boring life.
The only difference is that the surveillance of Jiang Fei has intensified.
Jiang Fei didn't care much about Gu Xi's inner thoughts. She just realized that it was time to go to the research lab again. Unlike her silence last time, when night fell and the staff came out of the research lab, she called out to one of the senior experts.
No one knows exactly what was said, but Jiang Fei left in no more than ten minutes.
late at night.
Jiang Fei was lounging on the sofa, admiring the night view created by holographic projection outside the window. She didn't care whether the scenery was real or not, as long as it looked good.
Just then, the sound of a piano came from upstairs.
Jiang Fei remained silent for a moment, then smiled and walked barefoot out of the room, heading step by step toward the door at the far end of the corridor.
It was an unused room.
At that moment, the door was slightly ajar, and the piano music was coming from there.
Jiang Fei quietly walked to the door and, through the crack in the door, immediately saw the scene inside.
The huge room was empty, with only a black piano placed in the very center. Outside the window was not a man-made beautiful view, but rather the gloomy sky of a metropolis.
Gu Xi was sitting at the piano, wearing only a loose white nightgown. The faint light from the window made her stand out against the darkness behind her.
He was all alone, as if the world were pitch black and he was all by himself.
His profile resembled a meticulously sculpted ancient Greek god; his sexy Adam's apple bobbed slightly with each breath; his light-colored long hair was gathered behind him; his nose was high and straight; his thin lips were slightly pursed; and beautiful piano music flowed slowly from his fingertips.
However, the middle of his arm was made of cold-toned metal bones.
Elegant yet cruel.
After a long while, Jiang Fei gently pushed open the door and went inside.
The music paused for a moment, but quickly returned to normal.
“It’s me,” Jiang Fei said in a low voice.
Gu Xi continued playing the piano quietly without saying a word.
She had just received the injection, and her consciousness was currently wandering and ethereal. She was simply using the music to get through this phase, so it wasn't surprising that she discovered it.
Jiang Fei pursed her lips and quickly explained, "The door wasn't closed, I heard the piano music so..."
“I know.” Gu Xi interrupted her, her voice, which was completely different from the music, flowing with the sound of the zither: “Miss Jiang already knows my secret.”
After all, only she is allowed to enter this floor.
Jiang Fei clenched her fist and said nothing more, simply standing aside watching his profile.
It must be said that, in terms of physique alone, Gu Xi is a stunning beauty.
Cold, perfect, and meticulously crafted.
A pair of hands that once fought with wild beasts and were stained with blood and mud are now dancing on the piano.
And... the loose pajamas revealed glimpses of metallic bones on the shoulders as the arms moved.
Jiang Fei raised an eyebrow, then slowly stepped forward, her fingertips gently touching the point where his flesh and metal connected.
Gu Xi's hand paused, and then the melody changed. Although he quickly recovered, his body tensed up for a moment.
Jiang Fei noticed his change and gently moved her hand down his metal frame, eventually landing on his shoulder.
Gu Xi's body was already taut beyond recognition, and her pajamas were becoming increasingly loose, but the piano music was still perfectly in tune.
He could feel her hand roaming over his back, with tenderness and a hint of... seductive allure that was hard to detect.
Perhaps she wasn't trying to seduce him, but he knew very well what such behavior meant. However, his body, injected with a sedative, wouldn't produce any of the expected emotions in response to her actions.
Just as Jiang Fei's hand stopped above his heart, the music abruptly ceased, and the room fell into a deathly silence.
Jiang Fei slowed her breathing and lowered her voice: "Who are you thinking about?"
Gu Xi did not respond to her, but the music became faster and faster.
Jiang Fei lowered her eyes: "It's Lin..."
Before she could finish speaking, the piano lid was slammed shut with a loud "snap," the sound echoing in the empty room.
Jiang Fei felt a sudden darkness before her eyes. Gu Xi stood up, his large hand tightly gripping her waist. Through the thin silk nightgown, he placed her on the piano. The cool, dark scent of hormones mingled with his presence. Gu Xi had trapped her between his arm and the piano, his long legs pinning her breasts. The distance between them was intimate and ambiguous.
Jiang Fei gasped softly, sitting on the piano and looking at him: "Gu Xi?"
Gu Xi lowered his eyes, a strand of light-colored long hair falling to his forehead and obscuring his left eye. Their breaths mingled, but his gaze was utterly calm: "What does Miss Jiang mean by this?"
Jiang Fei was taken aback, then smiled with her eyes half-closed: "I just... feel that I don't want to be all alone anymore."
Gu Xi's eyes widened slightly, a rare hint of confusion appearing on her face, as if she didn't understand the meaning behind her words.
Jiang Fei paused for a moment, then reached out and touched his cheek, her eyes filled with heartache: "I hope you won't be so lonely, even if it's not because of me, it's okay."
Gu Xi tensed slightly, gazing intently at her with deep eyes. After a long while, he slowly opened his lips: "Miss Jiang went to the research lab today?" His tone was calm, completely opposite to his ambiguous actions.
Jiang Fei's eyes darted around for a moment: "I was just... bored..."
lie.
Gu Xi saw through her lie at a glance, but did not expose it further. Her eyes turned cold, and she reached out to remove his hand from her cheek, placing a gentlemanly kiss on her cheek before straightening up: "No need to bother."
"I don't feel anything."
I never felt anything.
After saying that, he turned and walked towards the door, leaving on his own.
Jiang Fei remained seated at the piano, casually tapping the keys with her hand supporting the lid, and then let out a faint smile after a long while.
I said I didn't feel anything, but my favorability rating still rose to 20.
It seems that it's not that I don't feel anything, but rather that I crave feeling.
Jiang Fei stopped smiling, jumped off the piano, and left.
However, the next day, to everyone's astonishment, Jiang Fei went to the research lab once again.
This time, instead of just quietly observing from the outside as before, she went inside and approached the expert she had met not long ago: "What I told you last time... I'm willing to be a guinea pig."
As soon as she said this, everyone in the room looked at her.
Finally, the expert broke the silence: "Ms. Jiang, do you know what you're saying..."
“I’ve already thought it through,” Jiang Fei interrupted her, then smiled quietly and said again, “I’m willing to be a guinea pig.”
"Miss Jiang, you must understand that once this experiment begins, it cannot be ended. As the pain level increases, even the slightest change in your emotions could threaten your life, and even in the later stages of the experiment..."
“You already said that the other day,” Jiang Fei said with a slight smile, her eyes crinkling.
The expert seemed to recall what had been said that day. Looking at her determined eyes, he could only sigh and say nothing more: "Go back and prepare."
Jiang Fei nodded, turned around and was about to leave the research room when she suddenly remembered something: "I would like to ask you for a favor."
"Miss Jiang, please speak."
"Until the experiment is successful, let's not tell Gu Xi, okay?" Jiang Fei said earnestly.
The expert met her gaze, and considering that there was indeed no need to report the previous failed experiments, nodded in agreement.
Jiang Fei smiled, thanked him, and walked out the door, but stopped in her tracks when she saw the boy standing at the door of the research lab.
Lin Jiu was standing there, still wearing that white top, her features as exquisite as ever, but she was staring blankly at her, her favorability rating extremely chaotic.
Jiang Fei was also taken aback for a moment, but quickly recovered, nodded slightly to him, and was about to walk past him to leave.
But it didn't work.
Lin Jiu grabbed her wrist in a panic and took a few steps to follow her.
Jiang Fei turned her head in confusion: "Is something the matter?"
Lin Jiu's favorability rating became even more chaotic. He moved his lips, wanting to say that he didn't know why he had been thinking about her all this time, wanted to tell her that he hadn't eaten human food for a long time, wanted to share his experiences during this period with her, but... he didn't know how to say it.
He deceived her first.
In the end, Lin Jiu could only manage to squeeze out, "Don't go." He had heard everything she had just said.
In fact, he guessed what she wanted to do from the first time she came to the research lab.
Jiang Fei's fingers paused slightly, then she chuckled: "It seems Miss Lin is getting engaged to Ji Wei. Don't be too sad."
Lin Jiu's hand, which was holding hers, trembled.
She thought he was heartbroken because of another woman?
Jiang Fei waited for a while, but seeing that Lin Jiu still didn't speak, she ran out of patience and said, "Sorry, I have something to do, so I'll leave first."
As soon as she finished speaking, she tried to pull her hand away from his.
Lin Jiu's strength suddenly increased: "Don't go."
Jiang Fei frowned: "Mr. Lin, I told you last time that you don't need to follow me anymore."
Lin Jiu's eyelashes trembled, and a wave of bittersweet feeling washed over her.
He didn't know why, but he disliked her calling him "Mr. Lin" and that resolute remark.
"You'll be in a lot of pain..." Lin Jiu managed to squeeze out a sentence from her throat.
He understood that kind of pain, the kind that pierces the heart and soul. How could someone so frail endure such an experiment?
Jiang Fei lowered her head and stopped looking at him: "So what..."
"I'll take your place." Lin Jiu interrupted her, walked up to her and said again, "I'll take your place, okay?"
Jiang Fei paused for a moment, then finally reached out and placed her hand on the back of his hand. She then slowly pried his hand open and walked forward without saying a word.
Lin Jiu's favorability: 90.
...
Gu Xi discovered that ever since he coldly told Jiang Fei "I have no feelings" that night, Jiang Fei had never appeared in front of him again.
Not only did she stop appearing in his room to inject him with tranquilizers, but she also stopped standing at the door to greet him with joyful eyes every day when he came home, and she rarely even set foot on his floor anymore.
Even when they occasionally bumped into each other in the same building, she would only glance at him with a pale face before quickly turning away.
The person in charge of monitoring her only said that she had been staying obediently in the research lab during this time.
Upon hearing this, Gu Xi merely scoffed inwardly.
Words like "You won't be all alone anymore" or "I'll stay with him" are just empty words. In the end, they all back down after a cold remark from him.
Like countless others who had tried to get close to him before.
However, he doesn't need anyone to get close to him. It's just that Jiang Fei knows too many of his secrets. He can't let go of such a person, as she is still somewhat useful to him.
Keep it.
That day, after finishing a collaboration on new energy, Gu Xi returned to the Gu Corporation and subconsciously looked towards the door.
Upon seeing the staff waiting there, her brow furrowed slightly, but she quickly realized the change in her thoughts, composed herself, and remained expressionless.
"Mr. Gu." Upon seeing him, the staff member excitedly stepped forward, about to speak.
"Unless there are any abnormalities, there's no need to report Jiang Fei's affairs anymore," Gu Xi said coldly.
The staff member was taken aback for a moment, then realized what was going on and hurriedly said, "This time it's not about Ms. Jiang, it's the people from the research lab who said that what you asked them to do before has been done!"
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