Xiao Gengwu did not answer immediately. He closed his eyes and recalled for a moment: "When Axu bumped into that person, I was planning to go over and apologize to him."
"But suddenly I felt a sharp stab in my mind, and then, just like before, a net caught me, and I felt like I was trapped in a fog!"
"No matter how I walk, I can't find my way out, and I can't make a sound! It's exactly the same as when I was little!"
Xiao Yan was taken aback: "Were you like this when you were little?"
"Yes, it's not that I don't want to talk to you, it's just that I really can't say it!"
Xiao Yan lowered her head after being told off by her son. She had always thought that her son disliked her and refused to talk to her, which was why she often complained about him!
It turned out that it wasn't that her son didn't want to talk to her, but that he couldn't speak. She was a materialist, but the image of her son from last night was etched into her mind.
Yesterday, her son went out and suddenly became mentally impaired for no apparent reason. Then, after spending the night with Yao Tongjia, he suddenly recovered. Given this situation, she really couldn't help but believe it.
Of course, she preferred to believe it! That way, if her son had any problems in the future, Yao Tongjia could make him normal again. As long as her son was alright, she would even kneel down if asked!
She simply couldn't imagine whether she could continue if her son became mentally impaired again. Who was that person? Before Xiao Yan could ask, Yao Tongxu interrupted, "Who was that person yesterday, Brother Xiao?"
"It must be my father's illegitimate son. I became mentally unstable after meeting him!"
"When did you meet him when you were little?" Xiao Yan's heart was breaking; she had no idea when her son had met such a vicious person.
“My grandma took me to see him. She said that he was the older brother and that everything in the family would belong to him from now on. She told me that I had to give in to him in everything, or I would be unfilial!”
"That old hag!" Xiao Yan couldn't help but curse. If the old hag were in front of her, she would definitely rush up and slap her a few times!
That's utterly immoral! How could she take advantage of her absence to bring her son to the mistress's son and spout nonsense?!
A vicious glint flashed in Xiao Yan's eyes. Back then, she received a letter from her parents and, fearing she would be detained in Beijing, fled in panic. Now, so many years later, her parents are still at the research institute.
Oh right, she received a letter from Zhizhi yesterday. She was going to go home to read it, but with Xiao Gengwu's condition yesterday, she couldn't remember the letter at all!
She hurried back to her room, took a letter from her bag, and came out: "I received Zhizhi's letter yesterday, but I haven't read it yet!"
Xiao Yan opened the letter, skimmed through it, and jumped up: "My parents have regained their freedom and will be able to come see us soon, that's wonderful!"
At this point, Xiao Yan could no longer hold back her tears. Over the past ten years, she had regretted countless times that she shouldn't have disobeyed her father.
My father foresaw my predicament and even gave me a way out. He must have been very worried about me amidst his heavy research workload.
The two sides had not been in contact for more than ten years. Fortunately, everyone is safe now and we have finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel. That's wonderful!
Xiao Yan hugged Yao Yanxin: "Yanyan, thank you for your companionship over the past ten years. Without your support, I really don't know if I could have persevered!"
"Now that you've found happiness again, I'm so happy for you!"
Yao Yanxin's eyes also welled up with tears: "I also want to thank you for taking care of us three over the past ten years. Without you, we don't know if we would still be alive today!"
"Whether we live together or not in the future, we will always be the closest of people to each other!"
"Well, you can tell Ruan Shengpeng that if he dares to send his mother and sister to cause trouble again, I'll take you out and make sure he never has a wife like you again!"
Yao Yanxin wiped away her tears: "I know, I will tell him that if those ridiculous things happen again, I won't stay with him anymore!"
“I forgave him once before because he wasn’t around, but if it happens again, I won’t stay with him. I’d rather be with you and be happy. Why should I suffer with him?”
"That makes sense. If getting married is worse than not getting married at all, then why suffer with him? You'd be better off coming to me, and I'll spoil you!"
Seeing her two best friends whispering sweet nothings again, the three younger ones withdrew. Yao Tongxu was worried all night that Xiao Ge wouldn't recover and didn't sleep a wink.
Now that Xiao Ge is better, he's yawning non-stop. Yao Tongjia pushes him into the room: "Go get some sleep. Look at your dark circles, they're practically falling off the floor!"
Yao Tongxu jumped up: "Where? Don't scare me! Never mind, I'm so sleepy, I'm going to take a nap, wake me up later!"
When only Yao Tongjia and Xiao Gengwu were left, the two went to Yao Tongjia's room. Before even sitting down, Yao Tongjia asked, "What do you think is going on?"
“We only met a few times when we were little. Even with my excellent memory, I didn’t remember him. I don’t believe his memory is better than mine!”
"But he recognized me at a glance, and he looked furious, as if my presence would ruin his plans. There's definitely something strange about him!"
"When you're clear-headed, what do you discover?"
"I sensed that the magnetic field had shifted. Something on him was controlling or interfering with the magnetic field!"
"I might know that. I think he has something called a system!"
"System? What system?"
"It's something like a machine, but this machine can be said to have become sentient; it has its own thoughts and is a very advanced machine!"
Xiao Gengwu took a moment to process this: "So, what's causing this confusion is this machine? It's so powerful? It can control people remotely! It's a product of your era?"
Yao Tongjia shook her head: "We couldn't have produced such advanced products in our time. It must come from a civilization hundreds of years later!"
"Humans being controlled by machines, is this what you call civilization? Then we don't need such a civilization. We humans should definitely control machines."
"If humans can be controlled by machines at will, then is the world dominated by machines, or ruled by humans?"
Yao Tongjia couldn't answer that question. She worried, "So every time you see him, you'll be caught in a fog? That's very passive, and it's not good for you!"
"Why did the mist disappear when you were near me? Is it because your Qiankun Bag can counteract it?"
Yao Tongjia thought for a moment and realized that there was nothing in her own space that could restrain the system. Could it be that two tigers cannot share one mountain?
Yao Tongjia shared her thoughts, which made Xiao Gengwu laugh: "From now on, you'll have to protect me every step of the way!"
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