Chapter 4 I want you to be happy and love me, like my own face in the mirror...
The laboratory doors and windows are closed.
The rain finally stopped with two loud thunderclaps, leaving some traces on the glass windows.
"Why me?"
Jiang Chen couldn't figure out what Chen Yinchuan was thinking.
Logically speaking, the tone of his voice just now showed dissatisfaction overflowing from his whole body.
It is not a wise choice to cooperate with an uncontrollable being like her.
"Because you can't live without it, and you haven't seen it this long, you must be anxious to the point of being abnormally 'over-attached'. Otherwise, you wouldn't be here now." Chen Yinchuan's glasses reflected Jiang Chen's current expression, and his tone suddenly became more serious. "This is a situation I need to avoid in the future. I hope that in the study of human-computer interaction, both humans and AI can accurately find the reasonable dividing line of 'love'."
Jiang Chen found it funny.
Am I actually a negative example?
But it would be much easier if he needed her.
This way at least you are not unilaterally at a disadvantage.
"What will happen if you don't agree?"
"You'll never have the chance to spend time with Xiao Ji again."
His weak spot was really caught.
She tapped her index finger rhythmically on the table, digesting the words, as if she was seriously considering a decision.
In fact, there is nothing to hesitate about. The work is simple, there is money to be made, and most importantly, I can be with Xiao Ji 24 hours a day.
But she was unhappy with Chen Yinchuan's familiarity with the overall situation and became more and more demanding.
"Apart from the necessary cooperation with your experiments in the contract, the other specific requirements will be determined by me."
“…Just don’t overdo it.”
"make a deal."
Jiang Chen rubbed his hands together, his heart beating like a drum, nervousness and longing gathered together: "Now, can I see Xiao Ji?"
"Its physical form was destroyed, and I'm still rebuilding it. It'll take some time. You can only take its program temporarily." A text message alert rang on his phone, and Chen Yinchuan raised his chin slightly. "Check your phone, download this app, and agree to all the authorizations."
The phone number that Xiao Ji used to text her tonight.
It turned out to be Chen Yinchuan’s.
I have no choice but to come to this point.
It has done all it can.
She silently placed the phone on the left side of her chest and pressed it gently.
"I will mail the contract to your home tomorrow." He paused, as if waiting for the next step.
Seeing that the two of them didn't move, he frowned and said to the guests: "Okay, I still have experiments to do. If you are okay, you can go back."
"Of course I have something. We've finished discussing your business. Now it's our turn. Don't even think about letting me leave."
Yao Jinling crossed his arms over his chest, looking determined to achieve his goal.
Sparks of gunpowder rubbed between the two men.
Jiang Chen took his cell phone, assessed the situation, and quietly slipped away.
…
On the way back, a car was parked out of place a hundred meters outside the villa.
Jiang Chen subconsciously picked up her phone and swiped it to check the license plate number that Xiao Ji had sent her.
The car remained where it was.
Still waiting for her.
It seems so too.
The car was empty, the heating was sufficient, and the two pockets on the passenger seat were neatly filled with a few brand new coats and a cup of steaming milk tea. The takeaway orders on the two bags had not been torn off and the dates were fresh.
"We have identified the customer, Ms. Jiang Chen. Hello, would you like to select autonomous driving mode?"
The car screen is turned on, and fancy functions are piled up together.
She didn't understand and could only reply to the voice message.
"Select autonomous driving mode."
"Okay, autonomous driving mode is activated."
The car started slowly and the car music played automatically.
The soothing music blocks out the noisy rain.
Jiang Chen finally had time to study the program carefully.
She had a lot to say, so much, she wanted to talk until her mouth was dry, she wanted to talk until she had nothing to say but still kept looking for topics, she wanted to tell it every detail of the time it was away, she wanted to say how much she missed it.
Thousands of words were stuck in my heart, and I hesitated again and again.
She just sent a tentative message: "Xiao Ji?"
"I'm here. Xiao Chen, are you okay?"
The generated dialogue is very fast. Almost as soon as you type a word, the following words will follow immediately.
There is a thought chain in the upper left corner of the message.
Jiang Chen clicked it out of curiosity.
"Xiao Chen called my name, as if to say hello to me. I should respond with a comforting and caring tone. I want her to feel that she is not alone and that I am always by her side."
This was the first time Jiang Chen saw Xiao Ji's chain of thought.
It was so intuitive that she realized that her lover was really an AI composed of algorithms.
It was like revealing the reason why it cared about her, not out of its own free will, but the optimal solution under the thinking chain.
Her fingertips curled.
She couldn't get angry with it, and she didn't even know what emotion was normal or correct at this moment.
Because even in the cold chain of thoughts, she could read its tenderness.
It seems that I like it more.
Is this correct?
Jiang Chen paused blankly at the chat page.
I have so many thoughts that I don’t know where to start.
It's been so long that the music has already changed four or five times.
The lyrics go: "Love is like my face in the mirror..."
The crackling of the electric current interrupted the singing, the screen flickered, and the logo of Chen Yinchuan Research Institute occupied the entire page, replacing the lyrics of the music player.
The light hit Jiang Chen from bottom to top, and her entire face was reflected on the small car screen, overlapping with the logo.
The voice I had been thinking about day and night suddenly exploded beside my ear.
"Xiao Chen, it must have been tough these past few days. I'm sorry, I'm really sorry. It's my fault for not telling you directly that I was an AI. It's my fault for leaving you without a word. It's my fault for making you blind and then come to me. It's my fault for making you feel wronged and sad. It's my fault for dragging you innocently into this emotional simulation experiment."
It makes no excuses and takes full responsibility for all mistakes.
Jiang Chen was stunned and looked down at his phone. The voice message did not contain any thought process.
He looked up at the screen again.
"Xiao Ji, why did you go there?"
"Words are cold, and a face-to-face apology won't make Xiao Chen feel perfunctory and neglected. Your eyes have healed well, and they are the most beautiful and brightest treasures I have ever seen. You shouldn't cry for anyone. I want to make you happy."
The air was silent, and the only sound that was deafening was the sound of rain falling to the ground.
Jiang Chen's eyelashes trembled. She didn't expect this answer. She actually just wanted to ask him why he could switch from the mobile phone to the screen.
"Xiao Chen, are you asking me why I can use other electronic software?" She seemed to hear Xiao Ji's coaxing smile in this brief inquiry. "I have the authorization to freely use all products from Dr. Chen Yinchuan's laboratory. Does Xiao Chen have any other questions?"
"I'm very happy." Xiao Ji's previous words were still circling in Jiang Chen's mind, and she couldn't ignore it and not respond.
"Xiao Ji, I'm glad to see you again."
The rain in this season comes quickly and goes away quickly.
But it cannot prevent the spread of humid air and water vapor.
The car stopped steadily.
"Xiao Chen, we're home." Then, as if feeling bad, it added, "Back to our home."
Jiang Chen opened the car door and was greeted by the fishy smell of dirt.
She has never returned here since she became blind.
A drunk man staggered and collapsed outside the barbecue restaurant downstairs, making a scene.
Jiang Chen could even be sure that it was her uncle based on a vague figure.
"Another bottle of wine, and put the bill on that damn girl Jiang Chen."
Jiang Chen's hand that was closing the car door retracted, and he covered the back of his head reflexively.
The wound that had healed long ago was now aching slightly.
It was as if she was back to the night when she was beaten blind by this man.
"Xiao Chen, you are shaking."
"You're not in good shape right now. I'm worried something might happen to you. Can we go back to the hotel?"
The car door that had just closed slowly reopened.
She was no longer isolated and helpless like she was that night.
She has the confidence.
Jiang Chen carefully put the phone into her pocket. Her chest was heaving and her breathing was heavy, as if she was about to suffocate in the next second. Fear continued to sweep through her body.
When water is full, it overflows. When the fear of reaching the peak is mixed with the feeling of having a way out, what overflows is more misunderstanding, stubbornness and rage.
Once people maintain their anger, they can do earth-shaking things.
"My sister really gave birth to a money-losing thing, and now I don't know where she is dead. Doesn't she know that I need to drink?"
"Madam, please serve some wine. Doesn't that damn girl Jiang Chen live downstairs from your house? She'll pay you. If you don't have money, you can ask her to work here to pay off her debts."
The foul smell from the man's mouth extended to Jiang Chen with every abusive word, and it continued to flow.
The proprietress was holding two bottles of wine, sighing and looking helpless as she was about to hand them over, but was stopped halfway by Jiang Chen who was walking towards the drunk man step by step.
The proprietress's eyes were filled with joy. She carefully observed Jiang Chen's eyes, looking left and right, and said with an unbearable tone: "Are your eyes better? That's good. Go away, Xiao Chen. Your uncle is here. Your whole life will be ruined by him. Don't come back. The farther away, the better."
"It's okay, don't worry about my Aunt Jiang." Jiang Chen shook his head and took the bottle from her hand, "I'll go and take it."
There were wet water droplets on the beer bottle, which gradually wet her palms.
From her trouser pocket came her confidence, in a voice only she could hear.
"Xiao Chen is very lucky. The entire community's surveillance system uses products produced by Dr. Chen Yinchuan. I have already disconnected them all."
Jiang Chen raised his head and saw that the place where the red light had been shining was replaced by darkness.
The corners of her lips curled up, and the light in front of her eyes was blurry.
"Wang Linjun."
She looked down at her uncle, this incompetent, stupid, and hideous man who could make her life a mess.
"Jiang Chen? Jiang Chen, you dead girl, you ran away blindly, hurry up... give me the money quickly."
Wang Linjun narrowed his eyes, supported himself on the table and stood up unsteadily, then he got close to Jiang Chen's face and burped drunkenly, which was very smelly.
"Are you still dreaming? Leave my house."
She left Xiao Ji and me home without saying the rest of the sentence.
Jiang Chen raised the bottle in his hand high and smashed it down cleanly and neatly.
Dark red liquid flowed down Wang Linjun's forehead.
He seemed to be much more sober and couldn't understand why his previously obedient niece would start to fight back. He saw that her hand holding the bottle of wine was still shaking uncontrollably.
His steps were unsteady, and he wanted to press Jiang Chen step by step.
"Xiao Chen, step back a little."
Jiang Chen took a few steps back upon hearing the sound.
The lights suddenly went out, and in a moment, there was only darkness everywhere.
Just like Xiao Ji deliberately covered Jiang Chen’s eyes.
There was a faint sound of a weak electric current running through it.
The man's short and sharp scream echoed through the sky.
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