Zhu Man ignored this chūnibyō.

He turned around and asked Tang Yuan to get a month’s medicine. Looking at the time, He Feng Hui still had 15 minutes to get off work and turned around to go home. Just in case, he changed out of his leather jacket ahead of time.

“My dear, I haven’t finished speaking yet!” Fan Zimo caught up, “The Alliance established a great underground Human-Machine club called Mirage, which is used to—”

“Tang Yuan,” Zhu Man pushed the door, “Dark Web. Send me info on this sh**ty club.”

Tang Yuan snapped his fingers, “You got it!”

With a “bang”, Zhu Man closed Fan Zimo’s translation accent in the door.

Fan Zimo: “Oh God, he is so rude!”

The door was opened again, Zhu Man probed inside with a pair of eyes so cold that he could kill people.

Fan Zimo immediately changed his face like in Sichuan Opera, smiling from ear to ear, “Hey my dear Executor, welcome back—”

Zhu Man held the black chip between his index and middle fingers and interrupted him, “Do you have the authority to decipher the chip?”

Seeing Fan Zimo’s dumbfounded face, Zhu Man rolled his eyes and handed the chip to Tang Yuan, “Tomorrow, I want to see all its data.”

Having said that, he turned around and left mercilessly, with a beautiful and chic back.

Tang Yuan turned into a starry-eyed, “You got it!”

Fan Zimo followed, “ You got it… No, who’s the team leader in this room?!”

Tang Yuan’s work efficiency has always been very high. As soon as Zhu Man left the base, he received a club message from him on his watch.

The rules of behavior in this world ruled by AI are exactly the same as in the human world, such as labor distribution, traffic rules, the monogamous marriage system, and then p!r#o***phy, gambling, and drugs, which are prohibited by law.

Of course, for humans, neither work nor socializing is allowed. Humans who break away from their AI masters without authorization are returned to the Human Pool.

The Mirage Club, on the other hand, was a paradise without laws. Where everyone, humans and machines can be arranged and gathered in various ways, drink together, play rock-papers-scissors, make friends, and even unlock many extrajudicial things if the membership level is high enough.

Zhu Man turned off his watch and raised an eyebrow.

When Zhu Man got to the door, He Feng Hui was still 5 minutes away from getting off work.

He breathed a sigh of relief. Before he went out just now, he didn’t restore the self-powered power supply at home. If He Feng Hui came home and saw that all the power was interrupted, it would be very troublesome.

He took out the key and inserted it into the keyhole, and at the same time, he habitually adjusted He Feng Hui’s location on his watch.

[Location: No. 231, Orchid Road, City A.]

Zhu Man was frozen. Wasn’t this their home? He Feng Hui went home early?!

Zhu Man subconsciously put his watch behind him, and in the next second, the door to the house opened from the inside—

He met He Feng Hui’s lightless eyes and his heart suddenly stopped.

He Feng Hui was still wearing an abstinent suit uniform, and his white shirt couldn’t wrap the excellent muscles in his chest and the artificial blood vessels that burst between his neck.

“Where did you go?” He asked Zhu Man.

Zhu Man couldn’t hear the emotions in his words, and the hand behind his back clutched his watch tightly.

“Hmm?” He Feng Hui took a step towards him.

A strong sense of oppression hit him, Zhu Man wanted to retreat.

He remembered the surveillance footage he had just seen at the base, and he began to tremble when he thought that the AI in front of him had submitted a draft to persecute humans.

He regretted not taking a pill given by Tang Yuan when he left the base. PTSD came again, he had nausea and wanted to vomit.

“Speak.” He Feng Hui took another step closer to him.

Zhu Man took a step back, his feet went limp—

Before he fell to the ground, He Feng Hui swiftly grabbed his waist and caught him in his arms.

There was a moment of tenderness in the cold AI’s eyes, and Zhu Man almost lost his senses. Fortunately, he was of excellent quality. When he was caught by He Feng Hui, he threw his watch into the flower garden on the side.

Here we go again. The nausea of contact with AI and the desire for He Feng Hui’s body heat were paradoxically intertwined in Zhu Man’s brain.

He Feng Hui asked, “There was a power outage at home, scared?”

He was taken aback for a moment and shrank into He Feng Hui’s chest. He took advantage of the situation, “Mn… Scared. I ran out to find master, but couldn’t find…”

He climbed on He Fenghui’s shoulders with both hands. He didn’t have the strength to distinguish whether he was doing his best or his true feelings.

He Feng Hui carried him home.

It was pitch black at home, and Zhu Man’s forehead was soaked in cold sweat. He tried to use his reason to fight anxiety and was distracted thinking about how to get through the power outage.

But compared to his mental condition, He Feng Hui didn’t seem to care about the power outage.

He Feng Hui put him on the sofa and wiped the sweat from his forehead meticulously as usual, but then calmly and restrainedly stopped his movements when Zhu Man plastered himself.

“Jī.” The little hedgehog jumped over from nowhere, holding a medicine bottle in its hands.

He Feng Hui paused and stared at the little hedgehog.

The little hedgehog seemed to be frightened by this cold-blooded robot. It threw down the medicine bottle with two “jījī”, and dug behind Zhu Man’s neck to hide. It occasionally peeked out its little eyes to scrutinize He Feng Hui.

He Feng Hui bent down and picked up the medicine bottle, poured out a few pills, and fed them to Zhu Man. When Zhu Man’s lips and tongue touched the palm of his hand, he withdrew his hand in time

He Feng Hui straightened up, propped up his ears, and suddenly said to the air, “Hello.”^[1]Addressed politely.

Zhu Man instantly tensed up. He knew that He Feng Hui was controlling his neural network to dial the phone.

Who was he going to call? The electricity department? Or the… Human Pool?

The “Human Management Law” stipulates that human pets cannot leave their master’s residence without authorization. If they violate it, they will be repatriated to the Human Pool.

His light brown pupils widened in an instant. Zhu Man sat up in intense discomfort and threw himself on He Feng Hui, “Master, don’t…”

He Feng Hui was caught off guard and took two steps back to catch him. When he spoke, his voice was still steady and calm, “Hello, I am a customer who went to buy a therapy little hedgehog yesterday.”

Zhu Man was stunned at He Feng Hui.

… Therapy little hedgehog?

“Jī…” The little hedgehog on the sofa looked at Zhu Man resentfully, as if to say: It’s me who’s going to be sent away not you ah, hey!

Zhu Man remembered Tang Yuan saying that therapy pets were very prevalent during the reign of mankind, and were mainly used to aid in the treatment of depression, anxiety, and other mental illnesses.

Now that humans themselves have become pets, the demand for therapy animals has dropped dramatically, and there was only one store left in City A, which was located next to the red-light district on Rouge Road.

After all, it was more economical to repatriate a sick human in your home back to the Human Pool than to purchase a pricey therapy animal.

—Not every AI was as attentive to their human pets as He Feng Hui.

He Feng Hui said to the other side of the phone, “I didn’t see the healing effect you promised, but the human in my family became more anxious. I don’t need to leave a useless thing at home.”

Zhu Man grabbed him, “Master, don’t send it away…”

AI was so indifferent that the little hedgehog had to be sent away after only one day. But the contradiction was that for two years, Zhu Man was depressed and anxious, and went naked to seduce He Feng Hui. Even today, he ran out of the house without authorization, and He Feng Hui didn’t want to send him away…

He seemed to… be the exception to He Feng Hui’s indifference. Why?

“Sorry, the hedgehog will stay at home first.” He Feng Hui glanced at Zhu Man and carried the uneasy person back to the couch, “Goodbye.”

He Feng Hui hung up the phone and reached out to grab the little hedgehog that scampered away. Its hand was in the air, and the indifferent AI was a little awkward.

The few pills he had just consumed took effect, and Zhu Man’s anxiety eased. He called out softly in the direction of the little hedgehog’s escape, “Little fool, he won’t bully you. He is our master ya.”

After saying that, Zhu Man looked up at He Feng Hui. He coquettishly helped the little hedgehog to beg for mercy, “It chased me out this afternoon. It was me… I ran too fast and didn’t catch up, so… Don’t blame it, okay, master?”

He Feng Hui looked at him. He was silent for a moment, and replied in a deep voice, “Okay.”

“Then…” Zhu Man asked pitifully, “Will Master blame me? I ran out by myself…”

“No.” He Feng Hui’s voice was still very cold.

Zhu Man rubbed the palm of his hand meekly, and naturally asked, “Why is Master so kind to me?”

He Feng Hui paused for a moment, his eyes seemed to deepen. For some reason, he reached out and ruffled Zhu Man’s not-so-messy hair in front of his head.

Zhu Man was startled for a moment. Would the rational code really trigger this intimate and natural action?

After a long time, He Feng Hui said, “Is this good for you?” —There was a trace of imperceptible regret in the indifference.

Zhu Man looked up at him. The unlit living room was very dark, but his eyes weren’t as dim as his.

Suddenly, He Feng Hui stood up. Zhu Man thought he was going to deal with the power outage, and tensed up again.

With such an intelligent AI as He Feng Hui, just a slight glance at the home’s power control system would tell him that it had been invaded by a human being, and there was even the possibility of directly cracking the Anti-Intelligence Alliance’s Dark Web—

“Today is your birthday, just in time to take advantage of the power outage and light the candles.” He Feng Hui carried a birthday cake.

Zhu Man was taken aback for a moment.

Yes ah, today was March 1st.

It wasn’t his birthday, it was the birthday of the previous “Zhu Man”, He Feng Hui’s former little master.

According to the “Human Management Law”, AI Masters have control over their human pets, including naming them according to their own preferences and setting their birth dates.

Zhu Man frowned.

He Feng Hui lit a candle and motioned to Zhu Man to make a wish.

The opportunity to advance the mission has come.

Zhu Man left behind his displeasure, put his hands together, and said reverently, “I wish Master will be promoted as soon as possible.”

He Feng Hui visibly paused, trying to understand his words, but the program was still unresponsive. He asked, “What kind of wish is this?”

“I hope Master will be better.” Zhu Man raised his dimples to him, “I see that Master has been very busy at work recently. Is he about to get a promotion and a raise? If you are promoted from the Legislative Bureau, do you have to go to the Central Office?”

As soon as his voice fell, he saw He Feng Hui’s eyes instantly become suspicious.

Human pets can’t interfere with the work of their AI masters; this was the rule. He Feng Hui was from the Legislative Bureau. His sense of rules was much stronger than the average AI, a tough nut to crack.

“Ah… Is it wrong to wish Master well?” Zhu Man lowered his head, his eyes all innocent as if he was really just a human pet that loved his master very, very much.

After a long time, He Feng Hui put away his scrutinizing gaze, asked Zhu Man to blow out the candles, and cut him a cake.

He Feng Hui should’ve pushed the piece of cake directly to Zhu Man, but his fingers paused. He took the fork and cut off a small piece, feeding it to Zhu Man’s mouth.

Zhu Man’s eyes lit up and he opened his mouth.

When the fork was sent in, He Feng Hui stared at Zhu Man’s rosy and plump lips as if waiting for it to hold the fork.

But Zhu Man, like a frightened fawn, suddenly leaned back and avoided He Feng Hui’s feeding. Due to his hasty movement, the cream wiped a white mark on his mouth, extending from the corner of his mouth to his jaw, which was particularly eye-catching in the darkness.

He Feng Hui stretched out his hand to wipe it off for him.

Zhu Man avoided his hand.

After being rejected twice, He Feng Hui frowned, and the rational AI didn’t seem very happy.

Zhu Man lowered his head and muttered aggrievedly, “Master’s work is at a critical stage. I… I will be obedient in the future. I will not run around anymore, and I will not… provoke Master anymore.”

“Provoke?” He Feng Hui asked.

“Yes…” Zhu Man lowered his head and let crimson climb onto his cheeks.

Two years of seduction was ineffective. Now that time was tight and the mission must be completed within half a year, Zhu Man decided to do subtraction.

He Feng Hui didn’t speak, looking at Zhu Man.

The setting crimson sun was all but behind the horizon at this moment, and the moonlight dimmed, projecting Zhu Man’s long eyelashes under his eyes, trembling slightly.

The beautiful human pet was shy and desolate.

The central CPU’s RPM^[2]Revolutions per minute. RPM is used to determine the access time on computer hard drives. sped up, and the top-of-the-line cooling function seemed to be ineffective at this moment.

—Did he say he wouldn’t let this little guy provoke him?

He Feng Hui stretched out his hand and pulled his chin, his thumb wiping the cream off his face with a heavy force.

“I didn’t let you provoke.” He pinched Zhu Man’s chin, “If you want to provoke, just provoke.”

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Author’s Note:

Love liar, I wish Xiao Man was online (｡♥‿♥｡)