In the middle of the night, Chen You got up to pee and found that his door was open. He stopped in the middle of yawning.
“I didn’t close the door before I went to sleep? That can’t be, I’m not that stupid…”
Chen You walked over and peered through the crack in the doorway. The corridor was quiet, nothing was there. He went back to sleep as if nothing had happened.
The next day, Lei Ming gave Chen You something to wear, “Put it on.”
Chen You looked at it, and saw that it was a black collar. His face had an indescribable expression of pain. Are you treating me like a little dog?
Lei Ming explained, “This can record all of your body’s data and can be updated at any time.”
Chen You, “…” Alright, it was me who wasn’t able to tell bad from good.
He placed the collar around his neck and reflexively poised to bark at Lei Ming. Fortunately, he came to his senses in time and didn’t scare anyone.
When Lei Ming tapped his optical computer, every aspect of the child’s physical constitution appeared one by one.
Chen You took a look at the holographic screen, then observed the man’s reaction. Why is your expression so heavy? I don’t have a terminal disease, ba?
After he finished reading through the data, Lei Ming abruptly took off the black stone hanging from his neck. “Take it.”
Chen You foolishly held it in the palm of his hand. He wasn’t even aware that half of the black stone lit up for a moment, before dissipating in an instant.
Lei Ming noticed this, and his gaze was profound, “Give it to me.”
Chen You stupidly gave it back. Lei Ming took it and turned around, departing in silence.
He was bewildered, and asked the system in his mind, “Did I miss something?”
The system gave an irrelevant answer, “In the last world, you made a request and I helped you in violation of the rules. My superiors found out, deducted my bonus, and…”
Chen You hurriedly asked, “And what?”
The system continued, “I also received something no one else wanted, a brain-damaged brain that had long been disabled.”
Chen You, “…” Your explanation of brain damage is very clear.
“It’s my willfulness, I apologize.” He should own up to his mistakes. “We all need to stay strong and face life with a smile.”
The system added, “All action movies have been taken off the shelves. Restrain your grief.”
Chen You wanted to cry, “Okay, I know.”
He recalled that the system had previously mentioned having many other hosts, “Am I the most successful out of all your hosts?”
System, “No, you are fourth.” In fact, he was actually first place, but the system was afraid of him getting too cocky.
Chen You wasn’t satisfied being suppressed by three others. It looked like he would have to continue to work hard. “Then, are there any areas where I am first place?”
System, “For the time being, no.”
Chen You’s lips twitched, “OK, OK, I won’t talk to you.”
System, “…” Speak of the devil, and it will appear. When it comes to temper, you can be No. 1.
Since Lei Ming didn’t go to the army, Chen You lived a very safe life. No one dared show their faces. Everyone simply avoided him, afraid that they wouldn’t be able to control themselves and reveal their disgust.
Chen You sighed with feeling. Everybody was an actor; only, it was uncertain who would win the final award as king of the silver screen.
When Lei Ming was in a good mood, he tentatively asked, “Major General, can I have an optical computer of my own?” Visiting a futuristic world where advanced technology was rampant, but never using an optical computer was like holding a family a pigs and never knowing what the taste of pork was like.
Lei Ming looked over at him.
Chen You’s scalp turned numb. If not, then forget it. Don’t turn that stone-face on me, it looks too fierce.
Lei Ming raised his eyebrows, “What do you want to do?”
Chen You was very honest, “Play games.”
Soon enough, he had an optical computer of his own.
Chen You jumped up and down and ran around his room in excitement. He tapped here and there, poking around until he made his way to the homepage of the main network. There were categories for lifestyle, entertainment…on the far left was a game icon, which he immediately clicked to enter.
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He ran to knock on the door and sincerely stated, “Major General, I don’t have an ID number, so I can’t register.”
Lei Ming eyed the youth, “No one dares to use my account.”
Chen You thought, I’m not a person, and bit his lips before conceding in a resigned tone, “Then I won’t play.”
Lei Ming’s voice was low and cool-headed, “You, your courage is not small.”
Chen You head drooped down, That is, when my courage expands, even I am scared of myself. You’ll have the opportunity to see this some time.
A voice entered his ears, “Come here.”
He was unable to stop the corners of his mouth from curling up as he trotted over to Lei Ming who pointed to the screen, “One hour.”
“Oh.”
Chen You disappeared in a flash before running back again. “Thank you, Major General.”
Lei Ming pressed one hand to his forehead while holding the black stone in the other. His head was bowed, absorbed in thought.
Chen You already knew all he needed to know about Lei Ming. He didn’t go and check out Lei Ming’s personal page. That person lived life like he was using a blank template, there was nothing to be curious about. Moreover, if he did snoop around, that person would know.
Then there wouldn’t be a next time.
Chen You lost some time while inputting a nickname. [Ugly duckling] was already taken. [Big duck], [Little yellow duck], and [Little fat duck], none of them worked.
[Quack quack quack] didn’t work either.
Chen You thought about it again. He chose [My family has two big birds] and succeeded.
An hour later, Lei Ming went to see the child who was still playing. He went to his bedroom to take a rest and came out. He asked the adjutant, “Still inside?”
The adjutant reported, “Yes, Major General. The child initiated challenges one after the other, and in a short time, entered the top 20 ranking in the server…”
Lei Ming narrowed his eyes, “What are you excited about?”
The adjutant immediately controlled his expression, “I’m not excited.”
Three seconds later, he lowered his head, “I apologize, Major General. This subordinate was wrong.”
Lei Ming buttoned up his uniform, “Watch over him and keep him safe.”
The adjutant saluted, “Yes, sir!”
When he finally emerged from the game, Chen You collapsed. After finishing off two packs of nutritional agents, he was full of strength and felt like he could fight for another three days and three nights.
The adjutant grabbed the youth and told him not to play anymore, otherwise he wouldn’t be able to report back to the major general.
“Your mental strength has been overdrawn, so you can’t continue.”
Chen You stubbornly refused to let go, “What will happen if I do continue?”
The adjutant said, “You will become an idiot.”
Chen You, “…” Scary.
The adjutant couldn’t help praising him, “Little kid, you’re so fierce.”
Chen You scratched his head. It was nothing, mere trifles. I remember those days when Ge was a great god in the server with countless little sisters falling before Ge’s big yellow robes. Later...directly played games til death, ai.
“Adjutant, I look like this. Aren’t you afraid of me?”
The adjutant was stunned, and suddenly felt a bit distressed. He smiled and ruffled the child’s hair.
It was the same move, but Lei Ye had bad intentions while the adjutant did not. Chen You immediately gained a favorable impression of him, You are a good friend.
In another place, Lei Ming was drinking tea and playing chess with his friend, Wu Wei. Both of them sat with demeanors reminiscent of a monk, calm and without worldly passions.
Now, few people were willing to touch this game. Lei Ming liked it, and since it was hard to come by a friend like Wu Wei who was also interested, they would occasionally meet up to play.
Wu Wei asked, “You’ve decided to keep someone around?”
Lei Ming, “Un.”
“The child’s appearance is not very good, but he seems clever enough and doesn’t have too many unnecessary thoughts, “ Wu Wei asserted. “You are used to being in the army, where everything is orderly and uneventful with no special meaning in each passing day. Having a noisy and energetic one is not a bad idea.”
Lei Ming said nothing; it was hard to guess what was on his mind.
Wu Wei’s eyelids drooped, dropping a casual question, “When will you take him to be branded?”
Lei Ming, “I don’t plan to.”
Hearing this, Wu Wei’s hand was sluggish as he picked up a chess piece, “You…you want to…to treat that child as…”
Lei Ming raised his eyes.
Wu Wei’s expression was a bit stiff, but he smiled and said nothing.
In the latter half of the game, Wu Wei was obviously absent-minded, and made several wrong moves. Finally, he stated that there was a pressing matter he temporarily needed to take care of and left first.
When Lei Ming returned, he went to look for the child and asked for a drop of blood.
Chen You bit his finger and gave him exactly one, not a single drop more.
Lei Ming stared down at the youth, “Not asking?”
Chen You shook his head. If I ask, will you tell me that you also have two pendants, both bigger than mine?
You are shy, and you definitely won’t say it if I ask. So if I do ask, it’ll be for nothing.
After Lei Ming received the blood, he left, saying nothing.
Chen You knew he was checking up on his background and that he would soon discover that the two of them were of the same race.
At that time, we should be able to approach each other and become the best partners.
Playing that type of holographic online game was very exciting and extremely addicting. Nevertheless, Chen You still had to eat and sleep, so he seriously contemplated which one to do first.
In his dreams, he ended up holding his pendant and using it as a weapon, moaning and groaning in his sleep. When he woke up, he directly abandoned it.
Chen You went to see Lei Ming with the pendant that was almost broken. He wanted to weep but there were no tears, “Major General, that, it hurts so much.”
His voice was extremely sorrowful and plaintive, “I can’t walk.” He really couldn’t walk. Just now, he had only managed to make his way over by bracing himself against the wall. Each step was painful.
Lei Ming hesitated for a few seconds, “Let me see.”
Chen You held back his tears. It’s not weird. Anyways, our pendants are the same. “Okay, then help me take a look.”
A moment passed as Lei Ming seriously inspected it. He frowned as his brows furrowed, and asked in a deep voice, “Who did this?”
Chen You forced it out with some hardship, “It was me.”
He asked Lei Ming to put down the pendant, and didn’t say that it had happened due to his dream where he continued to play games and PK people. He had gone crazy.
Lei Ming left for a little while and brought back a dark purple container. He told Chen You to rub it on himself, ordered him to stay in bed for a while and not run around helter-skelter, and, finally, stressed that he must lie on his back.
He seemed very experienced.
Chen You wanted to ask, How do you arrange your pendants? Can you give me some references? But now was not the time. He would wait for an opportunity once they were able to play together.
After applying the ointment, Chen You felt much better. He didn’t feel any pain at all. It was truly magical. He placed this precious ointment, his new baby, into a drawer. As a man who had endured and suffered through many tribulations, he thought Lei Ming must have saved a lot of ointment for himself.
In the evening, Lei Ming went to attend a dinner party with Chen You by his side.
Chen You was such a hideous child, the other guests were astonished to see him. But since Lei Ming was there, they held back their misgivings. However, they were also afraid of acting too exaggeratedly and creating an awkward atmosphere.
It’s better not to affect the appetite of others. Upon witnessing a level of hypocrisy that was difficult to bear, Chen You also felt nauseous.
Looking left and right, he took a slice of cake and grinned, “Major General, I’ll eat over there.”
Staring at the thin and small figure, Lei Ming’s eyes narrowed. According to his investigation, this child was introverted, submissive, and timid, but the one he came in contact with was completely different: cheerful, lively, active, cunning, and always happy.
The Chen You who was blissfully eating cake was unaware that he had not only exposed his own horse hoof, but that he had also personally delivered it to Lei Ming.
In the middle of the meal, Lei Ming noticed a faint smell of alcohol coming from the child. His complexion changed, “Did you drink wine?”
Chen You was stupefied, Why is there such a big reaction? “I only drank one cup.”
Lei Ming’s breathing was heavy, “Who gave it to you?”
Speechless, Chen You’s gaze unconsciously landed on a young man. What use is it, trying to hide, it’s easy to tell that you are the culprit.
The young man’s face was ghastly pale, bracing himself. He had lost a bet with his friends who wanted to see the clown make a fool of himself. How would he know that the other could drink so well? The people who were able to drink a cup of that alcohol could be counted on one’s fingers.
“Major, Major General…”
Lei Ming’s sharp eyes swept over. The young man swallowed his saliva and couldn’t breathe. He was filled with regret, afraid that this fleeting impulse would implicate his whole family.
“Follow me!”
After Lei Ming finished speaking, he went outside.
The man’s legs were long, and his steps were wide. Chen You ran after him for a bit, but it wasn’t long before he was left behind. At that moment, he was at a loss and didn’t know what to do. He felt like a fool.
Major General, you, you never told me we cannot drink. Such a big matter, you didn’t tell me in advance.
Will our bodies transform after drinking?
Chen You raised his head and looked at the man’s back. Will I grow a snake tail, or a long horn on my head?
Lei Ming suddenly stopped and turned around. Chen You sucked in a breath of cool air and screeched at the system in his head, “You tell me honestly, is the target human or not?”
System, “He’s human.”
Chen You roared, “Who are you trying to lie to? Can a human being’s eyes shine red?”
The system continued to speak rubbish, “It should be the lighting, ba.”
Chen You was frothing at the mouth. It was pitch-dark on every side, there wasn’t even a hint of light.
Lei Ming pulled open the collar of his uniform and suppressed his heavy breathing. He was like a fierce animal in the process of waking up.
At this time, Chen You felt an abnormality in his body.
This type of abnormality was one he had also experienced that day. It was exactly the same, an indescribable itching.
He grabbed his chest and stepped back, “System, what’s wrong with me?”
System, “Your special skill is emerging.”
Chen You’s eyes lit up, “Really?” But why did this skill feel so uncomfortable? Wasn’t it related to eating?
System, “Get ready.”
Chen You wanted to curse. Get ready for what? Now, he just wanted to tear off his clothes and rub his body against a coarse boulder.
His hand was caught, and the man’s voice was not quite right, “In the future, don’t drink.”
Chen You used his other hand to scratch himself, “Won’t drink, I won’t ever drink again.”
Fuck, it was unrelated to the wine, this wasn’t right, ah. He didn’t drink the first time he felt unwell.
Turning it over in his mind, the only common point between these two instances was that Chen You had gone to see Lei Ming…it was him.
Lei Ming grasped the child’s hand, uncertain of how much force to use. He reined himself in a bit, and spoke in a dangerous tone, “You stay further away from me.”
“…” You’re the one holding on to me and not letting go.
His whole body was not only itchy, but also hot. Chen You suddenly thought of a possibility and his entire face turned white. “System, I have a suspicion that I’m in heat.”
He lifted his head. What the fuck, this isn’t good. It’s not only me, but also my fellow countryman Little Ming!
Luoshenhua: Raise your hand if you saw this coming after that little itching episode in the other chapter. If you did, you have a dirty mind and you’ve been corrupted by ABO-verse (I’m in this camp). If you didn’t, then you’re a innocent little angel who probably shouldn’t be reading this novel, haha.
Footnote for the chapter name: In Chinese, the word that directly translates to “brush” is commonly used as a verb to describe the action of sucking up to someone, getting closer to them, or raising someone’s favorable impression, etc.
brush more ..brush ml face, brush ml hair, brush ml……pendants=(:з」∠)_
I plead guilty 😂😂😂
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+3 Guilty as charged…. (○p>ω<)尸”
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And we shall brush you, luoshenhua.
May Chen You survive under the might of two pendants.
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Thanks for the update!
Damn. I didn’t expect the heat thing but fuck if it isn’t a pleasant surprise.
Thanks for all the hard work!
….. I knew where this was going, no pure little angel here……
Thanks for the chapter!
Hmmm, interesting turn of events 🤭
Thank you for translating ❤
When will be the update? It’s almost 2 weeks…. Am waiting….
Is this novel dropped? Coz I want to know what happens next…. Please update it….
Is Chen You the other half of the stone?
Well, I can’t believe I still have innocence left in me !!! Ahhaha !! I never thought it will be like that ! I really thought he might just transform into a beautiful outer shell !
Thank you so much for translating !!
I hope you can try collaborating with someone to shoulder the load of translating.
I also tried to translate using google translate and reconstruct the sentence in my mind …
But seriously, I can’t do it that well !! My head felt so confuse on some parts and afraid to continue further or else I might understand the story in a confuse wrong way.
Going into heat when meeting their mate lol
His skill should be….that he can eat two..birdies
I cant believe i am innocent little angel after so much danmei novel i read. 😂
😂😂😂 related to THAT eating…. omg CY trolled yet again. Thanks for the chapter~
Am I the only one who thought that he was changing is skin that’s why he’s itchy HAHA