734: So What?

So What?

Dr. Feng shot him a resentful glare. Come to think of it, Lu Yizhou must have known about Luan and Cyrus' not-so-innocent relationship, but he had never said anything. At all! The longer he looked at Lu Yizhou's placid face, the more bitter he felt. Gnashing his teeth, he demanded in a low hiss, "Do you have something else to say, Lu Yizhou?"2

"Nothing," Lu Yizhou continued to sip his drink quietly. His attitude was as clear as day – what does your business have to do with me?

Dr. Feng almost choked to death in anger. The alcohol rushed to his head, making his vision double. In the heat of the moment, he pointed at Lu Yizhou's nose and questioned angrily. "Have you forgotten under whose care that your lover can live well until this day? It's because I, the Head Administrator, have decided to take him under my wings!" As he said this, he even puffed out his chest and patted it with a proud look.

Xiao was rendered speechless when she heard this. The one who did daily check-ups on Zachary was her, and the one who wrote the health reports was also her. Feng only had to receive and review them. Not to mention, he stepped into the medical room at most once or twice a week only to leave after five minutes. If they had to talk about contribution, then she was the one who had done the most! How dare this man run his mouth so carelessly?! 

Rolling her eyes, Xiao blocked her mouth with her palm and whispered to Lu Yizhou, "Don't listen to his drunken babble. He's talking nonsense."

Lu Yizhou nodded, "En, I know."

Dr. Feng: "..." Was friendship and compassion no longer existed in this world?!

Seeing that Dr. Feng's complexion was getting more and more terrible, Xiao finally decided to let him off the hook for now. She cleared her throat and assumed a serious look. The fact that Dr Feng dragged them out to this bar only to ask for advice proved that he must be feeling quite desperate. As a considerate and sensible co-worker, Xiao showed timely concern, "So… Luan confessed to you, huh? And you rejected him? No wonder I haven't seen him in your office recently."

Her words jabbed Dr. Feng where it hurt the most and his expression crumbled for a second. Now that the truth had been exposed, there was no need for him to hide anymore. "Yeah…" he uttered quietly, his gaze falling on the droplets of clear liquid that trickled down the surface of the glass. So smooth and round, just like Luan's tears that day. "Yeah, you're right."

"So…" Xiao drawled out, not really understanding the crux of the problem. "Why do you look so depressed?"

"Luan, he…" he trailed off. How to say it? How should he tell that he was so shocked by Luan's tears and he could not erase that image from his mind ever since? But if Xiao asked why Luan was crying, then he had to start from Luan's impure intention to develop a romantic relationship with Cyrus. Just thinking about it already gave him an immense headache. He propped his chin up with a palm and used his other hand to swipe the condensation on the glass away. In the end, he could only dryly say, "He is the system, and my work involves the system every single day. Don't you think that it's too awkward this way?"

"Ah…" Xiao nodded, albeit she still did not fully understand. She wracked her brain for a moment, then gave a tentative suggestion. "Then, why don't you do a complete reset on the system?"

Dr. Feng was stunned. "...Complete reset?"

"Uh-huh, you think it's too awkward to use the system every single day, right? You can just clear all of the data and memory of the system and turn it into a blank state again. It's very simple."

Dr. Feng's grip on the glass tightened. Yes, doing a complete reset on the system was very simple and it would solve all of his problems at once, but… didn't it mean that Luan would be erased too? The taciturn, awkward and stubborn Luan; the out-of-control and crying Luan, his quiet and gentle temperament, the deep and fathomless emotions in his dark eyes… everything would disappear into nothingness. 

…Wouldn't it be the same as murder?!

He was stunned when this notion flashed through his mind. No, something was not right. Why did he… Why was he treating Luan as if… as if he was a real being with feelings and emotions? 

Logically speaking, the method Xiao suggested was the best in their current situation, but this was based on the fact that she did not know Luan that well. She did not know that Luan was not a cold and inanimate object and hence, the way she treated him was akin to how someone would delete a bunch of useless files because it had taken up too much space.

But he… since when had he treated Luan as someone with a 'soul'?

"No," he said through gritted teeth. "I can't do that. I can't reset him just like that." Taking a deep inhale, he tossed his head back and chugged down the rest of the beer, then summoned the waiter to fill up his glass again.

Xiao scratched her cheek, a tad confused. "Okay… fine." Then she proposed another suggestion, "If you can't get rid of him, then why don't you learn to love him from now on?" Her eyes lit up the more she thought about it and she clapped her hands in delight. "You can continue working, and you can get a boyfriend as well! Perfect!"

Dr. Feng was stumped by how broad-minded she was. "B–But… he is not a human!"

"So what?" Xiao shrugged in a careless manner. "He loves you, doesn't he?"

That one simple rebuke was akin to a strike of thunder on Dr. Feng's head. He could not help but screw his eyes shut and press on his aching temple. They were two different species, for God's sake! The fundamentals of their genes were as different as Heaven and Earth! Was it really okay for a human and a system to be in a relationship as long as love existed?

No, he had a hunch that Xiao was just digging a pit for him to jump into. Everything she said was completely unreliable! He could not help but turn to Lu Yizhou as a last resort. Even though Lu Yizhou was the youngest between them, he was allegedly the one with the most experience with love. 

"What do you think?" Dr. Feng started to slur on his words and slammed his palms on the table, demanding like a thug. "Love expert, give me your godly advice!"

Lu Yizhou, who had been involved in many non-human relationships: "..."

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