Thud.
The packaging fell to the ground, and the old lady stared at Chen Yu in disbelief.
"Mhm. Old man, listen to my explanation."
Getting off Xing Biqi's body, Chen Yu spread out his hands and tried to reason with the old lady. "Do you see the textbooks on the desk?
We're really studying.
But your granddaughter... "
"B-Beast!"
The old lady's breathing gradually quickened. Trembling, she ran out of the bedroom, grabbed a kitchen knife from the kitchen, and charged at Chen Yu.
"Hah.
She's already so old, yet she's still so uncivilized. "
Sighing, Chen Yu pulled out the Amnesia Bat from his pocket and blew at it.
After dodging the knife, he swung the bat at the old lady.
Thud!
Thud.
The old lady fell limply to the ground and fell asleep.
"Little Qiqi, we..."
The old lady had also entered the bedroom and was shocked to see the scene before her.
Knowing that it was pointless to waste his breath, Chen Yu picked up the bat and smashed it at the old lady's head.
"Demacia!"
Thud!
Thud …
After knocking down the two old ladies, Chen Yu carried one in each hand and placed them on the master bedroom's bed. He then returned to Xing Biqi's room.
Thud.
After locking the door, Chen Yu sat on the bed and nudged the girl's body. "Hey, wake up."
"Huh?" Xing Biqi opened her eyes in a daze. "Chen... Chen Yutong..."
Thud!
Before she could fully wake up, the eggplant-shaped bat smashed into her head, causing her to fall back into a deep slumber.
"My memory should be gone by now."
Storing away the lightsaber and Amnesia Bat, Chen Yu put on his coat and packed up his study materials and test papers. He then sat on the bed and nudged the girl once more. "Hey, wake up."
"Uu..." Xing Biqi sat up in a daze. Looking at Chen Yu, she then looked at her clothes and asked, "W-What happened to me?"
"There was a physics question you couldn't answer just now. The more you thought about it, the more confused you became. In the end, you fainted," Chen Yu said, too lazy to even come up with a proper excuse.
"D-Fainted?"
"That's right. I fainted.
Next time you encounter a problem, don't be too stubborn. Your health is more important. "
"I..."
"Let's not talk about anything else."
Lowering his voice, Chen Yu moved closer to Xing Biqi's ear and said, "Your grandparents are back. I have to go."
"What?" Xing Biqi was shocked and quickly jumped off the bed. "Impossible!"
"Shh!
Lower your voice! "
Covering Xing Biqi's mouth, Chen Yu said, "What's impossible about that? If I hadn't locked the door after hearing the commotion, your grandfather would've found me."
"Lock the door?" Xing Biqi frowned. "The lock on my bedroom door is broken. It's useless even if I lock it."
Chen Yu: "..."
"Look." Xing Biqi walked to the door and showed it to him.
The door lock was indeed broken.
"That … that means your grandfather is very polite. He knocked on the door but didn't respond."
"My grandpa never knocks."
"Yes."
Bracing himself, Chen Yu said, "Your grandfather didn't knock on the door. He just stood at the door and listened for a while. He thought you were asleep, so he didn't come in."
"Grandpa and Grandma know that I study until midnight every night."
Chen Yu: "..."
"Moreover, the lights are still on.
If they come back, they will definitely come in. "Pointing at the light bulb, Xing Biqi said," Chen Yu, stop lying to me. You can't leave. "
"Facts speak louder than words."
Unable to continue lying, Chen Yu pulled Xing Biqi to the master bedroom and pointed at the old couple on the bed. Lowering his voice, he said, "Look, aren't they back?
They might be too tired, so they didn't enter your room and went straight to sleep. "
"They really came back!" Xing Biqi was surprised. She then tilted her head suspiciously and asked, "But why didn't they take off their coats when they slept?"
"..."
"They didn't take off their shoes either."
"..."
"There's even dirt on their bodies."
"..."
"What's going on?"
"... You know too much."
Chen Yu, who had completely "exploded" with the conversation, silently pulled out the Amnesia Bat, blew on it, and smashed it against the back of the girl's head.
"Bang."
Thud.
After dragging the unconscious girl back to the bedroom, Chen Yu tossed her onto the bed, removed her clothes, and covered her with a blanket. He then picked up his backpack and ran away without bothering to explain any further.
After leaving the residential area, Chen Yu walked down a quiet and deserted street. As he looked at the starry sky, he inexplicably felt the loneliness and melancholy of a scholarly youth.
He didn't know how to compose poems, nor did he memorize any. After pondering for a long time, he chose to sing a song to express the feelings in his heart.
"Like a poplar, passing through the black smoke.
My sister, quietly crossing the horizon.
"Whose moans, passing through the cycle of reincarnation...
"The road to feeding is beneath our feet.
Don't get caught, don't get high.
"Full of confidence, the deceiver licks...
"The new sewing abalone is already bleeding!
How can it stop leaking... "
…
After walking for nearly an hour, Chen Yu finally returned home.
The living room was quiet. The only sound he could hear was Chen Erke's even breathing.
After removing his shoes, Chen Yu tiptoed up to his bedroom, took out the key, and unlocked the door. As soon as he pushed open the door and entered, Little Peach threw herself at him and hugged him tightly.
"Mr. Chen, you're finally back!"
"Shh!
Be quiet! "
Pushing away the robot clinging to his body, Chen Yu gently closed the door and lay down on his bed. Taking a deep breath, he said, "I'm a little sleepy. Stop pestering me. I'm going to sleep."
"Mr. Chen, did you drink?" Moving closer to Chen Yu, Little Peach sniffed. "There seems to be the smell of cheating."
Chen Yu: "..."
"Mr. Chen." Little Peach's eyes instantly turned red. "Have you forgotten our vows of love?"
"... Nonsense!
When have we ever been in love?! "
"You men are so heartless!"
Chen Yu: "..."
Wiping away her tears, Little Peach pouted and asked, "Can you tell me who she is?
Let me know why I lost. "
Lowering his head and looking at Little Peach's clenched fists, Chen Yu's complexion darkened. "You want to let the other party know why she died, right?!"
"I'm a romance robot! I have the right to defend my love!"
"..."
After a moment of silence, Chen Yu sat up and calmly said, "First of all, the relationship between us is pure friendship.
I have always treated you as a brother. "
"There is love between brothers as well."
"Can't you just let me finish?"
"Please speak."
"Secondly, when it comes to love, you can't win it with violence."
"Impossible!"
Little Peach flatly denied. "Snatching one's partner and killing one's competitor have always been reasonable since ancient times."
"... Are you future intelligent beings a bunch of lunatics?"
Raising his hand, Chen Yu slapped Little Peach on the head and said, "I've long since wanted to teach you a lesson. However, considering that you're still a child in human terms, I've been dragging it out.
Now, I can't drag it out any longer. I need to reason with you. "
Pausing slightly, Chen Yu adjusted his rhythm and said, "Since you've come to 2020, you need to abide by the rules of modern society.
Hurting others is illegal, so you can't do anything illegal.
As for love, I have the freedom to choose who I like and how many I like. "
Looking at Chen Yu in a daze, Little Peach said, "So, Mr. Chen... You're a scumbag."
"... No."
"You're already starting a harem, yet you still aren't?"
"I'm just expressing my point of view."
Suppressing his urge to flip the table, Chen Yu said, "If you want love, you need to compete with your heart. Make it so that I can't leave you and hurt others.
Otherwise, I'll hate you! "
"Oh." A thoughtful look appeared on Little Peach's face as she stared at Chen Yu's legs.
Hurriedly retracting his legs, Chen Yu said, "You can't hurt me either!
Crap!
When I said I can't leave you, I don't mean paralyzed!
Idiot! "
…
Snowflakes were like the tears of angels.
They covered a loveless heaven.
However, Chen Yu's home was filled with love, so the snowflakes did not enter.
It had been two weeks since Chen Yu last visited Xing Biqi's home.
After finding out that Xing Biqi wasn't an official agent, Chen Yu's attitude toward her immediately changed.
The relationship between the two had also become somewhat subtle.
However, he didn't pay too much attention to such a trivial matter.
The sixth official livestream was about to begin.
Once the livestream ended, it would be time for the second quarter's ranking.
Whether he would get promoted or not would depend on this episode.
Hence, he had already placed all his energy on this.
"Which one?
It should be this one. "
Inside the bedroom, Little Peach held up the instruction manual and pointed at the bottom plate of the Interstellar Portal. She then said, "It should be this one. Behind it is the energy module."
"Should be?" Chen Yu frowned.
"I'm sure!" Pointing at the plate, Little Peach said, "It's here."
"Don't make a mistake. If it explodes, the entire Earth will be finished."
"The instruction manual says that the Interstellar Portal won't explode. It also has safety devices." Handing over the instruction manual, Little Peach said, "Take a look if you don't believe me."
"If I knew professional English, would I need you to look at it?
This broken thing has instructions in various languages, but only English is left for disassembly instructions.
Reaching out, Chen Yu pressed his hand on the plate for one final confirmation. "I'm going to disassemble it. Are you sure it's this one?"
"Mhm!"
After receiving a reply, Chen Yu no longer hesitated and pushed his palms to the left.
Creak — Click!
The plate that was originally a single piece actually separated, revealing a small circular button.
"This is the safety button," Little Peach said excitedly. "Press it, and you can separate the energy module.
How about it?!
I'm not wrong, right?
You should trust me, Little Peach. "
"Heh."
He reached out his hand and pressed the safety button. Along with a hissing sound, the cold air dissipated.
Accompanied by a hiss, the plate beneath the Interstellar Portal suddenly popped up, revealing the antimatter battery soaked in a special liquid.
Next to the battery, there were three slots.
This proved that this Interstellar Portal could be loaded with a maximum of four batteries.
"Bring me the battery."
"Okay."
After receiving the brand-new antimatter battery from Little Peach, Chen Yu put on a pair of gloves and opened the package. He then aimed at an empty slot and carefully installed the battery.
Hiss!
The instant the battery came into contact with the liquid, a strange chemical reaction occurred on the battery's surface.
"Is this disinfecting it?"
Chen Yu didn't even understand the theory behind this level of technology, so he naturally wouldn't overthink it. After installing the battery, he pushed the module back and closed the lid.
"It's already a product of the 39th century, yet it's still not as convenient as today's mobile phones."
After silently complaining, Chen Yu stood up and stretched his waist. "Ah, it's finally done."
"Mr. Chen, you don't need to be so careful."
Pointing at the instruction manual, Little Peach said, "It states that any high-tech product with the possibility of explosion must pass 26 safety inspections before it can leave the factory."
"What if it explodes after leaving the factory?"
Flipping to the last page of the instruction manual, Little Peach said, "The manufacturer, the Transcendence Group, and the State Security Administration will compensate us with a huge sum of money."
Chen Yu: "..."
"Wow, there's so much change. That's a lot of money." Storing away the instruction manual, Little Peach said seriously, "So, you don't have to worry at all."
"I'm even more worried now."
Calling up the Interstellar Portal's control panel, Chen Yu looked at the energy display and nodded. "The battery is sufficient. The installation is correct.
I'll go to the toilet first. Go make a text announcement before the livestream.
Also, store the Interstellar Portal's instruction manual away. We'll need it again in the future. "
"Okay."
Patting the dust off his butt, Chen Yu opened the door and walked out of his bedroom.
Inside the living room, only Chen Erke was drawing with a crayon.
"Second Eldest, where are your older and younger sisters?"
"They went shopping with Mom. They said they want to prepare for the New Year and buy candy," Chen Erke said without even lifting her head.
"Why aren't you going?"
"It's so cold. It would be better to eat ready-made food later."
"... That makes sense."
"If I go, I'll have to carry things and squeeze with others." Shrugging, Chen Erke said, "Only a fool would go."
"Where's the dog?" Scanning the living room, Chen Yu asked, "Did the dog tag along as well?"
"I don't know. I haven't seen it in a long time," Chen Erke said as she waved her crayon in annoyance. "Brother, don't disturb me while I'm drawing!"
Raising his middle finger at Chen Erke, Chen Yu curled his lips and walked into the bathroom. When he opened the toilet lid and was about to urinate, he caught a faint whiff of smoke.
"Huh?"
Squinting his eyes, Chen Yu sniffed left and right. After confirming that he did not smell wrong, he said, "There really is the smell of smoke."
After he finished urinating and flushing...
Vaguely guessing what was going on, Chen Yu closed the bathroom door and started following the source of the smoke.
"This is..."
Bending down, Chen Yu picked up the powdered cigarette ash and stared at the corner of the bathroom in a daze.
"Hu..."
He heard the sound of someone inhaling and exhaling smoke.
"..."
After a long moment of silence, Chen Yu stretched his trembling arm forward and actually touched something in midair...
"Dammit!"
Giving the Invisibility Cloak a yank, Chen Yu removed the Invisibility Cloak. Immediately, he saw the husky holding a cigarette in its mouth and staring at him in a daze.
Chen Yu: "..."
The husky: "..."
...
(Note: This chapter is for the Alliance Leader's "Some Past Memories."
189-1 = 188.
Today, I will receive five Grand Rewards and five more chapters.
A total of 193...
It's not even 200 yet. It's not a problem. I can still pay it back...)