Something's wrong, they're not NPCs?

He stroked the intact half of the figure's face, which was lifeless.

"If it were you guys, you would probably do something weird after seeing what I did just now."

"If it's Xiaoye, she'll crawl on top of me."

"Yao... probably looked at me with resentment after asking for a kiss."

"Xue'er should just curse me out directly. And then try to give me some benefits?"

"..."

Imagine all kinds of scenes. So real.

I had been in a bad mood for several days, and now there was a slight change.

"...Brother-in-law?"

It was almost time, and An Xiaoxi and No. 72 showed up on time.

"Brother-in-law."

"..."

"What on earth...are you thinking about?"

Just like before, he sat on Su Ming. His handsome face was almost distorted.

"I know my brother-in-law will never love me as much as he loves my sister, so I also said that he should just treat me as an object."

"Can……"

"Even if it's an item of little value, even if it's just a burden to my brother-in-law, it would still be uncomfortable, right?"

"..."

How is it possible to treat a living person as an object?

I didn't know at the beginning that the game was related to reality. Even though I initially intended to treat An Shiyao as a ball of fluff, in the end I still failed to treat her as an object. Instead, I fell in love with her.

"She is the wife my brother-in-law has been trying so hard to find?"

"Didn't you find it? Why didn't you come back?!"

"Are you afraid that I will see my brother-in-law's zombie-like face?!"

"Are you afraid that I'll cause trouble when it's okay to be treated as an object?!"

"I have always regarded my brother-in-law as a hero. But I have never regarded him as a god. Of course I feel sad and upset."

"..."

"Could it be that in my brother-in-law's eyes, I can only share good things and cannot share even a little bit of negative emotions for him?!"

"Walk."

"I'm taking my brother-in-law home. Take her with me."

"Isn't it just the year 2067? What's the big deal? Even if my brother-in-law is in so much pain that he cries, I won't say anything. I will still treat my brother-in-law as a hero, a hero with flesh and blood."

"..."

What hero?

Nonsense.

I'm just a corporate slave who's cheating. I was just thinking about going back home after the mission was over.

I could get motivation from An Shiyao or someone else and cheer myself up. Or maybe it would be even more uncomfortable to see them in person. I would be more resistant to everything I was going through.

"Brother-in-law... is he laughing?"

"You are right. She is the wife I have been trying so hard to find."

"But that's enough. I'm curious about how you convinced No. 72 to bring you out."

"..."

"Master, unfortunately, Miss An is dead. Therefore, No. 72 cannot continue to carry out your orders."

"Where is the bug in this card?"

"Brother-in-law, don't worry about this. I'll take you back now!"

"From today on, I will never pretend not to know again! I will not let my brother-in-law come out casually. If my brother-in-law tries to hide it from me again... then I will cut my wrist with a knife."

"Wait a minute."

Seeing An Xiaoxi coming over to support him, Su Ming reluctantly raised his hand.

"I can't move now."

"It's a bit dangerous to go back now. Now stay here for a while."

"No. 72, please stand guard at the door."

"Why are you wearing such tightly wrapped clothes now? It's cold outside. Is it cold now? Do you want to get closer to me?"

"?"

An Xiaoxi was confused.

When she first saw the figure lying next to Su Ming, she understood what Su Ming had been busy with almost instantly. After so long, she also vaguely understood that one of the wives Su Ming mentioned was different from a normal person.

It is certain that Su Ming must be in extreme pain.

He thought that he would take Su Ming back even if he had to take a tough stance or threaten to hurt himself.

But what about now?

"You're worried about me now, aren't you?"

"Lie down and I'll tell you a story."

"..."

how come?

At this time, are you still in the mood to touch the baby cafeteria and tell stories?

1 month 3 day.

late at night.

An Xiaoxi gradually calmed down. She couldn't tell whether Su Ming was just pretending or really good just by appearances.

"That's it."

"I spent three years with her. We started a family. Your sister already knows about it. She has also met my daughter."

"…It turns out that the foreigner who showed up on the wedding day was my brother-in-law's daughter."

"Well, you're very sensible, right?"

"Feels pretty...an adopted hybrid?"

"Yes. He was very venomous at first. When he saw me and Xia Ye, he said I was addicted to copper smelting."

"..."

"When you were little, I didn't have any thoughts. I just simply took care of you as my sister. After all, I have a sister too."

While narrating.

"Don't you believe I'm fine now?"

"……believe."

"..."

After all, An Xiaoxi had already reached out and felt it herself. Although her thoughts were not so up and down, the warmth she felt was completely different from the attitude of having no interest in her in the basement laboratory a few days ago.

"Then she, then...she is not even human, so how can she... do that?"

"She has everything she needs, and she's better at it than you think."

"..."

An Xiaoxi unconsciously peeked at the humanoid figure on the other side, whose face was only half human. Something like tree branches and leaves was inside the cheek... She was a little scared at first, but now she seems not to be afraid anymore.

"Wasn't my brother-in-law afraid of her at all in the beginning?"

"What's there to be afraid of? I felt sorry for her when I first saw her, but after I washed her... cough."

"My brother-in-law took advantage of me."

"I can't help it. I have poor self-control. And there are various other reasons."

"..."

There was a long silence.

Many thoughts were swirling in An Xiaoxi's mind. Monsters, people... marriage, etc. Daughters, etc.

"Brother-in-law, if this is true... you should be feeling very uncomfortable now."

"You touch me only to comfort me."

"Isn't there Xingyu? You felt it too."

"…like it's for care."

"No, because it's really soft. And it brings up a lot of associations."

"Brother-in-law. I was serious about what I said just now. If you sneak out and do something dangerous again, I will use myself as a bargaining chip to threaten you."

"I probably won't go out these few days. I'm tired too."

"…I sleep very lightly at night. I know everything my brother-in-law does."

"You know even rubbing the baby cafeteria?"

"..."

"Xiao Xi, try to tie your hair into a bun and two ponytails when you get back. Oh, I think there's a black cheongsam among the clothes you brought back from Christmas? Try that on, and don't wear socks or anything, just wear high heels."

why?

An Xiaoxi could feel that as Su Ming spoke, he had an idea in her hand.

But she couldn't believe immediately that Su Ming was well.

"I can't do it manually. But I want to check the health of the cafeteria more."

"Eh?"

"Didn't you always take the initiative to hold my hand before? You can do it now too."

not understand.

But An Xiaoxi did as she was told. If it was because Su Ming was not in the mood before, now she was too confused and worried to be in the mood. She was just simply satisfying Su Ming's request.

"..."

They were speechless for a while, and their interaction was somewhat subtle.

"Owner."

No. 72 suddenly came in.

"Ok?"

"No. 72 observed fog in the area three thousand meters away. There is a high probability that they appeared."

"They are probably eating the remains of their own kind. They will be gone soon."

"Master, the humanoid next to you...is 99.99% similar to the developer in the database."

"After all, they look the same. Let's go back and verify the data."

"Okay, No. 72, continue to observe their movements."

1 month 4 day.

early morning.

No. 72 confirmed that the fog had dissipated and they were not there.

Su Ming then asked No. 72 to carry the human figure, and then asked An Xiaoxi to help him rush to the entrance. The sequelae of weakness in the limbs were too uncomfortable.