Defeat the system! Kiss my little monster!

Pei Du looked at the table and picked up one of the Rubik's Cubes. The surface of the cube was smooth, and each face was the same color.

The timer next to him had already gone black. Sheng Shixian picked it up meaningfully and said, "No... it timed out."

Pei Du had given him three hours, but that time had long since passed. Sheng Shixian, wary of Pei Du, emphasized the time again to prevent Pei Du from finding an excuse to deny Sheng Shixian's hard work.

Pei Du knew, of course, that he hadn't exceeded the time limit. He was just barely surviving by watching Sheng Shixian's every move as he solved the Rubik's Cube. When the three hours were up, he sent Pei Du a special notification sound.

Sheng Shixian took half an hour to solve one side of the Rubik's Cube, but by the three-hour deadline, he had solved all five Rubik's Cubes.

Pei Du looked at Gouqie Toushi, who was holding up a sign in the air. Gouqie Toushi's orb was wrapped in a layer of blue light and had been pretending to be profound and silent since Pei Du entered the room.

Pei Du asked it, "Did you watch him restore it?"

The creature coughed several times, then switched to a child's voice, its tone rising as it said, "Yes, I've been dutifully watching over him the whole time, and I've never been distracted!"

Pei Du was skeptical: "Are you sure?"

After surviving for a while, she said, "Of course! The male lead used his high intelligence to take apart and reassemble the Rubik's Cube. I was watching him the whole time!"

Pei Du: "..."

There are many ways to solve a Rubik's Cube, and Sheng Shixian chose the simplest and most direct one, which was also unexpected by Pei Du.

He looked at Sheng Shixian, whose black hair hung low, his deep eyes concealing his emotions. He leaned back on the sofa, ready to receive his prize: "A foot."

Pei Du: "..."

“Okay.” Pei Du remained silent for a few seconds without objecting. He put the leg shackles back into the drawer, took the remaining handcuffs, and sat down next to Sheng Shixian.

Sheng Shixian was unusually cooperative at this moment. He stretched out his hands and let Pei Du handcuff them: "Game."

Pei Du laughed: "You still want to play?"

Having tasted the sweetness of success, Sheng Shixian looked down at the shackles on his hands, the sharp armor intentionally or unintentionally pricking his skin.

"Either is fine." Pei Du didn't intend to lock Sheng Shixian up forever. He would give him some benefits and make him like Pei Du more, so that he wouldn't stare at Pei Du's neck and drool every day.

Pei Du tightened the chains on the handcuffs, restricting Sheng Shixian's range of motion, and said, "Next time you beat me in a game, I'll unlock these handcuffs for you."

Sheng Shixian didn't speak. His gaze lingered for a moment on the small section of Pei Du's porcelain-white wrist that was exposed, before he slowly lowered his eyelashes.

*

Before going to bed that night, Pei Du changed the dressing on Sheng Shixian's right leg. The muscle tissue there was severely damaged. Just by looking at the degree of twisting in his leg, Pei Du knew that his full recovery would take a long time.

Within a single day, flesh and blood regenerated on Sheng Shixian's legs. The wound from when the rotten flesh was cut off was still there, swollen and purple, stitched up with fine thread, resembling several poisonous centipedes crawling on her skin.

Pei Du took a new bandage, wrapped it with medicine, and tied it to Sheng Shixian's knee. Sheng Shixian leaned against the sofa without moving, the light in his pupils was scattered, vaguely outlining Pei Du's figure.

Perhaps it was because the smell of the medicine was too similar, but Sheng Shixian found that long-lost, similar scent lingering around his nose again.

The medicine mingled and churned, and drops of water fell from the IV drip. Sheng Shixian's eyelids drooped as if filled with lead, as if she were lying back in that blank space.

"Envy of the prosperous times..."

"President Sheng, it's been a long time."

"President Sheng, what do you mean? Are you doing this on purpose?"

"Sheng Shixian, you know I'm not in good health, I have to go."

"I'm sending you these flowers to wish you a speedy recovery."

Sheng Shixian frowned, and the blurry lines gradually became clear, outlining a delicate face. Pei Du's features came into view; his skin was fair and clean, and his dark, cold eyes were focused on looking upwards, exposing his entire face to Sheng Shixian's gaze.

Like a little paper doll of unknown origin, even with facial expressions drawn on it, it still feels fake and unrealistic.

"Go to the toilet." Sheng Shixian suddenly grabbed Pei Du's clothes, using a lot of force to stop Pei Du from getting up.

Pei Du steadied himself and said calmly, "You were here just ten minutes ago."

Sheng Shixian didn't let go, repeating, "It's bloated."

Pei Du: "..."

At its peak, the Yang energy was abundant.

Pei Du couldn't see what benefits these Yang energy values ​​had, but Sheng Shixian's frequency of needing to go to the toilet was really high.

Pei Du placed the first-aid kit aside and, as before, had Sheng Shixian support his arm as they walked forward. Sheng Shixian's right leg was bent, and he was half-limping. He clenched his fist, wrapped his arm around Pei Du's waist, and then gripped his clothes tightly.

Pei Du stopped in his tracks and turned his head. Sheng Shixian wisely lowered his head, keeping his lips away from Pei Du's neck, thus preventing Pei Du from seeing his expression.

Pei Du paused for a few seconds, but eventually maintained his original speed and continued forward.

Sheng Shixian stayed in the bathroom for a very short time, and Pei Du wasn't interested in watching him, so he just stood behind and waited. But as soon as he closed the bathroom door, Sheng Shixian pressed the flush button, washed his hands, and came out.

Pei Du paused for a few seconds: "You're so fast?"

Sheng Shixian didn't respond. He dried his hands, threw the paper into the trash can, and wrapped his arm around Pei Du's waist again.

Pei Du felt a little uncomfortable. After Sheng Shixian came out, he kept his head down as before, just aimlessly looking around as if searching for something.

Pei Du didn't investigate too much. Sheng Shixian changed his mind every few minutes. As long as he didn't try to kill Pei Du, Pei Du could be more generous to him in many ways.

After returning to the sofa, Pei Du re-established the fixing point of Sheng Shixian's handcuffs at the corner of the table, and then brought the blanket back to Sheng Shixian's side.

Sheng Shixian sat silently in the corner of the sofa, while Pei Du put down his things and prepared to leave.

Besides the lab documents, Pei Du was also preoccupied with his own survival guide, and he didn't have much time to waste on Sheng Shixian at night.

"Going to the toilet." Pei Du had just stood up when Sheng Shixian spoke up again from the corner.

Pei Du: "..."

He ignored Sheng Shixian: "Hold it in."

Sheng Shixian remained silent.

Pei Du turned off the light in the entryway. He went inside, and the blankets on the sofa were kicked off and scattered, half hanging above and half lying on the floor.

Sheng Shixian had rolled off the sofa and onto the floor at some point. He curled up on the bedding, his lips pale, his body convulsing and trembling as if in spasm.

"What's wrong?" Pei Du was startled. He quickly walked over and skillfully found Qi Sheng's phone number in his phone's directory.

Sheng Shixian grabbed Pei Du's trouser leg, his voice broken: "...Going to the toilet."

Pei Du: "..."