Ji Zhaoming cautiously glanced at Gu Yunzhou.
Has he met Gu Yunzhou?
There shouldn't be any.
At this moment, Ji Zhaoming felt as if his memories were being broken down and reassembled, but upon closer reflection, he couldn't recall what he had forgotten.
Ji Zhaoming thought that he must have met Gu Yunzhou.
Perhaps it was in a dream.
"I..." Ji Zhaoming was about to apologize when Gu Yunzhou interrupted him.
Gu Yunzhou asked, "Master."
"Um?"
Ji Zhaoming was so terrified that he touched the little fox so much that all its fur fell out.
The little fox looked at Ji Zhaoming with a pitiful expression, then shrank back inside.
Gu Yunzhou stared intently at Ji Zhaoming for a long while before slowly asking, "Am I a burden to my master?"
"How could that be?" Ji Zhaoming asked in surprise.
Gu Yunzhou's raven-feather-like eyelashes fluttered rapidly a few times, as if she were a little shy: "Because I saw that Master was avoiding me."
He was calling out "master," but he should be the one who was afraid of Gu Yunzhou.
Ji Zhaoming mustered his courage and said, "I'm not afraid."
"Then why is my master avoiding me?"
The valiant and mighty machine leader showed fear at this moment.
Ji Zhaoming stopped shaking his head abruptly.
He wanted to brush it off, but seeing Gu Yunzhou in such a state, Ji Zhaoming couldn't bear it anymore.
Yes, Gu Yunzhou's anxiety and insecurity stem from him.
What is he afraid of?
He put the little fox aside and said to it, "You can go back now."
The little fox sensed the awkward atmosphere between the two and, after letting out a cry, eagerly scurried back inside.
After the little fox's figure completely disappeared, Ji Zhaoming took several steps forward and came to Gu Yunzhou's side.
He wanted to hug Gu Yunzhou to comfort him, but then he realized that the two of them were quite different in height. So, without making a sound, he stood on tiptoe, hugged Gu Yunzhou, and said, "I was just confused."
That's just foolish of her; she actually thought Gu Yunzhou was scary.
Even if Gu Yunzhou is terrifying, could he possibly hurt him?
Ji Zhaoming gently patted Gu Yunzhou's back, saying in a comforting tone, "Can you forgive me?"
His back was grabbed from behind, the force of which was unlike Gu Yunzhou's usual style. It was so strong that it felt like he wanted to embed him into his flesh and bones for eternity.
"Master." A murmur exploded in my ear.
Too close.
Ji Zhaoming thought, "This is a bit too close."
Their faces were practically touching, and Ji Zhaoming could hear Gu Yunzhou's breathing and heartbeat clearly.
"Your heart is beating so fast," Gu Yunzhou said.
Who jumped faster?
Enraged, Ji Zhaoming shoved the person away, shouting, "How could that be!"
Gu Yunzhou seemed not to understand why Ji Zhaoming was reacting so strongly. He tilted his head slightly and quickly replied with a smile, "It's me, it's me."
Anyway, one of them must have a rapid heartbeat and quickened breathing.
Perhaps it's two people.
*
Gu He and the robots were drinking water in the living room.
—The robots don't need to be rehydrated; they learned this from Ji Zhaoming.
Dozens of robots huddled together, discussing what else they could send to their king, when they caught a glimpse of a red figure flying past rapidly outside.
Gu He shouted, "Hey you fox clan member, why are you running?"
The little fox stopped the car.
He already knew he had been exposed, but fortunately the machine races didn't seem to care about him. Perhaps out of respect for Ji Zhaoming, the little fox thought for a moment, bowed, and said, "No, it's nothing."
Gu He glanced outside the door.
There was no one behind him.
His expression immediately changed. He strode up to the little fox, his face darkening. "Where is the king? Didn't the king go out with you?"
Indeed, the fox should have been killed after it was discovered to have developed sentience.
His face was so terrifying that the little fox huddled up in a ball, trembling, and replied quickly, "I was chatting with your leader in the garden, and he told me to come back first."
"Him?" Gu He countered, "Who is he?"
Um?
What's the meaning?
The little fox didn't understand what that sentence meant.
"Leader?" Gu He continued to ask.
Little fox: ?
He suspected he had traveled through time, otherwise why would these robots have forgotten Ji Zhaoming?
The little fox didn't react quickly enough, so Gu He took it as a yes and squatted down, saying earnestly, "I remember you're the king's pet, right?"
They say it's a pet...
There's nothing wrong with it.
So you haven't forgotten?
What did those words mean?
The little fox nodded, bewildered.
Gu He lowered his voice and whispered, "In that case, you should listen to the king. If the leader told you to do it, just pretend you didn't hear it."
The robot will neither betray its leader nor its king.
If the leader releases the command, it will not affect the king, and the robot will naturally carry it out.
Privately, the robots had also discussed whether Wang would be at a disadvantage or afraid when facing the leader alone.
Will Wang hesitate because he is a robot?
It's like raising a baby; things that were never even considered before are now being discussed in detail.
This is why they agreed to leave the little fox with the king.
Some races can alleviate the oppressive feeling brought by robots.
But if the little fox also takes the leader's words as the first standard.
A murderous glint in one's eye cannot be hidden; Gu He's gaze towards the little fox changed instantly.
They had long been dissatisfied with the little fox and the king being inseparable.
It's not impossible to throw the little fox away as soon as possible.
Animals always have a keen sixth sense. The little fox's fur stood on end, and it immediately replied, "It was your king who said it! Of course I only listen to your king!"
The little fox, whose survival instinct was at its peak, blurted out: "Who is your leader? Why should I listen to him? At most, he's only fit to be your king's servant."
"oh?"
The little fox froze.
Gu He stood up: "Chief, why did you come back so quickly? Don't you want to chat with the King a little longer?"
While verbally welcoming Gu Yunzhou, her eyes were already glued to Ji Zhaoming.
The scene was so awkward that Ji Zhaoming couldn't bear to look at it.
The heat that had been on his face from Gu Yunzhou faded, and Ji Zhaoming chuckled and beckoned, "Come back."
The little fox glanced at Gu Yunzhou.
Seeing that he didn't react after saying that, she walked cautiously towards Ji Zhaoming.
Just as it was about to jump onto Ji Zhaoming's shoulder, a hand suddenly reached out and stopped the little fox; it was Gu Yunzhou.
"Awoo?" The little fox kicked its legs wildly, howling as it tried to jump back from Gu Yunzhou's hands to Ji Zhaoming's.
Gu He also stepped forward to persuade him, "Chief, he didn't mean to say that."
“I know,” Gu Yunzhou replied.
"Hey, Chief... um? You know?" Gu He was dumbfounded.
It is precisely because they do not think the leader is a petty person that they find the leader's act of catching the fox strange.
The conversation stalled halfway through, unsure how to continue. Gu He said, "...I know, the leader still wants to arrest him?"
He wasn't really thinking about the little fox.
Rather, they didn't want their king to see blood.
Gu Yunzhou replied succinctly, "Mm."
Um?
Um???
What can you possibly understand from this?