During that time, he also heard from his colleagues about how Cheng Luo had spent the past three years.
The base's higher-ups would periodically test Cheng Luo's physical endurance.
For example, deprive him of food and water for a certain number of days, or activate a mechanism in the room to injure Cheng Luo and observe the speed at which his wounds heal.
In short, these high-ranking officials have done nothing decent in the past three years.
But the researchers all thought this was normal.
They only care about their research results and the work they are supposed to do, like a cult, and they don't care at all about the feelings of the people they are using as experimental subjects.
Zhang Zhe said to Yu Tang, "It's better to be a little ruthless in life."
After all, if these people were to show compassion, they would definitely not have a good ending.
Zhang Zhe also took Yu Tang to see the children locked in cages. Each of them was dressed in a lab coat and had a numbered bracelet on their wrist, looking around fearfully like lambs waiting to be slaughtered.
Yu Tang couldn't bear to stay any longer.
After watching for a few minutes, he left and returned to Cheng Luo's residence.
Upon opening the door, I saw Cheng Luo sitting on the carpet, flipping through the book he had brought a while ago.
Because Yu Tang used his own life as collateral, he obtained the privilege of bringing things in.
In addition, Cheng Luo's performance that day fooled the higher-ups. That's why he finally got the chance to access the books.
It only took Cheng Luo half a day to go from just learning to read to being able to read ten lines at a glance.
Yu Tang had never seen anyone read books like that before, reading a dozen or even dozens of books a day; he was practically a human computer.
When Cheng Luo saw him come in, she immediately looked up and flashed her signature bright smile.
"You're back!" He waved to Yu Tang, his expression so innocent and adorable, his eyes full of trust.
Then Yu Tang would subconsciously ask the system: "System, how much favorability does he have over me now?"
[Stop thinking about it, host. It's still 0.]
Yu Tang: Damn it...
Ever since he confessed to Cheng Luo that day, the two of them have tacitly and automatically become allies.
Cheng Luo's affection for him stagnated as a result.
No matter how close the two people seem on the surface, it's all just an act for show.
Cheng Luo would no longer bother Yu Tang to relieve him with his hands; he would handle everything himself.
Yu Tang couldn't understand how someone could suddenly become so rational.
Is this the perfect emotional control of highly intelligent people?
That's completely beyond reason!
"I've finished the candy." Cheng Luo picked up the empty candy bag and waved it at Yu Tang. "Could you bring me another bag next time we go out?"
Even though his favorability rating didn't increase, seeing Cheng Luo's face and thinking about her pitiful past, he couldn't help but be kind to her.
"Okay, I'll bring you some next time."
"I passed by the office earlier and grabbed some walnuts for you." He placed the walnuts in front of Cheng Luo: "They're good for your brain."
After saying that, he patted his pocket: "Oh no, I left my walnut cracker in the office."
“No need for a walnut cracker.” Cheng Luo picked up a walnut and squeezed it gently.
Yu Tang was certain that he had only squeezed it lightly.
With a snap, the walnut shattered.
Cheng Luo picked out some walnut kernels to eat, then shared them with Yu Tang beside her. Cheng Luo looked at Yu Tang expectantly, her expression pleading for praise.
Yu Tang quickly chimed in, "My goodness! You're amazing!"
Cheng Luo then turned his head away contentedly, cracking walnuts with his bare hands while reading a book.
Yu Tang saw the drafts scattered on the ground, which were covered with messy lines.
It is tangible yet intangible; each image contains areas with intensified colors.
At first glance, it looked like a random drawing, but Yu Tang thought that Cheng Luo's intelligence would not lead him to do something that would waste his time.
"Host, why do I feel like the images he drew are individual structural parts?" The system's words reminded Yu Tang.
Once you put this line of thinking into it, it does look somewhat similar.
Suddenly remembering something, Yu Tang turned his head sharply to look at the collar Cheng Luo was wearing around his neck.
Let's turn back to look at the picture.
Okay, case solved.
So this kid was already working on cracking the collar; he's got a really sharp mind.
He leaned over to look at the book Cheng Luo was reading, and all he saw were knowledge about chemistry and physics, densely packed with explanations, which immediately gave him a headache.
This is probably the difference between a top student and a poor student, right?
He was now finally beginning to understand why the base's higher-ups were so wary of Cheng Luo.
This kid learned in just one month what others couldn't learn in several years or even more than ten years.
If they can't be used by them, they'll destroy the base in no time if they go out.
"Ah, I remember now." Cheng Luo saw him leaning closer and snapped the book shut.
Instead, she picked up a book from the very bottom of a large stack of books, placed it in front of Yu Tang, and showed it to him: "I saw this book today."
"It cleared up many of my previous doubts."
"What book?" Yu Tang asked curiously.
However, when he saw the title of the book, he was struck dumb and froze on the spot.
This is a BL (Boys' Love) comic.
The title is "Nightly Pleasures: The President and His Little Runaway Husband".
Furthermore, the corner of the cover is marked with a bright red circle indicating: 18+.
Chapter 9
Died for the villain for the third time (09)
Yu Tang's hands had begun to tremble.
Cheng Luo seemed oblivious to his unusual behavior, and continued to turn the pages of the book, saying to Yu Tang, "It's a story about a CEO and his male wife having 100% physical compatibility."
“So I understand…” Cheng Luo looked at Yu Tang: “It’s because of our physical compatibility that I have feelings for you.”
After a month of intensive learning, Cheng Luo had a pretty good grasp of the theoretical knowledge and basic common sense in various fields.
He finally understood some of the knowledge he didn't know before thanks to this book.
This reminded him of what the man had said to him when he first met Yu Tang.
He narrowed his eyes slightly, and with an even more serious expression than Yu Tang had been back then, he turned to the pages of the book and said to Yu Tang, "This is exactly how you treated me back then."
As he spoke, he turned a few more pages and pointed to the back: "But here, I don't understand, what is this?"
Yu Tang glanced at the book, and his eyes widened instantly:
Damn it!
Who on earth slipped this book into the books he brought?!
Yu Tang was incredibly embarrassed; even with the thickest skin, he couldn't help but feel hot-blooded.
"I don't know," Yu Tang said. "After all, I've never tried it."
"Should we give it a try?" Cheng Luo looked at Yu Tang with great interest. "After all, we can solve everything by putting it into practice!"
Yu Tang stared wide-eyed.
Quickly gesture for him to look at the camera, silently letting him know that there is surveillance.
Cheng Luo immediately pulled the blanket up, covering the two of them to block out the outside world's view, and winked at Yu Tang.
"We have blankets, what are we afraid of?"
His move caught Yu Tang completely off guard.
He thought Cheng Luo was currently focused on her studies and wouldn't be thinking about such things!
Moreover, Cheng Luo's behavior during this period has shown that he no longer forces him and obediently solves problems on his own.
Why the sudden change of heart today?!
Moreover, comparing the two men's fighting abilities, Yu Tang instantly realized that this situation was unfavorable to him!
Countless thoughts flashed through Yu Tang's mind in an instant. Finally, a brilliant idea struck him. He grabbed Cheng Luo, who was sidling up to him, and said to him with a serious expression, "No! You can't try it!"
"Why?"
"Because this is something only two people who like each other would do!" Yu Tang said righteously, "Right now, you don't like me, and I don't like you, so we can't do this!"
Cheng Luo was stunned for a moment when he heard this.
He stared at the serious face of the man beneath him, frowning: "What is 'like'?"
This time, Yu Tang was stunned.
Goodness, he didn't know either!
"Hahaha, host, you're hilarious!"
The system burst into laughter within Yu Tang's consciousness: [You yourself don't even know what liking someone means, so how can you answer such a question?]
[You two are acting like idiots, I'm dying of laughter!]
Yu Tang:
Yu Tang, feeling embarrassed, tried to show off: "Who says I don't know? I've at least checked Baidu!"
He answered Cheng Luo: "It's when you like someone, you feel especially happy when you're with them, you want to be with them all the time, you want to share good things with them, and you want them to help you share bad things and help you get out of trouble, and also..."