Chapter 402 - 8.2 Two Players
Lu Yizhou did not expect that coming. He froze in surprise. "Your mother...?"
Moreover, ’used to’...? In past tense? Before Lu Yizhou could ask anything about that though, someone suddenly cleared their throat behind them. So close... too close. Entirely on reflex, Lu Yizhou shot out a hand to attack whilst placing himself firmly in front of Z — Zeke — but instead of a person, his fist went through... a floating screen.
Lu Yizhou blinked when he realized what it was and retracted his arms. "Dr. Feng," he greeted. "I have no idea that you’re there."
"Well..." Admin God or Dr. Feng shrugged his shoulders with a wry grimace on his face. "I have been waiting for you two to notice me since a few minutes ago but you seem to be immersed in your own world so..." he cleared his throat again. "I’m sorry to disturb your private time. But there’s something I need to tell you."
Lu Yizhou relaxed slightly albeit the posture of his body was still alert and defensive. He felt his lover put a palm behind his back, stroking it back and forth in an attempt to soothe. It worked like magic as tension slowly bled out of his entire body. Now that he looked closer, he realized that Dr. Feng was still in some kind of laboratory he was in before but... the surveillance cameras were no more!
"I see that you have succeeded in bringing him back." Dr. Feng offered him a genuine smile for the first time. He looked... refreshed, without all the stress, lack of sleep and dark bruise beneath his eyes. "I really can’t thank you enough. Firstly, your act has triggered the whole simulator’s warning and in exchange, notify the ones above of the problem that has been plaguing us for a while. Not only that... you have also done something that nobody could achieve before."
Lu Yizhou felt a soft pat on the side of his torso. Knowing what his lover wanted, he scooted to the side until Zeke could look at the screen. A look of confusion appeared in his lover’s face. "You are...?"
Lu Yizhou was surprised. "You don’t know who he is...?"
How could it be? Dr. Feng had gone out of his way to create Cyrus and place him by their side as a secret helper, he had also kept Zeke’s consciousness safe and moved him to Lu Yizhou’s rest station when he was proven to be in danger. No matter from which angle Lu Yizhou saw it, the things Dr. Feng had done couldn’t be considered as a favor one would do to a stranger.
"It’s okay," Dr. Feng said in understanding, the tone he used to speak to Zeke was akin to how a parent spoke to their child. Hmm, Lu Yizhou’s eyes narrowed in contemplation. "Your condition is still very unstable. It’s no wonder that you haven’t remembered everything yet."
"Is there something wrong with him?" Lu Yizhou asked worriedly.