In this cyberpunk era, why are you still playing the traditional villain?

"That's enough, stop acting like a victim, okay?"

Xu Shi said jokingly, "Didn't you come over here last night, crying and begging me not to leave? I had to be kind and grant your little request... Quickly say thank you, Chairman Xu."

"You bullshit!"

Shen Qin roared, "She must be crazy to do something like this."

"I knew you wouldn't admit it."

Xu Shi laughed and took out a smooth, flattened stone from his pocket.

This is one of the things that Butler Chen delivered last night. According to the description, it is used to record images, which is basically a camera... except that it is the Hualan Empire version of the camera, and the way it records images is completely different.

So Xu Shi casually picked it up and tested it, recording the wonderful moments of last night.

"I recorded it because I thought it was funny, I never expected it to go viral.jpg"

"This……"

With irrefutable evidence, Shen Qin had no way to refute it. She could only look at her reflection in the photo, her pretty face growing increasingly red.

What am I doing?!

"If you could always be this well-behaved, we could save ourselves so much trouble."

Xu Shi, however, found it amusing and even recited along with the scene, "Brother, don't go, Xiao Qin will be good..."

"do not talk!"

Shen Qin was so ashamed she wanted to die; she wished she could disappear into a crack in the ground.

How could she have gone so far as to offer herself up to him? Are you crazy?! She was practically offering herself to him... What the hell?!

"You must have done something..."

She was unwilling to admit that she had done it voluntarily, and weakly refuted it.

"Huh? You're going to deny it after you've had your fun, huh?"

Xu Shi frowned. "Then let's get down to business... How much do you remember about Shen He?"

"I……"

Hearing him ask that, Shen Qin couldn't help but think about it, but the result was not pleasant.

The truth is that she has fewer and fewer memories of her brother. The memory loss effect after the body modification does not occur in a sequential manner. Every time she reaches her climax, a portion of her memories of Shen He will be randomly erased.

This is actually more terrifying than a step-by-step erasure of memories. If the memories of your brother in your mind are a complete puzzle, taking one piece from the left and one piece from the right will only leave you with a pile of fragments.

As a result, she now finds it difficult to connect many things together. To put it more recently, after reuniting with Shen He, the memories of the rare time the siblings spent alone together have become fragmented. Sometimes she can recall a certain day when she had a rare meal with her brother, but the cause and effect have long since disappeared, leaving only that specific point in time.

The same is true of childhood memories. Some of the photos that should have been of him with his parents, the four of them spending time together in a warm family, or playing with his brother, are missing Shen He, as if they have been deliberately cropped out.

The most direct consequence is that, in her memory, Shen He has become increasingly unreal, and sometimes she even subconsciously wonders if such a person really exists in her life.

Even in yesterday's dream—she did dream of some bad things, of getting separated from her brother and not knowing how many years had passed since… But now, recalling it again, it didn't seem to be like that. Instead, she was just a homeless person who had been destroyed and was displaced, and eventually stumbled into the territory of the "Forgotten".

"No, that's not right..."

She clutched her head in anguish, trying desperately to piece together the fragments of her memory.

What is true and what is false?

She dared not think about it; the more she thought about it, the more her head ached.

"I told you long ago, given your current situation, don't be so easily tempted by all the beautiful things in life."

Xu Shi gently tapped the armrest of the chair. "Suppressing dopamine is the only way to preserve your memories longer... It seems you haven't realized this?"

Although it was no use for her to suppress it, since the initiative was in his hands.

"It's all...it's all your fault..."

Shen Qin looked at him listlessly, but he didn't detect much anger in her words.

It wasn't that she didn't want to, but she suddenly realized that her hatred for Xu Shi... was also fading.

It can only be said that this was inevitable—her hatred for Xu Shi originally stemmed from Shen He, so as her memories faded, such emotions would naturally weaken.

There always needs to be a reason to hate someone; if there is no reason, then there is no hate.

She has even developed a slight dependence on Xu Shi now—the pleasure he bestows upon her is far more comforting than anything else, something that no one and nothing can replace.

The aura lingering on Xu Shi, generated by Shen He's abilities, continued to grow stronger in her mind.

Of course, the "implantation of victimhood intent" also plays a significant role here—the influence of "increased entropy of malice" is always subtle, but "implantation of victimhood intent" is more direct.

When it comes to serious dog training, Xu Shi never shows any mercy, bringing her the most extreme humiliation. However, under the influence of his abilities, this humiliation only intensifies Miss Shen Qin's subconscious excitement.

In addition, the extreme pleasure had an effect on her brain, and this twisted joy had long taken root in her heart. Although she didn't want to say it out loud, Shen Qin knew that deep down, she had actually developed a considerable craving for the thing he was torturing her.

goo...

Having taken in all of this, Xu Shi simply smiled.

Of course he knew what state poor Shen Qin was in right now; wasn't this exactly the shape he had hoped for?

"Okay, you should get some rest."

So he stood up and said, "Since you don't want to be alone with me, then I'll leave. Someone will bring you food in a bit."

"……wait."

Shen Qin pursed her lips and called out to him softly.

"Ok?"

Shen Qin didn't know why she had called out to him; she didn't even have a reason.

Maybe she really just wanted to spend more time with him? But she absolutely didn't want to admit it to herself.

So she changed the subject, "What are your plans for 'Tianli' now?"

"A plan to proceed step by step?"

Xu Shi's answer was ambiguous: "We've always been doing this, haven't we?"

"is that so?"

Shen Qin blinked. "But are all these trade activities you're doing really related to defying 'natural justice'?"

"...I ask you, what is the purpose of our voyage?"

Xu Shi paused for a moment, then asked a question in return.

"In your words, it should be about finding possible forces and uniting with them to fight against 'the laws of nature.'"

"So what am I doing now?"

"To exchange goods and train their soldiers together with the Hualan Empire?"

"That's it."

Xu Shi smiled, stood up, and prepared to leave. "We don't know the other side's strength or weakness. All we can do is unite with everyone we can and improve everything we can, right?"

"So hurry up and recover. It's almost time to train the Imperial soldiers, and your role is very important."

"Oh……"

Shen Qin gave a blank reply, her mind wandering as she watched his retreating figure.

Undeniably, the two share common goals in some aspects.

Xu Shi left behind the prop used to record the scene. She picked it up and looked at it subconsciously, feeling a mix of emotions.

To be honest, she actually got a good night's sleep last night, which was quite rare for her.

This suddenly gave her the urge to thank Xu Shi, but after thinking about it, she swallowed it back.

Although the enemy of my enemy is my friend, to her, the enemy of my enemy was always my enemy.

The reason he had this thought was simply because of his own actions...

Wake up!

Shen Qin clenched her fist, trying to make herself more determined.

however.

at this time.

Xu Shi, who had already left, suddenly turned back.

"you……"

Xu Shi did not respond, but instead pulled off her blanket without saying a word.

Then, he casually extended two fingers towards the other person.

"I've been thinking about it, and your behavior of having your fun and then denying it is really hurtful."

With just the right amount of stirring with his fingers, he said, "So, the sensitivity is twenty times higher."

"Well!"

……

a long time.

Seeing Shen Qin slumped on the bed, her eyes vacant and her body twitching, Xu Shi felt a little better and took a handkerchief to wipe her face.

"As expected, bad women deserve to be punished severely."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 227 Is it too late to change masters now? (Part 2)

"Dad, Dad, you seem to be in a good mood today."

Seeing that Xu Shi had been in a very superior mood all day, Xia Ke'an, the little tagalong, couldn't help but mutter a comment.

"is it?"

Xu Shi remained noncommittal, saying, "It's not bad."