My abstract plant was exposed by my sister.

"It's very easy to use." Lin Muyang pointed to the flowerpot: "Just put it inside and stay nearby."

After hearing this, Liu Xudong immediately carried the insect repellent chrysanthemums into the greenhouse where the mosquitoes were.

The mosquitoes, which had been starving for two days, immediately swarmed around Liu Xudong when they saw someone come in. They landed on his arms and ankles, ready to bite.

But before they could make a move, all the mosquitoes suddenly slowed down, as if they were drunk, and swayed as they moved across the arm.

As time went by, mosquitoes slowly fell to the ground, their wings trembling slightly, as if they had fallen asleep.

Liu Xudong was stunned: "They...are asleep?"

Lin Muyang moved closer to observe, and touched one of them with tweezers. It lazily crawled a couple of steps, then lay down again.

It seems the mosquito didn't die, it just fainted.

Lin Muyang frowned: "Is it because the time is too short? Let's wait a little longer."

Liu Xudong sat amidst the swarm of mosquitoes, checking his exposed skin from time to time to make sure there were no mosquito bites before he felt relieved.

He asked curiously, "Teacher Lin, does this mean the experiment was a success?"

"It's not certain yet." Lin Muyang was still pondering the reasons: "Let's wait and see if things change over time."

"Alright then." Liu Xudong sat down in the chair, and soon felt a wave of exhaustion. "I'll take a nap first."

When Xiao Kui zoomed the camera in on the mosquito cage, the comments section exploded:

"It crashed!"

"What happened to the mosquito repellent?"

"The mosquitoes didn't run away; they just went to sleep."

"Is this pyrethrum 2.0 or hymenoplasty 2.0?"

The fan who bet 100 packs of spicy strips flooded the screen with comments: "I'm not eating cactus anymore, I'll eat spicy strips, 100 packs, I take it."

Xiao Kui looked at the camera with a complicated expression: "Family, my brother hasn't crashed yet. It's too early now, let's wait a little longer."

The comments section was filled with jokes:

"Slightly off-center? Far off-center!"

"Xiao Kui's stubbornness is hereditary."

"No, I learned it from the guy with the facial paralysis."

Two minutes later, Liu Xudong's expression began to change, from tense to relaxed, and his eyebrows relaxed.

"Teacher Lin, I feel...so calm right now, like there's nothing to rush. The soil can be turned over tomorrow, and the second batch of tomatoes can be planted the day after tomorrow."

His voice grew softer and softer, as if he were talking in his sleep. His body slowly slid from the chair to the floor, his eyes half-open and half-closed.

He didn't even flinch: "I feel... I've forgiven the whole world, including myself."

Then he yawned and closed his eyes.

Xiao Kui's camera was pointed directly at Liu Xudong, and upon seeing all this, the live stream chat was instantly flooded with comments:

"It seems like Liu has fallen victim to the virus again."

"He seems to have become a monk."

"His sleeping expression is so peaceful."

"It's obvious that the expressionless guy has messed up again."

Lin Muyang walked over: "How are you feeling?"

Liu Xudong slowly raised his head, his movements as slow as a sloth. He blinked twice, and spoke at least twice as slowly as usual: "I feel great, I don't want to think about anything."

"Are you very sleepy?" Lin Muyang asked while taking notes.

"Not sleepy." Liu Xudong's voice lacked its previous masculine vigor, sounding weak and listless.

"It's just... I don't want to move. It feels like everything is already lined up. I'm not in a hurry, and they're not in a hurry either. They're waiting for me, and I'm waiting for them."

Wu Tao passed by the door and saw Li Xudong slumped on the ground: "What happened to him?"

Lin Muyang frowned: "I suspect it's the effect of Pyrethrum 2.0, but we'll have to take a closer look."

Wu Tao walked up to Liu Xudong and waved his hand in front of his eyes.

Liu Xudong's eyes followed Wu Tao's hand as it slowly moved, like an old surveillance camera.

"Are you still able to work?" Wu Tao asked.

Liu Xudong slowly shook his head: "I can, but I don't want to."

Why not?

Liu Xudong thought for three seconds: "Because none of those are things that absolutely need to be done, everything can wait."

Wu Tao fell silent: "Are you sure he's really alright?"

Lin Muyang squatted down, picked up Liu Xudong's wrist, and checked his heartbeat.

"My heart rate is twelve beats slower than usual."

Liu Xudong: "It's better to go slower, so the heart can be used sparingly."

Wu Tao: ...

"My blood pressure has also dropped."

"It's good that it's gone down. We can conserve our blood vessels."

Wu Tao: ...

Lin Muyang released his grip and stood up: "What do you think you can do now?"

Liu Xudong thought for a while: "He can breathe."

"Anything else?"

"It can blink."

"Anything else?"

"Sitting is fine." He paused, "Lying down is even better."

Xiao Zhao walked in carrying a bowl of rice and placed it in front of Liu Xudong: "Eat."

Liu Xudong looked down at his food, then looked up at Xiao Zhao: "Thank you, I'll eat in a bit."

"How long is 'wait'?"

Liu Xudong thought for a moment: "Wait until it's not hot anymore."

Xiao Zhao was stunned for a moment, thinking he had misjudged the temperature, so he reached out again to test the temperature of the lunchbox: "It's not hot anymore."

Liu Xudong looked down at the rice; it was still steaming. "There's still a little bit left. Let's wait a bit longer."

A few minutes later, he finally picked up the spoon, scooped up a spoonful, and put it in his mouth. He chewed a few times and swallowed, then looked at the spoon and paused, wondering, "Did I just eat?"

Xiao Zhao nodded: "I took a bite."

Liu Xudong: "Oh, then I'll have another bite."

After finishing his meal, he looked at the spoon again and asked, "Did I just eat?"

Xiao Zhao: "I've already taken two bites."

Liu Xudong: "Oh."

He put down his spoon and leaned back in his chair. "That's enough, I'm not hungry anymore."

Xiao Zhao looked at the bowl of rice that was still more than half full and said, "You've only eaten two bites."

Liu Xudong: "Two bites are enough."

Lin Muyang kept a record of Liu Xudong's performance from beginning to end.

A thought suddenly popped into his head: lethargy, memory loss, loss of appetite, low blood pressure, and slowed heartbeat.

All the symptoms combined, he muttered to himself, "This effect is the same as that of a tranquilizer."

Xiao Kui and everyone in the live stream heard this.

Someone in the live stream asked, "So, does this count as a mishap?"

Upon seeing this comment, Xiao Kui immediately raised her voice: "Of course not! Look, Da Liu has been inside for so long and hasn't been bitten yet."

Some people still say, "But the mosquitoes didn't die."

Xiao Kui remained defiant: "I was talking about repelling mosquitoes, not killing them."

What to do when the mosquitoes wake up?

"Then... should we knock her out again?"

"By the way, could this effect be used to treat anxiety and insomnia?"

Xiao Kui turned to Lin Muyang and asked, Lin Muyang paused for a moment, "We still need to test the detailed components, but for now, it seems likely."

Upon hearing Lin Muyang's words, the live stream room immediately erupted with requests to buy. Nowadays, young people face immense pressure, and anxiety and insomnia plague every single one of them.

Judging from Liu Xudong's performance, it's clear that pyrethrum 2.0 is more effective than sleeping pills and has no side effects.