How come I was the one being targeted?

After hearing the unfamiliar name Ruan Mei, Bai Jun scratched his cheek and asked in confusion.

"That's good news for me. I called her here, and Screwgum is here too. We have something important to discuss, something about the simulation. So, go pick her up at the platform today and introduce yourself to her so she knows who messed up the simulation."

"Why does it sound weird? She won't hit me, right?"

"Your question is like asking 'Is the Black Tower violent?' The answer is obvious."

Heita rolled his eyes and pointed at the blue shadow signs on both sides of the office, which were marked Genius Club #81 Ruan Mei.

"Remember to be respectful to Ruan Mei. You won't have many opportunities to see her."

"Can I say no?"

"This is a notification, not a request. You have no right to refuse. I have something else to do. Please don't bother me anymore!"

After saying that, without listening to Bai Jun's answer, Heita kicked him out of the office.

Space Station Facts: Chapter 90: I Will Attack as a Good Wife and Mother

After leaving the Black Tower office, Bai Jun went to the reception platform alone.

After a while, he stood near the stairs in the east area of ​​the support compartment, with the passage leading to the reception platform in front of him.

The space station is bustling with activity today. Many staff members from different departments have gathered in the support module. They must have come to greet Ruan Mei and Screw Gumu mentioned by Heita. A few people can be heard chatting about recent major events beside the passage.

"Ah, you mean the welcome ceremony we've been preparing for so long is ruined just like that?"

A short clerk lowered his head and sighed, while the clerk wearing glasses next to him shrugged helplessly.

"We can't help it. She just doesn't appreciate it. We can't possibly bother her. I heard from Stationmaster Esther that Ms. Ruan Mei is a low-key person and might not be comfortable with a large group of people. So, we'll keep things simple, just to accommodate her personality."

"It is said that Ms. Ruan Mei's personality is not very good..."

"Come on, what genius is normal? It's already good enough that he doesn't use ordinary people like you and me as slices."

"Indeed, we should go to the base compartment to greet Mr. Screw Gum. He's a very nice guy."

Both of them agreed with this idea, so after a brief conversation, they stopped chatting and walked towards the base cabin.

Bai Jun, who was standing in the aisle diagonally opposite, heard the two people chatting, thought about it for a while, and walked alone towards the reception platform against the flow of people.

Bai Jun thought it would take some time to find Ruan Mei, but who would have thought that as soon as he stepped onto the platform, he noticed the slim figure standing alone on the platform eating pastries.

She was a beautiful woman who looked very gentle and elegant.

Cool, rational, gentle, elegant... these words are the most appropriate to describe her.

Her extraordinary temperament, which was untainted by the mud, was so outstanding that if I had to describe it in words, it would probably be like a plum blossom in the snow, forming a huge contrast with the other people on the platform.

But she seemed to be oblivious to all the noise around her. Her inky hair concealed her expression. She stood alone on the platform, eating pastries on a plate, her thin lips moving slightly.

"The wind is gentle, the sun is dim, and spring is early. I put on my jacket and feel happy. I woke up feeling a little cold, and the plum blossoms on my temples are withered. Where is my hometown? I can only forget it when I am drunk..."

At the same time, a soft humming sound came with the distant wind.

It seemed to be an ancient poem. Bai Jun was very impressed by it and subconsciously continued her words:

"When I lie down in the water, the fire burns; the fragrance fades, but the wine remains."

As soon as he said this, Bai Jun regretted his action. He felt that it was lame to interrupt someone else's chat without permission... However, the other party was very perceptive and heard his voice, raised his head and looked at him.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to bother you..."

Then, the other party walked over on his own, as if he had not heard his explanation, then stretched out his slender fingers, supported Bai Jun's chin and gently touched his neck, looking at him carefully.

Her eyes were calm and penetrating, as if she was thinking about something through Bai Jun's appearance. However, Bai Jun's attention was all focused on the pastry stains at the corners of her mouth. Then, he belatedly slapped away the other person's hand on his neck.

"I'm sorry, I haven't interacted with anyone in a while, and I accidentally slipped into my daily work routine. By touching to open my senses and allow details about life to flood into my mind, I can help me understand your biological structure."

She acted indifferent about her hand being slapped away, and instead apologized to Bai Jun.

"This is the basis of deconstruction and reconstruction. Don't worry, dear, you are healthy - a perfect experimental specimen, and I like perfect experimental specimens."

The blushing and heart-pounding words came out of her mouth calmly, but her attitude was still very cold, even a little hypocritical, which made Bai Jun feel a little uncomfortable. It seemed that the rumors he heard from the two section officers just now were not fabricated out of thin air.

——This woman is much more dangerous than he imagined.

"Sorry, I think I said something difficult to understand. I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Ruan Mei, a member of the Genius Club, and I came here at the invitation of the Black Tower. By the way, when you say my name, please remember to pause in between breaths."

A smile appeared on Ruan Mei's face, without any joy or sadness, it was just a perfect smile with the corners of her mouth raised to the right angle, a smile that no one could find fault with.

"Welcome, Ms. Ruan Mei. Please follow me. Ms. Heita is waiting for you in the office."

Although Bai Jun felt a little uncomfortable, he still diligently carried out the task assigned to him by the Black Tower... Wait, isn't the word "diligent" a bit strange? He's obviously not an employee of the space station!

Maybe it's because I've been ordered around by the Black Tower too much recently, and my body has developed an instinctive reaction as a result.

"The space station remains the same as always. After the crowds disperse, it becomes incredibly peaceful, just like the 'no man's land' I once stayed in."

"...Can you imagine a world without life? A world where you can see stars all the way to the horizon? Giant blue-green stars orbit along the star path, and beneath their radiant light, nothing but white sky and earth."

"My mother and I sailed on the tranquil glacier, searching for traces of life and encountering all sorts of bizarre phenomena. It was like searching for the right piece in a mountain of jigsaw puzzles. The process was bizarre and arduous, yet also moving and fascinating."

Bai Jun walked silently in front, leading the way, while Ruan Mei followed behind him in a calm tone. It would be more accurate to say that she was venting her bored emotions rather than chatting.

"Lotus leaves, plum blossoms, glutinous rice, and the delicate fragrance of icing sugar. This pastry is delicious. I can give you half. Want to try it?"

She suddenly walked to Bai Jun's side and handed him the remaining half of the pastry.

"No, I don't like sweets."

Bai Jun shook his head and decisively rejected her kindness with a lame lie.

"Don't you like it? I put a lot of effort into it. You should try it. The sweet pastry always reminds me of a flower blooming. Take one bite after another, and the fragrance will linger between your lips and teeth..."

"It's really not necessary."

Ruan Mei continued to introduce the freshly made pastry to him, especially describing its deliciousness. Bai Jun swallowed his saliva, looked away with a guilty look, and still stubbornly refused her.

Bai Jun was not wary of her food, but he felt that if she found out that he loved desserts, something bad would happen.

Fortunately, Ruan Mei did not force it, nor did she notice anything unusual. She just ate the remaining cakes in silence.

As she passed the pedestal section, she caught a glimpse of the Black Tower puppet standing under the long sign. She immediately asked, as if intrigued, "What do you think of the Black Tower?"

"...She's so pretty."

Bai Jun thought about it and answered her with a very famous joke in the space station.

This was the common evaluation of Black Tower by all the staff members in the space station. Bai Jun felt that it was quite appropriate, and that was also the feeling she gave him. Putting aside the arrogance and lack of empathy in her character, she was indeed worthy of the word genius.

And to be honest, after spending a long time together, Bai Jun felt that her personality was actually quite cute, especially the fact that even though she wouldn't curse, she would still pick out a few of the most vicious-looking words from her vocabulary even when her face turned red... In short, she was really cute.

"Is that so? Her beauty is indeed unquestionable, but it seems you think highly of her. Some may find Heita's personality unbearable, and I agree, but I don't care. Of course, Heita knows this, too, so I accepted her invitation."

"I never thought there was anything wrong with my personality, but you, the first thing you do when you come to someone else's place is to criticize them?"

The little figure in the black tower blinked, and her originally dilated pupils instantly became clear. She snorted, put her hands on her hips and looked up at the somewhat surprised Ruan Mei, then ignored her response and looked at Bai Jun.

"Sorry to bother you to receive her. Now just leave her to me and go about your business. Oh, and thank you for what you did today."

"Then I'll take my leave first. You two can chat."

Bai Jun nodded quickly like a chicken pecking at rice, turned around and left without a trace of nostalgia. Firstly, he felt uncomfortable staying with Ruan Mei, and secondly, he had more urgent things to do now - that is, he hadn't had enough sun today.

He didn't want to miss even a second of the opportunity to become stronger, so he especially cherished the time he could spend basking in the sun in the space station.

After he left, the two geniuses who belonged to the Genius Club began their conversation.

"How come you have time to pick me up? Shouldn't you be with ScrewGum?"

"That's exactly what I wanted to say. Come with me first. I'll show you something. Screw Gum has already been there."

The Black Tower did not give Ruan Mei too much explanation for her doubts, but took her to the direction of the confinement compartment, where all the answers were.

"You met him too. How was it? What's your opinion of him?"

“He’s so handsome.”

Ruan Mei thought for a moment and borrowed Bai Jun's answer just now. She found it very interesting, that's all.

"Huh? Who asked you that?... Although he's really good-looking and a pushover, and no matter how much I scold or challenge him, he never shows any dissatisfaction and is still willing to accompany me in the experiment, he can only be considered a good experimental subject at best...wait. But, having said that...this feeling is...an irreplaceable assistant?"

Heita refuted at first, but then felt that his answer was too arbitrary, and then he wandered in the ocean of delusion.

Her strange and sensitive reaction made Ruan Mei's eyes widen slightly. To be more precise, she felt very surprised. She did not expect that her casual words would have such a result. After all, no one had seen such a reaction from Heita before.

"You care about him?"

"Of course, well... I mean, we should always cherish such talents. Otherwise, if the experiment is terminated due to his loss, I will regret it for a long time... Hey, stop changing the subject. I'm asking what you think of Bai Jun!"

Heita stammered and then threw the question back to her.

"It's quite interesting. The aura of the pharmacist can only leave a faint trace on his body. For a short-lived species, this is a miracle. His life form is worth exploring, but that's all."

Ruan Mei did not play around this time and spoke her true thoughts truthfully. Admittedly, Bai Jun's situation was worth her exploration and research, but in the end it was just one of her countless topics, and perhaps it would soon be lost in a corner of the file and covered with fine dust.

"As for the state of the simulated universe you mentioned in the Black Tower... your description in the letter was so sloppy that I couldn't understand what you meant."

"It doesn't matter. All the answers are there."

The black tower stopped, and after the rift disappeared, the confinement compartment was quickly cleaned and repaired by the staff in the space station, and there was no trace of the tragic scene of being destroyed by the creatures from the rift.

Only next to the central circular hall of the confinement section, there was a corner that was deliberately enclosed and preserved. Screw Gum had already stood there, staring blankly at the wall in front of him, as if admiring a treasure - that was the place where the calyx of the rift flower grew.

Ruan Mei also followed his gaze, but when she saw the situation clearly, she lost her composure and let out a cry of surprise:

"Eh?"

There was a conspicuous and hideous huge dent on the solid white wall, with traces of melted flames on the edge. The calyx of the rift buried deep in the pit was suppressed by an unknown scorching light. Even the star core energy known as the cancer of all worlds was curled up and trembling under the illumination of this light, as if it had met a natural enemy and was unable to resist.

That ray of light attracted Ruan Mei's attention. She felt that it was extremely holy and dazzling, and that kind of energy was unheard of and unseen before.

She has been constantly breaking through her own understanding of "life". She believes she has seen countless forms of "life", but this wave of life makes her feel extremely strange and yet extremely familiar... All the spearheads and all the answers seem to be pointing in the same direction.

——Star God.

"What if I say this is his masterpiece?"

Her reaction had already been within Heita's expectations, and her current expression further confirmed her judgment, so Heita raised his head and extended an invitation to Ruan Mei.

"Okay, I admit that this condition is very tempting."

Ruan Mei hesitated for less than half a second before extending her hand towards the black tower.

...............

"Ah, I'm so exhausted. I'm so exhausted."

After finishing a day's work, Bai Jun returned to his room.

Although I just basked in the sun today and walked around with Samuel in the afternoon, which didn't require any physical effort at all, I still couldn't help but sigh.

"Huh? Didn't I leave the door unlocked when I left this morning? The lights were on too..."

He took out the room identity verification card, but found that the door of the room was not locked at all. When he wondered if he had forgotten to lock the door when he went out this morning, a gentle figure in an apron took the initiative to open the door for him and slowly appeared in front of him with the demeanor of a good wife and mother.

"Honey, you're back? The hot water is ready. Do you want to eat first or take a bath together?"

The gentle and cool beauty had a soft smile on her face.

"?"

Bai Jun pinched his thigh hard, wondering if the mushrooms in the cafeteria dinner today were not cooked enough.

Space Station Facts: Chapter 91: Miss Ruan Mei Wants Me to Tell the Truth (5k5)

Going back a little in time——

"what?"

Suddenly, a puzzled voice was heard in the empty circular hall of the confinement section, breaking the silence in the air like ripples caused by a drop of water falling into a calm lake.

"Stop, stop, stop. What did you say? You want me to hand Bai Jun over to you? No, no, no..."

After hearing that the price for Ruan Mei to make time to participate in the research was to hand Bai Jun over to her, Heita's delicate face showed a rare trace of loss of composure, and his little head shook like a wave drum.

"To be more precise, I'm very interested in his qualities, so I need him to be my assistant for a period of time to assist in my research."

Compared to Heita's panic and loss of composure, Ruan Mei's tone seemed particularly calm, so calm that it seemed as if she was stating an established fact and would not allow the other party to refuse.

"I invited you and ScrewGum to the space station simply because we need manpower to maintain and rebuild the simulated universe. I will disclose Bai Jun's data, including the status of the simulated universe, without reservation. However, as for him, or this project, I have no intention of handing it over to anyone else. And don't think I don't know what you're thinking. I have no problem with you randomly cultivating life, but I will never allow you to hurt that person. He, he, uh... He is my precious experimental specimen, the only one in the entire universe. I don't want the project to be ruined."

The so-called genius club is naturally not an ordinary club of enthusiasts.