Jiang Wanning couldn’t help but ask the question that had been on her mind: “In your brain? Can you two communicate telepathically?” Yi Yi smiled and nodded, explaining, “Yes, Chen Wan is my host.
We can communicate in our minds without speaking.”
“Oh.” Jiang Wanning looked at Yi Yi, who was smiling, with a neutral expression and responded indifferently.
Qin Ke glanced at the four people around her, sensing a subtle change in the atmosphere, and leaned back with interest to watch the drama unfold.
Chen Wan remembered the last time Jiang Yanxin got jealous and quickly cleared her throat to change the subject: “By the way, Yi Yi, what materials do we need for the next upgrade?”
“We need 1000 level-2 zombie crystals, 30 heavy trucks, and 500 small cars.
We’ve absorbed 9 heavy trucks and 541 small cars so far.
We have over 700 level-1 zombie crystals left from before, plus the ones we’ve recently collected.
We have 236 level-2 zombie crystals and three level-1 mutant animal crystals.
Overall, we have enough small cars, but we still need to find more of the other upgrade materials,” Yi Yi said while quickly calculating with her light brain.
“Alright, tomorrow we’ll look for opportunities to gather more cars or zombie crystals while heading to Funan University to get supplies.
The zombies are getting smarter, so we need to upgrade the RV quickly to ensure everyone’s safety,” Chen Wan suggested after some thought.
“Yes!” Yang Yang swung her little legs in Jiang Yanxin’s arms, earnestly agreeing, making the adults laugh.
Jiang Yanxin patted Yang Yang’s belly, teasing her with a smile, “Little rascal, did you even understand what you just agreed to? Look at the rolls on your little belly.”
Yang Yang pinched the rolls on her belly and whined to Jiang Yanxin, “Meat~”
“Yes, it’s your little rascal meat,” Jiang Yanxin laughed, playing with the rolls on Yang Yang’s belly.
Yang Yang didn’t mind, lying obediently in her mom’s arms, letting her play with her belly.
Chen Wan, having nothing else to say, took Yang Yang from Jiang Yanxin’s arms and smiled, “There’s nothing else.
We don’t know the way to Funan University, so we’ll adapt tomorrow.
Everyone’s had a long day, so let’s rest early.”
“Okay, I’ll go lie down too,” Qin Ke said, avoiding Yi Yi’s gaze, grabbing a book, and heading to the lower bunk.
She quickly lay down, turned on the lamp, and started reading.
Jiang Yanxin planned to take a shower and rest early.
Chen Wan took Yang Yang to their room to tell her a story.
Seeing no one else around, Yi Yi grabbed Jiang Wanning’s wrist.
Jiang Wanning blushed at the touch, feeling a bit envious of Yi Yi and Chen Wan’s telepathic connection, yet Yi Yi dared to grab her wrist.
“Wanning, are you tired? If not, can we chat for a bit? Look, they’ve all disappeared.
They’re not very loyal,” Yi Yi complained about her friends, thinking it shouldn’t be so hard to find someone to chat with.
Her bright eyes fixed on Jiang Wanning, holding her wrist without any intention of letting go.
Jiang Wanning felt embarrassed under Yi Yi’s gaze, forgetting her earlier jealousy, and quickly agreed, “I’m not too tired.
I’ll keep you company for a while.”
“I knew you were the best.
They’re all unreliable,” Yi Yi’s eyes sparkled even more when Jiang Wanning agreed.
She finally let go of Jiang Wanning’s wrist and moved closer, “Let me tell you about my previous host.
That one was a real unlucky one.
I thought I’d never become human following her.
Guess what?…”
Yi Yi started her storytelling spree, having been cooped up in the base for too long.
Finally, she had a soft girl to listen to her, and she told her story with great enthusiasm.
Qin Ke, who was reading a campus novel, noticed the lively conversation and couldn’t help but glance over, feeling something was off between the two.
She had sensed something earlier.
So Qin Ke lay in bed, occasionally reading and occasionally eavesdropping, feeling inexplicably relaxed.
Her friends were adorable, and they were about to find what Yan Yan needed.
Qin Ke felt her mood wouldn’t be bad for a while.
As Jiang Wanning listened to Yi Yi’s story, she found it amusing and Yi Yi’s storytelling humorous, but the more she listened, the more she felt sorry for Yi Yi.
It turned out Yi Yi could only appear in human form in the host’s world after completing specific tasks.
Many hosts in different worlds barely completed any tasks before failing, leaving Yi Yi to be a system over and over, waiting for host after host.
Chen Wan was the umpteenth host she had waited for.
Initially, she thought this time would end in failure too, but Chen Wan turned out to be reliable, binding the RV to the system and upgrading it multiple times, allowing Yi Yi to finally appear in human form after who knows how long.
This was why she talked so much.
Jiang Wanning’s eyes reddened as she listened, which startled Yi Yi.
She had never made anyone cry with her stories before.
She quickly comforted her, “If you don’t want to hear it, I won’t tell it.
Don’t cry, I don’t know what to do.”
Yi Yi hurriedly pulled a few tissues from the box on the table, preparing to wipe Jiang Wanning’s tears.
Jiang Wanning sniffed, unable to hold back her tears, which rolled down her cheeks.
Yi Yi was about to wipe her tears when Jiang Wanning reached out and patted Yi Yi’s head, leaving Yi Yi stunned.
“I’m fine.
I just wanted to say that you can talk to me anytime.
I’m willing to listen,” the girl said with red eyes but a smile.
Yi Yi didn’t hear a word, completely dazed by Jiang Wanning’s head pat.
She had been through many worlds, and this wasn’t her first time as a humanoid, but it was the first time someone treated her like this.
“Warning! Warning! Light brain CPU overheating, activating automatic cooling system,” the light brain’s voice startled Yi Yi.
She wasn’t in a major crisis, so why was her CPU overheating and needing a fan? It was just a head pat, right? Was it really necessary? The answer was clear: it was necessary.
The CPU overheating made Yi Yi’s face turn red.
She had previously analyzed why humans blushed, but now she couldn’t even think about why she was blushing.
Jiang Wanning noticed Yi Yi’s blush and smiled, shaking Yi Yi’s wrist, “Weren’t you going to wipe my tears? If you don’t, they’ll dry on their own.”
“Oh, oh, oh,” Yi Yi responded in a fluster, blushing as she wiped Jiang Wanning’s tears with a tissue.
Jiang Wanning was surprised to see Yi Yi’s ears turn red and asked with a smile, “Do you androids blush when you’re embarrassed too?”
“Warning! Warning! CPU overheating, increasing cooling speed,” the light brain reminded Yi Yi again.
Yi Yi blinked her beautiful eyes in confusion, hurriedly denying, “Ah, our blushing might be due to a light brain malfunction, a system glitch, a normal occurrence.
Once it auto-repairs, it’ll be fine.
We don’t get embarrassed; that’s a human thing.”
Jiang Wanning saw Yi Yi stammering and smiled at her, clearly not believing her explanation, but she didn’t press further and said, “I’m fine now.
Let’s continue chatting.”
“Ah? I’m suddenly sleepy,” Yi Yi said, brushing her hair aside, making up an excuse.
Her CPU temperature hadn’t dropped yet, so she couldn’t continue chatting.
She hadn’t figured out what was going on.
“Not chatting? Didn’t you say you don’t need to sleep? Why are you resting so early?” Jiang Wanning asked, reminding Yi Yi of her own words about not needing food or sleep.
“We do enter system hibernation.
It’s late, you should go rest on the second floor,” Yi Yi said, trying to get up, but she was sitting on the outside and couldn’t leave, feeling a bit stuck.
Jiang Wanning saw her discomfort and held Yi Yi’s wrist, smiling, “I’ll ask one last question, and then I’ll go to sleep.”
Yi Yi was eager for Jiang Wanning to leave so she could figure out why her CPU was overheating.
It couldn’t be because of embarrassment; she was an android, not like Chen Wan, who was afraid of Jiang Yanxin.
At that moment, Chen Wan sneezed in the bedroom.
Yang Yang looked up and asked, “Mommy, what’s wrong?”
“Nothing, someone must be thinking of Mommy, that’s why I sneezed,” Chen Wan said, rubbing Yang Yang’s belly.
Yang Yang, ever the charmer, replied, “It’s me thinking of Mommy~”
“Alright, my baby is thinking of me,” Chen Wan said, hugging Yang Yang and kissing her cheeks, unaware of her system’s complaints.
Back in the small dining area, Yi Yi quickly replied, “Okay, I’ll answer properly.”
Jiang Wanning smiled, stood up, and looked at Yi Yi, her ears turning slightly red, “Have you ever had a girlfriend in other worlds? Or a boyfriend, for that matter.”
Yi Yi was taken aback.
She hadn’t; she was just a system assisting hosts with tasks, never having been in a relationship.
Realizing this, Yi Yi quickly shook her head, “No, I was always helping hosts complete tasks.”
Jiang Wanning, with reddened ears, quickly walked towards the small elevator, leaving Yi Yi with, “Got it, I’m going to rest.”
Yi Yi was puzzled by Jiang Wanning’s question, sitting on the sofa in a daze.
It wasn’t until her light brain’s CPU returned to normal that she pulled out the sofa bed, ready to ponder why her CPU had suddenly overheated.
Qin Ke had noticed Jiang Wanning’s flushed face as she walked by and, recalling the earlier commotion in the small dining area, felt like she had just witnessed some juicy gossip.
