"Good morning." Meng Xue poured some coffee for Shi Wei, and the two were no longer strangers.

"You look tired." Shi Wei expressed concern. It hadn't been long since the last time they met, but Meng Xue was obviously much haggard, and there were a few more strands of gray hair on her ears and temples.

Hearing Shi Wei's concern, Meng Xue smiled faintly, a little bitter.

"What's wrong?" Shi Wei continued to ask, "Need help?" ”

Meng Xue looked at the person in front of her and felt very cordial: "It's nothing, it's just some things at home." ”

"Can you talk to me about that?" Shi Wei smiled, "Maybe it will feel better if you say it?" ”

Meng Xue didn't know how to speak, and sighed before she could speak. She looked out the glass window of the cafeteria, just in time to see the GL Hospital building, and silently grieved.

"Perhaps, it was because of a wrong decision that I missed the best opportunity." She said regretfully.

"Whether it's a decision, it's never too late to do it right away." Shi Wei comforted her.

"However, I don't have the capacity to make this decision." A trace of tears flashed in Meng Xue's eyes.

Shi Wei stood up from her side and patted her shoulder gently: "Don't be sad, there is always a way." Shi Wei took her hand and asked her to sit down. Meng Xue hesitated a little, and glanced around, there was no one else in the restaurant, only the two of them.

"Don't worry, there's no one else right now." Shi Wei smiled and said, "Sit down for a while, you need to take a break." ”

Meng Xue looked at her, did not refuse, and slowly sat down opposite her.

Shi Wei took a clean cup from the table and poured some coffee for Meng Xue herself.

"Thank you." Meng Xue responded.

"What attracted me to this place is not only this cup of fragrant coffee, but also the feeling of being at home with you at first sight." Shi Wei picked up the coffee and smelled it, then took a sip.

"Thank you." Meng Xue has always been very polite, "I haven't talked to someone like you for a long time. ”

"Why?" Shi Wei pretended not to understand, "There are so many people coming and going, don't you talk to them?" ”

"In the past, I had." Meng Xue lowered her head, "I've been taking care of my daughter all these years, and I've missed a lot." ”

"What's wrong with your daughter?" Shi Wei asked with concern.

"She ......" Meng Xue's tone became sad, and she replied in a breathless voice, "She was in a car accident and has been lying down for a long time, relying on machines to maintain her life. ”

"It's really sad to hear that." Shi Wei gently touched Meng Xue's slightly rough hand, and there was some coolness, hoping to give her some warmth and strength. "You must have worked hard all these years."

Meng Xue raised her head, looked at Shi Wei's understanding gaze, and couldn't help but shed tears.

But she quickly wiped away her tears and smiled strongly: "I'm fine." ”

"Can she still communicate with you?" Shi Wei asked.

"Hmm." Meng Xue nodded, "We use data to communicate." ”

"Then why not try something else?" Shi Wei suddenly mentioned, "I know that choose company has an experimental plan, which is in cooperation with GL Hospital, and you are fully qualified." ”

Meng Xue hesitated for a moment, her face embarrassed.

"What's wrong?" Shi Wei immediately noticed it.

"Nothing." Meng Xue replied softly, "I just don't like those cold machines. ”

"I understand that they can make us feel unreal." Shi Wei looked at her and said slowly, "But, wouldn't it be better if she could be given a new lease of life?" ”

Meng Xue thought about it again: "So, I also regretted that I refused too quickly, whether I deprived her of the right to freedom." ”

"If there's an opportunity for change, seize it." Shi Wei could see that Meng Xue still had something to look forward to, maybe she just needed a little motivation.

"Change?" Meng Xue began to hesitate again, perhaps still in contradiction.

"Forget it." She suddenly raised her head and smiled bitterly at Shi Wei, "I'm not qualified to ask for so much now, I just hope that I can still accompany her." ”

"And what if she wishes she could get back on her feet?"

Faced with Shi Wei's question, Meng Xue was silent for a long time.

She's engaged in a fierce ideological struggle. She doesn't like cold machines, but she doesn't want her daughter to lie down forever. Maybe the previous veto really ignored her daughter's feelings, maybe she had a different idea? After all, this is my daughter's life......

"Don't think about it so much." Shi Wei comforted her again, "If you want to change, there is always a chance to change." ”

"Really?"

"Hmm." Shi Wei nodded, "After all, we all have the right to choose and the hope of change." ”

Meng Xue's eyes flashed with tears, the emotions she had suppressed over the years might really just need some changes to get the joy of a new life.

She nodded, then got up and went about her work.

In another hour, her hour will be up, and she can go to the hospital to take care of her daughter for a little time to continue with the next odd job.

I have become accustomed to such busyness, so that my daughter's ongoing medical care can be subsidized by a meager income.

She also once thought about how wonderful it would be if she could get a fortune and let her daughter "live" again.

But this is just an idea, not to mention that there is no other way for her than technological means......

The bell at the door rang, and it was Shi Wei who pushed open the door and left the restaurant. The moment the door opened, a cold wind hit the restaurant, and Meng Xue felt unprecedented cold.

……

Leaving Ward 907, it is exactly the same as what Chen Xizhou saw in the virtual world: a white room, a lonely hospital bed and the sleeping girl.

"Drip-drip-drip-" The rhythmic sound of the machine echoed in the quiet room, and suddenly it was the same frequency as Chen Xizhou's heartbeat.

He walked over to the bed and looked at the girl, sleeping peacefully, like a sleeping beauty, waiting to be woken up.

Chen Xizhou sat down on the edge of her bed, looked at the name tag next to the bed, then took out her mobile phone and asked softly, "Yuki, is your name Li Yao?" ”

"Yes." She responded, "You're still here." ”

"Hmm." Chen Xizhou put down her phone and looked at her seriously, she couldn't make any response, but she was the same as she imagined.

"Can you shake my hand?" Yuki suddenly proposed, "I want to feel it." ”

Chen Xizhou looked at the slender hand on the white sheet, stretched out his hand, and shook it gently. Her hands were pale and cold, but still soft. At that moment, he really wanted to warm her hand so that he could interact with her...... But she always maintained her cold posture.

"Do you feel it?" Chen Xizhou asked.

"No......" Yuki replied, "but, I can imagine. ”

"Imagine?" Chen Xizhou grabbed her hand a little harder, "How long has it been like this?" ”

"How long? How can I still remember, day after day, year after year, I am in a dark world, how do you tell me to tell the time? ”

Chen Xizhou suddenly felt sad, indeed, time is no longer important to her.

"Still, I'm so glad I got to know you." Yuki replied with a smiling expression, "I never knew what it would be like to like someone, but now, I feel like I can feel happiness even if I can't speak or walk." ”

Chen Xizhou's hand was let go, there was some worry and a little nervousness, and he wanted to brush her face, but he didn't dare.

Just when his hand hesitated, his heart beat fiercely, and he could no longer hear the footsteps behind him.

"You are?"

A woman's voice suddenly came behind him, so frightened that he immediately jumped up from his chair, and the phone "clicked" to the ground.

"You...... Hello. Chen Xizhou's face flushed, "I, my name is Chen Xizhou...... I'm Yuki...... No, no, I'm a friend that Li Yao met in the game......"

Meng Xue looked at the nervous boy in front of her, she actually knew very well that the changes in Li Yao these days must have something to do with the person in front of her.

So, Meng Xue showed her gentle smile as always and said, "Hello, I'm Li Yao's mother. ”

"Hello, Auntie." Although Chen Xizhou was in the virtual world, he had seen her once, but he was still a little overwhelmed when he met the real person, scratched the back of his head, quickly picked up the mobile phone on the ground, and gave up the seat next to the bed.

Meng Xue didn't want to embarrass him, although it was the first time they met, Chen Xizhou's youthful appearance made Meng Xue feel very comfortable.

She took a few steps forward, and the distance between the two men was closer.

Chen Xizhou felt that her temperament was very elegant, and it felt familiar, as if she had seen it somewhere, but she couldn't remember it for a while.

"I didn't expect you to actually come to see Liyao." She smiled and said, "Since entering the kindergarten, we have almost lost contact with other people, for many years, Liyao has been lying quietly in bed like this, I don't know if she is still alive, until I can communicate with the help of data, I can confirm that my daughter is still alive......"

Chen Xizhou pursed his lips, and comforted others, he really didn't know how to say much.

"Thank you." Meng Xue suddenly thanked him, which made Chen Xizhou panic again.

"Ah, Auntie, thank me for what?"

"Huh." Meng Xue smiled softly, "Liyao has always been a wayward girl, I thought she would use her identity to cause trouble everywhere, but I didn't expect to meet a good friend and let her spend a lot of happy times." I certainly want to thank you. ”

"Auntie, you're polite." Chen Xizhou's face was still red.

"Knock Knock"

While they were talking, there was a few knocks on the door, and a doctor in a white lab coat stood outside the door and greeted them.

"Hello, Ms. Meng."

"Hello Dr. Chen." Meng Xuegang's still gentle smile gradually dissipated.

Seeing Dr. Chen walk into the ward, Chen Xizhou prepared to leave: "That...... Auntie, I'll go first, you can talk. ”

"Okay." Meng Xue didn't keep it.

When Chen Xizhou walked outside the door, he stopped again, judging from her expression just now, it should be an important matter that Dr. Chen talked about with her, and Chen Xizhou was more concerned about what he could help Yuki at the moment. So, he hid outside the door and waited for them to finish their talk, perhaps to talk to Dr. Chan alone.

"Ms. Meng, how did you think about it?"

"Dr. Chen, my mind has changed, but I don't think I can pay this fee anymore."

"There's no problem with that. I can report to my superiors, after all, Li Yao is also the object of our hospital's attention, and we also hope that this experiment can achieve good results......"

Chen Xizhou was outside the door, and he could only vaguely hear a few words they were talking about: cost...... Experiment......

What's to be done?

Suddenly, the phone in his pocket vibrated a little, fortunately, it was silent, otherwise it would be embarrassing.

Chen Xizhou opened it and saw that it was Yuki.

"You're gone?"

"I didn't." Chen Xizhou didn't want to lie to Yuki, "I thought, what can I do for you?" ”

"Huh." Yuki sent a smiling emoji, "Are you eavesdropping at the door?" ”

She's so smart, she naturally knows.

"Yes......" Chen Xizhou scratched his head.

"It's your Choose's project." Yuki said straight to the point, "Working with the hospital." ”

"You know?"

"Yes, it's been said many times." Yuki replied, "My mom doesn't like robots, so she refused from the beginning. ”

"Robots? What do you mean? Chen Xizhou was a little confused.

"It is to combine the brain of a real person with the body of a machine to form a half-human, half-machine state."

Chen Xizhou was stunned, what is this......

"That is, humans replace thinking, and machines replace movement." Yuki added.

"So, what do you think about yourself?" Chen Xizhou asked.

"I don't care." Yuki replied, "Anyway, I've almost experienced this kind of life in the virtual world, so it doesn't matter if my body is real or not." ”

"No, do you think it's possible?" Although Chen Xizhou is in the company, this project is not his scope of work, and he does not know anything about it.

"Do you think that people like me will still consider feasibility?" Yuki still replied with a smiling expression, "For me, there is no worthiness or not, only willingness or unwillingness." ”

Chen Xizhou took a deep breath, and then asked, "Are you willing?" ”

Yuki was quiet for a long time, and then replied, "Rather than living without feeling like this, I would love to have a chance to touch it, to really feel everything in the world." ”

Chen Xizhou was actually not surprised, she would answer like this.

"Even if it's just an experiment, there is a possibility of failure, but at least I tried."

"Have you ever wondered what happens if you fail?" Chen Xizhou regretted.

"Failed, then I want to be an interesting soul in the virtual world, is that okay?" Yuki replied with three smiling expressions, feeling as if she was pretending to be strong.

Chen Xizhou was a little hesitant, but at this moment, the time on the mobile phone passed minute by minute, as if it was reminding and warning him.

"If you decide, I'm willing to support you." Chen Xizhou typed these words, "I want to accompany you ......"

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