The Mechanic

The patchwork "candlelight dinner" looked a bit shabby, Zhang Xun didn't know what to do, and went to find some more "sentimental" music on the shelf of old records. The problem is that Zhang Xun is not sure what kind of music can be defined as emotional, and finally chose a jazz record, and it took a long time to figure out how to put it on the phonograph.

The book says to put on sexy clothes and dim the lights... So Zhang Xun went to stand in front of the closet for a long time, looking at the identical shirts and trousers, and finally gave up, usually just unbuttoning the shirts open. I looked in the mirror and unwrapped two more...

When Adam came in, what he saw was the dimly lit room, where the disheveled Zhang Xun was sitting at the dining table and gave him an unnatural and awkward smile, "Good evening..." There was still a wave of Listening to the lazy sound of jazz.

Adam raised an eyebrow.

Zhang Xun hurriedly stood up, not understanding why he was so nervous, "Have you had dinner yet?"

Adam said, "No."

"Uh... shall we eat together?"

Adam went to sit opposite Zhang Xun expressionlessly, and took a critical look at the plastic roses and birthday cake candles in the middle of the table. Zhang Xun coughed, and he didn't know what expression to put on, "Your guard said that lighters are contraband, so there is no way to light candles."

Adam snorted softly, noncommittal.

Zhang Xun ordered all the things that Adam liked to eat in the past, especially the omelet rice. However, the scene during the whole meal was so cold that the red wine could be frozen into ice. Zhang Xun remembered that the book said that they should discuss the common interests of the two, but maybe the common hobby of him and Adam is building robots? The problem is that bringing up this topic now is like poking a hornet's nest, and it will definitely not work.

"You...how are you doing recently?" Zhang Xun racked his brains and finally asked.

Adam simply said, "It's okay, at least the head is not blooming."

"..." I didn't expect to poke the pain point like this...

Adam took the initiative to ask, "What about you? Are you used to living?"

Zhang Xun nodded hesitantly, glanced at the one-way mirror, and asked carefully, "Is there another room next door?"

"Yes. The observation room." The corners of Adam's mouth twitched slightly, "Don't worry, only I can enter."

Zhang Xun blushed, "You live next door?"

"Not yet." Adam put away the faint smile again, "I'm very busy."

Are you busy transforming the brains of everyone in Paradise Lost... Zhang Xun thought in a daze. He decided to change the subject, "Are you still in the Lab? How is Pan?"

"Pan is working as usual, without your permission, there is no way to modify some of its core parameters. But there are no major problems yet."

Why modify the core parameters? Is there any new feature that Adam wants to develop? Zhang Xun wanted to ask some more questions, but Adam stopped answering. Probably knowing that he was looking for news, his face became even colder.

At the end of an awkward dinner, Zhang Xun tentatively asked, "Want...to watch a movie together?"

Given that Adam had been very cooperative before, Zhang Xun originally thought he would agree. Unexpectedly, Adam just picked up the napkin and wiped his mouth gracefully, "No, I'm still busy." Then he stood up and walked towards the door.

Zhang Xun stared at him blankly, feeling lost in his chest like a fog.

When the door was opened, Adam's footsteps paused slightly, "I'll give you a hint. It's impossible to increase our intimacy by simply copying those vulgar routines."

With a bang, the door closed with emotion.

For the next two days, Zhang Xun tried various methods. What are the 36 questions that make strangers fall in love quickly, what is affectionately looking at each other for three minutes, what is folding a thousand paper cranes and even weaving a scarf... In short, Adam seems to have installed ten layers of firewalls, making him invulnerable. Every time Zhang Xun felt that the atmosphere might be in place, and wanted to further hold hands or kiss, Adam would coldly say to him: Intimacy is not enough.

Zhang Xun felt that his self-confidence had been blown to the point that there was not even ashes left.

He was depressed and anxious at the same time. If the round table wanted to attack his father, he didn't know what strategy he would adopt. His father had a high prestige in the army, so they would definitely pour dirty water on him first... and the dirty water was probably themselves.

Zhang Shuo valued his reputation the most in his life, and Zhang Xun never hoped that his father would lose his life...

At night, Zhang Xun poured hot water under the shower alone, lost in thought. He thought carefully about the rules of Adam's game. Obviously Adam has been influenced by a considerable degree of human nature. Even if Zhang Xun became his hindrance and even tried to eliminate him, he still did not kill Zhang Xun. Even in captivity, Zhang Xun's quality of life is guaranteed to the greatest extent, and the way of revenge is also very weird... It's a bit like deliberately switching roles...

It can be seen that Adam still has feelings for himself, but it has worn away a lot because of their differences and mutual deception and mutual destruction.

Then if I want to "enhance intimacy", should I do what Adam did?

Zhang Xun began to recall, the first time when he faced Adam felt a certain throbbing in his heart, when was it?

It seems... During the bombing, when Adam grabbed his skirt helplessly and terrifiedly, holding him and not letting go...