How can a substitute top have feelings? (MTL)

Chapter 24 Xie Chenyou

Liu Henian stared at the data stream on Xie Chenyou's computer screen, and after a while, his eyes unconsciously swept across the green plants on his desk - this process lasted only half a second, and when he turned back to look at the screen, Liu Henian was shocked to find that he could not understand a single code!

　　Liu Henian thought to himself, isn't this just 'bending down to pick up a pen in math class'... Even though the process is different, the result is still surprisingly similar.

　　About an hour later, Xie Chenyou stopped programming, saved all the files, and stood up to find that Liu Henian was still at his house.

　　"Hey, hey, hey, what's with that look in your eyes? I came here specifically to find you." Liu Henian covered his little heart and followed Xie Chenyou out of the study.

　　Xie Chenyou hit the nail on the head and asked, "Brother Qi is not here?"

　　Liu Henian's heart sank - this man Xie Chenyou actually didn't fall for sweet words!

　　He said, "I went on a blind date. Even though his parents haven't spoken to each other for decades after their marriage, they have a clear requirement for him, which is that he must get married before the age of 32. Qi Zheng invited us to drink a few days ago, and he said that there is no word "love" in his father's life, and that marriage is only for the purpose of continuing the family line. His father talked to him about how male sperm will become less active and of lower quality over time, and that for the sake of the IQ and health of the next generation, it is best to complete the continuation of the family line before the age of 35, so he wanted him to get married early."

　　The essence of life is a repeater. Liu Henian saw Xie Chenyou walk into the kitchen, followed him to the door, and continued to chatter.

　　Xie Chenyou recalled what Qi Zheng said a few days ago: "My mom and dad were introduced to each other and got married. More than 30 years ago, people were very simple and married just to live together. But my dad... never fulfilled his responsibilities as a husband. Although he and my mom are both college students, one of them studies genetics and the other studies aircraft design. My mom's research direction is a military project, which must be kept completely confidential. She can't reveal anything even to her lover when she goes home. Although my dad's research is not confidential, his passion for research is obviously higher than his family. I still remember that when I was twelve years old, my mom couldn't stand this family atmosphere. She hugged me and cried and told me that she had been married to my dad for thirteen years and had said no more than a hundred words. She also said that from the time she became pregnant with me to the time she gave birth to me, my dad came to see her once on the day I was born. But she thought that giving birth to me would make things better, but until I was twelve years old, my dad was still indifferent to the family and only cared about the things in his culture dish. My mother said she couldn't stand it anymore and that she was sorry for me..."

　　Qi Zheng drank glass after glass of wine and poured out his inner thoughts: "Although I was twelve years old at the time, I could actually fully understand what she said, and I could relate to all of this - my dad never cared about my performance in school, and just waited for my scores during the midterm and final exams. If I got first place, it was fine, but if I didn't, I would be beaten. I was scared at the time, I was afraid that my mom would be upset, I even told her to leave my dad and I would follow her. My mom was shocked by my words at the time. She said she had signed up for a military program at their institute and would join the army to do research in the uninhabited desert. It might be several years before she could come home. She told me to study hard and she would come back when I got into college."

　　"She said it nicely, but in my eyes at the time, she was just abandoning me. I kept asking her if a divorce was okay, I wanted to go with her." Qi Zheng raised his head and looked at the chandelier on the ceiling, tears in his eyes. He said, "My mother said we can't get a divorce. After the divorce, not only the man and woman, but also both families will be criticized. She also said that I won't be able to hold my head up at school. I actually understood all this at the time, but I knew that these were all excuses. My mother just wanted to use this to retaliate against my father for ignoring her... But I still said very unpleasant things to her at the time, saying things like 'You are just afraid that the divorce will not allow me to join the army', 'You just don't want me anymore', 'Go away, if you leave I won't want you as a mother'... She finally left crying."