Chapter 35: Can You Untie Me First?
Mu Feng’s cheek was pressed against the door. Feeling the breath behind his ear, he didn’t dare to turn back to look at him.
Liang Yuhang seemed angry.
“Teacher Liang…” Mu Feng called out softly, but the other man didn’t respond.
He heard footsteps moving from near to far, followed by a click—the sound of a lighter.
The room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. He actually missed 0717’s noisiness now; at least it wouldn’t be so tense that he was afraid to even breathe.
Liang Yuhang commanded, “Turn around.”
With his hands firmly tied behind his back, Mu Feng turned around and fixed his gaze on the man.
Probably because he kept a cat, he had never seen Liang Yuhang smoke.
But right now, Liang Yuhang was sitting on the sofa directly opposite him, watching him as pale white smoke drifted from his lips.
The sense of pressure was overwhelming.
“Are you angry?” Mu Feng felt his legs grow weak, wanting to sink to his knees.
“Try moving again.”
Liang Yuhang reached out and flicked the ash from his cigarette, his tone cold. “Stand there as punishment for ten minutes.”
“Okay.” Mu Feng tried his best to maintain a perfectly upright posture.
Time passed slowly. His hands were getting numb, but he didn’t dare to move.
“Hormonal imbalance.”
“Body temperature rising.”
“Suspected loss of control.”
The watch on Liang Yuhang’s wrist continued to emit a cold, mechanical voice, but he himself appeared perfectly calm, as if the monitoring was in error.
He bit down on the cigarette while inputting the experimental data from his watch into a laptop.
“Liang…”
“Shut up.”
So fierce. I love it.
Mu Feng stared at him brazenly. The moment he was pinned against the door earlier, he really thought Liang Yuhang was going to lose control and mark him.
Even though it was impossible between two Alphas, he could endure it and pretend to be an Omega submitting to him.
“According to my data, if your goal was simply mental power expansion, your experiment has already succeeded.” Liang Yuhang looked up at him.
Mu Feng was still lost in a world of infinite fantasies—it might be a little painful.
“Mu Feng.” Liang Yuhang called his name. “What are you thinking about?”
“I’m…” Mu Feng obviously couldn’t speak the “censored” thoughts filling his head, so he said obediently, “Reflecting.”
With his good attitude, Liang Yuhang let out a snort. “Reflecting on what?”
“I was wrong.” Mu Feng appeared very sincere. “I shouldn’t have gone against you.”
Liang Yuhang said, “Go on.”
Mu Feng racked his brain for pretty words. “You weren’t intentionally keeping your distance; you were afraid of losing control and hurting me. And I was especially willful. I really wasn’t being good.”
With just a few words, he visibly managed to coax Liang Yuhang into a better mood.
Mu Feng began to act pitiful. “The tie… can you untie it first? It hurts a bit.”
“No.” Liang Yuhang decided to take this opportunity to properly educate him. “You were wrong from the start. You shouldn’t have followed me in.”
Mu Mu pounced out from a corner and jumped into his master’s arms, wearing a very triumphant expression.
It was as if he were saying: See? I can do it.
Mu Feng ground his teeth. It’s fine. If I can’t come during the day, I’ll come at night.
He apologized very reluctantly. “That was also my fault. It’s all my fault. Mine, mine, mine.”
Liang Yuhang raised an eyebrow. “Your attitude isn’t right. Add another ten minutes. No moving.”
Mu Feng: “…”
Fine, fine, fine. His lack of sincerity had been seen through.
To make matters worse, that “Green Tea” cat was being particularly annoying, leisurely jumping down and walking over to him.
The fluffy tail swayed back and forth, brushing against his feet. It was incredibly itchy.
“You moved.” Liang Yuhang was very strict. “Another ten minutes.”
Mu Feng couldn’t take it anymore and complained, “That doesn’t count! This bad cat is harassing me!!!”
He saw Liang Yuhang smile again and softened his voice. “Half an hour is really too long. I’m begging you, please, make it shorter.”
“Don’t act spoiled.” Liang Yuhang looked down at his watch. “0717, come in and take Mu Mu away.”
The door was pushed open, and 0717 hummed a little tune as it entered. Seeing the white wrists wrapped in a tie, its two eyes turned into yellow hearts. “Ah! What game is this? It’s so hard to guess. Do you want me to record it? I can! I can, Boss! You two continue!”
Liang Yuhang: “…I think it’s time to clean your system.”
“You can’t! I have many videos of the Great 0717 working hard here! I need them for the next Top Ten Outstanding Robot awards!”
0717 reached out and grabbed the kitten, huffing, “If you keep this up, I’m going to go on strike!”
“Talking back, are you?” Liang Yuhang tilted his chin slightly. “Go stand in the corner with him.”
Mu Feng: “…”
The Liang family truly had a very strict household discipline.
And so, one human and one machine stood perfectly straight, lined up in a row.
0717 regretted ever coming in, muttering in a low voice, “The boss is such a pervert. I don’t think you should stick with him anymore. Change people. How about we both jump ship and go to Commander Lu?”
“I’m not jumping. You can jump if you want,” Mu Feng said, barely moving his lips.
“I get it, you’re a pervert too.” 0717 reached a conclusion in just one second. “You’re an M… no wonder your surname is Mu.”
Mu Feng was completely speechless. “I also think you need to clean your system. Xie Xingchen’s family has a robot bird that talks dirty all day; you two would probably get along very well.”
“Then introduce me. Is it pretty?” 0717 blinked its eyes.
“There’s a reproductive barrier between you two,” Mu Feng said blankly. “You’re male, and it’s male. Don’t go there.”
0717 clicked its tongue. “You’re the one who needs a system cleaning. Can’t we just be good friends? Don’t look at everyone through ‘shippable’ glasses.”
Mu Feng: “…”
It’s too much; I’m going to get damp from all this ‘tea’.
“What are you chatting about? You can’t even stay quiet for half an hour.”
Liang Yuhang had mostly calmed down by now. He tapped on the keyboard, intending to help him submit the research topic. “Mu Feng, continue with this experiment. Give it a name.”
Mu Feng thought for a moment and said cautiously, “How about… 0717 Encounter Plan?”
July 17th. That date held great significance for him—it was the day he first met Liang Yuhang.
If he were to go back, he wanted to go back to that day and save the Liang Yuhang who was forced to undergo heart surgery shortly after.
It was just that the other man clearly didn’t remember it.
After all, it was just the most ordinary day in his incredibly brilliant life.
0717’s eyes suddenly welled up with tears. Forgetting that it was still being punished, it threw the cat on the ground and used its short arms to laboriously hug Mu Feng’s waist.
“Heavens! You actually named your very first research topic after me! You love me so much!!! I’m so moved I could cry!!!”
Mu Feng: “…”
How should I put this… it’s just a coincidence.
Liang Yuhang also felt it was a bit too casual and confirmed again, “You want to use this stupid penguin’s name?”
“Ah…” Mu Feng thought to himself that this was good too, as it wouldn’t arouse suspicion. “I think it’s pretty good. Easy to say and easy to remember.”
0717 was so moved it started crying, two lines of electronic tears streaming down like ramen noodles.
“Master Mu Mu, from now on, you are my primary master. You are number one, and Liang Yuhang is number two.”
Mu Feng really felt a bit guilty. “There’s no need for that. After all, I’m not the one paying your salary.”
“I don’t need a salary.” 0717 rubbed against him affectionately. “How can such a sincere friendship be tainted by filthy money?”
“Then this month’s filthy money will be cut in half.”
Liang Yuhang coldly typed out the words “0717 Encounter Plan” and clicked submit.
0717 shot him a furious look. “You’re just a bad boss who exploits employees. Master Mu Mu is my true love and only one.”
Then it turned its head toward Mu Feng, its expression becoming incredibly fawning. “Once we’re done standing here, what do you want to eat? I’ll use my salary to have the cafeteria chef make it for you. I won’t steal it this time.”
Mu Feng felt like he was about to explode from guilt.
If 0717 ever found out that this was truly just a coincidence among coincidences, would he be assassinated in the middle of the night by this robot?
“I’m not hungry.” Mu Feng turned it back around. “Let’s just stand properly and stop talking, okay?”
“Okay, Master Mu Mu!” 0717 was very happy. “I’ll help you complete the experiment perfectly! I’m going to the Robot Union tonight to brag that I have a master who is super good to me. (Parentheses: Not Liang Yuhang. End parentheses.)”
Liang Yuhang truly found it too noisy. “Get out.”
0717 hummed a joyful song as it rolled out. “Rolling out! And I got ten minutes less punishment! Didn’t expect that, did you? Happy, happy, so happy!”
Mu Feng let out a long sigh. This is a huge misunderstanding.
“Come here.” Liang Yuhang looked up at him. Waiting for him to approach, he added, “Turn around.”
Mu Feng crossed his arms, not understanding. “The punishment time isn’t up yet.”
It wasn’t up, but his hands were indeed delicate. In just that short time, Liang Yuhang could see a red mark forming around the edges.
The contrast between the black tie and the pale wrists was strikingly intense.
“Does it hurt?” Liang Yuhang asked.
“Yes. I’ve learned my lesson.” Mu Feng guessed he was softening again and reached out his hands toward him. “Thank you, Teacher Liang. I won’t do it again.”
“Why call it the 0717 Encounter Plan?” Liang Yuhang looked down, unhurriedly untying the tie.
“I came up with it after seeing 0717.” Mu Feng was thankful he was facing away, so the other man wouldn’t see the flicker of panic in his eyes.
“It’s that simple?” Liang Yuhang was halfway through untying when he gave a tug, forcing Mu Feng to turn and fall onto the sofa.
Mu Feng tilted his head back, his breathing unsteady. “Yes. It’s that simple.”
Liang Yuhang looked down at him, his gaze searching.
He pulled the tie away, the other end brushing against Mu Feng’s flushed cheek. He could see the long eyelashes trembling slightly under his gaze.
Those glass-like eyes… it felt as if they had looked at him like this once before.
“Mu Feng… have we met somewhere before?”
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