BSI Chapter 40 So-called outliers are simply not strong enough
Chapter 40 So-called outliers are simply not strong enough
"Go try it on." Su Wuxian pointed to a light green dress.
Chen Duo hesitated for a moment, then looked at Su Wuxian: "Can I?"
"Why not?"
Su Wuxian smiled:
"You're a girl, it's only natural for you to wear a skirt. Go ahead and try it on."
Chen Duo took the dress and walked into the fitting room.
Five minutes later.
The curtain was drawn back.
Zhang Chulan was drinking water when he looked over and his eyes widened in surprise.
Even Feng Baobao, who was stuffing cookies into her mouth, stopped what she was doing.
Chen Duo was wearing a light green dress, and her originally pale skin appeared exceptionally fair and translucent against the green background.
She clutched the hem of her skirt somewhat awkwardly, standing barefoot on the carpet, like a forest sprite who had wandered into the mortal world.
That sickly, fragile beauty instantly captivated everyone's hearts.
"Beautiful!" Feng Baobao gave a thumbs up, "As fresh and tender as a cabbage!"
Zhang Chulan: "...Sister Bao'er, can you change the adjective you used?"
Su Wuxian stood up, walked to Chen Duo, and straightened her skirt, his eyes full of affection:
"Hmm, not bad. This is how an eighteen or nineteen-year-old girl should be."
Do you like it?
Chen Duo looked at herself in the mirror, feeling somewhat unfamiliar yet also happy.
She nodded gently: "I like it."
"Then wear it, don't take it off."
Su Wuxian waved his hand:
"Waiter, this one, the others from before, and the shoes—all on the menu!"
"Zhang Chulan, swipe your card!"
Since the company will reimburse me anyway, I might as well spend the money.
......
After leaving the clothing store, Chen Duo seemed like a completely different person.
Although she still didn't like to talk much, her steps were much lighter.
She found that she no longer posed a threat to anyone.
No one looked at her with fear.
Chen Duo gradually grew bolder, and her eyes stopped fixed on the ground and began to curiously look at the surrounding shop windows.
"Um... what is that?"
As Chen Duo passed by an arcade, she stopped and pointed to the claw machine inside.
"That's called a claw machine; it's a money-grabbing machine."
Su Wuxian glanced at it and said disdainfully:
"The gripper on this machine is very loose; the boss has adjusted the probability settings."
"Oh..." Chen Duo looked away with some disappointment.
"However..."
Su Wuxian abruptly changed the subject, pulling Chen Duo along as they walked inside:
"If the boss can adjust the probability, so can we."
"Come on, let me teach you what it means to have a physics cheat code."
Ten minutes later.
The arcade owner stood in front of the claw machine with a long face.
The machines that were once fully occupied are now half empty.
Su Wuxian stood in front of the machine, directing Chen Duo:
"Yes, a little to the left, a little more to the left... down!"
"Don't worry about not being able to catch him, the advisor will add some spice to your case."
Su Wuxian twitched his fingers slightly, and a wisp of extremely faint Qi adhered to his claw.
The once loose claws instantly became as powerful as iron clamps.
"Click"
It caught a giant Pikachu and tossed it steadily into the hole.
"Gotcha!"
Chen Duo hugged the Pikachu that was bigger than her head and showed a faint smile for the first time.
The smile was faint, yet it was like a small flower blooming on a frozen lake.
"Hehe, this is fun." Feng Baobao was also holding a bunch of dolls, which she had won by her own strength.
......
Evening, a park bench.
As the sun sets, its golden rays spill onto the lake's surface.
The three people, each holding a double-scoop ice cream, sat in a row licking it.
Zhang Chulan squatted to the side, responsible for guarding the mountain of spoils.
"Cool." Chen Duo licked it once, then pulled her tongue back, but couldn't resist licking it a second time. "Sweet."
"Life is supposed to be sweet."
Su Wuxian looked at the Ferris wheel in the distance and said softly:
"Honey, are you happy today?"
Chen Duo was silent for a moment, then nodded: "Happy."
Then she turned her head and looked at Su Wuxian, her eyes filled with a hint of confusion and bewilderment:
"But... Uncle Liao said I don't belong here. I'm an outsider."
"If I stay here, I'll cause a lot of deaths. So I have no choice but to stay in the bunker, or... choose to die."
This has always been her belief.
It was also the "protection" that Lao Meng and Liao Zhong instilled in her.
Su Wuxian's eyes turned cold, and the ice cream spoon in his hand was bent.
"Liao Zhong is a good man, but he's a foolishly good man."
"He wanted to save you, but the method he used was to tame you as a 'person,' instead of respecting you as a 'person.'"
Su Wuxian turned around, placed his hands on Chen Duo's thin shoulders, and looked directly into her eyes:
"Girl, listen carefully."
"Those who are considered outliers are simply those who are not strong enough."
"If your power is so great that you can disregard the rules, then you are the rules."
"The Gu poison in your body is a disaster in the eyes of others. But in the eyes of the advisor, it is just a power that has not yet been tamed."
"As long as you want to live, as long as you want to live a life like this, wearing skirts and eating ice cream..."
"The advisor can find a way to turn that damned poison into your most obedient dog."
Chen Duo's pupils trembled slightly.
She looked at Su Wuxian, then at the Pikachu in her arms, and finally at the beautiful green dress she was wearing.
"I think......"
Chen Duo's voice was soft, but firmer than ever before:
"I want to live that kind of life."
"I think... I can have ice cream again tomorrow."
Su Wuxian smiled.
He ruffled Chen Duo's hair, his smile incredibly bright:
"it is good."
"Then let's go back."
"Go back and clean up that lousy village, and get rid of the poison in your body."
"From now on, you can eat as much ice cream as you want, and your advisor will buy it for you."
Zhang Chulan watched this scene from the side and quietly took out his phone to take a picture.
In the photo, under the setting sun, a young "grandfather" is touching his granddaughter's head, while a cute older sister with cream all over her mouth sits next to her.
The scene was so heartwarming it brought tears to my eyes.
"Sigh..." Zhang Chulan sighed, thinking to himself:
"If those old fogies in the company saw this, I wonder if they'd be ashamed to death."
"What kind of Gu-body Holy Child... she's clearly just a little girl who craves love."
"Let's go!"
Su Wuxian stood up, his demeanor changing instantly.
He transformed from a kind grandfather into a domineering, supreme powerhouse in an instant:
Shopping is over.
"Next... it's time to get back to business."