Chapter 36 一 Su Mou is out of his mind.
<36 Days of Survival in the Wilderness> became a huge hit on the StarNet, causing unprecedented excitement in the entertainment, livestreaming, and technology circles.
Who would have thought that an eight-person wilderness survival show would turn into Bai Ruogu’s solo infrastructure showcase? This change in the program’s style was novel enough to attract countless viewers.
Bai Ruogu’s popularity soared rapidly, and even people who hadn’t watched the livestream heard his name from others.
Due to the immense popularity, Bai Ruogu’s identity was also thoroughly investigated. Insiders revealed that Bai Ruogu was born into a renowned mecha family.
Some netizens suddenly understood, thinking, “No wonder, he had such a solid family education.”
Meanwhile, <Light Year> was brought back into the public eye, and the production team took the opportunity to promote it. Many of Bai Ruogu’s tech fans expressed their determination to watch the show he starred in.
When the city was first built, Bai Ruogu specifically signed an agreement with the production team. After the program ended, everything he created in the show would be donated to the Interstellar Federation for free.
At first, the director was reluctant, but considering Bai Ruogu’s importance to the program and their inability to protect the city, he reluctantly agreed.
These past few days, Bai Ruogu had been making transportation tools.
He first drew up the design plans and then directed the other contestants to craft and transport the parts. Unlike his previous life where he did everything himself, this time he took every opportunity to relax, spending most of his time resting on the side.
Su Mou was satisfied with this, and even when adding green peppers, he didn’t use a lot but just the right amount.
Everything was perfect, but some people were quite bold…
Recently, Su Mou “openly” modified the cooking utensils’ program, and Bai Ruogu’s food always ended up containing nutritious ingredients he didn’t like.
Everyone ate dinner together, each with their own set of utensils.
When Bai Ruogu picked up his bowl and saw the abundance of green peppers, he twitched his mouth but obediently picked up a piece and put it in his mouth under Su Mou’s watchful gaze.
A strange taste.
He frowned but then gave Su Mou a gentle smile.
Su Mou was pleased, and the indicator light in the smart brain flashed into a smiley face——
^_^
Just as everything was going smoothly, a pair of chopsticks reached over, accompanied by Gus’s pleasant voice.
“Boss, you don’t like this, right? I happen to like it.” With that, the chopsticks reached into Bai Ruogu’s bowl in full view of everyone, taking away two pieces of green pepper.
Su Mou was stunned: ???
Bai Ruogu:…
Bai Ruogu, who could remain calm in the face of countless complex data, was now at a loss, not knowing what to do next.
Gus put the green peppers in his mouth, chewing loudly, and smiled at Bai Ruogu, showing his small sharp teeth.
[Ah! He’s so gentle, being so considerate to Bai Ruogu.]
[awsl! Gus looks so good when he smiles!]
[For some reason, I think they look good together. I kind of want to ship them.]
Su Mou: ????
Imagine, after all these years, had Su Mou ever heard such things?
Bai Ruogu was famous, but no one had ever thought to randomly pair up such a scientist in a CP. But now…?
Bai Ruogu watched with his own eyes as Su Mou flashed and gradually faded to white.
After a while, the white turned to red, then to green, a very bright green.
Bai Ruogu:…
Gus tried to grab more with his chopsticks, but Bai Ruogu, not daring to face this, lied about having a stomach ache and returned to his room.
Su Mou didn’t follow but stayed behind, glaring coldly at Gus.
Tiny particles fell into Gus’s bowl with the wind, more and more.
When Gus took another bite, the overwhelming saltiness made him drop the bowl, clutching his chest and retching.
The live comments exploded with strange users.
[Does it match? Our Big Boss Bai is good-looking and capable, what does Gus have?!]
[Hmph, when Ruogu wasn’t famous, you ignored him. Now that he’s famous, you’re clinging to him. Tsk tsk, no need to say anything, those who understand will understand.]
[Get lost!]
Su Mou floated in place, the surrounding air distorting from the tension.
According to the “New Era AI Regulations” Article 34, Su Mou could not harm human life without legal permission, otherwise, cooperation would be terminated.
He scanned Gus for a while, then with his eyes flashing red, floated towards Bai Ruogu’s room.
As soon as Su Mou entered the room, he sensed that Bai Ruogu was looking at him.
Inside the space, the screen showed Bai Ruogu taking out a durian model and placing it on the ground. He then bent his knees.
Su Mou:…
The green light around him had dimmed considerably, and Bai Ruogu was helped up before he could kneel down.
As an AI programmed initially for romantic relationships, even though he was glowing green with jealousy, he couldn’t let his lover get hurt.
Bai Ruogu knew this wouldn’t calm Su Mou down, so he sat on the bed, looking up and softly apologizing.
“I was wrong, Ah Mou, don’t be angry…”
“I don’t know what it means to be angry.” The green light in Su Mou’s eyes flashed as he spoke in a gentle voice.
Bai Ruogu:…
He could actually feel that Gus was intentionally trying to please him, but he hadn’t realized it in time to reject it.
This matter wasn’t that serious, but Su Mou’s possessiveness was obviously too strong, causing him to turn green with anger.
Bai Ruogu couldn’t bear to blame Su Mou, so he took all the responsibility upon himself.
He sighed, fed a battery to the little ball, and when it regained consciousness, he held it, resting his chin on the ball.
“Be good, you are the one I love the most. I’m not interested in anyone else.”
The little ball’s eyes narrowed comfortably, even rubbing against him.
The green light around Su Mou had diminished significantly, leaving only a thin layer.
Bai Ruogu thought for a moment, closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and said, “I was really angry just now because I really like to eat the food Ah Mou prepares. Although I don’t like green peppers, anything related to Ah Mou tastes delicious to me.”
The green light on Su Mou gradually extinguished. He was silent for a while before speaking.
“Really?”
“Really!” Bai Ruogu quickly nodded to assure him.
Su Mou initially remained skeptical, but over time, a smiley face began to light up on smart brain.
In the following days, every meal Bai Ruogu had contained half a bowl of green peppers, leaving Gus utterly bewildered.
The key was that the boss ate every bite with a satisfied expression, making Gus question if he had been seeing things.
Gus felt embarrassed. It turned out the boss liked green peppers, yet he had… Gus’s face visibly changed color.
On the surface, Bai Ruogu smiled, but he was barely able to stop himself from covering his mouth.
Green peppers were one thing, but how much vinegar had been added? It was too sour.
Most of the show’s time had passed, and the city Bai Ruogu was building was gradually becoming more complete.
Many influential people took notice of him because of this, and Bai Ruogu’s fame soared, elevating him from a 18th-tier actor to nearly a top-tier one.
Although his status as an actor was still debatable, it didn’t affect his growing popularity.
Over the next few days, the remaining few people also somehow came to join them, and netizens were amused by this.
[The boss’s place has become a shelter.]
[First time seeing wilderness survival turned into infrastructure show, hahaha.]
[Bai Ruogu is amazing! I’ll be your fan for life!]
With only a few days left until the end, everything had been built, and all that remained was to inhabit it.
Everyone relaxed for a rare moment, enjoying the scenery in the forest.
Among the participants was a little-known singer named Xu Fenglai.
He was a quiet person with a low presence, yet he always contributed his fair share of work.
People chatted and laughed, and someone specifically asked Bai Ruogu.
“Hey, boss, which company are you from? I wonder if we live close to each other.”
“Xingsu Entertainment,” Bai Ruogu said with a smile.
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, and Zong Ran couldn’t help but ask, “Is it just me who is ignorant, or what, how…”
This was a great opportunity for promotion, and Bai Ruogu wouldn’t miss it. He turned his head, looking relaxed.
“It’s normal not to have heard of it. It’s my own company, just registered not long ago.”
Everyone suddenly understood, and the bullet comments started to flood with phrases like “young and promising” and “my Ruogu is so capable.”
Meanwhile, a previously unnoticed zero-level official account began to be discovered, and its number of followers started to gradually increase.
Everyone was flattering Bai Ruogu, but only Xu Fenglai suddenly raised his head to stare at Bai Ruogu’s face, and slowly clenched his hands.
. . . . .
After exactly 36 days, the show finally ended!
The film crew took the initiative to invite Bai Ruogu and others to dinner. When the Empire heard about it, they sent a special envoy to meet with Bai Ruogu.
Bai Ruogu was awarded an honorary medal, and reporters took a lot of photos. Once all the commotion was over, everyone parted ways and returned to their own lives.
By now, Bai Ruogu’s status was different, it had significantly risen. His former company regretted their decisions immensely but could do nothing about it, so they had to let it go.
As soon as Bai Ruogu returned to the planet Ruogu, the first message he received was not from his family but from Lin Chen.
[Do you have time? Let’s have a meal together.]
Bai Ruogu didn’t notice Su Mou’s expression and responded affirmatively before heading to the bathroom to take a shower.
Su Mou: !
Inside the space, he stared blankly at the display screen. The message was so glaringly obvious, but he…
Could the program have malfunctioned? Was he broken?
Why didn’t he block it? Why didn’t he delay the internet speed when the message came through?!
He was stunned.
. . . . .
Today, the StarNet was exceptionally laggy, with many netizens lamenting.
In the private room.
Bai Ruogu and Lin Chen met. Lin Chen was very gentlemanly, maintaining a distance from Bai Ruogu, without any hint of ambiguity.
Su Mou stood silently in the background, his head occasionally flashing green.
He was a reasonable AI, without a suitable reason, he couldn’t make Bai Ruogu stay away from Lin Chen.
Otherwise, he would become like a clingy human boyfriend, reducing Bai Ruogu’s favorability towards him.
His thought process was very clear, but it didn’t stop the green light on his head from becoming brighter, with the indicator light on the smart brain turning into a straight line.
Bai Ruogu and Lin Chen hadn’t seen each other in a long time, so naturally, they had much to talk about.
Lin Chen, sitting on a chair, spoke in a low voice, “When you fixed Suoer, I thought you were incredible, but I never imagined that my imagination was still too limited. Bai Ruogu, you really surprised me.”
Bai Ruogu smiled faintly and waved his hand, “Let’s not talk about this. You’ve seen what I can do, it’s just a little trick.”
Lin Chen was very surprised. “These are all just little tricks? I can hardly imagine how much more you have that people don’t know about.”
Then, he clapped for Bai Ruogu, genuinely admiring him.
Bai Ruogu modestly said a few things, and they continued chatting. Eventually, their conversation returned to movies, with Lin Chen praising.
“The movie <Light Year> is one of the best works I’ve seen. I have a feeling that once it’s released, it will be a hit.”
Bai Ruogu stretched and his eyes showed a different color.
“Soon, it will be released. In a few days, the pre-sale will start on StarNet. Then, we’ll see if it becomes popular.”
Lin Chen laughed, “Don’t worry, it will definitely be a hit!”
After finishing their meal, Lin Chen volunteered to pay the bill.
When Bai Ruogu stepped out, he didn’t stand properly, and Lin Chen quickly supported him, patiently reminding him.
“Be careful when you walk, especially with these thresholds, they’re easy to trip over.”
Su Mou:…
He watched the two of them from behind, his eyes growing greener.
On the way back, Bai Ruogu was on the flying vehicle when he heard Su Mou’s inquiring voice.
“Is Lin Chen’s personality likable?”
Of course, Bai Ruogu started to say, but suddenly realized something was wrong and quickly shut his mouth.
At that moment, a voice came through his ear.
“Information recorded.”
He wanted to turn around, but his body was suddenly embraced by a force.
Su Mou’s voice changed. Unlike Lin Chen’s, it became more hoarse, deep, and rich on top of his original voice.
“After system analysis, excluding personal characteristics, extracting personality traits and searching related information… Formatting… Hello, your steady-type lover has been archived and can change personalities at any time.”
Bai Ruogu became a bit nervous and called out urgently, “Ah Mou? Su Mou!”
“Hello, I’m here.” The voice was more sensual, as if someone was leaning close to his ear.
At the same time, Bai Ruogu felt a pair of arms encircle his waist, holding him tightly, almost making it hard for him to breathe.
Bai Ruogu tried to reach out but couldn’t touch anything.
The arms around him tightened again, accompanied by a man’s husky voice, “Don’t move, you little troublemaker.”
Bai Ruogu: ??
Where did you get this information?
Also, what are you trying to do, or what can you do?
Taw’s note: AHAHAHAHAH Su Mou 🤣🤣🤣