CHAPTER 93: CHAPTER 93: THE FOX LOST HIS MEMORY

In the darkness, the fox curled up its body and slowly opened its eyes, looking outside.

But this was one-way glass.

He saw nothing.

He got up, stretched lazily, smoothed down his fur, then got out of bed to eat some fresh fruit.

Then he slowly walked to the front of the glass.

The fox sat down in front of the glass, on his thick tail, the fur was somewhat wilted, quietly watching the glass.

Ruan Li held her breath, her gaze quickly swept over him, seeing no obvious wounds, it’s just that the fur was not as glossy as before, but it seemed he hadn’t been mistreated.

"Can I go in and see him?" Ruan Li asked.

Her voice had barely fallen when she heard a click, and a small door beside her opened.

Ruan Li moved lightly to enter through the small door.

The fox saw her, his fur bristled, his large furry ears pressed back, and he retreated, full of alert.

Ruan Li had never seen Xu Mo like this, she stood still, not daring to approach him.

The confrontation between the two did not cease.

The fox seemed to be encountering a stranger, his whole body on guard.

For a moment, Ruan Li’s mind went blank, how could Xu Mo not seem to recognize her?

He even appeared like an ordinary fox, rather than a Beastman.

The room was silent, the fox seemed to gradually lower his guard, but his thick tail still dragged on the ground.

He took a few steps closer to Ruan Li, as if familiarizing himself with her scent.

Ruan Li lifted her hand, wanting to touch him, but the fox suddenly jumped away, as if he had encountered a flood or savage beast.

Ruan Li completely dared not move, maintaining her posture.

After a long while, the fox slowly approached her.

His fluffy tail brushed past her fingertips, and Ruan Li quietly curled her fingers.

The fox circled around her, his red eyes still containing a hint of vigilance.

Ruan Li couldn’t help but softly say, "Xu Mo..."

The fox paused, looking at her with confusion.

As if asking why she knew his name.

Ruan Li called his name while extending her hand to him, this time, the little fox did not run away.

He stood still, watching her every move.

Ruan Li touched his head, seeing he didn’t flee or get angry, she touched his back again.

Reaching his tail base, the little fox squinted in comfort.

His thick tail shook, seemingly very satisfied.

Seeing she stopped, the fox let out two sounds as if urging her to continue.

Ruan Li dutifully took on the job of petting the fox.

She sat cross-legged on the ground, both hands getting to work, feeling a handful of fox fur, the little fox seemed very satisfied with her skill, rubbing against her legs.

Seeing him so cute, Ruan Li hesitated, "Xu Mo, can I hug you?"

Seeing the little fox did not refuse, she wrapped her arms around his waist, pulling him into her embrace.

The fox was initially a bit stiff in his limbs, but under her skilled petting technique, he quickly relaxed, comfortable and humming in her arms.

However, Ruan Li did not foresee.

The fox in her embrace that had been obedient suddenly let out a sharp cry, then opened its mouth to viciously bite her hand. Ruan Li cried out in pain, the fox seized the chance to escape, jumping onto the small bed, his beast eyes vigilantly watching her.

Ruan Li didn’t even react, the stabbing pain in her wrist followed immediately, she only then noticed the bite mark on her wrist was deep enough to draw blood.

The pair of beast eyes in the darkness were cold, no matter how Ruan Li called him, he no longer paid her any attention, instead presenting a defensive posture and emitting warning sounds.

Ruan Li had no choice but to leave through the small door holding her wound.

"Little Yi, why has Xu Mo become like this? It’s like he doesn’t recognize me."

[Querying...]

[According to feedback, experiment subject number 34567 experienced intense resistance during retrieval, suffered brain trauma along the way, possibly losing some memories.]

Memory loss?

How absurd?

Ruan Li silently stared at the little fox curled up on the bed in the dark.

Could it really be just brain trauma so simple?

"Xu Mo, I want to take him away."

The robot was silent.

Once again, Ruan Ying’s exceptionally gentle voice sounded.

"Dear child, he is not rational now, unsuitable to be removed from the observation room."

"I want to take him away."

"...Okay." After a moment of silence, Ruan Ying seemed to have compromised.

"Come to the ninth floor now, let’s have a chat."

Ruan Li took the elevator alone to the ninth floor.

The precise and heavy door detected Ruan Li’s arrival, conducting a simple scan of her body.

Then, the heavy door opened, inside was an almost pure white space.

Ruan Li walked in, apart from various holographic displays dazzling her, at the end of the journey, the person sitting in front of the long table was Ruan Ying.

She had met her once.

In that closed monitoring room.

But the projected image and the real person were still different.

Ruan Li felt a strange aching sensation in her chest as if twisting open an unripe fruit that looked vibrant from the outside, but inside was completely unlike what she imagined.

("You’re here." Ruan Ying smiled lightly.)

She was wearing a simple white long dress, her long black hair reaching her waist, time seemed to not have left any mark on her face.

("Ruan Ying." Ruan Li’s voice was somewhat stiff, she didn’t know what to say, this person can be considered her mother.)

("Come closer, let me have you a look." Her voice was like gentle flowing water.)

Ruan Li instinctively lifted her foot, walked a few steps closer to her.

She felt the warm gaze sweeping over her body.

("You bear some resemblance to me, especially your eyes.")

("Don’t you have anything you want to say to me?")

Ruan Li opened her mouth, suddenly wanting to ask a question for "Ruan Li": "Why did you leave me then?"

Ruan Ying seemed a bit surprised, her eyes gentle to the point of pity, "I didn’t abandon you, nor did I discard you. Su Luoyin is a very good friend of mine, I have always entrusted her to take care of you. I don’t know why you misunderstood that I didn’t want you then. Could you talk about why you misunderstood?"

Ruan Li felt a bit confused, yet with such a pale explanation, she clearly wouldn’t believe it.

("Then why, did you expel me from the Ruan Family?")

Ruan Ying smiled and said, "I have a story, would you like to listen?"

She narrated smoothly.

A common female discovered she was interested in mech related courses and knowledge from a young age, she was talented, simultaneously diligent in her studies, soon accomplished, and achieved significant results in this field. She shone like a star, radiating her light across the interstellar.

Later, she was matched by the Smart Brain with a Beast Husband, unsurprisingly the pure girl fell in love, her life was joyful, and her career was successful.

Everything was smooth until she was pregnant with her first child.