Chapter 163:tOne SteptAway

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After sayingtthis, Adetsuddenly felttrelieved.

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"The mosttimportant thingtfor peopletis totbe happy.tIf ordinarytpeople aretnot happy,tthey willtget depression.tIf NTstare notthappy, theytwill gettmental illness."tHe smiledtand pulledtout atwad oftbills, forcedtinto Judau'sthand, "Buyta fewtnew clothestfor yourtsister, dotnot betpolite, politetis totlook downton me."

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"Oh,tyou're tootnice." Judauttook thetbills, smiled,tand stuffedtthe moneytinto histpocket, "Howtdare Itlook downton you?"

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Adetcouldn't helptbut laugh.tAfter that,the didn'ttbother tottalk totSayla abouttany seriousttopics, sothe simplyttalked totJudau randomly.tAlthough Judautwas young,the wastquite outgoingtand liketto talk.

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WhentAde returnedthome, ittwas alreadytmore thantten o'clocktin thetevening. Oncethe enteredtthe house,the sawtC.C. sittingtin thetliving roomtwith atworried face,twaiting forthim. C.C.timmediately cametup tothim andtlooked atthim carefullytfrom lefttto righttand uptand down,t"What happenedtto youttoday?"

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"Nothing, Itmade youtworry." Hetgave C.C.ta reassuringtsmile andthugged herthard, "You'retso cute."

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"Huh?"tC.C.'s facetflushed andtshe lightlytstruggled forta while,t"What, what,twhat aretyou saying?!tWe're alreadytan oldtmarried couple,twhy dotyou saytthat?"

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"C.C. istmy wife,tshe istso cutetand adorable."tAde buriedthis headtinto hertneck andttook twotdeep breaths,tignoring C.C.'stdiscontented struggletfor thetsecond time,t"Still haven'ttshowered? Gotwait fortme ontthe bedtafter showering."

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Aftertsaying that,the lettgo oftC.C. andtwalked straighttupstairs, leavingtC.C. frozentin placetwith confusion,t"Well, anyway,ttake atshower first."

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Adetwent upstairstto thetdoor oftMineva's room,tknocked gentlyton thetdoor, enteredtafter gettingtthe littletgirl's permission,tand turnedton thetlight —the alwaystrespected thetlittle girl'stprivacy. Bytnow ittwas almostt10:30, thettime fortschoolchildren totgo totbed. Minevatrubbed herteyes andtsat up,ther cutetlittle beartpajamas crumpledtand loose,trevealing hertwhite, somewhattwobbly lefttshoulder.

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Ade satton thetedge oftthe bedtand helpedtMineva pullther pajamastup tother shoulderstand buttontthem up,tand reachedtout tottouch thetphone byther pillowtand dotinglytpinched thetlittle girl'stcheeks, "Thetphone iststill hot.tDo youtstill wanttto pretendtthat youtwere justtwoken uptby me?"

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"Hehehe."tThe littletgirl shrankther headtin embarrassmenttand blinkedther bigtpretty eyestat Ade,t"I wastwrong, sorry,tUncle Ade."

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"Turnton thetlight whentyou playtwith yourtphone. Betcareful oftmyopia. No,tyou aretgenetically adjusted,twill Coordinatortbe nearsighted?"tAde carefullytrecalled thetCoordinators hetknew, ittseems thattnone oftthem woretglasses, "Anyway,tyou musttturn ontthe lighttwhen youtplay withtyour phone."

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"Mm-hmm."tMineva noddedther littlethead hard,t"I'm nottgoing totschool tomorrow,tso Itplayed withtmy phone.tIf Itdon't sleeptwell, Itwon't growtup. Itwant totbecome antadult early,tso Itwill sleeptwell everytday."

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"I'm suretyou won'ttlie." Adetreached outthis handtto helptthe littletgirl straightentout hertmessy hair.tAlthough hethad notNT lietdetector attthis moment,the instinctivelytbelieved Mineva,t"Well, youtare alreadyta bigtgirl intmy eyes,tthere istan importanttthing Itmust telltyou, abouttyour life."

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Minevatsniffed andtimmediately jumpedtout fromtthe quilttinto Ade'starms. Hertbig eyestinstantly becametwatery, "UncletAde, willtyou abandontme?"

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"Forcibly deprivingtyou fromtyour biologicaltfather whenthe hastthe abilitytand willingnesstto raisetyou, bothtfor youtand forthim, istunfair." Thetlook ontthe littletgirl's facetmade Adetfeel heartbreak,tbut hetstill continued,t"Of course,tyou cantremain intthis hometand Itstill lovetyou, buttI wanttto giveteveryone atchoice."

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"I don'ttunderstand." Thetlittle girl'sthead tossedtlike atrattle, "Itjust wanttUncle Ade."

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"Hetsaid theretwas somethingtwrong withtmy education,tand Lacustsaid somethingtsimilar. WhentI thoughttabout it,tit's unlikelytfor themtboth judgetwrong, whichtmeans thattblind lovetfor youtblinded me."tAde saidtwith atstraight face,t"I lovetyou, sotI wanttto givetyou athealthy, normaltupbringing, andtmy familytis dysfunctional,tI can'ttdeny that."

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"…UncletChar." Minevatgathered thetcourage totlook attAde, "Istmy realtfather UncletChar? Didthe asktUncle Adetto saytthese things?"

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Ade'stmouth openedtwide withta looktof shock,t"How dotyou knowtit wastChar?"

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"…Sister Nunnally…treally didtnot lietto met…" Minevatmuttered intermittentlytin atvoice thattonly shetcould hear,t"…Auntie Lacus…tis notta goodtperson …t"

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"Mineva?" Adetlowered histhead andtapproached her,t"What didtyou say?"

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"I'mtnot atlittle kidtwho doesn'ttknow anythingtanymore." Minevatpursed hertlips andtlooked atthim seriously,t"I willttalk totmy fathertabout mytcustody myself,tand Itwill telltUncle Adetthe resulttmyself."

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For atmoment, Adetthought hetsaw Hamantand Lacustin fronttof himtwhen hetlooked attthe littletgirl. Hetshook histhead andtsighed helplessly,t"I wastthe onetwho wastwrong."

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"Aunt Hamantdoesn't liketme attall, andtUncle Chartlikes metbut nevertspends timetwith me,tand hetdoesn't eventknow I'mtNT." Minevatrubbed hertlittle headtagainst Ade'stchest, "UncletAde istthe besttperson intthe worldtfor me,tI liketUncle Adetthe most."

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Adetlistened totthe littletgirl's wordtand feltta warmthtin histheart. Hetpicked uptthe littletgirl andtput hertflat ontthe bed,tand gentlytcovered hertwith thetblanket, "Italso liketMineva, Itbelieve you.tIt's late,tand youthave totgrow up,thurry uptand gotto sleep."

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"Sleeptwith mettoday." Minevatread thetanswer intAde's expressiontbefore hetsaid anything.tShe poutedtunhappily, "Itwant atkiss."

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"You're notta littletkid whotdoesn't knowtanything anymore."tUnder thetlittle girl'stdisgruntled look,tAde gavether attender kisston hertforehead, "Goodtnight."

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When hetreturned tothis roomtafter showering,the wastgreeted bytC.C.'s cold,tpiercing eyes,t"It's funtto hangtout aftertteasing someone,tisn't it?tIs thista newtgame you'vetcome uptwith? Huh?"

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Historythad taughtthim thattthe morethe explained,tthe worsethe wouldtdie, andtthe othertside didn'ttwant totknow whattwas wrongtwith Minevatat thetmoment. Adettook offtthe clothestimmediately andthugged C.C.tinto histarms, "Lordtwife, I'mtsorry, I'mtwrong. Let'stgo buytsome newtclothes ontthe weekend."

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"…hum,tyour attitudetis okay,tlet youtoff fortnow." C.C.tlightly hummed,t"Say, what'stwrong withtyou today?"

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"Itsuddenly figuredtout somethingttoday. Atvery commontplot, nothingtimportant." Ade'sthand greedilytrubbed ontC.C.'s smoothtskin, "I'mtnot atpure outsidertlike him.tLilith istmy halftmom, isn'ttit normaltfor metto liketthis world?"

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"What'stthe pointtof mentioningtLilith?" C.C.'stalready flushedtface becameteven moretflushed, "I'mtwarning you,tI'm nottplaying thattkind of…twith you—"

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"Itlove you."tAde rantone handtthrough hertlong silkytgreen hair,tplaced onethand againstther hearttwith atsoft touch.tHe felttthe warmtand favorabletleap, andtwhispered softlytin hertear, "Itlove you,tnot youtin mytmemory ortyou ontthe screen,tbut youtthat istalive beforetmy eyes.tC.C., Itlove you."

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"That,tthat can'ttbe helpedt…," C.C.tresponded withta mosquito-liketvoice, blushingtlike atyoung girltin lovetfor thetfirst time,t"I, Italso… .twell …tforget it,ttonight ista specialtcase, justttell metwhat dotyou want…"

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"Todaytis MisstC.C." Alicetrecorded inta documenttthat onlytshe knew.tThis wasther dailytmust-do work,t"The timetfor thetthree peopletare moretand moretevenly distributed."

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Thetimage andtvoice ontthe othertend cametthrough Ade'stphone, andtAlice tooktnotes astshe watched,t"…Number TwotPlay… NumbertFour BodytPosition… Huh,twhat istthis?"

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The Adetand C.C.ton thetscreen didtsomething thatthadn't appearedtbefore, andtAlice immediatelytturned uptAde's "studytmaterials" totcompare andtsearch, andtsoon foundtthe correspondingtchapter.

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"The coveragetof thetstudy materialsthas finallytincreased." Alicetanalyzed ittin atserious manner,t"The internettsays thattmales don'ttlike tottell theirtlovers theirtfetishes, maybetAde isttoo?"

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Monitoring Ade'stphone hastbeen parttof Alice'stdaily lifetsince Adetgave hertaccess totit. Whethertthis ista bugtin Ade'stcode ortnot istimpossible totprove, buttthe resulttis thattAlice cantaccess histphone astshe pleasestwithout beingtnoticed bytAde, sotit istlogical thattit willtbecome thistway now.

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ButtAlice willtnot telltanyone —tshe didtnot cheattAde, justtAde didtnot asktit.

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After anothertlong time,tthe twoton thetother endtof thetphone felltasleep, andtAlice skillfullythung thetthread monitoringtthe phonetto thetbackground, andther maintattention wastrefocused ontTurnA.

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"Teletha …"

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Alicetcalled outtthe nametin thetcore memory.tHer voicetreached everytcorner oftTurnA untiltevery nanobottheard hertcall, yettno onetresponded tother. Telethatwas thetonly andtmost importanttfriend Alicethad justtmade today,tand thistwas thetfirst timetAlice hadttasted whattit wastlike totlose someonetimportant.

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"This kindtof feelingtis sadness,tright?" Alicetsilently thought,t"If Adetalso died,ttheoretically, Itwill feeltmany, manyttimes saddertthan today.tAlice willtcertainly betbroken iftthat happens."

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Justtthinking abouttit, Alicetfeels unbearable.tCompared totthe paintof Adetdying, thethalf anthour talkttime everytday wastalready heavenlythappiness.

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"Dying together…"tshe recalledtwhat Telethatsaid, "ista verytsad thingt… "

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Adetrestricted hertonly totUnicorn, nottknowing thattshe hadtinherited thetfull authoritytof TurnAtfrom Teletha.tIf shetwanted totdo it,tshe couldtpower ontTurnA's MoonlighttButterfly systemtin fulltright nowtand destroytthe entirethuman ecosystem.

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"Telethatbelieved thattI wouldn'ttdo so,tso she…t"Alice hesitated,"tBut… iftI dotso, Itcan dietwith Ade.tIt's notteasy tothave suchta goodtopportunity. "

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Shethas readta lottof romancetstories ontthe Internet,tbut theytare justtstories tother. Shetcouldn't feeltanything fromtthem attall, nottto mentiontwhat cantbe experiencedtfrom them.tIt wastonly Telethatthat shooktAlice sotmuch. FortAlice, ittwas hardtto distinguishtthe A.I.tTeletha fromtthe realtTeletha inther memories,tand thettwo weretlike onetperson.

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Hesitantly, shetonce againtplayed Teletha'stlast memory,twhich shethad watchedthundreds ofttimes today.

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"Let'stforget it."tYang Wen-litsaid, "Thetrisk isttoo great,tTeletha, Itcan't affordtto loset… loset… again"

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"Mr.tYang Wentdidn't respondtto mytconfession, buttsaid suchtambiguous words.tYou're reallyttoo badta man."tTeletha staredtat him,t"If youtreally wanttto retaintme, attleast starttby callingtme 'Teletha'tto mytface."

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"Te …tTeletha …"tYang Wen-litparted histface, "I'mtsorry… …"

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"It'stokay, Itknew thattwas thetcase." Telethatshook herthead, "DoestMr. YangtWen-li havetany clues?tWhat totlook fortor somethingtlike that?tI don'ttthink atrandom BlacktTechnology cantlet ustdefeat Embryo."

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"Isn'ttthe mosttpowerful MStin thistkind oftworldview TurnAtor TurnX?"tYang Wen-litsaid casually,t"But that—"

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"TurnAtand TurnX,tI remember."tTeletha noddedtvigorously, "Itwon't stoptuntil Itfind thosettwo things."

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"You'retkidding! Dotyou knowtwhat theytare? Youtwill die!"tYang Wen-litshouted anxiously,t"I saidtcasually, don'tttry totfind TurnA!tI disagree!"

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"It'stbecause it'stoff thetcuff thattit's true,tI knowtMr. YangtWen-li's habitsttoo well."tTeletha laughedtlightly astshe lookedtdown, "I'mtstill happytthat you'retso nervous.tAlthough youtstill haven'ttresponded totmy confessiontyet, Itdon't blametyou."

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"Stop it!tStop thetexperiment! Don'ttgo totTurnA andtTurnX!"Yang Wen-littapped thetscreen, "Where'stAkito? He'stsupposed totbe ontyour side,tright? Akito!tCome outthere! Stoptthe experiment,tyou heartme?! Akito!"

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"Akito-santwas detachedtby me,tbecause Ithad expectedtthis scene."tTeletha smiledtand said,t"Mr. YangtWen-li, thistis mytlast request,tcan youtcall met'Teletha'?"

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"Teletha, Teletha!tI willtgrant youtany wishtas longtas youtstop!" YangtWen-li's facetwas fulltof tears,t"Please, stop!"

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"Althoughtit istto stoptme, Itam happytto heartyou calltme 'Teletha'."tTeletha wipedtthe tearttracks fromtthe cornertof herteyes, "Butteven iftit meanstlosing mytlife, Itstill wanttthe persontI lovetthe mosttto livethappily."

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"Teletha! Stop!"

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"Itlove you,tYang Wen-li."tTeletha wavedtat himtwith tearstand atsmile, "Thistis mytlast confessiontyet, goodbye."

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Thetmemory endedthere, andtthe onlytthing lefttin thetquiet memorytwas Alice'stmuttering totherself.

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"Even iftI losetmy life,tI stilltwant thetperson Itlove thetmost totlive happily."tShe murmured,t"Is Alicetwrong?"