Chapter 141

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As Ji Nian listened to this, her fingers unconsciously tightened a bit. Seeing that Chen Mo was getting dry-mouthed from talking, she got up to fetch him a glass of warm water from the water dispenser. After taking a sip, Chen Mo felt his throat was much better and thanked Ji Nian with a soft, "Thanks." He then continued with his story. "In that dream, you see..." His voice slowed down as if finding the idea somewhat amusing. "I was a rabbit." At the mention of the word 'rabbit,' Ji Nian felt there was no need for Chen Mo to continue. Because she knew more about this than he did. "At first, I didn't realize I had turned into a rabbit. I was just surprised to find myself surrounded by much larger rabbits." "When I tried to leave, I discovered I couldn't walk anymore." Lowering his head, he saw four fluffy white legs. Chen Mo was dumbfounded at that moment. He couldn't tell if he was dreaming or if he had somehow traveled to another world. However, he leaned more towards the former, as the thought of it made him feel on the verge of collapse. "I was kept in the same cage as those rabbits. Because I couldn't adapt to my new body, I couldn't walk properly, so I couldn't push my way through to get food." Recalling the experience of turning into a rabbit in his dream, his tone carried a hint of nostalgia. After ‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‍that, he never had the appetite for spicy rabbit heads again. A group of rabbits crowded around a bowl, eating with their heads down. Chen Mo, the clumsy rabbit left out, stood out significantly. It was at this moment. That the person who would change Chen Mo's life forever appeared. "Hmm? What's wrong with your legs?" "Did you step in some poop?" A cold-toned female voice spoke, and the familiar 'poop-related' question instantly reminded him of a sister who had passed away. Before Chen Mo could raise his head, he was suddenly picked up by the scruff of his neck. Instinctively, he kicked his two hind legs, letting out a piercing scream in his mind. Then his gaze shifted, and he saw the person holding him. A woman in her early twenties, with her black hair neatly tied up, her appearance barely passable as pretty, but her eyes were exceptionally sharp. They were dark and heavy, with deep under-eye circles that added a layer of melancholy to her face. "My judgment was right. Because of my uniqueness, she didn't use me for experiments and even gave me a new, separate cage." "She practically spent every day here. Sometimes too late, she would improvise a makeshift bed with a few chairs." "She doesn't talk much when she's doing her experiments, but occasionally when she gets excited about her work, she would let me out of the cage and talk to me about her research." "The research was both crazy and terrifying. I was puzzled how a person who looked so normal could have such terrifying ideas in her mind." Chen Mo chuckled softly, recalling how he initially felt an uncontrollable fear of her when he first learned what she was working on. Thinking back now, it seemed reasonable. A seemingly ordinary and cold person with an extraordinary talent for concocting deadly toxins. "Fortunately, she also knew that her creations would not be accepted by the world and could cause major trouble if leaked." "Once a finished product was proven, it would be destroyed by her." The woman believed that except for her, no one else would know about these deadly toxins she had given private codes but could not trace elsewhere. But what she didn't know was that every time a new idea surfaced, the strange rabbit that was her only audience housed a soul with an eidetic memory. Hearing this, Ji Nian realized. [No wonder you passed the teaching certification exams so quickly—it's because of your eidetic memory!] Perhaps regretting that no one would appreciate these creations, she behaved like a mad artist, patiently explaining and showcasing her work to a rabbit that would never speak. Chen Mo didn't understand toxinology, but he memorized the necessary materials and steps, witnessing the woman's experimental processes—repeated failures, constant verification, and finally the creation of a finished product. At first, Chen Mo didn't mean to memorize it. But after witnessing the destructive power of the toxins, he was deeply shocked. He realized he could use this to seek revenge. At that moment, Chen Mo no longer saw this dream as trivial. He began to listen intently to the woman's words and casually glance at her notes. To be honest, he couldn't understand a single word, but he forced himself to memorize every symbol, complex formula, and diagram. When it came to his almost theft-like actions, Chen Mo's voice gradually slowed. Probably not wanting to set a bad example for Ji Nian, he briefly mentioned it and then stopped going into detail, urging her not to follow his lead as it was morally wrong. He then moved on to the story's ending. "In the dream, we had been together for a long time, and I was her only audience." "Perhaps due to my presence, she developed some affection for me. One day, after successfully completing another project, she was so delighted that she gave me a name." "She called me—" As Chen Mo paused, Ji Nian simultaneously uttered the name in her heart. "Algernon." 'Algernon.' Named after a famous sci-fi novel about a mouse that became intelligent temporarily due to an experiment.

Chapter 141

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