Seeing that Xu Chi did not react, he lowered his voice and said even more pitifully,
“It hurts, brother.”
Xu Chi: “…”
He had not seen him hurt when he was wiping the floor just now. But the moment he asked, it hurt.
“Got it.” Xu Chi replied.
Xu Chi pulled him to the sofa, bent down, and took a first-aid kit from under the table. In the world he used to live in, who would get injured like this and not go to the hospital? And still handle it at home?
But You Chumu’s physique was different. In the original novel, You Chumu had an extremely strong self-healing ability. If he applied some medicine, the wound should be fully healed by tomorrow morning.
The wound covered the entire back of his hand and stretched to his forearm. Large patches of charred flesh were exposed, with blood sticking to the skin. It looked terrifying and disturbing.
Xu Chi could only suppress his unease and discomfort and carefully apply the medicine.
You Chumu’s gray-blue eyes were so clear. He kept staring at Xu Chi for a while, then at the way Xu Chi was applying the medicine, as if he understood nothing, yet also as if he were secretly excited.
He did not even frown, as if the injury were not his at all.
Only when Xu Chi looked up at him did he immediately change his expression and say pitifully, “It hurts.”
So Xu Chi’s movements could only become gentler and gentler.
You Chumu was naturally very fair, and his arms and hands were not as thick as Xu Chi’s, which made him look even more pitiable.
Of course, that was all just an illusion. In the original novel, You Chumu’s strength was terrifying. He could destroy a research institute with one hand.
But even knowing that, Xu Chi still could not tell whether You Chumu was really in pain or just pretending. After all, in the original novel, You Chumu’s pain perception came and went, and a wound this big looked painful just to see.
After applying the medicine and wrapping it with gauze, Xu Chi let You Chumu sit there while he went to check the kitchen.
When he first came in, he had already taken a quick look. It was a small explosion, and after confirming there would not be any further trouble, he had first pulled You Chumu over to bandage him.
He rolled up his sleeves, put on an apron, picked up a wire brush, and started cleaning.
Half an hour later, the blackness in the kitchen was gone, and it looked neat and clean again.
Only the stove and pot could no longer be used. The iron underneath had also been blasted open, and the wooden door had broken apart.
You Chumu followed behind him, then crouched down with him and watched him clean. After rolling his eyes around, he said very sincerely,
“Brother, I am sorry. I did not mean to.”
“…”
The big villain from the original novel was apologizing to him. Xu Chi felt as if he were dreaming.
“It is fine.” Xu Chi replied.
He reached out and tugged at the sheet metal. The sheet metal had softened halfway; it would need to be replaced.
But it turned out to be extremely hard and sturdy. He tugged for a long time and still could not pull off the lower part.
Seeing this, You Chumu beside him simply reached out and pulled. A large piece came off with ease.
Ba-la-ba-la-sla-la… even the parts that should not have come off came off too.
“…”
The smell of blood suddenly grew stronger. Xu Chi turned his head and saw that the blood on the gauze of You Chumu’s left hand had soaked through again.
“…”
The two looked at each other and suddenly fell silent…
After a moment, You Chumu reacted. “Brother, I forgot.”
Xu Chi was silent for a moment too. “Does it not hurt?”
You Chumu: “It hurts.”
His gray-blue eyes even seemed as if they were about to squeeze out tears.
Xu Chi: “…”
Xu Chi: “I will help you wrap it again. Be careful.”
So the two went back to the sofa, removed the gauze, and wrapped it again.
After that, Xu Chi went back to dealing with the kitchen. Even the sheet metal that should not have been torn was ripped off, so the whole thing had to be replaced.
…You Chumu… IQ 220?
Well, that was later on.
“I am going downstairs for a bit.”
You Chumu was only about a meter behind him. As soon as he heard that, he immediately looked up and asked, “Where are you going, brother?”
Xu Chi: “To buy a sheet metal panel. Also, the pot and stove need to be replaced.”
“I will go with you, brother.”
You Chumu was beautiful, injured, and very pale. He looked like a well-behaved little brother who badly needed comfort, extremely harmless.
Of course, that ignored his striking height, the muscles bulging through the gauze when he had just reached out to tear the sheet metal, and his long, lean, powerful fingers.
Xu Chi thought for a moment and nodded. “Okay.”
Xu Chi got You Chumu a new set of clothes. He was wearing black, which did not show stains easily, but if you looked closely, you could still see scattered bloodstains on the left side. It was not very clean overall.
By now, the sky had completely darkened, and the streetlights had turned on one by one.
The hardware store was right outside the alley, just turn right, and they quickly bought what they needed.
After that, they went to the phone store next door and picked out a phone for You Chumu.
He inserted a SIM card, entered both of their numbers, and handed the phone to You Chumu.
“Take it. If anything happens in the future, call me on this. My number is inside.”
You Chumu took the phone with both hands, looked at it very seriously, then looked at Xu Chi very seriously, and asked with wide eyes, “This is for me, brother?”
Xu Chi nodded.
You Chumu asked again, “For me?”
“…Yes.”
You Chumu stared at the phone, as if thinking for a moment before suddenly understanding.
“I get it, brother. Your boss made you uncomfortable. I will kill him for you.”
“…” What had You Chumu been thinking about all day?
No, You Chumu had not been thinking about anything. This was what other people at the research institute had taught him.
Xu Chi sighed silently and explained, “I said you do not need to. Do not casually talk about killing people… I gave you this phone so it would be convenient for you to contact me. There are no other conditions. Do not overthink it…”
When he said the last sentence, he habitually raised his hand and flicked his forehead, just like he used to do with other kids in his previous life.
“…”
After flicking him, he froze.
You Chumu also froze.
You Chumu raised a hand to cover his forehead and lifted his eyes to look at Xu Chi.
“Brother, you hit me?”
“…”
Xu Chi stiffly withdrew his hand, speechless.
One second, two seconds later, a conversation suddenly came from nearby. It was a boy and a young woman who had passed by at some point…
The boy covered his forehead. “You hit me again?! That hurts so much!”
The young woman said, “Are you sick? Does that count as hitting? I am showing concern for you. I care about you.”
The boy said, “You just do not want me to eat candy! I am going to tell Mom when I get back!”
After saying that, he ran off quickly. The young woman pointed after him angrily, then ran after him.
Xu Chi, who had watched the whole thing in silence: “…”
You Chumu withdrew his gaze and got excited. “Brother, you are showing concern for me. You care about me.”
Xu Chi: “…”
Xu Chi nodded perfunctorily. “Mm, let’s go.”
You Chumu carefully held the phone and followed Xu Chi. Recalling what he had just seen, he said to Xu Chi,
“Brother, she was lying. She hit that kid and made him hurt. She was definitely lying. But brother is not like that. Brother did not hurt me. Brother was very light. Brother is the one who truly cares about me.”
Xu Chi: “…”
Xu Chi silently thought that the young woman could not have had much strength. In the end, it was because You Chumu was different from other kids. Even if they felt the same amount of pain, other kids might think it hurt, while You Chumu might remain completely indifferent. After all, he was someone who had survived coming out of the laboratory.
This little bit of pain was nothing to him.