Sick Love

Born's eyes narrowed as he leaned forward and stared at Aileen. "God Virus?"

Aileen smiled but didn't continue.

After a moment of staring at Aileen, Born lost interest and sat back in his chair.

"It's not that I can't tell you. If you join Star Labs, I'll tell you what the God Virus is," Aileen suddenly said.

Born spread his hands helplessly. "Joining Star Labs isn't out of the question. What's in it for me?"

"What do you want in return?" Aileen licked her lips, looking intrigued.

"Women?" Aileen glanced at Mia and Teri behind Born.

Born nodded indifferently.

"Actually, if it's you, I might consider joining Star Labs."

"Deal."

Aileen said this and surprisingly pulled up a contract on her tablet, handing it to Born.

It detailed all the conditions for becoming Aileen's boyfriend—over a hundred requirements, including cohabitation details.

Born looked at the tablet, his face darkening.

"Are you serious?"

Aileen looked at Born with a puzzled expression. 

"Of course I'm serious. To me, feelings are the result of hormonal secretion, and marriage is the outcome of forming a mutually beneficial partnership."

"Based on my analysis, your appearance, physique, and abilities are all excellent. From a genetic standpoint, our union would benefit the next generation."

"When you mentioned needing me, I already listed a series of experiments to conduct on our future offspring."

Hearing this, Born stood up slowly.

He looked at Aileen as if she were an idiot.

Indeed, Aileen had said one thing correctly: they viewed the world from different perspectives.

He didn't say a word, just turned around and started to leave.

Aileen watched Born's back, her eyes flickering with uncertainty.

She didn't understand. The offspring from her and Born would definitely be an excellent experimental subject.

"Born, Edwin and Stanley can leave, but for you, I offer only one choice: join Star Labs, in any way possible."

Aileen suddenly stood up and waved her hand.

The next moment!

Star Labs' people sprang into action without hesitation.

Born's maid squad resisted, and the banquet hall turned into chaos.

Fern was the most direct, transforming into a figure of fire and charging towards Born.

But midway, a white blade of energy flashed by—Teri had made her move.

Fern abruptly stopped, bending backward at an impossible angle to avoid the blade, then accelerated forward again.

Sizzle!

Electric currents rapidly struck Fern's chest.

Born withdrew his hand and said calmly, "Don't get entangled. Let's go."

The banquet hall doors suddenly opened, and a horde of zombies flooded in.

The combat vehicle appeared at the entrance of the Red Sea Tavern.

Pearl, who had been stationed outside, saw Edwin and Stanley leave but noticed Born hadn't come out for a long time, so she immediately brought reinforcements.

Born and his team quickly broke through, and with the zombies obstructing, Star Labs' people were hampered.

Before long, Born stood on the combat vehicle.

He blew a kiss towards Aileen, then the combat vehicle roared to life, crashing through the zombies and speeding away.

Big Cat, having appeared from the side, rammed through a large number of zombies, clearing a path.

Aileen watched this scene, her eyes gradually darkening.

"Charge, catch up with them!" Fern roared, leading his men in pursuit.

"Stop."

Aileen halted Fern, standing still and watching Born leave.

Her gaze returned to its icy coldness, her face expressionless and eerie.

"Let's go!"

She led the way in the opposite direction.

The same blood-red smoke grenades were thrown out again, attracting hordes of zombies.

Star Labs' people left the Red Sea Tavern safely, albeit with some danger.

The banquet ended in discord.

...

That night, at Star Labs.

Aileen sat in front of a wall of screens, surrounded by sleek, sci-fi silver-white metal walls.

Among the dozens of screens, one was focused on the exhibition hall.

This was the Sky Eye system, capable of observing everything happening on Earth from space.

The combat vehicle had already stopped at the entrance of the exhibition hall.

Perhaps due to the noise of the vehicle, a large number of zombies still surrounded the exhibition hall at this hour.

Many people stood on the city walls, using automatic crossbows to kill the zombies.

Aileen watched silently, her gaze fixed on the exhibition hall, as if she could see through the walls to where Born was inside.

"Born, I didn't want to make a fuss. If I could research the ability that allows you to revive female zombies, I could create an army of suicide soldiers and purge Dover City of zombies."

"But why is my interest in you growing stronger?"

"Born, you are truly a man full of secrets. But it doesn't matter; no secret has ever eluded me, Aileen."

Aileen extended her hands and began typing rapidly on the keyboard.

Soon, all the information about Born appeared on the screen.

"Orphan? Happy Orphanage?"

"Trace back, genetic comparison!"

Aileen's fingers moved like dancing sprites, never pausing for a moment.

Star Labs is dedicated to genetic research. Without the knowledge of the higher-ups, they used their medical facilities to establish a vast genetic database.

Soon, the photos of a middle-aged man and woman appeared on the screen.

"Genes don't lie, Born. I've found your parents. As an orphan, you must be eager to see your parents, right?"

"Authorize, activate Sky Eye system, facial recognition program."

Aileen's lips curled slightly. In the dim light, her eyes seemed to gleam coldly.

The images on dozens of screens changed.

Not only Born, but also Lane, Pearl, Teri, Mia, and Emerson.

Anyone associated with Born had their information displayed on the screens.

"Interesting, interesting, interesting!"

Aileen, almost manic, leaned over the keyboard, licking her lips.

This was a stark contrast to her icy demeanor during the day. Perhaps this was her true self—a scientist with a yandere personality.

...

Exhibition Hall.

It was the third day since Born returned from the Red Sea Tavern, and the bags under his eyes were almost dragging on the ground.

Angelica's odd behavior, Aileen's video presentation, the God Virus...

All of it swirled in Born's mind like a curse, keeping him awake at night.

Just then, Emerson walked in.

He was holding a tablet, seemingly on a video call.

When the tablet was placed in front of Born, Aileen's image appeared on the screen.