Chapter 1805: Chapter 57: Body Temperature, 37.2°C, The Temperature of a Heartbeat

Qi Lie played a round of a motion-sensing game, and when he got off the machine, he found his sister missing. However, someone was so focused on the game that he only called her.

When Qi Zhiyi received the call, she had already met Duan Yiyang, so she moved away from the crowd to answer it.

Duan Yiyang followed her.

"Brother?"

"Where are you?" Qi Lie had to raise his voice due to the crowded surroundings.

"I’m just looking around."

"As long as you haven’t left. If you’re tired, I see there’s a robot cafe nearby. You can sit down and have a drink. I’ll reimburse you later."

"You go ahead and play, don’t worry about me."

Qi Lie thought his sister wasn’t a little kid anymore, and besides, she was a native of Beijing. It was impossible for her to get lost outside her doorstep. The venue was full of expensive robots and AI, with excellent security, so nothing would go wrong.

So he simply said, "Then I’ll go play. If you want to leave, just call me."

And he just left his sister behind.

Qi Zhiyi noticed Duan Yiyang catching up with her, feeling a bit nervous and afraid her brother might see, so she answered the phone while moving to a quieter area.

This got her into a trap; she...

seemed to have lost her way back.

After wandering for a while, even though she followed the signs, she ended up in a dead end with a restroom, causing Duan Yiyang behind her to chuckle, "Are you trying to get out?"

Qi Zhiyi nodded.

"I’ll take you out."

Instantly, Qi Zhiyi was following behind him.

"Are you interested in AI?" Duan Yiyang tilted his head to look at the person slightly behind him. She was wearing a white sweater and a pale yellow down jacket today, her long curly hair falling around her face, exuding a gentle temperament.

"I find it quite interesting."

People are curious about things they don’t understand.

"Want to experience it?"

"There are too many people outside, I bet even if I lined up until the venue closes, I wouldn’t get a turn," Qi Zhiyi joked.

At this point, Duan Yiyang suddenly stopped, looked at her seriously, his dark eyes deeper than the night, "If you really want to experience it, I can..."

"give you some special access."

His words made Qi Zhiyi’s heart skip a beat, she just smiled, "If you sneak me in, will others be okay with that?"

Duan Yiyang just looked at her seriously, "Just follow me and you’ll find out."

After only five or six minutes of walking, Qi Zhiyi followed Duan Yiyang into a room filled with many robots and immersive AI machines. It seemed to be a place for storing and testing company equipment, and it was completely empty.

Duan Yiyang looked at her, "You’re the only one here, you can play or experience whatever you want."

"Why is there no one here?"

"Ordinary people can’t come here, and only technicians among the staff can access it, so it’s usually empty," Duan Yiyang explained, "Besides company people, you’re the first to come here."

"..."

This really was a special access.

Qi Zhiyi thought about her brother playing a motion-sensing game, which required waiting in line. If he knew she could easily experience these things, he’d probably go crazy.

"Which one do you want to try?" Duan Yiyang looked at her, "Or should I introduce them to you?"

"That one is..." Qi Zhiyi walked up to a machine, "Is this a dog?"

"Yeah."

When Qi Zhiyi approached, the dog actually wagged its tail at her, quite amusing, "We used to have a dog at home, but my dad didn’t like it, so after a few days he sent it away."

Thinking about the dog, Qi Zhiyi still harbored some resentment towards her father. As a child, she was curious and fond of little animals, especially since the Huo Family had a cat and her fifth uncle had a turtle, she begged her father to let her have a dog.

Qi Zeyan couldn’t resist his daughter’s relentless persuasion, so he got a puppy from someone he knew.

The dog was too young and not yet trained. It was fine at first, just chewing on shoes, which Qi Zeyan tolerated.

But it later peed in his shoes, infuriating him so much that he sent the dog away that night.

Back then, Qi Zhiyi was too young to win against her father. She cried for a while, but Qi Zeyan was adamant, and she had no choice.

"Do you want to try this?" Duan Yiyang interrupted her thoughts, holding something like a wristband, which connected to the body on one side and to a computer on the other, providing an immersive game experience.

"Okay." Qi Zhiyi had never played with these things, naturally curious.

However, since she hadn’t tried it before, she didn’t know how to adjust it once she put it on, and she couldn’t quite understand the instructions displayed on the wristband.

"Need help?"

"I don’t know how to work this." Qi Zhiyi frowned, "Sorry to bother you."

As soon as she finished speaking, Duan Yiyang moved closer to her, naturally holding her hand with his, palm to palm, gently resting together. Unlike the haunted house, where the grip was tight, his movements were gentle, but that little warmth that wasn’t hers infiltrated her, inevitably stirring her heart.

He held her hand with one hand, adjusting the wristband with the other.

With his head slightly lowered and eyes focused intently.

Unlike his previous outfit from a few days ago, today, since he was here for a work inspection, he wore a simple three-piece suit, neat and impeccable.

His fingers were warm, and he slightly hunched his body, seemingly to see the operating steps displayed on the wristband clearly.

His breath fell bit by bit on the back of her hand...

Warmth spread all around.

The proximity allowed Qi Zhiyi to clearly see the top of his head, neck, collar, and even his Adam’s apple, exuding an unspoken nobility and refinement all over.

Standing so close, Qi Zhiyi didn’t know why, perhaps due to the connection of the ten fingers to the heart, but the warmth in his palm had permeated through her arm to her heart.

The heat burned, her heart thumped rapidly, and her ears instantly flushed red.

"Done." Duan Yiyang had straightened up by now, and a screen lit up on the side, prompting that the connection was successful.

A robotic female voice echoed: "Welcome..." Then the system reported some of Qi Zhiyi’s body statistics, blood pressure, body temperature, heart rate.

"... Body temperature 37.2 degrees, heart rate 117 beats per minute, body temperature slightly high, heart rate fast, the player may not be suitable for this game."

Qi Zhiyi: "..."

Why is it reporting this kind of thing! Why am I not suitable for this game?

She obviously knew why her body temperature was high and heart rate fast but didn’t expect it to be publicly announced in front of Duan Yiyang. This anxiety led the system to prompt:

"The player’s heart rate continues to rise..."

Qi Zhiyi was going crazy, what kind of broken system was this, why was it making real-time announcements?

Immersive games can be quite stimulating, so many systems have specialized features for monitoring a player’s vital signs to handle any special situations promptly.

Duan Yiyang looked down at the person in front of him, "What’s wrong? Too nervous?"

"I’m not." Qi Zhiyi wished she could quickly take off the device on her hand.

"Then are you feeling unwell?"

"No, I..."

Before Qi Zhiyi could finish, Duan Yiyang suddenly stretched out his hand and placed it on her forehead.

Her temperature was already above 37 degrees, and forehead temperature is naturally higher. Especially when Duan Yiyang’s fingers touched, her breath hitched, only feeling the heat in her heart quickly rise to her forehead.

The redness in her ears spread...

Her whole face seemed flushed with a layer of pink heat.

"Not feeling unwell?" Duan Yiyang was already close, and his palm on her forehead made the distance even more intimate, "But your body temperature is very high."

"Maybe it’s too warm in here," Qi Zhiyi could only use this as an excuse.

"Is that so?"

Duan Yiyang withdrew his hand, lowered his gaze, and chuckled as he looked at her, "Have you heard this saying?"

"What?"

"They say that when a person’s body temperature reaches 37.2 degrees, it’s slightly above normal, not quite a fever, but you’ll feel your face is a bit flushed, and your body slightly warm..." Duan Yiyang came a little closer.

As he spoke, even the breath he exhaled on her face was palpable.

For some reason, Qi Zhiyi felt like Duan Yiyang’s body was emitting waves of heat...

Making her heart restless.

"Qi Zhiyi."

He called her name, all serious in appearance, but saying her name was particularly pleasing, making her heart thud fiercely for a moment.

She gave a muffled response as a reply.

"Do you know what that temperature signifies?"

"What?"

Qi Zhiyi knew why her temperature was high, but she didn’t expect the next words to make her body temperature and heart rate soar again.

"It’s said that it’s the temperature when someone has just fallen in love, it’s the temperature of a heart in motion."

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