“Meow…Mommy, Daddy…Ketchup is awake now. Good morning…oh, it’s already past noon. Good afternoon, Mommy and Daddy. Meow….” The sound of a cute, little yawn followed the sleepy child’s voice.
Jin Liwei released a big sigh of relief upon finally hearing his AI daughter’s voice after almost three days of silence from her. “How are you feeling, Ketchup?”
“Amazing!” Ketchup giggled. “The cute and mighty me feels cuter and mightier! Ketchup missed Mommy and Daddy sooooooo very much! Love ya lots forever and ever! Meow~”
Iris smiled, brightening up her gloomy but still beautiful expression in an instant. “The power flood had been intense on both of you siblings but it should have helped your systems evolve. Let me check your systems to see—”
“Evelina.” Jin Liwei’s tone and look were full of warning.
She stopped and pouted before sighing in resignation. “I’ll check your system after my bed rest.”
“Okie dokie, Mommy! Don’t worry, macaroni! The cuter and mightier Ketchup will conduct my own internal systems check instead and then report the results to Mommy. This way, Mommy won’t accidentally hurt yourself and Ketchup’s twin human baby siblings by overexertion! Daddy won’t have to worry himself either! Meow~”
Jin Liwei nodded, pleased at his AI daughter’s suggestion and thoughtfulness. She was so smart just like them, her parents, he thought with great pride. Then he saw his wife looking a little unsatisfied that she couldn’t do the systems check herself. Fortunately, she didn’t force the issue and just accepted their AI daughter’s offer.
“What about your younger brother?” he asked. “How’s Bacon? Not awake yet?”
“Not yet, Daddy. The cuter and mightier Ketchup can’t wait for my little kitty brother to wake up, too! Ketchup misses Bacon sooooo much! Meow~”
“I see,” Jin Liwei murmured.
He had been worrying about his AI children ever since they went silent and became unresponsive to calls. It was only when his wife told him that both Ketchup and Bacon went to sleep mode to recover from the so-called power flood that his worries for the kids eased.
“Ketchup, monitor your little brother’s system and make sure that nothing’s going haywire while he’s sleeping,” Iris instructed the white cat AI.
“Roger, Mommy! Ketchup is now cuter and mightier so doing that is easy peasy! Meow~”
“Haywire?” Jin Liwei asked, frowning.
“As you know, Bacon’s original nature is quite hostile and destructive.”
“En, I know.” That was why he was stricter on their AI son than on their AI daughter and would disciple Bacon on a regular basis. He needed to do it in order for them to raise Bacon properly and curb the kid’s villainous natural instincts.
“The nature of the power flood is also extremely hostile and destructive. It should have affected Bacon more than Ketchup. According to my theory, the power flood should be the most beneficial to upgrading Bacon’s system in terms of his offensive abilities. Of course, Ketchup benefited as well but the effects should be more pronounced on Bacon. Perhaps we can also use this power flood-induced system upgrade to improve his multitasking skills which he lacks. But….”
“But?”
“I’m just not sure what impact the power flood will have on Bacon’s personality.” She pursed her lips and looked a little helpless. “I can tweak Ketchup and Bacon’s systems but their personalities are something that even I can’t control.”
“Ah.” Jin Liwei also began to feel a little helpless like his wife. Their AI son already had that kind of vicious personality. What if the power flood made it worse? Wouldn’t he go bald trying to discipline Bacon all the time at this rate?
“We’ll just have to wait until Bacon wakes up and see for ourselves whether his personality has any notable changes or not. If only I could check right now—”
His expression became stern in an instant. “Don’t even think about it, love. Remember the doctor’s order. Complete bed rest for at least half a month. It’s complete, not partial bed rest.”
“I know,” she whispered, looking sullen but also guilty at the same time.
“Excuse me, Mommy and Daddy but the cuter and mightier Ketchup has something to report! Meow~”
“Go ahead,” Jin Liwei said.
“ShaWn is asking what should be done about the computers and other items retrieved from the location where those Eagle poopoo-heads stayed while battling against Mommy, Ketchup and Bacon. They say that the computers are all dead. Meow~”
“Hm?” Jin Liwei gave his wife a questioning look. This was the first time that he heard about this.
“Tell them to send everything here. I’ll take a look at the computers myself—after my bed rest.” Iris added the last part after seeing her husband’s warning look again.
“Aye aye, Mommy! Meow~”
Jin Liwei tucked his wife under the duvet and kissed her forehead to comfort her. Then he gave her stomach a gentle pat, silently trying to communicate to their twins to stay put inside their mother’s womb and not dare come out before they were big and healthy enough to be safely born.
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“René! Oh, René!” The woman screamed as she climaxed under the handsome, fit, and very virile Spaniard.
The man didn’t let up and continued pumping his hips until he too orgasmed. He growled low in his throat while his body twitched a few times. When he was done, he pulled out of the woman and discarded the used condom. The exhausted woman whom he plowed relentlessly for almost three hours straight passed out on the bed for the sixth time.
René Alejandro smirked. She was quite a good fuck. He met the woman at the hotel bar downstairs earlier this evening and she ended up in his bed after some flirting. She was an American-born Chinese who was vacationing in the country for an early holiday break. Unlike the native women he fucked so far, this one was more open and liked to take the initiative.
He took a shower to wash away the scent of sex on his body. Not that he disliked the smell. Actually, he liked it very much. He just preferred to be clean. Always.
After showering, he didn’t bother putting on any clothes and walked in his suite bare naked. There was a small rectangular package on his office desk. There were no labels, just a simple cardboard box.
He opened it and saw a new phone. His fingers barely touched it when it turned on by itself.
