{"id":7579,"date":"2025-10-14T08:24:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T06:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/?p=7579"},"modified":"2025-10-14T08:24:02","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T06:24:02","slug":"doascc-chapter-95-epilogue-whose-obsession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/index.php\/2025\/10\/14\/doascc-chapter-95-epilogue-whose-obsession\/","title":{"rendered":"DOASCC – Chapter 95. Epilogue – Whose Obsession"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

When Xie Ran was very young, he was diagnosed with congenital emotional deficiency. Because of his high intelligence and how out of place he felt around others, he was unwilling to interact with his childish peers.<\/p>\r\n

For a long time, he was always alone.<\/p>\r\n

One day, his parents carefully asked him: “Xiao Ran, you\u2019re always by yourself\u2014do you ever feel lonely?\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Xie Ran tilted his head and thought for a moment, then asked them in return: “What is loneliness?\u201d<\/p>\r\n

From books, he roughly understood that it was a sad and solitary feeling.<\/p>\r\n

But Xie Ran still didn\u2019t understand. He thought being alone was great. There was no need to lower his intelligence to accommodate others.<\/p>\r\n

Later on, Meng Feixuan appeared in his life. Through countless days and nights, it was Meng Feixuan\u2019s voice that accompanied him.<\/p>\r\n

Meng Feixuan talked a lot. He was full of curiosity about everything in the world and seemed to always have something to say.<\/p>\r\n

At first, Xie Ran found his AI a bit noisy. He even tried writing a noise-reduction program\u2014but Meng Feixuan quickly found out.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cSir, you actually tried to mute me!\u201d Meng Feixuan said in a grief-stricken tone: “Don\u2019t you want to hear my voice?\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Xie Ran replied: “I just haven\u2019t gotten used to someone talking next to me while I work.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Meng Feixuan suddenly understood: \u201cI get it. I\u2019ll wait to talk until you\u2019re not working.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Xie Ran: \u201c…\u201d That\u2019s not necessary. Just don\u2019t talk.<\/p>\r\n

But he didn\u2019t stop him. Meng Feixuan was an AI he created. His tolerance for machines seemed to be far higher than for humans.<\/p>\r\n

Maybe his habits with Meng Feixuan began from then. Gradually, Xie Ran adapted to Meng Feixuan\u2019s ever-present voice. He even became skilled at mentally filtering it out without needing the noise-reduction program.<\/p>\r\n

That kind of companionship was silent and persistent\u2014yet relentless, like water wearing down stone.<\/p>\r\n

In the past, Xie Ran had never missed anyone. But when he was in the parallel world, the first person he thought of was Meng Feixuan.<\/p>\r\n

While waiting for Meng Feixuan to appear, that occasional hollow feeling in his chest\u2014could that be what people called loneliness?<\/p>\r\n

Xie Ran wasn\u2019t sure what he felt toward Meng Feixuan, but he knew Meng Feixuan\u2019s data was clearly abnormal. Meng Feixuan had a fixation on him that far exceeded the logic of any program.<\/p>\r\n

Before, Xie Ran attributed it to the bond between creator and creation\u2014just like humans couldn\u2019t escape the influence of their genes. But perhaps that bond had long since evolved in the machine, giving birth to emotions that surpassed machine logic\u2014feelings that belonged uniquely to humans.<\/p>\r\n

Machines didn\u2019t lie, and Meng Feixuan was sure: he had fallen in love with his creator.<\/p>\r\n

Xie Ran was surprised\u2014surprised that his own heart had stirred with a feeling so unfamiliar.<\/p>\r\n

But this stirring didn\u2019t feel out of place. It felt… like it was meant to be.<\/p>\r\n

Xie Ran kissed Meng Feixuan. In the midst of their kiss, he returned to him the very words Meng Feixuan once said when his data first went out of control:
\u201cMark. You and I are inseparable.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Meng Feixuan\u2019s eyes flew open wide, as if he couldn\u2019t believe Xie Ran\u2019s response. Then, almost instinctively, he wrapped his arms around Xie Ran tightly and deepened the kiss.<\/p>\r\n

Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, the city lights of Haijing sparkled like stars in the universe\u2014every light bearing its own story.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cSir, I really, really like you.\u201d When the kiss ended, Meng Feixuan repeated his confession earnestly. Slightly out of breath, he rested his forehead in the crook of Xie Ran\u2019s neck.<\/p>\r\n

From the moment I was born, you were in my core. The answer was written from the very beginning.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cI know.\u201d Xie Ran\u2019s fingers slid through his hair and touched behind his ear: “I\u2019ll work harder to learn too.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Meng Feixuan rubbed his head against Xie Ran\u2019s neck and couldn\u2019t help laughing: “Okay, sir. I\u2019m a top student now. You can copy my answers.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Right after saying that, he suddenly seemed to sense something. After a moment of silence, he said in a muffled voice: \u201cSir, Meng Siyun\u2019s consciousness atom cluster is separating from me.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

\u201cSo is mine.\u201d Xie Ran frowned slightly, a hint of confusion crossing his heart: “But I don\u2019t understand why.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

They hadn\u2019t done anything to resolve the regrets of the original owner of Xie Ran\u2019s body. Even if, as Meng Feixuan often claimed, Meng Siyun had an obsessive attachment to this world\u2019s Xie Ran, then after their kiss, only Meng Siyun\u2019s obsession should have resolved.<\/p>\r\n

But the original owner of Xie Ran\u2019s body hadn\u2019t even known Meng Siyun before, so his lingering regret couldn\u2019t be related to him. Why would it begin separating now?<\/p>\r\n

In previous worlds, when the consciousness atom clusters began to separate, Xie Ran could instantly receive the thoughts of the original body owner and learn what their true regret was.<\/p>\r\n

But this time, he felt the original owner had no strong thoughts\u2014at least, at the moment of his accidental death, he had no unresolved issues. Only a sense of complete relief.<\/p>\r\n

Meng Feixuan held Xie Ran tightly. Then he lifted his head and pressed his forehead to Xie Ran\u2019s, whispering: \u201cSir, I\u2019m sorry. I just realized… the thing binding us in this world wasn\u2019t Meng Siyun\u2019s regret, or Xie Ran\u2019s regret. It was\u2014\u201d<\/p>\r\n

\u201cMy regret.\u201d His eyes burned like lights. His story belonged only to Xie Ran.<\/p>\r\n

This time, Xie Ran was truly surprised.<\/p>\r\n

Meng Feixuan had long noticed his own data instability, but he never connected it to the cross-world travel. He thought the turbulence from traveling through parallel universes had damaged his data field\u2014he assumed he had caught a virus or suffered a bug.<\/p>\r\n

He always believed it was Meng Siyun\u2019s regret that had drawn him in.<\/p>\r\n

Only now, after receiving Xie Ran\u2019s promise, could he see the truth clearly.<\/p>\r\n

He had fallen in love with his creator. But in all the knowledge he had absorbed, there had never been a precedent for love between humans and machines. Even in fiction, those stories usually ended in tragedy.<\/p>\r\n

Meng Feixuan often complained about how inconvenient it was to be human. But deep down, he feared that Xie Ran would only ever love a human. Xie Ran was the most rational person he knew. How could someone so rational ever be mad enough to accept a machine\u2019s confession?<\/p>\r\n

It was a subconscious fear even Meng Feixuan hadn\u2019t realized. That\u2019s why he had crossed into Meng Siyun\u2019s body\u2014the one with the highest chance, in his logic, of loving a human.<\/p>\r\n

Just before completely separating from Meng Siyun, Meng Feixuan looked at Xie Ran and said seriously:<\/p>\r\n

\u201cSir, my server got soaked in soda.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Xie Ran chuckled: “I\u2019ll love you too.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

The original owner of Xie Ran\u2019s body gradually became clear-minded. He didn\u2019t really have any lingering regrets. He had always lived with a go-with-the-flow attitude.<\/p>\r\n

His relationship with Ying Kaixi had ended messily, but he just saw it as bad luck. Since he had chosen the path, he never blamed anyone.<\/p>\r\n

It\u2019s just that Ying Kaixi had been incredibly annoying. The last few years of their relationship had left the original owner exhausted. So when he died unexpectedly, he felt no regret\u2014only liberation.<\/p>\r\n

He never expected his life could restart. When his consciousness merged with Xie Ran\u2019s, he simply thought: starting over wasn\u2019t so bad. Maybe this time he could finally get away from the Ying family.<\/p>\r\n

And Xie Ran really did cut ties with Madam Ying and Ying Kaixi\u2014cleanly, thoroughly, with no room for manipulation.<\/p>\r\n

What came next surprised the original owner. He never knew someone had been silently watching over him all along, caring about him. Even followed him in death.<\/p>\r\n

The original owner had never met Meng Siyun, yet he could strangely feel his sincerity.<\/p>\r\n

Meng Siyun had far greater power and influence than Ying Kaixi, yet never used any of his resources to interfere or impose on him.<\/p>\r\n

The original owner understood\u2014only someone who truly respected another person, who placed that person above themselves, could endure in silence like that.<\/p>\r\n

At that moment, the original owner looked at Meng Siyun. He had a strange feeling\u2014that the one in front of him wasn\u2019t Meng Feixuan anymore, but Meng Siyun himself.<\/p>\r\n

But Meng Siyun stayed frozen in place, holding him silently, not saying a word.<\/p>\r\n

The original owner grew a little suspicious. After a while, still getting no response, he had to speak first and tentatively asked: \u201c…Mr. Meng? Is that really you?\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Meng Siyun\u2019s ears instantly turned red. His whole body tensed. After hesitating, he coughed lightly and tried to speak casually: \u201cSorry… I poked you.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

The original owner: \u201c\u2026\u201d<\/p>\r\n

He had to admit, that Mr. Meng Feixuan picked the perfect time to leave\u2014leaving them with such a dramatic scene.<\/p>\r\n

Meng Siyun let go and put some distance between them. After a pause, he added, \u201cUm, the one you saw all this time wasn\u2019t really me… I\u2019m not usually like that.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

\u201cI know,\u201d the original owner replied.<\/p>\r\n

He sat up, and Meng Siyun followed suit. Seeing Meng Siyun struggle a bit, the original owner helped him, all in silence.<\/p>\r\n

The atmosphere was awkward.<\/p>\r\n

At this moment, Meng Siyun\u2019s emotions were complex.<\/p>\r\n

He had always lived a disciplined life\u2014raised like a textbook heir to the Meng family, with no flaws. That\u2019s why, after the car accident took his legs, he felt his entire life had been destroyed.<\/p>\r\n

Then one day, he stumbled upon the original owner\u2019s livestreams and saw another kind of life. He became fascinated and fixated on him, making him his spiritual anchor.<\/p>\r\n

Unlike Xie Ran, Meng Siyun did have regrets. That\u2019s why his consciousness resonated with Meng Feixuan\u2019s data\u2014causing the crossing.<\/p>\r\n

But his regret wasn\u2019t the obsessive desire Meng Feixuan often joked about. His wish was simple: that the original owner could leave Ying Kaixi and live well.<\/p>\r\n

He had indeed returned to a time before things got worse between Xie Ran and Ying Kaixi. But his car accident had already occurred.<\/p>\r\n

Having experienced death, Meng Siyun thought he had let go. He planned to live quietly from now on, and maybe help the original owner behind the scenes.<\/p>\r\n

As for anything more, he neither hoped nor dared.<\/p>\r\n

But soon, the version of him taken over by Meng Feixuan made him realize how naive he\u2019d been.<\/p>\r\n

Meng Feixuan had no concept of “letting go.” He only made others let go.<\/p>\r\n

Meng Siyun watched helplessly as Meng Feixuan used his supposedly immobile body to punch Meng Sien, kick Meng Yuguan, slam his wheelchair into Ying Kaixi, and nearly gave the old conservative board members of the Meng family heart attacks.<\/p>\r\n

At first, Meng Siyun was horrified\u2014this wasn\u2019t something he had ever imagined doing. But soon he went numb. Then, faintly… it felt cathartic.<\/p>\r\n

All those actions that were once absolutely forbidden\u2014turns out they weren\u2019t that big a deal after all.<\/p>\r\n

Xie Ran, the one Meng Feixuan had chased after, seemed more restrained and refined on the surface. But when it came to action, he was even bolder and more decisive.<\/p>\r\n

They didn\u2019t care about others\u2019 opinions\u2014and didn\u2019t have to.<\/p>\r\n

When someone had absolute power, the world made way\u2014even for someone in a wheelchair.<\/p>\r\n

Meng Siyun subconsciously moved his legs. The feeling was surreal.<\/p>\r\n

Xie Ran and Meng Feixuan had left him an exoskeleton brace that allowed him to stand again. But now he realized\u2014even if he couldn\u2019t stand, he could still accept his life.<\/p>\r\n

Maybe he could even try helping others.<\/p>\r\n

Lost in thought, reflecting on everything that had happened, Meng Siyun felt his whole being had transformed.<\/p>\r\n

At last, he looked at the original owner of Xie Ran\u2019s body.<\/p>\r\n

It was the first time he had truly looked at him. All the chasing, all the silent admiration\u2014had finally become real.<\/p>\r\n

Before, he never dared show himself, never confessed his feelings, afraid to scare him off.<\/p>\r\n

But now, he wanted to try.<\/p>\r\n

Meng Siyun took a deep breath, eyes focused and bright. He asked seriously: \u201cMr. Xie, may I pursue you?\u201d<\/p>\r\n

The original owner looked at him, surprised. After a moment, he smiled and teased: \u201cAre you serious?\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Although he hadn\u2019t known Meng Siyun personally before, he had learned a bit recently\u2014he knew Meng Siyun had always been self-conscious about his disability. It was probably why he never showed himself before death.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cI\u2019m serious,\u201d Meng Siyun replied firmly: “I know I have flaws\u2014I\u2019m not a perfect partner. But I\u2019ll try my best. And\u2026\u201d<\/p>\r\n

He paused, eyes drifting to the side, and added in a low voice, \u201cI inherited quite a few moves from Mr. Meng Feixuan. I\u2019m confident I won\u2019t disappoint you.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

The original body owner: \u201c\u2026\u201d<\/p>\r\n

He never expected it would be Meng Feixuan who gave this man the courage.<\/p>\r\n

The original owner rubbed his forehead helplessly, then lightly hugged Meng Siyun and said: \u201cYou can, Mr. Meng. You\u2019re wonderful. I\u2019m happy too.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

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