On my first day as the AI stand-in for top tycoon Huo Xingyi, I was forced to play his deceased fiancée inside the “Sensory Corridor.”
A neural sensor system controlled me, making me imitate her smile, breathing rate, and even heartbeat.
Every day, Huo Xingyi told the story of their love from outside the corridor, using my body to rehearse over and over the moment he would welcome her back.
One night, during system maintenance, I accidentally entered a hidden area and found his true beloved asleep inside a massive life-support pod.
The medical logs showed that every piece of imitation data I generated was nurturing her consciousness back to life.
“Core clause of the stand-in agreement: When the original subject’s consciousness reboots, the AI vessel will be formatted immediately.”
I quietly deleted the emergency alarm program for the medical pod, wiped away my fingerprints, and left calmly.
When Huo Xingyi flew into a rage and locked down the entire city, the holographic surveillance caught my fingertip hovering over the cloud data hub holding his beloved’s consciousness.
A tear struck the screen at the moment I pressed delete. “Mr. Huo, can you see ‘me’ now?”
