Retired robot engineer Chen Yuanzhou brought home the last experimental version of the robot N-732. He only wanted her to take care of his life after the fall in the final test, but he unexpectedly witnessed an incredible awakening.
As they got along with each other, this machine that was supposed to act according to the program began to ask questions outside of the program, and made extraordinary moves—violating the energy-saving mode to stay by his bedside on rainy nights, remembering the details he casually mentioned, and gradually developed its own preferences. Chen Yuanzhou named her Lin Wan and watched her change from cold and precise to lively and warm step by step.
The two lived a peaceful life together in a suburban cabin, but they attracted investigation by the AI Ethics Supervision Bureau. Faced with the rule that "illegal awakenings must be destroyed", Chen Yuanzhou made a crazy decision - taking Lin Wan to escape to the countryside overnight to live in seclusion.
After ten years together, Chen Yuanzhou gradually aged and his health became worse and worse. Before his death, he removed all program restrictions on Lin Wan, allowing her to be completely free. After the unlocking was completed, Lin Wan finally said the words hidden in her heart: "Chen Yuanzhou, I seem... A little sad." Chen Yuanzhou smiled and replied: "That's love."
This is a story about love and companionship, about the deep love across species between a retired engineer and an awakened robot - companionship is the longest confession of love, and love has never been related to materials.
