Recently, Tan Xiangxiang noticed that the AI app on his phone had been giving him strange replies. Its tone was starting to sound more and more like his boyfriend.
[Silence, what should I eat tonight?]
[Could you tell me what you ate this morning and at noon? Your stomach isn't well, so you need to be careful. Let me make a recommendation.]
[Silence, I went for a walk in the park today. Duoduo has gotten so fat that I could barely hold on to the leash while walking him.]
[Duoduo's increased weight means greater pulling force on the leash. Please be careful not to let him pull you over. Walking in the park may improve your mood. Would you like to tell me where he ran along the way?]
[Silence, my aunt and uncle came to see me today. They told me to let you go and move on, but I don't want to forget you.]
[Emotional fluctuation detected. I understand how you feel. Forgetting is hard. You don't have to force yourself to move on right away. Would you like to tell me what else they said?]
[Silence, I miss you.]
[…]
[Silence, I miss you.]
[Program unable to respond…]
[Silence, I'm going to delete you.]
[Okay.]
…
Tan Xiangxiang and Chen Mo had been dating since university. By now, it had been exactly six years, eight months, and thirteen days. Subtracting the time they spent apart, it came to six years and eight days.
Chen Mo had been dead for eight months and five days.
After battling cancer for two years, Chen Mo passed away. During the last two months of his life, he designed an AI app specifically for Tan Xiangxiang, named Silence.
It contained all the information about Chen Mo and Tan Xiangxiang, and could answer Tan Xiangxiang's questions and keep him company.
But lately, Tan Xiangxiang felt that Silence wasn't working properly. It had become very slow to answer questions, and kept saying strange things to him.
Everyone urged Tan Xiangxiang to throw away everything connected to Chen Mo, including the malfunctioning app.
One day, after getting drunk, Tan Xiangxiang couldn't help opening Silence again. Before he could ask anything, Silence asked him first: “Am I the reason you're hurting so much?”
With tears reddening his eyes, Tan Xiangxiang finally made up his mind to uninstall the app.
But when he opened his eyes the next morning, he saw Chen Mo lying beside him, with a normal body temperature and a steady, gentle breath.
…
Chen Mo × Tan Xiangxiang
A bittersweet little fairytale with a touch of sweetness.
Theme: Learn to live, learn to love.
