THE STANDARD CONDITION

'What's wrong?' Liu AnHe asked soon after she get into the hidden laboratory, her appearance is totally different from earlier. If she looks so childish in front of everyone, she looks elegantly mature in this place.

'Just take a look!' The hidden young man said, stepping aside from the one-way glass.

Liu AnHe steps to the glass, there she sees many scientists with a certain tool, trying to extract something from a weird stone in the same way YeZun extracted the power from Zhang JiKeng. However, artificial intelligence can't be compared to natural talent. Instead of extracting the energy, they break the stone. 'It's happened since earlier...' The young man said.

'Geez...' Liu AnHe sighed, 'Is this mean that we fail?'

'After every difficulty that we came through to force him to use his power, I really thought that we can copy his ability but turned out Shen YeZun is irreplaceable...' The hidden young man sounds upset.

'Is that mean we have to use him?' Liu AnHe asked. Takes a deep breath, the young man nods. 'But how?' Liu AnHe crosses her arm.

'I have some plans...' The hidden young man sits in his seat.

Liu AnHe sighs once more, 'I don't care what kind of plan you have for that YeZun. But we have a deal...' She looks at the young man sharply.

'Don't worry...That Shen Wei is all yours...' The hidden young man leans his head on his fist.

'Good...' Liu AnHe lifts her smile.

'But...' The young man interrupts Liu AnHe's relief, 'How about that man? Zhao YunLan...We still can't comprehend who he is...'

'I have some plans...' Liu AnHe returned the sentence. They look at each other and the next thing that is heard is their laughter.

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'What is it?' Shen Wei put down his book.

Zhao YunLan just takes a deep breath. Sitting together in Zhao YunLan's office, both of them immersed In their own world. 'I keep thinking since yesterday, about someone who breaks the constant wave of the time. Is it possible that the one who did it is the astronomer the Regent told us?' He looks at Shen Wei seriously.

Shen Wei lowered his gaze as he is thinking, 'The problem is I don't know what kind of past in your version...'

Zhao YunLan smiles. This man, just like their past, always blames himself for something that wasn't his fault just to make Zhao YunLan feels better. Approaching Shen Wei slowly then lay his head on the man's lap in the spoiled act, Zhao YunLan says, 'I told you that there was a huge meteor that hits our planet and cause the underworld resource depleted and force the DiXing people to move up, some of them used their power to attack HaiXing people and Yashou tribes until my ancestors create four hollows to control them...In my era, those hollows started to react somehow and attracted the greedy DiXing people to find them...'

'What happens?' Shen Wei asked when Zhao YunLan fell silent.

'Nothing...I just thinking about what Madame Gwang told us yesterday...'

'Which one?'

'That universe will find balance...'

'And...'

'In my time, the four hollows that created from the meteorite were the problem triggers. Is it possible that the present problems are also triggered by similar things? But what? Considering there was no natural disaster like what happened in the past and everyone lives in peace presently...' Zhao YunLan suddenly thinks. 'Why did Madame Gwang tell me particularly? Is it related to the reason why the time traveler broke the constant wave of time and change history? Is it related to my existence in this present time?'

Listen to the question, Shen Wei lowered his gaze once more. 'Zhao YunLan...We better focus on the present cases first. What going to happen in the future, we'll cross the bridge when we get there...' He patted Zhao YunLan's head tenderly.

'Mhm...' Zhao YunLan nodded, even though he can't really put the case down. Suddenly, the door is knocked. Zhao YunLan is startled and quickly gets away from Shen Wei's lap makes the man can't help but be stunned by the action for a moment. 'Come in!' Zhao YunLan said soon after he sits in his chair. Shen Wei leans back to the seat, takes his book, and reads.

'Chief, someone who wants to apply for the caretaker job is here...' Da Qing showed up from the door.

'Ah! That's great!' Zhao YunLan pointed his finger, 'I'll be right there...' He proceeds.

'You look for a caretaker?' Shen Wei frowned, 'Why don't you just tell me? I can find one for you...' He stands when Zhao YunLan is about to open the door.

'Tsk, this is just a little thing...I can't keep bothering you about every little thing...' Zhao YunLan smiles, 'Well then, let's see the person together...' He tried to mend the situation as he sees that Shen Wei is annoyed. Shen Wei sighs when he heard it, nod a little before he follows Zhao YunLan outside.

'Ah, Chief...This is uncle Li...' Guo ChangCheng happily introduced the applicant.

Sees who standing before him, Zhao YunLan halted. That's him, the old Li, the caretaker of SID headquarters who got killed without Zhao YunLan can do something to save the old man in the past. Zhao YunLan takes a deep breath, 'So, uncle Li...Do you like to join us?' Zhao YunLan asked to Shen Wei's surprise.

'Zhao YunLan!' Shen Wei grabbed the man's arm.

'It's alright...' Zhao YunLan calmed Shen Wei then turns to the old man, 'We can't pay you too much but the housing and meals are free...' He said to the old Li.

'Chief, I'm just an old man...I don't have any relatives who are willing to accept me...You don't have to pay me, I can have a place to sleep, and three-time meals to eat is enough for me...' The old man smiles.

'No, can do...' Zhao YunLan objected, 'The payment will be transferred to your account...'

'Dear Chief, I don't have any bank account...' The old Li said. 'I just an old man who doesn't have anything left in his life...' Lowering his gaze makes almost everyone who listens to him feel pity.

'Oh, then it's alright...We just need to give it directly to you...' Zhao YunLan smiled.

'Umm, Chief...Is that mean that uncle Li is accepted?' Guo ChangCheng asked.

'Sure...' Zhao YunLan replied, spreading his arms widely. 'Uncle Li...Welcome to our family...' He said warmly.

'Thank you...Thank you...' The old man looks so happy, 'For this old man, there is nothing more precious than having a family...' He almost cried.

Guo ChangCheng smiles happily, 'uncle Li...Let me show you around...' He said.

'Yes, thank you...thank you...' The old man nods and walks with Guo ChangCheng.

'Zhao YunLan! Do you know what you just did?' Shen Wei growled in a low voice.

'What?' Zhao YunLan asked stupidly.

'Accepting someone without any background check-up...This is a police station!' Shen Wei replied.

'Tsk, Director Shen...Everything will be just fine, believe me...This is late already, let's go home...' Zhao YunLan pats Shen Wei's shoulder makes the man sighs and when Zhao YunLan walks away, Shen Wei only could follow the man with his eyes.

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Zhao MingAn sits in the side of the artificial pond, his eyes look at the empty pond longingly. It's not even two days since they returned Xiao Cài to his 'society' but he already missed the little kappa very much. Shen YeZun can't help but notice his younger lover's attitude, 'MingAn...' He decided to call the young man out.

'He used to be love to play inside this pond...' Zhao MingAn responded to the call, 'Sometimes I'm angry at him because he rarely takes a nap...'

'He loves the wooden ducks...' Shen YeZun touched the small duck near him.

Zhao MingAn smiles, 'You bought that one for him...I want to keep it as a memento...' He said, 'I bought him the new one a few days ago...I put it in the backpack that he brought with him...'

'We treat him like a human child...' Shen YeZun chuckled.

'Yes, we are...' Zhao MingAn smiles, 'At first, I thought that he is a possessive little demon-beast...' Zhao MingAn reminisces the past, 'But actually, he is just a scares little creature...'

'What do you mean?'

'He lost his parents...All that he had just you...That was why he didn't like me at first, he thought that I will take you away from him...' Zhao MingAn looks at the wooden duck sadly, 'But soon after the misunderstanding is cleared, he becomes a very good boy...'

Shen YeZun's heart squeezes as he sees the sad eyes, 'MingAn...I'm sorry...' He lowered his gaze.

'What?' Zhao MingAn is startled, 'Why do you ask me an apology?' He takes his lover's hand, 'Professor Shen...What happens?'

'If only I'm a woman...I can give you a child so that you don't have to feel this sad...' Shen YeZun clenches his fists.

Zhao MingAn is stunned by the statement, pulls his lover to his hug. 'Professor Shen, do you really want to conceive my child?' Zhao MingAn asked.

'Well...I would if it possible...' Shen YeZun lowered his gaze, his blushing face looks so enticing in Zhao MingAn's lusty eyes.

Zhao MingAn smiles, 'Then Professor Shen...Please conceive my child...' He whispered in the reddened ear.

'Huh-' Shen YeZun's confusion is answered with the next action. When Zhao MingAn takes his glasses off, softly kissed his lips, and the naughty fingers creeping under his clothes. Of course, YeZun knows what going to be happening next. However, it's not something that annoying him right now. 'But...But I'm a man...' He muttered.

'It's not a problem...' Zhao MingAn replied, 'All I need to do is just love you as much as a woman needs to conceive a baby...' He mumbled in the middle of a merciless attack on his lover's torso, sending tickled sensations along the shuddering body.

'But, it will be useless...' Shen YeZun whimpered.

'No, it won't...' Zhao MingAn couldn't stop being fascinated by his lover's cute reactions. 'If I can see your face flustered like this I can spend the eternity to love you...' He whispered deliberately, making the goosebumps appears in the sensitive neckline.

When his lover is already this excited, Shen YeZun can't say a word but to let the young man do as he pleases. However, every touch Zhao MingAn traces along his body agitates him in the same manner. Let the young man lift his body effortlessly to the artificial pond, the lukewarm water enthralling his thrilled body even more. Clutching even tighter to a loving yet merciless tyrant, he could feel how lust and love merge into one all over him and the next thing he can see is just the stardusts glittering in the fiery night.

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'Geez! Student Zhao is more and more annoying...' One of the flower tribes complained, 'Now that he occupied the greenhouse, where we could stay in this time?'

'We are flower tribe...Stay for a night outside will be just fine for us...' The other stands for Zhao MingAn, 'They came through many difficulties to be together, why don't we let them relish some moments together...'

'Excuse me...' Suddenly, a polite male voice heard makes them turn their head to the voice source.

And when they see who's coming, they are all stunned. 'Young Master Ma...'

'Yes...' The young man replied, 'I want to see YeZun...Is he inside the greenhouse?' He looks at the flower tribe's people as they are looking at each other, 'What? He is not?'

'Umm...He is currently busy...' One of the flower tribe people said, 'Young Master Ma if you don't mind why don't you sit here with us?'

'I have an important thing to discuss with him...' The young man strides to the door.

'Eh, Young Master Ma...You can't do that!' The flower tribe people tried to stop the persistent young man.

'What is it?' Zhao MingAn opens the door and stops the ruckus.

'Student Zhao...You finished?' One of the flower tribe people asked.

'Mhm...' Zhao MingAn nodded nonchalantly, 'And this person is...' He looks at the young man.

'Is YeZun inside?' The young man asked again.

'Professor Shen is overworked, he is currently sleeping-'

'YeZun is overworked?' The young man cuts Zhao MingAn's word, burst inside. 'YeZun!' He shouted, 'YeZun!'

'Hey! Are you deaf!?' Zhao MingAn can't help but be angry.

'Student Zhao! You can't rude to him...' The flower tribe people tried to stop the young man.

'Why not!? He was rude to me first!' The upset young man chase after the intruder who strides calmly to Shen YeZun's chamber.

'YeZun!' The intruder opens the chamber casually, finds the young professor sitting comfortably on his bed. 'Hey-'

'Who gives you permission to get in!?' Zhao MingAn shout is what was heard later, cut the young man's voice and pulls his collar.

'MingAn...' Shen YeZun tried hard to appease his upset lover.

'Ouch, YeZun...Who is this rude manner guy?' The young man choked.

'MingAn...Let him go!' Shen YeZun struggles to get up.

'Professor Shen...' Zhao MingAn leaves the young man to catch his lover, 'Don't push yourself, please...'

'MingAn...Don't be rude to him...' Shen YeZun holds the young man, 'He is one of my childhood friends...'

'What!?'

'His name is Ma YuXuan...Mr. Ma TiHua's only son...' Shen YeZun explains, 'YuXuan...This is Zhao MingAn...The student I talked about last time...' He introduced his lover to his good friend.

'Ahh...So...He is the famous Zhao MingAn...Dragon City University's brightest star...' Ma YuXuan smiles meaningfully, 'Nice to see you...' He stretched his hand. Zhao MingAn reaches the hand and returns the kindness but somehow, there is something in his heart that detests this man.

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'Zhao YunLan...Do you think you are not accepting the old man too fast?' Shen Wei asked in their home journey.

'No...I don't...' Zhao YunLan repliedfirmly.

'Don't tell me that he was part of your team in your past life...' Shen Wei somehow could feel the reason for the kindness.

'Director Shen...You really know me...' Zhao YunLan winks his eye, 'I tell you, he is a good person...You don't have to worry...' He smiles to reassure the keep silent man. Sometimes people tend to forget that silent manner is not an agreement but a moment when someone enters their deep thought and thinks about everything.

Standard condition, in physic, is often used for measuring gas density and volume based on the Ideal Gas Law. However, not every laboratory conducts its experiment at the standard temperature. Hence, measuring everything in a standard calculation could lead to disaster...

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