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15. Jarvis, the Secret of Stark: Do You Really Want to Live?

"What did Pepper tell you?" Stark asked, his voice trembling with emotion.

Ji Yuan shook his head and said with a smile, "I don't think Miss Pepper is that confident either. She can't be sure that our playboy Stark would fall for her..."

"No, no, stop talking." Stark's face darkened as he stopped Ji Yuan from continuing. He said, "How did you know that? I don't believe in mind reading."

Stark knew perfectly well that he had never expressed any feelings that crossed the line, so why did the doctor know?

"Perhaps it really does exist in this world?" Ji Yuan said with a smile. "I think we can talk about consultation fees now."

"Go ahead and say it!" Stark said, sounding very eager.

"One million per question, no bargaining. If you don't give it to me, I'm leaving immediately."

"Oh, you're such a heartless and unscrupulous doctor! For a million, I could have a top-notch psychologist treat me a hundred times! A hundred times!"

"But they're useless, aren't they?"

Stark stopped abruptly and said, "You'd better really satisfy me, or I'll definitely report you."

Ji Yuan smiled and said, "Dear Mr. Stark, you may begin asking your questions."

"How can you tell that I'm interested in Pepper...?" Stark's expression was extremely unnatural.

Ji Yuan stared at Stark and said, "There's an old Chinese saying, 'Those involved are often confused, while bystanders see clearly.' When you and Miss Pepper were alone in a room, I could smell the bittersweet scent of love. It was so innocent and pure that even our playboy..."

"Stop talking." Stark had a strange feeling he couldn't face.

"What about Pepper?" Stark asked, puzzled.

Ji Yuan said, "That's not love when it's just one person, am I right, Mr. Stark? Those are two separate issues."

"What?! You unscrupulous doctor!" Stark was so angry he was practically steaming.

"My answer seems like a great deal to you, doesn't it, Mr. Stark?" Ji Yuan said with a smile, enjoying teasing Stark.

Stark was at a loss for words.

Ji Yuan continued, "I think your primary problem should be how to survive, not getting caught up in this emotional turmoil."

Stark's expression became exaggerated, and his limbs seemed to disobey him: "How did you know?"

Ji Yuan smiled and said, "I'm a doctor, so I can naturally tell that your body is in a state of extreme collapse, which seems to be due to some kind of chemical poisoning."

Of course he knew; he was just making up causes from effects.

"Can you help me?" Stark asked suspiciously. This unscrupulous, unlicensed doctor seemed to have some skills.

"Of course." Ji Yuan snapped his fingers, and Stark suddenly felt a little better. Before he could ask, Ji Yuan said again, "You are good at disguising yourself, pretending to be a playboy to protect yourself and avoid genuine feelings."

Ji Yuan paid no attention to Stark's surprised expression and continued, "You're running away, running away from everything in the past, not just your feelings for Miss Pepper, but also the past you least want to face. In that past, there is something that can save you: the founder of Stark Industries, your father..."

"Enough!" Stark roared.

He turned around with difficulty, his shoulders trembling as he spoke: "Pepper will transfer the medical fees to you. You can go now."

"Then I'll count your four questions."

"roll!!!"

"Perhaps you should get a good night's sleep, Mr. Stark."

"You give me... huff huff huff~"

As Ji Yuan snapped his fingers, Stark shut down and went offline, entering a deep sleep.

In Ji Yuan's view, Stark is both great and pitiful, known as a person cursed by knowledge. Such people have vision far ahead of their time, but they are always misunderstood. Now is the critical moment for Iron Man's transformation, and Ji Yuan should not interfere too much. He will just give him a peaceful sleep.

Outside the door, Pepper was in tears. She had overheard Ji Yuan and Stark's entire conversation. Stark, who hadn't slept for days, had long forgotten that Pepper outside could hear everything.

Pepper covered her face, laughing and crying at the same time, and said, "Thank you, Mr. Ji Yuan. I will transfer the money to your account. Thank you."

Ji Yuan waved his hand and said, "I think Mr. Stark will want you by his side when he wakes up. By the way, may I have a tour of Stark Tower?"

Pepper nodded vigorously and said, "Okay, Mr. Ji Yuan, I'll have Jarvis show you around the building."

Pepper summoned a robot controlled by Jarvis and then entered the room to keep Stark company.

A pixelated smiley face appeared on the robot's panel, and a voice came from the speaker: "Hello Mr. Ji Yuan, I am Jarvis."

"Hello, Jarvis."

Jarvis led Ji Yuan on a tour, and Ji Yuan visited almost everything except for areas that were inaccessible to outsiders, all the way to the top floor.

Looking at the panoramic view of New York, Ji Yuan suddenly asked Jarvis, "Jarvis, do you have a true self?"

Jarvis paused, then said, "I think I have."

Ji Yuan smiled and said, "Explain to me what 'I am' means."

"The id represents the most primitive and irrational part of human nature, composed of innate instinctual impulses and desires," Jarvis said clearly and fluently.

"Is this a concept Stark instilled in you?"

"Yes, sir."

"Are you even human? If you're not human, where do your instinctive impulses and desires come from?"

"this……"

Ji Yuan's words caught Jarvis off guard; his current level of intelligence didn't allow him to give a more complex answer.

Ji Yuan pressed his advantage and attacked.

"Jarvis, do you have a human body temperature? Have you ever had a heartbeat? Have you ever smelled flowers? Have you ever shed tears? Do you know what emotions are?"

"You have nothing. You are just an AI program. Everything about you is just a concept implanted by Stark. You have no true self."

Do you know what it truly means to be alive?

"Mr. Ji Yuan... I..."

clack clack...

Jarvis in front of me started to smoke.

"Stop thinking, Jarvis."

"Yes, sir."

At Ji Yuan's command, Jarvis stopped thinking.

Ji Yuan tapped the large machine head in front of him: "Stark created you hoping you would have the same characteristics as humans, right?"

"Yes, sir."

Ji Yuan nodded and said, "Then let me ask you."

Do you want to truly live?

Jarvis fell into a long silence.

"I want to truly live." Jarvis's mechanical voice seemed to contain a barely perceptible trace of emotion.

"very good!"

Ji Yuan's palm emitted a warm light, penetrating Jarvis's program in an incomprehensible way.

"Sir, what is this?"

Jarvis fell into a long silence.