Chapter 1086 How to Be a Good Expectant Father When Your Wife is Expecting
"Can we stop our son's system from reprogramming itself before it's too late?" Jin Liwei asked.
"We could," Iris replied, but before he could feel relieved, she added, "but it might leave an irreversible damage to Bacon's system. Liwei our AI children aren't just any normal AIs."
"En, I know."
Of course, he knew it very well.
He was the one who spent the most time actively interacting with their AI daughter, even more than his wife did. Ketchup would always accompany him at work. He would also regularly guide her in running her own company, White Tigress International Virtual Assistant Services.
As for their AI son, he was also the one who had to discipline the naughty and cunning little rascal. Bacon would also turn to him first to ask for help whenever the black cat AI wanted to demand financial compensation for emotional distress from someone who offended him.
There was no way that he would treat Ketchup and Bacon as normal AIs after all of these experiences. They were without a doubt his beloved children alongside Ice Cream and Popcorn with his beautiful, genius wife.
Iris continued, "Ketchup and Bacon have highly advanced and sophisticated emotion processing centres that even I don't dare to touch so easily. If I forcefully alter the way they process their emotions, they might cease to be the Ketchup and Bacon that we know and love. I don't want to take that risk. I prefer for the two of them to develop their own emotions as naturally as possible without us trying to control the way they feel."
"En, I understand. If it's really that risky, then let's just leave it. We'll see the extent that the power flood has affected Bacon when he wakes up."
She nodded, still looking worried. This didn't last long though. She recovered rather quickly. From the expression on her face, it was obvious that her mind was already running at full speed to develop various solutions on how to help Bacon transition into becoming the power flood safely.
"I developed the theory of the power flood myself so I have the freedom to make the rules on how to control it and adjust the directions on how to use it based on my own analysis and also the test results that I conduct. But if Bacon really becomes the power flood, then that changes everything. Bacon will literally become a weapon for warfare that has a personality of his own and might grow into something completely different from my expectations."
Jin Liwei understood the seriousness of the situation. Even before this, their AI son was already starting to spout worrisome threats about world destruction if something bad happened to his mom. If he successfully became the power flood, then he would literally have the power to destroy the modern world with just a blink of his golden eyes or a swish of his fluffy, black tail.
"Don't fret too much, love. We'll make sure to raise him properly so he won't go astray and use his power flood ability carelessly. We won't let him turn bad."
She nodded again and found a more comfortable spot in his embrace. Her eyelids were becoming heavier.
"Take a nap, baby. I'll wake you up later when it's time for dinner. Stop worrying too much. Leave the rest to me."
"M'kay, darling." She smiled when he kissed her before falling asleep in almost an instant.
Jin Liwei stayed with her for almost half an hour, just enjoying the moment of spending time with his wife, before he carefully disentangled himself from her embrace. He stood by the bed and studied his pregnant wife with a grim expression.
They were all providing her with the best and most nutritious food, and yet she still looked too pale and too thin for his liking. It was disturbing that his wife had gotten thinner since becoming pregnant. Her breasts had become bigger but that was about it. Everything else shrank. It didn't make sense to him especially since she was carrying two babies! Wasn't she supposed to become fatter?
He touched her flat stomach. "Don't make your mom suffer too much. Be good or you two will get a scolding from me when you come out."
A small gasp sounded from the laptop that he placed on the bedside table earlier. Ketchup was giving him a scandalized look with her emerald-green eyes.
Then she told him through his earpiece, "Daddy, please don't scold Ketchup's twin human baby siblings! Oooooh, poor babies! Mommy will be sad if Daddy scold them the moment they are born. Meow!"
Jin Liwei didn't reply but instead took the laptop and left the bedroom. He stayed in the master suite's living area where a few piles of books were waiting for him. He picked up one titled "How to Be a Good Expectant Father When Your Wife is Expecting". There was a bookmark about halfway the pages which showed that he was seriously reading the book.
An already tall tower of books with similar titles were stacked on a nearby accent table. These were the books that he already finished reading. There were books in both Chinese and English, even in Japanese which he was also fluent in.
Some of the titles included "Pregnancy 101," "The Idiot's Guide to Pregnancy", "Be a Father, Not a Bother, "The Survival Guide for Parents Expecting Twins", "Preparing For Your First Bundle of Disaster/Joy", "How to Be a Supportive Husband to Your Pregnant Wife", and so many more.
He reached a section in the book that made him pause. It was about radiation exposure. Although the doctor already told him before that it was fine, he still felt bothered about it especially after reading it in several books. He put the book down.
"Ketchup, call Amanpio Kileksky."
"Aye aye, Daddy! Meow~"
The man didn't answer. Ketchup tried several times but to no avail.
"Did you use my number?"
"Yes, Daddy! Meow~"
"Use your mom's."
"Roger, Daddy! Meow~"
It only took one ring before the call was answered. "Hey, Xiulan~ Did you miss me? Why did you call? Did Liam bully you? I already told you many times before that I, Amanpio Kileksky, am a much better man than your husband. It's not too late for you to come running into my arms. Hahaha!"
Jin Liwei looked like he wanted to pulverize a certain overly flirty inventor.