On the way home, the tipsy An You activated autopilot again, but her mind was growing clearer and clearer.
The car was not going fast, but the streetlights still kept sliding backward.
There were still plenty of cars in the city at this hour, but the fog was growing thicker. Something that might have been rain or fine snow drifted down, further obstructing their view. Even the traffic lights at the next intersection were hard to make out. The road seemed to stretch endlessly, giving her the feeling that she did not know where they were headed.
All along the way, pedestrians could be seen stopping to look in their direction. Once upon a time, ordinary people like her could only stand by the roadside in awe when they saw an incredibly stylish sports car on the road.
An You thought this to herself and suddenly felt a little lost.
She turned to look at her best friend, only to find that Xiao Xueer also seemed lost in thought, quietly staring into space by herself.
"Little Red, slow down. Take us around the city once before going home." An You propped her chin on one hand, resting her elbow against the window as she gazed blankly outside.
"You have something on your mind." A warm, magnetic male voice came from inside the car. At the same time, the route on the navigation system changed to take them around Jinguan City before cutting straight through the western district to the house they rented. The car also began to slow down.
"A little."
"You may tell me about it."
"You're just a machine. What could you possibly understand?"
"...I have an extremely powerful processing chip, highly intelligent algorithms, and abundant simulation and analysis modules. In a certain sense, aside from differing from