◎"Light of the End of the World" Project◎

Scattered images flashed through Shangguan Yu's mind, but each scene was extremely clear.

Blue blood, metal bones, self-healing wounds...

There was a sudden noise on the phone. After a while of clattering and banging on Shangguan Yu's end, his voice came back.

"My brother was eavesdropping, so I kicked him out," Shangguan Yu paused, as if observing the outside world. "Rong Xiao had just been scratched. Although I was in the sky, a little distance away, I am 100% sure that she is not human."

Yan Jue's brain seemed to be weighed down by something, even his breathing became rapid. He had never been so cautious as he was now. He didn't want to rush but wanted to know the truth as soon as possible.

The conflicted and tormented mood made his fingers holding the receiver tremble unconsciously.

"It wasn't just me who saw it. Qin Zhe and Fan Yiye saw it too. Rong Xiao's blood was blue," Shangguan Yu said, pausing for a moment to consider. "The bone exposed in her wound looked like metal. The situation was urgent, so I couldn't stop to examine her carefully. By the time the situation calmed down, her wound had healed on its own."

"Blue? No red blood at all?"

"No, I'm sure."

"Okay, I got it." Yan Jue frowned and was about to put down the receiver when another voice came from the other end.

"What are you going to do?" Shangguan Yu asked.

Yan Jue didn't answer. What Fan Yiye had said before suddenly appeared in his mind.

He said there must be someone in the base who could help Rong Xiao.

However, if such an unusual situation was told to others, no one could have predicted Rong Xiao's situation.

"Rong Xiao isn't feeling well," Yan Jue told Shangguan Yu truthfully. His intuition told him that the person on the other end of the line was definitely on Rong Xiao's side. "She was very tired in the car and fell asleep after we got back. She didn't even wake up when I called her or touched her gently."

"There is indeed a problem." Shangguan Yu also thought so.

Since teaming up with Rong Xiao, she has been the most energetic and has never complained of being tired.

Even if I don’t sleep for two hours at night, I will still be full of energy and vitality the next day, as if I have endless energy.

She became tired, sleepy and weak, all because of the injury.

Shangguan Yu couldn't be sure. Rong Xiao's changes might be related to the virus, or it might be due to other reasons.

But he and Yan Jue couldn't find the answer just by guessing, they needed more help.

“Ding Dong——”

The doorbell rang on the phone.

Shangguan Yu was startled and asked, "Is someone coming?"

"Well, I'll go take a look."

"Call me if there's anything else."

The phone was hung up.

The living room returned to silence, and the doorbell no longer rang, but Yan Jue clearly felt that the person was still at the door and was just waiting patiently for some unknown purpose.

Yan Jue walked forward quietly. From time to time, there were some sounds coming from outside the door. It was the sound of clothes rubbing against each other. It didn't sound like someone was deliberately keeping quiet.

If the person comes with bad intentions, he will no longer abide by the rules for using superpowers even in a safe zone.

"Who?" Yan Jue asked loudly at the door without opening it.

The person outside seemed stunned for a moment, then replied in surprise, "I'm here to look for Rong Xiao."

The voice was unfamiliar. Yan Jue was sure he didn't recognize it, and it sounded a certain age, probably around forty or fifty.

After hesitating for a few seconds, Yan Jue opened the door. Standing at the door was a middle-aged woman in a suit, with her hair combed meticulously and a faint smile on her face.

When she found out it was Yan Jue who opened the door, the woman showed no interest in him and looked inside the door again: "Is Rong Xiao here? I must have found the right place. This is where she lives."

"Come in first." Yan Jue let the woman into the room and never mentioned Rong Xiao from beginning to end.

The woman looked around as soon as she entered the room. Noticing Rong Xiao wasn't there, the calmness in her tone vanished. "Is Rong Xiao not here? If not, where is she now..."

"Please sit down," Yan Jue did not answer her question, but politely poured her a glass of water with a paper cup, "Let's talk slowly."

The woman seemed to sense that something was wrong with the atmosphere, and her eyes suddenly became defensive: "Who are you? Why are you at Rong Xiao's house? Are you her friend?"

Yan Jue sat down across from her, his movements relaxed and calm, with a smile on his face. "Yes, I'm a very good friend of hers. What do you want to talk to her about?"

"I want to talk to her in person." The woman said firmly.

"Even if you want to talk to Rong Xiao, you have to do it with me present."

Yan Jue agreed firmly, and his words implied that he would know whatever she wanted to talk about.

Instead of wasting time, it is better to state your purpose directly.

"Are you her teammate?" The woman still refused to answer directly. "What's your name?"

"Yan Jue."

The woman's eyes widened in an instant, she half stood up in disbelief, and then slowly sat back down.

Not sure if it was an illusion, but Yan Jue felt that her eyes were a little red, her lips were trembling slightly, and there seemed to be a glimmer of water in her eyes.

The emotions surging in her eyes were completely different from her previous calm and composed appearance.

"What about you? Who are you?" Yan Jue was not affected by her strange behavior and continued to ask her questions.

The woman took a long time to calm down, and replied with red eyes: "My name is Tian Yiwen, my real name is... Rong Xiao."

Yan Jue's brows jumped, as if he heard something incredible, and his eyes suddenly focused on her.

"You should know that this name isn't that common. This isn't a coincidence, but..." Tian Yiwen's eyes grew redder as she spoke, rubbing them. "This is the message I left for her. I didn't expect her to take this name as her own."

Thinking back to when she first met Rong Xiao, she didn't know anything about him, let alone his name. Her knowledge of him was completely zero.

Later, when he gradually learned more and began to recognize words, Rong Xiao took the initiative to draw two words, which were "Rong Xiao".

Not only Rong Xiao, but even Yan Jue thought that was her name.

"She originally had no name and was the main body No. 0.0002. To put it simply, Rong Xiao is not an ordinary person, she is an artificial human."

The shocking information made Yan Jue speechless for a long time. He finally regained his composure, but he felt that Tian Yiwen's attitude was a little strange.

"Why are you telling me this?"

"Because you will keep the secret."

"Do you trust me so much?"

"I know your father."

Yan Jue felt that the person in front of him was full of unknowns and mysteries, but the scattered information revealed by her all pointed out the specialness of her identity.

"Who are you?"

"I'm the one who created Rong Xiao," Tian Yiwen paused and said with a wry smile, "along with your father."

Yan Jue didn't say anything. Countless bizarre guesses were piecing together in his mind, and he seemed to have touched the edge of the truth.

"So, I came here today to help Rong Xiao. I hope she can know the truth." Tian Yiwen frowned, and every word she said seemed to have been anticipated. "I've read the information. You came to the safe zone with Rong Xiao. You must have been hunted many times since you came here. If she continues to be kept in the dark, not knowing her identity and physical condition, I think... it will not be good for her."

There was silence in the air for a moment, and Yan Jue stood up and walked towards the bedroom: "Wait a moment."

In the room.

Rong Xiao was still sleeping, without even changing his posture. He really looked like a robot that had run out of power.

Yan Jue called her for a long time before Rong Xiao reluctantly opened her eyes.

When I saw him, I was stunned for a moment before I realized what was going on.

"How did I fall asleep?" Rong Xiao scrambled on the bedside table like a weak patient, and only stood up with Yan Jue's support, "Is it time to eat?"

Although she felt weak all over, she still knew she had to eat when she was woken up.

Yan Jue didn't take her out immediately. He briefly told her about the situation outside and made sure that Rong Xiao was in the mood and energy to go out and receive the information that Tian Yiwen was about to tell her.

Although he still wanted to sleep, when Rong Xiao heard someone was looking for him, he patted his face and forced himself to stay awake.

When she walked into the living room, she could only see Tian Yiwen's back. She looked very unfamiliar, but suddenly an indescribable feeling spread in her heart.

That indescribable feeling was like a box buried deep in a certain angle, suddenly revealing a familiarity that she herself didn't even remember.

Rong Xiao subconsciously quickened his pace and went around to the front.

After seeing Tian Yiwen's appearance clearly, strange and familiar feelings kept intertwining, and her confused intuition made her a little confused.

"Hello, this is not the first time we meet." Tian Yiwen noticed footsteps behind her, stood up and extended her hand.

Rong Xiao hesitated for a moment, then shook hands with her, and a warm feeling suddenly surged in his heart.

"Please sit down. There are many things that need to be discussed slowly."

Yan Jue and Rong Xiao sat side by side on one side. Tian Yiwen stared at them for a while and then laughed.

There was an inexplicable sense of relief and relief in the smile.

Finally, Tian Yiwen glanced at Rong Xiao quietly again, and the smile on her face gradually faded.

In order to help Rong Xiao understand better, Tian Yiwen briefly explained the purpose of creating Rong Xiao.

It turned out that they had detected the virus in a strange machine many years ago. The metal and mechanical structure used in the machine were too complicated and obviously did not belong to the existing technology on Earth.

When they first discovered it, they began to study the virus.

But a year later, the same machine was discovered again. It was made of the same material and contained this unknown and terrible virus.

The laboratory reported its findings and raised its biggest concern:

Perhaps there are more machines that have not been discovered. Once the virus leaks among living people, it will be a catastrophe for all creatures on Earth.

The reason why it is called a biological disaster is that this virus can cause most organisms to mutate and launch terrible attacks on living flesh and blood while in a state of "death".

Their bites and attacks will cause new transmissions, causing the attacked creatures to be infected and become the same monsters.

The virus spreads quickly, and once it starts, it spreads at an uncontrollable rate.

"Later, we decided to launch the 'Light of the Apocalypse Project' while developing the vaccine." Tian Yiwen looked at Rong Xiao as she said this.

Yan Jue probably understood that Rong Xiao's appearance and existence were all to deal with the worst and most severe outcome.

"At the beginning, we created No. 0001, but... at that time, we didn't know what kind of monster the virus would mutate people into. We only knew that the virus spread quickly, attacked people's nerves, and caused them to commit horrific violent acts in a state of death."

"As the experiment progressed, we discovered that when the virus mutated people, the mutants had the strongest reaction to blood. They could smell blood from a distance, and their sense of smell was extremely sensitive. The second strongest sense was hearing, and finally vision."

Android No. 1 uses normal blood, which allows zombies to smell its whereabouts, and its body also has certain limitations to a certain extent.

After more than a dozen meetings and decisions, they decided to destroy No. 1.

Rong Xiao is the second artificial human after him.

At the same time, they extracted special ingredients from the virus and made it into an energy liquid. As long as it is not leaked, it can become a perpetual energy source.

Based on No. 1, Rong Xiao's bones, skin and brain all adopted more advanced technology.

She will not be sniffed out by zombies because of her injuries. She is agile and strong, learns quickly, and has a strong ability to receive information.

It can be said that she is the strongest and most perfect artificial human that can be created with current technology.

"Since there are numbers, then... are there other people after me?" Rong Xiao suddenly thought of the man in black he met in the base once. That man also had the same blue blood as himself.

But Rong Xiao didn't think much about it at that time. She rarely got injured, and some minor wounds healed quickly without her even noticing, leaving only a tiny blue mark on her hand.

"That's right. There are at least 40 more androids after you," Tian Yiwen nodded, her expression solemn and affectionate. "But after the virus broke out, I only had time to save you."

The warm hand covered the back of Rong Xiao's hand, gently stroking her bloodless white hand.

"I don't remember anything before I woke up."

"It's normal not to remember. At that time, you weren't officially activated yet. Your consciousness was very vague, so it's unlikely you could remember much from the experimental phase."

"So what exactly happened then?"

Tian Yiwen's eyes flashed with fear from a distant memory, and her fingers trembled. "Back then, we discovered that the virus not only transformed us into bloodthirsty monsters, but also caused the human body to develop extraordinary abilities. All of this... was due to the virus. Oh, and you call it superpowers now."

Viruses bring the fear of death, but also the hope of evolution.

The emergence of super powers shocked the laboratories. One of the laboratories proposed to use the evolution of super powers to realize the "Light of the Apocalypse" plan.

There were many laboratories involved in the research at that time, but later opinions diverged. No one expected that the third laboratory would quietly begin researching the superpower evolution project, bringing the original vaccine plan to a halt.

Within half a year, an accident occurred in the laboratory, the virus leaked, and spread rapidly in the laboratory.

People who escaped from the laboratory brought the virus outside, and the end of the world began to come.

"The First Laboratory wasn't spared either," Tian Yiwen sighed. "The lab was in chaos. Even some androids that hadn't yet awakened were destroyed. I don't know how many were left."

He held Rong Xiao's hand and gently stroked her fingers, with relief and gentle love in his eyes.

"Rong Xiao was created by me. I treat her like my own daughter. After the virus broke out in the lab, I was worried she'd be destroyed, so I immediately teleported her out of the destruction chamber. Lying there were all the artificial bodies that had been accidentally damaged during the creation process. At a time like this, no one would care about that place. Only in this way could she escape unharmed."

"That...that card!" Rong Xiao quickly stood up and ran back to her room. There was a rustling sound inside, and a moment later she came out with a bloody work ID card. "Is this also something you left for me?"

"This is my work ID," Tian Yiwen picked it up and took a look at it. She pulled something out of her pocket and found it fit perfectly on the raised area behind the ID card. "I took out the chip before I left. At that time, I didn't know if I would survive."

"This is your work ID... then... actually... Rong Xiao is your name? I... my name is No. 2?" The voice sounded very depressed. Rong Xiao put his hands on his knees, staring at the table, not knowing what he was thinking.

But all her emotions were reflected on her face, she looked aggrieved and depressed.

Thinking that he was using someone else's name and didn't even have a name at all, Rong Xiao suddenly felt lonely and confused.

It turns out she's not human, and she doesn't even have a name...

The name I always thought was actually the name of her creator.

"I don't use that name anymore," Tian Yiwen smiled and held her hand tightly. "To everyone, you are Rong Xiao. You are the one and only light of the apocalypse, Rong Xiao."

Rong Xiao bit his lip and asked tentatively, "Really? Can I really continue to use this name?"

"Silly child, the reason I left my work ID with you was because I wanted you to remember this name," Tian Yiwen smiled when she heard it. "Now that you have made this name your own, I'm very happy, really."

Her voice was trembling, and there were tears in Tian Yiwen's eyes, but she was trying hard to smile, as if she didn't want Rong Xiao to be affected by her emotions.

"That's...that's great." Rong Xiao scratched his hair embarrassedly, "Calling me number two...it doesn't sound very nice."

Yan Jue, who was silent, was also amused by her words. What kind of focus is this?

"Is Rong Xiao injured?" After explaining what happened before, Tian Yiwen's expression returned to seriousness, and she nervously looked Rong Xiao up and down repeatedly.

Yan Jue was stunned: "How do you know?"

"I heard from Fan Yiye," Tian Yiwen sighed, "He doesn't know about Rong Xiao and me yet. He's just worried about her, so he came to me quietly to ask if there's anything I can do. Actually, I noticed Rong Xiao as soon as she arrived in the safe zone, and I even called her before, but... I was so emotional that I didn't know what to say for a moment."

"Ah!" Rong Xiao suddenly remembered the call he received on the first day he moved into the safe zone, "It's you!"

"It's me," Tian Yiwen nodded with a smile, "I also learned about your situation from Wei Feng."

"Old Wei?" Yan Jue, who was lying on the sofa, suddenly sat up straight. "Did you say that at the training ground before?"

"Yes, Lao Wei is also my colleague. Although we are not in the same lab, I received a notification on the first day he arrived in the safe zone." Tian Yiwen turned her gaze to Rong Xiao. "It's the same with Rong Xiao. I asked people to keep an eye out for information about Rong Xiao on the first day I arrived in the safe zone."

Yan Jue has always been quick to absorb information and has strong thinking and divergent abilities.

After listening to Tian Yiwen's words, he seemed to know what was wrong with Rong Xiao's body.

"Is Xiaoxiao feeling tired all the time because the energy fluid in her body leaked due to this injury?"

"Yes, a small amount of leakage wouldn't have a noticeable impact on her, but a large amount would cause her to lose energy, become fatigued, and possibly even experience cardiac arrest."

Upon hearing this, Yan Jue straightened up and leaned forward, his previous calmness and composure clearly gone: "Cardiac arrest?"

"Don't be too nervous. Rong Xiao's body is different from that of ordinary people. Even if her heart stops beating, as long as she is replenished with enough energy fluid, she will return to her original state." Although Tian Yiwen said this, her expression was not much better than Yan Jue's. "However, the lack of energy fluid will affect her various body functions. If she remains in this state for a long time, it will cause irreversible damage to her."

Rong Xiao, who was listening nearby, hadn't started to get anxious yet. Yan Jue was even more concerned than her: "Then you definitely know how to help her. How do we make new energy fluid? Since we're using a virus, if you need zombies, I'll go out and capture as many as you need."

Tian Yiwen shook her head, and her expression made Yan Jue's heart skip a beat. "Although the safe zone does have a laboratory, the equipment and conditions here are limited, and there is no way to produce energy liquid."

"Then Xiaoxiao... can only continue like this?"

Rong Xiao was not very good at distinguishing other people's emotions before, but now the small details and tone revealed by Yan Jue made her clearly feel his anxiety and nervousness.

And the reason for all this is because of her.

The cold hand moved a few times on his knee, then quietly slipped under Yan Jue's clenched fist, seeking caress like a kitten.

"Don't worry, we'll definitely find a way. If it really doesn't work..." Rong Xiao rolled his eyes and emphasized nonchalantly, "You won't die anyway."

Yan Jue took her hand and squeezed it unhappily. "Even if you won't die, you can't just let it go. The lack of energy fluid will cause irreversible damage to your body, understand? Even Shangguan Huai can't help you with the kind of damage."

The serious tone above her head made Rong Xiao feel as if she was back to the state she was in class before. She let out an "ah" and tried to find something to ease the atmosphere. When she met Yan Jue's eyes, Rong Xiao curled her lips and kept silent.

Tian Yiwen smiled knowingly and asked curiously, "How long have you known each other?"

"It's been quite a while," Rong Xiao thought carefully for a moment and emphasized excitedly, "I knew him not long after I woke up from the pile of corpses!"

"But, I heard you weren't on the same team before."

Yan Jue felt as if someone had brought up his sad past. He crossed his arms and said nothing, turning his face away from the painting on the wall.

Rong Xiao knew that he didn't want to mention that he was being poached, so he thought for a moment before briefly explaining what happened in the dream.

I originally thought that Tian Yiwen would know something, but after listening to Rong Xiao's words, she touched her chin and said nothing.

After a long while, she suggested, "Come to my lab tomorrow and ask for leave for the training ground."

"I'll go with her." Yan Jue quickly replied.

"Okay, you come with her," Tian Yiwen said, then looked up at Yan Jue and asked with a smile, "Yan Jing is also in the safe zone, right?"

Yan Jue: “…” He didn’t really want to talk about anything related to him.

"You can ask him to come with you tomorrow," said Tian Yiwen.

"Why?"

"You'll know when the time comes."

Tian Yuwen stood up and stroked Rong Xiao's hair. Seeing that she was tired and sleepy but trying hard to talk to her, she felt a little reluctant to bother her anymore.

Rong Xiao, who was originally in a bad mood, hurried forward to send Tian Yiwen out.

When he arrived at the door, Rong Xiao raised his hand as if he wanted to say something, but the words stopped abruptly at his lips like a stuck machine.

Tian Yiwen in the corridor turned around and smiled: "You can call me Aunt Tian. After all, I am your family, and you are my...only family."

"Auntie Tian..." Rong Xiao felt sad because of her tone.

Tian Yiwen forced a smile and waved at her: "Go to bed early, and remember to come see me tomorrow."

Seeing Tian Yuwen enter the elevator, Yan Jue observed at the door for a while, making sure there was nothing unusual before closing the door and going back.

Rong Xiao sat down on the sofa and drank water quietly from the cup.

"Xiaoxiao, are you really going tomorrow?" Yan Jue always felt that there were many things he hadn't asked clearly. Tian Yiwen brought more and more secrets. Even after talking with her, some doubts were solved, but more things were dug out. The hole was dug but not buried.

Yan Jue is used to being cautious. As long as there is something that is beyond his control, there is no such thing as absolute safety for him.

"Go ahead, I feel like she's telling the truth."

Yan Jue could see that she wanted to find out more about herself: "I'll go with you tomorrow."

"I can go alone. I'm not a child anymore." Rong Xiao was not unwilling, but she was too used to hiding under the absolute trust of Mosaic Teacher, and occasionally she needed to rely on herself to solve problems.

Especially since this matter was hers, Rong Xiao didn't want to drag others into it.

"I know, I know. You're not a child anymore," a gentle and patient coaxing voice came from the side. Yan Jue slowly withdrew his half-raised hand and sat opposite her, looking at her seriously. "You're not a child, but you are Rong Xiao."

He doesn't need to say anything more about the rest of the content.

Rong Xiao knew that Yan Jue treated her as an important person and kept her company.

"It's getting late, let's eat something first?" Yan Jue got up and went to the kitchen to heat up the food. "Eat first and then rest."

While busy in the kitchen, she would look up from time to time to see if Rong Xiao in the living room was asleep.

Next to the light on the sofa, Rong Xiao was holding his chin, looking through something. Although the fatigue on his face was still there, his eyes were serious and focused.

Even if she didn't say anything, Yan Jue knew that she was deliberately forcing herself to be alert and wait for his meal.

A fragrance wafted through the room. Rong Xiao raised his head from the book, looked at the things on the coffee table, and pursed his lips.

"Eat, and then go take a rest." Yan Jue handed her a bowl and chopsticks, and also prepared a cup of water for her.

Rong Xiao took it tacitly and picked up some food for him first: "You eat too."

Neither of them spoke. After finishing their meal and packing up the takeout, Yan Jue glanced at Rong Xiao, who was getting up and heading towards the bedroom. "Go to bed early. I'll go find Yan Jing."

Rong Xiao was holding a book in her hand, and Yan Jue recognized it at a glance as the book he had given her to learn about "emotions".

Suddenly, a strange feeling arose in his heart, causing him to look away unconsciously and pretend to be serious and calm.

"You can call him. I know his phone number." Rong Xiao slowly walked up to him and raised his hand to pull his sleeve. "Please don't leave tonight, okay?"

Yan Jue didn't move. The soft, almost pleading words made his mind explode silently. His movements froze, and his eyes stared at her motionlessly.

Considering that she had just finished reading a novel, Yan Jue thought she was trying some weird suggestion and couldn't help but confirm: "Why are you staying?"

"I'm afraid I won't be able to wake up tomorrow morning. If you were here, you could wake me up." After saying that, Rong Xiao tugged at his sleeves again. That small action was filled with a request that was impossible to refuse.

My breathing was trembling and my head felt a little hot.

It wasn't the first day that Yan Jue lived in the same room with her, and besides, they didn't sleep together, but for some reason, his heart started beating faster the moment Rong Xiao proposed.

Although it was a legitimate request, his emotions were still quietly stirred.

"Well... okay." His body had already reacted and turned around before he could answer. Yan Jue pushed Rong Xiao to the room to rest. After she entered the room, he felt a little calmer. He squatted next to the landline phone and dialed Yan Jing's number.

The phone rang for a long time before someone finally picked up and asked impatiently, "Who is it? It's the middle of the night."

"Gou Jing," Yan Jue said straight to the point, "Go to the lab tomorrow."

"What the hell?" Yan Jing's voice was clearly still twitching, probably having been woken up in the middle of his sleep. "Wait, you're back?"

The tone of the person on the other end suddenly became cheerful, which made Yan Jue a little uncomfortable.

"Yeah, I just got back not long ago."

Yan Jing seemed relieved: "I heard that your trip was quite dangerous this time, and you can actually come back alive."

"I'm sorry to disappoint you that I didn't die."

The person on the other end of the phone chuckled and asked, "That's not right. Where are you calling from?"

"Home."

"Bullshit! If you were at home, would you need to call me? You would definitely just come and knock on the door!" Yan Jing was like a worm in his stomach, guessing Yan Jue's mental journey clearly.

"I didn't say it was my home."

Yan Jing was silent for a few seconds, then raised his voice to gossip, "Oh—I know! Rong Xiao's family!"

"Don't change the subject. Come to the lab with me and Rong Xiao tomorrow."

"Huh?" Yan Jing's voice was filled with confusion. "Why go to the lab? Are you going to take me away for research?"

"I met someone today who said he was my dad's colleague and that he might need to bring you along for some reason."

The teasing voice on the other end of the phone instantly quieted down, and after a long while, he cautiously probed: "Did you say what it was?"

"I didn't say it was none of your business, I just asked you to come." Yan Jue hadn't intended to call him, but thinking that the guy also had the right to know, he decided to call and tell him, "If you don't want to go, forget it."

"I'll go, I'll go," Yan Jing said anxiously, "I'll wait for you downstairs at Rong Xiao's house tomorrow. What time will we leave?"

"Eight thirty, don't be late. I will definitely not wait for you if you are late."

"Tsk, I won't be late."

After hanging up the phone, Yan Jue lay down on the sofa, his eyes drawn to the novel on the table.

Rong Xiao had put a piece of paper in the book, and he should have read this.

After glancing at the title, Yan Jue remembered that this was a sweet love story. At the beginning, the hero and heroine had a mutual crush on each other. Later, after the heroine figured out her feelings, the hero also launched a pursuit offensive. It can be said that it was sweet from beginning to end.

The author has a good writing style and describes the process of the heroine figuring out her feelings very touchingly. Even if it is a plastic bottle, after reading it, one can blush and have the idea of ​​falling in love.

The progress Rong Xiao is seeing now is just after the heroine has figured out her feelings, and the development of their relationship has invisibly undergone another level of change.

The author wrote this paragraph very delicately, describing how the heroine discovered that she liked the hero, and used many interesting comparisons, which are suitable for Rong Xiao to understand.

Does she understand?

Do you really understand what "love" means?

Yan Jue closed his eyes and put the book in his hand back on the table. Just as he was about to adjust his sleeping position, a thought suddenly crossed his mind and became an indelible shadow.

Maybe when Rong Xiao really understands, she will find that her feelings for him are just another level of "liking" and have nothing to do with love.

And his messy mood and heartbeat these days only make him look more like a clown.

Finished.

I can't sleep.

That night, Yan Jue started dreaming as soon as he closed his eyes.

He still didn't go to Rong Xiao's dream world. The messy dream made him unable to sleep well the whole night.

Several times he dreamed that Rong Xiao told him to get lost with a cold face and that he would not be needed anymore.

Although that strange feeling was unlikely to actually happen to Rong Xiao, the strong impact still made Yan Jue feel a sense of loss as if his heart was shattered.

Ever since he met Rong Xiao, he never thought that one day she might no longer need him.

The special identity he once had in his dream made Yan Jue forget that one day, Rong Xiao would become a person who could survive well in the end times on his own.

She may need affection, family, friendship, and love, but she doesn't need him for all of these.

Rong Xiao in the dream became strange and heartless. Yan Jue woke up from the dream and never fell asleep again.

Before dawn, he went downstairs to buy some food and came back, sitting on the sofa without saying a word, waiting for Rong Xiao to get up.

At 7:40, Yan Jue called Lei Chao to ask for leave. The alarm clock in the room rang, but it was not turned off.

He knocked on the door, but there was no response. He tried opening the bedroom door a little and looked at the bed.

Rong Xiao seemed very tired last night. He didn't even change his clothes and just went to sleep wrapped in a quilt.

The shrill sound of the alarm clock continued to ring in the room. Yan Jue walked to the window, turned off the alarm clock, and reached out to pat Rong Xiao's shoulder.

Not awake.

As she expected, after lacking the energy liquid, her reaction to all external sounds became much slower.

"Xiaoxiao, get up," Yan Jue sighed, holding Rong Xiao's shoulders and gently pulling her arm to pull her out of bed. "Hurry up and have breakfast. We still have to go to the lab later."

"I'm so tired—" Rong Xiao groaned, closing his eyes and motionless like a puppet. Suddenly, his body leaned forward and fell headfirst into Yan Jue's arms. "Can I sleep for another half an hour?"

"I'll be late." Yan Jue pretended to be cold.

Rong Xiao buried her face in his chest and rubbed it, her voice muffled: "Twenty minutes."

"no."

"Five minutes..." After saying this, Yan Jue could already hear the sound of even breathing next to his ear.

He sighed and did not move, letting Rong Xiao continue to sleep with his head buried in his chest. After staring at the time on the alarm clock, ten minutes passed. Yan Jue directly picked him up from the bed and carried him horizontally, deliberately not concealing the strength he used to shake Rong Xiao.

Feeling weightless and suddenly having a strange shaking, Rong Xiao opened his eyes and finally became a little more awake.

Smelling the food on the table, she felt her stomach growl twice. In a daze, she asked Yan Jue to put her down, quickly washed up, grabbed the steamed bun on the table and took a big bite.

She didn't know if it was an illusion, but the food didn't seem to smell as good as before. It was more like her body's foraging instinct made her want to eat.

In the past, when I was hungry, everything tasted delicious, but today... everything seemed to be different.

Eight thirty-five.

Yan Jue and Rong Xiao had just come downstairs. Yan Jing, who had been waiting for ten minutes, was annoyed and jumped up and down: "Can you be on time for an appointment?"

"Isn't the appointment at nine o'clock?" Yan Jue glanced at him indifferently.

Yan Jing raised his hand to hit him, but Yan Jue successfully dodged: "You asked me to meet you at 8:30."

"Oh, since it's a date, there's no need to have a sense of time."

“…”

It takes half an hour to get to the laboratory from here. The building is heavily guarded and you need an appointment to enter.

Tian Yiwen had already instructed someone to make arrangements. Once Rong Xiao and the others arrived, they could go directly to the top-floor laboratory after registering with their ID cards.

There were also armed men guarding the door of the laboratory. After checking their ID cards again, they opened the door and let them in.

The main door was a heavy metal door, and unless someone used supernatural powers to force their way in, it was impossible to enter without permission.

Tian Yiwen had arrived long ago and had prepared coffee for them.

"You're really punctual," Tian Yiwen said with a smile, motioning them to take a seat and pointing to the still steaming coffee, "It's freshly brewed."

Yan Jing raised his hand in surprise: "I've seen you before."

"You're not surprised to see me, are you? Your father and I