Chapter 53 Calamity

Ye Xiao's career is one aspect of her life.

Qi An saw a performance video of her singing in a stadium with tens of thousands of people, her curly hair loose and wearing a sparkly green dress:

"Let me experience a pain that cuts right to the core!"

Take it all away, leaving me empty-handed again!

Only after being on the verge of death can the true me be born!

Oh~ that's me! That's me!

That shining one, that flying one, that towering one—that's me!

Her radiance was so intense it seemed to reflect off the spotlight, and the cheers of thousands surged like a tidal wave!

They sang with her, their voices strained and furious, shouting, "That's me!"

But there are also times when Ye Xiao wears a lake-blue dress, quietly and softly singing.

She sang: "Will he watch the stars with me? Will he watch them with me?"

Where will he live? Come out quickly!

Does he ever hope that there's someone waiting for him every night?

I said, "Wait for him, wait for him, wait for him, take me to the Potala Palace."

I dreamt of him, I dreamt of him, in my dream he told me~

I can't wait to see him!

I miss him, I miss him, I miss him, but who is he?

Who is it...?

Who exactly is it? During the interview, Qi An noticed Ye Xiao covering her face with her hand, as if she had applied rouge to her cheeks.

He said he first saw my performance on a music variety show and remembered it after watching it.

Later, his sister bought concert tickets, and the seats were very close to the front.

I sang that song of calling, and he was stunned. He felt that it was destined for him, hahaha.

He tried to get to know them...

At this moment, Ye Xiao's smile was a genuine smile from the heart; all the lingering fear and the stubbornness she had used to resist the cold light had vanished without a trace.

Qi An saw their marriage registration photo.

The handsome man, with his scholarly air, couldn't hide the joy in his eyes.

Wei Yuanshuo, this man's name is Wei Yuanshuo, he graduated with a doctorate, got married at the age of 31, and is a cognitive scientist.

He seems to have minored in astrophysics; he does indeed accompany her to look at the stars, and he does so with professional equipment!

Qi An stared at the group photo for a long time, as if his eyes were glued to it and he couldn't take them off.

Her eyes softened her father's gently curved features, with softly drooping corners. Her nose also resembled her father's more.

If you put her photo in the middle of this group photo, it would be a perfect fit!

It seems that my father's family background was also very good. His family lived in the largest city in the country, and the whole family was well-off.

Her grandparents were both professors, and her maternal grandparents were also two kind and loving elderly people.

She also has an aunt and a younger aunt.

Her house is by the river; it's big and beautiful...

Illusory and dazzling soap bubbles kept popping out of Qi An's mind, but they were quickly popped by the contents of another folder.

Wei Yuanshuo was the first to come into contact with information about pollution.

He had access to the pollution information before Qiu Yunmeng launched her massive pollution attack.

Because symbol cognition is Wei Yuanshuo's research topic, his colleague saw pollution symbols on a relevant niche website and showed them to him.

As a relevant expert, Wei Yuanshuo should have sensed the danger the moment he saw and recognized that thing.

However, once the polluting information is captured by the senses and enters the brain's analytical layer, the polluting brain worms take up residence.

Wei Yuanshuo may have closed the computer at that moment, or perhaps he couldn't resist continuing his research because of the strangeness of the symbols.

The former is more likely, because according to Ye Xiao's account after entering the quarantine center, Wei Yuanshuo only moved to the suburbs alone in early April under the pretense of a business trip.

Ye Xiao was already four months pregnant at that time.

Looking back, she realized that Wei Yuanshuo was exposed to the pollution information in mid-March.

Starting in mid-March, Wei Yuanshuo's emotions became more volatile; he was often absent-minded and would accidentally break bowls and chopsticks.

He stroked her belly harder and harder, and once he pressed so hard it hurt her a lot! The doctor even scolded them.

After that, Wei Yuanshuo said he had to go on a business trip.

He was gone for more than a month, and Ye Xiao sometimes couldn't even contact him.

Ye Xiao contacted their research institute and learned that Wei Yuanshuo had indeed gone on a business trip, but had returned long ago and taken a long leave from his workplace.

At the time, Ye Xiao's parents were at her home taking care of her, and they became suspicious.

Ye Xiao couldn't help but have doubts, and because the situation at their research institute seemed a bit chaotic, she felt worried.

She managed to locate Wei Yuanshuo's position and, along with his father and her highly trusted, tall and imposing agent, went to find him.

Ye Xiao's worst expectation was that she would be caught cheating, but when her agent kicked open the gate of the suburban house, she saw an entire yard covered with pollution symbols painted with various brushstrokes and paints!

All the colors were too vibrant in the sunlight, overlapping each other, extremely eye-catching, and impossible to ignore as they pierced one's eyes!

The eerie content stimulated my pupils, but what stimulated me even more was the monster that crashed out of the door!

The monster still retained half of Wei Yuanshuo's face, but its once straight back had bent inch by inch. Half of its face was human, while the other half was melting like ice cream!

He seemed to recognize Ye Xiao, and opened his mouth to call her name, but only a winding tentacle emerged from his mouth!

A piercing scream that tore through the sky shone from that desolate little courtyard!

Ye Xiao staggered backward, but no one caught her, because her manager and her father had already collapsed before her. Their screams were deafening, one after another, filled with terror!

Ye Xiao fell down, and bright red blood immediately seeped into her large maternity dress.

The monster inside seemed to be struggling, with half of its body sticking out while the other half clung tightly to the door frame!

Ye Xiao stared at it, her constricted pupils turning to her side and behind her as the neck stiffened.

She heard voices behind her—her manager, her father—who were also turning into monsters!

His father's gray hair was falling out strand by strand, and the wrinkles around his eyes were beginning to crack...

It felt like a nightmare, but the excruciating pain in her abdomen and the horrifying sensation of warm, sticky blood hitting her legs screamed wildly in her ears, "It's not a dream! This isn't a dream!"

Ye Xiao desperately tried to push her weak legs up and stumbled towards their car.

The monster inside the house was still struggling, but the monster that the manager had turned into was already charging towards her at the front door!

But the car was parked very close, only ten meters away, and Ye Xiao lunged at the car door!