In the middle of the night, Chu Ning developed a fever. Chu Xingyue called out to her mother softly, but Chu Ning seemed to be having a nightmare, constantly muttering "Dad," "Mom," and another name she had never heard before.

"Junlan"

"Mommy, Mommy." A voice kept calling her mother from outside her ear. Chu Ning looked ahead but couldn't see anything except a point of light in the distance. She tried her best to walk forward, but the point of light was always in that direction, and she just couldn't reach it.

Chu Ning, who was trying to sit up by supporting herself on her arms, felt a sharp pain in her hand.

Chu Xingyue just happened to come in from outside.

"Mom, lie down, don't get up."

Seeing that Chu Ning wanted to sit up, Chu Xingyue quickly walked over.

"What's wrong with me?" Chu Ning looked at the IV drip in her hand.

"You have a fever, and I can't wake you up no matter what I do. I tried physical cooling methods, but they didn't help much. I've called a doctor to give you an IV drip."

After Chu Xingyue finished speaking, she reached out and touched Chu Ning's forehead.

"Yes, the fever has gone down now. The doctor said you were overthinking things."

Chu Ning lowered her head upon hearing Chu Xingyue's words, her fingers gently touching the hand receiving the IV drip.

Chu Xingyue could tell that Chu Ning didn't want to talk about it. It might not necessarily be because he was afraid of being found by those people; it was probably related to the name she murmured in her dream. Could the person he remembered be his so-called father?

Chu Xingyue pretended not to know the name and busied herself around Chu Ning, showing concern and care. Chu Ning's illness came on quickly and went away quickly; after two IV drips and a nap, he felt much better.

Chu Ning was sick with a fever and missed a day; otherwise, there would have been no rest, and everyone would have been back at work on the second day of the new year.

While Chu Ning was ill, Chu Xingyue privately told Zhang Jianshe about this. Zhang Jianshe was worried and reported it to his junior brother Qi Anbang and Dean Ding Ming in front of Chu Xingyue. Ding Ming was shocked when he heard this, knowing that this was no small matter. Chu Xingyue would not target anyone for no reason, especially a professional soldier who was protecting the country.

The investigators didn't need to do anything; they reported the matter directly to the military region. Gu Yanting was equally shocked when he heard it. He wouldn't allow such a cancer to appear in his ranks, so he immediately ordered a thorough investigation.

Even with the hands-free satellite phone on, Gu Yanting's anger could be heard. Only after he had vented did Chu Xingyue speak.

“Uncle Gu is my name, Chu Xingyue. I suggest we don’t alert them now. We don’t know which side they’re on, but I can’t rule out the possibility that they’ve wronged an innocent person.”

"I think Xiao Chu's words make sense. If we alert the enemy, the rat that is already hiding in the shadows will hide even deeper, making it even harder for us to catch him." Ding Ming agreed with Chu Xingyue's point of view.

"What do you suggest we do now?"

Xia Lin, who was standing next to Gu Yanting, knew that his niece must have something on her mind when Chu Xingyue spoke.

"Old Gu, don't worry, listen to what An'an has to say."

"I've finished verifying all the data in the past two days, and we can proceed to the next stage of the experiment. Uncle Gu, could you arrange for a trustworthy person to come over and replace all the personnel on duty outside? Arrange for all the replaced personnel to come inside the institute. The people arranged inside will cooperate with us to find a way to leak this information, making sure that everyone in the institute knows that all the data has been calculated and verified, and we are just waiting for the experimental materials to be used in the experiment."

"This is a good idea. Now that we have all the data, no matter which side they are on, anyone who doesn't want us to succeed will try every means to spread the news. At this point, any small actions will be impossible to hide, and we will be able to find out who the culprits are right away."

"I never expected that such people could infiltrate our team. These people are really everywhere, trying to destroy the peaceful life we've finally achieved," Zhang Jianshe lamented.

"Uncle Gu, Uncle, I'll have to trouble you to cooperate then. Please send more people to protect the two teachers, the dean, and my mother."

"Don't worry, An'an, I'll go and call the people in a bit and wait for us to arrive."

"Okay, I'll wait for you."

After hanging up the phone, Gu Yanting and Xia Lin quickly switched to emergency mode.

"Teachers, please don't be afraid then. I won't let anything happen to you. I will arrange for my mother to stay with you. I'm afraid I won't be able to take care of her."

Just a few days after Ding Ming and Qi Anbang recognized their mother, Chu Xingyue secretly told them, so only a few of them know about their relationship.

"Go for it, kid. We'll fully support you."

Zhang Jianshe looked at his young apprentice and spoke earnestly.

"Xiao Chu, are all the data results really in?"

Qi Anbang asked uncertainly.

"Yes, it was actually released before the Lunar New Year. I hadn't verified it at that time. To be absolutely sure, I've been working non-stop these past few days. I finally finished the verification just now, and the next step is for us to move on to the testing phase."

Chu Xingyue replied confidently to Qi Anbang, who was still somewhat incredulous.

"How long has it been? And it's already successful?" Qi Anbang really couldn't believe it. How long has it been? They worked hard for a year and a half, and it's only been a few days since Chu Xingyue came here. And the data processing is already finished?

"Teacher Qi, this is not my achievement alone, it is everyone's achievement. In fact, everyone has already laid the foundation, and I just did the work." Chu Xingyue would not take credit.

"Alright, stop being modest. I was involved in the whole process before you came, and I was still completely clueless about at least a third of it. Senior, you shouldn't have had so many concerns back then. Just transfer Xiao Chu over directly. What else can the school teach her with this kind of ability?"

Qi Anbang scoffed at Zhang Jianshe, believing that he was making the capable Chu Xingyue waste so much time learning textbook knowledge that was not very useful to her.

“Anbang, you’re wrong about that. You’re making An’an’s hard work for a year and a half into a joke. Can you find someone like An’an anywhere in the country, or even the world? So, we need to learn the knowledge in textbooks. Going to school isn’t just about learning textbook knowledge; it’s about understanding things and reasoning. An’an is a genius, but even geniuses are working hard. This tells us that if even geniuses are working hard, then ordinary people should work even harder.”

Ding Ming did not participate in the conversation between the two, but both of their statements made sense.

"Teachers, thank you for your affirmation. What both teachers said is correct, but I know that when Teacher Zhang gave me the data, he also considered many aspects."