Chapter 103: One Word, One Mind His lips still held Wen Yi's warmth...

The moment Wen Yi jumped off the covered bridge, time seemed to stand still.

Gu Yifeng stood stiffly where he was, his heart sinking suddenly, cold sweat oozing out of his back, his consciousness sometimes clear and sometimes blurred.

At this moment, the accident, the responsibility, and the future of the project were all thrown behind his mind. Only one thought kept reminding him again and again - she died in front of him again.

again?

Why is it “又”?

Isn't this the first time they met?

This sudden conclusion was illogical, unprovable, and inconsistent with his usual way of thinking, but it kept appearing in his mind unyieldingly.

From beginning to end, no sound came out of his mouth until a drop of warm liquid ran across the corner of his eye, and then he came to his senses - he was actually crying?

After several seconds, consciousness gradually returned. Gu Yifeng suddenly grabbed the phone and ordered in a steady voice: "Open channel B7! Start the search and rescue process immediately - now!"

As the elevator descended, his pale face was reflected on the metal wall, and no one saw his trembling legs.

Until the elevator door opened again, he staggered out and saw Wen Yi sitting leisurely on the top of the huge circular experimental cabin several meters high. She smiled in the flowing light and looked down at him.

Gu Yifeng paused and his breathing stagnated.

"I said..." She was about to jump down.

"Don't move!" Gu Yifeng's heart had just settled down when he was startled again. He rushed to the bottom of the cabin in two steps and stretched out his hands to her:

"Be careful! I'll catch you!"

Wen Yi jumped forward lightly and was caught in Gu Yifeng's arms. The impact of the fall made both of them sway.

He stumbled back a few steps and eventually fell on his back, Wen Yi falling onto his waist. Gu Yifeng groaned as the back of his head hit the ground, but he instinctively tightened his arms and held her tightly in his arms.

It was a close call.

The rescuers saw this scene from afar, looked at each other, and just stood at the entrance of the passage, not daring to move forward rashly.

Wen Yi wanted to get up immediately, but he grabbed her wrist tightly with his backhand. She could feel his whole body trembling.

She was slightly startled, and suddenly realized that she had made a big mistake this time. She quickly softened her voice and comforted him: "I'm fine, look."

"You..." The two sat facing each other, and Gu Yifeng finally spoke, his voice hoarse, "Are you hurt?"

"No, I'm not lying to you, I'm really fine, you..." Before she could finish her words, he suddenly pulled her forward, almost bumping into his nose.

The sounds of rapid breathing intertwined together. Wen Yi could see the redness in his eyes, but she couldn't tell whether it was anger or fear.

"Wen Yi!" Gu Yifeng's voice suddenly rose, his jaw tensed, his expression almost terrifying. "Do you know how high it was just now?"

“…”

"Are you looking for death?!"

“I didn’t…”

"You want to jump off the building," he gritted his teeth, his arm muscles trembling, "jump somewhere else! Not here!"

As he spoke, his voice became louder and louder, and even broke a little.

"If you fall and die here, how much responsibility will I bear?"

"Have you ever thought about how many people you will implicate?"

“Do you know how much research will be affected?”

Wen Yi's face grew increasingly grim as each rebuke followed. She had only intended to test the reaction of a higher-dimensional being, but she hadn't expected him to react so violently. For a moment, she even considered walking away and waiting for him to calm down. But he held her hand tightly, and she couldn't get off him.

After a long time, Wen Yi finally spoke. Unlike Gu Yifeng's anger, her voice was unusually calm:

"You worry too much. I am a mutant."

"What's wrong with having superpowers? Won't people with superpowers die?"

"Are you afraid of my death?"

He suddenly let go of her hand without saying a word.

"Even if I die, what does it have to do with you?" This gentle sentence seemed to shatter him in an instant. Gu Yifeng was silent for a long time before speaking again:

"If you die..."

He paused, his voice suddenly lowered, and he spoke word by word, as if he was woodenly asking and answering himself:

"If you die, what about me? What should I do?"

The air solidified.

Wen Yi's heart was shocked, and she stared at Gu Yifeng without blinking, only then she noticed that there was a dried tear mark at the corner of his eye.

He cried?!

Her hand subconsciously touched his face, and the moment her cold fingertips touched the corner of his eye, they both shuddered.

She lowered her head to gaze at the redness in his eyes and comforted him softly:

"Don't cry."

The moment these two words fell, he suddenly opened his eyes wide and his pupils contracted violently.

He raised his hand and grasped her wrist tightly, suppressing the tremor in his voice and asked, "You...what did you say?"

Before Wen Yi could react, Gu Yifeng suddenly groaned, covered his head in pain, his face pale, and cold sweat oozing from his forehead.

"Gu Yifeng!" she exclaimed, supporting his shaking body.

His eyes closed and he fell backwards. If she hadn't quickly caught him, he would have almost hit the ground.

Seeing this, the rescuers standing not far away rushed forward to check his vital signs.

"Gu Bo! Gu Bo!"

"What's going on!"

They scrambled to lay him flat. "Weak breathing! Prepare CPR! Quick!"

They still don’t understand. It was clearly the girl who jumped off the covered bridge, so how come the person who fainted in the end was their Gu Bo?

Isn’t this bullshit?!

In great confusion, they were about to perform first aid, but found that Gu Yifeng was holding the girl's wrist tightly.

"This..." A medical staff member looked at her in embarrassment.

"I'll do it!" Wen Yi didn't waste any words. She immediately knelt down, took a deep breath, and started chest compressions.

After a few rounds, she was already sweating profusely, but Gu Yifeng was still breathing weakly.

"What should I do next?" She gasped and looked up to ask the rescuer beside her.

"He hasn't recovered his spontaneous breathing yet, so he needs assisted ventilation!" The medical staff looked serious, "Prepare for artificial respiration!"

“How to do it specifically?” she asked.

"Um..." the rescuer stammered, "We just didn't bring any equipment..." He paused, "We can...we can...use mouth-to-mouth artificial resuscitation."

The air was still.

Wen Yi nodded immediately and stepped aside: "Please come in."

The rescuer didn't move. Instead, he signaled to her with his eyes: "No, no, it's safer for you...you to do it. Please."

Wen Yi: ...

She bit her lip, her eyes fell on Gu Yifeng's pale face, without hesitation, she took a deep breath, pinched his nose, lowered her head -

Just when her lips were about to cover his.

"cough!"

Gu Yifeng suddenly choked and coughed, then opened his eyes.

Their eyes met.

Wen Yi still maintained the leaning position, their lips were only a millimeter away, and her warm breath still remained on his lips.

His pupils suddenly shrank, and he asked in a hoarse voice, "What...are you doing?"

Gu Yifeng propped himself up and sat up, gradually recalling everything that had just happened. The moment he said "Don't cry," his mind buzzed, and countless fragments of the past suddenly swallowed him up. His brain was overwhelmed by the explosion of information, and he finally passed out.

During the few minutes of coma, he seemed to have experienced several reincarnations. Every scene was as real as a memory. He was irresistibly immersed in it and could not distinguish between reality and illusion.

Until her scent woke him.

But he woke up.

Waking up at the moment when I was just one millimeter away from kissing her.

An absurd thought suddenly came to my mind - "If I had woken up just one second later...it would have been fine."

When Gu Yifeng stood up, his movements were still a little stiff. The rescuers wanted to help him, but he raised his hand to block them.

"I'm fine."

He didn't look at Wen Yi, nor did he say another word. He turned and walked towards the elevator.

Wen Yi immediately followed him and left.

The turmoil in the laboratory gradually subsided, the passage was closed, and the alarm was lifted.

Gu Yifeng returned to his office and sat silently at his desk. He didn't take off his white coat, his knuckles pressed against his brow, and he closed his eyes and calmed his breathing.

Everything he experienced today was so absurd that it almost shattered his long-held belief in science.

Were those flashbacks his memories, or hallucinations induced by intense emotions? If they were real, were they from the past, or were they a harbinger of things to come?

What was going on between him and Wen Yi? It was clearly their first meeting, yet he felt a sense of belonging as if they had been reunited after a long separation.

Countless questions linger in my mind, but I can't find the answers.

There was a sudden knock on the door, and Wen Yi walked in quietly.

She looked at Gu Yifeng silently. He didn't look up, his knuckles against his eyebrows, looking very tired.

What's going on with him today?

Wen Yi couldn't guess for a moment, she just felt that he was cold and distant at one moment, and very emotional and almost out of control at another moment. His whole personality was extremely contradictory and divided.

Could it be that I read too much and this caused problems?

But she was pressed for time and couldn't care less. So she spoke carefully, "Are you... okay?"

"Yeah." Gu Yifeng responded.

"If you're okay now, I'd like to ask, when can we proceed with your decoherent state ability deconstruction plan?"

"cannot."

"What?!" Wen Yi was stunned, thinking she had heard it wrong.

"I mean, we can't experiment on you." He finally raised his eyes, and his gaze returned to its cold state.

"Why?" she asked in disbelief. "The agreement has already been signed. I'm investing 30 million in this project, and you're telling me no?!"

"Human experiments are never approved. Especially not with people like you whose behavior is uncontrollable and whose risks cannot be assessed. Our lab doesn't cooperate with people like you."

"You!" Wen Yi laughed in anger. "First of all, I'm very clear about the limits of my abilities and will definitely not cause uncontrollable consequences. Why can't I explain this to you?" She took a step closer. "Secondly, we've already signed a contract. I'll pay, you'll do the work. Are you going to break your promise? How can you be so dishonest?"

He stood up suddenly, staring at her intently: "Money? I didn't see a single cent."

"But you, trespassing into the lab's restricted area, taking dangerous high-altitude jumps, and interfering with core equipment—which one of these isn't a breach of contract? Who's so dishonest? The agreement clearly states that I have the right to terminate our cooperation at any time if you violate lab regulations."

Wen Yi froze, feeling somewhat guilty. He was right about one thing: the funds hadn't arrived yet.

"You——!" Wen Yi turned and left, "You wait first!"

Let’s make money today!

Before her hand touched the doorknob, she heard a hurried call from behind her—"Wen Yi!"

She stopped but didn't look back.

"...If you want to participate in this project, you can," he continued, "but you must fully understand the mechanics of the entire experiment and have basic knowledge of quantum physics before you can participate in the core part of the plan."

"Stay here first and be my assistant. Study, take the test, and we'll talk after you pass it."

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Author's words: Wen Yi: This person's brain has been damaged by reading [sunglasses]

Gu Yifeng: Missing my wife's artificial respiration, heartache +1+1+1[fear][fear][fear]

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