Chapter 67 He looked at her and saw love, and also saw people in love...

The light moved across his face, as if reality were lingering on the edge of memory.

Wen Yi stared at his calm face again and again, unable to connect the man before her with the "Gu Yifeng" she knew. She tried to picture him in her mind, but the harder she tried, the more vague it became. It was like words being on the tip of her tongue, only to be stopped. She couldn't express what she was thinking.

Until Gu Yifeng took out a black ID from his pocket and gently placed it in her hand.

[National Security Investigation Bureau, 10th Bureau, Gu Yifeng]

She stared down at the words, her brow furrowing ever deeper. Far from resolving her doubts, the document only made them more perplexing.

The tenth game?

Where did the tenth bureau come from? She clearly remembered that the Bureau only had nine branches.

"I'm not lying to you." He explained softly, "Gu Yifeng was never in the seventh inning. He was always working in the tenth inning."

As he spoke, he cautiously took a step closer to her. "I'm not a bad person. Can you... trust me for once? Let's sit down and have a good chat, ok?"

“…”

"Let's go eat, okay?"

“…Which one?”

"The old place?"

Wen Yi was slightly startled, unsure if the "old place" he mentioned was the name of the restaurant, or the place where they had grown up. She silently prayed it wasn't the restaurant Gu Yifeng had taken her to before. She seemed unable to accept the intrusion of this man into her and their memories.

Lao Di Fang is a time-honored private restaurant in Yunhu City. It is well-deserved of its name and is also their favorite place.

Wen Yi stood in front of the hotel, feeling a bit amused and helpless. It was true that what she feared would come true. The hotel was as bustling as ever. She sat down, clutching her ID card tightly in her hand.

"What would you like to eat?" He handed her the menu.

"...Whatever you want, just take care of it."

Gu Yifeng glanced at her, then stopped forcing her. He turned around and ordered a few dishes with the waiter, speaking in a familiar tone. He quietly observed her reaction as he ordered.

Wen Yi understood what he was testing, but she didn't say anything. She just looked up at him and then lowered her head in silence.

After a while, the dishes were served one after another.

Sweet and sour spare ribs, crystal shrimps, yellow croaker... every dish ordered by Gu Yifeng was her favorite.

Even the dessert she chose was her favorite osmanthus wine dumplings.

At this moment, she suddenly believed that in this strange timeline, he really understood her. It was not a pretense, nor a coincidence.

Gu Yifeng poured her tea and said, "Ask anything you want to ask."

Wen Yi held up her black ID and asked, "The Investigation Bureau... is there a tenth bureau? What is it for?"

He paused pouring tea and glanced at her. "There wasn't one in the past. It was newly established in recent years. It's just a small department with only a few people."

Gu Yifeng couldn't explain much. The truth was, over a decade ago, the Investigation Bureau secretly established the Tenth Bureau at the behest of the National Security Department, without publicly announcing its true functions and purview. Even within the Bureau, only this small, small department, capable of mobilizing the majority of its resources, was known. No one knew what it did.

Wen Yi lowered her head and took a sip of tea. It seemed that the changes on this timeline were more than she had imagined.

Gu Yifeng picked up a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs for her and said casually, "Since you asked me a question, can I ask you one too?"

"Ask."

"Do you still remember...how we met?"

She lowered her head and gently poked the ribs in the bowl. "I was on that ice cream truck once." She looked up at him. "I almost became the sixth victim."

Gu Yifeng was slightly startled and asked, "Then what?"

Wen Yi wasn't sure how much he knew about her, so after careful consideration, she replied, "And then... I was saved by you."

This time it was his turn to lower his head, as if recalling something. He pulled out his phone, checked it for a moment, and then explained, "At that time, I was on a mission elsewhere, also in Yunhu City, which is quite close to where you had the accident."

She continued to ask: "Then how did we meet in your memory?"

Gu Yifeng looked at her, his expression softened, and he recalled the first time he saw her in Yuexi Mountain.

At that time, the Tenth Bureau had just been established, and he represented the Bureau in negotiations with the Wen family to redefine the future between superpowers and the government.

Carrying confidential documents, he stepped into this mysterious family hidden deep in the mountains for the first time and met Wen Yi, who was only in her teens.

The first time he looked at her, he saw love and the ending of love - she was the one he had been looking for.

He had seen her future in the past.

He had no way to prove it, but he was certain that she was his inescapable fate, and he didn't want to escape at all.

Then, the long wait began. In the name of protecting her, he stayed by her side, watching her grow up, taking every step carefully, until she became his wife.

His gaze fell on her face, and his tone became gentle. "'Know' might not be accurate." His voice was low and affectionate. "Rather... I waited for many years before you accepted me."

Wen Yi was stunned and almost couldn't hold the chopsticks. Did she hear it right?

She was about to ask, but she saw Gu Yifeng suddenly look behind her, paused slightly, and then respectfully called out: "Brother."

elder brother? !

Wen Yi turned her head abruptly, and saw a man in a dark grey shirt pulling out a chair and sitting down. He had a stern expression and a lazy look, and he looked at Gu Yifeng with a look full of disdain.

She stared at his face for a few seconds, frowning - this face did not match the person in her memory.

"I've told you so many times, don't call me brother." The man said in a bad tone, and glanced at Wen Yi again, "You don't call the people you should call, and you call the people you shouldn't call."

"Brother?" She subconsciously tried, with a hint of embarrassment in her voice.

Oh shit, could the person coming be Wen Chi?

"Heh." Wen Chi called the waiter over to add more dishes and chopsticks, and asked, "What's with that expression on your face? Don't you recognize me?"

You really got it right.

Wen Yi lowered her head and took a big sip of tea to hide her embarrassment.

"What about that phone call during the day?" Wen Chi picked up the teapot and refilled it for her. He glanced at Gu Yifeng coldly, "Did someone named Gu bully you?"

Gu Yifeng then revealed a hint of helplessness in his smile: "How can that be possible?"

Wen Chi snorted lightly: "I don't think you dare." But his eyes swept across Wen Yi's face calmly.

The atmosphere hadn't yet calmed down, but she couldn't wait to ask, "Brother, do you know what's going on in Qingluan Mountain recently?"

Wen Chi paused while picking up the food, turned his head and glanced at her, surprised: "What kind of noise could there be? What do you want to ask?"

Gu Yifeng looked at her calmly and added another spoonful of shrimp to her bowl.

"So..." Wen Yi thought for a moment and asked, "Has anyone with special abilities mysteriously disappeared recently?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the two men paused at the same time.

Wen Chi didn't answer immediately. He glanced at Gu Yifeng with a sharp gaze and said in a colder tone, "Did you tell her?"

Gu Yifeng shook his head.

She looked at the two of them and suddenly realized something - the mutants were still missing, and the Zero Plan was still going on... She guessed right, the crisis at the nuclear power plant had not been truly resolved.

Facing the table full of delicious food, the three of them fell silent, each preoccupied with their own thoughts. Wen Chi put down his chopsticks and spoke to her nicely, "Just be your wife, Gu. You don't have to worry about these things."

Gu Yifeng nodded immediately: "Don't worry, we will take care of it and won't put you in danger."

Wen Yi watched the two, usually at odds, now tacitly united in a united front. She understood something. In this timeline, she was a meticulously protected Mrs. Gu. The whereabouts of the psychic, the fate of the Wen family, and the crisis at the nuclear power plant were all far away from her.

Wen Yi felt that this shouldn't be the case, so she simply laid it out: "I know why they disappeared, and I also know where they are now."

As soon as the words fell, the air seemed to freeze for a second.

Wen Chi frowned slightly: "What are you talking about?"

"You heard it clearly." She met his gaze and asked, "Will you save these people or not?"

"How did you know that?"

"Why shouldn't I know? I have the Wen bloodline, don't I?"

Wen Chi gave her a strange look: "You... your ability has awakened?"

Wen Yi was stunned: "I... I don't have it?" She subconsciously glanced at Gu Yifeng. If she was not mistaken, there was indeed a hint of surprise in his expression.

So...she in this world doesn't have the ability to awaken at all?

Wen Yi couldn't help but hold her forehead.

But it makes sense if you think about it. According to Gu Yifeng, she has been well protected over the years, has not encountered any danger, and has not experienced moments of life and death. Naturally, her supernatural powers have no chance to awaken.

She raised her head, her gaze sweeping across the two of them. Her tone was calm, yet the sharpness in her brows could not be concealed. "People grow. In the past, I didn't need to worry about these things because someone else protected me from all the storms. Now I am different. I no longer need to be protected."

Her tone gradually became firm. "Whether I am Mrs. Gu or not, I am first and foremost a member of the Wen clan, and I possess the power and responsibility bestowed upon me by this family name. I will not stand idly by when faced with dangers faced by those with special abilities."

Gu Yifeng looked at her with a complicated expression, as if he was really seeing her clearly for the first time.

Wen Chi narrowed his eyes slightly: "Who... are you?"

Wen Yi called the waiter and asked for paper and pen. She picked up the pen and thought for a moment, then wrote down the locations and conditions of several underground laboratories that she remembered.

After finishing, she handed the paper to Wen Chi: "This question is not important. What really matters now is this."

Wen Chi lowered his head and glanced, his expression gradually becoming solemn.

Everyone had their own thoughts during the meal. After the meal, Wen Chi left early with the paper.

"Are you full?" Gu Yifeng asked softly.

"Ah?" Wen Yi just came back to her senses from her complicated thoughts and replied casually, "Are you full?"

He couldn't help but laugh when he heard the word "bar": "Now I know that Mrs. Gu cares about the people, but take care of yourself first and eat your fill, okay?"

"I'm full." Wen Yi nodded quickly.

He called the waiter to pay the bill: "Since you are full, let's go home?"

The words "go home" coming out of his mouth made Wen Yi feel a little dazed. Although she was hearing these words and this tone for the first time, she felt so familiar with them as if she had heard them a thousand times before.

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The author has something to say: Today's codeword song sharing: "Madness in Memories" by Guangliang

You are my first dream. No matter how far I go, I will never forget you.