Something cool slid across her forehead, down her nose, to her lips, lingered for a moment, then moved down her neck, to her chest, her abdomen, her thighs, her calves, and finally stopped at her toes.

A soft breath brushed against her ear, then slowly moved upwards to her lips, where she held her breath for a long time.

Just when Xiang Wan thought she was about to be kissed, that feeling suddenly disappeared, and a low laugh sounded beside her.

"Yu Xiangwan, if you keep pretending, I'm really going to kiss you."

With a helpless sigh, Xiang Wan opened her eyes and saw that familiar face silently watching her from the side.

Where is Han Shiren?

His words immediately ruined the atmosphere that had been so carefully built up. Fang Zheng reached out, cupped Xiang Wan's face in his hands, leaned close, took a deep breath, and slowly exhaled, "Anyone who didn't know better would think he was your sweetheart."

Xiang Wan turned her head and pulled her hand away, asking again. Now, she was very concerned about the situation of this instigator. The root of the problem lay with him, so who else could she turn to if not him?

"How is Creation going?"

"Ugh, they're not cute at all. Mermaids are much better."

As Fang Zheng spoke, he didn't delay and turned on the computer video for Xiang Wan to watch.

It turns out that a week had passed since their escape. A week is enough to change everything. Han Shiren was placed under surveillance, Genesis was purged by the state, and many of their brutal experiments were exposed. Some, however, were too horrifying and were secretly destroyed. The report now is based on what a reporter from a certain television station was gathering on the sidelines.

Just like that, they were taken down? Xiang Wan felt a little unreal, after all, she had only just escaped and hadn't even taken revenge herself yet.

"What you should be worried about now is your own identity, shouldn't it?"

Another bombshell: her origins are only known to Fang Zheng, Han Shiren, and Han Yu, apart from the researchers who created the mermaids. The transformation of her legs was Fang Zheng's doing.

"That's your problem to worry about."

Now, Xiang Wan felt that the agreement she signed had some value. At least, she was still his woman. Shouldn't he be the one to worry about this kind of thing?

"Oh? So, you admit it from the bottom of your heart?"

Is there a difference?

Now that they're already bound together, there's no need for further explanation. She has more important things to do, and her intuition tells her this mission will be quite lengthy.

Fang Zheng smiled, and Xiang Wan seemed to see a sense of relief on his face.

Before he could investigate further, the hotel doorbell rang, and Fang Zheng went out and soon returned with a food cart.

Only when she saw the food did she belatedly realize that she was very hungry.

After resting at the hotel for a while, Fang Zheng officially took over Genesis and became the new head of the laboratory. This time, however, he recruited only top-notch talents, and those who had previously conducted heinous experiments were eliminated.

Xiang Wan became his assistant, running around with him every day, thoroughly renovating the laboratory, and never finding the figure of those who had hurt her again.

"Fang Zheng, the purpose of my coming out is to make those people receive the punishment they deserve. I want to personally repay what they did to me. So, please give me their current address."

Without the system's help, the most direct method was to seek Fang Zheng's assistance. Although there were countless ways to do so, she didn't want to hide it from Fang Zheng. If she needed to stay by Fang Zheng's side for a long time in this life, then she couldn't lie. After all, one lie requires a thousand more to cover it up, which is too exhausting. Besides, since he was able to save her in the first place, he should have expected this to happen.

Why do you think I would help you?

"Because I helped you."

Xiang Wan was concise. Although Fang Zheng had taken all the blame for what happened at the exchange meeting, he probably already knew the truth, but he just hadn't asked. Since she hadn't inquired about his secrets, he didn't need to know how Xiang Wan had managed it.

Fang Zheng stared out the window, remaining silent for a long time. Sunlight streamed through the windowsill, casting a long shadow of his back.

“They have already received the punishment they deserved; there was no need for me to do it myself.”

"Some grudges are beyond the reach of others."

“If, after you’ve taken your revenge, you…” Fang Zheng slowly turned around, looking into Xiang Wan’s eyes. The determination and resolve in them made it impossible for him to persuade her any further. He sighed and waved his hand, saying, “Never mind, go. I just hope you remember, no matter what happens, remember, I’ll be here waiting for you.”

There was an indescribable complexity in Fang Zheng's eyes.

Xiang Wan nodded, took the documents he had placed on the table that morning, and went out.

The first one is the researcher who combined human cells and fish cells. His name is Ze Qingping. Because there is no strong evidence to accuse him, he is currently just confined to his home and under the supervision of a special person.

Under the cover of night, Xiang Wan sneaked into his residence, conjuring a shard of ice at her fingertips and using it as a projectile to strike the man's temple, killing him instantly. No trace was left at the scene, and the ice dissipated into the air after the mission was accomplished.

Xiang Wan did this five times, killing five people in total.

Before they had any memory of it, these people had only done the preliminary work, and paying with their lives was enough.

Next came those who directly conducted physical examinations on her, taking blood samples and peeling off scales every now and then. The most striking impression was that those in white coats, numbers one through six, were too easy to kill; killing them so simply was too lenient.

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