Chapter 232 "A Brief Separation"

"This is Major General Lu Wei, the president of the Half-Infected Association, who has made outstanding military achievements." Jiang Wenxian looked at Lin Xi meaningfully. "Dean Lin has been out of touch with the news lately and is unwilling to accept new things. He doesn't know that our Major General Lu has demonstrated even greater strength on the battlefield due to his physical mutation. This shows how outstanding the abilities of half-infected people are."

Jiang Wenxian took a sip of tea. "Speaking of which, President Lu's semi-infectious transformation was supervised by Dean Lin throughout. Now that President Lu is supervising Dean Lin, you two are a perfect match and complement each other perfectly."

Lin Xi listened quietly, maintaining a calm expression.

After listening to Jiang Wenxian's introduction, Lu Wei said, "You flatter me, sir."

He walked towards Lin Xi under the watchful eyes of everyone.

Lin Xi struggled to control her expression as she watched the person in front of her walk towards her from the enemy camp.

The person standing before him, Lu Wei, was the new president of the Semi-Infected Body Association, sent by Jiang Wenxian to "supervise" him.

Lin Xi, who was in deep trouble, had been waiting for Lu Wei and Liang Hui to return and bring a new turning point, but she never expected to be met with this kind of Lu Wei.

Wang Jun said that Lu Wei had returned to the base long ago, but did not immediately offer help to Lin Xi and Xiang Xin. Instead, she appeared when Lin Xi was being threatened by Jiang Wenxian.

Lu Wei, whom I hadn't seen for several months, seemed unchanged, except that his demeanor had become even colder.

"Three three."

This was the first time Lin Xi had heard Lu Wei address her like that.

He stopped in front of Lin Xi and slowly took her hand in his.

Those hands had a cool, slightly damp feel, lower than human body temperature.

The unfamiliar address made the tone of the whole sentence even more unfamiliar. Lu Wei explained, "Your technology can create 'new humans.' You can control the infection process, and the soldiers will become like me, with tougher bodies and stronger adaptability, but still retaining human consciousness. Your technology doesn't create monsters, but 'new humans.'"

"..." Lin Xi stared back at him blankly.

“Although my body has changed, my brain has never mutated,” Lu Wei said seriously.

Lin Xi stared intently at him, trying to glean some other information from his eyes.

Lu Wei's expression remained unchanged. He simply held Lin Xi's hand and gently comforted her, "Put aside those concerns and focus on studying the semi-infected. San San, you are our hope."

Under everyone's gaze, Lin Xi suppressed the urge to look away.

Lu Wei took half a step forward, holding Lin Xi's hand tightly, and gently pushed her face towards his heart with his other hand.

Lin Xi leaned against Lu Wei's chest again, where the heartbeat was slower than the last time she heard it.

Lin Xi's stiff limbs spoke volumes about her tension and confusion; Lu Wei knew Lin Xi like this all too well.

The others awkwardly looked away; some were puzzled, while others gasped in surprise.

No one expected such a heartfelt embrace to occur in such a solemn setting.

Jiang Wenxian coughed lightly: "What is Chairman Lu doing?"

Lu Wei held the stiff person in his arms without letting go, and said calmly, "I'm sorry to have made you laugh, Chief. 'Absence makes the heart grow fonder,' Lin Xi and I haven't seen each other for a long time."

Upon hearing this, Lin Xi's head twitched slightly.

"Don't be shy, everyone knows about our relationship." Lu Wei patted her head.

Jiang Wenxian chuckled, seemingly a little embarrassed: "This makes us onlookers feel awkward..."

Lu stopped abruptly, letting Lin Xi sit down, while he himself sat in the empty seat next to her.

Seeing the two sitting up straight, everyone present breathed a sigh of relief, and the awkwardness finally subsided.

Jiang Wenxian said, "Dean Lin should give us his opinion on what he has considered."

Lin Xi: "..."

Lu Wei answered for her, "Lin Xi is a serious researcher. Since I was infected, she has been worried about various risks and therefore was unwilling to conduct experiments on semi-infected individuals." Although she sat down, she did not let go of her hand and turned her head to her, saying, "Don't worry, I'm fine. We've survived such a dangerous situation at the White Shield Base."

White Shield Base.

Lin Xi seemed to understand something.

Lu Wei then said to Jiang Wenxian, "Chief, please give me a little time to talk to her alone."

Jiang Wenxian did not want to lift Lin Xi's house arrest, but he had no good reason to refute what Lu Wei said, so he could only say, "I have long heard that Major General Lu and Dean Lin have a deep friendship and can never be separated. I hope you can be of one mind this time as well."

Lu Wei gently raised the hand she was holding with Lin Xi: "Yes."

Jiang Wenxian watched their actions, sighed, and said, "It's been a long time since you've seen each other, so I won't bother you any longer." With that, he got up to leave.

Lu Wei glanced at the two female guards who had been following Lin Xi.

Jiang Wenxian chuckled and said, "Since Chairman Lu has said that Dean Lin can go home with you, but the chairman is usually quite busy and can't be with the dean all the time, the person I specially sent to protect Dean Lin's safety still has to stay with her to prevent the laboratory from being attacked again, hehe."

This statement is meant to remind someone, but there's no need to name names.

Jiang Wenxian clearly hadn't put his mind at ease with Lin Xi and had no intention of returning her personal freedom.

The guards are still there, but starting today, Lin Xi's activities will no longer be confined to the laboratory.