"Short-sighted." Ashburn sneered and interrupted him. His tone was full of disdain for that group of people, with the unique arrogance of the Alcott family: "Go on."

"As for the Yu Group, although I didn't pay attention to him in the previous experiments, based on my experience in my previous life, if Yu Quezhou was reborn with the memory, with his methods, it shouldn't be the turn of others to take power now."

"And I know Xiang Zhinian very well." Having said this, Ning Weiyan's gaze passed through Ashibern and fell into the distance. His voice became softer, as if he was searching for memories about her, or reminiscing about that time.

"If she had her memories, she would have developed her system in advance, but she is like a real three-year-old child. Every day, apart from playing with Xiang Wanning, she goes to school as usual." Ning Weiyan frowned, his tone a little disdainful. After all, he loved the omnipotent Xiang Zhinian, not the little kid with a pair of silly eyes.

If she was really Xiang Zhinian in her previous life, how could a genius willingly become mediocre? She would definitely work harder to save her fate. Not to mention the Alcott family, she would at least fight back against Miss Company first.

But she didn't.

"Father, don't worry. They may have recognized Xiang Wanning by mistake and have no memory of the last time."

Ning Weiyan said as he handed over another photo. The chandelier on the gray-white ceiling was flickering with cold light. The electrocardiogram monitor next to it made the atmosphere seem extremely depressing. Various medicine bottles were placed on a small cart next to it, and one could almost smell the pungent smell of disinfectant on them.

This is exactly the decoration inside the hospital.

Ashburn saw that the girl who was smiling and making a wish in the previous photo was now lying on the bed in a hospital gown, looking listless. There were several people around her, looking at her with concern and raising their eyes in confusion.

"Xiang Wanning was admitted to the hospital after her birthday. I secretly investigated and found that her medical record showed a gene mutation and there is a high probability that she will not live to the age of 20. This is something that has not happened in the past few times." Ning Weiyan spoke up and concluded: "The system has not found any abnormalities. Even if we cannot develop "God Killer" this time, they have nothing to fear."

"Once Xiang Wanning dies, there will be no chance for the whole world to be reborn. We will not let all our previous efforts go to waste."

…

In the hospital, Xiang Wanning was lying on the bed bored. There was a mirror next to her bed, allowing her to clearly see her current appearance: she was wearing a hospital gown that didn't fit her well, her face was pale, there was a dark spot under her eyes, and there were several bandages wrapped around her head. She looked like a mummy mentioned in a fairy tale book.

Xiang Zhinian was peeling an apple for her. Xiang Wanning watched for a long while, trying to hold back, but still couldn't help asking, "Sister, do I have to be dressed like this?"

As she spoke, the foundation on her face fell off, revealing her slightly rosy cheeks.

Of course she is not sick.

Xiang Zhinian handed her the peeled apple without explaining the reason. He just raised his eyebrows at her and said, "Who said on their birthday that they wanted to be a big star?"

Some time ago, their family celebrated their birthdays. When it was their turn to make a wish, Xiang Wanning was mesmerized by the plot of the TV series. She pulled their sleeves and led everyone to the TV, saying to them, "I want to be this princess!"

"Those are actors. They have to play different roles and experience different lives." Mo Yin was afraid that she wouldn't understand, so he changed the cartoon she often watched and asked her, "Do you also want to become a big star and play different princesses?"

Xiang Wanning thought about it carefully, and was mesmerized by the “different princesses”. Her eyes lit up and she nodded vigorously: “I want to be a big star!”

"That depends on whether you have talent." Mo Yin smiled and rubbed her head, setting a test for her: "It just so happens that a film crew will come to the hospital at home to film in a few days. How about you go and play a little patient?"

So there was the current scene. After hearing what Xiang Zhinian said, Xiang Wanning took a bite of the apple and asked hesitantly: "How long will it take to end? Where are mom and dad?"

"The filming went smoothly and we can go home soon." Xiang Zhinian replied with a smile: "They have all gone to work. Our Wan Ning is a genius and acted very well. She will definitely become a big star in the future!"

When Xiang Zhinian finished saying this, she couldn't help but think of Xiang Wanning in her previous life. In her previous life, she didn't like acting. Even though she became a popular star, she was just an NPC who was swept forward in the torrent of the plot, like a puppet, doing things she didn't want to do.

So, when Xiang Wanning expressed her wish to "become a big star" at the birthday party, everyone's faces flashed with disbelief.

They didn't expect that she would choose the same path in this life.

The pain of the previous life still echoed in her heart, and the despair that shattered her soul suddenly swept through her body. Everyone's first reaction was not to be happy that she had her own dream, but to have a complicated look, with sorrow in their eyes, wanting to stop her, but not wanting to hinder Xiang Wanning's steps.

They were worried that if Xiang Wanning continued along that path, she would end up with the same ending as in her previous life, but they also felt that they had already changed the future. They were afraid that if they did not agree with her dream, Xiang Wanning would have irreparable regrets when she recalled this scene in the future.

Once bitten, one will be afraid of ropes for ten years. Even if they are confident that they can defeat the mastermind at the lowest cost, what if Xiang Wanning appears in public and the other party is desperate and attacks Xiang Wanning?

Just like... just like Xiang Zhinian who was kidnapped by the other party when she was about to step into the airport.

Perhaps sensing the depressed atmosphere, Xiang Wanning thought she had said something wrong, and her hand holding the magic wand tightened. She didn't have time to check why the glowing magic wand in her hand didn't light up, she just looked at Xiang Zhinian for help, not knowing how to save the situation or make everyone happier.

But Xiang Zhinian only saw the flickering light in her eyes slowly extinguished, and he couldn't help but reach out and shake the magic wand in her hand, making it light up again. Then he moved his lips and said, "Very good, our Wan Ning also has her own dream."

After she said this, everyone came back to their senses and applauded. Some said, "This is a great dream," and some said, "If it's Wan Ning's turn, they can definitely do it." Mo Yin also squatted down, thinking about the news they were going to release. In order to make the people in Country Z believe it, they also designed a plot for Wan Ning. This was a good opportunity to say it out without arousing the other party's suspicion.

"That's great. Mom has a test for a big star."

They released a fabricated illness and ignored the hidden cameras in the ward, and only removed them when the system no longer sensed fluctuations in the monitoring.

Everything will fall into place naturally.

It’s as if there is a divine will in all things.

Xiang Zhinian saw that she had finished eating and took her hand: "Let's go, let's go home."

* The enemy will be wary of a reborn person, but if this fact is hidden from Chinen and the others, the Alcott family's arrogance will cause them to not pay attention to a few "natives".

Especially when one has been reborn and the enemies have not yet grown up and one can easily kill them with just a finger, one will naturally feel arrogant and look down on others.

Things turned out just as Xiang Zhinian had expected. They were doing what they were supposed to do at this stage step by step. Xiang Tingye was running the Xiang Group honestly and did not take the initiative to seize territory just because he knew the direction of future development.

Yu Quezhou and Xiang Chisong transferred to a noble school, handled the company's affairs during school, and even created the "Lingfeng" company in secret. With the system as a background, it was registered under the name of someone else, and no matter how the people of the Alcott family investigated, they could not find any connection with them.

Ling Feng began to advance into the fields that Miss's company in his previous life was involved in, and took advantage of the fact that they were busy repairing their own systems and dealing with the tedious affairs of Country Z and had no time to pay attention to them to erode the market first.

Mo Yin was busy participating in piano competitions. She became famous at a young age and was a leading pianist even seventeen years ago. So when she won the Chopin International Piano Competition, people in Country Z did not take it seriously.

Their attention had never been on Mo Yin, so they didn't know that Mo Yin in his previous life did not win a prize in this competition.

He and Xiang Zhinian could only rely on video calls to relieve their longing for each other.

"I remembered that in the previous plot of Wan Ning, it was written that we were childhood sweethearts, two little kids who were inseparable." Chen Yanli complained, "How can childhood sweethearts only chat with each other through video?"

"In our previous life, we met once when we were young, and our parents arranged a marriage. Then you went abroad and came back after you became an adult..." Xiang Zhinian touched his chin, and suddenly thought of something, and coughed: "But you come back to see me once a year, even if you only stay for a month, you can be regarded as growing up with me. Can you barely be related to childhood sweethearts?"

Chen Yanli responded softly: "In that case, I will come back once in a few days."

He was mainly afraid that returning to the country without permission would arouse the other party's suspicion, but since he had this experience in his previous life, his return to the country would not seem abrupt, and he could come back to see her without worry. When he realized this, Shen Yanli couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

He suddenly thought of something and laughed, "It seems that we have become NPCs following the plot. Our goal is to follow the plot well and not arouse the other party's suspicion."

When Chen Yanli said this, he saw that the girl in front of the screen also smiled because of what he said. He glanced at her face greedily and was stunned for a long time.

Xiang Zhinian saw that the other party had not responded for a long time and thought that it was the network that was stuck. When she called him a few times in confusion, she suddenly saw the person on the screen stretched out his hand and gently touched the camera, as if crossing the space and distance and stroking her cheek.

She heard him sigh and saw his lips opening and closing. He seemed to have a thousand words in mind, but in the end he only said one sentence: "Forget it, I'm not coming. I'm afraid I won't want to leave after I come back."

Chen Yanli murmured to himself, as if to comfort himself: "If we can defeat them quickly, we can reunite sooner."

The corners of his lips curled up into a smile, and his voice was soft, but it was transmitted accurately into Xiang Zhinian's ears.

"I missed you so much."

How could she not want to? After being reborn, they had not really hugged each other once, and could only comfort each other by looking at the screen. Xiang Zhinian didn't know if the other party was injured, and she knew that if he was really injured, he would definitely not say it and make her worry.

The love he gives has always been gentle, tolerant and silent.

She was lifted up by Chen Yanli's love and moved forward without having to worry about anything else, because as long as she looked back, Chen Yanli was always standing behind her.

They were seldom intimate with each other, but every time they held hands and hugged, the beating of each other's heart and the rapid frequency of their love were a confession.

Xiang Zhinian's eyes suddenly became sore and her vision gradually became blurred. She choked for a moment, and finally forced a smile and said to him, "Don't worry about me. You have to be well abroad."

She stretched out her little finger, hooked it, and waved it at him, "Make a pinky promise. We will all be well and wait for the day we meet again."

Xiang Zhinian rarely speaks her mind. Those sweet words buried in her heart seem to be stuck between her lips. She said "I love you" ten thousand times in her heart, but when she blurted out, there was only one sentence: "I miss you too."

——

As for what Xiang Wanning was doing, she entered the kindergarten with Xiang Zhinian, but she was the only one who played happily the whole day and was even reluctant to leave after school. Every time she was sent back by Xiang Zhinian with a helpless look on her face.

Xiang Wan Ning also learned a lot in kindergarten. She would listen to all kinds of gossip: who likes who, which annoying kid complained to the teacher, who was disobedient and got into a fight...

She already understood a lot of things, so when she wanted to ask Chinen about her homework, but happened to hear her sad words "I miss you too" at the door, her eyes widened in shock.

Who?! Who is my sister thinking about? Who does she like?! Why didn’t I hear anything in kindergarten!

Xiang Wanning was very angry. She was angry that her sister had someone she liked but didn’t tell her about it. She was also angry and thought: Which bastard actually bypassed her eyes and appeared in front of her sister! ! She walked downstairs angrily and came to Xiang Chisong and Yu Quezhou who were just coming back from school to talk in the living room. She threw her schoolbag in front of them and said angrily, "My sister has someone she likes in kindergarten!"

Then she complained to them again: Things like I didn't even know, I knew everyone in the kindergarten, who was that person, why wasn't there any news at all!

Xiang Wanning stared at the two of them closely: "Do you know?"

Yu Quezhou: ...

Xiang Chisong: …

ah??

The two of them looked at each other and quickly realized that she was referring to Shen Yanli. But they couldn't explain this to her at the moment, just as they planned to fight back against the people of Country Z without telling Xiang Wanning.

Everyone had the same idea that since Xiang Wanning had lost her memory, she should be allowed to relax and live her life without any burden, and she should not know about this, so they sent Xiang Wanning to kindergarten to grow up like other children.

As for Xiang Zhinian, in order not to arouse suspicion from the people of Country Z, she gave her the following as a bonus: According to her experience in her previous life, she was quickly admitted to elementary school because she was too ordinary, and then to junior high school three months later, and then entered university.

Xiang Chisong thought for a long time before he uttered, "Brother doesn't know either."

He began to promise Wan Ning: "How about this, you observe secretly first. If it doesn't work, when you enter our elementary school, your brother Xiao Yu and I will help you keep an eye on it!"

Yu Quezhou: ...

No, he refused.

But before he could finish his sentence, Xiang Wan Ning made the decision without authorization, and then rushed upstairs in high spirits. After she left, Yu Quezhou said to Xiang Chisong earnestly: "Flags cannot be set randomly, especially for Wan Ning."

Xiang Chisong sighed: "Let's put it off for a day. By then, Chinen will have skipped a grade, and Wan Ning will probably have forgotten about it after a while."

It turned out that he was totally overthinking it.

Three years later, Xiang Wanning and Xiang Zhinian were admitted to their own primary school. On the first day of school, the former secretly called Xiang Chisong aside and asked him, "Brother, don't forget what you promised me before. You must help me keep an eye on my sister!"

Xiang Chisong: …

(End of this chapter)