"Auntie, I'll turn off the light. The boss is asleep."
As she left, she politely asked the woman a question mark, adding a sentence to avoid any confusion.
It turns out that the person who was coming to Jiangcheng's room in the middle of the night was Jiang's mother.
“I also came to see Xiaocheng. He usually only covers himself with half a blanket when he sleeps at home, because I’m afraid he’ll catch a cold.”
"Okay, Auntie... you go in? I'll get back to work."
"Never mind, I won't go. As long as he's asleep, that's fine. I saw when you came over that his blanket was tucked in properly," Jiang's mother said. "Do you have time? Let's talk."
Gu Qingwan's foot, which was about to step out, stopped in mid-air. She was a little surprised, but she immediately agreed, "Of course, then come to my room, Auntie."
Five minutes later.
Across from Jiang Cheng's room, with the door closed, two women sat facing each other.
Jiang's mother was holding a glass of warm water, which Gu Qingwan had poured for her as soon as she came in.
She was now observing this woman whose identity was quite unusual; strictly speaking, she was the "boss's boss," and it was always best to be polite.
Jiang Cheng's father was from the South, but her mother clearly had the features of a Northern woman. She had large eyes and unshaven eyebrows, exuding a natural, spirited air. Although time had taken its toll, she was still considered beautiful. She didn't possess any delicate qualities; instead, she was poised and elegant.
With a slight smile, Jiang's mother spoke first, "You must have suffered in that cold place. It's not as good as here, where the climate is mild and the sun is shining. Going out there is just hardship. You and Xiaocheng must have had a hard time getting used to it, right?"
"It's alright, Auntie. There are plenty of security personnel, and most of the conditions you can find in China can be met there. The food and accommodation are arranged very well."
"And what about work?"
"As for work..." Gu Qingwan hadn't even finished choosing her words when the other person asked another question.
"I heard from Xiaocheng that he has a high position. After all, he is good at scientific research, so it's understandable that he's busy. With great power comes great responsibility. Does he work long hours every day?"
"Yes, it'll be busy from morning till night."
"I see..." Jiang's mother was not surprised by the answer, but she felt a little heartache as a mother should, which could be seen from her slightly bowed head.
This feeling is contradictory and complex; I am happy for Jiang Cheng's success, but saddened by his excessive busyness after achieving success.
Gu Qingwan didn't know what to say for a moment, so she could only remain silent.
"I'm sorry to trouble you in a foreign country. I can see that you even care about the little things in her life. Being an assistant is not easy... I feel much more at ease with you by her side."
The lights were on in the room, and it was very clean and tidy. Apart from some essential household items and a laptop on the table, there was basically nothing else.
Hearing Jiang's mother's words, which were clearly half polite and half complimentary, Gu Qingwan didn't know how to respond.
Her mood suddenly became like that of a pond in March after a spring breeze and a downpour, where frogs lived and fish swam freely. The clear and turbid waters of the pond were mixed together, and the sounds of frogs and the water overflowed. The lotus leaves that had just begun to grow in the center were drunk and tilted their heads. The grass grew and the orioles flew.
A slight curve appeared at the corner of her mouth on that incredibly beautiful face.
"My duty..."
She managed to suppress her excitement.
She knew it was a compliment.
In an instant, the calm and composure of countless years vanished like a riverbank being breached by a raging torrent, shattering into pieces.
Gu Qingwan had never felt such an irrepressible urge to smile.
She really couldn't control herself anymore.
Fortunately, Jiang's mother didn't say much before she took her leave, giving him a meaningful look before she left.
Gu Qingwan politely saw her out.
The moment the door closed, her life seemed to freeze; she stood motionless.
Several minutes passed, and the footsteps in the corridor had been gone for a very long time.
She stretched out her fair, jade-like fingers to cover her face, and walked back to the chair step by step. Through the gaps between her fingers, an irrepressible smile could be seen, blooming like a flower.
The smile lingered for a long time, leaving a lingering impression.
Gu Qingwan felt that these words could fully charge her battery, allowing her to spread her wings and fly into the stratosphere, then dive towards the Earth's surface.
A feeling that no poet can describe.
The world suddenly became beautiful, and flowers bloomed everywhere you looked.
That's roughly how it feels.
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It's 2 AM.
In the far reaches of the Arctic, a vast area is firmly sealed off, surrounded entirely by barbed wire and marked with "Do Not Enter" signs. In reality, these signs are meaningless; this place is sparsely populated. The only people who can enter are researchers, and polar bears and foxes certainly wouldn't come. They are terrified of this place and fled dozens of days ago, moving far away.
In this extreme cold, spherical objects, like eyeballs, were hanging from the barbed wire fence, peering into the area.
Further inside, there were more than a dozen more eyeballs, extending into the unseen, hazy depths.
This is an unmanned monitoring device specially developed by researchers to observe the condition of the Guling.
Although it's said to be deserted, it's actually quite far away. You Lixuan is stationed here, along with a dozen or so researchers.
After that infection incident, Jiang Cheng deeply understood the danger of the front line. He could not disregard the lives of his comrades and had no choice but to entrust this important task to his absolute confidant, otherwise he would really be criticized by others in the Federation.
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