Luo Ning had a dream. She dreamt of an unfamiliar city, bustling streets, and people coming and going. She stood in the middle of the crowd, going against the flow.
When I woke up, the rain had stopped, but it was still dark. There was a hazy glow on the sea outside the window, and I could hear Lu Xinghe breathing evenly.
She placed her hand on her lower abdomen, which was very flat, and she couldn't feel the presence of the baby. It was the same situation as Wenxi before. She guessed that she would only be able to feel it after three months.
Just like a human mother and child.
She gently held Lu Xinghe's hand. The person she loved, and the child she had with the person she loved—this was the most grounded day she had ever been in this world, and also the most hopeful day.
Lu Xinghe immediately snapped out of his daze upon sensing her movement and asked anxiously, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell? Did the little guy kick you?"
Luo Ning couldn't help but laugh: "He's only a month old at most, how could he possibly kick? Wen Xi's baby only started moving recently."
Speaking of Wen Xi, Luo Ning went to listen to the sounds from the next room, but there was no sound. Wen Xi had not returned yet, and she became a little worried again.
"Wen Xi doesn't seem to be back yet." Lu Xinghe was also thinking about this.
"Yes, it's almost dawn. Jiang Lanlan and the others will be coming over to bring food soon."
Lu Xinghe thought for a moment, then got out of bed and put on his clothes: "You go to sleep first, I'll go out and take a look."
“I’ll go with you,” Luo Ning said.
"No, someone has to stay here. The people from the Gene Department are coming later, and they'll definitely make a scene if no one is here." As he spoke, Lu Xinghe had already dressed and loaded his gun. After all, Du Lu had become a mutant, and he had to be vigilant.
"Then be careful. If you find Wen Xi, don't say anything. She's timid. I'll ask her when she gets back," Luo Ning instructed.
"Okay." Lu Xinghe said, then pushed open the door and walked out.
The back mountain.
Wen Xi gradually woke up and found herself sleeping in Du Lu's arms. Du Lu was still asleep. His wounds had healed and his body temperature had returned to normal, even feeling a little warm.
She didn't know when she fell asleep, only that she was held in his arms, his body was terribly cold, slowly taking away her body heat.
Looking at his sleeping face, she knew they had been like this many times, but this time he seemed much more docile, like a quiet little wolf.
Du Lu seemed to sense her gaze while he was asleep. He opened his eyes, looked at her, and then pushed her away, as if she were just a tool for him to keep warm.
Wen Xi silently looked at the faint light on the horizon, then slowly stood up. She had to go back; Jiang Lanlan and the others would arrive at the villa at 6:30 sharp.
"I'll bring you food again tonight. You...you mustn't go out, and you mustn't hurt anyone," she said softly.
Du Lu remained silent.
She walked out, and his gaze involuntarily followed her retreating figure.
Her waist was fuller due to her pregnancy, and she walked carefully, holding onto the rock wall with one hand and protecting her belly with the other.
His eyes flickered, but eventually fell silent.
Wenxi's figure completely disappeared at the cave entrance, and the sound of her footsteps gradually faded away.
"Who goes there?" The patrol team spotted Wen Xi and all of them pointed their guns at her.
"It's...it's me," Wen Xi said nervously.
"Wen Xi, what are you doing here so early?" Yao Cheng asked, his eyes scanning the surroundings.
"I couldn't sleep, so I came out for a walk. Are you all out patrolling so early too?" Wen Xi replied as calmly as possible.
"Okay, here, take my raincoat. It's dewy on the island this morning." Yao Cheng said, taking off his raincoat to put it on her.
Wen Xi took a step back: "No need, I'm fine."
Yao Cheng persisted, while Du Lu, watching all this from inside the cave, grew increasingly cold and stern, and walked towards the cave entrance.
Just as he was about to step out of the cave, Lu Xinghe's voice came: "What are you doing standing here?"
When Wen Xi saw him arrive, she panicked and instinctively looked towards the cave. She was worried that Lu Xinghe would discover Du Lu. She tried to hide her emotions, but she couldn't control them.
Lu Xinghe instantly caught her gaze, and he glanced at Yao Cheng without saying a word: "Why are you parked here instead of patrolling?"
"Yes." Yao Cheng saluted, then turned and left with his men.
Lu Xinghe looked at Wen Xi, who had her head down, and said, "Go back quickly, Luo Ning is waiting for you."
Wen Xi was taken aback. From Lu Xinghe's words, it seemed that he had come to find her on purpose. Did he know that she had come out last night? Did he also discover that Du Lu was on the island?
"Major General Lu, could you take me home? I'm not feeling well." She decided to distract Lu Xinghe first.
Lu Xinghe nodded: "Okay."
Wen Xi walked towards the villa, with Lu Xinghe following behind her without looking back.
Du Lu watched the two of them leave together, then slowly retreated back into the cave. After cleaning everything up, he left. He knew that Lu Xinghe had confirmed his location, and he couldn't stay there any longer.
Back at the villa, Luo Ning and Wen Xi went into a room alone: "You didn't come back all night last night, did you go to see Du Lu?"
Wen Xi looked at her in shock, but finally nodded: "How did you know? Did Major General Lu know too?"
Luo Ning replied, "Yes, it was Lu Xinghe who discovered it. In your current condition, you can't kill those alien sea turtles. The only one who can let you leave is Du Lu."
After hearing this, Wen Xi asked anxiously, "Is Major General Lu going to arrest Du Lü? Will they kill him?"
Do you want him to be arrested?
Wen Xi remained silent for a long time: "He...he hasn't hurt anyone here. He's been restraining himself."
"So that means you don't want to." Luo Ning smiled.
Wen Xi paused for a moment, then nodded.
Luo Ning looked at her expression and said, "Let Lu Xinghe and the others handle this. I think he's quite cautious; otherwise, he would have already taken people there instead of coming to pick you up."
"Hmm." Wen Xi felt a little relieved.
After Lu Xinghe brought Wen Xi back, he immediately went back to look for her, but Du Lu had already left.
Looking at the cave that had been cleaned up without leaving a trace, he decided to keep a secret observation of the matter. These were turbulent times, and Shen Ni had told him that some people in the northern base were taking advantage of the situation to cause trouble, so he had to be careful.
Two days later, some medical equipment from the northern base was delivered. Due to the alien turtle incident, seventy soldiers also arrived on the same plane.
After the equipment was sent to the genetics department, Luo Ning and Wen Xi both began to undergo physical examinations. Wen Xi was in good condition; her heterozygosity was no longer declining, and the baby was stable. Her body had reached a state of balance.
Next was Luo Ning. When she was being examined, in addition to Lu Xinghe and Wen Xi, An Xiaoruo also got off the bed with Song Pei's help. She also wanted to witness this beautiful moment.
After the blood was sent into the testing instrument, the results came out quickly, confirming pregnancy. Moreover, the conception occurred two days before Lu Xinghe left the Northern Base to come to Crescent Island to eliminate the alien species, so the fetus is now about forty days old.
After the blood test was completed, it was time for image viewing. Luo Ning lay on the examination bed, while Lu Xinghe and the others watched the screen nervously.
"Is it a boy or a girl?" An Xiaoruo asked curiously.
"It's not clear yet; we'll be able to confirm it in three or four months, but..." the doctor said, carefully examining the images.
"But what?" Lu Xinghe asked.
"It seems to be twins, not a singleton. Chief Qi, could you come and check if it's twins?" the doctor said excitedly.
"Really? Let me see." Qi Xinwei immediately sat down in front of the screen, her eyes almost touching it: "That's right, it's twins, it really is twins."
The examination room suddenly erupted in excitement. If it were twins, wouldn't the effect be doubled?
Luo Ning smiled happily, and Lu Xinghe's eyes were also full of smiles as he held her hand tightly.
The news spread quickly: Luo Ning was pregnant with twins.
"Have you heard? Luo Ning is pregnant with her third child."
"Luo Ning is amazing, she's pregnant with octuplets."
"Oh no, that's way too much."
"Why not? She's the result of genetic interaction between a human and a rabbit. You know rabbits are the most prolific breeders."
When the news reached Jiang Lanlan's ears, it had become: "Lanlan, have you heard? Luo Ning is pregnant with thirteen rabbits."
Jiang Lanlan was taken aback: "Are you sure?"
"Yes, it's confirmed. It's clearly visible on the screen; there are thirteen."
"But Major General Lu is a human being. Doesn't the child have any of Major General Lu's genes?"
"It's said there isn't one."
Jiang Lanlan thought for a moment, then silently took out her phone and changed the title of the novel outline in her notes from "The CEO's Little Runaway Wife and Her Eight Pregnant Babies" to "The CEO's Little Runaway Wife and Her Thirteen Pregnant Rabbit Babies".
Once it was confirmed that Luo Ning was pregnant with twins, her blood was immediately drawn and sent to the laboratory. An Xiaoruo also received her blood immediately. Although it did not eliminate the virus in her body, she was no longer as weak as before and could get out of bed and move around on her own.
"So it's still a matter of genetic integrity?" Lu Xinghe asked An Yuan.
Anquan nodded: "Theoretically, that's how it is. Only when the embryo is fully mature will the gene chain be complete."
If that's the case, Wen Xi still has more than four months until delivery, and Luo Ning has more than eight months. They can only wait during this time.
After Lu Xinghe left, An Yuan wanted to go in and say a few words to An Xiaoruo, but An Xiaoruo seemed unfamiliar with this relative and was somewhat distant. The uncle and nephew chatted casually for a few minutes and then parted ways.
As An Yuan was leaving, he called Song Pei aside and said, "You should have received the orders from the Northern Base by now."
Song Pei replied, "Received."
“Yes, the seventy people who came today will be under your direct command. You must keep a close watch on Luo Ning and Wen Xi. We cannot afford any mistakes,” An Yuan said solemnly.
Song Pei turned and glanced at An Xiaoruo in the ward: "Yes."
After the two left, Lu Xinghe walked out from around the corner. He was right. At this time of building Crescent Island, the Northern Base should have sent agricultural and industrial personnel. Even if they were worried about the alien turtles, they could have sent engineers. But instead, they sent seventy regular soldiers.
Therefore, he could understand why Shangbu never truly trusted Luo Ning and Wen Xi. He only fully trusted Luo Ning back then after she risked her life to save him from the beast tide.
If the experiment succeeds, that's fine; if it fails, they might eliminate them.
After thinking it over, he went to the place where Han Ling was being held. It had been more than twenty days, and An Yuan had not done anything to Han Ling, only keeping him locked in the room.
When Han Ling saw Lu Xinghe appear, he gave a knowing smile: "Major Lu, oh no, I should call you Major General Lu now. What brings you here to see me?"
Lu Xinghe raised the corners of his mouth, then looked at the ventilation hole on the wall: "Du Lu used this place to draw your blood with the syringe, right? I didn't expect you to value him so much that you would give him your own blood. I'm sorry to have troubled you."
Han Ling's expression darkened: "You caught him?"
Lu Xinghe shook his head: "I didn't arrest him, but you should know his relationship with Wen Xi. Even if I didn't arrest him, he would still show up for Wen Xi's sake."
Han Ling stared at him quietly for a while: "What do you want to say to me?"
"I didn't mean to say anything, I just happened to be passing by and thought I'd drop by." Lu Xinghe finished speaking and prepared to leave. His purpose in coming today was just to meet Han Ling and get acquainted with her. Nowadays, friends can become enemies, and enemies can become friends.
"Wait a minute," Han Ling called out to him.
Lu Xinghe turned around: "Is there anything else?"
“An Yuan said that your mate is his creation. If I’m not mistaken, she has been awakened for ten years now,” Han Ling said solemnly.
Lu Xinghe looked at him, knowing he might say the same thing as An Yuan.
Han Ling thought he didn't know yet: "An Yuan probably hasn't told you that in the tenth year after the alien awakens, you may lose consciousness again. You... be careful."
Lu Xinghe asked, "Why are you telling me this?"
Han Ling sighed softly: "Because I don't want you to end up like someone I know."
He didn't mention Lu Xinghe's mother; he kept her hidden in his heart.
Lu Xinghe was silent for a moment: "Thank you for reminding me, I will pay attention."
After he left, Han Ling slowly turned around and sat down in the corner of the room, recalling the events of that year. He was outside the base when Liang Xia was infected by Ming Ye. When he heard about it, he couldn't believe it until he saw the photos sent by the base.
He did not want the tragedy to repeat itself.
"Will Wenxi also lose consciousness?" Du Lu's voice suddenly came from the ventilation duct.
Han Ling looked over: "If the incident back then hadn't been a coincidence, she would have suffered the same fate."
After answering Du Lu, he saw a suppressed emotion in Du Lu's eyes.
He developed emotions, human emotions.
Han Ling subconsciously reached out her hand to him. An Yuan said that Luo Ning was his best work, and perhaps Du Lu would be just like Luo Ning.
He wanted to touch his own work.
However, Du Lu shoved the syringe into his hand, thinking to himself why this man was being so proactive today.
Han Ling paused for a moment, then shook her head with a wry smile. It seemed she had been overthinking things.
Because she was pregnant with twins, Luo Ning no longer dared to run and jump around as carefree as before. Like Wen Xi, she stayed in the villa, sewing clothes for the babies by hand.
“I’m actually a little worried. Do you think the baby in my belly might have strong animalistic characteristics?” she asked Wenxi.
Wenxi, of course, didn't know: "That's alright, rabbits are cute too, everyone likes them."
Luo Ning sighed: "It's fine if it's a girl, people will think it's cute, but if it's a boy, isn't that a bit inappropriate?"
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