After Zhu Jin's plan to establish a discipline of ancient medicine was made public, Zhu Jin rarely met Chonglou because he was too busy. Chonglou also had a lot of things going on his side. Various forces were fighting against each other, conspiracies and accidents followed one after another, and frame-ups and murders took place one after another. Chonglou finally had half a day free, and remembering that he hadn't seen Zhu Jin for several days, he went straight to find Zhu Jin.

Chonglou knew that Zhu Jin didn't like students watching them, so when he went to school, he changed into a set of young clothes, a baseball cap and sunglasses, so that people couldn't tell that he was Chonglou. Chonglou felt that wearing young clothes made him look much younger. When he arrived at school, he saw Zhu Jin just as he was finishing get out of class, and he was walking against the current.

Zhu Jin and several students were walking in groups of three or four, and seemed to be in contact with someone. Soon, Chonglou heard an incoming call notification.

Chonglou grinned, and the wound on his chin that was accidentally injured felt painful. Chonglou hid behind a tree with a grimace, wanting to give Zhu Jin a surprise.

Zhu Jin and his group walked in silence, Chonglou leaned his head out to get ready, his brows furrowed as he saw Zhu Jin, who had originally been smiling lightly, now frowned, with anxiety evident in his eyes.

Chonglou was stunned, and Zhu Jin and his group walked over. Chonglou saw that Zhu Jin had changed the person to contact, and the name he called was his assistant.

"…He's not in the hospital? Is he gone?"

"Oh, okay, it's okay, it's okay, I'll contact him again." Zhu Jin was talking in front, Chonglou followed behind, the smile on his face had disappeared without a trace.

The incoming call alert rang again in Chonglou's ears.

When there was no response after two attempts to contact him, Zhu Jin's face changed slightly. He hurriedly said goodbye to the people he was traveling with, walked to the edge of the playground, thought about it and hesitated for a moment. The third call alert rang in Chonglou's ears again.

Chonglou stood by the road looking at Zhu Jin, and after a moment he turned on his phone and answered the call.

"Zhonglou?" Zhu Jin smiled and asked casually, "Why can't I see you?"

"I'm in the bathroom, it's not convenient for you to see me." Chonglou replied, looked at Zhu Jin with relief, squatted down and smiled.

"Uh... I'm hanging up first." Zhu Jin hung up, let out a long breath, stood for a moment before getting up.

Chonglou followed Zhu Jin from a distance until Zhu Jin quickly left his sight on a small glider.

It was rare for Chonglou to take the initiative to invite Yu Liren and others. He laughed a lot as they joked around and was extremely cheerful. They had already drunk a few glasses of wine before the meal even started.

Yu Liren noticed something was wrong and stopped him from drinking any more. "What happened?"

"No, nothing could happen. It's just that Zhu Jin cares about me more and more now. I'm just happy." Chonglou replied with a smile.

"I care about you more and more? Then why are you absent every time?" Yu An retorted.

"You don't know, right? Zhu Jin has asked me several times during this period of time when we will get together again. She also came to participate and used her actions to prove her support for me to come out and get together with you." Chonglou announced proudly.

"That's so good. My guy would be unhappy if I didn't bring her along." Yu An was very envious.

"Isn't she unused to it? What is she doing here?" Yu Liren was very calm.

"It's okay if she says she's not used to it, just stop it." Chonglou laughed, "She can get used to it for me!"

Yu An and a few others started to make a fuss, and Chonglou didn't stop laughing the whole night. Yu Liren looked at Chonglou with a frown, and stared at him the whole night to prevent him from drinking, and just kept talking to him.

"In the next two years, I want to add new business and do some medicine business. I heard that Zhu Jin and Mr. Huang have plans to cooperate to launch new medicines. Is it true?"

"It seems to be true." Chonglou nodded, "Didn't Mr. Huang say that Zhu Jin's ancient medical techniques and medications gave her a lot of inspiration and she learned a lot of new knowledge, and she also wanted to improve the previous special medicine."

"Zhu Jin has changed a lot in this period of time." Yu Liren looked at Chonglou and didn't miss a single expression on his face. "She has established a discipline of ancient medicine, cooperated with that teacher in internship, and cooperated with Mr. Huang. From now on, her power will become stronger and stronger."

"She deserves more power, she just didn't want it before." Chonglou could hardly maintain his smile, and answered with a stiff smile on his lips.

Yu Liren looked at his expression and finally couldn't bear to ask any more questions.

After the party, Chonglou was a little drunk, but still remained sober.

Yu Liren insisted on sending him off, and Chonglou was very dissatisfied with him, "You also care about my drinking. You have been too nosy during this period. A smart person should not care so much."

Yu Liren didn't care about him and insisted on sending him back to the Ocean Hospital.

Chonglou lay motionless on the big bed in the lounge. Just when Yu Liren thought he was asleep, he suddenly contacted Zhu Jin.

"Zhu Jin." Zhu Jin saw Chonglou's smiling face as soon as he answered the phone.

"Well, do you want to rest?" Zhu Jin looked at him and asked.

"Yeah." Chonglou smiled. "Zhu Jin, don't you dislike being noticed all the time? Why did you announce the establishment of the ancient medical discipline this time? You must be annoyed during this period, right?"

"It's okay, you'll get used to it." Zhu Jin shook his head, "It's nothing."

"Why?" Chonglou looked at Zhu Jin and continued to ask, "Why do you want to make it public? Why do you publicize it so much?"

"In order to increase influence, we need to publicize it." Zhu Jin frowned slightly, "These are all necessary."

"Why?" Chonglou asked again.

Zhu Jin looked at him in silence for a moment, and finally answered, "I want to have my own power."

"Your power?" Chonglou repeated.

"Well, I want to use my own way to increase my strength and improve my real influence." Zhu Jin smiled and nodded.

She wants to be that irreplaceable existence. Such an existence requires the addition of countless things, and she is achieving them one by one.

Yu Liren was listening at the side with his ears perked up. He couldn't hear what Zhu Jin said, but he could hear what Chonglou said. Seeing that Chonglou didn't move after the contact was cut off and his smile disappeared without a trace, he shook his head.

"I say, Chonglou, don't put yourself in a dead end again."

"The way you say it makes it sound like I've been stuck in a dead end." Chonglou glanced at him.

"Your personality makes it easy for you to get stuck in a dead end." Yu Liren paused, "I think Zhu Jin is a bit like that too. Don't let the two of you get stuck in a dead end."

"I don't know if it's a dead end." Chonglou shook his head, "Zhu Jin said that she wanted to have her own power."

"She is right to think so, and she should have done this a long time ago. It is not a good choice for her to make this choice." Yu Liren breathed a sigh of relief.

Chonglou didn’t say anything else. Yu Liren didn’t understand. He didn’t understand.

It’s true that Zhu Jin wants to have her own power, but the way she acts now is not like her style, and her way of doing things would not be like this.

Instead of letting things take their course and developing her own strength, she is forcing herself to grow and become stronger. She is forcing herself and she is unhappy now.

More uneasy.

Chonglou thought again of how Zhu Jin looked when he couldn't contact him at school.

Zhu Jin now contacts him every day to confirm his safety. Although Zhu Jin does not show it obviously, Chonglou can feel Zhu Jin's nervousness and vague fear.

Before he disappeared, Zhu Jin was not like this. She was very independent, seldom asked about his affairs, and respected and believed in his decisions. At that time, he even complained to Zhu Jin that Zhu Jin didn't care enough about him.

After he disappeared for half a year and came back, although Zhu Jin didn't say anything, Chonglou knew that Zhu Jin was angry, and the half-year long period of not seeing each other was proof of that. Originally, Zhu Jin would be fine after being angry, but unfortunately, things kept happening, Bai Shi appeared, the past half-year was exposed, Zhu Jin was threatened, and then he was injured.

Chonglou was not sure whether Zhu Jin knew something, because after he was injured that time, her anxiety was aroused. She would take the initiative to contact him every day. If he was busy and couldn't answer the phone in time, Zhu Jin would keep contacting him and even come to the hospital in the end.

Chonglou stared at the smiling Zhu Jin on the screen in a daze. The photo was taken a long time ago, when Zhu Jin was still in the process of getting used to his occasional close approach. Zhu Jin was calm and at peace at that time.

"Why did it happen like this?" Chonglou murmured, looking bewildered. Everything should have been fine, but his trip to the base ruined everything.

Chonglou didn’t know when Yu Liren left. He came back to his senses because of Chong Haiyang’s contact.

Chong Haiyang contacted Chong Lou regarding Queen Helian Lan, and they had contacted each other several times before.

“…The time for Her Majesty the Queen’s surgery has been confirmed. It will be performed after the New Year. I will assist you in the surgery then.” Chong Haiyang habitually gave Chong Lou a lecture, and after seeing how swiftly he spoke, he confirmed his condition and finally brought up the business.

"I have an assistant, you just watch from the side." Chonglou was very dissatisfied with him being an assistant. He had a psychological shadow on him, okay? "No, I must be an assistant. I want to watch and do it myself." Chonghaiyang shook his head, "If it weren't for the fact that you are in surgery now... It's okay, and Her Majesty the Queen also chose you to perform the surgery, I wouldn't want to be your assistant."

Chonglou thought to himself, "I don't want you even more," and confirmed, "Her Majesty's surgery really needs to be kept completely secret. Is it hidden from His Royal Highness and Zhu Jin? Her condition can't be delayed any longer."

"I know, but Her Majesty the Queen has made the decision. She decided to have the surgery after the New Year because she knew it couldn't be delayed any longer." Zhong Haiyang's face was full of helplessness. Originally, Her Majesty the Queen's health had been good, but it had been going downhill since Zhu Jin was first imprisoned three years ago.

After Zhu Jin was imprisoned for the second time and Helian Zhen did the same thing, Her Majesty the Queen's health deteriorated. After Princess Zhen was deposed, Her Majesty became ill and it was out of control. She should have had surgery long ago, but because of the risks involved in the surgery, she kept dragging her feet and looking for the next princess.

"Will Her Majesty the Queen do anything in the New Year? Introduce a new princess?" Chonglou didn't know the whole situation, but he knew most of it. "Only by introducing a new princess can she concentrate on the surgery and treatment."

"You don't have to worry about anything, except preparing for the operation and making sure it goes smoothly. Don't worry about anything else and don't guess." Zhong Haiyang's eyelids twitched, and he immediately said with a serious tone and expression.

Chonglou knew Chonghaiyang and had the answer in his mind, but he didn't say anything else.