Chapter 68 They
Chen Ji walked to the front door of the incubation chamber, still with that somewhat hesitant expression.
But the person he was supposed to see had already come out, so he couldn't just turn around and leave.
A young girl emerged, with a face identical to Lin Jiaran's.
She is the same size as Lin Jiaran, and they were probably born in the same year.
Judging by her complexion alone, she seemed to be several years older than Lin Jiaran.
Lin Weiying recognized Chen Ji at a glance and smiled, "You're here again? What did you bring this time?"
Chen Ji frowned subconsciously, turned his head, and said coldly, "Nothing, just one..."
He seemed impatient to finish speaking, and simply tossed the bag in his hand to Lin Weiying.
Lin Weiying hurriedly caught it, but Chen Ji took the opportunity to take a closer look at her.
He noticed that she hadn't changed much, except that she seemed to have gained a little weight; there seemed to be a bit more flesh on her cheeks and wrists.
The thorn that had been pricking him so painfully seemed to have softened a little, and he felt a sense of relief and comfort.
"I'm leaving," he said. "You..." He couldn't think of any more words of advice, so he just said, "Don't stay in the incubation pod all the time. Go back to the hospital and go on a mission."
Chen Ji really turned around, and Lin Weiying took two steps forward, "Thank you! You don't need to come often, I'm all better now."
Chen Ji didn't say anything, but walked straight out until he reached the narrow, low-lying streets and alleys.
Although the street was cramped and somewhat dirty, it had a relaxed, lively atmosphere. He breathed a sigh of relief and slowed his pace.
Chen Ji was reluctant to recall his relationship with Lin Weiying; the thought of it felt like a tangled mess twisting in his mind.
Last year, around this time, he received a mission: to impregnate a female clone.
He later learned that Chen Xi had refused the task, so it was his turn.
But no matter how it was his turn, Chen Ji never questioned the task assignments.
Although he was confused about the task, felt awkward, and embarrassed, he faithfully carried it out.
But this task was a little different; even long after it was completed, he seemed a bit dazed.
Whether training at the base or on a mission, especially when resting at night, the image of the girl's tightly bitten lips and tear-stained face always flashed through his mind.
He would also think that the task was to conceive, which meant that Lin Weiying would get pregnant.
He would picture a bulging belly, possibly a small baby, and feel a strange unease, yet he couldn't help but think about it.
But Chen Ji rationally knew that none of this had anything to do with him; he had simply completed a task.
Chen Ji controlled his thoughts. Whenever he thought of anything related to Lin Weiying, or had the urge to see her again, he would interrupt himself and punish himself.
Lin Weiying is just a substandard clone with an enhancement value of only 9 and no special abilities. What is there to worry about?
Later, he indeed stopped thinking about it much. Chen Ji continued to go on missions, recover from his injuries, and then go on more missions, filling his days to the brim.
Last December, Chen Ji went to the mutated forest battlefield and met Qi An.
From then on, he had a completely different way of thinking and feeling.
Chen Ji thought he would never think of Lin Weiying again, and that they would never have any further contact.
After New Year's Eve, the clones can return to the incubation chamber if they wish, which is a kind of "going home for the New Year".
Chen Ji had nowhere to go and didn't want to watch the lively fireworks display at the main base from the gloomy military barracks, so he went back.
He met Lin Weiying.
Lin Weiying's stomach was flat. She was wrapped in a thick military green cotton coat and huddled in the corner of the room by the radiator, feeling a little cold.
Her face was bare, and her lips were like two thin, wrinkled sheets of white paper.
Chen Ji only recognized Lin Weiying when someone called her name, and he was stunned after recognizing her.
How did she become like this?
Chen Jiru wanted to avoid suspicion, so he didn't get close to Lin Weiying all night, but he got up at dawn the next day.
The first night it snowed heavily, the snow reaching up to half of Chen Ji's calves, but Lin Weiying walked on it without seeming to sink in.
"The baby was delivered via C-section two months ago. It's a girl, and her organs are underdeveloped."
If the surgery is performed in stages and the patient is kept in intensive care afterward, the patient should be able to survive, but the cost is too high.
"She's already cremated; not a single ashes remained," Lin Weiying said softly.
The steam rising from her breath obscured the girl's face, leaving Chen Ji somewhat dazed.
He was somewhat dazed for the next few months, unsure how to think about it.
Lin Weiying's thinness after her serious illness seems to be due to premature birth via cesarean section.
Chen Ji went to find books on this subject.
He felt there was no need to watch it, that it had nothing to do with him, but he couldn't help but watch it carefully anyway.
He also received a contribution card after the Lunar New Year, and used it to buy a lot of nourishing food, which he then gave to Lin Weiying.
He stopped in front of that store today because he heard the music coming from inside.
After recuperating for a month in the hospital at the main base, Lin Weiying made numerous requests to be transferred back to Satellite Base No. 3.
Lin Weiying now works at the civilian hospital at the satellite base, but she keeps going to the incubation pods; I wonder if she wants to see the babies inside.
It's been three months since she gave birth, but she still seems to be unable to sleep at night and is in extremely poor mental condition.
Chen Ji heard the soft music and thought it might help him fall asleep.
He didn't buy it, partly because he unexpectedly met Qi An, and partly because Lin Weiying didn't have a mobile phone, so the idea of buying music was just a thought.
This morning, Chen Ji bought a pillow at the main base.
The pillow had a faint medicinal scent; the shop owner said it was scented with herbs and could calm the mind and soothe the nerves.
Chen Ji's steps became lighter and lighter. He noticed that Lin Weiying, whom he had just seen, had clearly gained some weight and looked much better.
She said she was all better.
Upon hearing this, Chen Ji felt the thorn that had always been pricking him soften considerably, and he could breathe more easily.
He sincerely hoped that she could forget the past, find peace of mind, and look forward.
......
Lin Weiying's mental state is indeed much better than it was two months ago.
She carried the bag and walked quietly back to the incubation chamber.
Among the guards patrolling the main gate area was a boy who looked exactly like Chen Ji.
Lin Weiying, however, wouldn't mistake him and greeted him with a smile: "Chen Nan."
Chen Nan nodded to her and continued on his way.
Lin Weiying habitually turned south and walked to the southern end of the "four-pointed star".
Gene screening, fertilized egg cultivation, and embryo development—these initial steps are not here, but at the main base.
But the spectacular view here is no less impressive than that of the main base.
The nursery is a large hall of 500 square meters, with small beds in the hall resembling eggs that have been cut in half.
There were so many eggs that they were countless; the hall looked like a giant gray egg grid!
The eggs are arranged so closely and neatly that they can actually give you a slightly eerie feeling of dizziness at first glance.
Lin Weiying disliked this place when she was young, but after returning three months ago, she began to linger here.
She learned a trick after spending two months lying outside a glass wall: as long as you focus on the baby inside the eggshell nearby, you won't get dizzy!
However, she no longer stares intently at the baby nearby; she has started to look at the bigger picture again.
She looked at the huge, overlapping egg grid, her smile and gaze both faint and cool.
Lin Weiying traveled north, passing through halls and small rooms, and saw the children inside progress from crawling with difficulty to walking unsteadily, and then to sitting at tables learning to recognize characters.
Beyond the central office area, in North Point, she saw the boy growing up again.
They are the fruits on the giant tree, which bear fruit, grow, ripen, fall from the branches, and then rot.
Lin Weiying saw a "Chen Ji" in the empty quiet room at the far north end, whose face was also thin and who was huddled in the corner.
He was severely injured and disabled during the mission, had nowhere to go, and was sent back here to eke out a living.
Not knowing how long the decay process would last, Lin Weiying leaned against the door for a while, then went in and purified the clone.
The clone slowly turned its head, its gaze still.
Lin Weiying also left quietly.
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