Chapter 86 Chen Nian
The spring scenery at the Western Regions Base No. 1 is also intoxicating.
Although sandstorms visit from time to time, on a clear day, the sky is as blue as a mirror, and tender buds of green willows flutter down all over the city, making the treetops all delicate and joyful, swaying in the wind.
There are fewer ruins inside and outside the base now, but several new buildings have been erected.
Qi An was in a small round hall in a new building.
She tried to sit a little to the side, but the situation didn't allow it.
The crowd sat in a circle, with the older female purifier standing in the center. She picked out all the scraps of paper with names written on them from the opening of the small box.
She deliberately drew out her words: "Our chief purifier at Western Region Base No. 1 is..."
But no one was really nervous.
When she uttered the name "Qi An," everyone stood up without surprise and applauded to congratulate Qi An, who was sitting in the center of the inner circle.
Qi An has accumulated so many medals that even some minor purifiers on the outskirts of the city have to look up at her unconsciously and mentally prepare a tense and excited speech before speaking to her.
Thunderous applause erupted as Qi An was surrounded by the crowd. He was still not used to being the center of attention all by himself, but he could only respond with a smile.
The older female purifier's congratulations were the fastest and loudest, but she also glanced at Yang Ying behind her out of the corner of her eye.
Several junior purifiers glanced over knowingly, their eyes conveying a range of meanings.
Yang Ying remained expressionless and turned away before the festive atmosphere could dissipate.
Xiao Wen hesitated for two minutes before catching up, but even after following and comforting him the whole way, he didn't receive a single response.
They walked all the way to the military camp. Xiaowen was tired, so she finally shut up and then almost imperceptibly turned down the corners of her mouth.
This Miss Yang has always been indifferent to people and does whatever she wants.
Xiao Wen paused, somewhat reluctant to continue trying to curry favor with that cold shoulder.
Yang Ying's emotions had actually calmed down, and she didn't care whether Xiao Wen continued to follow her or not, so she went straight up to the administration building.
She had to accept the saying "there's always someone better," and she was somewhat prepared for this day, so she didn't cause a scene in the hall.
However, "the chief purifier of the new base might have to be replaced in a few months, or even a month!" Yang Ying snorted.
Yang Suning, who was buried in his work at the desk with his eyes still on the documents, raised an eyebrow and asked, "What?"
“Something’s come up at North 1, I might need to call her…” Yang Ying said, then became conflicted and agitated again.
She was momentarily unsure what to expect. Should she hope Qi An would go to North 1 and leave the chief position vacant? Or should she hope Qi An would slink back and stay at this frontier base for the rest of his life?
Yang Ying was lost in his own thoughts, and Yang Suning knew that he probably wouldn't get any response if he spoke again, so he buried his head back in the documents.
As winter turned to spring, his mind became much calmer and more settled. He observed, learned from, and reflected on Chen Yuezhou and Yu Shuang, and worked diligently and tirelessly day and night in his daily work and training.
Yu Shuang has been dragged into this.
Qi An has had a lot of free time these past few months, so much so that he has plenty of time to read leisurely books and practice guitar every day.
She can play several simple songs.
But the price was that she wore out the guitar frets... Qi An was quite nervous and a little guilty.
After tidying up her office in the hospital, she picked up her guitar case and was about to head out to the street when Chen Yuezhou said:
"Dr. Qi has become Chief Physician Qi now, shouldn't he treat everyone to a meal?"
He sat on the sofa with his legs crossed. Even though he had just finished helping with the moving and wasn't very clean, he still made Qi An's simple office look dazzling and magnificent.
It's clear that the base was truly safe throughout the winter and spring, except for the matter of eradicating the mother nest in the mountains. Otherwise, this person wouldn't have been so free to help Qi An carry a sofa.
"Let's eat tonight. It's windy and cool at night, so hot pot is perfect," Qi An said.
She's so bored she's developed a zest for life, but she still had to step back onto the sofa, sincerely thank the group leader, and confirm, "Is dinner okay tonight?"
Qi An felt that getting along with Chen Xi was much easier than with Chen Yuezhou.
When she was with Chen Xi, no matter what she wanted to do, Chen Xi would just say yes and then do it for her.
However, although Chen Yuezhou is easy to talk to, he still needs to be... coaxed.
"Why not?" Chen Yuezhou could never refuse Qi An when she was serious or speaking softly. He glanced at the guitar and asked with a smile:
"If I'm the first one to do the hard labor, will I get Chief Qi's first regular purification as a reward?"
This "first time" seems to have some inside story, after all, many people in the team have said that when she moves house or office, she must ask them to come and do the work.
Qi An didn't waste any words, "Give me your hand."
Chen Yuezhou sat up straight. Qi An grasped his calloused, thick hand.
It was just a routine purification process, which would have taken only 10 seconds, but Chen Yuezhou wanted Qi An to re-examine his memories.
Those true memories that have been distorted and concealed for some unknown reason.
Qi An returned to the body of the thin boy.
The welfare home is located in the suburbs; the buildings are old, and the paint on the pillars is peeling.
A group of children peered over a pillar and watched as the director smiled at the man in a smart suit on the steps, saying, "Thank you for your kindness! The children will all have new clothes to wear this summer!"
The man smiled, "I hope the paperwork for bringing the two children home can be completed by the hospital director as soon as possible."
The dean smiled and said, "Of course! I'll let you know as soon as it's done!"
He waved to Chen Yuezhou, who was standing behind a group of children, and a slightly older little girl: "Xiaozhou, Xiaoyun, come and see Uncle Li off."
Qi An then approached Uncle Li.
He seemed to have a dignified and gentle face, but backlit, looking up like this, the only bright part of his face was the gold thread of his glasses frame.
The scene then changed to another building.
In the beautiful and elegant villa, but with somewhat sparse furnishings, Qi An and Xiao Yun sat on the sofa in the living room on the first floor.
Xiaoyun looked around, expressing restrained amazement at each piece of furniture.
But she couldn't suppress the gleam in her eyes—were they really going to live in this house from now on?
Qi An's body remained tense. He heard something, turned his head, and saw another short shadow intertwined with Uncle Li's shadow inside a door.
Both of them are in the best physical condition and are also very smart.
Both the welfare home and the community will conduct home visits in a month, especially the community visit, you'll need to handle that...
The sound was extremely low, a muffled and unreal noise, and the two shadows were pressed together, like some kind of twisted beast.
Qi An immediately sensed a deep unease; it was Chen Yuezhou who was uneasy.
The scene began to sway amidst this intense unease. Qi An saw Uncle Li come out and then leave, and then that short, low-set figure appeared.
That person, that face—wasn't that the person Chen Yuezhou saw when he stumbled and crawled out of the traffic in the previous memory?
The disease itself! He is the disease itself! He's come after me!!
Wasn't this the sentence that Chen Yuezhou shouted out in utter terror at that moment?
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