Chapter 6 A Gathering of Old and New Friends
Lu Sui knew, of course, that she could only blame herself for all of this; she had voluntarily donated her eggs.
But she was only 18 years old when she donated her eggs. Amid the clamor that "purifiers should give birth to children for the future of the base," she donated them with a mix of ignorance and pride, confident that she would not have any ethical concerns.
All the children are raised in shelters; it has nothing to do with her.
If she's interested, she can visit them at the nursery, buy them some gifts, play with them for a while, and act like a cool older sister—that's all.
Outside the window, flowers bloom and willows turn green; the vitality of early summer is in full bloom, and everything is positive and perfect, making her self-inflicted troubles seem insignificant.
The new student base is like this: the environment is prosperous and fair, and the shadows are only in the gaps and corners, just scattered spots.
Lu Sui looked away and ate a bite of the slightly cooled dish.
The table was quiet. Lin Jiaran was a little dazed, and Shi Qingqing and the others were still in shock from the incident.
After a long pause, Qi An asked, "If you want to go to the new base, do you want to take that child with you?"
"Of course not." Lu Sui shook her head without any hesitation. "He has nothing to do with me. The child is precious, and there are plenty of people who will take care of him."
She just felt uncomfortable about the whole thing, so uncomfortable that she couldn't even stand the environment and just wanted to get away.
Of course, saying these words today was more of an emotional outburst; she was actually starting to regret it.
For a moment, no other topic could be more surprising and thought-provoking than this. However, everyone noticed Lu Sui's discomfort, so they talked about their purification experiences and the strange or well-behaved patients they had purified. The meal ended in a lively atmosphere.
After the meal, Qi An walked with Lin Jia Ran and asked her, "Did this dinner meet your expectations?"
"It was alright, but the two dishes Xu Le cooked were awful!" Lin Jiaran replied reservedly, though a hint of a smile couldn't help but slip out of her crescent-shaped eyes.
Everyone was busy cooking together, eating and chatting together, and cleaning up the dishes together. It was a warm and joyful experience she had never had before!
How come I never realized before that cooking and eating are such interesting things?
Lin Jiaran's happiness and disappointment were mixed together. After a burst of laughter, her head slumped down again.
Qi An seemed to know, almost magically, why she was so disappointed, but after thinking for a long time, he finally said:
"First, you need to have the mindset that you can have a lot of happiness, and then you can meet new friends, new excitement, and new warm and happy moments everywhere you go."
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People always have a lot of advice to give to others, but when it comes to themselves, they don't know a thing or two.
Even when Qi An browsed the posts on the website and encountered soldiers in Dongying who recognized her and pointed at her, she still didn't have a happy and peaceful state of mind.
But these days her focus has been solely on Chen Yuezhou's surgery.
In fact, the convoy that had traveled a long distance to deliver medicine to the new recruit base had already arrived, on the evening of the 12th. However, after they entered the base and completed the handover with the logistics department personnel, they made a strange request:
We're going to stay at the Beiying dormitory.
There are far too many empty barracks and dormitories in the base right now, so although the request was strange, it was immediately granted.
After entering the North Camp, this group of people never showed up again, nor did they contact the brothers of the East Camp Martial God Team.
But they contacted Chen Yuezhou and even met with him.
Zhou Yanying, Chen Yuezhou's original designated surgeon, was shocked and excited when she heard that Dr. Liao Yang from the North Base 1 was coming to perform the surgery with her. She almost grabbed Chen Yuezhou by the collar and yelled:
"If you're messing with me, you're dead!"
With the establishment of the Starlink network, the cooperation between the new base and the North 1 base has deepened year by year, and the two bases have been exchanging more and more in the fields of scientific research, military, and medical care.
Zhou Yanying had seen Liao Yang's surgical video.
It's a video of a newcomer full of enthusiasm for learning admiring the cool skills of an industry leader, which inspired her to one day go to the North 1 Base and touch the leader's golden hands!
And now, she's going to be performing surgery on the same stage as Liao Yang!
"Congratulations, your chances of survival have increased!" Zhou Yanying took a while to calm down, but she was happy for Chen Yuezhou. She then asked, "How do you know Dr. Liao?"
Even Chen Yuezhou, a neurosurgeon at the new recruit training base who is more experienced than her, dared not use her. Doctors from other bases were either not as skilled as her or she was not familiar with them, and there were also conflicts of interest between the bases involved, so she dared not use them either.
If Chen Yuezhou had already had Liao Yang's connections, why would he have placed all his hopes on her?
Chen Yuezhou looked at Qi An, who was standing behind him and curiously observing Zhou Yanying, with extremely gentle and emotional gaze.
“Someone helped me,” he said.
"Oh." Zhou Yanying understood; indirect connections.
She thought to herself, "This little girl looks like a local from this small base, yet she has such power?"
Chen Yuezhou was very lucky.
Zhou Yanying and the Martial God Team 1 that escorted her, along with the eight trusted members of Chen Yuezhou, all shook hands with Qi An, their eyes filled with gratitude and great enthusiasm.
Some people's eyes lingered between Chen Yuezhou and her with a mysterious smile, searching intently.
Zhou Yanying wasn't very interested in gossip, and only asked, "When will Dr. Liao arrive?"
"If nothing unexpected happens, it will be tomorrow or the day after tomorrow," Qi An said.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yanying immediately felt nervous, but also incredibly excited!
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There was a slight mishap, but Dr. Liao Yang still managed to arrive at the Central Plains Base No. 3 on the evening of May 14th.
He came as a medical aid worker, accompanying the supply transport team.
Although the doctor, who was in his early forties, was in good health, he hadn't traveled such a long distance in many years. He also encountered several attacks by parasites along the way and was still quite exhausted.
After getting out of the car, feeling a bit sore in his back, dizzy, and with an oily face, he glanced around the shabby gate of the small base and immediately felt a little regretful.
But just before he was about to look away, he caught sight of the woman standing on the roof of the second floor of the building.
The crimson and fiery clouds were pushed to the horizon, and the sky was mostly saturated with dark blue. Under this intense backdrop, the woman with long hair and a snow-white dress, whose hem was being blown by the wind, was calmly and dazzlingly beautiful, as if she were detached from the world.
It seems unchanged for 20 years.
Liao Yang was stunned. When he saw Tang Xinying, who had confirmed his identity, quickly coming down the stairs, he was at a loss for words.
He looks so pathetic right now...
Tang Xinying had already walked up to the man and didn't notice his travel-worn appearance. She only saw the specks of white hair at his temples and the wrinkles around his eyes and brows, and she was filled with emotion.
“It’s been so many years…” she said, then smiled happily.
"Old Liao, you've come all this way, you must be tired! After you've settled into your accommodation, take a shower and come to my house for tea and dinner tonight!"
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