When Gu Yanting arrived, he saw his wife engrossed in a phone conversation, completely oblivious to his presence.
"I'll come, I'll say a few words to An'an."
He didn't dare to fight his wife for the phone, so he could only stand by and watch anxiously.
"Alright, alright, let your older brother talk to you. If you don't give him the phone, he'll start nagging again."
Fang Qiong rolled her eyes as she handed over her phone, making Gu Yanting feel guilty and afraid to speak loudly.
"Here you go, but don't say it will take too long, An'an needs to rest."
Judging from her tone, she's fine talking to An'an, but she can't handle talking to him.
"Don't worry, don't worry. Go and get something to eat. An'an's mom will be here soon."
"Hmm, I'll make some red bean dumplings." Fang Qiong rubbed her hands together and hummed a little tune as she walked towards the kitchen.
"An'an, is the situation rather tricky?"
Looking at Fang Qiong busy in the kitchen, Gu Yanting picked up the phone and spoke.
"Well, I thought we could finish the mission and go back soon, but I got news that they are actually conducting human experiments inside. I checked their financial situation, and this research institute should have started in the last century. Nuclear testing is just a cover for them. Their real purpose is probably the human experiments hidden behind the scenes."
Chu Xingyue's words made Gu Yanting clench his fists in anger.
"Those beasts."
"The person who gave me the information said that they have already succeeded in human experiments. Brother, how many lives do you think they would need to kill to achieve this result?"
Both of them fell silent.
Yes, it's unbelievable how many people would need to succeed.
"An'an, we must stop this from happening. There's no turning back now. If we didn't know, it would have been fine, but now that we know, we absolutely cannot let this continue."
"I already have a final plan in mind, but I'm still a little unsure. I need to wait for my mother to come and ask her."
A flicker appeared in Chu Xingyue's eyes.
Gu Yanci noticed Chu Xingyue's absent-mindedness and tightened his grip on her hand.
Coming to her senses, Chu Xingyue looked at Gu Yanci gently and shook her head to indicate that she was alright.
The two chatted for a long time, when they heard the sound of a car outside.
Fang Qiong, who was busy in the kitchen, ran out and saw Chu Ning. The two hugged each other.
"Don't leave tonight, sleep in An'an's room."
Fang Qiong liked Chu Ning from the first time she met her. Although she didn't know what Chu Ning had been through, Chu Ning's temperament was so calm that it seemed like nothing could arouse her interest.
This was Fang Qiong's second time seeing Chu Ning, and she was still the same, with a faint smile on her face.
"Sister Fang, it's great to see you again."
"Come in, come in quickly, Lao Gu, Chu Ning is here."
"An'an, your mother has arrived."
Chu Xingyue answered the phone.
"Um"
"lead"
"This is home, no need to be so polite. Come and sit down, An'an needs to talk to you."
Fang Qiong placed a glass of warm water in front of Chu Ning, nodded to Gu Yanting, and went directly to the kitchen, closing the kitchen door behind her.
"Mom, it's me."
"An'an".
"Mom, I have good news for you. I met Rossi. He misses you a lot and said he will definitely come to China if he has the chance."
"Really? Is he alright?"
"It's alright, it's good. He's in charge of the family now."
"Mom, I think you know why I asked my older brother to go to the research institute to invite you over so late."
Chu Ning glanced at Gu Yanting sitting opposite her.
She gave a soft "hmm".
"Mom, I need your help now. You've worked in the research institute for so many years, you must know something, right?"
Chu Ning fidgeted with his pants, his fingers resting on his lap, and took several deep breaths before speaking.
"An'an, I've never told you about your father, have I? He and I were childhood sweethearts. We went to school together, studied abroad together, and struggled together. We spent the best years of our lives together. I was so happy when I found out I was pregnant with you, but before I could even tell him this happy news..."
He's disappeared. I've pulled a lot of strings but still can't find him. I've never doubted he abandoned us; something must have happened to him. Later, I was also targeted. I guess your father must have experienced something similar. I only had time to entrust you to someone else before this happened.
When you were about ten years old, I got sick at the research institute. It was very serious, to the point where I was almost dying. They were afraid something would happen to me, so they found a few people who looked like doctors from somewhere. Your father was the lead doctor for me.
You have no idea how I felt at that time. It was like someone who had been poor all their life suddenly won the lottery, but was about to die and had no time to spend it. I was very excited, but I didn't have the strength to speak. I could only watch your father inject the medicine into my body, but the way he looked at me, I was a stranger in his eyes.
That feeling was worse than just waiting to die, but I couldn't bear to give up like that. You were still waiting for me, and my grandparents were still waiting for me. I don't know if it was this belief that sustained me, or if the medicine I was given really worked, but my health gradually improved. After that, I never saw your father again. After I recovered, I was watched over every day, and there was no one to talk to me.
I stayed there until Rossi rescued me, and I've been there ever since.
Chu Ning paused, picked up the water glass on the coffee table, and took a sip.
He took several deep breaths.
“I don’t know why your father became like this, but I know he is definitely not a heartless and ungrateful person. I shouldn’t have told you this, but I still feel in my heart that your father is still alive, just that I don’t know what he is going through right now.”
"Did Dad study genetics?"
"Yes, your father has always had outstanding achievements in medicine. He completed all the relevant subjects before going abroad to study, and he had already interned at Kyoto First Hospital for half a year before going abroad."
“I know I’m selfish. I’ve never told you about your father, and you don’t even know who he is. But, An’an, you have to believe that your father would be very happy if he knew you existed. When we’re together, he always says that he wants to have a daughter in the future. He’s sure his daughter will be smarter than both of us.”
"Mom, there's a human experimentation facility hidden behind the research institute where you're being held."
Chu Xingyue's words made Chu Ning's breathing become heavier.
"You mean, An'an, you mean... your father..."
"That's why I had my brother invite you here. I don't know how you've spent all these days and nights here, but if it involves human experimentation, I think that as soon as I start taking action, I'll be interfering with other people's interests. If my father is involved in this, I think you should be mentally prepared."
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