"I'm looking for Professor Yu. I've made an appointment." At the information desk, Shui Yiyao told the receptionist why she was there.
Because she saw that the police station was near the institute, she had already made an appointment when she came. Professor Yu happened to be at work this morning.
Receptionist: "Okay, please wait a moment."
Shui Yiyao was taken to the consultation room.
But because she had already purchased a long-term consultation package and upgraded to a VIP client, the consultation room she used was different from the one she used yesterday, and this one seemed to be of a higher level. When she was served tea, they even asked if she preferred coffee or tea.
After waiting in the consultation room for a while, I heard some noise outside the door.
It came quite quickly.
She made the appointment in a hurry, so she planned to wait a while.
She stood up and prepared to greet Professor Yu.
But the person coming in from outside was not only Professor Yu, but also another person who had just separated, Ao Li.
"Why is it you?"
Shui Yiyao raised her eyebrows and looked at Ao Li.
Ao Li was wearing the same white work clothes as Professor Yu.
"Teacher Chengyu."
Professor Yu stepped forward and introduced Shui Yiyao, "This is our honorary dean, Dean Ao. At our institute, he's in charge of research on gene modification projects. Dean Ao is leading our efforts in the area you're consulting on."
"It seems you two know each other."
Professor Yu: "Then I won't introduce you any further. Professor Shui, our Dean Ao here can also explain your problem. Do you want to change someone?"
Substitution?
Shui Yiyao looked at Ao Li and asked, "Do you want more money?"
Hearing this, Ao Li was stunned: "No..."
Before the word "use" was even uttered, Professor Yu blurted out, "Our dean charges double the consulting fee for a single consultation."
Shui Yiyao: "Forget it then."
Ao Li was somewhat helpless: "No extra charge. I'll give you a friendly price, and this consultation is free."
Professor Yu turned around and said, "That's not what you said when your friend Tiantian came last time." He charged her double the consultation fee, not a penny less.
Ao Li remained calm and said, "Friends are different from each other."
Professor Yu: “…”
Shui Yiyao: "Then I'd like to thank Dean Ao first."
Professor Yu: "If I have nothing to do, I'll go back first."
After he left, he closed the door.
Shui Yiyao sat down in her seat and looked at Ao Li: "Dean Ao, you should know what I want to consult?"
Ao Li nodded: "You want to change the reproductive genes of the mermaids. If you believe me, we can continue the conversation."
Shui Yiyao smiled and nodded.
The Xincheng Research Center, a national-level research lab in China, was chosen specifically, so it shouldn't have anything to do with the Sea Clan. To be safe, she even created a fake identity to prevent anyone from revealing her identity. But who could have imagined that Ao Li would insert an honorary dean? When she heard Professor Yu introduce Ao Li as the project leader, she knew Ao Li must have known about her inquiry.
She agreed to the substitution because, firstly, Ao Li already knew her identity and there was nothing to hide, and she couldn't hide it. Secondly, the police had just proven Ao Li's innocence.
Barely credible.
He knows all about this anyway.
It’s free, so why not go and have sex with me?
At that moment, Shui Yiyao seemed to experience the joy of getting something for free that often appeared in the barrage of comments during her live broadcasts.
She cleared her throat and said, "Does Dean Ao have any ideas? I heard your hospital has researched this technology."
Ao Li sat down across from her and said, "We covet the mermaids because other tribes have reproduction problems and can't produce ancestral bloodlines."
Shui Yiyao nodded: "I know."
It is because this kind of atavistic bloodline is difficult to obtain, so everyone wants to take shortcuts, get mermaids, and reproduce offspring.
Ao Li: "So, this is a problem for other tribes. You don't need to pay the price of genetic modification. I am indeed researching the topic of altering reproductive genes, but my focus is on how to increase the probability of reversion to ancestral bloodlines in the offspring of other sea tribes. It's already in the clinical trial stage."
"It's the other races that need to change, not the mermaids."
Shui Yiyao: “…”
She raised her head slightly to look at him and narrowed her eyes.
The mermaid was innocent, and she knew it.
She looked at the big tree outside the window. The sunlight passed through from behind, casting a shadow on her face.
She said in a low voice, "...the innocent man is guilty of possessing a treasure. We should start with the mermaid's genes. This is the most fundamental way to change it."
She doesn't trust other tribes, she only trusts herself.
I just said I believed him, but I didn't expect him to be slapped in the face so soon.
If she really believed it, she should have said thank you with a touched look on her face, and said that she believed in his research and would wait until the sea people became better on their own, realized their past mistakes, and would never hurt mermaids again.
But she felt that the fact was that as long as the mermaid's genes did not change, this would always be a problem.
Ao Li looked at Shui Yiyao. She was looking out the window silently. The dark shadow of the tree cast on her, making her look a little dull.
Judging from the ID number she left behind, she just celebrated her 24th birthday yesterday.
They say a man is established at thirty, and she's already established the lifeblood of her tribe before she's even thirty. For a human, this age is like a young woman who's just graduated from college, not yet ready to start a family and build a career.
"Don't worry too much," Ao Li said. "I'm the leader of the Sea Nation Alliance. I'll handle all these issues. I'll do my best to resolve them both technologically and institutionally."
"You can trust me."
Shui Yiyao turned around and looked at Ao Li.
"...I believe you. But we mermaids can also work hard on our own, and I don't want to just sit there and wait." She suddenly smiled softly and turned her head to look out the window: "Don't worry, Dean Ao, I won't do it for free."
"I have money."
"Just tell me straight up. Is it possible to change the mermaids' genes? Don't tell me anything else. I just want to know this. I don't want to know anything else."
Ao Li looked at her for a moment, then stood up and took a folder from the file rack behind him. He walked over to her and handed it to her: "This is the research result related to changing reproductive genes. You can take it and take a look."
Shui Yiyao took it and held it in her hands. The document was as thick as a brick. She picked it up and flipped through two pages.
The records above all contained experimental research on altering the reproductive genes of sea creatures, as well as numerous records and diagrams of drug development. There was a lot of technical terminology that was difficult to understand.
Ao Li explained, "Reproduction genes can be altered, but your tribe will need to provide a mermaid as a volunteer for reproductive gene research. This will require numerous experiments and will likely damage fertility."
“Maybe no one would.”
This experiment was actually not too difficult, but because its consequences were so serious, it took a long time to recruit volunteers.
"Look at how thick the file in your hand is. It's all from the number of experiments."
Even if we find volunteers, it would probably be a huge challenge to go through so many experiments.
Shui Yiyao said without hesitation: "I can be the volunteer."
Even if she is of atavistic bloodline, she will still produce offspring of another race if she reproduces with other races. There is no difference from ordinary bloodline, so she should have no problem being a volunteer.
Ao Li said almost immediately, "No."
Shui Yiyao: "Why?"
Ao Li: "You are too young."
Shui Yiyao looked at him with suspicion, then turned the document in her hand forward to the first page.
She clearly saw the requirements written in the middle line
【Clinical trial participants should be between 24 and 45 years old.】
Ao Li: "You only turned 24 yesterday."
"That's a real 24 years old, not false."
Ao Li: “…”
Shui Yiyao: "Since it's possible, I'll sign up directly. How much money do I need?"
Ao Li: "You don't need to pay."
Shui Yiyao: "We mermaids can afford this."
She said, smiling: "If it really doesn't work, you can still apply for a loan, right?"
Ao Li didn't owe her anything. She didn't even try, but relied on others to pay for her. She wasn't that weak. He had hands and feet, couldn't he earn those two cents?
Ao Li looked at her with his brows tightly furrowed.
After a while, he said, "It'll cost between 300 million and 1 billion."
Shui Yiyao was surprised: "Friendship price?"
It was lower than she had imagined. She looked at the information in her hand and the total cost was 3.5 billion.
Ao Li shook his head: "The entire cost."
Because the goal is clear, there's no need for the initial exploratory research and patent application fees. Furthermore, the research is divided into three phases. In principle, mermaids, like other species, are marine creatures, so the research results of the first two phases can be shared, with only the third phase requiring independent research. Therefore, costs are lower.
Shui Yiyao nodded: "When does it start?"
Ao Li: "As long as you've thought it through, we can take the genetic sample now."
Shui Yiyao: "Okay. Let's get started."
This is a risky matter, but there are some risks that you just have to take. After all, nothing good falls from the sky.
If you can get what you dream of without paying anything, then it only exists in dreams.
Ao Li still tried to persuade her: "You can ask the older mermaids in your tribe who already have offspring to come and volunteer."
Shui Yiyao refused directly: "No, I can do it myself. I can make the decisions about our clan's affairs. Don't worry, there won't be any family members making trouble for the doctor."
After all, she doesn't fully trust the institute now.
What if they said they were helping them change their reproductive genes, but were secretly doing something else? She could take the risk herself, but other members of her tribe couldn't. She should protect her own people whenever possible. There was no reason to drag them out to take the blame, knowing there were risks.
·
Xiaobei returned to the rental house.
She signed with Sister Yu's company, and the company allocated her a house, but she still liked to live with the eldest princess and never went to that house.
She had finished filming her scenes today and had time at noon so she rushed back. She brought an ice cream for the eldest princess.
This is delicious.
There is no such delicious food on the seabed.
But when she opened the door with the key, she did not hear the eldest princess in the kitchen, nor did she hear the eldest princess working.
It's half past twelve now, and the princess should be having lunch.
She closed the door and went into the house, shouting loudly: "Princess, I'm back."
No response.
Isn't she here? But it's only 12:30, it's not time for the eldest princess to go out to class yet.
Xiaobei put down his bag, walked into the kitchen and looked around, but no one was there.
She scratched the back of her head, walked out of the kitchen and went to the bedroom.
Hey...the eldest princess is sleeping?
The bedroom door was not closed, the curtains were not drawn, and it was very bright, so she saw that there was no one there at first glance. Now she came in and found that the eldest princess was lying on the bed.
She was wearing the long skirt she wore when going out, lying on her side on the edge of the bed, sleeping very soundly, making small breathing sounds.
It was the first time she saw the eldest princess taking a nap.
However, the eldest princess was frowning when she was sleeping, as if something made her unhappy.
It's strange. Before, the eldest princess would always close the door, draw the curtains, and change into pajamas when she went to bed.
Otherwise I can’t sleep.
Why did you sleep like this today? Are you too tired?
Xiaobei was a little worried. She frowned, walked to the bedside and touched Shui Yiyao's forehead.
Could he be sick?
Shui Yiyao frowned and said softly, "...Let me sleep for a while."
Hearing Shui Yiyao's words, Xiaobei felt a little relieved.
She didn't look sick, she was definitely exhausted. She also worked long hours when acting, but not as hard as the eldest princess.
She must make more money to reduce the burden on the eldest princess.
Xiaobei slowed down his movements.
It’s better not to disturb the eldest princess’s rest, she has finally got a chance to rest.
She pulled the quilt next to her over to cover the eldest princess, drew the bedroom curtains, closed the door, and left home.
·
"Buzz—"
Next to the pillow, the alarm clock rang.
Shui Yiyao frowned and reached out to take the small alarm clock in front of her. It was 1:30.
It's time to pack up and go to class.
After returning from the research institute, Shui Yiyao was a little exhausted. At the research institute, many tissue samples were taken from her body.
This was the first time she had taken a nap in a while.
Ao Li said he would give her half a day off.
But she refused. After all, she was taking someone else's tuition, so of course she had to be more proactive.
She just felt very tired all of a sudden, and fell asleep on the bed after returning home. It seemed that Xiaobei had come back before, but she was fuzzy and couldn't wake up.
She rubbed her temples, picked up her phone and was about to send a message to Xiaobei to ask, when she saw her message.
Xiaobei: Princess, I brought you an ice cream [picture], but you fell asleep and I ate it all!
Xiaobei: I will work hard to make money and share the burden with you. Don't work too hard! I will work hard on filming!
Xiaobei: [Picture]
It was a photo taken on the set, with everyone doing their job and working in full swing.
Shui Yiyao smiled and clicked on the picture of ice cream to take a look.
There are strawberry and chocolate flavors, which look delicious. Those red little strawberries must be sweet.
In order not to be too greedy, Shui Yiyao put away her mobile phone and went out to teach the jade carving class.
She is still checking out the spots today.
Arrived in the classroom on time at 2 o'clock.
Jiang Luo had already arrived and was turning on the machine. Ao Li was not here because he would be quite busy with her research project. Ao Xuan had brought Jiang Luo here.
Shui Yiyao put her bag on the table: "Good afternoon."
"Good afternoon, Teacher Chengyu."
Jiang Luo responded loudly.
Shui Yiyao lowered her head to turn on the machine, but her eyes were suddenly attracted by something on the table, and her hand that was about to turn on the machine paused.
There was a small box of ice cream on the table.
Jiang Luo held his ice cream box and said with a smile: "It's ice cream! It's so hot today! Teacher, do you want to eat this?"
"I like the mango flavor. Uncle Ao picked out your box. He said that if you don't like it, you can always ask Uncle Ao Xuan to buy it again."
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