In late autumn, the manor's back garden is like a dream world.
The ground was covered with fallen leaves, golden yellow, orange red, dark brown... intertwined together, forming a soft and colorful carpet.
A soft rustling sound came from behind. Chu Liyue, dressed in an elegant dark Chanel-style jacket and long boots, gently placed Xiao Wujie on the rocking chair that had been prepared in advance.
Tall ginkgo and maple trees stand tall, their leaves swaying gently in the autumn breeze, with a few leaves occasionally drifting down like butterflies.
Sunlight filters through the sparse branches, casting dappled shadows that feel warm and comfortable on the skin.
Chu Liyue took a clean white wool blanket and covered him with it, carefully tucking him in.
She then pulled up a chair, sat gracefully to the side, picked up a razor, and gently pinched his perfect chin with her slender fingers, shaving away the black stubble that had sprouted under his nose and on his chin, her beautiful eyes filled with focus.
The warm sunlight shone on Xiao Wujie, who had his eyes closed and was wearing a clean, oversized white shirt.
Her already pale, snow-white skin appeared almost transparent in the soft sunlight, with tiny downy hairs reflecting the light and floating gently.
She looks beautiful and well-behaved.
Chu Liyue shaved his stubble clean and then carefully wiped him with a hot towel to make sure there were no residues left.
When Xiao Wujie wakes up, he is impeccably clean and tidy. Even when he is asleep, Chu Liyue will tidy him up as if he were awake, making him look beautiful and clean.
After finishing everything, Chu Liyue sat there quietly, gazing at him.
Today is Sunday. Every Sunday, she doesn't go to work or the lab; she spends the whole day with him.
When the weather is nice, she'll take him out to bask in the sun, just like she did today.
When the weather was bad, she would stay in that cold laboratory, watching over him, sitting there all day.
Her eyes flickered slightly as her slender, warm hand gently stroked his fine hair from the top of his head, touching a strand of white hair on his forehead. Her fingertips paused slightly, her movements exceptionally gentle and tender.
Then, her fingertips trembled as she brushed aside the strand of white hair and gently touched a small scar.
The scar was small, almost invisible from a distance, but such a small scar stood out conspicuously on Xiao Wujie's almost perfect face.
Over the past six months, she has used many methods to gradually remove the scar that was once large enough to cover half her face, reducing it to the size of a fingernail.
However, the remaining scar is deeply rooted and cannot be removed by ordinary means unless reagent number two is used.
However, reagent number two needs to be reserved for his second-stage surgery and cannot be used immediately.
Chu Liyue's lips twitched into a bittersweet smile. If he were awake, he might blame her, after all, he was so vain.
But in an instant, she rejected the idea from the bottom of her heart. He loved beauty, but he loved her even more.
He'll probably just hide away, heartbroken and sad, and won't blame her in the slightest.
He's always been so foolish.
She gently stroked the small scar twice, then reached into the wool blanket and covered his smooth, flat abdomen, where there was another scar that was difficult to remove.
There... there was once a bloody hole pierced there.
Not only are there scars, but it also seems that some hidden ailments have been left behind, which can only be cured and eliminated by using the powerful function of the amnesia reagent during the second and third stage surgeries.
Chu Liyue gently stroked the scar with her warm fingertips, being extremely gentle, as if afraid that any too much force would hurt him.
A bittersweet feeling slowly gnawed at her heart, and she uncontrollably slipped her arms over Xiao Wujie's thin shoulders, pulling him into her embrace.
He used to love being hugged by her, and being hugged like this should make him more comfortable.
She held him close, their foreheads touching, the sunlight slanting across them—it was beautiful.
When Lin Qingyi returned to the manor and entered the garden, this was the scene she saw.
Although she walked quietly, Chu Liyue still noticed her arrival.
She sat up straight, her arms still wrapped around Xiao Wujie's shoulders, and spoke in a low, cold voice:
"Going out?"
Lin Qingyi nodded gently:
"I went to Yun Shen Temple, prayed for blessings, and met Gu Junci again."
Chu Liyue nodded slightly, without saying anything more.
Lin Qingyi hesitated for a moment, then pulled up a chair and sat down, her eyes slightly lowered.
After a moment, Chu Liyue spoke in a cold voice: "Speak your mind."
With a slight flicker of her eyes, Lin Qingyi looked at her and said softly, "Sister Chu, I plan to leave for a while."
Chu Liyue gently stroked Xiao Wujie's smooth face with her fingertips, and asked expressionlessly:
"Should we go find raw materials that meet the experimental standards?"
With her involvement and encouragement, the research on reagent No. 3 has reached its final stage in the past six months.
But at this critical juncture, they were unable to find a pharmaceutical ingredient that met the requirements of the experimental data.
No matter how perfect the data analysis is, without the support of raw materials, it is difficult to put it into production.
Clearly, they need to explore and find the key components that are currently hindering their progress.
Lin Qingyi was slightly taken aback when her thoughts were seen through at a glance, then nodded gently:
"The No. 3 reagent has already reached this stage, so whether I am there or not will not make much difference."
"But that last ingredient is crucial."
"To the best of my knowledge, a special herb that grows in the Western Regions might be able to extract components that match the experimental data."
She looked at Chu Liyue and said earnestly, "So I want to give it a try."
Chu Liyue was silent for a few seconds, then looked down at Xiao Wujie, whom she was holding, and said in a low, cold voice:
"Aren't you all afraid he'll be disappointed when he wakes up if you leave like this?"
Lin Qingyi's body trembled slightly as she looked down at Xiao Wujie, her eyes flickering gently.
After a long silence, she spoke softly, "I'll be back as soon as possible..."
She paused for a moment, then looked up at Chu Liyue and smiled softly:
"If he wakes up and I don't come back, please help me explain, Sister Chu."
Chu Liyue gently tapped Xiao Wujie's bony shoulder with her slender fingers and whispered:
"I'll send someone to follow you. Go quickly and come back quickly."
"That last ingredient may be achievable through synthesis or other means, so don't force it."
Her gaze sharpened, and her voice turned cold:
"You must remember this: nothing more can happen to you!"
She lowered her eyes slightly, looking at the person leaning against her, and felt a tightness in her chest:
"Don't let him experience loss again."
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