Lin Nuo and Qiu Chen have passed away one after another, leaving only Lin Shuang. She is only twenty-two or twenty-three years old now, but her hair is already completely white.
She was luckier than Lin Nuo and Qiu Chen. The drugs she received had almost no effect on her health; on the contrary, the side effects seemed to be much less severe.
Although Jin Ce had been lamenting the lack of progress in his research, it was his favorite job, and over the years, he had actually made some breakthroughs.
Although cases like Lin Shuang's are rare and mostly occur in women, Jin Ce still conducted extensive research and developed a medicine specifically for women to alleviate their physical pain.
So although Lin Shuang had disappointed Qiu Feng in the past, because of that, Qiu Feng now inevitably showed her more care.
Before Qiu Feng could speak, Niu Dazhuang refused first, saying, "I'm afraid that won't work. My brother and I already have company, so it wouldn't be appropriate to bring you along."
Lin Shuang knew that Niu Dazhuang didn't like her, so she ignored him and looked at Qiu Feng, pleading, "Brother, I rarely ask you for anything, please take me with you this time."
Although Qiu Feng had softened his heart towards Lin Shuang, he wasn't completely senile: "If you really want to broaden your horizons, there are a few small gatherings when we get back, and I can take you there. This situation isn't suitable, so don't be willful."
Lin Shuang frowned in disappointment. No one present spoke up for her, knowing that she no longer had the right to be willful as before. She could only obediently agree.
Niu Dazhuang watched Lin Shuang's retreating figure and wondered, "Why is this girl so interested in this banquet?"
Upon hearing this, Qiu Feng retorted with a keen awareness, "You suspect her? She's suffered terribly over the years; just surviving is a struggle for her. She shouldn't still have any thoughts of causing trouble, should she?"
Niu Dazhuang thought to himself that it might not be true, but what he said was different: "I was just asking casually. Brother, you should try on the clothes as soon as possible. We're leaving in the next couple of days, and I need to try them on to see if they fit."
Seeing that Qiu Feng had taken Niu Dazhuang's words to heart, Zhou Heng also took his leave after Niu Dazhuang left.
Qiu Ling ran out to greet Zhou Heng: "Brother Zhou, you're back. Sister Lu Qing is waiting to say goodbye before leaving."
With the recent large-scale migration of people into the safe zone, a wave of family reunification and reunion has swept across various bases.
Of the four girls Lu Qing was taking care of, three of them overheard information about their families, and coincidentally, they were all in the base within the Second Ring Road.
Just from the location, you can tell that the families of these three girls must be living quite well.
As the person in charge of their lives, Lu Qing wanted to see things through to the end. She wanted to personally escort them to reunite with their families and confirm that they were the people she had entrusted to her. Once that was done, she would consider her mission complete.
Zhou Heng pushed his wheelchair into his room, where Lu Qing was already waiting at the door. Zhou Heng said, "You didn't really need to come all this way; you were going to come back anyway."
Qiu Ling knew that Lu Qing wanted to develop a relationship with Zhou Heng, so she thoughtfully gave the two some time alone and left to attend to other matters.
Lu Qing felt a little bitter about Zhou Heng's lack of romantic understanding, and said, "This trip will probably last for more than a month. I was thinking of checking on your place before I leave, to see if there's anything I need to pack?"
Zhou Heng truly understood Lu Qing's thoughts. He used to love freedom and worked as a private investigator. The most important thing in this job was to be bold yet meticulous, and to think outside the box to find details.
He understood Lu Qing's thoughts. It wasn't that he disliked Lu Qing; he just felt that he was a useless person now, and no woman could find happiness with him.
He had spoken frankly with Lu Qing, but Lu Qing was clearly unconcerned, saying that she wasn't interested in those things and only hoped that the man was a good one.
Zhou Heng met Lu Qing's expectant gaze and finally spoke, "Then take good care of yourself on the way. If those children continue to misbehave, just ignore them. Don't make yourself suffer anymore. I'll be waiting for you to come back."
Lu Qing smiled and said, "I'll take them back and come back as soon as I've confirmed they're alright. You too, eat well lately, don't forget because you're so busy. I'll be back as soon as possible."
After discussing the departure date with Song Xian, Qiu Feng, and the others, Li Ke headed to the nearest airport. Their destination was the conference reception center within the First Ring Road, where the first gathering was one without a designated organizer.
Although it may seem informal, the gathering was quite high-profile, and the guests invited were all very distinguished individuals.
Li Ke set off with Mo Bao'er, Xiao Guang, and Jian Ye. Jian Ye also brought a dance partner, but it wasn't his wife, Qin Mingyue, who rarely went out due to health reasons.
After getting off the plane, Mo Bao'er invited Li Ke to stay at their Mo family base, but Li Ke declined, saying he needed to discuss matters with Song Xian and the others. Jian Ye, however, as an annex of the Mo family, naturally had to go along for the visit and follow the Mo family's arrangements.
Upon returning to the Mo family home, Mo Bao'er told Jian Ye to go and wash up first, while she handed Xiao Guang over to the family's housekeeper before rushing off to see her father.
Mo Qing was busy, so Mo Bao'er waited another half hour before she finally saw her father.
Looking at her daughter's expression, Mo Qing smiled and said, "It seems that Bao'er's trip has not been successful."
Mo Bao'er snorted, "It's because I didn't achieve what you wanted that I'm suffering because of you."
Mo Qing said indulgently, "Isn't this what you wanted?"
Mo Bao'er sighed: "It is my wish, because of our friendship, but I am unwilling to hurt this relationship."
Despite saying that, Mo Bao'er still spoke up for her family. It was precisely because she valued her friendship with Li Jia that she didn't trust anyone else to speak on her behalf.
Mo Qing wasn't too surprised: "I had a feeling that she wouldn't change her attitude, but their Qiushan base is ultimately weak. There are quite a few bases that want to challenge her this time, and I don't know how she will break the deadlock."
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