Si Guangsheng wasn't without feelings for his daughter Si Nian. He glanced at Si's mother and said gently, "Song Jia, you need to be more clear-headed. You can't sacrifice the future of our entire Si family for the sake of your daughter."
"Let's accept this with our condolences, sigh!" Then, as if remembering something else, she added, "You can treat Bai Yan as your daughter, right?"
To him, it didn't matter which daughter he had; after all, he had played with flowers when he was young and scattered them everywhere.
"Get out, you beast, get out of here!" Madam Si roared, throwing whatever was at him she had on hand!
"Pah! You call me a beast? What are you anyway?" Si Guangsheng cursed as he backed away. "You rip out people's hearts and livers, you're even more of a beast than me!"
The two parted on bad terms, and Mrs. Si sat on the sofa, panting heavily.
Si Nian dodged away, then leaned against the wall watching Si Guangsheng's angry departure. Her hands clenched involuntarily: Is it because Bai Yan is a genius that her value is not as high as Bai Yan's?
A cold glint flashed in her lowered eyes: Bai Yan isn't famous yet. Once the "Antiviral Serum" is released, won't she be even less able to compare with her?
But she wanted a healthy body.
...
Yan Qi would come to the Si family home every day to check on Si Nian's health. After the check-up, Si Nian would look at him and tentatively ask in a low voice, "I feel like I'm not feeling well lately. Do I need to have surgery again?"
Yan Qi hesitated for a moment: "Niannian, your surgery may have to be postponed for a while. There are still some issues that haven't been resolved."
Si Nian clenched her hands, her gaze towards Yan Qishi changed slightly, and then she smiled again: "I heard that Bai Yan published a report a few days ago about 'Antiviral Serum'. A friend of mine said she's very capable, is that true?"
"You even know that?" Yan Qi was taken aback for a moment, then laughed and said, "Indeed, she's a genius in this area."
"Do you know? Just with this serum sample alone, we're at least ten years ahead of the US!" When it came to his field, Yan Qi couldn't help but speak enthusiastically: "I originally thought this was the limit of her abilities, after all, many top research labs haven't been able to solve this problem. But besides this project, she actually has another new project, Nian Nian, do you know, this project—"
Si Nian's face had become visibly grim, while Yan Qi finally realized what was happening.
“Niannian, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean anything by it.” He reached out and held Si Nian’s hand, then looked at her sincerely: “The reduced cell fluid that her new project wants to extract has a very high chance of curing your illness, no, it can completely cure it.”
"If it can be extracted, all you need is one injection of reagent. You don't need surgery at all, which is painful and carries postoperative risks."
Si Nian smiled: "Is that so? That's great."
"Bai Yan is really amazing. If she really reaches that level, she will definitely be a household name as a great scientist."
Yan Qi took her hand in his and kissed it: "It's like this, the most important thing is that it can cure your illness."
Si Nian couldn't help but wonder: But why do your eyes light up when you mention her?
Have you forgotten that you were with her from the very beginning because of me?
Why should she, an illegitimate child, be respected? Why should you admire her?
...
The next day, Si Nian suddenly fell seriously ill. Various instruments detected that her organs were deteriorating rapidly. If she did not have surgery soon, she might not live for more than a month.
Both Si's mother and Yan Qi stayed by Si Nian's bedside.
Mrs. Si stroked her daughter's frail face with heartache: "Niannian must have surgery immediately."
Yan Qi's heart clenched, but he couldn't help but say, "But Bai Yan has already been registered by Professor Chen. What if she suddenly disappears—"
"I can't wait any longer," said Madam Si. "Do you expect me to watch Nian Nian die?"
"Besides, I think this is an opportunity. Yan Qi, you are her husband in name only. If she dies, the patent for the Antiviral Serum will naturally be inherited by you. With such huge interests involved, no one will care about the life or death of an orphan."
Madam Si sneered, "There's no need to be so timid. So what if someone finds out?"
"Are the Yan, Si, and Chen families just sitting around doing nothing?"
That bitch's affair caused quite a stir back then, but in the end, it all faded away.
She looked at Yan Qi: "You're a doctor, don't you know about Niannian's health? If you don't operate, are you going to kill her?"
Yan Qi's heart wavered, but when he looked at Si Nian's pale face, he couldn't bear it in the end.
"Okay, everything is proceeding according to plan."
...
"I tested my hand speed today, and it's back to peak level. The coach said I can return to the competition at any time." Ji Bei was texting Bai Yan.
Bai Yan smiled and said, "Okay, I'll come cheer you on when you go on stage."
"Remember, don't sit for too long while playing games, or I'll be very sad if I lose my abs."
Ji Bei immediately lifted his shirt and took a picture of her: "What you like will always be there."
The two cuddled for a while longer before Bai Yan smiled and closed the communication interface. Instead, she opened another page, which was the surveillance footage of the riverside building. The surveillance screen on her phone showed many red dots, some hidden in the water and others lurking on the roof.
Once you tap on that red dot, you'll discover special forces soldiers disguised and lurking in the dead of night.
She enjoys the highest level of protection in the country, so the two soldiers delivered the samples immediately after the plagiarism incident.
Bai Yan lightly tapped the screen, a cold glint flashing in her eyes: luring the enemy into a trap, then catching them all in one fell swoop.
That night, Bai Yan slept soundly in her bedroom.
A scene recreated just like in the story: a group of seemingly delinquent young men with dyed yellow hair walked toward a small building by the river, took out lock-picking tools from their bags, and within five minutes the lock clattered to the ground.
"Brother Huang, what's our plan this time?" the underling asked.
"Go for it!" Brother Huang chuckled lewdly, pinching his chin. "Sleep with that woman first, then take pictures of her. No woman can accept this, she definitely won't dare to call the police! The employer said to drive her to the brink of collapse, preferably insane."
"Hey, isn't this what we guys are good at?"
"I heard she's a female PhD, a highly educated woman. I've never been with one of these before, I'm the first—" Brother Huang pushed open the door, a wicked smile appearing on his face, before the cold muzzle of a gun was pointed at his head.
"Don't move!"
Brother Huang's eyes widened, and when he looked up again, he was horrified to see that more than a dozen gun barrels were pointed at him!
The rows of well-trained special forces soldiers had eyes as cold as knives. The leader confiscated Huang Ge and his men's tools and then reported to his superiors: "Yes, we captured some night raiders tonight. We don't know yet whether they are foreign forces or something else."
"Hand him over to the Ministry of State Security. Remember, Dr. Bai's safety is the top priority," the superior instructed.
"yes!"
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