Chapter 145
The incandescent light in the ward emitted a cold white light. Mu Qingxuan leaned on the pillow, her hand unconsciously touching her bulging belly.
Amid the regular ticking of the monitor, she looked at the photo of her and Huo Changfeng on the bedside table.
In the photo, the two people are smiling at each other, but at this moment there is no one by the bed.
"No news yet about Changfeng?"
Her voice trembled and she frowned as she looked at Cui Lirong who was sitting beside the bed.
Cui Lirong looked at her daughter-in-law's pale face with heartache, and reached out to gently hold her cold hand.
"Qingxuan, don't worry. Your father has already gone to investigate. Changfeng will be fine."
She used her other hand to gently pat the back of Mu Qingxuan's hand, trying to pass on the warmth.
Mu Qingxuan nodded reluctantly, but her long eyebrows couldn't help but frowned, and her eyes were full of uneasiness and anxiety.
Cui Lirong looked at her daughter-in-law and felt a pang of sadness in her heart.
She pursed her lips, her face became serious, and her voice was hesitant: "I guess Changfeng must have been taken away by the research institute to do secret research."
"This has happened before. When the experiment is over, it can take three to five months or one to two years for the person to come back..."
The words were on the tip of her tongue, but she swallowed them back, not wanting to make Mu Qingxuan more worried.
The ward became increasingly quiet, as if one could hear even a silver needle falling to the ground.
But from time to time, the footsteps and conversations of patients and medical workers could be heard outside the door.
A door separates the inside and the outside into two worlds.
Cui Lirong sighed.
In the past, when Huo Changfeng participated in secret projects, she and Huo Jianye never worried. After all, his food and accommodation were taken care of by the state, and his safety was absolutely guaranteed.
But now, Mu Qingxuan was pregnant and about to give birth, but Huo Changfeng suddenly disappeared, which made her feel uneasy.
Mu Qingxuan slowly closed her eyes, with tears still lingering on her eyelashes.
Cui Lirong stood quietly by the bed, watching her daughter-in-law's tense body gradually relax and her breathing become steady.
After confirming that Mu Qingxuan was soundly asleep, Cui Lirong gently got up, covered the quilt that had slipped off, then turned around quietly and walked out of the ward.
The light from the corridor stretched her shadow very long.
Huo Jianye was holding a classified document, and the edges of the paper were wrinkled.
The red seal "Star Track Project Top Secret" on the file bag still smelled of ink. He looked at his wife's trembling back, and said with a rolling Adam's apple: "Changfeng was indeed included in the secret project, and it started three days ago."
Cui Lirong turned around abruptly, her voice filled with anger: "Three days ago? The day he said he was going to a short meeting?"
Her voice suddenly rose, startling the nurse on duty at the nurses' station and causing her to stick her head out.
"I don't know when Changfeng will be back, but don't worry..."
Cui Lirong immediately glared at him and whispered, "Rest assured? How can I be assured?"
"Xuan is going to give birth in a few days, and Changfeng is failing at this time. As a mother-in-law, I can't stand it!"
"Huo Jianye, tell me—" Cui Lirong grabbed her husband's arm and swung it hard, "When I gave birth, you were guarding the border; now that your grandson is about to be born, your son is going to the Gobi Desert to feed on sand? "
"You two, father and son, are really of the same lineage. You don't take your wives seriously, do you?"
Cui Lirong's eyes were filled with anger.
As a woman, she only felt sorry for Mu Qingxuan in the ward.
Huo Jianye took a half step back and his lower back hit the cold wall.
He looked at his wife's red eyes and said in a hoarse voice: "First the country, then the family..."
"Changfeng can work for the organization. This is the organization's recognition of him. It is his honor. We should be happy."
“Fuck your honor!”
But Cui Lirong became even angrier after hearing this. She slapped Huo Jianye on the arm and said with a sob, "Do you want your son to follow in your footsteps?"
"I don't want to understand your family's trivial principles. I just know that if he can't even take care of his own family, how can he bear the burden of the organization?"
Huo Jianye was suddenly speechless, his face darkened and he couldn't speak.
In the ward.
Mu Qingxuan slowly opened her eyes, listened to the deliberately suppressed quarrel outside the door, and sighed slightly.
She is not a fragile woman who cannot live without her husband. Even if Huo Changfeng is not around, she can take care of herself.
Not to mention grandma and the Huo family will take good care of her.
However, Mu Qingxuan felt a little regretful when she thought that Huo Changfeng might not be able to see the baby's birth appearance first.
Mu Qingxuan turned slightly and stared at the moon outside the window for a while. Before she knew it, she fell asleep.
The smell of disinfectant suddenly became strong and pungent, and Mu Qingxuan's consciousness seemed to fall into sticky ink.
When she opened her eyes again, she found a closed laboratory in front of her.
The fluorescent tubes above my head made a crackling sound, and the pale light cast distorted shadows on the wall.
The laboratory was bustling with activity. Researchers in silver-gray lab coats, gas masks and goggles were working, with only their serious eyes showing.
Their gloves collided with the metal instruments, making a cold sound.
Huo Changfeng stood in the center of the laboratory table, his tall figure vaguely visible under his white coat.
He reached out and took the folder handed to him by the young researcher, his movements calm and professional.
The experiment was carried out in an orderly manner. The liquids in various bottles and jars were shaking in the test tubes, reflecting strange colors.
Huo Changfeng gave instructions to the team in a low voice, his eyes fixed intently on the experimental data.
Suddenly, fine bubbles appeared on the surface of the calm liquid, and the value on the thermometer began to rise wildly.
Mu Qingxuan's heart suddenly rose to her throat, and a bad premonition came to her mind.
Mu Qingxuan wanted to rush over and call his name, but found that her voice was blocked by an invisible barrier.
She saw Huo Changfeng's face turn pale instantly and he shouted for everyone to evacuate.
The explosion occurred in an instant, and the dazzling white light engulfed the entire laboratory.
The strong air wave blew the researchers away, metal instruments were twisted and deformed, and glass fragments flew like raindrops.
Mu Qingxuan was knocked to the ground by the air wave, her ears were buzzing and her vision was blurry, but her body was strangely unharmed.
When she struggled to get up, the laboratory had turned into a sea of fire, with thick smoke and wailing sounds.
“Changfeng!”
Mu Qingxuan rushed into the ruins like crazy. The scorching air wave only had some warmth left, burning her delicate skin.
She stepped on the rubble on the ground, frantically searching for the familiar figure among the ruins.
The firelight illuminated her eyes red and tears flowed uncontrollably.
Finally, under a pile of collapsed steel frames, she saw the familiar figure.
But at this moment, a very real shout came to my ears:
"Doctor! Nurse! My daughter-in-law is about to give birth!"
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