Seeing Dean Wei's face darken suddenly, Nie Wen's expression changed slightly. He quickly reached out to pull the girl away, but she spoke first.
Her expression was cold and she said calmly, "If the Qin Zheng she just mentioned is the Qin Zheng from Ancheng, then I cannot leave."
Dean Wei frowned, but Dean Ge, on the other side, seemed to have figured something out first. He nudged Dean Wei's wrist and reminded him, "This girl got in through Qin Yu's connections."
Dean Wei was taken aback: "Who is Qin Yu to you?"
The girl was stunned when she heard the name Qin Yu.
The girl was Xie Zhen, Qin Wei's daughter and Xie Fang's younger sister.
After a phone call with Qin Wei a week ago, driven by a mix of emotions, she finished her graduation thesis in just two days, hurriedly said goodbye to her supervisor, and returned to China.
She had heard of this experimental base in China that attracted countless researchers from home and abroad. With a try-it-out mentality, she mentioned to her grandfather, Grandpa Xie, that she wanted to join the base. Unexpectedly, she received a notification just the next day.
Moreover, upon entering, one is immediately transported to the lowest level, the thirteenth basement level.
Although he was only an assistant, he was already above many researchers who had been at the base for more than ten years and were still stuck on the upper floors.
She knew the Xie family's power all too well, so she was very clear that even if her grandfather could help her get into this experimental base, it wouldn't lead to the same result.
Therefore, she believed that it was her academic qualifications and the various honors and awards she had received that impressed the higher-ups at the base.
Hearing Qin Yu's name, she felt both embarrassed and inexplicably relieved.
So, the reason that person received such treatment from Dean Wei was because of her maternal grandfather?
Although she didn't understand how a small family in Ancheng could have such power, it wasn't important to Xie Zhen.
Xie Zhen pulled down her mask, revealing a beautiful face, and smiled slightly, saying, "He is my maternal grandfather."
Dean Wei checked his connections and realized what was going on.
He pointed inside the door and said, "So she's your cousin?"
Xie Zhen's smile paused slightly before returning to its upward curve as she nodded and said, "Yes."
Dean Wei's expression softened considerably: "I see."
Xie Zhen's smile faded, replaced by a hint of apology: "My cousin only returned to the Qin family last month. I've been abroad the whole time, so I haven't met her yet. If I hadn't just heard my second uncle's name, I wouldn't even know it now."
He paused, then continued, "I don't know why the dean wanted to see my cousin. If she did something wrong and displeased the dean, I'd like to apologize on her behalf and hope the dean will consider my grandfather's feelings..."
Before he could finish speaking, Wei Zhenyun interrupted him.
He looked completely bewildered: "Wait, what? What did she do wrong? When did I say she did something wrong?"
Xie Zhen's smile faltered for a moment: "Then you should have someone bring my cousin here..."
Speaking of this, Wei Zhenyun felt as if his heart had been stabbed. Even though the other party was Qin Sheng's cousin, he couldn't maintain his friendliness.
He said calmly, "Can't I miss her?"
Xie Zhen and the three vice deans who had just been summoned and were still confused about the situation: "???"
Wei Zhenyun was already a little unhappy. He glanced at Xie Zhen and said indifferently, "Even if she really did something wrong, it's not your place to apologize for her."
Qin Yu's influence wasn't so great that he could be expected to look at him.
Wei Zhenyun didn't say the next sentence, after all, Qin Yu was no longer just Qin Yu at this point, he was also Qin Sheng's grandfather, so he had to be careful.
Xie Zhen was stunned by the unexpected answer and stood there dumbfounded.
Just then, Qin Sheng, who had been waiting for more than half an hour, became impatient and her cold voice came from behind the door: "Are you coming in or not?"
That sound...
The three vice-dean and his companions were startled at the same time and subconsciously looked towards Dean Wei.
Wei Zhenyun nodded and said in a low voice, "She's back."
Their suspicions were confirmed, and the three of them were instantly filled with excitement, rushing into Wei Zhenyun's office.
When they saw the face they had longed for day and night, the face before whose portrait they felt compelled to kneel and beg for protection whenever they faced difficulties, the three almost burst into tears: "Master..."
"Shut up."
Qin Sheng coldly interrupted them, tapping the door with her smooth chin: "Close the door."
Wei Zhenyun, still outside the door: "..."
Forget everything else, just go for it.
He rushed in like a whirlwind, then slammed the door shut with a loud bang.
Then tears really came down: "Master, I was wrong!"
*
The door, made of a special material, blocked out all sound. Xie Zhen stared at the tightly closed door, her gaze shifting from blankness to clarity, and finally to indifference.
She casually tugged at her protective suit and turned to look at Nie Wenze: "Senior Brother Nie, are you free lately? I'd like to ask for two days off."
Nie Wenze was still reeling from what had just happened, and upon hearing this, he asked blankly, "Is something the matter?"
Xie Zhen smiled and said, "I've been back for a few days now. I only went home for a quick look the day I arrived. My mom is still staying at my maternal grandfather's house, and I want to go see her."
Nie Wenze recalled the obvious change in Dean Wei's expression when he heard about Qin Yu, and quickly said, "Alright, go ahead. The lab isn't very busy lately, I can handle it by myself."
Xie Zhen nodded: "Thank you, Senior Brother Nie."
After saying that, he turned and walked out.
Only after leaving the base did she slowly pull off her protective suit, revealing a beautiful face covered in an unyielding frost.
"Qin Sheng".
She murmured the name that had been repeatedly appearing in her mind these past few days, her eyes dark and unfathomable.
Xuanyuan Jing had just arrived when he vaguely heard that familiar name. He glanced to the side but only saw the girl's figure gradually walking away.
A thoughtful look flashed across his eyes. He withdrew his gaze and quickened his pace into the experimental base.
*
In Wei Zhenyun's laboratory.
Qin Sheng leaned against a lab bench by the window, her expression aloof: "I dare not accept such praise."
Wei Zhenyun's heart skipped a beat, and he cried out, his heart trembling, "Master..."
A fleeting sense of unease crossed Qin Sheng's mind.
From their standpoint, Wei Zhenyun and his group did not do anything wrong.
As one of the first generation of genetically engineered humans cultivated by the Black Prison, it was not unreasonable for Qin Zheng and his family to be labeled as dangerous individuals and placed under strict surveillance and control.
Adopting her into the Pei family was her parents' and brothers' personal decision, and they can't be blamed for it.
Qin Sheng was aware of all this, but whenever she thought about how her parents and family had lived a life of constant surveillance and no freedom for so many years, waves of restlessness washed over her.
I can't help but feel the urge to take my anger out on others.
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