Chapter 102 Chapter 102
After the exchange meeting at the exhibition center ended, they did not return to B3024 immediately. Ruan Shiqing accepted Dai Si's invitation to visit Professor Clay's laboratory, so they applied for a hotel extension and continued to stay in Sikkim. Instead, Mr. Hawthorne, who lived next door, came to say goodbye and said he was leaving.
Garland had not originally planned to leave so soon. But Si Yan had already convinced Old Bart that he might need surgery soon, so he had to leave.
Ruan Shiqing was a very cautious person. He spent a lot of time getting close to him, but still failed to gain his trust. When he occasionally mentioned the cubs around him, he would change the subject without leaving a trace. He was worried that if he asked too obvious questions, he would arouse his vigilance and disgust, and he would not even have the opportunity to learn more about the dragon cub.
But fortunately, during this period of time, he could see that the other party was very good to the cubs, and the dragon cub also liked him very much. Although he still didn't know where the other party picked up the dragon cub, he was not so worried when he was about to leave.
Maybe after he has dealt with things here, he can reveal his identity and have a frank talk with the other party.
"I hope we'll have a chance to see each other again in the future." Garland smiled gently and handed the small gift he had prepared in advance to Ruan Shiqing. When he lowered his head, he saw the young dragon hugging its father's legs and looking up at him.
After hesitating for a moment, he took out another golden and translucent gem from his pocket, squatted down and handed it to the little dragon: "This is for you."
The gem was as big as a pigeon egg and had pure color. He saw it by chance when he passed by a jewelry store. At first glance, he thought it was very similar to the eyes of the baby dragon.
Dragons naturally love gorgeous and dazzling gems, so he bought it. He just didn't take it out because he was worried that it would be too abrupt. But now that he saw the young dragon looking up at him, he couldn't help himself.
"Wow! It's so big!" When the cub saw the gem, his eyes widened and he exclaimed in amazement.
His eyes were as round as gems. Although they were full of love, he put his paws behind his back and shook his head, saying, "This must be very expensive. I can't have it."
It's a very well-behaved young dragon.
Garland's love deepened. He placed the gem in the dragon's paw, and before he could refuse, he stood up and said to Ruan Shiqing, "This gem means nothing to me. It's just a small gift." He lowered his eyes and looked at the cub, with a hint of sadness in his eyes, "If my cub can grow up smoothly, maybe it will be as cute as him."
He didn't look fake.
Although this gem is expensive for ordinary people, it is really nothing for those who can live in the top floor suite of the Alice Hotel.
Ruan Shiqing thought about it and felt that he might have given such a gift because he remembered his cub, so he did not refuse it stubbornly.
He bent down and patted the little dragon cub on the head, and said softly, "Herri, say thank you to Uncle Hawthorne."
The little dragon held the gem tightly, looked up and thanked him obediently.
Garland was slightly stunned: "His name is He Li?"
Despite all the contact, he never asked the cub's name.
Ruan Shiqing responded, and felt that his expression was a little strange. But before he could say more, the other party's intelligence brain started to ring.
Garland frowned and didn't want to answer the call. He wanted to continue asking about the origin of the name "Heli", but Si Yan's communication kept flashing.
——Si Yan must be looking for him for something urgent.
Garland frowned, but could only suppress his doubts, said goodbye politely, and returned to his hotel room.
When the call was connected, he said in a bad tone: "What has made Your Majesty so anxious?"
Si Yan's gentle and elegant face was filled with a clear smile: "Go to the laboratory immediately to prepare. Old Bart's experiment has been moved up to tomorrow morning."
When Garland rushed to the laboratory, he finally understood why old Bart was so eager to conduct the experiment in advance.
——His equipment was beginning to fail.
Old Bart is an evolved man. As the helmsman of the Naxi Group, he is already quite old. Although he has been paying attention to maintenance in recent years, no matter how rich he is, he cannot resist the invasion of aging and disease.
His internal organs had been depleted to the point where they could no longer sustain themselves, and old Bart had been trying to keep this news a secret until last night when he suddenly fell into a coma and was sent to the hospital, and the secret could no longer be revealed.
No wonder the surgery was so urgent.
Garland made preoperative preparations at a leisurely pace. The unconscious old Bart had been secretly sent to the laboratory and was undergoing preoperative examination.
His father-in-law was critically ill, so of course the emperor, as his son-in-law, was present. He gently comforted the worried Queen Seya with a gentle expression. Garland occasionally raised his eyes to look at him, and couldn't help but curl his lips, thinking that it was a waste for the emperor not to pursue his dream of the entertainment industry.
After finally comforting Queen Seya and coaxing her back to the palace, Si Yan put away his gentle expression.
Garland analyzed old Bart's condition: "He only has a few days left to live. If Your Majesty is determined to acquire the Nashi Group, why bother to go far away? Queen Seya is already pregnant with your child. He will not only be the heir to the royal family, but also the heir to the Nashi Group."
He really couldn't understand why Si Yan insisted on having Old Bart undergo mechanized transformation.
Mechanical transformation is a complete scam. It can indeed temporarily prolong life, but the person undergoing the transformation is no longer the original "person". He is just a mechanical puppet that continues the behavior pattern of his previous life. Although they are alive, they have lost their independent consciousness as an independent individual. All their actions and choices are just the best choices made by highly intelligent AI based on their life data.
In his opinion, as long as Old Bart died, Si Yan would be fully capable of taking over the Naxi Group. Several big tycoons supported each other, and as long as he controlled the Naxi Group, the royal family would no longer have to be constrained by the other three big tycoons. It was really unnecessary for him to use Old Bart as bait to set a trap for the other three people in power.
He didn't think that Si Yan alone could swallow up the four tycoons, as this would only cause endless chaos.
"You don't need to know so much." After Si Yan put away his false gentleness and smile, he became extremely cold, like a sword that was filled with chill. It seemed as if he was ready to reap lives at any time and anywhere.
"I heard that you and Brigadier General Hector once had a cub?"
He suddenly mentioned this, which made Garland's eyebrows jump. He didn't know why he thought of the young dragon named Heli again.
Is it such a coincidence that the wandering black dragon cub is also named Heli?
He was a red dragon, and Hector was a black dragon. They had argued countless times about who the dragon cub in the dragon egg would look like, and even fought each other. But in the end, the dragon egg was gone, and he never had the chance to witness it break out of the shell and see whether it looked like him or Hector.
The gloomy past made his heart tighten for a moment. He didn't even dare to think about the origin of the cub, fearing that it was a false joy.
Garland closed his eyes, calmed himself down, and said in a cold voice: "It's been too long, I can't remember."
Si Yan smiled nonchalantly and threw out the bait: "Complete the operation successfully, and in return, I will tell you everything you want to know, including the missing cub."
After bidding farewell to Hawthorne, Ruan Shiqing received two more invitations. Since the exchange meeting, many more invitations and letters have been sent to the hotel front desk and specifically addressed to him.
But he wasn't going to any of them.
Sikkim is very prosperous, but he is not planning to stay here for long. In addition, the identities of the cubs are always a hidden danger. Apart from invitations from friends, he does not plan to expose them to the public too much, which will greatly increase the exposure of the cubs and increase the possibility of their identities being exposed.
And...Ruan Shiqing placed all the invitation letters on the coffee table, glanced at the giant beast on the window, and remembered what the other party said when he took him away from the hotel that day.
If he accepted the invitation, the other party would probably be very angry and try to snatch her away again.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but glance at the giant beast that was lazily basking in the sun.
The adult Jumir is really very majestic. His fur is smooth and soft, shining like satin in the sun. Several cubs use him as a blanket, sleeping on his back or leaning on him to read, looking very comfortable.
——Since they knew each other’s true identity that day, the cubs were very eager to transform him back into the adult form of Jomir when they were alone.
Although Rong Heng complained, he never let the kids down.
On the contrary, Ruan Shiqing, concerned about the other party's human form, never tried it once.
He casually reached out and rubbed his left earlobe, picked up the book and walked towards the majestic beast.
Rong Heng felt that Ruan Shiqing's eyes were looking at him a little strangely recently.
Ever since he returned to the hotel from the convention center that night, he always looked at him with a strange look. Sometimes when Rong Heng was playing with the cubs in the living room, he would turn around and meet Ruan Shiqing's dark eyes.
He always felt that the way other people looked at him was the same as the way they looked at research topics of interest in the laboratory.
It makes your scalp tingle.
He wondered if some of his actions had crossed the line and the other party had seen through them. After all, Ruan Shiqing was too sharp and intelligent, and many things were not easy to hide from him.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was in a state of anxiety, especially when he saw piles of invitations being delivered, his heart was burning with anxiety.
But he didn't dare show it, so he could only force himself to lie in the warm sunshine and pretend that he didn't notice anything.
The cub was lying on his back and snoring in his sleep. He rested his head on his front paws and observed Ruan Shiqing out of the corner of his eye. Then he found that Ruan Shiqing closed the book in his hand and walked slowly towards him.
The living room is covered with thick carpet, which feels solid.
Ruan Shiqing was relaxed and walked to his side barefoot without wearing slippers. He naturally found a sunny spot, sat down next to him, and spread the book on his knees.
Rong Heng turned his head and saw the sunlight dancing on his thick black eyelashes. His fair skin was shining, and even the fine hairs could be seen.
The white ear that I once wanted to kiss but never did was now dyed a light pink.
It was so beautiful that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince couldn't help but swallow his saliva again.