Ding-dong.
Xia Shizhao waved to Ye Qiuling to keep her distance. Ye Qiuling left the restaurant somewhat annoyed and sat on the sofa, radiating resentment.
As soon as the video call connected, Xia Shizhao heard her mother's excited voice: "Zhaozhao! Come to the lab quickly! Xiao Ke has regained consciousness!!"
"Wow, really? I'm coming right away."
Xia Shizhao's tone and expression showed great surprise.
Her acting was superb, and she successfully fooled her mother, but Ye Qiuling, who was watching the news from the side, sensed that something was wrong.
strangeness.
It seems like Zhao Zhao already knew all along.
Ye Qiuling suppressed her unease, picked up her coat, and handed it to her: "Do you want me to be your driver?"
"No need, just turn on Fitness. You should rest at home. The documents will be delivered in half an hour."
Immediately afterwards, Xia Shizhao picked up the key, waved it with a smile, and said to Ye Qiuling, who looked pale, "Good luck."
"...It's 10 PM now."
"I'll deal with it tomorrow morning."
As Xia Shizhao closed the door with a click, Qiuqiu, who was next to Ye Qiuling, suddenly spoke up: "Oh right, I didn't water my flowers today, remember."
"Yes, yes, I'll take care of it right away."
Ye Qiuling's reply was both helpless and indulgent.
When Xia Shizhao arrived at the lab, he looked at his mother, while Mu Tong pointed to the lounge next door.
Xia Shizhao nodded and walked inside. When he opened the door, he saw Gu Ke sitting on the sofa, her face pale, silently drinking water.
He sat down next to her and looked at her gently, saying, "Welcome back."
Setting down her teacup, Gu Ke wrapped her arms tightly around Xia Shizhao's waist. She said somewhat absentmindedly, "I... it seems like I had a very long dream."
"Um, what?"
"My consciousness was controlled, and I was turned into a disgusting worm. Those worms would crawl and wriggle on my face, and in the end, I did some things against my will..."
After a long silence, Gu Ke choked up and said, "I've killed so many people... so many people..."
Insectoids need to replenish their energy, and the most direct way to do so is to hunt down alphas and omegas. The higher their energy level, the more human-like they become.
The insect-like creature parasitizing Gu Ke always managed to evade inspection. Xia Shizhao lowered his eyelashes slightly, "It's all in the past. You didn't do it."
All that remained were the sounds of her crying, filled with pain and guilt. Xia Shizhao held her quietly.
"I want to go back and inherit my mother's winery."
Gu Ke said.
Xia Shizhao raised his hand and brushed aside Gu Ke's bangs, which had grown long and covered her eyes due to a long period of neglect. "Anything is fine, as long as you don't regret it."
Gu Ke pursed her lips, her resolve wavering. "But I still can't bear to leave the pharmaceutical research."
"Running a tavern and researching potions don't interfere with each other, right?"
Gu Ke blinked. "Oh, right."
After hesitating for a moment, Gu Ke asked again, "Will I have to go to jail again?"
"...Yes, three years, and his military rank was stripped."
Gu Ke sighed softly, "Remember to pick me up then."
"We will come to see you often."
Xia Shizhao patted her head and then added, "I'll have your aunties and the others come and chat with you then."
"good."
When the time came, Gu Ke was taken away. Xia Shizhao sighed slightly and only after leaving the laboratory did he realize that the rain outside had stopped.
A rainbow appeared and disappeared in the azure sky.
Mu Tong caught a faint scent of fragrance on her daughter, leaned closer to smell it, and looked her over suspiciously for a moment: "Are you wearing perfume?"
"Huh?" Xia Shizhao was taken aback.
"It smells like roses, it's quite nice. What brand is it? I'll buy a bottle for my mom too."
Mu Tong said.
Xia Shizhao, realizing what was happening: …………
"I don't quite remember, someone gave it to me, I'll go back and check on it another day."
Something's not right.
Mu Tong narrowed her eyes slightly, then smiled brightly and took Xia Shizhao's hand: "Now things are finally moving in a good direction, and Xiao Lu should be able to recover soon."
Xia Shizhao sighed, "No need, Qin Lu is already dead, let's leave it at that."
Because she arbitrarily changed Ye Qiuling's life path, the human experiments were not discovered and destroyed by Ye Qiuling in time.
The current task is to kill these successfully evolved insectoids.
Those little orbs of light also gave her clues, so it wasn't too troublesome.
Only by completely destroying the containers can those successfully evolved experimental subjects be completely eliminated.
Looking at the lifeless Yu Qinlu in front of him.
Xia Shizhao left, not in high spirits.
"fitness".
"Yes, Master, is there anything I can help you with?"
"nothing."
Xia Shizhao rubbed his temples, but finally swallowed his words back. "Drive slowly, head towards the river. I want to clear my head."
"Received!"
Fitness searched and headed straight to the wetland park.
"Stop here, I'm going to get out and walk around."
Xia Shizhao said, resting his chin on his hand.
Do you want me to come with you?
"No need, I'll just walk around by myself."
After getting off the bus, I walked towards the lake in the park and found that there were still quite a few people fishing.
I looked at the sky, then at the lake.
That's really perseverance.
Xia Shizhao found an empty spot and sat down, watching the elderly people fish.
A short while later, the grandmother, who had been packing up to leave without responding, turned her head, saw Xia Shizhao, her eyes lit up, and she put down her tools and sat down again.
He started chatting: "Hey, young lady, are you here to fish too?"
Xia Shizhao glanced left and right, and saw that she was the only girl there. "Hmm... I came out for a walk to clear my head."
"Oh dear, did you come out for a walk at this hour and end up arguing with your family?"
"No."
"Did you have a fight with your sweetheart?"
"No, not really." Xia Shizhao was a little overwhelmed by the barrage of questions.
The old lady was also very easygoing and friendly, and casually and warmly sat down next to Xia Shizhao. "What is it? If you're worried, tell Grandma. Maybe Grandma can help you out."
"...It's about a friend of mine. In order for her best friend to stay with her, she went against her best friend's wishes and kept trying to persuade her to stay. During this time, her best friend was in a lot of pain, and my friend didn't know whether she should let go."
"Um...this..."
The old lady frowned and took a breath, while the old man and woman next to her, who had been listening intently, also started discussing it amongst themselves.
"What's wrong with wanting good friends to stay by your side?"
"But my best friend doesn't want to. What's wrong with my best friend!"
"Exactly, it's better to leave than to suffer while staying."
"…………"
"Stop talking!"
After the old lady who was the first to speak to Xia Shizhao shouted loudly, she looked at Xia Shizhao gently and said, "If staying with your good friends will make you happy, then you can stay. But if it's always painful, then you have to let go. People are not toys. They have their own thoughts and emotions. Whether you stay together or not, you have to follow each other's choices. Just remember that you were happy once. After all, many people are just passersby in the end."
"...What if you really can't bear to part with it?"
Grandma smiled gently and asked again, "If you force your good friend to stay, will she hate your friend?"
After asking the question, Xia Shizhao was silent for a moment before answering, "She's a very nice person."
"That's not true, but can your friend bear to see their good friend living such a miserable life here?"
Xia Shizhao shook his head. "No."
"Oh dear, it's getting late. My grandson has come looking for me."
The old lady suddenly pushed herself up from the ground.
Xia Shizhao turned his head and found that it was Liu Ruxuan.
Because she had drunk the disguise potion and it was too dark, Liu Ruxuan didn't recognize her and just looked at Xia Shizhao with a puzzled expression for a while.
Then she took the old lady's hand and whispered a complaint: "Grandma! Why did you run away from home when Grandpa and I had a fight? You're too old to run around alone."
"Hmph, your parents aren't here anymore, and no one can stop you two from arguing. I got annoyed watching you, so I came out. Is that so wrong?"
"Okay, okay, next time I argue with him outside, I won't bother you, okay?"
As the old man and the child walked away, their voices gradually faded.
Xia Shizhao stood up, dusted himself off, and strolled back to his car to go home.
As she approached the door, it opened automatically. Ye Qiuling, dressed in pajamas, leaned against the threshold. Warm yellow light from inside shone on her hair as she looked at her and said:
"You must be tired. I've heated up some milk for you."
Xia Shizhao strode towards her, took her hand, and without saying a word, stared straight at Ye Qiuling with his big, wet eyes.
Ye Qiuling paused for a moment, then chuckled softly, bent down slightly, and tilted her head: "What's wrong?"
With one hand, she brushed a stray hair from Xia Shizhao's ear, and with the other, she lightly stroked the fingertips of Xia Shizhao's hand that was holding hers. She leaned her cheek close to Xia Shizhao's ear and asked, "Or... what do you want to hear?"
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