Ning Zhang walked slowly, and couldn't help but murmur, "Your coming-of-age ceremony..."
Ning Yao's expression remained unchanged. "I thought it was a warning to me, an illegitimate daughter, a small reminder not to covet things I shouldn't have. I never expected that you, my eldest son born out of wedlock, would receive such a gift."
His words were full of sarcasm.
Ning Zhang wasn't angry with her, but his eyes were full of sarcasm. "I've never gotten along with him, so of course I wouldn't accept his lousy gift. But you actually dared to refuse it. You've got some nerve."
An unloved illegitimate daughter dared to refuse Ning Xiao's gift.
Ning Yao simply said, concealing the malice in her eyes, "If I were to accept that kind of gift, I would truly be unworthy of being a son."
How could she possibly accept that her own birth mother was such an experimental subject?
Although Ning Zhang was unaware of Ning Yao's inside story, he was fairly aware that apart from his mother, his lawfully wedded wife, all the others in Ning Xiao's hands were his own experimental subjects.
Ning Yao's background was thus revealed.
This is why Ning Zhang has always looked down on Ning Yao.
They assumed that Ning Yao, Tang Ruowei, and the others were just experimental subjects.
Ning Zhang suddenly moved closer to Ning Yao. The mole on his face had disappeared, thanks to the fifth-generation cell repair device that Ning Yao had brought back. Now he did indeed look like a handsome young master from a noble family.
"You want revenge on him?" Though phrased as a question, the tone was undeniably certain. "Let me guess who you're planning to partner with." A hint of madness flickered in his eyes.
Ning Yao simply looked up at him and asked, "What are you saying, brother?"
"Hahaha," Ning Zhang laughed, pulling Ning Yao to a secluded corner. "You're all descended from that madman Ning Xiao. You don't need to pretend with me. You want revenge on Ning Xiao, don't you? Tell me where you plan to put Ning Xiao's experimental subjects, and I won't expose you, how about it?"
Compared to other things, Ning Zhang was more curious about Ning Xiao's experimental subjects.
Ning Yao remained unchanged, "What are you saying, brother? Who are you cooperating with? Besides, Father just said he wanted to protect his experimental subjects. Are you going against Father by acting like this?"
Seeing Ning Yao's lack of respect, Ning Zhang's face darkened. He grabbed Ning Yao by the neck and pinned her against the wall. "Ning Yao, don't push your luck. The Ning family doesn't have many days left anyway. What's wrong with giving me those test subjects? Maybe I can send them to heaven sooner."
"Don't think that your grandfather really doesn't know about your shady dealings. Don't try to intimidate me with that bastard Ning Xiao. You don't even know if I'm afraid."
Ning Yao's neck was gripped tightly by him, her face pale, her eyes staring straight at him. "I'll say it again, I don't know what you're talking about, brother. Besides, that's Father's experimental subject, I can't touch it." She reached out and grasped Ning Zhang's hand.
“My brother wouldn’t dare touch me. Instead of wasting time here with me, you should go directly to Father, say a few nice words to him, and maybe Father will give it to you.”
"If Father agrees, I will naturally have no objection."
"Please let me go, brother. Grandfather has assigned me many tasks, and I need to do them carefully."
Ning Yao maintained a calm and indifferent attitude throughout, as if nothing in the world could catch her eye.
Ning Zhang narrowed his eyes slightly and tightened his grip even more.
Ning Yao looked straight at him, without a trace of fear in her eyes.
Ning Zhang released Ning Yao and threw her to the ground. Ning Yao coughed lightly twice, then got up and simply brushed the dust off her robes.
“Brother, you don’t need to get angry at me here.”
"I'm afraid you'll need to explain something to your stepmother."
Ning Yao never called Ning Xiao's wife "mother," always referring to her as "stepmother" or Madam Ning.
Ning Yao knew that Ning Zhang cared most about his mother.
Sure enough, Ning Zhang glanced at her and said, "Ning Yao, don't take Zou Shuang's matter lightly." He then turned and left.
Without the slightest hesitation, Ning Yao walked towards her room.
Back in his room, he locked the doors and windows tightly.
Ning Yao collapsed to the ground, her head against the wall, and couldn't help but burst into laughter.
As I was laughing, tears welled up in my eyes for no apparent reason.
The image of that silly girl popped into my mind.
An image emerges of a young girl holding a knife, slicing through her fair skin and bright red veins amidst a siren-like voice, warm liquid gushing onto her face.
Ning Yao reached out and touched her face, as if she could still feel the warmth.
Looking down at his hands, his eyes were clouded with a thin mist; his carefully maintained hands seemed to be stained with blood.
It's impossible to tell when it started.
It gets smaller and larger.
The image of that handsome young man appearing before her eyes flashed before her eyes, showing how he began to consume that slow-acting poison step by step, according to her own plan.
Then his younger brothers and sisters came to mind.
The four younger brothers in the laboratory were ruthlessly injected with drugs. Some became inhuman monsters and were shot on the spot, while others became experimental subjects, at the mercy of others...
And there are his younger brother and sister, who are far away in the capital and treated like playthings.
How ridiculous!
In just a moment, Ning Yao composed herself, got up, took a damp handkerchief to wipe her face briefly, put on makeup, and gave herself a fake yet sincere smile in the mirror.
She was very satisfied, and the world was also very satisfied with that smile.
Holding an account book, she went out to continue handling her business.
Not only the Ning family, but also other families in the Fuyun Island Medical Alliance and the Elders' Council became tense because of He Enqi's rescue.
"So what if Subject 4233 was rescued? Why are you so nervous?" Arnor casually straightened his robes.
"We have connections with countless families around the world, but they can only touch those in the capital. There's no need to worry."
The medical alliance has existed for so many years, and its extensive network of relationships speaks for itself.
While it's true that we might be wary of them, it's not enough to warrant such a state of panic.
A young man's voice was cold and clear: "I believe Professor Arnor is right. No matter how powerful they are in the capital, their influence cannot extend far to this Fuyun Island."
"Fuyun Island has its own set of rules, which are beyond their control."
“That makes sense, but Manager Qiao, you didn’t experience what happened many years ago, so you naturally don’t know how terrifying they were,” someone retorted.
"That's right. To take a short example, regarding the Meng family, before we even realized what was happening, the Meng family had already changed dynasties."
People argued endlessly.
"Enough," Arnor frowned. "What's all the noise about? They haven't even arrived yet, and we're already fighting amongst ourselves!"
"Never mind those things, the most important thing is how the development of the GM144 is going?" asked another question.
"Professor, the experiment is still in progress. Most of the second-generation units are children from those families, and we dare not touch them casually. We don't have many second-generation units left. GM132 lost quite a few of them some time ago. The limited number of second-generation units we have is also preventing our experiment from proceeding quickly."
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Come on, let's play a guessing game! Who is the young man chatting with Arnor?
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