Are they intolerant of other people dating?
Just as Xie Chiyuan was feeling displeased, Qiuqiu, the baby in Yu An's arms, opened its eyes. It wrapped its arms around Yu An's neck, pressed its face against Yu An's, and looked at the man in front of them together.
"Dr. Ying."
Yu An never expected that she would be able to meet Ying Jian so easily.
He glanced back, seemingly unintentionally—
Ying Jian is out now, so her boyfriend who's following behind him can go for it!
Yu An couldn't spot her boyfriend, but Ying Jian spoke to her in a slow voice, "An'an, long time no see, how are you?"
Ying Jian was, after all, her father's student. Yu An thought carefully about the seniority and called out, "Uncle Ying? I'm fine."
Ying Jian was old and looked older than his age, so he really couldn't bring himself to call him Brother Ying.
Fortunately, Ying Jian didn't take the form of address too seriously.
Like an elder, he continued with concern, "I've been thinking about you all these years. I heard from your teacher that your health wasn't very good. How are you now?"
Yu An honestly replied, "Now I can jump and leap, much better than before."
The two continued their conversation, exchanging questions and answers, reminiscing about the past.
Outside.
The massive tiger had just put its phone away when a familiar voice called out to it, "Hey, Fifth Brother!"
The tiger looked displeased and turned its head away.
It was a young man supporting a tree, his back bent over, looking like he was about to collapse from exhaustion.
Chapter 104
The tiger cub saw the person behind him but completely ignored him. He turned his gaze away and looked straight ahead without glancing to the side.
His phone screen was still lit up; A01's WeChat message was second in the list, with a pinned message at the top.
"Five little ones."
Seeing that the young man supporting the tree had no intention of leading him a few steps, he had no choice but to stubbornly take his steps and walk up to the imposing tiger.
"What are you doing here?" The young man had no idea that he would encounter other kids here.
The tiger cub's attitude remained the same as before, cold and indifferent to all the cubs: "Why did you call me here to do something?"
The young man smiled and said, "I'll come with you."
He was trying to befriend the tiger cub, but the tiger cub knew that this opportunist was definitely plotting something against him.
"unnecessary."
Tiger Cub didn't want to travel with anyone; he always preferred to be alone.
The opportunistic kid didn't give up. He shamelessly followed behind the tiger cub, relying on the tiger cub's inability to drive him away, determined to use the fifth kid as his shield.
The two little ones couldn't get to the heart of the matter, and the fickle little one simply stated his purpose: "I'm looking for our eldest brother. Do you know where he is?"
The tiger cubs naturally knew.
Besides video calling him, the crybaby also sends him his location several times a day so he can go find his older brother.
The opportunistic kid looked bewildered: "What reason do I need to find my older brother? I just heard about him, so I came to find him."
He traveled through many places along the way.
He originally intended to go directly to the West District, but he saw on the forum that Xie Chiyuan was no longer at the West District headquarters.
There are often candid photos of Xie Chiyuan and his whereabouts on the forum. Following these clues, the opportunist found this place after a sharp analysis.
He felt he had never put this much effort into a relationship!
"Do you know that our eldest brother has been kidnapped? That guy surnamed Xie from the West District, he kidnapped our eldest brother!" The opportunistic kid gritted his teeth as he mentioned the guy surnamed Xie.
He had no connection with Xie Chiyuan, and his impression of Xie Chiyuan was still based on the memory of how this guy killed a lot of mutants.
"I know," the tiger cub said calmly.
Wallflower: "?"
The opportunist was stunned. He was waiting for Xie Chiyuan to continue, but after waiting for a while, nothing came of it.
"Say it again."
The opportunistic kid poked his hair: "How do you know someone surnamed Xie? You two didn't fight?"
Xie Chiyuan is known for killing every mutant he encounters, isn't he?
"His relationship with his older brother is very stable."
Tiger Cub, sparing with words, simply described the situation: "Xie Chiyuan has changed a bit; he will no longer kill mutants."
Not only will they not kill them, they will also raise them like their own children.
The opportunistic kid listened, completely bewildered. Had Xie changed? What had happened to him while he was out there wandering around?
Tiger Cub wasn't one to explain much, and by this point, he had already exhausted his patience.
Remembering that 01 was short-staffed, he spoke again: "07, would you like to meet 01?"
Seven: "..."
Seven, the fence-sitter, looked at him with a complicated expression and asked in return, "Do you think Big Brother and I have anything to talk about?"
Those kids, 01 and 05, used to ignore us when we lived at the research institute. Now, even if we meet, we have nothing to say to each other.
But Wu Zai still insisted on making a video.
Qi Zai missed checking his phone and unexpectedly saw his pinned post: "Who is this person pinned to your phone? Why does their profile picture look like it's paired with yours?"
The small box pinned to the top of Tiger Cub's WeChat profile contains a photo of a paw.
cough.
Yes, it was his claws.
His own portrait is also a claw, just in a different pose.
Seven has a strong gossip instinct, but Tiger didn't answer the questions he asked.
The video call connected.
When 01 appeared on the screen, Seven was a little surprised: "Why didn't you use the original version?"
Based on his understanding of 01, 01 still prefers to use her original form.
01 didn't answer his nonsense.
“07, I would like to invite you…” 01’s tone was calm as he looked at Seven and slowly revealed his intentions.
The two chatted for quite a while. When it ended, Qi Zai was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "I need to think about it carefully."
"Um."
01 hung up the phone without offering a single gentle invitation.
However, these little ones understand each other's personalities, so there's no need for them to pretend. Seven sighed as he looked at the darkened screen.
"Da Zai is a very cold person, cold-blooded to the core. He will do anything to achieve his goal."
Seven asked Tiger Cub, "Are you really planning to side with him?"
Tiger Cub and Big Cub had only recently reunited, but he knew that Big Cub had been preparing for a long time and would never give up on the current plan.
Furthermore, according to the eldest son's plan, these mutants will be able to have a voice in the future.
They will not only have a voice, but they will also have access to a new social system. Within this system, they, and their leader, will gain true security.
The tiger cub nodded.
Meanwhile, the two kids' conversation had unknowingly veered off course. On the other side, Yu An had completely lost track of Xie Chiyuan.
After exchanging pleasantries with Ying Jian for a long time, Ying Jian regretfully said, "I haven't been able to contact the teacher either, but I'm already inquiring about him."
"Since the teacher isn't here, I'll take good care of you in his place. That's my way of showing my respect for the teacher."
Ying Jian made it clear that he wanted to take good care of him, but Yu An blinked and didn't stand on ceremony with him.
"Uncle Ying, could you help me find a few people?"
“They were sent by the West District and meant you no harm. You may have misunderstood them; they are just here to pick you up to meet Dr. Ruan.”
After Yu An finished speaking, he pointed at Yan Meng and said, "Yan Meng told me that you two have matched up."
This statement effectively blocked Ying Jian's attempt to claim that he didn't know the people in the West District.
Ying Jian looked up and gave Yan Meng a cryptic glance.
“The West District sent quite a few people. An’an, which ones are you looking for? Tell me, and I’ll see if I remember them.”
Yu An had brought his cell phone, so he opened the photo album and showed Ying Jian the group photos taken on the island.
Ying Jian examined the people in the photo and pondered, "I have indeed seen a few of them."
He pointed out a location: "The last time I saw them was from there. They weren't hurt, so you don't need to worry too much."
Yu An noted down the location, but couldn't believe whether they were injured or not.
If he wasn't injured, how could he have gone missing?
Ying Jian wants to do his research here. He said that this research project was one that he had already reported to his teacher: "The best environment to do research is in the MiShield Research Institute."
"Sigh, it's a pity the research institute is closed."
Upon hearing this, Yu An immediately offered his opinion: "You can go to the West Campus to do your research. The people there will welcome you. And Dr. Ruan, you two are both PhDs, you can get along very well."
Ying Jian smiled but didn't comment on Ruan Ke.
In his view, Ruan Ke was far inferior to Gu Ainan. In this field, there was only one Gu Ainan at the very top.
He is Gu Ainan's disciple, and one day his achievements will catch up with Gu Ainan's.
As for Ruan Ke, he cannot be compared to him yet.