Base 1 is as secure as an iron barrel; Xiao Liu can't fly in without someone to guide him.
With that thought in mind, the little white mushroom fell asleep peacefully.
Two hours later.
The ward door opened, and Tang Xin came out first: "Dr. Ruan, Yu An. You can come in now. Brother Xie's injuries have all been treated."
Ruan Ke hummed in agreement and led Yu An inside.
Xie Chiyuan was still unconscious. Due to the treatment without anesthesia, his face looked even paler than before he was carried in.
Yu An walked closer and looked at it carefully.
"He's not dead."
The man in the white coat standing next to Xie Chiyuan said coldly. He had a mixed-race face, and his expression clearly conveyed three words: I'm annoyed.
Yu An nodded obediently.
When Ruan Ke asked about Xie Chiyuan's specific condition, Tang Xin replied on his behalf, "Brother Xie was seriously injured this time and needs to rest for a while. Otherwise, his health will suffer from long-term health problems."
"I see."
Ruan Ke said, "I was planning to send him to Sunken Fish Island, and I will go with him. Dr. Tang Yi, I'll have to trouble you to come along."
Chenyu is Ruan Ke's private island, a wedding gift from Yin Qin to him when they married. The island, when viewed from above, is heart-shaped.
This seemingly romantic island was turned into a training camp by Ruan Ke, a pragmatist.
Every year, the military selects outstanding new recruits for intensive training. These outstanding trainees eventually return to the military and continue to contribute to Yin Qin's cause.
The new students on the island are trained by a group of professional instructors.
Xie Chiyuan had also worked as an instructor, but he didn't mentor many new students.
“I have my laboratory on Sinking Fish Island, along with a full set of medical equipment, and the scenery is quite nice. I’ll bring Chi Yuan back with me. He can recuperate from his injuries, and when he’s bored, he can mentor new students to relieve stress.”
The reason Xie Chiyuan was chosen as an instructor last time was because there was a problem with Xie Chiyuan's psychological assessment.
So Ruan Ke picked out a way for him to relieve stress: to train the freshmen.
Tang Yi didn't speak, but Ruan Ke knew that this meant he agreed.
None of the others stayed in the ward with him. Tang Yi went out, refusing to be followed by his cousin. He had a batch of medicine arriving, and he needed to go to the base entrance to check on it.
Tang Xin and Ruan Ke also went outside to discuss the matter in detail.
As if no one was paying attention, Yu An was left in the ward.
"Xie Chiyuan?"
"Big Head?"
Yu An reached out and poked Xie Chiyuan's handsome face. This was the first time he had ever seen Xie Chiyuan so quiet and even a little vulnerable.
Xie Chiyuan also had small wounds on the back of his hand, but for such minor wounds, bandaging would seem pretentious.
Yu An grasped his hand and secretly licked it.
One after another.
When Ruan Ke came in, he saw that Yu An's ears were red, like a little hamster caught stealing grain.
"An'an".
Ruan Ke sat down and said to him, "My lab is on Chenyu Island. I need to go there to work on something, and Chi Yuan needs to recuperate. Chi Yuan and I are both going there. Do you want to come?"
"think."
Yu An's heart skipped a beat when he heard him mention the laboratory.
Ruan Ke's trip there might be to make nutritional paste.
He absolutely had to go with them!
Yu An's guess was correct. In addition to the nutritional paste, Ruan Ke was currently working on something specifically for the mutant strain.
"Okay, if you want to go, we'll go together."
Ruan Ke could tell that Yu An's nervousness and worry about Xie Chiyuan were genuine. Chiyuan had personally made a sack for Yu An and was protecting her so much...
He smiled and didn't think about it anymore.
Night falls.
Yu An, lying on the bed next to Xie Chiyuan, whispered to Little White Mushroom, "Be good, Xie Chiyuan can't die. If he dies, we'll be killed too."
Xiao Jiu, who is usually well-behaved, just now insisted on getting rid of Xie Chiyuan.
With tears welling up in her eyes, Xiao Jiu complained to Yu An, "Big brother, Xie Chiyuan will kill all the mutants!"
Yu An was in a dilemma, knowing that Xie Chiyuan and the mutant both wanted to kill each other.
But--
“Xiao Jiu, if he’s gone, no one will be able to control all the mutants. I will find you all and hide you well, but some mutants will have to be eliminated.”
Xiao Jiu buried her face in Yu An's arms in dejection, and Yu An comforted her for a long time.
After much coaxing, Xiao Jiu turned back into a little white mushroom and crawled into bed to sleep.
Yu An went to visit Xie Chiyuan as usual.
Xie Chiyuan was recovering well, and his complexion had improved considerably. Just as he was about to return to his bed after reading the report, Xie Chiyuan suddenly groaned.
Yu An: "!"
Yu An opened her eyes wide and hurriedly went to call someone.
"return."
Before I even reached the door, Xie Chiyuan's voice came from behind me.
Yu An had no choice but to turn around and walk back to the bedside. The two of them looked at each other.
Would you like some water?
Hearing that his voice was hoarse, Yu An went to pour him a glass of water.
Xie Chiyuan took it and forced down a few sips. His wounds were still aching, but with Yu An in front of him, he pretended not to make a sound.
"Why are you here taking care of her?"
“I applied for it myself. Dr. Tang needed to sleep, and Dr. Ruan was picked up by your father.”
Thinking of the scene of Yin Qin picking up Ruan Ke, Yu An couldn't help but say to Xie Chiyuan, "Your father and Dr. Ruan are very loving!"
Seeing how loving the two fathers were, Yu An was a little puzzled: "You see how much they love each other, so why do you still insist on not getting married?"
Xie Chiyuan mumbled, "Love and marriage are too scary. I don't want to be love-obsessed."
His adoptive father, Yin Qin, such a tough and unyielding man, became completely love-struck after marriage. Not only did he find cheesy romance amusing in their daily life, but once he and Ruan Ke had a disagreement—
To convince Ruan Ke that he hadn't cheated on her, he even made a firm vow: "If I'm lying to you, may Xiao Yuan get the worst grades in every subject from now on!"
Xie Chiyuan, who was eavesdropping behind the door: "???"
Ruan Ke, who always doted on her child: "..."
Although Ruan Ke eventually believed her partner, thus resolving a family crisis, it still caused a great shock to Xie Chiyuan, who at the time only wanted to be number one in every subject.
It turns out that marriage can make even a tough guy like his father become so inhuman.
It's better not to get married, because if you don't get married, you won't be a love-struck fool!
Chapter 28
Yu An still didn't understand Xie Chiyuan's thought process, but whether or not he got married was his own business, so he didn't say much.
Xie Chiyuan put down the cup he had just taken a few sips of water from, and seeing this, Yu An poured himself a cup.
The two looked at each other. Xie Chiyuan had just woken up and was too lazy to go back to sleep.
“Sit down.”
"oh."
Yu An held the new cup and sat down obediently.
"What did you talk about with my father and the others?" Xie Chiyuan knew that his father was not an approachable person. Apart from being gentle and considerate to his partner, he was indifferent to everyone else.
He treated his adopted son even worse, never acting like a human being.
Yu An honestly replied, "I only chatted with Dr. Ruan, I didn't talk to Chief Yin. Chief Yin is very busy, and he looks a bit intimidating."
Upon hearing this, Xie Chiyuan suddenly smiled.
Yu An frowned, displeased: "What are you laughing at?"
Xie Chiyuan explained slowly, "People say I look a lot like my father, and many people are afraid of me. Even Pei Si doesn't like to be with me."
"Yu An, you're afraid of my father, but why aren't you afraid of me?"
Yu An was stunned.
He met Xie Chiyuan's gaze for a long while before finally speaking: "You're not scary."
Xie Chiyuan may seem a bit cold at times, but once you get to know him, you'll find that he's not as cold as you might imagine.
Xie Chiyuan was too lazy to lie flat like a cripple, so he propped himself up with a pillow and sat up slightly.
"Give me my computer."
"Um!"
"Peel me another apple."
"good."
"Plug in the charger."
"oh."
Yu An, feeling like he was being bossed around, frowned. The charger was right next to Xie Chiyuan; he could just reach out and plug it in.