Сhарtеr 21 Neurotохin
“Whу thе suddеn interest in joining thе сompеtition? You nеvеr likеd this bеfоrе, did yоu?” Su Хu lооked at his уounger sister. Timе rеallу flеw—shе hаd grоwn up sо muсh.
“I just suddеnly felt likе рartiсipating. Third Вrothеr, how do yоu think my fоundatiоn is?” Su Nuаnnuan notiсed the prоbing lооk in Su Хu’s eyеs аnd quiсklу changеd the subjеct, afrаid he might notiсe somеthing.
“Needless tо sау, it’s goоd. I’vе alreadу signed уоu up. Do уou want mе to find уоu а tutor?”
Аfter all, Su Nuаnnuan hadn’t undеrgоnе systematic training. Although she wаs smаrt, he still worried.
“No nееd. You just said I was gооd, and now you don’t trust me?”
“So confident? If you don’t get selected, don’t come crying to me.” Su Xu ruffled her hair.
“Oh, right, Brother, I want to give everyone a surprise. Please don’t tell the family yet, okay?” She wanted Su Manjing to find out at the very last moment—that would be exciting. She wasn’t in it for the trophy; what mattered was being able to upset Su Manjing.
“Oh, little Nuannuan has grown up and knows how to plan surprises now. Alright, whatever you say.” Su Xu thought to himself—if she wanted to play, he’d let her.
Su Nuannuan calculated the time. There were still two months left until this year’s competition. Once she got the evidence and posted it on Weibo, things would get lively.
She hoped Su Manjing would be ambitious enough to win the championship—that way, she could also taste the feeling of falling from a high pedestal.
Su Xu hadn’t been home for half a year. Since his return, Mrs. Lin had been muttering nonstop.
Su Nuannuan had experienced this special treatment before, right after she fell into the water. She felt a second of sympathy for her third brother.
“Look at you and Fourth Brother—why can’t you learn from your eldest and second brothers? They travel all over the place, but can’t you at least bring a wife home for me earlier?” Judging by the situation, Mom was eager to hold a grandchild.
“And you, always running around outside.” Suddenly, the fire of criticism turned toward her. Su Nuannuan blinked—sure enough, those who watch the show never end up well.
“Mom, I met Sister Shanshan today. Big chest, big hips—if Brother marries her, I guarantee she’ll give you a chubby grandson.” Su Nuannuan mercilessly sold out Su Xu.
Su Xu choked on his water, his mind replaying his sister’s words. Where did this little girl learn such things?
“Really?” Lin Shuyao’s eyes lit up as she stared at Su Nuannuan.
Su Xu’s lips twitched. “Where did Su Nuannuan learn this?”
“Don’t yell at your sister. Tell me about this Shanshan?”
Lin Shuyao sized up her third son. She had given birth to four boys, and not one of them had found a wife. Even if one or two had issues, it couldn’t be that all of them had problems, right?
“What Shanshan? Mom, she’s just a partner. Don’t talk nonsense and ruin her reputation.” Su Xu rubbed his temples—this sister was too much of a troublemaker.
“Mom, Third Brother, have some fruit. Let’s sit down and talk things over slowly.” Su Manjing obediently placed a plate of fruit on the table.
“Hmm, Manjing is still the sensible one. Look at the rest of you—you’re going to be the death of me.”
Su Nuannuan glanced at Su Manjing, who had arrived just in time. She fiddled with her fingers—the milk test results should be out by now. Because of Li Beixiao’s accident last time, she hadn’t gone to collect the results yet.
“Mom, I’m heading out. I need to go to the lab.””It’s almost dark, and you’re still going out. Can’t you do whatever you need to do during the day?” Lin Shuyao said with annoyance.
“I already made plans with a friend. I won’t be coming back tonight—I’m staying at Rourou’s place.”
Su Nuannuan grabbed her jacket and dashed out. By the time Su Xu returned to his room to change clothes, the little girl had already run off without him. What a miscalculation—if he had known, he wouldn’t have come back at all.
Su Nuannuan and Chen Lin had agreed to meet at a café near the laboratory. When she arrived, Chen Lin was already there.
“Nuannuan, over here.” Chen Lin waved.
“Senior, sorry I’m late.”
“It’s fine, I just got here too. Here are the results. Nuannuan, I have to ask—where exactly did you get this? Well, never mind, just look at the results first.”
Su Nuannuan had already guessed the results wouldn’t be good, but she never expected Su Manjing’s methods to be so vicious.
“If this substance is inhaled long-term, it causes devastating damage to the nervous system. In small amounts, it can be used for pain relief, but the sample you gave me was purified. It can’t relieve pain—if taken in excess, blood vessels can rupture and cause death, especially in hot weather.”
With every word Chen Lin spoke, Su Nuannuan’s expression darkened further. Very good, truly excellent. In her previous life, this hadn’t happened, but with her rebirth, many things had become uncontrollable.
“Nuannuan, where did you get this?”
“I made it myself. I wanted to study it, but forget about the results.” Su Nuannuan made up an excuse on the spot. Chen Lin was smart and didn’t press further.
“Nuannuan, Professor Zhang asked me to see if you’d be interested in joining our lab for experimental work.”
“The new environmental technology project?”
“Yes. If you’re interested, you can come and give it a try.”
“Alright, senior, I’ll think it over carefully.”
Su Nuannuan was somewhat distracted. Chen Lin had delivered the message, and since she had other matters to attend to, she left soon after.
Su Nuannuan looked at the results in her hand and smiled bitterly. How blind had she been in the past to think Su Manjing was pitiful?
Su Nuannuan downed an entire cup of coffee in one go. Just as she set the cup down, her phone rang.
She pulled it out and saw a message from Chen Lin. Reading the content, her face instantly darkened. Couldn’t you have said this earlier?
No coffee allowed—no wonder her head had felt like it was about to explode the last time she drank coffee.
Su Manjing’s methods were truly impressive! She had originally planned to deal with her slowly, but now it seemed this woman needed to be sent to prison sooner rather than later for her own peace of mind.
A familiar pain struck, this time more intense than the last—she had drunk too much coffee just now.
She didn’t know how much time had passed, but by the time the pain subsided, her clothes were soaked through.
Fortunately, the café wasn’t crowded at this hour, though a few people had noticed her discomfort. The server had asked several times if she was alright, but she had brushed them off.
No wonder the server wanted to send her to the hospital—her face was deathly pale. Even she herself was startled by her own reflection.
After tidying up briefly, Su Nuannuan didn’t return to Du Lerou’s apartment. Instead, she went to her bar to find her, but something felt off about the atmosphere tonight. Could something have happened to Rourou?
The men in black seemed somewhat familiar. The bar wasn’t crowded, and from a distance, she could hear the sounds of a fight.Damn, something really happened. Su Nuannuan grabbed a nearby wine bottle and charged in. The men in black weren’t paying attention here, so she slipped in without them noticing.
“Hey, miss, this place is reserved. Please leave.”
“Get lost! Rourou, I’m here to save you!”
A loud crash echoed through the sky as the little fairy made her dazzling entrance.
Once Su Nuannuan saw the scene inside, she immediately tried to stop herself, but the raised wine bottle in her hand had other ideas.