Lin Su stared at the formula, which seemed to have been infused with a soul, and a great joy and sudden enlightenment made her almost jump for joy.
Unconsciously, she clenched her daughter’s doodle in her hand. She turned around, wanting to tell anyone about the shock of this moment—but she bumped right into the deep eyes of Gu Beichen, who had pushed open the door after hearing the noise.
He looked at her cheeks, slightly flushed with excitement. He knew that glow all too well—the pure joy of overcoming difficulties, the brilliance of wisdom burning brightly.
At this moment, separated by the distance of the laboratory, by the passage of time, and by misunderstandings that have yet to be resolved, they are united by the miracle created by the same child.
Their gazes met for the first time in a truly meaningful way, without any frostiness.
“Commander Gu, Niannian, this painting you drew has given me a lot of inspiration. I know what to do next.” Lin Su’s eyes shone like stars, just like the countless nights she had shared with him before.
Gu Beichen’s heart was burning with excitement. Was painting an inspiration?
Gu Beichen looked at the complex symbols around her that he couldn’t understand. How did Nian Nian, who wasn’t even as tall as his knee, give him any inspiration?
It’s one thing to find it unbelievable, but an immediate sense of pride wells up in my chest.
This is his daughter, Gu Beichen’s daughter! That’s amazing!!
After Lin Su finished showing off to Gu Beichen, she realized it was inappropriate. How could she be so kind and gentle to the person in front of her?!
She composed herself and said, “Commander Gu, please immediately increase the security level of the laboratory and the guesthouse to the highest level.”
Niannian’s talent must not be discovered by outsiders!
He looked at Lin Su, then took a deep look at the small figure who was still drawing “bright stars” with her head down, and replied in a deep voice, “Understood.”
The door was closed again.
In the laboratory, Lin Su slowly squatted down, burying her face deeply in her daughter’s small, milky-scented embrace, her shoulders trembling almost imperceptibly.
Only in this absolutely safe corner could she allow herself to reveal this fleeting emotion, a mixture of ecstasy, lingering fear, and endless sorrow.
Outside the door, Gu Beichen leaned against the cold wall, tilted his head back, and took a deep, slow breath, as if trying to force the surging, burning emotions in his chest back into his heart.
He opened his eyes, his gaze once again becoming calm and sharp, but a new responsibility called “father” had been forged into his bones like the hardest steel.
After a month of cleanup, the crisis brought about by Qian Siming at the base was temporarily resolved. Lin Su single-handedly planned out the “Dawn Project,” and its advancement was of utmost urgency.
In order to create an absolutely safe and undisturbed research environment, the higher-ups decided to temporarily relocate the core team of the project, including Lin Su and Gu Beichen, to a more secluded backup base in the mountains.
Lin Su looked at Niannian, not knowing what to do. From now on, she couldn’t even guarantee her rest time at night. What would Niannian do?
Gu Beichen immediately stepped forward, his voice steady and carrying an unquestionable reliability: “Leave the child to me.”
He glanced at Platoon Leader Zhan beside him and said, “We will make all the arrangements to ensure Niannian’s absolute safety and regular routine. You can focus entirely on your work and don’t need to get distracted.”
Platoon Leader Zhan listened in stunned silence, his mind reeling: A child?! From Regiment Gu?! He barely suppressed his excitement at having stumbled upon such a juicy scoop.
He immediately straightened his chest and assured, “Comrade Gu, rest assured! I guarantee the mission will be accomplished!”
But he thought to himself: “Boss’s efficiency is amazing! He either doesn’t make any business at all, or he makes enough to last three years!”
He knew there was something fishy going on between the two, but he never expected the shady dealings to be so blatant that they even had a child together.
Look at this little girl’s face, which looks exactly like Gu Tuan’s! Wow, what a shocking revelation!
That Gu Tuan is such a scoundrel! The woman has already given birth, and he still hasn’t married her.
For the past two months, all they’ve done is engage in ambiguous behavior and not get anything done.
Even Gu Tuan’s subordinates felt that he was being dishonest.
But a higher rank can have an advantage, and for the sake of his own future, he dared not go against Commander Gu.
They could only obey his orders and persuade Lin Su to entrust the soft glutinous rice ball to them to take care of.
Lin Su looked up at Gu Beichen this time, and Gu Beichen’s heart pounded, afraid that Lin Su would not agree.
He couldn’t bear to see his daughter taken inside and locked up, where even food and drink would be a problem.
Everyone inside is working; wouldn’t that suffocate my daughter?!
Looking at her daughter’s innocent face, Lin Su felt a violent inner struggle.
She entrusted her daughter to him… this man she had once trusted implicitly, yet who had “betrayed” her trust.
However, the reality is that enclosed laboratories are indeed not suitable for children to stay in for extended periods.
She took a deep breath, as if making a tremendous decision, and looked sharply at Gu Beichen, emphasizing each word: “Okay. Gu Beichen, take good care of her, don’t…”
She didn’t finish her sentence, but her eyes were filled with the message, “Don’t disappoint me again.”
Lin Su stroked Niannian’s hair: “Niannian is easy to take care of during the day, but she has to take that little bunny with her when she goes to sleep at night. She sleeps very peacefully with that little bunny.”
“Just pour her some water for her bath, and she’ll wash herself and dress herself without your help!”
Lin Su had been intentionally training Nian Nian to bathe herself since she was little, because she had gone through the same process herself.
When Su Qingluan gets into research, she works day and night, leaving no time for her. She has to do many things herself, and taking a bath is an essential skill for her.
Because Lin Su trained Nian Nian in the same way.
Although Lin Su was very unwilling, she had no choice but to say, “Then I’ll have to trouble you. There’s nothing else to worry about, but you must take the bath yourself.”
Now Gu Beichen’s mind was racing. He nodded vigorously, “Don’t worry, I guarantee I’ll complete the mission!”
Lin Su recalled that he had said the same thing before he left, but he never followed through.
Lin Su’s face turned cold. She really wanted to bring Nian Nian into the office, but the various instruments inside were not suitable for Nian Nian at all.
Lin Su helplessly squatted down and hugged Niannian, then kissed her: “Niannian, Mommy has to go to work. You stay with this uncle, he will take care of you. Be good, okay!”
Niannian’s eyes were red, but instead of tears, she smiled and said, “Mom, don’t worry, I’ll take good care of myself. You must take good care of yourself and eat well!”
These heartwarming words brought tears to Lin Su’s eyes.
Niannian is still so young, and she really doesn’t want to leave her, but she has accepted this task and has to do it.
She stood up and looked at Gu Beichen again: “If you break your promise again, I will never forgive you.”
These words were like an ice-cold dagger, piercing precisely into Gu Beichen’s heart. Again? Break your promise?
He stood frozen in place, his immense joy overshadowed by an even greater sense of bewilderment and injustice.