Rong Jin, after her initial excitement, carefully took the baby.
The baby was awake, looking up at the beautiful sister holding her, and offered a smile. The soft and adorable look instantly made Rong Jin beam.
"She, she's so cute!"
The baby reached out to her. When the little paw touched her face, Rong Jin felt almost frozen. Nervous, she held the baby stiffly, her eyes unwilling to blink.
This was her sister's child.
A soft, adorable little baby.
Watching her expression, Zhuo Chan felt a hint of disdain.
"I know what you said. I'll be careful. You can go now."
Rong Jin's expression stiffened, as if the words "I'm unhappy" were written all over her face. Zhu Zhongyan cautiously extended his hand, wanting her to return the baby, but she remained still.
"Is there anything else?"
Rong Jin said, "Sister, it's been so long. You still won't forgive me? He's fine now, isn't he? He even..."
"Shut up," Zhuo Chan said impatiently. "If you don't want me to throw you out myself, then hurry up and leave."
"A'Chan," Zhu Zhongyan looked at her with a complicated expression, seemingly disapproving of her actions.
He didn't know what conflict there was between these two people, nor did he know that he himself was the center of it. He just felt that Rong Jin liked the baby very much. She had been happy the first time she saw her, and now she had come for them. Zhuo Chan shouldn't be so harsh. Sudan Novel Network.
Zhuo Chan remained silent, gazing steadily at Rong Jin.
Rong Jin finally moved, returning the child to Zhu Zhongyan. She looked deeply at the two of them before turning and leaving.
The office door closed, and silence ensued. The baby seemed to feel uneasy in this environment, letting out a soft coo, trying to attract their attention.
Zhuo Chan, feeling annoyed, picked up her phone and asked someone to take the child away.
Zhu Zhongyan also intended to leave.
"Don't go," Zhuo Chan stood up and pulled him back. They stood facing each other, the atmosphere more rigid than ever.
"You want to know my identity, don't you? I can tell you now."
"I..." Zhu Zhongyan wanted to say that he hadn't intended to ask her.
But he truly did want to know.
"My name is Zhuo Chan. Ten thousand years ago, I was the ruler of the Divine Realm. There was an ancient place called Canglan Prefecture, where ordinary people lived. Canghai had dragons, and one of their clans were Golden Dragons. They preyed on humans. The Golden Dragon clan committed atrocities in Canglan, slaughtering all the people of Canglan Prefecture. Only the son of the Canglan Human Emperor was hidden in a tomb, thus escaping death. He was brought to the Divine Palace, where I gave him the name Zhongyan."
She looked at Zhu Zhongyan, her gaze becoming serious. "I've forgotten many things, including how I fell in love with a mortal. But since I met you, my heart here has uncontrollably wanted to be good to you, to like you, to possess you. One lifetime, two lifetimes, three lifetimes. This is the sixth lifetime. Zhongyan, do you believe me?"
Zhu Zhongyan was so shocked he couldn't speak.
He hadn't ruled out the possibility of her lying, but considering her extraordinary strength, her various eccentricities, and the fact that she had no reason to lie to him, his heart wavered.
God.
He had lived in a world that rejected superstition and adhered to science. But everything that had happened recently had shaken all his beliefs.
Everything had changed. Did God truly not exist?
"Do you believe me?"
"...I believe."
Zhuo Chan stepped forward and embraced him, whispering, "You must always believe me. No matter what I do, believe me. Believe in me..."
"Mmm."
He felt a sense of bewilderment.
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"I'm tired, I want to rest!"
Zhuo Chan pushed the items in front of him towards him. "Then go home and study. Tonight, you have to memorize everything on here. I'll test you tomorrow."
Sheng Jiangchen's face was contorted like a bitter gourd. "Chairman Gu, what exactly are you trying to do? Can you please let me go? The last time I studied this diligently was for the college entrance exams. I'm almost 30 now, I don't have that energy. Don't act like you're giving your last words and making me learn this and that. I really..."
"What if these were my last words?"
Sheng Jiangchen's expression changed, and his gaze towards her became somewhat unsettled.
"If these were my last words, could you try one more time?"
After a moment of stunned silence, Sheng Jiangchen burst into heartless laughter. "Gu Nian, what are you joking about? You're perfectly fine, you're not seriously ill, nor is Zhongyan about to die, are you planning to die with him?"
If he had said something like this before, Zhuo Chan would have surely slapped him to the ground. However, now, Zhuo Chan didn't even have the inclination to refute him.
Sheng Jiangchen immediately became flustered. "You're not serious, are you?"
Zhuo Chan remained silent.
"Is it really him who has a terminal illness? Isn't he fine? And you're so capable, shouldn't you find a way to cure him? Medical technology is so advanced now, and 002 is so powerful. You can even create things from the future, so you can't possibly save just one person, right? Gu Nian, Gu Nian, say something!"
"Stop guessing," Zhuo Chan said dismissively. "I just feel a bit tired. As the chief, your workload is too little. I see you have too much free time, so I'm assigning you more tasks. Even the receptionists have two roles. You at least have shares, so you should set an example for them."
These words did little to reassure Sheng Jiangchen.
However, he knew he wouldn't get any more information, so he shut his mouth.
It wasn't just him; Qin Yuerong and Sheng Qingchi also had their workloads increased significantly. Especially Sheng Qingchi, who was already working in the research institute. With no major spatial anomalies appearing in the past few days, he had finally gotten a couple of days off, only to be captured by Zhuo Chan for labor.
He ran back and forth between the company and the research institute all day, his mind nearly exhausted.
Rong Jin's threat was temporarily lifted, and Zhu Zhongyan's agent scheduled a movie for him. Zhu Zhongyan hadn't worked in a while, so after informing Zhuo Chan, he went for an audition.
His work was not extensive, especially as he had been at home for several months after the New Year, constantly reading books related to acting, with occasional lessons from teachers. He had made significant progress during this time. Furthermore, his identity was no longer a secret, and with such a powerful patron, he was selected immediately.
He told Zhuo Chan about this, and she happily agreed. She proactively offered to take care of the baby and generously invested one hundred million yuan, with only one request: to not skimp on resources and to film it quickly.
The day after the crew left S City, Zhu Zhongyan's agent, Liu Can, received a call. Someone indirectly expressed a desire to meet Zhu Zhongyan and hinted that the matter was related to Zhu Keqing.
Liu Can, not wanting Zhu Zhongyan to be distracted, agreed with the other party to meet after Zhu Zhongyan returned to S City. The other party reluctantly agreed.
The crew's progress was indeed swift. With a strong backing, there were no troublesome investors interfering, and there was no need to save money. Everything was done quickly.
A month later, they returned.
During this time, an event that had a significant impact also occurred in S City: the trial for the murder case of Cheng Yingxin began.