Some people, in the process of using Tian Mengyao to slander Li Qianfan as a carrier of the mutated red-eye disease, gave her his photo.
It was normal for her to recognize Li Qianfan.
It was even more normal to be afraid!
"Li Qianfan, don't kill me."
Tian Mengyao hastily curled up in the corner again, trembling all over, and sobbed, begging for mercy, "I was wrong! As long as you don't kill me, I'm willing to do anything."
"Why would I kill you?"
Li Qianfan smiled and said, "Of course, you did make a mistake. But you didn't realize it before you were brought here."
Tian Mengyao didn't dare to say anything more, only crying and trembling.
Seeing her like this, Li Qianfan immediately lost interest in having a proper conversation with her.
However—
Li Qianfan asked, "Tian Mengyao, you've had a biopsy, haven't you?"
Tian Mengyao, who was already trembling, visibly shuddered when Li Qianfan asked this question.
Her instinctive reaction told Li Qianfan that she had indeed undergone a biopsy.
And the biopsy process was quite painful.
No words could describe it!
Li Qianfan, waiting to be biopsied, also felt an inexplicable fear, even a sense of shared suffering with Tian Mengyao.
"Damn it, I shouldn't have come if I knew this would happen."
Li Qianfan raised his right hand, stroked the goosebumps on his arm, and cursed in a low voice.
But he had walked into the lion's den—
Li Qianfan stood in Tian Mengyao's room, full of frustration, for a long time before sighing and turning to leave.
Outside the door.
Meng Yue, who had already arranged a room for him, was chatting in a low voice with two female security guards.
Seeing him come out, Meng Yue hooked his arm and proudly said to the two guards, "This is my son."
Go away—
I don't have a mother like you who treats her son like a lab rat for biopsies!
Li Qianfan grumbled mentally and nodded with a smile at the two guards.
One of the guards looked at Li Qianfan, full of disbelief, "Professor Meng, isn't your son only 15 this year? This gentleman looks at least twenty-five or twenty-six?"
"My son just matures quickly, is that a problem?"
Meng Yue was stunned for a moment, then pouted dismissively and walked away with Li Qianfan.
The first moment she saw Li Qianfan, she noticed that he matured quickly.
And she also vaguely guessed why Li Qianfan matured so quickly, but since Li Wujiang didn't mention it, Meng Yue didn't ask.
She could only secretly pray, "If Qianfan's original 209 has truly been activated. I hope God will bless me, and I can use this biopsy opportunity to find a way to curb the infinite replication of original 209."
The room Meng Yue personally arranged for Li Qianfan was definitely the best in the underground research facility.
However, due to limitations, the room was about the same size as Tian Mengyao's.
Both were less than twenty square meters.
Li Qianfan was quite satisfied with this living environment.
"I'll get you something to eat. Get some rest after you eat."
Meng Yue chatted with Li Qianfan for a while, and as she was about to leave, she suddenly opened her arms and hugged him gently.
She sighed in his ear, "My dear child, how nice it would be if you always stayed as you were when you were a few years old."
She genuinely wished Li Qianfan would remain three years old forever.
Back then, the little one was carefree. After eating his fill and sleeping enough, his favorite thing to do was to weave under the skirts of his mothers.
He'd grab their legs and kiss them.
Let's put it this way.
There were plenty of women in Dragon Ruins—
Even Katerina, who was the least liked, was hugged and bitten by that child several times.
At that time, everyone adored this little child.
But as time passed—
Not only had Li Qianfan activated the original 209 and matured rapidly, but he had also become a stumbling block for many who wished their sons could become young masters.
Those women who once loved Li Qianfan deeply gradually changed their attitudes.
As their attitudes gradually shifted, the feelings among the Dragon Ruins Red Yan Army also underwent a change that no one wanted to see, but could not avoid.
The desire for power and familial affection in wealthy families is like a seesaw.
Initially, familial bonds were paramount.
But as the second generation of Dragon Ruins grew stronger, familial bonds gradually weakened.
Meng Yue, who never participated in the power struggles of Dragon Ruins and rarely went there, observed this with particular clarity from an objective standpoint.
Her emotions were even deeper!
Therefore, at this moment, she felt an increased longing for Li Qianfan to remain forever at a few years old.
But how could Li Qianfan possibly remain at a few years old forever?
Li Qianfan, who should have rested well tonight, suffered from insomnia.
He finally fell into a deep sleep around three in the morning the next day.
However, with his current special physique, just twenty minutes of deep sleep was enough to restore him to a vibrant state.
At six in the morning.
Li Qianfan, who was not allowed to eat or drink, began his biopsy on an empty stomach!
The team performing the biopsy on him consisted of seven people.
Meng Yue naturally led the team.
Meng Yue, who was "fully armed," was the first to hug him and pat his back to express her gratitude for his unconditional cooperation.
The other members also hugged and thanked Li Qianfan one by one.
Such solemnity—
Made Li Qianfan even more nervous, even a little scared.
But since he was already on the altar, all Li Qianfan could do was pretend to be a lab rat.
He could only prepare himself as best as he could!
Even so—
When he was pierced during the live biopsy while fully conscious, the pain made his vision black out repeatedly.
Everything he experienced, Tian Mengyao had also experienced.
However.
When Tian Mengyao underwent the biopsy, her limbs and body were restrained, and her mouth was gagged.
But Meng Yue refused these restraints for Li Qianfan.
She firmly believed that Li Qianfan could endure all the excruciating pain with unimaginable willpower to cooperate with the biopsy (this would not only ensure his dignity as a man not afraid of pain but also activate his cells to their highest activity through immense willpower).
Li Qianfan did indeed succeed.
During the "comprehensive" biopsy that lasted a full four hours, no matter what Meng Yue and the others did to him, he gritted his teeth and remained motionless.
Cold sweat poured out of him in waves.
Let's put it this way.
Even the torture of lingchi might not compare to the "full set of biopsies" Li Qianfan was currently undergoing.
He would rather be sliced up by Meng Yue's knife than be pierced by various instruments.
Meng Yue, with an incredibly calm, even indifferent gaze, finally couldn't help but quickly exit the room, placed her hands on the wall, and wept silently.
Because she could truly feel Li Qianfan's pain.
She could no longer bear to personally inflict it.
Although she knew very well that to quickly produce the Guanyin Worm virus that could crush the enemy, this was the only way.
And Li Qianfan wasn't her biological son.
But she was ultimately Qianfan's "Meng Mom"—
"Professor Meng, it's successfully concluded."
As Meng Yue was silently weeping, she heard her assistant's low voice, "As per your instructions, the amount of biopsy we performed on Mr. Li is more than three times that of Tian Mengyao. And there were parts that no one could endure."
"Don't say anymore!"
Meng Yue interrupted her assistant, "Qianfan, how is he now?"
The assistant replied, "He's fainted."
Meng Yue closed her eyes and murmured, "I'm sorry, child."
The assistant remained silent.
Although before the biopsy, everyone had followed Meng Yue's strict instructions to treat Li Qianfan as a lab rat due to the importance of the matter and not to "go easy on him."
Everyone knew that if this set of biopsies were actually performed on a lab rat, the lab rat would die screaming.
The biopsy team was also prepared to stop immediately if Li Qianfan couldn't bear it.
However—
After a long silence, the assistant said again, "I never thought anyone could cooperate with us to complete the entire biopsy without any restraints, simply relying on their willpower, and remain motionless."
"I'll go see him."
Meng Yue wiped her cheeks and put on a protective shield.
Time.
Passed by second by second.
Li Qianfan's world, however, was largely static.
No sunlight, no wind, no pain, no dreams.
He only felt himself floating slowly in the boundless dark void.
He didn't know how long he had been floating—
He suddenly felt a slight, tiring pain.
This faint pain was like a lightning bolt that split the darkness!
It instantly brought him back to reality.
His static brain began to slowly operate.
And with the pain throughout his body, it sped up, and after about thirty seconds, it returned to normal operation.
His eyelashes fluttered, and he slowly opened his eyes.
Then he saw the orange glow from the nightlight.
He smelled a faint, somewhat familiar sweet fragrance.
He saw Su Nanyin, who was dozing beside him, with her eyes closed.
"Am I dreaming?"
"Why am I dreaming of this woman again?"
"Shouldn't I be dreaming of Zi Yu, or Chong Chong, or Pai Pai?"
Li Qianfan thought to himself, his eyeballs rolled, and he began to observe his surroundings.
It wasn't a dream.
He had indeed returned to reality.
But he was not in the lounge of the research institute anymore; he was in a normal bedroom.
"Where is this?"
As Li Qianfan thought this, he heard the sound of a door gently opening.
He immediately closed his eyes but left a slit open.
Then he saw Su Zui, or Shen Yun? wearing a black robe.
Li Qianfan instinctively looked at her ears.
Wearing an earring below her left ear—
Su Nanyin, who had been dozing, was startled awake and looked up, saying softly, "Mao Mao, why are you up?"
"Mom, you've been watching over him for two full nights."
Su Zui walked over and said softly, "In another two hours, it will be dawn. You should go rest, I'll watch over him."
"No need."
Su Nanyin shook her head, "You have too much company business lately and need to maintain sufficient energy. With Aunt Wu Jiang personally leading a team to the border highlands, my work has entered a rest period. As long as I don't overthink, just staying with Qianfan is fine."
"Mm."
Su Zui hummed, sat beside her mother, and looked at the "always unconscious" Li Qianfan, whispering, "Mom, I can't even imagine how much suffering he's endured. He's been brought to our home for two full days and has remained unconscious."
Li Qianfan, who was pretending to be unconscious, felt his heart tremble.
He really hadn't expected that he had been unconscious for two full days since being brought to the Su family.
"I don't know the specifics."
Su Nanyin looked at Li Qianfan, "According to Professor Meng's calculations, he should have woken up within eight hours of the biopsy."
Su Zui was a little nervous, "But he still hasn't woken up! Will something happen to him?"
"Professor Meng said it wouldn't. Because he was thoroughly examined before being brought here, and he's fine all over."
Su Nanyin said, "Professor Meng said that the reason he's unconscious is likely that the protection mechanism of the original 209 was triggered during the biopsy. This protection mechanism, which ordinary people don't have, is beyond our imagination and is mysterious. Professor Meng also said that with the activation of this mysterious protection mechanism, it might even delay his aging process."
Su Zui looked at Li Qianfan, silent for a long time.
Su Nanyin asked, "Mao Mao, do you know why Li Wujiang specifically asked me to bring him to our home before leaving, instead of taking him to Li Family Village?"
"I know."
Su Zui nodded, "Aunt Wu Jiang wanted to help our Su family quickly establish a foothold in the capital."
"Yes."
Su Nanyin sighed emotionally, "After he was sent to our home, not only did the Great Elder of Li Family Village and Li Nanfang come successively, but even President Zhao and Elder Ling actually paid a personal visit. Only then did our Su family officially establish its presence in the capital."
Elder Ling?
Li Qianfan thought of that wise man, whose words carried great weight!
Su Zui said, "He is now the pillar of our family."
"My daughter, hmph. If he's not the pillar, who will be?"
Su Nanyin snorted, slowly stood up, and walked into the bathroom with a slight limp.
After the bathroom door was closed—
Su Zui suddenly lowered her head quickly and kissed Li Qianfan on the lips.