The young girl's expression was too conflicted, and Bai Heng found it a bit amusing as he watched her. "Yan, what are you thinking about?"
Sui Yan furrowed her brows and asked, "Brother Bai Heng, is the person you're looking for the one who anonymously emailed a prescription to the National Research Institute a while back?"
The military doctor was shocked: "Yan, how did you know? How did you figure that out?"
Bai Heng, however, sensed something was off. Although the idea was incredibly far-fetched, he still probed, "Yan, it couldn't be you, could it?"
Don't blame him for not thinking the person who sent the email was close to Sui Yan. It was mainly because, over the past few days, it seemed Sui Yan didn't have any such close friends.
So Bai Heng could only guess this way.
The military doctor almost instinctively dismissed this possibility: "How could it be? Yan would have to be so smart... Yan, it really isn't you, is it?"
As he spoke, he suddenly noticed Sui Yan's subtle eye movements.
The two unreliable guys exchanged a shocked glance, then belatedly realized what they had just said to the little girl.
Weird uncle, weird auntie...
Either weird in personality or weird in appearance...
Sui Yan puffed out her cheeks and let out a tsundere snort: "I'm not weird!"
She pouted at Bai Heng and the military doctor, but the next second, she felt her behavior was inappropriate.
She really was... taking advantage of their kindness and becoming unrestrained.
Bai Heng noticed the girl's unease. He deliberately let out a chuckle, then gently ruffled the little girl's hair: "Yes, yes, yes, our Yan isn't weird at all! Our Yan is actually the cutest."
Sui Yan was a bit confused, blinking her eyes in a daze.
The military doctor caught Bai Heng's eye signal and also understood, slapping his own palm: "Right, it's our fault. Yan isn't weird at all! Yan is actually so adorable!"
No joke, they had just managed to make their sensitive and fragile little friend a bit more cheerful, so now they certainly had to spoil her more! Otherwise, what if the child started doubting herself again?
Sui Yan scratched her head, swallowing back the words she was about to say to apologize for her little tantrum.
She smiled a bit foolishly: "I didn't know you were looking for me."
The military doctor was amazed: "Yan, you're too incredible."
Sui Yan honestly said, "Those prescription sheets aren't all my own work; about half of them were left to me by my mother."
Bai Heng pushed all the food on the table towards Sui Yan: "Then Yan is also very talented, well done!"
The military doctor casually picked up a French fry to eat: "I feel like, right now, it's as if the kid I've raised is even more talented than I am."
Bai Heng shook his head: "Comparing her to you isn't very meaningful. It should be said that she's even more talented than me."
The military doctor's fry-picking motion paused. He put one foot on the chair, rolled up his sleeves, and said to Bai Heng: "Seems like you have a big issue with me, huh?"
Bai Heng stood up: "Not quite, not quite. It's not a big issue, it's an extremely big issue."
Military doctor: "..."
He pointed at Bai Heng but turned to look at Sui Yan: "Yan, look at him! Are you going to help me or not?"
Sui Yan innocently hugged her fried chicken: "But I think even if the two of us team up, we still can't beat Brother Bai Heng."
Military doctor: "..."
Bai Heng smiled smugly: "Our Yan really has good judgment. When Yan's injury heals, big brother will teach you how to fight, okay?"
Sui Yan blinked her eyes: "But my foot will never heal."
The military doctor and Bai Heng were originally smiling, but upon hearing these words, their smiles instantly froze.
They couldn't imagine why a little girl could say such words so calmly—especially when she clearly understood the meaning of those words.
Bai Heng maintained the smile on his face: "Nonsense, Yan's leg can be healed."
Sui Yan thought Bai Heng had hope for curing her leg, so she very sincerely said: "It can't be cured. I heard the doctors say so when I was in the hospital."
Among those present, only Ti Zi had been unaware of this matter until now. At this moment, it even excitedly circled around Sui Yan several times, then called out anxiously.
Sui Yan immediately bent down to comfort Ti Zi: "Ti Zi, it's okay, I still have another leg."
Hearing these words, Bai Heng almost couldn't hold back from breaking down.
He blinked hard, smiled, and patted Sui Yan: "Yan, you're not allowed to say such things anymore."
Sui Yan didn't know why she couldn't say such things; this was just the truth. But she still nodded cooperatively: "Okay then, Yan will definitely get better."
The little girl, small as she was, used a steady tone to comfort the two rough men who were upset on her behalf. No matter how you looked at it, it only made people feel more upset.
The military doctor even couldn't help but run upstairs. He had saved many people, and many had also died in front of him.
But no matter which time it was, none had made him want to cry as much as this time.
Sui Yan looked at the military doctor's back and weakly lowered her head: "Did I say something wrong?"
Bai Heng forced a smile: "Our Yan is never wrong."
Sui Yan obediently nodded, then continued eating her fried chicken.
Ti Zi curled up at Sui Yan's feet, looking at her with eyes full of heartache.
Bai Heng's voice seemed to have become a bit hoarse: "Yan, I'll send a message to the Research Institute's people right away, telling them to bring medicine to see you. You just need to rest and recover well."
Sui Yan still cooperated: "Okay."
Although she said so, Sui Yan knew better than anyone that her leg couldn't be cured.
The Research Institute's people probably rushed over the instant they received Bai Heng's message, because early the next morning, they were gathered at the door of Sui Yan's room, whispering.
Zhu Yue looked at the photo in her hand: "She still looks like a little baby. Is she really that talented?"
Liu Bing Rong pondered: "Director Bai said this little girl is Liu Hua's daughter. I remember we had invited Liu Hua to join our Research Institute before, but she refused."
Zheng Xu frowned: "And Ms. Liu passed away unexpectedly. This is not good news."
Zhu Yue sighed: "This little girl hasn't had it easy either. Her father is the richest man here, right?"
Zheng Xu nodded: "According to the records, that's right, and she has a stepmother. In that case, this child probably doesn't have a very good life at her father's home."
Liu Bing Rong refuted with meticulous care, "Not all stepmothers are bad."
Zhu Yue shot him a glance. "You should know that this child witnessed her own mother's death with her very eyes. Are you sure she won't have some kind of psychological trauma?"
Zheng Xu heaved a long sigh. "That's true. And no matter how you look at it, she's bound to be in a rather awkward position at her father's house."
Bai Heng approached, his demeanor cold as he said, "Make way."
The three—Zhu Yue and her companions—instinctively pressed themselves against the wall. "Please pass, Director Bai."
