Sui Yan muttered, "It seems she didn't come here on her own."
After saying that, she couldn't help but feel a little disdain for herself. Clearly, that person wasn't familiar with her, yet here she was surreptitiously asking about him.
Zhu Yue, on the other hand, didn't think too much of it. "It seems she came with the Young Master Qi from the Qi Family. The way she acts, it looks like she's trying to curry favor with the Young Master Qi."
Sui Yan suppressed her urge to ask further and obediently nodded, "Oh."
She didn't ask anything more and just silently joined the others in conducting experiments.
Although most people in the laboratory guessed that Sui Yan's ability couldn't be low, they didn't expect her to be even more formidable than they had imagined.
A few days later.
Sui Yan leaned over the lab bench, earnestly writing a summary of the experiments they had conducted.
Zhu Yue walked up to her and gently tapped her shoulder. "Yan, your grandparents have come to see you."
Sui Yan finished the last few words, then looked up in a daze. "Huh? Grandparents?"
She suddenly snapped back to reality. "Really?"
Zhu Yue ruffled the girl's hair. "Yes, they're in the lounge playing with Ti Zi."
Sui Yan carefully gathered her belongings. "Thanks, Sister Zhu Yue. I'll go see them now."
The young girl was extremely diligent and meticulous in everything she did. She placed her things in her little bag, then quietly left the lab.
In the lounge, Zhou Yuyuan and Old Master Sui were sitting on the sofa, looking curiously at the lounging Ti Zi.
"Grandpa, Grandma!" Sui Yan pushed open the door and called out to them in a soft voice.
Zhou Yuyuan couldn't be bothered to look at the big white wolf anymore; her eyes instantly welled up with tears. "Yan! Come here and let Grandma take a look at you."
Sui Yan hesitated for a moment before limping over to the elderly couple. Zhou Yuyuan and Old Master Sui instantly became flustered at the sight. "Yan, what happened to your leg?"
Sui Yan smiled dismissively, "I just sprained it a little, it's nothing serious."
Zhou Yuyuan and the others couldn't possibly have imagined that Sui Yan had been in a car accident and that her leg would never fully heal. At that moment, they naturally believed her words without question.
It wasn't until they returned home and Sui Jinhong found them with red eyes that they learned the true situation was something else entirely.
Now, Zhou Yuyuan held onto Sui Yan's hand, trying to examine her from head to toe.
But Sui Yan, mindful of her unhealed wounds, smiled and evaded her grandmother's touch. She began to change the subject. "Grandma, why did you come here?"
Old Master Sui also stepped forward. "Yan, your father said you suddenly disappeared. We were all so worried about you. Why didn't you tell your father about such a big thing as coming to the research institute?"
Sui Yan pursed her lips and paused for a moment.
Seeing her granddaughter's reaction, Zhou Yuyuan couldn't help but wonder, "Yan, did your father and the others bully you?"
Sui Yan curved her lips. "Grandma, don't overthink it. Dad and the others have always treated me well. It's just that things happened suddenly, and I didn't have my phone with me at the time, so I could only write you all a letter."
This explanation sounded rather odd, but Zhou Yuyuan didn't press her granddaughter on it, deciding to ask her son about it later.
Sui Yan suddenly seemed to remember something and waved to Ti Zi in the corner. "Ti Zi, come here. Why aren't you greeting Grandpa and Grandma?"
Zhou Yuyuan looked shocked. "Child, is this wolf yours?"
Sui Yan's eyes curved into a smile. "Yes, the people at the research institute gave him to me after I came here. Ti Zi is my best friend."
Ti Zi had lived at Sui Jinhong's home for so many years but had never met Sui's two elderly relatives. Seeing their kind and friendly demeanors this time, he felt somewhat relieved.
Old Master Sui and Zhou Yuyuan couldn't have imagined that this wolf they had never seen before had been living with their son's family for nearly a decade.
Zhou Yuyuan didn't think much of the situation either. She squatted in front of Ti Zi, looked into his eyes for a moment, then smiled and patted his head. "Such a good boy, just like our Yan."
Seeing that her grandparents loved Ti Zi so much, Sui Yan was happier than anyone. She even told them a few things about Bai Heng and the others that she normally wouldn't.
Sui's grandparents doted on their granddaughter and originally wanted to settle in the Capital specifically to take care of Sui Yan. But Sui Yan was afraid the elders would feel homesick if they left their hometown, so she firmly declined their offer.
After staying for a few days, Zhou Yuyuan and the others found it hard to adapt and had to bid farewell to their granddaughter reluctantly.
Sui Yan watched the elders leave, her heart filled with both sadness and happiness... sadness at parting with her grandparents, yet joy at having so many people who loved her.
Returning to the lab to conduct her experiments, Sui Yan was unaware of what happened after her grandparents went home...
She didn't know that the two elders had a long talk with Sui Jinhong.
And Zhou Yuyuan and the others finally learned that their granddaughter's leg wasn't just sprained, but had been broken in a car accident; they finally learned that their seemingly calm granddaughter was actually covered in wounds; they finally learned that her best friend had hardly been free for the past ten years; they finally learned that their granddaughter had left home not because of the research institute, but because that place was no longer her home...
They argued with Sui Jinhong and nearly kicked Ye Wan and Ye Anning out of the house. But after considering everything, they solemnly cut ties with Sui Jinhong unilaterally.
They kept all of this from Sui Yan, not telling her anything, with the only change being... they started calling and video chatting with Sui Yan much more frequently.
Everything seemed to be heading in a positive direction, except that Sui Yan had been encountering Qi Linhan more and more often recently.
"Yan! Ti Zi bullied someone again!" A young woman in her twenties came running into the lab, complaining to Sui Yan with an accusing look.
Sui Yan looked a bit cold and indifferent, yet also seemed a little silly. It took her a while to react. "Sorry, how about I treat you to milk tea later?"
The young woman rushed up to Sui Yan, extending her clawed hand. "No, unless Yan lets me pinch her cheeks, I won't forgive Ti Zi!"
Sui Yan emanated a sense of refusal from head to toe. "No way! If Ti Zi upset you, then go pinch his cheeks instead."
Miss Sister became even angrier: "Ti Zi won't let me touch it!"
Sui Yan understood: "Miss Sister, are you angry because Ti Zi won't let you touch its fur?"
Miss Sister: "......" Oh no! She was found out!
She acted spoiled: "Ti Zi owes a debt, so Sui Yan must pay it! Come here quickly!"
Sui Yan sighed and went over reluctantly: "Alright, alright."
Just as Miss Sister was about to reach out her hand, Zhu Yue's ominous voice rang out: "You people, bullying Sui Yan again!"
