Every time the Army Doctor saw Sui Yan like this, he felt so pained and gently ruffled Sui Yan's hair: "Sui Yan, when we're not around, don't mind those reckless people. If anyone bullies you, just tell us, and we'll go beat them up."
Sui Yan couldn't help but curve her lips slightly: "Okay."
Bai Heng sighed: "Good girl, Sui Yan. Next time we come home, we'll definitely stay for a few more days."
Sui Yan nodded earnestly: "Mmm!"
Not long after Bai Heng and the Army Doctor returned, they set off again. Sui Yan watched their retreating figures, her eyes gradually reddening.
After that day, Sui Yan spent more and more time in the lab, even Zhu Yue often came to persuade her to rest.
Perhaps the Sui family's affairs really caused too much trouble, as Sui Zhi also came to see Sui Yan once.
But for Sui Yan, the more they said, the more she felt there was something wrong with her.
Days passed by, and Sui Yan's life revolved around the lab.
Every vacation, Bai Heng and the Army Doctor would take Sui Yan out to fight and vent.
Until the time of Sui Yan's eighteenth birthday, Bai Heng stood guiltily before her: "Sui Yan, we can't accompany you on your eighteenth birthday."
Sui Yan's face looked a bit pale, but this seemed to be her usual state.
She waved her hand: "Bai Heng, you two hurry up and set off. It's just a birthday, no big deal."
Bai Heng and the Army Doctor took three looks back every time they left, and this time was no exception.
While Sui Yan quietly leaned against the doorframe, seeing them off as usual.
The only difference was... she felt a vague sense of unease in her heart.
Until Bai Heng and the Army Doctor's car disappeared from Sui Yan's sight, she began to slowly walk back.
Ti Zi followed behind Sui Yan as usual, with steady steps.
Sui Yan walked to the sofa, leaning on the armrest to sit down. She murmured softly: "Ti Zi... Brother and the others are so powerful, they'll definitely come back safely this time, right?"
Ti Zi didn't make a sound, only looking at Sui Yan with a gentle gaze, nodding solemnly.
Sui Yan's mental state visibly deteriorated, making even Zhu Yue feel heartbroken to see.
Finally, one day, Zhu Yue looked at a few messages on her phone and walked over to Sui Yan, whispering: "Sui Yan, come here for a moment."
Sui Yan reacted slowly, following Zhu Yue to a corner: "Sister Zhu Yue, what's wrong?"
Zhu Yue showed Sui Yan the messages on her phone: "Sui Yan, you can't go on like this. Chief Bai and the others are on a long-term mission this time, and it's not okay for no one to take care of you."
Sui Yan looked at the photos and information next to them on the phone, asking blankly: "Um... then what?"
Zhu Yue pointed at the phone: "I told a few of my friends about it, and they're families without children, or whose children are already independent. Then they want to adopt you, is that okay?"
Sui Yan curved her lips: "Sister Zhu Yue, who adopts an eighteen-year-old child? And you know me, I don't like interacting with others."
But Zhu Yue unexpectedly insisted this time: "Sui Yan, have a look! Look at this, this is your Bai Heng's mother, and this is his aunt... This one, this is the Qi family's Madam. And..."
She added: "The Qi family's Madam is very sensible, and she also dislikes that Lu Yunling. So if you want to choose their family, you don't need to worry too much."
The Bai family... Sui Yan had actually met a few elders of the Bai family, but she didn't want to trouble them anymore.
And the Qi family...
Sui Yan's thoughts drifted away, she thought of the young man who had saved her from the fire.
Actually, the image of Qi Linhan in her heart had become quite blurred, she just couldn't forget the feeling from that time.
The feeling at that time... she saw with her own eyes her mother shielding her in front, helpless yet strong, enduring the raging fire behind.
Qi Linhan was the one who rushed into the room then, charging into that room already engulfed by the inferno, risking his life to pull her out of her mother's arms.
Unfortunately, her mother still...
"Sui Yan? Have you decided?" Zhu Yue asked tentatively, seeing Sui Yan seemingly lost in thought.
Sui Yan came back to her senses, her body moving involuntarily as she heard herself say: "Can I meet that Madam of the Qi family?"
Zhu Yue breathed a sigh of relief: "Of course, I'll contact her right now."
Sui Yan lowered her head, softly responding to Zhu Yue. Yet her heart kept wavering, wavering at her own shamelessness.
Things progressed smoothly, the only unexpected turn was... on the day of meeting the Qi family's Madam, the person who came from the Qi family wasn't the Madam, but Qi Linhan.
Sui Yan felt a little flustered sitting in front of Qi Linhan, while Qi Linhan finally looked at Sui Yan again after all this time.
"My mother went on a business trip abroad, so she can't come back to meet you for the time being. She said to let you stay at my place first, is that okay?" he said quite seriously.
Sui Yan sighed inwardly, mustering her spirit to say: "No need, I've already troubled you enough..."
Qi Linhan said indifferently: "It's fine, when my mother comes back, she'll take you to her place."
Sui Yan fell silent for a moment before saying: "What I mean is, I have some irreconcilable conflicts with your significant other."
Qi Linhan raised his brows: "My significant other? How come I don't know I have one? Don't tell me that Lu Yunling told you that?"
Sui Yan felt a bit confused: "Huh?"
Qi Linhan didn't want to explain at first, but thinking that Lu Yunling was clearly up to no good, he decided it was better to clear up the misunderstanding.
"I'm not close with her, and she doesn't live at my place either. Um... I mean, you shouldn't believe anything she says, she'll resort to almost any means to achieve her goals."
Sui Yan nodded blankly: "I know."
She admitted, she felt a little happy hearing these words.
She was really bad.
Qi Linhan stood up: "Then let's go to my place first."
Sui Yan hesitated: "Um, I have a little pet, it's my best friend, and I need to bring it with me."
Qi Linhan had no idea of the seriousness of the situation: "No problem, it's just a little pet, I can afford to keep it."
Sui Yan relaxed a bit: "Can I take it to your place first to see if it likes it there? If it doesn't like your place, then I'll just stay on my side."
Qi Linhan nodded indifferently: "Okay, let's go."
He had always thought that the "little pet" Sui Yan mentioned referred to a kitten or a puppy, but it wasn't until he entered Sui Yan's home and saw the white wolf lying in the living room that he was utterly shocked.
"Wait, you mean the 'little pet' is this wolf?!!"
