Inside the luxurious cabin, Si Yechen held Qing Yan on his lap, lightly stroking her soft hair with his chin. "How many identities do you still have that I don't know about?"
Qing Yan shifted her gaze, feeling a bit guilty. "Not many, actually, although I can't count them all with just my hands..."
"Was it because of your grandmother's illness that you wanted to obtain Tian Gui ginseng?" Si Yechen lowered his eyes, assessing the girl in his arms, and asked softly, "When you examined your grandmother's pulse that day, did you already know her condition had worsened, and that she only had a few days left?"
"Yes."
"Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Si Yechen looked into her eyes. "Or was it that you had already decided to go to the Triangle District alone to find the Tian Gui ginseng? Who told you that it could save your grandmother's life?"
"I read about it in a medical book a long time ago..."
Whether it could cure her grandmother's illness or not depended on her grandmother's physical condition.
"The Triangle District is too dangerous. You're just a girl. What would I do if something happened to you?" Si Yechen couldn't bear to imagine it.
"It's others who should be worried."
Yeah.
That's true.
His girl's marksmanship alone surpassed Qingmu's. Previously, she took on more than twenty of Yin Family's subordinates without breaking a sweat...
Indeed, it's others who should be worried.
"And you deceived me by saying you had a meeting at the company?" Si Yechen punished her with a kiss. "How long were you planning to keep it from me if we hadn't coincidentally met?"
"I wasn't really deceiving you..." Qing Yan said calmly. "I just didn't want you to worry."
"If you keep things from me, I'll worry even more if you encounter danger." Si Yechen lowered his head and lightly kissed her lips. "Promise me, no matter what happens in the future, you won't take such risks again."
"Okay." Although she agreed verbally, Qing Yan's mind was thinking, "Agree first, or he'll keep bothering me endlessly."
"The Flame Gang was founded three years ago. How old were you then? Why did you appear in the Triangle District and become the leader of the Flame Gang?" Si Yechen had some doubts in his mind. "This story seems quite long."
Qing Yan's gaze dimmed as she recalled the past. "It's a long story."
Three years ago, Granny Lu's condition worsened, and she urgently needed a certain herb. That herb grew on the Medicine Mountain in the Triangle District, and at that time, several gangs were fighting for control of the mountain. When Qing Yan appeared, it was during the most intense period of their struggle...
Because Granny Lu urgently needed the medication and had to take it for an extended period, and because the herb only thrived in the soil of Medicine Mountain, Qing Yan, through a series of fortuitous events, not only founded the Flame Gang and claimed the mountain but also strengthened her own influence...
Although she nearly died several times in the Triangle District...
Although later Grandma Lu's condition once again became uncontrollable and required additional treatment with other medicines...
Fortunately, she managed to save Grandma Lu's life, and the Yan Gang also thrived under her leadership...
Now, with the care of the C Gang, these two factions in the Triangular District will become a force that no one dares to provoke.
Si Yechen listened to her brief words and felt even more heartbroken for her experiences.
Despite her young age, she had endured so much hardship.
No wonder she always appeared cold and indifferent, seemingly uninterested in anything.
Since she had never had anyone to rely on since childhood, no one cared for and cherished her. She had to rely on herself for everything, which shaped her habit of being independent and self-reliant.
Her aloofness, her sharpness, her abilities, all were earned through blood, sweat, and tears.
Ordinary little girls who haven't experienced the harshness of society wouldn't understand, unlike her, who had fought her way through darkness and adversity to achieve what she had today.
Si Yechen's voice carried a hint of heartache. "If I hadn't appeared, what were you planning to use to negotiate with Qisen today?"
It wasn't easy to come up with over three billion in cash.
Qing Yan took out a small bottle from her pocket. "This."
Si Yechen asked, puzzled, "What is this?"
"The antidote for X3," Qing Yan said calmly. "Qisen is infected with X3, and I thought that he might agree to exchange the Tian Gui Ginseng for this."
After all, everyone wants to stay alive...
No one is indifferent to their own life...
"So, that's why you dared to provoke him?" Si Yechen suddenly understood. He hadn't expected his girl to be so clever and capable.
"Yes," Qing Yan replied. That's why she hadn't planned to use money to buy the Tian Gui Ginseng from Qisen from the beginning. She intended to trade goods for goods.
"Why is there an antidote for X3?" Si Yechen lowered his head and asked, "Did you develop it yourself?"
"...," Qing Yan raised her gaze, as if asking, "How did you know?"
"There's no medicine that Mr. Yan couldn't create," Si Yechen said, his lips curling up into a gentle smile.
Mr. Yan?
Who had exposed her identity again??
"It seems I guessed right," Si Yechen's lips curled up in a mischievous smile. "That day, you gave Grandfather the gift..."
Qing Yan suddenly realized.
So, he had guessed her identity since that day, but just hadn't said it out loud?
"Before boarding the plane earlier, I had already arranged for the antidote to be delivered to the C Gang," Qing Yan said calmly.
She had originally planned to exchange this bottle with Qisen, but now that Qisen was dead...
"I had planned to throw it into the water when you weren't paying attention..."
Upon hearing her words, Si Yechen laughed more indulgently. "Were you worried about me getting infected? You have me in your heart..."
"Since you know my identity, go ahead and take it." Qing Yan handed over the small bottle. "For those who are not infected, consuming it will generate antibodies in their bodies. Even if they come into contact with infected individuals later on, they won't get infected."
"You feed me," Si Yechen said.
"...Is this guy playing tricks again?"
"I've missed you so much these past few days..." Si Yechen whispered seductively into her ear.
Qing Yan couldn't stand his teasing and opened the bottle, pouring out a pill and stuffing it directly into his mouth.
Quite rough, indeed.
Si Yechen chuckled, "Mr. Yan's medicine is priceless, and there are so many members under the C Gang. It doesn't feel right to consume so much of your medicine."
Each pill could save a person's life...
Truly invaluable.
"I can't take advantage of you for nothing..." Si Yechen whispered against her ear. "The password for the safe at home is your birthday."
"..."
"Feel free to take anything inside," Si Yechen doted on her. "What's mine is yours."
"..."
"Alright, there's still over seven hours left. Get some sleep," Si Yechen noticed she was tired.
"Mhm." Qing Yan had indeed been busy for a long time, working tirelessly to save the infected members of the base, along with handling other affairs. She hadn't rested much...
She snuggled into Si Yechen's arms, like a well-behaved cat, and soon drifted off to sleep.
Seeing her sleeping soundly, Si Yechen gently picked her up and placed her on the bed in the bedroom...
The plane had several bedrooms, and Si Yechen placed her in the most spacious one. Before covering her with a blanket, he noticed her phone vibrating as it fell out of her pocket...
Someone was calling her, and it was a string of code.