kvmb Chapter 288 Already Known
Chapter 288 Already Known
After lunch, Pei Gong and Zhou Xiaoliu left.
After seeing them off, Gu Ranle was quick to call out to Gu Jiu who was about to go back to his room to catch up on some sleep.
"Where are you going, old man?"
Gu Jiu rubbed his sleepy eyes, yawned, and answered vaguely: "Hey, I'm a little sleepy. I have to go back to the room to take a nap."
During the day, with his master and junior sister hanging around, he had been trying hard to hold back his sleepiness and had managed to hold on until now. Now that they were gone, his eyelids began to droop, and sleepiness came over him like a tide, and he could no longer hold on.
Looking at Gu Jiu's yawning and drowsy appearance, Gu Ranle felt very uncomfortable and distressed.
But she also knew in her heart that this was the time when he was least alert.
If I don't ask him now, he will definitely not answer me even if I ask him after he has had a good sleep.
Thinking of this, Gu Ranle quickly stepped forward, took Gu Jiu's arm affectionately, and asked with a smile: "Master, let me ask you something, did you go to the research institute with Zhou Xiaoliu last night?"
When Gu Jiu heard this, his whole body trembled violently. He subconsciously turned his head to look at Gu Ranle and blurted out: "How did you know?"
As soon as he said this, he suddenly realized that he had been tricked by this little girl.
His face darkened instantly, and he pulled his arm out of Gu Ranle's hand unhappily, snorting coldly: "Go do what you need to do, don't bother me here, I'm going to sleep for a while."
Gu Ranle originally just wanted to trick him, but she didn't expect that she would actually trick him.
She looked at Gu Jiu's panicked and hurried back and sighed helplessly.
"Master, let me tell you something. I had a dream last night. I dreamed that I went to a research institute. There, I met a woman named Ci Nian, who said she was my mother, and a man named Song Yan, who said he was my father..."
Gu Jiu was originally walking forward with big strides, but when he heard this, his steps suddenly stopped and his whole body froze in place for an instant.
He turned around slowly and looked at Gu Ranle with complicated eyes.
Gu Ranle shrugged at Gu Jiu carelessly and said seriously, "It's true. I didn't lie to you. What I just told you really happened in my dream."
Gu Jiu stood there in silence for a long time before he slowly spoke, his voice still full of sleepiness: "If you have anything to say, wait until I wake up and talk."
Gu Ranle moved his mouth and wanted to ask more questions, but seeing her exhausted appearance, he swallowed the words back and just pursed his lips without saying a word.
Gu Jiu seemed to remember something and said worriedly, "You are not allowed to run around. Stay here quietly. Do you hear me?"
After saying that, he yawned again, his eyes almost closed, then he turned around slowly and walked towards the house with dragging steps.
Gu Ranle looked at Gu Jiu's departing back and sighed again.
She knew in her heart that some things might be better not to know.
"My great-grandfather was here last night, so nothing will go wrong." Gu Ranle secretly comforted herself in her heart.
Since the elders didn't want her to know, she should stop being curious to avoid unnecessary trouble.
In the past, she was extremely envious when she saw others being loved by their parents.
She often secretly wondered who her parents were, where they were now, and what they looked like.
But as I grow older, this envy gradually fades.
She felt that she had received all the love from her grandfather, who held her in the palm of his hand and doted on her, and that was enough.
As a human being, you can't be too greedy. You have to learn to be content.
Thinking about this, Gu Ranle also yawned loudly. Sleepiness surged up like a tide, and she felt her eyelids starting to twitch.
However, before going back to her room to catch up on some sleep, she was still thinking about Li Xiuneng, so she made a detour to see him.
I quietly pushed the door open and took a look at the bed. Hey, the kid was actually sleeping soundly and even snoring softly.
Gu Ranle was about to leave quietly, but out of the corner of her eye she caught a glimpse of a corner of paper sticking out from under the pillow. It was white and particularly eye-catching.
"Hey, what treasure is hidden under this pillow?"
Gu Ranle started to wonder in his heart, and his curiosity was immediately aroused.
She tiptoed to the bed and carefully pulled out the paper bit by bit.
When she saw clearly what was drawn on the paper, her eyebrows instantly raised high, and her eyes were filled with an unconcealable smile.
Wow, Li Xiuneng actually plans to design the ring himself and propose to her!
But after taking a closer look at the painting, Gu Ranle almost laughed out loud. It was too ugly, with all the crooked lines and weird shapes. It was obvious that this guy had no talent for painting. Given his level, the ring did not look good at all.
But on second thought, she couldn't bear to disappoint Li Xiuneng, so she gently stuffed the paper back under the pillow, trying not to make any noise, and then quietly left the room like a kitten.
On the other side, a black business car was speeding towards the suburbs.
Outside the car window, the trees and fields on the roadside were rapidly receding, but inside the car there was a tense yet slightly relaxed atmosphere.
Zhou Xiaoliu sat in the back seat with a laptop placed steadily on his legs.
Her fingers flew up and down the keyboard, as nimbly as a group of elves dancing happily on the keys, at a speed so fast that it was dazzling.
On the computer screen, lines of code that no one else can understand scroll like flowing water, and all kinds of complex characters and symbols are intertwined together, as if it is a mysterious and profound digital maze.
Zhou Xiaoliu typed on the keyboard, tilted his head, and said to Pei Gong who was resting with his eyes closed, "Master, what are you going to do with Ci Nian and Song Yan? Although they haven't really died yet, they look like they are dead."
When Pei Gong heard Zhou Xiaoliu's question, he turned his head slightly and said in a steady tone: "Lao Jiu means that he wants Ci Ci to meet them. After all, no matter what, they are Ci Ci's biological parents."
When Zhou Xiaoliu heard this, he immediately frowned, his face full of disapproval.
She shook her head vigorously and retorted, "Master, I don't think so. What would happen if they met? If Ci Ci knew how miserable they are now, she would feel sad. What good would it do her? This would only make her feel upset for no reason."
Pei Gong sighed softly and continued, "Lao Jiu said that Ci Ci already knew. Last night when you and Lao Jiu entered the research institute, Ci Ci had a dream. In the dream, she went to a research institute and met Ci Nian and Song Yan there. This may be God's will. Some things cannot be hidden just because we want to."
After hearing this, Zhou Xiaoliu's eyes instantly widened like bells, his mouth opened wide, his face full of disbelief, and he exclaimed, "Ah? So mysterious? This is too incredible!"
Pei Gong looked at her exaggerated expression and couldn't help rolling his eyes. He said unhappily, "Many things in this world cannot be explained by science. It's not the first day you know this. Can you not be so surprised?"
Seeing that Pei Gong was not cooperating with him, Zhou Xiaoliu curled his lips and muttered like a spoiled child: "Hey, Master, can't you cooperate with me for a bit?"
Pei Gong spat out two words: "Childish."
Zhou Xiaoliu was not angry. He stuck out his tongue and brought the topic back to the topic: "What about after Ci Ci meets them? What should we do next?"
Pei Gong didn't even think for a moment and said directly: "It depends on their own wishes. Whether they want to continue to be a living dead, neither human nor ghost, or choose to transcend as soon as possible and enter reincarnation, it is up to them to decide. We, the others, should not interfere too much."
Zhou Xiaoliu frowned and said worriedly, "But Cici will definitely be sad. She has never enjoyed the love of her parents since she was a child. Now that she finally knows that her parents are still alive, she is in such a situation. How sad she must be."
Pei Gong's tone was calm but profound: "People always have to grow up, and the price of growth is bound to be sadness. There are some things that she will have to face sooner or later. This is a lesson she must experience in her life."
Zhou Xiaoliu curled his lips and muttered quietly: "Alright, alright, Master, you are like an old antique. Once you start talking about great principles, you will never stop."
After saying that, Zhou Xiaoliu stopped dwelling on this question. His eyes returned to the computer screen, and he began to type quickly again, muttering, "Although we destroyed the research institute this time, we haven't found the mastermind behind it yet. We've already alerted the enemy. If he's a smart guy, he'll definitely hide in a short time, and it will be even harder for us to find him."
Pei Gong was not in a hurry at all. He raised his mouth slightly, revealing a meaningful smile, and said slowly: "Don't worry, the bait has been spread out. Now all we have to do is wait for the fish to take the bait."
"From what you said, Master, I know where that person is. Why don't you just tell me which rat hole he's hiding in? I'll dig the hole and pull him out, saving us the trouble."
"The time has not come yet."