Wen Shouyi's lips curled into a faint smile of mockery.
In the garden in front of the house downstairs, Qin Zhining carefully held the infusion bottle and followed the stretcher around the fountain at the door to the mansion.
Wen Shouyi bit her lip and took out her phone to call him.
Qin Zhining heard his phone ring, but he didn't answer because he was worried about Gu Nianzhi. He held the infusion bottle and followed her into the mansion.
Wen Shouyi didn't know whether to laugh or cry when she saw that Qin Zhining didn't even pick up the phone after calling for a long time. Was Gu Nianzhi trying to put her in her place?
She slowly put away her phone and clasped her hands together. She leaned her head against the floor-to-ceiling window and watched the commotion downstairs.
He Chengjian then got out of the car under the escort of the orderlies and entered his house.
Wen Shouyi, who was watching from the second floor, said, "Auntie Qin, General He is back."
"Brother He is back?" A smile appeared on Qin Yaoguang's face. She was as beautiful as a rose under the moonlight.
She stood up from the sofa.
She quickly walked down the second floor with Wen Shouyi and saw He Chengjian standing in the living room. He ordered the medical staff to send the stretcher to the room on the third floor.
"General He, you're back." Wen Shouyi held Auntie Qin's arm and walked to He Chengjian with her.
He Chengjian saw the two of them and nodded. "Yaoguang, Shouyi, you're still awake?"
He looked at his watch. It was already midnight.
"General He, it's not like you don't know that Auntie Qin won't sleep until you're back." Wen Shouyi grimaced.
Auntie Qin said softly, "We just performed four surgeries today. Your four guards have already undergone the memory-stripping surgery. They'll be fine after two weeks of rest. "
He Chengjian smiled, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes deepened. He said gently, "I'm relieved that you're in charge."
He paused for a moment and looked at the family doctors who were carrying the stretcher up the stairs. "Yaoguang, Nianzhi is back."
Auntie Qin's name was Yaoguang. Only He Chengjian called her that. Everyone else here called her Auntie Qin for many years.
Auntie Qin's gaze was only on He Chengjian. She didn't care. "You've worked hard. Rest early."
"You too." He Chengjian looked at her and thought about what Qin Zhining had said. Finally, he couldn't bear it anymore. He walked to the stairs around the corner. "Yaoguang, come to my study. I have something to discuss with you."
His suite was on the second floor, and so was Qin Yaoguang's suite.
He Zhichu and Gu Nianzhi's rooms were both on the third floor.
Although Qin Yaoguang and He Chengjian didn't live together, their suites were closely connected.
No one could enter He Chengjian's study.
In the past, other than his first wife, only He Zhichu and Gu Nianzhi could come and go as they pleased.
After Gu Nianzhi disappeared and He Zhichu left, no one else was able to enter his study.
This was the first time Qin Yaoguang had stepped into He Chengjian's study after her marriage.
In her heart, there was a sense of joy and sorrow that the dust had settled.
After so many years, she finally returned to Big Brother He's heart.
She did not wait in vain.
Qin Yaoguang pushed open the door of He Chengjian's study and walked in slowly.
He Chengjian's study was decorated in a neat and tidy manner. There was a row of mahogany furniture, and the east wall was filled with bookshelves. They stood on different floors and were densely packed with books.
The curtains of the floor-to-ceiling windows were half-drawn, and the moonlight shone like flowing water on a pot of night epiphyllum in front of the window.
Qin Yaoguang's gaze swept past the pot of night epiphyllum as if nothing had happened and looked at He Chengjian, who was sitting behind the desk.
He Chengjian was old after all. He had been busy with official business all these years, and his health wasn't very good. He looked a little haggard.
She said with concern, "Brother He, it's already very late. Let's talk about it tomorrow."
He Chengjian sat in the dark and watched Qin Yaoguang.
From this angle, she really looked like his first wife, Qin Suwen.
It wasn't her face, but her figure. Of course, the two of them had completely different personalities.
His first wife, Qin Suwen, was soft on the outside but tough on the inside. She had a stubborn personality. Once she set her sights on someone and something, she would never turn back. He was no exception.
His stepwife, Qin Yaoguang, was hard on the outside but soft on the inside. She was very principled and did things by the book. She didn't pretend to talk to anyone except him.
He Chengjian was very clear about this. He didn't have any intention of treating anyone as a substitute.
Moreover, he felt guilty towards Qin Yaoguang.
"Yes, you too. You don't have to wait for me in the future." He Chengjian stood up from behind the desk and walked up to Qin Yaoguang. He reached out and tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear.
His actions were natural and intimate. Although he was just stroking her hair, Qin Yaoguang was so happy that she almost fainted.
She wanted to press her face against He Chengjian's hand.
He Chengjian quickly retracted his hand and put it in his trouser pocket. He said, "Yaoguang, Nianzhi's situation is rather special. Do you think we can skip the surgery?"
Qin Yaoguang's tender and sweet feelings were almost shattered by He Chengjian's words.
She had never expected that the first time He Chengjian had allowed her into his study in so many years and had even affectionately stroked her hair, it was because of Gu Nianzhi …
Qin Yaoguang clasped her hands in front of her chest, and her body instantly stiffened.
"Brother He, this matter is of great importance. You can't take such a risk just because of Nianzhi's special identity." Qin Yaoguang resumed her business-like tone. "… It's not worth it."
He Chengjian put his hands behind his back and paced around the study. He said, "I'm also in a difficult position. Ever since such a huge breakthrough in the development of science, it has always been the Empire's top secret. Only a few people know about it. Anyone who has been to the other side and doesn't have enough security clearance will have to undergo targeted memory removal surgery. This is the safest guarantee. "
Using physical means to remove the hippocampus related to this aspect of memory was the most foolproof way to keep a secret.
Originally, only the dead could keep secrets, but in reality, apart from not being able to speak personally, the dead could also leak secrets.
For example, a brilliant forensic doctor could deduce many things that happened before the dead died from all the traces revealed by the deceased.
Therefore, one must not think that only the dead could keep secrets.
And now, they had special technical means that they didn't need to die, and they could really keep secrets.
That was, as long as they removed a memory related to them, it would be fine.
Qin Yaoguang chuckled and said, "Don't worry. This kind of targeted memory removal surgery was invented by my grandfather. Our Qin hospital has decades of clinical trial data to prove that it's very mature. It's just a small, foolproof surgery. It won't have any impact on her life."
He Chengjian looked at her deeply and said, "But Nianzhi is different. I heard from Zhichu that Nianzhi's memories before she was 12 years old were gone. Now that you're performing targeted memory removal surgery on her, wouldn't she lose her memories for the next seven years as well? Then what else does she have? Is she still human? "
Qin Yaoguang didn't speak for a long time. Finally, she scoffed, "… That person isn't completely crazy. He actually knew to remove her memories and send her over there."
"You mean that Nianzhi's memories before she was 12 years old were also removed?" He Chengjian was a little surprised. "Why do you think so?"
"That's for sure. Otherwise, how could she have forgotten everything? " Qin Yaoguang was very confident in the Qin family's ancestral surgical methods. "Shouyi tested her over there. She really doesn't remember anything at all."
"That's good too." He Chengjian sighed and shook his head. "At least nothing out of control has happened."
His dealings with the other side were a top secret of the upper echelons of the Empire.
What happened to Gu Nianzhi seven years ago was a complete accident.
If it weren't for his son, he wouldn't have gone to the other side to bring Gu Nianzhi back with such a big commotion.
Qin Yaoguang knew He Chengjian's intentions. She tried to persuade him, "Didn't you want her to marry Zhichu? Then remove her memories from the other side. When Zhichu comes back, the two of them will cultivate their relationship again. Nianzhi will definitely be loyal to Zhichu. When that time comes, you'll just have to wait for your grandson! "
These words obviously moved He Chengjian.
He put his hands behind his back and looked out the window. He said emotionally, "If she can obediently be with Zhichu over there, I won't force her to come back."
After a pause, his tone turned sinister. "But I won't allow her to betray Zhichu and marry another man!"
"Brother He, please calm down. Zhichu is too good. He dotes on Nianzhi too much." When Qin Yaoguang said this, the outline of her jaw was a little stiff. It showed that she was a very strong-minded person who would never waver.
"Yes! It's more than just doting. It's practically dead set on her! "He Chengjian roared angrily." How dare you lie to me! I always thought Nianzhi was with him over there! "
It wasn't until he saw the video from the other side and saw the grand engagement ceremony between Gu Nianzhi and Huo Shaoheng in Russia's Red Square that He Chengjian realized that his son had long lost Gu Nianzhi.
He wasn't with Gu Nianzhi, and he refused to come back. He was still waiting there eagerly, which made He Chengjian very unhappy.
How could his son be such a coward?!
"If he can't bear to do it, then I can only do it for him!" He Chengjian put his hands behind his back, and the expression in his eyes was extremely cold. "Alright, when Nianzhi wakes up, prepare to operate on her.
"Okay, Brother He," Qin Yaoguang said gently and took a step forward. "It's getting late, Brother He …"
She reached out to hold He Chengjian's arm.
He Chengjian stepped aside and said without turning his head, "Go back and rest first. I still have business to take care of."
Qin Yaoguang's outstretched hand stopped in mid-air.
She was embarrassed for a while before she slowly retracted her hand and clenched it tightly into a fist. She turned around and walked out of He Chengjian's study, gently closing the door behind her.
Wen Shouyi was waiting for her at the door.
When she saw her come out, she quickly smiled and said, "Auntie Qin, you've really waited until the clouds have parted to see the moon."
Qin Yaoguang smiled and patted Wen Shouyi's round face. "You're such a sweet talker. Alright, it's getting late. You should go back and rest too."
"I'll help you sleep before I go to bed." Wen Shouyi held Qin Yaoguang's arm and went back to the room with her. She quickly helped her to sleep.
Qin Yaoguang took a sip of light saline and whispered, "Brother He has agreed to operate on Nianzhi."
Wen Shouyi pursed her lips and covered Qin Yaoguang with the blanket. She said reluctantly, "Do we have to do it? Doesn't that mean she won't remember anything? She'll have to follow Brother Ah-Chu all day like a follower again. "
She sat by Qin Yaoguang's bed and lowered her eyes, but her mind was racing with thoughts.
She didn't want Gu Nianzhi to have this kind of surgery, not at all.
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This is the first update of the day: Chapter 1471, "I Won't Allow Her to Marry Another Man."
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