Chapter 123: You Have a Mistress Now
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“Little Bear Sister.” In the video, little Molly greeted An Bu happily, holding a teddy bear plushie.
“Molly, how have you been lately?” An Bu looked at her fair and tender little face, thinking she should have been taken care of very well. With good nutrition, she seemed much more cheerful.
“Yesterday was the school field trip, Auntie prepared a lot of delicious food for me, and my classmates loved it.”
“Seeing Molly so happy, did you make a lot of good friends?”
“Yeah, I even invited them to come over to my house to play. Little Bear Sister, can I introduce you to them?” Molly looked at An Bu expectantly.
An Bu smiled, “I’m still overseas, so I won’t be able to come back for a short while.”
“That’s okay.” Molly mysteriously picked up a photo album and opened it to a page, placing it in front of the camera. “Look, I developed all the photos.”
The album was full of pictures of An Bu, Jian Ningxuan, and Molly living together. The most prominent photo was a large group photo, as if it were a family portrait.
An Bu had seen Molly’s album before, which only had a dozen or so sporadic daily photos, far fewer than the research photos Mo Dongxiao and his wife used.
Mo Dongxiao and his wife only discovered the anomaly in Molly’s blood when she was four or five years old. They had been researching its effects ever since, and only recently made some progress. Before they could conduct clinical trials, they were discovered, leading to deadly consequences.
Seeing Molly’s happy appearance, An Bu couldn’t help but feel sorry for her. She was a simple and strong child, and a little warmth made her incredibly satisfied.
After ending the video call, An Bu turned to Jian Ningxuan. “Mr. Jian, have you sent someone to protect Molly?”
“Don’t worry, I’ve arranged everything.”
“That’s good. Now all that’s left is to find Mo Dongxiao.”
Jian Ningxuan pushed his notebook towards An Bu and said, “While gathering information on Smith and Doyle, I found several suspicious locations. First is the Nolan Hospital, second is the St. Beith Cancer Center, and third is the MV United Biomedical Engineering Research Institute.”
“The MV United Biomedical Engineering Research Institute?” This was a research institution of national security level. If Mo Dongxiao was there, they would probably have to give up.
“I think St. Beith is more likely,” Jian Ningxuan expressed his opinion. “Perhaps the research results of Mo Dongxiao and his wife are quite good, but with their reputation and professional skills, they should not yet have attracted the attention of the country. Moreover, many institutions are conducting this kind of research and have achieved certain results, but they just haven’t been published yet.”
An Bu nodded in agreement. “You’re right. Compared to national technological control, there’s a greater possibility that certain commercial groups are taking risks for profit.”
“I’ll try to hack into St. Beith’s network and check the surveillance.” Jian Ningxuan continued, “Since Smith dared to disclose Mo Dongxiao’s whereabouts to you, it means their control over him isn’t very strict, just some force trying to buy time. But they still haven’t found the chip containing the research data, so they’ll likely look for other breakthroughs.”
“Or,” An Bu added, “Mo Dongxiao currently can’t provide any information to anyone. Even if he’s found, it wouldn’t matter, like being in a deep coma.”
“In any case, let’s find him first.” Jian Ningxuan focused on his notebook, typing rapidly.
An Bu laid on the bed, watching him. Thinking that he had been busy with this matter for several days and hadn’t rested properly, she lifted her foot and poked him in the lower back. “Mr. Jian, take a break. Let’s go out for a nice meal.”
“If you’re hungry, just order room service. I’ll take you out for a nice meal after I’m done.” The prospect of an outside dinner didn’t seem very appealing to Jian Ningxuan at the moment.
“In that case…” An Bu’s fair hands gently caressed his shoulder. “Would you like me to help you relax your muscles? My massage skills are professional.”
“…..Don’t tease.”
“You’ve got a mistress, how could I not make a fuss?” An Bu hung onto his back, looking aggrieved.
What? A mistress? That’s a serious and groundless accusation!
Jian Ningxuan turned his head, looking at her seriously. “When did I have a mistress?”
“Isn’t it this seductive and cheap thing?” An Bu pointed at his notebook. “Twenty-four hours a day, you spend at least twelve hours with it.”
Notebook: I won’t take this blame! Enduring heat for twelve hours a day, am I not miserable enough?! It’s a miracle I haven’t been damaged already. Only you treat this thing like treasure. Quick, take it away!
Jian Ningxuan: “…”
“Want a massage?” An Bu’s hands formed claw-like shapes, smiling mischievously at him.
Jian Ningxuan closed his notebook silently, took off his bathrobe, and laid flat on the bed. Since Bubu was interested, he reluctantly agreed.
An Bu pounced on his sturdy back for a while before going to the bathroom to get some essential oil and began to massage him attentively.
Jian Ningxuan closed his eyes, enjoying his lover’s service comfortably. After a while, he made a slight snoring sound and fell into a deep sleep.
An Bu stopped her movements, leaned down to kiss his cheek, and then helped him cover with a thin blanket.
A day later, Jian Ningxuan found Mo Dongxiao’s location, which was in the special care ward of St. Beith Cancer Center. He had registered under an alias, and the medical expenses were paid for by a multinational conglomerate named “Apollo.”
As An Bu had previously guessed, Mo Dongxiao was now in a state of deep coma, and the hope of waking up was very slim.
Jian Ningxuan also found out one thing: Mo Dongxiao’s medical records had been tampered with. When he was admitted to the hospital, he only had signs of muscle and bone injuries plus mild poisoning, but soon after, the records were altered to include internal organ damage and concussion. In other words, he may have been tortured and abused after being admitted, with about a week’s difference between the two sets of records.
Ann was secretly surprised. In the span of a week, he hadn’t revealed any information about Molly, otherwise she wouldn’t have remained unharmed to this day, indicating that he still cared about his daughter.
Thinking about this, An Bu felt somewhat relieved.
Helping him out of trouble wasn’t difficult. After all, Apollo Corporation wasn’t a government agency. As long as they informed the embassy, they would send people to negotiate, confirm identities, and then openly bring him back to the country.
The only problem was that people from Apollo might secretly monitor them and look for clues about the research materials from people around him. Bringing him back to the country would mean bringing back a lot of trouble. Not only Molly, but even she and Jian Ningxuan would become targets of their investigation.
“Mr. Jian, what do you think we should do?” An Bu asked Jian Ningxuan for his opinion.
“Let Yutafu and Shila step forward and file a direct investigation,” Jian Ningxuan said. “As soon as they appear, it will immediately attract the attention of the culprits, making them suspect that the chip is in Yutafu and Shila’s hands. At this point, bringing Mo Dongxiao back to the country won’t attract too much attention.”
“But wouldn’t that put Yutafu and Shila in danger?” An Bu had worked so hard to rescue them, not to send them as cannon fodder.
“The existence of Yutafu and Shila won’t be hidden for long, and they probably don’t want to continue hiding forever. Instead of letting the enemy plot in secret, it’s better to take the initiative and expose all the conspiracies,” Jian Ningxuan paused for a moment, continuing, “Besides, Yutafu and Shila are both authoritative experts in their fields and have a certain reputation. They can apply for protection from the government, so we don’t need to worry about them.”
After pondering for a moment, An Bu thought his analysis made sense. So the two of them contacted Yutafu and Shila, discussed carefully, and finally decided to report to the police.
Yutafu and Shila, who had been missing for months, suddenly appeared and claimed that the disappearance and deaths of the research team members were not accidental. This news immediately caused a stir. Although the police did not disclose specific details, various rumors were circulating everywhere.
Yutafu and Shila were tightly protected by the guards sent by their respective countries, and even the well-informed reporters couldn’t find them.
Two weeks later, embassy personnel found Mo Dongxiao and brought him and his wife back to the country.
Three days before the wedding, An Bu and Jian Ningxuan boarded the plane back to their country, preparing for the wedding.
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