Alex took Xuanxuan out of the laboratory and put him in his car. After making sure that Bai Xuanhe wasn't following them, he finally let go of the little boy in his arms.
"Teacher Feifei, what's wrong with you?" Xuanxuan was an extremely sensitive child. Alex's emotions were completely different from usual; he even exuded an indescribable sense of fear. Xuanxuan felt it clearly.
Alex couldn't explain the situation in detail to Xuanxuan. All he could say was, "Xuanxuan, stay away from that person from now on. Don't get close to him."
He had no idea how scared he was when he saw Xuanxuan holding Bai Xuanhe's hand!
Bai Xuanhe was a top - level drug maker. There might even be deadly poison hidden under his fingernails!
Moreover, Bai Xuanhe had once threatened to harm Xuanxuan in front of him!
For now, Bai Xuanhe hadn't made any major moves since he entered the research institute, but Alex knew the man well. Bai Xuanhe's emotions were unstable, and Alex couldn't afford to take that risk!
Xuanxuan was completely confused. He didn't understand why he couldn't get close to Uncle He. The man looked unhappy, and his finger was injured. He seemed so pitiful.
But Xuanxuan always listened to his elders, especially his teacher. He nodded obediently, "Okay, Teacher Feifei. Xuanxuan will be obedient."
Alex paused for a moment and added, "Don't tell your daddy and mommy about what happened today, okay?"
Xuanxuan nodded again, "Okay."
After they got back, Xuanxuan didn't mention this incident to Xu Zixi or Yan Yancheng as promised. Xu Zixi thought she had achieved her goal that day, so she didn't take Xuanxuan to the research institute again.
This little episode passed quietly.
Time passed during one experiment after another. In the blink of an eye, another year had gone by.
In just one year, Xu Zixi had completed all the credits required for a master's degree and started preparing for the doctoral entrance exam and her master's thesis.
Moreover, with the full support of the Institute of Marine Biological Sciences, as long as a sample demand plan was made, there would be a sufficient supply of glandular fluid shipped from Haicheng to Fengcheng.
Therefore, the research on "Golden Amber" had also progressed smoothly. The first batch of drugs had been successfully developed and were being tested on experimental subjects such as mice.
There were a total of five mice in this batch of experiments, and all of them were injected with the first - batch of drugs.
The observation period for the experimental subjects was fifteen days, and there was a dedicated person responsible for recording the data every day.
However, the observation results were disappointing. After fifteen days, none of the mice had regained their vision.
Just as the researcher in charge of the observation was about to record this result, a blind mouse in the cage suddenly managed to avoid an obstacle accurately.
The researcher was stunned for a moment, thinking he had misseen. But when he put the mouse back into the cage full of obstacles, it really avoided all the obstacles perfectly.
One of the experimental subjects had regained its vision!
The drug was effective!
He jumped up excitedly and rushed out of the observation room in a hurry, shouting in every laboratory:
"It's effective! It's effective! One of the experimental subjects has regained its vision!"
"Really?" Xu Zixi suddenly stood up from her chair. She got up so quickly that she even knocked over the chair behind her.
Before that, she had been discussing an experimental result with Bai Xuanhe, who was sitting beside her. He bent down to pick up the fallen chair, then held her wrist. In a calm tone, he said,
"Let's go and take a look."
Xu Zixi was too excited to notice his actions or the fact that his tone didn't sound excited at all. She just nodded vigorously and rushed towards the observation room with the others.
A group of people gathered around the cage with the mice, holding their breath and observing the mouse that was said to have regained its vision.
Perhaps because it had regained its sight, the mouse was extremely excited and jumped around actively in the cage.
Xu Zixi tried to use her finger to create an obstacle for the mouse, and the mouse successfully dodged it.
At that moment, her excitement was indescribable. Unable to express her feelings, she let out a sob.
"That's great."
It was really great! Although only one out of the five experimental subjects had been successful, it proved that their research direction was correct!
What they needed to do next was to adjust the proportion of the drug ingredients based on the results of this experiment to increase the success rate of the experiment. When the success rate reached 95%, they could consider applying the drug in clinical trials!
In front of everyone, she cried like a child. Her cries were filled with satisfaction and joy, not only because of the success of the experiment but also because all their efforts had paid off.
Bai Xuanhe understood this kind of emotion very well. Although most of his experiments in the first half of his life had been aimed at causing the death of the subjects, the satisfaction he felt when an experiment was successful had given him a sense of meaning in this world.
But at this moment, his heart was in a state of contradiction.
Unexpectedly, under his interference, the experiment had still succeeded in the end. He had actually adjusted some parameters in the data. According to his plan, this experiment should have failed, and none of the five mice should have regained their vision.
But perhaps the parameter adjustment wasn't enough, or maybe they were just lucky. One mouse had still recovered.
This result should have made him angry, but the woman's cries made him feel a bit heart - ache, and he even felt a strong sense of guilt.
He shouldn't have tampered with the data...
He knew how much she had sacrificed for this. Somehow, he raised his hand, wanting to stroke her hair, comfort her in a gentle voice, and wipe away her tears.
At this moment, Yan Yancheng's nervous voice came from outside the observation room:
"What's going on? Why is Zixi crying?"
Suddenly seeing her beloved, Xu Zixi couldn't hold back her emotions any longer. She threw herself into Yan Yancheng's arms, hugged him tightly, and said excitedly:
"Brother Cheng! We've succeeded! Our research direction is correct! One of the experimental subjects has regained its vision! Brother Cheng, I'm so happy!"
Yan Yancheng's face was also full of surprise, "Really? That's great! I knew you could do it with your ability!"
The couple hugged each other tightly, while Bai Xuanhe watched this scene expressionlessly and withdrew the hand that was halfway in the air.
To celebrate the first - stage breakthrough of the experiment, Yan Yancheng took the initiative and proposed that everyone should go camping for relaxation at a certain time. He would cover all the expenses.
Since they didn't have to spend any money themselves and could breathe fresh air in the suburbs, this proposal was immediately responded to by everyone.
Listening to everyone excitedly discussing what items to bring for the camping trip, Yan Yancheng suddenly turned his head in another direction and said,
"Professor He, you'll come too, right?"
There was a moment of silence at the scene. Xu Zixi looked up at Bai Xuanhe. In the bustling observation room, he stood alone, looking a bit lonely.
Only then did Xu Zixi realize that this seemed to be the first real conversation between Yan Yancheng and Bai Xuanhe.
Bai Xuanhe didn't look at Yan Yancheng. He knew the man couldn't see him anyway. He was only looking at one person, and that was Xu Zixi.
"Do you want me to go?" he asked.
Xu Zixi felt Yan Yancheng's arm around her tighten. She smiled and said,
"Since it's a group activity, of course, no one should be left out."
Then, she looked at the others, "Those who have family members can bring them. Those who don't can bring their boyfriends or girlfriends. Mr. Yan is treating, so don't try to save money for him."
Amidst the teasing voices, Xu Zixi pulled Yan Yancheng away.