Yan Yincheng didn't care about Bai Xuanhe's real purpose for entering the research lab. For him, darkness had long become a part of his life. Even if he couldn't regain his eyesight as in his past life, he would have no regrets.
All he cared about was Xuanxuan!
Just thinking about the fate of his two children in his past life, Yan Yincheng couldn't control the wild beast caged in his heart. He grabbed Alex's collar tightly, his chest aching with anger.
"Alex, do you know that your concealment might cost Xuanxuan his life again! Zixi and I even thought of asking you to be his teacher and let him learn from you. Is this how you repay me?"
The suffocating feeling in his throat almost made Alex faint, but instead of feeling pain, he felt a sense of relief.
Just before he lost consciousness, Xu Zixi grabbed Yan Yincheng's hand and said, "Brother Cheng, the top priority now is to find Xuanxuan quickly. We must not let Bai Xuanhe take him away successfully!"
Only then did Yan Yincheng let go, throwing the choking Alex aside.
"If anything happens to Xuanxuan this time, you'll never atone for your sins even if you die ten thousand times," he said coldly.
Xu Zixi's gaze was also cold. Although she stopped Yan Yincheng from choking Alex to death, she didn't even spare him a glance. Instead, she got back into the car, took out her computer, opened the program, and typed the code at lightning speed, hacking into all the surveillance cameras on the mountain as quickly as possible.
Although she tried her best to control herself, tears still welled up in her eyes as she watched the surveillance footage.
She blamed herself, deeply.
She should have noticed earlier. When she saw the handwriting of "He Xuan", why didn't she recognize that he was "Bai He"?
Moreover, she even invited him into the research lab herself and let him participate in every aspect of the experiment!
God knows what tricks he played with the data and ingredients. Fortunately, these drugs haven't been used on patients yet. If something went wrong because of this, she would never forgive herself!
She thought he was a rare scientific talent and admired his knowledge, but she never expected him to have such a purpose! Just to take revenge on his biological father, he was willing to destroy someone who had no deep grudges against him!
She guessed that the information Mr. Tang left in the manor should also have been taken by Bai Xuanhe!
This was a formidable opponent. His scheming and methods were beyond ordinary people's reach. She must get Xuanxuan back from him!
While Xu Zixi was using hacking techniques to find Xuanxuan and Bai Xuanhe's whereabouts, Yan Yincheng was also using his own method to find his child. He called his scientific research team and asked them to conduct a full - scale carpet search with the mountain as the center using drones.
With the joint efforts of the couple, they soon made a discovery.
"Brother Cheng, I found them!" Xu Zixi exclaimed excitedly. Not only Yan Yincheng but also Alex got up from the ground and asked anxiously, "Where are they?"
"Twenty - five minutes ago, he took Xuanxuan and drove down the mountain in Alex's car."
Alex felt his pocket and found that his keys were gone. He pounded the body of the RV angrily and gritted his teeth, "Bai Xuanhe!"
"I've been checking the surveillance all the way, and Brother Cheng can choose the best route. If we chase them now, we can still make it!" Although Xu Zixi was so excited that her heart was pounding, she forced herself to calm down.
"But I need someone with good driving skills to drive for me!"
"I'll do it!" Alex said eagerly, his eyes filled with deep remorse. "Let me do it! I have to do something for Xuanxuan."
Leaving Xuxu and Anning under the protection of several bodyguards, Xu Zixi whistled to call back Nuomi, borrowed a high - performance car from someone on the scene, and chased after them with Alex and Yan Yincheng.
The car rushed down the mountain at full speed. Alex concentrated as if he were on the battlefield, observing the road intently while listening to the instructions from behind.
The sound of Xu Zixi's fingers tapping on the keyboard echoed throughout the car. After she found the trace of the car, she had been trying to track its route.
"Brother Cheng, the car has passed Guanglan City intersection, Hongzhuang First Street, and Yangping Road Third Street in the past ten minutes. It has now entered Fuxing Avenue. What's the best route?"
In Yan Yincheng's mind, a large - scale traffic map of Fengcheng composed of several lines appeared, with two dots, one red and one yellow, floating on it. The red dot represented the position of the other car, and the yellow dot represented their current position. In less than three seconds, he gave his answer.
"Turn right at the next intersection, take Zhuxiang Lane, and at the sixth intersection..."
Alex held his breath and turned the steering wheel, making a beautiful drift into the section of the road indicated by Yan Yincheng, and stepped on the accelerator to the bottom.
Everything seemed to go back to a late night two years ago. It was the same scene, chasing the same target. But this time, their treasure was in the other car.
As time ticked by, they chased forward at a life - threatening speed.
The distance between the two cars shrank from 12 kilometers to 10 kilometers, 8 kilometers, 6 kilometers...
Suddenly, Xu Zixi let out a question, "The speed of the other car seems to have slowed down?"
Yan Yincheng said, "It has. Alex, catch up at full speed."
...
Hearing the sound of the car on the road, Xuanxuan rubbed his eyes and opened them. Then he found that he wasn't in the camping site but in a car, and he immediately woke up.
He turned his head and saw that it was Bai Xuanhe driving. There were only the two of them in the car. At that moment, Xuanxuan finally felt a bit of fear in his heart.
When he woke up, Bai Xuanhe glanced at him distractedly. He saw the unmasked fear in his clear eyes and said calmly,
"Now you know why your Teacher Fei Fei told you to stay away from me. If you don't listen to your teacher, you'll suffer. This is the first lesson I'm teaching you today."
"Uncle He, where are you taking me?" Xuanxuan tightened the seat - belt and asked in a small voice.
Bai Xuanhe said, "I'm taking you to a place where no one can find us. From now on, you'll live with me. I'll teach you all I've learned in my life and make you the greatest doctor in the world."
Xuanxuan said anxiously, "No, I don't want to leave Daddy and Mommy! I have Teacher Fei Fei. I won't go with you!"
"You don't have a choice now," Bai Xuanhe said. "Xuanxuan, I told you to go, but you didn't. Instead, you came closer on your own. It's too late to regret now."
Xuanxuan was very smart. His little brain worked quickly, and he immediately came up with an idea to save himself. He said to Bai Xuanhe, "Uncle He, do you like Xuanxuan too? Just like you like Mommy?"
Bai Xuanhe really didn't expect a child to say such a thing and see through his mind. He subconsciously loosened the accelerator, and the car slowed down.
"Don't talk nonsense," he said. He didn't dare to look into Xuanxuan's eyes again. His expression became more gloomy, and his heart ached.
He did fall in love with that woman, but he knew he wasn't worthy of the transformed her.
He just wanted someone who belonged to him, someone who would always be around him and care about him.
Even if it was just a child.
"Uncle He, don't take Xuanxuan away, okay?" Xuanxuan said softly. "Stay here. Xuanxuan can introduce many, many good friends to you. My younger brother Xuxu, my younger sister Anning, and my good friend Wang Dabao in Haicheng. They will definitely like Uncle He too."
"Uncle He, have you been to my home? My home is very big. There are many fruit trees planted. Mommy said that in a few years, the fruit trees will bear fruit. At that time, we will invite many, many good friends to our home to taste the fruits. You can also come to our home as a guest~"
"Uncle He, have you been to Haicheng? Haicheng is very beautiful! There are many 'golden amber' fish. Have you seen those beautiful fish, Uncle He? If you haven't, Xuanxuan will take you there later, okay?"
"Uncle He, why don't Xuanxuan recognize you as godfather? Can I call you Daddy He?"
One after another, although his voice was childish, it was very clear. It clearly penetrated into Bai Xuanhe's ears, impacting his already unsteady heart.
"Screech—" The car suddenly braked and stopped abruptly by the road.
Bai Xuanhe held the steering wheel tightly. His knuckles stood out more prominently due to the excessive force.
He buried his face in the steering wheel, his whole body trembling violently.
That's enough, really enough. Why give him such hope? He could never have what the child was talking about. As long as his identity as "Bai He" was revealed, all that awaited him was death.
Since the day he was thrown into that river, he shouldn't have been alive in this world.
The sudden stop threw Xuanxuan forward. Even with the seat - belt on, his head still hit the car body unavoidably.
Covering his forehead, he said tearfully, "Ouch, it hurts."
But hearing this voice, Bai Xuanhe couldn't help but reach out to push aside the hair in front of Xuanxuan's forehead and rub it for him, saying in a low voice, "Sorry."
There was a similar sound of sudden braking outside. Bai Xuanhe looked up and saw a car blocking their way. Before the car even stopped completely, Xu Zixi pushed open the door and jumped out desperately. She even sprained her ankle in the process.
He moved his lips, and the word "Be careful" subconsciously slipped out.
Xu Zixi limped towards the driver's side, slapped the car window hard, and stared at him with a sharp look, saying something urgently. There was no longer the admiration for his academic level in her eyes. All that was left was hatred and disgust.
Seeing Alex and Yan Yincheng getting out of the car too, Bai Xuanhe smiled faintly. He knew it was time to end everything.
Looking at the child beside him, he saw the trust and longing for his father and mother in Xuanxuan's eyes. It was so similar to what he used to be, so similar.
There was once a time when he, too, was full of hope like this child.
He stroked Xuanxuan's face and said regretfully, "You're very smart. It's a pity."
He unbuckled the seat - belts on himself and Xuanxuan, picked up Xuanxuan in his arms, and opened the car door.
Seeing Bai Xuanhe getting out of the car with Xuanxuan in his arms, Xu Zixi and Alex outside the car both felt their hearts clench suddenly, and their emotions became tense.
After getting out of the car, Bai Xuanhe saw that the three of them were on high alert. He said expressionlessly,
"Whale Fall. I didn't expect to be defeated by you in the same way again."