Chapter 373: 373
Su Man, who was about twenty-six to twenty-seven, had a tall figure . He did not dress like the typical Arabian—white cloak, black headband, white headwear . He merely wore a white robe and his long hair was tied to his back with a silver cord . His slender eyebrows were long and beautiful . His pitch-dark eyes were filled with life like water flowing from the springs and cleanliness amidst the coldness . Upon closer look, it seemed like the winds that graced the tundras, cold and imposing . He had a tall nose and his beautiful lips were lustrous . Even his chin was so intricate to the point it caught attention . All of his facial features were clearly God’s masterpiece .
He gave people the impression that he was arrogant, cold, and unapproachable, and not one who could be desecrated .
Despite his extremely impressive features, people did not misidentify him as a woman as he, on first look, was an extremely confident and tough man . No woman would have such an imposing aura that was one of its kinds and implied one’s arrogance above all .
His coat was whiter than snow, and when complemented with a silver band that kept his hair together, it made him seem extremely gorgeous .
Once he made his appearance, he absolutely stunned everybody . As he stood there, the whole world seemed to become a backdrop and he was the only light .
Once he made an appearance, silence befell the place as they were stunned by such beauty . Even Ye Wei and Eleven, who were used to his gorgeous looks, were stunned . There are some people whom one could never get sick of looking, and he was still as stunning as before .
Su Man’s gaze swept across everybody in the great hall . He was used to their shocked looks . His gaze landed on the young kid, and he slightly and rarely curled his lips into a smile .
At that very moment, his smile swayed everyone .
“Beautiful Su, I miss you!” Ye Wei’s first reaction was to scoot up to him in spite of Mo Jue’s jealousy . When it came to throwing oneself into someone’s embrace, Ye Wei was tops at it . While she moved fast, someone moved even faster than her .
Mo Jue immediately acted and followed closely . He hooked her waist and pulled her aside, his delicate features filled with protest . “Wifey…”
He dragged his response reluctantly .
Su Man raised his eyebrows and his cold and harsh gaze landed on Ye Wei and Mo Jue . As Ye Wei did not get to pounce onto Su Man, she was unhappy . She could not allow Mo Jue to fly into a rage either, so she was extremely sad and angry .
“I do not miss you the slightest bit,” Su Man said with a cold gaze and his calm voice sounded clean . He especially admired Mo Jue for being able to keep Ye Wei in check, and it was indeed so lest she get many people into trouble .
“Beautiful Su, you are not the kindest . ” Ye Wei protested as she tapped Marshmallow’s hands away and hinted to him he could let go . Bringing him along was the worst decision possible . Had there been somebody else in the castle who could keep him in check, she really had no intention of bringing him along .
“Su Man . ” the young kid walked over with small steps and stroked his chin while effusively praising him . “That was really unexpected of you . ”
Although he had heard people describe him as ‘beauty incarnate’, it was only when he saw the person that he really appreciated what it really meant . He was imposingly regal and gorgeous .
“Hey there, small chap, you are as unexpected too . ” Su Man tapped his shoulders and his gaze became slightly gentler . “What brings Ye Wei here?”
When Ye Wei heard this, she stopped and said, “Beautiful Su, what do you mean?”
Eleven replied as a matter-of-factly . She said, “He dislikes you . ”
The young kid smiled and said, “She’s my auntie . ”
“This is indeed a small world . ” Helplessness flashed through Su Man’s typically cold and harsh gaze . They were, however one looked at it, related .
The young kid introduced them, and Cheng Anya and Third Young Master Ye only nodded in acknowledgment as they carried a virus in them . Su Man was not one who was fond of pleasantries . Them nodding in acknowledgment suited his preferences, just like Bai Ye .
“Ning Ning, why are so many people following my patients around?” Su Man scanned the area with a cold look and everybody felt indescribable oppression spreading . Some people just had the ability to create such an atmosphere with just a single statement .
Third Young Master Ye and Miss Cheng remained silent . This seeming genius had some kind of a weird temperament . Apart from their darling child, both of them definitely had to be present . The presence of the rest was none of their concern .
“You have got a problem with me missing you? You definitely know that Eleven and I are inseparable . ”
“Yes, and you even brought the entire village along . ”
“Oh, please, didn’t you regret not acknowledging me then?” Ye Wei laughed as she hooked Su Man’s arm . “Gorgeous beauty, don’t you even miss me the slightest?”
“No . ” Su Man was a man of few words . As he turned around, Mo Jue pulled Ye Wei to his side and his purple eyes were boiling with jealousy . “Wifey, please do not act like this . If you want to hug someone, hugging me will do . ”
Everybody was stunned into silence .
Everyone else had an excuse, Bai Ye mused . “I was handling the virus that infected both of them . Maybe I can be of help . ”
“That won’t be necessary,” Su Man coldly replied . His reply reeked of hidden arrogance and was nothing short of aggressive .
Bai Ye smiled it off, but both of them had a cold in their looks that slowly revealed their domineering side . “Trust me, you will need it . ”
As their gazes locked, one was confident and easy-going whilst the other was cold and arrogant . Their temperaments were not the most different, and everyone else could only feel an oppressive ambiance .
The young kid elegantly smiled as he stood in the middle . Both of their eyes looked away at the same time . One was calm while the other was cold . The young kid coldly smiled and said, “Dear Beautiful Su, Bai Ye has also done some research on the virus . While his research isn’t as thorough as yours, his medical skills are undoubtedly stronger than yours . ”
Su Man raised his eyebrows and said, “I want the latest analysis . ”
Bai Ye nodded and said, “No problem . ”
Su Man looked around and had Third Young Master Ye and Cheng Anya follow him to the research lab . He forbade the others from following, and everyone else obeyed . Bai Ye said, “That guy is nothing short of brazen . ”
“He can afford to,” Eleven said . “When he knew Wei Wei and my identity back then, he was nothing short of impolite . ”
“Ah, Wei Wei, to think you have such good taste . But…” Bai Ye smiled as he looked at Mo Jue and said, “This change in taste is a tad too drastic . ”
Mo Jue did not understand what Bai Ye said whilst the young kid smiled . Eleven struggled to hold in her smile and Ye Wei lazily waved her hand . She was speechless . “It was an accident, an accident…”
“Is he Arabian?” Bai Ye curiously asked . Su Man had features that were as delicate as those of Arabians, but his features had the intricacies of Orientals . He, on the overall, looked more like an Oriental .
“His mother is Arabian whilst his father is Chinese . He is mixed-blood . ”
Everybody nodded . Mixed-bloods were often extremely attractive looking . The few mixed-blood people they knew were like this, but none were as impressively stunning as Su Man . Ye Wei lazily leaned against the chair and enjoyed her iced beverage as she slowly said, “Now you know why I’m attracted to him . Beautiful Su is attractive both inside and outside . Once you have spent enough time with him, you will know why he is a true man that is extremely hard to chance upon . ”
It was a pity that he did not take a liking to her . Insider information suggested that Su Man did not like women who liked men, so Ye Wei was instantly out of the game . This was indeed a tragedy .
“Auntie, your charm is not working out for you . ”
“You children are only good at blabbering nonsense . If this is indeed the case, I won’t be able to find someone I like . How should I settle down then, huh?” Ye Wei pointed at Mo Jue and smiled gorgeously . As long as she managed to charm Mo Jue, that would do .
Mo Jue grabbed Ye Wei’s hands and asked, “Wifey, did you say that he is not as good-looking as I am and you hence duped him long ago? Why are you still scooting up to him? Wifey, you are lying to me . ”
“Since he is somebody whom I’ve never seen in a long time, it’s perfectly normal that I miss him . Also, hugging a friend is basic respect, get it?”
Mo Jue shook his head and pointed at Eleven and said, “She did not even hug him at all . ”
Bai Ye and the young kid smiled as Eleven coldly harrumphed . Ye Wei played along extremely well and said, “Look at Eleven, this block of ice . Does she look like she’s ever hugged anyone before? If you are tired of living, throw yourself into her embrace . How could you compare your wifey and Eleven?”
One does not simply compare fire and ice like apples to apples .
“Wifey, it would be good if you were like Eleven . Your dearest Marshmallow does not take well to overly warm and passionate you,” Mo Jue said, slightly glum . His gaze sank and his lowered head showed how dejected he was . Even his clear purple eyes became dark .
Mo Jue being like this made her… unhappy . Ye Wei was a little stifled . She had no intention to change her style to accommodate anybody, not to mention how Su Man was never interested in her . Since she was teasing him out of boredom, it was no big deal and quite harmless as well .
“Wei Wei, did you discover that he has somehow become smarter?” Eleven suddenly asked . His changes in the past few days were pretty obvious, and he was no longer as innocent as a clean slate . He was whatever Ye Wei described him to be .
Ye Wei nodded . Eleven had another worry . Was he going to become his original self?
Or…
“Dear Marshmallow, are you recalling something?” Ye Wei gently asked as Mo Jue shook his head . Eleven and Ye Wei looked at each other in the eye and did not say a word . They had probably overthought!
“Wifey, if you do this again, I will kill him,” Mo Jue flatly replied as murderous intent filled his purple eyes .
“…”
“Dear Marshmallow, come . I’ll show you the sights and sounds of Riyadh,” Ye Wei said as she yanked Mo Jue out along with her . Mo Jue’s gloomy face instantly bloomed into happiness .
This was a typical and small laboratory .
As Su Man was an expert on viruses, his laboratory in his home had the most comprehensive suite of equipment, containing the essentials despite its size . There were test tubes, experimental agents, automated equipment, computer analysis diagrams, and huge LCD screens .
Su Man drew their blood samples and injected each of them with a different colored experimental agent . Since there were only three of them, Third Young Master Ye had no other concerns and flatly asked, “Mister Su, is there really a cure for the virus?”
As Su Man was doing a comprehensive check on Cheng Anya, he calmly said, “Maybe yes, maybe no . I have no absolute confidence, and I’ll have to see how unstable the virus can get . ”
Third Young Master Ye was mentally prepared . He looked at Cheng Anya and gently smiled . Cheng Anya smiled in return . To them, life and death at this juncture did not seem particularly important .
Su Man took a glance at these lovers . Since he had very good ties with Ning Ning, he had quite a good impression of them and his attitude toward them was much softer . As they were able to raise somebody like the young kid, they, as parents, were clearly no average joe .
Besides, a few months ago, Third Young Master Ye’s dramatic exploits and scandals rocked the globe . Since Su Man knew that they were Ning Ning’s parents, he naturally followed the news and felt it interesting .
Seeing how they calmly faced life and death now, his heart was filled with admiration for them .
“Just call me Su Man . That will do . ” Su Man’s crisp voice did not hint of any emotional undulation .
Cheng Anya smiled and allowed him to check . She then asked, “Su Man, how did you know Ning Ning?”
“By chance, I guess . He wanted some weapon schematics that I happened to be able to provide . While I was initially reluctant to provide him with them, I did not expect him to hack all my computers in my home . So, I had no choice but to compromise . Had I not agreed to it, I’m afraid that he would even amend my nationality FOC, and I would wake up being a stateless person . For all you know, I might even get an unknown name in the partner column of my identity documentation . ” Su Man described .
As the young kid’s parents, Third Young Master Ye and Miss Cheng were extremely embarrassed .
Their child’s actions were simply…
Daylight robbery!
He was, beyond doubt, his son—Third Young Master Ye pleasingly thought . While the methods were devious and scheming, they were the most effective .
“…It must suck to be you . ” Miss Cheng remained silent for a moment before she squeezed this statement out . Once she said it, she regretted it . Shouldn’t typical parents apologize for what their children had done?
Miss Cheng was at a loss for words!
“Uh, yes, it sucks to be me,” Beautiful Su gently replied . He did not have the slightest feeling that these parents had brought their child up in the most twisted manner possible . Miss Cheng’s indulgence for the young kid had reached a whole new level .
“It’s good to occasionally embrace the suck . My son is extremely useful in many ways,” Third Young Master Ye said . He did not feel that the young kid’s actions were despicable . Instead, he felt glorified about them .
Su Man nodded and admitted . “Indeed . ”
Miss Cheng and Third Young Master Ye were satisfied . Beautiful Su was clearly too generous . Actually, how they knew each other was not important . What was most important was how their friendship was now . It’s pretty good, wasn’t it?
As Su Man finished his checks on Miss Cheng, his brows slightly raised and there was an acknowledgement in his cold eyes . He said, “Now, I know that Ning Ning’s character is not nurtured, but instead inherited . ”
Third Young Master Ye was stunned into silence .
Miss Cheng was stunned into silence .
Su Man had Miss Cheng stand up, and then had Third Young Master Ye lie down . He said, “But the two of you are not wrong . ”
When Su Man did a check up on Third Young Master Ye, he saw the pictures and information on the screen and his gaze sunk . As it was all in Arabic, Cheng Anya did not understand them . The picture, however, was clear—it was a liver .
“We have a bit of trouble . ” Su Man flatly chimed .
Cheng Anya’s heart jolted and she had a bad omen . “What happened? Is there no cure?”
“The virus has invaded the lungs, and he is in a worse condition than you,” Su Man honestly replied . He felt that they were strong enough to be able to bear the news and hence did not conceal it . “This is a cellular virus, which once invades the lungs, severely compromises bodily functions . He won’t be able to freely move in no more than a day and will have to lie down and rely on sedatives and oxygen masks to stay alive . ”
Cheng Anya’s eyes suddenly grew big and blood faded from it . She felt pain in her heart, and her head ached . Her mind was blank . She could not care about anything else . Her hands and legs were cold while panic and fear lapped at her .
She had a strong feeling that she was about to lose Third Young Master Ye .
“Su Man, what now?” Cheng Anya struggled to calm herself but she was unable to . Her voice started to tremble, and her skinny body started to tense up .
Third Young Master Ye reached out and held Cheng Anya’s hands tightly . As she held his cold hand, she felt a wrench in her heart . Although she did not see life and death as significantly as before, she could not help but show pain and desperation when eternal separation was all but a reality .
“Dear Anya, do not worry . It’s not as though all hope is lost,” Third Young Master Ye gently replied . “Didn’t we agree on that?”
“The outcome is worse than I thought, and since a cure is still possible, don’t worry . I’ll do my best,” Su Man flatly replied . His eyes betrayed a steely determination . “Since it’s rare that Ning Ning came to ask me for help, I will fulfill his wish . ”
Cheng Anya’s heart relaxed, and she did not know how Su Man’s words made her admire him subconsciously .
“What about her?”
Su Man took a look at Cheng Anya and said, “She’s in very good shape and everything is under control for now . As she is patient zero, the stability of the virus in her is higher than yours, so that explains why her condition is very good . ”
“How could this be? I was infected earlier than him . ”
“This has nothing to do with how early or late you are infected . ” Su Man explained . “These cellular viruses are unstable, and hence not potent, let alone the transmitted virus . Their instability is exploited, let alone the potential for mutations . ”
Cheng Anya had no knowledge of viruses, but when she saw Su Man’s heavy gaze, she felt a sinking feeling in her heart . It was Third Young Master Ye who did not seem worried and calmly accepted the bad news .
“Also, Su Man, the designer of the 1934 virus was your grandfather . Bai Ye mentioned that the 1934 virus operates on the same principle as this virus . Is there an antidote?” Cheng Anya asked Su Man .
Su Man nodded and pain flashed through his cold eyes so quickly nobody could feel it . “The 1934 virus was designed by my grandfather when he was young . As my grandmother was suffering from liver cancer then, my grandfather researched the cellular virus to only discover a cure for liver cancer . Back then, he would lock himself in the lab and nobody knew how deadly the researched virus was . Only he did . His disciples, however, smuggled the virus out and the virus landed in the hands of criminals . This resulted in tens of thousands of deaths in a Siberian town, and my grandfather was extremely remorseful of it . He then dedicated his life to researching for an antidote for the 1934 virus, and it only came to fruition in his late years . When we moved house, some of these documents were lost . A few pages of the record for the antidote were lost, and I will need some time to complete said pages . While both viruses operate on the same principle, this virus in your is clearly more complex . As of now, I only have a rough idea and will need to test it on you to confirm it . ”
Third Young Master Ye looked at Su Man and gently smiled . He calmly and confidently said, “Do what you have to do . I trust you . ”
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