After the exchange meeting at the exhibition center ended, they did not return to planet b3024 immediately. Ruan Shiqing agreed to Dais's invitation to visit Professor Clay's laboratory, so they went through the hotel extension procedures and continued to stay in Sikkim. Instead, Mr. Hawthorne, who lived next door, came to say goodbye and said he was leaving.
Garland had not originally planned to leave so soon. But Si Yan had already convinced Old Bart that he might have to arrange surgery in the near future, so he had to leave.
Ruan Shiqing was a very cautious person. He spent a lot of time getting close to him, but still failed to gain his trust. When he occasionally mentioned the cubs around him, he would change the subject without leaving a trace. He was worried that if he asked too obvious questions, it would arouse his vigilance and disgust, and he would not even have the opportunity to learn more about the dragon cub.
But fortunately, during this period of time, he could tell that the other party was very good to the cubs, and the dragonfly also liked him very much. Although he still didn't know where the other party picked up the dragonfly, he was not so worried when he was about to leave.
Perhaps after he has dealt with things here, he can reveal his identity and have a frank talk with the other party.
"I hope we can meet again in the future." Garland smiled gently and handed the small gift he had prepared in advance to Ruan Shiqing. When he lowered his head, he saw the young dragon holding his father's legs and looking up at him.
After hesitating for a moment, he took out another golden and translucent gem from his pocket, squatted down and handed it to the little dragon: "This is for you."
The gem was as big as a pigeon egg and had a pure color. He saw it by chance when he passed by a jewelry store. At first glance, he thought it was very similar to the baby dragon's eyes.
Dragons naturally love gorgeous and dazzling gems, so he bought it. He just didn't take it out because he was worried that it would be too abrupt. Now he looked up at his young dragon, but he couldn't help himself.
"Wow! It's so big!" When the cub saw the gem, he opened his eyes wide and exclaimed in amazement.
His eyes were as round as gemstones. Although they were full of love, he put his paws behind his back and shook his head, saying, "This must be very expensive. I can't have it."
It's a very well-behaved young dragon.
Garland's love deepened. He placed the gem in the dragon's claws, and without waiting for him to refuse, he stood up and said to Ruan Shiqing: "This gem is nothing to you, just a small gift." He lowered his eyes and looked at the cub, with a trace of sadness in his eyes: "If your cub can grow up smoothly, maybe it will be as cute as him."
His expression didn't seem fake.
Although this gem is expensive for ordinary people, it is really nothing for those who can live in the top floor suite of the Aliz Hotel.
Ruan Shiqing thought about it and felt that he might have given such a gift because he remembered his cub, so he did not refuse it firmly.
He bent down and patted the little dragon cub's head, and whispered, "Herri, say thank you to Uncle Hawthorne."
The little dragon clutched the gem, looked up and thanked him obediently.
Garland was slightly stunned: "His name is He Li?"
After so many contacts, he never asked the cub's name.
Ruan Shiqing responded with a sound, and felt that his expression was a little strange. However, before he could say more, the other party's intelligent brain started to ring.
Garland frowned and didn't want to answer the call. He wanted to continue asking about the origin of the name "He Li", but Si Yan's communication kept flashing.
—Si Yan must be looking for him for something urgent.
Garland frowned, but could only suppress his doubts, said goodbye politely, and returned to his hotel room.
When the communication was connected, he said in a bad tone: "What makes Your Majesty so anxious?"
Si Yan's gentle and elegant face was filled with an obvious smile: "Go to the laboratory immediately to prepare. Old Bart's experiment has been moved up to tomorrow morning."
When Garland rushed to the laboratory, he finally understood why old Bart was so eager to conduct the experiment in advance.
—His organs had begun to fail.
Old Bart is an evolved person. As the helmsman of the Naxi Group, he is already quite old. Although he has been focusing on maintenance over the years, no matter how rich he is, he cannot resist the invasion of aging and disease.
His internal organs had failed to the point where they could no longer sustain life, and old Bart had been trying to keep this news a secret until last night when he suddenly fell into a coma and was sent to the hospital, and the news was finally revealed.
No wonder the surgery was so urgent.
Garland was taking his time making preoperative preparations. The unconscious old Bart had been secretly sent to the laboratory and was undergoing preoperative examinations.
His father-in-law was critically ill, so of course the emperor, as his son-in-law, was present. He gently comforted the worried Queen Seya with a gentle expression. Garland occasionally looked up at him and couldn't help but curl his lips, thinking that it was a waste for the emperor not to pursue his dream of the entertainment industry.
After finally pacifying Queen Seya and coaxing her to return to the palace, Si Yan put away his gentle expression.
Garland analyzed Old Bart's condition: "He only has a few days left to live. If Your Majesty is determined to acquire the Nashi Group, why bother to go far away? Queen Seya is pregnant with your child. He will not only be the heir to the royal family, but also the heir to the Nashi Group."
He really couldn't understand why Si Yan insisted on having Old Bart undergo mechanized transformation.
Mechanized transformation is a complete scam. It is true that it can temporarily prolong life, but the person undergoing the transformation is no longer the original "person". He is just a mechanical puppet that continues the behavior pattern of his life. Although they are alive, they have lost their independent consciousness as an independent individual. All their actions and choices are just the best choices made by the highly intelligent AI based on their life information.
In his opinion, as long as Old Bart died, Si Yan would be fully capable of taking over the Naxi Group. Several big chaebols supported each other, and as long as he controlled the Naxi Group, the royal family would no longer have to be restricted by the other three chaebols. It was really unnecessary for him to use Old Bart as bait to set a trap for the other three people in power.
He didn't think Si Yan could swallow up the four major chaebols by himself, as this would only cause endless chaos.
"You don't need to know so much." After Si Yan put away his fake gentleness and smile, he became extremely cold, like a sword that shone with chill, as if ready to reap lives at any time.
"I heard that you and Brigadier General Hector once had a cub?"
He suddenly mentioned this, which made Garland's eyebrows jump. He didn't know why he thought of the young dragon named Heli again.
Is it such a coincidence that the wandering black dragon cub is also named Heli
He was a red dragon, and Hector was a black dragon. They had argued countless times over who the dragon cub in the dragon egg would look like, and even had a fight. But in the end, the dragon egg was gone, and he never had the chance to witness him hatch, and whether he would look like him or Hector.
The obscure past made his heart tighten. He didn't even dare to think about the origin of the cub, fearing that it was a false joy.
Garland closed his eyes, calmed himself down, and said in a cold voice: "It's been too long, I can't remember it clearly."
Si Yan smiled indifferently and threw out the bait: "Complete the operation successfully, and in return, I will tell you everything you want to know, including the whereabouts of the cub."
After bidding farewell to Huo Sang, Ruan Shiqing received two more invitations. Since the exchange meeting, many more invitations and letters have been sent to the hotel front desk and specifically addressed to him.
But he wasn't going to go to any of them.
Sikkim is very prosperous, but he does not plan to stay there for long. In addition, the identities of the cubs are always a hidden danger. Except for invitations from friends, he does not plan to expose them to the public too much, which will greatly increase the exposure of the cubs and increase the possibility of their identities being exposed.
And... Ruan Shiqing placed all the invitation letters on the coffee table, glanced at the giant beast on the bay window, and remembered what the other party said when he took him away from the hotel that day.
If he accepted the invitation, the other party would probably be very angry and try to snatch the person away again.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but glance at the giant beast lazily basking in the sun.
The adult Ymir was really majestic. His fur was smooth and soft, shining like satin in the sun. Several cubs used him as a blanket, sleeping on his back or reading books with him, looking very comfortable.
—Since they knew each other’s true identity that day, the cubs were very keen to transform him back into Ymir’s adult form when they were alone.
Although Rong Heng expressed disdain, he never let the kids down.
On the contrary, Ruan Shiqing, concerned about the other party's human form, never tried it.
He casually reached out and rubbed his left earlobe, picked up the book and walked towards the majestic beast.
Rong Heng felt that Ruan Shiqing's eyes on him were a little strange recently.
Ever since he returned to the hotel from the exhibition center that night, he always looked at him with a strange look. Sometimes when Rong Heng was playing with the cubs in the living room, he would turn around and meet Ruan Shiqing's dark eyes.
He always felt that the way the other person looked at him was the same as the research topics that interested him in the laboratory.
It makes my scalp tingle.
He wondered if some of his actions had crossed the line and the other party had seen through the clues. After all, Ruan Shiqing was too sharp and intelligent, and many things were not easy to hide from his eyes.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was very nervous, especially when he saw the piles of invitations being sent to him, his heart was burning with anxiety.
But he didn't dare show it, so he could only force himself to lie in the warm sunshine and pretend that he didn't feel anything.
The cub was lying on his back and snoring in his sleep. He rested his head on his front paws and observed Ruan Shiqing out of the corner of his eye. Then he found that the other party closed the book in his hand and walked slowly towards him.
The living room is covered with thick carpet, which feels rich.
Ruan Shiqing wanted to be casual, so he walked barefoot to his side without wearing slippers, naturally found a sunny spot, sat down next to him, and spread the book on his knees.
Rong Heng's profile showed the sunlight dancing on his thick black eyelashes. His fair skin was translucent, and even the fine hairs could be seen.
The white ear that I once wanted to kiss but never did was now dyed a light pink.
It was so beautiful that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince couldn't help but swallow his saliva again.