“Lin Mo! Get back to bed this instant!”
In the Laboratory Core Area, the furious girl had a death grip on the boy’s arm.
Even though there was a height difference between them, her unnatural strength allowed her to actually yank Lin Mo upright.
“Are you trying to kill yourself? You just got a little better and now you’re running around. Which is more important—the experiment or your life?”
“I already took my medicine. I’m really fine…”
“Shut up!”
Su Yu was now completely red in the face.
She never would have guessed that the moment she went to the bathroom, Lin Mo would sneak out of bed and run off, even leaving a note that said:
“I feel almost recovered. Going to do experiments. Don’t worry.”
Her blood pressure nearly spiked—she had worked as a nurse for a while.
She rushed straight to the Core Area to bring Lin Mo to justice.
“You think just saying you’re fine makes it true? Don’t you have any idea how you’re really feeling?”
“I… I really don’t feel like there’s anything major wrong.”
Lin Mo looked at the extremely angry girl and felt a bit intimidated.
He turned his head slightly, but a sudden wave of discomfort hit him, making him cough repeatedly.
“Cough, cough… Just a few small symptoms left. It’ll be over soon.”
Hearing this, the girl’s already flushed face turned even redder.
“No way! No matter what you say today, you have to go back and rest right now. Immediately, this instant!”
Her tone was firm, and she kept her grip on his arm, refusing to let go.
Lin Mo didn’t want to give in.
He tried to struggle, but with his weakened body, he really couldn’t break free.
With no other option, he tried to find an excuse to get rid of Su Yu.
“You don’t have to worry about me. I can’t sleep anyway… Being here actually puts my mind at ease.”
“At ease my foot!”
Su Yu wasn’t buying it at all.
She shot back sharply:
“You’re exhausted, okay? No matter how much you love science, there has to be a limit. You can’t joke around with your body, hey!”
Honestly, she was on the verge of losing it.
If Lin Mo weren’t her good friend, she’d have punched him to give him a physical dose of sedation.
“No, no! Even if you can’t sleep, you can’t keep working. Worst case, just take a walk with me outside, breathe some fresh air—it’ll be good for your health.”
Lin Mo naturally resisted.
Every part of him was fighting it.
“I don’t want to! The base’s circulated air is fresh enough. I don’t need to waste time going outside.”
“Is it about the air?”
Su Yu let out a frustrated laugh.
When had she ever noticed that this so-called genius scientist was more stubborn than a mule?
“I’m telling you to relax! You can’t keep working under this kind of pressure. Even if it’s not for yourself… then for your fans. You should take better care of your body, right?”
By now she was getting angry.
She crossed her arms and turned her face away.
“One word: are you going or not?”
“…”
Lin Mo fell silent.
At this point, he could detect the emotion mixed with her urgency.
If he kept refusing, something bad was bound to happen.
He began to waver.
On one hand, he had poured too much effort into the “Godslayer Project.”
Everything had been going smoothly until it hit a dead end at the most critical moment.
He couldn’t sleep without figuring out the problems.
On the other, there was the pressure from his biological father.
If he couldn’t complete the Godslayer Project in time, he wouldn’t have the confidence to face the shadows of the past.
So he had to push himself.
But Su Yu couldn’t understand that.
He couldn’t tell her, and he didn’t need to.
From his perspective, he had no obligation to listen to her advice.
He could simply give her a cold rejection:
“I don’t think I have any duty to follow your orders, Su Yu.”
“After all, we’re barely more than acquaintances.”
Something like that would completely discourage her, and he’d never have to hear her concerned nagging again.
But Lin Mo didn’t dare.
Both reason and instinct held him back.
He had a strong premonition that if he ever said those words, the result would be something he didn’t want to see.
So, whether for reason or emotion, he couldn’t do it.
After thinking for a long time, he finally chose to listen to Su Yu’s advice.
He tried to let go of his obsession and slowly stood up.
“Alright… Let’s go for a walk, then.”
…
The sunlight outside was exceptionally bright today, warm as it spilled over him.
It was as if it clung to him, letting a pleasant current of heat flow through his body.
Su Yu walked ahead.
She took a greedy breath of fresh air, gazing at the endless wilderness and distant mountains.
She thought that Lin Mo really had chosen a great spot to build his base—out in the middle of nowhere, hard to find.
“Hey, Lin Mo, if you really can’t manage, you can sit in a wheelchair. I’ll push you.”
She turned back to look at him following behind.
It wasn’t a taunt—it was genuine concern.
But for a young, strong guy, no matter the intent, it sounded a little insulting.
Lin Mo felt it, too.
“I’m not at the coffin stage yet…”
He muttered as he walked out from the shadows into the sunlight.
When the morning breeze brushed his face, he imitated Su Yu and took a deep breath.
The refreshing sensation filled his heart, and his body felt much lighter.
“I really should get out once in a while…”
Lin Mo murmured to himself.
He couldn’t remember the last time he had observed the world without a care, like a child.
Ever since he left that so-called “home,” anger and hatred had sat on him like a mountain, crushing him without pause.
He wanted to prove himself, to redeem his pride, to seek justice for the dead.
So he was desperate to achieve this groundbreaking feat.
Lin Mo didn’t think he was wrong, but he also knew Su Yu was right.
If he collapsed now, there would be no future.
He had been… too hasty.
After coming to this realization, he felt the shackles on him grow lighter.
He began to appreciate his surroundings from a purely aesthetic perspective.
It was now the peak season for growth.
The endless fields were full of blooming flowers and lush grass—planted from the start to hide the base, with a fence built around the perimeter.
The girl stood among them.
Her silver hair gleamed under the sunlight, making her look almost like a pure, beautiful angel descended from heaven.
This was the first time he ever sincerely admired her appearance.
He had never really noticed it before.
Just then, Su Yu turned around and flashed him an incredibly warm smile.
“What are you still standing there for? Walk a bit farther. No one’s around here anyway.”
Her sweet, healing smile made Lin Mo catch his breath.
He remembered when he had just woken up from his illness, her eyes swollen red from worry and exhaustion.
The two images overlapped, and it felt like the painful memories of that time were somehow diluted…
“I’m coming…”
Lin Mo stopped thinking about the troubling things.
He wanted to focus on the present.
His steps became lighter.
Nothing else—he just felt that breathing in the fresh air like this wasn’t so bad.