Chapter 1: Betrayal
In 2090, all the great natural resources were exhausted, and in order to continue to survive, human beings began to explore and exploit the last source of energy on the planet - human beings themselves.
With the continuous reproduction and evolution, the genes of human beings themselves are becoming more and more powerful, not only carrying genetic information, but also possessing a variety of different energies, as long as they are properly trained and cultivated, they can be used in different ways, from controlling a contact device to triggering a browser, to a mecha and a tank. In short, there is no natural energy source such as coal, electricity, and gas, and all machinery and appliances need human beings to do work through genetic energy to achieve their goals.
Nowadays, genetic weapons are rampant in the world, and as humans use their own energy more and more, disrupting the natural laws of life and reproduction, the female fertility rate has become extremely low. In order to keep the better genes, everyone will be born with a DNA test, which is rated as high, medium, and low.
Men and women at different levels receive different types of schooling and work in different levels of units. seems to perform their own duties, but in fact, they passively accepted their fate from birth, and everything after that has widened this difference even more.
Because fertility is so important, this difference is also reflected in marriage. Inferior men can only be combined with inferior women, and the possibility of them having children is zero, and the more powerful and superior men are, the more they have the right to choose middle and higher women, to reproduce their own excellent genes, and the law stipulates that they can have more than one woman, and they are called Mrs. in the order of marriage.
Under such a system of rules, women have almost no rights at all, whether they study or work, they are firmly held in the palm of their hands by men, and they cannot move at all.
Those in power claim that this is a "beautiful new world" created by people, but as a woman, Xiao Ling can't see any "beauty" in this new world.
As an adopted orphan girl, Xiao Ling has never complained or compassionate, because she knows that she is powerless to change this, and no one has it.
The one who can support her to this day has always been Han Yuechuan.
Just yesterday, Xiao Ling was still complacent, thinking that as long as he passed his eighteenth birthday, he would marry him, after all, they were all middle-level genes, although he was an orphan, but such a marriage was not particularly humiliating to him.
However, Xiao Ling still underestimated the power of this society. In order to get rid of the ordinary and hard-working middle-level armed forces, Han Yuechuan married Cui Naiwen, a middle-level girl from a high-level family, in exchange for working in the high-level command center.
This is really a very cost-effective deal, marrying a girl from a famous family, and being able to have a very good career.
Last night, at the Han family, Xiao Ling witnessed their wedding. Uncle Han didn't know anything about her and Han Yuechuan, and even asked her to be Cui Naiwen's bridesmaid. Xiao Ling gritted his teeth and persevered throughout the night, just as he repaid Uncle Han for his nurturing kindness.
Looking at the wedding scene and Cui Naiwen's smiling face, Xiao Ling only had cold in his heart, and only blank in his mind. What's even more sad is that during the wedding, where Cui Naiwen couldn't see, Han Yuechuan's smiling face with the most sunny smile confided the most cruel words to the girl: "Even if I get married, it won't hinder the little secret between us." If Cui Naiwen doesn't mind, I can still marry you as a second wife, what do you say? β
That was the last straw that overwhelmed Xiao Ling.
She originally thought that Han Yuechuan was in love with her, but it turned out that she was insignificant at all, and she was able to say such a thing as letting her be the second lady. This is an insult to Xiao Ling, whether it is personality, or her love.
Xiao Ling couldn't control the moment and picked up a glass of ice water on the table, and poured it all on the smiling face she once loved the most.
After such an argument, Xiao Ling could only rush out of the door, wearing a pink bridesmaid dress, running all the way down the road outside the Han family's courtyard, running straight to a bridge, looking condescendingly at the sparkling river below, and throwing her worthless tears.
She once thought that no matter what kind of storm was outside, as long as the people she loved also loved her, they would be able to support and live a peaceful life in this troubled world.
This is naΓ―ve.
In the blur of tears, Xiao Ling got closer and closer to the clear waters, as if this was the only source of tranquility in the world. She could feel that the coolness was approaching, about to take her out of this miserable world. The moment he fell into the water, Xiao Ling's eyes fell into darkness, and he couldn't perceive anything.
Death is the ending method of all suffering, and Xiao Ling is such a pure water, which is her end.
Who knows how long it took to laugh, but she actually had consciousness and perception again, and a misty scene like white mist appeared in her mind.
This white mist seemed to be as soft as a cloud, and Xiao Ling suddenly felt that his body was also fluttering, held up by this white mist, little by little, and floated upward. Is this the way to heaven?
Xiao Ling was involuntarily dragged by the white mist, and the gradual sense of fear made her want to get rid of the clouds around her, I subconsciously reached out, wanting to push away the things around me, but I couldn't touch any real thing.
"Wake up!!"
With a call, Xiao Ling opened his eyes, and as far as he could see, there was a white ceiling and a pair of arms stretched out in front of him.
Xiao Ling was taken aback, and immediately put his arm down, feeling the pain in his joints. She turned her neck hard and looked in the direction she had just called to her, where a young and beautiful woman was sitting, dressed in a long emerald green dress, looking very amorous.
"You've finally woken up, it's been a day, and if you don't wake up, I'll call a doctor." Her voice was also very good, with a smile on her face, she took a wet towel from her side and reached out to Xiao Ling's face.
Although the woman looked very gentle, Xiao Ling was very defensive and ducked back, not knowing where it was involved, and there was a pain.
The woman frowned and stopped: "You are injured, don't get excited. It was my husband who saved you, I'm not a bad person. β
Faced with the explanation of the "life-saving benefactor", Xiao Ling was unmoved, still looking at her vigilantly.
The woman gave up and said, "Okay, I'll leave all the changes here, and you can take care of yourself." I'll be waiting for you downstairs. β
With that, she got up and left, leaving Xiao Ling alone in the room.
Seeing that the door of the room was tightly closed, Xiao Ling finally calmed down and began to look at the room. It was already night, so she must have slept all day.
She is lying on a big double bed at the moment, the whole room is decorated according to the European style, next to the double bed is a huge dresser, on the other side is a purple chaise longue, all the furniture is very luxurious, it is a scene that has not been seen in the Han family. After looking at the decoration in the room, Xiao Ling struggled to get up, took a change of clothes, and walked into the bathroom.
"Last night I walked up to a high bridge, where the water level was so high that if I jumped off, I wouldn't be able to survive. In this era of extremely degraded human bodily functions, almost no one can maintain the skill of swimming in water, just a little cold river water is enough to kill a person.
Why didn't I die? Xiao Ling didn't know in his heart.
She didn't know at all, and the only thing she could know was that both of her lungs were in great pain, and the location near the cervical spine on her back was probably because she had been hit by the water, and there was a very swelling mark, red and swollen. Xiao Ling looked at his ** body in the mirror, checking whether there were any other injuries on his body.
Her body was so thin and short that such a narrow mirror in the bathroom would be enough to shine through. The face is not at all related to the roundness, there are a lot of freckles scattered on the narrow and small face, and a pair of big eyes with this face, which is not very coordinated at first glance. Xiao Ling is well aware of the advantages and disadvantages of his body, so he always curls his hair into gentle curls, leaving heavy bangs on his forehead, creating a cute appearance like a doll.
But that didn't matter, she didn't have anyone to please now.
Xiao Ling changed into the clean clothes that the woman had prepared for her, combed her hair high, and pulled it into a bun, revealing her entire face.
The woman was slightly disappointed when she saw Xiao Ling's appearance: "Ah, I originally thought that this dress would be very flattering to you." β
What she prepared for Xiao Ling was a green satin doll dress with ruffles and similar streamers, which was the most common style worn by girls in the past, and it would be very difficult to put her hair down. But in fact, Xiao Ling doesn't like to dress up like this, and with the current hairstyle, it is a bit nondescript.
Coming out of the room, Xiao Ling found that this house could be described as magnificent. Walking down the spiral staircase to the lobby on the first floor, there was a woman who had just met and a man sitting on the leather soft sofa in the living room.
The woman got up and shushed in front of the girl, but she couldn't help but keep glancing at the man who was still sitting on the sofa. The man was still wearing a military uniform, and the epaulettes on his shoulders indicated his rank, already a general. Xiao Ling thought to himself that he should be the commander of the high-level command center, the place where Han Yuechuan had worked so hard to squeeze in.
When the woman saw Xiao Ling's eyes, she glanced at the man, and then said, "This is my husband, Xiao Ziya, a special general of the senior command center. Last night we were walking in the countryside and by the river, and we saw you fall into the water from afar. Fortunately, Ziya can swim and saved you. By the way, my name is Zhang Wanyu, and you can call me Sister Wanyu. β
Xiao Ling screamed dryly, and then thanked the two of them separately. The man known as Xiao Ziya always looked at her, Xiao Ling tried to avoid the man's eyes, and the memory of last night's wedding flashed in his mind, and the man's eyes looked at her as if he could see through people.
Han Yuechuan and Cui Naiwen's betrayal is almost the entire negation of Xiao Ling's first half of life, she doesn't want to face her failure, so she wants to release her pain by giving up her life. By chance, she was saved by a couple with advanced genes, is it a farewell to my previous life?
Zhang Wanyu was very empathetic: "You are an intermediate gene, right?" You must be hungry, I'll go to a nutritionist and make you something to eat. β
Sure enough, high-level families all have nutritionists, Xiao Ling has grown so big, the Han family has never starved her, but she has never eaten the standard meals sent by the nutrition institution.
Xiao Ling looked at Wanyu's back, pondering her age. She didn't think the woman was young, but her state and look were no different from a young girl.
This is the class, Xiao Ling looked at his hands that were not delicate at all, and laughed at himself in his heart.
"You are the daughter adopted by the Han family."
Xiao Ling was startled, raised her head, and the admiral opposite spoke to her. This man's appearance is really very oppressive, he is extremely handsome, but he is not sunny and handsome like Han Yuechuan, but has a kind of feminine and feminine beauty. However, the stars on his epaulettes have already supported the scene, so that it is impossible for anyone to despise him.
She hesitated for a moment and said, "Yes in the past." β
Xiao Ziya raised her eyebrows: "Once upon a time? His long, narrow eyes narrowed slightly, and his eyes grew deeper.
Xiao Ling took a deep breath and said as calmly as possible: "No matter what, Uncle Han raised me, even if Han Yuechuan loses me like this, I can't take revenge on the Han family." However, I can no longer be the daughter of his family, under the same roof as Han Yuechuan and Cui Naiwen. After last night, I am still a person who has died once, and I owed the Han family in the past, and this life is enough to pay off. From today on, I live for myself. β
This is the time that people have come, and women can only be reduced to the appendages of men's selection, and their only value is procreation. Han Yuechuan looked at Xiao Ling like this, Uncle Han looked at Xiao Ling like this, and all men looked at women like this. Han Yuechuan refers to relying on such a social background to treat himself casually.
He underestimates women too much, and men, they all underestimate women.
Xiao Lingwu thought to herself that since she survived, she would not sink.
She doesn't want to be a woman in their eyes.