Although he didn't want to admit it, Shen Lian had to say that the moment the other party spoke, he flinched.

He paused, then smiled a little awkwardly, looked away at the goji berries in the cup, and did not answer the other party's question.

He didn't look up, so of course he didn't know Lu Rong's expression, but he didn't know how long it took, he heard Lu Rong say lightly: "That's right!" This kind of life event should be carefully considered, you can't talk nonsense, if you answer casually just now, I will beat you. ”

The tone of Lu Rong's last few words seemed to be a little floating, Shen Lian was not sure, he hummed randomly, concentrated on the barbecue, pointed to the movie and asked, "What is this talking about, you seem to like it?" ”

Lu Rong sighed softly, walked down the steps he gave quite understandingly, and began to introduce him to the general plot of this romance film, as well as a little gossip about the actress.

Shen Lian listened silently, and replied from time to time to indicate that he was listening, but obviously the two of them were not on the movies and gossip, and they didn't know when they had been silent for a long time.

Finally, after a while, Shen Lian spoke:

"I can't make random decisions, you let me ...... Think again. ”

"Uh-huh." Lu Rongying grabbed another bunch of mushrooms, swallowed one in one bite without any scruples, stared at the TV with his eyes and said vaguely: "You think slowly, I'll leave after watching the movie, you shouldn't be able to stand it if you eat it." ”

Shen Lian should be, the next two people didn't speak, Lu Rong really said it, after watching the movie, she washed her hands and face and left, didn't say a word to him, ate half of the barbecue, and the remaining barbecue sticks scattered around the table showed that she had been here just now.

Shen Lian bit the skinless chicken wings that had hardened from the cold, and looked at the barbecue on the coffee table in a daze.

He suddenly regretted a little, why didn't he tell Lu Rong about his decision just now, after all, it was already a sure thing, and he had already decided.

Lu Rong left with the front foot, and the waiter followed with the back foot, and glanced at Shen Lian a few times with some suspicion, but didn't ask anything, lowered his head and began to clean up the things on the table.

Obviously, with Lu Rong's departure, monitoring has resumed.

He didn't know how Lu Rong was able to turn off the monitoring when he was with him, authority was not too difficult to handle, but the masked man, his thinking was really not normal, some kind of perverted thought even made him want to stare at Shen Lian twenty-four hours a day, even if Lu Rong mastered the most important part of the research, but she must have withstood great pressure to buy this little time.

Thinking of this, he felt a little ashamed of Lu Rong, and in the end, after thinking about it for a long time, Shen Lian silently made a decision in his heart - tell Lu Rong about his choice tomorrow.

But Lu Rong didn't come the next day.

On the third day, another thing interrupted him, Lu Rong didn't come, it was the masked man who came, he subconsciously suspected that something bad had happened to Lu Rong, and then he was silently vetoed in his heart - Lu Rong is the core, nothing will happen.

The masked man didn't show anything unusual this time, just asked him to put on his coat and said that he was going to take him out, but he didn't tell him where to go.

Shen Lian complied, he was now in a rather passive situation, which was quite bad, if he had any situation that made the other party unhappy, what he had to worry about was not himself, but Xiao Baozi.

So he didn't say a word of superfluity, just put on his coat and followed him.

There was no experiment in the past two days, and of course his physical condition was almost back to normal, but this also made him very worried, because the progress of the experiment could not be delayed, and if he was not the provider, then they would only be more excessive to Xiao Baozi.

"Don't you wonder where I'm taking you?" The masked man glanced at him and asked lazily.

"You want me to ask you?" Shen Lian replied in the same tone.

The other party smiled and glanced at him: "I know you're not happy, Shen, I'll take you to see something that can be happy." ”

Shen Lian didn't answer, but his heart had already begun to be vigilant, and he kept guessing what the mask said: "Happy things." ”

About him personally? About the research? Or is it about ...... Little buns?

The path he took with him was one he had never been allowed to walk — the staff quarters, not the test areas, and not the masked people's quarters.

Along the way, there is no shortage of employees he has met or not, and when confronted with these people, the masked man puts away his strange feeling that makes people feel uncomfortable, showing only the indifference he had seen when he first arrived on the island—rejecting people thousands of miles away, disdainful of people and objects.

Shen Lian silently followed behind him, accepting the inquiring glances of those people on him, until he arrived at a certain room, the masked man stopped, opened the lock with his fingerprint, raised his hand and pointed at the room casually, and said in a somewhat doting voice: "Let's go in and play." ”

Looking at his fingers, Shen Lian's eyes widened when he saw the little bun holding the notebook and drawing silently.

But he still remembered that there was another person next to him who was looking at him with interest, so he couldn't be too excited, otherwise the other party would be even more stuck with him, and he would definitely not relax again.

The masked man seemed to see through what he was thinking at this moment, laughed lowly, stroked the dust on his shoulders casually, and said: "Don't pretend, do you think I don't know anything?" Go play with her, I've given her permission. ”

Shen Lian gritted his teeth, forcibly resisted the urge to beat this person in his heart, raised his feet and walked towards the house, before he could take a step, the place on his shoulder that had just been brushed was held down by the masked man, he sighed, and reminded Shen Lian in a good mood: "Forgotten?" What are you going to say to me? ”

Shen Lian's movements paused suddenly, and after a while, he whispered: "Thank you." ”

He smiled with satisfaction, bent his eyes, let go of Shen Lian, and walked into the room with him, and closed the door with his backhand.

Xiao Baozi's past few days can be said to be more terrifying than nightmares, the waitress who accompanied her before was no longer there, replaced by a completely unfamiliar environment, and cameras all over her body, at the same time, the experiments of those terrifying adults have made her more unbearable than before, at this time, as soon as she saw Shen Lian, she cried almost instantly and pounced: "Woo wow wow wow wow!" Uncle, I miss my mother so much!! ”

Before she could be reminded, the little bun had already pounced, and the wide sleeves slid slightly along with the movement, revealing pinholes, bruises, and red marks all over her slender and white wrists.

Shen Lian's pupils suddenly shrank, and he turned his head to stare at the masked man with his legs crossed in the sofa on the side.

The masked man was half-leaning on the sofa at this time, elegantly holding a small bun and admiring the painting on the sofa, as if it was not a child's graffiti under fear and pressure, but the painting of a famous European medieval writer who had lived in delusion and illusion for a long time.

Touching Shen Lian's gaze, he shrugged his shoulders and said, "I'm not interested in her, I guess it's an experiment, right?" ”

Shen Lian's questioning was snatched up before he could say anything, and besides, this was indeed an experimental trace, he glared at the masked man fiercely, and then withdrew his gaze.

Xiao Baozi noticed that there was another person in the room, and he was wearing a weird mask, and subconsciously screamed and hugged Shen Lian tightly, and buried his head in his arms, Shen Lian saw that she was frightened, and hurriedly comforted:

"Don't be afraid of Xiao Baozi, he's Uncle Shen's ......"

He just said it casually, but he got stuck here, can he say that he is an enemy? Isn't that little bun even more scared, but it's too late to change his tune temporarily.

"His master." The masked man smiled meaninglessly for him, and added before Shen Lian could refute it: "Just kidding, his friend, take him to see you." ”

Xiao Baozi still didn't believe it, looked at Shen Lian with suspicion, and finally relieved himself when he saw Shen Lian nodding.

Since the last time, the two of them haven't seen each other, Shen Lian is the only person Xiao Baozi can be attached to here, seeing him hugging him tightly and not letting go, no matter how much he coaxes, he won't leave a minute, Shen Lian began to cry as soon as he had the intention of putting her on the ground.

He didn't stay long, and the masked man put down the painting and reminded him coolly: "It's time to go?" ”

Even though Shen Lian was worried, he couldn't directly express that he wanted to stay with Xiao Baozi for a while, and just wanted to coax Xiao Baozi first.

Unexpectedly, after comforting her for a long time, it made her cry more intensely, but the mask man was finally willing to get up from the sofa at this time, comforted Xiao Baozi in a rather gentle tone, and promised to find a chance to let Shen Lian come next time.

Shen Lian didn't expect him to cooperate, and he was very surprised for a while, but the promise of seeing Shen Lian next time made Xiao Baozi feel relieved, because she believed Uncle Shen's words, since she was Uncle Shen's friend, she must be a good person.

She reluctantly held the picture book that had just been thrown on the ground, watched the two of them leave the room, and looked at the door panel for a while before lowering her head and continuing her painting.

She wiped away her tears, and quietly comforted herself in her heart: she can't be afraid, she can't admit defeat, she wants to help Uncle Shen, and she has to wait for her mother.

Shen Lian left the room behind the masked man, he now knew where the little bun was, but he couldn't do it, the masked man brought him directly to think of this, he was not afraid at all.

While he was pondering, the person in front of him paused, turned his head and asked casually, "Is she your niece?" ”

Shen Lian was silent, and only reluctantly replied after a while. "Sort of."

"It's cute, it's a pity to die, you be good, if I'm in a good mood, I might be able to leave her with you after researching."

Shen Lian pursed his lips tightly and was silent.