My girlfriend died in the past

Chapter 94 Conversation (23)

"You must be the Xiaozhuang that Xiao Xu mentioned. You are indeed a handsome man."

An Lan's voice was steady and gentle, just like Zhuang Xiao's elder, she spoke with grace and elegance, yet without losing her dignity.

Zhuang Xiao was a little hesitant for a moment.

"it's me."

He took a quick look at the old lady and found that although her demeanor was still elegant, she was quite thin and even her face looked a little unrecognizable.

And the IV bottle hanging next to the wheelchair shows that the old lady is not in good health.

Zhuang Xiao hesitated for a few seconds and decided to go straight to the point and test it. "I'm sorry, I don't regret what happened to you as a disciple."

He stared at the old lady's eyes somewhat rudely, trying to see something from them.

But An Lan's eyes were still as calm as water, with just a slight trace of regret, "He always wanted to catch up with me, but later he was really desperate, so he decided to change direction, but he didn't expect to go astray in the end. His talent is still a little poor, but unfortunately he is not willing to be ordinary."

An Lan shook her head. "Maybe I should be blamed. Although I never asked him to do anything, he looked at my back every day, which probably put too much pressure on himself.

"Child, you weren't hurt at the time, were you?"

"I'm fine." Zhuang Xiao couldn't tell anything.

Could it be that this old lady really has nothing to do with Gu Shiyue’s case?

No. Maybe it's just disguised well enough.

After all, I am just a 25-year-old young man. How could I possibly be a match for this old professor in terms of cunning?

So he could only test the situation head on, hoping to find some clues from the other party's reaction.

"Professor An, can I call you that?"

An Lan smiled, "Actually, you can call me Grandma An."

If it were in the past, Zhuang Xiao would definitely take advantage of the situation, but now that the other party is suspected to be a "suspect", Zhuang Xiao would definitely not do that kind of thing.

"Let's call him Professor An. This is more respectful." Zhuang Xiao's tone was still enthusiastic, but there was a hint of alienation in it.

An Lan still maintained her gentle smile, and there was almost no change in her emotion.

"Professor An," Zhuang Xiao said directly, "You are obviously an expert in the computer field. Why are you suddenly researching drugs for the treatment of amblyopia?"

"This is also a question many people have asked me. The official media also asked me a similar question during an interview some time ago."

An Lan smiled amiably, and her tone remained unhurried, “In our country, it is not only high-sounding things that benefit the people.

“In fact, I have another research project, but I am afraid that it will be difficult to make any breakthroughs in my lifetime. It happened that Guoping passed away at that time, and Xiao Xu gave me all his father’s research materials, hoping that I could help deal with them.

"I saw Guoping's unwillingness and despair, so I decided to help him improve the amblyopia treatment drug. The drug in his research had serious side effects, but he took the first step after all.

"There are actually many patients with amblyopia, and some of them even have problems with their normal life. He made mistakes in the past, so I am doing this to atone for his mistakes."

Zhuang Xiao remained silent, then suddenly asked: "Gu Shiyue, do you know?"

"Oh, it's that kid from back then, I know."

An Lan sighed slightly, and only then did Zhuang Xiao see the deep sadness in her always gentle eyes.

"I noticed her when she was admitted to Tsinghua University. I thought she was very talented, but she was just too young. So after she dropped out of school, I learned about her family situation and found out that she was an orphan. So I arranged for her to go to school normally at Dongfang No. 1 Middle School, thinking that she would make some normal friends and go to college when she was 16 or 17 years old." I was the principal of No. 1 Middle School at the time, and I could guide her at any time. As a result, one day she told me that she didn't want to go the path of mathematics and physics anymore, and she wanted to study chemistry.

"She had clearly said before that she didn't like chemistry, so I went to find out more, and then I realized that she actually made a good friend."

After saying this, the old man's eyes turned much softer when he looked at Zhuang Xiao.

Zhuang Xiao frowned slightly, "So, the reason why she went to No. 1 Middle School was arranged by you?"

"Yes, I was busy with school stuff at the time, so I asked Guoping to take care of her first, but I didn't expect that incident to happen while I was back in Beijing on a business trip. I should have discovered it earlier."

An Lan looked sad and lonely. "Guoping is just a mediocre person after all. Putting a real genius next to him really irritated him. It's all my fault."

Zhuang Xiao clenched his fists, but quickly unclenched them.

Because he really couldn't blame the old man.

In fact, I have to thank this old lady for allowing me to meet Gu Shiyue.

Zhuang Xiao sighed, “Don’t you know who killed Gu Shiyue?”

An Lan looked a little bewildered. "Didn't Guo Ping do it? He did such an unforgivable thing back then. I came to see him today to comfort Yue'er's spirit in heaven."

Isn't it her?
Zhuang Xiao nodded, "Yes, he did it."

He didn't intend to tell the truth and put psychological burden on the old lady.

It seems that we still need to investigate with Wei Rui to get the result.

No wonder the old lady wanted to see me. It turned out to be because Gu Shiyue was her favorite disciple, and I was Gu Shiyue's only friend. It could even be said that Gu Shiyue gave up physics and mathematics to study chemistry just for me.

Even her death was due to this.

The person who killed her might be Zhuang Xiao herself.

Of course, Professor An Lan might not think so. She just simply wanted to see what Gu Shiyue’s only friend was like. It was also a good opportunity for her to reminisce about her beloved disciple who passed away twelve years ago.

Zhuang Xiao looked up and saw that An Lan looked a little tired, so he couldn't help asking, "Professor An, are you okay?"

An Lan shook her head and smiled, "I'm already in the advanced stage of brain cancer, and I probably won't live long. I came back this time just to reminisce about the past, and after seeing you, I've fulfilled my wish.

"I heard about you from Xiao Xu. You are young and successful in your career. You haven't picked up bad habits like smoking. You are doing very well. I'm sure the moon in heaven will be happy to see you living a happy life."

Zhuang Xiao was in a heavy mood, but remained unmoved.

Perfect?

How can the future be complete without Gu Shiyue alive?
But he won't say what he's going to do.

If possible, let’s wait until I rescue Gu Shiyue before going to see her together.

Only then would the old professor be truly happy.

"Excuse me." Seeing that the other party looked tired, Zhuang Xiao didn't want to stay any longer. "You have a good rest. I'll take my leave first."

"Child, wait a moment."

An Lan stopped Zhuang Xiao who was about to turn around and leave, "I will stay in Luoyang for another five days. I will ask my assistant to add your secretary as a friend and send her the address. Remember to come find me in four days. I am old now. There is something I originally intended to leave for Yue'er, but now I will leave it to you as a souvenir."

(End of this chapter)