A young boy from the 1970s, separated from his family, fled famine and led his younger brother into

The private jet took Gu Wangbei away, and also took away the brief hustle and bustle of the Lu family.

After seeing off the two elders of the Gu family and her brother whom she both loved and hated, the entire Lu family seemed to have been emptied of its soul, falling into an unprecedented emptiness and desolation.

For several days in a row, Zhou Yayun was in a daze and couldn't muster the energy to do anything.

She would habitually make an extra serving of steamed egg custard, Gu Wangbei's favorite dish, only to suddenly remember after it was done that the child who would sweetly call her "Aunt Lu" was no longer there.

Then someone silently teared up.

Lu Zhenguo also became more taciturn.

He locked himself in his study for longer and longer periods, and the acrid smell of smoke grew stronger and stronger.

Lu Nianci, on the other hand, seemed like a completely different person.

She was no longer as lively and cheerful as before. Every day, besides going to school, she would lock herself in her room and read and study like crazy.

She studied all the third-grade textbooks on her own in just one week.

Then, she borrowed fourth-grade, fifth-grade, and even junior high school textbooks from Teacher Gu Jiusi.

She was like a dried-up sponge, frantically absorbing all knowledge.

She wants to become stronger!

She wanted to fulfill the promise she made to her brother as quickly as possible!

Let's go to the capital!

This place, which was once out of reach, has now become the clearest and most steadfast goal in her life!

The only one in the family who was still considered "normal" was Lu Xingzhou.

Instead of returning to his troops at the border as originally planned, he received a top-secret transfer order from the capital.

He was temporarily transferred to a special operations team called "Sharp Sword," specifically tasked with tracking down the mole codenamed "Water Ghost."

He leaves early and returns late every day, appearing and disappearing like a dragon.

Nobody knows what he's been busy with.

But Lu Nianci could sense from his increasingly cold gaze and the growing chilling aura emanating from him that an unseen storm was brewing.

……

That afternoon, a large truck with a military region logistics department license plate suddenly stopped in front of the Lu family's house.

Several soldiers in logistics department uniforms jumped out of the vehicle.

They were holding a long list.

The person in charge was a logistics director who looked very capable.

He knocked on the Lu family's door.

"Excuse me, is this the home of Political Commissar Lu Zhenguo?" he asked politely.

"I am, and who are you?" Zhou Yayun opened the door with some confusion.

"Oh, hello sister-in-law!" The section chief quickly saluted. "We are from the logistics department of the military region."

"We are here on the orders of Elder Gu from the capital to deliver some 'gifts of comfort' to your residence."

Gifts for comforting guests?

Zhou Yayun was stunned for a moment.

Then she saw the logistics soldiers start unloading things from the big truck, box by box, like ants carrying food!

……

Everything you could want—food, clothing, and daily necessities—was readily available!

There were even two brand-new color television sets that ordinary people in this era had never even seen before!

And a large, imported, double-door Hitachi refrigerator!

The dazzling array of luxury goods instantly filled the entire Lu family's courtyard!

It also stunned all the military family members who had come to see what was going on!

"My God! This...this is like bringing the entire department store here?!"

"That...that's a color TV, isn't it?! I've only ever seen them in magazines!"

"And those refrigerators! I heard one costs several thousand yuan! More expensive than a house!"

"What kind of windfall did the Lu family make?!"

The neighbors were gossiping, their envious and jealous gazes almost setting the Lu family's courtyard ablaze!

Zhou Yayun was also taken aback by the exaggerated scene before her.

She quickly waved her hand, declining, "Comrade, this...this is unacceptable! These things are too valuable! We cannot accept them!"

"Sister-in-law, please don't stand on ceremony with us," the section chief said with a smile. "This is all thanks to Old Master Gu."

He said these were just some insignificant "little gifts".

"It's to thank you for taking care of the young master."

"He also specifically instructed that some of these items were for Miss Nianci alone."

As he spoke, he pulled out an exquisite wooden box wrapped in the finest silk and a kraft paper file folder from his pocket.

He solemnly handed the two items to Lu Nianci, who had just returned from school.

"Miss Nianci, this was specially prepared for you by Old Master Gu and Old Madam Lin."

Lu Nianci took it with a puzzled look.

She first opened the exquisite wooden box.

Inside, there lay a brand-new set of surgical instruments, gleaming with a chilling light!

Scalpel, surgical scissors, hemostats, needle holder...

Each piece is handcrafted by the most skilled German artisans!

Its quality surpasses even that of the most advanced operating rooms she had used in her previous life!

Lu Nianci's breath hitched instantly!

She reached out her slightly trembling hand and gently stroked the cold blade.

A long-lost sense of familiarity and warmth instantly welled up in my heart!

She knew that this was the Gu family telling her in the most direct way.

They support her dream!

She closed the wooden box and then opened the kraft paper file folder.

Inside lay quietly a document bearing the bright red seal of the highest-ranking central government official… a rehabilitation document!

The header of the document contained three names that sent a huge shock through her!

"Gu Jiusi!"

He's her teacher!

The old man who swept the library's storage room for ten years!

The document's content is simple, yet every word carries immense weight!

"Upon review and verification by the Central Joint Investigation Team, all the unfair treatment and false accusations against Professor Gu Jiusi during past political movements have been completely overturned!"

"Effective immediately, all his reputation and corresponding political privileges are restored!"

"He is slated to be appointed as the director of the newly established Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences!"

boom!!!!

This justice, which came more than a decade late, was like the most dazzling lightning bolt, instantly illuminating Lu Nianci's entire world!

She knew that her teacher, that unparalleled genius who had been buried for more than a decade, could finally see the light of day again!

He no longer had to live in that dark, damp storage room, surrounded by dust and cobwebs!

He can stand on that podium he loves most again!

He can now continue pursuing his dreams of the stars and the sea!

An immense joy surged forth like a tidal wave!

For the first time, Lu Nianci's mood, which had been gloomy because of her brother's departure, brightened up.

Holding the scalding hot document, she turned and ran towards the library!

She wanted to tell her teacher this amazing news as soon as possible!

However, as soon as she turned around, she bumped into a hard "wall of flesh".

She looked up and saw a familiar, icy face, and a pair of deep eyes filled with the same shock and complex emotions.

It was Lu Xingzhou.

He had somehow appeared behind her.

He had obviously seen the contents of the exoneration document as well.

He looked at the little girl in front of him, whose face was flushed red from excessive excitement, and then at the document in her hand that could change the fate of a top scientist.

For the first time, a tremendous storm surged through his usually calm heart!

He always thought that all her efforts and scheming were only for her own benefit.

So that she can have a better life.

So that she could climb up the towering tree of the Gu family.

However, he never expected this.

She would actually ask the Gu family for such a huge favor for a complete stranger who was sweeping the streets!

This kindness!

Such magnanimity!

This gave even a special forces king who prided himself on having seen through human nature a deep sense of shock and shame.

He looked into her clear, unadulterated eyes, and into her purest smile that blossomed with joy.

He suddenly realized how ridiculous and naive his previous doubts and tests were.

He opened his mouth, as if to say something.

I want to say "I'm sorry" to her.

Or say "thank you".

But his mouth, which was used to giving orders, seemed to have rusted and couldn't utter a single word.

In the end, he simply reached out and, with an awkward and stiff movement that he himself was unaware of, gently ruffled her soft hair.

Then, in a hoarse, awkward voice, he said, "Go...go quickly."

"Don't keep Old Master Gu waiting."