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Chapter 93 Hunter and Prey

A cool breeze blows at night.

The three walked home together, chatting and laughing, but Shen Xing, standing in the middle, had cold sweat soaking his back.

When they reached an intersection, Shen Yuan ran a few steps forward, turned around, waved to Shen Xing, and said with a smile, "We're almost home. I'll head back now. You can take Xiao Ran home."

After saying that, seemingly to prevent Shen Xing from going back on his word, Shen Yuan accelerated and rushed across the road while the green light was still on.

Fortunately, there aren't many private cars in this small town, otherwise, crossing the road like this would have caused an accident sooner or later.

After Shen Yuan ran away, Shen Xing and Wang Xinran were left behind.

When Xiao Yuan was still around, Wang Xinran could still chat and laugh, but when the two of them were alone, Wang Xinran would lower her head and not know what to say.

"Let's go," Shen Xing said to Wang Xinran beside him.

"Hmm..." Wang Xinran didn't even open her mouth; her voice was softer than a mosquito's buzz.

Shen Xing had originally thought he could get home sooner and remove the nail, but now he had to walk almost a kilometer back and forth... His sister's move was too ruthless.

She probably isn't that smart to figure out I had round-headed nails in my feet just because my walking style was a little different, right?

On the way, seemingly to ease the awkwardness, Shen Xing started talking about Wang Xinran's major.

Director Wang had previously mentioned that she studied biology, but Shen Xing was still curious about her specific major.

After all, some of the things I'm doing now are, if you round it up, quite related to biology.

"Your major?" After talking about the familiar topic of her studies, Wang Xinran's nervousness lessened considerably. She replied, "Biomedical engineering... uh... it's about making prosthetics."

She seemed to know that her major was difficult for people to understand, so she used a more common analogy.

"This sounds quite interesting. What's your major?" Shen Xing asked casually.

"Biomaterials science." Wang Xinran turned her head to look at Shen Xing and said with a smile, "It's about things like heart stents, artificial organs, and artificial blood vessels."

"Like Dr. Frankenstein?" Shen Xing replied with a smile, as if it were a joke. He knew from Wang Xinran's previous conversation with Shen Yuan that she also enjoyed watching TV dramas.

"Yeah, right," Wang Xinran looked up at Shen Xing, baring her teeth, and raised her hands to mimic claws, making a grasping motion in the air. "I'm the mad scientist who modifies monsters—"

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Seeing Wang Xinran's exposed canine teeth, Shen Xing suddenly thought of something and asked a question.

"By the way, in biomedical engineering, are there any ways to improve hematopoietic function?"

Shen Xing's question made Wang Xinran pause. She pinched her chin with her right hand, looked up at the sky, and said, "Hmm..."

I only know that this direction exists, and that research abroad is probably more advanced.

"It seems to be something like this, using sensors to precisely deliver drugs at certain locations and times using the body's electrical and chemical signals to stimulate red blood cells to mature faster... I don't really understand it either."

At this point, Wang Xinran sighed and said, "Biomedical engineering is a good major, but it's quite selective in terms of supervisors and schools. If you go to a bad school, you'll end up working in a factory after graduation, unless you pursue a master's degree."

After that, it almost became Wang Xinran complaining about her school. At first, Shen Xing could still chime in with a question or two about the school's development, but later he just listened to her rant.

So far, there seems to be no way to directly improve hematopoietic function... only theoretically, it is possible to stimulate red blood cells to mature faster through drugs.

Foreign countries may already have more advanced research, but Shenhang obviously has no access to this area at present.

Wang Xinran walked very slowly, forcing Shen Xing to slow down as well so they could walk side by side. Even so, they quickly arrived at the building where Wang Xinran lived.

Wang Xinran really hoped that they could continue like this forever, but it was clear that Shen Xing didn't think so, because there was still a nail under his feet.

Shen Xing stopped, wanting to go home to get the nails.

"Should I come up and sit for a bit...?" Wang Xinran hesitated, wondering whether she should say those words.

If this were her own house, and she lived alone, she might have been able to muster the courage to invite him over, because she felt that Shen Xing would be willing to come in, have some tea, and chat for a while.

But this was her parents' house, and there was not only her parents but also her rebellious younger brother. Wang Xinran was a little hesitant to speak up. She was afraid that Shen Xing would feel that meeting his parents was too fast and would refuse, and she was also worried that her family or brother would leave a bad impression on Shen Xing.

Outstanding, gentle, and handsome, with a beautiful, cheerful, and obedient younger sister, Wang Xinran felt somewhat inferior in front of Shen Xing.

What she didn't know was that if she actually said those words, Shen Xing would readily agree and go upstairs to scout the location beforehand.

"Bye-bye." After holding it in for a long time, Wang Xinran could only say this one sentence.

Shen Xing glanced at the surveillance camera at the entrance of the residential area, stepped forward, leaned down slightly, and whispered in Wang Xinran's ear.

"Thank you, I'm very happy to be with you."

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Wang Xinran's body stiffened.

From a surveillance perspective, it should look similar to a misaligned kiss.

After saying that, Shen Xing left with a final smile.

Wang Xinran stood there, exposed to the wind for a long time, until she could no longer see Shen Xing's back. Then she swayed, covered her face, and turned to run into the residential area.

She felt both excited and disappointed. Just moments ago, when Shen Xing approached her, she was still thinking about it.

This must be the most perfect first kiss moment I've ever imagined.

At this moment, Shen Xing quickened his pace and returned home.

Upon entering, ignoring his sister who was smiling and ready to gossip, he rushed back to his room, locked the door, took off his shoes and socks in the bathroom, pulled out the nail, and let out a long sigh of relief.

He wiped the sweat off his body with a towel before picking up his shoes, walking barefoot out of the room, and changing into indoor slippers.

Shen Yuan found all of these actions unusual. Finally, when Shen Xing turned around, their eyes met.

At this moment, Shen Xing's face was already a little pale, but after running back, some color had returned to his face, which looked like a blush.

"Huh? Ah?" Shen Yuan panicked, took a half step back, and exclaimed in shock, "You did it? In such a short time?"

God knows what strange things she learned from those uncut pirated foreign films.

However, Shen Yuan quickly smiled and said, "I agree, let Xiao Ran be my sister-in-law!"

Shen Yuan seemed even more lively than before. This time, she spent more time with Wang Xinran than before, and she was more deeply influenced by her.

We must prevent her from having any more contact with Wang Xinran, and we need to get rid of this affected state as soon as possible.

After thinking for a moment, Shen Xing looked at Shen Yuan and said in a deep voice, "Do you know why I took her to that food stall?"

"Why?" Shen Yuan asked curiously.

"You were too young then, you probably don't remember," Shen Xing sighed and said, "Dad always got off work very late, and when he came home, he would secretly take us to that food stall to eat, hiding from Mom..."

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Upon hearing the topic of her parents, Shen Yuan's smile instantly froze.

After a long while, she softly hummed in agreement, pursed her lips, and then said, "I...I'm going to take a shower."

It's back to normal, that's good.

But what Shen Xing didn't know was that not long after he left, a small team arrived at Wang Xinran's doorstep.

The prey he had his eye on had already come into Lu Lingyun's field of vision.