An Yan looked up. "Everyone has their own things they want to do!"
"Yes. Grandpa has his own things he wants to do, so even though he knows you don’t want him to go, he still has to leave. I think Li Tianyao is the same!"
Luo Zi’ang patted her hand. "You just focus on doing your own things. Leave the rest to time! Trust Grandpa; your destined connection with Li Tianyao is a long and enduring one."
An Yan nodded. "Hmm!"
"Grandpa, I’ve always wanted to ask you, you’re always running off somewhere, what are you actually looking for? Don’t tell me it’s for medicine, I don’t believe that!"
Luo Zi’ang glanced at the thumb ring she wore around her neck and said, "A secret realm!"
"Why do you believe what that friend of yours said?"
"It’s not that I believe him, but even before I met him, I knew of such a place. My mission is to find it!"
"What do you mean by mission? Who gave you this mission?"
Luo Zi’ang contemplated for a long while. "I’m not sure either. This notion seems to have been with me since birth! If I don’t go searching, I feel restless and uneasy."
An Yan didn’t understand what that was all about. Just like she didn’t understand why there was suddenly a tree in her mind. It felt as if some mysterious force was manipulating all this!
Dinner was delivered to An Yan by Yan An.
She typed on her phone, "Sorrow cannot solve problems, but work can!"
An Yan was silent for several seconds before replying, "You really are a workaholic!"
Yan An also laughed, her fingers tapping rapidly on her phone screen, "I can join your team! Little cousin, I’m actually a medical researcher too."
An Yan’s eyes lit up slightly.
She had always wanted Yan An to join her team. However, considering Yan An’s achievements and thinking of the Yan Family’s Lukang Pharmaceuticals, she had dismissed the idea. After all, if it were her, she definitely wouldn’t abandon Xinyan Pharmaceuticals to devote herself to someone else’s research institute.
Unexpectedly, Yan An proposed it herself.
"Then, on behalf of our entire team, I welcome you!" An Yan immediately made it official! Thɪs chapter is updated by novel·fıre·net
「Another day passed, and Elder Luo was able to get out of bed.」
An Yan was planning to return to Luocheng.
When Mo Shiyan heard about this, he sent Mo Shiyu and Mo Shidong to her with a car full of Yuncheng’s local products. He also asked her for a favor. Seeing the help Mo Shiyan had given her this time, An Yan agreed.
Mo Shiyu’s eyes curved into crescents as soon as she saw An Yan. "Sister An Yan, when will you come to Yuncheng again?"
After thinking for a moment, An Yan answered, "It’s uncertain."
"What should I do if I miss you?" The little girl pouted her chubby cheeks. "My big brother said that until I get into university, I’m not allowed to travel far, so I can’t go to Luocheng to find you!"
"Don’t you resent your big brother?" An Yan was a bit surprised.
Mo Shiyu shook her head. "No, I don’t. I know my dad is in prison because he did wrong and deserves the punishment. That’s what he said too, and that it has nothing to do with my big brother."
"My mom said that if we had to hate someone, we should be clear about cause and effect. It was my dad and my aunt who caused my big brother to lose his parents back then. So, it should be my big brother who hates us, not the other way around."
"But I know my parents are actually afraid that my brother and I would end up opposing my big brother. My big brother now..." The young girl paused before continuing, "he’s very impressive. Grandpa has already handed all the work over to him and even said that Big Brother is the one who can lead the Mo Family to glory!"
An Yan agreed with that assessment. "Your parents are right. After all, you weren’t even born when that incident happened."
"So you don’t need to bear any responsibility! You certainly don’t need to burden yourself with thoughts of revenge or adopt a victim mentality because of their past grievances."
"You need to understand that you weren’t born to oppose someone or take revenge for someone; you are here to be part of this world! You are the most important existence, do you understand?"
The little girl tilted her head. "I don’t understand."
An Yan smiled. "Actually, each one of us has the right to choose. Although we can’t choose our origins or parents, the moment you step out of your family, you are already making choices."
"In kindergarten, you choose the people you enjoy playing with."
"In school, you choose the way that feels comfortable for you to learn."
"And the knowledge, connections, and resources you accumulate through these choices will determine whether you can choose the lifestyle you like in the future!"
"Some people love excitement, so they unconsciously choose games, competitions, and challenging projects."
"Some people like deep, tortured love, so they deliberately focus on this theme, create their own personas, and place themselves in environments where similar stories are most likely to occur."
"Some people like a simple and quiet life, so they live peacefully, striving to make themselves comfortable and at ease."
"And some people just like to enjoy life; they’ll always prioritize enjoyment, avoiding any kind of drama—be it thrilling adventures, angsty romances, or deep-seated grudges."
The little girl nodded, then nodded, and nodded some more.
She felt what Sister An Yan said made a lot of sense.
An Yan also felt she was making a lot of sense. She had been feeling downcast these past few days due to Li Tianyao’s departure, but as she spoke these words, she unexpectedly felt the knot of gloom in her heart loosen and dissipate!
"What do you like?" An Yan suddenly asked her.
The little girl thought for a moment. "I like... enjoyment!"
"Then enjoy to your heart’s content and ignore everything that has nothing to do with enjoyment."
"Oh. Okay. But I also like you, Sister An Yan. I want to be with you."
What the heck? This little girl isn’t gay already, is she?
"My mom said that to become excellent, you have to be with excellent people. Among the people I know, you are the most excellent! So I want to be with you."
An Yan breathed a sigh of relief and laughed. "Then you study hard and get into Luocheng University, so we can be close to each other!"
"But I’m only in my first year of high school now. By the time I get in, you’ll have graduated from Luocheng University."
"I will pursue a PhD at Luocheng University!"
An Yan really liked the campus environment. Knowing that Liang Chen, Mu Enyu, and Su Siming were all going to pursue graduate and doctoral studies, she also decided to aim for a PhD. To stay in step with everyone else.
"Really?" The little girl’s eyes lit up. "Does that mean I can be your classmate?"
"Then I’ll apply to Luocheng University! Sister An Yan, wait for me there!"
Mo Shidong watched An Yan, whose eyes crinkled with her smile, and a somewhat dazed smile unconsciously appeared on his lips.
Every time he heard her speak, he felt as if he were being enlightened. He had never seen a woman like her—sometimes so powerful that one could only look up to her! It was as if she alone could support an entire world! But at other times, she was so gentle that people couldn’t help but want to get closer to her...
"Miss An Yan, do you think I should continue to stay with the Mo Family?" he couldn’t help but ask.
An Yan turned her gaze. "Do you want to leave?"