Koss Ranch.
Inside a temporary wooden cabin near Lake Libe.
Ye Yuan had wanted to say something more.
But he keenly noticed footsteps approaching from afar.
"Qiao Na? Is that really you?"
Before the person even entered, his voice arrived first.
Ye Yuan recognized the voice immediately.
The person coming was Gao Junkai.
When Gao Junkai saw Qiao Na, he had originally wanted to give her a hug.
But perhaps he felt it was inappropriate.
So he switched to a handshake instead.
"Old classmate! Long time no see!"
Only after Qiao Na saw that Gao Junkai had entered did she reveal her first smile of the day.
"Yeah, I just heard that kid Xu Hang say you were here.
I didn't believe him!
What brings you here this time?"
Gao Junkai asked teasingly.
He had no idea what had happened back home.
That was intentional on the Zhao Family's part.
Even Xu Hang did not know exactly how many people from the Zhao Family had gone missing.
Only Qiao Na possessed the real figures.
From this alone, it was clear.
Old Zhao truly trusted Qiao Na.
"You know the rules. Don't make things difficult for me."
Qiao Na's words made Gao Junkai somewhat awkward.
That was right. He was merely a researcher at an ordinary biology laboratory, yet he was paying too much attention to Qiao Na's movements.
If someone with ulterior motives made use of such a thing.
Not only would he be in trouble, but the family behind him would suffer as well.
So he decisively changed the subject.
He began chatting with Qiao Na about things from their school days.
From their conversation, Ye Yuan finally learned.
That Qiao Na had studied biology before as well.
What surprised Ye Yuan even more was.
Not only had she