Heartache

Si Jinyan gently pressed down on Chi Li's arm, and Chi Li also exerted a slight force, counteracting the strength of Si Jinyan's grip on his arm.

After Chi Li was carried back from the mud by Si Jinyan and changed into a bathrobe, while Lu Jiu was applying medicine to Chi Li, Si Jinyan, who was standing to the side, wiped away the stains on Chi Li's face bit by bit.

Chi Li was unwilling to be examined, so Si Jinyan gently persuaded him: "Chi Li, let Lu Jiu take a little blood for an examination."

Chi Li did not make a sound, nor did he move, and his attitude was clear—he simply did not want to undergo an examination.

Thinking that Chi Li did not want him to inspect and find out about the condition of the mark, Si Jinyan patiently explained to Chi Li: "Right now, we are just letting Lu Jiu check for the possibility of any infection. Although this possibility is very small, we still need to test for it."

While listening to Lu Jiu's analysis, Si Jinyan frowned deeply, self-blame filling his heart.

At the time, Chi Li was angry with Si Jinyan, and Si Jinyan was angry as well, afraid that he would not be able to restrain himself once more. Thus, Si Jinyan smoothly took the opportunity to stay at the base, giving Chi Li plenty of space to be alone.

He had not expected that this would allow a missed Mutant Form to find the right opportunity. For just a moment when Si Jinyan had not been watching the monitor inside his office, Chi Li had already vanished from all surveillance footage.

Had he known that the Aberrant Form was lurking nearby, Si Jinyan would never have let Chi Li stay