"Lin Fan." Jin Sichen sat next to Lin Fan and called her softly.
When he received a call from John Woo, he wanted to get into the phone and beat him up.
Why did Lin Fan feel depressed? Why did he leave when Lin Fan told him to?
This guy is an irresponsible scumbag. He didn't bring any benefits when he came, and left a mess when he left, and asked others to help him clean it up.
Jin Sichen hurried back and saw Lin Fan sitting at the dinner table with his head down, motionless, and his heart skipped a beat.
Did John Woo's departure affect her emotionally so much? It didn't seem like it happened last time either.
Ah! The last time John Woo left, Lin Fan closed the shop and no one saw it afterwards!
Lin Fan slowly raised his head and turned to Jin Sichen: "You're here."
Jin Sichen looked at the smile on Lin Fan's face, which was free of sadness or reluctance, as if their concerns were all misunderstandings. But he could clearly sense that Lin Fan was in a low mood.
What's going on?
When she was in so much pain rescuing Pangu, I thought she would have emotional problems. But she didn't.
Later, when I mentioned the incident of jumping into the river, I thought she might have a problem with her emotions, but she didn't.
Unexpectedly, after John Woo left, her mood became problematic.
Jin Sichen knew that Lin Fan had some dependence on John Woo, but he shouldn't be so sad just because of a separation.
Rather than thinking about the importance of John Woo in Lin Fan's heart, Jin Sichen was more inclined to think that she had reacted to the separation itself.
Well, I'll make a note of this. He asked gently, "Why do you keep your head down? Isn't your neck tired?"
Lin Fan smiled and shrugged without answering.
I don't know when it started, but Lin Fan started smiling more and more. Originally, this should have been a good sign.
But Jin Sichen later discovered that Lin Fan's smile was a bit similar to his, and it was not sincere, but an illusion.
In other words, most of the time, Lin Fan's smile is no different from having a blank expression.
He even reflected on this, wondering if he shouldn't always fake smile at others in front of Lin Fan. It didn't seem right that she had learned that.
But now that things have come to this, there is no need to point it out directly. After all, being aware of changing your expression is much better than always having a cold face.
"Do you want to take a nap?" Lin Fan usually takes a nap at noon, and Jin Sichen and the others are used to it.
"No, I'll go to work after I'm done." Lin Fan stood up and cleaned the table. She didn't want to stay in the room any longer, as John Woo hadn't left for long.
Jin Sichen also stood up to help. The two of them quickly packed up and went next door to find the driver.
When Li Chunhua saw the two of them leave, she knew they were coming to look for them, so she opened the door and sat in the hall waiting.
"Xiao Li, Captain Song, please take us to the activity room now." The person who spoke was naturally Jin Sichen.
Song Ren stood up without saying a word.
It seems that I can catch up with Lin Fan’s nap today.
Song Ren had a good idea, but would Lin Fan do as he wished? Of course not!
Because of John Woo's departure, Lin Fan couldn't get rid of his depressed mood quickly. His mind was always full of random thoughts and he couldn't sleep at all.
Including the weekend, Lin Fan hadn't taken a nap for five consecutive days, so Song Ren had been waiting for five days. The desire to find out what was going on in that look was gradually overshadowed by worry.
Lin Fan had been feeling down for six days. Whether it was eating, exercising, or anything else, he felt less motivated than ever. He used to be able to communicate normally, but now he barely spoke.
Jin Sichen came over more and more frequently, and even Li Chunhua felt that the situation was not good and stopped making a fuss.
At this moment, the look in her eyes wasn't that important anymore. If Lin Fan couldn't recover, her condition would worsen!
Is John Woo so important to Lin Fan?
Song Ren couldn't help but wonder this. As far as he knew, the two of them had only been together for a few days, not even as long as the others had been together.
He had no answer, and everyone gradually fell into anxiety.
Not only Song Ren and his friends were anxious, but also those in the laboratory.
Ke Wenbin has been studying what John Woo brought over day and night for several days.
The excitement brought by the unknown species has completely disappeared, and he is in a state of being about to go berserk.
He was a very sunny young man, but he made himself look like a homeless person, with messy hair, unshaven beard and unkempt appearance.
Despite the help of Yu Guangli and Zhang Zhaojie, there was no research progress at all.
After he eliminated many external options from a professional perspective, when he wanted to go deeper, he got stuck on sampling.
No matter what means they used, they couldn't pry off even a small piece of it.
This hardness...
A group of people tried their best and worked hard for so many days, from being excited, to unwilling to admit defeat, and finally at their wit's end...
800 of the most advanced technologies were used in succession, but they couldn't even scrape off a single slag...
The excitement of discovering a new species had long since faded, and it became increasingly clear to them that this was something beyond the scope of known science and they had no way of cracking it.
A group of people collapsed in the laboratory in frustration, feeling hopeless about life.
It's clearly a new discovery, but there's no way to further study it. The feeling of being able to see but not touch is even more heartbreaking.
"Huh? What are you doing?" Wu Yi came to visit the set and saw a group of people slumped and listlessly sitting here and there.
"I can't figure it out, I really can't figure it out!" Ke Wenbin was like a madman, his eyes were red and he was pulling his hair.
"Is it so difficult?" Wu Yi didn't understand these things. He only knew that this group of people had been locked in the laboratory for almost a week.
“If we can’t figure it out, then we won’t know what’s in Lin Fan’s head. If we don’t know what it is, there’s no way to know the reason for the transformation…” Zhang Zhaojie also fell into obsession.
Yu Guangli is slightly better, after all, he is older and has experienced more things, so his ability to withstand pressure is naturally greater.
"Do you want to ask Lin Fan to come and take a look?" Wu Yi suggested.
"What's the point of asking her? She doesn't understand these things!" Yu Guangli said dejectedly.
"That's not what I meant. Anyway, you don't have any other options now, so there's no harm in asking her to take a look. What if she's useful?" Wu Yi muttered.
"Yes, call Lin Fan!" Zhang Zhaojie stood up. "She also has a part of this thing in her head. If she has any reaction..."
Ke Wenbin cheered up a little after hearing this. He gritted his teeth and made up his mind, "Then let Lin Fan give it a try!"
Zhang Zhaojie ran and tried to rush to Lin Fan's activity room, but was pulled out by Wu Yi, who pointed out how terrible their current image was.
A few people quickly tidied up the place and knocked on the door of the activity room.
"Come in." Song Ren's voice came.
Several people pushed open the door cautiously.
"Is Lin Fan here?" Yu Guangli looked around for someone.
Lin Fan poked his head out from the sofa, wondering what they were doing there.
"Are you free now? We would like to invite you to the laboratory." Ke Wenbin said.
"Is there anything wrong?" Song Ren walked over and asked.
"We have never been able to disassemble the things Wu Teqin sent us before, so there has been no progress in our research. I want Lin Fan to go and see if he has any sensation or familiarity." Zhang Zhaojie explained.
"Lin Fan has been having some emotional issues lately. I'm afraid we need to ask Dr. Jin about this." Song Ren called Jin Sichen.
"Ah! What happened to Lin Fan?" Yu Guangli had been staying in the laboratory recently and had forgotten to care about Lin Fan's condition. He suddenly came to his senses and asked hurriedly.
"She has been in a depressed mood for a week and there is no obvious improvement at present." Jin Sichen was next door and came over quickly to answer Yu Guangli's question.
Depression is like this, once you fall into negative emotions, it is not easy to get out of it, and it takes a while to slowly ease up before it passes.
Lin Fan is very experienced and she knows how to get better faster.
"Then can she still go to the laboratory with us?" Zhang Zhaojie asked nervously.
Everyone looked at Lin Fan, whose head was resting on the back of the sofa. He seemed a little more gloomy than before, and looked unhappy.
Although the timing of Lin Fan's sudden change in mood was unexpected by Jin Sichen, it was also within her expectations. Furthermore, since her condition had been improving recently, her mood swings weren't particularly severe.
"Lin Fan," Jin Sichen looked at her and asked, "Do you want to go?"
Lin Fan had always been very cooperative with them. Since they had called her and she had nothing else to do, she decided to go.
So the group of people strolled towards the laboratory. Dr. Xiao and Kuang Li were also notified and went along.
Xia Jing wasn't there. He was working on the mecha system. Ever since Lin Fan's mecha had inspired him, he'd been immersed in writing a new artificial intelligence system.
This system was based on and improved upon Pangu's intelligent system. Therefore, he needed to understand in detail how Pangu's system operated. Therefore, he had been staying at Pangu's place for a while, observing closely and not coming to 623 very often.
The 623 laboratory was a spacious place. Many unknown machines were placed against the walls. In the center of the spacious space sat a dark object.
The thing was mottled in color and looked like a piece of rusty iron with some irregular spikes. It was quite large, a bit like a twisted-up lazy sofa.
It is placed on a white platform, completely out of tune with the surrounding environment.
"Is this what John Woo sent?" At first glance, Jin Sichen thought it was a piece of iron lump found from somewhere. It was very different from the unknown creature he imagined.
"Lin Fan, do you feel anything?" Ke Wenbin asked expectantly.
What kind of feeling could there be? Could there even be a feeling of blood connection?
Lin Fan curled his lips, but decided to be more responsible. "Can I take a closer look?"
"Yes, we've checked and confirmed there's no radiation or harmful contaminants," Yu Guangli said. "We've been in close contact with this thing for the past few days and haven't felt any discomfort. You can go."
Everyone watched Lin Fan slowly approach, their hearts filled with anticipation.
When Lin Fan got closer, he did feel something strange in his heart, which was not there when he entered the room just now.
Looking closer, the surface's mottled texture became even more pronounced, a rough texture everywhere, like the surface of coarse sandpaper. The spikes on the surface varied in size, some long, some short, some dense, some interspersed, with no discernible pattern.
After looking at it for a long time, it seemed to have a real appeal, making her stare at it more closely. This shabby thing actually didn't seem so ugly anymore.
Lin Fan slowly circled the stone, everyone's eyes following her. Circle after circle, circle after circle... and everyone's hope gradually dwindled.
Yes, what’s the use of Lin Fan coming?
Suddenly, Lin Fan raised his hand and pressed it down as if possessed by some mysterious force.
“Plop!”
Lin Fan felt her heartbeat was as loud as thunder, and her palm seemed to be electrocuted. She subconsciously wanted to pull her hand back, but found that she could not move.
“Plop!”
Once again, Lin Fan's palm felt a pulse-like beating coming from the thing that was neither gold nor iron.
“Plop!”
Lin Fan's heartbeat and the thing sounded at the same time, instantly synchronized, and he lost consciousness.
In a flash, a huge white mecha appeared in the laboratory, giving off an oppressive feeling.
Everyone took several steps back. Only Song Ren subconsciously took two steps back and then immediately stepped forward.
Lin Fan’s mecha appeared!
The white form was identical to the one seen in the video, but the outer armor seemed to be shimmering with light, a vibrant brilliance. The mech pressed down on the object with one hand, which was shrinking at a visible speed. The numerous spikes slowly retracted until they disappeared, gradually transforming into a rounded shape.
"Lin Fan!" Song Ren shouted, as if turning on a switch.
Two green lights suddenly lit up in the mecha's originally black, elongated "V"-shaped eyes.
Song Ren woke her up!
Lin Fan was in a trance. She opened her eyes, but the scene in front of her was blurry and she felt dizzy.
The sound of the heartbeat disappeared, replaced by the sound of thunderous breathing.
Her ears also tinnitus, "buzzing" sounds and electric current sounds alternated, making her dizzy and swollen.
She shook her head, and the others saw the mecha shaking its head as well.
Jin Sichen saw Song Ren's hand on his holster, and regardless of the danger, he ran to the front of the mecha and kept shouting: "Lin Fan! Lin Fan! Lin Fan! Wake up!"
He didn't know if this would work, as if if he was loud enough he could wake her up.
Lin Fan, after the tinnitus of a mountain roaring in her ears, vaguely heard someone calling her. The voice seemed to be coming through a lot of things, and it was heavily distorted. She forced a little clarity and looked in the direction of the voice.
Jin Sichen saw the green eyes fixed on him coldly. It was impossible for him not to be afraid, but he kept calling out: "Lin Fan, wake up! I am Jin Sichen, wake up quickly! Lin Fan..."
Lin Fan vaguely saw a blurry face. It looked familiar. She seemed to know it. Who was it?
Jin Sichen!
It’s Jin Sichen!
Lin Fan felt a sharp pain in his head and couldn't help but clench his hands as his consciousness fell into darkness again.
The mecha vanished instantly, and Lin Fan, transformed, slid straight down. Jin Sichen reached out to catch it, but she wasn't as quick as Song Ren, who grabbed her from behind.
When she turned over, she saw that her eyes were closed and her face was pale, just like she was at Pangu's feet that day.
Jin Sichen's heart was pounding, he was breathing heavily, and he was almost crying. He held Lin Fan's wrist. His heart rate was normal, and there seemed to be nothing wrong.
Only then did the others realize that Lin Fan had transformed! He had transformed right in front of them!
Facing the mecha at close range, everyone was shocked and stood frozen in place, completely unable to react until now.
"Oh...oh...hahaha...hahahaha." Zhang Zhaojie gasped and made a sound, gradually covering his face and laughing, tears in his eyes. He didn't know why, but he suddenly wanted to cry, and could only use laughter to cover it up.
The others were not much better, they all stood there with their mouths wide open.
Wu Yi touched his chest, tears streaming down his face.
"She...she..." Li Chunhua finally came to her senses, "She transformed!"
Wow, wow, I'm done with the revisions. This chapter is 4,000 words, so it should be two chapters, haha. Lin Fan is finally entering her transformation phase. Now that she's found the key, she can transform however she wants, hehe. Happy or not, hahaha. Lin Fan is about to take off. Money, money, money.