After I Woke Up to Find I Had a Wife - Chapter 23

“Stellar Calendar year 2019, the Mobei Gamma Laboratory leaked. No one was infected. Cause of exposure: a spy stole laboratory data and samples. Because the samples were not handled in time, leakage occurred, causing multiple infections.”

“In the same year, infected individuals passed away, but their bodies showed no abnormalities, no lesions. Before death, they were the same as usual, and the cause of death could not be found.”

“Stellar Calendar year 2023, it was discovered that those who had once been infected by the laboratory exposure had abnormalities in their cranial nerves and different brainwaves. Many developed bipolar disorder and schizophrenia…”

Lin You skimmed through the information on the blue screen, reading ten lines at a glance. Her expression grew more and more solemn. When she reached the final infected-person list, the original body’s mother, Su Qingwan, was impressively listed among them.

As for the original body’s mother, Lin You had only seen this Omega mother’s identity information in the household registry. There were also a few scattered family photos, and those were all the records about this mother.

Lin You clasped her hands behind her back and looked at Su Qingwan in a white lab coat. She wore goggles, both hands tucked into the pockets on either side, and there was a faint smile on her lips. She was a very beautiful woman.

Before Stellar Calendar year 2023, the original body had just turned one. In other words, Madam Su Qingwan had given birth to the original body in 2021.

Could it be…

Lin You’s gaze quietly continued downward. The information that followed was more ordinary. The documents vaguely recorded that after Lin You’s Alpha mother had a huge fight with Su Qingwan, she left the Lin family. No one knew where she went.

Lin You rubbed her forehead and swiped open the last page of information. As a private detective, there was not much he could find. The Lin family was an old noble family, and all their information was not leaked outside.

So the private detective had said from the start that he could only find out some things from before and after the laboratory leak. As for matters inside the Lin family, he could only say he would try his best.

Lin You looked at the photo of Su Qingwan holding Lin You when she was little. Su Qingwan was smiling brightly. In the photo, Lin You was only a little over one year old, with a round, chubby body, fair and tender skin, and bright, pure eyes carrying a bit of curiosity unlike that of a child.

In the second photo, Su Qingwan’s face was cold, her figure thin and weak, her eyes still and lifeless. At that time, Lin You was around four or five years old. There was no expression on her face either. She only stared blankly at the camera.

Lin You’s body suddenly swayed, and her breathing became heavy and somewhat strained. She closed her eyes and slowly sat down on the floor.

Youyou is fine… Stop being so paranoid… An explosive female voice sounded as if she could no longer endure it and was venting her dissatisfaction.

Lin You shook her head. The dizziness made the world spin. Buzzing filled her ears. It seemed as if she saw two hysterical people arguing with each other, while the little Lin You was thrown onto the floor.

The little Lin You was very angry. Her brows twisted, her expression ferocious. She picked up the cups and plates on the table and threw them all onto the floor. The sound of shattering interrupted the two people’s quarrel.

Lin You narrowed her eyes, wanting to see more clearly. Then she heard it again.

Look behind you… look behind you… Hurry and wake up… wake up…

“Ahhh! Host, why did your heart suddenly stop again?!”

The system had not even finished crying when it suddenly received a red alert that the host’s heart had stopped and her brainwaves were disordered.

It had no time to be angry and drilled out from the small passage, looking at the person sitting on the floor, clutching her head and gasping heavily.

The system breathed a sigh of relief. Her consciousness was still fine.

“Ahhh! What about the body?!”

The system opened its mouth and screamed, once again urgently activating forced protection.

Lin You, who was slumped in the chair, suddenly arched her body and took in large gulps of air. Her consciousness in the system space was forcibly ejected to maintain her brain and body.

“Huff… huff… huff…”

Lin You opened her eyes and clutched her chest, slowly leaning back against the chair. Her clothes were once again soaked through with cold sweat.

“System, help me locate where Ranran is.” Lin You tiredly pressed her hand against her forehead, still panting lightly.

“Host, Fu Xinran is downstairs chatting with your uncle-in-law.”

Lin You: “…”

The original body’s aunt was a male Omega, and her uncle-in-law was a female Alpha. Forgive her for still being unable to get used to these forms of address for now.

“Host, the forced protection program can only be activated again three months from now. What exactly are you trying to do?” The system looked at the forced-protection interface, which had gone gray and then completely black. It would not refresh for another three months.

It wrongedly advised Lin You to cherish her life. If this happened a few more times, it really would not be able to save her.

“I wanted to know why there were no memories about the original body’s two mothers.” Lin You threw out her question. For now, she also did not plan to keep tormenting herself. Her head hurt to death.

“Host’s permission level is insufficient. The plot has not been triggered, so it cannot be accessed.” The system repeated that line and hid again.

Lin You wiped the sweat from her face. While changing clothes, she asked the system, “I don’t know what you’re hiding. Is it that your permission level isn’t high enough and you can’t upgrade?”

“When points reach three thousand, the system can upgrade. But Host currently only has twenty points. Out of three missions, only one has been completed.”

The system did not say anything extra, but she understood.

“Sigh.” In the end, it all came back to getting her to do missions. Thinking of that hand-holding mission, the duration was one hour, and she had only completed six minutes so far.

“System, where exactly did the original body go?” Lin You once again asked the question that puzzled her.

The system that had originally hidden itself drilled out from the void. It gave Lin You an indescribable look, then retreated and disappeared without a trace.

Lin You looked at the disappearing system in complete confusion and swallowed down a mouthful of old blood. She decided not to lower herself to the system’s level. She needed to go downstairs and look at Ranran to wash her eyes and brain.

“…Uncle-in-law, why didn’t Third Uncle come with you?” In the end, Lin You still used the original body’s previous form of address. Calling someone “Aunt” really was impossible for her to say right now.

“There were matters at the school, so he couldn’t come today. Ranran has a baby now. Your third uncle asked when you plan to hold a family banquet so everyone can celebrate together. There’s no need for anything grand, just our family.” The female Alpha, who was around forty-five years old, was a professor at Minglan University.

Her temperament was gentle and refined like jade, her voice rich and mellow. Fine crow’s-feet gathered at the corners of her eyes. She was a very good elder.

She and Lin You’s third uncle had a son and a daughter, both Alphas. They were good in every way, except neither of them was looking for a partner, which worried Third Uncle to death.

Lin You lowered her eyes and hid her deep sympathy. She could guess why these elders wanted her to hold a family banquet. Eighty percent of it was to use her and Fu Xinran as examples to urge the younger members of the family to marry and have children.

What could Lin You do? She could only happily accept with a smile, then watch a good show with Ranran to relax her mood.

Fu Xinran could barely bear to watch. Seeing that Lin You’s mouth was almost grinning open, she could only quietly bump her with her elbow and make her restrain herself a little.

Lin You’s uncle-in-law, Professor Ming, lifted her teacup and smiled gently. She liked seeing the children harmonious and happy. “Youyou has become much livelier recently. Your third uncle will definitely be very happy if he knows.”

Hearing her third uncle-in-law’s words, Lin You restrained herself a little. “People are naturally refreshed when happy events happen.”

“That’s right. It is indeed a great happy event. Then put more thought into the family banquet. Let my niece-in-law rest more. Next time, I’ll come with your third uncle to visit you two.”

Professor Ming stood up and prepared to leave. Originally, she had only happened to come here to visit a friend, remembered this matter, and came over to see Lin You and Fu Xinran.

“Uncle-in-law, won’t you stay for dinner?” Lin You stood up and walked with this third uncle-in-law, who was about the same height as her.

Professor Ming shook her head and smiled. “No. I still have to pick up your third uncle. Otherwise, later, your third uncle will say I don’t take him to heart again.”

Lin You sent her out the door. Only after watching the car leave did she return to Fu Xinran’s side.

When Fu Xinran looked up, she met a pair of focused, beautiful eyes. Long, thick eyelashes framed pupils that reflected her figure.

Her hand paused. She raised her fair, smooth fingers and placed them under her chin, lifting her brows. “What do you want to do?”

Lin You chuckled and obediently sat beside her. For an instant, Fu Xinran thought she had raised a big wolfdog that was trying to please her.

“Are you tired?” Lin You ingratiatingly massaged Fu Xinran’s shoulders and poured water for her. Seeing the floral tea in the cup, she called, “Chunsheng, pour Madam a glass of milk.”

“I’m not drinking milk. I just want tea.” Fu Xinran pushed her.

Lin You turned her head and shouted, “Madam says she won’t drink milk. No need to pour it.”

Chunsheng, who had just taken out the milk, put it back under the young chef’s smile. Chunsheng gave her a look. As she passed by, she whispered, “Come find me tonight.”

The young chef’s face flushed bright red. She only lowered her head and continued doing her work, not daring to respond.

Fu Xinran glared at Lin You and stood up to leave. Lin You followed pitifully. Only by Fu Xinran’s side could she feel a bit of reality.

Fu Xinran’s eyes were almost dazzled from Lin You circling around her. She pointed toward the main door. “Go out. Don’t appear in front of me for half an hour.”

Lin You also felt that she might have gone a bit overboard. Who told Ranran to keep her head buried in her drawings? Lin You felt restless inside and had no patience for anything. She just wanted to do something to attract Ranran’s attention and talk to her along the way.

Lin You looked at Fu Xinran wrongedly and walked out with her head drooping. Seeing Lin You’s aggrieved appearance, Fu Xinran could not bear it again. After staying in the small study for only a few minutes, she irritably threw down her pen and walked out.

Having received Fu Xinran’s attention, Lin You was satisfied. Her heart no longer felt like it was being scratched by cats and dogs.

“Ranran, where are we going?” Lin You had been told by Fu Xinran to change clothes. As soon as she changed, she was called into the car.

“Uncle Li, go to the old residence at Mount Li,” Fu Xinran instructed Uncle Li softly.

Three cars set off one after another. Oh, they were going back to the old residence. Lin You withdrew her doubts.

“Ranran, do you want water?” Lin You picked up the thermos Aunt Gui had handed her, poured a cup of hot water, and pitifully handed it to Fu Xinran.

Fu Xinran was slightly unused to Lin You’s change today, but she did enjoy it. She relaxed and accepted the hot water Lin You gave her. Uncle Li’s driving skills were good, and the ride was smooth the whole way.

These few days, Lin You did not need to go to the company. She had already privately made arrangements. Her assistant team would help handle matters for her. Leaving for a few days would not affect the company.

Fu Xinran took a sip of hot water. When she looked up, Lin You had fallen asleep again. She worriedly touched Lin You’s forehead, but there was no fever.

In the car behind them, Zhuo An sorrowfully hugged her dog. She did not want to go on vacation. But as Lin You’s private doctor, she could only be forced to follow along.

Youyou… you’re a smart and very wise child. Your mother is only sick. It has nothing to do with you. Go to school obediently, then come back tonight to accompany me and your mother for dinner, all right?

The cold, stunning woman’s golden-brown eyes were full of exhaustion. Her high nose bridge was exactly like Lin You’s. Her sharp face and slightly pursed lips were her last gentleness.

That tiny Lin You only nodded, then looked up seriously at the woman whose features resembled Lin You’s and asked, “Will Mommy get better?”

The woman only looked at her without speaking. In the end, she waved her hand. The young Aunt Gui stepped forward to coax her, holding her hand as they left.

The scene ended. Lin You opened her eyes. The car had already entered the mountain. Dense, lush bamboo forests mixed with scattered peach trees in twos and threes.

“You’re awake?” Fu Xinran brushed off the thin blanket on her lap. Lin You nodded, rubbed her forehead, and moved closer to lean against Fu Xinran’s shoulder. “I want to lean for a bit.”

Hearing Lin You’s voice, still heavy with sleep, Fu Xinran gently nodded and asked in puzzlement, “Will you still be able to sleep tonight?”

“I don’t know.” Lin You yawned. The original body’s memories seemed to have been stirred by her. This was the first time she had seen something especially clearly. The perspective was strange. She had seen it from that child’s point of view.

“Did you not change your blocking patch today?” Fu Xinran smelled the astringent fragrance of tea. Her cheeks flushed, and her eyes rippled.

Lin You was full of question marks. She had changed it as soon as she woke up.

Fu Xinran quickly reacted. “Uncle Li, drive faster.”

“All right, Madam.”

Fu Xinran held her head. Lin You’s tea fragrance had drawn out a trace of her pheromones.

“Why did your bonding heat arrive early?”