Then, the professor quickly took out his medical bag and started mixing chemicals.
“Sis, when can you be as good as Dad? Then we’ll be invincible… I once thought he was the reincarnation of Hua Tuo. Hahaha…” Lu Yan joked. (editor’s note: Hua Tuo was a very incredible doctor during ancient China.)
“I’m not as smart. I’ll probably be exhausted before I could even reach Dad’s height.”
Huo Mian knew how great the Professor’s medical skills were.
Soon after, the Professor handed a small pink bottle to Huo Mian. “Feed her this. She’ll wake up in an hour. Also, when she wakes up, she might not remember what happened while she was hypnotized, so there’s no need to be surprised if that happens.”
“Okay.”
“Dad, these men behind Huo Siqian sure are lowly creatures. They use such despicable methods…” Lu Yan said.
“No, they’re very powerful. I haven’t seen such deep hypnotization for tens of years… You two should be extra careful. They won’t give up easily.”
The Professor and Lu Yan didn’t plan to stay for long. Lu Yan had her subordinate pilot the submarine close to the cruise ship.
“Boss, we’re ready to leave,” her subordinate said through the phone.
Lu Yan looked at the Professor and said, “Dad, we should leave.”
“Already?” Huo Mian was not ready to say goodbye.
“According to our original plan, Dad and I could stay for one-hour max but now over an hour has passed. We even ate dumplings… I even danced…” Lu Yan’s eyes were filled with joy.
“Okay… I know it was hard for you guys to come… I won’t keep you anymore. Dad, Yan, thank you for giving me the best birthday present ever…”
“Do we deserve a hug?” Lu Yan added.
Huo Mian smiled but tears slid down her cheeks. She stepped up and gave Lu Yan a big hug.
Although Huo Mian wanted to hug her father too, she saw how serious he looked standing there. She didn’t have the courage to hug him.
“Sis, stay safe. Listen to Chu. You might not know how much trouble me and Chu handled for you today on this ship. You should know you’re in grave danger.”
“I understand.” Huo Mian nodded obediently.
“Let’s go.”
The Professor seemed to have wanted to caution Huo Mian about something but when he remembered how cautious Huo Mian was, he didn’t say any further. He turned around and left through their secret passage.
“Dad, stay healthy…” Huo Mian couldn’t help but call out as she watched her dad’s aging shadow disappearing.
The Professor acknowledged her but did not turn back.
He jumped into the sea through the secret passage with Lu Yan. Lu Yan’s men were waiting in the submarine.
Huo Mian knew that such a separation was hard for all of them.
However, as long as their enemies were alive, they would not be able to reunite.
Before Huo Mian had time for sadness after the Professor’s departure, she had to feed the medicine the Professor made to Nie Lingxuan. As expected, she woke up within 20 minutes after ingesting the pink medicine.
“Doctor Huo… Why are you here?” Nie Lingxuan asked in her soft voice. She had returned to her old self.
“This is my birthday party.”
“Huh? Party? Why am I here?”
Just as the Professor conjectured, Nie Lingxuan did not remember anything. She had lost her memory of what happened while she was hypnotized.
