Yu Xi and Jian Ci left the lab together, their footsteps fading down the corridor. The silence that followed was heavy, filled with unspoken thoughts. Jian Wei and Jian Rui exchanged a look, both of them reading the tension in the other's eyes.
"He's hiding something, isn't he?" Jian Rui finally said, his voice low.
Jian Wei sighed. "Something definitely happened last night. Do you want to talk to him?"
Jian Rui rubbed his face, weariness etched into his movements. "No. If it's important, he will tell us. I just don't want him to feel like he can't have privacy."
"I get it," Jian Wei replied. "And Ah-Ci… he seems to be doing way better."
Jian Rui nodded reluctantly. "He does. But I can't shake the feeling that something is going to go wrong."
Jian Wei patted his shoulder. "Brother, your gut isn't as accurate as science. And the science says it's working."
"I hope you are right," Jian Rui muttered. "Otherwise Mum will kill you if you kill her precious baby."
