Chapter 97: White Bamboo

An Yinan smiled, and while her expression seemed to have softened significantly, Yun Ge noticed that the young girl before him was even more guarded in her eyes.

"A visit? If it were merely a visit, I fear you would not have gone to such great lengths to come here. After all, why would a provincial Secretary, with a thousand tasks on his plate, run all the way to this mountain village to see a little girl like me? I suspect you have something else you haven't said. Otherwise, what do you think?"

Since you are here, you might as well settle in.

If you can't avoid it, you just have to face it.

Seeing An Yinan's eyes, Yun Ge somewhat understood his Xiaomei's confusion; after all, he found those eyes just as familiar when he saw them himself.

Such familiar eyes, yet they appeared on a young girl.

"Let's discuss business first, then talk of personal matters." Yun Ge took three books out of the bag behind him.

"These are confidential provincial documents. There is only one unique copy; for the sake of security, there are no duplicates or handwritten copies. I need the translated materials within a week." Yun Ge handed the books to An Yinan.

An Yinan took the books. The contents were actually physics and chemistry. She had encountered these three books in her past life, though they were already translated and archived in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' file room.

"Five days." An Yinan flipped through the books to confirm the edition, held up a palm, and her eyes held absolute confidence.

He was a provincial Secretary, so naturally, he would not joke about such matters. Before coming, in order to understand An Yinan better, he had read her life story and, more importantly, her translation materials.

The only person in the Compilation Bureau with a one-hundred-percent accuracy rate.

The only one!

This was also the reason the Compilation Bureau highly recommended her.

Everyone knew the importance of these materials; a slight deviation could lead to a massive error. No one dared to joke, and even less did anyone dare to tamper with them. Whoever tampered with them would have their hands and feet chopped off.

Yun Ge's eyes narrowed sharply. He took off his disguised gold-rimmed glasses, examined An Yinan seriously, and the suspicion in his heart deepened.

"Have you ever seen a Bamboo Joint like this?" Yun Ge took a White Bamboo Joint from his bosom.

It was a pure white color, without a trace of impurity, and Yun Ge had attached a green tassel to it.

Just watching his movements as he took it out, one could tell how precious it was.

"I have never seen it." An Yinan was expressionless, masking the raging waves in her heart.

Yun Dan, Yun Ge; Mother was a member of the Yun Family.

With the status and position of the Yun Family, why did Mother end up in the Chen Family? She almost became Chen Dan's child bride. If Father hadn't appeared, she couldn't even imagine how miserable Mother's fate would have been.

What was the relationship between the Yun Family and Mother?

Could that inexplicable sense of closeness be blood kinship?

Compared to Yun Ge, An Yinan had felt a sense of closeness the first time she saw Yun Dan.

Yun Dan was gentle and non-aggressive, making it easier for people to let down their guard.

Although Yun Ge acted very refined, An Yinan knew at first glance that this person was dangerous, so her instincts drove her to be on guard, which prevented her from noticing that sense of closeness.

This was also why she hadn't recognized Yun Ge at first; she only felt he was familiar, as if she had seen him somewhere, but she couldn't confirm his identity. They had never met before, after all.

That familiarity came from Yun Dan, and also from her own mother, Chen Fang.

"You haven't seen it?" Yun Ge's hand gripped that piece of White Bamboo tightly, the veins on his hands visible.

He thought he would be able to find it; Xiaomei had also said that this child had a pair of Yun Family eyes.

He had decided in his heart the moment he saw her that this was a child of the Yun Family, especially those phoenix eyes.

But, what about the Pink Bamboo Joint?

An Yinan appeared very calm on the surface, and although her heart was tied in a thousand knots, she was not truly a 17-year-old child.

An Yinan looked up, her eyes widening in some confusion, "Should I have seen it?"

With that one sentence, the room in the Daduibu fell into silence again, with only the crackling sound of firewood in the brazier.

Yes, should I have seen it?

Why would I have seen it? By what right should I have seen it?

Yun Ge was speechless for a long time. He carefully put the White Bamboo into his pocket before looking up with a faint smile, "I lost my composure."

An Yinan smiled, her eyes still lingering with confusion and bewilderment, "It's alright."

One question and one answer; if a third party who knew Yun Ge heard this, they would surely be shocked.

Yun Ge would say sorry, but who would dare to reply that it was alright?

Now, this person had appeared.

Yun Ge chuckled softly, "In five days, I will have someone come to collect the materials. This is official business; these materials must not be seen by a third person. You are a sensible child and should know the importance."

"Understood." Not a single word of unnecessary chatter.

An Yinan left. At some point, the roar of an engine sounded, and those three jeeps also left. Only then did she finally let out a sigh of relief.

Calculating the time, she went straight back to the inner room and then entered her space to translate.

She had read these contents once before, so translating them was smoother. To avoid delaying her meals, she specifically used the phone in her space to set an alarm.

Afterward, she immersed herself in the translation until the alarm went off.

For the first three days, An Yinan did not leave the house except to eat.

Everyone was a bit worried, but Beibei knew what his sister was doing, yet he had no intention of leaking it to the outside.

Foreign language books were not a good thing for their status as Educated Youth.

By the fourth day, An Yinan rubbed her slightly trembling wrists and gave a bitter smile, "I worked too hard; I need to nourish myself."

The materials promised in five days had been translated in three full days and nights without rest; she had finally finished.

After checking and filing them, she lay directly on the kang and slept for a full day before she recovered the energy she had consumed.

"Sister? Time to eat." Beibei called out softly outside the door.

Thinking it would be like the previous two days with no movement, the door actually opened from the inside.

"Let's go, let's eat." An Yinan rubbed her reddened eyes. After a sleep, she finally felt like herself again, and her whole person was much more spirited.

During these few days, Beibei would bring food back and leave it at the door. When she was hungry, she would take the food into the room to eat, and Beibei would also come to check at irregular intervals; if it got cold, he would warm it up again.

Over the three days, Beibei's attention shifted from his books to his sister.

Yet An Yinan's attention remained fixed on the documents she was translating, never once shifting away.

Finally, it was finished!

"Look at the red bloodshot veins in your eyes, they're almost forming a spiderweb. We won't ask what you're so busy with, but you can't ruin your body like this. You must eat, you must sleep. A person's life is long; there's no need to push yourself this hard," Zhao Qiuhua said hurriedly the moment she saw An Yinan.

This girl was younger than everyone else, but without realizing it, she had become the backbone of the group.

Whenever there was a major matter, everyone habitually consulted with her.

No matter how young she is, she still shouldn't ruin her body like this.