73 HER CRUEL FATE (2/2)
She wondered if she had accumulated too much bad karma. But she did not want to accept this type of stupid reason. She had not lived a righteous life, but she had never harmed the innocent. She did not consider herself kind, but she had never been unduly cruel. Her heart was not pure, but she was not vengeful.
Even though she had been evil, had she not paid the price many times over? She could only assume that her place in the world was being a living sacrifice for the sake of the advance of the human race or in this case, a few people who were barely human. It seemed that her rescue from that lab when she was younger did not mean that she had escaped her cruel fate.
”If it is what you wish…” her hoarse voice finally formed those words.
Hu Ming felt pain as he looked at his daughter lying in that lab, but he could do nothing. He knew that he had been foolish, and she was paying the price. He promised himself that they would get out of this place and never suffer again.
Hu Lei's life as a lab rat began just like this, about a year since she was held hostage on the ice continent. She had planned to escape during this period, but she could only watch as the noose around her neck was tightened.
At first, the scientists in the lab had been afraid that she would cause problems for them. However, she was completely docile. She would sit quietly as her father drew blood, injected her and tested her. She did not complain about painful tests. She would not even cry out during electrical body stimulation which was known to be excruciating.
However, this docile girl would not allow anyone else to come close to her under any circumstances. Once, the head scientist decided to perform some tests since the process was going so well. Already, Hu Lei's body was becoming significantly stronger than an average human, and there was no sign of degeneration. She was afraid that Doctor Hu would take all the credit.
Unluckily for her, the girl who had seemed completely harmless and sedated had opened her eyes immediately and backhanded her, causing serious damage to her face. It seemed that though Hu Lei was no longer fighting to escape, she had her bottom line.
In the nights, Hu Lei remained locked in a glass cage. It could be called a room, but it was really a cage. She was like a zoo animal. Apart from the times she would perform her ablutions, she did not have a moment of privacy.
During these cold nights, the little part of Hu Lei which desperately wanted to get out of this situation would cling to the only link she had to the outside world. She would remember the immortal-like face of her big boss. She always closed her eyes intermittently, especially when the pain got too much, and focused on his face, his few words and the feeling of his hand patting her head.
She was afraid… terrified of forgetting him. In her heart and mind, she knew that if she let go of him, she would have no reason to hold on to her sanity. Even though she had given in to her worst nightmare of an experimental subject, deep in her heart, she wanted a miracle.
In these moments, she would imagine that Zhong Feng was always thinking of her and hoping for the day she would return. There was a high likelihood that he had forgotten her. After all, they had not known each other for long. But in her dream, he would always be waiting for her.