Only Wing

At present, the body of "Adam" is properly preserved in the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences in the country where it was discovered, and only invited scientists can conduct limited research on it.Ye Zhechen's mentor is one of the top scientists allowed to approach "Adam". The birth of "Adam" has different meanings in different scientific fields.For the field of genetic medicine, it is undoubtedly the top priority to figure out the internal gender differentiation rules.

"If human beings can differentiate into different inner genders, then there may also be bridges between these genders. Everyone should be able to have the right to freely choose the role they play in this society."

When he said this, Ye Zhechen's expression was solemn and serious. He looked at Chu Jia, as if he was solemnly making a promise.

Beta was also moved by his words, but he still had something to say.

"But this kind of free choice is not only physical, but also psychological. If you don't have the willingness to change your gender or physical structure psychologically, you have to make changes due to social public opinion and pressure from people around you. , that would only be a sad compromise. This compromise is definitely not what I need."

In the end, Chu Jia persuaded Ye Zhechen to give up the idea of ​​letting him undergo surgery to change his body structure.However, research on genetics should continue firmly. After all, there must still be many people in this world who really want to modify their inner gender and are eager to get strong help.

At the end of the conversation, beta asked the alpha beside him: "If you and I are destined to not be able to reproduce from generation to generation like the AO family, will you still stick to your choice?"

"Persist." Alpha's answer was calm but firm: "Because the love and life of human beings are not only for reproduction."

After the stepmother left that day, she didn't take the initiative to contact her again.However, due to Chu Jia's popularity, colleagues and students who visited him went back and forth seven or eight times, almost interfering with his normal rest.In the end, Ye Zhechen was so annoyed that he confiscated his mobile phone, and hung a sign saying "No entry for idlers" at the door of the ward.

On the fifth day of hospitalization, Chu Jia, who was allowed to go downstairs for a stroll, saw a newly drawn red banner at the entrance of the hospital lobby, and a dozen huge flower baskets lined up on both sides of the road.Taking a closer look, it was the people from all walks of life who congratulated the hospital on its official establishment of the Frontier Medical Research Institute, which was co-organized by many parties.

Including the joining of international experts such as Chu Jia's mentor, the injection of abundant funds, and even some support and assistance from black and white backgrounds.Even if this purely private institution faces national-level scientific research units in the future, I am afraid that it will not be inferior.

In the morning, there are still crowds of people in front of the gate of the hospital. People coming and going are busy queuing up for registration and looking for the floor for treatment, and rarely stop to observe the words on the flower baskets and banners.However, more than ten years or even just a few years later, how many of them will be changed by this newly established research institute today...

Ye Zhechen's great journey will start here.

In nearly 30 years of life, Chu Jia seldom felt "proud", but at this moment, he wished to stand at the highest place in the outpatient hall, lower his head and shout loudly to all the people who came to see the doctor——

Look, there is someone I love deeply, and I am proud of him!

In the next three days, Ye Zhechen's work focus shifted to the newly listed research institute, and the time he could spend in the special needs ward was greatly reduced.However, on the day Chuga was about to be discharged from the hospital, he took a full day off decisively and stayed by Beta's side every step of the way.

The plaster bandage on the right hand was removed, and the ugly black lines on the back of the hand were cut off one by one.After that, Ye Zhechen went through the discharge procedures, and Chu Jia slowly changed into the clothes Alpha brought from home in the ward alone.

"Go home." He smiled at Ami who had been locked in the cage in advance.

Last night, another cold air moved eastward and southward, which happened to affect the city this morning.Although he took the elevator directly to the underground parking lot, Chu Jia couldn't help shivering when the elevator door opened.

Ye Zhechen, who was carrying the cat cage, untied his scarf and wrapped it around his neck tacitly. First, he wrapped it twice, and then he wrapped a hood around Beta's head left and right.

This familiar movement has not changed in ten years.

Chu Jia reached out and put the scarf on her cheek and gently rubbed it, and then remembered something.

"Before we go home, let's go somewhere."

The "place" he mentioned was the community where the Chu family used to live.

Perhaps because of the comfortable living environment and the low price, although the surrounding environment has undergone great changes in the past ten years, the interior of the community is still not much different from before.The slightly old houses are like antiques lying quietly on both sides of the road.

"Here we are." Chu Jia said, pointing to a grove not far ahead.

After the weird burglary "hijacking" case ten years ago, Chu Jia's father hired someone to repair the house, but no one lived in it after the repair was completed.Chu Jia asked Ye Zhechen to park the car by the edge of the woods and walk towards the house on foot, but he could only park under the eaves outside the door.

"I don't have a key. After changing the lock, only my father has it."

Fortunately the garden hedge was still low and could be crossed without much effort.He walked to the huge glass window in the living room and looked in. Everything was still the same as it was ten years ago, except that it was covered with a transparent plastic sheet to keep out dust.

"That's my mother's favorite lamp, I thought we broke it that night...and the Buddha statue in the entrance...the phone and TV are also there, and the sofa cushions are not taken away..."

Chuga stretched out his finger and pointed through the glass, like a primary school student visiting a museum for the first time.The difference is that everything inside the glass is so familiar to him, but it is a pity that he can no longer touch it.

"Dad seems to have restored everything, and put everything there in the same way." He murmured to himself, "For him, these are the memories of him and my mother."

Having said this, he suddenly fell silent, lowered his head and gently pressed his forehead against the glass.The cold feeling told him that this home had long since lost its temperature, and it was just a pile of exhibits under the plastic sheet.

The alpha who was always standing beside him still didn't speak, but put his hand on his shoulder lightly.

"……never mind."

Chu Jia raised his head again, and adjusted his glasses on the bridge of his nose: "I didn't bring you here to watch these things, let's go."

After speaking, he took the initiative to turn around and walk towards the woods, and broke into the Metasequoia trees that looked desolate and deserted because of the cold.

The accumulation of ten years has obviously made the fallen leaves and humus on the soles of the feet thicker and softer, as if stepping on light air bubbles.Chuga looked up and tried to identify the marks left on the trunk, and soon found that they had risen to the height he had to look up with the growth of the tree.

"Decades from now, when we are no longer alive, these trees will still continue to grow."

He sighed softly, and then led Ye Zhechen to a big tree with a special mark on it. Alpha held the folding shovel taken out of the trunk in his hand, and began to dig at the place pointed by beta.

It didn't take long for the shovel to touch something hard beneath the soil.When I dug it out, it was a plastic sealed box.Open the plastic buckle, and what appears on the top of the box is a paper bag that Ye Zhechen looks familiar to.

"This is my treasure chest, you can also call him a time capsule." Chuga's voice came from beside his ear: "Remember? This paper bag was given to me when we were on our first date. "

Having said that, he bent down to pick up the paper bag, and opened the bag to reveal a pile of colorful things inside.

Scarves, five scarves of different colors.

It was a Christmas present from 18-year-old Ye Zhechen to 18-year-old Chu Jia.

Not only that, there are more trivial things hidden in the box.There is a class schedule for the first and second grades of high school, especially clearly showing the courses that the two of them took together.There is a draft paper shared with Ye Zhechen when discussing topics in the hive.There are photos of Ye Zhechen running the last leg of the 4x100 relay at the sports meeting... There are even coupons for cod burgers at the fast food restaurant at the back door of the school.

All these are the memories that Chu Jia couldn't keep at home in the past ten years, but she was reluctant to discard them no matter what.

"you really……"

Ye Zhechen has never been so troubled by his bad words like now.His heart felt a bulging pain under the strong emotional load, but all he could do was hug the people around him tightly.It seems that in this way, the ten years that the two of them lost together can be recovered.

"Take the box away," Chuga suggested.

But Ye Zhechen shook his head: "Let them all stay here, and bury a few more. In this way, after decades, even if we are not alive, these trees will still keep our stories alive."

Every fir needle till here is full of their memories.