Bradley was really afraid of making the little woman angry, so he obediently opened his mouth and drank the water. But then Freya fed him another spoonful of fish porridge, and his handsome face instantly turned as bitter as a gourd.

Freya knew the porridge was a bit fishy, so she half - coaxed him to finish it. Finally, she took out a piece of candy from her pocket, removed the wrapper, and put it into his mouth.

"Consider this a reward for you."

With the candy in his mouth, his bitter - faced expression improved a bit.

Freya then told him about her arrangements. "Since Li Fang's research lab has been destroyed, we'll go back to Solterra early tomorrow morning. Lan Xiaoling has already identified Xiaolan, and it turns out that Xiaolan is indeed her older sister.

However, for the sake of Yuanman and Yuanbao, Mr. Lu and Lan Xiaoling don't plan to let the children recognize their mother for now. So my suggestion is that Mr. Lu send Xiaolan to the medical room at the headquarters for treatment first. After Xiaolan's condition improves, we'll go and pick her up and let the family be reunited."

Bradley listened quietly and then nodded. "Okay. With Xu Yan and Qin Gou there, their medical skills can help Xiaolan. If there aren't enough people, I can ask Hua..."

"No need. After we deal with the Lady's matter, I'll be free. If I have time, I'll go and help." Freya interrupted the man.

Xiaolan's condition was special, and she wanted to do her best to help her.

Moreover, wasn't Hua Lingxu on vacation? It wouldn't be appropriate to call him back at this time.

"The Lady's matter is coming to an end. Shouldn't we start preparing for a second child?" The man suddenly leaned closer. His warm breath brushed across Freya's face, making her shiver. She subconsciously stood up from the chair.

She pointed at Bradley and stammered, "You... Why do you always think about having children?"

Bradley looked aggrieved and sighed deeply. "Patrick and Gabriel both have twin sons. We only have a daughter, and we'll have to send her away in a few years. If we don't have a second child, it'll just be the two of us again."

Hearing this, Freya realized that it was jealousy that had given him this idea.

So just because his brothers had sons, this man also wanted one?

But that wouldn't do. Even if the Lady's matter was over, there was still the Zhan Fa family.

And her mother had been appearing in her dreams frequently recently. She was eager to find out about her own background. There were so many things left to do. If she got pregnant, she'd be restricted in everything.

Freya pursed her lips and said seriously, "Can we wait a bit? After everything settles down, you can have a second or third child, and I'll go along with it."

Bradley saw the difficulty on her face and knew he had been pushing her too hard. A sense of guilt welled up in his heart.

So many things had happened recently, and Freya had been running around non - stop. She had lost weight, and her once - chubby face had become much thinner.

Moreover, she had been getting too little rest recently. If they had a child at this time, it would surely burden her.

Bradley thought it over and then held her hand. "Sorry, I was being selfish. We'll have a child whenever you want."

"Anyway, you won't miss out on a son." Freya bared her teeth and smiled brightly.

She naturally knew what was on Bradley's mind. As the king of a country, with power and status in his hands, he would surely need a son to inherit everything in the future.

Therefore, she had long been prepared to have more children for him.

However, she hoped that their children could enjoy a full - term pregnancy, rather than going through life - and - death situations in the womb like Xin Yao.

Bradley turned his head and kissed her again. His thin lips curled into a mischievous arc. "Okay, I'll be waiting anytime."

The unexpected and implicit love words made Freya's face flush.

She reached out and gently pinched his face and said coquettishly, "Okay, I'll go wash up and go to bed."

...

Early the next morning.

Gabriel sent a special plane to take Xiaolan to the medical room at the headquarters. As for Lan Xiaoling and Yuanbao, they accompanied Freya and Bradley back to Solterra first.

When the helicopter landed on the palace rooftop, Blue Book led a group of guards and wheeled Bradley out of the cabin.

Since his wound was still healing, Bradley had to stay in a prone position.

At this moment, there were quite a few people standing in two parallel rows on the rooftop. Most of them were elite members of the Dark Web, but there were also Yun Xiangcheng, Patrick, and Mi Luo among them.

Seeing Bradley being wheeled off the plane, Yun Xiangcheng rushed forward anxiously. "How did you get injured?"

Actually, as soon as Blue Book dispatched the helicopter to pick them up from the village, Yun Xiangcheng and Patrick had already learned that Bradley was injured. They just didn't expect that Bradley's injury was much more serious than they had imagined.

"It's all my fault. If it weren't for saving me, Bradley wouldn't have been injured." Just thinking about the scene at that time, Freya still felt a lingering fear.

At this time, Bradley reached out and held her wrist, and said in a solemn voice, "I've said that even if I had to choose a thousand or ten thousand times, I'd still take that knife for you."

Hearing this, Freya felt warm in her heart, and her eyes welled up with tears of gratitude. "I know, but I don't want anything to happen to you."

The two of them ignored everyone else and were showing their affection openly. Patrick, standing beside them, couldn't stand it anymore and directly interrupted. "Hey, you two can show your love more deeply in your room later. Shouldn't we talk about business now?"

Bradley shot him a fierce look, and the warning in his eyes was very obvious.

Patrick couldn't stand his death - glare the most, so he quickly changed the topic. "Last night, Li Fang confessed his relationship with the Lady and admitted that the mutated venom is still under research and hasn't leaked out. The research process of the venom has also been recorded."

After saying that, Patrick handed a document to Bradley. "This is the entire research process of the mutated venom. Let Yun Xiangcheng report the details to you."

Yun Xiangcheng nodded and then continued. "I stayed up all night last night studying the properties of the mutated venom. I found that it's a very difficult process. After all, for the venom to mutate, it needs to reach just the right moment; otherwise, it won't succeed."

Freya listened quietly, frowned, and thought deeply for a long time before asking the question that had been bothering her. "Since it's so difficult for the venom to mutate successfully, what kind of harm will the failed mutated venom cause?"

Yun Xiangcheng said, "Li Fang also mentioned this. The failed mutated venom is just like ordinary animal - like venom. It can only control people's consciousness and won't cause any spread."

Hearing this, Freya heaved a huge sigh of relief.

Thank goodness the venom hadn't mutated successfully. Otherwise, how many people would have been hurt?

However, the Lady and Li Fang had committed so many evils. These two parasites must pay the price for their actions.

"Yuanbao, slow down. Be careful not to fall."