Me? I was transported into a book? And I became a vicious villain?

Chu Mengmeng's fingers tightly grasped the black scale, as if she wanted to crush it. The pale light of the base's medical room shone on her face, making her look even paler, and her eyes were as cold as ice.

"Xiao Yichen, what are you hiding?" she murmured to herself, replaying in her mind the image of Xiao Yichen leaving injured, and the understated words "I'm fine".

Is he really okay? Then how to explain this scale, this familiar shape and the faint demonic aura it exudes?

Chu Mengmeng took a deep breath and suppressed the doubts and uneasiness in her heart. She knew that now was not the time to think too much. The most urgent task was to find out the origin of this scale and its connection with Xiao Yichen and the crisis in this city.

She returned to her room, turned on her computer, and began to search for all the information related to the black scales. However, she found nothing. Just when she was about to give up, a piece of news suddenly popped up on the computer screen:

"Recently, there have been attacks by unidentified creatures in many places in our city. Witnesses said that the creature was huge, covered with black scales, moved quickly, and had extremely strong attack power..."

The picture accompanying the news was an enlarged version of the scale in Chu Mengmeng's hand.

Could it be that the people who attacked this city were the same group that attacked Xiao Yichen?

Chu Mengmeng's heart trembled, and an ominous premonition came to her mind.

At the same time, Xiao Yichen was not idle either. He returned to his room and treated his wounds, but the scene of the quarrel with Chu Mengmeng kept replaying in his mind.

He knew that he shouldn't hide his identity from Chu Mengmeng, but some things, once spoken, can never be undone.

"Yi Chen, are you there?"

Xiao Yifeng's voice came from outside the door, interrupting Xiao Yichen's thoughts.

"come in."

Xiao Yifeng pushed the door open and saw Xiao Yichen bandaging his wound. He asked with concern, "How is it? Is the injury serious?"

"It's just a minor injury, no big deal." Xiao Yichen replied indifferently.

"The enemy this time is very difficult. Even you are injured." Xiao Yifeng's eyes flickered. "I heard that Chu Mengmeng was also at the scene. Is she okay?"

"She's fine."

"That's good." Xiao Yifeng nodded, paused, and then said, "Yichen, I know you are still angry with me, but I hope you can understand that everything I do is for your own good."

Xiao Yichen didn't say anything, just looked at him quietly.

Xiao Yifeng sighed and continued, "I have long seen the relationship between you and Chu Mengmeng. You two are not suitable for each other. She is too innocent and easily fooled by appearances. And you, who have the mission of the family, cannot be tied down by the love affairs of your children."

"Enough!" Xiao Yichen stood up suddenly, staring at Xiao Yifeng fiercely, "I don't need you to interfere in my affairs!"

Xiao Yifeng wanted to say something else, but was forced back by Xiao Yichen's cold eyes. He opened his mouth, but in the end he said nothing and turned to leave the room.

Xiao Yichen was the only one left in the room. He looked out the window at the dark night sky, his heart full of contradictions and struggles.

He knew that although Xiao Yifeng's words were harsh, they were not completely unreasonable. Between him and Chu Mengmeng, there were not only misunderstandings, but also many secrets that he could not tell.

And into what abyss will these secrets push them?

Outside the window, the night deepened and the cold wind howled, as if foreshadowing that a bigger storm was about to come.

 Shadow of the Cold War, Ripples in the Heart (Continued)

Chu Mengmeng's fingers quickly tapped on the keyboard, but the pages returned by the search engine could not answer her doubts. At this moment, an anonymous email quietly landed in her mailbox. The sender only left a simple code name "Z". There was only one sentence in the email: "If you want to find out the truth, go to the abandoned factory on the outskirts of the city."

Chu Mengmeng's intuition told her that this email was related to Xiao Yichen and the strange black scale. Without any hesitation, she put on her coat and drove to the outskirts of the city alone.

The abandoned factory had long been covered with vines and dust, and the air was filled with a smell of decay. Chu Mengmeng carefully pushed open the rusty iron door, and what came into view was a floor full of scattered experimental equipment and documents.

She bent down and looked through the documents, her face becoming more and more solemn. These documents recorded an experiment of using monster genes to transform the human body, and the person in charge of the experiment was Xiao Yifeng!

"How could this happen..." Chu Mengmeng muttered to herself, and countless fragments flashed through her mind, including Xiao Yifeng's hostility towards Xiao Yichen, his deliberate approach to her, and his constant attempts to sow discord between her and Xiao Yichen...

Could it be that she had wrongly blamed Xiao Yichen all along? Could it be that Xiao Yifeng was the one who hid the most?

Chu Mengmeng's heart was in a mess. She forced herself to calm down and continued to look through the documents, hoping to find more clues. Suddenly, a photo slipped out of the file. In the photo, it was the backs of Xiao Yichen and a strange man, standing together, seemingly plotting something.

And the body of the strange man was covered with familiar black scales!

Chu Mengmeng's heart suddenly shrank. She finally understood that Xiao Yichen had been silently protecting this city and her, but she had pushed him further and further away because of her misunderstanding...

Just then, the cell phone suddenly rang. It was Su Mubai calling.

"Mengmeng, it's bad. Xiao Yichen was seriously injured in the battle with the monster and is still in a coma..." Su Mubai's voice was extremely anxious.

Chu Mengmeng's heart seemed to be tightly grasped by an invisible hand. She wanted to rush to the hospital immediately, but she was afraid to face Xiao Yichen and afraid to face her own chaotic heart.

"Mengmeng, I know what you are thinking," Lin Wan'er on the other end of the phone seemed to see through her thoughts, "You don't have to suppress your feelings, face it bravely."

Chu Mengmeng's fingers tightly grasped the phone, struggling internally. Shadow of the Cold War, Ripples in the Heart (Continued)

Chu Mengmeng held the phone, her knuckles white, her heart churning like a raging sea. Su Mubai and Lin Wan'er's words were like a ray of light in the darkness, illuminating the emotions deep in her heart. Yes, she couldn't escape anymore, she had to face Xiao Yichen and the tangled feelings between them.

She took a deep breath and said to Su Mubai in a firm tone: "Tell me, which hospital is he in?"

When Chu Mengmeng rushed to the hospital, Xiao Yichen was still lying on the bed, his face pale and his breath weak. Seeing his weak appearance, Chu Mengmeng's heart felt as if it was pierced by a needle, and it hurt. All her pride and self-esteem seemed insignificant at this moment, and she just wanted him to get better soon.

She walked gently to the bedside, pulled a chair over and sat down, looking at Xiao Yichen tenderly. His brows were slightly furrowed, as if he couldn't get rid of the pain even in his dream. Chu Mengmeng stretched out her hand, wanting to smooth his brows, but she retracted it the moment she touched his skin.

"I'm sorry..." Chu Mengmeng's voice was very soft, but she was choking with sobs, "I shouldn't have disbelieved you, I shouldn't have said those hurtful words..."

She told the unconscious Xiao Yichen about her discovery of the abandoned factory, Xiao Yifeng's conspiracy, her inner struggles and worries without reservation. By the end, her voice had become hoarse and her eyes were filled with tears.

After an unknown amount of time, Xiao Yichen's eyelids trembled slightly, and he slowly opened his eyes. He stared at the ceiling in confusion, as if he had not yet fully woken up from his coma.

"You're awake?" Chu Mengmeng was overjoyed and quickly held his hand. "How do you feel? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

Xiao Yichen felt the warmth coming from his hand, turned his head to look at Chu Mengmeng, with a complex emotion flashing in his eyes. He wanted to pull his hand back, but gave up struggling because he was too weak.

"What are you doing here?" His tone was cold and distant.

Chu Mengmeng's heart sank suddenly, but she did not give up. Instead, she mustered up her courage, looked him in the eyes, and said seriously: "I'm here to apologize to you. I'm here to tell you that I believe in you, and I'm also... worried about you."

There was a flicker of hesitation in Xiao Yichen's eyes. He was silent for a moment, and his tone softened a little: "I'm fine."

Although his answer was still brief and cold, Chu Mengmeng heard a different meaning from it. She knew that a crack had begun to appear in their relationship, and she would do everything she could to make up for it.

However, just as the two were about to be honest with each other and start over, a shrill alarm suddenly rang throughout the city. Su Mubai appeared at the door of the ward with a serious face and said in a hurried tone: "It's not good, Xiao Yifeng... brought a large number of monsters and modified people to launch a full-scale attack on the city!"

Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen's hearts were shaken at the same time. They realized that a bigger crisis was approaching. This time, can they join hands again to overcome the difficulties? Can their feelings withstand the test of this catastrophe?