"Uncle, is your vacation over?"

"Yes, I'm back at the research institute now, Meimei, don't worry."

Mingmei looked at Ruan Xun's slightly dark circles under his eyes in the video call, still a little worried, and said with a hint of complaint, "Uncle, you've only just gotten back, how come you look so haggard? Why don't you rest a little longer?"

"Oh? Really? I just got back and took care of some things I missed while I was on vacation. Don't worry, I'll be back to normal in a few days."

As Ruan Xun spoke, his gaze fell on a place Mingmei couldn't see, where he stored important experimental materials. Just yesterday, his laboratory security system alerted him through the backend that his office had been tampered with.

Ruan Xun slowly exhaled, stared at the little figure in the projection, and reached out to touch the virtual 3D projection.

Upon hearing this, Mingmei unconsciously tilted her head as if she really wanted to pat her uncle's head, and Ruan Xun was instantly charmed by Mingmei's adorable attitude.

Ruan Xun smiled and remarked, "Meimei, you're doing much better now. I'm looking forward to the family gathering at the end of the year!"

Then Ruan Xun revealed another piece of information to Mingmei: "Your Uncle Yan Hui is probably coming back soon. Didn't the game broadcasting network recently issue an announcement that a new game is coming out? He has to go back to oversee things."

"But... isn't my uncle avoiding my dad? Is it really okay for him to go back like this?" Mingmei raised an eyebrow, somewhat incredulous. She had just met her parents during the National Day holiday, when they said they would be going back to Earth to rest for a while.

The game company is located on Earth.

"What if my father catches me..." Mingmei dared not think about it.

“It’s not that serious…” As she said this, Ruan Xun’s eyes darted around, but the corners of her mouth curled up in a look of anticipation. “At most… it’s just a matter of paying money to avoid trouble.”

Mingmei: "..."

This idea is unlike anything her father would come up with.

As for who brought it up, Mingmei smiled awkwardly, chatted with Ruan Xun for a while, and then automatically ended the video call.

Just then, a message popped up from Mu Chen, inviting her to dinner.

During dinner, Mingmei brought up the matter with Mu Chen. As she spoke, she kept glancing at Mu Chen and quietly asked, "How much do you know about my uncle and his family?"

While chatting with Ruan Xun today, Mingmei clearly noticed that her uncle seemed somewhat distracted.

“Meimei, you don’t know Mr. Yan Hui’s whereabouts, so I don’t know either,” Mu Chen shook his head.

However, Mu Chen knew something about Ruan Xun: "Mr. Ruan had already been organizing materials and handing over his work a few days ago, and he was planning to leave soon. I just didn't expect it to be so rushed. Perhaps it's because he's been too busy lately that I only remembered to tell you now."

"So... you work as an assistant? Now that my uncle has passed away, are you still working at the school hospital?"

"Well, Mr. Ruan isn't here, but another psychologist is coming. This doesn't affect my assistant's work... However, this time it's a new face. I thought it was the doctor Mr. Ruan replaced who had returned."

When this topic came up, Mu Chen recalled the scene when he met the new teacher, and a dark look, barely perceptible to others, flashed across his eyes.

His gaze then fell on the energy drink in Mingmei's hand, and he reached out and covered the cup with his hand.

"what you do?"

"Have you been staying up late lately? I've noticed you drinking these kinds of energy drinks a lot when we eat together these past few days."

Caught red-handed by Mu Chen, Mingmei stuck out her tongue and gave a playful smile, trying to ease Mu Chen's unusually serious expression.

Seeing that the other party wasn't falling for her tricks and was still staring at her seriously, Mingmei finally told Mu Chen about her recent intensive tutoring.

"Is that so?" A hint of understanding flashed in Mu Chen's eyes, and he looked at Mingmei and said, "If you're free during the day, I'll study with you. As for staying up late at night... we can find an opportunity to continue studying together in the game next time."

"Hmm?"

"Like the last time we danced."

Bright and beautiful: 0.0!!

Wow!

How clever!

The two, who planned to exploit loopholes in the game and maximize their game time, agreed to try out the new learning method next Monday after the new Escape series game was released.

Then, the night before that day, Mingmei was pleasantly surprised to find that Lu Xiaoyao had returned!

Bright dormitory

"Look, I brought you snacks and food, it's much better than the cafeteria food, I've packed everything neatly. Oh, and here are some desserts and drinks too..."

As soon as Lu Xiaoyao returned, she rushed to Mingmei's room. Mingmei, who had just returned from the library with Mu Chen, was startled by Lu Xiaoyao blocking her dormitory door.

Then came Lu Xiaoyao's "sharing time".

Mingmei pulled Lu Xiaoyao into her room, and Lu Xiaoyao began taking things out of her spatial storage one by one, which Mingmei couldn't stop.

"That's enough! Hey, hey, we can't eat any more. Keep some for yourself!"

"I have more! I specifically asked the housekeeper and the others to make these while they were preparing my brother's nutritious meals..."

"Your brother?"

Mingmei was slightly taken aback when she realized that Lu Xiaoyao had mentioned an additional character in her words.

When did Lu Xiaoyao get a brother?

"Um……"

Similarly, when Lu Xiaoyao realized she had let something slip, a moment of hesitation flashed in her eyes, but then she chuckled when she thought about what was going to happen next.

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