Huang Peilan wanted to pursue Huo Minxue, but she felt sorry for her dumplings, so she snatched them back from her male colleague.

"What are you doing?" the male colleague asked, completely bewildered.

"Why should I give them back? These are my dumplings. Did you even ask me before you took them?" Huang Peilan was furious.

A box full of dumplings is now only half full.

How can this person eat so much?

He can stuff several into his mouth in one go, but he himself is reluctant to eat them.

"What do you mean by 'snatching'? Didn't you just say you couldn't eat anymore?" The male colleague smacked his lips, but his eyes kept glancing at Huang Peilan's lunchbox.

"I said I couldn't eat, but I didn't say I'd give you any. You're really funny!" Huang Peilan said, closing the lunchbox and turning to leave.

Her male colleague, who was left alone, licked her fingers.

"It's just a few dumplings, why is it okay for Huo Min to eat them, but not for me?"

"..."

As soon as Huo Minxue entered the lab, he put the little incident from his mind and focused intently on his experiment. However, perhaps because he was distracted, the experimental data he obtained today was not satisfactory.

Later, Huo Minxue simply gave up and went to the rooftop to relax.

There aren't many people here usually. When Huo Minxue's experiments don't go well, she comes here to get some fresh air and look at the clouds, and often that helps her suddenly understand things.

So he placed a worn-out recliner here, but just as he lay down today, he suddenly felt a shadow blocking his light.

Slowly opening his eyes, he saw Huang Peilan.

Huo Minxue sat up slightly.

"Junior Sister Huang, why did you come up here?" Huo Minxue's voice was a little hoarse.

Huang Peilan stood to the side, her hands hanging at her sides, tightly gripping her pants.

Finally, I couldn't help but ask.

"Senior Brother Minxue, you...don't you really have any feelings for me?"

"Huh?" Huo Minxue was a little taken aback.

"I've already been so proactive, can't you really tell that I like you?" Having said all that, Huang Peilan had no reason to hide anything anymore.

"What?" Huo Minxue was truly shocked this time and jumped up from the recliner.

"Senior Brother Minxue, I like you. Would you... be with me?" Huang Peilan looked intently at Huo Minxue.

This was the bravest thing she had ever done in her life.

This was the first time Huo Minxue had ever received such a frank and passionate confession from a female comrade, and he was stunned for several seconds before he came to his senses.

"Junior Sister Huang, thank you for your kindness, but I've always thought of you as a younger sister." Huo Minxue tried to soften her voice as much as possible.

He will be working in the same laboratory as Huang Peilan in the future, and it would be bad if things got too ugly and affected their work.

"Sister? You only see me as a sister?" Huang Peilan's expression faltered upon hearing this.

"Yes." Huo Minxue nodded.

“But you don’t have any other female colleagues around you. You just work every day, and I’m the one you have the most contact with. Besides, we work in the same unit, so we have more in common. I’m the best choice for you.” Huang Peilan excitedly tried to grab Huo Minxue’s hand.

Huo Minxue's drowsiness had long since dissipated, and when he saw the other party reach out, he subconsciously dodged.

A hint of hurt flashed across Huang Peilan's face.