…

At the research institute, outside the experimental building, a hover car sped into a parking space and stopped.

The air temperature was a little low, and Su Lan couldn't help shivering as soon as she got out of the car.

It’s so cold.

There was still an hour before the tour started, but there were already a lot of people waiting. Su Lan found a not-so-conspicuous place to sit down, studying all the strict confidentiality mechanisms, and handed all the communication devices on her body to the staff at the door for temporary safekeeping.

call--

Su Lan took a deep breath. Everyone present had the same goal - that was some of the patents that the Chinese Academy of Sciences was about to license in the form of cooperation.

His goal is the same as these people.

From encountering the war in northern Mali to escaping from danger until now... his so-called father has never contacted him once. The only person who has contacted him is the family's butler, Mr. Evans.

"Are you okay?"

Su Lan was lost in thought when she suddenly heard a concerned greeting. She was stunned for a moment and looked up to meet a face that showed a bit of concern.

"Huh? I'm fine." Su Lan shook her head awkwardly.

"I thought you were going to cry when I saw you just now!" The boy smiled and said, "I'm glad you're okay."

"By the way, are you here for a visit? Can we go together later?"

Su Lan wanted to refuse, after all, he came here for business today, but when he saw the boy's smiling face, he didn't know why he couldn't say no, so he nodded and reluctantly agreed: "Okay."

Su Lan felt that the boy seemed relieved immediately after she agreed to accompany him on the tour.

"My name is Ji Yang, what's your name?"

"Su Lan."

"Oh, since you're older than me, I'll call you Brother Su. By the way, I have two friends. I'll lie to them and say I just happened to meet you. We'll go on the tour together, not with them!"

Su Lan was stunned when he heard this, and looked at the boy in front of him who was not much younger than him, "Are you unhappy with your two friends?"

"No, no, it's because..." Ji Yang waved his hands and was about to speak when he suddenly shouted to the two people who had just walked in from outside, "Jiang Yuan, Ji Rong, this way!"

Su Lan: ???

"Are you awake? You feel tired so early this morning. What did you do last night?" Ji Yang gave Jiang Yuan a sly smile and asked jokingly when he saw him.

"It's nothing, I just feel unwell and can't sleep." Jiang Yuan coughed lightly and explained without blushing or beating his heart, while muttering to himself: This means I have slept with my brother for the third time.

"Take care of yourself," Ji Yang patted his shoulders twice and said, "This is Su Lan, a friend of mine. I didn't expect to meet you here today."

After introducing each other, Ji Yang glanced at the time and said to Jiang Yuan, "I finally get to see him. Isn't there a tour today? I want to go on a tour with him. I'll come find you after the tour!"

Jiang Yuan smiled and said, "Okay."

After that, Jiang Yuan looked at Ji Rong and asked him, "Do you want to go with them? There will probably be a lot of things to do today, and I may not be able to accompany you all the time. You can come to me after the tour."

Ji Rong shook his head: "I'm with you, I'm worried."

"My condition isn't that serious. I finally made it here, so I can take a closer look," Jiang Yuan said after thinking for a while. You can't just come to the research institute casually. There are soldiers guarding outside. "You don't have to follow me all the time. I'm fine."

Ji Rong: "I'll accompany you."

Jiang Yuan was stunned when he saw Ji Rong's determined expression, "Okay... then Ji Yang, you and Su Lan, come to me after you finish your visit."

Ji Yang nodded, and immediately happily pulled Su Lan, who was already stunned, and said, "Let's go, let's go! The time is up, hurry up and line up!"

Seeing this, Jiang Yuan laughed and said to Ji Rong, "Tsk, this kid forgot about us when he saw someone he knew."

Ji Rong: "Heartless."

Jiang Yuan glanced at Ji Yang, who was pulling Su Lan in a hurry, and agreed, "That's right, but Ji Yang's friend looks a little familiar."

…

Being led by a staff member for a tour, Su Lan glanced at Ji Yang beside him, hesitated for several times, and finally asked: "The two friends you just saw are the two people who participated in the mecha competition this year, right?"

Ji Yang didn't look at him, his eyes were attracted by the experiments in the institute, "Hey, I saw you didn't say anything, I thought you didn't recognize me."

How could you not recognize him? He was sitting behind these two people on the rescue ship, and he was repeatedly accused of blocking their view of the handsome guy! Isn't he handsome?

Su Lan glanced at his own face reflected in the glass window. Wasn't he also a handsome young man? !

The performance of these two people in the mecha competition can be said to be breathtaking, and it is hard to forget them with their outstanding appearance.

What's more, he knew a secret based on the conversation between the two.

Ji Rong is the son of the God of War, and the God of War is not single.

Su Lan followed Ji Yang's steps in a few steps: "Well... I recognized him at the first sight, but I was too shocked, so I didn't say anything."

"Why don't you join them?" Ji Yang was bumped by someone, and Su Lan quickly pulled him, preventing him from falling to the ground.

"Oh my god..." Ji Yang held Su Lan's hand tightly, "Thank you, I was scared to death."

"You said the reason why you didn't join them..." Ji Yang recalled what happened to him since he saw the two people this morning, and said sadly, "He glared at me."

"Stare, stare at you?"

Ji Yang put his hands in his pockets, pouted, looked aggrieved, and uttered a name.

"Ji Rong."

"Hahaha." Su Lan laughed out loud, and immediately patted Ji Yang on the shoulder and said, "I guessed it."

Ji Yang: “???”

Ji Yang: “Did you guess it?”

Su Lan immediately told him what she saw of the two of them interacting on the rescue spacecraft.

Ji Yang asked cheerfully, "Did Jiang Yuan really let Ji Rong sleep in the same room with him?"

Su Lan: "Really, I was sitting behind them at the time and heard it clearly."

Ji Yang: "Tsk tsk tsk, Jiang Yuan actually has the nerve to accuse me of talking nonsense. It's so difficult for me."

Ji Yang: "Anyone with eyes can see that they have a special relationship!"

Su Lan touched her nose and said, "I know it without even looking."

Ji Yang was stunned for a moment, then reacted, "Pheromone?"

Su Lan: "Yeah."

…

The two entered the laboratory, leaving Ji Rong waiting in the waiting area. Jiang Yuan followed a staff member to the conference room. Xu Chen was sitting at the front, discussing the development of a new mecha.

Xu Chen saw Jiang Yuan, nodded slightly to him, and motioned him to sit in the seat next to him. Jiang Yuan immediately found an empty seat and sat down.

Jiang Yuan also received the relevant information and immediately looked down at it.

…

"What do you think of this mecha?" After the meeting, Xu Chen walked up to Jiang Yuan and asked in a low voice.

Xu Chen took a look at his masterpiece. The main reason he called Jiang Yuan this time was because the mecha had entered the experimental stage. Having Jiang Yuan come here and put his name on it would be beneficial for Jiang Yuan's future development in the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

"It's pretty good, but I think this part can be improved." Jiang Yuan thought for a while, turned to a page of mechanical design structure, and said.

"Need to change?"

Jiang Yuan nodded, "Yes, if we change to the old 671 structure, the performance should be better."

"671?" Xu Chen raised an eyebrow and looked at the new mecha he designed, "671..."

"Start the instruments and turn on the simulator!" Xu Chen suddenly turned around and rushed into the laboratory, turned on the simulator, and changed the originally set mechanical structure to the old 671 structure.

After the simulator changed its structure, a simulation experiment was immediately carried out. After several hours, simulation stability appeared.

The overall stability only increased by 0.01%, but the researchers in the simulation laboratory were all stunned.

It is normal for the stability of the mecha to increase. After all, with every optimization, the stability will always be a little bit higher. But you have to know that they have been carrying out this project for about ten years. It is already difficult to improve the stability of the mecha. The previous data is already the best they can get!

"Old Xu is awesome!" A white-haired woman who did not attend the meeting smiled and gave Xu Chen a thumbs up.

"Why did you suddenly think of this 671 structure you designed before? After replacing it with this structure, the performance of the mecha has been much more stable!"

The woman obviously had a good relationship with Xu Chen. There was a smile in her eyes when she spoke. She was not as nervous as the others. Instead, she spoke to Xu Chen like a friend.

Xu Chen smiled bitterly. This was not his strength at all. He thought his work was already perfect, but Jiang Yuan actually suggested modifications to it, and the performance was improved a lot.

This boy is truly a monster.

Xu Chen thought of this, frowned and looked outside the simulation room, and said to several assistants: "You continue to do the simulation experiment, I'll go out for a while."

"Yes, Dean!"

Xu Chen patted his face, glanced at his own appearance in the glass window, the redness of excitement on his face had faded, and then he walked out of the laboratory.

"Teacher, what happened just now?" Jiang Yuan went up to Xu Chen and asked as soon as he saw him.

Xu Chen waved his hands expressionlessly, "Nothing, I just suddenly remembered that I have an experiment that I haven't finished yet.

"I will try the improvement plan you just mentioned. Please read the mecha information twice and write me a letter of improvement suggestions when you go back. Got it?"

Jiang Yuan: "Is this homework?"

Under the light of the laboratory, Xu Chen nodded slightly, "Yes, this is the homework. If I am not satisfied with the correction, I will deduct your usual score. However... you don't seem to have many points. You missed a lot of my classes."

Jiang Yuan: "Teacher, I have asked for leave."

Xu Chen: "I didn't approve your request for leave. Okay, write your opinion letter carefully and give it to me when you're done. If it's good, I'll give you full marks. If it's not good, then be prepared to fail."

It seems that his teacher is serious... Jiang Yuan had no choice but to lower his head and take a closer look at the design of the new mecha. He had asked the super optical computer Alphonse to analyze it before. The design of the mecha was close to perfect, but there was still room for modification.

Jiang Yuan had no choice but to nod, "I understand, teacher. I will finish it as soon as possible."

For the sake of his midterm grade, he couldn't rely on his regular grades, but... the exam seemed to be next weekend, right?

He won't come to the lab next weekend, so I can only go back and write today.

Seeing Jiang Yuan agreed, Xu Chen smiled and patted Jiang Yuan on the shoulder, saying, "Come on, I'll show you around the lab."

Xu Chen brought Jiang Yuan out and saw Ji Rong who came with them. He nodded to Ji Rong and took the two of them to look around the laboratory. Because this was a mechanical laboratory, the scientific research achievements involved were mainly in mechanical design, and the degree of freedom was slightly higher than in other laboratories.

After taking the two of them around, he took Jiang Yuan to familiarize himself with the equipment. This trip lasted until three in the afternoon.

After Xu Chen glanced at the time, he said to Jiang Yuan, "Okay, let's call it a day today. It's three o'clock now. You should still have time to take that kid on a tour. He's been waiting for you for a long time."

Jiang Yuan nodded and put down what he was holding: "Then teacher, I'll leave first."

"Well," Xu Chen looked at the information in his hand without raising his head, and called Jiang Yuan who was about to leave, "Don't forget to come tomorrow."

Jiang Yuan: “Okay!”

After the laboratory door was closed, Xu Chen put down the documents in his hand and looked at the instruments in the laboratory with a confused expression on his face.

Just when Xu Chen was thinking, the door was suddenly opened and a middle-aged researcher walked in. Seeing Xu Chen, he was slightly stunned and said, "Dean wants to use the machine? Then I will take these interns to the next door..."

"No need, just let them in." Xu Chen said after thinking for a while.

The seven interns felt a little awkward when they saw Xu Chen. It was difficult to see this big guy even in the research institute. Even if they saw him, they would just look at him from a distance.

Who among those who work with mechas doesn’t admire Xu Chen?

The seven interns familiarized themselves with the machine under the guidance of the senior researcher, but they still made a few small mistakes during the process and were scolded a few times.

Xu Chen frowned and suddenly asked, "How long have they been in the institute?"

"Three months." The old researcher replied immediately.

Xu Chen: "It's been three months, and you're still not familiar with these machines?"

Several interns immediately lowered their heads in guilt. It wasn't that they didn't work hard, it was just that it was really hard! It was more painful to lose face in front of Mr. Xu than to kill them.

Seeing that several interns looked like they were about to cry, the old researcher immediately spoke up for them: "Dean, it will take at least half a year to get familiar with and proficient in these instruments. After all, they are too complicated. These kids learn very quickly and very seriously. They are all reading the operating instructions of the instruments after they go back..."

Xu Chen: "..." But the guy just now got the hang of it after just watching him operate it for a while...

In the laboratory, Xu Chen touched his nose and coughed lightly, "Study hard and strive to be independent as soon as possible."

"We will try our best!" When the young people heard Xu Chen's words of encouragement, their eyes sparkled with stars.

Xu Chen left the laboratory, and several young people in the laboratory were studying frantically and hard, full of enthusiasm.

Xu Chen patted his head. A demon is a demon. How could he expect these kids to be like Jiang Yuan? Everyone thought that the mecha he designed could not be improved, but that kid actually took out a mechanical structure he designed before and simply improved the performance of the mecha.

This kid gave him so many surprises.

He was actually looking forward to the improvement suggestions that Jiang Yuan would write!

Thinking of this, Xu Chen sneered again.

He really has a wild idea. No matter how capable Jiang Yuan is, he is just a child. It is already a surprise that he can come up with the 671 structure. But he is becoming more and more greedy.

I guess this guy might come to me to apologize if he fails to write anything for half a year. But it’s okay this way. Life can’t always be smooth sailing. It’s okay to have some small setbacks.

When Jiang Yuan came out, he saw Ji Rong sitting on a chair. "I'm fine. Let's go visit the open area."

Ji Rong stood up straight and asked him, "Are you feeling unwell today?"

"Ah..." Jiang Yuan shook his head, "No."

Jiang Yuan pulled Ji Rong up, used a little force, and grabbed Ji Rong's hand: "Hurry up, it will be closed in an hour."

Ji Rong was led by Jiang Yuan and followed Jiang Yuan naturally.

They are no different from a couple now. Although Jiang Yuan doesn't know what he is thinking, his heart can't stop beating for a moment when they are together like this.

He used to think that what others said about a deer running around in his heart was nonsense, but ever since he met Jiang Yuan, the deer in his heart was no longer a deer, but a mad deer.

A one-hour visit was a bit too rushed for both of them, and neither of them had time to take a closer look.

The two walked out of the open area. Ji Yang and Su Lan were already waiting for them outside. Due to the weather, the wind was a little cold and snowflakes suddenly began to fall. Jiang Yuan and the other two had come by taxi, but they couldn't get one in this weather.

Su Lan: "I've got a car. I'll take you there."

Ji Yang and Su Lan looked at each other for a few seconds, and Ji Yang immediately understood what Su Lan meant. Su Lan was really a good person. She pitied him as a single dog! Not only was he hurt, but he was also attacked by Ji Rong!

After Su Lan sent the three people to school, he drove away.

After a few minutes, the communicator vibrated violently, and Su Lan directly connected to the hovercraft to establish communication.

"Brother, how are things going today? Are there any suitable projects?"

Su Lan: "I have two patents that I think are very good, and there are other people competing for them. I want to get them, and I think I need your help again."

"Send them to me and let me see which two you like."

Su Lan immediately sent over the two patents that she liked.

"These two are indeed good... But brother, are you really going to give up inheriting the family business? These two projects can make money, but compared to your family's assets, they are nothing."

Su Lan sneered: "Then why don't you fight?"

"Me? You know I'm not cut out for business. My brother is still around. It would be great if he could support me."

Su Lan said calmly: "You also know that my family is different from yours. I think it's best to rely on myself."

"Okay, I'll go with you tomorrow."

The person on the other end of the line didn't stop talking, but cursed and said a few more words: "I don't know what you're thinking, but your family's relationship with the Chinese Academy of Sciences must be stronger than mine..."

The person on the other end fell silent, as if he realized that he had said the wrong thing.

Su Lan hung up the phone and was lost in thought for two seconds.

Of course his family has a good relationship with the Chinese Academy of Sciences. After all, they are in the military industry and have cooperation with the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

But he just didn't want to rely on that person.

Although he had never lacked money and had no worries about food and clothing since he was a child, he had never felt any family love. After all... that man could even call his own son's name wrong.

…

The next day.

Jiang Yuan packed up and was about to go out.

"Jiang Yuan."

Jiang Yuan was called and was about to turn around when he was pulled and pushed against the door and kissed.

Why did Ji Rong suddenly kiss him?

Seeing Jiang Yuan frowning at him, Ji Rong couldn't help but feel regretful. Why couldn't he help himself?

Jiang Yuan felt like his brain had frozen. His pheromones were very stable today and he didn't have the addiction syndrome. Why did Ji Rong kiss him?

What does Ji Rong mean?

In the room, Ji Rong took a step back and lowered his head, not knowing how to explain. He was being too obvious!

What would he do if Jiang Yuan asked him?

He just hugged Jiang Yuan and confessed his love to her!

Ji Rong: "Aren't you leaving yet?"

Um?

Is it a question of whether to leave or not?

Shouldn't you tell me why you kissed me?

Jiang Yuan glanced at Ji Rong, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Then I'll go to the laboratory first."

It’s getting late now, so I’ll ask Ji Rong when I get back in the evening. He spent the whole night last night writing suggestions for improving the mecha, and he got up a little late this morning, so he can’t delay any longer.

Get in the car.

Jiang Yuan touched his lips that had been kissed.

Although he has never been in a relationship and has never liked anyone, his heart is pounding now, and it seems like... he likes her!

He is used to sleeping with his brother...

Even planning to sleep for a long time?

Jiang Yuan got out of the car. The cold winter wind blew against his face, blowing away the messy thoughts in his mind. Only then did he calm down and enter the laboratory.

Xu Chen arrived very early as usual. Although the old man held a high position, he was essentially a researcher who loved science. When Jiang Yuan saw Xu Chen, he immediately asked about the work he needed to do.

"You go with them to do experiments on this project and get more familiar with it. This is a new metal material we have developed. It is still in the experimental stage. Later, we will apply the new material to the mecha according to its characteristics."

Jiang Yuan nodded, "Okay, teacher."

Jiang Yuan immediately followed several researchers.

"Oh, by the way, teacher, I have finished the homework and have sent it to you through the internal system of the institute!" Before Jiang Yuan left, he remembered the report he wrote yesterday and turned to Xu Chen and said.

"Have you finished writing?" Xu Chen paused his hand on the experimental instrument, looked up at Jiang Yuan in disbelief, and asked.

Jiang Yuan said: "Yes! I wrote it all night yesterday!"

Xu Chen looked at him for a few seconds, then immediately adjusted his expression, showing a calm look, nodded to Jiang Yuan, and then calmly instructed the experimenters to do the project.

After Jiang Yuan left, Xu Chen immediately put down the documents in his hand, opened the laboratory's internal system, and found the report sent by Jiang Yuan.

"Old Xu, what's the homework? Let me take a look." An old researcher who had a good relationship with Xu Chen smiled and leaned over to look at Xu Chen's screen. When he saw it, he was stunned.

"We have thought of this solution before, but it still has problems..."

"Wait," the old researcher immediately slid over and saw the improved structure at the back, "This pressure structure is so ingenious, if it is combined like this, all the previous shortcomings will be gone!

"Lao Xu, when did you design this pressure structure? You are really amazing! You are worthy of being the best among our group!"

Xu Chen: "I said it wasn't my design, do you believe it?"

Old researcher: “???”