Chapter 1047 Wuwu: It's over, someone has really died!

"You've silently protected her for two years, watching them be so loving. I don't believe you weren't jealous at all."

"Mr. Shang is a man who is obsessed with his wife. If he knew you were after his wife, what do you think he would do to you?"

Are you threatening me?

Lu Jinglan slightly raised her eyes, and her clear, cold voice rang out.

"Of course not." Xiao Zuo shook his head. "I just want to help myself while also helping you."

"Professor Lu, the US is really very interested in you."

Xiao Zuo's smile was sly, and his slow but aggressive manner of speaking was as he said, "If we can form an alliance with them, the benefits will be immeasurable."

"..."

Lu Jinglan sat there, his fingers clenched into fists, his face deathly pale.

“Professor Lu, you can take your time to consider it.” Xiao Zuo slowly stood up, staring confidently at Lu Jinglan. “I’m waiting for Professor Lu’s good news.”

"..."

Lu Jinglan remained seated until a waiter approached to ask if he needed more tea, at which point he finally realized what was happening.

If Shang Shiyan really "leaks" the secret, he'll probably go to jail.

At that time...

Watching Xiao Zuo's departing figure, Lu Jinglan's eyes became deep and unfathomable.

——

SR Project Room.

Lu Jinglan sat at his workstation lost in thought, and Pei Jinwu had to call him several times before he came back to his senses.

"What are you thinking about?" Pei Jinwu stared at him curiously.

"It's nothing." Lu Jinglan quickly composed herself and smiled as she spoke, "I probably didn't sleep well last night."

“This data needs to be processed.” Pei Jinwu placed the USB drive on his desk. “Shang Shiyan has already organized it once. Go through it and see if there are any parts that need to be modified.”

"Mr. Shang's work never goes wrong."

Lu Jinglan stroked the USB drive, looking dejected: "Don't worry, I will do my job well."

"OK."

Pei Jinwu nodded and returned to the doorway, where she ran into Shang Shiyan.

The two walked out hand in hand, chatting intimately.

Lu Jinglan sat there, looking at the USB drive in his hand.

After a few seconds of silence, he suddenly slammed the USB drive onto the table.

The loud noise attracted the attention of many people nearby.

What's wrong with Professor Lu lately?

...

One week later.

Lu Jinglan received another call from Xiao Zuo: "Have you made up your mind, Professor Lu?"

"..."

Lu Jinglan stood in front of the balcony, his fingertips slowly tightening.

"I heard that a while ago, some clueless boy at school confessed his feelings to Pei Jinwu in private. When Shang Shiyan found out, he immediately expelled the boy from school."

"If he knew you'd been eyeing his wife for years, what would he do to you?"

"Professor Lu, one should have self-awareness. Rather than remaining passive, it's better to make plans for yourself as soon as possible."

Xiao Zuo's words became increasingly hurtful: "If Shang Shiyan makes a move, you won't be able to stay in the country."

"By the way, the US side asked me to give you a price quote."

Xiao Zuo mentioned a number that Lu Jinglan's ancestors for eight generations couldn't earn.

"Once it's done, you can choose any research position you want at the US research institute."

Money and power were all offered to him.

Unless you've quit drugs, no one can resist such sweet-coated bullets.

"Professor Lu, I've finished speaking. What are your thoughts?"

After a long pause.

Lu Jinglan's voice slowly rang out: "Why should I believe you?"

Xiao Zuo: "We're all in the same boat."

We all prosper together, and we all suffer together.

"Give me a week." Lu Jinglan paused, then said in a deep voice, "To be on the safe side, you are not allowed to contact me again during this period."

"After I receive the items, I will ask you for your email address."

"Professor Lu is a smart man." Xiao Zuo breathed a sigh of relief. "It's been a pleasure working with him."

Holding two leverages over Lu Jinglan, they were convinced he wouldn't be used by them.

——

Project Room.

Pei Jinwu sat in front of the computer, adjusting data, when suddenly her stomach churned.

A sudden wave of nausea washed over me.

She rushed to the restroom, grabbed the sink, and gagged violently.

I woke up early in the morning and had no appetite.

Pei Jinwu frowned slightly, not daring to tell the old fox, otherwise she would definitely be nagged.

noon.

Pei Jinwu made plans to have lunch at the cafeteria with Wen Jianjian and Zhao Qianqian.

She had just vomited, so she had some light food for breakfast.

"Cousin, are you not feeling well today?" Wen Jianjian asked curiously while eating a large chicken leg.

"Um."

Pei Jinwu nodded slightly, not having much of an appetite. "You guys eat, don't worry about me."

Then she looked up at the TV on the big screen to kill time.

It just so happens to be the part of "Empresses in the Palace" where Meizhuang is pregnant.

Meizhuang, because her period was late and she was vomiting, mistakenly thought she was pregnant.

menstruation?

Vomit?

Pei Jinwu leaned back in her chair and carefully calculated the duration of her menstrual cycle.

I've been so busy lately that my period seems to be almost two weeks late.

And vomiting...

Could it be such a coincidence?

Pei Jinwu sat up straight instantly and tentatively placed her fingertips on his pulse.

One second.

Two seconds.

Three seconds.

Countless seconds passed, and Pei Jinwu's expression gradually became serious, her brows furrowing deeply.

Although the pulse was weak, she still managed to deduce...

I'm pregnant.

Pei Jinwu slowly withdrew her hand, sat down on the spot, her mind somewhat confused.

"Jinwu, what's wrong?" Zhao Qianqian asked curiously as she noticed Jinwu's pale face.

"Cousin, are you alright?" Wen Jianjian was also worried. "Should we go see a doctor?"

"See a doctor?"

Pei Jinwu smiled slightly and said, "I am a doctor."

"Oh right." Wen Jianjian slapped her forehead, completely flustered: "Cousin, did you feel anything when you took her pulse just now?"

thing?

This word is interesting.

She nodded gently and said earnestly, "Yes."

"What's going on?"

Wen Jianjian anxiously asked, "Where do you feel unwell? Should we go to the hospital?"

"No need."

Pei Jinwu smiled, picked up her chopsticks, and continued eating.

Zhao Qianqian: "?"

Wen Jianjian: "?"

Didn't you say you couldn't eat?

It feels like it's being forced in.

——

night.

Pei Jinwu returned home and secretly bought a pregnancy test.

After waiting a few minutes, you will see two lines above.

It's over.

Someone really died.

Thinking back carefully, it was probably that time I was drunk, in the car...

Pei Jinwu sat on the sofa and touched her stomach with her palm.

It was so sudden; she wasn't prepared.

"Madam, here's your mango juice." Wang Ma came out with a glass.

This is her habit; she drinks it every day.

Seeing the ice cubes inside, Pei Jinwu said in a muffled voice, "Wang Ma, could you please change to a cup without ice? You don't need to add ice anymore."

"ah?"

Wang Ma paused for two seconds. Madam liked to eat ice, and her husband had secretly taken out ice cubes several times, which made her angry.

What happened today?

It doesn't seem to be her period, does it?

"Okay." Wang Ma didn't dare to ask any more questions and made another cup.

"By the way, Madam, the crabs have arrived. How would you like to eat them?"

Wang Ma asked again.

The lady kept nagging about the crab, so the husband arranged for an emergency charter plane to airlift it back.

Pei Jinwu licked her lips, looking utterly dejected, and said, "I can't eat anymore."

"?"

Wang Ma was completely confused. What had happened to Madam?

——

good evening.