Xiao Jin looked up at Chen Yi, her gaze indifferent as if she were looking at a stranger.

Chen Yi swallowed hard and silently lowered his head to cut his steak.

He felt extremely uncomfortable throughout the meal.

He couldn't taste any flavor in the steak; he just wanted to leave as soon as possible.

Finally, he used the excuse of having official business to escape.

Lu Qiuying watched his retreating figure as he fled, and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

The orange light shone on her, as if she were enveloped in a halo.

Her eyebrows and eyes were relaxed, and her diamond-shaped lips were curved, as red as strawberries.

Lu Qiuying, dressed in a uniform-style shirt, possessed a unique beauty that made it impossible to look away.

Xiao Jin's Adam's apple bobbed slightly, a hint of desire hidden in her eyes.

He held Lu Qiuying's hand, his fingertips caressing her palm.

"I'll take you back to your dorm." Xiao Jin's voice was low and hoarse, as if she was restraining something.

Lu Qiuying nodded, not noticing anything different about him.

The two walked side by side on the road, enjoying the moist evening breeze on their faces.

The orange light lengthened the shadows of the two people.

A faint scent of grass and wood wafts through the air, mixed with a refreshing floral fragrance.

Lu Qiuying's heart was pounding, and she didn't dare to turn her head to look at Xiao Jin beside her.

This was the first time the two had taken a walk on the street since they started dating.

She never expected her heart to race like this...

"Shall we go sit over there for a bit?" Xiao Jin suggested, her palms sweating.

Lu Qiuying did not refuse and followed him to the stone bench and sat down.

At this time, there were fewer and fewer pedestrians on the road.

Xiao Jin smelled the cool fragrance, which felt like feathers constantly brushing against his heart, making him feel unbearably itchy.

Lu Qiuying could clearly sense his tension, and felt relieved.

"You're teasing Chen Yi like this, aren't you afraid he'll really get involved with the Xiao family..." Lu Qiuying hadn't finished speaking when she stared at him with wide eyes.

A thin lip touches the lips, and the rich aroma of the wine intertwines with the lips.

Lu Qiuying's eyelashes trembled as she felt the warmth around her waist, and her whole body tensed up.

Xiao Jin gently sucked on the corner of her lips, savoring the sweet fragrance. His eyes gradually darkened, and his hand unconsciously caressed the softness of her waist through her clothes.

“It’s even better if he says so. I’ll go to your house to propose marriage then.” Xiao Jin said restrainedly after releasing her lips.

Lu Qiuying felt as if his kiss had taken away all the bones in her body, leaving her feeling weak and powerless.

She stared blankly at Xiao Jin, not quite understanding what he had said.

Moonlight filters through the gaps in the branches, like a voyeur spying on everything beneath the tree.

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the next day.

The sound of waves grew louder as they approached, and a faint, salty smell drifted on the wind.

Professor Wu got out of the car, turned to look at the sea, then glanced at the layout around the factory, and nodded.

The ship is built, and it's just right to launch it for testing from here.

"Old Wu, what are you dawdling for? Hurry up!" Grandma Lan and Old Man He urged him from behind.

Lu Yun Shen glanced at his grandfather and exchanged a look with Lin Zi Yan in the passenger seat.

Unexpectedly, my grandfather was even more anxious than Professor Wu.

This wasn't Old Man He's first time visiting the factory. He walked straight inside, seemingly uninterested in the surrounding layout.

Actually, the first time he came here, he looked at the factory for a long time.

Lu Yunshen and Lin Ziyan walked side by side at the very back.

Upon arriving at the door, Lu Yun Shen took out his card and swiped it, and the door opened automatically.

Inside the factory, engineers are assembling a cargo ship.

Professor Wu glanced at him with a puzzled look, then pursed his lips and remained silent.

This ship looks somewhat familiar...

"The machine is in another workshop, come with me." Lu Yunshen pulled Lin Ziyan inside.

Old Man He's lips twitched, and he was about to start cursing when he remembered that the two of them had already registered their marriage and were legally married...

Grandma Lan glanced at her husband, then ignored him and continued walking forward.

The 211-P machine requires highly skilled workers; currently, only two people in the factory are capable of operating it.

At that moment, the two workers were working together to operate the machine.

Professor Wu picked up the finished parts, his hands trembling.

His eyes are like rulers; he can tell at a glance whether such precision parts meet the standards.

Professor Wu looked up and gazed intently at the 211-P machine.

Old Man He couldn't see anything clearly, but he could tell that the parts were the most precise.

Professor Wu then looked at the parts for a while, and then at the workers' operations, wishing he could try them out himself.

"Professor Wu used to study mechanical engineering, but he changed careers due to special circumstances," Grandma Lan explained to Lin Ziyan in a low voice.

Lu Yunshen put on gloves, threw the finished part into a machine, and it popped out from the other exit a moment later, landing on the designated workbench.

Qualified products and defective products are separated.

Professor Wu turned his head and saw what he was doing, and his heart burned with excitement.

A machine for identifying high-density parts?

Lin Ziyan was equally shocked when she saw the machine.

"Xiao Lu, this machine wasn't also bought from Herbert, was it?" Professor Wu asked, feigning composure.

He was internally screaming, his gut feeling told him no, but he dared not show it too much.

Old Man He gave a soft snort and rubbed the goosebumps on his arm.

Xiao Lu?

Lu Yun Shen pursed his lips slightly; this form of address was a bit…

"No," he said calmly.

Professor Wu's eyes widened, and he immediately stepped forward to examine it closely for a long time.

For the next few days, Professor Wu lived and ate with the factory engineers, unwilling to return to his village.

In order to study that machine, he even called several experts from the Kyoto University Research Institute to come over.

While Lin Ziyan and Grandma Lan were discussing the newly designed cargo ship, Professor Wu was still studying the machinery...

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