The chubby girl stopped writing, picked up her watch, glanced at the time, and let out a soft sigh.

The reports have finally been completed automatically.

These need to be given to the accountant so that she can handle things more easily.

The chubby girl put down her pen, propped her chin up, and looked at Cao De.

The Cao family came to the village many times, but they were eventually driven away by Cao De's scolding.

Her father often said that it was not easy for the Cao family to raise someone like her.

"Why are you looking at me?" Cao De's cheeks flushed instantly, along with his nose.

He used to eat a lot, but he's lost some weight now, though he's still quite strong.

But the chubby girl is different; she's thin, but she's gained weight in all the places where she should be.

During their blind date, he took a liking to her at first sight, feeling that they were kindred spirits.

"It's nothing, I just felt you didn't need to work so hard," the chubby girl murmured.

Her younger brother is still young, so Cao De handles almost all the family matters now.

Now that she's learning, Cao De is learning along with her.

Professor Shen complained that he was learning too slowly, but he didn't mind and shamelessly asked.

He only graduated from elementary school and started doing odd jobs, but now he's learning English from her.

They even bought junior and senior high school textbooks to study on their own.

"What's so hard about it? At least you won't go hungry." Cao De helped organize the report.

Fatty never shied away from sharing documents that weren't particularly important with him.

Cao De was grateful for her trust, but he would never take the documents out to look at them as a matter of course.

On the contrary, the more she trusted him, the more he avoided her, not wanting to put her in a difficult position.

He started working early and knew very early on that he could barely make a living by relying solely on physical labor.

Now that he has the opportunity to learn and improve, he doesn't want to fall behind.

He used to be a good student, but his family was too poor and could only afford to send one child to school. He ate a lot and didn't want to trouble his family, so he voluntarily stopped going to school.

Learning again now is more difficult than before. Ask questions several times, and you'll gradually pick up the knowledge again.

His wife never complained that he learned slowly and taught him with great patience.

Cao De took over Ah Jian's previous job and did it with great ease.

He juggles the shrimp farm and his family, studying whenever he has free time at home, and doesn't find it too tiring.

Before, at home, he had to help his older brother and sister-in-law take care of their children, cook, and sometimes even wash their clothes. They were still hungry and cold.

Even after getting married, he didn't feel that this was something the Chen family should give him.

His family situation had long since made him see the coldness of human relationships and that there were no so many "shoulds".

The Chen family is very good, and he is willing to integrate into their family.

"Don't forget, I only agreed to date you because you're fat enough." The chubby girl got up and sat directly on his lap, looking at him with amusement as his face turned redder than a boiled shrimp.

Cao De's Adam's apple bobbed, his gaze gradually hardening as it fell on the collar of her pajamas, the glimpse of white making his spine stiffen.

He was already weak-willed in front of his wife, and when she teased him like this, he couldn't resist at all.

The scent of the shampoo wafted into his nostrils, like an electric current stimulating his sensitive nerves, and he swallowed hard.

"We don't have that anymore..." Cao De's voice was hoarse as he lifted the hem of her clothes, touching the soft flesh at her waist...

"Need not."

Hearing her soft voice, his last shred of reason crumbled.

The night was still long, and the bamboo rustled in the wind.

The lights in each house gradually went out, plunging the entire fishing village into darkness.

Some people always feel that others owe them something, while others are always grateful.

It was this unwavering belief that sustained Wang Erniu until the very end.

But he never expected that the organization would take action to eliminate him, simply because he was too conspicuous.

When Lu Yunshen received the message, he was in his study writing patent application materials.

The English version has been approved; this one is being submitted to the Beijing authorities.

"Not finished writing yet?" Lin Ziyan walked into the study with her hair down.

"Wang Erniu was killed in Country S." Lu Yunshen lit a cigarette, the smoke obscuring his deep eyes.

Wisps of white smoke curled upwards, the aroma of tobacco lingering in the air.

Lin Ziyan nodded slightly, not surprised by Wang Erniu's fate.

When he failed in Germany, he was no longer of any use.

Unfortunately, the organization hiding behind him has yet to be found.

Lin Ziyan casually flipped through a book and said calmly, "Today I drew the destroyer that should have appeared twenty years from now."

"They'll find out soon enough..."

Lu Yunshen frowned slightly, pursed his lips, and said nothing more.

A hint of worry flickered in his indifferent eyes, but it quickly disappeared into the darkness of his pupils.

Some risks, but they make for a good lure.

If they are always on guard against thieves, they will be very passive. It's too slow to gradually uncover the people hiding in the shadows.

Now it's up to us to see who can't hold back any longer.

Neither of them spoke, each busy with their own affairs.

Lin Ziyan drew too many pictures and thought while reading the book.

Some of the artificial seawater in the lab may have been stolen, but those people would probably be very dismissive of it.

Seawater is everywhere, so why would they spend their funds researching artificial seawater?

If she guessed correctly, those were people from country A.

A is an island nation, and what it has in abundance is seawater.

Moreover, they are extremely arrogant. After testing and confirming that it is artificially synthesized seawater, they will only look down on it and continue to conduct research in this area.

Lin Ziyan was right; those people delivered the artificial seawater to the laboratory in Country A that very day.

Sara was in charge of the delivery, but she used someone else's identity to get out.

Sara never expected to make a profit in Haibi Village.

She saw Chen Niaoshu while waiting outside the laboratory.

The two sat on chairs in the corridor, watching a group of experts conduct an experiment.

"You're still the best." Chen Niaoshu's eyes were expressionless, and her voice was indifferent.

The air conditioning in the corridor outside the laboratory was so cold that she couldn't help but hug her arms tightly.

In the end, she still has to rely on herself; she can't rely on anyone else.

Wag seemed to want to protect her before, but he was just putting on a show. They were both shrewd people, and they just didn't call each other out.

"You're not bad either. You've put in a lot of effort to become Li Yazhen's secretary in such a short time," Sara said, not holding back her praise.

Both are highly competitive individuals, and now that they are competing on the same stage, it's hard to say who will have the last laugh.

She currently holds the upper hand, but could very well be overtaken the next day.

Sara lowered her eyes, concealing the emotions within them.

People like them don't deserve to have emotions, otherwise they might bury themselves at any moment.

As long as they don't leave the organization, they will never be able to live a normal life.

The laboratory door opened, and a tall figure walked out, his eyes calm and his emotions well-controlled.

"That lab is no longer relevant," the man said, and strode away.

Sara's heart skipped a beat, and he pursed his lips. Mission failed? It wasn't what he needed.

She gave a wry smile. "I'm going back to China tomorrow. Should I tell your parents?"

Chen Niaoshu froze for a few seconds, watching the man's departing figure, her pupils dilating in shock.

It was him?

He's hiding so well in Beijing, is he from country A?

"Thank you." Chen Niaoshu didn't stand on ceremony and handed her a letter after she recovered.

Sara raised an eyebrow, knowing that the woman in front of her had seen reality clearly.

No one from the Chen family will be rescued.