Li Jiuqing looked at Mu Cangnan in shock. Her mind couldn't process it for a moment. Mu Cangnan actually said that he had a girl he liked. This... is that right?

She hurriedly asked, "You have a girl you like? No way! Don't you not have a girlfriend?"

Mu Cangnan said, "I don't have a girlfriend, but I do have a girl I like. Is there a problem with that?"

Li Jiuqing asked instinctively, "Who is the girl you like? What's her name? Where is she?"

Mu Cangnan said, "His name is Li Xiyue, and he lives in the capital."

It was just a few words, but those words struck Li Jiuqing's mind like a thunderbolt!

She shook her head in disbelief and said, "Impossible...it can't be...is her name Li Xiyue? What does she do for a living?"

Mu Cangnan said, "She doesn't have a job yet. She's studying at medical school and should be on winter break now."

Li Jiuqing's mind went blank for a while, and she felt completely out of sorts.

If the person's name is Li Xiyue and they are studying at a medical university, then only one person meets this condition.

It was her good cousin, Li Xiyue, who kicked her out of the Li family!

This name has a very low rate of being the same as others, so it's impossible for there to be two people named Li Xiyue in a medical university, right?

Her lips trembled uncontrollably as she said, "You...you like her...when did you fall in love with her?"

Mu Cangnan said, "I liked her from the first time I saw her! She is very resolute and strong, the bravest and most thoughtful girl I have ever met!"

His thoughts returned to that night when he was driving on a mountain road and Li Xiyue ran up to him for help!

In this day and age, what kind of courage does a girl from a poor mountain village have to run away from her arranged marriage and venture out on her own?

He was certain that Li Xiyue was the only one like her in the entire mountain valley!

Li Jiuqing bit her lip lightly and said, "She's brave? Is she?"

I think if we're talking about courage, my willingness to return to China alone is something few can easily match, right?

Mu Cangnan said, "Of course you are also very brave. You dared to give up the generous conditions abroad and return to China to support the construction of our motherland. Your courage is commendable!"

Li Jiuqing said, "Actually... you might not know, but Li Xiyue is my cousin!"

Mu Cangnan looked at Li Jiuqing in surprise; this was something he truly hadn't expected!

He asked incredulously, "You're Yue'er's cousin? No way?"

Li Jiuqing said, "How could I not know that? I really am her cousin. My cousin is so good to me. We're like sisters."

We lived together in the capital, but I left her home after I went to the front lines.

Mu Cangnan said, "What a coincidence! You're actually her cousin! How's Yue'er? I haven't seen her in so long!"

The key issue is that this girl never writes to him. He sends letters to Li Xiyue, but those letters seem to disappear into thin air, without any response!

He brought up Li Xiyue this time simply to tell Li Jiuqing that he had a girl he liked, so as to draw a line between himself and Li Jiuqing and avoid unnecessary trouble.

Unexpectedly, they found out that Li Jiuqing was Li Xiyue's cousin.

Li Jiuqing said with a smile, "Yes, isn't that a coincidence! It seems we're destined to be family!"

She said it with a double meaning.

Mu Cangnan currently likes Li Xiyue, but the person who will eventually marry Mu Cangnan may not be Li Xiyue; it could very well be her!

So no matter what, she and Mu Cangnan are destined to be a family!

Suddenly, the door was pushed open from the outside.

Li Xiyue walked into the room with her hands behind her back. Her gaze was like that of a criminal, glancing at Li Jiuqing and then at Mu Cangnan.

Mu Cangnan subconsciously stood up and said, "Dr. Li, you're here! Comrade Li Jiuqing was telling me about her cousin. I didn't expect her cousin to be Yue'er!"

Li Xiyue glared at Mu Cangnan, wondering if this man even had a brain. With just a change of tactics from Li Jiuqing, Mu Cangnan had lowered his guard against her!

She said, "Didn't you ask Li Jiuqing to calculate the data for you? Has she finished? Instead of spending your time properly researching and developing the weapon, why are you hanging out with relatives here?!"

Li Jiuqing said, "I've finished the calculations!"

As she spoke, she placed a stack of papers on Mu Cangnan's desk.

She calculated these things by herself all night long, using a flashlight!

She had never experienced such hardship in her life, and this one night had driven her almost crazy.

There were no electric lights, only flashlights for illumination. And since this was in the south, it was extremely humid and hot. When she turned on the flashlight, mosquitoes flew towards her, and she was on the verge of bleeding to death!

Mu Cangnan glanced at the data calculated by Li Jiuqing, nodded slightly, and said, "I'll recalculate it again later and check it."

The calculated data must be rigorous; it cannot be done in one go. It must be calculated repeatedly to achieve accuracy. This has always been his style.

Li Xiyue glanced at the calculated data with her exceptional eyesight and said, "Li Jiuqing's calculation is wrong! This is my calculation, and all my calculations are correct."

She put the data she had calculated on the table for Mu Cangnan to see.

Clearly, the values ​​she calculated were completely different from those calculated by Li Jiuqing.

Li Jiuqing immediately went over to look at the values ​​calculated by Li Xiyue, and her brows furrowed into a knot.

She said, "My calculations can't be wrong! How could someone like you, a medical student, understand these things? Are you a physics or math student? How could you possibly understand these things?"

Li Xiyue said, "Does studying medicine prevent me from studying physics and math? What, does studying medicine mean you have to be bad at physics and fail math?"

Ha! You calculated it wrong yourself, and when someone points it out, you still try to argue and falsely accuse them of calculating it wrong!

What are you up to? What do you mean by this? The data is wrong. If we modify the missile based on your erroneous data, can you bear the consequences?

Li Jiuqing quickly looked at Mu Cangnan and said, "There's no way my calculations are wrong! How could someone who studies medicine be more accurate than me?!"

Mu Cangnan said, "I'll calculate it again, and then I'll know who's right! You all go back and wait for my news."

Li Xiyue crossed her arms and looked at Li Jiuqing, saying, "Didn't you hear me tell you to go back first?"

Li Jiuqing retorted, "Comrade Mu said we should go back first; if we're going to leave, we'll leave together!"

Li Xiyue said, "You're the only one who can leave. I'm a doctor, and I still need to examine Mu Cangnan, so get out of here!"

She mouthed the last word!

Anyone who can read Chinese can understand it; she's not worried that Li Jiuqing won't understand it.

Li Jiuqing's face turned deathly pale with anger...