Upon hearing this, Lu Ting frowned. He reached for the documents on the table, glanced at them, and vaguely sensed that something was amiss. However, he simply looked at Lillian in silence, lost in thought.

Even if Lillian could really do it... no, not necessarily. Zhou Ziqi is irreplaceable in the short term.

Lillian was a little nervous: "Chief Lu?"

"I still need to think about it—"

Just as Lu Ting was speaking, a voice suddenly came from the other end of Lillian's phone: "Lillian, Brother Lu."

"Jialan?"

Lu Ting was slightly taken aback, while Lillian hurriedly picked up her phone and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong, Sister Jia Lan?"

Jia Lan laughed on the other end of the phone, "No, I just think you're a little nervous, Lillian, and maybe you're not quite used to this situation yet. Let me help you talk to them. Don't worry, Lillian, I will definitely help you."

The sound coming through the phone line was somewhat distorted, but Jia Lan's gentle and comforting tone seemed to have a magical power, calming Lillian's anxious heart. She quickly nodded, "Okay, then I'll trouble you, Sister Jia Lan. I'll give the phone to Chief Lu."

"good."

Lillian then handed the phone to Lu Ting.

Lu Ting frowned, but when Jia Lan's voice came through the phone, his furrowed brows relaxed: "What's wrong, Jia Lan?"

"Brother Lu, please excuse Lillian for the time being."

"she?"

Lu Ting glanced at Lillian, gave her a hand gesture, and then turned and left the conference room. He found an empty room and asked, "Everyone's here. What happened, Jia Lan?"

Jia Lan smiled and said, "It's about Lillian, Brother Lu."

"...If it weren't for you, Jia Lan, I wouldn't have seen her. There's no way Lillian could be here. Even if she could replace Zhou Ziqi, why can't I keep both of them here?"

Although Lu Ting, as the leader of the base, was short-tempered and impulsive, and more reckless than Xu Wenshan, he was not stupid.

He was indeed unaware of the conflict between Lillian and Zhou Ziqi, but it was clear that Lillian wanted to use the base as a pawn, hoping they would turn against Zhou Ziqi. Without any real achievements, even the most foolish Lu Ting would not agree to such provocation.

Worried that Jia Lan would be angry, Lu Ting still explained, "In short, it's not worth it for Lillian and Zhou Ziqi to become enemies."

“I know, Brother Lu, so I won’t persuade you to help.”

But Jia Lan on the other end of the phone said something surprising.

Lu Ting was stunned for a moment. After all, he was a superhuman and could hear the conversation between Lillian and Jia Lan.

At this moment, Jia Lan said, "Lillian and I knew each other before. She came to me for help, and I didn't know how to refuse her, so I could only let her try here with you, Brother Lu, after all..."

"Brother Lu probably wouldn't have the heart to say anything to me, right?"

Jia Lan paused, her voice carrying a hint of ambiguity, but before Lu Ting could react, she changed the subject, feigning evasion: "On the contrary, I don't want to cause you any trouble, Brother Lu."

"Not at all."

Lu Ting's expression softened as he comforted her.

Jia Lan then continued, "Although Lillian asked me for help, I still side with you, Brother Lu. We definitely can't go against Mr. Zhou, but you saw what happened last time, Brother Lu. Mr. Zhou didn't respect you at all."

"Brother Lu, why don't we take advantage of Lillian's situation to give Mr. Zhou a warning, so that he won't take advantage of the resources and special status given to him by the base and do other things behind your backs?"

In her ears, she heard Jia Lan's gentle and sincere words.

Lu Ting felt that even the initial displeasure he felt because of Lillian had been smoothed out, and he relaxed completely in her voice. He couldn't help but think about what Jia Lan said.

Zhou Ziqi was already quite rude last time. He's just a researcher. If we don't teach him a lesson and let him know that without the base, he's nothing, because in this apocalypse, only strength matters.

Jia Lan continued to persuade him, "There's no need to go too far. Just call him over to give him a warning. If something really happens, Mr. Zhou will blame Lillian for causing trouble."

"Um……"

Lu Ting thought about what she said and said, "There's some truth to that."

Hearing Lu Ting's affirmation, Jia Lan's smile widened: "That's great, Brother Lu! It was just a suggestion, I didn't expect you to agree with me. You're so kind to me, I'm really happy to be able to help you!"

This statement carries an even stronger sense of ambiguity.

Lu Ting really wanted to ask Jia Lan if she liked him, but Jia Lan seemed shy and changed the subject: "By the way, Brother Lu, don't tell Lao Xu that I was involved this time, okay? I..."

"I'm afraid it will affect your relationship."

Thinking that Lao Xu shared the same thoughts as him, and that they were brothers, Lu Ting couldn't help but nod: "I understand, Lanlan."

"Brother Lu, please don't call me that!"

Jia Lan was so embarrassed that she hung up the phone immediately, but Lu Ting smiled sweetly. He didn't expect that Jia Lan actually had feelings for him and wanted to help him, but was worried about affecting his brotherly relationship with Xu Wenshan.

With a wife like this, what more could a husband ask for?

Lu Ting understood that the girl was too shy to confess. He would confess to her once Xu Wenshan was more open-minded. Lu Ting, still feeling dizzy from being teased, returned to the conference room.

Inside the meeting room, Lillian was waiting anxiously. When she saw Lu Ting walk in, she quickly stood up and said, "Chief Lu."

"Alright, alright, Jia Lan has already told me that she thinks you have great potential, but—after all, Mr. Zhou has made many contributions to the base, and we still need to confront him face-to-face about the part of his research that he kept to himself."

Lu Ting paused for a moment: "Wait here for a while, I will have the superhuman team bring Mr. Zhou over."

"But--"

"That's what your sister Jia Lan said."

Lillian's voice stopped abruptly, and she could only sit down for the time being. Sister Jialan had specially made a phone call for her, so nothing should happen, right?

Meanwhile, on the other end of the phone, Jia Lan was in the living room of Xu Wenshan's residence. She put away her phone while looking at Xu Wenshan, who was slumped on the table, completely drunk.

The man was still muttering, "You...you don't worry...Lanlan, I...I like you too, hiccup—I won't tell that guy surnamed Lu...You're kind-hearted, and I won't...I won't let us brothers fall out, and make things difficult for you..."

"Heh, I never said I liked you guys."

Jia Lan scoffed and said dismissively, "In my past life, I was foolish enough to take love seriously. I won't repeat the same mistake in this life!"

She calculated the time before leaving the villa.

Stopping Xu Wenshan was also to prevent this man from enlightening Lu Ting and affecting her plans. When Lu Ting made things difficult for Zhou Ziqi, she would have to step in to save the day. Recruiting him should start with making a good impression.

Thinking of this, a light shone in Jia Lan's eyes.