Chapter 193 Handstand Competition

When Lu returned home, he saw three "geckos" clinging to the wall as soon as he opened the door.

He lowered his head, and every face in front of him closed its eyes and endured.

Hearing the noise, Liang Hui opened his eyes and said with difficulty, "Brother Lu, come and compete with me!"

Lu Wei glanced at him but ignored him.

Xiang Xin chuckled, her voice trembling, "Shouldn't a family be all together?"

Lin Xi didn't even open her eyes, trying hard to adjust her breathing rhythm.

The three of them are having a handstand contest; the loser has to treat everyone to dinner.

They all had plenty of points to spare, and no one felt burdened by treating others to dinner; it was simply a way to add a little fun to their daily workout routine.

Lin Xi secretly cursed these two inhuman beings. They kept calling Lu "Brother Lu" and even though they knew Lu Wei was recovering from a fracture, they still deliberately made him do a handstand together.

Before the match started, Liang Hui, adhering to the principle of gender distinction, said he would give Lin Xi and Xiang Xin a one-minute break.

But Lin Xi and Xiang Xin rejected it.

Xiang Xin: "It's still uncertain who will give in."

Liang Hui: "Oh? I wonder who was the first to fall last time."

Xiang Xin: "I can fall, but you might not be able to beat San San. (Omitted)"

After a brief bickering, the three geckos plunged headfirst into the wall and stuck to it in perfect unison.

After persisting for 4 minutes, the three geckos all began to tremble slightly.

Lu Wei ignored them and walked through the house alone.

Before long, the aroma filled the entire living room, and the sound of bowls and plates being placed on the table made the three of them open their eyes.

Their line of sight was low, so they couldn't see what was on the table, but they could tell what was on the table by the aroma and the bubbling sound of the pot.

Lu Wei sat at the table, looking down at them with a superior gaze: "Good luck."

He picked up a meat roll with his chopsticks, let it sink to the bottom of the pot, and then scooped it up and shook it.

The three, already feeling dizzy, became even more so when they saw the steaming meat roll.

"Liang Hui's back isn't straight," Lu Wei commented.

He picked up another piece of bean curd skin, chewed it slowly and deliberately, and then said casually, "Xiang Xin, you've overextended your arm."

The three of them immediately lost their breathing rhythm, and Lin Xi took a deep breath.

Lu Wei picked up a piece of green water spinach with his chopsticks, but made no comment.

Lin Xi thought, "I'm just doing a simple handstand. What does it matter to me if you two are being inhumane and joking around with Lu Wei? And what does it matter to me if Lu Wei is being inhumane and retaliates against those two?"

"Whoosh—" Lin Xi landed first, sparing herself.

"Ah... San San... you..." Xiang Xin trembled as her eyes widened.

Liang Hui landed immediately afterward: "That's great!"

Xiang Xin: "You lost!"

Liang Hui shrugged, supporting his aching hands: "We've already got dinner sorted out, what's the point of competing?"

"snort."

Lin Xi pinched her cheek: "Our Xinxin is really amazing, she persevered to the end and won the game."

"..."

With all her opponents withdrawing from the competition, Xiang Xin saw no need to persist and finally let go of Xiang Xin's trembling hands as she rolled off the field.

The three of them washed their hands and sat down at the table.

"Thank you, Brother Lu, for generously sponsoring the hot pot."

-

After dinner, Lin Xi washed up and went to her study to read late into the night as usual.

The other three also seemed to have work to do, as they all brought their computers and equipment and sat around in the living room.

Not long after, there was a knock on the study door, and Lu Wei came in carrying a computer.

This study belongs to the major general, but he doesn't use it much; it has been requisitioned by Lin Xi for his studies.

"how?"

Lu Wei closed the door: "They're too noisy."

The desk is wide enough for people to sit on both sides.

Lin Xi moved some of her things back, clearing half of the table.

Lu Wei put down his computer, glanced at the contents of her tablet and the instruction manual in her hand, and asked, "The system still can't be fixed?"

Lin Xi nodded: "None of the engineers at the base have ever worked with this system. Although they have found some parts, they can't fix it."

Therefore, her research has recently been unable to proceed to the next stage, and she has not stayed in the lab to work overtime.

Lin Xi was so anxious that she started reading the instruction manual herself, but as a medical student, she knew nothing about such a complex system and was now having a headache from reading it.

Lu Wei couldn't help but ask, "Are you planning to study the instruction manual yourself?"

Without any emotion, just a simple question.

"Um."

Although she was supposed to study them, these complex blueprints were like gibberish to Lin Xi, and even with her strong willpower, she was quickly losing herself in the process.

Lu Wei fiddled with the computer for a while, and seeing that Lin Xi was spacing out, he finally found an opportunity to speak: "There's something I need to tell you."

"Go ahead and say it." Lin Xi vaguely sensed that Lu Wei was acting strangely today.

He seemed anxious about something, but was unwilling to speak.

“The base knows the importance of your project and also knows that the system is difficult to fix in a short time, so it has reported the situation to seek help.”

"Any results?"

Lu Wei: "One base responded that they have a newer and better system that is suitable for your 'multispecific antibody' research."

Is it far?

Lu Wei's odd behavior was also evident in his ambiguous words.

He said, "It's not far."

"Where?" Lin Xi asked, one question after another, like beans pouring from a bamboo tube.

Lu Wei looked at her silently, his eyes somewhat vacant: "White Shield Base."