The other side.

As the workload would be very intense, Liu Huanyi decided to reward them with a good meal first. He specially booked a restaurant to take Xing Zhao, Wei Zhou, Hu Die and others to eat.

Xing Zhao ate so much that his belly was bloated, and suddenly he realized that Liu Huanyi was missing.

"Eh? Where's the boss?!"

Hu Die rolled her eyes at him and said, "You were so busy eating that you didn't even notice the boss went to the toilet!"

Xing Zhao smiled embarrassedly, "So the boss went to the toilet. Hehehe, I thought no one would pay the bill today."

"I'll tell the boss when he comes back!"

Hu Die and Xing Zhao were laughing and joking, and no one noticed Wei Zhou's strange expression.

Ever since Liu Huanyi asked him the reason why he targeted Huo Yuli last time, Liu Huanyi has been very evasive towards him recently and seemed not to want to be alone with him.

Even if there were any issues to discuss regarding the procedure, Liu Huanyi would definitely have Hu Die and Xing Zhao present.

Did she notice...

Xing Zhao hooked Wei Zhou's shoulder and said, "Hey, what are you thinking about? Are you not full?"

"I'm full now, I'm going to the bathroom too."

Liu Huanyi had just washed his hands and was about to return to the dining table when he received a call from Huo Yuli.

"Where are you now?" Huo Yuli asked anxiously.

"I'm having dinner with Xing Zhao and the others." Liu Huanyi discovered that since she agreed to be friends with Huo Yuli last time, Huo Yuli has been contacting her more and more frequently. "Is there anything you need? If not, I'll hang up."

"etc!"

Huo Yuli hurriedly called her, "Something happened."

"explain."

"I have been sending people to monitor Jiang Siyu, but today my people said she is missing. We haven't found out what happened yet. I am worried that she will harm you. You should be careful."

As soon as Huo Yuli received the news, he immediately notified Liu Huanyi. After all, Jiang Siyu was someone who was capable of hiring someone to kill someone. Now that Jiang Chao and Zhang Tieying were both in prison, there was no guarantee that Jiang Siyu would not go all out and deal a fatal blow to Liu Huanyi.

Liu Huanyi frowned, "Okay, I understand."

"How are you thinking about being a consultant?"

"I have discussed this with my team and we can accept it. But the salary will be determined separately."

"no problem."

Huo Yuli agreed without hesitation. Of all the problems, money issues were the easiest to solve.

"In addition, given the particularity of this project, you need to come to my company three days a week to meet with my R&D team to discuss specific issues of the project."

“Why go to your company?”

If we want to discuss it, Huo’s staff can come to her base.

Huo Yuli said, "First, the data is in the company's computer. Second, our company has the most complete and best equipment. It will be more convenient to do it here directly."

That's true. Liu Huanyi knew how cumbersome and complicated mobile data was, so he agreed.

"I see. I'll tell them."

Liu Huanyi hung up the phone and was about to return to the dining table, but unexpectedly bumped into Wei Zhou.

Wei Zhou looked at her hesitantly, "Boss——"

"I'll pay the bill."

Liu Huanyi kept his distance from him, said something indifferent and left.

She didn't want to give Wei Zhou the wrong impression, so she could only be cold.

Wei Zhou looked at her receding back with hurt expression, his lips tightly pursed.

He really wanted to rush up to Liu Huanyi and ask her why she noticed his feelings but was hiding from him? Did she hate him so much?

But he couldn't ask.

If he didn't ask, he and Liu Huanyi could not be together but they could still be friends. If he asked, they couldn't even be friends.

After paying the bill, Liu Huanyi went to find Xing Zhao and the others. Hu Die raised her hand to report, "Boss, Wei Zhou left first. He said he had something to do."

"Um."

Liu Huanyi didn't ask any more questions. No matter why Wei Zhou left first, it was not her concern.

"Boss, where are you going later? Do you want to go to the base to see the new code I wrote?"

"No, I'm going to school this afternoon."

Feng Yu asked her to study together.

Hu Die showed some regret, "Okay, then let's go back together!"

"Um."

Liu Huanyi went home to get a book about VR and happened to see Liu Jin changing clothes.

"Mom, you want to go out?"

Liu Huanyi's question made Liu Jin very nervous.

"No, no, I just want to change. I have to wear the new clothes I bought." Liu Jin touched his hair unnaturally.

Liu Huanyi didn't think much about it, took the book and was about to leave, but when he opened the door, he was frightened by the person standing outside.

Xu Chuxiao was carrying a basket of fresh fruits. When he saw Liu Huanyi, he immediately gave an elegant smile.

"Want to go out? Do you need me to take you there?"

"No need, Uncle Xu." Liu Huanyi smiled secretly, having already reacted.

Ever since Xu Chuxiao and Liu Jin talked it out, Xu Chuxiao often came to Liu Jin's house, and Liu Jin was no longer as resistant as he was at the beginning.

Every time Xu Chuxiao came, he would bring a gift for Liu Jin, sometimes it was a book, sometimes it was a record that Liu Jin had been looking for for a long time, and today it was the fruit that Liu Jin had just said he wanted to eat two days ago.

Liu Huanyi opened the door for him, "Aren't you going in?"

"I'll knock on the door again after you leave. Going in rashly will scare your mother. Maybe she's not ready yet."

Liu Huanyi couldn't help but sigh, Xu Chuxiao was really, really a good match for her mother, it would be great if they could have a good result.

"Then I'm leaving."

Liu Huanyi just went downstairs when he ran into Liu Shun again.

Liu Shun was walking in a hurry, carrying a bag.

"Second brother, where are you going?"

Liu Shun was about to get on the bus, but when he saw her, he had to stop.

"I'm going back to Peking University and Tsinghua University. There's a group project waiting for me to complete at school."

Liu Shun has been delayed here for several days. Now that the kidnapping case is a foregone conclusion, he should really take care of his own business.

"Then be careful on the road, and let me and mom know when you arrive."

Liu Huanyi was also about to walk towards the school, but was suddenly stopped by Liu Shun.

"By the way, Teacher Gu asked you to participate in the competition, why don't you go?"

Liu Huanyi guessed that Teacher Gu would ask Liu Shun to be the lobbyist, and he did not intend to hide it. He said truthfully: "I have too much work to do right now and I can't spare any more energy. Even if I agree to participate with Teacher Gu, and the result is not good in the end because of my limited energy, wouldn't that be a further disappointment to Teacher Gu? It's better not to participate from the beginning and leave the opportunity to others."

Liu Shun also thought it made sense. "That's fine. Anyway, you have always been very opinionated. I think Mr. Gu can understand you. However, he repeatedly emphasized that you are the most talented student he has seen in recent years, so he is a little sorry that you did not participate in the competition. You don't have to think too much about it. Just do your job well."

"Thank you, second brother. Be careful on your way." Liu Huanyi shook his second brother's hand solemnly, and Liu Shun turned and left.

Liu Huanyi also rushed to the school. Feng Yu had been waiting for her in the library for an hour, so she had to hurry.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he arrived at the school gate, he was stopped by an uninvited guest.

"Liu Huanyi, stop!"