Jiang Chen paused, turned his head slightly, and looked up at Shi Fengyue.
This was not the first time their lips touched, nor even the second time, but the previous times seemed like accidents or they did not seem to be actions performed while awake. Only this time, Shi Fengyue's kiss, which was so quick and fleeting, seemed to be telling him something clearly.
Shi Fengyue has broad shoulders and long legs, and he walks with his back straight. But perhaps due to long-term lack of sleep, there is always a hint of coldness and weariness between his brows, making him seem more distracted and distant than Jiang Chen on the side.
However, at this moment, he met Jiang Chen's eyes, and his previous laziness was swept away. A smile appeared at the corners of his eyes and eyebrows. He remained calm, leaned forward slightly, and shortened the distance.
"It's been so long, do you really not know, or are you just pretending to be stupid?"
Jiang Chen frowned, something flashed through his mind, and just as he was about to grasp it, he heard Shi Fengyue continue:
"You know."
"I like you."
"I'm chasing you."
With every word, the distance gets closer.
Jiang Chen's eyes flickered slightly, and he neither retreated nor avoided, but raised his eyebrows to look at him.
"Are you chasing me?"
Shi Fengyue stared into his eyes. His voice, which was a little hoarse due to staying up late, became a little deeper, just like his deep eyebrows, making it difficult to discern his emotions: "I only grind coffee for you, only wake you up, only eat with you, only agree to go back to the institute with you, only kiss you... and only want to sleep with you. If this is not pursuing you, then what is it?"
Hearing the two words that were deliberately lowered but inexplicably ended with an upward sound, Jiang Chen's eyebrows jumped and his back felt numb. He pursed his lips and looked calm, as if he had just realized, "So you've been pursuing me since so long ago."
Shi Fengyue took in all his reactions, slowly straightened up, and slowly, his eyes locked on him, and asked him in a low voice, as if very politely and gentlemanly: "Then are you willing to accept my pursuit?"
Jiang Chen lowered his eyes, as if thinking about his words. After a few seconds, he looked up at him: "If I don't agree, will you withdraw from this project?"
Shi Fengyue's eyes were gloomy: "No."
Jiang Chen sighed, as if he was a little hesitant. When he saw Feng Yue's slightly tense expression, he smiled and said, "Then I am your boyfriend now."
Shi Fengyue raised his eyebrows, realizing that he had just deliberately suppressed his voice to see his bad intentions. He raised his hand and pressed Jiang Chen's head as punishment, but his mouth and voice revealed a smile: "Boyfriend."
Jiang Chen: "Are you calling me or yourself?"
Shi Fengyue chuckled from his throat, and moved the hand on the back of Jiang Chen's head down, pinched his neck, brought him to his side, pecked his eyes lightly, and when he subconsciously closed his eyes, he said something in his ear.
Jiang Chen suddenly opened his eyes, and before he could say anything, he met Shi Fengyue's half-smile in the eyes, but his ears turned red first.
He slapped away the hand on his head and for the first time, he couldn't help but say a swear word.
Shi Fengyue grabbed his wrist, took a sip of coffee from his hand, and said meaningfully, "Sweet."
…
When the two returned to the laboratory, they happened to see Yu Yi coming out. She greeted them and said, "Your aunt is here. Do you want to go and meet her?"
Jiang Chen paused. Since the incident with He Qianjian, he had returned to the He family twice, but he had not been to the old house either time because the old man was in poor health and went to a sanatorium. In addition, the laboratory was busy. In fact, he had not seen He Yanya for two months.
After hesitating for a moment, he agreed.
When Yu Yi saw that he agreed, she seemed relieved, and a rare smile appeared on her face, which usually didn't smile much.
"Have you had breakfast?"
"I ate a little before delivering the report." Jiang Chen just raised his leg when he suddenly remembered that he also had a boyfriend and should report it. He turned to Shi Fengyue and said, "I'm going to see my aunt. You go to work first and I'll come back to see you later."
Shi Fengyue's smile was still there, and the curve of his mouth deepened when he heard the words: "I'll wait for you."
Jiang Chen paused. He didn't know why, but these three ordinary words sounded strange when they came out of Shi Fengyue's mouth.
Maybe this is the difference between lovers and colleagues?
Jiang Chen nodded, turned to Yu Yi and said, "Let's go."
Yu Yi's eyes wandered between Shi Fengyue and Jiang Chen. When she heard Jiang Chen's voice, she retracted her gaze and followed his footsteps.
"When did Auntie come?"
"She just arrived not long ago." Yu Yi said, "Her project has come to an end, and she just happened to have some free time to rest, so she came here to take a look."
Jiang Chen nodded. Neither of them was talkative, so after asking this question, they walked all the way to the reception building in silence.
Because most of the research projects of the Military Research Institute involve state secrets, all those entering and leaving must undergo strict inspection. Moreover, if non-Military Research Institute researchers want to come in, they need to go through a strict procedure, starting with an application, a guarantee letter from the institute's researchers, approval from the direct supervisor, and a background check. Only after passing the procedures can they get an admission permit.
However, this access permit only allows guests to stay in the reception building, which is heavily guarded and far away from the experimental area. If researchers want to meet with people, they have to pass through the garden that separates the laboratory and living area, walk through the cafeteria and then through a small garden before they can get there.
Jiang Chen was tall and had long legs, but he kept pace with Yu Yi. By the time they reached the reception building, nearly twenty minutes had passed.
Pushing open the door of the reception room, He Yanya was typing something on her notebook. When she heard the noise, she looked up and saw Jiang Chen, a smile appeared on her face: "Xiaochen, you are here too."
Jiang Chen nodded, greeted her, avoided looking at the computer on the coffee table, and sat down on the other side.
Yu Yi turned the computer directly in front of Jiang Chen and showed it to him: "This is some information I looked up. I wonder if it is useful to you."
Jiang Chen's eyes fell on the computer screen. When he saw the title of the document, he was stunned. "Is this... an ancient text record?"
He Yanya nodded and dragged the computer closer so that Jiang Chen could see it more clearly: "Those characters are indeed not in any known writing system in our history, but when I was looking up information, I saw a post on a website."
She clicked on the picture and said, "Some people have seen similar text appear on the screen after their computers were hacked. Most people thought it was a joke by hackers or a system problem."
Jiang Chen moved closer and made out the contents of the picture, frowning slightly. Was this something left behind when the system was erasing all traces?
"Did no one say why these words appeared, and what they did before the computer had problems?"
"No." He Yanya said: "But these computers have one thing in common."
Jiang Chen raised his eyes.
“They are all connected to the monitoring system.”
Jiang Chen instantly thought of what the system could do. It was not surprising to think so, but... this discovery was of no use for the current deciphering.
He didn't think He Yanya didn't know this.
Sure enough, He Yanya opened a document and said, "After I checked these, I asked a friend to connect the IP addresses of these computers and found that most of these computers are in Yan City, and many of them are places that He Qianjian does not need to pass by normally."
As a friend of He Yanya, Yu Yi was the only person in the lab who knew more about the situation besides Shi Fengyue and C. Moreover, as a scientific researcher, she had always been very interested in what Jiang Chen had said about the system in He Qianjian's hands. At this moment, she couldn't help but interrupt and said, "In other words, he must have done something in these places, and the system helped him clean up the mess, which is why these people's computers are in this situation."
"Yes." Jiang Chen asked He Yanya: "Aunt, can you send me a copy of this document?"
He Qianjian would not do anything that has no benefit or meaning. The system is unwilling to expose itself, and it is even less likely to do something irrelevant. This proves that He Qianjian and the system must have something that must be done. It may be the price He Qianjian has to pay to bind to the system, or it may be related to the purpose of the system.
He couldn't let go of even the slightest clue.
He Yanya: "Okay."
Jiang Chen saw that she had finished sending the message and was about to ask her if she had anything else and about He Qianjian's current situation when he heard someone knocking on the door.
Yu Yi asked: "Who?"
"Shi Feng Yue."
Jiang Chen was stunned and subconsciously looked towards the door.
Yu Yi looked at He Yanya questioningly and said, "Please come in."
Shi Fengyue pushed the door open and walked in. He nodded slightly to Yu Yi, called out He Yanya, and then said to Jiang Chen, "The folder has been translated."
Jiang Chen stood up suddenly: "So soon?"
"I modified the decryption software." Shi Fengyue said lightly.
Yu Yi was also very concerned and asked, "Which folder is the most difficult to crack?"
"Yes." Jiang Chen wanted to go and check it out immediately, but He Yanya was still here, so it would not be appropriate for him to leave now.
He Yanya also wanted to know about the situation related to He Qianjian. She said, "I heard from Yu Yi that the hour is now specifically responsible for the intercepted files. These tasks are not counted as part of the project's work content?"
Jiang Chen nodded: "Yes."
"In that case, can I go and take a look?"
Jiang Chen was a little surprised to hear He Yanya's request, but he also felt it was expected. He Yanya usually seldom paid attention to things that were not related to her own experiments, but this time she helped him find so much information, so it seemed that she was also very concerned about this matter.
The system project has indeed been separated from Changjiang and is not included in the confidentiality agreement. Moreover, He Yanya can be trusted, so there is nothing wrong with taking a look.
However, He Yanya is not from the Military Research Institute, so logically speaking, he is not allowed to enter the test area.
Jiang Chen told him about this matter. He Yanya smiled and took a folder on the table and handed it to Jiang Chen: "This is not a problem."
Jiang Chen took it and opened it. He was surprised when he saw the contents. "I remember that the Military Research Institute doesn't have a plant research direction. That equipment shouldn't be suitable, right?"
Yu Yi explained, "There was one before, but no results were produced. Something happened at home, so they immediately closed the research institute. The other people in the group also dispersed, leaving a vacant laboratory. It was convenient for Yan Ya to come over."
Jiang Chen didn't ask any more questions: "Then come with me, aunt."
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