The dinner with the Wilsons started with warm, thoughtful, and polite compliments, climaxed with tit-for-tat, and ended with twists and turns and a happy ending.

Su Yunbai stood beside Huo Qinian, watching Huo Qinian and Jennifer shake hands and say goodbye, and couldn't help but look at Jonathan.

Jonathan spread his hands and made a helpless expression.

Su Yunbai laughed.

Tonight, her role was similar to Jonathan's. Although they both participated in the topic, they were reduced to guests when it came to the details of the real cooperation. The negotiations and verbal confrontations were all done by Jennifer and Huo Qinian.

After dinner, Su Yunbai followed Huo Qinian and watched the Wilson brothers and sisters leave in the car.

After the sound of the car engine faded away, the two of them stood there, and no one spoke for a while.

The atmosphere suddenly became silent. Compared with the bustle just now and the desolation now, there is really a feeling of prosperity and emptiness.

Su Yunbai's focus zoomed out and fell on the big tree on the other side of the street.

At this time of year in early February, the whole city is still in winter. The branches of the big tree are still covered with fluffy snow. When the wind blows, the treetops sway gently, and the snow flies with the wind. Occasionally, the branches shook a little harder, and a ball of snow fell down and landed on the wet road. It was pressed by the passing cars and quickly disappeared.

Su Yunbai felt a little cold and couldn't help shivering slightly.

As soon as she shivered, her eyes dimmed slightly, and Huo Qinian put his suit jacket on her.

A familiar breath enveloped her.

Su Yunbai subconsciously held her breath. She moved her arms to refuse, but Huo Qinian had already reached out and grabbed the collar of his suit jacket, wrapping Su Yunbai tightly in his jacket, and he just needed to find a belt to tie a knot.

Su Yunbai frowned and looked at him impatiently.

Huo Qinian was also looking at her. The parking lot was brightly lit, and he stood under the lights, his eyes reflecting the lights, like two bottomless springs, very deep.

He looked at Su Yunbai, his throat moved slightly, as if he wanted to say something.

After a long while, he suddenly took a step back with restraint, with a fake smile on his face, "Don't worry, I pay attention to personal hygiene."

Su Yunbai remained silent.

Business dinners always have all kinds of etiquette. The two of them came in the same car, and now they have to wait for the driver to pick them up.

That's why there is such a difficult time.

Huo Qinian was silent for a while, and suddenly asked: "Are you bored?"

Su Yunbai knew what he was asking.

She seldom attends such occasions with Huo Qinian, and tonight's experience is a brand new experience for her.

To be honest, this meal is very tiring - mentally tiring. Talking about food is not about food, and talking about wine is not really about wine tasting, it's just to create an atmosphere.

When the conversation gets better, both parties rely on their own abilities. Every word and smile is a confrontation, and every gesture is a game...

She feels tired even though she is not the main force, so the pressure faced by Huo Qinian as the main force can be imagined.

He may not even care about the taste of the food on the table tonight.

This is part of his life. Maybe not all, and not all at this level, but such occasions are definitely indispensable.

Su Yunbai looked at him, wanting to ask something but hesitant.

Huo Qinian was still looking at her, and there seemed to be some expectation in his eyes.

He really wanted to communicate with her, just anything would be fine.

Su Yunbai sighed in her heart, "Are you thirsty?"

Huo Qinian was stunned for a moment, and said "ah", as if he just reacted, "I said... the French soup is too salty.

"But it doesn't matter, I'll go back and drink some water."

Just these two sentences, his whole expression brightened up, and he felt high-spirited again, "But it's not a wasted trip, at least the initial goals tonight have been achieved..."

Su Yunbai asked him, "About the secondary verification software... can you really do it?"

He didn't brag, just said, "Let me try first. R&D is the responsibility of Minister Gong and his team. I am just a liaison. "

"But don't you have your own business? Can you take care of both?"

Huo Qinian's eyes brightened. "It's okay. I can handle it. These are all minor problems.

"But if you don't mind, would you be willing to be a consultant for Linghang Technology? You don't have to do anything. If Minister Gong and his team have any problems that they can't handle, you can participate in the discussion..."

He added: "This is also what Minister Gong meant."

Su Yunbai was a little entangled.

Domestic and foreign, full-time and part-time, R&D director and consultant... Things have changed.

But some things can't be done so vaguely. It's not that she wanted to escape, but since she had already resigned, there are some things that should be let go and learned to let go.

Su Yunbai said: "Forget about this matter. Give Minister Gong a little more trust, he will be fine."

Although Huo Qinian felt a little regretful, he did not insist too much.

The car came soon. The two got in the car one after another, and along the way they talked about Leading Technology, the US market, contract details... The atmosphere was harmonious.

For Su Yunbai, this evening's dinner was just a small episode in life, and it would be over after it passed.

She started to be busy with her own things again.

It was already March. Su Yunbai had a two-year project on hand, and every three months was regarded as a quarter, and a quarterly project progress report needed to be submitted. Because it involved funding issues, there were also reimbursement procedures to go through.

There is a set of procedures for handling reimbursements. If you are a little lazy, you can just let the colleagues in the Finance Department solve it - in fact, this is what most people would choose. After all, everyone has their own expertise, and colleagues in the Finance Department will not refuse to help.

Su Yunbai is serious about her work, and she is unwilling to delegate many procedural matters to others at the beginning, and wants to go through them herself. So for the first reimbursement, she followed up from beginning to end. During

this follow-up, she discovered something very strange: her project funds actually came from two sources. One of them was the R University Board of Directors Fund, and the other looked very unfamiliar.

The ratio of reimbursement between the two is one to two. In other words, two-thirds of her 200,000 research funds were supported by this unfamiliar source.

The source of the project's funds is unknown, which is a big deal.

Although colleagues in the Finance Department have repeatedly told Su Yunbai that all procedures are reasonable and compliant, and the additional source of funds may be allocated by the school board... but she still cares about it.

Many things cannot withstand investigation. Su Yunbai asked her colleagues to take a little effort and soon found out about Jonathan.

Jonathan saw that the matter could not be concealed, and he did not take any credit at all, and directly pushed Huo Qinian out.

He is a person with high emotional intelligence. In this matter, he did not pretend to be smart to speak for Huo Qinian, but just recounted the whole process in a businesslike manner.

Su Yunbai hung up the phone with Jonathan, feeling like there was a fire burning in her heart.

Intellectually, she knew that Huo Qinian meant well, but she still felt offended.

Why does he always act on his own? !

And he hides it from her... How wronged he is! How difficult it is!

He makes it seem like she doesn't know what's good for her.

Su Yunbai was so angry that she felt uneasy the whole afternoon.

When it was time to get off work, she rarely stayed in the office and went straight back to the apartment.

When she got home, it was almost dark. Su Yunbai glanced around and saw Huo Qinian's car in the parking lot. There was a thin layer of snow on his car, and the wheels were clean.

Su Yunbai frowned.

There was a light snowfall around noon today. It looked like Huo Qinian hadn't gone out all day? That

shouldn't be the case, right?

Su Yunbai looked up and saw that the light in the living room of Huo Qinian's house was on.

It seemed that he was really at home.

Su Yunbai held her breath and went upstairs and knocked on Huo Qinian's door.

After a long while, low footsteps finally came from the living room inside the door. It was still the familiar sound, but this time, the footsteps seemed a little too slow.

Maybe the carpet had been changed, and even the footsteps seemed strange?

The door opened with a click.

Su Yunbai asked bluntly: "You sponsored my research fund? Huo Qinian, can you please stop interfering in my affairs!"

Huo Qinian, who was inside the door, looked very confused for a moment.

He stood there in a daze for a long time before saying: "...this matter... I have no other intentions, nor do I distrust your ability, but everything is difficult at the beginning, so I asked Qiong En to help me."

Su Yunbai frowned.

Something is not right, why did Huo Qinian say this softly?

She subconsciously took a step forward and got closer to Huo Qinian.

She finally saw his appearance clearly. His face was flushed, his eyes were dull, his lips were even peeling, and the beard on his chin even slightly emerged. The whole person had an unconcealable sense of wolfishness.

Su Yunbai held his breath even harder, "You... have a cold?"

Huo Qinian waved his hand without much concern, "It's just a minor cold, I've taken medicine, and I'm almost well now.

"Regarding the research fund... since I've already given it out, it's not easy to take it back. You can use it first this time, and I will definitely discuss it with you first and give it out through formal channels in the future..."

Su Yunbai laughed, "So you want to interfere next time?"

Huo Qinian's reaction was a beat slower, "Ah, what I mean is, since I have a formal company under my name, it should be okay to donate research funds through formal channels, right?"

Su Yunbai took a deep breath, "Forget it, you take a rest first, and I'll talk to you about this when you recover. "

She hurried out, and walked so far that she didn't hear the sound of the door closing behind her.

This man...

don't expect her to control him!

Su Yunbai went upstairs angrily.

She began to regret not moving out earlier. She originally thought that it was too troublesome to move in the winter and it was always snowing, so she thought about extending the rental cycle...

Now it seems that she shouldn't live so close to Huo Qinian.

If she doesn't live close, she won't have to take care of anything about him.

Although she thought so, Su Yunbai's irritability became more and more serious.

She felt that many of Huo Qinian's actions were actually a form of moral kidnapping of her... But the problem was that she was really being held hostage.

She didn't want to get involved in his affairs. It didn't matter if he had a cold or a fever, it wasn't her fault.

But if she really didn't care at all, she would always feel a little uneasy.

He caught a cold at this time... Did he have the flu?

The United States has a flu season, which is in the fall and winter of each year. At this time in March, although it is the end of the flu season, it is still in the dangerous period.

People who are not in the United States may not understand at all. She realized the seriousness of the matter. Every year, 10,000 to 20,000 people die during the flu season in the United States.

Schools will even organize free flu vaccinations for students - of course, it's all voluntary.

This year, a student at R University died of complications caused by the flu. All teachers and students in the school were notified of this incident by email, requiring every student to be vigilant against the flu. Several

students in Su Yunbai's class have already asked for leave due to a cold. You can say she is scaremongering, but she always feels that the common cold and the flu cannot be lumped together.

This is the second time Huo Qinian has... Is he sick?

Why is he always sick? Is

she destined to not be able to escape this?

It can't be the pot of the coat given to her at the previous dinner?

But that happened almost a month ago!

Su Yunbai became more and more annoyed. She was angry for a long time upstairs and then went downstairs angrily.

When she arrived in front of Huo Qinian's house, her anger rose a little more - Huo Qinian didn't even close the door.

Is this guy going to heaven? !

Su Yunbai knocked on the door twice, but there was no response, so she had to push the door open and go in.

Huo Qinian was lying on his back on the sofa in the living room, his face flushed, sleeping soundly.

Su Yunbai was so angry that he gnashed his teeth.

He called this getting well soon?