"Damn it! This is going to affect my work!"
Lu Yuan was helpless about this situation, but his experiment was about to begin, and if he couldn't resolve the problem quickly, Lin Tao definitely wouldn't be able to keep going.
After all, Lu Yuan didn't know how long it would take to extract the substances from the plants stolen from Wanwu Company, but he could imagine that it would take a long time. If Lin Tao still couldn't handle the situation at home, Lu Yuan would have no choice but to temporarily replace him. However, this would affect the progress of the laboratory. After all, Lin Tao was a famous biological expert handpicked by Wan Fang. If he fell ill, where would he find such a capable expert?
"Why don't I ask him when I get back? To be honest, I wouldn't want him to go if you hadn't asked for him! I'm in dire need of lab technicians right now, and Lin Tao has been with me for a long time. He's one of the most outstanding people in our company!"
"Damn it! He's awesome, but he's not made of iron! What if he collapses halfway through the experiment? By the way, between you two, who's more awesome?"
"Ahem... That's a question... I... Actually, our research areas are different. He mainly focuses on plant research, while I focus more on animals and insects. There's no comparison between us, which is why I sent him over!"
"Ugh! Fine! This is so annoying! Never mind, I'll think of something first!"
After saying that, Lu Yuan sighed and hung up the phone.
Sitting in his office chair, Lu Yuan picked up the files of several lab technicians from the desk and looked through them. Most of the thick stack of files contained Lin Tao's resume, which included his research projects before and after the apocalypse, as well as awards and honors he had received.
In the post-apocalyptic world, such high-level scientists should be the ones that the higher-ups want to keep under their control. However, Lu Yuan couldn't figure out why Lin Tao didn't go, but he guessed it was because of his mother.
Thinking of this, Lu Yuan gently flipped through the other person's family history. There was nothing special about it. He came from a rural area, found a wife in middle age, and had a child. However, his wife and child died in the second year of the apocalypse, leaving him and his mother to depend on each other.
After reading all of this, Lu Yuan suddenly thought of a solution.
So he went to the laboratory. When the lab technicians saw Lu Yuan return, they were all a little nervous, thinking that Lu Yuan was going to arrange something again.
"You lot, come with me! I have something to ask you!"
The lab technicians looked at each other, but still followed behind Lu Yuan. They kept guessing what Lu Yuan wanted to talk to them about. After all, they were lab technicians. If there was a new research topic, shouldn't they go to Lin Tao?
Once inside the conference room, Lu Yuan gently closed the door, then glanced around at everyone before asking, "Does your manager Lin have anyone he likes?"
When the lab technicians heard Lu Yuan's question, they all greeted him with slow thinking.
"Um... it should be Darwin, Harvey, or Lamarco! Mr. Lu, why are you asking this?" The boy with acne answered without thinking, looking at Lu Yuan with a suspicious expression.
"Ahem... I wasn't talking about a man! I was talking about a woman!"
Lu Yuan glanced at everyone and then added, "They're modern women! Understand?"
"Um... Manager Lin doesn't seem to be a big fan of celebrities!"
"Damn it! I asked about relationships! Relationships! Don't ramble on like that! Are you out of your mind?!"
Lu Yuan was speechless at their answers. He asked about his feelings, but they talked about his love life. They were not on the same wavelength at all!
The group smiled awkwardly, then pondered for a long time without coming up with an answer.
"Does Director Lin not even have a woman he likes? Is he sexually normal?"
The boy with acne raised his hand and said, "President Lu, I can guarantee that Manager Lin's sexual orientation is perfectly normal!"
"That's good! By the way, is there any woman he likes, or even someone he's slightly interested in?"
Everyone shook their heads to indicate no.
"Sigh! Okay! So, are there any girls in your lab who are... still single?"
The group exchanged glances, and the girls all lowered their heads and remained silent.
"Oh my god! Was I too blunt? Fine! I'll just say it straight! I want to find Professor Lin a companion!"
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Lu Yuan's words.
The boy with acne said softly, "Mr. Lu, not to be rude, but it's really going to be difficult for Manager Lin to find a wife!"
"Huh? What's wrong? Is he so resistant?"
"No, he's straight! We've tried many times, and even when Manager Wan was around, we brought it up many times, but Manager Lin never reacted! He's also said many times that he doesn't need women!"
"Holy crap! Okay! Looks like this is really troublesome! By the way, are there any of you who hope to be with Manager Lin? I mean, the kind who could become his wife?"
The girls blushed immediately. No one would agree to such a thing openly, since they were researchers and didn't know much about matters of the heart, and they were all too embarrassed to bring it up in person.
Looking at the expressions of the girls, Lu Yuan immediately realized that he might have asked a bit too bluntly.
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