"Are you going out?" Luo Ze'en asked in surprise when he saw Gu Qingqiu get up after changing her clothes. He thought Gu Qingqiu had finished showering, changed her clothes, and was about to lie down and go to sleep.
"Well, didn't you say that waking me up in the morning made you sleep poorly at night? Well, you can get a good rest tonight." With that, Gu Qingqiu left the room without hesitation.
What's going on? Lozen stared blankly at the tomato in his hand.
At first, he thought that Gu Qingqiu might have left something in the laboratory and forgotten to bring it back, but an hour passed and there was still no sign that Gu Qingqiu wanted to bring it back.
Two hours passed, three hours passed... It was midnight.
Is Gu Qingqiu not planning to come back to sleep tonight? Is she planning to stay in the lab all night?
Luo Ze'en felt a surge of frustration and anxiety. Even though he didn't want to admit it, he was genuinely worried about whether Gu Qingqiu's body could handle it. She was pregnant! What research could possibly need to be completed so urgently?
But Luo Ze'en was destined never to know, because Gu Qingqiu really didn't come back all night, and Luo Ze'en even fell asleep halfway through because he was sleepy.
When Luo Ze'en opened his eyes, it was nine o'clock in the morning. Gu Qingqiu really hadn't returned all night. Luo Ze'en hadn't made any preparations in advance, so he had no way to possess her and had no idea what Gu Qingqiu was doing at this moment.
It's so strange. He's been so anxious since he hasn't heard from Gu Qingqiu for half a day. He feels like he could do two hundred push-ups in his room to vent his inexplicable emotions.
Even someone as strong as him couldn't hold on, how could Gu Qingqiu not be exhausted?
But none of these emotions could be conveyed to Gu Qingqiu.
...
[Host, how is your research progressing?]
While Gu Qingqiu was busy conducting experiments, the male protagonist system suddenly appeared.
Gu Qingqiu felt that the male protagonist system seemed to appear a bit too frequently in this world. Perhaps it was because it felt guilty about its work mistakes and needed to show concern for her from time to time and tell her that it was working hard.
“Not good.” Gu Qingqiu’s tone was full of distress. “The good news is that we have extracted gene molecules from the level 4 crystal nucleus that we couldn’t extract before. The bad news is that because of this, the previous data and formulas may have to be overturned and recalculated. I am now trying to find the pattern and hope to find the gene sequence pattern between the level 4 crystal nucleus and other crystal nuclei.”
[Alright, good luck, host. And... maybe you could consider ramping up the male lead system's experience bar, since you can leave anytime once it's full.]
"Are you kidding me?" Gu Qingqiu replied casually.
[I'm serious! Host, the experience bar is already at 56%.]
"What?" Gu Qingqiu stopped what she was doing abruptly. "Say it again, how many?"
[It's 56% now.]
"How is this possible?" Gu Qingqiu looked like she had seen a ghost. "I've been in the lab these past few days, only going back to sleep at night. And Luo Ze'en and I haven't even slept in the same bed. How could my experience bar grow out of thin air?"
[This... could it be another system bug? That shouldn't be...]
Hearing the male protagonist system say this, Gu Qingqiu breathed a sigh of relief. "Your broken world has so many bugs. I request compensation. Your work mistake has had a huge impact on my mental health."
"...I'm leaving now, Host, please continue with your work. As for compensation, I'll try my best to apply for it from the Main God System, cough cough..."
Finally, things quieted down, and Gu Qingqiu threw herself back into her work.
At 6 p.m., Gu Qingqiu collected her food on time and prepared to return to her capsule. On the way, as usual, she checked Luo Ze'en's activity trajectory and found that he had indeed been unusually active today. It seemed that he was not lying and was really catching up on sleep during the day because he hadn't slept well the night before.
As soon as the door opened, Luo Ze'en pounced on her like a madman, grabbing Gu Qingqiu's shoulders and looking at her bloodshot eyes and dark circles under her eyes, yelling, "Why are you working so hard? Don't you want to die?"
Gu Qingqiu was bewildered by his outburst and pried his hand off her shoulder. "What's it to you?"
Lozen's expression froze, then a wave of sadness, which he himself did not recognize, washed over him. "You...you should at least think about the child in your belly, shouldn't you?"
The child is fine. Gu Qingqiu asks the male lead's system to check the child's health status every day, but there's no need to tell Luo Ze'en about it.
"It's not your child, why are you so concerned?" Gu Qingqiu retorted.
"I just..." I just care about you...
When people don't see eye to eye, there's no point in saying more. When Gu Qingqiu put the mask on Luo Ze'en's head again, he finally realized how ridiculous his concern was. The other person didn't appreciate it at all!
Gu Qingqiu got a good rest tonight because she set up an automatic calculation model before coming back, so she didn't need to use her brain cells anymore. Her next task would depend on today's calculation results. In short, she was able to get a good night's sleep tonight.
Back on the bed, Gu Qingqiu fell asleep almost immediately upon closing her eyes.
However, Luo Ze'en seemed to be suffering from insomnia. He listened intently to Gu Qingqiu's even breathing and thought that she was finally willing to rest.
Heaven knows how terrified Luo Ze'en was when he saw Gu Qingqiu's face when she returned. Her eyes were dark-rimmed, and her wide double eyelids looked listless, as if she had applied a layer of dark eyeshadow, reflecting her exhausted state. Her smooth skin was dry and dull, whether from dehydration or lack of metabolism, like soil that had lost its moisture, as if it might collapse at any moment.
Luo Ze'en stayed with Gu Qingqiu until after seven o'clock. He originally thought that she had finally gotten some sleep, so he didn't plan to wake her up and wanted her to sleep a little longer.
Unexpectedly, at 7:30, Gu Qingqiu's alarm clock went off.
Luo Ze'en reacted quickly, but just as he was about to get up to turn off the alarm clock so as not to disturb Gu Qingqiu's rest, Gu Qingqiu's hand reached out from under the covers. She skillfully found the alarm clock, turned it off, and then got up and got out of bed.
Luo Ze'en felt inexplicably annoyed; he should have turned off Gu Qingqiu's alarm clock beforehand.
However, Gu Qingqiu did not wash up, but rushed out the door in a hurry.
Luo Ze'en didn't even have a chance to say a word to her. Oh no, he couldn't say anything either, since he was still wearing the mask that Gu Qingqiu had put back on him last night because she was angry. He also couldn't eat the mashed potatoes that Gu Qingqiu had brought back for him last night.
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