"Teacher Zhou, I didn't—"
"Lillian, why are you lying?"
Zhou Ziqi rested his chin on the top of the girl's head, looking down at Lillian with affection, but his phoenix eyes subtly revealed a coldness: "Lillian was able to get a researcher position after I disappeared, and she must have secretly used my research results, right?"
"...Teacher Zhou, what are you saying?"
Lillian's smile froze. She silently took out a handful of crystal cores and placed them in Zhou Ziqi's large hand. Then she watched as the man waved the crystal cores in front of the girl's eyes as if he were coaxing a child.
"Be a good boy, Xiao Ruan, and I'll give you a raise."
"How about I make you some jewelry from the crystal core?"
Lillian, who was taken advantage of: ...
But the man who was teasing the bodyguard suddenly turned around, his smile unchanged, but he was missing the hint of indulgence he showed when facing Ruan Qing'an. He pointed at the bald man who was still curled up on the ground.
Lillian, whose expression had been slightly distorted, immediately composed herself and asked respectfully, "Teacher Zhou, is there anything else you need?"
He said, "Bring the person to my research lab."
"I was just teasing Xiao Ruan. As for this little mouse... it's better to leave it to me to handle. Otherwise, the same thing will happen again, which is very troublesome."
Recalling the incident between Zhang Si and Li Dongmei in S City, Zhou Ziqi's upturned phoenix eyes, with a hint of coldness in them, and even his delicate and handsome eyebrows and eyes, sent chills down one's spine.
Only when Zhou Ziqi turned around again did Lillian's heart, which had been racing involuntarily due to nervousness, finally calm down.
She turned her head, looked at the bald man with pity, and said to the captain of the guard team, "Please take him to Professor Zhou's research room. Remember, don't meddle in other people's business, especially in the research room."
"Yes, Researcher Lillian."
The captain of the guard team immediately ordered, dragging the bald man away.
Lillian glanced at him, her expression turning slightly cold. This man's fate would only be more miserable than if he fell into Ruan Qing'an's hands. She knew Zhou Ziqi; once you offended him, he would show no mercy.
Zhou Ziqi doesn't respect anyone.
Even though she was his student...
Lillian quickly dismissed her extraneous thoughts. Now that Zhou Ziqi was back, she had to be careful, so she jogged to catch up.
The bald man's screams faded into the distance. Ruan Qing'an walked ahead and subconsciously glanced back. She was actually more curious about Lillian, the female supporting character who seemed to have broken ties with Zhou Ziqi in the original story.
"Xiao Ruan, you seem very curious about Lillian."
Zhou Ziqi's smiling voice suddenly came.
Lillian, who was following behind, couldn't help but catch her breath. The more Zhou Ziqi smiled and spoke, the more frightened she became. She had seen this man treat people as experimental subjects with a smile many times before.
It was that kind of laughter...
Ruan Qing'an nodded slightly: "I am a little curious. May I ask, boss? I don't have anything to exchange questions with you."
Upon hearing this, Lillian looked at Ruan Qing'an with pity.
This is foolish. Zhou Ziqi does not accept any questions or rebuttals. He only needs to carry out orders. He only has the right to speak when this madman is slightly happier.
Unfortunately, this woman couldn't see through it—
"Is that so? Anyway, I don't have anything I want to ask Xiao Ruan. After all, Xiao Ruan doesn't need to remember those useless things anymore."
Zhou Ziqi casually said, "In that case, Lillian, why don't you introduce yourself to Xiao Ruan? Xiao Ruan is my personal bodyguard, remember to be polite to her, understand?"
Lillian froze for a moment.
How could this be? Zhou Ziqi wasn't angry at all! This madman didn't even laugh as he cut the woman's vocal cords! Didn't he hate it when someone spoke when he didn't want to hear them?
Lillian was so shocked that she didn't speak for a moment.
After being given a casual glance by Zhou Ziqi, she immediately spoke up: "I am Lillian. I was Professor Zhou's student before the apocalypse, and I worked as Professor Zhou's research assistant after the apocalypse."
"Research assistant?"
Zhou Ziqi chuckled cryptically, his narrow eyes glancing at Lillian: "Lillian is a researcher now."
Lillian gave a stiff smile: "Teacher Zhou..."
"What's wrong, Lillian? You've grown so fast. I was gone for five days and you became a researcher. That's great. You're very good at seizing opportunities."
Zhou Ziqi said meaningfully, pinching Ruan Qing'an's shoulder with his fingertips, with a subtle urging: "Let's go, little Ruan."
Lillian stood there, watching Zhou Ziqi and Ruan Qing'an disappear, but she dared not follow them, because Zhou Ziqi had said before leaving, "I know everything you've done."
Her face turned deathly pale, and her eyes darted around.
...
Even after leaving, Ruan Qingan couldn't help but ask, "Boss, who was that Lillian just now—"
"It's just a little mouse, don't worry about it."
Zhou Ziqi said it casually, clearly not caring at all.
At this moment, someone came out to greet them and led the two to the location of the true highest level of the Third Human Base, which was the place with the highest security level and the meeting room where only the true power holders of the entire base could participate in the council.
At this moment, only two tall men were sitting in the conference room. One of them was in charge of managing the superhumans and was named Lu Ting, while the other was in charge of managing the base and was named Xu Wenshan.
They were the ones who established the Third Human Base.
When the conference room door opened, the two people inside stood up: "Mr. Zhou, it's so good that you're back safely."
"And this is—"
Xu Wenshan was taken aback, looking at the girl following Zhou Ziqi, with a long sword slung across her waist, her aura making him feel intimidated.
Zhou Ziqi raised his hand slightly and sat down in the chair in front of the round table.
"Her? My little Ruan, her personal bodyguard."
"I see."
Xu Wenshan and Lu Ting looked at each other for a moment before sitting down.
Ruan Qing'an gripped the hilt of his sword with one hand, his leaden eyes silently scrutinizing Xu Wenshan and Lu Ting opposite him. These two also held important positions in the original story, although Zhou Ziqi was the male lead—
Who says there are fewer people who have romantic entanglements with the female lead, Jia Lan?
These two men were the powerful figures that Jia Lan recruited after his rebirth. Although the debt of saving his life was a bit vulgar, they were useful. Later, these two provided Jia Lan with assistance and even handed over the Third Human Base in exchange for... the opportunity to enter the fishpond.
037: [I don't quite understand this.]
Ruan Qing'an chuckled: "Who says otherwise?"
At this moment, Lu Ting spoke up: "Mr. Zhou, Jia Lan came back and reported that you were dragged out of the car by your bodyguard, which led to your disappearance and even further threatened your safety."
“Mr. Zhou, your research is crucial to the entire Third Human Base. Your bodyguard caused your accident, so—”
Xu Wenshan continued, "She needs to be punished."
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