He suddenly picked up a pen and wrote a string of numbers on a notepad. “This is my lab’s phone number. If you know the pH value of the soil, you can call me.”
When Yu Jiuyuan took the note, her fingertip "accidentally" touched his fingertip. His skin was slightly cool, with a slightly bitter scent of plant sap. Yuan Xu pulled her hand back as if she had been electrocuted, but a little redness quietly rose to the tips of her ears.
"Thank you!" She carefully tucked the note into the catalog, her eyes crinkling into crescents with a smile. "My name is Yu Jiuyuan, and I live on Wutong Road in the East District. Can I really contact you after I've taken the soil data?"
Yuan Xu had lowered his head again, but this time, his dissection needle slowed down noticeably: "Hmm." A single syllable, as soft as a sigh.
[System notification: Yuan Xu's initial favorability increased by 15. Current favorability: 15.]
Yu Jiuyuan sneered inwardly, but her face became even sweeter: "Then I won't disturb your experiment. By the way, these lilies of the valley are really beautiful. Can I come and see them when they bloom?"
Yuan Xu didn't answer immediately. He used a dissecting needle to place the separated stamen into a petri dish before whispering, "It will bloom in three days. Come at three o'clock in the afternoon when the light is best."
“Okay!” Yu Jiuyuan turned around with the sketchbook in her arms, and deliberately glanced back as she walked to the door. Yuan Xu was already immersed in her world of lilies of the valley again, but she clearly saw that his hand under the table was secretly clenching the hem of his clothes.
Stepping out of the lab building, the afternoon sun was a bit too bright. Yu Jiuyuan took out sunglasses from her bag and put them on, concealing the calculating glint in her eyes.
Xie Zhecheng needs gentleness that will never go wrong, Rong Shenghan is fascinated by thorny provocation, and Yuan Xu... his weakness is hidden in those silent plants.
She reached out and touched the note in her pocket. The paper was rough and the handwriting was sharp, just like him—seemingly tough, but actually hiding an unknown softness.
[System Notification: The Yuanxu conquest mission has begun. Please raise her favorability to at least 60 points within three months.]
Yu Jiuyuan chuckled softly and walked forward, stepping on the dappled sunlight on the stone path. The leaves of the paulownia tree swirled around her feet, as if providing accompaniment for this new hunt.
Three months? That's enough.
After all, even the most untamed creature will eventually surrender to a ray of light. And what she excels at most is becoming that ray of light.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
