In addition to the research institute, Bai Li had another thing to think about.

The New Year was coming, and the New Year gifts had to be prepared. This was easy, as he could just buy and give them out as usual, but Bai Li had not yet figured out how to prepare a gift for Lu Zhao.

This was his first New Year's Eve with Lu Zhao, and Bai Li wanted to prepare a whole gift in a very ceremonial way. He had thought about this a long time ago, but with so many things going on recently, and his relationship with Lu Zhao having gone through several hurdles, the plans he had thought of before were now a little too unoriginal in Bai Li's eyes.

The grandson of the Tang family took people to the street to pick gifts a few days ago. The scene at the gate of the First Army Group reminded Bai Li that he had to hurry up and prepare gifts, otherwise he would not be able to give them to Lu Zhao in time for the New Year.

It would be meaningless to give him something bought casually on the street. As for jewelry, Lu Zhao had never worn anything except a wedding ring. He had to train him not to wear such things.

Bai Li's options were all eliminated one by one. He thought about buying a ribbon for packaging and tying it around his neck. Then...

Young Master Bai's last bit of rationality held back his wild thoughts. He was shameless, but sometimes he felt that he could still be saved and could not let himself fall.

In his previous life and this life, Bai Li had never been in love before marrying Lu Zhao, and he had no experience in giving gifts to his partner. Bai Li could only put his hope on the magical star network, and opened the personal terminal in the bathroom without Lu Zhao's knowledge.

He typed in "the best gift for your partner", and the keywords were "creative" and "unique".

Bai Li thought about Lu Zhao, and solemnly added two words: "cool."

He clicked the search button, and countless results popped up on the webpage.

Clicking on the first search result, the top recommendation is NO.1: "B520 rare mineral from the attached star: Carve the oath of love on this unique stone! Let your love never fade!"

A dark black stone is engraved with the eight golden characters "Love for a lifetime, accompany forever".

Bai Li stiffly clicked on the purchase review.

At a glance, he saw the buyer's picture in the review area. An omega looked ashen, holding a stone as big as his head, with empty eyes and a lost look. There was also a message from the buyer: "Thank you for the store, the gift is unique and cool, and it can be kept forever. My partner said he likes it very much!"

Really? I don't believe it.

His eyes are dead.

Bai Li used the emotional intelligence accumulated in his previous life and this life to make a decisive decision and rejected this choice.

He browsed through several more items, and the more he read, the more speechless he became. Just as he was about to close the webpage, the door of the bathroom was opened.

As soon as Lu Zhao opened the door, he came face to face with Bai Li and was a little confused: "What are you doing in there?"

"Fuck," Bai Li hurriedly put away his personal terminal, "What can you do in the bathroom? Solve some personal problems."

Lu Zhao was convinced: "Can you solve it without lifting the toilet lid?"

"You misunderstood," Bai Li sat steadily on it, calming himself, "My personal problems require me to use my brain, and I think this environment is more suitable for thinking."

Lu Zhao was too lazy to pay attention to him. There was something wrong with this guy's brain. He was a little worried. There were a lot of things to do in the research institute these days, and Bai Li's time in the simulation warehouse increased several times. Lu Zhao was quite concerned: "Thinking about something."

"Thinking..." Bai Li paused and decided to ask indirectly, "Thinking about whether Major General Lu has anything he particularly likes."

Lu Zhao was stunned.

"Is there?" Bai Li asked.

Lu Zhao thought about it: "Mecha."

"...Okay," he is worthy of being the Eagle of the Empire, "There is nothing else besides this, right?"

Lu Zhao glanced at Bai Li and said nothing.

"Talk to Li Li." Bai Li urged.

Lu Zhao "hmm" and said: "Li Li."

Bai Li did not respond: "Huh?"

Lu Zhao stopped talking and leaned against the door to look at Bai Li.

Three seconds later, Bai Li realized that he might really be able to prepare a packaging ribbon for himself to tie around his neck.

He was dizzy from Lu Zhao's straight ball, and covered his chest: "No, wait a minute, I need to slow down."

"It's better if Li Li doesn't sit in the bathroom to think," Lu Zhao didn't give him a chance to slow down, "Let me go, let me solve my personal problem."

Bai Li stood up, covering his chest, and made a "please" gesture.

"I don't need to think about my personal problem." Lu Zhao said.

Bai Li lifted the toilet lid.

Lu Zhao: "..." You are really good.

The very capable Master Bai squeezed out of the bathroom from beside Lu Zhao with a serious expression: "I'll make room for you to solve the problem."

Lu Zhao wanted to laugh, but held back: "What time are you leaving?"

"Just arrive at nine o'clock," Bai Li stood in the living room and said slowly, "Let's go to the research institute first, and then to the military hospital in the afternoon. You will have a physical examination, and I will find Lao Zheng for a follow-up consultation."

Once the news of participating in the Imperial Research Institute Competition next year was confirmed, many things had to be accelerated. The adjustment and arrangement of the mechas have reached the final stage, and a large number of simulation experiments are required.

It is necessary to increase the number of human-machine simulation battles, and the frequency of real-life simulation confrontations must also be increased. Lu Zhao also went to the research institute after work or on vacation. It was a very pleasant thing to fight with Bai Li, and he liked it very much.

Maybe because he had let go of a lot of his worries, Bai Li was in very good condition, which greatly extended his time in the simulation room. The results of several simulated confrontations satisfied Situ and the researchers. When Lu Zhao couldn't come to the institute, Bai Li would call Jiang Hao over. The schedule was very tight, and the military was also busy at the end of the year. The two of them had a rare

day to take a free day for a physical examination. Even so, they had to squeeze out a whole morning to play a few simulated battles.

On the huge virtual screen of the sixth research room, two mechas were rapidly shuttling on a barren planet covered with artillery fire. The blue mecha turned around and raised its hand to fire a shot. The ion cannon on its hand fired at the white mecha that was half a step behind, and it was also slightly tilted due to the recoil.

The white mech fired back at the same time, and the two ion cannons collided in the air, causing flames to splash everywhere.

The fuselage, which was moved by the recoil, was almost hit by a stray bullet. The blue mech was extremely fast, and its huge body arched up to avoid the stray bullets displayed by the detector. Then it exerted force, unsheathed its lightsaber, and caught the sword that came from the flames.

The white mech focused more on destructive force, and the same force as crushing pressed on the blue mech's lightsaber. It was about to be chopped into pieces with one blow, but the blue mech suddenly turned his hand to the side, and the blade tilted an arc, causing the white mech's lightsaber to slide down along with it, removing most of its strength. The body dodged swiftly, and the sword hit nothing.

The heavy fuselage had no time to flip over, and before the white mecha could retract its strength, the blue mecha had already turned sideways and stabbed back, with the sword of light piercing the cockpit.

"Ding——"

"The confrontation is over, and data collection will begin in ten seconds——"

A win-lose prompt interface popped up on the black screen, and the researchers watching the game uttered a few exclamations.

The two simulation warehouses opened automatically, and Bai Li walked down from the simulation warehouse, stretched his left leg, and when he looked up, he saw Lu Zhao half-standing up and looking at him.

"It's okay, I basically didn't feel anything," Bai Li smiled and raised his helmet, "Come on, celebrate my twenty-sixth victory, and I'm finally tied with you."

Lu Zhao knocked his helmet against Bai Li: "Does it count all?"

In addition to fighting with Lu Zhao, Bai Li also practiced with Jiang Hao.

"No," Bai Li said, "How can the major general brother be the same as others? That's another matter. This is a family competition."

Lu Zhao laughed and felt a little unsatisfied when he came out of the simulation room.

Bai Li's control over the mecha was too strong. He said something arrogant, but it was not wrong.

Mecha was Bai Li's home court.

"Awesome," a researcher took the helmets of the two and exclaimed sincerely, "Boss Bai is getting better and better."

Bai Li smiled and was about to speak when Situ walked in from outside the sixth laboratory with a bad look on his face: "Is it over? Just right, the things we investigated two days ago have results."

Yang Han and another assistant followed him and greeted Bai Li and Lu Zhao.

The decision to hire Yang Han was made by Situ and several other interviewers. Bai Li did not interfere much. Yang Han and Tang Kaiyuan have not interacted until now, and he really has no intention of working in the industry of improving mental power.

"The partner has indeed switched to another private research institute on the main planet," Situ said in a bad mood. "I know this research institute. It has always focused on developing mechas that can carry more lethal weapons, and the results are good."

Lu Zhao didn't know much about this and glanced at Bai Li.

Bai Li's expression was not as solemn as Situ's. He said, "The change of heart was so sudden. Did you hear anything?"

Situ sighed, "I don't know where the news came from, saying that the Imperial Research Institute is more willing to develop mechas with higher destructive power next year, and it would be best if it could exert the power of alpha."

After all, the military is still mostly alpha, so this news is very true.

"As soon as the news came out, the industry was in chaos," Situ said angrily, "It wasn't like this in previous years. It's really unlucky."

Lu Zhao understood.

The mecha developed by Baili and Situ focused more on the control of the mecha by mental power. In order to reduce the pressure on the body, the direction of mecha development tended to be flexibility and speed. There were not many weapons installed, and the requirements for the driver were relatively high.

But judging from the meaning of this news, the Imperial Research Institute needed a crushing mecha, and the mecha of Baili Research Institute was far from this standard.

Not only Situ was worried, several researchers were also worried. Lu Zhao asked, "Is the problem serious?"

"It's not a question of whether it's serious or not..." Situ explained, "When we develop mechas, we have to consider the material problem, especially the current mecha. We have to ensure flexibility and speed while also ensuring stability. The material is very important, but there is not much material data that can be publicly used on the market. The data of rare and special metals are in the hands of a few companies."

Yang Han also said, "These companies are also authorized by the Empire to mine. Every year, they will choose a suitable research institute to invest. Once the research institute wins the competition, they will also become the first choice for the Imperial Research Institute to provide material metals."

"For a private research institute, only with the permission of the institute can we start to truly develop and manufacture mechas, otherwise we can only use data simulation. Our mechas have always lacked a lot of material data," Bai Li said lightly, "We originally negotiated with a company some time ago."

Lu Zhao frowned.

Situ: "The closer the mecha is to the finished product and the more accurate the data is, the more competitive it is. The Imperial Research Institute has always been accustomed to using mechas that can be directly put into manufacturing, and adjusting them while manufacturing, otherwise it will take too much time."

The atmosphere was a little sluggish, and the excitement brought by the wonderful simulated confrontation just now was reduced by 7 or 8 points.

Bai Li sneered in his heart.

He was familiar with this feeling. Every time he wanted to raise his head, something would happen to upset him. He was mentally prepared, but he didn't intend to give up just like that.

He has given up too many things in the past few years, and he can't stand it anymore. He just wants to fuck him.

"Boss, I'll be honest," Yang Han said, "our research and development direction is indeed not the mainstream choice. I admire your and Teacher Si's choice, but considering the future development, maybe..."

He didn't finish his words.

Lu Zhao's brows were furrowed. He asked Huo Cun to submit an internal recommendation application two days ago, and the process was not very smooth.

The shortcut was blocked, and the normal route almost tripped while walking. Lu Zhao couldn't understand why things seemed so difficult to deal with when it came to Bai Li.

Several researchers around were whispering about what to do, and Situ was also a little worried.

After a while, Bai Li said, "Let's contact the Zhou family."

"Zhou family?" Situ was stunned. "Zhou Yue?"

"Yes."

"Will it work?" Situ hesitated. "I know you and Major General Lu have a relationship with him, but it has been spread in the circle that Lin Sheng wants to cooperate with the Zhou family."

In the field of rare metal mining, the Zhou family has a very special position.

In addition to mining, the Zhou family is also involved in the research and development of composite materials. The technology in this area has always been relatively advanced, which also means that he can provide more comprehensive and advanced data and technical support. In recent years, the Zhou family has been declining, and the research and development in this area has been stagnant. After Zhou Yue took over, he raised the benchmark again with thunderous means, and the situation that was originally somewhat bleak was established again.

Zhou Yue is a smart businessman and a head of the family who sticks to his word. Bai Li's research institute and Lin Sheng's research institute, one is a small research institute with average reputation and a small research direction, and the other is a large private research institute with the surname "Lin". Situ really couldn't be sure whether Zhou Yue would put their previous friendship before interests.

"Isn't there any definite news yet?" Bai Li said, "Contact him."

Situ took a few researchers and left the sixth research room first. Time was running out, so they had to contact Zhou as soon as possible. The rest of the people dispersed, leaving only Lu Zhao and Bai Li.

"I can contact Zhou Yue," Lu Zhao finally spoke, "After all..."

"After all, there is a friendship with his brother?" Bai Li smiled, "If Situ hadn't mentioned it just now, do you remember it?"

Lu Zhao was silent.

He really couldn't remember. To be honest, he had almost forgotten about the matter with Zhou Linshan.

Bai Li knew what he was thinking and was not surprised at all. Lu Zhao was like that. He did what he wanted to do without considering whether there would be any reward. He just followed the trend and had nothing to do with interests.

Bai Li nudged him with his elbow: "Xianhua, you are not suitable for this kind of thing." He also didn't want Lu Zhao to use him as a favor and help him build such a connection and bridge.

Lu Zhao hummed, feeling a little helpless.

"Don't look like that," Bai Li patted him on the back, "You have helped me a lot. Without you, Zhou Yue and I would not even know each other."

It's quite interesting to think about it. In the original book, Bai Li had no connection with the Zhou family. But now, Lu Zhao was not forcibly marked permanently, and therefore did not spend the estrus period at home, but participated in the Legion riot, which led to his intersection with Zhou Linshan.

Lu Zhao pursed his lips and relaxed, knowing that Bai Li did not want him to worry too much.

"I am relying on your power," Bai Li said, "You are the big boss behind the scenes, just sit back and take the fishing platform, and leave this kind of social matter to me..." Lu Zhao

glanced at him: "Leave it to you?"

Bai Li changed his words: "Leave it to Teacher Si."

If it was Bai Li, there would be no room for negotiation, because he could bankrupt the research institute with just a mouth.

"Are you sure?" Lu Zhao asked.

"I'm not sure," Bai Li shook his head, "The Zhou family should have been more closely connected with Tang the bastard."

Lu Zhao was about to speak, and Bai Li said, "You have to seize the opportunity even if you are not sure. If you don't seize the opportunity once, who knows if you can seize it or not?"

Resistance is not a slogan shouted in your mouth, nor is it the few kicks he made on Tang Kaiyuan's car door.

Bai Li has always felt that resistance should be the step to take even though you know the future is full of difficulties. There may not be a good result, but this step is the key.

He is no longer entangled with world consciousness, nor is he lingering on the original plot. He has a lot of things to do. He has to prepare a gift for Lu Zhao and put physical training back on the agenda. He still has many years and a lot of roads to go.

Every step in the future is a new life.

Lu Zhao felt a sense of steadiness in Bai Li's indifferent tone, which diluted the feeling of powerlessness he had always had.

There were chaotic footsteps outside the door, and a little assistant stuck his head in and shouted, "Mr. Bai, Mr. Zhou Yue wants to talk to you."

Bai Li was stunned: "So there is a reply so soon?" " As

soon as we contacted Zhou, we were directly transferred to Mr. Zhou Yue's office," the little assistant stammered, "He, he said he wanted to talk to you!"

Bai Li responded and turned back to look at Lu Zhao.

"I'll wait in the rest area." Lu Zhao said.

"I have to have a physical examination in the afternoon, I will leave after I'm done." Bai Li smiled, "I drank nutrient solution at noon, think about what you want to eat for dinner, tell me later."

Lu Zhao stood at the door of the sixth research room for a while, watching Bai Li walk upstairs to the conference room.

He held the documents sorted by his assistant in one hand and turned his head to talk to someone. The light in the corridor was very good, and Bai Li's face, turned sideways, rarely restrained the ruffian spirit of the Bai young master.

Lu Zhao watched for a while, and waited for Bai Li to go upstairs before he greeted the people around him and went to the lounge to wait.

As soon as he sat down, his terminal rang. It was a text message from Huo Cun, replying to what Lu Zhao asked last night.

Huo Cun: Gifts should be given to the other party, right? Who are you going to give a gift to? I'll help you think about what he needs.

Lu Zhao: Bai Li.

Huo Cun: Oh, so wicked.

He quickly added: It's a compliment to him.

Two days ago, Bai Li was tricked by Huo Cun and lost points in the simulated battle. He finally found time to play games but was still very angry. He scolded Huo Cun in the game for a short essay of 200 to 300 words in the middle of the night. Lu Zhao couldn't help but curl his lips, but didn't reply to Huo Cun. He couldn't count on the adjutant

, nor on Han Miao. Last year, Han Miao gave Chen Nan a big gold chain as thick as a finger, which almost made Chen Nan breathless.

Major General Lu thought about it and clicked on the Magic Star Network. On the search interface, enter "gifts for couples", and the keywords are "valuable" and "suitable". Lu Zhao thought about Bai Li's appearance and added another word: "good-looking." Countless entries popped up on the search interface, and Lu Zhao clicked on the first one. The first recommendation that caught the eye was: "B520 rare mineral from the satellite star: carve your vows of love on this incomparably precious stone! Let your love be as you wish!" Lu Zhao: "..." He looked at the pitch-black stone in the picture and was stunned. It's quite heavy. In the conference room, Situ and several key project members introduced the basic situation of the research institute. Bai Li sat down after entering the room without interrupting. "I have basically told you about our mecha just now," Situ shook the information in his hand, "now let me continue to tell you..." Zhou Yue's face appeared on the virtual screen, still as thin as ever. Seeing Bai Li sitting down, he raised his hand to interrupt Situ, looked at Bai Li and said directly: "Mr. Bai, you should know that Mr. Lin Sheng's mecha may have a great advantage in next year's competition." The others were stunned. Zhou Yue had not said a few words until Bai Li entered the room. He did not expect that he would suddenly speak and the topic would be so direct. "Yes," Bai Li admitted, "I know." "Maybe I will directly participate in the competition through internal recommendation, saving a lot of time and money." Zhou Yue said, "May I ask how you plan to deal with it?" "If the internal recommendation fails, I will go through the normal channels," Bai Li waved his hands, "Play the competition, enter the finals, and win the championship." The tone was very normal, and the normal attitude made Bai Li seem more arrogant. Zhou Yue couldn't help but smile: "Very confident, it seems the driver has also confirmed it." Bai Li smiled: "I'll drive. I'll play in the game." It was no secret that the young master Bai had an old leg injury. Zhou Yue was stunned: "You play? Your..." He paused, "How many games do you want to play?" " Fight to the end," Bai Li said lightly, "Fight until you can't fight anymore." Zhou Yue's heart skipped a beat for no reason.

The internet has been abuzz with news these days, with many inside stories of the military being exposed. The first thing that was mentioned was Bai Li's rescue mission.

When talking about the past, it is inevitable to mention Bai Li's injury. The tragic situation back then, coupled with the current situation of silence for many years, many rumors were exposed, and Bai Li's inner thoughts were gradually revealed to the public.

After many years, public opinion has reversed. Although Bai Li has never expressed his position, the hardships of these years can be guessed without much explanation.

When Lu Zhao picked the Kali flower on the cruise ship and put it on Bai Li's chest, Zhou Yue felt a little regretful. The blade is covered with dust, of course it is a pity.

At this moment, Bai Li was sitting here, and Zhou Yue suddenly realized. Even if the blade is covered with dust, it is still a blade.

"Let me ask you one more question," Zhou Yue looked into Bai Li's eyes, "if you fail in this recruitment competition, will you continue to develop your mecha?"

Bai Li was stunned. He didn't expect Zhou Yue to ask this, but still said, "Yes."

Zhou Yue asked, "Recruitment competitions are not held every year. You may have to wait many years for the next opportunity. Will you continue to develop and not change the direction of research and development?"

"No change," Bai Li said without hesitation. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath, "Even if it takes many years, even if it fails, even if I am already past the age to return to the military, this mecha will continue to be developed."

Zhou Yue smiled: "You are very stubborn and idealistic."

Bai Li also smiled: "I said, fight to the end, fight until we can't fight anymore."

The room fell into a brief silence.

Bai Li's voice was not loud, but it was like a hand, stroking the others to straighten their backs.

In Lin Sheng's affiliated star research institute.

The simulation warehouse was opened, and Tang Kaiyuan took off his helmet and walked down.

Kuai Le was using his personal terminal to handle some work. Seeing that he had completed the simulated confrontation, he hurriedly handed him a bottle of water: "Are you tired?"

Tang Kaiyuan smiled and shook his head: "You are busy working again, relax."

"No, I have to work harder, I can't let them think that the omega is too delicate and can't stand this." Kuai Le pouted.

"Okay," Tang Kaiyuan coaxed him, "Our Lele is the most principled."

Kuai Le smelled the familiar pheromones of alcohol, and his heart was numb. He remembered another thing: "By the way, Kaiyuan, you said before that you would ask your former classmates to help me transfer jobs. How is it going?" "Ask

again, it's the end of the year, there are a lot of things to do, it's definitely not possible in a short time," Tang Kaiyuan asked, "Aren't you doing well, why do you have to transfer?"

Kuai Le pursed his lips a little unhappily, and after a while he said: "My colleagues always bully me because I'm an omega."

He said this more than once, and Tang Kaiyuan felt that his ears were full of cocoons.

It seems that no matter what happens, as long as it doesn't go his way, Kuai Le can always come up with this reason in the end.

Tang Kaiyuan felt a little disgusted, but he still reached out and rubbed Kuai Le's red hair: "I'm sorry for you."

His hand touched Kuai Le's hair, but he thought of another person for no reason. In the Legion, a place full of alphas, that person can still climb up. He is taciturn and should never complain...

Tang Kaiyuan was a little dazed, and Lu Zhao's face appeared in his mind. The more he thought of this, the more heartbroken he felt. Bai Li had been pushed out of the core of the empire a long time ago. He had no chance to join the Legion and his future was ruined. He had no ability to protect Lu Zhao from the wind and rain. He was different. He still had a bright future. If Lu Zhao married him, he would definitely give him a sense of security more than Bai Li.

What's more, the original engagement was between him and Lu Zhao.

Bai Li intervened and took advantage of the fact that he was not on the main planet to arrange such a marriage.

In a trance, he faintly heard voices coming from outside the door in the distance.

"After the news was released, several small research institutes have decided to give up this year's competition," the assistant said, "They felt that the research and development direction could not meet the needs of the Imperial Research Institute and had no future, so they took the initiative to give up."

Lin Sheng's voice was very low: "What else?"

"Mr. Bai Li's research institute also had problems. The original partner switched to another research institute that focuses on heavy-duty mechas. The reason is the same as before." The assistant replied, "The news was released by someone inside the research institute, which seems to be more credible."

It was a bit far away, but fortunately, after the mental strength increased, it was still clear. Tang Kaiyuan's brows wrinkled slightly. He didn't like these dirty tricks and felt a little disgusted. When he heard the word "Bai Li", he was stunned, and his wrinkled brows gradually smoothed down.

Forget it, Tang Kaiyuan thought, it's just a matter between Bai Li and Lin Sheng.

There was a sound of footsteps, and Tang Kaiyuan immediately lowered his eyes and chatted with Kuai Le.

Lin Sheng walked into the laboratory and saw that Tang Kaiyuan had already left the simulation warehouse. He was stunned for a moment: "It's over? How is it?"

"Very good," the young researcher replied, "Mr. Tang's mental strength and body are very strong, and he can give full play to the capabilities of the mecha."

Lin Sheng smiled and said, "I knew that this driver was not a wrong choice."

"Thank you." Tang Kaiyuan was humble.

"I've seen the records of the previous simulated confrontations," Lin Sheng patted Tang Kaiyuan on the shoulder, "Very good! After all, we are a family. I think he is not much different from Bai Li back then. If we face him in this competition, you will be able to show your skills..."

Tang Kaiyuan was annoyed and said lightly, "Please don't compare me with him." After a pause of a few seconds, he added, "I didn't choose to be a driver just to fight Bai Li. I just want to contribute to the development of the empire's mecha."

Lin Sheng was stunned and sneered in his heart.

Not for Bai Li? He's pretending quite well.

"Well, I know you have big ambitions." Lin Sheng was too lazy to continue the topic. "But we still can't relax. The simulation experiment has to continue. Once combined with the material data, I believe that with this mecha, we can add another member to the Imperial Legion's mecha fleet."

Tang Kaiyuan nodded: "I wonder which company we will cooperate with?"

"Zhou." Lin Sheng said, "I will only choose the best to cooperate with."

Tang Kaiyuan was surprised: "Zhou? Didn't they refuse before?"

"No, they are just in the consideration stage," Lin Sheng was a little displeased, then smiled, "But now the choice should have been made. I believe Zhou will appreciate our current mecha." As

soon as the voice fell, the assistant who was talking outside the door just now hurried over.

"Mr. Lin Sheng," the assistant said in a low voice, holding the personal terminal, "Zhou refused."

The smile that just appeared in the last second froze on his face in the next second. The curve of Lin Sheng's mouth corners was slightly awkward, and he was stunned for a few seconds: "Impossible!"

The assistant didn't dare to speak.

Tang Kaiyuan frowned: "Are they not going to participate in this competition?"

"No, they chose other research institutes and partners." The assistant glanced at Tang Kaiyuan with a complicated expression.

Lin Sheng said angrily: "Who?"

The assistant's lips moved, and he whispered two words: "Bai Li."

Tang Kaiyuan and Lin Sheng's hearts sank at the same time.

Bai Li, how could it be Bai Li again? !