The importance of this project was comparable to the top - level business secrets of the Leng Corporation. When Leng Chuanjin heard Xia Sanghuan say this, he was a bit displeased for a moment.
His face darkened instantly.
But afraid of scaring the girl in front of him, he tried his best to rein in his emotions and made his expression look less intimidating.
He picked up the water cup and took a sip of hot tea to dispel the cold from his body.
Although he had tried very hard to look less serious, Xia Sanghuan still got a shock.
She had never seen such an unhappy expression on his face. Although the last time they were being chased, his whole face was as dark as Hades, but at least it wasn't directed at her.
Come to think of it, she had never seen him get angry.
In her memory, he was either as cold as when they first met or smiling and teasing her.
Thinking that she had offended him, she suddenly didn't dare to continue.
He reached out and stroked her head. "It's okay. Go on."
She cleared her throat and continued carefully.
"It's just that there's a problem with the extraction process of the Black - Bone Spiritual Treasure."
"But Professor He and I aren't from the physics major, so we don't know much about this."
"So we were wondering if you have any trustworthy researchers you could spare to help us."
"It'd be best if they're from Fernos College. Otherwise, if we keep bringing an outsider around the research lab every day, we might end up being summoned by the principal for a talk."
Hearing this, Leng Chuanjin heaved a sigh of relief.
It turned out it wasn't what he had thought.
"I have someone, but I'm afraid you won't be satisfied."
Hearing his reply, Xia Sanghuan's eyes lit up instantly.
"It's okay, it's okay. As long as they're good at physical extraction techniques, and it'd be even better if they know a bit of chemistry and biology. That way, our cooperation will go more smoothly."
"Okay, I'll send him over tomorrow then?"
Looking at the girl's excited expression, his heart also felt a bit happy.
She nodded repeatedly. Just thinking that the research progress was finally going to move forward, the boulder weighing on her heart loosened a bit.
After the conversation, she stood up, said "Good night" to the man, and was about to go to sleep.
Suddenly, a pair of hands grabbed her.
She turned around and looked at Leng Chuanjin in surprise.
The man lowered his head and cleared his throat shyly.
"I scared you just now. I'm sorry."
After saying that, he immediately let go of her hand.
She stood there stiffly and it took her a while to react.
She stammered, "Don't forget to take the medicine I had someone send you," then turned around and ran upstairs.
She threw herself onto the pillow, glad that Second Brother hadn't looked up just now.
Otherwise, her blushing face would have been exposed.
She held up the hand that Second Brother had grabbed. Although his fingers had been cold from the wind, she felt as if this hand was burning.
How long could she hide this affection? And how long would it last?
What would happen if one day he found out?
Or, what if he fell in love with someone else?
Thinking of this, she buried herself dejectedly in the quilt.
If she remembered correctly, she was a full six years younger than him.
What did these six years mean? It meant that when she was still babbling, he was already in primary school; when she was preparing for the college entrance exam, he was already sitting in the position of the company's CEO.
The six - year gap was really too big.
In front of him, she always seemed like a child, even though she was much more mature than her peers.
How did he really see her?
Did he also have feelings of love for her?
Not as a younger sister, but as an adult, independent woman.
She could do many things. She could do farm work, sew clothes, cook, and even go up the mountain alone to collect herbs.
But she just didn't know how to deal with this feeling.
She was still too young, and her romantic experiences weren't rich.
In her whole life, she fell in love with a man six years older than her for the first time.
While she was lying on the bed, entangled in her own thoughts, Leng Chuanjin downstairs wasn't feeling much better.
During his lunch break at the company today, he received a package from Xia Sanghuan.
It was stuffed with three kinds of medicine, all for treating insomnia and over - fatigue.
Moreover, each kind of medicine was thoughtfully divided into morning, noon, and evening doses, and there was also a detailed instruction in the bag.
Since his father died early, he had taken on the responsibility of being the head of the family at a very young age.
His mother wasn't a tough person, so he had to protect her and his younger siblings.
Because of the heavy burden, he lost the right to act coquettishly with his mother from a young age.
Gradually, his mother relied on him more.
Especially after giving birth to his younger siblings, his mother focused all her attention on them.
He didn't blame his mother. Her love for him hadn't diminished at all; it was just that she didn't spend much energy on him.
So when he received this package today, he had to admit that his heart was deeply touched.
It felt like it had been a long time since someone had cared about him so attentively.
These three kinds of medicine were ordered by Xia Sanghuan from an online pharmacy during her lunch break. The instruction manual was also written by her while lying on the table in the research lab, and then she asked the pharmacy to send it along with the medicine.
The two of them went to sleep with their own thoughts, and neither of them felt good when they woke up the next morning.
Leng Chuanjin took the medicine, so his condition was a bit better than Xia Sanghuan's.
As for her, it was even worse. She had a nightmare all night, and when she was wiping her face in front of the mirror in the morning, she could see the dark circles under her eyes.
The two of them rarely had breakfast together. After that, they went their separate ways.
Before leaving, Leng Chuanjin reached out and stroked Xia Sanghuan's head. "Don't overwork yourself."
One went to school, and the other went to the company.
However, Leng Chuanjin went to the venture - capital company he founded.
This venture - capital company was established by him to turn over the funds of the main company.
Unexpectedly, by chance, several companies they acquired were revived, and now it was a venture - capital company that owned most of the shares of companies in Yuntan.
The venture - capital company was always managed by his trusted subordinate. He just held the title of CEO and only went there occasionally to deal with situations that his subordinate couldn't handle.
In the past few days, the subordinate in charge of the venture - capital company had been calling Leng Chuanjin, saying that a very wealthy investor had suddenly joined the project they were planning to bid on recently.
If they didn't invest more funds, they might lose the bid to others.
Moreover, the project in this bid was the shares of a new company. This company had been doing well recently, but no one could be sure about its future.
If they invested more funds to bid, it would conflict with the original plan.
If they weren't careful, they might even suffer losses.