Xia Sanghuan was panicked about such a small thing for the first time.
God knows when she got home and found that not only was Leng Wanqing not happy about the new dress, but she was even jealous of the new clothes on her. Xia Sanghuan's heart sank to the bottom.
Leng Wanqing's reaction indirectly indicated that the dress custom - made by Leng Chuanjin was not for her.
Then who else could it be for?
A newly - negotiated client?
Or perhaps... the person he liked?
Just thinking about it made her heart ache.
She couldn't figure it out and didn't want to think about it anymore. She simply sent the doll over. Anyway, no matter what the result was, she would accept it.
Unexpectedly, this dress was actually brought by the second elder brother as an apology to her.
She took one last look at the dress, then climbed back into bed contentedly and had the most peaceful sleep in a long time.
The next morning, she got up for school as usual. When she went for breakfast, she finally saw Leng Chuanjin.
It had only been a few days since they last saw each other, but it felt like a century had passed.
Although she had already received the apology gift, for some reason, she still felt a bit awkward.
She dawdled over to the table and sat down. The servant kindly brought over some porridge at a suitable temperature. She picked up the spoon and buried her head in eating.
She had only taken a few mouthfuls when she heard Leng Chuanjin across the table clearing his throat uncomfortably.
"Good morning."
"Do you... like the dress?"
She was stunned for a moment and looked up to see the man across from her looking at her. Although his expression was as serious as ever, there was a faint blush on his cheeks that was hard to detect.
This didn't escape her eyes.
Seeing his reaction, she felt extremely happy.
"Of course I like it. After all, it's such a beautiful dress. Thank you, second elder brother."
"And, second elder brother, do you like the doll I gave you?"
Hearing her long - lost "second elder brother" and that affirmative answer, he let out a sigh of relief.
But when he saw the girl looking at him with bright eyes, he felt too embarrassed to say anything. He simply put down his chopsticks in a hurry, picked up his briefcase, and left. His back looked a bit like he was fleeing.
Before leaving, with his back to her, he replied,
"I like it very much."
Xia Sanghuan watched his departing back and couldn't help feeling happy.
She hummed a little tune as she finished the remaining porridge, then carried her bag and went to school.
Yesterday, while she was out shopping, the analysis of all the components extracted from the Black - boned Spiritual Treasure at this stage was completed.
So as soon as she entered the door, Professor He stuffed a whole bunch of materials into her arms.
"These are all the materials I sorted out yesterday afternoon. Take another look and see if there are any differences from my ideas."
She had just been happy about the reconciliation with the second elder brother, but the next second she was completely immersed in the research.
It took her the whole morning to go through the materials and Professor He's analysis. She marked the places where her ideas differed from the professor's and planned to discuss them with the professor later.
At lunchtime, Jiang Zimo came over with his plate.
Most of the time, he didn't act with them. After all, he was only needed occasionally for physical technology. Moreover, he had his own project, so it wasn't right to keep him in their research room all the time.
Jiang Zimo wasn't with them today, so it was quite a surprise for Xia Sanghuan to meet him in the cafeteria.
She moved out a bit to make room for him.
Jiang Zimo sat down and asked, "Where's Professor He?"
She swallowed the food in her mouth and replied, "His daughter brought him lunch. He's eating in the reception room."
The man beside her was silent for a while. Just when she was curious about why he came to find her, he suddenly said,
"Sanghuan, you seem to be in a really good mood today."
She touched her face in confusion, thinking: Did I just giggle?
"Did you quarrel with Brother Leng a few days ago?"
"And now you've made up?"
"Do you... like him very much?"
He fired three questions in a row, each of which touched on her privacy and made her a bit unhappy.
She frowned and didn't answer these questions. Instead, she said, "Senior, Professor He and I have something very important to discuss this afternoon."
"If you just came to ask me these boring questions, I think it's better for us not to waste each other's time."
After saying that, she stood up and was about to go back to the research room.
Seeing that she was about to leave, Jiang Zimo reached out and grabbed her wrist.
The strength was not strong, but it was firm.
"Can't I just get an answer?"
"Because I'm really worried about you."
Looking into his eyes, she felt a bit helpless.
To be fair, she really liked this senior who was quick - witted and reliable. After all, who didn't like someone who could provide help in their work?
But this kind of liking only stopped at the appreciation among classmates and nothing more.
"I did have some friction with Brother Chuanjin a few days ago, but we've made up now."
"And leaving aside whether I like him or not, first of all, he has helped me in many ways, so it's only natural for me to be sad because of the quarrel with him."
"Now, can you let go?"
Hearing her words, he suddenly came to his senses and quickly let go of her hand as if he had been burned.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to."
"It's okay."
Not intending to entangle with him any longer, Xia Sanghuan picked up her plate and left.
Jiang Zimo's actions were a bit over the line. Even though she was slow in matters of the heart, she could somewhat tell what he meant to her.
It was a pity that she already had someone she liked. And even if she didn't, she didn't plan to have a "research - room romance". After all, the top priority was to develop the medicine that could cure Jing Zhan. She didn't have the time and energy to fall in love.
If he continued like this, she would consider asking the second elder brother to replace him.
It had to be said that she was really heartless in some aspects.
By the time she got back to the research room, Professor He had already returned.
She composed herself and sat down on the chair next to the professor. The two of them soon started a discussion.
The result of the discussion was that to maximize the effect of the effective components in the Black - boned Spiritual Treasure and extract the undeveloped components, it was best to use specific herbs as an auxiliary.
So far, Xia Sanghuan had only come into contact with books about spiritual treasures from her master. It was even less likely for people outside to have such knowledge.
Although Professor He had this idea, he knew almost nothing about which herbs to use.
Looking at the somewhat disappointed Professor He, she comforted him, "Professor, leave the matter of the herbs to me. You just handle the other things well."