It wasn't until Xia Sanghuan walked down the stairs that Yun Ye, as if seeing a savior, leaned over to Leng Chuanjin and whispered,
"Mr. Leng, Miss Xia is awake."
The man stood up and walked towards her.
"Are you awake?"
"Another half an hour or so and it'll be ready."
"Go and check if there's anything lacking."
She followed him into the makeshift laboratory. She thought they had just moved all kinds of tools and instruments over, but she didn't expect that he had even changed the materials of the walls and the floor.
She sized up the whole room. Even the metal workbench was new.
"I'm very satisfied."
"Thank you, Second Brother!"
She turned around and said to him with a smile. Looking at the girl's smiling face, he suddenly felt that all the preparations he had made overnight were worth it.
"Yeah."
He embarrassedly raised his hand to cover his slightly blushing face. The subordinates behind him were all craning their necks to peek inside. Yun Ye was in a complete mess trying to stop them, for fear of angering Mr. Leng.
"Any movement in today's news?" the girl suddenly asked.
She had been busy since she got up this morning and hadn't had the time to read the newspaper at all.
"I'm asking you."
"Any new news today?"
The blushing Leng Chuanjin instantly darkened his face and turned to the group of people and asked. Seeing the displeased expression on his face, the subordinates realized that the boss had seen all their little actions.
"Mr. Leng, there's no news for now," Yun Ye quickly replied.
"After the other side released those two news items, there's been no movement."
"Plus, with the control from our side and the Fu family, the popularity of this incident is already declining."
The girl frowned and said,
"But it's just that no one is discussing it openly."
"And with this method, the public won't be convinced either. So..."
Saying this, she glanced at Leng Chuanjin. He nodded at her.
"Mother has already started the investigation."
"I'll also help to push it forward."
"Alright, you've all worked hard today. You can go back."
"Unless there's something important in the future, don't come here again."
He turned to the subordinates and said. Before they left, he also told Yun Ye to approve overtime pay for them. The subordinates walked out muttering, half - jokingly complaining that the boss made them work to please the little girl.
After they all left, Professor He walked out of the bedroom.
"Have you sorted things out?" he asked as he walked downstairs.
"Yes."
"Professor, have you talked to your family?"
He nodded.
"I talked to them a long time ago. They also think it's more appropriate for me to stay here recently."
The two of them walked into the research room. The girl who had been greeting the man with a smiling face a second ago now mercilessly shut him out. Looking at the closed door, he stood there for a moment with a complicated expression, then went back to the study to start working.
"I brought this," Professor He said as he took something out of his bag.
It was a wide - mouthed bottle with half a jar of white powder in it.
"This is what I told you about last time."
Xia Sanghuan took it.
"Thank you, Professor."
Without too many words, the two of them, as usual, started doing their own jobs tacitly. The girl skillfully took a test tube from the test tube rack and started to prepare the medicine with ease.
She had already memorized the process of preparing the medicine firmly in her mind. Even without looking at the documents, she could completely replicate it. But it wouldn't succeed on the first try. The ratio and reaction time still needed to be explored again.
Time passed unconsciously. When Leng Chuanjin knocked on the door, it was already pitch - black outside. Xia Sanghuan opened the door and saw Second Brother with a solemn expression. The smile that had been on the girl's face disappeared.
"What's wrong?" she asked in a low voice.
"A new news item was just released."
"It says that the autopsy report of the deceased is out."
She silently took the phone and read it wordlessly. Throughout the report, her name wasn't mentioned. It just stated the time and cause of the deceased's death. Along with the spread of this news like wildfire, there was also a blog post published by an old Chinese doctor who claimed to have practiced medicine for more than 50 years.
The theme of the blog post was to explain why pressing acupoints could also lead to a sudden heart attack, and the explanation was very professional with no loopholes at all. And the death report of the deceased in the news showed that the deceased died of a sudden heart attack. Her name wasn't mentioned throughout, but she was everywhere.
She scrolled down the screen a bit. Sure enough, the people in the comments were already scolding like crazy. There was even a comment claiming to be from the son of the deceased, crying and begging everyone to give him justice.
She numbly returned the phone.
"Let's eat."
"I'm so hungry."
Leng Chuanjin and Professor He looked at her lonely back and didn't know how to comfort her for a moment.
Halfway through the meal, Leng's mother called Leng Chuanjin's phone.
"Is Huanhuan okay? How's her mood now?" she asked cautiously on the other end of the phone.
"..."
The man silently left the dinner table. Leng's mother more or less understood what he meant.
"This clearly seems to be the work of someone with ulterior motives, trying to frame Huanhuan for that person's death."
"If you have time, comfort her well."
"Got it?"
Lin Shan's voice was tired, but her anxiety and worry could still be heard.
"I know."
After he hung up the phone and returned to the dinner table, the girl had already finished eating and left. Seeing him come back, Professor He also said to him,
"Chuanjin, I'm old."
"I don't know how to persuade a little girl anymore."
"Go and see her later."
After saying that, he sighed and got up to leave.
The man hesitated for a long time but still walked to the kitchen. He took out a strawberry cream cake from the refrigerator and then heated a cup of milk himself. Although he didn't know exactly how to comfort her, from his observations over the past few days, she preferred sweet things.
He refused the servant's help and personally carried the plate up. On the way, when he passed his own room, he also took the doll that the girl had given him before.
After hearing the knock on the door, Xia Sanghuan wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and opened the door.
"Hello, it's dessert time after dinner."
What greeted her eyes was a raised doll. The doll was covering the man's face, and his other hand was holding a tray. He deliberately pinched his throat and spoke like he was teasing a child. His voice was very stiff, and it was obvious that he wasn't used to doing such things.
Looking at the unhappy - looking doll in front of her and combining it with the voice Second Brother had deliberately made just now, she couldn't help but burst out laughing.