Was he jealous?
Leng Chuanjin asked himself in his heart.
Was his feelings for Xia Sanghuan really just that of an elder brother towards a younger sister?
...
"He's gone."
"Come out."
Hearing his father's words, Chen Jiayuan walked out of the lounge.
"You were too reckless this time," Leng Qiuhua said, frowning at him.
"If this thing had succeeded, you definitely wouldn't be looking at me like this," he said, looking at his father with a hint of disgust. Then he sat down on the sofa and poured himself a glass of water.
"Don't look at me like that, Jiayuan," Leng Qiuhua said. His already bad mood because of Leng Chuanjin got even worse.
"Do you know that not only Leng Chuanjin, but even Xie Qiaoyang came looking for you!"
"What did he come to see me for?"
"This incident didn't cause him any losses anyway," he said, shrugging indifferently.
"No losses?" Leng Qiuhua sneered.
"I handed over the power to you back then not for you to fool around with Xie Qian!"
Hearing this, Chen Jiayuan's eyes instantly darkened.
"Do you really think Xie Qiaoyang will just regard the interrogation of the police chief Lin by the higher - ups as an accident?"
"He was just warning you this time. Next time, it might not be the same."
"Jiayuan, you'd better see clearly who is really in charge of the Xie family!"
After saying that, he stood up and left the meeting room, looking extremely angry with his son.
You know, he had made great sacrifices to prevent Xie Qiaoyang from taking action against Chen Jiayuan.
And now, Xie Qiaoyang's trust in the two of them had dropped to a negative level.
For the sake of his great cause, he had to stabilize the Xie family no matter what.
...
"Finally, I can take a break," Professor He said as he put the last test tube of reagent into the incubator. Then he slumped into a chair and stretched.
"Professor, don't forget we only have half a month's vacation," Xia Sanghuan said as she packed her things and turned to look at him.
The winter vacation at Philnos College was five weeks, but they still had to continue developing medicine for Leng Jingzhan, so they couldn't take such a long break.
During this period, they had optimized the first - version medicine many times, and now Jingzhan's condition was basically stable.
At least there was no risk of it worsening in the short term.
"I have to say, you're really hard - working, girl," Professor He sighed.
The girl just smiled and didn't say anything.
After all, no one knew if she could continue with the project until the publication result of "Science" came out.
At least before she left, she wanted to do as much as she could.
"Have you packed everything?" she asked before locking the door.
"All done," Professor He yawned, looking forward to the upcoming vacation.
Actually, there were still many students in Philnos College preparing for the last exam today, but since she got in with the recommendation letter from Elder Xiao, she didn't have to take the final exam at all.
However, if she couldn't continue following Professor He next semester, the school would still arrange a make - up exam for her.
She said goodbye to the professor at the door and then got in the car.
She was thinking about the next research progress while also considering how to review her schoolwork.
She had learned a lot from Professor He, and she could easily pass the exam with a bit of effort.
But if she really had to take the make - up exam, she also wanted to get a good score.
At least it could reduce the gossip from her classmates.
As soon as she entered the house, she saw Leng Chuanjin sitting on the sofa.
Rarely, he wasn't staring at documents today. Instead, he was holding a cup of coffee and watching TV.
The international news was on the TV.
"Back?" he asked when he saw her.
"Yeah," she replied stiffly, thinking about the cold war during this period.
After changing her slippers, she didn't even look at him again and just went up the stairs.
The man opened his mouth but finally didn't say anything.
After returning to her room, Xia Sanghuan didn't turn on the light and just threw herself on the bed.
She raised her left hand and examined the watch on her wrist.
Even in such a dim environment, it still emitted a faint glow.
She stared at the watch absent - mindedly. The sudden ringing of the phone pulled her back to reality.
She picked up the phone in a hurry and put it to her ear.
"Hello, Dad."
"Huanhuan," Fu Zeming's gentle voice came from the receiver.
"Are you starting your winter vacation tomorrow?"
"Yes," she said. It seemed that her father had seen the notice from the school.
"Do you want to go back to the Fu family's house for a while?"
Hearing this, she was stunned for a moment.
"It's almost Chinese New Year. It's been a long time since our whole family got together," he quickly added when he saw she didn't say anything.
"I've persuaded Grandpa, Grandma, and your sisters.
"You can just come back. They won't give you a hard time anymore."
Actually, she didn't have a good impression of the old couple.
But after hearing her father's cautious voice, she still hesitated and nodded.
"Okay."
After hearing her affirmative answer, Fu Zeming heaved a sigh of relief and then laughed.
"Your eldest brother is getting out of the hospital soon. Then our whole family can celebrate the New Year together."
Hearing her father's words, she also couldn't help but curl the corners of her mouth.
Then Fu Zeming asked about her well - being a few more times and finally made an appointment with her to pick her up from the Leng family's house in three days.
She hung up the phone and threw it aside.
The tiredness instantly replaced the smile in her eyes.
She just lay on the bed and fell asleep unconsciously.
"... Miss?"
"Miss Xia?"
In her dream, she vaguely heard someone calling her.
"What's going on?"
"Master, I've been calling Miss Xia for a long time, but she didn't respond."
A familiar male voice came.
"Uncle Wang, you can go down first.
"I'll go in and take a look."
Then, with a soft sound of the door opening, someone walked in.
At this time, Xia Sanghuan hadn't fully woken up from her dream, and her vision was still blurry.
It wasn't until a hand covered her forehead.
"She doesn't have a fever," the owner of the voice whispered to himself.
Then he bent down.
"Sanghuan, Sanghuan."
"Wake up. Are you not feeling well?"
With a gentle shake, the girl frowned and finally opened her eyes.
What she saw was Leng Chuanjin's face, which was magnified several times.
She instantly became wide awake.
She subconsciously pushed his shoulder, and he straightened up knowingly and didn't get so close to her anymore.
She rubbed her eyes, and her throat was a bit dry.
"I'm not feeling unwell," she replied hoarsely.
"I'm just sleepy."
"That's good," he said, standing up after hearing her words.