When Xu Qingqing returned to the institute, she found two bodyguards standing at the door. She looked at Lu Chuanbai in confusion and asked, "These two bodyguards weren't found by you for me, were they?"
Lu Chuanbai nodded. "Not exactly. They were originally my bodyguards. I've assigned two capable ones to you. I'll feel more at ease with them by your side."
After all, he didn't come here for a vacation. He still had some pre - project investigations to conduct. He couldn't accompany Xu Qingqing 24/7.
After sending Xu Qingqing to her room, Lu Chuanbai didn't leave. Instead, he stayed in the room with her.
On normal days, Xu Qingqing would have kicked him out long ago. But now, she felt a bit unsafe staying in the room alone.
For this kind of archaeological work, the accommodation conditions were usually not good. Outside the window was a mountain, and occasionally, the roars of wild animals in the forest could be heard.
Lu Chuanbai sat quietly beside her. Xu Qingqing didn't speak, and he didn't initiate a conversation either.
After a long while, Xu Qingqing slightly raised her head and looked at him. "Why did you show up here? Don't tell me it was a coincidence. I don't believe there are such coincidences in the world."
Lu Chuanbai could sense that at this moment, Xu Qingqing seemed to have shed her usual protective shell.
When Xu Qingqing usually got along with him, she was always confrontational and a bit hostile. But at this moment, she looked extremely gentle, making people can't help but want to take good care of her.
"I happened to have a project here. I heard that you came here with the archaeological team, and I was a bit worried about your safety, so I followed. I didn't expect to see such a shocking scene."
What Lu Chuanbai said was the truth.
Hearing this, Xu Qingqing lowered her head. "So, according to you, we're quite fateful. Anyway, you saved me today. I owe you one."
"If you ever need my help in the future, I'll work for you for free. I'll do anything."
Hearing Xu Qingqing's attitude of trying to distance herself from him, Lu Chuanbai felt a bit unhappy.
"I didn't do these things for you to repay me."
Xu Qingqing looked back at him. "If you want my gratitude, I do have it. I'm not an ungrateful person."
Lu Chuanbai: …
Forget it. He felt like he couldn't reason with Xu Qingqing at this moment.
"You were scared today. Don't call the two kids. You might give away your uneasiness. You should have a good rest first."
Lu Chuanbai instructed her.
It was then that Xu Qingqing realized that Lu Chuanbai was so meticulous that he even noticed her habit of calling the two kids every day.
"Okay."
This time, Xu Qingqing didn't resist much and obeyed Lu Chuanbai's words.
Lu Chuanbai could tell that Xu Qingqing was still a bit scared, so he took the initiative to talk to her. After Xu Qingqing fell asleep, Lu Chuanbai turned off the light for her and left the room.
When she woke up the next day, Xu Qingqing just remembered that she had fallen asleep while talking to Lu Chuanbai last night. She covered her face in embarrassment.
"What were you doing last night, Xu Qingqing? You were so cowardly!"
Xu Qingqing couldn't help but berate herself.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and Shan Jia's familiar and cheerful voice came. "Miss Xu, are you awake? Breakfast is ready. If you're awake, wash up and come over to eat."
"Okay, I'll come right away." Xu Qingqing replied.
It took her fifteen minutes to wash up and get dressed neatly. Then she came to the dining area in the hall.
When Professor Nan saw Xu Qingqing, he asked worriedly, "How did you sleep last night? Did you have any nightmares? Don't worry. We've thoroughly investigated last night, and we guarantee there won't be such people again."
Xu Qingqing nodded and looked at everyone gratefully. "Thank you all for taking care of me. I slept well last night."
Seeing that Xu Qingqing was in a good mental state, the others didn't bring up the matter again. After all, no one wanted to rub salt into someone else's wound.
Xu Qingqing listened to their analysis of the discovery of the ancient tomb and felt impressed. Although she could tell the age of antiques and cultural relics at a glance, when it came to their long - standing history and the meaning behind them, these professors knew more.
Even Shan Jia, who was a bit younger than her, was very erudite in this aspect. In terms of knowledge reserve, the only person she could outshine seemed to be Song Yi.
After breakfast, the team set off again, continuing to go underground to survey cultural relics and restore ancient paintings.
After yesterday's cooperation, everyone worked together very harmoniously today. Song Yi had completely become Xu Qingqing's assistant, and their cooperation was even better.
Then Xu Qingqing found that Song Yi was really talented in restoring ancient cultural relics. The authenticity of his work was almost the same as hers, and she relied on her super - strong memory and the ability to remember things at a glance, while Song Yi relied entirely on his own efforts.
Xu Qingqing couldn't help but praise him. "You have great talent in restoring ancient cultural relics. As long as you work hard steadily, I believe you'll achieve great things in the future."
Song Yi, who was originally working, blushed a bit when he heard Xu Qingqing's praise and scratched his head. "Sister Xu, I'm embarrassed to accept your praise. You're only a little older than me, but you're already at a level where you can be my teacher. I still have a long way to go."
"I'm neither as erudite as Professor Zhou nor as skillful as you, Sister Xu. So I don't dare to think highly of myself. I just hope to make a little progress every day, and that's my wish."
Their conversation was also heard by Professor Zhou. He nodded secretly, liking Song Yi's character even more, but pretended not to hear.
There were no major events that day. When everyone returned to the hotel, they were all a bit tired. They made a statistics of the restored cultural relics in their hands and then began to rest.
Xu Qingqing was about to return to her room when she saw Lu Chuanbai waiting for her at the corner.
Lu Chuanbai took out a self - heating hot pot from his hand like a magician.
There was full of surprise in Xu Qingqing's eyes.
"How did you know I wanted to eat spicy food now?"
Lu Chuanbai smiled. "I heard from An An and Yi Yi. I remember when you took the two kids out to play before, since people there didn't like spicy food, there wasn't any. So you specifically ordered several self - heating hot pots online."