The Undercover Heir is Actually Tycoon's Secret Girlfriend-Chapter 341 - 275
"It’s still early."
Someone lightly kissed the back of her neck, their warm breath brushing against it. Rong Zhi’s body stiffened, and she coughed lightly, "Bai Su..."
Her voice wasn’t as cold as usual; instead, it was dreadfully hoarse.
However.
The man behind her tightened his grip on her waist, chuckling softly, "Little Zhi, what are you scared of? Hmm?"
... Scared you’ll misbehave.
Rong Zhi pursed her lips but didn’t speak.
Her silence only attracted deeper, resonant laughter from the man behind her.
Before being turned over, Rong Zhi was thinking about adding a few more locks to the door in the future, making sure this pesky man couldn’t get in again!
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It was only at noon that Jiang Gujun saw the pair finally up and about.
He was holding two freshly brewed cups of green tea, handing one to Song Lichen.
As Song Lichen reached for the cup, he accidentally scalded his hand, not holding it firmly, the cup tilted, and hot tea splashed onto his thigh, making him gasp lightly.
Jiang Gujun exclaimed, "Oh crap," quickly grabbing some tissues, "Did you get burned?"
Song Lichen was about to shake his head, but upon seeing the anxious look in Jiang Gujun’s eyes, he changed his answer to, "A bit."
Jiang Gujun: "Wait here, I’ll get you some burn ointment."
As for the clothes...
He pointed at the wet patch on Song Lichen’s pants, "Do you need to change?"
Song Lichen nodded, "If possible, I’d appreciate it."
Jiang Gujun said, "No problem," and led him to his room.
Passing by Rong Zhi and Bai Su, Song Lichen tilted his head slightly, meeting Rong Zhi’s squinting eyes. He smirked knowingly.
Rong Zhi shifted her gaze without expression.
Meanwhile, Bai Su’s eyes glanced between her and Song Lichen, then looked at Jiang Gujun leading the way, a thought quietly rising in his mind but without a clear cause, he decided not to pursue it.
After lunch, despite their late start, the necessary work still had to be done.
Rong Zhi nestled on the couch with a languid expression, looking utterly weary.
Her typing was heavier than usual.
"Little Zhi."
Bai Su sat beside her, casually pulling her into his arms, his chin gently rubbing against her shoulder. She was wearing a loose shirt, which quickly slid aside with his movements.
Exposing a clear mark on her fair collarbone.
Rong Zhi poked his forehead with her delicate fingertip, "I have work."
Bai Su clasped her fingertip, also glancing at the laptop screen, casually saying, "Isn’t the CSS project at the Mechanical Engineering Institute nearing completion? Why are you rewriting project data?"
"There’s a bit of an issue," Rong Zhi said while her speed was unaffected despite typing with one hand, "I talked with Qi Ruwen about designing a holographic training instrument."
The plan was to integrate current weapon technology and physical training into the holo trainer, allowing users to enter a simulated battlefield.
Like a holographic game, but the design is more complex.
She and Qi Ruwen only discussed a prototype, but Qi Ruwen wanted to incorporate the results from the CSS project into the trainer, so Rong Zhi was modifying big data to facilitate future use.
This means project completion will be delayed, possibly requiring three phases of data to be redone.
A massive undertaking.
Zhao Hecheng messaged her at this time.
Rong Zhi unlocked her phone.
Zhao Hecheng: [Little Zhi, Grandpa Zhao is counting on you! Once you enter the Engineering College, become a professor first. When the project is completed, I’ll apply for your promotion to fellow; with this achievement, you’ll definitely qualify.] 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦
Given her accomplishments domestically and internationally, becoming a fellow shouldn’t be hard; she just needs concrete achievements to silence skeptics due to her relatively low profile over the past two years.
Zhao Hecheng considered many factors, and Rong Zhi had no objections.
After sending the new data to Liu Yue Zhang and his team, she felt too exhausted to eat dinner and went upstairs to rest, sleeping till around 11 or 12 at night. Reluctantly, she reached for her phone when it rang, hearing Bai Su asking her to open the door.
She wrapped herself in the blanket, muttering, "Separate rooms for a week."
After she spoke, there was dead silence on the other end.
After a long time, just as she thought Bai Su had hung up, she heard him speak softly and painfully: "...No, not even for a day. I’d have insomnia without you."
Rong Zhi replied mercilessly, "A month."
Bai Su: "..."
He choked, trying to negotiate, "Three days."
"Two months."
Bai Su: "?!"
Might as well kill me outright!!
If they continued discussing this any longer, the time could stretch to three months. In order to stop the losses, Bai Su felt aggrieved but agreed, hanging up just as he met Song Lichen’s eyes coming out from the opposite room.
