Wealthy Beauty in the 60s-Chapter 647 - 649: Dr. Xi is too heartless toward his daughter

Chapter 647: Chapter 649: Dr. Xi is too heartless toward his daughter

"Xiao Mei’s birthday is today. She invited Brother Shitou and me to her house for her birthday celebration. Didn’t you know, Brother Shitou?"

As Shanyue finished speaking, Shitou thought about it, and it seemed there was such a thing, but he hadn’t agreed.

"I won’t go," Shitou shook his head.

"But Xiao Mei..." Shanyue thought about how Xiao Mei had repeatedly asked her to bring Brother Shitou along. If Brother Shitou didn’t go, Xiao Mei might be upset, but if Brother Shitou was unwilling, she couldn’t force him; otherwise, he wouldn’t be happy either.

At this point, Shanyue hesitated, torn between Brother Shitou and Xiao Mei. After considering it, she feared making Brother Shitou angry more than disappointing Xiao Mei.

So Shanyue didn’t say anything else.

Xiao Mei was Shanyue’s classmate in the Genius Youth Class and they sat at the same desk. Xiao Mei was a few years older than Shanyue. Also, because of Shanyue, Xiao Mei had come to know Shitou, and although Shitou was young, he was the top student in the whole Genius Youth Class. Sometimes, when the professors were busy, they had Shitou substitute for them.

This was part of encouraging and training Shitou, and also for him to review what he had learned and discover new insights.

Initially, it was Professor Yang who had a sudden matter to attend to and had Shitou replace her in giving a lecture. Unexpectedly, Shitou did very well and engaged in good discussions with the classmates.

Once there was a second time, it wasn’t just limited to the Genius Class anymore. Teachers from other classes also hoped Shitou would come to their classes to give lectures and inspire their students.

"If you want to go, go by yourself," Shitou said.

"Then I won’t go either. I’m going to call Xiao Mei," said Shanyue as she ran off.

Shitou found some steps to sit on, took out a book, and flipped through it, thinking that he didn’t really like staying in the lab for long periods.

If it was just for a day, it wasn’t a big deal, but being there every day, for a month or two, from morning till night, Shitou found it hard to endure.

Shanyue quickly came back after finishing her call. She saw Shitou reading a book and also took out a book to read.

When Xia Xiao and Dr. Xi came out, they saw the picture of Shitou and Shanyue each seriously reading a book and couldn’t help but smile.

Dr. Xi glanced indifferently at Shanyue and said nothing, although he didn’t like this daughter, he had to admit, she was very hard-working and very much like him.

But thinking about his ex-wife, Dr. Xi’s face turned cold, and he left immediately.

"Dr. Xi is too heartless towards his daughter," one researcher said.

Another researcher shook their head, "He loved his ex-wife a lot; it’s just that her betrayal left a deep wound, and that’s why he behaves this way."

Xia Xiao didn’t speak, regardless, Dr. Xi was not a good father.

Once Shanyue saw Dr. Xi leave, she quickly packed up her books, said goodbye to Shitou, and greeted Xia Xiao and the researchers before running after Dr. Xi.

Shitou stood up with his book, greeted the researchers, and then said to Xia Xiao, "Grandma, are we going home now?"

Xia Xiao hummed softly, "Let’s go home."

After greeting the researchers, Xia Xiao led Shitou towards the school gate and made a call to the driver.

However, unexpectedly as soon as they reached the school gate, they came across Gao Jiaxing’s car; he had come to pick them up.

Xia Xiao smiled, walked with Shitou to the car, and got in.

Gao Jiaxing didn’t say much, but he was dissatisfied that Xia Xiao came to work at school despite not having fully recovered.

Xia Xiao had no choice; she was the head of the lab, and she couldn’t afford to slack off.

She probably would have been complained about if not for Brother Shitou.

But now the research was almost over, and once the results were handed over to the national authorities, they could retire with the honor of success.

"As soon as the Energy Stone research is done, I won’t interfere anymore," Xia Xiao said aloud. She too was curious about the Energy Stone and wanted to know its functions.

Of course, it was certain that the Energy Stone had been useful for Spirit’s stone initially, but there wasn’t a second Spirit in this world, and searching for such a being was even harder than finding an Energy Stone.

With Shitou reincarnated as a human, Xia Xiao felt even more intrigued by the mysteries of the Energy Stone and was eager to discover more of its uses.

However, compared to Xia Xiao, Shitou was even more curious.

Now, although Shitou could recognize an Energy Stone, he couldn’t absorb its energy like before, and neither Xia Xiao nor Shitou could decipher why the Energy Stone had such a significant impact on Space Spirit.

It could not only change space but also enable Shitou, the Space Spirit, to reincarnate, and though Shitou had already reincarnated, the space had not disappeared but remained with Xia Xiao.

Aside from the diminished effect of the spring water, the other functions were still present, which puzzled Xia Xiao.

"Research is a lengthy process," Gao Jiaxing suddenly said.

This made Shitou nod in agreement, feeling that he might spend his entire life researching the Energy Stone if he couldn’t unravel the mysteries in his heart.

From the moment Shitou had memories, his existence had always been associated with the Energy Stone—this world was profound and filled with marvelous, inexplicable things. It was impossible for Shitou not to be curious.

Meanwhile, the practical applications derived from the Energy Stone research were numerous, including core elements. As for radiation resistance, anti-aging, detoxification, and fighting cancer cells, Shitou wasn’t sure if these effects were due to the nourishment from the space or the intrinsic properties of the absorbed Energy Stones.

The possibility of the space wasn’t ruled out either.

Shitou even suspected that the spring water had become ineffective because Xia Xiao had placed the Energy Stone that had attracted him in the volcano into it.

That stone was still in the spring water, and neither Xia Xiao nor Shitou had begun to research it.

Back at home, after checking on Gao Guoqiang and Zheng Xianghong’s conditions, Shitou headed to the laboratory on the rooftop, while Xia Xiao and Gao Jiaxing went to cook.

Nowadays, whenever Gao Jiaxing had free time and saw Xia Xiao in the kitchen, he would come over to help cook. After doing it a couple of times, Gao Jiaxing could cook by himself.

"I can handle it, you go rest," Gao Jiaxing said.

Xia Xiao shook her head and smiled, "I’m all better now, cooking a meal is no trouble."

"There’s a maid at home; you really don’t need to strain yourself," Gao Jiaxing insisted, not wanting Xia Xiao to tire herself.

But because of the Space Spring Water, Xia Xiao wanted to use the opportunity to cook soups, brew tea, and prepare other dishes, including the water boiled at home.

Previously, Xia Xiao only occasionally added a bit of spring water to the soup or water, but now that it had become less effective and seemed diluted, she used more of it in the drinking water, soup, and even for washing rice and cooking it.

Since the space would disappear with her after her centennial, she might as well use it while she could, as it was beneficial and harmless.

"I’ll cook today," Gao Jiaxing then insisted, motioning for Xia Xiao to take a seat, "You should taste my cooking and see if I’ve graduated."

Xia Xiao laughed upon hearing this, nodded, and gave the place to Gao Jiaxing.