Ji Nan looked at her with gratitude, said hello to Ye Wangchuan and Gu San, and the two of them walked out one after another.
Ye Wangchuan came over with a glass of water and said, "Ji Nan is probably going to ask Guan Yan about the APE competition."
Qiao Nian watched him place the glass in front of him, propped up his chin, raised his head, half of his face immersed in the light, and said nonchalantly after being satisfied: "It's just a game."
"oh?"
Ye Wangchuan simply pulled a chair over and sat face to face with her. His eyes were so deep and heavy that it was difficult for others to detect any emotion from his eyes.
But at this moment, there was obviously an indulgence and pampering in his eyes that was rare in normal times.
"Are you sure you don't want to crush the Nie family in the game?"
Qiao Nian turned his head lazily, with an expression that said 'why are you looking at me like that'.
Ye Wangchuan couldn't help but curl his lips, stretched out his hand and touched the girl's forehead, a smile appeared in his eyes, and he slowly withdrew his hand: "I heard that the Nie family has been very active in the Independent Continent for more than half a month. Every day they are either visiting this or that family. They have looked for Emperor Ji many times, but didn't come to see you?"
"I have." Qiao Nian always looked a little grumpy and bored when she mentioned people related to Nie Qingru, but she quickly controlled herself: "I looked for them once. I haven't seen them since then!"
Ye Wangchuan supported his chin, thinking about something. When he thought about what Ji Nan had said at the dinner table, he basically figured out the outline.
He looked at the girl's delicate face, wondering if she noticed.
But from what he knew about her.
Qiao Nian was probably like him. He had guessed from Ji Nan's performance tonight that the reason why the Nie family had been in the Independent Continent for so long but had not disturbed their lives was probably because Emperor Ji had stopped them.
Ye Wangchuan looked at the girl again.
Qiao Nian took out his cell phone listlessly and started a game of Candy Crush. He lowered his eyes and seemed to be playing very seriously. He leaned back in the chair with his long legs hanging, looking quite unrestrained and uninhibited.
Her performance was consistent with that at dinner that night, that is, she didn't seem to care much about the competition between the Nie family and APE.
Ye Wangchuan was silent for a few seconds. He knew that the more she acted like a careless person, the more it seemed like she didn't care about anything and didn't take anything seriously, the more it meant that this matter actually annoyed her.
**
The next day.
Qiao Nian spent the whole night but still couldn't find any inspiration.
She went to the First Research Institute early in the morning, locked herself in the laboratory for half a day, did two experiments that Xu Yi said they couldn't handle, and recorded the experimental data.
By the time she had finished all this, Xu Yi had just arrived at the research institute. After changing his clothes and pushing the door open, he met someone coming out, who handed him a notebook.
“The experimental steps are all above.”
"… "
Xu Yi met the girl's sullen eyes. Although he was wearing the laboratory protective suit properly, Qiao Nian had an indescribable irritability all over his body.
He finally realized something and called out to the person who was about to leave.
"The team leader invited a few friends to a private room for a birthday party. Are you going?"
Qiao Nian paused, turned around, thought for a few seconds, and asked him, "Shen Qingfeng?"
"kindness."
Xu Yi's stern face looked very young, with delicate features and few emotional fluctuations. It was hard to tell that he was someone who liked to attend such gatherings.
He thought about it and added, "Xue Zhu will go too."
At first, Group 10 was privately called the "Group of Death" by other people in the institute. No one expected that they would all join the Level 8 Laboratory within just one year.
(End of this chapter)