Research and development time always flies by especially fast.
"Qianqian, go get the glyoxylic acid!"
"Qianqian, take these two and fuse them together!"
Li Chen kept giving orders, and the rest of the people in the laboratory were all busy handing over the necessary materials to Li Chen, who then began to make the final efforts.
He took out test tubes and porcelain bottles, continuously fusing the materials together.
As time ticked by, eventually, a semi-viscous, semi-liquid black substance appeared in the porcelain bottle.
Li Chen looked at the substance in the bottle and couldn’t help but frown; it seemed slightly off from what he had seen before. Wasn’t it not entirely black last time? Why did it turn out to be black this time?
After thinking for a bit, Li Chen carefully poured out a little bit of the substance and then gave it a lick, and the black substance slid down his throat.
Once the substance entered his body, Li Chen immediately tried to feel its effects, but after a while, there was no effect whatsoever.
Li Chen felt silent dismay. It should’ve worked, but at that moment, he felt a gurgling in his stomach, followed by a surge of air sinking down to his dantian, flowing between his legs, and then a deflating release.
With his eyes closed, the gas expelled from his body brought a wave of relief, and suddenly, the accumulated energy from his injuries seemed to have diminished slightly.
After that fart, Li Chen felt quite rejuvenated, thankful that it was silent and odorless—otherwise, even he with his thick skin would’ve been embarrassed.
Looking again at the black substance in the bottle, it wasn’t completely useless; there was some slight benefit, albeit minuscule.
However, Li Chen was still pleased inside; after all, it was still a successful development of a semi-product with slight effects, and getting this far meant he was one step closer to full success.
Determined, Li Chen decided to push forward and conquer the substance completely.
So, everyone got busy once again.
Time passed quickly, and Li Chen continued giving directions, but during one of the processes, as he was about to reach for something,
suddenly, he became aware and looked up—sure enough, it was Wang Qianqian.
Li Chen glanced over; the other employees were still busy and hadn’t noticed what was happening here.
"Cough, cough." Li Chen coughed to attract everyone’s attention, "Let’s take a break, everyone."
Once the employees dispersed, Li Chen walked up behind Wang Qianqian, who was dressed very girlishly today with a blue checked skirt, a milky yellow jacket, and braided hair, exuding pure innocence.
This style was completely different from the first time he had seen her when Wang Qianqian had dressed quite sexily. This time, it was very fresh and pure. Indeed, Wang Qianqian had a knack for dressing attractively no matter what the style.
"Qianqian." Li Chen appeared behind Wang Qianqian with a mischievous smile.
Just then, an employee came over.
"Mr. Cheen, there’s a problem with the fusion of these two materials."
"Is that so? Let me have a look."
Li Chen winked at Wang Qianqian: We’ll go to the restroom later.
However, they never made it to the restroom in the end, as Li Chen became too busy afterward. Although he had successfully developed a semi-product with a slight effect, it was nowhere near ready for use compared to the actual substance.
The entire morning passed with Li Chen immersed in work. At noon, Wang Qianqian intended to have lunch with Li Chen, but she was laughingly pulled away by several female colleagues for a group lunch instead.
"Qianqian, don’t be swayed by a handsome face and forget your friends, oh."
The female colleagues teased and took Wang Qianqian away, leaving her no choice but to follow them with a red face.
Li Chen stepped out of the laboratory by the time it was off work. Most of the employees from the sixth layer had left, with the majority going out for lunch and only a few ordering takeout.
Li Chen came out for some fresh air, only to see a figure jogging toward him.
"Brother-in-law, brother-in-law!"
Hearing this voice, Li Chen was stunned; how did Lin Xiaoxiao come here?
Meanwhile, inside the office, when the others heard someone calling "brother-in-law," they all looked up, and seeing that the visitor was an extremely pretty girl, they couldn’t help but get excited.
Suddenly, the male office workers became busy, albeit keeping their eyes on Lin Xiaoxiao.
They didn’t know who her brother-in-law was, but they were determined to foster a good relationship with him in the future!
The employees all thought silently, then saw the girl stop right in front of Li Chen.
Li Chen looked at the breathless Lin Xiaoxiao and asked in confusion, "Why did you run to the company?"
"Can’t I come to the company? I’m one of the chairs, after all," Lin Xiaoxiao huffed through her delicate nose.
"Come on, Xiaoxiao, I know you too well," said Li Chen with a smile, "You’re like a weasel giving the chicken New Year’s greetings—you never visit without an agenda."