"Show me around?" Ling Chen was taken aback, not expecting Wanqing to make such a request.
"What’s wrong?" Seeing Ling Chen hesitant, Wanqing asked with some disappointment, "You don’t want to?"
"No, it’s not that I don’t want to, it’s just..." Ling Chen touched his nose, unsure of how to continue. After a moment of thought and facing Wanqing’s expectant gaze, Ling Chen said, "You know I’ve been fighting against the God Organization all along, it’s better for you to see less of these things."
"Do you think I’m the kind of woman who gets weak at the sight of blood?" Wanqing said dissatisfiedly, "Besides, we’ve been through so much recently, I’m used to dangerous situations. Don’t worry, I won’t interfere with your business, I just want to see what you are doing."
"This..." Ling Chen thought for a moment and then compromised, "Alright, I’ll take you for a tour, just to keep you at ease. Come on, let’s eat first, rest for a bit, then I’ll take you around the base."
"Yes!" Ling Chen said with a smile, "I’ve secretly prepared a research base, serving as the headquarters in East Sea City, specifically to combat the God Organization. Alright, don’t ask too much now, you’ll know when we get there."
After lunch, Ling Chen accompanied Wanqing to rest at home for a while, then they drove to the research base.
Upon entering the gate, Wanqing entered the research base and was immediately stunned by the environment inside. She paused for a moment, then looking at Ling Chen, she said, "This base, you..."
Ling Chen smiled and knowing what Wanqing wanted to ask, replied: "It was given to me by a friend of my father. Otherwise, how could I manage to do so on my own?"
"Your father’s friend?" Wanqing asked in surprise, "Haven’t you not seen your father for many years? How do you know that person was your father’s friend?"
"It’s a long story, but his identity is probably no false. Thanks to his help, I had the place and sufficient funds to build my power." When saying this, Ling Chen thought again of porridge girl. The porridge girl seemed to know a lot about his father, unfortunately, she quietly left to avoid him, without any news.
Shaking off his thoughts, Ling Chen took Wanqing around the base.
Currently, the base had basically been remodeled, consisting of four major departments. One being the intelligence department, one the laboratory, one exoskeleton armor production area, and one a warehouse for resource storage.
These four core areas constituted the current research base.
During this period, Ling Chen had been busy dealing with other matters, and everything in the base was personally handled by Hu Fei. Thanks to Hu Fei’s help, Ling Chen had been quite relaxed.
Arriving at the intelligence department, Ling Chen pushed open the office door, only to see Hu Fei sitting at his desk, staring at the computer screen while eating roast chicken and cola, with greasy hands everywhere.
Hearing the sound of the door, Hu Fei looked up from the delicious chicken, saw Ling Chen and Wanqing coming towards him, and his round fat face suddenly showed a hint of surprise.
Hu Fei struggled to swallow the chicken in his mouth, quickly put down the chicken leg, grabbed some napkins to hastily wipe his hands and mouth, then got up with a smile to greet them.
"Miss Nanrong, what brings you here?"
Although the question was directed at Wanqing, Hu Fei’s gaze was fixed on Ling Chen.
Wanqing’s presence at the research base must have been approved by Ling Chen. However, he did not understand why Ling Chen would bring Wanqing here.
"Mr. Hu, hello, Ling Chen brought me over for a tour, to see around. I haven’t disturbed your work, have I?"
"No no no." Hu Fei waved his hand and said, "I’ve been so busy lately that I’ve lost several pounds, just now taking the chance to gain it back."
Hearing this, Ling Chen mercilessly teased, "Fatso, don’t blame me for not warning you, if you keep eating , sooner or later you’ll be disliked by all women."
"Get out, I have money, every woman willingly comes to me. Enough of this! I won’t argue with you anymore, you accompany Miss Nanrong around, I still have work to do."
"Okay then, enjoy your meal."
After that, Ling Chen left the office with Wanqing and headed directly towards the medical laboratory.
However, just as they were about to reach the laboratory, something suddenly occurred to Ling Chen, and he quickly paused.
Seeing Ling Chen halted, Wanqing, who was walking ahead, paused and asked, "Why aren’t we going anymore?"
"Well..." Ling Chen scratched his head, hesitant to say, "There’s something I need to tell you in advance, but you have to promise not to get angry."
"What could make me angry?" Wanqing looked puzzled at Ling Chen, asking, "Unless you’ve done something to upset me?"
"No no, I wouldn’t dare."
Hearing this, Wanqing gave Ling Chen a disdainful look and said impatiently, "You dare to do a lot, I see. Just say it, I’ll try not to get angry."
"It’s... it’s Xiaozhu." Ling Chen said cautiously, "She’s here as well."
Wanqing and Zhu Xiaozhu were not on good terms, Ling Chen had known this for a long time. However, he never knew the reason, nor did he dare to ask. Moreover, concerning this matter, both Wanqing and Zhu Xiaozhu kept their silence, unwilling to speak.
Now, knowing Zhu Xiaozhu was working in the medical laboratory, Ling Chen wondered how Wanqing would react. So, he thought it was better to clarify things in advance to avoid any unhappiness later.
One was his future woman, and one his friend; Ling Chen did not want any conflict between them.
As Wanqing heard Zhu Xiaozhu’s name, her expression instantly became a bit unnatural.
"What is she doing here?"
Ling Chen explained, "You know, Xiaozhu majored in medicine, and there were some issues here that needed her help, so I invited her over." He paused, looked at the time, then said, "Xiaozhu should be working in the laboratory now, maybe... maybe we should see somewhere else?"
Given their relationship, Ling Chen thought it best to avoid their meeting, as he would be the one caught in the middle otherwise.
Hearing Ling Chen’s suggestion, Wanqing’s lips curled into a slight smile, her words heavy with implication, "Why, are you afraid we’ll end up fighting if we meet?"
"It’s not that, just..."
Before Ling Chen could finish, Wanqing cut in, "Since it’s not that, what are you afraid of? Let’s go!"