Chapter 160: Chapter 160 The Sister’s Background Chapter 160: Chapter 160 The Sister’s Background Shenja asked with a bit of tension in her voice when the question came out!
She couldn’t quite put her finger on why, but she just felt that the timing of the arrival of the boss of the Beidou Star Laboratory was too perfect, coincidentally arriving with the video and experimental data.
Thinking that the other party had completed the experiments and made full preparations before coming to the Vermilion Bird Laboratory, Shenja felt a sense of admiration for this mysterious boss!
To be so prepared, he must not be an ordinary person.
Tian Yue giggled, “Our boss’s codename in the laboratory is Ziwei. Chief Shen, if it sounds familiar, it’s because a SCI paper you previously submitted once referenced our boss’s data.”
Ziwei!
There was no one in the scientific community who hadn’t heard of this name!
To have consecutively published ten SCI papers in core journals, with each one being a high-scoring piece, she had almost become a role model essay in their research circle.
When Shenja wrote her papers, she of course referenced Ziwei’s data. She even was a fervent fan of Ziwei…
“Chief Shen, our boss also thinks highly of your abilities. If you’re interested, our laboratory would welcome you.”
Shenja’s face was full of excitement!
“Ziwei is my idol. Every time I read her literature, I gain some groundbreaking insights and get a lot of inspiration. You could say there wouldn’t be the current me without her literature. It would be my honor to join Ziwei’s laboratory, but for now, I can’t.”
Tian Yue raised an eyebrow, “Since our boss is your idol, why refuse to join your idol’s laboratory?”
Shenja turned back to look at the vast base behind her. This land carried not only her responsibility but also her faith!
Her gaze was calm and determined, her tone confident and decisive.
“Because the country needs me.”
“I was too narrow-minded. When leaving, the boss said that if Chief Shen needs anything, you can come to Beidou Star for mutual exchanges. However, our boss won’t be in Qingshan County these two days.”
“Alright, great, thank you to your boss!”
Shenja rubbed her hands, a bit embarrassed, “Um, next time, could Ziwei sign something for me? I really like her!”
Tian Yue agreed earnestly, and after hanging up, she called Qingwu.
“Boss, your sister is beginning to suspect your identity. It seems her mind isn’t like a native of your family after all; she’s too smart. If not for her faith, I would want her to join us! She even wants your autograph!”
Qingwu was at a loss for words, “…”
Could it be possible that she’s also part of the Shen Family?
Tian Yue said Shenja and the Shen Family’s IQ were on different levels; wasn’t that an insult to her?
“If you want to sweep the floor in the High Tower, just say so.”
“Goodbye, boss!”
On the other side.
Shenja contentedly put away her phone and returned to the laboratory.
Pei Jundu was working on separating a test tube sample in his hand. He glanced at Shenja, slightly displeased, “In such a rush, what were you up to?”
“Boss, do you know the boss of Beidou Star?”
“Are you stupid? Who in research doesn’t know her! You think Beidou Star can be an independent research laboratory outside all countries with superior international status, and the boss would be a vegetarian?”
“Didn’t the country try recruiting her?”
Pei Jundu gave Shenja a complex look.
“She was recruited many times, but she said our laboratory’s equipment was too outdated, and research isn’t everything in her life, so she declined. You know the amphibious transportation technology that succeeded a few months ago? It was her data that supported the research.”
In simple terms, people didn’t even look at their equipment…
The Vermilion Bird Laboratory’s research direction and amphibious transportation technology couldn’t be more unrelated, yet Ziwei provided the data!
Shenja’s eyes sparkled, “No wonder she’s my idol!”
Pei Jundu shook his head and observed the experimental sample ahead.
“She is very impressive, but you’re not bad either. With your talent, you’re capable of much more in the future.”
This was the first time Pei Jundu had praised her since she joined the Vermilion Bird. Shenja took several steps back, looking wary.
“Boss, be normal. You could be my dad’s age! This won’t work! Your career might be at its end, but I have a bright future ahead of me. I’m going to be an academician at the research institute!”
“I’m really not interested in old men!”
Pei Jundu couldn’t hold back anymore and angrily said, “Get lost! Don’t stay in the same lab with me; you irritate me!”
Shenja, seeing his anger, felt relieved and patted her chest.
“Now that’s normal. When you suddenly praised me, I felt something was off; there must be something unusual with unexpected occurrences!”
Watching her leave the laboratory with a light step, Pei Jundu’s expression gradually settled, his handsome and scholarly face overshadowed by loneliness and resignation.
He took out the pocket watch always by his side and looked at the old photograph within it, his gaze gentle.
The age of the photograph was evident at a glance, and even if the Shen family came, they would think it’s a portrait of Shenja taken in a beautiful qipao.
Pei Jundu’s finger gently caressed the face in the photo, smiling bitterly to himself.
“Ayue, if I told her the truth, would she resent me? The Shen Family treats her like a treasure. What should I do?”
“She is excellent, far better than we imagined our child would be back then—smart, sensible, also making one feel tender…”
When Shenja said last time that she wasn’t like him, she wasn’t a Shen child, and her parents didn’t want her, Pei Jundu’s heart felt like it was punched hard, painful enough to stop breathing.
The woman’s smiling eyes in the photo, the tear mole beneath her eyes mirrored those on Shenja’s face, easily reminiscent of the moon in the sky.
Only his moon remained a crescent, no longer whole, never able to provide an answer!
…
Qiao Xi Hospital.
Elder Shen held a dragon-headed cane in his hand, looking at Mrs. Shen who lay in the hospital bed, out of her mind, his brow furrowed.
Chen Jianhong stood beside him, “Old chief, she can’t utter complete sentences now, she’s delusional. I’m afraid she can’t tell you what you want to know.”
“When will she get better?”
“We’ll do our best, but her Alzheimer’s is severe. She can’t recognize people anymore. Old chief, it’s better to go home first.”
Elder Shen didn’t get the truth he wanted, feeling a bit unwilling, but looking at Mrs. Shen’s mad state, he was also somewhat impatient!
After all these years, he and this person had reached a point where they were sick of each other.
Mrs. Shen kept muttering nonsensical words.
“Son…my son…all mine…”
Elder Shen stood up with Shen Dongli’s support and walked out of the hospital room.
“Since Yurou is her biological granddaughter, investigate who her son is.”
“Yes, I know.”
Shen Dongli hesitated a bit but still asked, “Dad, who is my mom, really?”
Elder Shen closed his eyes, bitterness in his throat, and upon reopening, his gaze was sharp like an eagle’s, exuding an imposing majesty.
“Go find Zuo Jing’an. I must get a clear answer on this matter!”
“Alright, I’ll get in touch with my father-in-law immediately… Eh, he said he went to an island for inspiration to write a new book. He’s not home?”