196: Chapter 196 Standing Up

Seeing that everyone was having a good time, Shen Yan left the banquet hall after finishing his meal.

Just as he walked out of the hotel entrance, Wu Ya and Chen Guangke caught up to him.

"Why are you leaving so soon?"

Hearing their questions, Shen Yan frowned and turned around.

"Why did you two follow me out?"

Chen Guangke and Wu Ya exchanged a glance and said in unison, "We didn't follow you out; we just found it too boring inside."

After speaking, Chen Guangke added, "The games they are playing are for young people, and they have nothing to do with me."

Wu Ya nodded beside him, "Besides, if we were there, they might not have had as much fun, so I figured I'd just let them play by themselves."

Hearing this, Shen Yan was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

"If you two can't stand staying in there, how could I possibly stay?"

"Forget it. Since the three of us can't stand it, let's just find another place to hang out."

Unexpectedly, Wu Ya rejected his suggestion.

"That might not work. I have other things to attend to tonight and need to leave first."

Chen Guangke looked at Wu Ya with a surprised expression.

"You're leaving? You don't want to stay with Old Shen?!"

As soon as he said this, Wu Ya's face instantly turned as red as a monkey's.

"Chen Guangke! What nonsense are you spouting?!"

After shouting, she secretly glanced at Shen Yan and stammered an explanation, "My family came to find me today. They told me to come home early, so I can't go with you..."

Because Wu Ya's reaction was quite strong, Shen Yan felt a bit awkward because of her. He cleared his throat and said to Wu Ya, "Okay, then go home early. See you at the company tomorrow."

Wu Ya responded with an acknowledgment, then gave him a reluctant look before turning and leaving.

Once she left, Chen Guangke also lost the inclination to stay with Shen Yan any longer.

"Alright, if there's nothing else, I'll take off too."

Hearing this, Shen Yan was speechless, "Old Chen, you're being really disloyal! Don't tell me you don't want to hang out with me just because Xiao Wu left?"

Chen Guangke's ears immediately turned red as his true feelings were exposed.

"Who said I don't want to stay with you because Wu Ya left? I never wanted to go anywhere else with you in the first place. I've been tired all day today and have wanted to go home and rest for a long time!"

Seeing that he was already starting to ramble, Shen Yan shook his head and relented, "Fine, fine. Since you're so tired, hurry home and rest."

Chen Guangke didn't stand on ceremony and directly turned around to hail a taxi and leave.

The only two people who could accompany him were gone.

Shen Yan didn't want to go anywhere else either. He decided to go home and spend time with his daughter.

...

The next day.

Shen Yan arrived at the company early.

As soon as he got to the office, Chen Guangke grabbed him with a stack of documents and pulled him into his office.

"These are the laboratory personnel files I investigated for you previously. If you think they are suitable, I'll take you around to meet them."

Hearing this, Shen Yan stopped walking and directly turned toward the door.

"Since you've already finished investigating, what are you waiting for? Let's go quickly!"

Chen Guangke was stunned and asked, "Aren't you going to look at them?"

Shen Yan turned back, "Look at what? Haven't you already seen them? Alright, hurry up, don't waste time!"

As his voice fell, Chen Guangke quickly followed.

After getting into the car, Chen Guangke took Shen Yan to their first destination—the Nanchuan Laboratory.

"Hello, is Jiang Yuan here?"

The gentleman who stopped them at the entrance immediately turned around and shouted, "Jiang Yuan! Someone's looking for you!"

Immediately after, a man with greasy hair, wearing glasses and casual clothes, rushed out from inside.

"Who? Who is looking for me?"

Because the person in front of him looked quite different from the photo in the file, Chen Guangke couldn't help but question him as soon as he saw him, "Are you Jiang Yuan?!"

The other party nodded and replied, "I am Jiang Yuan. Who are you? What are you looking for me for?"

Chen Guangke blinked, swallowed, and then replied with difficulty, "Uh... it's like this, cough, your professor recommended you to me, saying you are a talent in the artificial intelligence project field."

"Oh, right, let me introduce myself first. I am Chen Guangke from Fuchen Enterprise. You can call me Old Chen. We currently have an..."

Before he could finish speaking, Jiang Yuan directly raised his hand to interrupt him.

"Wait, wait, wait, hold on a moment. I have something else I need to take care of right now."

"Um... How about this, you guys wait for me outside. Once I finish handling this, I'll come out and chat with you."

Wait again?

Chen Guangke turned to look at Shen Yan.

Noticing Chen Guangke looking at him, Shen Yan nodded slightly to Chen Guangke.

"Okay, then we'll wait for you outside. Please finish up as soon as possible and come out to find us."

Upon hearing the reply, Jiang Yuan nodded while turning around, "No problem! I'll be as quick as possible!"

Seeing how confidently he spoke, Chen Guangke believed him and waited outside the laboratory with Shen Yan.

Half an hour, an hour, two hours...

What Chen Guangke didn't expect was that Jiang Yuan's definition of 'as soon as possible' was nine hours.

They waited from dawn till dusk.

Chen Guangke had countless impulses to leave the laboratory entrance, but Shen Yan always stopped him in time.

"It's already seven o'clock, shouldn't we leave?"

Shen Yan replied with his eyes closed, "Let's wait a bit longer. If he still hasn't come out in half an hour, we'll leave directly."

Chen Guangke squatted down, on the verge of a breakdown.

His original plan was to visit three laboratories in one day, but now it seemed like just getting one laboratory settled today would be a success.

Just when he was about to sink into despair from waiting, Jiang Yuan finally rushed out of the laboratory.

"I'm sorry! I'm so sorry!"

Jiang Yuan ran up to them, panting, and bent over to apologize.

Seeing how out of breath he was, Chen Guangke couldn't help but complain, "It's just a few steps. Do you have to be so dramatic with your breathing?"

As soon as the words left his mouth,

Shen Yan nudged him with his elbow, signaling him to restrain himself.

Fortunately, Jiang Yuan didn't catch the sarcasm in Chen Guangke's tone. He thought Chen Guangke was genuinely curious.

So, he looked Chen Guangke seriously in the eyes and replied, "Because I spend all my time on research every day, I don't have time to eat or exercise, so my stamina is very poor."

Chen Guangke hadn't expected such a serious answer.

He was stunned for a moment, then asked again, "Then why did you make us wait for nine hours? Was it intentional?"

Hearing the accusation, Jiang Yuan's entire face flushed with anxiety. He rapidly waved his hands while replying to both of them, "No, no, no, it really wasn't intentional. I genuinely forgot that you two were waiting outside for me."