127: The Hive Base is completed, and Long Yubing is persuaded to join Suihuo Technology

A moment passed.

Long Yubing arrived belatedly.

Perhaps because she hadn't encountered any safety issues since moving into the Honeycomb Base, Long Yubing had relaxed considerably.

She had gradually forgotten that she was just a Xiao Baobiao.

Her attire had also transformed from a valiant female soldier to a beautiful, home-loving young woman.

And her clothing had become increasingly casual.

Long Yubing wore a pink nightgown, with a hollowed-out camisole and sheer, lacy socks, subtly revealing her alluring fair skin.

Lu Xingye glanced at Long Yubing, his gaze immediately fixed, his heart burning.

Wasn't Xiao Baobiao supposed to be a cool and aloof older sister type?

How did she suddenly switch to a cute style?

However...

It really had to be said!

If Xiao Baobiao went for a cute style, she actually looked quite good... However,

Long Yubing's next sentence completely shattered the special atmosphere, her voice somewhat cold.

"Boss."

"Is there something you need?"

...Lu Xingye fell silent.

Sure enough ^_^

You're still the cool and aloof type!

Don't think that just because you wear cute clothes, you'll become cute.

A person's character is very difficult to change.

"Can't I look for you if there's nothing wrong?" Lu Xingye asked with a smile.

"..."

"..."

Now it was Long Yubing's turn to be silent.

To be honest,

She was Lu Xingye's personal bodyguard. Regardless of anything else, being on call for her boss was indeed her duty.

Because she didn't know what to say, Long Yubing remained silent for a moment before finally uttering a sentence:

"Then I'll go change my clothes first."

She had been resting earlier, and upon hearing Lu Xingye's message, she had rushed over as quickly as possible, without having time to change.

At first, she might not have thought much of it, but facing Lu Xingye's burning gaze, she still felt a little uncomfortable.

After speaking,

Without waiting for Lu Xingye's approval, Long Yubing left.

About ten minutes later, she reappeared before Lu Xingye.

At this moment,

The pink nightgown had been shed, replaced by a tight leather suit, with a noticeable bulge at her waist.

Perhaps considering Lu Xingye's intention to go out, she had equipped herself with weapons at her waist.

Lu Xingye glanced at Long Yubing.

Good heavens!

She's back to being the older sister type?

And isn't she hot dressed so conservatively?

The stark difference in her attire made Lu Xingye secretly lament. In truth, he still preferred Long Yubing in the cute style; if nothing else, it was pleasing to the eye.

"Do you really need to dress so conservatively?"

"This outfit isn't as good-looking as before," Lu Xingye said flippantly. The burning sensation he had felt earlier had gradually faded with Long Yubing's change of clothes.

"But..."

"I'm used to dressing this way," Long Yubing said indifferently.

On the surface, she appeared very calm, but her slightly reddened cheeks betrayed her; her heart was not at peace.

"But I want to see you dressed like you were just now," Lu Xingye said with a mischievous smile, looking at Long Yubing.

"Can you be normal?"

If you continue like this, I'll ignore you," Long Yubing said indifferently.

Lu Xingye knew Long Yubing's personality; she was extremely strong-willed, and if she said she'd ignore him, she really would. He quickly spoke up to stop her.

"Don't. Don't go... walk with me."

Long Yubing stopped, nodding slightly. Since she had changed her clothes, she hadn't actually intended to leave. Her previous remark was just a joke.

Lu Xingye walked in front.

Long Yubing stood beside him.

Under the sunlight, their figures cast long shadows, looking very much like a couple deeply in love.

Unfortunately,

They were not.

Aside from the cute outfit earlier, Lu Xingye seemed to have no other feelings for her.

The Honeycomb Base had undergone tremendous changes.

Looking around, the central area was filled with office buildings rising from the ground.

This was the Central Business District.

Outside the Central District were rows of dormitory buildings.

The dormitory buildings surrounded the office buildings, creating a clear sense of hierarchy. Besides these office areas, Honeycomb also had its own independent supermarket, commercial facilities, and a hospital.

To exaggerate a bit:

The above-ground part of Honeycomb was no longer just an office complex, but a complete town, with everything one could need.

A town entirely belonging to Lu Xingye.

Suihuo Technology would provide a dormitory unit for every employee who joined.

As long as one was employed, they would be allocated an apartment.

Only Suihuo Technology could offer such benefits in the entire world.

Because Suihuo Technology offered excellent employee benefits,

This also made Suihuo Technology the top choice for young people seeking jobs today.

But what they didn't know was that—

While the above-ground commercial area of Honeycomb flourished, underground, the world's largest subterranean structure, the Super Laboratory, was being built.

The underground structure had a total of 108 levels.

Each laboratory on every level was equipped with experimental facilities far surpassing those in the rest of the world, carrying out various important scientific research tasks.

Moreover, the underground structure was kept secret from the outside world.

Even core employees had to adhere to strict entry requirements, needing to be top scientists who had taken a reduced version of NZT-48, as well as some lifelong employees, to be eligible for entry... Lu Xingye contacted the construction unit on his phone and learned that the Honeycomb Base had actually been fully completed yesterday.

All... projects had passed inspection.

This surprised Lu Xingye somewhat.

Although he knew that according to the construction unit's schedule, Honeycomb was to be completed recently, the exact date was uncertain.

He hadn't expected it to be completed so quickly.

It was even faster than he had imagined.

"Yubing."

"Do you want to join Suihuo Technology?" As if something had occurred to him, Lu Xingye suddenly turned his head and asked Long Yubing.

Join Suihuo Technology?

Long Yubing was stunned for a moment: "I'm your bodyguard. Doesn't that already make me part of Suihuo Technology?"

"You know... I'm not talking about that," Lu Xingye said.

Long Yubing fell silent for a moment.

At this point, Lu Xingye's voice came again.

"What I mean is for you to leave Long Yingtian's mysterious organization."

"To fully join Suihuo Technology."

"From now on, the interests of Suihuo Technology will be your priority."

"No longer reporting the situation here to the military."

In fact, Lu Xingye had long known that while Long Yubing was ostensibly a bodyguard assigned to him by the military, she was essentially a mole.

The military had sent her to monitor Suihuo Technology.

Now that the Honeycomb Base had been built, Lu Xingye would gradually reveal more secrets.

If Long Yubing continued to stay by his side, some of these secrets would be very difficult to hide.

It was time for a showdown.

Of course,

If Long Yubing didn't agree to join Suihuo Technology, Lu Xingye wouldn't kick her out.

It just meant that she would no longer be given important responsibilities.

Even her access to the Honeycomb area would be restricted.

After speaking,

Lu Xingye looked at Long Yubing with a slightly expectant gaze.

To be honest,

He did have some affection for this Xiao Baobiao and hoped she would fully join Suihuo Technology and stand with him at the pinnacle of the world.

Ahem... Of course... this affection was not *that* kind of affection.