204: Meet

At this moment, under the alluring night sky, figures were sparse as seven people walked towards Di Yi Academy, chatting and laughing along the way.

The two little girls, hearing they could visit Di Yi Academy, naturally danced with excitement, full of anticipation.

But Xia Luan, their mother, frowned. She suddenly wondered, "Why are we suddenly being taken to tour the Academy?"

It was too abrupt.

These four Prodigies had already left, only to suddenly return and say they wanted to take them to tour the Academy?

No matter how she thought about it, something felt off.

But… could the Super God Class possibly harm her?

Xia Luan shook her head, unable to make sense of it, and simply let go of her worries. It was better to anticipate what the legendary strongest Academy would look like.

Inside Di Yi Academy.

The seven strolled leisurely, their destination being the Elemental Reaction Laboratory.

The Academy was empty late at night.

Everyone walked under the brilliant starlight, the banyan tree roots on both sides of the street swayed in the wind, and even the fragrance from the distant flowerbeds wafted over.

The two little girls were overjoyed, their wide eyes taking in the world!

Xia Luan's mood brightened considerably as she watched her daughters' joyful and excited expressions.

At the same time.

Elemental Reaction Laboratory.

It was still the familiar sight of a table full of white papers, the open-plan floor in a chaotic mess, Element Seeds haphazardly placed on various experimental instruments, emitting various colored lights that illuminated the dim floor.

Grand Secretary Liu was researching in the innermost office.

Zheng Qiong, meanwhile, was at an outer desk, eating mung bean cakes while looking at various sequences on the computer, brainstorming with high concentration.

Suddenly.

“Beep beep!”

A text message arrived.

Zheng Qiong glanced at it; it was from his daughter!

He quickly picked up his phone and scanned it.

“Dad, you don’t know how amazing Gui Ling’s older brother is! He even invited Yuan Emperor to my birthday, Yuan Emperor! He really came! So happy, he’s so handsome!”

“Even Zhuge Tianming came, he’s super handsome in person, more handsome than on TV, but not as handsome as Yuan Emperor, and there’s the Sun Empress, yes, she’s also so beautiful, a perfect match with Yuan Emperor!”

“And, they actually brought us to tour Di Yi Academy! Dad, I’m in the Academy right now, I’ll take some pictures for you, look, it’s so beautiful!”

Zheng Qiong’s gaze slowly swept over the text message, his expression changing from a joyful smile to gradually solidifying, his brows tightly furrowed!

What?

How did they get into the school?

He immediately clicked on the pictures his daughter sent, his face changing drastically.

Isn’t this the view from downstairs!?

This…

Suddenly, a series of dense footsteps echoed from the quiet stairwell.

Followed by Xiao Fan’s voice.

“This is the Elemental Reaction Laboratory. Currently, including myself, there are only three people on this project. One is Liu Tianjiang, Grand Secretary Liu, have you heard of him?”

Zheng Qiong’s excited voice came: “I have!”

“He’s a figure from school textbooks!”

“Liu Tianjiang, the Father of Elemental Reactions, is he your mentor?”

“His photo in the book is so handsome, old yet charming. Many girls in our class like him!”

“Haha, my mentor is indeed quite handsome.” Xiao Fan laughed, “I also wanted to introduce you to my Senior Brother, the other researcher on this project.”

“He has contributed many Elemental Reaction textbooks to the Federation. In fact, a portion of the latest edition of the textbook was written by him, but because he’s a confidential personnel, his name isn’t listed.”

“He’s also a very remarkable person. For scientific research, for the Federation, for the Human Race, he and his wife and daughter don’t get to see each other even once a year. He doesn’t even dare to attend his daughter’s birthday.”

Upon hearing this introduction, Xia Luan’s pupils trembled, and her heart rate suddenly quickened. A never-before-had conjecture irrepressibly surfaced in her mind.

But Zheng Qiong hadn’t realized the seriousness of the problem yet, only exclaiming, “What a great person.”

At this moment, the group had already walked out of the pristine white staircase. Since there were only three floors in total, there was no elevator.

The group stood at the stairwell on the third floor.

Looking forward, the large open-plan floor was somewhat dim, with only a single incandescent light shining directly above a tall, thin man’s head, clearly illuminating his flustered and helpless face.

Xiao Fan stood at the stairwell, smiling, “Allow me to introduce.”

“The great researcher, my Senior Brother, Zheng Qiong.”

At this instant, time seemed to stand still.

The moment Zheng Qiong and Xia Luan saw the tall, thin man before them, their pupils trembled, their noses stung, and tears uncontrollably burst forth.

“Ah Zheng!”

Xia Luan trembled, her voice tinged with a sob. She knew this was a sacred place, but she couldn’t control herself. Years of longing surged like a tsunami at this moment. She ran forward and tightly hugged her husband.

So… so this was the truth!

My husband is one of the most outstanding people in this world. He’s not a businessman at all, nor has he ever done anything illegal.

He just couldn’t say!

A seven-foot body, pledged to the country, can no longer be pledged to you!

“I understand… I understand everything. Marrying you… was the best decision I’ve ever made in my life!”

Xia Luan desperately embraced Zheng Qiong’s slender back, her face buried in his chest, tears raining down!

Zheng Qiong also sobbed uncontrollably, his lips trembling.

He wanted to blame Xiao Fan for doing this, that it didn’t follow rules, that it would have a very bad impact, and he might face a huge punishment.

But the moment the warmth of his wife and daughter in his arms reached him, his mind instantly went blank. Reason no longer held sway; any severe punishment didn’t matter. He only wanted to preserve this moment of warmth and tell his wife and daughter, “I miss you, I’ve always missed you…”

After a long while, their emotions gradually stabilized. From the deepest office, Liu Tianjiang, with his head full of white hair, slowly walked out.

“Grand Secretary Liu!”

“Grand Secretary Liu!”

Xia Luan and Zheng Qiong bowed respectfully in unison, paying their respects to this great researcher, but their faces were full of worry, because they knew this didn’t follow rules!

Zheng Qiong also lowered his head, quietly awaiting his teacher’s reprimand.

At this moment, Grand Secretary Liu spoke, his voice tinged with a smile: “Then you can live in the Academy from now on, so you can see Little Zheng often.”

Zheng Qiong suddenly looked up, his face filled with disbelief.

Grand Secretary Liu pushed his head away with one hand, frowning, “What kind of look is that?”

He looked at Zheng Qiong, his old face blooming into a smile: “Oh, what a cute little girl. How did you, so plain, give birth to her?”

“It’s a pity, I didn’t prepare a birthday present.”

“I’ll arrange a residence for you. This old man doesn’t know what little girls like.”

Grand Secretary Liu laughed heartily.

Zheng Qiong couldn’t help but ask, “Teacher, this… doesn’t follow rules.”

“You don’t want to live with your wife and daughter?” Grand Secretary Liu glanced at him.

“No… Of course I do.” Zheng Qiong’s face was full of nervousness.

“It’s just that I’m worried…”

“What are you worried about?” Grand Secretary Liu snorted lightly, saying, “The laboratory is my laboratory.”

“The project is my project!”

“You are my disciple!”

“Here, I am the rule!”

As soon as these words were spoken, his daughter Zheng Qiong’s eyes instantly filled with adoration. Looking at her father’s teacher, the great Gelao, she felt he lived up to his reputation, super cool!

Liu Tianjiang proudly tilted his head, stroked his white beard, and then, with an air of having accomplished his task and retreating into anonymity, walked out.

Xiao Fan, who was beside him, quickly raised an eyebrow and asked, “Teacher, is it really okay?”

“Won’t other Gelaos or professors have an opinion?”

Grand Secretary Liu chuckled lightly, saying, “If it were before, there might have been some trouble.”

“But just now, Director Bai suddenly sent a document regarding the placement of scientific research personnel’s relatives.”

“That is, too many scientific researchers are unable to see their families for years, which is a bit inhumane. The Director thought that the Human Race has been relatively stable these years, and the rules could be appropriately relaxed. Moreover, with wives and spouses by their side, research would be more motivated and efficient!”

PS: Thanks to Fen Tiao Shao Pai Gu for the sixth Great God certification. I’ll add another chapter tomorrow. I have something tonight, hehe.