73: Chapter 73 Materials Research Institute

Although the dormitory was an eight-person room, knowing that Hu Gualing and Wu Yingying were coming over, the other security guards very tactfully went the other way, grouping up to go to the cafeteria for breakfast, leaving the dormitory to the two of them.

Hu Gualing led Wu Yingying to the dormitory entrance, only to suddenly realize it was inappropriate... Although there was no one else inside, this was, after all, a place where rough men lived; it was inevitably smelly and messy, and letting Wu Yingying see it would surely make her unhappy.

"You wait for me outside; I'll pack some things, it'll be quick," Hu Gualing said.

"Okay." Wu Yingying agreed casually, her hands behind her back, her gaze wandering aimlessly as she looked around.

Hu Gualing pushed open the door and entered the dormitory. Looking at the scene before him, he felt both familiar and strange.

Just three days ago, he was still sitting on that bed eating takeout. Before he could even finish, Captain Tiao Zi had burst in, snatched it, and thrown it away... But today, not only was Captain Tiao Zi no longer in the factory, he himself had become the head of the security team, and even the factory's General Manager Wu Jinkai spoke to him with kind words.

Moreover, the experiences within these three days were simply mind-boggling...

Returning to this dormitory after just a short three days, Hu Gualing, who was never one to be sentimental, actually felt as if a lifetime had passed.

Wearing canvas shoes, Wu Yingying stepped lightly into the dormitory without making a sound.

As soon as she entered, she clearly felt a change in the air and instinctively raised her hand to cover her nose.

'He used to live in a place like this?' Wu Yingying thought to herself, looking at Hu Gualing, who was standing in front of his bed, lost in thought.

"Young Miss Yingying, why did you come in?" Hu Gualing felt someone beside him and snapped out of his daze. "You should have just waited outside; it's dirty and messy in here..."

"It's fine," Wu Yingying said, rubbing her nose with her fingertips before lowering her hand unnoticeably. "I'm just looking around."

As she spoke, she suddenly remembered that first morning she met Hu Gualing, and the accusations against him listed by the previous head of the security team... Her gaze couldn't help but drift toward Hu Gualing's bed.

Hu Gualing realized something and immediately went on high alert.

He straightened his body, blocking Wu Yingying's view.

He hurriedly snatched a few pieces of personal clothing from the bed, wanting to hide them but unable to find a place to do so at the moment, because it was summer, and the bed only had a bamboo mat laid out; there wasn't even a quilt.

In his haste, Hu Gualing stuffed the items in his hands under his pillow.

But this didn't stop Wu Yingying from seeing his personal clothing, and a faint blush appeared on her pretty face.

Hu Gualing looked embarrassed and stammered, "They're all clean... I was afraid that hanging them outside wouldn't be hygienic..."

Wu Yingying covered her face and coughed a few times, waving away a cloud of dust that had shaken down from the cracks in the upper bunk due to Hu Gualing's frantic movements, and pretended to look around as if nothing had happened.

She saw a windowsill outside the window with what looked like a stainless-steel rod placed across it. Several security uniforms and other clothes were hung there, packing the small windowsill full... Not only was the windowsill small, but it was also open-air, meaning wind and rain would affect the clothes hanging there. It was normal that Hu Gualing wouldn't want to hang his personal undergarments there.

Wu Yingying withdrew her gaze and looked at Hu Gualing's bed again. At the foot of the bed, she saw a simple clothes hanger made of wire. It seemed that, just as he had said, his personal undergarments were usually hung there.

Since that was the case, it was understandable.

It seemed he wasn't that kind of despicable person after all...

Wu Yingying said indifferently, "Hurry up and pack; I'll wait for you outside." Having said that, she turned and left the dormitory.

Hu Gualing breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly packed his things.

In truth, he didn't have much luggage. In the independent dormitory on the other side, all kinds of daily necessities were already prepared. All he needed to bring were his charger, shoe boxes, and a few changes of clothes.

Hu Gualing moved these things to the new dormitory. Looking at the more than one thousand colorful and uniquely designed Nadi sports shoes in the new room, he felt a wave of emotion once again...

At this moment, Wu Yingying received a phone call.

Hu Gualing listened; it seemed to be a man's voice on the other end of the line, and he couldn't help but prick up his ears.

However, he couldn't hear clearly what was being said on the phone.

He could only roughly judge from Wu Yingying's voice that the other person was showing concern for her.

And at the end of the call, Wu Yingying actually said she was going to see him right now.

This caused Hu Gualing's heart to tighten for no reason.

"Alright, see you in a bit." Wu Yingying finished saying this lightly and hung up the phone.

Hu Gualing immediately looked to the side, putting on an expression of complete indifference, while his heart kept chanting: Don't overthink it, don't overthink it...

But then he heard Wu Yingying say to him, "Let's go, I'll take you to meet someone."

Meet someone... It must be that man who called just now.

Hu Gualing wanted to ask about this person's identity, but a sense of chauvinism acted up in his heart, so he only gave a faint "Mn"...

Sitting in the back seat of the Bentley again, Hu Gualing said nothing, letting Wu Yingying drive him toward an unknown destination.

Gradually, the car slowed down and drove into a school.

Hu Gualing read out the name of the school.

"Jiangsu Province University of Science and Technology."

Jiangsu Tech?

This was a prestigious institution in Jiangsu Province, a place that cultivated Advanced scientific and technological talent.

Hu Gualing had once "missed his chance" at university, so arriving at such a place naturally made him feel inferior.

And that wasn't all.

The car drove into Jiangsu Tech and slowly proceeded to the graduate campus.

Hu Gualing finally couldn't help but ask, "You're a graduate student?"

"Yeah, I just graduated not long ago," Wu Yingying answered casually.

"..."

Graduate students—they were beings that surpassed regular undergraduates. He had heard that only the elite in university could continue their studies after completing their undergraduate degree.

Such talents were all individuals who could play a significant role in the development of the country and society.

And he had previously thought that Wu Yingying was just a rich second-generation kid who relied on having a good father and was just waiting to die...

Hu Gualing didn't know what to say for a moment. After holding it in for a long time, he managed to scrape together a sincere compliment that he deemed appropriate: "You really are... a pillar of talent!"

Wu Yingying chuckled, sounding in a very good mood as she said, "I just read a few more books, that's all."

Hu Gualing's mood also eased up with that laugh, but he quickly thought: the person Wu Yingying was taking him to meet, could it be her graduate school classmate?

Classmates would have the same major, the same hobbies...

Hu Gualing shook his head, not daring to think any further, and followed Wu Yingying out of the car, walking toward a building with a sign that read "Materials Research Institute."