Chapter 603: This is a gift bestowed by the master

"It's finally about to end."

Song Yaxian leaned back in her chair, dazed and exhausted, and stretched her body, her curves fully exposed under the sunlight.

She had been dealing with various parties over the past few days, exhausted by the constant maneuvering, and her eyes were now in a semi-dazed state.

She was extremely exhausted now and needed Zheng Qian to inject some energy into her.

Thinking of this, Song Yaxian couldn't help but blush; she hadn't seen Zheng Qian for several days.

"I wonder if he has been missing me?"

At this thought, she subconsciously opened a short video on WeChat.

Of course, it wasn't one of those unhealthy, suggestive videos, but rather a video of Wei Rusi exercising, specifically the secret techniques from the system shop that Zheng Qian had taught her.

Song Yaxian took off her lab coat and was just about to follow along to get a feel for it.

Just then, there was a knock at the door.

[Knock, knock, knock—]

"Come in."

As she spoke, Song Yaxian couldn't help but sit up straight in her chair; could it be Zheng Qian coming to see her?

"It must be him. It's been so long since we last met, and he loves 'doing business' in the office so much—is he coming to 'do' me?"

"Manager Song, have you been busy all night again?"

The person who entered was a woman, very young, about 26 years old.

It was none other than Ran Ruqiu, whom Jin Lu and Zheng Qian had spoken of.

She was considered an outstanding member of the younger generation of the Ran Family, though unfortunately, she was born out of wedlock; however, due to her exceptional abilities, she was highly valued by the family elders.

She currently served as the CEO of the Ran Family's most important company, the Century Ranxing Semiconductor Chip Group.

Her skin was extremely delicate and fair, and she wore a gentle smile on her face, but it was merely a polite smile.

Hidden beneath her eyes was an indifference that kept everyone at an absolute distance.

A brooch was always pinned to her chest.

A flash of disappointment crossed Song Yaxian's mind; right, why would Zheng Qian knock when coming to see her?

"Why did you come here in person today, President Ran?"

"Aren't those people already planning to withdraw from Shanghu? Things have basically come to an end."

"As for me, I was busy approving some documents last night, and by the time I realized it, it was 2 or 3 in the morning, so I just stayed here."

She brewed two cups of coffee and sat on the sofa with Ran Ruqiu.

After spending some time together, she felt she had gained some understanding of this person.

She had assumed that since Ran Ruqiu came from a wealthy family, she would be incredibly arrogant.

But to her surprise, after interacting with her, she found her to be gentle and amiable.

The two of them had worked together to deal with the international patent department's review, and they had developed a good rapport; they could even be called comrades-in-arms.

"Well, there isn't anything major left, but... there are some small matters that still require Manager Song's approval."

Ran Ruqiu tucked her hair back, took a light sip of coffee, and said with a natural smile, "After observing for this period, I've found that your research institute's scientific research capabilities are extremely strong; by comparison, our Ran Family is far behind."

"So... I came here this time to ask if it would be possible to visit the Semiconductor Chip research department? I hope we can engage in further cooperation."

Upon hearing this, Song Yaxian did not answer immediately.

She took a sip of coffee, her mind racing.

If it were an ordinary company wanting to visit such an important department as Semiconductor Chip research, she would definitely have refused directly, without any room for negotiation, even if it were The Group that Huaxia Mobile belonged to, as there were too many confidential documents inside.

However, the person asking was Ran Ruqiu.

She was from the Ran Family, which meant she was Jin Lu's family.

"The Empress..."

"Emm, I mean Jin Lu!"

If Jin Lu's family wanted to visit, should she treat them differently?

"I'm sorry, but that's probably not possible for now."

After thinking for a moment, Song Yaxian still refused her, pretending to be very troubled as she said, "I'm not the director yet, just someone in the administrative side of the institute."

"Those matters must be decided by the director."

"At the very least, President Zheng needs to nod."

"How about this, President Ran, you wait for a moment, and I'll call President Zheng?"

Ran Ruqiu waved her hands repeatedly.

She smiled and said, "There's no need to trouble President Zheng. Honestly, I was just passing by and thought I'd stop by to take a look."

"I won't make things difficult for you. You look like you haven't had much rest; let me recommend a beauty salon to you—their service is excellent..."

As she spoke, she handed Song Yaxian a beauty salon card.

Just as Song Yaxian was about to refuse, the door was slammed open, startling both of them.

"When is President Zheng coming?"

Professor Ji Muxi frowned tightly and said to Song Yaxian.

She nodded apologetically at Ran Ruqiu, then quickly pulled Professor Ji Muxi to the side and whispered, "Professor Ji, didn't I tell you before?"

"President Zheng is very busy with official business, and since he is not a researcher, he basically doesn't come to the research institute."

"And for such a small matter, why did you run all the way from the research building to this administrative building?"

Professor Ji Muxi seemed to have something she wanted to say but hesitated.

She said hesitantly, "Then could you send me his WeChat?"

"Sure... Wait? Why do you want to find him?"

Song Yaxian nodded subconsciously and was taking out her phone to send it when she suddenly realized something.

She looked warily at Professor Ji Muxi's rapidly heaving chest and swallowed secretly; could it be that she had feelings for Zheng Qian?

"To ask about some research matters."

Professor Ji Muxi frowned slightly, appearing a bit impatient.

Song Yaxian hesitated for a few seconds, and after a brief struggle, she still sent Zheng Qian's WeChat over.

"I just went to see Song Qingli to apply for funds, so I stopped by on my way. Thanks."

Professor Ji Muxi patted Song Yaxian's shoulder; she was quite straightforward, turning around and leaving without saying anything more.

"She looks familiar; I think I've seen her in the news somewhere."

Ran Ruqiu took a sip of coffee and asked as if casually.

Song Yaxian nodded, not thinking much of it, and blurted out, "She is Professor Ji. Don't let her youth fool you; she is truly amazing and is in charge of several of our critical projects, and..."

As she spoke, Song Yaxian suddenly realized what she was saying and closed her mouth.

"Haha, alright, I know these are your trade secrets, and I don't want to pry."

"Very well, I'll ask President Zheng about the cooperation another day, and I'll have to trouble you then."

Ran Ruqiu nodded with a smile and shook hands with Song Yaxian.

But...

Song Yaxian felt a tightening in her heart and quickly asked, "President Ran, what happened to your wrist?"

"It looks like an injury, there's a bruise there. Do you want me to call the institute's resident doctor to take a look?"

"No... no need."

Ran Ruqiu's expression stiffened slightly; she subconsciously clutched her wrist, bid a hurried farewell to Song Yaxian, and left directly.

Back in her car, she tried hard to calm her emotions.

Lightly untying her clothes...

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