"You might think I looked idle all day, drinking tea, reading newspapers, and playing games, but I was actually incredibly busy. I had so many projects to oversee, and so many experimental projects waiting for results. So dragging me out like this was absolutely a waste."
"If you stayed in that lab any longer, you'd start growing mushrooms. No matter what, you're shopping with me until dusk today. Consider it team building."
On the bustling street, Xia Qin dragged Lu PingAn along.
In a sense, she was probably the only person in this world who could make Lu PingAn do something he did not want to do.
".At least let me wait for the results. An important experiment should have results soon."
"Soon? Today? Tomorrow? Just tell me when you'll actually be free."
Xia Qin did not indulge him either. She had actually asked Lu PingAn out for a walk long ago, but she had softened for a moment and listened when he said he had work to deal with. Then another two weeks had passed.
Today's matters were critical, tomorrow's matters were also critical, and the day after tomorrow concerned the lives of hundreds or thousands of people—equally critical.
".Most of my work now only requires me to watch and wait for the results. If something goes wrong, it's easier for me to clean it up myself. And once the results come out, I can get them immediately."
Lu PingAn's "Acceleration" trait made it easy for him to obtain results, but it also accelerated all manner of "accidents."
Sometimes, a "cub" would age the moment it descended. A new "sapling" might wither right after being born. Lu PingAn truly needed to observe and understand them at the first possible moment.
".Have you gotten taller? Your clothes are too small