"Who is it?" Song He asked.
With a beep, the room door unlocked and slid open.
"Happy New Year!" Xiang Xiaotong stood at the doorway with a bright smile. The next second, her expression froze when she noticed the beautiful woman sitting inside.
She was clearly dumbfounded, her brain short-circuiting.
"This is my teacher." Song He gave a brief introduction. "And this is my friend and business partner."
"Hello, Teacher!" Zhuang Qiyan hurriedly stood up.
"Hello, hello... Well... You two chat. I don't have anything to do." Xiang Xiaotong cast a curious glance inside, then backed out and closed the door.
Zhuang Qiyan sat down, and the two of them continued staring awkwardly at each other.
It seemed they had run out of things to discuss. They had only been talking about Leng Xiangwen today.
Song He was just preparing to find another topic when the room door suddenly opened again. Xiang Xiaotong poked her head in furtively and hesitantly.
Song He raised an eyebrow and shaped a question mark with his expression.
"Your girlfriend?" Xiang Xiaotong asked quietly, her face alight with gossip.
"What? It's a misunderstanding!" Song He said, torn between laughter and tears.
Xiang Xiaotong let out a meaningful "Oh," her face full of mischief, then closed the door again.
"How can she unlock your room?" Zhuang Qiyan blinked and asked softly.
"For convenient academic discussions," Song He said.
Zhuang Qiyan also gave a meaningful "Oh," then raised her thumb. "Impressive, Song He."
"Seriously!" Song He hurriedly explained. "Don't let your imagination run wild. We're busy in the laboratory every day. Sometimes one of us stays up late working while the other can't hold out and comes back to sleep, so we help bring the experiment reports back. That's perfectly normal!"
"Do you occasionally come over in