Chapter Ninety-Five
At ten in the morning, the ever-rising sun was etched into the crystal-blue sky. A few wisps of gauzy clouds drifted around it, unable to block even a fraction of the brilliant sunlight spilling onto the earth.
The early spring wind was wild and uninhibited, whooshing against their faces and whipping their hair into a frenzied mess, as though it might blow their features right off.
The temperature had risen quite a bit these past few days, but the spring wind was still somewhat cold.
Cao Xi was bundled in the down jacket that had seen him through the winter, with more than half his face tucked into its collar and only his narrowed eyes exposed.
He hurried to the entrance of the laboratory building, pulled down his collar, passed verification, and entered through the opened door.
Once inside, the spring wind that had nearly sent him flying was shut outside. Cao Xi raised a hand to smooth his hair, hugged the document bag to his chest, and strode down the corridor.
As he passed one of the laboratories, Cao Xi stopped.
He glanced sideways at Jiang Ying's laboratory, then did not linger and continued forward in long strides.
Stopping at another laboratory door, Cao Xi pressed the doorbell.
After about a minute or two, the laboratory's heavy metal doors slowly opened.
Cao Xi entered the laboratory and immediately saw the omega sitting in the adjoining lounge.
No hat, no scarf—just an utterly ordinary white lab coat, yet the tall omega wore it with the presence of a cover model.
He was clearly several years younger than Cao Xi, yet he lacked even a trace of a young person's impetuosity.
Quiet and elegant, composed and unhurried.
Gentle, yet full of strength.
When he saw Cao Xi enter, Ye