A faint blush crossed Yun Xue's and Yuan Wei's cheeks.
"Well... all right," Yun Xue murmured. Who knew what was going through her little head? All traces of her earlier tomboyish air had vanished.
Shen Bing smiled. "Anything else?"
"No," they both said at once. They were already itching to throw themselves into the research projects ahead.
For most people, studying and working were necessities imposed by life.
But for true academic stars, solving one difficult problem after another, roaming the ocean of knowledge, and discovering truth after truth through their own efforts was an incomparable joy.
Without question, both Yun Xue and Yuan Wei belonged to that category. After taking the Aperture-Opening Pill, their pursuit of unexplored technology had only grown more intense.
"Then off you go!" Shen Bing said teasingly. "I'll take you out to eat after work to celebrate your officially joining the R&D Team. Anything you'd like?"
Perhaps the words "out to eat" had awakened Yun Xue's appetite, because she immediately raised her hand. "I want hot pot!"
"Deal!"
Although the villa now had a dedicated Intelligent Robot chef whose cooking surpassed even those Michelin chefs, hot pot was all about the atmosphere...
"Yay!" Yun Xue and Yuan Wei were delighted.
Given Shen Bing's status, opportunities to go out for a meal like an ordinary couple were rare. Although the three of them would be going together this time, with the right mindset, it would hardly be different from going as a pair.
After all, Yun Xue and Yuan Wei had both accepted each other's presence and were even trying to see each other as family. That would take more than a day or two, or even a month or two, but they were working toward it.
Shen Bing watched them disappear down the corridor, conflicting