"...Bone conduction?" Ji Yanzhi's voice was still slightly hoarse.
"After most airborne sound is blocked out, sounds inside the body, such as heartbeats and breathing, as well as... the sounds of lips and tongues moving, travel directly to the inner ear through vibrations in the bones and tissues. That's bone conduction."
The more calmly and rigorously Ji Ting dissected the scientific principles that had sparked those scorching waves of passion, the more Ji Yanzhi felt an indescribable heat, carrying an even deeper infatuation, surge from his chest through his entire body.
"So, is your experiment finished? If not... shall we try again?"
"It's finished," Ji Ting answered decisively.
Ji Yanzhi chuckled, his fingertip tracing leisurely circles on the back of Ji Ting's neck. "This one's finished. What about the others?"
"...The others?"
"Yes, like experiments on the body? How could testing hearing alone be enough? Touch, temperature, even... taste. Don't you have anything like that?"
There are plenty more, but I can't let Ji Yanzhi know.
"No." Ji Ting lied, but the tips of his ears honestly heated up again.
A low chuckle, knowing and delighted, escaped Ji Yanzhi's throat. The next instant, Ji Ting's feet abruptly left the floor-Ji Yanzhi had scooped him securely into his arms!
"Perfect, then." Ji Yanzhi carried him toward the stairs in long strides, his voice brimming with unquestionable "scientific enthusiasm." "We can explore new fields together. Who knows? We might even win a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine."
"Ji Yanzhi, experiments like this can't win a Nobel Prize... listen to me..."
Ji Ting's protests were soon swallowed by the sound of footsteps, until all that remained was the soft click of the bedroom door closing.
For the entire afternoon, quiet returned to the reception hall, while three more rounds of data collection