"So, what exactly did you come to see me about?"
Lü Yongchang's eyes all but spelled out the word "threat."
Caught red-handed, Fang Xu wore a rueful smile. He pressed his palms together and repeatedly begged for mercy. "A misunderstanding, a misunderstanding! This is all a misunderstanding!"
"Mao Zhengzhi's project has made some progress. I just thought I'd come share the good news."
Seeing Lü Yongchang's expression, Fang Xu promptly shifted half the blame onto Mao Zhengzhi.
Upon hearing that it concerned the Biological Laboratory, Lü Yongchang's expression grew considerably more serious.
"What sort of progress?"
Delight flashed in Fang Xu's eyes, and he hurried to explain.
After hearing him out, Lü Yongchang nodded thoughtfully.
"Looks like I'll have to visit the Biological Laboratory first..."
A flicker of delighted surprise crossed his eyes as he murmured to himself, "I didn't expect progress this soon. I thought it would take at least a few months before we heard anything..."
Fang Xu nodded repeatedly. "Yes, exactly! You should visit the Biological Laboratory."
"With you there, the experiments might even move along faster!"
Lü Yongchang glanced at Fang Xu with a faint, knowing smile.
"What did you see just now?"
Fang Xu answered instinctively, "You and Su Yutong..."
Suddenly, he swallowed and shook his head repeatedly. "No, no, no! I didn't see anything!"
Lü Yongchang nodded in satisfaction and reached out to pat Fang Xu's shoulder "gently." "Good."
"Make sure you remember that answer."
With that, he turned and headed toward the Biological Laboratory.
Fang Xu was left standing there, his face full of regret.
Why on earth had I decided to go to Lü Yongchang's office?
If I'd known this would happen, I could have just sent a message.
Then none of this would have happened!
The shipboard biological laboratory.
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