Chapter 2696: Come To Check The Comatose Ji Gu Niang
Chapter 2696: Come To Check The Comatose Ji Gu Niang
Then, Yu Qi continued speaking in a calm but serious tone, her eyes darkening with protective authority. "I will contact the police and officially report the harassment matter tomorrow morning. I will also ask Neko-chan to investigate her background and identity properly. I absolutely cannot allow a suspicious and unpredictable individual to continue wandering around the research facility premises."
"Yeah..." Zhao Yongzhung immediately nodded in firm agreement, his previously playful and relaxed demeanour disappearing entirely. "We definitely need to investigate her background carefully. Who knows? Someone else might be manipulating her behind the scenes to mess with our minds or secretly gather internal intelligence. The international robotics conference is already just around the corner, after all."
The moment those heavy, sobering words were spoken, Mo Huizhong, Hu Tingfeng, Tan Xiaosheng, and Deng Jianguo instantly stiffened in their seats, their relaxed postures freezing.
That was right. The prestigious international robotics conference was approaching rapidly, and all of them had already officially registered to participate and present their latest, highly confidential research prototypes.
"So..." Zhao Yongzhung narrowed his eyes suspiciously at the group while leaning slightly forward over the steaming hotpot, letting the vapour swirl around his face like an interrogator. "Are all of you actually ready yet?"
"Not... not completely yet." Mo Huizhong immediately looked away guiltily, suddenly appearing deeply and profoundly fascinated by the intricate patterns of the restaurant’s wall decorations.
Hu Tingfeng deliberately avoided making eye contact with Zhao Yongzhung altogether, choosing instead to focus entirely on a floating piece of tofu in his bowl as though it contained the hidden secrets of the cosmos.
Tan Xiaosheng quietly lowered his head even further, practically burying his face in his bowl as he pretended to concentrate on eating with extreme, life-or-death seriousness, clearly hoping to blend into the background unnoticed.
"I am already completely finished with all of my presentation materials and technical drafts." Deng Jianguo answered calmly, pushing his glasses up the bridge of his nose with an expression of smug satisfaction.
"You guys..." Zhao Yongzhung stared at the three guilty-looking men in complete and utter disbelief. "We are supposed to represent the absolute pinnacle of our entire robotic division!"
The moment she saw their panicked, cornered reactions, Su Ziqing could no longer contain herself and immediately burst into a loud, mocking round of laughter.
"Ziqing, you are laughing at other people right now, but do not forget that your own primary chemical synthesis experiment is still failing repeatedly." Teng Li casually poked the hornet’s nest with a mischievous smirk, refusing to let her off the hook.
Smack!
Su Ziqing instantly slapped Teng Li hard on the back, the loud, resonant sound echoing sharply throughout the private dining room.
"Why did you have to bring that up right now and completely ruin the mood?!" Su Ziqing glared at him angrily, her face flushing in a volatile mix of embarrassment and genuine irritation.
Seeing the two brilliant, world-class scientists bickering like elementary school children on a playground immediately caused everyone else at the table to laugh even harder, completely dissolving the lingering professional tension from earlier.
"Alright, alright." Yu Qi chuckled softly while shaking her head helplessly at her team’s childish antics. "Let us just enjoy this premium hotpot dinner first. We can continue worrying about backlogs, work, and conferences later tonight."
Everyone immediately agreed with Yu Qi’s wise, grounding suggestion. They raised their glasses of herbal tea together and cheered enthusiastically, the warmth of the room returning.
Soon afterwards, they ordered even more premium meat, fresh seafood platters, crisp vegetables, and various ingredients to refill the bubbling hotpot basins. However, none of them planned to drink even a single drop of alcohol that night because they all needed to return directly to the laboratory after dinner ended. None of them wanted to delay their important research projects or ruin tomorrow’s high-level productivity because of a pointless hangover.
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The following day, Yu Qi quietly waited inside the hospital for Lou Liwei to arrive so he could examine the comatose Ji Gu Niang personally. The moment Lou Liwei stepped into the grand hospital lobby, he immediately contacted Yu Qi to inform her of his arrival.
Yu Qi soon walked toward the lobby and quickly spotted the distinguished, elderly man. However, he was accompanied by another familiar young man. The extra person was Lou Weizhe.
"I did not expect Mr Lou to come along as well." Yu Qi stated calmly, offering a polite nod of greeting.
"I became intensely interested in the spiritual anomalies of this case after hearing the symptoms, so I decided to follow my master here to learn." Lou Weizhe responded honestly, bowing slightly.
"I see." Yu Qi nodded lightly, accepting the explanation. "Well then, let us go and see the girl first. Time is of the essence."
As Lou Liwei quietly followed behind Yu Qi, his aged, wise eyes occasionally glanced toward the two young people walking ahead of him. If it were not for the well-known fact that Yu Qi was already deeply in love and happily engaged to another powerful man, he honestly might have considered pushing and encouraging Lou Weizhe to pursue her properly. The more he observed Yu Qi across their encounters, the more profoundly satisfied he became with her calm temperament, sharp intelligence, and unparalleled medical ability.
Unfortunately, fate simply worked too quickly, and the best ones were always taken. Lou Liwei could only let out a soft, internal sigh to himself before continuing to follow Yu Qi down the quiet corridor toward the VIP ward.
Earlier, Yu Qi had already strategically arranged for Ji Gu Niang to be transferred into a secure private room for this specific evaluation, recognising that the previous shared ward contained far too many prying eyes and unrelated people.
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