It wasn't an apple that hit Newton.

Curious, he patted Newton on the shoulder: "Is there anything interesting about the King?"

"I don't know either."

Newton thought for a moment and said, "It seems that during last year's departure ceremony, the King accidentally fell in public. This was originally a bad omen, but he was happy and raised his hands, shouting, 'I hold the land of England firmly in my hands.'"

Li Cheng: "......"

It has to be said that it was a really good joke. Originally, it was stuffy and hot with a large group of people crammed together, but after hearing this joke, Li Cheng actually felt a little cold.

After watching for a while, Li Cheng went home. The novelty of seeing the king could only last for a short time; after a while, it was just like that. It wasn't very interesting to see such a big man waving, not to mention the crowd around him was crowded and hot, and he even had Newton on his head.

Besides, after meeting the king, life had to go on as usual; Li Cheng didn't believe the king couldn't eat, drink, and relieve himself.

......

The next morning, Li Cheng was actually woken up by Elizabeth using her tail.

After overcoming its initial timidity, this white fluffy creature gradually grew bolder, especially after moving to a new house. Now it has become the undisputed tyrant of the house—the little guy seems to think its territory has grown bigger, so its courage has also swelled.

"Meow." Elizabeth meowed again when she saw Li Cheng wake up.

"Go! Go! Go."

Li Cheng tossed it aside in annoyance. Elizabeth meowed again and did a 720° somersault in mid-air before landing on the ground. It's said that cats always land on all fours. Although he didn't know if it was true, Elizabeth, still a kitten, already possessed this potential.

After getting dressed, going downstairs, and washing up, Li Cheng walked into the restaurant and was surprised to see Newton already sitting at the table, swinging his legs as he ate breakfast.

Freya is usually the first one to get up at home because she has to prepare breakfast for several people. The housekeeper and Annie are next, followed by Li Cheng. Newton has a slight case of low blood pressure when he wakes up, so his wake-up time depends on how long it takes for him to fully wake up, but he is usually the last one to get up.

"Miss and I are going out today."

Before Li Cheng could ask, Freya explained the reason for Newton: "I can't prepare lunch today, so the chef will have to do it for me."

Yes, you heard right. Li Cheng did hire a chef, although the poor chef was practically semi-unemployed because Freya was taking work from him every day.

By the way, when the chef learned early this morning that Freya wouldn't be able to cook lunch, he was almost moved to tears. He has already gone off to personally select ingredients, planning to show his employer his superb culinary skills at lunchtime.

Unfortunately, the chef was destined to be unhappy. Li Cheng waved to Freya, "It's okay, I'm going out today too."

As he said this, one could already imagine the somewhat rounded chef's resentful gaze.

......

Cambridge campus.

If you count the time, Li Cheng hasn't been here for quite a while. It's not that he's not proactive at work, but... well, that's right, he's not proactive at work. After all, it's hard to expect someone who doesn't have the pressure of making a living to work hard, isn't it?

Li Cheng planned to take a stroll around the school campus for a while before going to work, as usual.

However, his departure was somewhat awkward.

In the past, whenever Li Cheng walked around the campus and saw a group of students rushing to class with their textbooks, he felt a sense of joy—especially when they were carrying textbooks he had compiled himself.

But as Li Cheng walked along today, he felt a strange doubt in his heart, though he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

It wasn't until he saw Professor Mitchell, whom he inexplicably kept running into, that he finally realized the source of his confusion—oh, right, wasn't Anne also a Cambridge student? Why was she going to the theater every few days?

Newton graduated early, but Annie hasn't graduated yet. Why haven't I seen her in class lately?

Li Cheng's lips twitched as he recalled this incident, and he decided to ask Mitchell about the situation.

!

Noticing Li Cheng walking towards him with a serious expression, Mitchell, who had been leisurely strolling, was startled at first, then quickly said, "I didn't slack off today, I really don't have any classes!"

He got caught slacking off several times in a row, which gave him PTSD.

Li Cheng waved his hand: "It's not about that. Annie hasn't been to class lately. Do you know why?"

Relieved that they weren't there to arrest him, Mitchell replied easily, "Annie? She asked me for leave."

Li Cheng mentally calculated the time and asked in confusion, "He took a month off?"

"Not only that, she took a full three months off."

Mitchell shook his head, a hint of envy in his voice, "At first, I also thought three months was too long, and I considered... cough cough, anyway, Annie was very insistent, and since you seemed to know Annie quite well, I approved it. Anyway, she wasn't really into studying..."

The truth was much simpler than Li Cheng had imagined; he had actually taken leave, although three months was a bit long, but he had indeed taken leave, right?

After learning the answer, he chatted casually with Mitchell about some random things, then said goodbye and went straight to Miller's secretary's office, intending to get some serious work done.

"It's time to do what a time traveler should do."

However, just as he made up his mind and opened the office door, what greeted him was a scene he had never imagined:

A petite woman with blue hair was standing behind his secretary, Miller, gripping his neck tightly with both hands and slamming him against the black desk, repeatedly chanting, "I'll strangle you! I'll strangle you!"

Just looking at the scene, it clearly looks like a murder in progress. But the problem is that the victim, Miller (♂), is not only a whole head taller than the perpetrator (♀), but also appears to be non-resisting and inactive, with his uncontrolled hands hanging down naturally. This is very suspicious.

???

After conjuring up a less-than-healthy possibility in his mind, Li Cheng closed the door without saying a word, intending to pretend he had never been there.

While it's true that secretaries are often the subject of strange events in storylines, this is just too weird! And it's the kind of weirdness I've never imagined before!

"Wait, wait a minute!"

But before Li Cheng could take more than a few steps, a woman's voice called out to him from behind, clearly indicating that the noise he made opening and closing the door could not be hidden from the two people inside.

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Li Cheng wanted to pretend he hadn't heard, but as the woman's voice behind him got closer, it became increasingly difficult for him to continue pretending.

He had no choice but to turn his head and forcefully explain, "Sorry, I went to the wrong place earlier."

As he spoke, Li Cheng glanced at the blue-haired girl. He noticed that although she wasn't very tall, her figure was above average, and her delicate, indifferent features bore a slight resemblance to Miller... Wait, resemblance?

Li Cheng then remembered that Miller seemed to have brought his cousin over as his assistant's assistant, and he had seen her when he came here last time, but he hadn't remembered her because the scene was too shocking.

"Sir, this is a misunderstanding."

Joanna wore a serious expression, a stark contrast to the earnest look she had given Li Cheng when he accidentally wandered into the office earlier, and explained:

"The other gentleman who was in the same place as me just now has a certain inseparable connection with me in terms of sociology and biology. This connection makes it impossible for us to do the series of behaviors that you imagine are inappropriate for public places, although they do not violate any laws but are inappropriate for public customs."

What?

Li Cheng almost doubted whether he was hallucinating, and subconsciously asked, "Huh?"

“And what I just said…” So Joanna repeated exactly what she had just said.

Li Cheng could barely make out what the girl had said. After racking his brains for a while to sort through the long and complicated sentences she had uttered, he tentatively asked, "You mean, Miller is your brother?"

"Yes."

Joanna nodded slightly.

Li Cheng was immediately shocked—if he hadn't known the answer beforehand, how could anyone understand it? Besides, wasn't this girl speaking quite concisely and forcefully in the office just now? That "I'll strangle you" was practically as crisp and clean as could be!

With a hint of doubt, he tentatively asked, "Then let me ask you this: what caused you to grab your brother by the neck and yell at him?"

"can."

Joanna nodded expressionlessly: "Regarding the temporary handover of a significant historical and inspiring symbol related to Cambridge today, Mr. Miller and I..."

Keep it concise!

Li Cheng couldn't help but interrupt—if he let the girl continue, he might start to doubt his own language skills!

"..."

Joanna opened her mouth but didn't make a sound. Then she closed it again and said, "I'm very sorry, sir, I can't do what you expect. I need to describe it more precisely to prevent ambiguity in expression and understanding from causing unpredictable or even completely opposite perceptions of the same objective fact..."

Holy crap, this is getting even more outrageous!

Joanna was still explaining why she was explaining this, but Li Cheng couldn't listen at all. He felt dizzy and lightheaded. He now strongly suspected that Joanna was trying to fool him and that's why she wasn't speaking like a normal person. If he hadn't remembered that this girl and Miller were cousins, no normal person would have been able to understand.

"Alright, alright."

Li Cheng finally couldn't hold on any longer, and he managed to distill something: "I know you're afraid you won't be able to explain it clearly, so there's no need to explain."

"It would be best if you could understand."

Seeing this, Joanna breathed a sigh of relief and nodded to Li Cheng, saying, "I wish you all the best after you leave."

Are you really trying to kick me out? Are you serious?

Li Cheng raised an eyebrow: "No, I have some things to discuss with your brother. And have you forgotten that we met once before? My name is Albert Lee, and I'm your brother's boss—or you could say I'm your boss too."

boss?

Just as Li Cheng had forgotten about Joanna, Joanna had also just forgotten about Li Cheng, mistaking him for an ordinary person who had accidentally wandered into the office. It wasn't until this moment that she realized what was happening and, somewhat bewildered, began to recognize Li Cheng.

However, Li Cheng ignored her after speaking, walked past Joanna and went straight into the office—closing the door behind him to prevent Joanna from following him in.

......

Inside the office, Li Cheng plopped down in the soft chair next to him and let out a long sigh: "Phew—"

Secretary Miller had just straightened the collar and buttons that Joanna had messed up, and still maintained her usual indifferent expression, simply nodding: "I'm sorry, my cousin has caused you trouble."

Li Cheng had always thought Miller was aloof and taciturn, but now, hearing his concise and powerful answer, he was inexplicably moved.

"You don't know how to cherish something until you compare it to something else..." Li Cheng sighed, then casually asked, "What the hell is this—uh, what's going on?"

He tried very hard to suppress his rudeness twice, as it was a bit inappropriate to talk about his sister in front of others.

"Joanna isn't good at interacting with strangers and is afraid to speak."

Miller explained casually, "She used to lock herself in at home and spend all her time with books, so my aunt sent Joanna to me to see if I could correct her behavior."

"...Afraid to talk to strangers?"

Li Cheng recalled Joanna's long and complex sentences, which were practically overflowing with words, and then asked with a rather strange expression, "So this can be considered a highly effective treatment?"

“No.” Miller frowned, a rare occurrence for him.

Indeed, it's the same as saying nothing at all... Li Cheng muttered to himself for a moment, then said, "Let's not talk about that. What about the other research scholars I asked you to find?"

"Ready."

Miller answered and began searching for a stack of documents he had prepared beforehand, which he then handed to Li Cheng.

Li Cheng took the paper and looked at the names of a group of people who could definitely be called smart in this era, along with their ingenious ideas, which he could choose from. Although it was by chance that he had come to this point, he was still quite moved.

He couldn't help but express his thoughts: "Sometimes, humanity's vision is limited to a small planet. People deceive and scheme against each other, not realizing that no matter how much trouble they cause, it's just a minor skirmish on the planet's surface, not even breaking the surface."

"If you can look up, you will know how vast the starry sky is and how small the earth is."