I was exposed for adding my female boss to my group of female friends.

In her mind, science held a pure and supreme position, and it should not be tainted by anything impure.

Now she suddenly realizes that her simple worldview is nothing but bullshit in the eyes of many people, and naturally her state of mind is somewhat collapsed.

After a pause, Chen Ya continued:

"Furthermore, as you should know, there are far too many people in the fields of biochemistry, environmental science, and materials science who are focused on quick profits. There are countless experiments that cannot be reproduced once they leave the lab. Do they exist abroad, but not in China?"

“I don’t like this,” Lu Aiai said.

“I don’t like it either. The stench of decay will inevitably spread to every corner of the house,” Chen Ya paused, then looked at her and said, “So, what makes you doubt their findings?”

“We’ve made similar materials before,” Lu Aiai said casually.

Chen Ya paused: "How many have you done?"

"So far, we've worked with over 370 different materials," Lu Aiai said, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear.

Chen Ya's eyes lit up.

Although room-temperature superconductivity experiments have not yet been successful, an experienced leader can still unleash unexpected power.

If Lu Aiai is willing to help him, it will definitely be of great help to his future work.

However, his eyes immediately darkened. Bringing the unrelated Lu Ai'ai into his plan was rather selfish.

"The lab is yours to use," Lu Aiai suddenly said.

"Ok?"

Lu Aiai said, "You can use the experimental equipment and past data as you please."

Although this was exactly what Chen Ya wanted, he was a little embarrassed by Lu Ai'ai's unusually obedient behavior.

"Thank you."

“It’s okay,” Lu Ai’ai said. “I want to do experiments with you.”

After she finished speaking, her face turned slightly red.

Chen Ya: "..."

For Lu Ai'ai, this was probably the most romantic thing in her life.

Lu Aiai and Chen Ya's casual chat went surprisingly smoothly.

Lu Ai'ai's knowledge and interests are often far removed from those of most people, and the topics she wants to discuss are generally topics that no one is willing to talk to her about.

Therefore, for her, having a pleasant chat with other people is a very rare experience in life.

Chatting with Chen Ya feels like you can catch a ball you throw casually, no matter what.

After the initial probing, Lu Aiai was certain that the other person understood every point she wanted to make, so she started talking more and more.

Although it was just casual conversation, Lu Aiai found herself thoroughly enjoying it.

Yan Yiting followed behind the two, whose conversation had entered a deep area that she couldn't understand at all.

She was surprised to discover today that Lu Aiai could actually talk so much. She used to think that Lu Aiai wouldn't say more than 20 words a day, otherwise she would explode.

Just then, Professor Yang's text message arrived at the perfect time.

Yang Changshuo: "How's the progress? How are the two getting along?"

Yan Yiting looked down at Yang Changshuo's text message, then looked up at the two of them chatting softly from behind, and fell into deep thought.

Yan Yiting: "I wouldn't say it was a harmonious and joyful occasion, but you could also say it was like we hit it off immediately. I'm now the third wheel."

Yang Changshuo: "Okay, okay, okay."

Yan Yiting could already picture Old Yang on the other end of the phone, his face full of wrinkles from smiling. This guy really didn't care about being the third wheel.

Joking aside, she wasn't jealous of Lu Ai'ai at all.

The girl she had cared for for so many years, whose life had always revolved around scientific research and learning, finally had an epiphany, and she could only feel gratified.

The only thing she's still a little worried about is probably... how quickly Lu Ai'ai will fall for someone else.

In the morning, this guy was acting like he was going to die, but by the afternoon, the moment he saw Chen Ya, he instantly forgot all about his previous crush.

Yes, Chen Ya is handsome, but is being a sucker for good looks really that serious?!

Although she didn't know who Lu Aiai's previous crush was, Yan Yiting felt a little bit of... sympathy for that poor ex.

……

Unbeknownst to him, night gradually fell. Chen Ya looked at the first bright star shining in the darkening sky and fell silent without warning.

Suddenly he felt a weight on his arm. Looking down, he saw that it was Lu Aiai's hand tugging at his sleeve.

"Why did you keep it from me that you are Bai Yujing?" Lu Aiai asked in a low voice.

This topic completely deviated from their previous conversation, devoid of any academic atmosphere and entirely resembling everyday life. Chen Ya felt a little unaccustomed to Lu Ai'ai's sudden return to reality.

“You didn’t ask before,” Chen Ya laughed, then added, “You didn’t tell me you were a professor at Peking University either.”

Lu Aiai's face suddenly flushed slightly. She wasn't very good at lying.

"Fine, I won't press you about your motives," Chen Ya said. "I only have one question: where's my key?"

Lu Aiai looked away guiltily: "What key?"

"You know exactly what I'm talking about; your eyes have already betrayed you."

Lu Aiai stared at him for a while with a complicated expression, then reached into her collar, fiddled around for a bit, and pulled out a milk-scented key.

Chen Ya stretched out his hand in front of her: "Hmm?"

Like a beaver that has found its beloved piece of wood, Lu Ai'ai quickly ran away from him, clutching the key.

Chen Ya said irritably, "Come back."

The beaver kept shaking its head, extremely wary.

"I don't want you to pay me back, just come back now."

The beaver returned, and Chen Ya picked up the key from her hand—the key was still attached to the rope, which was looped around her smooth neck, and the key still carried her body heat.

Are there still mice in the house?

Lu Aiai lowered her head: "Tingting helped me build the defensive fortifications."

Chen Ya smiled, took his hand out of his pocket, and hung an access card on his keychain.

“This is our community access card. I applied for another one before, and I was going to give it to you, but I haven’t seen it since.”

Lu Aiai looked up at Chen Ya, her vision suddenly becoming blurry, as Chen Ya's entire body radiated a halo.

"By the way, don't wear it around your neck anymore, find a keychain instead."

Just then, Lu Aiai's phone rang. The girl glanced at the screen, picked up the phone, and went to the side to answer the call.

"Hello? Coco..."

"...You've come to the capital?"

"...You're going to start a company??"

"What are you talking about...?"

Lu Aiai hung up the phone, turned to Chen Ya with a bitter face:

My sister is coming to the capital.

"You have a younger sister??"

After asking that question, Chen Ya clearly felt that Lu Aiai's expression quickly darkened.

My sister's name is Lu Keke.

Chapter 351 I am yours, who are you to me?

"Your sister?"

“Yes.” Lu Aiai nodded, her face seemingly a little dark. “My biological sister.”

"So you mean your younger sister, right?" Chen Ya was gradually getting used to Lu Ai'ai's way of expressing herself. "Coco, Ai'ai, didn't you name them in the wrong order?"

"why?"

"Nothing. Your sister is coming to the capital, and then what?"

Lu Aiai looked troubled: "She has nowhere to live and hopes to stay in my dormitory."

"That's great. With her living with you, at least you won't be killed by rats all by yourself in the house."

Perhaps hearing the word "rat" triggered a stress response in Lu Ai'ai, as she shuddered and reached out to grab Chen Ya's clothes.

"I want to live with you."

Yan Yiting stood behind the two, holding up a bottle of mineral water. She fed the water to their mouths, but after drinking half of it, she spat it out.

Chen Ya said, "Isn't this a bit inappropriate? What about your sister?"

She lives in my dorm room.

"I was just asking her what she'd do if she lived alone in your dorm!"

"She can handle rats."

Chen Ya said embarrassedly, "This has nothing to do with whether she can deal with rats. Why don't you live with her?"

Lu Aiai's expression was firm: "I believe her."

“It’s not a matter of believing or not, and what do you believe in her for?” Chen Ya covered his forehead. “If she knew you left her there alone, she would definitely misunderstand.”

Lu Aiai hesitated for a moment, then frowned and said, "Then, let her stay at your house."

"what?"

“Come to my dorm.” Lu Aiai looked like she had come to a realization. “I’ll live with you.”

"Wouldn't that make it easier to misunderstand?"

Lu Aiai frowned and sighed, saying, "I can't live with her."

"why?"

“Because…” Lu Ai’ai frowned and pondered for a long time, her brows furrowed so deeply they looked like they were about to drip water, before finally relaxing and saying, “My dorm room can’t accommodate two people.”

"Didn't you just say you wanted me to move into your dorm and live with you? And the look on your face clearly showed you thought about it for a while before coming up with that reason!"

Lu Ai'ai's small face showed a hint of hostility, and she said with extreme impatience:

"Tsk."

“…It’s no use even if you scoff.” Chen Ya rubbed his face. “While your sister is here, I think you should spend more time with her.”

He spoke very sincerely. Although he had already given the key to Lu Ai'ai, and in principle she could come to his house whenever she wanted, he couldn't let his sister misunderstand.

"Ahem." Yan Yiting coughed twice behind the two of them and moved closer without making a sound. "Bai Yujing, could you please come here for a moment?"

"what happened?"

"Don't ask yet, come here for a moment."

Yan Yiting pulled him to a spot where Lu Aiai couldn't hear their conversation before speaking:

“Ai’ai is clumsy with words. She didn’t mean to offend you. I have to help her explain.”

"what happened?"

Yan Yiting gave a wry smile and said, "Lu Aiai's family background is very complicated. It's not that she has no sense of boundaries and tries to force herself into the homes of people she's just met. She just can't get along with her sister."

Chen Ya frowned: "How could she not get along with her own sister?"

If Lu Aiai and her sister don't get along, why would her sister want to live in her house?

“Sigh, as an outsider, I can’t really tell you about her family,” Yan Yiting shook her head. “I can only tell you that Ai’ai left her hometown to come to Beijing and has lived alone for so many years. Her parents have only visited her a handful of times.”

Chen Ya nodded silently. He suddenly recalled what he had seen on Lu Ai'ai's phone the night he brought her home.

It was probably some insults her mother had said to her. That's why he took pity on her and took Lu Ai'ai in.

“I also don’t approve of her living with her sister. Well… how should I put it? Ai’ai is a genius in scientific research, but she has one flaw: she has very poor self-care skills.”

Chen Ya nodded: "I understand."