"Thank you, I know now." Shang Lingyi forced a smile and quickly changed the subject: "But I still want to visit Teacher Yan's laboratory. After all, it's the first time my family has entrusted me with a large sum of money for investment, I have to be cautious."

"This... alright."

Yan Yi had no reason to refuse. For research groups like theirs, getting funding and having visits was common. The external sponsorship for the radio research group was already considered minimal; the Combat Technique Martial Arts Society was the one favored by external funds. For example, the 'Wolf Eagle Fist Martial Arts Society' had the full sponsorship of the noble Sima family from Yanjing. The bizarre techniques developed day and night by those martial maniacs flowed into the hands of these aristocrats, only to shine on moonless nights when murders occurred.

What's more, Shang Lingyi came with Lou Yinhai. Yan Yi could disregard Shang Lingyi's face, but she had to consider the opinion of Lou Yinhai, the martial pillar of the Imperial Academy.

The laboratory was not large, and Shang Lingyi quickly looked around, glancing like an outsider. Meanwhile, Lou Yinhai, the insider, immediately acknowledged his proficiency. His eyes sparkled when he saw the machine on the experiment table: "Are you testing the negative feedback theory proposed by Professor Fu?"

"Yes, multiple tests have indeed proven it can effectively reduce signal error," Yan Yi said. "Next, I plan to..."

When the two Imperial Academy teachers started discussing academic topics that were 'understandable in words but incomprehensible in meaning,' Le Yuxin noticed Shang Lingyi's behavior was quite odd. While she was visiting, she was not browsing aimlessly; instead, she seemed to be searching for something, specifically staring into some dark corners.

At this moment, Le Yuxin felt the person in his arms became a bit restless. He turned his head and saw Ning Xinyuan also attempting to observe the outside situation through the crack in the door. However, the crack was on Le Yuxin's side, and he couldn't make room for her, so she had to stretch her neck, making it look like she was snuggling in Le Yuxin's arms.

Although Le Yuxin didn't speak, he could feel Ning Xinyuan's heartbeat, and Ning Xinyuan naturally felt his turning head. She looked up at Le Yuxin, seemingly wanting to gesture with her hands, but the space in the cabinet didn't allow such a large movement.

When the two exchanged glances, Le Yuxin suddenly felt an itch in the palm covering Ning Xinyuan's mouth, as if... it had been licked by a cat's tongue.

Le Yuxin understood, slightly nodding towards the door crack, and Ning Xinyuan nodded almost imperceptibly.

Lou Yinhai was right outside, and they couldn't even whisper.

Actually, Le Yuxin covered Ning Xinyuan's mouth before just in case she panicked and shouted uncontrollably. As long as she calmed down, she certainly wouldn't act rashly, so Le Yuxin moved his hand away. With this obstacle removed, Ning Xinyuan could lean more comfortably in Le Yuxin's embrace and finally barely peek through the door crack at the outside world.

At first, Le Yuxin thought Ning Xinyuan was a traditional, conservative woman who would certainly hate physical contact with a man even if forced to squeeze into a cabinet with one. Yet, she couldn't make a fuss outside. Her mind clearly wanted to stay as far away from Yin Le as possible, but in reality, she had no choice but to snuggle in Yin Le's arms, showing a face of unwillingness and humiliation...

Alas, if Qing Lan were not so independent now, disobedient, Le Yuxin would certainly have featured her on the cover of Youth Daily.

But as usual, reality offered fewer surprises. Ning Xinyuan, after all, was an Imperial Academy teacher, strong in emotional control and quick to adapt, even competing with Le Yuxin for dominance in the cabinet.

Nevertheless, this led to not just Ning Xinyuan's heartbeat but also her breath, body temperature, fragrance, softness, even Yan Yi's scent, the sweat after fooling around, and many other messy things that Le Yuxin could fully perceive.

Luckily, there was the Ice Blood Physique; otherwise, if Le Yuxin couldn't keep his composure, wouldn't that mean losing?

Le Yuxin quickly collected his thoughts and looked towards the door crack, just in time to see Shang Lingyi observing it.

At the moment their eyes met, Le Yuxin felt like he had been discovered.

Ning Xinyuan was so frightened that she stiffened, her legs went weak, and if not held by someone, she might have collapsed. But at this moment, she felt a hand gently stroking the back of her head, the holder standing as steady as a mountain, which quickly soothed her nervous and frightened heart, though her heart still pounded.

As expected, Shang Lingyi glanced for a moment and turned her gaze away, without any intention of coming over to open the door. There wasn't even a ray of light in the cabinet; even if Shang Lingyi had practiced some elusive martial arts technique, she wouldn't be able to see Le Yuxin and Ning Xinyuan's eyes.

That was why Le Yuxin calmly comforted Ning Xinyuan.

This wasn't due to Zhengwei Jing and Yin Yin's residual charm. When playing horror games before, Le Yuxin didn't know how many times he'd encountered this 'door crack eye-killing,' but invariably, people outside couldn't see those inside, a phenomenon scientifically explained.

Shang Lingyi's focus on the cabinet finally piqued Yan Yi's vigilance. She ignored the enthusiastic Lou Yinhai and spoke, "Ms. Shang, if there's no issue, perhaps we should go to the office to discuss in detail. It's rude not to offer even a glass of water after such a long time."

"No problem." Shang Lingyi glanced at the small table's apparatus and asked, "By the way, Teacher Yan, does your lab have any usable products? While our company is willing to invest in educational ventures, if there are specific products available, we'd naturally be more inclined to increase our investment, striving for early mass production..."

"No," Yan Yi replied. "Sorry to disappoint you."

"Truly nothing?" Shang Lingyi questioned, "Anything at all?"

Yan Yi seemed to catch a deeper meaning and chuckled, "So what product does Ms. Shang hope our lab will develop? I'm eager to hear your insight."

"In this field, I'm just a foolish girl, Teacher Yan, you're the expert; such words belittle me," Shang Lingyi said. "However, even with my limited understanding, I know your group researches remote communication tools, right?"

"So, have you developed any product, within a certain distance, that can transmit sound through a medium... and is already functional?"

Yan Yi and Shang Lingyi chatted outside, unaware that inside the cabinet, Le Yuxin watched them intently, wearing a thoughtful expression.

But Le Yuxin didn't notice that in his arms, after Ning Xinyuan glanced at Shang Lingyi, she quickly observed Le Yuxin's expression, a faint smile appearing on her lips.

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