Quick Transmigration: The Mad Beauty Refuses to Be the Scapegoat!-Chapter 365 - 15: This Fishpond’s Cannon Fodder Is Contracted (Part 15)

Chapter 365: Chapter 15: This Fishpond’s Cannon Fodder Is Contracted (Part 15)

Because the base is built underwater, if there’s no light in the room, no natural light can make its way in either, making the room completely pitch dark.

Zhou Wenjin was unfamiliar with this place and didn’t know where the light switch was. He was also worried that speaking might wake up Jiang Lai, who was resting, so he could only feel his way around cautiously.

He knew the position of the table. As he searched on the tabletop, his fingertips suddenly touched something smooth and warm. He instinctively withdrew his hand, and a slightly hoarse voice sounded in front of him.

"What are you looking for?"

It was Jiang Lai. Wasn’t she supposed to be sleeping?

Zhou Wenjin did not ask further.

"My phone. I have a video conference in the afternoon."

"Hmm."

After a while, the phone on the table lit up, and Jiang Lai handed it over.

"Here."

"Thank you. Why are you sleeping here like this?"

Jiang Lai yawned as she slowly got up and turned on the conference room lights, instantly brightening up the room.

"I’m used to it. I couldn’t fall asleep on the bed."

Zhou Wenjin noticed a clear red mark on Jiang Lai’s side face from being pressed against something. Her big, round, dark eyes were also filled with a misty glaze, making her seem small and soft. He had never seen her like this before—it was like she was a completely different person compared to her usual serious, rigorous, and uninteresting self.

"Sorry for disturbing your rest."

"It’s fine. I just dozed off a bit. Go ahead with your meeting, finish up early so I can rest earlier tonight."

Having been a boss for so many years, it was the first time being urged by someone else to get back to work.

Just then, Jiang Lai’s portable computer emitted an alarm sound. Looking at it, the overview of the experimental base indicated that the door to Zone Two’s laboratory had been breached.

Jiang Lai glanced at it.

"Sorry, I have to handle something first."

"What happened? Can I go with you to take a look?"

Jiang Lai shook her head.

"It’s the mermaid socialization experiment I mentioned in the morning. During the process, it’s better for the mermaid not to come into contact with too many unfamiliar and unfriendly humans, especially human males."

"Why especially males?" 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

Zhou Wenjin found it a bit odd.

As Jiang Lai walked out, she explained quickly.

"The experiment shows that male mermaids exhibit more aggression towards human males, whereas they are less wary around human females. In nature, lions, wolves, bears, and more commonly seen dogs tend to be friendlier towards females."

Watching her explain everything so earnestly, Zhou Wenjin nodded repeatedly.

"I see. That’s really unfortunate."

Jiang Lai glanced at him.

"If you’re truly interested, you could watch from the monitoring room, but don’t make any noise. Mermaids have very sharp hearing."

"Yeah, I just want to see how our Professor Jiang conducts human socialization training for mermaids. If it succeeds, it would be a step forward for peaceful development between humans and mermaids."

Jiang Lai moved quickly, matching her fast-paced speech.

Luckily, Zhou Wenjin had long legs and took big strides, so following her, he could still maintain a leisurely pace.

Just then, a shadow suddenly appeared around the corner, unexpectedly bumping into Zhou Wenjin.

Zhou Wenjin’s chin took a solid hit. He looked down with a slight frown on his face.

Isn’t this the intern who was just in the conference room with Jiang Lai?

"Are you okay?"

Out of courtesy, he asked proactively.

Ren Yan was holding her forehead. Upon hearing his voice, she slowly raised her head, tears welled up in her eyes as if the pain had made her cry. Then, upon realizing it was Zhou Wenjin, she quickly stepped back, turning her grievances into panic, but soon calmed down.

"Sorry, sir. It was my fault. You should go to the hospital, and I’ll cover your medical expenses."

Zhou Wenjin touched his chin. It felt swollen and tender, clearly, a visit to the hospital was necessary.

Was this woman made of cannonballs?

How could she have such strength to manage to bruise his chin with just one collision?

Ren Yan’s forehead also had a lump, which was quite apparent given her fair skin.

Zhou Wenjin sighed helplessly.

"Forget it. You should get your head checked instead and watch where you’re walking next time."

"No, I caused the trouble, so I should be responsible. Our laboratory has a medical room; let me take you there."

"No need, I still have matters to attend to."

After saying this, Zhou Wenjin shrugged helplessly at Jiang Lai.

Jiang Lai leaned against the wall, watching their back-and-forth interaction with interest. Little Buding was munching seeds excitedly.

"Here it comes, here it comes, the classic scene. The second male lead has never met a woman like this in his lifetime. He’s probably thinking: Woman, you’ve caught my attention."

According to the original plot, Jiang Lai wasn’t present at this point. Only Ren Yan and Zhou Wenjin were there, with one having a swollen chin and the other a swollen forehead. So, they both went to the medical room together.

As a result, there was no one in the medical room, so Ren Yan had to apply the medicine to Zhou Wenjin herself. In the cramped space, being in close quarters, Ren Yan’s unique charm made it easy for Zhou Wenjin to remember her.

"I don’t understand. Is that how people fall in love so quickly? I can’t wrap my head around it."

Little Buding couldn’t comprehend it. Does the Domineering President’s love really come so fiercely?

At this moment, Ren Yan seemed to have just noticed Jiang Lai, quickly standing aside to bow and greet her, looking as if she had immense fear of Jiang Lai.

Jiang Lai glanced at the two of them. The show was about over, so she turned and left, not wanting to hold up the heroine’s real business.

Zhou Wenjin was about to follow, but Ren Yan quickly ran in front of him and reached out to hold him back.

"Leader, there’s something I’d like to show you. It won’t take much of your time."

Meanwhile, Jiang Lai arrived at Zone Two’s laboratory and discovered that it was because an access card snapped in the card slot.

Checking the surveillance, Hu Xintong’s face was clearly visible.

Not long after, Hu Xintong herself came over to explain.

"I’m sorry, Director. I went to the wrong laboratory. I thought it was Zone One’s lab. When I realized the mistake as I swiped the card, I got anxious and snapped the card inside."

The pre-prepared excuse was flawless, and everyone knew about Jiang Lai’s personality—focused only on important matters, she completely ignored trivialities. Hence, they could come up with such a ridiculous excuse as mixing up laboratories.

If even bothering to come up with an excuse seemed unnecessary, and fooling her was also done so carelessly, then indeed Jiang Lai had nothing to say. The internship period for these few individuals was nearly over. So she glanced at Hu Xintong.

"Have you completed your internship summary report?"

Hu Xintong was caught off guard, not expecting Jiang Lai to suddenly ask this.

"Yes, it’s finished. It was done a while ago, waiting to be submitted along with the others."

"Hmm, you should now deliver the internship report to my desk directly, then catch the next boat to the shore."

Hu Xintong could hardly believe her ears.