Of course, there was one person at the scene with an extremely ugly face. He could hardly control his shock and almost jumped up from slapping the table when the PPT was projected on the computer.
He hid in a corner and gloomily listened to Bethea's entire introduction. Then he saw the old man taking the lead in applauding, and Eileen Wo and Yourong Yan followed suit...
The incomprehension, doubts, unwillingness, resentment, and huge psychological gap in his heart impacted his nerves, so much so that even long after Bethea finished telling her the end, he could not come back to his senses and was still immersed in his own world.
Until it was his turn later, he failed to adjust to his condition. He stuttered and made frequent mistakes when speaking, which made several big shots in the Sixth Continent and the top management of the research institute frown.
In the end, he looked dejected and ended his part with a broken jar.
…
Outside.
Qiao Nian took the USB flash drive, said goodbye to the technician, and returned to the crowd to find the black man.
"Where did you go just now?" As soon as the black man saw her, he pulled her over and anxiously asked Qiao Nian about the situation.
Qiao Nian pushed his hand away and just said: "...the problem has been solved, don't worry."
He felt a hot gaze falling on him.
She looked along and saw the man in a suit and tie coming out of the conference room looking in their direction, his eyes fixed on her hand that was holding the black man away.
Qiao Nian lowered his head and saw her hand on the black man's arm, as if they had an unusual relationship.
The corner of her mouth twitched, and she suddenly understood what Ye Wangchuan was looking at. She avoided the black man's touch like lightning and took a safe position with him.
"What's wrong?" The black man looked at her confused and looked away from him, touched the back of his head, and then turned around.
Following the direction Qiao Nian was looking just now, he saw Bethea and the others coming out.
He didn't think too much and happily greeted him: "Captain!"
Bethea came over to join him: "Where's the chemist? About the USB flash drive..."
"The file bag placed in the laboratory yesterday was not given to you by the chemist." The black man interrupted her and explained quickly. "I don't know what the USB flash drive you are talking about is, but it should have been modified by the chemist for you. She just told me that the problem was solved."
"Where is she?" Bescia looked around, but saw no figure of Qiao Nian.
The black man also helped her look for someone. After looking around and not seeing anyone, he said blankly, "It's strange. She was still talking to me here before, but she disappeared in the blink of an eye."
…
Qiao Nian followed the location Ye Wangchuan sent her and walked into the unmonitored corner.
The fire escape door was suddenly opened, and a tall figure grabbed her wrist and pulled her in.
Qiao Nian was pulled into a warm embrace, and the fingers on her wrist tightened tightly.
The darkness instantly enveloped the two of them. Ye Wangchuan lowered his neck, but his eyes were surprisingly bright. The two pairs of eyes met, and each saw his own shadow in the other's eyes.
"Why did you call me here?"
"Who was that man just now?"
The two spoke almost at the same time.
Qiao Nian understood immediately and raised her eyebrows high: "Who do you think he is?"
Ye Wangchuan's eyes gradually became as dark as an inkstone. He raised his fingertips and followed her palm inch by inch. The thinly callused fingertips snaked across the skin, causing a numb feeling like an electric shock.
Qiao Nianggang frowned before he could speak.
The lights in the emergency passage suddenly went out.
In the narrow space, only each other's breathing could be heard. (End of chapter)