"This plan won’t work either! Damn it!" Frowning, Chen Xin crumpled a piece of draft paper in front of him, and tossed it aside, feeling imnsely frustrated.
The office floor was littered with similar paper balls, clearly indicating that Chen Xin’s work was not going well.
"What’s going on here, throwing away so much waste paper, have you run into so problem?" Knocking twice on the already ajar door with his finger, Qin Lan looked at the ss of paper balls on the floor of Chen Xin’s office and couldn’t help asking him curiously.
While asking, Qin Lan also picked up a broom from the doorway of Chen Xin’s office and started sweeping up the paper balls on the floor.
As she swept up the paper balls on the floor, Qin Lan couldn’t help but scold Chen Xin: "Not to nag, Xin, but you really need to change this habit of casually tossing waste paper. After all, you’re a departnt leader now. What does this look like if your subordinates see it?"
"When I’m upset, I can’t be bothered with all that." Chen Xin looked at Qin Lan, paused the task at hand, leaned back in his chair, and tiredly rubbed his forehead.
Qin Lan efficiently cleaned up the paper ss in Chen Xin’s office, stuffing everything into the trash can. Although this made the trash can overflow, almost forming a small mountain.
After clearing away the trash, she ca up behind Chen Xin, massaged his temples, and caringly asked, "Why are you so upset? Is work not going well? Or have you hit a tough spot?"
Enjoying Qin Lan’s massage with his eyes closed, Chen Xin finally sighed and explained: "The military needs a heavy weapon that can be used in underground caves and tunnels. The current weapons aren’t suitable, and I can’t find a solution for now, which inevitably makes frustrated!
You know the tunneling project has already started, and there’s less than four months until the military’s advance. I must co up with a feasible plan before the tunneling is completed, so the military has a suitable weapon for underground clearing operations!"
"Don’t push yourself too hard." Hearing Chen Xin’s explanation, Qin Lan wasn’t sure what comforting words to offer.
Of course, she knew how important Chen Xin’s duty was. Producing a feasible plan a day earlier could an fewer casualties.
In this situation, naturally, the sooner Chen Xin can deliver results, the better. Qin Lan also hopes he can co up with a plan sooner.
But as Chen Xin’s girlfriend, seeing him so tired and troubled, Qin Lan felt more heartache and hoped Chen Xin wouldn’t exhaust himself so much.
The conflicting positions and emotions left Qin Lan only able to advise Chen Xin to take care of himself and not push himself too hard.
With Qin Lan softly massaging his temples, Chen Xin gradually felt more comfortable, reached out to hold Qin Lan’s left hand that was massaging his forehead, pressed her palm against his cheek, feeling the softness of Qin Lan’s hand, he couldn’t help but relax.
During this period, to solve the problems in the Dongting Lake Battlefield, Chen Xin had been on edge, working overti in the office for many consecutive days, not even going ho.
Since returning from Europe, he had only spent a few days at ho, then devoted all his energy to work.
First, he revised the military’s offensive plan, then adjusted and upgraded the tunnel boring machine, and now he had to think about new weapons...
It could be said that since Chen Xin returned from Europe, he hadn’t had a mont’s rest.
Facing Chen Xin’s hectic and heavy workload, how could Qin Lan not feel heartache for her beloved?
But both she and Chen Xin understood, especially now, there was no ti for breaks.
After spending so warm monts with Qin Lan, Chen Xin finally pulled her into his embrace, letting her sit on his lap, and asked, "Why do you have ti to visit today?"
"Because you revised the counterattack plan, most of the troops have been idle, just training and studying tactics, so it’s relatively relaxed now." Qin Lan, resting in Chen Xin’s embrace, consciously adjusted her posture to avoid her tal prosthetic from poking him: "Zhu Luan had a minor issue due to intense combat recently, and now that there are no combat missions, it’s the perfect ti for repairs, so I got a couple of days off.
I initially planned to visit your parents, but they said you haven’t been ho for a week and asked to check on you, so here I am."
"Thanks to you, during the ti I wasn’t around, if it weren’t for you and Qingyan accompanying my parents, I’d really be worried about them," Chen Xin said with emotion upon hearing Qin Lan ntion his parents.
Though he knew the state would take care of his parents’ lives, even assigning staff to handle their daily needs, not being there himself still made him uneasy.
Besides, elderly people need companionship, especially now, unlike before, they couldn’t contact relatives or friends, had no entertainnt, and could only stay at ho in silence. If it weren’t for Qin Lan and Mo Qingyan visiting regularly, Chen Xin would genuinely worry about his parents facing issues out of loneliness.
"What are you talking about! This is what should be done." Qin Lan’s face blushed a little upon hearing Chen Xin’s words: "Besides, it’s mainly Qingyan who’s keeping them company; I previously had combat tasks and rarely found ti to visit your parents, unlike Qingyan, who often chatted with them."
"Still, thank you. When I wasn’t around, my parents were fortunate to have your care." Chen Xin smiled at Qin Lan, suddenly joking, "Speaking of which, when are you and Qingyan going to change how you address them? You’re closer to my parents than I am yet still call them uncle and aunt, doesn’t it feel distant?"
Hearing Chen Xin’s teasing, Qin Lan shyly punched his chest, coquettishly saying, "What are you talking about! We aren’t married, why change how we address them?"
Qin Lan’s punch was gentle, causing Chen Xin no pain, yet this playful banter inexplicably lifted his mood, prompting him to promptly kiss Qin Lan on her cheek.
This made Qin Lan even shyer. She nervously glanced at the office door before breaking free from Chen Xin’s embrace to stand up, saying, "Not in the office! If soone sees, it wouldn’t be good for your reputation!"
Qin Lan’s shy deanor imdiately made Chen Xin laugh. If it were the past, he couldn’t imagine Qin Lan showing such shyness in front of him.
However, just as he was about to say sothing more to Qin Lan, a knock suddenly ca at the office door, and a researcher walked in, a few degrees of excitent on his face as he said to Chen Xin, "Academician, the Laser Weapon project has made a breakthrough!"
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