Qiao Jing noticed that Zhan Qipei had suddenly stopped and turned her head to look at the man, only to find him engaged in a silent battle of wills with Wu Xirui.
She rolled her eyes speechlessly and let go of Zhan Qipei’s hand, preparing to enter on her own.
When he felt Qiao Jing pulling away her hand, Zhan Qipei imdiately withdrew his gaze and followed behind the woman.
——
The next day, at the research institute.
Qiao Jing had just arrived at her laboratory to find an additional person there that day, Xu Moqian.
At the mont, Zhan Nanqing was sitting on the couch, hands folded across her chest, staring at Xu Moqian with a speechless expression.
"What are you doing here?"
Xu Moqian "tch"-ed and plonked himself onto another couch, even rudely propping his legs up in an exaggerated slouch.
"I’m here to see Sister Jing, not you. Why are you glaring at ? You think glaring at will scare or sothing?"
Qiao Jing watched these two mortal enemies and pursed her lips helplessly, then started walking into the laboratory.
After hearing noise from the doorway, Xu Moqian shifted his gaze towards the direction of the entrance.
When his eyes t Qiao Jing’s, he imdiately dropped his careless deanor.
"Sister Jing, you’re here!"
Zhan Nanqing stopped squabbling with Xu Moqian as well and stood up from the couch.
"Professor Qiao, good morning!"
Qiao Jing saw that neither of them continued arguing and nodded her head.
Just as she was getting ready to start working, she suddenly felt her right eyelid twitch.
Qiao Jing slightly furrowed her brows but didn’t pay it much attention; however, as she got to the lab bench, her eyelid twitched again.
Unable to help it, she raised her hand to rub her eye, hoping to alleviate the sensation, but found the twitching seed to accelerate.
She had to repeatedly rub her eyes.
Noticing Qiao Jing’s actions, Zhan Nanqing asked with concern:
"What’s wrong? Is your eye uncomfortable?"
Qiao Jing pursed her lips, and after her eye felt a bit better, she lowered her hand and replied to Zhan Nanqing’s question.
"My right eyelid is twitching."
Hearing Qiao Jing’s response, Zhan Nanqing joked:
"Your right eyelid is twitching? Isn’t there a saying, ’left for wealth, right for disaster’? Could it be... you’re not going to have so bad luck today, are you? Why else would it keep twitching?"
After saying that, she covered her mouth.
"Tsk tsk tsk, I’m just joking, don’t take it to heart, okay?"
Xu Moqian, not liking to hear that, directly snapped back at Zhan Nanqing.
"What kind of joke was that? You predict only the bad and not the good? With that crow’s mouth of yours, you’re not cursing Sister Jing, are you?"
Zhan Nanqing initially felt a bit guilty, but when Xu Moqian snapped at her like that, she snapped back.
"Nonsense! How could I possibly curse Qiao Jing? Wasn’t that obviously a joke?"
Seeing the two of them about to argue again, Qiao Jing had to intervene.
"Enough, I need to work."
Her eyelid wasn’t twitching anymore; maybe she had been overthinking it.
But lately, she really did need to be more cautious about her surroundings.
anwhile, at Imperial Capital Airport.
A plane from the M country had just landed, and about a dozen n with blond hair and blue eyes descended, all wearing black suits.
These mysterious n carried suitcases and all wore black sunglasses uniformly.
When they arrived at the airport, they imdiately attracted the attention of passersby.
After all, it was not common for foreigners to dress in such an enigmatic manner, looking like they belonged to so organization.
The man leading the group noticed the gazes of the people around him and frowned, instructing:
"Act discreetly, do not attract the attention of the people around us. Later on, we will split up and take action. We have now obtained Professor Qiao’s personal information, and we will act accordingly. This Professor Qiao has made significant contributions to the Empire, causing our country’s agricultural developnt to fall completely behind the Empire; we cannot continue like this."
He paused and glanced at the current ti.
"If we kidnap Professor Qiao and bring him to our country, then our nation will be able to develop faster and surpass the Empire. The mission given by our superiors must be completed within two days. As an old saying in the Empire goes, this mission, we must succeed or die in the attempt."
A row of n in black nodded solemnly, and then quickly dispersed, blending into the crowd and disappearing in no ti.
At the sa ti.
Zhan Qipei and Wu Xirui were locked in a head-on confrontation over a piece of land.
This piece of land was a coveted pri location sought after by all rchants in the Imperial Capital; not only was it in the city center, but it also had an extrely high flow of people. If it were to be developed into a shopping mall, it would certainly make a fortune.
However, with Zhan Qipei and Wu Xirui participating in the auction, other rchants quietly withdrew, opting to watch from the sidelines.
After all, why would re mortals get involved in a battle between deities?
Zhan Qipei sat in his seat, his thin lips pressed into a straight line with no curvature, his eyes dark and brooding as he watched Wu Xirui.
He could have secured the land within his budget, but with Wu Xirui’s involvent, the price was sure to be driven up beyond his budget.
If he gave up the land to Wu Xirui, although the latter would suffer a loss for a while, the long-term rewards would be far greater.
Wu Xirui’s fingers rhythmically tapped on the armrest, eting Zhan Qipei’s gaze without flinching, and instead looked back smilingly.
"Zhan Qipei, what a coincidence."
Upon hearing Wu Xirui’s words, a trace of ruthlessness flickered in Zhan Qipei’s dark eyes, and a chilling aura emanated from him.
He slowly curled the corners of his mouth into a smile, but the coldness did not reach his eyes.
"Coincidence?"
He knew that Wu Xirui had intentionally co to the auction because of him.
He could feel that lately, Wu Xirui’s moves were getting bolder, not only trying to poach his partners but also sabotaging him in various ways. And today, Wu Xirui had deliberately co to the auction, clearly aning to oppose him.
It looked like Wu Xirui was officially starting his revenge.
Wu Xirui did not imdiately respond to Zhan Qipei’s words and instead pretended to casually raise his auction paddle.
"Fifty million."
After uttering these words, he turned his head towards Zhan Qipei.
"Indeed, a coincidence. We both have our eyes on this piece of land."
Zhan Qipei pursed his lips and, ignoring Wu Xirui, lifted his own paddle.
"One hundred million."
He had to secure the land today, otherwise Wu Xirui would gradually catch up to Zhan Corporation in the retail sector. Besides, he had been eyeing this land for a long ti.
Seeing Zhan Qipei raise the bid, Wu Xirui once again lifted his paddle without hesitation.
"One hundred and twenty million."
For him, whether or not he secured the plot of land was immaterial. He was simply there to inconvenience Zhan Qipei, forcing the latter to spend more money, although indeed, the land would bring greater benefits if developed into a shopping mall.
However, that was not his focus at the mont.
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