This weekend, the Capital City division head of the robot competition convened another eting with the Beijing University team.
This was already the fourth eting held during this period.
Division heads would inquire about each other’s updates, so from ti to ti they called their teams that had made it to the finals to communicate about the other teams’ progress.
But even so, having etings this frequently was a bit much!
When Lu Beibei questioned over the phone, "Why are we having another eting? This actually seems like a waste of ti," the Capital City division head hesitated and gave a wry smile, "Mainly because our sponsor places great importance on this competition. All the expenses for the developnt of your robot are paid by Boss Shen, so having a few more etings should be fine... "
You could ntion anything, but never talk about money with Beibei. With money on the line, she’d agree to anything!
"Alright, then I’ll inform the team mbers."
Later, thanks to Lu Beibei’s effort, the eting duration was still reduced to two hours.
Xia Ye was now an official mber of the robot competition team and naturally had to attend the etings.
Before the finals, all three teams needed to fully manufacture their ultimate concept robot. So far, Xia Ye’s team had created a robotic arm. Listening to the progress might not seem fast, but since the robot’s majority of functions were perford by the arm, they had essentially completed one-third of it.
Bringing the robotic arm to the Capital City division, Xia Ye confidently started the program running software on the computer, deftly entering commands on the keyboard, and the robotic arm precisely executed a variety of actions based on the instructions.
In front of the computer screen, Xia Ye wore the glasses Jiang Xuan had matched for her; any trace of impatience was hidden in the reflections on the lenses. Shen Zhixi sat in his wheelchair at a distance, not really watching how the chanical arm moved.
Watching Xia Ye at this mont, he knew Shen Zhiqiao would never be able to beat her, that all his painstaking efforts to cultivate her, wanting to teach Xia Ye a lesson, had been in vain.
After entering the last command, Xia Ye took off her glasses with a "clack," the glasses case snapping shut. She t Shen Zhixi’s gaze, which hadn’t moved from her face since the beginning, and said with a double entendre, "Mr. Shen, have you seen enough?"
Shen Zhixi curved his lips into a smile and responded unabashedly, "Not bad, the arm is executing commands very precisely. I have a lot of confidence in you all."
The eting concluded, and everyone exited the building.
Shen Zhixi was wheeled out by his secretary, joining the students. He took the initiative to suggest, "It’s almost dinner ti; you all have been busy with the competition recently. What do you feel like eating? Dinner is on tonight."
Hearing they could dine with their wealthy sponsor, the students were thrilled; after all, even after they graduated and entered society, they might not have the chance to share a al with Mr. Shen.
Only Xia Ye appeared indifferent, "You go ahead, I won’t be joining."
Shen Zhixi looked over at her.
The boys also felt a bit downhearted and coaxed her, "Co on, beauty, join us. Mr. Shen is treating, and we can have a good drink tonight."
They knew Xia Ye enjoyed drinking and deliberately used that to tempt her.
Yet Xia Ye still showed no interest and rejected them curtly with two words, "Not going."
If Xia Ye wasn’t going, neither did Lu Beibei. She took the initiative to help Xia Ye hail a cab on the side of the road, saying she’d accompany her back to the dorm later.
Seeing this, the boys had no choice but to let it go, already discussing which restaurant to go to next.
Shen Zhixi maneuvered his wheelchair in front of Xia Ye, "Miss Xia, don’t you want to have a drink with your classmates to relax a little?"
Xia Ye picked at her ear, "Don’t want to."
Unbelievably, she, who had quite a craving for alcohol, could resist.
"Boyfriend doesn’t allow?" Shen Zhixi’s smile didn’t reach his eyes, "I didn’t expect Miss Xia to listen to her boyfriend so much. He’s not here now; if you don’t tell and I don’t tell, he won’t know."
Xia Ye’s lips ford a aningful smile, "How do you know he’s not here?"
Shen Zhixi snorted, "What do you an?"
Xia Ye lifted her chin toward a black car about 100 ters away on the roadside. At the mont her gaze t the car, the rear window began to rise.
Jiang Xuan ordered Shen Jing, "Drive."
"Oh, oh," Shen Jing, caught off guard, fumbled to start the car. Sadly, before he could succeed, the rear window was knocked upon.
Xia Ye’s arm rested on the lowered window, looking at Jiang Xuan, who hadn’t visited her for a while, "Following ?"
Her voice carried a playful banter, reminiscent of a cheeky rascal engaging in small talk during a carjacking.
Jiang Xuan appeared calm as he replied, "Happened to pass by." He glanced into the distance, "Your roommate has hailed a cab; I have a eting back at the company, so I won’t drop you off."
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