Rebirth from the Ashes

414-416

Chapter 414: Are You an Idiot?

In the core laboratory of the Situ family’s drug manufactory.

Shen Xi was toiling away all on her own in the huge laboratory.

Having been keeping his shoulder to the wheel for Ning Sinian, Pei Xu did not want to take up her time. He waited outside the lab so as not to bother her.

So far, it had been a whole day. As dawn turned to dusk, Pei Xu reached to retrieve a cigarette, but the box was empty.

The sight of a pile of cigarette butts piling up in the ashtray and several empty cigarette boxes left him dumbstruck. He stood to tidy up and chewed on some gum.

He returned and waited by the laboratory door. Gazing at the occupied figure inside, his eyes were filled with gratitude.

Pei Xu always considered himself a hapless dude. Who knew that he would one day be blessed by good luck? Meeting her was the luckiest thing to happen in his life.

His phone vibrated and he whipped it out for a look. It was Fu Qingxuan. This guy was more worried and anxious about the situation. “She’s still in the lab!”

Fu Qingxuan was cranky. “Get her to rest before picking it back up. It’s been a while. She’s been working at it from four in the morning to six in the evening. Are you trying to wear her out?”

This issue had already come to Pei Xu’s mind. She had been on constant focus for fourteen hours straight yet showed no signs of fatigue or slowing down. “I can’t enter the laboratory.”

See!

He was different from Fu Qingxuan. Fu Qingxuan was concerned about her health, body, whether she could keep up at it, and if she would tire herself out.

What about him?

Admittedly, Sinian was Pei Xu’s only worry. He was more concerned whether Shen Xi would be successful in producing the drug. His priority was not her well-being.

Fu Qingxuan was on pins and needles. “Are you an idiot? Do I need to teach you? Knock on the door and ask her to get out.”

Helplessly letting out a bitter smile, Pei Xu taunted him. “If you’re so great, why don’t you come here and get her out!”

Her head was in the game and her enthusiasm remained high. The way he saw it, Shen Xi loved her job.

Pei Xu rarely ever saw such expression in her eyes. It was the same sparkle when she chatted about Toffeecito’s dad with Song Wenye.

It dawned on him that people do glow when talking about their loved ones.

It turned out that people also glowed when doing what they loved.

“F*ck! You punk!” Fu Qingxuan cursed.

Letting it slide, Pei Xu merely warned him. “Cut the foul language in front of her.”

The first thing Sister Xi did after her return was giving him a telling-off, asking him to stop being a bad influence, and teaching Fu Qingxuan cuss words. Nevertheless, it took two to tango. Fu Qingxuan picked it up himself.

It only made Fu Qingxuan run his mouth. “F*ck, f*ck, f*ck, f*ck, f*ck, f*ck…”

Dazed, Pei Xu uttered the same and cut the line.

Ten minutes.

Half an hour.

An hour.

Pei Xu kept watching by the door, observing her every move.