The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 210 Desperate Sam Huo Yingjie_1

Chapter 210: Chapter 210 Desperate Sam Huo Yingjie_1

Huo Yingjie returned to the research institute and, after a brief rest, immersed himself in the busy work.

He had now spent seventy-two consecutive hours in the laboratory without a wink of sleep, constantly monitoring the experimental process.

This was a crucial day, and he couldn’t afford the slightest negligence.

Finally, at ten o’clock the next morning, after completing three experiments, everyone in the laboratory burst into cheers.

Huo Yingjie did not stay to celebrate; instead, he walked out of the laboratory, looked up at the bright sunlight outside, which was somewhat dazzling! His steps were a bit unsteady, head heavy and feet light, forcing him to move to the side of the wall and lean on it.

However, after a few steps, his body grew softer, and the world went dark before he lost consciousness.

"Huo Yingjie, Huo Yingjie..."

"Boss, Boss..."

Huo Yingjie heard someone calling him incessantly, the voice sounding very distant.

Sometimes loud, sometimes soft.

Sometimes far, sometimes near!

Eventually, he heard clearly and his eyelids no longer felt as heavy as before, struggling to open his eyes.

"Big brother, are you finally awake?" Zhou Yuan Chao asked with red eyes on the side, full of concern.

Everything was stark white, with the smell of disinfectant in the air; this must be a hospital.

"Yuan Chao, didn’t I go back to the dorm? How did I end up in the hospital?" Huo Yingjie asked, quite puzzled. His health had always been good, though he felt tired, he figured a good sleep would fix it.

Zhou Yuan Chao heard this and replied with a bitter smile, "Boss, you can’t push yourself that hard next time. You spent three days and nights in the lab without sleep; even someone made of iron can’t handle that!"

Huo Yingjie then realized he had passed out from exhaustion and said, "Then it’s alright, I’m awake now, I can go back."

Just then, Chief Engineer Sun and some others came over. Seeing that Huo Yingjie had awakened, they were very pleased and said, "Yingjie, your experiment was very successful, saving manpower and resources for our laboratory. I’m very happy. However, even though you’ve achieved results, I still have to criticize you. Your health is your capital for revolution; you can’t just focus on experiments without resting. Take a few days off to recuperate. After that, I’ll assign two people to assist you in monitoring the experiments, so you’ll only need to manage the overall direction and won’t have to personally supervise them."

Huo Yingjie had not been at the institute for long and was still a junior researcher without the credentials to have assistants.

"Hehe, don’t worry, the national commendation order has already come through, and they’ve promoted you to head of the R&D group at the meeting today," Chief Engineer Sun said with a smile. "You’re entitled to three assistants."

"Ah?" Huo Yingjie was surprised; this was a much better arrangement than before. If he had assistants, he wouldn’t have to work so hard. "Chief Engineer Sun, isn’t this improper? I’m so young, and I haven’t been at the institute for very long!"

Chief Engineer Sun chuckled and said, "Don’t overthink it, our place relies entirely on ability. If you have it, others will acknowledge you. Now everyone is vying to be your assistant. I’ll arrange two for you, and you can choose one yourself."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yuan Chao hurriedly patted his chest and said, "Pick me, pick me..."

Huo Yingjie nodded and said, "Then I choose you."

"That’s great, from now on I’ll have to properly make sure you rest," Zhou Yuanchao laughed and said, "I also hope that in the future, you’ll combine work and rest, leading us to achieve more successes."

"Yes, I too hope you recover soon," Chief Engineer Sun said, looking at Huo Yingjie with a kind expression. In Huo Yingjie, he saw his younger self.

Just then, a doctor in a white coat walked in from the corridor, holding a pen in one hand and a clipboard in the other with a notebook on it, specifically used for recording patients’ clinical conditions.

"Okay, you’ve all had your say, now hurry back, the patient needs to rest well." The doctor frowned as she spoke, with so many people having come, the room was devoid of fresh air.

Huo Yingjie frowned, this voice sounded a bit familiar. He looked up and was taken aback, why was she here?

As if she hadn’t seen Huo Yingjie, the doctor took out her stethoscope, ready to check Huo Yingjie.

Chief Engineer Sun smiled and said, "Yingjie, rest well. I’ll come to visit you later."

"Thank you, Chief Engineer Sun." Huo Yingjie smiled and said, "Zhou Yuanchao, go get me some food, I’m starving."

"Sure thing, I’ll go now, there’s braised pork in the cafeteria today." Zhou Yuanchao chuckled, grabbed the lunch box, and hurried out to get the food.

With everyone gone, the room suddenly contained only Huo Yingjie and that doctor!

The doctor checked Huo Yingjie with a poker face and said, "It’s just due to overwork, nothing serious. Pay attention to balancing work and rest in the future, rest well and after this glucose drip, you can go back."

"Why have you come?" Huo Yingjie couldn’t help asking. The way this woman behaved, her words vividly in his eyes and ears during New Year’s at his grandparents’ house, had left him utterly annoyed.

Only then did the female doctor look at Huo Yingjie and say, "This is my job, why can’t I be here?"

"If you’re here, where’s Huo Yingqi?" Huo Yingjie asked, as Zhou Yuanyuan and Huo Yingqi were always inseparable.

Zhou Yuanyuan, seeing Huo Yingjie’s unfriendly tone and feeling downhearted, said, "Where Yingqi has gone, how would I know! As for you, not taking care of your health, I’m going to write to Grandpa Huo and Grandma Huo about this later."

What Huo Yingjie feared most was exactly this; he didn’t want the elders to know about his fainting and worry about him.

"Just do your own thing, I am a patient and I have a right to privacy." Huo Yingjie said, "If you go around speaking carelessly, I’ll let you know that you’re breaking discipline."

"You..." Zhou Yuanyuan finally lost her patience, her eyes reddening, "Brother Yingjie, why are you treating me like this?"

Huo Yingjie turned away, not wanting to get too involved with Zhou Yuanyuan, and said, "Since you’re a doctor here, then we’re colleagues in the same unit. Is there something wrong with what I’ve said?"

Since he didn’t like her, he shouldn’t give her any unrealistic fantasies!

"Brother Yingjie, I..." Zhou Yuanyuan hadn’t finished speaking when she heard Zhou Yuanchao running over in a hurry.

"Boss, Boss, it’s mealtime." Zhou Yuanchao said, "It’s still hot, don’t dawdle."

Zhou Yuanchao helped Huo Yingjie sit up, pulled out the tray on the hospital bed, and placed the food on it.

"Thank you." Huo Yingjie expressed his gratitude. He was indeed hungry and began to eat heartily, not caring about the presence of anyone else in the room.

But Huo Yingjie had good manners; even though he ate quickly, he wasn’t gobbling his food.

"Doctor, my brother is okay, right?" Seeing Huo Yingjie eating, and noticing a doctor nearby, Zhou Yuanchao carefully inquired.

Zhou Yuanchao also realized that this doctor seemed to be new!

Zhou Yuanyuan didn’t respond and turned to leave, ignoring Zhou Yuanchao.

"Ah, this new doctor’s attitude isn’t very good, huh." Zhou Yuanchao muttered in dissatisfaction, "But she’s quite pretty, no idea if she has a boyfriend."