The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 237 - 236 Losing Him, Sweet Treasure Might... (1500+)_1

Chapter 237: Chapter 236 Losing Him, Sweet Treasure Might... (1500+)_1

Such a situation might arise!

Chief Engineer Sun hesitated for a moment but ultimately insisted, "Huo Yingjie is not an ordinary young man; he has a high IQ and high EQ, and he will handle emotional issues well. If we keep this from him and he ends up with regrets, he will be remorseful for the rest of his life."

Director Liu thought about it and nodded in agreement, "Alright, then I will wait until Huo Yingjie has finished his current workload and talk to him tomorrow."

"Right, and as for Zhou Yuanyuan, if possible, talk to the hospital director and ask them to give her more tasks so she doesn’t have to leave the institute," Chief Engineer Sun said, believing it would be better to keep a close watch on Zhou Yuanyuan inside rather than letting her be outside.

"I understand," Director Liu conveyed, acknowledging that security was of utmost importance.

After returning, Director Liu went to see the hospital director at the institute.

The hospital director understood the gravity of the situation and immediately promised to have doctors accompany Zhou Yuanyuan and to minimize her leave as much as possible.

Huo Yingjie came out of the laboratory exhausted, but the results were in and validated; he could rest now.

Zhou Yuanchao and Qian Miaomiao, who followed behind Huo Yingjie, also looked weary, but their eyes brimmed with eagerness!

They were about to achieve another success!

Holidays, recognition, and a hefty bonus were all lined up!

When Huo Yingjie went to Chief Engineer Sun’s office to report on the completion of his mission, Chief Engineer Sun wanted to speak with him, but seeing the bloodshot eyes of Huo Yingjie, he could not bear to.

"You’ve completed the task; take a good rest. I am well aware of your vacation entitlements, don’t push yourself too hard," Chief Engineer Sun consoled, intending to take good care of his trusted and beloved assistant. A talent like him was worth thousands of others.

In future wars, not only courage is demanded but more so the reliance on technology and weapons improvement to break through the blockades of other major countries.

"Thank you, Chief Engineer Sun," Huo Yingjie said with a smile, and without staying much longer, he left the Chief Engineer’s office.

In the past, Huo Yingjie might have noticed the unusual expression on Chief Engineer Sun’s face, but today he was too tired. The only thing he wanted to do now was to return to the dormitory, have a good bath, and sleep.

Zhou Yuanchao had already gone to the canteen and brought the food back to the dormitory.

After taking a bath, Huo Yingjie returned to the dormitory to eat. After tidying up a bit, he fell into a deep sleep.

Zhou Yuanchao was not lightly exhausted either; after cleaning up the dishes, he climbed into bed to sleep.

When Huo Yingjie woke up, it was already 10 o’clock the next morning.

Seeing Zhou Yuanchao still asleep, Huo Yingjie did not wake him but took both their meal boxes to get food.

Usually, Zhou Yuanchao was the one who helped get the food most of the time; today, Huo Yingjie wanted to do something for his good friend.

Huo Yingjie took four meal boxes and was just about to leave the canteen when he ran into Zhou Yuanyuan at the entrance.

"Brother Yingjie, you’ve lost weight," Zhou Yuanyuan said softly. "You can’t work so hard in the future, or I’ll have to tell Grandpa Huo and Grandma Huo."

Huo Yingjie was hungry and even less patient.

"It’s all for the sake of the career!" Huo Yingjie said a noble-sounding phrase and quickly left the canteen.

Huo Yingjie worried that if he spoke too much with Zhou Yuanyuan, the woman might lose control of her emotions, start yelling, and create a scene well-known to all, which would reflect poorly on him as well.

Although his achievements at the Weapons Research Institute were impressive and he had yielded many results, ’a tall tree catches the wind’, and he had always encountered jealousy.

Healthy jealousy could stimulate everyone’s competitiveness!

But sickly jealousy could provoke the sins of human psychology!

He didn’t want to be envied for his exceptional abilities, especially being framed using such despicable excuses of romantic entanglements.

He had a lot on his plate and didn’t want Zhou Yuanyuan to cause him any more trouble.

If I can’t deal with it, I can still avoid it!

From now on, I’ll just let Zhou Yuanchao get the food!

"Brother Yingjie, Brother Yingjie...." Zhou Yuanyuan called anxiously from behind.

Huo Yingjie quickened his pace until he was running.

Huo Yingjie felt very fortunate that he had not gotten soup today; it was all solid food. Otherwise, with such a fast run, he would have spilled it!

Gasping for breath, Huo Yingjie returned to his dormitory and found Zhou Yuanchao, who had just come out of the bathroom, surprisedly asked, "Boss, is there a wolf dog chasing you or what?"

"Ah!" Huo Yingjie sighed, "A creature scarier than a wolf dog!"

Zhou Yuanchao, taken aback, then laughed and asked, "Is it that Zhou Yuanyuan again? You’ve been avoiding her, and she still hasn’t given up?"

"If she gave up so easily, she wouldn’t have chased me here. From now on, you take care of getting the meals. I can’t do it anymore. Just seeing her makes my scalp tingle." Huo Yingjie shuddered, unable to cease thinking about the troublesome mess!

"Sure, to curry favor with your future sister-in-law, I’ll get your meals for you without complaints from now on." Zhou Yuanchao laughed, "I’m just curious, why is Zhou Yuanyuan, who is so attractive, fixated on you... on such an odd tree to hang herself?"

"You’re the odd tree!" Huo Yingjie responded discontentedly—he might not be flamboyant, but he was certainly as graceful as a willow!

"Alright, let’s drop it. Just after you left, someone came to notify you to see Director Liu," Zhou Yuanchao said, having been rudely awakened by the knocking on his door while he was sleeping soundly.

"Did they say what it was about?" Huo Yingjie asked, hoping it wasn’t because of Zhou Yuanyuan again.

He was just so annoyed!

Huo Yingjie had been very hungry, but now with matters at hand, he ate a few bites, changed into clean clothes, and went to see Director Liu.

Upon seeing Huo Yingjie, Director Liu quickly invited him in and personally poured him a cup of tea.

"Director Liu, what’s the matter?" Huo Yingjie cautiously inquired, knowing that it was rarely good news when Director Liu wanted to see him.

Director Liu noticed Huo Yingjie’s nervousness and found it somewhat humorous. It seemed that every time he summoned Huo Yingjie, it was never for anything good, especially since Zhou Yuanyuan had arrived.

"There is a matter. Fortunately, you have a like-minded person who trusts you immensely, which allowed us to learn about it," Director Liu explained. After an investigation by the unit, Zhou Yuanyuan’s act of forging Huo Yingjie’s handwriting to write letters was regarded as an infringement, and to protect Huo Yingjie, it had been reported.

The Institute will investigate Zhou Yuanyuan.

Huo Yingjie was stunned, and as soon as he heard it concerned He Tiantian, he became anxious and quickly asked, "What happened to He Tiantian? Is there an issue?"

He had worked so hard, wasn’t it all to protect Sweet Treasure and to be with her?

But reality differed so much from what he imagined. He had done his best, so why was it still slipping out of his control?

If something happened to Tiantian, for what was the point of his sleepless nights and hard work?

Huo Yingjie considered himself to be outstanding, but with so many outstanding people in the country, his absence wouldn’t matter! The future of Huaxia Country would still see technological advancement and national rejuvenation without him!

But Sweet Treasure was different, beyond her parents, she only had him!

Without him, Sweet Treasure might...

Huo Yingjie couldn’t bear to think further, his heart raced as he became extremely anxious.