Chapter 188: Chapter 188

Rong Jiazze wore a bunny hat on his head, wrapped tightly in a fluffy scarf, covered up warmly from head to toe. He struggled to stick his face out from his collar, looking up and calling out, "Brother."

The young man rubbed his head through the hat. The little one pulled her hand away, shivering at the unexpected cold, and quickly used his palm to cover his breath continually, "Phew, brother, are you cold?"

His fingertips were brushed by the warm breath, and Rong Zhi scratched his palm, "Not cold."

Rong Jiazze felt ticklish, his lips slightly pursed, pretending to be all grown up, "I’m a big friend now, brother, don’t scratch my palm, it’s ticklish."

Rong Zhi responded with a faint "hmm," "Is your school holding a parents’ meeting tonight?"

Jiang Gujun just messaged her about it. There’s a parents’ meeting at the little one’s school tonight at seven-thirty, since school has been in session for two months. He and Bai Su are busy and asked her to go.

Anyway, she is truly Rong Jiazze’s brother, so it’s perfectly reasonable for her to go.

Rong Jiazze nodded, then shook his head.

Rong Zhi: "What’s wrong?"

"Brother is busy," the little one said earnestly, "he has work and experiments to do, I don’t want to distract him."

Rong Zhi fixed his gaze on him for a while, his eyes hinting at a smile, like scattered stars, but with warmth shining through.

After sending Rong Jiazze to school, the little one happily waved to her, then walked towards the school with a steady pace. From his demeanor, he had at least a five or six point resemblance to Rong Zhi.

She watched Rong Jiazze enter the school, rolled up the car window, and drove off.

It’s Wednesday. Her work location shifted today, so she has to go to the Mechanical Engineering Institute, and on the way, stopped by the Huajing Group to check on Bai Tingxun and Fang Xuezhen’s work progress.

After she left, Fang Xuezhen told Bai Tingxun that he had something to head back to the Rong Family for, and then left.

National Mechanical Engineering Institute.

The soldiers at the entrance noticed the familiar license plate number and immediately beckoned the nearby soldiers to open the gate, saluting respectfully until the vehicle vanished from sight before returning to their posts.

Aboard the car, Gu Qinwu swallowed hard.

We aren’t unfamiliar with high-status situations, yet even Mr. Cheng gets through multiple checks when entering here. But merely seeing the license plate just now, they didn’t even need to get out of the car, they were directly let in.

This kind of treatment, this disparity, Gu Qinwu felt like gasping in surprise.

In front of the laboratory building, Liu Yue Zhang and Lin Qiming had been waiting early on.

As soon as Rong Zhi and his companion arrived, they approached, discussing today’s arrangements with Rong Zhi.

As it is a confidential research project, the personnel involved are kept undisclosed to the public until the project’s success, to prevent anyone with ulterior motives from manipulating it.

Their assigned laboratory is on the third floor, and Rong Zhi told them to go up first.

She navigated through the bright and clean lobby, heading towards Zhao Hecheng’s personal laboratory.

The mechanical door automatically opened by scanning her iris.

Zhao Hecheng was just looking at a student’s design draft, and upon hearing her, he glanced up with a smile, "What brings you here today, Dr. Rong?"

Rong Zhi pulled up the chair in front of him and sat down, her gaze landed on the design draft before him, her eyebrows slightly lifted, "Lu Si’s?"

Zhao Hecheng saw her interest and flipped the paper over to push it towards her, "Yes, you know I’m now supervising just this one student."

"Not bad." Rong Zhi looked through Lu Si’s design draft, the lines and design concepts have matured significantly.

Zhao Hecheng smiled, "I heard you have represented the Rong Family in the research project, so I arranged for him to join as well. He learns more following you than with me, you two have a closer age gap, and it’s easier to interact."

With Rong Zhi in charge of the research project, he had no worries.

Rong Zhi murmured a response.

The two of them chatted about recent international mechanical group meetings, and when it was about time, Rong Zhi got up to leave.

Researchers talked in groups, but suddenly, the mechanical door of the third floor opened, and everyone hushed, turning their heads curiously towards the entrance.

Rong Zhi had changed into a white laboratory coat, her figure straight as bamboo.

She wore a pair of transparent smart glasses specially made by the institute, her hair lifted to reveal a smooth and full forehead, complementing her slightly cool brows and eyes.

Li Hao’s eyes widened instantly, rubbing them incredulously.

Who is she? How did she get in?

Ever since the time he got criticized by Liu Yue Zhang because of Rong Zhi, he had marked her in his memory. Later, considering Liu Yue Zhang’s attitude towards the young man, he speculated the young man might be a son of a powerful political family.

But he surely hadn’t anticipated the current situation.

A bit bewildered, Li Hao stood in place, watching the young man approach closer, finally standing next to Liu Yue Zhang.