After the divorce, my ex-husband and son lined up to pursue me.

Chapter 90 Another Encounter

Divorce has been brought back to the forefront.

In response, Tao He also contacted Jiang Xia, saying, "According to the agreement left by the old lady, President Ruan has no objection to the terms, but many assets need to be reorganized, and there are transfer procedures and such. Madam, please don't worry."

"I'll contact you again once I've sorted things out with my lawyer."

After that phone call, Ruan Muhuai completely disappeared.

However, he did not back down from his previous statement that he would consider investing in the Cortex-7 project, but instead assigned it to a supervisor to push forward.

Yan Guozhong negotiated with the other party several times and saw that they were very sincere. They were just one step away from finalizing the contract. So he contacted Jiang Xia to reassure him and told Song Nanqi that he didn't need any working capital to help.

Song Nanqi did not inquire about the specifics, because he had taken leave to go to Tokyo to personally visit Ito Muraka and learn more about micro-targeting agents.

I also wanted to gain a more comprehensive and detailed understanding of Jiangxia's condition.

Jiang Xia was unaware of this either, only hearing that Song Nanqi was on a business trip and on vacation. She didn't inquire further, focusing instead on the project and following up on every experimental test. However, Jiang Shan also joined the project team.

Yan Guozhong kept his word. The investment was about to be in place, and he had already planned to recruit more people. Jiang Shan met all the requirements and had outstanding grades.

"This is Jiang Shan, also a graduate of University A, and she's doing her postgraduate studies at our medical university. So, she's Jiang Xia and Lou Yushi's junior, and she's also the youngest here. Please take good care of her in the future!"

Yan Guozhong had other things to do, so he hurriedly took Jiang Shan into the laboratory, greeted everyone, and then looked at Lou Yushi: "Take Jiang Shan around and familiarize her with the place. As for the specific work, let Xu Fei and Jiang Xia discuss it."

"Alright, Professor Yan!"

After Yan Guozhong left, Lou Yushi happily put her arm around Jiang Shan, chatted with everyone else for a few more minutes, and then started wandering around the building.

We ate takeout for lunch, and whoever had time could take a bite first. After dozens of failures, the neurotransmitter simulation finally achieved a major breakthrough after Xu Fei adjusted the molecular structure.

When things are urgent, no one can think of anything else.

"It's done!"

"This time it really worked!"

They were busy until after 8 p.m. When they saw the analysis data popping up on the computer and the successfully simulated sample in the instrument, the whole laboratory erupted in cheers.

After reading it, Jiang Xia let out a long sigh, glanced at Xu Fei, and exchanged a knowing look. The smiles in their eyes were unmistakable.

"It's been so long, and it's finally done..." Ke Hetai rubbed his head happily, carefully taking pictures to record the moment, and didn't forget to look at Jiang Xia with joy and approval: "Luckily we had you, otherwise Senior Brother Xu wouldn't have thought of adjusting the molecular structure!"

Xu Fei nodded: "That's true. I thought of many possibilities, but I overlooked this simplest one..."

"I just happened to think of it." Jiang Xia didn't want to take credit for it at all, so she looked at Jiang Shan, who was silently standing to the side. "This is all thanks to Junior Sister. You're a lucky star. As soon as you arrived, our problem was solved!"

Jiang Shan pointed at herself in surprise: "Me? No, I just arrived and haven't been of any help..."

"But you're lucky," Jiang Xia said with a smile. "There will be many more places where we'll need you in the future."

Jiang Shan understood that Jiang Xia didn't want her to feel out of place here, nor did she want her to be ostracized or ignored. She smiled sincerely and said, "I will definitely work hard and will never hold everyone back!"

Xu Fei said, "Don't be shy. Junior Sister is such a lucky star. We haven't talked to you much all day. Don't mind. Everyone has been too busy."

Lou Yushi said, "Now that we're finally done with work, and it's well past closing time, how about we go grab a bite to eat? We can chat while we eat, and it'll be a little celebration, okay? What do you say?"

“Sure, it’s my treat.” Jiang Xia readily agreed. While everyone was packing up to leave, she whispered to Lou Yushi, “I also bought gifts for you and Jiang Shan. You’ll see them when we get home after dinner.” “Gifts?” Lou Yushi was a little confused. “Why for us?”

"Because last time you took me to the club to broaden my horizons, it wasn't anything expensive, just two bags, one for each of you."

Lou Yushi suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

Jiang Xia put his arm around her and walked out: "Let's go eat. Think about what we're going to eat later."

"Okay."

After thinking it over, Lou Yushi asked for everyone's opinions again and finally chose hot pot, and compromised by finding a restaurant nearby.

Upon entering, the waiter noticed that there were many of them, but all the private rooms were full, so they chose a larger table in the main hall.

Just as she was about to sit down, Lou Yushi caught sight of a man dining alone not far away: "Isn't that...?"

Jiang Shan looked in the direction of the voice and exclaimed in surprise, "Number three!"

Jiang Xia: "..."

"Calm down, calm down," she quickly reassured the two restless people. "They're having a meal, not entertaining guests."

Lou Yushi suddenly realized that she was also a little embarrassed, as if she hadn't seen a man in eight hundred years. She silently told herself to be modest before pulling Jiang Shan to sit down.

Jiang Xia laughed. These two girls looked bold and brave, but if you really gave them the chance, they wouldn't dare.

Xu Fei glanced at the table with the name 'Number 3' on it, puzzled, and frowned: "Why is it called that? Is it a celebrity?"

Ke and Tai also curiously peeked over: "Wow! That physique... how did she get it? Does she have a boyfriend? Are you guys shipping them?"

Lou Yushi and Jiang Shan: "!!!"

Jiang Xia, who was drinking tea, almost choked on her water. She coughed a few times, took the tissue Xu Fei handed her, and couldn't help but laugh, saying, "Neither of those are true. Stop guessing. Let's eat."

After all, it was past mealtime, and the group was starving. They started ordering food while chatting about the project experiment, with one topic after another. They were so engrossed in eating and drinking that they completely forgot about number 3.

When everyone had almost finished eating, Jiang Xia went to the restroom and paid the bill, only to be told by the waiter, "Your table 29 has already paid. It was the customers in table 27 who paid."

"27 guests?" Jiang Xia hesitated for a moment.

The waiter immediately blushed and said, "It's a gentleman who came by himself. He's incredibly handsome, like a model or a movie star!"

Oh, it's number 3.

Jiang Xia nodded in realization, but didn't say anything more, and took her phone back to the lobby.

They sat down and chatted for a while longer. No one drank much alcohol, but when it was time to leave, Xu Fei insisted on taking Ke Hetai home to save him from having to take the subway. As for Jiang Shan, she decided to stay overnight at Lou Yushi and Jiang Xia's rented apartment.

After parting ways with Xu Fei and Ke Hetai, the three of them headed towards the residential area.

But as they walked, Jiang Shan suddenly stopped talking and let out a sharp, explosive cry: "Ahhh! It's him!"

(End of this chapter)