A skin-thirsty episode occurred, in her brother's arms.

Of course, Lin Shu was still somewhat rational and wouldn't provoke the unstable Qin Ge at this crucial moment.

She waited a day.

Two days.

Three days.

Four days.

None of the moves I had planned were used.

Even the backup plan that Xu Xingchen left for them was not used.

Qin Ge only came once, on that day.

She waited until Xu Xingchen came out of the laboratory.

After staying up for several nights in a row, Xu Xingchen's eyes were bloodshot and his face was a little pale.

His eyes were filled with excitement, as dazzling as stars reflected in a lake.

He couldn't wait to share his achievements with his mentor.

"The interpolation module has been successfully optimized. I recompiled the program and conducted special tests. The entire flexible automated operation platform can adapt to various scenarios such as precision parts assembly, material sorting, and intelligent handling."

"Sure, Xingxing. We'll do a few more tests later, and if everything goes well, we can use it directly on the work platform."

Lin Shu had always known that Xu Xingchen was very talented, but everything he showed still far exceeded her expectations.

As expected, it was Qin Ge who delayed Xingxing.

Thinking of Qin Ge, Lin Shu hesitated, unsure how to bring up Qin Ge's matter with Xu Xingchen.

She suspected that Xingxing and Qin Ge had a fight.

This time, Xingxing didn't back down. Under the guise of entering the laboratory, she wanted to put Qin Ge in the cold.

It seems that Qin Ge has now... given up.

He hasn't come for so many days.

Lin Shu wasn't blind, so she could naturally see how much Xu Xingchen cared about Qin Ge.

Xu Xingchen's little schemes might fool others, but they couldn't fool her.

If Qin Ge really gives up first, what will happen to Xingxing?

Lin Shuchou has lost some hair in the past two days.

This made them dislike Qin Ge even more; he was annoying whether he came or not.

Lin Shu only hoped that she was overthinking things and had guessed wrong.

Before she could even gather her thoughts, Xu Xingchen had already inquired about Qin Ge's whereabouts.

He casually glanced around, "Qin Ge has come and gone a few times, I hope he hasn't disturbed the others in the lab?"

Lin Shu's eyes were complicated. "He's probably been busy these past few days, he hasn't come over much."

Xu Xingchen was slightly taken aback.

"Those things you told me before, I didn't need to use them either."

Lin Shu said, "That's normal. He's already taken over several companies, so he probably wants to use these few days to get things settled."

Xu Xingchen's lips twitched slightly. "Yes."

"Guo'er, I'm going back now."

Isn't this exactly what he wanted to see?

He and Qin Ge each took a step back, returning to the position of friends.

He doesn't need to worry that excessive close contact will worsen his condition, causing him to lose control and become disgusted with Qin Ge, ultimately leading to the loss of their friendship.

He could stay with Qin Ge as a friend for the rest of his life.

And Qin Ge, in his world, will not only have him as an individual.

He can have other classmates, friends, or even a wife.

Everything is developing as he expected.

Why would he still...?

uncomfortable.

He turned on his phone.

Unlike before when I entered the lab, there were no more than a dozen messages popping up as soon as I turned on the computer.

His phone was quiet this time.

Only a few group messages were flashing.

Not a single word came from Qin Ge.

He subconsciously opened the chat window with Qin Ge.

The chat window is still showing the message he sent that day.

I scrolled up a bit.

In his conversations with Qin Ge, Qin Ge always did more of the talking.

Not long after, Qin Ge would send a message.

What did the teacher talk about in class? I ran into Senior Sister Sanhua on the way. The fried egg I had for breakfast wasn't as good as yesterday's. I ran into that idiot again at the meeting.

fair enough.

Xu Xingchen walked back to his dormitory alone.

Wang Qixin and Li Le were playing video games, their lively interaction almost like a theatrical performance.

"I'm speechless. Has the support player still not chosen their favorite gem color?"

"Don't even mention it. The archer might be a Buddhist and not kill."

"Please, can we go back to playing on BabyBus? I'm begging them."

Hearing the door open, they turned around and saw Xu Xingchen standing at the door.

"Xingxing, have you finished your experiment?"

Xu Xingchen: "Yeah, it's over."

"It took so long this time. You weren't here, and neither was Brother Qin. It was just me and Wang Qixin in the dorm. It was so boring."

Xu Xingchen's eyelashes fluttered. "Qin Ge hasn't been around for the past few days?"

"Yeah, I haven't seen anyone since you entered the lab. They're probably too busy."

It would be abnormal for someone like Qin Ge to still be attending school in a structured and orderly manner.

What makes them so special that they can sit in the same classroom and rest in the same dormitory room as future business tycoons?

Xu Xingchen: "I understand."

Has Qin Ge been at the company these past few days?

Is the company very busy?

Or did he go somewhere else?

Xu Xingchen aimlessly tapped on his phone, completely following his heart, and opened the black software in the background.

This was the first time he had opened it after it was installed.

The software runs continuously in the background and can save all records for a week.

This includes Qin Ge's mobile phone usage, calls, messages, addresses, etc.

He knew Qin Ge used it often.

As soon as he opened it, Xu Xingchen immediately noticed something was wrong; Qin Ge's phone location hadn't changed at all in the past two days.

The phone usage was zero.

It is located in Yunxi Bay.

Xu Xingchen panicked and quickly stood up.

The two looked at him with some surprise.

Xu Xingchen said, "I have something to do and need to go out for a bit."

"What's wrong? Do you need help?"

Xu Xingchen said, "No need. If there's anything I can help you with, I won't hesitate to ask."

After saying that, Xu Xingchen grabbed his phone and went out the door.

He ran and walked, using a ride-hailing app while calling Qin Ge.

The phone rang for a long time, but no one answered.

His unease grew stronger.

Xu Xingchen didn't care about anything else and directly turned on the camera on Qin Ge's phone.

It was pitch black there; you couldn't see anything.

What happened to Qin Ge? What is he doing?

Xu Xingchen's heart was in his throat.

"Master, get to Yunxi Bay, quick!"

He made several more calls during that time, but no one answered.

He didn't reply to my messages.

There was no activity in the background of the phone, and the camera was completely black.

Upon arrival at their destination, Xu Xingchen quickly opened the car door and got out.

My hands trembled slightly as I opened the door.

"Qin Ge?"

"elder brother?"

Where are you?

Xu Xingchen found Qin Ge's phone in the bedroom.

Qin Ge was nowhere to be seen.

He pushed open the door to his room next door.

The curtains were drawn, and there was no light in the room.

In the darkness, Xu Xingchen heard a faint breathing sound.

"Brother? Are you here?"

Xu Xingchen wanted to turn on the light.

Qin Ge's voice was hoarse, "Don't turn on the light."

With a dryness from not speaking for a long time.