It wasn't an apple that hit Newton.

"Great!"

Li Cheng smiled as he looked at Lavoisier, whose joy was not concealed, and suddenly felt that something was not quite right.

He stroked his chin and pondered for a moment, then said, "I suddenly realized that you're not quite the same as before."

"Is there?"

Having achieved her ideals and found her goals, Lavoisier felt incredibly relaxed and stretched comfortably.

Li Cheng thought for a moment, then suddenly had a flash of inspiration: "Before, when you talked to me, you always had a slight wariness, as if you were facing a villain with malicious intentions. But today you seem very relaxed."

"Hmm? Is that so?"

Lavoisier laughed and hugged himself, feigning fear: "They've probably already decided to let some scheming guy get away with it, haven't they?"

???

What's going on? Am I being teased?

"Hey, hey, hey, it can't be that serious." He couldn't help but complain, "I just want you to work for me, right? Don't act like a forced girl—what if people misunderstand? I'm very loyal."

???

Hearing Li Cheng's complaints, Lavoisier was a little stunned and slowly loosened his arms.

Upon seeing this, Li Cheng was immediately shocked: "What's with that expression? Did you really think I was plotting something against you?"

"you......"

Lavoisier snapped out of his daze and asked incredulously, "Didn't you say you took a liking to me the first time we met?"

This is a huge misunderstanding… Li Cheng wiped away his cold sweat: “I meant I have high hopes for you! I think you’re a chemistry prodigy, so I have high hopes for you!”

Lavoisier was puzzled: "How can you tell all this just by meeting someone once?"

Li Cheng realized that there was something wrong with what he said at the time, but he stubbornly insisted, "I have keen insight, is that not enough?"

Shocked by Li Cheng's shamelessness, Lavoisier was speechless.

So she changed the subject: "Then...then why did you tell me at my house that I should stay with you, and give me so much money...?"

“That’s because I want you to work for me. I’m not good at or like certain complicated experiments…” Li Cheng retorted. “Besides, what’s wrong with giving employees an advance on their wages?”

Lavoisier fell silent once again.

My inner turmoil, my forbearance, my determination... She clenched her two rows of white teeth tightly, not knowing whether she wanted to chew up a bastard who hadn't explained himself clearly, or she wanted to chew up herself who had continued to misunderstand.

Her face darkened, and she clenched her fists.

Lavoisier then stepped forward, walked to Li Cheng's seat, lowered his head, and looked directly at him.

Then, under Li Cheng's somewhat evasive gaze, she shouted in a self-destructive manner, "I don't care, I've already made up my mind!" and then used her cherry lips to kiss Li Cheng fiercely.

It was savage and fierce, lacking any of the tenderness that should accompany a kiss, as if it were an enemy.

Chapter Fifty-One: The Expected Yet Unexpected

pain!

This was Lavoisier's first kiss, but it wasn't exactly pleasant; the violent impact left her lips and teeth numb... Perhaps "accidental collision" would be a more accurate description than "kiss."

But Lavoisier did not back down.

Successful people often possess one advantage, or rather, one disadvantage—stubbornness.

Lavoisier was equally stubborn about things she had decided on, which is why she came here from across the English Channel.

As for what Li Cheng thinks... what does my decision, Lavoisier, have to do with you?

So Lavoisier did it.

She forcibly kissed Li Cheng, and that still wasn't enough for her.

Lavoisier tried to go further, trying to suck, to nibble, to complete a perfect French kiss.

Unfortunately, her lips were too small to cover the big lips of a dead duck; it was just a futile effort to let air leak out.

She tried her best, and continued to try.

She tried to press Li Cheng's head down with both hands, and she tried to completely seal his lips with hers.

Useless.

With her limited skills, it's impossible for her to achieve great results with limited resources.

Why can't I do it? Why can't I even do this... For some reason, Lavoisier felt a deep sense of frustration and powerlessness. For the first time, she felt the urge to give up.

Fortunately, Li Cheng recovered from his shock at this moment.

He saw disappointment and helplessness in Lavoisier's eyes, so without hesitation, he decisively reached out with both hands and pressed down on Lavoisier's head, which was trying to leave.

?

Lavoisier's expression revealed confusion.

Li Cheng stared into her eyes, which were so close to his own. The bright red of her eyes was like a piece of pure agate, attracting countless moths to follow her, just like Helen of Troy in the myth.

Whether it looks good or not is not important; the main thing is not to leave the other person with psychological trauma... He nodded to himself, trying to give a reasonable explanation for his upcoming actions.

Then he smiled at his other self inside the agate: "I've changed my mind now."

Brushing aside a stray strand of silver hair, cupping his smooth, fair cheek, Li Cheng pursed his lips and kissed those moist, cherry-colored lips deeply and forcefully.

“b-uh—”

Lavoisier instinctively wanted to shout no, but only managed half a sound before her lips were sealed shut without any gap—unlike her struggle, Li Cheng's large mouth could easily seal her small mouth.

...In the end, I'll still need your help, won't I?

She felt somewhat helpless, yet also relieved, and then gave up resisting, letting the other party do as they pleased.

This time, it was a genuine deep kiss.

The two men's most powerful muscles, like two agile snakes, intertwined, pushed and released each other, stimulating each other's oral mucosa, bringing a unique and novel experience that makes people linger.

Although neither of them was very skilled at kissing, the kiss was still long, gentle, deep, and passionate, enough to bring a spiritual shock to both of them.

......

Time passed, maybe five seconds, maybe five minutes, maybe fifteen minutes, who knows?

After all, time is such a magical thing that even Einstein and his brilliant theory of relativity could only barely guess one possible way of its flow, and could not understand the whole picture.

As the silver threads formed and broke, the two, satisfied, ended their kiss.

"Huh...huh..."

Lavoisier leaned on her desk, panting. Her face was flushed, and her limbs were weak, making her look like a drunkard.

Li Cheng was also a little out of breath, but he only leaned back in his chair for a while before recovering. Then he began to admire Lavoisier's delicate posture, and a feeling of pleasure inexplicably rose in his heart.

After a moment, Lavoisier's breathing became erratic and her complexion returned to normal, so she began to straighten the rumpled hem of her clothes.

Li Cheng asked, "How about we rest a little longer?"

Lavoisier couldn't help but roll his eyes: "Should I thank you?"

Li Cheng nodded: "You're welcome."

Lavoisier said dismissively, "Pah!"

The conversation was very ordinary, yet it inexplicably had a subtle charm that made the two of them unconsciously immerse themselves in it.

However, just then, a jarring knock sounded at the door.

Knock knock knock—

"May I come in?"

A flat, monotone voice came from outside, suggesting that they had been waiting for a long time.

'Should we hide?'

Out of goodwill, Li Cheng gave Lavoisier a look.

Lavoisier pretended not to hear, and took out a piece of white paper, along with the quill pen and ink from the table, and went to the small table on the other side of the wall.

Li Cheng shrugged and said loudly, "Please come in."

crunch--

With the sound of the door opening, Secretary Miller appeared in the doorway.

Even upon seeing Lavoisier in the office, he showed little surprise. He simply walked silently to the desk, quietly took out a gold-edged envelope, and placed it on the table.

"His Highness's reply."

He said succinctly.

Then he left quietly, just as quietly as he had come.

...Of course, he also silently made a decision in his heart, which was to immediately report everything that had happened recently to Princess Veronica, and at the same time strongly condemn Li Cheng for treating his secretary like an animal and slacking off in the office.

At this moment, Lavoisier also placed the note she had written in front of Li Cheng—it was a new address, probably her newly rented apartment.

Seeing Li Cheng staring at the gold-edged envelope with a serious expression, she didn't ask any more questions. Instead, she leaned down and whispered in his ear, "Then I'll go back first. Don't forget what you said, to come and check if I've spent money recklessly."

The French are really enthusiastic... Li Cheng said he was a little overwhelmed.

But he still called out to the other person, "Wait a minute,"

?

Lavoisier turned around in confusion, looked around, and said with a very troubled expression, "Do you want to... stay here?"

So, I'm such a monster in your eyes...? Li Cheng's lips twitched: "It's not what you think. I have something to give you."

As he spoke, he took out a prepared black book from the drawer, a different book from the previous "Introduction to Basic Chemistry" that focused more on practical applications, and handed it to the other person.

"What is this?" Lavoisier asked, taking the item with a puzzled look.

"More knowledge, more work."

Li Cheng smiled. "You haven't forgotten, have you? I wanted you to work for me, haven't you? Go back and observe more, then it'll be your turn to put it into practice... What? You look disappointed?"

"No."

Lavoisier hugged the black book, his expression subtle: "How should I put it? Should I say it was a habitual unexpected turn of events?"