CHAPTER 71

In Ye Lianyin's mind, she had already imagined Qin Zhaoci's serious and assuring appearance, but she never thought that the Qin Zhaoci today was not as she expected, and instead, she made her a little embarrassed.

After a few seconds of silence, Ye Lianyin said: "I've already injected an inhibitor before I went downstairs. The effect of the drug is enough to last me through lunch. However, in the next few days, I may not come down." 

"Ah, that's good." Only then did Qin Zhaoci breathe a sigh of relief. She was really afraid that if she didn't control herself later on, it would cause irreparable consequences. After all, Ye Lianyin didn't seem to have any other feelings for herself.

Seeing Qin Zhaoci's relieved reaction, Ye Lianyin thought she was disgusted with herself and pursed her lips sadly.

Qin Zhaoci didn't notice any abnormality in her mood, so she took the vegetables and went into the kitchen to prepare lunch.

Not long after Qin Zhaoci entered the kitchen, Ye Lianyin heard the doorbell ring, and got up to open the door.

Upon opening the door, she found that the Bureau of Inspection had sent a robot to deliver the electrical appliance she had made last time to their home.

Ye Lianyin carried the box in, picked up a paper cutter and cut the tape.

On the top was the test report from the Bureau of Inspection. Ye Lianyin picked it up and looked through it roughly, and found that the test results all met the standards for kitchen appliance. On the last page, she successfully found the word "Passed" in the test report.

Ye Lianyin breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the word "Passed", turned to Qin Zhaoci in the kitchen, and said, "The kitchen appliance that was sent to the Bureau of Inspection last time have just been delivered to our house."

"What?" The kitchen was filled with the sound of stir-frying. and Qin Zhaoci didn't hear it clearly, so she turned off the fire, walked out, and continued to ask, "What did you just say?"　

Ye Lianyin pointed to the box she placed on the ground, and repeated: "The barbecue plate has been sent back. It has passed the test and ready for use."

"Really?" Qin Zhaoci widened her eyes in surprise, walked quickly to Ye Lianyin, and took the test report she handed over.

"Just flip to the last page." Seeing Qin Zhaoci flipping through the first few pages and frowning incomprehensibly, Ye Lianyin thought she was cute and a bit funny, so she quickly helped her flip to the last page, and pointed her finger at the word "Passed".

With the help of Ye Lianyin, Qin Zhaoci confirmed that the item was qualified, which made her so happy, and threw the certificate into the box.

Opening her arms, she hugged Ye Lianyin happily, and excitedly led her to jump a few times, and said excitedly: "Wow, Ye Lianyin, you are amazing, you can make this thing in such a short time. "

Ye Lianyin hugged Qin Zhaoci's waist subconsciously, and was still a little unresponsive to her sudden embrace, but still jumped a few times along with the excited Qin Zhaoci.　

After being excited, Qin Zhaoci also realized what she had done subconsciously just now. Like an electric shock, Qin Zhaoci quickly let go of her hand and took a few steps back.

Ye Lianyin didn't expect Qin Zhaoci to react so suddenly, she frowned in confusion, a bit sad, and just wanted to open her mouth to ask her what was wrong.

Qin Zhaoci looked away in a somewhat flustered way and said incoherently, "I, I, there are still dishes in the kitchen that haven't been cooked, I need to go back and cook."

Ye Lianyin stared at her as she walked into the kitchen and started cooking again.

Seeing her acting strangely, Ye Lianyin was very puzzled, why did Qin Zhaoci hug her very happily just now, and why did she suddenly keep a distance from her?

Unable to understand, Ye Lianyin tightened her fingers slightly, and placed the box next to the kitchen door. She thought about waiting for Qin Zhaoci to finish packing it herself, but then turned her head in confusion and walked to the sofa to sit down.

Qin Zhaoci, who had been secretly observing Ye Lianyin in the kitchen, was instantly relieved when she saw that she did not pursue what she had done just now, so she focused on preparing lunch.

After lunch, Ye Lianyin went upstairs to rest.

After Qin Zhaoci stayed at home for two hours, she drove to Imperial Academy.

The reason why she came to Imperial Academy early was because Bai Qingci had been giving her extra lessons these days.

After Qin Zhaoci arrived at the designated classroom, it took about ten minutes for Bai Qingci to come over.

Bai Qingci is usually very punctual, but this time her lateness made Qin Zhaoci feel a little strange, and was just about to ask her something.

Bai Qingci took the initiative to say, "The Holy Maiden fruit planted on the Empire's soil have produced fruit."

"Really?" Qin Zhaoci was already familiar with the speed of plant growth in Empire's soil and was not surprised to hear Bai Qingci's words.　

Bai Qingci nodded: "Yeah, I tasted the fruit, and it tastes much worse than the one you gave me before, and it's even more sour and astringent, so it doesn't taste good."

"Where did you grow the fruit before?"

 "It was planted on the No. 1 soil." Qin Zhaoci did not hide it, "but the planting time of the No. 1 soil will be much slower than that of the Empire's soil, and it will take about two or three months to bear fruit." 

The climate of space is much better compared to the former Earth, and the soil minerals are also more abundant. Therefore, the cycle of planting plants every time is at least half shorter than on Earth. However, Qin Zhaoci couldn't express it, as space itself is already too unimaginable.

However, she is not afraid that Bai Qingci will discover that she has conducted experiments before, and taking out the soil in the space has no effect on rapid growth. Qin Zhaoci speculates that it may be related to the overall environment of the space, but not to the soil.

"That's too long." Bai Qingci frowned, "Then why is it that those that have been planted for a long time taste so much better than those that have been planted for a short time?"

Qin Zhaoci shook her head: "I don't know about this either. This is also the answer I really want to know."

"Well, I will continue my research, "Bai Qingci nodded." Let's continue our lesson today."

After discussing the experiment, Bai Qingci handed the prepared materials to Qin Zhaoci and officially entered the main topic.

Four hours passed quickly, and soon it was time to leave school.

Today, Bai Qingci packed things much faster than before, as if she wanted to go back quickly to the laboratory to observe the 'Holy Maiden fruit.'

Qin Zhaoci was afraid that she would leave first, so she quickly stopped her: "Teacher Bai."

"What's wrong?" Bai Qingci stopped and turned to look at her.

"It's like this, Teacher Bai, I may have to go on a business trip for a while next week, and the specific return date is uncertain. Can I change my offline classes to online live teaching?"  When Qin Zhaoci made this request, she was a little embarrassed.

Bai Qingci didn't expect Qin Zhaoci to say this. Without even thinking, she nodded and said, "Sure, according to the usual time, I will send the data to your optical brain on time every day. You can answer questions on the optical brain and then send it to me."

"Okay." Qin Zhaoci's eyebrows instantly relaxed and she nodded with a grateful expression." Thank you, Teacher Bai."

Bai Qingci raised a shallow curve on her lips, nodded, bid farewell to Qin Zhaoci, and turned to leave.

After speaking to Bai Qingci, Qin Zhaoci looked at the time and hurried to the parking lot to drive home.

When she returned home in the evening, Ye Lianyin was not in the living room, so she should be in her room.

Qin Zhaoci hurriedly walked into the kitchen to cook.

After cooking, Qin Zhaoci left behind a portion of Ye Lianyin's meal, quickly finished her own portion, and then picked up the portion prepared for Ye Lianyin. She walked to her bedroom door and knocked on the door, saying, "I left the meal at the door,  I am going back to my room now, after you're done eating, just leave it at the door."

Ye Lianyin didn't respond for a long time, and just when Qin Zhaoci was about to give up and leave, Ye Lianyin's voice rang out in the room, much weaker than usual: "Okay, got it, thank you."

"No problem." Qin Zhaoci frowned worriedly, turned back to her room and locked the door.

.....

Just like that, across the door, Qin Zhaoci and Ye Lianyin spent this somewhat long week together.

After Ye Lianyin finally confirmed that her estrus period was over, she walked out of her room and sat down at the dining table in the living room with a clear and energetic mind that morning.

Qin Zhaoci from the kitchen was still busy in her apron as usual.

When she was about to bring out the prepared breakfast, she found Ye Lianyin, who was sitting at the dining table in the living room, looking at her with a smile on her lips.

A hint of surprise flashed in Qin Zhaoci's eyes, and her steps toward Ye Lianyin became much lighter.

After placing the breakfast on the dining table, Qin Zhaoci frowned, "You're out now, how are you? Are you okay?"

"It's pretty good." Ye Lianyin nodded, "I can finally come out for breakfast."

"Hmm." Seeing Ye Lianyin obviously in a good mood and eating happily, Qin Zhaoci glanced hesitantly at the optical brain in her hand.

The screen of her optical brain displayed a message from Sun Sui. The content of the message was: "Ms. Xiao Qin, the spaceship will takes off at nine o'clock, and I will pick you up in half an hour." 

"Um, are you going to school today?" Qin Zhaoci began to ask nonsense.

Ye Lianyin nodded: "Yeah, I missed a lot of lessons, I have to go to school to make up for it."

Qin Zhaoci nodded, pursed her lips, and finally took the initiative to tell her: "Okay, I, I have something to tell you."

"Hmm, just say it." looking at Qin Zhaoci's tangled and hesitant look, Ye Lianyin also got serious, put down her chopsticks, and looked at her.　

Qin Zhaoci: "I, I may have to go on a business trip to Pastoral Planet for a while, and Sun Sui will come to pick me up soon." 

Ye Lianyin frowned: "How long will it be?"

"It's hard to say, I'm not sure yet."Qin Zhaoci shook her head, feeling hesitant and secretly observing Ye Lianyin's face from the corner of her eye.

As expected, Ye Lianyin's face darkened slightly when she heard these words that were difficult to say, and her tone was a bit displeased: "You're leaving soon, and you're only telling me now?"

Qin Zhaoci also knew that she had done it unethically, and she pursed her lips with a guilty conscience. "I originally intended to tell you this week, but aren't you in a special situation? I couldn't find the opportunity to tell you." she said.

"You can directly send a message to my optical brain, isn't that what you did last month?"

Ye Lianyin's face completely sank, and her beautiful peach blossom eyes lost their usual expression. Instead, she looked gloomily at the table.

Qin Zhaoci's eyes drooped as she knew she was wrong, and she dared not to answer.

Ye Lianyin snorted coldly at the sight and said, "Then, did you tell Bai Qingci about it? What about your classes these days when you are away on business?"

"I've told her." Qin Zhaoci already understood that the more Ye Lianyin was furious, the more she should tell the truth, but her words were so lacking in confidence." Last, last week, I told Teacher Bai about it, and she agreed to change the offline classes to an online class."

After hearing this, Ye Lianyin's face turned even colder, and her back teeth involuntarily clenched a bit. Her words all had a hint of gnashing of teeth [grinding one's teeth together, having one's teeth set on edge, or biting down in pain, anguish, or anger.] and said, "So I was the last one to know."

Author's Note:

Qin Zhaoci: "My wife is angry, so scary..."

Ye Lianyin: "I want to kill Qin Zhaoci..."

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