Li Chunhua knew Song Ren wasn't married either. But Song Ren was a man, only 33, and his career was far better than Lin Fan's. Seeing Song Ren didn't know, he didn't continue the conversation. He was simply curious, not malicious.
"I originally thought the person I was supposed to protect was that kind of person..." Li Chunhua couldn't think of an adjective for a moment, scratching his head and unable to express himself. "Captain Song, you know what I mean, right? It's that kind of person..."
"Big shot?" Song Ren looked up from the book again.
"Yes, isn't it generally people like this who need protection?" Li Chunhua muttered.
"How do you know Lin Fan is not a big shot? Chief Cui told you that she is an important researcher." Song Ren knew that Li Chunhua was unwilling to be sent to protect Lin Fan, so he always wanted to find fault.
"What important figure is like her? You said she's a researcher, but I've been watching her all night and I can't see anything worth researching. Even if she's sick, we don't care about researching that here!" Li Chunhua couldn't hold back her breath no matter how she thought about it. "Someone from the reserve team sent me a message today saying that the giant mecha has reached the final stage of debugging and is about to start selecting test pilots. I originally had a chance to be selected, but now I'm assigned to protect a sick woman."
It's called protection, but in fact it's just hanging around with him. What's the danger in this 800-square-meter area? Although the mission is the mission, he is so unwilling!
Li Chunhua wasn't targeting Lin Fan. He had clearly expressed sympathy for him before. It was just that these were insignificant compared to the test pilot seat for the giant mecha he had always coveted.
A giant mecha test pilot! Thinking about how she had missed this opportunity because of Lin Fan, Li Chunhua couldn't help but vent her anger.
"Li Chunhua!" Song Ren warned sternly, "You'd better manage your emotions and don't show them in front of Lin Fan. Lin Fan's senses are very sharp, and any directed emotions you show towards her will cause her to dislike you. Don't do anything that you will regret."
Song Ren discovered Lin Fan's keen sense when she refused to shake hands.
Haven't you seen how these people want to worship Lin Fan in order to communicate normally with her as soon as possible? They just don't know when they can impress her.
Li Chunhua has been blaming Lin Fan all the time. How can it be okay if she finds out?
Song Ren knew Lin Fan's true identity.
In case Lin Fan recovers from her illness and the humanoid mecha is in stable condition by then, 623 will also develop other humanoid mechas based on her prototype, select test pilots, and even prepare to form a team.
But if Lin Fan doesn’t like Li Chunhua and doesn’t let him go, wouldn’t that be even more disastrous?
The institute would never go against Lin Fan just for a spot. Li Chunhua would be caught between a rock and a hard place, and she wouldn't even have time to cry.
Li Chunhua knew it wasn't Lin Fan's fault at all, and he didn't really blame him. It was just... his emotions were just reaching a certain point. He lowered his head, feeling guilty, and mumbled, "I understand."
Song Ren sighed and said, "You have to believe that Cui Suo won't let you suffer the consequences. Who in the mecha reserve team can compare to me? But I'm here too. What do you think Cui Suo is after?"
Li Chunhua had no idea what he was after; he was simply provoked. Perhaps Lin Fan could also bring great benefits to the institute, even a new mecha, but the giant mecha was almost finished. Almost finished!
How could he feel at ease when faced with a completed mecha and a seriously ill researcher who knew nothing?
Li Chunhua didn't look up. He knew that what Song Ren said was right, but it was just not easy for him to let it go.
Seeing this, Song Ren knew that it would not be easy to get him to change, so he could only let him hit his own wall.
"Okay, don't think too much. Go to sleep first. We'll change shifts at 2 o'clock." Song Ren looked at his watch and gave the order. It was just after 10 o'clock.
Li Chunhua raised her head, a little embarrassed: "Okay, I'll go to sleep first."
Lying on the bed, Li Chunhua tossed and turned, unable to sleep. Looking at the ceiling, she said to Song Ren, "Captain Song, it's not that I'm ignorant, I just can't recover all of a sudden. Give me some time, let me calm down, maybe it will be fine. I promise not to delay the mission."
"Well, don't think too much, go to sleep." Song Ren knew that changing a person's concept could not be done with just a few words, and there was no point in saying more.
Li Chunhua fell asleep quickly after receiving Song Ren's answer. Song Ren sat on the chair, reading a book for a while and glancing at the screen.
Lin Fan didn't sleep well, constantly tossing and turning, and getting up to go to the bathroom several times, but there wasn't anything unusual. It was almost 3 a.m. when Song Ren woke Li Chunhua up.
Li Chunhua was supposed to take over the 2 o'clock shift, but when she woke up and saw it was already so late, she looked embarrassed and said, "Captain Song, why didn't you wake me up earlier?"
"It's okay, you look like you're sleeping soundly." Song Ren comforted her with a smile and quickly lay down on the bed to sleep.
Li Chunhua sat on the chair, looking at Song Ren who was sleeping quietly, and secretly made up her mind that she must set the alarm before going to bed tomorrow.
Nothing happened that night, and dawn soon came.
Lin Fan woke up very early, at around 4 o'clock, but it was still dark, so she could only lie in bed, hoping to sleep a little longer.
The bed at the institute was really comfortable, and it felt like she was sinking into it. Last night, she didn't know if it was because it was new or because she was really tired, but she fell asleep quickly. But soon, she started getting up frequently again.
This is kidney deficiency. Lin Fan had looked it up on Baidu. So be it, whatever.
Around 6:00 AM, Lin Fan got up, wrapped in his quilt, and brought in a set of clothes. Since they'd been spun dry in the washing machine, and it was summer, they were almost dry after a night of air. After putting on his clothes, Lin Fan lay back down on the bed, not wanting to move.
Song Ren next door had already woken up, so he took Li Chunhua off to let him get some more sleep. There was still no movement in Jin Sichen's room across the way, so he didn't know if he had woken up yet.
Song Ren watched Lin Fan put on his clothes and lie back on the bed, his lips curled up slightly. He decided to ask Li Chunhua to get an extra set of clothes later so that he wouldn't have to worry about having no clothes to change into next time.
Lin Fan lay in bed until after 7:00, unable to sleep and feeling bored. He got up, washed his face and brushed his teeth. He searched the kitchen, found a new rag, and began to clean.
On a summer morning, when the sunlight is not strong enough, open the glass folding door and a cool breeze blows in.
Lin Fan noticed a hidden screen door inside the door, knowing it was for mosquitoes, and quickly closed it. She didn't want to be bitten all over at night.
People with type B blood are quite attracted to mosquitoes.
Song Ren sat in front of the monitor, watching Lin Fan busily cleaning the house. Just as Jin Sichen had said, she had to clean everything before she felt comfortable.
Because the house had already been cleaned, Lin Fan quickly wiped it once and finished. It wasn't a big house, but she worked for nearly an hour and was exhausted.
I touched the dirty sheets I brought and found that they were dry. I changed all the bedding, put them in the washing machine, put the dirty sheets on them, took a shower, and washed the clothes that I had just worn for more than an hour.
Okay, I should prepare another set of bedding for Lin Fan as well. Song Ren thought silently.
After washing and hanging up the clothes, Lin Fan could finally lie down on the bed with peace of mind. The fatigue after labor was the most difficult to offset, and Lin Fan slowly became drowsy.
At this time, Li Chunhua came back from buying breakfast. Song Ren took one and knocked on Jin Sichen's door.
Jin Sichen had just woken up and had just taken care of his personal hygiene. He felt a little hungry when breakfast was delivered.
"Lin Fan, have you had breakfast?" Jin Sichen asked, holding the bag handed over.
"Not yet, we're preparing to send it over." Song Ren replied.
"Then let's go over and eat together." Jin Sichen said, "Wu Yusen always ate with Lin Fan before. I think this habit is good. Let her get used to the people around her first, and then expand her social circle."
Of course Song Ren listened to Jin Sichen and went back to get breakfast.
"If you haven't eaten yet, come and eat together. Lin Fan will have to get used to your presence, and you can also test her reaction first." Jin Sichen said from behind.
"Okay!" Song Ren agreed and walked into his room, with Jin Sichen following closely behind.
Song Ren remained expressionless, but his heart was tense. Li Chunhua was still in the bedroom, watching the surveillance footage. Being caught spying on Lin Fan on the first day wouldn't be a good thing. While Jin Sichen might have guessed, being caught red-handed was never a good thing.
"Li Chunhua, bring breakfast and go eat with Lin Fan." Song Ren shouted into the bedroom, walked in quickly with two steps without leaving any trace, turned off the monitor, and pulled Li Chunhua up.
Li Chunhua hadn't reacted yet when Song Ren forcibly pulled her to the door. Only then did she see Jin Sichen approaching the bedroom door. If they had slowed down a little, Jin Sichen would have come in.
Li Chunhua and Song Ren stood side by side at the end of the bed, seemingly blocked by Jin Sichen's door. Jin Sichen glanced around and saw only two single beds in the room, not the monitor behind them.
"Doctor Jin, would you like to come in for a visit?" Song Ren invited with a smile. Li Chunhua's heart was pounding, but she pretended to be calm.
"No need, let's go." Jin Sichen took a look at the living room when he came in. The layout was the same as Lin Fan's, and the bedroom was also the same size, except that the bed was changed.
He was not interested in visiting the bedroom of two grown men. He just wanted to go and see if Lin Fan was up. She didn't have dinner last night.
Seeing Jin Sichen walk out of the door, Li Chunhua breathed a sigh of relief. He was so scared, okay? Why did Doctor Jin suddenly come in?
"Be careful next time!" Song Ren said, took the breakfast on the table and went out.
Li Chunhua also hurried to follow.
The three of them walked to Lin Fan's door in a few steps, and Jin Sichen was already knocking on the door.
Lin Fan was sleeping soundly, but he woke up immediately when he heard the sound.
He walked slowly to the door, thought for a moment, and looked out from the window beside the door, just in time to see Jin Sichen's smiling face looking at him.
As soon as the door opened, Jin Sichen walked in first: "Lin Fan, are you hungry? We brought breakfast!"
Song Ren followed behind Jin Sichen and saw Lin Fan standing behind the door. He also smiled and greeted him, "Lin Fan, good morning!"
Li Chunhua also nodded: "Good morning!"
Lin Fan felt the wind getting stronger the moment he opened the door, so he left it open without closing it.
Turning around, he saw Jin Sichen waiting for him at the table with a smile, and the other two were also standing there.
She didn't say anything, but walked around the three of them and sat down near the sofa, where she could see the door. Jin Sichen sat next to her, Song Ren naturally sat on the other side, and Li Chunhua sat across from her.
The diameter of the round table is about 1.3 meters. Four people sit in turn with enough space between them so they won't bump into each other.
"Lin Fan, take a look at the breakfast Captain Song brought for us. Is there anything you don't like?" Jin Sichen asked differently from ordinary people.
When dining with someone you don't know, it's safer to ask if they like the food rather than if they do. Although Lin Fan doesn't have a preference for food anymore and everything tastes the same to him, he won't like something just because she's sick.
"Yes, take a look, is there anything you don't like? Here we have soy milk, porridge, fried dough sticks, and buns. The buns have..." Song Ren was halfway through his words, not knowing what buns were available, and looked at Li Chunhua. He was the one who bought the things, so only he knew about them.
"Oh, there are three kinds of buns: meat buns, three-diced buns, and preserved vegetable and pork buns." Li Chunhua said hurriedly.
The three of them looked at Lin Fan to see what she would choose for breakfast.