Chapter 29: Handing Out Candy
Even if they weren’t afraid of pheromones, they should be afraid of death, right?
The prisons of the Central Star had set after set of torture devices. Few who went in came out alive.
Especially those who had been “specially cared for.”
“De-Delivered,” the servants stammered. “They were delivered three days ago, but…”
“But what? If you stutter and can’t speak properly, I’ll have your tongues cut out!”
“Princess, spare our lives!”
Fearing implication, the servants fell to their knees with a thud, weeping bitterly.
“The summons were delivered, but then they were withdrawn. The reason given by the court was: The Twin Stars have become Guardians of an orphaned female and have the right to refuse marriage.”
“What?!”
Princess Catherine flew into a rage, kicking the several male consorts who were attending to her at the bottom of the dais to the ground. The crowd trembled in unison, daring not even to lift their heads. “Princess, quell your anger, Princess, quell your anger…”
“Quell my anger? How am I supposed to quell my anger!”
An orphaned female?
It was that trash female againâpowerless, parentless, and without even pheromones!
For her sake, the Twin Stars had defied Catherine time and again, trampling on her dignity. It was simply lawless!
Since they cared so much, she would tear that girl to shreds!
“Men! Go and arrest that piece of trash named Su Miantang and bring her into the palace!”
“This Princess wants to see exactly what seductive skills she has to bewitch such tough-boned military males!”
“Yes.”
The guards who rushed over immediately prepared to make the arrest according to procedure. However, as soon as they inputted Su Miantang’s information into the optical computer, a line of text popped up.
“Re-Reporting to Her Highness the Princess, the Main Brain System indicates that Su Miantang is a newly naturalized citizen of the Central Empire. She has been placed under a three-month Newcomer Protection Period by the Female Protection Agency. During this period, unless she issues an invitation herself, no one is permitted to see her.”
“Damn it!”
“Get out, get out! All of you, get out!”
Catherine smashed her favorite crystal goblet, grinding her silver teeth until they creaked. Not permitted to see? She refused to believe there was anyone in this world whom she, the Princess, couldn’t see!
…
The week-long National Mourning ceremony of the Central Star came to an end, and all industries began to resume operations.
On Monday, the Imperial National Academy of Sciences officially posted an announcement on the electronic bulletin board: Starting today, our Academy welcomes its first female employee in a century of establishment. She is Su Miantang, a researcher in the Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Preparation Department.
A female?
And a researcher in the Academy’s core department?
You must be joking, right?
As soon as the notice was released, tens of thousands of employees were shocked. They gathered in front of the building, preparing to witness the elegance of this sole female researcher.
However, they felt it was more likely a prank.
When Su Miantang arrived at the Academy of Sciences in a small aircraft, she was stunned by the sea of people at the entrance. Why were there so many people? was there an event?
She stepped down curiously, only to discover… that the event seemed to be her.
Because almost everyone was looking at herâat her face, her body, and the pink Delonix flower badge on her chestâwhispering and discussing, making her feel like an escaped experimental subject.
“Heavens, she’s too beautiful, isn’t she?!”
“Is such a beautiful female really an employee of our research institute? Don’t lie to me; I’ll actually be motivated for the 8 AM shift now!”
“She looks so young and is so pretty. She didn’t get into our Academy through some nepotism, did she?”
“Aren’t you afraid of being arrested for saying things like that?”
“Stop being jealous. She passed the Council of Five Elders’ exam fair and square, and she even turned in a perfect score on the internal test. I remember the last person to do that was the Dean, right?”
“For our Academy to produce such a smart and beautiful genius female, it’s simply an old iron tree blooming after a hundred yearsâa gift from the Beast God! Let’s see how the Mechanical Academy next door, with their zero females, can act arrogant with us now!”
“This is my first time seeing a pink badge. It suits her so well!”
“It’s also my first time knowing someone can wear a work uniform so beautifullyâso beautifully that one can’t look away…”
“I wonder if she has a Male Monarch? If she does, is she willing to take more? I’m willing to take a love number ticket and wait starting now, even if I’m the ten-thousandth in line!”
“Welcome to the Academy of Sciences!”
As they spoke, they actually started applauding. The thunderous sound made the soles of Su Miantang’s feet tingle with awkwardness. Were they this enthusiastic?
Fortunately, she had a habit of bringing gifts for colleagues on her first day, so she didn’t have to stand there feeling even more awkward. It was just… there didn’t seem to be enough to go around.
“Thank you, thank you everyone!”
“I also prepared a small gift for everyone. These are candies I made myself.”
She took out several bags of marshmallows from her bag.
Seeing this, the crowd scrambled forward to ask for a piece. After putting it in their mouths, they all revealed gazes of incomparable admiration. How could it be so fragrant, soft, and sweet?
Those who had a shred of doubt about her abilities just a moment ago were now completely conquered. Could someone who made candy ten thousand times more delicious than what was sold in the Star Beauty Mall not be a genius?!
Lu Sili stood outside the crowd, watching Su Miantang being so popular. The corner of his eye revealed an arc of shared pride. Like the other employees, he couldn’t help but move closer to her.
He also wanted to eat the candy she made by hand.
But when Su Miantang distributed them to his spot, she deliberately skipped him.
His extended hand froze.
…Miantang, why didn’t she give him one?
In the next second, a bag of marshmallows landed on his hand, accompanied by her slightly leaning body. “Dean, please help me distribute these too. Later, I have a separate one to give you~”
A separate one?
His heart gave a thump and stalled for a few seconds.
Was he different in her heart?
“Why do I feel that the Dean and Junior Sister Miantang look so compatible standing together? A talented man and a beautiful woman!”
“Yeah, handing out candy to everyone together, they look like a couple of newlyweds…”
Lu Sili heard this sentence amidst the noise. His face heated up, and he turned around to give that person another candy.
The person who received the candy was stunned. Not because of the candy in his hand, but because he actually saw the Dean, whose emotions had been flat for a thousand years, blushing?!
The crowd gradually dispersed. Su Miantang put away the packaging bags and walked to the man’s side. “I didn’t expect the colleagues at the Research Institute to be so enthusiastic.”
“That’s only toward you; others don’t get such treatment.” Lu Sili lowered his eyes to look at her. “Miantang, since it’s your first day, I’ll take you to the laboratory to familiarize yourself first, okay? To understand the projects and special equipment the Academy is currently working on.”
“The laboratory? The Biomedicine Department’s?”
“No, my private laboratory.”
The Dean’s private laboratory?
She knew about that place; it was a forbidden area that not even the Five Elders of the Institute were allowed to enter. He was taking her in on her first day…
“Is this also treatment only for me, which others don’t get?”
The tips of Lu Sili’s ears grew slightly hot, and he turned to walk away.
“Hey, just kidding~”
Su Miantang hurriedly chased after him.
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