Chapter 30: Charm of the Fox Clan
Lu Sili didn’t mind her joking; he was afraid that if he were a second slower, she would see his cheeks burning red, just like an emotionally uncontrolled reckless boy.
“Wow—”
Entering the private laboratory, Su Miantang felt a shock no less than when she had secretly infiltrated Laboratory No. 1 that day. Machines, reagents, auxiliary tools, and various models were all readily available.
She bent down and observed the labels of the test products from the past week on the counter: Whitening Lotion, Spot Removal Cream, Moisturizer… all female products.
Lu Sili walked out after changing into his work uniform and saw the girl seriously examining a bottle of hair growth fluid. It was annotated with a female’s name: Lisa.
He stepped forward quickly to explain, afraid that if he were a second late, she would misunderstand.
“Miantang, these are all products launched in cooperation between the Academy and the Female Protection Agency. Because some females in the Empire have appearance defects and anxiety, they are easily duped by unscrupulous products from black-hearted organizations, leading to harm. Therefore, the official decided to launch some skincare and therapeutic medical products. This is a volunteer list, not a private custom order.”
Su Miantang nodded. “Was that female in the park the other day one of them too?”
“Mm-hm.”
“There was one named Amy, do you remember her?”
“I remember. Her left face was burned when she was a child, leaving a large scar. She has always felt inferior because of it and even had suicidal thoughts. But the scar area is too large, and now that she has entered maturity, with the current medical aesthetic technology, there is no good way to remove it. I can only make some restorative ointments to comfort her.”
Lu Sili seemed to feel regret for not being able to help her.
Su Miantang raised an eyebrow. “I have a way!”
“Really?”
He was astonished.
If anyone else said it, he wouldn’t believe it, but if it was her, he believed it.
“That will be wonderful news for her.”
“Yes, but I need your help, Dean, and your forbidden laboratory.”
“It would be my honor! What should I do?”
“Don’t rush. Before that…” Su Miantang took out a square gift box from behind her back. “Here, the candy I promised to give you.”
“Thank you, Miantang.”
Lu Sili accepted it with great cherish. Opening the lid, he found a layer of shiny aluminum foil exquisitely wrapping a round candy, showing the giver’s care.
However, after peeling it open, the candy was actually brown, and its texture was on the hard side, unlike the soft, white ones distributed to others just now.
“This is?”
“This is a flavor I newly developed. Taste it?”
“Okay.”
Lu Sili bit down without any guard, and his brows instantly furrowed.
Bitter.
Just as he thought this was the girl’s prank, he saw her eyes full of anticipation. Perhaps… the experiment just failed.
“How is it? How’s the taste?”
“Very sweet…”
Just as Lu Sili was about to praise it against his conscience, a mellow, rich aroma fought back, and a silky texture burst forth on his taste buds along with a faint sweetness, filling his eyes with brilliance.
What kind of candy was this?
How could it be so magical? Bitter first, then sweet!
Without him speaking, Su Miantang had already gotten the answer “I like it” from his expression.
“This is called chocolate. It’s made from cocoa liquor and cocoa butter.”
To blend bitterness and saltiness with fragrance and sweetness to create such a unique delicacy—only a magical female like her could do it.
Lu Sili only ate one piece and carefully put the rest away.
“What’s wrong? Don’t you like it?”
“No, let’s do the experiment first.”
She made this for him by hand.
He wanted to preserve it well and taste it slowly.
“Okay.”
Next, Su Miantang proposed her treatment concept for Amy’s scar and the production process of the required medicine. Since she wasn’t very familiar with the experimental apparatus, she dictated everything while Lu Sili performed the tasks.
“Next step, purification to obtain crystalline botulinum toxin…”
Su Miantang looked up from the book and saw beads of sweat oozing from Lu Sili’s forehead due to his intense concentration. They looked about to gather and roll down.
She hurriedly took out a handkerchief, stood on tiptoe, and gently wiped it away for him.
This wipe was critical. The test tube in Lu Sili’s hand fell with a clatter. Fortunately, Su Miantang had quick eyes and hands and caught it.
“Phew~” She sighed in relief. “Luckily it didn’t drop. This stuff is poisonous.”
“I’m sorry.”
Lu Sili was a bit distracted.
When she wiped his sweat just now, her fingertips through the thin silk handkerchief felt like they were touching his face. The electric sensation instantly made his thoughts run wild.
“It’s okay, continue.”
“Okay.”
Lu Sili adjusted himself and continued the operation, but his state of mind was completely different from before.
Especially since, for safety, she deliberately stood right next to him, her clothes pressing against his.
In the quiet air, he could hear the slight rustling of fabric, feel her every breath, and smell a faint scent of Delonix flowers…
It turned out that the Delonix scent he smelled when taking her on a tour of the Institute that day wasn’t an illusion. Gentle, sweet, just like pheromones, making one want to inhale more.
He made another mistake in the operation.
“Apologies.”
“Sorry…”
“My bad.”
After making frequent mistakes four or five times, Su Miantang looked at him in surprise. What was wrong? Wasn’t he fine just now?
Lu Sili also took off his gloves, knowing that he couldn’t continue in this state.
The always calm and rational Dean was like this for the first time.
With her by his side, he couldn’t concentrate at all. His mind was full of fanciful, romantic scenes, just like at night.
Was her standing here disturbing him?
Or did helping him wipe his sweat make him mind it? After all, he started getting messy from that moment on.
Previously, during lab procedures, if there was sweat on his face that he couldn’t wipe, assistants would help. She was used to it, so she helped subconsciously.
But the sense of boundaries between males and females here was much greater.
Thinking this, Su Miantang was about to step back when her wrist was suddenly grabbed tightly by the man.
Perhaps, sometimes when facing one’s beloved, one didn’t need to be so restrained and polite; one could be a bit presumptuous…
Lu Sili pulled the girl closer, so close he was almost embracing her, and slowly lowered his eyes.
Beastmen of the Fox clan all possessed a special ability: their eyes could emit light to charm the mind of the person they liked, making them unable to resist getting close—this became known as the Charm technique.
The higher the rank, the stronger the Charm.
As an S-rank male, almost no one could refuse Lu Sili, but he had never used it.
Because he felt this ability was cunning and shameless.
But when he met Su Miantang, he couldn’t control himself and used it, hoping she would get a little closer to him, just like when she wiped his sweat, or even… more excessive.
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