Chapter 166: The Professor’s Rebate System is Now in the Hands of the Poor Thing (10)

Chapter 166: The Professor's Rebate System is Now in the Hands of the Poor Thing (10)

Song Chuyi mimicked the way Ning Xiuping had called him the previous night.

"A'...Chu..."

Ning Xiuping was speechless for a moment.

"Did I really call you that?" A hint of amusement flashed in his eyes. "Are you sure?"

"Absolutely!" Song Chuyi replied confidently, "I'm absolutely certain!"

Ning Xiuping walked over to the bedside table, picked up his glasses, and put them on.

His beautiful eyes were now hidden behind the lenses.

"Fine." He pushed the glasses up the bridge of his nose. "It's true that I agreed."

"If you're scared to sleep alone at night, you can always come to me."

He leaned down, gently tapping Song Chuyi's forehead with his fingertip.

"My bed is always warm for A'Chu."

Song Chuyi hummed contentedly, clearly pleased.

After a few moments, they got ready and headed out. The lab was spacious, with various instruments casting a cold, metallic glow.

Ning Xiuping moved around wearing a white lab coat, his glasses hiding the luster in his eyes, yet adding a touch of scholarly elegance and seriousness.

Song Chuyi was also wearing a white lab coat, but unlike Ning Xiuping, he didn’t button it up as tightly, leaving most of the buttons undone except for the one in the middle.

Underneath, he wore a light-colored shirt. The buttons of the shirt weren’t properly fastened either, with the top two casually undone, faintly revealing his sharp collarbone.

He sat on a chair nearby, his elbow resting on the table surface, propping his chin with one hand as he watched Ning Xiuping focus on his experiment.

As Ning Xiuping became engrossed in his work, he seemed to forget Song Chuyi was even there, not glancing at him once.

After a while, Ning Xiuping murmured something.

Song Chuyi blinked, then got up and walked over to an instrument, turning it on.

Ning Xiuping didn’t seem to notice anything unusual and continued his experiment.

Every now and then, he’d ask for an instrument to be turned off or for something to be handed to him.

It wasn’t until he finished the experiment that he suddenly realized Song Chuyi had been handling things.

“A’Chu, were you…?”

Song Chuyi had just turned off the lab equipment and looked back at him upon hearing this.

“What’s up?”

Ning Xiuping’s eyes held a hint of surprise. “You did all that?”

“Of course,” Song Chuyi sat back down, slouching lazily on the table. “Who else?”

"Brother Ning is a fool."

Ning Xiuping's heartbeat inexplicably quickened. He hadn't expected that picking up the young man on a whim would bring him such a big surprise.

The instinctive orders he gave just now were things that even his former assistants might not have been able to react to.

Yet, A'Chu not only reacted but also completed them perfectly.

"A'Chu." Ning Xiuping walked quickly to Song Chuyi's side and took his hand. "Come be my assistant."

Song Chuyi's long lashes fluttered, pretending to think for a couple of seconds before breaking into a sweet smile.

"Okay."

"But Brother Ning, some of the equipment in this lab should be replaced."

He lightly tapped the table's surface and murmured under his breath.

"If you want me to be your assistant, then you'll have to replace all these outdated experimental devices."

He paused, then stressed his words.

"It has to be replaced for me."

Ning Xiuping's eyelashes flickered, his lips pressing tightly together as he softly responded, "Mm."

The Rebate System in his mind was extremely excited.

This equipment was top-of-the-line and came with a hefty price tag. If Ning Xiuping bought it for Song Chuyi, it would cost a large sum of money.

This meant that it could also gain a large amount of energy.

The Rebate System began to tempt Ning Xiuping to spend money again.

Ning Xiuping automatically tuned out the sound of the Rebate System and reached out to rub Song Chuyi's hair.

"I'll buy them all for you."

"Anything you want, I'll buy it for you."

Song Chuyi gently nuzzled his palm, his cheeks flushing slightly, savoring the moment.

He sat there languidly, exuding an air of relaxation.

The young man deserved every beautiful thing life had to offer. The thought crossed Ning Xiuping's mind as he slowly withdrew his hand.

He wanted to provide the young man with nothing but the best.

Both in life and in work.

As promised, Ning Xiuping replaced all the old, aging equipment in the lab for Song Chuyi.

The entire replacement cost one hundred million yuan, and he received thirty million in rebates from the Rebate System.

After the equipment overhaul, A'Chu indeed followed him to the lab every day to be his assistant.

Ning Xiuping found that no matter what he said, Song Chuyi could react quickly.

Sometimes, before he could even speak, A'Chu had already completed the task.

The young man handled the experiments with such ease, as if he had done them before.

However, that was impossible.

Controlled nuclear fusion... a technology that the entire world has been striving to achieve, but no one has succeeded in mastering yet. How could the young man have mastered it?

Even he wouldn’t have dared to say he could achieve it in his lifetime.

Of course, it wasn’t just Ning Xiuping who was curious about this; Xiaotong was too.

Xiaotong couldn’t help but ask Song Chuyi, only to hear Xiaotong's host chuckle softly.

"I’ve done these kinds of experiments before."

Song Chuyi pinched the little white bun in his consciousness.

"Like I said, I can’t sleep, so I keep myself busy."

In my original world, technology was far more advanced, and controlled nuclear fusion had already been achieved.

After spending so much time in the human world, simple entertainment wasn’t enough anymore, so he started learning.

He learned a lot of knowledge and participated in many experiments.

But it’s been so long, and some of those memories have faded.

Of course, with a little recollection, he could still remember.

Upon hearing his host’s words, Xiaotong said, "Wow, host, you’re incredible!"

Song Chuyi didn’t deny it. "If you can’t sleep and stick around long enough, you’d pick up a lot of skills too."

Xiaotong said, "But host, I don’t need to sleep in the first place."

Song Chuyi: "..."

"You haven’t lived long enough."

"And even if you don’t sleep, you still need to hibernate, which is kind of like sleeping."

He tapped the little white bun's head. "Alright, give me a little boost in favorability, just two points."

Xiaotong: "Okay, host."

In the distance, Ning Xiuping, who was processing experimental data, suddenly paused.

Rebate System: "Mission target favorability: 12"

There had been no increase in favorability for many days, but today it went up by two points.

Ning Xiuping lowered his gaze, organized the experimental data, and then walked towards Song Chuyi.

"A'Chu, let’s go home early today."

"Okay." Song Chuyi stood up, stretched lazily, and said, "Little tabby must be waiting for us."

The little tabby cat he had picked up earlier, which he had named "Little Tabby," had gained quite a bit of weight recently.

He took a step, but his foot suddenly felt weak, causing his body to stumble forward.

Ning Xiuping reacted quickly and wrapped his arm around his waist.

Their breaths mingled, and for a moment, their heartbeats seemed to race together.