The moment we step inside the lab at NBRC, it's like someone hits the dramatic pause button on the entire building.
Everyone freezes.
And then—BOOM! It erupts like fireworks.
"Mr. Xian—!"
"Dr. Xian is here!!"
"Oh my god, Mr. Xian is back!"
"Wait, Miss Yunhua… Miss Yunhua is here too!"
"She's back too?! Both of them?!"
Voices overlap, heads pop out from behind machines, researchers scramble around in a mix of panic and excitement.
Great. Now we look like some power couple villains making their grand entrance.
I glance at Mr. Xian, who looks all calm and smug, obviously enjoying the attention.
Meanwhile, I just sigh inside.
Oh yeah, here we go again…
Cue the dramatic music—I bet someone's already live-tweeting this nonsense.
Yuyu comes running like a bullet train straight at me, her voice louder than ever.
"Mr. Xian! Yunhua! You're here!!!"
Before I can even blink, she's already standing right in front of us, staring wide-eyed.
