The Fake Daughter Is Not Innocent

Those who initially thought that other than his looks, Zhou Yao was not worthy of Xiao Ying in any way shut their mouths.

This time, their CP fans stood up and named them the “Research Couple”.

Zhou Yao chose the same classes as Xiao Ying on purpose, so recently they’ve been walking together a lot.

This caused the rumors about them to become more and more intense.

The two of them went to the cafeteria together again. Xiao Ying sat down and waited while Zhou Yao brought two portions of food over.

He even arranged all the cutlery for her.

Xiao Ying was already a little embarrassed. But the eyes of the surrounding people were shining like wolves. They felt that Zhou Yao was really too doting.

When Zhou Yao sat down, Xiao Ying was still discussing the research with him excitedly.

Zhou Yao looked at her tenderly and would occasionally add his input.

The two of them interacted naturally and warmly, forming a world of their own.

Xiao Ying looked like she still had more to say even after she finished speaking. She said apologetically, “Sorry, I tend to be really chatty when talking about my research. You should eat.”

Zhou Yao shook his head to express that he did not mind.

Xiao Ying looked at him with increasing satisfaction. The more she worked with him, the more she thought they cooperated well together.

They had just started working together, but it felt like they had worked together for many years.

She asked curiously, “You have an uncle from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and you’re so talented when it comes to research, so why did you choose University A?”

Zhou Yao looked at her and said, “To find someone.”

Xiao Ying became even more curious. Afraid she was invading his privacy, she could only ask a different question. “Did you find them?”

Zhou Yao nodded and said, “I found them.”

Xiao Ying opened her mouth but closed it again, not asking further. After all, she was not too familiar with Zhou Yao. It would be bad to ask too much.

Just like that, she missed the chance to find out the truth.

After Xiao Ying was done with her work, she returned to the apartment. The moment she entered, she saw Cheng Yang sitting on the couch.

She stopped in her tracks and asked, “Brother, you’re back?”

A few days ago, he had said that he was going on a business trip. Xiao Ying had even heaved a sigh of relief. She had not expected him to return so quickly.

Cheng Yang’s expression was cold as he said, “If I didn’t come back, I wouldn’t have found out that you were being seduced by a random man.”

A random man…

Who?

Thinking of this, her eyes were filled with confusion.

Cheng Yang paused. Seeing that she really didn’t know, he decided not to remind her. He smiled and told her he would take her to eat something delicious.

Xiao Ying walked out with a confused expression.

The next day, Xiao Ying arrived at the research lab early.

She greeted Zhou Yao, who had just arrived.

This time, they were trying to study a medical issue, a type of virus.

This virus had a certain degree of infectiousness, and it was extracted from the corpse of an animal by Xiao Ying.

Based on the status of the virus, it doesn’t seem like it’s been activated. However, its capacity for harm was self-evident.

She did not tell anyone about this project because she already had the authority to conduct her own research and did not need to report it to the university.

After all, when people were at their level, they wouldn’t announce certain research results until they were fully ready.

Only Xiao Ying and Zhou Yao knew about this research.

Zhou Yao wouldn’t ask much either. As long as Xiao Ying wanted to do it, he would support her unconditionally.

Their research had reached a bottleneck. The original host of the virus had yet to be activated, so they could not obtain accurate data. Some of the data they had were just deductions calculated from what they already knew, which meant their conclusions contained a certain amount of hypothesizing and guesswork.

If their calculations were wrong, their results would not be valid.

Xiao Ying frowned as she pondered her next steps.

Zhou Yao silently fiddled with the calculator in his hand. After a while, he said, “Does this animal come from a herd of the same species?”

He was referring to the animal that the virus was extracted from.

Xiao Ying’s eyes lit up as she instantly understood what he meant.

“You’re right, I’ll go look into it right now.”

Zhou Yao watched Xiao Ying leave in a hurry. Amused, he followed her out.

The two of them went to the management room and looked through the data they had about the animal.

The original host cell of the virus was extracted from a monkey. This monkey had died naturally of old age in the Ling City Zoo.

It had been sent over for examination because it exhibited abnormal behavior before it died.

Xiao Ying pointed at the document and said, “Let’s go to this zoo and take a look.”

Zhou Yao stopped her and said helplessly, “Look at the time first.”

Only then did Xiao Ying realize that it was already 7 p.m.

At this time, the zoo would probably be closed.

She smiled embarrassedly and patted Zhou Yao’s shoulder. “I made you accompany me for so long again. Let me treat you to a meal today.”

Seeing Zhou Yao nod, Xiao Ying’s eyes flashed with a hint of mischief.

A second later, she returned to normal and led him out of the university.

Zhou Yao’s eyes were smiling, and he pretended that he did not see through her little schemes.