Walking through the campus she hadn’t seen for half a year, Zhou Yaling realized that every tree and blade of grass was a beautiful sight.

Although it was early spring, when everything had yet to awaken, the roadsides of the campus were lined with bare plane trees.

These plane trees were loved and hated by both students and teachers. In the hottest summer, the towering plane trees provided the few bits of coolness for those walking on the roads. In fall, the yellow leaves falling on the ground created a unique scenery.

However, the nuisance was the fluff of the plane trees, which at its worst could drive a person mad and for those prone to allergies, was nothing short of a disaster.

In a daze, Zhou Yaling felt somewhat unreal.

Just last night, the counselor added her back to the class group. Shortly after she rejoined, someone broke the silence with a piece of unsettling news.

Mao Xinyi had passed away.

It wasn’t due to illness. Normally, ALS progresses through a process, and compared to most diseases, the exacerbation is relatively slow.

But how long had it been? Less than half a year, and she was gone.

The classmate who shared the news didn’t mention the specific cause of death, but everyone knew in their hearts.

The once lively class group fell silent because of this news.

Lost in thought, Zhou Yaling unknowingly arrived at the foot of the teaching building where the class meeting was notified by the counselor.

Standing under the building, Zhou Yaling could clearly hear the voices of many teachers lecturing, some passionate, some calm.

There were over ten minutes until the notified time, and based on past experiences, about a third of the classmates should be in the classroom by now.

The rest would arrive in the last few minutes, and being late was rare.

"Zhou Yaling?"

Upon hearing someone calling her name, the familiar voice instantly clued Zhou Yaling into who was calling her from behind. Turning around, her two roommates were looking at her with complicated expressions.

Seeing this, the internally calm Zhou Yaling nodded, "You guys are here."

As expected, after greeting them, the three appeared very silent.

In the eyes of her two roommates, Zhou Yaling saw regret. Perhaps this was what her brother meant by the realization of many things after undergoing the baptism of society. Unfortunately, many situations and people could never go back to how they were.

Just like her roommate Mao Xinyi, Zhou Yaling never thought the last farewell would be forever.

Standing downstairs in the wind was not ideal; though it was early spring, it wasn’t warm outside.

"Let’s go up together, I think there are already quite a few classmates in the classroom."

...

Mo Jingchun naturally did not know about Zhou Yaling’s experiences. Although Mo Jingchun instructed Zero to keep an eye on Zhou Yaling, it was solely for her safety. Not only Zhou Yaling, but Zero was also attentive to the safety of those close to him.

After all, Mo Jingchun did not want anything from a TV drama to happen to him.

At this moment, Xia Xiaomin was walking in front, and Mo Jingchun was behind her, heading to inspect and accept the completed No. 2 laboratory building under Xia Xiaomin’s lead.

As the person responsible for the acceptance of the No. 2 laboratory building’s completion, Su Wenyan was naturally in the group.

The No. 2 laboratory building was part of the third phase of the Candy Science and Technology Park and was a straight-line distance of five hundred meters from the first phase office building, almost a mile walk.

With many people, they didn’t walk too fast. Mo Jingchun estimated it would take just under ten minutes to arrive at the foot of the No. 2 laboratory building.

Looking at the greenery still smelling of fresh earth, well-maintained, Mo Jingchun was satisfied, though uncertain about the laboratory building’s interior.

"Let’s go in and take a look."

Walking ahead, Xia Xiaomin led the group into the laboratory building.

"Boss, referring to the No. 1 laboratory building, we also freed up the first-floor lobby of the No. 2 laboratory building for security forces."

Inside the lobby, when Mo Jingchun entered, there were five cleaning ladies working, using floor cleaning machines.

Even though it was asphalt outside with no dirt, Mo Jingchun left a clear footprint with every step.

Noticing the boss’s gaze, Xia Xiaomin promptly asked the cleaning ladies to take a break.

With so many people coming and going, they would likely have to clean again after they left.

Unlike the No. 1 laboratory building, the No. 2 laboratory building had only ten floors, but each floor had a larger area.

Randomly inspecting a floor, Mo Jingchun was quite satisfied with the quality of the renovation.

After strolling for almost half an hour, Mo Jingchun came out of the building, nodding in satisfaction.

"Very good, retain 5% as a maintenance fund, and pay all the other project funds."

This 5% maintenance fund wasn’t arbitrary but a standard industry rule.

Finishing his statement, Mo Jingchun looked at Su Wenyan again.

With the boss’s gaze on her, the smile on Su Wenyan’s face froze.

When the unexpected happens, it’s no longer unexpected. Su Wenyan was all too familiar with the boss’s meaningful gaze whenever she was assigned a task.

Shrugging helplessly, Su Wenyan asked, "Boss, what can I do for you?"

In front of so many people, Mo Jingchun was not afraid of leaking information, as the theme for the next year was no secret: to focus on researching aerospace rockets.

So the question is, where to launch the rockets once developed?

This requires thorough planning ahead. Moreover, early consideration for a future spaceplane airport is necessary.

"Ahem, don’t be so serious."

Upon hearing this, Su Wenyan grinned, then immediately tightened her expression back up.

"Don’t look at me with those eyes." Glancing at others deliberately not looking at him, Mo Jingchun said surprisingly:

"I’m not afraid to tell you, I’m planning to restructure Candy Technology’s framework."

"The current organizational structure is suitable for small to medium-sized enterprises, but for Candy Technology today, it’s somewhat inadequate. If not for Candy Technology never lacking funds, the current organizational structure might have already driven the company to closure."

"Not to mention, having just one president for such a large company is unreasonable." As Mo Jingchun spoke more, Su Wenyan’s eyes grew brighter.

This was an issue many were aware of, but aside from the president himself and the boss, others saying anything might easily disrupt team unity.

After speaking, Zhou Yaling instructed Xia Xiaomin to note it down.

"Xia, note what I just mentioned and remind me at the next meeting."

"We’ll discuss it then."

"Understood, boss." Xia Xiaomin nodded.

With such a plan announced, Su Wenyan felt overwhelmed yet invigorated, her face flush with enthusiasm. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Watching Su Wenyan’s eyes brimming with the spirit of dedication, Mo Jingchun coughed once again.

"Ahem~"

This cough snapped Su Wenyan back to reality.

The boss’s sudden grand announcement signaled heavy tasks ahead!