After Being Blackened All Over the Internet, I Ruled the Military Variety Shows-Chapter 837 - 827: Extra: Can We Fall in Love?

The testing process wasn't something that could be completed in a short amount of time.

They had to input a lot of information and conduct real-world testing.

The process was tedious and complicated.

Since Shen Qiangqiang was the first child to come for testing, Xu Ling'an decided to personally take charge of her.

Along with being responsible for Jiang Lingxu as well.

One of the tasks involved inputting body data, and when Jiang Lingxu finished measuring in the measurement room and came out, Xu Ling'an, who was sitting in front of the computer, looked at the freshly generated three-dimensional imaging on the screen, raised her eyes and just happened to meet Jiang Lingxu's gaze, "Your figure is quite standard, nice!"

Jiang Lingxu's face visibly turned a bit red.

Xu Ling'an, who subconsciously made the remark and then saw Jiang Lingxu's reaction: "..."

Was it still in time for her to take back what she just said?

The air inexplicably carried a bit of an ambiguous atmosphere, but before it could spread, there was a knock on the door.

Sitting cross-legged on the sofa outside eating freeze-dried strawberries, Shen Qiangqiang glanced at the still room and got up, pattering over to open the door.

Xiao Bo lowered his head and saw the little shiny-eyed bean sprout, "Qiangqiang, why are you here alone?"

"They're inside." Shen Qiangqiang said, pointing behind her with a hand.

Xiao Bo's face immediately changed, raising his voice without caring for anything else, "Senior Sister, Mr. Jiang, it's noon, I'm here to ask if you want to go out for lunch together?"

After waiting for two seconds, the two of them came out one after the other.

Jiang Lingxu raised his eyes to meet Xiao Bo's provocative gaze, but calmly ignored it, only turning his head to ask Xu Ling'an in a low voice, "What do you feel like eating?"

Standing among the three, Shen Qiangqiang: "…"

What about her, what about her?

Why wasn't anyone asking for her opinion?

"I remember a noodle place opened nearby, Qiangqiang, do you feel like having noodles?"

Shen Qiangqiang nodded appreciatively, "Yes, I love noodles."

Jiang Lingxu: "Then let's have noodles."

Xiao Bo quickly chimed in, "I haven't tried this place since it opened, it's just the right time to give it a taste today."

In the end, the whole project team ended up crowding over together.

With so many people, including the famed Jiang Lingxu and Shen Qiangqiang, Xu Ling'an decisively booked a private room.

When seated, the spot next to Xu Ling'an was naturally reserved for Shen Qiangqiang, the only little one, and the other spot had to be fought over.

Xiao Bo took advantage of the mutual understanding with other project team members to secure the spot.

Jiang Lingxu had no choice but to sit on Shen Qiangqiang's other side.

When the noodles and dishes were served, Xu Ling'an and Jiang Lingxu both coincidentally took care of little Shen Qiangqiang, whose head was still not even as large as the noodle bowl.

One helped with picking out food, the other helped with mixing the noodles.

The coordination was incredibly seamless.

Preparing to take advantage of being closer to show goodwill, Xiao Bo only saw the back of his Senior Sister's head: "..."

A missed opportunity!

"With Senior Sister and Mr. Jiang plus little Qiangqiang, they kind of look like a family of three, don't they?"

Miao Xiaohuo, who was watching Xiao Bo suffer yet again, turned abruptly at a coworker who murmured this, and then looked at the three as well.

Well, admittedly, they did look a bit like a family.

Except Xiao Bo, sitting nearby, looked a little green!

After eating, they headed back.

Shen Qiangqiang was using her uncle's phone for a while and started to nod off.

Seeing this, Jiang Lingxu simply took the phone back and let little Missy lie on the sofa for a nap.

Having found a blanket and bent down to prepare to cover her with it, a voice came from behind, "Qiangqiang fell asleep?"

"Yes, she usually sleeps for one to two hours after lunch, didn't expect she'd fall asleep here, seems like she's really not picky about the place."

"Then why don't you carry her to my break room to sleep, there's a single bed, it's more comfortable than the sofa and quieter."

As Xu Ling'an spoke, she got up and opened the hidden door next to the bookshelf.

Jiang Lingxu really hadn't noticed there was another room hidden in this room, gently carried the chubby niece in and placed her on the bed, inevitably glancing around at the room.

The room was small, probably less than ten square meters, with a strong lived-in vibe, clean yet a bit casually messy, very 'Xu Ling'an style'.

Coming out and closing the door, the door merged with the wall.

"Didn't expect there was a room in here."

"Previously, when the project hit problems, I felt going back and forth wasted time, so I partitioned this break room. It's been there ever since. You can talk loud, don't worry, it's well soundproofed."

"Mm, aren't you taking a nap?" 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

"I'm fine whether I sleep or not, but if you're tired, you'll have to lie on the sofa, the bed's already taken by Qiangqiang."

Jiang Lingxu shook his head, "I'm not tired."

But even saying he wasn't tired, looking at the figure sitting somewhat nonchalantly at the computer working, with the occasional sound of keyboard tapping and mouse clicking reaching his ears, the serene moment unexpectedly made him yawn.

After working for a while, Xu Ling'an stood up to move around, and upon turning her head, she saw the person who claimed not to be tired, now hugging a pillow, reclining on the sofa with his head slightly tilted, asleep.

She instinctively lightened her movements, reaching for the blanket she used, walked to the sofa, and just as she bent down to cover Jiang Lingxu, unexpectedly met a pair of suddenly opened eyes.

"You..."

The latter 'not sleepy' words were cut off when she instinctively took a step back, accidentally stepping on the corner of the blanket, about to fall backward onto the coffee table.

At the critical moment, realizing he had startled her, Jiang Lingxu quickly sat up, tossed aside the pillow, grabbed Xu Ling'an's arm with one hand, and swiftly wrapped the other arm around her waist.

With ample strength, he pulled her back up from nearly a forty-five-degree tilt.

"You're fine now!"

Xu Ling'an took a deep breath, her rationale quickly returning, her petite face rarely showing a trace of indignation, "Did you do that on purpose just now?"

Jiang Lingxu looked up, blinked, even the scar at the corner of his eye showing innocence, "I was actually almost asleep, and woke up from the noise."

"I moved really quietly."

Yet it scared her to almost get injured!

"It was quiet, but did you forget what I do for a living."

"Isn't it music?"

"Yes, those in music have very sensitive ears. What you perceive as faintly soft movements sound different in my ears."

How else could he hear every subtle change in notes, if not for relying on keen hearing.

Of course, suddenly opening his eyes was also because he sensed a presence approaching.

He couldn't control it just then.

Of course, this slip wasn't necessary to mention.

Afraid of getting hit!

Xu Ling'an: "..."

It sounded somewhat reasonable!

"Wait, let go of me first."

Once the rush of emotions passed, Xu Ling'an realized how close she was to Jiang Lingxu.

The hand on her waist, even through a layer of shirt, was still astonishingly warm.

However, she didn't expect that when her words landed, the hand on her waist not only didn't loosen but tightened further.

And then, that low voice that once caused a stir throughout the crowd whispered in her ear, "Although in terms of seniority I should call you Auntie, but we're not related by blood, are we. In that case, An'an, can we... be lovers?"