I can upgrade the shelter-Chapter 791 - 689: Morning Laziness in Bed

"Beep beep! Beep beep! Beep beep!" In the early morning, the alarm clock rang, waking Chen Xin from his slumber.

However, upon waking, Chen Xin merely extended an arm to slap the alarm clock on the bedside, snoozing it and pulling his arm back, embracing the soft body in his arms.

"Xin, it’s time to get up." Mo Qingyan, held in Chen Xin’s embrace, softly reminded him.

After nearly a year, Chen Xin finally returned home yesterday, and naturally, Mo Qingyan and Qin Lan were very happy about his return. As such, certain things that men dream of happened as would be expected.

In the morning, Qin Lan got up early due to work commitments, rising early to go to work.

However, when she got up, Mo Qingyan also woke up, but considering Chen Xin was still asleep, she didn’t wake him and continued sleeping in his embrace.

Waking up in Chen Xin’s arms in the morning brought Mo Qingyan a sense of safety and happiness.

After her beloved returned after a year, she wanted to spend more time with him, rather than getting him up early for work.

The time on the alarm clock was not early anymore, and if they didn’t get up, it might lead Chen Xin’s parents to have some negative thoughts.

Even though she and Qin Lan were already implicitly recognized by Chen Xin’s parents as their daughters-in-law, some things still feel shy and embarrassing in front of parents.

So Mo Qingyan extended her small hand and gently pushed Chen Xin’s chest twice, saying, "Get up! The sun is shining on your behind! If you don’t get up, I need to get up!"

Even though Qin Lan had thoughtfully drawn the blackout curtains before she left, Mo Qingyan could still feel the sunlight streaming in from outside.

Having regained the sunlight after so long, Mo Qingyan’s sleep has been excellent; she wakes up every morning when the sun shines into the room, and today, if not for accompanying Chen Xin, she would have gotten up early.

Yet Chen Xin, pushed twice by Mo Qingyan, only hugged her tighter, turned over to press his whole body against her, and mumbled, "Let me sleep a bit longer..."

"Xin!" Feeling helpless, Mo Qingyan, pressed beneath Chen Xin, struggled a bit in vain and could only acquiesce.

Though she knew Chen Xin was just being lazy, Mo Qingyan indulged his little whims, considering she hadn’t seen him in a year.

If not, she and Qin Lan wouldn’t have stayed to accompany him last night.

During Chen Xin’s time in Europe, she and Qin Lan each had their own work and lived separately, not with Chen Xin’s parents.

On one hand, with Chen Xin not at home, it didn’t seem right for them to stay at his place, unlike before in his self-built haven.

So normally, Mo Qingyan and Qin Lan would take turns accompanying Chen Xin’s parents for meals, sometimes staying over at their request, but rarely both stayed; usually, they would leave after meals.

But yesterday, as Chen Xin returned from Europe, both hadn’t seen him for a long time and had much to discuss, so they both stayed and even slept together.

And precisely because Chen Xin returned after so long, Mo Qingyan indulged him, even though being unable to get up today would make her late for work.

Just as Mo Qingyan was pondering how to request leave later, Chen Xin kissed her forehead and then released her.

"Xin? What’s up? Not sleeping a bit longer?" Watching Chen Xin sit up from the bed, Qin Lan asked curiously, puzzled by Chen Xin suddenly rising when he seemed intent on staying in bed.

"I have to get up and work! The boss wants to see me today! Can’t just stay lazing at home, can I?" Chen Xin hugged Mo Qingyan, kissed her again, got up, and headed towards the bathroom. At the bathroom door, he turned back to Mo Qingyan, who was sitting up in bed: "Qingyan, I’m going to shower, want to join?"

"Mm, but don’t you dare mess around!" Mo Qingyan glanced at the alarm clock, noting there was time for a shower, nodded to agree.

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"Good morning, Academician Chen, have you returned from Europe?" A staff member saw Chen Xin appear and promptly greeted him, seemingly surprised by his return.

Chen Xin also greeted the staff member, nodding and saying, "Returned yesterday, how’s work been recently?"

"Terrible, without you, Academician Chen, our research progress has slowed by at least 500%!" The staff member exaggerated in jest, but without a doubt, Chen Xin’s absence had indeed decreased the institution’s efficiency in producing results.

Hearing the staff member’s joke, Chen Xin merely smiled, not taking it seriously but still smiling back, "Alright, let me first attend the meeting with the leaders, then you gather the issues accumulated across departments during this period, and I’ll address them after the meeting."

"Yes, Academician!" The staff member, hearing Chen Xin, quickly composed himself and nodded earnestly.

Watching the staff rush off to execute his tasks, Chen Xin habitually shook his head, then headed upstairs towards his office.

Returning after a year, the office was still clean and tidy but somewhat cold and lacking in vitality.

Pulling out his chair and sitting down, he scanned the familiar office, adapted a bit, then activated the desk’s meeting system, waiting to meet with the senior leaders.

So far, he still didn’t know why the higher-ups were in such a rush to call him back, which was why he got up so eagerly early today, anxious to find out what had happened.

If something serious had indeed occurred, then he would need to prepare, as although everything seemed fine now, any issue could quickly undo it all.

Preventing bad things from happening was what Chen Xin hoped to do.

Suddenly, Chen Xin wondered if he should, like some paranoid rich kid, prepare contingency plans or backup strategies?

With this thought, as Chen Xin considered these things, the conference equipment before him lit up, and the senior leaders started logging in one by one.