IMAO Chapter 31.2

The next day.

After class, Jiang Yuan and Ji Rong had just sat down to eat when Jiang Yuan received a message from Liu Zheng inquiring about the modification plan Jiang Yuan had mentioned yesterday.

Jiang Yuan had only briefly touched on the subject yesterday. Now that they were actually ready to begin modifications, Liu Zheng was still somewhat uncertain. Concerned that Jiang Yuan might be in class, Liu Zheng sent a text message instead of calling directly.

Jiang Yuan thought for a moment before replying: I’m eating now. I’ll get back to you later.

Liu Zheng: Alright, thank you for your trouble.

Jiang Yuan: No problem.

“Who was that?” Ji Rong asked Jiang Yuan in a low voice.

Jiang Yuan: “Senior has something to discuss.”

Ji Rong: “Asking you to test the mecha?”

Jiang Yuan shook his head. “No, it’s about modifying the mecha.”

Ji Rong: “…”

Ji Rong still remembered what happened yesterday at the research institute. At the time, Jiang Yuan had told the senior about a modification plan, and then Professor Xu had walked in… That expression of pride and satisfaction was still fresh in his mind. The professor had even assumed Jiang Yuan was a student from the Manufacturing Department.

Ji Rong hesitated for a moment before asking Jiang Yuan, “Is your modification plan really feasible?”

Jiang Yuan: “It should be.”

After all, it was the result of thousands of simulations by Alphonse…

As Jiang Yuan thought of Alphonse, the super-optical brain that had merged with Jiang Yuan’s soul awakened.

Alphonse, matter-of-factly: Captain, I need to correct you. It’s not “should be,” it’s “definitely.”

Jiang Yuan: …

Beside him, Ji Rong looked uncomfortable as he asked, “Jiang Yuan, have you self-studied mecha manufacturing?”

Jiang Yuan considered for a moment. He had gone through the textbook once at the beginning of the semester, which could count as self-study. So, Jiang Yuan nodded to indicate that he had indeed self-studied.

Ji Rong: “…”

After lunch with Ji Rong, Jiang Yuan had afternoon classes and couldn’t go to the research institute. So, he wrote a simple modification process for Liu Zheng instead.

In the laboratory.

During lunch hour, no one was eating. Instead, a group of people were busily modifying the mecha.

Liu Zheng was covered in sweat. Looking at the modification process he had spent all night writing down, he massaged his forehead. He had thought this modification plan would suffice, but when it came to actual implementation, many problems arose.

Yesterday, Rhodes urged him to write the modification process. Today, he was woken up by his mentor’s call at six in the morning. From the moment he arrived at the lab until now, he hadn’t taken a break!

Suddenly, the communicator on the table beeped. Liu Zheng picked it up and saw that Jiang Yuan had sent him a document.

Liu Zheng was puzzled but accepted the file from Jiang Yuan. Once downloaded, he opened it immediately.

After seeing the contents of the documents, Liu Zheng’s heart raced!

Liu Zheng: … I have to ask, isn’t this design document a bit too detailed?!

The modification process was concise and clear. Some modification steps were written in as few as sixteen characters, yet he understood them! It wasn’t a vague understanding, but a clear and precise one. He comprehended every step of Jiang Yuan’s modification process.

Looking at Jiang Yuan’s modification process and then at their own graduation designs, Liu Zheng felt utterly despairing.

“Hey, Liu Zheng, why are you spacing out? Professor Xu said we must complete the modifications within seven days!” A lab mate tapped Liu Zheng’s shoulder and asked.

Liu Zheng turned and handed the device to his colleague. “You guys… take a look.”

The colleague took Liu Zheng’s communicator and browsed through Jiang Yuan’s modification process. “Wow, this modification process is simple and easy to understand. It’s really well-written. Did you write this, Liu Zheng?”

Liu Zheng shook his head. If he had written it, he would have graduated already!

“Jiang Yuan wrote it…”

Everyone in the lab: ???

“Isn’t he from the Mecha Department?”

Liu Zheng shrugged. “Who knows? But now I think Jiang Yuan shouldn’t be in the Mecha Department at all. He should be in Mecha Manufacturing!”

At that moment, Ji Rong was silently looking at an e-book in his room. The first page showed the book’s title — “Fundamentals of Mecha Manufacturing”.

On Red Star.

As lunchtime approached, at the dining table, Jiang Tianze looked across at his old friend, his brows slightly furrowed, and said in a deep voice, “Lao Song, I called you here today because there’s something I want to discuss with you.”

Song Yirui’s father, Song Wen, nodded. He naturally knew what Jiang Tianze wanted to say and replied directly, “Lao Jiang, just tell me how you want to handle this matter.”

Jiang Tianze told his old friend everything that had happened on Earth. As Song Wen heard about the events on Earth, his eyes widened in shock. He truly hadn’t expected that the relationship between his son and Qiu Jingming wasn’t as they had claimed — a heat-induced encounter — but rather a premeditated deception…

He lowered his head in shame and said with a bitter smile, “Lao Jiang, I really don’t have the face to sit here and talk to you.”

Jiang Tianze shook his head. “This has nothing to do with you. I can distinguish that. If you say you don’t have the face to talk to me, then as Jingming’s adoptive father, wouldn’t I also lack the face to sit here?”

Song Wen sighed upon hearing this and asked, “What should we do now?”

Jiang Tianze said gravely, “Jiang Yuan wants Jingming to move out, which is indirectly allowing them to be together.”

Song Wen clenched his fist and said, “I’ll handle this. Since Jingming is pregnant, his wedding with Yirui must be held as soon as possible. We’ll have them marry right after they return this time.

“Then I’ll buy them a house outside, so they can move out.

“Our two families live too close. Every time Jiang Yuan comes back, he’ll have to see that unfilial son of mine, which will only upset him. I’ll just buy them a house and have them move out!”

Jiang Tianze: “That’s not necessary.”

Song Wen waved his hand and shook his head at Jiang Tianze. “I’ve watched Jiang Yuan grow up. What happened has hurt him deeply. As his uncle, I’m too ashamed to face him.

“Having them move out is nothing compared to the hurt Jiang Yuan has suffered. It can hardly be called a punishment for them.”

Seeing Song Wen’s insistence, Jiang Tianze naturally stopped trying to persuade him.

Song Wen immediately sent a message to Song Yirui, telling him to come back and marry Qiu Jingming as soon as they returned.

During the three days of heat.

Qiu Jingming and Song Yirui spent three intense and passionate days together in the hotel room.

Qiu Jingming’s first heat finally ended. His fair skin was covered in marks. During these three days, he and Song Yirui shared countless moments of pleasure. He felt incredibly happy now. He had finally… completely obtained Song Yirui. Just thinking about how Song Yirui had been with him made Qiu Jingming feel an indescribable sense of pride.

As for the expression he had seen on Jiang Yuan’s face that day, he must have seen it wrong!

At this moment, Song Yirui was gently holding him, cleaning his body. After the bath, Qiu Jingming, feeling weak, lay on his side next to Song Yirui. Song Yirui stared blankly at the ceiling. He knew he should comfort his Omega now, but…

As the pheromones dissipated, a familiar face kept appearing in his mind. Unlike the beauty of an Omega, it was a very handsome face.

Jiang Yuan, where was he now?

It had been three days since Jiang Yuan had grabbed him and thrown him into the room…

Thinking of this, Song Yirui suddenly felt a pang of heartache. How must Jiang Yuan have looked at him then?

Jiang Yuan must hate him now, maybe even despise him…

The thought that Jiang Yuan might hate him suddenly made his heart feel unbearably heavy.

His gaze swept over the communicator on the floor. During these three days… had Jiang Yuan sent him any messages?

Song Yirui picked up the communicator from the floor, only to find no messages from Jiang Yuan. There was just one message from his father. As he read its contents, Song Yirui suddenly felt a hollow sensation in his chest.

His father wanted him to marry Jingming as soon as they returned.

Marriage…

Song Yirui glanced back at Qiu Jingming lying on the bed. Marry Qiu Jingming?

He suddenly felt a wave of inexplicable anxiety.

Beside him, Qiu Jingming noticed Song Yirui sitting on the bed and looking at his communicator, and asked weakly, “Rui-gege, what are you looking at so intently?”

“Nothing,” Song Yirui turned off the communicator and set it aside.

Qiu Jingming didn’t press further and said coquettishly, “Rui-gege, can you hand me my communicator? I don’t have any strength left.

“It’s all your fault!”

Song Yirui was silent for a moment, then searched the floor and found Qiu Jingming’s communicator, handing it to him.

Qiu Jingming opened his communicator to find over a dozen messages. He read them one by one, several from classmates asking why he wasn’t at school.

When he reached the last message, his thumb paused briefly. The sender was Jiang Tianze.

Qiu Jingming opened the message from Jiang Tianze and read its contents. A hint of mockery flashed in his eyes.

Hah, asking him to move out?

Sure enough, blood is thicker than water.

Those people said Jiang Tianze was good to him, but where was the goodness? It was all just out of guilt!

Qiu Jingming put away his communicator, leaned against the headboard, and looked at Song Yirui. He said softly, “Rui-gege, do you think Gege is very upset now? I… I want to apologize to him in person…

“When I went to see him that day, he looked really upset.”

When Song Yirui heard Qiu Jingming say that Jiang Yuan was very upset, his heart skipped a beat, and his hand clenched tightly.

“Rui-gege, let’s go to the school to find my brother…”

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