Pokémon: Master System.

"Row."

After discussing it, the three of them went to a nearby coffee shop to sit down.

Walking down the street, the two best friends, who hadn't seen each other for a long time, kept chatting about what had happened recently, with Xia Yu following behind them like a follower.

"Yan Ning, how did you two meet? What's his name?" Chi Hanqing kept asking questions along the way, like a curious child.

"Let's talk about it later, there are too many people now," Long Yanning said in a low voice.

"So secretive, are you dating a big star or something? It's like a secret relationship," Chi Hanqing teased with a laugh. She then turned to Xia Yu and chuckled, "You're not really a star, are you?"

"No," Xia Yu shook his head in denial.

"Stop fooling around, Han Qing. Tell me how you've been lately? What are you doing around here today? Isn't school busy?" Long Yan Ning quickly changed the subject and asked.

"Stop talking, I've been so busy lately." Speaking of herself, Chi Hanqing kept complaining, "Although there's not much going on at school, didn't I tell you? I've been helping Xia Yu write his thesis lately."

"Let me tell you, don't let his age fool you. He's like a freak, incredibly demanding. He makes us revise this and that every day, and we're working overtime every night revising our papers." Chi Hanqing got more and more excited as he spoke: "It's so annoying, I've even developed dark circles under my eyes from staying up so long."

"I've never been this tired even when I was writing my graduation thesis. Even the donkeys in the production team wouldn't dare to be used like this."

"Cough cough."

Xia Yu, who was walking behind, couldn't help but blush. He touched his nose to hide his embarrassment.

Long Yanning also turned around and looked at Xia Yu with a mischievous smile.

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Chapter 284 Little Fan Girl

In a quiet and cozy coffee shop, Xia Yu and Long Yanning sat together wearing masks. The two, who had just confirmed their relationship, still had the awkwardness and shyness of young lovers, which was also the most beautiful moment in their romance.

At this time, both sides always present their best side and hide their flaws.

At this stage, love can be a quiet, silent concern, a passionate, fiery intensity, or a romantic, poetic experience.

But as time went by, each other's flaws were exposed, and the beauty of love was only a fleeting pleasure and decoration. Arguments extinguished the flame of love and shattered the romantic picture.

Love is inherently fleeting, but it is precisely this fleeting nature that makes it seem so beautiful, drawing so many people to it, one after another, like moths drawn to a flame.

Love always needs to be carefully nurtured and managed. Although Xia Yu has little dating experience, it does not prevent him from becoming a dating master.

He possesses extensive theoretical knowledge, and in his previous life, he even took courses on sex education and concepts of love, marriage, and family during his university years.

Although he was still a virgin, his soul had already experienced the vicissitudes of life, earning him the nickname "Little White Dragon of Love".

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The two sat opposite Chi Hanqing, who was about 1.65 meters tall, with a well-proportioned figure, a perfect comic book body shape.

Her face was beautiful and charming, her skin was as white as snow, her hair was thick and voluminous, her peach blossom eyes were captivating and she had an innate allure, her lips were as red as cinnabar, and her slender hands exuded amazing charm with every move she made.

At the same time, her voice naturally exuded a seductive charm.

The Wu dialect is soft and gentle, with a sweet and numbing sensation.

Although her personality is completely devoid of any seductive qualities, it does not diminish her amazing charm in the slightest.

Especially when sitting quietly on the sofa, leisurely sipping coffee, it adds a touch of unique feminine elegance, nobility, and captivating charm.

If I had to use one word to describe her, it would be "vixen." Judging from her appearance alone, Chi Hanqing is undoubtedly a vixen through and through.

Since her school days, she has always had no shortage of suitors, and the love letters she collected could fill an entire drawer, but she has never been in a relationship.

Long Yanning also took off her mask at this moment, revealing her stunningly beautiful face. Birds of a feather flock together.

The two beauties sat together, each with their own unique charm, like plum blossoms, orchids, bamboo, and chrysanthemums.

The peach blossoms, still wet with overnight rain, and the willows, green with the mist of spring.

It was a delightful sight for Xia Yu, who was standing to the side.

The two best friends hadn't seen each other for a long time and chatted about the interesting things that had happened recently, which naturally included Xia Yu.

Chi Hanqing naturally continued to pour out her grievances, accusing Xia Yu of making her work overtime.

"Recently, I've been writing my thesis, so I've been going to bed at three or four in the morning and getting up at seven or eight in the morning. I've been staying in the lab the whole time and haven't come out at all."

"I've been so busy I haven't even had time to shower or wash my hair. Luckily, it only lasted a few days. If this had continued, I probably would have gone bald."

Long Yan Ning listened to Chi Han Qing's complaints with a smile. Seeing the bitter look on Chi Han Qing's face, she smiled brightly and glanced at Xia Yu from time to time, her eyes revealing a teasing meaning. She couldn't help but ask, "You sound so miserable, but didn't you also get a second authorship?"

Chi Hanqing always presents an elegant and dignified demeanor to outsiders, keeping them at a distance. She only relaxes around familiar people.

“Yes.” Speaking of the second work, Chi Hanqing’s eyes shone: “Although it was hard and tiring, the report was very worthwhile. The name of the second work, plus knowing about the Mega Evolution in advance, made my grandfather very happy.”

At this point, Chi Hanqing also thought of Xia Yu's close relationship with the Long family and couldn't help but pout and complain, "But it still can't compare to your family. You must have known about this experimental project a long time ago. Sigh, it's really frustrating to compare yourself to others."

"Uncle Long was farsighted enough to take Xia Yu as his apprentice. Even my grandfather said that Uncle Long shouldn't be a Dragon-type trainer; with his shrewdness, he should be a Monkey-type trainer."

Hearing Chi Hanqing's teasing, Long Yanning smiled. The relationship between the Long family, the Chi family, and the Lin family has always been good.

As the first member of the Chi family to pursue a research career, Chi Hanqing became one of the youngest PhDs at Imperial University, thanks to the Lin family's connections and recommendation letters personally written by Elder Lin and Elder Qin.

Chi Hanqing was also one of the last students taught by Master Qin. Because of this relationship, the Chi family and the Lin family had a relatively harmonious relationship. Otherwise, Chi Hanqing would not have been chosen as Xia Yu's assistant.

"Han Qing, if there's a next time, would you still go and be Xia Yu's assistant?" Long Yan Ning asked with a smile.

“Of course I’ll go, why wouldn’t I?” Chi Hanqing replied without hesitation, his eyes shining. “Although it’s tiring, you know what? The sense of accomplishment from participating in great research that changes the world is unparalleled. I’d be willing to work myself to death.”

Although she complained about how tiring the work was, she was actually very willing to be Xia Yu's assistant: "Although I may say that, Xia Yu is really a genius, and he will definitely become the greatest figure of this era in the future."

Hearing Chi Hanqing's evaluation of him, Xia Yu blushed slightly. When did he become so great? He would delete his Douyin account as soon as he got back today, as it didn't fit his image as a great and righteous person.

Okay, I'll wait and see for two more days.

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"Sometimes I think, Xia Yu is really a genius. I really don't know what's in his head, how can he have so many genius ideas."

As she continued, Chi Hanqing's tone became strange: "By the way, I heard that Xia Yu was nominated for the Arceus Award for Pokémon Research this year."

"Yan Ning, with Xia Yu's two research achievements last year—the Z-Move movement and the exclusive Z-Move—either one would be enough to win this grand prize."

"He single-handedly filled in all the missing pieces of Z-Move, making it complete. He supported half of Z-Move's success."

"Now he has single-handedly ushered in the era of Mega Evolution."

Hearing Chi Hanqing's praise and seeing the gleam in his eyes, Long Yanning felt proud. She turned and stole a glance at Xia Yu, then chimed in, "Is he that amazing?"

“Of course. Although Xia Yu is an exploiter who squeezes me dry, it can't hide his scientific research talent in the slightest.” Chi Hanqing sighed as she thought of this, then her eyes darted around, her gaze sweeping over Long Yanning.

"By the way, didn't Xia Yu attend the Pokémon Association meeting this afternoon? My grandfather told me that Xia Yu announced he has a new experiment and needs to recruit two research assistants." Chi Hanqing looked at Long Yanning with a smile: "Yanning, are you familiar with Xia Yu?"

"It's alright..." Long Yanning said cautiously, not daring to make any promises too confidently.

"Not bad?" Chi Hanqing looked at him with a disappointed expression. "You're not going to cling to such a powerful figure?"

“He’s your student and junior brother!” Chi Hanqing said, “How can he only be considered okay?”

Chapter 285 New Experiment Assistant

"Yan Ning, how about we make a deal? Help me out by talking to Xia Yu and asking if I can continue being his lab assistant?" Chi Hanqing asked with a smile.

"Weren't you just complaining?" Long Yanning retorted, "Why do you want to be Xia Yu's assistant now?"

"Criticism aside, things still need to be done." Chi Hanqing said with a smile, "Forget it, I guess you can't say anything anyway, let my grandfather talk to Old Master Lin."

"You have no idea how many people are eyeing Xia Yu's two assistant positions. Sigh, even if my grandfather personally intervened, it might not be possible," Chi Hanqing sighed.

"No way?" Long Yanning asked in surprise.

Chi Hanqing's grandfather is one of the seven champions and also the most senior champion, yet even he might not be able to make it. So why are Xia Yu's two assistant positions so sought after?

"It's true. I'm telling you, the news has already spread, and many people are already sending their resumes to Professor Lin. Many big names in the scientific research community want to become Xia Yu's assistant."

“Xia Yu’s experimental projects are all small projects. As long as you get the title of second or third author, you will be remembered in history.”

Seeing that Chi Hanqing was getting into the conversation, Long Yanning glanced at Xia Yu, who was wearing a mask, seemingly casually. She hadn't expected Xia Yu to be so popular.

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"Why are you wearing a mask the whole time?" Only then did Chi Hanqing notice that Xia Yu seemed to have been wearing a mask ever since she entered the coffee shop. "Aren't you hot? Or are you just too shy? Don't be nervous, relax. I'm Yan Ning's half-sister."

Chi Hanqing chuckled and teased Xia Yu. She vaguely felt that the man in front of her looked familiar, but Xia Yu was wearing a mask that covered most of his face, only revealing his eyes, so she really couldn't recognize him.

After mentioning it briefly, Chi Hanqing continued to Long Yanning: "By the way, Yanning, if you have time, please ask Uncle Long to talk to Elder Lin for me and ask him to let me continue to be Xia Yu's assistant. Practice makes perfect."

"Why don't you tell him yourself?" Long Yanning said with a smile, then quietly stretched out her foot to nudge Xia Yu beside her.

“We’ve only met once or twice, and we barely exchanged a few words. He’s like a heartless reviewing robot, spending all his time reviewing papers, finding fault, and telling me to revise them. Aside from work-related matters, we’ve never contacted each other.” Chi Hanqing couldn’t help but continue complaining, “We’re not even close, how could I possibly tell him personally? Someone like him must be incredibly busy, if you ask me…”

While Chi Hanqing was speaking, Xia Yu, at Long Yanning's prompting, silently took off his mask.

Chi Hanqing's voice stopped abruptly. She stared at Xia Yu's face, stunned. She recognized the culprit who had made her work overtime at a glance.

Then she remembered her earlier complaints about Xia Yu and her words of admiration for him.

Her face quickly turned as red and hot as a boiling kettle.

"Hello, Ms. Chi." Xia Yu smiled at Chi Hanqing and couldn't help but tease her, "Let's formally meet. Let me introduce myself. My name is Xia Yu, Long Yanning's boyfriend, the ruthless reviewing robot and exploiter you mentioned."

Hearing Xia Yu's teasing, Chi Hanqing's face turned even redder, obscuring her original complexion. She turned to look at Long Yanning, then glanced at Xia Yu, feeling as if she were dreaming. She couldn't help but reach out and cover her face.