Pregnant After Healing the Alpha

Chapter 245: Chapter 237 Zhan Qipei Discovers Qiao Jing’s Identity

Zhan Qipei had not been cleaning for long before he finished tidying up the living room, and then he moved on to Qiao Jing’s room.

Qiao Jing’s room was neatly arranged by him, and Zhan Qipei swept the floor with a broom.

Under Qiao Jing’s desk was a large cardboard box.

Zhan Qipei had no intention of rummaging through the box, he bent down intending to shift it aside to clean the dust underneath the desk.

During the process of moving the box, Zhan Qipei caught sight of something very familiar, a trace of doubt flickered through his dark pupils.

It was a wooden box he had seen at Professor Qiao’s award ceremony, used for holding trophies.

Scenes from the banquet replayed in his mind.

Qiao Jing had said she would give it to Professor Qiao later; why was the trophy still here after so much time?

Could she have forgotten to return it?

But for such an important trophy, considering Qiao Jing’s memory, she should not have forgotten to give it back.

Zhan Qipei set the broom aside and opened the large cardboard box.

After opening the box, the contents inside made Zhan Qipei’s movements stiffen slightly.

Inside were various trophies, certificates, and medals of the highest national level, as well as other awards.

Importantly, the awardee was Professor Qiao.

Why would Qiao Jing have Professor Qiao’s things here?

If it was like the last banquet situation, Qiao Jing should only have one of Professor Qiao’s trophies, not the other items.

So, what was going on now?

Zhan Qipei felt a great deal of confusion and had a speculation as he looked over these items.

Could it be—

At that moment, the doorbell rang.

Qiao Jing was standing at the front door, and it was Xu Hongzu who had just pressed the doorbell.

“Xiao Jing, could Zhan Qipei be at home? I’m worried it might be disruptive,” Xu Hongzu feared someone might come to open the door.

If it hadn’t been for an emergency at the research institute, they would not have come to disturb Qiao Jing today.

Let’s go back one hour.

The water pipe at the research institute had suddenly burst, and water had begun gushing in, damaging some equipment.

The staff had immediately started repairs and rescue operations, especially since the institute had a very important discussion meeting scheduled for today.

The institute’s meeting room was also flooded, water everywhere.

In the end, Qiao Jing suggested holding the meeting at her place, and everyone followed along.

“No, he’s at work today, it’s a workday,” Qiao Jing unlocked the door with her fingerprint, leading Xu Hongzu and the other professors inside.

Upon hearing the doorbell, Zhan Qipei had put the cardboard box back in its place and was about to leave the room when he heard other voices.

“Who would have thought the research institute’s water pipe would suddenly burst?”

“I hope the machinery is fine, along with some of the documents—glad they were rescued in time.”

Xu Hongzu looked around the living room and only after making sure no one was present did he speak, “Today was an accident, as long as it doesn’t interfere with the meeting, it’s fine.”

Zhan Qipei inside the room paused, peering out.

The research institute was close to Qiao Jing’s house, which was why she had brought everyone here.

Qiao Jing sat down at the dining table, Xu Hongzu and two others sat to her left, and the rest of the people scattered to her right.

Zhan Qipei hid in the room, secretly watching the people outside of Qiao Jing and Xu Hongzu, and he recognized some of them too.

They were all experts from the research institute, only behind Xu Hongzu in status, and their names would also appear in the news from time to time.

And at that moment, all those agricultural magnates had gathered around Qiao Jing and taken their seats.

Zhan Qipei slightly frowned, closely observing the situation outside.

His heartbeat quickened, that speculation of his seemed about to be confirmed.

Qiao Jing glanced at the staff members sitting around her and stood up, “What would you like to drink?”

The meeting had been lengthy, compounded by the seriousness of today’s issue, it was going to last at least an hour.

“No trouble, no trouble, how can we let you serve drinks?”

“If anyone should be pouring, it should be us, how can we bother you with that?”

Xu Hongzu also spoke up, “Yeah, Xiao Jing, there’s no need for that, we can pour for ourselves.”

Qiao Jing halted her steps, “This is my home, consider it a courtesy of the host.”

In the kitchen, she poured several glasses of water. Xu Hongzu and the others followed her in, each taking their own glass, not allowing Qiao Jing to bring it out for them.@@novelbin@@

The group took their seats again, and the meeting began.

Zhan Qipei listened attentively to their conversation.

“According to the current experiments, the research on grafting vegetables seems to be proceeding smoothly, but there are also some minor issues…” one of the experts asked.

Qiao Jing furrowed her attractive brows, “No problem, when we worked together on hybrid corn research before, didn’t we also encounter similar issues?”

“Xiao Jing, do you have any solutions?” Xu Hongzu asked.

Zhan Qipei’s eyebrows came together.

Xu Hongzu was the country’s second agricultural tycoon, yet he was taking Qiao Jing’s lead on such matters?

Qiao Jing was also very serious, and after a two-second silence, she laid out her plan in an organized manner.

The other experts listened intently to Qiao Jing’s words.

Even after Qiao Jing finished, they were still not fully recovered, mulling over the plan she had proposed.

Xu Hongzu reacted faster than the others, having already grasped the meaning behind Qiao Jing’s words, he said excitedly, “Xiao Jing! If this research is successful, it will be a significant contribution to humanity!”

Qiao Jing’s face showed little emotion, she simply hummed softly in agreement.

She was well aware of the importance of this research and knew that there could be no mistakes, or all the effort put in so far would be wasted.

Xu Hongzu’s excitement grew, “By then, our country will reach a new height in the field of agriculture! Just like last time with your hybrid rice research!!”

Zhan Qipei’s pupils narrowed sharply.

It was as expected!!!

The other experts also showed excited expressions on their faces; once they had clarified Qiao Jing’s plan, it became as clear to them as if they were looking in a mirror.

According to Qiao Jing’s plan, their only outcome was success! Failure was impossible!

All of them looked to Qiao Jing as the leader, and the other experts said excitedly,

“I believe our research will definitely be successful!”

“I too am very confident in this research.” Xu Hongzu’s eyes shone as if he had already foreseen the successful outcome.

One of the experts stood up with a swish, walked over to Qiao Jing, his face flushed with excitement, shaking her hand vigorously, “The plan you just mentioned… it has enlightened us. It let us see where the problem lies, and I have a premonition that this time we will definitely succeed!!!”

Qiao Jing did not pull away, responding with a faint smile to the expert.

She knew that the people working under her were truly passionate about their work, and it was normal for them to be overly excited when they heard the correct plan.