Shen Jingqi was also quite curious about Li Baiyu’s "illusion" Cong Nanxue.
This character had continually influenced Li Baiyu, making it hard for her to feel at ease.
However, regarding Cong Nanxue, Shen Jingqi always felt like something was missing.
It was like a crucial key; only by finding it could the mysterious door be unlocked.
Shen Jingqi picked up a bite of chrysanthemum greens with his chopsticks and slowly chewed.
Eating some vegetables made his mind seem clearer.
"This chrysanthemum green is fresh, the chef cooked it well."
Li Baiyu also liked eating this chrysanthemum green.
"By the way, Tuantuan loves eating chrysanthemum greens. If you have time, be sure to buy some greens for him."
Li Baiyu had told him about this a couple of days ago.
He planned to check out the supermarket in the evening.
"Is there anything else besides chrysanthemum greens?"
"Also celery, chives, romaine lettuce, butter lettuce."
Shen Jingqi took out his phone, found his previous notes on the cat, and proceeded to jot down more details.
#Favorite vegetables: chrysanthemum greens, celery, chives, romaine lettuce#
"I got home too late the last couple of days, I’ll go to the supermarket earlier tonight."
"There’s a premium supermarket near my place that delivers to your door. Let me buy them; when you get home, just remember to receive them."
Li Baiyu was tapping away on her phone.
"Bought some toys and snacks for Tuantuan too."
The internet-addicted girl couldn’t stop once she clicked into the cat section.
After lunch, Shen Jingqi took a nap for a while.
Once Li Baiyu finished her selections, she found the room quiet.
Shen Jingqi had already fallen asleep on the table.
Studying Shen Jingqi, Li Baiyu reached out her hand and touched his face, then stared at his forehead.
"Is your brain really that wonderous?"
"I wonder what you will discover."
When Shen Jingqi awoke, he realized he had unknowingly fallen asleep in Li Baiyu’s room.
Li Baiyu was sitting across from him, engrossed in her computer.
The sight of a beautiful woman working was indeed nice.
"We have testing this afternoon, I’m heading over now."
"Alright. Your afternoon tests are important. Zhao Xin’an will also report on this content at tomorrow’s lab meeting."
Li Baiyu raised her eyes.
Shen Jingqi got up and drank some water.
Winter surely makes one drowsy.
Especially in the afternoon, after a full meal, in a warm room with sunlight streaming in, the sleepiness creeps in.
Not sleeping is fine; the more you sleep, the more tired you become.
Downing a glass of water, he barely felt refreshed.
Better get outside for a walk to perk up.
Shen Jingqi wandered around the fourth floor, where the entire area was quiet.
Besides a large meeting room, this floor was filled with consulting rooms and testing spots.
Shen Jingqi slowly walked down the stairs to breathe some fresh air outside.
Spending the whole day in the building, he feared he was getting farther from nature!
The area around Shen University Third Hospital had decent landscaping.
Downstairs was a small grove.
On a winter afternoon, few people were around.
Shen Jingqi wandered inside, touching the bare tree trunks.
Occasionally, a stray cat passed by, looking skinny and agile.
Compared to Tuantuan, it seemed so fragile.
Turning, Shen Jingqi could see the entire Shen University Third Hospital building.
Over twenty floors, stretching over a hundred meters wide.
Numerous entries converged in the floors.
Information replaced the full identity of life, leaving only bare numbers and descriptions.
Why was he seeing the data entries?
Why were the entries structured this way?
Questions arose in Shen Jingqi’s mind.
Was it related to his brain and neurons’ uniqueness?
Which one was the cause, and which was the effect?
At the top was Li Baiyu’s data entry.
Dominating the upper floor, surveying all below.
After a long gaze, Shen Jingqi slowly headed upstairs.
Pushed open the fourth-floor meeting room.
Zhao Xin’an and Zheng Lin were both present.
"Oh, Teacher Zhao, I wanted to ask you something."
Shen Jingqi remembered Huang Yang’s request.
"Regarding your microbiome theory, can it regulate appetite? You see, my senior in the department wants to slim down, but she can’t control her cravings."
Zhao Xin’an replied enthusiastically:
"What does your senior usually enjoy eating?"
"Sweet, fried, high-calorie foods, and she can’t do without meat, no interest in vegetables."
"That’s related to her gut microbiome. To lose weight, relying solely on willpower isn’t enough; you need the right methods."
"Today at lunch, she wanted to skip eating in the afternoon but found it difficult. She said she had tried many times before but never succeeded." ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ NoᴠᴇFɪre.nᴇt
"Losing weight, like anything else, can’t just focus on surface aspects. Some people might manage to fast after noon, but their gut microbiome and underlying substances might differ from others. If your senior can’t succeed, she could try other methods."
"Regarding gut microbiome testing, I have specialized test strips here. Have her test once today and bring the result tomorrow. The methods are detailed in the instructions. Once it’s done, put the test kit in the box and bring it."
Zhao Xin’an took out a transparent box.
"Thank you, Teacher Zhao."
"Don’t mention it. If you’re interested, you can test too; I’ll help you check free of charge."
Just then, Qin Si came in.
Seeing her enter, Zheng Lin’s attention clearly shifted to her.
Qin Si placed the prepared water at the participant’s positions.
This Qin Si in real actions truly seemed like a different person from her behavior in Sensory Paradise.
After each participant was seated, the afternoon test officially began.
Sensors connected the real world to Sensory Paradise, projecting onto the large screen.
Various indicators corresponded to each participant’s state.
But each participant was unaware.
At this moment, controlled by neural connection sensors on their heads, their entire bodies remained still, while their brains worked rapidly, replacing their physical bodies to experience Sensory Paradise.
In the data, each person’s progress was displayed.
[000002LH] has cleared level 16: 13 minutes and 22 seconds.
[000003WL] has cleared level 23: 8 minutes and 39 seconds.
[000001LSW] has cleared level 200: 56 seconds.
At this moment, it was 4:15 PM.
Shen Jingqi quickly saved his post-test data file.
At this moment, on the screen, Lin Shuwang’s brain area was fully activated.
The brightest region displayed Lin Shuwang in a state of heightened intelligence.
The pineal gland was continuously blinking.
A reminder flashed on the screen:
[000001LSW has entered online mode]
"What’s the situation? The participant has already cleared the level!"
Zheng Lin quickly took off his headset.
"Online mode requires other people to be present."
"Dr. Shen, you should join too."