Chapter 7

Lily stayed in the laboratory the whole afternoon and barely spared time even to drink water. She was a very enthusiastic worker and would block out all external distractions once she was engrossed in her work. 

Lily only realized it was already dark when someone knocked on the laboratory door, urging her to leave. The task was more difficult than expected, and she miscalculated the time it would need. 

Jenny had given her three days, and Lily made her plans according to her habits in the old laboratory. She had not considered not being able to stay as late as she had wished. 

She had to leave on time. No one was allowed to stay overnight at the company except for the staff on duty. After all, there was a concern for information confidentiality. She was only permitted to be in this laboratory, for example. 

 

Lily took off her coat, headgear, and gloves before she washed her hands several times. It was already past eight, and the sky was dark. Jenny was long gone. She had informed Lily of the task and only needed to wait for the result. She did not need to wait for Lily. 

building and saw most of the lights in the building were off. The nearby

booking a car through an app. Considering there were no drivers nearby, it was difficult to find one. Looking at the map, Lily found a small town two kilometers away

made walking easy, but with the dark sky and

 

took a few steps when she heard a faint car engine behind her. She turned around and could vaguely see a dark–colored vehicle that looked like a private car. Lily moved to the side to give way.

unexpectedly drove right next to her, stopping

“Ouch!” 

jumped to the side but lost her footing when she landed. She fell to the ground and felt a piercing

Damn! 

out of the vehicle. Lily felt nervous, angry, and

could not help but reprimand the person approaching her as she looked up, “Don‘t you

you jump to the side?”

pouted as she was unsure if she should cry or laugh, ww–why are you here?”

not notifying her, making

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