Chapter 52: Collective Resolution
“No way around it, once something happens, we can only respond. What’s this, in this life you act like you know we’re close?”
Zhou Yu rolled her eyes at Jiang Yang: “Eating steamed buns without dipping them in vinegar, you’re the one who came up with such a childish prank.”
“Just say if it scared you or not, and we’re done.”
Jiang Yang chuckled, his gaze sweeping over the bed where Zhou Yu had been lying, and he saw many exquisite packaging bags containing clothes, high heels, and the like.
“Gu Changshan went to a lot of trouble, having to send someone out to procure them…”
Seeing Jiang Yang’s gaze turn toward her, Zhou Yu tried to cover the bags like a thief with a guilty conscience, but gave up the next moment, acting indifferent: “This is part of the job.”
It was like she was saying it to Jiang Yang, or perhaps to herself.
Jiang Yang understood: “Since it’s part of the job, shall we start?”
“Now?”
“Why not?”
Zhou Yu took a deep breath, as if steeling her resolve: “Alright then, you go out first, I’ll change clothes.”
“Hey, no need, right? I’ve seen it countless times in the previous cycles.”
“Ah?”
Zhou Yu was struck as if by lightning, instantly stunned, her face turning pale: “R-Really? You’ve seen it all?”
“We were very close in the previous lives, you know that.”
Jiang Yang had a smiling, teasing expression.
Zhou Yu murmured: “Impossible, impossible, this, this is too fast, only ten days, I, what have I done, oh heavens…”
She seemed to resign herself, or finally accept it, opening the carry bag and taking out the full OL outfit: “This set?”
“Hmm…”
Jiang Yang deliberately sized up Zhou Yu, then looked at the clothes on the bed: “Looks good.”
“Alright, you’ve seen it in the previous lives, no need for me to hide in this one…”
She turned around, facing Jiang Yang directly, raising her hand to the buttons of her clothes.
Jiang Yang’s heart pounded wildly in an instant, his mouth starting to feel dry.
Would the long-held wish from previous lives finally be fulfilled in this one?
The first button undone, Jiang Yang stared intently.
But Zhou Yu suddenly shouted: “You sneaky Jiang Yang, daring to trick me! Have you forgotten what my profession is!”
Jiang Yang looked up in shock.
In that instant, he finally remembered Zhou Yu’s profession.
Psychologist! And one skilled at reading micro-expressions!
She did it on purpose, to create conditions to observe his expressions and reactions!
“I knew it, how could things develop that fast in just ten days!”
Zhou Yu glared at Jiang Yang puffing her cheeks: “Get out, get out, I’m changing clothes!”
……
Standing outside the door, Jiang Yang’s spirit, tense from high-intensity meetings and decisions, slowly relaxed.
Moments later, Zhou Yu appeared before Jiang Yang, looking like a workplace beauty.
She seemed a bit shy, avoiding Jiang Yang’s gaze. But moments later she adjusted, playfully spinning in front of him: “Like it?”
“Hmm, not bad.”
“Let’s go, time to work.”
Along the long corridor, the two walked together toward the study room.
Jiang Yang slightly raised his head, his gaze seeming to pierce through the thick rock layer to the outside world.
He knew that at this moment, the massive national machine had begun operating because of his arrival.
He didn’t know how many people were rushing to the front lines.
“I hope this time, our struggle will pay off…”
……
In a building of the Aerospace Department, Gu Changshan stood up from the huge circular conference table, looking at the more than 20 leading figures from the aerospace system attending the meeting.
“The following is the collective resolution of this meeting.
First, change centralized testing to graded testing, pushing testing tasks layer by layer to manufacturing factories, with places like China Aviation Academy No. 6 and Aerospace Academy No. 8 only responsible for final assembly and manufacturing.
Second, no requirements for reliability, just meet the minimum: ensure the rocket won’t explode on the launch platform, to avoid destroying our country’s only five launch pads capable of handling the Giant Spirit God II Heavy Launch Vehicle mission.”
His stern gaze swept over everyone present: “If there are no objections, then… meeting adjourned!”
More than 20 people stood up simultaneously, their expressions solemn as they hurried away.
……
“……That’s all for today’s campus broadcast. Next, we’ll play a beautiful piece of music for everyone, wishing all students a wonderful day starting with the music…”
Listening to the voices from the broadcast speakers disguised as mushrooms, small animals, and various shapes in the green belts and lawns, feeling the warmth of the rising sun, watching the students on the roads walking or running, playfully laughing and full of youthful vitality, Professor Lu Jiahai felt a profound sense of peace.
“Youth is truly wonderful.”
He sighed silently.
A rapid ringtone shattered the tranquility. Taking out his mobile phone, he saw it was a call from the school office.
“What now…”
Somewhat displeased, he pressed the answer button, and a voice full of solemnity came through: “Professor Lu, please come to Meeting Room 3 within five minutes.”
“May I ask what it’s about? I have class in 10 minutes, might not make it in time.”
“Your class has been canceled, please come as soon as possible. If you’re far away, the school office will arrange a special car to pick you up.”
Hanging up, Professor Lu Jiahai muttered: “What’s this about, so mysterious.”
Changing direction, he arrived at Meeting Room 3 moments later, somewhat surprised to see the principal, director, and other school leaders all present. Professors Sun and Liu from the same Precision Machinery Design and Manufacturing major were also there.
There were also some students pursuing master’s and doctorate degrees, totaling seventy or eighty people, and still rapidly increasing.
Ten minutes later, the last person entered the meeting room. On the podium, a person in military uniform stood up, his voice full of seriousness and solemnity: “The nation needs to carry out a major mission, but there is a shortage of manpower. By superior decision, we are now urgently mobilizing everyone to the production and design front lines for support, departing immediately.”
The principal quickly added: “No need to worry about classes or family matters, the school will coordinate uniformly.
We hope everyone can carry forward our school’s spirit in this major national emergency mission and successfully complete the task…”
Before they could fully grasp what was happening, the crowd stood up in a chaotic manner and walked out under the guards’ organization.
Boarding the bus, Professor Lu Jiahai still felt a bit dazed, everything seeming unreal.
It wasn’t until the bus passed the gate of another university in the same city and saw a similar bus driving out, merging with theirs into a convoy heading out of the city, that Professor Lu Jiahai vaguely realized something.
Something big must have happened…
