Addicted to My Cutie and Sweetie

Chapter 673: Someone Got Ahead of Them!

Qin Nanyu, although he had chosen the Computer Science Department, held no less respect for the elderly professor than for any professor in the Computer Science Department.

He never would have imagined that, years after their parting, the next news he heard of the old man would be of his death.

"Follow me."

Zhang Lingying looked deeply into Qin Nanyu’s eyes, capturing the grief within them, and then turned to lead them upstairs.

Ji Weitian had looked over the bed and breakfast thoroughly when she came in.

If she remembered correctly, both rooms upstairs were locked.

Initially, she couldn’t understand why the rooms upstairs were all locked, whereas the ones downstairs had their doors casually open.

Now it seemed that the second floor must have been where Professor Zhang had lived when he was still alive.

"The room on the left was my dad’s bedroom; the room on the right was his laboratory."

Zhang Lingying opened both doors, first bringing Qin Nanyu and Ji Weitian into the bedroom, where they placed incense before the spirit tablet that sat in the room.

"My dad, before he passed, instructed me that there was no need to publicize his death. After cremation, there was no need for a grave; scattering his ashes into the soil or the sea was enough... Apart from this spirit tablet, all that I have here are the experimental results he left behind."

As she spoke, Zhang Lingying led them into the laboratory on the right.

Inside the laboratory, compared to the bedroom’s simplicity, there were so many items arrayed about that it was dazzling.

Various instruments and a splendid array of laboratory equipment.

On the desk, there were also many printed documents...

"My dad passed suddenly from a heart attack. It was quick, and he didn’t suffer much. If you came here just to pay him a visit, then now that you’ve done so, I won’t see you out."

Speaking calmly, Zhang Lingying turned and picked up a cloth from the table, gently wiping down the laboratory equipment.

The careful motions were like those of someone safeguarding the legacy left by a deceased father.

Qin Nanyu and Ji Weitian hadn’t expected that the person they were searching for had already passed away.

Along with their regret, there was also a sense of loss.

They had hoped to recruit Professor Zhang to aid them in modifying the AI chip, but now it appeared that was completely hopeless.

"Miss Zhang, excuse me for asking, but before we came, had someone already been looking for you?"

Ji Weitian, who had been quiet, suddenly spoke up.

At these words, not only did Zhang Lingying look up at her, but Qin Nanyu, standing by her side, also glanced sideways at her.

Ji Weitian didn’t avoid their gaze and blinked before continuing, "When you came back just now, your car was parked outside for a long time, and you didn’t come in right away. When you saw us, there wasn’t a trace of surprise on your face, which is unusual."

Thus, she deduced that someone had already sought out Zhang Lingying before them.

And it was possible that this person had troubled her for a while, forcing her to temporarily leave her home.

Therefore, when she returned and sensed there were people in the bed and breakfast, her first reaction wasn’t to check who had intruded, but to watch warily from outside, wanting to determine the identity of the uninvited guests in her home.

It wasn’t until she recognized Qin Nanyu that she got out of the car...

"You are very smart." Zhang Lingying glanced at Ji Weitian, stopped her wiping, and turned around.