Chapter 423: Group Leader Fu’s Sister-in-Law Is So Fierce

Fu Mingxue nodded calmly. "That’s right, I haven’t eaten."

She knew Li Zhao was looking at her.

He was probably very puzzled as to why she hadn’t eaten the meal.

However, she felt no need to explain.

’Anyway, if he misunderstands—it’s not like I care.’

’Good. Maybe now he’ll stop doing these unnecessary things.’

’It’s quite forward of him, really.’

’After all, we’re not in the same group, and we don’t know each other that well.’

’I wouldn’t be thrilled even if Xu Ming brought me lunch.’

’Let alone someone from a completely different group.’

Chang Qingze didn’t overthink it. The moment he heard she hadn’t eaten, he said hurriedly, "Then you should go eat! Mr. Li and I can discuss things here. I’ll report back to you afterward."

"Alright, that works." With those words, Fu Mingxue strode away.

Once she was gone, Xu Ming, who had been left behind, immediately started complaining, "Group Leader Fu’s sister-in-law is so fierce! I’ve never met a woman with such a sharp tongue. Group Leader Fu must have it tough with a sister-in-law like that."

"I just misspoke a little, and her words were like daggers. It was terrifying!"

Li Zhao: ...?

Chang Qingze: ...?

"Don’t talk bad about her. Besides, you just admitted you were the one who said the wrong thing, so why can’t she say a few things back?"

Xu Ming: ...?

’A few things back?’

’She practically flayed me alive with her words and left me wishing the ground would swallow me whole, alright?’

Meanwhile, Fu Mingxue saw Qin Wenying.

She gestured toward her office. "Want to come in and sit for a bit?"

Qin Wenying shook her head. "No, I’d better not. Someone was already accusing me of trying to steal secrets before I even stepped inside. Imagine what they’d say if I actually went in."

As soon as she said that, Fu Mingxue instantly realized Xu Ming must have said something nasty.

"Anyway, I’m really not going in. I’m heading back now. Here’s the key to the bicycle."

Qin Wenying placed the bicycle key into the palm of Fu Mingxue’s hand.

Fu Mingxue said, "You should ride it back—"

"No, it’s still early. I can just walk. Besides, it’ll help me digest. I ate another big bowl of rice when I went back just now. If I don’t walk it off, I’m going to get fat."

’Not only would she walk back, she planned on taking a detour to run a few laps.’

’My hand is injured, not my leg. Can’t skip my workout.’

Qin Wenying’s words made Fu Mingxue laugh.

"Alright, well, you should head back then!"

After Qin Wenying left, she carried the cloth bag into her office.

She took the two lunch boxes out of the cloth bag and opened them.

One held rice, and the other held the main dishes.

The spread of food was quite generous, and it was still steaming hot—

By the time she returned to the lab, Li Zhao had already left.

Just then, Xu Ming saw her and walked over.

"Group Leader Fu, I had a bit of a misunderstanding with your sister-in-law earlier. I said some things I shouldn’t have. Please tell her I hope she doesn’t take it to heart."

Fu Mingxue glanced at him. "Mm, I know."

Xu Ming: ...?

"Alright, the matter’s over. Go get back to work."

Once Fu Mingxue said this, Xu Ming stopped dwelling on what had just happened. "Alright, I’ll get back to it then!"

Fu Mingxue then started discussing the earlier issue with Chang Qingze.

She also found a moment to visit the workshop.

She wanted to check on Master Yang’s hand.

But he wasn’t there.

Instead, she saw another master craftsman.

The master craftsman saw it was Fu Mingxue and knew who she was looking for. He said, "Group Leader Fu, looking for Master Yang? He hasn’t been in for the last couple of days. I heard his hand got infected and he came down with a high fever."