Chapter 92 Bai Si'an, itchy~
Chapter 92 Bai Si'an, itchy~
Bai Si'an's hand reached around from behind, his fingertips brushing against Lin Weiwei's waist, causing her to tremble slightly.
"Don't..." Lin Wei shrank back slightly, her ears burning.
"Don't move." Bai Si'an's voice was low, close to her ear, "The strap is loose, it won't stay tight and will leak."
He spoke with a straight face, but his hands moved slowly and methodically, his fingertips hooking the elastic band, adjusting its length at a leisurely pace, his fingers constantly rubbing against the soft flesh of her waist.
"Tie it up and then loosen it, it itches..."
"No, let me hold you for a while."
Bai Si'an wouldn't let her go; instead, he held her tightly.
Lin Weiwei could feel his warm breath on her neck, which tickled her, so she simply relaxed and leaned against him.
Bai Si'an finished tying her clothes, but didn't immediately pull his hand back. Instead, he loosely wrapped his arms around her waist and rested his chin on the top of her head.
The two hugged quietly for a while.
The afternoon sun shining brightly on the Gobi Desert outside the window made the earthen walls scorching hot.
The room was cool and gloomy, with only a few rays of light seeping in through the cracks in the window, and dust motes drifting slowly in the beams of light.
"Does it still hurt?" Bai Si'an asked.
"Much better." Lin Weiwei snuggled against him. "Your workmanship is pretty good, more comfortable than strips of cloth."
Bai Si'an hummed in agreement, his fingers unconsciously twirling a strand of her hair. "The cotton isn't thick enough. I'll ask for more next time I go to the clinic. The strap material also needs to be changed; the current one causes a lot of friction, and my skin won't be able to handle it after a while."
He spoke seriously, as if he were analyzing technical parameters.
Lin Weiwei listened, her heart softening.
She turned around and looked at him face to face.
Bai Si'an's eyes behind his glasses were focused as he looked down to check the secure fastening of the simple sanitary napkin around her waist, his brows slightly furrowed, looking every bit the meticulous technician.
"Bai Si'an," Lin Weiwei called to him.
"Um?"
"You're quite impressive. I only gave you a rough description of the shape and material of the sanitary napkin, and I didn't expect you to make it so quickly." Lin Weiwei praised him directly.
Bai Si'an raised his eyelids to look at her.
Lin Weiwei's eyes sparkled, filled with admiration for him. Bai Si'an hadn't seen such admiration in anyone's eyes in a long time...
Because of his leg injury, he always felt inferior to others, but Lin Weiwei didn't seem to see him as a cripple.
However, Bai Si'an replied while holding Lin Weiwei, "No, it's because you're so clever to come up with such a good idea. We can work together to study the materials and see if we can reduce the cost so that all women can use them."
Lin Weiwei nodded repeatedly, like a chick pecking at rice, after hearing Bai Si'an's words. "Yes, that's what I think too! If all women use sanitary napkins, they won't get sick so easily!"
Bai Si'an felt an unbearable heat rising in his heart as he watched Lin Weiwei nodding adorably.
His Adam's apple bobbed, and he looked away. "Okay, we'll try our best. I haven't eaten yet, I'm hungry."
Bai Si'an doesn't actually want to eat at all right now; he only wants to eat people.
But since the person wasn't a good fit, we could only eat.
Lin Weiwei quickly got out of his arms, "Then you should eat quickly."
On the table was a meal brought back from the canteen: two multigrain steamed buns, a small dish of stir-fried cabbage, and a bowl of thin porridge.
Lin Weiwei had a poor appetite; she only ate half a steamed bun and drank a few mouthfuls of porridge before putting the rest down.
"Aren't you going to eat?" Bai Si'an frowned when he saw that Lin Weiwei had left so much food.
"I'm full." Lin Weiwei rubbed her stomach. "It's so bloated."
Bai Si'an didn't say anything, but naturally took the remaining half of her steamed bun, broke it open, added some leftover vegetables, and ate it in a few bites. Then she took the bowl of porridge and drank it all up.
The movements were fluid and graceful, without the slightest hint of disdain.
Lin Weiwei watched him eat, resting her chin on her hand, and suddenly asked, "Are you going to the lab again this afternoon?"
"Go." Bai Si'an swallowed the last bite of his steamed bun. "You start work at 2 PM and finish at 5:30 PM. You'll be home alone. If you need anything, go next door to Aunt Pang."
"I know," Lin Weiwei replied, but her mind was already wandering to other things.
After finishing his meal, Bai Si'an took the dishes to the kitchen to wash.
After washing the dishes, Bai Si'an came back and kissed Lin Weiwei on the forehead. He then got ready and went to work in the lab.
Bai Si'an had just gone there when she followed him to the yard to use the toilet.
As soon as Lin Weiwei stepped into the courtyard, she heard someone talking outside the fence gate.
It was Bai Si'an's voice, and there was also a somewhat familiar male voice.
"...So I thought it wouldn't hurt to learn more skills. Technician Bai, I'll be relying on you for guidance in the future!"
"Yes. Let's learn from each other."
Lin Weiwei's heart skipped a beat.
That voice... is it Li Jianguo?
She tiptoed to the fence gate and peered out through the crack.
It really was Li Jianguo.
He was wearing a faded military uniform, with a simple and honest smile on his face, and was talking to Bai Si'an.
Bai Si'an's face remained expressionless; he simply nodded and said, "Let's go, we're going to be late."
The two walked side by side toward the camp.
Lin Weiwei stood there, her hands and feet icy cold.
Lin Weiwei leaned against the headboard, her mind racing.
Original plot... laboratory... explosion...
Her heart suddenly tightened.
correct!
It's during this period!
In the book, the laboratory where Bai Si'an worked later had an accident, which seemed to be an explosion caused by aging equipment or improper operation.
At the time, Bai Si'an was slow to react due to his leg injury and the psychological trauma from his previous injury, and was unable to rush in to rescue the important equipment immediately.
Li Jianguo, the model worker who was assigned to "learn technology," bravely rushed in and, although he suffered minor injuries, saved the critical equipment.
This incident was later widely reported by Gu Lin, Wang Xiuying's friend in the propaganda department, who portrayed Li Jianguo as a model of "not afraid of sacrifice and being diligent and eager to learn," while Bai Si'an was subtly depicted as a negative example of "failing to perform his duties due to health reasons."
From then on, Bai Si'an could no longer hold his head up in the technical department and was gradually marginalized...
Lin Weiwei's heart sank more and more as she thought about it.
No, we absolutely cannot let this happen!
After using the toilet, Lin Weiwei lay on the bed, her mind a jumbled mess.
What should I do?
Should we just tell Bai Si'an directly? Say, "Your lab is going to explode, be careful"?
He definitely wouldn't believe her; he might even think she was delirious from the fever.
And even if she believed it, how do you explain that she knew these things?
Who would believe someone transmigrated into a book?
We need to think of another way...
Lin Weiwei turned over, her stomach throbbing again. She curled up, biting her lip.
The first priority is to prevent the explosion from happening.
But she knew nothing about the lab, not even what they were researching inside, so how could she stop them?
Secondly, if the explosion did occur, we must not let Bai Si'an be blamed.
Then someone has to write down the truth and report it fairly...
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