CHAPTER 59: CHAPTER 59: A LONG-PLANNED SCHEME, DEEPLY ROOTED LOVE

As for whether it’s fate or not, Su Ruan wasn’t sure, but Lu Shinian definitely did it on purpose!

"The ancients also said that when coincidence and fate happen too often, it’s deliberate."

Su Ruan made a quip, not expecting Lu Shinian’s breath to hitch slightly. After carefully observing her expression, he paused for two seconds and then said, "Hmm, I’ve been plotting for Ruan Ruan for a long time."

Plotted for a long time, deeply rooted feelings.

Su Ruan didn’t expect him to admit it just like that, she looked at him with some surprise.

"So this wasn’t a chance meeting?" she asked, her tone still sounding quite gentle.

"It was a chance meeting." Lu Shinian’s tone was calm, showing no sign of any mischief, "I came to inspect and happened to run into Ruan Ruan."

"This is heaven-given fate."

So he and Ruan Ruan were meant to be together.

Su Ruan: ...

"Does Ruan Ruan still want to go shopping? I can accompany Ruan Ruan." Lu Shinian subtly changed the topic.

Su Ruan shook her head, "I won’t go shopping."

Anyway, she had already accomplished what she needed to do when she left the house, so there was no need to shop.

When Lu Shinian heard her say this, his fingertips lightly touched her waist, "Hmm, listening to Ruan Ruan."

In his pupils, reflecting Su Ruan’s appearance under the fleeting brilliant lights, his gaze towards her carried a hint of hidden madness and obsession.

At this moment, Su Ruan’s mind wasn’t on Lu Shinian; she was still pondering another issue.

How to persuade Lu Shinian to take her to the Military Department and keep it a secret while testing the purity of the Energy Stone.

The testing device was somewhere in the Military Department, and she needed to find it; she didn’t know when she would.

Lost in thought, Su Ruan didn’t notice Lu Shinian’s increasingly deep and profound eyes.

The floating car moved smoothly and stopped at the entrance of the Military Department.

When Su Ruan came back to her senses, looking at the familiar Military Department building, she asked in confusion, "What are we doing here?"

Could it be that he knew what she wanted to do?

"I received a temporary notice; there’s some work to be handled."

Lu Shinian held Su Ruan’s small hand and led her towards the Military Department.

"Ruan Ruan, wait for me in the office for a while. I’ll take you home after finishing the work."

Su Ruan’s eyes slightly lit up; just now she was wondering how to come to the Military Department, and she achieved her wish so quickly!

"Okay!" she quickly replied, "Go ahead."

After a pause, she asked, "Can I take a walk around the Military Department?"

"I promise not to cause any trouble for you."

Lu Shinian’s eyes flickered slightly, "Alright."

"I’ll contact Ruan Ruan when I finish."

He couldn’t bear to see her with a disappointed expression.

Su Ruan was delighted inside, nodding repeatedly, her delicate little face full of smiles.

Lu Shinian quickly went to work, and Su Ruan wandered around the military area.

However, calling it wandering wasn’t accurate, as there were places she couldn’t enter; she could only look around the periphery.

While wandering, she arrived at the Logistics Department where Lu Shinian had brought her last time.

There seemed to be someone in the somewhat rundown courtyard.

She approached a bit and saw a young boy standing in the middle of the yard testing a weapon. The boy had blond hair and a typical baby face, looking to be about sixteen or seventeen.

Perhaps sensing something, the boy looked over in her direction.

"Who are you?" he called out loudly, his voice cheerful and without malice.

"Hello." Su Ruan nodded at him, "I’m Su Ruan, am I disturbing you?"

"Su Ruan?" the boy muttered, "Oh, are you Ye Chong’s student?"

Su Ruan was taken aback; she didn’t expect the boy to know her teacher, Ye Chong.

"Yes, I’m his student."

"Come on in." The boy waved her over while saying, "My name is Qian Duoduo, you can just call me Duoduo."

Su Ruan walked into the yard and curiously asked, "Duoduo, do you know my teacher?"

"Of course." Qian Duoduo chuckled, "He used to be my teacher too."

"You should be choosing a direction now, right? What card did you draw?"

Su Ruan: ...

It seems Teacher Ye Chong has a routine.

"Military uniform design." Su Ruan didn’t hide and asked casually, "And you?"

"Weapon design, of course." Qian Duoduo clicked his tongue lightly, pointing to the Energy Gun in front of him, "This broken thing wasted half a year of mine."

As Qian Duoduo said this, he kicked the Energy Gun on the ground, then turned to Su Ruan and said, "Are you coming to the Third Legion in the future?"

Before she could answer, he added, "Opting for military uniform design, coming to the Third Legion might not be a wise choice."

"Commander Lu is famously picky; the uniforms in the legion haven’t changed for years, old and lacking vitality."

"In the past, some specialists in this area wanted to design for the Third Legion, but none of their uniforms satisfied the Commander."

While saying this, he shook his head as if to emphasize his point.

"No wonder the Commander’s wife wanted to call off the wedding, with such a temperament, who could bear it?"

Su. The runaway bride. Ruan: ...

"Hey, yeah, your name is similar to that of Commander Lu’s wife. That person also had the surname Su."

Qian Duoduo said, with a laugh, "Though you can’t become Commander Lu’s wife, if you work hard, maybe you’ll get to design clothes for him personally! Keep it up! I’m rooting for you!"

Su Ruan silently swallowed the words "I am that runaway bride."

She looked down at the Energy Gun and asked, "Is this a newly developed weapon?"

"I made some improvements." Qian Duoduo explained, "Its lethality is ten times that of before, but it consumes Energy Stones too quickly."

"This one requires a Level 2 Energy Stone to power, but the usage time is very limited. I’m trying to find a way to slow its energy consumption."

Qian Duoduo sighed deeply, "But it’s difficult, and lately the Level 2 Energy Stones allocated to us have more and more impurities, with impurity rates as high as sixty percent, the energy is too limited."

Hearing this, Su Ruan’s long lashes trembled slightly, and she spoke, "How do you know the impurity rate is so high?"

"There’s a testing device," Qian Duoduo said matter-of-factly, "We have a dedicated testing device in the Logistics Department."

"Do you want to see it?"

Su Ruan nodded, a duck sent to her door, why refuse?

"Come with me." Qian Duoduo turned and headed toward the room at the center.

Su Ruan glanced at the Energy Gun before following along.

Once inside the room, Qian Duoduo pointed to a small testing device casually placed on the table, "This is the tester."

He said this, casually took out a Level 2 Energy Stone, inserted it into the slot of the testing device, then pressed the red button beside it.

The tester emitted a blue light, and within seconds, a data reading appeared on the blue screen: [66.12%]