Chapter 681: Let

Saturday.

July 11th. A heavy rainstorm during the night had washed away the heat that had persisted for over two weeks; even by morning, it was still raining outside the window.

Inside the bedroom.

Xu Qingzhou stared at the ceiling in a daze. He had been working non-stop these past few days, running around for the Lithium Dendrite Group. He had originally thought he could rest for two days, but now he had to worry about the shuttle effect side of things.

And today, they had an appointment to eat with Guo Ziyang and the others—a rare break.

Xu Qingzhou's thoughts gradually drifted away.

Beside him, Song Yao was sleeping soundly. She murmured a few times, burrowed further into Xu Qingzhou's arms, and draped her long legs over him.

This girl must be exhausted.

Watching this girl coiled around him like an octopus, Xu Qingzhou couldn't help but feel amused. It was the weekend, and the two of them had been quite uninhibited last night.

He glanced at the "battlefield" of the bedroom—silk stockings, a short skirt...

"Hoo~"

"Entering July truly means that half a year has already passed."

Xu Qingzhou rested his hands behind his head.

The progress of various projects at the research institute was quite good.

The Lithium Dendrite Group was already wrapping up, and some researchers had even begun to gradually shift their work toward the Nuclear Fusion Group.

Although Zheng Xu was facing obstacles over there, compared to other institutions, they were still at the forefront.

As for controllable nuclear fusion, they were still conducting radiation resistance tests on superconducting thin films, and were also configuring self-developed microwave reflectometers and laser interferometers to monitor plasma density and temperature distribution in real-time.

"Now it just depends on how things are going with Hu Jingxuan."

"If the layered design is feasible and the performance meets the standards, perhaps nitrogen/boron co-doped carbon nanotubes will have an unexpected effect on solving the shuttle effect."

"From a mathematical perspective, it should be able to meet the standards."

"Once the shuttle effect is settled, I can devote myself entirely to the fusion field."

"There have been quite a few movements in the battery field recently, but they're all small-scale and meaningless. It seems we'll have to wait for us to make a big splash and give everyone something different."

"Controllable nuclear fusion, huh..."

Some even say that the realization of controllable nuclear fusion will be a quantum leap for civilization, with a significance far exceeding the discovery of fire and the Industrial Revolution combined.

That might be an exaggeration, but it is enough to illustrate the importance of controllable nuclear fusion.

Once realized, humanity will enter an "era of zero scarcity"—energy, materials, and space will no longer be limited, and war, pollution, and poverty might just become historical terms.

Just as Xu Qingzhou was fantasizing, the girl in his arms woke up, yawning as she sat up.

"It's 9 o'clock."

"It's still early, let's lie down for a while longer," Xu Qingzhou invited.

"Get up and clean the house."

Song Yao urged him with an expressionless face.

The bedroom was a mess; it was simply unwatchable. Many of the clothes were ones she had taken the initiative to wear herself.

It really was too easy to make strange decisions at night.

Song Yao thought to herself. She had already put on her pajamas and, looking at the boy on the bed who was beaming and watching her with a smile, she suddenly felt a surge of irritation.

"What are you looking at?" Song Yao glared at this guy with a haughty and cold expression.

"Teacher Song, you wouldn't want others to know about these strange hobbies of yours, would you?"

Xu Qingzhou leaned against the headboard and said lazily.

"..."

Song Yao's expression stiffened, and she instantly broke her composure. Her previous coldness turned into embarrassment and anger, and she pounced fiercely toward the bed.

"Xu Qingzhou, I'm going to bite you to death!"

"Creak~"

"Woo~ Xu Qingzhou! Why are you stripping my clothes!" ===== CHAPTER 682 =====