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  After the competition, Fu Zhi returned to the dressing room to get changed.

  Lu Yumo was waiting outside the fitting cubicle, his eyes staring intently at his phone, which illuminated his face.

  The forum of No.1 High School was all about Fu Zhi.

  Someone had compiled the content of her speech and put it on the forum. Under the post, everyone was praising her.

  Truth be told, Lu Yumo could not understand the complicated, jaw-cracking vocabulary that had come out of Fu Zhi’s mouth, but this did not hinder him from being astounded by her speech.

  On the other side of the door, Xu Wei was still talking to Lu Jingqing.

  Fu Zhi then emerged from the fitting cubicle.

  With no expression on her face, she pulled an access card out of her pocket and handed it to Lu Yumo. “Xiao Du will return to the capital tomorrow. I’ve already bought a plane ticket for you, so you’re going with him. Just let him know if you see anything you want to buy on the way or you’re not feeling well. He’ll do everything he can to help you.

  “There’s also a residential plot inside the institute. You can stay with him for a bit longer if you feel like it. You don’t have to come back so soon.”

  Lu Yumo was so confused that he could not make heads or tails of this. “Who is Xiao Du?”

  Fu Zhi replied simply, “Du Min.”

  Lu Yumo was stumped. He scratched his head, as he thought he was hallucinating.

  Fu Zhi noticed his action and thought he was that type of person who would become very shy in front of an outsider. Therefore, she said softly, “What I’m saying is that you can treat Xiao Du like your own family. Make yourself comfortable. Do you understand me?”

  Lu Yumo did not know what to say.

  ‘Do you have any idea what you’re talking about? Do you think you’re very good just because you won a competition? Xiao Du? He is the vice-president of the FZ Research Institute! The vice-president! Do you really think you are his boss, you idiot?’

  Lu Yumo took a deep breath to try and calm himself down.

  He pulled Fu Zhi closer, pitched his voice low, and mouthed, “Do you want to get yourself expelled? Mr. Du is a highly-respected person who has contributed a lot to the research field. Who do you think you are to call him Xiao Du, huh?”

  “He prefers that I call him by that name. And he’s particularly excited when I call him that way in class.”

  Besides Du Min, many of her students like He Min and Sun Sanzhen also loved to ignore her orders and raised their hands to answer her questions.

  Fu Zhi thought for a moment and reckoned that she should not expose their true faces in front of other people. Thus she just said plainly, “Our relationship is very complicated, and you won’t be able to understand no matter how much I explain to you, so stop making things difficult.”

  Lu Yumo was stunned.

  ‘Wait. What do you mean by that? I’m the one who’s making things difficult here?’

  Lu Yumo was speechless. He had already tried his best, but it was impossible to wake a fool up.

  He decided to change the topic instead. He lowered his head and looked at the golden-colored access card. Then, he said half-heartedly, “The FZ Research Institute is a comprehensive research institute funded by the government. Not only does it have an aerospace division, but it also has other divisions, such as a pharmacological division. Are you sure you want to give me this chance?”

  Fu Zhi nodded and replied flatly, “I’m tired of going there.”

  The corner of Lu Yumo’s mouth twitched. He did not know how to reply, so he just let out a dry laugh as he chided her inwardly. ‘Keep bragging. I’d like to see what you’re gonna do when they find out what you’ve said.’

  Then, he put the access card into his pocket.

  “I’ll go home and prepare now.”

  “Hold your horses.”

  Lu Yumo stopped in his tracks and turned his head around. Fu Zhi was standing in front of the vanity not far away. Her sleeves were rolled up neatly, and there was a white digital watch strapped around her wrist.

  Her eyes were clear and bright under the light. Then, she began to talk apathetically. “Don’t let me find out that you’re taking Zhou Tingting to the institute, or I’ll tell dad to break your legs.”

  Lu Yumo was stunned.

  The Mysterious Heiress: Researcher In Disguise  

  Chapter 72: The Flower On The Other Side Of The Wall Is Sweeter

  Translator: virtual group, EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: virtual group, EndlessFantasy Translation

  When Fu Zhi was six years old, she had come across the following line while reading a book: Family members have to tolerate and understand each other.

  Thus, even though she knew Madam Lu bore hostility toward her, she was willing to send medicine to her regularly.

  After all, she did not want the relationship between her father and Madam Lu to go sour because of her.

  However, Zhou Tingting was a whole different case.

  She was an outsider, so there was no reason for Fu Zhi to facilitate her attitude.

  At first, Lu Yumo had been quite happy when Fu Zhi had given him the access card. However, after what she had told him about Zhou Tingting, this turned into a hot potato for him. He paced in the field back and forth nervously as he fell into thought.

  Zhou Tingting’s tears had run dry by the time he found her.

  There was an anxious expression etched on her face as she said with a pout, “Where have you been? I have been looking for you everywhere!”

  She had a pretty face and she knew how to utilize it to her best advantage. Thus, she was very certain that nobody, especially men, would reject a pretty lady in tears.

  Just as she had expected, Lu Yumo panicked. He pushed every thought out of his head as he began to comfort her. “Don’t cry, I’m right here. Crying is bad for your eyes. Did you run into any trouble?”

  Zhou Tingting cried even harder, attracting the attention of several students passing by the field. However, she paid them no mind. She buried her head deeper into Lu Yumo’s chest and bailed her eyes out to her heart’s content.

  Lu Yumo did not know what had happened to his girlfriend. He had an idea, but he was not sure. With a hesitant tone, he asked, “Is it your mom?”

  Zhou Tingting came from a poor family. She had a younger brother who had dropped out of school to work, a father with a gambling problem, and a mother with severe leukemia that could only depend on expensive drugs to stay alive.

  She was stumped for a moment, as she had no idea why Lu Yumo would think of this. She took a deep breath to calm herself down and blubbered, “She’s fine…… But not for long.”

  Lu Yumo replied, “Why is that?”

  Zhou Tingting said, “Your mother is retracting my sponsorship. I’m sure you are very familiar with my family’s condition. It was your family who insisted on sponsoring me. However, just as my mom finally had a chance to get off her sickbed and feel the sunlight, just as she finally found a bone marrow match and was about to have the operation, your mother cruelly snatched her right to live.”

  She paused for a moment before continuing her tantrum. “Yumo, your mother has gone overboard this time! I don’t care! This is not about me. This is for my mother’s sake! Yumo, you have to tell your mother that what she did was terribly wrong!”

  Lu Yumo remained silent, standing as stiff as a ramrod. While looking at Lu Yumo, Zhou Tingting bit her lips and decided to go for the ultimate move. She attempted to grab his arm, but before she could reach him, he was startled and he jumped two steps away.

  Lu Yumo knew his mother very well. Once his mother decided to do something, no one could change her mind.

  Besides, it was Zhou Tingting who had come and asked him for the sponsorship. He did not understand why she would say it was them who had insisted on sponsoring her.

  Lu Yumo looked at Zhou Tingting in confusion, but the latter did not notice.

  She lowered her head and wiped the tears off her face with the back of her hand, trying to look like a fragile little girl who was deeply hurt.

  “My mom dotes on Fu Zhi a lot. Last time Fu Zhi was upset with me, my mom chased me for half a mile with a chicken duster.”

  Lu Yumo let out a sigh. His voice was filled with sadness when he spoke again. “The flower on the other side of the wall is always sweeter. My mom, my dad, and even my younger brother favor Fu Zhi more than me. Since you offended Fu Zhi this time, I’m sure my mom will not sponsor you anymore no matter what I say.”

  What he did not tell Zhou Tingting was that if he really went to tell his mom that it was wrong to retract Zhou Tingting’s sponsorship, he was certain that his dad would kill him first.

  Zhou Tingting looked at Lu Yumo in disbelief.

  Truth be told, Lu Yumo loved the girl before him from the bottom of his heart. Therefore, he comforted her. “Don’t worry. Even if my mom doesn’t agree to keep sponsoring you, I can ask my dad. I’m sure he won’t fold his arms and watch your mom die.”

  Zhou Tingting’s heart skipped a beat. “Then I……”

  “No matter what you want, I’ll try my best to get it for you,” Lu Yumo assured her.

  Zhou Tingting bit her lower lip, as she could not accept this kind of result. However, she knew there was nothing else Lu Yumo could do, so she did not press on. After all, if she pushed him too hard, he might rebel against her.

  Even though she was furious in her heart, she did not allow her anger to appear on her face. With a faint smile, she said, “I’m already very happy that you’re willing to help my mom. No matter what happens to me in the future, you’ll be there for me, right?”

  Lu Yumo nodded.

  Zhou Tingting’s smile broadened, and she accidentally saw the access card in his hand. Her heart somersaulted in her chest as she blurted, “Did Fu Zhi really give the access card to you?!”

  Her voice was sharp, and Lu Yumo was startled. Before Zhou Tingting could say anything else, he replied, “Yeah. I’ll be going to the FZ Research Institute tomorrow. I know visiting the institute is your dream, but Mr. Du made it very clear that you’re not welcome at the institute, so I’ll take a lot of pictures and videos for you!”

  Zhou Tingting was stumped.

  The Mysterious Heiress: Researcher In Disguise