2051 Big Boss, Actually, There’s a Need Unable to hold it in anymore, he placed his hands on the table and said, “Sister Qiao, why don’t you get someone else to help you guard that black gunpowder secret recipe? It’s not safe for you to leave it with me. If I accidentally lose it…” Qin Si’s heart raced at this thought. His heart pounded. He wanted to return it to her even more now. “In short, it’s not safe for you to leave it with me.” Qiao Nian had already eaten half of her bread. She placed the remaining half back on the plate and glanced at Qin Si with her clear black eyes. Seeing the dark circles under his eyes, she reached out and asked, “Then give it to me.” “Okay.” Afraid that she would regret it, Qin Si scurried back to the room and brought her the black notebook. Qiao Nian casually took it, pulled out a chair, and said, “I’ll put it in my room.” Qin Si looked at her back as she stood up, stunned for a few seconds. He couldn’t help but say, “Sister Qiao, aren’t you going to ask Master Wang to get you a password box or something?” That was the Ji family’s heirloom! The Ji family’s secret recipe for black gunpowder! Would she casually put it in her room? The key was that she was usually not at home most of the time… Qiao Nian waved the black notebook casually. Without looking back, she said, “There’s no need. It’s just an unimportant thing.” Qin Si watched her go upstairs. After a long time, he muttered to himself, “… Big boss, actually, there’s a need!” * * * Ye Wangchuan had been busy with something for the past two days. He went out early in the morning and returned late at night. Qiao Nian put the black notebook in the room and then returned downstairs to finish her breakfast, but she didn’t see him. She asked Qin Si. Qin Si didn’t know what he was busy with, either. He only said that he had gone out very early in the morning. Before leaving, Qiao Nian took out her phone and hesitated about sending him a message. However, after some thought, she decided against it. The First Research Institute required everyone to clock in at 8:30 AM. Qiao Nian looked at the time before going to the research institute. It was exactly 8:25 AM when she arrived there. Qiao Nian clocked in and put on her baseball cap. With one hand in her pocket, she walked towards the Level 8 laboratory. The atmosphere in the Level 8 laboratory was very different today. It was as if there was an undercurrent surging under the calm surface. Xue Zhu and Shen Qingfeng were already there when Qiao Nian arrived. Because of Mother Xu’s health, Xu Yi had taken leave this morning and would only come in the afternoon. “Qiao Nian.” Xue Zhu called her over. Qiao Nian walked in their direction upon seeing them. At this moment, she heard a strange voice at the side. “Heh, they treat our Level 8 laboratory as a playground. They come and go as they please. They really take themselves seriously.” Qiao Nian stopped in her tracks and raised her eyes to look at the speaker. This person was a round-faced fatty. He was fat, causing his facial features to suffer. His small eyes were squeezed together, making him look a little mean. He stood beside Xie Xinyao. Xie Xinyao was sorting out the data from the experiment their team had done yesterday. Hearing this, she looked up and seemed to say something to him. However, disdain could be seen in her eyes. It was as if it wasn’t because she felt that he was wrong, but because Qiao Nian and the others’ names weren’t worthy of being mentioned by them.