A Pair of Ungrateful Wolves

Unaware of his inner thoughts, Zhouzhou focused entirely on the research.

Lu Shi kept an eye out for them, and when Alva arrived, he immediately helped Zhouzhou lie back down on the bed.

Zhouzhou had been staying up late these past few days to work on her research, and she looked visibly exhausted.

Alva, assuming it was because of the medicine, nodded in satisfaction.

He leaned in closer to Zhouzhou and Lu Shi, wanting to check on their condition, but Jing Bai suddenly stepped in front of him.

He fixed his gaze on Alva and said quietly, "Are you planning to plagiarize my research?"

Alva, who was usually very proud and the leader of A-country's laboratory, had always been the one to initiate projects and delegate them for others to carry out in their labs. Many people wanted to steal his work—even just a scrap from him could win them awards.

Hearing Jing Bai's words, Alva's expression immediately darkened. "What did you say?"