“Jeez, you’re finally here.” As soon as Xia Lei arrived at the laboratory, he was immediately brought deeper into the room by the long impatient Fan Yiming. 

“Grandpa, what’s the matter?” asked Xia Lei. 

Fan Yiming scanned his employees in the lab carefully. There was a slight twitch to his lips but the older man said nothing. He then pulled Xia Lei by the hand into another room. 

Xia Lei found the entire thing suspicious. He attempted to probe. “Grandpa, what is going on?” 

“You call me Grandpa now and Fan Fan told me I’m about to be a great grandfather soon. Is that true?” Fan Yiming stared intently into Xia Lei’s eyes. 

Xia Lei felt a little awkward under his intense stare. “Yes, Grandpa. Fan Fan is pregnant.” 

“So that means we’re a family now, right?” Fan Yiming pressed on. 

Xia Lei nodded. “Of course, we’re a family.” Suddenly, he finally understood why Fan Yiming had requested his presence and even ensured that their conversation was private. 

As expected, the older man was beating around the bush. Fan Yiming had finally brought the conversation to the real topic. “Tell me, how did you solve Alloy X’s stability issue?” 

“Come on,...