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    Chapter 72 Chapter 72 On Monday morning, Wen Yelan was holding…

    On Monday morning, Wen Yelan walked out of the door holding his waist.

    Throughout the weekend, he was tortured by Pei Yan.From Friday night to Sunday night, without missing a day, Pei Yan made up for the previous restrained week in various ways.Wen Yelan’s legs are weak when walking now, and her waist and eyes are sore.

    “You really don’t need me to see you off?” Pei Yan leaned against the door, wearing only a loose nightgown and a few fresh red marks on his chest.

    Wen Yelan was caught in a hurry last night.

    “No need.” Wen Yelan said without looking back, her voice still a little hoarse, “I’ll drive myself.”

    He really didn’t want to be alone in a confined space with Pei Yan anymore, especially when the other party clearly still had unfinished business.Before going to bed last night, Pei Yan whispered into his ear, “I really want to ask you for another day off.” Wen Yelan was so frightened that he woke up early in the morning and climbed up lightly, for fear of waking up others.

    Pei Yan looked at his somewhat awkward walking posture and raised the corner of his mouth: “Then come back early tonight. I’ll make you some soup to replenish your health.”

    Wen Yelan’s ears felt hot and she quickly entered the elevator with her bag in hand without answering.

    It wasn’t until he got into the car and fastened his seat belt that he let out a long sigh of relief.In the rearview mirror, the corners of my eyes were still red, and my lips were slightly swollen.He raised his hand to touch it and quickly put it down.

    Can’t think about it anymore.

    I have business to do today.

    ——

    Everything is business as usual in the institute.When Wen Yelan arrived at the office, Ling Yue was already making coffee.

    “Good morning, Dr. Wen!” Ling Yue’s eyes lit up when she saw him, and she came over with a smile, “Hey, the weather has been dry these past two days, and you’re getting angry.”

    Wen Yelan said a vague “hmm”, walked to his desk, sat down, and turned on the computer.

    “By the way, I’ve finished the batch of data you asked me to sort out last Friday and sent it to your email.” Ling Yue came over with a cup of coffee, “But Team Wen, are you working on any big projects recently? I see you’re working overtime every day these days.”

    Wen Yelan’s hand holding the mouse paused: “Nothing, just some accumulated results to sort out.”

    “The accumulated results can be compiled into three patents and technical reports?” Ling Yue was stunned. “You are too awesome. I heard that Director Wang from the Science and Technology Department came to you specifically yesterday to talk about patent authorization?”

    “Yeah.” Wen Yelan didn’t want to say more and changed the subject, “Have you prepared the materials for the group meeting this morning?”

    “Okay, okay, I’m going to print it out right now.” Ling Yue wisely didn’t ask any more questions, and walked away holding the cup.

    The office fell silent.Wen Yelan opened his mailbox and found several unread emails, two of which were from the Technology Transformation Department of the hospital and one was an inquiry from a cooperative enterprise.

    He clicked on it and looked at it. They were all about those three patents.

    He prepared these three patents for nearly two years.

    One is about the design of a new sensor for glacier melt water monitoring, which is more accurate than existing equipment but can reduce the cost by half.The other is a mechanical structure for automatically clearing snow from photovoltaic panels in alpine areas. It is lightweight, durable and requires almost no maintenance.The last one, and the most important one, is a complete set of climate data prediction model algorithms, which integrates the first-hand data he collected from multiple projects in the past few years.

    These were originally the escape routes he had left for himself.

    In a place like a research institute, it is not enough to do research; you must also have tangible results that can be produced.These are all capital and the basis for a foothold.He spent countless days and nights, polishing these results bit by bit, thinking that one day he really couldn’t stay any longer, and at least there were these things that would allow him to change places and continue to do what he wanted to do.

    But now, he doesn’t need this.

    So he decided to give these patents to Pei Yan as a “betrothal gift”.

    One of the main businesses of Pei Yan’s company and foundation is investment in new energy and environmental protection technologies.These patents, especially the last two, fit perfectly with his industrial layout.

    More importantly, once these patents bear Pei Yan’s name and are put into practical application, the gossip about Pei Yan “relying on his family” and “doing nothing” will be self-defeating.

    Wen Yelan thought clearly.What he wants is not that Pei Yan protects him, but that he can stand side by side with Pei Yan.These patents are the steps for him to stand on.

    ——

    All day long, Wen Yelan was busy with the final procedures.

    Patent transfer requires a series of documents, which must be reviewed and approved by the hospital, communicated with partners, and checked on technical details.He only ate two hurried bites of the lunch box Ling Yue brought for him at noon, and then it was buried in a pile of materials.

    At around three o’clock in the afternoon, Director Wang from the Science and Technology Department came over in person.

    “Xiao Wen,” Director Wang is a middle-aged man in his fifties, wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, smiling, “You have given our president a face this time. Several companies saw your patent description and they all rushed to cooperate. Especially for the climate model, the Meteorological Bureau came to inquire.”

    Wen Yelan stood up: “Director Wang, please sit down.”

    “If you don’t want to sit down anymore, just say a few words.” Director Wang waved his hand and lowered his voice, “I heard that you plan to license the patent to the Pei Group?”

    “Yes.” Wen Yelan nodded, “It’s already been negotiated.”

    “Oh, Xiao Wen, you have to think clearly.” Director Wang said earnestly, “Although you… are private capital after all. Our hospital also has cooperative enterprises, state-owned enterprises and central enterprises, which are more stable and have wider resources. If you are willing, I can help you match up and ensure that the conditions are no worse than those over there.”

    Wen Yelan understood.Director Wang doesn’t want the fat to flow to outsiders.

    “Thank you, Director Wang, for your kindness.” He said firmly, “I have decided.”

    Director Wang looked at him for a few seconds and suddenly smiled: “Okay, you have an idea. But Xiao Wen, are you really sure?”

    Wen Yelan raised his eyes and looked at Director Wang: “Yes.”

    “No wonder.” Director Wang nodded as if he suddenly understood, and his smile became even brighter, “Good thing, good thing. From now on, the cooperation between our hospital and the Pei family will have to rely on you to connect more people.”

    Wen Yelan didn’t say anything, just smiled.

    After seeing off Director Wang, Wen Yelan sat back on the chair and rubbed his swollen temples.

    The office was very quiet, with only the faint hum of the computer mainframe running.

    Wen Yelan was a little lost.

    He remembered last night, when Pei Yan held him and put his chin on top of his head, saying in a lazy voice: “Forget it about the wedding, you have to listen to me for the honeymoon. I have already arranged the itinerary, starting from Beijing and going all the way west…”

    Wen Yelan was so tired that he couldn’t even raise his eyelids, so he could only mutter a few vague “hmm”.

    “Go to sleep.” Pei Yan kissed the top of his hair, “When your ‘betrothal gift’ is ready, we will set off.”

    At six o’clock in the evening, Wen Yelan finally finished processing all the documents.

    He put the last signed authorization agreement into the file bag, sealed it, and then started packing his things.The computer is shut down, the files are filed, and the tea cups are washed and placed upside down on the shelf.

    Ling Yue poked her head in: “Captain Wen, are you off work? Do you want to go together?”

    “You go first, I have something else to do.” Wen Yelan said.

    “Okay, I’ll withdraw first. See you tomorrow!” Ling Yue waved her hand, and the footsteps gradually faded away.

    The office fell completely silent.Wen Yelan sat on a chair, looking at the darkening sky outside the window, and was in a daze for a while.

    Then he picked up the portfolio, stood up, turned off the light, and locked the door.

    As the elevator went down, he stared at the beating numbers and felt inexplicably nervous.

    Will Pei Yan like this “betrothal gift”?

    He is not a person who can say nice things, and he doesn’t know how to express them.He will only hold out his most precious things.

    I hope Pei Yan can understand.

    When I got home, the smell of food was wafting in the house.

    Pei Yan came out of the kitchen wearing an apron and holding a spatula in his hand: “You’re back? Wash your hands and eat. The soup will be ready soon.”

    There was nothing going on in the company recently. He knew that Wen Yelan hadn’t eaten his food for a long time, so he might as well go home early and start cooking.

    Wen Yelan said “hmm”, put her bag and file bag on the entrance cabinet, and changed into slippers.

    Three dishes and one soup were already set on the table: steamed sea bass, garlic broccoli, sweet and sour short ribs, and a steaming cup of red dates, yam, and black-bone chicken soup.They are all Wen Yelan’s favorite food.

    “You drink the soup first.” Pei Yan served him a bowl. “It has been stewed for three hours and the bones are all crispy.”

    A quiet meal.Pei Yan didn’t say much, he just kept picking up vegetables for Wen Yelan, adding rice when his bowl was empty, and refilling the soup when he finished.

    Wen Yelan ate more than usual, one bowl of rice was all the way down, and he also drank two bowls of soup.Finally, I couldn’t hold it any longer, so I put down my chopsticks.

    “Are you full?” Pei Yan asked.

    “Yeah.” Wen Yelan nodded.

    Pei Yan smiled and rubbed his face, which finally felt a little fleshy.

    By the time Pei Yan finished cleaning up and came out of the kitchen, Wen Yelan was already huddled on the sofa with his knees in his arms, his eyes half closed, as if he was about to fall asleep.

    Pei Yan walked over, sat down next to him, stretched out his hand to take him into his arms: “Are you tired?”

    “A bit.” Wen Yelan leaned against him, his voice muffled.

    “Then go to bed early?” Pei Yan’s hand gently pressed on his waist.

    Wen Yelan shook his head and opened his eyes: “Wait, I have something for you.”

    Pei Yan raised his eyebrows: “What?”

    Wen Yelan got up from his arms, walked to the entrance, and took the file bag over.

    “Here.” He handed it to Pei Yan, his tone was calm, but his eyes were fixed on him.”Bowwowy gift.”

    Pei Yan was stunned.

    He took the file bag, which was heavy.Open it, and there is a stack of documents inside, including patent certificates, licensing agreements, technical specifications… a thick stack.

    He looked through them one by one, and the more he read, the more serious his face became.

    Wen Yelan stood in front of him, swallowed, and felt a little nervous.

    Don’t like it?

    Time passed by minute by minute.The only sound in the living room was the rustling of papers.

    Finally, Pei Yan finished reading the last document.He raised his head and looked at Wen Yelan, his eyes so bright that they were a bit scary.

    “Did you prepare all of these…?”

    “Yes.” Wen Yelan nodded, “Two years. Been doing it.”

    Pei Yan put down the document and stood up.He was half a head taller than Wen Yelan, so standing face to face, Wen Yelan had to raise her head slightly to look at him.

    “Do you know how much these are worth?” Pei Yan asked.

    “I know.” Wen Yelan said, “The Technology Transformation Department has evaluated it.”

    “Then you give it back to me?” Pei Yan took a step closer, “This is your capital to establish yourself in the institute, Wen Yelan. With these, no one can touch you.”

    “I don’t need it anymore.” Wen Yelan looked at him with clear eyes, “I have you.”

    Pei Yan’s breath froze.

    Wen Yelan continued: “Moreover, these are useful to you. Sensors and snow removal equipment can be used by your company, and climate models can help you get in touch with the government. In the future… no one will say that you are just a rich second generation who relies on your family.” Although no one dares to say so now.

    Every word Wen Yelan said hit Pei Yan’s heart.

    Pei Yan suddenly laughed, his shoulders shaking.He reached out and pulled Wen Yelan tightly into his arms, kissing her from her hair to her collarbone.

    Wen Yelan wanted to respond, but always ended up being a little slow.

    “Fool.” Pei Yan buried his face in his neck and took another bite without much force, “You are the fool.”

    Wen Yelan felt a little itchy and wanted to look down, but Pei Yan held the back of his head.

    “Don’t move.” Pei Yan said, “Let me hold you for a while.”

    Wen Yelan stopped moving.He raised his hand and gently put his arm around Pei Yan’s waist.

    The two of them just stood in the living room and hugged each other for a long time.

    “Wen Yelan.” Pei Yan suddenly spoke.

    “Huh?”

    “Your betrothal gift,” Pei Yan’s voice was still nasal, “I accept it. But you have to promise me one thing.”

    “What?”

    “From now on,” Pei Yan let go of him a little and looked down at him, “your name must be tied to mine. These patents are in our two names. The money earned will be deposited into our two accounts. Your achievements are my achievements. My things are also yours.”

    Wen Yelan looked at his red eyes and nodded: “Okay.”

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