After saying this, Professor Xu Yun politely asked Lin Xian to leave.

Lin Xian didn't say much. After advising Xu Yun to take care of his health, he pushed open the door and left.

With a final glance before closing the door, he looked through the crack.

Xu Yun sat by the hospital bed, holding Xu Yiyi's dry and slender arm, telling her about the interesting things that had happened this week.

...

The next morning.

Lin Xian went to Zhao Yingjun's office to report on his work, telling her about his meeting with Professor Xu Yun yesterday and what Professor Xu Yun had said.

"Professor Xu Yun is... even more stubborn than we thought."

Zhao Yingjun propped her head up with her hand, her willow eyebrows slightly furrowed.

"I think Professor Xu Yun's thoughts are a bit alarmist. What he said does have some truth, but not much."

Lin Xian nodded.

"I also advised Professor Xu Yun in this way, but he still insisted that he would not consider selling this chemical substance until he really couldn't hold on any longer. He said that although he can't stop this trend of pursuing profit in the scientific research community, he at least doesn't want this unhealthy trend to start with him."

"I think Professor Xu Yun has been under too much mental stress in recent years, and it may be difficult for him to trust others, so he may indeed be a bit of a one-track mind in many of his ideas."

Zhao Yingjun closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and slowly exhaled.

"Many times, people may not be able to make absolutely correct choices. But if you don't walk a road to the end, no one knows if it's a dead end."

"Don't advise others to be kind until you have experienced their suffering. Perhaps Professor Xu Yun has experienced many things that we can't imagine in recent years, and has also been hurt a lot, so he made such a decision."

"But no matter what, he is single-mindedly trying to save his daughter. If we look at it from a long-term perspective, perhaps Professor Xu Yun's choice is not wrong."

As if she had made a great determination, she looked up at Lin Xian.

"In that case, let's abandon Professor Xu Yun's plan and don't bother him anymore in the future."

Lin Xian nodded.

That's what he thought too.

Since they couldn't help Professor Xu Yun in saving his daughter... then it would be better to cause him as little trouble as possible.

"The products spearheaded by the Rhein brand will probably have to be reconsidered."

Zhao Yingjun frowned as she thought.

"You go back first, Lin Xian. Let's put an end to Professor Xu Yun's matter. Thank you for your hard work during this time."

"The Rhein Cat's dolls have already been put into full-scale production. The next step is to 3D model the Rhein Cat's image as soon as possible to prepare for the subsequent launch of animation and commercials. Then, the timbre, catchphrases, and personality settings should also be improved as soon as possible."

Lin Xian recorded Zhao Yingjun's instructions one by one in his notebook, and then left the office.

Bang!

The heavy password door closed.

Isolating the two worlds inside and out.

Lin Xian stared at the password door in front of him...

In fact, he had always been curious about what was written on the invitation to the Genius Club.

But the difference in status between him and Zhao Yingjun was too great, so he had no chance or qualification to ask about it.

That was Zhao Yingjun's personal matter and had nothing to do with work. Asking too much would only seem impolite and inappropriate.

The heavy password door in front of him was like an insurmountable gap between the two.

...

During these few days, Lin Xian's focus was on the in-depth development of the Rhein Cat IP.

His team currently has two main tasks:

1. 3D model the Rhein Cat's image to prepare for the subsequent launch of three-dimensional peripherals, animation, and advertisements.

2. Design more expressions, actions, costumes, and even catchphrases and lines for Rhein Cat.

In the dream, there were hundreds of Rhein Cat peripheral toys in the toy store. There were endless things to copy.

Moreover, there were also many "treasures" in the 24-hour convenience bookstore.

In the children's area of the bookstore, there were many Rhein Cat picture books, comics, setting collections, and picture books. These ready-made materials provided Lin Xian with a lot of inspiration.

It's a pity that Lin Xian flipped through so many Rhein Cat materials and didn't mention anything about the founder. On the contrary, there were many versions of the Rhein Cat's origins and creation stories, with all kinds of claims... It's probably because the six-century time span was too long, and many things had long become the dust of history, buried under the years.

During this time, Lin Xian was very motivated.

He also liked this cute kitten very much. Creating and designing it was indeed a very fulfilling job.

Moreover, the copyright revenue of Rhein Cat was with him. If the toys sold well and the peripherals became popular, then Lin Xian's income would naturally rise.

So, when he dreamed these past few nights, Lin Xian spent almost the entire night in the toy store and bookstore.

He didn't participate in the stories of Big Face Cat and CC anymore.

It was just that sometimes he entered the dream early, and he could see Big Face Cat taking CC in the van through the toy store's window.

A slender Ultraman and a chubby Rhein Cat walking together... it was so ridiculous.

No one would have thought that these two seemingly harmless cosplay enthusiasts would be killing each other in the bank warehouse in a little while.

"The world is so wonderful."

This was Lin Xian's daily life these past few days, using busy work to cover up all his wild thoughts.

He didn't think about CC's problem.

He didn't pursue the clues of the Genius Club.

He didn't overthink the reality of the dream.

Although Lin Xian was unwilling to admit it, he seemed to be consciously avoiding something...

Avoiding what?

Avoiding the truth? Or avoiding the facts?

He couldn't explain it himself.

...

Today, at dawn, was the highly anticipated World Cup final.

Argentina vs. France.

After Lin Xian and Gao Yang had supper together, they came to the lottery shop to buy some football lottery tickets before going back to watch the game.

After the last two games, Gao Yang directly made a huge profit of seventy to eighty thousand, and he was so extravagant!

He was walking on air!

He had the aura of the Crown Prince of the East Sea!

He couldn't even recognize himself anymore.

"All in! Buy Argentina to win!"

Gao Yang picked up his mobile phone and directly transferred 60,000 yuan to the lottery shop owner.

"All in again?"

Lin Xian looked at Gao Yang, who claimed to be a gambling saint.

"Take it easy, big brother. No one plays like you. It's always all in in one go."

Gao Yang patted his chest and laughed.

"What are you afraid of! Sometimes you really have to believe in metaphysics! Didn't you see clearly in your dream that Argentina finally won the World Cup champion?"

Lin Xian nodded, recalling what was written in the book in his dream.

"Yes, it said that Argentina defeated France in the penalty shootout..."

Bang!!!

Gao Yang slapped the lottery machine! Scaring the boss who was printing the tickets to let out a pig-like scream!

Gao Yang's voice trembled as he pointed at the boss.

"Wait a minute! Don't rush to print the tickets yet!"

Then he quickly pulled Lin Xian outside the lottery shop.

"What did you just say?"

"I said, Argentina defeated France in the penalty shootout to win the championship. Is there a problem?"

"Are you sure there are the four words 'penalty shootout'?" Gao Yang's face was pale.

"I'm sure!"

Lin Xian looked at Gao Yang in confusion.

"I was still going to ask, what does this penalty shootout mean? I don't understand football either."

Gao Yang took a few deep breaths to steady his heart rate. Then, panting heavily, he supported Lin Xian's shoulders.

"Thank goodness... Thank goodness... You really scared me."

"Just a little bit! My 60,000 yuan would have been gone!"