Chapter 1178: Chapter 677: Using Time to Work on Technology Chapter 1178: Chapter 677: Using Time to Work on Technology Liu Yue had already made herself very clear.

She was saying that she could handle this matter by herself.

So there was no need for them to stay here any longer.

It was okay for them to go back.

It seemed that Old Man Liu really had it figured out.

Liu Yue genuinely did not want to trouble them.

When Old Man Liu heard her words, he subconsciously glanced at Qin Yuan and the others, then immediately said,
“Did you hear that? This is a matter between us, just let us handle it. We will take care of it properly, and we won’t make you worry.”

“Moreover, this is originally a matter between us. Since it is so, it must be us who handle it, so please don’t intervene.”

“And Liu Yue really doesn’t want to trouble you. You’ve wasted quite a bit of time here already, so you should hurry up and go eat, and then work on technology with full vigor tomorrow.”

The most important thing was indeed working on technology.

They mustn’t forget about this.

So he was here, persuading them,
hoping they wouldn’t forget about this.

But as time ticked away, second by second, their faces remained expressionless,
as if they hadn’t heard his words at all.

Old Man Liu was not anxious, and his expression remained calm.

He subconsciously gave Liu Yue another glance.

Liu Yue pursed her lips without saying a word.

After what seemed like an age, Qin Yuan cleared his throat and then said,
“Old Man Liu, you’re quite right, Liu Yue indeed does not want to trouble us, as she feels she’s holding up our time, but she hasn’t wasted our time at all.”

“Since she hasn’t wasted our time, Liu Yue won’t ask us to leave now. If we’ve decided to deal with this matter properly, then we will see it through.”

“I know you don’t want us to stay here now, and as for why, you know perfectly well in your own heart, don’t you just want to choose to evade?”

They surely knew what Old Man Liu was thinking.

By saying these things, Old Man Liu had already made his mindset clear.

So they understood very clearly.

But since they had chosen to stay, how could they possibly leave now?

They would not leave.

After a long pause, Old Man Liu took a deep breath and began to speak slowly,
“What are you talking about? What do you mean I’m feeling guilty? I’m not guilty, nor am I choosing to evade anything. From the beginning, my only concern was that you were wasting your time.”

“Now, the most important thing for you is to finish your food and then rest up, to continue working on your technological ideas tomorrow, isn’t it? Am I wrong?”

“Besides, aren’t you supposed to be focusing on technology? Why waste so much time here? This is just a small matter, which will be resolved quickly.”

Old Man Liu said this and paused deliberately,
observing Qin Yuan’s mood.

He then observed Wu Zeyuan and Jiang Qi.

Noticing that their faces showed no change, Old Man Liu added, “You don’t need to waste so much time here, just take my advice.”

He truly did not want these young men to stay.

Originally, he had wanted the young men to help.

Unexpectedly, they ended up being more of a hindrance.

Now, he just wanted to find a way to send them off.

But it was uncertain whether it would be successful.

After all, these young men were quite stubborn.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t be saying all this.

As time continued to slip away, Qin Yuan did not speak.

However, Wu Zeyuan wasn’t idle by any means, he raised an eyebrow and said immediately,
“Old Man Liu, why do you insist we’re going to waste time on our scientific research? We will definitely make time for it, how could it be wasted?”

“Can’t we use our free time to do what we want? Who says we must focus on research every single moment? We need to balance work and rest.”

“If we spent all our time on research, we would be very stressed out. So, please stop thinking that we’re wasting our research time.”

He had emphasized this many times already.

And he wouldn’t emphasize it any further.

This was the final repetition.

Moreover, Old Man Liu had reiterated so many times because he didn’t want them to stay, right?

If he didn’t want them to stay, they would stay out of sheer contrariness.

And they had already promised Liu Yue to handle this matter.

They had to fulfill their promises and would not go back on their word.

Just then, Old Man Liu’s eyebrows suddenly furrowed.

But Wu Zeyuan felt nothing amiss, merely smiled, and immediately said,
“Old Man Liu, didn’t we just mention experiments? What do you think about that suggestion? Why not try an experiment? We might actually get a result.”

“As long as we get a result, we can be at ease and won’t need to argue anymore. After all, if we keep talking, we won’t know the outcome.”

“It would only waste our time. Moreover, we just got off work and haven’t eaten, so let’s not waste more time, shall we?”

He was eager to urge Old Man Liu to agree quickly.

He wanted to accelerate the progress.

The experiment was indispensable.

How could they not proceed?

If they didn’t, wouldn’t that just make Old Man Liu even happier?

Liu Yue remained silent, standing to the side. After all, Wu Zeyuan was speaking, and she couldn’t interrupt, as interrupting would be impolite.