“Give… give it to me, quickly,” Ji Shuiyao’s voice trembled, her eyes filled with excitement.

If it were the blood of an ordinary fish, its research value would be limited. However, if it was the blood of a Megalodon, that was an entirely different matter.

The Megalodon is a species currently recognized as extinct worldwide, and our understanding of this creature comes solely from fossils.

The Megalodon blood sample in front of her was absolutely unique in the world, its value immeasurable by money.

“How did you collect it?” Ji Shuiyao asked, barely believing her ears.

When she heard Wang Haoran had collected a fish blood sample, she never imagined it was from a Megalodon. This oceanic predator was terrifying; even approaching it in a submarine was risky, let alone extracting its blood.

“It was when I was saving you. The Megalodon passed by me, and I just collected it in passing,” Wang Haoran said nonchalantly.

“Can we keep this Megalodon blood sample? I will apply for funding from the research institute and give you an appropriate reward,” Ji Shuiyao said excitedly.

“Take it.”

Wang Haoran had no use for it anyway, and he collected the Megalodon blood sample to win Ji Shuiyao’s favor.

Seeing Wang Haoran hand it over so readily, Ji Shuiyao reached out with trembling hands, overwhelmed with excitement as she took the sample.

[Ding, the heroine Ji Shuiyao’s favorability towards the host increased by 5, current total favorability is 45 (very friendly).]

[Ding, the host has influenced the plot direction, gaining 200 villain points!]

After receiving these system notifications, Wang Haoran checked the charm aura cooldown and found it was currently usable.

However, after issuing a command to the system, it swiftly returned a usage failure message.

Wang Haoran didn’t need to ask. It was similar to the situation with Qiu Qianwei.

Unless he could achieve accomplishments in the scientific field that matched or surpassed Ji Shuiyao’s, she wouldn’t be inclined towards him.

However, with enough villain points, achieving these feats wouldn’t be difficult.

Currently, he had 11,000 villain points, which was quite ample.

…

The research ship’s return journey would take several days. When they were halfway back to Qingling’s waters, Wang Haoran received a message from Qiu Qianwei.

“A week has passed.”

If she hadn’t mentioned it, Wang Haoran might have forgotten.

“Aren’t you living with your sixth sister…”

“My sixth sister always discusses scientific issues with her colleagues until very late, usually returning to the cabin after midnight.”

Seeing this message, Wang Haoran immediately checked the time.

It was only 9 PM.

There was plenty of time.

Wang Haoran left the cabin, intending to find Qiu Qianwei.

However, when he reached Qiu Qianwei’s cabin, he noticed Lin Chen holding a laptop, talking to Qiu Qianwei about something.

After about eight minutes, Lin Chen left with a smile, hiding in an unoccupied area of the cabin and typing something on the laptop.

“What did your brother come to you for?” Wang Haoran entered the cabin and asked Qiu Qianwei.

“He’s not old enough, so he borrowed my identity information to log into a website called ‘Global Discovery’ to publish some articles,” Qiu Qianwei replied openly.

“What kind of website is ‘Global Discovery’?” Wang Haoran asked.

“It’s one of the most authoritative scientific websites in the world today. My sixth sister had the honor of having one of her scientific thesis articles featured on the front page of ‘Global Discovery.’”

“Your sixth sister is quite capable. Having an article on the front page of ‘Global Discovery’ is considered an honor?” Wang Haoran was surprised.

“You don’t know, the articles featured on the front page of ‘Global Discovery’ are usually written by esteemed scholars, at least 50 years old. My sixth sister is still young, only 21, and achieving this is already incredibly impressive!”

Hearing this explanation, Wang Haoran was astonished.

A 21-year-old scientist having an article on the front page of ‘Global Discovery’ was indeed impressive.

If the eight-year-old prodigy Lin Chen managed to have his article featured on the front page, wouldn’t it cause a global sensation?!

If it happened, it would be like flaunting it to the entire world!

“Do I look pretty today?” Qiu Qianwei had put on makeup, hoping to receive compliments from her beloved.

“Pretty.”

Wang Haoran replied absentmindedly.

“You’re just being perfunctory; you’re not even looking at me.” Qiu Qianwei was a bit upset.

Wang Haoran immediately looked at her, but instead of admiring her, he asked seriously:

“Is there a laptop here?”

This unexpected question left Qiu Qianwei stunned for a moment.

“Yes, my sixth sister’s.”

“Hurry and bring it over,” Wang Haoran urged.

Is the computer more attractive than me?

Qiu Qianwei felt a bit frustrated but still went to fetch Ji Shuiyao’s laptop.

Wang Haoran took the laptop and opened it, immediately starting to operate it.

“What are you doing?” Qiu Qianwei curiously wanted to see.

“Play with your phone for a while, don’t disturb me.”

Wang Haoran didn’t look at her, just said this, and continued operating the computer.

[Ding, the host made the heroine Qiu Qianwei feel jealous, gaining 200 villain points!]

Receiving the message, Wang Haoran paused for a second but quickly refocused on the computer.

Qiu Qianwei watched Wang Haoran engrossed in the computer, feeling a bit dazed.

Did he come over just to play on the computer?

Am I not as important as a computer?

Qiu Qianwei felt a bit defeated but was unwilling to give up.

She took out her phone, played a soothing piano music track, and danced gracefully to the rhythm.

Qiu Qianwei’s dancing skills were naturally not as good as her musical skills, but they were still close to a professional level.

Her dance looked particularly pleasing.

Unfortunately, there was no audience!

[Ding, the host made Qiu Qianwei feel jealous, gaining 300 villain points!]

Maybe this dance is too elegant to attract him, let’s try something else!

Qiu Qianwei changed the music.

However, the effect was the same.

[Ding, the host made Qiu Qianwei feel jealous, gaining 400 villain points!]

Am I not feminine enough?

Qiu Qianwei began to doubt herself.

She stopped, a thought crossed her mind, and she suddenly opened Douyin to learn something.

There were plenty of girls on Douyin, many of them twisting and turning.

After watching for a while, Qiu Qianwei felt there was no artistic sense in the dance, it was too vulgar.

However, vulgar as it was, the short videos had very high likes, clearly indicating that many people liked them.

Since it’s popular, there must be a reason for its popularity.

“Should I learn it?”

Qiu Qianwei suddenly had this thought.