Jiro Hirayama hung up the phone, looking puzzled as he turned to the person next to him. "Why is she angry again? Did I say something wrong?"
Jiro Hirayama's assistant was a young woman in her early twenties, temporarily recruited from Hans's Base mainly to help with simple cleaning or record-keeping tasks.
After all, when he and Rona Muir arrived, they hadn’t expected to conduct experiments here, so he didn’t bring any of his usual assistants.
The young woman was named Amy. Despite her age, she was very perceptive. When she saw Jiro Hirayama busy and overwhelmed by experiments, she volunteered to help.
Amy was originally an outer circle staff member at Hans's Base, but was promoted to temporary assistant by Jiro Hirayama thanks to her initiative. She could only access a few areas, but it was already a great opportunity.
Amy was quite content with her situation.
"Maybe she's just really tired," Amy replied, her eyes flickering. "It is getting late, after all!"
Jiro Hirayama felt relieved after hearing Amy's answer.
As long as his wife wasn’t angry, everything was fine.
"You should go rest now," Jiro Hirayama said, deciding to run two more experiments himself.
Amy quickly said, "No, no, I'm not tired at all. I'll stay and help you."
Jiro Hirayama didn’t think much of it and nodded, directing Amy to clean the containers from failed experiments.
Jiro Hirayama focused on his experiments, occasionally looking up to tell Amy a set of data for her to record.
He didn’t notice that Amy’s gaze on him was growing more intense.
Jiro Hirayama was only twenty-eight, not even twenty-nine yet—the perfect age for a young man to mature into a man.
Plus, he spent most of his time in the lab, so his skin was pale and delicate. He wasn’t exactly handsome, but definitely not unattractive. Otherwise, why would Rona Muir marry him?
It’s not like Rona Muir has a self-destructive streak.
They say people who are focused on their work are the most attractive.
That’s true everywhere, no matter the field.
Amy was just in her early twenties. Because of her limited qualifications, she couldn’t get into the inner circle of Hans's Base and could only do simple tasks on the outskirts.