Chapter 71

Natasha exited the laboratory and found Ryan dozing off on a chair. His body was slightly curled inward while his head tilted outward, forming a posture that somehow made his towering figure of nearly six feet appear oddly endearing on the relatively small seat.

Slowly, she approached him.

Ryan's lips were gently sealed, his eyelashes fluttering occasionally in his sleep.

Natasha had assumed Ryan would go about his tasks after she entered the lab, but to her surprise, he had been patiently waiting at the entrance all this time.

For a moment, she couldn't decide whether to consider his behavior as earnest or sheer naivety.

As Natasha watched Ryan sleep, she sighed softly. She couldn't let him continue to doze off like this. It must have been uncomfortable for him to be cramped in such a small chair.

Therefore, she lightly tapped Ryan's shoulder, and he stirred awake almost immediately.

"Professor... How did it go?" Ryan's voice sounded groggy.

"It's all sorted out," Natasha repl