The Straight-Laced Girl and the Butler

[Highly intelligent heroine x low-status, beautiful but tragic male lead. Finished June 16. Short story.] After a century of hostility, the Federation and the Empire finally agreed to a ceasefire and peace talks. The high-level meetings were full of mishaps. Li Qian was strong enough to kill a star tiger with his bare hands. He was also a scholar, fluent in more than ten common Federation languages and knowledgeable in a range of cutting-edge fields. But he was still a slave of the Empire. Because of his striking looks, he was leased to Ms. An Ruofan, the Federation's chief scientific officer, as a manservant. An Ruofan accepted him with delight and spent the night drawing up a comprehensive research plan. She was determined to prove as soon as possible that the Imperial royal family's divine origins and those unbelievable supernatural powers were all nonsense. Faced with the unconventional tactics of a thoroughly straightforward scientist, Li Qian's beauty and docile charm went completely unnoticed, and completing his mission seemed a distant prospect. He had no choice but to take more initiative. One night, he stopped her and asked tenderly, "Could we go to your room and have a proper talk?" Knowing he was learned, An Ruofan readily agreed. "Of course. Would you like to talk about the history of technology or mecha design?" And so a romantic candlelit dinner turned into a serious late-night research tutorial. I'm busy in real life, so for now this story will update every other day. Thanks for understanding. The outline is finished, the story isn't long, and it will have a happy ending. I'll see it through to the end. There are plenty of completed stories on my author page. Recently completed sci-fi: Back to Before the Apocalypse with My Whole Family and System Matching Is Really Great; completed feel-good danmei: Spend Another Fifty Billion [Book Transmigration] and Flying Through an Old-School Angsty Novel [Book Transmigration]. My next sci-fi story is on the watchlist: Don't Worry, I Haven't Digested the Last Meal Yet. I'll build up a backlog and finish the outline before I start. Thanks for your support. After this story is complete, I may start a danmei story called The Tragic Shou Transmigrates into a Beloved Scion of a Famous Family. Theme: Resolve conflicts through peaceful means