The junior brother let out a long sigh.

"Many of you joined later, so it's normal that you don't know these things. When our team was first established, the project didn't receive any government investment, so we didn't even have a decent office space."

"The teacher rented an abandoned warehouse. At that time, we didn't even have a salary. We were just doing it for love and for our faith."

"Later, Senior Brother Huo came and brought investment to our lab. We moved to a proper office building and had our own dedicated lab."

"It is because of these advanced machines that our research has made breakthroughs, which has led to the country's attention, making it a key project and establishing a dedicated research unit."

“But the country’s research funding is limited, and we’re not the only key project; so many other places are waiting for funding.”

"Haven't you noticed that our lab's equipment is more advanced than other labs? That's because Senior Brother Huo specifically asked his sister to order these things from abroad."

“Even our salaries are higher than those of other research institutes, and our benefits are better. This is not because our institute itself has good benefits, but because Senior Brother Huo’s junior sister has been investing in our laboratory.”

My junior colleague spoke fluently and thoroughly, so much so that you could hear a pin drop in the entire lab.

“This…is impossible…” Huang Peilan’s face was as pale as paper.

“Why is it impossible? Although some of the fellow disciples who were with us left, a few are still here. You can ask them.” The junior brother looked at the others.

"That's right, our lab was all funded by Huo's sister."

"If you still don't believe me, go ask the teacher for confirmation." The junior brother stared intently at Huang Peilan.

Huang Peilan looked at Huo Minxue with trembling eyes.

"How could his sister possibly come up with so much money?"

My junior brother couldn't help but roll his eyes.

Do Senior Brother Huo and Junior Sister need to report to you whether they have money or not?

“You’ve never told me any of this before,” Huang Peilan said, her eyes red as she looked at Huo Minxue.

She always thought Huo Minxue was just smart, and that his family didn't actually have any money.

After all, you couldn't tell from his clothes that he was rich.

Moreover, he doesn't even have a bicycle to commute to and from get off work; he walks home every day.

She thought he came from a poor family but was smart and favored by his teachers, so she figured he was a promising prospect and that's why she would occasionally flaunt her family's wealth to him.

But he was actually that rich?

Does that mean her previous behavior seemed ridiculous to him?

"Why should I tell you all this?" Huo Minxue frowned.

He never mentioned at work that the lab was funded by his younger sister, because he didn't want people to treat him differently.

He just wanted to do his research properly so that he could live up to his teacher's high regard for him.

Secondly, he can live up to the financial support his younger sister provided for him.

But he never expected that his low profile would make some malicious people think he was easy to bully.

Looking at Huo Minxue in front of her, Huang Peilan felt her heart sink to the bottom, and she slumped into the chair, her whole body turning ashen.