Su Yan paused for a few seconds, then realized what he meant and explained, "Second Senior Brother, I am a family person. I am reluctant to leave my relatives and friends. If I could do it all over again, I would also refuse the research institute's invitation."

Of course I know what the position of vice president of the International Academy of Medical Sciences means, but not going to the academy won't affect my future career, so please don't be angry.

How many people spend their entire lives striving to get into medical research institute? She could understand Ye Feixu's anger.

Ye Feixu closed his eyes, trying to convince himself that he wasn't angry because she had refused the research institute's invitation.

The words were on the tip of his tongue, but he couldn't bring himself to say them.

"Are you sure you don't want to reconsider?" he said hoarsely. "The Dean's message is that you can enter the research institute anytime you change your mind."

"No need to consider it, senior brother."

Ye Feixu met her determined gaze and asked in a complicated tone, "Is it because of Jiang Jingxing?"

Su Yan was stunned, then said helplessly, "Senior brother, you're overthinking it. Love can't be my main concern, especially since he and I haven't reconciled yet."

Ye Feixu moved his lips, but ultimately said nothing and turned to leave.

Su Yan felt he was acting strangely, so after thinking about it, she made a phone call to Xie Jin.

After hearing this, Xie Jin became completely withdrawn.

It's true what they say: those involved are often confused, while bystanders see things clearly.

He had previously felt that the second brother treated his junior sister differently, and he originally thought it was because she was a girl.

Now, hearing Su Yan say this, he was 100% certain that his second junior brother, who had no desires or wants, had fallen in love with worldly things.

We finally managed to subdue Guo Ziming, and now Ye Feixu has popped up again.

"They're both troublemakers," he muttered.

"Senior Brother, who are you calling a troublemaker?"

"It's nothing. The second son might be in a bad mood lately. Don't worry about it. I'll go and talk to him."

"Oh, then I'll hang up."

Su Yan is so busy every day that she wishes she could stretch 24 hours into 72, and she simply doesn't have time to think too much.

For the past two years, she hasn't stepped out of Beijing, spending her days going back and forth between Tsinghua University, her laboratory, and her home.

Not long after, Feng Caixia called.

Su Yan put down her pen and answered the phone, "Sister Caixia."

"Ayan, you should at least find some time to relax this year, shouldn't you?" Feng Caixia asked.

Following the Chongqing branch, six more branches have opened in the past two years. Feng Caixia and Tang Li jointly managed all of them. She was only responsible for giving advice, but she never even visited any of these branches.

There's one in Beijing that uses the same piece of land owned by Jiang Jingxing.

She only went once in all this time, when the store opened, and left after a busy afternoon.

She glanced at her schedule for the remaining months and hesitated before saying, "I have a three-day holiday in November. I'll go with you to check out the branch then."

Feng Caixia sighed and said, "You've been so busy these past few years, you haven't even had a couple of days off. Aren't you tired?"

"There's nothing I can do about being tired," Su Yan said. "Now that I've started, I won't give up halfway. I owe a lot to you and Uncle Tang for the business; otherwise, how could I, as a hands-off manager, have had such an easy time?"

She has often thought about giving up in the past two years; it's too tiring!

She hasn't graduated yet. Although she doesn't have to learn like she did at the beginning, her two masters haven't told her to graduate, so she doesn't dare to slack off.

"There's nothing between Tang Li and me. The main issue is the clothing company you invested in. Don't the other two shareholders have any objections to you?"

Su Yan smiled and said, "No, it's not that I'm not involved in anything. It's just that I'm not drawing anymore. If there are any matters in Beijing, I will take care of them."

Cai Minjun knew her situation, so she wouldn't bother her unless it was absolutely necessary.

"That's good." Feng Caixia said, "I have something else to say. Your grandfather passed away yesterday. I heard that the old woman from the Su family kept pointing at you and your mother and cursing them. She said some very nasty things."

Su Yan was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, but her mood remained calm as still water. She said lightly, "Let her be. Anyway, I will never have anything to do with the Su family in this lifetime."

Li Juan must have known that Grandpa Su had passed away, but probably thought it was unimportant, so she didn't tell her to avoid bad luck.

"You mean the Su family brought this on themselves? If they had treated you better back then, things wouldn't have come to this."

Su Yan didn't want to waste time on these meaningless things, so she said, "Sister Caixia, I have some things to do right now. Let's talk later."

"Okay, I'm hanging up now. Take care of yourself."

Su Yan responded, hung up the phone, put it aside, took off her glasses, and rubbed her sore eyes.

"Knock knock—!"

A knock came at the door.

She got up and went to open the door. "Who is it?"

"It's me, Ayan."

Hearing the voice, she quickly opened the door and exclaimed in surprise, "Weren't you at a big meeting? Why are you back so soon?"

A large meeting usually takes a week to conclude.

Jiang Jingxing skillfully entered the room and changed his shoes, saying, "There was a slight hiccup, so we had to end it early."

He hadn't changed out of his casual clothes; he was still wearing his military green uniform, clearly indicating that he had come to her place as soon as the meeting ended.

"I bought you fruit and snacks. What would you like to eat tonight? I'll make it for you."

As he spoke, he opened the refrigerator, which was completely empty.

He turned back and looked at her helplessly.

Su Yan scratched her head and chuckled, "I don't have time to go shopping."

Her daily routine and diet were irregular. If she hadn't taken some medicinal diet to regulate her health, she would have had health problems long ago.

Seeing the dark circles under her eyes, Jiang Jingxing couldn't bear to lecture her. He was angry but helpless. "You have to have a limit to how busy you are. You've devoted yourself to medicine for so long. It's time to graduate. I'll find some time to talk to Master Jue."

Because of her busy schedule and excessive stress, Su Yan's weight remained at 89 jin (44.5 catties). She couldn't gain weight or lose weight, but she was about 165 cm tall and so thin that she looked like she could be blown over by the wind.

Su Yan did not refuse.

She also wants to take a short vacation and see the outside world.

Anyway, she only dared to think about it, but dared not mention it to her master.

Jiang Jingxing was willing to ask, so she wouldn't refuse.

"Let's go out for dinner tonight and buy some things to keep on the way back," Jiang Jingxing said, his tone leaving no room for refusal.

Su Yan glanced at the time; it was 3:30 PM. She could finish in a few more hours, so she nodded and said, "Okay."

So she busied herself in the study, and Jiang Jingxing stayed by her side.

Seeing her so engrossed in thought, he felt a pang of heartache.

Her free-spirited nature has now trapped her in this cage.

He couldn't bear to keep her trapped.

For a period of time in 1984, Su Yan was under too much pressure and developed psychological problems. She lost her appetite whenever she saw a book. Not wanting to worry her parents, she forced herself to overcome the problem and read the book while crying.