Academician Li did not conduct any assessments, believing that everyone should be responsible for their own actions.

Whether you remember those things or not is up to you.

If others think it works, then it probably really does.

On the third day, Academician Li was absent from his office due to other matters. He sent a message to Lin Chuchu, asking her to record the data in her office.

This had no impact on Lin Chuchu; she knew exactly what she had to do.

This floor is usually very quiet, but of course, there are times when it gets noisy, such as when an academician or vice-academician is reprimanding a student.

Lin Chuchu was startled by the sound, and her grip on the pen tightened slightly.

She took a deep breath; she sensed that these academicians and vice-academicians all had rather volatile tempers.

Because Academician Li wasn't there, she read even faster, using the extra time to learn about various research projects.

Knock, knock, knock. After the knocking, the door was pushed open.

"Comrade Lin, let's go to the canteen for lunch."

Lin Chuchu nodded, took the kettle that was boiling in the office, put it aside, turned off the power, and then left the room.

Let's go!

The two walked towards the elevator and happened to run into Lu Ming coming out of his office. His eyes were a little red, and Lin Chuchu looked at him with a puzzled expression.

Seeing Lin Chuchu looking at him, he tensed up and moved to the side expressionlessly.

Lin Chuchu felt that this step marked a dividing line between them; the other person clearly didn't want to communicate with her anymore.

Lin Chuchu remained silent and quietly descended the stairs among the group of academicians and vice-academicians.

Once outside the office building, Lu Ming hurriedly walked past her, quickly distancing himself from her.

Lin Chuchu's bodyguard had a hint of mockery in his eyes. How embarrassing it was for a grown man to be scolded and cry like that.

"Comrade Lin, Comrade Lu got a scolding today. It seems he messed up the documents and didn't organize them before putting them back in the locker, so his teacher scolded him."

Lin Chuchu was speechless. What did being scolded have to do with her? Wasn't this just taking her anger out on her?

I used to have a decent impression of Lu Ming, but now it seems he's somewhat ruined his public image.

The two walked slowly behind, talking in hushed tones.

"Comrade Lin, I've also heard that he's particularly good at cultivating relationships. He's always very respectful to those of higher rank than him, but he tends to ignore those of lower rank."

"They always carry two packs of cigarettes in their pockets. The cigarettes in their shirt pockets are good ones, specially given to academicians and associate academicians. The cigarettes in their pants pockets are very ordinary ones, given to people like you. As for us, hmph, we won't even see a hair on your head."

"No wonder he was able to become a first-level researcher. But Comrade Lin is different from him. You are the one with real skills and work hard, so everyone likes you and doesn't like him."

Those of them who work as guards are very good at judging people; only people like Lin Chuchu can go further here.

Lin Chuchu hadn't paid much attention to the other person before, and she'd been busy these past few days, so she rarely listened to gossip.

Given that everyone around was serious, the guard probably wouldn't have said so much if Lu Ming hadn't ignored Lin Chuchu today.

"When I first met him, I thought he was alright, but I didn't expect his personality to be like this."

Lin Chuchu said.

"Isn't that right? Comrade Lin, let me tell you, I once heard from Comrade Lu Ming's bodyguard that Comrade Lu Ming was eating chocolate in the toilet."

"Eating in secret, isn't that just because you don't want others to see? Honestly, is it really that serious?"

Even if a family is poor, those who can get into the research base still receive a salary. Who can't afford a box of chocolates?

The two of them talked in hushed tones the whole way. It wasn't a secret, and they just didn't tell anyone else.

They arrived at the cafeteria quickly. The cafeteria was still quiet. When he saw Lin Chuchu, Researcher Tian waved to her.

He was accompanied by researchers such as Feng Tao, Zhou Lichen, and Hou.

Lin Chuchu first greeted the other researchers she knew with a smile before sitting down next to them.

"You guys are up early today."

"Yes, we went into the lab today. By the way, have you been in the office these past few days? How much do you have to memorize?"

Researcher Tian asked curiously, and everyone else looked over curiously as well.

Lin Chuchu shook her head and sighed, "There are so many, so many, more than you can imagine. I estimate it will take another day to finish memorizing them all."

They all came from the same base, so their bond was naturally stronger than that of others.

The group recounted their experiences over the past three days. Researchers Lin Chuchu, Tian, ​​and Hou all remarked on the amount of information they needed to remember. When it was Zhou Lichen's turn...

Zhou Lichen said, "My teacher asked me to join an experimental group and work as an assistant first."

The three of them stared at him in shock, and Lin Chuchu gave him a thumbs up.

"That's amazing. I didn't expect you to be in the experimental group after only four days."

"I'm so envious. When can I join the team? My tank project has been stuck in the theoretical stage."

Feng Tao also let out a wail, as his chances of joining the crew seemed even more distant.

Researcher Hou paused for a moment, then suddenly said, "Actually, I've also started working on the project."

One person might just feel envious, but two people would be devastated.

Feng Tao let out a wail, and the researchers from Hotan comforted each other like brothers in misfortune.

Lin Chuchu rolled her eyes at the two of them, "Why do I feel like you two are showing off?"

His tone was deliberately sarcastic.

There was no jealousy, because with the abilities of a few people, they would all be able to join the group sooner or later.

However, it seems unlikely that the five people will be able to form a group together anytime soon.

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