Before going to the research institute, Ye Weiwei signed a confidentiality agreement.
After completing the onboarding procedures, Dr. Zhao led her into the research institute.
The research institute is heavily guarded, and identity verification is required for entry and exit.
Ye Weiwei released her mental energy and discovered that the research institute was divided into three floors above ground and two floors underground.
Some highly confidential research and experiments are conducted on two underground floors.
Dr. Zhao led Ye Weiwei on a tour of the research institute, introducing her to her colleagues and superiors.
The colleagues in the research institute are generally older, many with gray hair and an air of scholarly refinement, clearly having been immersed in academics and experiments for many years.
When Dr. Zhao introduced Ye Weiwei, he mentioned Ye Weiwei's achievements in medical skills and drug research. The formula and antidote for the recently enhanced version of the drug were both her creations. In addition, the formula for a project they were researching recently was also provided by her.
These words dispelled a large number of people's doubts about Ye Weiwei.
After all, Ye Weiwei is too young, which makes it easy for people to question her.
However, some people believe that Ye Weiwei only got into the research institute because of her contribution of the prescription and her family's connections. They think that based on her personal abilities alone, she is not qualified to work there.
Ye Weiwei remained calm, observing the reactions of everyone without making a sound.
Since she had just arrived, Dr. Zhao asked her to familiarize herself with the work environment first, without assigning her any specific tasks.
Ye Weiwei was very interested in the institute's collection of books and spent several days in a row in the library, even taking books with her while eating in the cafeteria.
To those who admire her, like Dr. Zhao, her actions were seen as hard work and ambition, while to those who questioned whether she had gotten the job through connections, they were seen as putting on a show and being pretentious.
Lu Pingfan was the one who disliked Ye Weiwei the most.
That day, Ye Weiwei got so engrossed in an interesting book that she forgot the time and arrived at the cafeteria more than half an hour late for lunch.
By this time, there weren't many people left in the cafeteria. She put her book on an empty table, got her food, and sat down when she heard a sneer from the next table: "That's enough! What do they take us for? They're obviously just here to coast through life and haven't done anything productive, yet they act like they're busier than us old folks. I wonder who they're putting on this show for."
"Pingfan, stop talking."
"Why can't I say it? What does she take our research institute for? One bad apple spoils the whole bunch. I just can't stand these incompetent people who use connections to get in!"
"Since they all have connections, let's keep quiet."
"..."
Ye Weiwei calmly picked up the stir-fried wood ear mushrooms and eggs from the plate and took a bite.
Hmm... the head chef's skills are quite good; no wonder he was personally trained by Squad Leader Qian.
As for the two noisy toads on the table next to her, she couldn't be bothered to pay them any attention.
Lu Pingfan and Mu Zhizhang interpreted Ye Weiwei's indifferent attitude as a sign of guilt and a reluctance to respond.
Otherwise, anyone with a modicum of self-respect would react if they were practically being verbally abused to their face.
As a result, the two of them went further and further as they spoke.
Ye Weiwei, however, ignored her and ate with even greater gusto.
Until the two of them started naming names, directly pointing to Ye Weiwei.
"Ye Weiwei, it's important to know your own limitations. This research institute isn't a place anyone can just enter. I advise you to resign and leave as soon as possible. Don't stay here and waste resources."
"Chef Fang, they've gone too far! Two grown men are gossiping like old hags and bullying a female comrade! This is Commander Qin's wife. Should we kick them out?"
Chef Fang, who was also Qian's apprentice, gave Lu Pingfan and Mu Zhizhang a complicated look, and then said to Xiao Cai beside him, "Is this something you can interfere with? They are researchers from the research institute! Look at you, daring to kick researchers out of the cafeteria!"
Xiao Cai protested, "Are we just going to stand by and watch them bully Commander Qin's wife?"
Chef Fang scoffed, "Who's bullying whom is still up in the air! Just wait and see!"
Others may not know, but he had heard plenty of gossip about Commander Qin's wife from his master.
It wasn't that he looked down on Lu Pingfan and Mu Zhizhang, but the combined abilities of those two weren't even enough to make Ye Weiwei humiliate them.
Go ahead and jump around, don't think that just because people are too lazy to pay attention to you they're afraid of you.
You idiot!
Ye Weiwei glanced at the third of the food left on her plate and felt a little regretful.
She put down her chopsticks, turned her head to look at Lu Pingfan and Mu Zhizhang, a hint of contempt flashing in her eyes, "So, you were talking about me the whole time?"
Lu Pingfan looked at Ye Weiwei and said sarcastically, "Anyone with a brain can tell we've been talking about you, right? With your IQ, you dare to stay in the research institute? Your skin is as thick as a city wall!"
Ye Weiwei's eyes were cold. "Is it strange that I, a normal person, can't understand dog barks?"
Lu Pingfan roared in anger, "Ye Weiwei, how dare you call us dogs!"
Ye Weiwei scoffed, "What else? I was just eating in the cafeteria, and you two kept barking at me. What are you if not dogs?"
"you……"
Mu Zhizhang slammed his fist on the table and stood up in anger. Just as he was about to speak, Ye Weiwei said, "Why not be a decent human being instead of a dog! If you're going to be a dog, at least be an obedient one, not a mad dog that bites people indiscriminately!"
He kept calling them "dog" and "dog," which made Lu Pingfan and Mu Zhizhang's faces contort with rage.
"Ye Weiwei! Who gave you the audacity to insult your seniors! What right do you, a morally corrupt person, have to stay in the research institute!"
Ye Weiwei sneered: "Senior? Who? You two? Who gave you the audacity to act like seniors in front of me? Even Lu Ming wouldn't dare to be so arrogant, so what are you two?"
I originally thought that research institutes were full of highly intelligent people who were single-mindedly focused on scientific research. Who knew there would be such disgusting idiots among them?
Hearing Ye Weiwei mention her father's name so bluntly and without any politeness, Lu Pingfan was furious.
"Ye Weiwei, how dare you insult my father! You're asking for death!"
His father had always worked diligently and conscientiously in the medical field throughout his life, earning the respect of others. He was his pride and a role model to learn from. When had he ever been belittled like this?
Mu Zhizhang was also furious: "Ye Weiwei, you are truly arrogant and ignorant, daring to criticize my mentor! You wait, we will not let you get away with this! If you dare to offend us, we will make sure you can't stay here any longer!"
"I'd like to see how you manage to make it impossible for her to stay here!"
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