When Principal Su heard Xia Zhining's willingness to compromise, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, Xia Zhining was sensible and knew when to stop, so he didn't really lose face.
He was about to nod his approval—
Then, Xia Zhining's voice rang out again, clear and calm: "Principal, didn't you just say that no matter which laboratory I apply for, I can waive the rent, right?"
Principal Su frowned, his tone already filled with impatience: "That's what I said. What? Do you need me to repeat it again?"
At this moment, Xia Zhining slowly turned her mobile phone screen to everyone, which clearly displayed the conversation interface with Professor Li Ruoqi.
"I have just consulted Professor Li Ruoqi,"
Xia Zhining's voice was not loud, but it was like a stone thrown into a calm lake, causing thousands of waves!
"Professor Li replied—"
She declared word by word:
"The S1 laboratory is mine."
In an instant, the entire conference room fell into deathly silence, as if even the sound of a pin drop could be heard clearly.
Principal Su seemed to be choked by something, his eyes widened, and he screamed, "Wha...what?!"
"This is absolutely impossible!" He almost jumped up from his seat, his voice becoming shrill with disbelief.
"How could that stubborn old man Li agree to you?"
"You have no relationship with him, and he doesn't even give me face!"
On the other side, the elegant smile of a victor that had just blossomed on Xia Qingqing's face froze and shattered in an instant.
Her face turned pale at a speed visible to the naked eye, and her fingertips dug deep into her palms.
S1 laboratory? That's a laboratory that only professors can use!
How could Xia Zhining get it in the blink of an eye?
And it was Professor Li Ruoyi, who is famous throughout the school for his harshness and eccentricity, who personally nodded?
Xia Qingqing knew that Professor Li had performed surgery on a red panda, and she thought that Xia Zhining had asked the leaders at Jiangcheng Police Station for help!
When and how did Xia Zhining establish such a deep relationship with Professor Li?!
At this moment, Principal Su suddenly jumped up from his seat, rushed to Xia Zhining, and almost put his eyes on her mobile phone screen.
It was as if he could make the approval message disappear by just looking at it a few more times.
At this moment, Principal Su's cell phone vibrated wildly, and the caller ID showed three big words: Li Ruoqi.
Principal Su's fingers trembled as he pressed the answer button. Before he could even say "Hello," Professor Li's loud and urgent voice exploded out:
"Old Man Su! Hurry up! Register the S1 laboratory to Xia Zhining!"
"Right now! Immediately! I want to be her lab neighbor right now!"
Principal Su: “…”
Professor Li was still excitedly shouting, "I heard you even waived her rent? Great, Old Su, that idiot chicken is finally willing to pluck its feathers?"
"Thank you!"
But the next second, his tone suddenly changed 80 degrees, and he added grimly:
"But I warn you—"
Professor Li drawled out his words, "If you refuse to pay, I'll hang myself at the door of your office!"
The phone hung up.
Principal Su held the hot cell phone in his hand, and it wasn't just his heart that felt like it was bleeding, but the blood in his body was flowing backwards.
Professor-level S1 laboratory!
Free rent! Give a small zoo director a project!
Principal Su's eyes went dark, as if he had seen a huge, smoking hole suddenly appear on the annual budget report.
It's over. This time it's not just my liver that hurts, but all my internal organs hurt.
He closed his eyes in pain.
He knew how difficult Professor Li, the weird old man, was to deal with. If he defaulted on his debt, old man Li would really hang himself at the door of his office!
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