The meeting ended on bad terms.
As it turns out, research is absolutely essential.
After three days of arduous struggle, Gu Ye made great progress in the direction of his research.
This is good news, but the content of this good news is definitely bad news—Star Group happened to register a pharmaceutical company just these past two days.
That's right, it's the Xingchen Group, the cannon fodder rival in domineering CEO novels, who overestimated themselves at the new energy exhibition and suddenly changed the originally agreed cooperation into causing trouble.
"Aren't they also in the mining business? That's quite a leap." Xu Pengpeng was the first to offer her sharp comment, completely unaware that another person with such a large career gap was sitting right next to her.
"Our first target market at Xinghui Pharmaceuticals is male contraceptives," the pregnant doctor said at the press conference, drawing cheers from the crowd. "This will be a huge advancement in modern medical technology!"
"They're going in the same direction as us, this guy plagiarized us."
Lin Yehuan ignored him, racking his brains for a long time but still couldn't remember his name, whether his surname was Wang or Zhang...
"We have now reached Phase IV clinical trials, and we believe we will be able to meet everyone soon."
"Oh no, we're doomed." Gu Ye whistled off in a nonchalant manner, then hurriedly took a sip of coffee, trying to salvage his image.
The video abruptly ended, and the room fell into a deathly silence.
"Good, very good, excellent."
After watching the latest press conference of Xingchen Group, the three people's eyes were fixed on Lin Yehuan, who was clearly frowning but pretending to be overjoyed, and whose mental state was worrying.
"Why are you looking at me?" Lin Yehuan glanced around. Of course, she knew this was just another ridiculous scheme devised by the system after racking its brains to come up with the database. Since they couldn't escape it, they might as well enjoy it. Anyway, they wouldn't lose, and compared to others, they had nothing to lose. "This proves that we're on the right track."
"You're right. They just have 500 million more investment than us. What's so great about that? Does being a little poor mean they can't succeed?"
"Exactly, they just have a collaboration with MIT. In what way are we inferior? Does a lack of education mean you can't do scientific research?"
“Exactly, all they do is talk big. We can do that too. Just because we’re poor and brainless doesn’t mean we can’t be better than them.” Gu Ye accurately summarized their situation and, mimicking the tone of the other two, poured cold water on the “hot-blooded youths” without any politeness. “Why bother? We’re just having fun, why argue with them about these things?”
Gu Ye successfully attracted the attention of three pairs of eyes filled with murderous intent.
Lin Yehuan processed his somewhat complicated emotions. After the last fashion week, apart from a few marketing accounts praising him in the same way, it was basically a complete failure. Since then, Gu Ye has fallen into nihilism. Every day, apart from eating, drinking and having fun, nothing else has any meaning for him. This is also the reason why Aunt Gu sent him out to be free labor.
"Dare to bet with me?" Lin Yehuan's previous playful demeanor vanished, replaced by a resolute expression. "In six months, we will definitely become the strongest."
Six months? Lin Yehuan herself couldn't help but laugh when she heard that. This wasn't her making trouble for herself. Although the once arrogant and domineering Xingchen Group only made this one report, since the pregnant doctor said that their drug had entered Phase IV clinical trials and the effects were quite significant, it was expected to be available in six months.
In other words, regardless of whether they can achieve it, they only have these six months.
Lin Yehuan admitted that he had been too happy a few minutes earlier and had underestimated the system's despicable nature.
Anyone with a modicum of common sense knows that it takes more than five years just to go through four clinical phases to bring a new drug to market. Trying to catch up in just six months is simply absurd.
Lin Yehuan tried to put on a confident expression, but his smile was still bitter. For them, this was undoubtedly a gamble, betting that everyone else lacked common sense, or that the system would suddenly dig some new pit to fill this gap.
If it's the second one, that would be even better. She'd be willing to jump into an abyss if it were below. As long as she accomplishes this, everything will be over.
[Ding! Main quest updated: Complete project development within six months]
[Note: There are anomalies in the competitor's data. Please investigate on your own.]
Could you please stop adding a bunch of weird sound effects with every update? Can you fix your task logic and bugs first?
However, the data anomaly is consistent with Xingchen's usual style.
"Ye Huan, Ye Huan?" Xie Zhi waved her hand in front of her. "What do you think?"
"That's great," Lin Yehuan said, coming back to his senses. He couldn't believe that school had started again so soon. Of course, if school didn't start soon, he would never be able to complete this stupid task. "There's no problem. You can take your time to prepare. There's still plenty of time."
The first thing to do when I get back to the dorm is to exchange a few pleasantries with my roommates, and the second thing is to take out my laptop and organize the data.
Of course, the data compiled is from previously unpublished papers.
"Teacher, I have something I'd like to discuss with you. Would tomorrow be a convenient time for you?"
After sending the message, Lin Yehuan threw her phone aside. Nearly a year had passed, and she still harbored a deep fear of the teaching profession. The thought of waiting for her mentor's message to pop up in front of her was tantamount to being slowly tortured to death.
"receive!"
"Come to my office at eight o'clock tomorrow morning."
Lin Yehuan returned just as a new message popped up on his screen after packing his things, and casually replied with "Okay, teacher." To be honest, there wasn't much to pack; it was simply taking off the sheets and duvet covers, throwing them in the washing machine, and changing into a new set. Sleeping comfortably was the most important thing in life; nothing else mattered.
Around 7 a.m. is the morning rush hour. In order to avoid encountering students who had to get up at 8 a.m. on their first day back at school and were full of resentment, recklessly driving around on the road as if they wanted to make sparks fly from their bicycle pedals, Lin Yehuan had no choice but to get up at 6 a.m. and leave the dormitory building just as the dormitory supervisor opened the dormitory door.
It's worth mentioning that the beds at University A are of top quality. They always manage to keep everyone from waking up when she's the last to return to the dorm and the first to leave.
It was still early, so Lin Yehuan simply ate a bowl of soy milk and fried dough sticks in the cafeteria. She was about to be bombarded with criticism, so she had to eat something good to bolster her courage. Although it wasn't a full-course meal, eating in the cafeteria was the highest level of treatment for college students. Usually, breakfast was either something she overslept and had to be combined into an 11 a.m. brunch, or something she had to stuff into her mouth while running. At least that was how it was for her.
After finishing the last sip of soy milk, Lin Yehuan carefully cleaned the table before leaving, trying to accumulate good luck for himself an hour later through this small act.
It was only 7:10, still early, and there were only a few students and an uncle cleaning up the trash on the street.
Lin Yehuan strolled leisurely along the tree-lined path to the foot of the School of Life Sciences building.
"Go for it!" Lin Yehuan felt the USB drive in his pocket through the fabric to make sure he hadn't forgotten it. He walked to the elevator and, under the watchful eyes of several teachers and classmates, took a longer route up the stairs to the third floor.
Teacher Wang, no, Professor Wang always arrives right on time for work, never late or late. Lin Yehuan could only stand in the corridor, watching the crowd below gradually increase, the noise gradually subside, and then return to silence.
The weather was lovely. The tall tree trunks in front of the building blocked out only a few dappled rays of sunlight, and the branches swayed gently in the breeze. "If I could, I would want to live on the third floor," Lin Yehuan thought, standing amidst the dappled sunlight.
"Ye Huan," Professor Wang called to her as he swiped his card in the last few seconds, walking to the window, "Come in, child."
Lin Yehuan followed behind, then touched the USB drive in his pocket, put it on the table in one go, and recited his flawlessly prepared lines.
"Alright, alright, good girl." After hearing that the USB drive contained previous data, Professor Wang opened the files on the USB drive and gradually shifted his gaze from her to the computer.
Lin Yehuan doubted whether she had really heard what he said, and hesitated whether to say it again.
“The data organization is acceptable,” Wang Jinqian’s initially upbeat tone gradually turned somber, “but the other one is not.”
"I do not agree with your decision to leave the research group."
As expected, Lin Yehuan had anticipated this and had already prepared a response plan for the next step.
"..."
"You don't need to say anything more, I will not agree," Teacher Wang interrupted her without mercy, her hands flying across the keyboard. "Ye Huan, you have a lot of talent in this area, and I hope you can go even further. Do you understand?"
No, she won't go far, Lin Yehuan thought. She only came here today for one purpose: to withdraw from this research group.
When she initially contacted Professor Cheng, who specializes in flammable and explosive potassium tert-butoxide, she specifically added Lin Yehuan's name to ensure a high success rate. Both professors are extremely strict about experiments, and given the unusually heavy workload this semester, she only had two options.
If they choose to stay here, it means they are suspected of making false claims about their application to Teacher Cheng, and the subsequent main storyline will be completely ruined; if they choose to leave and devote themselves to the next stage of their work, they will only lose a few articles, which is insignificant to them. Getting their lives back on track is the most important thing.
Lin Yehuan had considered the possibility of juggling both tasks simultaneously. She even fantasized that this would allow her to return to her original world faster, since constantly switching between two laboratories and a mountain of coursework meant she was probably not far from death.
[If a character dies in the virtual world, they will suffer brain death in real life due to partial loss of consciousness. Please choose carefully.]
…………
Let's choose the second option then. She's still young, so it's normal for her to cherish her life.
"Teacher, I do have some things that require me to leave for a year," Lin Yehuan said, choosing to make promises to his superiors between a close relationship and a complete break. "I will be back next year, at the earliest next semester."
As long as nothing goes wrong, she'll be back in her original world next semester, and that world will cease to exist. Of course, she can make up whatever she wants about the future, and who will remember it then?
"I'll keep this spot for you." For some reason, Wang Jinqian liked the pancake, so he immediately let her go and also kicked her out of the experimental group with only three people, leaving only himself... and his alternate account.
"Thank you, teacher..." Lin Yehuan stepped back halfway and closed the door, just as Teacher Cheng, who was returning from a class, passed by.
"Xiao Lin!" A familiar voice boomed in my ears, "The teacher's office is in the one up ahead, did you go to the wrong place?"
Lin Yehuan smiled awkwardly, unable to understand why his voice still had so much energy after shouting for ninety minutes. He felt a chill in his heart, fearing that his secret would be exposed, and slammed the door shut with lightning speed.
Before she could retract her hand, the door was pulled open from the inside, and she was halfway pulled inside.
"Fatty Cheng?!" Wang Jinqian shielded Lin Yehuan behind her, her anger blazing. "So you're the one who stole my good student, huh?!"
"Hey! You! Don't act all innocent after getting the benefits!" Old Cheng casually placed her water glass on the windowsill, leaned against the window, and retorted with her large pregnant belly, giving the impression that she was taking care of the elderly, pregnant women, sick, and disabled. "Everyone knows how you got your title! You're not satisfied with taking advantage of others, are you?! If you hadn't been refusing to let her go, Xiao Lin would have come here long ago!!"
The two argued back and forth. Lin Yehuan had just stumbled a couple of steps and regained his footing when he was so frightened that his vision went black again and again. He prayed that he wouldn't die too horribly, and that half a person couldn't work, and that murder and dismemberment were illegal.
The argument between the two professors grew increasingly heated, escalating from academic disputes to grudges from ten years ago. Taking advantage of the chaos, Lin Yehuan slipped out of the office and leaned against the corridor wall, letting out a long sigh of relief.
"Alright, alright! Let the child choose for themselves!"
Lin Yehuan, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, held his breath again and glanced at the message Lu Xingzhi had sent, saying, "Teacher Wang, I still..."
"Alright, Ye Huan, you don't need to say anything more. I respect your choice."
Ugh, why do I feel so guilty?
"Hey Wang, don't try that! Who are you trying to disgust?!" Teacher Cheng spat out a mouthful of tea leaves. "Xiao Lin's meaning is already very clear! There's no point in you pretending anymore!!"
The parting was unpleasant; in this situation, this was the most dignified phrase Lin Yehuan could think of.
The two slammed the door and went back to their respective rooms. Only then did Lin Yehuan carefully check the messages on his phone.
"Meet me at the coffee shop, I've made an important discovery."
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