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After all, he was under a lot of pressure to publish this article.

With Qiao Ze's intelligence, he surely understood that.

He was in a good mood, which even mitigated the dissatisfaction he had with Liu Chenfeng in the previous period.

After all, Liu did a pretty good job this time.

On the other side, after receiving Xu Dajiang's approval, Su Mucheng began sending messages to Chen Yiwen.

"Chen, Qiao went out of his way to let you show off in front of your junior sisters tonight; he even arranged for Mr. Dean Xu and Hanna to join us for dinner. Are you moved?"

Without waiting half a minute, Chen Yiwen replied with a message, "?"

Just as Su Mucheng was about to respond, Chen Yiwen called her.

"Hello."

"Boss lady, you're not kidding me, are you?"

"What's there to joke about? It's true."

"I get inviting Hanna makes sense, but bringing Dean Xu into this is a bit too high-profile, don't you think? Doesn't it make you feel uncomfortable?"

"What's there to be uncomfortable about? Dean Xu is a nice guy. Besides, don't you think it's actually better to have him there? You know Qiao's temperament. Having Dean Xu around adds to the atmosphere, doesn't it?"

"But..."

"But what? You can even tell those junior sisters that you invited the dean, which will make you look really impressive."

"Well, when you put it like that, yeah."

"Hehe... you really dare to boast like that? Aren't you afraid that the next time your junior sister actually needs the dean for something, you won't be able to invite him?"

"No worries, with you here, boss lady, I don't believe there's anyone in the school I can't invite."

"Don't flatter yourself! Anyway, that's the plan. Qiao just happens to need to discuss something with Dean Xu, so we'll all get together. Also, let me tell you, don't even think about deceiving anyone under Qiao's name."

"That's fine. But their military training probably won't end until around five o'clock, and they need to take a shower afterward, so I guess dinner won't be until six o'clock."

"That's not an issue; you know it's usually around that time in the lab as well."

"I'm talking about Dean Xu."

"Even less of an issue then. Do you really think he cares about missing this meal?"

"Hm, hm, okay then, let's leave it at that for now. I'll go inform them and keep in touch via WeChat later."

"Alright, byebye!"

After hanging up the phone, Su Mucheng felt quite pleasurable.

She felt she was becoming more and more like Qiao Ze's housekeeper.

Which was quite nice.

...

In the laboratory, Liu Chenfeng was secretly keeping an eye on Hanna.

It wasn't that he harbored any particular feelings for this foreign lady, but rather, he felt a sense of pressure from her presence.

Especially today, after she spent the whole morning in Qiao Ze's office and seemed downcast after returning from lunch.

Liu Chenfeng didn't think wildly about things.

It wasn't a denial of Hanna's charm as a woman, but rather that having interacted with Qiao Ze for so long, it was truly hard to associate him with flirting, love affairs, or anything of the sort.

Not to mention Su Mucheng was also involved.

Even if Qiao Ze were the playing type, he wouldn't be so indiscreet.

This woman was probably struck down by Qiao Ze.

As everyone knows, Qiao Ze couldn't be bothered to take time out to put someone down.

Liu Chenfeng even doubted that Qiao Ze would bother to glance at issues or people he didn't care about.

So the only conclusion was that this woman had quietly become significant.

Liu Chenfeng could not be blamed for his wariness; the times were becoming increasingly competitive.

A Ph.D. was already the highest level of education in the world, but this year's statistics showed that there were already over 556,000 doctoral students in Huaxia. Ten years ago, this number would have to be divided by 10 and then reduced a bit more.

In ten years, the number of Ph.D. students had increased tenfold, not even counting those who went abroad for a shiny degree and then came back to compete for jobs.

So by the time he graduated, Ph.D. holders might have to scramble right off the ground.

The most frustrating thing was that all the work he had done recently seemed replaceable.

Mainly because Qiao Ze moved too quickly, before he even had a chance to demonstrate his importance, the task was already completed.

Really, the person Liu Chenfeng envied the most was Tan Jingrong.

A truly simple man has simple blessings; this guy didn't say much day by day, but his position was as stable as Mount Tai.

He heard that this guy even had a junior who also had the chance to join them but voluntarily gave up the opportunity...

Okay, he couldn't set his sights on being a fool.

But on the other hand, by the time Qiao Ze had yet to prove himself, it was quite abnormal for Tan Jingrong to be willing to work under a high school student. Thinking about it that way, his junior was actually the normal one.

Okay, after thinking wildly for a long time, Liu Chenfeng found a break in fetching water to strike up a conversation with Hanna.

"Hanna, why do you seem so distracted this afternoon?"

"Oh? Do I?"

Hanna was a bit surprised; she really hadn't thought her behavior was so noticeable.

"Not yet? I just called you, wanting to ask you something, and you didn't hear me."

"Oh, sorry, I was indeed thinking about some things."

"Do you need me to give you some advice?" Liu Chenfeng said warmly.

"Mmm..."

Hanna hesitated for a moment, then seriously asked, "If you had two paths in front of you. One is totally unfamiliar, and walking it, you might reach paradise or end up with nothing; the other is a road you're very familiar with, with many familiar sights and people, and you can even see the destination at the end of the road, what would you choose?"

"Let me think..."

Liu Chenfeng stopped fetching water, thought deeply for a moment, and then responded, "If it were me, I'd probably choose the road I'm familiar with. The risk of the unknown road is too great. Since on the familiar road, I can get everything I want, why take the risk? What do you think?"

Hanna pondered for a bit, then suddenly flourished a very charming smile and said sincerely, "Thank you, Liu."

Liu Chenfeng too smiled, "So, have you decided? Can you tell me about it?"

"Yes, I should choose the first road," Hanna said earnestly.

"Huh..." Liu Chenfeng lifted his water cup, took a sip to hide his surprise, and then collected himself before asking, "Why? Isn't choosing a road you're familiar with good?"

"Because I've always felt that we are two completely different types of people, don't you think? Since you chose the second road, then by mathematical deduction, that's enough to show that the first road is the most suitable for me. Thanks again, Liu!" Hanna said with a light-hearted expression.

Yes, she was someone who liked challenges, always preferred not to play by the rules. How could she choose the same path as someone who was mature beyond his years?

Liu Chenfeng nodded, not exactly delighted, but he accepted Hanna's gratitude.

He could hear the sense of relief in Hanna's voice after she made her decision.

But he didn't feel happy at all, and his mind was full of questions.
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So this is how to take advice, huh?

Besides him, was there even one normal person in this research group?

After giving a nod towards Hanna, Liu Chenfeng finally sat back down at his desk, ready to concentrate on the problem in front of him.

If that was how it was...

Then there was no choice but to start working hard.

He couldn't let a foreign female doctor outperform him.

...

"Boss, Chengzi, do you guys need dinner brought in?"

"No need, Liu, Chen Yiwen invited us to dine out tonight. Oh, and Hanna is joining us, so you don't need to worry about her either."

"Oh, Chen is treating to dinner, huh," Liu Chenfeng muttered, a bit annoyed.

Chen Yiwen that guy, not even inviting him.

To his surprise, Qiao Ze suddenly looked up and asked, "Is your roommate dumb?"

"Ah?" The question came so suddenly, giving Liu Chenfeng no time to respond: "Uh, I'm living in the living room, so I don't have much interaction with the two PhD students in the bedroom."

"Oh, then you don't need to go."

Qiao Ze nodded, then bent his head down and typed a line of code into Dou Dou's chat box.

Liu Chenfeng was stunned, then felt like today was just the worst.

Having answered two questions wrong in a row, if this had been an exam, he would be flunked out.