Chapter 1342: Why Did You Come Here?

Mu Qingmei smiled and asked, "Professor Tang, are you sure you weren’t hallucinating back then? Or... did you encounter something unclean?"Professor Tang Lide’s face suddenly darkened, and he replied, "I am a firm materialist and a scientist. You, young lady, shouldn’t bring up such metaphysical things."

Mu Qingmei patted her own mouth, realizing she couldn’t have a proper conversation with the professor, so she simply chose to keep quiet and stood up to go outside the research lab, where she took out her phone to play.

The old professors weren’t concerned with such etiquette, and they paid no mind to Mu Qingmei’s actions.

Tang Lide felt that Mu Qingmei wasn’t a kindred spirit, so he continued to focus on Su Li. Noticing Su Li’s pale complexion, he suddenly frowned and called out loudly for the doctoral student to bring him his reading glasses.

After putting on his reading glasses, Professor Tang Lide looked at Su Li and suddenly said, "Miss Su Li, why do I feel like you resemble a little girl I saw earlier?"

Su Li’s heart skipped a beat. What did he mean?

The old man observed Su Li carefully, nodding more and more with each passing moment, murmuring to himself, "Such a resemblance, truly. Especially those eyes..."

"Miss Su Li, do you believe it?"

Su Li snapped back to reality and nodded, "I believe it."

Professor Tang Lide’s eyes lit up with curiosity as he leaned in closer, "Why do you believe it?"

Su Li smiled faintly, "Because I’ve experienced it too."

*

Su Li and Professor Tang Lide chatted for nearly an hour before Su Li finally emerged from the research lab.

Tang Lide kept muttering to himself, looking even more like he was having an episode, "So that’s how it is? I somewhat understand now..."

"Miss Su Li, visit whenever you have time! I’ll give you a pass to the institute. You can drop by anytime," Professor Tang said with the enthusiasm of someone who had found a lifelong friend, handing Su Li an access card.

"I won’t see you off; I need to get back to crunch data immediately." The old professor’s eyes were gleaming with excitement, full of life.

He hurried away, leaving Su Li and Mu Qingmei to walk out together.

Su Li was in an excellent mood, having obtained a lot of useful information from Professor Tang Lide, when she suddenly heard Mu Qingmei exclaim.

"Su Li, what do you think about that kid named Ning Yan? Why is he sneaking peeks at us from a distance with his dog, Bo Bo?"

Su Li shook her head, also unsure.

She didn’t know the child named Ning Yan personally, only having heard about this prodigy in the field of scientific research a few years ago. His achievements back then stunned both domestic and international audiences, and he had become a viral sensation among parents. Later, he was recruited into Hua Country’s national research institutes, and a year and a half ago, he was invited to become a professor at Zhongda University.

If Ning Yan hadn’t focused solely on research, becoming only an associate professor, he would have been a full professor at Zhongda by now.

A genius among geniuses.

Perhaps too brilliant, and too withdrawn.

"Tsk, I think such a smart kid probably thinks we’re all idiots," Mu Qingmei remarked with a glance and a laugh.

Su Li wasn’t bothered; she figured she wouldn’t have much to do with this prodigy.

With Mu Qingmei supporting her, Su Li exited the institute when her increasingly sharp hearing suddenly caught the sound of a car screeching to a halt in front of them.

Su Li was still a bit startled when she heard a familiar voice from the car: "Why are you here?"

Su Li was shocked; this voice was... Mo Si Huang?