As soon as Xia Sanghuan stepped out of the laboratory, those people showed disdainful expressions towards her.
They sized her up and down brazenly, thinking that this woman had nothing outstanding except for her good looks.
One of the weaselly seniors said in a sarcastic tone, "I wonder how much real talent this junior sister has. She just came to our Fernos College and can already do research with Professor He."
"Maybe she's here to plagiarize the hard - won research results of Professor He."
"Exactly. Since this junior sister can work with Professor He right after entering the college, plagiarizing research results should be a piece of cake for her, right?"
"Leaving aside whether she'll plagiarize or not, just look at her, as useless as a vase. What if she makes a mistake and messes up Professor He's research?"
After saying that, this group of people let out a rustling laugh like mice.
These so - called seniors and seniors were taunting Xia Sanghuan one after another, showing their malice and jealousy without any restraint.
Especially the senior who took the lead just now. He stood in the middle of the crowd, confronting Xia Sanghuan like a just judge in court.
However, in Xia Sanghuan's eyes, they were just like a group of ants hiding by the roadside, trying to survive.
Tiny and vulnerable.
She suddenly remembered that before she came to Yuntan, Granny Ma led a group of villagers to her home to accuse her of being an unlucky star.
She also remembered Fu Kai lying in the hospital bed, pointing at her and calling her a jinx.
Everything seemed to remain unchanged.
Facing these people, Xia Sanghuan looked at them calmly with a straight posture. There was no trace of anger or dissatisfaction after being unjustly accused.
Because of the backlight, they couldn't see her calm expression.
Seeing that Xia Sanghuan simply ignored them, these people gradually felt bored, and their discussions about her died down.
After all, who would like to talk non - stop to a wooden block?
The leading senior thought that Xia Sanghuan would get angry, shed tears, argue with them, and be in a mess during their condemnation.
But he found that Xia Sanghuan simply didn't care about their discussions or their opinions of her. The senior felt embarrassed and shut up awkwardly.
Seeing that these people finally quieted down, Xia Sanghuan let out a sigh of relief.
She was still concerned about the extraction of the Black - boned Spiritual Treasure and didn't have time to explain to them.
Moreover, even if she explained, they might not believe her.
She bowed to them. "Seniors and senior sisters, I have important things to deal with. If you don't have anything more important to do, please go back."
Xia Sanghuan deliberately emphasized the words "more important", as if she was mocking them for having nothing to do all day but gossip behind others' backs.
Immediately, several people's faces turned green with anger, but since Xia Sanghuan's attitude was proper and polite, they had no reason to make things difficult for her anymore.
She straightened up, returned to the laboratory, and didn't even give these people a single look.
After returning to the laboratory, Xia Sanghuan closed the door and locked it, in case any strange people came in.
This time it was just a small fuss against her. If next time someone with an extreme personality came and accidentally smashed the research equipment, it would be a disaster.
Xia Sanghuan pressed her temples tiredly and looked at the setting sun outside the window.
She had been busy from morning till now, only drinking a few sips of water and taking a few bites of the boxed lunch in between.
To be exact, because she was so focused on the research of the Black - boned Spiritual Treasure, Xia Sanghuan had been spending these days like this.
When she was extremely busy, all physical needs seemed to be suppressed to the minimum. It was not until that farce just now that she suddenly felt hungry.
Xia Sanghuan poured herself a cup of hot water. She sat in the armchair, waiting for the extraction result of the Black - boned Spiritual Treasure.
The dial on the instrument was slowly turning, and the sky outside was getting darker and darker. Xia Sanghuan was both sleepy and tired.
The armchair was specially sent by the Fu family for Xia Sanghuan. Hearing that she was going to do research with He Jianyu, Fu Zeming was extremely proud. He immediately found someone to customize a high - end chair suitable for scientific research from abroad overnight and then had it airlifted back from a long distance.
The material of the armchair was the most comfortable. The softness and touch like velvet made Xia Sanghuan, who was sitting on it, feel drowsy. She originally planned to take a good rest after the result came out, but she couldn't resist the surging drowsiness and finally closed her eyes and fell asleep.
She didn't know how much time had passed when Xia Sanghuan sneezed and woke up from her dream.
She rubbed her sore eyes and complained to herself about how she could fall asleep like this.
When her vision gradually became clear, she found that the instrument had already analyzed the data of the essence extracted from the Black - boned Spiritual Treasure.
The drowsiness was instantly thrown out of the window. Xia Sanghuan excitedly printed out four copies of the data from the instrument.
Two copies were for her and Professor He to refer to, and the other two were for backup.
Xia Sanghuan originally planned to go home for dinner and rest after the data came out, but when this moment really came, she didn't care about these things anymore.
Just as she was about to plunge into the research again, her phone, which had been ignored for a whole day, suddenly rang.
The ringing of the phone was particularly harsh in the empty laboratory, making Xia Sanghuan's temples throb. She originally didn't want to answer it, but unfortunately, after the phone automatically hung up, it rang again soon.
She covered her ears and wanted to wait for the phone to hang up automatically.
But what if the call was from her father or her elder brothers and sisters? Xia Sanghuan had no choice but to go over and pick up the phone reluctantly.
Xia Sanghuan thought that if it wasn't her father or her elder brothers and sisters, or if there was no urgent matter to contact her, she would surely tear the person on the other end of the phone to pieces!
She picked up the phone angrily and took a closer look. The name "Leng Chuanjin" was clearly written on the screen.
The anger in her heart instantly dissipated like a punctured balloon, replaced by an indescribable flutter and bitterness.
Why did Second Brother call her? Was it simply to care about her or to worry about Leng Jingzhan's condition?
Xia Sanghuan suppressed her complex emotions and answered the phone.
"Hello."
A cold and familiar voice came from the other end of the phone through the current.
"What were you doing just now? Why didn't you answer the phone?"
Leng Chuanjin's usually calm tone revealed a hint of impatience and a hint of... worry.
But Xia Sanghuan didn't have the energy to ponder Leng Chuanjin's tone. She replied apologetically, "I'm sorry, Second Brother. I was so absorbed in researching the data just now that I didn't hear the phone ringing."
After hearing Leng Chuanjin's impatient tone, she didn't have the courage to admit that she had deliberately not answered the phone just now.
Leng Chuanjin on the other end of the phone paused for a moment and then softened his tone. "It's so late. Don't do any more research."