Ning Youguang walked past a section of flower beds on campus, heading towards the office building.
Her graduate mentor, Professor Yu, was working there.
During her graduate studies, she joined Professor Yu’s "Health and Genetic Psychology Laboratory" and has been working on projects with her for over two years.
In her first year with Professor Yu’s lab, she officially became one of the 20 researchers in the lab.
Last year, after graduating from graduate school, she accepted an offer to stay and teach at the school, starting to teach undergraduates and officially becoming a teacher.
Professor Yu is a top authority expert in psychology in the country.
Fortunate to learn by her side, Ning Youguang is particularly grateful for the opportunity given to her.
Aside from cherishing this, she devoted her time and energy to her studies and work.
She postponed her doctoral studies at Stanford and gave up her earlier plan to establish her own psychology studio during her undergraduate years.
Being a teacher and doing research were things she hadn’t done in her past life.
In this life, in these never-before-experienced endeavors, she found much joy and greatly enjoys her current life.
Although she hasn’t established her own personal studio, her strong professional capabilities and excellent healing effects have kept her busy with numerous cases over the years.
She doesn’t lack clients seeking consultations.
Moreover, her clients often have special statuses and offer generous consulting and treatment fees.
Her income is not less than what she would earn running a studio.
Even though her life plans changed somewhat.
After three years, she feels it’s all been worthwhile.
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Standing at Professor Yu’s office door, Ning Youguang curled her fingers and knocked on the door.
The person who opened the door was a young man wearing glasses with a gentle demeanor.
Her senior in the same research lab, Chen Yifan, who is also several years her senior.
"Senior is here too." She smiled.
"Hello, junior." Chen Yifan smiled shyly.
"It’s Little Ning." A gentle and joyful female voice came from the room.
Ning Youguang entered and saw an elegantly dressed, slender elderly woman with tied-up gray hair, yet bright eyes, standing by the desk smiling at her.
In her hand, she held a document.
"Professor Yu." Ning Youguang placed her umbrella in the umbrella holder by the door.
"Chat with the mentor, I’ll head out first." After saying this, Chen Yifan courteously exited Professor Yu’s office.
"Little Ning, come sit." Professor Yu beckoned to her favorite student, "Did you have breakfast? If not, there are snacks in the cabinet, help yourself."
"I’ve eaten, thank you, professor." Ning Youguang smiled.
Professor Yu, having aged, understands the importance of health more deeply.
Having suffered in her youth from not taking care of her body, she now worries the younger ones might skip breakfast due to time constraints, which is unhealthy.
She often stocks snacks liked by her students in her office and research lab, and Ning Youguang receives her special attention.
"Since you had breakfast, have some water, there’s tea on the table, make some for yourself." Professor Yu adjusted her gold-rimmed glasses.
"Okay." Ning Youguang smiled faintly and obediently went to make tea.
The tea on Professor Yu’s office tea table was Keemun black tea Ning Youguang brought back from home after the New Year.
Both she and Professor Yu love to drink it.
However, Professor Yu only loves to drink it but not to brew it.
Ning Youguang had the privilege of tasting the tea brewed by her twice, and to be honest, it’s not that she’s disdainful.
Her teacher’s brewing skills really do waste even the top-grade Keemun black tea given to Ning Yi.
Thinking back to when she brought it to honor the teacher, Ning Yi felt heartache for quite a while, indicating just how precious this tea was.
Professor Yu also knew her tea brewing skills were not great, so she always invited Ning Youguang to have tea whenever she came.
Inviting her to drink tea wasn’t the main point, getting to drink tea brewed by her was.
Sure enough, watching Ning Youguang finish brewing the tea, she put down the document and gracefully sat at the tea table.
With slender fingers, she picked up a cup of tea with brilliant color, gently sniffed it at the tip of her nose, then drank it.
"Your brewed tea is always the best." Upon drinking the well-brewed tea made by her student, Professor Yu was filled with joy.
She gently placed the empty cup down, and Ning Youguang refilled her cup.
Looking at the beloved student she had cultivated, Professor Yu’s eyes were full of affection and satisfaction: "Anything particularly busy lately?"
"I have a case scheduled for this afternoon, need to go out for it, and if it’s suitable, I might take it, otherwise there’s nothing much." Ning Youguang replied truthfully.