"Also, what’s your zodiac sign? Got a boyfriend? If not, what do you think of me?" As he spoke, the gentleman began to sell himself.
Luo Mengmeng was stunned.
Are people so open these days?
Dr. Carl couldn’t help but laugh softly and suddenly said with a hint of mischief, "Tom, take a look at the child in front of you."
The Tom he referred to was the man who had been pitching himself to Mengmeng just a second ago.
"What’s wrong with the child?" Tom looked at him, puzzled, then at the child, still not grasping his point.
While he was confused, he heard Dr. Carl say lightly, "The girl in front of you happens to be his mother."
"What?" Tom was instantly stunned, looking up and down at Luo Mengmeng in disbelief, "Oh my, you’ve got a kid? But you clearly look like a minor?"
If Dr. Carl wasn’t known for always telling the truth, he would have certainly thought he was being deceived.
"I’ve not been a minor for a long time, I’m already in my twenties... and have been married for years." Luo Mengmeng revealed a smile that was both embarrassed and polite.
Tom’s heart shattered in an instant, "OMG! I finally meet a beautiful girl, and she’s already been taken by someone else."
Luo Mengmeng felt awkward.
"Don’t mind him, he’s just a typical bootlicker, can’t resist flirting with a pretty girl when he sees one," said the girl who was the first to notice Mengmeng’s presence, coming forward with a smile that was infectious and extremely likable.
Luo Mengmeng couldn’t help but be amused by her words.
The girl then took her hand, "Come with me, from now on you can sit in this seat next to me."
She directly led Mengmeng to the seat next to hers.
"Thank you," Luo Mengmeng said as she sat down.
The girl shook her head, "Don’t mention it."
As soon as the words fell, Dr. Carl called her over, "Lirui, come take a look at this culture dish."
"Okay," Lirui nodded, then gave Mengmeng a look, "I’m going to assist the doctor with the new drug research, get comfortable here, and we’ll chat later."
"Is the new drug coming out?" Luo Mengmeng heard these words and was instantly thrilled.
"Don’t get so excited, it’s not out yet, but it’s almost there," Lirui said before heading over to Dr. Carl.
After quietly celebrating for a while, Luo Mengmeng picked up a book from the table to charge up her knowledge.
She too wished to research new drugs!
But when she opened the book, Luo Mengmeng became thoroughly embarrassed.
It was packed with English text.
And her English was at most good enough for daily use, but for these highly specialized books, she couldn’t read them at all.
Yet, her purpose for being here was to contribute to the research on this disease, so she refused to give up easily.
And so, Mengmeng started reading the book, flipping through a dictionary along the way.
It wasn’t that she didn’t want to ask others for help, but everyone here had their own tasks, and she couldn’t always be bothering them.
After a day of reading, by the time Luo Mengmeng left the research institute, she was utterly exhausted.
Not far away, Gu Zhihan was standing by the car. As he saw the girl coming out, he immediately walked up and wrapped an arm around her shoulders, asking with concern, "You look so haggard. Is the work at the institute too tiring? Or did someone give you a hard time?"