Shi Liyun’s body suddenly stiffened.
Xue Mingqing’s concerns had been right; she truly couldn’t keep up with the fast pace of the research institute.
Everyone at the institute, at the very least, had been affiliated with the International Medical Alliance for nearly a year, a standard she simply couldn’t match as a newcomer.
Thus, while the others had finished their assigned tasks for the morning, only she... still had a bit left to do.
Although she could finish it after lunch, the fact that everyone else had completed their tasks and she was delaying was obviously annoying to others.
Now that Chi Gui had asked, Shi Liyun could only manage a strained smile and proactively say, "I’m almost done... you guys go ahead and eat; I’ll join you after I finish."
After speaking, she looked at Chi Gui somewhat pleadingly.
If only Chi Gui would ease up on her, saying something like "your health is more important"...
Chi Gui met Shi Liyun’s hopeful gaze, "Keep it up."
After saying that, she led the way out.
Once she left, the others followed her out one after another.
As they passed by Shi Liyun, they each politely dropped a word of encouragement, "Keep it up."
They said it so much that Shi Liyun’s face turned green!
Especially since, a moment later, she overheard someone’s voice from outside the door, "Isn’t that medical scholar inside your colleague? Didn’t she just win an award recently? How could she be so lacking?"
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The pen in Shi Liyun’s hand broke into two pieces!
After lunch, there was a half-hour rest period.
Chi Gui lay on a chair in the resting room, checking her messages.
She’d been so busy all morning that she hadn’t even had time to pull out her phone, let alone check her messages.
As soon as she turned on her phone, over a dozen WeChat messages popped up.
Some from Chi Mingkun.
Others from Old Sir Fu and the like.
All were messages of concern for her.
Chi Gui responded to each, and when she scrolled to the bottom, she saw that in the Expert Group chat, Wu Zhiyuan had shared a screenshot of the International Medical Alliance assessment rankings she had sent him earlier.
Even after a night had passed, Wu Zhiyuan was still excitedly boasting.
She messaged Wu Zhiyuan privately: "Master, it seems like all my information from abroad has been wiped clean?"
Having seen the reactions of the researchers that morning, Chi Gui had a sneaking suspicion something was off.
Though she hadn’t been particularly active internationally, during her school years, she was somewhat of a notable figure.
Even if these people had never met her, they should have heard of her, right?
Why did they act as if they didn’t recognize her at all?
Upon receiving Chi Gui’s message, Wu Zhiyuan paused his boasting in the group chat and replied: "Didn’t you want to keep a low profile? The country has hidden your identity, letting you stay as low-key as the air itself, are you happy or not?"
Chi Gui: "Speak human language."
Wu Zhiyuan: "With your skills, if we didn’t block the information, what if some bastards from other countries sweet-talked and tricked you away? Even if you’d rather die than comply, what if they harbor malicious thoughts and harm you? As the saying goes, the best protection is not letting others know about you, right?"
Chi Gui: "While I admit you’re right, your choice of words... never let your Chinese teacher see this; otherwise, he might buy a train ticket overnight to assassinate you."
Wu Zhiyuan hadn’t even realized: "That wouldn’t happen, his old man passed away last year."
Chi Gui was completely convinced by her mentor who was clueless in everything but his specialty.
The work efficiency in the afternoon was still very fast.
Even the old employees of the research institute were somewhat unable to adapt, leaving work with staggering steps.
There was no need to mention Shi Liyun’s situation; barely finishing the morning’s work and hardly eating a few bites, she had to immediately start on the evening tasks.
She was completely dazed, so much so that by the end of the workday, she still had half left.
Seeing that everyone from the research institute had left one by one, Shi Liyun didn’t want to work overtime alone, as that would make her feel like she was the worst.
As Chi Gui also headed out, Shi Liyun grabbed at Chi Gui’s sleeve.