Chapter 120: First Day at Work (2)
Cheng Yi added, "There's also a common office area. You will be able to communicate and discuss topics and issues over there."
If Jian Yiling wanted her alone time for thinking, she could stay in her own office and lab.
However, if she wanted to communicate with someone else, she could go and work in the common office area.
When Jian Yiling arrived in the common office area, her desk had already been set up. Her desk was on the right-hand side of Luo Xiuen. It was also seated opposite Cheng Yi.
The desk was clean and tidy. A new computer had been set up. There were also two rows of miniature plushies and anime figurines that had been placed on the desk.
The plushies were placed there by Luo Xiuen.
The anime figurines were from Cheng Yi.
However, Jian Yiling didn't really care for these cute gifts. Although it was quite nice, she didn't really like such cute things.
However, it appeared as though she couldn't escape from the fate of cute and pink stationery, equipment, and decorations. Whether it was her room at the Old Jian Residence or her school bag, they were all pink and cute. And now, her desk even had cute decorations!
As Jian Yiling examined her desk, she noticed that Luo Xiuen's desk had Jupiter merchandise. Jupiter was a popular boy band.
On the other hand, Cheng Yi had a lot of anime figurines on his desk. He had specifically selected cute figurines for Jian Yiling's desk. However, the ones on his desk had more distinct features. Quite a few had pearly white skin and long and slim legs.
Jian Yiling sat down on her seat and turned her computer on. She wanted to start working.
Although it was rather exciting to have a new girl join them at their institution, the rest of the researchers knew that they were still in their working hours. The other researchers also quickly entered their state of work.
Jian Yiling opened the system that held applications for their institution.
After she became an official member of the institution, she had the authority to check for information associated with an application.
Inside the system, she saw Qin Chuan's mother's application and other medical records.
In the original novel, Qin Chuan's mother had suffered from a rare blood disease. She had been hospitalized for a long period of time. As a result, Qin Chuan had to work incredibly hard to earn the money that was spent on her hospital bills.
However, his mother did not manage to live to see the day where he succeeded in his career.
This incident had caused a profound impact on Qin Chuan. Later, it caused him to harbor a grudge against his father.
When Jian Yiling looked at Qin Chuan's mother's medical records, she noticed that the person of contact had transferred the records to Cheng Yi's email address. This was done half a month ago. Cheng Yi hadn't rejected the case.
As Jian Yiling scrolled through the medical records, Luo Xiuen leaned over and asked, "Was that man at the door really your tutor? Does he teach sports?"
"Not sports."
"Wow, that's unbelievable." Luo Xiuen commented. "By the way, what was that man's name. Let's look at the medical records that he submitted!"
"Qin Chuan."
"Wait, why does that name sound so familiar? Cheng Yi, is that a case from your side?" Luo Xiuen asked. She had quite a good memory.
Cheng Yi stood up and replied, "Yeah, it's one of my cases. I'm holding onto it."
"Holding onto it? Does that mean you want to take it on?" Luo Xiuen asked.
Usually, applications that didn't add any value would be straight up rejected. However, as they had retained the application, there was the possibility of taking it on.
Cheng Yi replied, "Yeah. I want to take this case. I'm very interested in that particular blood disorder. I feel like the study of this case will help me achieve a major breakthrough in my research. However, I have another case on my hands right now. I have to finish this case first. When I'm finished, I'll take on that other case."
Chapter 121: First Day at Work (3)
Normally, Cheng Yi couldn't take on two cases at the same time. This was unless his original case had reached a bottleneck or required a long time to process events.
After a pause, Cheng Yi replied, "However, the situation has changed."
"What? Why can't you finish your sentence?! Don't stammer through your sentences and make me guess!"
Cheng Yi turned around and looked at Jian Yiling, "The situation has changed because of Jian Yiling."
Jian Yiling returned his look. She was also confused as to why he had said that.
Cheng Yi replied with a smile, "The case I'm working on will end early. With the help and guidance that you provided, at most, I'll need a few days to finish up. After that, I can take on the new case."
Although Jian Yiling hadn't officially been at the research institution for the past few days, she had been continuously communicating with other researchers. The researcher that communicated with her the most was Cheng Yi.
Almost 99% of their conversation revolved around Cheng Yi's project.
On this project, Jian Yiling gave him a lot of guidance and advice. Cheng Yi had learned a lot from her.
Jian Yiling's eyes fell back to her own computer screen.
According to the original plot of the novel, Qin Chuan would eventually return to the Qin family. Later, he would also become enemies with Zhai Yunsheng.
If the plot remained the same, then Zhai Yunsheng, the villain of the original novel would be destined for failure. He wouldn't be able to escape his imminent death. However, Jian Yiling was not clear on how Zhai Yunsheng had died in the novel. Regardless of how he died, Jian Yiling knew that he didn't have a good outcome waiting for him.
However, Jian Yiling remembered Zhai Yunsheng's kind acts. Although she wasn't sure of the intentions behind his actions, it was a concrete fact that he had already helped her several times.
Jian Yiling raised her head again and said to Cheng Yi, "I'll help you with the case that you're on right now. Then we can take on the new case together."
Cheng Yi thought about it for a moment before he replied, "If you help me with the case I'm currently on, I can definitely take on the other case. However, didn't you say that you had other things to do this month? Don't make yourself work too hard."
"I'm fine."
She could try to squeeze out time to study the case.
When Luo Xiuen heard what Jian Yiling said, she hurriedly added, "Yiling, you need to be careful of boys. You're still young. Some boys are used to sweet-talking and lying to young girls. You must not listen to their words! Don't be fooled by their appearance!"
Luo Xiuen was worried that Jian Yiling might have a crush on her so-called 'tutor'.
As a person who had experienced many things in her life, Luo Xiuen understood the reasons why Qin Chuan could attract young girls.
Most of the people in the institution used their brains purely for academic purposes. They weren't very good at other things. As a result, they could easily be tricked.
Jian Yiling shook her head and replied, "I'm not doing this for him."
Jian Yiling knew that she didn't make this decision for Qin Chuan's sake.
She didn't even want Qin Chuan to know that she was involved in this matter.
However, she would demand repayment from Qin Chuan. It's just that the repayment wouldn't be in the form of money. But rather, it'd be a promise.
From reading the original novel, Jian Yiling knew that Qin Chuan was a man who kept his promises.
"Really?" Luo Xiuen had to confirm the situation with Jian Yiling.
"Yeah," Jian Yiling replied. Her eyes showed that she was certain about her words.
"Okay, that's good then." Luo Xiuen was afraid that the gem of their institution would be kidnapped by some random brat. She didn't want that to happen.
However, when it came to what cases that Jian Yiling wanted to take on, that was her choice.
After their conversation ended, Jian Yiling and Cheng Yi discussed the specific arrangements for the two projects.
Then, Cheng Yi confirmed that he was taking on Qin Chuan's mother's case.