Chapter 187: Caught Red-Handed, He’s Embarrassed
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When the assistant sent another probing glance his way for the third time, Xie Dingyuan couldn’t take it anymore.
“Just spit it out!”
“Hehe…” The assistant rubbed his hands nervously. “Are you sharing the lab with someone else?”
This question was so dumb that it had no answer.
Answering it would be an insult to intelligence.
So, Xie Dingyuan just gave the assistant a cold, disdainful side-eye.
The assistant scratched his nose, his smile awkward. “Uh… of course, the fact is there, you are indeed sharing the lab with someone else. But why though? Wasn’t it agreed with the school at the beginning that it would be exclusively for your use?”
“I agreed to it,” Xie Dingyuan replied.
“….Huh?” The assistant suddenly felt surreal.
This was not something Xie Dingyuan would do at all.
But he didn’t seem like he was joking either.
“Huh, what?” Xie Dingyuan’s cold gaze swept over the assistant’s shocked face. “Sharing a lab with someone else, it’s not like it’s a bathroom, is it so unbelievable?”
The assistant really wanted to say yes: not only because you share a bath… ah, no, a lab; but also because you’re actually joking around with me?!
Does Professor Xie joke around?
In his impression, he didn’t possess that ability.
Imagine a person so devoid of smiles, do you expect them to be humorous? It’s like expecting a sow to outshine Diao Chan.
“I’ll eat later, if there’s nothing else, you can leave,” Xie Dingyuan couldn’t stand his foolish appearance and directly issued the order to leave.
The assistant blinked and raised his hand. “I have another question.”
“…Go ahead.”
“Aren’t we not supposed to eat in the lab?”
Usually, Xie Dingyuan would go to the inner room to eat, even if the experiment was at a critical stage, he wouldn’t stay outside and eat while monitoring.
Being disciplined to such an extent made him strict.
Not only was he strict with himself, but he also habitually had high demands of others.
Just now, the guy next door shamelessly ordered takeout…
Considering Xie Dingyuan’s temperament, it would be tolerable if they weren’t sharing the lab. But now that they were sharing the same lab, there was no way he could tolerate it. Yet, he actually took the initiative to show the delivery guy the way?
What kind of sly move was this?
Upon hearing this, Xie Dingyuan eerily curled his lips. “How does not eating violate the lab rules?”
The assistant was utterly confused.
If it wasn’t a violation, then why did he rightfully chase the guy away?
Ultimately, he still wasn’t accustomed to sharing the lab with others…
After the assistant left, Xie Dingyuan went into the inner room to have lunch.
After coming out, instead of continuing his work as usual, he opened the door and paced the corridor while digesting his food.
During this time, he passed by the third door several times, his eyes scanning around like radar.
Finally, he stood in front of the window, his black eyes sharp, as if trying to penetrate the barrier to see inside.
“What are you looking for?” A clear voice came from behind him.
The man’s back stiffened, his breath caught.
Jiang Fuyue, after receiving her takeout, didn’t go back into the lab. Instead, she sat on the steps in the adjacent stairwell and ate her meal one bite at a time.
After disposing of the trash and putting it all into a plastic bag, she was about to take it to the trash can at the other end of the corridor.
Unexpectedly, just as she emerged from the stairwell, she saw a man searching around or perhaps scrutinizing?
His glaring eyes exuded an extraordinary sharpness, along with a determination to persist until he achieved his goal.
The key point was, this was someone familiar—
Xie Dingyuan!
Recalling Shen Qiannan’s description: “Ah… that guy is like this, strict and picky, always troublesome.”
And also what Shen Lao’s assistant, surname Xu, said: “That won’t do either, the other party demands absolute quiet and privacy.”
Very well, it all matched up.
The man turned around, and upon seeing who was in front of him, his surprise was poorly concealed.
“Why is it you?” The words blurted out, his brow furrowing in confusion.
Jiang Fuyue found it amusing. “You still haven’t answered my question, but instead, you’re starting to question me? What kind of logic is this?”
Her question?
Xie Dingyuan was momentarily stunned.
“What are you looking for?” Jiang Fuyue asked again.
“…” The man remained silent.
“I guess it’s this.” She lifted the garbage bag in her hand, swaying it lightly in front of him with a sly smile. “Right?”
“…”
“If you caught me eating in the lab, would you then revoke my access? Kick me out?” she continued, hitting the nail on the head.
Xie Dingyuan’s dark eyes flickered slightly, still maintaining his poker face, but a faint blush quickly spread across his ears.
In his twenty-plus years of life, it was the first time he felt so embarrassed that he wanted to escape.
Jiang Fuyue: “Professor Xie went to great lengths to kick me out of the lab.”
Xie Dingyuan: “…”, feeling so guilty that he couldn’t even speak.
“It’s a pity I didn’t fall for it,” she chuckled mischievously, her eyes twinkling with teasing. “Professor Xie must be very disappointed now, right?”
“…”
Jiang Fuyue stopped smiling suddenly, her expression serious as she approached the man, each word enunciated clearly. “If you want to kick me out, it won’t be that easy.”
Xie Dingyuan’s gaze flickered slightly. “Then you’ll have to remain vigilant, and don’t let me catch you slipping up.”
With that, he turned and walked away.
His back still exuded calmness and composure like Mount Tai, but his footsteps betrayed a hint of haste.
Caught red-handed and fleeing, no doubt about it!
Jiang Fuyue stood in place, unable to help but curl her lips—
Hmph, what a dog of a man!
Xie99: This is so awkward.
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