Chapter 207: Chapter 204: He Was Harassed
Wen Xian was choked by his own saliva.
Indeed, it was Huo Qi, who else could it be?
He always used the harshest tone to say the most cowardly things.
Sang Nian’s eyes also twitched slightly.
But at this moment, his gaze shifted as he saw someone and immediately turned to greet them enthusiastically:
“Professor Xiao, you’re back! Just in time for dinner, come sit down and join us!”
Upon hearing this, Huo Qi instinctively turned around and immediately locked eyes with a pair of icy, emotionless eyes.
The two stood one above the other as they collided: “…”
It seemed that the words he had just said had also been overheard by that person.
When Huo Qi first saw him, he seemed a bit slow to react, feeling that something was off. But when a certain image suddenly flashed in his mind, his eyes widened in surprise, and he stood up:
“Eh!? I was wondering why you looked so familiar. It turns out to be you, buddy! What are you doing here!?”
With that, he put his hand directly on Xiao Yixing’s shoulder.
Xiao Yixing’s gaze fell on the hand on his shoulder and his cool demeanor became noticeably uncomfortable.
Especially after recalling the messages this person had sent him on WeChat, his frown deepened.
His body seemed to stiffen.
At that moment, he grabbed his phone and briskly knocked Huo Qi’s hand away, before speaking with a cold, furrowed brow:
“No thanks, you all go ahead and eat, I’m skipping dinner today.”
It seemed he had lost his appetite, hardly expecting that this man would show up here.
That said, he turned and left.
Everyone was somewhat puzzled.
The professor didn’t like socializing; he usually ate alone in the cafeteria. What was happening now? He’d been busy all day and now he was even skipping dinner.
Huo Qi stood frozen for a moment, and after Xiao Yixing had departed, he covered the hand that had been slapped and muttered:
“You could just speak, why the physical hostility…”
As he sat back down, he asked Wen Xian, “What’s going on? Who is this guy, and why is he here?”
Wen Xian was startled. They really didn’t know each other?
But how did they have each other’s WeChat?
Thinking this, she also asked, “This person is a geology expert sent from the Science Academy, quite brilliant. But you know… him?”
Huo Qi briefly described their encounter but could not help lamenting, “A scientist, huh? Must be really smart?”
Wen Xian sighed softly and slightly shook her head, “More than smart. The Science Academy is literally a group of highly intelligent geniuses devoted to national scientific research.”
Huo Qi, thinking about how his father had paid a hefty sum for his diploma, fell into deep thought: “…”
The usually silent Lu Xiao spoke up, wiping the corners of his mouth with a napkin and instructing Sang Nian:
“Professor Xiao might not be feeling well. Prepare some light food and send it up later.”
Sang Nian nodded at once.
At this time, a teammate who had followed Xiao Yixing out spoke up with a somewhat peculiar expression: “Boss, there’s something I’m not sure whether to say or not…”
“Speak,” Lu Xiao said, his piercing gaze sweeping over.
The teammate appeared conflicted: “Boss, before coming back, I repeatedly asked Professor Xiao where he felt unwell since he was a scientist sent by the authorities. We couldn’t afford any mishap.”
At this, his tone paused, and when he spoke again his expression was even more difficult to read:
“But, but I didn’t expect that after I bugged Professor Xiao for a long time, he finally said he suspected he had been, been sexually harassed.”
At these words, everyone: “…”
[Ninth Brother: Ah, rolling around storming for votes! Votes have really dropped a lot, tearfully storming for them!]