NOVPUB"Did Principal Xu send you to visit me?"
Xu Qian nodded her head, placing the fruit basket on the bedside cabinet.
The netizens in the live-streaming room saw this scene and were all abuzz.
"Wow, Principal Xu’s daughter is so pretty!"
"Slim and graceful, gentle and lovely! Feels like she’s on par with Bingbing."
"Are you blind upstairs, my Bingbing is the most invincible!"
"I’m so envious of my brother Wu, staying in the hospital every day and yet able to meet beautiful girls, I’m so jealous!"
"You don’t have to be envious, just buy some bacteria to eat, and you can be like brother Wu."
Wu Bin had originally thought that Xu Wenyao had specifically sent his daughter over, so he definitely had something important to talk to him about.
Who would’ve known that after Xu Qian put down the fruit basket, she just stood by the bed, silent, quietly watching Wu Bin.
Xu Qian’s gaze made Wu Bin’s heart feel fuzzy.
Girl, are you here to pay respects to a body?
"Miss Xu, there’s a stool over there, you can sit down," Wu Bin said.
Xu Qian shook her head.
"No need, I’ve seen enough, I’ll leave soon."
Wu Bin: ???
What do you mean, ’seen enough’?
This is so perfunctory!
Girl, do you have some misunderstanding about visiting?
Before Wu Bin could say anything else, Xu Qian had already left the ward.
The bunch of netizens were all confused.
"What’s up with this girl?"
"Seems like she came for a visit... but really just visited, a glance and then left?"
"Look at brother Wu’s expression, it’s killing me, hahaha."
Just as Wu Bin was thinking that Xu Qian might have some problem.
Ma Baoguo, lying on the side, spoke up, "Wu Bin, my boy, don’t take it to heart, Xu Qian has always been like that since she was little, cold by nature and not willing to get close to anyone."
Wu Bin’s interest was immediately piqued.
"Uncle Ma, are you close with her?"
Ma Baoguo smiled and nodded his head.
"After all, I’ve been the old security guard at the Agricultural University. Little miss Xu Qian used to often come to the school to find Principal Xu, spending time alone in the library reading and studying."
Ma Baoguo recounted the details about Xu Qian’s life.
It turned out that Xu Wenyao had been a workaholic, often spending entire days at the school for work, neglecting the care of his family.
One could say the mundane household chores had always been managed by Xu Qian’s mother.
But the good days did not last long.
When Xu Qian was only eight years old, her mother passed away in a car accident.
Since then, Xu Wenyao began working while learning to take care of a child.
But due to a lack of communication between father and daughter from an early age, and not knowing how to get along, this created Xu Qian’s chilly personality.
"It turns out this girl is so pitiable."
He Bingbing was sitting on the side and had already started wiping tears with a tissue.
Wu Bin felt a headache coming on.
"Bingbing, this made you cry?" he asked.
He Bingbing’s eyes were red.
"Don’t you find it touching?" she said.
Wu Bin sighed.
There are many people in this world who have it worse than He Bingbing.
At least she still has a principal for a father, right?
Wu Bin took out his phone and sent a message straight to Xu Wenyao:
[What’s the meaning of sending your daughter to visit me?]
Xu Wenyao replied to the message very quickly.
"How about it, my daughter is beautiful, isn’t she?"
Wu Bin typed expressionlessly.
"Beauty tricks won’t work on me, just say it directly, what exactly is your purpose?"
After a long while, Xu Wenyao replied with a message.
"Nothing much, mainly to let her experience true hardship, hoping you can give her some positive energy."
Huh?
Wu Bin was stunned, instantly understanding the meaning behind Xu Wenyao’s words.
So he thought that the reason Xu Qian had become so quiet and taciturn was because she had experienced too much hardship as a child, so she had shut herself off.
So the clever Xu Wenyao thought, if he could let Xu Qian see someone in a worse situation than hers but still optimistic and positive, it could help her personality?
Damn, isn’t that over the top!
It’s not that the idea is wrong, but it somewhat shows a lack of self-respect.
Wu Bin put his phone down by the bed, feeling somewhat drained.
Dealing with a leader like Xu Wenyao, you truly need to be extremely careful not to be outwitted by him.
Just as Wu Bin was thinking this, Li Guotai came in with Hu Ping and Qiu Wanshan.
"Wu Bin, we came to see you."
Seeing Li Guotai, Wu Bin felt much better.
Li Guotai was different from Xu Wenyao, he was genuinely kind-hearted and had no ulterior motives.
"Dean Li, thank you for your concern."
Before Li Guotai could speak, Qiu Wanshan took out a thick envelope and handed it to Wu Bin.
"Dr. Qiu, what does this mean?"
Qiu Wanshan, visibly excited, said, "We owe a lot to you, Wu Bin. Your medical data has made an outstanding contribution to our research of a wild mushroom antidote!"
"Just this morning, the Antidote Center reported a major breakthrough in the wild mushroom antidote!"
"To thank you for your efforts, we’ve specifically applied for a reward of fifty thousand yuan for you. It’s not a large sum, but I hope you won’t find it too little."
Wu Bin’s mouth twisted into a wide grin.
How could he possibly mind getting money?
Wu Bin politely said, "Hey, I’m glad I could help, I didn’t expect to play such an important role."
"Even if you hadn’t given me this money, I would’ve been willing to make sacrifices for the sake of Dragon Country’s medical contributions."
Hearing Wu Bin say that, Qiu Wanshan’s eyes lit up.
"Really!"
"Wu Bin, I actually had an immature idea before, which Dean Li thought was inappropriate and told me not to mention."
"But after hearing what you just said, I feel like I still have to speak up, even if it’s immature."
Upon hearing this, something inside Wu Bin dropped, a bad premonition washing over him.
"Since it’s an immature idea, maybe we shouldn’t bring it up... "
Qiu Wanshan, amidst his excitement, seemed not to hear Wu Bin’s words, and continued with enthusiasm: "Wu Bin, I wish to invite you on behalf of the Yunnan Antidote Research Center to visit our research base."
"Now is the season when wild mushrooms are everywhere – this is when they are freshest and most tempting!"
"We’d like to treat you to some authentic wild mushroom soup, three meals a day, each meal different!"
Hiss!
Hearing what Qiu Wanshan said, everyone gasped.
Is this what you call an immature idea?
Your idea is very mature!
Very criminal, very handcuff-able!
Wu Bin’s mouth twitched, unsure whether to call Qiu Wanshan audacious or just plain simple.
The viewers in the live broadcast couldn’t hold back anymore and burst out laughing.
"Are you inviting me, Wu, to eat mushrooms, or to be a lab rat?"
"He’s calculated that well, I can hear the cogs turning all the way in Erbin."
"Wu has no grievances with you, why treat him like a sacrificial offering?"
"Can’t blame him, he just really wants to develop an antidote. Just one self-healing poisoning incident with Wu, and they could directly create a perfect antitoxin serum; the temptation is just too much for any medicine student to resist!" 𝚗ov𝚙𝚞𝚋.c𝚘m
Li Guotai cleared his throat and stepped forward to smooth things over.
"Wu Bin is not fully recovered yet, as for eating mushroom soup, I think we can discuss that later."
