𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑳𝑿𝑽𝑰𝑰𝑰

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Jackson was surprisingly very well-dressed today. He sported a crisp white shirt and a well-fitting suit, then paired with a head of well-kempt hair. He seemed noble, almost heroic even; not the annoying frat boy that Lisa had bumped into last night.

The way he was dressed now finally reflected how accomplished he actually was in his career. Lisa even heard some girls behind her gasp upon laying their eyes on Jackson.

“This was quite a while ago but I remember someone asking me, ‘Is there any need for traditional Chinese medicine to continue developing?’ Well I’m here to tell you today, that the amalgamation of Chinese and Western medicine will be the way forward!” Jackson scanned his eyes across the attendees. There were keen eyes, ready to grab at whatever new information he threw at them, there were some who were merely here to check out the commotion, and finally there were the foreign experts who have come from every corner of the world to listen to his speech.

They shared one thing in common—all of them wanted to see him.

His voice was powerful and his gaze, flamboyant. This, coupled with his words caused an uproar among the crowd below.

Lisa listened to his talk very carefully. Jackson then displayed his own research to show an example to the attendees. This was an international award that he had just received recently.

“What a genius!” Despite Mina not being a med student, she would react as if she was one from time to time.

The med students’ reactions were even more exaggerated than Mina due to their deeper understanding of his scientific concepts.

Even after his speech had ended, most of the attendees were still keen on hearing more from him. They were reluctant to leave their seats even after Jackson had walked off the stage. There were plenty of journalists here today, including people from the national broadcasting station. Upon seeing Jackson, they flocked around him, pointing their mics at his face in an attempt to get him to answer their questions.

“Mr. Zhu, what made you decide to make a sudden appearance in A University?”

They came with the expectation that Jackson would refuse to answer their questions but to their surprise, he stopped walking and smiled towards the journalists. “I am pursuing new life goals now. I believe, not long from now, there will be a revolution in the medical world.”

These journalists wanted to ask just what he meant by that but before they could open their mouths, Jackson had already turned and left. He walked at a brisk pace. The journalists, who wanted to catch up to him, were held back by security.

Realizing that he had left, Lisa prepared to return to her dorm room. Mina on the other hand, was adamant about staying here. “Let’s go, he won’t come back no matter how long you stand here.”

“I know.” Mina would turn back once for every three steps she took. Journalists working for the national broadcast already found it an impossible task to interview him, what more to say of her, a petty student? She then pondered what set this legendary man apart from your average joe. Would she stand a chance to meet him if she stayed around Jooe more?

Mina was about to speak after they entered their room when a fiery red bird swooped in from the window and landed on Lisa’s shoulder.

“Hi, pretty girl, nice to meet you!” Seeing that someone else was present, Xixi waved its wings and greeted Lisa’s friend.

The way it spoke made the bird seem almost as sentient as a human. Waving back at the bird stiffly, Mina turned towards Lisa. “Beauty Lalisa, your bird is so cool!”

Lisa responded to the compliment with a smile. Then, her phone started ringing. It was Professor Jiang’s call. “Professor Jiang.”

Professor Jiang sighed in relief after hearing Lisa’s voice. “You must still be on campus, aren’t you? Come to the laboratory.”

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