Chapter 1603: The Noon Meeting
In the quiet of night, the passage of time could feel especially strange.
"I'll head to the academy first."
Though she hadn't stayed up all night, Liu Shuang had still gotten up quite early.
Coming downstairs, she saw her superior in the not-yet-bright morning light, having spent the night thinking hard and now leaning back to rest. This time, she didn't even invite him to breakfast.
"Okay."
He opened his eyes and looked at the documents in her hands. Fu Qian nodded approvingly.
As expected, she hadn't asked him to review the revised version. Employees who carried out their superiors' instructions so thoroughly were truly rare these days.
"I'll be there before noon, too."
Then he added another sentence.
Liu Shuang was naturally going to the academy today to submit the investigation report.
The reason she was going so early was clearly to accommodate his schedule.
Given how drastically the report's contents overturned what they had known before, it was impossible that he, as the person in charge, wouldn't be questioned.
Submitting it sooner would make it less likely to disrupt his plans afterward.
Of course, in theory, as a tenured professor who had once again made a major contribution, he could simply wait here for Brother Wei Xuan to come asking for his advice.
But there was no need.
He didn't have much to do today, while Brother Wei Xuan had all sorts of duties to handle at the academy. It was obviously more convenient for him to go to the Sword Participation Institute and run amok—cough, pay a visit.
Scholars didn't need to put on airs. Their academic achievements were their airs.
"Understood."
Liu Shuang naturally understood what Fu Qian meant. She answered earnestly, let her gaze linger on the seat beneath his