When Jia Xiu said he wanted to graduate early, the person with the biggest reaction was not Jia Xiu himself, but Margaret.
What was this? She had gone to great lengths to recruit this student a year ago, and now he was about to stop being her student.
She knew that with Jia Xiu's abilities, he probably would not follow the normal training plan to complete his studies.
Even she herself had graduated a year early back then.
Huh? Margaret suddenly found that a little strange. Why had she used the words "even she herself" to describe it?
Fine, even if Jia Xiu really was incredible, graduating after just one year was still a little too fast, wasn't it?
It would make her too embarrassed to call herself Jia Xiu's teacher in public from now on.
What if people laughed at her for being nothing more than a nominal mentor who had taught him for one year?
More importantly, if the dean was letting Jia Xiu graduate so quickly, he definitely was not trying to let him leave. He had to be planning to keep him at the school.
Margaret felt this was absolutely the fastest transition from student to colleague in history.
Next year's recruitment would mean competing with Jia Xiu for students.
How was she supposed to compete with him?!
Her standing among Saint Dero's mentors would drop another rank.
The worst outcome was Jia Xiu poaching Mia and Ram into his laboratory too.
Saint Dero allowed students to change mentors during their studies, as long as they had a legitimate reason and a mentor willing to take them in.
What did she have that could entice Mia and Ram to stay?
Nothing!
If she were a student, she would choose Jia Xiu too.
What was she going