After nearly ten hours of flying, the plane finally landed smoothly at Saint Petersburg's Pulkovo Airport. As the cabin announcement sounded, the passengers unfastened their seat belts and began disembarking in an orderly manner.
Dragging his suitcase down the jet bridge, Yang Yong'an watched Lu Zhou's receding back, then glanced at the mentor beside him and cautiously asked,
"Teacher, you and Academician Lu... don't get along?"
He had sensed it during that previous trip to Shangjing. Now, seeing the expression on Academician Wang's face and his reactions throughout the journey, he was even more certain of his guess.
That was precisely why he had not dared to approach Lu Zhou and try to get friendly with him during the trip. He was afraid his mentor would be displeased.
After all, no matter what, he belonged to the Yanshan University Faction. No matter how close he became with Academician Lu, that connection would be unlikely to help him much. As one of the elder figures of the Yanshan University Faction, his boss was the person he truly needed to curry favor with.
Hearing his student's question, although Wang Shicheng truly wished he could throw that man off the plane, he still put on a stern face and denied it.
"Nothing of the sort! Who told you that? Don't spout nonsense like that."
Yang Yong'an: "..."
Good heavens, with that tone, how could there possibly be nothing going on?
Seeing Yang Yong'an's awkward expression, Wang Shicheng fell silent for a moment before finally softening his tone and continuing, "There are some things you shouldn't concern yourself with, so don't meddle blindly. He and I have no common language, but you young people are different. You should try to maintain a good relationship with him. It will help you in the future."
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