Everyone froze and turned to Xiuqi.
Yelick, who stood beside Xiuqi, hesitated before shaking his head as well. "Yes, Xiuqi is right. We didn't take part in either of these projects, so we shouldn't get a share of the money. I don't want mine either."
Bella, who stood beside Yelick, jabbed him and whispered, "Hey, Yelick, are you crazy? Each of us could get several hundred gold coins, and you don't want them? With that money, your father's illness could..."
"Enough!" Yelick snapped, stopping Bella from continuing. Then he looked up and gave Xu Yi an awkward smile. "President, Avita and Akali have always been the ones mainly responsible for these two projects, and Bella and the other girls helped too. Xiuqi and I never had anything to do with them. This money is specifically a reward for those two projects, so they should be the ones to divide it. It has nothing to do with us."
Seeing Bella repeatedly signal to him with her eyes, Xu Yi considered for a moment and nodded. "All right, you have a point. Since neither of you participated in these projects, giving you a share really wouldn't make sense. Let's do this: the researchers who worked on these two projects will split this bonus equally. As for what comes next... Avita, I have another job for you."
Avita looked at Xu Yi in surprise. "Please go ahead, President."
"There are more and more researchers in the Magic Research Institute now, and they need someone to lead them, so I've decided to appoint one of you as director. Apart from Stille, you and Akali have been here the longest. Stille rarely takes part in the actual magic research these days, which leaves you and Akali. I've decided to make you the director. Are you