Leaving the facts aside, Kyudai Li was still very eager to meet this "benefactor," one of the few people who recognized her abilities.
Whether she offered a few words of gratitude, expressed her determination, or demonstrated her abilities to him, any of those would be helpful for a newcomer who had just joined and urgently needed resources and support.
Even without considering her own interests, Kyudai Li was deeply grateful to Jonas... Having a chance to express that gratitude would be a rare pleasure for her.
Unfortunately, the girl was far too socially anxious... Having gone so long without interacting with people in person, Kyudai Li tended to stammer whenever she spoke.
With a personality like hers, she often became too nervous to speak in front of her superiors. Jonas had also happened to drop in unannounced, leaving her brain frozen for quite some time before it recovered.
"Are you settling in at the company, Miss Kyudai Li?"
Jonas behaved much more normally, as though he were simply making small talk, which put Kyudai Li considerably more at ease.
"Uh, um, it's been good, just..."
Kyudai Li spoke helplessly. The speech she had prepared vanished the moment she saw Jonas. She secretly raised her head to steal a glance at him, only to find her eyes meeting his.
She hurriedly looked away and lowered her head to stare at her hands, tangled together because she had no idea where to put them. Her thoughts were just as tangled.
Seeing the girl looking like a frightened little animal, Jonas found it amusing, but he also couldn't help sighing.
Although Kyudai Li was indeed very capable at her work... a personality like this would probably cause quite a few problems in their future research.
After all, research wasn't a one-person endeavor, and