As soon as he finished speaking, Guan Hualiang's eyes widened behind his desk.
"Hey! Come on, Cao, you can't just poach someone like that!"
Cao Liangcai rolled his eyes in annoyance. "What do you know?"
"I'm doing this... forget it. You wouldn't understand even if I explained!"
"Yutong, trust me. I wouldn't lie to you."
"Spending some time in the lab would be far more useful than studying under this old fellow!"
The corner of Su Yutong's eye twitched twice, and she turned to look at Professor Guan.
Guan Hualiang's face was flushed, and the corners of his mouth were twitching. Cao Liangcai's words had clearly infuriated him.
Seeing this, Su Yutong quickly shook her head. "Academician Cao, thank you for the invitation, but..."
Guan Hualiang's eyes lit up, and even his breathing eased.
He looked smugly at Cao Liangcai. "Well? She doesn't want to go with you. Didn't see that coming, did you?"
Cao Liangcai gritted his teeth and glared at Guan Hualiang. "You old geezer, Guan, you really are... come on, get out here. You and I need to have a proper talk!"
With that, Cao Liangcai stood up, grabbed Guan Hualiang by the sleeve, and headed out of the office.
"Hey, wait! What can't you say right here?"
"You'll know once you come with me!" Cao Liangcai said gruffly. "You're driving me up the wall!"
Watching the two old men tug each other out of the office, Su Yutong's eyes flickered with bewilderment and concern.
"Professor Guan... will he be all right?"
Su Yutong murmured to herself.
"Don't worry. Despite how that looked, those two are actually good friends. Nothing's going to happen."
Lü Yongchang's voice suddenly rang out.
Su Yutong gave a slight shudder, only then realizing that she and Lü Yongchang were the only