Hearing that familiar yet unfamiliar voice, Lü Yongchang took a deep breath.
All right.
He really had forgotten all about this.
"So, what are you doing in the lab right now?"
A trace of embarrassment flashed through Su Yutong's eyes. "Academician Fang Xu told me to be your assistant, but you haven't been in the lab, so I..."
Lü Yongchang was speechless.
What a "wonderful" deputy I have!
He silently added that to his mental ledger.
I'll have to find a chance to put Fang Xu to work on some hard labor.
"Professor Lü?"
Su Yutong's voice interrupted Lü Yongchang's thoughts.
Lü Yongchang fell silent for a moment.
This really is a hot potato.
Given his usual temperament, he would have kept his distance from anything like this while the solar crisis remained unresolved.
But now... Professor Guan Hualiang had, after all, been his mentor in his previous life. Lü Yongchang felt a little awkward about going against his "orders."
On the other hand, Lü Yongchang had no idea what to have Su Yutong do.
As she was now, she was still nowhere near the level she had reached in his previous life.
After turning it over in his mind, Lü Yongchang sighed softly.
"All right... since Fang Xu said so, you can study here with me."
Then Lü Yongchang gave her a brief overview of the situation humanity faced.
Before Su Yutong could recover from her shock, Lü Yongchang continued without softening his words. "Let me make this clear up front: humanity is in a very difficult position right now."
"We have a heavy workload and practically no time to look after you."
"Also, I expect you not to disturb the other researchers. And working in the lab will be exhausting."
"If you can accept that, come with me."