Dr. Duzem did not keep his guests waiting long.
Before Zheng Qing had finished his first cup of tea, the Doctor pulled out a thick blanket from beside him and covered the documents on the table. Then he rose and walked to the glass cabinet against the wall behind his desk, taking out a small emerald-green bottle.
He then took a measuring cup, added clear water, and dripped in two drops of pale yellow viscous liquid.
The glass rod struck the sides of the cup with crisp chimes. When the sound stopped, the Doctor skillfully lifted his eyelids, plucked out his eyeballs, and tossed them into the freshly prepared eyewash.
By now, Zheng Qing could watch this scene without batting an eye.
Even when the Doctor "looked" at him with his empty black sockets, Zheng Qing could still seize the chance to take another sip of tea—the salt pork sandwich he had eaten earlier had left him rather thirsty.
"Good evening, Mr. Teaching Assistant."
The alchemy world's new darling had abandoned the aloofness he had shown when first meeting Zheng Qing. Circling around the desk, he took the young wizard's hand first and shook it, carefully "examining" him. "I had always thought you were very close to Miss Jiang, so I may have misunderstood you before... Sorry, what I mean is, I didn't know about your relationship with Councilwoman Su, and it was difficult for me to imagine that Councilwoman Su would make such a choice... Of course, I'm not saying her choice is a bad one... But now it's all right. First University has allowed me to reopen my laboratory, and you can be considered an employee of the school, so we're colleagues now! I read in the newspapers that you are the youngest teaching assistant First University has