A few minutes later, Chen Chen walked out of the library with a calm expression.
Unlike his usual late-night departure, it was not even two o 'clock in the afternoon. Chen Chen was followed by a girl with black-rimmed glasses.
The two of them were "invited" out by the reading room administrator and a group of students.
"Can you really do it?"
The girl hesitated. "What if your research doesn't yield results? Wouldn't my money be wasted?"
"That depends on how rich you are."
Chen Chen turned around. His eyes were calm and unperturbed, without any pleading expression. "You must be from a single-parent family."
"How do you know?"
The girl's eyes widened. If it were not for the fact that she had never told anyone about her family situation, she would have thought that the boy in front of her had already investigated her.
"You previously said that you wanted to become a postgraduate student for your father to see. On the surface, there's nothing wrong with this statement. But combined with the fact that you're taking sleeping pills now, your father holds a very high position in your heart. At the same time, there's a deep conflict between you and him."
Chen Chen continued. "You have a rebellious mentality, so the conflict should stem from your studies. You want to continue your studies while your father has other hopes for you... Let me guess, it's still too early to start a family. So, your father hopes that you can help him manage the company?"
"How do you know?"
The girl asked in a tone that was a notch higher than before.
"If you have an older brother, your father shouldn't ask this of you. Obviously, you don't, which means that you're an only child. Besides, your relationship with your father is so stiff. Rome wasn't built in a day. If you had a mother to mediate between you and your father, you wouldn't have taken sleeping pills. So it's very likely that your mother isn't with your father. "
"Also, your father and mother aren't divorced. If there are no special circumstances, the courts in China usually let the mother take care of the daughter when deciding custody rights. You're with your father, so I deduced that you're from a single-parent family."
"I..." The girl opened her mouth, looking dumbfounded.
Chen Chen looked at the time and walked toward the dormitory as he spoke. "For a girl, it's rare to have such ambition. You've lived a life of luxury to begin with. Money and fame aren't important to you. Now, you're just holding back, trying to make your father look at you in a different light. You're constantly wavering between your father's demands and your own thoughts."
The girl was completely shocked. "How did you know …"
"I'm just good at observing." Chen Chen smiled gently, looking harmless.
"Then... What do you think I should do?" The girl could not help but ask. Unknowingly, she was already leaning toward Chen Chen's words.
"That depends on you."
Chen Chen changed the topic. "Generally speaking, children from single-parent families have various flaws in their personalities. It's the same for you. You're still young, and you don't know what a father's love is. Perhaps in your opinion, your father is busy with work all day and has little time to care for you, which leads to a bad relationship between you and your father. In fact, it's impossible for you not to know how your father treats you. "
The girl instantly fell silent.
"Your relationship with your father is like this. Other than the gap in age and gender, most of it is caused by you. When you were young, you resented him for not having time to accompany you. Now, you resent him for not allowing you to further your studies. In fact, this is a sign of immaturity."
"Then, do you think I should give up my studies?" the girl asked with some disappointment.
"No, you should continue your studies."
"?" The girl looked at Chen Chen in surprise. She was almost convinced by Chen Chen.
"A father's love is reserved. He won't say how much he loves you and how much he cares for you, but that doesn't mean this kind of care doesn't exist."
Chen Chen explained, "It's easy to resolve the gap between the two of you. A meal and a heart-to-heart talk can resolve it, but this isn't a reason for you to obey him and take over the company.
"After all, studies are lifelong. Although you don't care about money, it represents your persistence. If you want to repay your father, you should repay him with a better self. Although a father's love is great, you also have your own beliefs. "
At this point, Chen Chen exhaled and smiled at the girl. "This is my opinion. Let go of the grudge and reconcile with your father. Does it conflict with your determination to continue your studies? No, it doesn't. "
"You're right!"
The girl's eyes lit up completely. There was a hint of affection in her gaze when she looked at Chen Chen. "I also have my own beliefs and my own beliefs!"
Heh, if you don't have beliefs, how can I do experiments? If you and your father have a good relationship, you can also provide me with more funds...
Chen Chen smiled and looked at the girl calmly, without a trace of distracting thoughts. "So, what do you think?"
"Okay, I'm willing to try!"
The girl nodded vigorously, her face flushed with excitement. She reached out to Chen Chen. "You don't know my name yet, right? I'm Xia Yin from the 17th grade biotechnology class."
Xia Yin? Xia Yin? Xia Yin? Oh, so it was Xia Yin.
There was something about this name.
"The spring waters are like the blue, the summer grass is like a carpet, the autumn leaves are like butterflies, and the winter snow is like flowers. It's a beautiful name."
Chen Chen shook the girl's slender hand.
"Wow, you remember this essay?"
The girl looked up in surprise. "I thought you'd be like the others..."
"Like what?"
"No, nothing."
Xia Yin smiled awkwardly and quickly changed the subject. "Oh right, when do you plan to start the experiment? How can I help you?"
"It'll be winter break in a few days. I'll apply to stay on campus, but it'd be better if the laboratory has a staff lounge."
Chen Chen explained the conditions. "That's one of the conditions. The second condition is that the laboratory must meet GMP standards. Since the experiments I'll be doing are related to stem cells, the laboratory must have a clean workbench. The laboratory must also have micromanipulators, high-speed centrifuges, blood cell separators, biosafety cabinets, low-temperature refrigerators, and other equipment."
"But I've never rented a laboratory..."
Xia Yin looked troubled. "Apart from the laboratory building, where else can I find a laboratory? How do I rent one?"
As expected of a pampered young lady who had everything at her fingertips. She did not even know how to do this...
"In that case, I'll rent it."
Chen Chen said nonchalantly, "But I'm afraid you'll have to prepare more money. After all, renting a laboratory like this won't be cheap."
"Then... How much will it cost?"
Xia Yin had a solemn look on her face, indicating that she was ready.
"There are at least five or six rooms with different functions in a GMP laboratory like this. It's about three hundred square meters. According to the laboratory market, one square meter costs around five dollars per day, so the monthly rent for the laboratory will be at least forty to fifty thousand."
"Phew, that's not a lot."
Xia Yin sighed in relief when she heard this.
"That's just the rent, not the cost of the experiment."
Chen Chen shook his head. "I can conduct three experiments at the same time. If everything goes well, I'll finish them in three months. Including the rent, it might cost three hundred thousand."
"That much?"
Xia Yin inhaled sharply, which made Chen Chen's heart clench.
Just when Chen Chen thought that she was going to change her mind, Xia Yin suddenly sighed and put on a heroic expression. "Looks like I won't be able to keep my red packet this year..."
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