CHAPTER 213: CHAPTER 213: SISTER YAN, WHY DIDN’T YOU TAKE ME WITH YOU?

In the laboratory.

Su Siming glanced over and nudged Liang Chen with his shoulder. "An Yan actually gets all lovey-dovey in a relationship! Look at that smile—easily worth at least three pluses, believe it or not?"

Liang Chen turned his head to look. The girl’s smile was dazzlingly sweet, her delicate features vivid and radiant. Her entire demeanor had changed. At this moment, she had shed the mask of Professor An and become an ordinary girl, deeply in love.

"She’s also our peer! And besides, Li Tianyao is so outstanding."

To admit another man was more outstanding than oneself was actually quite hard, but Liang Chen didn’t want to deceive himself. After thinking this, he reminded Su Siming, "Also, don’t always hover around her for no reason in the future. It will trouble her!"

"When have I ever troubled her? I’m her ’lil bro’! No, wait, Achen, just tell me honestly, do you like An Yan? Why do you always think from her perspective? You’re even afraid that I’ll trouble her!"

Liang Chen was silent for a moment before saying, "She’s so outstanding! Who wouldn’t like her?"

"You really like An Yan? You, you..." Su Siming pointed at him in shock.

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Liang Chen swatted away the hand pointing at him. "That’s admiration! Su Siming, if you also think An Yan is very outstanding, then don’t look at her with such a filthy mindset. Don’t make a fuss until we can’t even be friends anymore!"

"So you do actually like An Yan, right? Right?"

"Admiration and worship can’t simply be equated to liking! She... she’s already not at the same level as us anymore." Liang Chen’s voice carried a hint of melancholy. "I’m afraid that even if I tried my hardest, I could never catch up to her."

Discouraged. Peers, indeed! While he was still feeling proud of himself for having assisted in a few appendicitis surgeries, she was already capable of leading a team to perform craniotomies. He was still just a college student, while she already held the genuine title of professor.

"Actually..." Mu Enyu, who had been silently listening to their conversation, turned her head. "Actually, I think having An Yan as a role model is a good thing for us. It gives us a concrete reference for our own efforts."

Liang Chen was taken aback, his heavy heart suddenly lightening. If a person is a little better than you, you might feel discontented, insecure, and competitive, thinking that with effort you might catch up or even surpass them. But An Yan wasn’t just a little better than him; she was a lot better. In this case, seeing her as a role model was more conducive to catching up to her. Unexpectedly, the always quiet and nearly invisible ’good girl’ Mu Enyu actually had such thoughts!

Liang Chen looked at Mu Enyu with surprise. The soft and gentle girl, after saying those words, had lowered her head again as usual, quietly proceeding with her work. At this moment, Liang Chen truly felt that Mu Enyu was a girl with her own thoughts! Although she wasn’t very noticeable, she was equally outstanding. Her skin was also very good—fair and glowing, like a perfectly ripe peach.

Mu Enyu felt his gaze, her heartbeat speeding up, wishing she could shrink herself into the machinery. AAAAGH, was my voice a bit too loud just now? Would Liang Chen think I’m noisy? He’s so proud, and yet I suggested he take An Yan as a role model. Would he think I was looking down on him? Oh, why did I suddenly get so impulsive!

"Enyu is right," Liang Chen said. "An Yan is our role model. Let’s all work hard!"

Mu Enyu looked up. "...Huh?"

Liang Chen actually agreed with her! And he called her Enyu! Before, it was always ’Classmate Mu Enyu’!! She felt so excited all of a sudden! What should she do? She couldn’t help but want to laugh!

Su Siming suddenly leaned his face into her line of sight. "Mu Enyu, do you have a fever?"

Mu Enyu raised her hand to touch her own face, then suddenly remembered she was still wearing gloves and put her raised hand back down. She felt like a primary school student caught by the teacher secretly reading comic books, an overwhelming sense of awkward embarrassment.

"If you’re not feeling well, take a seat and rest for a while." Liang Chen’s tone was extremely gentle.

Mu Enyu’s face turned even redder. "No, I’m not uncomfortable, and I don’t have a fever. I am—I’m just happy for Sister Yan! Yes! Sister Yan and her husband are such a perfect match!"

Su Siming looked at Mu Enyu with amusement. "So you’re so engrossed in shipping your CP that you’ve started projecting, huh? Seriously, with all the effort you put into other people’s relationships, why don’t you think about finding a boyfriend for yourself!"

Mu Enyu quickly glanced at Liang Chen, then rolled her eyes at Su Siming. "Mind your own business! I just like shipping Sister Yan and her husband’s CP!"

"..."

An Yan, unaware she had become the subject of gossip, cast a divination for Li Tianyao after ending the call. She had thought it might be inconclusive, as usual, but this time she actually got a result. The hexagram showed that Li Tianyao would face a great calamity, yet within this disaster, there was a sign of vitality—in Yuncheng!

Her opportunity. Li Tianyao’s vitality. It seems that a trip to Yuncheng is now a must.

An Yan turned to look inside the laboratory. Liang Chen and the others were working attentively. She had planned to spend a few more days with them, but the trip to Yuncheng couldn’t wait.

"I’m going to Yuncheng to perform surgery on a patient soon," An Yan announced. "Let’s discuss how to divide the work here."

Mu Enyu was the first to respond, "I’ll follow Sister Yan’s lead."

Su Siming nodded as well. "You arrange it, Sister Yan!"

"Okay, then I’ll give my opinion," An Yan said. "During the time I’m away, Liang Chen will be primarily responsible for the project. This includes the overall work scheduling and arrangements within the laboratory.

"Enyu, you’ll be Liang Chen’s assistant, responsible for recording data, summaries, and things like that.

"Su Siming, in addition to completing the specific research tasks assigned by Liang Chen, you’ll also take on the task of external communications.

"Do you have any objections?"

Su Siming spoke on behalf of everyone, "No, let’s do as Sister Yan says."

Liang Chen asked, "An Yan, don’t you need an assistant to accompany you for the out-of-town surgery?"

Su Siming immediately chimed in, "Yeah, Sister Yan, take the three of us with you!"

An Yan spoke bluntly, "This trip to Yuncheng might be dangerous!"

After hearing Li Tianyao’s analysis of the Mo Family, she didn’t want her three friends to join her on this risky adventure.

"That’s exactly why you need your own people by your side if there’s danger!" Liang Chen said.

Su Siming agreed again. "Exactly, Sister Yan! Did you forget? If it weren’t for us—and Ya Zhuo too, of course—in the operating room that time, Professor Tian might have cooked us all in one pot!"

Mu Enyu nodded. "Sister Yan, please don’t treat us like delicate flowers in a greenhouse, okay? Just take us with you!"

An Yan silently did some mental calculations and then nodded. "Fine. Then Enyu, Liang Chen, you two will come with me!"

"What about me? Sister Yan, did you forget me?" Su Siming was extremely aggrieved. In what way was he inferior to Liang Chen and Mu Enyu? Why wouldn’t Sister Yan take him? It’s heartbreaking! I want to cry!