Robert nced at Mirabe and couldn''t help but think she had a bit of a bold streak.


    This was straight-up disrespect for the hard sciences-physics, biology, and chemistry!


    Mirabe seemed to pick up on Robert''splicated feelings. She coughed gently, picked up her ss of water, and took a sip while keeping her head down, looking all quiet and sweet.


    Robert took a deep breath to calm himself before his eyesnded on the coffee table, where Mirabe had left her personal documents. Without further ado and not waiting for Dr. Elliot toe back, he grabbed the papers and said, "I''ll start on your file now."


    Such a promising student, and Dr. Elliot was taking his sweet time. If she slipped away, where would they find another like her?


    Robert shook his head, clearly forgetting that Dr. Elliot was still in a meeting.


    He went to theputer, booted it up, and pulled up the new student registration system for the physics department. He entered Mirabe''s information at lightning speed.


    After that, he headed to the file room, punched in the door code, and carefully stored the file.


    With everything done, Robert finally felt at ease.


    He came back out to chat with Mirabe. Since he was mentoring the freshmen this year, he was determined to snag this talent while he had the chance.


    As Robert talked with Mirabe, his mind raced with ns on how to develop her potential. But when he heard she wasn''t majoring in physics, he waspletely floored.


    "...Did you say you also enrolled in the biology department?" Robert asked, as if he couldn''t believe his ears.


    Seeing the incredulous look on her teacher''s face, Mirabe coughed and replied, "Yes, I''m majoring in biomedical research."


    Robert was unsettled, "What''s so great about biomedical research? Its future prospects are limited, nowhere near as good as our physics department."


    Such talent not being used in their physics department felt like a total waste. Mirabe had heard this spiel countless times from Dr. Elliot, so she calmly replied, "I''ve already registered with the biology department."


    Hearing that, Robert rubbed his temples in frustration.


    No one understood better than these teachers the distinction between a major and a minor. Everyone''s energy was finite; it was impossible to excel in multiple disciplines simultaneously, so inevitably one would suffer.


    And if she majored in biology, she''d likely spend way less time in their physics department.


    Robert couldn''t help but think of Dr. Elliot, wondering how he, a top-notch researcher, couldn''t oupete the biology department.


    Really, what a letdown!


    After waiting another ten minutes without any sign of Dr. Elliot returning from his meeting, Mirabe decided to leave. After all, she had already submitted her documents.


    Robert didn''t push Mirabe to stay. With school meetings being so unpredictable, he had no idea when Dr. Elliot would return, so he got back to his own tasks.


    Half an hourter, Elliot rushed back into the office and scanned the room, only to find Robert there. "Where''s the student?"


    "She left half an hour ago," Robert replied, his voicecking energy, still wallowing in disappointment.


    Elliot scratched his head, and before he could say anything, Robert''s voice cut through the air again, "Dr. Elliot, with all your skills, how could you handle this so poorly?"


    Robert looked at Elliot with a mix of grievance and disappointment, unable to finish his sentence out of sheer embarrassment.