"Having this on your resume is a matter of prestige, do you want it or not?" Zane turned to pour Mirabe another ss of warm water, "You have three days to finish your paper and submit it to me."


    Seeing that she couldn''t refuse, Mirabe sighed, "Okay."


    Zane chose to ignore the student''s despondent expression and continued, "The second thing is, remember I mentioned the DO Grouppany before? They''re likely to send someone over in a few days to discuss further coboration with us."


    Upon hearing this, Mirabe responded with little enthusiasm, "Professor, you could handle the discussions with them. I''m not very good atworking."


    Zane''s cheek twitched slightly at her response, a ssic case of understatement, "I didn''t ask you to negotiate with them. They sent over a database for us to review first."


    After a pause, Zane added, "However, what the DO Group is interested in is the life system project we did for the Institute of Technologyst year. We need to visit the Institute first to sign an authorization agreement."


    Mirabe, understanding the use of patent rights, didn''t ask further. As long as she didn''t have to talk to the people from DO Group, she nodded and said, "Alright, send me the information, and I''ll look it over."


    Seeing her agreement, a sly glint crossed Zane''s eyes.


    He had been worried she wouldn''t participate in the project and had hardly slept the past few days. He walked over to his desk, took out a prepared USB drive from the drawer, and handed it to Mirabe.


    Mirabe, looking at the USB drive Zane handed over, suddenly suspected she might have been tricked.


    Still, she reached out and took it.


    "The content is quite extensive, involving numerous biomimetic algorithms and cellrputations. It''s even moreplex than the information system at the Institute of Technology," Zane exined.


    "This project, oncepleted, will drastically change the future prospects of our department," Wade, who had been quietly listening, put down his cup of water andmented.


    Zane turned to Wade, his face showing gratitude and respect, "Speaking of which, we owe a lot to you forst year''s Institute project. Without your private assistance, our department might still be.


    Wade raised his hand to interrupt Zane, "It''s all thanks to your hard work."


    Zane smiled. Wade was revered in the institute not only for his capabilities but also for his broad-minded and amiable nature.


    Without further ado, Zane checked the time on his watch and said, "Mirabe, you and Wade chat for a bit. I''ll go see Mr. Calvin in his office, and we can all have lunch togetherter."


    With that, Zane grabbed some documents and hurried out of the office.


    Once Zane had left, Wade turned back to Mirabe, "I received the medicine your pharmacist friend tover before the New Year. After taking it, I felt much lighter


    Mirabe knew from this that Wade hadn''t been to the hospital yet and seriously suggested again, "Still, you should go for a check-up at the hospital."


    Wade understood Mirabe''s concern and smiled, "Don''t worry, I''ve already made


    an appointment with the doctor for the day after tomorrow."


    Mirabe nodded, believing that good people deserved long lives.


    The conversation shifted to other topics.


    **


    Meanwhile, Zane had gone to Mr. Calvin''s office.


    As the school term was about to begin, Calvin was also quite busy, running


    between various departments inside and outside the institute.


    He had been waiting in his office for a few minutes for Zane, who was a bitte for


    their scheduled meeting, making Calvin slightly impatient.