Chapter 149: Chapter 142: Zhan Nanqing Insists on Entering the Research Institute


    Huh?


    Who?


    This voice definitely wasn’t her brother’s.


    Had Qiao Jing brought another man home?


    Just as Zhan Nanqing was pondering this, the door opened from the inside.


    “Gan Lan?!” Zhan Nanqing eximed in surprise.


    She knew Qiao Jing and Gan Lan knew each other but had not expected Qiao Jing to bring Gan Lan home.


    Seeing Gan Lan’s puppy-like demeanor, Zhan Nanqing’s imagination began to run wild.


    Could it be that the real reason Qiao Jing didn’t like her brother was that she preferred the puppy-dog type?


    “Where’s Qiao Jing?” Zhan Nanqing peeked inside as she asked.


    “Miss Qiao’s clothes got wet because of me, so she’s gone to her room to change,” replied Gan Lan.


    This statement shocked Zhan Nanqing.


    “You, you, you say that again? You got—got, Qiao Jing’s clothes wet? What were, what were you doing just now?”


    Oh my god!


    Had she heard that right?


    Even though Qiao Jing was in a contract marriage with her brother, they were still legally married.


    Qiao Jing was actually doing such things while married!


    And, no matter what, to bring someone home!


    Wasn’t that just too much?


    She dared not imagine what would happen if her brother found out.


    “What are you thinking about, spouting nonsense?” Gan Lan’s shout snapped Zhan Nanqing back to reality.


    That was him; he couldn’t tolerate anyone insulting Qiao Jing.


    Not even in his thoughts.


    His idol, Professor Qiao, was so outstanding and deserved the world’s reverence!


    “Who’s spouting nonsense? Just now you yourself said that Qiao Jing got wet because of you and is changing clothes inside. Isn’t it obvious what you two were doing?”


    “You, you, you—dare to insult my idol again and see what happens!” Gan Lan rolled up his sleeves, ready to fight with Zhan Nanqing.


    Normally, Gan Lan was a civilized cultural intellectual, maintaining the demeanor of a schr under most circumstances.


    It was just that when it came to Qiao Jing, he couldn’t control himself.


    “Your idol?”


    Zhan Nanqing paused, puzzled.


    Qiao Jing wasn’t a celebrity or an entertainer, so how had she be Gan Lan’s idol?


    Could it be because of Qiao Jing’s medical skills?


    That seemed unlikely.


    Gan Lan studied agricultural field expertise in college; if he were to admire anyone, it would be a super agricultural mogul like Professor Qiao. How could he have idolized Qiao Jing, whose expertise was in medicine?


    “That’s right, Miss Qiao is my idol! Just now, Miss Qiao poured me a ss of water. Can you believe it, my idol personally pouring water for me? How could I not be excited? I was so thrilled that I identally failed to catch it and spilled the water all over Miss Qiao.”


    Hearing Gan Lan’s exnation, Zhan Nanqing’s face turned slightly red.


    Alright, she had misunderstood.


    At that moment, Qiao Jing came out of the room after changing clothes.


    “Is the report finished?” Qiao Jing asked, looking at the report in Zhan Nanqing’s hands.


    “Yeah, I did it casually. This level of a report is child’s y for me,” said Zhan Nanqing with her chin held high, arrogantly.


    Qiao Jing’s gaze fell on Zhan Nanqing’s dark circles, and she arched an eyebrow subtly, not exposing the lie.


    Qiao Jing took the report from Zhan Nanqing’s hands, looked at it, and sat down on the couch.


    “Thump—Thump thump—” Zhan Nanqing’s nervous heart was racing nonstop.


    Although she had acted nonchnt just now, she actually cared quite a bit.


    Zhan Nanqing unconsciously moved closer to Qiao Jing’s side, as tense as a student waiting in the office for the teacher to grade their homework.


    Strange!


    Why would she think that way?


    After all, Qiao Jing wasn’t really her teacher, so why was she so nervous?


    Even when she was in school, she had never been this nervous in front of her teachers.


    “Don’t be nervous, don’t be nervous…”


    She had done her utmost to write this report, and she was very confident in her abilities.


    As long as it was something she wanted to do, she could generally aplish it with effort.


    Looking back, it seemed her life never involved particrly strenuous effort.


    That couldn’t entirely be med on her, mainly because she was born into a very good situation—it was unnecessary to strive, she could achieve things by lying t.


    Zhan Nanqing keptforting herself, yet as she watched Qiao Jing’s face, one of utter seriousness and evident professionalism, she couldn’t help but continue to feel tense.


    “Whoosh—” with a sound, Qiao Jing turned the page and continued reading.


    Hiss—


    Zhan Nanqing took a deep breath, suppressing her inner tension, and stood beside Qiao Jing.


    Five minutester, Qiao Jing’s attention shifted away from the report, and she turned her head to look at Zhan Nanqing.


    At that moment, Zhan Nanqing was on the brink of having the words “nervous” clearly written on her face.


    Zhan Nanqing fixed her eyes on Qiao Jing’s mouth, waiting for her forting words.


    “It’s okay, not too bad,” Qiao Jing objectivelymented.


    “What? Not too bad? Are your standards too high, or are you pretending to understand when you don’t?”


    Despite her nervousness, Zhan Nanqing had the pride of the Zhan Family in her bones; she was very confident in what she had written.


    She felt that what she had written was quite good.


    Zhan Nanqing’s words displeased Gan Lan.


    “She doesn’t understand? In this field, if she doesn’t understand, then nobody does!”


    What does that mean?


    Hearing Gan Lan say this, Zhan Nanqing was a bit confused.


    Gan Lan’s words were not yet finished, “You should be content! If she says you’re not too bad, that’s already a very high evaluation. Many people with significant achievements do not have the privilege of receiving herments.”


    Gan Lan’s admiration grew as she spoke.


    Because Qiao Jing had reviewed it so earnestly, and as a peak figure in the agricultural field, to calmly review ayman like Zhan Nanqing’s report without any pretense, reflected her down-to-earth nature.


    What’s that called?


    Doing the most impressive things with the least showiness.


    Admiration!


    She admired her so profoundly that she was practically bowing down in reverence!


    The more Zhan Nanqing listened to Gan Lan, the more bewildered she became. Looking at Gan Lan now, those sparkling eyes gazing at Qiao Jing, it was as if she was watching a deity.


    What in the world?


    Why was Gan Lan so adoring of Qiao Jing? And the way he spoke earlier was very strange, too.


    All these questions, she hoped to understand them all once she entered the research institute.


    “Hey! I’vepleted the report, and you said it’s not too bad, so can I enter the research institute now?” Zhan Nanqing asked Qiao Jing.


    “Do you really want to enter?” Qiao Jing asked seriously, looking at Zhan Nanqing.


    “Of course I do! Otherwise, why would I have put so much effort into this thest few days? What are you suggesting? Are you thinking of reneging?” Zhan Nanqing indicated that if Qiao Jing went back on her word, she would definitely have it out with her.


    Because if Qiao Jing reneged, it would mean that Zhan Nanqing had been yed for a fool by her, having wasted so much time and thought on the report for nothing.


    Who wouldn’t be infuriated by such a thing?


    “Let’s get one thing straight in advance; with your current level, if you were to join, you could only start as an assistant helping with printing and organizing documents, serving tea, and such tasks. Are you willing to do that?”


    The purpose of Qiao Jing saying this was to make Zhan Nanqing give up on her own, because if Zhan Nanqing really entered the research institute, it would mean that her identity would be exposed.