Xu Zixi was taken aback when she unexpectedly made eye - contact with the man. By the time she looked again, he had already shifted his gaze.
"Before the class starts, I need to take attendance. Now, I'll start calling the names. Wang Deli, Su Qing, Zhang Zhian..." The man said in a calm tone, calling out one name after another.
Those whose names were called would raise their hands and answer "Present".
Before they knew it, he had read out all the names. The man put a tick next to the absent students' names. Then he looked up at Xu Zixi again and said, "New student, care to introduce yourself?"
Xu Zixi had anticipated this. So when called, she stood up from her chair and said, "Hello, teacher. I'm Xu Zixi, a newly - enrolled first - year graduate student."
"Xu Zixi." The man repeated her name slowly, as if savoring each syllable. The intonation made the female students in the front row both envious and jealous.
"Are you the author of the paper on the glandular fluid of 'Golden Amber'?" he asked. "I'm also very interested in this topic. I hope we can have a more in - depth discussion after class."
In front of so many classmates, Xu Zixi couldn't refuse on the spot. She just smiled and said, "Sure, no problem."
After sitting down, the female classmate beside her excitedly leaned over and said to Xu Zixi, "You're so lucky! Professor He never shows special favor to any student. We used to think it was because of our lack of ability. Now it seems he does pay attention to looks."
Professor He?
Xu Zixi checked the class schedule and noticed the name of the teacher for this class.
He Xuan.
Noticing the whispering around Xu Zixi, He Xuan cast a glance over. The female classmate immediately sat up straight and didn't dare to say another word. Xu Zixi found that although He Xuan looked rather melancholy, his eyes were full of power. When he looked over, it would unconsciously send a chill down one's spine.
He's a bit of an oddball.
Xu Zixi thought to herself. She composed herself and began to listen to the class attentively.
The medical knowledge in this world was not much different from that of her previous life. Xu Zixi had achieved a high level of success in the field of biopharmaceuticals in her previous life, so she regarded this knowledge as just a warm - up.
However, she found that He Xuan's teaching style was very interesting. He would explain the knowledge by combining a large number of real - life examples, making it easy for students to understand and master the key points.
This proved that he had extremely rich experience in cell and gene pharmacology. Xu Zixi had an urge to interrupt his lecture and discuss research cases with him.
A thought flashed through her mind.
After entering the school, she would have to consider setting up a research laboratory and formally starting her research. But at present, apart from herself, there were no other suitable candidates in her research laboratory.
She had thought about poaching talents from other research laboratories with high salaries. But with her current academic qualifications and achievements, it would be difficult for her to manage those big - name researchers. Everyone had their own ideas, and it was very easy for the research laboratory to be divided into small groups, which was a situation she didn't want to see.
She came back to campus and into the classroom to look for talents, invite them to join her team, and work with her to develop a cure for Yan Yincheng.
For example, the professors in the school or outstanding students were all her target candidates.
She lowered her voice and asked the female classmate beside her, "What's Professor He's background? Has he been teaching here all along?"
The female classmate shook her head and said, "Professor He came to the school a year ago. Don't be deceived by his young age. He's only in his thirties, but he's a biomedical doctor from M Provincial University of Technology. He once worked in Hubert Biomedical Company and participated in the research of more than a dozen drugs. It's said that because a relative of his in China passed away last year, he gave up his high - paying job abroad and came back to teach in China."
I see...
Xu Zixi's eyes fell on the man on the podium again. She tapped the table with her fingers curiously.
Although she was very interested in Professor He, after class, Xu Zixi didn't rush to get close to him. Instead, she simply packed her books, got up and headed to the next classroom without giving He Xuan, who was still on the podium, an extra look.
He Xuan didn't say anything, but his eyes followed Xu Zixi's departing back, his expression unreadable.
On this day, Xu Zixi attended all the classes according to the schedule. From the classes, she got to know the level of each teacher, and gradually made up her mind.
Soon, the day's study was over.
When she was packing up her things and about to leave the classroom to inform Wei Shu, she heard the chattering voices of the students outside.
"Wow, a Maybach! And the license plate numbers are all 9s. I wonder which big shot is in this car?"
"Look! The car door is open! Someone is getting out!"
"He's so handsome! This man is incredibly good - looking!"
"Is he here to wait for someone?"
"Of course he is! I wonder which girl he's waiting for. I can't imagine what kind of beauty she must be to be liked by such a rich and handsome man."
Xu Zixi knew exactly who they were talking about just by listening.
With a smile, she picked up her things and walked out of the classroom briskly. Looking down from the corridor, she saw the familiar Maybach parked on the open space in front of the teaching building. Yan Yincheng was leaning against the car, allowing the students of the medical school to look at and talk about him openly.
He was no longer wearing the suit he had put on in the morning. Instead, he was wearing a loose T - shirt and jeans. His hair was deliberately messed up, obviously a deliberate makeover before coming.
It had to be said that he really looked like a college student now.
If he were really studying on campus, he would surely be the most eye - catching figure. All the school - hunk and star - like people she had seen in her previous life were no match for him standing in the wind at this moment.
The smile on Xu Zixi's face became sweeter. She quickened her pace and ran downstairs.
At this time, someone noticed her figure.
Someone in the crowd exclaimed, "I remember! That's Yan Yincheng, the third young master of the Yan family, the richest family in Fengcheng! The girl running towards him is his wife, Xu Zixi, a newly - enrolled first - year graduate student in our school!"
Yan Yincheng was leaning against the car. According to what Wei Shu had told him, he put his hands in his pockets and waited with a cold face.
His sharp hearing caught the sound of familiar footsteps running towards him. He cleared his throat, straightened up, and turned his face slightly in that direction.
As the footsteps got closer, just as he was about to say something, the familiar and charming fragrance filled his nose, and someone gently hugged his waist.
"Husband, I didn't expect you to really come to pick me up after class. Aren't you busy at work today?" Xu Zixi said with a smile.
The word "husband" made Yan Yincheng's bones go soft. In front of all the teachers and students of the school, he lowered his head and kissed the woman on the face, saying, "No matter how busy I am, I have to come to boost your prestige, so that they know who is backing you up. In this way, no one will dare to bully you when I'm not around."
Xu Zixi was not the kind of person who would allow others to bully her. But she really appreciated Yan Yincheng's concern. She nodded seriously and said, "You're right. Fengcheng is your territory. Your name is much more well - known than mine. I must make good use of it in the future."
The two got in the car and left. On the teaching building, a figure in a white shirt stood in the corner, watching the black Maybach gradually disappear into the distance before turning away.