"Elder Kong, this is the surgery master, Yun."

Mr. Wilson led Yun Zhi and Chi Youyou to the front of the conference hall.

An elderly man with white hair sat there, his hair a bit long and tied up on top of his head, with a goatee, eyes slightly narrowed, looking over at them when he heard the voice.

"Yun, this is Elder Kong, a very renowned geneticist in the biomedical field."

"Elder Kong, hello, it’s an honor to meet you here."

Yun Zhi had heard of his name but never seen him, and she admired many of his studies.

"It’s truly the world of young people now, I am getting old~"

He joked with a smile, completely without the sternness of someone in a high position, giving a very benevolent impression.

Chi Youyou couldn’t help but take another look, just in time to meet Elder Kong’s gaze, she politely smiled at him, not sure if it was her imagination, but she felt he looked at her as if he knew her.

But it was just a glance, and then they started discussing some recent matters in the medical field.

These topics she couldn’t chime in on, so she stood there obediently, listening.

They were all very advanced topics, which made her feel impressive just listening!

"If you feel bored, you can walk around by yourself."

Yun Zhi suddenly turned her head and said to her, then continued to join their conversation.

Chi Youyou thought for a moment and decided to go out. Right now, she’s using Manni’s identity, so she can stroll around freely. Once she returns to being Chi Youyou, she might not be as carefree.

Chi Youyou looked at the conference schedule, which was planned for a whole day, with various topic sharing, most related to disease treatment, and some were bold and innovative subjects.

Just listening to their conversation earlier already made her feel lost, she knew when the workshops began she would definitely fall asleep.

She absentmindedly flipped through the pages, not entirely uninterested, finding the genetics topic quite intriguing, somewhat similar to genetically modified plants.

However, the medical aspect was surely different from what she imagined.

Finally, she sent a message to Yun Zhi, then left the conference hall, only to encounter her aunt stopped outside as soon as she stepped out.

"It was all a misunderstanding, I’ll apologize to Yun!"

"Let me in! All the documents I submitted are in accordance with the procedures!"

...

"Sorry, if you don’t leave now, we’ll have to use force to escort you out."

"You all!"

Zhou Junyi was blocked at the entrance, wanting to rush in, but didn’t dare to because the guards were tall and sturdy.

"I...I won’t go in! Surely I can wait here!"

In the end, her momentum slowly diminished, she never expected to randomly bump into someone outside the entrance who is Yun!

Moreover, who would have thought Yun is actually a young woman!

"Hey? You! Weren’t you the one with Yun earlier?"

Chi Youyou didn’t expect her aunt could see her from so far away, she awkwardly smiled at her then quickly turned away and walked briskly in another direction, not wanting to get entangled with her troublesome aunt!

"Wait!"

Hearing the voice behind her, Chi Youyou immediately changed direction and walked back into the conference hall from the other side.

Then she saw Zhou Junyi being blocked at the entrance once again.

Oh, does Uncle know how embarrassing Auntie’s being?

According to the information from Song Shiyu, Uncle treats his mother really well, seeming to expect them to come to M Country, of course, it could all be just a show.

After all, in the face of interests, blood relations are also weak.

"Careful."

Chi Youyou was thinking about things and nearly bumped into a pillar in front of her, luckily someone behind reminded her.

"Elder Kong!"

The person who reminded her was none other than the highly regarded old professor introduced by Mr. Wilson – Elder Kong.

"Thank you."

Elder Kong stood with hands behind his back, smiling kindly at her.

"Young people shouldn’t be heedless while walking, pay attention to the road."

"Elder Kong is right, I’ll be careful from now on."

Chi Youyou nodded, not knowing why, though she found Elder Kong very amiable, he also seemed to have an air of distance, and when he looked at her, it was always with a kind expression, different from how he looked at others.

"Are you Yun’s assistant?"

"I’m Manni, it’s an honor to meet you."

"Manni? Well, it’s a nice name."

Is that a nice name?

She felt foreign names all seemed similar, completely different from those of Huaxia, often being long and difficult to remember, some even sharing names with ancestors, and many shared names, overall, she preferred Huaxia names more.

Elder Kong was also a Huaxia person, didn’t expect him to praise her name.

But she didn’t think much of it, automatically categorizing the comment as part of Huaxia people’s art of creating conversation when there’s no topic.

"Thank you, Elder Kong."

Foreigners express emotions quite straightforwardly; she remembered she is still Yun Zhi’s assistant, not Huaxia’s Chi Youyou, but Manni from Y Country, learning their habits, she expressed her gratitude joyfully.

"Would you mind keeping this old man company for a walk?"

"Shouldn’t you attend the discussion?"

"At my age, it’s natural to let the young take the stage."

Elder Kong smiled, "I came this time mainly because I owed Wilson a favor, to support the occasion."

Chi Youyou didn’t respond to his last sentence, those kinds of favors were best left undiscovered, Wilson’s financial conglomerate detests people digging into their affairs.

Since she had nothing to do anyway, she nodded in agreement.

"As long as you don’t find me annoying."

"No way, being able to chat with a giant in the biomedical field is my honor, see how many people envy me."

The conference room was large, besides the main hall, there were lounges, and they slowly walked into the conference room, attracting quite a bit of attention on their way.

"That’s Elder Kong!"

"Who’s the person beside him?"

"Looks unfamiliar, don’t recognize?"

"I’ve seen her! She seems to be Yun’s assistant!"

"Yun’s impressive, her assistant shouldn’t be bad, able to gain Elder Kong’s favor!"

...

Chi Youyou walked beside him, pretending not to hear the side remarks, they sat at a spot with a perfect view of the entire conference hall, a unique perspective.

The workshop began, and Chi Youyou suddenly regretted coming. This would probably take all day to listen to!

Should she find an excuse to leave?

She sneaked a glance at Elder Kong beside her, seeing that he was attentively listening to the speech on stage, occasionally nodding, she immediately gave up on the idea of leaving.

Everything went just as she expected, not sure during which talk, she fell asleep...

When she woke up, the workshop had reached the midday break, she groggily greeted Elder Kong, searched around yet couldn’t find Yun Zhi!