1575 A Trap
Huo Yao took out her phone for a look while she walked to the study room.
Huo Yao narrowed her eyes coolly in surprise after looking at the notification.
She was yet to do anything about it, but someone had already tried to get to her.
Just as Huo Yao was about to put away her phone, a call came through.
Li Chenhui was looking for her. “Junior Sister, are you in school today?”
Huo Yao acknowledged him softly.
Li Chenhui already knew Huo Yao’s school timetable. “Where are you? Wen Ping and I want to talk to you.”
Huo Yao blinked quizzically.
Was he with Senior Brother Wen?
She replied coolly. “See you at the library then, okay?”
“Okay.”
Li Chenhui hung up the phone and looked at Wen Ping who was still working on the computer. “She said to meet at the library.”
Wen Ping nodded and quickly saved the data. “All done. Let’s go.”
He pulled out the thumb drive and placed it in his pocket.
Before long, the two of them arrived at the library.
Huo Yao already got them a table inside. When she spotted the two of them, she waved.
“Hi, Senior Brother Li, Senior Brother Wen,” greeted Huo Yao.
She was still holding a copy of the SCI journal in her hands which Liu Qian had forcibly given to her as she left his office.
Li Chenhui sat down, glanced at the journal, and was promptly surprised. “Junior Sister, do you read journals?”
“Every now and then…” replied Huo Yao without explaining in detail.
Wen Ping had a great interest in academic journals and said, “I think the latest issue of SCI is out. Sadly, we can only get them locally in a few months. I’ll let you know once I get my hands on it.”
Did he want to lend her the journal?
Huo Yao promptly sensed her temples throbbing. She had PTSD about reading books of any kind!
Huo Yao raised her arm and pushed the journal under her arm in front of Wen Ping without hesitation. “Senior Brother Wen, I believe this is the latest issue, right?”
Wen Ping was stunned. He glanced at the cover of the journal, picked up the copy, and checked the publication date. Sure enough, it was the latest issue.
Wen Ping felt very excited to see the latest issue. The journal was very limited in supply and hard to come by. He quickly raised his head and looked at Huo Yao. “Junior Sister…”
Huo Yao cleared her throat and interrupted Wen Ping. “I’ve already read the issue. Feel free to read it, Senior Brother Wen.”
Wen Ping wanted to ask her why she had the latest issue. He paused briefly and did not try to probe. Instead, he held the issue happily and replied. “I’ll return it once I’m done.”
“Uh huh. Take your time.” Huo Yao nodded. She dropped the subject and did not even mention that her article had appeared in the issue. She asked instead. “Oh yes. Why were you looking for me?”
Wen Ping had yet to recover from the joy of getting his hands on the latest issue of the journal when Li Chenhui kicked him under the table and gestured for him to speak.
Wen Ping snapped out of his excitement and finally put down the journal. He retrieved a thumb drive from his pocket and placed it in front of Huo Yao. “Junior Sister, do you mind helping us out? Can you take a look at this data and let us know if there are any problems?”
“Is it the same project?” Huo Yao did not take the thumb drive.
“Uh huh.” Wen Ping adjusted his spectacles. “Variable transformation is the topic of discussion at the academic conference. We were hoping to make our work as accurate and flawless as possible. We certainly don’t want to embarrass Prof Rong.”
Huo Yao was not concerned about embarrassing Prof Rong. The moment Wen Ping mentioned the academic conference, a wary look emerged on her face.