Chapter 373: The Need to Promote One's Own Theory_2

Zhao Yi felt much more relaxed after leaving the conference center. He wasn't used to its atmosphere, always being surrounded by a crowd of academicians asking and discussing, combined with necessary politeness and small talk. It always felt a bit oppressive and frustrating, but once he left, he felt much more at ease.

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Back at Yanhua University, he found himself still surrounded by 'a group of people', as many people came forward to inquire about the election results.

Colleagues from the Biomedical Research Institute, professors from the School of Sciences, and even his dorm buddies – as well as other acquaintances like teachers and classmates – all greeted him with the same question, "How did it go? Did you get elected?"

The difference was in the tone.

Fan Lei, Li Renzhe, and other classmates asked genuinely, not knowing the outcome.