Reborn as a Mortal Heiress Pampered by Big Shots-Chapter 433 - 284 is not a teacher, it’s an old...

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Soon, it was time for the next trip to the Academy of Sciences.

Shen Zhiqiao brought her lab rat because she needed to observe its condition at all times to adjust the dosage of the injection.

During the noon break, the researchers gathered around Shen Zhiqiao’s lab rat to take a look.

There was a metal dish in the cage, filled with some nutrient solution.

The lab rat was licking it up.

"Sister Shen, your lab rat can already eat on its own, that’s impressive," someone said.

"Being able to eat by itself means its bodily functions have recovered by half."

"You still have three days left until the one-week competition deadline, Sister Shen, you should have a sure win."

Academician Li, having heard of Shen Zhiqiao’s competition with the group next door, walked back and forth in front of her cage with hands behind his back and suggested confidently, "Such meaningful competitions should be appropriately organized more often."

Shen Zhiqiao agreed with a somewhat aloof tone.

She carried her lab rat to the resting room, just in time to bump into Academician Fu’s group from the adjacent lab.

Seeing Xia Ye come out empty-handed, a researcher from Academician Li’s team asked curiously, "Sister Xia, how is your lab rat doing? Didn’t you bring it?"

"No," Xia Ye replied casually, "It’s in the dorm."

Shen Zhiqiao stopped in her tracks and looked at her with a meaningful expression.

The researcher from Academician Li’s team said mockingly, "Sister Xia, aren’t you being too carefree? The lab rat’s current condition must be very unstable. You’re not with it all day; what if there’s an emergency?"

Xia Ye was on her way to the cafeteria for lunch and had no time to chit-chat with them.

With a look of restrained patience, she replied coolly, "It won’t be necessary, my lab rat is in good condition, so you don’t need to worry."

After snapping back, she was about to walk away when Shen Zhiqiao sneered and spoke up, "Classmate, are you sure your lab rat is in good condition?"

Xia Ye pinched her brow, clearly running out of patience.

Seeing that his classmate was in a hurry from hunger, Huang Yan, standing nearby, spoke up for her, "My classmate knows what she’s doing. Lunch break time is limited; let’s not waste it."

The other researchers from his group felt the same way.

But Shen Zhiqiao persisted, as if she held some evidence in her hands.

She calmly took out a photo from her phone and showed it to Huang Yan and his group.

The photo was none other than of Xia Ye’s lab rat.

The lab rat’s mouth was smeared with a sticky green liquid, three silver needles were inserted into its head, and it lay in the cage on its back with rolled-up eyes and a slightly open mouth.

The people who had just spoken out for Xia Ye suddenly fell silent.

Xia Ye also glanced at the photo and then arched an eyebrow, admitting the photo was quite technically captured.

It must have been taken right after she fed the rat and finished the acupuncture, as in the photo, the lab rat was clearly rolling its eyes because it was sleeping soundly, and its mouth was open because it was snoring in its sleep. But in the static image, it looked as though it was about to die. ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom

Given that the photo was taken in their dorm, it was obvious who had taken it.

Shen Zhiqiao spoke with conviction, "The purpose of our competition is to cure them, and I hope you don’t resort to any cruel mistreatment of the lab rat just to avoid losing."

She spoke so firmly that, suddenly, the gazes directed at Xia Ye became tinged with suspicion.

But Xia Ye didn’t care at all. With one hand in her pocket, she hooked her lip carelessly, "Whether it’s treatment or mistreatment will be clear in three days."

With that nonchalant remark, she turned and left.

**

There was no doubt Yang Qiange was the one who took pictures in Xia Ye’s dorm.

She thought the little mouse was pitiful, and Xia Ye would do anything to win.

Yang Qiange, with her overflowing maternal instinct, felt that simply sending the photo to Shen Zhiqiao was far from enough, so more people should see it.

So, she immediately started a thread on the school forum and posted the picture there.

The title only mentioned it was Xia Ye’s lab rat without any further explanation, leaving it to the students’ imagination.

After posting, Yang Qiange happily awaited the public reaction.

Any thread related to Xia Ye always quickly became popular, and hers was no exception.

Within minutes, the first reply came in.

"Oh my, the little mouse looks so pitiable..."

"Are those needles on its head inserted by Xia Ye?"

"Isn’t she from the medical department? Could it be that she’s treating the mouse?"

"Is it treatment or something else... Can the original poster clarify what exactly you mean by just posting a photo and leaving us to guess?"