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Although there had been some awkwardness, Tokairin Yuko still reappeared in front of Chen Yu after washing her face. She cleaned up the leftover bottles and cups in the laboratory before she left with Misumi Mikoto and the Nakado Department, taking their test results with them.
As the trio left, the lab researchers also gradually arrived to begin their work for the day. However, seeing Chen Yu, who had arrived before them, the researchers couldn't help but feel a sense of tension and unease, fearing they might have angered Chen Yu by coming in late.
But Chen Yu did not mind and signaled one of the researchers to escort Misumi Mikoto and her group out of the hospital. After checking on the progress of the experiment, Chen Yu returned to his office.
The workload of an associate professor could be seen as both heavy and light—it mainly depended on whether Chen Yu felt like working or not.
