Facing an Ancient God for a Year

"It’s rare to come back, so I need to focus on handling some backlog tasks."

Miss Liushuang asked her question with noticeably more ease than before, clearly open to any kind of answer.

Even so, Fu Qian didn’t give an ambiguous response, and simply nodded.

"Besides, if I leave immediately, Professor Lisa would likely be very unhappy with such empty promises."

This return has brought quite a few interesting things, making it worthwhile to spend some time organizing the gains from this period.

Though not seeking fame or fortune, since I call myself the temporary leader, I must strive to secure a good academic environment for the club—cough, I mean the college.

"Hehe... From what I know of Professor Lisa, once she promises a treatment, she won’t go back on her word. Though she might charge some interest by then."

Seeing Professor Lisa, who had been assigned a task, being teased again, Miss Liushuang smiled gently and immediately defended the mentor.

"But she does seem overly fatigued recently, so it might not be a bad thing to change up her tasks a bit."

Though Ji Liushuang didn’t say much the entire time, it was clear from her observant eyes that she supported Fu Qian’s task allocation.

Then she thought of something and cautiously confirmed,

"Will Professor Fu be staying in the lab? Can we find you there if needed?"