Meeting You Was Fate novel Chapter 729

"Miss Ren, this is not your fault. We all know that you and Miss Yu work very hard to take good of Adrian. We won't blame you. So, please don't blame yourself," Mandy said to the teacher, forcing a smile on her face. She could see the color returning to the teacher's pale face.

The teacher pursed her lips, which were trembling. Only guilt could be seen on her face.

At this moment, the patter of hurried footsteps alerted everyone. A young woman in her early twenties ran to the door of the operating room, panting. Sweat was still dripping from her forehead as she gasped for air. After a pause, she calmed down and asked, "How... How is Adrian now?"

Mandy turned her head and saw the other teacher, Miss Yu. Obviously, she had rushed here as her face was flushed like a tomato.

"Miss Yu, why are you here?" asked Mandy.

"I just got off work. I was worried about Adrian, so I come here to have a look," Miss Yu said while gasping like a fish. Since Miss Ren went to the hospital, she had to manage the class. She couldn't come until she was off duty.

"Adrian is safe for the time being, but I don't know what happened." Mandy's face darkened. Although she tried to smile at the teachers, she still felt depressed in her heart. Mandy's heart would remain in turmoil until she could see the detailed report. Just those bolded "normal" remarks in the report would put her heart at peace.

"Mrs. Jin, what do you mean? What's wrong with Adrian?" asked Miss Yu with a frown.

"Adrian's wound could have been infected by bacteria. The reports will come after a week. So until then, we just have to pray that everything comes out okay." Mandy shook her head, feeling powerless. For a moment, she felt that her world was going to collapse. Fortunately, Nathan was by her side now.

With one hand in his pocket, Nathan walked some distance from Mandy. His handsome face was now as cold as ice. With a sullen look, he took out his phone and called Serge. When he answered, Serge could sense that dangerous aura laced in Nathan's voice. "Serge, hurry up and check out this Doctor Ouyang. Use force if you have to, but make sure you enter that laboratory at all cost!"

"Understood!" Serge was already off duty. But after receiving orders from Nathan, he immediately turned around and drove towards the lab.

In the lab

Dr. Ouyang was doing an important experiment. It had bothered him for a long time. Bacteria showed varying properties on varying temperatures. Understanding the difference was crucial to the following research. The whole research project was going on step by step. One mistake on any given step and all his previous work would turn into an error, and he would have to start from the beginning. Because of such complexity, even after Dr. Ouyang studied for years, he couldn't finish the research and failed on every occasion.

The last bacteria that he succeeded in transforming was named 830. A single bacteria, and yet it took him three years of research. His salary was five million a month with the help of Eve's funding.

In fact, he wasn't dragging the research out for more money. He loved doing bacterial experiments more than anything. The reason behind that could be traced to more than twenty years ago.

At that time, Dr. Ouyang was still a young boy with a big birthmark on his face. He looked hideous, and people regarded him as a "monster" whenever they saw him. He was known as the ugliest doctor in the medical school. Behind his back, the students would say that it would be useless even if he became a doctor. After all, the patient would get scared silly just by the doctor's face.

He used up all his savings to pay the school fees. Plus, he was an introvert by nature. No one wanted to be friends with him at the university. But Doctor Ouyang was very hardworking. During the seven years he studied medicine, he slept for less than five hours a day. He dedicated all his time to studying.

But, regardless of his efforts, he was treated unfairly simply because of his appearance. And consequently, he lost the scholarship that rightfully should have been his. In terms of academic performance, no one could surpass him. But the student who got the scholarship was handsome, easygoing, and he was a "teacher's favorite" kind of student. So as if natural, all the awards went to him.

Even now, that student's name was deeply ingrained in Doctor Ouyang's mind—Shawn.

When he was in university, Ouyang had a secret crush on a talented girl. Her name was Elizabeth. She was beautiful and hailed from a rich family. But she and Shawn were in love with each other. They would stick to each other every day as if glued and would emit a love-struck fool's aura.

Ouyang didn't feel all that bad about this. It just felt natural. He was ugly and poor. Shawn was handsome and rich. He had nothing good when compared to Shawn apart from his grades. Elizabeth choosing Shawn over him just felt...natural.

Regardless of how excellent Ouyang's academic achievement was, he still didn't have any friends in the medical school. Even the mentors were indifferent to him. The mentors would fight for Shawn, but none would even ask Ouyang to participate in any important projects.

All his classmates had their respective mentors and projects, but Ouyang alone would be left out. So, he had to choose the least popular subject: bacterial experimentation.

There were many reasons why students didn't want to conduct bacterial experiments. Many of those experiments could cause certain health issues after prolonged exposure—issues that were deadly!

All the other tutors were glamorous and witty, while Ouyang's tutor was a man in his sixties. He had tousled white hair and spent most of his time in the lab. Professor Lei was well-known for being hard to get along with. And as he got older, his words began coming out in a slur. So, many students avoided him and didn't choose his course.

Just like Ouyang, Professor Lei was also a strange man. He rarely talked and preferred communicating with others only about experimental results.

As time went by, the professor and Ouyang grew familiar. They became close enough to be called friends. One rainy day, lightning burnt the electric circuit in the lab. So, the experiments had to be stopped.