As a result...
Their relationship was really good, so good that Zhao Yi gave up on continuing to discuss new research findings with Edward for her sake.
"I really can’t compare with her!"
Thinking carefully about the girl, Camilla felt a faint sense of loss.
...
Monday.
Zhao Yi finally ca back.
In fact, he had returned on Sunday afternoon, but after going out for two days in a row, he was quite exhausted. He decided to rest in the teacher’s building, and only returned to the staff dormitory the next morning.
He just tidied up his belongings in the staff dormitory and then went directly to the Biodical Research Institute.
He still had to make a trip to the lab on Monday to check on the progress of the lab projects, help Zhang Wei, Liu Chengjie, and others to solve so problems encountered in their research, or offer so suggestions, and so on.
This work didn’t take much ti, but it was very efficient.
Zhao Yi spent more than two hours in the lab, and then went to teach half a class. He had an early al at the cafeteria, and only then did he really return to the staff dormitory.
Edward Witten knew that Zhao Yi was back and was waiting at the door early. He lived right across from Zhao Yi and kept looking down the stairs or scanning the corridor to see if anyone was coming upstairs. Later, he moved a lounger and sat in front of the window in the hallway, flipping through a magazine in his hand.
When Zhao Yi was walking upstairs, Camilla reported to him in advance, "Edward, Zhao Yi is back!"
"Really?"
Edward Witten abruptly stood up, staring straight at the staircase as he watched Zhao Yi coming up step by step, his expression sowhat excited, "Finally, you are back!"
"Huh?"
Zhao Yi did not expect Edward Witten to greet him at the stairway. He hurriedly said, "Don’t stand here, go inside. I’m back now, right?"
"I’ve been waiting for more than two days." Edward Witten’s tone was sowhat resentful, "These two days, I’ve been thinking, why don’t you put research first?"
Zhao Yi gave an awkward smile and was about to offer an explanation.
Edward Witten continued, "Why is it that even though you don’t put research first, you still achieve so much success?"
"Well..."
Zhao Yi was a little confused about Edward Witten’s aning, whether it was praise or sarcasm?
Maybe both?
He shook his head and explained, "You’re mistaken. I’ve always put research first, as long as it’s during work hours."
"There’s such a thing as work hours for research?" Edward Witten pressed his lips together and complained, "But this morning? What were you doing? I’ve been waiting all morning..."
"Research!"
Zhao Yi nodded and said, "I went to the dical institute, the Biodical Research Institute. I have a lab there with lots of research to do."
"dical research? I think I’ve heard of it, but isn’t our research more important?"
"dical research is more important!"
Zhao Yi stated clearly, "My main focus is biodical research. Mathematics and particle mathematics are just side interests."
"...?"
Edward Witten was even more puzzled and asked, "What’s so good about dical research? Doctors are just technicians; dical research relies on equipnt. It’s a waste for you to focus on it."
His words were full of academic contempt.
Top mathematicians and theoretical physicists stand at the top of the academic contempt pyramid, while dical research and biological research can at most only stand in the middle. It’s true that many top mathematicians are real geniuses, while few dical researchers are considered geniuses.
Zhao Yi didn’t have any ’academic contempt’ in mind, but said, "It’s just a difference in perspective. I think dical research is very important and interesting. First of all, dical research has great application prospects, and so significant research can benefit all of humanity."
"Moreover, there are many new discoveries in dical research. For example, we recently discovered the 2CV-Bing Hydrogen Molecule and Tianqing Protein, which are very effective in the treatnt of AIDS."
"So discoveries are very interesting and, in addition to treating diseases, may have other gains. For instance, I’ve heard there’s a gene technology now that, as long as the full functions of human genes are analyzed, could potentially use targeted gene changes to help people achieve longevity in the most scientific way."
From Zhao Yi’s long-winded explanation, Edward Witten chose to ’filter out’ so parts, but he clearly understood the last part, and suddenly realized, "So that’s it, dical research can extend life? This indeed has the potential to be achieved!"
"So as long as we can extend life, live several decades more, we’ll have more ti for research and can devote more ti to particle mathematics and M theory research... "
"That’s not a bad idea. I’ve always lanted that I’ve grown old..."
Listening to this, Zhao Yi felt quite amused.
He was clearly talking about ’extending life’, making people healthier, but when it ca to Edward Witten, it sohow beca ’living several more decades, having more ti for research’?
How did that leap of logic even happen?
Zhao Yi silently shook his head, deciding not to argue with Edward Witten. He would let him understand it however he wanted since he was such a great man after all.
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