One of the security guards said, "Actually, I think we really don’t need to be so nervous, after all, she is Professor Qiao. Her character and morals are impeccable, how could she possibly hold grudges against us for what happened before?"
Another security guard imdiately agreed, "Indeed, and at the ti we were unaware of the situation. As the saying goes, ’ignorance is not a cri.’ Soone as understanding and broad-minded as Professor Qiao, of course, wouldn’t hold it against us!"
The two security guards chatted away, their admiration for Professor Qiao growing.
By this ti, Qiao Jing had already entered the institute.
As soon as she walked in, she heard so of the younger staff discussing her identity.
"Have you all heard? It turns out that all this ti, Xiao Jing, who has been staying with us, is actually our Professor Qiao!"
"Of course I’ve heard such big news! When I heard it last night, I was completely shocked. Who could have thought that Professor Qiao, who has been missing for so long, was actually right here with us!"
"Speaking of which, we used to think that Xiao Jing, a newcor just getting into agriculture, could possess such strong abilities, that if we worked hard enough, we could reach that level too. Now looking back, it was really just wishful thinking!"
"Exactly, she is Professor Qiao, the Empire’s top agricultural expert. There’s no way I could ever reach Professor Qiao’s level in my lifeti!"
"I’m aware of my limitations; I can never reach that level either!"
"Anyway, it’s great that Professor Qiao is back. With Professor Qiao here, our institute has a backbone again!"
"..."
Qiao Jing walked inside as usual, greeting everyone simply, "Good morning, everyone."
As soon as they saw her, the elderly professors gathered around, each holding a very respectful attitude.
"Professor Qiao, we’re really sorry. We’ve spent so much ti with you, yet we didn’t recognize you."
"Yes, it’s understandable that others couldn’t tell, but given your expertise in agriculture, we should have recognized you as Professor Qiao much earlier. But we failed to do so; truly we must be blind!"
"Professor Qiao, we’re really sorry. Not knowing you were Professor Qiao, we even had you assist us previously. It was very disrespectful."
"Professor Qiao, I also need to apologize. I asked you to help organize materials and do such trivial tasks before."
"..."
The elderly professors all reflected on themselves for a while.
When talking about past events, their old faces turned red.
However, concerning what the professors said, Qiao Jing didn’t mind.
She calmly said, "I’ve lost my mory, and can’t recall things from before. Since I ca in as an ordinary employee, it was appropriate for a newcor to do such jobs. You all have no issues, don’t overthink it."
"That’s what you’re saying, but it was indeed rather disrespectful."
"Yes, thinking back on it now, I really feel bad."
" too. It was very embarrassing."
"..."
The elderly professors continued to express their guilty feelings, wearing remorseful expressions.
Seeing this, Qiao Jing had no choice but to solemnly say, "It’s okay, I truly don’t mind, don’t dwell on it."
Saying this, she shifted her focus, "I’ll head off to work now."
With that, Qiao Jing stepped forward and went straight to the cultivation room.
Once in the cultivation room, Qiao Jing began observing the growth conditions of the grafted vegetables.
After a while, Xu Moqian suddenly ran in, standing right beside her, staring intently without saying a word, like a wooden figure.
Qiao Jing had noticed him early on but didn’t imdiately acknowledge him.
After recording the observed data, she stopped her work and looked up at Xu Moqian.
Discovering Xu Moqian hadn’t moved and was just staring at her, Qiao Jing raised her eyebrows dubiously, "What’s the matter? You’re usually quite talkative; why so silent today?"
Xu Moqian stared unblinkingly at Qiao Jing’s delicate and stunning face.
Being this close and seeing this familiar face made him feel a bit disoriented.
For a long mont, Xu Moqian finally asked, as if seeking confirmation, "Are you really Sister Jing?"
Qiao Jing slightly curled her lips, "As you can see, if the Sister Jing you know looks like , then yes, I should be her."
This statent was undoubtedly an affirmative answer.
Instantly excited, Xu Moqian couldn’t help but give Qiao Jing a hug.
So excited, his voice trembled, "Sister Jing!! You’re really not dead, you’re alive and well, this is so wonderful, so wonderful. I always knew that good fortune would look after you, you’d definitely be okay..."
Although yesterday at Master Han’s birthday banquet, he personally saw when that waitress tore the fake skin off Qiao Jing’s face.
At that mont, he was completely stunned, unable to react, and subsequently felt a persistent sense of disbelief, like he was dreaming.
Even upon waking up this morning, he felt the sa.
That’s why, right after waking up, he hurried over.
To verify quickly, he almost drove at a speed of two hundred miles per hour!
Now, once again seeing the face from his mories and holding Qiao Jing in his arms, Xu Moqian finally dared to believe that all this was real, not an illusion or a dream.
His Sister Jing was indeed back!!!
After a mont of silence, Qiao Jing raised her hand and pushed Xu Moqian, saying rather helplessly, "You got your tears on ."
Upon hearing this, Xu Moqian released her and wiped his face with his hand.
Indeed, he felt a bit of coolness on his face.
Only then did Xu Moqian realize he shafully cried.
Previously, he had never shed tears for anyone, just like Zhan Nanjing said, his skin was thicker than a city wall, crying was impossible for him.
Yet at this mont, soone always thick-skinned like him actually shed tears, without warning, not even realizing it himself.
Feeling slightly embarrassed, Xu Moqian quickly turned around to wipe his tears.
Seeing him like this, Qiao Jing’s heart softened unexpectedly.
In fact, she’d felt before that Xu Moqian harbored deep feelings for Qiao Jing, in other words, herself.
Though she lacked mories from before, she could infer that her relationship with Xu Moqian must have been very good, of close companions.
As Qiao Jing was musing on this, Xu Moqian had already dried his tears and turned back, looking at her mischievously as usual.
"Sister Jing, tell about back then. You ntioned before being saved by the Qiao Family in Nandu. How did you beco the third miss of Qiao Family after being rescued?"
After saying this, Xu Moqian looked at Qiao Jing with curiosity.
He’d always been curious about this, but since it involved personal privacy, he didn’t probe too deeply.
However, in the case of Sister Jing, it was different!
Between him and Sister Jing, there are no formalities!
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