Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed



Henry passed the invitation over with a nonchalant gesture, "Here, take a look for yourself."

Henrietta, puzzled, took it and after reading, paused in disbelief, "They actually went ahead and built a laboratory, huh..."

"Why wouldn't our darling daughter be as good as any son? You have a problem with that?! Humph! Let me tell you, never ever say such things in front of our little girl... Not even behind her back, got it?"

Henrietta rolled her eyes.

"I'm speaking to you!"

"Alright, alright! The daughter's your precious gem, no one can say otherwise!"

Only then did Henry nod, satisfied, "Good to know."

...

Later that afternoon, the couple packed their bags and headed for the airport.

Passing through the neighborhood entrance-

"Hey, Henry, off to deep-sea fishing again?"

"Not this time. I'm off to Lumina City."

"Oh? What's taking you all the way out there?"

"To see my daughter."

"What's up with her?"

Henry beamed, "She's doing big things!"

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...

That same day, both the university and the faculty also received their invitations.

The dean mused, "A student from the Life Sciences department has set up her own laboratory and is about to have an unveiling?"

He looked towards the vice-dean with a slightly confused expression as he asked this.

The vice-dean hesitated, "Uh... I just got the news myself. Nothing was reported up from Life Sciences before this."

"This Roseanne... isn't she the one who just published in Science as a first-year grad student?"

"Yes, that's her."

"Setting up her own lab?" The dean found the idea... somewhat niche.

The vice-dean, wiping sweat from his brow with a tactical gesture, "I guess it's just the students taking initiative. It's probably nothing major..." "Madeline's even sent the invitations to us on behalf of her student, and you think it's nothing major?"

The dean's perspective and vision were, of course, not something ordinary people could match.

The vice-dean, "It can't be, right? Setting up a lab isn't something you can just decide to do, is it?"

"As administrators of the university,

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shouldn't we be concerned about why, despite having free access to university labs, Roseanne and her team would choose to set up their own facility outside? What's the reason behind it, who else is involved, could there be academic rivalry or other issues?"

"So... what do you suggest?"

The dean flipped the invitation over a few times, pondering for a while before saying, "... Well, they've sent out the invitation. We should at least go take a look."

Let's see what this Kingswell University graduate has up her sleeve, capable of stirring up such a commotion!

Meanwhile, at the faculty office-

The dean threw the invitation onto

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Babur's desk "Take a look at the mess you've created! The university's got wind of it too. Regardless of whether Roseanne's lab gets off the ground or not, this spectacle alone is enough to have us held accountable!"

With that, he left, hands clasped behind him.

Babur's heart trembled.

How dare Roseanne escalate this to the dean?!noveldrama

Such audacity!

And setting up a lab?

What a joke!

Clearly, it was all thunder with no rain, stirring up a fuss deliberately to draw the university's attention and, in doing so, leverage the faculty, putting him in a tight spot.

What a calculated move!

The assistant glanced at the invitation-

The unveiling ceremony was set for tomorrow.

"Dean... what should we do?"

Babur was expressionless.

After a long silence, "... Go get Edna."

The assistant moved quickly, and within ten minutes, Edna was pushing the door open.

"What do you need?"

The woman stood in front of the desk, arms crossed, looking down at him from a position of authority.

Babur didn't speak but gestured for her to sit.

Edna frowned, "No need to sit. My lab's busy. If you've got something to say, make it quick."