Rebirth: He Decides to Lie Flat
Chapter 444 - 444 439 Behind the Scenes

Chapter 444: Chapter 439: Behind the Scenes Chapter 444: Chapter 439: Behind the Scenes Jiawen had been entangled all the way, and by the time they were almost home, she had fallen asleep on his back.

But Chen Yan still woke her up to feed her a cup of honey water and watched her take a shower and get into bed before he felt relieved.

When you ask her the next morning what she did last night, she would reply nonchalantly, “Had dinner, what else could I have done?”

Indeed, she had forgotten everything completely.

Today is already August 30th. The weather wasn’t good yesterday, so Jiawen didn’t go to the dormitory to air it out and dry things, but she must go today because Liang Yujun and the other two are arriving in Beijing by train this afternoon.

They both left the house together, Jiang Yan went to the Xiang Cuisine Restaurant to drive the car back to Qinghe Garden, while Jiawen went directly to the dormitory.

At the school gate, Jiawen bumped into Mu Miao.

She remembered this girl, Jing Junyang’s high school classmate, they had dinner together the night before.

So when the other party looked at her, she simply nodded slightly as a greeting and then planned to walk straight past. Honestly, having only met once, they couldn’t even be considered acquaintances, so she didn’t think there was a need to stop and chat.

But Mu Miao seemed stunned for a moment after she walked by, then quickly caught up, saying, “Xiaosi…”

Jiawen came to an abrupt halt, turning her head in astonishment to look at Mu Miao, thinking, isn’t this person too familiar? Why is she calling her by her nickname? Was it her place to do so?

“Sorry, can I call you that?”

Genetically speaking, she was Jiawen’s cousin, and it was reasonable for her to call her that. But Mu Miao wasn’t someone who couldn’t read the room; she could tell from Jiawen’s expression that Jiawen didn’t want her to call her that way.

“Is there something you need?”

Jiawen could tell, Mu Miao planned to follow her, seemingly wanting to have a chat.

She didn’t quite understand, what was there to talk about between two strangers who had only met once?

Unless…

She eyed Mu Miao suspiciously and said calmly, “I want to make it clear in advance that even though my boyfriend is quite familiar with Jing Junyang, no matter how close they are, he won’t interfere in other people’s private affairs. If you want to pursue Jing Junyang, you have to rely on yourself.”

“Ah?” Mu Miao was stunned, pursue Jing Junyang? What were these things she was implying?

She couldn’t help but smile wryly, waving her hands, “No, no, that’s not it. Jing Junyang and I are just ordinary high school classmates, there’s no way we would have anything more than a friendship.”

“Then what do you want with me?” Jiawen asked, clearly confused.

“Can we find a place to talk? How about the coffee shop at the entrance?”

Jiawen waved her hands, “No, I need to go to the dormitory to ventilate and clean. If you’re not in a hurry, we can talk about it some other time.”

After speaking, she turned to leave, but Mu Miao quickly followed, “Then let’s talk in your dormitory, I’ll help you clean up.”

It wasn’t easy to get this opportunity, and Mu Miao didn’t want to miss it.

“I don’t really like beating around the bush. If you have something to say, it’s best to just say it directly.”

Having entered the dormitory, Mu Jiawen first opened all the windows, then moved everyone’s mats and bamboo mats onto the balcony to sunbathe before taking a basin of clean water and starting to methodically wipe down the dorm.

Mu Miao held a mop and was helping to clean the floor. She worked efficiently and did not slack off, making sure to mop each corner thoroughly.

“I also have a twin brother who majors in physics. He got into Beijing University a year before me and is currently a graduate student.”

At this point, Mu Miao paused, but Mu Jiawen kept working without looking up, clearly showing no intention of asking further, so she had no choice but to continue, “In March this year, my brother’s advisor recommended him to join our third cousin’s laboratory. He was very excited and treasured this rare opportunity, but he didn’t take the chance to get close to our third cousin. Instead, he just diligently followed his seniors’ instructions, doing the odd jobs and organizing data. However, in early August, a set of data in their experiment showed an error, which not only rendered the past two months of experiments fruitless but also allowed their rivals to get ahead, making their laboratory ineligible to sign up for next month’s competition in M Country.

“The incorrect data wasn’t done by my brother, but the senior he was following pinned the blame on him. Even his advisor didn’t believe him. Now, my brother is about to be kicked out of the lab, and they’re making him write a self-criticism admitting his own mistakes…”

By this time, Mu Jiawen had finished wiping down their four desks. She stopped, turned around, and looked at Mu Miao with slight confusion in her eyes, “I’m a bit confused, if your brother is being treated unfairly, why are you coming to me for help?”

Although she was accepted as a student by Professor Li ahead of time, she didn’t think she had the clout to stand up for graduate students. After all, there were plenty of Ph.D. students around; who would care about an undergraduate junior?

To seek out Professor Li?

She wasn’t that familiar with Mu Miao, so how could she possibly ask the teacher on her behalf?

Mu Miao looked a bit awkward, “It was only after I bumped into you last night that I thought of asking for your help. Previously, my mother asked my father to seek help from our aunt to speak to our third cousin on behalf of us, but my father refused, and my brother wouldn’t allow it either. They were thinking of just letting it go and taking the loss as a lesson. But I know that my brother is not feeling well inside, being kicked out of the lab has hit him hard, and recently he has been quite dejected. I originally wanted to find our third cousin, but I heard he went abroad the day before yesterday and won’t be back for a week, and now the lab is under the charge of your cousin…”

“Wait, what did you say?”

At this moment, Mu Jiawen finally realized something. Mu Miao, with the surname Mu… the ‘three drops of water’ Mu…

“You’re from the Mu Family?”

This statement was more of an affirmation than a question.

And Mu Miao had a look of collapse. Didn’t I introduce myself to you last night? And after mentioning my third cousin so many times, don’t you realize I’m talking about your third brother?

Her mouth twisted into a stiff smile, “I told you last night, my father is your mother’s cousin, his name is Mu Shurong…”

Mu Jiawen finally understood why Mu Miao was looking for her.

After pondering for a while, she thought that even without the connection on her mother’s side, if the mistake that occurred in her third brother’s lab was really as Mu Miao described it, and the actual culprit was still there unscathed while someone else was being made a scapegoat and kicked out…

She wasn’t naive, she knew some labs don’t operate cleanly, it’s not uncommon for the old to bully the new every year. Take herself for instance, because she was the student personally chosen by Professor Li, no one dared to say anything about her gaining experience in the lab last year.

It’s just that while they might not dare to say it to her face, behind her back some people still claimed she was accepted by Professor Li because of her mother, asserting that otherwise, an undergraduate student wouldn’t have the qualifications to be in the lab.

She didn’t really care, but didn’t want to cause trouble for Professor Li, so she didn’t go to the lab this summer, agreeing with her teacher to return after her junior year was over.

These matters were all trivial to her, nothing significant.

But what happened to Mu Miao’s brother was no small matter.

“Wait a second, I’ll call my cousin and ask about it.”

Yu Ci was out of the country to purchase a set of equipment, so the lab was currently overseen by Yu Yue.

Mu Miao was overjoyed to hear this. She hadn’t expected Mu Jiawen to agree so readily.