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Wendelyn, skilled at pretending, put on an Innocent, helpless expression before looking troubled. “I… I didn’t do anythingb, /bbI /btreat Erin blike /ba sliter viby would she frame me?”

Everyone looked at her, their doubt still lingering.

At that moment, Joshua was also at Basterel University, and Sheldon was the one receiving him.

Joshua was the one who made the huge investment in this project. Right now, theb was starting to see some returns on their work.

bAs /ban investor, Joshua was much kinder than most. He never squeezed them dry and offered a very fair profit–sharing n. Theb’s benefits were bpretty /bgood–they got a generous 30% of the earnings.

Joshua wore a white shirt and ck pants, the cor buttoned up neatly. His physique was excellent. Though the gold–rimmed sses softened ba /bbbit /bof his natural ruggedness, as he moved, his defined, strong muscles were visible beneath his shirt.

Once the project review waspleted, the next step for Joshua was to apply for a patent and then share the findings to benefit society. After all, bnew /benergy development was the lifeblood of industry. Whoever controlled the new energy controlled the future.

Sheldon said, “To be fair, it was your idea that helped ourb make this breakthrough. The problem was solved, and the credit still belongs to our bb/bb./bb” /b

“You definitely deserve the honor,” Joshua replied calmly.

Sheldon replied, “That’s true, but I really admire that expert from the tech forum. She solved our problem in just ten days. I remember you also invested in our lithium–sulfur battery project here at Basterel University. Has there been any progressb?/bb” /b

Joshua shook his head. Some projects he had invested in wouldn’t yield returns in the short term, and the lithium–sulfur battery project was one of

them.

He had estimated it would take at least five years to see any returns, and now, nearly four years in, theb was still struggling with the shuttle effect

problem.

“Maybe you can ask that expert for help. But I heard from one of my students that she’s taken on an SSS–level task rted to the Ol system on the teach forum,” Sheldon said.

He was full of admiration for the expert. Excelling in one field was hard enough, but that expert wasn’t just skilled in materials science and engineering; she also seemed to have deep knowledge of informatics.

As an academician at Basterel University and a prominent figure in international engineering circles, Sheldon rarely praised anyone so highly. Hearing him speak iso /iglowingly about this expert piqued Joshua’s curiosity.

But Joshua had no intention of rushing the lithium–sulfur battery project for immediate returns–he didn’t need the money for investments. “I’ll hold a meeting in three days,” he said. “Professor Wendell, you’ll handle the presentation.”

“Consider it done,” Sheldon replied.

When Joshua and Sheldon stepped out of theb, they heard Erin tearfully confessing her wrongs over the loudspeaker.

She said, “In the convenience store, I deliberately knocked over Shermaine’s yogurt. She only attacked me because she realized bmy /bbintentions/b. bLater/b, paid and instructed by Wendelyn, I smeared Shermaine on the forumb, /beven fabricating bthe /brumor about her cheating on exams.

“I’ll post the proof of payments and our chat screenshotster. Now I want bto /bformally apologize to Shermaine. I’m sorry.”

Hearing Shermaine’s name, Joshua remembered how she had asked him for milk earlier. He found her tone amusing and smiled. He bwas /balways baloof /band refined, and this rare smile was like ba /bbray /bof sunshine breaking through the cloudsb, /bgiving him an unusual charm.

Besides, he exuded an irresistible allure. Just one nce at him could send anyone’s hormones into overdrive. Everyone bwould /bbbe utterly /bbcaptivated /bbby /b

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bhim/bb. /bbThankfully/b, there were no women around to witness this moment.

On the other hand, Sheldon frowned upon hearing Erin’s words. ‘Students these days are truly a mixed bagb, /bhe bined /bbinwardly/b. “bHo /bwonder bsow /bbof /bbthem /bcan focus on serious academic research–they’re just too restless and dishonest.’

“Sorry you had to hear this, Mr. York,” Sheldon said.

b“/bThe person she apologized to is my fiancée,” Joshua said calmly.

Sheldon thought, ‘I didn’t ask, so why bring it up?‘ But out of politeness, he asked, “Is she also a student at Basterel University?b” /b

b“/bNob, /bshe isn’t.”

b“/bThen who is she?”

“She is ba /bhigh school senior.”

Stunned, Sheldon thought, ‘He is so much older than his fiancée–and he’s bacting /bbso /bnonchnt about bit/bb?/b‘