Chapter 440: Chapter 439: Academician Peng Comes in Person

“Who has caught the eye of Academician Peng??”

“Working overtime is for training??”

Chi Gui fell silent.

She finally understood why Wu Zhiyuan had suddenly and inexplicably run over in the middle of the night to check on her, cursing Peng Xiao for being blind.

“So… those people from the other families are also attending Shi Liyun’s welcoming banquet?” Chi Gui asked.

Wu Zhiyuan nodded, then, fearing Chi Gui would feel sad, he added, “Don’t be too upset, they’re all as blind as that Academician Peng, and they’ll regret it sooner or later!”

Chi Gui: “…”

She was just about to defend Peng Xiao when her phone suddenly rang. She took it out and saw a message from Peng Xiao: “Where are you?”

Chi Gui sent the address right away: “Celebrating the young master of the Fu Family’s birthday.”

“Got it.” After Peng Xiao replied with this message, he didn’t send any more.

Chi Gui put her phone away, and just as she was about to speak, Mrs. Fu came over and asked her, Wu Zhiyuan, and Min Yun to go to the front hall, leaving Chi Gui unable to say what she had wanted to.

Once in the front hall, Chi Gui greeted everyone in the hall.

Although everyone spoke politely, they no longer showed her the same respect as before.

Chi Gui didn’t mind, and only casually mentioned it during small talk when she returned to Old Sir Fu’s side, “Grandpa Fu, my boss might come over later.”

“Alright, just bring him over when he arrives,” Old Sir Fu replied, thinking it was one of the D-level members from the International Medical Alliance.

After all, Chi Gui had just passed the Medical Alliance’s audit, and D-level members could all be considered her superiors.

And since Chi Gui’s tone wasn’t particularly formal, Old Sir Fu didn’t take it to heart.

Just a D-level member wasn’t anything significant for the Fu Family.

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Jin Family.

The Jin Family’s situation was completely different; their banquet hall was filled with patriarchs of various families and medical scholars from the Expert Group.

Old Sir Jin stood in the banquet hall, laughing and finishing his greeting with a patriarch from another family, his pride and pleasure nearly overflowing.

Finally, the day had come when he could truly step over the Fu Family!

Old Sir Jin walked over to Xue Mingqing and Shi Liyun with a smile, praising, “Truly worthy of being Academician Shi. You’ve just arrived in the U.S., and you’ve caught the attention of such an important figure as Academician Peng!”

There were quite a few people gathered around Shi Liyun at that moment, and upon hearing Old Sir Jin’s compliment, they all chimed in.

Xue Mingqing spoke modestly, but the pride in his eyes didn’t diminish at all.

Shi Liyun sat quietly next to Xue Mingqing, smiling demurely, her fingers gripping the stem of her glass gradually tightening.

She had never expected that a casual boast she’d made with Xue Mingqing on a whim would spread so widely…

Shi Liyun was well aware that this was something that couldn’t be kept secret forever, it was bound to come out.

But… as she looked at the admiration and envy in the eyes of those around her, she pursed her lips and ultimately said nothing.

Just then, the butler rushed in, his face barely able to hide his excitement, whispering something to Old Sir Jin.

Old Sir Jin’s eyes lit up instantly, and he laughed heartily to Shi Liyun, “Academician Peng has also come to Huaxia! I’ve already sent someone to invite him; he should be here soon!”

He deliberately raised his voice so that almost everyone in the banquet hall could hear him.

The entire banquet hall was stirred at once!

That was one of the five core leaders of the International Medical Alliance!

To put it bluntly, if he so much as stomped his feet, the entire global medical community would tremble!

If he personally visited the Jin Family, then the Jin Family’s status in Huaxia would be firmly established as the number one family!

After Old Sir Jin finished speaking, he quickly arranged for the butler to clean again and prepare specialties from the U.S.

While everyone in the hall was abuzz with discussions about this development.

Shi Liyun, on the other hand, felt as if she had been struck by lightning, her fingers gripping the glass stem turning white!