Chapter 288: He Was Pleasantly Surprised
James’ eyes only stayed on her for a moment and then he looked away. There were plenty of other girls out there. He was not a person without self-respect, so why waste his time on a woman? However, he found her being followed by a man out of the corner of his eye, and the two of them walked in talking and laughing. James couldn’t help it and look over again.
Only then he found that the man was the one he had seen in the hospital. James couldn’t help clenching his fists. He could tolerate her not liking him and her ruthless rejection, but he couldn’t tolerate her affection for another man, especially when that man was not as good as him. Sam noticed his gaze and looked over, and saw Yvonne coming in. She froze, "Mr. Taylor, do you know her?"
James gritted his teeth and looked away. "No." He picked up the water glass and took a sip unhappily. Sam didn’t think much, and just said, "Excuse me, I’ll go to the bathroom."
With that, she got up and walked over. She stopped to say hello when she passed Yvonne. "Miss White, what a coincidence! Nice to see you here."
Yvonne was talking to Stanley, and when she heard the sound, she turned her head and looked over, but was surprised when she saw Sam, "Hello."
She was not very impressed by her neighbor. They had just met a few times. Sam nodded slightly and then headed towards the bathroom. "Let’s go, the table I booked is over there," Stanley said.
Yvonne nodded and walked to the table. James sat there, watching the two sit down not far from him, and he watched the man gently pull out the chair for Yvonne. Yvonne smiled at him. He was very upset in his heart, and he subconsciously drank all the water in the cup. He only felt that a fire had started in his throat, and immediately ordered a glass of ice water from a passing waiter. But a cup of ice water did not quench his thirst. He was very depressed.
At this time, Sam happened to come back from the bathroom and found that he did not look very good, and asked, "Mr. Taylor, are you feeling all right?"
James said, "Yes. Oh, I just saw you say hello to someone over there. Do you know her?"
Sam glanced in the direction he was pointing, and said, "She’s my neighbor."
James was startled, "Neighbor?"
A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. Sam nodded, "Yes, she lives across the hall."
"You mean, that girl lives across the hall?" James tried to confirm it.
Sam nodded. "Yes, she does." Hearing Sam’s answer, a hint of surprise flashed in James’ eyes. He was pleasantly surprised. He couldn’t help but curl his lips evilly. However, Yvonne didn’t even notice that someone was watching her at this time. After ordering the meal, she chatted with Stanley enthusiastically.
Since joining in Stanley’s laboratory team, she felt that she had felt much better.
Being away from the intrigue of the department and James’ harassment, she had concentrated on experiments and had lived a much quieter life. This reminded her of those days in medical school. "How is it? Are you used to it?" Stanley asked.
Yvonne said, "Not bad. I feel like I’m back in medical school."
"Yes," Stanley said, "I felt that way at the beginning, but there are a lot more responsibilities than in medical school."
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Yvonne nodded in agreement. She remembered something and asked, "Oh, Stanley, I heard that our research project was suspended for some time. Did you encounter any difficulties?"
Stanley nodded, "That’s right. I brought this research project back from abroad. Some time ago there was some problem with the sponsorship funds, I had to stop it."
"Funds? How is it now?" Yvonne asked.
Stanley looked a bit solemn, and said, "For now, it can only support research at this stage."
"What about after that?"
Yvonne was surprised. After all, the subject research was not just about this stage, and there were still many more stages to be carried out in the future. Stanley sighed, "I haven’t found a solution yet, so I can only play it by ear."
Hearing what he said, Yvonne felt a little sorry. After all, every medical student had a dream of scientific research and she was no exception. She paused and asked, "How much money do you need?"
Hearing her question, Stanley was secretly happy, and he said, "Tens of millions at least. You know, scientific research is a project that costs money."
He glanced at Yvonne subconsciously. Yvonne was lost in thought. At the same time, after learning that Yvonne lived across the hall from Sam’s house, James began to make a plan. However, he didn’t say anything. He was chatting with Sam while watching the situation on Yvonne’s side.
After Yvonne and Stanley left, he said to Sam, "Let’s go. I’ll take you home."
Sam hurriedly said, "No, thanks, Mr. Taylor. I’ll take a taxi and go back by myself."
"Well, it’s not safe for a girl to go home alone at night. Let’s go."
James didn’t give Sam a chance to refuse, so he walked out with his jacket. Sam had to follow. The two walked out of the restaurant one after another, and James kept his eyes on Yvonne who was walking in front. He saw her get in a black Phaeton.
He knew Yvonne’s car, so he was sure that it wasn’t her car. It was certainly the men. He was taking the girl home after dinner? What a trick... James couldn’t help but sneer, and the next second he saw Stanley sitting in the driver’s seat. He was right. He got into the car quickly.
Sam got into the car and fastened the seat belt, but when she saw that the car didn’t start for a while, she was surprised and asked, "Mr. Taylor, are you waiting for someone?"
James then looked away and said, "I need a cigarette."
As he said, he rolled down the car window, took out a cigarette and smoked it, but
kept his eyes on the situation in the car in front of him. He didn’t snuff out his cigarette until the car in front started. He started the car and followed it. Yvonne didn’t even notice that her car was followed. She was just thinking about the problem Stanley had mentioned before. Tens of millions was not a small amount of money.
If it were only a few million, she thought she could help solve it. Thinking of this, she asked, "Stanley, have you ever tried soliciting corporate sponsorship?"
Hearing her saying this, Stanley, who was driving, turned his head and looked over, "I tried, but it didn’t work. You know, our medical scientific research projects are very complicated and slow to produce results. It takes at least three years. It is too long for companies, and, normally, they are unwilling to invest."