Chapter 1123 - 836: All Doctors Are Advanced Talents

Compared to the last time he came, Jie Nianzhou—or rather the will of Bi Yanling as expressed through Jie Nianzhou—was much more deferential.

He neither asked for privileges nor tried to schedule experiments at ungodly hours that would require students to work overtime; it was just a few hours of lab time.

It was really too "normal."

Shi Qianqian’s expression remained unchanged as she wrote Jie Nianzhou’s name, the time slot, and the experiment type in her notebook: "Alright, next Wednesday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Just come fifteen minutes early to set up the equipment."

"Monday and Tuesday are already booked," Shi Qianqian added to explain that it wasn’t a reluctance to give Jie Nianzhou an earlier time.

She had no particular opinion on Jie Nianzhou himself—or rather, most of the students from Bi Yanling’s project group.

"Okay." Jie Nianzhou didn’t say much more.

He took out his phone from his pocket, carefully excluding other project group reservations, and took a photo of his scheduled time on the timetable.

"Thank you."

After saying that, he turned and glanced towards the study direction, where Nan Zhubin had already retracted inside. Thus, Jie Nianzhou did not linger and quickly walked towards the door, soon disappearing.

Shi Qianqian glanced towards the study. The previous topic was already concluded, but Nan Zhubin and Mo Kai hadn’t come out yet, indicating that Jie Nianzhou’s arrival had sparked a new round of discussion.

She opened the door and entered directly, indeed hearing Mo Kai questioning, "Teacher, this senior brother doctor is quite different from last time..."

Jie Nianzhou coming to borrow the lab represents Bi Yanling. The major incidents happening in the project group recently were basically caused by Bi Yanling. Under such circumstances, any little movement from the opposing side particularly attracted attention.

Not to mention that Bi Yanling’s situation was like blowing wind into one’s face, demanding attention.

Bai Qinghua looked at the newly accepted Inner Sect disciple with a kind and sympathetic gaze, not responding directly but instead looking at the other disciples: "What do you think is Bi Yanling’s intention?"

He directly skipped over Jie Nianzhou, analyzing the Bi Yanling behind manipulated behavior.

Bai Qinghua’s gaze shifted and finally settled on Weng Pinting, signaling for her, the senior sister, to set an example.

Weng Pinting chuckled lightly, "First, let’s establish this—Bi Yanling has minor schemes both past, present, and future."

"Previously, when she couldn’t borrow our lab, she didn’t come over again. I inquired afterward, and she collected data through other channels."

Weng Pinting concluded, "So she’s quite an emotional person who reacts in ways incomprehensible to ordinary people when encountering setbacks, behaving not at all like a cognitively balanced adult."

Ignoring the aggressive part, the rest of the analysis was accurate.

Of course, the aggressive part wasn’t necessarily wrong either.

"Thus, Bi Yanling wouldn’t treat us peacefully. In this situation, having students come to borrow the lab while showing an entirely different attitude must have an underlying purpose."

This conclusion greatly narrows down the range of possibilities.

Mo Kai listened and kept nodding.

Weng Pinting stated, "Firstly, most directly—she’s showing weakness, wanting us to feel like she’s yielding."

"Given the clear conflicts we’ve experienced earlier, assigning a gentle person, someone we’re familiar with, to execute the ’borrowing lab’ task can lower our defenses against her."

Nan Zhubin glanced at Mo Kai and softly added, "This belongs to an ’impression management strategy’ on the level of ’social psychology’—she’s trying to adjust the perceived threat level we sense from her."

Mo Kai pondered and summarized, "Seemingly yielding on the surface while secretly harboring grudges and still wanting to stir trouble?"

Nan Zhubin nodded, "It can also be extended to ’dual-track behavior’ in ’organizational behavioral psychology,’ referring to inconsistent directions taken by individuals in public and private settings. Public cooperation can be for private convenience."

Nan Zhubin’s expression was more academic since he possessed the best memory among those present.

Shi Qianqian nodded, "Now, she assumes a posture of being able to communicate well, but that doesn’t mean she truly believes her behavior needs change. She just wants us to form a new impression of her."

Mo Kai nodded, "So it’s all camouflage."

Weng Pinting drew out the argument, Nan Zhubin provided theoretical support, and Shi Qianqian interpreted it within the current context. With this process, Mo Kai understood rapidly.

After all, Mo Kai was himself sensitive to interpersonal relationships and had a solid practical foundation.

Yet another teaching round.

"Not necessarily an illusion," Nan Zhubin added, "It might be genuine behavior, but it doesn’t imply an overall transformation. A person’s behavior can make concessions in a specific context while holding the long-term goal unchanged. This doesn’t even require deliberate camouflage."

Nan Zhubin emphasized, "An individual’s short-term adaptive adjustments don’t mean she has completed cognitive reconstruction."

This was a possibility Mo Kai was most familiar with, considering his side job overseeing an entire company. While daily intrigues could typically be ignored by him, as the boss, handing out paychecks and signing contracts occasionally sufficed.

If he frequented the company, there might even be some disdain from the top salesperson.

But on a macro level, Mo Kai indeed possessed insight and control over the company’s intrinsics—at least on par with Bai Qinghua over the research group before.