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Chapter 147 Reprimanding Nancy to Her Face 

After being admitted to the doctoral program, Nancy’s primary responsibility was research, yet she hadn’t been able to settle on a clear direction. 

Even after reviewing a large volume of literature, she still couldn’t identify a suitable research topic. 

While her fellow doctoral students had already immersed themselves in their respective projects, she still hadn’t settled on a research topic. 

For her academic career, this was a serious waste of time. 

That was why Nancy decided to seek Oliver’s guidance. 

Oliver was known for being strict and rarely smiling. Among students, he was widely regarded as a difficult mentor to approach. 

Nancy thought the same. 

In order to ensure that the consultation went smoothly, she had no choice but to involve Ethan and Andrew. 

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everyone worked like this and saw me as a last resort whenever things got tough, a doctorate would be meaningless. The rules might as well not exist.” 

“I’m sorry, Professor Jones,” Nancy said, lowering her head in shame as she listened. 

Oliver adjusted his glasses, his tone sharp. “Don’t. Apologize to yourself. You spent time preparing for graduate school, and now you’re wasting even more time on your doctorate. If you don’t truly want to study medicine, quit now. Medical school isn’t a place to pad your resume.” 

Every word carried his disdain for Nancy. 

Oliver had mentored so many outstanding students. Not one of them behaved like Nancy, vanishing every few days. 

Many people lived in the lab, repeatedly overturning experiments just to obtain a single data point. 

Nancy’s head hung low. Her face flushed deep red, and the fingers resting on her knees curled tightly without her noticing. 

Oliver’s words were more humiliating than a slap to the face. 

She had thought that bringing Ethan and Andrew would at least make Oliver treat her with some restraint. 

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She hadn’t expected him to disregard everything and 

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What Oliver said wasn’t wrong, but spoken aloud, it was harsh beyond measure. 

Especially when said in front of Ethan. 

Ethan sat quietly as Oliver dressed Nancy down, his expression cold and visibly displeased. 

Yet he said nothing. 

Andrew, on the other hand, couldn’t hold his temper. He couldn’t stand listening to Oliver speak to Nancy this way. He slammed his fist on the table and snapped, “You old bastard, how dare you talk to her like that? Even if Nancy doesn’t study medicine, she can still make a living. Who are you to sit here and judge her?” 

Seeing Andrew lose his temper, Nancy hurried to calm him. “Andrew, don’t. This is my—” 

Before she could finish, Andrew cut her off, “I just can’t stand this old bastard picking on you.” 

At that, Oliver cast Andrew a leisurely glance. “If she can make a living without medicine, then she should sever this path now. Getting into a doctoral program isn’t impressive. Graduating is.” 

As he spoke, Oliver shifted his gaze from Andrew back to 3/5 Nancy. Her eyes were red. She had clearly been crying. 

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Seeing her like this inexplicably irritated Oliver. 

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So he continued, without the slightest courtesy. “Choosing a research topic is the first threshold a doctoral student faces. If you can’t clear that, then there’s no point in talking about a dissertation. Medicine doesn’t just demand focus. It demands the ability to work alone, for long periods, without distraction. If you’re constantly surrounded by people, then this field isn’t for you. In that case, continuing down this path is a waste of time. You’d be better off finding another life altogether.” 

Nancy’s tears fell more fiercely. She kept her head down, not daring to look at Oliver, and not daring to look at Ethan either. 

Seeing that she didn’t respond, Oliver called her by name. “Nancy, do you think what I said is correct?” 

Nancy still didn’t lift her head. She only nodded slightly. 

Oliver smiled at that and then turned to look at Ethan, who had remained silent throughout. “Mr. Wilson, what do you think? Do you think what I said is right?” 

Ethan leaned back against his chair, relaxed and casual. When Oliver looked over, he met his gaze. 

The moment their eyes met, a silent standoff passed between them. 

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“It seems Professor Jones has no intention of dining with us. See him out.” 

Andrew froze for a moment. “Ethan-” 

Ethan’s face hardened as he repeated. “See him out.” 

Nancy had been wronged here. With Andrew’s temperament, even if Nancy had truly been at fault, he would still have fought to preserve her dignity. Yet Ethan remained unmoved and instead ordered Oliver to be sent off. 

Andrew had no choice but to stand up. 

The moment he did, Oliver stood up as well.