He leaned back against the chair, reached up to take off the reading glasses perched on his nose, gave the bridge of his nose a firm pinch, then stood up from the chair, looking relaxed, and walked over to pour himself a cup of hot water.
Just as he took two sips, there was a sudden knock on the office door, followed by a bespectacled middle-aged man sticking his head in, smiling at Professor Hans, and saying:
"Professor Hans, Professor Lu from Jingcheng University and Professor Liang from Shuimu University have arrived. The dean invites you to his office for a meeting."
"OK, I'll be right there, thank you!"
Professor Hans nodded at him, took another sip of water, put the cup back, straightened his clothes, and walked out.
...
Seventh Dining Hall, first floor kitchen.
"Lao Jiang, I've taken care of this for you."
Hu Zhihai squatted across from Jiang Yu with a large bowl of cold rice noodles, eating mouthful after mouthful, saying,
