Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Gulp

Mamie swallowed hard, turning to look at Roseanne, as if seeing her for the first time.

"Hey, Roseanne, we don't have anyone else with your name at the university, do we?"

Scales quirked an eyebrow, "Really now?"

Mamie glared at him, "What do you know? This is called being boldly speculative but cautiously assertive! Don't wanna get my hopes up for nothing..."

Roseanne, snapping out of her daze, chuckled, "I don't think so...?"

"Ah-ha! So it was you, wasn't it?!" Mamie bounced like a dynamic meatball, "OMG! My classmate is a superstar! My teammate is a genius! Roseanne, I'm entrusting my next life to you, seriously, sob sob..." Scales teased, "Look at you, totally lacking ambition."

Mamie huffed, "You think you're better? Then don't hang out with us."

Scales was speechless.

Ignoring him, she turned her ears towards Roseanne, who was asked, "When did you submit to 'Nature'?"

Roseanne replied, "Before the semester started."

"That explains it..."

But before the semester, where did the research topic come from, where did the lab come from, where did... the corresponding author come from?

"Next up, can we

you

The applause was thunderous.

Carlson couldn't help but

was puzzled, "Carlson, aren't you...?"

into a small smile, "There are too many brilliant people out there, geniuses

paused, "In research, it's not about being the only flower in

Diversity breeds prosperity.

a pity some

hearing "Roseanne's" name and moving to

face was a palette of

en

smile faded quickly, her gaze turning icy. Roseanne

she didn't have much

way, but only those

at 45 degrees, upon standing, she smiled towards

message couldn't be

expression stiffened, a flicker of guilt passing through her

however, looked deep

then, Sybil

Hiram, I have

"Go ahead."

for less than two months, and Roseanne quietly got published in