Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed novel Chapter 621

The person with the sourest expression on her face was Edna.

When she heard the words "self-built lab," she froze, disbelief washed over her, and then it turned into a scornful sneer.

Self-built lab?

Easier said than done, huh?

Not to mention the cost, just getting the land and permits wasn't something Roseanne could pull off.

Back in the day, when the college favored Madeleine, Edna had a rough time.

No students, no resources.

The college administrators might as well have been blind for all the attention they paid her.

During her toughest days, Edna held her breath, even contemplating breaking away from the college to establish her own lab!

By the time she made a name for herself, the college would surely come crawling back to her.

But that thought was just a fleeting fantasy during her lowest moments, never seriously considered.

Because—

It was too hard!

You can't just find a spot, throw up some bricks, and call it a "lab."

A nationally and socially recognized lab had strict requirements for location, detailed architectural specifications, and had to go through layers of departmental approvals.

"Ha!"

"Uh... Ms. Edna, what are you laughing at?" Sybil asked quietly.

"I'm laughing at some people's overestimation of themselves. Playing around in secret is one thing, but to formally submit it to the college? As if they're not afraid of biting off more than they can chew."

"What do you mean?" Sybil prodded cautiously.

"Oh, you think setting up a lab is easy? Just submitting a proposal doesn't mean anything."

A proposal is just that, a proposal...

How long to build, what it ends up looking like, whether it gets recognized in the end, all remains to be seen.

What's the rush?

Edna: "Some people try to salvage their pride this way. Wishful thinking."

"You mean, they might not succeed?"

Edna lifted her chin slightly, a cold smirk in her eyes: "Remove 'might.'"

Sybil immediately laughed: "I knew it, how could they possibly set up their own lab? Those three are really dreamers!"

"Some people just refuse to face reality, that's why they live in fantasies. But eventually, everyone wakes up."

"Exactly! And when they do, they'll have nothing, and that'll be a real wake-up call!"