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Then, a bit embarrassed, she added, “Sorry, Mr. Barton, I haven’t
officially interviewed at your company yet, so I didn’t recognize
you just now.”
Back in school, she had heard of Reginald’s reputation, but
Reginald only supervised PhD and graduate students, focusing
on his own research projects.
There had been two public lectures, but by the time she heard
about them and went to attend, even the entrance was packed
with people.
So, she had never had the chance to formally meet Reginald.
Reginald nonchalantly shook her hand back, smiling as he said,
“It’s fine.”
After letting go, Reginald glanced around Harriet and asked her,
“Alone?”
Harriet smiled, “My assistant is busy with something else.”
Reginald then said, “Let’s go to the restaurant together.”
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“Sure.”
It was rare to run into Reginald, and even rarer to have a chance
to chat with such an expert in the field, so Harriet went to the
restaurant with him.
Besides, after leaving the Townsend Group, she would be
joining Galaxy Innovations.
At lunch, employees sat in groups of three or five, and everyone
at each table knew each other.
Harriet didn’t know many people, and Reginald didn’t know
many either, though many knew him. When others came over to
greet him, Reginald ignored them and directly sent them away.
As a researcher, Reginald didn’t like crowds. There were very
few people he enjoyed talking to or found worth talking to.
At his company, people were always begging him for
technology or to collaborate.
So, at the large dining table, only he and Harriet remained.
Taking the soup Reginald served her, Harriet thanked him and
said, “Mr. Barton, I might need another half month to leave the
Townsend Group, so my start date at Galaxy Innovations may
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be delayed a bit.”
Reginald smiled and replied, “No problem, just come over when
you’re done.”
Harriet smiled as well, “Thank you, Mr. Barton.”
After taking a sip of soup, Harriet asked him, “I didn’t see you at the conference in the past two years. Why did you come this
year?”
Reginald served Harriet a piece of rib and said, “The higher-ups gave me a task, so I had to take a few days to come over.”
Some people attended the conference by invitation, some tried every way to get an invitation letter, but Reginald was pressured by the government to show up and give these companies a
chance to meet and talk.
Reginald usually worked with military-industrial enterprises, such as guidance systems for cruise missiles, building communication centers, early warning systems, and so on.
Some of his company’s R&D projects were in collaboration with research institutes, while others were independent.
It was all very complicated, so he rarely worked with private
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companies.
Listening to Reginald, Harriet smiled and said, “For you, Mr.
Barton, it really is a waste of time.”
While eating, Harriet continued, “Mr. Barton, I heard Galaxy
Innovations has been tackling wireless power issues recently.”
Reginald nodded and replied unhurriedly, “Yes, we’re
researching wireless power.”
“Although there is wireless power on the market now, it’s not
widely used. The reason is that during wireless charging, too
much energy is wasted, and a lot of electricity is lost to the
environment.”
“So Galaxy Innovations has been researching this in the past
two years, trying to see how to reduce power waste, and even
find ways to absorb and utilize electrical currents from the
environment.”
When talking about work, Reginald seemed to shine, not at all
like a man in his thirties-he was still full of energy.
Reginald spoke earnestly, and Harriet listened with full
attention.
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Not far away at the main dining table, Kelsey had been
watching Harriet and Reginald for a long time. Seeing them.
chatting happily, with only the two of them at the big table,
Kelsey patted Ellsworth and pointed at them, saying, “Ells, is
that Hara?”
“Is the one eating with Hara Reginald from Galaxy Innovations?
Did he come to the conference too? How does Hara know him?”
Kelsey fired off a string of questions. Ellsworth followed her
gaze and saw Harriet listening intently to Reginald, her eyes
shining.
On this side, Ellsworth’s expression darkened.
He hadn’t expected her to know Reginald, let alone get along
with him so well.
After watching Harriet and Reginald for a while with a cold gaze,
Ellsworth withdrew his eyes and continued talking to Darrick.
Meanwhile, Reginald and Harriet were still chatting happily. For
the afternoon meeting, they sat together at the back.
Reginald wasn’t interested in business conferences, so while
the big shots were giving speeches and discussing plans, he
was dozing off.
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Next to him, Harriet noticed that while others were networking
and talking about making money, Reginald was sleeping, and she couldn’t help but smile.
Researchers really do have their own personalities.
