“Professor Li, Dean Stevens would like to see you in his office after the meeting,” a student relayed.　　Professor Li knocked on the door of the dean's office at Morton College and found Mrs. Huntington chatting with the dean. 　　When she saw Professor Li enter, Mrs. Huntington didn’t rise but greeted him with a faint smile, “Professor Li, long time no see.”　　Professor Li responded, “Hello, Mrs. Huntington.”　　Dean Stevens got straight to the point, “Mrs. Huntington mentioned there’s a bit of a misunderstanding between your student Liyan Shen and Huntington Auction House. She hopes you can mediate.”　　Professor Li replied, “Whether it’s a misunderstanding is not for us to decide. Liyan has already filed a lawsuit.”　　“Mrs. Huntington believes you’re supporting your student’s lawsuit. She specifically came to the college to see if there’s a possibility for an out-of-court settlement. After all, Mrs. Huntington has always been very generous to Morton College’s cultural heritage program.”　　Professor Li realized Mrs. Huntington’s intention: she wanted to use the out-of-court settlement as leverage to persuade him to talk Liyan out of the lawsuit, otherwise, she would stop donating to the cultural heritage program. Given the recent economic downturn in the UK and the government’s continuous cuts in funding for the cultural heritage sector, Mrs. Huntington’s support was a godsend for the program’s