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n“What is correct?”

nThe postgraduate was feeling puzzled. He took a step forward to take a look and was astonished. “This…”

nIt was only then that Feng Xingshen regained his senses. He anxiously stood up and put away the papers. Seeing his student retract his gaze tactfully, he heaved a sigh of relief.

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nThe postgraduate was still in a state of shock. “It’s correct?”

nFeng Xingshen nodded.

nHe seemed to have recalled something and hurriedly took out his phone. He gave Xue Xi a call via WeChat.

nIt was late at night and the young lady seemed to be asleep. The phone rang for some time before it was picked up. The young lady appeared uncomfortable to be interacting in this way. “Hello,” she simply greeted moments after answering the call.

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nHer low and aloof voice had a hint of sleepiness.

nFeng Xingshen quickly said, “Have you sent the results of the proof to anyone else?”

nShe paused before responding, “No.”

nThe man heaved a sigh of relief and said in a serious tone, “Before publishing it, don’t let anyone else see it for the time being. There are many academics who would take others’ credit for their own.”

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n“…Oh. I got it.”

nHer voice was as calm as before. Feng Xingshen felt as though he was the eunuch who was worried sick while the emperor himself was not at all anxious.

nHe coughed and asked, “Did you proof this theory on your own?”

nShe paused and replied in earnest, “No. My maternal grandfather proved two-thirds of it. It should be obvious from the draft that I sent you.”

nFeng Xingshen noticed it, but many had tried to use this method to prove the theory in the past. They always got stuck in the last step and could not proceed from there.

nHence, the first two-third portion of it did not really matter and was considered elementary. The hard-to-come-by portion was the last one-third!

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nEven if the young lady said that she was the one who proved this theory, there would be no problem at all.

nFeng Xingshen developed greater trust in her character.

nHe treated her as his junior and grew fonder of her. He smiled. “Which journal are you intending to publish this on?”

nShe paused. “Huh?”

nShe was clearly confused.

nFeng Xingshen responded, “You need to arrange this into a thesis and submit it to the most influential math journal. Do you know how to write a thesis?”

n“…I don’t.”

nFeng Xingshen chuckled. “I can help you with this. I advise you to submit it to Inventione-Mathematica. Your proof would create a buzz in the international math scene for sure!”

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nShe, however, did not seem to be very excited and continued to reply calmly, “Sure.”

nFeng Xingshen: “…”

nIf it were him, he would definitely prepare the thesis for the whole night, but her attitude…

nHe asked further, “Are you free?”

n“No.”

n“Are your studies hectic?”

n“No, I have to attend the National Mathematical Olympiad.” It had been a week since Xue Xi did her math questions. In order to show that she regarded the competition to be of great importance, she decided to spend the next three days doing questions.

n“…”

nFeng Xingshen once again felt that the world was a fantasy.

nWhy would someone as formidable as you, who proved Bartra’s theory, participate in a competition with a bunch of high schoolers?

nHowever, at the thought that the young lady was merely a high schooler, he gulped. “Are you in your senior year?”

n“Mhm.”

n“Okay. If you don’t mind, I’ll get someone reliable to write the thesis for you!”

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n“Thank you, then.”

nOnly then did he feel relieved. He asked, “We’ve spoken only twice in the group chat. Why did you trust me and sent me the draft?”

nAlthough he was a math expert in the nation and of proven character, he could not even promise that he would be able to resist when it came to theses like this…

nThis was an honorable event that would go down in history!

nListening to this question, Xue Xi thought it was weird and replied casually, “Aren’t you the one who asked me to help you with this question?”

nFeng Xingshen: “??”

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nXue Xi, who was woken up in the middle of the night, was not bothered by this matter and continued sleeping.

nFor the next three days, she spent all her attention and effort on doing the Math Olympiad questions.

nOld Lady Xue wanted to mock her on several occasions but was prevented by Xue Sheng. Liu Yiqiu and Xue Yao seemed to have received a great blow from the piano incident. Thus, they were well-behaved.

nThree days passed and Xue Xi packed up her luggage to go for the National Mathematical Olympiad.

nThe students participating in this competition were almost the same as those who went for the Math Star Competition. The international school had three girls as well, and the other two girls were staying together.

nOld Liu asked Xue Xi for her opinion and allowed her to stay alone.

nOn the bus, Fan Han saw the girl, who was wearing a cap, sitting alone in the last row. He pursed his lips and sighed. There were too many people on the bus and tongues might wag, so he decided to comfort her after they had checked in to the hotel.

nFive hours later, the bus arrived at the hotel.

nDuring the check-in, Fan Han moved slowly on purpose because he wanted to find out Xue Xi’s room number. She passed her identity card to the receptionist and the latter smiled. “Hello. Single rooms are no longer available in our hotel. Is it alright that we upgrade you to a presidential suite for free?”

nThe rest were startled. There is such a good bargain?

nFan Han was stunned. The presidential suite was on the 28th floor, and average guests could not go to that floor unless they were staying there.

nXue Xi did not give it much thought and replied, “Mhm.”

nImmediately, the service staff came to collect her luggage. When the others had left, Fan Han pondered over it and realized that he still had a lot of allowance. Just as he was about to upgrade to the suite, he saw other guests checking in. “Are single rooms still available?”

n“Yes. Which floor would you like, sir?”

nFan Han was dumbfounded and could not comprehend what had happened. By the time it was his turn, he requested to upgrade his room but was notified, “Sorry, but our hotel’s suites have all been booked. There is no available room that we can upgrade you to.”

nFan Han: “???”

nXue Xi slept particularly well that night, and breakfast was delivered to her room the next morning. By the time they had gathered, she boarded the bus in great spirits.

nThey arrived at the competition venue, and Old Liu briefed them on the instructions before they headed in. When Xue Xi arrived at the examination hall, she took out her admission card and entered the classroom.

nImmediately, she met someone familiar—Liu Liyuan.

nAs luck would have it, Liu Liyuan sat right beside her.

nEver since the previous incident, Liu Liyuan had been harboring hatred for her. She spread rumors about how Xue Xi enjoyed her life as a rich heiress. In the end, the latter’s first place put her back in her place and she became the butt of the joke!

nDuring this period of time, she could not get down to studying and knew that she had no hope of winning an award.

nShe clenched her fists in enmity. Standing up all of a sudden, she lifted her pencil case and threw it fiercely at Xue Xi. Since she could not get an award, the perpetrator should not think of finishing the competition peacefully!

nPak! Instantly, her wrist was gripped by Xue Xi.

nThe teacher came over and hollered, “What’s going on?”

nLiu Liyuan narrowed her eyes and fell backward. She toppled the desk and chair behind her. Enduring the pain on her waist, she shouted, “Sir, she hit me!”

nBoth would be disqualified if they fought in the examination hall!

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