Chapter 176

Seeing Ran Na hit a wall again, Sun Qingli felt relieved, thinking that since she had been ignored several times, Xiao Ran should give up now.

However, what left him speechless was that Ran Na spoke again, asking: "Are you an international student?"

"No, I'm here for some business." Xu Qingzhou didn't give the other party any hope of chatting; if he said he was going to Jianqiao, he would probably be pestered with questions again.

Ran Na was completely stuck now. This dog of a man was so cold that one couldn't find a topic at all. She seemed to become more courageous with every setback; the more he was like this, the more she wanted to keep chatting.

Sun Qingli's expression was as uncomfortable as if he had eaten a fly. Xiao Ran, where is your pride and coldness as the department beauty! On the side, Ran Na ultimately didn't disturb Xu Qingzhou; in her years of experience, doing so easily backfired. Moreover, Senior Sun Qingli was her friend after all; if she acted too enthusiastic, Senior Sun probably wouldn't be too happy.

Although she only regarded the senior as a friend... Ran Na stopped talking, and Xu Qingzhou's ears were finally quiet, allowing him to settle down and read the materials.

What made him helpless was that when ordering lunch, Ran Na actually asked him what he wanted to eat again. After politely refusing, he ordered a burger, a chicken wrap, and a Coke for himself.

Perhaps, could he try that next time? On the side, Ran Na nodded understandingly, perhaps due to a preconceived notion, she had a pretty good impression of Xu Qingzhou: "Didn't a freshman solve some conjecture a while ago?"

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"He's a person in his early 20s, a world-class problem... Heh."

As the two talked, the blue pickup truck made a turn and headed toward Jianqiao, 80 kilometers away.

Xu Qingzhou was full of question marks.

"Arrived?" Song Yao's voice was very pleasant.

"This car belongs to Ms. Mills, who is a student of Professor Cubero at the Mathematical Institute."

Sun Qingli said gloomily: "I accidentally saw the manuscript in his hand—the Twin Prime Conjecture."

"Mm?"

Watching the back of the figure pulling the suitcase away, Ran Na let out a breath and turned to talk to Sun Qingli: "Senior, don't you think that boy just now was quite interesting?"

"Junior brother, finally met!"

"Don't worry... Wait, Zhao Sheng is calling, let's not talk for now. I'll tell you when I get to the hotel."

Xu Qingzhou nodded. If a girl drove such a car, it was indeed very individualistic, "But what does that have to do with me?"

After saying that, he jokingly added: "I'm still basking in your reflected glory."

Zhao Sheng spoke to Xu Qingzhou: "Junior brother, you've really brought honor to our Jingda this time. There are very few people here in Jianqiao who can go up and give a report as an undergraduate."

In the airport lobby, Xu Qingzhou got his luggage and was the first to call Song Yao.

Xu Qingzhou dragged his suitcase out and met Zhao Sheng at the arrival gate—a young man wearing glasses with thinning hair. Behind him was a blue pickup truck that looked a bit rusty.

"It's all luck." Xu Qingzhou shook his head and asked again: "Senior brother, what direction are you researching?"

"Whew~"

London Heathrow Airport.

Ran Na nodded with a smile, not refuting.

As for Sun Qingli, during this time, he didn't know how many times he had cursed Xu Qingzhou in his heart.

Long-distance flights are boring. After reading materials for 3 hours, Xu Qingzhou closed his eyes to sleep, preparing to adjust to the jet lag. When he got off the plane, it would be around 10 PM in Beijing, but it would be broad daylight in London—if there was any sun.

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Song Yao looked at the transformed living room, the corners of her mouth lifting into a beautiful arc. After a period of tidying up, the house finally didn't look as cold and cheerless as it did at first; it had a bit of a homey feel. "No, it's very individualistic, right?" Zhao Zhenglai laughed, starting the car and saying: "Since I had to come pick you up, I borrowed it from a friend."

"Zhao Sheng."

Airport.

"What?" Ran Na knew nothing about math.

Watching Xu Qingzhou, who had finished eating and was putting on headphones to sleep, Ran Na was already numb. This little brother was truly immune to both soft and hard tactics.

As the call hung up, Room 505 returned to silence.

"Very smooth." Xu Qingzhou nodded, got into the car with Zhao Zhenglai, and after discovering that this Zhao Sheng was driving, asked curiously: "Senior brother, this car?"

Zhao Zhenglai laughed: "As soon as they heard I was borrowing the car to pick up the person who proved the Cramér conjecture, they gave me the keys without a second word."

This sentence implicitly explained why she had been enthusiastic toward Xu Qingzhou on the plane—she just found him interesting.

"Mm, okay." Song Yao nodded gently.

Sun Qingli pushed the suitcase while asking: "Do you know what he was reading?"

Still needs some more remodeling.

"Following the teacher to do dynamic modeling and optimal control of complex systems. As for me, I'm responsible for nonlinear dynamics and graph theory, analyzing the operating mechanisms of complex systems..."

"The Twin Prime Conjecture, well, how should I put it? It was proposed by mathematicians a century ago. It's very difficult, and no one has been able to solve it yet. It's a world-famous mathematical conjecture. Let me put it this way: whoever solves such a problem will have no problem becoming world-famous."

"I don't pay much attention to domestic affairs, but how can there be so many geniuses in this world?" Sun Qingli smiled.

Sun Qingli felt better, also thinking that Xiao Ran wouldn't take a fancy to a cold and penniless boy, and muttered: "I think that boy is too good at showing off."

Xu Qingzhou walked out of the lobby following the arrows, saying at the same time: "Just got off the plane, calling you first to report that I'm safe."

Ran Na was stunned for a moment, feeling that the technical term later was very unfamiliar. She really hadn't lied; she wasn't good at high school math, studied liberal arts, and was in the literature department in college, so she knew nothing about these mathematical things.

Hearing this, Xu Qingzhou also laughed, knowing that Zhao Sheng was teasing, but he didn't believe it was entirely because of him that the car was borrowed.

Sun Qingli smiled disdainfully. However, he had to admit that this method of picking up girls seemed to be effective—look, wasn't Xiao Ran's interest hooked by someone else?

When Xu Qingzhou returns, he will definitely be taken aback, right?

Complaining, she gave up completely; anyway, he was just a passerby, not worth agonizing over.

Pfft~ Lacking in romantic sensibility; such a boy will definitely end up alone for the rest of his life.

Zhao Zhenglai was very enthusiastic, asking Xu Qingzhou how the journey was, and then threw Xu Qingzhou's suitcase into the back seat of the blue pickup truck.

In Yandongyuan, Song Yao was laying out the sofa cushions that had just dried. Hearing Xu Qingzhou say he would call her as soon as he got off the plane, she was very happy, though she still urged him: "Mm, be careful when you're out alone."

Xu Qingzhou is too weak, she thought again, wondering what she should let him learn for self-defense. Xu Qingzhou's voice came from the other end of the phone:

Xu Qingzhou didn't notice that a young couple happened to come out just as they were getting into the car.

"The boy just now?" Ran Na was a bit uncertain.

"That's him." Sun Qingli smiled lightly in his heart; he really hadn't misjudged him—he was just a poor guy.

Ran Na shook her head. A moment ago, she was regretting not even adding him on social media, but now she suddenly felt it didn't matter. He was handsome, but he looked a bit poor.

(End of chapter)