Chapter 604

Qin Feng immediately changed the subject, feigning surprise: "You mean you've already finished your programming competition project?"

"Yes yes yes!"

Zhu Yun immediately beamed and nodded vigorously,

stole a glance at the writing instructor currently lecturing, then whispered: "I not only finished it, I've run it dozens of times—I'm certain there are no more bugs. Today I'll check if I need a patch; if not, I can upload it directly."

"Mm, mm, amazing, amazing!"

Qin smiled and gave Zhu Yun a thumbs-up,

Zhu Yun immediately exclaimed happily: "Of course! I'm the golden girl who's going to beat the teacher!"

"Mm, I wish you success in advance."

Qin Feng smiled and offered his blessing, then asked quietly: "How much time is left until the group submission deadline? Is it enough?"

"It's enough."

Zhu Yun nodded: "We have two days left. I'll check today if I need a patch, then run it twice more tomorrow, and I can submit directly."

"Mm."

Qin Feng nodded: "Then how long after submission until the results come out?"

"About ten days."

Zhu Yun added: "The group round is simple—all judges are former contestants who reached the regional or national finals. There are ten judges total; they do an initial evaluation of all submissions, select the best to advance, and then the final ten entries undergo a comprehensive assessment."

"Qin Feng, I have full confidence in this project—I'm not exaggerating, making it to the regional finals is no problem at all."

Qin Feng smiled upon hearing this,

secretly reached out and lightly tapped Zhu Yun's pen tip: "So my Zhu Yun is the best!"

"Hmph! Of course!"

Zhu Yun replied haughtily,

then noticed the math instructor on the podium had stopped speaking and was smiling at her and Qin Feng,

so,

Zhu Yun instantly sat up straight, assuming the posture of a well-behaved elementary student, eyes fixed on the blackboard…

……

Qingbei University,

Department of Computer Science, instructor's office,

Zhu Yun's advisor and counselor, Cao Mingshun, anxiously raked his fingers through his hair, staring at the screen full of gibberish, letting out a helpless sigh.

With only two days left until the submission deadline,

Cao Mingshun had only completed half his code, and it was riddled with bugs,

at this level, he'd never pass the group preliminary round.

"｀ ‖ Sigh…"

Another long sigh,

Cao Mingshun twisted and tugged at his hair frantically,

ruining the hairstyle he'd just styled that morning, turning it into a bird's nest, nearly pulling off his hairpiece…

Finally,

overwhelmed with frustration, Cao Mingshun roared, venting his helplessness and rage,

but just as he decided to give up,

a voice suddenly echoed in his mind:

"Cao Mingshun, are you really giving up?! Do you truly believe you're inferior to women, inferior to your student Zhu Yun?! Do you really want to apologize to your female student in front of the entire class?!"

I…

Cao Mingshun took a deep breath, then gradually calmed down,

ten years ago,

Cao Mingshun had been full of ambition and vigor, submitting his programming project to the World Programming Competition,

then,

he had advanced through round after round, reaching the national finals,

though he ultimately lost to those sudden prodigies, and thus lost his Alibaba offer,

Cao Mingshun hadn't cared,

he thought, having reached the national finals as a newcomer,

he would shine even brighter in the future,

then,

Cao Mingshun began his Waterloo,

one defeat after another, always losing to female programmers—rarely seen at the time,

one of them, He,

was even a junior he had personally mentored,

then,

Cao Mingshun's Dao heart collapsed, his cultivation shattered,

and he developed deep prejudice and misconceptions against female programmers…

…….