Chapter 481: A Packed Lecture

As expected, when Qin Tian and the others arrived at the lecture hall, this large classroom capable of holding over a thousand people was already almost completely full.

Qin Hongwen had also arrived and was currently on the podium tinkering with a computer, making the necessary preparations.

The classroom was very noisy; the students below were sizing up Qin Hongwen on the podium with curious gazes, whispering to one another.

Especially the female students, whose eyes were sparkling, and who would blush from time to time while giggling and teasing each other.

"Look, Qin Tian is here."

"Seeing him like this, it really is true; that news is real."

"Xia Nuannuan is here too. Why does it feel like they are inseparable? They really don't give anyone a chance at all!"

"Why did so many people come all of a sudden? Are they all from their class?"

It wasn't just the people from Qin Tian and Xia Nuannuan's two dormitories; many others from the class had followed along as well.

As long as they were free, almost all the female students had followed to join in the excitement.

Hearing the commotion, Qin Hongwen looked up toward the classroom entrance.

Upon seeing Qin Tian and Xia Nuannuan walking at the front, holding hands, a scholarly and gentle smile appeared on his mature and handsome face, causing many of the girls present to become infatuated.

"Qin... Professor Qin, hello!"

Xia Nuannuan greeted him with a sweet smile, and even changed her form of address in time.

"Eh, you're here. Quickly, find a seat!"

Qin Hongwen nodded in response, his face full of smiles.

"Professor Qin, hello!"

Cheng Meng, who was behind, called out as well.

"Professor Qin, hello!!!"

The students in the class greeted him in unison.

"Good, good, hello to you all!"

Qin Hongwen smiled and nodded repeatedly.

He was naturally a man of few words, and facing his son's classmates for the first time, he felt even more nervous than when he was researching an important project.

There weren't many seats left in the classroom, so it was naturally impossible for everyone to sit together; they could only separate and look for empty seats individually.

"Over here!"

A voice came from somewhere.

The two looked toward the sound and saw a girl they didn't recognize, smiling and waving at them.

To her left, there were a few empty seats.

To her right were two other girls, also looking at them with expectant expressions.

Xia Nuannuan looked at Qin Tian with an inquiring gaze.

"Let's go sit over there!"

Qin Tian nodded and said.

And so, the two walked over, and Cheng Meng, Shen Siqi, and the others followed along.

A few male students were sitting in the seats along the aisle in this row; seeing them approach, they hurriedly stood up to let them in.

Xia Nuannuan sat on the very inside, next to the girl who had called them, while Qin Tian, Chen Zhuang, Shen Siqi, and the others took their seats in turn.

After sitting down, Xia Nuannuan greeted the girls and chatted with them for a bit.

They were all third-year seniors, and their major was relevant to the content of today's lecture.

"Actually, I've known about Professor Qin for a long time; I've always admired him!"

The senior named Chu Yi said to Xia Nuannuan with a bright smile.

"Is that so?"

Xia Nuannuan's face showed surprise.

The senior nodded and said, "Professor Qin is very famous in our professional field, it's just that he is relatively low-key. However, I have a senior I know at Qingbei University who was supervised by Professor Qin when she was reading for her doctorate."

"I see!"

Xia Nuannuan nodded in realization.

Senior Chu glanced at Qin Tian over there, leaned into Xia Nuannuan's ear, and whispered, "That senior of mine even told me that she fell in love with her own supervisor."

"Ah?"

Xia Nuannuan exclaimed in surprise.

Many people around heard the sound and cast curious gazes over.

Qin Tian, who was looking down at his phone, also looked at her with a puzzled expression.

"It's nothing, it's nothing."

Xia Nuannuan smiled sheepishly at Qin Tian.

Qin Tian looked at the two of them suspiciously, but didn't ask anything, and continued browsing the news on his phone.

"Senior, is what you said true?"

Xia Nuannuan lowered her voice and asked with a shocked expression.

"Of course!"

Chu Yi nodded, covered her mouth with her hand, and whispered, "This isn't anything rare. Professor Qin is so handsome and has such a refined temperament; there are many girls who like him. Just look at the classroom—how many girls have come? Many of them don't even understand the content of this lecture at all!"

"That's true, but I don't understand it either!"

Xia Nuannuan smiled embarrassedly.

"You're different!"

Chu Yi smiled, looked at Qin Hongwen on the podium, and sighed, "It's a pity that my senior sister told me later that Professor Qin has always had someone in his heart and only ever saw her as a student; looking at it now..."

She glanced at Qin Tian again, stopping her words right there.

Xia Nuannuan, however, had already understood, and thinking of that future mother-in-law who had been very kind to her, she became even more determined to help the family resolve their grievances as soon as possible.

Just then, the bell for class rang.

The massive lecture hall gradually quieted down.

By this time, the seats in the classroom were completely filled, and many students who arrived late could only stand at the back of the room and in the aisles.

Qin Hongwen on the podium had also finished his pre-lecture preparations with the help of a Teaching Assistant arranged by the university.

"Testing, testing!!"

He was seen holding a portable microphone, testing the sound.

This lecture hall was too large; without a sound system, it would be difficult for the students in the back to hear.

Seeing that the microphone was working fine, Qin Hongwen gave a brief self-introduction and then said with a smile, "Thank you all for coming to my lecture. I didn't expect to be so popular at Jiang University; I am truly flattered."

"Professor Qin, Qin Tian is also very popular at our university."

A girl in the front row said loudly.

"Hahaha..."

A burst of laughter suddenly erupted in the classroom, and many people cast their gazes in the direction where Qin Tian was sitting.

Qin Tian remained unmoved, still looking down at his phone, as if he hadn't heard anything around him.

Seeing this scene, many quick-witted students guessed that the relationship between this father and son might not be very good.

Qin Hongwen raised his hand to press down, letting the classroom return to quiet, and then brought the topic back on track.

"Class has started, so let's stop with the small talk."

Having said that, Qin Hongwen officially began the lecture.

Researcher and professor are both high-level titles and belong to the same rank, though there are differences in their work content.

As a Second-level Researcher and a top talent in his professional field, Qin Hongwen naturally had long since stopped needing to teach; his usual work involved participating in and completing national scientific research Tasks.

However, he had previously served as a Doctoral Supervisor, so his level of lecturing was also very high.

Especially in his professional field, there were few in the country who could compare to him.

Many students present whose majors matched the topic soon had their expressions become focused and serious as they listened, opening the notebooks they had brought to start recording important content.

Most of the other students didn't understand, but they still felt it was impressive nonetheless.

There were many people in the classroom, but the classroom discipline was still well-maintained, and no one interfered with Qin Hongwen's lecture.