“You… you… dare to dream about the Goddess, it’s simply outrageous!”
Zhong Ziang sneered, “Get lost, stop blabbering nonsense here, you have no say in this.”
“Goddess belongs to everyone, including me, why wouldn’t I have a say? I definitely have a say!”
“You!”
“Moreover, what’s the use of chasing after her like this? Can my Sister Yue be interested in a playboy like you who lacks both intelligence and capability?”
Zhong Ziang’s face darkened, “That’s enough!”
“Oh, did I hit a sore spot?”
“…”
Huo Fanjin: “Can you just calm down a bit! Stop worrying about irrelevant things. Sister Yue is a protected little cabbage by Professors Yan and Qin. Do you think a pig like you can root it up? Huh!”
With that, Huo Fanjin turned and left.
Zhong Ziang came in as an audience member, seated in a different section from them, so he reluctantly went to another area.
Local time, 9 AM, the award ceremony officially began.
First, the D Country student percussion band performed to kick off the event.
Next, the chairman of the ceremony took the stage to present a special award to the first place gold medalist: “She is Jiang Fuyue from Huaxia—”
As soon as the words fell, everyone stood up and applauded in congratulation.
Amidst the applause, Jiang Fuyue walked onto the stage.
Dressed in a red dress, her slender figure stood tall with a straight back.
When she stood still on the stage, turning to face the audience, her exquisite face was fully revealed.
The applause seemed to intensify.
Countless flashes of light were directed at her, and media present at the scene pressed their shutters.
“Congratulations.” The chairman handed her flowers and a trophy, then opened his arms to embrace her. “You are outstanding. I hope the physics community will see your active presence in the future.”
“Thank you,” Jiang Fuyue replied.
Yan Zhenfeng sat in the audience, his palms red from clapping, unaware of himself, thinking only of giving his student the greatest encouragement and support at this glorious moment.
Qin Libin, on the other hand, stared steadily at the stage, applauding continuously, but his eyes seemed somewhat vacant.
He remembered Jiang Fuyue’s consistently outstanding achievements since joining the camp, her figure buried in the classroom studying, and yesterday’s scene of her ruthlessly targeting Chiba Tosaki under everyone’s gaze. All of this was not in vain!
Everyone only saw her limitless glory, but as a teacher, what he saw behind her talent was diligence.
Genius was rare, but a hardworking genius was even rarer.
“No wonder she succeeds…”
“What are you muttering about?” Yan Zhenfeng asked.
Qin Libin sighed, “Suddenly feeling emotional. Do you think Jiang Fuyue can reach great heights in the future?”
“Hard to say.”
“Rare to see you so hesitant.”
“It’s not that I can’t say,” Yan Zhenfeng shook his head, “It’s just boundless!”
Qin Libin was taken aback, then burst into laughter. “Exactly!”
Far away, Zhong Ziang had been stunned by Jiang Fuyue from the moment she stepped onto the stage.
The thunderous applause brought him back from his drifting thoughts, and then he mechanically started clapping along.
Watching Jiang Fuyue calmly standing there, gracefully accepting flowers and certificates, and finally generously embracing the presenter, at that moment, pride like his unexpectedly gave rise to a trace of self-doubt.
Although it quickly disappeared, that bitterness filled his heart and weighed heavily on him.
He recalled Huo Fanjin’s words: “Can my Sister Yue be interested in a playboy like you who lacks both intelligence and capability?”
And Xie Dingyuan had also said: “She’s so outstanding, are you worthy of her?”
For the first time, Zhong Ziang lacked confidence in himself.
He wondered, if it were his uncle instead—high intelligence, strong capabilities, outstanding—would he be as stable as an old dog?
