After Jiang Fuyue finished speaking, even louder discussion than before rose from the audience.
“I didn’t hear wrong, right? Interdisciplinary? Open to the world?”
“That’s too arrogant!”
“And competitive selection? Will anyone really compete for it?”
“They provide venue, funding, and experimental equipment, it does sound pretty good.”
“Most already well-known scientists have their own personal laboratories. Why would they move all the way here? As for those who still don’t have academic achievements, they may easily be attracted by external conditions like venue and funding, but teams like that usually have limited ability. They couldn’t make any waves before, will changing locations suddenly let them soar? Too naive!”
“I’m not optimistic either. Interdisciplinary, a messy stew. How could it be that simple?”
“Different fields are like mountains apart. What’s the point of forcibly pulling people from different disciplines into one building? Visiting each other every day? Or scheduling golf together?”
“……”
Most people present subconsciously felt it wasn’t very reliable; a small portion withheld judgment and continued to observe.
Only a very small group seriously considered its feasibility, weighing and measuring.
Jiang Fuyue took in everyone’s reactions but said no more. Her attitude was handled just right, neither too cold nor overly attentive to the point of discomfort.
“Lastly, I would like to thank the following people, Xulao Xu Kaiqing, Professor Peter Drucker, Professor Xie Dingyuan, Huo Fanjin, Fu Chengjia… Because of their help, I was able to discover the flaws in the paper in the shortest time.”
“In addition, I must thank Qiming University and all its faculty and students for supporting our work. Without them as a solid backing, this academic debate would not have succeeded.”
Those whose names were called walked out from backstage to the front one after another.
From Xu Kaiqing to the Ming University school representative Xiao Shan and Ming University faculty-student representatives Li Chen, Liang Jingzhou, Cheng Lian, Gu Huaiyu, along with two volunteer representatives, they stood in a row on the stage, receiving the attention of those in the audience, the media reporters, and the countless viewers behind their screens.
Although Xu Kaiqing and Old Peter had long experienced such success and attention, excited smiles still appeared on their faces.
“We’ve attended so many academic seminars and won so many awards, but never have we so thoroughly confronted those R-country devils. This time it’s truly satisfying.”
Old Peter immediately nodded in agreement: following Chou really leads somewhere!
When Huo Fanjin heard her name spoken from Jiang Fuyue’s mouth, her heartbeat skipped half a beat.
Amid the applause, she was invited onto the stage. From above, the audience looked different, everyone, whether experts or professors, seemed small enough to become mere background.
Every time they focused, concentrated, and raised their heads toward the stage, they were gazing up at science, worshipping truth.
Perhaps this was the charm of scientific research.
Those who pursued it might appear ordinary on the outside, but inside they carried blazing fire!
When thought converses with thought, and knowledge collides with knowledge, that is the most dazzling moment of life.
Huo Fanjin smiled lightly through tears.
She thought she had finally found the path she would take in the future.
Never had she been so clear or so determined.
Fu Chengjia was even more stunned than Huo Fanjin. When he heard his name, he froze in place and only reacted after being nudged by a staff member.
Then, in a haze, he was invited onto the stage.
He hadn’t expected Jiang Fuyue to call him out for thanks, nor that he would even be included. He… he had only helped with miscellaneous tasks, how could he deserve this?
Li Chen appeared quite calm, at least on the surface, but if observed carefully, his arms hanging at his sides were trembling slightly from excitement.
Cheng Lian and Gu Huaiyu were similar. Standing on stage, they forced themselves to remain composed, trying not to look like country bumpkins entering the city, yet their overly bright eyes still revealed the surging emotions inside.
Liang Jingzhou was far more expressive. He had always been somewhat silly; now his foolish grin looked even more so.
None of the four had expected that one day they would stand before a group of scientists, heads held high, receiving applause and praise.
Just two years ago, they had been lawless, arrogant, extravagant young playboys!
As for the two volunteer representatives, their eyes were already red, tears surging.
Once, they had treated Ming University as a place to drift through life, ignorant, undisciplined, and carefree. After all, it was just a third-rate university, what was the big deal?
Now, hearing the astonishment of those foreigners and seeing the undisguised envy on their faces, they realized for the first time how good Ming University truly was, so good that it deserved pride. They no longer dared to relax or indulge themselves, because,
They feared that their inadequate selves might not be worthy of such an excellent Ming University!
However, while everyone looked toward the audience with emotion, excitement, or gratitude, one person did not.
He tilted his head, gazing only at Jiang Fuyue, as if everything else around him had disappeared.
In his world, only she remained.
Just then, the camera swept over and captured this scene, transmitting it live to the stream. Instantly, viewers turned sour, CP fans went wild, and the bullet comments exploded,
【Ahhhhhhh, screaming like a chicken on the spot!】
【Is this the legendary “looking-at-my-wife face”?】
【You shine brilliantly on stage; I watch you shining from the side】
【Professor Xie is totally a lovestruck man, his gaze at Sister Yue is sooo romantic!】
【Even TV dramas wouldn’t dare shoot like this】
【I finally believe Professor Xie loves Sister Yue more. Didn’t you see she was busy speaking and didn’t even glance at him?】
【Suddenly feel just a tiny bit sorry for the professor】
【I bet the professor’s inner thoughts right now: Ah! My wife is the most beautiful! Wife, wife, look at me just once! Really, just once!】
【Everyone’s imagination is too strong! Here, take the keyboard and immediately write a no-lights-off sweet novel!】
【No lights off? What does that mean?】
【Cough! It means when that kind of thing happens, the lights don’t just go out and skip the process, you need the detailed version】
【Character setup ready: Iron-blooded science boss VS stunning genius girl】
【You look at the whole world; I quietly look at you, whose eyes hold the whole world, what kind of divine love is this?】
【Someone! Kill me to celebrate them!】
【Single dog crying, the country owes me a Professor Xie】
【I refuse your dog food and kicked over your dog bowl】
【Being their CP fan is so happy, there’s sugar every day! Wuwu…】
……
At this point, the debate was completely over. The guests left in an orderly manner. Next came the “Three-Day Imperial Capital Tour” provided by Ming University.
Of course, those who didn’t want to participate could also leave.
Everything followed the principle of voluntariness.
As for the expenses…
Did Ming University look like it lacked money?
Soon, three quarters of the venue emptied, with most of the remaining people being volunteers and staff responsible for cleanup.
“Going?”
“I… I don’t dare.”
“Go! It wasn’t easy to win this opportunity, once this chance passes, there won’t be another!”
“But… would it be inappropriate to rush over like this? Sister Yue doesn’t even know us…”
Several young girls pushed each other around, hesitating.
Finally, one of them gritted her teeth and made up her mind. “If you’re not going, forget it, I’ll go myself!”
After saying that, she dashed off.
The others immediately couldn’t sit still and hurried after her.
“Yu-yu-yu… Sister Yue! Could you si-si… sign an autograph for me?!” The girl was so nervous that she stuttered as soon as she spoke, even ending up reversing her sentence.
“And us too!” The others crowded forward, their cautious eyes showing a mix of shyness and restrained expectation.
At that moment, Jiang Fuyue and Xie Dingyuan were just about to leave. After only a couple of steps, they encountered the first girl rushing over, followed by several more.
“You’re the netizens selected from the Weibo giveaway?”
“Mhm!”
“That’s us!”
“Sister Yue, we really like you! How are you so amazing?”
“Sister Yue, you’re the idol of our whole class, before exams everyone looks at your photos or videos!”
“Sister Yue…”
The girls chirped excitedly, pouring out their admiration and worship, their eyes sparkling with excitement.
They all looked quite young; one of them was even wearing a high school uniform.
Their youthful faces were filled with the purest expectation.
“You want autographs, right?” Jiang Fuyue smiled slightly. “No rush, one at a time.”
“Sister Yue, I love you!”
“I love you too!”
“Mwah mwah!!!”
After finishing the autographs, they asked to take photos together, and Jiang Fuyue readily agreed.
After taking them one by one, the group of girls finally made another request,
“Sister Yue, could you take one with Professor too?”
Xie Dingyuan, who had been left aside with a helpless look: “?”
Actually, they had noticed Professor Xie long ago. Sure enough, he looked even colder and more serious than the rumors suggested, like a towering iceberg. One extra glance felt enough to freeze them.
So it wasn’t that they intentionally ignored him; they simply didn’t have the courage to greet him.
Jiang Fuyue looked toward Xie Dingyuan, asking silently, take the photo or not?
The man coughed lightly and nodded. “Mm.”
Then…
“Sister Yue, stand a little closer to Professor!”
“Professor, you can put your arm around Sister Yue’s waist.”
“Sister Yue, lean your head on Professor’s shoulder, Professor, look down at Sister Yue! She’s so pretty!”
“……”
Finally, click, the photo was taken.
“Ahhhh! They match so well!”
“This is what they mean by a talented man and a beautiful woman!”
“After seeing Yuan-Yue, celebrity couples just don’t feel exciting anymore.”
Everyone got what they wanted, autographs, group photos, and even unexpectedly captured a CP photo of Professor and Sister Yue. It couldn’t have been better!
“Then we’ll go first.”
“Okay! Bye, Sister Yue! Bye, Professor!”
Watching the two leave, the girls immediately turned to each other and started squealing again.
“Sister Yue is so beautiful! And so slim!”
“That waist is too thin, when Professor’s hand rested on it, I started worrying it might snap!”
“They’re so sweet! The way Professor looks at Sister Yue is like dripping with honey!”
“I’ve decided, I’ll apply to Ming University for the college entrance exam. I won’t just be Sister Yue’s fan, I’ll be her junior!”
“Ming University is getting better and better. People used to look down on it, soon they won’t even be worthy of it!”
“Look at my photo with Sister Yue, doesn’t it look like a pretty big sister bringing along a silly little sister?”
“And mine, beauty and the beast! Hahaha, I’m the beast!”
The girls’ crisp laughter carried far away.
Ah! Today was truly a wonderful day!
But just then, Professor Xie, who had already left, suddenly returned.
“Could I get a copy of the photo of me and Yueyue?”
The laughter stopped abruptly. The girls froze on the spot.
It took at least ten seconds before they reacted. “O-of course!”
Both sides turned on their phone Bluetooth, and the transfer finished instantly.
Xie Dingyuan: “Thank you.”
“Y-you’re welcome!”
Were they dreaming just now? Professor Xie actually came back to ask them for the photo?
Ahhhhhhhhh!
That evening, the girls posted the photos they had obtained on Weibo. This was also what they had promised other fans when they were selected by Ming University’s official account.
If we get rich, we won’t forget each other; we’ll definitely take close-up photos of Sister Yue and share them so everyone can share the excitement.
One girl couldn’t resist mentioning that there was also a photo of Professor Xie and Sister Yue, and that Professor Xie had specifically come back to ask for it.
Then the comments turned into,
【The ultimate lovestruck man, confirmed】
【Didn’t expect Professor Xie to be like this】
【I bet two packs of spicy strips he came back secretly behind Sister Yue’s back and didn’t even tell her】
【So the professor is secretly… cough cough! Those who know, know!】
……
This debate completely deified Jiang Fuyue in the academic world.
The more thoroughly Tosaki Kawashima was defeated, the higher she was elevated.
Taking advantage of the momentum, she organized the new discoveries obtained during the replication of Tosaki Kawashima’s paper into a manuscript and submitted it to The Lancet.
Xu Kaiqing: “You did that on purpose, didn’t you?”
Jiang Fuyue smiled but said nothing.
Half a month later, the newest issue of The Lancet not only published her paper “126 Errors Refuting Tosaki Kawashima’s ‘Research on the Harm of Schankwo Special Medicine to Pregnant Women and Fetuses During Clinical Trials’”, but also, unprecedentedly, attached an apology statement in Chinese.
The content roughly stated that due to insufficient rigor in the review process, Tosaki Kawashima’s erroneous paper had been published in the journal. For this, they expressed their sincerest apology to Ms. Jiang Fuyue and hoped to obtain her forgiveness.
In addition, The Lancet editorial team removed Tosaki Kawashima’s paper, updated the electronic version simultaneously, and recalled the sold print issues.
The apology statement would remain pinned on the official website for half a month.
The sincerity was unmistakable.
It also shocked many experts and professors in the field.
After all, an internationally authoritative academic journal with such enormous influence as The Lancet had always been the one being flattered, arrogance ingrained in its bones.
Never before had anyone like Jiang Fuyue dared to slap them in the face before the entire world.
The key was that this slap was loud and crisp, leaving them unable to retaliate.
In academic history, this apology came to be called,
“The Bow of the Lancet, the Humbling of Authority.”
With this move, Jiang Fuyue successfully showed the world her “strong yet cutting” side.
“Strong” as in strong-willed; “cutting” as in cutting others down.
From then on, the academic world knew that in Huaxia there was a genius girl named Jiang Fuyue,
She
Is
Not
To
Be
Provoked!
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