I'm a scientist, why can't I have faith?

Yenching University students have won the top prize!

Not long after Wang Dong and his friends returned from Xia Meng, a post on the school's trending topics list went viral.

The "East Asia Smart Cup" is a highly anticipated competition and enjoys a high level of attention within the Peking University campus.

Although Yenching University students are used to their alma mater sweeping first place in various competitions, this post unexpectedly sparked widespread discussion among Yenching University students.

"Hey, how come the gold medal winner is a freshman?"

"Holy crap, it really is! His teammates are Blue God and Guardian God. What's this freshman's status to be on stage receiving an award?"

"I have a feeling there's something fishy going on..."

"Doesn't anyone else find this guy's looks as appealing as I do?"

That's right, Wang Dong is trending on social media again. Compared to the previous two times when the whole school was crazy about their sweet moments, this time the public opinion seems to be going to the other extreme.

Wang Dong has been labeled with a variety of negative tags, including "nepotism," "gigolo," and "slacker."

These voices all questioned Wang Dong's true abilities.

Netizens couldn't believe that a freshman in college had a higher status in the team than two established veterans.

The reason they thought so was because of the photo taken during the awards ceremony. All the other teams had several people on stage together, but Wang Dong was the only one there.

Based solely on this information, it is indeed easy to speculate in a negative direction.

To have two big shots willingly play supporting roles, one must have an incredibly powerful background.

Some people have even inexplicably linked Wang Dong with several academicians surnamed Wang from Yenching University, labeling them as kinsmen.

However, the reality was that only Wang Dong remained from their team, so he was the only one who could receive the award.

This chance encounter led him to be subjected to cyberbullying for no apparent reason, but public opinion quickly reversed course.

The students at Yenching University still have a strong sense of justice.

Those students who also participated in the "East Asia Smart Cup" began to support Wang Dong.

"You people are so heartless. He went to receive the award simply because he was the only one left in his team."

"That's right, that's right. I saw Blue God and Guardian God hand in their papers and then run away with their suitcases."

"If it were me, I would run too. They can finish a three-day race in one day. What are we doing here?"

"And those who called others 'slackers,' do they know how strict this competition is? Oh wait, some people can't even go to the venue..."

"I think this freshman is the one who deserves the most care. He's clearly being treated like a beast of burden, doing all the dirty and tiring work."

"So it turns out Blue God isn't human...?"

Lan Ce looked at the comments on his phone and couldn't help but spit out the water in his mouth.

Wait, why is the firepower being shifted to me?

Fortunately, it wasn't a real transfer of firepower; the comments section was actually full of misinformation.

Lan Ce had originally planned to get his other teammates to help Wang Dong explain these negative rumors, but now it seems there's no need for that at all.

However, Wang Dong, the person involved, was completely unaware of these online events.

With no time to waste, he was about to face his first final exam since starting university.

Having just finished dealing with the competition, I thought I'd have a chance to catch my breath, but the vicious dog known as "final exam week" has already come knocking.

Aside from attending classes on weekdays, Wang Dong spends all his remaining time in the library.

After finishing "Mathematical Analysis," there's the renowned "Mechanics." After "Mechanics," there's the final project on "Introduction to Artificial Intelligence," not to mention other general education courses.

After learning this, there's still that to learn, so Wang Dong has no time to pay attention to the cyberbullying he's being subjected to.

In fact, this doesn't really count as cyberbullying; it's just simple rumors and smear campaigns. Real cyberbullying is much more severe than this.

Therefore, Wang Dong did not feel much change in his daily life.

I just feel like I get a lot of strange stares no matter where I go.

I haven't eaten out with anyone of the opposite sex recently either.

Are those two photos that went viral before just being rehashed again?

Instead of further escalating the rumors surrounding Wang Dong, they actually boosted his profile at Yenching University even further.

The only one who probably felt awkward about this situation was Sun Yi.

Wait, how come this scoundrel was so easily forgiven by netizens? And he's even been elevated to a new level of fame?

What "strongest freshman"? What "poor cows and horses"? Anyway, not a single word was said badly about this pretty face.

What Sun Yi found even more incomprehensible was that the "East Asia Intelligent Cup" had already ended, and with the end of the semester approaching, Wang Dong did not appear in the mathematical analysis problem-solving class.

He strongly reported this to senior student Zhou Yan, but only received a cold reply.

"Wang Dong gets full marks on all his assignments, so there's no need for him to come to the problem-solving class."

Unbeknownst to Sun Yi, Wang Dong had once again outshone him.

Moreover, Wang Dong is not only well-known among senior students like Zhou Yan, but also among Professor Lu Jiuzhang.

"I heard that one of our freshmen just won first place in an international competition. That's great! Everyone should learn from him. I always said studying math can lead to great success..."

Following up on Wang Dong's incident, Lu Jiuzhang went on to boast about the status of mathematics in the entire science discipline in front of these students.

In short, everything except math is garbage.

However, the students in the audience just smiled slightly. They were tired of hearing these words. As expected, it was time for Mr. Lu's reminiscences from his youth.

There's basically no need to listen to the rest of this lesson; it's all old stories from when Professor Lu was young, and there won't be a single new point of knowledge.

Sun Yi met Wang Dong again during the last math analysis problem class. It wasn't that Wang Dong suddenly wanted to listen to Zhou Yan's explanation of the problems, but rather it was an old tradition that every university has.

In the last class of the semester, I highlight the key points. Although I don't explicitly tell you what the final exam will be about, it's generally the same thing.

At times like these, even students who haven't attended class all semester will come and listen attentively.

After all, in Daxia, no student can resist the temptation of high scores on exams.

Senior Zhou Yan knew what the freshmen in the audience were thinking, after all, he had been through the same thing himself.

So he quickly finished explaining the exercises and then opened the book to start giving his opinions.

"I'm not drawing up a scope here, this is just what I consider to be the most important areas..."

The students below the stage were all smiling as they looked at Zhou Yan.

Everyone understands, everyone understands. This is not about defining a scope; it's just a senior sharing some experience with his juniors.

Even in the last class of the semester, Zhou Yan maintained her good habit of finishing her lecture and then leaving the get out of class immediately, without wasting any time.

Wang Dong was packing his things and preparing to leave when he felt himself enveloped in a shadow.

I looked up and saw a familiar figure.

Sun Yi stood in front of him holding a workbook.

"Wang Dong, I don't quite understand this problem. Could you explain it to me?"