A genius student? Ha, they're nothing but ants at your feet!

This is just the beginning.

The situation spiraled out of control far faster than Su Hao had imagined.

With MIT's official account personally taking a strong stance and responding.

It was as if bombs had been dropped on all social media platforms, both domestically and internationally, that discussions about him exploded in an almost out-of-control manner!

Those self-media outlets that are quick to jump on the bandwagon and are good at generating buzz and gossip traffic are like flies that have smelled a dung beetle pushing a gold nugget, and they swarm in instantly!

They worked overtime through the night, frantically typing on their keyboards, writing a large number of sensationalist articles in response to the trend.

This crossover storm between academia and entertainment has even swept across the domestic internet.

With trembling hands, Su Hao desperately clicked on the news link sent to him by his friend on WeChat.

It was like opening Pandora's box with one's own hands.

[Shocking! Why did MIT go to such lengths to strongly endorse a Chinese student?! The truth behind it is heartwarming!]

[The most handsome young man at MIT, the subject of much online discussion, has had his true identity revealed – he's actually a pure-blooded Chinese! A source of pride for the Chinese people!]

[This is not some idol who relies on looks! He dominates international trending topics, witnessing how this Chinese prodigy silences the Western academic community!]

The phone screen was covered with obscene and sensational headlines in the style of UC News.

Su Hao's head was throbbing with pain from watching it.

Snapped.

He threw his phone on the table, utterly dejected, covered his face with his hands, and let out a long sigh.

孽 孽!

"Hmm? Judging from this situation, it seems that not only in the US, but also your domestic internet has completely exploded because of you?"

A clear, melodious voice, tinged with a hint of teasing, suddenly came from behind.

Su Hao was startled and slammed his phone face down on the table.

He turned around and looked at the person who had come in.

"Ellie?!"

Ellie, carrying several thick documents, was leaning against the doorframe, her face full of schadenfreude.

"Your expression was off, I thought something had happened."

"Don't even mention it... Ellie, did you see those messy reports too?"

Ellie laughed mischievously.

"Haha, it's hard not to watch, isn't it?"

You're currently a top influencer on the entire internet, and your handsome face is firmly occupying the most prominent headlines in all the media outlets of our school!

Now everyone in the school, even the cleaning ladies who sweep the floors, is talking about you.

"Sigh..." Su Hao rubbed his hair in pain.

Heaven and earth conscience.

He vowed that he had only ever sought to solve problems in peace throughout his life and had never thought of becoming famous.

Moreover, even if he really wanted to become famous, why shouldn't it be because of his great theorems that are worthy of being written into textbooks?

Instead, he's gaining attention in this shameful way—being treated like a "peerless handsome young man"!

Looking at Su Hao's expression, as if he wanted to bang his head against the wall.

Ellie stopped smiling and walked over to sit down.

"Listen, Sue. As someone who has been through this absurd situation myself."

Honestly, I don't think you need to be so troubled by this.

"Have you ever done that?"

She nodded.

"Although back then it wasn't as widely known or exaggerated as what you've done this time."

But back in my hometown, I could easily win any math competition award.

The next day, those boring local newspapers will definitely dedicate a whole page to a close-up of my face.

And all the titles are such cheesy things like "a miracle of beauty and wisdom bestowed by God."

Or cheesy praise like "a once-in-a-century beauty with both talent and looks."

She rolled her eyes and continued complaining:

"The most outrageous time was when I clearly underperformed in that competition and only got second place. But guess what happened?"

The next day, when the newspaper was published, the front page featured only my solo photo!

That poor bastard who got first place didn't even get a name!

You have no idea how guilty I felt about that first place winner.

"Oh, this..."

"At first, I was quite angry when this happened, feeling that they were insulting my soul. But later I completely came to terms with it."

This is the cruel truth of the world.

"No matter how you break into the mainstream, it's much better than working yourself to the bone to produce a bunch of groundbreaking results only to have them go unnoticed, right?"

"Is that really the case?" Su Hao frowned.

"That's right, that's exactly it."

Sue, you're a genius immersed in the digital universe; you have no idea what the average person outside is like.

This vulgar world's indifference to pure mathematics is far beyond your imagination!

Let alone getting them interested in your theory, most ordinary people would find the sight of a blackboard full of formulas extremely repulsive and frightening!

Did you know that 95 percent of Americans have never even heard of the "Riemann Hypothesis" in their entire lives?

Not to mention, a previous survey by an authoritative organization revealed that as many as 60% of adults in an anonymous survey painfully admitted:

I suffer from severe math anxiety; I feel like vomiting whenever I see math problems!

But now! A miracle has happened! Look!

Because of your despicable, godlike face, those netizens who can't even calculate tips properly...

Surprisingly, many people left comments saying they would travel thousands of miles to attend this dry academic lecture! The number of attendees is simply outrageous!

As she spoke, she snatched Su Hao's phone from its face down and quickly opened a school's online reservation page.

Swipe down on the screen.

The comments were densely packed, like a vast ocean, filled with enthusiastic messages from netizens from all walks of life.

Everyone was clamoring for it, even skipping work or classes, just to personally go to the MIT conference.

Even if you don't understand a single formula, you still have to come and see this legendary genius boy who possesses both high intelligence and good looks, like a celestial being!

Of course, what follows is a whole host of wild and inappropriate words...

Looking at the enthusiastic comments, Su Hao remained silent for a long time, finally letting out a bitter smile:

"You're right, I should look at the problem from a different perspective."

He is a gold medalist in the International Mathematical Olympiad, the proof of the Four Color Theorem, the establishment of important theories related to the Riemann Hypothesis, and the Smail problem.

He made so many groundbreaking achievements in the field of mathematics.

But never before has it received such fervent attention from the public.

Nothing in this world is more absurd than this.

The cause of all this, which swept the globe and created a storm of online traffic, was simply because of that unknown photographer.

On that sunny afternoon, I just happened to take a promotional photo that looked incredibly cool.

That's it.

Su Hao's tightly furrowed brows slowly relaxed.

Since we can't avoid it, let's treat this massive influx of traffic as a celebration bestowed upon the entire mathematics community by God!

He decided to let go completely and accept everything calmly!

Ellie patted him on the shoulder with a sense of relief.

"That's more like it, big star! Go ahead and make a big splash!"

I have read your first draft paper on the Smer problem, and it is simply divine!

Do your best in the presentation! I'm your biggest and most devoted fan, and I'll support you to the very end!

After saying that, she waved her hand gracefully, turned around with a smile, and left with light steps.

Looking at the empty doorway, Su Hao silently comforted himself.

"If it could really be like Ellie said."

If we can take advantage of this absurd opportunity to go viral, we can help even just a small portion of the world's population.

Begin to truly pay attention to and understand mathematics, the most beautiful language in the universe...

That doesn't seem like such a bad thing after all!