The night before the college entrance exam results were released, I redeemed my Peking University ad

After Huang Mingyuan left, the bigwigs in the ward realized what was happening and nodded in agreement.

"Playing games is great! Young people should play more games to relax their minds!"

"Yes! It's all about balancing work and rest! Keeping your mind too tense isn't good either; playing games for a while can actually broaden your thinking!"

"I think playing games is great; it trains logical thinking and can even help with learning math!"

"That's right! Play whatever you want, no pressure!"

……

A group of academicians, deans, and department heads, with an average age of over sixty, were talking amongst themselves, extolling the benefits of playing games in glowing terms.

The graduate students standing behind them had their mouths twitching so hard they almost reached their ears.

Who was it that scolded me for half an hour last week for playing games, saying, "Games ruin people's lives, and those who play games will never amount to anything"?

Who is it that keeps telling us, "To do academic research, you have to sit on the sidelines and not do those other messy things"?

Now, games are supposed to train logical thinking? Games are supposed to relax the brain?

The graduate students looked at each other, internally complaining, but dared not show it on their faces.

There's no way to compare people.

After all, the difference between people can sometimes be greater than the difference between a person and a dog!

Although they included many gold medalists, top students, and champions, they were nothing more than roadside figures in front of Ji Bai.

……

The big shots have left.

After all, I'm getting old. If I keep going like this, I probably won't even live to see the day the ICM conference is held this year.

Li Mei didn't leave; she volunteered to stay and take care of Ji Bai.

Everyone knew that Ji Bai's parents had passed away early, and Li Mei was his homeroom teacher. It was perfectly reasonable for her to stay and take care of him, and no one could say a word against it.

Ji Bai looked at Li Mei's big, red eyes and raised an eyebrow.

Woman, something's wrong with you!

Li Mei, oblivious to his gaze, stepped forward, her face full of concern: "Ji Bai, you haven't eaten all day, you must be starving! What do you want to eat? I'll go buy it for you."

To be honest, after Li Mei reminded him, Ji Bai was actually quite hungry!

"Mmm...I want to eat your noodles!"

"Noodles?"

Li Mei nodded subconsciously: "Sure, Teacher, you may not be good at much else, but you're a master at cooking noodles. Do you want them wide or thin...?"

She suddenly realized what she was saying, and her face flushed red to the roots of her ears.

"asshole!"

Li Mei muttered a curse in a low voice and glanced back at the ward door.

For some reason, I suddenly felt a little guilty!

That damn little bastard!

"What are you thinking? I was talking about noodles." Ji Bai's tone was extremely innocent.

"What exactly do you want to eat?" Li Mei took a deep breath, forcefully suppressing the embarrassment and anger surging in her chest, and tried her best to make her voice sound like a teacher.

"KFC, please!"

"Just wait!"

Li Mei glared at him, blushed, turned around and left, her steps a little hurried.

I almost bumped into the door frame when I got to the door.

After Li Mei left, Ji Bai picked up his old phone and opened Weibo.

It took a full two minutes to load.

"This crappy phone needs replacing!"

After entering Weibo, a long series of notification sounds immediately follow.

He received countless private messages and was tagged in.

"Ji Bai, you absolutely mustn't get hurt!"

"pray!!!!!!"

"Candle!!!!!!"

"I'd give up ten years of my life just to wake up in the middle of the night when the seasons change!!!!"

……

Ji Bai felt a warmth in his heart as he read this.

He then left a comment under the Weibo post that read, "I'd give ten years of my life to wake him up."

"Thank you! I appreciate your kind gesture!"

His reply caused an instant uproar online.

"Holy crap! Ji Bai's awake!!!"

"Great! She's finally awake!!"

"Thank you to that netizen who sacrificed ten years of their life! You're a hero!!"

"Quick! Let's give this netizen a shout-out!!"

……

The netizen who posted the comment was stunned and quickly added a follow-up comment below:

"No, Ji Bai, don't thank me!!! I was just kidding!!!"

……

Netizens burst out laughing!

"It's alright, it's alright. What's said is said, just be more careful in your next life!"

"Ten years of life for the awakening of a genius—it's worth it!"

"This netizen is now a benefactor to the mathematics community!"

"Hilarious! He joked about losing ten years of his life! Hahahaha!"

……

After a short while, the comments section started flooded with encouraging messages again:

"Go Ji Bai! Give those foreigners a good thrashing at the ICM conference!"

"Yes! Go with two hypotheses, and you'll convince them!"

"We're all waiting to see you make a name for yourself internationally!"

"Go, Ji Shen, don't worry!"

……

Ji Bai scrolled through the comments section, his brows furrowing slightly.

What's going on?

Even after all this, those foreigners still refuse to come and insist that he go over there.

Just then, the ward door was pushed open.

Huang Mingyuan walked in, panting and covered in sweat, carrying a computer box that was half his height.

"Ji Bai, how about this? I asked my student, and he said it's the best gaming laptop currently available, top-of-the-line."

Ji Bai glanced at it; it was an Alienware X16, the top-of-the-line version.

The device features an i9-14900HX processor, an RTX 5070 dedicated graphics card, 64GB of RAM, a 4TB SSD, a 4K 240Hz high refresh rate screen, and even a full set of high-end gaming peripherals.

This one will cost at least 20,000 yuan.

"Director Huang, you've gone to too much trouble." Ji Bai smiled.

Upon hearing this, Huang Mingyuan's old face instantly lit up with a smile, and he quickly waved his hand, "No need for money! As long as you can use it, that's fine!"

"Ji Bai, what happened before... was my fault. I was blind to your greatness and narrow-minded."

"I apologize to you. Please be magnanimous and don't hold it against me."

As he spoke, he bowed slightly, adopting an extremely humble attitude.

To be honest, for a department head at a top university to go to this extent with an 18-year-old high school graduate is already pretty much the limit.

Ji Bai said calmly, "It's nothing, it's all in the past. But, that 600,000..."

"Don't worry! I've already arranged it! It'll be transferred to your card right away! Not a penny less!" Director Huang assured him, patting his chest.

Ji Bai nodded in satisfaction.

He may not pursue the matter further, but he cannot accept a single penny less in money.

Huang Mingyuan breathed a sigh of relief; a weight had finally been lifted from his heart.

This little devil has finally been appeased.

Calling her a little darling is no exaggeration.

It's easy to imagine that Ji Bai will definitely be taken in as a disciple by some super big shot in the country. At that time, wouldn't he be a little ancestor in terms of seniority?

As they were talking, the door opened again.

Li Mei walked in carrying a family bucket of chicken, a hamburger, and a Coke. The smile on her face vanished the moment she saw Huang Mingyuan.

As she walked past him, she gave a soft, indifferent snort.

She wasn't as magnanimous as Ji Bai. She still remembered how those people had made things difficult for Ji Bai back then.

Huang Mingyuan is very perceptive; he immediately backed down on the sidelines.

"Um... Ji Bai, you should get some rest! I'll go back and arrange the money transfer! I won't bother you any longer!"

After saying that, he left in a flash, afraid of upsetting Li Mei.

Suddenly, only two people were left in the ward.

Li Mei placed the family bucket on the table, unpacked it, and handed a hamburger to Ji Bai:

"Eat up, it's freshly bought and still warm."

"Why aren't you eating?"

"What? You want me to feed you?"

"Kid, don't go too far!"

"Ouch, you bit my finger!!"