Top Student at Their Peak-Chapter 237 - 109 Paper Completion_5

This is probably the benefit of living a fulfilling life; even a little bit of laziness can bring a full sense of happiness.

Unlike those who have gotten used to slacking off every day; once people get used to slacking, the joy it brings diminishes. But when they’re unable to slack due to some reason, it hits them hard...

When Chen Zhuoyang arrived at the building with a spirited stride early in the morning, he saw his junior brother doing jump exercises at the doorway, giving him a sense of youthful vitality.

"Qiao Yu, morning!"

"Chen... senior brother, morning!" Qiao Yu panted, responding.

Feeling a bit sentimental, doing exercises was something he hadn’t done since starting university. It easily brought back memories of those innocent high school days.

Then he subconsciously remembered that the guy in front of him was only sixteen this year, still in his first year of high school.

"At least I have more beautiful high school memories than him."

Chen Zhuoyang thought self-mockingly, and then suddenly realized that he hadn’t been in touch with his high school classmates for a long time. There was a class group, but few people spoke throughout the year.

Plus, over the years, school reunions had almost become demonized, so it seemed no one wanted to organize such a thankless task anymore. It made the memories of those three high school years seem meaningless.

The only thing he probably missed was consistently ranking in the top five of the class, and the envious looks from classmates whenever the teacher announced the exam scores?

Unfortunately, after coming to Yanbei University, he never felt important again. Looking back now, Chen Zhuoyang thought he should have realized earlier; during his master’s studies, his classmates were already overwhelmingly strong, a level totally different from undergraduate studies.

Honestly, during undergrad, he felt he only needed to use seventy percent of his effort to maintain his GPA in the top 3% of his grade. While his dormmates were struggling with assignments, he could leisurely play games beside them, occasionally helping them with their assignments—his daily routine.

That sense of superiority is something only those who have been top students can understand.

But after getting into Yanbei for his master’s, he needed to give it his all just to have a slight standing among his mentor’s students.

As for playing games? What a joke!

After starting PhD studies at the research center, aside from the excitement of getting in, almost every other time was a hit. His goal went from achieving something noteworthy in his PhD, being recommended for an overseas exchange, having an academician supervise his PhD defense, and getting a faculty or research position directly after graduation at Yanbei University...

to just being able to graduate. fгeewebnovёl.com

This mental journey is the pain of a lifetime for Chen Zhuoyang. He can only say the person who once yearned for research in Mathematics is long gone. Many times, he started to doubt that he wasn’t as outstanding as he once thought because he watched himself gradually fall behind his peers.

But since Qiao Yu arrived, Chen Zhuoyang felt it was no longer a question of whether he was excellent; he started to think he might have a slight intellectual disability.

After all, ignorance is bliss. If he wasn’t foolish enough, how did he have the courage to apply to Director Tian’s PhD program back then?

Fortunately, the embarrassing days will soon be over.

If the paper passes, he has two or three months to prepare for the defense, and he can graduate, bid farewell to this place brimming with talents, and never return...

With these complex thoughts in mind, he walked past Qiao Yu and suddenly heard a phone ringing.

Instinctively, he took out his phone from his pocket, only to find it wasn’t his. Then, a youthful voice came from behind.

"Hello, Director Tian, good morning!... Uh-huh, I’ve eaten, I’m exercising now... Oh, right now?... Uh-huh, okay, I’ll head over right away."

Chen Zhuoyang turned around and asked, "Qiao Yu, did the boss call you to the office?"

"Yes." Qiao Yu nodded.

"Oh, do you know what for?"

"I wrote a paper last week and sent it to my advisor last night. Director Tian probably wants to guide me, or maybe he found some issue with it, and he’ll want me to rewrite it after discussing it." Qiao Yu replied cheerfully.

"Oh, you finished the paper? Which one?"

"It’s the problem discussed in the seminar last time, about precisely estimating the rational number points on curves."

"Did you use Schulz’s method to finish it?"

"Yes, that. Sorry, senior brother, Director Tian wants me to go right away, so I’ll head off, and we can chat later." With that, Qiao Yu waved casually at Chen Zhuoyang, then jogged off to the building where Tian Yanzhen’s office was.

Chen Zhuoyang looked seriously at Qiao Yu’s quickly departing figure, suddenly feeling it was like his fading youth.

...

"Director Tian, what did you need me for?" Qiao Yu knocked on the door but didn’t enter directly; instead, he opened it slightly and peeked in, looking at Tian Yanzhen sitting at the desk.

He looked ready to flee at the slightest sign of trouble.

Tian Yanzhen glanced at the mischievous Qiao Yu and chuckled in exasperation, "Come in and close the door!"

"Oh, okay, Director Tian." Qiao Yu finally walked into the office obediently and closed the door behind him.

Tian Yanzhen looked at the empty-handed Qiao Yu and said, "Pick a book yourself and sit beside me reading it. I’ll ask you anytime I have questions."

With that, Tian Yanzhen patted the papers on his desk.