Meanwhile, Su Chen was unaware of Fang Yu and his companion's scheme.
But he wasn't afraid at all.
He recorded the entire phone call just now. If they dare to frame him, the recording will be the most effective way to retaliate.
Su Chen walked leisurely towards his dormitory with his hands in his pockets.
As soon as he entered the room, he found that all three of his roommates were there.
These past few days, he's either been staying up late writing his thesis or leaving early and returning late, nowhere to be seen.
He didn't even have a chance to speak to the other people in the dormitory.
The group was somewhat surprised to see Su Chen return so early.
"Hey, Su Chen, we've hardly seen you these past few days. Why are you back so early today?"
The person speaking was Qiao Mengmeng, who was also Su Chen's best friend.
Qiao Mengmeng comes from a wealthy family and is known for her generosity. She has often helped Su Chen in his daily life.
Speaking of Qiao Mengmeng's name, it is said that when he was a child, his mother really liked girls, and he was very cute when he was born.
So his family gave him this name.
Who would have thought that when he grew up, he would not only be as strong as an ox, but also nearly two meters tall.
His name also became a "stain" that he found difficult to talk about.
Because whenever roll call is taken in class, someone in the class can't help but laugh, which drives him crazy.
To avoid embarrassment, his roommates gave him a nickname: "Da Zhuang" (meaning "Big Strong").
"Dazhuang, you're all here."
"I've been busy publishing papers these past few days, and I've been busy with other things over the weekend."
"I just finished what I was doing, so I came back early to get some rest."
"Huh? Your paper has already been published!?"
"Impressive! As expected of our Professor Su."
After listening, Qiao Mengmeng gave a thumbs up and said.
The other two people in the dormitory were also surprised.
Another roommate, Lu Ning, put down her phone, looked up, and asked, "Su Chen, which journal did you publish in? Which medical journal in China is it?"
“I remember that there aren’t many cases in your research area in China. Publishing a paper in a core journal should be no problem.”
Su Chen walked to his desk, pulled out a chair and sat down. "No, I submitted it to a foreign language journal."
"Foreign language, which journal?"
"I'm just trying out naturopathic medicine, but there are no results yet."
After hearing Su Chen's words, everyone was even more shocked.
Journals like The Lancet and Nature Medicine represent the highest level of expertise in the medical field.
For students in their major, he is a household name.
Lu Ning gave a thumbs up and exclaimed, "Awesome! My dear Professor Su, if your paper gets accepted, your postgraduate recommendation is practically guaranteed!"
Qiao Mengmeng joked, "Wow, if the impact factor were any higher, Professor Su could have gone straight to a PhD program."
"No, maybe I can even become your graduate student in the future."
After everyone finished speaking, they all laughed happily.
After all, Su Chen's roommates knew his abilities best.
"Alright, Dazhuang, stop teasing me. Aren't you going home to inherit your dad's 30-plus companies?"
Su Chen also joked with Da Zhuang.
Shi Yue, who had remained silent until now, interjected:
"The acceptance rate for Naturopathic Medicine is very low, Su Chen. I don't think you should submit to this journal."
"You can choose a domestic core journal, which is a safer bet."
Speaking of Shi Yue, his relationship with Su Chen is slightly different from that of the other two.
It's fair to say it's not very good.
This is because Shi Yue was also a top student back then, ranking second in his department when he entered the university.
However, the difference between first and second place is not just a matter of one position.
After all, everyone only remembers the first place name; no one cares what the second place name is.
So throughout his university years, he always felt that Su Chen had stolen his thunder.
Later, he studied desperately in order to catch up with Su Chen.
Unfortunately, Su Chen's ranking was almost always ahead of his in the final exams, which made him even more depressed.
Shi Yue continued, "Su Chen, you may not know how difficult that journal is to get published. Their acceptance rate for papers is less than one in a thousand!"
"Most research will simply not be included."
"Also, that journal has very strict requirements for English."
"You might not have a clear idea of what I mean by saying this."
"Do you know that the research institute where I did my internship is among the top three in the country in terms of overall strength? Even among the PhDs there, only a handful can publish articles in natural medicine each year?"
Shi Yue cleared his throat again, a smug expression on his face, and continued:
"Oh, I forgot to tell you, last week my research group published a paper in a Nature Medicine sub-journal."
"I was the second author of that paper."
"By the way, Su Chen, did you get the official website of Natural Medicine wrong? It's a sub-journal that was published there."
"No, even if it's a sub-journal, your paper probably won't be accepted."
After Shi Yue finished speaking, he looked at Su Chen with arrogance, as if trying to see a trace of defeat on his face.
Little did he know that Su Chen's paper would not only be included in the journal, but would also be published as the front page of the next issue.
Su Chen sensed the contempt in Shi Yue's words.
However, he did not want to argue with the other party.
It's important to know that the value of a magazine's sub-journals is significantly reduced.
Moreover, Shi Yue was not the first author of this paper, which means that he only participated in the research project.
Only the first author of a paper is the one who leads the research.
In academia, the most important factor in evaluating a person's ability is the quality of their publications as the first author.
This is also why Su Chen was unwilling to relinquish the first authorship of his paper to Fang Yu.
But as an undergraduate student, even being the second author of an article in a sub-journal is enough for Shi Yue to be proud of.
Su Chen looked at the other person and simply smiled faintly, "Yes, I know all of that."
After saying that, he went to the bathroom to wash up.
"Wh-what?"
Shi Yue didn't react for a moment after hearing his words.
Thinking to himself, "Something's not right. What's wrong with Su Chen? Didn't he understand what I said?"
"Shouldn't he look very disappointed, or even jealous of me?"
This put Shi Yue in an awkward position.
He didn't expect that Su Chen seemed completely unconcerned.
Qiao Mengmeng and Lu Ning, upon hearing Shi Yue's words, realized that he was showing off to Su Chen.
He could only offer a few simple compliments and then fell silent.
Seeing the atmosphere in the dormitory instantly turn cold, Shi Yue's face turned red.
He felt that this attempt at being cool was too embarrassing.
So embarrassing, you could dig out a three-bedroom apartment with your toes!
However, men don't usually care too much about such things.
Soon, the group began discussing the new student registration process during the day.
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