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So the next morning, Liang Tong, who was completely drunk, couldn't be woken up no matter what. Ning Zicheng frantically tried to wake him up, grabbing his arm and shaking him violently, but to no avail.
Zhou Zhuo did get up on time, forcing himself to go to class despite feeling dizzy, muttering that he would never go again.
Liang Tong and Ning Zicheng returned after finishing their afternoon classes, bringing Zhou Zhuo some food.
Chu Sinian had already eaten out, so he didn't ask them to bring any more food.
As soon as they sat down, they immediately turned on their computers and started playing games together. Liang Tong made a token invitation to Chu Sinian, but was rejected as expected.
Ning Zicheng died quickly this time. She ripped off half of her headphones, kicked off her foot, and slid her gaming chair to his side. "Do you have class tomorrow morning?"
Chu Sinian glanced at his malicious expression and said without hesitation, "Yes."
"I don't believe it." Ning Zicheng pulled out WeChat to look at the class schedules the two had sent earlier. "I knew it, I remember you didn't have any classes."
"What are you doing? You look like a gossip squad member from the village entrance."
Ning Zicheng chuckled twice and quietly approached him, "I've got some big gossip, wanna come?"
"No, I'm very busy."
"Tch, I had no idea you were so busy with the company so soon. You're at such a young age, why don't you enjoy life?"
Chu Sinian smiled and said, "We are different."
Ning Zicheng rolled her eyes at him, "I'll call you tomorrow, you have to come."
Chu Sinian could have refused, but seeing Ning Zicheng's expectant look, he silently agreed.
Ning Zicheng was more energetic than ever that day, showing none of the lethargy he usually experienced when he woke up early.
He tiptoed with Chu Sinian out of the dormitory and went to a large classroom in the computer science department, heading straight to the very back.
As soon as the two sat down, Ning Zicheng said mysteriously, "Later, a third-year graduate student will be helping the professor teach the class. Do you remember the ACM competition team we talked about a few days ago?"
Chu Sinian placed the notebook on the table. "I remember, you found out about it so quickly?"
"My connections are amazing. The coach who led the team to the ACM competition is the teacher who taught today. Even the competition was requested by the mentor to be led by him."
"The person who was kicked out of the team is his mentor's nephew, and he's coming to cause trouble for him today."
Chu Sinian was skeptical. "Is he really that stupid? To pick a fight with a teacher in public?"
Ning Zicheng winked at him, "He's not stupid, he just acts lawlessly because he has powerful backers."
Chu Sinian smiled slightly, "Then the coach is quite innocent."
"Sigh, this kind of thing is common in the industry. Without connections, it's impossible to get by."
The morning sun was blazing, and students poured in one after another, bringing with them the heat that made the light at the entrance flicker.
A man entered through the doorway amidst the interplay of light and shadow.
He was very tall, his broad shoulders blocking all the light, and shadows seeped in from his back onto the sides of his face, making his features almost sharp and sculpted. His eyes, under his prominent brow bone, were long and thin, and a deep sense of oppression emanated from his black pupils.
All of this was imprinted in Chu Sinian's mind as he approached.
He frowned instantly and stood up, but Ning Zicheng, who had just realized what was happening, grabbed him and said, "Where are you going? Sit down quickly."
Chu Sinian lowered his unconsciously trembling hand, sat back in his chair, and leaned back.
Ning Zicheng sensed something was wrong and frowned, asking, "Do you know him?"
Chu Sinian curled his lips as usual, "Don't you know any eccentric geniuses in this circle?"
Ning Zicheng immediately understood, "I thought you never paid attention to these things."
I'd only heard about him when he won the award.
Chen Chi placed the books on the stage, glanced at the clock, and saw that there were still six minutes before class started.
As usual, he glanced around the classroom. The attendance rate was good, but there were too many people in the back rows.
Chen Chi was about to have them sit in the front when his gaze suddenly fixed on them, his sharp eyes narrowing slightly.
"Chen Chi, what right do you have to remove me from the list!"
A shout, like a thunderclap, rang out in the classroom. The students, realizing he recognized the teacher's name, stared dumbfounded at the podium.
Chen Chi looked over and saw Zhao Jiechao being held and dragged out by Li Liao and Zhang Xiu, his hands and feet still frantically clawing at the classroom door frame. "Chen Chi, you fucking get out here! What right do you have..."
Chen Chi glanced at the clock; there were still five minutes until class started.
He said in a cold tone, "Sorry, I have some personal matters to attend to. I'll go through the textbook and preview the material first."
Zhao Jiechao rushed over with all his might, just as Chen Chi was walking towards him.
Chen Chi said nothing, expressionless, and grabbed Zhao Jiechao by the collar, dragging him out. Zhao Jiechao's neck was stuck in the collar, feeling as if a tremendous force was choking him.
"Fuck..." His face turned red, and he was still cursing, but his abdomen first remembered the pain from that night and began to tremble slightly.
He only caught his breath after being slammed against the bathroom wall, coughing as he yelled, "How dare you treat me like this! Do you even want my uncle's research results anymore?!"
Chen Chi calmly said, "I promised him I would let you join the team, but I didn't promise to let you participate in the finals."
"What do you mean!"
"The literal meaning." Chen Chi glanced at him, turned to leave, but Zhao Jiechao immediately rushed to the door to block him.
Zhao Jiechao took a deep breath. "What happened that day...it was me..."
He murmured a few times, "It was my fault. You don't need to remove me from the list. I won't mention it again." He spoke with his eyes closed for a long time, but no sound was heard.
Zhao Jiechao opened his eyes and saw Chen Chi looking at him with no expression on his face.
He suddenly shuddered as he heard Chen Chi speak, "I'll only say it once, get out of the way."
Zhao Jiechao's legs went weak, and he reluctantly took a step back, shouting, "Don't you fucking remove me from the list!"
"Otherwise, I won't let you go!"
Chen Chi paused, as if remembering something, and glanced back at him. "If you take up any more of my work time, I won't consider our uncle-nephew relationship anymore." He then left immediately.
Zhao Jiechao was furious and had nowhere to vent his anger, yelling, "What the hell are you so arrogant about!"
Zhang Xiu and Li Liao, who were watching and guarding the gate from outside, exchanged a glance and then came in.
Zhang Xiu lit a cigarette and looked at him, "Still cursing? The person has already gone quite a distance. If you have the guts, go back and curse him in front of him again."
"What's it to you?!"
Li Liao's ears hurt from his noise. "You've really been spoiled by your uncle. You bite everyone you see."
"Fuck you, what are you pretending to be good people for! You're all in cahoots!"
Li Liao immediately laughed, "If your mother finds out about this, how will you explain it?"
Zhao Jiechao froze, as if struck on a nerve, stammering, "I, I..."
Zhang Xiu laughed and flicked his cigarette ash at him, "When you're acting crazy, don't you think about the consequences?"
Zhao Jiechao felt a chill run down his spine, his eyes darting around. "You, you think of a way for me to rejoin the team."
He grabbed Li Liao by the collar and said, "I can give you anything you want, just think of a way!"
Li Liao yanked his hand off, saying, "Let me tell you plainly, the moment you brought up his parents that night, you'll never get a single good thing from him in your life."
"What do we do now! Ahhh! Didn't I try my best to complete the tasks he assigned?! Why did he remove me from the list? Why?! Who does he think he is to treat me like this?! He just wants to make my life miserable, he's fucking targeting me!" Zhao Jiechao shouted wildly.
"So what if I insulted him! Did I insult the wrong person? Why does he act so arrogantly and look down on everyone? Who does he think he is! Who does he think he is…"
Zhang Xiu couldn't stand the noise anymore, so he grabbed the man's collar and slammed him against the wall. "You idiot! He's nothing, so who do you think you are? You think you're some kind of chosen one, you moron!"
Li Liao pulled Zhang Xiu's hand and made him let go, "Alright, let's go, you can't reason with him."
"What kind of good people do you think you are!" Zhao Jiechao cursed wildly like a madman, but the two figures had long since disappeared.
He clenched his fists, his pupils wide open like independent black spheres, and stood there breathing heavily.
"I've been groveling under him like a grandson for so long... and now he's going to kick me out? Kick me out?"
"Kick him out, don't even think about it."
He and his mother had already boasted that if they failed to meet their targets, no one would have a good time.
In the other large classroom, Ning Zicheng stared in disbelief at Chen Chi, who returned to continue lecturing in less than six minutes.
"This guy has an incredibly strong mentality."
The students below stirred slightly, but were all silenced by Chen Chi's cold and strict teaching style, and lowered their heads to listen attentively.
Ning Zicheng turned to look at Chu Sinian and saw that his brows were furrowed, and his usual laziness and carefree attitude were gone. "What are you thinking about?"
"It's nothing," Chu Sinian shook his head. "How did you know about today's events?"
"You're interested?"
Ning Zicheng immediately launched into a long-standing tirade, “Rumors of discord within their team have been circulating for a while now. The guy who was about to start a fight just now is called Zhao Jiechao. After being kicked out of the team, I was thinking of joining them to try and make it to ACM. Anyway, the guy they were missing was just a piece of junk in the team.”
"I tried to use connections to get in, and that's how I found out about today's events."
Chu Sinian couldn't help but facepalm. "They're first-year graduate students, how could they let a freshman like you go?"
Ning Zicheng flashed his bright white teeth, "Money can solve 99% of the problems in this world."
"What a generous young master Ning! Don't forget me when you become rich and powerful!"
"Come on, stop pretending," Ning Zicheng changed the subject, "but Zhao Jiechao is really something else, causing trouble all the time just because he has his uncle."
Chu Sinian seemed to remember something, "Do you have any guts? If you have any guts, you should use these resources to focus on academics instead of bullying people with no background."
"I was just joking..."
The classroom was quiet except for the sound of the lecture. Chu Sinian picked up his notebook from the table, opened the back door, and quietly walked out. No one noticed the young teacher's unusual pause in his words.
Ning Zicheng crouched down like a thief and followed Chu Sinian out, "Are you angry? I was just joking. I didn't mean to condone this behavior."
Chu Sinian smiled helplessly, "Of course I know you didn't mean that. I'm not angry. I just need to finish the paper the professor assigned."
Why does she always treat you, a nineteen-year-old college student, like a graduate student?
"I treated it as training, to get used to the research environment in advance."
"I don't know where you get the energy. You're juggling work and studies. You've lost so much weight in the last few years."
"You can also be forced into it by life."
"Damn, you're even more powerful than me. Who's forcing you?"
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