Super God-Level Top Student

Who would bother these two over some small issue and create trouble? Without these two saying a word, naturally, a bunch of people would jump at the chance to take care of these ignorant fools.

Take the incident where someone, who wasn't watching their step, stirred up trouble online and reported Li Jiangao, for example. That person is still idling at home, struggling through their days filled with complaints and unable to find even a lecturer's position.

Those outside the circle may not know, but those within are well aware.

From this, one can see that Qiao Ze is actually a reasonable person. As long as you don't provoke him, he wouldn't lash out randomly.

A genius who could be unreasonable, yet chooses to abide by the rules of society, is already more than enough to satisfy many people. It's like a three-year-old who has a pile of large firecrackers in their hands yet never casually throws them around, only using them against those who provoke him.

He's definitely a breath of fresh air among mischievous kids; the kind that even adults feel they must praise.

So, in the end, people still turned to Xu Dajiang for help with these matters.

The mentor and student, who are like father and son, might not partake in the mundane world, but this guy is certainly worldly. Things like the scale of a report meeting, Xu Dajiang was definitely in a position to make the final decision.

Indeed, this was the case.

Xu Dajiang, who pondered over Qiao Ze every day, obviously knew where Qiao Ze's bottom line lay.

Although Qiao Ze said it was best if the report meeting didn't exceed one hundred people, when too many signed up, the actual number of attendees at the report meeting increased several times over. As long as the order at the venue was well maintained, Qiao Ze wouldn't have too much of an issue with it or even mention it; once it was over, it was over.

What is a principled issue, you might ask?

For example, if he dared to say that Jian Gao wasn't worthy of his moral standing and had no qualifications to be nominated for an academy member, and if Qiao Ze heard it and it was confirmed, his chances of remaining dean were probably slim.

That's just how Qiao Ze is; in some aspects, he is very magnanimous, or you could say he simply doesn't care. But with other matters, he's so meticulous it can be frightening.

Once you understand this, dealing with Qiao Ze is actually quite easy.

Especially since what Qiao Ze values differs from what most people in the circle care about.

Project support, research funding, papers, etc., he could disregard all of these things.

That made him even easier to deal with.

The report meeting, originally estimated to accommodate fewer than one hundred people, ended up sending out a total of 423 invitations due to various requests.

The location also changed from the original science building meeting room to the school auditorium.

The time was set for 2 p.m. on April 30, and this timing was very deliberate.

The meeting ended just before the seven-day May Day holiday, so everyone was free and the bigwigs who came for the report meeting could spend a couple more days in Xilin. It would deepen their impression of Xilin University of Technology and also make it convenient for the university to host these people.

Not to mention the benefits to the university, if these people stayed a few more days, taking a stroll around Xilin and spending some time in major tourist spots, they would also be contributing to the city.

It was on this same day.

Ben Ronny finally found the chance to have an accidental encounter with Chen Yiwen.

In front of the school library, Ben Ronny watched Chen Yiwen, who was holding books and chatting and laughing with a girl as they walked into the library, and subconsciously let out a smile.

This opportunity was too rare.

Although he had long been prepared with a plan to get close to Chen Yiwen, it wasn't easy for him, a foreign student who didn't interact much with Huaxia students, to become friends with Chen Yiwen without appearing too intentional or daring to ask around too much.

Ben Ronny was a cautious person, and at this juncture, he felt that every move could potentially be noticed by someone with an agenda.

The best scenario would be a chance encounter.

For this breakthrough, Ben Ronny chose the school library.

Because he had seen a segment in a short video promoted by the school, where his roommate mentioned that Chen Yiwen was often borrowing books on philosophy from the library.

Although the shot was brief, the video could be paused, and the image was clear enough that he could recognize the titles of a few books.

So Ben Ronny simply made this his starting point.

He had been studying in the library for nearly half a month, devoting almost all his energy to spotting Chen Yiwen.

While he knew that visiting the science and engineering building might give him a greater chance of running into Chen Yiwen, it wasn't a place he frequented and might raise suspicions.

Ben Ronny had decided that if this waiting strategy didn't work, he'd have to expand his social circle and take a risk by heading over to the science and engineering building to try his luck at catching Chen Yiwen's attention, especially since "back home" the pressure was mounting.

Finally, fortune favored the diligent, and on the last day of April, he got his chance.

The only downside was that there was another girl with Chen Yiwen, possibly his girlfriend, adding some uncertainty to the mix.

As is well known, when a guy is with his girlfriend, he might have a resistant attitude toward making acquaintances with the opposite sex.

But when is everything ever perfect in this world?

After preparing himself mentally, Ben Ronny took a deep breath, picked up the book beside him, and walked towards the borrowing desk.

...

"Hey, buddy, you're that Chen Yiwen, right? I recognize you, you know? Your videos were all over my phone recently. Obviously, you look even more handsome in person than you do in the videos."

With an innate knack for socializing, Ben Ronny approached Chen Yiwen as naturally as an old friend and greeted him in proficient Mandarin the moment he saw him.

Ben Ronny had a very clear idea of his own persona: he portrayed the image of an enthusiastic, outgoing, sunny Western boy.