From child prodigy to chief scientist

Chapter 95 Where exactly is your limit?

"Okay, go back and revise your paper again. If you have any questions, just contact me."

"By the way, Professor Yuan, when we submit this paper, I'd like to add Xu Xiao's name as the second author."

Yuan Jiyang was somewhat surprised when Dong Yi took the initiative to make this request.

Normally, to be the second author of a paper, one needs to be highly involved in the entire project and contribute to the results second only to the first author.

Xu Xiao clearly does not meet these conditions and only recently participated in Dong Yi's research project.

However, Yuan Jiyang could also understand Dong Yi's thoughts. After all, Xu Xiao had helped him solve the most difficult problem in the entire project, and such a contribution was irreplaceable.

Although the recognition of second authorship is far less than that of first authorship, second authorship of a Q1 paper can still be a significant advantage in various awards and job applications.

Listing Xu Xiao as the second author would not affect Dong Yi in any way, so Yuan Jiyang would not have any objections.

"You can decide this yourself. If you think Xu Xiao is qualified to be a co-author, then add his name to the list."

After talking with Yuan Jiyang, Dong Yi hurried back to revise his thesis.

Yuan Jiyang, however, was still savoring Xu Xiao's line of reasoning in his mind, as if he were appreciating a work of art.

"Xu Xiao—where exactly is your ceiling?"

That morning, after having breakfast, Xu Xiao went to the classroom to prepare for her auditing session.

This class is "Mathematical Physics," an advanced course that is required for both mathematics and physics majors. Normally, students start taking it in their third year.

However, Xu Xiao had already completed most of the basic courses in her first and second years of university, and it was indeed time for her to learn some more advanced courses.

Arriving at the classroom early, Xu Xiao went straight to the back and found a corner seat to sit down.

Xu Xiao made this choice partly because, as an auditor, he didn't want to disrupt the regular classes.

In addition, if he had sat in the back, he wouldn't have attracted so much attention from others.

Anyway, this is a lecture hall, and his eyesight is very good, so he can see the blackboard clearly even if he sits at the back.

Just as Xu Xiao was sitting in his seat waiting for class to start, a somewhat familiar figure appeared in his field of vision.

"Pan Hong—why are you here too?"

Logically speaking, Pan Hong should still be preparing for the IM0 competition, so there's no reason for her to suddenly appear in a class at Yenching University.

Upon entering the classroom, Pan Hong quickly spotted Xu Xiao, her expression also showing some surprise.

After hesitating for a moment, Pan Hong walked over to Xu Xiao.

"What a coincidence, you're here too?"

"Yes, I haven't had much to do lately, so I came to Yenching University to audit the classes early. What about you?"

"Me too. There's not much to learn at the IMO, so I might as well come here earlier and listen to some university courses."

When Pan Hong met her former training teammates, she felt a sense of familiarity and sat down next to Xu Xiao.

"Xu Xiao, you ultimately chose the Mathematics Department at Yenching University too, right?"

"Yes, we'll really be classmates from now on."

Even if we don't end up in the same class, we'll probably still be attending classes together quite often.

Upon seeing the instructor approach, the two tacitly stopped chatting and prepared to concentrate on the lesson.

This lesson was quite valuable for Xu Xiao, as it made him realize that complex functions have such a wide range of applications in physics.

Although his progress on the entry task did not advance much as a result, it is always good to learn something new.

After class, Xu Xiao and Pan Hong walked out of the classroom side by side.

"Xu Xiao, do you have any plans for later?"

There are no classes scheduled for the next period; there are two more classes this afternoon.

Xu Xiao did not fill her days with classes. If there were no suitable classes, there was no need to go to class to study.

"Do you play pool? I have a racket, want to play a game together for a bit?"

Hearing Pan Hong say this, Xu Xiao also remembered that she did indeed enjoy playing billiards.

During previous training camps, Pan Hong would take advantage of her breaks to play ball with others, which shows that she really likes the sport.

Many scholars actually have a habit of exercising, which not only helps them build physical strength but also relieves stress.

Since his rebirth, Xu Xiao has focused mainly on his studies and hasn't really paid much attention to exercise. After thinking about it, he accepted Pan Hong's invitation.

"Okay, I do know a little bit of billiards, let's play for a while."

In his previous life, Xu Xiao was indeed quite good at billiards. He was considered the best player in the company and often won second place in the company's billiards competitions (the first place was won by the company leaders).

Although my body has shrunk considerably since my rebirth and my strength is not as great as it was in my adult form, my skills should still be there.

Upon arriving at the badminton and table tennis hall at Yenching University, the two found an empty table and began warming up.

At first, Xu Xiao was indeed not used to playing ball in this body, feeling that his muscle memory was completely different from that in his previous life.

However, after getting used to it for a while, Xu Xiao gradually found his rhythm and managed to rally with Pan Hong for dozens of rounds without losing the ball.

"Not bad, I didn't expect you to be so good at billiards."

Pan Hong originally only wanted to casually spar with Xu Xiao, but it seems there's no need for her to hold back at all.

"I practiced for a while before, but I haven't played for a long time recently."

"Let's begin officially then, eleven points, best two out of three, how about that?"

"Okay, no problem."

Although his physical condition limited his performance, Xu Xiao felt he had a good chance of winning against a girl.

After the match officially started, Pan Hong immediately took a more serious approach and scored a 4-0 lead against Xu Xiao at the start.

However, after adapting to Pan Hong's playing style, Xu Xiao gradually caught up with the score and even took the lead 6-5.

Just then, Pan Hong seemed to suddenly realize something and began to change her playing style.

On the next ball, Pan Hong did not serve normally as before, but instead served a high and short ball.

Normally, such a serve is very problematic; the receiving player could easily spike the ball back and score.

Xu Xiao naturally thought the same thing, and instinctively stretched her arm forward.

But just as Xu Xiao was about to swing his racket and smash the ball, something a little awkward happened.

Because Xu Xiao was not tall enough and his arms were a bit short, he couldn't reach the ball completely. His racket just grazed the edge of the ball, and he couldn't hit the ball over it at all.

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