The academic genius started by accidentally flirting with the rich female principal.

Chapter 6 Are you free tonight?

Their furtive and secretive behavior clearly indicates they're up to no good.

It was obvious that the message wasn't from his friend; if nothing unexpected happened... it was from that woman!

"What does she want from you?"

The mature female professor had already pulled the car over to the side of the road and turned on the hazard lights. She glared at him angrily, gritting her teeth as she said, "Didn't I tell you not to have any contact with her, and you promised me? So why did you do this?"

"I..."

Seeing Shen Yanru's furious expression, Chen Yu hurriedly explained, "Professor Shen, calm down, you must stay calm. It's just... it's just that your stepmother added me on WeChat."

"Add me on WeChat?"

"Isn't this a serious matter?"

Compared to her usual aloofness, Shen Yanru was somewhat out of control at this moment. She glared fiercely at Chen Yu and said, "Have you added her yet? If not... reject her immediately. If you have... blacklist her right now!"

reject?

Add to blacklist?

How am I supposed to pursue a PhD at university then?

Although Shen Yanru is a full professor, Wen Yan is the school's vice principal. Chen Yu is well aware of the implications... Reject Principal Wen's friend request? Blacklist Principal Wen? That's practically suicide.

"Professor Shen..."

"Your stepmother is the vice principal after all. If I don't accept her friend request, how am I supposed to continue my doctoral studies at the university?" Chen Yu said with a wry smile. "But don't worry... I've added your stepmother on WeChat, and I promise I won't chat with her. I swear, if I can't keep my word, may I be struck by lightning!"

A man's vow...

It's basically no different from farting; it just makes a sound.

Shen Yanru clenched her fists, teetering on the edge of losing control, and said, word by word, "Reject her!"

What the hell!

The she-devil is about to go berserk!

Despite having looks, figure, status, and money, Shen Yanru's temper is unpredictable, and she often receives complaints from students. Logically, someone who receives complaints every now and then should be expelled from the school soon, but she has a very high academic standing.

Chen Yu was frequently scolded during his graduate studies, and he was scolded so badly that it was not because he was not smart enough, but because he was too smart. He was always slacking off, either slacking off or on his way to slacking off, but his experimental efficiency ranked the highest in the entire laboratory.

"No, no, no."

"Please don't be angry...don't get worked up."

Seeing that she was about to lose control, Chen Yu hurriedly said, "Although I don't know why your stepmother added me on WeChat, I'm sure... she must have her own reasons. I think she probably wants to infuriate you, Professor Shen... this is provocation! If you make me reject the friend request, doesn't that mean you're showing weakness?"

Speaking of which,

He coughed lightly a few times, then said earnestly, "Professor Shen...would someone as proud as you willingly show weakness to the other side? No...you are not that kind of person. In my eyes, you are fearless!"

And you know what...

These words had some effect.

Shen Yanru gradually calmed down. She stared intently at the young boy beside her, opened her mouth... and coldly said, "Get down!"

"what?"

"Didn't you say you'd take me back to school?"

Chen Yu was taken aback and asked with a puzzled look on his face.

"I don't want to deliver it anymore."

"Get out of here right now!"

Shen Yanru said angrily.

Without the slightest hesitation, Chen Yu hurriedly unbuckled his seatbelt and fled in a panic, fearing that the mature female professor might change her mind at any moment.

"..."

"What exactly does this old woman want?"

At this moment, Shen Yanru sat alone in the car, her hands gripping the steering wheel tightly, talking to herself.

at the same time,

Having escaped his predicament, Chen Yu was panting heavily. After finally catching his breath, he silently took out his phone... and looked at the mature female principal's WeChat friend request, which left him somewhat bewildered.

However, given the other party's identity and status, he ultimately accepted Wen Yan's friend request, and a message was sent the next second after the request was accepted.

[Wen Yan: Are you still together?]

[Chen Yu: Professor Shen and I broke up a long time ago.]

[Wen Yan: Really?]

[Wen Yan: Don't tell anyone about what happened today, whether it's between you and me, or between you and your advisor. No one else can know.]

[Chen Yu: Don't worry, I won't mention a single word!]

It was a very ordinary chat, and there wasn't much else to say after that, so the communication ended just like that.

Chen Yu scanned a shared electric scooter on the roadside and was putting on his helmet when he received a call from Zhou Qihang. Seeing that it was Zhou Qihang calling... he was furious.

"Feed?"

"My own brother?"

"Are you... alright?"

Zhou Qihang's voice trembled slightly on the phone, and he spoke in a low voice.

"You son of a bitch!"

"Do you know the enormity of the mess you've made?" Chen Yu roared angrily, "I almost didn't make it back!"

"that..."

"I'm so sorry."

"I didn't expect it to turn out like this..." Zhou Qihang said bitterly, "I asked my supervisor for a week's leave and I'm already at the high-speed rail station, preparing to go out and lay low for a while... Also, you can use my ROG desktop computer from now on."

Before Chen Yu could even react, Zhou Qihang hung up.

"Feed?"

"Hanged up...hung up?"

Chen Yu's scalp tingled. This bastard actually ran away, but at least he knew to leave the ROG PC behind.

"well--"

"I made a bad choice in making friends!"

He sighed deeply, his brow furrowed with melancholy.

Thinking about it carefully... I can't entirely blame him. If I hadn't been greedy, things wouldn't have turned out this way.

......

Back in his dorm, Zhou Qihang was indeed gone, leaving only his computer behind. He didn't know if it was genuine or if it was just too heavy to carry.

Having promised the mature female professor that he would pursue a doctorate, Chen Yu immediately began preparing his application materials. Although he did not have any top-tier journal articles during his master's studies, he had several Q1 journal articles, which was considered extremely outstanding. The key point was that he was the first author of all of them.

so...

Chen Yu's application process for the World Expo seemed more like a formality.

He didn't know how much time had passed until he realized it was getting dark, at which point Chen Yu remembered he needed to find something to eat.

As soon as he stood up, his phone on the table vibrated. He thought it was a message from Zhou Qihang, but when he picked it up... he was surprised to find it was from the mature female vice principal.

[Wen Yan: Are you there?]

[Chen Yu: Principal Wen, I'm here. What can I do for you?]

[Wen Yan: Are you free tonight?]

Chen Yu was completely dumbfounded and stood there stunned.

The school's mature female vice principal, who is also my mentor's widowed stepmother, actually asked me... if I was free tonight.

What does this mean?

Feeling lonely?