I was exposed for adding my female boss to my group of female friends.

So it's normal that they don't know.

Jin Rubing shook his head, his face filled with disbelief:

"Am I destined to be a poet? Riding a donkey into Jianmen Pass in the drizzle." I still vividly remember the scene when Bai Yujing published this short poem on the title page of the school newspaper.

Jin Rubing's gaze wasn't fixed on the front; his eyes pierced through the solid walls, bypassed the barriers of the real world, and seemed to pierce through illusion, pointing directly to the morning many years ago when he first saw the name Bai Yujing.

Fang Bai turned to Liu Ruying and said with a smile, "Why don't you hurry up and hand him the microphone?"

Liu Ruying took the microphone, looked back at the direction Fang Bai was pointing, and seemed somewhat at a loss.

Who is it?

Wen Limin turned to look at Jin Rubing and Fang Bai, and asked with a frown:

"Professor Jin, Professor Fang, what exactly is this Bai Yujing you're talking about?"

Fang Bai asked in surprise, "Huh, what year were you in? You don't even know Bai Yujing?"

Wen Limin was a little surprised by the question.

To be honest, this was the first time he had heard this name today.

At first, he didn't think it was a big deal not to know the name, but when Fang Bai asked him that question, it gave him the impression that if he didn't know the name, then he was ignorant.

Wen Limin's momentum immediately weakened: "I... I'm from the class of 17, so what?"

Fang Bai counted on his fingers and realized, "Oh! You were only a freshman when he was active, so it's normal that you don't know."

Jin Rubing said slowly, "Speaking of Bai Yujing, younger students may not know him, but I remember him very clearly, and I still remember him now."

"Back then, he rode a donkey in the drizzle and entered Peking University alone. Because of a dispute with someone, the 'Unknown' copyright dispute occurred, which caused a sensation in the literary world."

The students below were somewhat puzzled by what Jin Rubing said.

Riding a donkey in the drizzle?

Fighting for the version of "Wei Ming"?

What is all this?!

The students below began to discuss it amongst themselves.

"Oh, the controversy surrounding the publication of 'Unknown'! I've heard of that!"

A male student wearing black-rimmed glasses sitting next to Xia Yingji suddenly spoke, startling Xia Yingji.

Xia Yingji slapped him: "What's wrong? Making such a fuss? What's the meaning of the 'Unknown' copyright dispute?"

The boy pushed up his black-rimmed glasses: "Do you know what club I'm in? I'm in the journalism club."

"I know, what do you know? Tell me quickly!" Xia Ying was extremely anxious, and Si Chaoliang also came over from the side.

"Weiming" is our school's literature journal, which everyone should know. The phrase "Weiming" is often mentioned by my seniors.

"So?" Xia Yingji blinked.

The boy pushed up his black-rimmed glasses again: "This phrase has a rich meaning. It is usually used when someone is about to cause trouble or has already caused trouble, to warn the perpetrator."

"Let me explain how it's used. For example, if a student doesn't proofread properly and misspells the name of a school leader, the senior students will scold him, saying things like, 'Do you want to cause another 'Unknown' copyright dispute?'"

Xia Yingji and Si Chaoliang blinked: "So?"

The man with the black-rimmed glasses said, "So, in my opinion, this incident should be a major horrific event for our press corps, meaning big trouble. That's all I know."

Xia Yingji held back for a long time, but finally couldn't help but say, "It's the same as saying nothing at all."

The girl in the front row leaned forward the whole time while they were talking, trying to hear them clearly. After the boys finished speaking, she whispered to the girl next to her:

"Actually, I'm really curious about what 'riding a donkey in the drizzle' means... Does he really have a donkey?"

Fang Bai looked at Jin Rubing curiously and asked, "I've heard a little about the copyright dispute over 'Weiming,' but what's this about 'Rain Riding a Donkey'? Does he have a donkey?"

Jin Rubing's lips twitched a few times as he said:

"In a sense, he did have a donkey."

"Little electric scooter".

……

……

The wind and rain were dark and gloomy.

On an afternoon that held no particular significance for most people.

Aside from the light, drizzling rain that soaked into my clothes and created a large, gloomy patch, which was rather annoying.

Apart from that, there was nothing special about this day.

With a creak, an ordinary-looking electric vehicle stopped in front of the Peking University Library.

"Am I destined to be a poet? Riding a donkey into the capital in the drizzling rain..."

Kyoto University is known as "One Tower, One Lake, One Library". The tower is Yuanya Tower and the lake is Weiming Lake.

As for the map, it's the Kyoto University Library right in front of us.

The young man hurried up the steps and, under the eaves, brushed the rain off his clothes.

Through the half-open glass door, the young man politely said:

"Hello, I'm the new librarian..."

...A middle-aged man with thinning hair and wearing an old gray suit jacket closed his umbrella outside the library and shook the rainwater off it.

"Professor Yang."

"Professor Yang, here to look up information again?"

Yang Changshuo raised his large, gold-rimmed glasses and squinted at the control panel for a long time.

He pointed over there and asked, "Who is that handsome young man over there, quietly reading a book? I've never seen him before."

"Oh, that's the new librarian."

"Not a student part-time job?"

"He's not a student; he's a dropout who's already in the workforce."

"Oh."

Yang Changshuo nodded and turned to go behind the bookshelf.

...Kyoto University is a remarkable place, and being a librarian is a very important job.

Since the implementation of the electronic borrowing system, library administrators have had even less to do.

So young people often sit in his seat to write and draw, and sometimes read books.

The people coming and going here are all too busy to care what a college dropout librarian is reading or writing.

If you get close, you might hear him muttering to himself.

"I still need 1800 more scholar points to reach the required level. Publishing a theory only gives 100 points... I could accumulate 1 point by sitting in the library all day."

"If you don't publish your theories and just sit there for 1800 days, wouldn't you just become a scholar in the same place?"

"Oh no, that would take almost 5 years."

"Let's talk about the electromagnetic theory first. It can be applied very quickly, and I estimate that it can generate enough influence."

"The next step could be to transfer some medical technologies, such as those for cancer and AIDS, which have a greater impact."

"Controlled nuclear fusion? Let's save that for last. That stuff is too risky. If we release it, we'll probably be on the assassination list..."

……

……

The past has long been swept away by wind and rain. Mentioning "riding a donkey in the drizzle" probably won't immediately remind anyone of that quiet young man in the library back then, but many people still remember this poem.

Jin Rubing said, "This is the most talented poet I have ever met. Not only is he the most proficient in classical Chinese, but he also has the most precise control over language. I can still recite some of his poems to this day."

Fang Bai nodded and said, "That's right, but Bai Yujing is more famous in the field of scientific research. You can only say that he is a polymath."

After saying that, she turned her gaze even more eagerly to Chen Ya, who was sitting there innocently.

Liu Ruying finally couldn't help but ask, "Professor Fang, may I ask... who exactly are you talking about?"

Fang Bai raised an eyebrow and said, "Look, isn't that the guy you guys brought over a small stool for him to sit on?"

After he finished speaking, the entire room fell silent.

Liu Ruying looked at Chen Ya, a cloud of doubt rising on her face.

"what?"

She said with a slight surprise.

She wasn't the only one who reacted this way; most of the people sitting there did too.

"what?"

The boy who had been talking non-stop and had taken a jab at Chen Ya was now staring blankly at the other side.

Si Chaoliang and Xia Yingji looked over, then exchanged bewildered glances.

Wen Limin's hand was still resting on the armrest of the chair. After seeing the person Fang Bai pointed out, she suddenly felt that the seat was not very stable.

Lu Qianzi's eyes were round. She first glanced at the stage, then at Chen Ya, who was sitting next to her. Because he was on a small stool, he was two heads shorter than her and looked a little cute.

"what?"

Finally, someone couldn't help but ask:

"Is there some mistake?"

This is the question Liu Ruying most wanted to ask at this moment.

You must have made a mistake.

“Professor Fang,” Liu Ruying said, pointing at Chen Ya, her face slightly flushed, “you mean…him?”

"Yes, it's him."

"You're not kidding me?"

"Why would you joke about this?" Fang Bai asked in surprise.

Jin Rubing quickly put on his reading glasses and shakily raised his head:

"Why don't we give Mr. Bai Yujing a more comfortable seat? He's sitting there so crampedly."

Jin Rubing spoke, and only then did the student council erupt into chaos.

For no other reason than that they didn't know where to find another chair.

Liu Ruying walked to Chen Ya's side with a slightly suffocated feeling, and hesitated as she handed him the microphone.

Is Fang Bai sure he didn't see it wrong?

Chen Ya looked annoyed, took the microphone, and said, "What else do I need to say? Didn't we say enough at Yinlu Xiaozhu today?"

Fang Bai laughed and said, "That was for us. Now, why don't we tell the students too?"

"Sigh, aren't you tired?"

Chen Ya sighed and lamented for a long time.

Finally, he lazily said into the microphone, "I'll just say one thing."

All the students looked at him.

Besides the student council.

The student council is still looking for chairs.

The students were quite curious about just how good Bai Yujing was, who was praised by the two professors and regarded as a celestial being.

"The student just said that the entire literature department applied for the Beichen Department's recruitment, but only a dozen or so people were hired in the end."

"I think we should all think about whether the problem lies with the literature department or with ourselves."

"In fact, from what I understand, Beichen's recruitment strategy in recent years has gradually shifted away from specialization and technical skills, and is now more inclined towards well-rounded talents with both liberal arts and science backgrounds."

"I think literature students should never ask themselves 'what use is it?' Just like philosophy, there are some areas where the use of the useless is necessary. But while you are majoring in the 'use of the useless,' you should also study the 'use of the useful.'"