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Li Jian Gao arrived back at the university with Hanna from Linhai at nine o'clock at night.

For Li Jian Gao, this time wasn't a problem, but it was a bit awkward with Hanna in tow.

It wasn't easy to make arrangements.

He had originally thought to have Hanna stay in a hotel first, but while on the way back to the university, he opened an app to search and found that the only hotel near the university with a foreign business license was fully booked.

Many other hostels and hotels had plenty of vacancies, but without the proper certification, they couldn't accommodate foreigners.

This was somewhat troublesome.

"Hanna, there's no place to stay outside the university, so I might as well call the dean and have him help coordinate for you. Let's have the car take you to the guesthouse inside the university for now," Li Jian Gao suggested.

"No problem, but are you going to meet Qiao Ze?"

"Then, Professor Li, could you take me with you? I want to see what Qiao Ze is like," Hanna continued.

"Hmm?"

Li Jian Gao hadn't expected that the foreign girl before him would suddenly come out with such a request, but he didn't think much of it, just picturing Su Mucheng's face in his mind.

This female exchange student had asked a lot about Qiao Ze on the high-speed train; she couldn't possibly have some ideas about Qiao Ze, could she?

"Don't get me wrong; it's just that the watermark in Qiao Ze's paper made a deep impression on me, and I want to see what kind of person could design such a watermark," Hanna explained.

It wasn't a big deal.

Moreover, from their conversation on the high-speed train, this girl showed a deep understanding of algebra and geometry, giving Li Jian Gao the feeling of a fresh perspective. Many of her views could even inspire him.

Considering the girl's age, not more than 22, she was another young person with extraordinary talent in mathematics.

Qiao Ze's development was getting fast, so fast that Li Jian Gao wasn't sure if Qiao Ze would still have the chance to go abroad for academic exchanges. As everyone knows, the clash of ideas between mathematicians is often very valuable.

Many achievements originate from the random thoughts that mathematicians have during exchanges.

He was actually quite looking forward to seeing if two highly talented mathematicians could spark mathematical inspiration through the collision of their thoughts.
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As for love... Hanna was four years older than Qiao Ze, so that seemed unlikely.

So after hesitating for a moment, Li Jian Gao nodded and agreed, "Okay, Qiao Ze is waiting for me at the research group. Let's get you settled first."

Having said that, Li Jian Gao took out his phone and called Xu Dajiang.

"Jian Gao, you're back?"

For some reason, Li Jian Gao felt that Xu Dajiang's tone on the phone was indescribably odd.

"Yes, Dean Xu, I'm back. There's something I need to report to you. I happened to meet an exchange student from Austria in Linhai..."

Li Jian Gao briefly explained the situation.

"Oh? That's quite a coincidence. Alright, at this hour, we can't arrange a dormitory, so she can stay at the guesthouse first. I'll make a call later. But now, the School has cancelled all favorable policies for exchange students, so explain to Hanna that she'll need to cover the cost of staying at the guesthouse herself," Xu said.

"Okay, good. We'll be arriving shortly."

"Alright, alright, will you go directly to Qiao Ze's research group later?"

"Yes? What's up?"

"Nothing, it's just that, Jian Gao, I'm really envious of your luck. If I wasn't at an age where there's not much ahead for me, I would really want to kick you out and take your place! Ah, forget it. Do well; the future of the School of Mathematics rests on you! Ah... I'll hang up now."

"Ah?" Li Jian Gao managed to utter a sound of inexplicable exclamation before the other party hung up the phone.

That was rather boring.

Li Jian Gao still remembered that Xu Dajiang had once said the thing he hated most in this life was a riddler.

He didn't know whether this was a double standard or if he had become the very thing he once despised.

In any case, after a few words, Li Jian Gao did understand how annoying riddlers could be.

But why had he made the proud dean feel envious?

Was it because he happened to meet an international exchange student while attending a conference in Linhai?

"Hmm, is there a problem, Professor Li?"

Hanna, seeing Li Jian Gao pick up the phone and utter a bunch of incomprehensible words, then a constipated expression on his face, couldn't help but ask.

"Oh, it's nothing, it's not related to you," Li Jian Gao shook his head and then glanced out of the car window, instructing, "Hey... Driver, turn right at the first intersection after entering the university, let's go to the guesthouse first."

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At Xilin University's Group Wisdom project research group.

The atmosphere in the research group had visibly relaxed a lot with Su Mucheng's arrival.

Although Su Mucheng didn't do much in the research group and seemed dispensable at times, it was during the nearly half-month she was away from home that everyone realized how important this girl actually was to them.

There was no helping it; she was the only one who dared to speak while Qiao Ze worked silently.

Without her, once Qiao Ze sat down and began to think, no one in the research group dared to make a sound.

They all moved cautiously even when just getting up to visit the restroom.

Only when Qiao Ze went to the balcony to rest and gaze into the distance would they quietly discuss a few matters.

It wasn't bad per se, but it created a rather oppressive feeling.

It's not that they didn't want to communicate more with Qiao Ze, but after a few sentences, they would find they had run out of things to say.

Even Chen Yiwen, who was relatively active in the group, felt the same way.

After all, communication between normal people requires sufficient feedback to keep the conversation going.