Chapter 88: Request, Invitation (First Update)

  The person has already been arranged, but such things, Su Mo Ruo naturally will not be involved, so facing Ji Yu Xuan's request, she directly refused without hesitation.

  Because he knew about Ji Lan's situation, even if the internationally renowned Professor Rolly was still teaching in person, he lost interest and directly called his father in Z City to inform him of the news about his aunt Ji Rou'er, and then got up to ask for leave from his teacher.

  "Teacher Wang, I have an emergency at home and my father is waiting for me to return, so I need to leave first. Unfortunately, I won't be able to attend Professor Rolly's class this time..." It was no wonder that she was an excellent student with outstanding talent, as her words were also comprehensive and considerate. However, when she spoke these words, it undoubtedly revealed her intention to leave this time.

  Su Mo and Yu Xuan were talking together, and the new students were sitting relatively close, so Wang Qi Yun naturally saw the two of them. As for Su Mo, she had never spoken to anyone in class except for her dorm mates before, and now she was chatting with the exceptionally outstanding Yu Xuan, which couldn't help but give her some extra thoughts.

  At this time, Ji Yuxuan came over to ask for leave. Although Professor Luo Li was teaching the class, Su Moruo's father had always told her to be cautious in handling matters. Moreover, Ji Yuxuan himself was an outstanding student. In this inter-university competition with Beijing University, Ji Yuxuan was one of the students sent by the university. Among the freshmen, he was also a key object that needed to be cultivated and taken care of, aside from Su Moruo.

  Wang Qiyin glanced at Professor Rolly, who was enthusiastically lecturing at the moment. This time, several people had been arranged to have face-to-face communication with Professor Rolly from the very beginning of the new semester, including Sumo and Ji Yuxuan. Sumo was the key person, but Ji Yuxuan was also indispensable. Now that Sumo had refused, Ji Yuxuan suddenly said he had something urgent to attend to and had to leave immediately. This made Wang Qiyin have to find another suitable person again, which really left her with some time pressure.

  "Teacher, isn't it okay?"

  Wang Qiyin looked at Ji Yuxuan with some difficulty, "Originally this time you also know, arranged for you to have face-to-face contact with Professor Luo Li, and Su Moruo is also one of them, but she was the first to refuse, now you are refusing again——" As he spoke, he was already too embarrassed to say anything further.

  "I know this is putting the teacher in a difficult position, but for my family, this matter is of utmost importance and can never be compromised. Even if I were to stay behind today and eventually have the opportunity to go on a global lecture tour with Professor Loli, my father would not be happy, and I would also carry regret in my heart."

  As expected, Wang Qiyin's face showed a hesitant expression after hearing this, and it wasn't until after a while that she looked in Su Moruo's direction, her eyes rolling slightly, "Your relationship with Su Moruo seems to be pretty good?"

  "Is the teacher busy?" He didn't answer directly, because he wasn't very familiar with Su Mo Ruo himself, but he didn't know that after today, if he met this Ji Lan mentioned by Su Mo Ruo and confirmed that this person named Ji Lan was his own aunt, would they still be unfamiliar with each other?

  "...Actually, Ji Yuxuan, I'm not trying to make things difficult for you, but your sudden withdrawal today has left the teacher with no time to find someone else, and it's really hard to get work done. At least Su Moruo's withdrawal gave the teacher some time, but now Professor Luo Li is teaching, and I just can't keep looking for someone like this..."

  "Is the teacher asking me to invite Su Mo Ruo as a classmate?" Ji Yu Xuan didn't beat around the bush with Wang Qi Yun, but he was surprised by Wang Qi Yun's attitude towards Su Mo Ruo. He had thought so before, but now that he had personally experienced it, it was a different feeling. He wasn't just hearing rumors, Su Mo Ruo used to be a freshman at Jinghua University, how did she suddenly become so popular in Donghai? Even the teacher spoke about these things with some hesitation and a tone of negotiation.

  "Yes, that's what the teacher meant." Seeing Ji Yuxuan being so straightforward, Wang Qiyin also stopped beating around the bush and spoke directly.

  Although Wang Qiyin gave him a big problem, in order to be able to leave, Ji Yuxuan had no choice but to grit his teeth and return to his seat.

  Just now, Ji Yuxuan's sudden departure made Min Jing start gossiping with Su Moruo to ask about the situation. Now, Ji Yuxuan suddenly returned, and in an instant, her gossip was abruptly interrupted. She could only leave the position where Ji Yuxuan had been sitting earlier and return to her own seat.

  "What?" Su Mo raised an eyebrow and looked at Ji Yu Xuan with a very brief two words.

  Somewhat creeped out by Su Mo's gaze, Ji Yuxuan gritted his teeth and forced himself to say in a low voice: "Su Moruo classmate, I don't know if you'll be honored to be one of the students selected by the school to have face-to-face communication with Professor Rolly later."

  Su Mo listened, twitching the corner of her mouth, but didn't say a word.

  However, Min Jing next to him was different. Although Ji Yu Xuan spoke very softly, she still heard it and hurriedly stretched her neck into the space between them, also lowering her voice, "Hey, handsome guy, you go your way, if this ice mountain woman doesn't go, I'll help you take her place."

  Min Jing's voice was laced with urgency, and a young heart that was confused yet completely unaware of it all looked at Ji Yu Xuan with sparkling eyes.

  "She's not bad." Su Mo said with a glance at Min Jing, looking at her stretched neck, and added this sentence lightly.

  "Not bad, not bad... but the teacher seems to like you more." Ji Yuxuan knew that among the freshmen, there were only three places available. Two of them had already been given to their class, and he was aware of those two. After Su Moruo didn't go, this place was directly given to another class. Now, with one more place available, it seemed like Teacher Wang liked Su Moruo better.

  Min Jing heard this and immediately became dazed, looking at Su Mo with a pouting mouth: "I really don't know how you developed such a personality, such a great opportunity as Rong Xin's matter, the teacher personally delivered it to your doorstep, but you didn't feel anything, and directly refused, I just can't understand, can't understand."

  "You like where you go." Su Mo said calmly as she looked at Min Jing.

  Min Jing listened, but changed his delighted expression, pouted and said, "Forget it, how could I possibly handle such a serious matter? It's just because Ji Yuxuan is a handsome guy, people like me love to cherish and appreciate beautiful things."

  Ji Yuxuan's forehead was covered in cold sweat as he listened to these words, but he didn't make a sound, only staring at Su Moruo.

  "You go first, I'll take care of things with Teacher Wang." Su Mo Ruo looked at Ji Yu Xuan who was already sweating profusely and thought of Ji Lan before finally speaking up.

  As soon as he heard this, Ji Yuxuan felt like he was on the guillotine, about to lose his head, when he received a pardon from the emperor. He let out a huge sigh of relief, and the weight that had been hanging in his heart fell heavily to the ground. "Thank you, Su Moruo classmate," he said. "Another day, I'll have dinner with my father, and if we find my aunt, we'll invite you to join us."

  "I'm not interested in this thing." After finishing speaking, she had already lowered her head. This posture clearly told the other person that she didn't want to talk anymore.

  Unable to avoid losing face, Ji Yuxuan didn't say anything else and quickly left through the side corridor with his tail between his legs.

  At this time, it was Wang Qiyin's arrangement for someone to go up and pour tea for Professor Luo Li, so he happened to block Ji Yuxuan from leaving.

  Although Sumo didn't look at the stage, she was still listening to Professor Rolly's class. Although she wasn't impressed with these old scholars, she had to admit that Professor Rolly was indeed a master of his craft. After hearing this lesson, one couldn't help but feel that Professor Rolly's attainments in physics were so profound, and many places also had their own unique insights. Unlike many professors who liked to follow the trend or criticize others' views, he often only talked about his own ideas. When giving examples, he never criticized others, so in her heart, Sumo concluded that this Professor Rolly was probably a very kind old man.

  The course lasted about two hours, although it was supposed to be four hours. However, being able to hear a lecture by an internationally renowned professor is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so no one complained. Instead, many people seemed amazed and impressed, but no one said anything, nor did anyone discuss it in private. This shows that Professor Rolly's charm as a person should not be underestimated.

  The universities all left the auditorium one after another, while Sumo and a few other senior boys and girls did not follow them to leave, but sat quietly in their seats.

  After everyone in the auditorium had left, Wang Qiyin clapped his hands to a few people, "Professor Luo has already been taken to the rest room by the principal, we will go together now, and then have lunch together at noon."

  A few people who were left behind listened to Wang Qiuyin's words and stood up one after another, following Wang Qiuyin to the rest room.

  Professor Rolly was sipping tea in the lounge at this moment, with a faint smile on his face, and his eyes occasionally fell on the person he was talking to.

  Su Mo and a few others walked in and saw this scene.

  When Wang Mingzhi saw Su Moruo and others coming in, his face was filled with a bright smile. He had previously regretted rejecting Su Moruo, but now that she had appeared again, he naturally felt happy. Faced with the internationalized Professor Roli, although Wang Mingzhi's status in the academic world was also high, compared to Professor Roli, there was still a big gap. Therefore, showing off his school's most excellent students in front of Roli could also make him feel more confident.

  Looking at these people who came today, I couldn't help but feel happy. They are all the talents that the school focuses on and cultivates.

  Besides Su Mo Ruo, there is another freshman in the management department named Shang Guan Xin. As for the seniors, there are only Tao Zi Jia, Zhang Si Han and Liang Jie Xi, all of whom are particularly notable students at school.

  Wang Qi Yun walked up to Professor Rolly's front, and when speaking with Professor Rolly, she seemed quite familiar, directly going forward to fill the old man's teacup first, then sitting on the sofa beside him, smiling: "Old professor, take a look, these are all my proud students. Although I wasn't their homeroom teacher at first, now they're taking courses that I'm teaching. And these two are my current students..."

  "Haha, you little girl, it's been so many years since we last met, and yet you're still the same." Professor Luo seemed to have a liking for Wang Qiuyin as well. It appeared that during Wang Qiuyin's school days, she had spent some time by Professor Luo's side.

  Wang Qiuyin just smiled and took several students to Professor Rolly's presence.

  "You must be Somaro." Professor Rori looked at Somaro and nodded as he spoke.

  When Rolly said this, Sumo looked at Wang Qiuyin and knew that they must have told him something, but still nodded slightly and replied: "Yes, Professor Rolly is good."

  Professor Luo is a very talkative person and has a bit of a childlike quality. He didn't discuss any academic topics with Su Mo or the others, nor did he ask them to raise any questions for him. Instead, he smiled and chatted with Su Mo and the others about some casual topics.

  The sofa in the rest room is very large, and Sumojo and several others are sitting there, with a relaxed atmosphere flowing throughout the rest room.

  "Haha, Mingzhi, these students of yours are all great, not a single one is impatient. Excellent!" Suddenly, Professor Luo Li stopped mid-sentence, slapped his thigh and burst out laughing, with words spilling out of his mouth amidst the laughter.

  "Thank you for the compliment, these kids are all quite clever." Wang Mingzhi responded with a hint of humility to Professor Luo Li's praise.

  "Oh? Even the famous Lin Ming has praised her, isn't she even smarter than your daughter was back then?" Luo Li had known Wang Qiuyue since a few years ago when he was studying abroad, and he had always been amazed by her intelligence. Now, he also wanted to test her out.

  Wang Mingzhi listened, slightly stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing, "It's been there and done that!"

  When Professor Luo Li heard Wang Mingzhe say this, his eyes suddenly sparkled with excitement.

  At his age, he still doesn't have a true apprentice, and it's regrettable. Even at this stage in his life, he's still traveling around the country giving lectures. In fact, what he really wants is to find a qualified disciple.

  "Any of you willing to follow me during the winter break, to take a look at several universities abroad?" Professor Rolly looked at several people, as if a big grey wolf was staring at little white rabbits.

  Su Mo didn't care about these things, so she tried to make herself smaller and less noticeable, thinking about her own affairs while standing beside them.

  Professor Rolly finally focused his gaze on Sumojo, earlier when he entered the door, he said a sentence to Sumojo, and then didn't say another word. Now looking again, he was shocked to find that this little guy didn't have a bit of admiration for him, nor did he see the excitement of seeing himself. This kind of Sumojo made him want to take a step closer to understanding.

  "Little girl, how about it? Are you interested in going with me to take a look at our place?" Professor Rolly asked Su Mo first as he looked at several people who didn't speak.

  Su Mo heard this and slowly raised his eyelids, looking at Professor Luo Li, "Sorry, professor, filial piety is the most important of all virtues, I need to go home for winter break to accompany my mother."

  "Oh? You're a good kid, but don't you know that following me abroad this summer would be much more meaningful? And for your parents, it would be better than you going back to accompany them." Su Mo's refusal made Professor Luo Li first break the news of personally inviting students to follow him.

  "My mother is not feeling well, so you'd better find someone else." Somewhat impressed by Professor Lolly's demeanor, Sumo still offered an explanation and the atmosphere didn't become awkward.

  Professor Rolly wasn't one to force people, so when he heard Su Mo's words, although his face showed a hint of regret, he still turned to the others and asked, "Are you all willing to follow me abroad?"

  "I am willing——"

  "I'm willing too—"

  The successive responses restored some of the rare self-confidence in Professor Rolly's heart, and he smiled slightly at a few people, stretched out his hand and pressed it down. "I can only take one person, you can discuss among yourselves now to choose one."

  Four people suddenly gathered together to discuss, as if they had already discussed it, and several people unanimously pushed Da Yi, who was like Su Mo Ruo, out to Officer Guan Xin.

  It wasn't until later that Su Mo learned that he, who didn't really hang out with his classmates in cliques, was actually good friends with Tao Zi Jia and the other three people, because he was their younger brother, so everyone took care of him.

  Time flies, and it's already time for dinner. The dining location is not in the school, of course. Today is still a weekend, after listening to Professor Rolly's class, most students have left school and returned home, leaving only a small number of people to arrange themselves. So, the dining location is not the school cafeteria, but a newly opened local restaurant where we booked a table.

  Because Sumojo had already refused Professor Lolly's personal invitation, no one mentioned anything about going abroad again until the end of the meal. This meal was much better than Sumojo had imagined, and she ate quite comfortably.

  Digression

  It's been a while since I updated last time, sorry about that, making up for it today.