Free Web NovelChapter 228: Chapter 182: Professional Comedian?
Hotel restaurant.
Upon seeing Zhao Yi leave, it took Qian Hong a moment to react.
She pondered the "left leg longer, right leg longer" question, got up with confusion, took a few steps, and then hesitated to ask, "Are my two legs not the same length?"
"Pfft!"
Both of her senior sisters burst into laughter and quickly pulled Qian Hong to sit down.
The three of them began whispering.
Her sisters kept laughing, one even shaking her shoulders, seeming to struggle to contain her laughter.
When Qian Hong understood the joke of "brains need to move fast," she became extremely annoyed, clenched her teeth, and glared at the doorway. But it was empty—Zhao Yi had already left.
Qian Hong felt very gloomy.
She had come with her sisters to "save face." She didn’t really want to get anything back from him but just wanted the boy to feel somewhat embarrassed, and to dominate him in terms of demeanor. It was unbearable for her, a PhD lecturer, to continuously lose to an 18-year-old boy.
Now... it seemed like she had lost again!
Anyway, no matter what she said, he remained unmoved. When he left, he said something that left her feeling ashamed.
If this were to spread...
Qian Hong lowered her head and glanced around, her cheeks turning slightly red.
In between her sisters’ sneaky snickers, she returned to her room feeling embarrassed. She immediately went online to search but found nothing similar.
"Did he make it up himself? It’s too... perverted!" Qian Hong abruptly raised her evaluation of Zhao Yi’s ’abilities.’
She couldn’t understand.
If he were a bad student who didn’t study and mixed in society, having such complex thoughts in his head would be understandable.
Zhao Yi?
Judging by his achievements, he must have started studying seriously from an early age, not wasting a single minute up until he was 18 years old. Only then he possibly could have a moment of inspiration.
But why were there so many shameful ideas in his mind?
If the other person were of the same age, Qian Hong would only feel anger in her heart. However, being an 18-year-old boy, she felt only embarrassment. It seemed like she had been teased by a younger man, and if she were to speak up, people would think she was the one at fault. Even if something had happened, it must have been her taking advantage.
Anyway, it’s depressing.
Young age is an excuse, I guess!
Zhao Yi had no idea that a simple riddle could bring Qian Hong so much trouble. Even if he knew, he’d pretend not to know.
He came up with a very innocent and ordinary riddle, "Which letter is taller, A or C?"
"Answer: C."
"Reason: ABCD."
The only reason he took Qian Hong’s legs as an example was because the question was given to Qian Hong, using a real-life example would make the question more vivid.
Plus...
The most admirable parts of Qian Hong’s body were her long legs.
So he was just expressing his admiration for Qian Hong’s figure while creating the question. Describing a woman’s beauty in poetry, writing, and questions has been a tradition of ancient gentlemen, hasn’t it?
Beautiful and virtuous ladies, gentlemen’s perfect complement.
In the north, there’s a beautiful woman, peerless and independent.
Smiling charmingly, her eyes inviting.
Ethereal maiden’s modesty, free of worries and distress.
Llight rouge on her face, her light fragrance of casual flowers. Look closely, and everyone praises her slender waist.
And so on.
Anyway, there are plenty.
Zhao Yi was seemingly indifferent, as though he had just done a normal and mundane thing. Facing Qian Hong, it was as if nothing had happened.
Of course.
He couldn’t let anyone else know about the three Study Coins he had received yesterday.
The following day was the conference on Artificial Intelligence.
With around five hundred participants, the host, Jincheng University, decided to have the academic presentations in two main venues, with several smaller ones available for guests.
Many domestic scholars knew that Zhao Yi could easily enter Yanhua University and might even study there, so they simply arranged for him to be with Yanhua University’s staff.
When Zhao Yi arrived in the morning, someone had already started presenting. However, since it was just a "warm-up" presenter, not many people were paying serious attention.
This was not disrespectful; it was a common phenomenon in the academic world.
Most achievements among graduate and doctoral students were deemed insignificant by leading experts in their respective fields. Some small labs’ research results may already be known by larger labs, who had not revealed them for certain reasons.
Moreover, most research findings were essentially meaningless in practice.
The "warm-up" presenters knew that their speeches wouldn’t attract attention. Their energy levels were so low that they seemed like background music for the conference venue’s discussions.
Zhao Yi entered the venue amidst the "background music." He scanned the room and headed straight for Qian Zhi Jin. When he was about to reach him, someone stopped him.
"You are...?"
Zhao Yi looked at the person blocking his path and realized that he had never seen him before. He looked around and saw Professor Liu Hemin nearby.
"Over here!"
Liu Hemin waved at Zhao Yi, gesturing him to sit in the empty seat next to him. ƒгeewebnovёl.com
Zhao Yi made an apologetic gesture to Qian Zhi Jin, who was greeting him, and went to sit down. Professor Liu immediately helped with introductions, pointing at the middle-aged man on the far side who had stopped Zhao Yi, "You should meet each other. This is He Mingcheng’s student, Ying Huaguo."
