The True Heiress Is The Real Bigshot novel Chapter 335

Chapter 335: 324 Face Aches, IBI Comes for Miss Ying [1 Update]

Pei Tianyi suddenly looked up, taken aback, “Professor?”

He didn’t think there was anything wrong with his concerns.

Because such an incident had happened before.

Research data from the laboratory had been leaked by a new assistant, causing irreparable damage.

Upon investigation, it was discovered that this assistant was a spy sent by hostile forces to steal research data.

But at the time, no one had anticipated such an event, nor did anyone suspect this assistant.

Because the assistant was a newly graduated college student who had been invited to join the laboratory.

They were highly talented in research and a genius.

In O Continent, laboratories are classified by levels.

The physics laboratory where Herwen worked was the highest S-level, with strict confidentiality. How could they let just anyone in?

“Pei Tianyi, if Classmate Ying really wanted those, she wouldn’t have still helped you locate where I was,” Herwen said, visibly disappointed. “It’s okay to be cautious, but it’s not right to speculate about others like this.” _{freeweɓnøvel.com}

He stuck to those two words: “Apologize.”

Pei Tianyi’s nerves tensed up in an instant.

Although Herwen wasn’t his mentor and was not related to his field of study,

Herwen held a high status in the academic community, one which his own mentor could not compare to.

He had always been the favored son of the heavens; from a young age, he was the teacher’s favorite student. He had never been spoken to in this way before.

In the meeting room, the gaze of several other teachers turned towards him.

It was like a thorn in his back.

Pei Tianyi pursed his lips, stood up, and bowed deeply to Ying Zijin, saying the three difficult words, “I’m sorry.”

Ying Zijin didn’t look at him and posed several more questions related to Quantum Mechanics, “Professor, let’s continue.”

Herwen’s attention was drawn back by these questions, and he began talking enthusiastically again.

Pei Tianyi couldn’t describe how he was feeling inside.

Nothing was more uncomfortable than being completely ignored.

He sat on the side, silent and not speaking.

But he had to admit that indeed, it was because of Ying Zijin that Herwen had been rescued.

His phone rang at this moment, and Pei Tianyi, feeling as if he had been saved, went out to answer it.

The call was from a laboratory in O Continent, inquiring about the well-being of Herwen.

After responding to each question, Pei Tianyi ended the call.

He didn’t return to the meeting room but went back to his own room instead.

**

Inside the meeting room.

Herwen talked for four straight hours.

The few teachers who had stayed to learn ended up feeling dizzy and overwhelmed, their minds filled with cosmic aircraft carriers.

They all had to admire Ying Zijin, who even occasionally continued to ask questions.

There is a natural difference in people’s intelligence levels.

“Hey, Classmate Ying, have you considered my proposal?” Herwen, feeling like he had found a kindred spirit in Quantum Mechanics, was very pleased. “If you are willing, I can approve it right now.”

“I’m considering it,” Ying Zijin paused to think for a moment. “But I haven’t finished my high school studies yet. Maybe after I graduate, I might go.”

Quantum Mechanics and space were the only areas of scientific research she was currently interested in.

In the current academic field, no one had surpassed Herwen in this domain.

“No, no, no, you don’t need to go to high school,” Herwen said urgently. “Your level has already far exceeded the graduate students I’ve been supervising. Skip grades, skip them right away. I can help with that, too.”

“Please, Professor, there’s absolutely no need,” Ying Zijin paused, her tone very diplomatic. “Please let me enjoy a bit more of my relaxed time, to take a break.”

Herwen: “…”

He was starting to have trouble understanding the young people of today.

Here he was, over sixty years old and not yet thinking of retiring, while she was talking about taking a break.

“Alright,” Herwen reluctantly agreed. “I’ll file it first, and you can just come over when it’s time.”

After sending Ying Zijin off, Herwen called his laboratory.

“Yes, my laboratory will be adding one person. Not now—she hasn’t graduated high school yet. I’ll contact her after she graduates,” he said.

The researcher answering the phone at the laboratory was genuinely shocked.

Herwen’s laboratory was unlike any other, as the research topics were so complex that only those at least at a professorial level could enter.

Even the few graduate students Herwen supervised at the university were not allowed in the laboratory.

How could he suddenly take a fancy to taking in a high school student?

Although the researcher found it strange, they prepared as instructed.

Most people had been closely following the concealed Hua Country contestant, believing this participant would definitely take first place overall.

But after nearly twenty days, the contestant’s score hadn’t budged at all, suddenly dropping beyond the top ten.

This caused a new wave of mockery on major global social platforms, including Weibo.

[Let’s be straightforward here, we acknowledge the skills, but don’t you think it’s too much of a publicity stunt? One minute the score soars, and then it stagnates for days on end. If you’ve got the skills, you don’t play like this, right? Are you sure you’re not just seeking attention?]

[Relying on high intelligence but not taking an international competition seriously, don’t you know you represent Hua Country?]

[Not so arrogant now, are we? I’ve said it before, you guys from Hua Country just can’t cut it [smile]]

[Whether Hua Country is up to par is not up to you and your keyboard to decide. The time isn’t up yet, how do you know who will be first in the end?]

Online, a fierce battle of words was raging. Over at Yilan Public School, there was also intense interest in the final rankings.

That’s because many previously highly ranked contestants had already fallen behind.

The selection competition didn’t really mean much besides the prize money, nor were there other awards, but it was a matter of honor.

An international scientific competition, it concerned the whole nation.

Who would give up so easily?

But now it seemed that the first place contestant who had caused a global stir had remained quiet all along.

At seven o’clock in the evening, a few teachers checked the leaderboard and noticed a change in the scores.

“Starting now, there might not be enough time,” one teacher shook his head, “with a three thousand point gap from Amanda, how could that be recovered?”

It’s not as if they could continuously get all the questions right and double their score.

After watching for another hour, the leaderboard scores completely stopped changing, and the once-mysterious overall first place remained outside the top ten.

A teacher perked up: “The ranking’s locked!”

The ISC selection competition ended on December 15 at midnight, but at eight o’clock in the evening on the 14th, the answer system would lock the overall global leaderboard and regional leaderboards.

In the last four hours, even the ISC committee couldn’t know the specific scores of the contestants.

This only added to the anxiety.

Not to mention four hours, even ten minutes could bring significant changes.

Every second of those four hours was excruciating for both the ISC contestants and the audience.

The contestants were frantically answering questions, while teachers and professors sat in front of the official website waiting for midnight to come.

After what seemed like an eternity, the time finally jumped to the 00:00 mark.

It was the 15th, and the final leaderboard had been fully revealed.