Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio  Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Pan Xiaojie, who sat beside Su Chen, felt like laughing and crying at the same time. He bumped Su Chen with his elbow.

Su Chen came out of his fog and looked at him doubtfully. He pointed at the front of the room with his lips stuck out, looking at Professor Zhang on the lecture stand.

“This student—you read very attentively. What is your name?” asked Professor Zhang with a smile.

“Professor, my name is Su Chen,” he replied hurriedly.

“Do you understand what’s in the pages beyond this lecture?” asked Professor Zhang..

“I understand it roughly.”Su Chen smiled and nodded.

There were boos, and everyone looked at him strangely.

Professor Zhang’s face wore a surprised expression. He looked deeply at him, found that he was not lying, and pointed to the question on the blackboard. “Come and solve this question, then.”

Su Chen nodded doubtfully, got up, and went to the blackboard.

“Su Chen is crazy. He could boast, and I would almost believe him,” whispered a boy with glasses as he smiled playfully.

“Li Yan, what are you saying so sarcastically? Perhaps what Su Chen said was true!” Xu Lei, the monitor, sitting in the front row, heard this and turned and frowned as she stared at the youth.

“That’s right. That’s right.”

“Li Yan, just because you don’t understand, it doesn’t mean others don’t.”

Several girls also spoke up for Su Chen.

“Haha…You are all crazy. I am too lazy to bother with you,” sneered Li Yan unhappily.

Human hearts are complex. Su Chen was popular in his class, but it was impossible for everyone to like him.

Li Yan liked Mi Ya, who was in their class, but she had rejected him several times. Mi Ya had tried to make a good impression on Su Chen before.

Li Yan felt jealous of Su Chen. He was proud of his excellent grades and thought he should be the center of attention. He was not convinced that Su Chen was popular among them all.

In his opinion, Su Chen had become better looking because he had lost weight. But what was the use of a man being handsome? Talent was the most important thing.

“Li Yan, why don’t you raise your hand if you can solve the problem?” sneered Guo Lei when he heard what Li Yan said.

Li Yan’s facial expression changed slightly, and he said stubbornly, “This problem is very difficult. I’m not completely sure I can solve it, but it will be impossible for Su Chen to answer.”

“What if he could answer?” said Guo Lei.

“It is impossible. If he can, I…I’ll eat the book,” said Li Yan confidently as he pointed to the textbook on the table.

As his voice fell, Su Chen’s voice was heard from the front.

“I’m done.”

All eyes looked at him, and they were dumbstruck.

There was only one simple result below, which was “fx (x, y) = 18.”

“How did you do that? Where are the workings?” Professor Zhang looked at him in disbelief.

“After reading the question, I had the answer in my head. The process of solving the problem is too complicated, and I left it out. Professor, is my answer wrong?” asked Su Chen.

The group of students was dumbfounded; their chins almost fell on the floor.

Professor Zhang was also stunned. He only nodded. “It is correct.”

“Li Yan, start your performance!” grinned Guo Lei.

“It…It can’t be. He must have read the same question somewhere,” shouted Li Yan with a terrified look on his face.

Professor Zhang heard the voice and looked at Li Yan. “Please don’t shout in class. What you said was impossible. I came up with the question myself. You could only get the answer by applying the knowledge I taught you just now.”

“Then he was just guessing, Professor. I don’t believe he can get the answer at a glance. It is impossible,” Li Yan grumbled.

“Su Chen, you heard it. I also don’t quite believe it; you will have to write the method down too,” said Professor Zhang with a gentle smile.

“All right!” Su Chen nodded and agreed, frowning as he looked at Li Yan. He did not remember ever having any conflict with this guy!

Su Chen took the chalk and wrote out the method to the answer on the blackboard.

He wrote with confidence.

[Calligraphy proficiency +2]

[Calligraphy proficiency +2]

“No way! Su Chen seemed to have something!”

“Brother Chen, you are indeed a bad*ss!”

“Although I don’t understand what he is writing, it is so cool!”

“Can someone tell me what he is writing and why I can only understand one word, which is the answer?”

The students were shocked.

“It can’t be. He must have been pretending and scribbling.” Li Yan was stubborn, but he didn’t believe what he said either.

Professor Zhang, who stood on the side, had a gleam of wisdom in his eyes. He looked at Su Chen with shock and excitement, as if he had found rough jade.

Su Chen solved the problem not only with the knowledge Professor Zhang had just taught him, but also with the knowledge from the textbook, which showed that he did not lie. He did understand it, and he did understand fully.

“Genius!”

Professor Zhang marveled in his heart that the world was so big that there was no shortage of geniuses. He had already met some of these geniuses, and he had taught some of them.

“I am done writing, Professor.”

Su Chen wrote down the solution in one go, then looked at Professor Zhang, who said, “Very good; although I did not teach it that way, the solution is perfect, impeccable.” Professor Zhang nodded with a pleased smile on his face, then he asked, “Since you have such talent, why didn’t you enroll in the Mathematics Department?”

Su Chen scratched his head and replied, “I am more interested in making money than in studying math.”

“Vulgar!”

Professor Zhang immediately regretted his outburst. “You are extremely talented in mathematics. It is not too late, if you are willing, to apply to the Mathematics Department. I can help you; I will teach you personally. You would be the future in the mathematics field; you can absolutely have a place.”

“Pardon me, Professor, but never mind.”

Su Chen chuckled and rejected him politely, then turned and walked to his seat.

“I will have a talk with you after class.” Professor Zhang stomped his foot with frustration. It was not easy to find such a good seedling. He would not give up.

The students were stunned as they watched this scene. Their jaws almost fell to the ground.

“Damn, Brother Chen, since when did you become so great?” Pan Xiaojie looked at Su Chen in disbelief. It seemed like he was meeting him for the first time.

Other students around him looked at him with equally shocked faces.

“I said before, I was just keeping a low profile,” said Su Chen casually.

“You are a traitor. You promised we would be underachievers together, but you secretly changed and became a genius,” said Pan Xiaojie hatefully.

Su Chen rolled his eyes toward him and continued to read.

“My god, Su Chen seems more and more attractive.”

“He is unexpectedly a curve wrecker!”

“A curve wrecker? He could be considered a genius. Didn’t you see that Professor Zhang wanted to teach him personally?”

“What do you think…Would there be any chance if I confess my love to him?”

“…”

The girls whispered, and from time to time they secretly glanced at Su Chen. He was like the movie idol who did not exist in reality; he emitted charm from every part of him.