Jiang Chen opened the car door, and when he saw the old gentleman in the car clearly, he paused and said in astonishment: “Premier—Grandpa Zhao.”

The old gentleman smiled and nodded, “Get in.”

Jiang Chen suppressed the astonishment in his heart, sat next to the old gentleman, and waited for the car to start before he asked, “Why are you here?”

You c an fi nd t he la te st cha pte rs at ( th e bl mu se . c o m )

“I had a meeting nearby.” The old gentleman said with a smile, “Old Xiang said that you are training in the military region here, so I came over to have a look. I heard that you have achieved some results there, so I wanted to drop by to have a look together and ask you some things.”

Jiang Chen nodded lightly and listened attentively.

“I heard that you are currently researching the Changjiang home version, and the peripherals are almost done. When are you going to start the tests?”

“The current progress is indeed good, but it will take at least two months for the test version to be completed, and there is still a beta test before that. If there are no accidents, the test can start before January next year.”

“The testing will be possible by the end of this year?”

Jiang Chen smiled and said, “Yes.”

“Can you tell me about the difference between the Changjiang home version and the version I’ve seen before?”

Jiang Chen nodded: “The version of Changjiang you have seen before requires a special server to be used for a long time. Compared with passive protection and defense, it may be better in active defense, and it is immune to viruses or intruders, moreover the answering attack will be more radical. Advancing on its basis is our development of the military version, and weakening the attack and strengthening the small-scale defense is the feature of the home version, in addition, the home version…”

Along the way, Jiang Chen carefully introduced Changjiang to the old gentleman. When they arrived at the laboratory of the Military Research Institute, the old gentleman asked one after another highly professional questions with his hands behind his back, attracting the members of the research institute who were excited by his arrival. While they were all surprised, they had to quickly calm down and answer his questions with the most rigorous attitude.

The old gentleman was very short on time. After staying in the laboratory for less than an hour, he was reminded by the secretary and his assistant that he would board the plane for an overseas visit at 5:00 pm. He kindly encouraged and praised all the researchers in the laboratory, and finally asked Jiang Chen to send him off.

After returning from the parking lot, Jiang Chen sighed softly, feeling both pressured and excited, and went back to the research and development work with his colleagues who looked as if they had been injected with stimulants.

…

Jiang Chen did not expect that when he asked for leave this time it would be for more than two months. From the end of the military training to the current half of the semester, he had not attended a single class at school, and even only managed to stay in the dormitory for a short afternoon.

However, such a long-term effort had finally paid off. The home version of the Changjiang System had been tested and could be put into the experimental stage.

The first phase of the experimental test was carried out in their laboratory. The Changjiang home version entered every scientific researcher of the Changjiang project, and jointly blocked and protected their computers. Except for the person who entered the information, other personnel in the laboratory would be included in the list of intruders. Once the person carried a computer or had a signal transmitter with a similar fluctuating frequency, it would be intercepted and an alarm would be issued.

The experiment at this stage was very successful. The researchers even called their friends in the research institute over to experiment. As long as they carry information that may be recorded or were judged to be risky, the Changjiang Home Edition would automatically send out an alarm, and the alarm would be connected to the main computer server. The researchers in the observation room could see all the information of the “intruders”, even including the information in the electronic tools they carry.

The intruders had no privacy in front of Changjiang.

This experiment was based on the premise that other researchers signed a confidentiality agreement and knew about it. However, even if they participated in the experiment as test subjects, they still didn’t know what Jiang Chen and his project team were researching. They only knew that it was related to computers and were amazed at the security risks of their own private information.

In fact, researchers who could work in military research institutes would not have a low level of computer protection, but it did not take time for Changjiang to crack the system of the Cyber Security Bureau, not to mention that no matter how high the security level was, it was just a personal terminal after all.

After the first phase ended at this time, the location of the second phase of the test was changed from the military research institute where Jiang Chen and the others were located to another biotechnology research institute with the same confidentiality level but a completely different research field.

Coincidentally, the laboratory selected for this test turned out to be the laboratory managed by He Yanya.

When Jiang Chen and He Yanya met, both of them were very surprised.

Because of confidentiality issues, He Yanya only knew that a group of people would enter her laboratory for a period of time to test without affecting her usual experiments, and the leader had alerted her before that, to try to keep the personal nature of their computers as much as possible. These things she had copied in advance and then completely deleted, but her life was actually all about work, and there were not many personal things in her computer, so she didn’t delete many things.

But she was very curious about the experiment that would be carried out in her laboratory. In fact, the country had kept few secret projects in recent years, and even fewer have produced results. According to the instructions given by the leader, this experiment would be carried out in her laboratory. The project obviously had a high level of confidentiality, and the researchers who could participate in such a project were definitely leaders in the field.

He Yanya was waiting for the unknown field researchers and their leader to appear, but unexpectedly saw Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen didn’t expect to meet He Yanya either. He had a faint idea of He Yanya’s research direction before, and he was also very clear about the laboratory environment of this experiment, but he didn’t fully read the test report at the time, so he didn’t know who was the person in charge of the laboratory.

The two remained silent for a while before Jiang Chen greeted, “Aunt.”

The other researchers were still calculating and sizing up the environment. When they heard this, they all turned around. Someone said in surprise, “Boss, is this Professor He your aunt?”

Seeing Jiang Chen’s nod, although everyone was surprised, their attitude towards He Yanya became even better. If it was just respect before, now they were as kind to her as they were to their own people.

Only C, who was always by himself every time, frowned slightly, and said in confusion, “He Yanya…this name sounds familiar.”

But no one heard his murmurs, everyone had already entered the working state.

After all the arrangements were completed, C suddenly realized: “Isn’t He Yanya that He Qianjian’s aunt! I sent her an email!”

That night, Jiang Chen received a message from C through Wingnet. Seeing the exclamation marks all over the screen, one could almost imagine his shock. C not only listed the relationship between He Yanya and He Qianjian, but also made a relationship diagram of everyone in the family, and then put a question mark next to the boxes of He Yanfeng and He Yanjun, asking if he was the second generation of the powerful or the second generation of the rich.

Jiang Chen was exasperated, but there was nothing to hide about the He family’s affairs. They would work together for a long time in the future, and these things would always be known.

After listening to Jiang Chen, C understood the relationship between the He family and came to a conclusion: a wealthy family full of intrigues.

Jiang Chen laughed out loud when he saw this description, unable to understand how he came to the conclusion.

The two chatted for a while, and C suddenly asked:

[C: Boss, have we selected a place for the third phase of the test?]

[D: No.]

The first phase of the main test was for the Changjiang home version to distinguish between the entry members and the intruders, so the location was chosen in their laboratory. The second phase of the test was Changjiang’s collection and record analysis ability of external data, so they chose an unfamiliar laboratory that had never appeared in its database, and the third phase of the test would really enter the family home to collect the activity tracks and information of ordinary people. After all, this system would eventually be used by ordinary people.

However, due to confidentiality issues, the location of the third phase had not been finalized.

Families that meet the third and final test of the Changjiang Home Edition must have a certain scientific research background, must meet the political review requirements, and must have a relatively large age gap.

The first two points were to avoid possible troubles and maintain the confidentiality of the project, while the latter was because the home version of the Changjiang Defense System was not only for the protection of the network and intruders, but also for the protection of the hosts entered into the system. For protection, the physical conditions and movement trajectories of each age group were different. Only when there were enough people and the age span was large enough could more and more accurate data be obtained.

Thinking of this, Jiang Chen opened the library of testable family documents handed in earlier, and began to filter and browse them one by one.

Before he even looked at more than a couple of people, C’s message jumped out again.

[C: Boss, your family perfectly agrees with all the conditions, and when it comes to the confidentiality of the project, there is no family in the whole country that is more suitable than your home. Won’t you think about it?]

Jiang Chen was slightly stunned, but actually started to think about it.

C was right. From all aspects, the He family was indeed a family that was very suitable for the third phase of the test, and he believed that if he chose the He family for the test, no one in the family would object. 

Only……

Jiang Chen thought of He Qianjian’s System. Changjiang was not yet fully mature. Although the current test version had no problems, it was not as good as the military version under development. If Changjiang encountered the System at this time, it was hard for him to say which side would win or lose.

If Changjiang lost, then the System was very likely to decipher the home version of the Changjiang. And the algorithm used by the home version, the mother version of the Changjiang, and the military version were not much different. If one of them was deciphered, and the System was confronted again later, the odds of winning would be even more unpredictable.

Even if he won, the home version of the defense system could not destroy the System in one fell swoop, and he also wanted to find the purpose of the System’s transaction with He Qianjian. So such a move would do far more harm than good.

Jiang Chen thought for a while, then typed back:

[D: The He family is not suitable for the time being.]

However, what he didn’t know was that in a small building 50 kilometers away from the Research Institute of Biology, someone was also discussing the third phase of the Changjiang home version test.

The old gentleman sitting at the main seat smiled and said to the hale and majestic old gentleman beside him: “Old He, we can rest assured that the future generation of young people will only be led by young people like Xiao Jiang. Your family has raised a good child.”

Old Mr. He also just learned how important Jiang Chen’s research projects were to the country. When he heard the old gentleman’s words, his eyes were filled with pride, but his words were modest: “He still needs to grow up and experience more. Only then can he be worthy of the praises and responsibilities.”

The old gentleman waved his hand: “He has grown fast enough, no matter how much he experiences and grows, it is not as good as this child’s sincere and pure heart. This is enough.”

Professor Xiang also said: “Xiao Chen like this is indeed enough, you old fellow, don’t be too greedy. If it was my grandson, I would want nothing more than to build a city wall for him, protect him and let him do what he wants to do to his heart’s content.”

The old gentleman nodded in agreement, and asked old Mr. He: “By the way, did Xiao Jiang tell you about the project he is currently testing?”

Old Mr. He naturally didn’t know, so he told the truth.

Professor Xiang was a little surprised. After all, he knew that the second test of the Changjiang home version was in He Yanya’s laboratory. Jiang Chen was busy and didn’t have time to go back and didn’t say it was normal. He didn’t expect that He Yanya didn’t reveal a word either. But this also proved that the He family was indeed credible.

You c an fi nd t he la te st cha pte rs at ( th e bl mu se . c o m )

Professor Xiang and the old gentleman looked at each other, and slowly spoke to old Mr. He about the first two tests of the Changjiang system, and then explained in detail the requirements for choosing a family for the third test.

Old Mr. He immediately figured out the purpose of this gathering of old friends today, but they were right, there was no family more suitable for testing Jiang Chen’s project than the He family.

He readily accepted, and the host and guest enjoyed themselves.

If you would like to show some ♡  then please consider supporting this translator! ლ(⌒εー)ლ

“Junior Jiang Chen, do you have a club you want to join? Our drama club is recruiting…”

“Student Jiang Chen, I read your paper, and there are some things I don’t understand about your image processing system, can I ask you now?”

“God Jiang, can you give me your contact information?”

All the way to the dormitory, Shen Xu, who was fully prepared for this and prepared to enjoy it, cowered on the spot due to the stares, conversations, and waves of senior brothers and sisters, and left Jiang Chen without hesitation and ran away. Jiang Chen, who was left behind, was left to chat with his classmates, senior brothers and sisters whom he didn’t know all that well, such that his voice was a little hoarse when he finally arrived in the dormitory.

You c an fi nd t he la te st cha pte rs at ( th e bl mu se . c o m )

After closing the dorm room door, Jiang Chen let out a heavy breath. He suddenly had a bad feeling about the military training that would start tomorrow.

“Hello!” The boy on the bed next to the door walked up to Jiang Chen, and greeted Jiang Chen enthusiastically, “My name is Li Gang. When I looked at the dormitory list, I thought it was just the same name and surname. But who knew that I would really share a dorm room with the great god, what an honor.”

Jiang Chen shook hands with him. Seeing that he was the only one in the dorm room, he asked curiously, “Have the others not come yet?”

“Zhao Feng, the bed opposite me. He went shopping with his girlfriend, but the other one hasn’t arrived yet.” Li Gang glanced at Jiang Chen’s suitcase and said, “You only brought such a small suitcase? We’ll be going to the army unit then, and we won’t be able to buy anything there.”

Jiang Chen smiled: “Isn’t everything we need for military training handed out?”

“That may be the case.” Li Gang turned around, and took out all the things he had prepared from his suitcase: “But sunscreen, cologne, thermos cup, insoles… let me tell you that you must bring insoles. We’ll be relying on this for a month, have you brought it all?”

Jiang Chen picked up his light luggage that only contained a few changes of clothes and toiletries, and fell silent.

“Didn’t bring it?” Li Gang guessed it from his expression, got up and said, “It’s okay, brother will take you shopping.”

Jiang Chen thought for a while and asked, “Can you bring these things into the army?”

“Of course.” Li Gang said to himself: “Our senior brothers and sisters bring these with them like this every year. How can we not do the same when it’s our turn? That’s so unfair.”

The result was just that unfair.

On the bus assembled to go to the army, Li Gang hugged his previously bulging luggage which was now woefully flat, infinitely desolate: “How could they do this to us…it’s so inhumane, how will I live this half a month, how will I endure it? “

Jiang Chen sat beside him, and comforted with a smile, “Didn’t they leave you your insole and cologne?”

“But there’s only one pair!” Li Gang angrily said, “I brought fourteen pairs for easy replacement! He actually only let me keep one pair. I’ll already be tired from military training, and every man’s feet smell bad when they sweat. Not letting me change the insoles and not letting others change, do they want us to raise insects!”

Jiang Chen was drinking water, and almost spit it out when he heard these words. He swallowed the water in his mouth, wiped the corner of his mouth, and when he looked up, he saw the instructor who was following the car was already standing beside their seats.

“Raising insects?” The dark-skinned instructor sneered: “The description is quite apt. Since it is raising insects, there must be a bug king in the end. Do you and your roommate want to be the bug king?”

Li Gang coughed twice: “Instructor, you heard it wrong. I didn’t say raising insects, I said telling stories, that is, everyone taking off their shoes and telling stories together, which is very harmonious.”

“Telling stories?” The instructor smiled and said, “Then tell us one?”

Li Gang looked at Jiang Chen, and Jiang Chen looked out the window.

“Hehehehe…”

Ever since Li Gang attempted to laugh dumbly and tried to get away with it, and the instructor left with a cold chuckle, Jiang Chen knew that this military training might not be too easy.

Facts only proved that he was not wrong.

“One! Two!” The belt snapped at his leg: “Can’t your calf be straightened?”

With a bitter face, Li Gang straightened his almost cramped leg.

“Not bad.” The instructor passed by Jiang Chen: “Standard posture, come up and show everyone.”

Jiang Chen: “Yes!”

He glanced at the front where the sun was strongest, and walked over helplessly.

This kind of scene had been repeated since the first day of military training. Li Gang was always the one who got snapped at, and Jiang Chen was always the one who stepped forward to demonstrate.

But no one envied him. Instead, after the initial curiosity and excitement, they all sympathized with him.

Every time the instructors always choose a training site that was sunny, but there was also general sunny and an extremely sunny level. The place where the instructors stood, that is, the place where the demonstrators did demonstrations, was always the sunniest.

And not only that, since you were a demonstrator, it was a big mistake if you made a mistake and led the whole class wrong. In order not to make a mistake, you could only practice more. After the people in the same class finished with training, he still had to stay behind to grind with the instructor on the training ground. The first two days were obstacle courses on the battlefield. Most of the students couldn’t lift their arms and legs after practicing all afternoon, but Jiang Chen practiced until nine o’clock in the evening.

Those classmates who saw him that day, not one did not sympathize with him. When Jiang Chen went to the bathhouse, no matter which class or battalion saw him, they all let him jump the line and let him wash directly.

“Stand upright!” The instructor gave the order, and the kicking students lowered their feet as if they were being pardoned, and each of them straightened their backs, like small poplars, “Straddle.”

“This morning’s training is almost done.” The instructor said: “Gather on time in the afternoon. Dismissed.”

After the students applauded, most of them left in twos and threes, and some people sat down on a random step to replenish their energy on the spot.

“Instructor.” Li Gang sat next to Jiang Chen and said, “Can Jiang Chen leave too?”

“He can’t.” The instructor said lightly, “Do you want to accompany him?”

“Of course. After all, he was also implic… in the same class and dormitory as me. As good brothers we should share the same blessings and the same difficulties.”

“Okay, you can train together too.” The instructor pointed to Jiang Chen’s side: “It happens that there is a lack of a substitute.”

Li Gang said “ah?”, and stood next to Jiang Chen with a bitter face.

Jiang Chen glanced at him amusedly, but his movements did not lose order at all.

The amount of training at the moment might seem huge to others, but it was nothing to him. When he was in the army in his last life, he was in the most rigorous and powerful army in the entire galaxy. It went without saying that their training was rigorous. Jiang Chen witnessed it, and although he didn’t need to train with the troops all the time, the daily training was also very strict. At that time, the training he received might have even been difficult for ordinary soldiers to complete.

Now that he had returned to this body, although it was not as strong and agile as the body that received special training in his previous life, he had also improved a lot in his usual exercise. At least the amount of training during college military training was not a problem for him now.

And even though many students called their instructors devils behind their backs because they sympathized with him, he could feel that the instructors in his class were really training them seriously, including keeping him for special training every time. They really felt that he could go on, and didn’t mean to make things difficult.

Jiang Chen explained this to other students, including Li Gang, many times. At first they still believed it, but ever since he sparred with the instructor on the battlefield that day and rolled in the sand a few times, no one believed what he said.

And no matter how he explained later, his classmates would look at him with eyes of “I understand, I understand”. The sympathy and distress contained in it honestly made him speechless. 

“Here’s a set of military boxing moves.” The instructor said, “After training, just as those students have finished their meals, let’s go to the cafeteria.”

Jiang Chen nodded. Li Gang’s face became even more bitter. It was just too cruel to drag them into training, and have them eat leftovers as a matter of course.

After arriving at the cafeteria, it only took a second for Li Gang’s expression to turn from exhausted and discontent to full of light.

He opened his eyes wide and looked at the self-service dining area in front of him, turned his head and asked Jiang Chen in disbelief, “Is this still the cafeteria where we ate in?”

Jiang Chen took a plate as usual, nodded and said, “The instructors all have their own diet, so they usually don’t eat with the students. Each of them supplements different nutrients, so they serve themselves according to their needs.”

Li Gang closed his mouth and nodded, then suddenly turned his head, “You mean that you have been eating here since the military training?”

Jiang Chen picked up a piece of corn and put it on his dinner plate, and said with a slight smile, “I said earlier that I eat at noon every day, and it’s a buffet.”

“I, I, we, didn’t we think that you were just forcing yourself to smile, and were just enduring your grievances!” Li Gang added a chicken leg and a piece of steak, and while swallowing his drool, he frantically glanced at other dishes: “If I knew it was like this, I would also like to train more. It’s even okay to train until midnight every day!”

“That’s what you said.”

“I said it!”

Jiang Chen turned his head and said to the instructor, “Look, didn’t I say he would agree.”

The instructor gave Li Gang a look of disdain, crossed his arms and said, “All right.”

Li Gang happily finished his meal and was about to take a nap when he heard the instructor say, “Go to training with us.”

Li Gang: “Huh?”

“Didn’t you say because you can eat these every day, so you’re willing to train until twelve o’clock?” The instructor snorted coldly, “You don’t have to train until midnight, you can do it until ten o’clock every night.”

Li Gang: “Ah?!”

Jiang Chen smiled and said, “I have some work to do at the research institute, and I may leave early, and I won’t be able to participate in the military parade at that time, so I proposed to the instructor to let you replace me.”

“Ah?!!” Li Gang quickly refused: “I can’t!”

“You can.” Jiang Chen smiled and said, “I believe in you.”

Li Gang: “But I don’t believe in myself!”

Jiang Chen: “Just trust the instructor.”

Li Gang: “…”

Li Gang: No, I don’t want to trust the instructor at all, and now I don’t even trust you.

You c an fi nd t he la te st cha pte rs at ( th e bl mu se . c o m )

Seeing that his expression was too distressed, Jiang Chen smiled and comforted him, “If my progress goes fast, I’ll make it back as soon as I can. You don’t have to worry too much, maybe I’ll be back in two days.”

Li Gang forced a smile on his face: “Hahaha.”

The instructor glanced at him: “Can you train?”

Li Gang: “Can I say no?”

Instructor: “No.”

……

When Jiang Chen came out of the military unit where the college military training was, he saw the off-roader parked outside. The driver was still Qian Yi, but he didn’t expect that there were other people inside as well.

If you would like to show some ♡  then please consider supporting this translator! ლ(⌒εー)ლ

Jiang Chen put down his laptop. He didn’t look at He Qianjian, but said to old Mr. He: “Grandpa, I heard that you have something to tell us.”

Old Mr. He looked at Jiang Chen with an inscrutable expression, and nodded after a while: “In the future, Qian Jian will move out from your parents’ house. I heard that it is not convenient for him to live in your adoptive parents’ house, so he will live in the old house with us.”

You c an fi nd t he la te st cha pte rs at ( th e bl mu se . c o m )

Jiang Chen had no objection, and only He Yanya frowned slightly, as if she didn’t like this decision very much, but she didn’t say anything.

After the matter was finished, the whole family had dinner. After the meal, He Qianyang asked about He Qianjian’s college application.

——Recently, there had been a lot of noise about which school Jiang Chen would apply for, and Jiang Chen had already received the pre-admission notice. Instead, everyone had forgotten that there was still a person in this family who needed to apply for a college.

He Qianjian’s originally relaxed expression changed slightly after hearing He Qianyang’s words. Before anyone could notice, he immediately adjusted his expression: “I plan to study at the city college.”

He Yanya frowned, “Where is the city college? It isn’t in Yan City?”

He Yanfeng said lightly: “It’s not far from the old house, half an hour by bus.”

“Is that a third-rate or second crate college?” He Qianyang asked, “How many points did you get this time? Why did you choose this school?”

He Qianjian paused, and lowered his voice when he spoke: “Second-rate.”

“Second-rate?” He Qianyang glanced in the direction of his father, only to see that he was reading a newspaper, as if he didn’t care about this side at all, and then turned his gaze to He Qianmin.

He Qianmin received He Qianyang’s puzzled gaze and gave him a look. He Qianyang was even more puzzled and shocked.

He knew He Qianjian’s previous grades. Even if something happened to him during the college entrance exam, he wouldn’t be reduced to this level unless he handed in a blank paper.

Thinking about it this way, He Qianyang asked, “Did you miss the exam or did you hand in a blank paper?”

He Qianjian’s complexion changed slightly, and he felt that every word He Qianyang said was ridicule and sarcasm, but he had to endure it forcefully, letting the humiliation and unwillingness in his heart eat away at him.

“No, I didn’t feel well the next day, so I didn’t do well on the exam.”

He Qianyang didn’t really believe it. As the eldest, he always talked to his younger cousins, and he was not at home during this time, so he had no special views towards He Qianjian, so he treated him no differently than before. When he heard this reason at this time, he didn’t believe it at all.

“Based on your previous grades, as long as you didn’t pass out, you wouldn’t get this score. What’s going on?”

However, while in He Qianyang’s eyes his attitude was exactly the same as before, in He Qianjian’s eyes, it was sarcasm. He secretly cursed the He family for being all the same, saying that feelings were the most important, but in the end they all stood by Jiang Chen who could bring them benefits.

He Qianjian only felt mockery in his heart. He twitched the corner of his mouth when facing He Qianyang, and said with a wry smile: “I don’t know, I was not clear-headed at the time.”

He Qianyang saw that his complexion was not very good, and suddenly realized that what he just asked might make He Qianjian unhappy, but as someone who had been through it, he felt that he could still provide some advice on filling in the application form: “How much is your total score? Let me help you find out which school is suitable for you to apply for. The City College is too lacking, it’s almost at the bottom of the second-rate college list and almost third-rate, so you should choose another school.”

He Qianjian was silent for a while without speaking, and it was He Yanfeng who answered for him: “408.”

He Qianyang nodded: “For 408… 408?”

He Qianyang didn’t hide his expression at all. He Qianjian only felt humiliated, his face turned green and then pale. At this moment, he felt that He Qianyang was as hateful as Jiang Chen.

After a brief silence, He Yanfeng said, “Enough, his school has already been decided, so there’s no need to look at other schools.”

He Qianyang coughed lowly, touched his nose and stopped talking.

He really didn’t know He Qianjian’s score. He went abroad for vacation just after the summer vacation. He would come back this time because Jiang Chen’s affairs caused too much of a stir. He came back to see what was going on because he was a little worried. Moreover, Jiang Chen’s score could be easily found on the Internet. When he asked He Qianjian, he didn’t think too much, he just wanted to help.

After dinner in the old house, Jiang Chen went back to the He family’s house for the night, went to the Jiangs’ for lunch at noon the next day, and then went back to the research institute.

Time passed in an orderly manner. In the past month or so, Huo Bo took over the responsibility of the company, showing extremely fast growth. Shen Xu studied along with him. He never showed much interest in managing the company. However, he was very keen and sharp-eyed in regards to recruitment, and temporarily took over the position of HR in the company.

The scientific research team finally became familiar with all the operations and functions of the Changing system under the leadership of Jiang Chen, and started the formal stage of innovative research and development. Jiang Chen led Shi Fengyue and two other researchers to form a small team to study the home version of Changjiang.

When the company and the Changjiang project were on track, his first semester at Yan Uni was also ushered in.

As a person who dominated the topic in the first half of the summer vacation, before the start of school, there was already a high degree of enthusiasm in Yan Uni’s forum and various discussion groups. The military training would start soon, and many sophomores and juniors who did not need to come to school in advance all came to the school in advance, just to see Jiang Chen’s true face.

During this summer vacation, Jiang Chen focused almost all his energy on Changjiang. The previous news and interviews had long been forgotten by him. He Qianmin even called to remind him to fill out the application form, so that he would not miss the deadline.

Before school started, the home version of Changjiang had already taken a small prototype. The other members of the team who were not involved in the research and development of the home version were very pleasantly surprised. They did not expect Jiang Chen and his team to be so efficient.

In fact, it was not just them. The other two researchers working with Jiang Chen and Shi Fengyue were also at a loss. The algorithm had already been determined, and Jiang Chen practically took care of most of the code rewriting work. Oftentimes his comprehension speed was faster than theirs, and the only one who could keep up with Jiang Chen was Shi Fengyue.

It was also because of this that other scientific researchers who originally had a bad impression of Shi Fengyue because of his bad reputation were able to get along with him so quickly. After all, in scientific research, strength and talent were more important.

At first, there were some people who complained because Shi Fengyue was “specially recruited” because he didn’t have any relevant papers other than two patents, but after working together, they understood why the several old professors in the field of computing technology research were so sad and disappointed that Shi Fengyue didn’t take this path.

When everyone found that a medical student was stronger than them, any amount of dissatisfaction disappeared. When Jiang Chen announced that he would leave for a month and that the Changjiang home version team would be temporarily managed by Shi Fengyue, no one raised any objections.

Yan Uni’s military training started half a month earlier than the start of school. Jiang Chen returned to the Jiangs’ house one day earlier, and went to school with Shen Xu and Huo Bo the next day.

Huo Bo chose the finance department of Yan University. Shen Xu was afraid that he would not be able to be accepted, so he chose to accept a transfer of majors. Unexpectedly, he was transferred to the law department he least wanted to go to. Before the start of school, in the small chat group of the three of them, Shen Xu wailed every day, full of fear for the four years of university life.

However, don’t know what happened but just a few days after the military training, Shen Xu changed his previous resistance and suddenly looked forward to the start of school. He counted down the time of the military training every day, and on the day of reporting he was even more joyful. Excitement was written all over the strands of his hair.

Jiang Chen looked at Huo Bo: “What’s going on with him?”

Huo Bo didn’t know either. He spent the whole summer vacation on the company’s affairs, studying and managing at the same time. Even though he made rapid progress, he made many small mistakes during this period. Luckily, the company was still small with a simple network of employees so remedies were timely and did not cause any loss to the company.

But also because of these small setbacks, his time and energy were already completely taken between the company and his studies, so he couldn’t care less about what Shen Xu was doing every day.

Hearing Jiang Chen’s words, Shen Xu opened the car window, smoothed his hair back, and winked at the two people in the back seat: “You will find out later.”

Huo Bo looked away in disgust, and focused on the work in hand again. Jiang Chen was for once quite free, and wanted to care more about his friend, but before he could ask any more questions, the car stopped.

Jiang Chen’s computer department and Huo Bo’s finance department were in two directions, while Shen Xu’s law department was next to the computer department. It would be closer to get to the finance department through another entrance, so only Jiang Chen and Shen Xu got out of the car.

There were freshmen coming and going at the school gate, and many volunteers from other grades received them warmly. When Jiang Chen got out of the car, he felt the eyes gathering around him. He paused slightly, “Is there something on my face?”

“Yes.” Shen Xu said with a smile, “You are amazingly handsome.”

Jiang Chen elbowed him, finally recalling the previous news and the turmoil on the Internet. He nodded to the two girls who turned their heads frequently, and asked Shen Xu, “Is it because of the gossip during summer vacation?”

“That’s the one.” Shen Xu smiled and waved to the people looking this way, and said: “Do you know how famous you are now, and even now in Yan Uni’s forum, the discussion is all about what you look like in real life. Look over there someone is snapping your picture.”

Jiang Chen raised his eyes, and saw a boy put down his camera. He didn’t panic at being caught, and walked over with a smile: “Classmate, you are Jiang Chen, right? I’m Zhang Zhe, a junior in the Department of Computer Science, Mo Xi’s roommate.”

Jiang Chen paused, nodded and said, “Hello.”

“Let me take you to the computer department.” Zhang Zhe looked at Shen Xu and said with a smile, “You are Shen Xu, right? The law department is not far from our department. I’ll send you there later.”

Shen Xu wasn’t at all shy: “Then I’ll trouble this senior brother.”

Jiang Chen didn’t expect that he even knew Shen Xu, and was slightly surprised. Zhang Zhe seemed to see his surprise, and said to him with a smile: “You don’t know, those junior sisters in our school’s journalism department have super fighting power and in the past two months they practically dug up all aspects of information on you, including your two best friends. The other is Huo Bo, right, in the finance department.”

“…Right.”

Probably because he thought Jiang Chen’s expression was funny, Zhang Zhe gave him a heads up: “You’d better be mentally prepared, in just another 200 meters, you might be surrounded.”

You c an fi nd t he la te st cha pte rs at ( th e bl mu se . c o m )

“What do you mean?”

After the words fell to the ground, Jiang Chen paused and looked forward.

No less than ten senior brothers and senior sisters wearing volunteer armbands made their way over with a clear goal in mind, and their steps were getting bigger and bigger, heading straight over here.

Zhang Zhe shrugged: “It seems that there is no need for two hundred meters.”

If you would like to show some ♡  then please consider supporting this translator! ლ(⌒εー)ლ

When he received the call from the He family, Jiang Chen had just ended a meeting.

After working together during this period of time, most of the scientific researchers of the Changjiang Project have become familiar with each other. Jiang Chen was young, but his scientific research strength was obvious to all. Everyone usually respected him, but this time the development on the Internet had really been full of ups and downs, and everyone was curious.

You c an fi nd t he la te st cha pte rs at ( th e bl mu se . c o m )

After walking out of the conference room for a while, someone finally couldn’t hold back anymore and turned to Jiang Chen who was talking to Professor Zhang Zhizhou: “Boss, do you know that the situation on the Internet has reversed?”

When there was a scolding war before, someone in the team wanted to hack those posts immediately, C was the most ruthless, going through the back door of those portals as if visiting his own garden, and united Shi Fengyue to plant viruses one by one, and was preparing to start a full blown war, when they were discovered by Jiang Chen, and all their attacks had to be withdrawn.

At that time, everyone didn’t understand. Who knew that within a day, Hua/Yan and the research institute spoke out at the same time, and the online comments immediately reversed. Everyone was happy for Jiang Chen, but they also knew that there was definitely someone behind this incident.

——Of course they did not mean the reversing of the situation, but about the previous public opinion.

A group of computer geeks who want to find evidence on the Internet was as easy as reaching into a bag. As early as when the water army was first formed, they had stripped each one of them down to their underwears. Not only did they sort out their IPs, but they even found the name, bank accounts, and contact addresses which were all packaged and sent to the place where they should be sent.

Now that one thought about it, everyone who should have received this compressed file should have received it. If they didn’t receive it, they wouldn’t mind opening the gift for them.

Jiang Chen didn’t know how protective this group of colleagues, whose average age was nearly ten years older than him, was, and he didn’t even know that they had planned countless ways to vent his anger for him behind his back, and had even implemented many of them.

He smiled and replied: “I saw it before the meeting, thanks to Hua/Yan’s statement and our institute’s announcement, especially the announcement on our institute’s official website, I never thought there would be such a way to directly post the research paper.”

“That was put up by Xiao Shi.” A relatively young man in the crowd smiled and said, “We didn’t expect him to have this trick.”

Jiang Chen was slightly stunned, and glanced at Shi Fengyue who was sorting out the data. Shi Fengyue glanced at him sideways, then retracted his gaze and continued to look through the data.

“By the way, I read Yan Uni’s statement that you can ignore your attendance rate during school, so boss, will you go to military training?”

Jiang Chen came back to his senses, thought for a while and said, “Depending on our project progress, if it’s relatively loose, I’ll go.”

The several people nodded and were about to say more when Jiang Chen’s cell phone rang.

With a slight gesture, he left the crowd, walked to another secluded corridor and connected the call.

It was He Yanfeng who called. He gave a rough account of the things on the Internet, and then told Jiang Chen that he had received an email. The email contained evidence that He Qianjian spent money to instigate the water army to slander him. And not just him, almost everyone in the He family had received this email, including He Qianyang who was traveling abroad.

“Did you send this email?” He Yanfeng asked.

Jiang Chen: “No.”

He Yanfeng believed it without further questioning: “He Qianjian’s matter is not illegal, but his behavior is very bad. Now your grandpa and the others know about it and have already called him to the old house. If you have time today then stop by.”

Jiang Chen didn’t want to waste time on He Qianjian’s affairs, so he frowned slightly: “Today I…”

“Come over.” He Yanfeng said: “Your grandpa has something to say to you all.”

Jiang Chen paused slightly, then agreed.

*

The old family house of the He family. 

As soon as Jiang Chen entered the door, he was pulled aside by He Qianyang who had flown back at some point. He hooked an arm around his neck and raised the camera: “Come here and take some selfies with this brother, your sister-in-law wants pictures of us two.”

“Sister-in-law?”

Jiang Chen was slightly stunned. He Qianyang, who already struck a pose, snapped a lot of photos of them just like that with his dazes face on display.

He Qianyang glanced at his handsome self in the camera, touched his chin in satisfaction, put away the camera and said, “You’ve seen her before, on my birthday.”

Jiang Chen recalled for a moment and matched the person, but he was still puzzled: “Why does she want our photo?”

“You don’t know how popular you are now.” He Qianyang raised his eyebrows and said, “As soon as your photo came out, everyone who knew me knew that you are my younger cousin. Now everyone is asking me for your contact information, and some people want me to ask you for your signature, so does your sister-in-law.”

Jiang Chen didn’t expect this kind of thing to happen, but when he thought of the previous life, as long as he appeared in public places, people would secretly take photos of him everywhere, and he immediately understood.

“By the way, He Qianjian is now in Grandpa’s study with my dad and your dad.” He Qianyang steered Jiang Chen to go in: “He’s probably being scolded, do you want to go and have a look?”

Jiang Chen lacked interest, took his hand away and sat down on the sofa. He opened the computer bag he carried with him, and said, “I still have to work, you can go see it yourself if you want.”

He Qianyang clicked his tongue: “It’s you that He Qianjian wants to mess with. Now I believe it. You definitely didn’t send that email.”

Without raising his head, Jiang Chen tapped his fingers on the computer, and lines of code appeared.

“This is your new project?” He Qianyang stuck his head over.

Jiang Chen hummed and kept typing.

He Qianyang was curious: “I heard that your project is at the confidentiality level. What are you researching?”

“Since it’s a confidential project.” A voice inserted and said coldly, “By are you still asking so many questions?”

“Aunt.” He Qianyang said with a smile, “I’m curious. The person who is most likely to win the International Young Scientist Award is my younger cousin. When he wins the award, I, as an older brother, can’t not know anything.”

He Yanya knocked his head, walked to Jiang Chen and sat down.

“I heard that your project has already started.”

Jiang Chen raised his head, “Yes.”

“Good luck, do it well.”

Jiang Chen paused, smiled, and nodded slightly: “Okay.”

He Yanya also smiled, and the look in her eyes softened.

Seeing that He Yanya had nothing else to say, Jiang Chen continued to work hard.

After an unknown amount of time, there was movement upstairs.

He Yanjun was the first to come down and saw Jiang Chen who was concentrating on his work so he lightened his steps. At the same time, he glared at He Qianyang who was playing video games, and sat down beside him.

Jiang Chen felt something, and looked up to see that He Yanjun had already sat down opposite him. He nodded and greeted, “Uncle.”

He Yanjun nodded with a gentle expression, old Mr. He and He Yanfeng also went downstairs, and He Qianjian was the last one walking——old Mrs. He supported him, it seemed as if he was injured.

Jiang Chen glanced over, and then turned his attention back to his work. He modified this code several times but it still didn’t work out. He just discussed it among the team’s chat group and got some inspiration so he wanted to find some time to modify it completely.

When Jiang Chen was working, no one spoke in the living room, only the sound of his fingers tapping on the keyboard could be heard.

Jiang Chen had always been focused whenever he did things, and he often ignored the time when he devoted himself wholeheartedly. When he finally wrote a satisfactory code, Yang Yun and He Qianmin who went to pick up He Qianyu from class had already returned, and the dining room was also ready for dinner.

Seeing that everyone was waiting for him, Jiang Chen paused slightly, a little apologetic: “Sorry, I was too devoted to work just now, and I didn’t notice that everyone was waiting for me.”

“What are you apologizing for?” He Qianyang said, “It was my dad who forbid us to bother you, and he is the one who should apologize.”

He Yanjun glanced at him: “Little rascal deserves a beating, huh?”

He Qianyang got up, rolled his shoulders, and when Jiang Chen looked at him, his eyes vaguely gestured in one direction.

Jiang Chen followed his gaze and saw He Qianjian standing behind old Mr. He and old Mrs. He’s sofa with his head bowed low. Perhaps because he noticed his gaze, He Qianjian raised his head, met his gaze for a brief moment, and immediately retracted it.

Old Mr. He coughed lowly, Jiang Chen looked over, and He Qianjian came out from behind the sofa tremblingly, walking like he had a back injury.

“Xiao Chen.” Old Mr. He said: “We have heard about the things on the Internet during this time, and the person behind it is He Qianjian. Your father and uncle and I have taught him a lesson, and now he is to apologize to you here.”

Jiang Chen raised his eyebrows slightly, looking at He Qianjian, whose face was shifting between green and pale, he couldn’t imagine him apologizing.

However, He Qianjian apologized very simply, and his words were sincere, his expression was apologetic, and his posture was extremely low.

“My results on the college entrance examination were too poor this time. I was impulsive. I couldn’t accept the gap between my scores and yours. I wanted to create some public opinion on the Internet to trouble you, so I hired a water army and people from the Xinsheng newspaper to report that you chose Hua Uni to make both schools have a bad impression of you. Now I know I was wrong and I regret it. I hope you can forgive me and give me a chance to change. I’m sorry.”

Jiang Chen looked at He Qianjian who was bowing at ninety degrees in front of him. Although it was unexpected, he felt nothing else in his heart. He knew from the very beginning that He Qianjian was behind the scenes, but he didn’t take this matter seriously, because he knew very well that this matter would not affect him in any way.

Later, Yan University, Hua University, and the Military Research Institute spoke up one after another, and instantly reversed the public opinion. He Qianjian’s scheme was solved almost immediately after it started, and Jiang Chen would not pay any special attention to this matter. At this time, He Qianjian’s apology was completely unnecessary in his opinion.

Because no matter what kind of gesture He Qianjian made, or whether he really regretted it or not, he didn’t care. These would not change the plan he had already started, nor would it affect his determination to destroy the System.

“You don’t need to apologize.” Jiang Chen said calmly, without rushing: “Although I didn’t send that email, it must have been sent by my people.”

You c an fi nd t he la te st cha pte rs at ( th e bl mu se . c o m )

He Qianjian raised his head and looked at Jiang Chen in disbelief. He thought that Jiang Chen would respond to his apology in countless ways, including not accepting it. He had already rehearsed what he would say and was just waiting to respond back in the way that was best for him.

However, he did not expect that Jiang Chen would directly admit that the email was sent by his people. What was he doing? How should he even respond to this?

If you would like to show some ♡  then please consider supporting this translator! ლ(⌒εー)ლ

He Qianjian sneered as he flipped through the comments on the Internet, with dark malice in his eyes, as if he was muttering to himself, or talking to someone.

“So what if I don’t have your help, I can still make Jiang Chen feel bad, and you can’t stop me if you don’t help me. This is just the beginning. When the public opinion ferments to its peak, no matter how good his grades are, so what? Yan and Hua Uni will still think he is troublesome. The top scorer in the college entrance examination has no college to go to, won’t this be the biggest news this year…”

You c an fi nd t he la te st cha pte rs at ( th e bl mu se . c o m )

The room was quiet, no one responded, and He Qianjian didn’t mind. He was in a good mood these two days, even if the System warned him time and time again, if it didn’t develop a way to counterattack and devour the system in Jiang Chen’s hands, he had better not go against Jiang Chen, he was not annoyed at all.

“Yan University and Hua University, the schools that I can’t get into, Jiang Chen can also forget about going either and the He family, if I can’t get it, I won’t let other people get it, and now the police have found something. He Yanfeng must know a lot of things as well, but it doesn’t matter, he is not the head of the He family.”

“When I move to the old house, with Grandpa supporting me, no matter how much he finds out, so what. He’s been played around by me for so many years. What can he do with me this time?”

[Do you think you have won a big victory?] The System’s icy voice suddenly sounded. [What makes you think that you can make Jiang Chen unable to enter Yan University by spending a little money to find a few water army online?]

He Qianjian paused in sliding the mouse, his smile disappeared, and his face was full of gloom: “Of course I have other means.”

[Means?] The System sneered in a humans like manner: [What should I even say, I have helped you for so many years, and you have been smooth sailing, so you really feel that you are omnipotent? You think you have the means to think that you are extremely smart, but you forget that in your previous life you were just a mediocre ant who could be stepped on by anyone, and in the end you even died a worthless death.]

“Shut up!” He Qianjian stood up abruptly, the solid wooden seat falling to the ground making a loud noise. He gritted his teeth and stared at a point in the air, his voice practically squeezing out of his throat: “I was just unlucky in my previous life, and I will never let it be the same in this life!”

[What’s the difference?] The System said coldly word by word: [Without my help, you would still be that narrow-minded useless wretch.]

“I…” He Qianjian’s chest heaved, but before he could say anything, the phone on the desk rang. He wanted to ignore it, but answered after seeing the caller ID.

Don’t know what was said on the other end of the line, but his face became more and more ugly. Before he hung up the phone, he threw himself in front of the computer and opened the browser to search.

The System was integrated with He Qianjian, so he naturally heard the content of the phone call, and he already knew about the change of online public opinion before that, but it didn’t stop it. He Wish Juan had been becoming more and more stupid and conceited, and was already putting a wrench in things, so let him learn a lesson.

What He Qianjian searched for was the Yan Uni statement. On Yan Uni’s official website, Jiang Chen’s admission notice was released. The text was very official but subtly protective, listing Jiang Chen’s awards and honors during his schooling. The most important thing was that at the end, Yan Uni warmly celebrated Jiang Chen’s achievements in the image processing system, and dealt with the specific situation in detail, saying that Jiang Chen could apply for a personal laboratory from the beginning of his freshman year, and so long as he completed the current semester credits at the end of the semester he may not need to consider attendance.

This notice ignited the enthusiasm of the entire Internet. Before, only high school students and college students participated in the discussion of this matter, but since the Yan Uni’s statement appeared, Hua University and the Military Research Institute have also issued statements one after another.

Hua Uni used Professor Xiang’s entrustment as an excuse to prove that Professor Xiang and Jiang Chen were not teacher and student. He stated that Professor Xiang admired Jiang Chen very much, and even believed that the image processing system he developed by himself surpassed the constraints of modern technology and showed outstanding performance, amazing creativity and research ability.

And on the research institute side, they announced Jiang Chen’s achievements, published his image processing system thesis, and indicated that he still had a project in hand, and Jiang Chen would participate in the research of this project during his university days. Details would be announced at a later date.

In the Internet world, too many things could happen in one hour. From Yan Uni’s statement to the Research Institute’s announcement, netizens moved from one post to another, and the discussions were extremely enthusiastic. No one remarked negatively on Jiang Chen again and instead lamented over the gap between people.

Moreover, the news about Jiang Chen was no longer just gossip of ordinary people. After the announcement of the research institute, professional scientific research forums were also discussing Jiang Chen, but they were more focused on the paper and his results. Ordinary people also occasionally came here to see what the bigwigs think, but they could only see technical terms and various long research articles that they didn’t understand at all, as well as English professional vocabulary that made them doubt whether they had even passed CET-6.

Netizens didn’t understand, but it didn’t stop them from thinking that Jiang Chen was awesome. A boy who was only eighteen years old and had not yet entered university could achieve such achievements, which had aroused so many discussions among scientists and professionals. Moreover, it was also said that the image processing system he developed was also especially powerful, and might even win the International Young Scientist Award. This was not just awesome, this was simply godly!

Yes, most of the netizens couldn’t fully understand the content in professional forums, but at least they were all in Chinese, and there were always things they could understand, such as praising Jiang Chen and discussing the awards Jiang Chen might win.

Netizens searched for the awards that appeared the most. After reading them, they could only swallow their saliva, knelt in front of the computer, and shout: Great God.

The water army sent by He Qianjian before did their due diligence. In this kind of national worship, they still worked hard to slander him in every post related to Jiang Chen. However, the netizens at this time were no longer led by them. Instead, rational direct rebuttals and even violent expletive filled ones could make these water army want to reincarnate immediately with just their words alone.

After the water army’s defeat, they immediately called He Qianjian and told He Qianjian that they had really tried their best, but they were also guilty over slandering a genius boy who made contributions to the country’s technology and made the country look good. Moreover, those netizens cursed so unpleasantly, if it wasn’t for the anonymous shield of the Internet, one mouthful of spit from each one of them could’ve drown them all.

In the end, the leader of the water army said that although we are no longer slandering Jiang Chen, we have done what you asked for, and you can’t blame us if the effect is not good. Whoever told you to slander a person who had no black spots at all. And also, we were scolded so badly on top of slandering a boy while ignoring our conscience like this, we are seriously injured psychologically. Although the compensation will not need to be paid, but the final payment just received will not be refunded.

He Qianjian looked at the computer screen expressionlessly, the blue light reflecting on his face, making it look weird and distorted.

——How can there be such a big difference between people? When I watched the news and interview with God Jiang before, I was thinking that the heavens are too unfair. We are all human. How can someone grow up like this? Later, when I learned that God Jiang was the top scorer in the college entrance examination, I was a little sour. Why was he not only good-looking, but also so smart as well. But after seeing Hua and Yan’s statement and the announcement of the Military Research Institute today, I can’t even feel sour. He isn’t a mortal man, he is a god.

He read the passage with the most comments over and over again, and the resentment in his heart surged more and more, but what was caught in this swirl of emotions was even more panic that he refused to admit.

He was afraid. He finally realized that he and Jiang Chen were not at the same level. This gap made him look like a clown no matter what he did, hilarious and ridiculous.

He Qianjian suddenly remembered that Jiang Chen knew that he had done so many things to him behind his back, but except for blocking the System during those two times, he had never dealt with him, not even in front of the He family and the Jiang family.

At that time, he felt that Jiang Chen was too stupid and simpleminded, but now he knew that Jiang Chen never took him seriously from the beginning to the end. Even if he blocked the System at that time, it might not be to deal with him, but just to deal with the System.

[I told you earlier not to act rashly. Jiang Chen is different from you. You have to rely on the He family to even touch him whereas he can kick you into the mud ditch by himself. Now not only are people on the Internet overwhelmingly praising Jiang Chen, people from the Institute and Hua/Yan have already noticed that someone behind the scenes was leading on the public opinion.]

He Qianjian raised his head abruptly.

The System seemed unable to see his extremely ugly complexion, and continued coldly: [You are still grasping on to the He family, for fear of missing this backer, but behind Jiang Chen is the power of the entire country, do you think that if your water army are found by government investigators, they will help you hide it?]

[When those water army rat you out, the He family will know what you did. What do you think the He family will do to you? One is the biological child and the most outstanding scientist of this century, and the other is the mud from the sewer, foul from the inside out. How do you think the He family will choose?]

“Enough!” He Qianjian roared angrily, sweeping everything in sight to the ground, his hands trembling uncontrollably.

Of course he knew how the He family would choose. In fact, he already regretted it. If he had listened to the System from the beginning, maybe he would not have fallen into the current situation in the He family. Moreover, even if he left the He family, with the System he would not be worse off. 

The System stopped talking and let He Qianjian go crazy. Now He Qianjian was as good as useless, but the rules of the System were strict, it could not be separated from him at this time, and it could only deal with the system in Jiang Chen’s hands by staying with He Qianjian. After it dealt with the system in Jiang Chen’s hands and completed the task, it would be able to leave He Qianjian.

You c an fi nd t he la te st cha pte rs at ( th e bl mu se . c o m )

He Qianjian sat on the only clean spot on the bed, staring blankly at the dark room with no curtains drawn.

For a moment, he was hopeful, thinking that Jiang Chen might not have that much power to find those water army, but at the same time he was extremely scared, afraid that if he was found out, the He family would completely abandon him or even retaliate against him.

He Qianjian didn’t know how long he had spent in such endless speculation and panic, when he suddenly heard someone knock on his door.

If you would like to show some ♡  then please consider supporting this translator! ლ(⌒εー)ლ

The reporter looked exaggerated, and his excited voice seemed to burst out from his widened eyes: “748, I remember that the highest score in previous years did not exceed 740, student, you wouldn’t happen to be the legendary number one top scorer of sciences in Yan City, would you?!”

——Bang.

The vase hit the TV, shattered, and fell silently on the carpet.

He Qianjian stood in the middle of the room, his chest heaving violently.

The quality of the TV was good, there was no crack on the screen, and it was still playing: “This reporter went to the old Antique Street to interview students of various school ages today, and I did not expect to be lucky enough to interview Jiang Chen, the top scorer in the sciences on the college entrance examination this year. This time, student Jiang Chen’s score on the college entrance examination was 748 points, and only two points were deducted for his Chinese language essay, out of a total score of 750 points. This has never appeared before student Jiang Chen, and he broke the record for the highest score on the college entrance examination in previous years.”

You c an fi nd t he la te st cha pte rs at ( th e bl mu se . c o m )

“Not only that, but coincidentally, before meeting on Antique Street, this reporter from our station also interviewed Jiang Chen at the gate of Chenghua Academy. This was the report at that time…”

“At that time, there were about ten students who participated in the interview together. When this reporter asked which questions were the most difficult on the comprehensive science examination paper of the college entrance examination, most of the students said…”

He Qianjian saw his own face on the screen, and thought of the mocking and ridicule on the Internet since the news was published, his eyes turning red with anger. He strode to the TV and pulled the wire with one hand. The veins in the hands holding the wires bulged, and the trembling couldn’t stop.

“Jiang Chen!”

He squeezed out the name from his throat, and his breaths became heavier each time.

Downstairs.

Yang Yun was talking to He Qianyu when the helper auntie at home came over and asked, “Young master Qian Jian hasn’t gone downstairs today, should we go up and have a look?”

He Qianyu blinked and looked at Yang Yun.

Yang Yun paused slightly, and the smile on her face faded: “Let him be.”

The helper auntie nodded, and thinking of the rubbish swept out of He Qianjian’s room in the past few days, she opened her mouth to say something, but after thinking about it, she swallowed it back.

That was also a pitiful child, it was better to forget it, she thought.

When the helper auntie left, He Qianyu hugged Yang Yun, looked up and asked her: “Mom, Dad said that Brother Qian Jian was restricted from leaving the country because he wanted to harm Brother before. Is it true?”

Yang Yun patted her head, and said softly: “This matter has not been investigated clearly, and we cannot make a conclusion without evidence.”

“But Brother Qian Jian always bullied Second Brother before. He did a lot of bad things. I think the police uncleS should be right.”

Yang Yun frowned, puzzled: “How do you know that he has done a lot of bad things?”

“Second Brother told me!” He Qianyu pursed her lips and said, “I’m not a child anymore, I still know that my Second Brother asked me to go live with him at my Brother’s adoptive parents at that time, just because he was worried that he would harm me too. “

“That’s what your Second Brother said?”

“No.” He Qianyu sat up straight and said solemnly: “I guessed it myself. Our teacher said that rabbits bite people when they are desperate, and dogs jump over walls when they are backed in a corner. If the police uncle really wants to arrest Brother Qian Jian, he will definitely not be willing to be put in jail.”

Yang Yun asked: “Then why do you think Brother Qian Jian will harm you? Has he done anything to you before?”

He Qianyu shook her head: “No.”

“Then why do you think Brother Qian Jian will harm you?”

He Qianyu pouted: “Then why did he harm my Brother and my Second Brother? Before he hurt them for the first time, he didn’t do anything to them. I am preparing myself mentally in advance so that I wouldn’t be like Second Brother, foolishly being wronged for so long.”

Yang Yun didn’t expect He Qianyu to think this way. She pauses in rubbing her back, unable to explain what she was feeling.

It turned out that when her youngest son and eldest son were hurt by He Qianjian one after another, her youngest daughter saw this all, so she secretly worried about her own safety at home, even though He Qianjian had never hurt He Qianyu. However, it was undeniable that if He Qianjian really wanted to hurt her, and the two of them were under the same roof, Qian Yu would definitely be hurt at such a young and defenseless age.

When you never put up your guards against a person, you wouldn’t think that person was scary no matter what direction you think from, but once you think that this person was very dangerous, and might even hurt the people you love the most, this kind of paranoia would be endless, finding itself in your head in various ways, making you even more tense.

*

As expected, the interview on the old Antique Street became the news with the highest ratings on Fang Yuan’s TV station this holiday season.

During this period of time, Fang Yuan walked with the wind, humming cheerfully, and sighing over his good luck over and over again.

“Brother Fang.” A colleague from the editorial department stopped him and waved at him: “Look at this old man, the one next to Jiang Chen. I read someone recognized him from an online post, saying that he is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and he is in the field of computing technology research. I heard that he taught at Hua University before, didn’t you graduate from Hua University? Do you have any impression of Professor Xiang?”

Fang Yuan leaned closer to the computer to look at it, carefully looking at the blurry shot of the old man in the picture. He smacked his mouth, pointed at the computer and said, “I seem to remember, my high school classmate is from the math department, wait, I’ll make a call and ask.”

After a few minutes, Fang Yuan came back and said, “He taught at Hua University before, and my classmate took his class.”

The eyes of the colleagues in the editorial department lit up, and they made a mysterious expression. Fang Yuan said: “The number one in the college entrance examination, Hua and Yan Uni must be rushing to get him. I sneaked into their school forum for a long time, and many students in their school said that Jiang Chen has received pre-admission notices from the two schools before, and he will choose from one of them…”

Fang Yuan had been a reporter for so many years, so naturally he had keen senses.

He thought thoughtfully, “Professor Xiang is from Hua Uni, so Jiang Chen’s choice might be Hua Uni’s Department of Mathematics?”

“Yeah!” The editor clapped his hands and said excitedly, “Now our station has won a lot of praise just from reporting on Jiang Chen. I heard that other news stations also recognized his value, and they went to interview him one by one. Although he has never accepted interviews from other channels, what if Jiang Chen suddenly agrees? Other channels will definitely catch the points we missed, and filling out the college choice is definitely the top priority!”

“However, I also found my way to Yan City No. 1 High School’s forum before. Many people revealed that Jiang Chen wants to apply for the Department of Computer Science of Yan University. We are not sure which school he applied for, and we aren’t sure he will not accept an interview again, so we don’t have evidence and can’t report it.”

“Why is there no evidence?” The editor asked, “Isn’t Professor Xiang the evidence? Jiang Chen, a prospective college student, is walking with a former professor from Hua University. If it isn’t Hua Uni then what would it be.”

Fang Yuan thought for a while, but still felt that something was wrong. He shook his head and said, “I’ll go and verify this matter. If he tells me, we’ll report it. If not, forget it.”

“Okay.” Seeing him leave, the colleague turned around and pulled out his cell phone.

…

The discussion on the Internet had been hot for a long time. Jiang Chen had been busy working with the research team with all the members recently, and had not been affected in any way.

When he received the call from Fang Yuan, Jiang Chen was discussing the project with Shi Fengyue, the bumps in the car were like yesterday, but don’t know if it was because of the accidental kiss before the one in the car, or because he was distracted by the interview after talking with Professor Zhang. The way the two get along was still the same as before, without any embarrassment or change.

It was as if it was just an accidental episode that could be left behind at will.

“C can’t do this.” Regarding the topic of this discussion, Shi Fengyue came to a conclusion: “Him always refusing to communicate with the team will definitely drag the team back in the end.”

Jiang Chen also knew that C going on like this was not a long-term solution, but his psychological problems could not be changed just like that. He was also slowly leading C to communicate with everyone, hoping to let him integrate into the team subconsciously.

“Currently, the part that C is responsible for does not have much overlap with other people’s work, and his work has not been affected. We can…”

When the phone rang, Jiang Chen signaled and pressed the answer button.

“Hello.”

“Hi, I’m Fang Yuan, the reporter who interviewed you twice before.” Fang Yuan didn’t wait for Jiang Chen to ask, and said concisely: “Our station broadcast the news about your college choice yesterday, and I want to explain to you, that was not my subjective behavior, but another group made their own decisions and broadcast it without verification, I am very sorry.”

Right after Jiang Chen picked up the phone, he heard an apology, so he was a little curious: “May I know where you got my number from?”

“I stayed downstairs at your house for two days, met your mother, and got your number from her after explaining what happened.” Fangyuan apologized again: “I’m really sorry, I apologize to you in place of my colleagues.”

Jiang Chen didn’t think it was such a big deal, and told the reporter directly that he didn’t mind, but the reporter would call him specially, it shouldn’t be as simple as apologizing for broadcasting a piece of news.

“Who is it?” Shi Fengyue asked casually.

“The reporter who interviewed me on Antique Street. His colleagues from the same station reported the news about my college choice. He called to apologize because they didn’t have my consent.”

Thoughtful, Shi Fengyue turned on a computer casually, deftly opened a social media platform, and saw what he was looking for in the title of the top post.

——The most handsome top science scorer in Yan City, he will be my Hua Uni junior at the beginning of term, calling all Hua Uni’s senior brothers and sisters to report in.

Shi Fengyue clicked in, and the discussion on this post was very heated. Many current Hua Uni students and incoming Hua Uni students were commenting, and there were also many passers-by. Most of them were welcoming Jiang Chen, and some were discussing which department Jiang Chen would enter, and more people shared the photos of him and Professor Xiang at that time, proving that he would enter the mathematics department, causing the students in the mathematics department to rejoice.

In a warm and festive atmosphere, there were also some disharmonious voices. Since ancient times, literati have looked down on each other, and students from the two top universities in their country couldn’t help but compete with each other. This time because Jiang Chen supposedly chose Hua Uni, Hua Uni’s students were happy but also at the same time prideful, feeling that this was a recognition of Hua Uni’s status.

At first, it was just the students from Hua University celebrating, but later students from Yan University came in. Some people were sure that Jiang Chen had said that he would choose the computer department of Yan University, and the students from the two schools quarreled even more happily.

You c an fi nd t he la te st cha pte rs at ( th e bl mu se . c o m )

The post was still being updated even now. The quarrel between the two famous schools had now focused on Jiang Chen, saying that he was too scheming and stirring up chaos. When he was in school, he said he would report to Yan University, and after the interview, he reported to Hua University. After attracting social attention, not only did he not come out to clarify he just let the students of the two colleges quarrel for him. Blaming him for disturbing the harmony before he even entered college and stating that it would be a landmine for any college to accept him.

Jiang Chen followed along as Shi Fengyue scrolled through the post, and after seeing this remark, he couldn’t help but laugh.

He actually overestimated He Qianjian. After laying the groundwork for so long, this was all he could do.

If you would like to show some ♡  then please consider supporting this translator! ლ(⌒εー)ლ