Super God-Level Top Student

Qiao Ze's return to the university brought a sense of relief to everyone, though it was more on a spiritual level. Countless attentions bypassed the constraints of distance, converging on the car that Qiao Ze rode in, relying on the transmission of wireless signals. But in reality, there definitely wouldn't be any grand welcome ceremony. They couldn't actually reveal that there were indeed hard feelings between Qiao Ze and the university. There were too many institutions waiting to see the excitement and eager to poach him. And it wasn't just universities. Thousands of research institutes across the country, big and small, probably all hoped that Qiao Ze would come and give them a boost. To put it mildly, Qiao Ze was now a walking gold mine, one with an innate ability to attract money and distribute wealth. Yue Sheng Precision Group had merely collaborated with Qiao Ze once—they were said to help with constructing a robot body—and the fact that they obtained ten material model activation codes had already spread throughout the industry. It was said that all the activation codes were now in use. The management committee established by the higher-ups didn't dare to utter a word and simply acknowledged it by default. Moreover, this happened before Qiao Ze threw out the Quantum Implicative Model on Weibo. Now, Qiao Ze expressed a range of emotions by using Weibo to publish top-tier papers in an unorthodox way; though capricious, he was said to have won even more support. So if they couldn't manage it before, they probably can't manage it even less now. In other words, although the material model was rumored to be an application technology developed by Qiao Ze for a large-scale deep-sea exploration project—which was invested by the powers above—who gets the license for the activation codes was still greatly, if not completely, at Qiao Ze's discretion. So calling Qiao Ze a gold mine was by no means an exaggeration. Where he went, the projects would follow. Even if Qiao Ze had feelings for Xilin and didn't want to leave, it didn't matter. There were many universities and research institutes in Xilin that were also eager to have him. Therefore, from the university's perspective, of course, they had to treat the situation with indifference. After all, Huaxia's official mindset was to prioritize stability. As long as Qiao Ze was willing to return, it implied the matter was over, and quickly stabilizing all projects was the most important task. At this time, any ulterior motives should be put away. It would be best if it was as if nothing had ever happened. As for the fuss made on Weibo, that was just the occasional willfulness of the youth, which even the Emperor could understand. Just don't be so capricious next time. So when Qiao Ze's car entered the university, it seemed very low-key and quiet, far less noisy than when he left. Even Lu Xiuxiu was still at work and had not specially come back to cook a good meal for her son who had just gone through a major storm. After all, the information she got from Su Mucheng suggested that both of them felt it was too dull to stay in the research institute and they just happened to have some free time after Dr. Qiao Ze's graduation. So they simply took leave and wanted to go out for a trip to relax together. So Lu Xiuxiu was never really worried. Learning from the incident with President Zhang that Qiao Ze did not like to bring work issues home, she even gave her colleagues a gag order not to discuss the matter. It was on the internet where Lu Xiuxiu first saw news that her son might be having a conflict with the university. Before she could even start to worry, Su Mucheng video called her in the evening and her words relieved Lu Xiuxiu of all her concerns. "Mom, can you believe everything you see online these days? There are so many scammers. Plainly put, it's just that Qiao is too outstanding; lots of institutions want to snatch him away, and somehow they found out that Qiao and I took leave, so they spread rumors online that he's in a conflict with the university. Actually, Qiao just talked on the phone with Dean Xu, and the dean couldn't have been more caring, asking warmly about everything. I'm so jealous. It's said that deans are supposed to serve us ordinary students, but he seems to care only about serving Qiao. Hmph..." Indeed, if you break down this statement, not a single sentence is a lie. Of course, you can't believe everything online; the internet has always been a hotspot for scams, and Qiao Ze is indeed outstanding with many units wanting to poach him. As for Xu Dajiang calling to ask after Qiao Ze, that was a frequent occurrence... However, the directional effectiveness of these words was surprisingly potent, not only making this kindhearted middle-aged woman stop worrying about Qiao Ze's conflict with the university but also making her immune to the online gossip about him. She even found herself comforting Su Mucheng not to compare herself to that blockhead Qiao... This just shows that Su Mucheng was truly wasting her talents studying mathematics; she should have pursued a degree in journalism, with the ability to speak in quotable remarks that could go straight into textbooks. Moreover, every evening when video chatting with Lu Xiuxiu, Su Mucheng would detail what they ate, what they played, sharing everything without omission. At meal times, she would sometimes send photos of the food to Lu Xiuxiu. Really, the photos of the delicious dishes and the chef's presentation made Lu Xiuxiu's mouth water. In short, with Su Mucheng, this little cotton-padded jacket with a built-in heating system, Lu Xiuxiu felt as though Qiao Ze was out but also not out at the same time. During this period, she never worried about the two being cold or hungry outside; in fact, it even stirred her own desires to go out for a spin. It was nothing like the first few months when Qiao Ze was brought to Xilin University of Technology by Li Jiangao. So although Su Mucheng informed her via WeChat that both of them would return home today, Lu Xiuxiu had no intention of taking leave to cook and welcome her son back.