What Identity Are You Using to Talk to Me Right Now? (Please Follow and Bookmark)

What Identity Are You Using to Talk to Me Right Now? (Please Follow and Bookmark)

"Mm, I saw it all." Wu Tianming could no longer lie flat on his bed.

After sitting up, he looked toward Wang Ye and met his gaze.

"Tianming, do you think this Yao Luo could be..." Wang Ye glanced at the person sitting below.

Wu Tianming nodded. There was no way things could be that coincidental. Luo Yao had only sent an email last night, and this morning, "Semiconductor" had exposed errors in Ke Zhan's paper.

And Yao Luo looked exactly like Luo Yao's name!

He decided to confirm it himself. "Luo Yao, didn't you send an email yesterday pointing out the errors in Professor Ke's paper? Did you send it directly to his inbox?"

Luo Yao looked up, a trace of confusion appearing on his face. "No, I sent it directly to an editor at 'Semiconductor.'"

"What?!" Wu Tianming and Wang Ye cried out in unison.

"You said that if I sent the email to Professor Ke, he most likely wouldn't make corrections. So many of us are going into semiconductor studies—what if we cite his incorrect views when writing papers?"

Only after Luo Yao reminded him did Wu Tianming realize that he really had told Luo Yao that Ke Zhan would probably ignore the email if he received it.

His original intention had been to keep Luo Yao from placing too much hope on sending the email, but he had never expected it to give Luo Yao a different idea instead.

If Ke Zhan was unwilling to correct his paper for the sake of publication fees and his evaluation, then Luo Yao would find someone with the authority to correct it.

Wu Tianming secretly regretted it. When he had said those words, he had completely forgotten that the person standing before him was a top student whose way of thinking was fundamentally different from ordinary people's.

Well, now Luo Yao had completely offended Ke Zhan.

"Luo Yao, why didn't you listen? If Ke Zhan finds out you did this, he'll definitely give you trouble." Wu Tianming anxiously climbed down from the bed. After pulling over a chair and sitting down, he urged Wang Ye to come down as well.

Though Wang Ye was fat, his limbs were fairly nimble. In two or three moves, he climbed down the ladder by the bed.

"What do we do now?" Wang Ye sat down too and looked at Wu Tianming.

Luo Yao watched them both in confusion, not knowing why they had suddenly become so nervous.

"There are two ways to deal with this. First, we pretend we don't know who this Yao Luo is. Even if Ke Zhan asks, we say we don't know."

Wang Ye glanced at Luo Yao, who seemed to be deep in thought, then waved a hand. "That won't work. Look at Luo Yao—do you think he can lie?"

Wu Tianming was speechless.

Wang Ye was right. Luo Yao was blunt and straightforward, and when it came to academic matters, he would be even less willing to back down. Getting him to lie would be difficult. Even if they managed to hide it by luck, Ke Zhan could still trace the email back to Luo Yao.

"Then there's the second way. If Ke Zhan really does anything excessive, I'll get my dad to handle it."

"Tianming, you're bringing in your dad?"

"The school leaders know my dad. He mentioned before that he wanted to make a donation to the school, and they've all been waiting for that money. When the time comes, I'll tell my dad about Luo Yao's situation. My dad values talent, so he definitely won't just stand by."

Luo Yao was simple-minded. His personality might not be likable, but he was unquestionably outstanding. Wu Tianming truly thought it would be a shame if someone like him was targeted by a teacher.

"That works too. With your dad backing him, Luo Yao at least won't have to worry about Ke Zhan targeting him." Wang Ye stood up, planning to find something to eat, like a small bread roll.

Luo Yao was utterly bewildered. He asked, "Why would he target me for pointing out his errors?"

Wu Tianming gave a bitter smile and shook his head. "Luo Yao, you really haven't been beaten up by society yet. This school is a miniature society. The relationships here are complicated, and everything can affect your grades and your future. So if you can endure something, just endure it."

"Anyway, we'll only be here for a few years."

Luo Yao frowned slightly. "I came here to study, not to maintain interpersonal relationships."

"If teachers' mistakes can't be pointed out, then are we supposed to let them instill us with incorrect knowledge?"

"It's not that. It's just that you need to pay attention to the method. If there's no need, don't make such a big deal out of it." Wu Tianming knew Luo Yao truly did not understand these social niceties, so he patiently explained them to him.

"Hey, the group chat says Ke Zhan wants to see Luo Yao. He wants Luo Yao to go to his office." Wang Ye saw the message in the group chat and was shocked.

"Do you think Ke Zhan already knows that the Yao Luo who signed that email is Luo Yao?"

"Damn, that fast?" The sudden development threw Wu Tianming into disarray, and he stood up from his chair.

"Wait here. I'm calling my dad right now." Wu Tianming was about to make the call when Wang Ye stopped him.

"Don't call yet. Let's go with Luo Yao first and see what happens. If things look bad, then it won't be too late to call."

"If it's just an ordinary situation, it wouldn't be appropriate for you to call your dad."

Wu Tianming thought Wang Ye made sense, so the two immediately accompanied Luo Yao to Ke Zhan's office.

On the way, Wu Tianming did not forget to warn Luo Yao not to talk recklessly after seeing Ke Zhan. It would be best if he said nothing at all.

Luo Yao did not particularly care, but seeing how serious Wu Tianming was, he nodded anyway.

When they reached the office, Luo Yao went in alone, and Ke Zhan told him to close the door.

With no other choice, Wu Tianming and Wang Ye pressed themselves against the door and began eavesdropping.

"Luo Yao, I want to ask whether you sent that email to 'Semiconductor' pointing out the errors in my paper."

Just as Wu Tianming and Wang Ye thought Luo Yao would not answer, Luo Yao spoke. "I sent it. There are five errors in your paper, Professor. Do you need me to explain them in detail?"

The two outside exchanged looks. They did not know how Ke Zhan reacted, but they felt like coughing up blood.

The man was clearly confronting him, yet he was still seriously offering to explain the errors!

Did he really think Ke Zhan had called him in to discuss the problems in his paper?

How could this top student have such low emotional intelligence?

"What identity are you using to talk to me right now?!" Ke Zhan had clearly been infuriated senseless by Luo Yao. In a fit of anger, he pulled rank as a teacher.

"Professor Ke, don't you know? I'm a student." Luo Yao really did not want to answer such an obvious question. Did Ke Zhan seriously not know that?

So stupid.

No wonder there were so many errors in his paper. Luo Yao suddenly did not want to talk to Ke Zhan anymore.

He now suspected that even if he explained it, Ke Zhan might not understand.

"Fine! Since you're a student, why didn't you contact me first after discovering the problem? Why did you contact an editor at 'Semiconductor' instead?"

"If I contacted you, would you correct it?" Luo Yao said without a trace of emotion in his voice.

"I think Ke Zhan's about to be driven insane by Luo Yao," Wang Ye whispered to Wu Tianming.

"What do we do now? Call my dad?"

Just as Wu Tianming was about to take out his phone, someone suddenly interrupted him. "Is Professor Ke inside?"

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