Lan City.
The setting sun bathed the coffee-colored Yellow River in light. Hundreds and thousands of tons of cappuccino surged downstream, while pigeons and sparrows landed along the bank and stood on the rocks drinking coffee.
Rows of small wooden tables and soft cloth lounge chairs lined the riverbank. People from different countries took their seats one after another, all prominent figures in the mathematical world. Dewitt and Deng Puhe were seated in the front row.
The two old men reclined comfortably. The servers placed several glass teacups on the table, filled with red dates, tea leaves, goji berries, chrysanthemums, and longan, along with slightly yellowed chunks of rock sugar.
Bald Chu Long came over carrying a large thermos and poured boiling water into the two old men's cups.
"Sanpaotai," Chu Long introduced it. "A local specialty. The organizers arranged it as afternoon tea. We'll drink tea for two hours, then head to the Mathematics Night venue."
"Chu Long, I heard you're giving Song He's speech this time?" Dewitt asked curiously.
"Yeah. Song He was too busy to come, so he asked me to speak for him. He sent me the content." Chu Long sighed helplessly.
"Could I see Teacher Song's speech first?" a gentle female voice suddenly asked.
Chu Long turned around and froze.
A delicate-looking white girl stood behind him. Her palm-sized, fair face had exquisite features comparable to a game model. Her eyes were melancholy, and she looked pitifully vulnerable. Her beauty was almost frightening.
It wasn't just Chu Long who froze. Quite a few nearby mathematicians did too, repeatedly sizing her up in surprise that another model-like beauty had appeared in the Mathematics Circle.
"Let me introduce you. This is Hessy, and this is Chu Long," Deng Puhe said.
Chu Long was even more shocked. "Hessy,