Suddenly Looking Back, That Person Was There, Where the Lights Were Dim

Mo Jingchun's design had hit a bottleneck, making no progress unless he could solve the existing problems and the many questions in his mind.

Mo Jingchun didn't know that starting from absolutely no foundation and creating the initial draft design for the Smart Anti-Shake Spoon from scratch, his self-learning ability had already surpassed 99.9% of people!

Even among the students in related mechanical majors this year, it was likely that very few could design an initial draft for a practical product like Mo Jingchun.

No matter how outstanding Mo Jingchun was, the problem he now faced was right before him. He needed the help and guidance of professionals and their suggestions.

Where was this place? This was Jing University! It was a place where experts, professors, and academicians from various fields gathered. There were definitely teachers in the school who could help Mo Jingchun solve his problems and explain his doubts. But the problem was, Mo Jingchun was just a student, and a freshman at that. He simply didn't know who to look for. Even if he knew who to look for, without an introduction, why would anyone bother with him?

For a while, whether in class or back at the Apartment Building, Mo Jingchun was often frowning.

It was Saturday, and Mo Jingchun, as usual, was holding Candy, who was bouncing in his arms, lost in thought.

Just then, the half-closed door was pushed open. Mo Jingchun, who was concentrating on his thoughts, didn't even notice.

It wasn't that Mo Jingchun was completely unguarded; it was just that the outer door was closed. The Counselor had only come twice since the start of the semester, and one of those times was when Mo Jingchun had actively invited her over for a meal.

How could Mo Jingchun have expected Counselor Na Jie to suddenly show up today without a sound, and completely silently at that?

In the Bedroom, Mo Jingchun had his back to Counselor Na Jie, his head lowered, looking at a book he had just borrowed from the school Library last night.

After this past month, the Library staff all recognized Mo Jingchun and knew him as the strange person who borrowed books every day and returned them every day.

However, the school didn't say this wasn't allowed. As for Mo Jingchun, this strange person, the Library staff would at most take an extra look at him every day, and occasionally say, "You're here." As for anything else, they never asked.

Candy, who had been bouncing in Mo Jingchun's arms, quieted down after seeing Li Na. Her big eyes were full of curiosity as she looked at Li Na, and a smile was always on her little face.

Li Na reached out and made a "shush" gesture to the little one. Li Na didn't consider whether the little one understood what she meant at all.

In the past few days, more than one Class Monitor had reported Mo Jingchun's abnormality to Li Na. Especially the acting Class Monitor, Zhang Huizhen, had also mentioned to Li Na that Mo Jingchun seemed to have something on his mind recently.

So, Li Na came directly to the Apartment Building, wanting to see how Mo Jingchun was doing and, incidentally, solve the troublesome problem Mo Jingchun was facing.

The little one reached out her small hand, and the corner of Li Na's mouth curved slightly upwards as she also reached out to touch it.

Standing behind Mo Jingchun, Li Na also clearly saw the book Mo Jingchun was reading on the table, as well as the handwritten notes beside it.

"Mechanical?" Li Na's mind was full of questions. Why was Mo Jingchun, this guy, not studying his own major properly and suddenly going to study mechanical knowledge?

Didn't Mo Jingchun know the common sense of biting off more than he could chew?

Mo Jingchun, whose mouth was a bit dry, licked his chapped lips, preparing to go to the kitchen to pour a glass of water. Turning around, Mo Jingchun met Counselor Na Jie's staring eyes. Mo Jingchun was so startled that he jumped up like an athlete.

He even subconsciously blurted out a national essence.

The little one, on the other hand, was very happy, trying to get Mo Jingchun to hold her and lift her up again.

Mo Jingchun swallowed, and cautiously asked, "Na Jie, when did you get here?"

"You scared me."

Li Na glanced at Mo Jingchun, who was still shaken, and tapped the book on the table. "Professional courses, have you finished self-studying the textbooks?"

"Preparing to minor in mechanical engineering?"

"Is this why you're distracted in class and frowning every day?"

Facing Counselor Na Jie's three consecutive death questions, the smile on Mo Jingchun's face gradually froze.

"Most... most of it is self-taught."

"So, you haven't finished self-studying the major courses?"

Faced with Counselor Na Jie's rhetorical question, Mo Jingchun was speechless.

"You haven't even mastered your own major, and you're thinking of assisting other majors?" Li Na's brows furrowed with unconcealed worry.

But Mo Jingchun's next sentence made Li Na, who was originally full of worry, furious.

"Huh? No, I haven't thought about assisting other majors yet. Who said that?"

Li Na stared at Mo Jingchun, pointed at the notebook on the table, and said, "If you're not assisting other majors, why are you looking at these books? Look, you're even taking notes seriously."

He had already taken notes, and he still said he didn't want to assist other majors? Was he trying to fool a child?

Seeing the misunderstanding deepen, Mo Jingchun quickly shook his head and explained, "Na Jie, it's not what you think. I'm developing a product, and I've encountered many problems with the hardware and mechanical aspects. Since I couldn't solve them, I've been reading books and looking up information every day."

"That's it?"

Mo Jingchun nodded: "That's it."

"Huh? That's not right. Even if you're developing a product, you'd be developing software. What does that have to do with mechanics?"

Mo Jingchun replied somewhat awkwardly, "I designed a small product. There are no problems with the software, but the hardware and mechanical linkage are far from what I expected."

Saying that, Mo Jingchun turned his laptop towards Counselor Na Jie.

"It's this. The Smart Anti-Shake Spoon I designed."

Looking at the chubby spoon on Mo Jingchun's laptop screen? Probably—maybe it was a spoon?

Li Na didn't want to dampen Mo Jingchun's enthusiasm, so she could only bite the bullet and ask what this thing was used for.

Instantly, Mo Jingchun transformed into an orator, beginning to wildly boast about how amazing the Smart Anti-Shake Spoon would be once the problems were solved.

Li Na rubbed her temples with a headache and sighed softly.

"So, you've been researching this thing yourself all this time? And that's why you've been looking so troubled every day."

When the fundamental problem was pointed out, Mo Jingchun felt a pang of heartache.

"Yes, Na Jie. I've solved most of the problems, but the rest are difficult ones."

"So, why don't you ask Academician Chen Xihe, who lives across the hall from you? Hmm?"

"What's the point of not asking the academician right in front of you and just running to the library to look up information? Not all knowledge is in books."

Mo Jingchun was stunned. Academician? Academician Chen Xihe across the hall?

Shouldn't it be Professor Chen Xihe?

Moreover, he had never heard that Professor Chen Xihe, oh no, it was Academician Chen Xihe! He had never heard that Academician Chen Xihe was an expert in the field of mechanics.

It seemed no one had said he wasn't either...

Mo Jingchun fell silent.

For other people, Mo Jingchun might not know how to ask for advice, but if he had known earlier that Academician Chen Xihe's research direction was mechanics, Mo Jingchun would have gone to ask for advice long ago.

What was this called? This was called suddenly looking back, only to find that person was there, in the dimly lit place.

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