What Are You Really Like?

The paper, "A Class of Bounded Analysis of Strong Singular Integral Operator Along Homogeneous Curves," was written directly in English by Shen Qi.

The writing process went relatively smoothly, but Shen Qi always felt that something was missing, and the essence of faithfulness, expressiveness, and elegance had not been fully captured.

So Shen Qi upgraded his English to level 5 and rewrote the English paper.

The mathematical logic doesn't need any adjustments; the main changes are to the English wording.

Today, Shen Qi received a sum of money, tens of thousands of yuan, which was the sales commission from the Math Secret Manual he published in high school.

The publishing house would send Shen Qi money every now and then, sometimes as much as 70,000 or 80,000 yuan, sometimes as little as 20,000 or 30,000 yuan, just enough to get by.

Shen Qi applied for the Outstanding Student Scholarship, and his moral character, academic performance, physical fitness, and academic achievements met the application criteria.

The scholarship amount is not large, only a few thousand yuan. It is applied for in the first year of university and awarded in the first semester of the second year.

The long-distance running double champion at the Capital University Track and Field Games will receive a prize of several thousand yuan from Yenching University, which will be distributed this month.

There are royalties for publishing papers, but the amount paid by the journal editorial office is negligible.

Yenching University has established an Academic Reward Fund. Whether you are a professor or a student, you can receive a certain amount of money from this fund for publishing a SCI paper.

There's a calculation standard: the base reward value multiplied by the IF equals the actual reward amount.

To date, Shen Qi has published one SCI paper with a low impact factor of 0.3.

Shen Qi will receive a reward of over 1,000 yuan for this SCI paper, which will be credited to his account at the end of this semester.

Don't expect to get rich by publishing math papers; the impact factor (IF) of math journals is generally low worldwide.

Book sales commissions, scholarships, sports awards, SCI paper awards—these miscellaneous sources of income won't make Shen Qi rich, but they certainly won't leave him starving.

In his daily life, Shen Qi neither spends lavishly nor is he particularly stingy.

In fact, it doesn't cost much money on the university campus. Shen Qi's biggest expense was taking Ou Ye to coffee shops for drinks and meals.

It's time for our usual water and mealtimes.

Shen Qi sent Ou Ye a WeChat message: "See you at the usual place."

Soon after, the two arrived at their usual spot, the entrance to the off-campus coffee shop, only to find it closed.

The coffee shop was closed, with a sign hanging on the door that read, "Shop for Sale".

"It's already transferred? We haven't even used up the balance on our VIP card yet." Shen Qi looked around, locked onto a tea restaurant, and decided to move on to another place.

Upon entering the tea restaurant, Shen Qi and Ou Ye found a booth by the window and sat down, each with a bowl of porridge and a glass of water.

Shen Qi ate his porridge, while Ou Ye stared blankly, looking sullen.

"Hey, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?" Shen Qi sensed something was off. Although Ou Ye often spaced out, her spacing out today seemed a bit unusual.

"Oh, no." Ou Ye shook her head and drank some plain water.

"Tell me your story, Ou Ye. Last time you said you were very healthy before you were 10 years old, but you had a serious illness when you were 10, which left you with a chronic condition. However, your mathematical talent was unexpectedly activated. Can you tell me about your story before you were 10 years old?" Shen Qi asked with great interest.

"She's just an ordinary little girl, nothing much to talk about." Ou Ye wasn't keen on chatting, and was even somewhat indifferent.

"No, ordinary little girls have plenty of stories to tell. Don't tell me you didn't experience your little girl phase. Ou Ye, were you this quiet when you were a little girl too?"

"He's never been very talkative since he was little."

"A tsundere loli?" Shen Qi looked out the window, trying to ease the atmosphere. This conversation was a bit awkward today; it wasn't like this a few days ago.

After a period of training, Ou Ye began to open up to Shen Qi and chat casually, able to speak several sentences in a row. This was the situation a few days ago, and things were developing in a positive direction.

But today, Ou Ye has returned to her old self at the Yanda Golden Autumn Camp: a clueless young woman who ignores everyone, including Shen Qi.

"Sigh." Shen Qi sighed. If there was any knowledge in the world that he didn't understand, it was about girls.

"Hey, Ou Ye, you're wearing denim shorts today. It's the first time I've seen you in shorts." Shen Qi tried to make conversation.

I've been in front of you wearing these shorts for 27 minutes now, and you're only just noticing? gulp gulp Ou Ye frantically gulps down water, cough cough, choking.

Shen Qi handed Ou Ye a tissue. "Your legs are beautiful, straight, and have smooth lines."

"It's a pity it's not long enough." Ou Ye with slight disappointment.

"It's not short either," Shen Qi commented objectively.

"Is the current trend to emphasize long legs?" Ou Ye asked.

Shen Qi waved his hand and said, "It can't be too long either. If it's all legs below the head, it'll be a compass."

"Don't exaggerate like that. That's not a compass, it's a monster. In your opinion, what's the ideal leg length ratio for a normal person to be considered long-legged?" Ou Ye asked seemingly casually.

"That's strange, Ou Ye. Why are you always talking about legs today? You become unusually talkative whenever the topic of legs comes up," Shen Qi said, finding it odd.

Ou Ye: "I was just asking casually."

Shen Qi reviewed Ou Ye's legs again. "The shape, color, and proportion of your legs to your overall figure—I think they're long and beautiful. No exaggeration, just an objective conclusion."

"Oh." Ou Ye took a small spoonful of porridge, her mood brightening, and offered, "Would you like something to eat? It's my treat today. How about beef brisket noodles?"

Shen Qi, resting his chin on his hand, stared at Ou Ye: "No need, I'm not hungry. Ou Ye, after my training these past few days, your language skills have improved. Let's leave the topic of legs here. Next, let's go see a movie. We've known each other for so long, and I've never treated you to a movie before. Today it's my treat."

"Okay, sure." Ou Ye quickly finished her congee and then went to watch a movie with Shen Qi.

Women are strange creatures; they exhibit two completely different mood patterns before and after meals.

Before the meal, Ou Ye was extremely unhappy, but after the meal, she was in a great mood. She insisted on buying the movie tickets, popcorn, and drinks. She bought the snacks and drinks, but didn't eat or drink anything herself, giving everything to Shen Qi.

Ou Ye watched the horror movie with great interest.

While the other audience members were screaming, Ou Ye, with her hair disheveled, smiled in the darkness.

"This movie is terrifying!" Even Shen Qi was startled.

When boys take girls to see horror movies, their motivations are often similar: once a girl feels helpless, fearful, or desperate, she will instinctively seek psychological support, the closest support.

Shen Qi took Ou Ye to see a horror movie... Oh, no, it should be that Ou Ye invited Shen Qi to see a horror movie, the situation is slightly different.

"Holy crap, his eyeballs are about to burst! What's that thing crawling out of his eye socket... Ou Ye, let's go, this movie is too heartbreaking!" Shen Qi couldn't take it anymore. Which producer or investor has such a powerful background that this kind of movie could pass censorship and be released?

"Even Academic God have weaknesses?" Ou Ye turned her head and said. She wasn't wearing a ponytail today, and her long, straight black hair covered most of her face.

Then, an extremely horrifying scene unfolded on the screen: a woman ate a man raw, without heating him up, tearing the unfaithful man apart with her bare hands.

"Ou Ye! How many times have I told you not to have your hair all over your face? Why do you always do this? Am I not good enough to you?" Shen Qi roared, no longer caring about movie-going etiquette, since everyone else was shouting anyway.

Ou Ye tossed her long hair aside, revealing her face, and explained, "No, I'm really happy today. This movie is amazing! I've wanted to see it for ages. Thank you, Shen Qi, for treating me to a movie. You know, there's a sister film to this one, scheduled to air tonight at midnight. Want to watch it together, Shen Qi?"

"I'm watching a Nolan movie, I wasn't planning on inviting you to this horror film, you insisted on buying the tickets yourself..." Shen Qi was speechless. Even amidst the horror, he maintained his keen observation. "Ou Ye, what kind of person are you? You're usually so tongue-tied, but as soon as you see a horror movie, you become incredibly eloquent!"