Eating Your Boyfriend Is Illegal

The horror movie ended, and Shen Qi's ordeal finally came to a close.

Ou Ye revealed an unprecedented excitement; her face was no longer sickly pale, but instead had the healthy blush that a young woman her age should have.

Shen Qi couldn't help but shudder. "Ou Ye, do you harbor some kind of dark side deep down?"

Ou Ye tied her hair back in a ponytail. "No, I have a very positive attitude."

Shen Qi asked, "If you get a boyfriend in the future, but unfortunately he betrays you, would you kill and eat him like in the movies?"

Ou Ye thought for a moment and said, "Maybe."

"Maybe? You actually have that thought? Is that what you call having a bright mindset?" Shen Qi sketched out the image of a dark version of Ou Ye in his mind. She was probably a dark female creature who was eating her boyfriend while recording data, and finally shouted, "For the Lich King!"

"I can't accept my boyfriend's betrayal, I can't, if I have a boyfriend." After the movie, Ou Ye became more talkative.

"No matter what, eating your boyfriend is illegal. Let's go, Ou Ye, let's go eat some legal food, some 'light' cuisine." Shen Qi used his holy power of light to influence Ou Ye and took her to a vegetarian restaurant near Beijing Institute of Technology for a light meal.

These days, vegetarian food is more expensive than meat, but Shen Qi felt that this meal was worth it. Transforming Ou Ye not only requires strengthening her language expression skills in various situations, but also guiding her psychologically and caring for her from a humanistic perspective.

Shen Qi admired Ou Ye's mathematical talent. If such an outstanding young woman with a mathematical background were to suddenly eat her boyfriend at the drop of a hat, that would be terrible.

Eating, watching movies, shopping— Shen Qi and Ou Ye's weekends were no different from most college students'.

As the weather grew hotter in May, Ou Ye's face returned to its pale state on the bustling streets, her vitality gone.

Around 9 PM, Shen Qi escorted Ou Ye to the girls' dormitory building. "I need to revise my thesis tonight, so I won't be watching the midnight movie."

"Oh." Ou Ye wasn't unhappy, because she had had a good enough day. "What paper?"

"Professor Lu's research project," Shen Qi said.

Ou Ye murmured, "I haven't written a paper in a long time."

"Then write it."

"Oh."

Ou Ye waved. "I had a great day, goodnight."

She was having a good time, but now she seems a little unhappy again.

Shen Qi knew that Ou Ye wanted to co-author a paper with him, but he had to be firm. "You can't always rely on me, Ou Ye. What if I go abroad next year? You must develop the habit of academic independence. This is exactly what I've been training you with for the past month. I hope that one day you can become a female mathematician who can stand on your own."

"I will." Ou Ye bit her lip, quite hard, until she left teeth marks.

"Sigh." Shen Qi couldn't bear it anymore. "I'll be going to class on Monday. We'll be discussing the invariance principle of meromorphic functions of finite order and Diophantine equation. I hope you'll do your homework in advance."

"Okay, it's a deal!" Ou Ye's fighting spirit instantly reached MAX. She waved goodbye again. "Goodnight, Shen Qi, I had a great day."

"How happy are you?" Shen Qi asked with a smile.

"So happy." Ou Ye happily went up to the sixth floor, returned to her dormitory, and stood by the window watching Shen Qi leave with his hands behind his back until he disappeared from sight.

Shen Qi spent one night and one day revising his English paper, "A Class of Bounded Analysis of Strong Singular Integral Operator Along Homogeneous Curves," and submitted it to the email address of the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Journal of Mathematics.

The Journal of Mathematics Sinica is China's most authoritative mathematics journal. The Chinese version of Series A is a bimonthly publication, published on the 15th of odd-numbered months and distributed by the post office.

The English version of the Journal of Mathematics, Series B, is a monthly publication, published on the 15th of each month by Springer-Verlag in Germany and distributed worldwide.

Shen Qi submitted his paper to the Journal of Mathematics, Series B. He needed to publish SCI paper to boost his academic achievements and gain real-world academic research experience—the more the better.

On Monday, Shen Qi went to the classroom to attend class.

The first class in the morning is Advanced Algebra, which is also the last semester of Advanced Algebra.

"Shen Qi, what are you doing here?" Sun Erxiong asked Shen Qi during the break.

"Let's listen to Professor Sun's teachings," Shen Qi said.

"Come on, you're already working on a graduate-level research project. I, Old Sun, can't teach you anything."

"Professor Sun, don't you also supervise graduate students?"

"They're all good-for-nothings!" Sun Erxiong said, exasperated. "I'd love to recruit you as my graduate student, but Shen Qi, you have lofty ambitions. I support you pursuing further studies in the Princeton Mathematics Department. By the way, have you chosen your graduate program yet?"

"Mathematical Physics," Shen Qi said.

"Mathematical Physics," Sun Erxiong frowned in thought. "This branch is very difficult. Even Princeton doesn't have many top professors in this field. Edward Witten is one, but I can't think of any others."

Edward Witten, a Princeton professor, Fields Medal winner, mathematician and physicist, is one of the most prominent figures in contemporary Mathematical Physics.

"So I can only apply for Edward Witten's master's and doctoral programs?" Shen Qi knew, of course, that choosing a supervisor was a very important matter when pursuing a master's or doctoral degree.

Sun Erxiong suggested, "Shen Qi, why don't you change your focus? Algebraic Geometry is a popular area, and Princeton has a ton of renowned masters in it. Academician Wang from our School of Mathematical Sciences also specializes in Algebraic Geometry."

"Senior Brother Yun Wei studies Algebraic Geometry, right?" Shen Qi asked.

"Yun Wei went to the Princeton Mathematics Department, choosing Algebraic Geometry. If you, Shen Qi, also choose Algebraic Geometry, I think Yun Wei can give you some good advice, both academically and in choosing a supervisor, perhaps helping you avoid some detours," Sun Erxiong said. "Do you need me to help you contact Yun Wei?"

"Not for now, thank you for your concern, Professor Sun," Shen Qi said tactfully. "Everyone's life path is different, and each has its own brilliance."

Sun Erxiong laughed and said, "You've got quite the nerve. Well, you can decide for yourself. Since you're determined to pursue a career in Mathematical Physics, you can study the works and papers of the world's leading experts in this field beforehand, figure out the academic characteristics and temperament of renowned professors, and choose a professor accordingly. If Edward Witten doesn't want you, Shen Qi Princeton doesn't want you, you can go to MIT, or Yale. If all else fails, you can just do a master's degree at Yenching University; I'll definitely accept you then."

Just then, the school bell rang, Sun Erxiong walked up to the podium.

Shen Qi returned to his seat. What Fat Old Sun said made some sense. Why would Fields Medal winner recruit me as his graduate or doctoral student? I must have some outstanding achievements. Joining the Big Joker requires a pledge of allegiance.