One-on-One Contact, Strictly Confidential

"Don't speak." Shen Qi suddenly thought of something, closed his eyes and pondered, as if in a meditative state.

Ou Ye stopped talking and sat next to Shen Qi in a daze.

After a long silence, Shen Qi opened his eyes, as if he had made a momentous decision. "The Euler Equation is actually Differential Equation. You don't need to consider its dominance in physics; you only need to calculate the corresponding data using purely mathematical methods."

"I know how to do this." Ou Ye nodded.

"The calculations are quite extensive, and it might take you several months," Shen Qi said. "You'll be responsible for the basic calculations in the first section."

"Huh?" Ou Ye didn't understand.

"I need an assistant with outstanding mathematical calculation skills to help me complete this project. Generally speaking, the research I am responsible for can be divided into four parts..." Shen Qi gave Ou Ye a general overview of the project's framework and logic.

"OK." Ou Ye readily accepted the order.

Just then, Ou Ye's phone rang; it was her father calling.

"Dad, you've arrived. Okay."

After ending the call, Ou Ye said regretfully, "I have to go, my dad has arrived."

"It's alright, you can go back now," Shen Qi said.

"But I have to be responsible for the basic calculations," Ou Ye said reluctantly.

"You can calculate it even when you're home. Your house should have electrical wiring and internet, right?" Shen Qi asked.

"Some."

"Then let's communicate online and stay in touch."

"Hmm." Ou Ye nodded; this was the only way.

Pulling her suitcase, Ou Ye left her seat and walked towards the cafeteria entrance.

After taking a few steps, Ou Ye subconsciously glanced back and saw Shen Qi gently beckoning his index finger.

Ou Ye returned to Shen Qi's side and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Ou Ye, I need to remind you, this is a key national project, and it must be kept confidential," Shen Qi said seriously. "We will communicate through a single channel, and you will only be responsible to me. Can you do that?"

"Yes," Ou Ye solemnly promised, then suddenly changed her mind. "Actually, I can stay at the school too."

"Oh?" Shen Qi asked nonchalantly, "Your dad was a soldier, right?"

"Yes."

What type of soldier?

"Field soldier"

"Commander Ou is quite the fighter, isn't he?"

"My dad could take on five ordinary people when he was in the army."

"That's stronger than my dad's fighting ability. When my dad was in the army, he could only take on two." Shen Qi's body trembled slightly as he picked up Ou Ye's suitcase and walked out of the cafeteria. "Why is a girl staying at school during the holidays instead of going home? Aren't you afraid your parents will worry about you being all alone at school?"

"I'm not alone, I still have you," Ou Ye said.

"Don't say a word. Your dad drove all the way from Yenching University to pick up his precious daughter to reunite with her. If I keep you here to do your research, and Chief Ou makes a wasted trip, he might get beaten to death." Shen Qi felt it was safer to send Ou Ye home.

Old Ou's car had already pulled up to the cafeteria entrance. Shen Qi handed Ou Ye's suitcase to Old Ou and said politely, "Hello, Uncle Ou, we meet again."

"Young man, Shen Qi, thank you for taking care of Ou Ye. You've worked hard." Old Ou expressed his satisfaction when he saw Shen Qi helping Ou Ye with her luggage. "When are you going back to your hometown?"

"I have received an important scientific research mission from the country. I will not go home this summer vacation, but stay at the university to tackle technical problems," Shen Qi said resolutely, a fearless spirit of dedication to scientific research emerging spontaneously.

"Young and promising!" Old Ou admired Shen Qi even more, but also felt a little sorry for this ambitious young man. "The tasks assigned by the country must be completed with high quality and quantity, but Shen Qi, you also need to take care of your health and balance work and rest."

"Yes, Uncle Ou, goodbye Ou Ye, drive carefully and have a safe journey!" Shen Qi waved goodbye and watched the Ou family's car drive away.

They're all gone, all gone. I'm all alone now. Shen Qi walked towards his dormitory with a sense of melancholy, facing the daunting research project alone.

Shen Qi compiled some materials and sent them to Ou Ye online. This was essentially an outline, clearly telling Ou Ye how to complete the basic calculations for the first section.

Shen Qi began to organize the content of the second section, constructing a new Mathematical Physics model based on the energy method and symmetry techniques. This section could only be completed by him, as Ou Ye's level of physics was about the same as that of the other students in the class.

In terms of computational complexity, Ou Ye's task is not easy.

From an overall logical perspective, the sections that Shen Qi was responsible for were more difficult, involving the cross-application of mathematics and physics, and rigorous and meticulous integration and derivation, which was extremely brain-intensive.

With enough time and patience, one can always calculate data on the order of trillions—that's the nature of Ou Ye's work.

The difficulty lies in proving the 1+1 problem. On the surface, it only involves two very simple numbers, but it is incredibly difficult to solve – this is the nature of Shen Qi's work.

Shen Qi would communicate with Ou Ye online every day to inquire about her progress.

A week later, Ou Ye sent a document to Shen Qi, claiming that she had completed 10% of the calculations and asked Shen Qi to review it.

Shen Qi carefully reviewed it and said, "Not bad, Calculation Ji is really powerful."

"No major problems. Just modify the symmetric matrix on the last page, and we can move on to the next calculation step," Shen Qi typed in the chat.

"Okay!" Ou Ye replied immediately, adding a smiley face emoji.

"Does the school provide food during summer vacation?" Ou Ye asked again.

Shen Qi: "Two cafeterias are open, and I occasionally eat out too. By the way, that tea restaurant off campus has been transferred; it's now a chain convenience store and is under renovation."

Ou Ye sent a string of sweating emojis. "How weird, whichever restaurant we go to eat at is going to close down and be sold in two months."

Shen Qi: "Next time let's go to McDonald's. I don't believe McDonald's will go out of business."

The online chats may seem lighthearted and funny, but Shen Qi is actually under a lot of pressure. Ou Ye is in great form, while the section he is in charge of is making no progress.

Another week has passed, and Ou Ye's progress has reached 20%, which can be described as going very smoothly.

Shen Qi's own progress is 1%.

At this pace, Ou Ye could complete the first section of the research project in just over two months.

Shen Qi couldn't finish it even in two years.

"Ugh, I'm so frustrated! I have no inspiration!"

Shen Qi stopped working on his research project and went for a run.

After several days of running around, I'm still frustrated; the project is only 1.5% complete.

There's no other way. I'll have to go ask Professor Sun for advice on this professional issue.

As a result, Lao Sun disappeared and shut down his phone.

"Damn, could Old Sun have absconded with a huge sum of money?!" Shen Qi exclaimed in shock.

On second thought, this didn't make sense. The total funding for the research project was only a little over 600,000 RMB. It's impossible for Professor Sun, a full professor at Yan University, to betray his country for a mere few hundred thousand RMB.

Upon inquiring with Professor Lu, it turned out that Professor Sun had gone abroad for a trip with his wife and daughter.

Summer vacation is a summer vacation for students and teachers alike. Professor Sun has the right to travel with his family and enjoy the warmth of family, which is perfectly reasonable.

"Shen Qi, your mental state is terrible," Professor Lu said, hitting the nail on the head. "What are you thinking about? I've worked with Lao Sun for many years; he's a good comrade who sticks to principles."

"Yes, I've been feeling really bad lately. I don't know why, it's just like that every month, there are always a few days like that." Shen Qi, looking very distressed.

"I know you and Lao Sun are working on a major project, but I won't pry into the specific details; that's the rule. Actually, I also have a National Natural Science Foundation of China project, and Lao Sun won't ask me any questions until the results are published. But Shen Qi, if you have any troubles in your life, you can confide in me," Professor Lu said kindly.