Once the Opportunity Appears, You...

"Whether it's solving math problems, dealing with people, or discussing relationships, you need clear logic. Especially for us math students, logical thinking must be clear and organized; knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to victory in every battle," Zhou Yu'an said eloquently. "Does Shen Qi like women, and what type of women does he like? I'll answer the first question first: he does like women."

"Could it be that he likes men?" Ou Ye rolled her eyes at Zhou Yu'an, thinking that what Zhou Yu'an said was nonsense.

"What's wrong with liking men? Ou Ye, you're a highly educated person, how could you discriminate against same-sex relationships?" Zhou Yu'an looked down on Ou Ye. "We've gone off on a tangent, let's get back to the topic of women. Ou Ye, do you know who your rival is?"

Ou Ye: "What rivals could there be?"

"Look, you just can't face reality. You're actually seething with anger, but you're pretending to be nonchalant. Sigh, why do women have to make things difficult for each other?" Zhou Yu'an shook her head and sighed.

"Enough with the nonsense." Ou Ye didn't want to listen to Zhou Yu'an's rambling anymore and prepared to change seats.

"Tan Lulu is in the same year as us. She's very talented, can sing and dance, loves sports, and is good at socializing. These qualities were already evident during the Yanda Golden Autumn Camp, and now she's taken them a step further, her skills are becoming more refined. Recently, Tan Lulu has been getting very close to Shen Qi, she's a hot topic." Zhou Yu'an finally got to the point.

Ou Ye remained expressionless and did not change seats, continuing to listen to Zhou Yu'an's analysis of the situation.

"I admit, I had a crush on Tan Lulu. A beautiful and graceful woman is desirable to a gentleman, there's nothing shameful about that. If it works out, it's fate; if not, we can still be friends."

Zhou Yu'an calmly analyzed, "However, in my personal opinion, Tan Lulu's popularity is just inflated. She's not Shen Qi's type; at least most of her characteristics don't suit Shen Qi taste. She's only strong in the short term. From a medium- to long-term perspective, Tan Lulu will experience a major drop, perhaps even hitting rock bottom. So you can rest assured about Tan Lulu. Let her be arrogant; she's just putting on a show."

"Armchair strategist." Ou Ye had never agreed with a single word Zhou Yu'an said from beginning to end, except for this one.

Zhou Yu'an continued, "Tan Lulu can be left to fend for herself, but we can't be too careful with Chen Xiaoting. Oh, you've met Chen Xiaoting before, she's that intern reporter with legs that are 1.8 meters long, also a student from a prestigious university, she studies at the University of Media."

"This long-legged beauty is no ordinary person. She's Shen Qi's high school classmate, and even his deskmate. They come from the same city and the same street, and have similar lifestyles and dietary preferences. There's no question of whether to go to your house or mine during the Spring Festival. As the saying goes, when fellow villagers meet, their eyes well up with tears." Zhou Yu'an has his own set of theories, transforming himself into a relationship counselor.

Ou Ye suddenly became nervous. Zhou Yu'an was suppressing Tan Lulu and elevating Chen Xiaoting. His nonsense actually contained some twisted logic.

"Chen Xiaoting, that long-legged beauty, has recently disappeared from the public eye, but she still possesses medium- to long-term potential. She will be your strongest competitor Ou Ye," Zhou Yu'an summarized. In his analysis report, Chen Xiaoting may see a rebound in the near future.

"Finally, I want to talk about you, my Mathematics Department classmate, Ou Ye." Zhou Yu'an paused for a few seconds, observing Ou Ye's expression.

Ou Ye didn't speak, but looked at Zhou Yu'an, which meant that she tacitly agreed that Zhou Yu'an could continue to express his opinions.

"To defeat your opponent, Ou Ye, you need to play to your strengths and avoid your weaknesses. What is your strength? It's your intelligence. You and Shen Qi share a common language—a mathematical language that Chen Xiaoting and Tan Lulu could never learn in a lifetime. I'll give you sixteen words: intellectual dominance, beautiful companionship, wait for the opportunity, and seize the victory decisively."

Zhou Yu'an chuckled, stroking his chin, and declared confidently, "You help Shen Qi write his thesis and do his research. Once he gets used to your constant presence, that will be fatal. Ou Ye, you need to wait for opportunities, but also actively create them. Once an opportunity arises, you..."

"Just... just what?" Ou Ye's face turned red.

At this moment, Professor Lu teaches Real Analysis, walked into the classroom. Zhou Yu'an stopped there, saying, "Let's start class. Think about what I'm saying yourself. This is just my personal opinion for reference only. I'm not responsible for any failures."

Meanwhile, in a classroom in the Physics Building, Shen Qi got into an argument with a Physics student.

"I disagree with your point of view. Triclinic lattices do not only have two possible symmetries," Shen Qi said loudly.

"Then please state your opinion!" the Physics student retorted without backing down.

"I'll draw a diagram to explain," Shen Qi said, walking up to the podium and drawing on the blackboard with chalk.

Crystal structure is an important part of Solid State Physics, and Shen Qi's current Mathematical Physics project is related to Solid State Physics.

A professor of Solid State Physics poses a question and asks students in class to discuss it. This is the teaching model in the physics department, and the discussion class system is prevalent.

From the perspective of intrinsic symmetry, if we start from a certain atom and move through a lattice unit to reach a corresponding atom, we will be in the same environment again. From common silicon to the recently popular Graphene, they all possess the intrinsic geometric properties of crystals.

Solid State Physics is a fundamental course. When combined with complex, low-dimensional, nanoscale, and organic solids, as well as soft matter and living matter, it forms a more important new discipline— Condensed Matter Physics.

The three-dimensional crystal with the least symmetry belongs to the triclinic class. The professor asked the students to start their discussion with triclinic crystals, and then Shen Qi started debating with them.

Shen Qi drew a schematic diagram of a crystal lattice on the blackboard and said, "As shown in the figure, all the basis vectors are of equal length and separated by the same angle. This shape can have an additional symmetry, which remains unchanged by rotating the long diagonal of the bulk."

"How can you not understand such a simple and obvious question?" Shen Qi shook his head and said.

"I..." The student facing off against Shen Qi was speechless.

There were about twenty students in the classroom. Apart from Shen Qi, who was from the School of Mathematics, the others were all students from the School of Physics.

"You, stop talking." Yang Ding Tian was extremely dissatisfied with the behavior of the students from the Physics Department; it was simply shameful.

The Solid State Physics professor presented a new PowerPoint presentation and then posed the next question, "Using symmetry operations to characterize a crystal lattice, there might be 17 different patterns in two dimensions. However, strangely, we only encounter fewer than 7 basic patterns in everyday life, used to make wallpaper or fabrics. If we perform symmetry operations in three dimensions, theoretically there would be 230 different symmetries. As shown in the figure, this is a cubic unit cell. Please discuss this."

This professor is really interesting. He doesn't lecture; he just lets us discuss, argue, and hurt each other. Shen Qi was exhausted. He had traveled a long way, crossing a traffic light intersection, to reach the Physics Department, and all he wanted was to quietly listen to a Solid State Physics class.