Don't Be Like This

During this period, Shen Qi's daily life and study routine were no different from that of an ordinary single person: attending classes, studying, writing papers, and preparing materials for studying abroad.

The class was a physics class, Shen Qi planned to complete several physics major courses this semester to earn credits.

The SOS Project Office has become Shen Qi's personal study room. The project is nearing completion but not yet finalized, and the office is still usable.

The other "S" in SOS Sun Erxiong, who occasionally comes to the research office to chat with Shen Qi for a while.

O has been recuperating at home for over a month, and the office feels empty. Shen Qi, who stayed behind, occasionally stares blankly at the wall. Euler and Gauss don't speak, they just smile.

"How's the recovery going?" Shen Qi texted Ou Ye. Every night from 9:30 to 10 pm, the two of them would chat on their phones for half an hour.

"Okay, oh ****."

Shen Qi: "Really?"

Ou Ye: "It's alright."

Shen Qi: "Ou Ye, you've changed. You've learned to lie."

Ou Ye: "Actually... the recovery is so-so."

Shen Qi: "Looks like I can't treat you to a Christmas dinner."

"What a pity, I probably won't be able to go to Switzerland this winter break." Ou Ye sent this text message, along with a string of crying emojis, dozens of them densely packed in yellow.

"Take care of your health first. We can go to Switzerland anytime," Shen Qi comforted her.

Ou Ye: "Well, how have you been lately?"

Shen Qi: "The same old routine: attending classes, running, and writing papers. Oh, and our SOS project is about to produce results; if all goes well, the research paper should be published before the Spring Festival."

Ou Ye: "Great! Wait a minute, my mom's calling me to take my medicine, just wait a minute."

Right on time, a minute later, Ou Ye texted. "I'm back."

Shen Qi: "You rarely mention your Mom. What does she do for a living?"

Ou Ye: "She stays home to do housework, take care of me, and occasionally goes shopping."

"Oh, a full-time housewife," Shen Qi replied, "Your family is very happy."

Ou Ye: "My dad's trying to break in. Let's get straight to the point, bye."

"Old Ou broke into your bedroom?" That's a typo, isn't it? It should be "knocked on the door."

Shen Qi put away his phone and analyzed Ou Ye's text messages. Her mother told her to take her medicine, and she said, "Wait a minute." Her father knocked on the door, and she said, "Let's talk tomorrow, bye."

Preliminary assessment suggests that Ou Ye's Mom was responsible for brewing the medicine, while her father was responsible for checking up on her, indicating a clear division of labor within the family.

This should be a harmonious and happy family of three: the father earns money to support the family, the mother manages the household, and the daughter studies at a prestigious school.

The only drawback is Ou Ye's health.

During Ou Ye's time recuperating at home, Shen Qi lived a mundane life, but always felt that something was missing.

This directly or indirectly affected Shen Qi's performance in his physics exams. He only scored 98 points in electrodynamics and performed even worse in Quantum Mechanics, scoring only 95 points.

Last semester, Shen Qi took exams for seven required physics courses, achieving an average score of 99.3, with six of them receiving full marks.

This semester, the first two courses to finish, electrodynamics and Quantum Mechanics, yielded scores of 98 and 95 respectively, neither of which reached the average.

Shen Qi mentally calculated the latest average score: 98.7.

This is his current academic record as he pursues a second degree in physics.

"It's fallen, it's fallen!"

Looking at his report card, Shen Qi felt disappointed.

If things continue to fall like this, by the time I get my second degree in physics, I might not even be able to hold onto my psychological minimum of an average score of 95.

"I've been in a really bad state lately. I haven't gotten a single perfect score this semester. My Solid State Physics score just came out: 94. It's devastating. I've never gotten a score below 95 in any course before; this is the first time."

Shen Qi complained to Ou Ye on WeChat: "Compared to math, my physics is terrible. Maybe I chose the wrong direction; Mathematical Physics are not suitable for me."

Ou Ye: "No way, are you confused? This isn't like Boss Shen at all!"

Shen Qi: "Maybe so. I'm not feeling well and I got lost again."

Ou Ye: "With your physics GPA of 98.2, where would you rank in the School of Physics?"

Shen Qi: "Temporarily ranked first, tied for first."

Ou Ye: "!!!"

Shen Qi: "???"

Ou Ye: "Wait a minute, I need to take my medicine, in a few minutes."

After a few minutes' pause in their casual conversation, Ou Ye resumed speaking, "I really want to go back to school."

Shen Qi: "Then hurry back! If you don't come back soon, Zhou Yu'an will surpass you. He's been on fire lately, getting perfect scores on three consecutive tests: Real Analysis, Differential Geometry, and Partial Differential Equations."

Ou Ye: "!!!"

Ou Ye: "Wait a minute, I still have one more medicine to take, in a few minutes."

Having been at home recuperating for nearly two months, Ou Ye has fallen behind in many math classes.

Although Ou Ye has a strong ability to learn on her own, Shen Qi still believes that he should help her.

For the three mathematics major courses— Real Analysis, Differential Geometry, and Partial Differential Equations — Shen Qi, based on his own self-study experience and combined with the teaching characteristics of the Mathematics Department of Yenching University, compiled a learning summary and sent it to Ou Ye.

"In terms of Real Analysis, the Riemann integral is sufficient for practical application. However, for fundamental theory, the new theorem based on the countable additivity of Lebesgue measure stands in stark contrast to the conclusion based on the finite additivity of Jordan capacity... Ou Ye, think carefully about the Fourier coefficients. Doesn't your name have the character 'Ye' in it, the 'Ye' of Fourier?"

"Having discussed Fourier, we must also talk about Euler. The four kings of Differential Geometry are Euler, Monge, Gauss, and Riemann. Euler laid the foundation for this branch, while Gauss and Riemann popularized it..."

"We must see further and deeper than ordinary students. After introducing curvature into n-dimensional geometry, we can then consider specific manifolds on which finite spatial forms are movable."

"Physical space is a special kind of manifold... Do you remember when we first met at the Golden Autumn Camp, I mentioned the closed Riemann surface? Klein, based on Riemann's work, developed the Klein bottle... Sorry, I digress. Let's get back to Differential Geometry..."

Shen Qi poured all his knowledge into completing this version of "Learning Experiences of Special Students in the Mathematics Department of Yenching University".

It is a short, concise summary of essential information, intended for only one reader, and is solely for Ou Ye's reference and study.

Shen Qi wrote this specifically for Ou Ye; it's a personalized edition.

Ou Ye was deeply moved. As long as her health permitted, she repeatedly studied the benefits that Shen Qi had sent, staring at the documents on her computer for an entire day.

On Christmas Eve, Ou Ye was ultimately unable to return to Peking University to have Christmas dinner with Shen Qi.

Shen Qi spent Christmas Eve with his three roommates.

The four guys agreed that none of them would bring their families; this was a men's party.

After dinner, they went to karaoke. Zhou Yu'an, who is usually stingy, was unusually generous tonight. He was in a good mood and spent several hundred yuan to cover half of the dormitory activity expenses.

"Five hundred dollars for women's clothing!"

"Five hundred dollars for women's clothing!"

"Five hundred dollars for women's clothing!"

Shen Qi, Cai Qing, and Luo Ji strongly urged Zhou Yu'an to sing in women's clothing.

In the five exams that have already concluded in the first semester of the second year of the Mathematics Department, Zhou Yu'an scored 100 points in five consecutive exams, a total of 500 points.

Zhou Yu'an's academic performance this semester is astonishing. In addition to the three mathematics major courses, Real Analysis, Differential Geometry, and Partial Differential Equations, he also got full marks in his other two general courses.

Zhou Yu'an has become the new leader of the Mathematics Department, ranking first among regular students.

"No! Don't do this!"

"Damn it! Are you guys all psychopaths?! Why should I wear women's clothes?" Zhou Yu'an huddled in the corner of the KTV room, trembling with fear. His three roommates had already stripped him of his jacket, leaving him only in a tank top.

"A genius who scored 100 on five consecutive tests must crossdress! A genius crossdresses, a genius drinks!" Shen Qi, who hadn't scored 100 on any test this semester, borrowed a princess dress from the KTV manager.

Shen Qi's body stiffened; with wine in his left hand and women's clothing in his right, he slowly walked up to Zhou Yu'an...