"How did you know that?" Osi Han asked suspiciously.
"Well..." Chen Wu's mind raced. "Back when I was in my hometown, I saw a book about Emperor Taizong's life. It mentioned that Emperor Taizong had said it."
"Really?"
"Senior Brother Hans, don't listen to Chen Wu's nonsense." A voice came from nearby. "Earlier, Chen Wu even told me that his hometown was in the same place as Emperor Taizong's, but he's not from Yan'an Prefecture at all."
Wang Zhenyi approached gracefully, exposing Chen Wu's lie.
"How was I talking nonsense?" Chen Wu protested. "What I told you before—that the three-body problem has no general solution—was absolutely right!"
"Huh?" Osi Han's eyes lit up. "Was that also recorded in that book about Emperor Taizong's life?"
"Of course!" Chen Wu opened his eyes wide, struggling to keep his expression steady.
"No wonder, no wonder. After Deqing returned from Jincheng Prefecture, his research direction shifted to the unsolvability of the three-body problem. He's already started writing a paper these past two days."
"Oh—" Chen Wu wore a teasing expression. "So someone didn't actually disbelieve me after all!"
"Senior Brother, why would you tell him that?" Wang Zhenyi stamped her foot. "Now Chen Wu is going to get cocky again!"
As she spoke, Wang Zhenyi looked at Chen Wu and tried her best to put on a fierce expression. Little did she know that in Chen Wu's eyes, it carried no intimidation whatsoever; instead, it only made him more pleased with himself.
"All right, all right, I won't say any more, I won't." Osi Han looked delighted to watch the show. "I won't meddle in you young people's affairs."
Seeing that neither of them gave her any face, Wang Zhenyi grew even more flustered. She grabbed Chen Wu and headed off. "Don't you still