Nature Weekly Interview

However, all good things had to come to an end. As the head of the Mathematics Department, Fefferman still had plenty of matters waiting for him back at Princeton.

After seeing Fefferman off at the airport, Lu Zhou watched him walk toward security with his suitcase and said goodbye.

"Have a safe trip."

"I will," Fefferman said with a smile, making a farewell gesture. "If you make any new discoveries, be sure to contact me."

Lu Zhou nodded with a smile.

"Definitely."

Over the following days, Lu Zhou more or less returned to his routine of traveling between Zhongshan International, the Institute for Advanced Study, and his office at the Jin University School of Mathematics. Since his Number Theory and Computational Materials Science courses had both ended, there was nothing particularly troublesome on the university side until exam week next month.

These days, Lu Zhou was either working on his own research or guiding his students through their academic assignments.

Honestly, seeing the young saplings he had cultivated thriving and growing gave him quite a sense of accomplishment.

At the School of Mathematics office.

Lu Zhou called Han Mengqi over to his desk.

"I have some good news for you."

Seeing the mysterious expression on Lu Zhou's face, Han Mengqi asked suspiciously.

"...What good news?"

"Just this morning, I received an email from the editorial office of ACS Nano. Your paper passed peer review!" A smile appeared on Lu Zhou's face as he continued. "Congratulations. You're now a scholar with a first-author paper in a top journal."

Han Mengqi froze slightly the instant she heard the news, then joy immediately appeared on her face.

"Really?"

"Of course it's true," Lu Zhou said with a smile. "This is the result of all your hard work over the past six months... So?