Yuan Su's gift for physics only truly came into full view after he entered university.
Before he had even finished his first year, Professor Dai, one of the department's most eminent figures, had made an exception and brought him into his core research group. He kept Yuan Su at his side all day, practically itching to train him as his final doctoral protégé.
In the afternoon laboratory, sunlight streamed through the blinds.
Professor Dai looked at the string of equations Yuan Su had derived with effortless ease, then at the young man beside him, busy answering work messages. He couldn't help sighing, torn between exasperation and affection.
"Yuan Su, are you really not going to consider that direct-entry PhD place?"
Yuan Su had just finished replying to Pu Yu and dealing with some work questions. At that, he leisurely slipped his phone back into his pocket.
"Professor, let's talk about the PhD another time." His tone was languid as he gathered the documents he had just finished preparing on the desk. "I've been pretty busy lately."
Professor Dai stole a furtive glance at the documents in his hands.
Printed across them was a name: Su Yu Technology.
Professor Dai asked rather sourly, "You haven't even graduated, and you've already started a company. With all that attention going toward making money, don't you think it's getting in the way of your research?"
In fact, Professor Dai had done quite a lot to help get the company off the ground.
During the second semester of Yuan Su's freshman year, two officials from the investment promotion office of the Dongzhou High-Tech Development Zone had wanted to learn about the department's industry-academia research projects. Professor Dai had been the one to introduce Yuan Su and take him to meet them.
They talked for half