187: Chapter 187 Guest Professor
At the Aerospace University, Chu Ge immediately thought of Chu Xiaowu; this girl had come to Yanjing to report for duty right after the National Day holiday ended.
Since then, she had always been the one to come to the Research Institute to see Chu Ge, while Chu Ge had never taken the initiative to visit her at school.
He wanted to give Xiaowu a relaxed and happy university environment, rather than deliberately creating a persona where she was cared for everywhere and labeled as a special person by her classmates.
In that case, Chu Ge felt it wouldn't be a good thing.
It is better for classmates to interact with sincerity; interacting with ulterior motives inevitably loses the essence of the relationship.
Of course, Chu Ge hadn't just washed his hands of the matter; every week, someone would tell him about Chu Xiaowu's situation, and he had been silently watching over his younger sister.
Chu Xiaowu was also very sensible and didn't use her brother's status to show off.
Therefore, three months after the start of the semester, even her close roommates didn't know that the famous Chu Ge was her own brother.
Of course, there was one exception, and that was Ma Xiaotiao; she had also enrolled in this school. Chu Xiaowu was one reason, but perhaps only she herself knew the other reason.
The next morning, Chu Xiaowu woke up early; she had a habit of going for morning reading, but today, after walking around for a bit, she returned early.
The atmosphere at the school today was a bit strange.
It was too lively, with crowds everywhere on campus—people cleaning, hanging colorful flags, moving things, and so on. In short, everyone was very busy. In such an atmosphere, Chu Xiaowu couldn't calm down to do her morning reading.
She walked back to the dormitory in confusion. Her roommates were all up as well, even Pang Ya, who usually loved to stay in bed, was sitting at her desk, carefully brushing her long hair.
"Did the sun rise from the west today? Even our Pang Ya got up early?" Chu Xiaowu put down her books and glanced at Pang Ya suspiciously.
"I have to get up early today. There's a big event today; my idol is coming to our school," Pang Ya replied, pouting.
"What about you guys? Don't tell me your boyfriends are coming too?"
"Yeah, yeah! Academician Chu is also our idol. Xiaowu, hurry up, it's time to go eat. The counselor will be gathering everyone to go to the college auditorium soon."
"Academician Chu? Which Academician Chu?" Xiaowu was a bit confused.
"Oh my, Academician Chu Ge! I forgot, how would a good student like you, who spends all her evenings and mornings in the library, know? Wait, that's not right, there was a mobile notification last night. Did you not receive it?"
"Oh, my phone ran out of battery, and I haven't had time to charge it yet," Chu Xiaowu replied excitedly. "My brother is coming to school?"
After the girls tidied up a bit, they went to the cafeteria together. Chu Xiaowu looked at the busy students on the road and suddenly understood.
"The school takes Academician Chu's lecture today very seriously. They issued a notice overnight yesterday. Freshmen go to the auditorium, and the other grades stay in the multimedia classrooms, where there will be a video broadcast. Think about it, has our school ever had such a precedent?"
"That's for sure. The key is that there hasn't been anyone like Academician Chu before. An Academician in his twenties—that's a god-like existence anywhere."
"..." Chu Xiaowu listened from the side, feeling proud in her heart. They were talking about her brother. The little girl almost shouted it out several times, but in the end, she held back.
She didn't want to cause trouble for her brother.
When Xiaowu and her roommates arrived at the auditorium, most of the students were already there. There were many students standing at the entrance waiting, though most had already entered the auditorium.
Xiaowu and her group arrived a bit late, and Pang Ya and the others loved watching the excitement, especially since it was Academician Chu's event. So, they hit it off and snuck behind the welcoming crowd outside.
Chu Xiaowu would occasionally stand on her tiptoes to look at the road. Counting it up, she hadn't seen her brother for nearly a month. She was about to see him now, and in this way, so she was quite excited.
"Tsk tsk, so our department's 'Ice Beauty' student Xiaowu also has a sentimental side. Look at those eyes, she's practically gazing until her eyes run dry."
The person speaking was a girl named Xue Rui, from the same department as Xiaowu. She was quite pretty, but what made her most memorable was her high-profile nature.
For local Yanjing university students, parents with solid family backgrounds would provide their precious children with cars. This wasn't new in university. Xue Rui was one of these precious children, and her family background was definitely solid because her parents had provided her with a Porsche 718.
Xue Rui didn't really have any conflict with Chu Xiaowu, but she had a natural jealousy toward this girl who had been crowned the department belle the moment she entered the school.
Seeing Xiaowu's expression today, she was even more convinced that Chu Xiaowu's usual coldness was just an act.
Chu Xiaowu ignored her. There were indeed many boys chasing her in school, but she was the type of person who had her own ideas, and she had very rarely brought the study drive from high school into university.
She had her ideals, and her brother Chu Ge had once warned her that even in university, she should put her studies first. She was very obedient, so she never paid attention to other messy things.
Slowly, "Ice Beauty" became Chu Xiaowu's nickname.
"Xiaowu, don't pay attention to her. She has a little stinky money and doesn't know who she is anymore," Pang Ya whispered from the side.
Chu Xiaowu nodded.
Suddenly, there was some commotion at the front of the line. Chu Xiaowu looked up and saw that her brother, Chu Ge, had arrived.
Military vehicles stopped one after another in front of them. After the vehicles came to a stop, a squad of fully armed soldiers got out. After organizing themselves briefly, they dispersed at intervals in front of the crowd.
Chu Xiaowu was used to this scene. She was searching for her brother's figure, while Pang Ya and the others beside her were not calm.
"Oh my goodness, the idol's entrance is truly different. This scene is a bit scary, huh."
"Haha, Pang Ya, don't go chasing stars like a lunatic later. Be careful, or the big soldier brothers will catch you."
"This... the problem is, I'm afraid I can't get past even if I wanted to," Pang Ya said dejectedly.
Under the protection of Captain Gong, Chu Ge stepped out of the military jeep. Looking at the sea of students in front of the auditorium, Chu Ge focused his eyes; he wanted to see if Chu Xiaowu was among them.
There were too many people, and after looking for a long time, he couldn't find her.
"Academician Chu, welcome, welcome!" Principal Huang of the Aerospace University walked over, shook Chu Ge's hands, and said excitedly.
"Hello, Principal Huang, right? I have heard of you."
"Oh? That must be because Old Chen mentioned it to you. In the Research Institute, Old Chen is my old acquaintance."
Chu Ge didn't nod, nor did he deny it; he just smiled and brushed it off.
"I am ashamed, ashamed. When Old Chen mentioned this to me yesterday, I was also having second thoughts. After all, after all, my age is what it is, and the title of 'Guest Professor' is a bit heavy."
Chu Ge had indeed "protested" to Old Chen. Giving a lecture was fine, but taking on the title of professor was a bit too presumptuous for him. Old Chen didn't pay any attention to him and continued to dodge the issue.
"Academician Chu is being modest. If you don't have the qualifications to bear the name of Guest Professor, then wouldn't we old folks be misleading the students? Haha."
After hearing this, Chu Ge smiled and shook his head. This Principal Huang was in the same vein as Old Chen.
After Principal Huang finished speaking, he made a gesture of invitation. Chu Ge didn't say anything more and followed Principal Huang toward the auditorium. However, just as he was about to enter, he faintly heard a voice.
"Brother!!!"
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