295: A junior student instantly becomes a senior student?

Chen Shao reminded him from the side, "Liu Zhuo, I told you before, Lin You is the top scholar with 737 points."

Liu Zhuo paused, hesitated for a second, then smiled confidently, "So what if he's the top scholar? He's only a freshman, and we've already studied for two years. Even a genius needs a long period of accumulation."

Chen Shao opened his mouth, but said nothing more.

Chen Shao was not planning to tell his teammate Liu Zhuo that Lin You was also Tang Zhenyi's junior apprentice and Professor Zheng's disciple.

Chen Shao was a student in the School of Mathematics and had heard that Lin You enjoyed extremely high privileges among the freshmen there; he didn't attend classes and had the freedom to manage his study time all day.

Even though Professor Zheng had signed off on it and the school granted special permission, it was still something that sounded bad, even if it was acceptable.

Especially in this volatile society, if this matter got out, there would definitely be a large group of keyboard warriors who didn't know the truth attacking Lin You for abusing his privileges... It would be better if this matter spread through others; Chen Shao absolutely did not want to be the one spreading gossip.

Especially since Chen Shao knew exactly what kind of person his teammate Liu Zhuo was.

"Mhm, yes, yes, yes, everything you said is right."

"Damn, why do I feel like you're just humoring me?"

"How could I? I'm not close with Lin You. You are my brother, my teammate, my dearest friend!"

...The next day.

At noon, after Lin You, You Xinyue, and Wang Chun finished eating, the three of them came together to the computer lab.

In less than an hour, the team completed the final review and verification. Lin You handled the operation, converting the paper into an MD5 Code and uploading it.

Lin You clicked submit for the final time and released the mouse.

Wang Chun looked at the scene before him, slightly stunned. He rubbed his eyes and murmured, "It's just... over?"

Lin You turned back and smiled, "Why does that sound familiar?"

You Xinyue winked at Wang Chun from the side, then raised her hand and said with a smile, "I know! Wang Chun said that once before we left the computer lab early this morning."

Wang Chun looked at You Xinyue, who was winking playfully at him, and his heart seemed to stop for a moment.

Wang Chun snapped back to reality, walked forward, and lightly punched Lin You's shoulder, "Thanks, Lin You."

Wang Chun thanked Lin You for being the strong support that carried him to success, and he also thanked Lin You for letting him see a different side of You Xinyue.

Wang Chun didn't have a girlfriend, and although You Xinyue had admirers, she didn't have a boyfriend either.

Originally, Wang Chun wasn't very interested in You Xinyue because of her aloof demeanor; after all, being a simp wasn't popular nowadays.

However, because Lin You joined the team, You Xinyue dropped her arrogance and reserve in front of the genius Lin You. Before her teammates, she revealed the true personality she usually only showed to friends and family... It's college, right? If you don't chase a beautiful senior, can you even call that going to college?

Having finished the competition, Lin You returned to his apartment in the residential area and continued working on the task for the legendres conjecture.

Wang Chun and You Xinyue returned to the temporary dormitories arranged by the school, both relaxing and playing on their phones.

Although they could submit the paper multiple times before 20:00 on October 11th, Lin You, as the captain, was completely confident, so the two teammates felt at ease.

If you're going to be a hanger-on, you must have the self-awareness of a hanger-on; you can't be a hanger-on and then question the strong support!

At six o'clock on the evening of October 11th, Lin You, Wang Chun, and You Xinyue met at the cafeteria and ate their last meal during the competition period.

The competition would officially end at ten o'clock that evening.

At that time, You Xinyue and Wang Chun would take the school bus back to the New Campus, marking the end of more than twenty days of preparation and formal competition.

After eating, Lin You returned to his residence in the community to continue studying, but he set an alarm for 9:30 PM.

Humans are social animals after all. Although Lin You was intensely focused on studying, he also enjoyed socializing. You Xinyue and Wang Chun were both decent people

they listened to advice, followed instructions, and possessed a certain level of skill. If Lin You didn't have the System and relied only on hard work, he might not even measure up to the two of them.

After the 9:30 alarm rang, Lin You confirmed with the two of them on his phone. When he arrived at the school bus stop, he found that not only You Xinyue and Wang Chun were there, but Teacher Hu Xian was too.

Since the competition had officially ended, Teacher Hu Xian no longer needed to avoid suspicion according to the competition rules and could meet and communicate with the three students in the team.

"In early November, the competition zone will select the Provincial First, Second, and Third Prizes, but I imagine those won't have much to do with you," Hu Xian said with a smile, looking at the three students.

The three students looked energetic. Before Lin You arrived, she had asked You Xinyue and learned that the team had submitted their paper very early.

She wasn't angry at all. It was normal for young people, full of vigor, to finish the competition and submit their paper ahead of time.

A team that finishes early but then agonizes over it until the last moment before submitting... such a team wouldn't have the chance to win the Higher Education Press Cup anyway.

"In mid to late November, the National Organizing Committee will select national-level awards from among the Provincial First Prizes in various competition zones. The National First Prize requires an oral defense. The defense time hasn't been announced yet, but you have nearly two months. During this time, you can privately watch relevant videos to study. Wang Chun, you have richer defense experience, so you can communicate more with Lin You. For the final defense, I think Lin You is more suitable, since the entire paper was based on his ideas. What do you think?"

You Xinyue immediately raised her hand in agreement, while Wang Chun raised both hands in agreement.

After raising his hands, Wang Chun added, "I have no objection. Lin You is the most capable, so he should do the most work. However, if Lin You needs anything, I'm ready to follow orders at any time~"

Hu Xian concluded, "Alright, then we'll disband for now. We'll celebrate after the award results are announced!"

After watching Teacher Hu Xian get into the Cayenne and leave, Lin You stayed with Wang Chun and You Xinyue, chatting while they continued to wait for the school bus.

Some things were difficult to say in front of the teacher. As Wang Chun watched the school bus about to pull into the stop, he smiled and leaned toward Lin You.

"Lin You, if there are opportunities to participate in competitions in the future, and you need a player like me, remember to call me! I will absolutely follow your lead!"

It was easy for a guy to say that, but You Xinyue was a girl.

Although she had shed her aloof external facade within the team's small circle of three, she still found it somewhat difficult to say such a "naked" request to rely on him heavily in the future.

However, standing next to Wang Chun, her eyes were also filled with anticipation.

Under their expectant gazes, Lin You scratched his head, feeling a little embarrassed.

"There's something I haven't told you guys. I've already finished my university courses and I have an advisor at school. Under my advisor's arrangement, I plan to complete my undergraduate studies in one year and secure admission directly into graduate school. When school starts next September, I will be... a graduate student."

???

Junior instantly becomes Senior?

Wang Chun stood there with his mouth wide open, making incoherent noises for a while... temporarily speechless.

You Xinyue covered her mouth, her face full of disbelief.

But after only a moment, the two of them accepted the news.

The shock was real, but their quick acceptance was also real.

Given Lin You's learning ability and speed, wasting four years on an undergraduate degree would be abnormal. Finishing his studies in one year and going straight to graduate school is very nor

well, no, it's not normal at all!

If they had heard about this online, they would only sigh and say that geniuses truly are different, but when it happens right next to them, it still feels extraordinary.

"Next June... that's still more than half a year away. You can still call us for any competition."

Lin You chuckled, not minding at all. He really liked teammates who were obedient and useful; after all, they were certainly better than teammates who were arrogant and bad-tempered.

You Xinyue glanced at the school bus that had arrived at the stop. "The bus is here. We won't talk anymore now, Lin You. Let's keep in touch on WeChat."

After saying goodbye to his two teammates, Lin You returned to his residence and announced the end of the competition to his close friends.

The competition lasted three days, and due to rules prohibiting discussion of the topics and papers with the outside world, Lin You had informed his friends and family in advance not to contact him unless it was urgent, just to prevent any mishaps.

In his small apartment, Lin You video-called three close friends sequentially, and once again invited Du Zhaoyu to duo queue. As expected, he received Du Zhaoyu's Chongqing dialect version of "You pervert," and happily continued studying.