CHAPTER 870: CHAPTER 874: BORN REBELLIOUS (24)

In their entire circle, even the top big shots wouldn’t dare to guarantee that they’ve never been mistaken in their entire life.

Regarding Elder Qin mistaking the forgery for the genuine article, it can only be said that the craftsmanship of the forgery was so good that it could pass for the real thing, skillfully crafted.

Getting it wrong isn’t such a big deal; just revise it properly.

The trouble was that it was Su Li, that young girl, who pointed it out.

Not only did she say it was a forgery, but she also stated the true age of the artifact.

Because of Chen Jian, Elder Qin’s impression of that girl was terribly poor, and out of confidence in his own abilities, he firmly declared that she was talking nonsense.

As a result, it wasn’t long before his face was slapped.

Elder Qin, who cherished his dignity all his life, found it hard to accept having it torn away in this manner.

The newly discovered ancient tomb had new developments recently; a yellowed note was unearthed and only restored yesterday.

Because of the records in it, people deduced that the vase was a forgery.

Elder Qin went to the museum overnight to have a look, and it was indeed as recorded in the note – in a hidden spot on the vase, a private seal smaller than a grain of rice was found.

Struggling to return from outside, Elder Qin collapsed into the chair.

He, a highly respected figure all his life, had his dignity shattered the first time he crossed paths with a young girl. His lifetime reputation was thrown away.

Chen Jian was also incredibly frustrated, his heart filled with fear, and he said, "Professor, I... I didn’t know it would be like this..."

Elder Qin weakly waved his hand, "It’s not your fault, you’d better go back first."

In the case of that girl, who didn’t think she was just a little nobody?

Unexpectedly, even in old age, he made the mistake of judging people by their appearance and looking at them with colored glasses.

Chen Jian responded numbly, feeling sad inside but not knowing how to ease it.

Even though Professor Qin said it wasn’t his fault, he still somewhat took it out on him.

In the past, Professor Qin had been quite fond of him, but now he sensitively noticed that this fondness had faded a lot.

Chen Jian was momentarily at a loss, not knowing whether his character and behavior were right or wrong.

Coming out of the professor’s office, Chen Jian found that many classmates were sneaking looks at him, occasionally whispering in small groups.

He was puzzled and wanted to ask, but as soon as he approached, they scattered like a swarm.

Just as he was standing there gloomily, a male voice thundered in his ear.

"Senior Chen Jian, did Su Li get it right? Is she really that amazing?"

Although this person’s words were framed as a question, their tone was certain.

Chen Jian’s face darkened as he asked unpleasantly, "How do you know?"

From the decoding of the unearthed note to the confirmation of Elder Qin’s mistaken judgment, it all happened in less than two days.

And they were just students in the school, completely out of touch with this matter – how could they possibly know about it so quickly?

"Senior Chen Jian, you haven’t answered my question yet."

The male student’s friend, seeing the bulging veins on Chen Jian’s hand, fearfully tugged at his classmate, then explained in a low voice to Chen Jian, "It’s all over the school forum."

"All the archaeology students know about it, it has spread everywhere."

Chen Jian felt dizzy, his heart heavy, suddenly overwhelmed by guilt towards Elder Qin.

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"Great job, the money will be transferred to you later." Lan Chengying happily put down the phone, then leaned in close to Su Li with a mysterious air, saying delightedly, "Sis, do you guess now those who doubted you are having a good time?"

"What did you do?"

Lan Chengying immediately boasted, "Just gave them a little lesson."

"Sis, you’re amazing, didn’t think what you said was true, do you have golden eyes or x-ray vision?"

Su Li: "...." Please don’t speak, one sentence exposes your need for a rescue in IQ.

Su Li: "Stop reading those novels too much, have you mastered math, physics, and chemistry?"

Su Li squinted her eyes, asked ominously, "From the sound of it, do you seem to have some misunderstanding about me. Don’t you believe what I said was true?"

With a strong desire for survival, Lan Chengying immediately said with a fawning face, "How could that be, absolutely not." He almost didn’t swear to the sky.

Su Li’s sharp gaze swept over him, snorted coldly, "Go, study..."

"Alright..."

Lan Chengying: Today is another progressive day, fulfilling. Feeling a bit smarter compared to Yu Xiang, delighted.

Subsequent days were dull and unremarkable, except for Lan Chengying and Yu Xiang always sneakily conspiring together, who knows what they were plotting.

It was as if they agreed, today one brought a math problem to her, tomorrow the other brought a physics problem. The day after, they would bring a chemistry problem together....

And the difficulty and depth of the questions were quite thought-provoking.

Su Li was somewhat gratified, their improving intelligence also represented the elevation of her status as the leader.

Just when Su Li thought her two sidekicks were working hard to improve their IQ, she had no idea what craze they got into.

Hua University students were living in turmoil, inextricably.

They had only one thought in their hearts: Are you demons? Please let us go!

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Chen Hao was a junior in the mathematics department.

Since childhood, he was the child of others, never giving his family worry about grades, especially with the math talent he had shown since young.

Since junior high, he participated in competitions and never fell out of the top three nationwide.

After entering high school, he consistently held first place in national mathematics contests and math olympiads.

Then he successfully got selected into the national training team, standing out as one of the six members representing the country for the International Mathematics Olympiad, also known as IMO.

He also won honor on the international stage for the country and was proudly admitted to Hua University.

And now, in his junior year, he was already participating in a complex mathematical model-building large-scale project.

All this is just to show that his talent in mathematics is not lacking.

And he had a clear understanding of himself, he had ample confidence in his major.

But today, that confidence was shattered.

It turned out he was only slightly smarter than ordinary people, and after hearing others call him a genius multiple times, he truly believed it himself, not realizing there were always greater depths and heights.

Chen Hao pushed up his thick-lensed glasses, then slowly walked into the classroom.

As soon as he entered, he felt the strange atmosphere, and on looking up, sure enough.

In the first row sat Lan Chengying and Yu Xiang, the two second-generation rich kids.