Lin Zhihua had “schemed” his way into marriage, and Xue Jiao felt quite angry, so she was determined to not let him touch her for a month! Before meeting Conrad, Xue Jiao had even imagined how she would remain firm in her resolve even if Lin Zhihua were to act cute or pitiful.

But after meeting Conrad, she realized she had overthought things.

Xue Jiao followed the address to Conrad’s laboratory, which was in a remote location with few people around.

He was on one of the upper floors, with several flights of stairs going up and down.

She climbed up with difficulty and stood in front of Professor Conrad’s door, taking a deep breath.

Then Xue Jiao smiled slightly, silently contemplating how to introduce herself and how to respond to Professor Conrad’s questions.

“Knock knock—” Xue Jiao knocked on the door.

Soon, the door opened, and Professor Conrad appeared before her.

This person looked quite different from the photos she had found online from a few years ago. He was still rather short, with a fierce-looking face, but compared to a few years ago, he looked even more… unkempt.

“Professor Conrad, I am…”

“Gu Xue Jiao?”

“Yes, I…”

Conrad interrupted her: “Come in quickly, help me watch this, then export the data. The formula is in your thesis, calculate it quickly!”

“I…”

“Hurry up!”

Xue Jiao: “…”

Her graduate student life… seemed quite unexpected…

Her original plan to ignore Lin Zhihua for a month failed because she realized she might not be able to pay attention to Lin Zhihua for two years!

Professor Conrad instructed her to clean up a room at the very top, which would be her assigned dormitory.

“From now on, stay in this building when you’re not busy. Don’t wander off. Help with the work properly.”

Xue Jiao: “…”

She was quite helpless, but Conrad’s tone was completely commanding.

Xue Jiao felt that if she objected, the outcome might not be very friendly…

She told Lin Zhihua the truth, looking quite guilty.

He had followed her to America, but now she would be as busy as a dog. Newlyweds, yet she wouldn’t have much time to accompany her husband.

Lin Zhihua didn’t say anything at the time, but the next day he brought people to help clean up the upstairs room, and then… he moved in as well.

Conrad was initially very angry, feeling like he had invited trouble.

But after Lin Zhihua cooked a meal and Xue Jiao brought him a bowl, Conrad said nothing more. When mealtime came, he would promptly let Xue Jiao leave, and follow behind her, silently going upstairs to eat.

When Lin Zhihua was very busy, he would prepare food and leave it in the refrigerator, so Xue Jiao and Professor Conrad could go upstairs and heat it themselves.

While tidying up the messy laboratory again, Xue Jiao helplessly glanced at Professor Conrad, who was scratching his head and thinking desperately nearby.

Honestly, she hadn’t expected this little old man to behave this way, caring about nothing except work and food.

For the sake of properly enjoying Chinese food, the professor had taught himself how to use chopsticks.

But it was this little old man whose work increasingly shocked Xue Jiao the more she understood it.

She knew that Professor Conrad had been working on Migalsi’s “Constellation Mathematics” for over twenty years, but she truly hadn’t imagined that this professor had already reached such an astonishing level.

This genius had never dimmed.

It was just that his brilliance had been covered up.

“Xue Jiao Gu, why are you looking at me?” Conrad’s mouth, concealed by his large beard, opened and closed.

Xue Jiao smiled lightly, waving the documents in her hand: “Professor, what does this formula mean? I’ve never seen this formula before.”

Conrad waved his hand casually: “That’s Conrad Formula 1.”

Xue Jiao: “…”

She paused for a moment and asked: “When did you come up with the name?”

Conrad: “Just now.”

Xue Jiao: “…”

Oh right, Migalsi’s “Constellation Mathematics” was called by Conrad—

Conrad Theory.

When she first heard this name, Xue Jiao, like now, fell into silence.

Conrad put down what he was holding and walked over: “The original calculation method and derivation were too troublesome. If we want to study the entire celestial calculation, we need to simplify it.”

Xue Jiao’s expression was complicated. Each formula was the result of countless people practicing repeatedly, yet only the old man before her would define something just by saying so.

“Professor, why don’t you publish these things?”

His achievements were already numerous; sharing even a small portion could bring him the attention of the entire mathematical community. He wouldn’t need to research under such conditions, without anyone to help.

“Troublesome.”

Xue Jiao: “…”

Who knows if those who ignored Professor Conrad would regret it deeply after seeing the materials Xue Jiao was now holding?

However, Conrad didn’t like others entering his laboratory, and these important things—she was the only person besides himself who had seen them.

Seeing Xue Jiao lost in thought momentarily, Conrad asked again: “Didn’t your husband say he was coming today? Why hasn’t he arrived yet?”

“…Something delayed him a bit, it’ll be another hour.”

Conrad thought for a moment, then pulled Xue Jiao to a nearby table: “Then I’ll teach you how to define new formulas and laws. If you can’t figure something out in the future, just define and derive it yourself.”

Xue Jiao: “…” Wait! What are you asking me to do in the future?!

Although she was speechless about Conrad, she still listened very seriously to what he taught, learning what he was teaching.

Conrad truly didn’t hold anything back, eager for Xue Jiao to immediately learn everything in his head. He even directly told Xue Jiao the core of Conrad’s Theory.

Faced with this “trust,” Xue Jiao was trembling with fear and could only study harder, spending at least 16 hours of the 24-hour day revolving around the project.

So much so that a year later, Xue Jiao discovered that the project gradually included—

Xue Jiao Law 1, Xue Jiao Law 2, Xue Jiao Theorem 1…

With this identical naming style, Xue Jiao, who had been influenced by Conrad, actually found it completely normal!

Was there any problem with it?

As Gu Xue Jiao’s teacher, Conrad was quite satisfied with this student who was also his assistant, cleaner, chef, secretary…!

First of all, regarding the environment, the previously messy laboratory was now orderly, with everything categorized. When he called for something, that girl would deliver it to his hands in ten seconds.

Most importantly, this girl had talent and was particularly diligent. A young person who could stay in one place for a whole year, working 16 hours every day, with no days off, no leave, and barely any time to go out…

She didn’t have a single complaint, nor did her patience diminish at all.

The only downside was that her husband kept coming over, but considering his excellent cooking skills that took care of both their meals… Conrad found himself quite looking forward to his visits.

This disciple was good, so naturally, he as the master should be a good master too!

But Conrad had never taken a disciple before and didn’t know how others typically taught…

After some thought, he decided to give Xue Jiao some additional tasks.

Hmm… let the disciple do more, learn more.

He was a good master, wasn’t he?

Due to Xue Jiao’s arrival, Conrad’s progress greatly accelerated. Neither of them treated themselves as human beings, but rather as beasts of burden!

Plus, with Lin Zhihua occasionally coming to help maintain their health, Conrad wasn’t afraid his body couldn’t withstand it. Without worries, he became even more ruthlessly driven.

When the planned two years were up, Xue Jiao couldn’t return to China because she couldn’t possibly leave Professor Conrad’s side.

His twenty-plus years of achievements had reached the final moment, and Xue Jiao really couldn’t bear to abandon him and leave.

At two years and seven months, Conrad’s twenty-five years of work was unveiled to the world.

Conrad Theory had a tremendous impact on mathematics and physics. From the moment his work was published, the scientific community spent a full three years analyzing Conrad Theory.

This was not just research in mathematics; it was also extremely valuable in astronomy and other fields.

Some even declared it a milestone in human mathematics and a guide for humanity’s exploration of the universe.

Conrad became famous overnight.

With Conrad Theory, he received mathematical awards such as the Wolf Prize and the Abel Prize, as well as the Nobel Prize in Physics.

And Gu Xue Jiao was the only student in his academic career. Yes, the only one. After Conrad’s Theory was published, countless people wanted to become his students, and even some professors wanted to learn from him.

Conrad drove them all away and announced that Gu Xue Jiao was his only student.

This caused Xue Jiao’s name to be consistently listed alongside Conrad’s.

Conrad even wanted to take Xue Jiao along to receive the awards, but Xue Jiao refused. She had only spent a little over two years and felt too embarrassed to share in a genius’s twenty-plus years of effort.

However, the Xue Jiao Laws and Xue Jiao Theorems within Conrad’s Theory still brought her several prestigious major awards.

Although these awards couldn’t compare to those Conrad received, she was still young with a long future ahead.

Before Xue Jiao and Lin Zhihua boarded their plane, Conrad hugged them both and wouldn’t let go.

According to his plan, since he had finished everything he wanted to do, he would follow Xue Jiao and Lin Zhihua to China!

He could keep an eye on his students and enjoy some good food. How wonderful.

China was very welcoming to Conrad, this mathematician, but… America was reluctant to let him go!

What if he left and never came back?!

While Conrad was still negotiating with the United States, Xue Jiao and Lin Zhihua had already returned to China hand in hand.

After all… China was also urging Xue Jiao to return.

The dean of their School of Science had called Xue Jiao several times, and with Lin Zhihua’s encouragement, they unceremoniously abandoned Conrad and left hand in hand.

“Jiaojiao, good baby.”

“Hmm?”

“Wife.”

“Hmm? Speak up!”

“We should have our wedding ceremony when we get back.”

“…” Xue Jiao blushed, “Alright.”

Lin Zhihua grinned, looking very happy.

Xue Jiao turned to look at him and smiled too.

This was probably what you’d call peaceful days.