Awakening Elementary School System in University

He took a deep breath and logged directly into one of the world’s most authoritative plagiarism detection websites.

This kind of website charged a fee per check, and it wasn’t cheap.

But at this moment, Gu Ming couldn’t be bothered with any of that.

He uploaded the entire PDF document Chen Lin had sent him.

And clicked "Begin Check."

Those brief few dozen seconds he spent waiting for the results felt longer than a century to Gu Ming.

Finally, the plagiarism report popped up on the screen.

Looking at the number marked in bold red font at the top of the report, Gu Ming’s eyes went wide.

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’How is that possible?!’

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At two o’clock in the afternoon, at the entrance of Yannan University.

Huang Yiyi stood beside a newly arrived ride-share car, a professional yet friendly smile on her face. She said to Chen Lin and Principal Chang Kai, "Principal Chang, President Chen, I’ve taken detailed notes on the university’s proposed revisions to the Articles of Incorporation. I’ll make the changes as soon as I get back to the hotel today, then come back tomorrow morning for a second round of discussions with Teacher He and the others."

She paused, then continued methodically, "If there are no further issues after tomorrow’s discussion, we can officially upload all the materials on the official business administration app. Once the online review is approved, we can go to the business administration bureau to pick up the business license and official seal in person. Then, we’ll take the license and seal to the bank to open a corporate account."

Hearing this, Principal Chang Kai immediately chimed in with a smile, "Don’t you worry about opening the account, Miss Huang. I’ve already promised Chen Lin. With Yannan University’s reputation as collateral, the bank will give us the green light all the way. There won’t be any problems."

"Then I’m very grateful, Principal Chang." Huang Yiyi nodded slightly. "In that case, there’s not much else for the preliminary preparations. I’ll be taking my leave, then. I’ll be in touch tomorrow."

With that, she opened the car door and slid in gracefully.

As the ride-share car slowly pulled away, Principal Chang Kai watched its receding silhouette and couldn’t help but exclaim in sincere admiration, "Tiansheng Group is truly one of the country’s top corporations. The person they sent is a real professional!"

Chen Lin, standing to the side, couldn’t agree more.

From their brief half-day interaction, Huang Yiyi had left an excellent impression on him.

She was beautiful and poised, spoke with graceful confidence, handled social interactions with impeccable tact, and managed business affairs methodically.

Most importantly, her professional expertise was rock-solid.

Whether communicating with him or negotiating with university staff like Principal Chang and Teacher He, she could always accurately grasp the other party’s needs and bottom lines. She could firmly protect the company’s interests while speaking in a way that made everyone feel at ease, leaving them with nothing to complain about.

’In a word—reliable.’

’President Peng was right.’

’In every respect, Huang Yiyi is the perfect candidate for an executive presidential assistant—exactly what I need right now.’

Chen Lin thought about the thirty-thousand-yuan after-tax monthly salary he had offered Huang Yiyi and felt glad he had been so decisive.

This was also in line with market logic. After all, Huang Yiyi was leaving a corporate giant like Tiansheng Group for Chen Lin’s startup. Aside from its so-called growth potential, the venture was full of uncertainty, so it was perfectly reasonable to offer a high premium as compensation.

Principal Chang Kai turned, chuckled, and patted Chen Lin on the shoulder, his tone as warm as that of a neighborhood elder.

"So, Chen Lin, do you have any other plans this afternoon? If not, why don’t you come to my office for a bit? We can take this opportunity to chat about the specific details of the university’s investment in your new company."

This proposal was exactly what Chen Lin had been hoping for.

He had come today not only to accompany Huang Yiyi in liaising with the university but also, more importantly, to sound out Principal Chang.

After all, once the company was officially registered, the next step would be negotiations involving cold, hard cash.

Just as Chen Lin was about to nod in agreement, the phone in his pocket suddenly started to vibrate.

He instinctively pulled it out and saw it was a WeChat voice call from Professor Gu.

A flicker of confusion crossed Chen Lin’s mind, but he first made an apologetic gesture to Principal Chang Kai before swiping to answer the call.

"Hello, Professor Gu?"

"Chen Lin, you finally answered!" Professor Gu Ming’s slightly anxious voice came through the receiver immediately. "I sent you several messages at noon. When I saw you hadn’t replied, I decided to call you directly."

"Ah, my apologies, Professor Gu," Chen Lin quickly explained. "I’ve been in meetings with Principal Chang and the others all day, preparing to set up the company. My phone was on silent, and I didn’t get a chance to look at it."

"Oh, right, starting a company, yes, yes." Gu Ming had been there at Huaqing University when Chang Kai was trying to persuade Chen Lin to stay in school.

But Gu Ming quickly brought the conversation back on track, his voice filled with an undeniable urgency. "Do you have time right now? I have something extremely important to discuss with you in person regarding your graduation thesis."

’Extremely important? In person?’

Hearing Professor Gu’s grave choice of words, Chen Lin’s heart skipped a beat.

He instinctively glanced at Principal Chang Kai beside him.

A man of Principal Chang Kai’s stature had long since perfected the art of reading people. A single glance at Chen Lin’s expression was all he needed. He smiled and waved his hand dismissively, "It’s fine. Go take care of your business. Our matter isn’t urgent. Let’s meet the day after tomorrow at nine in the morning, same conference room. We’ll continue the discussion once Miss Huang brings the revised articles."

With the principal’s words, Chen Lin felt reassured.

He immediately spoke into the phone, "Professor Gu, I’m on campus right now. Are you in your office? I’ll head over right away. I can be there within ten minutes."

"Good! I’ll be waiting!"

Gu Ming replied crisply and hung up.

"Well then, Principal Chang, I’ll be on my way," Chen Lin said, putting his phone away, feeling a bit embarrassed.

"Go on, go on." Principal Chang Kai still wore that same warm smile. "Professor Gu must be looking for you about your thesis. That’s important too. It’s tied to your early graduation, after all."

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Five minutes later, in Professor Gu Ming’s office at the School of Mathematics building.

The scene that greeted Chen Lin when he knocked and entered made him pause for a moment.

Professor Gu Ming was standing in front of his desk, holding several printed A4 pages, his brow deeply furrowed. He was pacing back and forth in the small space, muttering to himself, so intensely focused that he didn’t even notice Chen Lin opening the door.

"Professor Gu?" Chen Lin called out tentatively.

"Ah! You’re here!"

Gu Ming seemed to jolt awake. He snapped his head up, and when he saw Chen Lin, his eyes flashed with an indescribable brilliance.

He crossed the room in a few long strides, thrust the papers in his hand toward Chen Lin, and said urgently, "Quick, look at these parts!"

Chen Lin looked down and saw that the papers were a printout of the thesis draft he had sent.

And the spots Gu Ming was pointing to had been meticulously circled in red pen.

"In this thesis of yours, there are several key proofs and calculations where you’ve omitted far too many steps!"

Gu Ming pointed at the formulas on the page, his speech much faster than usual. "The conclusions are correct, but the logical leaps in between are too large! For example, here, in the convergence proof from the ’potential-curvature’ discriminant to the ’slice-filter’ algorithm, you skipped at least seven or eight steps! And here, regarding the geometric constraints of the convex hull boundary, you just gave an inequality with no derivation whatsoever! Can you, right now, provide a detailed derivation for all of these omitted parts?!"