After the Exam Proctor finished speaking, he stopped addressing the other teachers and looked towards Ye Chen, who was not far away.

Ye Chen was completely unfazed by the teachers’ doubts.

Xia Yingluo was feeding Ye Chen, who wore an expression of enjoyment.

Several teachers gathered together, looking at Ye Chen’s exam paper.

Soon, a teacher discovered a problem.

"This question uses the limit value calculation, right!"

"This question uses the equation for solving an ellipse."

"Why does this question use the Mean Value Theorem?"

"I feel like these questions are a bit beyond the scope. Some of them are things only Graduate Students or Doctoral Students would encounter."

At this moment, everyone was stunned.

Ye Chen’s solution steps for every question were incredibly clear, and he had actually written multiple methods of solution for each one.

The Exam Proctor said, "I can understand your suspicion, but I can tell you that Professor Li Tongming himself couldn’t solve many questions on this paper. Furthermore, this paper is a reserve test from the International Mathematical Olympiad Association. To consider your students’ feelings, Professor Li even included a bonus question—that deduction by Archimedes—but you are all too disappointing; only two students managed to solve it."

Hearing the Exam Proctor’s words, all the teachers were left speechless.

The Exam Proctor continued, "You can look at the paragraph written at the bottom of Ye Chen’s paper, and then you will know exactly how large the gap is between your students and Ye Chen."

He wrote something at the end of the paper too?

"The content of the paper was too simple, so I wrote different solutions for every question. Please make the next test harder; these kinds of questions are too boring."

After the Exam Proctor finished speaking, he looked at Ye Chen.

This guy is not just a mathematical genius, but also a genius at showing off!

Ye Chen successfully made it into the Mathematical Olympiad National Team, and Zhao Yueyue was selected along with him.

However, Zhao Yueyue knew that she was only basking in Ye Chen’s glory; her skill level was only enough to be a substitute.

Professor Xia smiled and said to Xia Yingluo, "Yingluo, come over to my place later, I’ll cook you something delicious."

Xia Yingluo nodded and then asked, "Can I bring my Boyfriend along?"

Old Man Xia felt a bit awkward.

But looking at Xia Yingluo’s eyes, it seemed if Ye Chen didn’t go, she wouldn’t go either.

After giving him a look of extreme distaste, Old Man Xia nodded: "Of course you can."

Old Man Xia brought Ye Chen and Xia Yingluo to the traditional Chinese courtyard residence.

Actually, Old Man Xia had only intended to invite Xia Yingluo.

But Old Man Xia knew Xia Yingluo’s personality.

If he didn’t invite Ye Chen, Xia Yingluo would definitely be unhappy.

Old Man Xia was actually very unhappy.

He didn’t know why, but the more Xia Yingluo clung to Ye Chen, the unhappier Old Man Xia became.

He always felt like his most precious treasure had been stolen.

Old Man Xia entered the kitchen to cook.

Soon, Old Man Xia had prepared a table full of dishes.

Old Man Xia was very happy to be able to cook for his granddaughter.

Old Man Xia’s cooking was delicious, truly authentic Beijing flavor.

Ye Chen ate very comfortably, but the only thing that made him unhappy was that Old Man Xia kept putting food on Xia Yingluo’s plate.

"This braised pork is extremely delicious."

As Old Man Xia spoke, he put a piece of braised pork onto Xia Yingluo’s plate.

Coincidentally, Ye Chen also put a chicken drumstick onto Xia Yingluo’s plate.

Both sets of chopsticks were in Xia Yingluo’s bowl.

Following that, the two men silently stared at each other.

Ye Chen: "I’m her Boyfriend. Who are you?"

Old Man Xia: "I am her..."

Old Man Xia was actually very depressed.

His identity couldn’t be exposed, otherwise, how could he let this brat be so presumptuous?

Ye Chen had a feeling.

Old Man Xia seemed like Mother Ye 2.0, always competing with him for favor in front of Xia Yingluo.

But Mother Ye is my mother after all; what’s the meaning of you, an old man, competing with me for attention? 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

Xia Yingluo raised her head, then ate the chicken drumstick, and looked towards Old Man Xia.

"Professor Xia, I can serve myself; you don’t need to trouble yourself so much."

Xia Yingluo still favored Ye Chen.

Old Man Xia felt somewhat wronged internally.

We are clearly the ones related by blood.

Ye Chen was extremely happy.

He glanced at Old Man Xia, then peeled a braised prawn in oil for Xia Yingluo.

"Yingluo, eat the shrimp. Professor Xia made it very well."

Old Man Xia, standing nearby, was so angry his teeth were grinding.

This brat Ye Chen was clearly provoking him.

Every time he put food on Xia Yingluo’s plate, he would deliberately flash a triumphant smile at Old Man Xia, challenging him.

He was clearly trying to annoy him on purpose.

Ye Chen was doing this to make Old Man Xia recognize his own place.

I am her Boyfriend, what are you? Competing with me for affection?

Old Man Xia was so aggrieved he was almost in tears.

Old Man Xia even nearly lost his temper and exposed their relationship.

Old Man Xia couldn’t stand it anymore and said, "I’ll go cut some watermelon for you."

Ye Chen smiled and said, "I didn’t expect Old Man Xia to have a traditional Chinese courtyard residence right in the heart of the capital."

Xia Yingluo smiled and nodded.

Suddenly, Xia Yingluo’s gaze fell upon the room across the courtyard, and she froze for a moment.

Ye Chen was eating braised pork, and when he looked up, he noticed something strange about Xia Yingluo’s gaze.

"Yingluo, what’s wrong?" Ye Chen asked curiously.

Xia Yingluo stood up and walked toward the small room opposite, standing blankly at the doorway.

Ye Chen was curious and followed her.

"Yingluo, what is it?"

Xia Yingluo said, "I’ve seen this place before."

Ye Chen was also stunned.

"You’ve seen this place? What do you mean?"

Xia Yingluo took a deep breath and said, "My mother has a photograph that was taken standing right here."

What?

Ye Chen suddenly realized something too.

Xia Yingluo then walked step by step toward that room.

She gently pushed it open.

The inside of the room was spotless, as if someone had been living there continuously.

Xia Yingluo’s gaze suddenly fell upon a photograph on the table.

Xia Yingluo stared blankly at the photograph.

The girl in the photo was very beautiful and delicate, almost an exact replica of Xia Yingluo.

Xia Yingluo was completely stunned as she looked at the photograph.

Just then, Old Man Xia returned, carrying a plate of watermelon.

When he saw Xia Yingluo standing blankly at the doorway, looking at the photo, the plate of watermelon in his hand clattered onto the ground.

The watermelon splattered.

He knew that the secret he had been hiding had finally been exposed.

"Yingluo, listen to me, actually, I..."

He looked at Xia Yingluo, wanting to say something.

But he opened his mouth, yet nothing came out.

Xia Yingluo looked at Old Man Xia, her expression extremely complicated.

Old Man Xia’s expression was very flustered: "Yingluo, I actually wanted to tell you, but I was afraid..."

Finally, Old Man Xia stammered out the story of what had happened over the past decade or so.

Old Man Xia hadn’t expected his daughter to run off to Jiangzhou, going such a long distance away.

Back then, technology was not advanced, and surveillance systems were incomplete.

Trying to find someone was like searching for a needle in a haystack.

If Xiao He hadn’t gone to Jiangzhou for recruitment, the two of them might never have met.

Old Man Xia explained a great deal, but Xia Yingluo’s expression remained calm.

It was frighteningly calm.

She seemed not to have absorbed anything he said.

"So, you already knew who I was, didn’t you?" Xia Yingluo suddenly asked.