At first, they did not hold out for much hope, expecting to be met with a torrent of scathing comments.

However, when they read the comments section, they were stunned. Their expressions changed, turning red in an instant. They unwittingly exclaimed "F*ck!"

"Y-God replied! It's a counterattack!"

"What? Is that for real?!"

"Amazing, this is just amazing!"

The whole class went into an uproar, taking out their phones. Reading it for themselves, they were energized, feeling excited.

With just a simple question and answer by himself, he managed to make a full comeback to shut the mouths of those who looked down on Y!

Everyone exchanged looks, noting the excitement in each other's gaze.

"Professor Wan!"

One of the students stood up and ran up to Wan Yun. "Professor Wan, Y replied!"

With that, he quickly passed his phone over to Wan Yun.

Wan Yun took a look at the phone, but his expression remained stoic. However, his eyes were a look of relief.

"Senior Y is really talented. We couldn't think of an appropriate reply, yet he could silent the opponents with just a few words," said one of the students respectfully.

"He's really glorified our university's name. I must follow in Senior Y's footsteps. A cultured person is really on another level."

"Do you understand the importance of literature now?" Wan Yun laughed out loud as he rubbed his beard. Feeling relieved, he turned around and left, leaving the impression of a wise man to the students.

At the same time, he shook his head with a smile, muttering, "I have taught so many students. I wonder who is this Y? This kid... can't he come over to meet up with me, his teacher?"

As for Ye Lingchen, he was already at the university gate.

Just as he was about to leave the gate, a beautiful figure blocked his path.

Xu Wanqing was looking at him with an insincere smile and a look of curiosity within her eyes. "Student Ye, to think that I've treated you as a friend. You didn't even notify me when you left last time."

The last time he met Xu Wanqing was during the fashion show. Right after it ended, he went off with Jia Di.

"I didn't expect Student Ye to be so well hidden. You're even friends with Vatti's Jia Di," said Xu Wanqing.

"We're just slightly closer friends." Ye Lingchen smiled, then added, "Could Teacher Xu be here to look for me specifically?"

"Tch, not wanting to admit it eh?" Xu Wanqing pursed her lips.

She noticed Jia Di's attitude towards Ye Lingchen was humble and respectful. How would a normal friend behave that way?

"I do have business with you." To Ye Lingchen's surprise, Xu Wanqing nodded in acknowledgment, then added. "I need your assistance."

"Assistance?" Ye Lingchen's brows twitched, looking at Xu Wanqing suspiciously.

"Your mathematics is good. It is at least above my level. I want to invite you to a mathematics competition." After a momentary pause, Xu Wanqing continued, "The competition format is a team battle. Each team will have three participants, and they are picked by the university's lecturers."

"You're the lecturer in charge right?" Ye Lingchen had already guessed the gist of it.

"I'm just one of the lecturers. However, I have the right to nominate one participant." Xu Wanqing explained. "If you enter the rankings for this mathematics competition, it would help you greatly as a student and you can add that to your resume."

"Why are you placing so much confidence in me? Furthermore, I'm a student at Capital University and you're Huaqing University's lecturer."

"You are the best in Mathematics among those I've met. I believe in you! As for the university, you don't have to worry about it. This competition is a regional competition, not one between universities," Xu Wanqing answered with a smile on her face. "That is to say, Capital City will be sending out three students to compete with other regions."

"Understood." Ye Lingchen nodded, not adding anything else to his reply.

"Hey, Student Ye, you won't reject this right?" Xu Wanqing asked nervously. "If our Capital City region's universities were to lose to the universities from other regions, that would be embarrassing."

"Please, my nomination quota is very precious. You're the only one I can trust." Xu Wanqing looked pitiably at Ye Lingchen. "I've just only started my life as a lecturer. If I chose the wrong student, that would be a shameful record."

"Alright," Ye Lingchen finally agreed to it with a nod. Since he had nothing much to do, he might as well help out.

"Thank you!" Xu Wanqing immediately blossomed with a smile. "Let's go, I'll buy you some coffee."

They walked down the street. Along the way, Xu Wanqing explained the rules and regulations of the competition to Ye Lingchen.

The competition's scope was just a simple mathematical competition between each region. Although every team consisted of three members, these three members had nothing to do with each other. It only represented that the university had three chances.

The method of competition was brutally simple. One question was given, and the first to answer would get the point.

For them to be selected for the inter-region competition, each of the participants was the cream of the crop. Xu Wanqing was trying to place her bets on Ye Lingchen.

Both of them chatted along the way, and right then, someone shouted a sales pitch from the side.

"Jiangnan Tannery is going under! Jiangnan Tanner is going under! B*stard Boss Wu He1 indulged in hedonistic acts, incurring a debt of over RMB350 million and ran away with his lover! We have no other choice but to take these wallets in lieu of salary. Originally priced between RMB100 to RMB300, now all going for RMB20! Wu He you b*stard, you don't deserve to be a human, return me my hard-earned money!"

The sound was strangely hypnotic as it played back on repeat. It caused Ye Lingchen and Xu Wanqing to pause in their tracks for a moment. They then smiled and shook their heads. They understood full well the real reason behind that incident.

Ye Lingchen had a decent recollection of Jiangnan Tannery. It was that tannery that had collaborated with Vatti all the while, yet due to their previous provocations that offended Ye Lingchen, Jia Di ended their collaboration.

However, that bankruptcy was just too fast!

"Jiangnan Tannery might look big, but most of it came from investments using Vatti as its backer. Now that Vatti has thrown it aside, those that had a deal with that tannery had also quickly ended their collaboration. Furthermore, their boss Wu He [1] was found to have issued blank checks and evaded taxes, leading to their entire business being shut down," Xu Wanqing explained.

Ye Lingchen nodded. That was the way of businesses. The bigger it gets, the more money to earn, but at the same time, the risks increased as well. If anything were to go wrong, it would go down a path of no return. That was why many vendors wished to get close to the titans of the business world. After all, the bigger the backing, the easier things got.

After enjoying their coffee, Xu Wanqing and Ye Lingchen set up an appointment and took their leave.

Ye Lingchen looked at Xu Wanqing and opened his mouth as though trying to say something, but held back in the end.

"What's the matter?" Xu Wanqing stared at Ye Lingchen.

Ye Lingchen shook his head. "It's nothing. Be careful on the way home."

"Mm." Xu Wanqing nodded.

Ye Lingchen stared at her figure, yet his gaze turned into a frown...

The author named Wu He (吳鶴) as the boss of Jiangnan Tannery here. However, it contradicts the previous chapter where Wu Junjie was introduced to us as the owner of Jiangnan Tannery and Wu Youcai as the son. This instance of Wu He is most likely just a typo on the author's part.