Peerless Martial Expert in the City
Chapter 605 - 601: The Dean

Chapter 605: Chapter 601: The Dean

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Chapter 601 Dean

"I..."

Xiao Yi had not expected that this girl would be so enthusiastic, so bold. His feet hastily retreated several steps again. Just as he wanted to speak, he realized that he seemed to have bumped into someone behind him, and turned his head in panic.

However, during the turn of his head, the expression on his face instantly became stunned. His mouth hung open, and his eyes revealed a trace of disbelief. Even the girl next to him, whose enthusiasm was excessive and left him at a loss, was temporarily forgotten.

In front of him stood a man with a plain face and a faint smile, none other than Beichen Feng. And behind him, a middle-aged man with glasses and a scholarly demeanor, was smiling and appeared to be watching him with keen interest.

It took Xiao Yi quite a while to snap back to reality, looking at Beichen Feng in astonishment, and stuttered, "Beichen... Beichen teacher?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a look of guilt couldn’t help but appear on his face.

If there was one person he felt most guilty about and feared most in participating in the sports event, it was undoubtedly Beichen Feng. Others might not understand his strength, but Beichen Feng knew him thoroughly!

During the previous competition, he almost always had a feeling of guilt whenever he competed, and his gaze would involuntarily scan the crowd to see if Beichen Feng was there.

Only after two or three consecutive days without seeing Beichen Feng did he let his guard down a bit. He mocked himself for his alertness, thinking how busy Beichen Feng was, with no time to care about a trivial sports event. With his personality, he wouldn’t come to such a bustling scene.

Yet, he hadn’t expected that just when he let his guard down, thinking Beichen Feng would not appear, there he was.

"You did well today!"

As Xiao Yi was feeling extremely apprehensive inside, Beichen Feng spoke. He glanced at Xiao Yi, patted his shoulder gently, and said with a light tone.

The tone even carried a hint of praise.

"Ah?"

Xiao Yi was almost dumbfounded. He had anticipated many things Beichen Feng might say or do upon encountering him, but he had never imagined this gesture or these words!

He... wasn’t pursuing the matter of his participation in the sports event?

Beichen Feng’s plain, unlighted eyes seemed to see through Xiao Yi’s inner thoughts. A faint smile played around his mouth as he looked at Xiao Yi with a teasing gaze and said lightly, "No one said you couldn’t compete."

After speaking, he looked at Xiao Yi with a meaningful glance and teased, "You just performed well."

Hearing Beichen Feng’s words, Xiao Yi finally breathed a sigh of relief, completely relaxing. He had always felt that as a person of the martial path, participating in a sports event felt somewhat like cheating, even though he didn’t use any of his abilities to bully others but purely relied on his physical fitness. Yet, it still felt like an unfair advantage.

But upon hearing the latter words, Xiao Yi’s face immediately turned red. To others, the remark might seem like a compliment on his first-place finish, but Xiao Yi knew that those little actions of his hadn’t escaped Beichen Feng’s eyes.

"Good job, haha, well done, Classmate. You truly did well. To have such a student in the School of Mathematics makes me very pleased," said the scholarly man, with an incredibly kind smile on his face, his eyes focused intently on Xiao Yi, and he enthusiastically grabbed Xiao Yi’s hand, patting the back of it vigorously.

Xiao Yi had already felt that this scholarly man’s gaze was somewhat peculiar, and now, with his enthusiastic action, he felt a chill run down his spine, especially upon seeing the look behind the man’s glasses. However, with Beichen Feng present and the man accompanying Beichen Feng, Xiao Yi didn’t dare to pull his hand away, only managing to look at Beichen Feng with an incredibly awkward and stiff expression.

"Xiao Yi, this is the dean of our school," said Beichen Feng, who couldn’t help but feel a mixture of laughter and tears at the scholarly man’s behavior.

Despite his inner turmoil, his face remained solemn as he introduced the man to Xiao Yi.

"Ah? Oh, thank you for the praise, Dean. I was just doing what I should, and I’ll continue to work hard."

Upon hearing the identity of this refined gentleman, Xiao Yi couldn’t help but be surprised again. Doubt crept into his eyes for the first time regarding Beichen Feng’s words. Could this guy really be the dean of the college?

Of course, while he harbored doubts in his heart, his lips hurriedly uttered a modest response.

As he spoke, his gaze fixed firmly on his hand that was being tightly grasped.

"Ahem, well, Classmate Xiao, your performance was very impressive. I hope you can apply the tenacious fighting spirit, fearlessness in facing challenges, and eagerness to excel that you showed on the sports field to your studies too. Um, Classmate Xiao, what year are you in now? Are you interested in reading for my postgraduate studies?"

The refined gentleman finally noticed his own lapse in composure, cleared his throat, and after masking the embarrassed expression on his face, he continued to look eagerly at Xiao Yi.

"Um, Dean, he’s just a freshman. It’s too early to talk about postgraduate studies," said someone trying to help.

Beichen Feng’s heart jolted. He hadn’t expected that due to this small matter, the Dean would be so impressed with Xiao Yi. From his tone, he seemed ready to take him on as a postgraduate student!

To know, this refined gentleman’s postgraduate students were definitely among the most sought-after in the country. His international and national reputation, his status in the scientific community, went without saying. His research funding was arguably the highest among all his domestic peers, with one project succeeding another. Moreover, this man was of high integrity, never treating his students as cheap labor like many domestic advisors currently do. He cherished each of his postgraduate students, protecting them as if they were his own, not only offering thorough academic guidance but also ensuring their well-being, even at the cost of his own comfort.

Thus, every year, students from elite universities like Tsinghua and Peking University vied to study under him.

However, he knew that Xiao Yi’s background was not simple and his purpose for coming to University Z was not solely academic. Let alone reading for a postgraduate degree, it was uncertain whether he would stay until graduation. Seeing Xiao Yi unsure how to respond, he quickly interjected to save Xiao Yi from the awkward situation.

"Yes, thank you, Dean, for the high regard. I will certainly study hard, but postgraduate studies are indeed a long way off for me," Xiao Yi gratefully said, following up quickly.

Postgraduate studies? When it’s not even clear if he could stay at the school for a few more days, how could he consider such matters?

Xiao Yi smiled bitterly in his heart.

"A freshman? Beichen Feng, didn’t you say he was your student?" asked the refined gentleman, taken aback before turning his astonished gaze to Beichen Feng.

"Dean, well, I taught a basic course this year," Beichen Feng coughed dryly, offering an explanation.

"Oh, I see. That’s good, very good, hehe."

The refined gentleman was slightly startled, and seeing a touch of embarrassment on Beichen Feng’s face, he smiled amiably. His mood seemed to brighten considerably after the laugh, and only then did he turn back to Xiao Yi, "Being a freshman, it is indeed a bit early to discuss postgraduate studies. However, young man, I have noted you. Keep up the good work, and I hope to see your name on our School of Mathematics’ direct recommendation list three years from now."

After speaking, he patted Xiao Yi on the shoulder and then turned to look at the surrounding students, who were watching him and Beichen Feng with awed eyes. He laughed heartily and said, "Beichen Feng, let’s go. We shouldn’t interrupt the students’ celebration of this victory."

"My God, that person just now was the Dean, no mistake, really our School of Mathematics’ Dean!"

"It’s true, I recognized him too. And the person just now, that was Professor Beichen Feng, the youngest one in our School of Mathematics! That Xiao Yi guy has really hit the jackpot!"

"Right, what was the Dean saying just now? Did I hear him asking if he was interested in reading for his postgraduate studies?"

"You heard right, that’s exactly what the Dean said to him. And you didn’t hear the part where he said he wants to see his name on the direct recommendation list three years from now!"

"My God, what does that mean? It means he’s caught the Dean’s eye. With the direct recommendation rate of our School of Mathematics, as long as he ensures he doesn’t fail any course in four years, the recommendation is almost a sure thing! This kid has really struck it lucky, do you realize how tough it is to get into the Dean’s postgraduate program? It’s a hundred to one!"

"..."

It was only a long while after Beichen Feng and the refined gentleman had walked far away that the crowd of onlookers recovered from their immense shock. They looked at Xiao Yi, who seemed a bit at a loss, with intense heat in their eyes, filled with admiration, envy, and jealousy.

Compared to knowing that he and Zhao Yuhua had become an item and he had managed to woo a beauty like Zhao Yuhua, the feelings were even stronger. After all, for them, a beauty like Zhao Yuhua was a distant prospect, while catching the Dean’s eye and potentially becoming his postgraduate student represented tangible benefits... When it comes to beauty and benefits, most men, especially those with ambition, tend to favor benefits. Lovers of beauty over power are, after all, in the minority...

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