deltrittennovels Chapter 173 Arrogant Demeanor
Chapter 173 Arrogant Demeanor
After leaving academia, Shen Yuxuan naively believed that:
Once you achieve success in this secular society and earn enough money to last several lifetimes, you can completely forget the deep-seated humiliation.
In fact, he did achieve that.
His lectures were a huge success, practically legendary in the industry.
Shen Yuxuan is a natural actor whose talent was wasted on math.
His brilliance on the podium even surpassed that of many celebrities.
The students reacted enthusiastically, almost to the point of frenzy, to his highly inflammatory "acting."
"Teacher! My math score jumped 50 points after your lesson! It's amazing!"
"I got into a top-tier university! Teacher, you are like a second parent to me, my greatest benefactor!"
"My slow-witted child got a high score thanks to your guidance."
Thank you so much! You're a legend in education!
Whenever he heard these fervent expressions of gratitude, the feeling of being worshipped on a pedestal gave him a rather euphoric sense of accomplishment.
To be fair, he could explain the basic math content taught in high school to anyone who had worked in top academic circles, even with his eyes closed.
But Shen Yuxuan never let his guard down; he consciously saw himself as a stage actor standing under the spotlight.
Like writing a brilliant script, meticulously design the beginning, development, climax, and conclusion of each lesson.
The golden ratio layout of every line written on the blackboard, the perfect moment for a stern lecture, and at which point to throw out a joke that will elicit uproarious laughter...
Every tiny detail in the classroom was meticulously calculated by him.
It's unclear when exactly, but the entire industry began to respectfully refer to him as the undisputed "ace lecturer".
Fanatical students and parents who hoped their children would succeed almost worshipped him as a god.
Even the most powerful media moguls have their eyes on his popularity and have been extending olive branches to him, brimming with the scent of money.
But he was not happy.
Whenever he drove his luxury car through a bustling area and saw his own huge, smartly dressed, and radiant face displayed on a large outdoor GG sign...
Instead of feeling smug, Shen Yuxuan always felt embarrassed, and his cheeks would uncontrollably burn.
A high-end, single-level apartment in the city center, an expensive limited-edition sports car in the underground garage, and a string of dazzling, ever-increasing numbers in a bank account.
He has everything.
However, that past nightmare remains like a persistent, intractable disease, showing no signs of fading away.
"That bastard Ilya Cronin!"
He gritted his teeth in countless late nights.
But after venting, a deeper sense of powerlessness washes over you.
Because he knew better than anyone else that even if he cursed that person with the most vicious words in the world ten thousand times, he couldn't change any established facts.
The reason is extremely simple, so simple it's pathetic.
Because the person Shen Yuxuan truly hated and could not forgive was not Cronin at all.
What he truly hated was himself—the mediocre, cowardly version of himself who ultimately chose to flee in the cruel world of mathematics.
until that day.
The gears of fate turned, leading him to meet a boy who seemed to belong to another dimension.
That child who could sit quietly in a corner and study and deduce the Four Color Theorem even with just a bunch of childish crayons and colorful colored paper.
On the very day he looked at that boy, as Shen Yuxuan examined the derivation process, he felt a chill run down his spine.
The worldview that I had built up over most of my life collapsed in an instant.
In that instant, as if struck by lightning, Shen Yuxuan finally understood completely what Ilya Cronin had felt back then.
Compared to Su Hao, a monster truly favored by the Creator, all the past mysteries instantly became clear.
In the eyes of a giant like Cronin, those people in the lab back then, including Shen Yuxuan...
Aside from seeing them as a group of "errand runners who just happen to have hands and can help carry photocopies," there's probably not a single bit of academic value to them!
This is like asking why a dragon would care about the pride of an ant.
Life in this world is inherently irrational.
This is especially true in the face of absolute talent that transcends all others.
But what truly unsettled Shen Yuxuan, and even sent chills down his spine, wasn't how terrifying Su Hao's talent was, but rather:
Such extraordinary talent, enough to advance human civilization, is at risk of being discarded in a corner and wasted away without any value because of this child's overly indifferent nature!
The sports car sped along the highway, but Shen Yuxuan's thoughts drifted far away.
"Among those so-called geniuses who have made their mark on history, if you count them on your fingers, basically none of them are normal people!"
When Newton discovered calculus, it was something that could have accelerated the progress of science for all of humanity by hundreds of years...
He actually kept it hidden away for thirty years without saying a word, treating it like an antique?! What was he after?!
Shen Yuxuan didn't understand before, but after meeting Su Hao, he could roughly guess the reason.
Because for those immortals, the magnificent and profound world in their minds is too vast and too important!
So much so that in their eyes, publishing papers, worldly affairs, fame and fortune are nothing at all.
"I know I've proven it perfectly. So, the verification work... can't we just let those people do it themselves?"
Shen Yuxuan still clearly remembers that Su Hao once said something similar to what could make someone so angry they would vomit blood, with an extremely innocent expression.
Every time he thinks about it, he feels a chill run down his spine.
What would have happened if the classroom where Su Hao proved the Four Color Theorem had not been accidentally discovered by the school?
The boy who completed a proof that shook the global mathematics community will probably just stretch and tidy up the classroom.
Then, as if nothing had happened, he picked up his schoolbag and returned to his ordinary daily life.
What an arrogant mindset that is!
Their arrogance was chilling.
Yet, it is also so pure and beautiful that it is breathtaking.