Chapter 32: Serious Boys Are the Handsomest

"During last year's training camp, I didn't even see Xu You. He probably didn't even make it to the provincial team. Can someone really improve so much in one year?"

"It's not impossible. Maybe he's a hidden talent like Hu Shucheng, who only started focusing on competitions in his second year of high school."

"That's too outrageous. I've been studying for competitions since junior high, and I've only just passed the provincial cut-off. This time, there seems to be too much suspicion around No. 4 High School. Should we team up with the students from Bincheng No. 24 High School and report them?"

As the top two high schools in Ningjiang Province, their competition students are the most affected.

It could be said that Xu You and Hu Shucheng have almost secured two spots on the provincial team.

They knew that students from Bincheng No. 24 High School might have similar thoughts.

"No, it's too foolish to rashly report other schools without any evidence."

Although Huang Qingzhong also had doubts about Shengcheng No. 4 High School, he wouldn't act irrationally.

After all, whether Xu You and Hu Shucheng could make it to the provincial team had no direct impact on Huang Qingzhong himself.

With Huang Qingzhong's results in the retest, making it to the provincial team was a sure thing.

However, having only achieved third place in the province this time, Huang Qingzhong was still very upset.

"Anyway, we need to find out Xu You's real level before making any decisions. If we can confirm that Xu You really doesn't have the ability, then we'll start gathering evidence and consider reporting."

Hearing Huang Qingzhong's words, everyone agreed that it made sense.

"Wei Lan, why don't you go and test Xu You with a few questions? Take advantage of the fact that there are no tasks today, and there will be an excuse to refuse tomorrow. Remember to record the whole process."

Wei Lan was startled.

"Why me? Why don't you go?"

"As a girl, and a pretty one at that, he won't easily refuse you. If us guys go, he might not even bother with us."

Wei Lan thought about it, and Huang Qingzhong's words did make sense.

Indeed, she was quite pretty.

Wei Lan was one of the very few girls in the physics competition team.

And among the few female physics competitors, she was one of the very few who were also considered attractive.

Even though Wei Lan wasn't very interested in reporting No. 4 High School,

The fact that Huang Qingzhong acknowledged her beauty was enough for her to make a small sacrifice and test Xu You's abilities.

"Alright, then it's settled. I'll go and ask Xu You some questions later, and you guys wait outside."

"Don't worry, just call us if anything happens."

Because having too many people approach Xu You might arouse his suspicion, they decided to only have Wei Lan appear.

After arriving at the hotel, under Chen Yan's guidance, the students completed their check-in procedures one after another.

The school had booked double rooms for the team members, and naturally, Xu You and Hu Shucheng from Shengcheng No. 4 High School became roommates.

After entering the room, Xu You and Hu Shucheng began to unpack their things.

Suddenly, Hu Shucheng stopped his unpacking.

"My stomach suddenly hurts... I'll go to the public restroom outside."

"Isn't there a restroom in the room? Just use that." Xu You said, puzzled.

"My gut has a higher concentration of 3-methylindole, so I'd better go to the public restroom."

Since it was their first time staying together, Hu Shucheng still wanted to leave a good impression on Xu You.

"Old Hu, you really are considerate."

With that, Xu You supported Hu Shucheng's decision.

After placing her luggage in her room, Wei Lan took out a workbook and left her room.

Students from the provincial experimental school also came out of their rooms.

"Xu You's room is 608, go in. We'll wait outside for you. Remember to start recording."

"Got it."

Wei Lan cleared her throat, adjusted her hair, and approached Xu You's room.

The door to room 608 was half-open. Wei Lan knocked three times, and Xu You, hearing the knock, came over.

"Are you Xu You? I'm Wei Lan, from the provincial experimental school."

Hearing Wei Lan's name, Xu You immediately remembered her.

Wasn't she the girl who ranked sixth in the retest?

Because her gender was specifically marked next to her name on the list, Xu You had a strong impression of Wei Lan.

"Hello, Wei Lan. What can I do for you?"

"I have some questions I'd like to ask you. My

 teacher and classmates couldn't explain them very clearly. I hope I'm not disturbing you?"

"Not at all, come in."

Xu You didn't think much of it and invited Wei Lan into the room.

"This question here, my solution differs from the answer, and so does the result. I'm not sure where I went wrong. I asked my teacher and classmates, but they all just told me to follow the solution in the answer key."

Actually, this was something Wei Lan truly didn't understand.

Even though she had mastered the method provided in the answer key, she was still unclear about where her own method went wrong.

Xu You took the workbook and began to read the question seriously, pondering over it.

"This Xu You... is actually quite handsome."

Wei Lan quietly observed Xu You as he concentrated on the problem.

Although Xu You never made an effort to embellish his appearance,

His features were naturally appealing, and at a height of 1.82 meters, he was quite impressive.

The earnest efforts he had made in recent days further enhanced his healthy physique.

Of course, mere outward handsomeness wouldn't greatly interest a girl like Wei Lan.

A serious boy is the handsomest of all.

Xu You was oblivious to Wei Lan's changing expressions, focusing solely on the problem at hand.

It was a car braking issue.

The problem itself wasn't too difficult, requiring only an understanding of the angular momentum theorem for the car's front wheel axis and balancing the torque.

However, Wei Lan's approach involved considering the car body and all its wheels as a single entity to apply the angular momentum theorem.

While not the best method, her approach was fundamentally sound.

Xu You tried to calculate it using Wei Lan's approach and found that the result was indeed incorrect.

Confronted with this discrepancy, Xu You became intrigued.

Unlike others, Xu You wouldn't just tell Wei Lan to follow the standard answer's method.

If there was a difference in outcomes, there had to be an oversight.

"I understand now, the system's torque isn't balanced at this moment!"

After careful consideration, Xu You finally pinpointed the issue.

"Look, Wei Lan, your analysis involves the whole system, where the total angular momentum comprises both the translational angular momentum and the rotational angular momentum of the two wheels. So, even in a stationary frame of reference for the car, since the wheels' rotational angular momentum changes, the system's torque is unbalanced."

Wei Lan was so captivated by Xu You's face that she didn't fully grasp his explanation at first.

(End of Chapter)