Chapter 35 Imperial Capital Library

Seeing his father's relentless questioning, Ning Xi felt a headache coming on.

Why did she have to take out the physics test paper?

How silly of her!

She had dug her own grave...

"Dad, why are you asking this?"

"Curiosity."

"Curious about what?"

Ning Xiangtian raised the physics test paper in his hand and pointed to the dense annotations on it. "Xiao Xi, you might not understand this yet."

A rare look of admiration appeared on his face as he explained, "Not everyone can write annotations like these. Since when did your school have such a high-level teacher?"

Ning Xi blinked her clear eyes, her expression blank.

A high-level teacher?

What was he talking about?!

This was written by a student...

Ning Xi didn't show any emotion on her face, but her voice was full of doubt. "It's just some annotations, what's so high-level about them?"

Ye Fan was indeed good at physics, she admitted that.

But to say that he was better than a teacher, she didn't believe it.

Moreover, judging from her father's words, it wasn't even at the level of an ordinary teacher...

"This isn't high-level?"

Ning Xiangtian couldn't help but laugh. "A physics expert might not be able to write annotations like these, but someone who can write annotations like these must be a physics expert. It's not easy to explain the basic theories of physics so clearly."

Hearing this, Ning Xi muttered, "Is that guy really that good?"

"What?"

"Ah, nothing."

Seeing her father's puzzled expression, Ning Xi hugged his arm and said pitifully, "Dad, I'm hungry."

Hearing this, Ning Xiangtian waved his hand grandly.

"Let's go, let's go upstairs for dinner."

Seeing that her father didn't press the matter further, Ning Xi secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Her bright eyes flickered.

"Dad, have you forgotten what Mom said just now?"

"Are you kidding me!"

Ning Xiangtian patted his chest and said, "In this house, I have the final say."

At this moment, he had the air of the head of the family.

Ning Xi curled her lips in response.

She knew very well who had the final say in the family.

Just as she was about to say something, her expression suddenly turned strange, and she secretly gave her father a look. "Dad, stop being stubborn."

Ning Xiangtian's face turned serious. "What are you talking about?!"

"Don't believe me? I'm not bragging, even if your mom was here right now, I would still say the same thing!"

Ning Xi felt helpless. She looked behind her father and her lips moved slightly.

"Mom~"

"..."

No way?

No way!!!

... They couldn't be doing this to him~

......

7:00 a.m.

A loud alarm clock rang in the quiet bedroom.

Ye Fan opened his eyes and went to take a shower first, instantly feeling refreshed.

It was Saturday, no school.

He woke up so early because he had his own plans...

What plans?

Of course, it was his grand experience-gaining mission!

Half an hour later, Ye Fan took a taxi to Haiyang Road in the eastern district of Imperial Capital.

In front of him stood a massive building.

Its symmetrical structure exuded a sense of stability and rigor. Under the backdrop of calm colors, it resembled the crown and belt of ancient Confucian scholars, embodying their self-discipline, elegance, and tranquility.

The Imperial Capital Library.

One of the largest libraries in China, with an incredibly vast collection of books.

Looking at the magnificent building in front of him, Ye Fan felt a surge of emotion.

He glanced at the time, 7:52 a.m.

Eight minutes until the library opened.

Ye Fan sat on the steps, eating the ten steamed buns he had bought from the breakfast shop at the entrance of his residential area.

This was his destination for today.

And, of course, his destination for the future...

Just then, an old man walked up to Ye Fan. He had a full head of silver hair, a rosy complexion, and looked full of energy.

"Young man, are you here to read?"

He Zhiguo was off today and came to the library to look up some information. From afar, he saw Ye Fan sitting on the steps at the library entrance.

Or rather, he saw the large bag of steamed buns in Ye Fan's hand.

This...

Could he finish them all???

Ye Fan looked up at He Zhiguo and nodded. "Yes, I'm waiting for the library to open."

"What a coincidence, me too."

He Zhiguo laughed heartily, not caring about his image at all. He sat down on the steps next to Ye Fan and asked casually, "You don't look very old, are you in college?"

"No, I'm in my senior year of high school."

Ye Fan raised the steamed bun in his hand. "Want one?"

The corner of He Zhiguo's mouth twitched slightly, a look of surprise on his face.

Coming back to his senses, he couldn't help but size up the young man in front of him.

Interesting!

Offering him a steamed bun right off the bat...

"Sure, I'll take one."

"You really want one? I was just being polite."

"..."

He Zhiguo's hand froze in mid-air, his expression stunned.

Ye Fan smiled and placed a steamed bun in He Zhiguo's hand. "Just kidding."

After saying that, he continued to focus on the steamed bun in his hand.

He Zhiguo looked at the steamed bun in his hand, amused and speechless.

He asked Ye Fan, "The pressure of studying in your senior year must be quite high, right?"

"It's alright."

Ye Fan replied casually. "As long as your mind is strong enough, there won't be any pressure."

"Well said!"

He Zhiguo laughed heartily and patted Ye Fan's shoulder. "Keep that attitude."

Ye Fan's expression remained unchanged. He noticed that the library had opened and stood up. "The library is open, goodbye."

Staring at Ye Fan's back, He Zhiguo muttered to himself, "What an interesting young man..."

...

Entering the library.

Rows of solid wood bookshelves were neatly arranged, filled with all kinds of books.

It was a veritable ocean of knowledge...

Without stopping, Ye Fan's gaze quickly scanned the bookshelves.

The system had said that the more profound the content of a book, the more experience points he would get for finishing it.

Since that was the case, he naturally wouldn't target ordinary books.

After spending nearly five minutes, he finally found his target bookshelf.

Any book on this bookshelf was impressive.

[The Beauty of Topology]

[The First Concepts of Topology]

[Mathematical Thoughts: Ancient and Modern]

[Mathematics: The Loss of Certainty]

[New Explorations in Geometry]

...

Carrying a dozen books, Ye Fan sat down on the floor.

His focused gaze landed on the book in his hand, "Concepts of Modern Physics".

...

"Reading for ten minutes, experience points +1."

"Reading for ten minutes, experience points +1."

...

"Whew!"

More than two hours later, Ye Fan rubbed his eyes. The prolonged concentration made them feel slightly warm.

He took out his phone and checked the time, 10:39 a.m.

Nearly two and a half hours had passed, and he hadn't even finished half the book...

His reading speed was about half as fast as usual.

He looked at the dozen books beside his leg and sighed helplessly.

... He was a little too confident~

Ye Fan stood up, put the dozen books back on the bookshelf, took "Concepts of Modern Physics" and "Mathematical Thoughts: Ancient and Modern", and walked towards the reading area.

Based on his current reading speed, he could only finish two books at most today.

Since that was the case, he certainly wouldn't wrong his own butt.

Finding an empty table, Ye Fan sat down and continued reading.

A few meters away, an old man was staring at Ye Fan with a smile.

It was He Zhiguo, whom Ye Fan had met at the entrance in the morning.

He Zhiguo's notebook was filled with densely written notes. He had already found the information he needed and was about to leave, but when he saw Ye Fan, he suddenly changed his mind.

Putting away his notebook, he stood up and sat down opposite Ye Fan.

When he saw the title of the book in Ye Fan's hand, he was incredibly surprised.

A high school student reading "Concepts of Modern Physics"?!