Chapter 33: Uncovering the Truth?
Li Xuan hurried back to his room.
He turned on his computer and logged into the school's online portal. Through it, he accessed the course schedule for the Aerospace Engineering A Class.
Liu Niyun still had two more classes today.
Li Xuan needed to be prepared for any investigation she might undertake. To gain someone's trust, the key was to eliminate their suspicions first. When all doubts are denied, even if you're fake, they'll believe you're real.
The foundation of deception lies right here.
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Sophomore students often have the densest course load. This is especially true at the beginning of the semester. Even some elective courses have to wait until regular classes are over to be attended.
While truancy might be common in many schools, it's much rarer at Jingling Aerospace University.
The sky had already darkened, and Liu Niyun had just finished her class.
"Liu Niyun, are you okay today?"
Her short-haired friend looked at her worried expression and couldn't help but ask.
Liu Niyun hesitated for a moment, then shook her head and said, "I'm fine."
"I want to go to the library this evening... Chu Xin, you go ahead and have your dinner."
After saying that, she was about to head to the library, but she was stopped by Chu Xin.
"Liu Niyun, if anything I said this morning upset you... you can tell me. You know I tend to speak my mind."
Liu Niyun paused, then immediately said, "What are you thinking? You're acting strange."
A smile tugged at the corner of her mouth. "I never realized that Chu Xin could be so sensitive."
Seeing Liu Niyun's reaction and confirming she was alright, Chu Xin breathed a sigh of relief.
She patted Liu Niyun's arm and said, "You seemed so absent-minded. Could it be that you're enchanted by that returnee?"
"To be honest, I think he's quite handsome."
"Alright, go chase your dreams. I wish you success."
She smiled and headed toward the cafeteria, while Liu Niyun turned around and made her way to the library.
She didn't believe that person was someone named Lin Yi. The more she thought about it, the more it seemed like Li Xuan!
Besides, Li Xuan had once pretended to be a teacher himself!
There couldn't possibly be someone who looked so much like him in this world!
As she hastened forward, her phone lit up in her hand. On the screen was a picture of Li Xuan from his time at Zhonghai First High School.
This was the only close-up photo of Li Xuan exclusive to the online forum.
Liu Niyun's heart began to race faster.
"Today's lecture was indeed good, but the related principles discussed were quite basic, hardly beyond the level of high school!"
"You are definitely Li Xuan!"
With this conviction, she quickened her pace once more.
The library at Jingling Aerospace University was spacious, a five-story building. After all, the library represented a university's heritage. In the past decade, the library had undergone renovations twice.
These renovations gave the library a distinctive "aerospace" technological atmosphere.
She swiftly arrived at the fourth floor, where the electronic reading room was situated.
Due to the dinner hour, the room was mostly empty, with few people around.
Liu Niyun randomly picked a seat, opened her laptop, and her excitement began to mount.
"Did I actually discover Li Xuan? And that person is me?"
This thought caused her fingers to tremble slightly.
Staring at the computer's login screen, she immediately accessed the search interface for academic papers.
For an ordinary student, searching for research papers was quite expensive. It's worth noting that downloading and reading an SCI paper on CNKI (a Chinese academic database) could be exorbitantly priced. Depending on the research project, the usage fee could even reach as high as twenty thousand yuan.
Moreover, for student papers, more than one article was usually required as support. This is why school libraries provide such convenience. Schools purchase related articles for various subjects, thus saving resources.
Currently, Liu Niyun was searching for keywords like "aerodynamics" and "Lin Yi."
If no aerodynamics-related articles appeared under the name Lin Yi, then the person posing as Lin Yi here was Li Xuan!
Perhaps, Lin Yi might not have existed at all!
Liu Niyun's pretty face turned slightly red with excitement.
She was about to uncover this secret!
In her heart, she had practically confirmed that Lin Yi was Li Xuan. She was just here to verify her own thoughts.
After entering the keywords and pressing Enter, the progress bar loaded bit by bit. Soon, the search results appeared before her eyes.
"None!"
"There are no aerodynamics-related research papers under the name Lin Yi!"
"I knew it!"
The light from the computer screen reflected in her eyes, making them sparkling and bright.
At this moment, Liu Niyun couldn't care about much else. She took out her phone and found her counselor's WeChat account.
She wanted to know where this so-called Professor Lin lived. She wanted to meet Li Xuan in person!
Though she knew she wouldn't expose Li Xuan, the feeling of unraveling the mystery filled her with joy!
"Counselor, I want to ask you something."
The counselor immediately replied with a sweating emoji, followed by "Typing..."
Soon, the counselor replied, "Are you asking about the returning overseas mentor? Five female students have already contacted me about this today. I'm sorry, Liu Niyun, but I can't help. Professor Lin just returned to the country. He doesn't have WeChat yet, and even his mobile card was arranged by Miss Zhang. Trust me, there are more single female teachers at the school than you'd imagine. Liu Niyun, focus on your studies."
The counselor sent quite a lengthy reply, but it was quite disjointed.
Liu Niyun was about to reply when her fingers suddenly froze on the screen.
"Returning overseas..."
The satisfaction in her heart quickly cooled down.
"That's right..."
"His Chinese name is Lin Yi, but that doesn't mean he's using the same name for his research papers."
"What's his English name again? Leon?"
"Leonardo?"
She knew that this single piece of evidence couldn't prove much.
However, she quickly regained her determination.
"There's still time!"
"Sooner or later, I will find evidence that you are Li Xuan!"
She casually replied to the counselor's message and then left the library.
However, on her way back, she saw a familiar figure coming toward her.
"Lin Yi" was out for a jog at night.
Unconsciously, she blurted out, "Professor Li!"
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