Jiang Zhida smiles mysteriously, and not long after, Chuxia hears that he has found a partner.

Chuxia shows a look of disbelief: he really found one, and Jiang Zhida is quite fast.

However, Chuxia isn’t very concerned about this; she’s busy organizing some similar cases among her recent patients to prepare for writing a booklet of experiences to facilitate her future learning and comparison.

The summer vacation has just begun, and the IMO competition is about to take place.

This time, the IMO is held in the capital city of Huaguo, which is the most delightful news for Chuxia.

Cen Huai’an doesn’t have to travel far overseas to participate in the competition anymore.

Chuxia also doesn’t have to worry about him not adapting to the environment if he goes abroad.

Competing at home is different from competing abroad; it significantly reduces the tension, and it will be more convenient and easier during the competition.

However, since the competition is in the capital, Cen Huai’an and the other selected contestants have already moved into the prepared rooms to acclimatize to the exam environment.

Their remaining training is conducted at the competition venue.

At this time, contestants from other countries are also gradually arriving at the competition site from the capital airport.

Contestants from Country M are the most arrogant, while those from Country R are also proud, closely observing everything in the capital’s competition venue.

Contestants from Country H enjoy causing trouble, picking at various issues with the organizers.

When Cen Huai’an and his teammates go out to eat, they often encounter contestants from various countries.

Some contestants engage well with Cen Huai’an and his team, wearing expressions that convey “friendship first, competition second.”

Others look down on Cen Huai’an and his team, directly making gestures of failure as a provocation.

As the team captain, Cen Huai’an never responds.

The IMO competition has various regulations; if one cannot maintain composure and gets eliminated before the competition for breaking rules, that would be incredibly frustrating.

Cen Huai’an stops his most impulsive roommate and looks at the provocative contestants, speaking a string of fluent English.

It’s the first time his teammates have seen him showcase his language skills, and they are so shocked that their eyes nearly pop out.

“You’re only taking advantage verbally right now; we’ll see you during the exam, and you’ll find how ridiculous your behavior is.”

The group of foreign students, none older than 19, are furious, pointing at Cen Huai’an and cursing him, but they don’t dare to take further action.

“All Talk” After saying this, Cen Huai’an turns and leaves.

The group initially doesn’t react, but by the time they realize what he said, he has already walked out of their sight.

If they were to chase after him now, it would look petty; they can only suppress their anger.

The IMO competition lasts for two days, with one test each day, consisting of problem-solving for 4.5 hours.

This indicates that the questions will be extremely difficult and not something one can easily solve.

At 9 AM, the first exam begins, and they have already set up machines to start live streaming from the beginning.

This is the largest event recently held in Huaguo, representing the youth math talent of Huaguo in the IMO competition, so it naturally needs to be broadcasted live for the entire country to see the talent of Huaguo’s youth and showcase the country’s grandeur.

Families that value their children’s achievements are watching from home. Not only are they watching themselves, but some are also dragging their children along to watch.

It’s summer vacation now, and all students in Huaguo are on break, with nothing to do, so parents catch them watching for hours—nobody can endure it.

However, students who know Cen Huai’an are watching, mostly his classmates, feeling excited yet anxious at this moment.

They are both proud of Cen Huai’an and worried he won’t achieve a satisfactory result in the IMO competition.

The students from the Fourth Middle School have long been informed by their school not to forget to watch Cen Huai’an’s IMO competition during the summer break to cheer him on.

Therefore, Qi Ming and his cousin are watching together at home, and as they are watching, Guan Yan also sits down beside them.

Seeing a familiar figure flash on the screen, she instinctively furrows her brow: she feels that figure is very familiar, but she can’t recall who it is; it flashed too quickly, and she didn’t see the face clearly apart from the silhouette.

When the camera turns back, Guan Yan suddenly sees Cen Huai’an’s face clearly.

It seems that heaven treats his face exceptionally well; though he has grown a bit, he hasn’t changed much, and he looks even more outstanding.

Guan Yan suddenly tightens her grip on Qi Ming’s arm, causing him to yelp, “Mom! That hurts! Don’t squeeze my arm!”

Guan Yan snaps back to reality and quickly releases him to check his arm.

Fortunately, she didn’t use much strength; other than a slight redness, there’s nothing wrong.

“Mingming, is that Cen Huai’an?” Guan Yan asks Qi Ming.

Qi Ming and his cousin nod in unison: “Yes, it is. It’s because he became a contestant in the IMO competition that our school let us watch the live broadcast at home.”

After confirming this, Guan Yan’s expression becomes somewhat complicated.

“Mingming, do you think you could get selected for the IMO competition?”

Qi Ming’s eyes widen in disbelief as he looks at Guan Yan, giving her a “are you joking?” expression.

“Mom, how much faith do you have in my abilities? Do you know how hard it is to get into the IMO?”

Guan Yan truly doesn’t know.

She isn’t a student, and while she knows a little about student competitions and the IMO, she lacks in-depth knowledge.

Qi Ming’s cousin looks at him sympathetically and explains the difficulty of entering the IMO competition to Guan Yan.

Currently, Qi Ming hasn’t even gotten into the Olympiad Math class, let alone anything else.

Guan Yan furrows her brow tighter: “Mingming, can you get into the Olympiad Math class?”

Qi Ming is even more shocked: “Mom, don’t scare me! I’m not that kind of genius, and I don’t have that kind of brain!”

Guan Yan sighs regretfully and continues watching the IMO competition on TV, increasingly feeling that this kid, Cen Huai’an, is extraordinary.

“Mingming, I want you to spend more time with Cen Huai’an and be friends with him. Just look how outstanding he is!”

Qi Ming replies, “Mom, my cousin and I tried. He doesn’t want to be friends with us; he completely ignores us. How can we be friends?”

He doesn’t understand why Guan Yan insists on making him friends with Cen Huai’an, but since she said so, he complies, albeit with little enthusiasm.

Seeing that Cen Huai’an ignores him is actually in line with his wishes; he no longer has to think of ways to approach him.

Guan Yan pats his head: “You don’t understand; Mom is doing this for your own good.”

It’s difficult for adults to connect, but it’s much easier through children.

Her husband is struggling in business in the capital and is still floating around the market without settling down.

Guan Yan always thinks that if she could connect with Chuxia, that would be great. It’s hard to approach adults, but getting close to children is possible.

Through them, the two families would naturally grow closer.

Unexpectedly, neither her son nor her nephew has managed to become friends with Cen Huai’an; he and his parents are truly cut from the same cloth—just as hard to deal with.

Qi Ming observes Guan Yan’s expression and listens to her words, nodding earnestly: he indeed doesn’t understand and doesn’t want to get involved in the complicated matters of adults.

He can’t guess his mother’s thoughts, so he focuses on watching TV with his cousin.

The two continue to huddle together discussing.

“Is that contestant always frowning?”

“Look at that one; it’s so funny! He actually likes pulling his hair.”

“What’s up with that blonde? Why hasn’t he written anything for so long?”

Guan Yan listens to her son and nephew, feeling as if she’s staring into darkness. How can her son and Cen Huai’an be so different? Watching them makes her feel gloomy.

Guan Yan and Qi Ming don’t just watch the live broadcast for a day; they watch as many days as there are competition days.

On the last day, when results are announced, Qi Ming and Guan Yan stare at the TV without blinking, waiting for the host to read out the names of the gold and silver medal winners.

The IMO competition also awards gold and silver medals, with rankings based on the results of the two exams.

The key is which country’s contestants performed better on the test papers and how many gold medals they won; this determines the rankings.