Study System: I'm a 38-Year-Old Student

Chapter 380 255: Do You Have a Girlfriend?

Shen Qiushan glanced at his attribute panel.

High Tier Attributes.

Lifespan: 84

Martial Arts: 9

Medicine: 1

Metaphysics: 0

The fact that the Scholar Index could also boost lifespan had always piqued Shen Qiushan's curiosity.

Although he was still a long way from 84, he still wanted to test if he could really raise it.

Ding!

Warm Tip: After High Tier Attributes exceed 80 points, each additional point requires 1 million Scholar Index.

[Yes][No] Continue to increase lifespan?

Just as Shen Qiushan tried to increase his lifespan, the system notification sound popped up.

One million!!

Shen Qiushan quietly sucked in a breath.

He only had 1.65 million points in Scholar Index right now; blowing a million all at once felt way too extravagant.

Besides, boosting lifespan wasn't exactly urgent.

After a moment's thought, Shen Qiushan spent 1.1 million Scholar Index points, adding 5 to Medicine and 6 to Metaphysics.

He was genuinely interested in both Medicine and Metaphysics.

Especially Metaphysics!

Wasn't there a famous scientist who said this?

The end of science is Metaphysics!

Human understanding of the universe may not even reach 1%, so anything science can't explain has to rely on Metaphysics!

Ding!

High Tier Attribute upgrade successful!

After burning through those 1.1 million Scholar Index points,

Medicine and Metaphysics both rose to "6 points"!

Right after, Shen Qiushan felt like someone had implanted a chip into his mind, with a flood of knowledge pouring in wildly.

He closed his eyes and rested for a bit, letting all the new knowledge in his brain fully sink in.

At that moment, his phone suddenly rang.

User "Old Luo" sent a voice message: Xiaoshen, do you have time to swing by the hospital for a couple rounds of chess?

This Old Luo, of course, was Luo Zhengyi whom he met at the previous tournament.

The old man had just had coronary bypass surgery not long ago and was now recuperating in the hospital.

Shen Qiushan actually hit it off with Mr. Luo, so he agreed on the spot.

Half an hour later.

Shen Qiushan arrived at the hospital.

Mr. Luo was in a VIP ward, with fantastic conditions.

You even needed to go through detailed registration to enter this area.

Once again proof his pre-retirement status was no joke.

Back when they first got acquainted, Shen Qiushan had already suspected Luo Zhengyi must have been a big leader before retirement.

Now he was even surer!

"Shen Qiushan?"

"Are you the famous writer, Teacher Shen?!"

The nurse doing the registration saw Shen Qiushan's info and asked in surprise.

"Hi, that's me."

Shen Qiushan smiled and nodded.

"Wow, it really is you!"

"I'm a huge fan of your 'I Really Didn't Want to Reincarnate'!"

The young nurse beamed at him.

"Uh..."

Shen Qiushan looked at her, a bit taken aback. Recently, if anyone recognized him, they always mentioned "Three-Body Civilization"—almost nobody brought up that earlier web novel.

This little nurse was a rare exception.

"I always listen to audiobooks to pass time on night shifts—Teacher Shen, you've kept me company so many nights!"

Maybe noticing his confusion, the nurse giggled.

Then she pulled out her phone: "Can we take a selfie? I'm also a big fan of your songs!"

"Oh yeah, that 'Ninety Thousand Words' you did with momo, I've been playing on repeat forever!"

No doubt, this nurse was a genuine Shen Qiushan fan.

And Shen Qiushan was always polite with fans, so he happily took selfies with her, then picked up the fruit basket he'd bought at the hospital entrance and headed to Luo Zhengyi's ward.

The door to the ward was open, and just as Shen Qiushan reached it, he heard Luo Zhengyi yelling inside: "Old Liu, this is shady of you—why're you taking back your move again?!"

"No take-backs after a move! Where's your sense of rules?"

"This isn't even your first time—just now you already did this!"

"I only took back one move! You've done it twice now!"

"Fine, I'll let you take one back in a bit!"

This ward's way nicer than the regular ones—not only a separate caretaker's bed but even a tea table and sofas by the window.

Right now, Luo Zhengyi and an older gentleman were sitting on opposite sofas playing chess.

Luo Zhengyi had his back to the door, while the other old man faced away from it.

Shen Qiushan knocked on the open door, Luo Zhengyi looked up, saw it was him, and immediately got up: "Xiaoshen, come in!"

"Didn't expect you so fast!"

"I live nearby."

Shen Qiushan walked in, and the old gentleman who'd had his back to the door turned to look at him, then also stood up.

"Old Liu, this is Xiaoshen."

"This year's Qingyang Cup champion!"

"If I hadn't faced him in the first round, I'd at least have made the top eight!"

Luo Zhengyi pulled Shen Qiushan aside as he spoke.

Then he introduced the elderly gentleman—his name was Liu Weimin.

He didn't give details about Liu's background, just said he was a friend.

"Qingyang Cup champion, go on—pick up from Old Luo's side, let me see how legit this title is."

After a few quick greetings, Liu Weimin pointed to where Luo Zhengyi had been sitting.

"Xiaoshen, don't hold back!"

"And don't go easy—let him see what you've got!"

Luo Zhengyi grabbed the adjacent seat.

"Alright, let's give it a shot then."

Shen Qiushan didn't waste words and sat down across from Liu Weimin.

The game was halfway gone, both players had already lost a horse and a cannon.

Liu Weimin had two pawns across the river—a big threat, with the upper hand.

But once Shen Qiushan took over, he overturned the disadvantage in less than five minutes, and in another three, wrapped up a victory.

"No wonder you're the Qingyang Cup champion. You really are something."

Liu Weimin had to admit after losing.

"You flatter him—as if this year's Qingyang Cup didn't have a bunch of retired pros!"

Luo Zhengyi added smugly, as if he'd won the match himself.

"Let's play another!"

Liu Weimin, unwilling to give up, reset the board.

So the two old guys took turns, and Shen Qiushan, sticking to his philosophy of respecting his opponents, absolutely wiped the floor with them.

"Xiaoshen, so—got a girlfriend?"

After another round, both seniors slumped on the sofa, worn out and a little depressed.

Liu Weimin scrutinized Shen Qiushan as he asked a more personal question.

"I do."

Shen Qiushan answered honestly.

"Shame, really—I was hoping to introduce my granddaughter to you!"

Liu Weimin sighed, then quickly added, "She's coming to visit soon. Even if you've got a girlfriend, you could still be friends, right?"

"Uh, sure."

Shen Qiushan nodded; couldn't exactly offend the "big boss" here.

But Luo Zhengyi started joking on the side, "Old Liu, what's with those thoughts? Xiaoshen just said he has a girlfriend."

"Calling it 'just friends'—aren't you trying to steal his girl?"

"Shady!!"