novelraw Chapter 957 - 247: Young Master Xu’s First Public Appearance
Chapter 957 - 247: Young Master Xu’s First Public Appearance
"The students can’t believe that you’re actually Young Master Xu. You’re around the same age as them, in your twenties, the prime of youth. Many of them will excel in the future and become pillars of society, but still, they can’t compare to you."
Xu Lin and Shi Chongyan were on their way to the auditorium.
The two were chatting as they walked.
Xu Lin smiled faintly and said, "Even I wouldn’t believe it if I were them, so it’s understandable."
"Wasn’t I just the same when I first met you?"
Shi Chongyan smiled and said, "When I was twenty, that was already more than thirty years ago. I still remember, at that time I was in love with my partner. One night we lay on the school lawn, gazing at the night sky and talking about the future. Back then, we were able to get jobs right after graduation, unlike students nowadays who are under so much pressure. So we studied, graduated, and then got jobs, followed by marriage and having children.
At twenty-six or twenty-seven, I was still naive. Even though I had my own children and had become a father, with my family relying on me, I hadn’t really thought about what I wanted to do in the future. My life seemed to move forward step by step, just like that. Although I’ve come this far, it took more than thirty years along with many converging factors...
The moment I saw you, I was in a daze. I didn’t expect someone so young, so full of life, unbelievable, but then I thought to myself, geniuses like Newton, Einstein, and Gauss also made great discoveries and inventions in their twenties, and I began to understand that extraordinary geniuses cannot be judged by common sense."
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7:25 pm.
The auditorium was already packed with people.
Inside, there were also many CCTV reporters. They were the only media outlet allowed to cover the event today.
Outside the auditorium, there were still many students arriving one after another.
Everyone wanted to catch a glimpse of the renowned Young Master Xu.
Currently.
Young Master Xu hadn’t arrived yet.
But just then.
They saw a group of men and women appear. Most of them were middle-aged or older.
Except for the young man leading them at the front, he was as youthful as the students themselves.
Many people immediately noticed this young man.
He wore a suit, stood tall, elegant and dazzling!
The students recognized the middle-aged people; they were the school officials, including the principal and vice-principal.
But the young man in front, they didn’t recognize.
Of course, those who followed Mr. Xu recognized him at first sight but couldn’t believe it.
Because Mr. Xu wasn’t supposed to be here.
Did he enter the wrong scene?
But they understood that at this moment, the young man at the front was indeed Young Master Xu.
Oh my!
Is he really Young Master Xu?
How can Young Master Xu be so young?
The people were in disbelief.
Someone shouted that Young Master Xu had arrived, and those inside also saw it.
Everyone was curious.
As Xu Lin approached, a brave girl mustered the courage to ask, "Are you...are you really Young Master Xu?"
"As you see!"
Xu Lin smiled and replied to her, also giving an answer to everyone.
Seeing them there, Xu Lin asked, "Why aren’t you going in? Can you hear clearly from outside?"
Shi Chongyan then told everyone, "Quickly go inside the auditorium, if there are no seats, standing is fine, as long as it doesn’t disrupt order!"
"Yes, yes, thank you, Young Master Xu, thank you, Principal!" the girl hurriedly said.
Everyone then followed Xu Lin and the others into the auditorium in an orderly fashion.
The auditorium, which can accommodate a thousand people, was naturally spacious, and standing could increase the number to two thousand.
Of course, at Kyoto University, the students wouldn’t be noisy or chaotic; everything was well-organized.
However, when people saw Xu Lin enter, they were very shocked.
How can Young Master Xu be so young?
How can Young Master Xu be so handsome?
Young Master Xu is Mr. Xu!
Online, the live broadcast began simultaneously.
As soon as Xu Lin appeared, the number of online viewers jumped from forty or fifty thousand to over a hundred thousand, climbing rapidly.
In the chat room, there were many onlookers. Everyone wanted to see what Young Master Xu looked like.
And now...
"Amazing, Mr. Xu truly is Young Master Xu!"
"Oh my, Young Master Xu is really my idol!"
"It’s insane, did Mr. Xu enter the wrong scene?"
"I racked my brains but never imagined, I even thought Young Master Xu was a middle-aged man with a bald head, but you tell me he’s Mr. Xu!"
"He’s really outstanding, it feels like he doesn’t belong to this world, like an immortal fallen to earth!"
The number of viewers in the live stream rose to a hundred thousand, two hundred thousand, five hundred thousand, a million...
Countless people flocked to see Xu Lin’s true appearance, stunned.
It’s the year 2027, and Mr. Xu had risen to fame at the end of 2025.
Many people knew of Mr. Xu.
But people didn’t dare to associate these two identities.
Especially later, as Young Master Xu’s actions became increasingly astonishing, it became harder to link him to Mr. Xu.
At this moment, Xu Lin sat on the podium.
This podium wasn’t the type with a row of seats in a line, like where officials sit in a row; Xu Lin sat in the middle.
It wasn’t like that.
Instead, there was a coffee table on the stage, with one chair on each side. Xu Lin sat on the left chair, and Principal Shi Chongyan sat on the right. On the table were two bottles of mineral water and two microphones.