Celeste quickly nodded to Zachary, then turned to Caleb and said, "Sorry, I can't go to the cafeteria with you."Caleb responded gently, "It's okay."With that, Celeste left.Caleb watched as she and Zachary walked away and then went to the cafeteria by himself. He hadn't taken a break in a while, and two days after meeting Celeste, his official leave began.During those two days, he hadn't seen her again.When he returned home, no one in his family knew he was on leave—everyone was busy with their own things and not at home.When Jorge heard he was back, he asked him out for a meal.While they were eating, Xavier couldn't help but gossip to Caleb."Didn't expect that Ms. Locket, the woman Jorge likes, turns out to be Cayden Sweeney's student. She's really something."Caleb wasn't familiar with the AI development and didn't know who Cayden was.Xavier knew that Caleb wouldn't know. He himself hadn't known either, until recently—thanks to Jorge, he'd learned a little.Caleb
As soon as she finished speaking, before Caleb could respond, Celeste's communicator rang.Seeing the message on the device, she quickly said, "Something urgent came up at the data center, I have to go," and hurried off.…The next morning, Celeste left the military base.After taking a day off to rest at home, she returned to work at YodaVision.YodaVision had officially begun its collaboration with Fleming Tech. The day she returned to YodaVision, Matthias happened to be heading there for a meeting.Previously, when negotiating the contract with Trevor, she could step aside and let Matthias or Joseph handle the discussions.But this new project between YodaVision and Fleming Tech required her direct involvement to move forward.This meeting was to discuss core technology cooperation between the two companies. So, after returning to YodaVision, Celeste accompanied Matthias to the Fleming Group.Along with them were Kieran and other technical staff.Just as they reached the m
Exchange ideas? There was no way Matthias and Wynn could exchange anything meaningful.Of course, with so many people present, there was no need for him to say that out loud to Rodney. After all, he and Rodney were just casual acquaintances.Instead, he gave a perfunctory smile and said, "You're right, Professor."Rodney was pretty well-known in the AI field in the country.The Lockets and the Shaws also assumed that Matthias would look more favorably on Wynn because she was a student under Cayden, a leading expert in the field.And now, hearing how much Rodney admired Wynn, Linda looked smugly at Celeste.Wynn was a student under someone as prestigious as Cayden Sweeney. But Celeste? What was she? In front of Wynn, Celeste was nothing.That was how Lilian, Harvey, and the others saw it too.When Trevor called Wynn earlier, Lilian, Harvey, and the rest were all there.When they heard there would be a group lunch, they decided to drop by as well. But to be fair, they weren't t
As soon as the words were spoken, a knock sounded at the private dining room door.It was Miles and Beck.Miles pushed the door open, and upon seeing how many people were already inside, he exclaimed in surprise, "Whoa, so many people?"This restaurant was owned by his family.He and Beck had just come over for a meal. After hearing from the restaurant manager that Trevor was dining here, they decided to drop by and say hello—they didn't expect such a large gathering.And on top of that, it was full of familiar faces.Seeing so many people there, Miles instantly felt that just the two of them dining alone would be no fun, so he asked, "Trevor, since there are already so many here, do you mind if Beck and I join as well?"Trevor turned and asked, "Professor Milford, Mr. Yoder, I wonder if—"Since Rodney had just voluntarily invited the Lockets and the Shaws to join, Trevor couldn't very well refuse his own friends.Rodney replied graciously, "Of course, I don't mind. I wonder w
Linda looked smugly at Celeste.Lilian also felt genuinely happy for her daughter. Celeste, as usual, couldn't even be bothered to look in their direction.She quietly lowered her head and sipped her tea, blending into the background, not participating in the discussion between Wynn and Rodney at all.Seeing Wynn receiving so much admiration from all these seasoned experts, Jorge finally felt a sense of satisfaction in his heart.Just then, Cayden sent another message to Wynn."YodaVision is a truly astonishing and innovative company. Not only is its founder Matthias, but many of the engineers under him are highly creative. "I'll likely visit again soon. I hope to have an in-depth conversation with Matthias and some of his engineers."The NMI journal adopted a strict double-blind review process, where reviewers couldn't see the identities of the authors. So until now, Cayden had no idea who had actually written the paper he was so impressed with.Wynn saw his message and ass
It really was Celeste?Even though Jorge, Lilian, and Linda didn't specialize in AI and couldn't fully grasp how groundbreaking Celeste's paper was, they did know one thing—Wynn's advisor, Cayden, was a major figure in the AI world.A world-renowned expert like him paying this much attention to a paper—personally messaging Wynn and urging her to study it thoroughly—was a huge deal.On top of that, Rodney's student had just said Celeste's paper had caused a massive stir both at home and abroad, with top engineers staying up all night to read it.All of this pointed to one thing: Celeste's paper had real weight. But how could such a powerful paper possibly have come from Celeste?Rodney, not knowing who Celeste was or her history with the Lockets and the Shaws, hadn't read the paper yet.Still, just hearing that it had increased large language model efficiency for long-text processing over tenfold was already enough to get him excited.He immediately turned to Matthias and asked,
Before Trevor could respond, his phone rang.He stepped outside to take the call, and by the time he returned, the food was being served.Miles' question was left hanging—brushed aside just like that.Right now, the author of the paper that engineers in the country and abroad were scrambling to read was sitting right in front of them.As the meal progressed, Rodney and his students couldn't help but ask Celeste questions as they skimmed through the paper's core content and experimental data.Whether they asked about specific parts of the paper or about broader problems that had puzzled them in their own research, Celeste responded to everything fluently and confidently.Wynn watched in silence. Her heart was calm.Watching Celeste speak so assuredly with Rodney and the others actually seemed like she did know what she was talking about.But was that really possible?Given Matthias' capabilities, if he was willing to credit Celeste as first author, then he must have ensured she
Celeste didn't care how Trevor thought of her or looked at her, nor was she interested.After leaving the restaurant, Celeste and Matthias' group headed back to Fleming Tech for a meeting.This time, Lilian and Linda didn't follow. But Wynn did.Seeing Wynn come along again, Matthias secretly rolled his eyes and said, "Mr. Fleming, about Ms. Locket—"Trevor seemed to know what he wanted to say.Before Matthias could finish, Trevor spoke up, "If you're concerned about confidentiality, you don't have to worry. If anything does happen, I'll take full responsibility."Matthias had expected him to say that. After all, when they first started working with InnovaTech, Trevor had said exactly the same thing.Even so, Matthias still needed clear assurance.Hearing Trevor's words, Matthias put on a half-hearted smile and said, "I feel better with your assurance."During the meeting in the morning, the seat at the center of the table was occupied by Trevor alone. Now that Wynn was here,
Celeste didn't care how Trevor thought of her or looked at her, nor was she interested.After leaving the restaurant, Celeste and Matthias' group headed back to Fleming Tech for a meeting.This time, Lilian and Linda didn't follow. But Wynn did.Seeing Wynn come along again, Matthias secretly rolled his eyes and said, "Mr. Fleming, about Ms. Locket—"Trevor seemed to know what he wanted to say.Before Matthias could finish, Trevor spoke up, "If you're concerned about confidentiality, you don't have to worry. If anything does happen, I'll take full responsibility."Matthias had expected him to say that. After all, when they first started working with InnovaTech, Trevor had said exactly the same thing.Even so, Matthias still needed clear assurance.Hearing Trevor's words, Matthias put on a half-hearted smile and said, "I feel better with your assurance."During the meeting in the morning, the seat at the center of the table was occupied by Trevor alone. Now that Wynn was here,
Before Trevor could respond, his phone rang.He stepped outside to take the call, and by the time he returned, the food was being served.Miles' question was left hanging—brushed aside just like that.Right now, the author of the paper that engineers in the country and abroad were scrambling to read was sitting right in front of them.As the meal progressed, Rodney and his students couldn't help but ask Celeste questions as they skimmed through the paper's core content and experimental data.Whether they asked about specific parts of the paper or about broader problems that had puzzled them in their own research, Celeste responded to everything fluently and confidently.Wynn watched in silence. Her heart was calm.Watching Celeste speak so assuredly with Rodney and the others actually seemed like she did know what she was talking about.But was that really possible?Given Matthias' capabilities, if he was willing to credit Celeste as first author, then he must have ensured she
It really was Celeste?Even though Jorge, Lilian, and Linda didn't specialize in AI and couldn't fully grasp how groundbreaking Celeste's paper was, they did know one thing—Wynn's advisor, Cayden, was a major figure in the AI world.A world-renowned expert like him paying this much attention to a paper—personally messaging Wynn and urging her to study it thoroughly—was a huge deal.On top of that, Rodney's student had just said Celeste's paper had caused a massive stir both at home and abroad, with top engineers staying up all night to read it.All of this pointed to one thing: Celeste's paper had real weight. But how could such a powerful paper possibly have come from Celeste?Rodney, not knowing who Celeste was or her history with the Lockets and the Shaws, hadn't read the paper yet.Still, just hearing that it had increased large language model efficiency for long-text processing over tenfold was already enough to get him excited.He immediately turned to Matthias and asked,
Linda looked smugly at Celeste.Lilian also felt genuinely happy for her daughter. Celeste, as usual, couldn't even be bothered to look in their direction.She quietly lowered her head and sipped her tea, blending into the background, not participating in the discussion between Wynn and Rodney at all.Seeing Wynn receiving so much admiration from all these seasoned experts, Jorge finally felt a sense of satisfaction in his heart.Just then, Cayden sent another message to Wynn."YodaVision is a truly astonishing and innovative company. Not only is its founder Matthias, but many of the engineers under him are highly creative. "I'll likely visit again soon. I hope to have an in-depth conversation with Matthias and some of his engineers."The NMI journal adopted a strict double-blind review process, where reviewers couldn't see the identities of the authors. So until now, Cayden had no idea who had actually written the paper he was so impressed with.Wynn saw his message and ass
As soon as the words were spoken, a knock sounded at the private dining room door.It was Miles and Beck.Miles pushed the door open, and upon seeing how many people were already inside, he exclaimed in surprise, "Whoa, so many people?"This restaurant was owned by his family.He and Beck had just come over for a meal. After hearing from the restaurant manager that Trevor was dining here, they decided to drop by and say hello—they didn't expect such a large gathering.And on top of that, it was full of familiar faces.Seeing so many people there, Miles instantly felt that just the two of them dining alone would be no fun, so he asked, "Trevor, since there are already so many here, do you mind if Beck and I join as well?"Trevor turned and asked, "Professor Milford, Mr. Yoder, I wonder if—"Since Rodney had just voluntarily invited the Lockets and the Shaws to join, Trevor couldn't very well refuse his own friends.Rodney replied graciously, "Of course, I don't mind. I wonder w
Exchange ideas? There was no way Matthias and Wynn could exchange anything meaningful.Of course, with so many people present, there was no need for him to say that out loud to Rodney. After all, he and Rodney were just casual acquaintances.Instead, he gave a perfunctory smile and said, "You're right, Professor."Rodney was pretty well-known in the AI field in the country.The Lockets and the Shaws also assumed that Matthias would look more favorably on Wynn because she was a student under Cayden, a leading expert in the field.And now, hearing how much Rodney admired Wynn, Linda looked smugly at Celeste.Wynn was a student under someone as prestigious as Cayden Sweeney. But Celeste? What was she? In front of Wynn, Celeste was nothing.That was how Lilian, Harvey, and the others saw it too.When Trevor called Wynn earlier, Lilian, Harvey, and the rest were all there.When they heard there would be a group lunch, they decided to drop by as well. But to be fair, they weren't t
As soon as she finished speaking, before Caleb could respond, Celeste's communicator rang.Seeing the message on the device, she quickly said, "Something urgent came up at the data center, I have to go," and hurried off.…The next morning, Celeste left the military base.After taking a day off to rest at home, she returned to work at YodaVision.YodaVision had officially begun its collaboration with Fleming Tech. The day she returned to YodaVision, Matthias happened to be heading there for a meeting.Previously, when negotiating the contract with Trevor, she could step aside and let Matthias or Joseph handle the discussions.But this new project between YodaVision and Fleming Tech required her direct involvement to move forward.This meeting was to discuss core technology cooperation between the two companies. So, after returning to YodaVision, Celeste accompanied Matthias to the Fleming Group.Along with them were Kieran and other technical staff.Just as they reached the m
Celeste quickly nodded to Zachary, then turned to Caleb and said, "Sorry, I can't go to the cafeteria with you."Caleb responded gently, "It's okay."With that, Celeste left.Caleb watched as she and Zachary walked away and then went to the cafeteria by himself. He hadn't taken a break in a while, and two days after meeting Celeste, his official leave began.During those two days, he hadn't seen her again.When he returned home, no one in his family knew he was on leave—everyone was busy with their own things and not at home.When Jorge heard he was back, he asked him out for a meal.While they were eating, Xavier couldn't help but gossip to Caleb."Didn't expect that Ms. Locket, the woman Jorge likes, turns out to be Cayden Sweeney's student. She's really something."Caleb wasn't familiar with the AI development and didn't know who Cayden was.Xavier knew that Caleb wouldn't know. He himself hadn't known either, until recently—thanks to Jorge, he'd learned a little.Caleb
Sunday was Mother's Day.Jordyn was driven over to the Rodriguez residence on Saturday by Trevor's driver.Her Mother's Day gift for Celeste was a handmade card, on which she had written, "Happy Mother's Day, Mom. Love you." in six words."Pretty, right? The teacher said I could ask Dad to help, but he's been too busy lately. I did everything myself—from the layout, drawing the patterns, to sticking on the little hearts."It had been a while since Celeste last saw Jordyn doing homework. Her handwriting had become noticeably more beautiful.Upon hearing this, Celeste looked at the card in her hands and suddenly remembered something from last year.She had flown all the way to Andostan to spend her birthday with Jordyn and Trevor, only to find that Jordyn was busy polishing a bracelet for Wynn.And from what Jordyn said, that bracelet had been a collaborative effort between her and Trevor.Celeste thought about all of this, but her expression didn't change.She slowly closed the