About My Wife Publishing Another SCI Paper

[A genius scientist who raises mice x a laid-back young master from Beijing's elite circle]

Zhou Xuan was born into the northern Zhou family, a young master who came into the world with a silver spoon in his mouth.

He had no ambition to speak of. With two older brothers ahead of him, he was perfectly content to coast on the family's vast fortune.

Zhou Xuan's father was so disappointed in him that he threw him into an entry-level job at his company to toughen him up. Instead, the famously cutthroat company joined the young master in slacking off.

Zhou Xuan's mother saw right through her son and said, [In that case, you might as well settle down soon and let your father and me hold some grandchildren.]

So Zhou Xuan brought a cat home and said, [Mom, this is my daughter. Say hello to Grandma.]

Looking at her feline granddaughter, Zhou Xuan's mother felt conflicted.

Eventually, everyone lowered their expectations of the laid-back young master. No one expected Zhou Xuan to suddenly get serious one day: not only did he start getting up early to go to the library, he also spent all day studying English-language research papers and even volunteered to train at the company.

Someone in the know revealed that Zhou Xuan had fallen in love at first sight with a woman who raised mice, so he went every day to clean up after them.

When the news came out, the whole circle was in an uproar. The young master of the Beijing Zhou family was famous for being lazy and a germaphobe. How could he fall for a woman who raised mice?

Later, Zhou Xuan's way of showing off to people became: [My wife has published in SCI journals. How many papers has your wife published?]

Reader's guide:

1. The heroine is a national-level researcher who raises lab mice, and she also has a pet mouse of her own.

2. A sweet story about two people who are each other's first love. The hero is a handsome academic underachiever, but he has other shining qualities.

3. The leads are the same age.

Blurb screenshot from December 2022, revised in January 2023.

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#Power-couple perfectionists #Rival labmates who fall in love while trying to outdo each other#

Nan Wei, a newly appointed master's supervisor, faces two major dilemmas:

One, she's broke.

Two, she can't recruit any students.

Her friend is baffled: "Usually teachers are the ones who choose their students. How can you not find any?"

Nan Wei sighs. "It's nice to have a big tree to lean on. Do I look like a big tree to you?"

Not long afterward, Nan Wei faces the pressure of "publish or perish," while her research project stalls at a crucial stage due to lack of funding.

Just as she's about to sell off her belongings and even swallow her pride to borrow money from her nemesis, a friend offers advice: "Why not become a content creator? Dr. Liu from the lab next door sells things in livestreams. He made enough for his research budget in a month!"

Nan Wei: I'm a scholar, thank you very much.

Later, Nan Wei becomes an online sensation by making courses like "How to Raise Mice Scientifically" and "Introduction to Scientific Illustration." Netizens can't help but marvel:

"The modern internet is wonderful. You can watch the top student in the province perform for a living, and you can watch a master's supervisor raise mice."

A popular comment online: "I showed this to my mom. She said, 'What's this supposed to be? What's so interesting about rats?' Then I told her the woman was a master's supervisor at the medical school of Haidu University. Mom put on her reading glasses and watched ten times in a row. She said, 'Even her rats are sleek and shiny. That's what you get when you're educated.'"

After Nan Wei happily earns enough for her research, she makes a run for it. Later, she wins two National Natural Science Foundation grants, becomes a professor, and reaches the pinnacle of her career, making sure to go brag to her nemesis along the way.

Nan Wei wants to find the wealthy woman who topped the donation rankings and pay back the money "she" tipped her.

But when she arrives at the cafe they agreed to meet at, she finds her fellow student and senior, Meng Yiyuan, her lifelong nemesis.

Oh, right. He's also her ex-boyfriend.

Theme: Love scientific research.