She stared at her phone for a while, a little distracted.

These days, except for the offline books that Xueqiu has downloaded before, other functions are basically in a gray state that cannot be used, and the e-mall cannot be opened, so it is impossible to contact Carlisle.

Thinking of Carlisle, her eyes flashed.

Some time ago, the Carlyle couple's enthusiasm and caution for her made her understand that although they did not explicitly provoke each other's relationship, they probably knew something. Otherwise, he would not have spared so much effort to support Erbert when he did not fully trust the Federation.

Elbert didn't explain it to her, but that doesn't mean she doesn't know anything.

They were nice to her, but this caution was not just because she was a niece they hadn't met in years. And if it weren't for her, it could only be one reason: her parents.

She naturally has no way of knowing about the grievances and entanglements between the elders, after all, she has just known that her parents are from the Interstellar Federation, and as for other interpersonal relationships, there is no way to verify them now.

But those were matters between elders, and she had no intention of asking too much.

Just now...... I don't know if they will meet.

As for herself, it is impossible to say that there is no anxiety in her heart.

But she knew that her abilities couldn't change anything, and if she couldn't connect with the other side after the game, she probably had to read a physics book. It's just that she was very skeptical that she would be able to find what she needed on Earth.

She is not the kind of person who wants to die without family affection and love, what she can do is to try to find a way to find each other as much as possible.

"What do you want to be so serious?" Xu Xiaoxiao sat next to her and handed her a latte by the way.

"Thank you, I'm a little nervous thinking about the defense in a few days."

"You can even have such a thing as nervousness?" Xu Xiaoxiao exaggeratedly dragged out his tone.

To be honest, since Xu Xiaoxiao has known her, it seems that she has never seen any occasion that can make her nervous. Even if something tricky happens, she is always very calm, and even when she is cheating others, she has no special emotions.

Even Xu Xiaoxiao faintly felt that even if they didn't get the ranking of the competition in the end, Shen Xunhan would probably only feel regret and wouldn't have much reaction.

Therefore, the other party said that she was nervous, and she was quite surprised.

"Then if I tell you good news, you probably won't be nervous?" Fang Jinchuan and Xu Ziping also walked over with a drink.

"Good news?"

"According to the wiki, although the thesis of country M is not the same as their topic, the content part of the paper is partially collided, and they should go through a special defense meeting again in the days before the final defense." Fang Jinchuan's face was a little gloating.

"Wiki?" Shen Xunhan blinked, a little puzzled by the name.

"It's the one we wanted to stay in the first place that day." Xu Ziping explained when he saw this.

"It's him......" Shen Xunhan thought thoughtfully.

She is actually a little face blind, but when they say this, she still has some impressions. It was the little foreign brother who saved her from fire and water that day.

Since the so-called "team building" that day, their interpersonal relationship here has inexplicably opened up a lot.

Xu Ziping and Cao Weiran even got to know a group of top students from other countries with their excellent social skills, which made them deeply aware of the difference brought about by this change in the past few days.

First of all, the student team, which was originally very cold, communicated with each other, and after meeting each other in the building, they no longer turned a blind eye as before, on the contrary, some people would enthusiastically bring a small snack from their own country to the door or something. Of course, everyone chose a place other than the laboratory very deliberately.

With these exchanges, the senses between each other have also improved a lot, and some people have even made friends because of it.

It's just that these people definitely don't include students from country M.

First, because the opponent has always been in the top three of this kind of competition, and this time it is the host, and their own arrogance makes them feel that it is better to do a good job of this topic if they have this time. On the other hand, the long-standing arrogance of people in other countries is somewhat unsightly, and the other party naturally does not "condescend" to make friends with people they feel are not the slightest competitive.

As a result, a group of students in country M seemed to be blocked out, somewhat "out of place".

"They regard country E as their biggest competitor, and there is already a lot of contradiction between the students of the two countries, and now that this incident has broken out, I am afraid that they all want to take this opportunity to step on each other. No matter who it is, it's good to have one less competitor. When it comes to academic issues, the word 'plagiarism' is the deadliest. Xu Ziping's voice was faint, and he recounted his views steadily.

"But...... The students of Country M, such as Janice and Julian, are very arrogant and rude, and their character is like that, but they don't look like people who can do 'plagiarism'. Shen Xunhan frowned.

"The specific right and wrong should be clear after the defense, as long as we don't have to worry so much. In addition to the final position, the top three have the opportunity to be exchanged, and no matter what the outcome, we have to make sure that we at least reach this top-three goal. Fang Jinchuan said, taking a sip of the drink in his hand.

While that may sound like a lack of desire for first place, they also have to think about it realistically.

According to their current level, they naturally have the strength to win the first place, but for the competition, the luck of getting the position is also part of it.

At the same time, their team has the strength to win the first place, but that doesn't mean that other teams don't have the strength.

Those who have been able to stand out from the selection of various countries and go to the end here, and who can stay in the defense now, are very respectable and worthy of attention.

Even the most inconspicuous should not be taken lightly.

"The current situation is that country M, country E and country H have a greater chance of occupying the front ranking, and before the defense, we can also pay attention to them, especially country M, we still have to guard against some small moves on the other side." Xu Xiaoxiao said, as if he had thought of something.

This tone made Shen Xunhan suddenly remember the reason why Xu Xiaoxiao had to participate in the competition before.