At first, Celeste was indeed shocked, but she had already let it go.


    As the crowd swarmed around Trevor and his group, Trevor didn’t notice Celeste’s presence.


    Celeste appeared gentle and calm, but Matthias <b>knew </b>she was a person of great <b>resolve</b>, willing to take risks and pursue her desires.


    In her professional life, once she had an idea or interest, she would dedicate all her energy to it and fully immerse herself in the work, even if the oue had no market value.


    For her, the only way to find out if something worked was to try it.


    The same applied to her personal life. She had loved Trevor deeply, enough to gamble her future on him by giving up the chance for further education and diving into family life with determination.


    Now, though the cost had been high, Matthias had never once seen regret in Celeste’s eyes. So <b>when </b>Celeste said she was fine and ready to move on, Matthias believed her.


    He smiled and asked, “Want something to drink?”


    Celeste nodded with a smile. “Sure.”


    They moved against the tide of the crowd toward the drinks area.


    “How about some wine?” Matthias asked.


    “Okay. Just a little.”


    Though Celeste didn’t particrly enjoy drinking, her tolerance wasn’t bad.


    They clinked sses and quietly stood to the side, sipping their drinks.


    After a <b>while</b>, someone approached them. “Matthias, you’re here too?”


    “Professor Leonard,” Matthias greeted the neer warmly, “I was just about to look for you, but I couldn’t find you.”


    Bryson Leonard chuckled teasingly. “Really? I don’t quite believe that.”


    “It’s true. I came here today specifically to introduce someone to you.”


    “Oh<i>?</i>”


    When Bryson’s gazended on Celeste, he was impressed by her striking appearance and elegant aura. Nheless, he was also puzzled as to why Matthias would want to introduce her to him.


    If Matthias weren’t known for his integrity, Bryson might have thought something else entirely.


    “You mentioned that thenguage programming project you’ve been working on recently was stuck in a bottleneck.” Matthias gestured to Celeste and introduced,This is Celeste, my junior. She’s <b>a </b>genius innguage programming. I can guarantee she’ll be able to help you.”


    <b>“</b><b>Your </b>junior?” Bryson was taken aback.


    Matthias” mentor, Zachary Newman, was a big name in the domestic Al field. All of his students, though still young, were already pirs of the country’s tech industry.


    However, Celeste’s name was unfamiliar to Bryson.


    +25–BONUS


    Chapter ?l


    Matthias smiled. “Yes, the programmingnguage Cuap was developed by her team eight years ago.”


    When it came to programmingnguages, few had as much weight in the industry as Cuap


    Bryson was bewildered. “Really?”


    “Really. If you chat with her, I’m sure you’ll find out soon enough.”


    Now eager, Bryson asked Celeste a few questions to gauge her expertise.


    After a brief conversation, they dove into the challenges he was facing, and the more they discussed, the more excited he became. The conversation flowed effortlessly, and he could hardly stop.


    Matthias sipped his drink as he watched them with a smile, content not to interrupt.


    Just then, Matthias looked up and saw Wynn walking toward him.


    As soon as Wynn noticed him looking, she nodded and gave a polite smile.


    Matthias froze as he recalled Wynn’s status. Before he could react, Wynn <b>had </b>already reached him<b>. </b>


    “Mr. Yoder,” she greeted.