Interstellar president (Genius 1): Is this genius?

Not only did the public want to see Gu Juntian, but the leaders also wanted to meet him.

However, Gu Juntian took a month-long marriage leave and refused to see anyone.

Gu Juntian had just developed the gene agent and was a major contributor. They couldn’t deny him his marriage leave, so they could only quietly wait for him to finish his honeymoon and return.

But they were puzzled.

Ordinary people would go to scenic places for their honeymoon. Because of this, they had specially prepared a few safe but beautiful destinations for Gu Juntian to choose from.

Yet Gu Juntian never mentioned wanting to leave Central City for vacation.

He stayed at Zhou Qinghao’s house for an entire month and didn’t go out at all during that time.

Everyone was stunned.

They recalled the speculation online—so, was Gu Juntian really socially anxious?

Of course, Gu Juntian wasn’t socially anxious. He simply didn’t want to leave Zhou Qinghao to do anything else.

At the moment, the entire human race was focused on the gene agent. If he appeared in public now, there would definitely be a crowd asking him all sorts of trivial questions and inviting him to attend meaningless events.

Given the choice, he’d rather stay with Zhou Qinghao. During his free time, he could also review information and determine the direction of his next research.

Gu Juntian did plan to continue doing research, but he intended to set the gene agent aside for now.

Next, he wanted to study something different, like spacecraft and mechas.

He always felt he understood these things even better than biological genes.

He also had a grand dream—to pilot a spaceship through space, to fight using mechas.

His goal was the sea of stars.

Gu Juntian now had top-level clearance in the research field and could access all kinds of data.

After being inseparable from Zhou Qinghao for half a month, he finally said to Zhou Qinghao, “Qinghao, from now on I’ll need to spend a few hours each day reading materials, so I won’t be able to keep you company all the time.”

Zhou Qinghao was glad to hear it: “I also need to deal with company affairs.”

During the days when people suspected him of being the backer of that private lab, his company went through turmoil, and stock prices fell.

But that only lasted for two days. Very soon, his company’s stock began to rise, and now it had surged so much that he had become the richest man.

Gu Juntian had given the state full rights to produce the gene agent and only charged a 20% royalty as a patent fee on each unit sold.

The production cost of the gene agent wasn’t low. To mass-produce it required a lot of high-end equipment.

But the state didn’t include the cost of those machines in the production cost, calculating only the price of raw materials and labor. Each gene agent sold for 10,000 yuan, with around 2,000 yuan of profit.

And for every unit sold, Gu Juntian would get nearly 400 yuan in patent fees. That money, he gave directly to Zhou Qinghao’s company.

In other words, Zhou Qinghao was now making money just by lying down and doing nothing!

Who wouldn’t want to buy shares in a company like that?

With the stock price constantly rising, Zhou Qinghao naturally had many things to deal with. If he hadn’t previously assumed he was about to die and made various arrangements, he wouldn’t have been able to enjoy his honeymoon properly in the first place.

But now, he still had some matters to handle.

While Gu Juntian was reviewing research materials, Zhou Qinghao contacted his team of assistants through video call.

“Boss Zhou, you finally showed your face!” The people in Zhou Qinghao’s assistant team were excited.

During the past half month, Zhou Qinghao had kept in touch with them, but only through brief messages. None of them had seen him in person or had a chance to check on him properly.

Zhou Qinghao said, “Thank you all for your hard work.”

“No trouble at all!”

“Boss Zhou, you look great!”

“Boss Zhou, is your illness cured?”

“Boss Zhou, congratulations on your wedding!”

…

These people were Zhou Qinghao’s most trusted aides. Seeing that he looked several years younger, they were all very happy.

Zhou Qinghao answered their questions and mentioned that he had been on his honeymoon recently.

That, of course, brought another round of congratulations from his subordinates.

Once he had heard enough, Zhou Qinghao began handling company matters.

Within the company, the people from Zhou Jinhai’s faction needed to be removed, and those who had tried to stir up trouble while he was down also needed to be cleared out.

As for everything else… the company was doing just fine now.

“Boss Zhou, please take good care of yourself.”

“Spend more time with Mr. Gu.”

“Mr. Gu has had a hard time—you need to look after him.”

…

Zhou Qinghao directly hung up the video call.

Did they really need to say it? Of course he would take good care of Gu Juntian.

However, it seemed that Gu Juntian didn’t need Zhou Qinghao to take care of him—he was the one taking care of Zhou Qinghao instead.

After finishing his meeting, Zhou Qinghao saw that Gu Juntian was still reading materials, so he went online to check the latest news.

Lately, whenever he had free time, he would browse the internet.

Everyone online was praising Gu Juntian, and he enjoyed reading it.

Like everyone else, he thought Gu Juntian was truly amazing.

He was incredibly grateful that he hadn’t backed down the day he met Gu Juntian and had brought him home instead.

Otherwise, he might have missed out on this person.

At this moment, people online really were full of praise for Gu Juntian.

A disease like gene collapse syndrome, which had troubled humanity for so many years, had just been solved like that—who wouldn’t be excited?

Ever since the announcement, people everywhere online had been expressing their gratitude to Gu Juntian.

He instantly became a national hero.

And those who had known him before all came forward to talk about their connection with Gu Juntian.

Gu Juntian had lived a very low-key life and had never made enemies. Now that he had achieved great success and fame, naturally everyone was happy to speak well of him.

“Gu Juntian was always a very diligent student. He never went to extra tutoring classes, but his grades were always at the top.”

“When he was young, he often helped his mother with chores.”

“In college, he always ate the cheapest meal combos every day. He really went through a tough time…”

…

In their words, Gu Juntian was a hardworking, kind-hearted, filial young man who loved to study.

“Zhou Jinhai truly committed unforgivable crimes. If not for him, Gu Juntian would’ve developed the gene agent years ago!”

“Gu Juntian worked so hard, but Zhou Jinhai wasted several years of his life.”

“We must severely punish Zhou Jinhai!”

“Thankfully Gu Juntian was determined enough. Otherwise, who knows where he’d be now…”

“Gu Juntian is my lifelong idol!”

…

The internet was full of praise—and this was only the beginning.

Those who had used the gene agent and recovered from gene collapse syndrome suddenly discovered that after recovery, they had grown much stronger, and even minor ailments disappeared without medication.

They even found that their appearance had improved—their skin became noticeably better.

They now had an energy and vitality they had never known before.

The gene agent didn’t just cure gene collapse syndrome—it turned them into “superhumans”!

When this news spread, everyone went wild.

“Is this true?”

“It’s true—Commander Qian can now lift massive weights!”

“Ahhhh! I want that too!”

“I’m suddenly jealous of people with gene collapse syndrome! They get to evolve!”

“Can ordinary people use the gene agent?”

…

At the time, there was no version of the gene agent available for healthy individuals, so people suffering from gene collapse syndrome suddenly became objects of envy.

Later, when it was discovered that those who had been injected with the gene agent not only had enhanced physical abilities but could also reproduce normally, even more people became envious.

Countless people began calling for the development of a version of the gene agent for ordinary people.

It was around that time that Gu Juntian “developed” a gene agent for the general population.

Of course, that came later.

As for now, after browsing the online news, Zhou Qinghao went to Gu Juntian and asked if he wanted to bring his mother over.

Gu Juntian thought for a moment and declined: “We can go visit her, but there’s no need to bring her here. My mom is in a relationship now and might get married.”

After being brought to Central City, Gu’s mother stayed at Director Zhang’s house, with the official story being that she was a relative from the director’s wife’s hometown.

Gu’s mother used to work taking care of the elderly in the community. She was very good at it and couldn’t sit idle. She got along well with Director Zhang’s wife and eventually met Director Zhang’s youngest son.

Director Zhang’s youngest son had unstable genes, so he never got married or even dated.

He was a soldier, but two months ago, he was diagnosed with gene collapse syndrome and retired.

General Zhang returned home intending to spend time with his parents, only to find his father constantly at the lab and his mother happily getting along with Gu’s mother.

He was ill and vulnerable, and during that time, a kind, attentive woman appeared by his side, caring for him and comforting him… Inevitably, he developed feelings for the gentle Gu’s mother.

However, thinking of himself as a patient, he didn’t act on those feelings.

But it wasn’t long before the cure for gene collapse syndrome was found!

General Zhang immediately confessed to Gu’s mother.

General Zhang was far better than Zhou Jinhai in every way. Gu’s mother had always longed for love—otherwise, she wouldn’t have been deceived by Zhou Jinhai in the past.

Back then, she had no time for romance because she was busy making money and raising her child. Now that her child no longer needed her care, and she had met someone even better than Zhou Jinhai…

Mother Gu quickly fell in love.

Gu Juntian didn’t mind that his mother was in a relationship.

Given his current status, no one would dare hurt his mother. It was a good thing for her to start fresh and forget Zhou Jinhai entirely.

However, he did feel he should go visit his mother.

Gu Juntian’s honeymoon lasted for over a month.

A little over a month later, after the honeymoon, Gu Juntian announced that he wanted to research spaceships and weapons.

Compared to other interstellar civilizations, the human empire’s spaceships and weapons were considered relatively weak.

The state had been researching this area for a long time, but making breakthroughs had proven difficult.

Gu Juntian’s decision to study these fields surprised everyone.

Even though they thought it would be hard for someone from a genetics background to achieve anything in weaponry and spacecraft, they still brought him to the relevant research institute immediately.

Unexpectedly, once inside, Gu Juntian was not only very familiar with all the equipment and research projects—he even began proposing his own ideas.

And those ideas were highly feasible!

Was this what a genius looked like?

That Zhou Jinhai had actually delayed such a genius for four whole years—unforgivable!