Chapter 183 - Respect

She wanted to become her brothers’ pillar and provide all the support she could give, everything from money to connections.

President Mu was slightly shocked by Tan Mo’s sudden request, but he wasn’t surprised by it.

All he could think of was how much she loved and cared for her brothers.

It also made him wonder how much the brothers had cared for her for her to willingly do so much for them.

“No, I don’t have to choose. I’ll do both for you.” President Mu smiled, deciding to help the young lady fulfill her brothers’ dreams. “I’ll find some producers and artists and make a list for you. Then you can decide with your brothers who to choose. Once they’ve decided, all that will be left is for me to make the calls. The only problem now is that I might have to come up with a huge list as some of the people might not have the time or are currently working in another country. I’ll have to check with them first.”

“That will be more than enough. Thank you so much.” Tan Mo smiled. Seeing how the president had accepted her request so easily, she decided to help Beijing University win more competitions in the future to repay the favor.

“You’re welcome.” President Mu smiled as if he were God himself.

Tan Mo wasn’t even worried that the people that President Mu would find might be second-rate artists, when she considered that Professor Zhao had been able to involve a famous person like Director Hou easily.

Tan Mo could tell that President Mu was a person who had a lot of pride. He would never have accepted the request if he couldn’t do it.

Since vehicles weren’t allowed inside the campus, they had to walk back from the gate in front of the dormitories.

As soon as they started walking, they realized that a lot of students were lining the paths, cheering for them.

The moment they saw Tan Mo, they began to chant, “Wherever Tan Mo goes, the enemies perish!”

The cheers filled the school grounds instantly.

Tan Mo was rendered speechless once again as the slogan did not fit her personality. It made her seem like an arrogant and rude antagonist in a story.

“Tan Mo! We saw the livestream,” someone suddenly shouted.

“I did too. You’re our pride!”

“Well done!”

Everyone was extraordinarily excited after witnessing what Tan Mo had done in the competition.

She had completely outplayed her opponents and achieved a one-sided victory for Beijing University.

She was able to wipe out all the respect that Tsinghua University had been able to accrue for being dominant during the past few years.

“Thank you.” Tan Mo smiled and bowed. “I will do my best to win more trophies for our university.”

“You don’t have to bow,” the students said. “Go and get some rest. You deserve it!”

They were there to welcome their heroine back and not for Tan Mo to bow to them. However, when Tan Mo did that, the students all had the same thought.

What a kindhearted girl… There’s not an ounce of arrogance in her after winning such a huge competition.

Tan Mo and the team finally returned to their research room. When they walked through the door, Tan Mo finally relaxed and let out a painful groan.

Wang Yuemu turned to Tan Mo and helped massage her back. She scolded, “Seriously, why did you have to bow all the way here?”

“They were all waiting for me to return. It’s not like I’m some super-important person, but they still did that,” Tan Mo replied seriously. “Isn’t it normal to show respect to those who give you their respect?”

“Seriously…?” Wang Yuemu sighed.

It was impossible for people not to like Tan Mo when she had such a personality.

Not many people could do what she had just done.

If the other team members had been in Tan Mo’s position and had just single-handedly won the competition, they would be full of pride. Only Tan Mo was able to not boast about her achievements and still remain true to her promises and goals.

Wang Yuemu shook her head, thinking to herself that even she wouldn’t be able to do it. It was practically impossible.

When Wang Yuemu thought about it, she couldn’t help but have more respect for this 15-year-old girl.

She turned to glance at Ying Siyuan, and the latter said, “Tan Mo, we’ve discussed this with the whole team on the way back. No matter how much the school is going to give us for winning the competition, we won’t be taking a single dime from it. It’s all yours.”

Tan Mo turned to look at her seniors dumbfoundedly.

Ying Siyuan quickly explained, “We didn’t do anything in this competition. The victory belongs to you alone. You’re the only reason we won the whole thing. The reward should go to you alone.”

Tan Mo turned to look at everyone else. “Did everyone agree to it?”

“We did.” Pu Xinyan nodded.

“Me too,” Wu Jiazhen said, as she scratched the back of her head. “I was just too embarrassed to say it out loud since I’m scared that the others might call me a softie or something… Ha, ha, ha…”

The rest of the team quickly turned to glare at Wu Jiazhen.

You are the only one who has that idea. Who’s calling you a softie? Not us! Don’t try to play the nice guy. And don’t you dare drag us down that road with you.

“It was a huge relief when Siyuan and Yuemu brought the topic up. None of us hesitated, and we all agreed to it immediately,” Wu Jiazhen said with a relieved expression. “All of us think that you should get all the reward.”

“But I don’t think that’s right.” Tan Mo shook her head and stood up. “Aren’t you guys mistaking something? I didn’t win the whole competition on my own. From the moment I joined this research team, every one of you accepted me into this family. I know that Wang Yuemu never told me about this, but she had told everyone a lot of good things about me before I even came here so that everyone would have a good impression of me…”

Wang Yuemu’s mouth was open wide as she’d never thought that Tan Mo would ever know about this. It was true that she had never told her junior about it and had never planned to tell her.

Wang Yuemu was always focused on the research and never thought much about other things.

However, the more time she spent with Tan Mo, the more she was fond of the 15-year-old girl.

That was why she felt all the good things she’d said about the young lady were true and weren’t something that necessitated any gratitude.

Never did Wang Yuemu expect that Tan Mo would know about this, especially since no one had ever brought it up.

She didn’t really care if Tan Mo knew about it or not, but she was still happy to learn that Tan Mo was feeling thankful about it.

“From the moment I stepped into this campus, all of you were the first to accept me and make me feel like I was at home.” Tan Mo smiled.

“But this is different,” Ling Zimu argued. “It still doesn’t mean that we should split the reward.”

“I know this is what everyone thinks, but that’s not the case, is it? The reason I can win is just because of my good memory. I can’t take credit for all the research, the literature reviews, and the learning we all did together. It was you who taught me everything when I had no idea what was what. I was able to win because you were patient enough to teach me everything I needed to know and learn.”