"I understand, Professor Pierre, in fact, I'm not upset at all. Not only will I not accept the award, I believe Qiao Ze won't either. Although I don't know why there have been so many issues surrounding this prize," Camille Dubois calmly replied.
"Oh? Is that really what you think?" Pierre earnestly asked.
"Yes, Professor Pierre, I've been studying Qiao's Algebraic Geometry lately through the official website of the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton. His mathematical thought has been very helpful for my research and has given me many insights. I don't think I'm qualified to compete with him for this mathematics prize.
So for me, being nominated for this prize feels quite awkward. But I think for Qiao Ze, he... might feel it's an insult," Camille Dubois explained.
Although saying this seemed a bit self-deprecating, since there were only two people in the office, Camille Dubois felt she could be frank about her real thoughts.
