Time quickly passed by, and it was soon December.
Sitting on a private plane from Beijing to Stockholm, Lu Zhou, who was flying over Siberia, flipped through the paper in his hand. He fell into deep thought.
The author of the paper in his hand was Rudy Dobrik, the head of the Z particle experiment team. He was the first to observe the interference of the Z particle on the gravitational field in the low-dimensional expansion experiment.
Including the paper in his hand, Professor Rudy had published more than five papers in this direction.
The data he collected in the experiment successfully aroused Lu Zhou's interest. Therefore, before boarding the plane, he asked his secretary to go to the airport to find a printer and print a copy of the paper.
Chen Yushan looked at Lu Zhou, who had been staring at the paper in his hand since he got on the plane. Chen Yushan couldn't help but whisper.
"We're almost in Stockholm, aren't you going to rest for a while?"
"Rest?" Without looking up, Lu Zhou replied casually, "I feel quite energetic."
"I don't think so with the dark circles under your eyes." Chen Yushan sighed and continued, "You represent China's academic community. There will be a lot of reporters when you get off the plane. Can't you pay attention to your image?"
Lu Zhou smiled embarrassedly.
"Um … I'm not worried, after all —"
Chen Yushan could guess what Lu Zhou was going to say next. She couldn't help but roll her eyes. She grabbed his paper and stood up from the chair.
"Come with me!"
She pulled Lu Zhou to the bathroom. Under Lu Zhou's stunned gaze, she took out the men's BB cream she bought before boarding the plane from her carry-on bag.
"I'll help you put it on."
"Men only wear camouflage on their faces, I don't want to wear this stuff —"
"Okay, okay, don't dawdle, we're going to get off the plane!"
Lu Zhou was just about to refuse, but the senior sister, who had wiped the BB on her index finger, had already begun to grope him.
In this small space, there was no room for maneuver. Lu Zhou looked at her red lips and eyes. He leaned back and was about to protest, but this ambiguous atmosphere suddenly made him unable to open his mouth.
Come to think of it, this seemed to be the first time he looked at her so closely.
He could even feel that warm aura and clearly see those gently trembling eyelashes …
Compared to Lu Zhou's restlessness, Chen Yushan, who was concentrating on helping him apply the BB cream, didn't seem to notice anything wrong, nor did she notice Lu Zhou's gaze.
Fortunately, she didn't.
Otherwise, if their gazes met, the air would definitely turn into an awkward color.
The faint fragrance of jasmine flowed through her hair and into his nose. Lu Zhou, who was trying his best to control his breathing, almost choked.
Was this some kind of perfume that could slow down one's thinking?
After applying the BB cream, Chen Yushan, who was addicted to helping him change his appearance, took out an eyebrow trimmer and hair wax. Lu Zhou was willing to bet that this definitely wasn't an impromptu decision because many men's tools had just been opened.
Obviously, she had planned this before boarding the plane!
Time slowly passed by.
Just when Lu Zhou felt like his brain was about to be cooked, the fragrance finally floated away.
Chen Yushan looked at the Professor Lu that she personally created and took half a step back. She nodded with satisfaction and made a V sign under her chin with her right hand.
"Done!"
"No wonder it's me!"
"Look at yourself in the mirror, don't you look more handsome than before?"
Lu Zhou: "… Oh."
"Huh? Why is your face red? "
"… Nothing."
Lu Zhou dodged the little hand that was reaching for his forehead and quickly slipped out of the bathroom.
Chen Yushan looked at Lu Zhou leaving in a hurry. She couldn't hide the smirk on her face anymore. But soon, her cheeks gradually turned red as if she was suffering from heatstroke.
"Phew …"
"That fellow, why does he keep staring at my eyes? Can't he just change the direction of his gaze?
Speaking of which, I was really bold and almost went too far.
But …
Usually, he seemed to have a meticulous and serious look.
Seeing the clumsy side of him that was different from usual didn't seem to be a loss.
The corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up a little. At this time, she suddenly noticed that her smile in the mirror was not very dignified, so she quickly pressed the corners of her mouth down with her index finger.
"Calm down, calm down …"
Chen Yushan patted her chest and quickly put the BB cream and eyebrow trimmer into her makeup bag. She waited until her breathing and heartbeat returned to normal before she walked out of the bathroom as if nothing had happened.
…
Under the escort of two fighter jets, a bright silver private plane landed smoothly on the runway of Stockholm Airport.
This was Lu Zhou's third visit to this city.
Everything here was the same as the first time he was here.
The only difference was that his identity was no longer just an ordinary "scholar". No matter how he interpreted it, at least others wouldn't think of him that way.
This could be seen from the level of his visit.
An old man with white hair and beard stood in the middle of the welcoming team. He smiled at Lu Zhou, who was walking down the gangway, and opened his arms.
"Welcome! A scholar from China! Welcome, my old friend! "
"Haha, we meet again! How are you feeling? "
"I'm doing great!"
Lu Zhou walked up to Academician Staffan and gave him a big hug. He looked at the enthusiastic old Viking man and joked.
"I thought I would only come to Stockholm twice, I didn't expect this to be my third time."
"Don't say that, it's like Stockholm has nothing but the Nobel Prize." Academician Staffan smiled and said, "Please come with me. We have arranged the most luxurious hotel in Stockholm for our distinguished guests. I hope it will reduce your fatigue."
Lu Zhou smiled and nodded.
"Then I'll be troubling you."
Academician Staffan wasn't the only one who came to pick him up. There was also Ambassador Zhang from the Swedish Embassy, as well as the heir of the Swedish royal family, Prince Carl Felipe.
Other than a blonde princess in a dress, these people had met Lu Zhou more than once. After they met, they all gave him a hug.
"On behalf of the Gustav Royal Family, I welcome you, dear …"
Like a real princess, this little girl, who was only about seven years old, gently lifted the corner of her skirt and greeted Lu Zhou in a childish tone.
However, it seemed like she forgot what Lu Zhou's name was, or maybe she didn't know how to pronounce his name. Halfway through her sentence, she suddenly got stuck.
The reporters at the side were filming with their cameras. Just as Prince Felipe was about to save the situation, the little princess suddenly rolled her eyes in a cheeky manner. She had an idea and changed her words, adding the welcome lines.
"… Dear Mr. Scholar. I hope this trip to Stockholm will give you inspiration to explore the mysteries of the universe. "
Lu Zhou smiled and nodded at her. He then spoke in fluent English.
"Thank you, clever and lovely Princess. My name is Lu Zhou, may I ask your name? "
The little princess raised her chin, which had some baby fat on it, and spoke in a childish voice with an elegant demeanor.
"Carl Lillian. You can call me Princess Lillian, because I prefer the latter name."
"Nice to meet you, Ms. Lillian."
Lu Zhou reached out his right hand.
The little princess tilted her head in confusion. It seemed that her court etiquette teacher didn't teach her the procedure of shaking hands after bowing.
After hesitating for a while, she suddenly stuck out her tongue playfully. Then, without giving the others time to react, she suddenly picked up her dress and ran away.
When Lu Zhou saw the little princess suddenly slip away, he was slightly stunned. He then smiled and retracted his right hand. The crowd standing at the side was amused by this adorable behavior of Princess Lilian. They let out friendly laughter one after another.
In this pleasant atmosphere, the airport welcome ceremony also came to an end.
The group of people came to the motorcade parked on the side of the road. Wang Peng took the initiative to step forward and open the back door for Lu Zhou and Chen Yushan. He then sat in the front passenger seat.
The driver was an embassy staff member. In fact, he was also a colleague of Wang Peng who was arranged to go to Sweden a few days ago. Along the way, they would be escorted by the embassy security personnel and the Royal Guards to the Stockholm Hotel.
Sitting next to Lu Zhou, Chen Yushan looked at the little princess waving goodbye to them. She couldn't help but pull Lu Zhou's arm and speak in a restrained voice.
"Woo, what a cute little girl!"
"… Mhmm."
Chen Yushan saw Lu Zhou staring out the window, so she whispered.
"You don't still mind what happened on the plane, right?"
"Of course not." Lu Zhou turned his head and looked at her speechlessly. He then looked out the window and said, "I'm just a little surprised that there were no reporters when we got off the plane."
To be precise, there were only two reporters.
This was quite unusual.
He still remembered the last time he came to Stockholm, the reporters almost surrounded his plane.
Hearing this, the driver sitting in the front row said with a smile.
"It's mainly because of security issues. We discussed with the Swedish officials here and decided to only contact CCTV and a local media in Stockholm to the airport. Otherwise, if the news of you being here is announced, I'm afraid the airport will not be able to be used. "
It was a bit exaggerated to say that the airport could not be used. But after hearing this, he understood. It wasn't that these reporters didn't want to come, but they were sent away by fake news or something.
"… I see."
Doesn't that mean I wasted all the effort on him?
Even though it was good, he didn't really like being surrounded by cameras.
But he felt like it was a bit unfair …
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