A week later, in the Great Fire Country, Capital Region National University …
* Ring ring ring … *
The bell rang across the campus, startling a flock of pigeons near the lawn of the bell tower. After hovering over the campus for a while, some pigeons landed on the roof of the teaching building of the School of Fine Arts in the university and started to coop.
A group of youthful college students walked out of the school building and rushed to all parts of the campus.
Xia Ning, who had a ponytail and was wearing a loose blue overalls and carrying a backpack, walked out of the building with several young students. She was a middle-aged woman with black-rimmed glasses, a slightly plump figure, and a pretty face. She was wearing a long dress and looked intellectual and elegant.
When the surrounding students saw the middle-aged woman, they all greeted the middle-aged woman, or looked at Xia Ning next to her with envious eyes.
The middle-aged woman was Professor Yu Rudan from the School of Fine Arts of the Capital Region National University. She was a world-renowned female painter whose works were very influential all over the world. In those auctions, one of Professor Yu Rudan's works could be sold at a sky-high price of tens of millions.
Xia Ning, your clay sculpting skills have improved a lot recently, but there is still room for improvement. Professor Qu Lin is an expert in this field. I recommend you to join Professor Qu Lin's studio during the holiday, go for an internship for a period of time, and participate in the restoration of cultural relics in some monasteries and Taoist temples. You should improve. I have already told Professor Qu Lin, and Professor Qu Lin is also very happy to do so! "
"Ah … Professor Qu Lin … Thank you, Professor …" Xia Ning was a little flustered and surprised by Professor Yu Rudan's sudden kindness.
Professor Yu Rudan smiled and talked to the surrounding students. Finally, she waved her hand and walked directly to the parking lot next to the school building.
The group of students from the School of Fine Arts separated from Professor Yu Rudan at the entrance of the school building.
The students were full of energy again!
Xia Ning, two girls and two boys beside him talked and laughed as they walked toward the canteen.
"Xia Ning, tomorrow is the weekend. Where are you going now?" A short-haired beauty standing next to Xia Ning squeezed Xia Ning's shoulder.
"Nowhere. I'm going to the library and the clay sculpture classroom …" Xia Ning touched his stomach and looked at the canteen in the distance, revealing his true colors of a foodie. "I feel like I'm starving …"
"Xia Ning, you're a real man. Have you noticed that Professor Yu has been taking care of you these days?" A round-faced girl looked at Xia Ning enviously.
"Oh, really?"
"The people in Professor Qu Lin's studio are all very capable seniors. Professor Qu Lin is very picky. Professor Yu rarely recommends new people to intern there …" A boy next to her pushed his glasses and looked at Xia Ning enviously. "One of our seniors applied several times, but Professor Qu Lin didn't agree!"
"Ever since your grandfather came to the school to see you last time, the dean of the School of Fine Arts smiled much more kindly when he saw you. You didn't tell us before that your grandfather is so powerful. He's the vice chairman of the National Committee of Order. If your grandfather didn't come once, we don't know how long you would hide it from us …"
"Yes, yes. So today, it's your treat. Does everyone agree?"
"Yes!"
"How many times have I said it? I really don't have much to do with the old man …" Xia Ning said helplessly.
"Okay, we understand. Keep a low profile …" The people next to him looked at each other and laughed tacitly.
No one believed Xia Ning's explanation, including the leaders of the School of Fine Arts.
Xia Ning, who was surrounded and ridiculed by people, could only smile bitterly. There was no way to explain at all. Ever since Wang Xi and the old man came to visit her at the school last month, Xia Ning had unknowingly become the focus of attention in the school.
When the old man came to see Xia Ning, he was in a VIP luxury car with a special pass that allowed him to pass through the Capital Circle without any obstructions. Summoner guards were with him. When they heard that the old man had come to the school, a group of school leaders came to greet him in a hurry. They thought that the leader had come to inspect the school.
However, the old man didn't meet any of the school leaders. He only asked his secretary to say a few words to the school leaders. The old man himself came to the School of Fine Arts to look for Xia Ning. He and Xia Ning strolled by the artificial lake in the school for a while and chatted for a while before leaving the school.
Then, the whole school knew that Xia Ning was the old man's granddaughter. Xia Ning's life and studies in the school also underwent some subtle changes. The dean, professors, and teachers of the School of Fine Arts smiled more when they saw Xia Ning, and their attitudes became more amiable. The school gave Xia Ning more opportunities, and it was obvious that they wanted to cultivate Xia Ning as the future star of the school. The few boys who were pestering Xia Ning because of their good family background also left on their own accord. Xia Ning's world also became peaceful.
The old man's status in the Fire Country was now the standard national leader. Usually, if people wanted to see the old man, they could only see him on TV or in the newspapers.
No one would have thought that the old man's granddaughter was in the School of Fine Arts. Seeing how the old man took time out of his busy schedule to come to school to see his granddaughter, she was definitely the apple of his eye.
Now, for the first time in her life, Xia Ning felt the annoyance of being the center of attention.
Even though she was walking on campus with her classmates, she could still see many students on the road and around her secretly casting their gazes on her.
She didn't know if it was telepathy, but among the gazes around her, Xia Ning suddenly felt a special gaze. She immediately turned her head and looked at her nine o 'clock position.
An ordinary-looking bespectacled man in his thirties, wearing a gray trench coat, a pale yellow scarf around his neck, and a cap on his head. He was holding a newspaper in his hand and standing under a few ginkgo trees not far away, sizing her up.
That man looked like a university staff member, teaching assistant, or a graduate student of another school. The man's gaze was unusually focused, so focused that it was a little rude. He stared directly at Xia Ning, which was slightly different from the people around her who were quietly sizing her up.
Xia Ning frowned slightly and continued to chat and laugh with her classmates as they walked towards the school cafeteria.
…
Looking at the smile on Xia Ning's face and her youthful appearance, and then listening to the conversations around her, Xia Pingan smiled slightly. A stone fell from his heart, and he withdrew his gaze from Xia Ning.
…
Xia Ning walked a few dozen meters, but for some reason, that man's gaze kept lingering in her heart. She felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity. She turned her head and looked in the direction she came from, but there was no one under the ginkgo trees. That man had disappeared.
…
Xia Pingan walked out of the Metropolitan Region National University, got into a taxi, and had the taxi take him to the harbor of the Metropolitan Region. After getting out of the taxi, he entered a roadside cafe and sat in a booth. He ordered some coffee and food, then moved his hand, and the Committee of Order's special service watch appeared in his hand. He sent a message to Minister Yan.
— — Minister Yan, I'm in the Metropolitan Region of the Fire Country. Can you still honor the reward of finding the three Realm Pearls for the nuclear materials you promised me?
Before the waiter of the cafe brought the coffee over, Minister Yan's message came back in ten seconds. It was very timely.
— — Of course, I'm in the Metropolitan Region. We've already prepared the Realm Pearls. How can I give them to you?
— — I'm at the Five Flavors Cafe at the Seabird Bay Pier.
— — Wait a moment, I'll be there in twenty minutes.
After contacting Minister Yan, Xia Pingan put away his watch and looked at the scenery at the pier outside the cafe.
Compared to the last time he came to the Metropolitan Region, the order in the Metropolitan Region of the Fire Country had basically returned to how it was before Shenglin. There were all kinds of ships docked at the harbor outside. It was unusually prosperous and lively. Melodious whistles could be heard from the sea from time to time.
"Sir, here's what you ordered …" A fat auntie in the cafe carried a tray and brought the coffee and food that Xia Pingan ordered.
…
Xia Pingan finished his food slowly. It took less than twenty minutes.
Ring …
The doorbell of the cafe rang. Minister Yan, who was wearing a grey suit and a black hat, walked in alone with a black briefcase. His sharp eyes scanned the few customers in the cafe. When he saw Xia Pingan, Minister Yan's eyes were slightly puzzled.
Xia Pingan smiled at Minister Yan and pointed at the seat across from him. Minister Yan confirmed his target and walked toward Xia Pingan.
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