Duan Hengye felt that Lan Jingchi had changed a lot. Compared to the quiet and careful person he had met at Amro, he was like a completely different person. Lan Jingchi, who was standing on the stage, looked extremely confident. His words and actions were extremely appropriate. He was definitely able to take on the task of representing all the students of Amro University.
But for some reason, as someone who had read the original novel, the more Duan Hengye saw Lan Jingchi's perfect performance, the more he felt that the scene was strange.
Even though Lan Jingchi wasn't a villain in the novel, he had a character that walked the line between good and evil. Duan Hengye couldn't connect the person standing on the stage with him in the novel.
Duan Hengye admitted that he wasn't a person with a high EQ, but he knew that a person's personality wouldn't change so quickly … Lan Jingchi had learned to hide himself.
After Shi Rongsi spoke to the people around him, he turned his attention back to the stage. From Duan Hangye's angle, he couldn't see his expression, but if he paid a little more attention, he could tell that Lan Jingchi's speech was of a high standard. Almost everyone at the table gave him a look of approval.
Lan Jingchi spoke without a script. Facing the huge auditorium, he didn't show any signs of nervousness or fear. When the speech ended and he bowed to thank the audience, Duan Hengye heard the excited applause of the students behind him.
Lan Jingchi didn't take the initiative to tell Duan Hengye about this because he had a lot of work and research to do recently. It wasn't until today that Professor Duan vaguely felt that Lan Jingchi's strength had been recognized and recognized by everyone. He had probably become a famous person in Amro University.
As the student representative, Lan Jingchi followed the procedure and returned to the back of the venue after his speech. After a few more activities, today's welcome banquet finally officially began. The table behind Duan Hengye was mostly occupied by Professor Amro. At the beginning of the banquet, the venue was relatively quiet, so Duan Hengye could easily hear their low voices.
Their conversation happened to be about Lan Jingchi.
"… The one who spoke on stage just now was a student from your academy?" Just from the voice alone, the person who spoke seemed to be quite old. He clearly didn't know Amro very well.
"Yes," the other person answered, then said, "Lan Jingchi, who won the award last time. Now that he's skipped a grade … the future of young people is immeasurable. "
Sure enough, after hearing the word "grade skipping", the person who asked the question first couldn't help but click his tongue. After a while, he said, "He really does look like Professor Duan."
When Duan Hengye was suddenly mentioned, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. Immediately after, the people at the table behind him began to explain the relationship between Lan Jingchi and Duan Hengye to the person who didn't know much about Lan Jingchi. The speaker's tone was full of emotion. Obviously, he didn't expect that a simple encounter would develop into such a story.
At this time, the venue gradually became noisy. The people around Duan Hengye began to leave their seats and began to chat with their old friends or classmates.
After a while, even Su Mingge next to him stood up and walked to a table at the back. It seemed like he was going to meet his classmates.
At this time, there was no lack of people who wanted to chat with Duan Hengye, but they were all intimidated by his aura. Therefore, Professor Duan's side was particularly quiet at this time.
Seeing that the main part of the banquet was over, Duan Hengye wanted to leave the venue directly. However, after getting up, he hesitated for a moment. Then, he gave up on leaving through the side door and turned to the back of the auditorium.
Although there was no one around Duan Hengye to chat, everyone was silently watching him. Naturally, Duan Hengye's movement of getting up and walking to the back of the auditorium was naturally noticed. Duan Hengye had long been used to this kind of scene. Although he knew that people were watching him, his expression and actions were not affected at all.
Soon, Duan Hengye walked to the back of the venue and saw Lan Jingchi surrounded by a group of students. Now, Lan Jingchi's side was very lively, so no one noticed that Duan Hengye had silently walked over. Just as Duan Hengye was thinking about whether he should leave this place first and wait until Lan Jingchi was free to go find him, Lan Jingchi, who was tightly surrounded by the crowd, suddenly raised his head.
When he saw Duan Hengye, Lan Jingchi's face instantly revealed a look of pleasant surprise. He then shouted in that direction, "Professor Duan!"
Lan Jingchi's voice was not loud, but it was loud enough for the people around him to hear clearly. Therefore, when Lan Jingchi's voice fell, the students around him immediately turned their gazes towards Duan Hengye's direction. After all, they were not Mecha students, so they were still a little afraid of Professor Duan.
Therefore, when they saw that the person Lan Jingchi had just called was indeed Duan Hengye, the students instantly switched to nervous mode. They then greeted Duan Hengye and quickly left Lan Jingchi's side.
Before Duan Hengye could walk over, Lan Jingchi had already stepped up to his side. Duan Hengye saw that Lan Jingchi was in a good mood, so he put aside his confusion and turned to talk to him about the speech just now.
Although Duan Hengye was a little distracted, he did not miss much of the main content, so his praise was on point. After a few words, Lan Jingchi smiled a little embarrassedly and then said to Duan Hengye, "Actually, today's event … I was also very surprised when I received the notice. I didn't tell Professor Duan because I wanted to leave it as a surprise for today. "
Lan Jingchi's seat was near the back of the auditorium, but it was closer to the center. The way Duan Hengye stood there and talked with him was a little conspicuous. Therefore, while they were talking about the speech just now, Duan Hengye and Lan Jingchi walked towards the corner of the auditorium.
At this time, behind Duan Hengye was a huge floor-to-ceiling window. Because they were far away from the core of the auditorium, after standing there, they could almost only hear the sound of the man-made stream outside the window.
After a little hesitation, Duan Hengye finally asked his doubts, "… I just heard that you rejected the invitation of the Pharmaceutical Research Institute?" Although this matter was not widely spread, in the Pharmaceutical Research Institute that Lan Jingchi studied, everyone already knew about it.
Even though Lan Jingchi also felt that this kind of "small matter" would not immediately spread to Duan Hengye's ears, he also knew that Duan Hengye would hear about it one day.
When Duan Hengye came to find him today, Lan Jingchi was already mentally prepared for him to ask about this matter. When Lan Jingchi heard Duan Hengye's words, he slowly nodded and said, "Yes … But, I'm very grateful for Dean Shi Rongsi's invitation."
"Working there is the best choice for a pharmaceutical graduate …" Duan Hengye thought for a bit and asked, "Do you think it's still a little early?" Even though Lan Jingchi was currently a "senior" to a bunch of Amro students, pharmaceutics was also a profession that required a lot of experience. This reason was somewhat reasonable.
If other people were worried that their current qualifications were not enough, Duan Hengye could understand. But from the last time they met, Lan Jingchi's reaction and words, it could be seen that he was not someone who would reject an invitation for this reason.
As expected, Lan Jingchi shook his head without hesitation. He said to Duan Hengye, "I don't like the atmosphere at the Empire Research Institute, and it's not suitable for me to work there."
This reason was also within Duan Hengye's expectations. No matter how good Lan Jingchi looked now, he was still the teenager who chose to drop out of Amro in a fit of anger.
"Do you want to do independent research on your own?" Duan Hengye could not help but ask. Pharmaceutics research required a large amount of financial support. After dropping out of school, in order to continue his research career, Lan Jingchi began to deal with the interstellar gray organizations. But now that Duan Hengye was here, of course he would not let Lan Jingchi walk down the path described in the book.
Even though that path also allowed Lan Jingchi to display his talents to his heart's content, it was also an extremely dangerous path. So before Lan Jingchi could answer, Duan Hengye continued, "If so, I can be the sponsor of the research."
"No." Very unexpectedly, Lan Jingchi very straightforwardly rejected Duan Hengye's words.
Could it be that he was too blunt just now? Duan Hengye was a little confused by Lan Jingchi's words. He could not help but reflect in his heart.
Unexpectedly, Lan Jingchi smiled at Duan Hengye and continued, "I don't need your funding, and I also don't choose to do independent research on my own." As he spoke, he looked out of the window, "Even though I have some achievements, my qualifications are still relatively shallow. If I blindly start independent research at this stage … then it will undoubtedly be a waste of precious research and learning time."
Duan Hengye realized that Lan Jingchi was a lot more mature than he was at the same time in the book.
Lan Jingchi was right. Even though he already had the title of "genius", he was still a little immature in many areas. Independent research was of course good, but for the current Lan Jingchi, it was a bit too early. Duan Hengye could not help but gently nod at Lan Jingchi, and he continued, "I plan to go to another pharmaceutics research institute."
After listening to Lan Jingchi's words, Duan Hengye suddenly remembered something.
Because of the poisoning incident, Duan Hengye had done a good analysis of the major research institutes in the interstellar. Shi Rongsi's research institute did not have a very good atmosphere, and the degree of freedom of research was not high, but it was worthy of its name as a top research institute in the interstellar. Other than that, what other top research institute was suitable?
Wait …
Could it be that Lan Jingchi chose the research institute under Nan zhuxing?
Speaking of which, ever since the research of the cloning drug was completed and he became busy with work, Duan Hengye had not chatted with the AI like before. So now, he suddenly could not remember the exact name of the research institute. After all, that research institute was only a code name.
However, the more he tried to avoid the truth, the more likely it was to be true. Lan Jingchi did not even say its code name. Instead, he directly said to Duan Hengye, "I plan to go to Nan zhuxing's pharmaceutics research institute."
Duan Hengye did not think that as a pharmaceutics major, Lan Jingchi would easily know that Nan zhuxing was behind the research institute.
After seeing Duan Hangye's strange expression, Lan Jingchi unexpectedly didn't hide anything or keep him in suspense. He paused for a second, then said to Duan Hengye, "This matter … The General personally came to talk to me."
Meng Jinhuai personally went to talk to Lan Jingchi? After hearing this, he could not help but feel that this world was a bit too mysterious. It did not matter how great Lan Jingchi's achievements were in the future. But the current reality was — — Meng Jinhuai was a high and mighty general of the Empire that everyone in the galaxy knew, while Lan Jingchi was just a slightly famous student in his field.
In the eyes of others, Meng Jinhuai and Lan Jingchi did not belong to the same world.
After hearing Lan Jingchi's words, Duan Hengye could not help but repeat his words. "Meng Jinhuai came to talk to you …"
"Mhmm." Lan Jingchi nodded, "He personally came to Amro to talk to me."
Although the overall environment of the Empire was relatively peaceful recently, Meng Jinhuai was still very busy. Duan Hengye could not imagine when Meng Jinhuai found the time to come to Amro to talk to Lan Jingchi. "He didn't tell me to tell you this." Lan Jingchi added magnanimously. Clearly, he had turned a deaf ear to the marshal's "warning".
Seeing how Lan Jingchi did not follow the rules, Duan Hengye did not know what to say for a while. After thinking for a while, Duan Hengye decided to be like Lan Jingchi and directly expressed the doubts in his heart. Duan Hengye asked Lan Jingchi, "Meng Jinhuai, he … What did he say?"
Lan Jingchi thought for a while and then replied, "The general said to me … The research that I won last time can help you, so he wants me to go to the research institute in Nan zhuxing to continue this project."
Although Duan Hengye vaguely guessed in his heart, when he really heard these words from Lan Jingchi's mouth, he could not help but be shocked.
Duan Hengye never thought that one day, as the Empire's general, Meng Jinhuai would actually look for a student for him. However, other than this, did Meng Jinhuai say anything else to Lan Jingchi?
At this moment, Duan Hengye's feelings were all written on his face. Before he could ask, Lan Jingchi said, "Professor Duan, don't be nervous, the general only said a small part of it. But he also said that he will tell me the ins and outs of this matter in the future. "
Lan Jingchi did not tell Duan Hengye how shocked he was when Meng Jinhuai came to find him that day. Meng Jinhuai put down his work and specially rushed to planet Duguang to meet with Lan Jingchi. He also promised very attractive research conditions. However, before meeting Duan Hengye today, Lan Jingchi's heart was still hesitant. However, after seeing Duan Hengye's expression, Lan Jingchi was completely certain that he wanted to join the research institute in Nan zhuxing.
Duan Hengye's heart was filled with mixed feelings. After a long time, he finally said to Lan Jingchi, "Thank you."
After hearing Duan Hengye's words, Lan Jingchi smiled at him and said, "Professor Duan, you have helped me so much, don't say thank you. After all, Nan zhuxing is the most suitable research environment for me. "
Lan Jingchi was not being polite. Nan zhuxing's research institute was very strong and had a high degree of freedom. In addition, Meng Jinhuai had promised Lan Jingchi, so going there was a very good choice for him.
Because many of the guests who came to attend the anniversary celebration were old, today's event did not last very long. After the banquet officially ended, Duan Hengye went back to his residence after meeting the school leaders. He did not turn on his optical computer like he usually did. Instead, he opened a communication channel with Meng Jinhuai.
This time, the two used voice communication. On the other side, Meng Jinhuai was working. As the Marshal of the Empire, Meng Jinhuai had to deal with all kinds of affairs every day. Coincidentally, while Duan Hengye was chatting with him, Meng Jinhuai happened to be looking at the military's recent mecha statistics.
This was Duan Hengye's field of expertise, so Meng Jinhuai shared the information with Duan Hengye as he worked. If other people were to hear this, they would probably think that Duan Hengye and Meng Jinhuai's conversation was a bit boring. However, the two of them really chatted like this, and it was not annoying at all.
There was a big time difference between Nan zhuxing and Planet Duguang. After talking for who knows how long, Duan Hengye started to feel sleepy. When the call ended, he was curled up on the small sofa in the study. Although the sofa was not big, it was very comfortable. As they talked, Duan Hengye became more and more sleepy.
In fact, Duan Hengye was very good at staying up late, but he was recently learning how to pilot a mecha. Although his condition was much better than before, his body still needed more rest to replenish its energy.
After some time, Meng Jinhuai heard that there was suddenly no sound from the other side of the call. Since a long time ago, Meng Jinhuai's optical supercomputer had added the time of Planet Duguang and the research institute in addition to the standard time of Nan zhuxing. After hearing no sound from the other side, Meng Jinhuai habitually looked at the time of Planet Duguang. Then, he realized that it was already night time on Duan Hengye's side.
Even so, Meng Jinhuai did not cut off the call. He maintained the signal and finished all his work. Meng Jinhuai's office was so quiet that he could faintly hear Duan Hengye's shallow breathing. After a while, Meng Jinhuai finally finished his work. He was not in a hurry to rest. Instead, he found his assistant and temporarily rearranged his work for the next two days.
Although the sofa was comfortable to sit on, it was still a little small. As he slept, Duan Hengye felt a little uncomfortable. When Meng Jinhuai arrived on Planet Duguang, this was the scene he saw — Duan Hengye was curled up on a small sofa with a beige blanket covering his body. This scene was very familiar …
After seeing Duan Hengye's sleeping appearance, Meng Jinhuai could not help but slow down his footsteps. It was only then that Meng Jinhuai went over and gently turned off the call. The marshal did not wake up Duan Hengye. Instead, he walked over and slowly picked him up from the sofa. Although Duan Hengye was tall, he did not have much meat on his body. His weight was a little frighteningly light.
Suddenly leaving the warm sofa, Duan Hengye could not help but frown. However, probably because he was extremely sleepy and trusted the people around him, he did not have the slightest intention of waking up.
In a daze, Duan Hengye felt himself being gently placed on a soft bed. Then, suddenly, a light kiss fell on his forehead.
Recently, Duan Hengye's biological clock had completely recovered. The next morning, when the sky outside the window was about to brighten, Duan Hengye opened his eyes on time. After a night of sufficient sleep, Duan Hengye's mind was exceptionally clear at this time. Even so, after getting up, the first thing Duan Hengye did was … reach out his hand and gently touch his forehead. At the same time, there was a slight smile at the corner of his mouth that he did not realize he was smiling.
Then, his fully awake brain immediately told Duan Hengye that the place where he fell asleep last night was not the bedroom, but the sofa in the study room!
Could it be that what happened last night wasn't a dream? Duan Hengye quickly turned around and looked at the other side of the bed. He found that although there was no one there, the position of the pillow was different from yesterday.
Duan Hengye stood by the bed and then walked barefoot out of the room. However, before he could go out, the bedroom bathroom door was pushed open from the inside. Meng Jinhuai, who was wearing black silk pajamas, walked out of the bathroom. He had obviously just finished washing up. There were a few drops of water hanging from the tip of his hair.
After seeing Meng Jinhuai's appearance, Duan Hengye was completely stunned. When he was in Nan zhuxing, Duan Hengye also lived in the same bedroom as Meng Jinhuai. However, probably because the room was too big and there was more than one bathroom in the bedroom, Duan Hengye had never seen the marshal like this before.
"What's wrong?" Meng Jinhuai asked with a smile, "Are you still not awake?" Right now, Duan Hengye's state was very similar to that of sleepwalking.
After hearing the marshal's words, he quickly replied, "No … I'm already awake." Duan Hengye silently looked away. He would never admit that he had temporarily fallen into a state called "infatuation".
Hearing this, Meng Jinhuai smiled and then said to Duan Hengye, "That's good." At the same time, Duan Hengye finally adjusted his emotions. He was about to walk past Meng Jinhuai and enter the bathroom. However, at this time, Meng Jinhuai once again reached out and grabbed Duan Hengye.
Meng Jinhuai looked at Duan Hengye's puzzled eyes and gently shook his head. He smiled and said softly to him, "Remember to wear shoes."
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