The short words in front of him had unexpectedly tugged at Duan Hangye's heartstrings. Although he was sure that he still didn't have any memories of his childhood, after seeing these words, Duan Hangye couldn't help but have the illusion that he had seen the scene from back then.
In his parents' eyes, Duan Hengye was a somewhat taciturn child who was more mature than the average child. On the one hand, they were grateful for Duan Hengye's maturity and early wisdom. This way, he had the ability to take over the work of the research institute and was more suitable to survive in that kind of environment. But on the other hand, when they saw this child who had lost his innocence and joy, how could they not feel heartache?
Although Duan Hengye's childhood was not as bad as the later years, compared to other people, he had lost a lot of joy.
Duan Hengye's parents knew that as a child who started learning mecha design from a young age, he probably would not like the simple and childish model in front of him. Even though it was indeed popular among the children in the Interstellar. But as his parents, they still bought the model and gave it to Duan Hengye as a birthday gift.
In the Interstellar era, it was rare for people to write notes by hand. Duan Hengye lowered his head and looked at the paper lying quietly in his hand. The handwriting on the paper was very neat. Probably because it was rare for people to write by hand, the words were not linked together, but the structure was very standard and clear. The paper in the Interstellar had a special manufacturing process. Although more than ten years had passed, the white paper in Duan Hengye's hand did not show any signs of yellowing. Even the words written with a carbon fountain pen on the paper gave off a feeling that the ink had not dried yet.
It was clearly just a few simple words, but Duan Hengye still read the paper in his hand over and over again.
When Meng Jinhuai walked into the living room, he saw Duan Hengye sitting quietly on the sofa with his back facing him. Duan Hengye lowered his head as if he was looking at something. His expression was unusually focused.
After Meng Jinhuai entered the room, the door behind him slowly closed. The thick wool carpet swallowed all footsteps. It was not until Meng Jinhuai walked up to Duan Hengye that the man who was sitting on the sofa noticed her arrival.
"What are you looking at?" Meng Jinhuai sat beside Duan Hengye and asked.
After hearing Meng Jinhuai's question, Duan Hengye did not speak at first. Instead, he handed the small piece of paper in his hand to Meng Jinhuai.
"This is …" The marshal said as he took the piece of paper in his hand. Then, Meng Jinhuai saw the words on the note.
"Happy birthday! I'll love you forever!"
Seeing Meng Jinhuai's gaze fall on the note, Duan Hengye finally came back to his senses and said, "This is what Duan Hengxing gave me just now. It was originally a birthday present my parents prepared for me back then. After that incident … Duan Hangxing took it out of the house before he was taken away by the Empress' family. It wasn't until just now … that he finally gave it back to me. "
Duan Hengye's tone just now had nothing to do with the word "heavy". But Meng Jinhuai heard the meaning in his words … Duan Hengye lost his childhood memories. Perhaps the thing in his hand was one of the few things left that had anything to do with the past.
Meng Jinhuai did not speak. He carefully handed the note back to Duan Hengye. After receiving the note, Duan Hengye carefully put it back into the box and gently closed the lid.
Unlike his usual gentle appearance in front of Duan Hengye, Meng Jinhuai, as the marshal, did not show any mercy to his opponents or enemies. It could even be said that … the marshal held a little grudge. What Meng Jinhuai did not tell Duan Hengye and would not tell him was that he had not forgotten what happened in Duan Hengxing's house last time. He had even been waiting for the opportunity to make Duan Hengye pay the price.
But today, after seeing this birthday gift that was more than a decade late, Meng Jinhuai gave up on his previous plan, which was rare.
That press conference was destined to rewrite the history of Interstellar. This was the consensus of almost everyone in the world. After the press conference, the entire Yetian Empire held countless important meetings in just a week. Many old nobles and former rulers of the Imperium, who had retired for many years and had become "historical figures" in everybody's impression, suddenly appeared in the meeting.
In the past few decades, the Yetian Empire had not been peaceful at all. The upper echelons of the empire were all over the place. Probably no one would have thought that one day, the nobles of the empire would actually gather together and stand behind Meng Jinhuai. It was not until this scene that people had a better understanding of the hidden forces in Nan zhuxing.
This week's meeting produced countless results, big and small. One of the biggest results was the control of the imperial family's power.
Now that the mech simulation experiment was over, the production of the real mech had begun. Duan Hengye finally returned to his busy life of research. Duan Hengye who had been keeping an eye on the mech production progress did not have much time to watch the news. By the time he did, the imperial family was already a mere figurehead. As for the emperor and the other core members of the imperial family … they were waiting for their own judgment.
The most surprising thing was that Nan zhuxing did not "rise to power" as people had expected. Instead, the Imperial Parliament, which had not had much of a presence before, appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
Although it was obvious that the Imperial Parliament and Nan zhuxing had a very close relationship, this did not mean that people admired Meng Jinhuai personally. Meng Jinhuai actually gave up a chance to completely take back the Yetian Empire.
After the heat of the meetings died down a little, the internet began to discuss Meng Jinhuai's purpose in doing so. Although Duan Hengye did not have much interest in who the real power of the empire fell into, when Meng Jinhuai came to the research institute a few days later, Duan Hengye could not help but ask this question.
At that time, the two of them were facing a top-level mech that was still in the production stage. Just like the one Meng Jinhuai was piloting, the new top-level mech would not be mass-produced. There was only one of it in the entire galaxy. There were more complex blueprints and more functional upgrades. Compared to the previous mech, the production time of the top-level mech had been extended by a lot. But looking at the bare metal frame in front of them, other than Duan Hengye, no one could equate it with the most powerful weapon in the galaxy.
After hearing Duan Hengye's words, Meng Jinhuai could not help but raise an eyebrow. He then said in a joking tone, "Didn't the internet say that Nan Zhuxing is actually the mastermind behind the Senate?"
Meng Jinhuai was talking about a rather boring speculation on the internet. As soon as this speculation came out, it became the target of ridicule. After all, everyone knew that if Nan Zhuxing wanted to control the Yetian Empire now, there was no need to use such a troublesome method.
Although Duan Hengye knew that Meng Jinhuai was joking, he still could not help but organize his words to explain. Fortunately, Meng Jinhuai had no intention of making things difficult for Duan Hengye. When he saw the slightly conflicted expression on Duan Hengye's face, the Marshal was in a good mood and said, "Nan Zhuxing would not do such a thing."
Meng Jinhuai finally returned to his usual serious self. "The Yetian Empire's overall structure is problematic to begin with. If it's as simple as taking away power from the royal family and putting it in Nan Zhuxing's hands, then … perhaps it's better to do nothing and keep it the way it is. "
As they spoke, Duan Hengye and Meng Jinhuai sat down on the resting area opposite the mech that was being assembled. The top-grade mech was so large that even looking up at it made one's neck feel sleepy.
"Do not have too high expectations of 'humans', whether it's others or yourself." Meng Jinhuai's tone was exceptionally cold.
When the Marshal said that, he was looking up at the mech not far away. When he saw the Marshal's expression, Duan Hengye could not help but look at the large metal object opposite him.
Meng Jinhuai was not wrong. Although Nan Zhuxing's prestige was extremely high and had contributed a lot to the Empire, the future was uncertain. However, no one could say for sure what would happen in the future. Holding power in their hands, would it bring prosperity or disaster to the Southern Star?
Many people understood this principle, but there were not many who could truly push away the power in their hands.
After speaking up to this point, Duan Hengye and Meng Jinhuai fell silent. Because top-grade mechs were many times larger than mass-produced mechs, the ceiling of the mech manufacturing room had been raised by quite a bit. Although the surface area did not change, the visual space had increased by several times.
Although the Marshal's voice had died down a long time ago, Duan Hengye felt as if his voice was echoing in his ears as he looked at the huge and empty space in front of him. Under this background, it was as if he and Meng Jinhuai were the only two people left in the world.
"Besides, even if I know how to fight, I won't be able to manage Ye Tian well," Meng Jinhuai's tone relaxed again, and a smile slowly appeared in his eyes. Looking at the large mech in front of him, Meng Jinhuai thought for a while and said to Duan Hengye, "I've been working with my parents in the military since I was young. When the interstellar era truly settles down, I still want to quickly retire."
As soon as these words came out of Meng Jinhuai's mouth, Duan Hengye could not help but laugh. Although Meng Jinhuai had been the Marshal of the military for many years, he was still too young in the interstellar era. In addition, people in this era aged slowly, so in Duan Hengye's eyes, Meng Jinhuai looked like he was in his early twenties. In Duan Hengye's eyes, Meng Jinhuai saying the word "retirement" was very strange.
Seeing that Duan Hengye could not help but laugh, Meng Jinhuai's mood couldn't help but improve. After a while, the Marshal continued to let his imagination run wild. "Looking at A Heng, I guess you don't want to retire early. When the time comes, I'll come to the research institute to accompany you. "Although there was a smile on his face, Meng Jinhuai's tone was somewhat serious.
After saying this, Meng Jinhuai turned his head and looked into Duan Hengye's eyes with incomparable affection. "A Heng, what do you think?"
In an instant, Duan Hengye's mind went blank. After a while, he slowly nodded. "Okay."
At the same time as the mecha was being manufactured, Lan Jingchi's thesis was also published. Now that the big problem was solved, Nan zhuxing directly announced the identity of Lan Jingchi, the genius behind the scenes who single-handedly resisted the royal family's control of the drug, to the public.
Although Lan Jingchi was already somewhat famous in the industry a long time ago. However, after this "promotion" by Nan zhuxing, Lan Jingchi still made it to the interstellar trending list in a short period of time. Then, he became a household name, similar to Duan Hengye a few years ago.
Removing the poison from Duan Hengye's body was a very troublesome and difficult task. While researching this problem, Lan Jingchi also solved several well-known problems in the industry. Therefore, after the thesis was written and published, the entire pharmaceutical field was shaken.
There were a lot of big and small award ceremonies in the interstellar, and recently, there was a comprehensive award ceremony that was quite authoritative in the scientific community. Lan Jingchi's results were enough for him to stand on the podium. From the moment his nomination was announced, the entire interstellar was waiting for Lan Jingchi to receive the award.
At the same time, this award ceremony also sent an invitation to Duan Hengye through the Yeti Empire Mecha Research Institute. They hoped that Duan Hengye would be the guest of honor for this award ceremony.
Although this award ceremony was comprehensive, the awards involved in it had little to do with mecha design. Before this, it wasn't that they hadn't sent an invitation to the research institute, but they had never been successful. This time, after knowing that Lan Jingchi was nominated, Duan Hengye accepted the invitation without any hesitation.
Lan Jingchi knew that Duan Hengye had been busy with the assembly of the new mecha, so after receiving the nomination, he didn't want to disturb Duan Hengye, so he didn't send a message to Duan Hengye. What Lan Jingchi didn't expect was that he would actually see Duan Hengye's starship on the host planet of the event.
The process of this award ceremony was quite meticulous. There was even a red carpet ceremony before the event began, just like the entertainment industry. However, as the guest of honor, Duan Hengye didn't have to participate in this event. As soon as he stepped onto the red carpet, Lan Jingchi saw a silver object flying towards the starship docking area in the distance.
Duan Hengye was riding on his own starship today, not the military's. On the surface, it looked like a luxurious private starship, so it didn't attract much attention. However, Lan Jingchi, who often saw it, recognized this starship. Although the silver-white starship looked no different from a normal private starship, there were many traces of modification in the details.
Lan Jingchi didn't expect Duan Hengye to come here today. He didn't have any special preparations, so when he saw the starship, he couldn't help but reveal a look of surprise. At this time, Lan Jingchi just happened to be standing on the red carpet. His expression wasn't missed by the various cameras and cameras.
After seeing Lan Jingchi's expression, several cameras immediately turned to the direction he was looking at. Unfortunately, the starship was moving very fast. By the time the cameras turned, the silver starship had already landed on the ground.
Today, Lan Jingchi was wearing a black velvet suit. His hair was all combed back, and he looked a lot more mature. After seeing the starship land, Lan Jingchi, who didn't plan to stay on the red carpet for long, quickened his pace. In just a few minutes, he disappeared in front of everyone's eyes.
After all, today was a scientific award ceremony. Unlike the entertainment awards ceremony, which needed to create suspense to attract attention, here, the list of award winners would be directly announced on the intergalactic network a few days before the ceremony. Although there was a lot less suspense this way, the atmosphere of the ceremony was more relaxed and elegant.
After walking down the red carpet, everyone he met congratulated Lan Jingchi. He was now a person who could deal with this kind of situation skillfully. Therefore, although he was anxious to find Duan Hengye, Lan Jingchi's performance on the surface was still flawless. He began to skillfully socialize and exchange greetings with people, but if you looked closely, you would find that Lan Jingchi's eyes were wandering around the venue.
Lan Jingchi was today's important award winner, and his time on the red carpet was relatively late. Therefore, not long after he entered the door, the award ceremony was about to officially begin. The current Lan Jingchi was no longer the him from two years ago. After the announcement that the ceremony was about to begin, Lan Jingchi was led by the staff to sit in the first row of the venue.
When Lan Jingchi saw that the seats around him were almost full, he finally couldn't help but ask the staff member who brought him here, "Excuse me, where are the guests?"
Probably because he didn't believe that Lan Jingchi took the initiative to talk to him, after hearing his question, the staff member standing at the front said, "Uh … Mr. Lan, today's guests are all backstage."
After the staff member finished speaking, Lan Jingchi couldn't help but show some disappointment. He nodded, then said "thank you" to the staff member, and turned on his optical computer. His hand was hovering over Duan Hengye's profile picture, but after hesitating for a while, Lan Jingchi didn't click on it.
The process of this award ceremony was very tight. Not long after Lan Jingchi sat down, the ceremony officially began. Because this event was broadcasted to the entire galaxy, even though Lan Jingchi had the urge to turn on his optical computer several times, he didn't really do it.
Also because Lan Jingchi was now the hottest new pharmaceutical star in the galaxy, the live broadcast camera often swayed around him. Although Lan Jingchi's temperament was now a lot gentler, after being chased by the camera for a while, he couldn't help but feel a little irritated in his heart.
As a popular supporting actor in "Toppling Stars", Lan Jingchi's appearance was also outstanding. Lan Jingchi, who was calculating in his heart when he would be able to see Duan Hengye, didn't know that at this time, the video of his live broadcast was cut out and then placed on the forum for appreciation …
Duan Hengye now had a lot of experience in participating in large-scale events, but this seemed to be the first time he appeared as a guest presenter. Although he had seen people give out awards many times before, when it was actually his turn, it felt different.
For example … When he actually arrived at the venue, Duan Hengye realized one thing — this award ceremony didn't have a host. In other words, in a while, he would stand on the stage alone and either talk to himself or interact with the audience for a few minutes before the award was given out.
Duan Hengye was used to appearing in front of the camera, but this didn't mean that he could smoothly complete his speech task.
After hearing the news from the conference committee, Duan Hengye didn't panic, but his assistant Ye Pu couldn't help but frown.
"Professor Duan, do you need me to write a speech?" Obviously … In Ye Pu's mind, Duan Hengye wasn't someone who could successfully do this job. Although Duan Hangye, who was standing backstage, could see that many of the guests had written their own scripts in advance before him, Duan Hangye couldn't help but laugh. However, after hearing Ye Pu's suggestion, Duan Hengye shook his head and rejected the suggestion.
Duan Hengye paused for a second and said, "No, it's fine, I'll just say it myself."
Since Duan Hengye was always calm and collected, Ye Pu didn't know if Duan Hengye was confident or not. A long time ago, Duan Hengye was tricked by his "former love rival" to speak on stage, and he also spent some time in Amro University's classrooms. However, those were all related to Duan Hengye's field of expertise … This time, it was a completely unrelated topic. Could Duan Hengye do it?
Even though Ye Pu was worried, after all, he was only an assistant. After hearing Duan Hengye say that he could do it, he didn't mention this matter again.
The award ceremony progressed quickly. Before long, it was Duan Hengye's turn to go on stage. He reached out his hand and adjusted the cuffs of his suit. Then, he turned around and walked onto the stage. Duan Hengye's figure slowly appeared in front of everyone under the yellow light.
Because the guest presenter did not walk the red carpet, before Duan Hangye appeared here, no one would have thought that he would actually attend this event. As this was a scientific award ceremony, there wasn't anything special about the stage lighting. It could even be said that it was a little too casual. However, when Duan Hengye appeared under the warm light, everyone was stunned.
After a while, there was a round of applause.
This was Duan Hengye's first public appearance after the press conference.
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