With the joint efforts of Lin Zhixia and Feng Yuan, the number of members in the "New Graph Theory" group they established has reached seven - including one Russian and six Chinese.
Lin Zhixia deeply felt the joy of teamwork.
Her six companions were all very smart and down-to-earth. They spent two weeks together completing the basic preparations, and then divided the work reasonably according to the existing framework. During this period, Feng Yuan was in a state of extreme excitement.
Feng Yuan is full of confidence: "My father said that we are better than our father, and he will help us."
Feng Yuan's father is an internationally renowned mathematics professor. His full support gave Lin Zhixia confidence.
Feng Yuan was even more delighted: "My father also said that the research results of basic theories are not easy to be immediately transformed into the industrial world, but the driving force of our research is to produce industrial products."
Lin Zhixia chuckled: "Yes, we can definitely do it."
Feng Yuan was filled with emotion: "When I wrote papers before, I often added a sentence, 'Industry and academia have recently paid much attention to this issue.' In fact, there are very few people who really pay attention to it."
Lin Zhixia answered optimistically: "Our research directions are all very detailed. Even the seniors in the same lab as us may not know what we are doing. It doesn't matter. When we make practical application products, your name and mine will be known all over the world."
"Like Bill Gates and Steve Jobs?" Feng Yuan asked.
Lin Zhixia was stunned.
Bill Gates' Microsoft, and Steve Jobs' Apple...
Created the Windows and Mac operating systems.
In today's Internet world, most Internet users use Windows or Mac operating systems. Their huge user base and effective business strategies have made their company last forever.
Lin Zhixia thought for a moment, and said in a more modest tone: "We are still making preparations. I can't guess how far we can go in the future."
"Come on!" Feng Yuan said with a smile, "Man proposes, God disposes."
Lin Zhixia responded positively: "Okay, okay!"
At this time, Lin Zhixia heard a knock on the door. She quickly said, "Let's stop here for today. We can talk again when we have time. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me."
Feng Yuan said "OK" to her and hung up the video call.
Lin Zhixia closed her laptop tightly and said, "Jiang Yubai, come in."
Jiang Yubai pushed open her door: "Did your work go well today?"
"It went pretty smoothly," Lin Zhixia briefly introduced, "Everyone is very happy to be able to do the research they like."
She stood up from her seat and walked to Jiang Yubai: "How about you, how was your meeting?"
Jiang Yubai answered truthfully: "It's okay. I listened to their analysis of the overseas market." He omitted the specific content of "cross-border trade" and directly talked about Lin Zhixia's quantum platform project.
Jiang Yubai told Lin Zhixia that there was a fast-growing Internet company controlled by his family - this company was well-known. Lin Zhixia was stunned when she heard it. She didn't expect that there was such a complicated network of relationships behind the Internet companies.
World-renowned Internet companies such as Google, Tencent, Microsoft, Alibaba, etc. all have their own research institutes and laboratories.
The "Cambridge Research Institute" under Microsoft has very close ties with the University of Cambridge.
Lin Zhixia thought for a few seconds, then asked belatedly, "Do you want to invest in my lab?"
Jiang Yubai explained: "It's not an investment, it's a win-win cooperation. When you return to China, the company will contact you to set up a 'quantum laboratory' and you will be the person in charge of the laboratory. You will be a professor at the university, teach students, do scientific research, and apply for funding projects. The 'quantum laboratory' on the company's side will be managed according to specific rules and regulations and recruit new members from all over the society. You spend your time on what you want to do, and other plans will be handed over to the relevant departments of the company, such as the marketing department, the human resources department, and the legal department. When it comes to your reputation, I will let them strictly control it."
Lin Zhixia finally understood Jiang Yubai's meaning completely.
Jiang Yubai believes that Lin Zhixia's research team will continue to grow.
His guess was very correct.
At first, there were only ten people in that WeChat group.
And now, there are seven people in the research group of "New Graph Theory of Hilbert Space" alone.
If Lin Zhixia wants to develop further or build a "quantum technology company", she will face many business difficulties, but she would rather spend her time on scientific research and teaching.
Her team members are also focused on academics, and none of them understand things like the market, marketing, and customers. If they can be affiliated with a well-known Internet company, it will be much easier for them to expand their business, recruit new members from all walks of life, and even develop overseas markets in the future.
Lin Zhixia suddenly realized: "I understand, you are helping me in your own way."
Jiang Yubai was still trying to cover it up. He said in a fair and impartial tone: "It's not like I'm helping you, but there are benefits to me doing this."
"Really?" Lin Zhixia questioned.
Jiang Yubai sat on the sofa: "Really."
He smoothed the seam of his trousers and signaled Lin Zhixia to sit over.
Lin Zhixia understood in her heart.
She walked slowly towards him and reminded him honestly: "But your investment may not pay off. Our platform may not make any money."
Jiang Yubai certainly took this into consideration.
Next summer, after Jiang Yubai graduates from university, he will return to China to work. His parents have paved the way for him. Starting from this semester, he not only has to maintain excellent academic performance, but also participate in the internal decision-making of the family business - in other words, he has become busier. But he is very happy. He has more resources, a richer network of contacts, and a clearer career plan. He also has the ability to protect Lin Zhixia. As early as when he was in elementary school, he decided to protect her forever.
The thousands of words in his heart turned into a simple sentence: "Risk is part of investment, I have confidence in you. You have made a good start, and I will accompany you on the road ahead."
Lin Zhixia was somewhat touched.
She sat on his lap and couldn't help but sigh, "You are so nice."
Jiang Yubai whispered in her ear: "You are better."
Lin Zhixia said modestly: "No, I'm not very good."
Jiang Yubai kissed her cheek and whispered her nickname "Xia Xia". His voice was so beautiful that it sounded like it had been polished by sandpaper, and it was very magnetic. The source of the voice was very close to her, and even if her bones were hard, they were completely softened in his arms at this moment.
According to Lin Zhixia's original plan, she was going to play squash with Jiang Yubai this weekend. Her squash skills had improved by leaps and bounds, and she was able to be Jiang Yubai's opponent, and she also loved playing squash.
However, plans cannot keep up with changes.
Jiang Yubai passed the swimming coach exam. He mentioned this to Lin Zhixia intentionally or unintentionally, and Lin Zhixia said happily: "Please teach me how to swim quickly. Let's swim together. I really want to learn."
Lin Zhixia had never been to a swimming pool, nor did she dare to fish in the river in the countryside—her brother strictly forbade her to get close to the water. Many years ago, her brother once said that it was most dangerous for children to play in the water. If he found Lin Zhixia playing by the water, he would scold her all day long, until she cried loudly and could not cry out. Lin Zhixia was frightened by her brother. When she was a child, she would hide away from the pond as soon as she saw it.
But she is full of longing for swimming.
She felt that she would be able to learn quickly.
Jiang Yubai's home has an indoor swimming pool.
Lin Zhixia quickly changed into her swimsuit and walked barefoot on the marble floor. The clear water rippled as she stood cautiously on the shore, waiting for Jiang Yubai to appear.
However, Jiang Yubai's outfit surprised Lin Zhixia.
Jiang Yubai not only wore a pair of swimming trunks, but also a short-sleeved shirt. The loose clothes covered his upper body, and Lin Zhixia could not see the slightest bit of his chest and abdominal muscles.
What's going on
Why is Jiang Yubai so conservative
Lin Zhixia frowned slightly.
Jiang Yubai brought a rubber swimming ring. He put the ring into the pool, stretched out his hand to test the water temperature, and said like a sports coach: "Go in the water first and get familiar with the feeling of floating in the water."
Lin Zhixia called him, "Teacher Jiang."
Jiang Yubai responded: "What?"
Lin Zhixia asked maliciously: "Is today your first day at work?"
Jiang Yubai knelt on one knee beside the swimming pool, holding the cold tile with his left hand. He was about to enter the swimming pool when he heard Lin Zhixia's question. He turned his head and looked at her, and she just happened to sit next to him.
She leaned forward, slowly approaching him.
He raised his chin and looked towards the ceiling, his Adam's apple rolling slightly.
"Teacher Jiang?" Lin Zhixia said again.
Jiang Yubai followed the settings given by Lin Zhixia and cooperated with her role-playing game: "This is my first day at work, and you are my first student. Let's study hard and don't be distracted. I..." He actually said: "It's not easy to work here."
Lin Zhixia almost died of laughter.
She leaned on his shoulders.
Jiang Yubai straightened her up and treated her with an ambiguous attitude. He was proud and reserved, prudent, and conservative with a hint of nobleness, which made Lin Zhixia unable to stop.
Lin Zhixia thought Jiang Yubai was really interesting and fresh. She really liked playing games with him. She couldn't wait to hold Jiang Yubai's wrist and said to him, "Teacher Jiang, I don't dare to go in the water."
Lin Zhixia thought Jiang Yubai would carry her into the pool.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Yubai thought for a moment and said, "Okay, we won't train for now. You try to overcome your psychological fear."
Why did the plot set by Jiang Yubai take this direction
Lin Zhixia asked him: "Don't you want to teach me?"
Jiang Yubai answered briefly: "No."
Lin Zhixia grabbed his collar with her left hand: "Are you a professional coach?"
He said, “I have a coaching license.”
Lin Zhixia suddenly realized that Jiang Yubai's tone was just cold and upright, but his body movements were very pleasing to her. She pulled his collar now, and he leaned closer to her. She bravely put her left hand under his clothes, and his breathing rate was obviously disrupted by her.
She leaned against Jiang Yubai's chest, rubbing her left fingertips around, and asked him, "Mr. Jiang, how much can you earn as a swimming coach every month?"
He paused for a moment before saying, "Two thousand three, RMB."
"Really?"
"I'm an intern and haven't been hired yet."
"Do you want to pay the rent?" Lin Zhixia asked again.
Jiang Yubai's setting is more rigorous: "I share a house with someone."
Lin Zhixia suddenly had an idea: "Teacher Jiang, who are you renting with? Do you have a girlfriend?"
Lin Zhixia thought that this question would stump Jiang Yubai. After all, he had to consider the conflict between reality and the game. But he was not at all flustered, and he asked her back with ease: "Do you have a boyfriend?"
Lin Zhixia was stunned for a second, and had nothing to say. She said angrily, "I don't want to play anymore."
Jiang Yubai clasped her slender waist with both hands: "You're not going to play right after it all started?"
Lin Zhixia had a good reason: "I want to concentrate on learning how to swim."
Jiang Yubai kissed her forehead: "Come with me into the water."
Lin Zhixia turned her head away: "Take off your shirt first."
Jiang Yubai smiled lightly: "Do you want to see it?"
Lin Zhixia nodded vigorously: "Yeah."
Jiang Yubai bit the tip of her ear gently: "When can I see you?"
Lin Zhixia blushed. She asked vaguely, "Do you want it too?"
"I dream about it." He whispered in her ear.
Yes.
Lin Zhixia remembered the dream that Jiang Yubai had told her.
After Jiang Yubai's 19th birthday, Lin Zhixia slept with him every night. He let Lin Zhixia explore him countless times - as long as Lin Zhixia asked, he would consciously unbutton his pajamas.
Lin Zhixia is a fair person who believes in "give and take".
Some images gradually emerged in her mind, and Lin Zhixia's heart surged. She stammered, "Then, let's do it tonight."
Jiang Yubai was even more excited than her.
He took Lin Zhixia into the swimming pool. He dived into the rippling shallow water, and the splashing water fell on Lin Zhixia's face. She asked in confusion, "Are you okay?"
The drifting water calmed Jiang Yubai down, and all those dirty thoughts were washed away. He resurfaced, the silk cotton clothes clinging to his body, and he said calmly: "It's okay, put down the swimming ring, hold my shoulders, and practice floating in the water."
Lin Zhixia trusts him very much.
She did exactly what she was told.
Jiang Yubai taught Lin Zhixia for two hours without distraction. She was so quick to understand that she understood everything Jiang Yubai said. She was probably the best student. "Swimming coaching class" became Jiang Yubai's favorite entertainment project recently.
At eight o'clock that evening, Jiang Yubai took a shower and went to bed.
He lay on Lin Zhixia's bed and read a book.
Lin Zhixia was still writing emails. During the winter break of her freshman year, she spent days and nights thinking about how to use mathematical tools to verify the linear rank function of quantum programs. In the end, she failed to derive it successfully and gave up on the topic. However, she now has a new idea, and senior Wei Ruoxing's research direction just happens to overlap with hers.
Lin Zhixia sent an email to Wei Ruoxing.
She said in the email: “Hello, senior, I have some ideas about the verification of quantum programs. The attachment is my draft PDF version.”
It is three o'clock in the morning Beijing time.
Wei Ruoxing didn't sleep.
Wei Ruoxing replied quickly.
She praised Lin Zhixia's work and suggested that she be an independent author. But she was very busy recently and needed at least a week to read Lin Zhixia's draft of the paper.
Lin Zhixia was thoughtful. She picked up her phone and sent a message to Wei Ruoxing via WeChat: "Senior, are you staying up late?"
Wei Ruoxing replied immediately: "I'm a little insomniac."
Lin Zhixia immediately asked her: "Did anything happen to you?"
Lin Zhixia waited for a few seconds, and Wei Ruoxing asked her in return: "Did Tan Qianche look for you?"
Senior Tan Qianche
In fact, he had looked for Lin Zhixia.
He heard that Lin Zhixia was recently developing a quantum programming language, and he also had the intention of joining Lin Zhixia's team.
However, Lin Zhixia remembered that Luo Ying and Wei Ruoxing both had opinions about Tan Qianche. If she pulled Tan Qianche in and put him in their WeChat group, the two seniors would probably be very unhappy.
Lin Zhixia chose to side with the senior without hesitation.
Tan Qianche is currently a visiting scholar in the United States. Lin Zhixia praised Tan Qianche to the skies, saying that he was knowledgeable and talented, and that he should just focus on academics, and Lin Zhixia's projects could be handed over to the students.
However, Tan Qianche was a genius after all, and he probably guessed Lin Zhixia's true intention. He described his career plan: "Next year I will return to the provincial capital and find a job at the university. You and I will be colleagues in the same department."
Lin Zhixia said casually: "Well, I'm Teacher Lin, and you're Teacher Tan."
Tan Qianche didn't reply to her.
It can be seen that he is also quite proud.
Lin Zhixia asked Wei Ruoxing if Tan Qianche had contacted her. Wei Ruoxing said that Tan Qianche had sent her an email and wanted to talk to her about some private matters. As for what the specific matter was, Wei Ruoxing did not mention a word.
Lin Zhixia put down her phone.
She turned around and looked at Jiang Yubai lying on the bed.
She remembered the promise she had made in the swimming pool that day.
Jiang Yubai closed the book in his hand and reminded her cryptically: "What time is it?"
"A little after eight o'clock." Lin Zhixia said.
Jiang Yubai lifted a corner of the quilt: "Come here."
Lin Zhixia suddenly became nervous, and her heartbeat accelerated. She wanted to turn off the light, but she agreed to let Jiang Yubai take a look, and he obviously couldn't see clearly in the dark. She could only quietly walk to the bed with the light on in the bedroom and cover herself tightly with the quilt. She covered herself with the quilt.
Jiang Yubai also got into bed: "Xia Xia."
He called her that again.
Lin Zhixia said: "I only allow you to watch for ten seconds."
Jiang Yubai took off his watch and handed it to her: "You keep the time."
Lin Zhixia's face flushed as she sat on his lap. She held his watch tightly, the second hand like a drum hammer, madly beating the beat of her heart. She was shy and nervous, but also had some expectations, but she didn't know what she was expecting.
Jiang Yubai unbuttoned her nightgown.
His movements were cautious, like a devout believer on a pilgrimage.
All the buttons were open. Jiang Yubai lifted her shoulder straps with his fingertips and gently pulled them down. His breathing stopped at that moment, and then became extremely rapid, as if he had survived a disaster.
Lin Zhixia raised her neck and tried to remain calm: "Ten seconds."
She began to count down: "Ten, nine..."
Jiang Yubai's kiss moved down from her collarbone, passionate and urgent, as if to melt her heart. Lin Zhixia's head buzzed and she forgot to count. In the stuffy and airtight quilt, his hands were thick and hot, like the stones on the Flaming Mountain.
The intimacy lasted far longer than ten seconds. Lin Zhixia wrinkled his clothes and said, "You... you've exceeded the time limit..."
Jiang Yubai grabbed her neck and kissed her lips directly. Her mind was in a fuzzy state and she couldn't utter a word, but she gained the most profound memory since she started dating Jiang Yubai.
At around nine o'clock in the evening, Lin Zhixia came to her senses.
She had already lifted the quilt, and both she and Jiang Yubai were in dishevel.
Jiang Yubai hugged her and kissed her again and again, praising her for being sweeter than strawberries. She still said modestly: "Strawberries are much sweeter than me."
Jiang Yubai laughed. Then he said, "I'm going to take a shower."
Lin Zhixia asked him: "Didn't you just wash?"
Jiang Yubai turned his back to Lin Zhixia and walked away: "Taking a bath is like eating. After one meal, there is another one. After taking a bath once, you have to take another one."
Lin Zhixia was impressed by his rigorous logic.
She watched Jiang Yubai walk back to his bedroom.
Not long after Jiang Yubai left, Lin Zhixia rolled around on the bed, hugging her pillow. She played a movie in her mind, and the hero of the movie was Jiang Yubai. She recalled his appearance, demeanor, and movements from childhood to adulthood. She was the only bystander in the world, and countless scenes passed by her eyes like fleeting shadows. She thanked God for giving her such a unique memory.
They still slept in the same bed that night.
Lin Zhixia grabbed Jiang Yubai's hand and wrote on his palm. She wrote carefully, and in the darkness, their sense of touch became more acute. Jiang Yubai guessed, "What you wrote is..."
"Eight words in total," she said softly, "childhood sweethearts, happy marriage for a hundred years."
Jiang Yubai clenched her fingertips tightly, moved by her voice, and his heart felt slightly warm, and the heat lasted for a long time.
At the end of October, the breeze is cool and the weather is crisp and clear.
Lin Zhixia's two papers on "Quantum Recursive Patterns" and "Distributed Quantum Computing Program Logic" caused a small sensation. Her second paper created new mathematical tools, achieved major technological breakthroughs, and filled a major gap in the field of "quantum program verification."
The basic work for these two papers was actually completed by Lin Zhixia during his undergraduate studies. The research spanned more than three years, and there is still a lot of content that needs to be supplemented and optimized, but Lin Zhixia is not complacent.
However, several seniors in the industry publicly commented that Lin Zhixia was an "excellent and extremely talented scholar", and because she had just turned 19, she became famous overnight - at this time, she had not yet felt that any changes had taken place in her life.
Until she opened the web page and browsed the morning news.
She saw her own photo at a glance.
The headline of the news is: "The ceiling of the genius beauty doctor's ability, only 19 years old to solve the world's difficult problems!"
Lin Zhixia hesitated for a moment and clicked on the web link. Her resume was clearly written by the reporters. She studied under Professor Shen Zhaohua at the age of ten, won the gold medal in the International Mathematics Competition at the age of twelve, and published two SCI papers at the age of fourteen... The reporter also interviewed Lin Zhixia's middle school teachers and classmates, and everyone praised her, saying that she was "smart, kind, and perfect."
Lin Zhixia was stunned.
This is too exaggerated.
She clearly had many shortcomings when she was in middle school.
She is not good at socializing and is timid. She often hides behind Jiang Yubai and has even quarreled with Jin Baihui in the corridor.
The morning light shone through the window onto the wooden floor. Lin Zhixia faced the computer and was in a daze for a while.
Jiang Yubai knocked gently on her door.
He came into the room and called her for breakfast.
Lin Zhixia pointed a finger at the computer and said, "Look, I'm on the news again."
Jiang Yubai glanced at the computer screen and read out the six words in the title: "Genius Beauty Doctor."
"I don't like this title," Lin Zhixia said, "They should delete the words 'genius beauty' and change 'doctor' to 'doctoral student'."
She held her chin with one hand: "The word beauty reminds me of my high school classmate Shao Dongxu. He called me beauty every day instead of my name. But I am a person with a name."
Jiang Yubai made up a new morning news headline on the spot: "A great and in-depth article that should not be missed. Doctoral student Lin Zhixia's latest research progress on 'distributed quantum computing program logic'."
Lin Zhixia was overjoyed: "I like this title! You can be the news editor!"
Jiang Yubai accepted Lin Zhixia's praise calmly. He glanced at the webpage again, then took Lin Zhixia's wrist and took her to have breakfast.
Lin Zhixia told Jiang Yubai at the dinner table that she had received an invitation to a top international academic conference. On Sunday morning, she was going to Berlin, Germany, and her Indian senior would go with her. They would stay in Germany for a week.
Jiang Yubai was happy for her.
On Sunday morning, Jiang Yubai personally drove Lin Zhixia to the airport.
Before leaving, Lin Zhixia kissed Jiang Yubai on the face and left him seven love letters.
"You open a letter every day," Lin Zhixia said softly, "I will be back when you read the last one."
Jiang Yubai put the love letter into the secret compartment in the car. He said, "I want to go to Germany to see you."
"No," Lin Zhixia said, "You still have classes tomorrow, you can't skip class for me."
She picked up her suitcase and waved at him: "See you next Saturday!"
She went to the academic conference happily.
She enjoys the interaction among her peers.
But she and Jiang Yubai had just separated, and Jiang Yubai had already started to miss her.
While Jiang Yubai was reflecting on whether he was blinded by love, he took out his mobile phone and marked the flight route and time of Lin Zhixia's return.
Jiang Yubai opened the first love letter Lin Zhixia left for him and read it word by word from beginning to end, reading it over and over again. Touching the words she wrote was like touching her fingers and seeing into her inner world.
Since Lin Zhixia was not at home, Jiang Yubai invited a few friends to play golf - Sun David was one of them.
In the past two months, Sun David has relaxed at the Burj Al Arab in Dubai, fished in the Lofoten Islands in Norway, and watched the northern lights on the black sand beach in Iceland. He even went back to his hometown and ate the hometown food he had been longing for. His grandparents took turns to comfort him and guide him, and his love-hate relationship faded.
Life has long returned to its former tranquility.
However, there is still a scar in Sun David's heart.
Sun David, wearing a sports suit, said to Jiang Yubai: "I'm tired and I won't love again."
Jiang Yubai swung the golf club and hit a very beautiful arc. He looked at the trajectory of the golf ball and said mysteriously: "Just focus on your career."
Sun Dawei sighed: "It's not easy to build a career..." He suddenly thought of something and asked: "My uncle was promoted to Beijing and told me about you. Did you meet him when you were on vacation in Changbai Mountain when you were a child?"
Jiang Yubai replied briefly: "I've seen him a few times. He's very accurate at the shooting range."
Sun David said: "Yes, his second uncle is a forest ranger. When he was a teenager, his second uncle took him into the mountains to hunt."
Jiang Yubai casually asked, "Are there many rules in Beijing?"
"How would I know?" Sun David said honestly. "Your family has more connections in Beijing. My family only relies on my uncle."
Other students came over, and David Sun and Jiang Yubai were both reluctant to talk about their family's political and business connections in public. They turned to talk about the investment in emerging industries in the past two years, and David Sun even mentioned "quantum computing."
David Sun's evaluation of "Quantum" is: "Several new companies have emerged in Silicon Valley, using the banner of 'Quantum', and no one knows what they do."
Jiang Yubai responded with ease: "I don't know much about this industry. If the concept stocks can be hyped up, we won't lose money if we buy them."
Sun David jumped up and patted him on the shoulder like a good buddy: "You stir up the heat, and I'll see which way the wind blows."
Jiang Yubai agreed to his request without thinking.
On the green golf course, Sun David swung the club with one hand and asked him positively: "Isn't Lin Zhixia doing this? If you don't understand something, go home and ask your girlfriend."
Jiang Yubai paused in his basketball playing.
Sun David added: "Ah, when I mention my girlfriend, Xiao Jiang, I feel so miserable..."
Sun David originally thought that he had completely recovered from his emotional trauma.
Who would have thought that when talking about old things with Jiang Yubai today, "wide noodle tears" would flow from the corners of Sun David's eyes again.
Sun David thought sadly that if someone took a picture of his current appearance, added text, and posted it online, he would definitely become the "Wonderful Tears" emoticon used throughout the entire network.
Sun David looked at Jiang Yubai with tearful eyes, and felt that Jiang Yubai was getting taller, more handsome, and more vigorous - this was the look of a man nourished by love. He envied Jiang Yubai and Lin Zhixia's stable relationship, and it seemed that they had never quarreled.
At the same time, Lin Zhixia quickly adapted to life in Germany.
On the first day of arriving in Berlin, Germany, Lin Zhixia went out shopping alone.
She wandered around the market near the hotel, where there were a constant stream of pedestrians in the downtown area. She looked around curiously, listening to the German spoken on the streets, and she could understand every German word, which made her steps lighter.
She bought a lot of gifts in the store.
The next day, the academic conference officially began.
The moment Lin Zhixia walked into the lecture hall, she was met with a dense crowd of audiences and reporters—they came from all over the world. This was one of the largest scenes Lin Zhixia had ever experienced in her life.
The lecture hall was like a giant theater, with four floors of seats in the auditorium. All seats were occupied, and many German students were also present. Lin Zhixia saw many young and energetic faces. She almost forgot that she was only 19 years old this year.
When it was Lin Zhixia's turn to give a report, she took a deep breath and walked slowly to the stage.
A bright white chandelier hung above her head, and the audience was enveloped in dark blue light. Thousands of eyes were focused on Lin Zhixia's face. She was not at all stage frightened and started directly explaining the contents of her thesis.
Most speakers would bring manuscripts, but Lin Zhixia spoke completely without a manuscript.
Her memory is the best document.
Lin Zhixia's report lasted for an hour.
In addition to the paper, Lin Zhixia also mentioned that she is developing a quantum programming language with a group of friends. She hopes that the advancement of science and technology can save more energy, solve more complex problems, and bring a better tomorrow to all mankind.
When she pronounced the last word, the audience burst into applause.
At this time, she couldn't tell whether everyone was applauding because she spoke well or because they were happy because "she finally finished speaking."
Lin Zhixia bowed to the audience. The applause did not stop yet. Lin Zhixia realized that she had won the recognition of most of her peers.
On the last day of the academic conference, Lin Zhixia discovered while reading the news that reporters from the portal website no longer called her "genius beautiful doctor" but "young scholar".
She particularly likes the title of "scholar". Learning has no end and there is no limit to the sea of knowledge. She will always maintain a learning attitude.
Lin Zhixia met many people at this academic exchange conference.
On Saturday morning, Jiang Yubai picked her up from the airport. She couldn't wait to share her experience with him. MIT also sent her a formal letter of employment. Next November, Lin Zhixia will be doing a postdoctoral fellowship for a year. After that year, she will return to the provincial capital and become a university professor, completing the ultimate goal of her career plan.
Lin Zhixia finished speaking in one breath, her throat a little dry.
The driver was driving in the front seat, Jiang Yubai was sitting in the back seat, handing Lin Zhixia a bottle of water. He praised Lin Zhixia, making her feel happy. The atmosphere in the car was very harmonious. Jiang Yubai asked, "Are you going home for the Spring Festival next year?"
"Yes." Lin Zhixia admitted.
Jiang Yubai grabbed her wrist and said, "I'll go back with you."
Lin Zhixia was puzzled: "Are you free?"
Jiang Yubai said: "One week is still possible."
Jiang Yubai hadn't been home for a long time. His elders were urging him to come back. In order to prevent Lin Zhixia from buying an economy class ticket, Jiang Yubai took her on a private plane, and at the end of January 2014, they flew directly back to the provincial capital.
It was Lin Zhixia's first time trying a long-distance private plane. She never knew that flying could be so comfortable. She and Jiang Yubai slept on a spacious bed all night, and they arrived at their destination early the next morning.
Winter has arrived in the provincial capital, and the winter wind is cold and bleak.
Lin Zhixia breathed in the familiar air, and her mood was as hot as the summer sun.
The plane landed at the provincial capital's airport. Jiang Yubai and Lin Zhixia took the special channel, and Lin Zhixia began to think about a question - her brother asked her what time she could get out of the airport, and her parents and brother were waiting to pick her up.
Lin Zhixia let go of Jiang Yubai's hand: "I'm going to look for my parents. You should go home early too. I'll video call you every night at six o'clock."
Jiang Yubai blocked her way: "You told me..."
Lin Zhixia looked at him without blinking.
Jiang Yubai reminded: "This Spring Festival, you will be honest with your family."
Yes.
Lin Zhixia did say that.
This Spring Festival, Lin Zhixia wants to tell her parents that Jiang Yubai is her boyfriend. She and Jiang Yubai are in a relationship and will continue to be in a relationship in the future.
Childhood sweethearts, live happily ever after - these are the words Lin Zhixia wrote on Jiang Yubai's palm.
Lin Zhixia recalled her father's past worries.
Dad said that the gap between Lin Zhixia and Jiang Yubai’s family backgrounds was too big, so big that Dad couldn’t imagine it, and Dad couldn’t protect her.
Lin Zhixia and Jiang Yubai discussed, "How about this, I'll take you to meet your parents and brother now to give them a shot of prevention. Otherwise, I'll have to video chat with you without telling my family and lie to them. I don't want to lie anymore. Although my brother is not very smart and is easy to fool, I still feel a little bit reluctant when I lie to him."
Lin Zhixia's brief words sounded like the sound of nature to Jiang Yubai.
He had finally waited for this day.
Lin Zhixia had to confirm his official identity in front of her parents - this meant that no matter how much Lin Zeqiu protested in the future, he would not be able to change the established facts.