The suspension device was still parked outside the side door of the classroom, and the people who came to watch outside the circular classroom had no intention of dispersing.
After Duan Hengye went out, he raised his eyes and saw this crowd of black people, and he was taken aback when he was unprepared. Almost at the same time that Duan Hengye and Meng Jinhuai appeared here, there were uncontrollable screams outside the classroom. Seeing this, Meng Jinhuai did not directly board the hoverboard as he always did, but stopped there in a good mood and waved to the onlookers.
After the screams dissipated, Meng Jinhuai took Duan Hengye's hand, boarded the hovercraft in front of him, and flew towards the starship's location.
As the protagonists of today's event that is destined to affect the future development of Interstellar, Duan Hengye and Meng Jinhuai knew better than the onlookers what kind of impact the event would have on the entire Interstellar. Although Meng Jinhuai took time to come to Duguangxing to pick up Duan Hengye, this did not mean that his task was easy. After getting on the starship, Meng Jinhuai went directly to the study to start working on today's press conference.
The distance between Duguangxing and Nanzhuxing is neither far nor close. In normal times, Duan Hengye would basically choose to read professional documents or deal with school affairs during this time. But today, after Meng Jinhuai left his side to go to work, Duan Hengye felt a strong sense of exhaustion.
Duan Hengye sat in his study for a while, then walked to the lounge behind the study and slowly lay on the bed. In class today, Duan Hengye was quite calm, but only he knew that he hadn't slept all night last night. Now when the big stone fell, the fatigue from both physical and psychological aspects also appeared on him exponentially.
The windows in the lounge are automatically adjusted to opaque mode, and the room is darkened. Duan Hengye was lying on his side on the bed, his head lightly resting on the corner of the square pillow that was standing upright, and his arms were tightly hugging the other side. Although Duan Hengye was thin, he was not short in height. Now that he was curled up in a ball, it was really pitiful from the side.
Under normal circumstances, every time Duan Hengye finished his class in An Luo, he would return to his residence at Duguangxing to rest, and then return to Nanzhuxing or the Research Institute the next day. But because of today's press conference, Duan Hengye boarded the starship on the return journey ahead of schedule, and didn't even have time to eat.
Not long after Duan Hengye fell asleep, the staff on the starship prepared the food and sent it to Meng Jinhuai. After seeing the things on the table, Meng Jinhuai, who had been busy working with his head down, finally removed his attention from his light brain.
Meng Jinhuai stood up, then gently picked up the things on the table and walked towards Duan Hengye's office.
On this starship, Duan Hengye and Meng Jinhuai's offices were in the same large suite. After the sensing device captured the information, Meng Jinhuai opened the silver-white door just as Meng Jinhuai was about to reach the door, and then the Marshal found out that Duan Hengye was unusually out of work today.
Seeing this, Meng Jinhuai paused in his footsteps. He gently placed the things in his hand on the table, and then he couldn't help but slow down and walked towards the rest room hidden behind the office. As the hatch on the starship quietly opened, Meng Jinhuai saw Duan Hengye lying on his side on the bed. Although the mood has calmed down and is no longer nervous, Duan Hengye still frowned in his sleep.
Seeing this scene, Meng Jinhuai, who had already slowed down, walked towards the bed more carefully. He saw that because he was sleeping with the pillow on his side, most of Heng Ye's body was not covered with the quilt at this time.
At this moment, Lord Marshal's eyes were very gentle, and he slowly stretched out his hand to pull up the quilt piled behind Duan Hengye's back. Meng Jinhuai looked at Duan Hengye for a while, then couldn't help but reached out and touched his cheek, and then slowed down again and walked out of the lounge.
After the cabin door was closed again, Meng Jinhuai quickly walked back to Duan Hengye's desk. He picked up the things again and handed them over to the staff standing outside the cabin door. "Keep it at room temperature." Meng Jinhuai said.
Although he knew that the sound insulation on the starship was very good, Meng Jinhuai couldn't help but lower his voice after going out, as if he was afraid of disturbing the people inside. The staff standing outside the door was newly transferred to the starship. Before that, the most he saw was Meng Jinhuai, who was working in the military.
In the hearts of this staff member, Meng Jinhuai's image has always been tall, calm and extremely deterrent. Now suddenly seeing Meng Jinhuai showing such a gentle side in private, the staff couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then carefully took the things from Meng Jinhuai's hands, and sent them to the side for storage at room temperature.
A few hours later, the starship landed steadily on the giant landing pad of Nanzhuxing. It stands to reason that after Duan Hengye, Meng Jinhuai and others get off the starship, it will be sent to the warehouse, but today is different from usual.
Before leaving here to work, Meng Jinhuai specially left a part of the staff on the starship, and told them not to disturb Duan Hengye, and put the starship into the library after he woke up.
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Because the window of the starship no longer transmits light, after waking up and seeing the darkness outside, Duan Hengye didn't realize where he was now. He was still a little confused and sat up from the bed, then rubbed his eyes and brought up the light brain next to him.
Several hours have passed since the end of the press conference. Duan Hengye's light brain received a lot of news, and even the specific numbers could not be displayed. After taking a look at the time and the location marked on the optical brain, Duan Hengye finally clicked on the detailed information.
It was also fortunate that Duan Hengye was using the highest-level optical brain in the interstellar space, so he was not stuck by these sudden surges of information. However, the amount of information in today's press conference is so large that Duan Hengye expected that he would receive so much information.
Sitting up straight, he stretched out his hand and pressed between his eyebrows. Then Duan Hengye directly used the filter function to delete those primary invalid information and the things sent by unfamiliar people, and then patiently replied one by one.
Most of the messages that were left were sent to him by Duan Hengye's colleagues in the research institute. Although there was enough information about Duan Hengye at today's press conference to make a movie at eight o'clock, but as a My colleagues are most concerned about the topic of the new mecha. There is also something special... For example, Su Mingge, who was already familiar with Duan Hengye, was "questioning" Duan Hengye in a very exaggerated tone why he didn't tell himself in advance about such a big thing.
Duan Hengye replied to the messages of congratulations to him, and by the way, he also joked with Su Mingge. At this moment, Duan Hengye's light brain received two special messages.
The senders are Duan Hengxing and Lan Jingchi.
During the treatment some time ago, Duan Hengye and Lan Jing met more than once. In Duan Hengye's eyes, while Lan Jingchi became mature, he also became a lot more peaceful. I don't know what was the influence, Lan Jingchi, a "twisted" teenager, is also learning to live in peace with the world gradually.
Duan Hengye was surprised to see that Lan Jingchi sent himself a "long letter". Lan Jingchi didn't mention those past events. In the letter, apart from congratulating Duan Hengye for his achievements, he was like a child who just got high marks in the test, and introduced him to the process of removing toxins from his body. Based on several research results obtained.
Although Duan Hengye didn't know much about fields other than mechas, there was nothing wrong with "a long illness becomes a good doctor". After this period of time, Duan Hengye could roughly understand what Lan Jingchi was talking about. It can be seen that the achievements Lan Jingchi has achieved this time are really not small, even enough to be written in the textbook of pharmacy.
In fact, Duan Hengye had already met Lan Jingchi several times after the toxin was removed. But this time, after receiving the long letter, Duan Hengye was still habitually concerned about the other party's life and recent study. One to two, the two also chatted a lot.
It was almost late at night on the planet that Lan Jingchi was on. After saying a few words, he was ready to rest. To Duan Hengye's surprise, when he was about to leave, Lan Jingchi suddenly sent himself four short words.
"See you next time, brother."
It's been a while since we've known each other, and Lan Jingchi is no longer as polite as before, but he always addressed Duan Hengye as "Professor Duan". This is one time Lan Jingchi called Duan Hengye "brother". It seemed a bit abrupt, but such a sentence made Duan Hengye feel that these short words in front of him may have been used for a long time by Lan Jingchi. typed out.
"See you next time."
The text itself is cold, but the people who use it endow it with emotion. Today, Duan Hengye received a lot of news on his light brain, but the two who came the latest and the most special have one thing in common. —Both of them used the same name for Duan Hengye, that is "brother".
For some unknown reason, Duan Hengxing sent a message to Duan Hengye only a few hours after the press conference. Different from Lan Jingchi's long essay just now, Duan Hengxing's message was very brief. He said, "Brother, can we meet?"
Duan Hengxing is a well-known interstellar dude. His name and photos often appear in the corners of the entertainment version of Star.com, but Duan Hengye discovered during this time that since the last star thief incident, Duan Hengxing has suddenly changed. Be extra low-key. In the past few months, Duan Hengxing seemed to be a different person. Not only was he no longer involved in the entertainment industry, he even seldom attended the large banquets of the upper echelons of the empire.
Perhaps the word "reclusive" is more in line with Duan Hengxing's current living conditions.
After receiving Duan Hengxing's news, Duan Hengye was a little surprised, but not too surprised.
"Okay." Duan Hengye came back like this. After a while, there was an item to meet with Duan Hengxing in his schedule—the time was just a few hours later.
The standard time on Nanzhuxing and Duguang was originally different. In the past, when Duan Hengye traveled between these two planets, the assistant would calculate the time in advance. This time, because of the press conference, Duan Hengye came back in a hurry, and the natural time became chaotic. It was the morning at the location of the military headquarters, and Duan Heng went back to make up for a sleep after getting off the starship. When the time agreed with Duan Hengxing was about to come, Duan Hengye got up again.
Compared with Duguangxing, which was in "winter" at this time, the temperature on Nanzhuxing was much higher. After getting up at night, Duan Heng put on a black knitted home clothes, and then walked to the reception room to wait for Duan Hengxing's arrival in advance.
This reception room is only over 20 square meters in area. The floor is covered with a thick blanket. After stepping on it, it will even give people the illusion that they are walking on the clouds. Because it was still a while before Duan Hengxing arrived, Duan Hengye started to habitually play with the tea set on the table after he came to the reception room, but after a while, there was a faint smell in the room. Tea fragrance.
When Duan Hengxing walked in, he saw such a picture.
Sunlight poured in from the huge French window next to it, and Duan Hengye's black knitted sweater was also illuminated with a hazy outline. Because he was making tea, Duan Hengye lowered his head slightly, the bangs on his forehead blocked his eyebrows, and the line of his chin that was exposed alone looked extraordinarily elegant.
Although they are brothers, Duan Hengye and Duan Hengxing have rarely seen each other since the accident more than ten years ago. During the time when they were both in the star of the Queen family, one of them was receiving a rigorous all-round education, while the other was walking on the road to becoming an interstellar scoundrel. Therefore, it was obviously on the same planet at the same time, but Duan Hengye and Duan Hengxing didn't have much chance to meet.
As for adulthood, Duan Hengye and Duan Hengxing have embarked on two completely different paths due to the fate of the previous years. When we meet again, the exchange is almost exclusively about money.
Duan Hengxing stepped on the soft carpet and walked slowly towards the sofa. Only then did he notice that Duan Hengye was actually wearing a pair of slippers... Duan Hengye, who is at home, has really been around for a long time. gone.
"You're here." Duan Hengye looked up at Duan Hengxing, then turned his eyes back to the tea set in his hand, "Sit down." He lowered his head again and said very naturally. Although the previous incident has passed for a long time, but seeing Duan Hengye again, Duan Hengxing said that he was not embarrassed, that was a lie.
After hearing Duan Hengye's words, Duan Hengxing sat quietly on the sofa. The two of them didn't speak for a while, but watching the light green tea leaves in the teacup in front of them ups and downs, Duan Hengxing's thinking was also pulled back to when he was a child.
"You still remember this..." Duan Hengxing finally said.
His words were a little abrupt, and it was only after Duan Hengye turned around and saw Duan Hengxing's eyes that he understood what the other party was talking about.
"Yeah." Duan Hengye nodded lightly, "I didn't forget." He said.
After talking about this, Duan Hengxing who was sitting on the side suddenly let out a long sigh, and then slowly said to Duan Hengye, "I saw that press conference." In fact, after calming down, Duan Hengye said It can be seen from the previous conversation that Duan Hengxing is not a person who has no feelings for his parents. Just because of the years of education and naive jealousy, his feelings were hidden.
The press conference a few hours ago meant a lot to the senior members of the Yetian Empire, but for Duan Hengxing, perhaps it was just a little truth about his family. Duan Hengxing is not a fool. After watching the press conference, he has thoroughly understood the price behind the life he has lived.
After digesting it in his heart for a few hours, Duan Hengxing finally set foot on Duguangxing.
Duan Hengxing didn't give Duan Hengye time to react. After saying what he just said, he suddenly reached into his pocket and took out a small black box.
"... This is?" After seeing what Duan Hengxing was holding, Duan Hengye asked hesitantly. In Duan Hengye's view, although Duan Hengxing is sometimes unreliable, he is not someone who can do inexplicable things. Seeing Duan Hengye's puzzled eyes, Duan Hengxing suddenly took a breath and said to him, "You have probably forgotten that the day of your parents' accident is a week away...it's your birthday."
In the interstellar era, the revolution dates of each planet are different, but according to the settings in the book, the people here also have a fixed set of special calendars for calculating age, which is almost the same as that on the earth. It's just that Duan Hengye has never thought carefully about topics related to birthdays since he entered the world in this book.
Now, because of Duan Hengxing's sudden mention of this matter, 2 vaguely remembered his birthday in this world.
After all, unlike Duan Hengye who lost some of his memories, Duan Hengxing still has a lot of memories about his parents despite his young age. So Duan Hengye found that Duan Hengxing's eyes when looking at the things in his hands became warmer.
Speaking of which, Duan Hengxing's impetuous and indomitable temperament was gradually dissipating during this time. The current Duan Hengxing has not appeared on Xingxing for a long time. If it is necessary for him to appear in this way, many netizens will not recognize him at the first time.
After speaking here, Duan Hengxing slowly opened the box in his hand. Duan Hengye saw that there was a light blue mini mecha model lying quietly inside the box. In the eyes of Duan Hengye, who is a mecha designer, this thing is as naive as a plastic toy car model, but it is the favorite toy of Interstellar children.
It can be seen that the contents of the box are definitely not cheap. Although more than ten years have passed, this small model still maintains the appearance of the year.
Duan Hengxing slowly took it out of the box, and then carefully placed it in his palm.
"This is a gift that my parents prepared for you back then. Because I wanted to give you a surprise first, I kept it hidden... But I liked to rummage around in the house at the time." After saying this, Duan Hengxing gently raised his hand The model on the top turned around and said, "… accidentally turned it out of the cabinet."
Duan Hengye sat there quietly without speaking.
Duan Hengxing continued to speak: "When the accident happened... I was first sent home by the staff of the research institute for a few days. During that time, I didn't know what happened outside, until after a few days, I finally Someone came to the house and said they wanted to pick me up." Duan Hengxing was too young back then, and more than ten years have passed, and the memories left now are somewhat vague.
When he recalled here, Duan Hengxing dragged his gaze to the ceiling not far away, his eyebrows furrowed tightly. Duan Hengye heard Duan Hengxing continue: "The person who took me away looked very serious and didn't say much about the society. But maybe it's a hunch... I always felt that this time I would travel far away. My birthday has passed, so I subconsciously put that gift in my pocket."
Duan Hengxing, who didn't know it, originally wanted to bring gifts for his parents, but he didn't expect that this time he would be brought directly to the star of the Queen's family. Because Duan Hengye's brainwashing was not over yet, the royal family did not ask Duan Hengye and Duan Hengxing to meet, but when the two met again, it was already a matter of right and wrong.
After saying these words, Duan Hengxing put the mecha model into the small box in his hand again, and then handed it over to Duan Hengye again. "Happy birthday." After a delay of more than ten years, Duan Hengxing finally said this sentence, and then he felt a feeling called "relieved".
Feeling the weight in his palm, and hearing the blessing in his ear, Duan Hengye smiled involuntarily. Seeing this, Duan Hengxing, who was sitting beside him, couldn't help but jokingly said, "Your emotions are similar to when you were young... I should have noticed this before." A little bit of loneliness.
Although the relationship between Duan Hengye and Duan Hengxing has eased a lot now, the emotional crack is not so easy to fill. After handing that thing into Duan Hengye's hands, Duan Hengxing left Nan Zhuxing.
At this time, when the box was opened again, the real owner, Duan Hengye, discovered the mystery inside.
This is the interstellar age, and even a tiny box has an authentication system. After all, Duan Hengxing is not the real owner of the gift. Although he can take out the toy, he cannot pass the verification. When Duan Hengye took the gift out of the box with his own hands, the small piece of paper sandwiched between the compartments finally fell gently.
The text on the note is very simple and is handwritten.
"Happy birthday, love you forever!"