The moment he got up, Duan Hengye finally felt that the current picture was a little weird - he and Meng Jinhuai were too familiar, and the part of the moment was really formal. If it's on someone else's body, it's fine, but this person is Meng Jinhuai... So it's really strange how he thinks.
When the new mecha designed by Duan Hengye was delivered last time, the state of the empire was far more chaotic than it is now. And even because there was a war on the border planet of the empire at that time, neither Meng Jinhuai nor the other two generals of the military were on Nanzhuxing, so the delivery ceremony and related activities were naturally cancelled. .
So according to this calculation, Nan Zhuxing has not had a grand mecha delivery ceremony like today's for many years.
Not only Duan Hengye, but at this time, the rest of the audience also noticed this. The ceremony for a meeting was originally supposed to be an extremely serious and formal event between the two major interstellar organizations, but when they knew the relationship between the two people in front of them, the originally serious atmosphere of the event turned out to be a bit "warm". feel come.
It can even be said that there is a sense of "wedding" in sight.
In addition, because Duan Hengye had been sitting just now, the black cloak on his body was not too conspicuous. But when he stood up, the sense of existence of that dress instantly doubled several times.
The ankle-length black cloak draped very well, because Meng Jinhuai's skeleton was a little bigger than Duan Hengye's. At this moment, the cloak belonging to the marshal was extra loose on Duan Hengye's shoulders. However, it was precisely because of this larger cut that it finally reduced the seriousness and dullness of military uniforms, but instead added a little "lazy" temperament to Duan Hengye. Although it didn't fit very well, this dress seemed to belong to Duan Hengye.
After the next activity started, Duan Hengye and Meng Jinhuai stood up together and took two steps forward. At this time, another familiar staff member from the military began to introduce the content of this link as written on the process sheet. After his words fell, Duan Hengye picked up the metal box as he said in the previous procedure.
At this time, all the high-definition live broadcast footage from various media focused on Duan Hengye's hands. The degree of high-definition of the lens of the interstellar era is unimaginable, but even so, the hand under Duan Hengye's lens still can't see the slightest flaw - it really is like a work of art.
In fact, this part is very simple, but who is the god who just ran for a while with Professor Duan? Therefore, after picking up the box containing the mecha and opening the medal, Duan Hengye didn't have time to worry about where the viewers watching the live broadcast were paying attention, but was reminiscing about the process that followed.
I don't know what kind of metal the box was made of. Duan Hengye had already held it in his hand for a long time, but it was still as cold as a lump of ice. After this session officially started, Duan Hengye quickly opened the box.
The silver-white little medal was lying quietly on the dark purple velvet lining at this time, looking extraordinarily delicate. Duan Hengye's hand involuntarily paused here, and finally slowly took it out of the box.
In fact, Duan Hengye only noticed when he was looking at the process sheet just now that what he needed to do for a while was not as simple as handing over the mecha's opening medal to Meng Jinhuai.
The opening medal of this mecha is unique. After taking it in his hands, Duan Hengye immediately understood the mystery. Then he used a little bit of skill to split the medal in two.
After taking out the medal, Ye Pu, the assistant standing beside Duan Hengye, took the box from his hand again. At this time, Duan Hengye turned around slightly, and then faced the huge mecha landing pad.
Under the gazes of countless people in the interstellar space, Duan Hengye slowly raised his hand, and then he gently threw one of the silver medals in the opposite direction. But in the blink of an eye, a huge silver mecha appeared on the mecha landing pad that was empty just now.
That is today's protagonist, the new mecha "Nanzhu".
Although the guests on the live viewing platform have been watching the mecha for several hours, their enthusiasm has not diminished by half. After seeing the appearance of the new mecha, there was a burst of applause from the audience. Under such background music, Duan Hengye also turned around again, and then handed the other medal back to Meng Jinhuai according to the procedure.
The Marshal also stretched out his hand, Duan Hengye held the medal in both hands, and then gently placed it on the opponent's palm. And at this time, Duan Hengye suddenly noticed something—the ring on Meng Jinhuai's hand seemed to be the same style as his own
The stylists of the military have always been very serious and responsible. In addition to preparing the clothes for Duan Hengye in advance, they will also match the accessories together, and even carefully mark the wearing of the accessories on the box of the accessories. Way.
Just like the ring worn by Duan Hengye today, it was clearly marked and worn on the left hand... Although it was not detailed enough to say which finger it was, after trying it, Duan Hengye felt very natural. Put it on the most suitable ring finger.
As a person who doesn't pay much attention to clothing and accessories, Duan Hengye's movement of wearing the ring is extremely natural, and he doesn't think there is any problem. So he didn't react until he saw Meng Jinhuai's finger on the same position and almost identical to his own ring.
Duan Hengye was stunned for a moment, but in a flash he thought again, he and Meng Jinhuai were already legal spouses... So wearing a ring is nothing, right
However, Professor Duan is obviously ignorant of how crazy the netizens are.
In fact, when Duan Hengye's hand appeared in the camera, in addition to lamenting that he could directly become a hand model, the rest of the people focused on the ring on his hand. Compared to the slightly exaggerated ring at the wedding, the one Heng Ye wore at this time was much more low-key. There is nothing on the silver-white ring except for some fine diamonds. Only when it is illuminated, it will emit a dazzling silver light, and the rest of the time is like an ordinary plain ring.
When Meng Jinhuai hadn't stretched out his hand to receive the medal just now, netizens' attention to the ring only stayed on the object itself. But when the close-up of the Marshal's finger also appeared in the picture, the focus shifted to "the ring"...
It was strange to say that Duan Hengye and Meng Jinhuai were already "old husband and old husband" by now. However, after noticing the small detail of the ring, everyone felt that they were being shown again... The handover action in just a moment was intercepted and played slowly shortly after it appeared, and then it was uploaded in a short period of time. On the interstellar hit.
The process of handing over the medals on the spot only lasted a few seconds. After Meng Jinhuai took the medals back on behalf of the Empire's military, he followed the procedure and gave Duan Hengye an unexpectedly serious handshake. The expressions of Duan Hengye and Meng Jinhuai were very serious, but the more they were like this, the more everyone wanted to see something else.
Although Duan Hengye and Meng Jinhuai came hand in hand today, the activity of "handshake" was very novel to the two of them.
"Thank you, President Duan." Meng Jinhuai said this to him before Duan Hengye sat down after he put down his hand.
Although Duan Hengye was the dean of Ye Tian Empire Mecha Research Institute, everyone was more willing to call him "Professor Duan" rather than "Dean Duan". If ordinary people called Duan Hengye like this, it would definitely make people feel extra polite and unfamiliar.
... But the person who calls him that today is Meng Jinhuai.
Suddenly, the atmosphere that had gradually become serious changed once again. Duan Hengye paused the movement of sitting down, and then looked up at the other party involuntarily.
After discovering that Duan Hengye was looking at him, the marshal… smiled at Duan Hengye in full view of the public, and raised his eyebrows slightly by the way.
Is this still Meng Jinhuai? But everyone who saw the opponent's actions was taken aback by his performance. However, this time the event process is very compact, and the media's shooting during the handover event must also be reported in advance and cannot be adjusted arbitrarily. So after Duan Hengye and the two sat down, they reluctantly moved the camera away and started shooting the aerial pictures again.
The mecha that was opened by Duan Hengye himself took the lead, and the mecha that was parked on the side of the viewing platform just now also appeared in the air, and tightly surrounded the mecha that was only temporarily suspended because of the unmanned driving. in.
Duan Hengye saw that the small half of the sky he was facing at this time was a new type of mecha. Unlike the clumsy movement of the two old mechs and the simple and basic movement display he first saw, the new mech is very responsive. And because the display program was written in advance, compared with the simple test flight I saw a while ago, the current picture is also a lot more gorgeous.
From time to time, there will be dazzling lights around the mecha. Although its background is still the empty parking lot at this time, just relying on the bright light and gorgeous moving trajectory, Duan Hengye can't help but create himself at this time. The illusion of being in the interstellar.
As the designer, Duan Hengye was amazed by this, not to mention the guests who had not had much contact with mecha before.
Unlike the lively photo-taking scene just now, everyone's optical brains are no longer working. They stared at the sky closely, eager to use their naked eyes to record the beautiful and spectacular scenery of this moment.
Sometimes, the ultimate technology also represents the ultimate beauty. After Duan Hengye noticed the expressions and expressions of the people around him, he couldn't help but feel happy.
As a tech worker, a sense of accomplishment is extremely important to their work. But now, when seeing the mecha "Nan Zhu" officially flying in the blue sky, this feeling wrapped Duan Hengye tightly.
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Although the mecha delivery ceremony didn't take long, Duan Hengye's mood was really relaxed because of this event, as Meng Jinhuai hoped. In short, compared to when he came, the big stone that was pressing on Duan Hengye's heart was much lighter.
After these few hours of activities, Duan Hengye did not stop at Nanzhuxing. When he once again boarded the return starship and arrived at the research institute, it happened to be the work of the hemisphere where the experimental building was located. time. In fact, in this era, the differences between planets are too great, so the problem of time difference is inevitable. However, Duan Hengye was the dean of the research institute and half the owner of Nan Zhuxing. His schedule was planned by a professional team. Duan Hengye's schedule for each trip to and from Nanzhuxing, Duguangxing and the research institute was carefully planned by the assistant and the team. Basically, he no longer needed to spend too much time adjusting his work and rest.
But the recent period was quite special. Whether it was Duan Hengye's research work or the cracking of documents, a lot of things were all crowded together. Duan Hengye's schedule was no longer as scientific as before. For example, this time, the time he had to go to Nanzhuxing to attend the mecha delivery ceremony was abruptly squeezed out.
After briefly resting on the starship for a few hours, Duan Hengye regained his energy again. Instead of going back to rest and adjust his work and rest, he went directly to the office in the experimental building. Because the nervousness was slightly adjusted by the activity just now, Duan Hengye now felt as if he had seen the omen of the end of the bottleneck period. When things like inspiration disappear, they won't come again. Although he is still a little sleepy, Duan Hengye still chooses to continue working.
At this time, the research institute had just arrived in the afternoon working hours. As the vice president, Su Mingge did not participate in the delivery ceremony on Nanzhuxing this time, but stayed in the research institute and continued to stare at the work here. After nearly a year of cooperation, the current work handover between Su Mingge and Duan Hengye has become very proficient. So after hearing the news that Duan Hengye had returned to the academy, Su Mingge took his light brain and walked to Duan Hengye's office as before.
Although he was resting on the road, Duan Hengye left the academy today in the early morning here. After a day, there was already a little dark blue under his eyes. Duan Hengye doesn't have much requirements for fashion or clothing, but he does care about his image every day. At least before, Su Mingge had never seen Duan Hengye so haggard.
Just when Duan Hengye lowered his head to confirm the work progress of the research institute this morning and the problems they encountered. Su Mingge, who was standing on the side, finally couldn't help sitting on the opposite chair. He carefully looked at Duan Hengye again, then hesitated for a while and said, "Professor Duan, if you are very sleepy now, go back first. Take a break. There's nothing major in the institute now, I'll just keep an eye on it here."
Although the daily dress is very feminine, Duan Hengye has long realized that this vice president is not actually a "gentle" person. On the contrary, Su Mingge is someone who will say anything when he has something. He often tells his subordinates to get off the stage - he even scolds his staff to cry more than once.
When he was talking just now, because of some hesitation, Su Mingge's tone involuntarily elongated a little. Therefore, to Duan Hengye's hearing, it was very different from usual.
However, as a person with a very low level of observation, Duan Hengye did not immediately reflect what Su Mingge meant. But after hearing the other party's tone that was not very similar to usual, Duan Hengye couldn't help but raised his head, then looked at Su Mingge a little inexplicably and said, "I'm not sleepy now."
At this time, Su Mingge felt that Duan Hengye's words, coupled with the dark circles under his eyes that he couldn't ignore, really had the feeling of "a dead duck with a hard mouth". But after all, after working together for so long, Su Mingge knew that Duan Hengye was not someone who could persuade him by just talking about it. So after seeing Duan Hengye's reaction, he curled his lips and shrugged at the other party, "...Okay."
Although Duan Hengye had left the institute for a while, the work here had not yet started when he left. During this period of time, there has not been much work and problems accumulated in the research institute. Just as Su Mingge was talking, Duan Hengye just finished reading the documents he had at hand. After seeing that there were no problems with these documents, he returned the light brain to Su Mingge.
Seeing that Duan Hengye was a person who couldn't be persuaded, Su Mingge had no choice but to leave his office with his light brain. But Su Mingge on this day would never have thought about Duan Hengye... This is just the beginning.
Although there are two things that need to be done at the same time, in Duan Hengye's view, it is more important to crack the file. After all, he has long had the idea of installing new weapons on top-level mechas, although the general frame of the mecha has reserved positions for weapon loading. However, the estimation is not accurate after all, and the final loading design still needs to wait for the file to be cracked before it is convenient to carry out.
After the Nan Zhuxing activity that day ended, Duan Hengye finally slowly recovered the state and rhythm of the cracked file. Although there is an organization and Meng Jinhuai's assistance, the most important work still needs to be completed by Duan Hengye himself. Therefore, during the recent period, apart from going to An Luo's class, Duan Hengye spent the rest of the time on cracking the documents, and even temporarily put down the design of the mecha.
But for Su Mingge and a bunch of colleagues in the research institute, Duan Hengye has always been mysterious. They didn't know what Duan Hengye was working on right now, they only knew that their dean had once again entered a frantic working state.
At 7:30 a.m., star standard time, where the research institute is located, staff members have arrived in the research building one after another. Because they came by the hover car, they found out through the window just now that the light was still on in the dean's office in the office building.
"... The dean got up really early recently. I thought I was the first to come to work." A staff member said to a colleague standing next to him while changing his clothes. Not wanting to hear what he said, the man first took a sip of the coffee that had just been brewed on the table, then shook his head and said, "I was on duty a few days ago, and it was about five o'clock in the morning when I left the building, that Then his office lights up."
Hearing what my colleague said, now all the people who arrived at the office early gathered together and started chatting about Duan Hengye recently.
"So how long does the dean rest a day? I always thought that I was hardworking enough, and now I'm really ashamed to be compared by him..." Another person said.
"Hey, but do you remember?" Someone sat down on the table with a water glass, and continued, "I remember a long time ago—no, last year, Professor Duan seemed to have been living in the research building. You said Did he live here recently and didn't turn off the lights in the office area?"
Hearing that, the person who spoke first also sat on the chair backwards. He hugged the back of the chair and shook his head and said, "What are you thinking, the lights in the office area are automatically adjusted... But I think the dean has been living there recently. In the building, otherwise, who can bear to come to work so early every day?"
When the few of them were chatting, people came one after another in the office, including Su Mingge, the vice president of the research institute.
Su Mingge's office is not far from Duan Hengye. If you want to go there, you have to pass through this public office area. So inevitably, Su Mingge heard everyone's conversation. At the same time, some staff who heard Su Mingge's footsteps also turned around and started to greet Su Mingge.
Recently, because Duan Hengye has been busy with documents, Su Mingge, who is working in the research institute, has been paying close attention. Although the work intensity was far less than that of Duan Hengye, it was difficult to come to work early in the morning. Su Mingge couldn't help yawning as he walked here.
"What did you say just now?" Su Mingge rubbed his eyes gently and asked, "What happened to Professor Duan?"
Unlike Duan Hengye, who still gives people a sense of distance, everyone never hides from Su Mingge, and even chats with him often. So when I saw Su Mingge and asked, the staff also gave him a place, and then said: "We have been talking about the dean, and we have started working early in the morning every day. When we came here just now, we saw his office. Lights on."
After the person finished speaking, the staff member who was on duty just now also told Su Mingge what happened to him. Different from the doubts of the staff, after Su Mingge heard their words, he almost immediately decided that Duan Hengye probably didn't get much rest these days, and even at five o'clock he didn't get up early, but didn't sleep at all.
To be able to enter the Yetian Empire Mecha Research Institute, everyone here is bound to work hard, and of course his vice president does the same. It's just... After working for so many years, Su Mingge was the first time he saw someone like Duan Hengye who completely forgot to rest when he was so busy.
After hearing the staff's words, Su Mingge's face became a little ugly. This time, he did not continue chatting with everyone, but nodded slightly solemnly, and then walked towards Duan Hengye's office. After seeing Su Mingge's expression, the staff didn't dare to speak anymore. Although it's still early before the official working time, everyone in Shan silently sat back to their seats, as if nothing happened.
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During the time we worked together, Su Mingge went to Duan Hengye's office countless times. Especially recently, because he has been keeping an eye on the progress of the work in the hospital, Su Mingge has to go to Duan Hengye's office almost every day. After standing at the light screen by the door, he very skillfully sent an application to Duan Hengye in the office. But within a few seconds, the light screen in front of him lit up with a green light—as expected by the staff member, Duan Hengye is still working.
Su Mingge left the screen and stood at the door of Duan Hengye's office. A few seconds later, the silver door slowly opened in front of him.
As the dean of the research institute, Duan Hengye's office is very large, but the moment the door opened, Su Mingge still smelled a strong coffee smell. Although Duan Hengye likes to drink tea, he does not have much research on coffee. But the quality of what he drinks every day is not bad, and the smell alone is mellow enough.
But now, the coffee smell in Duan Hengye's office was too strong. As someone who likes to drink it, Su Mingge couldn't help frowning after smelling it.
"Tsk..." Su Mingge murmured softly as he walked inside, "The coffee tastes so strong."
Duan Hengye himself couldn't smell these smells because he stayed in the house all the time. So after hearing Su Mingge's words, he reacted a few beats later. Hearing that, Duan Hengye finally took his attention away from the light screen, then suddenly looked at Su Mingge and said "sorry", then opened the window of his office.
In an instant, a cold wind that is unique to the early morning poured in from the window. Even Su Mingge, who hadn't changed his coat, couldn't help being shaken by the wind. Seeing this, Su Mingge glanced at Duan Hengye, who was sitting across from him wearing only a thin sweater, and then asked him suspiciously, "Aren't you cold?"
Duan Hengye sniffed. Although he said "It's okay", he still got up and brought an off-white coat from the side and put it on his body. Duan Hengye didn't know that his current complexion was originally not good, but the white coat on his body made him look like a wandering soul.
"What's wrong?" After getting up and putting on his coat, Duan Hengye realized that this time Su Mingge didn't come in with a bright brain like before.
At this time, Su Mingge was already standing directly opposite Duan Hengye. In his eyes, the man opposite him was in a terrible state. Duan Hengye's face was paler than usual, and even his lips became almost bloodless. Probably because of lack of sleep, the dark green in Duan Hengye's eyes is expanding day by day—although because of the excellent bone appearance, these have not affected Duan Hengye's appearance, but this extremely poor state still cannot. to be ignored.
Duan Hengye saw that Su Mingge sat in front of him with a serious face, then frowned and said, "Did you rest yesterday?"
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Although Duan Hengye and Su Mingge had been at odds with each other for a while, even at that time, Su Mingge did not call Duan Hengye "you" directly.
So for some reason, facing Su Mingge like this, Duan Hengye felt that he was very much like a primary school student who had done something wrong—even though Duan Hengye also thought that he had done nothing wrong.
"Take a break." Duan Hengye knew that if he lied, he would be seen through, so he said this extremely euphemistically.
As expected... Su Mingge could have imagined that Duan Hengye's work and rest has been extremely chaotic recently - he probably squinted for a while because he was too sleepy. So Duan Hengye saw that Su Mingge shook his head after listening to what he said, then sighed and said, "You are in such a wrong state now, you really need a good rest."
Duan Hengye did not expect that Su Mingge came to him this time for this matter. After hearing the other party's words, Duan Hengye was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "It's alright, don't worry, I'm going to be busy for a while now, and I will continue to watch the affairs of the institute."
"… "
Now it's not just Duan Hengye who feels that he is being taught by his elders. Even Su Mingge himself suddenly felt that the Duan Hengye in front of him really looked like a child who took care of himself.
Although Duan Hengye was Su Mingge's superior, in fact, in terms of age, Su Mingge was older than Duan Hengye. After seeing Duan Hengye's performance, Su Mingge rolled his eyes helplessly, and then said, "The point is not about the research institute, but about your recent state..."
Having said this, Su Mingge suddenly remembered how he had seen Duan Hengye faint in front of him before. I have to say that Duan Hengye's last coma did leave an extremely heavy shadow on Su Mingge's heart... and it is estimated that it will not dissipate for a long time in the future.
As a person who is often described as "poisonous tongue", Su Mingge is not a person who will patiently persuade others. So after seeing Duan Hengye's apparent uncooperative appearance, he unconsciously forgot the mentality of "talking to Duan Hengye well" at the beginning.
"What should you do if you faint in the research institute again?" Su Mingge asked directly, "If something goes wrong, Nan Zhuxing will hold us accountable."
"No way..." Duan Hengye was a little sleep-deprived, but now that he heard Su Mingge's words, he was even bigger. Duan Hengye took a sip of the cold coffee on the table again, and then said to Su Mingge, "I have my own measure."
After such a long period of cooperation, Duan Hengye and Su Mingge were already familiar with each other. Hearing Duan Hengye's words, and seeing his act of directly drinking the iced coffee, Su Mingge said to Duan Hengye mercilessly, "You didn't."
Duan Hengye often used Su Mingge to attack staff like this before, although the nature of facial paralysis can make him keep calm on the surface after encountering such a situation. But in fact... Duan Hengye was also somewhat afraid of such people.
This time, the person who was "educated" was replaced by another staff member, and Duan Hengye immediately felt the pressure was unprecedented. So... Professor Duan finally stopped refuting, he sighed and then said to Su Mingge: "I have an important project recently, so I have been quite busy. But now the most difficult problem has been solved, I will discuss it later. take a break."
Hearing Duan Hengye's words, Su Mingge knew that he couldn't say anything more. He took a deep look at Duan Hengye, then stood up from his seat and said, "Okay, just remember to rest yourself."
Seeing Su Mingge get up, Duan Hengye let out a sigh of relief. He also stood up from his seat, and then sent Su Mingge all the way to the door of his office. After waiting until the silver-white door was closed again, Duan Hengye let out a long breath, closed the door of the room again, and returned to his position.
It's just that Duan Hengye would not have guessed that after Su Mingge went out, he thought of someone.
When Su Mingge entered the door, although the staff in the surrounding office area pretended to be seriously looking at their brains, in fact, everyone was paying attention to the movements of Duan Hengye and Su Mingge.
As soon as Su Mingge entered the door, the door of Duan Hengye's office closed automatically. Because of the sound insulation, the staff couldn't hear what was going on inside. Just judging from Su Mingge's expression after going out... Why does he seem a little happy
What's happening here? The fire of gossip in the hearts of the staff immediately ignited.
But these people will probably never guess what Su Mingge's "happiness" comes from. After returning to his office, Su Mingge was not busy going to work for the first time, but took out his light brain and opened the communication bar.
Su Mingge sat on the chair with Erlang's legs crossed, his fingers slowly slid over a long list of contacts, and then stopped at a special name - Meng Jinhuai.
In any case, Su Mingge is also the vice president of the research institute, and is very good at weapons research. Su Mingge has a lot of contacts with the military on weekdays, and of course he has Meng Jinhuai's contact information. And the last time Duan Hengye fainted in his home because of the poison, it was Su Mingge who sent the news to Meng Jinhuai.
So after clicking on the name, Su Mingge thought for a while and then reached out and tapped on the virtual keyboard. After a while, a text was sent from Su Mingge to Nan Zhuxing.
When looking back at the words that were sent out, Su Mingge suddenly felt... the pleasure of making small reports.
A few minutes later, Su Mingge's light brain received a reply message.
"Meng Jinhuai:
Okay, thank you Professor Su for your concern for A-Heng. I will come asap. "
...Wait, Meng Jinhuai said "come here as soon as possible"? ... Is this family's action force so strong? After seeing the news, Su Mingge was stunned.