Chapter 637 - Was Bathed in Ning Li’s Light

Lu Huaiyu held her hand.

The night wind blew, rustling up her wavy hair.

High-rise buildings lined both sides of the street. The lights were bright, making the atmosphere very lively. They walked slowly like this.

The cool cedar fragrance from his body wafted to the tip of her nose, as the heat from his palm warmed her hand.

It was enough to comfort her.

She let out a gentle breath.

Lu Huaiyu turned his head to look at her and asked in a low voice, “Are you going back to school today, or are you coming home with me?”

Ning Li said, “I should go back to school. I have a class tomorrow morning.”

Lu Huaiyu held her hand and kissed her on the lips. The corners of his lips curved slightly, and his voice was gentle.

“Okay.”

Xijing University, West Gate.

Xue Tao and his wife dropped Xue Langlang and Ding Yu off just outside the school gates.

Xue Langlang said, “Dad, Mom, you should go back. The school has been very strict with the people who enter and exit recently. It’s quite troublesome to go in and out. I can just go back to the dormitory with Ding Yu.”n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Xue Tao was a little puzzled.

“Is it that strict now? It didn’t seem like this the last time I came here.”

“Yeah. Just before that… Ning Li’s mom came here once,” Xue Lang sighed, “Dean Shen happened to see her that time, so he ordered the school to strengthen the security.”

This was Ning Li’s private matter, so she did not actually want to talk about it.

It was just that this matter had been a big deal on the Internet recently. Thinking that her parents should already know about it, she did not intentionally hide it.

Realization dawned upon Xue Tao and his wife and they looked at each other, the sympathy clear on their faces.

Xue Langlang usually mentioned Ning Li with a hint of admiration.

She talked about how she had gotten full marks in the National Physics Competition, that she was the top scorer in the science department in the college entrance examination, and that an exception had been made for her by Shen Zhijin to enter the research group even though she was only a freshman…

She seldom talked about other things.

“This child… Her life has not been easy,” Mother Xue said.

“Yeah. Fortunately, Dean Shen had been there at that time, or else…”

When Xue Langlang talked about these things now, she still felt indignant about it.

“Forget it, there’s no point in talking about these things. Let’s first–“.

“Eh, is that Professor Shen?” Xue Tao looked in the direction of the school gates and asked in surprise.

Xue Langlang and the others subconsciously turned their heads to look.

A few people who looked like leaders were walking over. The one on the left was Shen Zhijin.

Xue Langlang nodded. “Yes, that’s Dean Shen in the middle. The one next to him seems to be the other Vice-Principal Zhang of the school and our Dean Bi.”

Shen Zhijin was the honorary dean of the Institute of Physics. His position was high, but it was actually more in name only.

He held several important positions, so the time and energy he invested in the Xijing University Institute of Physics were limited.

Dean Bi Zhitong was still in charge of many matters in the Institute of Physics.

Xue Tao was a little excited.

“It’s a rare opportunity to run into each other. Why don’t we go over and say hello?” Mother Xue looked hesitant. “This… I don’t think it’s quite appropriate? We don’t even know Dean Shen.”

Although the two of them were also university lecturers who specialized in physics, the school they worked at was in another province, and it was quite different from Xijing University.

Shen Zhijin was a figure who stood at the top of the pyramid in the domestic physics world. He was generally not very accessible to the general public.

Although they both admired Shen Zhijin very much, it just seemed too abrupt to suddenly approach him at this time.

Xue Tao looked regretful.

“… That’s true.”

Shen Zhijin and the others walked towards the school gate.

Vaguely sensing something, Shen Zhijin raised his eyes and looked forward. He noticed a middle-aged couple standing outside the school gate. There were two girls who looked like students of Xijing University standing beside them.

They were looking over in his direction. To be more precise, they seemed to be looking at him.

Shen Zhijin was no stranger to such gazes.

His face would often be recognized as he walked on the road, and people would come over to chat with him.

He withdrew his gaze without minding about it.

However, in the end, those people did not come over.

As he walked out of the side door, he heard a girl’s voice speaking. “Ning Li doesn’t seem to have returned to the dormitory yet. I’ll call her later to confirm it.”

Hearing this, Shen Zhijin stopped in his tracks.

“Are you Ning Li’s roommate?”

The man’s clear and calm voice rang out, immediately startling Xue Langlang and the others.

Xue Langlang’s eyes widened slightly. She realized that Shen Zhijin, who was about to walk past, had suddenly stopped and looked over.

And his words–

“Dean Shen, are you… asking us?” Because of his nervousness, Xue Langlang’s voice trembled slightly. She had always regarded Shen Zhijin as her idol, and she admired and respected him very much.

Although Ning Li had joined his research team, Xue Langlang had never thought of relying on her relationship as a roommate with Ning Li to ask for anything. So when Shen Zhijin had taken the initiative to ask this question, she was stunned.

Shen Zhijin’s gaze swept over the few of them, and finally stopped on the huge Lego gift box in Xue Langlang’s hand for a moment.

It looked like a birthday present.

“She didn’t come back with you?” Shen Zhijin asked.

Xue Langlang was now sure. Her face flushed with excitement and she quickly nodded.

“Oh, right! After cutting the cake, Senior Lu came to pick her up. She left before us.”

Senior Lu.

Of course, it was Lu Huaiyu.

Shen Zhijin looked at the gift that Xue Langlang was carrying. The couple next to her had to be the parents who had specially come to celebrate her birthday.

He thought of the torn letter in the trash can and was silent for a moment.

Xue Tao finally could not hold himself any longer and took a step forward. He was nervous but also excited.

“Hello, Professor Shen. I’m Xue Tao from Southeast Polytechnic University. I’ve always been interested in your research on the direction of gravitational wave detection…”

Mother Xue pulled him back.

Professor Shen was just here to ask a question, why did he have to talk to him directly? How embarrassing Xue Tao seemed to have realized that it was not appropriate for him to be like this, so he opened his mouth.

“Well, I’m sorry, Professor Shen. I’m a little excited to see you all of a sudden, so please don’t take it to heart. Then– do you still have some other matters to tend to? It’s very late, so we won’t delay you.” Shen Zhijin paused and read out a string of characters.

“This is my email. If you have any questions to discuss, just send an email.”

Xue Tao and the others were still in a daze when Shen Zhijin turned around and left.

He looked at Xue Langlang in disbelief.

“Professor Shen is so easygoing?!” Shen Zhijin was famous in the physics circle for his arrogance and reserved nature! He had thought that it would be good enough if he could go up and say hello, but who would’ve guessed that Shen Zhijin would actually take the initiative to give him his email address?!

Xue Langlang was also stunned for quite a while.

Looking at the figure gradually disappearing into the distance, she slowly raised her head to look at her father and muttered, “… Dad, I think we… have benefited from Ning Li?”

“It’s really rare to see Zhijin actually give people so much face.”

Bi Zhitong and Zhang Yao looked at each other and saw the shock in each other’s eyes.

They had overheard the conversation between Shen Zhijin, Xue Tao, and the others just now.

Bi Zhitong smiled and said, “It seems that you really value Ning Li.”