After this incident, people at the school gained a deeper understanding of Ji Guizhang.

With such a teacher, Bai Jiaojiao was able to concentrate better on her experiments in the lab.

Her experiment has yielded preliminary results, and she has published a high-scoring paper. All that's left is to prepare for graduation, which is a very simple matter for Bai Jiaojiao.

After Bai Jiaojiao finished her thesis defense, she went downstairs and saw Shen Heng standing by the car, holding a bouquet of flowers and waiting for her.

"Brother Heng."

"How did it go? Was it successful?"

Shen Heng handed the bouquet of lilies to Bai Jiaojiao, who held it in her arms and said, "Of course it went smoothly. With Teacher Ji's name on my side, they wouldn't dare to make things difficult for me."

“You’ve finally graduated,” Shen Heng opened the car door for Bai Jiaojiao. “I don’t know who’s spreading rumors outside that I’m keeping a college student as a mistress, so I’m going to the school every day.”

Bai Jiaojiao sat next to Shen Heng, holding flowers, and laughed: "Who knows? Maybe it's true."

"Bai Jiaojiao".

Shen Heng glanced at her, and Bai Jiaojiao immediately reached out to stroke Shen Heng's hair and soothe him: "I was just kidding."

"Come on, let me take you to get something to eat. Now you feel relieved, right? You'll have to keep me company for the next few days."

Shen Heng fastened Bai Jiaojiao's seatbelt and then started the car.

Bai Jiaojiao gets her master's degree and then goes to the Soviet Union for two more years. Shenheng Factory is in Yancheng, so he can't go with Bai Jiaojiao. He can only go there once in his spare time, which is four or five months a semester. He has to live a life of widowhood in Yancheng.

"Okay, okay, I'll stay with you every day."

Seeing that Shen Heng had driven the car directly into the city, Bai Jiaojiao asked, "Aren't we going to pick up Shi Tou?"

"My godmother said she'd take Shitou to the park today."

"Did your godmother take him, or did you ask your godmother to take him?"

After Bai Jiaojiao finished speaking, Shen Heng touched his nose and said, "Why bring him along? Can't the two of us have some time alone?"

"Okay, I'll do whatever you say today."

Shen Heng was amused by Bai Jiaojiao's words.

"Let's grab something to eat first, then I'll take you to see a movie."

The factory was very busy, but today was a memorable day for Bai Jiaojiao, so he made a special effort to put aside his busy work and spend the day with her.

The Western restaurant that Shen Heng brought Bai Jiaojiao to is the most fashionable place right now. It's a bit pricey, but it's always packed with customers.

Shen Heng gave the waiter ten yuan and told him, "Play 'Sweet Honey' for me."

"Yes, sir."

After the waiter left, Shen Heng straightened his coat and saw Bai Jiaojiao smiling at him, so he asked, "What are you smiling about?"

"I laugh at you for liking to hear 'Sweet Honey'."

"Isn't this with you?" Shen Heng said, taking out a small box from his pocket, which was clearly a jewelry box.

"What is this?"

"I just bought it randomly."

Shen Heng's expression didn't suggest he bought it casually; he was already waiting for Bai Jiaojiao to praise him.

Bai Jiaojiao took it, opened it, and saw a sparkling diamond ring inside.

"Why are you sending me this? I don't usually wear rings, I'm not used to it."

Bai Jiaojiao disinfects her hands dozens of times a day when conducting experiments, and she never wears rings normally.

Shen Heng said, "Just wear it since I bought it for you. You'll get used to it after a couple of days. Anyway, you have nothing to do right now, so wear it for fun. Give me your hand, I'll put it on you."

As Shen Heng spoke, he snatched the ring box from Bai Jiaojiao's hand, took Bai Jiaojiao's hand, and put the ring on Bai Jiaojiao's ring finger.

Bai Jiaojiao withdrew her hand and looked at it. The diamond was almost thicker than her finger. She said, "If I wear such a big diamond on my hand, wouldn't that just invite thieves to covet it?"

"The thief probably doesn't care about such a big diamond on your hand, he'll definitely think it's fake."

Shen Heng's words made Bai Jiaojiao both laugh and cry. She touched the ring on her hand, still very happy: "Okay then, I'll wear it for two days. Thank you, Brother Heng."

"that's all?"

"Hmm...this ring is really beautiful, I really like it, thank you Heng-ge."

"Hmph." Shen Heng was much more satisfied at this point.

Bai Jiaojiao's ring was so big and shiny that it made the waiter serving the food tremble.

After dinner, the two went to the cinema to watch a movie.

The movie tells the story of two strangers who get to know each other, fall in love, and are separated due to some unavoidable circumstances, but fortunately, the ending is a happy one.

This movie theater is newly built, so the facilities and environment are very good.

Shen Heng held Bai Jiaojiao's hand in the darkness, his eyes fixed on the movie screen, but his mind was already elsewhere.

Looking at the mountains in the movie, he suddenly thought of the one in Shili Village.

"Jiaojiao, I want to go home."

Shen Heng whispered in Bai Jiaojiao's ear.

Bai Jiaojiao looked at Shen Heng: "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

"No, I suddenly want to go back to Shili Village."

In the darkness, Shen Heng's eyes reflected the light from the movie screen, and Bai Jiaojiao saw in them a kind of sensibility that was hard to find in Shen Heng.

She gripped Shen Heng's hand tightly, only to receive an even tighter grip in return.

"I want to go back."

He returned to the place where he and Bai Jiaojiao first met, the place where they had their first home, the place where he started from nothing.

"Okay, we'll go back once you're done with things at your factory."

Bai Jiaojiao leaned on Shen Heng's shoulder, some memories flooding her mind, and she seemed to have no interest in what the movie was about.

As the movie ended, the world in the theater returned to brightness, pulling everyone back to reality from their previous immersion.

(End of article)