After returning home, Xie Sizhou took a shower, changed his clothes, and drove directly to the private club where the meeting had been arranged.

When he pushed open the door carrying a black plastic bag, Qin Xiao was already inside drinking.

"Young Master Xie," the people around him greeted him.

"Okay." Xie Sizhou nodded and walked towards Qin Xiao.

Qin Xiao twirled the wine glass in his hand with one hand, leaned lazily against the back of the sofa, and crossed his legs on the coffee table.

With his other hand holding the phone, his eyelids lowered, his fingers tapping the screen, the screen glowing softly.

Xie Sizhou sat down next to him and handed him the bag in his hand, saying, "Shi asked me to bring this to you."

Upon hearing this, Qin Xiao slowly retracted his long legs, leaned forward to place the wine glass on the coffee table, and asked, "What is it?"

Xie Sizhou's eyes flickered slightly, and he coughed, "How would I know? See for yourself."

Qin Xiao raised an eyebrow and curiously took the bag and opened it.

When he saw what was inside, his brow twitched involuntarily.

"No, you just casually let Shi Xiaomiao bring her to me like that?"

Xie Sizhou picked up the wine on the table and poured himself a glass, blurting out instinctively, "Otherwise what? Do you think I would let you lose something so valuable?"

A hint of suspicion flashed in Qin Xiao's eyes, and his dark pupils narrowed. "Didn't you say you didn't know what was inside?"

Xie Sizhou paused in his actions, touched the tip of his nose, and immediately realized what he was doing, saying, "I don't know, but I guess what your sister gave you must be something very valuable."

Qin Xiao clicked his tongue, looking at him with a half-smile, his voice carrying a hint of danger, "Old Xie, really?"

"Damn, it's fake."

......

Meanwhile, the sky and water were clear and blue.

After taking a shower, Shi Miao dried her hair with one hand, walked to the table, pulled out a chair, and sat down.

Just then, the cell phone on the table suddenly rang.

She paused, reached for her phone, glanced at the caller ID, and then pressed the answer button.

"Hey, what's wrong?" Shi Miao's voice was slightly low and hoarse, with a hint of nonchalance.

"Shi Xiaomiao, tell me honestly, why did you give Xie Sizhou five bottles of pills! Don't you know that one of these pills costs five million?" Qin Xiao's indignant voice came from the other end of the phone.

Shi Miao's lips twitched almost imperceptibly. She leaned back slightly in her chair, stretching her legs lazily. "How did you know? Did Xie Sizhou let it slip?"

"Otherwise what? Damn it, I'm so angry! Besides Xie Sizhou, who else did you give it to? This time the quantity is clearly much less!"

Shi Miao grunted, her dark eyelashes lowered, and her tone was nonchalant, "I gave Ye Chuan five bottles back."

"Shi Xiaomiao! Do you know how expensive this is?!"

Shi Miao put down the towel in her hand, rubbed her temples with a slight headache, and said, "I'll give you ten more bottles next time."

Qin Xiao snorted, his voice noticeably more pleased, "That's more like it."

He added, "Are you free tomorrow? School starts soon, so let me treat you to a meal."

Shi Miao yawned, crossed her legs, and said lazily, "No, I have plans for tomorrow."

"Damn, you just got back and you already have plans? When are you free?"

Shi Miao thought for a moment and said, "The day after tomorrow."

"Okay, I'll contact you then."

Shi Miao gave a faint "hmm".

After hanging up the phone, Shi Miao casually tossed it onto the table.

Just as I picked up a towel to dry my hair, there were two knocks on the door.

"Enter."

Ji Yanchen pushed the door open and came in.

He walked up behind the girl, naturally took the towel from her hand, gently dried the water from her hair, and asked in a low voice, "Want to go see a movie tomorrow?"

Shi Miao casually picked up the mineral water bottle on the table that she had taken a few sips of earlier, unscrewed the cap, tilted her head back and gulped down most of it, then put the cap back on. Her lips were glossy, and she looked up at him slightly, "I don't have time tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, Ji Yanchen raised an eyebrow, his deep eyes like a pool of starlight. "Who did you meet up with?"

Shi Miao rested her chin lazily on her long, pale hand. "Professor Huo said that his teacher wants to see me."

Ji Yanchen's eyes flickered slightly as he reached out and tucked the damp hair behind her ear. "What about the day after tomorrow?"

Shi Miao stretched her legs and shifted to a more comfortable sitting position. "Qin Xiao invited me to dinner the day after tomorrow. Are you going?"

Ji Yanchen gently ruffled her hair with his large hand and said in a low, magnetic voice, "Go."

......

the next day.

As soon as Huo Yudong received the news that Shi Miao had returned, he immediately booked a table at Shuiyunxuan and arranged to meet her at noon today.

"Teacher, have some tea." Huo Yudong stood up, poured a cup of tea, and handed it to the old man sitting in the main seat.

Pei Rongzheng reached out and took it, then looked up at the doorway again and couldn't help but ask, "Why hasn't anyone arrived yet?"

A hint of helplessness flashed across Huo Yudong's eyes. "Teacher, please don't rush. It's not the agreed time yet; we're a bit early."

Pei Rongzheng paused in his tea-drinking motion. "Is that so?"

No sooner had the words left her lips than a tall, slender figure pushed open the door and walked in with a creak.

Huo Yudong's eyes lit up. He stood up from his seat, strode towards her, and said with a smile, "You're here. Let me introduce you. This is my teacher, the dean of the Imperial Physics Research Institute. You can just call him Dean Pei."

Upon hearing this, Shi Miao raised her eyes to look at the old man sitting opposite her. Her eyes were dark and clear, and she said respectfully, "Greetings, Dean Pei."

Pei Rongzheng nodded, his gentle gaze falling on the girl. "Shi Miao, hello, please have a seat."

"Okay." Shi Miao took off his baseball cap, pulled out a chair, and sat down.

Pei Rongzheng looked at her with a smile and succinctly explained his purpose: "Shi Miao, would you be interested in learning physics in more depth with me? I've never seen anyone as talented in physics as you at your age. At least when I was your age, I wasn't as good as you."

Huo Yudong's eyes flashed with slight surprise. He had thought that his teacher wanted to invite Shi Miao to the Institute of Physics, but he did not expect that his teacher wanted to take Shi Miao as a disciple.

"Teacher, are you going to take Shi Miao as your student?"

"That depends on whether she's willing or not."

Pei Rongzheng, his eyes gleaming with energy, asked the girl again, "So, Shi Miao, are you interested?"

Shi Miao thought for a moment and said succinctly, "Yes."

Pei Rongzheng's eyes flashed with admiration as he smiled and said, "Alright, you are my last disciple."

Huo Yudong looked at the girl beside him with a complicated expression. He hadn't expected to suddenly have a junior sister, and she was even his student.

He coughed, cleared his throat, and reminded her, "Junior Sister, why don't you quickly serve tea to the teacher?"

Shi Miao's temple throbbed when he heard the words "Junior Sister".

She stood up, poured herself a cup of tea, walked to Pei Rongzheng, bent down, and handed him the teacup with both hands, saying respectfully, "Teacher, please have some tea."

Pei Rongzheng reached out and took the teacup, took a sip of tea, then looked up at her with kind eyes and said, "From now on, you will not only be my student, but also a member of our Institute of Physics."

Shi Miao nodded, "Yes, teacher."