The daybreaks in July are early. It was just past six in the morning, and the sunlight was already eager to spread through the blinds into the house, dispelling the darkness in the room.

Huo Qinian's eyes sparkled in the half-bright and half-dark sky.

In the gradually brightening sky, the eyebrows and eyes of the person in the center of his vision became clear.

She lay beside him with the quilt in her arms, sleeping tiredly, her long eyelashes quietly closed, and she looked very peaceful. Her long black hair was spread out, and a few tufts fell on her face, rising and falling gently with her breathing.

Huo Qinian looked for a long time, and couldn't help but stretched out his hand to brush away the few tufts of long hair that were disturbing.

She seemed to feel something and rubbed her face in the quilt, but she was still not awake like a lazy cat.

Huo Qinian smiled silently.

The time was getting closer to seven o'clock. Before the alarm rang, the pair of eyelashes that were tightly closed suddenly trembled and opened, revealing a pair of very beautiful eyes of the owner, which were still a little confused.

After a long while, the eyes finally became clear and focused on Huo Qinian's face.

Su Yunbai took a breath.

Waking up early in the morning and seeing someone lying next to you, staring at you with burning eyes, and I don't know how long they have been staring at you...

What kind of experience is this?

Isn't this meant to scare people?

Su Yunbai stepped back defensively, feeling particularly uncomfortable for some reason. "What are you doing?"

His voice was unexpectedly hoarse.

Huo Qinian was slightly startled, and suddenly felt better.

He said meaningfully, "I didn't do anything. I just wanted to test it out to see if you would just ignore me. What if you use the excuse that you were drunk last night and don't admit it? Where can I go to seek justice?"

Su Yunbai: ...

Is this guy very good at putting the blame on others?

Huo Qinian said this and reached out to lift Su Yunbai's quilt.

Su Yunbai's scalp was tingling, and her voice became louder: "What are you doing?!"

Huo Qinian pulled her out of the quilt without saying anything, held her in his arms, and said calmly: "Weren't you very aggressive last night? It turns out that you can only be aggressive for a while?"

As he said that, he also reached into Su Yunbai's long hair and took a deep breath.

Su Yunbai could feel that the man holding her was getting excited again.

His hands under the quilt were very presumptuous.

Su Yunbai was embarrassed and angry: "Huo Qinian,

it's daytime now!" Huo Qinian raised his head to look at her, his eyes sparkling, "Didn't you hear a word? There is no morning on the weekend."

As he said that, he held her face and kissed her...

Su Yunbai woke up again, it was almost noon.

She was awakened by the faint smell

of food. She was still a little dazed when she woke up. She didn't know what day it was and thought she was in China. She thought she was so hungry that she was hallucinating. Unexpectedly, the smell of food did not diminish at all, but became stronger as she opened the door.

Su Yunbai subconsciously walked a few steps towards the kitchen.

Someone was serving food on the dining table.

Su Yunbai saw who it was and was stunned for a long time: "Aunt Liu?"

Aunt Liu is Lianshan's housekeeper, and she is also an old acquaintance of Su Yunbai.

But why is she here? This is not Lianshan's villa.

Aunt Liu was very happy to see Su Yunbai: "Madam, are you awake? Go wash up quickly and have dinner."

Su Yunbai only then thought of the time and was so embarrassed that he almost fainted.

She tried hard to suppress her uneasiness: "Why are you here?"

Aunt Liu said cheerfully: "I feel lonely staying at the house in Lianshan every day. It just so happens that my son was sent abroad by my husband, and my daughter-in-law and grandson are planning to go out together. My husband asked me if I would like to go abroad with him to enjoy foreign food, wouldn't I be happy to do so?

" "I have been here for four days and live next door. Madam, you were on a business trip before, so you didn't see me..."

Aunt Liu was still talking excitedly, and the door clicked, and Huo Qinian walked in.

He seemed to have just come back from jogging, with sweat on his body, but he was extremely energetic and in high spirits.

As soon as he saw Su Yunbai after entering the room, a smile appeared on his face: "Are you awake?"

Aunt Liu clapped her hands with a discerning look: "Oh, I almost forgot my dishes! "

After saying that, he hurried into the kitchen.

This was too obvious.

Su Yunbai pretended to be indifferent and looked at Huo Qinian, "What's the matter with Aunt Liu?"

Huo Qinian raised his eyebrows slightly and said slowly: "I told you last night that the food you eat is from our family, but you didn't believe it. Do you believe it now?"

Su Yunbai opened his mouth and said after a long while: "You...are you planning to live here for a long time?"

Even Aunt Liu was brought here. Isn't this too much commotion?

Huo Qinian went to get enough water on the table, and looked at her while twisting the bottle cap: "This is a bit new, shouldn't I ask you? Or, do you plan to return to China in the short term? "

Su Yunbai was speechless.

Huo Qinian said: "Don't think too much. The group has to send someone out. Although it may not be Aunt Liu's son, he is also on the candidate list. He himself is willing to do it. After all, after finishing this job, he will definitely be promoted when he returns. Why not?

"Aunt Liu is brought here by chance. You are busy enough already, so you don't have to worry about other trivial matters.

" "Of course, the most important thing is that Aunt Liu is a good cook..."

Su Yunbai was a little confused.

Huo Qinian had never urged her, but she knew that if it weren't for her, he would not stay here.

Now, even Aunt Liu is here.

She suddenly felt a little pressured.

Su Yunbai is not a person who likes to brag. She doesn't like to brag before things are done, and she doesn't like to publicize it to the whole world.

But this time, she wanted to make an exception.

She couldn't let them all wait with her in vain.

Su Yunbai looked at Huo Qinian and said, "I may need another three years."

If everything goes well, she will be able to return home in three years.

Huo Qinian understood what he said, and a smile suddenly filled his eyes.

He was not in a hurry to urge her, but... it had been almost half a year since he came to find her. This was the first time he had heard a word from her that was almost a promise in the past six months.

Huo Qinian's voice was so soft: "No hurry, I'll wait for you."

Su Yunbai gave himself three years, but it didn't take that long.

In the second half of 21, TargetR, a collaboration between New Era and Wilson, and its derived secondary radiotherapy software have been on the market for a full year. After a year of market testing, they finally ushered in a huge explosion in word of mouth.

As one of the main developers of TargetR, Su Yunbai received widespread recognition in the industry for the first time.

In the middle of the second year, the paper Su Yunbai participated in won the gold medal in a competition held by a top journal in the industry, and her on-site report was widely praised.

In August of the same year, she received a tenured position at R University and joined the ranks of tenured professors.

This step was two years earlier than Su Yunbai planned.

At the end of this year, Su Yunbai was invited to give a report in another place. It was the Christmas and New Year's Day holidays in the United States, and Huo Qinian strongly requested to go with her, saying that he wanted to arrange a vacation trip.

Su Yunbai agreed.

She was busy preparing the report, so all matters related to the vacation had to be handed over to Huo Qinian. He was so mysterious that Su Yunbai didn't know what project he had arranged until he drove to the destination. He only knew that they were going to a very special resort hotel, owned by the Wilson family.

The car drove all the way to the beach.

There was no snow there, but it was still cold due to the winter climate at high latitudes.

Su Yunbai was a little puzzled: "If we want to go on vacation at the beach, why don't we find a warmer time to come?"

Huo Qinian's expression was a little unpredictable: "No, this is the most suitable time. In fact, I have been preparing for this for a long time..."

The resort hotel opened on the seaside covers an extremely large area, almost including the entire area along the coast, and has all kinds of entertainment facilities.

To Su Yunbai's surprise, there were quite a few tourists here during what should have been the off-season.

The hotel Huo Qinian booked was on the top floor. After the two checked in, they first sent their luggage to the room. Su Yunbai was about to tidy up a little when Huo Qinian started checking the room.

He opened the window and looked out, walked around the balcony, and then said that he was not very satisfied with the room.

Su Yunbai looked at the luxurious interior of the room in front of him with a confused look on his face.

Luxurious presidential suite. This is already the highest standard of this hotel, and he is still not satisfied?

Huo Qinian said that he wanted to change rooms with someone.

As he said that, he took out his mobile phone and made a call.

Ten minutes later, Su Yunbai saw Jonathan at the door. The latter was obviously also on vacation, dressed in fancy and very funny clothes.

Seeing Su Yunbai, he greeted her cheerfully, and then called to the two of them: "Come with me, my room is just opposite."

He walked and said: "We arrived an hour earlier than you. I haven't been in the room, and Vanessa just came back to the room, and she probably didn't even have time to open her suitcase.

"But no matter what, I will ask the hotel to change a set of room supplies for you..."

The group walked to a room on the other side of the floor.

Jonathan swiped the room card, opened the door and walked in, shouting: "Vanessa, dear, we have to change rooms. "

A beautiful blonde woman in light clothes walked out of the room, looking a little flustered for some reason.

After hearing what Jonathan said, she was obviously unhappy: "Why?!"

Her resistance was so obvious that Jonathan couldn't help but become suspicious: "What were you doing just now?" He said as he walked inside.

Su Yunbai stopped at the door and felt very embarrassed.

She really didn't understand: "Why do we have to change rooms? Isn't this a bit rude?"

Huo Qinian said: "This is very important, not a problem with the indoor environment... Anyway, don't worry, I have already told Qiong En.

"Don't be fooled by the size of the top floor. There are only two interesting rooms. I told Jon that he got confused. It's not my fault..."

Ten minutes later, the blond beauty came out of the room carrying a suitcase. When she passed by Su Yunbai and Huo Qinian, she glared at them fiercely.

Huo Qinian didn't take it seriously at all, but Su Yunbai was a little uneasy.

Jonathan specially asked the hotel staff to clean the room. While waiting for the room to be cleaned up, Su Yunbai and Huo Qinian went downstairs to eat.

Su Yunbai was still worried: "We shouldn't cause them to quarrel, right?"

Huo Qinian raised his eyebrows slightly, "Then it may not be a bad thing for Yu Qiong'en."

"What do you mean?"

Huo Qinian said, "Let me put it this way, for Yu Qiong'en, a serious boyfriend-girlfriend relationship and having fun are completely different things. Didn't you notice that he didn't even introduce that lady to us?"

Su Yunbai couldn't help showing a subtle look, "You mean..."

Huo Qinian said, "Yes, she is just Qiong'en's female companion, not a girlfriend.

"I knew Qiong'en when I was in college. He is a real playboy, but he spends his money clearly. Especially since he is handsome, rich, and generous...

"He has always been very popular, but he just doesn't want to settle down. So as you can see, he has had many female companions. You can call it a business relationship, it's a matter of mutual consent, and outsiders can't say much.

"But now it seems that the lady seems to be a little careless. This violates Qiong En's taboo. Maybe tomorrow you will notice that he has changed his female companion again."

After Huo Qinian finished speaking, he did not forget to boast: "But this is none of my business. You can't put a label on me. Qiong En is Qiong En, and I am me. I haven't picked up those bad habits..."

This full of desire to survive...

Su Yunbai was speechless for a long while, then said, "Okay, have your meal."

The two drove all the way to the beach. The journey took nearly ten hours, and they were both a little tired. They washed up and went to bed early that night.

Su Yunbai thought she would sleep until dawn, but in the middle of the night, she was suddenly woken up by Huo Qinian.

The curtains were closed, and the room was pitch black. Huo Qinian didn't even turn on the lights, he just opened the door. A little light from outside the living room came in, providing a little insignificant light and shadow for the dark room.

Huo Qinian's eyes sparkled in such a faint light and shadow, revealing an exceptionally scorching brilliance.

He said, "Yunbai, are you ready?"

Su Yunbai was completely out of shape.

What does "are you ready" mean?

What should she do to prepare?

Huo Qinian seemed to have done something. Suddenly, there was a buzzing sound in the whole room, as if some machine was running.

Su Yunbai was very alert: "What's that sound?"

She just finished speaking, and suddenly raised her head in surprise.

A crack suddenly appeared in the middle of the dark ceiling of the room, and the crack was still expanding to both sides. In the dark night, a darker shadow was split.

This was a very strange scene, almost making people think that there was some safety problem with the structure of the room.

Su Yunbai became a little nervous because of this, and almost stood up and hid outside.

But she soon realized that it was not a problem with the structure of the room, but that the roof was being pushed to the sides by external forces.

The entire roof was like the roof of a car. As the machinery rotated, it moved more and more to the periphery, revealing the night sky outside the roof.

The night was dark and the lights were completely off. The sky was unobstructed, and the stars were hanging low, competing with each other, and rushing into Su Yunbai's eyes.

The projection of a corner of the universe was so magnificent that it almost made people forget to breathe.

Su Yunbai sat on the bed with a quilt in her arms. There was no obstruction around her. She suddenly lost her perception of distance. She felt as if she was in the galaxy and became a member of the vast universe.

The starry sky seemed to be very close to her, so close that she could touch the twinkling stars as long as she stretched out her hand.

Su Yunbai stared at the scene in a daze, speechless for a long time.

Huo Qinian hugged her from behind, his voice containing a mellow smile: "It's beautiful, isn't it?"

Su Yunbai took a long time to find her voice: "This room...what's the matter?"

"You know the glass greenhouse, right? We are now in a room similar to a glass greenhouse. Its roof is controllable, just like a curtain that can be pulled to both sides.

"We are now looking at the starry sky through a layer of glass. This layer of glass can also be removed, but then it will be too cold, and there will be no difference from observing the starry sky outdoors..."

The two of them half leaned on the bed, looked up at the starry sky, and fell into a warm silence.

The starry sky at night is actually very lively. Tonight is another rare clear night with excellent visibility, and everything is clear.

Planes with flashing red lights come and go from time to time. Very occasionally, a meteor will streak across the sky. The burning meteorite fiercely pulled a line of light on the sky, and soon disappeared without a trace.

They even saw a space station passing by.

The two pointed at the starry sky and identified the stars.

Orion, Sirius, the Winter Triangle...

Huo Qinian said: "If you just want to see the excitement, it is more suitable to come here in summer. The visual conditions here are good enough, the nights are dark enough, and there is little light pollution.

"In the summer, there will be a Milky Way in the sky, and we can see Scorpius, the Summer Triangle, and the Big Dipper will also be very obvious...

"The Milky Way is no longer visible in this month. But the starry sky in winter has another advantage. Some stars are brighter and suitable for observing constellations.

"In fact, what we see is just a corner of the magnificent universe. What is really more shocking are those gorgeous nebulae. But unfortunately, most of the nebulae cannot be seen by the naked eye. They can only be seen through some special tools and special post-processing...

"There are also meteor showers in winter. The famous Geminid meteor shower is around this season, in this area, but not today.

"Of course, if we are lucky, we can still see a few, just like we did just now..."

Su Yunbai leaned in Huo Qinian's arms and laughed when she heard the words, "So what is the protagonist today?"

She knew Huo Qinian, and these were just appetizers.

Huo Qinian was indeed prepared: "Wait for me for a while."

He stood up and walked a little further away, making a slight rustling sound. The light in the room was very poor, and only a little of his outline could be vaguely distinguished, as if he was walking towards the balcony.

After a while, there was a click of a switch, and a red light suddenly lit up in the room. Under the dim red light, a curtain was pulled open, revealing the shadow of a machine.

The tripod was erected high up, and the huge lens barrel... It was obvious that this was an astronomical telescope.

Su Yunbai seemed to have guessed something, and his breath was slightly choked.

Huo Qinian walked back again, and in the dark, he held Su Yunbai's hand, and said with a smile: "We are lucky. There is a comet that can be observed this year. It is our target tonight..."

He took Su Yunbai and walked step by step to the balcony, looking at the telescope outside through a glass.

The telescope faced south, and Huo Qinian had adjusted all the lens parameters and connected the eyepiece to the computer in the house.

At this moment, the shadow of a comet was displayed on the screen of this computer. The huge ion tail stood quietly on the screen, and the whole thing was slightly blue.

The fluctuations in the atmosphere made the entire screen tremble slightly. At first glance, it seemed as if the comet had a life and was jumping on its own.

Su Yunbai was stunned for a long time, and laughed: "No wonder you insisted on changing rooms."

The balcony of this room faces south, and the telescope's barrel faces the southern sky. If it was the previous room, I'm sure everything would be strictly blocked.

Su Yunbai asked him again: "How long have you been preparing?"

Astronomy enthusiasts often have a lot of things they can't miss. This is a field where you have to cherish every opportunity. Here, there is really a so-called "once in a century" and "once in a lifetime".

The universe is so large that it is not surprising that it can take decades or even hundreds of years. If you miss some phenomena once, you will never have a second chance in your lifetime.

Comets are not so rare, but comets that can be observed are indeed not that common. It has too many uncertainties, and often before it comes, astronomy enthusiasts are eagerly looking forward to it. But as it gradually approaches the sun, it burns itself like a moth to a flame, and quickly disintegrates, like a flash in the pan, and can never be observed again.

Things that cannot be observed are almost equivalent to never having been here.

How long did Huo Qinian plan the whole thing?

Huo Qinian said: "From last year to this year, I planned it three times, but this is the only time it succeeded."

Su Yunbai laughed.

She murmured: "Actually... there is no need to go through so much trouble."

The results of direct observation are like raw pictures, with a rough feeling of nature, which cannot be compared with the carefully processed pictures. In this sense, just looking at the result pictures on the Internet is more direct.

Su Yunbai wanted to say so, but deep in her heart, she knew very clearly that this was different.

With the development of technology today, no matter how rare the scenery is, it seems that you can find relevant pictures on the Internet. But just as the existence of landscape photos cannot replace the travel itself, those pictures made by others, no matter how detailed and magnificent they are, cannot compare with seeing them with your own eyes.

Moreover, for them, it also represents another meaning.

Su Yunbai suddenly said: "Can I go to the camera and take a look at it?"

There were no computers back then.

Huo Qinian hesitated for only a moment before agreeing.

He said: "Wait, I'll get you some clothes."

The two wrapped themselves tightly and opened the glass door on the balcony.

The cold temperature of December poured in from behind the door. Su Yunbai shivered slightly and continued to move forward.

Huo Qinian dismantled the camera in front of the telescope, reinstalled the eyepiece, and after a slight adjustment, he said to Su Yunbai: "Come here."

Su Yunbai moved closer.

In the field of vision, the comet was still there.

Huo Qinian hugged Su Yunbai from behind and said, "You know what? I have been regretting one thing all these years."

Su Yunbai asked him, "What do you regret?"

"I regret not asking your name that night."

Su Yunbai's lips curled up slightly, "Maybe you should be glad that you didn't ask."

"Why?"

"Because then, all this might turn into a drama to pick up girls. In fact, you really looked like a veteran in the flower garden at that time. You were flirting with girls everywhere, using all kinds of tricks, and specifically deceiving young girls..."

Huo Qinian laughed in a muffled voice, "Did I fool you?"

"What do you think?"

Huo Qinian said happily, "I am still quite capable. I caught the best one in one go."

Su Yunbai was unhappy, "Do you think I am a fish?"

As she said that, she couldn't help laughing.

Huo Qinian said, "I have to clear my name first. Before this, I have never flirted with a girl like this - if that can be considered flirting."

Su Yunbai joked, "Really? But I see you are very good at it, I thought you were experienced."

"No, it was my first time, and I performed exceptionally well. By the way, Qiong En is the one who copied "The Slow Past" to pursue a Chinese girl."

"Did he succeed?"

"I don't remember." Huo Qinian paused and smiled, "But fortunately, I succeeded. In fact, I am preparing to pursue her again." As

he spoke, he suddenly turned Su Yunbai around and looked her in the eye.

The dim red light spread from the room, reflecting the silhouette of Huo Qinian. She couldn't see his specific appearance, but she could feel his eyes.

He was looking at her.

Dim light, extremely cold night, telescope, comet...

all of this seemed to be recreated in the past.

But there was still a difference.

Huo Qinian stared at Su Yunbai for a long while, then suddenly held her hand and knelt down on one knee.

Su Yunbai's heart skipped a beat, and then began to speed up uncontrollably.

Huo Qinian looked at her intently: "I have made a lot of mistakes along the way over the years. When I regretted it the most, I once thought, if only everything could be done over again...

" "But time cannot be turned back. Fortunately, I can get closer to the past in another way..."

"With the stars as witness, Yunbai, are you willing... to marry me again?"

After doing it again, Su Yunbai thought she should have some experience.

But in fact, her heartbeat was still completely out of control, and she was even a little dizzy, as if she was drunk and couldn't think at all.

Huo Qinian was still waiting for her answer. She could even feel that he was looking at her eagerly. But his posture was very calm and peaceful, as if he would always be by her side no matter what happened.

Su Yunbai's heart slowly settled down.

She smiled, and a feeling of peace was slowly brewing in her heart.

She heard her own answer: "Okay."

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