Chapter 73 Public
"Why don't you look like a married couple?"
Once the conversation starts, it's hard to stop. After talking about the "slip of the tongue when buying food", Jiang Siyue suddenly realized that the topic had deviated to the Pacific Ocean. Zhao Yan in front of her not only didn't remind her at all, but listened to everything carefully.
Then he asked seriously, "Did you really eat fried rice without chili in the end?"
After being stunned for two seconds, Jiang Siyue came to terms with it and shook her head in denial, "I added chili peppers myself, and it's fine after stirring it."
"You're quite smart." Zhao Yan chuckled.
Jiang Siyue wanted to say something else when a middle-aged man wearing glasses came over and greeted Zhao Yan with a smile. His tone was very familiar, "Old Zhao, why are you here? You made me look for you everywhere."
Zhao Yan: "Get some fresh air."
Jiang Siyue also had some impression of this big man, whose name was Xu Huixiong and he was one of today's guests. She was a little surprised that he and Zhao Yan knew each other, but then she thought about it, the scientific research in the north was not that big, so it was normal for them to know each other.
Xu Huixiong cast a curious glance over, and Jiang Siyue took the initiative to greet him, "Hello, I'm Jiang Siyue, one of today's orals."
Xu Huixiong smiled cheerfully, his eyes wandering over their tightly clasped hands. He then pointed at Zhao Yan and said meaningfully, "I was wondering why you asked me to bring you into the venue. So that's how it is!"
Zhao Yan smiled faintly, bumped fists with the other party, and said, "Thank you, I'll treat you to dinner some other day."
"Oh~ No need. Just remember to invite me to the banquet when you're done." Xu Huixiong immediately looked at Jiang Siyue and said, "Girl, our Lao Zhao is quite good. He's the best at scientific research among the handsome guys, and the most handsome among the scientific researchers. What a great harvest! By the way, this is only limited to the University of Finance and Economics."
Xu Huixiong raised his eyebrows at him, and the hint in his eyes was obvious, but - he seemed to have misunderstood.
"This is my wife." Zhao Yan looked at her, a hint of warmth tinging his stern brows. "It's been almost a year."
"Tsk!" Xu Huixiong complained, "You're hiding it quite well! Call me when the banquet is ready."
Jiang Siyue glanced sideways. Everyone around Zhao Yan seemed quite obsessed with their wedding. Explaining things all the time seemed quite troublesome. Why not just have one? It wouldn't be that much more troublesome to get rid of all the complicated procedures, right?
"I'll treat you to dinner when I get back to Yunjing. You decide the location." Zhao Yan didn't explain the specific reason, which was considered as a side denial of the matter.
Xu Huixiong understood and gave Zhao Yan a knowing smile: "You really can meet someone who is as afraid of trouble as you are!"
Zhao Yan's eyes remained gentle, "I'm lucky."
Hearing him say this for the first time, Xu Huixiong looked at Jiang Siyue next to him twice, said a few more words, opened the door and walked into the venue first.
Jiang Siyue let go of Zhao Yan's hand and was about to go in when Zhao Yan pulled her back. There was no one around and the lights in the corridor were not very bright. Their eyes met and Jiang Siyue blinked, "Hmm?"
"Why do they always think we don't look like a couple?"
After hearing Zhao Yan's question, Jiang Siyue was dumbfounded. She looked at him repeatedly for a few moments and finally confirmed that this sour question did come from his mouth.
"Maybe..." Jiang Siyue thought intently, looking him up and down for a while. Today, Zhao Yan was wearing a suit with a black coat on the outside. "Because you don't have a husband feeling?"
Zhao Yan frowned, "What is that?"
This is really hard to explain. Jiang Siyue regretted that she had blurted out this word. She had watched too many videos of this kind recently and had unconsciously brought up this word.
"That's right, they said you're younger." Jiang Siyue nodded, "They said you're younger!"
Zhao Yan stared at her slowly for a while, then his Adam's apple rolled and he said softly, "Let's go."
Jiang Siyue and Zhao Yan entered the venue one after another.
The process was basically over, and the few people that Jiang Siyue was interested in were all surrounded. It would not end for a while, so she pulled Zhao Yan to the self-service area.
Seeing a small cake in the shape of a kitten, Jiang Siyue took one piece, then turned back and took the second piece.
After putting down the plate, Jiang Siyue picked up the small cake and put one of the pieces on his plate. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly heard a burst of laughter from behind.
When she turned around and found that it was Zhang Min'an and Zhang Yaqing, she frowned slightly and stuffed some food into her mouth.
Zhao Yan noticed her emotions and glanced sideways, seeing four people chatting in the back. Except for Zhang Min'an and his daughter, he happened to know the other two, his classmates Chen Min and Huang Sheng, who were currently teachers at the TV University. From the intermittent words they spoke, Zhao Yan knew what they were doing.
Zhang Min'an is promoting Zhang Yaqing.
While concentrating, Zhang Min'an finished his sales pitch and left first, leaving Zhang Yaqing to communicate. Soon, Huang Sheng and Chen Min noticed him, strode over and sat down next to Zhao Yan, looking quite impatient. Zhao Yan slowly drank some water with a slight smile on his lips.
"Lao Zhao?!" Huang Sheng said excitedly, "Lao Xu just told me you were coming and I didn't believe it, but now you really are here!"
"Yeah!" Chen Min, who was next to Huang Sheng, was also surprised. "Let's go get together later."
They are classmates, and it is not easy to see each other after graduation.
Zhao Yan noticed that Jiang Siyue beside him was eating very happily, so he didn't mention the real reason for coming here. His eyes swept over Zhang Yaqing beside Zhang Min'an, and then quickly looked away. With a smile on his face, he said, "I have something personal to do. I just passed by a poster of someone named Zhang Yaqing and was very interested in the content, so I came in to take a look."
Jiang Siyue looked up, her eyes confused, wanting to say something but hesitant. Didn’t Zhao Yan know that he and Zhang Yaqing didn’t get along?
Zhao Yan glanced at her, and there was obvious soothing meaning in his eyes.
He must have his own plans. Jiang Siyue lowered her head and ignored him, continuing to hide herself.
Zhang Yaqing on the opposite side had a hint of surprise in his eyes. Since he could know Chen Min and the others, he must be a big shot and admire him. If he was willing to be his doctoral supervisor, it would be a piece of cake.
Chen Min didn't doubt it and immediately clapped his hands, saying happily, "That's really a coincidence."
After the normal introduction, Zhang Yaqing learned that he was actually a teacher from the University of Finance and Economics. His eyes were filled with excitement. "Teacher, I——"
"Yeah." Zhao Yan interrupted her. "I've read one of your papers on Core Journal before. It's beautifully written, but some details aren't so good. For example, the model in Chapter 3 feels disconnected from the whole article. Your entire paper's ideas and direction are very new. How could you think of using such an old model?"
After Zhang Yaqing got the paper, he made some changes to some parts, which Jiang Siyue had circled in the published magazine. After Zhao Yan saw it, he wrote down all the contents accurately.
"I, I..." Zhang Yaqing was a little panicked. She didn't know anything about the paper, and the model was changed because Zhang Min'an said he wanted to shut up the student. How could she know why it was changed like that?
"And the final conclusion is vague and long-winded, and it doesn't fit in with the whole article. I feel..." Zhao Yan was still smiling, as if he was just speaking his thoughts casually, but those who knew him knew how strong Zhao Yan's sense of oppression was at the moment.
Jiang Siyue looked up quietly and saw Zhang Yaqing's panicked look, feeling extremely relieved.
Even though this paper is signed by Zhang Yaqing, it is not hers after all.
Zhao Yan paused for two seconds before saying meaningfully, "It has a strong sense of patchwork."
"I, I..." Zhang Yaqing was on pins and needles. She wanted to seek help from Zhang Min'an, but there was no one to turn to. She didn't know whether it was because she was guilty or panicked. She felt that she had been seen through by Chen Min and Huang Sheng. They had cold faces and seemed to be questioning why she couldn't answer such a simple question.
"Teacher Zhao, it's been so long that I almost forgot." After saying that, Zhang Yaqing lowered his head and didn't dare to look at everyone.
Zhao Yan: "That makes sense."
Zhang Yaqing relaxed.
"But—" Zhao Yan changed the subject, his entire demeanor turning completely cold. "I saw an article with a 90% similarity. Its methodology is superior to yours, and its conclusions are also very clear. Tell me, is this a coincidence?"
"Yes!" Zhang Yaqing confirmed without hesitation.
Zhao Yan smiled lightly, looked at her meaningfully and said, "It's quite a coincidence indeed."
Even if Zhang Yaqing wanted to cling to him, she knew something was wrong and left in a hurry. After she was far away, Chen Min couldn't wait to ask, "What's going on?"
Huang Sheng: "Yeah! You rarely target a student like this."
The smile on Zhao Yan's face disappeared, and he regained his composure. "Her paper was stolen by Zhang Min'an from his own student..."
The corner of Zhao Yan's clothes hanging under the table was gently pulled. He knew what Jiang Siyue meant. There was no need to get involved in such a matter, and he was not going to bring Jiang Siyue into it.
He gently grasped her hand, tilted his head to look at her, and said, "I happened to have seen that student's paper."
As soon as this was said, Chen Min and Huang Sheng echoed, "I was saying it, I just asked her a few random questions and her answers were not very good."
"No wonder she's looking for a PhD supervisor here. I guess no one wants her."
“…”
Under the table, Jiang Siyue's hand was held by Zhao Yan, his hand almost completely covering her hand, warm and reassuring.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, the few of them left. In the end, they couldn't avoid the question of "boyfriend and girlfriend or husband and wife". After the two of them left, Jiang Siyue looked at Zhao Yan's eyes and turned her head away angrily.
If Zhao Yan asked her again why they didn't act like a couple, she really couldn't find a reason, not even a fabricated one.
Maybe Zhao Yan was moved by her concentration on eating, so he didn't ask in the end, but drank water silently. He didn't touch the small cake on the plate.
"How cute!" Jiang Siyue said with regret. She looked at the cake and then at Zhao Yan, and said tenderly, "Try it! It might be delicious!"
Jiang Siyue handed it to him again. Zhao Yan looked at the small cake in her hand, his eyelashes drooped, and took the cake in his hand.
Just as Zhao Yan was about to bite it, something flashed through his mind. He waved to Jiang Siyue, "Come closer."
"What's wrong?" Jiang Siyue had already taken a bite of the cake. Her mouth was bulging and she was a little confused, but she still raised her head. The camera in front of her suddenly showed her blankly biting the bread. Before she could adjust her expression, the picture froze.
Jiang Siyue: "Why are you taking pictures suddenly?" She didn't have the habit of taking pictures, and after observing Zhao Yan for a year, she thought he didn't have it either.
Zhao Yan lowered his head to look at the photo he had just taken and said lightly, "Public."
Jiang Siyue's mind went blank for two seconds, and the cake in her mouth suddenly lost its taste.
Soon, Zhao Yan put down his phone. Jiang Siyue swallowed the cake in a few bites, picked up the phone and opened the circle of friends. Zhao Yan's latest circle of friends was posted a minute ago.
"Let me introduce you, this is my wife Jiang Siyue."
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He had just taken the photo, and what was even more eye-catching than his dazed expression was the rings on their fingertips shining against each other.
Many comments from mutual friends could be seen below, including those from Min Sui and Yue Huan. Jiang Siyue scanned them one by one. Her accelerated heartbeat blurred her mind, making her unable to see anything clearly.
call--
With a touch of her fingertips, she gave a thumbs up.
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There are probably two more chapters left to finish the main text, and the next chapter will be a sweet extra~
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