five centimeters
The driver helped put Fu Xingchuan on the sofa.
"Thank you, have a drink of water! Are you new here?"
"Madam, I have been a driver for the Fu family for more than 20 years. It's just that something happened at home some time ago and I took a long leave, so you haven't seen me yet."
"Oh, I see. What should I call you?"
"Just call me Uncle Li like Xiaochuan."
Lin Qi was shocked, "Uncle Li, you have regained your youth" How come you are so young?
Uncle Li didn't understand what she meant, and Fu Xingchuan kept shouting, "I want water."
Lin Xiao glared at him, then turned around and said to Uncle Li with a smile, "It's okay, you can go home! I'll take good care of him."
"good."
Lin Luo poured a glass of water for Fu Xingchuan and helped him stand up to drink it. After drinking it, he hugged her and refused to let go.
He led Lin Luo to the sofa. She was tired, so she stopped tossing and turning and fell asleep with her head resting on his arm.
At seven o'clock in the morning, Lin Luo woke up and saw Fu Xingchuan standing not far away tying his tie.
She was covered with a blanket. Aunt Wang was making breakfast in the kitchen. Was it her who covered herself with it?
She was sleepy, and Fu Xingchuan asked, "Why are you sleeping here?"
Lin Luo suddenly became alert and stared at his arm, tying his tie smoothly and effortlessly.
Fu Xingchuan noticed her expression and asked, "Why are you feeling guilty? Did you do anything bad to me yesterday?"
She breathed a sigh of relief, "I'm overthinking it."
After tidying herself up, she went out to have breakfast. Fu Xingchuan had not left yet, and Lin Luo pretended he didn't exist.
Xu Yangyang sent her photos and videos of Xuehua. The poor little thing was lying sickly in the doghouse. Xu Yangyang must have been heartbroken, but luckily Zhu Changyu was there to accompany her.
In one video, Zhu Changyu was telling a joke to Xuehua, with Xu Yangyang giggling in the background. "Zhu Changyu, why are you telling a joke to a dog?"
He replied, "Snowflakes seem to like it."
Zhu Changyu continued to say that he didn't know where he learned so many jokes, and Lin Luo was also amused by one of them.
Fu Xingchuan was just about to leave when he stopped and asked her, "What are you looking at that's so funny?"
Lin Luo looked at the cute little snowflake in the video and lied to him, "Muscle man, you don't like it."
He didn't move. Lin Qi glanced at Zhong and said, "Mr. Fu, you've been taking a long time to go out lately. You're going to be late for work."
"I'm the boss and I have flexible working hours."
Lin Xiao bit into a sandwich and stood up to pick up her bag. "Yes, yes, you're the boss and I'm a slave worker. I'm going to be late for work."
"Hey, Luo Luo, take this with you." Aunt Wang handed over a thermos cup.
"Brown sugar water?" she asked.
Aunt Wang put it in her bag, "No, it's wolfberry water. It's good for your health. Remember to drink it and be careful on the road."
"Oh, okay." Lin Luo hurried out the door.
"Have you seen my ring?" Fu Xingchuan asked behind her.
Lin Xiao swallowed the sandwich in her mouth and said, "No, it's gone."
"Yes, I don't know which thief stole it." Fu Xingchuan looked at her meaningfully.
Lin Luo had a blank expression on her face. "Maybe it wasn't a thief, maybe the ring just got loose on its own!"
"Look carefully, you might find it."
"Forget it, I have to change it anyway, so I'll just wear a new one when the time comes. This time I have to buy one that won't grow legs and run away." Fu Xingchuan curled his lips.
Fearing that he might notice something, Lin Luo quickly slipped away, "Bye, I'm leaving."
She got in the car and drove quickly and safely all the way. When she arrived at the institute, she was still eight minutes late. She took out a ring from her pocket, looked at it in her hand for a while, and then put it in the empty glove box.
In the afternoon, Lin Luo was invited back to NTU to give a speech to her younger classmates.
Cherry blossoms bloom briefly in autumn. The cherry trees on both sides of the path leading to the familiar teaching building are blown by the wind, and it seems like a cherry blossom rain is falling, and the ground is covered with pink petals.
A bicycle passed by, and the wind blew up the petals on the ground, and a petal fell on the palm of the girl sitting on the back seat. She smiled at the boy on the bicycle and said a line, "If the speed of cherry blossoms falling is 5 centimeters per second, how long will it take for two hearts to get close?"
The boy pulled her hands to her waist and said, "Hold on tight, I'm going to speed up."
The girl blushed.
The bicycle was blocked by the flying petals and Lin Luo could not see it.
Looking back on their university life, what comes to mind consistently is Xu Yangyang’s inspirational quote: Love can be terrible, but studying can’t.
She walked into the lecture hall, which was full of people. As soon as they saw her, they took out their phones to take pictures.
Lin looked at the big screen, which displayed a series of her titles. The host also introduced her to the audience:
She is an outstanding graduate of the class of 2017 from Nan'an University, your senior. During her time at the university, she received the National Scholarship and the "Three Good Students" award for two consecutive years.
She is an outstanding doctoral graduate of the class of 2022 from Jinghe University. During her doctoral studies, she devoted herself to research and published numerous articles as the first author in high-level domestic and international journals such as Nature, Science, Call, and Science Bulletin.
She is a researcher at the Nan'an Research Institute. She gave up a high-paying offer abroad and returned to her hometown to devote herself to scientific research. She has won many awards, including the China Young Women Scientist Award, the First Prize of the National Natural Science Award, and the Life Science Innovation Award.
[Of course, she's also the brave and skilled female knight who intercepted poachers on horseback. A single video went viral in 24 hours, garnering millions of likes.]
"Let's invite Professor Lin to the stage."
To thunderous applause, Lin Luo, wearing a fresh French floral dress and a high ponytail, confidently and calmly took the microphone and gave a simple opening speech, "Hello everyone, I'm Lin Luo."
Then get straight to the point and share your academic experience with them.
She tried her best to speak in simple language, without appearing to be showing off, and her tone was as gentle and peaceful as Ding Wenxin's.
"I like to compare life to a marathon. Set a goal for yourself and take one step at a time. Even if it rains, snows, or hail falls on the road, don't turn back, but keep moving forward. Sometimes we may stop for various reasons, but it doesn't matter, it's only temporary. Believe that we will move forward again, and even if we move slowly, we are still making progress."
"I hope you all have the courage to face the wind and snow, and to move forward again after being blocked. Thank you all!"
As she finished speaking, applause broke out. She smiled and glanced at the audience.
Afterwards, there was a question-and-answer session. Many people raised their hands enthusiastically. Lin Xiao randomly pointed to one and said, "Hello, senior sister. I heard that your husband was the top scorer in the provincial college entrance examination in the 13th year. Was he the reason you chose Peking University for your postgraduate study?"
"No." She didn't want to answer this question in detail and just wanted to stop there. However, she was led astray by that person and the questions that followed were all related to Fu Xingchuan.
Lin Luo's smile faded. "Since this is a lecture about me and academics, please don't mention anyone else."
After she said this, the number of people raising their hands to ask questions dropped by a bit. Lin Xiao pointed to another person and said, "I heard that you were awarded the Ministry of Education's Yangtze River Scholars Program and became a distinguished professor at Peking University. But why did you resign a few months later and then join the Nan'an Research Institute after graduation? What were your considerations? Did you want to focus on research?"
"To be honest, I ran away in a despicable way." Lin Luo pursed her lips. "At that time, I had received a lot of honors, and I felt a little arrogant and impatient. My new research project had not made any progress, and I became anxious and stressed to the point of collapse. Later, I felt that this was not right. My condition was not good. I couldn't continue with scientific research, and I had no energy to teach students. So I gave up the idea of becoming a professor and focused on doing my job well."
"OK, thanks!"
"Next."
"Everyone knows that scientists don't earn as much as influencers. You're quite popular online right now. Have you ever considered changing careers?"
"No." Although Lin Luo sometimes visits Tang Zhihua's livestream studio as a guest, she has never considered doing so. "Life research is my passion. I've come a long way to get here, so I've never considered changing careers. I hope my high profile can translate into increased concern for national scientific research and better treatment for scientists."
"Thank you!" Lin Luo answered a few more professional questions.
After the lecture, Lin Luo did not leave Nanyang University immediately, but walked into a nearby teaching building.
The bell for the end of get out of class rang, and the students walked out of the classroom one after another. Lin Luo lowered his head and walked silently into one of the tiered classrooms.
On the podium, Ruan Ye, wearing a pair of half-frame glasses, was explaining a physics problem to a female student. Lin Luo found a seat and sat down, holding her head with her hands, watching him for Zhu Sui'an.
The girl's eyes were full of admiration. Ruan Ye's cold tone seemed to be melted by her sweet smile, and his expression softened a little. Lin Luo sat up straight and became alert.
But the next second, Ruan Ye heard the girl ask: "Where did you buy the pearl hairpin on your head?"
"Does it look good?" The girl smiled even brighter.
Ruan Ye didn't look at her and put away the textbook in his hand. "It should look good on your teacher's wife's head. Can you send me the link?"
The girl put away her smile, clearly reluctant, “I bought it a long time ago, there’s no link.
She said calmly, "Teacher, I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
Ruan Ye said nothing, concentrating on the movements of his hands.
Zhu Sui'an sent a message, [Did the lecture go well? ]
Lin Qi replied: [It went smoothly.]
Happy New Year: [Have you seen Ruan Ye? Is he teaching the female students questions again?]
Lin Qi: [Just now, the female student was pissed off by him and left.]
Peaceful Every Year: [Why?]
Lin Qiao: [Professor Ruan asked for the link to the pearl hairpin and said he would buy it for you.]
May you be safe and sound every year: [He still has some conscience.]
May you be safe and sound forever: [I have a patient here, so I won’t chat with you for now. See you later.]
Lin Xiao: [Yes.]
After turning off the screen, she and Ruan Ye were the only ones left in the classroom. Before Ruan Ye noticed her, Lin Luo approached. Ruan Ye glanced at her suddenly, his face expressionless and without any surprise.
"Why don't you ask me why I'm here?" Lin Luo asked.
"Not interested." He said so, but Lin Luo saw a flyer for her lecture in his bag.
This person only does things and says nothing. No wonder Zhu Sui'an can't feel any love.
"oh."
They walked together on campus, both silent. To those who didn't know, they would have thought they had just met. Lin Qi broke the ice and asked him, "How is your marriage life?"
"That's it."
It was so difficult to talk to him, Lin Luo wanted to separate from him quickly.
"Bang—"
There was a loud bang. Lin Luo looked forward and found that the female student had hit a parked car next to her while driving out of the garage.
When the female student saw Ruan Ye, she immediately got out of the car and walked over, biting her lip and saying, "Teacher, I'm sorry! Your car... I will compensate you."
The collision was obviously not an accidental scrape, but rather an act of deliberate effort to attract attention. Ruan Ye glanced at it and said indifferently, "No, we have insurance."
The girl wanted to say something, but Ruan Ye looked at Lin Luo and said, "Let's go."
Before Lin Luo could come to her senses, Ruan Ye had already walked to her car. She blinked, thinking that this female student was harming her.
"Sui'an is a psychologist, how come he can't see through you?" She slowly fastened her seat belt and muttered softly.
"How is your married life?" Ruan Ye asked suddenly, and Lin Luo hadn't reacted yet.
There was a delivery box on the passenger seat. Lin Luo asked Ruan Ye to put it in the glove box. He accidentally saw a men's ring and answered the question he had just asked, "It doesn't look very good."
Did he see something? Lin Xiao hurriedly covered it up and said with a smile, "No, we have a very good relationship."
"I've been looking for it for a long time but can't find it. It turns out I dropped it here." She held the ring in her palm.
I don’t know if Ruan Ye had any doubts, but he changed the subject and said, “Please do me a favor!”
As if he had planned this long ago, Lin Qi asked, "What's the matter?"
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