Sheng Ning’an: "I’ll ask him for you in a bit!"
"Thank you, you’re so nice!" The girl’s eyes sparkled as she voiced her gratitude, excitedly handing over a notebook to her.
The lecture lasted for an hour and a half, and not a single person left the room halfway through.
It was finally time for the question-and-answer session.
Many students from related majors asked some pretty technical questions, and Xu Weiran answered them all one by one.
When it came time for a female student to ask a question, she stood up and looked at Xu Weiran, saying, "I heard that Mr. Xu’s girlfriend is also at our school. May I ask if you still remember what it was like when you first met your girlfriend?"
Xu Weiran: "Of course, I remember it very clearly!"
"Would you mind sharing with us?"
At those words, Xu Weiran smiled and looked in Sheng Ning’an’s direction; many people noticed something and all followed his gaze.
In an instant, everyone’s attention was focused on Sheng Ning’an.
Xu Weiran curved his lips into a smile before beginning: "My girlfriend is an exceptionally cute person, with a perfect family background, and great upbringing, the kind of girl one can’t easily forget after meeting her."
"We first met many years ago, in my first year at Jing University. Once, when I went to the laboratory, I saw a particularly beautiful young girl standing at the door of our school’s laboratory. She looked so troubled that I thought she was struggling to open the door, so I went up to help her. To my surprise, she was actually not wanting to dirty her hands on the door. At that time, I wondered which family’s runaway little princess she was."
A burst of laughter immediately erupted from below.
Sheng Ning’an’s cheeks reddened slightly.
After a pause, he continued, "In the end, I found that my help wasn’t for naught; the princess eventually became part of my household. My experience also tells everyone, never hesitate when a girl needs help, because you never know, she might end up being your wife."
Laughter broke out once again from the audience, and the girls in the front row turned around excitedly to say to Sheng Ning’an, "After hearing your story, I believe in love again!"
Sheng Ning’an wanted to say, You really believe in love too easily!
The first time she met Xu Weiran was when she had just started elementary school; their initial encounter had nothing to do with romance whatsoever.
"Okay, that’s it for today’s lecture, and I hope to have another opportunity to discuss with everyone next time." Xu Weiran closed the textbook, announcing the end of the lecture.
Sheng Ning’an was just about to get up and find him when she saw a crowd of people surge toward the stage, some to ask him questions, and others to get his autograph.
Sheng Ning’an had no choice but to sit back down.
By the time the crowd had completely dispersed, several minutes had passed.
Tian Yu and her friends had already gone back to the dormitory!
Shi Yue left with a look of reluctance.
She had initially planned to bring up the eight-year age gap between Xu and Sheng Ning’an during the Q&A session and to ask what goes through a man’s mind when he chooses a girlfriend so much younger than himself,
hoping to embarrass them both.
However, she didn’t anticipate that the president and other university leaders would attend the lecture too.
And Xu Weiran was just too popular!
She knew all too well that saying the wrong thing at such a time could easily turn herself into a target of public criticism,
and might even lead to dissatisfaction from the school authorities.
All the plans she had in her mind, yet no way to carry them out.
An indescribable frustration lingered in her heart.