Her intelligence, courage, determination, decisiveness, and resourcefulness... so many qualities and flaws deeply fascinate him.
In her, he sees his former self.
They are very different, yet in many ways, so similar.
He stayed abroad for many years, then returned to achieve great things, isn’t that exactly what Shi Nuan is doing now?
However, in his heart, he believes Shi Nuan doesn’t need to be as tired as he was. Shi Yuanbo feels guilty towards Shi Nuan, and she can completely take advantage of that.
Moreover, Shi Nuan has him. With him around, who would dare to bully Shi Nuan? Clearly, they haven’t experienced life!
The hardships he endured, he will absolutely not let Shi Nuan experience them!
In eight years, he finally became the person he hoped to be, strong enough to protect her and everyone he wished to protect.
And now, eight years later, Shi Nuan is his, and only his. How wonderful!
Shi Nuan’s thesis defense went very smoothly, astonishing her dorm mates.
Ou Xiaoning said, "Nuannuan, you’re truly a dark horse, this time I’m sure you will be rated as excellent for your thesis!"
Shi Nuan smiled; she didn’t think so. During the thesis defense, she talked about many slightly advanced topics.
These topics were glossed over in the thesis or not included, in other words, her defense performance was stunning, but the thesis itself was above average at most.
Sure enough, not long after Shi Nuan returned to her dorm, her advisor, Lin Junyi, called.
Lin Junyi asked her to come to the office. Before going, Shi Nuan packed up her things briefly, planning to leave after visiting Lin Junyi’s office.
The driver was still waiting for her outside. To be precise, Song Yansheng was still waiting for her.
As she left, she pondered over what Shi Yuanbo said when he left.
He seemed very happy, saying she was indeed his daughter, and he was proud of her!
Shi Nuan wondered if Shi Yuanbo would view her more favorably during her internship at the Shi Family because of this satisfactory thesis defense.
But she felt that nine times out of ten, she wouldn’t be treated unfairly.
Soon, she arrived at Lin Junyi’s office, unsurprisingly, he called her in for the thesis defense.
Lin Junyi hoped she would supplement some viewpoints and conclusions from the defense in her thesis, and he could take responsibility for promoting and publishing it.
But Shi Nuan shook her head and refused, saying, "Thank you, Mr. Lin, but academia is not my pursuit. I have other things to do, so I’ll leave first."
Lin Junyi didn’t really understand Shi Nuan, yet he could see she was stubborn, which was somewhat regrettable, but he ultimately didn’t insist.
When Shi Nuan left campus, she easily found the car she had taken before.
Indeed, the driver was still waiting there.
As Shi Nuan approached, the driver got out of the car and respectfully opened the back door, inviting her in.
After getting into the car, Shi Nuan immediately took out her phone to call Song Yansheng.
Song Yansheng answered almost instantly. Hearing the man’s gentle and detailed voice, Shi Nuan’s heart skipped a beat, and she softly said, "Second Uncle, my defense is over!"
Song Yansheng chuckled and responded, "Mhm, it was wonderful!"
Shi Nuan was stunned for a moment but quickly regained her composure.
Song Yansheng arranged for someone at the school to "protect" her at all times, so even if he wasn’t there, it wouldn’t be difficult for him to see the entire process.
Song Yansheng said, "Today, Nuannuan’s thesis defense went smoothly; what do you think, how should we celebrate?"