Gu Jiaming returned home when Tang Man was almost there.

  It's just that the place is biased, and I estimate that the mobile phone has no signal, nor can it accept Gu Jiaming's trial.

  In Tang Man's unawareness, Gu Jiaming scolded her for half a month, then wholeheartedly devoted himself to the postgraduate entrance examination.

  Jiang Yan didn't dare disturb him too much, he was almost always studying in the graduate school self-study room, and their social interactions became less and less.

  The original trio seems to have left her alone now.

  However, she was not very free either. The topic given by Professor Li had been lingering in her mind for a long time, and the paper she wrote had been revised many times, but ultimately she couldn't make progress.

  Ruan Jianglin also comforted her, saying that she was probably more skilled in practice and not very good at theory.

  She was somewhat unconvinced and, in order to prove that her theory still worked, raised Ruan Jianglin's chin and said: "I scored 646 on the college entrance exam!"

  He didn't respond, and instead affectionately rubbed her head.

  However, Jiang Yan later learned from Ye Chen that Ruan Jianglin was the top scorer in their year's college entrance examination, and entered Fudan University with a score of 713 as the city's first in science.

  After that, she never showed off in front of Ruan Jianglin again about being a top student. Maybe in his eyes, she was just a "stupid and poor student", still so proud and self-satisfied.

  In mid-December, Jiang Yan also went to send Gu Jiaming into the examination room, and judging from his appearance, he should be fine.

  Gu Jiaming said it's not necessarily so, Jiang Yan said he was their professional leader, how could he not be okay.

  On New Year's Day, Gu Jiaming had originally invited Jiang Yan to go watch a music festival together, but Jiang Yan refused.

  Because Professor Chen had invited her and Ruan Jianglin to his home that day, she was actually not very used to having such a close relationship with her teachers.

  It's probably because of her personality that she has never been able to get along with others like this.

  Professor Chen's home is in the suburbs of Beicheng. Ruan Jianglin picked her up from the city and they went together.

  After Tang Man left, there was no more contact, not even a single text message.

  She had been suspicious for a while that Tang Man might have been kidnapped on the way, and later asked Ruan Jianglin to find out that the troops had regulations and had to collect mobile phones.

  Generally, mobile phones will not be issued unless there are special tasks.

  Into the winter night, the car continued to move forward towards the outskirts, the shadows of trees on both sides of the road constantly overlapping.

  She leaned against him and fell asleep unknowingly, she seemed to be able to fall asleep every time she sat in Ruan Jianglin's car.

  Ruan Jianglin also asked her before, was she too trusting of him?

  Her hair was casually tied up with a leather strap, and her black locks wrapped around her slender white neck.

  Ruan Jiang glanced over and saw a red mark on her face, which was still there from the last time he had kissed her.

  She woke up again before she arrived, dazed and confused, opening her eyes with a sense of detachment.

  "Sounds like a lazy Persian cat... 'Not yet?'"

  "It's early."

  Professor Chen and his wife had always yearned for a rural life. The couple, who were childless, spent their retirement savings on a small villa in the suburbs after retiring, where they lived out their golden years in comfort.

  "Uh-huh, call me when you need me."

  She turned over and lay on her back against Ruan Jianglin, intending to continue sleeping.

  However, Ruan Jianglin didn't meet her expectations. He stretched his hand into her waist, and his palm was icy cold, feeling like a block of ice when it touched her skin.

  She shivered and was wide awake.

  The man is laughing, one hand grasping the steering wheel, the other still around her waist.

  "Ruan Jianglin, you seem to have some kind of big illness."

  "You treat me." He smiled.

  Jiang Yan didn't dare disturb him, he was driving.

  In order to keep him company, Jiang Yan also stayed awake, and they chatted intermittently.

  "Yechen is getting married next month, you should go too." He gazed into the distance with a hint of melancholy in his eyes.

  After entering the night, it was originally black, and the streetlights in the suburbs were not very bright.

  The car drove on this road, Jiangyan always felt that it was too desolate. She would never dare to drive on such a road alone.

  "And Miss Ruan?"

  She couldn't help but feel a little surprised. She had seen Miss Ruan once, who was very pretty, but absolutely not the type Ye Chen liked.

  The two of them together are quite mismatched and it's hard to imagine what the future holds for them.

  He just grunted and the car shook as it drove over the cement road, with only small stones ahead.

  "Look ahead." Her voice was a little shaky, probably because she was trembling too much.

  "Your man has a racing license, what's there to be afraid of?" His voice always had some teasing tone, as if he was intentionally driving on a rough road.

  He seemed to have been there many times, and he could clearly remember the location of every small road.

  "Professor Chen is very good to you, isn't he?" she asked subconsciously.

  Even if we could exchange our hearts with people like Lin Jing, even if we were to dig out our entire heart and give it to him, he might not necessarily want it.

  "Hmm." He replied softly.

  After driving for a short while on the small road, we arrived.

  He pulled over and stopped the car, then got out and tossed the car keys into Jiang Yan's arms.

  Jiang Yan looked puzzled.

  "Go back and open it."

  He should be drinking with Professor Chen tonight, and the wine brewed this spring should be ready.

  Jiang Yan held the car key, somewhat at a loss: "I won't."

  She isn't unable, she's afraid. She got her driver's license in her freshman year and hasn't touched a car since then.

  For Jiang Yan, a top student, she failed her second semester exam three times and barely passed her third semester exam.

  Jiang Yan then added driving to her list of skills she couldn't master.

  "Come on, let me see your driver's license." He put his arm around Jiang Yan's shoulder and walked in.

  Last time she was looking for her student ID card, she also found her driver's license.

  "It's fine if you want to elope with me too." She muttered softly.

  They arrived too late, and Mrs. Chen had already laid out a big table of dishes that were almost cold.

  He had called them many times on the road to urge them, and he handed over the gifts he had prepared in advance to Professor Chen.

  Jiang Yan also held a copy in her hand, which was given to her by Ruan Jiang earlier.

  "Next time you bring it, I'll kick you out!" He pretended to be serious.

  Actually, this is what Ruan Jiang said every time he came, and he said it every time.

  He has never been truly driven out, and he continues to lead with his own personality.

  As a retired professor, his monthly retirement salary is quite high, but he and his wife are used to living frugally.

  All his savings for this life have been spent on this house, when he came last time.

  Professor Chen also said that after they both pass away in a hundred years, he will give this house to Ruan Jianglin.

  Although he knows he has money, he looks down on it and says that if he really doesn't care about it, then he should donate it.

  Professor Chen didn't answer, and Jiang Yan felt a bit awkward holding that tea box.

  Later, Ruan Jianglin still handed it over to Professor Chen.

  "Alright, don't scare her anymore, next time you shouldn't bring her along," he said.

  Professor Chen accepted it then.

  "That won't do, next time you'll have to bring someone along."

  The couple had no children, and although their days were comfortable, as they grew older, they couldn't shake off the feeling of emptiness in their hearts.

  Ruan Jiang rarely comes over every few months, it's a rare opportunity to chat with him.

  (End of chapter)