Twenty-two years ago, in early spring.

At the beginning of March, the spring was cold. At this moment, there are still occasional winds and snows blowing in Xiaoshan City, and people on the streets are in a hurry, more of them are tightly constricted in their coats, leaving no gaps. Cao Huilin tightened the coat on her body, which was not too thick, and the tip of her nose was red from the cold. Although the cold wind was bitter, it still couldn't stop her from moving forward quickly.

As soon as the school started, I heard that the previous vocal teacher was seriously ill and could no longer teach the class, so he was replaced by a new professor. I don't know what the professor's temper is, and whether he will turn a blind eye to her daily late arrival and early departure like the previous vocal music teacher.

Cao Huilin is an outstanding student at the University Affiliated to Xiaoshan Conservatory of Music, but her family is poor, her parents died early, and she reluctantly entered the university by relying on social assistance. But the conservatory of music is like a place to burn money, Cao Huilin wanted to drop out several times, but she gritted her teeth and persevered every time.

Music is the only dream in her life, and if she even gives up this dream, she really can't love it.

In order to pay for the expensive tuition, Cao Huilin has to work several jobs every day to be able to afford this expensive dream. Today is the first day of class for the new professor, just in time for her to have a job today that has been delayed, and I don't know if being late on the first day will leave a bad impression on the new professor.

Cao Huilin quickened her pace, and almost trotted at the end. It was obviously a cold early spring, and when she arrived at school, she actually ran out of sweat.

"Report!"

Standing at the door of the classroom, looking at the room full of classmates and the professor who looked a few years older than herself standing on the podium, Cao Huilin said softly.

Hu Zhihai stopped lecturing, and his eyes fell on Cao Huilin's body along the voice, and at that moment, he felt a long-lost heartbeat.

Cao Huilin stood at the door, a simple army green coat, a thin black scarf, slender but straight legs, the hair on her forehead was slightly wet, and the expression on her face was a hint of shame.

This tall girl broke into Hu Zhihai's heart on the first day of school.

Hu Zhihai has been married for a whole year, his musical attainments are second to none, and at a young age he became a professor at the University Affiliated to Xiaoshan Conservatory of Music, which is not only the youngest in the University Affiliated to the Conservatory of Music, but also the only one in the entire Xiaoshan City.

"Sorry, I'm late."

Cao Huilin noticed that the other party's eyes fell on her, but she didn't let herself enter the classroom for a long time, and suddenly became nervous. Sure enough, being late on the first day made the other party have a very bad impression of himself.

At the end of each semester, the full-time teacher will have an impression score added to the total assessment score. The previous vocal music teacher knew about Cao Huilin's living conditions, and kindly gave her a passing grade every time. Cao Huilin, who has always been at the top of the list in professional courses, will always be in the middle and upper reaches because of her image score every time. But her talent and her understanding have made the entire affiliated university admired from top to bottom. Even some teachers encounter any bottlenecks in their creation, they will look for Cao Huilin to find their feelings together.

"Are you a student in this class? Come on in, pay attention next time. Hu Zhihai quickly recovered from his trance, secretly guarded against his gaffe, and nodded with a flat expression.

Cao Huilin hurriedly returned to her seat, and throughout the class, she always had the illusion that the eyes of the new professor had been falling on her. It made her very unnatural and uncomfortable.

In the blink of an eye, the semester is coming to an end, and the time has gone from March to June. Cao Huilin would still be late often, but Hu Zhihai was so generous every time that he didn't even ask for a reason, and let her go back to her seat. Over time, the rumors about Cao Huilin and Hu Zhihai spread quietly, and Cao Huilin, who has always been deaf to things outside the window, naturally didn't know that she had invisibly become the heroine of the scandal, and the actor laughed at it without explaining or refuting after hearing it, and let the rumors get more and more hanging.

Hu Zhihai's gaze was retracted from the empty seat, and he asked casually: "Does anyone know the contact information of Cao Huilin?" ”

Everyone in the class has become accustomed to this kind of scene, and Cao Huilin has been either late or left early from the beginning to the end of this semester, and she looks like she is not in good spirits every day. It's hard for the professor to be able to endure the seizure until now. However, it seems that Professor Hu doesn't even know her contact information, and sure enough, it is just a rumor that their relationship is not ordinary.

Hu Zhihai has a good reputation among students, he is easy-going, humble, students like to ask him any questions, and even many girls are drunk and do not mean to drink, academically and in life, they will always find some reason to drill into Hu Zhihai's office.

And Hu Zhihai is very clean and self-conscious, light and polite, but with an unapproachable estrangement, the girls in the whole college are crazy. Although he knew that Hu Zhihai was married and had a wife who was also engaged in music, he still did not delay him from becoming the ideal object of fantasy in the hearts of many girls.

Hu Zhihai is not so calm as he appears, he can see the thoughts of those little girls clearly, but he does not hesitate to refuse. It's not that he doesn't have yearning and expectations for the world of flowers, as a man, he has the same ambition and heart. It's just that he already has a goal, and in his heart lives a tall but somewhat thin and handsome girl.

Cao Huilin has always been quiet among her classmates, and she has very few friends, and no one knows her contact information. Hu Zhihai didn't ask for Cao Huilin's contact information, and while feeling a little disappointed in his heart, he used a faint smile to hide his feelings well.

When class was about to end, Cao Huilin was late. Her body was already soaked with sweat, and her meager clothes could not stop her slender but not plump figure. Not only did Hu Zhihai look straight, but even his classmates on weekdays had a feeling of shock.

"Cao Huilin, come to the teacher's dormitory after school." Hu Zhihai finished his lecture and said lightly. A successful light flashed in the depths of his eyes, but that light flashed away, and before people had time to see it clearly, he covered it up well.

Cao Huilin hummed a little apprehensively, and hurriedly lay on the table, seriously making up the class notes. As the end of the semester approaches, her studies are becoming more and more intense, and whether she can get a scholarship this semester is very important to Cao Huilin. She has always wanted to find an opportunity to communicate with Professor Hu, not deliberately crying poor, at least to let the other party know that she is not pure and wants to be late, but is really forced by life.

Because of Cao Huilin's widowhood, almost everyone cast gloating eyes at her after hearing Hu Zhihai's words, especially the girls in the class who were beautiful but had average grades, and they laughed out loud unabashedly.

Cao Huilin only pursed her lips, and her hand for writing notes paused obviously before continuing to write, but she never raised it until the beginning of class.

Finally managed to get out of school, Cao Huilin packed up her things and walked slowly towards the teacher's dormitory. The teacher's dormitory is a place to provide temporary rest for teachers on weekdays, and there are not many people, and it is a weekend, even teachers who choose to live on campus because they are too far away on weekdays are in a hurry to the station and are busy spending the weekend.

There was a clatter of low-heeled leather shoes hitting the ground in the empty corridor, and Cao Huilin walked nervously towards Hu Zhihai's dormitory. The only sound in the quiet hallway is the sound of shoes hitting the ground, which sounds a little creepy.

Cao Huilin walked to the room at the end of the corridor, knocked on the door, and heard Hu Zhihai's unique gentle voice coming from inside.

"Please come in, the door is unlocked—"

The moment her hand touched the doorknob, Cao Huilin suddenly wanted to leave this place for some reason, as if there was a voice in her heart telling her to leave quickly.

After hesitating, her hand finally reached for the doorknob.

The door opened and closed, and she didn't forget to close it. He took a deep breath with his back to the room before slowly turning around and facing the person opposite. After a semester of contact, Cao Huilin had a heartfelt fear of Professor Hu, who had a good reputation from the outside world, obviously he was very good-looking and had a gentle temper, but she just couldn't understand why she had an unspeakable fear of him.

"Professor Hu, I ......"

"Sit down first." Hu Zhihai was completely different from the class, and he was very enthusiastic to help Cao Huilin pour water and put it in front of her.

"Don't be nervous, I'm just looking for you to find out the situation. The semester is coming to an end, and your attendance is one of the worst in your class, so I would like to ask if you have any difficulties. If you have any difficulties, please speak up and I will do my best to help you. After all, as a member of our class, you are very good in your professional class, and you are a good seedling worth cultivating. I don't want you to waste your time on something else. If you have difficulties, you can talk to me. ”

Hu Zhihai's voice was as gentle as the wind, which eased Cao Huilin's nervous feelings a little. She shook her head slightly, not wanting to borrow someone else's hand to fulfill her dream.

"I don't have any trouble with Professor Hu's concern."

Her living situation was known only to the previous vocal teacher, and she repeatedly begged the vocal teacher to keep it a secret for her no matter what.

The conservatory is a place to burn money, and the desire to compare people with each other is even better than that of other schools. She didn't want her embarrassment to be a topic of conversation in her spare time, it wasn't vanity, it was a person's self-esteem.