Three years ago, the Institute's annual meeting was a little different than it used to be.

Yi Lan didn't think there was anything herself, but Coco still put a lot of effort into the overall image design for Yi Lan. After all, first impressions matter, Coco says.

The clothes are cocoa, the jewelry is cocoa, and only the necklace on the whole body is Yi Lan's own, or she insists repeatedly, but Coco really can't resist her, so she wears this necklace that doesn't match the overall image at all.

Even the makeup was done by Coco and her royal makeup artist. The makeup seems to be very light, but it is very hard, which not only reflects the neat intellectual beauty, but also loses the elegance and softness of a mature woman, and strengthens Yilan's own classical temperament.

Coco asked Peng Xinxin to drive Yi Lan and urged them to leave early to reserve enough time for traffic jams, but Peng Xinxin was not allowed to let Yi Lan get out of the car in advance. Coco said that if they arrived too early, they would sit in the car and wait, and that they must wait until five to ten minutes before the official start of the annual meeting.

Yi Lan felt that Coco was making a big fuss, but it was just attending the annual meeting of the institute, not the Oscars.

But afterwards, Yi Lan felt that Coco's suggestion was simply too prescient, and it was by listening to this suggestion that she was saved. If she had only entered the venue five minutes early that night and had two or three more drinks with her colleagues, she might have lost control and collapsed.

Before that, Yi Lan had already heard that the new leader who took over the old director would meet everyone at the annual meeting. But Yi Lan didn't care much about this kind of thing, except that he heard that the new director's surname was Mou, young and promising, and he had just returned from abroad, so he didn't know anything else.

Among the various gossip, the most eye-catching is her private life, and Yi Lan finds it difficult to understand this hobby, and how enthusiastic she is about how others live her life is far better than worrying about how to manage her own life.

What Yi Lan heard the most in the lounge was about how the new director and his wife were in love with each other and depended on each other. But when they start gossiping about the specifics, Iran leaves the break room and goes back to her job.

When Yi Lan walked into the hall of the annual meeting, except for the new leader, all the colleagues in the institute had already arrived.

As soon as she entered, everyone's eyes were on her. Everyone didn't expect that Yi Lan, who was plain on weekdays, would be so bright and moving tonight.

Liao Wu Qianhui, who usually has the best relationship with Yi Lan, waved to her with a wine glass. Yi Lan took a glass of red wine and walked towards Xiao Qianhui with a smile.

There are mostly monsters in the institute who think differently from ordinary people, and there are only a few newcomers like Xiao Qianhui, whose brains have not yet been burned by science, and Yi Lan likes to be close to her.

Before Yi Lan walked to Liao Wu Qianhui's side, warm applause suddenly broke out in the venue, and everyone's eyes focused on the entrance.

Yi Lan also turned around and looked towards the door, still with the gentle smile on her face that she had when she greeted Xiao Qianhui. She saw the new director and his wife, walking arm-in-arm into the hall of the annual meeting.

Before going out, Coco told her that after entering the hall, she must turn her back to the entrance, but not too far from the entrance, and she must wait until the new leader comes in before turning around, because the most impressive thing is the smile that turns around.

In fact, Yi Lan had long forgotten that she had just inadvertently completed Coco's teaching. However, Yi Lan didn't expect that what she turned around to see was Mu Jiangrong!

The moment they looked at each other, Yi Lan's whole person was petrified, and only the smile on his face remained, still full of life.

Mu Jiangrong saw Yi Lan, but he didn't show much surprise, that calm and relaxed look, even Yi Lan, who had always been slow to react, had a strong intuition, he must have accepted the appointment for himself, otherwise he could do more in the more relaxed scientific research environment abroad.

What flickered in Mu Jiangrong's eyes, in addition to the long thoughts, there were also infinite surprises.

He knew he would see Iran tonight, but what he didn't expect was that Iran was more beautiful and elegant than the last time they met him at the institute.

Ellen wore a royal blue dress, with sapphire earrings, bracelets, and blue high heels with the same simple design as the long skirt, only some fine diamonds were set at the heel, and the light shone faintly between her steps, as if she was walking among the clouds.

Her long hair was pulled back and an orchid hairpin was inserted, leaving only a strand of sideburns hanging down to the side of her face. The turquoise necklace around her neck was not very coordinated, but it was just like a beautiful star falling between her collarbones.

She just stood there quietly, and she was already playing a surging movement on his heartstrings.

Her fingers were long, holding a glass of red wine, and she wore a dazzling sapphire ring on the middle finger of her right hand.

Engagement rings? A subtle trace of doubt and anger flashed in Mu Jiangrong's eyes.

The ring, Yi Lan originally didn't want to wear it, such a large diamond ring is too exaggerated and too tacky. But Coco forced her to put it on.

Even Peng Xinxin was on the side to help, "You new director, if it's a good peach blossom, you can pick it, if it's a rotten peach blossom, you can raise your hand, buling~buling, just scare it away!" ”

Yi Lan felt that in front of Coco and Peng Xinxin, she sometimes looked like an idiot and didn't understand anything.

Then, Yi Lan saw the woman standing beside Mu Jiangrong, holding his arm, and looking around at the audience with her eyes. As her gaze turned to herself, Iran raised her right hand and brushed her hair.

It doesn't matter if your hair is messy or not, it's okay to hide it if your mood is messy or not, as long as the ring is revealed, it's the point.

Mu Jiangrong didn't immediately walk towards Yi Lan, he saw in her eyes that in addition to shock, there was also a horror that he couldn't understand, which he hadn't expected in the rehearsal.

He didn't understand why Yi Lan was so frightened when he saw him, and he planned to give her a little time to calm down.

After all, it has been ten years since he left, and there has been no news in the past ten years, even if Yi Lan reacts again, it is probably normal.

Yi Lan watched Mu Jiangrong shake hands with the retired old leader, and clinked glasses with other colleagues one by one. Looking at it, she was in a trance and took a sip of red wine happily. It's nice to have such a dream! She was a little annoyed, and when she just went out, she was reluctant, complaining that everything was like a show.

Yi Lan felt that she should listen to Coco's words and go out earlier, so that she could sit in the car and sleep a little longer, so that the dream would be longer. She hoped that Peng Xinxin would also fall asleep like her, and not wake her up. To hell with the new director! She was going to get drunk with Mu Jiangrong, the fake director, in a dream.