In the next few weeks, Chen Ying began to pay attention to Wang Yi. She followed him in the Linear Algebra Teaching Assistant Group, studied him in weekend exercises, and watched him every time she corrected his homework and answered questions before exams. However, he was the same as when she met before, occasionally talking about interesting things he had done, and when he was tired of listening to lectures, he would still turn on the computer to program or play games, and nothing changed.

"No matter who the protagonist is, it's just a dream after all." Chen Ying said to herself.

Qin Hong's life has become very regular now, and every day after breakfast with Chen Ying, he goes directly to the car to go to the internship. In the evening, I went back to school after work, had dinner with her, and walked around the lake twice to talk about the events of the day. Then they went back to the dormitory to take a shower and sleep. Recently, his graduation thesis caused him some troubles, but with the help of his supervisor and classmates, he quickly solved it. Everything is going according to plan. Although it was painful for Chen Ying to take classes with American students, her speaking and listening skills had also made great progress. So much so that she was preparing for the English test she was taking for an exchange abroad and seemed to be more comfortable than others.

"Sure enough, it's a harvest for every effort." One night she said proudly when she mentioned this matter to Qin Hong.

"Have you decided where you end up going?" Qin Hong sat in the pavilion by the lake, and the beauty leaned on and asked. Reeds nearly two feet high grow in the lake, and duckweed floats on the dark green water, blooming in patches of lilac flowers. Not far from the pavilion, there are piles of Taihu Lake stones in the lake, and an inch-long red carp shuttles between the stone holes. At this time, it is early summer, the lake is full of life, the noisy sound of frogs is one after another, and the occasional wind blows with the refreshing fragrance of lotus flowers.

"Denmark." Chen Ying sat down next to him and stroked his forehead, "Do you think this is a coincidence?" ”

"How long are you going?" He couldn't bear to look at her.

"One semester – five months to be back."

Qin Hong didn't speak, and neither did she, as if they had been separated by five months because of this matter. The croaking of frogs muffled the silence, and the fish occasionally leaped out of the water, as if trying to break free from the lake that bound them, and jumped out with a "splash" and fell back with a thud. These natural sounds make it easy for someone who has a hard day to feel relaxed and happy.

"Go ahead, take care of yourself." He pulled her into his arms, holding her wrist tightly as he feared she would immediately announce that she was leaving, "I'll be here waiting for you to come back." ”

She didn't speak. The leaves rustled beside them. Seeing his appearance, her heart felt guilty and reluctant for the first time because of such an arrangement. She hugged his back tightly, bringing their bodies closer together. She wanted to say something nice to comfort him, but now it was all in her throat and she couldn't make a sound. She was a little envious of the toads that lived in the lake, and they were always able to tell their hearts freely.

"Is there anything I can do for you?" She said, "Before I go? ”

He was silent, which made her heart tighten even more, as if the crime she had just committed was unforgivable, and he was powerless to excuse her.

"This weekend the law school has a graduation ceremony. My family can't come, can you come? He thought about it for a moment and said.

"Okay." She agreed without hesitation, without checking the schedule on her phone.

"Tomorrow I'll go to the academy and get my tickets. To you at night. ”

"Okay."

They sat down again and talked about something else. Talk about the cases he worked on during his internship and the help provided by the law firm for his dissertation. She took a law school course this semester just to get closer to his world.

"Where's your civil law class?" He asked with interest. It was one of his favorite classes, and his grades were outstanding.

"It's still saying, 'Suppose A borrows money from B and buys a house.'" If you mortgage the house to C for a loan, and the business fails and you can't repay the money after the loan, then should the house be counted as B or C'. "I didn't quite understand what was going on or why the whole thing was so complicated." ”

"Because that's what real life is all about. Memorizing the rules does not tell you how to deal with everything, and the correct understanding can be used freely in daily life. He said proudly. Her face was filled with the confidence she admired.

"Tell me about the difference between the so-called 'public law' and 'private law'." She encouraged him to continue. He was in high spirits and threw a few small pebbles into the middle of the lake, stirring up several concentric circles of water. Some fish jumped out, probably thinking it was food. He patiently helped her analyze the situation in the teaching case, and mentioned a few jokes that the teacher told during the class at that time. She listened with relish, and the frogs around her scrambled to give their opinions.

"It's not early, let's go back." He said as he took her hand. The clear night sky is dotted with stars, and the nimble little bats are silently flashing, industriously preying on the lepidopteran insects. The wind around is no longer cool, this is the best season in the city, neither cold nor hot.

They walked downstairs to the boys. She stood at the door and waited for him to pick up the ticket. The old man at the door was still sorting out the newspaper, occasionally glancing at the window to make sure no one he didn't know entered. She looked out the door, and at the end of the day's last class, groups of students were speeding through the campus.

"Here." He ran downstairs, changing into plastic slippers on his feet, "I got five tickets, one for me, and four for you — you can bring whoever you want." ”

"Okay." She folded the ticket and put it in her pocket.

"I must come!" He hugged her and opened the door to her dorm building.