Chapter 948: Chapter 244: Return to the Provincial Capital

Just over an hour after Xu Lin submitted to the Nature magazine, he received a response stating that the review process had started.

"Looks like they’re pretty quick."

Seeing the reply, Xu Lin felt quite cheerful.

Time: 5:40 PM.

Pei Danqing was still asleep, so Xu Lin decided to take a nap as well.

After all, he hadn’t slept for over forty hours.

Xu Lin slept until after 9 PM.

At this time, Pei Danqing had just woken up. It had been months since she last saw Xu Lin, and now waking up to find him sleeping by her side, she couldn’t help but be captivated by his sleeping face.

In fact, even she hadn’t noticed this infatuation.

There are many aspects that attract a woman to a man, such as the most direct, which are his excellent physical features, and on a deeper level, his personal charisma, abilities, and other such qualities.

Xu Lin undoubtedly maxed out on these, making it hard for Pei Danqing not to like him, both physically and emotionally.

Pei Danqing reached out to tease Xu Lin’s nose, after which he woke up.

"Awake?"

"What time is it?"

"A little after 8 PM."

"After 8, huh..."

Xu Lin yawned and continued, "Let’s go out for dinner, and then take a walk."

Even though he only slept for two hours, it was enough for Xu Lin.

The two of them tidied up a bit and left the hotel.

Dinner was quite sumptuous, with Chinese cuisine.

They were satiated.

Neither wanted to shop, so they decided to head to the Great Wall.

This time, they entered through the Badaling entrance.

Xu Lin and Pei Danqing had been here more than a year ago.

Revisiting the place now, Xu Lin felt different due to his changed mindset, experiencing a whole new sensation.

Standing at the heights of the Great Wall and looking down, Xu Lin felt a sense of looking down upon the mountains, but not the kind of emotion an ordinary person would feel; it was the experience of a remarkable individual.

Much like when Liu Bang saw Qin Shi Huang’s procession and remarked that a real man should aspire to such achievements.

That’s how a man should be.

Xu Lin thought to himself, I want to change the world!

At twenty, with increased experience, his mentality had already transformed. At this moment, he was brimming with ambition, eager to change the world and its order.

The evening wind blew gustily at the heights.

Pei Danqing looked at Xu Lin, noticing his flying clothes and hair, feeling a very unique sensation.

Pei Danqing found him very charming.

After walking on the Great Wall for two hours, Xu Lin and Pei Danqing descended from the exit.

By the time they had returned to the hotel, it was a little past 1 AM.

"I’m heading back the day after tomorrow, so I’ll spend tomorrow with you," he said.

"Have you been busy lately?"

"My work is flexible. When I’m busy, I’m very busy, but I can allocate my time freely," Xu Lin replied.

"Okay."

The next day, Xu Lin also spent the day with Pei Danqing.

It had been such a long time since Pei Danqing had seen Xu Lin, and now finally being able to be together, she decided to take the day off.

The day quickly passed, and Xu Lin spent it all with Pei Danqing.

On the third day, Xu Lin bid farewell to Pei Danqing and flew back to Jiangdu.

Chi Linyue was on a business trip.

Now in Jiangdu, it was just Xu Lin left.

Ning Yuhuan had returned home, and Rong Xiyan had also gone back to the provincial city.

Yu Xinyan, of course, was also in the provincial city.

Shang Wanjun had gone on a vacation during the summer break.

She had already moved into a new house and when she had the housewarming, Xu Lin was abroad and couldn’t make it to the meal.

And in the blink of an eye, five months had passed.

The next day, Xu Lin drove directly to the provincial city.

A little after 6 PM, Xu Lin arrived outside Yu Xinyan’s residential area.

"Are you home?"

"Yes!"

"Honey, where are you?"

Seeing Xu Lin’s message, Yu Xinyan was very excited.

She had known Xu Lin for so many years and loved him for so long. When it came to missing someone, Yu Xinyan’s longing was no less than Pei Danqing’s, perhaps even more intense.

Yu Xinyan’s maturity leaned more towards rational longing, while the youthful affection was more purely emotional.

"I’m outside your apartment complex, waiting for you to come down and meet me."

"Coming! Wait for me a moment!"

Yu Xinyan hurried out of the room.

At this time, Yu Jianhua and Lin Yajing were both at home and saw Yu Xinyan coming out.

Lin Yajing asked, "Yanyan, what’s up?"

"Xu Lin’s here!"

Yu Xinyan said excitedly.

"Xu Lin is here?" Yu Jianhua was surprised.

"Yep, I’m going down to meet him!"

Saying this, Yu Xinyan didn’t look back as she opened the door and went downstairs.

Xu Lin’s car was still parked outside the residential area, and if he wanted to come in, the guards would let him.

But Xu Lin couldn’t be bothered with using connections; it wasn’t a big deal. If he made a call to someone influential, the guards might be too afraid to sleep, and Xu Lin didn’t want to make things difficult for them.

Soon, Yu Xinyan came down and asked the guards to let Xu Lin in, although there was a process of checking the car for weapons and checking his ID.

After all, this wasn’t a regular residential area.

And since the guards rotated, Xu Lin saw different people every time he came.

"Honey, long time no see!"

As soon as Xu Lin parked and got out of the car, Yu Xinyan eagerly hugged him, stood on tiptoe, and passionately kissed him.

"Sorry for not celebrating your birthday before."

After the kiss, the two were still hugging, and Xu Lin gently caressed her long hair, speaking softly.

"I didn’t celebrate your birthday, either,"

Yu Xinyan said, "But you’ve been busy, I understand."

Xu Lin: "I won’t miss your birthday next year."

Yu Xinyan also said, "I won’t miss your birthday, either!"

"Let’s go upstairs."

"Okay!"

They went upstairs.

"Uncle, Aunt, I’m here."

"Xu Lin, have a seat!"

Lin Yajing got up to pour tea for Xu Lin.

Xu Lin sat down, with Yu Jianhua beside him patting his shoulder. He seemed to have many things he wanted to say but hesitated, as if he had a thousand words.