September 1st.
It had been a full month since the K331 train incident.
And on this day, it was also the start of the new semester at Jinling Aerospace University.
For the freshmen, this was the beginning of their university life.
For Li Xuan...
This was the starting point of his next plan.
Knock, knock, knock.
The door to the principal's office was knocked.
Hearing the knock, Principal Gu Hanxue frowned, "Who would come to see me at this time?"
But he didn't think too much and directly said, "Come in."
The door to the principal's office was pushed open, and a tall and slim young man in a suit walked in.
"Principal Gu, hello."
The young man greeted Gu Hanxue politely with a bow.
However, Gu Hanxue appeared indifferent. He didn't recognize the young man in front of him at all.
He looked to be in his thirties, dressed in a well-fitted suit. In terms of demeanor, he seemed like a courteous European gentleman.
Gu Hanxue had encountered this manner in international academic exchanges before, especially with scholars from abroad, particularly those with titles. This kind of demeanor was particularly evident.
But right now, he didn't know this young man. He furrowed his brows and asked, "Who are you?"
The young man paused, then smiled and said, "I forgot to introduce myself."
"My name in Chinese is Lin Yi, a Ph.D. from the Houston Aeronautics Research Institute of the Eagle Country."
"You can call me Leon."
Hearing "Lin Yi," Gu Hanxue was slightly surprised.
It was easy to explain why this young man carried such an air. After all, Britannia and Eagle Country were closely connected, and this demeanor wasn't unexpected.
However, there hadn't been any recent academic exchanges, and furthermore, a young aerospace Ph.D.?
Regardless of the circumstances, he was a Ph.D., even if he was young. Gu Hanxue respected him.
"I wonder why Dr. Lin is here..."
Lin Yi furrowed his brows, took out a document from his briefcase, and said, "Principal Gu, wasn't it you who invited me?"
He pushed a photocopy of a document towards Gu Hanxue.
Then he continued, "You mentioned in the email that a female faculty member of the university had to temporarily leave her teaching position due to pregnancy."
"You asked me to temporarily replace her for a while."
"In the Aerospace Propulsion specialty..."
Listening to Lin Yi's words and looking at the document in front of him, Gu Hanxue felt somewhat puzzled...
Did he really invite him?
The document seemed very official, with the school's seal on it.
Even the tone and wording between the lines on the document seemed like something he would write...
He looked at Lin Yi again, then slapped his forehead, bursting into laughter.
"Take a look, Professor Lin. My memory... I completely forgot about this."
"Welcome to Jinling!"
Lin Yi also smiled, stood up, shook hands with Gu Hanxue, and said, "Principal Gu, if you can't remember, I was planning to enjoy the splendid landscape of China by taking a train."
"It seems we'll have to wait until that female teacher recovers."
Gu Hanxue nodded and said, "You've worked hard these two months with your teaching, Dr. Lin."
"I'll have Xiao Zhang help you with the registration later, and also... Do you have a place to stay now, Dr. Lin?"
Lin Yi shook his head and replied, "I haven't had the chance to rent a place yet, and I'm not very familiar with the situation here. I was thinking of staying at a hotel first to get acquainted..."
Gu Hanxue immediately said, "What hotel? We provide faculty housing!"
"A single room! You can move in this afternoon!"
Lin Yi smiled brightly, nodded, and said, "Thank you, Principal Gu."
Even though he didn't remember inviting Lin Yi, since he had already shown up, there was no reason for Gu Hanxue to refuse.
He never doubted Lin Yi's identity. Throughout history, no one had dared to impersonate university professors or lecturers.
That would be too easy to expose.
However, this was precisely the blind spot... the place no one could have anticipated – Li Xuan's whereabouts.
Lin Yi, of course, was Li Xuan.
He was currently preparing for his next plan.
From August 3rd until now, one month's time, he had done a lot of preparation to enter the University of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Planning his identity, forging documents, refining his accent.
Studying Gu Hanxue's language habits, finding his papers, researching his writing style...
With all these preparations completed, Li Xuan put on a suit and arrived at the Jinling University of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
And here, he became an honored teacher.
...
After leaving the principal's office, a professional-looking girl walked straight up to him.
"Professor Lin, I'm Zhang Qian... you can call me Xiao Zhang."
Li Xuan was a bit surprised that Xiao Zhang turned out to be a girl, but he didn't show it on his face.
He shook hands with Zhang Qian.
Zhang Qian spoke rapidly, "Professor Lin, I'll show you around the dormitory."
"Also, I assume you don't have a local phone card yet? If not, I can help you get one."
Li Xuan smiled; his assumed identity was indeed convenient.
As a returning overseas Chinese, he naturally had no ID, no phone card, not even Alipay or WeChat. But none of this seemed strange.
"Thank you, Miss Zhang."
Zhang Qian smiled back and said, "Your Chinese is quite good."
"After all, I'm also Chinese."
"I had long planned to return to China and travel around, to see the grandeur of Mount Everest on the plateau..."
"So, I've been practicing Mandarin."
Zhang Qian mused, "That's a romantic idea."
"Follow me."
...
September 1st, evening.
Li Xuan had his new dormitory now.
Spacious and beautifully decorated.
Equipped with water, electricity, internet, and a private bathroom.
At this moment, Li Xuan was sitting on the sofa in the living room. On the coffee table in front of him, there were SIM cards that Xiaozhang had helped him register, along with some documents and his class schedule. Additionally, there was a staff card for faculty members.
The relevant documents concerned Li Xuan's treatment at the university. A pre-tax monthly salary of 23,000 yuan and the contract would expire in three months.
The class schedule indicated the courses Li Xuan needed to handle.
As for the staff card, it was used for entry to the faculty dormitories and the library.
Xiaozhang was indeed meticulous, having prepared everything for him.
Li Xuan smiled and neatly arranged these things.
Then, he began to prepare for tomorrow's classes.
After all, he would be covering classes for a long time. He hoped that those people wouldn't discover his identity too early before he completed his plan.
...
September 2nd.
8:30 AM.
Li Xuan organized his teaching materials and lesson plans, then headed to the classroom according to the schedule.
Walking in the corridor, he was surrounded by students of Jinling Aerospace University, coming and going.
Li Xuan's calm and mature demeanor clashed with the youthful atmosphere of the students around him.
Occasionally, female students would pass by and smile, greeting Li Xuan.
Li Xuan would smile back in response.
The teacher-student interaction was harmonious.
But who could have imagined... this seemingly handsome and sophisticated teacher was actually only eighteen years old this year?
In this ambiance, Li Xuan's mood lightened considerably.
However, as he continued walking, a barely noticeable frown appeared on his forehead.
He overheard a few keywords from the female student who had just walked by him.
"Zhonghai."
"Cheating on the college entrance exam."
"Li Xuan."
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