in the same ward.

In the open sleeping cabin, a slightly thin girl wearing a hospital gown made of special materials was already lying down. The pale silver sheets like tin paper covered her body, setting off the pitiful face, exuding a serenity similar to that of a sleeping beauty.

Standing next to this special "hospital bed", Lu Zhou handed a stack of documents that were a little messy in front of her.

“…… This is a family registration document that requires your signature. ”

Vera tilted her head: "Household registration? ”

Lu Zhou nodded and said, "Well, you are a Fields Medal winner, although we are not an immigration country, but this has never been a problem for talents, I have contacted the Goddard Dean of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton and explained the situation to him." Now that your job has been transferred from Princeton to Jinling University, I'm sorry for changing your job without permission, but after all, you have to stay here for a long time, and it may not be convenient to use a work visa all the time. ”

Although I can't see any trouble now, if it is not properly solved, it will be a hidden danger in a few decades.

What's more, just solving a household registration is not a difficult task for Lu Zhou.

Not to mention that both Jinling University and Jinling Institute for Advanced Study have quotas for the introduction of foreign talents, but there is no supporting policy, such as Fields Medal-level scholars, who are rushed to be placed in any university in China.

The Russians were also one of the 56 ethnic groups, and there was no problem of not being able to integrate. And I believe that the future society will be more tolerant of race, skin color, and cultural differences, and she should be able to successfully integrate into this society when she wakes up at that time.

Even though she knew that most of the plans would not be able to catch up with the changes, and all the preparations made now might not work in a century, Lu Zhou still arranged these things for her.

Seeing that Lu Zhou blinked, Vera didn't say anything, picked up the pen very obediently, and obediently signed her name on the document.

Seeing that she did not resist, Lu Zhou breathed a sigh of relief in his heart and continued.

“…… There is no need to get an ID card now, and I will make it up for you when you wake up, here is the information letter agreeing to the treatment and - don't you even look at it? ”

Looking at Vera in surprise, she signed all the documents without looking at them, and Lu Zhou, who was originally going to explain to her what each document was one by one, didn't know what to say for a while.

For Lu Zhou's surprise, Vera just blinked and showed a gentle smile.

"I believe in you."

As she spoke, she returned the pen in her hand to Lu Zhou's hand.

"So...... Isn't it time to get down to business? ”

Taking the pen and stuffing it into his arms, Lu Zhou nodded and said.

“…… Well, it's all here. ”

"By the way, my deposit...... It's not much, but can you send it to my father for me? In this case, there shouldn't be a need for a will or something, right? ”

Looking at the little girl lying on the hospital bed, Lu Zhou subconsciously opened his mouth, ready to say something, but he still held back.

He had intended to tell her that it was the man who wanted to end her life while she was asleep. But the thought that he was about to say goodbye to this era, he finally held back.

It's not something to be happy about in itself, and it doesn't leave any traces in this world at all.

If you don't have to, it's better not to take it into the future.

Silenced the words that were not necessary to be said, Lu Zhou nodded lightly and continued.

"Okay, I'll help you...... Anything else? ”

Time is running out.

It took about half an hour for the extract of X-0172's bacterial pheromones to work, and in order to keep her from spending the last half hour of the era in an uneasy wait, the nurse at the hospital had inoculated her with the keys to travel to a hundred years before the protocol was brought in......

Lu Zhou didn't dare to look at the time, but it was estimated that it was soon.

Vera: "Actually...... No, but you've said so, and I want to make one last request, which may be a little capricious...... May I? ”

Lu Zhou: "...... You say. ”

Seeing that Lu Zhou agreed, her cheeks gradually became a hint of red.

"Remember one Christmas? On that ...... you spent in your cabin at Princeton."

Although she didn't know why she suddenly said something so far away, Lu Zhou still nodded and said.

"I remember, what's wrong?"

"That morning, before I put the wet towel on your head, I actually ......"

Biting her lower lip slightly, her expression seemed to be hesitant to tell the secret.

But maybe it was because she thought that if she didn't say it now, she might not have that opportunity in the future, and after hesitating for a while, she finally made up her mind and plucked up the courage to say.

"Actually, I ...... At that time, I kissed you secretly. ”

Lu Zhou: "??? ”

As she said this, Vera had been sneaking a glance at Lu Zhou's face, observing his reaction.

It seemed that she was taken aback by his surprised expression, and it seemed that she also felt a little embarrassed, so she quickly added in a whisper.

"Don't, don't think crookedly...... Of course, it's the forehead. ”

Lu Zhou: "......"

No wonder......

The morning he woke up with a hangover, he felt something warm and moist touch his forehead, but the towel on his head was cold. Although he thought it was strange at the time, he didn't pay much attention to it.

Vera suddenly mentioned this now, and he finally understood what had happened at that time......

"Perhaps, at that time, I really admired and relied on you more, so I secretly did such a thing......"

"Sometimes I worry about whether it's love or not, and what I really want to do."

"So...... Thank you very much for allowing me to think about this calmly and distinguish the difference between dependence and liking. ”

Lu Zhou nodded: "That...... Now are you clear? ”

A smile bloomed on Vera's face.

"Well, sure enough...... It's like. ”

Although it was something he already knew, hearing her say this, Lu Zhou's heartbeat couldn't help but speed up by half a beat.

Without saying what the wayward request was, she gently closed her eyes and lifted her chin slightly.

"If you could...... Don't make me say it. ”

Looking at the gently fluttering eyelashes, Lu Zhou was silent for a while, and finally stretched out his right hand and gently brushed away the light bangs, leaned over and touched her forehead gently.

A faint jasmine fragrance bloomed on the tip of his nose, and the very good smell made Lu Zhou a little distracted for a while.

Vera, who was lying in the dormant pod, reacted more directly. From the white neck to the earlobes, the whole face was dyed red in an instant.

The eyes opened.

In the eyes as clear as the surface of the lake, there are layers of ripples and the reflection of someone.

With a little overwhelmed excitement and shyness in her voice, her chest rose and fell a little rapidly, and she whispered with a red face.

"I feel...... I may not be able to freeze. ”

Standing up straight again, Lu Zhou was silent for a while and said, "Freezing in the physical sense is the last step, and before that you will fall asleep and not even feel cold." Then wake up again ......"

The Adam's apple moved slightly.

Even though he had made all the mental preparations, even though he had completely calmed down, in the second half of the sentence, he suddenly couldn't say it for some reason.

But, someone picked it up for him.

And then ...... Is that the new world over there? ”

Lu Zhou nodded: "Yes...... For you, it's just a blink of an eye. ”

No matter how much time has passed outside, it is only a moment for those who are sleeping.

The wait won't be long.

Maybe it's just a time to close your eyes and open your eyes once, and this hundred years have passed.

Gently shaking her increasingly heavy head, Vera struggled to keep her eyes open and stared at him intently, as if trying to engrave this final image in her mind.

"But I don't want to close it, if I don't blink, can I not go to the future......"

"Please don't be willful......"

"But I'm ...... I still want to be willful for once...... I'll try not to blink......"

"Sorry......"

The voice gradually became inaudible.

Instead, even breathing and a peaceful sleep.

Standing silently next to the sleeping cabin, Lu Zhou stared at the beautiful and quiet pretty face, and did not speak for a long time. It wasn't until Professor Liu Zuobing, who was standing on the side, reminded him softly that he realized that everything was over.

"She's asleep."

"The pheromones released by the X-0172 bacteria are protecting host cells from going into a dormant state...... Inoculation was carried out successfully. ”

"You should be happy for her."

Wang Peng, who was standing next to him, didn't say anything, just patted Lu Zhou's shoulder lightly, conveying this silent comfort in a manly way.

Lu Zhou took a deep breath, stretched out his trembling right hand, and closed her eyes.

“…… Let's go. ”

Without saying anything superfluous, Professor Liu Zuobing nodded silently.

"Okay."

……

The dormant work has begun.

Stepping aside, Lu Zhou quietly looked at the busy laboratory and the "time machine" that had already begun to run, without saying a word.

Standing next to him and glancing at Lu Zhou, Academician Zhao Ji coughed lightly and tried to comfort him.

"Optimistically, we're in an era of explosive development, and even with controlled fusion technology, maybe we'll be able to get rid of cancer in 70 years at most...... Hey, but you're old enough at that time. ”

Standing behind Academician Zhao, the nurse who was in charge of taking care of Vera during this time raised her cuffs and wiped the corners of her eyes.

"For Ms. Vera...... Age is not a problem, she is really ......"

"Don't talk!"

was reprimanded by the academician, and the little nurse immediately closed her mouth and stopped talking.

Age is not an issue, this is not a thing.

To be honest, compared to the frozen patient, what Academician Zhao Zhongji is really worried about is Lu Zhou.

Most of the people who are good at learning are tendons, and the average person can't do college is not entirely because of talent, but more because the heart is impetuous, and he can't stand the loneliness of not seeing a trace of light before dawn.

Although he didn't have a position as an outsider to say this, if Lu Zhou really planned to wait for seventy years, he didn't plan to leave descendants......

Standing next to the console, he instructed his researchers to complete the activation procedure of the sleeping cabin, looking at the sleeping cabin that was gradually crawling with frost, Professor Liu Zuobing suddenly thought of something and spoke.

"That's right...... Do we want to make this public? ”

Taking a deep breath, thinking about what his father had said to him before, Lu Zhou was silent for a while and spoke.

"Let's make it public."

"She's a Fields Medal winner...... Whether it is or not, it is impossible to think of cold treatment. If we hide it, maybe those who are hostile to us will think that we are doing something unshady. ”

"Besides, there's nothing to hide."

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(Thanks to the book friends "Butter Tea Love Balls", "All Laws and Wrongs", and "Phantom Feathers" for rewarding ~~~~~~)