380: Chapter 380 Zhao Shen Attends Graduation Ceremony!

Graduation ceremony?

Zhao Yang held his phone, a trace of daze flashing in his eyes. Has time passed so quickly?

In his memory, Sun Xu was still working on a project with Professor Gu Ming, and Li Tianqi was still running sales internships. How did it become the graduation ceremony in the blink of an eye?

"I will definitely go!"

"Okay, then I'll let Sun Xu and the others know."

After hanging up the phone with Gu Qing, Zhao Yang sat in his chair for a while, then picked up his phone and dialed Li Yan's number.

"What made you think of calling me?"

"I'll be going to attend the graduation ceremony at Yanlin University in two days. Could you help me tell the school administration in advance so that no chaos ensues when the time comes?"

Zhao Yang said to Li Yan.

He didn't dare to pull any surprises with this kind of thing... If he didn't coordinate with the school administration, it would be a big problem if a stampede occurred. Zhao Yang wouldn't underestimate his own influence at Yanlin University.

"Okay."

Li Yan replied.

After hanging up, Li Yan quickly forwarded the news of Zhao Yang coming to the graduation ceremony to the school office.

The news spread much faster than expected. The school office notified the college office, the college office notified the Counselor, and the Counselor posted a notice in the grade group chats, saying that Professor Zhao might be present on the day of the graduation ceremony and asking everyone to pay attention to the venue order and not to crowd.

As a result, this notice had the opposite effect. The class group chats exploded on the spot. Students took screenshots and forwarded them, and in less than half a day, the entire Yanlin University was discussing this matter.

"Damn! God Zhao is coming to attend our graduation ceremony! Awesome!"

"It's normal. After all, God Zhao is from our cohort. Although he graduated early, he has quite a few friends in our cohort!"

"Uh... If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten. Thinking that God Zhao is the same age as me, I'm so damn tempted to die. I'm a loser!"

"I'm looking forward to it! It's been so long since I've seen God Zhao. I can finally see him again!"

On the morning of the graduation ceremony, Wang Hai drove Zhao Yang to Yanlin University. The car didn't go through the main gate but circled to a secluded path on the side of the School of Life Sciences, where Gu Qing was already standing at the intersection waiting.

From afar, Zhao Yang saw a figure wearing a bachelor's gown by the side of the road. The morning sun in June was already a bit scorching. She had probably been waiting for quite a while, and the stray hair on her forehead was slightly damp with sweat.

Seeing Zhao Yang get out of the car, her eyes lingered on his face for a second, then curved, and the smile seeping from the depths of her eyes couldn't be hidden at all.

"Let's go, I'll sneak you in."

When she said this, she deliberately lowered her voice, coordinating it by pressing down the brim of her bachelor's cap, looking all mysterious.

Zhao Yang followed her footsteps through the familiar path and slipped into the classroom through the side door.

The moment the back door was pushed open, the originally noisy sounds in the classroom seemed to have been pressed with a pause button. The students wearing bachelor's gowns turned their heads in unison, were quiet for about a second or two, and then the entire classroom exploded.

"Zhao Yang!"

The first one to shout was the class monitor, Zhou Xing. His eyes were filled with excitement; he jumped up from his seat and looked at Zhao Yang.

Immediately after, the boys and girls from the front and back rows all surrounded them. Some shouted God Zhao, some shouted Brother Yang, and others were so excited they were incoherent. Some held their phones, wanting to take pictures but feeling it was impolite, yet in the end, they couldn't help but raise them.

Surrounded in the middle of the crowd, Zhao Yang looked at these familiar faces and revealed a rare smile.

"Hello, classmates! Long time no see."

Zhao Yang greeted everyone with a smile.

"Brother Yang!"

Zhou Xing shouted excitedly at Zhao Yang, rushing over to shake Zhao Yang's hand.

"Brother Yang, you've been too busy these past two years. Every time I see the news, it's about you making some big move again. Our classmates haven't seen you for a long time! I didn't expect to have a chance to see you at graduation! It's like a dream!"

"I have indeed been a bit busy these years."

Zhao Yang smiled.

"But since you are graduating, I naturally had to come."

The students nearby spoke to Zhao Yang excitedly, crowding in front of Zhao Yang to ask him for his autograph.

Zhao Yang naturally wouldn't refuse. He took the pen handed over by someone nearby, signed for everyone, and then turned his head to look at Sun Xu, who was standing at the edge of the crowd.

Sun Xu was wearing a bachelor's gown, standing on the periphery of the crowd with a smile on his face.

Zhao Yang crossed through the crowd, walked over, patted his shoulder, and looked him up and down.

"You've lost weight, but you're in good spirits. It's not easy working on a project with Professor Gu, right?"

"It's alright. It is a bit tiring, but I've also learned a lot."

Sun Xu scratched his head.

"Brother Yang, you are already so awesome, yet you could still find time to attend our graduation ceremony..."

"Alright, today is your graduation ceremony, don't talk about these things."

Zhao Yang waved his hand and turned his gaze to Li Tianqi and Wang Mian nearby.

Li Tianqi had lost quite a bit of weight, wearing a bachelor's gown, his hair combed neatly, looking much more mature than before.

"Brother Yang!"

Li Tianqi shouted at Zhao Yang with a smile.

Zhao Yang also patted his shoulder, his eyes revealing a satisfied smile.

"You've lost weight, but you've matured a lot!"

"Yeah, I've entered society, after all."

Li Tianqi smiled.

Zhao Yang's gaze then looked at Wang Mian nearby. Wang Mian looked the same as before; he was holding a cup of soy milk in his hand and gave Zhao Yang a thumbs up.

"Brother Yang! It still has to be you! You're loyal! You actually really came!"

"Hahaha! You guys are graduating, I naturally had to come over and take a look!"

After Zhao Yang finished greeting his roommates one by one, his gaze swept across the classroom and then naturally landed on Li Yan, who was standing next to the podium.

She was wearing a decent light-colored dress today, her hair coiled behind her head, revealing a section of her fair neck. When she made eye contact with Zhao Yang, Li Yan's gaze was a bit unnatural.

Meeting Zhao Yang in such an occasion made her think of their respective identities, so she was naturally a bit uneasy.

Zhao Yang, on the other hand, was thick-skinned. His expression didn't change at all as he walked up with a smile and greeted her as usual.

"Teacher Li, long time no see."

Li Yan nodded and replied with a smile.

"Long time no see, Professor Zhao."

When saying this, Li Yan's expression was slightly subtle, because they had just met last night...

Gu Qing, who was watching this scene from the side, had flickering eyes. She knew about the matter between Zhao Yang and Li Yan.

At this moment, her expression was slightly strange, but she quickly put away that trace of anomaly, her face full of smiles, shallow dimples appearing on her cheeks. Gu Qing took the initiative to walk up and take Zhao Yang's arm, shouting to the students.

"Let's go, let's go to the auditorium!"

The road from the teaching building to the auditorium is not long.

The students of Class 1 of Biology crowded around Zhao Yang and walked towards the auditorium, everyone chatting and laughing along the way.

And along the way, after seeing Zhao Yang, people kept stopping to look at Zhao Yang. The crowd started to become more and more numerous. Many people picked up their phones to take pictures and videos, and a few bold juniors shouted from far away.

"God Zhao, I love you!"

After shouting, they immediately blushed and dived into the crowd.

"Haha, Old Zhao, you are truly popular!"

Because of Zhao Yang's arrival, after the news spread, the entire campus was soon in a sensation. The flow of people surged towards the auditorium from all directions, and the security guards began to actively maintain order according to the established plan.

Not long after, someone posted photos on Weibo of Zhao Yang walking on the sycamore avenue at Yanlin University.

The caption read:

"God Zhao is back at Yanlin University to attend the graduation ceremony. He looks a bit thinner in person than in the news, but he really looks good when he smiles."

The comment section below was lively.

"God Zhao is awesome!"

"Speaking of which, it's been a while since I've seen news about God Zhao! God Zhao has indeed not appeared for a while!"

"Indeed, the last time I saw news about God Zhao was when the Chinese Academy of Sciences listed the 'Spark Biology Journal' as a first-tier journal. God Zhao didn't make a statement at that time either!"

"Come, let's guess, will God Zhao give a graduation speech this time? What will he say?"

"I'm so envious of the graduates at this time! I also want to go to Yanlin University!"