Zhang Xiaorui said, "I think she's from the Computer Science department, right?"

Zhang Zhiling laughed, "Auntie, tell me her name. Maybe I know her!"

Zhang Zhiling was suddenly interested, even though she originally planned to head back to the office to grade some papers.

But she thought that her brother's lifelong happiness might be more important.

Zhang Xiaorui said, "Her name is Zhao Min. She mentioned that she used to see Zhipeng often."

"Because she teaches Computer Science, and Zhipeng used to be in charge of the computer lab."

Zhang Zhiling laughed, "I remember her! Oh! Teacher Zhao Min, she's quite a beauty at our school!"

"She's beautiful, cheerful, and kind. They say she has a whole company of admirers."

"I never expected that she'd take an interest in my brother!"

Zhang Zhiling was now quite excited.

Zhang Xiaorui said, "Your mother told me early this morning that Zhipeng doesn't want to meet the girl. But I already told the girl yesterday that Zhipeng would meet her for lunch today! I'm really worried about how to solve this."

"How about you go talk to Zhipeng about it?"

Zhang Zhiling was taken aback, "What? Does Zhipeng have some prejudice against Teacher Zhao Min? Why wouldn't he want to meet her?"

"Logically, if young people like each other, there's no need for a matchmaker. They can just date freely!"

"There must be something strange going on."

Zhang Xiaorui said, "Zhiling, you should talk to your brother again. I think the girl is really nice."

"If he misses out on such a beautiful and sensible wife, he won't get another chance."

"The girl isn't worried about finding a husband. Plus, she was the one who asked me to set them up..."

Zhang Zhiling nodded and said, "I'll go talk to Zhipeng after my class and see what's going on."

Zhang Xiaorui said, "Let me know how it goes. Call me at my store."

Zhang Zhiling agreed.

...

That morning, Zhao Min also had classes during the first two periods.

She had arranged to meet Zhang Zhipeng on the sports field, a carefully planned encounter.

She had informants in Zhang Zhipeng's team who notified her when he returned home late that night.

So, the very next morning, she stood on the path Zhang Zhipeng would take, holding a book titled *The Youthful Wind*.

She didn't quite know why she suddenly became interested in Zhang Zhipeng, feeling that he was the man she wanted for the rest of her life.

Zhang Zhipeng wasn't exactly handsome, but his features were well-defined, giving him a rugged, masculine appeal.

However, Zhao Min hadn't felt anything for Zhang Zhipeng before.

She had heard many stories about Zhang Zhipeng, with some people saying he was one of the few idle characters in the Beilin area.

Being an idle character in Chang'an isn't something just anyone can be.

You have to be tough and know how to get things done, capable of gathering people around you.

What could be appealing about such a person to a good girl?

So, for a long time, Zhao Min and Zhang Zhipeng were just acquaintances who greeted each other in passing.

But recently, Zhang Zhipeng had suddenly emerged as a self-taught programming genius.

This made Zhao Min start paying serious attention to him.

She then realized that although Zhang Zhipeng had a history of being an idle character in Chang'an, he was actually very nice—friendly, gentle, and with a certain cool and handsome aura.

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The more she observed, the more Zhao Min began to like him.

This led to a few subtle hints on her part.

After all, girls are shy by nature!

She hoped Zhang Zhipeng would take the initiative to pursue her.

Then she could play along.

But she didn't get the response she hoped for from Zhang Zhipeng.

Zhao Min was a bit frustrated. Once Zhang Zhipeng buried himself in the lab, he hardly ever came out.

She found that it was becoming increasingly difficult to see him.

By chance, Zhao Min discovered that her neighbor was actually Zhang Zhipeng's aunt.

So, she asked her mother to talk to Zhang Xiaorui about proposing a marriage.

Sometimes, you just have to take the initiative...

Since you want to be with an outstanding man at the start of his career, you must act quickly!

The poetry collection that Zhao Min gave to Zhang Zhipeng in the morning actually contained a cryptic acrostic poem on the inside back cover:

"Amid the festive lights, the night lingers on,

Shared aspirations, our bond is strong.

Soaring to great heights with mighty wings,

I wish to soar through life with you, my king.

Love fills my heart so true,

May we stay together, just me and you."

For a science major to write something like this was already quite impressive.

Zhao Min thought to herself, *I've already made it so clear...*

*If you see this poem, shouldn't you have a decent response?*

However, she didn't receive any response.

Zhao Min comforted herself, thinking perhaps Zhang Zhipeng hadn't seen the acrostic poem yet.

But, could she get a chance to meet and talk with Zhang Zhipeng at noon?

Why hadn't his aunt replied yet?

Zhao Min was feeling a bit anxious.

Her mind was elsewhere during the two classes she taught that morning, resulting in two or three careless mistakes.

...

That morning was nothing special for Zhang Zhipeng.

He arrived at the lab early and began his work.

Around 9 a.m., Tian Hongtao and a few other members of Zhang Zhipeng's team arrived to work with him.

Naturally, Zhang Zhipeng assigned them tasks.

Fang Qingping, who was just an undergraduate student in flight control engineering, wouldn't normally have the opportunity to be in the lab.

However, because of his good relationship with Tian Hongtao, he was brought in.

Zhang Zhipeng was assigning tasks, and since Fang Qingping was not officially part of the team, his job was to help with miscellaneous tasks.

Even so, this was still an excellent addition to his resume.

Fang Qingping listened attentively.

The task assigned to him by Zhang Zhipeng was to help clean the lab and ensure it stayed tidy.

Fang Qingping got to work diligently.

While he was putting away some items that weren’t needed at the moment, he came across the book *Youthful Wind* in a drawer.

Fang Qingping also liked Wang Guozhen's poetry, so he picked it up and started flipping through it.

He only intended to browse for a moment before asking whose book it was and whether he could borrow it.

That's when he saw the acrostic poem on the inside back cover.

Fang Qingping quickly noticed something—when you read the first character of each line, it spelled out "Zhang Zhipeng, I love you."

He thought to himself, *Is someone confessing their love to Zhang Zhipeng?*

*Did Zhang Zhipeng notice? If he had, surely he wouldn’t have just left the book lying around.*

Thinking this, Fang Qingping scratched his head, then walked over to Zhang Zhipeng with the book in hand.

Zhang Zhipeng was currently guiding Tian Hongtao on how to make an optical mask.

Fang Qingping stood by and watched, waiting for Zhang Zhipeng to finish so he could tell him about the acrostic poem in *Youthful Wind*.

Zhang Zhipeng immediately noticed the book in Fang Qingping's hand.

He turned and asked, "What's up, Qingping?"

"Do you want to borrow that book?"

Fang Qingping grinned slyly and asked, "Zhipeng, who gave you this book?"

Seeing his mischievous smile, Zhang Zhipeng asked, "Why do you want to know?"

Fang Qingping showed him the acrostic poem and said, "Look at this—did you notice?"

Zhang Zhipeng glanced at it and was momentarily stunned.

*Whoa!*

*An acrostic poem? "Zhang Zhipeng, I love you"? Is Zhao Min confessing her feelings for me?*

His heart couldn’t help but skip a beat.

Honestly, he thought Zhao Min was quite a decent girl.

Zhang Zhipeng glanced at Tian Hongtao, who was focused on his work and hadn’t noticed the gossip going on beside him.

Zhang Zhipeng quickly grabbed the poetry book from Fang Qingping, rolled it up, and stuffed it into the pocket of his lab coat. "Why are you snooping through my stuff?" he scolded lightly.

"Next, when we start producing the chips, the lab must be kept in an absolutely clean, dust-free environment! The cleanliness requirements will be even stricter from now on, so be prepared."

Zhang Zhipeng said this only because he was feeling a bit flustered inside.