Hence, on the day of the exchange meeting, Serena packed her luggage and left the hospital.

    She constantly warned herself that she wouldn''t be hurt if she didn''t care or be disappointed if she didn''t look forward to it.

    She sat four or five rows away from him during the exchange meeting. Their rooms were also separated. One was on the eighth floor, and the other was on the sixth floor.

    On the first day of the exchange, the two of them rarely met.

    On thest day of the exchange, a few teachers and ssmates from the same school organized a gathering.

    Serena didn''t see Justin until she arrived at the dining table.

    Justin sat opposite her. Serena was chatting with her teacher Quincy Lambert with a smile.

    When Serena was in school, she was well-liked by all the teachers because she was the youngest, had the best grades, and was sweet in speech.

    It had been ten years since theyst saw each other. Now that they met at this exchange meeting, everyone was chatting happily at the dining table, and Serena was the most popr one.

    People of Quincy''s age loved to worry about whether young people were dating or married, so as they chatted, she held Serena''s hand affectionately and asked, "Serena, you''ve been doing research overseas all these years. You don''t have time to date, right?"

    Serena smiled sheepishly. "Yeah, I don''t have much time."

    Quincy''s son was also at this table. She turned her head and blinked at her son. "Then, is there anyone you like now? You''re not young anymore."

    Serena pursed her lips and subconsciously looked at Justin''s face.

    He was eating and didn''t seem to hear what she said.

    Quincy was anxious. Seeing that Serena didn''t answer, she asked again, "What''s wrong? Does our top student have someone she likes?"

    Serena came back to her senses and looked at Quincy with a smile. "No."

    Justin, who was opposite her, paused in his drinking. He subconsciously nced

    in her direction from the corner of his eye.

    Then, he heard Quincy say anxiously, "Actually, I think that as doctors, we''d better find a peer to understand each other. If Serena doesn''t have a candidate she likes, we also have high-quality single men here today. You can get to know each other and consider it."

    For some reason, Justin put down his cup, leaned back in his chair, and looked at her.

    She lowered her head shyly.

    Quincy said, "My son, Patrick Lambert, hasn''t had a girlfriend yet. You guys are the same age. You can have a chat."

    After all, Patrick was Quincy''s son, so Serena naturally couldn''t say anything. She could only smile and nod. "Hello."

    Quincy immediately stood up and made way for her son to sit beside Serena. Serena sat there awkwardly.

    Fortunately, Patrick knew how to liven up the atmosphere. As he sat down, the two of them quickly started chatting.

    "Oh, I''ve finally met you today. My

    mother always mentioned you..

    don''t even know how much pressure

    your name puts on me," saire

    Patrick.

    Serena couldn''t help butugh. "Is it that exaggerated?"

    Patrick'' said, "My mom used to talk about you a lot. When I did badly in the exam, she would say, ''Why can''t you learn from Serena? She never got second ce in the exam...''

    Patrick exaggeratedly imitated Quincy''s tone.

    Everyone at the table was amused.

    III

    Justin listened to theughter around him. He felt as if he was ipatible with the people here.

    Soon, he saw Patrick and Serena add each other on WhatsApp and leave their numbers.