In the blink of an eye, three years have passed quietly.
October 8, 2032.
At the grand and solemn Nobel Prize in Physics award ceremony held by the Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences, over a hundred world-class physicists and several titans of physics gathered in the audience.
The official Nobel Prize international live stream attracted a staggering one billion viewers, with the chat filled with a dense barrage of Chinese characters.
"Ahhh, my heart is pounding with excitement, my hands are trembling! Brothers, we, the Huaxia people of this generation, are about to witness a landmark moment: the world's first female Nobel Prize of Huaxia descent is about to be born!"
"Family members, please stay calm. Don't open the champagne halfway through. What if the Nobel Prize laureate isn't Academician Liuli, but a physicist from another country?"
"Sister upstairs, you probably don't know Academician Liuli's achievements. Her Time Reversal Formula is comparable to Newton and Einstein. She's the greatest living physicist of the 21st century, without a doubt!"
The Huaxia viewers in the live stream were extremely excited.
At this very moment, the President of the Royal Academy of Sciences announced the winner.
"After deliberation by the judging panel, it was decided to award the 126th Nobel Prize in Physics to Academician Liuli of the Huaxia Academy of Sciences in recognition of her epoch-making achievement in proposing and verifying the ' Time Reversal Formula.'"
The entire audience of physicists rose to their feet and applauded.
The live stream chat was flooded with congratulatory messages in Chinese.
It can happen very quickly.
Viewers in the Huaxia stream noticed something amiss: Academician Liuli was not present to accept the award; instead, the president of the Huaxia Academy of Sciences accepted it on his behalf.
"What?! Such a glorious moment for our ancestors, Liuli isn't here? Does anyone know where she is right now?"
Abroad, Maldives Island.
A grand wedding is being held in the open-air garden.
" Jiang Sui, do you take Ms. Huyan Ya to be your lawfully wedded spouse? From this day forward, in good times and in bad, in wealth and in poverty, in health and in sickness, for better or for worse?"
"You will always love her, cherish her, accept her, respect her every decision, and accompany her through every day and night?"
Wearing a pure white wedding dress Jiang Sui smiled brightly and said, "I do."
" Huyan Ya, do you take Jiang Sui to be your lawfully wedded spouse, from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health?"
"Will you always love him and be loyal to her?"
Wearing a pure white wedding dress Huyan Ya glistened with tears of happiness as she said, "I do!"
"Marriage is the most sacred and blissful moment in life, which reminds me of when I married my senior in 2025." Liuli put her hands in the pockets of her white coat, looked at the vow platform, and her red eyes revealed a look of nostalgia.
Su Sui smiled and said, "Your wedding must have been very grand, right?"
Liuli shook her head and chuckled, "Our wedding was very simple. It was held at the Chinese Kyoto Consulate General in Huaxia, and the only witnesses were relatives from both sides and consulate staff."
"However, after our wedding ceremony, we immediately registered our marriage and became a couple protected by Huaxia marriage law."
Liuli gently caressed the Imperial Ring on her ring finger.
" Sister Liuli, to be honest, my Su Hang is no longer good enough for you," Su Sui joked. "You are now Nobel Prize in Physics, the greatest physicist of the 21st century, and a national treasure of Huaxia."
"I am unworthy of you, senior," Liuli said admiringly. "Your spiritual power is a hundred times stronger than mine. If you were researching time machines, you would probably have figured them out three years ago."
Su Sui couldn't help but chuckle and said, " Sister Liuli, you've changed a lot in these seven years, both in appearance and personality, but the one thing you haven't changed at all is your admiration for my Su Hang."
"This isn't worship," Liuli said, feigning seriousness, "It's absolute loyalty to my senior's love."
"Haha." Su Sui couldn't hold back anymore.
Liuli said softly, " Susu, after I successfully verified the Time Reversal Formula, I realized something."
Su Sui asked in confusion, "What is it?"
With a heavy heart, Liuli asked, "Will you never be able to return to your world?"
"As expected, I couldn't hide it from Sister Liuli after all," Su Sui said, holding the back of her head with both hands. "The so-called consciousness traveling back to the past is nothing more than converting consciousness into data and Teleport it back."
"Moreover, it's an irreversible one-way ticket; once you reach your destination, you can never return to the starting point."
Her Liuli eyes flashed with heartache.
"But this is for the best." Su Sui murmured, gazing at Jiang Sui and Huyan Ya embracing happily. "I'll stay in this world and protect Sister Liuli, as well as safeguard Jiang Sui and Yaya's happiness."
" Liuli."
A familiar female voice sounded from behind.
Liuli turned around and saw that it was Huyan Lan.
" Sister Xiao Lan, you..."
Huyan Lan asked in surprise, "What's wrong with me?"
You have such a strong "wife-like" quality about you.
Huyan Lan rolled her eyes and said, "I'm 28 years old (actually) and 29 (by Chinese reckoning), practically a 30-year-old woman. It would be strange if I didn't have a wifely aura. As for you, you've become a mature and sophisticated woman in three years."
Liuli nodded and said, "I am actually 25 years old."
The phrase "25 years old" is emphasized by Liuli.
"Hey?" Huyan Lan said, her face full of black lines, "Why do I find that you're becoming more and more like that bastard Su Hang? You're quite the expert at sarcastic remarks towards others."
Liuli rested her chin on her hand, seemingly lost in thought, and said, "It's probably because I'm your legal wife, senior."
Huyan Lan snapped, "Are you here to cause trouble?"
"I wouldn't dare cause trouble," Liuli teased. "You're the female CEO of the Imperial Crown Group, managing trillions of RMB in assets. In the future, the creation of my time machine will rely heavily on your investment, CEO."
Huyan Lan asked irritably, "How far have you progressed in building the time machine?"
Liuli answered honestly, "The project has just been launched."
Huyan Lan raised his chin and looked down at her condescendingly, asking, "Can it be manufactured?"
Who do you think I am?
Liuli crossed her arms, raised her chin, and said, "I am Liuli, the Nobel Prize laureate!"
Heart-shaped diamond pendant VS Gold Imperial Ring
The two haughty women exchanged a glance and burst out laughing.
" Liuli, a mature, sophisticated makeup look doesn't suit you. You're better suited to a sweet, youthful look."
" Sister Xiao Lan, don't cut your hair so short. Let it grow a little longer. You really look like that successful businesswoman from Mirror's online store right now."
Watching the two bickering women, Su Sui was filled with emotion. Liuli and Huyan Lan, one a physics giant and the other a trillion-dollar female CEO, had both become independent and capable leading ladies.
But these leading ladies have never forgotten their goals.
"A time machine could be invented in three years."
Liuli hugged Huyan Lan and said, " Sister Xiao Lan, see you in three years!"
"Okay, I'll be waiting for your good news in 2035!"