Genius Club-Chapter 1184 - 42 Copenhagen (Monthly ticket extra!)

Zhao Yingjun frowned:

"Why do I feel like the more you add, the harder it is for me to understand? It always seems... like these keywords are missing some connecting elements, or maybe even some more critical key terms."

Lin Xian scratched his head:

"Maybe you’re right. What these Millennium Stakes observed are probably all fragments of the same event, or parts of the same story. If that’s the case, our sample size is just too small to make sense of it all."

"But there’s one thing I think we absolutely cannot ignore—"

"[The year 1952 surely hides a monumental secret, and an extremely critical truth.]"

After saying that,

he let out a sigh:

"If only I had a time shuttle machine. I just happen to have some entangled state of time-space particles, and I could travel back to 1952 to see it all for myself."

"But, that comet carrying Astatine-339 won’t get to Earth until 2234. There’s no way to realize time travel before then. It’s really frustrating."

Zhao Yingjun tilted her head:

"Maybe you can think of a way to ask Einstein. Although he’d most likely say, ’I refuse to answer. Your question is wasted,’ if you don’t directly ask something related to him but take a roundabout, indirect approach, perhaps you could extract some clues from his response."

"True."

Lin Xian tore the page of notes filled with keywords from the coffee table and tossed it into the trash bin:

"This angle might work. Honestly, sometimes Einstein refusing to answer isn’t a bad thing—if the question is just right... his refusal can be taken as confirmation."

"Anyway, let’s set these questions aside for now. Look, I’ve made a reservation at the civil affairs office to register our marriage on September 20th."

"This date was carefully chosen by my mom. According to the lunar calendar, it’s the eighteenth of the eighth month, an auspicious day. She says it’s perfect for our zodiac signs and birth charts. How about we just register on that day?" ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom

Zhao Yingjun looked at Lin Xian’s serious expression and burst into laughter:

"It’s hard to imagine—a man who, one moment, is discussing Einstein, time travel, logic, and science with me, and the next, is talking about auspicious days and birth charts. You’re both scientific and superstitious."

"Isn’t that how all Dragon Country people are?"

Lin Xian chuckled softly:

"It’s a once-in-a-lifetime event; better to be safe and pick a good omen."

"Once we get our marriage certificate, we’ll officially be husband and wife. Then we can carry out our honeymoon plans. It’s still barely summer’s tail end now. Once we finish at the office, let’s head to Copenhagen."

"By the time October rolls around and your belly gets bigger, long-distance travel won’t be suitable anymore. This way, we can seize the moment and fulfill your wish—to see The Little Mermaid Bronze Statue in Copenhagen."

Zhao Yingjun nodded.

Copenhagen was a place she and Lin Xian had always promised to visit together.

At the same time,

she also wanted to meet Huang Que, to meet the future version of herself.

...

On September 20th, at the civil affairs office in Chun’an County, Hang City, Lin Xian and Zhao Yingjun registered their marriage.

Lin Xian’s parents were beaming with joy. For the two elders, this was yet another happy milestone among many in their lives.

It was a straightforward resolution—solving a lot of things at once.

The couple decided against a formal wedding ceremony, but they still held banquets for friends and family.

After hosting a banquet in Hang City and following it with a visit to Zhao Yingjun’s family in the Imperial Capital, the two departed directly from the Imperial Capital Airport, heading to Copenhagen, Denmark.

They retraced Huang Que’s path, starting at Andersen Cemetery, then moving to Amalienborg Palace, and finally, as the sun set, making their way to the Copenhagen Shallow Sea, where The Little Mermaid Bronze Statue stood.

The crimson sun dipped into the water,

painting the sea in hues of warm orange. Gentle waves kissed the rocks, spraying droplets onto the statue, which shimmered with a phosphorescent glow.

"Huang Que said she never got the chance to come to Copenhagen with her Lin Xian."

On the beach,

Lin Xian held Zhao Yingjun’s hand as they walked barefoot on the soft sand, moving slowly toward the water’s edge.

Today, Zhao Yingjun was wearing a white sundress, silver earrings, and a straw hat that shielded her from the sun.

She had once said she didn’t like wearing dresses and hadn’t worn one since her teenage years.

But...

Now that she was pregnant, tight-fitting clothes were no longer an option. For the first time, Zhao Yingjun had gone shopping for loose-fitting dresses herself.

Vacation clothes should look like vacation clothes.

It was their honeymoon, just the two of them, so there was no need to stay reserved. Still... her obsessive preference for color coordination in accessories was something she wouldn’t change.

She told Lin Xian,

Huang Que probably chose blue earrings because they matched her blue eyes, adhering to the three-color rule.

But Lin Xian disagreed; he believed it was because he had once mentioned liking blue, saying it looked great, so Huang Que always wore blue earrings.

At that, Zhao Yingjun pinched Lin Xian’s arm and told him not to flatter himself:

"Who’s Huang Que? Me or you?"

"Lin Xian, are you getting smug now? Your head’s really in the clouds!"

Fine.

One shouldn’t argue with a pregnant woman—Lin Xian conceded defeat.

Four rows of footprints were left behind in the sand, tracing a path toward the tide.

The salty sea breeze swept through.

Standing in the water where the waves barely reached their ankles, Lin Xian spoke again:

"Huang Que said it wasn’t her Lin Xian who broke his promise, but that she was the one who broke hers. I don’t quite understand what that means."

Zhao Yingjun gazed at the Little Mermaid Bronze Statue bathed in the golden glow of the setting sun. She took a deep breath of the ocean air:

"At least you came here with her, and now you’ve also come here with me. We just have to keep stepping forward, looking ahead, moving toward a better future."