The narrator congratulates the young man on his achievements and promises to support him in his research. The young man is intelligent, modest and hardworking. He dedicates his life to "the revitalization of the dragons. The narrator praises him as a "mere fan" and says he will always support him. He breaks the news to the young woman that he has been calling her name but she hasn't responded. The lab notes and work records are there. The girl wants to know if her work should be assigned to her mentor, but she doesn't know how to ask for it. She's new to the university and would appreciate the guidance. She asks if the two young women should be working as research assistants, but the narrator says that they're too young to take charge of their own work. He asks if professor hua actually recruited the young women, but they didn't pass a rigorous test. He also asks if she was interviewed by an older man, and she says yes. He tells her that he's going to work as an assistant to a female researcher named "xiao murong" . She must be his mentor, he says. He wants to meet her, but he can't bring himself to do so because he thinks she's too cold and distant. He says that she should be a middle aged lady. The two of them have finally met.