He froze in place, the smile on his face frozen.

"This..." Qi Yan's gaze returned to the thing in his hand.

Liu Kai was afraid that he would be embarrassed, so he quickly stepped forward to help, "It's okay to treat him to a meal, but why did you go downstairs to get it yourself without asking me?"

"It's not much, just bring it up," Qi Yan said, glancing in Ding Ning's direction.

Ding Ning ignored him, opened the lunch box containing rice, removed the tableware, and ate alone.

"Senior Sister Xiao Ding, would you like to join us?" Qi Yan invited.

Ding Ning looked at him without saying anything. It was obvious that he was still angry and didn't want to pay any attention to Qi Yan.

The lunch was quite awkward.

Ding Ning had no intention of forgiving Qi Yan, and Qi Yan's good intentions seemed to have been unsuccessful.

Now the situation of the two is very bad.

Qi Yan was also hit by Ding Ning's indifference. Perhaps because he had lived too smoothly since childhood, this matter gave Qi Yan a headache.

Go home after get off work.

Qi Yan insisted on going with Zhou Mo.

"You didn't drive?" Zhou Mo asked.

"No," Qi Yan said, "Xiangbin Yali is not far from here, we can get there in a few steps."

"Did you come here running?"

"Well, just consider it as exercise."

"Okay, get in the car," Zhou Mo unlocked the car.

Knowing Qi Yan had something to say, she didn't beat around the bush and asked directly, "Are you still worried about Xiao Ding?"

"Yes," Qi Yan asked, "Senior Sister, what else should I do? I really didn't mean it. How can I make her understand that I really didn't mean to hurt her?"

"Don't blame yourself too much," Zhou Mo said. "Who wouldn't be a little emotional and a little angry when encountering something bad? Don't take it too seriously. Wait for Xiao Ding to calm down for a few days. If you rush to her now, she will probably get even more annoyed with you."

"Then I have to do something, right?"

"Just do your own thing," Zhou Mo asked, "Do you know how to use the code Liu Kai taught you a few days ago?"

"Just barely." Qi Yan said unconfidently.

"Just barely knowing it means you don't know it," Zhou Mo said, "Try to understand the methods and principles involved in the next few days. I'll check it next Monday."

"Senior Sister, please forgive me. I have no time to think lately..."

"Are you here for graduate studies or for love?" Zhou Mo interrupted harshly.

Qi Yan was stunned for a moment, obviously surprised by Zhou Mo's seriousness.

"I've already told you what you should do. Studying is your top priority. Why are you staring at Ding Ning? She hasn't told you clearly that she has someone she likes?"

Qi Yan was speechless.

"Don't you know how to quit while you're ahead?" Zhou Mo was also angry. "She clearly said that if she has someone she likes, she won't date anyone else. You should just give in. Our college is short of everything else except girls. Three-quarters of your class are girls, right? Are you determined to be completely devoted to Ding Ning?"

Qi Yan pinched his nose and said, "Not really."

"That's it?" Zhou Mo said, "Ding Ning doesn't even bother to pay attention to you, yet you insist on going after him. Aren't you tired and upset?"

"Tired and upset."

"Isn't that enough?" Zhou Mo glared at him helplessly and said earnestly, "Treat Ding Ning the same way you treated her when you first enrolled. Don't worry, your Senior Sister Xiaoshuang and I will definitely try to imply something and say good things about you. After all, you're Ding Ning's benefactor. Once this emotional outburst subsides, she'll figure it out herself."

"I understand." Qi Yan lowered his head silently.

"Don't just say yes, you have to mean it, understand?"

"Um."

Behavior cannot be changed overnight. Although Qi Yan agreed with it, Zhou Mo did not expect him to become successful overnight.

I just hope Qi Yan will listen to her this time, give Ding Ning time to digest the negative emotions, and stop adding fuel to the fire.

Fortunately, Qi Yan listened carefully.

The next day.

Things took a turn for the better.

As the saying goes, there is always a way out when you reach the mountain, and a blessing in disguise. This is generally true.

The final grade rankings for last semester are out.

Scholarships are also available.

This year is different from previous years. The School of Health Management has always been a marginal school of the University of Tokyo and is not given much attention by the School of Medicine. Therefore, the number of scholarships allocated to the School of Health Management by the school has been reduced compared with previous years.

This means that even if Ding Ning is removed, Wan Zhi will not be able to get the scholarship.

Comfortable.

Harming others will eventually harm yourself, and this can be considered Wan Zhi's retribution.

When Ding Ning heard the news, he felt a little relieved.

When Qi Yan arrived at the office, he glanced at Ding Ning's workstation with trepidation, then immediately looked away. He followed Zhou Mo's instructions and did what was necessary. Then he put on a smile and greeted everyone, "Good morning, brothers and sisters."

"Good morning." Zhou Mo said.

"Good morning, Xiao Qi," Zhao Xiaoshuang said as she took a glass of water. "Have you read the document I sent you a few days ago?"

"I've read it," Qi Yan said. "I still have some questions I don't understand. Senior Sister, do you have time? I'd like to ask you something."

"Sure," Zhao Xiaoshuang took a sip of water, walked behind Qi Yan, and watched Qi Yan frantically open the computer. "Everyone is here, if you have any questions, just ask. If I don't know the answer, I still have our senior sister."

"These are just minor issues. I'm just too inexperienced," Qi Yan smiled, opened the PDF reader, and found the place he had marked. "In the Materials and Methods section, it has modeling, single variable analysis, and adjusted variable analysis. Which one should I use?"

"This isn't just a matter of which variable to use. In fact, the choice of variables is subjective to the researcher, and the method of selecting variables is different. Have you read the content on machine learning?"

"Not yet."

"Take a look at variable selection in machine learning, also known as dimensionality reduction, and then think about your question. Perhaps you will get the answer yourself."

"Okay, I'll take a look now," Qi Yan said, and found the PPT that Liu Kai had sent him before, and started studying it again.

Zhao Xiaoshuang saw that he was serious, smiled with satisfaction, and turned to look at Zhou Mo.

Their eyes met, both filled with relief.

This is what a graduate student should do.

Liu Kai poked his head out from the computer screen and silently gave Zhao Xiaoshuang a thumbs up.

Ding Ning saw that everyone was normal and Qi Yan no longer had the stubborn attitude of yesterday and was studying seriously. She breathed a sigh of relief.

Around noon.

It was almost time to order food, and Ding Ning suddenly said, "Let's have lunch."

He also said that he was in a bad mood because of the scholarship issue and that he had troubled everyone, and that this was his apology.

Zhao Xiaoshuang smiled mischievously, "Is there a share for Xiao Qi?"

Ding Ning said embarrassedly, "Of course. We are all in the same group, how could we leave anyone behind?"

"Thank you, Senior Sister Xiao Ding," Qi Yan stood up quickly, "Senior Sister Xiao Ding, I apologize to you, I..."