Volume 1 Chapter 143 I'm Back

Xu Jingmo did not return home all night.

At four o'clock in the morning, Wen Jiahuan called him to ask, and Xu Jingmo said, "I'm not going back today."

Wen Jiahuan was the same. When the words came to his lips, he dared not say anything to dissuade him.

Xu Jingmo sat in the car for a whole day and didn't even want to eat.

The sentry on duty couldn't stand it anymore, so he called him in and had dumplings together.

The first thing Xu Jingmo thought of when he took a bite was that Du Ruo would definitely like these beef and radish dumplings.

He asked: "The dumplings are delicious, did you make them yourself?"

The sentry said, "Yes, my wife brought it to me."

Xu Jingmo said, "It's delicious. If it's convenient, can I ask my sister-in-law for the recipe? I want to learn it."

Sentinel: "No problem, I'll ask for you."

As he spoke, he made a video call to the other party and asked carefully about the recipe of the filling.

Xu Jingmo also smiled and wished the other party a happy new year.

After the call ended, Xu Jingmo asked, "Will my sister-in-law be sad that I didn't go home on New Year's Eve?"

The sentry said: "It will be sad, but there is nothing I can do. My mission is here. It's not like I don't go home every year. This year it's my turn to be on duty, and she still supports me. Look, the dumplings were delivered warm. Who doesn't want to reunite with family on New Year's Eve, but someone has to stick to the post to maintain order. If my family doesn't understand, then no one will understand. Someone will take over my post this afternoon, and I can go home."

Xu Jingmo smiled and gave him a thumbs up.

The sentry asked curiously, "What about you?"

Xu Jingmo: “Hmm?”

The sentry said, "I let you pass, so of course I know who you are. You are a good young man, why are you running here instead of staying at home?"

Xu Jingmo lowered his eyes to look at the dumplings in the bowl and laughed softly: "I am similar to my sister-in-law. I am supporting my family."

The sentry didn't quite understand, and Xu Jingmo didn't explain too much.

After eating the dumplings and drinking a bowl of hot dumpling soup, he stood up and prepared to leave, saying, "I want to order a cake later. Call me when it arrives and I'll come and get it."

The sentry said, "Just stay here. It's so uncomfortable in the car. Aren't you cold?"

Xu Jingmo said softly: "It's not cold, you're too far away."

Not close enough to the building.

The sentry looked at him strangely as he left.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, not many businesses were open.

About three hours later, someone came to deliver the goods, large and small packages.

The sentry didn't look closely, but just asked the rider to put the things at the door and went to call Xu Jingmo.

Xu Jingmo came over and took only one cake.

The sentry called out to him, "Hey, where are these things?"

Xu Jingmo waved his hand without turning his head, his voice full of energy, "This is your New Year's gift. The dumplings are delicious. Thank you and sister-in-law. Happy New Year. Come home early, unknown hero."

The sentry stared blankly at his receding back, then looked down at the New Year gift boxes on the ground and couldn't help but tear up.

Xu Jingmo stayed from early morning to early morning, slept from early morning to noon, and stayed from noon to late night.

He sat alone in the car and only chatted with the sentry for a few words at noon.

His cell phone was always charged, but he didn't want to contact anyone.

New Year greetings kept popping up on WeChat, and he finally muted them.

I just sat there quietly, staring at the building in a daze.

Loneliness, of course.

But Du Ruo spent 48 days in such loneliness.

I don't think he would be unable to survive a single day.

In the evening, Wen Jiahuan called again to inquire, but his phone was on silent so they called the gate.

Xu Jingmo walked to the gate to answer the phone, and the same words were heard: "I'm not going home today."

Wen Jiahuan couldn't help but say, "Son, come back. You're useless there."

Xu Jingmo said: "It doesn't have to be useful, I just enjoy it."

Night fell again, and Xu Jingmo said to himself facing the building, "I am here to celebrate your 18th birthday with you, don't even think you will have the chance to pick on me."

*

On the seventh floor of the research institute building, in the dead silence of the empty corridor, the sound of a door being pushed open was suddenly broken.

Someone rushed out excitedly, shouting loudly: "Success! Success! Quick, quick, contact the publicity department!!!"

In the laboratory, Du Ruo seemed to have used up all her strength. She leaned back in the chair and relaxed. She raised her hand and shook her head, glancing sideways at the date she had circled on the wall. She couldn't help but give herself a thumbs up in her heart - I'm so awesome.

As the news of this joy and cheer spread quickly, people flocked to the laboratory, curiously asking questions and congratulating him. "Is it really successful?"

The assistant in the room smiled excitedly and responded excitedly: "Of course, we have repeatedly tested and deduced it countless times!!"

"This will definitely be a major revolution in the field of physics!"

"A new inequality that questions the Copenhagen interpretation has been born!"

“Oh my god!!!”

"Du Ruo!!! Ruo Shen!!!"

"Have you chosen a name yet?"

Du Ruo raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and answered confidently: "RM inequality."

By the time Du Ruo had provided all the materials and worked with the Publicity Department to organize and issue the announcement, several hours had already passed quietly.

New Year's Day, 23:00.

The Minister of Propaganda said, "Is it distributed now?"

Du Ruo requested, "0 o'clock, thank you."

After 25 days of racing against time, we have done everything we can.

In the remaining 5 minutes, she wanted to leave it to fate.

At this time, someone outside the door asked curiously, "Is there any parking space across from our institute?"

"I don't know, maybe it belongs to some leader."

"No way, judging from his figure, he looks like a handsome guy. Who has farsightedness? Come and see if he is a handsome young man."

Du Ruo was stunned when she heard this. She quickly rushed out of the house, squeezed to the window and looked out.

Although she couldn't see the face clearly, her intuition told her.

That's Xu Jingmo.

She pushed through the crowd and hurried toward the elevator. The elevator indicator light showed the floor below.

She couldn't wait for the elevator to slowly rise, so she turned around and ran quickly to the fire escape, taking one step after another, rushing down almost madly at the speed of parkour.

She was only wearing a thin sweatshirt, but soon she broke out in a thin layer of sweat. She panted heavily, stopped to rest for a few seconds, and then rushed downstairs quickly. While running, she even distracted herself and thought that Xu Jingmo must have lied to her. Running was much more tiring than kissing.

Before the security guards on duty on the first floor could react, a thin figure flashed past their eyes.

As if she was worried that the other party was going to leave, she rushed to the door, put her hands to her mouth like a trumpet, and shouted:

"Xu Jingmo!!!"

The sweet sound breaks the endless silence of the night, like a shooting star across the sky, surprising everyone.

Xu Jingmo, who was lighting candles with his head down, looked up in disbelief.

I haven't even had the chance to make a wish, but how come it seems to be coming true?

He stared blankly at the familiar figure in the distance, his eyes instantly moistened, and his vision was so blurred that he could hardly see her outline.

He wiped away his tears with his hands in a hurry, and saw Du Ruo's face filled with an excited smile. She jumped up and waved to him, then quickly rushed down the stairs.

Xu Jingmo couldn't help but step forward and ran quickly to greet her.

The security guard at the gate saw this and immediately stopped him.

His heart was beating violently and he was so anxious that he couldn't speak for a while.

But before he could explain, Du Ruo had already run over and jumped into his arms. The inertia of long-distance running made him involuntarily take a few steps back, but he caught her steadily and hugged her tightly.

The two long-parted hearts pressed tightly together, feeling each other's heartbeats and breathing in each other's breath that was both strange and familiar.

Du Ruo said: "Xu Jingmo, I'm back."

Xu Jingmo couldn't help but shed a tear from the corner of his eye and said with a smile, "Thank you for your hard work, my little scientist."