Jiangcheng will remember this day because of something that happened on June 30th of that year.
Outside on the street, motorcycles roared, and the weather gradually became hotter and hotter. The shadows under the sycamore trees could not block the passage of time. A quiet girl in a black dress stood at the corner of the street. One after another, the faces of pedestrians passed by, and the riders kept an eye on her figure in the rearview mirror.
Today, Jiang Cheng received a call from a rental agency. For various reasons, he paid the rent and rented a house for a whole year in Lanjing, a bustling city of steel and concrete.
He now has a place to stay.
A young girl is also going to move into this place of refuge...
"Are you sure you don't want to stay in a hotel? Hotels are actually quite nice, and you don't have to worry about cleaning or anything..."
"I can't stay here, I'm scared."
"But......"
Jiang Cheng swallowed the rest of his words. He actually wanted to say that it would feel strange to let Luo Xiaoli live in the same house as him, even though they weren't in the same room.
Never mind, let's leave it at that.
Anyway, she won't be staying for long before she leaves.
Jiang Cheng has always been a straight man. Right now, he only has his scientific research career in mind. He doesn't want to care about anything else. He just provides Xiao Li with a place to live and doesn't care about anything else.
He hailed a taxi and headed towards the two-bedroom apartment in the complex he had previously looked at. Since it was a rental, he would definitely need to buy a lot of things, so he moved all his belongings out of the dorm and told his roommates.
The two-bedroom apartment was very clean. The previous owner was a white-collar worker who kept it tidy and spotless.
Jiangcheng doesn't need much cleaning, which saves a lot of trouble.
In the taxi, he glanced down at Luo Xiaoli, who was huddled in the corner with a small bag on her back. She looked out the window at the scenery rushing by. The bag looked so empty; it probably only contained things like earphones, chargers, and tissues.
Looks like I'll have to buy another one...
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"Don't be upset, Xue Rou. It's not a big deal. That kid just has no taste. I'll scold him every time I see him from now on."
In the dormitory.
Her best friend gently patted Zhao Xuerou's shoulder to comfort her, her eyes full of heartache, because Zhao Xuerou had been frowning ever since she saw that scene that morning.
I couldn't even eat lunch.
"No, Mengke, don't scold him. It will only make him hate me more."
"Huh? He treated you like that, why do you still care whether he likes you or not?"
Liu Mengke paused, as if she couldn't believe what she had just heard.
"As you know, Jiang Cheng has been stubbornly devoted to me all these years. It's my fault for not giving him a clear and open attitude. It's because I never wanted to be in a relationship and never intended to keep him as a backup option. Now he's disappointed and has turned to someone else." Zhao Xuerou lowered her eyes, her eyes red-rimmed.
She couldn't forget the fact that she had witnessed Jiang Cheng embracing a very pretty girl in a black dress that morning.
"I understand you. Everyone has their own thoughts. Goodbye is goodbye. The next one will be better, right?"
"No, Jiang Cheng has liked me for four years. Now he's suddenly changed his target. This is obviously not normal. He's doing this to show me, isn't he?"
"......"
Seeing the questioning look in her eyes, Liu Mengke shrank back, revealing her double chin.
"Oh? Is that really what you think, Rou Rou?"
"I've figured it out! Thank you for reminding me! Mengke, you're truly my best friend, I've found my direction!"
"Really! That's great! I knew it, bye-bye it is."
"I've decided to stop being so reserved. It's time to start dating. I'm going to be honest with Jiang Cheng and not let his four years of persistence go to waste!" Zhao Xuerou clenched her small fist, curled the corners of her mouth, and suddenly emerged from the gloom.
She rolled out of bed, sat in front of the dressing mirror, wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, gave herself a confident smile, and began applying makeup, including a bright lip gloss.
Zhao Xuerou, who was already beautiful, became even more charming after a little grooming.
"Rou Rou, why are you putting on makeup?"
“I need to meet Jiang Cheng. Is something this important going to be discussed over the phone? Of course, we need to talk about it face to face.”
Her best friend stared, mouth slightly agape, increasingly doubting whether she and Xue Rou were even on the same wavelength...
The night was cool and still, and the Milky Way was dazzling.
The lights were on in Lancheng residential area.
In one of these lights, Jiangcheng's figure can be seen.
He sat in a chair in his study, with a notebook on the computer desk in front of him containing outrageously complex papers, and next to him were books of materials and sheets of white paper covered with countless tedious symbols. A whiteboard was covered with genome symbols.
To the right is a cup filled with tea leaves floating in the water, the aroma of which permeates the entire room.
Jiang Cheng's hair was a mess, and he was still wearing the same T-shirt he hadn't changed in three days, with the school badge still on his chest.
He stared intently at the formulas, ignoring everything else, and devoted himself entirely to them.
"It's too profound! It's really too profound!"
He browsed through academic papers on well-known websites, studying the research findings of leading figures in the biotechnology field, while comparing them with the mysteries of the human genome that he possessed.
Fortunately, he had learned eight languages and mastered the basics, otherwise he would have been completely unable to understand these complex and obscure languages!
Jiang Cheng felt parched and his mind was in turmoil.
The Human Genome Project, which brought together the most outstanding scientists, the most sophisticated research equipment, and the most brilliant minds, had failed to conquer, was now completely laid out before him.
"So this is the direction of the research..." he muttered to himself, flipping through the materials rapidly while writing formulas with a "rustling" sound.
He appeared to be insane.
He didn't even hear the knocking on his own door.
In the living room, a scantily clad young woman sat at the dining table, looking at the still-steaming takeout food, resting her chin on her hand, without taking a bite.
She was waiting for her brother to come out so they could have dinner together.
Luo Xiaoli held her phone, occasionally editing and sending messages. Her two slender legs swayed together, revealing her smooth calves under her skirt. She seemed very happy, with a smile on her lips, and humming a song in an unknown tune.
Look down, then look up.
She kept repeating this action.
It's as if I want to see the person inside through the door.
Luo Xiaoli tapped her slender fingers on the screen and posted this message on a very large social networking site.
"Today, I am so happy. I have finally come to his city and found the brother I have been longing for. He is not much different from me in my memory."
After posting the update, she happily pulled an old photo from her handbag.
Outside the frost-covered bamboo forest in the photo, two children are wrapped around each other's necks, their smiles particularly bright.
Meanwhile, Jiang Cheng, completely unaware of the girl's thoughts, was in the middle of a grand celebration. A storm of scientific research was sweeping over him, and he sat in the center of the storm, laughing heartily.
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