Chapter 706: Natural tacit understanding, hand-holding mania (Part 3 and 4)
Oh, the joy of obsessive-compulsive disorder is online again.
Ten minutes later——
Two bowls of wontons, a large bowl for Xie Dingyuan and a small bowl for Jiang Fuyue.
We didn't eat at the dining table, but gathered at the coffee table in the living room, eating and chatting.
The TV was replaying the news they had watched in the morning, and the two of them didn't find it boring at all.
"Green vegetables seem to have a sweet taste?"
Xie Dingyuan: "It was grown by Liu Ma in the backyard. It's all natural, no chemical fertilizers."
“No wonder…”
"Eat more if you like it." As he said that, he picked up the vegetables from his bowl and put them into Jiang Fuyue's bowl.
Suddenly, the man paused, remembering that he had already taken two bites, and asked awkwardly, "...Do you mind?"
In the past, it was only others who asked Professor Xie if he minded, so how could he ever take other people's feelings into consideration?
So, every action has its consequences, and this is his retribution...
Here we come!
"I don't mind." When Jiang Fuyue shook her head, Xie Dingyuan suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and then happily put all the vegetables into her bowl, leaving not a single one.
Jiang Fuyue: “?” I suspect you just don’t want to eat vegetables!
Xie Dingyuan: "..." Discovered? That shouldn't be the case, she didn't say anything.
After eating, the man took the initiative to collect the dishes and took them to the kitchen to wash.
When Jiang Fuyue was tidying up the coffee table, she found a newspaper under a pile of SCIENCE journals.
She pulled it out, only to find her own picture on the front page.
This is a screenshot of the video of the interview some time ago.
She was sitting face to face with the host, and when the camera shot her from the front, the photo was cropped, but due to the low clarity and the distortion of the image caused by newspaper printing, it looked a little blurry.
The content simply revolves around the topic of how she applied to Qiming University despite having full marks, and presents several different viewpoints in a neutral manner.
Finally, I asked everyone what they thought.
At first glance, there is nothing wrong with it. The author's attitude is very positive and his perspective is very objective.
But if you read it carefully, you will find that when listing the opinions, only one or two are written in support, but the opposition is as much as half a page.
Something like she looks down on University B and University Q, and it would be best if all higher education institutions in the country put her on the blacklist.
Some also criticized her for being so shameless as to compare a fake university like Mingda with the top domestic universities.
The most exaggerated one is that she was possessed by evil spirits or had mental problems. They also used the example that Einstein's descendants were almost all idiots.
Final conclusion: Having too high an IQ is not necessarily a good thing, because madness and genius are often just one step away.
When Jiang Fuyue saw what happened next, she almost couldn't help laughing.
Are all the mainstream media nowadays so weird?
"Don't worry about them." Xie Dingyuan walked over, snatched the newspaper from her hand, crumpled it into a ball and threw it into the trash can.
Jiang Fuyue raised an eyebrow: "Aren't you curious?"
Xie Dingyuan had known for a long time that she had applied to Ming University, but he never mentioned it during their time together.
The man sat down next to her and asked, "Do you want to hear the truth?"
"certainly."
"I'm curious for sure..." Anyone else would be curious, and he was no exception.
"Then why not ask?"
"If you don't tell me, I won't ask. When you want to tell me, you will tell me without me asking, like now."
Jiang Fuyue couldn't help but laugh: "You seem to know a lot? You speak in a very coherent way."
The man scratched his head and started laughing too.
"Actually, Mingda is pretty good."
Xie Dingyuan: “…”
“Why does everyone think it’s so bad?”
Well……
He couldn't answer this question.
Later Jiang Fuyue found out that this is called the "mom filter"!
No matter how ugly your own baby is, you will still think it is cute.
…
In the afternoon, Xie Dingyuan received a call. The caller spoke in Arabic. He casually pulled out a piece of white paper and said, "Go ahead."
Then, write down a series of chemical reaction equations while listening.
After finishing, he glanced at Jiang Fuyue, feeling a little reluctant, "I need to go to the study to take care of something..."
"Well, go ahead and get busy."
"Then you..." Because it involved confidential information, he couldn't take Jiang Fuyue to the study.
"I'll just read some magazines here." She pointed at the stack of periodicals.
"good."
…
After Xie Dingyuan solved the problem as quickly as possible and sent an email to the Soviet base, he couldn't wait to go downstairs.
I searched the living room but didn't see anyone, so I checked the dining room, the kitchen, and even the bathroom...
Everywhere I looked was a cold silence.
A huge sense of loss came over the man, and his eyes gradually dimmed.
She left...
Suddenly, a breeze blew the curtains, and a slim figure became vaguely visible behind the white gauze.
Xie Dingyuan stepped forward, raised his hand lightly, and saw——
The girl leaned back in the recliner, her legs together and slightly bent, a magazine open in her hand, her head slightly lowered, her eyes focused.
The wind blew through the trees, bringing a hint of coolness. The ends of her hair fell onto the pages of the book and were gently brushed away by her fingertips.
Xie Dingyuan stood there in a daze, not knowing how long he had been staring.
He felt like an intruder, and didn't dare to breathe deeply for fear of disturbing the tranquility and peace of the moment and destroying the integrity and beauty of the picture.
Jiang Fuyue was the first to notice: "...What are you doing behind the curtains? Are you done?"
She closed the journal, put her legs down, stood up and walked over to him. "Is it something important?"
The man's Adam's apple moved slightly: "...It's all taken care of."
"Then can I go to your study to find a book?" She was reading a paper just now when she suddenly found something interesting that needed to be verified.
"Okay, what book are you looking for?"
Jiang Fuyue said the name, and because it involved professional terms, she used Latin directly.
“…Is there?”
Xie Dingyuan: "If there is no original version, is a translation okay?"
"What language?"
"Russian."
"Can."
The two went upstairs.
In the following time, Jiang Fuyue curled up in the sofa and read a book, while Xie Dingyuan turned on the computer to handle work.
There was an office desk and an antique display cabinet between the two of them, which was neither close nor far.
But the atmosphere is quite harmonious.
In a blink of an eye, the sun set and Jiang Fuyue turned the last page, still feeling unsatisfied.
But when I saw the blazing sunset outside the floor-to-ceiling window, I was shocked to realize that an entire afternoon had passed.
Xie Dingyuan closed the computer, stood up and walked to her.
Jiang Fuyue handed the book over naturally, and he took it readily and put it back on the bookshelf.
No words are needed, as if there is a tacit understanding between us.
"What to eat?"
Jiang Fuyue shook her head: "I don't know, what do you think?"
"Eat out?"
"Okay, then I'll go back and change my clothes."
A quarter of an hour later.
Jiang Fuyue changed into a red long dress, which was made of cotton and linen, with embroidery elements and reached her ankles.
Her black hair fell behind her, forming a sharp contrast with the red dress, making her skin look even more like snow.
When he went out, Xie Dingyuan had already parked the car in front of the villa.
Through the half-lowered car window, a look of deep surprise flashed in the man's eyes.
Jiang Fuyue walked around to the passenger seat, opened the door and sat down.
When he was about to fasten his seat belt, Xie Dingyuan suddenly stretched out his hand to block it.
He said, "I'll do it."
Jiang Fuyue: "I can tie it." The implication is that she can do it herself.
"I know, but I want to help you tie it."
"?"
The man coughed lightly and said incoherently, "That's how it's played out in TV dramas..."
Jiang Fuyue twitched the corner of her mouth and let him do what he wanted.
So what if I'm a professor?
When men become childish, it doesn't matter what their profession or IQ is.
…
Without Jiang Fuyue's instruction, Xie Dingyuan drove the car to a hot pot restaurant.
"How do you know I want to eat this?!" The girl's eyes lit up when she smelled the spicy taste.
Xie Dingyuan's eye twitched: "Besides this, have you ever eaten anything else with me?"
“…”
Except for one private dish, the rest seemed to be hotpot.
"It doesn't matter what you eat, as long as you like it."
Jiang Fuyue: “…” Tsk!
Sometimes I feel that he can't do it, and sometimes I feel that he can do it.
Xie Dingyuan parked the car and the two of them went into the store together.
By the time I finished eating and came out, more than an hour had passed.
The night is perfect and the summer breeze is cool.
"Walk?"
Jiang Fuyue's long hair fluttered, and she smiled: "Okay."
The last time the two of them took a walk like this was half a year ago. At that time, Xie Dingyuan's feelings gradually became clear, but Jiang Fuyue was still confused and unaware.
Halfway across the mountain, Xie Dingyuan was stamping his feet in anxiety and suffering, but Jiang Fuyue was not affected at all over the other side.
Now, the two are boyfriend and girlfriend.
Thinking of this, Xie Dingyuan's lips curled up into a smile.
He approached slowly, little by little, and finally grabbed the girl's hand and held it tightly in his palm.
Jiang Fuyue saw someone rubbing against her from the corner of her eye, and finally got close to her, and then grabbed her hand like a thief.
A smile flashed in his eyes, but he said nothing.
When the man exerted a little force, she also gently squeezed back in response.
Xie Dingyuan's eyes suddenly lit up, reflecting a joyful light under the street light.
The two of them walked quietly hand in hand, saying nothing, and there was no need to say anything.
…
As they walked, they unexpectedly arrived near No. 1 Middle School and stopped in front of the iron gate.
The security guard was taking a nap in the air-conditioning, his head nodding and his eyes squinting.
Xie Dingyuan: "Do you want to go in and take a look?"
Although all grades have been on vacation, the school has not been closed.
Gymnasiums are often rented out to government agencies or social groups for use as event venues.
People outside the school can also enter and exit freely after registering their identity information.
The security guard was woken up and gave the two people a registration book and a pen. After they finished writing, he just glanced at them casually and let them pass.
During this season, there are couples visiting the playground every night. It’s not surprising to see them so often.
It’s just that girl just now…
The security guard smacked his lips, as if he looked a little familiar.
"Where have you seen him before?"
Forget it, I can’t remember and don’t want to think about it anymore.
…
Xie Dingyuan and Jiang Fuyue went to the playground, walked two laps along the plastic track, and then sat down in the stands.
There were people playing basketball not far away, and every time they made a shot, there would be cheers.
A young man sweating profusely is the best form of youth.
Seeing Jiang Fuyue watching intently, Xie Dingyuan's mouth tightened slightly, and he suddenly said, "I can do it too."
After thinking for a moment, he added, "Better than them."
Jiang Fuyue: “…”
Why do male peacocks spread their tails?
Because it wants to prove to the female peacock that it is more beautiful and more advantageous than other peacocks.
In the animal world, this is called the "courtship instinct."
To go further, it is the "nature of reproduction."
Humans are no exception.
Xie Dingyuan: "Why are you looking at me like that?"
Jiang Fuyue: "I want to know how beautiful your tail is."
"?"
Just then, a basketball flew towards the stands.
Jiang Fuyue stood up, jumped and caught the ball, and it fell steadily into her hands.
Xie Dingyuan was a little slow, and because he saw Jiang Fuyue's action, he withdrew his hand in time, so he missed.
A group of boys immediately surrounded her and whistled wildly at Jiang Fuyue.
"Beauty! This way!"
"Nice catch!"
"Hey—can you play ball? Wanna play together?"
"Your boyfriend doesn't seem to be doing well. Do you want to change him?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Jiang Fuyue felt a chill running down her side.
"Give me the ball." Xie Dingyuan said solemnly.
Jiang Fuyue handed it over obediently, "They were just joking, you..."
Before he could finish his words, the man threw the basketball with great force and it flew towards the boy with amazing speed and power.
The latter didn't even avoid it, with fighting spirit rising in his eyes, and he actually wanted to take it head-on.
Bang--
There was only a muffled sound.
The basketball first reached his palm, but the force was too great, and his arms unconsciously retreated, and this retreat brought the basketball directly to his chest.
However, even so, it was not enough to cushion the force of the basketball, and he was hit hard in the chest through his palm before he could barely catch it.
But the price he paid was a pounding chest, a distorted expression, and he almost fell on his butt as he stepped back.
The boy was stunned, both in shock and in great pain.
His group of buddies also stopped making noise and looked between Xie Dingyuan and his companions.
One of them stood in the stands looking down at them, not even bothering to look at them, with only a haughty chin; while the other one covered his chest, his face pale, looking as miserable as could be.
Comparing the two, it becomes clear who is successful and who is not.
"No, sorry, my friend was just joking. He's just a mean-spirited person. Don't take it seriously, big brother."
There are still some smart people who know they can't afford to offend, so they immediately give in and ask for peace.
But Xie Dingyuan's expression was still not good.
"Really, we don't mean any harm, we're just used to talking nonsense," he said, slapping himself on the mouth. "I'm so sorry, buddy! Your girlfriend is beautiful, and you're handsome too. You two are a match made in heaven, and you deserve to be together!"
"...Why did you stop? Keep going."
"Ah? Oh! I wish you two will love each other forever, stay together forever, and grow old together!"
Only then did Xie Dingyuan wave his hand with satisfaction, indicating that they could go back to where they came from.
The boy who jumped out to smooth things over felt relieved instantly, pulled his brother who looked dissatisfied but pale, and turned and left.
"What are you doing? I haven't gotten my revenge yet, I can't just leave like this!"
"Don't be ridiculous, face reality! You're still trying to get back at me? I just showed off my skills and that was enough to give you a hard time. What are you trying to get back at me for? Are you stronger than me, or better at playing basketball? Or maybe you're better at picking up girls?"
“…” I couldn’t speak.
"Just looking at that ball-throwing move just now, it's obvious he's an expert! As the saying goes, if you can't afford to offend someone, then don't provoke them. Why are you still arguing with them? You're an idiot!"
"No...are we just going to let it go like this? I..."
"Stop me me me, just run away."
“…” Woohoo! It was just a slang sentence, why do you treat me like this?
In the stands.
Xie Dingyuan sat down calmly.
His cocky yet restrained look was no different from a victorious fighting cock. If he had hair on his body, he would have perked up right there.
"Are you satisfied?" Jiang Fuyue asked with a smile.
"Not bad." Inexplicably arrogant.
"Are a bunch of kids worth your effort?"
“…A gentleman can be killed but not humiliated.” Who asked them to say that I am not capable enough in front of you?
Don’t you know that the word “no” is what men hate to hear the most?
Jiang Fuyue seemed to vaguely understand what made him angry.
Haha, man.
A group of teenagers were scared away, and another group came to inherit the basketball court.
Jiang Fuyue glanced at the time and asked, "Let's go?"
"Yeah." Xie Dingyuan stood up.
The two of them walked down from the stands. Halfway down the road, he silently took Jiang Fuyue's hand and held it tightly.
A man and a woman left together.
The night wind blew, blowing the girl's long hair and the hem of her red skirt behind her back, and it just happened to touch the man. From a distance, it looked very harmonious.
"Brother Ci! Here—give me the ball—quickly—"
"Fuck! They got robbed."
Two minutes later, the opponent made a successful shot and scored a point.
"Stop playing, take a break for two minutes!"
Several young men gathered together. Yi Ci withdrew his gaze from a distance, with a trance still on his face.
"Brother Ci, water."
“…Thank you.”
"If that ball had been passed to me just now, it would have definitely gone in! Even if it hadn't gone in, the other team wouldn't have scored. What a shame."
"Brother Ci, were you distracted just now? This...is not at all your normal level!"
"I'm sorry, I seemed to see an acquaintance just now, so I looked at him a few more times. I wasn't paying attention and let him take advantage of me." As he said this, he looked in the direction where the man and woman left.
There is no one to be seen now.
The woman was wearing a red long dress, with black hair draped over her shoulders. She was tall and looked exactly like Jiang Fuyue from behind.
The man next to her also looked a little familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen him.
But on second thought, why would Jiang Fuyue walk around the playground with a man so late at night?
It’s impossible even if the sky falls!
Yi Ci breathed a sigh of relief. "We finally managed to take over the place. Let's play two more games and double our losses!"
"Just waiting for Brother Ci to say this!"
"Go—fuck him!"
In the second half, Yi Ci regained his fighting spirit and continued to advance like a hot knife through butter, leaving the opponent helpless.
Well, Jiang Fuyue has rejected him, Zhong Ziang and Ling Xuan, so it is definitely impossible for her to fall in love in the short term.
Thinking of this, he immediately played more aggressively and shot three-pointers.
"Shit! Did he take stimulants?"
"No, I just drank a can of Red Bull."
"Why do I feel like a heartbroken reckless man? He's not playing basketball, he's playing 'balloons'?"
…
Jiang Fuyue, who had no idea that her relationship was almost exposed, was already drowsy in the car.
Although the man looked straight ahead at the road, his peripheral vision was always watching her. Seeing this, he couldn't help but remind her: "Cover yourself with a blanket, don't catch a cold."
"……oh."
When the car drove into the community, Jiang Fuyue had already fallen asleep with her head tilted to one side, a blanket draped over her body, and a peaceful look on her face.
Xie Dingyuan parked the car and just looked at her quietly, as if he could never look enough.
Then, the closer they looked, the smaller the distance between them became.
He simply unbuckled his seatbelt, placed his hands on the passenger seat's headrest, hunched his upper body, then leaned forward slightly, and slowly lowered his head...
The girl's rosy red lips were so close, just a little bit away, just a little bit, and she could touch them.
The man's breathing stagnated, his heartbeat thundering. As if he had made up his mind, he closed his eyes and moved forward suddenly...
The third and fourth chapters combined total 5,000 words.
I will continue to add more tomorrow~
By the way, here is a quiz with prizes——
Can Xie 99 successfully kiss Yue Jie? (He really failed many times)
A. Yes; B. No
(End of this chapter)
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