Chapter 49 Did she reply to your message?
After the weekend, September 1st is the first day of school. Song Suiyang deliberately left home a little early, as the traffic on this day is usually very congested. The atmosphere has been bad recently, so she didn't dare to be late. On the way, she was still thinking about whether she should tell Qin Tian if Tong Zhongyuan hadn't come to the museum yet. Although Qin Tian and she have a good relationship and his rank is higher than hers, Tong Zhongyuan is logically half her master. This industry emphasizes respecting teachers, and she has no reason to stand on Qin Tian's side. Besides, she really couldn't think of how Tong Zhongyuan could offend her. In her opinion, Tong Zhongyuan's greatest ability is not to restore cultural relics, but to never compromise and not be hated. Although Tong Zhongyuan has not had a personal relationship with anyone during the days he has been here, all colleagues in the department have a very good impression of him. As far as she knows, the same is true in other departments.
She went to the restoration room with her mind wandering. As soon as she entered, she saw Tong Zhongyuan already working. She greeted him respectfully, thought for a long time, and finally sent a message to Qin Tian, saying that Tong Zhongyuan was at work.
After waiting for a while, Qin Tian didn't reply. She looked at the door again, afraid that Qin Tian would suddenly rush over to kill her. She had rushed over like this last week.
Tong Zhongyuan suddenly asked her: "Are you waiting for Qin Tian?"
She was startled for a moment, then thought that if Qin Tian wanted to embarrass Tong Zhongyuan, she should protect him, so she immediately replied, "She was looking for you last week, and it seemed like she had something important to tell you."
Tong Zhongyuan said "hmm" and didn't respond.
Qin Tian didn't reply to her all morning, let alone come to the restoration room. She breathed a sigh of relief. After all, she had reminded him, so it was enough for her to know.
At lunchtime, she made an appointment with Chen Yun from the reference room to eat in the cafeteria. Chen Yun walked into the restoration room and swung the door card at her. She put down her work, washed her hands, and followed her out.
As she left, Chen Yun looked back several times. Song Suiyang teased with ill intent, "Haven't you seen enough? I knew you invited me to dinner just to see him. Do you want me to talk to him for you?"
"What are you talking about, Mr. Tong? I'm not even close to him. I mean, I'll have a chance to see him, a few more times, but it'll only be a month or so, and I won't be able to see him again in the future. I think he's a little different today."
"Why is it different?"
"It's just... Usually when I come in, he doesn't even look up. But just now, as soon as I pushed the door open, he looked up at me."
Song Suiyang laughed so hard that he couldn't help laughing: "You still say you don't have such thoughts? I've been thinking about you since I saw you once."
"Alas, it's useless to have such thoughts. It's important for people to know themselves." Chen Yun laughed at herself and went to the cafeteria with Song Suiyang, laughing all the way.
After dinner, Song Suiyang and Chen Yun went out for a walk and returned to the museum during the afternoon shift. The moment they entered, Tong Zhongyuan stopped what he was doing and looked up at her. She suddenly remembered what Chen Yun had said.
She walked to her workbench and picked up the purple clay teapot she had damaged last week. She sighed. This stroke was just a filler, so she had to grind it off and start over. She took out sandpaper and began to polish the drawing. Tong Zhongyuan's voice rang out beside her.
"Grinding will cause height differences, making it difficult to level it later, resulting in half the effort and twice the result. Removing and reshaping will be faster and more complete."
Song Suiyang turned her head abruptly! Was she hallucinating? No, even if she was, it couldn't be accompanied by a visual hallucination. Tong Zhongyuan was truly just two steps away, looking at the purple clay teapot, giving her the first guidance she had ever received.
"Oh, I'll take it off right now." She quickly put down the sandpaper, sweat dripping down her back with excitement. Chen Yun was right, he was a little different today. Was he in a good mood? Not really. If he was in a good mood, it was the last time he sent her a message that was the most erotic.
She picked up her tools and began dismantling the repaired area. It was a delicate job that would take time. She assumed Tong Zhongyuan would stop paying attention after that one instruction, but he stayed, quietly watching her dismantle the work. Under his gaze, she felt incredibly stressed, sweating all over, more nervous than she would be on an exam.
After finally removing a small piece, she looked at him with a sweaty expression, waiting for the instructor's comments. He still looked at the purple clay teapot and said absentmindedly, "Okay."
She heaved a sigh of relief as if she had been pardoned. Then she heard him say:
He? Which he? Which piece of news? Song Suiyang was confused.
Tong Zhongyuan glanced at her and returned to his repair table. Song Suiyang was even more confused. This was not right. How could she not answer the first question Teacher Tong asked after their first instruction? She had to answer, not only well, but also thoughtfully, to be worthy of his kindness. She walked to his side respectfully and asked seriously: "Teacher Tong, whose news are you talking about?"
Tong Zhongyuan remained silent for a long time. Her phone, placed beside the purple clay teapot, vibrated. Regardless of who was calling her, she was listening to instructions and naturally wouldn't even glance at her phone. Tong Zhongyuan stared at the purple clay teapot from afar and said two words in a cold voice: "Qin Tian."
Qin Tian? Song Suiyang recalled that she had indeed sent a message to Qin Tian that morning, saying that Tong Zhongyuan had arrived. Could it be that he had seen it at the time?
"Oh," she said, "She looked for you last Friday. I sent her a message this morning saying you were here. But she didn't reply."
Tong Zhongyuan put on his glasses again, picked up the carving knife and started carving patterns, and reminded him, "Your phone is ringing."
Song Suiyang returned to the teapot and glanced at her phone. It was just a junk message. She put the phone down, picked up her tools, and continued working. Out of the corner of her eye, she seemed to see Tong Zhongyuan stop and his gaze rest on her. In an instant, she suddenly had an idea. She quickly raised her head and said to him, "It wasn't sent by Qin Tian. I haven't seen her all day today, and I didn't see her eating in the cafeteria. Maybe she didn't come into the museum today and was out on work."
Tong Zhongyuan said nothing more and continued working with his head down.
Song Suiyang's mind replayed those words. He felt a little different today. The person who made him look up was Qin Tian. What on earth had Qin Tian done to him? When she came, he would definitely ask her.
As the ancients said, things go against one's wishes. The more she thought about something, the less likely it would come. She wanted to find Qin Tian, but she didn't see her the next day. She wanted to send a message to ask her but felt it was too gossipy. Instead, she saw Tang Zhixu in the cafeteria, eating alone. It seemed that apart from Qin Tian, he didn't eat with others very often, otherwise how could their scandal be the top of the top ten mysteries of the Shanghai Museum. She sat in front of him and asked him where Qin Tian was. He obviously knew her whereabouts and said that she had something going on at home and asked for leave. She sighed in her heart, even if Qin Tian was abducted by aliens, Tang Zhixu would definitely know where she was.
After dinner, she returned to the restoration room. Tong Zhongyuan, as usual, ordered takeout and ate by the window. The door rang, he looked back, and continued to eat. But for some reason, she always felt that something seemed different about him. She checked his restoration progress every day, and his speed had slowed down. Perhaps it was because he had just recovered from an illness, or perhaps it was because his concentration was declining. She was wondering whether to tell him about Qin Tian's leave, but he hadn't mentioned Qin Tian since yesterday. If she went to tell him, it would seem like she was making a fuss. Besides, it was not like they didn't have contact information. If there was anything, they would naturally contact each other, and there was no need for her to interfere.
In the afternoon, she saw him go out twice. The first time, he bought coffee for the department, and the second time, he bought a piece of cake, took one bite, and threw it away. She knew he couldn't drink caffeine for a year after his illness, and she felt sorry for him. If he couldn't eat it himself, it would be nice to treat others.
When she got off work, she said goodbye to him, took her bag and left. He called her from behind, and she quickly turned around. He was silent for a moment and said goodbye.
Knowing that Qin Tian had something going on at home, Song Suiyang didn't want to bother her. She would contact her when she was done with her work. She still didn't see Qin Tian on Wednesday, most likely because she still didn't come to the museum. She was in good condition these days, but Tong Zhongyuan's restoration progress had almost stagnated. Seeing that she couldn't learn anything, she devoted all her energy to repairing the purple clay teapot. At noon, she and Chen Yun were still having lunch in the cafeteria. Just as she had put the plate on, Chen Yun suddenly supported her with her elbow, almost knocking over her plate. She looked in the direction she pointed, and quickly put the plate nearby, otherwise it would be overturned sooner or later. It turned out to be Tong Zhongyuan who came to the cafeteria. If she remembered correctly, this was his first time in the cafeteria.
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