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Under Lu Xiye's persistence, Jiang Zhizhi had to swallow her original words. She counted the days, and just over two months passed in the blink of an eye.
On the way back to the dormitory, Lu Xiye was driving and neither of them spoke.
Jiang Zhizhi said goodbye to him downstairs of the dormitory. Just as she was about to open the car door, Lu Xiye suddenly grabbed her arm. Before she could react, Lu Xiye pulled her into his arms.
He hugged her tightly, and his arms made it difficult for her to breathe.
"Lu Xiye, what are you doing..."
"After three months, can I still hold you like this?" His voice was hoarse and choked with sobs.
Jiang Zhizhi was silent, and both of them knew what her silence meant.
"Then every time I hug you, it's one less hug..." He gritted his teeth and hugged you tighter unwillingly.
*
Back in the dormitory, Jiang Zhizhi lay down on the bed tiredly, and Qiu Han and Lin Xin came over to chat gossipfully.
"Zhizhi, Lin Xin and I just checked out that Lu Xiye. He's the stinky-faced school hunk who went viral at Beijing University of Technology a while ago."
"Stinky-faced school hunk?"
"He just has a sour face towards everyone, especially those girls who confess their love to him. He never gives them a good face. Rumor has it that he has a girl he likes, and there are many speculations about that girl on the Beijing University of Technology forum. Zhizhi, that girl is you, right?"
"If it's Zhizhi, it's not surprising, because our Zhizhi is very outstanding." Lin Xin sat next to Jiang Zhizhi, put his arm around her shoulders and agreed.
"I saw on the forum that Lu Xiye is a wealthy second-generation kid with a lot of money. He's also very ambitious. He's organized a group of bigwigs from the school to start a company to research engines. It seems like they're about to sign a contract with a company... He's definitely not the kind of dandy kid who relies on his parents' wealth to learn nothing."
Qiu Han talked about the information he had learned online and nodded with satisfaction, "Zhizhi, I think Lu Xiye is quite good. I support you two being together."
"What about Senior Xu? He's a very good guy. He hasn't even graduated yet, but he's already been accepted into graduate school. Several major R&D companies have contacted him privately. Also, I heard his parents are both in scientific research, and he has an uncle who's a physics researcher. No matter how you look at it, Senior Xu and Zhizhi are a better match."
If Jiang Zhizhi wants to engage in scientific research in the future, it is obvious that a scientific research family like Xu Qingbo will be of greater help to her. After all, with predecessors leading the way, she can avoid many detours.
Compared with Xu Qingbo's family background, Lu Xiye's family is just richer, and the help of money to Jiang Zhizhi's future career is very limited.
Qiu Han, who had originally supported Lu Xiye, fell silent for a moment when she heard what Lin Xin said, but she was a little unwilling to give in. "You're being too realistic. It's just a relationship, why are you so utilitarian? Zhizhi's love is the most important thing. Lu Xiye said he is Zhizhi's boyfriend, Zhizhi, you two are officially dating, right?"
She came over and wanted to get confirmation from Jiang Zhizhi.
Jiang Zhizhi was already overwhelmed. She helplessly lay down on her side and said, "I'm tired, really tired. Let me rest for a while."
Matters of the heart are more tiring than doing a thousand experiments.
*
After that day, Lu Xiye learned his lesson and stopped giving those messy surprises. He just still went to Shuimu University to meet Jiang Zhizhi whenever he had free time. In a trance, Jiang Zhizhi seemed to have returned to the time when she used to tutor Lu Xiye, but compared to that time, there was a strange feeling between the two of them.
Recently, Jinghai has been shrouded in dark clouds, with constant drizzling rain and an uncomfortable dampness in the air.
Jiang Zhizhi was writing a report in the library. During a break, she rested her chin on her hand and looked out the window. It was foggy outside.
Suddenly, a low chirping sound drew her attention back, and Jiang Zhizhi saw the person opposite her was stunned.
Lu Xiye?
How did he get in?
As if seeing the doubt in Jiang Zhizhi's eyes, Lu Xiye picked up a student ID card of Shuimu University and waved it at her with a smile.
He just joined a student group and borrowed it.
Jiang Zhizhi turned on her phone and sent him a message.
【Isn’t it almost the end of the semester? Why are you here? 】
Lu Xiye pointed to the computer in front of him and replied: [You can review here too.]
Jiang Zhizhi didn't say a few words to him and continued writing the report. Lu Xiye didn't bother her and was busy with his own things on the computer.
After typing on the keyboard for a while, he felt the gaze on the opposite side and looked up, but his eyes only brushed against Jiang Zhizhi's and he saw the whorl on the top of her dark hair.
But even if it was just for a moment, he noticed Jiang Zhizhi's panicked and evasive gaze, and an indescribable sweetness suddenly surged in his heart.
Thinking that Jiang Zhizhi had secretly paid attention to him when he didn't know, he couldn't suppress the corners of his mouth and raised a big bright smile to the girl opposite.
When I came out of the library, it was already ten o'clock in the evening.
"Do you want to go eat something?" Lu Xiye came over and suggested.
She came over at two o'clock in the afternoon and had only a small roll for dinner.
"Are you hungry?" Lu Xiye had barely eaten anything in the library that night. He usually had a big appetite, so he must have been hungry long ago. Moreover, Lu Xiye had bought her a lot of small things recently. Jiang Zhizhi thought for a moment and said, "Let's go. I'll treat you to dinner. What do you want to eat?"
"How about going to Rouge at this hour?"
"Where is that? I've never heard of it."
"I'll drive you there."
“…”
It had just begun to drizzle outside, and the air was still damp. Late at night, Jiang Zhizhi was lightly dressed, and Lu Xiye, fearing she might be cold, practically clung to her.
The two of them were talking to each other, and from a distance their words seemed sweet and gentle, just like a pair of young lovers in college who were in love with each other.
"Zhizhi."
Suddenly, a boy's difficult and sad voice came from under the eaves of the library on the left.
The two turned around and saw Xu Qingbo standing there with a black umbrella in his hand. He was much thinner than the last time they met. His eyes were full of disbelief as he looked at them, and his expression was broken in this cold night that was hard to hide.
"Why?"
He walked towards them, stood in front of her, and asked bitterly.
"Why are you with him?"
"Why didn't you wait for me?"
Lu Xiye frowned, stretched out his hand to push Xu Qingbo away, stood in front of Jiang Zhizhi, and cursed impatiently: "Xu Qingbo, are you sick? Jiang Zhizhi is already my girlfriend!"
"Impossible! I don't believe it!" Xu Qingbo grabbed Lu Xiye's wrist, his fingertips clenched until they turned white. With red eyes, he said unwillingly: "Zhizhi has always liked me, how could she be with you..."
"Neuropathy!"
From childhood to adulthood, Xu Qingbo has always been his shadow. Because of Xu Qingbo's example, he has never dared to reveal his feelings in front of Jiang Zhizhi. He knows that he is far inferior to Xu Qingbo, and not as compatible with Xu Qingbo and Jiang Zhizhi.
Xu Qingbo's words at this moment once again hit Lu Xiye's sore spot. He cursed angrily and pushed Xu Qingbo to the ground without any hesitation.
The accumulated water on the ground immediately soaked the clothes on the back of his body, and his white and clean hands pressed to the ground were instantly covered with dirt.
Water stains splashed on his handsome face, making him look fragile.
It was the first time that Jiang Zhizhi saw him in such a miserable state. She subconsciously wanted to help him, but she moved for a moment and then stopped.
She stood beside Lu Xiye, looking down at the boy in front of her who should have been as gentle and bright as moonlight. Her thin lips trembled as she said, "Xu Qingbo, I want to apologize to you."
"To me, you've always been my academic goal. I respect you, admire you, and look up to you, but I'm sorry, I've never liked you. If anything has ever caused you to misunderstand that I like you, I apologize. I'm truly sorry."
She looked at him with heartache, her eyes sincere and genuine, gentle but resolute.
"But if it was anyone else, I could accept it. Why Lu Xiye? He is not worthy of you at all. You will definitely regret being with him." Xu Qingbo said unwillingly.
Lu Xiye was so angry that he jumped up and down, "Xu Qingbo, I will prove to you that Zhizhi was right to choose me! I will never let her regret it! I will treat her well, so well that she will completely forget about you, and she won't even remember who you are! We will get married and live a happy life!"
He spoke every word with gritted teeth, as if he was swearing.
But the more he said this, the more contempt Xu Qingbo showed towards him.
After a brief moment of shock and devastation, Xu Qingbo's thoughts quickly regrouped. He stood up from the ground and looked at Jiang Zhizhi with a firm gaze. "Zhizhi, I know you just said those words to make me give up. I dare say that I am the person who understands you best in this world. I will always wait for you. One day you will understand that your choice was wrong. Even then, I will still be by your side, because our destinies have been connected by this vast universe since a long time ago..."
Lu Xiye's eyes were bloodshot and he was so angry that he wanted to beat him up, but before he could do anything, he was stopped by Jiang Zhizhi.
Xu Qingbo smiled at her and said calmly and restrainedly, "Goodbye."
Then he looked at Lu Xiye coldly and turned away.
Lu Xiye was so angry that he was about to explode, "Why are you stopping me? Can't you hear how much he deserves a beating for what he just said?"
"Forget it, don't waste your time on this kind of thing, it's too childish." Jiang Zhizhi suppressed the sadness in her eyes, pulled his sleeve and walked towards the parking lot, saying lightly: "Let's go, let's go eat."
"Childish? Are you talking about me or him?" Before Jiang Zhizhi could answer, Lu Xiye snorted again and cursed, "He is very childish. I really didn't expect Xu Qingbo to be such a person. Listen to what he said just now, it's obvious that he wants to interfere in our relationship...Shameless! Damn mistress!"
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