sincere
Xu Honghan suspected that he had misheard. His pupils widened instantly and he looked at the girl in his arms in disbelief. "Zhizhi, what did you say?"
"I want to be your girlfriend." Jiang Zhizhi looked into his eyes seriously. "I'm an adult now. I know that Senior Brother treats me so well because he likes me. I can feel it."
"You are delirious due to the fever." Although Xu Honghan said this, his breathing couldn't help but become rapid.
He did like Jiang Zhizhi, but he was an adult, more than ten years older than Jiang Zhizhi, and he knew what he could and could not want.
To Jiang Zhizhi, he could only be her senior brother forever and loved her like a younger sister.
He had been hiding his feelings, thinking he could hide them from everyone, but he didn't expect that Jiang Zhizhi had already seen through them...
"Zhizhi, I can't be with you. I'm already old, and you're still so young. You have a bright future. I can't be so selfish. I can't let you down, let the teacher down..."
Xu Honghan hugged Jiang Zhizhi tightly, reluctant but also reluctant. "I'm leaving soon to pursue my own dreams. The reason I stayed here is to accompany you through this coming-of-age ceremony. Zhizhi, maybe you are confused and in pain now, but this is something you must go through on your path to growth. I believe you can get through it and move towards a brighter future."
"Senior Brother..." Jiang Zhizhi couldn't stop crying and sobbed sadly.
Xu Honghan gently pushed her away, cupped her cheeks and wiped her tears, then placed a gentle kiss on her forehead. "Zhizhi, no matter what, you have to face your heart and don't let yourself regret it."
The doorbell outside suddenly rang. Xu Honghan wanted to get up, but Jiang Zhizhi grabbed his collar.
Her eyes flashed with panic, and she asked nervously, "Is it Xu Qingbo?"
Xu Honghan is Xu Qingbo's uncle. He must know that this is Xu Honghan's residence and might come here.
"Don't be afraid, I'll lock this door and won't let him in."
He let go of Jiang Zhizhi's hand, stood up and went out.
Jiang Zhizhi followed him out of bed and heard a "click" at the door, but she was still worried and locked the room again.
She didn't know why she was so panicked at the moment, but she couldn't meet Xu Qingbo, otherwise everything would be messed up.
*
Xu Honghan opened the door and it was indeed Xu Qingbo outside.
He had been looking for Jiang Zhizhi all night and now looked very tired.
"Is Jiang Zhizhi here?" He asked directly the first time he saw Xu Honghan.
"She's not here."
But Xu Qingbo saw a pair of girls' shoes placed at the entrance. They belonged to Jiang Zhizhi, he remembered them.
"Sure enough, she heard everything." Xu Qingbo rubbed his forehead irritably and leaned against the door.
It was rare for Xu Honghan to see Xu Qingbo show such an expression. He asked, "What happened between you two?"
"This is none of your business." Xu Qingbo said indifferently.
"It's none of my business. I'm just concerned about my junior sister."
"Do you really treat her as your junior sister?" Xu Qingbo asked him coldly with sharp eyes.
Over the years, Xu Honghan's concern for Jiang Zhizhi was not normal at all.
Xu Qingbo saw it all.
Xu Honghan looked at his expression and smiled suddenly, "Qingbo, were you rejected by Zhizhi?"
"She didn't reject me." Xu Qingbo immediately retorted.
"But she's avoiding you and doesn't want to see you, so why are you forcing her?"
"It's not what you think."
"I'm just kindly reminding you. Since it has become like this, you should slow down for a while, otherwise it will only backfire."
"Do you know that I have been counting the days waiting for this day! I thought that as long as I opened my mouth, there would be a happy ending between her and me, but..." Xu Qingbo said painfully.
He knew that Jiang Zhizhi cared a lot about friendship, but it shouldn't have turned out like this.
"Things don't always go the way you want. How many days of leave did you take? The end of the semester is almost here, so it should be a critical period over there, right? You should get back soon."
"I...I want to see her again."
"There will be plenty of opportunities in the future, so why rush? You still have a long time when you come back from abroad," Xu Honghan persuaded.
Xu Qingbo's expression became extremely lonely. He was silent for a long time and said, "Uncle, take good care of her. I will be back in a few days."
Xu Honghan couldn't help but sigh as he watched Xu Qingbo leave.
Xu Qingbo has had it so easy since he was a child. It seems that as long as he works hard, there is nothing he can't get.
He was bound to encounter some setbacks.
*
Xu Qingbo is gone.
When Jiang Zhizhi opened her cell phone, besides countless calls and text messages, the latest one was just a farewell.
She breathed a sigh of relief.
In the living room, Xu Honghan asked her to come out for dinner, and Jiang Zhizhi put on her slippers and ran out quickly.
"You look much better?" He smiled jokingly.
Thinking of what happened before, Jiang Zhizhi felt a little embarrassed, but it was precisely because of that that she completely let down her guard against Xu Honghan and was able to show her true self.
"Brother, thank you." She expressed her sincere gratitude.
"Let's eat. I've learned to make some home-cooked dishes. Let's see if they suit your taste."
There were scrambled eggs with tomatoes, shredded pork with green peppers, cola chicken wings, and a dish of corn stewed pork ribs on the table. They smelled delicious and were very tempting.
Xu Honghan served her some rice. Jiang Zhizhi hadn't eaten all day and was already hungry at this time. She picked up her chopsticks and started to eat with relish.
"Is it delicious?" Xu Honghan asked her expectantly.
"Yeah, it's delicious." Jiang Zhizhi nodded repeatedly.
Xu Honghan chuckled, "As long as you like it, I'm glad. Qingbo always says that my cooking is not good, so I tried many flavors, afraid that you would not like it."
"I like the food my senior cooks. Whether it's sandwiches, pasta, barbecue or home-cooked dishes, I like them all," Jiang Zhizhi said sincerely.
Xu Honghan raised the corners of his lips happily, "Then eat more."
Looking at the bright and pretty girl in front of him, his eyes were full of tenderness.
How could he not like a girl like this?
pity……
I was born before you, and you were born when I was already old.
*
Xu Honghan left not long after. Jiang Zhizhi knew that after this separation, it would be hard to say when they would meet again.
But that was the path he wanted to take, and she also had to take the path of her own choice.
She and Qiu Han made full preparations for the Spark Project. Yang Fuyuan was very interested in the transient heat load problem they raised and became their project mentor. With Yang Fuyuan's recommendation, their experimental project was successfully passed and they began their research in full swing.
The transient heat load they studied is caused by the massive energy and particle flow generated during a tokamak discharge, similar to a solar flare. This energy instantly bombards the target plate at the bottom of the device. This transient heat load far exceeds the limits of many materials. While there are solutions to temporarily withstand this heat, these solutions only address the symptoms and not the root cause.
Jiang Zhizhi and Qiu Han's idea was to create a local magnetic field to scatter the deadly particle flow onto a larger target plate, so as to enlighten the surface and withstand this force.
However, creating this localized magnetic field is no simple task. They first need to collect all the discharge data accumulated over the years at home and abroad, create a neural network, and analyze the global parameters. And this is just the first step...
In the second half of the semester, Jiang Zhizhi and Qiu Han were busy sorting out the vast amount of information. Although Jiang Zhizhi could remember all the data in an instant, processing and analysis required a joint discussion between the two. While Jiang Zhizhi was analyzing with Qiu Han, she also began to design feedback control circuits with the help of the laboratory, and was very busy.
Until the end of the semester, their experiment was still in the theoretical stage. However, Jiang Zhizhi was able to confirm the correctness of the experiment, and it was only a matter of time before it was completed.
After the final exam, Jiang Zhizhi received a call from Li Rongrong.
"Zhizhi, have you bought your ticket?"
"No, I forgot to buy it before. Have you bought it?"
Tickets for the Beijing-Haikou train are always hard to come by, especially these days, when tickets are simply not available.
She had already planned to spend a little more money to buy a first-class or business-class ticket back home.
Anyway, money is no longer a problem for her.
But in this way, I can’t go back with Li Rongrong.
"Well, I haven't bought a ticket yet. Don't buy one. Let's go back together in Lu Xiye's car."
Jiang Zhizhi was silent. She didn't really want to ride in Lu Xiye's car.
She was afraid that what happened that day would happen again.
"What's wrong, Zhizhi?"
"Nothing, I might be back a little late, you can go back first in Lu Xiye's car."
"Ah? Isn't the exam over? What else do you want to do? Let's go back together, otherwise it will be so boring along the way. I don't want to be alone in a car with Lu Xiye!"
"You don't want to be in the same car with him?"
"Yeah, of course I don't want to."
"Why?"
Jiang Zhizhi's question made Li Rongrong stunned.
"What? If I don't want to, then I don't want to. I want to go home with you. If not with you, I won't take his car."
"Okay, I'll go back with you."
Li Rongrong noticed something was wrong, "Zhizhi, what's wrong with you? You seem strange."
"Maybe I'm a little uncomfortable..." Jiang Zhizhi pursed her lips, "Rongrong, has Qingyu gone home?"
"Well, she took the high-speed train back by herself."
"Is everything okay between you and her?"
"It's fine, Zhizhi. Are you very concerned about what happened that day? Qingyu doesn't really hate you. She told me that she likes you very much, but she just can't get over the hurdle in her heart for the time being. Don't worry, we will still be good friends in the future. Besides, it's not your fault that Xu Qingbo likes you. If the two of you really get together, I think Qingyu will sincerely bless you."
"No, I won't be with Xu Qingbo." Jiang Zhizhi said firmly.
Li Rongrong sighed. "You're being unfair to Xu Qingbo, aren't you? Xu Qingbo is listening carefully to Qingyu. What about you? Are you listening carefully to him?"
"Stop talking."
"Or do you like Lu Xiye?" Li Rongrong suddenly asked.
Jiang Zhizhi pursed her lips and paused, then gritted her teeth and said, "I don't like either of them."
"Ah, really? If that's the case, then you don't care that I like Lu Xiye?" Li Rongrong smiled softly, "You already knew that I like him."
Jiang Zhizhi felt like something was stuck in her throat for a moment, but she still said with difficulty: "Okay, of course you can like him."
"Haha, look at how embarrassed you are! Don't worry, how could I abandon my good sister for someone like Lu Xiye? As for me, although I do have a little crush on him, I will definitely not chase him."
On the other end of the phone, Li Rongrong's voice suddenly deepened. She said seriously, "Zhizhi, you must know your heart clearly. Whether it's Xu Qingbo or Lu Xiye, if you like someone, don't let yourself regret it. Just like you can see my feelings, as a bystander, I can also see yours."
"Rongrong, I'm very clear-headed. I always know what I want. Love and the like are not important to me at all, and I don't need them at all. I have my own path to take."
Maybe she had a moment of heart-beating, but compared with the vast distance, it was just a drop in the ocean.
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