Chapter 31: Jealousy and a sense of superiority (3)
After Saito Kidō stopped the person, he bowed deeply in front of the busy campus gate.
"Please forgive my selfishness and I apologize for my previous lack of understanding."
This middle-aged man, who had sparse hair but the remaining hair was neatly styled with gel and wore a suit and looked like a social figure, bowed and apologized to a young handsome man without caring about the young people coming and going around him.
Neon society is very cold, and most people don't pay attention to those behaviors outside their homes that have nothing to do with them. Everyone basically passed by without paying any attention, and only a few idle and bored students cast their eyes in this direction.
Then they discovered that the person being bowed to was actually Ji Tou Shiye!
Ji Tengsi also wanted to turn around and leave. With his fame on the Tokyo University campus, any insignificant matter could be discussed on the Internet and fermented into something uncontrollable.
If Saito Kidō's actions were filmed by someone with bad intentions and distorted on the Internet, it would have consequences that he did not want to see.
Ji Teng Si also calmly stopped and asked him, "Why are you apologizing all of a sudden? What do you mean by 'I don't understand'?"
Saito Kidō was dragged up by the arm, and after he straightened his back, he finally looked like a senior agent. But the aura of a corporate slave was familiar, and I felt like I had seen him somewhere before.
"Kito-san, I'm really, really sorry. Since I learned yesterday that..."
"I'm sorry, I'm in a hurry. If your confession is very important and must be made now, please walk with me and say it."
Ji Teng Si also carried two large shopping bags and continued to walk towards the dormitory. He planned to quickly resolve this emergency, and then go to the laboratory to meet Okiya Subaru as originally planned.
This person who came to him out of nowhere did not call him in advance, nor did he introduce himself when they first met. He knew him and was very familiar with him, and he knew that his call would probably not be answered, or had been rejected countless times. That was why he did not greet him in advance and make an appointment to meet him.
That means this is a problem left over from one’s identity background.
Generally speaking, this situation will definitely trigger a new plot, and Jiang Jiu will definitely be very interested in learning more about it.
But now, Ji Teng Si's heart and eyes are full of the person who physically disgusts him. Having never been with him before, he has such strong negative emotions towards a person he doesn't know at all. This is obviously a more important plot in the background arrangement!
This Okiya Subaru is definitely not an ordinary person!
Saito Kidō showed no sign of being angry when his confession was interrupted. He obediently followed Kito Shiye and strode along, and acted decisively.
When he was in charge of the artist Ji Tou Shiye, he already knew that this seemingly gentle and elegant young man was actually very individual and proud.
To the outside world, he presents himself as a man of both talent and beauty, and one who is able to plan and strategize. However, in private, he is actually very demanding of himself and those around him, to the point of being harsh.
He not only sets strict requirements on himself, but also makes plans for everyone around him in an orderly manner. Most of his requirements are reasonable and always lead to good results, so people around him are very convinced of him.
In a group, as long as he exists, the center of the group will unconsciously shift to him, and no one will object.
Saito Kidō found that he had subconsciously been getting along with Kito Siye in the same way as before, and had long forgotten the cautiousness in his heart at the beginning.
When he spoke again, it was quite businesslike: "Kito-san, I'm sorry to learn about your physical condition. I sincerely apologize for the harsh words I said to you before. The company has understood your situation and will not disturb your life anymore."
Ji Teng Si also guessed that he was from an entertainment company, probably a former agent or assistant. He had no intention of resuming his singing career for the time being, so if the company would not disturb him, he would naturally be satisfied.
But he didn't miss a word.
"Physical condition? Did you misunderstand something?" He had a cold attitude and did not have a good face towards his classmates at all.
Ji Tengsi also walked under the shade of the trees, avoiding the last rays of the sun. He did not wear his usual gold-rimmed glasses, and his dark eyes were exposed. Even if the sun shone on his face, it seemed that it could not illuminate this dark spring.
"Do you also believe the rumors on the forum?"
"Rumors? Could it be that..."
"I just fainted due to low blood sugar. How can it be an incurable disease? Aren't you an expert in handling public opinion? Why do you believe these nonsense? It seems that you need to re-cultivate your business skills." He sneered unceremoniously.
Although his words were very impolite and mocked Saito Kidō's professional field, his cold and gentle voice, coupled with his gentle and clean face, sounded like a cool guy who still had a youthful vibe, teasing someone close to him.
"Well, so that's it, I'm obsessed." Saito let go of his nervousness and said with a wry smile to himself.
With just a few words, Ji Teng Si figured out that he was the dominant one between the two, while Saito Kidō was the one who wanted him to do something.
After figuring out their social style, he no longer suppressed his bad mood of "being disturbed" and said directly: "Mr. Saito, since the misunderstanding has been resolved, we will part ways first. You can go back the same way and walk straight ahead to the school gate. I have something else to do, so I won't see you off."
"Well, Kito-san, since your health is fine, why don't you consider continuing your previous career? It would be a shame to leave when things are going so well! And wouldn't that be a bit irresponsible to the fans who are looking forward to you..."
Saito Kidō was unwilling to give in again. He first tried to blackmail her morally with harsh words, and then he continued to induce her: "Didn't you balance your career and studies well before? I don't believe what you said in your announcement about concentrating on studies. If you are in a relationship without telling anyone, our company will not force you to stop it. We can work together to find a solution..."
Ji Teng Si couldn't stand it anymore. They had already walked downstairs to the dormitory. As long as he put his things upstairs, he could go do what he had always wanted to do instead of standing here listening to this so-called agent's nagging.
"I think you misunderstood one thing. I have absolute decision-making power over my life plan, and I will never change it easily because of others. I gave up my career only because I was not interested in it, not because of love, and I will not change my decision because of a few words from others."
His eyes, without the glasses covering them, revealed a cold look, and without the glasses frame on his high nose, his face looked a little more distant when he wasn't smiling.
This was something Saito Kido had never seen before, and Jito Si also took off some of his disguise. He was so shocked that he couldn't speak for a moment.
"Please go back."
The tall young man turned and went upstairs.
Five fifty.
Very good, not too long.
He packed his laptop and some necessary items into his backpack, then took out a glasses cloth to wipe the thin-framed glasses in the box.
He meticulously tidied his appearance until there was not a trace of fingerprints on it.
Even if you are meeting someone you dislike, you should not lose your composure. Rather, you should behave flawlessly in such situations and crush the other person in every way.
However, the guy with the shockingly low attendance rate should not be worthy of his attention. After all, he can crush everyone else in terms of academics alone.
Ji Tosi, who is possessed by Jiang Jiu, has not yet figured out the real reason why he hates Okiya Subaru, so he is now facing his imaginary enemy with a sense of superiority over the loser.
“Squeak—”
At six o'clock, he pushed open the door of the laboratory, and a tall figure with pink hair appeared in his eyes.
At this time this evening, other students in the research group went out for a dinner party outside the school, along with their supervisor.
They also invited him this morning, but he declined because he was busy.
Therefore, there were only two of them in the laboratory filled with instruments.
"Hello, Okiya-kun." His manners were impeccable.
"Good evening, Kito-kun." Okiya Subaru looked back towards the door.
"Kito-kun has recovered very quickly. Now he is no longer as pale and weak as he was then. That's great." The pink-haired man smiled impeccably with his eyes narrowed.
"Thank you for your care. I had a good rest."
While taking out the documents to be handed over, Ji Teng Si also looked at the other person with a critical eye without leaving any trace.
His pink hair, which was obviously well-groomed, fell neatly down, and his eyes were narrowed tightly behind his thin black-framed glasses, making it difficult to see his emotions from his eyes.
The high-necked black and blue shirt was tucked neatly into his trousers, his suit trousers were a shapely fit, and his leather shoes were polished to a shine.
The buttons of his shirt cuffs were unbuttoned, revealing a pair of strong and muscular wrists that had been well-trained.
This was a man who looked very "elite", completely unlike the unkempt "lazy guy" type he had initially thought.
He was a completely different person from what he had imagined.
Although he kept his eyes narrowed and had a smiling expression on his face, there was a very fierce aura around him.
Ordinary people are easily deceived by his harmless appearance and gentle and polite actions, and ignore the sense of threat he inadvertently reveals.
But Ji Teng Si would never miss this feeling!
This is the feeling of meeting someone of the same kind and finding a worthy opponent!
Whether it is the dressing style or the temperament, they are so similar that Ji Teng Si also feels unparalleled competitive pressure.
However, although I don’t know the depth of this person’s character, judging from the feedback I got from seniors, it is possible that he is just a facade!
He comforted himself to ease the inexplicable anxiety in his heart.
This anxiety was indeed quickly alleviated, five minutes after they began discussing the experimental plan.
My supervisor is a professor in the Department of Physics. His graduate students are responsible for many different topics, but they all revolve around the topic of high-energy particles.
Kito Shiya and Okiya Subaru are both first-year graduate students who have just started to engage in brand-new research. They were assigned to the same group by their supervisor, who asked them to work together to supplement a few small branches in an already mature field.
This involves a large number of experiments, and building the experimental platform and designing the experimental plan require solid engineering knowledge.
Because it was not a very important project, the task was only assigned to the two of them. Their main job was to assist the senior students.
Precisely because the project was not urgent and did not require immediate rapid progress, Subaru Okiya had ample room to slack off, leaving Kito Si alone to work hard to learn unfamiliar knowledge.
Ji Tengsi also dislikes people who are not motivated and evade their tasks.
This is like doing a group assignment, where only the team leader cares about the score, while the rest just want to get by. They can't even be contacted when assigning work, as if they have disappeared from the face of the earth.
However, Ji Teng Shi's own excellence makes him feel strong sense of superiority when facing this situation.
This sense of superiority comes from his self-discipline, his ambition, and more importantly, from the pride that comes from the huge contrast with others.
This can even make him willingly take on the responsibility of "team leader" and allow "team members" to slack off - as long as the situation is made clear to the "teacher", everyone can generally get a fair "score".
Therefore, even though Okiya Subaru's negative attitude caused him a lot of trouble and forced him to delve into a lot of unnecessary trivial knowledge, he was not as angry as he thought.
Especially after discovering during the discussion that Okiya Subaru lacked the most basic understanding of the experimental project, and even his responses to professional knowledge were very clumsy!
His sense of superiority reached its peak!
Ji Teng Si also secretly admired the speechless look of the handsome pink-haired young man, and pretended to be considerate by sending him some corresponding documents and book catalogs, asking him to "take some time" to read them.
"These textbooks are the foundation of the subject. They have been sent to your email. I suggest you review them again..."
The victory of this one-sided "secret confrontation" ended with a move by Subaru Okiya.
When Ji Teng Si once again raised a question that he himself did not understand in order to embarrass the other party, this pink-haired man who was not angry even when being embarrassed, and who was always smiling and good-tempered, searched for an article on the computer.
"That's great! I can finally help Kito-kun a little bit!"
He turned the laptop in the direction of Kito Shiya.
"This is the paper I submitted when I was an undergraduate. It happens to answer this question! What you said..."
The words of the squinty-eyed man could no longer enter his ears.
Ji Teng Si also stared at the paper that the other person was pointing at.
Published in RI journal, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering article with impact factor 3.0.
—Damn, it’s better than anything he’s ever published!
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