Chapter 91 Watching
After Lin Yan decided to start a business, he became completely busy like a top.
I should have communicated with my tutor beforehand, and some non-core courses basically didn't appear.
The school is naturally happy to see these students who have real talents, business acumen, and most importantly, some family support to start their own businesses, and gives them the green light all the way.
Of course I am not willing to be outdone.
Although the idea about the AI NPC character script was burning like a small flame in my mind, when I really started to work on it, I deeply realized what it meant to be "the beginning is always difficult".
The technical barriers to this thing are not low. Just working on the underlying logic and algorithm optimization is enough to give me a hard time.
One day, I was scratching my head at a string of error codes on the screen, feeling like I was about to pull my hair out. Then the phone screen lit up. It was a WeChat message from Fang Qing:
Fang Qing (angry version): Let's go out and talk for a while. I can't hold it in any longer.
Well, this aunt’s “emotional hotline” is here again.
I sighed, saved the damn code, and slipped out of the lab behind her.
This kind of "two-person act" has been performed so many times that several guys in the laboratory look at us with a bit of ambiguous inquiry.
Although they all know that I have a boyfriend who I am very close to, the frequency is really too high.
I also discovered that Fang Qing was really feeling suffocated in the laboratory.
The people around me are either straight men obsessed with code or otakus addicted to games. There is not even a fake sister to chat about gossip.
Over time, I, her "gay friend with a boyfriend", became her only emotional trash can and "best friend".
Tsk, this "true feeling" came inexplicably, but it's hard to avoid.
As soon as she reached the stairwell, Fang Qing turned around impatiently, her face a complex expression of excitement and frustration. She lowered her voice and said, "Bestie! Emergency call! I have to complain to you about my stupid Crush! Yesterday's epic meeting!"
"Go ahead, I'm all ears." I leaned against the wall, ready to listen to a long, melodramatic drama.
"I was planning to severely humiliate him!"
Fang Qing waved her arms and gritted her teeth. "I heard he was stuck on a difficult technical problem for a long time, and guess what? I accidentally solved it! Surprising? Unexpected?"
"What the hell?!" I was truly shocked this time. "You're so awesome? You're hiding your abilities, Dr. Fang?"
"Heh," Fang Qing raised her chin proudly, then lowered her voice a little guiltily, "Although... I used some 'off-field support' during the process... For example, I asked my dad for advice..."
"Your dad?!" I was even more surprised, "Uncle is so hardcore?" Although I knew that Fang Qing's family should be well-off and her temperament was there, I didn't expect that she came from a family of such a technical expert.
"Oh, don't mention it," Fang Qing waved her hands, a look of "it's all fate" on her face. "This is our family tradition, to be into technology. Otherwise, would I be forced to learn this thing? It's painful!"
"Hahahaha..." I couldn't help but laugh out loud, "And then what? And then what? Did the plan of humiliating him fail?"
"Right!" Fang Qing slapped her thigh. "Then I asked him out! This guy was as alert as a thief! But I couldn't resist my constant nagging, and he finally came out. I figured, if humiliating him isn't an option, I might as well crush him head-on! Before we went, I'd memorized the relevant technical concepts, difficulties, and solutions by heart! Guess what happened?"
Her expression became extremely strange. "I pushed the door open and saw him sitting there, looking very respectable! He was wearing a white shirt and his hair was specially styled! He could even smell the perfume! Where am I?"
She pointed to her bare face, framed glasses, and the plaid lab shirt she wore, and said, "I went there with this 'academic refugee' face!"
“Pfft—hahahahahahahahahaha!”
I couldn't help but laugh so hard I slapped my head against the wall. "Comrade Fang Qing! I'm going on a 'date'! You've gone way off topic, aren't you?"
"Fuck?!" Fang Qing's eyes widened in shock. "Is he... is he crazy? I asked him out to discuss technology! To crush him academically! What the hell is going on in his head?!"
"Hey, hey, hey," I finally stopped laughing, "When you provoked them, your motives weren't quite pure, were they? Now you're playing innocent?"
"That's...that's different!" Fang Qing retorted, stiffening her neck, her ears slightly red. "Although at first I had some...um...unsophisticated thoughts! But I've since evolved! I've found new joy in challenges! Defeating him in his area of expertise! How exciting! But then he did this! It seriously disrupted my academic passion! And it challenged my technical accomplishments!"
"So... was he quite disappointed?" I asked, suppressing a smile. "He dressed up so well, only to be treated to a 'technical seminar'?"
"...I think so," Fang Qing pouted, recalling. "The look in his eyes changed from... uh... maybe anticipation? Then he was surprised when he listened to my analysis of the technical solution, and finally... he was completely stunned. He just stared at me for a long time. I was getting nervous and asked him, 'What's wrong? Did I not explain something clearly?' But he said nothing, turned his face away abruptly, said, 'I have things to do,' and got up and left! Damn! He didn't even say 'great!' Do you have any manners?"
I thought to myself, damn, this silly girl.
The look in his eyes and his reaction showed that he didn't understand.
I was stunned by your concentration and tenacity, and maybe even moved by you.
Senior Brother Gu, that beautiful girl from the top of the mountain, was probably stunned by someone's "technical solution" at a date for the first time.
But...I see it but don't say it out loud.
Love is something that only tastes good when you figure it out yourself.
I enjoy watching the show.
"Maybe... he thinks you are too amazing and that you easily solved the problem he had been studying for so long, so he feels embarrassed and ashamed." I analyzed seriously.
"Really?! Really!" Fang Qing immediately felt like she had found a soulmate. "I think so too! For a man, face is more important than anything else! So later, I went back and asked him on WeChat, 'Did I explain it clearly enough? Was it enlightening?' And guess what he replied?"
Fang Qing imitated Senior Brother Gu's cold tone. "He said, 'Fang Qing, if you keep going like this, I can't guarantee what will happen.' Shit! What does that mean? Is he mad? Is he going to hit me out of frustration?"
“Pfft—hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!”
This time I laughed so hard that tears almost came out, and I had to hold on to the wall to keep my balance.
"Hey! Chen Rui! What are you laughing at?" Fang Qing was annoyed and angry because of my laughter.
"No...hahaha...what do you think Senior Brother Gu is? A violent maniac?" I wiped the tears from the corners of my eyes.
"Him?" Fang Qing frowned. "I just feel like he's really good at pretending! He always tells half the story and leaves the other half unsaid! Communicating with him is like playing charades, and it makes me so angry!"
"So you go and provoke him just because you don't like him?" I raised my eyebrows.
"Haha," Fang Qing gave a look that said, "You don't understand." "I've messed with so many people. He... is indeed quite unusual. Maybe it's because... he's so interesting?"
She herself felt that this reason was a bit untenable, and her tone was vague.
"Then let me give you a friendly reminder," I put away my joke and said seriously, "If you are not serious, it is best not to provoke Senior Brother Gu. This guy... looks cold, and it seems that he is the type who, when he gets serious... will not care about anything and will fight to the end." That was enough.
"...Wait?" Fang Qing looked stunned. "What's so serious about him? Is he serious about academics?"
"Senior Brother Gu is not a blockhead," I patted her shoulder and said earnestly, "He has feelings. That's all I have to say. Figure it out for yourself."
After saying that, he no longer looked at her confused expression, turned around and slipped back to the laboratory.
It's really interesting to watch other people's love affairs, especially such chaotic and misunderstanding-filled ones.
I sat back in my corner, looking at the unfinished code on the screen, my mind a little wandering.
The awkwardness between Fang Qing and Senior Brother Gu... inexplicably reminded me of the time when Lin Yangang and I were in the dormitory.
I couldn't help but sneak up on her. A glance or a gesture could stir up a storm in my heart for a long time.
Were the fourth brother and the others like me at that time, seeing everything clearly from the side but having to hold back their laughter and pretend to be stupid?
Tsk... Lao Si, Lao Wang, Xiao You... I haven't seen them for a long time.
Those days in the university dormitory where we played games carefreely, fought over instant noodles, and slandered each other suddenly enveloped us like a layer of mist, bringing with it a bit of stale warmth and a carefree atmosphere.
It’s only been a few months since I graduated, but it feels like a long time ago.
I have been in this graduate school campus for almost two months. The environment that seemed strange and advanced at first has become familiar to me unknowingly. Even "weirdos" like Fang Qing have become a part of my daily life.
Time...seems to be running faster and faster.
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