After actually meeting Yu Yanxi, Zhou Ziyi felt that he was not that scary.
It’s not that he’s terrible, it’s that his… competitiveness isn’t that strong.
Of course, no matter how competitive the competition is, Yan Xiuji is the only judge. Only he knows whether his thoughts are on Yu Yanxi.
Zhou Ziyi watched them go to the toilet one after another, and then they came out one after another after a long time. He didn't mention it, but it didn't mean he didn't care; he cared, but he couldn't mention it directly.
He is now like a prisoner waiting for execution. His crime is obvious, but he still needs the judge's final verdict. And this verdict... as long as Yan Xiuji doesn't say it clearly, it doesn't exist!
——So I closed my eyes for a while!
Zhou Ziyi despised his own evasive behavior, and couldn't help asking Tang Shirong about who Yu Yanxi was: [Brother Tang, I asked you about Yu Yanxi's situation before, have you figured it out? ]
Tang Shirong: [Fuck, I forgot! ]
Zhou Ziyi: [……]
Tang Shirong: [I didn’t forget to ask, I just forgot to send it to you! His classmate sent me a biography of him, it’s all in English, it gave me a headache, you can read it yourself.]
Zhou Ziyi: [He is only a few years old, why is he talking like it is a lifetime achievement exhibition? ]
Tang Shirong: [He seems to have participated in some international forum, I forgot the name. For such a forum, one must prepare a resume that looks impressive, right?]
Zhou Ziyi received the file and opened it directly: Oh, there are also special terms, which gives me a headache too.
Ten minutes later, Zhou Ziyi, who was looking up words on his phone and reading the resume, said: ... Damn, that’s pretty awesome.
Yu Yanxi's attitude clearly showed that he was aiming to become an academic giant. Zhou Ziyi somehow used Yu Yanxi's English name to search for papers and found that although the papers he authored had average citations, they were also listed as papers by big names, and the impact factor... made Zhou Ziyi far behind.
——For such a rising star, who cares whether he can play billiards or not? People may not be willing to play with ordinary people.
——One died halfway through college, the other ran wildly on the bright and glorious road to tomorrow...
"I can't compare, I can't compare..." Zhou Ziyi lay on the bed, looking at the ceiling. Thinking carefully, he is a person with hands and feet, but he doesn't find a job and stays at home all day. Compared with others who study hard for their dreams, there is a huge gap. Let alone other people, Zhou Ziyi himself compares objectively and feels that he is just like a vase, with no effect.
And this vase is ridiculously expensive.
Zhou Ziyi thought for a long time and silently sent a message to Tang Shirong: [Should I find a job? ]
Tang Shirong: [Looking for a job? Come with me and I’ll pay you. ]
Zhou Ziyi: [You have a shitty job. How many months do you have to work to find a job? Don’t let your dad tell you later that you didn’t make any money and gave all your salary to me.]
Tang Shirong: [I can find you a job in my house, but you are already married to Old Yan. I think Old Yan will be embarrassed and not happy if you come to work in my house.]
Zhou Ziyi was amused by his nonsense. His fingers were still typing "What do you mean by going to work? Will you..." when his cell phone suddenly rang.
It was still an unfamiliar number, but it looked like a legitimate mobile phone number, so Zhou Ziyi picked it up: "Hello?"
"Hello." A strange voice came from the other side, "Is this Zhou Ziyi?"
"I am, who are you?"
"I'm Yu Yanxi."
Zhou Ziyi sat up suddenly.
***
Zhou Ziyi had thought before that if he saw Yu Yanxi again, he would have to be "fully armed".
But after reading Yu Yanxi's resume, I felt that it was boring to do all these fancy things in front of such a knowledgeable person.
So that afternoon, Zhou Ziyi put on a T-shirt and a jacket, combed his hair casually, put on a pair of black-framed glasses, and arrived at the agreed place.
This is a cafe.
After entering the room, Zhou Ziyi realized that this place was quite high-end. The seats were quite far apart, and there were some artworks in the middle to serve as barriers. This layout obviously made it impossible to hear the conversations of other customers.
Zhou Ziyi came to the appointment mentally prepared, so he didn't react too much.
The waiter took him to the designated table, and Yu Yanxi was already sitting there. He was wearing a casual suit today, and with frameless glasses, he really looked like an academic. It was just that he was dressed a little too formally, and Zhou Ziyi's short jacket and black-framed glasses made him look like a younger brother.
Literally that younger brother.
"You're here?" Yu Yanxi was quite calm when he saw him, and pointed to the opposite side, "Sit down, order your own drink."
Zhou Ziyi took the menu from the waiter and saw him slowly grinding the handle. He sat down and asked, "Are you grinding it yourself?"
His tone was also quite casual, and it sounded as if the two of them were quite familiar with each other. Yu Yanxi replied: "Just for fun, grind a little and drink a little."
Zhou Ziyi looked at the drip coffee props on the table and sighed, "Isn't this similar to your experiment?"
Yu Yanxi showed a surprised expression, probably not expecting that Zhou Ziyi had already figured him out, and replied: "This is much simpler."
Zhou Ziyi flipped through the menu: "I'm already patient enough."
Yu Yanxi said: "If you want to drink, I can join you."
"Goodbye, I'm going out for a while, I want something different." Zhou Ziyi asked the waiter to take the order. When Yu Yanxi heard him say "different", she thought he wanted to order something rare, but he said: "I want a cup of Thai red, half sugar, no ice, and egg waffles, thank you."
Yu Yanxi: “…”
After Zhou Ziyi finished ordering, he commented to Yu Yanxi: "I didn't expect that there are Thai red and egg waffles here. One is Thai and the other is Hong Kong style. It's not easy to put them together."
Yu Yanxi asked: "Do you like these?"
"I don't like it very much, but I haven't eaten it for a long time and I miss it." Zhou Ziyi said, "If you don't mind, I would like to have some blanched squid rings."
What else could Yu Yanxi say? He couldn't say "You are not allowed to eat", right? He could only say, "I don't mind, you can order it."
So Zhou Ziyi added another order, and asked in detail what the sauce for the squid tasted like, and asked Yu Yanxi if she ate mustard. Yu Yanxi said, "I eat wasabi, but not mustard." Zhou Ziyi looked at the waiter silently for a second, and decided to order one with mustard and one without.
The waiter walked away, and the two men were truly alone face to face.
No one spoke at first. Yu Yanxi continued to grind coffee. Zhou Ziyi couldn't figure out whether he was deliberately creating an atmosphere or just wanted to grind some coffee first. Anyway, Zhou Ziyi didn't take the initiative to speak. He took out his phone and checked his private message box to see if there were any recent requests for him to draw.
When it comes to patience, Zhou Ziyi is not afraid.
The two of them were silent for a few minutes, and Zhou Ziyi's Taihong came first. He sipped it twice, and just as he put it down and was about to continue browsing his phone, Yu Yanxi finally spoke again.
"I'm looking for you today, do you know, Ash?"
Zhou Ziyi felt goosebumps when he heard that nickname: "You don't know, I didn't tell my brother."
"You call him 'brother'?"
"Ah." Zhou Ziyi responded, "Originally he was called 'Old Yan', but later he met his father, so it was not appropriate to call him that in person, so he changed to 'brother'."
With just a few words, the eggettes and squid were served.
Zhou Ziyi invited Yu Yanxi to eat together. Yu Yanxi agreed verbally, but he didn't actually do anything. Instead, he looked at the coffee he had ground. He poured the ground coffee, then picked up the kettle next to him and slowly poured water on it: "How did you and Ah Xiu know each other?"
Zhou Ziyi was chewing an egg waffle and casually replied, "I know him in Country E."
"Then why are you guys...in love?"
“……” Zhou Ziyi’s mind raced while he was still chewing something.
——What does it mean to ask this question?
——Did Yan Xiuji tell him the truth? Regardless of whether he told him the truth or not, how much did he tell him about our relationship?
Zhou Ziyi pondered for a long time and decided not to reveal the story he had made up before. He swallowed the egg waffle and said, "It's nothing... It just happened naturally."
Yu Yanxi asked: "You two got along well in Europe?"
Zhou Ziyi pretended to cough: "Cough..."
"Sorry, I just think... it's a bit sudden." Yu Yanxi watched the coffee drip into the cup and said slowly, "He didn't even show any signs of being in a relationship before, and suddenly he got married. I'm shocked."
Zhou Ziyi: I was no less shocked than you at that time.
Seeing Zhou Ziyi busy eating and drinking, Yu Yanxi didn't say much, so he suddenly asked, "You married Ah Xiu, have you ever thought about how others will see you?"
Zhou Ziyi paused while eating the squid rings, then finished eating first before replying, "What are you looking at me for?"
"I'll be frank," Yu Yanxi said, "You're in debt, and everyone knows about it. Do you know that? Everyone knows about your debt, and you're married to Ah Xiu. Do you know how others see you?"
Zhou Ziyi had somewhat figured out his approach.
But, let’s be honest, just sprinkle some water.
"I don't know how to call you. At your level, you should be called teacher in China, so let's call you Teacher Yu." Zhou Ziyi took a sip of Thai red wine and smiled, "Teacher Yu, you may have just heard some news about me from others, but you don't pay much attention to the situation in China... I mean, you haven't read my W blog."
Yu Yanxi always felt that Zhou Ziyi's "Teacher Yu" was strange, and frowned: "What does this have to do with W blog?"
"If you read it, you will know something." Zhou Ziyi held up three fingers. "First, Yan Meiyue posted all these gossips about me on the Internet for the whole network to eat. I have experienced cyberbullying, so why should I be afraid of anything else? Second, Yan Meiyue did all these things to bully me, and my brother personally appeared in court to support me. Third, the photos of me scoring 147 points in snooker are everywhere on Weibo."
When Yu Yanxi heard the first few sentences, he felt that Zhou Ziyi seemed to be showing off, but when he heard the last sentence... he was choked.
He had wanted to have a good talk with Zhou Ziyi today to see how this man was worthy of Yan Xiuji. Now, Yu Yanxi felt that this man was not a decent person and had no taste, and he did not see any point in matching Yan Xiuji.
Yu Yanxi felt that saying so much was a waste of time. He took a sip of coffee, put down the cup and said the words he wanted to say most.
"You and Yan Xiuji are not suitable."
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