Da Su.
Research institute.
When it was lunchtime, Huo Junshan seemed oblivious to the passage of time and continued working.
He is very serious and focused. When working, he rarely says anything other than necessary.
I work overtime until late at night almost every day.
Of the ten people, he was the one most eager to go home.
Others were also anxious, but none of them worked as hard as he did.
He often forgets to eat and sleep in order to calculate a result.
I often forget the time because of work.
Ning Wenhao always brought him the food back.
When it was time to eat, Ning Wenhao called him to eat, but Huo Junshan remained unmoved, as if he hadn't heard him.
He shook his head and went to eat.
I'll bring it back to him later.
Everyone has left.
Huo Junshan took out a photo from his pocket; it was a photo he had taken with his wife before he left.
The people in the photo are all smiles, their faces beaming with happiness.
It looks great.
It also fascinated him.
I wonder what she's doing now?
Just then, someone walked into his office.
It was Lin Jingyi, who had come abroad with her colleagues.
She smiled beautifully and spoke gently: "Comrade Huo, I noticed you haven't eaten yet, so I brought you some food."
Huo Junshan didn't speak, continuing to look at the photos intently.
Lin Jingyi approached, carrying a lunchbox.
Huo Junshan quickly put down the photo, turning it face down, because he didn't want others to see his wife.
"I don't need it!"
Lin Jingyi knew he was looking at that photo again!
She had secretly observed her several times already.
This man is married, yet he's still so devoted!
He looks at his wife's photos all the time.
She's so focused when she's working; it's simply irresistible.
She didn't want to have much interaction with him, but every time she saw him skipping meals, she couldn't help but care about him.
I finally mustered up the courage to get my food and have it delivered today.
But she was rejected by the man without hesitation.
Her smile was a little forced: "I saw you hadn't gone to eat, and it would get cold soon, so I brought it back for you."
Ning Wenhao's voice rang out from outside the door at an inopportune moment: "Brother Huo, I brought you some food, hurry up and eat."
Before he could even utter the word "eat," he saw Lin Jingyi standing beside Huo Junshan.
His gaze swept back and forth between the two people.
Huo Junshan took the lunchbox from his hand and put the photo in his pocket.
What's on the menu today?
Ning Wenhao then noticed the lunchbox in Lin Jingyi's hand, and he gave an awkward laugh.
"Brother Huo, if I had known a beautiful woman would bring you food, I wouldn't have come. I feel like I'm superfluous."
Huo Junshan looked up at him, his eyes calm and still, yet carrying a hint of warning.
Ning Wenhao immediately stopped laughing and joking.
"Um, Jingyi, I'm sorry! I misspoke just now."
Lin Jingyi smiled helplessly, her eyes filled with tears that seemed about to fall, making her look pitiful.
But Huo Junshan didn't even glance at her.
She picked up her lunchbox, turned around, and left.
Only the two of them were left in the room.
Ning Wenhao then said, "Brother Huo, you're so charming, everyone's throwing themselves at you!"
"Why didn't anyone pounce on me? I'm just as good, you know!"
Huo Junshan: "If you like it, you can take it."
Ning Wenhao: "Who likes that? Don't talk nonsense. I don't want to be in a relationship."
"Seeing you looking at your sister-in-law's photos every day makes me feel so sorry for you!"
He then got playful again: "Brother Huo, what do you mean after we go back to China?"
"If I tell my sister-in-law about this, will she beat you up?"
Huo Junshan took a bite of rice: "I don't know, but I want to beat you up right now."
Ning Wenhao waved his hand with a smile: "I wouldn't dare to fight you, I can't beat you anyway."
"Brother Huo, you've been working day and night on research, calculations, and experiments."
"Don't ruin your health; health is the foundation of everything!"
Huo Junshan shook his head: "It's nothing, I'm perfectly fine."
Two cups of Lingquan water a day keep you healthy.
He got up and poured a glass of water for Ning Wenhao, secretly adding spiritual spring water: "Have a glass of water, we'll continue later."
Ning Wenhao drank it all in one gulp.
Huo Junshan tidied up the dining table.
The two of them resumed their research and calculations.
Once you start working, you know it will be evening.
After dinner, they returned to the research lab and worked there until midnight without stopping.
Ning Wenhao collapsed into a chair, exhausted. He cried out, "Brother Huo, I'm so tired, I'm so sleepy!"
Huo Junshan looked at him and said, "Go back and rest! I'll take care of the rest."
Ning Wenhao shook his head: "Brother Huo, if you can persevere, so can I."
In fact, Huo Junshan was also tired, and he would get up before dawn every day.
I haven't slept before midnight.
But I have to do this so I can get home sooner!
It's okay if it's a little tough!
What is there for a man to fear about hardship?
He skillfully pulled a cigarette from the pack and put it in his mouth.
With a wave of his hand, he tossed the cigarette box and matches to Ning Wenhao.
Ning Wenhao, quite astutely, spun the train and lit a cigarette while covering his face with both hands.
The moment it was lit, Huo Junshan took a deep drag.
Over the course of more than six months, he gradually learned to smoke.
I only have one when I'm so sleepy I can't stay awake any longer.
Ning Wenhao also lit one, and the two rested for a short while.
Huo Junshan exhaled a smoke ring, which floated upwards in layers, just like his heart.
Always drifting, always searching for the place where my heart belongs.
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