Jiang Zhi leaned against the doorway, frowning as he asked, "Hengze, what's wrong with you?"
Yu Hengze pulled out two tissues to wipe his hands: "Why did you follow me here?"
He was in very bad shape, and he was wiping his hands very forcefully.
Fresh blood slowly flowed down the skin.
Jiang Zhi couldn't stand it any longer. He stepped forward and snatched the tissue from his hand: "Answer me."
......
"Psychological disorder?"
Chu Xinxin received a WeChat message from Jiang Zhi.
"Well, actually... Hengze is too proud. Because of his family situation, he chose that way to interact with you. Subconsciously, he felt that the money wasn't clean..."
So I'm not clean either?
"Although it was very excessive, that's really what he felt in his heart."
Chu Xinxin: ......
......
A dark bar.
Chu Xinxin didn't disturb anyone tonight. She disguised herself and went inside to find a booth where she could observe from a distance.
Not far away, Yu Hengze was accompanying his guests, drinking glass after glass of wine as if he were going to die.
The guests tonight really liked his act and kept ordering him drinks.
Towards the end, Yu Hengze couldn't hold on any longer and went to the toilet to vomit everything up.
Chu Xinxin watched him come out of the bathroom, clutching his stomach, then sit back down and continue drinking, her eyes filled with an unreadable emotion.
She thought for a long time, then took out her phone and made a call.
......
When Yu Hengze got home from get off work, Chu Xinxin was already asleep.
However, a small table lamp was left on the dining table in the living room.
For some reason, Yu Hengze walked over.
A glass of milk is warming on the table's temperature-controlled mat, to help with hangovers.
After drinking it, Yu Hengze's stomach seemed to feel much better.
He washed the cup, put it in the sterilizer, and went back to his room.
Before going to bed, he glanced at his phone and saw that people were still chatting in the group at three or four in the morning.
"At 3:26 a.m., I'm still studying. You guys are going to be exhausted."
“A true genius wouldn’t mind a little time. Look at my brother Yu, he didn’t make a sound all night.”
"Jiang Zhi, get out of here! Yu Hengze has never said a word in the group chat, Professor Yang, look at me!"
What's going on?
Yu Hengze switched to his chat with Jiang Zhi: What are you talking about in the group?
Jiang Zhi replied instantly: Professor Yang Li is coming to our school to select two graduate students to work on a project.
Professor Yang Li is a top figure in the field of mathematics, with countless patents in hand. The country even set up a research institute specifically for him. In short, he is extremely, extremely, extremely amazing.
Yu Hengze's drowsiness vanished instantly.
He asked: How do I register?
Jiang Zhi sent me a document: Here, the registration form.
This selection process eliminated teacher recommendations and relied entirely on individual ability.
Yu Hengze filled out the form immediately. When he was about to hand it in, he suddenly remembered that he should tell Chu Xinxin about this first.
Jiang Zhi urged again: Have you finished filling it out? Let me see it quickly, there are a few places I don't know how to write.
Yu Hengze clicked send.
He didn't mention it to Chu Xinxin when they had breakfast the next day.
"I'll be helping my advisor with a few projects recently, so I might not be home much."
Yu Hengze said while eating.
Chu Xinxin scrolled through short videos and gave a nonchalant reply.
Yu Hengze then fell silent.
After breakfast, the two set off for class together.
It was still early, so instead of driving, they walked together to take the subway.
Chu Xinxin's unusual silence today left Yu Hengze feeling uneasy.
The subway was crowded, and Chu Xinxin had forgotten her card, so Yu Hengze went to buy her subway tokens.
When Chu Xinxin took it, she carefully avoided touching his hand.
Looking at Chu Xinxin's hair whorl, Yu Hengze wondered if he was being too sensitive.
The subway is crowded during commuting hours.
Yu Hengze led the way and stood next to the doorpost on the other side, where he and the seating partition formed a corner with relatively spacious seating.
"Come here..."
Yu Hengze turned around and found Chu Xinxin standing in the middle of the carriage.
His words trailed off as he lowered his head, lost in thought.
But soon he stopped thinking about it.
For the next two weeks, he followed the example of Jiang Zhi, who was full of enthusiasm in the department, and spent every day in the laboratory, trying to gain more experience before Professor Yang Li arrived.
Chu Xinxin returned to normal after two days.
They come to deliver things every day without fail.
Everyone else in the lab laughed at him, saying that his patience had finally paid off.
"You guys share it, I'm not hungry right now."
Yu Hengze placed the things Chu Xinxin brought on the workbench.
"Hengze, it seems like you haven't tried any of the things that people send you."
The girl who delivered the Coke last time noticed.
Yu Hengze gave a curt "Hmm": "I'm really not hungry at this time."
"Does she know that you didn't eat any of the food she brought you?"
Yu Hengze paused for a moment, then said, "She knows. It's alright, you guys eat."
"That's good." The girl patted her chest.
"But Hengze, if you really don't want to eat it, you should tell her not to send it. Don't waste her good intentions."
A boy picked up a small steamed bun from the food box: "This stuff takes quite a bit of effort to make."
Yu Hengze rubbed his temples: "She didn't do it herself."
"How could it not be? The taste, the workmanship, the filling—it's clearly homemade."
Jiang Zhi secretly observed Yu Hengze's expression, which seemed to be softening. He pushed aside the others, picked up a small steamed bun, and said, "Why don't you give it a try? What if you want a second bite after just one?"
"It's too greasy, I'm not eating it."
Yu Hengze simply turned around and walked out the door.
In the laboratory, everyone belatedly realized that something was wrong.
"Jiang Zhi, did they... have a fight?"
"No, don't talk nonsense. He probably hasn't been feeling well in his stomach these past few days."
"oh oh."
Jiang Zhi looked at the spot where Yu Hengze had disappeared, thought for a moment, and then took out his phone to send a WeChat message to Chu Xinxin.
"He doesn't eat it all, so don't send any more."
Chu Xinxin replied instantly: "It's okay, he'll eat it eventually."
"Chu Xinxin, although I am his good friend, take my advice and cut your losses in time."
After sending this message, Jiang Zhi turned off his phone.
Sigh, I hope Chu Xinxin can understand his good intentions.
[This Jiang Zhi is actually a pretty nice guy.]
"Mm." Chu Xinxin smiled and ordered snacks for tomorrow from her family's restaurant.
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