Chapter 419: Care (Script 5)
Shen Xiangyang explained seriously.
"I see!"
There was a glint of eagerness in Gu Xi's eyes.
As he spoke, he grabbed Shen Xiangyang's pen and quickly drew a simple sketch of the coil and track structure on the paper.
Shen Xiangyang was suddenly interrupted and frowned slightly, but when he saw the sketch drawn by Gu Xi and the gleam in his eyes, he was stunned for a moment.
The slightly sloppy but imaginative lines on the paper instantly ignited the neglected corners of his mind.
"Your sketch overlooks some issues..."
Shen Xiangyang pointed to a spot that Gu Xi had drawn, “Here, I think it can be improved a bit more.”
Shen Xiangyang took the pen and began to make rigorous revisions on Gu Xi's sketch.
"whispering sound……"
Gu Xi curled his lips, but his eyes were fixed on the place where Shen Xiangyang was making changes.
After seeing the pattern after Shen Xiangyang’s modification, his eyes lit up instantly: “Amazing!”
As if he felt that his reaction was a bit exaggerated, Gu Xi coughed twice: "I... I didn't mean to praise you... I just... just came to the point... "
His explanation was weak and unconvincing.
Shen Xiangyang did not expose Gu Xi. A smile appeared on the corner of his thin lips, and he quickly changed the subject.
The two of them started arguing over the small sketch.
Gu Xi's hands-on intuition and wild imagination constantly challenge the boundaries of Shen Xiangyang's theoretical model.
Shen Xiangyang's rigorous deduction and the constraints of physical laws, like reins, restrained Gu Xi's overly unrestrained ideas and guided them in a feasible direction.
The cold 38th parallel seemed to be temporarily blurred by the energetic debates and flying handwriting.
…
In the laboratory, when Gu Xi really got involved in the hands-on work, he seemed like a different person.
Those eyes that were usually careless became serious at this moment.
His eyes were fixed on the circuit board, coil, and oscilloscope in his hands. His slender fingers were flexible and steady as he soldered, assembled, and debugged...
When faced with a difficult problem, he would not give up or complain easily. Instead, he would frown, try again and again, and analyze the possible causes while muttering to himself.
Shen Xiangyang looked at him in surprise.
This kind of Gu Xi made him feel both strange and novel.
The project report was ultimately written by Shen Xiangyang.
Gu Xi's experimental records and data are often disorganized, with handwriting that only he can understand.
But Shen Xiangyang never complained.
He would quietly bring Gu Xi's "holy books" back to his seat, and use the time during lunch break and after school to organize, copy, and check them one by one, sorting the messy data into clear and standardized charts and embedding them in the report.
One time, Gu Xi returned to the classroom early to pick up the basketball he had dropped, and happened to see Shen Xiangyang writing something with his head down. His profile looked particularly serious under the desk lamp.
Next to Shen Xiangyang was a thick stack of neatly organized data sheets.
Gu Xi stood quietly at the door of the classroom. He looked up at Shen Xiangyang's thin back, and his heart was inexplicably blocked.
For the first time, he clearly realized that Shen Xiangyang was protecting their joint work in his own way.
Their group's experiment required a special small electromagnet, which was not available in the school equipment room, so they had to go to an electronics market in the city to buy one.
The two of them went together.
After walking out of the school gate and passing through several familiar streets, Gu Xi thought Shen Xiangyang would go directly to the bus stop, but found that Shen Xiangyang's face turned pale.
"……What's wrong?"
Gu Xi asked doubtfully.
"I...I'm going home first..."
Shen Xiangyang's long and thick eyelashes trembled violently, covering the anxiety in his eyes: "Please wait for me for a moment."
Gu Xi didn't understand, but still said "Oh".
Under Gu Xi's puzzled gaze, Shen Xiangyang walked into a narrow and dilapidated old street.
The streets were lined with low, mottled old houses, and the air was filled with a mixture of damp, moldy smells and the aroma of food.
And Shen Xiangyang had already turned into the dark door of a unit in an even more dilapidated old residential building.
Gu Xi stood at the intersection. He looked up at the building that seemed like it would collapse at any time, then looked at the dilapidated scene around him and froze in his tracks.
He remembered Shen Xiangyang's school uniform, which was always washed white but neat, and he remembered that he often had only a steamed bun or the simplest vegetarian dish for lunch, and he remembered the old scar on his arm...
Some images flashed through Gu Xi's mind.
Gu Xi gradually connected these images together, pointing to an answer so heavy that it took his breath away.
Shen Xiangyang’s family…is not kind to him.
Gu Xi kicked the pebbles at his feet irritably. Instead of complaining or leaving as usual, he leaned against the wall and waited for Shen Xiangyang silently.
"Gu Xi..."
After a long time, a faint voice sounded.
Gu Xi looked towards the source of the sound and suddenly saw Shen Xiangyang with a pale face. He was about to walk over to say something to Shen Xiangyang, but he saw Shen Xiangyang's legs soften and he fell to the ground.
Unspeakable panic filled Gu Xi's heart. He shouted "Chen Xiangyang"'s name with all his strength, but Chen Xiangyang did not respond.
Gu Xi carried Shen Xiangyang to the infirmary.
Although he is already a sophomore in high school, Shen Xiangyang's body is as thin as a piece of paper.
"doctor?"
Gu Xi desperately called out "Doctor," with an urgency in his tone that he himself didn't even notice: "Someone has fainted... Come and see..."
…
The infirmary was filled with the faint astringent smell of disinfectant. The night outside the window was so dark that only a small night light emitted a soft glow.
Shen Xiangyang opened his eyes from the severe pain, and his gaze subconsciously fell on Gu Xi, who looked worried.
"You scared me to death, you know that?!"
Seeing Shen Xiangyang open his eyes, Gu Xi's voice echoed in the infirmary, and then stopped abruptly.
The echo of his words gradually faded away, leaving only the rapid breathing of the two people and the low hum of unknown insects outside the window.
Shen Xiangyang was stunned.
Gu Xi suddenly loosened his grip on Shen Xiangyang's shoulders and took a step back as if he had been scalded. The blood drained from his face, leaving only a confused look of being caught.
What did he just say?
The panic that was almost like a breakdown and the concern that came out of his mouth were so unfamiliar that even Gu Xi was afraid of him.
Gu Xi wiped his face irritably, his eyes flickering, not daring to look up at the person on the bed.
Shen Xiangyang was lying on the hospital bed, his pale face and the pair of eyes that were always cold were now wide open, filled with shock and...unbelievable confusion.
My heart was pounding in my chest, not because of the aftermath of the dizziness, but because of the overly strong and real emotions contained in Gu Xi's words.
The words that Gu Xi blurted out were definitely not disgust or ridicule. They were... fear? Worry? For him?
Gu Xi cares about him.
This thought flashed through Shen Xiangyang's mind, and his first reaction was disbelief.
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