I feel ashamed to accept it.
When Chen Chi returned to school, he almost got a late return notice. He walked through the dimly lit corridor into the dormitory, where he was greeted by three bright lights.
His three roommates were wearing headphones and playing games with great enthusiasm, the volume fluctuating.
Chen Chi pulled out a chair, the wooden legs scraping loudly on the floor. His three roommates jolted, took off their headphones, and turned to look at him.
Chen Chi took off his coat and took out a change of clothes from the closet. "Can you go to bed quietly after I take a shower?"
Zhou Rong replied sheepishly, "I can do it."
Gao Haoquan threw his headphones on the table, looking annoyed.
Liu Cong's expression wasn't much better; he turned off the computer with a sullen face.
Chen Chi didn't even glance at him, and went straight to the bathroom.
Hearing the sound of water running in the bathroom, Gao Haoquan cursed, "Damn idiot, acting all high and mighty like a moron."
Liu Cong chimed in, "Why didn't Zhao Jiechao cripple him last time? He's a fucking piece of trash."
"Stop talking!" Zhou Rong lowered his voice anxiously. "What if Chen Chi hears this and suspects we're involved in that matter?"
Gao Haoquan looked unconvinced, but lowered his voice, "So what? What if he knows we're the ones who exposed his whereabouts? Do we have any evidence?"
"Besides, can he eat us? I don't know what you guys are so cowardly about."
Zhou Rong comforted them, "Don't act rashly. Zhao Jiechao definitely won't let him off the hook. Let's just wait and see."
The three looked at each other, then one of them laughed and silently turned off the light.
—
Chen Chi's life is very simple.
I get up early every day for a morning run, attend classes on time, handle work, spend my free time in the lab, and then find time to exercise.
Now, on top of that, he needed to free up some time to deal with the aftermath of the engagement banquet, so Chen Chi spent several days in extreme busyness.
After completing the coursework assigned by his professor ahead of schedule, he took a two-week leave to focus on researching quantum chip sensing technology in order to achieve higher precision measurements.
After learning about his situation, his supervisor quickly granted him a fourteen-day leave.
Chen Chi forcibly locked himself and his team in the studio, where they worked tirelessly on experiments, probes, and simulations. The relentless grinding caused some of them to break down. However, Chen Chi didn't act like a tyrant and confine them to the studio. In the later stages, he stopped letting them stay there.
This retaliatory research, combined with the previous period of dedicated study, has led to significant progress in quantum chips.
He conducted simulated gravitational wave detection, and the quantum optical sensor captured the tiny spacetime distortions caused by gravitational waves very well. Moreover, he incorporated quantum optical technology to compress the state square, reducing quantum noise in the measurement and taking gravitational wave detection to a new level.
This is like capturing for the first time, precisely the faint ripples in the air caused by a butterfly flapping its wings during extreme weather conditions such as a violent storm.
To prevent errors in accuracy measurement, Chen Chi conducted numerous simulations, all of which yielded conclusions consistent with his ideal. He gave a rare smirk, tidied up all the experimental materials, and then released this information to the academic community.
The news shocked the entire community.
This breakthrough provides a novel and advanced experimental approach for studying the gravitational nature and state of matter under extreme conditions, such as the merger of black holes and neutron stars.
People congratulated the young and promising scholar Chen, praising the rise of another new star in the scientific community.
The rising star was standing in front of a building, all the honors and praise turning into dust settling on his clothes.
Chen Chi flicked his clothes and picked up his phone to make a call.
"Hello?"
"It's me."
Chu Sinian sat up from the sofa. "Is there something you need?"
Chen Chi said, "There has been a breakthrough in quantum chip sensing technology."
Chu Sinian felt confused. "I know, I saw it before." After thinking for a moment, he added, "Congratulations?"
There was a moment of silence on the other end, and the faint sound of wind could be heard through the phone. He heard Chen Chi say, "I'm downstairs at your place."
Chu Sinian suddenly stood up. "What?"
Chen Chi looked up and asked, "Is it just a verbal congratulation?"
Chu Sinian felt his temples throbbing, his brain racing. "Are you here to collect your payment from last time? Or do you want me to do something for you? To increase your fame?"
Chen Chi replied to each of them: "No, it's not necessary."
Chu Sinian asked in confusion, "Then, shall I treat you to another meal?"
"Can."
Chen Chi stood there, feeling the cold winter wind slip through his fingers. His thick clothes concealed his steaming heart, as if blocking the unexpected winter wind that might burn through it.
After leaving the lab, he went back to his normal school days, no longer needing to focus on dealing with Yu Shi's affairs, but this tranquility did not bring him peace of mind.
His ideal state is when he locks himself in his studio, oblivious to everyone else.
He dedicated his life to scientific research, ideals, and career; the fame and accolades he received were but a small part of his life.
His emotions vanished the moment he recovered from his mental illness. His confusion, his hatred, and his resentment were all sealed away with his father's imprisonment.
To be precise, he had no ideals, no passion, and was just an empty shell.
But all of this crumbled the moment they met at the bar.
Like grass that refuses to yield, pushing aside the huge boulder pressing down on his head, the emotions that had been suppressed for years finally arrived, retaliating like a raging fire that burned his ears and made his vision blurry, leaving him unable to control himself.
—
When Chu Sinian came downstairs and stood in front of him, he was still a little dazed. He tentatively asked, "You're not picky about food, so I'll just pick a restaurant randomly?"
Chen Chi said, "Mm."
"Should we order a cake?"
Chen Chi shook his head, "No need."
Chu Sinian went to the garage to get the car, and Chen Chi naturally sat in the passenger seat, looking straight ahead.
Chu Sinian smiled awkwardly and asked jokingly, "Why did you suddenly come to see me? You don't really have no friends, so you can only ask your little enemy for a meal?"
Chen Chi's expression darkened slightly. "The last meal was too simple and lacked sincerity."
have to.
Chu Sinian silently complained to himself, wondering who had the CD and who had said they weren't picky. He remained outwardly calm and said, "Alright, let's go all out this time. I guarantee you'll be satisfied."
He turned his head and smiled at him playfully. The warm air from the passenger seat hit his nostrils, and Chen Chi felt a dry sensation, along with a lingering, unrestrained tenderness that blurred in the other man's eyes due to the rising temperature.
Chu Sinian had no shortage of money, and if we're talking about extravagance, it would have to be to the point of being decadent and dissolute.
Chu Sinian took Chen Chi to a luxurious private room where the walls were adorned with Swarovski crystals and the air was filled with a mesmerizing smell of money.
He handed the menu to Chen Chi, who then read out a string of elegant English letters, instructing a suited American waiter to prepare the food.
Chu Sinian squinted slightly, looking a little tired, and said, "You've come at just the right time. A day earlier, I would still be in Russia and hadn't returned yet."
Chen Chi asked, "You're always running around outside, will the advisor approve it?"
Chu Sinian subconsciously felt something was off about his words, and he replied, "Are you asking for a substitute teacher? Didn't you also take half a month off?"
Chen Chi looked at his slightly tired eyes and asked, "How did you know?"
"I heard about it."
Chen Chi persisted, "Who told you that?"
Chu Sinian raised an eyebrow and stared intently at him, "I asked you about you, are you satisfied with this answer?"
He was waiting for Chen Chi to say something sarcastic to him, then threaten him, then warn him.
But to my surprise, he continued, "What are you doing abroad?"
Chu Sinian raised an eyebrow slightly. "Go ahead and have fun, travel all over the world."
"Yeah, all those astronomical instruments at home are just for show."
When Chen Chi went to the storage room to find a blanket, he saw a large number of instruments.
Most of the instruments were portable and showed obvious signs of use. There were also some photography equipment that hadn't been fully packed away, which showed the owner's passion for astronomy.
Chu Sinian recalled that the other person had entered his storage room, so he no longer suspected anything: "If you're so perceptive, why don't you become a policeman?"
Chen Chi said, "My dad is in jail."
Chu Sinian almost coughed. He awkwardly touched the end of his eyebrow and changed the subject, "What are you planning to do lately?"
"Auctioning scientific research results."
Chu Sinian was somewhat surprised. "Are you kidding? If this thing is auctioned off, you won't have a good reputation in the academic world."
Chen Chi said, "Whatever."
Although Chu Sinian wasn't someone who valued reputation highly, he couldn't completely ignore it. "Your company is doing very well, and you're not short of money. What are your plans?"
“Who says we don’t lack?” Chen Chi lifted his eyelids to look at him.
Chu Sinian was too lazy to pretend anymore. "You're a habitual liar. You rarely lied before."
Chen Chi replied, "Yes, I've been lying all along."
When the food arrived, the two watched as they performed a series of seemingly magical rituals, as if inviting a deity to bring out the dishes.
Chu Sinian is always busy and we haven't seen each other for a long time. Now that we meet again, it's like seeing a thousand miles further and reaching a higher level.
After the elaborate presentation ended, Chu Sinian looked at the small lump of caviar and lobster jelly on the plate and smiled speechlessly.
He was still looking at it when he had already swallowed it.
Chu Sinian forked a small piece and tasted it. "Are you a reincarnated starving ghost?"
Chen Chi was cutting beef. "I'm so afraid of being hungry."
Chu Sinian's hand was not steady, and the metal utensils made a slight clinking sound on the porcelain plate. He looked down at the small piece of lobster jelly, not noticing the fleeting smile that appeared when the other person lowered his head.
Chu Sinian pursed his lips, swallowed the last bite of lobster, and wanted to pick up a knife to cut the steak.
Before the knife was even used, the plate of meat was taken away by a large, bony hand, which then brought over another plate of neatly cut, easy-to-chew steak.
Chu Sinian watched Chen Chi continue cutting meat as if no one else was around, and asked, "What are you doing?"
Chen Chi's dark eyes were fixed on him. "If I can't treat you to this kind of meal next time, I'll cut up a plate of leftovers as payment, how about that?"
Chu Sinian put down his knife and fork, knowing he was joking, but still replied seriously: "It's nothing special, you don't need to treat me, this meal was originally to make up for it."
"But I feel unworthy of it."
Chu Sinian looked at him and slowly frowned.
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