"You remember the girl I told you about, the one who bought me milk tea?"
"Of course I remember? What's wrong, baby?"
"She's been acting really strange these past few days, like she's become a completely different person overnight."
"Baby! Why do you care about her so much? That's not right."
“Mengmeng, listen to me first. I’ve never had many friends my own age growing up, so I just consider her a friend, nothing more.”
"Okay, so the baby doesn't have any other feelings for her, right?"
"Mengmeng, do you believe me?"
“I believe you, baby. So, baby, tell me what it is.”
"Their attitude towards me changed completely overnight, and now they're ignoring me at all. I'm wondering if there's some misunderstanding."
"There must be some misunderstanding. It's okay, baby. You still have me. Even if the whole world ignores you, I will still stand by your side."
"Mengmeng, you are so kind, I am very touched."
"Okay, baby, don't be too sad. You have to allow anyone to leave at any time, and allow things not to go as planned. After all, we are just ourselves, not others, and we don't know what they are thinking."
"Yes, Mengmeng, I understand."
"Okay, baby, it's good that you understand. Shouldn't we go to sleep now?"
"Mmm, Mengmeng, goodnight."
"Goodnight, baby. I love you."
"Mengmeng, please don't leave me. I can't live without you."
"Baby, you're just overreacting. Don't worry, I won't."
Wang Xinghe didn't want things to be this way, but his upbringing made him exceptionally sensitive to interpersonal relationships. It was precisely because of his loneliness that he cared so much.
The next day, when Qin Xueying woke up yawning, she saw that Wang Xinghe had already set out breakfast on the table.
"Wow! Xinghe, you woke up so early! You even made breakfast! Oh my god!"
"Sister Xueying, you're awake. I've prepared a disposable toothbrush and towel for you. Go wash up and then you can eat."
"good!"
After washing up, Qin Xueying skipped and hopped into the restaurant.
"Xinghe, I feel like you're the one taking care of me when we're together."
"Sister Xueying, you've taken good care of me too."
"Hey, it's a pity I can't cook, otherwise I would definitely show you my skills."
"Alright, Xueying, let's eat."
"What time did you get up? I was thinking of getting up early today to buy breakfast."
"I get up quite early, usually around six o'clock, and then I have to memorize my lessons."
"Wow, this is how top students are made! Those who say top students don't work hard and rely entirely on talent should all be dragged out and buried!"
"ah?"
"Hehe, just kidding, but I didn't expect you to not even take a break on the weekend. You're just weird!"
"Sister Xueying, I'm used to it, it's always been like this."
After quickly finishing his meal, Wang Xinghe had to go to class. During class, Qin Xueying became serious and much more composed.
The morning has passed, and it's time to attend a lecture this afternoon.
"Let's go, Xinghe, we're going to a lecture. Shall we take the subway or a taxi?"
"Let's take the subway. I've never ridden the subway before."
"What? Xinghe, you've never ridden the subway before?"
"Yes, the city I used to live in didn't have a subway at all. I haven't taken the subway out in the month I've been in Kyoto. I've only seen it online."
"Oh my god! You've only been in Kyoto for a month? Where did you go to school before?" Qin Xueying asked curiously.
After Wang Xinghe's explanation, Qin Xueying understood.
"No wonder, no wonder you haven't been exposed to math olympiad yet. Top students in Kyoto started learning math olympiad and participating in various competitions long before high school."
"Yes, that's why my second sister found me a tutor. If it weren't for my good grades, she would have enrolled me in many tutoring classes long ago, not just one math Olympiad class."
"This is what an excellent family looks like. Everyone in the family is excellent, so it's impossible for you not to be excellent as well. Fortunately, you've lived up to expectations, and your family treats you quite well, hasn't they?"
"Yes, yes, they're very nice to me."
"Xinghe, if you encounter any problems that you can't solve, you can tell me, okay?"
After learning about Wang Xinghe's background, Qin Xueying also felt pity for him.
"It's all better now, isn't it?"
"Yes, yes, the best is yet to come. I never imagined your childhood would be like this. I thought..."
"You think I'm different from you, right? I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth and have been pampered since I was a child."
"Hmm, it seems I was wrong. Come on, I'll take you to the subway. It's quite far from here to the venue for the speech; it'll take an hour by subway."
Passing by a supermarket, Qin Xueying went in and bought two more bottles of water.
"Young lady, you and your boyfriend are such a perfect match! Look, you're a handsome man and a beautiful woman," the supermarket auntie said with a smile.
"No, Auntie, we're not boyfriend and girlfriend," Qin Xueying quickly explained, blushing.
"Young man, you'd better hurry up, such a beautiful girl is hard to find."
The two were now completely unable to explain themselves and quickly fled the supermarket.
Afterwards, Qin Xueying felt a little awkward in front of Wang Xinghe.
"That old lady didn't mean anything by it, she's just a bit talkative," Qin Xueying explained, her head bowed.
"I know, I didn't take it to heart. So that's what the subway is like."
Wang Xinghe was with Qin Xueying in the subway at the moment, and Wang Xinghe looked around curiously.
"Yes, once you get on the subway, you need to look at the route map and buy a ticket first, then find out where to enter the station. Come on, follow me."
The two quickly forgot about the little incident. When they arrived outside the venue, which wasn't large, there were many people at the entrance.
"So many people."
"Of course! This is a speech by the dean of our mathematics department, it's bound to attract a lot of people. I've been trying to get these two tickets for ages."
"Let's go in."
The two passed through the ticket gate, entered the venue, found their seats, and sat down.
"Xueying, what a coincidence, you're here too." A familiar voice suddenly came. Qin Xueying looked up and saw that it was her senior from the same department.
"Senior Fang, what a coincidence, you're here for a lecture too."
Fang Jun glanced at Wang Xinghe.
"Is this your boyfriend?"
This time, Qin Xueying didn't clarify, but instead asked with a smile, "Did Senior Fang come alone?"
"I'm with my friends, they're over there, I'm going over there first."
Before leaving, Fang Junyu glanced at Wang Xinghe one last time.
"Sister Xueying, who is he?"
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