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◎ "What's wrong, Senior Brother, do you mind?"◎
"The day after tomorrow, Friday, I'll be out on a field trip with Song Siyao," Xu Yingxi said. "I'll call you over towards the end of the evening, and you'll see what happens."
Xu Xingluo's breath hitched: "What do you mean... act according to circumstances?"
Xu Yingxi: "It's exactly what it says. Seize the opportunity, take action, and pull out a handful of your father's hair."
Xu Xingluo recalled the oppression he felt from his father that day and swallowed.
"This isn't a good idea..." he said with difficulty. "Pulling out my hair is quite painful. What if my dad finds out..."
Xu Yingxi replied lightly, "If you're caught, just say you recognized the wrong person. Will he still call the police?"
Xu Xingluo: "But..."
Xu Yingxi thought he was worried about failure, so she comforted him, "Don't worry, it's not that difficult. I'll distract him when the time comes. You can sneak up behind him in the dark, find the right moment, and pull him. Done!"
Xu Xingluo imagined the scene in his mind.
He sneaked up behind his father and reached for the back of his father's head. Suddenly, his father turned his head and stared at him coldly with eyes as sharp as a hawk.
Xu Xingluo shuddered.
"I..." He hesitated and swallowed back "I dare not".
No, I can’t let mom think he’s timid!
Xu Xingluo's mind raced, trying to think of a way to save the country. "I think my father isn't an unreasonable person..."
Xu Yingxi raised her eyebrows slightly: "What do you mean?"
Xu Xingluo carefully considered his words: "Why don't we go and confess to my dad together and explain the situation clearly. Maybe he'll agree to provide hair for a paternity test."
"No." Xu Yingxi rejected it without a second thought. "Time travel is too bizarre. I don't have the confidence to go find him without doing a paternity test."
Xu Yingxi grew up surrounded by celebrities. She has an outstanding appearance and her grades may not be the best in the top university S University, but she is still a top student that most people can't catch up with outside.
It would be a lie to say that I don’t have some pride in my heart.
Therefore, although she and Song Siyao have different ways of dealing with people, to some extent, Xu Yingxi thinks that Song Siyao and she are the same kind.
Xu Yingxi judges others by her own standards: If someone comes to her and says without any evidence that they will have a child in the future, she will definitely think that person is interested in her and is deliberately using this trick to attract her attention.
If Song Siyao also thought so, then she would feel so aggrieved!
She is the campus beauty of S University, and others have always tried their best to "seduce" her. How can she tolerate such misunderstanding!
What made it even more difficult for her to accept was that the person she misunderstood was Song Siyao.
Thinking of this, Xu Yingxi's eyes were determined: "So I will do a paternity test first. If he doesn't believe me, I will throw the test report in front of him and leave him speechless!"
Xu Xingluo: “…”
Judging from his mother's current momentum, it seems that he has no choice but to go.
Xu Xingluo gritted his teeth.
Well... just consider it as a sacrifice he has to make for his parents' love!
He pulled out this hair!
Perhaps it was the boy's fearless expression that made Xu Yingxi laugh.
"Don't worry." She comforted him, "Even if Song Siyao finds out and he's narrow-minded and wants to pick a fight with you, I, your mother, will protect you. I never betray my teammates when playing games, and you're my own son, so I'll definitely protect you!"
Xu Xingluo: “…”
Xu Yingxi frowned: "Why don't you say anything? Don't you believe it?"
"No!" Xu Xingluo said immediately, "Of course I... of course I believe it!"
He just suddenly felt a little... touched.
Not only did his mother loudly acknowledge that he was her son, she also said she would protect him!
Feeling his eyes starting to get sore, Xu Xingluo stood up suddenly.
"I need to go to the bathroom!"
In order to prevent his mother from noticing his red eyes, Xu Xingluo ran there.
Looking at the boy's hurried back, Xu Yingxi blinked and looked at the half bottle of soda left on the other side of the table.
Didn’t you go to the bathroom before the food was served? You didn’t drink much, so why are you going again so soon?
This child is so young, there won’t be any health problems, right?
…
After asking about the future situation and making a "plan", Xu Yingxi consumed a lot of brain cells and her stomach felt a little empty.
She ate the remaining skewers on the table, but still felt a little hungry.
Xu Xingluo was only 70% full, and the two of them hit it off immediately: they added a few more skewers of meat and ordered a plate of garlic eggplant.
Just as I finished eating the last string of pork belly, the alarm on my cell phone rang.
Xu Yingxi glanced at her phone: "It's half past nine, let's get ready to go home."
Xu Xingluo was happily drinking soda, but his facial features instantly drooped when he heard this.
Xu Yingxi laughed: "Are you really that reluctant to go back to school? Are your grades so bad that you hate studying?"
Xu Xingluo quickly defended himself: "No! My grades are pretty good, really!"
Xu Yingxi: "Then why do you look so sad when you hear you have to go back to school?"
Xu Xingluo's lips moved, and his expression looked a little unnatural.
Xu Yingxi's heart moved slightly: "Do you want to stay with me for a while longer?"
Xu Xingluo's cheeks felt slightly hot: "Yeah."
The shyness unique to young people is also filled with passionate honesty.
Xu Yingxi raised the corners of her mouth slightly: "Don't worry, we will have many opportunities to meet in the future. Since I have acknowledged that you are my son, no matter what the relationship between me and your father is, I will not ignore you."
Xu Xingluo didn't know whether he should cry or laugh.
He was happy that his mother promised that she would never abandon him, but when he heard his mother describe his father as "your father", he felt that the task of bringing his parents together was indeed a long and arduous journey.
After moving the corners of his mouth twice, Xu Xingluo still grinned, revealing an eight-tooth smile.
No matter what, mom is the most important!
Xu Yingxi patted his head: "Stop grinning, wipe your mouth, and get ready to go!"
After being beaten, the boy smiled even more happily: "Okay! Let's go!"
It was easy to get a taxi nearby. After paying the bill, Xu Yingxi hailed a taxi on the side of the road.
After we got in the car, the driver spoke with a genuine North City accent: "Hey, you two are siblings, right? You look so alike! You're both so good-looking, I thought you were a movie star riding in my car!"
Xu Xingluo was flattered by the praise: "Hahahaha, Master, you're too kind! I'm just average, my sister is still prettier!"
The driver chuckled: "Your sister is beautiful, and you're handsome, there's no conflict! Where are we going, handsome boy?"
Xu Xingluo didn't completely forget himself and looked at Xu Yingxi.
Xu Yingxi: "First stop at the entrance of S University Affiliated High School, then go to the west gate of S University."
The driver stepped on the accelerator. "Great! Look at these two siblings! Not only are they good-looking, they've got great grades, too!"
Xu Xingluo's tail was almost up in the air, and he bared his white teeth: "Hehehe, fortunately, fortunately, I inherited good genes from my parents!"
Xu Yingxi glanced at Xu Xingluo.
Xu Xingluo quickly changed his tone: "No, no! My mom has good genes! My dad is just average!"
The corners of Xu Yingxi's mouth twitched, and she couldn't help laughing at him.
This kid is quite good at reading people's expressions.
However, although she had some old grudges with Song Siyao, she did not hate him to the point of distorting the facts. She acknowledged Song Siyao's strengths.
After hearing what Xu Xingluo said, the driver didn't know how to respond.
Xu Yingxi patted Xu Xingluo on the shoulder: "Almost okay, I know you have a better relationship with your mother."
Xu Xingluo chuckled, thinking that it seemed that the flattery was right.
The driver also laughed: "Haha, that's normal, my boy is closer to his mother!"
The road was clear, so the car stopped at the gate of S University Affiliated High School.
Xu Yingxi waved at Xu Xingluo: "Hurry in."
Xu Xingluo: "Yeah! I'll text you when I get to the dorm!"
After the car started again, the boy continued to stand on the side of the road and wave until the taxi disappeared into a small dot in the distance.
The driver saw this in the rearview mirror and couldn't help but sigh, "You two siblings have such a great relationship! High school is the time when boys become rebellious, and it's not easy to have such a good relationship with your family."
Xu Yingxi smiled: "He listens to me more."
Her thoughts drifted away for a moment, and she suddenly thought that she seemed to have never seen any signs of "rebellion" in Xu Xingluo.
It seems that she will be quite good at teaching her son in the future.
It’s worthy of her!
As her thoughts continued, Xu Yingxi remembered what Xu Xingluo said, that her and Song Siyao's relationship would not be good in the future.
Children whose parents have a bad relationship are probably more likely to have psychological problems than children from happy families, but Xu Xingluo looks cheerful and doesn't seem to have any trauma.
Did she and Song Siyao provide any guidance in this regard, or did Xu Xingluo absorb those negative emotions himself?
Maybe...both?
The driver's voice brought Xu Yingxi back to reality: "Girl, we're here!"
Xu Yingxi came back to her senses: "Thank you for your hard work."
After paying, she got out of the car and walked into the cool evening breeze.
The night breeze gently brushed across her cheeks. Xu Yingxi closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
Why think so much? She is a female college student in the prime of her life!
Even though a sixteen-year-old boy had inexplicably appeared, her first goal was still—
Enjoy, live, and enjoy!
…
When they returned to the dormitory, several roommates were very curious about Xu Yingxi's whereabouts.
Chai Mengtian poked her head out while wearing a face mask. "Xixi baby, you're back? What happened? Why did you leave before the end of the sharing session?"
Zheng Lei, who was organizing her notes, also looked up. "Yeah, after the meeting, Qi Wangzhou kept asking us where we were. Oh, and classmate He seemed to be looking for you too. When Qi Wangzhou came to ask us, I saw him wandering around."
Chai Mengtian curled her lips: "I saw it too. A grown man, but he's not honest at all. He doesn't even dare to ask directly."
Zheng Lei: "I think this is more sensible. They are just afraid of embarrassing us."
Liu Xueyi stopped the argument in time: "You two, stop going off topic. Xixi hasn't told me where she went yet."
Xu Yingxi: "Something unexpected happened, so I'll send my brother back to school first."
Chai Mengtian exclaimed: "Wow, Xixi, you are really good to this little brother! You even left the sharing session in the middle for him."
Zheng Lei: "Do you need me to borrow your notes? I'm organizing them and will be done tonight."
Xu Yingxi said gratefully: "That's great, I was just about to ask you, thank you Sister Lei!"
Zheng Lei is a rigorous and serious person. Her class notes are always the neatest and most detailed among the four people, and her GPA is also the highest among the four.
Although the official video will be released, it would of course be better to have Zheng Lei's notes.
Zheng Lei: "It's a small matter. I'll put it on your desk after I finish sorting it out."
Xu Yingxi took out a T-shirt from her bag and handed it to Liu Xueyi. It was a T-shirt she had borrowed from Liu Xueyi before. Xu Xingluo washed it and brought it to her today.
It was already ten o'clock in the evening. After chatting for a while, several roommates went to wash up.
Xu Yingxi went to take a shower and climbed into bed after coming back.
I have classes tomorrow morning, so I can't sleep too late.
Holding the quilt, Xu Yingxi cleared her mind and prepared to fall asleep.
A face suddenly appeared in my mind.
Song Siyao's face.
Xu Yingxi shuddered and almost cursed.
If she had known this earlier, she wouldn't have been so anxious to ask who Xu Xingluo's father was!
What a sin.
Xu Yingxi silently chanted "Evil spirits go away" in her heart and fell asleep.
…
Xu Yingxi is not the only one troubled by the three words "Song Siyao".
On the night after returning from the barbecue, Xu Xingluo had a dream.
Under the silvery moonlight, he tiptoed, not daring to make a sound, and slowly approached his father.
Finally, he stopped less than half a meter away from his father, held his breath, and stretched out his hand tremblingly.
Just when his hand was just a few millimeters away from touching his father's hair, the man in front of him suddenly turned around, staring at him with a pair of bloodshot eyes: "What do you want to do to me?"
He was so frightened that his face turned pale and he kept shaking his head: "No, no, no! I don't want to do anything, I just want a few strands of your hair!"
"Really?" The corners of the person in front of him curled up, and then his face began to twist, and his hair began to grow wildly.
Until finally, all the facial features disappeared, leaving only the long, dark hair.
"Don't you want hair? Then take it all!"
…
Xu Xingluo suddenly woke up from his sleep, gasping for breath.
The early morning sunlight shone through the curtains. The boy was stunned for a long time and finally confirmed that the scene just now was just an absurd dream.
A shrill ringing sounded.
Xu Xingluo turned off the alarm, casually wiped the sweat from his forehead, and sat up from the bed.
Roommate Zhao Jiayuan came back from washing up outside and was stunned when he saw Xu Xingluo covered in sweat.
"What's wrong? Are you okay?" Zhao Jiayuan asked with concern.
Xu Xingluo: "It's okay, just a nightmare."
"That's good." Zhao Jiayuan smiled. "Would you like to go to the cafeteria for breakfast together later?"
Xu Xingluo glanced at the toothbrush cup in Zhao Jiayuan's hand: "Aren't you already washed up?"
Zhao Jiayuan: "It's okay, it's still early, I can memorize words while waiting for you."
Xu Xingluo didn't answer immediately.
Zhao Jiayuan pursed his lips and said, "Of course, it's okay if you want to be alone. I can do anything. It depends on you."
Xu Xingluo was distracted just now. He hasn't fully recovered from that terrible dream.
Two seconds later he came back to reality and grinned: "Okay, then wait for me!"
Zhao Jiayuan breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay."
Xu Xingluo moved quickly and changed his clothes and washed up in ten minutes.
The two went to the cafeteria to buy buns and soy milk and sat opposite each other.
Xu Xingluo drank half a bowl of soy milk in one gulp and asked, "Zhao Jiayuan, there's something I'm quite curious about."
Zhao Jiayuan: "What?"
Xu Xingluo: "I live on campus because I have no other place to live. Why are you here? I saw you didn't go home last weekend."
The proportion of boarding students in S University Affiliated High School is not high, and there are only two of them in the class living in the dormitory.
Zhao Jiayuan was stunned.
Xu Xingluo's tone was relaxed, as if "having nowhere else to live" was just an ordinary fact, and there was no trace of self-pity in his voice.
In an instant, Zhao Jiayuan felt that all his troubles were nothing.
As an orphan, Xu Xingluo can be so strong and open-minded, so what are his sufferings?
Zhao Jiayuan smiled with relief: "My parents are divorced, and I live with my mother. But my mother is very busy with work and often goes on business trips. Even if I don't live on campus, I will still be alone, so I just live in the school dormitory."
"No wonder." Xu Xingluo nodded. "It's indeed better to live in school. I can always have someone to chat with."
Zhao Jiayuan: "Yes."
Xu Xingluo took a big bite of his bun and said, "By the way, you were such a big help by lending me your computer before. Now you're my best brother! If you need any help from me in the future, don't be shy and just ask!"
He had many friends before he traveled through time, but after coming to this time and space, he had no chance to make close friends.
Xu Xingluo thought Zhao Jiayuan was a nice person, and he was very generous in lending him his computer yesterday, so he unilaterally regarded Zhao Jiayuan as his best friend here.
Hearing this, Zhao Jiayuan was stunned for a moment, then nodded solemnly: "Okay, I will."
…
An apartment building near S University.
Qi Wangzhou didn't sleep well that night and looked very bad when he got up.
During the intermission of the sharing session yesterday, Qi Wangzhou saw Xu Yingxi go out and thought she just went out to get some fresh air.
He walked to the exit and waited, ready to have a "chance encounter" with her when she came back.
Unexpectedly, he didn't wait for Xu Yingxi to show up until the second half started and the host asked everyone to return to their seats.
In the second half, Qi Wangzhou looked back frequently, and every time Xu Yingxi and the seat next to her were empty.
Later, as soon as the sharing session ended, he went to ask Xu Yingxi's roommate where Xu Yingxi had gone, but he couldn't get an answer.
The only thing that made him feel a little relieved was that he learned from others that the young man in white clothes next to Xu Yingxi was none other than her younger brother who was related to her.
But this was not enough to calm Qi Wangzhou's irritability.
He and Xu Yingxi had broken up for more than ten days. In the past half month, he didn't even have the chance to have a good talk with Xu Yingxi face to face.
The scene of the day we broke up is still vivid in my mind.
It was a Saturday, and the two of them met at a restaurant near the school to have dinner and discuss their travel plans for the National Day.
Xu Yingxi used the group buying app on his phone to check tickets for tourist attractions and accidentally saw the movie ticket purchase record in his order.
Faced with Xu Yingxi's question, Qi Wangzhou panicked for a moment, and was afraid that telling the truth would make her angry, so he subconsciously lied that he went to see it with his mother.
The lie was immediately exposed, and under her series of questioning, he had no choice but to confess all his meetings with his blind date.
After asking clearly, Xu Yingxi broke up without saying a word and turned away.
At first, Qi Wangzhou thought she was just angry for a moment and used the word "break up" to vent her anger.
He felt a little embarrassed to be left behind in front of so many guests.
So after chasing her and being thrown away, he decided to leave her alone to calm down and did not chase her a second time.
Later, he sent countless messages but received no response, and his phone calls were always unanswered, only then did he realize that Xu Yingxi was serious.
Now Qi Wangzhou only feels regretful.
If he had known Xu Yingxi was so determined, he would have held her tightly and not let go, and kept apologizing until she forgave him.
Fortunately, he still has a chance.
He and Xu Yingxi will be in the field team this afternoon. When they are alone together, he will finally have the opportunity to tell her in person about his regrets and self-blame.
Thinking of this, Qi Wangzhou opened the form saved in his mobile phone.
He and Xu Yingxi are in Group D. They set off this afternoon and their destination is the Third Affiliated Hospital of A University.
However, the form only lists the groups and required arrival times. The specific departure time and transportation method are decided by each group member.
Qi Wangzhou opened the chat page with Xu Yingxi.
The most recent chat record was him asking her if she could give him another chance and meet after the sharing session.
She didn't reply.
Qi Wangzhou: [Xixi, what time do you want to leave this afternoon?]
Qi Wangzhou: [The weather is still a bit hot. How about we do the same as when we used to go out? I'll drive to your dormitory to pick you up.]
In fact, for college students, most of the time it is more convenient to take a taxi than to drive.
But Qi Wangzhou's family was well-off, and as soon as he returned to China, his parents bought him a car worth 300,000 yuan, saying that it would keep him from being too conspicuous at school, and that they would buy him a better car after he got a job.
This car made Qi Wangzhou very proud in front of his classmates, so whether he was going out with his classmates or dating Xu Yingxi before, Qi Wangzhou would try to drive whenever possible.
This time when Qi Wangzhou said he was going to pick up Xu Yingxi at the dormitory gate, he had some thoughts of his own.
After the sharing session ended yesterday, many people saw that he was not sitting with Xu Yingxi, and secretly asked whether the two had broken up.
Qi Wangzhou still said the same thing to the outside world: It was just a quarrel, no breakup.
But he could sense that the people who came to inquire were clearly a little skeptical. One even said to him, "Brother, don't tell me it's just you who hasn't broken up. I heard from the campus beauty's roommate that you two have already broken up."
Qi Wangzhou replied, "Don't listen to their nonsense," but he couldn't help feeling anxious.
There are many men who want to pursue Xu Yingxi, but most of them will not openly poach her for the sake of face and reputation.
If the news of their breakup spreads completely, the situation will be different. These people will definitely be restless, and it will be even more difficult for him to win Xu Yingxi back.
Qi Wangzhou wanted to take this opportunity of driving to pick up Xu Yingxi to let everyone see that he and Xu Yingxi were fine and had not broken up.
After waiting for a long time, there was no reply from Xu Yingxi.
Qi Wangzhou felt that this was not right. Xu Yingxi was a "good student" and even if she was angry with him, she would not joke about the task assigned by the tutor.
After thinking about it, he sent another message.
Qi Wangzhou: [Xixi, I know you're still mad at me. I promise I'll focus on work this afternoon. I won't talk to you about anything else until I complete my mission.]
This time Xu Yingxi finally came back.
Xu Yingxi: [You sent it to the wrong person. The person going out with you this afternoon is Senior Sister Fan Ping.]
Qi Wangzhou was stunned for a moment.
How is that possible?
He remembered clearly that he and Xu Yingxi were in the same group, Group D.
Qi Wangzhou opened the laboratory group chat and scrolled through the chat history, and found that Professor Zhang had sent two forms in the morning and evening on Saturday respectively.
When he opened the latest version of the form, he was indeed in Group D, but the column for his partner clearly read "Fan Ping".
Qi Wangzhou couldn't believe his eyes and clicked on the first version of the form sent by the professor in the morning.
Sure enough, his partner in the first form was still Xu Yingxi.
When did the person change, and why didn't anyone tell him?
Qi Wangzhou’s first reaction was to go find Professor Zhang to argue. How could he just replace someone without notifying him?
However, he still retained some rationality and first found Fan Ping in the group chat.
Fan Ping is his senior in the third year of graduate school. Qi Wangzhou recently completed a project with her and another classmate in the group.
They all discussed project-related matters in the group, and he and Fan Ping probably hadn't had a private chat for a long time.
Qi Wangzhou clicked on Fan Ping's profile picture and opened their chat history.
When he saw the content above, his eyes suddenly widened.
The other party actually sent him a private message last Saturday at noon, and he replied.
Fan Ping: [Junior brother, we'll go together next Thursday. Is that okay with you?]
Qi Wangzhou: [No problem.]
Fan Ping: [Then let’s contact each other on the same day?]
Qi Wangzhou: [OK.]
He had no recollection of the conversation.
Qi Wangzhou tried hard to recall and finally remembered a little bit.
He remembered that morning, he should have called Xu Yingxi to ask for a meeting but was rejected. He also asked Song Siyao to help him make an appointment with Xu Yingxi to go to the laboratory, but was also rejected.
Qi Wangzhou was in a bad mood due to the continuous setbacks. He called a few brothers to go out for dinner. Fan Ping's message should have been sent at that time.
He was very annoyed at the time, and probably just glanced at the message and thought Fan Ping was talking about the previous project, so he replied directly.
Now that the chat records are here, it’s impossible to go to Professor Zhang to complain.
Professor Zhang would take better care of him for the sake of his parents, but it was impossible for him to break such an obvious rule.
Qi Wangzhou cursed.
He should have thought of it earlier!
With Xu Yingxi's personality, how could she still go out on field work with him in the same group after breaking up!
But even if she took the initiative to find someone to replace him, everyone in the lab knew that he and Xu Yingxi were a couple. Which man was so tactless as to not say a word when he was switched to the same group with Xu Yingxi?
Qi Wangzhou angrily clicked on the new form again, looking for Xu Yingxi's name.
After reading from the first row to the end and finally seeing the name next to "Xu Yingxi", Qi Wangzhou was stunned.
…
S University, Information Science Laboratory Building.
On Thursday morning, several students in the laboratory had classes, and the rest went out for field work or internships.
Song Siyao sat alone at his workstation writing code.
He is so focused when he works that normal noise cannot affect him.
Therefore, when the laboratory door was pushed open suddenly, making a harsh sound, Song Siyao was not affected.
Until Qi Wangzhou walked up to him angrily and asked sternly, "Why are you teamed up with Xu Yingxi on this field mission?"
Song Siyao paused his fingers, which were moving rapidly on the keyboard. He raised his eyes slightly and asked calmly, "Why?"
"It's about switching groups!" Qi Wangzhou spoke very quickly. "I know, it must have been Xu Yingxi who took the initiative to ask for the change, but why did you agree? You clearly know that Xu Yingxi is my girlfriend!"
Song Siyao's expression remained calm. "Going out to collect data is necessary for scientific research. It has nothing to do with whether she is your girlfriend or not."
Qi Wangzhou had never hated Song Siyao's behavior so much.
He was extremely excited here, but Song Siyao remained calm and composed, as if his question was a joke.
Qi Wangzhou tried hard to suppress his emotions: "Yes, of course you are right. Who can't speak high-sounding principles?"
"But Song Siyao." Qi Wangzhou gritted his teeth. "Speak honestly. If you and your girlfriend had just broken up and you were eager to find a chance to get back together, but someone interfered like this, wouldn't you be angry?"
Song Siyao's eyes moved slightly.
But soon, his gaze returned to its calm state: "I have no obligation to answer your hypothesis."
Qi Wangzhou: “…”
It was like punching into cotton.
But Qi Wangzhou found that he was not as angry as when he first came in.
Yes, Song Siyao has never even had a girlfriend, how can he understand my feelings for Xu Yingxi!
Why should I bother with such a piece of wood?
Qi Wangzhou: "Forget it... Anyway, I will go to Xu Yingxi to discuss switching the group back. Don't interfere then."
He said this and prepared to go find Xu Yingxi.
Song Siyao: "No."
His voice was as steady as ever, but the firmness in it was clearly discernible.
Qi Wangzhou paused, turned around and looked at him in disbelief: "What did you say?"
Song Siyao remained calm: "The groups were decided last week. Any last-minute changes will affect my schedule."
Qi Wangzhou stared at Song Siyao, unable to believe his ears.
There was a rustling sound at the door, and a third person pushed the door open.
Qi Wangzhou wanted to see who it was, but he felt that whoever looked away first would lose.
One second, two seconds.
The person's footsteps were getting closer and closer, and he finally exclaimed, "Oh my god, you scared me! What are you two doing here? It's so quiet, I thought no one was in the lab."
Qi Wangzhou looked away, feeling frustrated.
After those few seconds of confrontation, he knew: Song Siyao would not give in.
It’s his only fault that he didn’t read the message carefully on Saturday. Now it’s too late to change it back.
Qi Wangzhou clenched his fists, ignored the senior brother who came in and called his name, and quickly left the laboratory.
The senior brother looked at Qi Wangzhou's back in confusion for a few times, then asked Song Siyao doubtfully, "Did you two... have a fight?"
Song Siyao replied calmly: "No, just discussing work arrangements."
Senior Brother: “…”
He is becoming increasingly confused about today's young people.
…
The next day was Friday.
Xu Yingxi was in a bad mood after getting up because she had a large group meeting this morning.
The laboratory has two group meetings, one large and one small. The group meetings are held once a week and only Professor Zhang’s students attend.
The large group meeting is held with all the tutors and students in the entire laboratory, with a total of more than 60 people participating. The time is not fixed, usually once a month or so.
This morning at 8:30 is the last large group meeting before the National Day holiday.
Qi Wangzhou will also attend the group meeting.
Having to hold a group meeting early in the morning and being sure to meet people you don't want to see is simply a double whammy.
If Qi Wangzhou pestered me and forced me to sit with him, it would be even worse.
Xu Yingxi decided to make some small preparations.
Large group meetings are held in the multimedia conference room and there are no fixed seats.
According to convention, doctoral students and senior students in their second and third year of graduate school will sit in seats closer to the front to make it easier for them to report their progress to their supervisors.
As a junior student in the "zero-year graduate school" stage, Xu Yingxi usually arrives at the appointed time and finds a seat near the back.
Today she got up twenty minutes earlier than usual, washed up, and arrived at the meeting room door at 8:10.
The door of the conference room was not locked, and there was only one person inside, sitting in the first row.
Xu Yingxi stood at the door and knocked on the open conference room door.
Song Siyao looked up and saw a girl wearing a light blue shirt and standing at the door with a laptop in her hands.
Seeing him looking over, Xu Yingxi smiled slightly: "Senior Brother Song, can I come in?"
She was as well-behaved as a shy high school girl who was too shy to enter the classroom after being late for class.
It is obvious that Xu Yingxi is neither well-behaved nor introverted or shy.
Song Siyao: “…Okay.”
Xu Yingxi: "Okay, Senior Brother."
When Song Siyao saw her walk in with a computer, he put the computer on his right without saying a word, and naturally occupied the only remaining seat on his right.
It seemed as if this position belonged to her by right.
Feeling his gaze, the girl forced a smile at him: "What's wrong, Senior Brother, do you mind?"
His tone was polite, but there was no sign of seeking opinion in his eyes, as if he would be committing a heinous crime if he said "I mind".
Rejecting her is obviously a more troublesome option than accepting her.
Song Siyao: "The professor said that everyone can sit wherever they want during the group meeting."
Xu Yingxi curved her eyes and said, "Okay, Senior Brother."
She doesn't like Song Siyao, but because of Xu Xingluo's existence, she will definitely be entangled with Song Siyao in the future.
In that case, she might as well make use of him and make the best use of him.
It just so happened that Song Siyao was sitting in a place with only one empty seat on the right, which seemed to be prepared just for her.
If you want to use Song Siyao to achieve your goals, you naturally have to be more polite in your attitude.
Unfortunately, even though she has grown up, Xu Yingxi has no experience with the word "pleasing", especially in front of the opposite sex of the same age.
So in less than five seconds, his true colors were revealed.
Fortunately, Song Siyao was quite sensible.
Having achieved her goal, Xu Yingxi stopped talking, opened her laptop and began to write the professional course homework that was due next week.
Song Siyao is also writing code.
The sound of two people typing on the keyboard came one after another, and other than that, the only sound was the birds singing outside the window.
The next students who entered the conference room saw this scene:
The most beautiful man and woman among the tens of thousands of students at S University are sitting side by side at this moment.
The golden sunlight of the early morning shone through the window onto their faces, outlining almost perfect facial lines.
The two faces were so evenly matched that it was hard to tell which one was more eye-catching.
Everyone who came in couldn't help but take a second look, wondering why these two people suddenly sat together, but couldn't bear to make a sound to break this inexplicably harmonious atmosphere.
Until Qi Wangzhou walked in.
Seeing the scene in front of him, Qi Wangzhou was stunned: "Xixi? What are you..."
【Author’s words】
Two chapters were updated in one go, and 100 red envelopes were dropped in the comment area of each chapter.
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