Chapter 161: This person is too ruthless

After completing the check-in procedures, Xu Qingzhou and Song Yao walked toward the main hall.

At this time of day, the airport was full of salarymen heading out for work. With people coming and going, it took Xu Qingzhou and Song Yao a long time wandering around the hall before they found two seats.

Leaning back in his chair, Xu Qingzhou was still marveling at the gossip from the older woman earlier, thinking to himself that these people were far too good at making things up.

Song Yao looked calm, sipping water in small mouthfuls. With her red wool hat, scarf, and holding a small pink water cup, she looked even more adorable.

After admiring the sight, Xu Qingzhou said, "Don't you have any reaction to the gossip from just now?"

Song Yao glanced at him and said, "Probably because one can tell the story is fake the moment they hear it."

"Oh? Why?" Xu Qingzhou was curious. The woman had told it so vividly, with such specific details, that if he hadn't been the person involved, he probably would have joined in and cursed, "Bah, what a scumbag!"

"Junior brother, long time no see." Gong Yunfei greeted him with a smile, looking Xu Qingzhou over, and then felt a bit emotional. "Haven't seen you in a few months, and now you're already someone leading a project on your own."

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"Hoo~"

The original plan was to seal his heart and lock away love, devote himself to scientific research, and win at the starting line. But now, this girl who always claimed she didn't date had unknowingly integrated herself into his life.

Moreover, because the experiment was halfway through, they were truly too busy over there to manage, which is why they were recruiting again; she really couldn't help much with that project.

Comparing people to others only leads to frustration.

"Song Yao."

Xu Qingzhou had to admit that this situation was a case of one willing to hit and the other willing to take the beating.

"Go to hell!"

Of course, she was already very satisfied; after all, Professor Zhao's project was highly sought after even just for doing odd jobs.

Beside him, Xu Qingzhou didn't have much sleepiness yet. Brilliant sunlight spilled over the clouds—sunlight, blue sky, white clouds, and the girl beside him—everything seemed very beautiful.

This time was different. The experiment hadn't even started yet, and she already felt her knowledge base was exploding; she could learn new things every day.

In this world, there really are geniuses.

Everything was changing quietly; the biggest change was probably having an extra dining companion by his side.

After struggling for half an hour, he sighed again, then found it funny. As a cheater who had lived for over a dozen extra years, he was actually being this conflicted—just do it! When Song Yao woke up and saw Xu Qingzhou staring at her with a strange expression, she immediately lifted her chin, showing her characteristic pride. "With that expression, I'd think you have some bad ideas about me."

Song Yao thought for a moment and said, "Suppose you really were my boyfriend, and while we were dating, you liked someone else and were involved with another girl..."

The project officially started. There were only two of them, and there was no ceremony; everything that needed to be said had already been said. Xu Qingzhou gave Ren Xiaoling a few simple instructions, told her to go through the experimental process, and then went to the optoelectronics laboratory to prepare the experimental crystals.

Xu Qingzhou felt a bit dazed. His gaze drifted into the distance, his thoughts wandering back to the past—from being obsessed with love to risking his life on experiments, and finally, really losing his life, only to be reborn on the eve of the college entrance exam. In the blink of an eye, nearly a year had passed.

A night passed; it was February 26th.

Xu Qingzhou began to sort out the relationship between himself and Song Yao again.

On this side, Xu Qingzhou had already walked out of the Basic Physics Experimental Center and was heading toward the neighboring optoelectronics laboratory.

By working with Professor Zhao, her resume had gained something to write about, but in reality, she was mostly doing odd jobs.

But... looking at the grinning Xu Qingzhou, she always felt that this person seemed a little bit different now.

"Hmm?"

Xu Qingzhou shifted his butt toward Song Yao to let her sleep more comfortably.

"Has anyone ever told you that you sound like a man when you snore?"

Looking over, one could vaguely see the girl's beautiful profile. "..."

Xu Qingzhou smiled modestly, didn't continue the topic, and instead asked, "Has your project started?"

As a master's student, he was still following Professor Zhao and the senior students around all day.

Xu Qingzhou had already contacted Wang Wei.

Wang Wei walked over and said, "Yeah, but our materials are a bit troublesome. We'll be doing equipment checks and experimental design for this period."

Although the optimal crystal length was already known, the other comparative experiments were still indispensable. Today's task was to first prepare 0.5mm crystals.

No matter what question she asked, this junior could answer, speaking eloquently, and occasionally even expanding on it in a simple and easy-to-understand way.

According to the experimental plan, the BIBO lengths were set to 0.5mm, 1.0mm, 1.5mm, and 2.0mm. As the crystal length increased, the compression enhancement was limited by the spatial walk-off effect, and there was an optimal crystal length, which was 1.5mm.

"Hiss~ Ouch, ouch, ouch! We're on a plane, watch your influence!" Snoring? She didn't snore at all! Song Yao was so angry her teeth itched. Just now, seeing this guy affectionately call her name, she thought he was going to say something moving, but it turned out he was just trying to annoy her.

Ren Xiaoling was full of drive.

Watching Xu Qingzhou's back, Ren Xiaoling muttered, "I always feel... the junior is even more amazing than those professors."

Ren Xiaoling sighed, calmed her mind, and continued reading the materials.

As she spoke, she raised an eyebrow, her smile bright. "Based on my style of doing things, you likely wouldn't have the chance to stand here in one piece."

"That's probably coming soon."

When he went over, only Wang Wei and Gong Yunfei were there.

3:00 PM.

The girl's breathing on his shoulder gradually became steady.

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Could this be her strategy? Saying she didn't date to make him lower his guard, and then slowly corroding him.

A faint, clean fragrance drifted into his nostrils.

Currently, the only optoelectronics laboratory in the Physics Department capable of preparing BIBO crystals and getting it done in a short time was being used by Professor Zhao Shengwen's team.

Xu Qingzhou arrived at the dormitory, gave it a big cleaning, added some clothes, and went to find Song Yao for a meal.

Xu Qingzhou fell silent. This conversation couldn't go on at all. This girl was too ruthless; he had almost been deceived by her appearance today.

Xu Qingzhou and Song Yao were in window seats. As the plane entered the stratosphere, the girl beside Xu Qingzhou nodded her chin a few times and fell asleep leaning on his shoulder.

He was indeed tempted, but he had been suppressing those emotions, perhaps similar to the nervousness of returning home, feeling he wasn't prepared.

Song Yao was clearly very satisfied. Holding Xu Qingzhou's arm, her consciousness quickly fell into chaos.

11:30 AM, boarded the plane on time.

Gong Yunfei said with a smile, "Junior brother, you don't know, but because you guys didn't come to the project, the professor felt regretful for a long time."

"I'm actually not good at material physics, so even if I joined the project, I couldn't help much." Xu Qingzhou shook his head.

Wang Wei: "Junior brother is just being modest. In any team, having an expert like you who is proficient in mathematics can double the results with half the effort."

While speaking, he had already led Xu Qingzhou to a complex piece of equipment.

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