Chapter 260

"Senior Brother Wu, isn't this joke of yours a bit too much?" Fang Ziye only asked this after he failed to detect anything off about Wu Xuanqi's expression.

Fang Ziye really couldn't figure out what reason Luo Tingzhu would have to become the kind of person Wu Xuanqi described; there had to be a misunderstanding in all this.

Because at the very least, Luo Tingzhu doesn't lack money!

"Ziye, I know you might find this hard to accept, but to tell the truth, if we didn't go back a fair while, I wouldn't even need to say so many things that offend you."

"It's just that this kind of thing only drags you deeper. I'm afraid you'll get in over your head."

"Of course, there might also be a misunderstanding in all this; after all, this is just an information channel. As for what form or method the final contact takes, even the group chat won't be informed."

"This is merely one of the channels."

"Where there's demand, there will be supply channels..." Wu Xuanqi declared with conviction.

Fang Ziye fell silent.

Wu Xuanqi had no need to deceive him.

Just as Wu Xuanqi said, Wu Xuanqi and Fang Ziye had no vested interests; if their relationship were even slightly bad, Wu Xuanqi wouldn't need to be responsible to Fang Ziye at all for what kind of person the people around him really were.

Every adult only needs to be responsible for the people they associate with; for other people's circles, if you get along well enough, you can add a word, otherwise there's no need to stir up this filthy mess.

"Senior Brother Wu, I'm not doubting you, but I still need to calm down a bit, I need to think it over."

"Because based on my own analysis, understanding, and knowledge, I don't believe she needs the kind of misunderstanding and channel you speak of, Senior Brother Wu."

"Or rather, if she really went through a channel, then her current achievements shouldn't be limited to just what they are now." Fang Ziye became extremely calm.

Besides investigating directly, there's also an objective evaluation index for this kind of thing.

Currently, Luo Tingzhu only has a few tool articles, no original research articles. And with Luo Tingzhu's own ability, she absolutely wouldn't 'sell herself' or equate to the fact of 'selling herself' just because of a few tool articles.

Second, Luo Tingzhu is in the Eight-Year Program to begin with; the Eight-Year Program is an Integrated Bachelor-Master-PhD Program. No one can use the opportunity to study as a bribe for her.

Third, Luo Tingzhu is only in her sixth year of university this year; last year she was only in her fifth year. She's still far from working; there should be no one who can use the lure of a job to move Luo Tingzhu at this time node!

Fourth.

Luo Tingzhu's own pocket money and even the prize money she's earned, even if she's a bit vain, are enough for her consumption; moreover, she doesn't have any luxury brands on her!

After thinking through these, Fang Ziye looked at Wu Xuanqi again and asked, "Senior Brother Wu, in your group chat, can you see the identity of the person sending the messages?"

In Fang Ziye's heart, a few guesses were faintly forming.

Wu Xuanqi shook his head: "Ziye, before private contact and understanding, you're definitely completely ignorant of the other party's identity."

"And the information I received is just one of the channels; there isn't only one such channel. If you want to make contact, perhaps you should contact the phone number inside; only then can you learn the girl's genuine identity and more detailed information..."

"Then I might understand." Fang Ziye grew even more confident.

This stemmed from his understanding of Luo Tingzhu.

Perhaps the matter Wu Xuanqi referred to had some connection to the harassment incident Luo Tingzhu encountered at Professor Huang's place in Internal Medicine, and the timing coincided perfectly.

"Alright, as long as you have a clear idea yourself." Wu Xuanqi felt he shouldn't say more.

Too many words lead to mistakes; Fang Ziye is a smart man, he only needed a slight nudge.

If Fang Ziye figures it out, he'll naturally come out of it.

If he can't figure it out, continuing to speak might make Fang Ziye, if he's the devoted type, turn hostile over it, which would be completely unnecessary.

The two drank a while longer, then said their goodbyes.

The wine wasn't finished, the meat wasn't finished either, but both Fang Ziye and Wu Xuanqi had eaten and drunk to at least seventy or eighty percent full.

Upon leaving, Wu Xuanqi still said apologetically: "Ziye, sorry ah, big brother messed up today, disturbed your drinking mood. But rest assured, next time I'll definitely treat again to make up for this one, let you enjoy yourself fully."

He, Wu Xuanqi, was the one who invited Fang Ziye out to drink; he, Wu Xuanqi, was the one who caused complications and spoiled the fun. Wu Xuanqi felt he wasn't very thick-skinned/kind, really spoke out of turn.

However, Fang Ziye's mood at this moment wasn't as gloomy as Wu Xuanqi imagined.

Because everything was open and aboveboard, and all was known, so Fang Ziye had actually, deep down, already obtained the answer Wu Xuanqi didn't understand.

After returning home, Fang Ziye discovered his fellow trainee Lan Tianluo seemed rather high-spirited.

Posing a bit frivolously in front of the mirror, even wearing a tie, and then squeezing the pimple near his jaw angle.

After the pustule ruptured, pus the size of a rice grain oozed onto the tissue, showing a pale yellow disgusting trace.

"Today, seems like the chat went pretty well?"

"The other party's age is a bit older than you, right?" Fang Ziye didn't directly ask Lan Tianluo if he knew about the matter between Luo Tingzhu and Professor Huang of Respiratory Medicine.

Lan Tianluo's face right now was full of what seemed like the sour stench of romance: "Senior Brother, what era is this? In an era where even species and gender aren't issues, you're bringing up age?"

"You're playing this wild?" Fang Ziye immediately deliberately pretended to click his tongue in wonder.

Lan Tianluo hurriedly waved his hands: "No no no, I'm not saying I don't care about these things."

"Anyway I feel eye-cachet is very important; I'd prefer someone a bit more mischievous."

"Mischievous means good at stirring trouble, right?" Fang Ziye said while pouring himself a glass of ice-chilled water, using the ice water to forcefully suppress his inner nervousness.

Lan Tianluo obviously didn't have as much driving experience as Fang Ziye; hearing Fang Ziye finish, understanding dawned, and he became a bit embarrassedly shy.

Fang Ziye teased his fellow trainee a while longer, then stopped.

Finally it was still Fang Ziye who deliberately guided Lan Tianluo, letting Lan Tianluo steer the topic to Luo Tingzhu, before Fang Ziye seriously asked: "Tianluo, let me ask you a question that's not really a question; this question might not be too suitable to ask you."

"Recently ah, I heard someone spreading rumors about Tingzhu; do you know about this?"

"It's said Professor Huang was suspected of 'pimping out' Tingzhu, so Tingzhu fell out with Respiratory Medicine." Fang Ziye pretended he learned of this unintentionally; his tone and expression were controlled fairly well.

However, even with Fang Ziye performing that well, Lan Tianluo was instantly struck silent.

Lan Tianluo looked Fang Ziye up and down seriously for a moment, then said: "Senior Brother, did someone just tell you these recently? It's already outdated news."

"That is indeed the case."

Fang Ziye nodded first, then said: "Tianluo, actually I'm asking this because I want to ask you about the more detailed events of what happened to Tingzhu in Respiratory Medicine."

"Because if I remember correctly, you once joked about wanting to take down that Professor Huang or topple him..."

Lan Tianluo instantly lost all his frivolous mood, replying instead: "Senior Brother Fang, this matter actually doesn't have much to do with you. And the development of events isn't as Senior Brother Fang imagines, or as someone informed you."

"My father personally participated in this matter, so after it happened, there was no rebound at all; many things seemed to just stop at a superficial attempt."

"But, although my father has reconciled, I still refuse to reconcile."

"Senior Brother Fang, I might as well tell you one thing: I am currently in three teams. Besides our own small team, I am also the person in charge of two other teams."

"One team is responsible for the application of basic mathematics in computer technology; the other team is researching Professor Huang."

"My dad's current identity destines him to be magnanimous; he cannot drive the returned pole all the way to the bottom, but that does not include me..." Lan Tianluo, once again, spoke these matters to Fang Ziye.

Later, Lan: "Actually, I thought my sister would need a very long period of time before she could possibly walk out of this vicious circle of shadows, or develop a psychological shadow regarding romance and feelings."

"But I never expected that, whether it was because Senior Brother Fang your charm is too great, or my understanding of her was not deep enough, she actually walked out of the vicious circle in her heart this early, and even took that step she never dared to realize."

"Or, in other words, my sister actually chose to continue believing that romance itself exists, for the sake of Senior Brother Fang you."

"After all, in my father's circle, when unfavorable information about my sister appeared, the so-called 'tall, rich, and handsome men,' as well as young, wealthy, and promising talents, had all already started visiting and fishing..."

"Senior Brother Fang, do you understand what is meant by visiting and fishing?" Lan Tianluo feared Fang Ziye would not understand.

Upon hearing this, Fang Ziye cooperated and shook his head.

"Not understanding is best. Anyway, Senior Brother Fang, you can understand it as: you, with your current achievements, pursuing a freshman civilian girl regardless of everything, at any cost, and on top of that, the current you also has a very rich, very high-status label attached." Lan Tianluo made this analogy to help Fang Ziye understand better.

Upon hearing this, Fang Ziye felt the current topic was truly too subtle.

So he counter-asked: "Tianluo, you suddenly descended from the Mathematics Department to our hospital to become an ordinary standardized residency trainee — does that count as a similar event?"

"Eh! ~" Lan Tianluo looked at Fang Ziye, not knowing why Fang Ziye would speak like this.

Fang Ziye immediately followed up, saying embarrassedly: "Tianluo, can you allow me to be frivolous once more? To express it on your behalf? Or let me be narcissistic once?"

"What?" Lan Tianluo asked.

"For me, she is willing to love the entire world." Fang Ziye laughed narcissistically, haha.

Then he decided on a very crazy thing: to clear out all his savings in exchange for an air ticket abroad, and as for the visa, Fang Ziye had already processed it long ago; otherwise, he had originally planned to go abroad in September, so it was impossible for him not to have gotten the visa...

(Chapter End)