Chapter 1458: The Romance of Physics

"Newton..."

If Liu Zheng were here, he would surely exclaim in surprise and, even if he had to tie the young man up, drag him back to Longyan—this young man who claimed to be Newton and had been luckily struck on the head by an apple.

After all, everyone who claims to be Newton and has been struck on the head by an apple possesses some sort of special talent.

Mo Chen performed a salute: "I am Mo Chen."

"Brother Mo Chen, why don't the two of us study this problem thoroughly tonight, what do you think?" Newton gripped Mo Chen's hand excitedly, his eyes radiating a startling brilliance as he spoke these words.

It was just like the look of longing a man has when he finds a woman.

Hu Xi'er looked at this man who was dressed quite shabbily, casually, and somewhat sloppily, and who called himself Newton, and actually felt an inexplicable sense of crisis.

Like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, Hu Xi'er lunged forward to intercept Mo Chen's hand, even rubbing against it while pouting her little lips.

Her beautiful eyes welled with mist as she looked at Mo Chen: "Didn't you say you were going to keep me company tonight?"

In the face of Hu Xi'er's posture, this endearing posture, any man would be moved.

But Mo Chen, with an indifferent expression, kept looking at Newton, leaving Hu Xi'er out in the cold.

"Fine, tonight I will definitely discuss this with Brother Newton until we get to the bottom of it."

Hearing this, Hu Xi'er's heart was nearly broken.

Hateful bookworm.

It's enough to make me furious!

Mo Chen turned around to look at Hu Xi'er, who was fuming but only capable of impotent rage, and looked quietly at her face.

Hu Xi'er was stunned, thinking he had changed his mind.

She revealed a smile and glanced triumphantly at Newton; it seemed her charm was still effective.

"You've made up your mind, you're keeping me company tonight." Hu Xi'er smiled gently.

"No, tonight I am going to discuss things with Brother Newton until very late; you go get us something to eat," Mo Chen said heartlessly.

Hu Xi'er was petrified on the spot!

Is it that I'm no longer pretty, or have you, Mo Chen, gotten carried away?

Hu Xi'er was about to lose her temper right there, but she quickly calmed down; she had known Mo Chen for a long time, and with his personality, whenever he encountered a problem that needed solving, no one could make him give up until it was solved.

"All... right." Hu Xi'er agreed helplessly.

Mo Chen nodded, and then he left with Newton.

Hu Xi'er followed closely behind.

She secretly took the gun from inside her clothes and placed it in a spot where she could reach it at any time.

Along the way, Hu Xi'er carefully observed this person called Newton.

She eventually reached a conclusion: bookworms are mutually attracted to one another.

It was very obvious that this person was also a bookworm, and this bookworm's condition might even be more severe than Mo Chen's.

As soon as Hu Xi'er arrived at his home—no, this place could only be called a garbage dump.

Although it looked like a house from the outside, inside it looked like a house made of a garbage heap.

Old clothes were strewn to one side, and as for tableware, it couldn't be said that there wasn't any, but rather that there wasn't a single piece.

All sorts of things were placed messily to the side, and the room gave off a faint, sour, musty smell.

The filth was so uniform; almost all the stools, chairs, and furniture had a thick layer of dust, and it was unknown how many years it had been since it was last cleaned.

Hu Xi'er, who loved cleanliness, instantly lost the courage to step inside.

Newton stepped into his own house without the slightest hesitation and wiped off a chair, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

Dust flew everywhere instantly.

"Cough, sorry, no one has come to my house in a long time, so I haven't cleaned much; I only just moved in this spring."

Hu Xi'er hurriedly covered her nose; spring... it was already late autumn, and your house could still get this dirty.

You didn't "not clean much," you didn't clean at all.

Hu Xi'er looked

at Mo Chen, signaling him not to go in, as it was truly too dirty inside.

Yet Mo Chen stepped inside without the slightest hesitation and even comforted her: "It's fine, Brother Newton. For those of us who do research and pursue Learning, caring about such things only slows down our research speed."

Newton deeply agreed with this statement.

Hu Xi'er was quite speechless; this was just making excuses for one's own laziness.

Hu Xi'er recalled that when she first met Mo Chen, although he possessed a face that made her fall in love at first sight, he was this hateful bookworm.

His home was also a mess, though fortunately, there were people to clean for him, so it wasn't too bad.

She hadn't expected this bookworm to be the same.

Mo Chen looked at Hu Xi'er, who was standing outside, and asked: "Don't stand at the door, come in."

Can't you tell I absolutely don't want to go in?

Hu Xi'er chuckled twice and hurriedly said: "I won't go in; I'll go find something to eat."

After saying this, Hu Xi'er ran off.

Good heavens, she had never seen such a dirty and messy room!

Watching Hu Xi'er run away, Mo Chen was slightly stunned, and with typical male obliviousness, he thought Hu Xi'er had really left because she wanted to find food for him...

His heart warmed.

He followed Newton to the second floor, which was where his experimental room was.

As soon as Mo Chen entered the room, the moment Newton lit the kerosene lamp, Mo Chen's eyes lit up.

He discovered a triangular prism made of Glass that was refracting seven-colored light; it was instantly beautiful.

It was just like a rainbow after the rain.

"Brother Newton, what is this?" Mo Chen asked, pointing at the triangular prism.

"A little gadget, just a small thing I use to study light."

"Brother Mo Chen, are you interested in this light?" Newton revealed a look of hope.

Mo Chen first nodded, then shook his head; Newton did not understand what he meant.

"I am interested in light, but I have never studied it. I often wonder why there is a rainbow after the rain; now it seems Brother Newton has already researched this problem."

"Just about, I discovered that after the rain..."

Newton and Mo Chen discussed for a long time; when they arrived it was still dusk, but now the sky was dark, with a bright moon and sparse stars.

At this moment, they heard a shout.

"Mo Chen, are you going to eat or not!"

"Wait a moment, Brother Newton, I will go get the food."

Newton gave him a strange look and nodded, thinking to himself that having a woman around was truly troublesome.

Having to call someone to eat; if one were hungry, one would naturally have food.

Mo Chen walked down and looked at Hu Xi'er; Hu Xi'er's face was full of unhappiness, and she shoved the food into his hands, whispering, "Return to the inn early!"

Mo Chen nodded, then suddenly thought of something.

He grabbed Hu Xi'er's hand and walked inside.

Hu Xi'er was stunned, and immediately realized she had arrived in this room that was practically a garbage dump, her face full of disgust.

"What are you doing, Mo Chen."

"Let me go quickly!"

Mo Chen ignored her and just pulled her up to the second floor.

But standing on the second floor, he stopped his footsteps; Mo Chen turned his head and suddenly said, "I have something I want to show you."

Hu Xi'er was stunned; what kind of thing must be shown to her?

After speaking, Mo Chen pushed open the door.

Hu Xi'er looked suspiciously at the kerosene lamp that was the only thing lit; the room could be considered clean, but there were a great many strange and peculiar things.

"What do you want me to see?"

Hu Xi'er looked at every part of the room, until she saw the triangular Glass bead placed in front of the oil lamp, and her gaze instantly froze.