[Now] I want to hold your hand tightly

Zhou Jisheng followed his mother to help Mrs. Xu up. Mrs. Zhou took out a handkerchief and handed it to Mrs. Xu to wipe away her tears, while beckoning her son not to follow.Zhou Jisheng nodded to his mother. After watching his mother and Xu's mother leave, he turned around and inadvertently met the eyes of the man standing in the hall.

Xu Haoran was stunned for a few seconds and then immediately turned his eyes away. The unexpected acquaintance just now, the hidden hope in his heart immediately gushed out, but he couldn't leave the banquet hall, after all, he and Zhou Jisheng were separated by people. The sea, even a glance can not meet.

Standing in the garden, Zhou Jisheng saw the man standing in the hall surrounded by the crowd turn his eyes away, Zhou Jisheng loosened his shoulders and retracted his distant gaze.

Everything is fine for Xu Haoran, that's fine.

At the beginning of May, the competition for the dean of the Faculty of Arts entered a fierce battle.This month, it seems that the focus of everyone at Jingnan University is on the Faculty of Arts.If it was a few months ago, even if the dean of the Faculty of Arts was re-elected, the attention of the Faculty of Liberal Arts would not be as high as that of the Faculty of Medicine.Now, Jingnan University School of Medicine has gradually disappeared from people's sight.In the New Year's public opinion war, Zhou Bo lost.However, the students of the medical school did not think so. Zhou Bo never participated in the public opinion from the beginning to the end. Some students of the medical school said that the selection of the dean of the liberal arts school has nothing to do with their medical school?People who don't know the factional relationship of Jingnan University will naturally say so, but those who work and teach in Jingnan University will laugh at this statement.

However, with the support of the principal Zhang Shouzheng, the medical school did not suffer any impact, and Zhou Bo was still safely serving as the dean of Jingnan University School of Medicine, and there was no public opinion against Zhou Bo in the school.It's not that Zhang Shouzheng used his wrists, as Zhou Jisheng himself said, this was originally a private matter between him and Xu Haoran, but now it's just being used by someone with a heart.This is Zhang Shouzheng's only comfort with Jingnan University's atmosphere. Rumors stop at wise men, and there are not so many idiots on the university campus.

Recently, Zhou Jisheng often eats at his parents' house, and he seldom goes back to live in the house he bought himself.After dinner that day, Zhou's mother asked how the payment at Zhou Jisheng's house was going. Zhou Jisheng smiled and said that he had settled everything except the normal mortgage.Zhou's mother told Zhou Bo that she would simply pay off all the remaining loans of her son. Zhou Bo glanced at Zhou Jisheng and asked what his son meant.

"I'll pay it myself. Anyway, I still have a few years left to pay the loan." Zhou Jisheng didn't want his parents to support him when they were old. Now that he is independent, his parents can't help him repay the mortgage. .

"Your mother and I discussed it a few days ago. Your house is too small and old. We plan to buy you a bigger house near the hospital." Zhou Bo is always serious, and he rarely smiles, even if he is Zhou Bo didn't show any expression when talking to his son.

Zhou Jisheng glanced at his mother in surprise, and asked, "I live quite well there, and I don't want to change houses."

Zhou's mother hesitated to speak, she glanced at her husband again, as if to ask what he meant.Zhou Bo put down the bowls and chopsticks. He didn't agree with Zhou Jisheng's request to change houses at first, but his wife kept saying that he was afraid that his son would have a hard time seeing things and thinking about others, so he wanted him to change his environment, and maybe he could meet his favorite again. people.Zhou Bo didn't think his son would be so overwhelmed, but he couldn't hold back his wife, so he promised his wife to ask Zhou Jisheng for help.

"Have you thought it through?" Zhou Bo asked.

"Hmm." Zhou Jisheng guessed why his parents would ask this question, they were just afraid that they would hurt themselves, but he didn't think so.Maybe he will never fall in love with anyone again in this life, maybe he will disappoint his parents and have no grandchildren to hug, and the only thing he owes to his parents is to use his company to repay. "I will come back to accompany you more often in the future." Zhou Jisheng said with a smile.

A few days later, Dean Zhang called Zhou Jisheng to his office.Dean Zhang cheerfully handed an invitation letter to Zhou Jisheng, saying that this year's Washington Medical Symposium will be held again, and last time Zhou Jisheng gave up a good opportunity to express himself, this time Dean Zhang does not want Zhou Jisheng Give up again.

"This year is half a month earlier, and it will be held in late October. Last year, the paper you were supposed to give a speech has been published, so it cannot be used this year. I hope you will prepare the paper for this speech in advance, and... ..." Dean Zhang paused for a moment, staring at Zhou Jisheng with piercing eyes, and said to Zhou Jisheng as if he was issuing a military order, "This time, no excuses or reasons are allowed to escape!"

Zhou Jisheng pursed his lips helplessly and laughed. He just ran away once, as if he had already left an invisible mark on Dean Zhang.Zhou Jisheng gave a military salute to Dean Zhang, expressing that he would not disappoint the high expectations of Dean Zhang, and then Zhou Jisheng firmly grasped the invitation letter and withdrew.

Dean Zhang raised his finger to Zhou Jisheng who was about to walk out, and laughed in relief.

At the end of the month, Zhou's mother told Zhou Jisheng that the battle for the dean of literature had finally come to an end.Zhou Jisheng sat cross-legged on the sofa and drank Biluochun. While writing a paper for a report in Washington, he nodded to his mother to show that he understood.

"There are still reasonable people in the school. I know they want to play tricks, but your father has not been affected." Zhou's mother cut a piece of watermelon and handed it to Zhou Jisheng. paper.

Zhou Jisheng took the watermelon from his mother and thanked his mother. His eyes were fixed on the notebook on his lap, and he seemed to be thinking about his thesis. However, after hearing what his mother said, Zhou Jisheng did not type it for a long time. one word.

"Son, I heard that last time you went to Washington, a professor wanted to match you and his daughter?" Zhou's mother came from a scholarly family, but she couldn't help worrying about her son's marriage.

Zhou Jisheng tilted his head and glanced at his mother, then shook his head and said with a smile, "Mom, I like men."

Although the mother knew it well, this was the first time that Zhou's mother had heard her son tell her that he liked men so bluntly.Zhou's mother understood her son, she nodded to her son, and stopped continuing that inappropriate topic.

"Besides, Principal Zhang and Dad won't be affected in any way from the beginning." Zhou Jisheng took a bite of the watermelon. The watermelon was sweet and delicious, which relieved Zhou Jisheng's fatigue next time.From the very beginning, he knew that this would be the result, but Xu Haoran didn't accept it.

Zhou's mother said "hmm". In the past few months, Zhou's mother has gradually understood the difficulty of her son these years.Since Mama Xu kept apologizing to Zhou Jisheng on Xu Haoran's behalf at the engagement ceremony, Mama Zhou's resentment towards Xu Haoran gradually disappeared.

The road was chosen by Zhou Jisheng and Xu Haoran. As parents, they can only guide their children. As for the final choice of their son, they should not interfere.

"However, I heard about one thing." This matter had been hidden in Zhou's mother's heart for several days. Zhou Bo refused to let Zhou's mother tell Zhou Jisheng, but Zhou's mother was still worried about her son and decided to speak out.

Zhou Jisheng wiped his hands and asked his mother what was the matter. Seeing his mother's serious expression, Zhou Jisheng wondered if it might have something to do with Xu Haoran?

Seeing the doubts in Zhou Jisheng's eyes, Zhou's mother hesitated, finally took a deep breath, and said, "Lin Yihan has gone to study in England, and will not return to China."

Zhou Jisheng straightened up suddenly, Lin Yihan actually went abroad at this time, that means Xu Haoran has become an abandoned son?Professor Nie became the dean of the Faculty of Liberal Arts as he wished, and Professor Lin's voice as the successor of the principal is getting louder and louder. Xu Haoran is engaged to the daughter of the future principal of Jingnan University. His future career will be smooth sailing, but Lin Yihan actually went abroad to study If so, the marriage between Xu Haoran and Lin Yihan may also be shelved.

"Jisheng..." Seeing Zhou Jisheng's different expression, Zhou's mother regretted that she shouldn't have said it, but she couldn't bear to think of Xu's mother who was crying at the engagement ceremony.

"Mom, this is the path he chose. Even if I'm still with Haoran, I can't stop him from taking this path, and I can't call Lin Yihan back." This is not Zhou Jisheng's indifference, even if Now that he went back to look for Xu Haoran, he would also feel that he was taking the opportunity to regain Xu Haoran's heart.Zhou Jisheng would not take advantage of anyone's weakness despicably, let alone take advantage of Xu Haoran's weakness.

Zhou's mother nodded and asked again: "I'm worried about Xu Haoran's mother. You saw it at the engagement ceremony last time. It was not easy for her to raise Xu Haoran alone. If she knew that Xu Haoran's marriage was blown up, she might be so sad Woolen cloth."

Some people you want to forget, but you can't immediately forget the people and things you have experienced with him.Zhou Jisheng could let go of Xu Haoran, but Zhou Jisheng couldn't help worrying about Xu Haoran's mother.

However, Mother Xu wanted to know about this after all, so it was not appropriate for them to talk about it.

"Mom doesn't want you to tell Mama Xu about this. Mama just wants to say that it's not easy for Mama Xu to be alone in the country. Why don't you take an annual leave to visit her with me?"

"Well, let me check the schedule." Zhou Jisheng nodded to his mother, then continued to pack up his mood and continue writing the thesis that had just begun.

Just when Zhou Jisheng was preparing to ask for annual leave, there was another uproar in Jingnan Dali in early June.This time, Zhou Jisheng could no longer get out of the matter—Jingnan University wanted to revoke the title of associate professor awarded to Xu Haoran because a student pointed out that Xu Haoran's paper had plagiarized his paper!

Zhou Jisheng hurried home, just like in the New Year, sitting in the living room were Zhang Shouzheng, the retired Zhao Geyi, and Zhou Bo.

"I knew you ran back when you heard the news. Sit down and drink a glass of water to calm down. We will tell you what happened later." As the principal of Jingnan University, Zhang Shouzheng has long been used to ups and downs. In his eyes, these things are not big things, but because this matter involves Xu Haoran, Zhang Shouzheng can't turn a blind eye to this matter because of Zhou Jisheng's relationship.