The Passion of an Academic Rising Star

After returning to the dormitory, Han Shixiu blankly recalled what happened just now.

Zhou Moqun looked obviously different from usual.

Asked for leave for a week, lost my umbrella, came here in the rain, and suddenly hugged myself before leaving...

After much deliberation, Han Shixiu felt that Zhou Moqun's father or mother was probably seriously ill.

That's why he is so abnormal.

After a while, Han Shixiu sent Zhou Moqun a text message: "Zhou Moqun, although I'm not sure what happened, everything will be fine."

A few minutes later, Han Shixiu received a reply: "Thanks. I'm fine."

At night, Han Shixiu tossed and turned all night, and when he thought of Zhou Moqun's appearance at that time, he felt a little depressed and hurt.He regretted that he was distracted for a while, and Zhou Moqun left without saying a word.

The last time I met Zhou Moqun was a week ago.

At that time, Zhou Moqun called himself and agreed on a time and place to discuss the thesis they collaborated on.

When we met, Han Shixiu's head was knotted, thinking hard, still like a fog.

Thinking about it now, something was wrong with Zhou Moqun at that time.There are always mistakes in calculations, which is unimaginable at all.In Han Shixiu's impression, Zhou Moqun's formulas are always so formal, step by step, as accurate as textbooks.How could something like this always happen to Zhou Moqun?

Moreover, that day, Zhou Moqun seemed a little absent-minded.Several times, Han Shixiu bit his pen and raised his head, only to see Zhou Moqun staring at him silently.After finding his gaze, he lowered his eyes again and refocused on the paper.

Thinking about it now, Zhou Moqun was already aware of what was about to happen?

However, he didn't know anything about it.

……

Han Shixiu tossed and tossed on the bed until dawn.

Zhou Moqun must have encountered some changes to be like this.

Han Shixiu decided to go to Zhou Moqun.

Although I found it, I didn't know what to say, after all, the other party didn't reveal a word.

But Han Shixiu still thinks, since the other party came here yesterday, does it mean that he can still play a little role?

At such a time, as long as it can play a little role, it should stand behind Zhou Moqun.

——Han Shixiu called Zhou Moqun for a whole day, and sent countless text messages and emails, but there was no reply.

He also made a special trip to P University again, but he also did not see Zhou Moqun.

Asked the address of the teacher's apartment from Zhou Moqun's younger brother, Han Shixiu found it.

After taking several deep breaths at the door, he raised his hand and knocked on the door.

— there was no sound in it.

Han Shixiu knocked again and again, and finally knocked on the door again and again, but only quarreled Zhou Moqun's neighbors.

At night, Han Shixiu went there again, but the door was still closed.

Zhou Moqun... Maybe he went to the hospital to accompany the patient.

Or, have returned to their parents' home.

In short, I will definitely not live in the teacher's apartment again.

How stupid, Han Shixiu thought, how stupid he was.

Zhou Moqun must be very busy now.

He needed someone last night, but it doesn't prove that he needs someone now.In this kind of contest with time, it is natural to have no time to be distracted. It is perfectly normal not to answer the phone, not reply to the text message, and not to check the mailbox. If it is a friend, please be quiet and stop making trouble with him.

But... as expected, I still worry.

——Han Shixiu sent the last text message to Zhou Moqun: "Zhou Moqun, I tried to contact you and went to the professor's apartment, but I didn't see you either. I know you must be very busy, but I just want to say, don't lose your courage. No reply required."

Before clicking "Send", I thought of one more thing, so I added another sentence: "I have some savings, I will take it if I need it."

Then Han Shixiu carefully placed the phone next to the pillow, thinking that Zhou Moqun might reply to him with such a half-word.I didn't sleep well, and I would wake up after a while, and I touched my phone in the dark night to see if there were any unread messages.But that column was always empty, and Han Shixiu felt a little lost, and continued to lie down in a daze. After a while, he opened his eyes again and found that it had only been more than half an hour.Just like this, I woke up and woke up, and finally the sky finally revealed a faint light.

Before waking up in the morning, Han Shixiu also had a dream. In the dream, he drifted to an antique place. The lotus in the pond was just in bloom, and the water waves were crystal clear. Han Shixiu had never seen such a beautiful scenery.On the other side is a large field of blooming flowers, so beautiful, and a tall and straight figure stands there.Not knowing why, Han Shixiu knew it was Zhou Moqun, so he called out, "Zhou Moqun!" Zhou Moqun looked up and saw him, but didn't speak.Han Shixiu asked again: "Are your parents okay?" Zhou Moqun's smile was blurred and couldn't be seen clearly, and he said faintly: "It's all right."Han Shixiu uttered a few more jerky words: "What about you?" Zhou Moqun didn't answer, turned around and left.Han Shixiu was in a hurry, and while calling Zhou Moqun's name, he plunged into the pond, trying to chase after him, but Zhou Moqun walked farther and farther, and finally got into the thicker and thicker fog.

After waking up, Han Shixiu was exhausted and still couldn't cheer up.

——I don’t know if Zhou Moqun’s parents are better or not.

The whole day, Han Shixiu was thinking about this matter, even when Zou Sijiu came over at night, Han Shixiu was not in the mood to receive him.

"Zou Sijiu..." Han Shixiu closed the book early, and asked in a low voice, "Professor Zou...and teacher's wife... are they all in good health?"

"Alright." Zou Sijiu asked, "Why are you talking about this all of a sudden?"

"It's okay..." Han Shixiu said, "I just suddenly felt that we... and the parents of our friends are not young anymore."

"Yeah." Zou Sijiu turned over a page: "So I go home and read it every week."

"This is the best way..." Han Shixiu cleaned up everything on the table: "Zou Sijiu, I'm sleepy...I didn't sleep well in the past two days."

Zou Sijiu looked at Han Shixiu silently.

Han Shixiu lowered his head and pulled out his own toothbrush: "Zou Sijiu, I want to lie down, read a book while lying down, and then I'm going to sleep. You, you go back too."

"I'm not going back tonight."

"……what?"

"There's something wrong with you."

"I, I didn't..."

"Do you think I can't see it?" Zou Sijiu frowned: "I've always been listless."

"..."

"What's the matter?"

"Hmm..." Han Shixiu thought for a while, and said the truth: "I have a friend who has been unable to contact me for the past few days. I guess his parents and family members may be seriously ill. I am more worried..."

Zhou Moqun and Zou Sijiu are really his only two friends.If he could get any news from Zhou Moqun, Han Shixiu wouldn't be so worried.

Zou Sijiu was silent for a while, and said, "He will be fine."

"hope so……"

"I'm not going back tonight." Zou Sijiu repeated again: "You are really very different from usual."

"Hey?" Han Shixiu shook his head: "No... really no need."

"..."

"...what can I do?"

"..."

Zou Sijiu stared at Han Shixiu for a long time before finally nodding his head: "Alright then, I'll go first."

"Okay..." Han Shixiu said, "Be careful on the road."

——After seeing off Zou Sijiu, Han Shixiu went to the bathroom to wash up.After coming back more than ten minutes later, I lay on the bed and read a book, feeling uninterested, when the mobile phone on the table suddenly rang.

Han Shixiu thought it was Zhou Moqun, jumped up, grabbed the phone, looked at the caller ID, but was a little disappointed to find that it was Zou Sijiu.

"My phone is with you."

"……what?"

Han Shixiu looked back at the table Zou Sijiu had used, and there was really a black mobile phone lying on it.

"Then, what should we do?" Han Shixiu asked, "Are you coming to pick it up tomorrow night?"

"I'll go now." Zou Sijiu said, "There may be an important call, so I can't live without my mobile phone."

"……Hey?"

Han Shixiu knew that Zou Sijiu had some partners abroad.

"I'll just live at your place. There will be a meeting tomorrow morning. I'll go directly to the company from the dormitory."

"……Um?"

"I'm already home, now I'll take the quilt and go there, don't you still have two empty beds?"

"okay……"

I don't know why, but knowing that there will be another person in this room tonight... the feeling of anxiety has actually subsided a little.