brave and coward

Xue Younian sent Hua Lin out, watched him walk away, then returned to the tea room, and said to Zhang Bo gently: "The matter is not what you think, please calm down first, let's have a good talk."

Zhang Bo rolled his eyes and said, "What else do you have to say? You'd better not avenge yourself! I'll die with you at the worst! And don't try to scare me. I didn't do anything wrong. It's the two of you. Problem. When things get out, you two are the only ones who have trouble!"

Xue Younian nodded: "You make a lot of sense. So, can you tell me why you did this?"

Zhang Bo said: "I just can't see it. You're trying to backfire!"

Xue Younian continued to nod.

Zhang Bo vented for a while, seeing that Xue Younian had always had a good attitude, he suddenly thought about it, and said tentatively: "If I asked you to drive Hualin out of the group, you wouldn't do it, would you?"

Xue Younian was silent for a while, and said, "If you insist, I can do so."

Zhang Bo said, "Okay, then let him go."

Xue Younian nodded and asked, "Then, can you return what you have in your hand?"

Zhang Bo nodded.

Xue Younian frowned slightly, and asked worriedly: "But, how can I be sure that what you gave me back is all, and there is no backup, and you will definitely keep this secret in the future?"

Zhang Bo also frowned: "I keep my word!"

Xue Younian said anxiously: "Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just in case."

Zhang Bo asked, "Then what do you want?"

He wasn't afraid that Xue Younian would say "dead people don't leak secrets" like in the movie, he didn't believe that Xue Younian could do such a thing, he was notoriously good-tempered.

Xue Younian really didn't say a word to him, just kept silent for a while, and then said: "Why don't you also let me know a secret about you that cannot be made public, so that we can have a handle on each other."

Zhang Bo looked at him incredulously, and almost scolded him for being crazy, but he held back after thinking about it, and was about to refuse, Xue Younian said, "Don't rush to refuse, I think it will be something you are willing to accept."

Zhang Bo hesitated, and asked cautiously, "What?"

Xue Younian said: "Actually, you can see that Hua Lin's views are very young, and he really came up with them himself. But your views don't have to be your own. For example, they can be mine. Maybe, Not just opinions, but my data and unpublished papers."

Zhang Bo was stunned for a long time.

Xue Younian looked at him patiently.

After a long time, Zhang Bo silently took a step back and covered his buttocks.

"...No need for this." Xue Younian said, "I just hope that Hua Lin will stay in the group, and I hope you can agree."

Zhang Bo heaved a sigh of relief and wanted to refuse, but he couldn't.

……

Hua Lin chatted with Ralph with a strong smile for a long time before seeing Xue Younian and Zhang Bo returning to the meeting room one after the other. They both looked calm and did not fight.Of course, he didn't believe that Xue Younian would fight with others.

After finally breaking up, they went back and got into the car. Hua Lin couldn't wait to ask Xue Younian how things were going.

Xue Younian comforted him: "I've settled with him, it's fine. I'm sorry, Linlin, I was negligent."

Hua Lin hurriedly said, "Don't blame yourself whenever something happens, who would have thought of that?" Then he asked, "How did you talk about it?"

Xue Younian said: "I promised to help him get the teacher's recommendation letter."

"Another recommendation letter?" Hua Lin thought of the brainless roommate he met when he first entered school.

Xue Younian said: "More than that, I promise to give him 100 million."

Hua Lin was shocked and said: "He is still blackmailing?! Can't give it to him! Let him talk about it!"

Xue Younian said: "100 million is just a drop in the bucket for us, and there is no need to fight him to the death. But his family is not very good. This money is a lot and very important to him."

Hua Lin asked, "Euro or RMB?"

Xue Younian said, "Euro."

Hua Lin stared: "It's not the way to burn money!"

He is not stingy, but he is not the kind of rich N generation who spends money like water. It hurts to think about spending money like this.

Xue Younian laughed: "You also know that I don't lack this money, so just treat it as a donation to help the poor."

Hua Lin couldn't believe it: "How can you still laugh?"

Xue Younian stopped smiling immediately, and said with some embarrassment: "Sorry, I, I laughed because I was afraid you would be worried."

Hua Lin hurriedly said, "I'm not talking about you... oh, but..."

Just at the traffic light, Xue Younian stopped the car, turned to look at Hua Lin, and said seriously: "Lin Lin, it is already very good to be able to solve the problem with money."

Hua Lin knew this was the truth, and he didn't say anything for a long time, and was dejected for a while, and when the car drove home, he said in a muffled voice, "I'll quit the group."

"Prompt."

"I don't even recognize Teacher." Hua Lin lowered his head and said, "Actually, Zhang Bo was right. I really got in because of you."

Xue Younian looked at him, his eyes were deep, and his tone was still gentle: "That's just an appearance, Linlin, you really have potential and excellence, that's why the teacher accepted you, I just gave you such an opportunity, seize it The person who has the opportunity is yourself. You can't think about it."

Hua Lin nodded: "I don't think about it. But I feel... I just suddenly felt that this is really not good. I'd better take one step at a time and be more steadfast. Don't everyone get up slowly."

Xue Younian said, "I disagree."

Hua Lin froze for a moment, and looked up at him.

Xue Younian's tone became softer, but his attitude was firm: "Linlin, this is the only thing I can't promise you."

Except when he pursued Xue Younian himself, Hua Lin had never seen Xue Younian take such a firm attitude towards him.At that time, because of the mentally disabled incident, I didn't want to study anymore and wanted to go back to China. Although Xue Younian didn't agree with it, he didn't just say: I don't agree.

Hua Lin became upset, lowered his head and said nothing.

The two stalemate for a while, Xue Younian gave in first, hugged Hua Lin and said, "I'm sorry, Lin Lin, I didn't mean to hurt you. I just think that the opportunity is really rare, which is very important to your future. What matters is that it's your dream."

Hua Lin was silent for a while, and said: "I know what you mean, but I'm not impulsive. In fact, I always thought it was bad, but I was also a little vain, so I didn't say it. Now it just happened... Although the two of us really did not intend to trade power and sex, it is actually quite normal for Zhang Bo to think that way, and if others find out, they will inevitably think that way, because this matter is indeed a bit subtle..."

Xue Younian remained silent.

Hua Lin waited for a while, and at the same time made up his mind: "I'm serious, I want to quit, not discuss it with you, I've made a decision."

Xue Younian buried his face in his neck, and after a while, asked in a muffled voice, "Are you sure?"

Hua Lin nodded: "Well, sure. This is indeed my dream, but in life, not every dream has to be forced to come true. At least, I hope that it can be realized in a dignified way, instead of opportunistic, which is tarnishing the dream."

Xue Younian was silent again for a while, then raised his head to look at Hua Lin, his face was as gentle as ever: "I didn't think twice, sorry, Lin Lin, I ignored your feelings, I should respect your decision."

Hua Lin quickly said, "No, no."

Xue Younian smiled and touched his face: "There are still many opportunities in the future. I will arrange for the withdrawal from the group, but for the teacher, I hope you don't rush to refuse. The teacher really appreciates you. Old people, I like young people Lively in front of us, we are all old, he thinks we are boring."

Hua Lin thought for a while: "Yeah." He laughed again, and joked, "Actually, if I'm not his student, I can still be your student. Isn't it good to call you teacher? Now I can only call you 'Senior Brother'."

Xue Younian smiled and said, "Very good, let's call again."

Hua Lin called out, "Brother."

In the next second, Xue Younian kissed his lips.

This is the end of the matter.

——At first, Hua Lin thought so.

Half a year later, he heard the news of Zhang Bo's death.

Zhang Bo was found in the restroom of the underground bar in a very absurd state of death. It is said that the scene was unsightly.

This incident was widely circulated in the local Chinese circle, and everyone couldn't help talking about it when they met. Even Hua Lin, who was concentrating on studying and dating, heard about it.

Hua Lin ran downstairs to Zhang Bo's dormitory, looked at Zhang Bo's pregnant wife who was studying with Zhang Bo overseas, and only showed a pair of eyes. She had already completed the relevant procedures, and left quickly with some of Zhang Bo's belongings. here.

Although no one pointed in front of her face, she was still very embarrassed.

She knew about her husband's death, but she couldn't accept it or believe it, but the facts were right in front of her eyes.

She is a housewife with a low level of education, and she met her husband through a blind date in her hometown.It is said that she married a promising man who can take her abroad, but the ancestral grave has smoked.She felt the same way herself.

But now, everything is shattered. She is not even sure that she knows how to return to China. Every time she follows her husband, everything is arranged by him.

Suddenly it began to rain lightly, Hua Lin hesitated, and was about to chase after her to give her an umbrella when someone grabbed her arm from behind.

"Linlin, don't go there. I think she hopes that everyone doesn't see her now. Besides, there is a store selling umbrellas in front." Xue Younian sighed, looking at the back of Zhang Bo's widow and said with emotion, "I didn't expect to see her. This accident happened."

Hua Lin stared blankly at Xue Younian for a few seconds, not knowing what he was thinking, and blurted out: "Is it really an accident?"

Xue Younian was startled, and looked at him in surprise: "Linlin? You, do you think...you think this matter has something to do with me?"

Hua Lin came back to his senses, and quickly denied: "I didn't mean that, I mean... I don't know, don't think about it, I definitely don't suspect that you did it, I just think..."

Xue Younian patted his arm: "I know what you mean. Speaking of it, it is indeed related to me. If I hadn't given him the 100 million, he would not have messed around. Some people who have been poor for a long time have become rich overnight , It is not a good thing for them themselves. I am sorry for this, and I will try to help his family. Linlin, this is my fault, don't blame yourself. "

Hua Lin lowered his head and said, "If you want to say that, it's because I joined the team in the first place. I can't explain such things."

Xue Younian frowned slightly: "Linlin, even if you want to say that, I insisted on bringing you into the group from the very beginning. In any case, if there is a mistake, it is all my fault. If you don't want to think that I am wrong, Then, you yourself are not at fault."

Hua Lin nodded after a while, and said in a muffled voice, "Oh, don't worry, I know."

It's really hard to say clearly about this matter. If I really want to say it, I can only say that good luck tricks people.Hua Lin thought so.