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"Dududu-"

The horn of the car behind brought Kang Zhuo back to his senses, and the signal light turned green at some point.

Kang Zhuo's father, Kang Shicheng, works in the city hall, so he can't be said to have a high position and authority, but he is often seen on TV news, much more than Kang Zhuo sees him at home.

Kang Zhuo's mother left very early, and his father didn't come home often. The closest elder was Quan Xiao, who had no blood relationship with him. She was Kang Zhuo's mother's best friend. As her own child, she will prepare a copy for Kang Zhuo if Yin Dongfan has it, which is even better than the one for Yin Dongfan.

So even though it sounds unbelievable, the fact is that Kang Zhuo doesn't know how to get along with his father, and he feels as uncomfortable with Kang Shicheng as he is with a stranger.

Turning a corner ahead, he was almost at the door of the house, but before arriving home, he would pass by Quan Huachen's house, so Kang Zhuo had to experience the embarrassment of that night again in his memory.

Kang Zhuo remembered that Quan Huachen didn't live here before. Over the past few years, the next door was extremely desolate, and even the flower garden at the door was two pieces of waste soil.

Thinking of this, Kang Zhuo slowed down the car, opened the window and looked over.

No wonder he would admit his mistake, because the flower garden that used to be waste soil had been planted with flowers and plants at some point, and in a state of insanity that night, Kang Zhuo mistook them for his own lawn.

Before the sky was completely dark, Kang Zhuo took a closer look at the flowers in the garden. They were of all colors and were directly planted in the soil.

But there is a potted flower that is different. It is kept in a delicate flower pot and placed on the open window sill. It can be seen that it has been carefully cared for by the owner.

The distance was a bit far, Kang Zhuo wasn't sure what kind of flower it was in a pot, he only saw white petals tightly clustered on top of the green leaves.

Kang Zhuo stepped on the brake, wanting to check the species of the flower carefully, but suddenly saw a figure in the house walking towards the window, Kang Zhuo was startled, released the brake and stepped on the gas pedal.

As expected, Kang Zhuo raced all the way to the end of the driveway, thousands of miles away from the door, so he had to turn around in despair.

When Kang Zhuo got home, he saw Aunt Zhu cleaning the dust on the coffee table with a duster.

"Congratulations to Auntie."

Auntie Zhu hasn't worked in Kang Zhuo's house for a few years, she is only responsible for cooking and cleaning, but because there is often no one at home, if Kang Zhuo and Kang Shicheng want to go home for dinner, she will be notified in advance.

"Xiao Zhuo is back." Aunt Zhu smiled at him, "You can eat when you come back, your father is upstairs, shall I call him?"

Kang Zhuo shook his head: "I'll call."

After going up to the second floor, Kang Zhuo knocked on the door of the study room, opened the door after getting a response, and saw Kang Shicheng looking down at the documents at the table.

"Dad, I'm back, come down for dinner?"

Kang Shicheng didn't look up: "Well, you go first, I'll come right away."

"Okay." Kang Zhuo went downstairs, thinking about what Kang Shicheng wanted to tell him as he walked. Generally speaking, it is not a good thing. The last time Kang Shicheng said that he had something to say, he was going to be transferred. After working in other provinces for two years, Kang Zhuo only saw him five times in total.

Downstairs, Aunt Zhu started to serve food to the table, and Kang Zhuo went over to arrange the dishes.

"Are you two eating at home tomorrow?" Aunt Zhu asked.

Kang Zhuo will be defending tomorrow. Although he is the first one in the morning, all students are required to be present until the last student's defense in the afternoon.

"I'm going to defend tomorrow, and if I don't come back at noon, my father's words..." Kang Zhuo paused for two seconds.

If Kang Zhuo was not at home, most likely Kang Shicheng would not go home for dinner. He always has endless work to do, and tomorrow is a working day.

"Let me ask him." Kang Zhuo replied.

A few minutes later, Kang Shicheng came down from upstairs, went to the dining table, and sat down opposite Kang Zhuo.

He changed into home clothes, and he looked more relaxed than on TV, but his straight face still looked serious.

The two ate without saying a word for a while, and then Kang Shicheng spoke.

"It's the end of the term, are you going to take the exam soon?"

Kang Zhuo raised his head from his rice bowl, his gray eyes flickered: "Dad, I'm about to graduate this year, and I don't have a final exam."

Kang Shicheng paused for a while, then asked again: "Have you found a job?"

"I'm guaranteed graduate school, and I'll still study at University A in the future." Kang Zhuo buried his head in cooking.

Kang Shicheng didn't speak anymore, and after a while, he picked up a piece of braised pork for Kang Zhuo: "Don't just eat rice, eat a la carte."

"Thank you dad."

Kang Zhuo stuffed the piece of braised pork into his mouth. He felt that Kang Shicheng was still looking at him, thinking that he was about to start talking about that.

"Study is one aspect, and interpersonal relationship is also another aspect." Kang Shicheng's right hand chopsticks were still stained with brown sauce of braised pork, his tone changed, "Do you know that your Uncle Yin has found me here .”

Kang Zhuo raised his head abruptly.

"If you and Dongfan want to fall in love, talk about it. Don't make troubles in the city over a trivial matter. You are one year older than Dongfan. He is ignorant, and you are ignorant?" Kang Shicheng looked stern, with a The majesty of the superior who has been calling the shots in the officialdom all the year round.

Kang Zhuo felt that the piece of braised pork was stuck in the middle of the esophagus, unable to go up or down, very uncomfortable.

"I didn't fight with him."

"Then why didn't you answer the phone? Dongfan said that he made hundreds of calls, waited at our door for three days, and went to your school for a day, but couldn't find you. What big conflict do you have with him? Do you want to have a good talk? I want your Uncle Yin to come to me with a face."

Kang Zhuo looked down at the half bowl of rice left in the bowl, and said after a while, "I'm sorry Dad, I was wrong."

"Let's eat." Kang Shicheng took another piece of braised pork and put it into Kang Zhuo's bowl, which meant that the matter was over. "How much money is left in the card? Is it enough for living expenses?"

"Enough, there's a lot left." Kang Zhuo didn't want to be choked anymore, he chewed the piece of meat in small bites, "And I still have a scholarship, so you don't have to worry about me."

Kang Shicheng said "um" and didn't speak any more. The father and son finished their dinner quietly.

After the meal, Kang Zhuo helped Aunt Zhu carry the bowls and chopsticks into the kitchen. Kang Shicheng was about to go back to the study to read the documents. Kang Zhuo spotted him going upstairs from the corner of his eye, and immediately ran out of the kitchen to stop him.

"Dad, are you free these two days?"

Kang Shicheng looked back at him from the stairs, thought for a while and said, "Isn't your mother's death day still a few weeks away? I'm going to the grassroots tomorrow. I've been very busy recently. Let's wait until that day...let's talk about it on that day."

Kang Zhuo stood still, looking up at him from under the stairs.

Kang Shicheng had already raised one foot and walked upstairs, but he was stunned by his gaze, and asked again: "Is the money still enough? I'll call you if it's not enough."

"Enough." Kang Zhuo looked down at him.

"That's good."

Footsteps sounded again on the wooden stairs, Kang Zhuo stood in the empty living room and said softly:

"Thank you dad."

Kang Zhuo revised his speech for the next day's defense last night and went to bed very late, but when he woke up in the morning, he didn't feel too sleepy, but more nervous and excited.

When he went downstairs, he felt that he got up early, but he didn't expect that Kang Shicheng had already gone out. Aunt Zhu poked his head out from the kitchen: "Xiao Zhuo woke up? Your father just left, what do you want to eat in the morning? I'll make it for you."

Kang Zhuo wanted to go to the defense room early to prepare, so he left with only a bun and a bottle of milk.The time was not yet 7:7, and the morning rush hour had not yet started. It was exactly [-]:[-] when Kang Zhuo arrived at the school, and there was still half an hour before the start of the defense.

Not long after, Kang Zhuo's classmates also arrived one after another. When they passed by Kang Zhuo, they all patted Kang Zhuo on the shoulder to show sympathy and encouragement.

Kang Zhuo wasn't too worried at first, but he couldn't stand everyone showing him a "good job" look.Chu Weilin, who was sitting next to him, kept discussing with the students in the back seat the tragic experience of previous defense students, which caused Kang Zhuo's mind to go blank when he came to the stage, and he almost mispronounced the title of his thesis.

There were four teachers sitting under the podium, three of them were from our school, Kang Zhuo had attended their classes, and there was a strange teacher from another school, a fat old professor with a Mediterranean hairstyle.

The teachers looked at each other and smiled when they saw Kang Zhuo stuttering about the title of the thesis.The professor from another school took advantage of Kang Zhuo to flip through the PPT and asked him, "Student, have you had breakfast?"

"Eat." Kang Zhuo's throat was a little dry. He guessed that the teacher probably felt that his face was not good. In fact, he felt a little cold. The air conditioner in the defense room was turned on too much.

"I probably didn't eat much, right? I'll eat some after the meeting." The old professor smiled, "It's okay, don't be afraid, speak boldly."

"Thank you, professor." Kang Zhuo felt better, gave him a smile back, and then took a deep breath: "Teachers, the topic of my thesis is..."

An hour later, Kang Zhuo was sitting in the dessert shop opposite the school, staring at the traffic outside the shop in a daze.

Kang Zhuo can't leave for too long, he has to go back later, but Kang Zhuo is a little excited after a tough battle just ended, he wants to meet someone right away, anyone is good, as long as he can sit with him for a while.So after the defense, he sent Yin Dongfan a message, and Yin Dongfan replied almost instantly, saying that he would come to see him right away.

Kang Zhuo began to review the defense just now in his mind again, reflecting on what he didn't speak well and what he did well.

Unexpectedly, the responding teacher did not make things difficult for Kang Zhuo, and let him go down within 10 minutes.This is not exclusive to Kang Zhuo alone. The second student who went up was also gently questioned by the teachers and kindly suggested revisions. That student was so flattered that he almost tripped when he got off the podium.

No one expected that these teachers would not follow the routine today. The students sitting in the back row of the defense room seemed to see the dawn in the end. Everyone felt that today was a lucky day, and some people immediately took out their mobile phones and bought a lottery ticket...

"Kang Zhuo."

Kang Zhuo came back to his senses and saw Yin Dongfan sitting opposite him wearing a metal chain.Yin Dongfan bought two cups of milk tea, and pushed one of them into the straw to Kang Zhuo.

"What are you looking at so fascinated by? It's really hot today." Yin Dongfan just rushed over from the outside, sweating all over, he lifted his shirt to fan the wind, revealing the honey-colored watery little waist. muscle.

"I didn't see anything, I was thinking about the defense just now." Kang Zhuo lowered his head and took a sip of the milk tea, the cold sweet liquid rushed into his mouth, Kang Zhuo squinted his eyes from the ice, and swallowed it for a while.

"You study so well, a small graduation defense will definitely not be hard for you." Yin Dongfan held the milk tea and looked at Kang Zhuo with a little dodge in his eyes, "Kang Zhuo, I apologize to you, what happened that day was a misunderstanding, and I lost with a punch. , want to eat a biscuit with Su Yunxiang, we are not kissing..."

That night, Yin Dongfan's proud smile flashed before his eyes, and Kang Zhuo frowned: "Do you often play this kind of game?"

Yin Dongfan immediately denied: "No, no, it was the first time that day. Everyone did well in the exam, so it's a little bit higher. I really have nothing to do with him!"

Kang Zhuo took another sip of milk tea and ignored him.Yin Dongfan stood up and sat on the chair beside him, and released his alpha pheromone against him.

"Kang Zhuo, brother, don't be angry, forgive me, I promise I will never play such vulgar games again, okay?"

Yin Dongfan's pheromone is rum, with a hint of sweetness in the spice, mixed with the high body temperature of the young alpha, aggressively approaching Kang Zhuo.

This is Yin Dongfan's specialty. Since he was a child, whenever he made Kang Zhuo unhappy, he would use this method to play tricks. After he differentiated into an alpha, he would use pheromones to act like a baby. Their pheromone matching reached nearly 93%. Kang Zhuo It's hard to say no, and Yin Dongfan succeeds every time.

"Brother, I know I was wrong, please forgive me once, you know I must only like you, please."

Even though Kang Zhuo was still angry, the pheromones of Alpha showing weakness and ingratiating made him unable to help but want to compromise.

"Brother, what are you talking about? If you want to be really angry, you can just scold me or hit me." Yin Dongfan took Kang Zhuo's hand and hit him, but he didn't expect a piece of ice to stick to his palm, "You Why is your hand so cold? Let me cover it for you."

Yin Dongfan's hands are so big that he can hold a basketball with one hand, so he can easily wrap both of Kang Zhuo's hands completely. The palms are hot like an oven. After a while, Kang Zhuo's hands are hot. warm up.

Kang Zhuo turned his head to look at Yin Dongfan, and saw him staring at him helplessly, holding his hand in both hands, begging all over his face, with a pitiful look on his face.

Originally, Kang Zhuo really wanted to ask him, do you know how much I looked forward to that day, I made a lot of preparations, and wanted to give you a surprise.

But he thought about it again, so what if Yin Dongfan knows now, it is nothing more than a few more apologies, and Kang Zhuo will not do those things to him again.

The surrounding air is full of the smell of rum, and the scalding heat is transmitted from the skin on the back of the hand to the whole body along the nerves, Kang Zhuo no longer feels cold.

"Forget it." Kang Zhuo sighed, "Don't have another time."

Yin Dongfan hugged Kang Zhuo with a "wow" and said, "Brother is so kind!"

Other customers in the store looked over one after another.

"Don't do that, sit down!" Kang Zhuo pushed him away forcefully, his ears turning red.

Yin Dongfan let him go, but still held his hand, and smiled close to him: "Kang Zhuo, when will you meet my friends? If you know them, you won't misunderstand them. Although they sometimes It’s unreliable, but the people are very nice.”

"Let's talk about it later."

"Come on, haven't you finished your defense today? Su Yunxiang used their private jet to take us to the island to play, live in a villa with a sea view, and race along the coastal road. It's very interesting. Come with us!" Yin Dongfan looked forward to Looking at Kang Zhuo, his eyes are bright.

Kang Zhuo hesitated for a moment: "When?"

"Leave after lunch at noon tomorrow."

"Leave tomorrow?" Kang Zhuo was stunned for a moment, "No, I still have something to do at school, so I can't go."

"Why is there something else? Before my college entrance examination, you clearly agreed that you would accompany me for the whole summer vacation after graduation. Now that the defense is over, you still say something is wrong. You don't love me anymore!" Yin Dongfan began to cheat again.

"Don't make trouble, something really happened." Kang Zhuo thought for a while, and came up with a compromise, "How about this, when you come back from the island, how about I treat your friends to dinner?"

"That's what you said."

Yin Dongfan sent Kang Zhuo to the door of the teaching building, whistled and left happily.

Kang Zhuo sneaked back to the defense room, and the moment he sat down, he suddenly realized that something was wrong. It was obviously Yin Dongfan who should come to apologize, but why did he end up coaxing Yin Dongfan again?

Kang Zhuo was feeling depressed, Chu Weilin beside him poked him, and said in a low voice: "Where have you been? It's been so long since you came back, and you haven't seen my heroic appearance just now. Just 10 minutes ago, I was fighting all the Confucians alone! Then Many academic masters have been defeated by my grand debate."

"Is it 'sophistry'?" Kang Zhuo was speechless, thinking that the teacher's temper today is really good.

The respondent teacher's temper is really good today.

Everyone thought this way until the defense began in the afternoon, when the atmosphere changed abruptly. The four teachers seemed to have swallowed [-] tons of gunpowder alive at noon. There were a total of twelve students defending in the afternoon, and all of them were sprayed to pieces, and no one survived.

But it's over.

When everyone walked out of the defense room, looking at the sunset outside the window, they couldn't help feeling emotional.

For some people, graduating from senior year is the end of the whole carefree youth. Many people will return to work immediately after the defense, and may never return to school in the future.

Chu Weilin hooked Kang Zhuo's shoulders and walked towards the outside of the teaching building. All the way, he complained about how terrible the defense teacher was in the afternoon. Kang Zhuo agreed casually, but he didn't listen to a word until Chu Weilin said: "You go back to the dormitory tomorrow night. Well, the day after tomorrow is the graduation ceremony, we brothers can have fun all night."

Chu Weilin was also admitted as a graduate student of University A, and he majored in the same major as Kang Zhuo. They will still be classmates at the beginning of the next semester, and the "bad relationship" between Kang Zhuo and him will last for another three years.

Kang Zhuo pretended to be disgusted: "Whoever wants to play with you all night, can't stop."

Chu Weilin: "Then I invite you to talk about CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing and pheromone receptor blocking all night?"

Kang Zhuo: "Then you can think about it."

Chu Weilin pushed him away: "Goodbye."

Kang Zhuo left.

"Are you really gone, you heartless man?!" Chu Weilin yelled and chased after Kang Zhuo, caught him and beat him up.

They were laughing and playing on the boulevard of the campus, and almost bumped into passers-by. Kang Zhuo noticed the academic uniforms on them.

The graduation ceremony time of each college of University A is different. Today, other colleges are already holding graduation ceremonies. Along the way, students in bachelor uniforms gather to take pictures. There are more people on the playground, and laughter is everywhere.

Chu Weilin and Kang Zhuo stood and watched for a while.

"Don't be envious, we will also shoot the day after tomorrow." Chu Weilin touched Kang Zhuo's head. He was a little taller than Kang Zhuo, only one or two centimeters, but he always liked to show that he was taller in this way.

Kang Zhuo would resist in the past, but he didn't this time. He asked Chu Weilin, "Are your parents coming to the graduation ceremony?"

Chu Weilin: "Come on, come on, they asked for leave on purpose. Originally, my dad didn't want to come, but my mom dragged him here, hehe."

Kang Zhuo: "Oh..."