"Thank you. I'll be leaving now, Professor.”I took the bag from the chair next to me and put it on my shoulder again. I stood in front of the professor.
"Alright, alright, eh? How about…you consider being my assistant? I'll talk to your mentor and ask him to lend you to me for a few days.”Professor Tan sat in a chair with his hands clasped on the table. His glasses were shining with white light as he suggested half-jokingly and half-seriously.
"Yes, I'll listen to you." I smiled and replied," Well then, Professor, you've worked hard. Please rest early."”After that, I bowed slightly and left Professor Tan's office, closing the door behind me.
The other classrooms also ended their evening self-study session one after another. There were as many people in the corridor as during the day. They were all crowded around the elevator. I rubbed my forehead. My tired nerves were slowly recovering. I can finally go back to the dormitory to sleep. This is what I look forward to doing the most every day. I took out my phone and saw that it was 9:25. I had to hurry, or else the water room would be overcrowded again. I was thinking about these things with my head lowered, so I didn't notice someone calling me from behind. It wasn't until I felt a pair of strong hands tightly grabbing my arm that I turned my face in shock and looked at the face of the person blocking my way.
"Ahem, I said, why didn't you respond when I called you? Oh my god, I'm so tired.”The man had not yet stabilized himself, and beads of sweat were oozing out of his forehead. He did not have the time to speak, but kept patting his chest with his right hand, gasping for breath." Today, I finally caught you today. Phew!"”
I tried to pull my arm out of his hand, but I didn't succeed. He didn't seem to have any intention of letting me go.
"Are you alright?" I stopped moving and let him pull me. Through the lights in the corridor, I vaguely recognized his face. It was Du Wen.
Du Wen raised his left arm and wiped his forehead. His tone slowly calmed down and he said,"No, I'm fine. I ran a little too quickly just now.”
"Oh, then, what's the matter?”I let out a sigh of relief and asked.
"Do you have anything else to do later?" Du Wen wasn't in a hurry to answer, but asked me a question instead.
"No, I'm going back to the dormitory to rest.”Although I had a bad feeling about this, I still had to tell him my thoughts truthfully.
"Really? That's great!" Du Wen seemed very happy after hearing this." It's only 9:30 now. It's such a waste to sleep so early. How about we find a place to have supper? Hmm?"
I raised my head and felt conflicted. Why was this person so difficult to deal with? Did I not express myself clearly enough? Why did he make his own decision? I closed my eyes and took a deep breath as I tried to free my arm from him." Student Du Wen, can we meet another day? Now, I'm really a little…"
Du Wen gritted his teeth and didn't look like he was going to give up." I say, this is the first time I've invited you so sincerely. You won't reject me so heartlessly, right? It hurts your self-esteem, okay?"
I speechlessly looked up and down at this gentleman who was wearing rimless glasses. I felt an irregular pain in a certain nerve in my brain. I was wondering what Duwin was trying to do. We don't seem to be close enough to go out for supper alone at night. He's Professor Zhang's student and a seeded candidate. Should I get too close to him? I hesitated, thinking about what I should say to him next to make him give up the idea.
Seeing that there was no reaction from my side, Du Wen quickly struck while the iron was hot and said,"Please, on the account that I finally caught you today…How about, on the account that we're both late for class today, you can have a drink with me? I haven't had dinner to begin with, and I just chased after Meng. Uh, now my stomach feels uncomfortable again…You have to take some responsibility for this, right?”
I looked at Du Wen in shock. This guy wasn't sincerely inviting me, he was clearly threatening me. He grabbed my arm even tighter, as if he was afraid that I would run away.
"Du Wen is a very interesting person. If there's a chance, I'll introduce the two of you.”I inadvertently thought of Lan Gege's evaluation of Du Wen in the afternoon. I turned my head and met Du Wen's gaze. Immediately, I felt a sense of deja vu. It was no wonder that these two childhood sweethearts, who had been friends for 16 years, did have astonishing similarities in certain behaviors.
I sighed. No matter what reason I came up with, Duwin definitely wouldn't listen to me. This was because he had planned this in advance. It wouldn't be easy for him to give up. It was precisely because I understood this that even though I was still unwilling, I could only helplessly agree to his suggestion with a bitter face." Sigh, can you let go first?”
"Answer me first. You won't run away, right?”Du Wen immediately became alert. He stood in front of me and took precautions.
"I'm too tired to run, don't worry.”I pursed my lips and replied.
"She said that she has classes tonight too. She probably hasn't rushed over yet.”I took out my phone and looked at the time.
Du Wen seemed to be quite happy when he heard that. He leaned forward again and urged,"Perfect. We won't wait for her. Just the two of us will go for supper. Let's go, let's go."
I looked around. There was a huge crowd. It seemed like Lan Gege wouldn't be able to rush over anytime soon. I tidied up my bag again and put the cup away. I forced myself to cheer up and touched my forehead with my hand. I said to Duwin,"Got it. Lead the way."
Du Wen and I went to a small grocery store near the school. It was obvious that he was a regular customer here and was very familiar with the boss. As soon as we entered the house, he shouted at a person who looked like the boss," Master Li, the same old!”
"Alright!" A middle-aged man in his forties walked out from behind the counter. He had an apron around his neck and was holding a bottle of Yanjing beer in each hand. He greeted us with a smile and said,"Yo, Little Du brought a friend today? Welcome, welcome, the old three, right? No problem. Hey, wait a moment. I'll go cook immediately after I'm done with this table.”
Du Wen rubbed the fingertips of his hands and happily said to me,"Ju, don't look down on this restaurant. The food is very unique. I like it very much.”
I rested my elbow on the table and carefully looked at the shop. The shop wasn't big, and the decoration didn't have much style. There were no pictures or price lists on the wall. There was only a piece of A4 paper with a few words written on it: Harmony breeds wealth.
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