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    Zhou Yuanchuan always felt that the way Yu Zixin looked at him today was strange.

    The two of them had no intersection in the research center, but she could always find a way to sneak in and flash in front of Zhou Yuanchuan. With her strong background, others did not dare to really stop her. Fortunately, she only glanced at him from a distance, and she kept her peace. She did not cause much trouble to Zhou Yuanchuan, and she just ignored him and passed.

    ——Well, at least that’s what he thought before Liang Jize’s text message was sent.

    Liang Jize: “Go have a meal with Yu Zixin at noon today.”

    Zhou Yuanchuan: “?”

    When the other party didn’t reply, Zhou Yuanchuan raised his delicate eyebrows, gestured to several doctoral students in the laboratory to go out and make a phone call, and left.

    A room full of students was left looking at each other.

    After dialing the number, Liang Jize answered within a few seconds: “What?”

    “You want me to go have dinner with her?”

    “Is it unclear what I wrote in the text message? Is there a problem?”

    “Of course there is a problem!” Zhou Yuanchuan coughed slightly and lowered his voice, “Why?”

    “Hey.” The man on the other end of the phone said amusedly, “You think you’re addicted when you turn away from the shopkeeper? It’s not enough for me to fall in love with you, you also have to do the eating for me?”

    “No, I mean if it’s not necessary, can I avoid it?” Zhou Yuanchuan considered his words, “Besides, I don’t know what you talked about. Will the secret be revealed face to face?”

    “Don’t worry about this. I’ve made arrangements. Just eat and don’t say anything.”

    “Not a word?”

    “Well, you always pretend to be mute, right? Okay, I have something else to do here, so I’ll hang up now.”

    Zhou Yuanchuan stared at the screen showing that the other party had hung up for a while, and rarely felt the thorny aspects of the real world.

    After hesitating for a moment, he decided to believe Liang Jize. After all, it was about Xiao Qiao. That person shouldn’t mess around…right?

    Noon arrived quickly, and someone usually delivered a nutritionally balanced lunch, so Zhou Yuanchuan asked his assistant to say hello in advance and said he would eat out today.

    He drove into the car and as soon as he left the gate of the research center, he saw Yu Zixin waiting on the side of the road. She was carefully dressed, wearing a beautiful dress, and lowered her head shyly.

    Zhou Yuanchuan stopped in front of her, and the girl happily got into the passenger seat.

    But as soon as she came in, Zhou Yuanchuan felt a particularly strong feeling of discomfort.

    He is a person who lives in a very narrow circle. His love for physics has occupied most of his life, so much so that he has no interest in other things. Social interaction is useless to Zhou Yuanchuan. Except for some necessary work contacts, he hardly has close friendship with anyone.

    It is precisely because of this that Zhou Yuanchuan is not used to others invading his private domain.

    For example, the space inside the car.

    Moreover, only Qiao Qiao had occupied the co-pilot seat before.

    Zhou Yuanchuan began to regret why he drove his own car. He should have borrowed one from a colleague or borrowed a car from the research center.

    Forget it, make an appointment for a car wash service when it’s over.

    Yu Zixin didn’t pay attention to the psychological activities of the people around her. She was completely immersed in joy. She couldn’t help but touch here and there, or take out her mobile phone to take selfies, or stare at Zhou Yuanchuan in a daze. However, this suited the latter’s intention. As long as they didn’t chat, anything would be fine.

    The restaurant was also booked by Liang Jize and the dishes were ordered in advance. Yu Zixin was very touched and said that the dishes were all her favorites. It turned out that Zhou Yuanchuan had remembered what he said casually yesterday.

    Zhou Yuanchuan, who didn’t know the content of the chat: “…”

    During the meal, he also kept Liang Jize’s advice in mind, not to speak if he could, and he would only respond with “um huh” twice.

    “I still feel like I’m dreaming.” Yu Zixin smiled shyly, “I can actually date Professor Zhou.”

    The sip of water Zhou Yuanchuan just drank spurted out.

    “Ah, are you okay?” She said and was about to help Zhou Yuanchuan wipe it, but the man hurriedly avoided it.

    He pointed to his cell phone, indicating that he was going to make a call, and left in a hurry.

    “Professor Zhou is really handsome.” Yu Zixin stared at Zhou Yuanchuan’s back greedily, “But I always feel that his personality is different from yesterday’s chat…”

    A secluded spot in the corridor.

    Zhou Yuanchuan dialed Liang Jize’s number and asked straight to the point: “When did I agree to date Yu Zixin?”

    “Oh?” the man on the other end joked, “Did she ask you for a kiss?”

    “No, what happened?”

    “Because time is too tight, I can’t be ambiguous.” Liang Jize said calmly, “It’s just a relationship, and I didn’t ask you to do anything, so why are you so nervous?”

    “…”

    “Tsk.” Liang Jize reacted and laughed, “Have you never dated a woman before?”

    “I have Qiao Qiao.”

    “Xiao Qiao doesn’t count. Besides, she hasn’t said that she and you are boyfriend and girlfriend, right?”

    “So what?” Zhou Yuanchuan said coldly, “Are you and her the same?”

    “Don’t be angry, I was just joking.” There was still a smile in Liang Jize’s voice, and he could tell that he was trying hard to endure it. “Okay, it’s just these three words in the relationship, and you won’t lose a piece of meat.”

    Zhou Yuanchuan: “You should tell me in advance.”

    “Yes, I should ask you, not only about this matter, but I should also ask you in advance when I chat with that naive and stupid woman about topics that are comparable to sleeping pills.” Liang Jize smiled, “Zhou Yuanchuan, Qiao Qiao is in danger now, are you sure you want to spend your precious time on this?”

    “…I’m sorry.” Zhou Yuanchuan’s tone softened, “I’m just not used to forcing myself.”

    “Then your life is pretty smooth.” Liang Jize teased, “Okay, now go back and sit in front of Yu Zixin to finish the meal, and then go back to your office and continue reading your book. I’ll take care of her, and you take care of the rest. This is called -”

    “There is a certain order of learning, and there is a specialization in the art.”

    “Ha, that’s what it means.”

    When Yu Zixin returned to the restaurant belatedly, she couldn’t wait for a long time. However, she was obviously relieved when she saw Zhou Yuanchuan coming back, as if she was afraid that he would run away for an excuse.

    Zhou Yuanchuan hesitated to explain, but he heard the girl wave her hands quickly: “Don’t talk, isn’t your throat uncomfortable?”

    Oh, it turns out that Liang Jize even found a reason for him. No wonder he vowed to let him not have to speak.

    At this point, even Zhou Yuanchuan had to admit that Liang Jize was indeed gifted in certain fields, and this kind of talent was difficult to catch up with through later study.

    After dinner, there was still some time, Yu Zixin proposed to go shopping, and Zhou Yuanchuan took her to a famous luxury shopping mall nearby.

    After being reminded by Liang Jize’s words, Zhou Yuanchuan had changed his mentality. He found that he cared too much about everything related to Qiao Qiao, which led him to do things that were not rational. He could just use the usual method of dealing with interpersonal relationships to deal with Yu Zixin.

    “Um…Professor Zhou, can I hold your hand?”

    As soon as she entered the mall, the girl cautiously made her request.

    Zhou Yuanchuan’s smile remained unchanged and he stretched out his hand to her, his meaning obvious.

    Yu Zixin cheered slightly, blushing and putting her hand into Zhou Yuanchuan’s palm.

    Zhou Yuanchuan held her hand without changing his expression, and the two walked side by side like a real couple.

    Yu Zixin was so excited that she couldn’t control herself, but she didn’t know that she had become an inanimate ‘object’ in Zhou Yuanchuan’s eyes. This object now needed to ‘hold hands’. As long as its needs were met, it would be one step closer to contacting Qiao Qiao, so what reason was there to refuse?

    “They are all looking at you.” Yu Zixin was very happy, “Professor Zhou, do you know? Since I was a child, I have fantasized about taking a super handsome boyfriend shopping in the future and enjoying the envious and jealous eyes of other women. My previous boyfriends were either not handsome enough or a little famous, so they couldn’t-”

    She realized something and immediately stopped talking: “Not many, just one or two.”

    Yu Zixin secretly observed Zhou Yuanchuan’s expression and found that the latter didn’t care, so she felt relieved.

    She secretly thought that she was lucky. She was actually able to win over such a handsome, smart, gentle and generous man, which made her laugh out loud in her dreams.

    And what about Zhou Yuanchuan?

    He didn’t listen to what Yu Zixin was saying at all. In order not to waste this precious time, he simply recalled the books he had read last night and read them. To put it bluntly, he was studying on his own.

    “This bag is so beautiful!” Yu Zixin stopped in front of a luxury goods cabinet.

    Zhou Yuanchuan came back to his senses from the self-study. Of course he could understand this “explicit instruction”, so he took out a card and handed it to Yu Zixin.

    “No, I want you to buy it for me.” The girl pouted, “You go and pay the bill!”

    Strange request.

    Zhou Yuanchuan didn’t want to delve into the question of ‘why she paid from one card but couldn’t buy it’. He just wanted to meet the requirements.

    After buying the bag, Yu Zi was still overjoyed and asked Zhou Yuanchuan to buy her five or six items, large and small, until the man had so many bags in his hand that he could hardly hold them.

    “Professor Zhou, do you… think I’m a prodigal?” Yu Zixin blinked, “I spent so much money on you today, will you be unhappy?”

    Zhou Yuanchuan shook his head. He was not lying on this point. If the matter could be done with money, he would be happy to hand over his property.

    “Professor Zhou, you are so kind!” Yu Zixin happily held his arm, “Let’s go back.”

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