Switzerland, Big E.
Zhen Ying packed up the materials on the podium.
Zhen Ying actually doesn't like doing public demonstrations very much, or maybe she never likes to deal with people.
Over the years, she has been immersed in her laboratory. Her colleagues said that she was introverted, withdrawn and too busy. The students in the laboratory advised her to rest more, travel more and experience life more, and to be less hands-on and do experiments with them, but she didn't want to .
She is immersed in her own world and lives like a child who is not smooth and flexible.
This time, the department held a week-long open class to demonstrate to people from other schools during the first semester of school. Her colleagues and students persuaded her to participate so that she could change her mood.
So she had to agree.
Today is the last day of open classes. After packing up the materials, Zhen Ying raised her head and found a young boy standing next to her.
Zhen Ying actually doesn't like students who ask questions after class. She provides enough time for questions during class, and it is her own time after class.
There are undoubtedly only two types of people who come to her after class: one is students who did not pay attention in class, and the other is students who deliberately get closer to the professor so that they can come to her for letters of recommendation in the future.
But the young man in front of me was special.
He pointed out Zhen Ying's mistake directly.
He asked: "You mentioned in the eighth courseware that Foxo3 Tregs can inhibit IL-6 through CD40L. How was this conclusion directly drawn? I feel like you have missing a diagram of the process. "
Zhen Ying was slightly startled, and after a moment she said "hmm": "Yes, in order to simplify the content of the courseware, I did omit a picture here."
She lowered her head and opened the computer and showed the original picture: "Look, here in this picture, when mice lack Tregs, the amount of IL-6 and IL-12 detected will increase..."
After chatting for a few words, Zhen Ying found that this young man was very smart.
Not only did he see the simplified parts of Zhen Ying's courseware, but the depth and breadth of his knowledge in the field also surprised Zhen Ying, which was not at a level expected of his age.
"If you have any other questions, we can talk while we're walking."
Zhen Ying closed the computer: "I made an appointment with my psychiatrist for an afternoon meeting. Now I have to go home. I can't talk here for too long."
The young man said: "Okay."
Zhen Ying lives a very casual life and likes to commute to get off work by bicycle. She does not look like a professor.
She went downstairs to pick up her bicycle, tied it into a simple ponytail, put on her helmet, and chatted with the young people next to her while pushing the bicycle.
In fact, Zhen Ying is a person who doesn't talk much on weekdays, but when she talks about her subjects, her eyes always light up and she talks endlessly.
This young man also seems to be a man of few words.
He walked side by side with Zhen Ying, just listening quietly, asking questions and giving his own understanding from time to time.
Zhen Ying rarely felt so comfortable chatting with others.
Zhen Ying asked: "Are you from our school?"
The young man shook his head: "I'm from a foreign school, and I'm here to observe the open class this week."
"How old are you?"
Zhen Ying rarely gives a direct verbal offer, but she is very sure that this young man will be a good fit for her laboratory: "If you want to do a postdoc in the future, you can contact me directly."
However, she heard the young man say: "Twenty-five years old, but I am already doing a postdoc."
Zhen Ying was stunned for a moment.
She was surprised by this young man's intelligence, but at the same time she felt a little regretful: "That's it."
Zhen Ying continued to push the bicycle forward, and the boy quietly accompanied him beside him.
After chatting about scientific research knowledge, they were silent for a while. In the eyes of outsiders, the current situation seemed like they had nothing to say, and normal people would start to feel uncomfortable.
But maybe because their personalities are similar, this way of getting along is within each other's comfort zone, and no one feels even a little embarrassed.
"You just said you were going to see a psychiatrist soon." After a while, Zhen Ying heard the young man ask, "Are you feeling well?"
They had just met, and this was actually a question that crossed the line a bit.
"I have depression and have been actively treating it over the years."
Zhen Ying didn't care too much and just replied calmly: "In the early years, my emotions would be greatly affected, but now it doesn't affect scientific research and life so much."
The young man said nothing and nodded after a while.
Zhen Ying pushed the cart out of the campus and onto the road.
The sky was slightly overcast, which seemed to be a sign before a light rain, but the autumn breeze was cool and comfortable, not stuffy. It was undoubtedly a very comfortable and peaceful afternoon.
Zhen Ying felt that she had talked too much today, but it was rare to meet young people who could chat like this, and she felt as if she had met them too late.
She also wanted to chat with him for a while and ask him about his future plans and whether he had any plans to continue his studies in college after his postdoc.
However, when he turned around, he found that the young man was no longer beside him.
Zhen Ying looked back and saw that he was standing behind her and had stopped.
The young man pointed to the fork on the other side,
"It's time for me to go." Zhen Ying heard him say this.
"It was a pleasure chatting with you. In fact, my graduation project that year was about topics related to CD4+ effector T cells."
The young man said softly: "I think we are destined."
A gust of wind blew gently, and Zhen Ying's body suddenly trembled.
They had been chatting at close range before. At that time, Zhen Ying was focused on holding the car and looking at the road, and did not look carefully at the young man's face.
At this moment, the breeze ruffled his hair, and his handsome facial features were completely exposed.
The bridge of the nose, the jaw, and the eyes, every detail was reflected in Zhen Ying's pupils, piecing together an answer that Zhen Ying had never expected.
——Zhen Ying opened her eyes silently.
It has been so many years and everything seems like a lifetime ago.
He has grown up so much that the young boy he was then has almost no resemblance in appearance to the young man in front of him now.
However, in Zhen Ying's mind at this moment, every detail of the facial features and every inflection point of the two faces seemed to correspond one to one and overlap perfectly.
"……It is going to rain."
After a long time, Zhen Ying felt her voice trembling: "My apartment is nearby. Do you want to come to my place to take shelter from the rain?"
Xie Yijin shook his head.
In fact, before actually seeing this, Xie Yijin had imagined many questions to ask Zhen Ying.
However, whether she was standing in front of the podium before or just walking beside Xie Yijin while pushing a cart, the light in Zhen Ying's eyes was still so bright and dazzling when she talked about what she liked attentively.
——It is exactly the same as the almost dancing excitement when she held Xie Yijin in her arms when she was a child and used a pen to outline the obscure knowledge and structures in the picture album.
Xie Yijin thought that he had already got the answer.
Zhen Ying stared blankly at Xie Yijin's face, as if she was a little at a loss: "Do you want an umbrella? Or let's find a place to... chat first? Let's take shelter together from the rain?"
Xie Yijin still shook his head. He raised his hand and pointed into the distance.
Zhen Ying looked in the direction he pointed.
——A tall and strong young man is standing on the other side of the road.
The young man had deep and handsome eyebrows, as if he was of mixed race. He was holding an umbrella in his hand. He seemed to be looking at the nearby scenery, but in fact he had been casually peeking in their direction.
She saw a faint smile appear on Xie Yijin's face.
"No need," he said, "someone will hold an umbrella for me now."
Qin Can first saw Xie Yijin and Zhen Ying walking out of the campus side by side.
He then saw them parting at a fork in the road, and then Xie Yijin turned around, walked towards him, and then immediately looked away in a panic.
Xie Yijin walked up to Qin Can: "Let's go, don't peek."
Qin Can coughed and retorted without a red face and a heartbeat: "Who, who peeked? I was watching the scenery."
"But she...is still looking at you."
Qin Can looked at Zhen Ying in the distance. He seemed to be possessed by Hao Qiyue at this moment. He couldn't help but start gossiping: "Why don't you chat for a while? Has she recognized you? How long have you been chatting for? ?What did we talk about?"
"No need to talk anymore," Xie Yijin said, "I came to see her just to see how she was doing, not to make her feel guilty."
"So it's enough to stop here. We all have our own lives. It's good to stay on the original track." He said to Qin Can, "Let's go."
Xie Yijin didn't look back and started walking forward. Qin Can hesitated for a moment and finally had no choice but to follow him.
Xie Yijin asked: "When did you arrive?"
Qin Can: "Flyed here in the morning."
Yes, Xie Yijin has been in Switzerland for nearly a week, but Qin Can has just landed today.
——Because Xie Yijin asked to come alone.
At that time, Qin Can couldn't figure out the reason why he did this: "No, you have to go, how about I go with you? What a wonderful vacation!"
Xie Yijin: "I have my reasons."
Qin Can: "...?"
Xie Yijin: "If you want to come, you can come on the fifth day, but for the first four days, for some reasons, I want to try to be alone."
Qin Can was confused, but had no idea at all. He could only watch helplessly as Xie Yijin got on the plane and left.
For five days, he lived like a year. During this period, in order to distract himself from thinking about Xie Yijin, he even took the time to go to the gym to compete with He Jiaze. When he got home, he was obviously very tired, but he was still upset and had trouble falling asleep.
As soon as the fifth day arrived today, Qin Can immediately flew over and went straight to E University after landing.
The natural scenery here is really good and very suitable for hiking. At this moment, they were walking side by side on the roadside, and the fallen leaves were gently rolled up by the autumn wind, spinning and falling on the green lawn. They seemed to be walking in an oil painting.
Qin Can asked: "What did you talk about with her? How are you feeling now...?"
Xie Yijin thought about it for a moment.
"Doing immunization is really tiring, so switching to aging is the right choice." Xie Yijin said, "Doing bugs is more suitable for my pace of life."
Qin Can: "..."
What an unexpected feeling.
"The immune side raises mice for flow cytometry, and it must be tiring to feed them with urine." Qin Can said with a smile: "Our insects are so well-behaved, so plump and plump. There are hundreds of them in one plate."
Xie Yijin walked beside Qin Can and said "hmm".
They continued to walk side by side quietly for a while. After a while, Qin Can heard Xie Yijin say: "Thank you."
Such polite Xie Yijin made Qin Can feel strange and novel for a moment.
Xie Yijin didn't specifically say what he was thanking for, but Qin Can knew that he was thanking him for seeing the true desires and problems in his heart, and also thanking Qin Can for pushing him.
Qin Can's heart softened silently.
"I can't help it. Who will let you have a partner who is dedicated, excellent, and good at understanding people's hearts."
Qin Can pretended to sigh helplessly: "As a reward, please accompany me to have a good time in Switzerland and let me think about where to go..."
Apart from the last Edinburgh academic conference, Qin Can has never had a serious trip with Xie Yijin. Before he flew here, he secretly made a lot of strategies.
"Qin Can." While he was lost in thought, Qin Can heard Xie Yijin calling his name, "We haven't seen each other for five days."
Qin Can didn't react: "Yeah."
Xie Yijin: "There are eight days in total during the holiday. Excluding today, we have three more days to spend on fun."
Qin Can: "Yeah."
Xie Yijin: "And it's going to rain now."
Qin Can finally noticed that there was something in his words, his throat tightened slightly, and he said in a long voice: "...Huh?"
This too simple three consecutive "um"s made Xie Yijin frown.
Seeing that Qin Can still didn't understand the deep meaning of his words, Xie Yijin sighed softly, took Qin Can's hand and pressed his cheek against it.
It's not raining now, but the sky is a little gloomy. Xie Yijin's cheeks are not hot to the touch, but warm and soft.
When they first met, they were downstairs in the laboratory building of U University. It was also a cloudy day that was about to rain. Xie Yijin took off his glasses and put his face against Qin Can's palm like this, letting Qin Can feel the changes in his body temperature.
At that time, he said to Qin Can: "I can prove it to you."
Qin Can was shocked that time and didn't understand what this person was going to do.
However, at this moment, with the same posture and similar weather, Qin Can knew very well what the ultimate intention of Xie Yijin's move was.
But Qin Can stared closely at Xie Yijin's face, and still asked hoarsely and knowingly: "It's broad daylight, senior, what do you mean... right now?"
Xie Yijin tilted his head slightly and raised his eyes to stare into Qin Can's eyes, as if to judge whether he really didn't understand what he said or was pretending not to understand.
After a moment, he realized that he didn't want to spend time reading Qin Can's micro-expressions.
So Xie Yijin lowered his eyelashes and continued to press his cheek against Qin Can's palm, rubbing it slightly. The moment his lips touched Qin Can's palm, it felt wet and itchy.
It was obviously a slightly scheming move, but when he did it, his expression was calm and calm, like an extremely casual and completely unplanned intimacy.
"Yeah." Xie Yijin said, "It means I really want to have sex with you now."
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