Just turned over a new leaf and became a wise and intelligent student

Chapter 221 What are we doing?
"Divide the house?"

Jiang Huanxi looked at Xu Qingshan with a blank face. She understood every word Xu Qingshan said, but she couldn't understand when they were put together.

"Correct."

Xu Qingshan had a smile on his face.

"Do you remember the conjecture I asked you to study with me when we were on Lu Island?"

"Weak twin prime conjecture? I have almost mastered analytic number theory now!"

Jiang Huanxi's eyes lit up, she knew this.

"Well, I have proved the general form of the twin prime conjecture, and it should be published in the Annals of Mathematics in a while. The teachers in the School of Mathematics are helping me apply for a house to facilitate my research."

Xu Qingshan explained the situation in a light-hearted manner.

Jiang Huanxi's brain crashed.

"Weak twin prime conjecture, proved?"

"Yes, and the value of k has been taken to 3. I wanted to leave you some backdoor research and practice, but I didn't expect the old guys in the Annals of Mathematics to be so meticulous. I guess there is nothing more to be explored in this field unless the twin prime conjecture is completely proved."

Xu Qingshan did not hide anything and told everyone his plan.

Jiang Huanxi wrinkled her nose.

Although her brain was still processing the extremely shocking information that Xu Qingshan had solved the general form of the century-old problem, when she heard that Xu Qingshan was going to leave a back door for her, even if she was just a little ostrich, her self-esteem still came out.

"I don't need any backdoors. I will try my best to catch up with you."

Jiang Huanxi said subconsciously.

But when she said that, her eyes looked a little dim.

It's easy to say such things.

It is very difficult to do so, even though she really loves academic research, but in terms of talent, she feels that she is far from Xu Qingshan.

Only after being in this field and studying analytic number theory could Jiang Huanxi more deeply appreciate the huge information and value represented by Xu Qingshan's proof of the weak twin prime conjecture.

"Why are you catching up with me?"

Xu Qingshan said with a smile.

"Aren't we always together?"

"hold head high?"

"This is just a conjecture. I'm waiting for you to finish learning number theory and work with me to complete the proof."

Xu Qingshan looked at the confused little ostrich in front of him and explained.

"I was able to solve the problem this time thanks to the guidance and inspiration of Professor Wang Yuan. I approached Professor Wang Yuan and asked him to sign his name with me, but he refused."

"You know, mathematics is a subject that relies a lot on inspiration and luck. The two of us together will always be better than me alone. Don't you plan to do academic research with me in the future?"

Jiang Huanxi quickly understood Xu Qingshan's meaning, and her eyes became clear.

“I just don’t want to hold you back.”

Although the meaning was still the same, Jiang Huanxi was not so depressed at this time.

"Then stay with me more, we will study hard together, you are not worse than me at all."

"Come on, after we finish eating, I'll take you back to the dormitory."

Xu Qingshan put the plate in the recycling area, thanked the cleaning lady who was on her last shift, and then carried three large bags to send Jiang Huanxi to the student dormitory.

There were quite a few people on the way from the cafeteria to the student dormitory.

But the lights in the school at night are not very bright and the light is yellowish.

The two of them were on the side of the road, walking on the right.

Xu Qingshan was holding three bags in his left hand, and his right hand was empty. He was walking on the asphalt road, which was a step lower than the sidewalk at his feet.

Jiang Huanxi stood with his hands behind his back, looking down at the blind bricks on the sidewalk, watching the bumps and depressions spread forward.

The street lamps are like trees, standing upright by the roadside.

The light lengthened, shortened, and lengthened the two people's figures again.

However, the side of Xu Qingshan's shoe was getting closer and closer to the curb, and Jiang Huanxi's toes were gradually moving towards the edge of the curb. She also lowered her hands from behind and swayed them at her side.

"You have to choose your classes on the 10th, right?"

Xu Qingshan asked proactively.

"Ok?"

Before Jiang Huanxi answered, she felt her little hand being wrapped in warmth. The broad palm and slender fingers made her ears look ambiguous under the warm yellow light.

Moreover, the finger was slipping into the gaps between his fingers.

Jiang Huanxi didn't make a sound, didn't struggle, and let others do whatever they wanted.

Feeling Xu Qingshan skillfully inserting his fingers into the gap, Jiang Huanxi inexplicably felt strange emotions.

Has he held hands with anyone like this before, so skillfully?

Is it Jingyi?

Or did you see it yourself that day?
And
What is our relationship now?
Good friends?

Do good friends hold hands?
Although her hand was being held by Xu Qingshan, and Jiang Huanxi clearly felt that she should like Xu Qingshan, so many chaotic and disorderly thoughts arose in her mind for no reason, interfering with her thinking and making her feel depressed again.

Xu Qingshan felt that Jiang Huanxi's hand was a little stiff, but he did not struggle. However, he still paid attention to Jiang Huanxi's situation.

Not quite right.

Jiang Huanxi himself also realized that something was wrong with him.

Everything seemed to be going well between herself and Xu Qingshan.

But it is just like that.

Their identities were no longer constrained by high school students, and their parents were not around. Under this intimate behavior that transcended the identity of friends, the emotional issues that she had previously ignored began to unfold in her heart bit by bit.

These issues are not essential.

Although Jiang Huanxi likes to avoid problems and bury her head rather than face them, she is still the smart girl who has realized the most fundamental problem.

Does he really like me?
seem
It seemed that Xu Qingshan had never said the four words "I like you" to herself, nor had he ever said "I like Jiang Huanxi" to anyone else.

He just kept being nice to himself.

The more Jiang Huanxi thought about it, the paler her face became. She had never been in a relationship before, so she could only think about the relationship between the two based on her limited understanding of love.

If the two are lovers, their relationship seems too thin.

There is no interaction of saying good morning and good night, nor is there daily phone calls to share. Every time we meet is for various reasons, and none of them is a pure date.

Even the time they were alone together tonight, if we really wanted to talk about its essence, was just a favor between friends.

No name or distinction.

This is the problem that Jiang Huanxi realized.

But if the two are friends, what are they doing now?

There seemed to be less and less sense of boundaries between him and me.

Think of this.

Jiang Huanxi subconsciously loosened her fingers and tried to pull her little hand out of Xu Qingshan's hand.

Xu Qingshan has also noticed Jiang Huanxi's abnormality.

He was prepared.

When Jiang Huanxi was about to pull her hand away, Xu Qingshan held her tightly, making it impossible for her to escape.

"what happened?"

Xu Qingshan stopped and turned to look at Jiang Huanxi. He never let go of Jiang Huanxi's hand, which forced Jiang Huanxi to face Xu Qingshan head-on.

This was the time she was most reluctant to face.

"Nothing, nothing. I'm fine now. It's not far from the dormitory. I can go back by myself."

Jiang Huanxi lowered his head and spoke in a low voice.

Xu Qingshan frowned, he put the bag aside, one hand always holding Jiang Huanxi's hand tightly, and the other hand stretched out to hold up Jiang Huanxi's face.

To Xu Qingshan's surprise.

Jiang Huanxi's face was terribly pale at this moment, with a misty look in her eyes. She looked like she was scared to tears by something terrible.

"Are you feeling unwell?"

Xu Qingshan looked concerned.

"Has anything happened yet? Don't be afraid, I'm here."

Jiang Huanxi didn't know why she felt sad even though someone was holding her hand, and why she started to have all sorts of thoughts when they got close to each other even though she was with the person she liked.

She felt that her sudden thought seemed unfair to Xu Qingshan, but if she wronged herself, it would also seem unfair to herself.

For the sake of important people, she can sacrifice herself in many things.

The only thing she doesn't want is love.

There were tears in her eyes that she didn't know when. Jiang Huanxi couldn't see what Xu Qingshan looked like in front of her. She quickly recalled the memories of her and Xu Qingshan's interactions.

She didn't say anything, like a little taciturn person.

Seeing that Jiang Huanxi didn't say anything and just stood there in a daze, Xu Qingshan felt uncomfortable too.

But Jiang Huanxi didn't say anything, so he didn't know what the problem was.

Under the streetlight, the two looked like a couple who had a quarrel on campus and were about to break up.

Xu Qingshan would never doubt Jiang Huanxi's feelings for him.

What he was afraid of was that Jiang Huanxi would suffer injustice without telling him.

"Did something happen in the dormitory?"

"If you encounter this, tell me and I'll ask the school to handle it. If it doesn't work, I'll give you the house the school has allocated for you to live in."

"Still missing mom and dad?"

"It's okay, Huanxi. The Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day will be here soon. I'll go back with you then."

Xu Qingshan comforted Jiang Huanxi in a soft voice.

He noticed that Jiang Huanxi seemed to be somewhat resistant to close contact with him at this moment, and her little face was moving away from his hands. He simply let go, but reached out to gently hold Jiang Huanxi's shoulders.

"Do you have to tell me something?"

Xu Qingshan rarely treats people like this.

Jiang Huanxi listened to Xu Qingshan's chattering. Under normal circumstances, it would make people feel very reliable and warm, but at this moment, Jiang Huanxi felt more and more aggrieved from the bottom of her heart. Even though she didn't know that Xu Qingshan was so good to her, what did she have to feel aggrieved about?

But the more gentle Xu Qingshan was, the more Jiang Huanxi would think about messy things.

She felt like she was being completely manipulated by her emotions.

This feeling is very different from Jiang Huanxi.

"I"

Unable to bear the grievance in his heart, Jiang Huanxi spoke slowly.

But as soon as I finished speaking, the tears that had been accumulating in my eyes could no longer be held back and flowed out.

The little girl is pretty, and she looks even more pitiful when she cries.

Xu Qingshan felt distressed and wanted to reach out and hug the girl to comfort her, but just as he was about to move, the little ostrich, who always preferred to escape rather than resist, suddenly broke free.

The usually easy-going and weak girl now raised her head stubbornly, looked at him with an aggrieved expression, and asked in a trembling voice.

"What do we mean by this?"

"Do you have any?"

Jiang Huanxi originally wanted to ask if he liked her, but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back and replaced them with another set of words.

"Have you held Jingyi's hand like this before?"

"You just treat me as..."

Jiang Huanxi was stuck.

Xu Qingshan was very surprised when he heard Jiang Huanxi's question.

He had never thought about what the little girl was thinking about, but when he heard the question in the middle, Xu Qingshan instantly understood where the problem lay.

He was so skilled and proactive that he captured the heart of this intelligent girl.

This question. I think everyone has been asked this question when they start dating for the second time. The same goes for the extended question. For example, how come you are so skilled in a certain action? Is it because
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