Xueba's computing system

Chapter 43 Chameleon

On the phone was a message from Professor Zhang: [Call me back when you get to the dormitory.]

Lin Yuan dialed the phone with doubt, "Hello, teacher."

"You're in the dormitory? Ahem~~"

"Correct."

"So fast."

"I'm in Gu Xuan's car."

"Come over to my side. Cough cough~~" A violent coughing sound came from the other end of the phone.

"Are you okay?"

"It's okay, you won't die. Come here and bring your notebook. I want to see the takeaway algorithm you made."

Lin Yuan instinctively realized that the instructor wanted to give him guidance. "Your health is important. It's this time of day again. Why don't you go back and rest early?"

"Do you still want your computing equipment? Ahem~~, come here quickly."

Lin Yuan didn't understand. From what Professor Zhang said, the other party not only wanted to see his algorithm, but also wanted to help him solve the problem of computing power equipment. But why didn't he say it in the office just now?

By the way, Gu Xuan was present just now. What is the relationship between the computing power equipment and Gu Xuan's presence?

Could it be... Lin Yuan suddenly thought of Journey to the West. Could it be that the teacher wanted to be the Bodhi Patriarch and specially called him, the Monkey King, over at night?
After Lin Yuan hung up the phone, he quickly went downstairs. He didn't have to walk this time, so he got on his electric scooter.

Not long after driving towards Professor Zhang's office, Lin Yuan remembered his mentor's violent cough.

Lin Yuan felt that he should do something, so he turned the car around and drove in the opposite direction.

Lin Yuan rode his electric scooter very fast. He remembered seeing a pharmacy near the Jiufen sweet milk tea shop where Xia Ye worked last time.

Not long after, Lin Yuan arrived at the place. He didn't even have time to check on Xia Ye, a pitiful office worker who was working nearby.

"Is there anything that can help smokers relieve their coughs?" Lin Yuan asked the clerk directly.

"Is it for yourself or for others?"

"Give it to the elders at home, something economical and convenient." Lin Yuan was afraid that the other party would sell him an unrealistic gift box. There was no need to bear unnecessary expenses if he cared about his mentor.

"How bad is the cough."

"The kind that smokes a lot."

"Do you have phlegm?"

Lin Yuan thought about it and said, "It sounds like there should be some."

"This mint spray is good for cough relief and has some anti-inflammatory properties. But in the long run, you should still smoke less and drink some honey grapefruit tea. There are two hundred a box on the shelf over there. Do you want some that cost more than three hundred?"

Lin Yuan followed the direction of the other person's finger and saw that it was indeed a gift box of honey grapefruit tea. He hesitated for a moment, wondering why a box of tea started at two hundred yuan.

"You are a student of the school across the street, right?"

"Yes, it is."

"As for the elders at home, buy some grapefruits and dry the skins after eating them. Then buy a bottle of honey and make some at home."

Lin Yuan's embarrassment was finally resolved, "Thank you very much."

After paying for the spray, Lin Yuan rode his electric scooter back at full speed.
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Xia Ye was a little out of shape the whole night because Lin Yuan broke the appointment.

She was afraid that Lin Yuan was really playing hard to get with her as Song Xiaoxiao said. But she was also afraid that Lin Yuan just didn't take her seriously and still disliked her because of her job as a maid.

Subconsciously, Xia Ye habitually paid attention to every little yellow man and little blue man he saw on the street. Suddenly, the electric scooter in front of the drugstore across the street seemed very familiar. Not long after, Xia Ye saw Lin Yuan coming out of the drugstore. Lin Yuan was holding a plastic bag in his hand, and then rode the electric scooter and left without looking back.

'He is really too busy.'

'Not only does he deliver food, he also runs errands and buys medicine.'

"Humph, you didn't even come to see me when you passed by."

Xia Ye's panic had dissipated a lot, but she was a little confused as she watched Lin Yuanyuan walk away, "Why doesn't he have a takeaway box, and he's not wearing a deliveryman's uniform."
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On the way back, not far from entering the school gate, Lin Yuan seemed to see Gu Xuan’s white Benz.

He vaguely remembered that the license plate seemed to belong to Gu Xuan.

The person sent him back to the dormitory, and the instructor also said that he should get along well with the person. Lin Yuan felt that it would be a bit awkward for him to just walk away and pretend he didn't see anything. So he turned a corner and approached.

Lin Yuan got closer and could see the person in the car clearly. Although the street lights on campus were dim, he could still make out Gu Xuan through the car window glass.

The August night was still very hot. Gu Xuan's car engine was still humming and the windows were closed. It was obvious that the air conditioner was on.

Lin Yuan approached and knocked on the car window, "Gu Xuan, what a coincidence."

However, the sound insulation of the car window glass prevented Gu Xuan from hearing the sound outside. Lin Yuan knocked twice in succession before the other party responded.

The car window slowly lowered, and Gu Xuan was holding up his cell phone and making a call, "Who are you?" Lin Yuan didn't expect that what greeted him was Gu Xuan's angry and impatient roar.

Lin Yuan was very puzzled, even a little confused. Why did the originally polite Gu Xuan suddenly become like this?

Gu Xuan's phone call was still going on, "I'm not yelling at you, baby, I really am not yelling at you." It seemed that the person on the other end of Gu Xuan's phone regarded himself as the target of Gu Xuan's roar.

"I really had something to do just now. I'm here to pick you up and apologize to you, okay..."

"You...you are Lin Yuan?" Gu Xuan finally realized that the person knocking on his car window was actually his fellow apprentice Lin Yuan. He hung up the phone immediately, as if he suddenly didn't care about the person on the other end of the phone anymore.

Then Gu Xuan hurriedly got out of the car, "Why are you here? This is such a coincidence."

Gu Xuan's attitude became gentle and refined again, but it made Lin Yuan feel dazed. "I... I went out to buy something. It was quite a coincidence." Lin Yuan tried his best to keep smiling to avoid being noticed by the other party.

"Lin Yuan, I'm really sorry for what happened just now. I didn't know it was you, and I just happened to have some problems. I'll treat you to a meal another day to make amends."

"It's okay, it's okay. We are all under the same mentor." Lin Yuan acted as if everyone was one of us. He finally used his survival philosophy and put on a mask. He didn't want to wear it at first, but out of instinct, Lin Yuan still put on the mask in front of Gu Xuan.

"You go ahead and do your work. It's too hot outside. See you later."

"Okay, let's talk about it another day."

After Lin Yuan left, he did not go directly to Professor Zhang's office, but went to his own dormitory first. He did not want Gu Xuan to have any suspicion, even if it was just a slight chance.

Originally, Lin Yuan was still hesitant. If Gu Xuan asked him why he was here, what should he say? Should he tell him that he went to buy medicine for his tutor?

Professor Zhang specifically called me back after Gu Xuan and I left, obviously thinking of avoiding Gu Xuan. But I felt a little guilty for not telling Gu Xuan.

But now it’s gone, and Lin Yuan instead enjoys the feeling of having a little secret.

Gu Xuan's roar was obviously the real Gu Xuan. When a man on an electric donkey knocked on his window in the middle of the night, he roared like a dragon. This was obviously not the behavior of a truly cultured person.

Combining Gu Xuan's previous gentlemanly appearance in front of his tutor and his attentiveness and consideration towards his tutor, it is obvious that he is not the same character before and after.

Therefore, Lin Yuan was almost certain that Gu Xuan was pretending.

If Gu Xuan was still a little upset after recognizing him, Lin Yuan could still understand that he might just be angry and taking it out on him unintentionally. But Gu Xuan's chameleon-like expression confirmed Lin Yuan's guess.

Also, he was talking sweetly on the phone one second, and hung up the phone the next.

Lin Yuan smiled bitterly. It seemed that he would have to deal with his fellow disciple in the future.

(End of this chapter)