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Chapter 108 Perhaps, silence is because the answer is known.

Chapter 108 Perhaps, silence is because the answer is known.
Seeing Li Zhi's serious expression, Shen Yuan gave an awkward smile.

"I'll get it done for you."

Li Zhi didn't speak, but continued to look at Shen Yuan seriously.

The cold air from the air conditioner swept across her messy head, reflecting the girl's chaotic state of mind.

Seeing that Li Zhi had no reaction, Shen Yuan gently raised his hand.

Shen Yuan slightly opened his fingers and gently slipped them into Li Zhi's long hair. His fingertips slid down the black hair and carefully gathered each strand behind the girl's shoulder.

Smelling the fragrance from the beautiful girl's long hair, Shen Yuan's mind was no longer on the movie.

Looking at Shen Yuan's Adam's apple, Li Zhi could tell from its movement that his childhood friend was in a state of mental turmoil.

Li Zhi glanced at Shen Yuan, then turned his attention to the movie.

The movie continues.

Oppenheimer's gray hair on the screen contrasted subtly with Li Zhi's pearly black hair in the dimly lit study.

At this moment, Shen Yuan's attention was completely focused on Li Zhi's long hair.

Once the last stray strand of hair was neatly tidied up, Shen Yuan nodded and then turned his attention back to the movie.

The Security Committee's aggressive questioning was mixed with the rustling of the carpet.

Li Zhi gradually lowered his legs, his knees brushing against the outside of Shen Yuan's thighs as he adjusted his posture. His exaggeratedly long legs were almost as long as Shen Yuan's.

This is probably the scene that Shen Yuan used to love seeing the most.

Li Zhi reached out and took the potato chips from the table, handing them to Shen Yuan.

After Shen Yuan opened it, he placed it in the gap between the two of them.

"Lean on for a while."

Before Shen Yuan could say anything, Li Zhi leaned his head back onto Shen Yuan's shoulder.

Just as Shen Yuan was about to move, he heard Li Zhi's voice.

"Do not move."

Shen Yuan's back stiffened slightly as he sat upright.

Just like Oppenheimer at the hearing.

Oppenheimer was questioned by the Security Committee at the hearing, choosing a "martyr-like" silence throughout the process, even when the Security Committee asked him to reveal his extramarital affair.

This was all his self-punishment for creating the atomic bomb and for the atomic bomb exploding.

He sought redemption by destroying his reputation.

But everything is just as Einstein said in the film.

"They will also award you, give you a medal, pat you on the back, and say that everything is forgiven. They are actually awarding themselves."

When the United States finally awarded Oppenheimer the prize, it was in effect a form of societal "forgiveness" for him, essentially an attempt to soothe their collective sense of guilt.

Oppenheimer's inner turmoil remained unresolved by anyone.

As the movie ended.

The boy's stiff back relaxed slightly.

Their knees touched almost touching the ground through the fabric of their school trousers. The cold light from the curtain reflected the dappled shadows cast by Li Zhi's eyelashes on her cheeks. Her hand, resting on the edge of the sofa, unconsciously tightened its grip on the velvet fabric.

After the cold light from the curtain went out, the study fell into a brief period of darkness, and the sounds of the air conditioner and the rustling of potato chip bags gradually became clearer.

Shen Yuan's shoulders still supported Li Zhi's weight, the scent of citrus and body heat intertwining between their skin, which was only separated by the fabric of their school uniforms.

Li Zhi let out a soft breath, his fingers, which had been gripping the sofa fabric tightly, quietly loosened, and his knees slightly retracted, but he unconsciously touched Shen Yuan's outer thigh again.

Shen Yuan swallowed slightly, his voice standing out clearly in the silence.

He was waiting for Li Zhi to speak.

Li Zhi's gaze remained fixed on the dark curtain, as if he were still immersed in the movie he had just watched, his voice carrying a dazed feeling unique to watching a film.

"Do you think silence can truly offer self-redemption?"

Shen Yuan slowly lowered his head, his gaze fixed on the faint light reflected from the snack packaging. The light appeared somewhat blurry in the surrounding darkness, as if it might be swallowed up by the darkness at any moment, just like his current mood, filled with contradictions and uncertainty.

"how is this possible?"

"Then why make that choice at all?"

“I don’t know,” Shen Yuan shook his head gently, then turned his head and looked at Li Zhi.

His eyes looked somewhat lost.

"I only know that sometimes, silence can prevent mistakes."

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire room seemed to fall into an eerie silence.

Shen Yuan felt his shoulder tremble slightly. He turned his head and saw that Li Zhi was turning her face to the side, and the tip of her nose was only three fingers away from his chin.

“But silence can also be interpreted as you not knowing the answer.” Li Zhi’s voice was soft, yet it struck Shen Yuan’s heart like a heavy hammer. Shen Yuan looked at Li Zhi; her eyes shone brightly in the darkness, as if they could see right through him.

He reached out and gently tucked Li Zhi's long hair, which had fallen beside her cheek, behind her ear, his fingers lightly caressing her earlobe.

Perhaps, the silence stems from knowing the answer.

Shen Yuan's voice was very soft, yet it echoed in the quiet space.

The moment his fingertips touched Li Zhi's earlobe, he felt Li Zhi's eyelashes tremble suddenly, and her breath suddenly sounded between their noses, as if she had been startled by his words.

Li Zhi felt his shoulder blades tense up involuntarily under the school uniform fabric, and his knee, which had just moved, slid back into place. This time, upon contact, Li Zhi could clearly feel the strength of the boy's thigh.

The scent of citrus created a vortex around their necks, and Li Zhi found that the sound of swallowing in his throat was more deafening than the roar of an atomic bomb in the movie.

"This is just a discussion after watching the film."

When Li Zhi hurriedly opened his mouth, he found that his vocal cords were as taut as a piano string, and the last note trembled like a film reel stuck in a projector.

The girl was in a hurry to get up when her hair suddenly slipped from Shen Yuan's fingers, but in the chaos, it wrapped itself around his knuckles even more tenderly.

The hasty movement of standing up caused the hem of my school uniform to flip over the bag of potato chips, the rustling sound exploding like thunder in the silence.

Just as Li Zhi was about to turn around, he heard Shen Yuan speak.

"I'll clean it up."

"Then, I'll go draw the curtains!"

Li Zhi walked towards the window with three more hurried steps than usual.

Just as Li Zhi was about to draw back the curtains, she subconsciously glanced at Shen Yuan and saw that Shen Yuan had not yet cleaned up the scattered potato chips.

Their eyes met briefly before simultaneously looking away.

"Don't buy it next time."

"Ah."

While Shen Yuan was packing up the potato chips, Li Zhi turned around and opened the door.

"I'm going to bed now. You can go back later. Call me when it's time for dinner."

Shen Yuan nodded: "Understood."

Li Zhi left the study without looking back.

Soon after, Shen Yuan heard the sound of Li Zhi's door closing.

Shen Yuan did not leave immediately. Instead, he first tidied up the trash in the study, put things back in their original places, turned off the air conditioner, and opened the study door.

The atmosphere in the room gradually dissipated, but the events of the past remained deeply imprinted in their minds.

"I'm going back now. I'll call you when it's time to eat."

Li Zhi heard Shen Yuan's voice from inside the room.

After a while, the sound of the door closing rang out.

Hearing the door close, Li Zhi felt a sense of loss.

Sensing this emotion, Li Zhi was startled.

"what the hell!"

The pretty girl changed her position on the bed: "What's there to be unhappy about!"

Just thinking about what Shen Yuan had said earlier made Li Zhi's cheeks burn.

"You know nothing! You idiot Shen Yuan!"

"It's all Shen Yuan's fault, that idiot!!"

At that moment, Shen Yuan returned to his room and turned to close the door.