I'm a junior in college this year, and I've linked my fishing check-in system.

At Dai Zhenli's insistence, the two decided to set off together.

Not only that, Jiang Qian also chose to sit on the back seat of the electric scooter.

This combination isn't uncommon in college, but when it comes to wearing it himself, Jiang Qian feels something's off.

There are actually many college students downstairs at Wenyuan Building.

He watched as the boys naturally embraced the girls, and he felt extremely uncomfortable.

He thought about it, and gestured with his hand for a long time, but then withdrew it.

Our relationship hasn't reached that stage yet...

Right now, it's just Dai Zhenli unilaterally holding him.

His hand was suspended in mid-air.

He swallowed hard, silently withdrew his hands, and placed them on the armrests on either side of the back seat.

It's not that I'm afraid.

It's like if we switched positions, with him riding on top of her and her sitting behind him, and her taking the initiative to hug him, then she wouldn't have any psychological burden at all.

But this overly aggressive pose... he was still a little embarrassed.

If the atmosphere isn't right, initiating physical contact will make both parties feel awkward.

The electric scooter turned onto Songtao Street; it was afternoon.

The warm yellow light shone on the road; there weren't many people, and the wind was just right.

Dai Zhenli deliberately drove very slowly along the way, and soon stopped at a red light.

Jiang Qian glanced at the roadside. This place was still near the school, and a couple was sitting on a bench.

The girl leaned on the boy's shoulder, her eyes closed, as if she were resting.

The boy sat up straight, his eyes sneaking glances to the side. He moved his lips, leaned his head closer to the girl, and then pulled it back.

He moved a little closer, then pulled back again.

Jiang Qian couldn't hold back anymore, deeply empathizing with his brother. "Actually, I really understand how you feel now..."

Dai Zhenli saw it too, turned her head, and stared at Jiang Qian with a grin:

"Just a heads-up, don't gloat. They're too scared to kiss you, but you wouldn't even dare to hug them."

I really like a quote from Jiang Qian:

"ah??!!!"

Jiang Qian instantly felt a tightness in his back, and his whole body felt uncomfortable; even his sitting posture became stiff.

Isn't it true that this sentence could originally be said by the woman?

"My feelings are expressed but restrained by propriety; I am an upright person."

Dai Zhenli turned and glanced at him, and Jiang Qian was taken aback: "What are you looking at?"

"It's nothing." Dai Zhenli smiled even more happily and turned back.

The light turned green, and the cars started moving again.

I rode forward less than two hundred meters and saw another couple.

This time it was on the steps in front of the bubble tea shop. The girl leaned on the boy's shoulder, her eyes closed, very quiet. The boy had one arm around her, while the other hand was scrolling through his phone, his thumb flying across the screen.

Seeing this scene, Dai Zhenli curled her lip, feeling that this process was not something Jiang Qian would do in the future, but who knows, maybe she didn't actually have much practical experience, and the first man within a meter of her in this life really was Jiang Qian...

However, looking at Jiang Qian now, who seems embarrassed to see young couples being affectionate with her, I feel like we're still a long way from taking that step.

With a teasing thought in mind, she turned to Jiang Qian and asked:

"If I rest my head on your shoulder, will you play on your phone, or will you do what that person just did?"

？ ！！

Jiang Qian couldn't hold back any longer. How could she be so direct? That's a foul, senior...

"I will...I will..."

Jiang Qian thought about it and felt that saying anything about this would spoil the mood, so perhaps...

He picked him up.

Dai Zhenli stiffened, then blushed slightly and said, "You'll hold me?"

Jiang Qian chuckled.

Dai Zhen thought for a moment and said, "This time you're allowed to hold me!"

"But I have something to ask you," Dai Zhenli said with a smile. "I'm your senior, so you'll have to call me senior from now on!"

"Let's go have a dessert buffet first, then we'll go to Zhang Fuji for hot pot!"

Jiang Qian felt an unprecedented sense of happiness.

Thinking back, the last time he hugged a girl like this was more than ten years ago when he hugged Ms. Chen. Back then, Ms. Chen rode her electric bike all over the market, and she often used him as a hostage...

He held Dai Zhenli tightly, unwilling to let go, but peeked out to glance at the message notification on his bracelet:

[Jiang, your reward for protecting animals is almost here!]

[Then, barring any unforeseen circumstances, your reward should arrive in your account within a week.]

Jiang Qian was overjoyed; today truly was a double celebration.

"Hopefully nothing else happens tonight."

……

At the same time.

Suzhou University, third floor of the School of Life Sciences, research group meeting room.

The projector was shining light, and the PowerPoint presentation was on the last page, which was an experimental schedule with several key milestones marked in red.

Yang Wensu sat at one end of the long table, twirling a pen in his hand, his expression not very good.

"The data doesn't match, redo the sample."

The graduate students sitting below kept their heads down and no one spoke.

"And that research proposal from last time," Yang Wensu threw his pen on the table, "who wrote it? The logic is flawed; it's embarrassing to even show it."

A boy wearing glasses whispered something.

Yang Wensu ignored him, leaned back in her chair, and looked very annoyed.

After a few seconds of silence, a short-haired girl next to her tentatively spoke up, "Sister Su, is Jiang Qian really not coming back?"

The atmosphere in the meeting room changed instantly.

Yang Wensu's face darkened.

"Ungrateful."

Her voice wasn't loud, but every word was harsh.

"He doesn't take the chance. He doesn't appreciate the resources the team has. Who does he think he is?"

Just a few days ago, she thought Jiang Qian was just throwing a tantrum.

But in the blink of an eye, she has been gone for half a month!

Even if the editorial department sends him an email informing him that his father is going to remove his name from the author list.

He didn't react at all!

However, Yang Wensu was certain that while he was heartbroken, Jiang Qian must also be heartbroken.

Who else could he be?

He has his own lab, so what else does he have?

Little did Yang Wensu know that Jiang Qian was so engrossed in fishing that he hadn't checked his email in ages...

Upon seeing Yang Wensu's reaction, the short-haired girl shrank back and didn't dare to ask any more questions.

The bespectacled man next to her pushed up his glasses and whispered, "Sister Su, do you still have feelings for him now...?"

"no."

Yang Wensu interrupted very quickly.

"Of course not."

The bespectacled man nodded and quickly shut up.

Another boy leaned over, his tone ingratiating, "Sis, don't be angry. He's left the group now, he has no resources left, he's probably regretting it somewhere."

"Exactly," the short-haired girl chimed in, "What can he do without our group's platform?"

"I heard they've stopped attending classes recently, they've completely given up, oh dear..."

"Alright, let's go, let's meet up for hot pot. You all know Zhang Fuji, right?"

……