Seeing the plump young master so upset, the thin youth jumped down from the low wall, hooked his arm around the young master's shoulder, and said with great spirit, "What does it matter? In the next life, in the next life, we'll be fishermen together!"
"Then what if I'm still so fat in the next life?" the plump young master said to the thin youth before him, "I might not be able to swim in the next life, so can I be a good fisherman?"
"It doesn't matter, I'm a great swimmer, I'll teach you then." The thin youth patted his chest and said, "We'll go foraging on the beach then. If you drown, I'll save you!"
"Okay!" Hearing this, the plump young master's beautiful big eyes once again lit up, "Then, can I ask you another question?"
"What question?" The thin youth patted his chest and looked at the young master, "Ask me anything."
"There are seafood everywhere by the sea, you can pick it up casually, and there are such big conch shells... Why did you have a famine? And so many people starved to death?" The plump young master had found the flaw in the youth's boast.
"Ah... this..." The thin youth blinked his eyes, hesitated for a moment, and then stammered, "Seafood can also be eaten up. Everyone ate too fiercely, and all those fish, shrimp, and crabs hid and dared not come ashore. Everyone starved to death."
"Then will we starve to death if we become fishermen in the next life?" The plump young master was very seriously worried about his livelihood in the next life.
"Hahaha~" The thin youth laughed for a long time, and then promised the young master, "No! Fish give birth to fish, and shrimp give birth to shrimp. By the time we get to the next life, there will be plenty of fish and shrimp to eat."
"Then I'm relieved..." The plump young master shared his cotton candy with the other person, "Then I'll give you cotton candy to eat. If I can't catch fish and shrimp to eat in the next life, you can give me some if you catch a lot."
"Alright~" The thin young man took a big bite of the cotton candy, which was sweet and delicious.
"Pinky promise!"
"Pinky promise."
...
"Chasing the moon and sea, chasing stars and snow..." Professor Tang muttered, then suddenly laughed, "It was just a boast when I was a child... You remembered it for a lifetime...
You were trapped in that square house for a lifetime, yet you heartlessly pushed me out...
Do you think by pushing me out, I can chase the moon and sea, and chase the stars and snow?
Fool...
Old muddlehead..."
The moonlight shone through the window onto Professor Tang's wrinkled face.
He slowly raised his hand to touch his somewhat cool cheek and found that he didn't know when so many tears had flowed.
Those unwillingness and misunderstandings, those hatred and grievances, had all dispersed with the wind at this moment.
"Old muddlehead... you left quite quickly..." Professor Tang's voice choked, and he murmured to himself, "You pushed me away on your own accord, and decided things about the next life on your own accord.
You felt good about yourself, closing your eyes and leaving behind such a mess...
You believed my childhood boast for a lifetime...
I, I can't swim either...
If you're still so fat in the next life, how will I be able to pull you along..."
Professor Tang opened another bottle of wine and finished it in a couple of gulps.
Tears mixed with alcohol, so bitter they were difficult to swallow.
The world before his eyes gradually blurred, but his mind was exceptionally clear.
Looking at the night outside the window, Professor Tang suddenly smiled, "Never mind, since you've decided, then so be it.
There's everything by the sea, two more fishermen who can't swim...
It's not that unusual.
So be it..."
Murmuring, Professor Tang slowly closed his eyes, his grief unspeakable.
That old muddlehead had left so quickly that he couldn't even scold him.
In the end, all he could do was mutter resentfully to himself, "Old muddlehead..."
But who he was referring to, no one knew.
The matters of the next life could wait for the next life. In this life, he had to deal with the mess left by the old muddlehead.
After just one night of rest, Professor Tang immediately threw himself into the experiment.
He believed that this matter would be resolved soon.
However, he wondered if learning to swim at his age...
Would it still be in time...
Thanks to Professor Tang's diligent care of the experimental samples, Gou Wen's injuries recovered quickly.
The first time she mentioned wanting to see Xia Qing Tian was on the third day that she could walk freely.
Tang Rui Yang intended to stop her, but he had always been unable to change any of Gou Wen's decisions; he had only ever been able to obey.
Seeing Tang Rui Yang who had suddenly appeared, Xia Qing Tian was also a little surprised.
Li Xiao Xiao had met Tang Rui Yang a few times and wasn't unfamiliar with him, but she was also a little surprised.
Although she didn't know this person, she remembered that Qing Tian had told her to keep everything about the laboratory strictly confidential, not a single word.
Therefore, this Tang Rui Yang should also be within the scope of confidentiality.
"She wants to see you," Tang Rui Yang said to Xia Qing Tian directly and simply.
He still couldn't fathom Xia Qing Tian's background. He only felt that this woman, who was always smiling and looked harmless, was very dangerous.
Perhaps even more dangerous than Gou Wen at her peak.
"Oh..." Hearing Tang Rui Yang's words, Xia Qing Tian knew who wanted to see her, "Okay, I'll go over later."
She still had a class next, and the teacher for that class particularly liked to call roll and was very strict about attendance. She had to go and deal with it at least.
"Now," Tang Rui Yang said in an unrefusable tone, "She doesn't like to wait."
Xia Qing Tian raised an eyebrow slightly upon hearing this. Just as she was about to retort, she immediately thought of an interesting way, "Okay."
"Qing Tian! Are you crazy? That professor really likes to call roll out of the blue! You'll fail if you get caught!" Li Xiao Xiao immediately said.
"What does it matter? Young Master Tang will help me deal with it, right?" Xia Qing Tian looked at Tang Rui Yang and said, "She, doesn't like to wait, right?"
Meeting Xia Qing Tian's eyes, which were curved like a fox's, Tang Rui Yang's eyelids twitched. He couldn't help but suspect he was being manipulated.
But... it was just a perfunctory matter. Gou Wen's situation had to come first, so Tang Rui Yang nodded perfunctorily.
Thus, Xia Qing Tian headed towards the laboratory, while Li Xiao Xiao took the stern-faced Tang Rui Yang to the classroom.
Not long after Tang Rui Yang sat down in the classroom, he attracted the attention of many people. They had never seen this unfamiliar face before, looking at each other and whispering, which made Tang Rui Yang feel uncomfortable.
The class started soon. After the teacher wearing glasses entered, everyone immediately fell silent. The teacher flipped through the attendance roster, randomly called out two names, and after confirming they were present, began the class.
Seeing that he wasn't needed, Tang Rui Yang prepared to slip away through the back door, but Li Xiao Xiao grabbed him, "Where are you going?"
"Roll call is over," Tang Rui Yang replied. He had to go back to Gou Wen's side.
He didn't feel at ease about that Xia Qing Tian.