It was New Year's Day, a new year, a new day.
Gu Nianzhi woke up in her dorm room but still didn't want to open her eyes.
The room was quiet. Ma Qiqi had gone home to celebrate New Year's with her family.
In order to graduate early, she had crazily taken classes and had at least three times more homework than Ma Qiqi.
Graduate students mostly had to write theses. She entered school half a year later than her peers and had to graduate a year and a half earlier than others, so she only had one year to study.
She had to pay a higher price to finish what others took three years to complete in one year.
But it was all worth it.
If everything went smoothly, she would be able to graduate after the final exams this winter!
But before that, she had to finish the first draft of her graduation thesis and show it to He Zhichu. Then, she had to find a thesis defense teacher before the final exams. Only then would she be able to graduate.
Counting on her fingers, she realized there weren't many days left.
This year's New Year was in early February. The first day of the new year happened to be February 14th, which was Valentine's Day in the West.
Festivals are all clumped together.
# I feel like my body is being hollowed out #
Gu Nianzhi sighed deeply and finally rubbed her eyes before sitting up in bed.
She looked around groggily before picking up the phone on the bedside table to check it was already 10 in the morning.
Gu Nianzhi put the pillow on top of the bed and leaned back to pick up her phone to start her daily routine.
She went on social media, checked the news, texted, and checked the progress of the cases she was following.
When Huo Shaoheng's call came in, Gu Nianzhi switched back to her phone mode and said "Hi."
Huo Shaoheng didn't go back to sleep after working all night. Instead, he went for a run before showering and eating breakfast. He only called Gu Nianzhi when he saw that it was past 10.
He knew that Gu Nianzhi had been busy with her graduation thesis and homework and had been staying up late every night.
Although his heart ached for her, he also knew that if she didn't do this, she wouldn't be able to graduate early.
Huo Shaoheng, like He Zhichu, also wanted her to graduate early.
Today was New Year's Day, so he had to be on duty as usual.
During New Year's, his subordinates could take turns to take time off. As the general commander, he had been on duty during New Year's without exception for seven years.
This was so that his subordinates and soldiers could have more time to rest after working hard for a year.
He couldn't see Gu Nianzhi, so all he could do was call her and wish her a happy New Year.
Gu Nianzhi gripped her phone and smiled. "Happy New Year to Huo Shao too! Rising steadily! "
Huo Shaoheng couldn't help but laugh. He flicked the ash in his hand and shook his head. "You're getting more and more glib." He then asked her, "Are you awake? Have you had breakfast? "
Gu Nianzhi quickly got up from the bed and tried to keep her voice steady as she said, "You woke up early. What time is it now? Are you still eating breakfast?"
Huo Shaoheng smirked and said nonchalantly, "Okay, that's good." Then he suddenly asked, "… Did you brush your teeth?"
Gu Nianzhi subconsciously shook her head. "Not yet. I'm going to do it now."
As soon as he said that, he knew it was bad.
Wasn't this a confession?
She had just said that she had woken up early and had even finished breakfast. In the end, Huo Shaoheng had tricked her into lying …
Gu Nianzhi blushed and said frantically, "Ok, I can't talk to you anymore. I have to go to the library!" She hung up the phone and floated into the bathroom with her hands covering her flushed face to wash up.
After washing her face, she was in front of the closet picking out clothes for the day when her phone rang again.
She picked it up and saw that it was He Zhichu calling.
She unlocked the phone and answered. "Happy New Year, Professor He!"
He Zhichu was holding a lunch box in his hand. He stood tall and handsome in front of the female law graduate students' dormitory and called her. "Did you stay up late again last night? Come down, I'm here to bring you food. "
Gu Nianzhi cheered and rushed to the balcony with the phone in hand. As expected, she saw He Zhichu standing under the big tree downstairs.
She smiled and waved at him. Then she casually put on a thick fleece sweater with the B University logo, a pair of thin wool pants, and a pair of UGG suede boots to go downstairs.
When she came out of the dormitory, He Zhichu saw that she wasn't wearing a coat and frowned slightly. "You caught a cold last time and got a fever. Why aren't you careful? Go back quickly, how can you come out without a coat? "He handed the lunch box to her." I still have something to do. I'll be going now. "
He Zhichu turned and left without a moment's delay.
Gu Nianzhi held the lunch box and felt a warmth wash over her soul from the inside out.
She stared blankly at He Zhichu's handsome back as he walked away and felt an indescribable sense of familiarity.
This feeling wasn't because she had been in contact with him for a long time. It was because he had been in her mind for a long time.
She closed her eyes and suddenly a few fragmented images appeared in front of her.
On a patch of green grass, she looked like she was only five or six years old. She stood under a big banyan tree and hugged a doll. She stared blankly at the back of a young man gradually disappearing into the distance.
In the blink of an eye, she was once again at a noisy birthday party. She was wearing a little princess tiara and was already about ten years old.
She looked at the young man's resolute back and suddenly burst into tears. She threw the birthday cake in her hand and threw a tantrum. She only hoped that the young man would turn around and come back.
The person heard the movement behind him and gradually slowed down.
So she cried even louder and used her hands to cover her chubby little face that was streaming with tears. Her round eyes secretly peeked through the gaps between her fingers at the young man's handsome back in front of her.
Finally, the young man turned around …
Gu Nianzhi's body trembled, and the images in her mind instantly disappeared.
It was as magical as a daydream.
She regretted waking up too early and not seeing the young man turn around at all.
From the back view, that person really did look like He Zhichu, but he was slightly thinner, unlike the current him. Although he was still tall and handsome, he always exuded an inadvertent aura of toughness as he walked. It was an incongruously cute contrast.
Gu Nianzhi rubbed her temples and took the food box upstairs.
When she returned to the dormitory, she opened the lunchbox He Zhichu had given her and found three small lunchboxes inside. There was a bowl of steaming hot soup, three juicy and delicious soup dumplings, and a small lunchbox of shrimp dumplings.
The shrimp dumplings were exquisitely made, and the shrimp filling was a little red. It looked like red bean paste inside a glutinous rice ball. It wasn't as heavy as the glutinous rice ball, but had the lightness of a crystal skin. It looked appetizing at first glance.
However, Gu Nianzhi still resisted the desire to eat the shrimp dumplings and obediently drank the soup first. Then she picked up her chopsticks and ate one by one to taste the delicious shrimp dumplings.
Although she really wanted to eat, she resisted the urge to gorge herself. She ate four shrimp dumplings and stopped eating.
However, she finished all the soup dumplings and licked the corners of her mouth. She stretched as if she hadn't had enough.
How nice.
A new year and a new day began with a full stomach and warm clothes.
Gu Nianzhi made a face at the mirror and found a small box to put the remaining shrimp dumplings inside. Then she washed the food box He Zhichu brought, dried it, and packed it up. She planned to bring it back to him when class started.
After a sumptuous brunch, Gu Nianzhi looked at her watch and realized it was almost 11 o 'clock.
If she went to the library at this time and came back at 5 o 'clock in the afternoon, she could study for six hours.
She packed her bag and took her laptop downstairs.
She wrapped a scarf around her neck and rode her bike to the library.
The campus was quiet on New Year's Day. Many students had gone to participate in the countdown to New Year's Day last night and only returned to the dormitory in the middle of the night. They were still sleeping at this hour.
She was the only one riding on the spacious campus road. She instantly felt relaxed and happy. She even tried to ride the bike with one hand.
When she arrived at the library, she parked her bike in the shed in front of the library and ran up the steps with her bag.
At this moment, a tall young man wearing a gray coat came out of the library. He had his head down and was walking quickly.
This person was Ishihara Taro.
Gu Nianzhi was also adjusting her scarf and didn't pay attention to where she was going. The two of them almost bumped into each other.
Fortunately, Gu Nianzhi was agile and realized something was wrong at the last moment when they were about to bump into each other. She took a step to the side in time and avoided crashing into the arms of this strange man.
She quietly looked up and sized up the man.
It turned out to be a handsome young man. He looked at most 15 or 16 years old.
Ishihara Taro also looked up at Gu Nianzhi at this moment. He only felt that the girl's eyes were like dark black glass. They were full of brilliance and glowed like treasures. He couldn't help but be slightly stunned.
Gu Nianzhi looked at him and suddenly remembered that she had seen him before.
On Christmas Day, she was also coming out of the library and was almost hit by a bike. When she turned around, she saw this young man and even bowed to her.
"Sorry to disturb you." Ishihara Taro bowed his head respectfully and looked very polite.
Gu Nianzhi looked at him silently and ignored him. She walked directly into the library.
When she was completely out of sight, Ishihara Taro finally turned around and stared at the library door. He snorted and muttered, "How rude. That's all there is to him."
He shook his head and left B University to return to his apartment.
As soon as he returned to his apartment, he opened his email on his computer and replied to a letter.
"… Can you help me get a place as a first-year master's student at B University's Faculty of Law?"
After this letter was sent, he received a reply very quickly.
"Of course, you're most welcome."
B University's Faculty of Law had a cooperative relationship with Tokyo University's Faculty of Law.
The Ishihara family was very influential in Japan, and he himself was the last disciple of the president of Tokyo University. It was completely effortless for him to use his connections to get a place as a first-year master's student at B University's Faculty of Law.
Things that were very difficult for others were as easy as lifting a finger for him.
…
After the New Year, the students gradually returned to school.
Gu Nianzhi attended classes with He Zhichu, so she didn't interact much with her classmates.
Therefore, she still listened to Ma Qiqi when she heard about a very handsome and elegant Japanese exchange student from the first year master's student at the Faculty of Law.
"Nianzhi, I'm telling you, this kid is amazing! His IQ is off the charts! His looks are off the charts! And his poise and demeanor are off the charts! "Ma Qiqi sighed with a smile." If he wasn't Japanese, I would have given him full marks! "
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